Spokane Flour Mill

When we were in Spokane for the Gonzaga Fall Family Weekend, we had dinner at Clinkerdaggers in the Old Flour Mill.

Spokane Flour Mill
National Register of Historic Places #1978002778
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This landmark is located 621 West Mallon Avenue, Spokane, Washington. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 47° 39.930 W 117° 25.300.

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The Flour Mill is a physical reminder of the centrality of water power in Spokane's history; nearly all of the early development of the city was directly related to the majestic falls of the Spokane River. The Spokane Flour Mill, built in 1895, was one in a series of mills built along the falls prior to 1900. It did not come into operation, however, until 1900 because the property became mired in a complex international lawsuit that was one of the most explosive and long-fought battles in the city's legal history. The mill was adaptively renovated as a shopping center in conjunction with preparations for the World's Fair that Spokane hosted in 1974. Shoppers and diners at the Flour Mill now enjoy a view of Riverfront Park, the legacy of Expo '74 and the centerpiece of the city. The Flour Mill stands as a unique reminder that Spokane's history and wealth began in the power of the falls and endured through the bounty of the surrounding countryside.

Spokane County Washington Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places
Spokane County, Washington
{GPS Coordinates of Site Location}
1978002778 Spokane Flour Mill - [map] - {47.6655,-117.421666}

I Voted

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C'était un rendez-vous

On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.

No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit.


This film is mentioned in the current book that I am reading.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - John Legend - Green Light featuring Andre 3000

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NBA Power Ranking 2008-2009 Week 1

Marc Stein has dropped the Kings to 29th in his weekly power rankings. This is down from 28th last week. Only the Clippers are ranked lower than the Kings!

ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association

We promised they'd be scrappy, if nothing else, but the Kings haven't even reached those modest heights on their Brad Miller-less road trip. They just got swept on a back-to-back in Miami and Orlando by a combined 44 points.

Personally, at this point, I agree with Bill Bradley's article in today's Sacramento Bee. I think that the Kings would be better off trading Miller and playing Hawes and Thompson.

Leading Off: Hawes, Thompson will suffer from Miller return

If this is a rebuilding year, doesn't Miller hurt the growth of a young team? Where does that leave Miller? His contract is huge ($11.375 million this season and $12.250 million next season), but it's hard to believe a team with title dreams doesn't need a big man with his skills.

The Kings will get marginally better with Miller back. They may get a lot better without him in years to come.

2008 Gunners Baseball Tournament #5 Day 2

With the Gunners seeded first for Sunday's single elimination games, Jack and I showed up in Manteca in the late morning. We watched the end of the game between Hard 90 Pastime and TABU. The Gunners would play the winner. Hard 90 won the game by a score of 2 to 1 in seven innings.

The Gunners lost to Hard 90 Pastime a month ago in a funky game played partially in a driving rain. Nevertheless, I was initially optimistic. Unfortunately, the game turned into a train wreck from the start. I never complain about the umpires, but I was very disappointed in this umpiring team. While most of the umpires are older men, this team was two young boys; they were terrible. The field umpire was consistently out of position and had his back to several plays. The home plate umpire called a very inconsistent strike zone. He would call a pitch a ball and then call the same exact pitch a strike one pitch later. This makes it very difficult on the boys.

The Gunners pitching struggled. The starting pitcher walked five batters in the first three innings; three of these runners scored. Nevertheless, the Gunners only trailed by a score of 3 to 2 at the end of three innings.

The bottom fell out in the fourth. With a couple of hits and walks, Hard 90 scored four runs. The Gunners lost by a final score of 8 to 2. The final running amok of the day was that the umpires stopped the game after 5 innings even though they had only been playing for 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Jack did not play in this game. It looks like he is back towards the end of the bench.

For the weekend, Jack was 1 for 2 with a walk. He scored two runs. For the five tournaments that he has played with the Gunners, Jack is 6 for 19 with five walks and six strike outs.

Jack played 5 of the 12 innings in three games this weekend. Jack has played 55 of the 82 innings in the five tournaments this fall in left field, right field, third base and as DH.

Warming before the game

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Warming before the game, originally uploaded by heringermr.

