March 7, 2018

            We want to claim two of Preston High School's state wrestlers. Ben Seamons, a senior, came home with the Championship crown for his weight division at 182 pounds. He was defending his title from last year. His brother, David, a sophomore is on the family wrestling path and did well at state with his first visit. Both are sons of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons.  Jeff had been a state champion of wrestling in his high school days at Preston.

           Adam Haws and his sons spent a few days at the Haws Mink Creek home. Living in California and hoping to find snow here, the guys did manage to get in some skiing time at Beaver Resort in Logan Canyon.

           Mary Ann Jepsen has been soaking up St George warmth while keeping up a family tradition. The woman side of their family all got together to enjoy the recent Tour of Homes that takes place each year in St. George. Later, her husband Mike and the family guys arrived where they enjoyed the Rhino Rally, a 95 mile race for dirt bikes in the southern Utah terrain. Mike and Mary Ann threw in some rounds of golf before heading back home.

            A winter vacation in Jamaica sounds like a dream come true. So it was for Wally and Kim Christensen when they flew to Florida and on to the island for a week of relaxation. Due to a rough ocean while they were there their resort canceled any planned water activities, snorkeling and such. Not too disappointed, the Christensens reclined in lounge chairs on the beach, soaked up the sun and indulged in plenty of comfortable reading time, away from the pressures of their normal routines.

            Down from the mountains, a cow moose wandered in to the center of our village. It was seen sauntering down the main highway, headed for who knows, maybe Preston. A red fox was checking out the remains of one of our deer fatalities, hopefully its nearness to the highway won't turn it into another fatality.

           Who would have guessed when the above was written and sent to the Citizen that within the next two days we would have received over a foot of heavy, wet snow!A storm was coming in, of that we were aware, but not that magnitude. We couldn't even see the mountains on either side of our location. This snow was perfect for assembling snowmen, not so perfect for shoveling walks or driveways. It felt like a true winter for over a week. Imagine the enthusiasm of the snowmobilers that spend weekends on our canyon trails.

           If you subscribe to the Citizen newspaper, or live in this vicinity this will be old news, but for my readers that live in far-flung spots I have to include this local news bit.  Our local high school, Preston High, has just been part of the Idaho state sports history.  Our boys basketball team just won the State Championship for the 4A category for the THIRD year in a row! A first in the 4A division, and we are one of the smaller schools of that division.  The team & supporters were greeted back home with an escort from our law-enforcement and cheering at-home fans.