18 — Friday, October 14, 1994 - North Shore News Be Ep HG ch Sit, qjaare on Caution stop kitchen f THE MAJORITY of acciden- tal fires in the home start in the kitchen. Property damage could be drastically reduced if people only knew what to do when confronted with a kitchen fire. HOT TIPS By North Vancouver District Fire Department District of North Vancouver Fire Services suggests the follow- ing steps when confronted with a fire in the kitch=n: @ If the fire is confined to a pan on top of the stove, slide the lid across the pan and leave -it there. De not attempt to move the pan outdoors because you may burn yourself or spread the fire. Never throw water or flour on a burning pan. Water will spread the flames and flour will actually explode! Do not turn on the exhaust fan over the stove. This would suck the fire inside the walls of your home. If the fire is in your oven, turn off the heat, and leave the door closed to cut off the fire’s air supply. This action should smother the fire. ires Install a fire extinguisher in the kitchen. Make sure it is easily accessible in the event of a grease or oven fire. When purchasing a fire extinguisher for kitchen use, make sure the extinguisher is rated for class ABC fires to ensure its acceptability for use on kitchen fires. i If the fire is too large to safely cover or for your fire extinguisher, leave the house immediately, and call the fire department from a neighbor’s telephone. Trying to fight a fire yourself when it is too large can cause far more extensive damage, and can result in more serious, unnecessary injury. & As a preventive action, keep your cooking appliances — includ- ing stovetops, burners, oven, and broilers —- clean. Built-up grease can flare up easily, causing danger- ous and damaging fires. Keep com- bustible. materials — paper towels, dish towels, paper bags, cookbooks, and food packaging — away from the stove or other heat source. Keep your kitchen fire-safe. For further information on keep- ing your home safe from fire, con- tact District of North Vancouver Fire Services non-emergency num- ber, 980-7575, or contact your local fire department. Kids’ furniture has washable finishes From page 20 chairs, tables, toy-boxes and step- stools special. The colors have a muted, translucent glow, subtly blended from a warm yellow toa strong red. Bebris uses acrylics that are carefully layered with coats of var- nish and color. The final coat is * - non-toxic and washable. The patterns are in contrasting colors and have a doodled. sponta- neous effect. The, Kidinsky line is reminiscent of early abstract art, and Zebra is, what else, the mest strikingly striped little horses. It comes in contrasting colors of yellow and violet. The table would ’ be as striking in an entrance hall or living room as in a child’s room. Bebris gives her designs to a cabinet maker who obviously knows his trade. All pieces are beautifully crafted from solid pine or birch plywood. They are sturdy, have rounded edges and look capa- ble of standing up to several gener- ations of rambunctious little kids. The latest addition to the line is a small adaptation of the Adirondak chair which, for generations, has been synonymous with an evening on the porch. But this version comes in subtly blended greens with painted leaves, rather than in the standard brown - stain. Bebris’ furniture is growing quite literaily. I understand that a line of furniture for adults is in the making. But, in the meantime, other ideas have taken shape. There is a line of place mats, bright and colorful little paintings that were done on canvas, again in several [ayers of paint and varnish. And with chairs, tables and place mats, could floor cloths be far behind? My favorite floor cloth design is a runner which was inspired by a photo of the shallow river bed at the Adams River. Through the clear water the stones appear mottled in several shades of grey and green, perfectly balanced by bright orange salmons. You can admire the Salmon Runner and the furniture at Bebris’ open house on the northwest corner of East Windsor and St. Georges Avenue on Sunday, Nov. 13, from 1to5 p.m. Edith Saatkamp is an interior designer who teaches design and decoration on the North Shore. PANSIES Plant now. Will give you a good show from now until next sum- mer. Hardy flowers. 8 per box ....... 2% leah 58 i qe 2 PRIA PASS EET MT RAPALA NOTRE Tiled EA, Na OT UE ahs dP g Home was built by Prairie couple From page 16 labor of love. They searched out other her- itage homes throughout the Lower Mainland, that were being demol- ished, and used building material from them wherever possible. They tried to restore their home to as close to as original appear- ance as they could. The stained glass windows were duplicated from original old photos that they were able to obtain. The interior wood is being returned to its origina! fir wood- grain finish throughout the house. They have even gone so far as to replace kitchen and bathroom fixtures to cast iron once more. They told me that it took six peo- ple to carry the six-foot cast iron bathtub to the upstairs bathroom. The Wetzlmayrs had become so involved with their home — its restoration and its history — that they made contact with relatives of the original owners. They enlightened me as to ils past. George and Mary Kerr arrived in Vancouver in [905. George was a retired farmer from Souris, Manitoba, where he had also been employed as an alderman, a mayor, a school trustee, and a jus- tice of the peace. De papa Te a IE: * Cello ° Beauly Grass © Ribbon ® Cello Bags ® Shrink Domes anetnasie EINES Bae ME fel YE Ba ADEA REELS TORS They had five children and the house, which was started in 1910 and finished by Christmas 1911. 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