May 15, 2012                  Vol. 8 Issue 111

OHS Lady Maniacs head to state with unblemished record
The Orofino Lady Maniacs Softball team completed an unblemished season with a record of 18 wins and no losses while also winning their league and first place in districts. See the article and photos...

Voter turn out in Clearwater County at 26.75 percent
Tuesday's election saw 26.75 percent of registered Clearwater County voters turned out to cast ballots in the combined primary/school supplemental levy election, down from 34.2 percent in 2010's primary. See the article...

CVHC receives Idaho Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality
Since 2002, Qualis Health has presented the Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality to outstanding organizations in Idaho and Washington and this year Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics was among the distinguished winners. See the article and photo...

ABATE holds first Orofino rally to promote motorcycle safety awareness
Clearwater Chapter of North Idaho ABATE (American Bikers Aiming Toward Education) will held a rally Saturday including a parade in downtown and speakers on the Clearwater County Courthouse steps to promote awareness of motorcycle safety. See the photos...

Children 'Pot a Plant for Mom' to celebrate Mothers Day
Children were invited to the annual 'Pot a Plant for Mom' activity at King's Department Store in Orofino Saturday. See the photos...

Wednesday's Child...
Window on the Clearwater has joined the Wednesday's Child network to help spread the word about children that are waiting for families to give them the loving care that they need. Meet this week's Wednesday's Child: 'Tristen'.

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You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 366th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the first three clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 365th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the winner, answer and first three clues...

You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 364th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the first 15 clues...

You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 363rd Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the first six clues (Note: This is on hold for further research.)...

Trivia follow up...
We are still working on the follow up on some Orofino History Trivia topics. Check here to see them...

Clearwater Creations
We have started a service for Clearwater Country artisans and crafters that would like to advertise their creations on our site in a shopping cart format and for those who would like to purchase items uniquely from Clearwater Country. See the Creations page...

Catch up on 2011 Fair articles & photos
For those who would like to catch up all at once on Window on the Clearwater coverage of the Clearwater County Fair and Orofino Lumberjack Days, we are providing this page with links to articles, photos and information about happenings in 2011. We will continue to add to the archives on this page as we continue our coverage. See the latest on the home page each day. See the archives here...

What a caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

---Lao Tzu