Capitol Christmas Tree Tour Confirms Send-Off Stop
Ferdinand, ID · October 8, 2026
Overcast skies are keeping the dust down across the stubble fields today, just in time for an afternoon of junior high sports down the road.
The Lead
The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests are providing this year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, and organizers have confirmed an official send-off stop on the Camas Prairie before the evergreen heads east. The custom eighty-foot transport rig will pull into Grangeville on Thursday, October 29, anchoring an afternoon celebration where neighbors can view the chosen timber and sign the accompanying goodwill banner.
For farm and timber families across Idaho County who spend their lives around these ridgelines, sending a home-grown tree to the West Lawn in Washington, D.C. feels like national recognition for the backyard woods. Forest Service staff and local volunteers are putting final touches on logistics at the courthouse square, with details on children’s activities and ornament displays rolling out in local shops over the coming week.
Local Pulse
- Greer Grade Slide Repairs Begin Saturday Roads Crews stabilizing Highway 11 will restrict canyon traffic to a single alternating lane with temporary signals starting this weekend.
Today's Outlook
- High 73°F · Low 48°F — Overcast
- Mild overcast skies hold all afternoon, but grab a light layer before temperatures drop tonight.
What's On Around Town
Today
Junior High Football vs. Kamiah Prairie High School (453 Keuterville Rd), Cottonwood, 4:30 PM · Free Catch the young Pirates under the afternoon clouds in conference play.
Prairie Volleyball at Clearwater Valley Clearwater Valley High School (1301 Highway 12), Kooskia, 4:00 PM · Paid Prairie travels down into the canyon for an energetic league matchup.
Tomorrow
- Kooskia Oktoberfest Kooskia Community Center (26 S Main St), Kooskia, 5:00 PM
- Prairie Football Senior Night vs. Potlatch Prairie High School (453 Keuterville Rd), Cottonwood, 7:00 PM · Paid
Saturday
- Long Camp Farmers Market Long Camp (Highway 12), Kamiah, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Coach Ryan Hasselstrom
- Across two decades leading the Prairie Pirates on Keuterville Road, Hasselstrom has guided local farm kids to four state football championships—including two separate 23-game winning streaks. On Friday nights, his sideline whistles echo all the way to Ferdinand.
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