By Dave Ellis
A new month starts Sunday. Bow and arrow season starts on Sept. 30. With each day, there will be less daylight in the mornings and evenings until winter begins.
Burning law begins Oct. 1. A person can burn from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins – Mary Mitchell, Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Ruby Propst, Alice Johnson, Arlin Dale and Freda Jamison, Hazel Simmons, Vestyl Bible, Mary Alice Simmons, Reva Hartman, Sandy Washburn, Sandra Vandevander, Jean Landes and Larry Moyers; prayer list – Richard Campbell, Tristan Hartman, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Olin Hoover, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Myrtle Hammer, Jimmie Bennett, Pam Rexrode, Nancy George, Abby Sites, Margaret Wimer, Harry Allen Warner, Sherman Bennett, Wendell Nelson, Pete Keplinger, Donald Burns, Neal Eye, David Bowers, Vada Bible, Keith George, Ruby Gail Roberson and Gary Hess.
Prayer thought: “Heavenly Father, please continue to show me what good works you’ve prepared for me to do and give me the faith to do it.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Sept. 18 through Sept. 24, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Sept. 18 – 69°, 52° (79°, 59°); Sept. 19 – 72°, 48° (74°, 54°); Sept. 20 – 74°, 43° (81°, 56°); Sept. 21 – 71°, 48° (87°, 54°); Sept. 22 – 67°, 46° (72°, 50°, .25”); Sept. 23 – 58°, 51°, .73” (62°, 40°) and Sept. 24 – 64°, 52°, .07” (75°, 46°).