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No way out Janet Ayres and Lynn Corson, pictured, were landlocked for a week after the heavy rains on May 15-16 washed out their lane over Bridge Creek on their property off CR 200N near Delphi. As Ayres put it, we are now able "to get out after lots and lots of stone was hauled in." Corson estimated a 12-foot wall of water came down the stream. The water was so forceful that it gouged out the cement floor of their bank barn and left about a four-foot hole on each side of the barn. Two telephone poles, logs and debris were swept up against their new board fence, which was under water, and the freezer in the barn was swept away. They also lost their campground and lots of trees. Their five Bantam chickens survived, but they lost one goose. "It was the worst we've seen in our 24 years there," Ayres said. "On top of everything, it was our wedding anniversary. We keep thinking of others who suffered far worse and it puts everything in perspective. Property can be restored." Photo provided
No way out Janet Ayres and Lynn Corson, pictured, were landlocked for a week after the heavy rains on May 15-16 washed out their lane over Bridge Creek on their property off CR 200N near Delphi. As Ayres put it, we are now able "to get out after lots and lots of stone was hauled in." Corson estimated a 12-foot wall of water came down the stream. The water was so forceful that it gouged out the cement floor of their bank barn and left about a four-foot hole on each side of the barn. Two telephone poles, logs and debris were swept up against their new board fence, which was under water, and the freezer in the barn was swept away. They also lost their campground and lots of trees. Their five Bantam chickens survived, but they lost one goose. "It was the worst we've seen in our 24 years there," Ayres said. "On top of everything, it was our wedding anniversary. We keep thinking of others who suffered far worse and it puts everything in perspective. Property can be restored." Photo provided
