Sharply higher earnings announced Tuesday by Imperial Sugar Co. sent the Sugar Land-based company's stock soaring.
Imperial (Nasdaq: IPSU) reported fiscal first-quarter income from continuing operations of $1 per share, nearly triple the earnings from the same quarter a year earlier. Fueled by the robust earnings growth, Imperial Sugar's stock ended the regular session at $23.06 Tuesday, up 27.8 percent for the day, after surging to a new 52-week high of $23.67. It closed Monday at $18.05. So the stock on Tuesday was up $5.01 in the regular session, a one-day gain of 27.8 percent. "
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
For Goodness Ambassador, It's Wintertime
US ambassador to tour north
Where did C. Rice find this person who arrives in Norway the first of the year and prompltly plans a trip to the north country where it is still dark most of the day. Even if he grew up in states like North Dakota or Minnesota or Montana, one is never acclimated to 40 degrees below. Maybe he doesn't know that the numbers in the newspapers are in centegrade. Wait until June!
Where did C. Rice find this person who arrives in Norway the first of the year and prompltly plans a trip to the north country where it is still dark most of the day. Even if he grew up in states like North Dakota or Minnesota or Montana, one is never acclimated to 40 degrees below. Maybe he doesn't know that the numbers in the newspapers are in centegrade. Wait until June!
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Church subscription suggested
One nice thing abute the USA: We started with seperation.
Members of the Norwegian Church may be asked to pay a membership fee if the separation between church and state comes about.
The Gj�nnes Commission which is drafting possible future paths for the state church has raised the idea.
The commission has been investigating the relationship between church and state for nearly three years and will deliver its report next Tuesday. Newspaper Dagsavisen gained access to their over 300-page report.
The paper suggests that the state assume chief responsibility for financing the Church via the national budget and that the sum be calculated based on Church membership numbers, Dagsavisen reports. Local government would be the suggested sponsor for the construction, management and maintenance of church buildings.
But a majority of the commission believe the Church is currently underfinanced, and to combat this need a membership fee has been proposed.
This fee is expected to be between NOK 300-500 (USD 45-75) per year.
(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)"
Members of the Norwegian Church may be asked to pay a membership fee if the separation between church and state comes about.
The Gj�nnes Commission which is drafting possible future paths for the state church has raised the idea.
The commission has been investigating the relationship between church and state for nearly three years and will deliver its report next Tuesday. Newspaper Dagsavisen gained access to their over 300-page report.
The paper suggests that the state assume chief responsibility for financing the Church via the national budget and that the sum be calculated based on Church membership numbers, Dagsavisen reports. Local government would be the suggested sponsor for the construction, management and maintenance of church buildings.
But a majority of the commission believe the Church is currently underfinanced, and to combat this need a membership fee has been proposed.
This fee is expected to be between NOK 300-500 (USD 45-75) per year.
(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)"
Water Water Everywhere
WINK-TV Southwest Florida's News Leader: "Managers Reject Proposal to Flood Farm Fields with Lake Okeechobee Water
January 25, 2006
By Mike Walcher
Fort Myers, Fl. -
Managers are rejecting the idea of flooding the farm fields to the south with excess water from Lake Okeechobee.
The So. Fl. Water Management District says it has studied the suggestion, and rejects it as 'not viable.'
'It would cost 8 to 10 billion dollars to compensate the sugar cane growers and other farm owners for flooding their lands and taking away thier livelihoods,' said Kurt Harclerode, spokesman for the district. 'In addition, it would cost workers their jobs, and it could harm those small towns that rely on the sugar cane and other farming interests, south of the lake.'"
January 25, 2006
By Mike Walcher
Fort Myers, Fl. -
Managers are rejecting the idea of flooding the farm fields to the south with excess water from Lake Okeechobee.
The So. Fl. Water Management District says it has studied the suggestion, and rejects it as 'not viable.'
