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March 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Take that Michigan Bitches. Love, the snow angels of North Dakota
8,962 participants dropped and flapped at the State Capitol grounds on Feb. 17, an event organized by Marilyn Snyder, the curator of education for the Historical Society of North Dakota.
It was Snyder’s brainchild to establish a snow angel record back in 2002 when the Guinness Book of Records had no such category. So,
But about a year ago,
The North Dakota Senate celebrated the achievement, with senators waving their arms in an arc as they endorsed a resolution praising the state’s record.
“I may be the first Senate presiding officer in the nation to look out and see 47 senators simultaneously waving their arms at him,” Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple said afterward. “It is actually quite a sight.”
Gov. John Hoeven is inviting record-breaking participants to show up at the future signing of the resolution. Also, a picnic is planned for this summer on a day that Hoeven will proclaimed to be Snow Angel Day.
All well and good, but Snyder’s not resting on her recent laurels. Snyder continues to read
“I’m keeping my eye on them,”she said.
Paul Judge, an MTU senior majoring in biological sciences and pre-med, said it’s not that MTU needs the help of other universities. They just want to share in the legacy of getting the record back.
“We’re a generous people,”he said.
He didn’t indicate any real organizational effort going on, or specific date, when this might happen. Advice to MTU:Maybe you should keep your eyes on your little school books and leave angel-making to the big wings. (The Associated Press contributed to this story.)