By Dave Ellis
Even though March is gone, the area is still getting the winds.
Let’s see how April comes along with the rain showers. With it raining, it’s the best time to burn those brush piles after 5 p.m.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Shelda Warner, Vestyl Bible, Pam Riner, Anna Tessi, Ruby Propst, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Evelyn Ruddle and Sandra Vandevander; 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, Rick Hoover, Don Rexrode, Ruth Simmers, Harry Allen Warner, 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, Danny Arbogast, Jim Bible, Gloria Moats, Randy Bennett, Estyl Shreve, Jason Conley and the family of Cub Bennett.
Prayer thought: “Jesus, though the world is dark and filled with pain, suffering, injustice, war and uncertainty, I’ll wait for You. I don’t know the day or time, when Jesus will return. I ‘ll wait for You.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for March 28 through April 3, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: March 28 – 33°, 19° (56°, 38°); March 29 – 56°, 14° (59°, 37°); March 30 – 70°, 33°, .1” (71°, 35°); March 31 – 62°, 34°, .5” (61°, 38°, .39”); April 1 – 41°, 29° (37°, 24°, .09” + .25 snow); April 2 – 61°, 39° (38°, 19°) and April 3 – 46°, 36° (51°, 18°).
Total rainfall for March was 2.1”, compared to 1.59” in March of 2021. Year-to-date rainfall is 6.35”, compared to 5.38” for the same time period last year.
Total snowfall for March was 1.75”, compared to none in March of 2021. Year-to-date snowfall is 29”, compared to 14.75” for the same time period last year.