'It would cost 8 to 10 billion dollars to compensate the sugar cane growers and other farm owners for flooding their lands and taking away thier livelihoods,' said Kurt Harclerode, spokesman for the district. 'In addition, it would cost workers their jobs, and it could harm those small towns that rely on the sugar cane and other farming interests, south of the lake.'"
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Carquinez Bridge is Falling Down
Solano's Got It!: Carquinez Demolition Under Way: "In mid-February, Caltrans is planning a retirement ceremony for the bridge, including elected officials and some ironworkers who worked on the bridge. In 2004, the new Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge, a suspension span to the west of the 1927 bridge, received a large opening day celebration.
The retirement party will coincide with the lowering of the eastern truss, the section of the bridge on the Vallejo side. Hydraulic jacks will lower it onto awaiting barges in Carquinez Strait, the reverse of how the bridge was built, Haus said. It will take many hours to lower one section, he said.
In March, Caltrans plans to lower the western truss, Haus said.
Caltrans engineers estimate the entire bridge structure will be totally removed by the end of 2006. "
The retirement party will coincide with the lowering of the eastern truss, the section of the bridge on the Vallejo side. Hydraulic jacks will lower it onto awaiting barges in Carquinez Strait, the reverse of how the bridge was built, Haus said. It will take many hours to lower one section, he said.
In March, Caltrans plans to lower the western truss, Haus said.
Caltrans engineers estimate the entire bridge structure will be totally removed by the end of 2006. "
Monday, January 23, 2006
Life in the slow lane
This article written a couple of years ago by a great freelance reporter captures some of the nostalgia of our town.
The locals believe Crockett exists in a time warp. In fact, Crockett Museum Historian Keith Olsen likes to call the town Brigadoon after the fictional Scottish village that only emerges from its misty moor once every 100 years.
Perhaps locals like this because of Crockett's geographical isolation. The town is flanked on one side by the Carquinez Strait and on the other by the steep coastal hills of the Carquinez Regional Shoreline Park, creating a sense of detachment from the outside world.
Perhaps it's because of the slow, congenial tempo Crockett is known for. There is only one traffic light in town and it hardly seems necessary. The homes and storefronts are older and lend the character of age to the town overall. In addition, there are no corporate chain stores among the small shops, galleries and restaurants in the hilly commercial center.
The Crockett Museum
The town's most charming attraction is the Crockett Museum. It fills three large rooms in the old train station and is arranged in a kind of controlled chaos that's more reminiscent of Grandma's attic than a conventional museum.
"We could have more glass-case collections and dioramas, but everybody has that," historian Keith Olsen said. "People who come to visit the museum really enjoy the lack of organization. You never know what you're going to find."
Among the biggest draws is the High School Yearbook Room, in which Curator Leo Cid Jr., 87, has displayed the pictures of every graduating class at Crockett's John Swett High School from 1928 to 2003. Cid is a World War II vet and a C&H retiree. Another favorite is the mounted 468-pound sturgeon. Caught by local Joey Palotta, it's the largest recorded sturgeon caught on hook and line.
As a monument to Crockett's resistance to change, a section of an old, manually operated telephone switchboard is on display. Crockett was the last town on mainland California to switch to rotary dial. Until 1969, whenever a Crockett resident made a telephone call, a "hello girl" came on the line and cheerfully chirped "number, please." (To this day the town has only one prefix -- 787 -- so when you ask a Crockett resident for a local phone number, they typically respond with a four-digit number.)
Exhibits are devoted to two of Crockett's favorite sons, Aldo Ray, the gravelly voiced, 1950s movie star who lived in town until his death in 1991, and Dr. Sam Eldridge, who died in a car accident in 1969. His frayed leather medicine bag and archaic-looking surgical instruments are reverently displayed in a prominent glass case.
"Dr. Sam was one of the last great country doctors," Olsen said. "If there was a bad flu going around and your kid was sick, he would make a house call even if it was 3 a.m. Sometimes, during a bad outbreak, he would take a quick nap on the family's couch before heading to his next call."
