Our Times News Archive

December 2009

The Flood Aftermath 12/27/09
By Susie Devries
Here are some aftermath pictures we took today at Little Rock AFB and along Hwy 107. The small base lake is almost back to it's normal size. You can now see the bridges that were completely under water Thursday.
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Blizzard 12/26/09
By Cliff Chamberlin
Our blizzard is finally getting over. No more power outages since yesterday at 5pm. This morning it is 8 degrees and the winds are down to 20 mph - gusts to 25. That's 1/2 of what the winds were all day yesterday.
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A Flooded Christmas 12/25/09
By Susie Devries
While many people are having a white Christmas, we have a wet Christmas. We have gotten 75.54 inches of rain for the year of 2009 so far. That has crushed the old record set in 1882! I've enclosed some pictures we took yesterday of the flood waters at Little Rock Air Force Base.
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Deer Sausage 12/18/09
By Susie Devries
I did something today that I have never done. I made some fresh deer sausage. Someone gave Michael and his friend a leg. He cut some off for steaks, gave me the leg and said can you make sausage out of this? I told him I'd try.
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What I Did On My Winter Vacation 12/14/09
By John Schmit
Preparations for the early December vacation began in earnest six weeks before. The plan was to purchase, prepare and deliver a new, Windows 7, notebook computer to Mom in Las Vegas. Cheryl couldn't get off work, so this was going to be a solo adventure.
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Move 12/13/09
By Allen Schmit
Just recently I moved a few miles up the road from where I was living before. I was in a 2 bedroom 1 bath apartment with a large living room and a small deck. Now I'm in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom apartment with a small living room, fireplace, and a huge deck.
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Wed Morning Snow Report 12/09/09
By Cliff Chamberlin
What a wild ride for a snow storm. I blew hard all night and this morn it is gin clear skies, no wind and -5. We had about 8" of snow and it is totally rearranged.
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New Cam 12/06/09
By John Schmit
Picked up a new cam for our South view. This one has a much wider view and tolerates brightness very well. The cam itself is very small (less than one by two inches) and very light.
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