Silver Rim Ele. School

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Charles M. Keller, principal from January 1985 - June 1992, learned of strange happenings when he arrived for duty - lights going off for no reason during the day and strange things at night. Teachers working late or at night would have feelings that someone was watching them, strange rapping sounds, and one teacher saw an apparition of a man. Mr. Keller wrote a ghost story called, "Jake, The Ghost", as a Halloween story for the children, teachers, and staff in 1985. The story brought forth more reports of strange behavior from the staff. One teacher working late one evening heard scuffing footsteps coming down the hall toward her classroom. When she investigated she saw nothing but the steps were still coming toward her! She was so scared she climbed out the window, ran across the street to one of the neighbors and called her husband for help! It was not until the summer of 2006 Mr. Keller learned the identity of the ghost. He is a writer of children's poems and stories and wanted further research on his story of the ghost. In September 1903 there was a Chinese race riot. The local labor union for some reason decided to run all the Chinese people out of town. During the riot a…