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Clyde found you out in cyberspace. Call (503) 625-8212 to reserve a space on the Sherwood Heritage Trail for the last weekend in Sept.!!!!JR

possible explanation for the word poker, is that it came from a version of an underworld slang word, "poke," a term used by pickpockets. Cardsharps who used the 20-card cheating game to relieve a sucker from his poke may have used that word among themselves, adding an r to make it "poker." The thought was that if the sharps used the word "poker" in front of their victims, those wise to the underworld slang would not surmise the change.