February 23, 2015

        The annual Blue and Gold Banquet for Cub Scouts, their parents and leaders provided a fun evening for all in attendance. The theme of the evening was “Fiesta” with the recreation halldeorated with items of a southwestern flair. The menu featured tacos, nachos, and set salads. Dessert was a choice of a variety of ice cream treats. Bracken Christensen, son of Lisa Christensen and Bryan Christensen, was awarded his Arrow of Light and will move on to the 11 year old scout troop. Cub awards were presented to the younger boys. Dawnell Greene, Cubmaster, was in charge of the event, with help from Marie Keller, Cubmaster Assistant.

         Marie Aupperlee in the hospital has spent a few days in the Franklin County Medical Center. She is back home now and on the mend. It is good to have her daughter Sandy Wiley here to take care.

        Peggy and Jon Flinders and children were down from Rigby, ID, to spend Valentines and Presidents' weekend with her parents, AnnaBeth and Jimmie Olson. This family was in norther Idaho and a job change for Jon has brought them closer, a bonus for the Olsons. The slopes around Station Creek were bare of snow this year, but there was plenty of places to invite rides on the 4-wheeler.

         This is news we wish were nonexistent. A stack of hay caught fire in a feeding area for horses, both belonging to Ed Hansen. It is on a little triangle of Johnny Youngman's farm. This blackened pile will be smoldering for quite a few days.

         Jake and Holly Longhurst were up from their Utah home for a weekend. His parents are Sheldon and Candy Longhurst, hers are Kathy and Bart Ramsbottom. A visit to“home” for this couple means more than one stop.

         Our wildlife are enjoying this springlike weather. Nights bring the call of coyotes echoing across our valley. Owls can be heard chatting through the dark. And, the deer are still munching on our farmers' haystacks, even though they are grazing the snowless fields.

         We did get a day of snow after I had sent in the above section of this blog. We woke up Sat. morning to a white day, enough to drape the trees, cover the fields. Now we are back to the bareness of this winter.

          How many of you remembered that Feb 22nd was George Washington's birthday?  I think the merging of the birthdays of George and Abe, calling it Presidents Day, is all well and good.  After all, this country has had lots of presidents and that can apply to all.  I just feel George covered so much more for us, the founding and forging of the nation, so I still try to think of his day.  I celebrated his day with a cherry dessert.