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We don't think of consequences at those ages. Glad he turned it all around.
posted by
Annicita
on October 6, 2022 at 8:39 AM
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Re: Adnohr
He turned out to be a really good guy, good dad, good husband. Loves the woods and motorcycles, etc.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 27, 2022 at 1:24 PM
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I wonder if I should admit that Jim and I would very probably have been best friends?
posted by
adnohr
on September 27, 2022 at 12:18 PM
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It was a rather unkind thing to do, I wonder if he regretted it. Of course you were not there to see the girls grow into young ladies.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 27, 2022 at 11:03 AM
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posted by
TAPS.
on September 27, 2022 at 10:39 AM
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I've looked this up, too. Didn't know that meaning when I lived there, but I do know about the boiling up water, cascading little falls as the glacier melt from the higher peaks makes its way down to sea level. I used to hike along Mill Creek at least two or three times a week, especially in the summer, going for a couple miles & looking for animal tracks along the banks, watching rainbow trout swimming in the pools. 
posted by
Pat_B
on September 27, 2022 at 9:21 AM
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Re: I also looked up the small town of Salkum.
You grew up in a spectacular area. I have been to Washington state. It's a beautiful state that is filled with plenty of history and scenery. I see that river rafting is a popular sport. There are a few similarities between Salkum and my neck of the woods. Lewis & Clark traveled down the Monongahela River in Elizabeth where I currently reside, and I see that Salkum has a Lewis and Clark State Park. River rafting is also big in my area. Salkum has a nearby city of Centralia as does my town.
posted by
Sherri_G
on September 27, 2022 at 9:03 AM
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Good morning
You had a most interesting childhood. Salkum sounds very similar to my small boro where everyone knows everything about you and then some. Your brother was quite the character and an all-American boy. That Hershey bar treat certainly packed a punch! He truly was the epitome of devilment. With his persistence, I'm surprised that he didn't eventually date or marry one of the Fleming girls.
posted by
Sherri_G
on September 27, 2022 at 8:54 AM
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I have always been fascinated by the name "Salkum" and finally looked it up. I was not disappointed.
"The area was a village of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.[2] Salkum is a Cowlitz Indian word meaning 'boiling water' or 'boiling up', a reference to a nearby series of waterfalls on Mill Creek.[2][3][4]" and more. It was fun reading the stuff and thinking about you growing up there.
posted by
TAPS.
on September 27, 2022 at 8:01 AM
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Good Morning
Oh my! Jim was looking for trouble when he put the X-lax in the chocolate and then offered it to the girls. It's a good thing your Mom dealt with Jim her own way. If the girls' father had found out it's hard to tell what would have happened.
posted by
Goldiec
on September 27, 2022 at 7:48 AM
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