Polo Beat
Tri-County Press, Thursday, November 14, 2013, Page A3
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Snow ordinance reminder The Polo Police Department reminds citizens that officers will enforce local snow parking ordinances to assist the Polo Street Department in keeping city streets cleared and safe. No parking is allowed on the following streets between 1and 6 a.m. following a snowfall. No minimal amount of snow is required. Franklin Avenue - from Buffalo Street to Dixon Street Colden Street – from Franklin Avenue to Division Avenue Mason Street – from Congress Avenue to Jefferson Avenue Any vehicle found on these streets after 1 a.m. shall be towed away and the owner must pay the cost of the towing to the person who tows the vehicle. This is to allow the business district to get plowed for local merchants. Snow Emergency. A snow emergency shall exist within the city whenever declared by the mayor or his designee. After its declaration, a snow emergency shall continue until such time as the mayor or his designee declares its termination. The mayor or his designee shall declare a
Pine Creek News By Karen Merlak Once again, we are able to enjoy another beautiful fall day. The colors of fall will soon be gone and the white, winter snow will take its place. For all the beauty in the world, we thank our amazing Creator. This is a day to rejoice. This morning in church, we were greeted by Brian Toms. Our special music was the hymn story of “Under His Wings,� read by Brian. Judy Riffle led the children’s message. I would like thank all of our veterans for your service to our country. Because of your sacrifice, we are able to freely worship in this great nation. Thank you. On Saturday morning, the women’s group gathered at the church for breakfast hosted by Sandra Ford. While the group may be small, they enjoyed a wonderful meal and lots of sisterly girl talk. I neglected to mention that last week the men’s breakfast group was hosted by Kent Nettz. Kent always makes a delicious meal to start the day. This afternoon our church was filled with the family and friends of Tressa Sheely to celebrate her life. The hymns were chosen by Tressa and the Bible verses shared by family and friends were very special to her. Throughout the afternoon, everyone was invited to share their memories and stories of Tressa. Tressa was remembered with wonderful, loving memories, especially from her grandson, Ray Wragg.
snow emergency whenever two inches of snow has accumulated within the city. The mayor or his designee may declare an emergency at some time prior to an accumulation of two inches of snow, if in his judgment, the weather conditions are such that an early declaration of a snow emergency would promote the effective implementation of the city’s snow removal plan. On all residential streets, it shall be unlawful, during a snow emergency, for any person to stop, stand, or park any vehicle in the city except as follows: On even numbered calendar days, vehicles may be parked on the side of the street where even numbered buildings are, or would be located, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 a.m. the following day. On odd numbered calendar days, vehicles may be parked on that side of the street where odd numbered buildings are, or would be located, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 a.m. the following day. The above restrictions shall remain in effect until such time as the snow has been plowed to the side of the street. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited any
snow upon any street or alley of the city on that portion of the traveled way cleared or scheduled for clearance of any snow accumulation. No snow shall be deposited on any street of the city in such a manner as to obstruct a public sidewalk nor shall it be deposited upon a neighboring parkway or other private property nor hamper vision at an intersection of traveled roadways. The occupant of each and every tenement, building, or premises of the city fronting upon any street, or the owner of any unoccupied lot fronting upon any street, shall at times keep the sidewalks in front of such tenement building or premises or lot free of encumbrance, and within the first six hours after daylight, after the ceasing to fall of any snow, shall cause the snow to be removed from the sidewalk. For more information about the above snow ordinances call the Polo City Hall at 815946-3514 or the Polo Police Department at 815-946-3412. Snow emergencies will be announced on radio stations 107.7 WLLT or 101.7 WIXN and via Nixle alerts. To subscribe for Nixle alerts visit www.nixle.com.
After the service, everyone was invited to share in a meal in the church basement. The family shared pictures of their sister, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. Tressa will be missed by many. There were so many friends that returned to Pine Creek for the occasion. Before the service, I visited with Dorothy Book and her daughter, Ellen Bramm. Dorothy is a long-time friend and resident of Pine Creek who moved several years ago to Sterling. This past Tuesday evening, I made the trip to my Pine Creek friend, Maggie Henning’s home for our regular PEO meeting. With just over twenty in attendance, we had an enjoyable evening discussing the work of our many projects. Don and Vicki Hay recently returned from a trip to Tennessee to see their son, Mack, his wife, Shea, and their new grandchildren, Reef and Ellis. Don and Vicki enjoyed babysitting with the new twins. Making the visit even sweeter, they are smiling more and more. On Thursday, I started moving in to what will be my permanent home. My brother, Ben Bittinger, and I started moving the first couple of loads from my storage shed. On Friday night, Ben, his wife, Jo, and my sons, Matt, and Clint joined the moving crew. On Saturday, my cousin, Luke Sheely joined us with a trailer and we moved the last of the furniture from the storage unit, including a piano. Deb Ohlwine and her daughter, Anna, who was home from college for the weekend, also brought a load of our belongings to the new house.
The moving continued on Sunday as we moved some of the furniture from my mom’s home. Ben, Jo, and their sons, Hayden and Garrett, also came over earlier in the day to do a little yard clean-up while the weather was still cooperating. Having so many helpful family and friends has made the overwhelming job of moving a little easier. I am
Veteran’s Day Play Fifth graders Marah Blake, Kadin Marks, Mallory Patterson, and Gavin Zell performed a play for the Veteran’s Day program at Centennial Elementary School on Monday.
Death is ruled a homicide From A1 carefully before filing the charges. The homicide ruling did not come as a surprise, Rock said. “I’m not sure how they reached their conclusion, but it’s what I anticipated,� he said. Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia said during an interview Nov. 8 that each coroner’s office has different rules for inquests. In Winnebago County, she said,
they’re held in every unnatural death case. Inquests consist of a panel of six jurors who consider five verdicts: accidental, suicide, homicide, undetermined, and unnatural causes. Panel members hear information about the victim’s death, and they decide the “manner of death.� The cause of Williams’ death had already been ruled to be “blunt trauma of the head due to a fall as a result of
a physical altercation.� The official manner of Williams’ death, the jury decided Friday, is “homicide (involuntary manslaughter).� “In this particular case, they felt that even though there was a confrontation with a lot of people, where there were a lot of people fighting, someone punched him in the face, which caused him to fall to the ground, which caused a head injury, which caused his death,� Fiduccia said.
truly thankful for the many helping hands. As I think about the past week, I can see that I am truly blessed. God takes care of us in so many ways, like allowing people into our lives right when we need them. I cannot express in words how incredibly grateful I am for those people in my life. It is completely evident from today’s celebration of
life that Tressa was not only grateful for the people in her life, but she told them on a regular basis. I had the pleasure of driving Tressa to and from church events at different times. She expressed love in the many conversations we shared. God’s commandment is that we love each other as we love ourselves. There is no better time to
start showing and sharing that kind of love. God loves us and that love should continue to others. To all my family, church family, and friends, I love you. I am so glad to have you in my life. I hope to see you next week in one of our many churches. Take time to share the love that was freely given to all of us.
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