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By AMY LOSCHERT, ND, FABNO, SALISH CANCER CENTER Many people make New Year’s resolutions related to losing weight and/or establishing a consistent workout routine so they can become healthier. Here are some tips that will help anyone to achieve their new workout related goals.1. Be realistic and make a plan that fits your daily lifestyle. The key to a successful exercise regimen is consistency, so choose a time of day when you will have the time you need to work out, wash up afterwards and easily transition to your next event. Then write it down in your planner and don’t prioritize…

By PUYALLUP TRIBAL NEWS STAFF Scott Halasz is the athletic director and head coach for the boys’ basketball team at Chief Leschi Schools. The News Staff talked with him about the impact sports is having on the students at Chief Leschi, and why this program is important.What teams are playing right now?Right now, we have boys’ and girls’ basketball, and wrestling. In the past we’ve only had three to four wrestlers a season, but we have 17 wrestlers this year. A lot of those wrestlers are now football players because wrestling helps them with football. Then they go from wrestling…

By PUYALLUP TRIBAL NEWS STAFF Earlier this month, Puyallup Tribal Councilwomen Anna Bean and Annette Bryan traveled to Washington, D.C., to celebrate the swearing in of the first two Native American women Congress members.Both councilmembers celebrate what a historic moment this is — and how the swearing in of Rep. Deb Haaland, D-New Mexico (Laguna Pueblo) and Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas (Ho- Chunk) was a big moment for them and their communities. The movement of Native women in of ce continued on a local level when Debra Lekanov (Tlingit) was sworn in to the Washington State Legislature following their visit…