By Dave Ellis
If anyone has noticed, there is more daylight each day. The big question is when is the area going to get its big snow? Last year on Jan. 16, the area got 11 inches with 2 more inches falling the next day. During the first week of January 2022, the area received 9 inches of snow.
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, 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, Ronnie Bowers Sr., Allen Kile II, Ruth Simmers, Roberta Bennett, Raven Hoke, Harry Allen Warner, Quinley McConnell, Etha Mae Bowers, Mary Jo Wilfong, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Olin Hoover, Debbie Horst, Rodney Crites, Charlotte Copley, Randy Bennett, Carolyn Gilbert, Glenn Sites, Billy Rowe, Myrtle Hammer, Kathy Propst, Jimmie Bennett, Paul Mallow, Sandy Bennett, Pam Rexrode, Wendell and Darlene Nelson, Jack Judy, Ruthalene Judy and Jason Rexrode.
Prayer thought: “As we trust God and pray to Him, we experience the grace of His presence and provision, the haven of His steadfast love.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Jan. 2 through Jan. 8, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Jan. 2 – 63°, 39° (61°, 48°); Jan. 3 – 68°, 49°, .08” (39°, 19°, 3.5” snow); Jan. 4 – 61°, 47°, .01” (34°, 11°); Jan. 5 – 58°, 38° (42°, 26°); Jan. 6 – 38°, 34° (41°, 13°); Jan. 7 – 44°, 27° (24°, 6°, 5.5” snow) and Jan. 8 – 34°, 19° (34°, 2°).
