The first Miss North Idaho
In 1991, at age 74, Fern Skogland O’Toole reflected on her Miss North Idaho title 58 years before.
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In 1996, a woman outside the Iron Horse restaurant in downtown Coeur d’Alene was restrained from confronting neo-Nazis.
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In 2016, host Duane Hagadone greeted guests dockside at his annual Casco Bay charity fundraiser.
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In 2016, outgoing 3Cs President Judy Gardner, left, huddled with hostess Lola Hagadone at her Casco Bay charity event.
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In 1981, developer Terry Phillips presented an artist’s rendering of his proposed 14-story condo project.
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In 1971, community boosters G.O. and Marguerite Phippeny celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
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In 1981, Burlington Northern workers fixed a low spot along the train tracks in front of the old North Shore Resort Hotel.
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In 1951, a Coeur d’Alene Press advertisement offered surplus Farragut Naval Training Station houses for $1,650.
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In 1956, the Gavin children (from left): Mike, age 3, Norma, 5, and Billy, 6, reacted to a large earthworm.
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Fern O’Toole credited her 15 minutes of fame nearly a century ago to a white bathing suit, a white flying helmet and a roaring biplane.
At 16, during the Great Depression, Fern was crowned as the first Miss North Idaho.
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