By Dave Ellis
Hello autumn (fall); goodbye summer.
This past summer that left on Sept. 22 was three months worth remembering. Due to a lack of rain, the farmers got hit hard, and some only had one cut of hay on their fields. Area residents are feeling the effect of the drought.
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, Sandy Washburn, Larry Moyers, Mary Alice Simmons and Sandra Vandevander; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Tristan Hartman, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Wanda Pitsenbarger, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Ruby Gail Roberson, Ruth Bauer, Anna Mauzy, Linda Maxwell Looney, Leann Britton, Bennie and Mary Alice Evick, Jimmie Bennett, Ruthalene Judy, Wayne Kimble, Gloria Moats, Jackie Smith, Tim and Dee McCormick, Nancy Blankenship, Rick Waggy, Frankie Judy, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Lucy and Charlie Westfall, David Berg, Minny Rhoads, Mary and Gary Hess, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Ethel Murphy, Bill Snyder, Troy Bennett, Marcia “Marty” Warner, Tom and Judy Boor, Bob and Brenda Sites, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, Jim Fawley, Judy Hott Vance, George Hevener, David M. Parkinson, Joy Warner, Laura Kopp, the family of Jeffrey O. Simmons, the family of Judy A. Simmons and the family of Pam Rexrode.
Prayer thought: “When we do things God’s way, we experience a peace that’s indescribable. Let’s work with Him in fulfilling His purpose.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Sept. 16 through Sept. 22, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Sept. 16 – 71°, 54° (80°, 42°); Sept. 17 – 66°, 58°, .35” (58°, 53°, .95”); Sept. 18 – 68°, 62°, .35” (69°, 52°); Sept. 19 – 72°, 60°, .28” (72°, 48°); Sept. 20 – 80°, 55° (74°, 43°); Sept. 21 – 82°, 58° (71°, 48°) and Sept. 22 – 76°, 57° (67°, 46°).
