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THE 55 DISPUTE

What on heavens earth would cause grown-ups in our town to fight?  Well, the  55 Dispute can chill many a conversation.  In this episode, Grampa Jim tells the story as he found it.

OFF TO WAR

Decisions, decisions, decisions; life is full of them - some good, some bad.   When someone from our town makes a big one you can count on comments.

THE BIG DIG

Not much going on this week till the Department of Transportation showed up to do a project on Main street.    We were on TV waving and shouting encouragement.   We're OK.  The firemen have left.

WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF?

THE TEXAS WINTER STORM FROM HELL

BIG DIG

MAGGIE THE CAT

TRADING POST - AUTHOR'S NOTES

A little background from the author

TRADING POST CHAPTER 25, Day 18

TRADING POST CHAPTER 24, Day 18 continued

TRADING POST CHAPTER 23, Day 18 continued

TRADING POST CHAPTER 22, Day 18 continued

TRADING POST CHAPTER 21,Day 18

TRADING POST CHAPTER 20, Day 17 continued 2

TRADING POST CHAPTER 19, Day 17 continued

TRADING POST CHAPTER 18, Day 14-17

TRADING POST CHAPTER 17, Day 13

TRADING POST CHAPTER 16, Day 12 continued

TRADING POST CHAPTER 15, Day 11-12

TRADING POST CHAPTER 14 Day 10

TRADING POST CHAPTER 13,Day 9

TRADING POST CHAPTER 12, DAY 8 continued

Help for the boys but where are Eneu and Philip and where will the Indians take us?

TRADING POST CHAPTER 11, DAY 8

Where's Eneu?  We have to find Enu.

TRADING POST CHAPTER 10, DAY 7

We have to get to the Trading Post but which way to go?  Is it  East or West, and how will we get there?   Boys injured need medical help now!   

TRADING POST CHAPTER 9, DAY 6 continued

The injured boys go back to camp but there is urgent work to be done; the injured cougar has to be killed.

TRADING POST, CHAPTER 8

On the beach at lake Merwin.

TRADING POST, CHAPTER 7

To Lake Merwin

TRADING POST, CHAPTER 6

A plan to get home.

TRADING POST CHAPTER 5 continued

Day 3.   Meeting Enew

TRADING POST- CHAPTER 3

Monday, day three....  

TRADING POST- CHAPTER 4

Monday, day three....  

TRADING POST - CHAPTER 2

Saturday was exciting and exhausting.  Daryl's injury kept him from sleeping soundly, but as the boys start their second day in the woods, their energy is high.    It hasn't occurred to them that they are lost.        

TRADING POST - CHAPTER 3

Saturday was exciting and exhausting.  Daryl's injury kept him from sleeping soundly, but as the boys start their second day in the woods, their energy is high.    It hasn't occurred to them that they are lost.        

TRADING POST - CHAPTERS 2 and 3

Saturday was exciting and exhausting.  Daryl's injury kept him from sleeping soundly, but as the boys start their second day in the woods, their energy is high.    It hasn't occurred to them that they are lost.        

THE TRADING POST An Audiobook, INTRODUCTION, CHAPTER 1

See through the eyes of the young and innocent: faced with challenges they had not imagined, hardship and adventure in which they triumphed and failed, pain they suffered and evil they were to confront.  An American tale of young boys during World War II living in Vancouver, Washington.

THE TRADING POST An Audiobook, INTRODUCTION and CHAPTER 1

See through the eyes of the young and innocent: faced with challenges they had not imagined, hardship and adventure in which they triumphed and failed, pain they suffered and evil they were to confront.  An American tale of young boys during World War II living in Vancouver, Washington.

THE TRADING POST An Audiobook, CHAPTER 1, 2: INTRODUCTION

See through the eyes of the young and innocent: faced with challenges they had not imagined, hardship and adventure in which they triumphed and failed, pain they suffered and evil they were to confront.  An American tale of young boys during World War II living in Vancouver, Washington.

GROWING UP

The war was raging, and everyone was busy attending to their jobs.  We were left on our own a lot -  all the kids were.  It was exciting and sometimes scary.  We were growing up quick.

ACROSS THE COLUMBIA, A NEW FREEDOM

Homeless for a while in Portland.  Wartime activities everywhere.  Hustle here, hustle there, ships, airplanes, adrenaline all around.  Trips around the area to see what it's all about stretched imagination to the limits.  A whole town built in 110 days.  Three shipyards turning out ships as if they were cars on an assembly line.  The world had never seen anything like it.  I was there.

WORLD WAR II, TRAVELING WEST

World War II was raging.  Workers were streaming west to take jobs in the shipyards along the Columbia River.  The whole world had gone mad, and yet a child's world was just forming.  It leads to a fictional story that isn't all that fictional.

TEXAS WINTER FROM HELL - ARCHIVE

A Winter Visit To TEXAS in February;  what a great idea.   So, what could possibly go wrong?

THE NEW YEAR'S EVE MYSTERY - ARCHIVE

It's New Year's Eve at the Gas & Grill.  A terrible snowstorm is bearing down on the area.  The lights go out all over town.  A desperate man stumbles in the door ...

A CHRISTMAS STORY - ARCHIVE

Our town is decorated and everyone is getting ready for Christmas.   What happens when the kids have a great idea and want to surprise the whole town?       It's going to take hard work but they can do it. 

LETTER FROM HOME

In our town, news travels fast.  There is a newspaper in the nearby town of Bloomfield, but it only comes out once a week and most times is way behind the news.  Besides that, it hardly ever tells the whole story.  This week's letter to Brett fills in some of the gaps; the wreck, the fire, the Pavillion, and more.

THE COUNTRY DOG SHOW - ARCHIVE

Summer Doldrums is a short time between planting and harvest.  What time would be better than for a Country Dog Show?  Who's dog would get the first prize?   Everyone got involved - even Sid.

THE BANK ROBBERY

Life goes on with everyday events, special events getting ready for Thanksgiving and Christmas and then there was the bank robbery.    

OFF TO WAR - ARCHIVE

Decisions, decisions, decisions; life is full of them - some good, some bad.   When someone from our town makes a big one you can count on comments.

OFF TO WAR ARCHIVE

Decisions, decisions, decisions; life is full of them - some good, some bad.   When someone from our town makes a big one you can count on comments.

TRUCKIN ON THE FARM

Back in The Day learning to drive horses was a challenge, still is for Amish today.  The challenge we reached for were mechanical marvels; an old Oliver tractor, a 32 Ford truck.  The story of how I learned to drive the truck is part of family history.

THE BIG DIG - ARCHIVE

Not much going on this week till the Department of Transportation showed up to do a project on Main street.    We were on TV waving and shouting encouragement.   We're OK.  The firemen have left.