Joel and I stopped by the Methodist church this evening around 5:00 pm to see if anything was needed as they prepared to receive anyone in the area that needed shelter for the night. CERT (Cameron Emergency Response Team) was on hand to coordinate the efforts. Steve Clay went to St Joseph this afternoon and was able to get 40 of the 200 cots that were on hand from Red Cross. Some of these cots ended up going to the Plattsburg shelter while 26 of them were left in Cameron. Coffee, tea and cocoa were being readied by Carolyn and her team (shown below).
Steve Howell and I called many of our widows and others in the church that may or may 
not have anyone checking on them. It was a joy to talk with about 50 of our church members and let them know that we were thinking of them. So far, we really haven’t found anyone without heat or food.
Joel and I also had a chance to check on one of our neighbors whose furnace had stopped working overnight. We were able to find them some firewood in case they keep having trouble with the furnace. Thank you to Randy S. for donating the wood.
We ran out to Walmart just as it was getting dark to get a picture of the contract electrical crews that have been called in for the emergency. It was pretty impressive to see that many big trucks in one spot. After the picture, we saw three more coming down the road. They must be expecting something big tonight. Here’s a pic.
If you look closely you can see the power line being pulled down by the branch that has fallen on it in the middle of the picture. This is at one of our member’s home. They still have power, but it is “hanging by a thread.”
