2008-09
school calendar adopted
The school calendar for the 2008-09 school year was adopted by the
school board at their March board meeting Monday, March 17. . . .
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SMHC
Lab Tech garners high score
Derrek Riener, St. Mary’s Hospital Lab Technician, recently finished
at the top of his class from the Wenatchee Valley College Medical Lab Technician
course. In addition, of the 17 class mates who took the certification
exam, Riener’s score was the highest. . . .
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Recycling
site to close
Recycling is changing for Prairie Community Library. The site
downtown next to Gem Builders will no longer be there so please stop bringing
recyclables effective immediately. . . .
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Easter
Egg Hunt is Saturday
The Indoor/Outdoor 4-H Club is sponsoring the Cottonwood Easter Egg
Hunt this Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m. at the Cottonwood City Park. .
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City
cleanup is March 26-April 9
The annual City of Cottonwood Community Cleanup is set to start March
26 and run through April 9. . . .
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Ag
Safety Day is May 10
May 10th, 2008 will be the date of the 11th Progressive Agriculture
Safety Day™ that will be held in Nezperce. Plans are under way to
guarantee satisfaction like never before! The main focus continues
to be children who will be 5 years old by September 1st, 2008 through 12
years old. . . .
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Hatchery
in the classroom
The Hatchery in the Classroom (HIC) Program brings steelhead trout
history, hatchery operations and fisheries conservation to life for Prairie
Elementary students. . . .
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Kindergarten
screening set
Kindergarten screening for the 2008-2009 school year will be held at
the Cottonwood Elementary School Building on Tuesday and Wednesday April
15th through the 16th . . . .
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Pirates
collect first win
Steven Baerlocher had 4 hits and 5 RBI as the Prairie baseball team
knocked off Clearwater Valley 10-0 in a non-league game at Kooskia Monday,
March 17. . . .
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Lady
Pirates win twice
The Prairie Lady Pirates softball team had two big wins last week winning
15-1 at Culdesac and 24-0 at Kamiah. . . .
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Shumway,
Uhlenkott take first in shot put
Kyler Shumway and Kaylee Uhlenkott competed at a track meet at Lewiston’s
Vollmer Bowl last Thursday, March 13 and each won their respective shot
put competitions. . . .
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Summit
Academy news
Stories this week are about Elementary School basketball, Virtue winners
and a Hotshot contest. . . .
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Derrek Riener, Lab Technician, St. Mary’s Hospital
and Clinics had the highest score in his class on his certification exam.
See story at left.
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Kyle Holthaus took first place in Manufacturing at
the state TSA convention for his old-style pendulum clock. Click on
the photo for a story and many more photos from the State TSA convention
and prep work for it.
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The local Cub Scouts held their annual Pinewood Derby
Sunday at the Community Hall. Taking first was Hunter Chaffee with Phillip
Spencer second and Brayden Wood third. Also participating were Drew Dinning
and Anthony Karel. Front from left are Karel and Dinning. Back from left
are Chaffee, Spencer and Wood.
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The Center For Discovery is busy getting ready for
their annual carnival on Thursday, April 3 from 1:30 to 4:30. We
would like to invite the entire community to come out and join the fun.
There will be prizes and games for the entire family. All games will
cost just a dime. We would gladly welcome anyone who would like to
come and help. Call 962-7080 if you are interested.
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On Tuesday morning, March 18th, Prairie High School
hosted the 2008 Idaho Higher Education Day. College representatives
from nine universities and colleges from across Idaho held informational
sessions for juniors from Grangeville, Salmon River, Nezperce and Prairie
High School. Students attended an opening session where they could
learn a little about all nine colleges. Then each student chose three
25 minute college presentations to attend. Here they listen to the
LSCS representative.
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The Hair Hut sponsored bowling team shown above won
1st place in the Central Idaho Bowling Association’s women’s tournament
for 134 and under averages. From left are Gladys Sonnen, Tara Verner, Melinda
Sonnen-Brillon and Susie Keating. Also winning first in the 135 and above
division but not shown were the Hangout team consisting of Debbie Schnider,
Barb Remacle, Rhonda Mader and Lynn Sonnen. Both teams bowl regularly at
Prairie Imperial Bowl in Craigmont.
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Donna Ross is pictured here with Sandie Daeges, CIBA
secretary. Donna received a special plaque for achieving above average
scores in every game bowled in the women’s tournament. Receiving the 2007-08
Men’s Service Award but not in attendance at the banquet was Greg Wherry
of Cottonwood. To even be considered for the award a person must serve
as either a league or association officer for at least 10 years.
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The Inland Northwest Council recently put on a Merit
Badge University at LCSC. Troop 630 attended 2 full-day sessions. It took
the boys approximately 5 weeks of hard work. Merit badges chosen were:
Geology, Fly Fishing, Aviation, Traffic Safety, Space Exploration and Electricity.
Each earned 3 merit badges. Shown from left are Frank Spencer, Seth Chaffee,
Matt Jungert and Drew Cochran.
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