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August 15, 2007
Another Toy Recall Issued
For toys with magnets or lead paint
o f federal standard. The 2 1/2-inch.
I -inch high car looks I ike a m ilita ry
from China. W ith about 80percent o f
jeep.
Lead is toxic i f ingested by young
(A P )~ T o y -m a k in g giant Mattel
Inc. issued recalls Tuesday lo r
about 9 m illio n Chinese-made toys
that contain magnets children can
sw allow or w hich could have lead
paint.
The recall includes 7.3 m illio n
play sets, including Polly Pocket
dolls and Batman action figures,
and 253,001) die cast cars that con
tain lead paint.
Tuesday's recall was the latest
blow to the toy industry, w hich has
had a string o f recalled products
toys sold worldwide made in China,
toy sellers are worried shoppers w ill
shy away from their products.
It was also the second recall
in v o lv in g lead paint fo r Mattel in
tw o weeks. Earlier this month, con
sumers were warned about 1.5 m il
lion Chinese-made toys that con
tain lead paint.
Toys recalled Tuesday include
253,000 "Sarge"cars from the movie
"Cars," because the surface paint
could contain lead levels in excess
children.
A lso recalled Tuesday were
345,000 Batman and "One Piece"
action figures, 683,(MX) Barbie and
Tanner play sets and 1 m illio n
Doggie Day Care play sets.
T w o weeks ago, Mattel's Fisher-
Price division announced the w orld
wide recall o f 1.5 m illio n Chinese-
made preschool toys featuring char
acters such as Dora the Explorer,
Big B ird and Elmo.
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Alberta Street's Community Energy Project hosts a free lead-testing event. Running the testing
machines last Friday were Sarah Gourde, lead programs coordinator for the Portland Development
Commission and James Pasmore of ThermoFisher Scientific.
Coordinated Lead Testing Underway
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Community responds to
a broadening recall
by R aymond R endi . eman
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provided free blood testing.
The coordinated testing efforts were a city first to
be continued by the co a litio n in other venues.
O rig in a lly seen as a lim ited problem o f certain
Chinese imports, the potential fo r lead poisoning is
now feared in hundreds o f items that continue to be
everyday items.
“ W e fin d lead in toys, water, household items, soil,
and most o f all in our homes,” said Sarah Gourde, lead
programs coordinator fo r the Portland Development
Commission. “ The prim ary cause o f lead poisoning in
children is dust from lead-based paint and lead con
taminated soil. O ur goal in perform ing these tests is to
make people aware o f the risks o f lead exposure and to
let them know PDC has a grant program in place to
assist low-incom e homeowners w ith lead remediation."
These lead-testing groups w ill be among the
discovered.
“ Lead is one o f those things that people think is
something from the past, but that co u ld n't be further
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Wrestling coach Roy Pittman joins his daughter Stephanie
Pittman and granddaughter Harranie Chavers at a ceremony
renaming a gymnasium in his honor at the Peninsula Park
Community Center.
at Peninsula Park C om m unity Cen
ter as the “ Roy A l len Pittman Wres-
tlingG ym nasium ."
The dedication ceremony was
held Aug. 7 as part o f an annual
National N ight Out celebration.
“ Coach P ittm an continues to
serve as a leader and a m e n to r to
youth in o u r c o m m u n ity ,” said
Deborah H arris, Peninsula Park
recreation coordinator. “ T hrough
his in s tru c tio n , d is c ip lin e and
m e n to rin g , his w re s tlin g clu b
members learn to be both good
athletes and good in d iv id u a ls ."
M any people spoke to how
Pittman has influenced generations
o f young athletes to succeed in
ih e ird a ily lives, in addition Io wres
tlin g competitions.
C hildren o f all ages have come
from across the stale to learn wres
tlin g techniques from Pittm an.
Through the discipline and hard
w ork the sport demands, he sees
wrestling as a good way to develop
the skills todeal w ith the challenges
o f everyday life.
" I take young hoys and turn
them into gentlemen, and now a lot
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o f them are positive contributing
members o f the com m unity, w ith
jobs and taking care o f their kids,”
Pittman says, "W ith wresting, you
don’ t have to have any special skills
like w ith some other sports. It ju st
takes discipline, direction and de
term ination."
In a d d ition to his vo lu n te e r
w o rk at P e n in s u la P ark and
th ro u g h o u t P o rtla n d , P ittm a n
served as an O ly m p ic w re stlin g
G o ld Coach, the highest c e r tifi
cation in U.S. w restling. H e's also
a m em ber o f the Oregon W res
tlin g H a ll o f Fame.
Pittman sees lots o f other people
doing things just as impressive in
the neighborhood.
"There are a lot o f positive people
in north and northeast Portland,
and all we have to do is look fo r
them because they're there," he
says. “ H opefully it's an inspiration
for people in the community to know
that it can be done.”
He encourages parents to sign
their kids up fo r the fall program
starting Sept. 17 by ta ilin g 503-823-
.3620.