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CLEARWATER TRIBUNE
Volume 102, Number 5 Thursday, January 29, 2015
Two Sections
Published every Thursday at Orofino, Idaho 83544 - Clearwater County - Second Class (USPS 117-340) Section One
Riverside Water and Sewer District
obtains dismissal of lawsuit filed
against it by local contractors
The Riverside Water & Sewer District has successfully obtained a dismissal of a lawsuit
filed against it by Orofino residents John Anderson and Richard Burnham, who do business as
Riverview Construction.
Riverview Construction filed
suit against Riverside Water &
Sewer District and two of its contractors on a water line replacement project, Owyhee Construction and Taylor Engineering, in
August 2011, after asbestos-cement pipe was discovered on Riverview’s property in June 2010.
Riverside sought dismissal
of two claims filed against it for
Riverview’s failure to file a timely
claim under the Idaho Tort Claims
Act and for Riverview’s failure to
provide any evidence that Riverside violated state environmental
laws.
Riverside obtained dismissal of
the negligence claims asserted by
Riverview in November 2012, after Second District Court Judge
Michael Griffin held that Riverview failed to file a notice of tort
claim within the statutorily mandated 180 day period.
In the most recent order of dismissal, entered by Judge Griffin
on Dec. 15, 2014, the court held,
“There is no evidence to support
[Riverview’s] claim that [Riverside] had anything to do with the
removal of the contaminated soil
and its subsequent placement on
[Riverview’s] property.”
Following the dismissal of the
claims, Riverside filed a motion to
recover over $297,000 in attorney
fees and costs it has incurred in
defending the claims over the last
nearly four years. Riverview has
filed an objection to the request. A
hearing to consider the request is
scheduled for March 17, 2015.
At the Rex
Showing daily Jan. 30 - Feb. 5
Organ donor Missy Davis Love is shown with her husband, Brian Love.
The ultimate gift,
a gift of life
By Elizabeth Morgan
Missy (Davis) Love is back at
work again. Her students missed
her in the classroom, although she
missed just a few short weeks before their Christmas break. Mrs.
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This year’s fair
theme and dates
“Red, White, and Blue, this
Fair’s for You” is the theme for the
2015 Clearwater County Fair and
Orofino Lumberjack Days.
The dates of this year’s festivities are Sept. 17-20.
Orofino Celebrations, Inc. will
begin monthly meetings in March,
on the fourth Wednesday of the
month.
Seven-day
weather forecast
WEDNESDAY-Mostly
cloudy,
with a high near 47. Light east
wind. WEDNESDAY
NIGHT-Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Calm wind. THURSDAY-Mostly cloudy, with
a high near 47. Light east wind. THURSDAY
NIGHT-Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 35.
Calm wind. FRIDAY-Partly sunny, with a
high near 46.
FRIDAY NIGHT-Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 36.
SATURDAY-Partly sunny, with a
high near 47.
SATURDAY
NIGHT-Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 35.
SUNDAY-A chance of showers.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near
44.
SUNDAY NIGHT-A chance of
showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low
around 36.
MONDAY-A chance of showers.
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43
MONDAY
NIGHT-A
slight
chance of showers. Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 35.
TUESDAY-A slight chance of
rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with
a high near 46.
This weather forecast is provided by the National Weather Service
in Missoula, MT.
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line for submitting your Lil’ Darlings is next Friday, Feb. 6. Don’t
wait another moment to reserve
a special heart for your children’s
and grandchildren’s pictures.
The Lil’ Darlings section is a
hugely popular feature. Seeing the
new arrivals, as well as watching
the year-to-year submissions as
they grow, is a delight for readers
of the Clearwater Tribune, and of
course, for those of who you place
your little prince or princess!
Prices haven’t changed this year;
they remain at $18 for one child in
a photo, $25 for two children in a
photo, and $30 for three or more
children in a photo. The photos
with more children in them are
made larger.
Auxiliary’s Card Party and Pie Social will be held Wednesday, Feb.
11, at the Veteran of Foreign Wars
Building on Michigan Ave. from
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pie (furnished by auxiliary members) and coffee will be
served beginning at 11 a.m. The
card party begins at 1 p.m. Prizes
will be awarded to game winners
at 3 p.m., as well as several door
prizes generously donated by several merchants.
Bunco will be played on the
second floor, and Bridge and Pi-
I thought President
Obama did well.
It was a mix of good
and not-so-good.
It was the same old
hot air I’m used
to hearing from
President Obama.
I didn’t watch it.
