Birds of prey and coyotes are
competing for any animal that has met its demise. Whether the carcass is found along a road or
out in a field, these creatures gather to argue about feeding rights. Turkeys, raccoons and deer are top
items on their menus.
Stan Keller is now at home with his
father, Ben, and Marie Keller. Stan is
looking for employment and working as a handyman around the house in the
meantime.
It is looking like we may have
enough snow for the annual youth tubing party after all. The year’s snow accumulation has been scanty until this
week. So far the snow has fallen for a
good part of the last five days, and it has been welcomed with open arms. Occasional winds blowing have caused some
drifting, but it has been manageable in this community of tractors and pickups
with snowplows attached. Every home owns
at least one snow shovel.
Abigail Janke, daughter of Jody and
Laural Janke, recently qualified for the BYU/Idaho Middle School Honor
Band. A 7th grade student, she
auditioned with her trumpet. Ten middle
school students from the Preston
School District were
chosen and traveled to Rexburg for a day of practicing as they prepared for a
concert to be given that evening. The
concert was performed in the Barrus Concert Hall on the BYU/I campus, the music
being directed by faculty members Diane Soelberg and Daryl Brown.
The wrestling season is drawing to
a close. Mink Creek has four young men
involved in the Preston High wrestling program:
Kyle Christensen, son of Phillip and Krysta; Justin Longhurst, son of Sheldon and
Candy; Travis Greene, son of Chad
and Dawnell; Sam Seamons, son of Jeff and Jennifer. Tyson Hall, an alumnus of
that program a few years ago, has been an assistant coach this past year. He will soon be leaving to serve a mission in
South America.
The snow storm lasted most of last
week so there was an accumulation and today we get a thaw., drip, drip, drip! Water running, ice melting, and yet this is
not a Chinook, just a warmer day. We are happy to be anticipating more snow
this week. Glad to have that bottom layer of ice disappear.
Some people ask the
question, “What do farmers/ranchers do in the winter time?” Judging from my front row observations, the
answer is: They go to Agricultural
Expos, they attend classes about hay production, they hang out at auctions of
used farm equipment, they repair their own machinery, they take upon themselves
the task of neighborhood snow removal, and in off moments they plan and dream
about what crops they will be planting and harvesting during the next growing
season. All of this in addition to the daily chores of caring for farm/ranch
animals. These are just a few of the things that occupy the “down time” of an
ag man’s life.
Happy Valentine's Day, it is a great day to do a kind deed, share some of the goodness we have.
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