Let the hunting season start. Squirrel season started last Saturday with the youth season. The season for everyone begins Saturday.
The month of August is in the books, but the rain during the month was good. The grass didn’t turn brown and crunchy.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell, and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Kenny Williams, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Jim Fawley, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, David Berg, Troy Bennett, Danny Nelson, Sherry Hedrick, Tom and Judy Borror, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Bobby Parsons, Rick Phares, Gretta Pope, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Sherry Chambers, Shirley Bland, Chris Phares, Robin Gery, Nancy George, Grace and Albert Hammer, Cameron Beachler, Lisa Dingess, Kitty Waggy, Mary Lou Wagoner, Lucy Westfall, Donna Bennett, Peggy Pitsenbarger, Amy VanMeter, Lynwood Pennington, Bob Hoops, Ronnie Pitsenbarger, Connie Hartman, Wyatt Hott, Carl Thompson, Kaylee Bennett, Mickie Huffman, Woody Hoover, Rhonda Stump, Pollyanna Johnson, Shirley Propst, Brenda Allen, Max Propst, Brenda Kiser Fisher, Harold Michael, Teddy Hartman, Phyllis Ruddle, Myra Sue Hartman, Logan McMillan, Leon Heavner, Julie Evick, Freda Jamison and Carolyn Beasley.
Prayer thought: “As we depend on God for our need, we’re able to share our faith and our resources.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for Aug. 31 through Sept. 6, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: Aug. 31 – 85°, 60° (75°, 47°), Sept. 1 – 83°, 64° (74°, 43°), Sept. 2 – 90°, 65° (73°, 45°), Sept. 3 – 90°, 66° (79°, 48°), Sept. 4 – 91°,64°, .18” (73°, 54°, .22”), Sept. 5 – 83°, 64°, .54” (84°, 55°) and Sept. 6 – 76°, 61° (76°, 63°).
Total rainfall for August was 3.92”, compared to 2.29” in August of 2025.
Year-to-date rainfall is 26.59”, compared to 36.73” for the same time period last year.
