Snow, ice banket area

(Photo by Richard Lamb)
(Photos by Richard Lamb)

A sheet of freezing rain blanketed the area Friday, shutting down schools early and making for treacherous driving conditions.0917-more-ice 0917-frozen 0917-jay's-tree

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Warmer temperatures and frequent plowing by road commission and city workers made roads passable again by Saturday morning.

What was left was a winter scene worth photographing.