Gem says Thanks!!
I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving holiday. I would like to apologize for any inconvenience last week’s mix-up with the Pierce News caused.
Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Safe travels if you are on the roads and enjoy your time with friends and family. If you don’t have family close please consider volunteering somewhere or visiting the Veterans home or an assisted living facility. There is always someone who would love …
Pierce’s 40th Annual Holiday Bazaar will be held this Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Pierce Community Center. Admission to the Bazaar is FREE and you can join us for the wonderful luncheon of Homemade Turkey Noodle Soup & Salad Bar with 30 or more different salads to choose…
Holiday Wreath Making Class
Pierce’s 40th Annual Holiday Bazaar
The end of Daylight Savings Time is this weekend! Remember to turn your clocks back one hour when you go to bed on Saturday night and it never hurts to change the batteries in the smoke detectors too! It seems a little early in the season to be saying this but “stay warm”.
Fall Carnival
Roller Skating happens this Friday, Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m. at the Pierce Community Center! Cost is $2 for kids 12 and under and $3 for those 13 and over. Skates are provided.
The members of Faith Lutheran Church, Pierce, also invite you to the Installation of Pastor Beth Roen on Sunday morning, Oct. 20 at the 10 a.m. worship service. There will be a dinner following at 11:30 a.m., meat, beverage and dessert provided, you are welcome to bring a salad or hot dish. …
Scheduled power outage
Happy Autumn to everyone! We are defiantly feeling the change of season and they say we may see a bit of snow as early as this weekend. So, time to start preparing for those cooler temperatures. I am not ready!
The Cowgers will be having a garage sale on Friday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. It will be inside their garage at 102 Carle St.
The Fifth Annual Headquarters, ID Reunion was a huge success with 139 guests enjoying the activities over the course of the weekend. The Reunion kicked off Friday, Aug. 30 with a Meet & Greet. The events continued on Saturday with John Bradbury giving a presentation on early logging hist…
A celebration of life brunch, honoring both Lynette Lynn Dobson and her mother, Rea Dobson, will be held Sept. 8 at Deyo Reservoir in Weippe, Idaho, beginning at 10 a.m. All close friends, colleagues, and family are invited to attend and share stories and memories. Following this brunch, a l…
Back to School!
The reunion was a great success. On Friday night we had the “potluck meet and greet” at the center.
New Life Fellowship Church is holding their School Supply Drive to fill backpacks for kids that will be given out on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 4-6 p.m. Kids always look forward to starting the new school year with a backpack full of supplies.
New Life Fellowship Church is holding their School Supply Drive to fill backpacks for kids that will be given out on Sunday, Aug. 18 from 4-6 p.m. Kids always look forward to starting the new school year with a backpack full of supplies. If you are able to donate to this wonderful cause they…
1860 Days is this weekend! Come join in the community fun. Friday night is the kick-off starting with the Berry/Cherry Bake-Off. Judging starts at 4:30. There is an abundance of berries out there this year so no excuses. Put together your favorite recipe and get it entered! Entry forms avail…
The Pierce Library is putting on its Summer Reading program every Wednesday at 11 a.m. for ages 5-12. The theme is “A Universe of stories” and we have guest speakers every week and lots of activities to learn about our universe. Prizes and crafts and fun! Come join us! Kim Ward, Director of …
On July 3, Garett James Malone graduated Basic Military Training (BMT) for the United States Navy. Garett is a 2018 high school graduate of Grangeville High School and he spent a season working for the Forest Service following his high school graduation. Garett has helped his parents Kenny a…
The Pierce Library is putting on its Summer Reading program every Wednesday at 11 a.m. for ages 5-12. The theme is “A Universe of stories” and we have guest speakers every week and lots of activities to learn about our universe. Prizes and crafts and fun! Come join us!
Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4th of July Weekend!
The residents of the city of Pierce celebrated for 6 days the 100th year of the Pierce Public Library. The Pierce librarians, the library board, along with the ICCU and Studio 205 put together six days of fun and the community responded.
