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Christmas Decorations

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

How Not To Burn Your House Down This Holiday Season

Fairlawn fire Lt. Rick Szeles offers some safety tips for decorating your home.

Everything is beautiful this time of year because, frankly, you make it that way. But your favorite Fairlawn-Bath Patch editor and the Fairlawn Fire Department want to make sure your decorations aren't going to burn your house down.  We checked in with fire Lt. Rick Szeles for some decorating safety tips this holiday season. Here's what he had to say: • "Believe it or not, one of the biggest fire hazards is lit candles," Szeles said. "For some reason folks light a lot of candles during the season and typically that's how bad things happen."  Don't leave a candle unattended or place it near something combustible such as curtains or draperies, he said. • "People like to overload electrical circuits during the holidays," Szeles said. "They …

Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas Lights Without the Hassle

Local company takes the worry out of holiday glow

As holiday headaches go, hanging outdoor lights can be a major migraine. Who wants to untangle the pile of lights from the basement floor and then try to keep the ladder steady while stringing the tiny light bulbs on the rooftop in the freezing cold? Bah! Humbug! Here's a better idea: Hire someone to do it. Three local franchises of the nationwide Christmas Décor company offer outdoor decorating services in Northeast Ohio. Their service doesn't come cheap: It can cost $500 or more annually for them to put up the lights, take them down and store them. But several current customers say it's worth every penny. Judy and Norm Detrick have been using Christmas Décor in Hartville for the last eight years. Their sprawling white stone home in Bath …

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