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<br />l~' . Glendtl.McFartand. However, tw~'of their. vehIcles were not
<br />e' so fortunate; The redplckup,:left/ was_ov~rt~med and half
<br />rd burled hthe mud wtlJle .the.stock_car,'a! iigl1t,.tiltad lnto~e-.
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<br />ravIne cui through Uw road by_ rushing water. On th~ 'SCene
<br />were Commissioners JohnCrosthwal1 and Marl< Arndt;' Road'
<br />~ep~irs'_b~gan. ~is mornlng./-,' - "
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<br />1< 'evacuated.:"' from'.' WaMona"' en.edtodeatb;- Yea:rOwi 8aid,'0( ,. _-C~;~~;~SO':U8~I(i'~ .l.~a'd~'~-: 'ditch co~ld be"rim io;d'~Jiver'
<br />I Wedneadiy,butone'oronlYn1ne:,~raml1ypet;:".,..,. ,_"',; -: . pufa dike arouhdthe home of water.' .'
<br />J, who,usedthe Red Croaa8helter ....:A1thl/ughwatergotwithinsix biaparepJ.s;' Don.and:Gerlie,' Ifitatopsrainirig;W~wa'ro-
<br />! . let, :. up at, the . W!ggins(' lnt;)l.elroftheir back.door, it h,ad: but theo~ly'flooding at their , saJd, ,the aystem could be u,
<br />!' 'Elementary'. School - gym ~ded some by the time they home waa to ,the ga.rage -an"." and runninj" Monda.y _ and_
<br />t' Wedn.es4ay" sBid. 'Ste'Ve' Jefl,.'~" ""," some family items stOTed in it. . unless'it:rains,_there will be.'
<br />ThruBton, chair of the ~otgan ."i .Yearoua hllod'high praiee for' . 'J'P.e-ahelteiis one ~ample .0(" demand; for 'water 'by then.
<br />"'. County Red Cross. Disaster:.. WiWn, Fire Department vol. the community assistance with ~We're in the haat oftha imgat-
<br />. . Servi,oea, The outpost walQpen~teen who helped people get a totSl of 12 volunteers'taking ing_seaaon,. he point8ffout.
<br />I from Ilbllut 8:80 a.m. to 7 p.m. ' . o,ut: of their homes a_nd, for shlftstarea businessss donating- "Th.' .y.tom:~ -IQQ-' ,'';''~I'.',.I,n'",
<br />~ ''l'worowsofunUl6~cotssat':.Jleighbor'swho,wal"ned.people-'fOOdanddrlnks,arid-one,area, ... ".... ..
<br />~ waiting' for the . needy, ~ut abQuUhllflood."waters. . resident evenbringing inborne.-. 60 conditions can be wet in one'
<br />I;, . Weldonuesidents foundsanC:' .: _~,y'weJ'ejust 'grea~R she b*ed Cookies.. ' _p_art!ln~ dry~in ~nqther~,~"
<br />tuary with friends and ~ rela. declared,'- "I just can',i pr'lse DeSpite aU the help, Weldona . "It's qUite a juggling aet to
<br />1: tivea.''W,werll~adyforthsll\. tliemenougb."'. . residents 'WIll be dealing WIth keePltall~nmg,RWoodward
<br />j but thankfully they didn't_need. ,"'The~Yeal'Q~es stayed with' the flood even after the water re_mtu'ked~ ':" ~
<br />l' ~sthatmucht~s~.added':""'.rtlltti.ves,~r the evacuatio~r ~'reced~s.4s':Jie!i~Bvolun~.:~'-Th~ffoOdin~'~ii~'Ii~~artothe'_: ._
<br />1 ,...One fIlY ~me In, he. cp.m~ _:!l8, did" numerous Qther. resl. BOllme Franks put It, ~en It day afte hea' torm th t' .
<br />~ : home from work_ al'ldJoun~ he . ,del)ts, 'illclu~ing Janice Marick ' railUli it pouts.-.' . dumped ru:_ t.o -~ inches :1 ,
<br />1:.oouldn't;getho[lle~CjlU8ethe .and her family. , .'" Weather.' rain hailupui'twoinchee,in'
<br />" townhadbeenclosHof!',sohe ': Maricle h~s.seven'childl:en,' .". dia~eterandwlrida,u to 70-'
<br />t '. show.ered aJ).d we fed ~~an~..,eges 1().~4, hVlng at home, and" TheRive;.;ideitrigaiiondi~:' miles 'an 'bour~ iln.~ ~org:'n '
<br />. ,weput~upiE!;ahotel. ,.... she and oD:e,'ef the o~er'.boys. 8Y8tem'llortb of Weldona and 'county_witbWe1dona the hard-'
<br />1, 'f'laqmi and JOll Yjlarou8; and found -water" about, hip d&{jp Fait "Jorgari,'su!ferec(lltlell8t' est hit'rb ..
