Church steps up to clear debris in storm-battered Jenison

MICHIGAN -- COMMUNITIES ARE IN CLEAN-UP MODE.THIS WEEKEND -- A ONE-TWO PUNCH OF STORMS PUMMELED THE AREA. 3 3 BRIAN:..25-THOUSAND CONSUMERS ENERGY CUSTOMERS ARE STILL WITHOUT POWER TONIGHT.A TOTAL OF 220-THOUSAND HAVE LOST POWER SINCE THE STORM.EVERYONE SHOULD BE BACK ONLINE BY THE END OF THE DAY TOMORROW. 3 3 SUE:..JENISON WAS THE HARDEST HIT AREA.THE STORMS TOPPLED TREES AND LEFT THOUSANDS IN THE DARK.TONIGHT -- THE COMMUNITY IS WORKING TOGETHER TO GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL -- AND THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE HELP. 3 3 BRIAN:..WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE IN THE WAKE OF THE STORMS.JOE LAFURGY IS IN NORTHERN KENT COUNTY -- BUT WE START IN JENISON.. AND 24 HOUR NEWS 8'S JUSTIN KOLLAR. 3 JUSTIN:..IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE THE BRUSH PILES THAT HAVE LINED SO MANY STREETS IN JENISON FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS WILL BE PICKED UP, FREE OF CHARGE, ALL THANKS TO ROSEWOOD CHURCH THAT SAYS THEY'RE SIMPLY FILLING A NEED. 3 11:15:38:27 I WENT THROUGH AND WAS LIKE, WE CAN DO SOMETHING, SO WE'RE GOING TO.LIKE ORGANIZING A COMMUNITY WIDE BRUSH PICK UP.( KAITLYN PETERSON - CHILDREN'S MINISTRY DIRECTOR )11:23:31:22 GEORGETOWN DOESN'T HAVE ANY TYPE OF DUMPING SITE, GRANDVILLE HAS ONE, HUDSONVILLE HAS ONE, BUT WE HAVE LOW TAXES. SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT. LEAVING PEOPLE LIKE RICK EMERY, WHO'S YARD LOOKS MORE SAWMILL THAN LAWN, TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLEAN UP FOR HIMSELF. ( RICK EMERY - RESIDENT )11:33:06:20 I FIGURE THEY SHOULD GIVE US SOMETYPE OF HELP, YOU KNOW, ALL UP AND DOWN THESE STREETS, ALL THESE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THIS BRUSH.EMERY'S HOME WASN'T DAMAGED; HIS TREES AND CAR?12:35:07:25 YOU CAN SEE THE CAR WHERE THE TREE WENT ACROSS IT, YOU COULDN'T REALLY SEE, YOU KNOW? NOT SO LUCKY.11:36:05:19 A BRANCH FROM THAT TREE, BLEW OVER AND LANDED HERE.HE CAN'T BELIEVE A CHURCH HAS STEPPED UP TO DO WHAT THE TOWNSHIP WOULDNT. 11:34:39:17 I CANT BELIEVE THEY'RE DOING IT. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL. IT SURE MAKES ME WANT TO ATTEND THERE.- 11:33:55:14 BUT THE TOWNSHIP WONT DO ANYTHING. I THINK THAT'S A LOAD, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO HELP US SOMEHOW. PETERSON SAYS HER PLEA FOR HELP WHEN ORGANIZING THE PICKUP, WAS ANSWERED BY HER BOSS, ( AUSTIN VONDRACEK - LEAD PASTOR ) 11:10:10:17 WE TRY TO SERVE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS SO THAT WE CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT NEED EXISTS ALL AROUND THEM. AFFIRMED BY THE COMMUNITY, 11:14:!5:13 IT'S REALLY JUST BLOWN UP FROM THERE THROUGH FACEBOOK AND THE WEBSITE AND ALSO JUST PEOPLE JUST TALKING. AND MULTIPLIED BY VOLUNTEERS1:17:11:06 I WAS PLANNING ON MAYBE WE'D GET LIKE SIX TRAILERS AND NOW WE'RE UP TO TWENTY, IF WE COULD GET MORE THAT' BE GREAT CAUSE THAT'S MORE WORK WE CAN DO FOR THE PEOPLE AROUND US. WORK SHE SAYS GIVES HER CHURCH PURPOSE. 11:21:47:08 THATS WHAT CHURCH IS FOR, WE'RE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANNA DO IS HELP OUR COMMUNITY. 3 JUSTIN:..PETERSON TELLS ME THEY'RE CALLING THEIR LINE OF TRAILERS THAT WILL SOON BE ROLLING THROUGH THE AREA A PARADE, SO IF YOU SEE IT COMING THROUGH YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU HAVE SOME BRUSH PILED UP NEAR THE CURB THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE IT. REPORTING LIVE THIS EVENING IN JENISON, JUSTIN KOLLAR, 24 HOUR NEWS 8. 3 3 BRIAN:..

Breaking down storm that threw microburst at Jenison Storm Team 8 Forecast, 6 p.m., 072119 NWS: Jenison was not hit by tornado Power fixes may take days; Consumers asks for patience How can we tell the Jenison damage wasn't caused by a tornado? This week in DC: Mueller and the debt ceiling Jenison neighbors help each other clear storm damage Residents deal with the heat after power outages Storm Team 8 Forecast 5 a.m., 072119 Storm Team 8 forecast: 11 p.m., 072019