2012, the year in review
This week we start our annual review of the past year in Chronicle headlines.
Compiled by Kayla Raymond
January 5
Prairie Jr. Sr. High School students of the month are Haley Enneking, Jake Fernandez, and Savannah Moudy
Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics was awarded Flex grant from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare 
Hunter McWilliams, Alex Duman and Kade Perrin take first in wrestling at Pullman
Summit girls and boys basketball teams each win
Death: Gerald “Gary” Forsmann, 67, and William (Bill) Munger, 69
Engagement: Andrea Schumacher and Robert Swikoski Jr. 
January 12
PHS to present ‘Beauty & the Beast’
Lady Pirates lose to Lapwai by 4 points 
Boys basketball earn first win against Highland 
Lady Pirates beat Highland
Boys basketball lose to Lapwai
Summit girls win twice
Summit boys lose twice 
Kelly Williams is employee of the month at SMH
Wedding: Briget Long and Shawn Forsmann
Birth: Madeline Eileen Stubbers, born to Shawn and Johanna Wittman Stubbers
Subscription rates going up
January 19
Blood dive set for January 31
Museum seeks volunteers 
Cub Scouts visit city services
Jim Rehder joins lottery commission 
Lady Pirates beat Deary&Nezperce
Hunter McWilliams, Alex Duman, Kade Perrin, and Garrett Schmidt take first at Orofino 
Pirate boys lose to Troy & Genesee 
Summit girls win 2 of 3
Summit boys lose twice 
Death: James (Jim) W. Seubert, 85
Francis Nuttman and Grace Remacle celebrate 90th birthday
January 26
Tyler Workman is invited to play volleyball in Australia 
Mrs. Ellis’s 8th grade Algebra I class earned 1st place in the region and 3rd in the state in the Apangea Idaho Math Cup
Dennis Tracy will return to Bangladesh
Prairie boys beat Timberline
Pirate boys lose at C.V.
Lady Pirates lose to Kamiah
3 wrestlers take first at McCall
Summit girls win twice
Summit boys win 1 of 3
Prairie boys edged by Grangeville
Death: Clarence Joseph (C.J.) Mosman, 85, and Bobbie West, 66
February 2 
Jazz Concert and Dessert night set for February 21
St. Mary’s/Holy Cross Dinner is set for February 12 
Lady Pirates edge Summit
Lady Pirates win season finale 
Pirates edge dear in double OT
Pirates win at Kendrick 
Summit boys pull away from Timberline
Summit girls lose in final second 
Summit boys split 4 games 
Carla Nuxoll Wilkins is named LCSC outreach coordinator 
Engagement: Sara McDonald and Clark Tacke
Wedding: Chelsey Ruth Roeper and Raymond Gage Sanders 
Birth: Juliana Ruth DeBlois, born to Gerard and Anna Stubbers Deblois
February 9
109 units donated at blood drive 
B & A to have open house 
Cardiac Rehab to hold open house 
Rachel Wemhoff on Dean’s List 
Lady Pirates clinch state berth
Prairie boys win district opener 
Boy’s districts start Tuesday
Pirates hold off Potlatch
Pirates beat Orofino by 12
Wrestlers compete at Potlatch and Orofino 
Summit opens district with win 
Summit girls advance to title game
Summit boys lose to Potlatch
Summit wins 1 of 3 during week 
Pirates lose at Nezperce
KC Hoop Shoot held 
Death: Loreen Madden-Deshiell, 87
February 16
Greg Sonnen is new fire chief 
39 earn straight A’s at PJHS
January students of the month at Prairie Junior-Senior High School are Calvin Hinkelman, Jacey Langston and Tim Frei
Car wash has new owners 
Lady Pirates win District title
Pirates lose big at Kamiah
Pirates pull away in second half 
Summit boys split games 
Summit girls earn 4th state trip 
Hunter safety class is held 
February 23
Lady Pirates win state title 
Summit Lady Patriots earned the State Academic Award
Pirates win first two state games
Pirates can’t hold lead in District opener 
Pirates stay alive at District 
Lady Patriots take 2nd at State 
Wrestling team wins District title
Prairie High School Knowledge Bowl team will be at Whitworth College in Spokane for the Regional Knowledge Bowl Competition 
Death: Doris Schnider, 71
March 1
Garrett Schmidt, Hunter McWilliams, Alex Duman and Kade Perrin earned state wrestling medals 
Alexis Shears will compete in regional spelling be at LCSC 
Troy ends Prairie’s season
Summit boys second at District 
Birth: Nicole Clare Gehring, daughter of Mark and Rachel Gehring
Birth: Clayton Duane Miller, born to Kerry and Kimberlee Miller 
March 8
Proposed levy is smaller than last year
Prairie 7th grade volleyball team take 2nd and 3rd in tournament 
Sister Kim Marie Jordan to make Monastic Profession 
Sheryl Nuxoll to seek re-election 
Death:
Dr. Kenneth Pfaff, M.D., 81, and Bonnie Kiernan Seubert, 75
March 15
Westin Crenshaw, Damian McWilliams and Stephanie Jungert at Prairie Jr./Sr. High School students of the month 
Lady Pirates edged in opener 
No baseball team this year 
Riggins jet boat races to be part of World Jet Boat Marathon 
Girl Scouts celebrate 100th year 
Weather delays resumption of bridge construction 
Death: John Anthony Krioss, 76
Engagement: Julie Orcutt and Shane York 
March 22
Casey Meza to take position in Coeur d’Alene
70 plus attend school board meeting 
Lady Pirates win league opener 
Lady Pirates sweep Kellogg 
Schmidt, Riener, relays win at Lapwai Invite 
Summit competes at Lewiston meet 
Pirates do well at State TSA competitions
Donna Main is employee of the month at SMH 
Prairie 6th grade girls’ basketball team took first place at Kamiah tournament 
Wedding: Jeannie Goeckner and Kenneth Bock 
Death: JoAnn Marie Klapprich, 77
March 29
SMH begins extended OB and childbirth classes 
Schaeffer wins 2 events at track meet
Lady Pirates are 2-2 on road trip 
USDA warns of fraudulent letters and calls 
Kenneth and Ora Mae Long celebrate 65th Anniversary
Engagement: JonnaUrbahn and Clinton Holthaus
Engagement: Katie Nuxoll and Jake Johnson 
Death: Robert E. “Bob” Uptmor, 73
April 5
Levi Walsh, Laney Forsmann, Sabrina Lustig and Gregg Gimmeson are attendance winners at Prairie Elementary School 
Engagement: Rebecca Gehring and Clancy Slichter
Engagement: Ashley Schaeffer and Justin Christopherson
Birth: Marie Fay Duman, daughter of Nate and KelsieDuman
Birth: Kolby Joseph Nuxoll, son of Justin and Elizabeth Nuxoll
April 12 
Community yard sale set for May 19
Blood drive falls short of goal 
CFD carnival is Friday
MeShel Rad signs with WWCC 
Handgun firearms class offered 
April 19
Students of the month at Prairie Jr./Sr. High School are Monica Lustig, Nathan McElroy and Daniel Mager
Death: Ladd C. Arnoti, 85
Candidate forum set for Kamiah 
Senior projects to be required 
Lady Pirates blast Timberline
Girls first, boys second at Orofino meet 
Sarah Chmelik wins long jump
AllasonZenner was selected to attend the 2012 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. 
This is Idaho County 4-H Week 
Anselm Schumacher celebrated 90th birthday 
(Continued next week)

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