School
Board meets
A video presentation by Keely Schmidt with in-person help from Ryan
Hasselstrom convinced the school board to approve a drainage project for
the track/football field at their regular February meeting Wednesday, Feb.
19. . . .
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Enneking
is employee of the month
St. Mary’s February Employee of the Month is Jessica Enneking; Environmental
Services Supervisor. . . .
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People
Helping People
Here in Idaho County we’ve seen increased expenses in managing solid
wastes. Much of this is because landfills are notorious for the many
pollutants they contain, and most people don’t want to live, work, or play
anywhere near one. . . .
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Week
7 of 10-week shoot
There were 27 shooters with cloudy conditions for week 7 of the 10-week
shoot at Cottonwood Gun Club. . . .
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Taco
Feed to honor athletes
The Prairie junior class will host a community taco feed honoring the
Girl’s State Basketball Champions, the varsity cheerleaders, . . .
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Prize
drawing to raise funds for Missoula Children's Theatre
The Center For Discovery is once again sponsoring the Missoula Children's
Theatre this year. . . .
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March
activities for Tri-Parish Youth
With the hope of spring on the horizon, we stand in anticipation of
all the blessings of a new season. . . .
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Palouse
Choral Society to perform at Monastery
On Sunday, March 9 at 3 p.m. the Monastery of St. Gertrude will present
the Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir, conducted by Michael Murphy and
assistant conductor Ken Grubbs. . . .
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Upcoming
events at Spirit Center
The Leadership to Make a Difference Institute (LMDI), a collaborative
partnership between University of Idaho Extension and the Spirit Center
at the Monastery of St. Gertrude will present “Leadership to Make a Difference”
on March 26-28 at Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude. . . .
Dr. Patrick McCormick, Professor of Religious Studies at Gonzaga University
and four-time author will present a retreat, “God’s Beauty: A Call to Justice”
March 28-30 at Spirit Center at the Monastery of St. Gertrude. . . .
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Prairie
boys team third at Hallissey
The 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys were also very successful in the Boise
Hallissey Tournament President’s Day weekend as they took home the 3rd
place trophy. . . .
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The
LCSC Report
First a reminder: For Seniors – Tech Safety & Etiquette
for the 21st Century on Friday, Feb. 28th 11:30 – noon (eat after the presentation)
at the Grangeville Senior Citizen Center. This presentation
is FREE. . . .
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Pirates
clinch state berth
The Prairie Pirates clinched a berth in next week’s State Tournament
with a surprisingly easy 60-22 win over Genesee Monday, Feb. 24 at the
LCSC Activity Center in Lewiston. . . .
Prairie beat Lapwai 62-49 for the District title Wednesday evening
and will play Glenns Ferry at 1:15 p.m. MST Thursday, March 6 in their
state opener at Vallivue High at Caldwell. Lapwai gets #1 ranked Butte
County at 6:15 p.m.
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Lady
Pirates beat Lapwai for state championship; Ulmer named league player of
the year
Whoever came up with the basketball adage that “free throws win championships”
could have been talking about the Prairie Lady Pirates as they scored more
free throws than their opponents attempted in all three games at the 1-A,
Division 1 State Tournament in Nampa on their way to the ninth state championship
in school history. . . .
Kyndahl Ulmer was recently named the White Pine League Division 1 girls
player of the year while Lori Mader was named the coach of the year. .
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4
wrestlers advance to state
The Prairie wrestler team competed at the Regional Tournament at Potlatch
Saturday, Feb. 22 and all 4 team members will advance to the State Tournament
at the Ford Idaho Center this coming Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-March
1. . . .
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Summit
news
Following is the Honor Roll for the First Semester of the 2013-2014
School Year at Summit Academy. . . .
The Summit Academy Patriots won their district opener over Nezperce
62-44 Friday, Feb. 21 at the LCSC Activity Center in Lewiston and advanced
to the District Championship game which was Tuesday, Feb. 25. . . .
Summit Academy boys' Hallissey team has won the Sportsmanship Trophy
for the 2nd year in a row! . . .
Summit lost to Kendrick Tuesday then beat Deary Wednesday and will
now play Kootenai at St. Maries Saturday, March 1 at 4:30 for a berth at
State.
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The Lady Pirates are shown with the 2013-14 State
Championship banner after they beat Lapwai 56-40 Saturday, Feb. 22 at the
Idaho Center in Nampa. It is Prairie’s 9th state championship. Front from
left are Hailey Danly, Natasha Gimmeson, Sky Wilson and Nicole Wemhoff.
Back from left are Chaye Uptmor, Krystin Uhlenkott, Leah Holthaus, Keely
Schmidt, Kayla Schumacher, Kyndahl Ulmer, Kylie Tidwell, Sarah Seubert
and Shayla VonBargen. Prairie also received the Sportsmanship Trophy for
the third year in a row and the 6th time overall since they started awarding
it in 1989.See below left for stories and more photos. Click on the photo
for a larger view.
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The winners for Prairie Elementary/Jr. High Spelling
Bee are Garrett Crenshaw, left, first place and Brylee Wood, second place.
Garrett will now compete in the regional spelling bee in Lewiston on March
8th. Photo by Sherry Holthaus. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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All of the contestants for the Prairie Elementary/Junior
High Spelling Bee listen to instructions before the spelling bee begins.
Photo by Sherry Holthaus.Click on the photo for a larger view.
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Buster, the resident dog and mascot at the Library
was very happy when Aaron Goeckner designed, constructed and painted a
new house for him. Until then Buster had been homeless except for the
small space he occupied in the library. He is now very content to continue
with his reading and also participate in the story time for toddlers.
He is a very good listener and the children enjoy his company. Photo by
Donna Wassmuth. Click on the photo for a larger view.
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It was a good turnout Tuesday, Feb. 25 for Story Time
at the Prairie Community Library. “Miss Pollyanna” is shown with those
attending. Photo by Laurine Nightingale. Click on the photo for a
larger view.
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MeShel Rad is shown with a lot of high school friends
at her final home game at Walla Walla Community College. A supportive group
of MeShel Rad’s family, friends and former classmates were in attendance
Saturday at Walla Walla Community College as Rad was honored at Sophomore
Night at the Dietrich Dome.Rad, who was playing in her final home basketball
game at WWCC, helped the Warriors knock off top-ranked Columbia Basin 69-57.
In her two seasons at WWCC, Rad never lost a home game, winning all 19
games she played in the Dome. Overall, WWCC has a 25-game home winning
streak.Some of Rad’s former classmates in attendance supporting her were
Meaghan Bruner, Justin Schmidt, Tanna Schlader, Chris Hoene, Marcus Higgins,
Mitchell Wemhoff, Tyler Ann Workman, Joe Wren, Beau Schlader and Seth Guyer.
Rad and the Warriors begin play in the Northwest Athletic Association of
Community Colleges post-season tournament Saturday, March 1 at noon at
the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash. The games are free online at www.livestream.com/superfantv.
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Prairie fans at the Idaho Center stand and cheer after
the championship game at State.
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