2008 Gunners Baseball Tournament #5 Day 1

Originally, there was supposed to be a flag football skills competition Saturday morning. It rained steadily most of the night and through the morning. As a result, the skills competition was cancelled. About noon, Sharon, Jack and I took off the the Big League Dreams baseball complex in Manteca. Jack is playing in his fifth tournament. We missed a tournament last weekend when we were in Spokane. The Gunners won a tournament at the Sacramento Baseball Complex.

The Elk Grove Gunners played TABU in the first game at the Polo Grounds. Jack played three innings of a five inning game at third base. It was not his best game in the field. On a runner going from second to home who was thrown out at home, he was called for interference. Jack was standing close to third base and the runner brushed him as he went by. On a grounder hit down the line, Jack handled the ball cleanly, but his throw sailed over the first baseman. I can't remember the last time he overthrew first base; part of the problem may have been the wet conditions.

With runners at first and second with one out and the Gunners trailing by a score of 6 to 5, Jack got up in the fourth inning. In the heaviest rain of the day, he fell behind in the count 0 and 2 and then fouled off a pitch. Jack drove the fourth pitch up the middle for a fielder's choice. The runner was forced at second and Jack was safe at first. The third base coach sent the runner from second home and he was thrown out at the plate ending the inning.

In the fifth inning, the TABU pitcher hit one batter and walked four. The Gunners scored four runs and ended up winning the game by a score of 9 to 8.

The Gunners played CenCal in the second game at the Polo Grounds. The Gunners beat CenCal by a score of 18 to 1 in the Championship game of the first tournament this fall. This game also quickly turned into a rout.

Jack was the designated hitter. In his first at-bat, he walked on five pitches. Jack eventually came around to score as the Gunners scored 11 runs in the first inning. Jack fell behind 0 and 2 in his second plate appearance. Shortening up his swing, he pushed one to the right side of the infield. With Jack charging up the line, the second baseman tried to shove the ball to first and the first baseman did not handle the ball cleanly. Jack was safe at first. In my score book, I am going to give him a hit... He eventually came around to score.

The Gunners beat CenCal by a score of 15 to 0 in two innings. CenCal only ended up sending only 6 players to the plate in the game.

The Gunners finished the day with the first seed of the seven teams in the tournament for Sunday's single elimination round.

At dinner at Chevy's after the baseball games

At dinner at Chevy's after the baseball games, originally uploaded by heringermr.

Halloween 2008

I can't remember the last time that it rained on Halloween; it rained tonight.

As it rained harder and harder, Jack and I went out and made a loop around the block, while Sharon manned the door. With the shift in daylight saving time to a week later, all of the kids started later and with the rain they finished earlier. It ended up being a fairly quiet night.

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2008-2009 Kings Season Wins Over/Under

On his October 28 podcast, Bill Simmons said that the Las Vegas over/under line for the number of games that the Kings will win this season is 27.5. Last year, the Kings won 38 games.

For comparison, in the eight seasons from 1986 to 1993, the Kings record averaged 26 wins and 56 losses. During this stretch, they did not make the play-offs and never won more than 29 games in a season. The low point was 23 wins in 1989-1990 season.

In contrast, in the eight seasons from 1998 to 2005, the Sacramento Kings record averaged 52 wins and 30 losses. They made the play-offs eight straight years.

Big Tree

Morgan is playing in a band called Big Tree. Last week, they played during the 2008 CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival.

Big Tree was mentioned in the last two paragraphs of this article:

What Is the Point of CMJ? | The New York Observer

...followed by a most unpretentious group melding sunshiney hippie enthusiasm (sample lyric: 'I can hear the grass grow!') with epic post-rock breakdowns (strangely, it worked)...

...I would never have seen Big Tree (the post-rock hippies)...

Big Tree is finishing up an album. You can find a couple of their songs on their Myspace page at www.myspace.com/bigtreesings.

Chasm City

More than five and a half years ago on a trip to the Philippines, I read Revelation Space, Alastair Reynolds' first novel. At the time, I enjoyed the book enough to buy his second novel, Chasm City. The book has been sitting in my pile of books to read ever since.

Looking for a science fiction book to read, I picked Chasm City up a couple of weeks ago and finished it on the trip to Spokane. I really enjoyed the book. With longer books, I often find myself reaching a point where I am ready to move on to something else. Chasm City kept me engaged and interested through 700 pages. The story line reminded me in some ways of the Bourne Identity. Although the resolution of the climatic scene is odd and the last five pages are a little flat, it is a hard science fiction novel that I would recommend.

