50 years later …
The Kellogg High School Marine Corps JROTC Color Guard kicked off an emotional ceremony at the 50th Anniversary Memorial of the Sunshine Mine Disaster. Roughly 1,000 people attended the ceremony.
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Ron Thompson sings his original song "When He Comes" during the 50th Anniversary Ceremony on Monday.
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little was the keynote speaker for the ceremony on Monday morning.
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Multiple sources estimate the crowd grew to nearly 1,000 people for Monday's 50th Anniversary Ceremony at the Sunshine Miners Memorial in Big Creek.
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BIG CREEK — Ninety-one hardhats, all of them lined up in rows — sitting atop an empty chair. ...
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