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This article was in yesterday's Des Moines Sunday Register, covering the occasion of the first high school football game this season in Parkersburg, Iowa. That town having been badly hit by a tornado back in late May, destroying the high school, and 1/3 of the town. The same tornado tore across the landscape three miles south of our farm, destroying many farmsteads, changing the look of the neighborhood forever.
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Though I feel the emphasis on high school sports can be overdone, in this case it does provide a rallying point for the community of Parkersburg. The article is riveting to read, for it relates one family's harrowing experiences during the moments when the tornado passed through Parkersburg.
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And, it still just boggles my mind that of all the small towns in Iowa, the tornado decided to smash into Parkersburg, the small town in Iowa which has FOUR native sons in the NFL. I'm quite sure no other small town in Iowa can make such a boast......and probably not even the larger cities!
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And, it still just boggles my mind that of all the small towns in Iowa, the tornado decided to smash into Parkersburg, the small town in Iowa which has FOUR native sons in the NFL. I'm quite sure no other small town in Iowa can make such a boast......and probably not even the larger cities!
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4 comments:
The author of the newspaper piece is a fantastic writer. I don't think I've read a more riveting piece of journalism. Thanks for sharing, Jeannelle.
Hi, Pat,
I thought, too, that the article was well written.....it really kept my interest despite its length.
Hello, Jeannelle! We're back from a short trip to Alabama to visit daughter and family. Haven't been reading blogs for a few days. Love the blue lobelia (Yves Klein blue, perhaps?). Love the stained glass window; I have never seen one of Mary and Martha before.
Hi, rhymsie!
Glad to hear you took a trip. Sounds very pleasant!
You stumped me as usual.....I had to Google "Yves Klein Blue"!
Oh, yes, the window was marvelous to behold.....such lovely colors! I really got a kick out of the dog curled up on the floor!
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