It's no secret that I do not like snow. Even still I can't deny that it can be very pretty. One sunny day while I was waiting for Gibbs to do his business I couldn't help admiring how glittery the snow looked.
This first one was zoomed in far too much and isn't very good
On Friday 1/29 I opened my Facebook to read about my niece passing away 2 days before.
Kara Lee Surovick, 40, of Williamsport, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at The Gatehouse UPMC Hospice, in Williamsport.
She was born December 15, 1985, a daughter of Michael F. and Mary E. (Dobson) Surovick.
Kara Lee graduated from Northwestern High School and went on to further her education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, where she studied culinary arts and earned an associate’s degree. During her studies, she was selected for an externship at Emeril’s in Las Vegas, where she continued learning and refining her skills for the following year.
Her love of food and nutrition remained constant throughout her life. Kara Lee took great joy in preparing wonderfully flavorful and expressive meals for her family and friends. Each year she planned and cultivated a large vegetable and herb garden, carefully selecting plants well before spring with future meals in mind. She canned a significant amount of produce annually and took exceptional pride in caring for her house plants, which flourished under her attention.
During the summer months, she also maintained a beautifully manicured flower garden that brought her immense joy. With her hands in the soil, she created and nurtured a love of growing things that lasted her lifetime.
Her professional life also reflected her passion for nutrition, having worked with Jenny Craig. Later, Kara Lee followed in her father’s footsteps and was welcomed into the Local 81 and Local 420 Carpenter and Joiners Union. She was also a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Her work was primarily in the commercial sector, where she was known as a loyal and hardworking woman until her health required her full attention.
Kara Lee was a past member of the Girard American Legion Post #494 and the Loyal Order of the Moose #381/481.
She was preceded in death by her father, Michael F. Surovick; her sister, Rachelle M. Surovick; her maternal grandparents, Phyllis and William Dobson; her paternal grandparents, Michael J. Surovick and Wilda DaSilva; and her uncles, William and Paul Dobson.
She will be greatly missed by her family, including her mother, Mary Surovick; her aunts, Rosemary Dobson, Susan McFarland (Edward), and Ann Thompson; her uncles, George Dobson (Terri) and Edward Dobson (Carolyn); her nephews, Kyle Juhasz Jr. and Royce Juhasz; cousins, Damien Dobson, Hunter Dobson, Kim Garbrandt, Ben Dobson, Katie (John) Berry, Bran (Brit) Johnson, Amanda (Rob) Kelly, and Ronda Denning; and her boyfriend and his daughters, Chris Caccia, Hannah and Abby.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kara Lee Surovick Memorial Fund, c/o Edder Family Funeral Home.
Friends may call on Friday, February 6, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Edder Family Funeral Home, 309 Main St. E., Girard.
Last week when I was driving to work I saw lots of cars stuck in snow. They either slid off the road or made a turn too sharp and ended up burying their front tires in the piles of snow.
The funniest (at least for me) sighting was when I was passing a parking lot. It had lots of snow piles from the parking lot being plowed. There in the middle of one pile was the front grill from a vehicle that must have driven right into it. I can only imagine how hard they must have hit it to have pulled the grill off. Either that or there had been an accident there and the grill was tossed into the snow pile to get it out of the way.
I wanted to stop and take a picture but never had time before work and was thinking more about getting home after work. Instead I asked AI to create a picture for me.
