One
of our young men, Dallon Baird, has had summer employment with the
scouting program, serving at Camp Bartlett, just up and over our
mountains on the Bear Lake side. For a couple of weeks a group of his
friends, similarly employed, have traveled to Mink Creek to attend
Sunday services in the LDS Ward. A good example of “get up and go,”
since the services begin at 9am and Bartlett is definitely more than
“a stone's throw” distance.
Doug
Bruderer ended up in a conflict with a horse, getting kicked in the
face. Though his broken jaw is wired shut we are happy to have him
home among us. Another resident in need of medical assistance has
been Timber Christensen, small son of Kerry and Lacey Christensen.
Between smokey air and the dust and dryness he was having trouble
breathing and spent a few days in the hospital. We are glad to have
that smiling face back at home up Birch Creek
Sharla
and Lin McKay have been on a biking vacation to the north. They took
in Bear Tooth Pass on the Wyoming/Montana border and enjoyed the
snow, the wildlife and beautiful scenery of Glacier National Park.
Joseph
and Rebecca Jones brought their young family home for a camping
expedition in our nearby canyons. Though Joseph's parents, Austin and
Kathy Jones, have moved to Gem Valley, Mink Creek is still home to
Joseph.
Patti
and Forrest Christensen have been up north, all the way to Alaska on
a fishing trip. They stayed at Boardwalk Lodge which is owned by
Forrest's sister Raone and Brad Stuart. It is located on Prince of
Wales Island. A friend of Forrest's, Laurance Leonhardt of Logan, UT,
went with them for his first experience of ocean fishing. Patti
reported that the weather was almost too great to go fishing. They
saw bears and whales, both orca and humpback. One humpback put on a
professional show for them, rolling and cavorting in the waves.
Everyone had a great time fishing, catching mainly halibut and
rockfish. As usual Patti caught the most and the biggest. Maybe they
are attracted to her red hair.
Hannah
Singleton and her sons enjoyed their month of Mink Creek and family
and are now back, ready for their fall season routine, in El Dorado,
AR. The household of Wynn and Cecelie Costley has calmed down, with
life resuming its normal pace.
A
garden fire that escaped brought the county Fire Department up to
quench the hungry flames. The dry growth that covers all areas not
under irrigation can provide plenty of tinder on occasions like this.
Gratitude is expressed by the entire neighborhood and community to
those men for their expertise and equipment.
We
were assaulted with a fierce cloudburst on Saturday past. It came
with force and lasted longer than usual. Noise!!! and the results
were piles of hail, new rivulets along the road as the swift water
made its way down the slopes to the creek at the bottom of our
valley. We got a real good soaking, and welcomed every drop. It was
good to have the grain fields already harvested and tucked away. The
deluge sank quickly into the cracks in the earth of those dry fields.
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