Tuesday, January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018

              A wedding reception for Nicole Beardall, daughter of Kent and Tammy Beardall, and Nathan Denney, a young man from Rexburg, ID, kept the LDS Recreation Hall busy that last weekend of December. Nate's parents are Brenda and Kerry Denney of Rexburg. All the Beardall siblings were able to be in attendance. Kyle Beardall and Laura and Cameron Reeves and family live in Logan. Shawn and Callie Beardall and their four came up from Spanish Fork, UT. Michelle Wall and her children drove from Grand Junction, CO, to spend several days with family. Mikel and Rebecca Beardall are at home in Preston,Ty Beardall in Richmond, UT, and Heather Beardall in Mink Creek.
           A part-time Mink Creek resident, Dr. Lynn Lawrence Wilcox of Salt Lake City, passed away on Dec. 23rd. He and his wife Shirley have had a home here for many years. This was a place to get-away. Born in Ogden in1946, his medical studies led him to the field of gastroenterology. He died at their home in the Holladay area and was buried in the Holladay Cemetery. Two of Lynn's siblings, Doug and Con, are also part-time Mink Creek residents.
             Wynn and Cecelie Costley's home was bursting at the seams during the holidays. Everyone was home except for their daughter Hannah Singleton. Everyone includes the grandchildren that go with each set of parents. Noel and Jeff Hadley and Kate and Erick Drake live in Plain City, UT. McKay and Lynsey Costley are in Lewiston, UT. Josie and Dave Hulme and Landon and Amy Costley, both are in the Ogden area. Leah and Davin Gilbert's bunch live in Fairview, ID.
            Some of the children of Danita and Eldon Wilcox gathered in Mink Creek during the holidays. Jesse and Annavelyn Wilcox live in his parents home. Brigham and Jenipher Wilcox and their children came down from Idaho Falls. McKenzie and Tyson Gunter and their new one-month-old son, Dryden Ty Gunter, joined them. The senior Wilcox couple ar serving a mission in the Philippines and are due home in a few months.
              Snow, turned to rain, turned to snow, turned to rain again – has left us with patchy looking scenes up and down the length of the community. Snowplows continue going up the canyon road over to Bear Lake so some inches must be accumulating in our mountain tops.

            This snow/rain business has made outdoor walking hazardous, even for as simple  a thing as picking up our mail.  For those of us with driveways or walks that don't see much sun those areas are solid ice. Several residents have slipped and gone down and are now trying to recover from bruises and aching bones. I haven't heard of any breakages thus far, just dangerous footing.
             Another bane at this time of year is the visit of the flu bug, and this season it is a nasty one. Seems to be the viral type and it takes about 4 to 6 weeks to run its course, during which time the sufferer is contagious and needs to keep to themselves.


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