I hear lots of plans for the coming holiday, some very elaborate and extensive, others simplicity plus. No matter which the theme of feeling gratitude is the root of it all. Blessings unmeasured.
Family and friends of Jonathan Seamons gathered to hear him speak at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints prior to his serving in the Brazil, Manaus, North Mission. He is the son of Jeff and Jennifer Seamons of Caldwell, ID, and has been living in Mink Creek this past summer. He will be speaking Portuguese during his mission and will enter the Missionary Training Center in Brazil. Four of the Seamons brothers, Samuel, Joseph, David and Jonathan, affectionately called the Seamons Strings in our community, played a musical number during the program.
Richard and Carol Wall have been up from Utah to winterize their home on the banks of Bear Creek. Doug and Kathy Wilcox are still making frequent visits. Jim and Debbie Harrison have been with us most of the summer, but the temperatures of their home in St. George are calling them southward.
The snow came down thick and heavy and laid in several inches of white. Although it warmed up some the countryside has retained the look of winter. State snowplows are out and up early making round trips. Reported this same day was the temporary closure of the canyon highway due to an accident of a semi-truck on the Bear Lake side of the canyon. It took some time for clean up to allow traffic.
The tradition of many families, that of going to the forests to pick out and harvest their very own Christmas tree is well underway. Cars, trailers, pickups keep Highway 36 a busy thoroughfare with the coming and going. Most have their trees securely loaded on their return trip, but occasionally one will go rolling into the barrow pit when a departure has been too hasty.
I don't know if it is the shifting of the weather or if there is an explanation, but we seem to be having an increase of wildlife being hit on the highway during the night time hours. It is a rare thing to drive down the valley in the mornings without seeing signs of carnage on the pavement. It doesn't wash away easily even with the rain so it is always a stark reminder.
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