VC's Battle

For our paper, I have decided that since I live in Valley City, I'd might as well do a paper on the flood in Valley City. Especially since I have a lot of first hand information. Not only with helping a few times up at sandbag central, but also by working and being part of a essential business when times were stressful and flood items were in high demand. And to see how many people weren't losing their minds, but staying calm and just trying to deal with things before they got worse.
At first the town battled snow storm after snow storm, leading them to shut down interstate a few times, and basically the whole time another time or two. Then with all of that snow, it was a sure sign that the spring was not going to be good. And it seemed almost as soon as it start the melting and the levels started going up, the city was on it, trying to prevent what could have been the most devastating flood in Valley City. And then as the need for sandbaggers grew, Dr. Shirley and staff called off classes many days to encourage and allow students to go up to the Winter Show barns and help fight the flood. Which I personally thought was way cool of him and the staff at VCSU, helping out the community that much. The high school also let students out. The effort from this community was crazy! (in a good way)
And after all of this, I've realized how strong this community really is. How willing so many people are to give up their time to help others and help the city win the battle. And for a whole city to cooperate with a NO WATER DRAINING ban is also amazing to see. Everyone was doing everything they could to save the city. Unfortunately, it'll now be years til its a pretty city again. . . Roads (such as Winter Show, 9th and Main), levees, people's yards and all the other things damaged by the water.
I feel that since I was here, and I can talk to a lot of people that live here, I should be able to get some very useful information dealing with the Flood of '09.