The Miracle

When I started at Trailways I was walking 2 miles from school to the depot each afternoon, and then 2 miles home. If I got up early enough and didn't skip classes in the morning, I could take the BSH bus to school. Bend is known for a lot of snow, so they were long cold walks, however, there were steam radiators at the bus station so I could stay warm.

One day I went to the Safeway Mall and saw a jar on a display where if you guessed the number of beans you could win a new Raleigh 10-speed. I wrote down a number on a piece of paper and put it in the jar-- then I forgot all about it. We didn't have a phone so I left the number at work. One day I went in and they said you won a bike, call this number. I had guessed within 4 beans. Someone was watching over me for sure-- I finally had wheels. The Raleigh bike shop on Greenwood Avenue agreed to service it for me as needed.