The Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak - April 11, 1965

I saw this article today in the Star Tribune and it made me think of the Palm Sunday tornadoes in Indiana. I had always thought they were on the same day. I was only six when the Palm Sunday tornadoes hit. We lived in South Bend, IN at the time and were heading back home either from Fort Wayne or Lima, OH. The sky had a weird green tint to it. I remember thinking it was like the Wizard of OZ.

The thing I remember most about that day was Dad telling us "look out for twisters. None of us had a clue what a tornado looked like, but we kept our eyes open. I remember the devastation we saw. Silos were twisted like a piece of gum wrapper, foundations stood without houses. We kept coming up on roadblocks and having to turn around. I didn't think we would ever make it home and we weren't sure if the house would still be standing when we got there.

Growing up in Indiana, there were plenty of tornadoes and warnings. I learned early the devastation and fury that a tornado can cause.

Prayers for Nick's Family

Nick Rossini, a West Point Cadet who went missing last December has been found. His body was found in a lake close to his home. They had searched around the lake at the time, but because of the ice, they were not able to search the entire lake. Please keep Nick's family in your prayers as they mourn once again the loss of their son.

Plowjacking reported in Oneida

I had to giggle when I saw this headline Plowjacking reported in Oneida. Seems a guy (in Wisconsin of course) decided to high jack a snow plow. If it was April 1st, I would assume it is a joke. The joke is on us. Any other April, the plows would have long been put away. However, they were out on the roads during a "spring" snow storm.

Police are looking for a 25-year-old man who apparently hijacked a snow plow early today on Commissioner Street in Oneida.

Deacon Powless had a weapon and used force to take a red, 1-ton Ford F350 truck
with V plow blade from the operator at about 2:45 a.m. today, said Oneida Police
Chief Rich Van Boxtel. He gave no further details, but said no one was hurt in
the hijacking.Powless is considered armed and dangerous. If anyone sees the plow
or Powless, they are urged to call 911 immediately, Van Boxtel said.Powless is
6-feet-1, about 220 pounds, last seen wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue
jeans and wire rimmed glasses. The plow was seen traveling east on Wisconsin 54
from Oneida.

I am John Doe

For those of you not living in Minnesota, you might not have heard about the "flying Imans" six Muslim clerics who were detained on a flight from Minneapolis to Phoenix in November. Last month, they filed a lawsuit against USAirways as well as the passengers "John Doe" who reported their concerns to the airline. This is a chilling strategy, an effort to make people think twice before raising a concern for fear of becoming involved. Michelle Malkin had a great posting in response I am John Doe and I hope you will join me and thousands of others in speaking out.