We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Chinook High 1959 classmates Vic Palm and Vernelia Tilleman visit at the Blaine County Library as Vic signs a copy of the book he published in 2017. The book, "Aunt Eleanor's Men," is about the escapades of the half-sister of Gilman McKinnie, Vic Palm's maternal grandfather. Eleanor McKinney was married six times and jailed for a number of offenses in the U.S. and Europe. She died of nephritis in a Washington state prison in 1941.
Twenty-plus locals gathered last week at the Blaine County Library to hear native Vic Palm talk about "Aunt Eleanor's Men," a book he wrote and published in 2017. Palm, who grew up in Chinook and graduated from CHS in 1959, was greeted by a number of former classmates, friends and family members who came to hear about the escapades of the half-sister of his maternal grandfather Gilman McKinnie. Gilman's daughter, Laura Palm, is the mother of Vic and Chuck Palm and Ardis (Palm) Conrad. Ardis remained in Chinook, married and raised a family here. Chuck and Vic both left the area soon after finis...
