The dedication of the fourth home in the Maud Jennings Subdivision of Habitat for Humanity Kerr County, sponsored by Charlene Spaulding through the Spaulding Trust in honor of her late
Ah, yes â the big snow of May 3-4, 2001. Itâs hard to believe it was 20 years ago, and yes, I remember it well.
At the time, I was city editor for The Mountain Mail. My husband, Dan, and I had lived in Chaffee County for about three years, having left Chicago for what we thought would be a quieter, less stressful way of life. Â
Chicago has a well-earned reputation for bad weather. The summers can be hot and humid and winters can be brutal. Having grown up there, I remember slogging to school in blizzards, ice storms and below-zero temperatures. Yet in 12 years in the Chicago Public School system, I only had one âsnow dayâ and that was in my senior year of high school. But we never had four feet of snow in May.