| Show From Pago One Standard Examiner Friday April 20 2001 BA fight Mississippi I’RAIRIF tU’ CH1FN Wis - Flooding on the swollen Mississippi River pushed downstream Thursday inundation basements and streets as workers and residents rushed to shore up dikes and build sindban levees In Wisconsin Gov Scott McCollum called in the National Guard to help distribute 20000 s'indbans Thursday as emergency crews fought the rising river in Crawford County "Our people that we've had out there sand bagging and trucking they're starting to get tired" said county assistant emergency management director Gary Knickerbocker ” "So hopefully they’ll be able to get some rest (’resident Mush issued a statement at the White House saying that he has directed FK MA director Joe Although to work with state and local officials as they track damage Rush promised to monitor the flooding while he is in Canada this weekend for the Summit of the Americas The river climbed to 23 49 feet Thursday at - man drives his boat through Mississippi River floodwaters Thursday in Waupeton Iowa The nver is expected to crest there later this week as Wisconsin hopes its crests end today A cm®? ca Prairie du Chien flooding the business district and was expected to crest Friday at 21 8 feet National Weather Service meteorologist Han Jones sud In IWvN the river topped out at a record 25 4 feet From her front porch I ms Puckett surveyed flooded Main Street Water lapped against her front steps and the home was surrounded by water on three sides More than 300 sandbags were holding back the flood "1 just hope it crests when they say it's going to crest" she said lYople in la Crosse about M) miles north of lTaine du Chien were bracing themselves for rain predicted Thursday night said county emergency management director Al Spaulding The Mississippi crested Wednesday at 16 41 feet at la Crosse but dropped to 1624 feet by Thursday Spaulding said “T he flood is by no means over even though we reached this crest We could get this rain and get a new crest - even higher" Spaulding said two-stor- y Panel From 1A were showing compered to 10 wliiit years tigo they tire showing now Tlmt can give you a sense of a community standard" Choose from a Great Selection of Men’s Kids' Apparel and More! 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