By Dave Ellis
It’s that time of the year where the weather is nice one week but a couple days of cold can put a damper on events. With more sunlight each day, the grass is growing more. So it is grass cutting time.
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, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Larry Rexrode, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Tom and Judy Borror, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Phil Downs, Bruce Lambert, Paul Mallow, Sherry Chambers, Kaylee Bennett, Donald Burns, Glenn Sites, Wayne Simmons, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Shirley Bland, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace Hammer, Paul Borror, Wayne Waggy, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Chris Phares, Marcia C. Warner, Michelle Gonshor, Lisa Dingess, Jimmie Bennett, Patsy Weese, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Charlie and Lucy Westfall and Grace Lambert.
Prayer thought: “With Jesus dying on the cross, we should thank Him for taking our sins, blame and shame away. Please help me to live for You always.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for March 30 through April 5, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: March 30 – 64°, 46° (72°, 57°), March 31 – 79°, 55° (73°, 51°), April 1 – 77°, 54°, .02” (57°, 37°), April 2 – 81°, 53° (51°, 32°, .66”), April 3 – 82°, 56° (73°, 53°, .15”), April 4 – 81°, 56° (73°, 57°, .18”) and April 5 – 63°, 42°, .5” (80°, 53°, .07”).
Total rain for March was 3.7”, compared to 2.04” in March of 2025.
Year-to-date rainfall is 5.99”, compared to 6.41” for the same time period last year.
Snowfall for March was .75”, compared to no snow in March of 2025.
Year-to-date snowfall is 5.25”, compared to 19.75” for the same time period last year.
