Obert breaks winter's icy grip

Makes way to the open waters of Lake Darling

Chided by the trailboss for a wimpy and incomplete report on the remarkable spring blizzard that forced the cancellation of the Jefferson High Prom, cub reporter Tom Obert has responded with a new picture and a new story. Originally, the snowbound Obert merely shot a few photos through his frosty windows and never gave a mention to the tragedy of prom postponement. He has since risen from his warm log cabin couch to wire this photo of open water and has dialed in various radio and television stations to complete his report. We don't know who actually took this photograph, although its low angle would suggest that Ruthie was tasked with the job.

Here's the latest:

By Tom Obert

Cub Reporter

As someone who never "prommed" in his day (something to do with deep psychological issues that persist to this day), I was amazed to see the news coverage our prom concellation received. First, it was widely reported on Twin Cities television that the Blizzard of '08 was so bad that it led to the cancellation of prom night in Alexandria. Later, it was even reported on national network news!

I can also report that Bonita had a birthday on Saturday. The caller to KXRA reported that she was turning 60. Ever in search of a scoop, I e-mailed Bonita wondering if she skipped a grade. Rather than saying she could have skipped two grades (as I may have done) but wanted to be a class of 65er, she responded that the caller had been in error (though she admitted to counting backwards from her birth date). I can also report that Tom Kiehne turned 61 on Thursday.

Unfortunately, Tom spent his birthday traveling from Austin, Texas to Alexandria because his mother was terminally ill. Fortunately, he did make it in time to see her, and he is sure she was aware that he was there, before she died on Friday night.