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Show COOLING TIMES FIRE DEPARTMENT NOTES - SEPTEMBER 15,1996 - 3 one thing that will save your life if a We would like to thank you all for the care you have used this summer. We have the potential for a wildfire in fire starts while you are asleep. We have talked about things, such as smoking, which can result in a delayed fire if the butt is not completely extinguished. the valley. but you are ensuring that it Here is a new one. A resident used AS THE WORLD TURNS Shine on Harvest Moon New Moon...Thurs...Sept 12th Rises....7:16 am Sets 9:07pm doesn’t happen. We pass along what we hope is useful information, but like in everything else, it is the individual citizen that makes the difference. The past month has abeen relative- a toaster to toast a couple of slices of bread. The toast popped up, the party removed the bread and went over to the Rises...6:55pm....Sets..6:25am TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE FULL HARVEST MOON on table to eat. In a short while, smoke was smelled. What happened? The ly quiet where fires are concerned: a toaster popped up, but the heating vehicle fire was extinguished before we got there and an alert resident found a elements remained on, and the case of lit cigarette butt along the road. nearby wall. We have so many potential sources of fire that we nwd to We will soon be lighting our fire- Full Moon...Thurs...Sept 26th the toaster got hot enough to discolor a places and woodburners for the first time this fall. Please check your chimneys for creosote build up and inspect minimize those that we can, but the area where the pipe goes through the roof for signs of overheating. being tragic. Floyd Stoughton, Fire Chief sometimes bad things happen. Smoke alarms can keep these events from Sept. 26th. The beginning (5:12 pm) will be visible in eastern and central regions of the US. and Canada; Totality is from 7:19 pm to 8:29 pm; and the end (10:36 pm) will be visible in North America and Hawaii. Autumnal Equinox occurs Sunday Sept 22nd when the Sun passes from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere. Remember to keep your smoke alarms in working order. They are the : LUMB ECLIPSE? Planet Sightings...Lookfor Mercury shining its brightest of the year for a number of mornings before sunrise well to the left of brilliant Venus. The Moon is near Venus on the evening of the 8th near Jupiter in the SW after dusk on the 18th. Draconid Meteor Showers...9pm, Oct 9th from the NW. (10/20 per hour). Excerpted from Old Farma‘ 3' Almanac —Jennifer Redding IT’S AN “I’M GLAD TO BE ALIVE” PA RTYI Sept. 28th, 6:30 pm, 144 Buchanan. Pot luck, BYOB. Let’s celebrate life. Fritz “Lightning Strike” Bachman (259—3839 after the 24th). CANYON NURSERY STARK BROTHERS BARE ROOT FRUIT TREES—SHADE TREES Have Arrived HUGE SELECTION—Reserve yours Now FREE CASTLE VALLEY DELIVERY 275 WILLIAMS WAY 259-8274 |