One awesome, noisy weekend coming to Pierce
The bands that we'll be featuring at this year's Pierce 1860 Days are a must-see. See the info...

North Central Idaho RAC soliciting for nominees
KAMIAH - The Secure Rural Schools Act authorizes the use of Resource Advisory Committee (RACs) as a mechanism for local community collaboration with federal land managers in recommending Title II projects on federal lands or that will benefit resources on federal lands. See the article...

Andrew Skowlund named new North Fork District Ranger
KAMIAH - Andrew Skowlund starts as the new district ranger on Aug. 3 and comes to the North Fork Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests from the Klamath National Forest in Northern California. See the info and photo...

Dworshak Reservoir Kokanee starting to move toward spawning
This is the time of the year when the kokanee start moving up reservoir toward their spawning tributaries. Since the traditional time to catch kokanee is winding down due to this migration, I thought it would be good to send out one last update on the fishery. See the column...

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: 'Isaiah'

State of Idaho ends budget year $92 million above projections
BOISE - Governor C.L. 'Butch' Otter and State Controller Brandon Woolf announced last week that Idaho closed the fiscal year that ended June 30 with a surplus, collecting $92 million more than anticipated during the previous 12 months. See the article...

Need faster Internet, a new roof, a heating system repair/install or lodging for guests?
Check out our revised 'Directory Page' and see who might have the remedies for holes in your roof, faster Internet and great places to stay. See the page...

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We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 481st Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 480th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and clues...

Trivia follow up...answers?
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 2014 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 2014. 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...

"Decisions are constantly before us which can determine our destiny. In order for us to make the correct decisions, courage is needed-the courage to say no when we should, the courage to say yes when that is appropriate, the courage to do the right thing because it is right."

-----Thomas S. Monson