Looking
back at 2009
More of our annual look back at the year in headlines.
Compiled by Kayla Lorentz
April 16
City awarded signage grant; 16 graduate at NICI; Ashley Shumway and Curtis
Nuxoll are April’s students of the month at Prairie High School; Pirates
beat Genesee 7-5; Pirates rally to beat Lewis County Eagles, 5-4; Kyler
Shumway shattered his school record in the shot put by nearly 3 feet; Lady
Pirates beat Grangeville, 14-4; Shumway won both the shot put and discus
and Devin Schmidt won the triple jump at the Nez Perce/Lewis & Clark
Games at Kamiah; Lady Pirates beat Lapwai 17-2; Salmon poisoning deadly
to dogs; Syringa to host teleconference; Bob Riggers Memorial Tournament
bowling winners announced; Monastery celebrating 100 years; Free Job Search
workshop
Engagement
Amanda Jackson and Chris Rehder to be married May 30th, 2009
April 23
Top Scholars in the PHS Class of 2009 are Emily Lerandeau, Valedictorian
and Kristi Poxleitner, Salutatorian; Questions are answered by the Superintendent;
Missing boater’s body found; Lady Pirates split with Genesee; Lady Pirates
sweep Tigers, 11-0 and 23-5; Lady Pirates win big over C.V., 27-1; Pirates
beat Kamiah 25-0; Heath wins 1600, and 3200 at Kamiah track meet; Pirates
hold off Grangeville 14-11; Pirates win by forfeit over Culdesac when they
lost a player to injury; Shumway breaks record again in the shot put, but
it was only good enough for second place in the event at Pasco Invitational
at Pasco, WA; Winter Sports banquet is Sunday; Lady Pirates sweep Troy,
17-6 and 13-12; Successful year for HOSA; Pledge night for Drug-Free group;
Summit Virtue winners are named; Summit names hotshot winners; Pirates
beat L.C. 20-5; Marilyn Lerandeau was named Mother of Year by the PHS Prairie
League at their annual Mother-Daughter Tea; Idaho County 4-H Week is April
19-25th; Sports Physicals scheduled; Lifeguard training classes offered
Death
Ann A. Kroiss, 101, former postmaster in Ferdinand, died April 16
April 30
Blood drive set for May 5; Craigmont Yard Sale is May 2nd; 4 Summit Academy
students recognized on honor roll for having 4.00, Dylan Prigge, Rachel
Wemhoff, Savannah Prigge and Rachel Uhlenkott; Schools hold penny drive,
just over a week they have already raised $300; Pirates beat Genesee 15-1;
Holthaus tosses no-hitter against St. Maries; Pirates lose to Kendrick;
Timberline forfeits their 2 games because of shortage of players, allowing
the PHS baseball team to finish the regular season with a 17-2 record;
Pirates win big over C.V.; Frei pitches no-hitter at Grangeville; Lady
Pirates beat Lewis County; Lady Pirates beat Kamiah 14-5; Softball District
to start Saturday, May 2; Lady Pirates lose to St. Maries, 9-17; 4 earn
wins at Kamiah Invite, Kyler Shumway, Devin Schmidt, Kaylee Uhlenkott,
and Katie Nuxoll; Shumway is double winner at the White Pine Meet
May
May 7
Local hospitals are prepared for incidents; Kindergarten screening set;
Absentee ballots are available; Postage prices go up May 11th; Mystery
Night theme chosen, Celebrate America!; Nezperce Yard Sale is Saturday,
May 9; Winchester to celebrate centennial; Sigler 1-hits Genesee at District;
Pirates win District opener; Lady Pirates win district opener; Megan Sigler
1-hits L.C. Eagles; Kyler Shumway, Devin Schmidt, and Kaylee Uhlenkott
win events at Area Best Meet; Winchester Rodeo is July 4-5; Summit hosts
Academic Bowl; This is Pastoral Care Month; Teacher Appreciation Week;
Relay for Life fundraiser set
May 14
Cottonwood receives $650,000 in grant awards; Levy election is Tuesday;
Another successful blood drive is held; Lady Pirates take 2nd at District;
Lady Pirates lose in title game; Bad inning does in Pirates against Kendrick;
Genesee ends Prairie’s season; Shumway tops 60 feet in shot put;
