Lifestyle

Did you see the gorgeous sunrise Sunday morning? It was really spectacular. I’m trying to start my column on a positive note since there are few positives right now.

Prairie Five’s Senior Nutrition/Meals program has provided valuable services throughout our five-county service area for decades. The services include a delicious, well-balanced, affordable meal, of course, but also the opportunity to connect with friends, socialize, and stay upto- date on all the local happenings at our meal sites.

As I was driving into town this morning at ‘o dark thirty, the fog was pretty thick. It certainly throws off your perception. The evergreens were beautiful, but the deciduous trees were downright scary looking. The hoarfrost hung thick even on the roadside weeds and road signs.

Every educator’s dream is to have such a dramatic impact on students that it alters their future for the better. Montevideo Public Schools’ staff share this dream and are using its College in the School (CIS) program to do just that.

Sevan Garabedian, of Canada, is not actually from the generation that had the opportunity to enjoy the music of the likes of Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly in person. However, Garabedian grew up in Montreal listening to the music of the 1950s, and became very interested in the stories behind the music.

Question: I was driving on the freeway during the worst part of a recent storm. Just had a question—are people supposed to use their emergency flashers when they are driving? So many cars on the freeway were, and it made it impossible to tell if someone was actually stopped or moving slowly (also, if they changed lanes, there was no way to tell).