The Citizen, 2012-12-20, Page 33THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2012. PAGE 33.
Merry Christmas
from
Paul, Karen & family
PAUL COOK
ELECTRIC
519-357-1537
Let the Christmas spirit
light up your home this
Holiday season.
Thank you for your patronage!
HURON INSURANCE
MANAGERS GROUP
Best Wishes from: Doug, Corrie, Michelle, Todd,
Marlene, Susan, Nicole, Marian, Phyliss & Alix
With glad tidings to all our clients and friends at this
joyous time of year. We truly value your business and
wish everyone all the best in the coming year.
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environment and recycle your tree
once the holidays are over. Some
recycling centres will pick them up
for free or a small fee.
• Consider giving food as a gift.
Food is consumable, doesn’t take up
space and locally grown food does
not require shipping or wasteful
packaging. It’s an ideal gift for those
who already have everything.
• Cut back on holiday decor. Most
people love showcasing their
Christmas spirit with decorations.
However, many decorative products
are produced overseas and shipped
over to North America on large
vessels that require a lot of fuel.
Think about reducing your
decorations or replacing plastic and
metal decorations with all-natural
options. Branches of holly or twigs
tied with ribbon to form a natural
wreath are just as decorative as
store-bought plastic decorations.
• Don’t leave lights on for
extended periods of time. Homes
and businesses bedecked in holiday
lights are staples of the season.
However, extra lights, inflatable
lawn Santas and other accessories
consume substantial amounts of
energy. Instead of leaving lights and
other decorative items running for
hours each night, turn them off after
a little while to save energy.
• Donate money in lieu of gifts.
Choose environmentally responsible
charities and donate funds to their
efforts in the name of people who do
not need another package of
pajamas.
• Use decomposable shipping
peanuts. Shipping peanuts are
environmentally friendly packing
products that are made from
cornstarch. When they come in
contact with water, they dissolve –
making for easy clean-up and less
trash.
• Donate unused gifts. Nearly
everyone gets an unwanted gift
come the holiday season. Instead of
putting items in the trash or taking
them back to the store, donate gifts
you’ll never use to a charity or a
thrift shop.
• Wrap gifts with wrapping paper
alternatives. Wrapping paper is a
luxury item and one that tends to be
wasteful. There are many items
around the house that can be
recycled into decorative gift wrap.
Sew scraps of fabric together for a
patchwork bag or use glossy photos
from a fashion magazine to papier
mâché a box. When you think
creatively, you’re bound to come up
with some very usable and eco-
friendly ideas.
Although many people tend to go
overboard for the holidays, getting
into the holiday spirit does not have
to be unfriendly to the environment.
to all my
customers and
friends
Patricia
Beuermann
Registered
Massage Therapist
and Kinesiologist
80 McDonald Dr.,
Brussels
519-887-8246
From everyone at the
Schimanski Family Funeral Home
Merry Christmas
and all the best in the New Year
from Frank, Jennie & Family
SCHIMANSKI FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
This Christmas season, we’d like to join you and yours
in a prayer for harmony, understanding and peace.
As we give thanks to the Lord, we’d also like to
acknowledge all the people who have given to us their
friendship and generous support. Merry Christmas!
Chris TenPas
RDMT Massage & Reflexology and
B & C Wellness Co.
Shaklee Distributors
Brussels 519-887-9309
Food makes a good green gift
Err on the side of caution with Christmas lightsMS –Holiday lighting displaysare a beloved holiday tradition.Many families enjoy illuminating
their homes with decorative lights,
and some communities even reward
the household that goes above and
beyond with their holiday lighting
display.
But as enjoyable and eye-catching
as such displays can be, they also
can be equally as dangerous.
Hanging lights carries a certain
degree of risk, and it’s best for
homeowners to be as cautious as
possible when erecting their holidaylighting displays.• Start with the lights. Inspecting
the lights is an important part of
creating a safe holiday lighting
display, and this inspection should
occur before you begin decorating.
Examine each string of lights for
damaged wires, including any loose
connections or broken sockets.
Discard any damaged sets before
decorating. If your inspection turns
up any burned out bulbs, always
replace the older bulbs with new
bulbs of the same wattage. In thepast, a good rule of thumb was tolimit each extension cord to no more
than three sets of lights. However, if
using LED bulbs, which consume as
much as 90 per cent less energy than
traditional incandescent bulbs, you
can have more sets connected to a
single extension cord.
After inspecting the lights, inspect
the other tools you will be using.
Make sure the ladder is sturdy and
that your staple gun and other tools
are ready to be used. If any tools fail
your inspection, delay the decoratinguntil you can find adequatereplacements.
• Only decorate in the daytime.
Sunlight can be sparse during theholiday season, when the sun goesdown before many working men and
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