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CHICO A Very Chico Nut- cracker will be presented in December by the Chico Community Ballet. Celebrating 35 seasons, Chico Community Ballet embarks on the creation of a brand-new and unique concept: a "very Chico Nut- cracker." Inspired by Dr. Os- car Stansbury and their daughter Angeline, this soaring story captures the awe and expectation of the night before Christ- mas when a mysterious gift sparks a wondrous ad- venture. As the colossal Christ- mas tree shoots skyward and snowflakes blanket the stage, the ballet mag- ically transports Angeline and the audience to an en- chanted land brimming with visitors from faraway lands, waltzing almond blossoms and fluttering bumble bees — a holiday treat not to be missed. Performances are sched- uled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1, 2 and 3 and 2 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3 at Laxson Auditorium on the campus of California State University, Chico. Tickets range from $10 for students to $29 for pre- mium. For more information, visit www.chicoperfor- mances.com or call 898- 6333. BALLET The Whitmore Volun- teer Fire Company, Inc. is holding its annual Christ- mas Bazaar on Dec. 3. There will be lots of Christmas goodies for those on your Christmas list, vendors, crafters, food from the Community Cen- ter Cafe, baked goods for your purchase and freshly cut Christmas Trees. There is vendor space available for $15. Call Jeri at 472.1471 for more infor- mation. FUNDRIASER Whitmorefiretohold Christmas bazaar Caltrans held a public ceremony Tuesday to cel- ebrate the completion of the Buckhorn Corridor Safety Improvement proj- ect on the Buckhorn Grade portion of State Route 299 between Redding and Weaverville, bringing ma- jor safety improvements to a critical goods move- ment connector route for the Sacramento Valley and the north coast. "This massive project was designed to make the road safer for motorists and workers and to accom- modate the hundreds of truckers who move thou- sands' of dollars worth of goods daily along this route," said Caltrans Di- rector Malcolm Dough- erty. "This project will not only benefit Shasta and Trinity County's economy, but Humboldt County's as well." The $91 million project was a substantial under- taking that moved 3.1 mil- lion cubic yards of earth as part of its realignment and widening efforts. For com- parison, the Hoover Dam contains 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete. As a re- sult of the realignment ef- forts, the 6.8-mile stretch of SR 299 was shortened by 1.4 miles and more than 50 curves were removed. Other safety improve- ments made on the Buck- horn Grade include: A con- tinuous truck lane for the last four miles going up- hill, a truck lane for down- hill passing at the base of the hill, the addition of four 8-foot shoulders and a wide, paved area for chain installation and removal. SR 299 operates as a ru- ral, principal arterial and is the main east-west route available between Inter- state 5 in the northern Sac- ramento Valley and U.S. Route 101 on the northwest coast, playing an essential role in the movement of goods and services. CALTRANS Buckhorn project completion celebrated The number of residen- tial fires on Thanksgiving is more than double the average of all other days of the year combined, with 72 percent caused by cook- ing. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reminds customers to take a few extra precau- tions to stay safe. Have a kitchen fire ex- tinguisher handy, and never use water on a grease fire. Start with a clean oven and stovetop to reduce the risk of a grease fire. Clear the range from anything flammable, in- cluding dish towels, pot holders, packaging and recipe cards. Don't leave an operating stovetop unattended, espe- cially if frying, grilling or broiling. Supervise children in the kitchen and make sure nothing is hanging from the stove that would tempt young hands. Check the connections to all appliances. Cooking is by far the leading cause of residen- tial fires on Thanksgiving — more cooking fires occur on this holiday than any other day of the year. An- other 9 percent are caused by heating sources such as fireplaces and space heat- ers. PG&E reminds cus- tomers never to heat your home with an oven or stove. In addition to being fire hazards, they lack the proper venting and could cause carbon monoxide to build up to life-threaten- ing levels. As you prepare for com- pany, add a few more tasks to your to-do list: Make sure the flue is open on your fireplace just in case you decide to light the hearth. The ventila- tion keeps carbon mon- oxide from entering your home. Create a household emergency plan and share it with house guests. Install or check carbon monoxide detectors to warn when carbon mon- oxide concentration lev- els are high. As of 2011, all California single-fam- ily homes are required to have