by Dave Ellis
Welcome to the new year of 2026. Who knows what the future of this year will be? But, take each day at a time and enjoy what the good Lord blesses one with.
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, Carol Propst and Romona Luckel; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Kenny Williams, Debbie Horst, Neal Eye, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Tom and Judy Borror, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Chuck Hiett, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Betty Smith, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Woody Hoover, Sherry Chambers, Ginger Kimble, Kaylee Bennett, Bruce Lambert, Paul Mallow, Kristin Bodkin, Bonnie Mitchell, Holly Beachler, Donald Burns, Wayne Simmons, Phil Downs, Glenn Sites, Genevieve Bible, Jennifer Scott, Earl Smith, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin and the family of Ada Belle Huffman.
Prayer thought: “Accepting Jesus’ sacrifice for the wrong things we’ve done means waking up to a new day, completely free from the burden of sin.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Dec. 29 through Jan. 4 were as follows: Dec. 29 – 56°, 19° (59°, 45°, .11”), Dec. 30 – 23°, 17°, .25” snow (53°, 41°), Dec, 31 – 33°, 8° (50°, 36°), Jan. 1 – 33°, 22°, .25” snow (35°, 28°), Jan. 2 – 39°, 29° (31°, 25°), Jan. 3 – 41°, 31° (34°, 19°, .25” snow) and Jan. 4 – 36°, 24° (21°, 15°).
Total rainfall for December was .59”, compared to 2.25” in December of 2024. Rainfall for 2025 was 43.36”, compared to 53.52” in 2024.
Total snowfall for December was 7.75”, compared to .5” in December of 2024. Snowfall for 2025 was 27.25”, compared to 16.25” in 2024.
