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Rural Route News - Aug. 17, 2022

  • By CAROLYN SMART Carey Sant, daughter of Eric and Laura, recently returned home from a month stay in Norway on a 4H exchange. Her mother said she had a wonderful time. Our son Daran, who teaches history at West Side, is very envious as he served his LDS mission in Norway and that place is like heaven to him! Get well wishes to Andy Clawson after major surgery repairing several injuries to his knee from a wild game of basketball. All I can Andy is “welcome to the oldies club where something is always going wrong somewhere. Congratulations to Hannah and Wyatt Snoozy (I love that name!!!) on their marriage August 6th in the Rexburg Idaho Temple. They will both live in Rexburg until they graduate from BYU-I. Hannah is the daughter of Heather and Elden Tolman of the Clifton 2nd Ward. Everyone be careful around here. The annual rattle snake sightings have begun. Drake Buttars was photographed holding the head and body of a supposedly dead rattler. The thing looked alive to me! If I ever have my own world you can be assured that it won’t have snakes, bees, bats, or mosquitoes in it!! Drake’s parents are Ryan and Janis and I sure hope Drake didn’t take that snake home to his mom. By CLAUDIA ERICKSON Residents report several sightings of rattlesnakes on their property. One was close to a pet’s feeding station, where the reptile was likely hunting a drink for himself. This is an indication of the hot, dry weather we are experiencing. It is also a reminder to stay alert to the wildlife around us. By CLAUDIA ERICKSON There are some beautiful fields of freshly mowed hay in Riverdale, just waiting for some drying days before the baler can arrive to put on the finishing touches to this second crop. By THAYA GILMORE The combined Young Men and Young Women youth groups of the Fairview 1st Ward floated down the Narrows three weeks ago enjoying the coolness of the river and rapids. For the combined Young Men’s group activity last week, they floated down the Flume Irrigation Canal located between Fairview and Weston. By THAYA GILMORE For their annual Garden Party, the women gathered in the backyard at the home of a ward Relief Society sister on Thursday, August 4. They had chicken salad sandwiches. Along with visiting, they shared their feelings about their ward’s service opportunities that they were involved it this year donating back-to-school clothing for several organizations. By THAYA GILMORE Five leaders and 15 girls in the Weston 2nd Ward took their tents and camped out for their Girl’s Camp at Twin Lakes for two nights on July 25-27. They went swimming in the lake, played bonding games and made an elastic wallet to hang onto their lanyards and bracelets. The food always seems to taste better outdoors. For dinners and lunches they ate Walking Tacos, Dutch Oven potatoes, barbecued chicken, hot dogs, and for breakfasts pancakes, cereal, and omelets in a bag. By THAYA GILMORE The seven Activity Day boys meet once a month and have been busy this summer with activities planned by their leaders Scott and Melanie Olsen. They invited a police officer to talk to the boys about gun safety and their job in the law enforcement. Another night they invited their dad to talk more about gun safety and they did some target shooting with them. For another activity in July they went on a short hike to the Mapleton cemetery where we visited graves of some of their families, talked about their ancestors and family history. After each activity they eat fruit, cookies or popsicles. This month they talked about remote control car racing. By THAYA GILMORE The Franklin 2nd Ward Activity Day girls went for a swim at the Preston Aquatics Center for their activity the week of the rodeo, Thursday, July 27. They will have no activities in August and will start meeting again after school begins.

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Out of Our Past - August 17, 2022

  • Compiled by CLAUDIA ERICKSON

Quick highlights from the journalist history of Franklin County over the past 100 years. Taken from the newspaper archives of the Franklin Cou…

Franklin approves water hookup fee hike

  • By PATSY SHIPLEY Citizen correspondent

On Wednesday, Aug. 10, Franklin’s mayor and city council approved a huge hike in the current hookup fees for water and sewer.

John King to perform tonight at Franklin County Fair

John King to perform tonight at Franklin County Fair

The Franklin County Fair has already started, but will really get into full swing tonight with a live concert from rising country artist John King, who will take the stage at 8 p.m. tonight at the Franklin County Fairgrounds.

News of Record — Aug. 17, 2022

  • PRESTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

Aug. 5: Two horses at large; stray dog; verbal domestic dispute; welfare check; hit-and-run traffic accident

FCC meeting Aug 8

  • By TERESA CHIPMAN Preston Citizen

The Aug. 8 Franklin County Commission meeting was a very short affair with the regular update on the courthouse being the first item on the ag…

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PHS fall sports set to begin

Preston High School soccer opens their season on Friday, Aug. 19, at home against Sugar-Salem. The girls will play at 4 p.m. and the boys at 5…

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Marilyn Atkinson's 90th birthday

Marilyn Atkinson's 90th birthday

Come celebrate Marilyn Atkinson’s 90th Birthday with us from 2-3 p.m. at the Franklin Idaho church house on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

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Why Juneteenth?

Why Juneteenth?

  • By TRENT CLARK Special to the Citizen

The official holiday is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Black Indepe…

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