March 12, 2024

 Happy St Patrick's Day, in a few.  I would bet that most of you who read this will claim a bit of Irish blood in your  inheritance.

Joe and Kathy Jarvis have returned from a lengthy vacation to St George, UT. Ancitiapating an early Idaho spring they were a little disappointed to find wind, snow and other Arctic weather awaiting in Mink Creek.

Another couple seeking warmer climes were Richard and Vickie Free. They have recently spent some time in Hawaii, soaking up sunshine and some down time after the ups and downs of winter and health.

Abigail Janke and her fiancé, Austin Leas, took a couple of days from school at BYU/I in Rexburg to spend some time with her grandparents, Bob and Claudia Erickson. The grandparents thoroughly enjoyed a great dinner produced by these two in the family kitchen.

The family of Marshall Clyde of South Jordan, UT, stopped in Mink Creek to view the art work of Clyde’s grandfather, Harold Helgesen, the Norwegian artist who painted several murals in the building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that was built in 1929. Helgesen shared his talents in several other churches in Franklin county as well as some businesses before moving to the St. Anthony area where he was commissioned for murals in a private hospital.

With the anticipation of approaching Spring the Thursday night Pickleball and Exercise activity will no longer be scheduled. With Daylight Saving Time and plans for gardens and yards, leisure hour activities will be shifted.

Sundance and Anna Watts and their children were up from Layton, UT. They are former residents and were here to see his brother, Shade and Brittany Watts.

The youth of the Mink Creek LDS Ward have joined with those of the Riverdale wards in an activity entitled, “Become A Missionary.” It takes a portion of each day to get a small idea of a few things that go into a missionary’s life. More details are given in the Riverdale rural column.

Deer are pleased to be finding some bare hills for browsing. Of course that condition also raises the chances of their being hit in the nighttime traffic as they move about. Also we have a cougar that has been sighted in our village. Of course with the warmer weather the skunks are making their presence known.