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hunterkasy
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Here are the latest tornado recovery effort updates:

• Emergency Management Director Scott McKellep reported he heard from NOAA Sunday afternoon that the tornado (yes, we can officially say that) was an F4 with peak winds in excess of 170 miles per hour. The tornado cut a path 1.1 miles wide and 10 miles long from southwest of Wadena to northeast of town. (The F scale goes from 0-5, with 5 being worst. NOAA says on its website that an F4 is considered “devastating.”)

• District court will be closed Monday and Tuesday. The trial scheduled for this week is postponed.

• The curfew is still in place. It is 11 p.m.

• A reminder that the old airport property (next to the north side of Sunnybrook Park) will open at 9 a.m. Monday for the general public to haul debris in. Remember, the debris must be sorted and placed in the proper piles on the site.

• Supt. Virginia Dahlstrom said Wadena-Deer Creek High School is “crumbling.” It looks like a goner. It might be time to start calling it the “old high school.”

• Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Chancellor James McCormick toured Wadena and the M State campus here Sunday. McCormick told Sen. Dan Skogen that the building, while its in worse shape than originally thought, will be rebuilt. McCormick said despite past rumors about Wadena not being viable for a college, he’s committed to rebuilding here. The college was insured with a $50,000 deductible, and he said it could possibly be used to help WDC High School. Students with summer classes at M State will be placed in other area colleges — CLC in Staples is one that’s already stepped forward.

• Nine more people had recovery related injuries as of 3 p.m. today, with 18 total recovery injuries and 34 storm-related injuries. But no deaths.

• Electrical department supervisor David Evans asked people to wait a few days with stump removal, because lifting the stumps out of the ground could disturb underground wires or pipes, and cause more gas or water leaks or power outages. “Give us a few days on stump removal,” he asked.

• If you are going to do anything below the surface, call Gopher State One Call to mark utility lines. It’s free and they do it within 24 hours. The number is (800) 252-1166.

• Sheriff Mike Carr, who has been working around the clock, finally got to see his daughter a little bit last night and today. The 11-year-old gave him a Father’s Day card that said, “Dad, I would like to give you something really personal for Father’s Day, so I farted in this card.”

• A man found out quickly that looting wasn’t a good idea. Ten police officers who responded within minutes taught him that lesson.

• Another community meeting will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the St. Ann’s Parish Center.

• Water, blankets, sheets, pillows and paper products are in ample supply at the Friendly Rider garage behind the Workforce Center. That site will also be a drop off for any lost and found items, especially family photos or important documents.

• Wal-Mart has boxes for free for anyone who needs them. The superstore also pledged it won’t raise any prices on any items, and is ordering extra essential items. If you have spoiled food, you can bring it in for their composting program. They can’t take spoiled meat yet, but they’re working on that.

• St. Helen’s Church has a respite site set up at Dayton and First.

• The WDC District Office is moving into the elementary school. A school board meeting to discuss building options will be held Monday night at 5 at the elementary school.

• Kids Club will be at Immanuel Lutheran Church starting tomorrow.

• If you had a headstone overturned at the cemetery, leave it for now. The trees need to be cleaned up first, and then the monument company will come in and place the headstones back where they were with sealer on the base. Jon Johnson said the cemetery is well-mapped, so they will place every stone back in place accurately.

• Johnson had a funny story and a very motivational statement, too. He said a former coach told him, “Adversity does not create character. It reveals it.” We’re seeing a lot of that.

• Public Health has tetanus shots for anyone who is uninsured and needs one. Also, replacement WIC coupons will be issued if they were lost in the storm. Call Public Health at (218) 631-7629.

• We did order some extra newspapers printed in our original run, and brought the extras out to replenish our distributors tonight. I don’t know if they’re still there. We are considering reprinting more if there’s enough demand.

• Finally, a lot of people have been talking about how the crucifix at the cemetery is still standing strong with downed trees and downed headstones all around it. Don’t go out there, but I took some photos and will have them on our website later tonight so you can see it. It’s pretty amazing, Jesus was unscathed except for losing his right hand, which someone placed at the base. And just feet away, UNDERGROUND grave markers were moved a foot. Look for the photos soon.

