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<br />IFll(l)<I)(j) ., '!)7 Soulh Platte Sentinel Wedn9$day, AugustS. 1997 Pag.dO
<br />Flood waters take 24-hourj oumey through Logan County
<br />Conttnued From p.g.1 helicopter all rnom~' Due to the
<br />whlchwapthe WllhlrwiUtkaw,and Ita d_ of the Waf8f, the helioopler
<br />pattom. W. know th. 8\'~1ng couldn't land. so it WQUId hcmtr oyer
<br />north of Nft Aaym.. Stoneftent lhewa!8tandhe.wauJcI}umpoftthe
<br />and thai: entn arM clear up to the rail into the water and help load
<br />Pawnee BIufta all dl1Iics Into the th88&pEltJple.He!$llllyputinagreat
<br />PewneeCl'88k. efloJ1 and_afe,eat proud 01 him."
<br />"lgueu what my incIIcator Is Is As was the effotts ota host 01
<br />that anytimewehavea ~ Inlhal: anonymous.. andnotsoanonymotl5.
<br />8tM I alw8y1l monitor the bridge CWI volunteefs, incIudingDarrellMatlens
<br />Pawn.. Pass on HlgtIway 71. and and Butch Gra\les., from Aero
<br />by doing thllll I caa tell how mud'l AppIicato~ who conducted ada"'"
<br />wat8f we wi/lge1 hme.- fly allOrthe aroatodGlerminewhich
<br />AtOUAd 11 p.m., Tues., Jul129. way tne water was heading.
<br />reports of the bridge being wuhed Bollish reeallad. -The. wat&f
<br />out on Highwey 71 reached the normally follows the- channels. bul
<br />sheriffsoftice,andBollishsaid. "We this lime when it got down to about
<br />knew W8 went in trouble.- C,R. 33 (between 9:30-10 am.). it
<br />Deputies w.... chpatehad to spIil into three ditterern heMs. one
<br />Highway 14, by the Pawnee Cr_ going to Atwood, one going 10
<br />Bridge and along Coumy Road 25 Highway 6 between Atwood ami
<br />south of logan Com8B. Riverview Cemetery and the ~el
<br />Yet in lhe darkness. Ihe WlIl8r onetolhecemetefy.~
<br />kept 1Mding, growing laster and About 11 a.m., water.J - at times
<br />sl:ronget", NMring 0V8f Ihe Pawnee ~; r&achingtrom 40ft to 6ft. - invaded
<br />Creek Bridge railing by foW' inctles. Atwoodwithanunpredictabl&pt:lwer,
<br />Earlier,asaprecaulion.t'-LCSO . '%:- Plenes. Ag Page 11
<br />began notifying r.sidanls In the . . ....." . . ". '"(i
<br />PlIWrleeCr&ek lU8III that th& 'W*" MIcMnm:rliDgdisrn96ion hall turned to blowing up the railroad tJll(.ks to divert the water from CQntin\ii.nj!; its
<br />WMcoming. bu1w.didn1 hlMil" ~bAlongHipwa-)I f). but by the lime plallll were finaliU'd. the tracks had all ready begaoemding.. As water
<br />id8a th. it was this bad. ~ IOJices its way under the rails Wedne5day afternoon, Logan County l\"lsse Member Justin Weber stand. on the
<br />Now, at -.out 3 a.m. Wed... JuIr trKks.. ~ to determine if the water h~ slowly its joumey towards Sterling. (sps Photo By Ken MclJowelU
<br />3O.lh.wordw3S"rnOWlou.l.ln.... . $; (I'!
<br />of ~ out~ and ~ ~ "Waminos wer. sent-- dOWfl just Wess at Sterling was dos&d. out 28 peopI& wilh N.alional Guard
<br />notilying ~ downstream to .-, ultimataly re-aching the And by theA, the watBf was helieoptefs w.aeuabng th&m. five
<br />l>>gln&\laauRlRm-.mlS. SIMIing PolIce OepartmMl (SPO~ coming.fastamiturious,lmdallt'JolJgb dogaandacal~
<br />SuddeAly, wtth daWft jusl i'" ...... ~CSP),Stertingthesn&rifrsdepartmenl:tiredtO"l911 leadingthewayinthoslHeset.lQS
<br />bNflIling. ~_~h continued his Fil -, . (SFD)aadlif&Cant evwybody south of Timmerman's bytheNationalGuardandth&t.CSO
<br />WIUlb on ..........,. RealI saubI at ~(~as.-ll_totho-Cit1 anctth&Atwcodara&thattherowas wasl)8f.lUlYTomSuttQl',whoBollisfl
<br />~n Corn8fS, "f!le walM'.was of StertIng and the logan County e large amounts of water coming, - said, "Waspnrtty mucb devot9d and
<br />eoml~ at me, and it starI8d ~ Aoact aM BAIIp Departrnerrt. sollie moved and some didn't. dedicaled. He rode the rail of the
<br />l~mau1channel i~ a matter of_ 'N. 5 lUll., Colorado Highway 14 He explained, ow. ended uptaking if
<br />mll'll4MtlwastllfJPn9Ol1tha~
<br />ofltlebrir:lp, sucking; unc:Iw 1,_
<br />b. round balM of h..,. ,.., wtIII
<br />Iookedlbah....otoowsc:oming
<br />downtneClllllk and I cauIdA't tv-
<br />out~th8'fwerelJlO"lliRvabeadof~
<br />water or what."
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