Wish I could head to Sweden this month. On April 30 is Walpurgis Night, the annual feast of the witches. Huge bonfires are lit all over the country to scare them away as they fly overhead, headed for their annual sabbath in Brocken in the Harz Mountains in Germany. Young and old come together all over Sweden to celebrate around a communal bonfire.

I’ll bet they have food.

We had Kevin Opp from Employment USA speak at our Aberdeen Area Diversity Committee meeting on Tuesday. Quite interesting. They deal with visa workers from all over the world and place them all over the United States. These visa workers take hard-to-fill jobs for several months before returning to their country. Employment USA is one of the largest in the nation but is not a franchise. It was created right here in Aberdeen. Pretty amazing, huh?

Spring thaw. What a mess.

Spotted the first flocks of Canadian and snow geese Sunday. They’re moving back to Canada. Soon we’ll be seeing Bald Eagles - they follow the flocks and eat the weak and old geese. Survival of the fittest and all that.

Don’t forget your green on Wednesday! I usually do, but this time am ready. St. Patrick’s day and all that. Truthfully, I don’t think they drank green beer in Ireland. Ever.

What we feared the most is happening. With all the snow piled here and there, the best we could hope for is a slow melt to diminish the effects of flooding.

 But we’re getting something even worse. A fast melt with rain on top.

Wish us luck.

O.k., the old saying is “March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb.” Except this year it came in like a lamb. Will it still go out like a lamb?