April 11, 1997 - The battle is far from over, but there is a feeling of optimism in Fargo Moorhead. Reverend Craig Hanson has been sharing his thoughts with us from his home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. Today, the third installment of his Flood Diary finds him in bouyant mood. Reverend Craig Hanson lives in Fargo on the banks of the Red River Sun 28-MAY 19:59:03 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - The Mississippi River is expected to crest late this weekend or early next week between the Twin Cities and LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The river is already higher than it's been at any time in Minnesota since the record flood of 1965. The Coast Guard has closed the river to all boat traffic and bridges are threatened at Prescott, Wisconsin; Red Wing, and Wabasha. The National Weather Service has been warning of this flood for months and communities along the river have developed elaborate contingency plans. Barge operators are suffering high costs from being idled but as Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe reports, flooding along the Mississippi isn't expected to cause the widespread damage residents of northern and western Minnesota have faced. | D-CART ITEM: 6449 | TIME: 4:31 (WATER SOUND TO FADE AFTRWARDS, RUNS TO 5:1
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 11, 1997 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on residents of the Phillips neighborhood in South Minneapolis packing City Council chambers morning to plead for more help combatting violence.
April 13, 1997 - Francisco de Goya's 80 images entitled "The Disasters of War" are on display this weekend at Hamline University. This rare Goya exhibit is part of Hamline's ESPANA festival--a celebraion of Spanish culture. The festival includes speeches by American scholar Noam Chomsky--flamenco dancing, music and art. I toured the Goya exhibit with Curator and Art Professor Leonardo Lasansky. Prof. Lasansky says many people are not familiar with many aspects of Goya's large body of work.
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 - It's all buttons and beeps on most elevators these days. Automation has replaced humans, but not everywhere. In St. Cloud, 70 year-old Ed Pick takes people to work in one of the last of its kind in Minnesota: a manually operated elevator. Pick talks with Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann about working a job where you can bring everyone along for the ride.