by Dave Ellis
Hello October, good-bye September. Another month is starting with everyone facing less daylight each day. Soon the cooler temperatures will arrive.
The leaves are starting to turn their colors and to fall off the trees.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, 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, Judith Ours, Bob and Brenda Sites, 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, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Chuck Hiett, Betty Smith, Gretta Pope, Chase Shepke, Woody Hoover, Sherry Chambers, Ginger Kimble, Kaylee Bennett, Bruce Lambert, Paul Mallow, Bonnie Mitchell, family of Debra Simmons, family of Libby Hoover and family of Sandra Vandevander.
Prayer thought: “Dear God, please help me to be grateful and praise you for who you are and for all you’ve done.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Sept. 22 through Sept. 28 were as follows: Sept. 22 – 81°, 60° (76°, 57°), Sept. 23 – 79°, 58°, .01” (74°, 62°, .2”), Sept. 24 – 71°, 59°, .06” (66°, 63°, .27”), Sept. 25 – 77°, 60°, .26” (71°, 62°, .13”), Sept. 26 – 78°, 56° (75°, 61°, .28”), Sept. 27 – 66°, 56°, .72” (70°, 62°, 1.42”) and Sept. 28 – 78°, 58° (71°, 55°, .02”).

