'It'll never be the same': Doty Island neighbors begin cleaning up after EF3 tornado
DOTY ISLAND — The constant buzz of helicopters and roar of chainsaws now fill the air on Doty Island, where residents are beginning the long cleanup after an EF3 tornado tore through Menasha Monday afternoon. For Michael Brunn, the sounds are a reminder of what was lost. "I've been in this house 44 years," Brunn said. “One of the reasons I moved here was the lots and lots and lots of trees.” Watch: 'It'll never be the same': Doty Island neighbors begin cleanup after EF3 tornado Now, many of those trees are strewn across homes, vehicles, and yards on the northern part of the island in Menasha. "It looks like a bomb went off," Brunn said. "I'm totally sad." Just down the street, Susan Skrzypczak surveyed the remains of a home that has been in her family for generations. "My grandfather built it in 1937," Skrzypczak said. "We've been keeping it in the family. I raised my kids here.
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Still, officials expect it will take several more days to restore power because of what they called "unprecedented" damage. A lot of good people." A volunteer reception center and donation drop-off site is now open at the old UW-Oshkosh Fox Cities Campus on Midway Road in Menasha.
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DOTY ISLAND — The constant buzz of helicopters and roar of chainsaws now fill the air on Doty Island, where residents are beginning the long cleanup after an EF3 tornado tore through Menasha Monday afternoon. For Michael Brunn, the sounds are a reminder of what was lost. "I've been in this house 44 years," Brunn said. “One of the reasons I moved here was the lots and lots and lots of trees.” Watch: 'It'll never be the same': Doty Island neighbors begin cleanup after EF3 tornado Now, many of those trees are strewn across homes, vehicles, and yards on the northern part of the island in Menasha. "It looks like a bomb went off," Brunn said. "I'm totally sad." Just down the street, Susan Skrzypczak surveyed the remains of a home that has been in her family for generations. "My grandfather built it in 1937," Skrzypczak said. "We've been keeping it in the family. I raised my kids here.
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DOTY ISLAND — The constant buzz of helicopters and roar of chainsaws now fill the air on Doty Island, where residents are beginning the long cleanup after an EF3 tornado tore through Menasha Monday afternoon. For Michael Brunn, the sounds are a reminder of what was lost. "I've been in this house 44 years," Brunn said. “One of the reasons I moved here was the lots and lots and lots of trees.” Watch: 'It'll never be the same': Doty Island neighbors begin cleanup after EF3 tornado Now, many of those trees are strewn across homes, vehicles, and yards on the northern part of the island in Menasha. "It looks like a bomb went off," Brunn said. "I'm totally sad." Just down the street, Susan Skrzypczak surveyed the remains of a home that has been in her family for generations. "My grandfather built it in 1937," Skrzypczak said. "We've been keeping it in the family. I raised my kids here.
