Summary

COMFREY, MN SCHOOL DAMAGED BY MARCH 1998 TORNADO REOPENS TODAY.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 170817
Story Slug Tornado - School - Reopens
Location Comfrey, MN.
Format pkg
Date 10/04/1999
Archive Time 32:22
TRT 1:40
Supers Comfrey, MN Rachael Tierney, 3rd Grader :25 Scott Springer, 3rd Grader :43 Jody Hempeck, Teacher :46 Heather Helget, 3rd Grader :52 Bob Carlson, Comfrey School Board 1:10 Sarah Jarvis, Reporting
Video Description SCHOOL; INTERIOR OF SCHOOL; FIRETRUCKS AND SCHOOL BUSSES; STUDENTS ARRIVING; KIDS IN CLASS; FOOTAGE OF DESTROYED SCHOOL; KID SOT; TEACHER SOT; KIDS IN CLASS; KIDS AT LOCKERS; KID SOT; FEMALE TEACHER SOT; KID SOT; KIDS IN HULA HOOPS WITH TOWNSPEOPLE CLAPPING; MALE SOT; WOMAN WIPING AWAY TEARS; KIDS LAUNCHING GREEN BALOONS INTO AIR;
Description COMFREY, MN SCHOOL DAMAGED BY MARCH 1998 TORNADO REOPENS TODAY.
Script LEAD: HEADING TO SCHOOL HAD SPECIAL MEANING FOR ABOUT 200 STUDENTS NI COMFREY, MINNESOTA THIS MORNING. COMFREY'S K-THROUGH-12 SCHOOL IS HOLDING CLASSES AGAIN TODAY...FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME. 18-MONTHS AGO A TORNADO NEARLY WIPED OUT THE ENTIRE TOWN. TODAY, COMFREY'S SCHOOL RE-OPENED. SARAH JARVIS WAS THERE WHEN STUDENTS AND TEACHERS BEGAN ARRIVING AND FILED THIS REPORT. (TAKE PKG) (NO FULL SCRIPT AVAILABLE) SOUTHWES FEED-DATE: 99OCT04 SOUTHWES
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