Page 4, Portland Observer, December 25, 1985
Legislative employees to get holiday
Señale President John Kitzhaber
and House Speaker Vera Kaiz today
announced that a ll legislative em ­
ployees w ill have Monday. Jan 20 o ff
to celebrate (he birthday o f M artin
Luther King, Jr.
This declaration is contrary to the
Executive Departm ent's announce­
ment that a ll state agencies would
remain open on Jan. 20.
It is customary for the I egislalive
branch to follow the directives o f the
(xecutive Department in the obser­
vance o f holidays. However, K itz ­
haber and Katz said in their
statement that the intent o f the legisla
tion passed this year clearly
establishes Presidents' Day in
February and M artin I uther King's
birthday in January as holidays for
those employees not under collective
Christmas tree
has more uses
In (he weeks fo llo w in g Dec. 23,
many homeowners have a used
Christmas tree on their hands.
Kay M cN eilan, Oregon State
University Extension home gardening
agent, cautions those planning to
burn the tree that by this time it is
well-dried out and extremely fla m ­
mable. Disposal o f the tree by b u r­
ning can be dangerous, particularly if
you decide to burn it indoors in a
fireplace or woodslove.
I f the tree is to be burned in a
fireplace, first cut it into small pieces.
Don't burn large portions o f the tree's
boughs and trunk at the same time
I ced the pieces into the wood stove or
fireplace slowly, one at a time.
besides b urning, there are other
ways to get m axim um use out o f a
retired Christm as tree around (he
home.
McNeilan suggests having the tree
ground into sawdust if you have ac­
cess to a mechanical tree grinder. The
sawdust can then be used as a mulch
around flowers and shrubs in the
home landscape.
I f a mechanical grinder isn’t avail­
able. strip the boughs from the trunk
anyl cut it up for firewood. Use the
bolighs as a m ulch around low-
growing landscape plants.
A discarded C hristm as tree can
even be used as a sort o f bird feeder
lor a time after the holidays. Simply
set the tree up in the backyard and
sprinkle it liberally w ith bird seed.
I he neighborhood birds will discover
it shortly, bringing their lively cheer­
fulness to your wintcry landscape.
Holding Off Heartburn
During The Holidays
M o a t of th e y e a r y ou r«* c a r e fu l,
* n ich in g w h a t you ent a nd »«•«• m i ng I y
going to g re at leng th» not to o verin d u lg e
H ut th e n p pntachin g h o lid ay season ha»
.1 not s u rp ris in g w ay of c h a nging a ll th a t
D u rin g th e holiday», th e com bination o f
good fond. good com pany, and good cheer
can produce m ore th a n good tim e « It
can alan add up to h e a rtb u rn , a com mon
c ond itio n th a t a fflic t* an e*tim at«*d 2.V I
o f th e U S po pulation
H e a r tb u r n 1« a te rm u«ed to describe
the un pleasant symptoms aom etim ea prod
uced by o v e re a tin g (g e n e ra lly they in
elude a tig h t no»*, p a in , or b u rn in g nen*a
tio n in th e ch«*»t a re a b e h in d th e brennt
bone caunrd by a backup o f stom ach acid
in to th«- e m p h a g u *
Fo r those w ho suffer from h e a rtb u rn ,
m an y ph ys ic ia n s recom m end an effet
liv e over th e coun ter a n ta cid p re paration
such a» G a v ia ro n , w h ich form s a foamy
la y e r on top of th e stom ach contents th a t
p ro te c ts th e d e lic a te tis s u e o f th e
esophagus a g a in s t acid ir r ita tio n
P re v e n tio n is probably th e beat course
o f a ction T h e liest w ay to a vo id h e a rt
b u rn is to be a w a re o f your in d iv id u a l
lim ita tio n s a nd eat accordingly Her«* are
Mim e o th e r h e lp fu l b in ts to keep in m in d
d u r in g th e u p c o m in g h o lid a y s and
tb ro u g f *ut th e year
• C e r t a in foods and beverage»
such
as cho c o late . frie d a n d spicy foods.
proce»«*ed m ea ts , m in ts , alcohol, and
coffee - h a v e a tendency to produce
h e a rtb u rn
• E a t s m a ll bites a nd chew your food
th o ro u g h ly
• S leep w ith th e head o f your bed
raised abou t sia inches
• D on t lie d o w n r ig h t a fte r e a tin g
• Do not w e a r clothe» th a t a re too tig h t
a ro und th e w aist
National Association for the
Vdvancament of Colored Paopfci
284 7722
A Public S acvic • of th«
bargaining agreements.
" I t iv disappointing that the issue
with the unions could not have been
revolved sooner. But. since the
Governor issued his statement, there
is no question in our minds that a
break w ith tra d itio n is necessary,”
Katz said.
"W hile not all state employees will
observe M artin Luther King's birth­
day as a holiday this Jan. 20, my hope
is that, by 1987, his birthday will be a
united celebration," Kitzhaber added
seeking Big Brothers/Sisters
No Need to Fear
Low Prices are Here!
Mori
The North Portland Youth Service
is once again conducting a campaign
to recruit volunteers fo r its Big
Brother/Big Sister program. Volun­
teers agree to spend tw o to three
hours per week with a Little Brother
or Sister enjoying such activities as
hiking, skating, going to the
zoo—whatever they decide to do.
Sometimes they just hang out at home
and ta lk —what is im portant is that
they have time together and that the
little brother or sister has someone to
talk to, someone who cares.
Right now the N orth Portland
Youth Service Center has many
children on its waiting list who would
love to have an older friend. I f you
would like to be that friend, call for
more information at 285-0627 and ask
for Elinor Gwynn.
W om en
Kids
Underwear............................T Shrts
Socks ....................... Baby C l rttae
Stocks
..........................and Much
D m » « ..........................More to See
Robin & Chris Clothing Store
525 N E K illin g s w o rth
2828252
New Year’s
Savings!
Regular
Ground Beef
Approximate
5 Lb. Chub
(Smaller Pkg.
lb. 999
B eef T-Bone Steak
Red Baron
Shrim pm eat
Sharp Cheddar
N abisco Crackers
Peanut Butter
Ban Roll-On
Clairol Sham poo
22 to
24 5-OZ
Jonah
4 25-OZ
L ucer nc
2 lb Cheese
Snack
7 to 10 oz
Heal Hoast
3-Pound
2 5-Ounce
Deodorant
IS O u r u e
Fancy
B ananas
2 9 n
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R u s s e t P o ta t o e s
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