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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1976
Page
5
Decor Score advises pairing chrome and glass with warm textures such as textured Haitian cottons handwoven wools and rich upholstery. Use wood paneling, bold fabrics, and varied materials like cane leather and stoneware to create a lively, inviting space.
Andy Lang explains a simple test to distinguish wet damp and dry sand for concrete mixes. He outlines a pattern to cut foam rubber seat covers and gives tips on trimming old screwdriver tips and safe wrench handling.
Firemen warn ornamental window bars can trap families during fires with children at risk. Experts urge removable grates or quick-opening latches, interior access, and avoid dead bolt locks that lock from inside. Advocates include smoke detectors, two story ladder, and practiced family fire drills for safe escape.
Read guidance from Leslie Wood on restoring damaged wood surfaces without full refinishing. Methods include paste wax with linseed oil, rottenstone paste, wax with steel wool, iron press, naphtha cleaning, and shellac fills, plus coloring agents for various woods. A free care booklet is available from Johnson Wax in Los Angeles.
Desert Botanical Garden offers a six week series led by garden director W H Earle on desert formation plant identification cacti and succulents and landscape uses. The program ends with a field trip to Pinnacle Peak. Classes run five Wednesdays 2:30 to 4:30 p m with free admission for members and a $10 fee for non members.
The Camelback Mountain home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Stodola, a national Hexter Awards Interiors of the Year winner, will be featured on a public home tour Saturday. Sponsored by ASID and Scottsdale Community College, the event runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a $3 fee and no advance registration.
A Thursday evening non credit class at Scottsdale Community College starts March 25 on growing house plants and terrarium construction. Instructor Sherry Couch covers plant selection soil, propagation, fertilization and watering with a lab for terrarium creation. Fee 15 dollars meets 7 to 9 pm at Desert Shadows Middle School and registration is via the SCC admissions office.
Betsy Nash Ph D plant ecology specialist and Scottsdale Community College instructor will discuss air pollution effects on plants with comparisons between eastern and western regions. The Grinnell Natural History Society meets Saturday at 7 30 p m in Machan Community School library 2140 E Virginia Phoenix.
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