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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
SERVING DIXON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1851
OGLE COUNTY | SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE TOW FUND
Committee approves limitations Board must still OK restricting spending to vehicles, maintenance The Ogle County Executive Committee approved limitations to what the sheriff could use that fund for, OREGON – Ogle County took a adding and removing language to a step toward adding restrictions on single paragraph of the ordinance the sheriff’s department’s adminis- that was passed in 2011. trative tow fund. The changes were made during BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 529
the committee’s regular meeting Tuesday night and will have to be approved by the full county board during its meeting Feb. 18. After the meeting, Ogle County Chairman Kim Gouker said another ordinance will have to be passed,
likely next month, which will set the specific sources of revenue for the tow fund. Gouker said an ordinance of that nature should have been passed in 2011. LIMITATIONS CONTINUED ON A4
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Ogle County Board Chairman Kim Gouker
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Water service latest cold casualty Some might have to go without utility until spring thaw BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525
Photos by Kimberly Watley/Special to SVM
Wayne and Deb Larson of Harmon warm themselves by the fireplace inside a snow cave on their property. The igloo also features a door flap, a chimney for ventilation and a sunroof.
Their other home is an igloo Cool grandparents make the best out of snowy winter BY KIMBERLY WATLEY Special to SVM
HARMON – Wayne and Deb Larson have a little case of cabin fever. But they aren’t letting winter doldrums get the best of them. Late Friday night, the couple decided to use the drifting snow in their yard to their advantage. They built an igloo. By daybreak Saturday, Wayne was scraping the last of the excess snow out
of the entrance. It took roughly 8 hours to dig out a perfect snow cave, complete with a fireplace, in the nearly 6-foot drift. Wayne, 49, blames Deb, 48, for the idea. Deb blames their 11-year-old grandson, Gabe Hackman. After several days off of school, because of the cold, Gabe was going through a little cabin fever of his own. IGLOO CONTINUED ON A4
Igloo Insider Watch the YouTube video the Larsons recorded and sent to their grandson, Gabe, at saukvalley.com.
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ERIE – A dozen houses in Erie have no water service because the village’s lines are frozen. And they might have to go without water until the spring thaw. “There’s really nothing you can do,” said Doug Farran, the village’s public works supervisor. “Sometimes you can use a welder to loosen them up.” On really cold days, he advises, water customers should turn on a faucet to a small, steady stream. “So long as there is water moving through the three-quarterinch line, it shouldn’t freeze,” Farran said. Erie is among a number of area towns that have experienced such problems in recent days, especially Tuesday, when the air temperature plunged to about minus 20. Lyndon has had a number of customers report frozen lines. As of Tuesday morning, five customers were affected, said Doug Dunlap, a village board member. Frost in the village is going 48 inches deep, he said, which is “unheard of.” WATER CONTINUED ON A2
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Hopefuls clash over abortion Issue included in fundraising appeals in 17th District race BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 525
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U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos and her rival, Bobby Schilling, are using the abortion issue in their fundraising appeals, with both seeking to stake middle ground. Last month, Schilling, a Colona Republican, sent an email to supporters to mark the annual
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March for Life in Washington. “I am a firm believer that life begins at conception, and that our society has an obligation to protect the rights of the unborn,” Schilling wrote. “Unfortunately, the rights of the unborn are completely ignored in this country.”
BUSINESS ......... A11 COMICS ...............B6 CROSSWORD....B11
ABORTION CONTINUED ON A4
DEAR ABBY ......... A8 LIFESTYLE ........... A8 LOTTERY ............. A2
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OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 SPORTS ...............B1
Today’s weather High 24. Low 13. More on A3.
Beth Keith sorts through donated dresses Tuesday evening at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon. See more samples and read more about the church’s prom dress sale on A3.
Need work? Check out your classifieds, B7.
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