Not only was yesterday St. Patrick’s
Day but the 183rd anniversary of the Relief Society. Leaders received notification of this event
as early as January.
On
Sunday we were supposed to congregate together and watch the broadcast. At
first it was going to be on a stake level and then it was changed to
wards. So in addition to the broadcast
meeting, Diane had called a last minute meeting for the presidency as there
were some things that couldn’t wait for our next scheduled meeting (which
honestly I don’t believe was scheduled with a specific date).
Diane and Angie had each brought
their lunch as it didn’t seem convenient for each of them to drive all the way
back to their homes and back again. Melanie
had made a large pan of brownies (which could be cut into 48 if we had the
turnout) and we had started presidency meeting 20 – 30 minutes after church
ended.
The weekend provided severe weather
for much of the nation. Douglas County
was no exception. Roseburg was slammed
much harder than Myrtle Creek. The water
was high – higher and faster than I’ve ever seen it. Our meeting was interrupted
by individuals who had concern about the weather, by Douglas County emergency,
and the stake strongly suggesting we cancel the meeting.
By that time we figured it would only
be the four of us who showed up anyway.
I told Jaime I would bring her home at least one brownie but ended up
with almost half the pan (Melanie had cut about 32 quite large pieces for
everybody to take home). Each of us used
our phones to text sisters in the ward to let them know the meeting had been
cancelled. We put a note on the door
just in case – but honestly I don’t think anyone showed. Some of the roads had actually closed due to
spillage which I had never seen here in Oregon.
Almost everybody in South Umpqua
lives near water – if not the river itself than a creek or a stream or an
accidental water fall (see this post) or pond.
though yesterday they all appeared like rapid flowing rivers. My daughter received a bunch of videos from one of her friends. I have screenshot a few.
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| forks into main street and riverside |
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| taken from Riverside |
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| entrance to Evergreen Park March 16, 2025 |
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| Evergreen Park July 2016 |
Evergreen Park March 16, 2025
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| when the creek was at a normal level in 2017 |
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Evergreen Park October 2017
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Before our meeting the rain had turned to snow.
Jaime did not have to go into work on Sunday.
It all seemed to vanish by yesterday morning. At least from my perspective. Jaime did end up going into work yesterday. The waters are still high but no spillage.
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