TWO - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Monday, December 23, 1991
Neighborhood Center busy with
Precaution tips offered for
Christmas basket preparations
If you use several extension
cords in your home, doing away
with as many of them as possi
ble can make your dwelling safer
You will use fewer cords if you
take the simple step of relocating
floor lamps, television sets, clock
and other electrical equipment
closer to wall outlets, points out
Mary Ann Sward, Oregon State
University Extension housing
specialist.
According to Consumer Pro
duct
Safety
Commission
estimates, about 4,600 residential
fires in this country each year are
associated with extension cords.
Such fires kill 70 people and in
jure 230 each year. Extension
cords cause another 2,200 shock-
related injuries annually.
The commission offers the
following hints for using exten
sion cords safely:
Use an extension cord only
when it’s absolutely necessary;
Use cords marked #16 or lower
(the lower the number, the larger
the wire and the more current the
cord can carry safely);
Do not use #18 cords that were
used previously for floor lamps
and other low-wattage items;
Check to see that a cord bears
a certification label of an indepen
dent testing laboratory;
Always use three wire exten
sion cords for appliances with
three prong plugs. Never remove
the third prong. It is a safety
Extension cords
feature designed to reduce
chances of shock or electrocution;
When disconnecting cord from
outlets, always pull on the plug
rather than the cord itself;
Discard any old, cracked, worn
or damaged extension cords;
Don’t plug in appliances that
draw more watts than the rating
of the cord. Check this by ex
amining the cord to see what its
wattage rating is. Use heavy-duty
cords
for
high-w attage
appliances;
Use cords labeled for outdoor
use when using tools and garden
products outside the home;
Plug into an outlet protected by
a ground-fault circuit interrupter,
which shuts down power in
milliseconds if a person is expos
ed to a hazard capable of causing
electrocution or electrical bum;
Don’t run cords under carpets
or mgs because they keep cords
from releasing heat.
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Coloring contest winners
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(L-R) Volunteers Betty Tanner, Sandi Arntt, director Joyce
Breeding and Cory Breeding help fix Christmas baskets.
Sixty-one families will receive
Christmas baskets this year, “ up
a little bit from last year,” says
Joyce Breeding, Heppner
Neighborhood Center director.
The baskets will include
everything from cereal to turkey
to snacks--everything for
Christmas dinner and all the trim
mings as well as food for
Christmas day breakfast and
lunch. The baskets were
delivered Monday, Dec. 23.
Breeding says that the center
purchases the food for the baskets
from donations to the center.
“ We always take donations,” she
added. Families also receive
Christmas gifts with their food
baskets. This year the classes at
Heppner Elementary “ adopted”
seven area families and provid
ed them with gifts. “ The com
munity has really been behind us
this year,” said Betty Tanner, a
volunteer.
The center has been wrapping
gifts since July. A regular
volunteer crew of about 11 helps
Breeding with her preparations
and additional volunteers turn out
to help at Christmas time.
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Photo by Joyco Hughes
Winners of the Soroptimist Christmas coloring contest are:
back row right to left: third & fourth grade first-Ashley Ropp,
second-Jenny Williams, third-Kimberly Hansen; first & second
grade first-Olivia Sagely, second-Samuel VanLiew, third-(front
l-r) Trevor Rhea; pre-school kindergarten third-Krystal Nairns,
second-Kien Nairns, first-Richard Wick.
the Wall
New Year’s Eve Party
At The Elks
December 31, 1991
8:30 p.m. Live music by
Howard Taylor Duo
Midnight: New Year’s
Party Favors
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Party Snacks
Heppner Elks Lodge 358
,
When- Friends M eet"
142 N. Main
676-9181
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By Merlyrn Robinson
Ho, ho, ho! It’s time to count your blessings, especially before
inventory and income tax computation times. My blessings are in
deed overflowing as I try to weed out a 40 year old collection of
worthless valuables.
The older generation is preparing to evacuate the house for a double
wide manufactured home that bow has a resting spot thanks to the
hard-working Miller family gophers.
It’s time for the next generation to split wood and fall down the
stairs. Even though I’m sacrificing disposables that were supposed
to be thrown away in the first place. But it’s hard to part with things,
even if they haven’t been used for 20 years.
A large costume party could have been outfitted with clothing saved
from the 50s and 60s. But some of those articles don’t seem as
ridiculous as some of today’s fashions.
If baggy clothing had been the style way back when, I wouldn’t
have to give up on dresses that fit like a second skin. And it wasn’t
just a female fashion. I remember when our oldest son had to have
his pants tapered in—even though tight pants prevented him from ty
ing his shoes. Maybe that’s why bell-bottom pants became fashionable
again, so men wouldn’t end up singing soprano.
Oh yes, I saved the church-going perky little hats with funky fur,
feathers or flowers; each with matching gloves. However, I did away
with the saddle shoes that have been replaced by Nikes. Now that
short skirts are back in style, my old ones seem to have shrunk around
the waistband, (from lack of use. I’m sure). But there’s no shortage
of material here as I saved every scrap from everything I ever fashion
ed. Bags of material and trim put Santa’s load to shame.
I really thought I got rid of excess kitchen ware when our kids
moved into apartments during their college years. But when that
vigilance relaxed which prevented a favorite skillet from walking out
the door, unused kettles in a deep cupboard seemed to have multiplied.
Now you take my junk drawers-and I wish someone would. It’s
time to trash things that can’t be identified or the parts for an old
appliance that long ago met its demise. I’ve occasionally been suprised
by things hidden in the back of a refrigerator, but that doesn’t hold
a candle to the contents of a well stuffed deep closet.
I’m told that we come into the world with nothing. And I’m sure
I’ll have half of it left after this move. I’ve also acknowledged that
many brain cells have been lost or I wouldn’t have acquired so much
junk.
But the one thing that is going to make me smile a lot is the oppor
tunity to leave behind the collection of stored items by our offspring.
Have a good holiday. And if Santa doesn’t give you everything
you are hoping for, stop by. I’m sure I can find a white elephant
gift just for you.
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Joyous Tidings
Experience all the delights that this holiday brings. You’ve been
a delight to know and serve. Thanks, friends.
Cliff, Cindy, Peggy, Ralene and Derek
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