The Mink Creek community celebrated the
Christmas season together with a Saturday morning brunch at the LDS
meetinghouse. Those attending feasted on a breakfast casserole, a
variety of sausages and a mixed fruit cup. Several crafts were
offered, games played for the children. Memories of Christmases past
were shared by Glen Jepsen. Joe Jarvis spoke on the Joys of the
season. The narrative of the Nativity was given by Jimmie Olson.
The group sang Christmas carols as they waited for the arrival of
Santa Claus. The Elders' Quorum directed this activity, Royce
Christensen is their president.
The family of Sheldon and Candy
Longhurst came home to find their perfect Christmas tree in our
canyons. Jake and Holly Longhurst now live in Logan, and Tiffany and
Spencer Wheeler call Parma, ID, home. With the other three children
close to home they were able to get some good family pictures.
Jimmie and Annabeth Olson enjoyed
having Peggy and Jon Flinders and their little girls home for the
holiday. Their son Jerry Olson and his wife Christine and their
children came up from St. George for family fun while taking part in
Preston's Rotary Christmas Concert. Annabeth is one of the directors
of the vocal group and Christine was a featured guest soloist.
Ivan and Lana McCracken have been
doing some traveling here and there. They took a week to go to
Alberta, Canada, welcoming Ivan's brother home and to meet his new
bride who is from the Philippines. Their Thanksgiving holiday had a
bit of an Asian flavor. After being back home in Mink Creek for a few
days they drove down to Saratoga Springs, UT, to participate in the
blessing of their grandson, Jude, the son of Devin and Maria Baird
Flake.
The water has been
turned out of the Twin lakes Canal that begins in Mink Creek and the
canal's winter path is now visible in the frozen jagged white line of
ice that darts down the cliff on the cedar covered hillside to the
Bear River.
Not much to add this week. There have
been neighborhood Christmas gatherings. Lots of potluck food and
lots of visiting. The weather is on hold: cold, icy, little snow.
Dawn comes and gives that cold steely feeling just to look outdoors.
I understand that there are some plans
for caroling among the teenage set one of these first evenings. They
will surely need their warm woolen mittens and any other items to
increase their comfort on these frigid nights.
Today is the last day of school before
the holiday break. Mink Creek's daytime noise level will increase
tomorrow.
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