April 16, 1986. Portland Observer, Page 3
Playing it Safe w ith E lectricity n^ ^ uTainn,v‘eo1"1'“
uh spring last approaching, it's
lim e to pack away ihe coats and m il
tens wipe the mud o ff the porch, scoot
the kids outside and. ahhh. relax
Before unleashing your brood to
enjoy the outdoor delights o l spring.
Pa,
Power A I ight Company would
like t ■ remind you to review basis elec-
tris safety t.u ts and rules w ith your
children
Basic fa d s of Electricity
I lex tris ity is a powerful and po-
I* "Halls dangerous force that always
must be Healed w uh respect
l< u h sour children the principle
o l ’ grounding " ITectrical currents,
pulled bv electro magnetic forces, al
w ay s seek tlx- quic kesl route to the earth
ot ground II your children arc old
enough to understand this natural law,
they w ill have the basics tor responding
ip p io p ii.itclv to electrical dangers
'lo u tan demonstrate the grounding
principle w ith water Plate a box or
bow l m the sink I et your child pour a
glass ot water over the box Talk about
how water, like electricity, takes the
most direct route downward le t your
child add obstacle courses, build a
tional com petition sponsored by JV C . a
manufacturer o f electronic equipment
I he cassette is designed as part o l a
health, science school curriculum Sup
porting materials
posters, fx x ik lc ls ,
/ A P R A P buttons are also pros ided
A safety board demonstration,
which dram atically shows the arcing o f
e le c tric ity , can be scheduled by
schools A P P&L representative w ill
present the program to students
le t's la lk fle e t ristty coloring
books, featuring Louie the l ightening
Bug. are available to schsxils to use as
part o l a safety instruction class Your
children may recognize I ouie from T V
satety com m ercials Pacific sponsors
during Saturday morning cartoons
"K itc m a n " coloring sheets are
available Io customers Alter vour child
has colored it. post it near the storage
area lo r kits and other aerial toys ITus
w ill remind vour child to "P lav it Sale
across a metal fence A n unseen dis
connected line could have cne tgi/ed it.
m aking it dangerous
E xplaining to your child about power
and potential harm ful aspect o l electric
ity is the first step in teac hing electrical
safety Pacific Power recommends that
electrical satety messages, because o f
their importance, should be reinforced
Suggestions for m aintaining safety
consciousness
Falk often afxiut electricity Get
books from the library on electricity
basics and satety Suggest to your older
children that they can "re a d more about
i t " in hooks about Beniamin Franklin,
I h o m js I dison and M ichael I aradas
Pacific Power offers an in fo rm a
tive video cassette on electrical safety
to schools in its service territory The
video, called / AP R AH, was recentlv
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Last Dance/Don’t Stop’’
It you missed the Herero Dan/erv concert last year, sou have an op po rtu nity to
see a refined version
Ihe la s t Dance I k in ’i Slop’ ’ w ill fx- perform ed in tw o
concert* on Sunday. A pril 2lkh. at 3 p m and 7 p in This Spring concert w ill he
performed at the Northwest Service Center. IX19 N W Everett
I he Hereto D a n /e rv A ltik.m Amerisan I)an/e I heatre tv a not lo r pro fit organt
ration in K irtla n d since 19X0
Ihe I act Dance D o n 't Stop” is choreographed by
Herero Dan/ers artistic director Bobby fo u th c r Featured dancer* include Bobby
Louther, Paltie Henson. Marlene H oliday. Paul Irv in , ami Ronnie Soderberg
In addition to the concert. Hobby (-outliers' "P riv a te 1 me” o l dam e wear and
tun weat fashions w ill fx- presented
Ihe Last Dam e D o n 't Slop is supported in part bv the- M etropolitan A rts
Com m ission. M ultigalactic Promotions and the Herero Dan/ers Tic kets are $5 Ot)
in advance at Stevens A Suns, ami I eotard in the G alleria I iskets at the dix>r are
$6 00 f o r inform ation call 2V9 9111
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Safeway “ Select
grain-fed beef!
Dry
Pint
Basket
Spider Man w ill visit children at
Emanuel Hospital at 4 p in Tuesday ,
\(veil 22. part o f his e ffo rt to educate
children about sexual abuse.
