Filing opens Monday for four McCall council seats
The filing period for the election of four positions on the McCall City Council opens Monday and closes Friday, Sept. 4. The election will be held Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Three of the positions are for a standard four-year term, and one is for a two-year term. Those elected take office in January 2010. Candidates must declare the position for which they are filing.
The two-year term is the balance of Kevin Briem’s term. Briem was elected to the council in November 2007 and resigned in April 2008. Marcia Witte was appointed to his seat at that time.
The other three positions are currently held by Don Bailey, Laura Scott and Claudia Delaney. Both Bailey and Scott were elected in November 2005, while Delaney was appointed to the council in April 2008, after Mike Kraemer resigned in March of that year. None of the incumbents have publicly announced their intentions.
Those elected to the council will join Mayor Bert Kulesza, who was elected in November 2007 and was selected as mayor by his fellow council members in January 2008. His term expires in December 2011.
Candidates must be a resident of McCall, at least age 18, a U.S. citizen, and have been a resident of the city for at least 30 days prior to submitting their declaration. Candidacy forms are available at McCall City Hall.
For more information, call City Clerk BessieJo Wagner at 634-4874 or visit the city’s Web site at www.mccall.id.us.
Gluten-free diet group to meet Tuesday
A discussion on the gluten free diet will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Star Garnet Room in the Allen-Nokes Building, 200 Forest St., McCall.
Those attending will receive helpful information about the diet, find research resources, and help others get started.
Those who have been gluten free for some time are invited to share ideas and recipes.
Call Jan Everly at 315-3046 to sign up for the discussion.
Two city council seats open in New Meadows
Declaration of candidacy forms to enter the election for New Meadows City Council will be available at city hall starting Monday and must be returned by Friday, Sept. 4.
Two four-year terms on the city council will be elected Tuesday, Nov. 3, the seats currently held by DeOle Priddy and Gina Mencer.
New terms will begin January 2010 and expire January 2014. For more information, contact the New Meadows city clerk’s office at 347-2171.
Shanti Yoga to offer three days of sessions
Cathie Caccia and Debbi Murphy will offer a three-day series called “Tools for Transformation: Finding Peace Inside & Out,” Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 28 to 30, at Shanti Yoga Studio in McCall.
The series begins with “Yin Yoga & Meditation” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28. Organizers said Yin Yoga is restorative, opens the physical and energetic body, and helps participants cultivate patience and contentment as the prelude to meditation.
On Saturday, Aug. 29, a session entitled “Removing Obstacles, Being Peace” will run from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. In this session, participants will use chanting, breathing and twisting to clear the emotional and mental patterns that act as veils to the experience of inner peace.
The series concludes Sunday with “Peace Inside and Out” from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This session will use chanting, backbends and Yoga Nidra to develop clarity and courage to take the vision out of the yoga studio and apply it to daily life.
The cost of the sessions is $40 each or $110 for all three. For more information, call 634-9711 or e-mail info@shantiyogastudio.org.
Caccia is the owner of the Hailey Yoga Center and has taught yoga in the Wood River Valley for the past 19 years. She is dedicated to the philosophy and practice of yoga and its ability to heal the body and spirit.
Murphy, the owner of Shanti Yoga Studio, has been fascinated by the mind-body connection since her days at the University of Missouri, where she completed her master’s degree in counseling psychology and doctorate in exercise science.
Murphy moved from Missouri to McCall in 1994, and she and fellow teacher Pam Blasco opened their studio dedicated to yoga in 2001.
Murphy directs Shanti Yoga School, which is registered with Yoga Alliance at both the 200- and 500-hour level. The workshop provides 20 hours’ credit towards certification.
Meadows Valley to offer two EMT courses
Meadows Valley Ambulance is planning to offer two courses beginning mid-September, an Emergency Medical Responder Course and an EMT-Basic course.
The EMR course, formerly known as First Responder, will be held primarily on Saturdays, beginning at 10 a.m. This course requires roughly 52 hours of work, and organizers expect it to end in early November.
The EMT course would be held primarily on Tuesdays and Thursdays, beginning at 6 p.m., and requires about 115 hours of course work. It will conclude mid-December.
Those interested in either class should contact Mac Qualls at macqualls@yahoo.com as soon as possible so books can be ordered and course paperwork sent out before classes begin.
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