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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1996
Page
5
The piece notes a shift from charcoal to gas barbecues but highlights briquettes as key for flavor. Lava rocks offer a cheap heat source at about four dollars per bag, while cone shaped rocks reduce splatter and can be flipped to reuse the fresher underside as grease drains.
Hat fire prevention officer Fred Meyer warns the number one risk is barbecues placed too close to houses. He advises a five foot minimum distance from structures, checks hoses for leaks with a soap test, recertifies propane bottles every decade, and uses ceramic briquettes to reduce flare ups.
A reader reports an anonymous note left on her sister Judy’s car body shaming her weight. The note prompts concern over cruel unsolicited comments and urges people to mind their own business and refrain from fat shaming.
Dr W Gifford Jones discusses BSE origins linking it to scrapie in sheep used as cattle feed, notes UK cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease in humans, and warns the virus resists destruction and may spread via meat products and medical tissues. He stresses prevention by stopping unsafe feeding practices.
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