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2010 Tribal Council Application Application for names to be placed on the 2010 ballot for candidates in the Siletz Tribal Council election Name: ■Roll# Mailing Address:____________ City:----------------------------------------- State:ZIP: Telephone:___ ______________ __________ E-mail Address: GRANDPARENTS VISIT- Kristy Steenkolk, Haiti Skauge, Cheryl Lane and Bud Lane enjoy breakfast at the Tenas lllahee Child Care Center. Several grandparents joined their grandchildren for a meal and activities at the Tribally funded day care center in Siletz. I understand I must be an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon and 18 years of age or older. This application must be filed with the Election Board by 4 p.m. on Dec. 23, 2009. I also understand that if for any reason I decide to withdraw my application for Siletz Tribal Council 1 must withdraw in writing by Dec. 28, 2009. Otherwise, my name will appear in the voter’s pamphlet and on the ballot. Signature: Tooth Talk: Try to Practice Responsible Sugar Consumption Date: Mail your application to: CTSI, Election Board, P.O. Box 549 Siletz OR 97380-0549. By Mary Ellen Volansky, RDH, MS then, 1 recommend we all do one or both Voter’s Pamphlet and Statement Isn't putting “responsible” and “sug of the following: 1) Wash the sugar/acid If you would like your candidate’s statement and photo to appear in the voter’s ar in the same sentence irresponsible? off our teeth soon after eating; 2) Limit pamphlet, please submit your statement and a recent 3x5 photograph of yourself Everyone eats sugar, soda and candy. the time cavity bugs are on our teeth. 1 along with your application. Teriyaki chicken? Sweet-and-sour pork? recommend both steps when possible. Deadline for statements and photos is Dec 23, 2009, at 4 p.m. Statements and OK, for the sake of full disclosure, my Limit eating sugar to meals. Why? photos will appear in the voter’s pamphlet. Photos will be included on the ballot. personal favorites are ginger ale, walnut Let your saliva do the washing. Meals Mail your statement and photo to: strudel and anything with dark chocolate are when saliva is flowing more than any (with or without almonds). other time, unless you're one of Pavlov’s CTS1 Election Board From a dental perspective, “respon dogs. Remember those dogs that were P.O. Box 549 sible and “sugar” do belong in the same taught to salivate at the sound of a bell ... Siletz, OR 97380-0549 sentence. What about for someone with gosh, my mouth’s watering. diabetes? This question prompted me to Then there is swishing. Once many (Call 800-922-1399, ext. 1256, Election Office to confirm receipt of check with Darcy de la Rosa, manager of years ago, 1 read in a dental textbook that your candidate’s statement. the Siletz Diabetes Program. “swishing two mouthfuls of water would The candidate is responsible to ensure receipt by the deadline.) She said the issue is “carbohydrates.” significantly reduce the risk of decay’’ Sugar is a carbohydrate and so is starch. alter eating. Rinsing is easy enough to Election Deadlines Someone with diabetes who is working do anywhere. What to do with the rinse 4 p.m., Dec. 23, 2009 Deadline to file for candidacy to keep their diabetes blood glucose under water? Spit it out or swallow the water. 4 p.m., Dec. 23, 2009 Deadline to submit a photo and/or candidate's state control needs to consider: 1) the sugar added Products sweetened with Xylitol are ment for inclusion in the Tribal Voter’s Pamphlet to foods; and 2) the sugar and other carbohy helpful to reduce cavities. Those cavity 4 p.m., Dec. 28, 2009 Deadline to withdraw name from candidacy and not drate content in the foods themselves. bugs can eat Xylitol (roughly pronounced have your name appear on the ballot They need to count the amount of si-la-tall). But — and this is a big but — the Week of Jan 4-8, 2010 Absentee ballots mailed out carbohydrates in their diet. Sugar is one critters cannot digest Xylitol. No diges 4 p.m., Jan. 29, 2010 Deadline to request a mail-in ballot of many carbohydrates (pasta, flour, tion means no acids. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Feb. 6, 2010 In-person voting - Tribal Elections, Tribal potatoes, etc.) that must be “counted” in Also, chewing any sugarless gum, Community Center, Siletz one’s diet. with or without Xylitol, stimulates the 4 p.m., Feb. 6, 2010 Deadline for returning absentee ballots Darcy suggests “moderation” for glands in our mouth to let saliva wash over sugar/carbohydrates in one’s diet. So our teeth. Saliva washes the sugars away. yes, there is such a thing or concept as Plus, saliva reduces (neutralizes/buffers) “responsible sugar consumption” from a acids inside our mouth. diabetes perspective. Probably the hardest responsible OK, what might “responsible sugar sugar consumption is for those of us who consumption” look like from a dental per get sugar via soda. Here the trick is to First of all, if you want to indulge on this day - go ahead. Just remember that spective? Moderation is good. You knew not sip the soda throughout the morning Thanksgiving is only one day, even if you have a four-day weekend and the holidays that, didn't you? OK, let’s get to flavorful or day. The same goes for coffee mocha, are on the horizon. 7 mouth-watering morsels of responsible my personal favorite. The saliva buffering For those of you trying not to lose too much ground over this holiday, here are sugar eating. never gets time to take hold before the some tips to keep in mind so you can enjoy Thanksgiving guilt-free: One more digression, though, to ex next swig. Instead, drink the soda/mocha plain how holes in our teeth happen. As down. Rinse afterward ... easy to do at Choose mashed potatoes (220 cal) over candied sweet potatoes (450 cal). we eat sugar, the cavity bugs, or bacteria, work or school. Choose two buttermilk biscuits (190 cal) over homemade stuffing (400 cal). that live on our teeth eat the very same Of course,- there is always the old Choose honey-glazed carrots (194 cal) over green bean casserole (240 cal) sugar. They eat the sugar if it’s chocolate, standard, brushing and flossing after Choose white meat (260 cal) over dark meat (319 cal). caramel, milk/cream or pork-covered. eating. Boring. 1 know, but rather Choose cranberry sauce (350 cal) over fruit-nut Jello (428 cal). If we eat less sugar, the cavity bugs helpful though. Choose pumpkin pie (340 cal) over pecan pie (816 cal). eat less sugar. If they eat less sugar, they If you think of any other suggestions, make less acid. Less acid means fewer let me know. I can be reached at Tooth- talk@ctsi.nsn.us. Share vour sunnestions «■ W''h the“ simPlechoic^^ c™ cut 1.500 calories off your dinner-a half-pound holes in our teeth. You now have enough information to help you decide what and you will get credit in the Tooth Talk the holidays. Drink a large glass of water before eating to help curb your appetite. might be responsible sugar eating. article in the January issue. Eat slowly and savor the flavors in each bite. It takes 20 minutes for your brain to Nearly all of us agree we are not go Happy responsible sugar consump register fullness in your stomach. You will eat less food and probably enjoy it more if you ing to keep sugar out of your mouths. Well tion ... oh. and Happy Holidays! take your time. And don't forget, the Tillicum Fitness Center is open bright and early Thanksgiving Dinner: How to Eat Sensibly and Still Get Stuffed November 2009 • Siletz News • 7
