by Dave Ellis
Oh, is it Mr. Winter that can’t make up his mind or is it Mother Nature? One day its nice. This week area residents are going to feel the cold and the wind is not going to help, making the wind chill nearly impossible to be outside.
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, Neal Eye, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, David Berg, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, Troy Bennett, 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, Phil Downs, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Ginger Kimble, Kaylee Bennett, Paul Mallow, Kristin Bodkin, Bonnie Mitchell, Holly Beachler, Donald Burns, Wayne Simmons, Glenn Sites, Genevieve Bible, Jennifer Scott, Earl Smith, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Shirley Bland, Robin Gery, Nancy George, the family of Dee McCormick and the family of Deborah Horst.
Prayer thought: “Loving Father, please give me the faith to keep trusting in You and to keep going.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Jan. 12 through Jan. 18 were as follows: Jan. 12 – 41°, 22° (38°, 14°), Jan. 13 – 51°, 29° (39°, 26°), Jan. 14 – 49°, 27° (32°, 14°), Jan. 15 – 21°, 10° (26°, 5°), Jan. 16 – 32°, 12° (39°, 6°), Jan. 17 – 44°, 25° (40°, 26°) and Jan. 18 – 28°, 17° (42°, 29°, .01”).

