Some of our residents are getting ahead of the garden game. Those who own small greenhouses are enjoying the fun of watching for sprouted seeds. Some have devised ways of indoor planting without the greenhouse, and are looking forward to when the weather will be favorable to actually dig in the ground. It is that time of year. This includes getting lawnmowers ready for the ongoing task, checking on weed killer, lawn fertilizer and all the various activities that abound with warm weather.
It is also the time of year for our spring Roadside Cleanup morning. On the 13th of April volunteers gathered at the Mink Creek Ballpark at 8 a.m for instructions and a supply of orange pickup bags, then headed to their assigned areas to search out debris that had been deposited, mainly by passing motorists, along the sides of Highway 36, that also happens to be the main drag of our village. Task completed, the workers gathered back to the ballpark to share a breakfast that had been created by Clare and Linda Christensen and their crew of helpers. The weather was perfect for the activity, a factor that always figures in on the success.
Syringa Camp of the DUP met this month at the home of Virginia Flippence in Preston, with nine ladies attending. The members were able to finalize their various assignments for the coming year. They are: Captain Mary Ann Jepsen, 1st Vice Captain Linda Christensen, 2nd Vice Captain LuJean Young, Secretary/Treasurer/Historian Ramona Lower, Registrar Linda Carlson, Chaplain Angie Griffeth, Lesson Leaders Julie Westerberg and Lorraine Christensen, Music Leader Mary Ann Jepsen, Parliamentarian Karen Erickson, Artifact Leader Mary Jean Rasmussen, and Museum Leader Virginia Flippence. Their historic lesson for this month was “Down and Back,” the church ‘train system’ of helping the pioneers with wagons and handcarts to travel the distance from the Midwest to Utah by having outfitting stations along the trail to help with difficulties and supplies.
Clifton/DaytonBy CAROLYN SMART
It is the season of missionary calls. Eli Brown, from Dayton, has been called to the Mexico Saltillo mission, and Parker Moser, from Clifton, will be serving in the Ecuador Guayaquil mission.
Congratulations to Colton Hansen from the Oxford Ward on his baptism into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Saturday April 20th. He is the son of JJ and Amanda Hansen.
Trey Smith, son of Katie and Jeremy of the Clifton 1st Ward, will be reporting his mission on Sunday April 28th at 10:30 am in the Clifton Church.
Congratulations to Kelsey Moyle Anderson on her graduation from BYU-I. She is the daughter of Doug and Tammy Moyle.
It pays to read ‘Facebook’. That is where I discovered that JoDee and LaWrell Cook went to Rome Italy to visit good friends Ron and Carol Mumford who are finishing up their Rome Temple mission.
A little more information about the Waite family’s trip to Ohio to view the Eclipse. They drove their car so Adin could take his telescopes to view the sites. Eve has a sister there and also Eve and Adin’s daughter, Hannah, lives about an hour away so they got lots of relative visiting while there. They took their daughter Janie with them.
The community children will be glad for this bit of news. The Clifton City Park will be opening back up on Saturday April 27th with a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new playground equipment. All are invited to attend.
RiverdaleBy CLAUDIA ERICKSON
A service project for this month for the Riverdale Second Relief Society ladies was that of spending an evening with yard work for the Draney family. The only qualifications needed was wearing working clothes and bringing such tools as shovels, rakes, gloves, pruners, trowels, anything for readying a yard for the advent of spring growth and the absence of winter leftovers. It turned out to be a working social activity.
The lunch bunch for Riverdale First ward enjoyed eating at the El Tapatio. Taking a moment to relax and share lives is good for the soul.
Addie Carter, daughter of Justin and Colleen Carter is wrapping up her senior year at Preston High. She has served as the Southeastern Idaho District President of the Future Farmers of America this past year and earned multiple scholarships.
The repair work on the West Cache Canal and the huge landslide is continuing in the lower area of Riverdale. Irrigation season is on the way.
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