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Published March 24, 2010, 12:00 AM

Flood 2010



  • Jordan Aalgaard, left, lays sandbags with his friends, Steven Pranke, both of West Fargo, at the south Fargo home of Aalgaard's uncle, Karry Hoganson, at 3638 River Drive. Some of Hoganson's neighbors took buyouts and their homes were demolished this month to build the clay levee at right. Michael Vosburg/The Forum
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Coast Guard airboats practice in a flooded field Thursday, March 18, along Cass 20 in Harwood. David Samson/The Forum
  • From left to right, Nick Larson, Tanner Rudolph and Brandon Beyer fill sandbags outside the home of Denise and Chad Larson in Lake Shure Estates in Harwood on Tuesday, March 16. The Larson's decided to build a sandbag dike rather than put in clay for this year's flood. Carrie Snyder/The Forum
  • Clay is unloaded into Dave Schwartz yard at 5603 53rd Avenue North in Harwood Tuesday afternoon. Schwartz decided to go with a clay dike rather than sandbags for this years flood fight in Lake Shure Estates. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Cass County Highway 17 near Cass County Highway 20 in Harwood was covered in flood waters Thursday morning. Carrie Snyder / The Forum
  • Dave Schwartz, right, watches his neighbors' nephew, Jeff Linnertz, build a clay dike around is house at 5603 53rd Avenue North, Harwood. After last years flood fight in Lake Shure Estates, Schwartz decided on putting up a clay dike instead of sandpagging. "The neighbors out here are excellent, everyone bands together," Schwartz said. Carrie Snyder/The Forum