ESPN photo -- Brandon Adam
We were supposed to be having a big snowstorm this morning. The streaming banners across the TV screen were advising us last night.
Be it advised that so far our winter storm has consisted of about five minutes of blowing sugar-fine snow. The snow quit but not the wind. It sounds a bit blustery upstairs but is hardly noticed downstairs.
I'm looking at blue skies over Schweitzer way. Maybe the minus 10 temps will come, but I think we missed the bulk of the storm. Must have been south of us.
I'm not complaining because it's possible the week ahead could be clear and cool, and that suits me just fine.
This morning, while reading the Sunday Spokesman, I was thrilled to see Corie Kedish Laude in the front-page picture AND it was a good-news story about fish.
Corie grew up in our neighborhood, so to speak----down the road about half a mile from the North Boyer farm and about half a mile via flying birds from our Great Northern Road home.
We used to always see Corie and her sister out riding their horses up and down Boyer or maybe even over our way. Later, Corie signed up for Cedar Post while I was advising the student newspaper at Sandpoint High School.
I'd always pictured her as a bit shy, and she was pretty quiet in that class. In spite of that, she came up with an idea that added a really nice touch to the paper. She wanted to write an outdoor column.
So, she did. If I recall correctly, one of her first columns told about the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge northwest of Bonners Ferry.
Funny thing, these days Corie works for the Idaho Fish and Game along the Kootenai River which runs through Bonners Ferry.
This morning's story deals with a fish, once very common but was believed to be no longer existing in the river. Seems a few have been found, and entities are trying to restore its population in the river.
Rather than telling the whole story, I'll provide a link, and you can read it for yourself. And, I'll continue to revel in the fact that this young lady has persevered on her outdoor interests.
Here's the link: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/30/cross-border-effort-aims-to-restore-once-abundant/
In the Spokesman, I also read a letter penned by an Army Sergeant from Sandpoint who is serving as a military broadcast specialist in Iraq. Her name is Sarah Snedden, and her dad John is well known to most of us Sandpoint natives.
He's the founder of Unicep Packaging Corp., http://www.unicep.com/2/about-upi which specializes in single-dose packaging for oral health care.
Well, John's daughter Sarah took umbrage with a recent Spokesman headline: Panel: Let Women in Battle.
Sarah wonders why this is even being discussed, finishing off her letter with the statement, "As an Army broadcaster, I attach onto combat units and film. I shoot with my HDX400; my M16 is still slung on my back. I don’t need Congress to tell me I am in combat."
You can ready her full letter at: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/30/combat-knows-no-gender/
Of course, I say, "Go gett'em, Sarah!" Sarah owns a belt buckle, which she won a few years ago, inscribed "Harold Tibbs -- Toby I Award."
So, we keep track of her, and we're very proud of her service to the country.
And, speaking of Army Sergeants, my last reminder. Yesterday Brandon Adam said he's ready for his big competition at the Winter X Games in Aspen.
This morning he put a reminder on his Facebook page, which reads:
My races will start today on ESPN at 3 Mountain Time.
The event name is mono x. U can see my qualifying run on espn3 online under 'action sports.'
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