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TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS Outstanding Freshman Player 2006 New Babies! Kylee Mae Smith We are proud to announce the new est addition to our family. Kylee Mae Smith was born Dec. 21, 2006. She weighed S pounds. 2 ounces and was 20 inches long. The proud parents are Darrin and Mandi Smith. Proud grandparents are Dan and Darlene Smith, and Lynell and Butch Sanderson, and the proud aunt is Auntie Dannelle Smith. Airka Mataya Geiszler with love from Mommy and Daddy We would like to welcome our daughter. Airka Mataya Geiszler. to our family. She was bom to Theresa Geiszler and Eric Brewer on Oct. 25. 2006, at Portland Adventist Hospital in Portland. Ore. We love you mommie. Jeremy Markham and Chrystal Williams Williams/ Markham Engagement Eugene and Debbie Williams would like lo announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Chrystal Williams, to Jeremy Markham. The bride-elect is a 2001 graduate of Toledo High School, a 2001 gradu ate of the International Air Academy, and also a graduate of Mt. Hood Community College this past summer with an associate's degree in travel and hospitality. The groom-elect is the son of Sam Pitts and Karen Markham of Dallas, Texas, with a younger sister (Miranda) from Los Angeles. He is a 2001 graduate of Hamilton High School in Los Angeles. The wedding is taking place in Kona. Hawaii. A reception is planned for fam ily and friends to attend in Oregon at a later date. Voting Machine Demonstration Feb. 2, 2007 5:30 p.m. Siletz Tribal Community Center Come see a demonstration of the voting machine's operation and public activation of its security sys tem so all interested parlies will Raven Brown know it contains no data prior to Debbie and Wylie Eddings wel comed their new granddaughter into the world al 12:04 a.m. on Jan. 1.2007. Proud parents arc Kerrie and Gary Brown. balloting and ballot counting on 10 • Siletz News • Feb 3. February 2007 Congrats to Tristan Metcalf on being recognized as the Outstanding Freshman Player 2006 for Newport High School. Love, your Hl Fan! Wash Your Hands for Good Health hy Susan Allan. MD. J.D., M.PH. Administrator of the Oregon Department of Human Services Public Health Division Whether it’s the start of tlu season, food safety during family celebrations, or close contact with family and friends who may be carrying germs, public- health experts in the Oregon Depart ment of Human Services say one simple action can protect your health - handwashing. Hands carry germs. It's common knowledge, right? After all, for years, mothers every where have drummed the message: Wash your hands! But here are some important handwashing facts you may not know: Colds, flu. intes tinal illness, or staph infection - whatever the bug may be, hand washing is the single most impor tant thing you can do to keep from getting sick and to avoid spread ing illness to others. Adequate handwashing requires soap and clean, running water. Warm water is preferable. Lather up and scrub lor 20 seconds, or the time it takes to sing the “Happy Birthday" song two limes through. Why use soap? Il mixes with skin oil and loosens grease and dirt that can hold germs. Plain soap is a better choice than antibacterial soaps. Soap and waler are preferable for cleaning hands, but it none is avail able use an alcohol-based gel as a substitute. Wash your hands often. The aver age person touches eyes. nose, and mouth, which are the easiest ways germs get inside the body, at least 200 times a day. The most important times to wash hands are before preparing or eat- ing food; after going to the bath room or diapering a child; before and after caring for someone who is sick or bleeding; after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; and after han dling an animal, animal waste, or garbage. • Nationally, inadequate hand washing may cause up to 40 percent of diarrheal illness and 20.000 hospital- acquired deaths, and costs millions of dollars in sick leave each year, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No matter how old you are. hand washing reminders arc important. A 2005 national study found that 91 percent of adults said they al ways washed their hands after us ing public restrooms, yet just S3 percent were observed doing so. Seventy-seven percent said they always washed their hands before handling or eating food. Just 42 percent said they washed their hands after petting a dog or cal. and only 32 percent did so after cough ing or sneezing. The complete study, conducted by the American Society for Microbiology and the Soap and Detergent Association, is on the Web at www.washup.org/.
