Glen and Betty Jo Jepsen escaped the
winter blues for a stay at a beautiful resort in Cancun, Mexico.
They soaked up the sun, and felt truly pampered with all the
luxuries that came their way. Relaxation just when they needed it.
It is safe to say this was a dream vacation.
Kathy and Joe Jarvis are home from
Africa. They have been serving at the South Africa, Johannesburg LDS
Temple for the last 18 months. A swirl of languages has surrounded
them: French, Portuguese, various African languages. They have
soaked up the beauty of that continent and seen animals that were
only names in travelogues while they were there. They are
particularly fond of the gorgeous birds and the colorful plumage.
The Jarvis couple spoke in the LDS Meeting this past Sunday and gave
glimpses of the months away from home. Right now they consider going
to the grocery store a big treat with all the selections of food we
have to offer.
AnnaBeth and
Jimmie Olson are happy to announce the birth of a new granddaughter.
This one is the fourth little girl in the family of Peggy and Jon
Flinders. AnnaBeth has been able to spend a happy week with the
Flinders family in Rigby, ID, and Jimmie has been up and back more
than once.
Our Boy Scouts,
ages 11 to 13, have endured their Winter Camp, spending the night in
snow caves they built near the parking lot at the Copenhagen
Basin/Highway 36 connection. Their leaders were Jared Egley, Robert
Crosland, LaRon Baird, Kim Rasmussen and Bishop Kurt Iverson. The
scouts love having Kim on their staff, he is a qualified chef who
plans for hearty appetites. The boys attending were Dallon Baird,
Keenan Janke, Charles Iverson, Bryce Egley, Bracken Christensen,
Chris Egley and Hazen Baird.
Most likely you
know by now that Preston High School's basketball team are the Idaho
State Champions of 2016. Our community of Mink Creek did not have
any of our youth playing on the team. However, we did have two young
ladies who have been cheerleaders this past year: McKinley Longhurst
and Hayden Egley, and Abigail Janke has been a strong trumpet player
in the PHS pep band which plays at most of the home games and also at
the State Tournament games. A number of our residents went to Boise
to cheer for the team. It was an exciting week for our little corner
of the world.
The January thaw,
that started belatedly in February, is continuing, off and on.
Personally I have been happy to have it arrive. Finally, today, I
was able to remove one of my outdoor Christmas decorations that had
frozen solid to the outdoor planter in which I had placed it nearly three months ago. Without
this warmth, in a few more weeks I would have needed to devise some
extra camo to make it appear that I had intended the decortion for Easter, ice
block and all.
Nancy Reagan, thank you for being part of the history of our nation. We will continue to miss you.
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