“Soup & Bread—Self Reliance” a preparedness activity for the ward was the evening of October 15th. It turned out great. Brian and Jill Peterson were in charge. The recreation hall was decorated beautifully in fall colors – oranges, browns and gold – covering tables and the display areas, along with fall flowers., thanks to Jill’s efforts. They had a game for kids guessing how many skittles were in a container, won by Danny Keller. The display booths were Egg Preservation and Bee Keeping by Brian and Jill, Freeze Drying by Clare and Linda Christensen, Bread Making by Terrie McKay, Canning by Kathy Roy, Gardening by Phee and Robert Crosland, Fermentation for Health, by Brittnee Phillips, Herbal Gardens by Laura Wilde, and Cheese, Butter and Yogurt Production by Laura Cheney. Everyone enjoyed a good variety of soups and several kinds of bread with butter and honey. I would guess around 60 people came, some new people, all ages, getting acquainted in the community. A good night.
ReNae Egley has returned from a friend trip to France. Her traveling companions were Jill Baird Hobbs and Lelan Daines. Readers will recall that Jill’s growing up years were in Mink Creek , the daughter of Verla and Harold Baird. Just days before the trip began ReNae fell and broke her arm and injured her shoulder. This didn’t cancel the trip and with some assists from her friends it turned out to be a wonderful vacation. It began in Paris but stretched way beyond: Avignon-Luberon-The Heart of Province-Marseille-The French Riviera-Eze-and Monaco. They walked cobblestone streets, miles at a time and sampled new foods. ReNae’s world has expanded, a dream come true.
Juliana Packer and children, Cedar, Kymber and Cason, were here to visit family. She is the daughter of Liesa and LaRon Baird, and the granddaughter of Lana McCracken. The Packer family moves around quite a bit, going with Blaine Packer’s employment and Juliana took this opportunity to be back home for a few days.
Phee and Robert Crosland enjoyed a Caribbean Cruise just prior to the Hurricane Ian event. They went with their son Mario and Amanda Crosland of Smithfield who were celebrating an anniversary. The weather was good while they were there and the group was on their way back to Idaho before the hurricane moved in.
We are in the “what is it?” season. Temperature has dropped considerably. We had a day of rain, snow, sleet, and then repeat. It has stayed chilly, doesn’t feel like winter, doesn’t feel like Fall. Today brought on a short period of white out with little pellets of snow. That melted and all is bare of snow except for our mountaintops. The State Snowplows even made a trip up Strawberry Canyon, but the snowmobile crowd has not arrived. Welcome to the “before or after” season.
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