Wednesday, July 6, 2016

July 6, 2016

            The celebrating is done,  traditional Mink Creek style, and details will be in next weeks blog with the Citizen's edition matching my deadlines.  In the meantime, enjoy what happened prior to that, along with the extras usually attached.
            The recent demolition derby in Preston had some exciting moments for our residents. L.D. Larkins of Mink Creek was a contestant. He was the winner of the Chain and Bang heat and had a great time.
           Mary and Ron Norris are pleased to announce the marriage of Carli Gressman to Scott Duncan. Carli has lived in Mink Creek with her grandparents ever since they moved here several years ago. Scott is from Goudon, Scotland. The marriage took place in the Millennium Falls Reception Center in Draper, UT, with kilts and bagpipes adding to the Scottish flavor of the event. The Duncans have gone to Disneyland for their honeymoon. They hope to make their home in Cache Valley.
            We have a new family in our village. Heath and Kaci Avery purchased the home of Mark and Karen Arnout. The Averys come to us from Franklin. They have five children: Brayden, age 16, Liberty, 11, Jacob, 9, Grayson, 7 and Grady, 5. They are enjoying the tree covered hillside near their new backyard.
              Another family has returned to Mink Creek. Robbie and Tanishia Greene and their little boy Derek have moved into the Orvid and Marlene Christensen home on Capitol Hill. Robbie spent some of his teenage years with grandma Marlene.
            The Crane Cabin is humming. Linda Shewmaker of Rupert, ID, and Sheryl May of Paul, ID, the Crane sisters, are having a vacation and family get together with their brother, Bruce Crane of Logan. He spoils these two “big” sisters for a few days as they recall their growing up years in Mink Creek.
              David Kolstad, formerly of Mink Creek, took advantage of his travels for his job to stop by for a visit while he was in the neighborhood. He reports that his and Mary's family are doing well and enjoy their farm up in the Clearwater River country. They have remodeled their home more to their liking and are still in love with Idaho.

             Over the weekend we had numerous people using their GPS systems attempt to get to the Oneida Dam by taking the “road” that goes up Ant Hollow, north of Highway 36. Some were even pulling watercraft and such, all ready for a day on the water. Imagine their consternation when the road not only had a gate across it but soon disappeared in the brush and gullies a bit beyond. There was no convenient turn-around provided.   The road has been closed for years, no maintenance, and weather and time has taken a toll. I doubt that a prairie schooner would be able to navigate it now. It is only fit for ATVs and horses. When told by our residents that it was no longer a road the drivers were a little frustrated with the trusted GPS.

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