Work continues on tornado-damaged Beavercreek Twp. farm
"We are doing OK," said
In 2018 -- exactly 44 years to the day since the
On
"Demolition is probably the best and then put a small house up for my parents,"
His parent's house -- which the family believes was built before the Civil War -- is made of triple brick, he said, so there is no wood frame to attach a roof to it. Contractors told them the brick is too old to attach a roof to it, and the chimney is in danger of further collapsing inside the house.
Tarps protect openings in the other two tornado-damaged buildings,
"They're so slammed right now," he said.
His brothers and other family members have cleaned up all the debris spread around the farm by the tornado.
The Barrs grow corn and soybeans and raise shorthorn show cattle.
Some of the planting had been done before the tornado,
"It has slowed us down on making hay," said
"That's the great thing about the ag community," Rose said. "When disaster strikes we really do come together and help each other out."
"We are just plugging along," he said. "Another day."
He and his son, Brandon, 16, took a break to go to the
Brandon and the lucky steer took top honors, being named Grand
"That was a pretty big deal,"
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