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keep heat from escaping house to do your part for environment its time to get out those caulk- i the tribune wedn november 8 1989 p9 its time to get out those caulk ing guns the annual big chill is just around the corner these last few days of fall afford us the perfect opportunity to check that the old homestead is as snug and efficient as possible it is also time to cosy up with our sweaters and slippers keep the heat turned down and sort of winterize ourselves as well we j now know that no matter how we choose to heat our homes it all contributes to the dangerous global warming trend the greenhouse effect which is threatening to seriously alter our planet within the next 10 to 50 years with this sobering thought in mind lets examine how we can minimize our need for energy through the cold winter months the ontario ministry of gormlev news betty sproxton returns from peru in january i mr and mrs russell sproxton have received word that their younger daughter betty will be coming home from peru early in january to remain permanently betty has been a missionary in peru for 23 years with the chris tian and missionary alliance church mr and mrs russ ellas and mrs gertie baker visited a former gormley resident mrs mabel wilson in sunderland on wednesday mr and mrs dan bookalam entertained a number of friends and relatives to celebrate the wedding anniversary of her parents mr and mrs ray hawkins mr and mrs geoge sider spent a few days with relatives in wainfleet mr ken bacon had a bad fall from a combine on tues day and was knocked un conscious the cut in his head re- quired a number of stitches mr and mrs mel baker and mr arid mrs cameron bryson attended a 50th anniversary din ner of the emmanuel bible col lege at the conestoga inn in kit chener on friday evening an in teresting program reviewing the 50 years followed the dinner gormley missionary church will celebrate its 116 anniversary on sunday nov 12 at 11 am and 7 pm with former pastor rev clarence hunking of kitchener as the guest speaker a number of gormley ladies from the mis sionary church attended the an nual ladies retreat at not- tawasaga inn in alliston on the weekend the menger gallery will 1 feature an exhibition and sale of oil paintings by colebrook keirstead nov 10 to 26 the artist will be in attendance on the open- ing weekend there will be a reception of members on sunday morning at ii am nov 12 at the heise hill church the gormley womens institute will hold a social even- ing at 730 pm on nov 15 at the v home of mrs gertie baker as well as roll call and a current event there will be a touch and take table i the gospel echoes team which is involved in prison ministry will be speaking and singing at the heise hill church at 7 pm sun day nov 19 eye on environment shelley munrogalloway energy estimates that the average home loses 25 per cent of its heat through air leaks which means that caulking compounds and weatherstripping should be high on your shopping list the first task however is to arm yourself with information visit your local library consult with experts in the field ask for the numerous free pamphlets available from the ontario ministry of energy by calling zenith 80420 or call the energy management department of on tario hydro at 1800t2632070 for help in determining the best solu tions for your home then do a thorough check for visible cracks around windows and doors both inside and out side on a cool windy day check for drafts around windows doors and electrical receptacles singlepaned windows are very inefficient barriers to heat loss and will need special attention if finances permit the best solution is obviously to replace them with a double or triple glazed window another excellent solution is to insulate the single parted window with a layer of plastic which seals the entire window area and at taches to the frame or the outside wall this traps an insulating layer of air between the glass and either the warmer room air or the cooler outside air there are window insulation kits available which do this job effectively and also allow good visibility out of your windows throughout the winter in fact a second major advantage of using window insulation kits is that they prevent frost and layers of ice from appearing on windows a drawback of these kits is that they become expensive if you consider covering many windows with new kits each year if enough care is taken when apply ing and removing the plastic sheets however you can suc cessfully reuse the plastic and reduce your expenses to replac ing the doublesided tape each year drapes and blinds provide ad ditional insulation especially if they are doublelined or backed with rubber insulating material to make the most of good window coverings open them up on sun ny days to allow passive heating to warm the house and draw them closed after dark or on cloudy days last thing at night draw a door mat or some other draft block up over the door sills south lake 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