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Organizers have sent the registrations and they are coming back for the Pierce All School Reunion 2019, set for the first weekend in August. We have received back registrations from many places. Northern Idaho to Southern Idaho, Gig Harbor, WA to South Carolina including Oklahoma, Arizona an…
Pool Update
The residents of the City of Pierce will be enjoying “Six Days of Fun”, Monday through Saturday, June 17 - 22, to celebrate the 100th birthday of The Pierce Public Library.
The Deer Creek Fishing Tournament was held Saturday, June 8.
The residents of the City of Pierce will be enjoying “Six Days of Fun”, Monday through Saturday, June 17 to June 22, to celebrate the 100th birthday of The Pierce Public Library. The students in the picture are celebrating with the help of Timberline Librarian, Billi Cooper, beginning their …
Timberline Drama Production of “CSI Wonderland” This Wednesday, June 5 they will have a showing open to the public at 5:30 p.m. and cost of $3. Call (208)435-4411 to reserve dinner seats and for more information.
Swim Lessons!
A special thank you going out to Sam Allen, Jim McManus and Don Rayner for the time and hard work they put into getting the J.H. Bradbury Memorial Logging Museum’s front porch roof rebuilt. The heavy February snows had taken down the porch roof and these gentlemen volunteered their time and …
A big THANK YOU to all those that came and supported the Pierce Pool Fundraiser on Saturday. The nachos were delicious and the Salsa Contest was a big hit! And to everyone who made or donated something for the Silent Auction, it is greatly appreciated. We could not do this without you! The w…
Get your homemade salsa ready! We will be holding our Pool Fundraiser this Saturday, May 4th (to coincide with the GEM Teams Pierce Community Day and Clean UP) We will be serving yummy Nachos ($8) and holding a Silent Auction and also new this year, we will be having a Salsa Contest...not th…
A Celebration of Life will be held for Reid Mintonye of Pierce this Friday, April 26 from 1-4 p.m. at the Pierce Community Center. The VFW Post 3296 of Orofino Color Guard will be starting out with a Flag Ceremony and a 21 Gun Salute in the parking lot at 1 p.m. so please plan on arriving a …
Masquerade Ball
With the generous support from Dworshak Recreation District, the Pierce Pool will be offering transportation to swim lessons for children ages six and over from the Orofino area this June! Dworshak Rec has agreed to provide transportation for the kids from Orofino to the Pierce pool for the …
Last week Jesse Dill suffered a heart attack and had to be life flighted up to Coeur d’Alene, where they treated him and put two stents in before sending him back home to Pierce a few days later. His wife Kathy Wilson-Dill asked me to share this in the news;
A few slots are still open for Middle School students! Studio 205 Gallery is offering ART LESSONS for students. It will be a 3-Friday course April 5, 12, and 26. Elementary students will attend 10-11:30 a.m. and middle schoolers will attend 1-2:30 p.m. The cost of the three sessions will be …
Happy Spring everyone! The snow is receding (I hope I did not just jinx it), the weather is warming, and that means it is time for my annual request that you remind your kiddos that the creek is not a place to play right now.
We turned back our clocks and hopefully you’re all adjusting to the time change. Also hoping that you might have changed the batteries in your smoke detectors. Keep those things from beeping at us and our homes safe!
Make-Up School Day, this Friday, March 8th!
As you all are very much aware, we are getting a pretty good accumulation of snow. This has caused many cancelations of school, sporting events and meetings. These are a couple of recent cancelations;
Movie Night! Pierce GEM Team will be hosting a Community Movie Night this Friday, February 22, at the Pierce Community Center! They will be showing the movie Cars, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The movie will begin at 7. Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. Concessions will be on sale, and all …
For your Valentine!
The THS “Black and Gold Student Art Show” will open on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 4 p.m. The show kicks off the Pierce Winter Festival for 2019 at The Studio 205 Gallery on Main Street and will continue on through Saturday, Jan. 26, closing its doors at 5 p.m.
Open Mic Night!
Open Mic Night!
Happy New Year!! Wow, can you believe it is 2019?! Bald Mt Ski Hill is Open! Come hit the family friendly slopes and enjoy our little gem of a Ski Hill.
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