2015 in review
Continued from last week
August 27
Thomas Schwartz and Brooke Eades are top livestock winners
Katrina Frei of Grangeville is new Fair Queen with Rachel Kelley of Grangeville as first princess and Davi Murphy of Kamiah as second princess. Frei is the granddaughter of Dick and Dorothy Nuxoll of Greencreek.
Davi Murphy and Abbie Uhlenkott are Friends of 4-H Award Winners
Pigtail Contest, Parade, Two-Minute Talent Show, Open Class and 4-H project winners were listed
Deaths: Theodore Clemens Ahlers, 63, August 19; Marcella (Riener) Martinson, 93, August 16; Gail Marie (Nuttman) Church, 67, August 23
Birth: Ruby Ann Klapprich, daughter of Heath and Tara Klapprich, June 29
September 3
Update on the area fires, one of the worst fire seasons in memory
Tiffany Stinson is hospital employee of the month
Lady Pirates Volleyball team takes third at Lewiston Tourney to open season
30 turn out for volleyball
Prairie football has 31 players turned out, to open season Friday
Prairie gets a crosscountry program started for the first time in many years
7 turn out for Summit volleyball
Summit drops opener against Deary
PHS grad to run fitness certification class
Marriage: Jacob Nuxoll and Megan Totzke married July 18. He is the son of Max and Joan Nuxoll of Cottonwood
Anniversary: Ambrose and Margie Schumacher celebrated their 60th anniversary last week
Birth & Baptism: Weston Charles Wassmuth, son of Neil and Susan Wassmuth of Craigmont, July 31, this make
make 3 new grandchildren for Joyce Goeckner in a span of a couple of months
September 10
Superintendent Rene’ Forsmann writes a welcome to the new school year letter
The old BLM offices on the west side of the street have been torn down with Small Butte Construction excavating the area to ready it for the new building’s foundations
Turnbay construction set for northbound side of Highway 95 at Greencreek Road and southbound side of Highway 95 at Lake Rd. south of Fenn.
Gonzaga Choir to perform at Monastery
Legislator meeting set for Kamiah
Pirates win football opener 48-8 over Genesee
Lady Pirates sweep Kamiah
3 finish in top 6 at Grangeville crosscountry meet
Summit loses at Kendrick
Hospital’s golf tourney a success as smoke clears
Deaths: Bart Nuxoll, 86, Sept. 1; Julia Bieker, 98, Sept. 1; Robert “Bob” Walter Kinzer, 81, August 30
Birth: Jade Alisa-Grace Lorentz, daughter of Duke and Megan Lorentz of Grangeville, August 18
September 17
Homecoming royalty candidates pictured
Cottonwood City Council reschedules meeting due to lack of quorum
Blood drive set for Sept. 29
New sidewalk poured near Gem Builders
The turnbay construction has started at the Greencreek turnoff
This is Homecoming Week at PHS
Summit Mystery Night set for Oct. 3
Cattle Association tour set for Moscow
French couple visits Dog Bark Park, donates camping equipment to Boy Scouts
Moms groups are starting
Ultrasounds are a big part of St. Mary’s Hospital
CFD fun run is Saturday
Pirates beat Salmon River 58-24
Lady Pirates win 7 matches, 2 league matches plus all 5 matches at the Border Battle in Pomeroy.
Summit volleyball beats Timberline, loses to Logos
Crosscountry team competes at Asotin Invitational at Chief Timothy Park
Summit students celebrate Patriot Day
Women on Target, instructional clinic held
Mike Wimer receives District II Distinguished Service award for his 43 years of involvement with youth
Prairie Art Association meets
Death: Dolores Billups, 91, Sept. 8
September 24
Sierra Latimer named Homecoming Queen while Justin Schumacher is named Homecoming King.
Third time was a charm of Cottonwood City Council as they didn’t have a quorum at their rescheduled meeting
Superintendent Rene’ Forsmann announced that school enrollment was up at the school board meeting
The Junior Class float won the Homecoming Float competition
Cookie Dough sale starts
Hospital’s Family Fun Run/Walk reschedule due to poor air quality
Pirates beat Council 64-24 in Homecoming game
Lady Pirates win matches against Troy, Grangeville and Lapwai
Crosscountry team competes at Seaport Invite, numbers down due to injury and illness
Summit girls beat Nezperce, lose to Highland
Birthday: Rita Wassmuth celebrates 90th on October 3
October 1
Museum’s annual lecture series starts Thursday
Peter Arnoti found the trunk that his father put all their possessions in when they fled Europe
Crea Construction has asphalted the new turnbay at the Greencreek Road intersection with Highway 95
Work on area highway bridges slated for this fall, may lead to driving delays
Flu shots offered by St. Mary’s Clinic
Pirates shut out C.V. 68-0.
Lady Pirates sweep Potlatch
The Center for Discovery had a good turnout for their fun run
Summit Academy loses to Deary and Kendrick, beats Grangeville
Crosscountry team skips Lewiston meet due to illness and conflicts.
Summit Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders visit Schwartz pumpkin patch.
