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| Serving the Community of Gardiner Washington | No. 15 - February 2011 |
The
Chief's CornerClallam County Fire District #3
How to prevent a fire hazard in your home
Every year a local home will burn down due to a
fire
caused by undersized extension cord that becomes
overloaded especially during the winter months
when
portable space heaters are used to help heat
their home.
How can you tell if your extension cord
is overloaded.?
Electrical cords that are warm to the
touch can signal
overloading.
Electricity and heat caused by shorts,
overloading or bad
connections go hand in hand. The heat generated
is often
enough to ignite combustibles such as wood
framing,
rugs or even the insulation around the cord or
wire.
The Solution
Replace extension cords that are
undersized or frayed.
Never run extension cords under rugs.
Replace undersized cords with larger-gauged ones
or
plug appliances directly into outlets.
Call an electrician to track down hidden
problems
causing frequently tripping circuit breakers.
Frequently tripping circuit breakers may be
caused by a
defective breaker or possibly a short in the
wiring within
the wall.
Call an electrician to open up and troubleshoot
electrical
boxes that have warm covers.
Check all the light bulbs in your home to make
sure bulb
wattages don’t exceed the fixture’s recommended
maximum.
1,500
If you see charred electrical plugs, appliances
or smell a
plastic burning odor you have a good indication
that you
have a potential threat of a fire.
Heating Equipment
Keep space heaters at least 3 ft. away
from drapes,
bedding and other flammables.
Plug space heaters directly into outlets, not
into
extension cords.
Don’t use space heaters while sleeping
Establish a designated space heater zone in
rooms where
space heaters are used. The zone should be clear
of
blowing drapes and at least 5 ft. away from
other
combustibles.
Steve Vogel
Chief, Clallam County Fire District #3
She was born August 12, 1944,
in Olympia, Washington, to Earl Evi and Francis Ella (Gast)
Ryder. Joyce graduated from Kelso High School in 1962. Soon
after she met and fell in love with Robert Stuart Minty.
They married on January 26, 1963, in Hoodsport, Washington.
After Bob's retirement from the Forest Service, they moved
to Gardiner.
Mrs. Minty is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law
Robert E. and Gracie Minty of San Antonio, Texas, and
Michael S. Minty of Riverside, California; daughters and
son-in-law Marguerite and David Shaffer of Bonney Lake,
Washington, and Janel Minty of Bellevue,
Washington; sisters and brother-in-law Peggy Erb of West
Linn, Oregon, and Arlene and Bob Nesbitt of Port Townsend;
and grandsons Ryan and Kyle Shaffer.
A celebration of life reception was held at the Gardiner
Community Center on Saturday, January 14, 2012, 2:00
pm.
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Garden Espresso and Gift Shop Has New Owner
Meet Merri on Facebook at “The
Garden Espresso and
Gift”
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by
Diane
Martin
The Gardiner Community Church has had the opportunity to assist the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) and Special Tactics men serving as ground support for U.S. and allied Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan. These are largely unknown members of U.S. Air Force Special Operations. These men and women are those we minister to on a regular basis.
Each quarter of the year, February, May, August, and
November, we package and send our boxes of care to these
troops as a mission of support and love from the Gardiner
Community Church and from the Gardiner community. The boxes
include: food and snack items, personal care items and body
wipes and hand sanitizers.
Monetary donations are always appreciated as postage is
expensive. We send over 30 boxes each quarter and supplies
are always needed. Our next boxing day is Saturday, February
19, 2011. If you would like to help contribute, please
contact Diane Martin at 360.797.7515.
We have had a question about sending Girl Scout cookies
being sold now and could we include them for our troops. Yes
we can. After you purchase them and you would like to
deliver them for our troops, you can contact Diane Martin at
360.797.7515.
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Project Linus Update
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Community Garage Sale—May 5th
by Bob McCauley
This year’s Garage Sale is now
scheduled for Saturday, May 5th, starting at 8:00 AM. This
is one of the largest garage sales on the Olympic Peninsula
and has been very successful in the past.
If you would like to rent a table at this year’s sale please contact George DeBruyn at 360-797-7981 or fill out the Registration Form below and mail it, along with your payment, to the Community Center.
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2012 Salmon Derby Set to Go
Boat Haven.
The event uses selective fishery – only clipped-fin
(hatchery) winter blackmouth chinook salmon can be
submitted. In addition to the top prizes, awarded by weight,
there are three Mystery Fish prizes ($1,000, $500, and $500)
that anybody can win. Submitted fish will be inspected but
won’t be collected, so the weigh-in process will be fast and
efficient.
area residents should be sure to come down on Monday, say
hello, enjoy lunch, and join in the festivities. This event,
formerly the Discovery Bay Salmon Derby, is hosted by the
Gardiner Salmon Derby Association, a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit corporation that supports area emergency and other
services, by generating funds from derby ticket sales as
well as from contributions by area residents and businesses.
(This year, the association is funding a Thermal Imaging
Camera (TIC) for use by Clallam County Fire District #3 at
its Diamond Point station. Firefighters use these fantastic
devices, which cost around $10,000, when dealing with
structure fires, in search and rescue, and in other
emergency service applications.
Tickets for the event cost $40 for one day or all three
days.
Tickets are sale at many area merchants, and also on-line
at www.SwainsInc.com.
(Tickets will also be available at the five launch ramps,
but ONLY on Saturday 2/18.) Ticket sales will be limited, so
be sure to get a ticket early!
Contact: Dan Tatum, 360-797-7710
Regular
Events
Exercise
Class,
Wed,
8:30-9:30
am
Yoga
Class,
Tues,
Thurs,
9:00-10:30
am
Community
Center
Board,
1st
Wed,
9:30
am
Jefferson
County
Cemetery
Dist
#3, 1st
Thurs,
7:30
pm
Gardiner
Garden
Club,
2nd
Thurs,
11
am
- 3
pm,
Sep
-
Apr
Community
Center
Board
President
–
Dennis
Martin,
Vice
President
–
Bob
McCauley,
Secretary
–
Steve
Durupt,
Treasurer
–
Linda
Hanel,
Member
–
George
DeBruyn,
Member
–
Suzanne
Rehder,
Member
–
Dick
Hanel
Editor’s
Note
–
by
Bob
McCauley
Welcome
to
the
Community
Newsletter.
The
Newsletter
is
a
tri-annual
publication
of
the
Gardiner
Community
Center
and
is
mailed
to
registered
voter
households
of
Jefferson
County
precincts
101, 102
and
103.
Additional
copies
will
be
available
at
the
Gardiner
Community
Center.
It
is
intended
to
provide
news
and
information
concerning
and
of
interest
to
the
Gardiner
commu-
nity.
•
Articles
will
be
timely
in
content
(events
occurring
one
month
prior
and
one
month
after
publication).
•
Articles
must
be non-political
and
non-commercial,
signed
by
author
for
publication
•
All
articles
and
information
will
be
approved
by
the
Editor
and
the
Gardiner
Community
Center
Board
•
Length
of
articles
may
be
limited
due
to
space
available.
•
We
welcome
articles
submitted
by
residents
of
Gardiner.
•
Deadline
of
one
week
prior
to
publication,
to
be
set
by
Editor,
for
submission
of
articles.
NO
EXCEPTIONS
•
Phone
Editor,
Bob
McCauley,
for
further
information
at 797-2106,
or
by
mail
at
the
Gardiner
Community
Center,
980
Old
Gardiner
Rd,
Sequim,
WA
98382
