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 Tesi, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Sandy Washburn, Larry Moyers, Mary Alice Simmons and Sandra Vandevander; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Tristan Hartman, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Pam Rexrode, Nancy George, Neal Eye, Margaret Wimer, Donald Burns, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Ruby Gail Roberson, Ruth Bauer, Anna Mauzy, Linda Maxwell Looney, Wayne Kimble, Leann Britton, Bennie and Mary Alice Evick, Martha R. Kimble, Jimmie Bennett, Ruthalene Judy, Stanley Propst, Kathy Puffenbarger, Wanda Pitsenbarger, Gloria Moats, Tim and Dee McCormick, Judy A. Simmons, Nancy Blankenship, Jackie Smith, Rick Waggy, Frankie Judy, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Lucy and Charlie Westfall, David Berg, Minny Rhoads, Mary and Gary Hess, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Ethel Murphy and family of Ruth Duty.
Prayer thought: “Dear God, thank you for showing me that life’s trials are opportunities for me to grow a deeper faith in you.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for June 24 through June 30, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: June 24 – 79°, 62°, .02” (79°, 60°, .01”); June 25 – 87°, 52° (82°, 61°, .25”); June 26 – 88°, 62°, .36” (83°, 60°, .42”); June 27 – 86°, 62° (70°, 59°, .01”); June 28 – 84°, 55° (77°, 58°); June 29 – 90°, 68°, .09” (84°, 51°) and June 30 – 89°, 71°, .15” (83°, 60°).
Total rainfall for June was 1”, compared to 4.56” in June of 2023.
Year-to-date rainfall is 17.72”, compared to 18.68” for the same time period last year.
