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Published December 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

Winter wonderland


It was slippery going on Second Street in the city of Hudson during the Dec. 9 snowstorm. This was the scene shortly after noon on Sunday.

  • It was slippery going on Second Street in the city of Hudson during the Dec. 9 snowstorm. This was the scene shortly after noon on Sunday.
  • This snow sculpture of everyone’s favorite beagle was a no-brainer for its artists, Katie Heaton, left, and fiancé Josh Hamborg. The couple fashioned this Snoopy on the family’s deck especially for Heaton’s father, Kevin, who is a self-proclaimed “Peanuts” aficionado.
  • Tucked away from the wind, the snow on this fire pit reflects the true amount of snow which blanketed the Hudson area beginning at midnight Saturday night.
  • Warm temperatures continued throughout the almost 24 hours of snowfall, meaning the snow stayed put. On Tuesday morning, many trees remained covered in their blanket of white.
  • Some residents prudently removed the 12 to 15 inch snowfall from their roofs.
  • A plow truck clears Keystone Court N. in North Hudson on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 9.
  • Snow stacked up on a table on the deck of a North Hudson home in Sunday’s snowstorm. The snow on the deck measured 15 inches deep. Reports of 15 to 17 inches of snowfall in the Hudson area were common, according to city Public Works Director Tom Zeuli.