November 26, 2019

          We have received the happy news that Jake Longhurst, son of Candy Longhurst, has qualified and will now be a commercial airline pilot for Skywest Airlines. Congratulations, Jake, on reaching this long time goal.

            Eldon and Danit Wilcox have been busy attending granddaughter baptisms. They went up to Idaho Falls to witness the baptism of Olivia Wilcox, a child of Brigham and Jenipher Wilcox. On another weekend they drove to Midvale, UT, for the ceremony of Adrienne Durrant, the daughter of Brittany Wilcox.

             Danny Keller, son of Jared and Hollie Keller, was baptized at the Preston North Stakehouse. This makes Danny the newest member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Mink Creek Ward. He is most welcome.

           Nicole and Nathan Denney and their little Zaydee were down for a few days spent with Nicole's parents, Kent and Tammy Beardall. The Denneys are students at BYU/Idaho in Rexburg, ID.

            We have to do a little button-popping over some recent activities of some our youth. In the high school muscial, “Tuck Everlasting,” Ty Jepsen had a lead role and Dallon Baird worked on the lighting crew. When the ballet “The Nutcracker” was performed at the Worm Creek Opera House Greenlee Christensen played the lead, Clara, and Ella Jepsen and Jyllian and Kassidy Christensen were part of the cast. Here again, Dallon Baird lent his skill in the lighting department.

           The turkeys are back in herds. Flock might be the right word for groups of birds, but when they get too many 'herd' might be a better descriptive term. They are patrolling Highway 36 and when bright taillights suddenly flash chances are it is because a turkey or turkeys have decided to cross the road. They pretty much go where they please, usually in single file. I notice that the Cub River birds have the same attitude.

           Angelo and Gracie Crosland have moved to McCall, ID. Angleo, the son of Robert and Phee Crosland, has a job with the construction of a home being built in that area. McCall is closer to Gracie's childhood home and family.

          I have noted some geese in their V flight pattern flying northeast in the skies above Mink Creek. My first thought was that they were using the wrong direction system. However, the second thought was that they were the tame Canadian geese that call Vernon Keller's ponds their year-round home and likely they had just been out for a visit to other local ponds of water, and were headed back to home base.
           Happy thanksgiving, everyone. We have so much for which to feel thanks.