Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Photo by Shelley Grieshop/The Daily Standard

Dennis Howick of Celina checks the rain gauge near his home following a recent snowfall in the Grand Lake area. Howick took over the job as volunteer climate observer for the National Weather Service after his father, Harold Howick, retired in 2000.

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