Rev. Kevin Gillespie was on the sick list so there was only Sunday School at the Burning Springs M. E. Church. That involved a study of the Book of Esther, a story that relates to several national & international current events.
Sgt. Thomas Fluharty, USA, Retired fell and broke his hip.
Randall Dawson was killed in a ATV wreck and his daughter was injured.
Health Net had to be called Saturday night after a woman was seriously injured in an ATV wreck in the Rock Run country.
Some folks have been using kayaks to travel in the river which is low. Drought conditions continue for the area. Folks who had been in Ohio & Pennsylvania noted that most of the soya beans & corn looked like there had been more rain there. On the local scene, some may have to feed hay this summer as pastures are turning brown.
Some naked ladies have shown up in the Creston area and, of course, are getting lots of attention by those who love beauty.
National news has been a major topic of discussion. It was noted that the Russian hoax didn’t work, the impeachments didn’t work, the attempt to bankrupt didn’t work, the lawfare & dubious indictments didn’t work and now the assassination attempt didn’t work. Now it is said that it will be poisoning, truck bombs and airplanes. Now the senile one said he isn’t running so folks need to lay in supplies of pop corn to munch on whilst watching it all play out. Be sure to register so one can vote in November.
The State Road has been using heavy equipment to cut down brush and red buds along I-77. Gotta spend that $$$ and we can’t have flowers along the road.
Former Wood County House of Delegates member Tom Azinger, age 89, passed away. He was “one of ours”. His son Mike is one of Creston’s state senators.
Some local folks motored up to Mercer Pennsylvania to attend the Ergon catfish fry there. A large crowd was on hand for the tasty feast. Barton Lampton came up from Jackson Mississippi to oversee the event. Some folks may remember that there is a song about “going to Jackson”.
Kinder Morgan, the outfit that owns Tennessee Gas pipelines and a bunch more, stated that by 2030 natural gas production in the country would increase by 5 bcf/day, that is billion cubic feet or a bunch. It was noted that the proposed data centers will require 1.6 bcf/day to operate. With the US Supreme Court ruling in the “Chevron case” it will be much easier to abolish the deep state structure that is working to make America a third world nation where dung is used to cook & heat.
The gas utility in our nation’s capitol noted that there is an urgent need to replace old leaking gas lines [such as is being done in many communities] but the Chesapeake Climate Action Network and an Indian tribe from Nova Scotia have objected. Could it be that leaking gas lines are “good for the environment?”
Connie Boggs & daughter Jackie & family went on a “Vacation” trip to the beach. Aside from the flat tire, a day in the hospital, blisters on the feet and singed hair it was a wonderful experience.
The price of local Pennsylvania grade crude is $81.82/bbl. With condensate fetching $63.82/bbl. And Marcellus & Utica light bringing $70.82/bbl. The NYMEX natural gas price dropped to $2.04/MMBTU.
