Getting around town and beyond

With the first snow of the year covering the city streets last Wednesday, Bill Pryor guides his bus through Malta and his first rider of the day, Mae Holt, sits happily in her seat, safely buckled in, on her way to school at Malta Elementary.

"Riding the bus is awesome," Mae squeals. Mae is in the second grade and is picked up for school each morning at the Hi-Line Retirement Center where her mother, Janice Holt, is a nurse. Janice echoes her daughter's thoughts on the Phillips Transit Authority (PTA) bus rides to and from school each day.

"It's wonderful because it is so convenient," Jani...