June 17, 2025

 

Local farmers in the hay business have been taking advantage of the warm dry days, mowing the crop into windrows for drying. Waiting for the next step of baling before the first hauling of the season. A newcomer to Mink Creek asked why more round bales were not used, until they gave it some thought, realizing that round bales on a sloping field would present problems of rolling in various directions and causing one more challenge to harvesting the crop and removing it for the next growth.

School out, good weather, both tend to bring summer folk of Mink Creek to their homes for extended periods. Sam and Sylvia Stanger have the lights on in their perch above the Mink Creek Ballpark. Jim and Debbie Harrison are at home more often, escaping the St. George summer heat.

The first week of June was on the schedule for the annual Girls' Camp for the Young Women organization. This years it was organized at the Stake level for all girls in the Preston East Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their camp was in Heber Valley Camp in Utah. Four girls were able to attend and their leaders were Claudine McKague, Jonia Jackson, Kaytlin Jackson (not related) with Kerry Christensen as a priesthood leader for the group and Paul McKay serving on the stake food committee. They all came home, grateful for these few days of being together, learning and having fun and enriching experiences.

The new lambs, calves and goats are enjoying this weather. They get exhausted from too much play.

Our yards are full of birds that have returned and the turkeys have gone to higher ground for a season. The frequent hot winds have a way of drying things quickly and we are enjoying the green landscape for as long as nature allows.

Some days our Highway 36 sounds like it could be a part of a freeway. This two lane road is one route to Yellowstone Park and the Tetons which may add to the traffic. Heavy trucks, semis, motorcycles individual and in packs. At all hours day and night. Of course, there is also farm equipment as befits the growing and harvesting season, and can slow down some of the rest.