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Rachel
Bonner is 2009 Wild Weippe Rodeo Queen
The Wild Weippe Rodeo (this weekend, Aug. 15–16) has a new Queen;
Rachel Bonner holds that title for 2009.
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Grangemont
Road closed Sept. 14-25
Grangemont Road will be closed at the 9-mile marker for slide repair
beginning Sept. 14 approximately through Sept 25.
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Healthcare
reform telephone town meets set for Aug. 19 and 31
U.S. Congressman Walt Minnick will hold in August two telephone town
hall meetings on Heath Care reform.
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NARS
Cosmetics’ “All Star Account Executive of the Year”
Jody Burnham, the daughter of Rick and Janet Burnham of Orofino and
a 1993 Orofino High School graduate, was recently recognized as "All
Star Account Executive of the Year" for NARS Cosmetics.
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Reward
offered for information on library burglary
Members of the Clearwater Memorial Public Library Friends were
disheartened to learn of the recent break-in and burglary of
equipment at the library and are asking for the public’s help in
solving the crime.
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The
end of an era
Friday
morning, Aug. 7 the Barnett-Thompson Chevrolet sign was removed from
the side of the dealership's building, where it has perched for
nearly 40 years.
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From this Chair…
Standing at the window of my home Tuesday looking across the road at
the vacant lot towards Barney’s brought back memories.
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Summer
Youth Work Experience
Mario Zuniga and Tonie Britton, both age 17, have been working this
summer at the Transfer Station.
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Peck City
Hall meeting scheduled for Aug. 19
The Peck City Hall August meeting will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19
at 7 p.m. Members of the Big Canyon Rural Fire District will present
a proposal to build a 6000 sq. ft. Fire Station, to be located in
Peck.
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Orofino
Farmers’ Market
This week’s featured vendor at the Orofino Farmers’ Market is the
Stottlemyer family of Summer Hill Farm located in Kooskia.
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Orofino
school district Child Find Services
The Orofino school district, in cooperation with parents and
nonpublic school agencies, engages in Child Find services throughout
the school year.
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Saving
energy, saves bucks
The Orofino Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting Aug. 5 at
the Ponderosa Restaurant with guest speaker, Bob Pierce, Manager of
Member Services, Clearwater Power Company which is a non-profit
cooperative serving mainly rural areas.
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Orofino Kiwanis
and Rotary Club Blood Drive Aug. 18-20
The Orofino Kiwanis and Rotary Club have scheduled a blood drive for
Aug. 18-20 at the Orofino Armory on Hwy 12.
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Employees of the Week
Ruth Bird
called the Clearwater Tribune Thursday to nominate Matt
Ludiker of IGA for Employee of the Week.
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Fair
Feathers
As I promised last week, I visited with several judges and
superintendents to find out what’s what in Hobbies.
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C-PTPA weekly
fire update
Last week’s lightning storms sent Clearwater-Potlatch Timber
Protection Association (C-PTPA) crews into action this past week, as
they fought 15 lightning holdover fires.
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Joint
School District 171 school board meeting Aug. 17
Joint School District No. 171 will be meeting Monday, Aug 17, at 7
p.m. at Orofino Elementary School. The Executive Session will begin
at 6 p.m. Items to be addressed in the executive session are:
personnel and legal issues.
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Clearwater
Human Needs Council to participate in Resource Fair
Clearwater Human Needs Council (CHNC) members are encouraged to
participate in the Resource Fair being held in conjunction with the
Kiwanis, Rotary Blood Drive scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, Aug.
18 to 20, at the Orofino National Guard Armory on U.S. Highway 12.
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Idaho
unemployment jumps to 8.8 percent in July
Idaho’s
seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped another four-tenths of
a point to 8.8 percent in July, the highest rate in 26 years as
employers kept a tight rein on payrolls.
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C-PTPA
two generations
Father and son Rusty and Cameron Eck rode the Clearwater-Potlatch
Timber Protection Association (C-PTPA) truck during the Aug. 1
Pierce 1860 Days parade.
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THS class of
1979 reunion Aug. 14-16
The Timberline High School Class of 1979 will hold their 30th class
reunion this weekend, Aug. 14-16 during the Weippe Rodeo.
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Garbage
can fire at Riverside Laundromat
Orofino Fire Department was called around 7 p.m.
Thursday to a fire inside the
Riverside Laundromat.
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Driver goes over embankment
On Aug. 5 a Lenore man drove his pickup off an embankment while
putting a CD in his stereo according to the Clearwater County Sheriff’s
Office (CCSO).
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Full
circle: “Backcountry to rodeo country”
Coleen L. Jones, owner of Coleen’s Onyx Photography, will be
covering the Wild Weippe Rodeo for the fourth consecutive year. This
season the cowboys and cowgirls that participate in the rodeo can
view her work online.
