Tuesday, April 3, 2018

April 3, 2018

           Welcome to April.  Just the word causes thought of warmth and growing green things.  Let's hope that is how this month turns out.
           The Mink Creek LDS Ward has been participating at the Heritage Home Legacy Branch for the month of March. We have enjoyed the weekly visit with the residents of that home and hopefully have met the challenges of coming up with the various needs that goes with this type of assignment.
           Bret and Jodi Rasmussen now officially part of Mink Creek community. This has always been “home” for Bret because he grew up here, the son of Garland and Dixie Rasmussen. Bret left home, got married, raised his family in Riverdale and now is just returning on a more permanent basis. The are building a new house with a wonderful view, but with this season of the year and their ongoing construction they have to deal with lots of mud these days.
           Max and Gretchen Haws and quite a few family members were up from California to fill the Mink Creek Haws home with noise and fun. They live in the Santa Barbara area of southern California.
           Marco Crosland and his wife will be graduating from BYU in April. His major has been landscape management and he is leaving with more than a smile. Marco has been part of the landscaping team that competes nationally and this the is the second year they have come out on top. This year Marco received the top prize out of 710 students and the recognition will surely enhance his job possibilities in his landscaping future.
            Nate and Dana Olson will host a town meeting for Idaho Senator Mike Crapo the afternoon of April 4 at their home on Station Creek Road. Mink Creek residents are welcome to attend and voice their opinions and ask questions of Senator Crapo.
           Our spring birds are arriving and trying to adjust to the up and down weather that greets them. When the skies are bright and blue their presence is much more evident that when the clouds bring gloom. The calls of the bird society around encourages us that the seasonal change is struggling to come in for the long haul.

            The first robins have been sighted, most likely already building nests in my cherry trees, or at least nearby, just in case that particular fruit might make it past their observation and into our house. Those birds clean me out of cherries every season, no matter what my safeguards may be.
             Our Spring Break weather for last week turned out to be a mix. There had been forecasts of the whole week being rather on the wintery side, but we got some spring days tucked in on the last part of that week so there was opportunity for some outdoor fun. It was timed just right for Easter egg hunting.

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