This is the rest of the review of 2025 in Chronicle headlines: May 29 VFW and American Legion hold Memorial Day ceremonies at Greencreek and Cottonwood Cemeteries 5 graduate from St. John Bosco, ceremonies for first time in Pope John Paul II Theater in the Angelus Center Jim Rehder receives ICADD Lifetime Achievement Award Talon Weber, Jeselyn Blakley and Lillia Kaschmitter are the final Lunch With the Principal winners for the school year Music program set for Monastery Chapel on June 2 Safe Sitter course is offered Prairie League holds awards night Junior High athletes compete at North Idaho Invitational Track Meet Prairie Area Crop and Conservation Tour set for June 24 Deaths – David C. Tatko, 62, May 21; Francis ‘Frank” Williams Entrup, 80, May 14; Mark G. ‘Tiny’ Allen, 61, May 17; Apolonio Enriquez, Jr, 78, May 21 June 5 Prairie Elementary Spring Concert is held Prairie High School holds awards assembly Override Levy passes Idaho County Farm Bureau awards 3 scholarships Softball, Baseball and Track teams hold awards banquets End of School Bash held for Tri-Parish Youth Graduation Mass held at St. Anthony’s for seniors from Prairie and St. John Bosco 50th Anniversary – Ted & Linda Arnzen Death – Ted Schumacher, 72, May 28 June 12 Prairie class of 2025 holds graduation ceremonies Waskos and Kopczynskis receive Esto Perpetua awards Dallas Paul receives a pair of awards St. Mary’s Health and Clearwater Valley Health are making upgrades Cottonwood City Council meets Library to host 40th anniversary open house event on June 19 Nezperce Pool now open Beware of poison hemlock PHS grads receive many scholarships 36 compete in Just for the Hill of It Applicants sought for Fair Royalty Death – Kenneth R. Schmidt, 83, June 6 June 19 School Board chooses not to renew 3 Prairie coaches contracts Prairie Community Library Summer Reading Program has started St. John Bosco class of 2025 receives awards and scholarships St. John Bosco holds end of year awards assembly More 52-Pickup winners named Idaho County Spring Livestock Show is held Youth Gun Club to hold fundraiser Larry Pearl of Winchester receives a hat declaring that he has participated in every Walk the Prairie for Health event for the past 3 years A couple of new houses are nearing completion along Lewiston Street in Cottonwood Death – Carolyn B. Drollinger, 86, June 10; Mary Jane Arnzen, 89, June 7; Todd Latimer, 52, June 11 June 26 Prairie Mountain Nutrition holds annual meeting Tobe Finch of Happy Day Restaurants was the featured speaker at the Library 40th anniversary open house Craigmont June Picnic is this weekend Heaths are Border Days Grand Marshals Queen Ariana Davidson and Princess Reece Barnard are Border Days Royalty Cooper Riener and Marshall Weber compete at All-State Junior High Football game at Pocatello Sr. Alfreda Elsensohn award presented to Hagerman Valley Historical Society Cottonwood teams participate in C.V. tournament Cottonwood Community Federal Credit Union awards five scholarships to area students Sr. Mary Marge Goeckner to celebrate 70th Jubilee July 3 Construction has begun on adding a passing lane on northbound U.S. 95 near Ferdinand Local 4-Hers attend leadership conference at the U of i AFD Youth Gun Club fundraiser is successful Summer drama production set for July 11-13 at Sts. Peter & Paul gym Relief fund started for firefighters ambushed in Kootenai County Vandals Sweet 16 team honored at Hoopfest in Spokane Death – Margaret ‘Marge’ Arnzen, 88, June 27 July 10 Greencreek 4th of July celebration held Lyle Kuther was named as Grand Marshall Ernie and Kathy Fuchs are Prairie Days Pioneers of the year Nezperce Prairie Days are this weekend History comes to life at Museum event on August 2 Highway 95 closed 3 days due to a mudslide at Fiddle Creek Darlene Hasenoehrl to celebrate 90th birthday July 17 Cottonwood City Council meets Recycling and 4-H collaboration New life for Idaho’s Highway Historical Markers PHS Registration set for August 13 Cottonwood Panthers win 2025 Cal Ripken Baseball Tournament Kuther reunion