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July 8, 2016 Archives

ICIO inmates creating artwork to support Special Olympics
Inmates from Idaho Correctional Institution-Orofino have been working hard creating and donating their artwork to a Special Olympic Fundraising event on Saturday July 30. See the article...

Clancy Ellis Tournament cancelled, games moved to Orofino
The Clancy Ellis Tournament in Lewiston was rained out Friday (then eventually canceled altogether) so some games were moved to Orofino. See the report...

Sheriff briefs County Commissioners on wildfire activity
Clearwater County Sheriff Chris Goetz briefed the County Commissioners during their regular session June 27 about wildfire activity and preparations in the area to that point. See the report...

Biologists are keeping a watchful eye on sockeye migration
Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists are monitoring this year's sockeye return, river temperatures and weather forecasts in hopes of avoiding last year's catastrophic conditions where 99 percent of the sockeye that crossed Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River died before reaching Idaho and their spawning grounds in the Stanley Basin. See the article and photo...

Delarosa takes command of Corps' Walla Walla District
WALLA WALLA, WA - Lt. Col. Damon A. Delarosa assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, during a 10 a.m. ceremony held in Walla Walla, Washington, Friday. See the article and photo...

Business owners urged to guard against Attorney General email scam
BOISE - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is warning business owners to be on the lookout for emails sent by scammers posing as representatives from his office. See the article...

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You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 511th History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 510th 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 2015 Clearwater County Fair and Orofino Lumberjack Days 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 2015. 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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Live life to express, not to impress
Don't strive to make your presence noticed,
Just make your absence felt.
--Author Unknown"

--OHS Class of 2016

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