New York Hunters Can Brag About Idaho’s ‘2-Points’
What’s this? Idaho hunters were outgunned by two New Yorkers? You gotta be kidding. Seems a Canadian cattle owner declared open season on seven of his cows in mid-August after they wandered away from a Canadian customs checkpoint. He was afraid the slow-moving bovines would wander onto a road and cause an accident. He didn’t have to repeat himself. Hunters headed for the hills en masse with visions of roast beef, barbecued burgers and inch-thick steaks dancing in their heads. At this point, however, two New Yorkers are the only ones to answer the cattle call successfully. One shot apiece, to the head. The New Yorkers proved they were good guys, too - by donating nearly 3,000 pounds of meat to the First Baptist Church of Bonners Ferry. The church gave it to needy families. So, here’s Sweet Potatoes to New Yorkers Greg Niewieroski and Ed Beikirch for their graciousness. And a big Hot Potato for all you Idaho hunters who were beaten out by two greenhorns.
Accident cops should take blood
There Oughta Be A Law: Keith Ostrom might not be in the predicament he’s in today if Idaho law required blood tests for drivers in serious accidents. Ostrom? He’s the 19-year-old featured in Cynthia Taggart’s Close to Home column Sunday who had his world unraveled by an apparent reckless driver. Ostrom was critically injured June 14 when Peter Enos’ car crossed the U.S. Highway 95 center line and crashed almost head-on into his. Unfortunately, Ostrom isn’t eligible for help paying medical bills through the crime victims assistance fund unless he can prove Enos was drug impaired or guilty of felony drunken driving. He can’t. No blood test was taken at the scene. Besides, Enos very well could have fallen asleep at the wheel as he claims. It shouldn’t matter, though. Whether the crime was a felony or misdemeanor, Ostrom was hurt badly. And should be entitled to financial assistance. As is, he’s in danger of being victimized again - this time by the system.
S-R bombs on Pearl Harbor Day
I wasn’t even a gleam in dad’s eye when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. But I grew up as keenly aware of its significance as I later was to become of Nov. 22, 1963, the day President John Kennedy died and we lost our innocence. My parents’ generation was deeply affected by the sneak attack. It was a day of infamy. Therefore, subscribers like Frank Marolich of Hayden are right to give The Spokesman-Review heck for failing to acknowledge Pearl Harbor Day last week. We deserve a screaming Hot Potato for the oversight.
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