Tag Archives: floods

Steiner makes strong showing

Posted on January 5, 2010 by

Last month, we learned that Sun Photographer John M. Steiner’s photo of a Jamestown dog leaping into a snowblower’s spray was added to MSNBC.com’s Year in Pictures slideshow and contest. While he did not win first prize, we did learn … Continue reading →

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Steiner’s photo gets noticed

Posted on December 21, 2009 by

Sun Photographer John M. Steiner is well known in this community for his work, but some of his pictures from this past winter has gotten quite a bit of attention world-wide. His photos of Max the Chesapeake Bay retriever jumping into … Continue reading →

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Found photo

Posted on December 15, 2009 by

I’ve been finding photos lately that I meant to post sooner. This one was misplaced for five months. I took it back in July while fishing at the Jamestown Reservoir. I was just east of the island, and I noticed … Continue reading →

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A water thought experiment

Posted on August 25, 2009 by

Imagine a massive tube, 235.5 feet across, that starts in Jamestown. This tube goes 99 miles long straight east, into Fargo, across the Red River and into Moorhead, Minn., where it ends. Now, in your mind, fill that tube with … Continue reading →

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Scenes from a flood

Posted on July 31, 2009 by

This is the cover of "Scenes from a flood," a special edition of The Jamestown Sun that looks back on the past winter and spring. It will be inserted in Tuesday’s newspaper, but you get to see this much of it … Continue reading →

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Hesco removal

Posted on July 26, 2009 by

I’ve been wondering for a few months now just what it would take to remove one of the HESCO bastions that were set up around Jamestown. Sure, my thinking was, they’re easy to install, but how tough are they to … Continue reading →

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A walk along the lake

Posted on June 18, 2009 by

 I took a walk along the Jamestown Reservoir through a stretch that had been under 6 feet of water only a month ago. I brought my spotting scope to look at birds on the water, but I also took pictures … Continue reading →

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An interesting sight

Posted on June 11, 2009 by

I was driving across the Jamestown Dam the other day when I saw this weird white thing rotating in the water about 50 yards north of the dam’s east end. I pulled off the road, got out a pair of el cheapo binoculars … Continue reading →

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Mmmm, Floodweiser

Posted on June 10, 2009 by

My curiosity got the best of me today and I figured, since I won’t be needed the canned water to survive any natural disasters, I might as well try one of these cans of water that were given away by Anheuser-Busch a … Continue reading →

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Don’t believe the rumor

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

There is a rumor going around Jamestown right now that city water is going to be shut off at midnight tonight. We just spoke to Reed Schwartzkopf, city engineer, and he told us the water is staying on all night … Continue reading →

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