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Single article: “Food Poisoning, Wolf Plague Icicle Creek Lodge"

National Edition Vol. CCXLVI-73 January 13th
by: Various Authors

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Four people were forced to check out early from the Icicle Creek Lodge after becoming violently ill. Edmund Faringdale, 41, his wife Ginny, 38, and their 9 year old daughter, Sue of Westwood, New Jersey, and Betsy Stills, 58, of Calgary, Alberta, were admitted to Pinevale Hospital early yesterday morning with suspected food poisoning. Lab tests performed on food samples removed from the Lodge confirmed the presence of salmonella bacteria in the potato salad, which all four had consumed. They are expected to make a full recovery. 

The owner of the lodge, Chantal Moique, was at a loss to explain how the potato salad became contaminated. “The same ingredients used to make the potato salad were used in other dishes without any of the other guests becoming sick,” she said. “Moreover Becky assures me that the potato salad was never left sitting out at room temperature. And she should know – she was my cook.”

None of the four victims, including the Stills, plan to return to the lodge upon their release from the hospital. “If you ask me, the Lodge is jinxed,” Stills said. “Miss Moique better give up trying to turn the lodge into some kind of hoity-toity spa while she still can. First the wolf, now this. I’m leaving and she should too. 

Stills was referring to the lone wolf which has been spotted several times within the past week in the Icicle Creek drainage. Because Ranchers in the area have reported no increase in livestock predation, authorities are urging hunters not to go after the wolf, contending they would pose a greater danger to visitors to the backcountry than the wolf does. 

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