In my experience, the people are overall very friendly "on the street", but they are cautious when it comes to acceptance of people from outside the area. I don't think that is particularly unusual. There are always ways of getting accepted quickly into a community simply by getting involved in it. I think it takes more effort on the part of the newcomer than they expect to put into it. Established people don't necessarily rush out to welcome all newcomers with open arms. It just doesn't happen that way any more, (if it ever did). La Grande is a neat little town and because it has a small university, it has some life, too
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La Grande V.S. Helena
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