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October 5, 2016 Archives

Vol. 12 Issue 232

Breaking news (10-5-16, noon)
Tri-Pro Forest Products Orofino mill closes
Tri-Pro Forest Products Orofino mill closed permanently Tuesday, according Jim Wells, Orofino Division manager. See the company statement...

Clearwater County facing the aftermath of a mill closure, but with hope
Clearwater County is again facing the aftermath of losing natural resource jobs with the permanent closure of Tri-Pro Forest Products Orofino division mill Tuesday, but there is hope for those displace workers can find good jobs. See the article...

Community invited to free candidate forum Oct. 19
The community is invited to a free candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. at Orofino Junior/Senior High School. See the article...

Students involved in Mileage Club
Under the direction of Mrs. Boller and Ms. Daniels the OES Mileage Club started. See the column...

Clearwater County Sheriff receives Mills-Adler Award
Clearwater County Sheriff Chris Goetz received the Mills-Adler Award at the Idaho Association of Counties Conference Sept. 27. See the article and photo...

Keep an eye out for tagged Monarch butterflies
Late summer marks the beginning of the monarch butterfly's epic migration to wintering grounds in coastal California and central Mexico. See the article and photos...

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 518th 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 517th 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 Clearwater Country 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 2016 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 2016. 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...

"Let us not seek the Republican answer, or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

--John F. Kennedy

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