March 19, 2019

          The family of Warren and Colleen Wilde gathered for the blessing of two babies. Grandfather Warren was a little nervous, but all survived. Taiven Thaddeous Carter is the son of Brody and Analise Carter of Preston, and a great grandson of the Wildes. His grandmother, Bambi Bishop of Amalga, UT, was here to witness the event. Another little boy, Daxxon Wilde Chatterton is the son of Whitney Chatterton of Preston, and is a great-great grandson of Warren and Colleen. Daxxon's grandparents are Eric Chatterton of Preston and Heidi Chatterton of Mink Creek.

         The Relief Society enjoyed a winter evening activity entitled “Let Food Be Your Medicine, and Medicine Be Your Food.” Presenters were Kathy Jarvis, Jasmine Erickson and Laurel Wilde. The objective was that of strengthening body, mind and mood with the food we eat. About 25 women attended and enjoyed the interesting variety of foods available on the tasting table, taking home recipes to try at home.

          Kent and Tammy Beardall joined their son Shawn and Callie Beardall and their four children for a quick, fun vacation to Las Vegas, NV. They chose activities and places that all ages could enjoy and soaked up some warm sunshine while they were about it.

          Casey and Shelly Wilde are now Mink Creek residents. Casey spent his early years here, the son of Jay Wilde. They come to us from the Boise area. This winter the couple has kept busy keeping their driveway clear and watching the snow mobile population in the parking lot that is near their house as it moves in and out through the week.

          Winter revisited us a week ago,and stayed for a sleepover. Snow came down all day and night, light fluffy stuff, that made for a smooth white blanket covering up the scars that were beginning to show with those few warmer days. While Preston and the banana belt of Riverdale were suffering from icy cold winds, there seemed to be a white curtain hanging at the Bear River bridge that stretched northeast as travelers ascended into the Mink Creek region.

          Hopefully the season is past for the use of the state's rotary snowplows. It has been a good season for the building of snow caves and snowmobiling in our canyons. End of March now and it is almost heartening to hear house keepers complaining about the awakening of those miserable box elder bugs.

           March is also the month that Farmer Auctions are underway. Currently the flyers advertising such indicate they are being held around Burley, Rupert, to the west of us. Hopefully their ground is a little drier than ours is right now. We have no choice but to be patient, and hope that our spring runoff from the mountains is gradual. Feeling sympathy for the Midwestern farmers this week with their intense flooding.