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0513-1 |
Coming into St. Nazianz from the east on CTH 'C', the
remains of a barn. Lots of barns are down between St. Nazianz and
Manitowoc. As of 10pm Saturday evening most farms and rural homes
outside the Village of St. Nazianz have utility power again. |
0513-2 |
The yard at Miller Implement, many chopper boxes overturned,
about 100 sprayer tanks in the middle of the woods a quarter mile away! |
0513-3 |
Troop transport used to move volunteers into the village
from the registration point. Early estimates were that 600-1000 volunteers
assisted. Final counts on registered volunteers was 1700. |
0513-4 |
I load a crew into my pickup for chain-sawing and moving
branches. Over 200 chainsaws, 10 chippers and many dump trucks were
in operation. |
0513-5 |
The line of contractors waiting for the security checkpoint
to admit them into the town. |
0513-6 |
A bit blurry but to the right of the van is a two year old
insulated steel commercial building being dismantled by a excavating
machine. By Sunday this was turned into a level parking lot for staging
of equipment. |
0513-7 |
We worked this alley for 45 minutes, power lines
down everywhere, poles were snapped like toothpicks. |
0513-8 |
0513-9 |
Vinyl siding doesn't hold up too well to the pounding!
Gals had already been working 4 hours as volunteers. |
0513-10 |
The original Miller shop, now without a
roof. The furniture restoration business in the front has announced it will not re-open.
Week of June 19, we will be opening a whole section of pictorial
story of Village Restorations.
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0513-11 |
0513-12 |
0513-13 |
Utility service crews came in from all across
the state. |
0513-14 |
0513-15 |
Gives new meaning to going topless. These rafters are
round poles, probably at least 125 years old. |
0513-16 |
Wheel loaders begin loading several of the destroyed homes
into semi's and big dumpsters and roll-off units. Most loads with debris went to the
Whitelaw Landfill site. Semi's and dump trucks with brush and
branches only dumped at the north edge of the Village. |
0513-17 |
The old log cabin behind the village hall has seen better
days. My crew worked hard on this area with chainsaws and moving
branches to the curb and street for hauling. A few owners were keep
fire wood , but most just wanted to get rid of it. |
0513-18 |
Brush piles being loaded, generator light sets for night
operations and security. |
0513-19 |
Garage with two walls and roof missing. Seminary
church in background with aerial equipment working to protect interior
from further damage. |
0513-20 |
One of the harder hit areas at the top of the hill above the
park. Owners were just piling their belongings in the street to be
loaded up by backhoes and loaders. |
0513-21 |
Back yards of some of the hill houses. |
0513-22 |
Garage and roof is gone, but at least he still
has the TV antennae! |
0513-23 |
0513-24 |
Everyone was doing what ever they could to help. This
roof has already been tarped. |
0513-25 |
Somewhat in shock, this owner rakes up his grass with his
1907 family's house in the background. |
0513-26 |
We cleaned up the brush and trees, around the villages pride
and joy the early log cabin and the Village Hall, both historic buildings. |
0513-27 |
The park, seminary church in background with big equipment
working. |
0513-28 |
Probably the biggest tree in the village, note woman towards
the right for size comparison. |
0513-29 |
County shop brick wall covered a dump truck and made it
difficult to extract the graders with plows used for initial clearing of
the roads. |
0513-30 |
Directly across from the command station. Lights for
the main street and the heavy equipment dispatch area. Look through
the far garage wall in front of the red car....... |
