The rains came on Mon. aft. & onward. At 9 p, Dale came home & said the road to Jamestown was closed & flooding was bad. Dad & I walked to the 3rd Ave bridge & Beaty Field was covered & Conewango Creek overflowing. The tennis courts are covered with silt; playground closed; & 5th Ave bridge still closed off. The highway to Jamestown has been closed but might be opened now. Sides washed away & if trucks used it, the vibration would undermine the road. So there has been a lot of work to do.
Victor Ave (N. Warren) home were hard hit. One widow from church had water in her house & she had just gotten a new davenport. Russell was a disaster area - it really must have rained there.
Saron Luth[eran Church], Youngsville had water in the basement - covered the stoves in the kitchen & got into the classrooms. T hey had flood insurance but the Co. said it wasn't a flood so it wouldn't pay. They should get a lawyer to see about that. 7/58" of rain so far in July. Wed. was a beautiful day but then more clouds & raindrops. Newspaper articles will tell more.
Oh yes - Lar had 7 ft. water in basement at camp. But it didn't get into the 1st floor. He has a sump pump but the elec was off overnite. Some of the bank eroded away - the big log across the stream was swept away & some of the trees & brush in the area where we park cars. But he intended to clear that area so he didn't mind that. We haven't gone up there yet to see it.
Kim applied for a teaching job. Phy. Ed. for grade schools. Of course someone in the system might want it but eventually there should be an opening, so we are all hoping for the best. Starting salary is 22,000 & that would be a big boost for them. She would have to give up her business but Wrrn isn't big enough to make it pay, esp. with the U.M.C.A. offering similar events. At least she gave it a try, & got it out of her system.
Want to get this in the mail & nothing else special is happening here. Dad hopes to play golf today.
We had our first "Hatch Patch" corn last nite & it is delicious. Makes meal planning easier for awhile.
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