Good-bye June, hello July. Welcome to the next several months of hot and sticky weather.
With this being a long holiday weekend, the Fourth of July, and 250th birthday of America being celebrated, be careful if one is traveling.
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 Ramona Luckel; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Gloria Moats, Jim Fawley, Ruthalene Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Jimmie Bennett, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Bruce Lambert, Sherry Chambers, Donald Burns, Glenn Sites, Shirley Bland, Wayne Simmons, Jennifer Scott, Brian Calhoun, Bobby Bodkin, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace Hammer, Paul Borror, Holly Beachler, Cameron Beachler, Marcia C. Warner, Keith Kimble, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Gretta Pope, Mary Lou Wagoner, Lucy Westfall, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Peggy McLaughlin, Alvy Humphreys, Amy Berg and Ronnie Pitsenbarger.
Prayer thought: “On this day and all days, freedom is precious. Let’s celebrate the Good Shepherd who had set us free.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for June 22 through June 28, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: June 22 – 81°, 57°, .87” (91°, 62°), June 23 – 73°, 56°, .49” (95°, 65°), June 24 – 77°, 49° (92°, 67°), June 25 – 81°, 51° (91°, 66°), June 26 – 82°, 51° (92°, 67°), June 27 – 75°, 64°, .31” (84°, 67°, 4.18”) and June 28 – 79°, 64°, .36” (89°, 66°, .17”).

