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Movie star Lana Turner. She was discovered at Schwab's Drugstore when she skipped class while attending Hollywood High School in 1936. She went across Highland Ave. to Top's Cafe where she was "discovered" by Billy Wilkerson, owner of the Hollywood Reporter.--- Bruce Torrence

Polly Bemis was born Lalu Nathoy in China in 1853. When she was a child a group of bandits raided her village and she was forcefully sold by her father for two much needed bags of seed. Lalu was later smuggled into the U.S. and sold as a slave in San Francisco for $2,500 in 1872. Her buyer, Hong King, ran a saloon in a mining camp in Warrens (now Warren), Idaho.

Polly worked for many years and by the mid 1880s was able to buy her freedom. She later ran a popular boarding house in Warren. In 1894 she married Charlie Bemis, whom she had befriended when she first arrived in Warrens. Together, they were among the first pioneers to help settle the Idaho Territory, especially along the Salmon River (The River of No Return).

Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was a United States Senator from Idaho, serving four terms from 1957 to 1981. He was responsible for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness area, a 2.3 million acre region, the largest in the continental U.S.

Joe Albertson, founder of Albertson's Supermarkets. Joseph Albert "Joe" Albertson (October 17, 1906 – January 20, 1993) was the founder of the Albertsons chain of grocery stores and a notable philanthropist. Albertson went to work for Safeway and quickly moved through the ranks. But he was not satisfied and wanted to start his own store—one that he could build to his own specifications and manage his own way. With $5,000 of the money he and Kathryn had saved, and with $7,500 borrowed from his wife's aunt, Albertson formed a partnership with L.S. Skaggs, a former Safeway division manager, and Tom Cuthbert, Skaggs' accountant. At the age of 32, Albertson opened his store in 1939 on three principles: quality, good value, and excellent service. Albertson is credited as being one of the pioneers of the complete one-stop, self-service supermarket concept.

John Richard “Jack or J.R.” Simplot (January 9, 1909 – May 25, 2008) was the founder of the J. R. Simplot Company, an agricultural supplier specializing in potato products. In 2007 he was estimated to be the 89th-richest person in America, at $3.6 billion. At the time of his death in May 2008, at age 99, he was the oldest billionaire on the Forbes 400.

Gutzon Borglum, or (John) Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum (March 25, 1867 – March 6, 1941) was an American artist and sculptor famous for creating the monumental presidents' heads at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, the famous carving on Stone Mountain near Atlanta, as well as other public works of art.

Sacagawea (also Sakakawea, Sacajawea; pronounced (1788 – December 20, 1812) was a Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, in their exploration of the Western United States. She traveled thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean between 1804 and 1806. She was nicknamed Janey by Clark.

Barbara Radding "Barb" Morgan (born November 28, 1951) is an American teacher and a former NASA astronaut. She also participated in the Teacher in Space program as the backup to Christa McAuliffe for the ill-fated STS-51L mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. She then trained as a Mission Specialist, and flew on STS-118 in August 2007. Leading up to STS-118, Morgan joined Sally Ride and Shannon Lucid as female astronauts widely covered by the media.

Picabo Street, Olympic skier and athlete, was born on April 3, 1971, in Triumph, Idaho. Once one of the leading downhill skiers in the world, Picabo Street won several Olympic medals and championships during her career. She was known as simply “Baby Girl” for the first few years of her life and later ended up with the name Picabo, which is pronounced “peek-a-boo.” It was the name of nearby town, which comes from a Native American word that means “shining waters” or “silver creek.”

Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs (born September 24, 1945) is an American radio host, former television host, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air he would leave the cable network. After graduating from Harvard University, Dobbs worked in government and banking before becoming a news reporter for several local media outlets. He worked with CNN since it was founded in 1980 and served as a reporter.

Idaho Off Highway Vehicle Program is sponsored by Parks and Recreation and provides funding to sheriffs who enforce violations involving 4-wheelers and other motorized off-road machines. An additional fee of $1.00 is charged at registration and can be designated by the registrant to go to the county where the person recreates. However, sheriffs must have an approved enforcement and education program in place to receive the funds.