As fire crews were headed to the scene, another 911 call was received that there was a picnic table on fire, Buelow said. The fire was extinguished, and did not spread to the nearby church.

We have a nice cedar picnic table and bench set, but the tabletop is weathered and there are food and beer stains. The benches also need to be refinished. Can you give us some tips? Art L., Eden ...

He built an eight-foot-long cedar picnic table on a pressure-treated-lumber frame with extra-wide benches to accommodate the floats he screwed to their undersides, attached a quiet electric trolling ...