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Fair
and Lumberjack Days offer something for everyone
Welcome to the 62nd Annual Clearwater County Fair and
Orofino Lumberjack Days to be held this Thursday through Sunday,
Sept. 17-20.
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Riverside water outage Wednesday, Sept. 23
Riverside Water and Sewer District patrons from 118th Street east to
Transfer Station Road will experience a water outage Wednesday,
Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Ice
cream social Sept. 19 at museum
The Fair and Lumberjack Days are here again and so is the Clearwater
Historical Museum’s ice cream social.
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101st
Airborne Division (Air Assault) toughest in the world
Cpl. Robert (Rob) A. Shropshire IV, a former Orofino resident and
graduate of OHS, together with Spc. Chris Richard proved to be the
toughest Air Assault Soldiers in the world in what is known as the
“Ironman” race of the Army.
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County
driver’s license office has shortened hours next week
The Clearwater County driver’s license office, located upstairs in
the Clearwater County courthouse, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 21 through Thursday, Sept. 24.
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CVHC
schedules flu clinics Sept. 30
Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics have scheduled their regular
flu clinics, according to Vicky Petersen, RN.
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Emergency
Services Day in Orofino
Back Country Medics Neal Johnson and Doug Adams participated in the
9-11 Emergency Services Day held Friday at the Orofino City Park.
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OCI has
events scheduled all weekend long
The hard working group of OCI committee members has been making
plans for this year’s Lumberjack Days, set for this week.
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Employees
of the Week
Thursday Bev
Latham called to nominate Cookie Squires of IGA for Employee of the Week. “She’s a good
clerk,” said Bev.
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From this
Chair...
Reading about the Lewiston Roundup Royalty brought back memories to
me.
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Fire danger at
moderate level; burn barrel permits available
The fire danger is still at the
moderate level, according to Kevin Korbel, Fire Program Planner for Clearwater
- Potlatch Timber Protection Association (C-PTPA).
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Court denies
injunction to halt wolf hunt
On Sept. 8 U.S. District Court of Montana judge Donald Molloy agreed
with plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife that the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service likely violated the Endangered Species Act in
delisting wolves in Idaho and Montana, but denied a preliminary
injunction against Idaho’s wolf hunt. The hunt is part of Idaho’s
management plan for the delisted species.
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Full
weekend includes class of ’69 reunion
Along with the County Fair and Lumberjack Days celebration this
weekend, Orofino will also host the 40th reunion of the
Orofino High School Class of 1969.
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Orofino
Farmer’s Market continues into October
The Orofino Farmer’s Market is still going strong and will continue
through the month of September and into October.
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Extended
fall schedule for North Fork and Palouse Ranger District campgrounds
All of the developed campgrounds on the Clearwater National Forest’s
North Fork and Palouse Ranger Districts will be open through the
middle of October.
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Orofino
Kiwanis Lumberjack 2009 Fun Run/Walk a huge success
The Orofino Kiwanis Club sponsored its 4th Annual Fun Run/Walk
Saturday, Sept. 12. The 5K fun run had 114 registered participants
this year, the largest ever.
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Diary of a
Forester: Eugene William Langdon
This is the sixth 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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Heywoods
celebrate 50th anniversary
Les and Clairrene Heywood, Weippe, celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Sept. 15.
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Food bank
scheduled for Orofino Sept. 21
A monthly food bank will be held at the National Guard Armory on
Highway 12 on Monday, Sept. 21.
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Mobile Food Bank
in Pierce Sept.
21
The Idaho Food Bank “Mobile Food Pantry” will distribute food in
Pierce on Monday, Sept. 21 at the Faith Lutheran Church located at
611 S. Main parking lot on the third Monday of each month between
the hours of 12 noon and 2 p.m.
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Late
summer burning continues on Clearwater and Nez Perce Forests
Deputy Fire Management Office Bob Lippincott reminds Forest visitors
that prescribed burning operations continue on the Clearwater and
Nez Perce National Forests.
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New hires
and resignations fill the School Board Agenda
A number of staff resignations will be presented at the District 171
School Board Meeting to be held Monday, Sept. 21 at Timberline
Schools.
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Recycling
makes sense
For the residents of Clearwater County recycling just makes sense
and it is saving every resident in the county money.
