Jan. 3, 1974
A 16.5-mile stretch along the old railroad right-of-way owned by Burlington-Northern was proposed to be used as a pedestrian-bike-horse trail by the State Highway Division, but local property owners who oppose it formed the Better Land Use Committee. Ideas for the trail were developed by high school students in Doyle Johnson’s class two years ago. The 13-page work was titled “Our Dream” and submitted to several government and service organizations for endorsement,…