The museum's most valuable historical resource is the group of five or six locals -- mostly retirees and some third- and fourth-generation Crockett residents -- who gather in the museum's front room. They sit in a semicircle on mismatched chairs and talk about all things Crockett. They are always eager to share stories with visitors about the town's past and take them on tours of the museum.
"They keep tabs on everything that's going on in town," Olsen said. "They talk about which houses recently sold, who has been born, who has been ill and who has died. They cover the whole waterfront."
The locals believe Crockett exists in a time warp. In fact, Crockett Museum Historian Keith Olsen likes to call the town Brigadoon after the fictional Scottish village that only emerges from its misty moor once every 100 years.
Perhaps locals like this because of Crockett's geographical isolation. The town is flanked on one side by the Carquinez Strait and on the other by the steep coastal hills of the Carquinez Regional Shoreline Park, creating a sense of detachment from the outside world.
Perhaps it's because of the slow, congenial tempo Crockett is known for. There is only one traffic light in town and it hardly seems necessary. The homes and storefronts are older and lend the character of age to the town overall. In addition, there are no corporate chain stores among the small shops, galleries and restaurants in the hilly commercial center.
The Crockett Museum
The town's most charming attraction is the Crockett Museum. It fills three large rooms in the old train station and is arranged in a kind of controlled chaos that's more reminiscent of Grandma's attic than a conventional museum.
"We could have more glass-case collections and dioramas, but everybody has that," historian Keith Olsen said. "People who come to visit the museum really enjoy the lack of organization. You never know what you're going to find."
Among the biggest draws is the High School Yearbook Room, in which Curator Leo Cid Jr., 87, has displayed the pictures of every graduating class at Crockett's John Swett High School from 1928 to 2003. Cid is a World War II vet and a C&H retiree. Another favorite is the mounted 468-pound sturgeon. Caught by local Joey Palotta, it's the largest recorded sturgeon caught on hook and line.
As a monument to Crockett's resistance to change, a section of an old, manually operated telephone switchboard is on display. Crockett was the last town on mainland California to switch to rotary dial. Until 1969, whenever a Crockett resident made a telephone call, a "hello girl" came on the line and cheerfully chirped "number, please." (To this day the town has only one prefix -- 787 -- so when you ask a Crockett resident for a local phone number, they typically respond with a four-digit number.)
Exhibits are devoted to two of Crockett's favorite sons, Aldo Ray, the gravelly voiced, 1950s movie star who lived in town until his death in 1991, and Dr. Sam Eldridge, who died in a car accident in 1969. His frayed leather medicine bag and archaic-looking surgical instruments are reverently displayed in a prominent glass case.
"Dr. Sam was one of the last great country doctors," Olsen said. "If there was a bad flu going around and your kid was sick, he would make a house call even if it was 3 a.m. Sometimes, during a bad outbreak, he would take a quick nap on the family's couch before heading to his next call."
The museum's most valuable historical resource is the group of five or six locals -- mostly retirees and some third- and fourth-generation Crockett residents -- who gather in the museum's front room. They sit in a semicircle on mismatched chairs and talk about all things Crockett. They are always eager to share stories with visitors about the town's past and take them on tours of the museum.
"They keep tabs on everything that's going on in town," Olsen said. "They talk about which houses recently sold, who has been born, who has been ill and who has died. They cover the whole waterfront."
Katrina Victims Living In 'Company Town'
ARABI, La. - Jan. 22, 2006 (UPI) -- Thousands of workers displaced by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana are living in trailer parks set up by employers to get production going again.
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Domino Sugar refinery has set up the largest park -- a sprawling "city" of about 200 trailers that is home to 700 residents.
"We fish together, we hunt together, we drink together, and now out here in these trailers, we live together," says David Bachemin, a 56-year-old mechanic supervisor.
