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In yesterday's article, I wrote about meeting a Rancho Cucamonga resident who was dubbed "fastest gun alive" after winning a cowboy fast draw championship. I'm not sure how Gilbert Guerra Jr., or any other cowboy fast draw competitors, do it. In a fraction of a second, they have to watch a light turn on, reach into their holsters and shoot a target 21 feet away.

As a writer, I feel fast meeting daily deadlines or typing 40 or 50 words a minute. But reacting in less than one second?

One second is actually a long time, Guerra's wife, Jennifer Guerra, said. She once broke a world record herself so she knows what she's talking about. "One Mississippi," she said. "See? It's a long time."

Here's a video of what this fast gun can do in one Mississippi. 

 

I had to wear high heels to my assignment at The Savannah Cat Shoppe. At 5 foot, I was rather intimidated about meeting the world's tallest cat.

Scarlett's Magic is a Savannah cat owned by Rancho Cucamonga residents Lee and Kimberly (pictured) Draper. The Guinness Book of World Records recently named her the tallest domestic cat in the whole wide world, putting her in the same company as a dog who broke the record for having the most tennis balls in his mouth and the oldest married couple.

At 17.1 inches tall from shoulder to toe, Scarlett's Magic is just 55 inches shorter than me. I was glad I wore heels.


Look in Sunday's article for more about Scarlett's Magic.

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Spam, spam, cabbage, spam, noodles and spam were on the menu at the L.A. County Fair last week during the Great American Spam Championship. High cholesterol prevented me from gobbling up all the winning entries so I'll just admire them from afar.

Rancho resident Carolyn Ganzen won first place in the adult division of the contest with her low-sodium Spam-stuffed cabbage rolls. She beat out the Spam enchiladas and the Spamalicious tacos.

Are there any Spam lovers out there?

Those were the five numbers that made Rancho resident James Porter a whole lot richer.

Porter won $135,386 after turning in the winning ticket to the Fantasy 5 jackpot today. He purchased it at the Discount Cigarettes & Market on Foothill near Hellman.

Congrats, James!

Congrats to Rancho resident Joel Greene, host of the PBS show Curiosity Quest. The KVCR show recently won two 2009 Telly awards, which honor local, regional and cable programming.

Curiosity Quest, which dedicates each episode to answering the queries of inquisitive children, is on channel 24 weeknights at 6:30 p.m. Curiosity Quest Goes Green airs Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Fridays at 6:30 p.m.









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