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2 stouffville suntribune thursday sept 1 2005 publication mail agreement 40007673 york native lives through hurricane katrina byjohnslykhuis staff writer as the blustery rem nants of hurricane katrina brought light rain to york region yesterday a former east gwillimbury family that lives near new orleans was cleaning up jason gwyn wife michelle and children karleigh 6 and jami 3 were in their boardedup home east of baton rouge when the unblinking eye of the monster crept past its winds screeching amid a slashing torrent of rain lightning thunder and tor nadoes the latter he is familiar with having sur vived the barrie tornado more than 20 years ago that destroyed part of the family home mr gwyn 34 who until the move to a louisiana hospital last year was a reg istered nurse working in the emergency department at southlake regional health centre spoke exclusively to york region newspaper group as katrina was clos ing in sunday night and then again tuesday when it had passed leaving a trail of devastation and tragedy heres how it played out sunday we loaded up with lumber at home depot but forgot to get a generator he said when they returned to get one they were all sold out they said they sold 100000 worth in the last 24 hours things such as bottled water batteries and food were also flying off the shelves of the nearby wal- mart he said he and a neighbour were gathering up loose items and lawn furniture taping and boarding win dows when katrina announced her imminent arrival we just had a violent rainband go through and the winds are just starting to pick up were supposed to have f5 winds later on my neighbours an engi neer with the state and he said the levees are going to collapse tuesday the power came back on just before noon but only cellphone service was available and sporadic they finally got through oh my god its devas tating whats happening in new orleans mrs gwyn said as she answered the phone we got through ok she said at the height of the storm as hurricane force winds buffeted their home the couple kept the girls distracted by playing games we tried to get their minds off what was going on outside he said in the storms aftermath the weather continued to be a story as temperatures soared into the high 90s with humidity to match which added to the suffer ing of people most of playingbased approach suitable for children teens adults seniors kelly carter licensed simply music teacher markham 905 471 4265 wwsimplymusicoorn ie whom have no air-condi- to tioning fresh water food and other essentials its pretty ugly mr gwyn said c there were serious ut breakdowns in law and as order as desperate sur- c vivors began looting a friend advised me to s get a gun he said in i called the hospital a m little while ago and theyve ie instituted a disaster plan im just waiting to hear back from them he said adding they were expecting ie a number of patients evac- uated from the big tulane e hospital in new orleans is that was flooded out 18 yesterday ir national guard troops lg arrived in baton rouge yes terday to control an h increasingly deteriorating to situation mr gwyn said 2s refugees from new s orleans have started to h come in and theyre setting r- up camp in the walmart df parking lot he said my boys are 8 and 10 theyvo had just 12 lessons with simply music and already know 12 songs not just twinkle twinkle but real music the boys are already playing the blues they think theyre hot stulf rebecca wes am 58 years old and have always wanted to play the piano in one month with simply music im able to play live songsl i wake up each morning and play uoydkch 2 for 1 weight loss limited time offer based on full program excludes mandatory product stouffvihe 6162 main st 1 9056426906 ifvwwherbalmcigiccai photoreneka gwyn former east gwillimbury resident and southlake regional health centre er nurse jason gwyn with daughter karleigh live just east of baton rouge 6425111 dujrjhajnt2 8526711 atem l0ose rugs svjl br0adl00m gsfewmr uph0lstery 3ivi scotchouard the fashion mace formal career wear wedding gowns bridesmaid gowns flower girls mother of the bride dress and more accessories tuxedo rentals professional custom made clothes scustomize the dress of your dreams choose the fabric colour and style alterations and repairs done onsite 20 ereellanunitl next to the gq station stouffville- 9056422172 simply music australian piano method goes straight to the fun stuff revolutionary piano and keyboard program has beginning students playing greatsounding pop blues and classical pieces immediately from their very first lessons