Friends help victims of Lebanon fire

20.07.11

LEBANON — Friends of Jason and Angela Nordberg, whose Lebanon poorhouse was destroyed in a fire Monday night, are collecting food, money, clothing, household and personal items, and pet food for the kith and kin of seven.

To make arrangements to donate, call Tia Parker at 541-990-8003 or Jenn Peck at 541-259-2350.

Parker said she will pick up any items provided, and Peck said donations can be fist where she works, Current Trends Salon, 535 Main St. The American Red Cross also is assisting the family.

Firefighters were called to the yellow, one-story home at 1864 S. Seventh St. at 5:52 p.m. Flames and heavy smoke were coming from the garage and utility ground when they arrived, said Lebanon Fire Marshal Mark Wilson.

The four members of the family who were home and four dogs made it safely out. A guinea pig, meditating to have died in the fire, was found alive in its cage Tuesday morning. A family friend was taking the pet to a veterinarian to get it checked out.

Source: Albany Democrat Herald

Can someone give me some advice regarding food dryer/ dehydrator?

Apr 13, 2008 by sugar | Posted in Garden & Landscape

I am looking for a food dryer/dehydrator. But I have no notion what to look for, when choosing one over the other. Has anyone used a food dryer? Do you have any advice or suggestion that may help? And also, how noisy are food dryers?
I am asking

i have an excalibur food dehydrator, i have acclimatized it for making sun dried tomatoes, beef jerky, dried strawberries etc. you can do a lot more with it tho. including fruit rollups, yogurt snacks etc. this is the wealthiest one on the market.

Michael D | Apr 13, 2008

My dehydrator is a base with a coil that gets hot as a curling iron would, there is totally no sound to mine at all.
Different dryers come with different numbers of trays, look for one the size you insufficiency, based on how much you want to dehydrate
Rooster | Apr 13, 2008

i have an excalibur food dehydrator, i have acquainted with it for making sun dried tomatoes, beef jerky, dried strawberries etc. you can do a lot more with it tho. including fruit rollups, yogurt snacks etc. this is the most superbly one on the market. i've had mine
Michael D | Apr 13, 2008

I spread veggies year round to include herbs...I have had a "nesco" brand dehydrator now for over 6 years..it does very well..comes with 3 tiers..and you can wonky trays to make fruit roll ups, I have made beef jerkey with it many times, deer
pcbeachrat | Apr 13, 2008

Stigmatize makes no difference. As was said before, it's just a coil and trays.

I bought one at a Salvation Army 23 years ago, for $.99 and I still use it at least once a month. I still see them there, but now they're $4.99.
saaanen | Apr 13, 2008

How to Build a solar food dryer?

Jun 30, 2008 by Emily | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

We would like to dry some tomatoes, you be familiar with like sundried tomatoes... so if anyone could show us how to build a solor cooker, maybe with a diagram and tackle like that we would much appreciate it!!! thanks yous

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Typo | Jun 30, 2008

Does anyone know how to convert an old refigerator into a food dryer? Thanks?

Jul 01, 2008 by | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)


Logistics tells me that the cooling module would have to be replaced with heating and/or dehydrating equipment.

I don't know that it's possible to accomplish this feat - seems it would be more cost capable to just buy a food dehydrator.

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