Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 14

WEATHER Capital Newspape5 Portage Daily Register 14 Monday, March 28, 2005 National Forecast for Today A major storm will bring rain across the Northeast and southward along the Appalachians and in the mid-Atlantic today. The central states will have sunshine for the most part and warm air will surge northward. Showers will occur in the West with some snow in the higher elevations of the Sierra and Rockies. b-gA The World's Weather Authority South Central 4-cast 60 Today Low 45 Mostly sunny; mild Monday, March 28, 2005 Tuesday High 67c Low 47 Windy and warm with some sun High 62 i Wednesday Low 40 Cloudy spells, breezy and warm The AccuWeather Regional Outlook Partly to mostly sunny today with a mild afternoon. High temperatures rang- Eau Claire ing from 55 across the north to 60 across the south.

Partly cloudy 5542 Green Bay tonight. Low temperatures ranging from 40 across the north to 45 5640 across the south. A mix of clouds and sun tomorrow; an afternoon CL shower north. Jf i Shown is todays weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

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26 rr, tj Month to date 957 Temperature, Precipitation Season to date 5875 High .54 Yesterday through 5 p.m. ..0.00 Normal season to date .6489 LOW 24 Month to date 1.1 4 (An index of fuel consumption indicating how many degrees Normal high ...48 Normal month to date ....1.90 the mean temperature tell below 65 tor the day.) Normal low .29 Year to date Snowfall Record high 78 in 1945 Normal year to date ..4.43 Yesterday through 5 p.m. 0.0 Recordlow 1.05 In 1991 Monthtodate ...12.1 Thursday High 45 Low 34 Cloudy Sun and Moon Sunrise today 5:47 a.m. Sunset today 6:20 p.m. Moonrise today 9:54 p.m.

Moonset today 6:58 a.m. Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast highlow temperatures are given for selected cities. Full Apr 24 First Apr 16 New Apr 8 OBITUARIES The big hunt two sons, Russell (Linda) Leasure of Lebanon, Kevin (Lynnette) Olrick of Cottage Grove, 18 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Rogene Martini of Rockford, a brother, Clarence (Sandra) Beck of Rockford, her mother, Lillian Beck of Rockford, 111; her mother-in-law, June Olrick of Rio, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Beck, and her father-in-law, Kenneth Olrick, Sr. A Memorial Gathering will be held on Ties day, March 29, 2005 from 5-8 p.m. at the Vangen Funeral Home in Rio, for a time of sharing, remembering and celebrating the life of Joanne. A friend is a person who reaches for your hand and touches your heart. Vangen Funeral Home 401 Angel Way, Rio, WI 53960 920-992-3434 RIO Lillian Joanne Olrick, 69, of Rio, died both suddenly and unexpectedly at St.

Marys Medical Center in Madison on Friday, March 25, 2005. She was bom on Oct. 22, 1935 in Rockford, 111. the oldest of three children to Clarence and Lillian (nee Dobson) Beck. Joanne had lived in Rio the past 32 years, previously living in Lake Mils.

She and her husband, Kenneth Olrick, have been together since June of 1971. Ceramics has been both a vocation and a hobby for Joanne. She has owned and operated Creations Ceramics and Gifts in Rio the past 15 years. She is survived by: her husband, Ken Olrick, Jr. of Rio; five daughters, Darlene (Tom) Zautner of Jefferson, Rose (Randy) Gumz of Fall River, Tammy (friend Tony Hoffmann) Leasure of Reeseville, Roxanne (Todd) Dugan of Waunakee, Wis.) Jill (Terry) Anderson of DeForest, Youngsters, accompanied by parents and grandparents scramble for eggs Saturday on the grounds of John Muir and Woodridge elementary schools, at the Portage Lion's Club egg hunt.

The sun made an appearance for the event, as well. STING Continued from Page 1 Accepting death doesnt necessarily mean youre not pro-life. We all love life, but theres danger in loving life too much, especially when its somebody elses life and youre putting them through something theyve said theyd never want. I dont know that it should come as a news flash to anybody that stuff like this happens all the time. We all die, and sometimes youre lucky enough to exercise at least a modicum of control over it.

