By Dave Ellis
The last few days of winter are still left. This past Saturday, Mother Nature sure put a good last storm with high winds and snow. Don’t think winter is over because last year we had snow on April 21.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Shelda Warner, Vestyl Bible, Pam Riner, Anna Tessi, Ira and Ruby Propst, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Evelyn Ruddle, Sandra Vandevander and Garry Propst; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Effie Harr, Brian Wilton, Tyler Moore, Tristan Hartman, Ronald Hayes, Becky Hedrick, Joshua Shirk, Libby Leeson, Doug Judy, Kay Alt, Ronnie Bowers Sr., Allen Kile II, Donna Bennett, Lloyd Hartman, Leann Britton, Mia Mahoney, Anne Hartman, Jack Vogel, Virginia Richardson, Cub Bennett, Rick Hoover, Don Rexrode, Ruth Simmers, Harry Allen Warner, Nancy Raines, Roberta Bennett, Quinley McConnell, Etha Mae Bowers, Mary Jo Wilfong, Winona Judy Hewitt, Grace Hammer, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Olin Hoover, Debbie Horst, Rodney Crites, Raven Hoke, Charlotte Copley, Anita Hartman and Danny Arbogast.
Prayer thought: “Creator God, thank you for the unique and perfect way You created the world and all that’s in it. Your works are wonderful.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for March 7 through March 13, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: March 7 – 71°, 45°, .34” (43°, 16°); March 8 – 44°, 33° (59°, 37°); March 9 – 46°, 28° (61°, 28°); March 10 – 44°, 26° (68°, 42°); March 11 – 63°, 25° (73°, 49°); March 12 – 26°, 13°, 1” snow (62°, 41°) and March 13 – 42°, 11° (54°, 37°).