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By Alvin Engelke
Winter cress is now big enough to pick for greens and the ramps should be up soon. Julia Joyce's daffodils are in their glory and many trees and shrubs are in bloom. Lots of ground has been worked up and new calves continue to arrive. The USDA's multiflora rose has leafed out again although there is still time for a late snow storm. Area residents are still cleaning up from the ice storm. For example, quite a bit of work has been done in the Snyder (McCray) cemetery at Creston.
The big news locally, of course, is the activity in Babylonia with many eyes glued to Fox News and various web sites with up to date posts & pictures. Satellites and space technology do wonders for those who live in "remote areas" even though some thought the money should have been spent on social welfare programs rather than exploring space. Many locally believe that Saddam himself was taken out in the first, brilliant strike. It seems that the special ops "neutralized" many of the CBW facilities which has made matters easier for coalition forces. It was noted that the government radio (NPR) censors words like coalition forces as, apparently, they represent the folks who side with France, Russia, China and other communist and socialist groups.
Eudora Dooley who formerly lived in the Creston and Burning Springs area is a patient in the Camden Clark hospital.
Rev. S. E. Cooper, Jr. is doing well in his recovery after breaking a hip bone.
The Creston area received good news Friday when Ida Wager was named as postmaster at the Creston Post Office. She had been acting for an extended period.
Richard Starcher was doing some automotive work for Mr. & Mrs. Albert "Bub" Ferrell.
There was a surprise birthday party Saturday for Peggy Tenbarge, who, it was said, turned 44.
The comely Juliett and Tracy Newhouse were visiting Mr. & Mrs. Joe Pennington of Burning Springs. They were guests at the Burning Springs M. E. church. Some new pictures and a revamped bulletin board were pleasant additions to the interior of the church. A goal of completing the handicap ramp before Easter has been set .
The price of local crude oil fell to $23.75 reflecting a drop of more than $10/bbl. Those in the know must hold the opinion that the war effort will not impact worldwide crude oil deliveries.
Columbia's well on Canoe was drilled down to 12,153 feet although the last gas show was at 11,127'. It was learned that they plugged it back a ways and started directional drilling looking for the pay zone.
Eastern American's well near Big Otter was reported to be going well with 9 5/8" casing being set. It is to go to the Beekmantown which is below the Trenton/Black River.
Buckeye Oil, the outfit that purchased the Okmar holdings drilled a well on Yellow Creek down to 5800'. Yellow Creek is a turn of the (last) century oil field that still produces.
Marks for aerial survey have been placed on the road going down Spring Creek from Spencer. Some think that this is related to exploratory activity for deep gas although some California promoters wanted the taxpayers to fund a biomass digester near the Harry Clay Boggs airport. Those at the meeting reported an excess of organic matter but it was the sort of stuff that hasn't much commercial value.
Some of Mr. Dexterity's Calhoun Fan Club were inquiring about his current status. They wondered if he found a sweet "Rose" or if he ended up in a patch of multiflora rose. One Calhoun Darling winked & smiled while saying, "That 'Mr. Dexterity', he, is quite a fellow."
It was learned that Scott Harper who formerly looked after the Seminole wells at Creston is in the big chips out in Illinois working for a big outfit. His wife, who is in the National Guard, has been called to active duty and will deploy to the scenic middle east within a month or so.
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