{"id":116,"date":"2023-12-05T21:45:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T21:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbalmaininc.com\/alliog\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2023-12-08T08:42:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T08:42:26","slug":"author-jim-balmain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/jbalmaininc.com\/alliog\/author-jim-balmain\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Jim Balmain"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"116\" class=\"elementor elementor-116\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-584e9691 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"584e9691\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60185a33\" 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His father only completed the eighth grade, but was constantly learning. His knowledge and wisdom were sought by acquaintances and he was naturally respected in his chosen field. The author was allowed to explore new things and grow (as long as he was home on time for his mother&#8217;s fried chicken). In addition to &#8220;Ollie and the Alliog&#8221;, Jim has written a book of verse entitled, &#8220;Verse and Adverse &#8211; A Sign of the Times&#8221;.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Jim, who has been at Smith&#8217;s Bakeries for over 50 years, and his wife Jacque purchased the business in 1985 from Howard Smith and Roy Balmain. They have continued to operate the bakeries with the same goals and energies of its founders.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>J. 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