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ra y e i*. ■ ■ 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ __— First flu case in Washington County With the first laboratory-con firmed influenza infection of the year for this area, public health officials have expanded Ore gon’s flu vaccine eligibility crite ria in an effort to give more people flu shots. This new policy allows re maining supplies of flu vaccine to be used for adults ages SO- 64 years, and out-of-home caregivers and household con tacts of people at risk for seri ous complications from flu. These groups supplement the high-priority populations al ready eligible to receive flu shots: • All children aged 6-23 months • Adults age 65 and older • People from 2-64 years with chronic medical conditions • Women who are pregnant during the influenza season • Residents of nursing homes and long-term care fa cilities • Children from 6 months to 18 years on chronic aspirin therapy • Health-care workers in volved in direct patient care • Out-of-home caregivers and household contacts of chil dren under 6 months of age. If you are in one of these pri ority groups and have not yet received a flu shot, chedk with your health care provider or call the Oregon flu hotline at 800- 978-3040, or 503-872-6900 in the Portland area. In addition to vaccination, good respiratory hygiene helps prevent flu. Remember to: • Wash your hands frequent ly to eliminate germs you have picked up. • Try not to touch your eyes, nose or mouth. • Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, to avoid spreading germs. • Avoid close contact with people who are ill. • Stay home when you are sick. Rainbow o f humanity will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at PCC Ready to Read Portland Community Col human rights advisory commit grants from state lege and the City of Beaverton will celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. The event will be 2-4:00 p.m. on Sunday, Jan uary 15, at Building 9 on the Rock Creek Campus, 17705 N.W. Springville Road. The program will include presentations by the Inter-Reli gious Action Network, PCC District President Preston Pul liams, Beaverton Mayor Rob Drake, Holocaust survivor Alice Kern, inspirational speaker Debbie Wooten, and Beaverton tee member James Maguire. Meningococcal disease confirmed Entertainment will include the New Day Singers and Ballet Folklórico. For more information, call 503-614-2127. Public Health Officials in mended for those people who Washington County report one have a significant exposure to confirmed case and one pre a case. Meningococcal bacteria can sumptive case of meningococ cal disease. The two individu be spread to others by direct als were admitted to local hos contact with respiratory secre pitals over the weekend. The tions from the nose or throat of case investigation is ongoing, an infected person and pro with Washington County Health longed exposure (more than Department notifying contacts four continuous hours in an en closed space) to the infected of the ill persons. Washington County receives person. Symptoms of the disease in between four and eight meningococcal disease reports clude sudden onset of high every year. Fortunately, this fever, intense headache with type of bacterium, N. Meningi light sensitivity, nausea, vomit tidis, is not highly contagious. ing, dizziness, stiff neck, un However, because this infec usual sleepiness, and a possi tion can result in a serious and ble rash. Most people aren't di sometimes fatal illness, pre agnosed with meningococcal ventive medication is recom- disease until the rash is pres ent. For more information about meningococcal disease, please contact the Washington County Health Department at (503) 846-3594. Enter the New Year with Fantastic Savings Enter to UJIn a Trip to Immunization data must be updated for kids in public school Oregon requires all students to be up-to-date on their immu nizations or be excluded from school, and the state-imposed deadline of February 16, 2005, is quickly approaching. Parents who have received notification from their children’s school that their child is delin quent in immunizations should check the child’s immunization records. It is important that the school has updated informa tion on all immunizations re ceived. For more information or to make an appointment, contact your doctor or local county health department. iL BANKS M I N I STORAGE Watch for Extra Special Deals this January .Aeet me a t , Jim 's T h riftw a y January 8 th 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. — — ■ F I Pay 1 Full Month and get 1 Full Month FREE* Move in Truck Available Ml Check us out and you’ll want to check in! H IN SO 8T C A L IF O R N IA See Store for details Tony the Tiger ^ fií{ i;i;ÍIÍn jT r n ★ Special available for new customers on sizes up to 10 X 10, fo r a limited time only. Gates O perate D aily 7 A M - 9 PM Office Hours: Mon-Fri 10 A M -6 P M Sat 8 A M -N oon f ’ b fi^ ^ ^ íT /í 140 E O ak W ay , B anks • 503-324-0552 The eleven public libraries in Washington County have re ceived Ready to Read grants totaling $75,341 to improve public library services for chil dren. The Ready to Read Grant program was estab lished by the 1993 Oregon Legislature to assist local li braries in helping to achieve the Oregon Benchmarks for childhood learning and devel opment. It is administered by the Oregon State Library and is the only state funding allocated for direct public library service. Since the Ready to Read Grant program began, library services to children have in creased by 80 percent in Ore gon, according to State Librari an Jim Steppe. “This program is really helping children devel op early literacy skills, begin school ready to learn, and de velop a lifelong love of read ing,” Steppe said. Washington County Cooper ative Library Services (WC- CLS) include the Banks Public Library, Beaverton City Library, Cedar Mill Community Library, Cornelius Public Library, For est Grove City Library, Garden Home Community Library, Hillsboro Public Libraries (Shute Park and Tanas- bourne), Sherwood Public Li brary, Tigard Public Library, Tu alatin Public Library, and West Slope Community Library. Two specialized libraries - the Ore gon College of Art and Craft, and the Tuality Health Informa tion Resource Center - are also open to the public and make their collections available for use through WILInet. 1 ........ 1 ' Oak Village Laundromat 4 ¡um bo Washers Air-conditioned Easy Access w ith Ample Parking located next to Jim's Market at the Junction of Hwy 47 & Hwy 6 Main Street, Banks
