Articles written by Sarah Walker

Sarah Walker|Jan 31, 2022

Dakota Datebook written by Sarah Walker. Almost any child will express excitement at the prospect of snow; and almost any school-aged student looks forward to the possibility of missing school if it snows too heavily. However, on January 24 in 1951, snow-covered roads proved to be no problem for at least a few young children. Tom Gilderhus was a farmer in Oberon, but he also flew airplanes. After one particularly bad storm, he decided to put his plane to good use; he flew his daughter to high school first, then went back home, picked up the...