Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 31, 1990 TAG: 9007310188
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: E-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Tammy Poole
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
A: Pictures of the Washington Redskins are available by writing to: Pictures, Washington Redskins, P.O. Box 17247, Dulles Airport, Washington, D.C. 20041.
Individual player's pictures (black and white glossies) are $2.95 each. An 8-by-10 color picture of the entire team costs $4.95. Make your check payable to the Redskins.
Q: Will you please give me the address in Richmond where I can write about abuse to the elderly? - B.R., Lexington
A: For complaints about nursing homes and adult care homes, contact Virginia Dize, state long-term care ombudsman with the state Department for the Aging. The phone number is (800) 552-3402.
Non-institutional complaints go to the local Department of Social Services' Adult Protective Services office. In Lexington, call 463-7143; in Roanoke, call 981-2245.
Picnic cooker recall
A manufacturer of outdoor picnic equipment is recalling hoses for 30,000 smoker-cookers because of possible fire hazards.
The Coleman Co. Inc. recalled the hoses that connect to the propane gas tanks of its "Cookin' Machines" because they may loosen from the valve connection after repeated use. If the hose should loosen when the valve is on, fuel may leak from the hose and could present a risk of injury or property damage if ignited, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There have been at least five reported incidents of loosened hoses causing fire damage.
The potentially hazardous hoses are installed on cookers manufactured by the Kansas-based company between November 1987 and March 1989.
Consumers should immediately discontinue use of the cookers and contact Coleman at (800) 835-3278 for instructions on free replacement of the hoses.
by CNB