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
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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.
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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/.