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Harris Blackwood: Snow days meant sled rides, snowball duels and lost mittens

Sledders make their way up the hill at Memorial Drive Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, after a morning in the snow at nearby City Park in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

01182018 SNOW 5.jpg — Sledders make their way up the hill at Memorial Drive Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, after a morning in the snow at nearby City Park in Gainesville. - photo by Scott Rogers

I remember the year Santa brought us a sled. I don’t think it snowed that year or the next.