BISMARCK, N.D. — With talking hot dogs, professional sports announcers and quirky songs, some school districts are bringing a little levity to this week’s life-threatening cold in the Midwest with their unique and funny school closure announcements. The deadly arctic blast that has blanketed the region has prompted hundreds of school closures from the Dakotas to Missouri to Pennsylvania. Most districts informed students and parents in typical fashion, with a notice on their website or via the local airwaves. I’m not a cold dog! But hopefully we don’t have too many more snow days.”——Associated Press writers Amy Forliti in Minneapolis and Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City contributed to this story.

Source: National Post January 30, 2019 23:37 UTC