If youre real lucky, there are compassionate people around who understand that need. They never talked about it much, but Im pretty sure my parents let my grandfather die after his last stroke left him pretty much brain dead for a long time. I know that when the time came for my father, he told me he wanted to die, so we withheld intervention that might otherwise have prolonged his time. My mom fought nearly to the end, at least until the last Hail Mary treatment didnt work, so we then shifted the conversation from the miracle of life to the miracle of death. Were Christians, so the promise of victory over death isnt some theoretical notion, but a recorded fact.

And for us anyway, that doesnt mean life at all costs. lAt least in our tradition, 'death is denied its sting, so theres no reason to fear it. -Certainly theres no reason to put if off unnaturally. I am reminded of that this week by the story in the garden, where Peter wanted to keep fighting and Jesus told him to put his sword away. Hed decided against calling in an army of angels to extend life.

Instead, the man who taught us there is a time for healing also taught us there is a time for dying. And then living forever. notification of his family, according to Spencer. The accident is still under investigation by the Sauk County Sheriffs Department. -Capital Newspapers staff wards as he was going up an embankment.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Sauk County Coroner Betty Hinze. The name of the man is being withheld pending TRACTOR Continued from Page 1 the driver was using the tractor to remove brush when it tipped over back AAA doesnt object, either. Stetenfeld said his organization wont oppose the increase unless gas tax money is shifted toward uses other than road construction. Gov. Jim Doyle has proposed shifting transportation money into the general fund in a budgetbalancing move.

We have not supported repeal of gas tax indexing in the absence of broader transportation taxation reform, Stetenfeld said. Do we think its the best mechanism for taxation increases? No. He agreed with Hines that repeal is unlikely. Stetenfeld attributed rising gas prices to the skyrocketing cost of crude oil, which has doubled in two years. This cost has been boosted by increased demand as economies around the world have rebounded, encouraging travel.

Meanwhile, political instability in oil-producing regions has cast uncertainty upon future oil GAS Continued from Page 1 proposed repealing the automatic annual increase called indexing calling it an invisible tax hike the Legislature should vote oh. In 2003-04, the gas tax raised more than $934 million, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, making up nearly two-thirds of the states transportation revenue. State Rep. Doc Hines, R-Oxford, said he isnt a fan of the automatic increase, but feels the 20-year-old system is one most drivers are willing to live with. He added its unlikely his colleagues would seek to eliminate a revenue source while theyre working to remedy a projected budget deficit.

I dont see the Joint Finance Committee saying, Well, we ought to do away with this right now, Hines said. Im not going to go out and crusade to do away with the increase in the gas tax. Do vour homework. Randolph D. Brandt is editor 'OfThe Journal Times in Wis.

The Pardeeville Area Business-Association held a mjms'mm If youre a homeowner, you know what its like to feel like the place is never going to be finished. Aside from all those repairs and all those bills! theres always another project that youve been waiting to get to. If you could just figure out how to get started, that is. 1 Well, we know how you feel.Thats why weve developed Your Home, a new section of the Portage Daily Registers home on the web. So? Is it time to (finally) get started? Then stop procrastinating and go directly to: http:www.wiscnews.compdrhomestyle 'X It'S II I WISCNEWS.COM The Pardeeville Area Business Association welcomes Womens Workoui World to Pardeeville.

The facility was opened November 8th, 2004 by Tom and Mary Lou Baron. It already has 125 members. Womens Workout World is managed by Dawn Knutson. Dawn is a certified fitness and diet specialist. The business also offers 2 tanning beds that are open to the general public.

The staff hopes to be offering spas services in the near including massages, manicure and pedicures, and body wraps. These? services would also be open to the general public. PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER (800) 236-21 10 1640 LaDawn Drive, Portage, WI 53901 pdr.wiscnews.com i I.