Appreciate the kind emails and calls some of you made asking about the monumental flooding in Nebraska and Iowa. The floods of 2011 were beyond imagination, but they were confined primarily to the Missouri river basin. This time around the heavy snows , ice blockage, followed by rapid warming and rain , caused many of the tributaries of the Missouri to flood, and the results are far worse than even the events of 8 years ago. Raceway Park of the Midlands ( about 20 miles South of the Omaha/Council Bluffs metro ) where quite a few of our members have raced is under 10 foot of water , with only the roof of the Clubhouse and the upper seats of the grandstand visible. Over 14 major bridges were washed out and some areas have yet to crest. The Woodhouse Chevy Dealership in Missouri Valley , Iowa is the only one of our 18 Stores under a threat , and so far it is weathering the deluge. Mark Jorgensen and I are far from the rivers and doing well, and so far it appears our Crossroad VOA members are okay , though not sure our President ( Cheryl ) has definitively heard from everyone? No worries about the Viper Rendezvous , as one guy asked about the effects there, but Hastings is over 2 hours from Omaha, and though there is some flooding in nearby communities , the track there is high and dry ( talked to the track manager this am on another subject ). Again , thanks for those of you worried about members and your concern is warmly noted.
Sincerely,
Bill Pemberton