Sept 5, 2012

There is a nip in the air most mornings, reminding us that Fall is on its way.  Otherwise the days are still plenty warm.  All summer long the countryside has looked dry, now it looks over-baked, tan and crisp, brittle, and alive with the arrival of seasonal insects:  grasshoppers, boxelder bugs, and, of course, wasps and bees.  Fruit fallen off the trees attract the wasps and boxelder bugs so a person has to be careful picking them up and disposing of them.  Even the truit still on the branches are covered with layers of black boxelder bugs, feasting on the juices, and most like on each other.  Yuck!

The community held a Harvest Social at our Mink Creek Ballpark.  The temperature was perfect and there is nothing quite so nice as sharing time with good friends.  The tables were full and there were lots of choices in the potluck version of salads and desserts.  Provided were pulled pork sandwiches and the choice of water or lemonade.  Reed Jensen was to be the guest of the evening and we missed having him with us.  Program replacements were stories of Mink Creek past as told by Bob Erickson, Garland Rasmussen and George Garr.  George hasn’t lived here quite as long as the others, but he has enjoyed his place here for the past fifty years.

It is great to see the lights on in the Egley home.  Jared and Julie Egley and their four children have moved into the home of Jared’s grandparents, Bryce and Carlene Egley,  and some further back Egley great grands before them.  They have been living in Preston and we are so pleased to have them make the decision to move here.  Another young family perks up the village for all of us.

Dixie Bybee  is leaving us, again.  She is moving to the Boise area to be near her children, Darlene and Jason Travis and their family, and Lloyd Bybee.    We do understand the need for this decision. We are happy for them, but she will be very missed in our community.

 Beware of the zucchini growers!   This seems to have been a very good year for that particular crop and the green giants and even smaller sizes are arriving by the box loads on unsuspecting doorsteps. 

We have several residents recovering from recent surgery.  They prefer to remain nameless to the public, however there are general terms one can use when thinking of them and feeling concern.

Karl and Marion Haws are here from Santa Barbara, CA.  They make frequent visits to the Haws house in Mink Creek, sometimes with children and their families, other times just to soak up the quietness of the sound of the creek in their backyard and few cars passing by.

Jim and Debbie Harrison are similar residents of Mink Creek.   Home is still the one on Hwy 36, Idaho, regardless of the time spent in St. George.