Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 20

Wednesday. September 4, 2002 8C Ladysmith Tornado Liuhr-Tkugram 53 Jeff Scanlon checked out his neighbor's apartment which lost its roof. Scanlon and four others survived the storm unharmed while in their second floor apartments. on spouted Ladysmith residents, whose community and lives were left in shambles by a tornado Monday, wasted no time rolling up their sleeves and helping each other pick up the pieces. Above: Workers 1 covered the roof of the James and Cora Schultz's home on East Lake Avenue in Ladysmith Tuesday afternoon.

Schultz was upstairs but luckily went into the basement to put a load of laundry in the dryer when the tornado hit. Left: Charles Bruce, caretaker of Ladysmith Baptist Church, videotaped his home V. 1 'and the church van mat were aamagea in -1. tornado. Bruce rescued two children from a car after the church collapsed and buried a car in the parking lot.

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