All three local school districts called off classes for Thursday, Dec. 12, the second consecutive Thursday in which such declarations were made. A snowstorm started to get heavy Wednesday evening, and broadcast media already by 7 p.m. was attempting to discourage anyone from going anywhere. Laura Platt around 9 p.m. Wednesday, posted, a photo inside her car trudging through the U.S.-131 expressway, “starting at Wayland going south. Not sure about before Wayland. Low visibility and slick roads.” The photo at left shows the 412 Distillery and Restaurant on South Main offering free hot soup to emergency medical technicians, police officers and firefighters who might have to get out in the natural mess to help travelers in need.
