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cenes from Oriental on Tuesday August 30.

Elizabeth Cordes airs out a wall hanging that was saturated when a few inches of water entered her home during Hurricane Isabel. She says she sewed it for her son a few decades ago, after the Goodnight Moon children’s book. She’s now renamed it, “Goodnight Irene”. Her back porch on Tuesday was full of items from her first floor that were airing out. Behind her is her dental office which took on two inches of water. She’s hoping to have the office back and fully operational by Tuesday September 6.

A truly Oriental rug. It was on the floor of Elizabeth and Roger Cordes’ living room and got flooded by the few inches of water that got in to the first floor of their Hodges Street home.

The line left by the flotsam on top of Irene’s storm surge as seen on the back door of Elizabeth and Roger Cordes’ home on Hodges Street.

On homes along Hodges Street, residents were setting out debris at curbside and keepable items on their porches where they could dry out. At 505 Hodges, residents saved one item that will likely have a use again in the future.

The Oriental Farmers Market sign went afloat during Hurricane Irene. Normally, it is to be found on Hodges Street by Oriental’s harbor, but once Irene’s surge waters receded, it was in a backyard of a home in the SailLoft community. It had travelled at least three-quarters of a mile. Neighbor Lois Moye returned it to the Farmers’ Market area on Hodges Street.

Hot dogs, get your Salvation Army hot dogs. The line of cars cued up for hot meals served at the Southeast Pamlico Fire Station 19 on Straight Road. On the menu was a hot dog with chili, two cookies and potato chips. Also available were ice and bottled water. Serving it up was the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services out of Vidalia Georgia. On average, 900 meals were served per session.

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Posted Tuesday August 30, 2011 by Bernie Harberts