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Friday the 13th Wild Card: 2.13.15

We're on the brink of Valentine's Day, which has a special place in my heart (when I'm not running around in a panic looking for a gift). Mrs. O and I met at a Valentine's Banquet at the 1st Baptist Church in Corning, Calif., more than 40 years ago. I came around a corner and saw her laughing with a girlfriend. I was the guest speaker. I remember two things about that evening. The future Mrs. O laughing. And her parents leaving the banquet before I spoke. The future Mrs. O stuck around. Tonight, I'm taking her to my church's Valentine's Banquet. Hey, why change a good thing? Here's your Friday the 13th Wild Card ...
 



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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