Grangeville, ID

The following Action Team meetings are scheduled for November 2007:

• 11/19 Business Development Team  6:00 PM - Oscars
• 11/20  Recreation Team 6:30 PM - US Bank 
• 11/26  Downtown Team 6:00 PM - Miller     Hardware
• 11/26 Business Development Team 6:00 PM - Oscars
• 11/27 Recreation Team 6:30 PM - US Bank

If you are interested in more information about Action Teams, go to the Grangeville Horizons website (www.grangevillehorizons.org) for a list of Team Leaders or contact Grangeville Horizons Coach, Lisa Stoddard, at l.stoddard@acommunityactionpartnership.org

The Grangeville Farmers Market will reopen June 7th 2008, Rain or Shine!

Local produce, crafts, food and music highlight this great community event Saturday mornings at Heritage Square.

For more information visit www.GrangevilleFarmersMarket.org

Contact Suzanne at 208.315.1924 or Renee at 208.839.2395 for questions about vendor rules and how to apply to become a vendor

Horizons Action Teams are working on the following:

Downtown Action Team:  community yard sale - Spring 2008, Steelhead Run celebration - Fall 2008, planter boxes on Main Street

Leadership Development Action Team:  discussion about targeting Leadership Development system to youth and 20-30 year olds, linking new leaders with experienced leaders for mentoring, reviewing existing leadership development training for possible use

Coordination Action Team:  website is up and running and will be fine tuned as we use it, November 19th at 5:00 PM at Camas Professional Counseling - Debbie Evans from Kamiah will meet with the group to discuss how the Upper Clearwater Community Foundation was formed and what purpose it serves in the community

Recreation Action Team - forming a volunteer “Recreation Commission” to begin to explore how to eventually have a paid Recreation Director and staff, ultimately would like a Recreation Center to be built

Cultural Action Team - also really interested in building a center to house performing arts and other cultural programming, will merge with Recreation Action Team and work together toward a Art and Recreation Center

Business Development Action Team - purpose is developing a system to provide continuing support to new and existing businesses, central point for resources, marketing, coordination of existing resources for businesses, looking for a member from the Dept. of Commerce and Labor

Education Action Team - first meeting Wednesday, November 14th, 6:30 PM at Soltman Center

Grangeville Horizons has a new and “official” website.  Go to www.grangevillehorizons.org to access it and learn more about the Horizons project in Grangeville.  Information will be posted at this site about the work of each Action Team and their meeting times so anyone who is interested can find out more and get involved.  This is a great way to find out all about the Vision and Action of Grangeville’s Horizons project all in one place!

At the end of the Vision Rally on October 15, 2007, a number of items were identified by the 215 people in attendance as both short-term and long-term actions toward reaching the vision. 

At the Vision Launch attended by 57 people on October 22, 2007, the following action teams were formed with these leaders:

Education Action Team - Co-leaders:  Harold Gott, Katie Eimers

Recreation Action Team - Co-leaders:  Terra Hill, Cathy Wassmuth

Cultural/Community Center Action Team - Co-leaders:  Sharon Hamilton, ?

Downtown Action Team - Co-leaders:  Tommiann Whitten, Mark Willig

Entrepreneurship Action Team - Co-leaders:  Marina Bates, Cody Edwards

Coordination System Action Team - Co-leaders:  Hanna Young, Suzanne Peterson

Leadership Development Action Team - Co-leaders:  Greg Bailey, Heidi Lindsley

If you are interested in participating on any of there Action Teams, information about upcoming meeting times and dates will be posted soon.

215 community members gathered in the Grangeville High School library on October 15, 2007 to talk about the future of Grangeville.  A vision statement for the community was crafted and then updated at the October 22nd Vision Launch.

The vision for Grangeville is:

Grangeville is a vibrant small town that offers unique cultural and recreational experiences for its residents and visitors.  We have a powerful sense of community where all people are able to thrive and grow.  We highly value education and encourage life-long learning.

Grangeville is a unique and desirable location with a great downtown where people can connect with each other and sample our local food and lifestyle.  We offer a variety of value-added products and are welcoming to entrepreneurial businesses that create interesting and attractive employment and careers.