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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>How long ago did you live in Prairie City? I think that was
where my grandmother was born.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cuprum4445@aol.com<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [or-roots] Challenge - SPALDING, Bruce Wayne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Thanks for telling us about Margie Boule's Sunday Oregonian column
about the Spalding letter getting to it's proper destination. It's been
fun reading the listers' comments about that family. What a Christmas
gift that letter will be for the family! I don't read the Oregonian very
often, now that I live in Idaho, so I appreciate Bill's updating this mail
list. True genealogists enjoy helping others solve family puzzles, not
just their own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Some years ago my husband was attending a business related seminar
at the Portland head office. At that time we lived in the tiny town
of Prairie City, in Grant County, so touring Portland was a treat for me.
I used a self guided walking tour book to see such interesting
sites. I had lunch in a charming little cafe in Old Town, having my
first taste of Stash's Crepe Fair tea, with my croissant sandwich. It
seems that cafe was in a bakery and had wonderful cheese choices. It was
if I'd died and gone to culinary heaven. The dining area was small, and
in walked Margie Boule with other people for lunch. Margie was an Oregon
TV journalist then, so I recognized her. I thought she was so beautiful
and charming. Contrary to my normal impulses, I didn't walk over and ask
for her autograph. It's good to hear she's still involved in journalism -
a lovely lady.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Gerrie, in Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>In a message dated 12/4/2008 2:17:40 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
lechevrier@earthlink.net writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>For those that didn't read Margie Boule's column in the Sunday <br>
Oregonian, in the "O" section, the letter got delivered to surviving <br>
family in the Seattle area and they are planning to gather to open it <br>
(was it?) Christmas Eve.<br>
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Bill Strickland<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
or-roots mailing list<br>
or-roots@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/or-roots<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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