by Dave Ellis
Normal summer weather is taking place with afternoon clouds turning into thunderstorms with rain. Some areas are not getting the rain because these storms are isolated. These lightning storms can be dangerous, so take cover inside the house.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Sandra Vandevander, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell and Carol Propst; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Anna Mauzy, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Tom and Judy Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Toney George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Tonya Simon, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Chuck Hiett, Betty Smith, Gretta Pope, Chase Shepke, Woody and Libby Hoover, Sherry Chambers, Ginger Kimble, Philip Downs and the Justin Bowers family.
Prayer thought: “At such times, our greatest resource is prayer for it brings us into the very presence of God. There we find His mercy and grace.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for July 7 through July 13, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: July 7 – 91°, 67° (89°, 62°), July 8 – 90°, 66°, .01″ (89°, 64°), July 9 – 87°, 63°, .69″ (90°, 67°), July 10 – 84°, 65° (92°, 71°), July 11 – 85°, 63° (85°, 64°), July 12 – 87°, 62°, .11″ (84°, 60°) and July 13 – 87°, 64°, .04″ (91°, 59°).
