Episode 15

OAK VALLEY

 

 

            Well, in our last exciting episode, the Town Council was in the process of making plans to turn the old hospital into the new high school.  As the suggestions were pouring in as to what to name the new school, a small, almost too quiet voice from the back of the Town Hall was heard.

 

Alice Grapeknee:  “Excuse me… em… excuse me, please”

 

            The Town Hall suddenly became very quiet.  Everyone turned to listen to what Alice had to say, for she was the oldest and most respected resident of Oak Valley.

 

Alice Grapeknee:  “As I’m sure some of you remember, I placed a large sum of money in a trust fund many years ago, to be used for a school in Oak Valley.  Well, if you are going to use the old hospital building, then I suggest that you use my money to fix it up – you know – paint it, put in one of those long bike racks, buy some vending machines.  All I would like is for the school to be named after me.”

 

The Crowd:  “Murmur…murmur…murmur.”

 

Warren Peace:  “OK, all in favor of naming our new Oak Valley school “Grapeknee High”, raise your hands.”

 

            …and, so it came to be that the small friendly community, just off the freeway in the Blue Diamond Mountains now had an official high school.

 

            Meanwhile…  Across town, Erick (remember Erick?) well, Erick was going through his closet picking out a nice law suit and had already set the steam iron to cotton - ready to prepare his briefs.  (Ok, I’ll stop now)

  

 

            So, tune in again tomorrow, when we will hear Alex Hampton from the Sears Home and Garden Center say, “Just how much did the old lady put aside anyway?“  Nancy Phoepaw replies, “ Well, according to our records, it looks like thirty-seven dollars.  The numbers after that are just all zeros.”