Elks Lodge 2804
Lee's Summit, Mo
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Elks Lodge 2804 |
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Elks' Famous Mouse Races |
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Champion thoroughbred racing baby mice at the Hockett Mouse Ranch in Ralph's spare bedroom. These mice dine on the finest peanuts, bread, and distilled water at the Hockett training table. | |
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Elks Mouseway Greeter Kim Byers. Kim gives each visitor play Mouseway "dollars" to wager on the races. The person who has the most "dollars" wins a prize. | |
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Lovely ladies at the betting tables exchanging Mouseway "dollars" for tickets | |
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Track announcer and Dan Paulsen | |
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Race official Dave Byers loads the mice at the starting gate. | |
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And They're OFF! The beige mouse next to the bottom, Seabrisket, was the winner. This furry speedster was trained by George Bright and owned by Lee Jones. At the finish line is Mouseway Judge Jim Murray who will declare the winner. | |
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Waiting at the Wheel of Fortune is Alan Roland. Alan will place the winning mouse at the center of the wheel and the ticket first touched by the mouse is the winning ticket. | |
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Close-up of the Wheel of Fortune with Seabrisket starting his dash for a winning ticket. At the end if the racing career, each mouse is moved to John Knox Village to live out their days in carefree luxury. They live in the kitchen of Places Restaurant. | |
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Jim and Sandie Nichols, the happy winners of a race. | |
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Visitors Willie Jones from Odessa and Vickie Jack of Lee's Summit. Vickie is holding up some winning tickets. | |
