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  • Gorilla Splits Idaho Town

    08/24/2005 4:10:53 AM PDT · by Cowman · 12 replies · 598+ views
    WTVX 34 ^ | Aug 23, 2005
    Aug 23, 2005 8:23 am US/Eastern WEIPPE, Idaho (AP) It’s a big issue in this small town: Should Weippe bring back the gorilla? Members of the City Council recently split on whether to repaint the gorilla caricature that for decades had been on the side of the 76-foot-tall water tank in the town. It was the council’s first divided vote since the 1980s. The gorilla was the mascot of the old Weippe High School before it was combined with neighboring Timberline High School in 1970. It was painted over three years ago. Maxine Johnstun, 83, has led the charge to...