AMERICRPS Help Texans Recover From Hurricane Ike
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- AMERICRPS Help Texans Recover From Hurricane Ike
- Work continues at Iowa scout camp hit by tornado
- Hurricane thumbnails
- Ike-ravaged Galveston asks workers to take 3% pay cut
- Last tree standing after tornado felled in storm
AMERICRPS Help Texans Recover From Hurricane Ike
KFDM-TV News Texas
Teams of AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) ages 18 to 24 began arriving in the Gulf Coast area during the first week of ctober not long after the Sept. 13 presidential disaster declaration. The teams of typically 10-12 members arrived by van from any one of the four NCCC’s regional bases where they receive their initial training. “I spent two days on the road in our 15-passenger van to get from Denver to Galveston” said Shara Concepcion 20 of New York City.
Work continues at Iowa scout camp hit by tornado
Chicago Tribune United States
All hiking trails in the 1400-acre camp have been cleared offallen trees. But work to clear debris in the camp’s North Valleycontinues. Construction is under way on a new Welcome Center and a newNorth Shelter will be built in the spring.
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Hurricane thumbnails
Boston Globe United States
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Ike-ravaged Galveston asks workers to take 3% pay cut
Houston Chronicle United States
html GALVESTN — fficials in hurricane-damaged Galveston are asking all city employees to take a 3 percent pay cut to avoid possible layoffs next month. Galveston is still recovering from Hurricane Ike which flooded 75 percent of the city’s homes and businesses after it came ashore near the island city on Sept. Property and sales tax revenue could be 10 percent less than expected this year said Finance Director Jeff Miller. While expenditures were 18 percent below budget the city is still facing a $3.
Last tree standing after tornado felled in storm
MSNBC
“ne resident had only one tree left after the tornado and the ice brought it down on top of his house” said Jim Cannon Deerfield’s emergency management director. thers saw some remaining trees fall Cannon said yesterday when power was restored to most of town. Story continues below ?advertisement |.