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<br />Ag land, Atwood and Sterling all suffer damage from disaster
<br />Cpntfnued Ftum PegI' 10 sbl:riy bMcn mldnigbt. N back home.
<br />aimingtullfOlt:ulthe Mtirmnd52 In m.nr 81'" what the flood' For some. ther8l:O>>8ly' pnx:HS
<br />homes In the oommunity. hitting wMer1 didn't hUll:, S8Wtl' and SIOHR was. onty b&gimWlg. Others . who
<br />~al_. drau'lbMk-updicL lemainedw.AahcWdbJ'thefloading
<br />the Alwood water dRtinM 1M NINsh_ PIeiM Chapter of . W8f8 quetlllo.ning were the water
<br />headed lowards Slerllng lhe Amftric8n AMI CfQIS opene8 a was. and wny they 8lII&3ped anv
<br />~wlththa.c:h:Mceltrorn shelter lartlMl flood Yicdms 81 the hardship.
<br />thlPawnaCl'085iflgonHigbway6, Sterilng Higb SdlOOl WaUv Post Early reportS indic.ale lhat in
<br />wMre. bytm. RivMliw CU1etwy, Gymnasium whit. efHfg.anCf SI8PIing alotMll.000 rem.nts and
<br />IIWQ)ojnedby1...wateronCailmr p8AfloA. AI-.46dD11Hlt1111to.ttJeaky 200 bYtiml8l!Ies wan &f~ by
<br />Road 24. wen a 60'l1. chance 01 more rain 1I0ee waters ~ r8SUlling
<br />Midofl1Clm1nt diSCUMilm had prMided. in -...stimated $10million-damaga.
<br />tUll19d 10 bIowiIlg up the raitl'OlMt SberilfBellill~ .!twas IndudedJntbal:eetimate,i&8etween
<br />1rad<1J; 113 dl.....-t the wat..- from amtItinghow8Wlr)'bodvpilchedln $1-$1.5 miltton damage at
<br />eortinuitJgi!spalilaloAQHlgAway6, andcwoerog.i!erwithth.lCSO, NGrthe.a-shlm JUltiOf College,
<br />bltbJ lhelimeplans WftelinaUzMi. SPO.. CPS. W. c-.. lor the ~ in the Hayes S1uci&nt
<br />In. tracks had <<II rMdJ . begaa Posse to COlM aut _ hllp in the CWIll' area. inebHting studem
<br />etOding,a1~then~ Atwood area:.lhe SleriiItg Ar. recc:mls..
<br />of wshIr beneatlllhe rails.. OIlplUtrlMltt hMpld on ~ 6. An estimated 13.700 acres of
<br />By rnicHdtemoon, IIoocl WlJ!fIfI, andth.ctyParltl.OepHmentCMl& agftl:uItun:lland. and COlIl'Ity roads
<br />CClIHtI'ed East H~ 6 at In. 0Yt with..... ~ E\!8l'l aft.' a~ bridges W8J8 aI90 damaged by
<br />S1et1ing GrlKKlhouse, whQf4 its the !load hit, ottlcars :;hom higb wat&I5 !hat I~ tIte furaH..ogaA
<br />rnovernem appeared to slow dOwn, Washingtwl. ~ and PhWl~ ,,~ locking as il a IOnTa\1O h~~
<br />aIlwiatingthetenmnatefft8l9encv Counties. &:i well as the Haxtun ripped through the lands<:ape. ,..~
<br />With unttamassed ltu)', MothEll'
<br />ageneiesandCltydSterlingotlic:ial,. Police chiet atJd Oltllll ot his !1UM Naaue had tosaed j figaIion
<br />Thal rehet wa_s short.lived, camedowrtlollelpus... , wrappingth arou~power='.
<br />tbwgh. as lMICUMlOn ~ "EY.,HigI'diMBl!lcui&bptlow Vak:lable~wereen:x1ed,!~
<br />began In lhe SCI4h.partot St.rling, rn8I\oulonlhllllhigtrwavtoruL"':he _torndown.crops~
<br />lnc:U:iiD9alltlSt8fltngLtvIAgCentor Calmado $tala Patml bfQughl: IIVIIlI attl'leirbasesandcounlY!08ds.sigfls
<br />and the SI8fllng RegIonal peoplllllinanatrpllWlllll103SSISCinthe w$nJuprouted.Som&larmaniIRIs
<br />MedCetTtef. lI'attic aU through the night so '" sua:umbed lo!ha watlll'.~
<br />Br 5 p.m.., Sou1b Thwd A_V9flue could ~ ~ teet", Witt!. uni\amass6i fury, Matlun- Na~ had tosSed irrigiilion pipe5. Damage wae duYastatiAg, and
<br />l4l'toO&lmarStr&et__~nclerioch_ At ita mDIt pawertbI point, I~ wrapping them aroand power poles.. Valuable ~ were~ fences emotIoM or:mtiIwe to ride. a roll&f-
<br />oIW8ler,wiUllhellovfcontinUln~ WlIl8fe vme lo.12,leet ~ with. wetetomdown..O:Opllweres-hearedatthwbases.andoountyruad$sign$ COastel'otpeaksandvall&ya.
<br />By 5:.46 Pm. ~wn S!&rtint pdI at up to twO miles widL were uprooted.. Some fann animals suttUtnbecl to the Wa!:U (5PS Pi1oU,) Today.one weeklater. water still
<br />_~SfilVenllincb88afwaaer. But as ct.n bmke lIu01lQb 24 ByKenMcDoweltJ .." . staodsinfields.andaTulHldaJnigtrt
<br />At mld-eY&r1lng. Northeastern hOlla.....oaTbut&.Julw'31.blue, rainc:aU$ClElmoreooncemaAdfear
<br />JUnior CoIkJge and the ~ sky put a new light on I'lOIttleastern ag&IICill$ ~ and national Red . tohelpYictimsccpewiltrtheir~. incilizensthroughout l.ogaflCottnty.
<br />f'taz<< w.e 18fIIing the damaging Color-.io. Ct~e)(pertslWlVed~lOwntohelp "C1&an~ began as !Mods and Theltoodot1997isnowhisloty.
<br />..tL L 1_,...wal8rsbeganliK'etling Fed8I'8l I1ftd slate ~ Ioc:aI volunta&fs pn:nride answera. neigt!bors joirled lorees to help Destruction was greal. but
<br />asweHasmQlltalhealttlCXlUlUeliog busin&S8I<<1p8n,8IldtarnitieslTltll.l8 lotttInatBI)I,nohwnatL~.
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<br />Groups collecting for disaster relief
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<br />My lunds wiN be panially ma&ched by the abow Innd1n and groups.
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<br />best po~on of a goodls'man I,ife, cU"'e
<br />His little, nameless, "n~emembel"ed acts
<br />Of kindness, cmd love.
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<br />Norwest BanI{ greatfully,thanks everyone
<br />who helped, and continues to help,
<br />our friends and rieighbors rebuild our,community
<br />atterthe devastat\ng flood of 1997. '
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