November 15, 2022

 

Election day was wet and slushy, but it proved a good day for this district. Poll workers this fall were Lana McCracken, Lorraine Christensen and Claudine McKague. Although the day was chilly and some had to navigate the snow covered roads, there was a good turnout of voters. With 108 ballots for the day, plus some absentee votes 60% participated in this election.

Lorraine and Royce Christensen recently returned from a vacation ‘down south.” Flying from Salt Lake City, they met their son Kevin Christensen and his roommate, Quinten Brown, in Tennessee. Plans had been made for lots of activities, most of them old-fashioned, being clean, corny and fun. They started out in Gatlinburg, Dolly Parton country at Pigeon Forge, with dinner and a show at Dolly’s Stampede restaurant. They enjoyed some Hatfield & McCoy’s feuding humor. A trip to Murphy, North Carolina, and the lake nearby with waterfall territory gave them the opportunity to explore four waterfalls and the hiking trails of the area. Back to Chattanooga, TN, they were taking in scenic tourist spots. For the last day Royce and Lorraine visited the Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that is in Nashville before returning to Idaho. Kevin and Quentin returned to their home in Arizona.

Sharla McKay enjoyed a trip with her aunts to Colorado to see her sister, for a reconnecting with family. They enjoyed the area around Colorado Springs, took in a Denver Broncos game, a drive up Pikes Peak. The high altitudes of this part of the state and the chilly weather made the trip all the more memorable.

There was a Christensen Cousin’s Reunion, all first cousins. These were children of three brothers: Lloyd, Allen and Carl and the cousins all grew up in Mink Creek within walking distance of each other. Three still live in Mink Creek, Lee Christensen, Royce Christensen and Clare Christensen. DeVerl and Elizabeth Christensen now live in Dayton,ID, and Jeanette Christensen in Preston. Vachelle and Jay Higbee call Arizona home and the rest are located in Utah: Verneal Lowry is in Tooele, Clarice Feichco at Farmington, Brad and Raeone Stuart in Bountiful, and Vance and Connie Christensen and Sonia and Melvin Ray are both in Vernal. They had a cousin from far away Denmark at this gathering, Irma Warnsdorf. Clare and his wife Linda hosted a dinner for the group in their lovely ‘workshop.’ All other activities and visiting took place at Raone and Brad’s home, where Carl’s family spent their youth.

Elk season is closing down, but there are still reports of tags being filled. Keep in mind that it needs more than a backpack to tote one of these animals out of the mountains on its way to becoming winter meat. Hunting is fun, but there is much work involved once the goal has been achieved.