June 27, 2023

 

Linda Shewmaker and Sheryl May, sisters of Bruce Crane, from the area around Burley, spent a few days here with Bruce and his wife Shauna roaming the hills and remembering their childhoods years in Mink Creek. Their parents are Rex and Brucia Crane. No matter where they might live the love of home in Mink Creek is strong. They managed to pick some of the warmer days and avoid the recent storms.

The Crosland family has had multiple gatherings during the last month. Parents, Robert and Phee spent a few days in Moroni, UT, Robert’s hometown, during the Memorial Day weekend. Nearly the whole family were able to get together a week later to support Angelo and Karissa Crosland as they were sealed in the Rexburg Temple. Celina and Jesse Groesbeck came down from Boise for the naming and blessing of their newest daughter, giving her the name Willow Groesbeck. Mario and Amanda Crosland of Smithfield, UT, Arianna and Ben Hostetter of Peyton, CO, Armando Crosland of Arlington, VA, Rico Crosland of Portland OR, Jason and Malia Kunde of Rigby, ID, Giovanni and Kristina Crosland of Franklin, ID, were all able to celebrate with the family. It isn’t often they can schedule things to all be together.

The Young Women group enjoyed a fitting activity connected with horses. Several of the girls participate in various rodeo events and, in this way, those who don’t rodeo had a better chance to understand their love of the sport. They were assisted and instructed by one of the fathers, Kerry Christensen, who has three girls that rodeo.

Terrie Carr and her daughter Courtney were up for a weekend with Mary Jean Rasmussen, Terrie’s mom and Terrie’s brother Kim Rasmussen. The Carr family lives in Centerville, UT.

The wild grasses are already long, and that is a good thing when it is the pasture for cows. Not such a good thing when the high grass blocks the view of drivers as they turn from our side roads onto Highway 36, the main route through our village.

That first day of summer has come and gone, and still our outdoor temperatures are reasonable, even chilly now and again. But the first hay crop is in the process. Some has gotten rained on, so the raking, drying system had to be put in place. It is always a sigh of relief to get those bales finished up, and even in the barn or stack.