Dianne Smith and Jane Slater set off for New Bedford between storms to enjoy a program of Celtic music for the St. Patrick’s Day holiday.

I don’t know about the rest of you but this whole spring ahead has left what seems like half my brain behind.

Do tell us of the wonders you have seen. The warm sandy beaches you have walked. The mountains you have been carried up in order to ski down.

Sugarloaf, Maine was the point of destination for Charlotte Scott, Rodeo Purves-Langer, Hayden Higgins, Laila Fenner, Katherine and Elizabeth Chvatal. After making their way up the elementary ladder, it was finally their turn to take school on the road for the annual right of passage: the fifth grade ski trip.