Predicting the NBA on a curve

My favorite ESPN columist is Bill Simmons. In his 2008-2009 NBA season preview titled Predicting the NBA on a curve, he notes:

Random awful summer decision that didn't get nearly enough play: The Kings committing $60 million over the next five years to Beno Udrih and Francisco Garcia. Didn't Luke Walton's horrific contract teach everyone not to overpay mediocre players? Did Geoff Petrie really think he would be standing on the championship podium some day telling Stu Scott, 'I knew we were headed for a title the day I decided to pay Udrih, Garcia and Mikki Moore three times what they were worth?'

On a more positive note, Simmons does forecast that the Kings will have 37 wins and 45 losses for the season. This is much more optimistic than John Hollinger's preview which forecasts that the Kings will win only 24 games.

Idaho Highway Historical Marker #348

Treaty Rock
Idaho Highway Historical Marker #348
National Register of Historic Places #1992000420
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This landmark is located north of I-90 and northeast of Spokane River falls, Post Falls, Idaho. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 47° 42.860 W 116° 57.080.

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On June 1, 1871, Frederick Post made a deal with Seltice--a prominent coeur d'Alene Indian leader--to obtain more than 200 acres of Spokane River land to start a mill here.

They recorded this land cession on a prominent rock adjacent to Post Falls. This incription can still be seen from here. Post's sawmill located at an important hydroelectric site now used for a power plant led to development of a townsite at Post Falls.

 

This large, conspicuous rock (located near Post Falls--a major Spokane River power site) contains important examples of ancient Indian rock art. Petroglyphs (carvings) and pictographs (paintings) both are present there. When Frederick W. Post obtained a Coeur d'Alene Indian agreement to allow him to build a power plant and mill there in 1871, he added his name and date to those designs. His inscription did not represent a treaty, and Idaho's Coeur d'Alene people did not even gain a treaty for two more decades. He moved on west to Spokane Falls, but his early development at Post Falls led to a settlement there that grew up around his power and industrial site.


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Kootenai County Idaho Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places
Kootenai County, Idaho
{GPS Coordinates of Site Location}

1992000420 - Treaty Rock - [map] - {47.714333,-116.95133}

On the Gonzaga Campus

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NBA Power Rankings 2008-2009 Week 0

Marc Stein has dropped the Kings to 28th in his Power Rankings for the start of the 2008-2009 NBA season. This is down from 23th in the Training Camp Edition of the Power Rankings. Only the Grizzlies and Thunder are ranked lower than the Kings!

I am part of a group that shares Kings season tickets. Talking to the other members of the group and a few other people, I don't think people realize how bad the team's record might be this season. It could be historically bad. With a few bad breaks, they could end up with the worst record that they have had since they moved to Sacramento.

ESPN - NBA Basketball Power Rankings - National Basketball Association

Like the way Adande said it recently: The scrappy Kings will give you everything they've got, but unfortunately that (probably) won't be a whole lot. Especially early, with Brad Miller suspended for the first five games.

2008 Gonzaga Fall Family Weekend Day 3

Up early, I ran a little over 6 miles through the Riverfront Park and along the Centennial Trail. Sharon took a short run through the Gonzaga Campus.

After a quick breakfast, we got cleaned up and packed up the room. We met the Tom Frames and headed for St. Aloysius for Mass. The President of Gonzaga Unversity, Father Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., gave the homily; he was a powerful and intelligent speaker.

Afterwards, we walked to Kevin's dorm and took a quick tour. Sharon, Jack and I headed to the book store and bought some Gonzaga gear; Jack got a sweatshirt, sweatpants and a beanie. Walking back across campus to the car, Jack turned to Sharon and said "I know where I am going to College!" We also spent some time getting a birthday present for Kevin.

We drove out to the Green Bluff area. This is similar to Apple Hill above Placerville. Unfortunately, by the time we got out there, it was time to head back and met everyone for an early dinner.

We had dinner at Milford's Seafood in Spokane. Sunday was Kevin's 21st birthday! We had a nice dinner and birthday celebration.

After dinner, we headed for the airport and wound our way home. After an uneventful flight, we were home and in bed about 11:30 p.m.

