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Ron Shank: A Voice From Greensburg

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By Team Planet Green
Tue Sep 30, 2008 17:02

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Ever wonder what it is like to see your home, town and business torn asunder by a monster tornado? The clatter, the crashing, the stomach-knotting fear, the destruction, the desolation, the despair, the loss. Then to see it all rebuilt in an eco-responsible way? The hope, the dream, the goal and the green rebirth of the Kansan town of Greensburg. These stories are told well by the show, but I?ve always loved the excitement of first-hand accounts.

Ron Shank of Dwane Shank Motors Inc. in Greensburg, Kansas, is keeping a blog. This blog documents the trials and tribulations of rebuilding a Chevrolet dealership in the aftermath of an EF5 tornado. His dealership, his home and his livelihood were taken by the gruesome twister.

Find out where he was during the tornado, how he survived and how he plans to rebuild.

The blog is a great read for those of us who can't get enough Greensburg and/or love to follow amazing first-hand accounts of historical events.

For more on Greensburg, check out these related posts:
The People of Greensburg Need Your Help
Greensburg: One Year Later
On the Scene in Greensburg

 
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