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THE SONNY SIDE by Sonny Turner Community pulls together to help family that lost house to tornado THE VALLEY The Valley Star’s Flo Doughty and her family had an experience of a lifetime on March 2 when an EF3 tornado came calling, destroying their home. Flo and family, though, lived to tell about it. This is her story of that horrifying day. By Flo Doughty My life certainly changed on the morning of Flo Doughty March 2, 2012. My family was at the Wellness Center enjoying some exercise and fellowship with friends, when all of the sudden, the lights went out. They were predicting thunderstorms, but the severe weather wasn’t supposed to begin until the evening hours. My cell phone rang and I could tell it was TVA, so I assumed that call was for my husband since he works there. It was his manager calling to see if we were okay. Of course my husband said we were fine; we were at the gym. The manager proceeds to tell my husband that our neighborhood, Canebrake, had been hit by a tornado. A bad feeling comes over him and we immediately leave to check on our home and start to worry about our dogs that were at home. What we saw when we got there was pretty shocking…. When we turned into the neighborhood we quickly saw the house at the corner of our street was heavily damaged; my heart immediately sank. We turned right onto our street and there our house stood with half the roof completely missing. My mind raced as fear for the safety of our dogs overwhelmed me. When I got inside the house it was severely damaged and two dogs were missing; one collar was lying in a pile of rubble in the living room floor. We did find her in the neighborhood; a nice neighbor was holding on to her until we could get to her. Our other dog, a dachsund mix named Sky, remains missing today – 14 days after the tornado hit. We still search for her daily, morning and night. Caleb and Sky You never know what you’ll do if you find yourself in this situation, but we immediately started searching the neighborhood for our missing dog. When we searched our immediate section of the area we returned home and started grabbing pictures off the walls and trying to save photo albums. The wet sheetrock on the ceiling began collapsing around us. Some dear friends, Jack Davidson and Scott Edwards, showed up with work gloves on ready to help us try to save what could be saved. It was raining heavily and things were really getting wet. What has happened in the days since has been truly amazing. God is good and He is faithful. We have had an outpouring of support from our local community. Our Sunday school class and church members showed up without us even having to ask for help. People brought cleaning supplies, gift cards, meals, etc. They helped us get everything out of the house. Some members of our Sunday school class picked through debris to save some of my son’s Legos. It was amazing to see people just jumping in there, getting dirty, giving up their weekend to help us. Neighbors came out and helped search for our dog. God sent His saints to take care of all our needs. One morning the Red Cross came through with biscuits. My son said it reminded him of how God sent the ravens to feed Elijah in the desert. God is faithful and we sure love our town and the wonderful people who make it so special! <strong>STAR</strong> Publisher/Editor in Chief Sonny Turner sonny.visions@gmail.com 256-431-5498 Co-Publisher/Photography Danny Johnson tvsdrj@gmail.com 256-874-7571 Copy Editor Debra Johnson tvsdrj@gmail.com Owners Chris Shindorf and Bob Teaven For information on advertising, please call Sonny@256-431-5498, Danny@256-874-7571 or Kathy Thornton@256-777-1425 Anthony Bates@256-874-2585 Reproductions in whole or in part, without expressed written permission of the publisher are strictly prohibited. The Valley Star is not responsible for the content or claims of any advertising or editorial in this publication. All content contained in The Valley Star is sole property of The Valley Star. The Valley Star is a publication of Alabama Real Estate Solutions in Athens. The BEST pork, chicken and ribs around… all cooked fresh daily on da pit. THE ONLY PLACE IN LIMESTONE COUNTY THAT COOKS FRESH DAILY! We cater to groups: Large or Small… GIVE US A CALL! Located @ 10047 Hwy 72 Athens, Al 256-729-9600 March 22, 2012 the valley star Page 3
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