Archive for October, 2008

Gazette Opinion: Timely tests for fire safety at home - Billings Gazette

Friday, October 31st, 2008

When Americans turn their clocks back one hour this weekend to mark the end of daylight savings time, they should also check home smoke detectors. One home structure fire was reported every 79 seconds last year in the United States, according to the …


Letter: Outdoor wood stove ordinance not good policy - Bemidji Pioneer

Friday, October 31st, 2008
Letter: Outdoor wood stove ordinance not good policy
Bemidji Pioneer, MN - 27 minutes ago
The proposed outdoor wood stove ordinance has the potential of affecting many Bemidji residents who choose to heat their homes with wood.


Lessard: Pick a focal point for living room and design from there - Online Athens

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Lessard: Pick a focal point for living room and design from there
Online Athens, GA - 4 minutes ago
One of the narrow walls has an electric fireplace; the opposite wall features red brick behind a brick hearth and wood stove, which is flanked by the


Wine Jones: Keeping it cool - Sierra Sun

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Almost every wine drinker at one time or another will begin to collect bottles of one or more favorite wines. It is hard to pass up a “good” buy, or not to pick up a few bottles of that extremely delicious wine you found while visiting a winery …


Firewood is a hot seller - Taunton Daily Gazette

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Firewood is a hot seller
Taunton Daily Gazette,  USA - 37 minutes ago
“The best way to run a wood stove is to mix in some partially-seasoned with some fully-seasoned,” said Jennifer Mitchell, office manager at Newcomb’s Tree


Firewood is a hot seller - Patriot Ledger

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

If cooler nights have you thinking of relaxing by a fire, you should stock up on firewood now, as wood has become a popular source of heating this year. The best time to order firewood is in the spring or summer, so many local suppliers are nearly …


Natural Heat - Aptos Times

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Natural Heat
Aptos Times, CA - 54 minutes ago
Wood stoves today are returning in popularity thanks to more than a decade of research and development by stove manufacturers. Porcelain, soapstone and cast


Wood Stove Blamed In Greencastle House Fire - WHAG

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Wood Stove Blamed In Greencastle House Fire
WHAG, MD - 28 minutes ago
GREENCASTLE, PA - Officials say a house in Greencastle was severely damaged Wednesday night after a wood stove caught on fire. Two people were at home when


TAJIKS FEAR ANOTHER COLD WINTER WITHOUT HEAT OR ELECTRICITY - EurasiaNet

Thursday, October 30th, 2008
TAJIKS FEAR ANOTHER COLD WINTER WITHOUT HEAT OR ELECTRICITY
EurasiaNet, NY - 50 minutes ago
“As soon as we get our October salary, we’ll buy a wood-burning stove, and then our preparation for the winter will be complete,” says the schoolteacher in


UPDATED - Wood stove to blame for fire - The Observer

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A poorly installed wood stove is the cause of an early Wednesday Mackenzie Street blaze, say Sarnia Fire investigators. The stove, which was installed illegally without a building permit, was installed too close to flammable materials and caused the …