This morning it's 33 degrees outside and snowing like crazy. The good Lord has sent us snow and saved us like Dorothy and her friends in Oz. It probably froze my potatoes once again this year but hey, it saved all our houses. Elaine and I ventured out yesterday. There was a forest ranger at the Safeway store with a large map of the fire. It got closer than I thought. We stopped to visit EJ and he gave me a copy of the music we played at his place. Many thanks again! We went over the the high school and the red cross is still set up and folks were bringing in food and clothes. We tried to find out the condition of our harp players cabin but didn't get much info there. We met Steve's wife. Steve came to EJ's place during Bill and Allen's visit. They are still at their house but are the only ones still in the area. People are being allowed back to their homes again. The firefighters are still going to have to mop this up for a week or more but it looks like its over. Thank you all for your prayers and good wishes. We're going to enjoy visiting with our friends and this local reporter on the scene is going to sign off and go fishing. I'll log on in a few days but I think my daily reports are no longer needed. Hurrah for that!

Rex