The Relief Society Christmas Dinner was an elegant affair with seasonal ambiance provided by Terrie McKay, Kim Christensen and Margret Iverson, turning the cultural hall into a festive dining room. The menu was under the charge of Amy Baldwin and Lisa Auger, tri-tip roast beef from the expertise of Clair Christensen, baked potatoes, a fruit & greens salad, rolls from the kitchen of the Senior Citizen Center, slices of oranges, fruit punch and a cheesecake dessert. Gentlemen of the Elders Quorum were the servers for this evening. Around 50 people attended. “O Come, O Come Emanuel ,”a viola solo by Benjamin Seamons, accompanied by Kathy Jarvis began the program. Claudia Erickson gave an original reading on the “Light of Christ, the Spirit of Christmas,” with Mary Ann Jepsen singing Silent Night to close the evening. Each woman attending received a small lantern in remembrance of this night. Kathy Jarvis was the director of the event. Sets of china were provided for the setting of each table by JoAnn Ford, Melinda Jepsen (chargers also), Dana Olson, Penny Swann, AnnaBeth Olson, and Corinne Larsen.
Dallon Baird, the son on LaRon and Liesa Baird, has received a call to serve in the Arizona, Tempe, Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He will begin his home training on January 17, and will go to the Missionary Training Center in Salt Lake City on January 27.
Jonia Jackson has been in Hawaii, visiting her son and family. She arrived back in cold Mink Creek a couple of weeks ago, in time to do the ‘white Christmas’ with her family here, Brint and Brittnee Phillips and children.
There was no question of a white Christmas in Mink Creek. A few days prior the outdoor temperatures had risen sufficiently so that it looked more like March with mud and dirty snow patches. December 24th brought in a storm that remedied that appearance and it has been storming sporadically, with fits of wind ever since.
On December 26, a power outage and blizzard conditions canceled the Sunday meetings that had been anticipated by members of the Mink Creek Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With no electricity, which means no heat or light, and no phone service in many homes, members of the community had to be contacted personally by an early morning door to door alert. Within just a couple of hours the Rocky Mountain Power crews had taken care of the problem and it was much appreciated.
The storms keep coming and are just what our depleted water supplies need so we are not complaining. However, we are having to deal with the varieties: heavy wet snow, dry snow, rain, wind, drifting, ice. Dealing means shoveling, plowing, being very careful with each outdoor step we take. Interspersed with these days are those when it is warm enough to thaw and everything drips. We love life in our village.
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