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People in Lodi and San Joaquin County are prohibited from burning today, according to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District.

The district regulates burning during the winter to control air pollution. On days when burning is prohibited, burning any solid fuel such as wood, pellets or manufactured wood is barred.

When burning is allowed, residents are advised to use dry, seasoned wood to avoid excessive smoke.

It is always illegal to burn trash or other materials not intended for a fireplace.

For more information on wood-burning days, up-to-date advisories or other information, contact the air district at (209) 557-6400 or visit www.valleyair.org.

Bank donates $10,000 to Lodi Adopt-A-Child

Bank of the West has donated $10,000 to Lodi Adopt-A-Child, one of the largest single donations in the history of the group.

The money will cover a shopping spree for children held earlier this year at K-Mart, said Jerry Glenn, president of the Adopt-A-Child board. Adopt-A-Child provides shopping sprees and Christmas bicycles for needy children in Lodi.

Glenn wished to publicly thank Bank of the West and local manager Shawn Fulton.

"We're so grateful and delighted with this donation. It shows a real spirit of community caring and generosity," he said.

Adopt-A-Child is entering its busiest time of year, Glenn noted, and further donations are needed. For further information, call Glenn at 327-0494.

Thanksgiving mishap stories sought

Have you ever forgotten an ingredient in a Thanksgiving dish? How about undercooking the turkey? Or maybe the cat suddenly got your tongue when it was time for the blessing. If you have any Thanksgiving faux pas stories, we'd like to hear from you for an upcoming story. Mishap stories may be sent to Pam Bauserman at pamelab@lodinews.com or to P.O. Box 1360, Lodi, CA 95241.

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tired wrote on Nov 16, 2008 7:42 PM:

" If burning wood in the fireplace is bad for the environment, what about smoke from cigarettes? I can't stand walking behind or by an idiot who chooses to smoke in public. Maybe smoking should be outlawed also! "

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dogs4you wrote on Nov 16, 2008 3:40 PM:

" Heating your house by using a fire place, do you realize that only 20% is used to heat the house, the other 80% goes up the chimney. As I said in a post, I let PG&E heat all the house, and by the time you add up the cost of wood, or pellets, your time and labor, natural gas is the way to go. That idea of throughing a another log on the fire gets old and dirty after a years worth of burning and holes in the carpet, if you can hold out that long. I`ll bet you use natural gas in the morning to heat the house and the fire place at night to see that pretty expensive yellow flame. Yellow flame means to much air, blue flame is prefered. "

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dogs4you wrote on Nov 16, 2008 3:30 PM:

" Mad Dog yes you do have the right to do anything you like in your own home, consider though that the smoke from your fire can affect people that live blocks from you. Because you can`t smell it doesn`t mean tiny particles are not in the air. Better yet lets have controlled burn at your house. This shouldn`t be a board decession, common sence should tell you the right thing to do when the smoke from your chimney can affect many people. One more thing, how much do you pay for a cord of wood, lugging it in the house and getting the carpet dirty, cleaning out the fire place, and oh yes, MD make sure the fire is out or you might get what you wish for the board telling you not to burn on certain days. Keep 911 on speed dial. "

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Mad Dog wrote on Nov 15, 2008 9:51 PM:

" dogs4you: I simply prefer to not give up my rights to do as I please in my own home to some board that was not even elected. I still say we should have a control burn at their office....I'll bring the marshmellows...you bring the wienies and burgers. "

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dogs4you wrote on Nov 15, 2008 4:00 PM:

" LodiJoe and Mad Dog, your posts were written early, the best way to know if your going to need the fire place, check the weather forcast. As a note of interest, the smoke might smell nice, however it is called incomplete combustion, tiny particles of smoke will get into your lungs, not good. Pellets are the best since they burn cleaner than most everything, never the less very expensive and allot of work. I prefer to move the switch to the on position and let PG&E do the rest. "

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LodiJoe wrote on Nov 15, 2008 8:02 AM:

" Your fireplace doesn't use any electrity, The CITY can't bill you for warming your house by using your fireplace for heat. But I am sure they are spending a lot of money trying to figure out how to bill homeowners for heating their house by burning wood or pellets. "

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Mad Dog wrote on Nov 15, 2008 3:25 AM:

" If we can't use fireplaces today because some "board" says we can't, perhaps today is a good day to have a control burn at the offices of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Someone bring the tar and feathers in case we catch any politicians! "

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