Sorry about missing last week. It was
one of those where I lose track of time and deal with too many things
on the proverbial platter.
Members of our community gathered in
the Oneida Narrows to join in a float down the Bear River.
Instructions had been to bring life jackets and wear sunscreen.
Forty-seven people showed up to participate in this annual event.
For some it was old-stuff, done-it-before, but for others it was a
first-timers adventure. Arrangements had been made for a village
dinner at the Mink Creek Ballpark to begin at 7 p.m., with the land
lubbers waiting for the arrival of the wet river-runners. The menu
was hamburgers or hot dogs with all the fixings provided. Salads
were furnished by surnames A thru K, and desserts, letters J thru Z.
The weather smiled upon us and the evening could be described, 'just
right.”
The family of Jeannine and Johnny
Iverson who have had nine children, have been in and out all summer
long. Their big family event is that of hiking the Wind River
Mountains in Wyoming. This year they had a family attendance of 120
at their family reunion, coming from Texas, Utah, Idaho, California,
Virginia and Washington D. C..
Jimmie and AnnaBeth Olson held Cousin
Camp for grandchildren at their place on Station Creek. The age
bracket is from ages 8 to 12. This year they had eleven young ladies:
from Brigham City, UT; Rigby, ID; Meridian,, ID, St George, UT; and
Richmond, UT. Three days of hiking, crafts, singing and having a
grand time. No one wanted to go home.This group echos the strains of
the song, “It's always fun at Grandma's house,” for parents and
kids. Now Grandma and Grandpa Olson are recovering, but it was worth
it!
Ken and Loren Nash brought family up
from the heat of California to enjoy the warmth of Idaho at their
Haws home on a rise above Mink Creek.
Eldon and Danita Wilcox soaked up some
grandparent time with a visit from MaKenzie and Tyron Gunter and
their little boy Dryden and baby girl Preslie. The baby is only about
a month old.
Able-bodied men of the community met
at the farm of Craig and Elaine Larsen to get in their hay crop.
Craig is struggling with health issues at this time.
Children of Layne and Karen Erickson
came together to wish their dad a Happy Birthday this month. Connie
and Adam Westenskow live in Woods Cross, UT, Julie and Todd Kunz and
their two children are in Idaho Falls, Terrie and Paul McKay, right
here in Mink Creek, and Bryan and Shannon Erickson and Jesse are in
Wellsville, UT.
Our Boy Scouts enjoyed their time at
Camp Bartlett. They had a challenging event requiring knowledge of
tying knots. Their leaders, Steve Baldwin, Bishop Paul McKay and La
Ron Baird had built a flag pole, with knots, ropes, stakes, etc. and
the boys were to construct a replica of the same.
They needed clove hitch knots and found
they needed their lashing to be a bit tighter, but finaly ended up
with the replica being straighter than the original. Attending were
Hazen Baird, Conner Iverson, Jacob Stanworth, Calwell Forbush, and a
guest from a Cub River troop. Other than getting some bad sunburns
they all had a good time.
We have some neighbor's cows who have
turned into a menace. They are experts at leaving their home ground
and are turning up all over the community. Besides wrecking hay
bales they have managed to completely destroy a garden, right when it
was beginning to be highly productive.
The neighborhood deer are doing their
best to prune low-hanging apple trees, and have sampled some winter
squash, just enough to spoil things for the gardener. Even thorny
raspberry bushes are on their menu.
The County Fair was enjoyed by both
spectators and contributors. As the last days of August are upon us
the village is adjusting to get back into the routine that goes along
with school and cooler days.
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