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Tommy Rhomberg Shipping Round Two

Photo of Tommy Rhomberg shipping round 2 of Derecho bats

Tommy Rhomberg Shipping Round Two of his derecho bats. Photo by Amanda Rhomberg

Tommy Rhomberg using his woodworking lathe

Tommy Rhomberg using his woodworking lathe to carve a derecho bat. Photo by Amanda Rhomberg.

Tommy Rhomberg Shipping Round One

Photo of Tommy Rhomberg shipping out his first round of derecho bats

Tommy Rhomberg Shipping Round One of his derecho bats. Photo donated by Amanda Rhomberg.

Tommy Rhomberg with Derecho Bat

Tommy Rhomberg with derecho bat. Photo donated by Amanda Rhomberg.

800 College Blvd SW

Derecho hit on August 10, 2020 with 140 mile per hour winds.

Derecho 2020

Many homes were without power for seven days. Makeshift clothes lines were erected in backyards.

Derecho 2020

M&K removing tree branches at intersection of Second Avenue SW and Fourth Street SW.

Derecho 2020

Intersection of Second Avenue SW and Fourth Street SW

Derecho 2020-Quarry

Photo of man standing near uprooted tree

The 140 mile per hour winds uprooted several trees at the quarry.

Derecho 2020-Quarry

The 140 mile per hour winds uprooted several trees at the quarry.

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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 years ago

The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

2 years ago

UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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