5 Years Ago
Monk Montgomery will mark his 57th year as head of the timing department at Orofino Celebration’s this year.
Leading the main OCI Parade Saturday will be Grand Marshals Laurella Miller and T.J. and Doris Peterson.
Weippe Rural Fire Department has purchased a 1933 pumper tanker with a 1600 gallon tank.
10 Years Ago
Presiding over this year‘s Clearwater County Fair and Lumberjack Days will be Grand Marshals Bonnie and Jim Bessent.
Best in Show puppy was Australian Shepherd owned by Terra Rintelen at the Clearwater County 4-H Dog Show.
20 Years Ago
Three Orofino boys received diesel mechanic degrees from Idaho State University’s Vocational School. All three are 1987 OHS graduates and graduated with honors. Graduates were Dale Routh, Jim Stalnaker and Rick Armstrong.
Candy Nickers was named Non-Registered Halter Reserve Champion during the Clearwater County Fair Open Class horse show. The horse is owned and shown by Cindy Seeley.
Ida-Ho Mr. Kent Morgan gelding owned by Tammy Bird was named registered Halter Grand Champion during the Clearwater County Open Class Horse Show.
25 Years Ago
Intermountain Title Company, Inc. owned by Aloha Lanphier opened for business at 125 Johnson, Helgeson Place.
The newly formed Orofino High School Jazz Band won first place in the special units of Orofino‘s Lumberjack Days parade. Band members were Randy Lilya, Aaron Boston, Becky Morgan, Curt Steiner, Will Graham, Wade Wilson, and Denny Reinhardt. Scott Allen was the music instructor.
Stacy Ponozzo earned the top 4-H Beef Showmanship award.
Businesses that have purchased 4-H Livestock for ten consecutive years since the recognition program started in 1974 were honored at the 4-H Auction Saturday. The businesses were Don Konkol, Konkolville Lumber., Ralph Lacey of Valley Motor Parts, Gerry Zywina, Washington Water Power, Preston Teed, Idaho First National Bank, Elton Ankney, Lewiston Grain Growers and Paul Pippenger, Glenwood IGA.
30 Years Ago
School District 171 has been studying the cost of converting McKelway Hall at State Hospital North into a junior high school.
Palouse Producers have won the county contract for gasoline at .9092 cents a gallon.
Orofino Post Office has closed off the main entrance to Postmaster Ray Scoles’ office to provide future space for more post office boxes, despite the inconvenience to patrons.
Car insurance rates after a conviction of an Orofino youth burning rubber increased the cost of his insurance for six months from $375 to $963.
Kevin Mangum, 17, had been bow hunting for about a year, when he shot a cow elk near Bertha Hill. The animal dressed out at 288 pounds.
40 Years Ago
Completion date for the new 60-bed convalescent center nursing home has been set for mid October.
Patsy Lear, Carl Isabelle and Sandra Bullock presided as royalty at the Clearwater County Fair.
60 Years Ago
Potlatch Forest transferred ownership of the former White Pine office building to the City of Orofino for multiple use and recreation.
Forest Service supervisor told chamber members unless $3 million in road money is made available to complete opening of the Canyon Ranger District Loop, the government will lose 477 million of pine in disease and insect in the next 10 years. A contract has been let on the Beaver Creek Road, which leads to the North Fork.
65 Years ago
Seven football veterans under coach Ed Opplinger will see action Sept. 27 against Weippe. They include Elmer Sperry, G. Wilfong, Dale Pelton, Johnny Pinkston and Milton Watson. New material includes Bruce Curtis, Jim Bessent, Bob West, Chuck Cole and Doug Jones.