Free ‘Holiday Party
for Children’ slated
Dec. 8 in Salem
SALEM — The 67th annual “Hol-
iday Party for Children” will be held
at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the
Elsinor Theatre, 170 High St. SE,
Salem.
The free event sponsored by the
Marion, Polk, Yamhill Counties La-
bor Council will feature Santa Claus,
holiday songs, a movie and goody
bags.
Doors open at 9:45 a.m.
Union Food Bank
asks for funds to
feed less fortunate
Iron Workers top
out Adventist
Medical Center
Iron Workers, Carpenters and
Laborers celebrated the “topping
out” of Portland Adventist Medical
Center’s expansion Nov. 6. Topping
out is the term used to indicate that
the final piece of steel is being hoisted
into place on a structure. As is
tradition, the final piece of iron had
a small evergreen tree (called a
“Christmas tree” in the trade) and
an American flag attached. And it
was painted white and signed by all
the workers and dignitaries. Iron
Workers on the project are members
of Locals 29 in Portland, 86 in Seattle
and 377 in San Francisco working
for Columbia Bridge & Iron Inc. In
the lower photo to the right, Jeff
Barnes and Jens Ulven of the
“raising gang” connect the last piece
of iron. Other members of the
raising gang were Dan Haner, Doug
Ballinger, Aaron Harlan and
foreman Mike Lucero. In all, 30
The holiday season is here and the
Carpenters Food Bank is appealing
for cash donations to help feed those
in need. The all-volunteer food bank,
now in its 25th year, is housed in the
basement of the union hall at 2205 N.
Lombard, Portland. The food bank
feeds 425 to 500 families the third
Friday each month, said Mike Fahey,
who along with his wife Sandy, coor-
dinate the program.
Mike Fahey is a former executive
secretary-treasurer of the Portland
Metal Trades Council and member of
Pile Drivers, Divers and Shipwrights
Local 2416.
The November food boxes will be
distributed today, Nov. 16, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. The Christmas food
box distribution will take place from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 21.
Fahey said cash donations are
needed to help purchase food items
— including meat and turkeys — at
bulk rate prices.
Contributions can be sent to: Food
Bank, P.O. Box 17358, Portland OR
97217.
Labor’s Yuletide
toy drive needs
gifts by Dec. 19
Labor’s Community Service
Agency and the Northwest Oregon
Labor Council, AFL-CIO, will hold
their 11th annual Presents from Part-
ners Holiday Toy Drive for underpriv-
ileged children.
Bring unwrapped gifts for children
of all ages to the NOLC office at
1125 SE Madison, Suite 100-D, Port-
land, no later than Wednesday, Dec.
15.
Gifts will be distributed Saturday,
Dec. 22, at noon. at Genesis Commu-
nity Center, 5425 NE 27th off
Killingsworth.
Breakfast with Earl
Blumenauer Nov. 30
Oregon Congressman Earl Blume-
nauer will meet with union members
for breakfast Friday, Nov. 30, at 8
a.m. at Kirkland Union Manor, 3530
SE 84th, Portland. Cost is $10.
RSVP to the Northwest Oregon
Labor Council at 503-235-9444.
ironworkers placed 1,100 tons of
iron on the $105 million, four-story,
192,000-square-foot structure. An-
other 750 tons of iron was used on an
adjacent new parking structure.
Anderson Construction is the
project’s general contractor.
Call
503-
288-3311
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