In 1964, the Coeur d’Alene Aquanettes performed a swimming exhibition at the old Desert Hotel pool. Group officers included, from left: Jana Thomas, Sue Dunlop, Bev Boughton, Marge Kamlin, Pam Stafford, Shawny Christianson, Marsha LeFrancis and Jane Lauf.
August 18, 2024
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August 18, 2024 1:05 a.m.
HUCKLEBERRIES: A light in the dark
Remembering the Bennett family's loss 65 years later
On Aug. 17, 1959, Irene Bennett’s world caved in. At 11:37 that night, Irene, her husband, Purley, and their four children were sleeping on the banks of the Madison River, near Yellowstone National Park, when the earth shook.