Tuesday, March 28, 2017

March 28, 2017

         Water, if there is a level spot there is water. The recent rains of the last week have not helped the situation. Strawberry Creek has jumped its normal course in several spots and spread out over the flatter areas nearby. The culverts meant to contain the flow of more than one of our streams are insufficient for the amount of water causing overflow, causing the water to go up and over, or else around. There are a few spots where water is coming up through the pavement of the roads. One home with a lengthy paved driveway has had the entire length crumble. It is a good thing those home owners are not easily discouraged.
            Near milepost 8 and milepost 12 on Highway 36 the hillsides that border the road on the upper side are doing their best to creep out into the highway. It seems to be Nature vs. Man. In several places the water is causing the shoulder of the road to collapse. When the weather settles down there is going to be a need for much repair work.
           At least two families found their way to the NASCAR races this month. Steve and Terry Mainini went down to Las Vegas, NV, meeting family and friends in this annual family outing. Both Steve and Terry have California family and this is a good half-way spot for spending some time together. Kent and ReNae Egley and some of their children did the NASCAR thing this year for the first time and had very favorable reports.
            The Twin Lakes Canal Company has had some challenges getting the water from its source in Mink Creek over to the Twin Lakes on the west side of the valley. There have been multiple mud slides along the miles of canal that had obstructed the flow of water. It all had to be cleared out by bulldozer and trackhoe before water would be available for the coming irrigating season of the farmers. Modern equipment had its challenges, imagine what it would have been if all had to be done with teams of horses, scrapers and shovels as when the canal was begun.
            Three of our young women have recently been involved in cheerleading competitions and returned with smiles of performances well done. They are Hayden Egley, McKinley Longhurst, and Davanie Ostler. Three other teens performed in the Preston School Orchestra concert: Bracken Christensen playing a bass, Abigail Janke with her trumpet, and David Seamons on the violin.


           It is Spring Break this week for our school-age kids. The weather has indicated at least two of their vacation days having strong chances of rain and gloom. For those students living on working farms the break often means more time for spring farm work. That activity is just getting underway as our field ground is drying out enough to support the weight and action of equipment.

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