| Concert is Thursday, Dec. 11
The Prairie Jr/Sr High band will have its winter concert this Thursday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.
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| Chess Tournament set for Jan. 10
Sandy the Chess Guy will be hosting our
(nearly) annual chess tournament at St. Peter & Paul Elementary
School in Grangeville on January 10th, 2026, from 9 AM to 6 PM.
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| Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
Apparently as part of the “One Big
Beautiful Bill” there were provisions that provided a resurrection of
the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) on July 4, 2025. . . .
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| To the Library and Beyond!
Prairie Community Library, Inc. – Your nonprofit, all volunteer source! . . .
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Cottonwood City Council meeting dates for 2026
The Cottonwood City Council has set their meeting dates for 2026. They are:
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Prairie Mountain Nutrition
Gladys Sonnen opened the December 2 meeting
of the Pioneer Senior Citizens at the Community Hall in Cottonwood with
the Pledge of Allegiance and also led the dinner prayer.
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Pirates win twice
The Prairie Pirates picked up a pair of
road wins this week. On Friday, Dec. 5 they won 67-38at Grangeville in
the Idaho County Shootout. On Monday, Dec. 8, they traveled to Deary
and won 56-23.
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| Lady Pirates lose 2 of 3
The Prairie Lady Pirates had a tough week
as they won just 1 of 3 games. On Tuesday, Dec. 2, they hosted Lapwai,
who now has Lori Mader as their coach, and lost 49-56. On Thursday,
Dec. 4, they traveled to Kendrick and won 52-33. Finally on Friday,
Dec. 5, they traveled to Grangeville for the Idaho County Shootout and
lost 20-37.
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| Wrestlers compete at two events
The Prairie wrestling team competed at a
dual meet at C.V. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 and then at the Dick Griswold
Memorial Tournament at Potlatch on Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Patriots are 0-3 on the week
The St. John Bosco varsity basketball teams
lost 3 games this past week. The girls lost at Nezperce by a score or
29-71 on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Also on that night the boys lost 54-65. On
Thursday, Dec. 4 the boys hosted Timberline and lost 34-40.
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| Letters to the Editor
On this page are letters to the editor that appeared in this week's print edition of the Chronicle.
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For the 8th
straight year, Prairie wound up with the trophy at the Idaho County
Shootout. The two schools raised a record $27,795 for the local food
banks. That broke last year’s record by about $200. Click on the photo
for a larger view.
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Prairie’s banners
on the north wall at Grangeville’s gym during the Idaho County
Shootout. Each red ball represents a food bank donation. Also shown at
left are the Prairie cheerleaders. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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Avery
Schacher, right, took first place in her division at the Potlatch
wrestling tournament this past Saturday. Photo by Jeff North. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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Mikayla Rowland, left, in just her second wrestling meet ever, took second place in her division at the Potlatch tournament. Click on the photo for a
larger view.
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5
adults and 5 students from each school competed in dodgeball at the
Idaho County Shootout. Prairie won when Lane Mader eliminated the final
Grangeville competitor. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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Prairie principal
Matt Elven competed with a Grangeville teacher at the Idaho County
Shootout. Both were wearing sumo suits and had to run a course and then
shoot basketballs from 3 spots. Elven wound up winning for Prairie.
Click on the photo for a larger view.
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