Lady Pirates beat Troy in semifinals; PHS construction students finished
building the dugouts for the Little League field; Haley Danly and Kayla
Schumacher are state hoop shoot champions; Daniel Forsmann and Jeff Clark
receive their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at WSU; Jacquie Lustig, Lauren
Chmelik, Julie Workman and Melissa Stuivenga were awarded scholarships
by the Idaho County Farm Bureau; Hospitals respond to changing costs; Kelby
Wilson was awarded an Idaho Leadership Certificate Award at a ceremony
at the U of I; Eleanor Hinkelman’s home was the site for a reunion of the
John Schmidt and Joe Schmidt families
Birth
Aspen Kaulana-Lynn Sissonis the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell &
Allison (Jones) Sisson II, who live in Kailua-Kona, HI
Death
Alphonse Uhlenkott, 99, died May 3
Delmer A. Sonnen, 74, died May 7 after a year-long battle with cancer
Felice (Schwartz) Westermeier
Ora (Hinkelman) Kaiser died May 3rd at Portland Oregon
May 21
Lady Pirates won their 3rd straight 1-A State Softball Championship by
beating Genesee 5-4; 43 PHS seniors will graduate on Friday, May 22nd;
City awarded Block grant; Prairie Middle school Band received a straight
superior rating at the Idaho Music Educators District II Festival; Kaylee
Uhlenkott and Kyler Shumway repeat as state champions; Lustig Farm given
Century Farm designation; Briget Long graduated from Apollo College in
Boise, Idaho, April 18, 2009 in Dental Hygiene; Crafters invited to join
in fun at Raspberry Festival; Descendents of Frank and Mary Arnzen will
be holding a family reunion May 24th at Greencreek
Death
Albert M. Huntley, 81, died May 11th
May 28
Levy passes better than 2 to 1; 5 to graduate from Summit Academy; Paint
the town purple; Graduates earn Scholarships at PHS; Hospitals participate
in national program; Syringa to sponsor fun run; David Sigler and Kaylee
Uhlenkott are Athletes of the Year and Kaylee Uhlenkott and Ronnie Chandler
are King and Queen of Sports; Matthew Charles Uhlenkott will graduate from
the University of Washington School of Medicine on June 6, 2009.
Matthew completed his pre-medical studies at Franciscan University of Steubenville
at Steubenville Ohio
June
June 4
Summit holds Graduation, Kim Frei, Joseph Lustig, Michael Hattrup, Dustin
Lustig and Chase Nuxoll received their diplomas; Swim days to start June
17; County recycling survey available online; National Guard to be here
June 1-14; Kristi Poxleitner, Tyler Forsmann, NaTosha Schaeffer and Mary
Shears are PHS Students of the Month; Workshop set on MySpace and cyber
safety issues; Track awards were given to Katie Nuxoll “best all around,”
NaTosha Schaeffer, “runner of the year,” MaKayla Schaeffer, “rookie of
the year,” and Kaylee Uhlenkott, “field event athlete of the year,”
Kyler Shumway “field event athlete of the year,” Justin Schmidt, “rookie
of the year” and Devin Schmidt, “best all around,” and Brock Heath, “runner
of the year.”; Baseball award winners are Steven Baerlocher, senior award;
David Sigler, most times reached on errors, highest on base average, most
runs; Eric Daly, co-captain and senior award; Ronnie Chandler, co-captain,
senior award, most RBI, batting champ; Joe Schumacher, most walks, (also
most hit by pitch); Kyle Daly, senior award and Conner Rieman, slugger
award for highest slugging percentage; Softball winners are Leora Laurino,
senior co-captian; Sammi Frei, defensive player of the year, Megan Sigler,
most improved; Rachel Kaschmiter, senior co-captain; Kara Guyer, offensive
player of the year and senior co-captain; Amber Holthaus, most inspirational;
Emily Lerandeau, senior co-captain Camille Schumacher, senior co-captain;
and Mariah Evans, senior co-captain.; The PHS baseball team received a
