HURRICANE KATRINA
The News Review:
- HURRICANE KATRINA
- Tulsa utlasts UTA: Golden Hurricane wins shoot-out
- Havens | Gulf Shores and range Beach Ala.
- Tornado survivors count their blessings
- Pioneer spirit in New rleans’ Lower 9th Ward
HURRICANE KATRINA
Dallas Morning News TX
More than 20000 people in Louisiana still rely on federal aid for shelter after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Three-plus years after Hurricane Katrina – and still waiting on rebuilding aid through the state to finish repairing his Gentilly Terrace house – Mr. Donahue’s just glad to have a warm place to sleep. About 1800 travel trailers and mobile homes remain in New rleans. fficials and advocates say many of those still in trailers are in Mr. Donahue’s predicament: trying to rebuild but struggling to cobble together the financing to finish.
Tulsa utlasts UTA: Golden Hurricane wins shoot-out
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise K
com’ ‘examiner-enterprise. The Golden Hurricane shot 60 percent from the field (33-of-55) and 40 percent from downtown (8-of-20) prompting a happy head coach Doug Wojcik to label it as a “pretty good night. ”The Golden Hurricane finished off their pre-Christmas slate with an 8-4 record and with a four-game winning streak. Next up they host Brigham Young (10-1) in what is perhaps the most-anticipated non-conference game next to klahoma on the Golden Hurricane slate. Tip-off is set for 7 p.
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Havens | Gulf Shores and range Beach Ala.
New York Times United States
This part of the Alabama coast where the Hattoxes built their second home in 1999 draws a range of part-time residents including many from Southern states but also contingents from the Midwest Canada and California. Development in the area took off in the 1960s and 1970s. After being devastated by Hurricane Frederic in 1979 the coastline rebounded in the ’80s and ’90s with the growth of beachfront condominium towers and inland golf course developments. Hurricane Ivan struck there in 2004 but the region is still growing especially the condo-centric town of range Beach where two towers promoted as being hurricane-proof recently opened. And two more are being built despite the national economic downturn. Hattox a former chief executive of National Service Industries in Atlanta retired in 2003 the couple moved full-time to the 6000-square-foot five-bedroom house in Gulf Shores that they built for $1.
Tornado survivors count their blessings
Fort Mills Times SC
“The May 10 tornadoes were responsible for the deaths of 22 people in the area and resulted in injuries to 180. Hundreds of homes were destroyed as the tornadoes tore across parts of northeast klahoma and southwest Missouri. ne tornado crossed the state line into Newton County killing 13 people near Missouri 43 and Iris and Bethel roads. The Rhoades home was near the junction of Missouri 43 and Iris Road. The Rhoadeses along with a neighbor’s son Josh Chenoweth were inside the home late that Saturday afternoon. Another family friend Sheldon Collins had been there earlier but had left. Jim thought he heard the wind picking up and as he looked outside he saw his son’s skateboard ramp go flying by.
Pioneer spirit in New rleans’ Lower 9th Ward
Los Angeles Times CA
He created a memorial on his vacant lot to remember them. AN AMERICAN MMENT: Road to the inauguration Pioneer spirit in New rleans’ Lower 9th Ward.