Dakota Datebook: No Snow Day for kids!

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...