We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
This pylon overlooking the Red River Valley shows the height at which the river crested in 1997. The Sorlie Bridge is the main connector between North Dakota and Minnesota for Greater Grand Forks. During the flood of 1997 the Sorlie Bridge was closed when the river crested over the deck that takes traffic across the river.
My wife Sherry and I recently spent a week in Grand Forks, North Dakota with our son, celebrating his 50th birthday. He's lived there for some time. Our daughter made a surprise flight from the Seattle area where she lives to celebrate her brother's 50th birthday. The four of us had not been together as a family in five years. For Sherry and me it was a great time visiting with our adult children and interesting to revisit the area where we lived nearly 25 years ago. Sherry's first assignment as a newly ordained minister was to serve as a minister to three rural churches northwest of Grand For...