State 1-A/2-A Academic Trophy for having the highest collective grade point
average for 1-A and 2-A baseball teams.; The Tom and Marilyn Schmidt hosted
a family gathering May 30th for his sister, Joann, whose 70th birthday
was the day before
Death
James Urban “Jim” Riener, 54 died on May 29, in Spokane Washington
August J. Uhlenkott, 94, died Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Deaconess
medical Center in Spokane
June 11
Lew and Polly Hollandsworth are 2009 Border Days grand marshals; Hospital
website has over 4500 hits in May; PMS 8th grade class builds toothpick
bridges; June is Idaho Dairy month; Clarence and Rita (Wessels) Wassmuth
to note 60th; Jeffrey Alexander Clark has been named to the President’s
Honor Roll at Washington State University for Spring 2009 Semester; Amber
Nuxoll was one of 394 students to be named to the Dean’s List at Carroll
College in Helena Montana
Death
Elsie Evelyn Shaefer, 69, died May 3
Mary Agnes Reed, 95, died March 12
Laura A. Frei, 74, died June 8
June 18
17 Earn straight A’s at PHS, Kyle Daly, Laura Gehring, Rachel Kaschmitter,
Leora Laurino and Kelsey Marker in the senior class; Andrew Gabica, NaTosha
Schaeffer, Kyler Shumway, David Sigler and Philipp Smakman in the junior
class; Silas Whitley in the sophomore class and Mckenzie Candalot, Samantha
Keating, Troy Lorentz, MaKayla Schaeffer, Ashley Shumway and Megan Sigler
in the freshman class; Conner Rieman to attend leadership forum; Marilyn
Becker presented longevity award; Chandler to play in all-star game; Arnoti
receives award; 4-H Spring Show held; Summer progamrs at Spaulding park;
Guy and Mary Kay Jungert to note 50th Anniversary; Lee and Barbara Rehder
celebrate 60th; Rodeo entries taken June 22-23; Idaho County Fair Royalty
applications are sought; Summit Students clean highway; Joseph Lustig,
Rachel Wemhoff, Savanah Prigge and Rachel Uhlenkott all earned 4.00 at
Summit High School
Birth
Kennedy Elizabeth Riener is the daughter of Shaun and Lisa Riener,
born on June 10
Engagement
Jessica Marie Lipschultz and Curtis Allen Westhoff are planning a July
wedding
Death
Joan G. Arnzen, 76, died June 12, at the Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital
at Hamilton Montana
Samuel Ross Butler II, 72, died May 8 with family by his side
June 25
The 2009-2010 school year budget is approved; 20 make A honor roll at PMS;
Hospitals respond to changing childhood immunization costs; Golf Scramble
planned; Idaho Meth Project will Host Family Forum; SGA class of 1969 holds
reunion; Hanna Uhling interning in New York City; Monastery of St. Gertrude
celebrates campaign donors; Holistic Living retreat set for Spirit Center
Three Sisters to celebrate 50th Jubilees; Cruisin’ the Clearwater set
for Saturday, June 27th; James L. Toennis to celebrate 80th birthday; Art
show and sale planned; Aleta Coppernoll named volunteer of the month; Bud
and Sylvia Uhling to celebrate 50th
Engagement
Kayla Leann Holthaus and Anthony Charles Scalici
July
July 2
Greencreek celebration is Saturday; The 2 escapees are recaptured; Next
Red Cross Blood Drive is set for July 14; A Seattle family won a free 10-day
vacation in Idaho and had a film crew follow them and used in ad campaign;
Nezperce pool plans to open July 6; 4-H day camp held; Winchester Rodeo
is July 4-5; Cottonwood Little League teams finish 1-2; Syringa receives
Idaho Community Foundation grant; Dr. Sara Elizabeth Lorenz graduated from
the University of California, Irvine with a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry;
Bob Gehring to celebrate 80th birthday; Relay for Life event is July 17
Death
Nellie Jane Poxleitner, 88, died June 25
Raymond R. Kopczynski, 87, died June 15
Kenneth B. Kirby, 97, died Friday, June 25
July 9
Storm knocks out power for over 2 hours; Donors needed for upcoming blood
