Idaho News: The legacy of a Basque strongman, Tsunami warnings downgraded

Описание: Here are your need-to-know headlines from around Idaho on Wednesday, July 30.

BASQUET

At Jaialdi’s Sports Night, feats of strength take center stage, from wood chopping to hay bale tossing to lifting stones weighing hundreds of pounds. But for one Boise family, the spectacle is more than just tradition. It’s personal.

José Luis Arrieta Arriaga, better known as “Highland Joe”, immigrated from the Basque Country in the 1950s and went from sheepherder to strongman, competing in the first two Jaialdi festivals. Today, he’s remembered in a mural on Boise’s Basque Block and in the heart of his younger brother, Javier Arrieta.

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TSUNAMI

The threat of a major tsunami hitting the United States "has completely passed" after a powerful, 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the update while speaking in Chile.

“We’re in really good shape right now. We were fully deployed and ready to respond if necessary, but grateful that we didn’t have to deal with the situation that this could have been," she told reporters.

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