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<br />Rocky Mountain News
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<br />Colorado & The West
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<br />Tonia ?wIthen, State ~.~itOf - 892.5223 . ..mall - state@denver.rmn.com
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<br />Half an hour and a cardboard box'
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<br />FORT COWNS - Clinl allll Ut,t'ky
<br />Ht';lUli):.ull Illllllll Iilllt' Ill'si(l('s tlwir
<br />w('lldinK rinKs llnd Ihe fllmily Hihle,
<br />Ilai Th; NKuYt'n ~"rrit'd out Ilrc-
<br />scription dnl/ols, fanned fund, VCK-
<br />t'tahlt,s and a ft'w Ilit'lures,
<br />I{ust'ndo Sl'Ilero Medina found
<br />lhrt,t, nluney, urdt'rs, carb worth
<br />$I,IKMI, dry .md unharmed.
<br />llsinJ.: cardbuard IMlxes and plastic
<br />K"rhaJ.:t' bOl/olS, thl' fl'sidt'nts,of two
<br />IlcMM.I'fOIVillo:l'd !nohilt, hllml'llarks 5al- ,
<br />V.IKt'd Ihe n'nm.\Ols of their lives
<br />Thursd"y,
<br />t\ulhllritit,s /olave lht'm a half.hour.
<br />Fur many, it was tht' first lime they
<br />hlul Sl't'n their llIanJ,:led hnlUes since
<br />SprinJ,: <':rt'ek l'rashed Ihrough the
<br />Johnson and Soulh <':01le1o:C mubile
<br />41lml' ra.rkS llhuul mitlniJ.:hl Monday.
<br />w nlMMI dOliml'd fivt,livt's, four in
<br />([hIlt, home parks,
<br />d it ruined nearly l'vt'rything
<br />flwnt.d hy the residents, most of
<br />whum havl' no insurance ("uverage,
<br />^ Ilulin' offi~t'r or firefighter
<br />('S('Or!l't! l',ll'h J.:rolllluffiVt, or six res-
<br />idl'nls IhrullKh pilt's of ripped.up . L>r<MMcC'!'1UeMf9Cl<yMoumall1-
<br />nluhilt, hllmes. Tht,y ofll'n helped Gonzalo Silerio and Maria Medina rescue a picture of Our'lady of Guadalupe and a few clothes from t~eir
<br />{".lffY lIut Ill'lnnJ:inKs. mobile home. Fort Collins officials let residents return to their dwellings briefly Thursday. ~'-";C'0:~
<br />~'uddy piles of household J:fltMls, .', "'~,':"
<br />l'hiMn'n's plaslic swimminK (lfMlls, inJ.:, Harriet ,,"
<br />Kuitars, stUYes, Slllffl'd ht',lrs, nnwt'r :'1 ,~'a." relll~ce Ihe ma~e'ri,~I:-l:' he Tague, wear-
<br />Ilols, 1I01h'rWt'ar allll tullt,s of I(Mlth- saul. \011 (";m t fl'plllCC a hfe, ing a surgical
<br />Ilas(('litleft'll till' J,:wlmd. NIlI t'...crynne was furtunOllc, k ;.k',
<br />TIll' OIir sl.mk Ilf rUlIinK flMlt1 ilnd Cindy CIMJpl'rif1cr {'arried flut a sin. r' mas to....
<br />Sl''''''.l):('. Klc hux "f hills <lnd ;1 Iwad she hOld keep out the
<br />r..hk(' LIM.'tl found sculpted in .. (ulll'J:e dust, is
<br />hIS Si"meS(' {'OIl, dOlss. reunited with '
<br />r..h'Thn, hidill/ol 1lIlfll'r "Villi {'<lIl'1 Kl'{ the cat she
<br />(\ ~Iwl,t uf plOlslir "I intu :1 thiH1IJf the 'andhersis.
<br />hul>hh- WIOlIJpinK,Ih' Il,ult'r ht'l'llll~(' II's( terwero 1.
<br />m.ult' S('Vt'r<l! trips call rt,,,lacl~ J.ullnwd aK<llIIsl a f 'ccd I
<br />h.lCk 10 tIll' 1II11hlk tll'I'," sll(' :'llld, or 0,
<br />IlIIlllI' S(',f!fhill/-: lur tlu'1I1alf>rials. "Then' an' fltw'lIr leave behmd
<br />S,1111.1I1thOl, his nllll'r two Ili('\'('S uf IIIl'lli. In the flood
<br />1',11. 11m (all', IUlt', hilt llothillJ: Monday
<br />,'Tlwyan'll1yunly ..",,1(/(',' I/I/ifi"." I'h.t' ~',an II(' ~.II- nigHt.
<br />I"flllrt'1'I1:' Ill' saill, " ViIKI'I!.
<br />t'I'lflhIlKMI'lhn. t:unpt'lillf'1 ~llr.
