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www.durhamrcgion.com THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, AUGUST 20, 2003 PAGE 7 Home sweet home NEWCASTLE - There was a special homecoming reception for Corporal Dan Patterson on Saturday at the Brigg Restaurant and Marina in Newcastle. The dual Canadian-American citizen is on a one month leave of absence from the U.S. Marines after returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom. The reception reception was hosted by his parents, Dave and Roberta of Newcastle. Get scrapbooking with free seminar CLARINGTON Learn a creative way to get family photos out of the box and into an album. Belli Leonard of Family Family Preserves offers a free introductory seminar on scrapbooking at Claring- loh Public Library. Learn about the tools, materials and organiza tional skills involved in creating your own scrapbook. scrapbook. The workshop lakes place on Aug. 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The main branch of CPL is located located at 163 Church St. Bowmanville. For more information call 905-623-7322. 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Every week or two 1 like turning all die huniers on high and lotting die BBQ run al fiOQ'lv At this temperature any grease on die cooking grids quickly will vaporize & hum off resulting in a sterile cooking grid. Remember lo turn the gritl over upside down and clean off the residual for a really complete job. The best tool I've ever used to remove or Hip the cooking grids of any manufacturer is the Broil King Genius Grid Lifter hem ##50750. Once you buy this tiller you'll wonder how you ever got by without it. It makes removing cast iron grills simple tS: safe. Remember to use a pair of BBQ safely mitts lo protect your skin against an accidental hum. Both of those are musts for safely and to ensure that deposits are removed without injury to you! Other BBQ Maintenance: Remember if you have an electronic ignition system, although a time saver and real convenience, it can he affected hv moisture & cold temperatures. If you are going to use your BBQ through the winter months, make sure you use your cover and keep it on during the rainy months of October, November and into December. If you aren't going to use the BBQ during the winter months remove the battery usually located under the push button. This will prevent the BBQ from leaking acid and causing damage to the electronic circuits inside. The electrodes in the oven or cavity could use a cleaning witli a wire brush or sand paper and check for a bright blue spark when you depress the button. If the gap is too close or too far away the spark will not he as hot and spark will he orange or weak. Sometimes the electrodes need to he changed if you have difficulty lighting you grill. If the porcelain coaling gets cracked then the spark will try to jump to ground before the eleelrode where ignition takes place! Spider and Insect Alert!: Every year we gel I or 2 people seared to use their grills as they report lire shooting out from under the control panel. While this is a frightening situation to people as it is unnerving it can he explained. This is called a flashback tire which is caused by a blockage in the venturi tubes leaking to the burner. See picture below for using a venturi brush to do regular maintenance on your veiituiies. Some BBQs use an iron or bronze humer witli many small holes. The Grill Pro or Grand Cafe BBQs are one manufacturer that use these burners. Regular maintenance requires that the huniers lie removed and the holes cleaned out witli a coat hanger or some people use a drill bit on a battery drill. Be careful not to enlarge the Imlcs as this can cause your grill lo dangerously over heat. Consult your BBQ manual for correct maintenance procedures pertinent to the model you bought. 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