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September 14, 2015 Archives

Orofino motorcycle rider injured
An Orofino man was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Thursday on View Point Rd., according to Clearwater County Chief Deputy Rick Miller. See the report...

School district starts with more 32 students than the end of last year
Joint School District #171 enrollment of students is up from the end of last year by 32 students. I expect this number to drop a little as we find a student who has left the district without notifying us, but attendance secretaries have been making calls to check on students who had not attended school by Tuesday. See the column...

40 years ago the music began
"Clearwater Community Concert Association (CCCA) to organize tonight," was the beginning of 40-years of great entertainment that has been presented to this community. See the column...

Death notice:
Paul A. Johnson, 97...

Area youth have a chance at steelhead fishing
LEWISTON--Young anglers ages 8-14 are invited to participate in the annual Steelhead Clinic held on Thursday, Oct. 29 from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. See the article...

OFD has busy August
Orofino Fire Department had a very busy August with all the regular fire calls and particularly with the Municipal Fire that started Aug. 14. See the info...

Regular gas in Orofino at $2.72 per gallon
Average prices for a gallon of regular gasoline in Orofino are down to $2.72 this week. See the report...

Pre-sale carnival tickets on sale
Pre-sale tickets for the carnival at the Clearwater County Fair and Lumberjack Days are on sale. See the info...

Check out the info on the Kiddie Parade Friday
Children are invited to participate in the annual Orofino Lumberjack Days Kiddie Parade Friday. See the info...

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...

Looking for a job?
Check Classifieds...

You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 485th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 484th 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...

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-----Thomas S. Monson

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