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Oral history interview with Brad Otto
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- interviewed by Margot Higgins
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- English
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- June 5, 2019
- [La Crosse, Wisconsin] : [University of Wisconsin--La Crosse, Oral History Program] [2019]
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- 1 DVD-R (sound ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 transcript
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- on1342798870
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- Interviewed June 5, 2019 by Margot Higgins
- Driftless Writing Center Stories From The Flood Oral History Collection.
- Forms part of: Driftless Writing Center Stories From The Flood Oral History Collection
- 00:00:20--Flood warnings from Village of Gays Mills in days before 2018 flood, warnings recommended moving cars and elevating everything inside houses, similar flooding in 2007 destroyed foundation of home in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, 2018 flooding expected to be worse than prior floods, elevated home after 2007 flood, decision to stay at home during 2018 flood despite warnings 00:03:02--Night of 2018 flood, emotional description of constant rain, Village of Gays Mills workers took gas meters off houses to prevent explosions, asked by Gays Mills Mayor Harry Heisz to leave home but refused, feelings of worry as 2018 flood ruined First Congregational Church of Gays Mills (520 West Orin Street, Gays Mills, Wisconsin), depression cause by effects of 2018 flood 00:05:15--Believes people should wake up to the global climate crisis, believes people should move out of flood-prone areas, feeling unsafe after 2018 flood, plans to leave Gays Mills, Wisconsin area, water levels around home during 2018 flood, raising home after 2007 flood protected it from 2018 flood, home one of the only houses in the "low village" of Gays Mills, Wisconsin, which did not flood during 2018 flood 00:08:00--Personal and community-wide fears surrounding 2018 flood, difficulty moving objects before a flood, story about friends helping move a trailer of interviewee's possessions to safety before 2018 flood, work on bed and breakfast conversion project at former First Congregational Church of Gays Mills (520 West Orin Street, Gays Mills, Wisconsin), thousands of dollars of equipment and materials in church destroyed despite being moved to safer places in building, appliances in church ruined, reaction to lost work on revovation project 00:11:07--Remained in home during 2018 flood, water levels and emotional toll, friends who helped interviewee prepare for 2018 flood, interviewee helped friends prepare their houses before 2018 flood, friends' losses after 2018 flood 00:14:02--Craig Anderson and Kile Martz's real estate business (Wisconsin Country Realty) closed after 2018 flood due to decreased demand for property in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, Kickapoo Exchange Natural Foods Co-op (120 Sunset Ridge Avenue #107, Gays Mills, Wisconsin, est. 1975), Co-op flooded for the first time in 2018, thousands of dollars worth of food and equipment lost 00:15:40--Believes Gays Mills, Wisconsin is supportive community, community life and activities in Gays Mills,Wisconsin, population decrease in Gays Mills, Wisconsin, businesses in Gays Mills, Wisconsin 00:18:24--"North Gays Mills" created after 2007 and 2008 flooding, relocation of village buildings, grocery store, and gas station to "North Gays Mills," character of Gays Mills, Wisconsin, believes flooding changing town for worse 00:21:06--Limited government financial support after 2018 flood, limited funding distributed by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency, est. 1979), donations to replace appliances and rebuild homes from Catholic Charities USA (est. 1910), received relief money from FEMA after 2007 flood, volunteer groups, food donations from Organic Valley (est. 1988) 00:24:44--Clean-up help from friends and strangers, describes clean up process as "dirty work" 00:26:09--2018 flood worst flood interviewee has experienced, frightening experience of being in home during 2018 flood, rising water levels in home, remained in home during flood because of pets, believes Gays Mills, Wisconsin unsafe due to flooding, [Inetrviewer Margot Higgins explains purpose of Stories From the Flood project, goal of presenting findings to policy makers] 00:28:50--Insurance covered cars destroyed in 2007 flood, car likely has little value due to being damaged in flood 00:30:18--Debilitating mental health effects of 2018 flood, story about neighbors moving in day before 2018 flood only to have everything destroyed, story about neighbor giving home away for free due to stress and damage from floods, believes flooding is particularly bad natural disaster, feels like 2018 flood has taken something from him, struggles to enjoy things he used to such as thunderstorms due to 2018 flood experience
Subjects
- Otto, Brad -- Interviews.
- Watershed ecology -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Watershed.
- Watershed ecology -- Wisconsin -- Coon Creek Watershed.
- Floods -- Wisconsin -- Kickapoo River Watershed.
- Floods -- Wisconsin -- Coon Creek Watershed.
- Kickapoo River Watershed (Wis.)
- Coon Creek Watershed (Wis.)
- Oral history.
- Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Farge.
- Floods -- Wisconsin.