Tom, Becky, Eric and Kevin

 

St. Aloysius - Spokane, WA

St. Aloysius - Spokane, WA, originally uploaded by heringermr.

2008 Gonzaga Fall Family Weekend Day 2

Sharon, Jack and I were slow getting moving in the morning. Eventually, we caught up with Tom and Becky and had breakfast at the hotel.

The Centennial Trail runs along the Spokane River near the Oxford Suites where we were staying. Additionally, the Riverfront Park, home of the 1974 World's Fair, was close by. Sharon went out for a run. Jack and I gave her a head start and then started out after her. After exploring the Riverfront Park, Jack went back to the hotel with Sharon, while I ran 6.25 miles. I headed east on the Centennial Trail through the Gonzaga Campus and along the Spokane River before doubling back to the hotel.

For lunch, we met Tom, Becky, Kevin and Eric and Sharon's cousin David Bell and his wife Ellen. David is the oldest son of Kathryn Nichols. Kathryn was Sharon's dad's sister. We had lunch at Tomato Street.

Sharon and I decided to head to Coeur d'Alene for the afternoon. I am not sure what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised. The old downtown sits along the lake with some striking views to the south and west. I did not realize how big Lake Coeur d'Alene is; it is over 30 miles long. Both Sharon and I thought that this would be an interesting place to come back to in the summer.

We walked along the world's longest floating boardwalk and then took a short hike in the Tubbs Hill Park. Afterwards, we drove through the Fort Sherman historical district and the surrounding neighborhood.

On the way back to Spokane, we stopped briefly at Treaty Rock in Post Falls. This is a Idaho Highway Historical Marker and on the U.S. National Register of Historical Places.

Back at the hotel, we spent some time watching the Notre Dame/Washington and Penn State/Ohio State football game with Tom et al. Eventually, we all walked to the Old Flour Mill and had a very, very late dinner at Clinkerdagger's.

Coeur d'Alene

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Coeur d'Alene, originally uploaded by heringermr.

Riverfront Park - Spokane, WA

Riverfront Park - Spokane, WA, originally uploaded by heringermr.

Running along the Centennial Trail

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Running along the Centennial Trail, originally uploaded by heringermr.

2008 Gonzaga Fall Family Weekend Day 1

We caught a midmorning flight from Sacramento to Spokane with a quick stop in Portland. Sharon's nephew Kevin goes to Gonzaga and we are going to spend the weekend at the Gonzaga Fall Family Weekend.

After checking into the hotel, we met Sharon's brother Tom and headed over to the campus to catch up with Kevin, Eric and Becky. Eric and Becky had taken a tour of the campus followed by an admission's interview.

From there, we went to the Autumn Gala in the East Lobby of McCarthey Athletic Center.

We finished the day by going to An Evening with Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood .

Spike at Gonzaga

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Spike at Gonzaga, originally uploaded by heringermr.

Will Ferrell as Bush endorsing McCain/Palin

In Spokane

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In Spokane, originally uploaded by heringermr.

Kevin Martin Video

Kevin Martin crossing over Rudy Fernandez to dunk on Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge in a preseason game.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Cory Chisel - Home in the Woods

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California Historical Landmark #872

California's Historic Capitol
California State Historical Landmark #872
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This landmark is located east of the intersection of 10th Strett and Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California. There are 57 other California State Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 34.610 W 121° 29.680.

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The historic Capitol was designed by architects M. F. Butler and Ruben Clark. Its style is an adaptation of Roman Corinthian architecture. Work began in 1860 and by late 1869 the Capitol was partly occupied. In 1874, construction ended at a cost of $2.45 million. The west wing which once housed all branches of government is now a legislative facility. Its design and construction are tributes to California's pioneer architects, craftsmen, and builders.

The granite slab under the historical marker originally sealed the Capitol's cornerstone time capsule at the northeast corner of the building from 1881 to 1978. It was relocated here in 1982.

 

 

California Historical Landmark #869

Site of the First and Second State Capitols
at Sacramento
California State Historical Landmark #869
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This landmark is located at the northwest corner of 7th and I Streets, Sacramento, California. There are 57 other California State Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 34.957 W 121° 29.825.

