September 4, 2010                  Vol. 5 Issue 202

Happy Labor Day
Due to the holiday, there will be no publication Monday night. See you with Tuesday's issue and more news of the Clearwater.

CVHC/SMHC receive $300,000 grant
Clearwater Valley and St. Mary's hospitals and clinics recently received a Quality Improvement Grant from the Office of Rural Health Policy totaling $300,000. See the article and photo...

Washington man injured in motorcycle crash
One motorcycle rider was injured Saturday afternoon near mile marker 25.8, near Thunderbird Smoke Shop, on U.S. Highway 12 when to motorcycles collided, according to Idaho State Police. See the article...

CNF roads to close after Labor Day for culvert work
Culvert installations on Mud Creek will result in the closures of three Lochsa Ranger District Roads in the Clearwater National Forest. See the article...

Rotarians learn about Rotoplast project
As this article's author, I was gone for four of the last five Rotary meetings. While I made my absences up by attending Rotary meetings elsewhere, I was happy to be home to attend the Sept. 3 meeting of the Orofino Rotary Club. See the column...

Idaho jobless rate edges up a tenth in August
Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged up a tenth of a percentage point in August to 8.9 percent, according to the Idaho Deaprtment of Labor. See the article...

Looking for a church?
See the listing. Check Classifieds...

You Could Be a Winner!
Join us for our 280th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the first six clues...

We Have a Winner!
Join us for our 279th Week of Orofino History Trivia, a special feature to celebrate Clearwater Country's history and heritage. See the answer, winner and first three clues...

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 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 2009. 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...

"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish. "
- J.R.R. Tolkein