Last week on July 22, the area experienced a tornado which is very rare in this area. It knocked a few trees down but luckily nobody got hurt.
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, and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Jimmie Bennett, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Donald Burns, Glenn Sites, Shirley Bland, Wayne Simmons, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace and Albert Hammer, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Keith Kimble, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Gretta Pope, Mary Lou Wagoner, Lucy Westfall, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Alvy Humphreys, Amy Berg, Ronnie Pitsenbarger, Connie Hartman, Bob Hoops, Wyatt Hott, Wanda Townsend, Carl Thompson, Kaye Alt, Kaylee Bennett, Mickie Huffman, Woody Hoover, Rhonda Stump and Shirley Propst.
Prayer thought: “Loving God, thank you for eternal life and your breath of life. Each breath we take is God’s gift of physical life.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for July 20 through July 26, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: July 20 – 84°, 58° (80°, 68°, .08”), July 21 – 79°, 65°, 1.46” (79°, 61°), July 22 – 81°, 62°, .21” (82°, 58°), July 23 – 77°, 58° (84°, 64°), July 24 – 75°, 53° (86°, 63°), July 25 – 81°, 63° (90°, 67°, .02”) and July 26 – 82°, 58° (91°, 68°, 1.53”).
