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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Steve Friess / The Bulletin
November 3, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Sandy Hammargren is the definition of a patient, long-suffering wife, except when it comes to Big Bertha.
Her husband, Dr. Lonnie Hammargren, built Big Bertha, a black 10-foot-tall model locomotive, in their backyard from a disparate collection of parts: a rail car believed....