If you are thinking what to do with your Christmas tree after the holidays, think about recycling!!
Just drop your tree off at one of the following locations:
Richland Swimming Pool – 2001 Swift Blvd
Badger Mountain Park – 350 Keene Road
Horn Rapids Landfill off Highway 240
ABCO Wood Recycling – 2994 Twin Bridges Road
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program
The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community.
This holiday season, there is an estimated 5,000 children in the Mid-Columbia in which the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is trying to collect toys for. The age range of toys needed is for 10 years and younger. They try to get each child a stuffed animal, one nice gift and two less expensive gifts with totals around $70 to $80 per child. They know times are tough, but at this point they want to get all they can get in order to provide all 5,000 children with toys.
If you are in the area and are able to donate, please drop off toys at one of the following U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots locations.
BENTON CITY WA
AMERICAN LEGION / 908 Dale Ave
RICHLAND WA
WAL-MART / 2801 DUPORTAIL
BIG LOTS / 1743 G.W. WAY
TY”S TAVERN / 3880 Van Geisen St
PURCISION POOCH / 1257A Guyer Ave
APPLE BEES / 43 Columbia Pointe Dr
VFW POST 7952 / 1369 GWY
AREVA / 2101 Horns Rapid Rd
CHUCKY CHEESE / 1300 N. Columbia Center BLVD
KENNEWICK WA
TOYRUS / 1321 N. COLUMBIA BLVD SUITE 821
BIG LOTS / 3019 W. KENNEWICK AVE.
GRANNY’S BUFFET / 6821 WEST CANAL DRIVE
FULL THROTTLE MOTORCYCLE SHOP /135 VISTA WAY SUIT E
APPLE BEES / 606 N. Columbia Center BLVD
OLD COUNTRY BUFFETT / 1321 N. Columbia Center BLVD
COLUMBIA VALLEY CHIROPRACTIC / Center 2411 S. Union St STE C
GRANDRIDGE DENTAL / 7103 W. Grandridge Ste G
MARINE RECRUITING STATION / 8390 W. Gage Blvd
DSHS / Canal and Edison
TRI CITITES COUNTRY CLUB / 314 Underwood St
LOCAL 112 IBEW / 2637 W. Albany Ave
TOYOTA
HARLEY DAVIDSON
KNDU / 3312 W. Kennewick Ave
KIMOS
PASCO WA
WAL-MART / 4820 NORTH ROAD 68
AMERICAN LEGION / 1029 W. Sylvester
MC CURLEY CHEVY / 1325 N. Auto Plex Way
Also appearing are specialty and gourmet foods including:
Again this year, the Tri-Cities Children’s Hospital Guild is presenting there wonderful Christmas Home Tour on Decemeber 5, 2009.
You can visit 7 beautifully decorated holiday homes, with all proceeds benefiting children from Benton and Franklin counties through the Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center’s uncompensated care program.
Tickets can be purchase at Beaver Bark in Richland; HL2 Accents in Pasco; Gadgets & Goodies in Kennewick, and Sister to Sister in Prosser, at a cost of $15.00. For more information visit: www.tcchguilds.org
The time is nearing and now with the snowy weather here in the Tri-Cities, more and more little people will be staying indoors and readying themselves for Christmas. Is there a new baby in your family? If the little one is mobile, you might want to rethink some of your old decorations – like all those sparkles and lights? Those special sparkly things will draw a baby in like nobody’s business! Just take a few extra precautions to prevent an accident. Check out these few tips:
The Tree
If you’ll have a Christmas tree this season be careful with what’s in reach of crawlers or toddlers. Keep glass or sharp ornaments off the bottom of the tree, with only plastic or wooden ornaments on the (lower branches). Keep in mind too that branches are also easy things to grab. You certainly don’t want the whole tree tumbling down. Suggested by the founder of Positive Parent Coaching Inc., is for the first few years, buy a four-foot tree and placed in on a table atop a pretty cloth. That was it is festive but out of reach, and if you can’t sacrifice the 8-foot tall sparkling wonder – baby gates are an option.
The accessories
There’s no need to throw out all of your festive decor, but make sure you aren’t placing anything dangerous within the baby’s grasp. Check garlands and wreaths for small things that could be ripped off and eaten, and if you’re buying dreidels, make sure they’re too big for baby’s mouth. Also, be wary of older strands of lights that might get very hot. Candles should be kept out of reach too. Mistletoe and holly can be toxic, so secure them where they can’t be easily knocked loose.
The gifts
If your holidays are usually punctuated by mounds of packaging, just keep an eye out for anything that could be too sharp or too small. While a wad of wrapping paper can actually make for a decent toddler distraction, we’ll warn you that ribbons and bows can be wrapped around baby’s neck or even eaten, which is especially dangerous if held together by a staple. Also, quickly toss any plastic packaging left lying around when gifts are opened, which can be a suffocation hazard.
The goodies
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas – there is one thing that pretty much all holidays have in common – lots of food! Watch out for hot dishes or pans. When you lay out the buffet do a quick check to push anything back that a baby or toddler could reach and possibly get burned from. Consider setting up a special baby-safe room, away from the hustle and bustle of the kitchen, where holidays games, crafts or silly toys will keep the little ones away from potential accidents.
