August 9, 2023

 

It has been rodeo time in more places than Preston. Kerry and Lacey Christensen took their children, Jyllian, Greenlee, Kassidy and Timber to Cheyenne Frontier Days in Cheyenne, WY. This rodeo is known as the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and runs for several days. With the Christensen girls competing in rodeo royalty in this corner of Idaho, this was a learning experience as well as fun.

Brooke and Josh Reichman will be moving to Ohio. The couple have been hoping for and putting in the hours to achieve a goal, that of Josh being accepted to further his studies at the Northeast Ohio Medical University. It has happened! Brooke is the daughter of Shane Corbett and Sherrie Golightly. Congratulations to the Reichmans!

Mink Creek youth went to Logan Canyon for an overnighter of both camp experiences and some service projects. It was scheduled for a busy weekend so the group was small, a result of many activities within the county. There were only nine youth, total, and their leaders, all under the direction of Bishop Paul McKay. They did some canoeing in the lake at Tony’s Grove, throwing in some swimming and water fun. This was old-fashioned camping, tent-style, but they managed to watch the movie Cars on a big screen. A hike from Tony’s Grove to White Pine Lake was a challenging 8-mile climb. After collecting wild flowers for identification the girls used the blooms and leaves for a craft, pressing the flowers into picture frames to decorate and serve as a memory.The young men helped build and repair fence , clean up brush, etc. for the camping area.

The descendants of the Hannah and Perry Pearson family gathered for a reunion at the Pearson home in Mink Creek. According to the report of granddaughter Melanie Hawkes Evans there were 86 in attendance. The family of Roy Pearson was in charge this year. Preston’s rodeo provided a highlight for the group. A favorite item was the coolness of the night-time hours during this stretched out heat wave.

Gardens are doing sufficiently well that it might pay to take an inventory of how many zucchini you are able to deal with at one time due to neighbor sharing. It is pretty easy to suddenly find a stack of green at your doorstep.

There was a wreck up Strawberry Canyon a few days ago. Emergency vehicles with sirens announcing their journey kept residents alert, but there have been no results made public. That road can be dangerous, and curves don’t respond well with excessive speed.