by Dave Ellis
With Mr. Groundhog seeing his shadow it means six weeks of winter are left. However, a good sign is that on Sunday the writer saw a robin. Don’t let this warmer weather fool one this week because there can be long winter days to come.
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, Kaylee Bennett, Paul Mallow, Kristin Bodkin, Bonnie Mitchell, Donald Burns, Wayne Simmons, Glenn Sites, Genevieve Bible, Jennifer Scott, Earl Smith, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Shirley Bland, Robin Gery, Nancy George and Grace Hammer.
Prayer thought: “Loving Father, thank you for Your presence, and help me to remember Your promise to be with me always.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Feb. 2 through Feb. 8 were as follows: Feb. 2 – 36°, 4° (38°, 18°), Feb. 3 – 45°, 27° (60°, 30°), Feb. 4 – 35°, 23° (58°, 31°), Feb. 5 – 43°, 10° (32°, 28°, .81”), Feb. 6 – 31°, 18° (63°, 33°, 1.55”), Feb. 7 – 18°, 8° (40°, 32°, .02”) and Feb. 8 – 25°, 1° (39°, 30°, .24” + .25” snow).

