Area News

By Belinda Harpster

Stranger Than Fiction?
While I’ve always been amazed at the level of intelligence most of the Homestead critters have demonstrated from time to time, the claim has never been made that they could actually read.
However, after writing last week of the possibility that the “girls” (hens-Fuzzy, Blackie, and Anita) might start laying eggs this winter since they now have the late and lovely SnowWhite Goose’s nightlight for heat, we have found four nice eggs on four consecutive days in their pen.

WEEK OF JAN. 17
St. Peter Church
Sunday morning worship attendance was 180. Organist was Scott Gercken. Acolyte was Baylie Maske. Elders were Curtis Jenne and Charles Wachholz.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:
-Courtney Gerstenecker
-Trudy Huffman
-Charlie Pryor Sr.
-Clifford Ray
• Those serving our country:
-Penny Taylor Davis
-Corey Doyen
-Ryan Howell
-Nathan Jones
-Josh Meseke
-Kyle Rose
-Cody Smith

Singing in the Homestead Hen House
In spite of the cold, one-digit temperature weather, snow, strong winds and zero egg production, the “girls” – Blackie, Fuzzy and Anita – are still singing…as early as 6 o’clock in the morning!
Since Bill put a nightlight in their quarters to help warm the air, they seem to be feeling pretty chipper.
I wonder if a higher-wattage bulb would bring fishing worms to the surface and maybe give a jump-start to egg production again?