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Show Insulation helps lower energy costs How much will you pay to air-condition air-condition your home this summer? probably more than last year, say energy experts, because of the way electricity prices continue to soar. One way that you can lower energy bills-and bills-and inside temperatures is with insulation. Insulation can help keep heat from entering your home when it's hot out. that keeps the house cooler and you can use the air conditioner less. It's also more economical to buy insulation in-sulation in the summertime than during dur-ing the winter months. Many retail outlets sponsor insulation or home improvement im-provement sales in the "off-season". If you install the insulation yourself, you stand to save even more. The best place to start insulating, say experts of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, a leading building materials manufacturer, is ) the attic. It's the area that's responsi-' responsi-' ble for up to 33 percent of the home's total heat gain or in the winter months, heat loss according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE also says walls account for another 33 percent per-cent and windows doors, 24 percent. If you're a do-it-yourselfer you'll probably pro-bably choose glass fiber batts. They're the most reliable in performance and easiest to install. I Here are some other tips to help you I fight high summer energy bills: . Caulking and weatherstripping doors and windows can help you keep cooler in summer and reduce electrical demands significantly. Clean the internal coils on an air conditioner with a damp rag or soft brush. Follow with vacuuming. Foam filters should be washed or changed at least once a month. Place air conditioning condi-tioning window units on the north side of the house or in the shade. A ' 1 :: r ;.-r I ; V 7 . ; -j ' . ! . , ( "fir;--- - x " , i i "' f ' ' t- .si ; : 1 ; f ": . , i " ' , - -: '-"."' ."C:n. I r : ' ' ; i ' . t m - ' I; t . . ' - ' '-j 1 ' . . .' ;, . , . : i f. ' -i ' ' : ' ' I i nt r-LAb raising ceremony may just have been the highlight of the entire Pioneer Day Celebration. Boy Scouts and mountain moun-tain men posted the colors and saluted the flag with a muzzleloader blast. i f : r I -I,' , I 1 : t t ' ' U" ' ' .: ' - - t ' ' . '. - I v j ' . I '' K "' ' 1 ! - "V ' , - ' t f . : . . 1 1 1 . ' : : ' , : fn." i BOY SCOUTS and leaders marched and played prior to the flag raising at the Bicentennial Pavilion Monday during breakfast in the park. |