Wednesday, September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017

            The Highway crew has mended the broken guardrails around milepost 3 on the Highway 36. It was stop and go for traveling motorists for a few hours, but worth the short wait to have things set in place, on both sides. They have also been repairing the shoulders of the road where the winter weather took a toll. Many thanks for the improvements.
            Mary Jean and Larry Rasmussen took great delight in having their son JR and Elaine Rasmussen home for the Labor Day weekend. They live in Riverdale, UT. Having those two little grandsons, William and Luke, around for a few days added some energy and fun to the Rasmussen household.
           Andrew Iverson, son of Kurt and Margret Iverson, was ordained to the office of a priest in the LDS Ward recently. Ella Jepsen, daughter of Kerry and Melinda Jepsen, has graduated from primary and is now a part of the Beehive class in the Young Women organization.
            The new baby daughter of Bracken and Mariah Atkinson was blessed and given her name this past Sunday. She is Hadlee Denny Atkinson and welcomed by a big sister, Timberlee. Atkinson family members here to participate in this occasion were grandparents Jay and Theresa Atkinson, great-grandfather Lynn Atkinson, all of Preston, uncle Jordan and Jen Atkinson of Logan, UT, aunt Shaylee Atkinson of Twin Falls, ID. On the Belew side of the family were: grandparents Greg and Brenda Belew of St. Anthony, ID, great-grandparents Dennis and Judy Clark of Mink Creek and Reed Belew of Tremonton, UT, great-uncle Casey and Constance Clark and their girls from the west side of the valley, uncle Destin Belew and Jess Read and aunt Mikayla Holton, all of Preston.
            Jody and Laural Janke and their children drove up from Richfield, UT to spend the weekend in Mink Creek at the Bob and Claudia Erickson home. They enjoyed a last dip in their favorite summer swimming hole before it got any colder.
           Another family visiting for the holiday weekend were Aaron and Heather Haws and their children from Meridian, ID. They take advantage of a few days to spend it with his parents, Marion and Karl Haws.
            Our farmers are in the process of wrapping things up for the end of the growing season. Combines have been active and trucks loaded with grain, hauling in the golden kernels to the elevators for storage. Third crop hay, mowed, raked, baled and on its way to the barn or the buyer. This crop has been a little sketchy in areas where the standing water from a wet spring killed the alfalfa.

           We are still receiving jolts of earthquake activity. The last total I read was 297 since Sept 1st, according to the US Geological Survey. The casual question at the breakfast table now seems to be, "So, did you feel any tremors during the night?”
           The time for clearing off gardens is fast approaching, one of these first days we will have a freeze hit and everything above ground will droop with the morning light. Residents are discussing the canning of tomatoes, chili sauce, salsa and other related tomato recipes

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