Sunday, April 09, 2000

Painting portrays sunflower rebirth

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The Tornado: One Year Later

        It's called “Some Fell on Fertile Ground.”

        Residents of Montgomery Woods, site of some of the most extensive tornado damage, commissioned an Indianapolis artist, Sally Roberts, to do a water color painting of a scene well-familiar to residents last summer: sunflowers growing everywhere.

        An announcement in the makeshift neighborhood bulletin boards on Lakewater and Valleystream drives reads: “For many of us, the sunflowers were a sign of renewal and hope. The Enquirer captured this in an article and picture on July 11.”

        The cost is $15. Neighbors can order through Shadowhill Way neighbor Michelle Budzek. The deadline is April 21. —Tom O'Neill

       

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TORNADO: Powerful storm taught powerful lessons
A dog survives, a family feels blessed
Crisis response: 'I'm the person who saved my family'
Sense of humor turns overwhelmed to upbeat
Day of thanksgiving for those who helped
Disaster team helped, then quietly left
Lessons in the whirlwind
Memories of kindness ease memories of fear
More and better sirens expand storms warnings
Painting portrays sunflower rebirth
The graveyard of the trees
The roof went straight up, the house flew away
Tree a reminder of a boss who cared
Tornado of '99 archive