 By Alvin Engelke
alvinengelke@hotmail.com
The Creston ATV poker run will be held Saturday, September 19 at the Creston Community Building. Barring heavy rains the route will include two river crossings & four additional streams and areas with deep play mud holes for those who want to try out their machines. Be sure to fill up before leaving home as it is a long way to a gasoline station from the route. There is also a steep hill or two which will require that one be cautious. Sign-up starts at 9 A. M. and noon is the last time to sign up. Poker runs are not races-- one can take one's time, look at the deer, check out the fishing spots, check out the historical artifacts (there are some) and have a good time.
Juanita Moody, age 82, passed away after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Russell & Blanche Tucker. For the past few years she lived in Elizabeth.
Dallas Carpenter age 76 passed away after a short illness. For many years Dallas and his smile were part of the Creston scene as he checked the Hope/Consolidated/Dominion gas meters.
Florence Lockhart Sandy, wife of Frank Sandy, is set to celebrate her 76th birthday.
Japanese stilt grass, the new invasive species is now flowering and will make for millions more seed to spread the pest which inhibits native species. In some places the stuff is 3 feet tall. On the upper West Fork there are pure stands in pasture fields and nothing will eat it.
Daniel Bird, who said he was from near Grantsville, and associates, had a gathering the other early evening down on the dePue (Creston) straight.
Euell Russell was attending to business in Grantsville.
Some local folks were attending to business in Strasburg & Berlin Ohio. The corn there looks good as do the soya beans although they appear to be late -- no doubt as a result of the wet weather.
Jerry Campbell's grandsons were riding their bicycles up the Richardsonville road the other day.
The price of natural gas fell to below $3/mcf while the price of local Penn grade crude fell $2.75/bbl to $62.50.
Randy Tucker had a lot of company over the Labor Day weekend. The younger set there had a lot of fun playing in the West Fork.
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