Jan 9, 2013

Anyone living in this area needs warmth---clothes, furnace, blankets, maybe even attitude.  Below zero temperature stuff is hard on all living things, indoors or outside.  We can enjoy the beauty of the frost encrusted landscape.  Such beautiful trees and shrubs.  Rustic fences and buildings look like fairyland.

The Mink Creek LDS Ward has had some changes in the Bishopric.  Kurt Iverson was released as the First Counselor.  Kent Egley is still the Bishop, Wallace Christensen is now the First Counselor and Kent Beardall is the new Second Counselor.

Joseph Seamons, son of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons, has received a mission call to the Germany, Alpine, Mission.  He will be leaving this spring.

Bob and Claudia Erickson drove to Burley, ID, to spend some time with Keith and Ramona Crane.  The Cranes lived in Mink Creek and started raising their family here.  It was hours well spent, enriching a long time friendship.

Shawn and Callie Beardall and their three youngsters came up from Spanish Fork.  They enjoy being able to have good grandparent time with Kent and Tammy Beardall.

Things were busy up Bear Creek at the home of Glen and Betty Jo Jepsen.  They had their daughter Jill and Mark Neitz and their four children from Canada for the holidays.   Jana and Matt Musgrave and their five came up from Ogden to round out the group.  The Jepsens were able to update family pictures with Kerry and his bunch living here and Kyle up from Texas.  That is a big accomplishment!

Johnny and Jeannine Iverson’s home was full of noise and hilarity during the holidays as their children and grandchildren from Brigham City, UT, and Utah valley descended upon them. The group comes upto Mink Creek to take advantage of the slopes on Iverson property for sledding and snowmobiling. 

            The hooting of our owls adds charm to the moonlit winter nights.  They seem to carry on conversations up and down the valley.  In the silent night the sounds indicate the location of several birds as they answer each other.  It is one of those great things about living in the country.

            Just in case you don’t get the printed or online version of the Citizen newspaper I will include some info that was in the last week’s paper.  Franklin County was organized in 1913.

            “In honor of the county’s centennial year the paper will run an column dedicated to rediscovering the county’s rich heritage.   Readers are invited to send in pictures and stories pertaining to the county’s history to be considered for inclusion in the column.  They can be sent to Necia Seamons at jnseamons@hotmail.com, or Claudia Erickson at mcerick@juno.com.  Please add ‘Franklin County’ to the subject line in any emails.”

            This  column will be taking off now and will last the entire year, so help us out by sending in memories of things that would make for interesting reading.    Don’t be bashful, you all have something that would be just what is needed.