Fences literally came down and neighbors crossed property lines to help one another during Cordova’s big snow last week. Everyone could empathize with everyone else’s dilemma whether it be clearing snow or getting to the store. All kinds of stories are being heard about the hundreds of hours spent lightening roof loads, preventing collapse.
People contributed to the emergency effort in so many ways; from baby sitting to feeding others. At least in recent times, snow emergency was a new experience for Cordovans as folks began to dig themselves out in each neighborhood. And from there the process worked like exponential fractals, circling outward toward the next neighbor, the next need, and the next.
“One person helps another -- you call someone and then they call some one else, or several people,” said State Trooper and Fire Chief Mike Hicks. "That's how it works. That's how a community takes care of itself. If it's safe, you stop to help someone shovel out and that good will grows as it’s passed along."
Read more. See photos of the snow from Cordovans here.
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