Round 1 of Christmas 2009 Snow Blast

Hutchinson residents woke up this morning (Thursday, Dec. 24) to find a white blanket four to six inches deep across the city's landscape. That had city crews out early clearing streets and downtown parking lots, such as this one along First Avenue Southwest and Franklin Street. Carrie Nelson is in the background sweeping the first round of what could be a three-step winter dance over the next couple days from her truck so she could get to work.