Waitsburg is experiencing an especially mild winter, thus far, but that certainly wasn't the case in 1969. The front page headline in the Jan. 2, 1969 issue of The Times read "9" Snow and 24° below zero hit area." The lead story began:

"A snow storm which dumped nearly 10 inchese of the unusual white stuff everywhere in the area was the news story of the week.

Accompanied by temperatures in the area which fell to 24 below zero, the show which began Friday night fell most of the weekend, turning into a dry, powdery top layer by Monday. The low temperatures stalled many people who were unabl...