Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Feb 18, 2014



Recent storms we have been having caused some interesting visual affects.  Snow fell for 5 days, then a day of rain, followed by one with winds.  As a result we had ripples in the snow.  The surfaces on the hillsides appeared like vertical waves, on the few, flatter areas it was like a wind chopped lake, all frozen in white.  It made for fascinating shadows when the sun light was slanting downward.
 The Mink Creek LDS Ward held its annual Conference on Feb. 9th with stake officers from the Preston North Stake attending.  The membership was particularly please to hear from President Dax Keller and both of his counselors, Richard Swainston and Blayne Rounds.   A special musical number, Love One Another, was sung by the ward choir under the direction of Jennifer Seamons.  Three of the Seamons family, Ben, Samuel and David, provided a string trio as part of the selection.
On a dark and icy night a southbound car slid off the sloping Highway 36 down into a pasture.  This was near milepost seven. A young couple who had been visiting friends in Bear Lake were on their way homeward, back to college in Utah.  Emergency outfits arrived, along with law enforcement; the couple was found to be ok and able to continue on their way.
Kathy and Austin Jones took the opportunity of a wedding anniversary to take a five night cruise of the Caribbean.   They love those blue, blue waters.  The ship docked at Belize and Cozumel and the Jones’ climbed ancient ruins, did some shopping, and just had fun in general.  Their 35th anniversary happened in December, but the celebration was delayed until February, because they received a new grandbaby in December. 
Josh and Judith Newby drove down from Rexburg for a weekend with his parents, Sharla and Lin McKay.   Josh is a student at BYU/Idaho, and a break from studies is a good thing.

Sister Macy Jepsen has headed to the MTC in Provo.  She now gets to tackle the learning of the language of Cambodia where she will be serving her mission.
Two Mink Creekers got together while having a stay at the Franklin County Hospital and reminisced about their “old days.”  Both Bob Erickson and Leness Keller enjoyed their growing up years here.  The stories they could tell---but I promised not to put them in print.
Mud season may come early this year, we have been getting rain, to the point that my backyard is nearly bare of snow.  I can hear a mourning dove that must be winterized calling from across the valley.  He is a bit off the time table, but welcome all the same.

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