The refinery is in St. Bernard Parish, a predominantly white and working-class community of 65,000 east of New Orleans, which suffered the hurricane's most thorough destruction, the newspaper said.
After the hurricane, Domino determined that if it were to keep its place as the nation's largest cane sugar refining company it needed its workforce to do it.
"We are back to the days when the little towns were built up around manufacturing," says Pete Maraia, Domino's plant manager. "This the nucleus of how you rebuild a community."
Copyright 2006 United Press International
The Washington Post reported Sunday that Domino Sugar refinery has set up the largest park -- a sprawling "city" of about 200 trailers that is home to 700 residents.
"We fish together, we hunt together, we drink together, and now out here in these trailers, we live together," says David Bachemin, a 56-year-old mechanic supervisor.
The refinery is in St. Bernard Parish, a predominantly white and working-class community of 65,000 east of New Orleans, which suffered the hurricane's most thorough destruction, the newspaper said.
After the hurricane, Domino determined that if it were to keep its place as the nation's largest cane sugar refining company it needed its workforce to do it.
"We are back to the days when the little towns were built up around manufacturing," says Pete Maraia, Domino's plant manager. "This the nucleus of how you rebuild a community."
Copyright 2006 United Press International
Sunday, January 22, 2006
An Overview of Florida Sugarcane
"Florida is the largest producer of sugarcane in the United States followed by Louisiana, Hawaii, and Texas in order of production. Sugar beets are grown in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming, California, and 11 other states, and these provide approximately the same amount of sugar as the domestic sugarcane industry. All domestic sugar production combined still falls short of consumption. Almost one-fifth of the sugar consumed in the U.S. is imported. "
Despite Long Nights!
Norwegian news in English: "Despite a Supreme Court ruling that Norway's practice of covering graphic sexual activity in porn films and magazines with black bars needed modernizing, Norway's Media Authority ruled that movies would remain censored."
And They Don't Grow Sugar Cane!
6abc.com: Oklahoman Crowned Miss America: "LAS VEGAS-January 22, 2006 - A 22-year-old aspiring teacher from Oklahoma was crowned Miss America on Saturday night, the first time the storied but struggling pageant was held outside Atlantic City, N.J. "
Friday, January 20, 2006
Sugar Refining Comes to New Orleans
Wherever we look there is excitement and romance in the development of the sugar industry. Louisiana and New Orleans played a significant role in American sugar.
" In 1791, slaves and free people of color in St. Domingue launched a violent revolt against the French planters. Many sugar plantations were destroyed, and thousands of colonists ultimately fled the island. Some of the exiles sought refuge in New Orleans, and the experienced sugarmakers among them brought valuable knowledge and skills to the nascent Louisiana sugar industry. One of these sugarmakers was employed by Etienne de Bor� at his plantation located in the area of present-day Audubon Park, where in 1795 the cane crop produced about 100,000 pounds of sugar. Encouraged by Bor�s success, more Louisiana planters undertook cane cultivation, and as early as 1797 more than 550,000 pounds of sugar were shipped from New Orleans. By 1801 there were 75 sugar mills in Louisiana, and the region was well on its way to becoming a significant producer of cane sugar on the North American continent "
" In 1791, slaves and free people of color in St. Domingue launched a violent revolt against the French planters. Many sugar plantations were destroyed, and thousands of colonists ultimately fled the island. Some of the exiles sought refuge in New Orleans, and the experienced sugarmakers among them brought valuable knowledge and skills to the nascent Louisiana sugar industry. One of these sugarmakers was employed by Etienne de Bor� at his plantation located in the area of present-day Audubon Park, where in 1795 the cane crop produced about 100,000 pounds of sugar. Encouraged by Bor�s success, more Louisiana planters undertook cane cultivation, and as early as 1797 more than 550,000 pounds of sugar were shipped from New Orleans. By 1801 there were 75 sugar mills in Louisiana, and the region was well on its way to becoming a significant producer of cane sugar on the North American continent "
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Carquinez Bridge is Falling Down
"Carquinez demolition under way
By MATTHIAS GAFNI, Times-Herald staff writer
Vallejo Times Herald
The demolition of the 1927 Carquinez Bridge is under way, and by mid-February crews may be ready to lower a third of the pioneering span onto barges, a Caltrans official said Wednesday.
The bridge, the oldest of the Bay Area's major spans, will be given a proper retirement ceremony around the same time, said Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus. "
By MATTHIAS GAFNI, Times-Herald staff writer
Vallejo Times Herald
The demolition of the 1927 Carquinez Bridge is under way, and by mid-February crews may be ready to lower a third of the pioneering span onto barges, a Caltrans official said Wednesday.
The bridge, the oldest of the Bay Area's major spans, will be given a proper retirement ceremony around the same time, said Caltrans spokesman Bob Haus. "
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Florida Crystals Corporation
This web page contains much information about one of the C & H owners.
"Florida Crystals began as a modest farming operation in Palm Beach County, Florida. Today, we are a team of 3,000 people that farm nearly 180,000 acres of land and operate three sugar mills, two renewable energy plants, a rice mill and a packaging and distribution center. "
"Florida Crystals began as a modest farming operation in Palm Beach County, Florida. Today, we are a team of 3,000 people that farm nearly 180,000 acres of land and operate three sugar mills, two renewable energy plants, a rice mill and a packaging and distribution center. "
Monday, January 16, 2006
Unseasonable Winter!
Spring comes early up north - Aftenposten.no:
Warm weather drives away tourists. Remember, this is near the hotel carved in the ice!
Norway's northern city of Troms� is in the midst of its warmest January ever. The spring-like weather is causing problems for efforts to promote winter tourism"
Warm weather drives away tourists. Remember, this is near the hotel carved in the ice!
Norway's northern city of Troms� is in the midst of its warmest January ever. The spring-like weather is causing problems for efforts to promote winter tourism"
Friday, January 13, 2006
Los Angeles Times: No Proof Donner Clan Were Cannibals
The Donner Party experiences continue to intrigue California historians. This article in the LA Times reports on the latest efforts.
"No Proof Donner Clan Were Cannibals
The pioneer party split into two camps. New evidence suggests only one group resorted to eating human flesh.
By Eric Bailey
Times Staff Writer
January 13, 2006
SACRAMENTO � Nudging the history books, archeologists studying one of two campsites used by the ill-fated Donner Party during a snowbound Sierra winter 160 years ago announced Thursday that a study had unearthed no physical evidence of cannibalism."
"No Proof Donner Clan Were Cannibals
The pioneer party split into two camps. New evidence suggests only one group resorted to eating human flesh.
By Eric Bailey
Times Staff Writer
January 13, 2006
SACRAMENTO � Nudging the history books, archeologists studying one of two campsites used by the ill-fated Donner Party during a snowbound Sierra winter 160 years ago announced Thursday that a study had unearthed no physical evidence of cannibalism."
Thursday, January 12, 2006
How to Grow Cane
Growing of Sugar Cane
There are sugar cane plantations and the land is prepared by ploughing before cane can be grown. Small portion of canes planted are called “setts”, these then grow roots and new shoots from “eye” in the sett. The plants are then sprayed with water and fertilizer. Each sett can produce up to 7 crops and the process takes about 11 to 18 months before the canes produced enough sugar to be harvested. Special machinery is used when harvesting the crops. There is about 12% sugar content in a harvested cane. After harvesting, provided the roots of the crop are intact, the crops have the ability to re-grow in a period of 12 months given the right conditions. New canes are called ratoons. The sugar canes are then sent to a sugar cane mill to be processed into raw sugar. This has to be done in a short period of time as the quality of the crops deteriorates in the warm and damp climate. ugaronline - sugar industry news and prices.
There are sugar cane plantations and the land is prepared by ploughing before cane can be grown. Small portion of canes planted are called “setts”, these then grow roots and new shoots from “eye” in the sett. The plants are then sprayed with water and fertilizer. Each sett can produce up to 7 crops and the process takes about 11 to 18 months before the canes produced enough sugar to be harvested. Special machinery is used when harvesting the crops. There is about 12% sugar content in a harvested cane. After harvesting, provided the roots of the crop are intact, the crops have the ability to re-grow in a period of 12 months given the right conditions. New canes are called ratoons. The sugar canes are then sent to a sugar cane mill to be processed into raw sugar. This has to be done in a short period of time as the quality of the crops deteriorates in the warm and damp climate. ugaronline - sugar industry news and prices.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Lime for the Refinery
Contra Costa County - List of Stone Quarries, Etc.: "The Mount Diablo quarries near Pacheco were the site of the first lime-making in California after the American occupation. This began in the spring of 1851 (Logan 1947) although no records of production previous to 1903 are available. The Henry Cowell Lime Company reported lime production from 1903 until 1915, excepting 1906 and 1908.
"The Spreckels Sugar Company quarried travertine from pits located south of the Cowell quarries for many years previous to 1915. This stone was shipped to the sugar refinery at Crockett and to the Selby smelter. At the latter plant it was used as a flux for smelting gold, silver and lead ores. This property was purchased by the Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company in 1916.
"The Spreckels Sugar Company quarried travertine from pits located south of the Cowell quarries for many years previous to 1915. This stone was shipped to the sugar refinery at Crockett and to the Selby smelter. At the latter plant it was used as a flux for smelting gold, silver and lead ores. This property was purchased by the Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company in 1916.
Sunday, January 08, 2006
American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SUGAR CANE TECHNOLOGISTS (ASSCT) is a society interested in the general study of the cane sugar industry in the United States and the dissemination of information to members of the organization through meetings and publications. The ASSCT is comprised of two major branches, the Florida Division and the Louisiana Division. Members of the ASSCT generally associate themselves with one of two membership groups, Agriculture or Manufacturing. The Agriculture group includes individuals interested principally in the growing and harvesting of sugarcane. The Manufacturing group includes individuals interested primarily in the extraction and processing of sucrose from sugarcane.The Florida and Louisiana Divisions of the ASSCT meet together once annually during June, with the Florida Division hosting this joint meeting during even-numbered years and the Louisiana Division hosting the meeting during odd-numbered years. These annual meetings are held over a two-day period during which members present papers on various subjects associated with the growing and processing of sugarcane for sugar. Each of the two ASSCT Divisions holds a separate meeting each year in their own home-state. The ASSCT publishes an annual journal called The Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists in which scientific papers from the annual joint meeting are published.
SKIL - History of Sugar
SKIL - History of Sugar
If you have an interest in sugar; its history, how it is made, the difference between canhe and beet sugar, this is an interesting and informant site. Couple this with a visit to the Crockett Museum and you will be an "expert."
If you have an interest in sugar; its history, how it is made, the difference between canhe and beet sugar, this is an interesting and informant site. Couple this with a visit to the Crockett Museum and you will be an "expert."
Saturday, January 07, 2006
Mostly in Norway
EU will check Norwegian delicacies: "The possible link between cured food and cancer can mean an EU ban if standards are not met.
Norway's Food Safety Authority has already begun collecting samples of the variety of special products made by the country's small scale artisan food producers, newspaper Nationen reports.
'This involves the core of Norwegian food culture and we will pursue the matter of niche food products,' FSA adviser Anders Tharaldsen said.
The FSA has been instructed to examine if traditional curing and preservation methods may lead to unacceptably high concentrations of carcinogens in the so-called PAH-group (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons).
Local producers will be the focus of this year's check, large scale producers have been monitored for several years.
