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FLASHBACK 1992: Ron Yengich pens a tribute to Ada Duhigg, the "Angel of Bingham Canyon"
I knew Miss Ada Duhigg only from the perspective of a small boy, but she taught me my first real lessons outside the home. Like many much older than I who came to sing a fond farewell to Miss Duhigg, the lessons only sometimes still hit home, but the spirit, like the sight of the waste dumps across the valley when we look to the west, never leaves us.
In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism. Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all.
Title: Goodbye, Miss Duhigg Author: Ron Yengich Date: July 29, 1992 They came in halting steps to the white framed Methodist Church in Copperton on Sunday, July 19. The years had withered the strength of their muscles, and many walked on arthritic knees.
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