That’s all for now. More updates as conditions change.
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I sure hope everyone who has to start over and build a new home builds an ICF home so it doesn't just get destroyed again in the next tornado.

ICF walls have been tested against 250MPH wind and flying debris, so they are basically tornado-proof. The house I'm going to be building shortly here this summer is ICF.
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I sure hope everyone who has to start over and build a new home builds an ICF home so it doesn't just get destroyed again in the next tornado.

ICF walls have been tested against 250MPH wind and flying debris, so they are basically tornado-proof. The house I'm going to be building shortly here this summer is ICF.



Sadly, most people don't have allot of money, so they end up building the cheapest way possible.

And this is the first time Wadena has been hit by a Tornado in over 60 years,
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I sure hope everyone who has to start over and build a new home builds an ICF home so it doesn't just get destroyed again in the next tornado.

ICF walls have been tested against 250MPH wind and flying debris, so they are basically tornado-proof. The house I'm going to be building shortly here this summer is ICF.

From wikipedia:
The median income for a household in the city was $26,947, and the median income for a family was $39,511. Males had a median income of $28,286 versus $21,297 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,452. About 10.3% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

I'm not thinking too many people there will have the money for such a house.
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Just shows how little is known about ICF houses. These days the cost is usually only 1-5% more than a stick frame house, and you make that up and then some over the course of your ownership through cheaper insurance and utilities costs.

I'm building a rambler with base price in ICF around 212K. All the bids I got on stick frame houses of the same plan were 200-210K.

Unless you can just barely afford to build anything, you gotta at least consider ICF, even if it means building a slightly smaller house instead.
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Also, if a resident gets a $100,000 check from their insurance for their destroyed house, and has an inflation-adjusted Wadena median income of $33,000/year (wikipedia has Y2000 stats, 10 years old), they definitely can afford to build a 210K ICF house.
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http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Wadena-Tornado-Relief-Fund

On June 17, a devastating F4 tornado struck the rural community of Wadena. Please donate now to help residents with disaster relief efforts!
According to Wadena County sources, the tornado touched down at 5:10 p.m. and left a 10-mile path of destruction in both residential and commercial areas. (Wadena, population 4,300, is located about 45 miles west of Brainerd in central Minnesota.)

Thankfully (and amazingly), only minor injuries were reported. However, the Wadena-Deer Creek High School, Wadena Community Center, Minnesota State Community College, Wadena County Fairgrounds, the city cemetery and other areas all suffered severe damage. At least 230 homes were either damaged or destroyed.

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To help with recovery efforts, the Initiative Foundation and West Central Initiative will match every online donation up to $12,500. It's a great opportunity to double the impact of your generosity.

100% of all GiveMN donations will go directly to the City of Wadena to meet the needs of families and help mobilize volunteers and clean-up efforts. Thank you for your generosity!

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Donation checks (not eligible for matching funds) may also be mailed to:

Mid-Central Federal Savings Bank
PO Box 152, 520 South Jefferson Street
Wadena, MN 56482
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I read somewhere that the Community College has a very good insurance policy with only a $25,000 deductible. The "downtime" sucks but they should have no trouble getting back on their feet.

My Alma Mater, Gustavus Adolphus College, got nailed by that St. Peter tornado in March 1998:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Comfrey_%E2...ornado_outbreak#St._Peter

I started at Gustavus as a freshman in 1999. There was no sign the tornado had been there to anyone never having visited the campus before. I mostly just noticed there weren't many trees and there was new carpet, furniture, and windows everywhere.
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How did everyone do on the latest storms? Hopefully no injuries or damage. The town I live outside of (Clearwater) has allot of up rooted trees and downed power lines. Boy did it rain yesterday. Looks like another round tonight. I finally got a beta badge. Took long enough. Stay safe everyone.
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Nothing to report from the south side of St. Cloud. No damage and abot 1/2 inch of rain.

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