Smith Creek Friends Run

By Dave Ellis August was a month of hardship. Temperature in the nineties was recorded for seven days, and if it wasn’t for Hurricane Debby the area would be in a major drought. Some areas received a good amount of rain when the humidity was high, but it was isolated....

By Dave Ellis This is a very long weekend as Labor Day is Monday. Sunday starts a new month, September. Usually, September is the beginning of cold temperatures and longer nights as the amount of daylight goes away each day. Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins...

By Dave Ellis If a person looks on the calendar, there is only one more month of summer left as fall starts on Sept. 22. In less than a month, the Treasure Mountain Festival, a yearly event that brings in a crowd, will be happening. Smith Creek and Friends Run...

By Dave Ellis What a happiness to have a large amount of rain that the area received.  There was rain for three days that chased the high temperatures away which the area had prior to the rain. Residents can thank Hurricane Debby for bringing the rain. Be on the alert...

By Dave Ellis This is the last full week of vacation because school kids go back on Aug. 16. They have had two and one-half months of run time, but it is coming to an end. Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins - Mary Mitchell, Bucky...

By Dave Ellis If a person thought July was hot, wait until Thursday when the month of August starts. If the temperatures won’t get a person, the humidity will as it lingers on.  If one noticed, daylight is getting less each day, so it will be getting darker sooner and...

By Dave Ellis One month of summer is out of the way, two more to go. The month of July had six days of temperatures in the 90s and some upper 80s. This week the area should be getting some rain which will help out with the grass and gardens....

By Dave Ellis Everyone is saying and asking God in prayers for much needed rain. The grass is turning brown and crunchy. Some folks haven’t mowed their grass in four weeks. This heat and a lack of rain is making the gardens harder to grow. Smith Creek and Friends Run...

By Dave Ellis This area had a great rainfall on the Fourth of July. Some areas didn’t get a drop of rain. The only problem with the rain was that it came down too hard and mostly ran off since the ground is hard, but residents were glad to get...

By Dave Ellis Another month has started and half of the year has gone by. The area was blessed with some rain showers, but still not enough due to the high temperatures. Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins - Mary Mitchell, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna...