It's off to Westwood, California. Why? I don't know. Let's just go and see what's there.The photos are: 1) the Westwood Farmer's Market, 2) the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox near Westwood, 3) the Walker Mansion, and 4) the inside of the Bruin Theater.
Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lassen County, California, United States. The population was 1,998 at the 2000 census.
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has a Maintenance of Way station and a siding that is used to store BNSF snow fighting equipment.
Westwood once had steam heated sidewalks. (True. The town was actually built by the Red River Lumber Co. when it had logged off as much in Minnesota as it could and then picked Lassen Co., Ca. for new logging operations. Steam pipes from the massive sawmill boiler were buried under all the sidewalks in town to prevent freezing up in the winter. Mrs. Walker, the wife of the owner, was a strict teetotaler and no alcohol whatsoever was allowed; employees drove to Susanville for a drink. Single men were put up in company-built bunkhouses/rooming houses, and homes were constructed (and ownership retained) by the Red River for those with families. Westwood was also the site of one of the early labor/union battles, when some wanted to organize with the CIO and others did not. At one point, all those men affiliated with union activities were rounded up throughout the town by so-called "vigilantes" ( local anti-union company men) and forced out of town on foot and told not to come back. This was all done as the local police and Highway Patrol watched from the side of the road. This is all recorded historical fact).
Westwood was once featured on Ripley's Believe it or Not for being a town that had more dogs than people. (While the veracity of this is open to verification, the presence of large numbers of stray dogs roaming the streets of Westwood is apparent to even the most casual visitor).
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) has a Maintenance of Way station and a siding that is used to store BNSF snow fighting equipment.
Westwood once had steam heated sidewalks. (True. The town was actually built by the Red River Lumber Co. when it had logged off as much in Minnesota as it could and then picked Lassen Co., Ca. for new logging operations. Steam pipes from the massive sawmill boiler were buried under all the sidewalks in town to prevent freezing up in the winter. Mrs. Walker, the wife of the owner, was a strict teetotaler and no alcohol whatsoever was allowed; employees drove to Susanville for a drink. Single men were put up in company-built bunkhouses/rooming houses, and homes were constructed (and ownership retained) by the Red River for those with families. Westwood was also the site of one of the early labor/union battles, when some wanted to organize with the CIO and others did not. At one point, all those men affiliated with union activities were rounded up throughout the town by so-called "vigilantes" ( local anti-union company men) and forced out of town on foot and told not to come back. This was all done as the local police and Highway Patrol watched from the side of the road. This is all recorded historical fact).
Westwood was once featured on Ripley's Believe it or Not for being a town that had more dogs than people. (While the veracity of this is open to verification, the presence of large numbers of stray dogs roaming the streets of Westwood is apparent to even the most casual visitor).
Westwood is the site of Walker mansion and statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The town of Westwood claims to be the hometown of Paul Bunyan. Westwood is located in Mountain Meadows and home of the Mountain Meadows Conservancy, a non-profit organization with the goal of protecting Westwood's rural culture, this very diverse collection of mountain habitats and its endangered species and sacred Maidu sites.
Today's Jumble (10/03/08):
MEERB = EMBER; LYAID = DAILY; JONNIE = ENJOIN; BAILUR = BURIAL
CIRCLED LETTERS = BRDLJIIA
When he crossed the cops, the stool pigeon became a ---
"JAILBIRD"
I made a grave error yesterday when I said it was Captain Kangaroo Day. That is today. Also, "Andy Griffith" and "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on this day in 1960 and 1955, respectively. Also, since I had a brain cramp and thought that yesterday was October 3rd, I listed that day in history for yesterday's blog. So today, I will list what happened on October 2nd since visitors have already seen what happened on October 3rd.
The day in history for OCTOBER 2nd:
1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule.
1263 - The battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
1552 - Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.
1780 - John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
1789 - George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1851 - The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Saltville - Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.
1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
1924 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
1925 - John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1928 - The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
1938 - Tiberias massacre: Arabs murder 20 Jews.
1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.
1944 - World War II: Nazi troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
1950 - Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published
1958 - Guinea declares its independence from France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
1968 - A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre.
1970 - A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.
1990 - A Chinese airline Boeing 737-247 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou, it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132 people.
1992 - The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
1996 - The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1996 - An AeroPerú Boeing 757 crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.
2001 - NATO backs US military strikes following 9/11.
2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.
2005 - Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.
2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
2007 - President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
1263 - The battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.
1535 - Jacques Cartier discovers Montreal, Quebec.
1552 - Conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible.
1780 - John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, is hanged as a spy by American forces.
1789 - George Washington sends the proposed Constitutional amendments (The United States Bill of Rights) to the States for ratification.
1835 - The Texas Revolution begins with the Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
1851 - The pasilalinic-sympathetic compass is demonstrated but proves to be a fake.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Saltville - Union forces attack Saltville, Virginia, but are defeated by Confederate troops.
1889 - In Colorado, Nicholas Creede strikes it rich in silver during the last great silver boom of the American Old West.
1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed.
1924 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
1925 - John Logie Baird performs the first test of a working television system.
1928 - The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded by Saint Josemaría Escrivá.
1938 - Tiberias massacre: Arabs murder 20 Jews.
1941 - World War II: In Operation Typhoon, Germany begins an all-out offensive against Moscow.
1944 - World War II: Nazi troops end the Warsaw Uprising.
1950 - Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz is first published
1958 - Guinea declares its independence from France.
1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of United States Supreme Court.
1968 - A peaceful student demonstration in Mexico City ends in the Tlatelolco massacre.
1970 - A plane carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado killing 31 people.
1990 - A Chinese airline Boeing 737-247 is hijacked; after landing at Guangzhou, it crashes into two airliners on the ground, killing 132 people.
1992 - The Carandiru Massacre takes place after a riot in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil.
1996 - The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1996 - An AeroPerú Boeing 757 crashes in Pacific Ocean shortly after takeoff from Lima, Peru, killing 70.
2001 - NATO backs US military strikes following 9/11.
2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.
2005 - Ethan Allen Boating Accident: The Ethan Allen tour boat capsizes on Lake George in Upstate New York, killing twenty people.
2005 - NFL plays first regular season game outside United States when the Arizona Cardinals defeat the San Francisco 49ers 31-14 in Mexico City, Mexico
2006 - Five school girls are murdered by Charles Carl Roberts in a shooting at an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania before Roberts commits suicide.
2007 - President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea walks across the Military Demarcation Line into North Korea on his way to the second Inter-Korean Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
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