PLYMOUTH – Some parts of northern Indiana picked up nearly a foot of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
North Webster recorded the highest amount in our area at 11.9 inches. Plymouth had 11.3 inches and Goshen and South Bend had nearly 8 inches of snow.
It made for dangerous driving conditions, forcing many area schools to run on a two-hour delay or cancel classes altogether.
A big snow like that, especially in March, isn’t something people who live in and around Marshall, Kosciusko, Starke, Pulaski and Fulton counties are used to seeing, but kids who got a day out of the classroom and on the sledding hill in Plymouth’s Centennial Park didn’t complain a bit.
Neither did their teachers who made it out into the elements.
“I’ve been waiting for snow,” said John Glenn High School teacher Brandt Ayuob. “I think I was more eager for snow than my students were yesterday.”
Ayuob and Plymouth High School teacher Kristin Dorland decided to cross country ski, even though they weren’t sure if their car could make it to the trail.
“I spent some time in the ditch already this morning, trying to get someplace,” Ayuob explained. “So, if I’m stuck two times in one day, okay, fine."
We’re gonna ski first, have a good time and then we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.”
But not everyone got a thrill out of nearly a foot of snow just a few weeks before spring.
“It sucks,” laughed Plymouth resident Jo Morrow.
Her older brother was nice enough to dig her out after city plow trucks literally plowed her in. She couldn’t get her car out of the driveway.
“It’s really wet, really compact, it’s really heavy,” said Morrow’s brother, John Walker. “Yeah, it’s hard.”
The giggly Plymouth High School freshman on the sledding hill knew they’ll probably be back in class Thursday, but until then they had a message for the man who calls the shots and allowed them to enjoy a rare snow day in March.
“We love Dan!” shouted one of the students.
“Thank you, Mr. Tyree for the cancellation!” echoed another of Plymouth Schools Superintendent, Dan Tyree.
