Billy Wardle Happenings

 Casa Linda is on State Street in Murray.  It is a great sit down Mexican restaurant.  It has some nice specials, but their bread and butter is Mexican cuisine with rice and beans.  I had the enchilada special which was very nice.  I think we all went away satisfied.  Prices range from ten to twenty dollars.  The specials keep the price down.  The meals feature enchiladas, tacos, tostadas, fajitas and burritos.  The also have many choices for combination plates.

 Luu's Bowls is on the corner of Main and North Street in Kingman.  It is as its name implies, a place to et Asian bowls, rice and toppings with vegetables.  I do not think it is a franchise but there are four Luu's in the Stockton area.  Tony and Sheri loved Luu's.  We always eat there when we are in Manteca.  They especiall like the teriyaki chicken, and the teriyaki meat is very good.  However I don't like the vegetables, cabbage and they have way too much rice.  They also have orange chicken and sweet and sour pork, and many other options.

 There is a new dog park in downtown Kingman.  The park is just north of the Visitors Center/Route 66 Museum and by Andy Devine across from Locomotive Park.  That makes at least three public dog parks and several more commercial, like behind hotels or gas stations.    

  In addition to the historical information there are bicentennial statues  placed in the rest area.

 In Wyoming of the I-80 just over the border from Nebraska is a very ice rest area.  It is not accessed directly off the freeway but is a very short jaunt.  There are some veery nice climbing rocks for the kids and it is close to a Native American archeological dig.  There is a trail going up the hill behing the rest area to the dig. The rest areas in Wyoming always talk about the local wildlife.

 I had never been to Runza.  But in visiting I think it makes me officially a Nebraskan.  In Bellevue it is on the corner of Gallvin and Harvell.  There is another on 370 and Golden Blvd.  Two things from Runza were suggested in a magazine as true Nebraskan food.  The Runza sandwich of course.  But also chili and a cinnamon roll combo.  I ordered both.  The Runza sandwich was very good.  I was worried about sauerkraut, but if it had some I didn't taste it.  It had a unique ground beef stuffed in a bun.  It came with fries.  The chili and cinnamon roll combo did not come mixed together, but I dipped the cinnamon roll in the chili and it was surprisingly very good.  I think I would like this combo again.