carbon monoxide de- tectors. Make sure all carbon monoxide detectors are installed near sleeping ar- eas and common areas. Re- place the batteries at least twice a year. Check expi- ration dates — most car- bon monoxide detectors have a shelf life of five to seven years. For more ways to stay safe this holiday season visit www.pge.com/safety. SAFETY TIPS Stay safe and warm this Thanksgiving Some of my fondest childhood memories have the name of my sixth-grade teacher writ- ten all over them. Mr. Migaki loved science and made me love it, too, with his amazing ex- periments, formulas and use of the sci- entific method. He made school so much fun. I feel the same way about my friends Lou and Ted, owners of Nok-Out. Every time I call them with yet another challenging odor problem, I learn more about the how and why of Nok-Out Odor Eliminator. It really does eliminate (not cover up) odors — even the most challenging ones. Dear Mary: I recently bought a pair of Bogs wa- terproof garden shoes at a rummage sale for a just few dollars. I was so ex- cited to find them that I purchased them without realizing they wreaked of chemical lawn fertilizer. I tried to remove the odor using full-strength Nok- Out; then I tried vinegar and even submerged them into a bucket of salty wa- ter. Unfortunately, none of my attempts did any- thing to eliminate the odor. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated. — Jill Dear Jill: This is a tough one, so I sent your dilemma off to our friend Ted from Nok-Out, who went right to work. First, he needed to determine the content of your footwear. He assumed some kind of a rubber and plastic compound that is quite porous. Bear in mind that it is not unusual for something stinky to actually smell worse after a first applica- tion of Nok-Out, especially while still wet or in the presence of high humidity, because of the science in- volved with odor elimina- tion. I have readers who stop at this point of spraying down their stinky messes with Nok-Out. They don't follow Nok-Out protocol, and then they fire off an angry email to me, insist- ing that Nok-Out doesn't work. Please do not assume this. Instead, learn how to use it properly so that it will knock out even the most difficult odors — like whatever got soaked into these garden Bogs. And now for a little sci- ence lesson: Nok-Out has a relatively high pH, making it alkaline, like most soaps and detergents. Vinegar is an acid, and if you apply Nok-Out after having ap- plied vinegar, then the re- sult is a fight between an acid and a base. If you've previously applied vinegar, remedy this by applying a solution of 1 pint water to 1 teaspoon baking soda in those areas. Allow a bit of time for the acid to be neu- tralized. Then Nok-Out can perform most effectively. Ted believes the source of the odor is deep within the pores of the plastic compound. Nok-Out is an oxidizer; it needs to have direct contact with the source of the odor and to dry thoroughly — even if that source is embedded within the boot material it- self. This is a challenge, but Ted is quite certain that Nok-Out didn't eliminate the odor the first time be- cause it couldn't make di- rect contact with every bit of the stink. You may have even washed the Nok-Out away before it oxidized any of the stinky stuff that it was able to come into di- rect contact with. But it's not too late to start over with Nok-Out. You can rely on a chem- ical process that will come to your aid. If you have thoroughly cleaned the outer part of the boot with Nok-Out and allowed it to dry completely, the concen- tration of odor deep within the pores will begin to rise to the surface over a pe- riod of time, due to a chem- ical process called "diffu- sion" — a movement from a place of high concentration toward a place of lower concentration. As you eliminate the stink from the surface, more of the stinky stuff will literally rise to the sur- face, whereupon another application of Nok-Out can help. Usually, a single sec- ond application is enough, but it's possible that in this case, it will require re- peated applications to get it all. I would advise a slow, steady approach and a ton of patience. Know that ev- ery time you apply Nok- Out, you will get a little more of that stuff — until it is all gone and your beauti- ful boots are like new. Just hang in there, and don't give up. Use coupon code "DPL" for 10 percent off your order at NokOut.com. If you pre- fer, you may order by phone, toll-free, at (866) 551-1927. Ted is happy to answer any questions you may have. Wouldyouliketosend a tip to Mary? You can email her at mary@ everydaycheapskate. com, or write to Everyday Cheapskate, 12340 Seal Beach Blvd., Ste. B-416, Seal Beach, CA 90740. EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE Thesimplescienceofeliminatingbadodors CONTRIBUTEDPHOTO A scene from "A Very Chico Nutcracker." 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