Like the rest of the area struck by what is now being called the worst storm of the century, the Kimball area has been crawling out from under the drifts. There was no school from 1:30 Friday through Tuesday. The areas about the school were not cleared in time to hold classes Tuesday, and some side roads were yet to be opened. Joann Hendricks’ school bus was left during the storm at the spot where she made her final turnaround after unloading the last of her passengers at Evans Connelly’s on School Section Lake. Her husband, David, came with his bus to pull her out but was unable to. It was dislodged after the storm. A baby was born at the Bob Stelten home about 7:45 Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. David Strohmeier (Pat Stelten) who live on Clear Lake, near Watkins. The Strohmeiers went to the farm home of Pat’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Stelten, Friday night at the onset of the storm. Saturday night power failed at the Stelten home, cutting lights to very dim and not allowing the furnace to run. They had an old wood stove in the basement they put into service, but decided they must get to warmer quarters, especially for the expectant mother. They got to Bill Spies, who is employed by the Minnesota Highway Dept., to come to make a path for their car. The family (they have two other children) came in to the Bob Steltens about 11:30 Saturday night. Mrs. Bob Stelten (formerly Cindy Hurrle) delivered the baby, just as Mrs. Don (Addie) Dalton, a registered nurse and neighbor, arrived. They had gone for Dr. Alden with a car, which stalled, and finally got him with a snowmobile. He found mother and baby doing well. The Strohmeiers’ doctor is from Eden Valley. The telephone lines on the road to St. Cloud are reported to be in bad condition, with many poles broken and wires tangled. The line to Alton Greeley’s is out of condition in an unusual manner. The rings come in – and the phone keeps ringing after it is removed from the hook. Bob discovered by talking into the receiving end of the phone, he could make the party on the other end hear between the rings and could receive messages also between the rings. The Greeleys are enclosed by 12- to 14-foot drifts. The highway crews broke through the drift in front of their home Sunday. At Annandale, Mrs. Dennis Harmoning gave birth to a baby at her home. The doctor was taken to her home by the emergency crew. She is the wife of one of the Annandale teachers, Carol Loberg of the Annandale Advocate reported. She also said that there were four births in Wright County during the storm, two of the mothers reaching a hospital before giving birth. Each individual has his own story to tell of the storm. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The following letter (excerpted) was recently received by the Kimball Area Historical Society. “I will definitely want to return to Kimball. I faithfully read the newspaper each week, with particular emphasis on the history column. You do fine work. “I can’t wait for my three children to receive their cookbooks at Christmas! I typed a little bit of the history of meeting you, and the work you have done for me to try to find out about my Grandma’s family. I know they, too, will be pleased to have my mother’s recipe in the Kimball Historical Society cookbook. What a treasure you are.” Mrs. Terry Cicciarelli,