<br />NKlIVl'lI, 7li, ViV('lllllf' fllMK' II)'
<br />llUl':-.n'I' :.jw;lk En. ROCky lopez, dlU~:mK tu ,I half.tull
<br />~li:.h ,1111' l'lllf';llill~:' who !;.ilvell Ius Wilt: IIlll'k with 1.1 otlwr
<br />llUP,lill'l1. SIll' W,l~ IInd Ihlel~ vlSltlrl~ Chll. PI:Ujll(',IIlUl' I'ilts ;nlll
<br />UP~('t Ill't'.HlM' Iwl' limn Imlll drownlnl~ un ,I ~~'I,h;l.
<br />111l11liKnlllulll'.n,' ~:"I Monduy SUUl<'Ullt' :-......,1111
<br />wd, hut nll"t ul 111'1' "ullnSilVt'l'llt',"..Ilf'
<br />11I'I"UKilll:" \\'1'11' 1t;1lI1.
<br />~,lfl'. "I'el 'Ikl' In ~I'f'
<br />"(Ill ~1"1l<l,l\" Illl:hl ~IU' Wil'! ,1'111'1'11 tilt' huul hl'I'llllll' ,lllll'mHll;11 plllk IUI
<br />.ltUlrflllMn't h;',1I ill!' lUll'll'," ",lilllll'l tlll'p('flllll'wllulhl'll,"
<br />j lr;I'lIl1,t\nh 11"'111'0'01. Ih'l\lllt'lIllt h,lVt' 'IllIlh'l! filulillK
<br />: e'sonll'lflll' h,1I1 11I11I1',lk tII iltlll f('~ <lllilllnwnts MIlt olhl'l pI11f1':' tr~ I1V(',
<br />,'11('1', 1t'l'l;1>It'11 by lilt' Ikcl CIO'l'l, till' dty,
<br />"Sll(~ kd~ \'1'1 \'lurkv," tlw Sillv.llinn ^nllY mill ullwr KI'fIIIII~,
<br />!'II Clilll(lM.'ky I.I>JlI'I, whll salvOlKI'll Tlw flty lluli,l11y 'Iillll 111(' 1ll011ih'
<br />liuh' hilt hl'l wt'i~hls, fin.lIIr1;11 hllIllC~ Willi III hi' Ilt'strnY('II, hul IIlh.
<br />I ('flInls iUlll r!lIth;n):, '.~ I.tCili.IClk' ll:.idenlt~ 'J'I\u[l!:uy ~IC t:jIYJ~
<br />Olt M(lllfl,I~',1Il"t1$3"l'llhl~ Mltllll~,*,t.W.v.A'MiJ:oti \.'lW .ul\h~,
<br />Ihn'l' \';'111111': IIlllthl'U !lllln (Iwwn., . Nullt, ,ul',onsill('Il'll h;tllll,lhlt.,
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<br />I~esidents get to spend
<br />30 minutes in ruined
<br />mobile hollles salvaging
<br />whatever they could
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<br />By Deborah Fr.d.,
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<br />A'..h.lf..ml/,'III,\4'IO'.....I.tflll.ri("
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<br />WHAT
<br />RESIDENTS
<br />RECOVERED
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<br />. KllchencurtalO$
<br />. VCR!!
<br />. Backp3Ck~
<br />.Tl!nt..
<br />.Carilplnt;
<br />lantern..
<br />_.. Stereo speake~
<br />.l.Bfgebtrdc.;gp.\
<br />. Barbie doll cql., . to
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<br />Gu&dalupe portiall ,
<br />',. 4.foot.tal1 red
<br />i and gold eo~y
<br />boots ''','
<br />.,.Babyelot~
<br />t.BI8ckleat~r:,:r..
<br />'3'Jaekets~,~ j:;:',;r;J~
<br />~,. Cowboy halS :~,:~:
<br />'~.. Familyportialts '.'~;'
<br />.~. floWered to:,k,?'~;}'
<br />k.~SPreads}~;~t
<br />~.:~ . Jeans "'r;i:,i;;,,:NJ..t, "
<br />,,' ,'.' >,~r>.l. ,I,
<br />h':,..Winterroal!>,y"'&';'i;',
<br />;_ BankS_ "'" .'
<br />i'ments~,~
<br />'1-;_Tax
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<br />., ~ledge
<br />!~.Sta
<br />~.Penc
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<br />)'.Palnt
<br />. ('.als
<br />. INS,!DJ.4~f!lli
<br />. Weldona re!li.:..~r"
<br />mnts retum homo '
<br />loma~a$.....al8r
<br />,rrcedesJU\ :jF'
<br />,'. CSu olflelal~ >,~':
<br />scrAmblctoSA\Ifl~
<br />500,000 (tlun.
<br />oll.cd book' I 22"
<br />.Colarfttlan" .
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