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Sacramento's first County Courthouse, formerly located on this site, served as California's State Capitol from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 and from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854, when it housed the third and fifth sessions of the State Legislature. Destoryed by fire on July 13, 1854, it was rebuilt in less than six months. The second courthouse served as the capitol from 1855 to 1869 when a transition began to the current statehouse. A third courthouse occupied this site and remained until replaced by the county jail in 1989.

 

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Amy MacDonald - Run

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Anniversary Napa Bike Ride Maps

On Monday last week, Sharon and I rode 26 miles through the Napa Valley. I really enjoyed the ride. Using data from my Garmin Forerunner 205, I built the maps and images shown below. Using the embedded Google Map shown below, it is possible to zoom in and out, switch to a satellite or map view and explore the route we rode. Using the satellite view and the highest zoom view, you can see an astonishing level of detail.

Earlier this year, Sharon rode on the Silverado Trail south of the section we rode last week.


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This is a view from Google Earth; it is looking south down the valley.

More 2008 Fall Dinner Party Pictures

Larkin took a nice set of pictures on Saturday night. Here are a couple of more from the dinner party that he took.

Sarah Palin on SNL

2008 Fall Dinner Party Menu

Out of the Wild


Hors d'Oeuvres
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The Remedy

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Arugula and Goat Cheese
Salad with Proscuitto, Fig &
Fig Vinaigrette
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Husch Chenin Blanc

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Miss Janie’s Fine
Pumpkin Soup
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Etude Carneros Estate Grown
Pinot Noir Rose

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Green Apple Sorbet
With Chandon Champagne Floater

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Roast Venison with Red Wine and Juniper Berry Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes with Celery Root Mousseline, Braised Greens
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Etude Carneros Estate Grown Pinot Noir

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Dinner for One

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Pears Pouched in Red Wine
With Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
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St. Supery Moscato

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2008 Fall Dinner Party Kitchen Centerpiece

 

2008 Fall Dinner Party

Sharon and I have made it a tradition to host a fall dinner party [2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003]. This year's group totaled twelve; the biggest group that we have ever done. The guests included the Cunninghams, Gainsleys, Sanborns, Larkins, Janie and Drew.

Sharon's menu included arugula and goat cheese salad, pumpkin soup, roast venison, mashed potatoes and pouched pears. Although different individual dish might have been better in past years, I think that the overall quality and consistency of the meal was the best ever. I was particularly impressed with how well the vension turned out.

We were able to get everyone out of the kitchen and into the backyard both before and after dinner. Sharon put Drew to work playing for a while outside before dinner. Before dessert, we showed Dinner for One; Sharon and I had originally seen this short film on New Year's Eve.

It ended up being a very late night. After everyone left after midnight, Sharon, Janie and I ended up sitting in backyard until after 1:15 a.m.

2008 Flag Football Game #7

Jack played in his sixth game of the 2008 flag football season.

He played wide reciever on offense in the first half. On his team's first offensive play of the game, Jack caught a short pass in the right flat, started towards the middle of the field, then changed direction and outran everyone to the flag for a touchdown. They went on to score five touchdowns in the first half and lead at half time by a score of 32 to 6. Jack caught five passes including a diving circus catch of a ball that was tipped by a defender.

Jack played defense in the second half. He had one interception. This is the sixth straight game that he has had an interception. For the season, he has eight interceptions.

The Gators won by a score of 45 to 12. Their record for the year is 6 wins and 1 loss.

Robert Jordan, Hemingway's Bipartisan Hero

About three years ago, one of my employees asked about books. In response to one of the questions, I listed my top five books. The list included For Whom the Bell Tolls. Both Obama and McCain also listed this book as one of their favorites.

Robert Jordan, Hemingway's Bipartisan Hero : NPR

They're fierce political opponents, but it turns out that the presidential candidates do agree on a literary matter: Each man picks Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls as a favorite.

Connie Marie (Hammond) Hausman

From Connie Hausman

Ten years ago today, Connie and Lee died in a light plane accident at Shelter Cove on the Northern California Coast.

From December of 1988 to September of 1995, I worked with Connie Hausman at the Western Farm Credit Bank. She was Assistant Vice President in charge of Applications. In this role, she was instrumental in a wholesale overhaul of the Western Farm Credit District's Information Systems environment. We replaced a porfolio of home grown applications with a general accounting and human resource systems from M&D and commercial and real estate accounting systems from Systematics. At same time, we worked to install personal computers, WANs, LANs, windows based electronic mail and PC distributed applications across more than an a 100 offices across seven western states.

