Quick fixes, yet high risks: How not to warm your home this cold front
With the cold comes the need for heaters, which if not used properly could lead to injuries or property damage.
and last updated 2021-02-11 11:14:59-05
BRAZOS VALLEY, TX â This winter season, the Brazos Valley has already experienced one spontaneous severe cold front accompanied by snow. Come later this week and continuing into early next week, we should prepare for another. With the cold though. comes the need for heaters, which if not used properly, could lead to injuries or property damage.
âFirst thing is, you want to make sure that youâre not heating it too high, too quickly, said Christina Wilson, the Community Risk Reduction Specialist for College Station Utilities. You want to give it a chance for all that electricity to work its way through the system so that you donât end up shorting something out,â
The late Gerald Burnett Sr. | Facebook/Shady Acres Church of Christ
Condolences are still pouring in for the family and friends of Gerald Burnett Sr., a popular educator and music minister who died in the choir room of Mountain View Church of Christ in Dallas, Texas, after a worship service on Sunday. He was 41.
Charlotte Beal, the church’s office manager, confirmed Burnett’s death in an interview with The Christian Post on Tuesday and said nothing was out of the ordinary as they gathered for worship on Sunday.
“It was a normal church service. The music minister directed us in the worship part of the service. Everything was normal,” the manager, who explained that she was still grieving the loss, said. “I’ve known the family since they were in school. We’ve been church family for 30 or more years. He is very well known among the Churches of Christ, schools.”