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Silverwood’s latest ride, not so fun

FILE- In this July 21, 2008 file photo riders scream as they flip upside down multiple times on the new roller coaster, Aftershock, at Silverwood Theme Park.  It was the first day for the ride.  The ride takes riders as high as 191 feet above the ground, 65 miles per hour and up to 4.5 G's.     (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman Review)
FILE- In this July 21, 2008 file photo riders scream as they flip upside down multiple times on the new roller coaster, Aftershock, at Silverwood Theme Park. It was the first day for the ride. The ride takes riders as high as 191 feet above the ground, 65 miles per hour and up to 4.5 G's. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman Review)

COEUR d'ALENE - Perhaps Kim Jong Un mistook Silverwood for Hollywood.

Because as of Monday night, Silverwood Theme Park officials still had no idea who hacked their Facebook account. And from Saturday morning until late Monday they had no idea what would be posted next on their timeline.

"We have no idea who would do this or why," said Mark Robitaille, director of marketing and communications at the park in Athol. "It is unfortunate that someone would do this as there are numerous young people as well as loyal followers who have liked our page and view it regularly."

The page had 137,000 likes as of 5 p.m. Monday.

Some of Silverwood's followers quickly understood the account had been hacked, while others didn't.

"Really?? This is what shows up in my kid's news feed after friending Silverwood? Time to unfriend!" one man wrote under one of the sexual posts. Full story. David Cole, CdA Press



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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.