No this isn't an ad for dish soap. This is a photo that somebody took of Bonnie Nickleson and Representative Stephanie Herseth, a woman way too old to be her daughter. Herseth was meeting with Bonnie recently on some very important official business at the Federal Building in Miller.

All of us here at the Holabird advocate are proud to know that Bonnie is important enough to have an official visit from a public servant of Ms. Herseth's caliber. Kinda makes you want to treat her with more respect. Doesn't it?

This latest storm system has got the State of South Dakota in a panic. Doug Hinkle alerted his brother Darrel Hinkle that he'd better get the Hyde County Rough Riders assembled in case of disaster. Doug works for the State Government in the area of disaster preparedness in Pierre.

Pierre isn't the only place that is nervous. School was called off today in Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Watertown, Huron and various schools in that area. Even schools of higher learning like SDSU and DWU were calling off classes.

Among the those calling off classes was the Hyde School District. A move that some parents call into question because they thought the weather wasn't all that bad. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate believe that the bus drivers may disagree with that assertion.

The Hyde County Nutrition Program didn't have dinner at the Senior Center today, and they didn't even serve Meals on Wheels. Louise Moss is starting to wish that she spent the winter in Mesa, Arizona. Our Publisher is hoping this clears up in time for the Crop Show on Saturday.

The Holabird Advocate Circulation Department reports that someone with a computer from the Missouri State Senate logged on to our little Newsblog. We believe it was either Senator Jeff Smith from the 4th District or someone who works with him. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate sincerely hope that they enjoyed the experience, and that they come back again soon and/or often.