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NOTICES
OLCC ID Checks Thwart Underage Alcohol Buyers
The Oregon Liquor Control
Commission has turned up the heat
on young people who misuse
identification to buy alcohol. In 2000,
the agency handled more than 1,033
youth ID incidents in two special
enforcement programs.
The OLCC recently released
regulatory compliance statistics for
2000, which indicate the agency has
been actively enforcing Oregon’s liquor
laws. During the year, the OLCC
checked 18,292 IDs, up from 8,485 in
1999, including those in the special
false ID and ID checking programs
aimed at underage drinkers. Halting
drinking by minors is the agency’s
top priority.
The OLCC has been working on
improving ID checking techniques with
owners of nightclubs and other
establishments that attract minors and
have a high rate of false ID attempts.
Club owners and police praised the
effort last year and the program
continues to expand.
The agency also took aim at over
service of alcohol in restaurants and bars
by issuing 194 violation tickets for
service or sales to visibly intoxicated
persons (VIPs). Linda Ignowski,
OLCC’s regulatory program director,
credited the agency’s VIP team for
boosting the number of tickets to
licensees and their employees who
don’t turn off the tap when they should.
Last year, the OLCC issued 763
administrative tickets, 32 more than in
1999, for violations that included failure
to check ID, drinking on duty, selling
alcohol to a minor, and others.
Inspectors reported an additional
509 citations for criminal violations
such as minor in possession of alcohol,
misrepresentation of age, and furnishing
alcohol to a minor. They also issued 250
warnings to licensees.
“The information in this report
provides a strong indicator of the work
OLCC’s regulatory staff accomplished
last year,” said Linda Ignowski,
regulatory program director. “It was a
busy and successful year for the agency.
“This report only highlights
activities that we can quantify,” she
explained. “We do a tremendous
amount of work that cannot be captured
accurately in numbers.”
OLCC’s 33 inspectors also issued
tickets or citations for other violations,
including drinking on duty, 13; failure
to check ID, 284; making a false
statement, 9; maintaining a noisy
establishment, 7; noisy activity, 9;
service permit violations, 48; selling
alcohol to a minor, 95 violation tickets,
92 citations; unauthorized owner, 9;
unlawful activity, 44; minor in
possession, 231 ; and misrepresentation
of age, 132.
The agency’s regulatory division
received
3,456
liquor-related
complaints in 2000, up from 2,922 the
previous year. Inspectors intervened in
251 unlicensed events such as keg
parties, and conducted 1,116
compliance check visits to stores,
restaurants, bars, and other licensees to
test for alcohol sales to minors. Staff
members also made 425 school contacts
and conducted 656 training classes for
licensees and their employees.
Last year, the number of licensees
in the OLCC’s responsible vendor
program increased to 788. Eighty-seven
licensees purchased age verification
equipment, which scans customer
identification to weed out underage
buyers. Staff members processed
27,000 applications and issued 17,700
alcohol service permits. More than
20,500 students enrolled in an OLCC
server education class.
OLCC staff members visited 2,766
of8,000 licensees (grocery stores, taverns,
restaurants, bars, other liquor outlets) to
develop positive contacts and check for
compliance of liquor laws. Ignowski said
the visits were favorably received and that
the OLCC expects to continue making
the visits throughout 2001.
Cleaning 101
Basic Cleaning Tips
Place 2 tablespoons of liquid soap and 1-1/2 cups of water in a spray bottle.
Put the water in first. Shake gently to combine the soap and water. Use this to
clean the dishes. No wasted squirts of soap on one dish. This solution is
strong enough to clean dishes.
Socks: Give each person in the house a pillowcase for their socks. Every time
they remove their socks, they place them in the pillowcase. On laundry day, tie a
loose knot in the pillowcase and wash and dry as usual. No more missing socks.
Reduce ironing time. Take the fabric cover off your ironing board. Place
aluminum foil, shiny side up, on the pad. Replace the ironing board cover.
Spray a measuring cup with oil before measuring honey or molasses. The
honey or molasses just rolls out.
Once a week, clean out your garbage pails with vinegar and 2 drops of tea tree
oil. This is great for disinfecting.
Laundry - Tips to Save Money
O When the nice weather is here, hang the clothes outside to dry.
O Use ” - ° cup of vinegar in your rinse cycle, no more fabric softener (no odor
of vinegar in your clothes).
O Use less detergent than required and your clothes will still sparkle.
O Buy a Wonderwash. It uses no electricity and less water and soap.
0 Cut fabric sheets in half, just as effective. You have double the softeners for
half the price.
O Use cold water for most of your clothes. Cold is great for cleaning most
clothing types.
O Wash clothes off hours - usually cheaper to clean in the evening.
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Floors
Sweep each room a section at a time. Move all furniture to get all the dust and
crumbs that have accumulated over the year.
Fill a bucket with vinegar and warm water. Add a few drops of essential oils
for smell.
Say goodbye to the mop and hello to a rag.
Wash the floor with a wet rag and polish dry with a dry rag. Remember to do
the floorboards, remove all those scuff marks.
Decide to do a room a day. Doing your floors is a long process but it’s great
maintenance. Your floors will sparkle and make the room look great.
Windows
Place club soda in a spray bottle. Spray the windows with the club soda and
wipe clean with a soft cloth.
Clean your windows with soapy water. Rinse with clean water and remove
the water with a squeegee. No streaks.
Mix 1 teaspoonful of cornstarch in half a pail of water. Dip your cloth in the
mixture and wring out the excess water. Clean the windows with this cloth,
dry the windows with a lint-free cloth. Sparkling windows.
Mix 1 cup of vinegar with a pail of water. Clean the windows and dry with a
lint-free cloth.
Under-the-Sink Cupboard
Discard all of those toxic cleaners even if they are J fulffhey are bad for
you and your home. Under the sink you need:
4. Club soda
Vegetable oil-based soap or
5. Scouring pads
a mild liquid soap
6. Rags and cloths (place in a basket
2. Vinegar
to keep them dry)
3. Baking soda