If you noticed Nampa’s Christmas tree lacking its usual holiday magic over the weekend, you might have blamed the Grinch. But city officials say this holiday sabotage didn’t come from Whoville , it came from a few squirrels who chewed through the tree’s lighting system and are now on the naughty list.
It’s a scene straight out of Christmas Vacation.
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Squirrels knock out Nampa’s 22,000 Christmas lights in weekend sabotage
City Forester Adam Mancini’s phone was blowing up Friday night with neighbors calling the mayor’s office, wondering where Christmas went in downtown Nampa. When crews showed up to the city’s Christmas tree, they discovered the circuit breaker had blown, and all 22,000 lights were out, thanks apparently to some downtown Nampa squirrels…