10 Years Ago
Jake Armitage raised the Grand Champion market lamb for the 4-H Livestock sale. It was purchased by Lew Mangum.
Craig Lowery raised the Grand Champion market beef. It was purchased by Kenny Weller and Taylor Brooks raised the Grand Champion market hog. It was purchased by Lyle Thornton.
Samatha Shelley was the 4-H Champion Showman in the goat category.
Emily Aultz was the 4-H Champion Showman in the poultry category.
Katie Elsbury was the 4-H Style Revenue winner and Tim Roehr was named 4-H leader of the year during the awards ceremony.
15 Years ago
Timberline High School Spartan football team members are Jason Barlow, Austin Bonner, Jeff Knapp, Ryan Miles, John Jared, Ron Fugate, Jeff Good, Todd Kinard, Brandon Miller, Chad Engle, Roger Jared, Andy Moore, Kelly Gibbar, Dylan Robinson, Jeremy Hartig, Scott Welker, Rob Dawson, Don Vanderpool, Mark Cochrane, Guy Bonner, Pat Lewis, Matt Kingen, B.J. Kingen, Josh Joiner and Bob Zimmerman. Team coach is Bill Knapp and Stan Denham.
Timberline High School 1994 football cheerleaders are Sondra Reynolds, Amber Wells, Melissa McBride, Twanya Shoemaker, Allison White, Amie Zierlein and Velvet Lee.
Jesse Daniels was the overall champion for the 4-H overall Swine Fitting and Showing category.
4-H top Senior Division for steers Fitting and Showing was shown by Bobbie Armitage, 16. Matt Bird showed the 4-H Beef Division Fitting and Showing Champion.
20 Years Ago
Joseph P. Eichert has been named to replace Cecil L. Aldrich as supervisor of the Idaho Department of Lands. Aldrich retired after a 30 year career.
The Orofino High School Maniac football team members are Jason Anderson, Ryan Laws, Geoff Schneider, Brian Johnson, Dominic Ponozzo, Cameron Eck, Chad Eck, Ken Weller, Todd Cornell, Dan Klein, Aaron Patterson, Justin Bretz, Jason Kessinger, Lester Eckerman, Darrell Miller, Jodie Davis, Shawn King, Travis Schultz, Gina Fernandez, Isaac White, Jon Isbelle, Rick Fuentes, Scott Anderson, Brent McHaffie, Travis Taylor, Avery Brewer Jr. and Eric Stalin. Bob Arnold and John Gestern are coaches.
Chris Loseth, a graduate of Orofino High School and a 1985 graduate of Texas A&M University was recently named as president of Potlatch No. 1 Federal Credit Union.
30 Years Ago
Potlatch Corporation announced suspension of 1980 logging for about a dozen area gypos on the basis of lower production needs and shortage of available timber. Yarding of logs at Ahsahka has been reduced to emergency basis.
Paul Pippenger has completed 100 individual storage units in a new landfill across from the Valley Apartments.
35 Years Ago
Nick Grimm and Cynthia Rae Lamphier were united in marriage at the Lutheran Church Sept.28.
City of Orofino has begun construction of a new water crossing near the airport to provide service to agencies near the airport on the south side of the river. The city will provide $24,000 of the $101,000 project.
40 Years Ago
New student body officers at the Orofino Junior High School are Debbie Enevold, Denise Johnston, Debbie Person and Vicki Matney. Susan Huffman and Pam Powers are junior high reps.
60 Years Ago
Discussion of building a new fire hall, city council room and city jail was renewed at the meeting of the Orofino Fire Department. The building would be city owned in lot across from Hanson Garage
70 Years Ago
A six-man football, which is being introduced in most north Idaho schools, will be adopted here this fall. The game was invented for small schools and due to the scarcity of 11 man teams it will be used here.