Terrace Bay - ¢ Nev OMe LOd UO Aeg soeueL More a nuisance than anything Parents urged not to lose heads over lice infestation By Greg Huneault the News During school, children can share a great deal of things with each other. Unfortunately, head lice is one of them. With another school year beginning, the perennial problem of these nasty little pests heads the list of concerns for many par- ents. Despite the negative beliefs associated with head lice and the occasional public hysteria accom- panying outbreaks, Cathy Withers says the little fleas are relatively harmless. Withers is the Public Health Nurse serving Terrace Bay~ schools. She and Brenda Asmus- sen, who provides health care to schools in the Schreiber area, work out of the Schreiber office of the Thunder Bay. District Health Unit. The job of educating the pub- lic about and controlling head lice is among their responsibili- ties. There has been mention lately among some local professional hair stylists and residents of an outbreak, but Withers said that eiber Ayeiqy] 911qnd EL/L/ EE 2) nothing is out of the ordinary. She told the News there have been three or four families from Schreiber who have experienced an outbreak of head lice within the last month, but said the nuin- ber of affected members "'is cer- tainly not unusual. "There is no cause for alarm." She did not say how. many reported cases there have been in Terrace Bay. She noted that the Schreiber spread is under control. and the families have been treated. When official or unofficial reports of people infested with See "Safe" on page 3 Go fly a kite! So that's what they did. A-group of mothers and their daughters could be found running up and down the windswept Terrace Bay Beach on Monday as they tried to get a variety of kites aloft. This unique kite had a tail of about 30 feet. And yes, it did fly. Just tear off this postage paid card and drop it in the mail. | Or visit us at our booth at the Fall Fair this weekend. Offer expires Oct. 14/88. 52 issues . only $1 2.00 reg. $15 (local subscriptions) -Also...win one of these great prizes . elephone Answering Machine Value of $300 Draw to be held October 14/88. Fayment must be received by draw date. Winners will -- be selected by random draw. Call 825-3747 - if your card is missing Employees of News and members of their immediate family SECOND PRIZE eeaee Extension oD & Ene Quality <aeey SS2,$ Telephone Sa. aa, Value of $80 THIRD PRIZE T not eligible for draw. en Lottery Tickets Value of $50 SUPERIOR Stan| INSIDE THIS WEEK [ican Realty Ltd. ; . : INSURANCE og eagles Rocky past Baseball blues Police News LTD. Box 715 The Northshore Insurance acai Po Orgs ag Boulders on shoulders Schreiber Mixed Slowpitch It has been a busy Specialists! heiped to develop area ends best seasontodate summer month Gord Moorey Juris Zdanovskis 825-9492 Broker é 4-807-824-2933 Page 2 Page 9 Page 10 825-9646