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Story Headlines for November 29,
2012
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How's The Weather.
Remember the Brink
and a Half Club?
Unless you were alive in the mid-twentieth century, you probably do not
remember the Brink and a Half Club. If you have heard of it, you
might know it was founded by people who accidentally drove their
cars into the
Clearwater River. Harry Cummings shared
with the Clearwater Tribune a 1954 issue of a magazine called
Idaho’s Golden Road To Adventure, published by the Brink and a
Half Club. The magazine featured a plethora of photographs and
articles promoting recreation in the
Clearwater area and along the
Lewis-Clark Highway. Activities and topics covered ranged from wildfire fighting to fishing,
hunting, motorcycle riding, camping, and much more.
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Holiday gifts and
cheer
Cyndy Meisner was born in Grangeville but has lived most of her
life in Weippe, and attended
Timberline
High School. She met her husband Bill Koerling at a youth camp on the
North Fork of the
Clearwater River – prophetically named Uncle Bills? He ran heavy
equipment in the area; she was a 20 year old girl who was handy
using an axe – clearing trails for the camp. Cyndy and Bill’s
daughter April, at the age of 17, got the bright idea to start a
coffee shop out of their home. When she went to work in
Lewiston later on, mom took over the shop. Cyndy said she
sold her car and had an uncle and her brother build the small
shop – Cyndy’s First Stop Java. The shop continued to grow and
even has a drive-through window now. They offer up coffee
treats, fruit smoothies, cookies, muffins, scones, and even a
sausage sandwiches. Cyndy’s daughter Clorinda makes the scones.
You might be welcomed by Babette, a spoiled little feline that
turned up on a dark, rainy night. A customer pulled in, and
Cyndy kept hearing the cry of a kitten. She was afraid it would
get run over, so she got a flashlight and found the black,
soaked cat across the highway. The cat now thinks she’s the
mascot, comes and goes through a doggy door, and expects warm
cream in the morning. All Cyndy and Bill’s kids, including their
son Doug, are grown and out of the house, so Barbette has taken
over. “She comes down in the morning and gets her milk” said
Cyndy, “and the runs back to the house.”
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Orofino woman found deceased in residence
Brenda Proffitt, 48, of Orofino was found deceased in her
Grangemont Highway residence at approximately 11 p.m. Nov. 22,
according to
Clearwater
County Sheriff’s Office. The cause
of her death is being investigated by the sheriff’s and
coroner’s offices.
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Clarkston man injured in logging accident
A
Clarkston, WA man was injured Monday morning by a falling deck
of logs, according to the
Clearwater
County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO). The accident occurred
at
7:34 a.m.
near Deer Creak Reservoir, a few miles from Pierce. David C.
Prall, 61, a loader operator, was assisting a ground crew when a
deck of logs fell and struck him. Prall was pinned beneath
several logs. Several fellow loggers rescued and stabilized him,
according to CCSO.
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Idaho author wins
National Outdoor Book Award
Idaho author Jo Deurbrouck has
been awarded a 2012 National Outdoor Book Award for Anything
Worth Doing (Sundog), a true story that celebrates wild rivers
via the lives and adventures of two
Idaho raft guides named Jon
Barker and Clancy Reece. “In this highly creative and
exceptionally well written account, Deurbrouck traces the lives
of these two men: one an aging, bear of a man [Reece], a Vietnam
era veteran and sometimes recluse river guide whose past
includes boxing and ballet dancing; and the other a fit, young
man [Barker], a rising star among river runners, full of ideas
and ambitions,” writes the awards committee. The National
Outdoor Book Awards has been highlighting exceptional outdoor
literature since 1997. Past winners include Ted Kerasote, Greg
Child, Farly Mowat, Joe Simpson, David Attenborough and Peter
Heller. Past
Idaho winners include Cort Conley
in 1998 and Matt Leidecker in 2006.
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Routine traffic stop leads to arrest
Chief Deputy Rick Miller provided a report for the
Clearwater
County
Sheriff’s Department at the Nov. 19
Clearwater
County
Board of Commissioners meeting. Mr. Miller reported a routine traffic patrol
found about a little over one pound of marijuana. The individual
had a prescription for medical marijuana from
Washington; however, you cannot possess any marijuana for
any reason in the state of
Idaho. Mr. Miller also reported on a grant the
sheriff’s office is putting in for two custom made wetsuits.
