Talked to my sister (in Milwaukee) this afternoon and she said that the second crest of the Cedar River in Wavrely, Iowa didn't reach my brother's basement. They weren't evacuated, but they are still without utilities -- electricity and gas. My sister-in-law is staying with friends on higher ground -- my brother has been going there for showers, etc. I guess inspectors are coming around tomorrow to check to see whether utilities can be turned back on.

As for my great aunt, well, she's a German -- and you can always tell a German...but you can't tell them much!

She's been a bit of a pioneer right from the get go -- she worked in Japan right after World War II.

Linn