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8B – Daily News – Monday, March 22, 2010 Flood fears recede in Fargo as river hits crest FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The good news was all about things that didn’t happen: No floodwaters pushing aside hastily built sandbag walls, no neigh- borhoods evacuated, no panicked residents won- dering if they’d ever see their homes again. The Red River crested in Fargo on Sunday with- out doing major damage, and city officials all but declared victory. A year after record 2 flooding forced thousands in the area to evacuate and damaged about 100 homes, officials and resi- dents used a host of lessons learned to prepare for this year’s less intense — but still potentially destructive — rush of water. Thousands of volun- teers, including young children, stacked more than 1 million sandbags and crews built miles of clay levees to keep the Best BBQ Around Cooked Fresh Daily B.B.Q. FAST FRIENDLY SERVICE Weekdays ‘till 6pm Saturday ‘till 3pm 22825 Antelope Blvd. 528-0799 No Job Too Small Alterations by Dolores Maxwell Specializing in Bridal Located in 815 Walnut St. Red Bluff 529-1474 Tue-Fri. 10am-4pm waters away. Officials gave residents tips on building better sandbag dikes, including clearing the ground of snow and ice that could be melted by floodwaters. And the city held exercises to map out the best routes for trucking sandbags to neighbor- hoods. The Red River crested Sunday afternoon at just under 37 feet — 19 feet above flood stage — and was on its way down as evening approached. Only some baseball fields, a golf course and backyards were submerged in Fargo. Some homes in more rural areas were surrounded by water. Residents of Fargo and its neighbor across the river, Moorhead, Minn., felt both better prepared and luckier than they did last year, when the river crested nearly 4 feet high- er. ‘‘The sense is we’ve made it. We’re thankful another week here before we get it to the level we wanted it to be. There’s still a lot of water down south.’’ The forecast over the next few days was favor- able to speeding up the north-flowing river’s fall: freezing temperatures overnight and only a small chance of rain. ‘‘We’re bobbling down- MCT file photo In 2009, floodwaters from the Red River overflow into a neighborhood in Fargo, ND. Flooding was avoided when the river crested Sunday without major damage. and let’s have a party,’’ said Bob Ona, senior pastor at Fargo’s First Assembly of God church in Fargo, where volunteers gathered over the past week before heading out to the city’s so-called Sandbag Central. Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said he would pop the champagne later this week to celebrate his city’s success in fighting the flood. On Saturday he helped pass out cigars to other city officials. Walaker noted that while most floods have at least ‘‘one day of chaos’’ that didn’t happen this year. ‘‘The big thing is relief,’’ he said. But he added, ‘‘We need at least ●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●●● Marlene, Monica & Barbara “11 DAYS OF ROUND-UP!” 10 DAILY ADS In the DAILY NEWS April 7 – 17 Community events Hurry! They’ll go FAST … $ Promoting local 8500 ea. Your Ad Here Below the Event Box Brand your business with the RED BLUFF ROUND-UP …or with community events that Your business supports! Call your Daily News Ad Rep at 527-2151! We are here for you and your family. • WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT SELECTION OF GIFTS • WE DELIVER LOCALLY “Your neighborhood pharmacy since 1952” PRICE’S PHARMACY 1322 Solano St., Corning 530.824.3495 Fax 530.824.9227 Now Enrolling Children Recently expanded and moved near Bidwell Elementary License # 525405817 (530) 209-8743 My qualifications include: B.A. in Elementary Education and experience teaching grades K-8. Accepting state pay programs & cash pay, etc. ward,’’ National Weather Service spokesman Greg Gust said. That was good news to residents here, who wor- ried that the Red could stay at its crest for several days, straining temporary levees and sandbag dikes. Fargo residents already have begun cleaning up the debris in low-lying neigh- borhoods, and highway crews were out measuring clay levees in preparation for removing the tempo- rary barriers over the next week. Elsewhere, residents went about their daily Sun- day routines — walking their dogs, reading news- papers, going to church — without much worry over the Red. & Gardening 10-25% OFF MSRP HYDROPONICS Indoor Lighting ADVANCED 1417 SOLANO ST., CORNING 824-1100 NOW OPEN SUNDAYS China Buffet CHINESE RESTAURANT 10% OFF TOTAL BILL with coupon Expires 4-30-10 COUPON Open 7 Days A Week LUNCH Buffet Adult: $6.99 Mon-Sat. 10:30am-3:30pm DINNER Buffet Adult: $9.99 Mon-Thurs 3:30am-9:30pm Fri-Sat 3:30-10:30pm Carry-Out Buffet Lunch $3.50 / Lb. • Dinner $4.50 / Lb. All Seafood $6.50 / Lb. SUNDAY $ Buffet 10.99 All Day DRINKS with coupon FREE Expires 4-30-10 COUPON 343 S. Main St. Red Bluff 530-529-5888 (No Checks) Bud’s