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May 5, 1999
E-Moms to Enjoy
Cyber Mother's Day
• 91 Percent of Connected Kids Will Use
the Internet for M other's Day, Poll Says;
• Data Also Shows That Many Moms Are
Becoming as Cyber-Savvy as Their
Children
This year is shaping up to be the
nations first truly cyber Mother's Day.
According to a U S West survey o f
families and the Internet, 91 percent ot
connected kids they plan to use the
Internet to do something special for
mom tocelebrate Mother’s Day from
shopping online for a gifi or ordering
flowers, to send an email message.
But when it comes to surfing the
Web, kids aren’t the only cyber-savvy
members o f the family. In fact, nearly
half o f the kids in the survey classified
their moms as ‘ netizens ’ (Web lingo for
c itizens o f the Internet) - not ‘ lamers. ’ *
The U S W EST "Fam ily Tech
T alk Survey - a regional poll o f
parents and kids who use the Internet
in U S W E S T ’S 14-state region, in
cluding O regon - found that moms
are ju st as cy b e r-sa w y as their kids -
and in som e cases more so.
"M ore and m ore o f us, even chil
dren, are looking to the Internet for
fun and thoughtful gift ideas for their
m om s,” says B esty Bernard, execu
tive vice president, Retail M arkets,
U S W EST.
(Fife ^lurtlauh Observer
E specially For C hildren C o n cert
State Solo contest for violin and also
arents wanting to introduce
took first in the Oregon Sym phony’s
their children to the symphony
1996 W iscarsin Com petition. She
will have their chance. C hil
will
dren w ill be adm itted free o f charge perform the allegro moderato
movement ofHenri
w hen accom panied by an adult to the
W ieniawski’s Con
V ancouver Sym phony O rchestra's
c
e rto #2 in D
“ Especially for C hildren” concert.
monor. Op. 22.
Concert times are Saturday, May 22nd
O b o ist A nna
at 2:30 pm and Sunday, May 23rd at
la u ra Epp. A 17
7:00 pm. Featured on the program
y e a r o ld from
are the three winners o f the Y oung
Keizer, OR was the
Artist Com petition as well as two
first place w inner o f
musical selections that appeal to chil
the woodwind divi
dren. Salvador Brotons w ill conduct.
sion. Anna began
This year’s Young Artist com peti
studying the oboe as
tion had three divisions: strings, wood
a fifth grader after
winds and voice. The winner o f the
years ofstudying the
string division is 18 year old violinist
piano and violin.
Emily Norton, a freshman at Portland
She has played in
State University. Emily began study
the Salem, Corvallis
ing the violin at age three and is cur
and Portland youth
rently concertmaster o f the Portland
orchestras, most re
State University Orchestra. She pre
cently serving as
viously was concertmaster ofthe Port
principal oboist for
land Youth Philharmonic from 1996-
three years in the
1998 and played with them for six
C o rv a llis Y o u th
years. She w on first place in the 1996
S y m p h o n y . She
Oregon State Solo contest for violin
placed first in the
and also took first in the Oregon
Oregon State Solo
Sym phony’s 1996 and 1997 Oregon
P
Contests for 1999 and 1998 and also
ranked first in the District levels for
three consecutive years. She took sec
ond place in the 1998 Salem Chamber
Orchestra’s Young Artist’s Competi
tion and performed as soloist with them
in December. She will perform the
A lle g ro s p irito s o m o v e m en t o f
The winners of the Young Artist
Competition, clockwise, left to right:
Philip Tu, baritone: Emily Norton,
violinist; and Anna Laura Epp. oboist.
Children Should Have a Lifetime of Healthy Smiles
A child’s first sets o f teeth, the
prim ary teeth, are instrum ental to the
future developm ent o f your child’s
health as well s their perm anent teeth.
They are instrumental in helping your
child to chew food easily to chew
food easily, learn to speak clearly,
hold space for the perm anent teeth
and to look good. Parents can help
their children enjoy a lifetim e o f
healthy sm iles by starting dental vis
its at an early age.
The dentist o f the M ultnom ah
D ental Society provides parents with
the follow ing tips to help their chil
dren develop good oral health habits.
You can not see them, but at birth
your baby already has 20 primary
teeth, some o f which are alm ost com-
Natlonal SAFE KIDS W eek M ay 1-8
Grandparents
Learn How to
Make Homes Safe
for Grandchildren
N ine out o f 10 grandparents in the
U.S. (42 m illion) now care for their
grandchildren at som e point during
the course o f a year. Four m illion are
raising their grandchildren.
W hile th ese hom es o ften p ro
vide need ed love and com fort, they
can also be th e scen es o f u n in te n
tio n a l in ju rie s fo r ch ild ren due to
u n sa fe co n d itio n s.
O regon’s SAFE KIDS Coalition
w ould like to m ake grandparents’
hom es safe for the state's grandchil
dren by focusing safety awareness on
grandparents. "H elping Every G en
eration Care for K ids’ is the theme o f
this year’s week-long SAFE KIDS
cam paign, w hich kicks o ff Saturday,
M ay 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a
safety fair at the Oregon Zoo for grand
parents, grandchildren and people o f
all ages. Activities and events are also
planned in othercities across Oregon.
Unintentional injury is the leading
cause o f death am ong children ages
14 and under. These hom e injuries
arecausedprim arily by fire and bums,
drowning, suffocation, choking, fire
arms, poisoning and falls. Young
Children are at the greatest n sk from
unintentional injuries in hom e set
tings because that’s w here they spend
the m ajority o f their time. It is this
sam e age group that grandparents
baby-sit m ost frequently.
