August 14, 2024

 

Mike and Mary Ann Jepsen spent a few days in southern Utah with family. They have been grateful for air-conditioned buildings in the triple digit heat. It has been some good recuperation time for Mike following some surgery.

Some of the visiting Haws family stayed in Idaho to take in the rodeo weekend. Kasey and Julie Haws were joined by Adam and Camene Haws and their family from Sol Vang. The Haws children have been busy in California with their 4H projects and things are winding up, ready for school to begin.

Carla and Mark Nielsen and Aidan and Victoria Nielsen enjoyed family time with Claudine and LaMar McKague. They came up from American Fork, UT, to attend the Famous Preston Night Rodeo, meeting up with their friends, the Adam Haws family.

Walter Iverson and his wife Jillian are temporary residents of Mink Creek in an unusual situation. Walter is studying dentistry and has been doing an internship the last several months in the office of Dr. Kurt Iverson, a local dentist, who happens to be Walter’s father. If it were possible we would keep these two young people, but educational pursuits will call them elsewhere.

The youth and their leaders enjoyed a night of floating the Bear River in the Oneida Narrows. Kim Rasmussen and Jared Keller drove shuttle service for the trips back upriver. Kim also cooked up yummy hamburgers with all the fixings, he has a chef reputation to keep up with the guys. Bishop McKay had chips, drinks and licorice enough for all. Cookies were dessert on the menu, thanks to the girls’ leaders.

Clifford and LaDawn Jensen’s life recently has been a bit of a whirlwind. Their granddaughter, Murial Jensen was married on July 16, the rites taking place in Boise, the reception in Pocatello a few days later. Mercedes Mackelprang, the Jensen’s daughter, and aunt to Murial, came for the occasion , all the way from Statesboro, GA. With Mercedes was her daughter Melissa who lives in Boston and a friend, Domitille, who is from France. Idaho was certainly new territory for these girls and there was much to be seen and done during the family visit.

The fall version of COVID-19 has arrived in Mink Creek. There are several residents suffering from the malady, some feeling wiped out, others managing to keep plugging along. Often in a farming operation there is not much choice. People are doing the testing with this round and there is the usual irregularity.