By Dave Ellis
Good-bye summer, hello fall. There will be less daylight. The leaves are turning their colors before falling from the trees, which will add another task to do, plus cutting the grass.
Good luck to the archers as the season opens this Saturday and goes until the end of the year.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Shelda Warner, Vestyl Bible, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tessi, Ruby Propst, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Evelyn Ruddle, Sandra Vandevander and Larry Moyers; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Brian Wilton, Tyler Moore, Tristan Hartman, Ronald Hayes, Becky Hedrick, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Doug Judy, Jack Vogel, Ronnie Bowers Sr., Allen Kile II, Lloyd Hartman, Ruth Simmers, Roberta Bennett, Harry Allen Warner, Quinley McConnell, Etha Mae Bowers, Mary Jo Wilfong, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Olin Hoover, Debbie Horst, Rodney Crites, Raven Hoke, Charlotte Copley, Randy Bennett, Carolyn Gilbert, Charlie Westfall, Glenn Sites, Shyrl Smith, Billy Rowe, Alaska Kimble, Carroll Michael, Myrtle Hammer, Kathy Propst, Marcia C. “Marty” Warner, Paul Mallow, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Betty Smith, Pam Rexrode and Sandy Bennett.
Prayer thought: “I praise you God that no one is more creative than you are. I look forward to seeing the wonder of all you are doing for our viewing before us.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Sept. 12 through Sept. 18, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Sept. 12 – 74°, 60°, .43” (83°, 54°); Sept. 13 – 73°, 56° (85°, 64°); Sept. 14 – 72°, 45° (86°, 54°); Sept. 15 – 74°, 47° (81°, 62°, .69”); Sept. 16 – 76°, 50° (82°, 63°); Sept. 17 – 77°, 54° (79°, 61°, .09”) and Sept. 18 – 79°, 59° (86°, 62°).
