Aileen Cole, a graduate of Washington, D.C.‘s Freedman Hospital School of Nursing, always considered herself a pioneer. As one of the first black Army Nursing Corps nurses, she was always eager to serve. She received her nursing certificate in 1917 after three years’ study.

The recent record snowfall brought out the child for all ages as snow enthusiasts took to the neighborhoods and hills for sledding, skiing, and snowshoeing. Others created snow forts, sculptures, snowmen, snow angels and reveled in snowball fights.

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Editor’s note: We asked members of the community to tell us how they fared in the recent storm. Here are a few of the comments we got from some of our faithful, and new, Facebook friends. Thank you to all who submitted.

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Linda Puhek

A mind is a terrible thing to waste. What better way to stimulate young minds than to read?