It's Your Business: Lions Christmas trees half price
Mark your calendars! Several event dates have been set for the coming year: The 41st Annual Crab Feed is set for the American Legion Hall in Kamiah for Jan. 25, 26 and 27. 2018’s theme is Land of the...
View ArticleAfter 28 years of deliveries, Stone retires from USPS
Val Stone will make her final deliveries Dec. 23. After 28 years with the United States Postal Service, Stone is hanging up her bag. “I’m going to spend some time golfing while I still can,” she smiled.
View ArticleChristmas Past: Revisiting ‘Letters to Santa’ from 1977-2007
Each year as Christmas dawns, it’s a fun trip down memory lane to look back on past Santa letters that have appeared in the Free Press. In 1977, third graders wrote about the meaning of Christmas while...
View ArticleVolunteers Help With Toys For Tots
Area Toys for Tots volunteers worked in conjunction with Marines in Lewiston to provide toys for local children in need. (L-R) Kathy Parsells, Julie Bentley and Mary Beth Meyers were working getting...
View ArticleSanta, Baby? ~ Meeting Santa at Bell Equipment
Baby Jack Schacher is all smiles while big brother, Benson Schacher, isn’t quite sure about the Santa experience. The duo, children of Chris and Emily Schacher of Grangeville, stopped in to have their...
View ArticleIdaho County Orchestra Concert Set
The Idaho County Orchestra is getting ready for their Christmas Concert at the Monastery of St. Gertrude chapel in Cottonwood on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m. Performers include: Carletta Allen-violin,...
View ArticleBlood drive set for Jan. 4 at Armory
The Grangeville Armory is the site for an American Red Cross blood drive Thursday, Jan. 4, noon to 6 p.m. Call the coordinator at 208-798-4613 or go to www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor code:...
View ArticlePrairie-River Library District sets activities
•Kooskia Community Library will host its next Lego Night on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 1-5 p.m. All ages are invited to come in and build kits or designs from imagination. This family-friendly activity is...
View ArticleGHS Cheerleaders Assist Kids At Annual Eagles Sale
Grangeville High School cheerleaders recently helped children shop and wrap gifts at the annual Eagles Aerie 539 Kids Christmas Sale in Grangeville, held Dec. 16.
View ArticleLet’s Talk About it book series to focus on global perspectives; First...
Chase those winter blues by grabbing a book and discussing it with a group of peers. Grangeville Centennial Library was again chosen to be a partner in the Let’s Talk About It program. The public...
View ArticlePrayer time set for Jan. 13
The community is invited to gather in prayer at the Soltman Center (across Main Street from the hospital) in Grangeville at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13. Also, those who would like to share and discuss...
View ArticleKids in faith action: Jan. 3, 2018
Sts. Peter and Paul School in Grangeville held its Christmas program Dec. 14. Here, the day prior during dress rehearsal. Mary and Joseph (Maggie Black and Joseph Jessup) look for a place to stay;...
View ArticleHang That Frosty Star
The angel at the United Methodist Church on Grangeville’s Main Street was covered in thick frost Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, as she seemed to reach to hang the Christmas star.
View ArticleFaith Lutheran in Kamiah sets activities
Faith Lutheran Church in Kamiah welcomes everyone to attend services each Sunday at 11 a.m. The church is located at Sixth and Idaho streets. The annual meeting will be on Sunday, Jan. 28. The meeting...
View ArticleScott to speak at Encouragers Jan. 4; Janis Hart Scott will speak of time...
Encouragers will meet Thursday, Jan. 4, 11:30 a.m., in the Pizza Factory meeting room. Speaker this month is Janis Hart Scott who will share memories of years the Hart family spent in Iran, when Shah...
View ArticleTurney is new Hope Center director
Hope Center announced that Kelly Turney of White Bird will become its new director, effective Jan. 1.
View ArticleOrchestra Performs Christmas Concert at Monastery
2017 ended on a pleasant note with a performance by the Idaho County Orchestra last Saturday afternoon, Dec. 30, at the Monastery of St. Gertrude at Cottonwood.
View ArticleKids Klub Inc., awarded Rural Community Grant from NWFCS
Northwest Farm Credit Services recently awarded Kids Klub Inc., in Grangeville a $1,500 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. “Kids Klub is honored and excited to receive a Northwest Farm Credit...
View ArticleFun Times at Grangeville Centennial Library
Children were treated to crafts, books and a visit from Santa Claus at the Grangeville Centennial Library Wednesday, Dec. 20.
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