Now that's a wrap.

What a classy and dignified recovery job: they got the job done, and brought all 13 of them in. No big talking, no false promises or cruel hope, just a determination to bring everybody home they could. Such a blessing in troubled times. It somehow feels like turning a corner. To God goes the glory. Thank you for prayers answered. Amen.

By Patrick Condon, Associated Press
Last update: August 20, 2007 – 10:15 PM

Crews have found the body of the last person missing after the Interstate 35W bridge collapse, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner announced Monday. The confirmed death of Gregory Jolstad, 45, of Mora, brings the death toll from the Aug. 1 bridge collapse to 13.

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By La Velle E. Neal III,
Star Tribune

The morning after perhaps the best outing of his career, Johan Santana was at a gym with teammates Carlos Silva and Boof Bonser for a little aerobic spinning. Yes, his cell phone smoldered from all the congratulatory calls following his club-record 17-strikeout performance on Sunday against Texas. He could only savor the moment for so long before returning to the routine that's helped him win two AL Cy Young awards.

"It's always fun when you do something special," Santana said. "At the same time, you have to work. It's not like everything is over. It's not the only game you have."
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Catcher Mike Redmond, who called Sunday's game, combined with Paul Lo Duca to catch a 14-strikeout game by A.J. Burnett while with the Marlins in 2004. Redmond, however, isn't ready to have Santana autograph any memorabilia from Sunday's game.

"I'm not going have him sign anything until the end of the year," Redmond said.

"I still think he can do better, so I'm holding out."

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By Paul Levy,
Star Tribune

David and Dawn Blackburn were newlyweds when he made the ultimate vow. "He said if it ever came down to it, 'I would die for you,' " Dawn Blackburn recalled Monday. "And that's exactly what he did."

The Blackburns, who had been married for five years, were returning to their Spring Grove, Minn., home from dinner in LaCrosse, Wis., early Sunday when their car slid along a flooded road near La Crescent, Minn., into a ditch.

David, who had celebrated his 37th birthday Friday, helped Dawn, 34, and friend Terri Peterson climb a nearby tree to safety. But David was convinced the tree would not support three adults. "I begged him to get back into the tree," Dawn said. "He said there was no room.

"I tried pulling his hand a couple of times. He said, 'I love you.' And then he was gone. I think he knew."

David's foot apparently became stuck between the tree and the couple's vehicle, Dawn said. There were reports that David was washed away in a downpour, but Dawn thinks he was pinned against the vehicle. Through the dark downpour, there was no way to know.

"My husband's gone. Can anybody help me?" Dawn shouted until she grew hoarse.

Through two rescue attempts over three hours, she waited in the tree. Finally, Dawn and Peterson were taken to safety by boat, she said. David's body was found, in their vehicle.
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He cherished his time with sons Michael, 5, and Noah, 3, and stepsons David, 17, and Jacob, 13, said Fogel.

"He told me he loved me just before he died," Dawn Blackburn said. "What a remarkable man."