March 17, 2020

     Hope you have recognized  any Irish heritage you may have on this St. Pat's.  As for me, I wore my shamrock earrings for the occasion, my grandmother would smile, as she was baking Irish scones.

       Longhurst, Craythorn and Wheeler families and friends gathered at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the funeral and burial services for the preemie infant of Tiffany Longhurst and Spencer Wheeler. Tiny Liam Lamont Wheeler was placed near his grandfather, Sheldon Longhurst. Tiffany and Spencer and their son Hudson live in the Boise area.

       Kent and ReNae Egley have returned from a lengthy stay in California. There for medical treatment, they have managed to travel to a variety of spots during their stay. The Egleys are history buffs so anything along those lines were of interest. They particularly enjoyed the area around San Juan Capistrano, both beach and its past. The warmth, the beautiful flowers of California made the time there more bearable. They took in a NASCAR race in Fontana, did a day at Sea World, had a visit with friends living in Palm Springs. It is nice to be back home, but the snowy fields of Montana beckoned and they traveled north within a few days to enjoy snowmobile country.

      Paul and Terrie McKay made a trip to Arizona. They were assisting their son Cody and his wife Kevyn in a move from Logan to the warmer state, where Kevyn grew up. It won't be too long before the younger McKays will be living the constant air-conditioner life that comes with the territory.

       As the snow recedes there are some ugly, bare bones deer carcasses scattered along the sides of our highway. The scavenger birds are cleaning off the rib cages with total aplomb as the traffic moves past. The birds may have to work overtime due to the number of fatalities.

       Do keep an eye out for the live deer, particularly in the evening and night hours. They cross that main street whenever the mood strikes and with no warning.

        As with the rest of the world, the Covid-19 situation has affected us. Generally speaking the report is that we are doing as suggested and, as far as I know, none of our residents have been found wanting in the TP or bread departments. Up here a number of us still bake our own bread anyway. Pioneer stock shows up in times like these.