<br />; four of JfIIlice Marick'8~ildren: :w!:jen' theywent out to check on' fiv~ majoTbreaches'anc:hiumer.. cro~ d:nrea.. -, wi':: s:aa .mllJ~,'
<br />i' wereOthers~ho~adea~~p.llt. theirarilillels. -- - - "," o~[llinOrl'llleS,~upe1jn;tend.ent:.complete;~:StrOYe<l;~e cro
<br />I, theshelter. ': ", ,.-',~ ". "Itwasaprett.{s.trongcu_r_. BartW~dvil~:rd,~ai~.~l ":',.'~_.." ,'_.... .',' '
<br />I . Naomi Yearo,us and her ~us. rent,",me said...... .', ,', .... " . "J never sa!o',Bo ml,lCh witer:~ Recent retllS are caused froin
<br />, band.-Joe; we~ awaken~ by a . When the Maricks le~ there,' he declared, . ". c_ . ' '.' . .' a moisture. system ~ing- .up'. .
<br />. nelghtxlr about S a.m. .' .." was waterin thll basementand ,WeldOnagot three indies'of from the Gulf of MeXico, which
<br />~. "I thought l,wlL6' dr;aming"~,,one-bedroom. ", ,-. ' _ ,'. _rairl Monday, so Wl' . ard~d', . :is not ~usua~' for this ti~e of.-':'
<br />',,~"tr., W..8t<h, ,"" "tpo. m\lw.,T,V j. ", "WlItf:: ~.L,len..., Ih.,''',<Jr.;, '''''". !.l1.~kdOv.:t;i"th ...~di ,,:. Fl,PRd "j ~:f' ' .~~P lal{la_~L.rj!\i~~,1
<br />.: al?O.\.\~ tort. Collins (fl~lJl2)" lr.that'.a iliq~s,,,~I holW' ~W~ a,' a ea:w[.. J .1futl1~..Ai~rY.lca~.l!Yijrpfili1~t, .
<br />she ~id..... . '.:' , ,', ;'. '" -, that'. a there'will be; 'Marick,. frOiii'~cffiiU we. fin the li _.'; Larry 'lU-?Dell., However, t~.
<br />,_Water, waarushing around: ,said.:'- ,,;' '-.' I .',' " temaIld from rainfalL.".. up > lack "ot,.wlpda Is keeping the
<br />their)Veldoha home.':' -." -' . Ths_y""unger ,children ""(lnt to eight 'inches --Tuesd,aYl}igltt __ thund_erclouda . ov.er Col~!ado.
<br />:,"It sounded like mo"ntain tha ..Red; Cross station ,'in' and earlyWednesday.:'Rainfall )ongerthanllsuat, "'. :
<br />I rivera, both,in front, andbe,' ,hin,d .Wig8inswhile~heand the())der' i!lthe, WeJdO,na a,rea totaled ).I,', "'. ,.~The ,heavy t,ains will' be"
<br />r. thehous~,"Yearou8sald">.:i;" chil~nworkedongettingani. toll,inchesintwoday,s.'". forming. again : today : in
<br />I The Yeal'QUUB got thei,r cat, mals and some belonging~out.'.' ': All of the mojorbreacheshad Northeast Colorado, but we
<br />I and:'medica.tion. and:..we~_ Fay Chapin, who farrns west been repaired 1:>y.early this can't tell exactly where it'll set
<br />read)- 19leave when reBeuera"of~eldona,helpedtheMarickil' morning, Woodward reported, up,., lulid 'I\mnell.-,Qltdoesn't
<br />,:' came.,., . .' . .: get animals, out. His dairy farm and minor breaches remained look like it will dry up for a cou-
<br />"or courte." she" wall fright- . f!l\C'Jlnovt thli f1nndimr. tro hI> t'IPlUlM un ....,....... t_h.. nl.. n' f1.."." .
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