Updated 2/17/2021 8:28 AM
A seemingly endless stretch of snow and cold will finally let up with a slight warm-up in next week s forecast.
While the Chicago area could enjoy periods of sunshine and above-freezing temperatures, the warming trend is little comfort to Michael Prate or anyone else who has to contend with the threat of another wintry mess: ice dams on roofs.
We could have a potential nightmare situation developing, says Prate, who s been in the roofing business for nearly 50 years.
Ice dams form as snow begins to melt with the escaping heat of the house s attic, runs down the roof and refreezes at the non-heated edges, jamming up gutters. With nowhere to go, the water backs up and could potentially leak into homes.
Patsy Janice Simpson, age 83, of Brownwood, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 5, 2021. There will be a family graveside held on Friday January 9, in the Blanket Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home.
Patsy Janice Simpson was born on November 18, 1937 in Brownwood TX. to Avery and Ted McLaughlin. She was a special person to so many people. She would help anyone she saw that needed something. She was a hard worker, working a fulltime job then coming home and working at the dairy. She saved many a calf by wallering around in the mud with them and teaching them how to take a bottle, whether it be rain or shine. There wasn’t anything she couldn’t tackle at the dairy before coming home to fix supper. She stepped up and took care of her in-laws when their health went down and then helped take care of her mother before she passed. Such a generous soul with her time and effort. Our belief as a family is that after all the hard work s