Jerry's View: Christmas from both sides of life
Originally published in 2012 I still look forward to Christmas even though Oregon Bank and Trust is now calling it something else and is probably not sponsoring Bank Day at grade schools anymore. Starting in the first grade, I took my nickel or dime to school every Tuesday for Bank Day deposit. It was money I made, sometimes as much as a quarter, selling perfume or flower seeds or Liberty Magazine to neighbors down the street. We lived in a middle class area (rented for $15a month) near an extended family that owned the Hog Ranch, the Slaughter House and a cooperage (they made wooden barrel...
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