is held in Ferdinand Library to hold Christmas in July event as part of 40th anniversary More 52-Pickup winners listed Deaths – Ted J. Holthaus, 86, July 5; Phillip L. Whitaker, 82, July 10 July 24 School Board meets Informational meeting held on Simmons Transfer Station City does underground utility work on Broadway Prairie hosts wrestling camp Six vie for 2026 Idaho County Fair Royalty Prairie installs NFHS Pixalot cameras at high school gym and football field Birth – Zane Michael Prigge, son of Dylan and Emily Prigge, May 28 Deaths – Marvin R. Wimer, 75, July 20; Ronald J. Grant, 61, July 17; Kathleen Ruth (Jenny) Stubbers, 80, July 17 July 31 Living History event set for Saturday Concert in the Park set for August 12 Brent Uhlorn’s sunflower field on Frei Hill is in full bloom August 7 Scripts shared for Living History characters Windows are being replaced at Prairie High School 4-H Discovery Days are held at Cottonwood Community Hall 4-H Horse Show is held at Border Days arena The Prairie High School class of 1985 recently held their 40-year reunion The parking lot and street near the football field entrance were recently resurfaced August 14 Cottonwood City Council meets 5 students attend national HOSA conference Blood drive is Tuesday, chance to win $10,000 Superintendent Jon Rehder’s welcome to the school year letter Royalty Luncheon held where candidates are judged Fair Royalty holds Little Princess event Rural Idaho Coalition to hold forum at Lewiston on Aug. 23 August 21 Idaho County Fair is this week John and Lucile Lamb are grand marshals School board meets Kody Duclos received his white coat for the Idaho State University Physician Assistant program Mager Bargains recently had carpet squares put down in their main building Widows and family members of veterans went with other veterans on a cruise to Alaska New Club in town, the Manure Mowers of American, Local 239 – Dell Schweitzer, Jack Uptmor, Charlie Poxleitner and Ed Rad Concert in the Park is held, final event of Library’s 40th anniversary celebration Death – Father Lyle Ernest Konen, C.Ss.R., 94, Aug. 8 August 28 Ellie Kouril, Queen, Mikayla Rowland, 1st Princess and Molly Fowler, 2nd Princess are new Idaho County Fair Roaylty 4-H livestock award winners named Friends of 4-H winners are Dylan Klapprich, Mikayla Rowland, Halee Rowland and Catherine Seubert 4-H family and consumer science award winners named Open Class awards 25 turn out for PHS football 24 turn out for PHS volleyball 11 turn out for SJB volleyball 14 turn out for PHS cross country Parade winners are named Blood drive meets goal Class of 1975 to hold reunion Bowling leagues starting soon Pigtail contest results Sept. 4 New stairs built to access announcer stand at football field Free concert at Monastery on Saturday Cottonwood to host Fish & Game hunter ed class Apple Harvest Party at Orofino on Sept. 11 Pirates win big over Deary Lady Pirates come back to win at Logos Cross Country team competes at Troy Lady Patriots lose to Deary and Nezperce Sept. 11 Cottonwood City Council meets Cloninger’s Market building addition on west end of building Pirates beat Valley 38-30 Lady Pirates lose at Potlatch Lady Patriots beat Timberline, lose to Highland Cross Country team at Farragut Invitational Deaths – Joan L. Terhar, 63, Aug. 30; Mary R. ‘Roz’ Long, 72, Aug. 31; Larry Tillinghast, 54, Aug. 30; Darlene E. Altman, 93, Aug. 24 Sept. 18 Passing lane near Ferdinand nears completion School Board meets Sydney Shears places 8th at Seaport Run in Clarkston PHS Class of 1975 holds reunion Whitetail buck left to waste near Winchester Pirates win big at Lapwai Lady Pirates win 1 of 3 Lady Patriots lose at C.V. Death – Helen M. Nuxoll, 86, Sept. 9 Sept. 25 Kenney Mader celebrates 30 years at NICI Museum to present 3 Echo Awards on Oct. 4 Author to present poetry workshop in Kamiah Pirates lose by 10 at Kamiah Cross Country at 2 meets Lady Pirates lose to Kamiah, beat Kendrick Lady Patriots have busy week Oct. 2 Museum to offer free lecture on Oct. 16 Homecoming royalty candidates