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April 11, 1997 - Residents of Breckenridge are preparing for round two of their battle with the Red River. The river is expected to crest again this weekend, as the community is still trying to recover from a mix of floodwater, rain and a blizzard. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... (nat of birds chirping)
April 11, 1997 - The state patrol has been using helicopters this week to rescue families stranded by flood waters. On Monday, Minnesota State Patrol pilot Gary Pierce helped rescue five farm families from homes with no power and cut off by flood water in the Red River Valley area. He says the hardest part was finding a place to LAND the helicopter. --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 6514
April 11, 1997 - Vice president Al Gore toured parts of flood-stricken Minnesota and the Dakotas today. Joining him ... members of Minnesota's congressional delegation, FEMA representatives, and Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson. We reached Lieutenant Governor Benson in Breckenridge, where the river is expected to crest this weekend. Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson who spent the day touring flood ravaged areas along the Red River with vice president Al Gore. We reached her in Breckenridge. Sun 28-MAY 19:58:53 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - It's a good bet residents up along the Red River Valley have been saying to each other all winter "How About that Weather?" We've almost lost track of the number of blizzards, and now the floodwaters have come. The Clay County Historical Society must have had some notion what was coming, because it had the foresight to organize an exhibit that opened in February called "How About that Weather?" Mark Peihl is the archivist. Mark Peihl (PEEL) is archivist for the Clay County Historical Society. The "How About that Weather?" exhibit is up for a year. You can see what the flooding looks like in Fargo-Moorhead from our website ... www.mpr.org. You can also see what the flood of 1897 did to the area. Sun 28-MAY 19:58:53 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - The battle is far from over, but there is a feeling of optimism in Fargo Moorhead. Reverend Craig Hanson has been sharing his thoughts with us from his home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. Today, the third installment of his Flood Diary finds him in bouyant mood. Reverend Craig Hanson lives in Fargo on the banks of the Red River Sun 28-MAY 19:59:03 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - The Mississippi River is expected to crest late this weekend or early next week between the Twin Cities and LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The river is already higher than it's been at any time in Minnesota since the record flood of 1965. The Coast Guard has closed the river to all boat traffic and bridges are threatened at Prescott, Wisconsin; Red Wing, and Wabasha. The National Weather Service has been warning of this flood for months and communities along the river have developed elaborate contingency plans. Barge operators are suffering high costs from being idled but as Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe reports, flooding along the Mississippi isn't expected to cause the widespread damage residents of northern and western Minnesota have faced. | D-CART ITEM: 6449 | TIME: 4:31 (WATER SOUND TO FADE AFTRWARDS, RUNS TO 5:1
April 11, 1997 - Mainstreet Radio's Catherine Winter visits “Patzoldts' Lost Frontier" in Grand Rapids, the farthest north commercial maple syrup producer in the United States. A cold snap has halted maple syrup production around the state. Sap had started running in the maple trees, but when temperatures plunged, it stopped abruptly. In some cases, the sudden freeze may have damaged the equipment maple syrup producers use.
April 14, 1997 - Its been a day of mixed emotions for the people living along the Red River. The river supposedly crested in Fargo/Moorhead Saturday, but today the river began to rise again... beating the 20th century record set Saturday... and challenging the all time flood level set in 1897. The good news.... the dikes constructed by a huge volunteer effort continue to hold. Reverend Craig Hanson has been sharing his thoughts in a flood diary from his home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. In the latest entry he reflects on how the fight must go on. The Reverend Craig Hanson lives on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. And a reminder.... on Wednesday morning we will be having a special live broadcast from Moorhead on the flooding for both hours of the Midmorning program, starting at 9 am.
April 14, 1997 - Floodwaters are SLOWLY receeding, but state officials heading up emergency responses say as CLEAN up begins in some areas...the worst is sometimes being uncovered. Officials of various state and federal agencies met with reporters to give their LATEST reports. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: As Floodwaters receed in Granite Falls and Montevideo, Jim Franklin, director of state emergency services, say the focus of attention remains on the communities DOWNSTREAM, and national guard soldiers are being re-assigned as needed: Bite:
April 14, 1997 - AS THE RED RIVER CONTINUES TO ROLL NORTH..THE PEOPLE OF BRECKENRIDGE, MINNESOTA HOPE THE WORST IS BEHIND THEM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE RED RIVER WILL LIKELY HAVE A SECOND..SLIGHTLY LOWER CREST IN BRECKENRIDGE SOMETIME THIS WEEK. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S DAN GUNDERSON SPENT SUNDAY IN BRECKENRIDGE..AND FOUND PEOPLE CLEANING UP THE MUD AND ICE..AND STRUGGLING WITH THE FLOOD OF EMOTIONS THE DISASTER LEFT BEHIND. THE BRECKENRIDGE MAYOR CANCELLED THE DAILY MORNING FLOOD STRATEGY MEETING SO PEOPLE COULD GO TO CHURCH.. SFX SINGING..