Twenty-five years and two days after the flood that saw Troublesome Creek rise into school classrooms and faculty homes, Troublesome showed signs of entering again.  Around 5:30 am Saturday morning a loud crack woke faculty at the lower campus.  A large slip sent trees and branches into the Hostetler Memorial and on both sides of the Beams’ van.  Electricity went off as electrical lines fell when the electric pole slid with the trees.  At that time water was already halfway across the baseball field. 

After a week of much rain, Friday night and the early hours of Saturday May 8-9th brought a continuous downpour that quickly rose the waters up and into the maintenance building and gymnasium, across the baseball and softball fields, around the faculty building, and over the lower campus road. 

By the time faculty could move some bicycles to the faculty porch and pack a few clothes, water was starting to surround the vehicles on lower campus.  Personal vehicles were driven through rising water across the baseball field to safety.  Unfortunately, Coach Keck had gone camping and his car was not saved.

As staff and friends scurried to move equipment higher in the maintenance building and gymnasium, Troublesome continued to rapidly rise, surrounding the school and faculty homes on upper campus and entering Drushal Memorial Church basement.