Category Archives: recovery

North Coast Brewing Company announces their Otsuchi Recovery Fund commemorative release

Posted on February 26, 2012 by sharondavis

February 2012 | North Coast Brewing Co. Press Release 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the sister city relationship between Fort Bragg, California and Otsuchi, Japan. When the recent tsunami struck northern Japan, Otsuchi was one of the hardest hit … Continue reading →

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Trip to Otsuchi: Day 2, continued

Posted on June 11, 2011 by sharondavis

When I left the temple I saw Sachiko riding her bicycle. She took me to Milky’s house, the Kotobuki Hotel, Cat’s Eye, Satoshi’s grandfather’s shop, the Jazz Bar and Su-san’s house. We also saw Fumitaka’s parent’s dentist office. I took … Continue reading →

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Trip to Otsuchi: Day 2

Posted on June 11, 2011 by sharondavis

I’m sitting in the parking lot of the Elementary School, which is the site of the new Town Hall (portable buildings). I’ve been left to my own devices since 9:30 this morning, which I appreciated. I planned to walk through … Continue reading →

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Trip to Otsuchi

Posted on June 10, 2011 by sharondavis

On May 28th, I had the honor of going to Otsuchi. A big thank you to CBS and 60 Minutes for making this possible. It was a truly incredible experience: Exciting, difficult, wonderful, emotional and heart-wrenching. I will post the … Continue reading →

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Journal of Stephen’s travels to Otsuchi

Posted on April 23, 2011 by sharondavis

Here is a recap of Stephen’s trip into Otsuchi. Stephen Green, Masako Ogihara (his wife), and Hiroko Ogihara (his mother in law) left Tokyo on Monday, April 18, heading for Otsuchi. They flew into Akita airport, rented a mini van, … Continue reading →

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Help arriving in Otsuchi

Posted on April 22, 2011 by sharondavis

Stephen sent this video of the drive into Otsuchi.

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Poems for Otsuchi

Posted on April 21, 2011 by sharondavis

Created by 5th Grade Students at Dana Gray Elementary School ~ Spring 2011 Otsuchi, There Will Be dedicated to Otsuchi Otsuchi, there will be help Otsuchi, there will be sunlight Otsuchi, you will hear the chimes ring again Otsuchi, you … Continue reading →

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Help has arrived in Otsuchi!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by sharondavis

From Stephen, Masako and Hiroko on April 20, 2011: These are some of the pics from the people we met while in Otsuchi. We have all the names of the people written down in a book. I will try and … Continue reading →

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Help is on it’s way to Otsuchi: Driving into town

Posted on April 20, 2011 by sharondavis

From our contacts Stephen and Masako Green as they drove into Otsuchi on Tuesday, April 19th: going back into otsuchi again today to meet up with Kensan, things went well yesterday, it’s a totally different situation actually being there and … Continue reading →

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Help is on it’s way to Otsuchi!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by sharondavis

This will be the first in a series on the travels of our contacts within Japan who are bringing much needed supplies into Otsuchi. We are very fortunate to have connected with Stephen Green and his wife Masako, who live … Continue reading →

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