New chance
In the photo at top, taken with a drone camera by Donald Abbott, “Last Chance Joe” is seen at new location on the night he was moved from the Sparks Nugget to the Sparks Heritage Museum (See 15 Minutes, page 43). The Nugget’s new owners decided to get rid of Joe, and he seemed destined for disposal until an anonymous donor ponied up the money to move the three-ton statue the two blocks. The character of Joe was created for the Last Chance Café in Garden City, Idaho, by Roscoe “Duke” Reading of Boise on a commission from the café owner, Dick Graves, who later founded the Nugget. In the photo at bottom, museum volunteer Richard Simmonds chatted with worker Chuck Ivey, who was working on the pedestal that serves as the new location for the 36-foot-tall Joe.
PHOTO/DONALD ABBOTT
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