Well, blow me away! Thought that weather might be a good place to start for today. Perhaps the most challenging part of living on the prairie is the wonderful nonstop wind which lasts for days. Here are a few links for finding out more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind
http://www.weatherquestions.com/What_causes_wind.htm
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
http://www.enotes.com/science-experiments-projects/weather/what-causes-wind
http://library.thinkquest.org/C001472/en/development/types.content.html
http://answers.ask.com/Science/Nature/types_of_wind