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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10, 1907 Community ers around your home, provide plenty of large, deep ashtrays and check them frequently. Continued from Page 18 Cigarette butts can smolder and cause a trash fire, so completely ard. An annua! average of 6, 700 douse cigarette butts with wahome fires are caused by candles ter before discarding or flush every year, with 87 associated them down the toilet. After a deaths and 587 injuries. Nearly party, always check inside and $59 million in property damage under upholstery and cushions results from candle fires every and inside trash cans for cigayear. Follow these fire preven- rette butts that may be smoldertion tips from the NFPA to help ing. If you have children in your keep your family safer during home, keep matches and lightthe holidays: ers up high, out of their sight Holiday lighting - Take care and reach (preferably in a locked when burning candles. Be sure cabinet). Ask visitors who are candles are' placed in sturdy, smokers to keep their smoking holders, and materials with them when they are kept well away from deco- are visiting in your home. rations and other combustible Christmas trees - Choose a materials. Check candles fre- fresh Christmas tree, and put it quently to make sure they don't in a stand designed not to tip bum down too far or drip hot over. Place the tree well away wax. Don't leave children unat- from heat sources and exits, and tended in a room with lit water it constantly. If you purcandles,, and always keep chase an artificial tree, be sure candles, as well as matches and it is labeled as lighters, up high, out of the When decorating with lights, be reach of children (preferably sure to purchase only those that stored in a locked cabinet). Don't bear the mark of a testing labodisplay lighted candles in win- ratory. Replace any frayed or dows or near exits in case you damaged cords. For outside deconeed these to escape. Under no rations, use only those lights circumstances is it safe to use labeled for outdoor use. Bring candles to decorate Christmas outdoor lights inside following trees! Keep flashlights and fresh the holidays so they are not dambatteries on hand to use for aged by extended exposure to lighting in the event of a power harsh weather conditions. Aloutage. ways unplug all lights before Use leaving home or going to sleep Holiday entertaining caution with holiday decorations and don't overload electrical out- Safety Tips non-combusti- How do I shop for an energy efficient apartment? Answer by Leona K. Hawks, USU Extension Housing and Home Management Specialist. If you are shopping for an apartment, remember that utility bills add up quickly. If you are willing to take some time researching and asking questions as you shop, it will pay off when your utility bills arrive. Check utility records. Ask the former resident or someone who lives in the apartment complex what the approximate utility costs are. If you want exact figures, get written consent from the previous occupant, owner or apartment manager and go to the utility company for past records. Realize, however, that your lifestyle and energy use may differ from previous tenants, so your bills may too. Check heating and cooling systems. These are the biggest energy users. Ask if there is a central heating system for the apartment, if it is gas, electric or oil, and if you would have your own thermostat and could control the temperature. In many areas of Utah, gas is one of the least expensive methods of heating a house. Look at windows and doors. These are the areas of the most heat and cooling loss. South-facin- g lets. Use only battery-operate- d windows can be an asset in the lights ifyou have a metal Christ- winter since they let in warming mas tree, or decorate without but can create overheat-ingproblesunlight, lighting. in the summer. North windows can contribute to Submitted by the Fredonia Fire facing loss. Look for double-pan- e heat Department. You're all invited to come by and see the new fire See ENERGY, Page 16 engine that recently arrived. There's no place like home ... Stop by the Sound RoomRadio Shack for an excellent selection of toys, stereos, computers and videos for Christmas! Kanab Senior Citizen Doins1 Menu fire-retarda- nt. and whenever possible, choose those made with flame-retardant or mate- non-combusti- rials. When cooking for holiday visitors, remember to keep an eye on the range. Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the U. S., so "stand by your pan! If there are smok December beef December chops December steak & meat sauce December Meals include salad and vegetable of the day as applicable. A drink and dessert are included. 10-Roa- st 12-Po- rk 15-Swi- ss 17-Spagh- etti Activities Kanab Center will host its third annual Christmas Dinner and Party on Thursday, December 18. Festivities will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a turkey dinner and all the trimmings. Following dinner will be a white elephant gift exchange. Please RSVP to the center by December 15. will be here for help with hearing December problems. Call the center for an appointment. December Health Service will be here for blood pressure and blood sugar testing before lunch. For more information or to request any activity, please call the center at CHRISTMAS PARTY-Th- e 15-Je- ff 17-Olst- on 644-525- 0. T Tired c2 your old cabinets? Are they Soiling apart? Let us remodel your kitchen Featuring i ail year! i iGive the gift that lasts ... I . 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