“G randchildren are so precious.
It is a real tragedy w hen a child dies
as a result o f unintentional injury in
the hom e,” says Annabel K itzhaber,
O regon G overnor John K itzhaber s
mother and Logan Kitzhaber s grand
mother. "W e child-proofed many
areas o f our house when our grandkids
started com ing to visit, but w e all
need to continue to be aw are o f where
children are in the house at all times.
pletely formed in the jaw. W iping
baby’s gums with a clean dam p cloth
after feeding will rem ove plaque and
bacteria that can harm teeth even be
fore they appear. Usually, the first
teeth begin to appear when the baby is
between age six months and one year.
N ever put your baby to bed w ith a
bottle filled w ith m ilk, juice, soda or
even formula. These liquids all con
tain sugars that can cause bacteria.
Instead, if you need to calm a fussy
baby, put them to bed w ith a bottle o f
cold water. O r better yet, w ith a
favorite stuffed animal.
The A m erican D ental A ssocia
tion recom m ends parents take chil
dren to the dentist by the ch ild 's first
birthday. In addition to checking for
decay and other possible problem s,
the dentist w ill teach you how to
properly clean your c h ild 's teeth
daily, evaluate any bad habits such as
thum bsucking, and identify if your
child needs fluoride supplem ents.
After that first visit it is generally
recommended that children visit the
dentist every six m onths. Since
children’s dental needs differ, your
dentist is the best one to recommend
how often a child should be seen based
on their individual needs and habits.
Before taking your child to the
dentist for the first tim e explain to
him or her that the dentist is a friendly
doctor w ho will help them take care
o f their teeth. Be positive and try' to
make the dental visit is
an enjoyable experience for your
child. Do not bribe your child into
going to the dentist, do not use a
dental visit as a punishm ent and do
not let the child know you feel any
anxiety about the dental visit.
If you do not u n d erstan d the
dentist’s recom m endations for your
child’s oral health treatm ent, do not
be afraid to ask for m ore inform a
tion. A sk if there are treatm ent op
tions available for your child. How
do the options differ in cost? W hich
option will best solve the problem ?
Parents need to supervise tooth-
brushing to m ake sure children over
age two use only a pea-size am ount
o f fluoride toothpaste and to make
sure they spit out the toothpaste in
stead o f sw allow ing. M ost children
w ill be able to brush on their ow n by
age six or seven. Parents should be
using floss on their child’s teeth as
soon as any tw o teeth touch. C lean
ing betw een teeth is im portant b e
cause it rem oves plaque w here tooth
brushes can not reach. Brush your
ch ild ’s teeth twice daily unless your
dentist recom m ends otherwise.
A ttitu d e an d hab its estab lish ed
at an early ag e are critica l in h e lp
ing y o u r ch ild m ain tain g o o d oral
h e a lth th ro u g h o u t life. Set a good
ex a m p le by b ru sh in g y o u r teeth
tw ice a day, u sin g floss at least
o n ce a d ay an d v isitin g y o u r d e n
tis t reg u larly .
H ayden's Concerto in C major.
Baritone Philip Tu, 18, is a senior
at M ountain V iew High School. A
native o f Taiwan, Philip has been
widely recognized for his vocal talent
since coming to this country five years
ago. As a sophomore and junior, he
took first place at the Lower Colum
bia River Solo Contests and went on
to earn first place in the state as a
sophomore. He took second place at
the State Solo Contest this past April.
Philip was selected last year to sing at
the W ashington State Music Teach
ers’ Association convention and re
cently he placed first in the Music
Teachers National association’s High
School Vocal Competition for the state
o f W ashington. His selections are
“ Honor in A rm s” from the opera
Samson and Papageno’s Song from
M ozart’s Magic Flute opera.
W inners o f the Y oung Artist Com
petition w ill receive aw ard certifi
cates and cash prizes presented by
89.9 KBPS radio announcer John
Pitman. They also will be interviewed
by KBPS and KV AN radio stations
and heard the w eek o f the concert.
In addition to the concerto selec
tions to be perform ed by the com peti
tion winners, the orchestra will per
form two other pieces. A Lincoln
Portrait by Aaron Copland, features
the words o f Lincoln set to a musical
background. This patriotic selection
will be narrated by Randy Querin o f
KO IN-6 TV and will be accompanied
by a multimedia video production.
The orchestra’s final piece ON the
Day You Were Bom was recently com
posed by Steve Heitzeg and premiered
in 1995. It has been described as "a
Lincoln Portrait for animals.” Debra
F rasier w rote the aw ard-w inning
children’s book based on welcoming a
new baby into the natural world and
Steve Heitzeg was commissioned to
set it to music. It has also been released
as an award- w inning video which won
four national awards inc luding the pres
tigious Andrew Carnegie Medal for
Excellence. Katie Hebner, Director o f
Touch o f Class Choir, will narrate the
musical story accompanied by visual
media production. The books and vid
eos ofthis piece will be offered for sale
at the concert at a discounted price.
The concert is sponsored in part by
a grant from SW IFT and the Friends o f
the Vancouver Symphony. Concert
tickets are available at the door,
Beacock Music, Runyan’s Jewelers in
V ancouver and C am as, W ayside
Books in Battle Ground, and in Classi
cal Millennium in Portland. Both con
certs will be held at Skyview High
School, 1300NW 1391” St., Vancouver.
For further information, please contact
the Symphony office at 735-7278.
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