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100 Years of Minnesota Telecommunications

A video from our MTA Convention coverage that was very special to me is my interview with Ron Laqua of Halstad Telephone.  Ron chaired the MTA Centennial committee.  In this interview, I was struck with how we were part of a living history that in some way might be part of a 200th anniversary.  I caught up with Ron, via email, this week regarding the historic flooding along the Red River.  He indicated that his town was relatively safe given the high dike walls and the standby generator that has been providing back up power this past week. 

He explained that his town helped out by stuffing and distributing sandbags to farms and other towns.  He pointed out that 90% of the Fargo-Moorhead population was somehow involved in the fighting the flood.  As Ron said, this sort of volunteerism is inspiring.

    

One response to “100 Years of Minnesota Telecommunications”

  1. Emmett Smith Avatar

    We saw the same thing in Iowa and Southern Illinois when the Mississippi flooded. People in this part of the country take care of things themselves instead of waiting for someone to come do it for them.

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