Torchin' the tumblin' tumbleweeds
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Haigler village crews round up and burn the herds of tumbleweeds that were caught in Haigler as they raced across southwest Dundy County with winds up to 70 miles an hour last week. Charlie Mulligan of Haigler said that the tumbleweeds stacked up against houses, garages and buildings, and caught in cedar trees and fences as they blew in, especially on the west side of town. Mulligan said the village crews took over the mass burning of the weeds after fears of fire spreading if homeowners burned them in trash barrels. Working the tumbleweed roundup were firefighter Jerry Olsen; village maintenance supervisor Marlin Krouse, and village board member Keith Buck.