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Tribal Life
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Protect your family against head lice Culture Board meeting change
Head lice can only live on human
beings and can be spread quickly by
using a brush or comb, or wearing
the hat of an infected person. It can
be spread simply through close con
tact. Anyone can get head lice, de
spite good grooming habits and fre
quent hair washings. The nits (eggs)
normally hatch in about one week.
With proper treatment of lice, all nits
and lice can be killed. Many phar
macies carry the special shampoo
and head lice removal system needed
to eradicate head lice, most treatment
shampoos need a prescription from
a doctor or health care provider.
This special shampoo kills the lice
and nits, but then the nits must be re
moved from the hair. Remove the
nits by combing with a fine tooth
comb or pull them out individually.
Even though the nits are dead, most
schools won't allow children back in
class if nits are present in the hair.
Obviously, the hair does not need to
be shaved to cure lice.
If you notice any lice or nits in the
eyelashes, apply petroleum jelly to
the eyelashes twice a day for eight
days. They won't survive.
Lice cannot live for more than 72
hours (three days) off of the human
body. Your child's room should be
vacuumed. Combs and brushes
should be soaked for one hour in a
solution made from anti-lice shampoo.
Wash all sheets, blankets, and pillow
cases in hot water. Items that cannot
be washed, like coats and hats, can
be placed in plastic bags for at least
three weeks. (The nits can survive
for three weeks.) There are anti-lice
sprays and fumigators that can be
purchased for the rest of the house if
necessary.
Lice in hard to see with the naked
eye. Your child may have lice if he
or she is experiencing a very itchy
scalp, redness in the scalp, or has a
rash on the scalp. The back of the
neck is a favorite area, and also may
itch. The nits look like dandruff, but
cannot be shaken off or merely
brushed out.
Call the Health and Wellness Cen
ter for more information.
Kwelth Tahlkie Culture and Heri
tage Board will hold its monthly
meeting beginning at 10 a.m. on Sat
urday, September 12 in Conference
Room A of Spirit Mountain Casino.
(This is a change of date due to La
bor Day weekend. Normally, the
Board meets on the first Saturday of
each month.) Tribal members are al
ways welcome to attend meetings.
The agenda includes introduction
of the new Executive Director and a
logo contest. Other agenda items in
clude: master planning for the Cul
ture and Heritage Interpretive Cen
ter, planning of upcoming cultural
activities, and the 1999 Proposed
Budget.
College students needed for Advisory Council
The Tribal Student Advisory Coun
cil is recruiting for new members. To
be eligible to serve on the Council
you must be a tribal member enrolled
and attending a college or university.
Activities the Council participates in
are: quarterly education planning
- SALEM -Sept.
1 : 3 to 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 2: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sept. 3: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- SILETZ -Sept.
21,22, and 23:
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
meetings, Oregon Indian Education
Association participation, Achieve
ment & Recognition awards activity
for youth, and leadership activities.
If you are interested please contact
Hollie Larsen at 1-800-422-0232,
ext. 2275 to request an application.
Wellness prize winners
Congratulations to the winners of
the prizes in the Wellness Pow-wow
activities. Participants who won
prizes were Alan Lane, Shelby Cook,
Lacey Leno, Jordan Cook, Tenatia
Jackson, Fabian Quenelle, Mykal
Stewart, and Desiree Kipp.
A most memorable day for Verna Larsen 's 82nd birthday
Thanks to all my beautiful kids, their kids and their
kids. It was great, and thanks to the many nice
friends and relatives who came to help celebrate.
I hope they enjoyed themselves, I sure did!
LOVE, VERNA
A belated thanks from the Larsen kids for
helping to celebrate Mom's birthday.
We waited for the pictures, hope you like them.
THANK YOU ALL
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FAMILY
Top photo clockwise from left: Susie
Gilliam, Ken Larsen, Candy Robertson,
Mike Larsen, Carol Scott, Jeanne Larsen,
Verna, and Ed Larsen.
FRIENDS
Bottom photo sitting from left: Arvella
Houck, Mabel Gaston, Verna Larsen,
Minnie Reibach, and Velma Mercier.
Standing from left: Ruby Rink, Ha Dowd,
Alice Knox, and Bonnie Wymore.