Unites States: tornado destroys Adventist school in Oklahoma

Classes to resume in nearby church
13 Feb 2009, Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States
ANN Staff

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The name on the front is barely all that remains of Ardmore Adventist Academy in Ardmore, Oklahoma, a city 90 miles south of Oklahoma City. The building sustained major damage in a February 10 tornado, which struck at night. [photos by Charrie Shockey]
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A killer tornado ripped through Ardmore Adventist Academy February 10, destroying the school building and a nearby pecan orchard, the Adventist Review reported. There were no injuries on campus.

Classes will be held at a church five miles away beginning February 16. Ardmore is about 90 miles south of Oklahoma City.


Library books still stand on the shelves at Ardmore Adventist Academy after the February 10 tornado.
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