County Health Department Offers
Advice, Treatment For Head Lice
With the new school year begins a new head lice
season, advises Jan Reichenbach, public health educator
at the Brunswick County Health Department.
In addition to advice about how to treat head licc,
the department will issue a head lice eradication product
to families who request it.
"As a parent, the first clue that your child has lice
may be when you receive a note from the school nurse
or notice the child scratching his head. Every year mil
lions of Americans, mostly children, get head lice,"
Reichenbach said.
Head licc are parasites, which means they need a
person for nourishment to survive. Lice are easily
spread. Once they make their way to the scalp, they be
gin to feed, which causes the continuous itching.
The female lice attach their eggs, called nits, to hair
shafts close to the scalp. Eggs hatch within seven to 10
days. Once hatched, the new licc reach adulthood in two
weeks.
They then mate, more nits arc laid, and the cycle
continues. Head lice can survive for 48 hours away from
the human body, and nits survive for up to 10 days.
Head lice arc very contagious. They are spread
through the sharing of combs and brushes, hats, scarves,
sleeping bags, headphones and even stuffed animals.
Once lice are discovered, every family member should
be checked for nits.
Look for small grayish eggs on hair shafts near the
scalp. They are about the size of the eye of a needle, and
may be mistaken for dandruff. Check also at the nape of
the neck. Other placcs to check are towels after drying a
child's head, as well as the child's closet on garments.
Once lice are discovered, three steps are necessary to
treat them.
"Several lice treatments are on the market, but the
produce NIX is the most effective," Reichenbach advis
es. "It kills the lice and nits and keeps working for two
weeks to prevent reinfestation. The instructions need to
be followed carefully."
The second step is to remove the nits. Included in
the package is a fine-tooth comb designed for nit re
moval.
Since lice and nits can survive away from the body
for short periods, the last step is to clean the home envi
ronment to prevent reinfestation. Vacuum everything ?
including carpets, mattresses and upholstered furniture.
Change the vacuum bag after vacuuming.
Soak all combs and brushes for at least 20 minutes
in hot water. Wash clothes, bed linens and towels using
hot water, then dry on hot cycle for at least 20 minutes.
If stuffed animals arc not machine washable, store
them in a sealed plastic bag.
"On request the county health department will issue
the NIX product free of charge," Reichenbach said. "If
you see or suspect head lice on any family members,
you may come to the health department for the treat
ment."
General clinic hours are Monday through Friday,
8:30-1 1:30 a.m.. 12:30-4 p.m. and on the first Thursday
of each month from 10:30 a.m. until 7 p.m.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Four Brunswick County Students Earn UNCW Degrees
hour Brunswick County students
were among 214 granted degrees
from the University of North Caro
lina at Wilmington at the end of the
summer session.
They are Melissa Hall Cluchey of
Shallotte, Kimberly Greenwood
Jones of Long Beach, William Paul
Visser of Ocean Isle Beach and
Harold David Yeager of Winnabow.
Back From Australia
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class
Terry A. Vaught recently returned
from a two-month Australian de
ployment aboard the combat store
ship USS San Jose, homeported in
Guam.
He is the son of Clayton A. and
Barbara R. Vaught of Kendal Chapel
Road, Winnabow.
Vaught 's ship was part of the USS
Independence Battle Group during
exercise Spring Training '93. During
the exercise, the group operated with
the Australian defense forces off the
coast of Western Australia. This
year's training allowed ships and
aircraft from the USS Independence
Battle Group to conduct the first aer
ial training in the area since U.S.
bases in the Philippines closed last
year.
The 1985 graduate of North
Brunswick High School joined the
Navy in March 1986.
Returns From Deployment
Navy Petty Officcr 2nd Class
Walter C. Volink, son of Walter and
Dorthy Volink of Calabash recently
returned from a two-month Austra
lian deployment aboard the guided
missile cruises USS Mobile Bay, for
ward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
Volink's ship was part of the USS
Independence Battle Group during
exercise Spring Training '93. During
the exercise, the group operated with
the Australian defense forces off the
coast of Western Australia.
USS Mobile Bay is a Ticonderoga
class cruiser armed with guns, mis
siles and torpedoes. Volink is one of
364 crewmen on board the ship
which displaces 9,600 tons and trav
els at speeds in excess of 30 knots.
The 1985 graduate of New Brigh
ton (Pa.) High School joined the
Navy in 1987.
Poetry Published
Earl L. Markland of River Drive,
Calabash, has recently had original
poetry published in "Distinguished
Poets of America," a modern trea
sury compiled by the National
Library of Poetry.
The poem is entitled "Thank God
We Are Free."
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most of his 90 years. He said he
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Named In Who's Who
Sally J. Schutte, a senior at West
Brunswick High School, has been
named for the
third consecu
tive year to
"Who's Who in
American High
Schools."
She will ap
pear in the an
nual directory of
outstanding
American high
school students. SCHUTTE
At West Brunswick she has served
as vice president of her junior and
freshman classes, attained the honor
roll, played soccer and track, served
as a peer counselor and as a cheer
leader. She is also on the dance team.
Schutte is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen Schutte of Supply.
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LOCAL ART ? POTTERY
Artist
Bunny R. Lauzon ?
will be at our gallery fori
a wine and cheese partys
Fri., Sept. 10, 4 to 6 pm|
and for signing Sat., '
Sept. 11, 2 to 6 pm
NOTICE
Bunny Lauzon's
originals and prints will
be on exhibit and for
sale thru Sept. 25.
"THE UNUSUAL"
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Betty Peat
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Literacy Volunteers Win
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Eleanor Dewalt (right) acccpts one of the first 70 annual Governor's Awards for Volunteer Services to
Children awards from Robin Britt, secretary of the ,\.C. Department of Human Resources. Dewalt rep
resented the Calabash Satellite of the Brunswick County Literacy Council, which spearheaded three
programs for children ? volunteering at Union Elementary and the Longwood Head Start program ,
and distributing books and books on tape to parents. The awards were presented in an Aug. 30 ceremo
ny at Meredith College in Raleigh.
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