She and I had a number of misadventures during this seven year period; two of these stick in my head. While she was pregnant with Tyler, we attended a Software AG conference in San Antonio. After dinner on the Riverwalk, she followed me as I staggered through a number of jazz bars, while I harrangued her about getting married to Lee. On another occasion, I had been working extremely long hours on a commercial loan implementation. I took her with me to Utah to troubleshoot a problem. I did not trust myself to stay awake trying to get to the office and as an executive she was someone I could pull off the implementation team to go along. She spent much of the trip telling me her life story while I tried to keep from falling asleep...

Connie left the Bank in late 1995 when we outsourced the data center operations and mainframe programming to Alltel. We remained friends and got together for lunch on a regular basis. She and her oldest daughter Jody came to our wedding in September of 1996. Connie helped me prepare when I interviewed with the Money Store in 1997; she was already working there as a Director.

First Union bought the Money Store in June of 1998. Over the next couple of months, Connie and I had some conversations about her coming to work with me as the implementation manager. She, Jo Hunt and I had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe in late September about three weeks before the accident. I was recruiting both of them.

Connie was a wonderful and unique soul. She taught me a number of IS lessons that have been instrumental to my success over the last twenty years.

From Connie Hausman

California Historical Landmark #851

Woodland Opera House
California State Historical Landmark #851
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This landmark is located on the West side of 2nd Street between Main Street and Dead Cat Alley, Woodland, California in Yolo County. There are 2 other California State Historical Landmarks in Yolo County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 40.675 W 121° 46.316.

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The first opera house to serve the Sacramento Valley was built on this site in 1885. The present structure, built in 1895-96, continues to represent an important center for theatrical arts of that period. Erected by David M. Hershey and incorporating the classic American playhouse interior, it served vast agricultural regions of the Sacramento Valley. Motion picture competition hastened its closing in 1913.

The Yolo County Historical Society purchased the building in 1971 to ensure that it did not fall to the wrecking ball and bulldozer. Declared a state historical park in 1976, the Historical Society gave the property to the State of California in 1980 and in 1981 the restoration began.

Reopened in January of 1989 after a seven-year, $2,000,000 restoration project. For the first time in nearly eight decades, the venerable brick building in the heart of California's Sacramento Valley, began to offer live entertainment on a year-round basis.

California Historical Landmark #1040

First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery Site
California State Historical Landmark #1040
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This landmark is located on the Sacramento River, opposite the foot of K Street, West Sacramento, California in Yolo County. There are 2 other California State Historical Landmarks in Yolo County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 34.950 W 121° 30.540.

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This is the historic site of the first salmon cannery established on the Pacific Coast. Begun in 1864 by William and George Hume and Andrew Hapgood on a barge moored to the bank, the cannery processed salmon harvested along the rivers-with gill nets and spears-as they migrated up the Sacramento and American rivers. In comparison, most of today's salmon are harvested in the ocean before they begin to migrate back up stream.

Salmon caught in the Sacramento River were canned by the cooker-boiler method, rather than the contemporary salt preservation method of that time. This allowed for wider markets and lower prices.

Hapgood, Hume and Company ran the cannery for 3 years before moving on founding major cannery operations in the Pacific Northwest. In 1882, 20 canneries worked the Sacramento River and San Francisco Bay.

Although nothing of the original operation remained at the time of designation, the site was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. A plaque commemorated the site of the First Pacific Coast Salmon Cannery Site. The plaque disappeared and the riverbank's appearance has changed through the site's development as a park by the City of West Sacramento. Consequently, the site's designation as a National Historic Landmark was withdrawn on July 14, 2004 by the Secretary of the Interior.

Subsequently, the site was designated a California Historical Landmark.

After months of fundraising, through the support of the West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce and the City of West Sacramento, the West Sacramento Historical Society is getting closer to purchasing and installing the State Historic Landmark plaque commemorating the salmon cannery. This bronze plaque will be the first state historic landmark in West Sacramento. The site selected will be on the River Walk near the north corner of the ziggurat building.