are pictured Wild Heart Designs named Prairie Booster Club Business Booster of the Year Annual Cookie Dough Sale is starting Homecoming events this week Police Chief puts speeders on Lewiston St. on notice Sydney Shears places 20th at huge Eagle Island Invite Cecil D. Andrus Symposium set for Worley Pirates lose to Logos Cross Country at Grangeville meet Lady Pirates win 1 of 2 Lady Patriots defeat Highland Cattle Association annual meeting set for Oct. 18 Monastery to hold open house Legislature passes bill to help safeguard senior citizens from fraud Oct. 9 Police standoff at church parking lot Sunday evening Sydney Shears and Chris Schumacher are Homecoming Queen and King Prairie students of the month for September are Reid Duclos, Tycee Bledsoe, Winnie Secrest, Madison Duman, Audrey Warren, Phillip Schwartz and Matthew Jones Museum presents Echo Awards to Debra Clark, Eldene Wasem and a group of retired educators Youth participate in 30-hour fast Back to school bash held for Tri-Parish Youth Farming forum set for Grangeville Pirates win big over C.V. Lady Pirates have busy week Sydney Shears places first at Spartan Invite, sets new school record at Inland Empire Meet Junior-Sophomore team wins Powder Puff football while Seniors with powderpuff volleyball Pinochle marathon starting soon ATV Fun Run set for Craigmont on Oct. 25 Prairie Elementary Library is moving Junior Class float wins competition Oct. 16 Booster Club purchases medical kits for junior high and high school sports programs District Volleyball to start on Saturday Cottonwood man arrested Pirates win at Potlatch Lady Pirates lose to Kamiah, Logos Prairie hosts cross country meet Prairie FFA attends a couple of competitions Norm Schnider receives Quilt of Valor Oct. 23 City Council meets Gus Hoene presented appreciation plaque after retiring from school board Shawn Kaschmitter sworn in as new school board member Students attend Jr. High Rally in Coeur d’Alene Tri-Parish Youth to trick or treat for canned goods Senior football plays Chris Schumacher, Levi Gehring, Levi McElroy, Max Rehder, Oliver Kauffman-VanHouten and Ben Secrest honored on senior night Open house held at Monastery Oktoberfest raises over $33,000 to go toward new CT Scanner Pirates beat Troy on Senior Night Lady Pirates win 1 of 3 at District as season ends Lady Patriots out in 2 at District Sydney Shears finishes first at Genesee meet St. Catherine’s Fall Dinner and Bazaar set for Nov. 9 Seniors Avery Riener, Kylie Schumacher and Sierra Oliver honored at volleyball senior night Senior cross country runners Chase VonBargen, Landon Riener, Callie Remacle and Sydney Shears honored at halftime of the football game Senior cheerleaders Brehanna Fowler, Bailey Key and Alaina Lustig honored at halftime of the football game Death – Kenneth Ray Remacle, 85, Oct. 12; Judy Joanne (Wren) Kuiper, 86, Oct. 16 Oct. 30 School Board meets The Prairie Jr. High football team won the league championship 6-0 over Logos The girls cross country team and Chase VonBargen and Phineas Fitch of the boys team qualified for state Excavation has started at the Simmons Transfer Station site The addition at Cloningers is taking shape Credit Union to match food bank monetary donations Pirates lose big at Kendrick, still qualify for state play-offs St. John Bosco students share pro-life messages in chalk art around town Halloween event at the Church parking lot Deaths – Orville ‘Oz’ Zodrow, 87, Oct. 21; Thelma (Uptmor) Fales, 83, Oct. 17; Marie K. Walser, 89, Oct. 25 Nov. 6 Prairie Elementary R3 assembly held Grand opening for LCSC Workforce Training’s new location Pirates beat Valley Vikings in playoff opener, to play Grace at Pocatello Pirates compete at State Cross County Prairie Volleyball holds awards banquet Kylie Schumacher named 2A first team all-league in volleyball while Beka Schumacher and Sierra Oliver were honorable mentions Savannah Perrin named to 1A second team all-league with Catherine Seubert as honorable mention Assumption Parish Dinner is held, raffle drawing winners listed Cancer