The Relief Society ladies gathered at
the ball park, before it got too cold, and enjoyed a Harvest Dinner.
It was a pot luck affair with dishes made from the produce grown
during the warm months. It was also a sharing time for anyone that
had an overabundance of such things as green beans, zucchini or
yellow squash, tomatoes, cucumbers. Getting a few new recipes always
goes with a session of this sort.
Jeff Olson drove to Ft. Carson, CO,
just outside of Colorado Springs, to witness the ceremony of his son
Andrew Lane Olson as he was installed as the Commander of 299th
Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Army. Better known as Andy, Commander
Olson had been in the Army corp of Engineers and had served in Iraq
for10 months supervising repairs on a large dam near the city of
Mosul. He was transferred out of the Corp and into regular Army to
become the commander of the unit. Andy and his family live in
Colorado Springs at this time but were previously in Seattle, WA.
Bob and Claudia Erickson drove to
Kaysville, UT, to attend the funeral of her brother-in-law, Vaughn
Perkins. Others of the Erickson family joined them there: Danalee and
Gene Abernethy, Carla and Mark Nielsen and Laural Janke. Others
attending with Franklin County roots were long time friends: Colleen
Hawkes, Bishop Reed Povey and Eldean Holliday.
Jody Rasmussen and her sisters
recently took on the adventure and challenge of hiking Mt. Borah,
Idaho's highest peak, part of the Lost River Range in the Challis
National Forest. It proved to be grueling, not for the fainthearted,
but worthwhile and each of them came away from the experience with a
broadened perspective and appreciation of life.
The passing of Richard Clair Jensen,
known well as Dick, came unexpectedly to our community. He has been
in the role of caregiver for several years with his wife, Ladawn. He
is well known for his fun sense of humor, his teddy-bear approach to
driving one of our school buses for many years and his love of his
horses and his farm. This leaves an empty spot on our village roster.
The Jensen brothers all grew up in Mink Creek: Lynn, Dick, Val, Ed,
and Robert, sons of Leeral and Naomi Jensen.
Geese are revisiting our ponds and
fields as they make their way south with the weather changing. Their
conversations can be heard while they are finding tidbits and bugs to
refuel their energy for the flight.
The first freeze has arrived. Also
the first snow, although it didn't last long at the lower levels,
Our mountain tops are white and the days since then have been cold
enough that it hasn't receded. For some of our residents this will be
their first winter where snow is the normal weather forecast.
Welcome to Idaho in all seasons!
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