by Dave Ellis
It’s that time of year when everyone sees the big yellow school buses picking up the school kids. Drivers make sure to observe the state law when seeing the flashing red lights on the buses.
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, 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, 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, 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, Kaylee Bennett, Bruce Lambert and the Roberta Bennett family
Prayer thought: “Heavenly Father, thank you for adopting me into your family as your child. Our heavenly Father is delighted when we serve Him.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Aug. 4 through Aug. 10 were as follows: Aug. 4 – 78°, 50° (85°, 64°, .01”), Aug. 5 – 77°, 59° (92°, 58°), Aug. 6 – 71°, 52° (94°, 63°), Aug. 7 – 76°, 59° (85°, 67°, .91”), Aug. 8 – 75°, 58° (78°, 67°, 1.74”), Aug. 9 – 81°, 55° (83°, 66°, 2.62”) and Aug. 10 – 82°, 56° (80°, 60°).
It was one year ago that Hurricane Debbie came into this area.

