Tornadoes bring two small Minnesota towns together
| From one tornado-ravaged Minnesota town to another, a message of hope | As the residents of one small Minnesota town pick up the pieces of homes and lives shattered by Monday’s storms, residents of another town who are walking that path have a hopeful message.
Dozens of homes in Forada, Minn., were damaged or destroyed by an EF2 tornado on Monday — about seven weeks after another EF2 tornado destroyed about half the homes in Taopi, Minn.
“Keeping spirits up and looking to the future, I think is just what sustains you day to day,” said Mary Huntley, mayor of Taopi, a community of fewer than 100 people located in Mower County near the Iowa border.
“Small towns are great at coming together and rebuilding together,” she said. “There has been no one left alone to rake their own yard, you know? Everybody’s always helping each other.”
And now helping another town in need. Huntley and her brother, Taopi’s city clerk, drove up to Forada on Wednesday to offer advice and bring donations to help set up a food shelf and dining area where the community can come together. | |
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