This is not a scientific poll.
In This Issue:
room of the building, beginning at
1 p.m. Tickets for pie are available
from any auxiliary member and
also will be sold at the door on the
day of the event.
Quilt drawing tickets will be
available for purchase for a handmade “Strips and Salsa” quilt generously donated by Mary Margret
Davis and machine quilted by
Donita Powers. The quilt will be
on display at the card party.
The quilt drawing winner’s
name will be held at the CVH Auxiliary’s May 4 meeting.
ing the Valentine Card Party and
Pie Social since Clearwater Valley
Hospital opened in 1957, and proceeds have been used to help provide the hospital with funding for
equipment and other needs.
The net proceeds from this
year’s event will be given to the
hospital, through the CVH Foundation, for current needs.
Come by and enjoy some pie
and coffee, and join the auxiliary’s
endeavor to support a much needed hospital in the community.
Bald Mountain
Ski Report
Snow
24 hour: 0.5 inches
48 hour: 0 inches
Depth
Base: 30 inches
Summit: 38 inches
Surface
Machine Groomed
Secondary
Packed Powder
Weather
Cloudy
Base Temp: 30 degrees
Summit Temp: 28 degrees
Area Features
Open: 19 trails
Groomed: 10 trails
Lifts Open: 2 lifts
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VOICE YOUR OPINION
Last week’s poll
don’t deal well with changes in
routine and a different teacher,
so I didn’t want to take too much
time from work.” said Love.
(See: The ultimate gift.....
pg 9A)
Lil’ Darlings
Prizes, pie, and more await at
deadline is just CVH Auxiliary’s Valentine Card Party
one week away The Clearwater Valley Hospital nochle will be played in the main The auxiliary has been hold It’s hard to believe, but the dead-
Tickets are on sale now at LCCU and the CVHC Medical Park for the Moonlight Ball; a Black and White
Affair to be held Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Best Western Lodge at River’s Edge. Pictured (l to r) are
committee members Lynne Herring, Colleen Hall, and Shawna Altmiller.
Moonlight Ball tickets on sale at
LCCU and CVHC Medical Park
Tickets for the Moonlight Ball;
A Black & White Affair Saturday,
Last Week's
Weather
Clearwater Tribune Online Poll
Which of these statements best describes your
opinion of Tuesday’s State of the Union speech?
Love takes her position wholeheartedly, she doesn’t like to miss
class.
Her students, ranging from Kindergarten to fifth grade, are students with special needs. “They
Every week our online edition features a new poll, which will be posted
at 5 p.m. every Tuesday. You may
vote until 5 p.m. Tuesday of the following week.
This week’s question: Should the
terms “sexual orientation” and
“gender identity” be added to Idaho’s Human Rights Act?
Visit our website and vote in the
poll, located in the far left column beneath the login box.
Please vote once per poll.
Classifieds - 6B
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Last Year’s Weather
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day, i.e. Friday’s listed temp. would be for Thursday.
Obituaries - 6A
Feb. 21 are now available at LCCU
and the front desk at the CVHC
Medical Park (on Michigan Avenue, next to the School District office across from Orofino Elementary).
Tickets are $50/person and
include cocktail hour at the new
Orofino Health Center, plus a delicious dinner provided by Dining
on the Edge, and live entertainment.
Feb. 21, marks the momentous
17th annual dinner dance and
auction fundraiser for Clearwater
Valley Hospital and Clinics Foundation. “For the last several years
funds from this event have been
earmarked to go towards the new
clinic. This year will be especially
exciting because all of the people
who have supported this event
by coming, buying auction items,
and sponsoring will be able to get
an exclusive first look at the new
clinic, the Orofino Health Center,”
says Lenne Bonner, CAO.
Over the years this event has
raised over $60,000 that went
towards the construction of the
Orofino Health Center.
A cocktail hour will begin at
5:30 p.m. and will be held in the
classroom area of the new clinic,
set to open in March 2015. Everyone who purchases a ticket will
be invited. After the cocktail hour
event-goers will head to the Best
Western Lodge at River’s Edge for
live and silent auctions, dinner
and dancing to returning local favorites, the Kingpins.
“We hope that everyone will get
out their best black and white
outfits, or use this as an excuse
to get something new, and come
out for this exciting event! We have
changed up some of the live auction packages while still keeping
audience favorites in the mix,”
says Moonlight Ball committee
member, Shawna Altmiller. “As
(See: Moonlight Ball.............
pg 10A)
Court News - 5B
Sports - 7A
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