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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Weed Wildfire Update

Looking up hill that once had homes
September 17, 2014


There was a very informative meeting at the college last night and
good plans are being implemented to help folks rebuild and ensure that
no one is overlooked- of course the Red Cross is helping too. The Portland
office of Roseburg Mill has plans in place to help any employees needing 
assistance and the mill will be re-opening after inspections. 
The same goes for the High School and Elementary school. 
In a way I think this fire will help Weed pull itself out of the "funk" it has been 
in since the lumber industry was crippled back in the 70-80's.
We will be involved in helping the Weed Library
 rebuild as it was completely destroyed.
 ( along with my photography show that was up...
and those photos can be reprinted thank goodness!!)
So- life goes on and  will be challenging for awhile 
but thank goodness there were no injuries nor loss of lives.

6 comments:

  1. Glad they are diving into repairs and rebuilding right away. Give the town and its people purpose. Sorry you lost your photos, but at least they weren't the only copies.

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  2. I'm sorry you lost your photography, but those can be redone. No injuries or loss of life is wonderful. It appears the your community is banding together. Excellent.

    Have a fabulous day honey. Big hugs. ♥♥♥

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  3. I am so glad the community is coming together to rebuild and rise again. We are glad there were no injuries or loss of life.

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  4. Im so sorry for the loss of your photography! Im so happy you and many others are okay. Have been praying. I was actually thinking of you this past week with the fires all over the entire West coast. So many fmaily and friends near them all. Blessings

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  5. The only good thing about disasters like this is that they often help draw a community together to rebuild and make their city better than ever. I hope this is the case in Weed.

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  6. It's beautiful when the community pulls together this way.

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