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We are now into May and things are finally starting to settle down. Valley City is slowly beginning to get back to normal but still normal is a little ways off. They are starting to remove dikes from bridges so that travel around town is a little better. The road are not the best because of being traveled on by trucks.
I have begun doing some research on the events leading up to the flood of 09. Looking back the winter was harsh and probably one of the worst winters that I can honestly remember. I do remember 97 but I was a bet younger to truly remember how much snow we had.
I have been looking throughthe Fargo Forum (www.in-forum.com) and the VC Times Record (www.times-online.com) to find info leading up to this crisis.
I truly feel that the last blizzard we had in March played a big role in a lot of our flooding. I am still looking to find the exact amount of snow but i know it was a lot. The drifts in places we as high as 10 feet. I have done a lot of research but still have a lot to do as I want to go back and get the snow amounts from each major snow fall we had in the Valley City area. I also want to get some quotes from some members of the Valley City community. I feel that the community were the ones who truly did the work to get through this major crisis and they are the ones we made the difference.
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It is amazing how one season can affect another sometimes positively and other times it can have devastating consequences. I know that the country has also been watching North Dakota to see you the state is doing and willing to lend a hand if necessary.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend here in Boca Raton, Florida who was employed by Valley City State University many years ago. She constantly scans the internet to make sure that her friends are okay and to see if the flooding has finally stopped.
I like the idea of adding information from interviewing local citizens in the report. I believe that adding the personal quotes will help the reader to better visual what has happened to the area and its people. “A name with the face” so to speak.