What a weather mix of days this Fall season has been so far. Heavy wet snow, buckets of rain, beautiful colors in the leaves of the trees as they decide to call it quits and get a rest, strong winds threatening branches heavy with snow. It continues: frequent frosty mornings, lovely blue skies. Our community has several residents who are dedicated hikers and they are making the most of these last hiking days that are available.
Florida has had quite a few visitors from Mink Creek. Richard and Vicki Free and Eldon and Danita Wilcox have closed out their summer travels with some balmy days in Florida. They connected with Sid and Lisa Whitehouse in Orlando and enjoyed the famous Myrtle Beach and the Kennedy Space Center.
The family of Phee and Robert Crosland put together a family reunion, taking place in Florida. Not all of their children, spouses and grandchildren were able to make it, but those that did enjoyed having a few days together. In these days of COVID and restrictions challenges inevitably arise. Part of the event was a Caribbean Cruise. Another was the adventure of Disney World. When the reunion wrapped up their son Armando Crosland headed north to his job in Washington, DC and the rest of the group made their flights to their homes in the western part of the nation.
Some members of the Mink Creek Ward filled an assignment at the Canning Center in Ogden, UT. Twelve workers, divided into two shifts. One group served in the production line of cream of mushroom soup and the other crew packaged beef chunks from the previous day’s production. Those on the crews were Mike and Mary Ann Jepsen, Jeff Olson, Drew Ford, Jonia Jackson, Kim Christensen, Linda and Clare Christensen, Corinne and Glade Larsen, Bishop Paul McKay, and Terry Westerberg. They put in hours from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and it was a full day.
After several days of rainfall our world looked gorgeous today. Bright sunshine on the valley floor, purple storm clouds on the horizons just accented the golden colors of fall and the brightness of the revitalized greens from the big drink of water they have just received. It was a strong reminder of how lovely our surroundings are and that we have the privilege of living in such a place. If we haven’t been filling up on feelings of gratitude in days past, remember that the Thanksgiving month arrives with the next flip of the calendar.
The community Halloween party is scheduled as an outdoor event and the forecast of a drier weekend is a welcome one. Happy, fun, Halloween!
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