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Monday, July 7, 2008

Sparky Visits Haines

Our 1940 Chevy Pickup "Sparky" made her Baker County debut at the 4th of July Parade in Haines. No ribbons, but the Baker City Garage had her lookin' mighty purty! Next up . . . the Miner's Jubilee Parade in downtown Baker City July 26th. Hope to see you there!

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Kind Words from a happy customer

By A Yahoo! Contributor, 09/02/08

Incredible gourmet food and chocolate delights at extremely reasonable prices. Everything is beautifully presented. No written menu as the owner/chef makes different entrees each day. My BF and I are lactose intolerant so our options were limited but unlike other restaurants, we did not feel deprived by our meals. He had linguini with shrimp in an orange sauce with side spinach salad, and I had a stew of chicken and yams over couscous with side spinach salad. Both were fantastic meals. My only regret is that I didn't discover the restaurant earlier in my trip as I SERIOUSLY would have eaten here every day.

The MGM Grand Lion Habitat

The MGM Lion is one of the most enduring symbols of modern cinema. So it comes as no surprise that the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas pays tribute to the great beast by including a live exhibit inside. Started at the end of the last century, the MGM Lion Habitat is located at the south side of the casino, and even comes with a mission statement: To honor the lion and safeguard its preservation for future generations. Though the cats have a tendency to sleep long hours throughout the day, there are occasional shows where the handlers feed and entice the lions to play. The feeding is fairly low-key, looking mostly like raw hamburger mixed with cat food, while their attempts to play are surprisingly clumsy for such regal animals.

The MGM Lion Habitat is over three stories tall, and divides into three separate levels. The lions mainly congregate on the top two, where artificial rocks, a waterfall and native plants do their best to replicate the jungles of Africa. There is also an immense skylight that allows the lions to bask in the desert sun above the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

Virgil S. Ison -- In his own words (1944)

I owned a horse and buggy, which I used in making my calls. When I could take time from my professional duties I enjoyed riding my horse. For all country calls I hired a team of horses and buggy from the livery stable, driving myself. My first out of town emergency came at night from East Eagle where two miners in placer mining hade been injured. The call came from Sparta, saying the injured men were about 35 miles from Baker, that a man would meet me where the East Eagle Road branches from the Sparta Road, about five miles from the mine, to guide me over the rough mountain road. I met him as planned. He walked carrying a lighted lantern ahead of my team until we reached the mine. There I treated the cuts in one man's scalp, taking several stitches, then attended to the other man, who had suffered fractures of the ribs.

Return from the Jungle

Monday, July 7, 2008

Sparky Visits Haines

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The McCaffree Cabin

Starting Point

Kind Words from a happy customer

Lunch at Eileen's

Table service at Martin's

John's Top 10 Movies

MGM Lady Lion

The MGM Grand Lion Habitat

In Pursuit of the McCarty Brothers

Cards & Letters

Favorite TV Shows in DVD

Cards & Letters

White Pass & Yukon Route

Top 10 Rock Classics

Virgil S. Ison -- In his own words (1944)

Favorite "FOOD" Movies

Return from the Jungle

In the coffee fields

Lost in Mexico

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