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Sandbag production at Fargodome resumes Wednesday, 4/8.
Caption: April 8, 2009 - Fargo, North Dakota USA - Harlem Globetrotter Herb "Flight Time" Lang is in the sandbag line Wednesday as production resumed in Fargo after nearly a week furlough in the east parking lot of the Fargodome. City officials are hoping 1 million additional sandbags can be made by Saturday evening to take to various neighborhoods throughout the city even though the National Weather Service revised its second Red River crest prediction down about three feet to between 38-40 feet sometime next week. The Globetrotters will perform in the Fargodome Sunday, April 12th - the first major event in the facility since it was home to the production of 4.3 million sandbags. Munters Corp.-Moisture Control Services, of Ames, MA., was low bidder for the massive cleanup job and has been hired at a price tag of nearly $400,000. The company cleaned the New Orleans Superdome after Hurrican Katrina and have offices in 15 countries. "Flight Time" Lang earned his nickname when, as a 5'-10" high school junior in Arkansas, he stunned the crowd by dunking the ball. He grew to 6'-3", played Division 1 College basketball and won the NABC National Slam Dunk competition before a live ESPN national televison audience in 1998 with a 360-degree dunk at the Final Four in San Antonio, TX. (Credit Image: ©Bruce Crummy/ZUMA Press)
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Sandbag production at Fargodome resumes Wednesday, 4/8.
Caption: April 8, 2009 - Fargo, North Dakota USA - Volunteer Dave Bulik of Detroit Lakes, Minn., prepares to place a sandbag on a pallet Wednesday as sandbag production resumed in the east Fargodome parking lot. City officials are hoping 1 million additional sandbags can be made by Saturday evening to take to various neighborhoods throughout the city. (Credit Image: ©Bruce Crummy/ZUMA Press)
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Sandbag production at Fargodome resumes Wednesday, 4/8.
Caption: April 8, 2009 - Fargo, North Dakota USA - Jim Rheault of West Fargo loads sandbags on a pallet Wednesday as sandbag production resumed in Fargo after nearly a week furlough in the east parking lot of the Fargodome. City officials are hoping 1 million additional sandbags can be made by Saturday evening to add to the 4.3 million bags made last week to battle the first Red River crest. Fargo mayor Dennis Walaker and deputy mayor Tim Mahoney want plenty of sandbags taken to neighborhoods to be prepared for any surprises during the second crest of The Red later next week. (Credit Image: ©Bruce Crummy/ZUMA Press)