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Council hears
comments on skateboarding in Orofino City Park
At the regular Orofino City Council meeting Aug. 25 a public hearing
was held in regard to Ordinance 761, which governs usage of three
city parks.
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Jones wins
$10,000 in Statler Raffle
Pam Jones is the recipient of a check for $10,000 in a fund-raiser
for Eric Statler organized by a group of people who wish to be known
simply as “Friends of Eric.”
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9-11
Emergency Services Day events planned in Orofino
On
the first anniversary of the World Trade Center bombing the
Clearwater County Commissioners proclaimed Sept. 11 as Emergency
Services Day.
The event for this year will take place Friday, Sept. 11, 4 to 8
p.m. at Orofino City Park.
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Medical
needs fund for local boy, Jacob Walk
A special charitable fund has been established at U.S. Bank in
Orofino to help with medical costs for Jacob Walk.
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Magazine tells
of boys working at Campbell’s Pond in summer of 1946
The July 2009
issue of Reminisce, the magazine that brings back more good
times, has an article in it which features Campbell’s Pond near
Pierce, in the summer of 1946.
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Clearwater
Quilt Guild donates to museum
Clearwater Quilt Guild President Rosan Monaghan recently presented
Bernice Pullen of the Clearwater Historical Museum a donation of
$150.
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Sportsman's Breakfast in Orofino Sept. 1
Plan to attend a Sportsman's Breakfast
Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 1 at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Orofino.
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Hair
on the Mayor
Darrin Eberhart,
Chad Smith, and Orofino Mayor Ryan Smathers (pictured) participated
in a fund raiser for the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) at the
Aug. 19 Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Hospitals promote
health insurance for children
With back to school preparations underway St. Mary’s and Clearwater
Valley Hospitals are encouraging parents to apply for medical
insurance for their children if they are not covered.
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OHS class of
1959 celebrates 50 years Aug. 28-29
The Class of 1959 will hold their 50-year class reunion Aug. 28-29
starting with a social and picnic at Darrel (Ole) Olson’s home, 1385
Ahsahka Road at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28.
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Local
students attend Comic-Con convention
Orofino High School student, Corey Kleer-Larson, and his brother
Andy Martin, a senior at University of Idaho, recently traveled to
San Diego, CA where they attended the 40th annual Comic-Con
convention held at the San Diegp Convention Center.
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Diary of a
Forester: Eugene William Langdon
This is the fourth article in an ongoing series featuring
text from the handwritten diary of a former Forest Ranger, Eugene
William Langdon (1883 – 1967).
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Adult
daycare, a new option
The Orofino Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting Aug. 19,
with guest speaker Jill Woolsey, Executive Director of Brookside
Landing.
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HOSA to host
“Unstoppable You” Sept. 3
As a community service, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of
America), a club at Orofino High School (OHS), will be hosting
“Unstoppable You” by Craig Conrad. This presentation will take place
Thursday, Sept. 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. at OHS gym.
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Clearwater
County Open Class Horse Show results
The Clearwater County Fair Open Class Horse Show, which was held
July 25, had several entries this year.
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From this Chair…
The entryway off US Hwy 12 to Orofino is beautiful now that the
highway construction is nearly complete and multiple street lights
have been installed along the highway.
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Lori
Sutton wins outstanding housekeeping award
Lori Sutton, Housekeeping Manager for the Best Western Lodge at
River’s Edge was named Heroic Housekeeper of the year by Best
Western International.
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Employees
of the Week
This week’s featured vendor at the Orofino Farmers’ Market is Debi
Bordoni.
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Englishman
is bicycling across America
Jon Lee, 21, from Bristol, England, has always wanted to bicycle
across the United States.
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Fair
Feathers
We’re in the photography section today. I’m not at ease with a
camera in my hands. I cut off heads, miss people and am generally
out of focus. So, I can’t tell you how to take a good photo.
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Kris
Adams is Vendor of the Week at Orofino Farmer’s Market
This week’s featured vendor at the Orofino Farmers’ Market is Kris
Adams of Kamiah.
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ATV
fatality occurs on Thornton Road
The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office responded Saturday evening to
a report of a subject that had been found deceased on Thornton Road
from an apparent ATV accident.
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New
climbing wall installed at Orofino Elementary School
The Orofino PTSA recently purchased a climbing wall for the
playground at the Orofino Elementary School.