drive; Summer reading program to start; Monsignor Andy Schumacher had the
honor of being Grand Marshal for Greencreek’s 4th of July Celebration;
Rural Health Works Program in the works; Site vandalism prompts reminder
from BLM; Paddlefest set for July 18; SMHC sponsor golf scramble; Winchester
Lake Park plans day camp; Mark Farmer works as a staff assistant for Congressman
Walt Minnick in Washington D.C.; Changes made to Royale Room; Safe Sitter
course offered; Mural dedication set for July 14; Syringa Therapy services
relocate
July 16
Pat Alfrey was sworn in as the newest school board member; U of I awards
scholarships; Celebrating 100 years ‘at home’ in Idaho; County 4-H Horse
Show held; Danielle Cochran and Kayla Johnson compete at HOSA Nationals
in Nashville Tennessee; Carol and Eldon Anglen to celebrate 50th; Dixie
Days set for August 1-2
Death
William (Bill) Thomas Clark,66, died July 2, from a long battle with
Cancer
Birth
Erica Ann Schlader is the daughter of Scot and Shelley Schlader, she
was born July 3rd
July 23
Cassi Lockett presented award of appreciation; Raspberry Festival is August
2; 94 units donated at blood drive; Smoking cessation sessions offered;
Movies on the Wall continue
July 31
Schedule changes for Center for discovery; Football officials sought; Area
mobility meetings set for next week; Tri-Parish VBS is next week; The Mager
Bargains Little League team won every game and took first place in the
Ken Heath Memorial Tournament at Grangeville
Birth
Nehemiah Louise Mager born to Denise Marie and John Gerard Mager on
June 23rd
Maddison Marie Beachy is the daughter of Laura and Nathan Beachy, born
on July 10
Death
Lillian Holes, 93, died Thursday, July 16th
Sgt. Abe Kaschmitter, 24, died July 13 in Bethesda, MD
July 30
Conner Rieman reports from Boston; Peg Gehring joins St. Mary’s as an FNP;
Fun run and ATV rodeo planned for Pierce 1860 Days; Kuther reunion held
in Ferdinand; Boy Scout awards are Thursday
Birth
Owen Wayne Goeckner, son of William and Lynn Goeckner, born July 4th
Braxton Trey Forsmann, son of Dusty and Jamie Forsmann, born June 6th
Death
William Lee Jungert, 78, died July 23
Daniel J. (Dan) Becker, 87, died July 26
Winona Yvonne Hood, 68, died July 27
Yvonne Uptmor, 89, died July 27
August
August 6
Six vie for 2010 Fair Royalty, Kristin Hill, Danielle Reuter, Cassandra
Kaschmitter, Mandee Prado, Jill Brouwer, and Sheyenne Stewart; Secrest’s
team wins golf scramble; Volleyball meeting set for August 12th; New staff
at Syringa; Hall donations continue to come in; Raspberry Festival winners
are announced; BBQ & Dutch Oven cook-off is August 29; Information
on coping with extreme heat; Wheat acreage is down from last year; Red
meat production is down; Free and reduced price meal guidelines for Cottonwood
schools; Registration dates are set
Birth
Carssen Lillie Knezvich is the daughter of Carla and Will Knezvich
of Spokane, WA. She was born July 22
Death
Patricia Louise Ross, 69, died July 26
August 13
Cottonwood Council balances budget without raising fees/taxes; Fair Parade
to start earlier this year; Teresa Lustig is named Syringa employee of
the year; Public invited to grand finale of centennial celebration at the
Monastery of St. Gertrude; Middle School open house set; Dessert reception
planned; Jennifer Cochran is library volunteer of the month; Co-ed softball
tourney set; Boy Scouts hold awards ceremony; Little sister Laura lee visits
Cottonwood; Monastery has visitors from Switzerland; Avista offers online
tool to help manage energy use; Avista applies for Spokane Smart Grid Stimulus
Funds; David Poxleitner re-elected; Band rehearsal is Monday
Death
Stephen Anthony Bross, 62, passed away July 26
August 20
Fair is this week; Chuck and Betty Mader are Grand Marshals for 2009 Idaho
