By Dave Ellis
Summertime is over for the school kids as they head back to school on Friday. School buses will be on the road, so observe the law in regards to the flashing red lights.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Shelda Warner, Vestyl Bible, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tessi, Ruby Propst, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Evelyn Ruddle, Sandra Vandevander and Larry Moyers; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Brian Wilton, Tyler Moore, Tristan Hartman, Ronald Hayes, Becky Hedrick, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Doug Judy, Kay Alt, Jack Vogel, Ronnie Bowers Sr., Allen Kile II, Lloyd Hartman, Ruth Simmers, Roberta Bennett, Harry Allen Warner, Quinley McConnell, Jim Bible, Etha Mae Bowers, Mary Jo Wilfong, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Olin Hoover, Debbie Horst, Rodney Crites, Raven Hoke, Charlotte Copley, Randy Bennett, Carolyn Gilbert, Charlie Westfall, Glenn Sites, Shyrl Smith, Billy Rowe, Alaska Kimble, Carroll Michael, Myrtle Hammer, Kathy Propst, Betty Smith and Marcia C. “Marty” Warner.
Prayer thought: “All powerful God, my life’s burdens feel heavy and overwhelming, but abiding in you gives me strength to carry on and overcome.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Aug. 8 through Aug. 14, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Aug. 8 – 88°, 63° (86°, 57°); Aug. 9 – 91°, 64° (91°, 59°); Aug. 10 – 87°, 65°, .33” (92°, 65°); Aug. 11 – 81°, 63°, .06” (90°, 64°, .48”); Aug. 12 – 78°, 57° (96°, 64°); Aug. 13 – 77°, 49°, (90°, 63°, 1”) and Aug. 14 – 70°, 59°, .51” (80°, 61°, .02”).