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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You still don't have to walk very far off the road
into some fields or dig too deep to find the ash. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PK</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=gussie443@hotmail.com href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">Ellen
Roskovich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:50
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Mt.St.Helens
ash</DIV>
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<P><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Ash. . . .
pulverized rock that fell from the sky, blocking all sunlight at mid
day. Fine as talc, very gritty and rather slick to drive on. It
hung in the air for days. . . . everyone was advised to wear a mask when
outside. When it finally rained later in the week, it was like wet
cement. . . . gray, heavy mud. Just when you thought you had finally
swept up the last of it, there it was again! Every harvest for the next
few years we were reminded of Mt. St. Helens because of the dust cloud behind
every combine. I thought we'd never see the end of it. For many
years you'd see patches of ash along the highway around Othello. . . it stood
out because of it's very light color. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Be sure to take the time to visit the
volcano center when you're over on the west side. It's worth it.
It will make you realize that the events of May 1980 were rather
insignificant . . . . kind of a geological hiccup. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>It will be interesting to keep tabs on the
activity over the next few months.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>E.A. Roskovich</FONT><BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:29:24 -0700
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>It was ash...but a very fine gritty ash that made the sky so
gray and dense
<DIV></DIV>>that all the automatic lights went on. Everything we touched
had the feel of
<DIV></DIV>>grit that had not been washed off...but you really couldn't
keep up with it.
<DIV></DIV>>Each movement brought more to the surface. The automatic doors
that we had
<DIV></DIV>>then (not many) would not work right for a time. I had a son
who graduated
<DIV></DIV>>from Troy Idaho high that month and the ceremony had to be
changed from the
<DIV></DIV>>football field to the gym. All in all a singular experience
that I do hope
<DIV></DIV>>won't be repeated soon. But I have a son who teaches in
Philadelphia and he
<DIV></DIV>>shows his students his jar of ash and tells them his story each
year in May.
<DIV></DIV>>One of the really funny stories was from some friends who were
driving to
<DIV></DIV>>Seattle the day it happened and suddenly the sun is going out
and there is a
<DIV></DIV>>ash in the air! They were trying very hard to remember what
they knew about
<DIV></DIV>>the book of Revelations before someone had the good sense to
turn on the
<DIV></DIV>>radio and heard what it really was. An enlightning moment for
them I assure
<DIV></DIV>>you.
<DIV></DIV>>PK
<DIV></DIV>>----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Dick Schmidt" <dickschmidt@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:40 AM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>> > Pat,
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Was the material fluffy or was it solid like sand? How
long did it fall
<DIV></DIV>>from
<DIV></DIV>> > the sky?
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Dick
<DIV></DIV>> > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > To: "vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:21 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > > Moscow and the surrounding area had as much as 6-9
inches of a product
<DIV></DIV>> > that
<DIV></DIV>> > > you cannot even imagine how pervasive it was. It got
into hubcaps and
<DIV></DIV>> > ground
<DIV></DIV>> > > the wheels around here for a long time. We were also
directly in the
<DIV></DIV>>line
<DIV></DIV>> > > the way the wind was blowing that day. I do hope the
lady behaves
<DIV></DIV>>herself
<DIV></DIV>> > > and doesn't do anything big this time. It stopped
everything around here
<DIV></DIV>> > for
<DIV></DIV>> > > days. I was a telephone operator at the
time and considered emergency
<DIV></DIV>> > > personnel so got through a lot of roads that I
shouldn't have been on.
<DIV></DIV>> > > PK
<DIV></DIV>> > > ----- Original Message -----
<DIV></DIV>> > > From: "Dan Carscallen" <predator75@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > > To: <Vision2020@moscow.com>
<DIV></DIV>> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:26 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > > Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > We were close to the southern edge of the ash
here, but we still got
<DIV></DIV>> > > > between 1 and 3 inches. Of course, I
was 11 years old at the time, so
<DIV></DIV>> > > > my memory could be a little
skewed. I do remember not having to
<DIV></DIV>>finish
<DIV></DIV>> > > > the 5th grade, though.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > North of us, especially around Plummer (if I
recall correctly) was
<DIV></DIV>>right
<DIV></DIV>> > > > in line for the most ash. I know
people who drove where they weren't
<DIV></DIV>> > > > supposed to after the road closures and wished
they hadn't.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Here's a couple more sites:
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>>http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Cascades/CurrentActivity/current_upd
<DIV></DIV>> > > > ates.html
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > http://www.pnsn.org/HELENS/welcome.html
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > DC
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > -----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>> > > > From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>> > > > [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On
Behalf Of Dick Schmidt
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:16 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > > > To: Vision2020@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Subject: [Vision2020] Mount St. Helens Website
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > All,
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > There is a website showing the current
earthquakes taking place on
<DIV></DIV>>Mount
<DIV></DIV>> > > > St. Helens at
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
http://www.pnsn.org/recenteqs/Maps/Mount_St._Helens_eqs.htm
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > The most recent is 6:50 AM today.
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > How deep did the ash get here in Moscow the
last time it blew?
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > > Dick
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
<DIV></DIV>> > > >
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