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Huron Expositor, 2009-04-29, Page 6t , • Page 6 The Huron Expositor • April 29, 2009 Storm destroys barns,flowns trees arii From Page 1 That's the bottom line," she says. Her daughter Amy says the cattle seemed undisturbed by the excite- ment. "They're still in the barn just eat- ing their hay. They seem.to be fine," she says. Neighbours and friends were at the McClure's farm most of the weekend helping to clear debris and bringing food. "We've been offered tractors and machinery to helP clear the road. It's really good to have good friends and neighbours," says Sharlene. Neighbour Wayne Dolmage, who lives on Roxboro Line in the path of the wind, says he was just arriving home in his car when the storm hit. "I was sitting in the laneway and the old Lincoln was rocking so you knew it was strong,"he says. Dolmage says he didn't see any- thing like a funnel cloud but could see a wall of darkness heading to- wards him. "The whole sky was dark - it was a lot of top soil blowing across the field. and I sat in my car until it passed," • • i ; • • ---A•1 • • Susan Hundertmark photo An excavator begins tearing up the roof of the McClure's barn to remove it from Brydge Road on Sunday. - - • south of the McClures near KinbutiiA47*"4r2,11' also had the 60 by 100 foot roof blown off of his barn during the storm. Nuhn and his wife Judy were . not borne at the time but returned around 4:45 p.m. to find the barn roof had flown 100 feet into their front field. _Brian who liveStomiles You are invited to attend these area churche( ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN CHURCH A Congregation of the Paristollhe Holy Spkit The Reverend Karin* A. eintier Jarvis St. Seaforth 519-527-1522 Sunday May 3 Worship & Sunday School at 9:30am Everyone Welcome BETHEL-BIBLE CHURCH An Associated Gospel Church 126 Main St. Seaforth 519-527-0982 Sunday School • All Ages • 9:45am Sunday Worship 1 lam Youth Group & B&G Club Wednesday 7pm Pastor Mark Kennedy EVERYONE WELCOME NORTHSIDE UNITED WaloomesYou Sunday 1100am. Worship Nursery & Sunday School 54 Goderich St. W., Seaforth 519-527-2635 www.cavannorthsideunited.ca ST. JAMES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH WELCOMES YOU 14 Victoria Street, Seaforth 519-345-2972 Saturday Mass 5pm.- f Sunday Mass 9 a.m. ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN Sunday Mass 11 a.m. FR. CHRIS GILLESPIE EGMONDVILLE UNITED CHURCH - Pastor: Steve Hildebrand Worship May 3- 11 AM " Vidal Guests - The Wien of Note' Adult &Youth Sunday school at 10 AM Elevator & Ear buds available Please Come and Join Us FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 59 Goderich St. W Seaforth 519-527- 0170 RIM: Ken Allen Organist: Susanna Lyman Sunday May 3 - 11:15am Service "Audibly Awesome Concert" 7:30pm - (Offering proceeds to the Seaforth Food Bank) -The Mother's Day Breakfast- Ticketlhow available WEDDINGS CHRISTENINGS Your Location or Ours Rev. Chris Morgan Pastor Paula Morgan 519-524-5724 CLICK COMPUTER REV. CHRIS MORGAN "I could tell the storm had been nasty but I never really gave it any thought. Judy notics4 it first. She said, 'Oh my god, look at our barn,'" says Brian.,-. "There were many pieces of twisted metal all over the field. it just looks like a mess," he says. There were no animals in the barn, which he says was mostly used for storage. "It's non-salvagable ttow,” he says, adding that his house, driving shed •• and many mature trees weren't touched at all. "It's like the wind just came along looking for a barn roof," he jokes. 00' :olur "It's just property damage Soit's no big deal?" • • - Barry 11/41,1i, Huron East Pub- lic Works -Coordinator, says town crews were out, all weekend remov- ing downed trees from roadways and reporting downed hydro poles and wires to Ontario Hydro. Milis says four roads were closed in the south end of Huron East, includ- ing Hydro Line Road where several hydro poles and trees snapped in the wind .and Front Road where a tree fell across the road. Hydro was out through most of the Clinton distribution area for Hydro One frciin 3:30 p.m on Saturday until Sunday. - . •. Mills says all the roads were cleared • and opened by Monday morning. 43 i-ork ti ;,t;:z. tars., - • ,14 • . 4 //i4,• • •' 4 ••,. •,• ••;• • SA trigineering Construction cordially invites yoti.to attend a ' s' • lic Open Fla- 7:00pm to 9:00pm Tuesday May 5th, 2009 at ..r. Brodhagen Hall o -.: A 6708 Line 44, Brodhagen# ON NOK CBO 141, 11.74-0 —+•.,,1 it'' tiOktt **Or"- tWfr,i,aot 1110 ken,4,44./s2•111/4. 1, ..1a45.41;M. The two proposed 10 MW wind energy generation projects will be located in the Municipality of Huron East, northeast of Seaforth. The project team is currently completing the work required under the Ministry of Environment's Screening Process for electricity projects and we value your participation. • To learn more about this project, you are invited: to an Open House where project team members will_be available to answer .. • your questions related to the project. 10. 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