New Indoor Recycling Tricks and Local Fair Invite
Family Circle suggests turning banana skins into silver polish and used deodorant bottles into bath oil dispensers. A discarded soft soap container can become a toothpaste dispenser. use old car oil to curb sidewalk grass. create a mini embroidery hoop from a margarine tub. Also, Up Country Carnival runs June 9 to 11 at United Church of Christ Bayberry Liver pool, with Denis Bowman and Chester Drawers ventriloquism at 1 pm Saturday.
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Family Circle
United Church of Christ
Bayberry
Blackberry Road
Liverpool
Denis Bowman
Chester Drawers
America’s blooming bloom country survey says florists grow non traditional demand
A survey by the American Florists Marketing Council finds about one third of florists’ business comes from non traditional holidays and occasions. Plants and flowers are seen as economical home decorations amid rising home furnishing costs, providing color and window dressing. AFMC offers a free brochure by writing to 901 N Washington St Alexandria VA 22314.
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American Florists Marketing Council
AFMC
Washington St
Alexandria
Keep cool on the fry and clean frypan tips
The Soap and Detergent Association urges safe use of electric frypans. Unplug after off, let heat control cool before removal, wash in hot sudsy water, rinse and dry, and avoid metal pads. Compiled by Melinda Johnson for the Herald Journal lifestyle column. tips appear each Friday.
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The
Soap and Detergent Association
Melinda Johnson
Lifestyle
Herald-Journal
P.O
Syracuse
N.Y
Shaping up not shipping out in home improvements
Winter brings remodeling activity as homeowners expand kitchens, add family rooms and decks. Costs start around 650 for a 10 by 10 deck and 4000 for a new room. Experts note rise in room additions and great rooms while warning about dishonest contractors and impulse buying.
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Jim Togni
Alpine Technology Inc
Horan Road
Bonnie O'Hara
Dunk & Bright
Salina Street
George Beers
Davidson Northern Inc
Riverglen Road
Liverpool
Harold Curran
Curran Construction
Curran
Toni Carguello
Syracuse Better Business Bureau
Consumer Affairs Bureau of
Syracuse
Carguello
Better Business Bureau
Contract checklist for home improvements and compliance
A contractor should provide detailed specifications including quality brand and grade of materials, weights colors and sizes. Verify building permits insurance guarantees truth in lending rights rescission period and total project cost. Ensure complete readable contract signed by a responsible official and include affidavits and waivers.
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Chicago Tribune
Energy saving device ads face FTC scrutiny gainsay claims
The Federal Trade Commission targets misleading energy saving advertising across solar heaters vinyl siding storm windows and fuel saving devices. Cases include Champion Home Builders Heat Cool Inc Vinyl Improvement Product Co and Mastic Corp with consent decrees and refunds. The FTC warns consumers that "up to" claims often do not reach promised efficiency and urges reporting to the commission.
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Federal Trade Commission
Champion Home Builders
Dryden
Mich
Dershowitz
Vinyl Improvement Product Co
Columbus
Ohio
Mastic Corp
South Bend
Ind
Heat Cool Inc
Eugene
Ore
Plaskolite Inc
Boston
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C
Cne
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