By Dave Ellis
This is the last week of the shortest month of the year. In less than a month, spring will arrive. The writer is sure that a lot of folks will be happy about that.
Sandra Bennett passed away on Sunday, Feb. 22. The Smith Creek Brethren Church is going to miss a great lady who was a leader in the church. The community is going to miss her also.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell, Carol Propst and Romona Luckel; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Kenny Williams, Neal Eye, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, David Berg, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, Tom and Judy Borror, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Chuck Hiett, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Betty Smith, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Woody Hoover, Phil Downs, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Kaylee Bennett, Paul Mallow, Kristin Bodkin, Bonnie Mitchell, Donald Burns, Wayne Simmons, Glenn Sites, Earl Smith, Genevieve Bible, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Shirley Bland, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace Hammer. Paul Borror, Wayne Waggy, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Chris Ferris and the family of Sandra Bennett.
Prayer thought: “As He fills us with His joy and peace, we’ll grow in the knowledge not only of Him but of His good work in us.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Feb. 16 through Feb. 22, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Feb. 16 – 54°, 33° (54°, 27°), Feb. 17 – 61°, 29° (28°, 19°), Feb. 18 – 61°, 35° (29°, 17°), Feb. 19 – 58°, 40°, .19” (27°, 15°, 1.5” snow), Feb. 20 – 68°, 43°, .69” (23°, 15°, 1” snow), Feb. 21 – 57°, 35° (30°, 14°) and Feb. 22 – 37°, 25°, .04” (44°, 7°).
