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Fri" Aug, 1, 1997 <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />MORE ON NEXT PAOE .17A <br /> <br />Rocky Mountain News <br /> <br />Colorado & The West <br /> <br />Tonia ?wIthen, State ~.~itOf - 892.5223 . ..mall - state@denver.rmn.com <br /> <br />Half an hour and a cardboard box' <br />I . <br />, <br /> <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$3"l'llhl~ Mltllll~,*,t.W.v.A'MiJ:oti \.'lW .ul\h~, <br />Ihn'l' \';'111111': IIlllthl'U !lllln (Iwwn., . Nullt, ,ul',onsill('Il'll h;tllll,lhlt., <br /> <br /> <br />I~esidents get to spend <br />30 minutes in ruined <br />mobile hollles salvaging <br />whatever they could <br /> <br />By Deborah Fr.d., <br /> <br />A'..h.lf..ml/,'III,\4'IO'.....I.tflll.ri(" <br /> <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />WHAT <br />RESIDENTS <br />RECOVERED <br /> <br />l"w...M.1.~'w"",U <br />lh'~I"'.,f\I"'" <br />,-, <br /> <br />. KllchencurtalO$ <br />. VCR!! <br />. Backp3Ck~ <br />.Tl!nt.. <br />.Carilplnt; <br />lantern.. <br />_.. Stereo speake~ <br />.l.Bfgebtrdc.;gp.\ <br />. Barbie doll cql., . to <br />:~~:::r~/\} <br /> <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 />~.:~ . 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