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Fleeing Rita: Grandchildren of Adair Countians reach higher ground in Bryan, TX

Cooleys, McKinleys, learn that grandchildren are now in safer territory
Mitchell McKinley has received word in Bowling Green that his son, Mitch McKinley, Baytown, TX, and his daughter, Cindy Skains, Alvin, TX, have reached their mother Lois' home in Bryan, TX.

The trips ordinarily take 2-3 hours, but this time, it took Mitch 12 hours. The roads were jammed with Hurricane Rita evacuees. He left Baytown at 2:00 a.m. and arrived this afternoon in Bryan at 2:00 p.m. Central, Friday, September 23, 2005.


For his sister, the trip was 15 hours under pretty miserable, traffic-at-a-crawl, conditions. There was no gas along the way, both said, but they got into Bryan on empty.

Yesterday, preparing his home for the storm, Mitch McKinley found that all the plywood in Baytown has been sold, and he had to use the interior doors to board up his house.

Mitch and Cindy are the grandchildren of Calvin and Mary Cooley of Egypt, KY, and L.G. and Fay McKinley of Columbia, KY.

Mitch and Cindy said to tell everyone hello and appreciated the love and concern.


This story was posted on 2005-09-23 14:40:03
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