Henry Raymond

Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Henry on April 23, 2008, 09:09:05 AM

Title: Pete & Madonne "We Have Lost Everything We Worked So Hard For"
Post by: Henry on April 23, 2008, 09:09:05 AM

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Pete & Madonne look at what they have worked so hard for gone up in flames - They lost about 20 cows they estimate
The kids are at the neighbors as Madonne said they wanted to remove the dead animals before the kids returned

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Greg Hartman, neighbor was the first fireman to arrive and flames were shooting out of a ventilating fan - Once the circuit breaker blew, flames shot through the barn in a matter of minutes.

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Pete talks with some of his friends and neighbors

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These two photos show nothing left to the barn

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Emily (Minor) Hayes prepares sandwiches for the fireman who have been working since shortly after 4 a.m. on a makeshift table

Chris Santee is sending me about 30 photos he took that I will be putting up in a special photo gallery and you can click below to see the 14 photos I took in a slideshow format of Pete & Madonne's fire:

http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/slideshow.php?set_albumName=pete_rainville (http://www.vtgrandpa.com/photos/slideshow.php?set_albumName=pete_rainville)

Title: Re: Pete & Madonna "We Have Lost Everything We Worked So Hard For"
Post by: Rev. Elizabeth on April 23, 2008, 12:43:07 PM

Our thoughts and prayers and deep sympathy are with Pete and Madonna and their family.  If there is something that we as a church community can do, we would be glad to help.
Blessings
Rev. Elizabeth and the United Church family.

Title: Re: Pete & Madonne "We Have Lost Everything We Worked So Hard For"
Post by: Henry on April 23, 2008, 06:37:23 PM

Took a quick run over to the Rainville Farm tonight.  The only cattle left at the farm appear to be a bunch of calves housed up in a lean-too.  Down the road, the surviving cows are at the Webb farm where they are being held outside and run through the milking parlor on a temporary basis at least.  I am sure Pete & Madonne will have to make a lot of decisions over the next week or so and they will have a tough road ahead.

Just a small smudge of smoke left tonight at the farm however the smell of smoke is definitely in the air as a light rain is falling.

Title: Re: Pete & Madonne "We Have Lost Everything We Worked So Hard For"
Post by: Mike Raburn on April 24, 2008, 03:36:16 AM

Awful, just Awful.

I hope they rebound well.

I never want to experience a situation like that.