October 26 or 27, 2016

        This week I have lost track of what day it is.  That tells you, my readers, why this is late.  Unexpected company arrived so the schedule juggling got things stirred up a bit.

         The turkeys are back. Not just in small flocks, more like herds of turkeys. A hundred here, another hundred there, give or take a dozen or so. For anyone driving our roads it is well to remember that all turkeys seem to think they have the right of way when it comes to navigating automobile traffic that invades their domain.

          Karen and Layne Erickson drove up to Idaho Falls to witness the baptism of their grandson, Creighton Kunz, the son of Julie an Todd Kunz. Other family members that joined with them in the event were Connie and Adam Westenskow of Logan, UT, and Bryan and Shannon Erickson and their boys of Mt. Sterling, UT.

          Our Naomi Wilde, 101 years young, is doing well after her surgeries and has now moved to Pocatello to an assisted living facility near her son Dean Wild eand family. We now welcome a new young family into the Wilde home. Jasmine and Miles Erickson and their daughter Madelaine are from Logan. They definitely have Wilde connections. Jasmine is the daughter of Laurel Wilde, wife of Ross, Naomi's son, who built a home not far from where he grew up here in Mink Creek..

         Laural and Jody Janke and their family and Bob and Claudia Erickson traveled down to Alpine, UT to listen to Mikell Abernethy speak about her time spent in the Oakland/San Francisco Mission of the LDS Church, as a Spanish-speaking Hermana. Mikell is the granddaughter of the Ericksons, the daughter of Danalee and Gene Abernethy. With the Abernethy siblings gathering for the occasion from Boston, MA, and California, this event turned into a small family reunion.

         Angelo Crosland was ordained to the office of an elder, prior to his plans for serving a mission in the future. Prior to that he is headed out to Washington, DC to spend some time with his older brother Armando. They are the sons of Robert an Phee Crosland.

         With various hunting seasons open at the present time our community has people coming and going. Pheasant season, deer season, and elk season serve as reasons for lots of excitement and frequent visitors.

         It has been an interesting fall weather-wise. A very wet October has produced fresh green lawns, after looking a bit on the dry side just a month ago. The leaves are falling off the trees, but they still retain moisture. There has been some stunning sunsets following bright days, then clouds gathering on the western horizon just prior to the sun's descent. It is getting darker each morning as the school buses come through to gather up the kids waiting at their stops. Please, normal time, return soon so we can have a little light in those early hours.