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Thanks to Heath Radke and KMHL Radio in Marshall

About Scott

Scott Thoma is uniquely qualified to write Out of the Blue, having lived in Tracy when the tornado hit. He also boasts a resume' that includes parallel award-winning careers as both a sports reporter and a sports editor at a Minnesota daily newspaper for nearly 30 years. He currently lives in Willmar, Minnesota. This is his first book.

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After the tornado demolished the Tracy Elementary School, workers removed all the rubble and built temporary classrooms for the 1968-69 school year. Grades 4-5-6 used the huts, while the other grades held classes in churches. The huts had two windows and two doors and each had its own furnace.

Photo courtesy of Tracy Headlight Herald.