Vivian Blevins, far right, gets her first look at her house after volunteers repaired extensive damage from March flooding that inundated the tiny farm town of Pond. Her twin sister Lillian Knott, left, accompanied her along with her granddaughter Amanda Rodari, center.
Contributing columnist Robert Price is a three-time Emmy-winning reporter for KGET-TV. Reach him at rprice661@gmail.com or via X, formerly Twitter: @stubblebuzz. The opinions expressed here are his own.
Vivian Blevins, far right, gets her first look at her house after volunteers repaired extensive damage from March flooding that inundated the tiny farm town of Pond. Her twin sister Lillian Knott, left, accompanied her along with her granddaughter Amanda Rodari, center.
Robert Price / For The CalifornianVivian Blevins did not make any Douglas MacArthur-style declarations of defiance as she reluctantly abandoned her home four months ago. She didn鈥檛 have time.
A mid-March mini-monsoon had caused the waters of Poso Creek to overrun its banks, and Caltrans representatives were urging people to evacuate. The residents of Pond, a blink-and-you鈥檒l-miss-it town of two intersecting, unpaved roads and an old grocery store just off Highway 43, 8 miles southwest of Delano, had 20 minutes to get out.
Robert Price is a reporter for KGET-TV. Reach him at RPrice661@gmail.com or via Twitter: @stubblebuzz. The opinions expressed are his own.
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