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What’s great about life in the Klamath Basin? Pick up a copy of “Klamath Life 2008: Book of Lists. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — Tiramisu is a favorite on the dessert menu at three Klamath Falls restaurants? Other desserts on local menus include: Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding, Bombellini, Panna Cotta, and Chocolate Marquise. According to Antonio’s Cucina Italiano cook Stan Yagi, “If we took them (desserts) off the menu, people would revolt.” More from Book of Lists.
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Read more of “Klamath Life: Book of Lists” in the Tuesday, Feb. 26 Herald and News. Extra copies of “Book of Lists” are available at the Herald and News for 50 cents. If you would like a copy mailed to you or someone else, the cost, including mailing, is $4. For more information, call 885-4410, or stop by our office at 2701 Foothills Blvd.
2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — On March 16, 2004, Oregon Tech’s men’s basketball team won the NAIA Division II Mens Basketball National Championship? Despite being the No. 16 seed in the 32-team tournament, OIT — which started the season 11-6 — battled its way to five straight victories at the College of the Ozarks, beating three of the top-five seeds along the way.
Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — A coffee roaster used at Quackenbush Coffee was bought from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas? The casino’s owner said the noise from the roaster was annoying and ordered it removed. It was sold to a scrap dealer who offered it for a great price to Rob and Sharron Quackenbush.
10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — The Williams Building on Main Street was constructed to be fireproof? According to an Aug. 11, 1926, article from the Klamath News: “There will be fireproof construction throughout the building. Joists, girders, columns will be solid steel, the front terra cotta."
7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — Two major earthquakes rocked the Klamath Basin in 1993? Although the geological record and early settlers’ accounts indicate stronger tremors have occurred in the state’s past, the 1993 event was the strongest earthquake observed in Oregon since the advent off scientific seismic equipment.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know — there are nine registered century farms in Klamath County? The oldest was established in 1876 by Silas Wright Kilgore. The farm received century status in 1985. The Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program was started in 1959 when the state turned 100.
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know -- Three Olympic medal winners were either reared or lived in the Klamath Basin? In 1996 Dan O'Brien won a gold medalin the decathlon. In 1932 Ralph Hill won the silver medal for the 5,000 meter race. And in 1964 Jean Saubert won a silver medal for the giant slalom.
2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know -- The deadliest fire in Klamath Falls' history was on Sept. 6, 1920? At least nine people perished in the fire that destroyed the Houston Hotel and nine other buildings.
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know – The first train came to Klamath Falls almost 100 years ago -- May 20, 1909? Water, timber and railroad transportation were key ingredients in the development of Klamath County.
Logging was primarily dependent on the railroad to transport timber during the first half of the 20th century. “You had workers in their camps in the woods,” according to Mark Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology professor. “They would come into town once a week at most, more often once or twice a month. For a long time Klamath Falls had that reputation of being sort of a rough timber town.”
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Read more of “Klamath Life: Book of Lists” in the Tuesday, Feb. 26 Herald and News. Extra copies of “Book of Lists” are available at the Herald and News for 50 cents. If you would like a copy mailed to you or someone else, the cost, including mailing, is $4. For more information, call 885-4410, or stop by our office at 2701 Foothills Blvd.
2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — On March 16, 2004, Oregon Tech’s men’s basketball team won the NAIA Division II Mens Basketball National Championship? Despite being the No. 16 seed in the 32-team tournament, OIT — which started the season 11-6 — battled its way to five straight victories at the College of the Ozarks, beating three of the top-five seeds along the way.
Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — A coffee roaster used at Quackenbush Coffee was bought from the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas? The casino’s owner said the noise from the roaster was annoying and ordered it removed. It was sold to a scrap dealer who offered it for a great price to Rob and Sharron Quackenbush.
10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — The Williams Building on Main Street was constructed to be fireproof? According to an Aug. 11, 1926, article from the Klamath News: “There will be fireproof construction throughout the building. Joists, girders, columns will be solid steel, the front terra cotta."
7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008: Did you know — Two major earthquakes rocked the Klamath Basin in 1993? Although the geological record and early settlers’ accounts indicate stronger tremors have occurred in the state’s past, the 1993 event was the strongest earthquake observed in Oregon since the advent off scientific seismic equipment.
7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know — there are nine registered century farms in Klamath County? The oldest was established in 1876 by Silas Wright Kilgore. The farm received century status in 1985. The Oregon Century Farm and Ranch Program was started in 1959 when the state turned 100.
4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know -- Three Olympic medal winners were either reared or lived in the Klamath Basin? In 1996 Dan O'Brien won a gold medalin the decathlon. In 1932 Ralph Hill won the silver medal for the 5,000 meter race. And in 1964 Jean Saubert won a silver medal for the giant slalom.
2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know -- The deadliest fire in Klamath Falls' history was on Sept. 6, 1920? At least nine people perished in the fire that destroyed the Houston Hotel and nine other buildings.
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008: Did you know – The first train came to Klamath Falls almost 100 years ago -- May 20, 1909? Water, timber and railroad transportation were key ingredients in the development of Klamath County.
Logging was primarily dependent on the railroad to transport timber during the first half of the 20th century. “You had workers in their camps in the woods,” according to Mark Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology professor. “They would come into town once a week at most, more often once or twice a month. For a long time Klamath Falls had that reputation of being sort of a rough timber town.”
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