$150,000
override levy sought
The school board authorized some extensive cuts in the budget but still
need to seek a $150,000 override levy to make up the shortfall for the
2009-10 school year. This is the smallest override sought in many years.
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School
Superintendent answers questions
School superintendent Gary Blaz answers some more frequently asked
questions about the local school district. . . .
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Sports
Physical clinics scheduled
St. Mary’s Hospital and Clinics has scheduled their sports physical
clinics for 2009. . . .
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Lerandeau
named Mother of the Year
Marilyn Lerandeau was named Mother of the Year at the Prairie League
Mother's Tea this past weekend. . . .
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A
Century of presence on the Camas Prairie
The Benedictine Sisters of the Monastery of St. Gertrude officially
mark a century of presence in Cottonwood on April 26. On that day in 1909,
Mother Hildegard Vogler and a small group of sisters – mostly from Sarnen,
Switzerland – accomplished their mission to establish St. Gertrude’s in
Cottonwood as their new motherhouse. . . .
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HOSA
has successful year
Prairie High School students recently attended the HOSA (Health Occupational
Students of America) State Leadership Conference in Boise, Idaho. . . .
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This
is Idaho County 4-H Week
The week of April 19th through the 25th marks the celebration
of Idaho County 4-H Week. . . .
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Final
2008 52-Pickup winners are named
Here's the results of the drawing for the KC 52 Pickup winners from
the March 2009 meeting of KC #1389. The winners are as follows: .
. .
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Pirates
win 4 games; Winter sports banquet is Sunday
The Prairie baseball team won four games over the past week, beating
Kamiah, Grangeville, Culdesac and Lewis County. . . .
The winter sports banquet for boys and girls basketball and cheerleaders
is set for this Sunday, April 26 . . .
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Lady
Pirates win 6 of 7 games
The Prairie Lady Pirates won 6 of their 7 games played last week. They
split win Genesee, swept Kendrick and Troy and beat C.V. in a single game.
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Heath
wins 2 events at Kamiah; Shumway breaks record again; Drug-Free group signup
night set
Brock Heath won both the 1600 and 3200 at a 12 team track meet at Kamiah
Tuesday, April 14. . . .
Kyler Shumway again broke the Prairie school record in the shot put
but this time it was only good enough for second place in the event at
the Pasco Invitational at Pasco, Wash., Saturday, April 18. . . .
May 13th at 6pm in the middle school cafeteria will be the pledge night
for the incoming freshman students and all current PHS students who would
like to join the PHS Drug-Free Group for the next school year.
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Summit
Academy news
Summit Academy has named their latest Virtue winners and has also held
their annual "Hotshot" competition and named winners. . . .
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Valedictorian for the class of 2009 is Emily Lerandeau
(right). Emily is the daughter of Mike and Marilyn Lerandeau of Cottonwood
and has a cumulative grade point average (cgpa) of 3.97. She
has been active in her school, and community doing volunteer work for the
Cottonwood Fire Department and Community Library, helping with annual hat
and mitten drive sponsored at Prairie High School. She has been a
member of the National Honor Society for three years and been secretary
and president. Emily has been a member of 4-H having exhibited pigs
for 8 years, been in cooking, scrapbooking, Making the Most of Me and on
the fashion board. She has also held various after school jobs and
been in sports. Salutatorian is Kristi Poxleitner (left), daughter of Ed
and Jackie Poxleitner of Keuterville. She has maintained a 3.90 cgpa at
Prairie High School. Kristi is ASB president this year and has been
in volleyball, basketball and cheerleading. She is a member of National
Honor Society and vice president this year. Besides ASB president,
Kristi has been spirit leader, class vice president, BPA president and
vice president, a member of PAVE , Prairie League and local 4-H clubs.
Kristi is an Idaho County 4-H Ambassador for 3 years. Kristi has
had several different jobs after school and is a librarian at the elementary
during the school day.
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The PHS state HOSA competitors. Front from left are
Katie Nuxoll, Dani Cochran, Demetria Riener, Brock Heath (kneeling); Amber
Frei and Mike Karel. Back from left are Kara Guyer, Kayla Johnson, Seth
Guyer, Kyle Daly, Conner Rieman and Josh Zigler. Click on the photo
for a larger view. See story at left.
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Marilyn Lerandeau and her daughter Emily. Marilyn
was named "Mother of the Year" at the Prairie League Mother's Tea this
past week. See story at left for Emily's winning essay.
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Bryson Higgins with his first kill. He received his
hunting license this year. Bryson is 13 years old and was hunting
with a good friend from Lewiston, Dan (Boone) Forge.
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Shown are the Monastery of St. Gertrude in 1910 and
today. The Monastery is holding a year-long celebration of their 100th
year in Idaho. See story above left.
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