Two more wedding receptions held
recently. Mario Crosland's open house, where all got to meet his
intended, Amanda Webb of Eagle Mountain, UT, was held at the Mink
Creek LDS Meetinghouse. Family from both sides were there to share
in the evening and socializing. Mario is the son of Robert and Phee
Crosland, Amanda is the daughter of Scott and Julie Webb. The couple
were married the following day, September 22, and will be living in
Hyde Park, UT.
Haylee Hatch and Bryson Jensen were
married a week ago. Bryson is from the Ogden area and the new Mr. and
Mrs. Jensen will make their home there. Their Mink Creek reception
was held outdoors at the home of Wynn and Cecelie Costley, friends of
the Hatch family. Haylee's parents are Sam and Katie Hatch. Bryson
is the son of Josh and Kacey Jensen. Family, friends and neighbors
enjoyed the beautiful fall evening.
Bob and Claudia Erickson took a few
days to spend some time with the family of Jody and Laural Janke in
Richfield, UT. They enjoy being part of the Janke grandchildren many
activities.
Mink Creek community has several
houses in various stages of construction. Robbie and Taniesha
Greene's home, adjacent to the main drag, is taking shape rapidly,
as is the house for Casey Wilde, the son of Jay Wilde. Casey's home
will be up Birch Creek Road. Brett and Jody Rasmussen's view from
the slope above Ant Hollow is worth waiting for and they are hoping
to be done before the wet turns their surroundings into mud. There
is a new house nearing completion that is perched on the hillside
above the Bear River in Riverdale. The Narrows Estates development
just beyond Mink Creek's lower boundary has laid rather dormant for
several years and now is seeing some action with several homes in
various stages of construction, scattered over the available lots.
Residents of all ages met at the
parking lot in the center of our village and received assignments for
our semi-annual highway cleanup project. Many hands lighten the load
and it wasn't too long before many orange pickup bags were seen up
and down our main thoroughfare, Highway 36. A good breakfast was
served in the LDS Meetinghouse to the volunteers when all was
completed.
We are having a beautiful fall, the
leaves are turning. The colors may not be as bright as some years,
depending on the location, but we are looking good with the mix of
oranges, reds, yellow and various greens. That dark green color of
the evergreens is a perfect accent for those that change with the
seasons. There are even a few trees that show nearly purple leaves
this time of year.
Bow hunting has been underway for
those who are archers. Just a few more days before that season
closes. There have been some successes reported.
The longed-for rain has descended,
right when I was trying to get this out. Lightning flashing, lots of
thunder—and flipping the electricity on and off, which wasn't too
helpful. It has been so very dry and the whole country for miles
around is tan and crispy, unless there was some farmer or homeowner
supplying water. When it comes to the matter of water, it is one more
reason to understand why Mink Creek's founding fathers chose this
little valley of many hills and streams. They were looking for a
place to raise livestock, to farm and one of the first things they
did was cut the natural feed that was available for their animals
before they put up a cabin for that first winter.
Fall is here and it is time to harvest
our orchards' produce. It seems there are apples aplenty, up and
down our valley, on trees both wild and domestic.
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