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I am very happy to report that I was wrong about the bent rim!  Our good friends, Darrin & Gina Short, came over today.  Darrin is the maintenance team manager at a local transport company.  He took a look at our wheel for us.  It turns out the part that is bent is just a wheel cover, kind of like a hub cap.  It is something that we can replace, but it is a cosmetic problem, not a safety problem.  Yay!  Here is a picture of Jim with our hero of the day, Darrin!