Thanksgiving Eve, 2012

There is no longer any question as to where the Mink Creek community begins.  A beautiful metal sign marks  the entrance to Mink Creek, just to the right as one crosses the bridge over  Bear River.  This is another village improvement resulting from Boy Scout Eagle projects.  The young man responsible is Justin Coleman, son of Tammy and Nelson Coleman.  

We have had several recipients of knee surgery lately---Marie Keller,  Sherrie Corbett,  Ron Norris.   There are quite a number of our residents who have needed this procedure in the past.  I would hesitate to start a list..  Do you suppose it is due to this living on hillsides and the old folk tale that all Mink Creek residents had one leg shorter than the other?  Or the challenge to a person’s gait while walking about?

The recently performed PHS musical, “The Music Man,” was well done.  There were four youths from our community participating:   Nicole Beardall as one of the costumed townspeople, Josh Greene working as stage hand, Abi Janke , a member of the stage band, and Spencer Wilde, playing in the pit orchestra. 

Mikel Beardall, son of Tammy and Kent Beardall , is now at the Mission Training Center in Provo, preparing to serve in the Russia, Novosibirsk, Mission.   He spoke to friends and relatives recently in an LDS Meeting.  Immediate family able to attend were:  Shawn and Callie Beardall and children from Spanish Fork, UT, Laura Beardall of Preston,  Michelle Wall and her two youngsters of Grand Junction, CO.  Kent’s brother, Dave Beardall, and his family drove up from Mapleton, UT.

Eldon and Danita Wilcox enjoyed having some of their family here for a few days, following the funeral of her brother, Lyle Christensen.  Brigham and Jennifer and their children were down from Idaho Falls, ID,  Ami and Tom Fenton and their family from Tooele, UT, and MaKenzie and Tyson Gunter of Pocatello, ID.

Bruce Crane of Logan was up with his son and a friend, checking out the Crane Cabin in preparation for the oncoming season.  Jim and Debbie Harrison were up from St. George again, now if we just could move them up for lengthier spells it would be great.

Some hunting is still going on.  Ducks and pheasants are not safe yet.  Occasionally I hear the boom of a shotgun, or my doorbell rings, someone requesting permission to hunt.

We have been the recipients of some moisture lately, sufficient to make it muddy for walking.  Leaves now decorating our lawns are soggy, challenging to chop as mulch or to rake into burnable piles.  No complaints about receiving moisture, we need every drop after this past dry summer.   Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and some relax time with it.