james River flood wipe s out Treasure Island

G:od promised Noah He would never again flood the earth He (jdn't say anything aboutVirJ gnia.

Years ofbuilding and develpmentliterallywashed away 'urtienthe worst flood inthe rate's history hitNovember 4 and 5.

The flood, which did more dan$600million worth of damirjstatewide, did not spare

Liberty from itswrath.

Treasure Island,long used by the ministry as a children's campground and a football training facility,suffered some $2 million in losses.

The Flames' football equipment and buildings were destroyed, forcing the cancellationofLiberty'slast two games against Carson-Newman University and Towson State University

The Flames'recordsandfilms were saved — only because they were on the second floor of the footballbuilding.

Summer camp workersScottieLovelace and hiswife Mary Lou, with kids Ezra, April and Daniel, lost nearly alltheir belongings when water inundated theirlower floor apartment in the Treasure Island residence Not warned to leave until itwas too late, they evac- uated on water patrol boats

The bridge leading to theislandwashed away.Butnoteveryone viewed thisas a major loss; many considered the bridge too rickety

"It'stoo bad ithad to happen attheexpense ofourseason, but it'sthe best thingthat ever happened to that bridge,"Flames seniorwidereceiver Doug Smith said.

John Peters