September had very few rainy days. Daylight is being lost each day. The grass cutting days are finished, and soon it will be time to rake the leaves.
The burning law goes into effect Oct. 1 with no burning from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everyone needs to observe the safety guidelines for burning.
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, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Jim Fawley, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Rick Phares, Gretta Pope, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Sherry Chambers, Shirley Bland, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace and Albert Hammer, Cameron Beachler, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Bob Hoops, Ronnie Pitsenbarger, Carl Thompson, Kaylee Bennett, Mickie Huffman, Woody Hoover, Rhonda Stump, Pollyanna Johnson, Shirley Propst, Brenda Allen, Max Propst, Julie Evick, Brenda Kiser Fisher, Harold Michael, Phyllis Ruddle, Myra Sue Hartman, Logan McMillan, Freda Jamison, Carolyn Beasley, Crystal Hoover, David Simon, Clinton Eye, Keith Hoover, Alvy Humphreys and the family of Leon Hevener.
Prayer thought: “We need God to illuminate the truth and guide us into what’s real. We need God to lead us out of deadly confusion.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Sept. 21 through Sept. 27, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Sept. 21 – 70°, 60°, .47” (78°, 52°, .02”), Sept. 22 – 60°, 53°, .49” (81°, 60°), Sept. 23 – 54°, 50°, .18” (79°, 58°, .01”), Sept. 24 – 62°, 44° (71°, 59°, .06”), Sept. 25 – 65°, 36° (77°, 60°, .26”), Sept. 26 – 70°, 39° (78°, 56°) and Sept. 27 – 65°, 49° (66°, 56°, .72”).