County Fair; Mixed League to start September 9; Thursday Men to start September
10; Junior High Football starts August 26; YWCA outreach offices are open;
255 sale animals this year at the fair; New to the Fair is the sheep barn
August 27
Canaday is top showman; 4-H award winners are named; The 2010 Idaho County
Fair Royalty are Queen Sheyenne Stewart, First Princess Jill Brouwer and
Second Princess Kristin Hill; CPR/First Aid classes offered; 26 out for
volleyball at PHS; Kamiah PT sponsors fun run, walk and roll; Youth football
signups are Thursday; Rodeo team meeting is set for August 30; 33 participate
in pigtail contest; Find new home for orphaned band instruments; Childbirth
class offered at Syringa; Tobacco Cessation Classes to begin in September;
Escapee recaptured at Nampa; Register now for October 2009 ACT; Morning
Glories to start bowling September 8; Fire Department entry is best in
show at Fair
Death
Wilbert A. Sarbacher, 76, passed away August 21
September
September 10
Our Lady of Guadalupe Silver Rose Run to come through Cottonwood; Prairie
to go ‘Brätzy’; Parent education night set; Farmer’s market at Orofino
open on Tuesdays into October; Prairie Football wins season opener, 46-0
over Lewis County; Lady Pirates swept by Grangeville, 7-25, 18-25, 21-25;
Kamiah sweeps Lady Pirates, 22-25, 20-25, 10-25; Lady Pirates lose in 4
at Nezperce, 17-25, 14-25, 25-18, 15-25; Theresa Uptmor retiring from St.
Mary’s after 25 years; Staff included in emergency grand rounds; Melissa
Lane is the new face at Syringa Therapy Services; Mendez and Fontes Perpetual
Profession Sept. 19; Sight in for hunting season; AAA offers motorists
10 tips to keep kids safe; Controlled burn planned for Craig Mountain;
Scholarship tournament is September 19
Birth
Catherine Anne Beckman is the daughter of Matt and Linda Beckman, she
was born August 30
Death
David John Wemhoff, 54, passed away September 1
Glenn Francis Stolz, 66, passed away August 22
September 17
Bid awarded for Hall renovation; Advanced Welding and Steel has been recognized
as the 2009 Business Booster of the Year by the Prairie Booster Club; Dr.
Sigler celebrates 25 years at hospital clinic; Pirates win 14th straight
against C.V. 58-8; JV football team to play Kamiah; Lady Pirates win home
opener against Timberline; Lady Pirates place third at Kendrick Tourney;
Lady pirates lose in 5 at C.V.; Lady Pirates lose tri-match; SMH nurses
pass test; Summit Girls are 0-7; Local students graduate from the U of
I, Jake Chaffee received a bachelor of science degree in forest resources
and another in fire ecology and management; Dustin Behler received bachelor
of science degrees in both forest resources and in fire ecology and management;
Amanda Jackson received a bachelor of science degree in family and consumer
sciences; Lacey Wargi received a bachelor of science degree in general
studies.; Baptist Church hosts block party; Welcoming planned for Emma
Watson; Unemployed workers’ children may be eligible for free school lunches;
Seubert Selway reunion held; Syringa to host grief education and support
classes; Lt. Colonel Brian James deployed to Iraq; Late summer burning
continues on Clearwater and Nez Perce Forests; Library pays tribute to
Nona Hood
Birth
Evelyn Lillie Gehring, daughter of Nick and Desiree Gehring on August
15
September 24
Total school enrollment is slightly higher; Fall Lecture series starts
Thursday; North Idaho Correctional Institution is working in strengthening
their security by applying more razor wire on the perimeter fence; Free
admission day at Museum; Scarecrow contest in Cottonwood; Cottonwood’s
web site is www.cottonwoodidaho.org; Adeline Lustig has been named to the
Scholastic Honor Roll with a straight A average for the Summer Term at
