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Happy Thanksgiving, Chapel Hill! We hope your day is full of fun and fellowship. This week's newsletter is brief with reminders of our service changes for Thursday and Friday and cooking safety reminders. Next week we'll be back to our regularly programmed content. |
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November 27 and 28 are Town Holidays, Some Services are Affected
Most Town offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving. Please plan for the following service and facility changes:
- Residential trash collection will not be affected.
- Crews will not collect yard trimmings on Thursday, Nov. 27, or Friday, Nov. 28. Collections will resume the following week.
- The library will close early on Wednesday, Nov. 26, and be closed Thursday, Nov. 27, and Friday, Nov. 28.
- Chapel Hill Transit won't operate any routes on Thursday, Nov. 27. On Friday, Nov. 28, they will operate Sunday Service, including EZ-Rider.
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Cook with Safety in Mind
On Thanksgiving, 80% of structure fires and 40% of injuries are caused by cooking. To reduce your risk during this holiday season, keep these safety tips in mind:
- Don't leave food unattended while you're cooking (it's the leading cause of Thanksgiving day fires)
- Keep kids at least three feet away from the stove.
- Turn pot handles inward.
- Make sure your smoke detectors are working.
- Know how to extinguish a fire safely:
- If food is inside the microwave or oven, keep the door shut and turn off the heat
- Smother a grease fire - don't use water.
- If you use a fire extinguisher, remember to PASS: Pull the pin. Aim at the base of the fire. Squeeze the handle. Sweep back and forth at the base of the fire.
- Even if the fire is out, call 911 immediately.
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