Welcome
to the new school year
It was a fabulous first week of school!!! Cottonwood School District’s
enrollment after week one for the 2019-2020 school year is 389.
Last year at this time we were at 384. We start the year in the elementary
with 216 students and 173 at the junior/senior high. Of our total
enrollment, 44 students are open enrolled from other districts. . . .
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Gonzaga
Choir to perform Sunday
The Gonzaga University Concert Choir, conducted by Timothy Westerhaus,
will perform at the Monastery of St. Gertrude on Sunday, September 8, at
1:30 p.m. . . .
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Laurie
Chapman to lead art class at Monastery
Artist and art instructor Laurie Chapman will lead a kid- and beginner-friendly
painting and collage class 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 7,
in the Multi-Purpose Room at the Monastery of St. Gertrude. . . .
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COTA
for Erika Pepper
Erika Pepper is 24 years old and was born with a progressive genetic
respiratory illness called Cystic Fibrosis. . . .
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Trial
is postponed
The trial for two Greencreek sisters accused of trying to hire someone
to kill their neighbor has been pushed back from September to January following
a motion hearing in 2nd District Court in Grangeville Monday, August 19.
. . .
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Earlier
road closures for blasting started this week
With shorter daylight hours, construction delays on US-95 in Culdesac
Canyon near Winchester are shifting earlier and expected to affect evening
commutes as fall conditions require a change in the contractor’s blasting
schedule. . . .
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Ancient
site in Idaho implies first humans in North America came by sea
About 16,000 years ago, on the banks of a river in western Idaho, people
kindled fires, shaped stone blades and spearpoints, and butchered large
mammals. . . .
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Information
sought on campground vandalism
Law Enforcement Officers with the USDA Forest Service are seeking any
information the public has related to recent vandalism at O'Hara Campground,
located on the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater
National Forests at the confluence of O’Hara Creek and the Selway River.
. . .
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Bob
Squires speaks on Idaho County homesteads
Sunday, September 8 at 2:00 p.m., Bob Squires will speak in the Welcome
Center, 516 main street Kamiah about early Idaho County Homesteads, which
is being hosted by the Kamiah Valley Historical Society. . . .
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Bowlerettes
to start Monday
The Cottonwood Monday Night BOWLERETTES will begin bowling on Monday,
September 9th at Camas Lanes in Grangeville. . . .
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26
turn out for football
There are 26 players turned out for football this year at Prairie High
School. . . .
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Volleyball
team holds scrimmage
With the season opening jamboree cancelled, Prairie instead held an
intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday, August 27. . . .
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Cross
Country schedule
On this page is the schedule for the Prairie Cross Country team . .
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Letters
to the Editor
On this page are letters to the editor that appeared in this week's
print edition of the Cottonwood Chronicle. You can also find Jake Wren's
Redneck Review on this page. . . .
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St. John Bosco Academy began school last Monday.
Students and teachers arrived with smiling faces to begin the new year
with a new name! Kindergarten students pose with the newly installed
sign. Left to right: Gianna Prigge, Decklan Spencer, Scarlett Frei,
Danny Bock, Harley Arnzen, Emily Seubert, Tessa Sonnen, Aidan Lustig, and
Jake Crea. Photo provided by St. John Bosco Academy. Click on the photo
for a larger view.
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The Gonzaga University Concert Choir will perform
at the Monastery of St. Gertrude at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 8. The
Choir will also provide music for 10:30 a.m. Mass that day. The above photo
is from a previous appearance by the Gonzaga Choir. See story above left.
Click on the photo for a larger view.
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Work continues on widening Highway 95 near the top
of the Winchester Grade. This week evening closures are starting earlier
due to the shortening daylight hours. Photo by ITD. See story at left.
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The Cooper’s Ferry site on the Salmon River, site
of an archaeological dig that indicates the first humans in North America
may have arrived earlier than first thought. Sees tory at left. Click
on the photo for a larger view.
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Quilt/Art Walk Grangeville on Sept 7
Central Idaho Art Association (CIAA) joins the Quilters
for the Third BiAnnual Quilt Art Walk - 2019. We welcome the community
to join our festivities and enjoy the art and quilts. The Art Show portion
will be held at the Gallery, 107 W North Street, between 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 7. Quilts shown throughout town. We look
forward to seeing you! Click on the photo for a larger view.
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