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CRIME & SAFETY
1977 Five Mile Tower Fire: When an army of kids battled the monster
Memories were stirred last week as Bill Matthias, former superintendent at Northwood School in Minong, visited the Spooner Memorial Library for a presentation. His topic was the 1977 Five Mile Tower Fire. Many will recall that huge wildland fire, which raged out of control April 29-30 of 1977, until the mop-up on May 1. It was ignited by a campfire that got away and erupted thanks to tinder-dry conditions. Once it jumped into the dry jackpines, it became a crown fire and took on a...
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