The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1987 Page: 1 of 14
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Crisis Center helps those in need
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Turn to CRISIS, page 10
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Scott Nowling/Staff photo tices, the quicker he can reach the
Turn to HYPNOSIS, page 3
Coordinator’s job
is to promote AISD
A mother duck keeps a close eye on her ducklings as they
enjoy a late afternoon swim. Rains over the weekend may
CARRIER ROUTE PRE SORT
POSTAL PATRON LOCAL
revenues have been growing
between 15 and 20 percent, McCar-
ty said. Even taking the slow
economy into consideration, projec-
By KIM ROY
Staff Writer
By KIM ROY
Staff Writer
By LORI FAIRCHILD
Contributing Writer
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Deborah Canterbury, public information the writing, designing and photgraphy used
coordinator for the AISD, is responsible for in school district publications.
district, and it is her job to provide
them with information.
District Attorney Tom
O’Connell has accepted charges
of Class A misdemeanor assault
against three McKinney football
players involved in a fight
following an Allen-McKinney
soccer game Feb. 23.
A May 15 hearing date has
been set for All-America
running back Randy Simmons,
Jayson Binion and James
Higginbotham.
The three appeared before
BULK RATE
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ALLEN. TX
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have kept the human residents of Allen indoors, but for
this family the rains were enjoyed by all.
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CRAIG PETERSON
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County Court at Law Judge
Curt Henderson Friday, March
27 at which time the
summonses were discharged
because no formal charges had
been filed by O’Connell.
Allen Independent School
District Superintendent Gene
Davenport said the University
Interscholastic League (UIL)
will hold a hearing May 27 in
Austin to decide what action it
will take.
Jonathan Feigen of the Dallas
Times Herald reported Monday
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Keep your eyes on the ball, back
and forth, back and forth...you’re
getting sleepy, sleepy, your eyes
are getting heavy.
It might sound like a scene from
the movies, but if you see a hypnot-
ist you might hear something very
similar.
Don Wolff, a doctor of counseling
psychology at the Allen Family
Counseling Center, said he has
used similar techniques during his
seven years as a hypnotist.
“Hypnosis in simple terms is
positive suggestion in a relaxed
state,” Wolff explained. “The induc-
tion technique is the means of
achieving the highly relaxed or
trance state.
“A ball on a string or progressive
mental relaxation of the parts of the
body, coupled with deep breathing
helps a person achieve the trance
state.”
A person in a trance state exhi-
bits the same symptoms as some-
one in a light sleep, Wolff said. The
person has his eyes shut and
breathes deeply.
Not everyone reaches a trance
state in the same amount of time.
Wolff said for some people it takes
seconds while others might take 10
minutes. The more a person prac-
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During this school year, one-third Her year at TWU was an eventful
of Allen High School’s population one, filled with interviews with such
has turned over; that is, 300 noted names as Gov. Mark White,
students moved away from Allen Sarah Weddington, Jane Fonda and
and approximately the same
number moved into the community. Lily Tomlin. She also has worked
For Deborah Canterbury, public with state treasurer, Ann Richards
information coordinator for the and Dallas/Fort Worth television
Allen Independent School District, news anchor, Clarice Tinsley,
those statistics represent a chal-
lenge. They indicate that a large “The only reason I had the nerve
number of new Allen families are to
a large degree unfamiliar with the Turn to CANTERBURY, page 3
The Allen Extra is a special
weekly publication containing
some of the news and features
previously published in The
Allen American. The Allen
Extra is sent to residents not
yet subscribing to the American
as a sample of the fine editorial
and advertising content found
twice weekly in the American.
The Allen American,
published every Wednesday and
Sunday, brings readers the
latest in local news — from the
Allen, Lucas and Fairview city
governments and the Allen and
Lovejoy school districts. You’ll
also find the best in local sports
and business news, cooking and
other how-to information and an
editorial page and features
about your neighbors.
From politics to education,
religion to sports, the Allen
American strives to bring you
what no other paper brings to
Allen — complete and fair local
news coverage.
Subscription rates are easily
affordable. To find out more,
call us:
The Allen American
727-3352 or metro
424-0991
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By KAREN M. JORGENSEN During this week, staff and volun- abuse. volunteer, a person who has been
Editor teers from the Crisis Center wilt go In recent months, the number of trained to listen, determine the
into the classrooms and speak about situations that have to do in some problem and help the individual
Allen residents who feel things are suicide warning signs, myths and way with financial and employment reach a solution.
closing in on them now have a friend fables, what to do when help is situations has increased, she said. The Crisis Center can provide a
they can turn to and talk to — the needed, what to say and where to More people are having financial definite plan of action, Steele said,
Crisis Center of Collin County. go for help, Steele said. problems now, she speculated, as offering referrals to specific
“Our basic service is telephone Volunteers will be at Allen High more people have lost their jobs and agencies.
intervention, said Crisis Center School Friday, May 8, to speak to are out of work for the first time in The counselors have also been
director, Carole Steele. People students in health classes, she said, their adult lives. This leads to trained in procedures to handle an
can call anytime they are troubled Regarding suicide, Steele said stress which in turns leads to a vari- emergency situation.
and want an objective listener.” that many people think primarily of ety of situations, including depress- There currently are nearly 70
3 he Crisis Center of Collin Coun- suicide when they think of the Crisis ion and family abuse, that causes a volunteer counselors, Steele said,
ty began several years ago as the Center, when in reality the center person to turn to the Crisis Center, each working an average of 4 hours
Plano Crisis Center, Steele said. deals with all types of problems. Many people also call in because a week. Before they are permitted
May 3-10 has been designated as Steele said about 35 percent of they are concerned about a family to counsel callers, they receive 30
Suicide Awareness Week and the the calls to the crisis line deal with member, Steele said. hours training. There is an addition-
Crisis Center has plans to go into family issues, 10 to 20 percent with When a person calls the Crisis al 12 hours of training for each
schools throughout Collin County, suicide, 10 percent with substance Center hotline, Steele said, he or
including Allen. abuse and five percent with spouse she will be connected with a trained
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the Allen city budget are necessitat- tions for the 1986-87 fiscal year
ing revisions to include expenditure were conservative and yet actual
cuts of almost 6 percent for the revenue is still off target, he said.
1986-87 fiscal year. He added that the shortfall is
The revised expenditures, cause for concern because sales tax
including cuts of $261,064, are is tied directly to sales and popula-
necessary to counteract the tion growth.
expected shortfall in revenues of “I have been talking with some of
$258,898 in the city’s general fund, the local merchants and they’ve told
City manager Jon McCarty said a me that the amount of the average
major factor in the revenue short- purchase is down. People are
falls can be directly attributed to the buying less,” he said.
economic slowdown. Another fund afflicted by the
The revised budget includes a economic slowdown is the water
decrease in the estimated sales tax and sewer fund, McCarty said.
revenue from $714,000 to The shortfalls in revenue for the
$594,188, a difference of almost water and sewer fund come primari-
$120,000.
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Jorgensen, Karen M. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 7, 1987, newspaper, May 7, 1987; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523610/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Allen Public Library.