In 1965, Fire Chief Joe Turk, standing second from left, watches as Penney manager Ernie Meyer buys 25 tickets to the 55th annual Firemen’s Ball. Also watching are, from left: assistant store manager Irvin Haws and firemen Ray Capaul and Tom Tyree. Five years later, Turk unveiled a brief history of the CFD.
February 2, 2025
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HUCKLEBERRIES: Cops, quotes, cash and coals
Glancing into Idaho's past, from retiring Californians to the fire department's history
Sandpoint gained national media attention — but not the kind it wanted — 30 years ago when news broke that Mark Fuhrman wanted to buy a house there. Fuhrman, of course, is the infamous LAPD detective who lied under oath about past racist comments during the double murder trial of O.J. Simpson.