Sad news

I just received word this afternoon from some relatives in Omaha that a cousin of mine was killed in the shooting incident at a shopping mall in Omaha this past week. I had of course read about this but little did I realize that someone I knew was involved. Her name was Dianne (Clavin) Trent. Her Dad (deceased) and I were first cousins. She worked in the customer service department at the Von Maur store where the shooting took place. It came as quite a shock when I heard the news. Having survived the shooting incident here at Conception in 2002, news of such things happening have an effect on me and make me feel a lot of sympathy for the families involved.

Other than that this has been a cold and slick weekend. We have had mist and freezing mist and fog for the past two days, after receiving about 4-5 inches of snow on Thursday. More freezing rain is forecast for tomorrow night. The roads I understand are in fairly good shape but sidewalks and side streets are slick.

This is the last week of school for this semester. The students will be leaving on Thursday.