Sometimes, even the best ideas can use some fine tuning to become even better the next time around. The Sedalia Parks Department’s Snowball Drop is one of those ideas.

Local children will still have a chance to race across the fields of Clover Dell Park for the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department’s Snowball Hunt, which was rescheduled to March 6 after poor weather conditions postponed the initial event.

With a potential for gloomy conditions this weekend, people planning on participating in the Sedalia Parks Department’s Snowball Hunt are encouraged to call the department’s hot line before heading out Saturday to ensure it is not canceled.

Four-year-old Cole Hoehns waited at the edge of the field Saturday at Clover Dell Park as a small airplane swooped low overhead, releasing a flurry of some 6,000 pingpong balls.

Cloudy weather Saturday forced the Sedalia Parks Department to postpone the Snowball Hunt at Clover Dell Park.

By Emily Jarrett

Even though this week has felt like spring, there’s a certainty of snow predicted for this Saturday. Fortunately, it’s not the kind of snow that piles up.

They just couldn’t wait.

The Snowball Drop problem is a reflection of our city and society as a whole. Greed and disrespect are sometimes taught to our children in place of respect and charity. The same thing has happened at the Easter egg hunts and Halloween parties the Sedalia Parks Department has sponsored.

Icy conditions and low temperatures did nothing to dampen the spirits of Alex Eppenauer and the Scouts from Sedalia Boy Scout Troop 54 during this weekend’s Cardboard Campout.

The Smith-Cotton  softball team came back from a three-run deficit Monday to beat Jefferson City 6-4 at Centennial Park.

UPDATE: The Scouts raised 640 pounds of donated products and $477 in cash donations.

Some people have recently participated in a Parks Department program for the first time, or noticed a wider variety of activities offered.