Spidei M an, the M arvel com ic
superhero, has revealed in a new comic
that he was sexually abused as a child
Sow he is louring the area Io tell his
young Ians that children who have been
victim s o l sexual abuse can be helped
and have somewhere Io turn
H is visit to I manuel is sponsored by
Ihe Oregon Chapter o l the National
Com m ittee for Prevention o f C hild
Sbuse and coincides w ith C h ild Abuse
Prevention Month
Spider-M an. who was Peter Parker
as a h o v. was bitten by a radioactive
spider when he was a teen-ager, ab
sorbed its powers and has been a hero Io
children in the comics N ow . through
his visits and a special com ic, he is
revealing his experience w ith child
abuse and instructs s hildren what Io d o
i f they have been abused
Spider Man has become an effective
medium in child abuse prevention and
Ihe National Com m ittee for Prevention
ot C h ild Abuse is distributing his comic
book during his visits In the hook.
Spider Man resc ues a boy Irom an abu
sive situation and reveals his ow n e x
perience being abused as a child The
Oregon chapter plans to distribute
10,000 com ic books and a guide on
how to use it through the Oregon PTA
network
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Classrooms Move to Lloyd
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A ll Southern Oregon
State College alum ni, parents and
friends are invited to attend the " T h ir d
Thursday” alum ni gathering in Port
land The inform al get together, spun
sored by the Southern Oregon Stale
t ollege Portland Alum ni Chapter, w ill
be held at the Broadway Revue ( S \\
Broadway at Jefferson), Ih u ts d a y ,
A p ril 17, Irom 5:30 p m to 7 30 p til
Campus representatives, in clu d in g
alum ni director M ike St M arte, w ill he
in attendance
Danze Theatre Present “The
Luscious California
Fresh Strawberries
Emanual Hospital
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in Portland
Herero Danzers/Afrikan American
S w eet
Red Ripe
B erries
Spider-Man Visits
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Southern Alumni to Meet
B lade Cut
Chuck
R oast
w .iter tall, .ind lest again Communicate
to sour child the importance o l stay ing
out ot e le c tric ity ’ s path
Safety Rem inders
Review these safely rules w ith vour
child
f ly kites in o |x n areas only Think
before von "laun ch
Don t Ils a kite on a wet day A
damp stime is an excellent conductor ot
electricity So is a wet child
Make sure kits and string do not
ontam metal (alum inum ) Some types
o l cotton string have metal cores
\e s e i ns to tenxise a kite, o r any
thing else- from a power line I f your
< hild simply can't live w ithout the kite
night in our lines, or it is invaluable,
i all us We w ill gladly remove it
Don t clim b trees near power
lines I rees are "g ro u n d e d ” and touch-
me a pow, i line while in one w ill cause
electricity to flow through you
D on’t touch a downed power line
" i any other dow ned w ire Instruct your
child to report all downed lines to
someone able to notify ihe power com
pans o i a local emergency services
agency
When Pacific puts up a sign on a
substation fence that says, "D a n g e r -
High V olta ge .” it means it Advise
soui child that the fences and signs are
there to protect them and they should
not play on or near them.
D o n't drag a stick or baseball bat
Portland Public Schixils classroom*
move to l loyd Center next Saturday
and Sunday I April 19-20) Io show what
students arc learning today
Classrooms on Parade” w ill have
4(1 displays ot student work from 29
schools
I here also w ill be 20 performances
and classroom demonstrations during
the two-day exhibition
Besides giving reading and story
te llin g demonstrations, school children
w ill demonstrate their school-learned
skills m tum blin g, dancing and music
D is p la v s o l student work w ill feature
science, art. health videos, social
studies, industrial arts and w ritin g
I eac hers and students w ill he present
to answer questions during m all hours
' ’Classrooms on Parade” is or-
ed by the Portland Assn, o f
x-rs tP A T ) and sponsored jo in tly
ortland Public Schools and the
I Center Merchants Assn
r more inform ation, please con-
V tsky Harrows, fair coordinator,
1676; Leonard Anderson, PAT
lent, 233 5018 or Bob Shcrw in,
numcation specialist. Portland
c Schools. 249-3304
w ith E lectricity "
f o r more inform ation. contact your
Isxal P P & L o ffice Rose City D istrict.
R x h Cannon, 256-6020, Portland Dis
in s t, G ail Matson, 258-2819
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