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News Richfield Senior Center
by Ruth Simerly For more than 30 years, dedicated volunteers have worked to provide meals to senior citizens at Richfield‘s Senior Center, a facility which embraces the community and patriotic spirit of the small town. Volunteer efforts and donated materials were the two key ingredients in the building of the current center in 1986 and an addition constructed in 2005. Community spirit is reflected in the eyes and voices of those enjoying meals and sharing stories of the volunteer efforts and donated materials which built the center and keep it running. Several of the men and women enjoying a recent meal shared stories of their involvement in the build-
Polly Ross welcomes Buck Ward to the center.
ing of the center and their continuing work to keep it open for the community. The cooks are the only paid staff. All the rest of the opera- Millie Sams standing at the Honor Wall tional and maintenance work is done tritious and tasty variety of by volunteers, led by Board foods. Chairman, Millie Sams. The Richfield Senior Funds to keep the center Center provides more than open come from dona- nourishing meals. Several tions from individuals and people commented about businesses, as well as local how important it is to them fund raisers. to get out and visit with No where else is the pa- people they have known triotic spirit more alive than for many years, as well as with our seniors. Each meal making new friends. served is preceded by the Meals are served on Mongroup reciting “The Pledge day and Thursday at noon. of Allegiance” and hearing a Meals are also delivered to prayer. A collage of photos seniors who are not able to prominently displayed on come to the center. The sugone of the walls honors local gested donation posted for men and women who have meals is: $4.00 for seniors, served and who are serving $5.50 for those under 60, in the US Armed Forces. and $2.00 for children. Vis Sixteen to thirty people itors are always welcome. are usually present at each The Richfield Senior Cenmeal. A glance at the menu ter functions as a satellite of for the month of August the Shoshone Senior Cen(portions of which are pub- ter and receives food used lished each week in THE in preparation of the meals COURIER) reveals a nu- from Shoshone.
August 26
,2015
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Royal Fire
Fairfield Ranger District Last Friday, August 21, a wildfire was reported on the Fairfield District of the Sawtooth National Forest. The wildfire is burning in the West Fork of Big Smokey Creek. The “Royal Fire” is located seven miles north of Big Peak and is four acres in size. It is burning in subalpine fir with many down, dead logs adding to the fuel. Over the weekend crews on the fire included two helicopters, 3 Engine Crews, 1 20-Person Initial Attack Crew, and 6 Smokejumpers. Connector Trail #198 – known as the ‘Muley Creek trail’, located in Township 5 North, Range 14 East, Section 18, is currently closed. Signs notifying the public are posted on both the north and south access points into the Muley Creek Trail. This closure affects approximately 4 miles of trail. Containment of the Royal Wildfire was estimated for August 24th. Updates on the Royal Fire will be provided as needed. For additional information, visit www.fs.usda. gov/sawtooth