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Ed and Karen Przygoda’s West Lincoln home and barn on Reg. Rd. 69 were devastated by fire Friday, May 4. A week later, friends and neigh-
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bours continue to help the couple root through debris looking for irreplaceable mementos hidden in the rubble. Williscraft - Photo
Community rallies to support devastated homeowners By Mike Williscraft NewsNow Devastated. Both the home and the home owners, after fire ripped through their Reg. Rd. 69 home on May 4. “It was the night of all that wind. Our lights had flickered off and on all day, but that is nor-
mal. That always happens,” said home owner Ed Przygoda. “I was trying to watch the news and the cable kept cutting out. It stayed off for a long time, so I thought I would go outside. I could smell burning plastic, but could not see anything at first.” After stepping away from the
door and taking a look around the corner of his house, Ed realized he had a problem. “Then I could see smoke,” he said. Ed went back inside to call the fire department but the phones were dead. A woman passing by stopped when she saw the
smoke and called it in on her cell phone. With high winds whipping flames higher and farther, the nearby barn also caught fire and burned to the ground as well. “It’s overwhelming,” said Ed, attempting to hold back tears. See FRIENDS, Page 2