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Show g !H The Salt Uke Tribune. Thursday. November 11, 1982 . Once But Is Rathdrum Quiet, Devilishly Today RATHDRUM, Idaho (UPI) Unsettling tales about devil worship in Rathdrum circulated about 10 years ago, sometimes driving settlers away from the north Idaho community and often keeping motorists from seeking gasoline at night. But today, Rathdrum for the most part has regained its image as a and sleepy community of 1,351 the rumors about a true north Idaho ghost story did not keep the population from doubling since the early 1970s. Disappear Without a Trace Rumors circulated in 1974 about dark figures in a s xalled human chain" that belonged to a cult of devil worshippers that had found a home in Rathdrum. Some travelers told stories about hitting one of the fiends along the highway only to have the cloaked figure disappear without a trace. We used to laugh about it, said resident Sandy Jones. But after a while . . long-tim- e At the height of the scare, Kootenai County Sheriff F. E. Merf Stadler remembers, deputies were getting reports of skinned cats, bonfires out in the woods, fires in the road, people in the road, you name it. Stalder, who was a detective during the scare, said the closest thing deputies ever found to a devil boy worshipper was a who had moved to Rathdrum from and California with his parents stalked around town at night in a tall hat and a black coat, talking about witchcraft. The boy attacted three or four Stalder said, but other teen-agerafter meeting a few times, the group disbanded. Several citizens said the rumors might have started after the Tridentine Latin Rite religion, an offshot of the Catholic Church, immigrated into the Hidden Valley area northwest of Rathdrum. Stood Out in Rathdrum The Tridentines, also known as the Fatima Crusaders, require their female members to wear traditional blue nuns' habits, and they stood out in conservative But the woman, who asked that her name not be used, said she heard of other Tridentine members through Rathdrum for a while, she said. Other residents speculate citizens in nearby Post Falls might have started the rumors out of spite for Rathdrum or, perhaps, marijuana farmers were trying to scare away visitors. being accosted by the human chain, a line of cloaked people rumored to be blocking highways at night. Everyone was afraid to drive Human Chain Real Stalder said a rash of strange cattle mutilations reported in the north Idaho area and other western states during 1975 fueled the time. We were very much opposed to that kind of thing and were, in fact, doing just the opposite." 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From Speciald to The Tribune STERLING, Sanpete County Winners of the 14th annual Sanpete Historical Contest can now see their compositions in print. Saga Osterberg I know the people did think we were worshipping the devil, said a Trindentine woman who lived in Hidden Valley during the Resident Stamped Most Rathdrum residents today say theyre stumped as to how the town ever got linked to the Prince of Darkness. Theories range from the downright chilling to the ridiculous. 172-pa- tongues cut out, he said, and one explanation was that satanic cults were to blame. Rathbum historians, however, say they've looked for some factual basis to the stories and cant find a clue. People are just really interested said David in bizarre stories, Rathdrum. And Coeur dAlene psychologist Ron Vieselmeyer said that while helping two clients from the Rathdrum area several years ago, he became convinced some form of devil worship was occuring there. The details must remain confidential, however, he said. Winners Are Published, Gain Awards woman, the human chain was real. She said one morning at Kootenai Memorial Hospital she overheard a police officer tell a woman that hed found nothing in a road near Rathdrum where the woman claimed shed hit someone with her car. Later that day, the woman said, she heard an injured man in a wheelchair tell someone he'd been hit while serving on the human chain. rumors. Cows were turning up deaji with their blood drained and their cal Society. But for a . . f jr I JJ Shop Crossroads Plaza, 524-266- 6 Sunday noon till 1 Shop Fashion Place, 263 6666 Monday through Friday 24 hours a day 6 Order by mail or call toll-fre- e 10 till 9; Saturday 10 till 6; 1 ) - - - |