| Family Dollar Store, Manchester |
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THEN: Karen Rolph and other employees faced a huge cleanup task in the aftermath of the flood.
NOW: Ms. Rolph, assistant manager at the revitalized store, has moved out of her flood-ravaged mobile home and into a house "up where it's high and dry." |
| Stringtown, Ohio |
THEN: Kevin Tackett worked to clean up his father's home near Ripley. Here, he was looking out of a window to the basement, which had about 4 feet of water rushing through at the height of the flash flood.
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NOW: Mr. Tackett's view has improved considerably at the home. In the background are stairs to a rebuilt deck and rebuilt garage. About the possibility of another flood, Mr. Tackett is philosophical: "If it happens, it happens. I'm not going to let a little water scare me." |
| Cincinnatus |
THEN: Brewster Rhoads of Mount Washington paddled past the statue at Sawyer Point.
NOW: The flood, "gave me a tremendous respect for the awesome power of the river." |
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| Southside Church of Christ in Falmouth |
THEN: A man slept in a pew at the Southside Church of Christ in Falmouth, which was being used as a shelter for flood victims.
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NOW: A crowd fills the pewsat a Sunday morning service. Pastor Gary Figgins recalls: "That was the only time we ever encouraged people to sleep in the pews; normally it only happens during my sermon." |
