September 6, 2017

          It is the season for our wild sunflowers. They are everywhere, yellow and brown heads checking our the sun and looking perky among the dry weeds at their base. There is plenty of the dock that has gone to brown seeded columns, better known as Indian tobacco in these parts. It is a nice fall color combination.

           Samuel Seamons, son of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons has received a mission call to the Philippines, Legazpi, Mission He will enter the MTC in October.

           The Mink Creek home of Karl and Marion Haws is a busy place for a few days with children, grandchildren and even some great-grands keeping things going. Their daughter Lauren and Ken Nash and family are visiting. The Nash family lives in Solvang. CA.

           David and Judy Wilde held an open house for their son Christopher and his bride, Heidi Morgan at the LDS Meeting house. Heidi's parents, David and Danni Morgan of West Jordan, UT, were here for the festivities. Chris and Heidi are now living in Logan preparing for jobs and school.

            We have news of Danita Wilcox being laid up with a broken foot due to tripping on an uneven surface. Danita and her husband Eldon Wilcox are in the middle serving a mission in the Philippines and this injury is bound to hamper some of their activities for a bit. She does have a walking cast and is encouraged to keep that foot elevated as much as possible for the next four to six weeks.

           Our little village has four players on this year's Preston High School football squads. They are Ben Seamons, Walter Iverson, Izac Greene, and Andrew Iverson.

            Another mission call is in the process. Andy McKay, son of Paul and Terrie McKay, was ordained an Elder this past week. Family that gathered for the occasion were: siblings,Morgan and Eli Curtis and Cody and Kevyn McKay of Logan; uncle, Lin and Sharla McKay of Mink Creek and Layne and Karen Erickson, grandparents, of Mink Creek.

           Austin Corbett , son of Shane and Sherrie Corbett, was ordained to the office of a priest. Out of town family present to witness this were Vicki and Craig Golightly of Whitney and the family of Jason and Angie Golightly of Preston.

            A local deer met its demise when it was caught between the highway guard rails as a fast vehicle flew through our area. There was no chance for anything but a deadly collision.

           The days are a bit murky with smoke laden skies. It makes for brilliant orange tinted sunsets. From all reports there are fires raging in Oregon, Washington, and Montana and we are the recipient of that drift. At this point we aren't getting the ash fallout that those people living in those regions are experiencing. Time to count our blessings.

           We are continuing to feel jabs of earthquakes that began over the weekend.  A strange noise, a bit of unexpected movement, flickering lights, all most likely part of these tremors.  At last count I read was over 100 had happened.  Some I felt, others not.  It does keep a person on alert, wondering what is going on down under southeastern Idaho.