Oregon state University; Pirates overwhelm Loggers, 59-8; High School rodeos
start this weekend; Lady Pirates split at Tri-match; Lady Pirates go 5-5
at Gar-Pal Tourney; Developmental screening set for October 8; Summit junior
high girls are 2-0; Lady Patriots still winless; Outreach fall workshops
lined up; Wrestling Club signups are set; It’s cookie dough sale time;
Boosters of the year named by the Prairie Booster Club are the football
chain gang Randy Hasselstrom, Gus Hoene, Arnie Chandler, and John Mager,
and football score clock operator Ed Holthaus and announcer Pat Holthaus;
Arm yourself against the flu; Good stewards rewarded through USDA programs;
New census estimates show recession’s impact
Death
Viola Gehring Nuxoll, 81, passed away September 17
Christine Lawyer, 98, passed away September 14
Wedding
Amanda Jackson and Chris Rehder recited their marriage vows on May
30
October
October 1
This is Homecoming Week; Choir practice starts Monday; Candidates for Homecoming
King and Queen are Amber Holthaus, Chris Schmidt, David Sigler, Conner
Rieman, Joe Schumacher, Branden Waller, Andrew Gabica, NaTosha Schaeffer,
Amber Frei, Gina Seubert, Rafael Eziaga, Kyle Holthaus, Derek Schaeffer,
Robin Krol, Kyler Shumway, Tyrell Langston and Nick Ackerman; Uptmor receives
statewide award; William Runnoe is new BLM Field Manager; Homework Assistance
available at Prairie High School; Pirates rout Spartans 54-6; Lady Pirates
swept twice by Troy and Grangeville; Rodeo team competes at Kamiah; Tractor
show is Saturday; Knowledge Bowl season starts; Lady Patriots twice lose
5-game matches; Summit Jr. High girls split games; PFC Joseph Poxleitner
graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit
Depot San Diego on August, 28; Bluegrass band at Dahmen Barn; Casino night
at Kamiah
Wedding
Shawn Rose and Cami Kelsey were married September 19 at their home
in Duchene, Utah
Death
Sr. Sylveria (Alice Mary) Weiand, 85, passed away September 23
Birth
Nora Cecile Mullins is the daughter of Marne and Brent Mullins, born
on September 28
October 8
Amber Holthaus and Robin Krol were named Homecoming Queen and King; County
recycling program to start October 31; PSAT set for October 14; The senior
class float “Thrash the Wildcats” was judged the winner of the Homecoming
float contest; NICI tests runs escape drill; PHS starts new rafting club;
Pirates win Homecoming game 46-0; Lady Pirates beat Kendrick in 5; Lady
Pirates struggle at Genesee Tourney; Summit teams lose twice; 6th graders
attend outdoor science school; Mildred Baerlocher to celebrate 90th; John
McHugh graduated from New York University School of Law with a Juris Doctorate
on May 15
Engagement
Andrew Terhaar and Molly Green to be married October 24
October 15
Museum to sponsor documentary; Last chance for cookie dough; Food drive
planned by Prairie High School HOSA and St. Mary’s Hospital; Middle School
to hold showcase; Christmas parade set for December 20th; Pirates dominate
Genesee; Boys basketball team selling firewood as fundraiser; Lady pirates
split at lost a league match to Deary then won a non-league match against
Summit Academy, Summit also lost to the Mustangs; Volleyball district starts
Saturday; Lady Pirates swept by Grangeville; Summit Jr. High girls win
3; Junior class parent meeting set; PHS rodeo team competes at Cambridge;
Harvest Cruise set for November 21; Forever Drug Free group is having their
annual basket raffle on Dec. 15th; Infant warmer purchased at St. Mary’s
Hospital; Appreciation dinner held at Ferdinand; Youth Choir rehearsals
to start; Cattlemen annual meeting set for Saturday October 17th; Hat and
mitten drive planned; Center for Discovery hosts bingo night
Death
Fred E. Behler, 82, former mayor, passed away October 6
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