By Dave Ellis
The month of October is in the books as a very dry month. The area had five days of rain. If it wasn’t for the hurricane coming through the first day of October, the area would have been drier.
Veteran’s Day is coming up on Nov. 11. There are many veterans in the county, so give them the respect as they sacrificed their time for the love of the United States of America.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Alice Johnson, Hazel Simmons, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, 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, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Leann Britton, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Anna Mauzy, Jimmie Bennett, Rick Waggy, Linda Maxwell Looney, Gloria Moats, Bennie and Mary Alice Evick, Ruthalene Judy, Jackie Smith, Tim and Dee McCormick, Frankie Judy, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, David Berg, Lucy and Charlie Westfall, Minny Rhoads, Mary and Gary Hess, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Bill Snyder, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Marcia “Marty” Warner, Tom and Judy Boor, Bob and Brenda Sites, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Joy Warner, David M. Parkinson, Joe Benkert, Laura Kropp, Danny Nelson and Cleo Simmons.
Prayer thought: “Father, please grant me the wisdom and guidance to move according to Your will and ways, for I trust in Your plans for my life.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Oct. 28 through Nov. 3, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Oct. 28 – 61°, 31° (73°, 60°); Oct. 29 – 72°, 44° (74°, 60°, .03”); Oct. 30 – 76°, 43° (71°, 43°, .01”); Oct. 31 – 78°, 52° (49°, 35°, .02”); Nov. 1 – 65°, 45° (39°, 23°); Nov. 2 – 62°, 33° (48°, 16°) and Nov. 3 – 60°, 32° (61°, 25°).
Total rainfall for October was .75”, compared to .68” in October of 2023.
Year-to-date rainfall is 49.26”, compared to 29.69 for the same time period last year.
