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April 11, 1997 - Mainstreet Radio's Catherine Winter visits “Patzoldts' Lost Frontier" in Grand Rapids, the farthest north commercial maple syrup producer in the United States. A cold snap has halted maple syrup production around the state. Sap had started running in the maple trees, but when temperatures plunged, it stopped abruptly. In some cases, the sudden freeze may have damaged the equipment maple syrup producers use.
April 14, 1997 - Its been a day of mixed emotions for the people living along the Red River. The river supposedly crested in Fargo/Moorhead Saturday, but today the river began to rise again... beating the 20th century record set Saturday... and challenging the all time flood level set in 1897. The good news.... the dikes constructed by a huge volunteer effort continue to hold. Reverend Craig Hanson has been sharing his thoughts in a flood diary from his home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. In the latest entry he reflects on how the fight must go on. The Reverend Craig Hanson lives on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. And a reminder.... on Wednesday morning we will be having a special live broadcast from Moorhead on the flooding for both hours of the Midmorning program, starting at 9 am.
April 14, 1997 - Floodwaters are SLOWLY receeding, but state officials heading up emergency responses say as CLEAN up begins in some areas...the worst is sometimes being uncovered. Officials of various state and federal agencies met with reporters to give their LATEST reports. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports: As Floodwaters receed in Granite Falls and Montevideo, Jim Franklin, director of state emergency services, say the focus of attention remains on the communities DOWNSTREAM, and national guard soldiers are being re-assigned as needed: Bite:
April 14, 1997 - AS THE RED RIVER CONTINUES TO ROLL NORTH..THE PEOPLE OF BRECKENRIDGE, MINNESOTA HOPE THE WORST IS BEHIND THEM. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS THE RED RIVER WILL LIKELY HAVE A SECOND..SLIGHTLY LOWER CREST IN BRECKENRIDGE SOMETIME THIS WEEK. MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO'S DAN GUNDERSON SPENT SUNDAY IN BRECKENRIDGE..AND FOUND PEOPLE CLEANING UP THE MUD AND ICE..AND STRUGGLING WITH THE FLOOD OF EMOTIONS THE DISASTER LEFT BEHIND. THE BRECKENRIDGE MAYOR CANCELLED THE DAILY MORNING FLOOD STRATEGY MEETING SO PEOPLE COULD GO TO CHURCH.. SFX SINGING..
April 14, 1997 - Officials say its too early to start claiming victory over the flood of 1997 even though river waters are starting to recede in many areas. In many places the battle to hold back river water is now being rivaled by effort to keep sight seers out of areas in which they don't belong. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports...
April 14, 1997 - The people of Fargo Moorhead thought the Red River had crested over the weekend.... but This morning (Thursday) the River began rising again. The level hit 37-point-71 feet... a new record for this century... but still below the all-time record of 39-feet-point-one set in 1897. Residents living along the Red River continue to watch the water as its level fluctuates. Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher reports. For the second time in four days, the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead reached a new record... and then slowly continued rising.
April 15, 1997 - Governor Carlson has requested federal disaster relief for 26 ADDITIONAL minnesota counties....he signed a federal declaration adding 26 counties to the list of 21, ALREADY declared disaster areas. Minnesota Public radio's Karen-Louise Boothe: The Governor was joined in his reception room by various state and federal flood disaster officials...he signed the declaration with FEMA Region Five Director Michelle Burkett, who said that by declaring additional counties disaster areas, more people will be eligible for federal assistance.Burkett says some 2-thousand applications for help have come in...and already, money is on the way: BITE:
April 16, 1997 - Over the last two weeks we have been hearing from the Reverend Craig Hanson through his flood diary. Today Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson visited the Hanson home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. The dike behind the house has begun to leak.... and Craig Hanson is preparing for the worst. Reverend Craig Hanson talking to Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Gunderson on the banks of the Red River in Fargo Sun 28-MAY 19:57:11 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 16, 1997 - MPR’s John Rabe talks with poet/writer Bill Holm about stoicism and exhaustion of Midwesterners during regional floods.
April 16, 1997 - There's no rest for the weary in Fargo-Moorhead, where residents are not only fighting the rising Red River, but now have to worry about overland flooding. Homeowners along the river can't stop shoring up dikes, and Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness says overland flooding now threatens homes in the southwest part of the city. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... (nat)