By Dave Ellis
A new month has started and has some action to go along. First is the time change this Sunday morning as an hour of sleep is lost. The second is that spring will be here in two weeks. The third is that the burning law is in effect until June 1 with no burning from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Hazel Simmons, Sandra Vandevander, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Sandy Washburn, Larry Moyers, Mary Alice Simmons and Anna Lee Mitchell; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Anna Mauzy, Jimmie Bennett, Linda Maxwell Looney, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, 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 Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Allen Beachler, Donnie Hedrick, Tonya Simon, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Debbie Eye, Merlin Harper, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Kevin Gonshor, Norma Auville, Gary Swecker family, Shana Johnson, Sherman Bennett and Pete Keplinger.
Prayer thought: “God loves us with such selfless, priceless and merciful love. He longs for us to stay close to Him in prayer.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Feb. 24 through March 2, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Feb. 24 – 59°, 23° (38°, 22°, .25” snow), Feb. 25 – 57°, 33° (51°, 14°), Feb. 26 – 61°, 47° (61°, 31°), Feb. 27 – 57°, 37°, .08” (52°, 37°, .12”), Feb. 28 – 52°, 31° (55°, 33°, .46”), March 1 – 48°, 20° (47°, 19°, .05”), March 2 – 38°, 15° (61°, 38°, .15”).
Rainfall for February was 3.25”, compared to 1.79” in February of 2024.
Year-to-date rainfall is 4.37”, compared to 5.71” for the same time period last year.
Snowfall for February was 7”, compared to 4” in February of 2024.
Year-to-date snowfall is 19.5”, compared to 15.5” for the same time period last year.