Summit 3rd grade students received dictionaries from the Grangeville Elks Club
Lions Club refurbishes Foster’s Grave sign
Engagement: Joe Ahlers and Heidi Remacle to wed Oct. 18
Birth: Johnathan David Duman, son of Nathan and Kelsie Duman of Cottonwood, Sept. 7
October 8
Keith Wassmuth is big winner at Summit’s Mystery Night
Backcountry pilot is featured at lecture
Brats & Brew set for Oct. 24
Shayla Kirsch and Alli Geis are attendance winners at Prairie Elementary
Pirates beat Lapwai 60-20
Lady Pirates sweep Kamiah
Kylie Tidwell finishes in 6th place at Moscow Crosscountry meet
Summit wins 2 of 3 matches
VFW awards entries need to be in by Nov. 1
Death: Merwyn Craig “Sonny” Harding, 88, Sept. 22
October 15
Clearwater River area is subject of lecture
Forms for the foundation of the new BLM building are being poured
Crosscountry team has movie night fundraiser
Prairie athletes of the month are Philip Spencer and Brandon Anderson for football, Kylie Tidwell and Sydney Bruner for corsscountry and Shayla VonBargen for volleyball.
District volleyball starts Saturday
6-week Night Shoot starts Oct. 14 at Cottonwood Gun Club
Pirates win 74-12 at Troy
After sharing in a 3-way tie for the league volleyball championship the previous 2 years, the Lady Pirates clinched sole possession of first this year. They beat Troy, Genesee, Potlatch and C.V. this past week.
Summit loses at Nezperce
Regional Crosscountry meet set for Farragut State Park
Ethan Remacle is promoted
Ralph Terhaar has cowboy poetry show in Spokane
Death: Almira Louise Seubert, 95, Oct. 5; R. Allen Bly, 61, Sept. 28
October 22
New signs installed near football field: state championships and Blue Ribbon School
Jake Bruner, Aaron Goeckner and Hailey Enneking are students of the month at Prairie Jr./Sr. High School
Cottonwood City Council meets
Auditor’s report presented at school board meeting
Career Expo held at Cottonwood
Quilts of Valor group seeks names of veterans
The Prairie Lady Pirates closed out their regular season with wins over Grangeville and Lapwai and then beat Lapwai again in their District opener to clinch a trip to state.
The Pirates pounded on Potlatch 86-6 on Senior Night to clinch a state tournament berth.
The Summit Lady Patriots ended their regular season with wins over Highland and Kamiah and then won 2 of 3 at District, beating Highland and Nezperce and losing to Logos.
25th Army Band to perform at Grangeville
Assumption Dinner is Nov. 1
Cattle Association annual meeting set
Deaths: Dolores G. Seubert, 90, Oct. 15; Anna Marie Ahlers, 79
October 29
Lady Pirates beat Troy to win District title
Pirates win 42-28 at Kamiah to complete unbeaten regular season and win second straight league championship
Thursday’s lecture to touch on ailments and diseases of the past
School to have Veteran’s Day ceremony
Family science fun night set for Tuesday at PHS
Summit loses to Deary to end season
Girls crosscountry team qualifies for state
3 local students are part of LCSC Work Scholars Program
Cottonwood Credit Union entry wins Scacrecrow Decoration Contest, Arnzen Drug 2nd
November 5
Lady Pirates sweep through state tournament to win back to back state championships. They beat Oakley, rallied from 2 games down to beat Butte County, then beat Genesee twice in a row to win state
Kylie Tidwell finished 15th at the state crosscountry meet and earned a state medal
SMHC sponsors Angel Tree
Cottonwood City crew moves water, sewer lines in preparation for hall renovation
Kade Quintal and Morgan Poxleitner are the monthly attendance winners at Prairie Elementary
Pirates rout Wallace 72-6 in state playoff opener
Several attend leadership training for youth ministry
6 wrestlers earn medals at Potlatch
Death: Richard A. “Dick” Hanson, 78, Nov. 1
November 12
Cottonwood City Council meets
No surprises in Cottonwood and Ferdinand city elections
VFW award winners announced
City crew digs hole behind hall where access ramp will go
Don Kopczynski to retire from Avista VP post
Pirates beat Oakley 42-22 in state quarterfinal
Wrestlers compete at two events
Krystin Uhlenkott, Shayla VonBargen and Hailey Danly to compete at all-star volleyball with Cheyenne Hudson as coach. Rachel Waters to compete from Summit.
Lewis County Historical Society to meet
Sr. Meg Sass continue to recover
Summit to have Veterans program Nov. 19
November 19
Christmas Parade set for Dec. 13
A possible grant for cleanup of the old Elementary School’s asbestos and lead paint was discussed at the school board meeting
Students of the month at Prairie Jr./Sr. High are Leann Lightfield, Lindsey Goeckner and Dan Mager.
Athletes of the month at PHS are the entire state championship volleyball team, Terran Peery and Calvin Hinkelman for football and Grant Gehring for crosscountry
20 Quilts of Valor awarded at Veterans Day ceremony
Zach Rambo read his winning Patriot’s Pen essay and Faith Uhlenkott her Voice of Democracy winning speech at the Veteran’s Day program
Pirates hold off Raft River 44-30  in state semifinal for 23rd straight win.
