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CALLED ON ARES MEMBERS IN HIS AREA TO HELP OUT.  PEOPLE MIGHT THINK, WHY
NOT JUST USE TELEPHONES OR CELL PHONES?  WELL, MANY PHONES ARE NOT WORKING
DOWN THERE AT THIS TIME.  WITH THE HIGH WATERS, ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS ARE
OUT ALL OVER EVEN THOSE SERVICING CELL TOWERS ARE OUT.  EVEN WITH TODAYS
TECHNOLOGY, WE FIND OURSELVES LOOKING AT HAM RADIO TO ASSIST.  IF YOU CAN
SPARE A FEW HOURS OR AN ENTIRE EVENING, PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING.  INDIANA
GOVERNOR MITCH DANIELS CALLED IN THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO ASSIST IN
EVACUATIONS AND RESCUES.  THE COAST GUARD RESPONDED BY SENDING TWO
HELICOPTERS TO THE STATE ALONG WITH BOATS AND PERSONNEL.  THE INDIANA
NATIONAL GUARD WAS CALLED OUT TO ASSIST IN EVACUATION AND DIRECT TRAFFIC
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