News For the Week of June 27, 2018

We had a good rain here last Sunday morning, measuring an inch in the rain gauge. The garden seems to like the rain way better than the well water. Of course I got a late start on the garden as usual, but I think I will be canning green beans in the next week or so.

I have heard rumors of ripe blackberries and blackberry cobblers, but the ones across the fence are still red. My grandkids check them every time they are out in the yard to see if they are ripe yet. We let the gooseberries go by the wayside this year because the poison ivy has grown all through the bushes. I catch it very easily and so do a couple of the grandkids so we passed on them this year. I want Bob to cut the poison ivy out and spray some brush killer on it but I am still waiting for that to happen.

The bridge at Brownbranch over Beaver Creek is finally nearing completion and will be open in about a week. Of course, that means the bridge over Caney Creek will be out next for a few months as they demolish and replace that bridge. They have prepared a drive around for that bridge.

Nick Herd has been down visiting his grandmother, Helen Maggard and other family. They all spent the day last Saturday at the lake having fun. Nick built Helen a really nice looking firepit in her yard while he was here.

Our lifelong friends, Ed and Leona Hunsaker celebrated 52 years of marriage last Monday, June 25. My sister in law and husband, Louise and Gene Stevens also celebrated 52 years on the same day. Congratulations to these two couples.

The revival in between Bradleyville and Taneyville has been well attended and is still going on until Sunday. There are different speakers each night and good singing. We only got to attend one night when our grandson, Hayden Crouch preached but enjoyed getting to go that night. It was nice seeing many friends there and visiting a little with them.

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