STEVE~JO AND BILL DROVE BACK TO KETCHUM AND WHILE THEY DROVE, SHE WAS SPEAKING AS IF SHE WAS IN SHOCK - THE FLAMES WERE RIGHT THERE BESIDE THE HWY 75 AS THE FIREFIGHTERS TRIED TO FIGHT THE FIRES AND CLEARLY STRUGGLED TO KEEP THE FLAMES FROM JUMPING THE ONLY ROAD IN AND OUT OF THE AREAS. THE BOA WHERE THEY BANK HAD A SIGN INSIDE THE DARKENED BUILDING READING THIS BANK WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE" THOUGH THE ATM WAS STILL AVAILABLE. THEY DROVE TO HAILEY BEFORE LEAVING AGAIN TO STAY AT A MOTEL IN TWIN FALLS AND THE BOA THERE HAD THE SAME SIGN POSTED - "THIS BANK WILL BE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE", HOWEVER THE ATM DRIVE THROUGH WILL REMAIN OPEN. I KNOW THERE ARE BANK CLOSURES BUT I'VE YET TO HEAR OF A BANK BEING CLOSED EVEN DURING THE WORST CONDITIONS. JO AND BILL ASKED ME TO RELAY THIS INFORMATION TO YOU-R.

Aug 19, 2013