Category: Flood 2011
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Town Addresses Citizens Regarding Flood Response
Read more: Town Addresses Citizens Regarding Flood ResponseListen to the Audio of Dan Knorr’s Opening Remarks at the Flood Forum Watch the Live Stream Archive of the Event (High Def Version Coming Soon) Read the Live Blog, a minute-by-minute account of last night’s meeting Concerned members of the community met with Mayor Dan Knorr and local officials last night to discuss the town response to the disastrous September flooding. Mayor Knorr stated that the goal was to know what went right, what went wrong, and what could be done better in future flooding situations. He stated that “It’s critical that we not rely on memory, on word…
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A Reminder From The Bloomsburg Daily
Read more: A Reminder From The Bloomsburg DailyFor those of you not aware, The Bloomsburg Daily was born on October 1st, 2011. We began this site because, quite simply, we had questions that we couldn’t find the answers to. That isn’t to say that the information we sought (and continue to seek) isn’t already out there somewhere; we just couldn’t easily find it. So it occurred to us that others may be in the same position. We made this space to share whatever answers we find with you. The site will continue to evolve and (hopefully) grow. We are very excited about the prospects that lie ahead.…
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FEMA Approves More Than $165.4 Million in Disaster Relief
Read more: FEMA Approves More Than $165.4 Million in Disaster ReliefHARRISBURG, Pa. — More than $165.4 million in disaster relief is approved for Pennsylvanians struck by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The news was announced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA). FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program approved $107.4 Million in grants to eligible applicants for temporary housing, home repairs, personal property losses and other disaster-related needs such as medical, dental and funeral costs. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved close to $25 million in low-interest disaster loans and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) contributed to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s recovery…
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An Interview with Bloomsburg University President David Soltz
Read more: An Interview with Bloomsburg University President David SoltzMany of us have the impression that given a week off from school due to a natural disaster, the typical college student would go home to see family or take a road trip to visit friends. The scenario we envision would probably not include staying in a flood-ravaged town without running water and scooping sewage-laced river mud out of a home twelve blocks away from the student’s apartment. However, in the aftermath of the 2011 flood, Bloomsburg University students gave tremendously to the relief effort. In addition, the entire university community — faculty, staff, students, and administrators — came together…
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The Truth About Numbers
Read more: The Truth About NumbersWith the devastation that was brought to the region by Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee, it seems as though everyone has been scrambling to find statistics that accurately depict the damage that the community has endured. Statistical accuracies are proving quite elusive however, and the amount of numbers circulating about the region are enough to make one dizzy. One can look to FEMA and the number of persons who have applied for aid as a reliable source of quantifiable data from the region. Eugene Brezany, spokesman for FEMA, confirmed that as of Oct. 11th, 2,238 applications have been received…
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Visiting Nurses Braved Flood Dangers
Read more: Visiting Nurses Braved Flood DangersWhen disaster strikes, most people are healthy enough to escape the danger on their own or take care of themselves for a few days while roads clear and the crisis passes. There are those among us however, who are less fortunate: the sick, the elderly, and the terminally ill. These are people who require constant, daily care, regardless of regional emergencies or disasters. Since 1967, the community health care workers of Columbia-Montour Home Health & Hospice, part of the Bloomsburg Health System, have provided in-home nursing and care-giving services for all of Columbia and Montour counties, as well as most…
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A Flood of Silence: Sarah Rudolph
Read more: A Flood of Silence: Sarah RudolphA Flood of Silence is an ongoing series of digital stories from those personally affected by the 2011 flood in Bloomsburg, PA. The third vignette being released today is titled, “Just Like That, It Is Gone.” This scene features Sarah Rudolph and her 12 year old grandson, Clay, in a story that shares the pain of losing everything and an amazing willingness to do things that are well beyond the expected. Mrs. Rudolph told us that her back yard opens to the Fairgrounds. Her neighbors had a hot dog cart on Leonard Street and used it to feed workers during…
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Plagued by Doubts, Flood Victims Begin Again
Read more: Plagued by Doubts, Flood Victims Begin AgainWarm October days, cool crisp evenings, the noise of saws and hammers, slowly dwindling piles of debris. All of these sights and sounds makes one think that a month after the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Lee, life is starting to return to normal in Bloomsburg. But for Tina Parks Erb, her husband Marlin, and their sons Kyle (17) and Walker (8), things are far from normal. For them, their neighbors in the west end of town, and all families affected by the flood, new worries and dangers abound. On Wednesday, September 7th the sheriff’s office alerted Mrs. Erb and…
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Applications Being Taken for Gary Hock Fund
Read more: Applications Being Taken for Gary Hock FundApplications are starting to be taken for flood victims who are interested in receiving grants from the Gary Hock Fund, which is being administered by the Wesley United Methodist Church and the Bloomsburg Area Community Foundation. Hock, a former Bloomsburg resident, generously donated $100,000 to the area to assist victims of flood damage. His attorney, Jack Mihalik, says the grants are aimed at folks in the flood-ravaged area of Bloomsburg, Fernville in Hemlock Township, and along Montour Township’s Perry Avenue. Applications may be filled out at the Bloomsburg YMCA from 5:30-8:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays and from 4:00-6:00 on…