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Part of the roof ended
up on the adjacent CK Hard-
ware roof next door, and a
lot of debris fell between the
buildings. Some of the roof-
ing material hit, wrapped
around and bent the electri-
cal service post on the roof,
Ennis said, which pulled the
electric panel from the wall
inside the building and bent
it over the panel below.
“When the electric
company saw that, they cut
off the power at the trans-
former,” he said.
The church building also
suffered water damage in
the rear social area, and wa-
ter poured into the sanctu-
ary in several places, espe-
cially along beams. Water hit
a projector, lights, ballasts,
fans and more. Miraculously,
musical instruments in the
church including a grand
piano, saxophone and bass
clarinet were not damaged.
Hail broke out three
windows, two in the main
part of the church and one courtesy photo
at the front of the Sun- The roof of the Lovell Bible Church looks like a war zone in the wake of Thursday’s storm that tore a large chunk of the roof membrane and
day school wing. The roof insulation from the top of the building.
leaks in several spots now,
Ennis said. four large window panels – a crack at the bottom of dows broken, leaving them damage to the company’s “Every piece has to be
Until the church build- the two westernmost panels one of our doors in the cor- unavailable for use, as well inventory of vehicles, boats hand blown,” Roth said. “One
ing can be repaired, the Bi- to the right when looking at ner. But we were pretty as the motel lobby and adja- and campers. A compa- piece we ordered last year
ble Church is meeting at the the store from the outside. fortunate.” cent apartment. ny spokesman did not re- took four or five months to
Lovell Community Center at “Most of the glass fell in- Also coming away most- “In some rooms it turn a call seeking more come in.
9 a.m. each Sunday, with a side the store,” owner Cheryl ly unscathed was the Queen got both sets of win- information. “I don’t have an estimate
social hour at 8:15 p.m. Lewis said. “It also blew out Bee honey candy operation dows,” Moore said. “We had HYART DAMAGE of the cost, but our deduct-
The Lovell United Meth- some ceiling tiles and insu- on the 200 block of East glass blown to the back of The venerable Hyart ible is really high. It might
odist Church also sustained lation. Everything (product Main. Co-owner April Chris- the rooms, clear to the hall- Theatre suffered damage to be time for a fundraiser.
damage on the north wide displays) in those front win- tensen said only the old win- way door.” the theatre’s familiar tower- The adjuster will be here
of the sanctuary as the wind dows was destroyed.” dows high atop the former Fortunately, there were ing sign. next week.”
and hail broke at least 33 Glass blew well into the Rocky’s Too building were no guests present in the “Our sign is beat to Roth said she didn’t seen
panels of the sanctuary’s store and was even embed- broken but not the candy rooms when the storm hit. death,” manager Wendy Roth any damage on the roof oth-
windows on the left side of ded in the wood flooring at shop storefront below. “Nobody had checked in said. “The west side is com- er than the poor shape the
the room when facing the the store’s entrance. Just down the street, by that time,” he said. plete out – all of the neon. roof is already in.
altar. Church members vac- “I was lucky,” Lewis said. however, the center store- Moore said five of the And about a third of the sign When the storm hit the
uumed up the glass and “Most of the internal dis- front window at Kurt’s Cuts rooms were expected to be on the east side is damaged. Hyart was about the play the
closed up the windows be- plays were untouched. With blew out during the storm, repaired this week. I have no idea how much it latest “Mission Impossible”
fore Sunday services. There that wind whipping in here knocking hair product bot- Stacy Bair said both (the repair) will cost. It’s cus- movie, and with the power
was also some water dam- we did pretty good.” tles to the floor. the Bairco Construction tom neon.” out the movie was cancelled
age in the building. The wind and hail also “It shot glass clear to and Club Dauntless build- Roth said a represen- for the night as the volun-
St. Joseph’s Catholic broke out the neon on the the back room,” owner Kurt ings were “pitted pretty tative of Epcon Sign. Co. of teers swept up tiny shards
Church also sustained dam- store’s sign. Wheeler said. “We had dou- good” by the storm, which Billings looked at the sign of neon glass from the street
age in the form of three bro- Next door, the major ble-paned windows, and it hit the buildings’ metal sid- this week, and she is await- and sidewalk.
ken windows. damage at Lovell Drug was went through both panes.” ing hard. She said five win- ing the estimate. She said “We were worrying
DAMAGE TO STORES to the store’s outside sign, At the Econo Inn at 595 dows on Bairco’s warehouse the sign company rep took about the power (outage)
The Main Street busi- while the fairly new, large East Main there are 15 visible buildings were broken, and measurements and drew and didn’t even realize the
ness that appeared to suffer storefront windows sur- damaged windows on the 15 vehicles in the construc- patterns for neon tube neon had broken until we
the most damage was Valley vived the onslaught. north side of the motel, and tion company’s fleet were replacement. She was also heard crunching outside
Flowers and Gifts at 154 E. “Our neon tubes got manager Jesse Moore said “broadsided by hail.” able to give him some old (from car tires),” Roth said.
Main. The wind and hail blew shattered out,” owner Brent seven rooms upstairs and Across the highway, pieces that were intact but “Most of it hit the street
out two of the storefront’s Reasch said. “We also found five downstairs had win- Midway Motors suffered no longer worked. where people park.”

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