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  • Evacuees Say Thank You (Letter to the Editor)

    09/11/2005 3:18:32 PM PDT · by WestTexasWend · 9 replies · 592+ views
    Lubbock Avalanche-Journal ^ | Sunday, September 11, 2005 | JOSEPH & VERLINE JOHNSON/New Orleans
    We cannot express the kindness that our adopted family and neighbors of Lubbock have shown to the people of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. We appreciate all the love and kindness that you have shown us. Especially, the mayor of Lubbock, City Councilmen, senator representatives, doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, volunteers, American Red Cross officials, and all the people of Lubbock who have shown the people of New Orleans that the people of Lubbock do truthfully live as one big family. In addition, we appreciate the Lubbock Police Department, the Lubbock Fire Department, EMS Services, all charitable associates, ministers who...
  • Storm victims get glimpse of new home

    09/08/2005 8:22:39 AM PDT · by JFC · 40 replies · 1,319+ views
    Lubbock Avalance Journal ^ | 09/08/05 | Lubbock Avalance Journal
    Story last updated at 9:51 a.m. Thursday, September 8, 2005 Storm victims get glimpse of new home BY JAMES GALLAGHER AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Patricia and Harold Collins saw their new home for the first time Wednesday. During a tour of Lubbock, the couple who have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina passed by the apartment building they plan to move into this weekend. "It's beautiful," Patricia Collins said. "We're going to love it." James Gallagher / Avalanche - Journal Hurricane evacuee Melvin Johnpierre looks at buildings along 82nd Street during a tour of Lubbock on Wednesday. Johnpierre said he hasn't seen his wife...