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Home My WebLink AboutUBI 2011 NOVCITY OF COLLEGE STATION Creek Corridor. This new event will feature the traditional performances, hayrides, hot chocolate and cookies, and photos with Santa. But the new venue will provide performers a proper stage and allow more groups to participate in a variety of ways. Local nonprofits will be selling holiday gifts — we call that Presents with a Purpose. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, and the entire Wolf Pen Creek Park will be perfect for family strolls. Thanks to Post Oak Mall, plenty of parking will be available. We’ll see you at Wolf Pen Creek to celebrate College Station’s new holiday tradition! PERFORMANCES Friday, Dec. 2 Shelli Kruger School of Dance, Suzanne’s School of Dance, Aggie Wranglers, Expressions Dance and Music, Creek View Elementary Show Choir, BCS Junior Drill Team & Rudder RangeRettes, Freudian Slip & TAMU Orchestra Saturday, Dec. 3 Shelli Kruger School of Dance, New Notes Barbershop Quartet, Franklin High School Lionettes, Franklin High School Cheerleaders, Franklin High School Flag Corps, Creekside Brass Friday, Dec. 9 Freudian Slip, TAMU Orchestra, Kids Klub dancers from College Hills, Forest Ridge, Cypress Grove, Rock Prairie, South Knoll, and Southwood Valley Saturday, Dec. 10 MCM Dance Studio, Suzanne’s School of Dance, On Our Toes Dance Studio PET NIGHT Saturday, Dec. 3 Contests at 6 p.m. Awards at 7:35 p.m. * Costume Contest (size categories are Toy, Medium and Large breeds) * Pet/Owner Look-a-Like Contest Activities include: pet parade, agility course, tricks exhibition, pet adoptions, pet photos with Santa, and more! BAKING CONTEST Saturday, Dec. 10 The Arts Center (2275 Dartmouth St.) * Youth Categories (12 & under): Cookies, Holiday Sweet Specialty * Adult Categories: Cakes, Cookies, Non-Sweet Specialty, Holiday, Sweet Specialty Entry Drop-off: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Awards (WPC Amphitheater): 5:50 p.m. Exhibit: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Various prizes awarded according to taste and appearance. All entries must be edible. $150 grand prize gift card. Inside College Station * * * * * * * City of College Station * Home of Texas A&M University® * College Station, Texas * * * * * * * Aggieland is coming to terms with the end of not one, but two, longtime traditions in order to begin new ones. Goodbye Big XII, and hello Southeastern Conference. And goodbye Christmas in the Park, and hello Christmas at the Creek. For 27 years, College Station’s Christmas in the Park was a holiday destination for more than 2.5 million visitors from the Brazos Valley and beyond. Let’s recap on some things that we’ve learned from Christmas in the Park since 1984: • Whether local, from out of town or across the ocean, crowds come to enjoy Christmas festivities, in spite of the bitter cold or blistering heat. • Fish and gerbils seem to complicate a pet competition. • Santa should not make an entrance on a donkey. • Out of desperation, people will park anywhere. While keeping the above bullet points in mind, we are ready to embark on College Station’s new holiday celebration: Christmas at the Creek at the Wolf Pen November 2011 More event info at:cstx.gov/christmas HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS Dec. 2, 3, 9 & 10, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Live performances, hayrides, cookies, hot chocolate, crafts, live nativity, food vendors, Presents with a Purpose, lighting displays and much more! goods, sauces and dairy products. When washed down the sink, grease sticks to sewer pipes and over time can block them. Sewer overflows and backups can cause health hazards, damage home interiors and threaten the environment. Keep in mind that home garbage disposals don’t keep grease out of the plumbing system, and products that claim to dissolve grease only pass it down the line that will cause problems elsewhere. Ways to Help Prevent Sewer Overflows DON’T pour grease down sink drains or into toilets. DO put strainers in sink drains to catch food scraps and other solids, and empty them into the trash. DO scrape grease and meat scraps into the trash for disposal. DO start a compost pile for non-meat food scraps. To find out more about this and other water related topics, visit cstx.gov/water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fire Safety Reminders Have you tested your smoke alarm recently? A smoke alarm is the only way to get early warning of a fire. So, make sure to test it monthly. This is quite easy to do, just push the test button on the smoke alarm for 5-10 seconds. If it does not go off, it’s time to change the batteries. Do you barbeque too close to your home? If you are living in an apartment in College Station, it is illegal to use a grill/barbeque pit within 10 feet of an apartment. This is to prevent fires from starting on the exterior of the building. It is also a good idea to be at least 10 feet away from any combustible objects. Are you fire safe in the kitchen? If you are cooking with grease, remember to keep a lid handy to smother the flames CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Non-dimmable CFL Bulbs Do you have a non-dimmable compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb on a dimmer switch? If so, you should replace it as soon as possible with a dimmable CFL bulb. This isn’t because they won’t perform well, it’s because it presents a serious fire hazard. Most dimmer switches essentially function the same way as if turning a light on/off really fast and frequently (about 100 times per second). These dimmer switches work with incandescent bulbs really well and dimming them reduces the bulb’s energy consumption. But non-dimmable CFLs can present real problems when they are connected to a dimmer switch. CFLs have less resistance than incandescent bulbs and the fluctuations that a dimmer sends overheats the bulb and can actually cause it to ignite. This can happen even when the dimmer is set to the maximum setting. Dimmable CFLs are available and will work fine on dimmer switches. All you have to do is check the label and, for best performance, pair them with the right type of dimmer switch. To learn more about CFL bulbs, contact Jane Sayers at 979.764-3724 or jsayers@cstx.gov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fat-Free Sewers The holiday season is here, which means that a lot of festive foods will be cooked in the kitchen. Remember to never pour fats, oils or greases down the drain when cooking that fancy feast for your family. Grease is a byproduct of cooking that comes from meat fats, lard, oil, shortening, butter, margarine, food scraps, baked Inside College Station November 2011 {PAGE 2} events coming in December Dec. 1 & 15 -- 6 p.m. Planning & Zoning Meeting Council Chambers, City Hall Dec. 3 -- 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Breakfast with Santa (13 & under) Lincoln Recreation Center, 1000 Eleanor Street Dec. 8 -- 7 p.m. City Council Regular Meeting Council Chambers, City Hall Dec. 13 -- 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Holiday Green Seminar Public Works office, 300 Krenek Tap Road | cstx.gov/recycle Dec. 23-26 -- City Offices Closed Sanitation Schedule: Dec. 23: No recycling Dec. 24-25: No garbage, brush, buk commercial or recycling Dec. 26: Collections are normal For more, visit:cstx.gov/calendar if a grease fire breaks out. Using water will only spread the flames. Always set timers while baking to reduce the risk of a fire. Keep in mind that unattended cooking is a recipe for disaster. All it takes is a second for things to get out of hand. Do you have two or more extension cords hooked together? Technology seems to be a part of everyone’s lives these days and most gadgets require a plugged in power source. Instead of busying adapters to have more plugs, get a power strip that has surge protection. These can be identified by a switch that has “test” and “off” on it. For more fire safety information, visit cstx.gov/fire or call 979-764-3712.