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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

The exponential growth of COVID-19 poses a serious potential crisis. At Camas Prairie Eye Clinic, we’re contributing in an all-out effort to reduce the spread of this infection by flattening the growth curve. We believe social distancing is the key — and the sooner, the better. With this in mind, we have decided to CLOSE our clinic for routine eye care and public traffic until MARCH 30TH. At that time, we will reassess the possibility of scheduling patients with social distancing on asymptomatic, low-risk patients. The clinic will be OPEN 9:00 AM – NOON to pick up glasses, contacts, and for general phone call questions ONLY. Our doors will be locked. Please call the clinic 208.983.3732 and we will assist

Parents always ask me, “When should I get my kid’s eyes checked?  My child seems like he is seeing ok, why should I get his eyes checked?”My answer, it’s NEVER too soon to start.  ALL kids should get their eyes checked, whether there are symptoms or not!Perfect example, my daughter when she was born I screened her eyes around six months.  No problems and no symptoms displayed.  However, around age 3, a perfect time to do a pediatric exam (the time when you can start reasoning with your toddler, well, kind of LOL), she had no symptoms of vision problems, but during the exam, I found she had no prescription for glasses in one eye and a ton in the

Mrs. Cris Cunningham donates $200 to Grangeville Elementary Middle School!!!WHAT A GAL!!!!Where do I being?….I had the amazing opportunity to sit down and interview one of our hometown retired teachers, Cris Cunningham! Many of you probably already know that she taught at Grangeville for 20 years, but Cris has done a lot more than just that to help our community!Cris got married to her husband Craig at 19 and had her son the following year. She started helping out at the daycare, which sparked her desire to become a teacher. She moved to Grangeville where she became the sixth grade teacher. Her favorite part about this group was to see them grow and mature so much in just one year.Her

Last spring during our COVID-19 shutdown, I had some time on my hands at my business to focus on some improvements that I had been wanting to make for years, but never enough time.  I have updated my website to make it more user friendly for my patients and hopefully use as an aide to attract more patients to my business. One of the biggest patient management issues during the shutdown last spring, how do I buy more contacts?  How do I buy more of the over the counter products Dr. Lane prescribes for my eyes?  My website solves the problem, YOU CAN ORDER CONTACTS AND MORE ONLINE FROM CAMAS PRAIRIE EYE CLINIC!  When you go to the website, camaseyes.com, simply click “order contacts online