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The “Santa Truck”, the “Ho Ho Truck”, the “Moving Christmas Card”, etc. has been driving around Grangeville for about 30 years now! How did it all get started? Bob Beckman gave some history on it and how it began. “The truck started back in the 1990’s. We were at a fireman meeting and after the meeting a few of the guys thought of putting lights on the truck and driving it around town.” After driving it around town with just the lights on it, the Chief fireman at the time, got numerous calls from community members saying how much they loved it. He said, “D*****, you guys created a monster!” Because he knew at that point it was going to

Today we wanted to highlight a community event that took place May 8th at Sts. Peter & Paul Parish Hall. The event has been hosted by the Hope Center for 14 years. The “Walk/Run for Life” specifically was launched as a fundraiser as well as a form of awareness for the Hope Center and everything they stand for. There are two locations at which you can reach the Hope Center in Grangeville and Kamiah. The value of life is foundational for the Hope Center and the purposes in which the office exists. It is noted that there is a lack of information not only regarding pregnancy but also practical everyday life things that young people especially would benefit from. What

OPTOMETRIC TECHNICIAN Camas Prairie Eye Clinic is looking for a full time OR part time employee to work in a fast paced dynamic work environment. Candidates must be able to be on their feet for extended periods throughout the day.  Medical experience is preferred, but not required. Candidate must be able to work well in a team environment and be willing to learn new computer programs and optometric processes. For more information call Andrew at 983-3732, or deliver resume to Camas Prairie Eye Clinic, 405 East Main St, Grangeville, Idaho 83530.

The Triple Bar Drill team has been a part of the Border Days celebration for 65 years. Almost half of the rodeos have featured a performance by the drill team, and overtime this performance has become a tradition. As a leader of the Triple Bar Drill team for 20 years and a member for 9 years, Tracy Sharp has influenced the life of many young women. Not only is she the leader of the Drill team but she has been a role model and an active community member throughout her entire life.The Triple Bar Drill Team practices at 7:00 in the morning Monday-Friday the entire month of June. They rehearse the pattern until it is smooth and until each member

Some know him as “ coach”, others know him as “boss”, but here at Camas Prairie we know him as “neighbor”. Mr. Jerime Zimmerman has lived in Grangeville for 4 short years, and in these few years he has already made a tremendous impact on our community. As the head softball coach and an assistant football coach for Grangeville High School Mr. Zimmerman spends most of his free time in the field preparing for next week’s game. As though that isn’t enough, Jerime is also a Grangeville Border Days board member, and a generous supporter of academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities within the school and community. In 2018 the Zimmerman family decided to pack up their home in Jackson, California

To the average person Grangeville is just another small town in Idaho, but to Eric Forsmann it’s the place he calls home and where he has built his life. His favorite part of the Camas Prairie is how diverse it is. Which is understandable with such a diverse person as Forsmann. He is a farmer, collector, avid volunteer, local business owner and above all a family man.   One of Erics favorite parts of owning Stuivenga Vessey is how it has contributed to his already established legacy of helping the community. Through Stuivenga Vessey he sponsors all Bulldog sports activities, and contributes to the private schools on the prairie as well. Eric and Joyce try to attend all of the