A lion, well maybe

The month did come in like a lion, a very wet one.  March 1st was full of rain and cold, with occasional gusts of wind.  Not quite a winter lion, but we will take what we get. Personally I had been hoping for a lion-type day. The farmers in our area are already done with lambing and calving seasons, so the rain gets the youngsters a bit bedraggled.

Tyson Hall, son of Kristi and Brett Hall, has flown to Mexico City to begin studying at the Mission Training Center, in the Spanish language.  He will be serving in the Chile, Antofogasta, Mission.  For his farewell remarks at the LDS Ward his grandparents, Dallin and Deon Hall of Wellsville, and Vernon Keller, Mink Creek, were present, along with cousins, aunts, uncles and many friends.  Tyson has been assisting in the wrestling program at Preston High School this past winter.

Sheryl Crane May was down from the Rupert, ID area to visit with her son Levi May and his family in Treasureton, ID.  Sheryl did growing up years here in Mink Creek, the daughter of Rex and Brucia Crane.

Jeannine and Johnny Iverson have recently held their annual “Snowfest” for their children and families.  Only three of their nine children were able to come, but grandchildren more than made up for numbers.  Steven and Jessie Iverson came from Dallas, TX, and their extended family included Daniel,  Christina, currently a student at BYU, Michael and Julie Iverson of Orem.  Michael and Susan Iverson live in Brigham City and their family members were Jared and Kim Iverson, students at Utah State, and Joshua and Alecia Iverson and their two children from Brigham City.  Kurt and Margret Iverson and their children live here  above Station Creek Road.  Three grandsons, now living in St. George, came for their very first time:  Tyler and Danielle Iverson, and Steven and Spencer Iverson.  The parents of these three live in Virginia.  Due to lack of snow, sledding was a bit limited unless they were willing to try mud.  Kurt guided the family snowmobilers to the Birch Creek area where the white stuff was still adequate.

Resident turkeys are making themselves known.  They seem to be quite thick in flocks in Mink Creek, Riverdale, and Cub River.  One of their favorite habits is to parade, slowly an sedately,  across the highways when they see an approaching vehicle.

Rain, rain, rain, that pretty much describes things around here last week.  But it is laying up snow in our upper reaches and there are no complaints.  Mud, yes, but no complaints!  The warmer weather is thawing out the box elder bugs, it seems there is little vacation from these creatures.  They are surely survivors in spite of their cannibalistic natures.

John Hansen, brother of Hugh, passed away recently.  He was in Montana, his second home, with one of his children at the time.  The info was in obituaries around here, but if you live far away most likely you didn’t know of this.