Denice Osterberg came in and discussed “Procedural Adjustment.”
Ms. Osterberg presented statutes concerning the county and the
public.
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Deadline approaches for application for Toys for Tots
The
Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Christmas program is in full
swing. Applications have gone out through the local schools and
additional applications and pick up boxes have been placed at
the public library; the employment office; the public health
department; the post office, and the Pizza Factory. Applications
can be returned to the school or placed in the gift wrapped pick
up boxes at the locations mentioned above. The deadline for
turning in applications is Thursday, Dec. 6. Applications will
be accepted through Friday, Dec. 7 by contacting Suzie Finney at
476-4306 or
827-6612. You can also contact Barbara Clifford at
827-0832. Applications cannot be accepted any later than
Friday, Dec. 7 in order to get the Toys for Tots boxes ready for
delivery before Christmas.
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Eastern Washington Eagles win Big Sky Conference
The
Eastern
Washington
University Eagles football team, with
whom Cody McCarthy plays as a linebacker, won the Big Sky
Conference Championship two weeks ago by defeating
Portland
State. The Eagles, however, must
share their title with
Montana
State and Cal Poly, each of whom
lost one Big Sky game. The Eagles beat both of these teams in
head-to-head play during the regular season. The Eagles finished
the season ranked number two in the National Division One
Subdivision
FCS rankings, and as a result
received a bye for this week’s start of the
FCS Division One Subdivision
playoffs.
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Experience the spirit of the season with live nativity
Come
experience the spirit of the season at the Live Nativity Friday,
Nov. 30, from
5-8
p.m. at
the corner of
Michigan Ave. and
C St. between
Orofino
Junior High School and the Christian Church. Listen and watch as a
narrator reads the account of the Savior’s birth from the Bible
and actors portraying Mary and Joseph, shepherds and angels join
the scene. This year there will be live goats as part of the
display. There will be multiple presentations throughout the
evening. Each presentation is about 20 minutes long.
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Brian McGoldrick
retires from historical society
Brian McGoldrick has retired from the
Clearwater Historical Society after
several years as a director of the society. Mr. McGoldrick has
given many hours of his time to keep the historical society and
the museum running well. He was presented with a Certificate of
Appreciation and a Lifetime Membership in thanks for his
dedicated work.
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From this Chair
Thanksgiving is over and now we are thinking about the Christmas season.
My granddaughter and her husband, Lacey and Shane Johnson and
their two sons, Tristan, 12, and Jaden, 9 of
Boise were here over the
weekend so Shane and Tristan could hopefully bag a deer. No
luck! My son-in-law and grandson, Darold and Cody Stanton, took
them hunting twice during their two-day stay. I was bemoaning
the fact the Johnsons had not been able to bag a deer to show
for the hunt and my daughter Diane Baldwin of Spokane said,
“Well, Mom, people don’t get a deer every time they go hunting.
They have to hunt for them and that’s why they call it hunting.”
Had the Johnsons been able to hunt in my front yard they would
not have had to hunt long. I see the deer there all the time.
When Mary Jane, the Pug, sees deer in the yard or street she
chases them off. I can tell she isn’t trying to catch them, she
just wants them gone. Once the deer disappear around the corner
of the neighbor’s house she is satisfied and comes down the
drive and looks at me as if to say ‘See I chased them off. We’re
safe.’
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Twins born
Joel and Melissa Skindlov, of Big Sandy, MT, are proud to announce the
birth of twin girls born
Nov. 17, 2012, at
Benefis
Hospital in
Great Falls. Hannah Grace weighed 5
lbs. 5 oz., measured 19 1/4" long, and was born at
6:13 a.m. Harper Joy arrived a minute later at
6:14 a.m. She weighed 5 lbs. 6oz.,
and measured 18" long, Grandparents
are Darv and
Ronda Nelson, of Pierce; Jim and Helen Skindlov, of
Spokane Valley,
WA.
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CMPL Friends book
sale Saturday
The
Clearwater Memorial Public Library Friends group will have
a used book sale at the Patchwork Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 1, at
Orofino
High School. Proceeds from the sale will be used to support the programs and
services of the library.
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