(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)"
Norway's Food Safety Authority has already begun collecting samples of the variety of special products made by the country's small scale artisan food producers, newspaper Nationen reports.
'This involves the core of Norwegian food culture and we will pursue the matter of niche food products,' FSA adviser Anders Tharaldsen said.
The FSA has been instructed to examine if traditional curing and preservation methods may lead to unacceptably high concentrations of carcinogens in the so-called PAH-group (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons).
Local producers will be the focus of this year's check, large scale producers have been monitored for several years.
(Aftenposten English Web Desk/NTB)"
Friday, January 06, 2006
Crockett's Sugar History Tied to Hawaii
'Plantation Days' coming back - 2005-12-15
Hawaii's Plantation Village is a nonprofit, living history museum and ethno-botanical garden located on a 50-acre site in the heart of historic sugar plantation country in Waipahu. Established by the Friends of Waipahu Cultural Garden Park in 1976, its mission is to ensure that the struggles, sacrifices, innovations and contributions of Hawaii's sugar plantation forebears are preserved and acknowledged as the cornerstone of Hawaii's successful multiethnic
society.I'd really like some feedback about this Museum. We would hilite it in the Crockett Museum for the benefit of future travelers to Hawaii.
Great Texas Salsa and Pickles
Although this has little to do with the history of the sugar industry, there is a connection to Crockett. Our Judge Crockett, for whom the town is named, was a cousin of Davy Crockett. These "Texas Fixins" are made by a relative of mine who lives in Texas. "Crockett" met his end at the Alamo. Although the relationship is "thin", the salsa and pickles are great. Try them.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Banner for the Depot
On Friday, Jan. 6, I will pick up our 15 ft. x 3 ft. Celebrate Crockett 2006 banner that we will hang from the roof of the depot. This will provide the first malor advertising of the Celebrate Crockett year. Keep your eye on us as you travel down Loring Avenue
Only in Norway
Train rams into reindeer herd: "An estimated 40 reindeer were mowed down by a passing train over the weekend after they'd roamed onto the tracks. Half were killed instantly, while nearly 20 had to be put out of their misery.
The grisly accident occurred near Vongraven between R�ros and Trondheim Saturday afternoon. Newspaper Adresseavisen reported that around 40 reindeer cadavers were left lying along the tracks after the collision."
The grisly accident occurred near Vongraven between R�ros and Trondheim Saturday afternoon. Newspaper Adresseavisen reported that around 40 reindeer cadavers were left lying along the tracks after the collision."
Sugar Cane Continues Decline
Hawaii farming is $544M business - 2005-12-22: "Sugar cane equivalent value (this does not include the processed value of raw sugar) fell 5 percent to $61.5 million. Sugar value of production has fallen seven of the last 10 years. "
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Was There a Vallejo-Soto Conspiracy?
After the Mexican War, despite the promises of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo ending the war, grantees in California had to prove the legitimacy of their grant. Teodora Soto received a grant from Gov. Alvarado. The relationship to Mariano Vallejo becomes significant as the history of the Canada del Hambre land grant is reviewed. Since Mariano Vallejo was the uncle of Governor Alvarado, who granted the land to Teodora and her soldier husband, it is likely that the governor felt some family connection. When her ownership was first challenged, it was Vallejo’s testimony that made the case for the validity of the grant by testifying that he had seen the actual paperwork backing up her grant.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Crockett Chamber January Mixer at Museum
The Museum and the Crockett Chamber of Commerce join together for the January 18, 2006 Mixer. Starting at 6 p.m, Wednesday, at the Museum. Food, beverages and conversation about the 100th anniversary of C & H, the 125th anniversary of our town and the 25th anniversary of the Museum.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Curious About History
History is the record of what has happened in human affairs, which we track through written records, artifacts or individual stories. Part of the fun of history is finding out why things happened the way they did — and sometimes why things didn’t happen the way they might have.
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