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http://www.omniture.com --> Email Story to a Friend June 9, 2006 Where in the world is Malin? I just read the story you had about the proposed natural gas pipeline from Coos Bay to a place called Malin. But where the heck is it? I couldn't find it on my map. How come? It's maddening. I thought I knew every little burg in Southern Oregon. -- J.B., Grants Pass As we indicated in the article, Malin is a small community south of Klamath Falls near the California border. While we suggest you get a larger map, we will dig deeper to give you peace of mind, J.B. Malin is a tiny town at 4,058 feet elevation just north of the border. It was incorporated in 1922, according to the Oregon Blue Book. But we consulted a bigger book — Oregon Geographic Names — to find out more about our distant neighbor east of the Cascades. It was founded on Sept. 30, 1909, when 50 families of the Czech Colonization Club began to settle on land that was once part of Tule Lake, the book reports. The folks were debating what to name the place when a Mrs. Zumpfe found a large horseradish root growing nearby. The good townspeople decided to name their newly rooted community after the famous Bohemian horseradish of Malin, Kutna Hora, Czechoslavakia, explains the bible of our state's geographic names. Now you do know every little burg in our region, J.B. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . Advertisement s Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2006 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback www.bingo.com Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker Custom Build Computers Discount Hotel Reservations --> online casinos news Ashley Furniture HomeStore Send Flowers California Casinos GMAT Prep Windermere Van Vleet Sports Equipment Online Casino Reviews Entertainment Guide --> Online Casino Fundraisers Sudoku Online Casinos Canada Online Pharmacy