I have slowed down on the typing. My little 7th grade typing teacher at Whaley Jr. HIgh School (in Compton, California) would be upset at my errors( chewing gum in the classroom was a week of detention). My grandmother lived across from the Leon High School. I still have cousins in Leon and have the newspaper sent to mom and dad. Grandmother family surname was Hacker and they were from Decatur County and she lived her whole life there and remarried Carl Coffey. The old West farm and West School was at Dekalb out by Van Wert and may be the wildlife reserve now. Dad once said he walked out to the old West #4 school and it was made of logs. My wife broke her leg and that has kept be from typing more of grandmother's stuff. She was in the Eastern Star and has lots of note on meeting. Thanks for those readers that have sent me thank you's and if anyone remembers Mom and Dad from their Leon High School Days in the early 40's. Mom was Marie Boyd and Dad was Ray West sometime Bill West. Please send a note they would like to hear from you. I will pass it on like I do all IADECATU-L emails. Well of to help the wife. Barry WEst