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Pees owe eee oS SS nee Page 6, News, Wednesday, October 12, 1988 Thank You Sincere thank you to all my friends for cards, flowers, gifts, phone calls, visits and baking | received following surgery. Special thanks to Dr. Ballantyne, Dr. Keith Wilkes, Rev. Ernie Hunt, Rev. David Sparks, Women of the Moose and Afternoon Auxiliary to the Community Church. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated and will never be forgotten. Sincerely Sadie Benko Thank You to Dr. K. Wilkes, nurses and staff of McCausland Hospital for the excellent care while | was a patient. Special thanks to my family and friends for the beautiful floral arrangements, fruit basket, gifts and cards. Your thoughtfulness and daily visits were much appreciated. Sincerely Judy Nicol Thank You | wish to thank all you kind people who arranged the tea-party in my honour and also to all who attended. The gifts were lovely and really appreciated and | thank you very much. God Bless You, Lilian Christie Fire Prevention Week: Earlier this summer, children in the Tot Lot Program learned about fire equipement when they visited the fire trucks and Parents, however, about home fire safety. a hot topic of discussion Terrace Bay Fire Dept. must teach their kids Remembrance Day Wreaths Bhe Royal Canadian Legtow Terrace Bay Branch 223 Terrace Bay, Ontario The Royal Canadian Legion Terrace Bay Branch 223 is now accepting orders for wreaths to commemorate Remembrance Day. If your firm or organization wishes to order a wreath, please contact the Legion at 825-3864. Our representative will call on you and show you what is available. To avoid delay, place your order early. Birth Anno Joe & Marina Mykietyn are pleased to announce the arrival of their first child, A Daughter, Jolanta Patricia Born September 8, 1988 Weighing 7 lbs 10 ozs. Proud Grandparents are Mr. & Mrs. Robin Moore, Mr. Bob Mykietyn of Schreiber and Mrs. Agnes Jacques of Drummondville Quebec. We would also like to thank Dr. Wilkes, nurses and staff of McCausland Hospital for their excellent care extended to us. Thank you, Joe, Marina & Jolanda Cem Birth Annojntement Cote, Martin is pleased to announce the arrival of his baby brother, Patrick Marcel. Born September 20, at 1:18 p.m. at Port Arthur General Hospital weighing 8 Ibs. 15 ozs. Proud parents are Gaston & Lucie. Proud Grandparents are Marcel & Marie Rose Nadeau of Quebec and Marcel and Alphonsine Cote of Quebec City. os on Thanks to Dr. Malloy and Racycki and also the nursing staff. A grease fire can go a long way to ruin your day. If you have a grease fire, cover the burning pan with a lid, or use an extin- guisher with a rating that includes the letter "B". Turn off the heat. Slide the pan off the hot burner. Leave the lid on until the pan is cool. It is wise to contact the fire department just in case the fire has spread through vents into the attic area. To extinguish grease fires in broilers, close the oven door, tum off the heat; leave the door closed until the broiler is cool. If the fire does not go out, call the fire department. : The moment at which a mate- rial ignites is called the "ignition point." Here is an example: Have you ever popped a pizza box in the oven "just for a second" only to smell the scorched box moments later? That smeli is the cardboard turing into gas. Heat the pizza up, but take it out of the box first. Never touch or attempt to carry a flaming pot. It's too hot to hold, and if you do manage to carry it more than a few feet the contents may spill over, bum your hand and set the home on fire. Protect your hand, smother the flame with a pot lid, turn off the heat and wait. Toys can catch fire or cause the house current must bear the ULC and CSA symbols. The cas- ing of a battery-operated toy must never heat up. Toddlers tend to drag their stuffed toys behind them, so make sure the stuffing and clothes on dolls and teddies are fire resis- tant. Never substitute fuels in fuel- burning space heaters and do not one. Electrical toys that run on. Fire safety and prevention tips fill the tank in the home. Filling it to the brim may also cause prob- lems since fuel expands as it warms up. Remember, a fuel-burning heater gobbles up oxygen and produces carbon monoxide, so use it only in a well-ventilated area. - Combustible liquids form vapours and, given the right cir- cumstances, can self-ignite. A rag soaked in paint thinner, lemon oil, wax or such may smolder and burst into flames all by itself. This is called 'spontaneous com- bustion'. Flammable liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, acetones, adhesives, and paint thinners must be stored in cool, well-ven- tilated areas. Gasoline must be kept in tight- ly capped containers which are approved for gasoline storage, and should never be kept in the home. It goes without saying, but never smoke near a combustible liquid. If you are planning to build your own home, budget for a resi- dential sprinkler system. Too expensive you: say? Talk it over with your home insurance agent. Over the long term, and depend- ing on your policy, you may not only save money, but your life! Mrs. O'Leary's cow really started something. Most people know it started the Great Chicago Fire when it kicked over a lantern and ignited a pile of straw. the resulting fire burned down much of the Illinois capital and claimed many lives. What most people don't know is that Fire Prevention Week is a direct result of that fire. The sec- ond week in October is designed as Fire Prevention Week across the United States and Canada. Many fire departments in Ontario use the week to organize firehall tours and to generally promote safety awareness in their communities. Does your babysitter know what to do in case of a fire? Before you leave a sitter with your most precious possession -- your children -- make sure they know their way around your home and where the exits are. Make sure the sitter under- stands that her first and only important responsibility is to get the children and herself out of the home. Be sure, too, that they know the address and exact location of your home, in case they do need to summon fire, police, ambu- lance or other emergency assis- tance. This information should be posted by the telephone along with emergency phone numbers. A portable lightweight A.B.C. fire extinguisher has a discharge time of up to eight or ten seconds. There is no time to waste. Aim the discharge at the base of the fire and , for a second, keep up the spray after knock-down to reduce the chance of flare-up. Save a few seconds of discharge if you can. Despite your preven- tive efforts, the fire may start up again. Fight a fire only if the home has been evacuated, the fire department has been called, your back is to the exit, the fire is small and contained to one area. And only if you know what you are doing. Never allow a fire to come between you and an exit. Stop, drop and roll. If clothes ever catch on fire, this is what you should do. have the family practice "putting each other out" by rolling one another up in blankets, rugs or towels. The worst thing you can do if your clothes are on fire is run for help.