{"id":2321,"date":"2001-04-25T21:14:16","date_gmt":"2001-04-25T21:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2001\/01\/08\/zamboni-californias-gold-3006\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:05","slug":"zamboni-californias-gold-3006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2001\/04\/25\/zamboni-californias-gold-3006\/","title":{"rendered":"Zamboni &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (3006)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell learns about the machines that clean the ice at ice rinks and professional hockey events around the world. Would you believe the Zamboni was invented right here in sunny Southern California? Huell joins up with the son of the inventor, and visits the factory where it all started. 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