benefit set for Monte Thomason at Reubens Tri-Parish youth collect lots of food for food bank Death – Mary Lee Mager, 60, Oct. 21 Nov. 13 Cottonwood City Council meets Kevin and Kathy Rehder are Mystery Night grand prize winners Lillian Rehder presented belt buckle as top FFA livestock judge at Lewis County Fair CEDA’s Dodd Snodgrass is honored Pirates lose to Grace in state quarterfinals 21 turn out for Prairie girls basketball 5 generation photo with baby Hudson Ray Patterson, mother Morgan Click, grandmother Jennifer Llewellyn, great grandfather Mike Sonnen and great great grandmother Joanne Sonnen. Death – Richard F. ‘Dick’ Seubert, 91, Nov. 2; Mark M. Geis, 61, Nov. 10; Jed C. Fitch, 51, Nov. 6 Nov. 20 School Board meets VFW gives out Patriots Pen and Voice of Democracy awards Prairie students of the month for October are Olivia Uhlenkott, Lillian Rehder, Ashton Martin and Ben Schwartz Brent Rowland named Father of the year Prairie Cross County, Football and Cheerleaders have awards banquets Prairie has Veterans Day assembly with Navy veteran Clancy Slichter as featured speaker Lady Pirates and Lady Patriots play at Grangeville jamboree St. John Bosco student government fund raiser for Zane Prigge and Toby Forsmann More 52-Pickup winners Chris Schumacher, Levi Gehring, Levi McElroy and Lane Mader named to 2A all-league football New books featured at Library Hospital sponsors Angel Tree Monastery to be featured on PBS special Nov. 27 Blood drive exceeds goal Boys and girls basketball fundraiser prize winners named Christmas bazaar held at Prairie Elementary gym Reagan Curry, Izzy Miller and Harper Brady are Lunch with the Principal winners Lady Pirates open season with 2 wins Lady Patriots start 3-0 21 out for Prairie boys basketball 11 out for St. John Bosco girls basketball 7 out for PHS wrestling Dec. 4 Annual Christmas Coloring Contest starts First real snow in Cottonwood arrives Lions Club members get trained on sight and hearing equipment, will be at the schools in March Pirates lose opener by 3 to Orofino JV girls beat Orofino Idaho County Shootout is this week Deaths – Elizabeth Rose Forsmann Higgins, 39, Nov. 28; Daniel ‘Danny’ Floyd Ross, 72, Nov. 13 Dec. 11 Prairie wins Idaho County Shootout school competition for 8th straight year Avery Schacher 1st and Mikayla Rowland 2nd in the classes at the Potlatch Wrestling tournament Chess Tournament set for Jan. 10 Idaho residents eligible for compensation from Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Pirates beat Grangeville and Deary Lady Pirates lose to Lapwai and Grangeville, beat Kendrick Wrestlers compete at two events Patriot boys lose to Nezperce and Timberline, girls lose at Nezperce Death – Sr. Claudia Rae Braun, 88, Dec. 2; Marilyn A. Forsmann, 78, Dec. 7 Dec. 18 Arnzen Drug is sold City Council meets Prairie Alumni games set for Dec. 26 Lighted Christmas Parade is held School Board meets, set school calendar for 2026-27 Jr./Sr. High Concert is held Pirates rout Troy Avery Schacher takes first at Kellogg Tournament Lady Pirates lose to Oakley, beat Grace by 1 Nine qualify for state BPA Patriot boys win, girls lose against Deary More 52-Pickup winners Mixed paper added to recyclables Dec. 25 Daxton Forsmann, Holley Cochran and Lena Goeckner are Coloring Contest grand prize winners Prairie Elementary Christmas Concert is held Prairie Kindergarten and first grade share Letters to Santa Pirates defeat Kamiah Lady Pirates beat Kamiah and Potlatch Patriots beat Salmon River and Genesee Lady Patriots lose to Highland and Genesee Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Library during Story Time 9th grade speech and theatre class at St. John Bosco put on Christmas play Wind storm hits area on Dec. 17 doing considerable damage Prairie students of the month for November/December are Sheridan Ousnamer, Kylie Schumacher, Dawson Stewart, Derek Goeckner, Isaak Shears, Kallen Lockart, Koyle Jones, Tinley Hibbard and Alaina Lustig Death – Vern George Gehring, 88, Dec. 20
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