Volleyball awards were given out
Engagement: Emily Ann Lerandeau and Taylor Gary Cash, both of Cottonwood, to wed Dec. 5
Birth: MicKenna Marri-Ann Wingfield, daughter of Natasha Wingfield of Grangeville, Nov. 11
Deaths: Edna M. Roeper, 89, Nov. 12; Raymond T. Mosman, 98, Nov. 11; Hildie Miller, 73, Nov. 14; Robert G. Gehring, 79, Nov. 12; Josephine Clovis Thomason, 95, Nov. 8.
November 26
Pirates are beaten by Valley 32-54 in state championship game, finish 11-1 on the season
Pirates receive state academic championship
The Prairie Booster Club presented a check to PHS principal Carrie Nygaard to help with expenses for the highly successful football and volleyball teams
22 turn out for Prairie girls basketball
Lady Pirates open season with win at Lewiston JV
Wrestling club finishes season
Riener’s Grocery team wins 6-week night shoot in come from behind fashion
Deaths: Robert “Bob” Duclos, 83, Nov. 10; Thomas G. Scherer, 77, Nov. 21
December 3
St. Gertrudes to hold Christmas Bazaar
Tri-Parish Youth have Thanksgiving feast
Chronicle’s Christmas Coloring Contest starts
Schwartz earns honorable mention in statewide essay contest
School concert dates are set
Lady Pirates win at Grangeville
26 turned out for Prairie boys basketball
10 turn out for Summit boys basketball, no girls team again this year
Summit Kindergartners hold baby bottle campaign
Deaths: Leland Rehder, 92, Nov. 25; Myrtle Farmer, 78, Nov. 18
Birth: Micah Oneal Holthaus, son of Clinton and Jonna (Urbahn) Holthaus of Cottonwood, Nov. 13
December 10
Elementary staff donates books and blankets to hospital
Tri-Parish Youth take part in 30-hour fast
Tri-Parish Youth go trick or treating for canned foods for Food Bank
Idaho County Shootout raises over $10,000
Junior class has movie night fundraiser
Pirates come back to beat Grangeville in opener
Lady Pirates win 3 of 4, beat Genesee, Potlatch and Troy, lose to Grangeville
Summit boys beat Salmon River and Nezperce, lose at C.V.
Summit students celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Tri-Parish Youth Group delivers baskets and Thanksgiving dinners
December 17
Cottonwood Mayor Denis Duman resigns due to a lease of city property at the airport
Christmas parade held and Santa visits Fire Station
Brooklyn Riener, Josie Peery and Noah Arnzen are November students of the month at Prairie Jr./Sr. High School
Kendall Betts, Madison Shears and Anthony Karel are December students of the month at Prairie Jr./Sr. High School
Summit Christmas play set for Friday
Football awards are given
7th grade girls AAU team wins tournament
Local author releases book
Summit Academy to host chess tournament
Pirates lose to Asotin, beat Kendrick
Lady Pirates beat C.V. and Kamiah, lose to Moscow and Lapwai
Summit beats Salmon River, Deary and Colton
Pirates named to all-state football team, Jake Bruner as 1st quarterback and defensive back, Isaiah Shears as 1st team wide receiver and defensive lineman, Philip Spencer first team offensive lineman and Calvin Hinkelman 1st team linebacker. Lucas Wemhoff named to 2nd team as defensive back
Death: Elizabeth Nuxoll, 96, Dec. 3
Birth: Caleb Isaac James Smith, son of CynJyn and Kimberly Smith of Grangeville, Dec. 10
December 24
Madeline Stubbers, Rebecca Seubert and Halle Klapprich are overall coloring contest winners
School board calls for bids for new bus barn/shop
Erica Schlader and Jesse Hutchinson are attendance winners at Prairie Elementary
Elementary School concert is held
Shelli Schumacher and Carol Altman receive certification after attending CEDA training
Pirates beat Kamiah, lose to Lapwai
Lady Pirates beat Asotin
Summit’s only game postponed by weather
Prairie and Summit students write letters to Santa
Concert at Monastery to feature local talent
Museum receives $1500 grant
Summit performs play to packed house
Museum will be open during holidays
Deaths: Christine Edwards Holthaus, 62, Dec. 12; Naomi Virginia Almira Roberts, 8 weeks, Dec. 4
Births: Kruz Mathew Forsmann, son of Mathew and Francesca Forsmann of Cottonwood, Dec. 14; Wyatt Bradley Duclos, son of Chris and Stephanie Duclos of Cottonwood, Dec. 17.
December 31
Presentation on drug trends set for Jan. 19
Museum is awarded $5000 grant
Cottonwood Butte Ski Area opens with 110 skiers
Walls poured for handicap access ramp at Community Hall.
CEDA wins award
Deaths: Sister Carolyn Miguel, OSB, 84, Dec. 19; Delories Mary Berg, 79, Dec. 21

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