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for the Holidays
Some simple
tips can help
prevent injuries
T he U .S. C o n su m er Product
Safety C om m ission has issued its
annual toy safely lips for consum er
u se d u rin g th e h o lid a y s an d
throughout the year.
By following a few simple steps,
consum ers can help assure that the
toys given to children this holiday
season are fun and safe:
Select toys to suit the age, skills,
interests and abilities o f the indi­
vidual child. Toys too advanced
m ay p o se s a fe ty h a z a rd s to
younger children.
For infants, toddlers and al I chil­
dren w ho still mouth objects, avoid
toys with small parts which may
pose a fatal choking hazard. A lso
for infants, avoid toys with strings
or cords that are 7 inches or longer
as they may cause strangulation.
I (buying caps for cap guns, hx»k
For all children under X years, for the label required by federal law
avoid toys that have sharp points w hich states: "W arning—Do not
oredges and electric toys with heat­ lire closer than one foot to the ear.
ing elem ents.
Do not use indoors."
I.ixik for sturdy construction and
D iscard plastic w rap p in g s on
product labels. T oys labeled as not toys im m ediately, before they b e­
recom m ended for children under 3 c o m e d e a d ly p la y th in g s . S et
"ground rules" for play and su ­
p erv ise young ch ild ren clo sely
d u rin g play. You can teach c h il­
dren how to use toys p ro p erly
and safely and instruct o ld e rc h il-
dren to keep th eir toys aw ay from
little ones.
years may contain small parts which
Chemistry sets, hobby items, and
may poseachoking hazard to young toys with small parts, particularly
children.
gam es, can be extrem ely danger­
If buying arrows or darts for ous if used by children younger
children (not under 5 years), make than the intended age. Also, keep
sure they have soft tips, rubber children who are playing with riding
suction cups or other protective toys away from stairs, hills, traffic
tips. Ifb u y in g a to y gun. be sure the and sw imm ing pools.
barrel, or the entire gun. is brightly
Insist that ch ild ren w ear h el­
colored to avoid being m istaken as m ets w hen using b icy cles, sk a te ­
a real gun.
boards o r in-line ro lle r skates.
Look fo r sturdy
construction and
product labels.
toys that stimulate the senses of touch, sight and sound are considered good choices for pre­
school-aged children.
( hildren should also w ear gloves,
w rist, elbow an d knee pads w hen
using sk ateb o ard s o r in-line roller
sk a te s.
vent trips and falls. Many acci-
Teach children to put their toys
safely away after playing to pre-
dents occur when toys are left out,
causing som eone to fall.
Emergency Food Resource Guide
Downtown Eatery Offers Lebanese Flavor
Hush Hush Café
Hush Hush Café, 43.3 S.W. Fourth
Ave., is the new est place to get
y o u r g y ro fix. O w n e r N ezam
H am m ad opened ¡he café just three
m onths ago, and cooks up a full
M editerranean menu with a Leba­
nese llair, including falafel,chicken
and lamb shawarm a. hum m us and
baba ghanouge.
The café draw s a business crowd
during daylight hours and on Sat­
urdays attracts a late-night crowd
looking for som ething tasty after
spilling out of nearby clubs.
Lunches are priced in an afford­
able range, starting with a basic
dish o f hum m us or falafel starting
from $4 to $5, to the $ 1 1.95 lamb
shank plate, w hich includes lamb
that is seasoned and m arinated
overnight, then cooked in tom ato
sauce, vegetables and spices and
served alongside basmati rice that
r u o lo by M \ hk W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
is topped with alm onds.
Nezam Hammond brings a menu with a Lebanese flair to Hush
I lam m ond serves all dishes with Hush Café, 433 S.W. Fourth Ave.
hom em ade pita bread, and diners
can try appetizers like labneh, a
thick yogurt cream topped with o l­
ive oil and fool m ’dam as, a dish o f
sim m ered fava and garbanzo beans.
Hush Hush also serves afford­
able dinners, including the maza
plate o f assorted m eats and veg­
etables, and a range o f oven-baked
goods like fatayer sabanekh, (a
dough stuffed with spinach, onion
and olive oil and sprinkled with the
sour seasoning sum ak and pep­
per).
And o f course, post-m eal op­
tions include the M editerranean
staple o f desserts - baklava and a
cup o f strong Turkish coffee.
Hush Hush is open M onday
through Friday from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m., Saturday from 10a.m. to 3 a.m.
and is closed Sunday.
Hush Hush is also available to
cater any function up to 300 people
with custom packages.
For more inform ation, call 503-
274-1888.
• F IS H , P h o n e5 0 3 2 3 3 5 5 3 3
• NE Em ergency Food
Phone 503 284 5470
• Salvation Army
Phone 503 239 1226
• St. Vincent DePaul
Phone 503 235 8431
• W illiam T em ple House
P h o n e5032263021
• Sunshine Division
Phone 503 823 2102
W ebsite: sunshinedivision.org
• Sunshine Division,
Holiday Help
Phone 503 823 2169 (hoi iday help)
W ebsite: .sunshinedivision.org
• Toy & Joy M akers (toys only)
Phone 503 665 5655 (holiday help)
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