By Dave Ellis
The first month of the year is past, and January was a month to remember. The area received more snow than the entire year of 2023. The temperatures were very cold in the middle of the month, which was followed by unusually warm temperatures. Now is the perfect time to make syrup with the temperatures being cold in the mornings and nice in the afternoons.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Reva Hartman, Larry Moyers, Mary Alice Simmons, Sandy Washburn, Sandra Vandevander and Woodrow Hartman; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Tristan Hartman, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Pam Rexrode, Nancy George, Neal Eye, Margaret Wimer, Donald Burns, David Bowers, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Ruby Gail Roberson, Ruth Bauer, Anna Mauzy, Linda Maxwell Looney, Bennie and Mary Alice Evick, Gloria Moats, Martha R. Kimble, Jimmie Bennett, Ruthalene Judy, Wayne Kimble, Stanley Propst, Leann Britton, Patsy Bennett, Kathy Puffenbarger and the family of Rosalie Pennington Simmons.
Prayer thought: “Whatever achievements or abilities God has granted us, our greatest cause for rejoicing is that if we’ve entrusted ourselves to Jesus.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Jan. 29 through Feb. 4, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Jan. 29 – 42°, 29° (44°, 38°, .01”); Jan. 30 – 38°, 21° (59°, 39°); Jan. 31 – 42°, 32° (44°, 32°, .04”); Feb. 1 – 53°, 23° (44°, 27°, .5” snow); Feb. 2 – 42°, 30° (37°, 24°); Feb. 3 – 43°, 21° (25°, 12°) and Feb. 4 – 54°, 22° (43°, 8°).
Total rainfall for January was 3.92”, compared to .84” in January of 2023.
Total snowfall for January was 11.5”, compared to 1” in January of 2023.
