The Jimmie and Annabeth Olson duo have
been traipsing about from child to child over the last month. First
it was a visit to Rigby, ID, spending time with the family of
daughter Peggy and Jon Flinders. During the state basketball
tournament they combined sports and family going to the Preston High
games but staying in Meridian, ID, at the home of daughter Dana and
Charlie Petersen and their children. The most recent was a weekend
jaunt to Brigham City UT, soaking up more grandparent moments with
their son Mike and Anna Olson's bunch.
Two of our young people participated
in the spring concert of the Preston Junior High School orchestra.
Jonathan Seamons, son of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons, plays the violin,
Bracken Christensen, son of Brian Christensen and Lisa Christensen,
plays the bass.
The community gave generously to the
recent Boy Scout food drive. Early in the week the Cub Scouts
delivered bags to each household and the following Saturday morning
the Scouts toured our village seeking the yellow bags, now filled,
that had been placed on door steps to be collected.
The ladies of the Relief Society
gathered on a March evening for an activity titled “Out of The Best
Books.” Each participant gave an abbreviated book report of one of
her favorite books. A list was compiled and now there is a local
guide when one is wondering what might make for an interesting read.
Light refreshments were enjoyed.
Eldon and Danita Wilcox reported on
their months spent in the Philippines, Quezon City, Mission. Most
of their children and grandchildren were able to be here for this
event. Four of their daughters live in Utah. Elise and Jeff Hardy and
family live in North Ogden, Ami and Tom Fenton and children are in
Tooele, Brittany Durrant and her girls live in Bountiful, MaKenzie
and Tyson Gunter and their little boy are in Spanish Fork. Brigham
and Jenipher Wilcox and children live in Idaho Falls and Jesse and
Annavelyn Wilcox are home in Mink Creek.
Spring is upon us, as is fitting for
the end of March, much better than having it arrive in January as
seemed very likely. The last few days have brought lots of rain, and
a little snow. The dripping off of every structure, of every dry
stalk of last years growth, every bare branch – sounds like music.
Our underground springs are being refilled, and the creeks are
rapidly rising. It is a nice season we are ready to welcome.
The weather really is crazy. Left
home in a heavy snowfall and the snow had been up and down all
day---drove two miles, dropping in elevation, and into sunshine and
blue skies, no evidence of what had been happening in our little
mountain community whatsoever. No green on trees yet, but the lawns
are greening up, still pretty wet to start digging around in the
dirt—unless you crave wet dirt!
It is Spring Break this week for our
schoolagers and so quite a few families are off doing vacation
activities. More about those in future blogs. Go ahead, dream about
being in Mexico or Hawaii, then throw another log on the fire so
there is warmth in Idaho.
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