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Young World
Snow angels
Among the thousands of people frantically flapping in the snow recently in an attempt to set the record for the most snow angels ever made were parents, children, even snowplough drivers. And then there was Pauline Jaeger — who on her 99th birthday, was making her very first angel. "It's fun," Jaeger said. "I feel just like a kid." More than 8,900 people flapped their arms and legs on the state Capitol grounds in an attempt to reclaim the record, which was snatched away about a year ago in Michigan. The Guinness Book of Records still must confirm the number. The snow angel category was created in 2002 when 1,791 people made snow angels on the Capitol grounds in North Dakota. Marilyn Snyder, curator of education for the State Historical Society of North Dakota, said 8,910 people registered for North Dakota attempt to break the record of 3,784 snow angels set by students at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Michigan is keeping a close eye on the record, though — and vows to try and snatch it back.
COMPLIED BY NIMI KURIAN
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