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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 Nipigon-Red Rock Gazette Page 7 The Beauty of Icicles can Fool You (NC) - Icicles hanging from your eaves troughs may look pretty, but it could indicate a problem in your attic. “Ice damming might very well be the cause of those low hanging icicles,” says Dave Walton, Director of Home Ideas at Direct Energy. Ice damming is a large mass of ice that collects on the lower edge of the roof or in the gutters. As melting snow (or rain) runs down the roof, it meets this mass of ice and backs up, sometimes under the shingles and into the attic or the house. Ice damming usually occurs when there is a significant depth of snow on the roof and the outside temperature hovers around freezing. If the attic temperature is above freezing, it will warm the roof sheathing, which in turn melts the snow lying on the shingles. Water then runs down the roof until it meets the roof overhang, which is not warmed by the attic and is the temperature of the surrounding air. If the air and the overhang are below freezing, the water freezes and forms an ice dam. The ice dam then causes water to form a small pool which may back up under the edges of the shingles and leak through the roof into the walls and ceilings below. To solve your ice damming problem, you must first determine how heat is entering your attic. With the help of a roofing specialist, such as Direct Energy, there are a number of ways to help avoid or solve ice damming: 1. Improve attic ventilation by checking soffit vents and roof vents to ensure you have adequate ventilation. Many homes designed and built in the 1950s were constructed without soffit vents and not enough roof vents. Since heat rises, the optimal location for vents is at the peak with either conventional roof, gable or ridge vents. All these types will let heat exit quickly and efficiently. 2. Check for air leaks into the attic. Typically warm air from the home rises and leaks from areas like the ceiling fans, light fixtures and the attic hatch. 3. Make sure your attic (and attic hatch) is properly insulated to lower your energy costs and keep the attic space cool in the winter. More information on ice damming is available online at www.directenergv.com or toll-free at 1-888-334-8221. Molasses--The Healthy Sweetener Molasses can be substituted as follows: One cup of molasses equals 3/4 cup of sugar. In baking, decrease the liquid by 1/4 cup for each cup of molasses. Omit any Baking Powder and add 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda. Molasses is truly one of those comfort foods that will always be in every homemaker’s cupboard. Coffee Ring 1 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup Fancy Molasses 1 cup, cold strong coffee 3 eggs, well-beaten 3 1/2 cups, flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. each cinnamon, mace, salt 1 cup raisins 1 cup currants Mix in order given. Bake in coffee ring pan at 375° for 45-50 minutes. Cover with coffee-flavoured icing. Saturday, January 12, 11:00 am - noon - CAP computer tips and youth open house - tactile youth fun & munchies Tuesday, January 15, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - vegetarianism talk by Bonnie Saturday, January 19, 10:30 am- noon - CAP (computer) adult open house Tuesday, January 22, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - interested in acupuncture & massage??? - Discussion, demonstration, free draw. January Wildlife and Pets Photo Contest - deadline is January 31 and details can be found at the library. G Dilico Ojibway Child and Family Services Balancing Tradition, Family and Community Please help us care for our Aboriginal children. Become a foster or adoptive parent. For More Information Please call Belinda Haley at 887-2514 “Debra “Midar (nee “Koch) of London, Ontario, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 27,2007 after a short illness, she was 54 years old Left to morn are her mother, Sigrid “Koher husband “Peter “Millar and her children Joshua, Sherrie and Caleb. She will be sadly missed by her sisters and brothers. Weight Watchers Join the prepaid Community Meeting in NIPIGON! Thursday, January 10, 2008 Registration: 6:30 p.m. Meeting: 7:00 p.m. Nipigon Hospital - USE CAFETERIA DOOR 125 Hogan St., Nipigon, ON For Details call: (800) 461-2246 2007 Weight Watchers International, Inc. All rights reserved. Hike for Health shirts have arrived and can be picked up at the Nipigon-Red Rock Gazette 38 Front Street, Nipigon The Land of the Nipigon Send us your Letters to the Ed... You can mail your letters to: The Nipigon Red Rock Gazette Box 1057, Nipigon ON POT 2J0 Fax: (807) 887-3270 E-mail: nipigongazette@shaw.ca “Are you interested in building a future for our youth in our northern communities?” If so, then we need you for the ONTARIO YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Superior-Greenstone DSB OYAP ADVISORY COMMITTEE Your role would be to deal with the local issues surrounding OYAP. The purpose is to provide advice to the board on economics, job trends, labour market information, promotion of the program, student placement, etc. Meetings are held once or twice a year via videoconference at your local high school. For more information contact: Geraldton Composite High School: 807-854-0130 Lake Superior High School: 807-825-3271 Manitouwadge High School: 807-826-3241 Marathon High School: 807-229-1800 Nipigon Red Rock District High School: 807-886-2201 Use caution while heating your home with wood. •Have your chimney cleaned • Be sure to have a fire extinguisher •Check your fire alarms & carbon monoxide detectors!