5 Years Ago
Mallory Norris is Timberline High School’s Junior Miss 2004-05. She is the daughter of Kim Norris and Melvin Norris Jr. Runner up was Heidi Rieche, daughter of Anthony Rieche and Juanita Rieche. Both girls are from Weippe.
Wells Fargo Foundation has donated $1,000 to the Pierce Elementary School to help fund a new math curriculum that meets state standards.
10 Years Ago
Charles Kinard, a 1995 graduate of Timberline High School, now a student at the University of Idaho is among the 111 honored with membership in Golden Key, a general university scholarship and service honorary society.
Louise Bruce sprinted to a new personal and school record in winning the 200 meter in 26.4 eclipsing the previous record by one-tenth of a second.
Michelle Crutcher, THS Alumni and a senior at the University of Idaho has been awarded the W.J. Wilde Award, which goes to four outstanding accounting students at the university.
15 Years Ago
Weippe Hornets basketball team recently finished the season. Team members were Justin Steadman, Nathan Miller, Dwan Hutchins, Tony Christopher, son, Jesse Kimball, Lucas McIntosh, Jimmy Breedlove, Ashley Arave, Eva Burch, Jody Harris and Mike McMillen.
25 Years Ago
Dent Acres and Freeman Creek Campgrounds will open May 1.
Terry Scott Perrin is OHS Valedictorian for the 1984 class and Sean Lentz Varley is salutatorian.
35 Years Ago
San Antonio-Airman Patrick W. Loseth, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Loseth, has been assigned to Nellis AFB, NV after completing Air Force basic training
Penny Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones, Headquarters, is the valedictorian of Timberline High School graduating class. Salutatorian is Carol Jane Carlson, daughter of Mrs. Vernon Carlson.
The Larry Hollibaughs warn people that rattle snakes are out due to the warming days. They have captured 40 snakes so far this spring around Ahshaka and Peck.
45 Years Ago
Pat McCollister was named valedictorian and Terry Gough salutatorian at Orofino High School.
Cool nights and lack of water has deferred start of the 1964 log drive starting at Camp T under Foreman Charles McCollister, but the rising river may get the river crew in action next week.
Grade 4-Mrs. Peer - Knowing their multiplication tables were Gary Blenden, Gary Powell, Steve Clark, Steve Spence, Kenneth Harvey, Terry Beck, Cindy Clay, Bobby Rehfield, Donna Schlader and Kathy McKay.
Grades 3 and 4-Mrs. Wise-Students who have received 100s in spelling for the nine weeks are Darcy Aldrich, Robin Keough, Corby Finke, Loralee Gilmore, Sallie Duty, and Nancy Sewell.
Pierce had 22 inches of snow with 12-inch water content and two inch normal average. Cayuse had six inches with three inches water
55 Years Ago
A new 22-pound chain saw with a built in 3.5 horsepower gasoline engine goes on display at the new Orofino Saw Shop, local Homelite dealership. The new business is located on Michigan Avenue nesx to Crockett’s Trading Post and is operated by D.D. Deyo and Norman Riddle.
65 Years Ago
Nearly eight tons of rock salt was dropped in the Moose Creek area this week to pull big game off the low winter ranges into higher country.
Annual log drive of Potlatch Forests. Inc. is now six miles below Elk Creek on the North Fork. The drive started a few weeks ago from Robinson Creek, a short distance below the mouth of the little North Fork.
75 Years Ago
Clearwater County will receive for school purposes $2,004 as its share of the quarterly apportionment from state funds. Under the equalization school law a total of $162,255 was apportioned among the various counties from earnings from endowment fund investments and license collections.