5 Years Ago
Scheduled to open this month,
the new Lodge at River's Edge hugs the bank of the Orofino Creek that feeds into
the
Under construction, The Edge
restaurant is scheduled to open this summer. The Edge’s general managers are
Mike Clay and Roy Clay.
Brandon Curtis of Orofino is
the April selection for Lewis Clark State College’s Business Technology &
Service Division‘s Hall of Fame.
Jennifer Tyler, who is
currently student teaching at
Betty and Jack Donohue will
celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary April 30 at the Lewiston Elk’s Lodge.
Orofino’s Girl, Track team
took a first place at the Kootenai Track Meet April 15.
Team members are Crystal Hixson, Katelyn Holzer, Elena Crecelius,
Kathleen Pump, Natasha Bowser, Ellen Rouse, Stephanie McPherson, Whitney
Richardson, McKenzie Snyder, Ashley Woosley, Alyssa Strubs, Lisa Huffman, Kelsey
Olson, and Kayla Graham.
25 Years Ago
A record number of steelhead
3005 entered the Dworshak National Fish Hatchery last week.
Gift Gallery is celebrating
its tenth anniversary.
The building that houses
Loralee's Beauty Salon and L & R Surplus is taking on a new look with new wood
siding and concrete sidewalks surround the building
30 Years Ago
An Idaho Division of Highway
maintenance crew is currently installing 5,300 feet of metal guardrail from Lenore
easterly on U.S. 12. The work is under the direction of Orofino Maintenance
Foreman Jim Dugger, and is expected to be completed within the next two weeks.
Lisa Cole was selected queen
of Pierce 1860 Days. Other royally
members selected were Bonnie Selzler, alternate princess, Dana Rears, second
princess and Debbie Wilson first princess.
The Best of the Best –Orofino
High School Mixed chorus directed by Tom Dixon was chosen by judges in
OHS student body officers
selected recently were for the 1980-81 year were Leigh McArthur, president;
e’Lane Grasser, vice president; Patricia Masar, secretary and Tim Annis,
treasurer.
35 Years Ago
City of
Teakean Community Sewing Club
has began the restoration of the old American
Sunday School Union Church built by the early Dunkard settlers on 1096.
40 Years Ago
Area boat owners must continue
to battle floating debris in Dworshak Reservoir while the State of Idaho
Environmental Protection Department stymies a call for bids on open burning
disposal of excess trash. Local interest sees no possible impairment of air
quality from economical burning system proposed by the Corps of Engineers.
60
Years Ago
Wilbur Montgomery and Babe
Brown will coach the west team in the Idaho East-West high school basketball
games scheduled for August. Both coaches have had state championship teams.
70 Years ago
Corner stone of the new