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Oregon recovers from
By Sh»ffy Rainey
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It could have been W0tw»
Survivors across the Mohawk Valley
repeated these word* tht* weekend. a* I hoy
dried out valu*bl«i. kiNad tkwn |{ati|tm end
wiped up mud from the Flood of <m
lane Hartman, surrounded by family,
began the tedious proem on Saturday of
• loaning up th* m<-*» that the raging Mohawk
River loft behind
Ho» gar ago. which had loam onttvaried into
a seamstress paradise. now looked Hie «
mom whet* tlx* bathtub had overflowed thru*
fo*>< while* i hi liken tew* making mud pie*
Cloa hundred yard* of material, gone* An
elm trunk sewing machine. go no A hand
«raftitd quilting table, gun**
But Hartman's huttumd daughter, ton, *i»
imi iii Uw and family IrietuU laughed any
way. «• they sorted through nauniu, family
heirloom* and towing prufm H which had
boon put out into I ho Mossed sun to dry
Hartman* grandson brought over picture*
of hi* dad
The** still look good. Crandn»a,~ ho *«id
“If you want them, you can have them.'
the said
“Thank you. but are you ttt» you don't
want themr*
"f m sure l dread going through that tint)
picture*. I'm going U> do that tact *
Thi* bittersweet moment, re* luting what
wa* tavetl. hut alto what wat latt, was on*
moment in the repetitive cycle of Hartman t
day — deciding what to save and what fo
throw away
About seven mile* down the Mohawk.
Fred Menu.** took slm k of hi* garage where
bl» fully restored '5? Chevrolet Baliuk con*
vert able used to be
“It** In a trailer back to the body ahon."
tatd Ment/ee. owner of f M Sheet Metal, a
company that hat worked on several build
mgt at the University
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Tli# met water. which reached in in< he*
in hi* garage. pushed over several sail bags
ih#i i mhd in ihe door of ih# 57
Bui it cm b# restored again" he Mid with
« Ugthbhearted grin,.
Mentcee had the help of hi* urn. friend*
«ttd employe#* who ( woefully removed the
liwff iik h of river wilt from the equipment and
cm parts Menu*# h#d *tored in the garage
Fortunately for Hartman. Merit*## and
other resident* north of Springfield, (h» addi
tional 5 inch#* of ruin for* a*i fur i*»i Thurs
day never came, and river* at to** Oregon
have slowly receded
h"»nle* the friend* family and employee*,
assutam# ha* com* in many form* to the
survivor* of the flood
LorrMy, the Lan# (bounty Waste Manage
rnent Division ha* waived disposal fee* far
flood damaged household item* from now
until Feb 24 Fee* will bo waived only for
items such a* bedding, mattress#* clothing,
furniture, draperies, carpeting and similar
Item.
At the national level, federal official*
pledged millions of dollars in rebel to flood
ravaged Oregon on Saturday
The weather i» also aiding the survivor* by
dry ing the mud that surround* their home*
Fair *ki»* and moderate temperature* are
aspect#d to continue until Friday, and Han
man and hfentuw will huh be grateful
"I felt like I wa* handicapped Iduring the
flood and rain|.“ Hartman said, "because 1
couldn't c ome ont here and do anything *
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PROBUM SPOTS
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Aflw bewg shut on from me rest of the
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receded aM through the efforts of
HAM radio opttea tors cafltng lot assistance
HIGHWAY 47 —-----—
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MOHAWK ---__
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aipenanctd some ol the worst NooMm *>
Ur* County
OTHER CLOSURES
M On U S 26 Between HiMstoro
and the coast. motorists can expect
N«H>our delay* tor some tune
because of severas sttoes
M U S 30 rwet Ctetskan* «dt be
dosed tor 4 to 6 weeks with
Httmehs routes tor passenger cars
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