BIRTHS
Lucille Elizabeth Mohler Born Dec. 15, 2022, in Mc-Call to Miles and Christina Mohler of McCall.
December 2022
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Church Directory
ALPINE ABBEY (NEW MEADOWS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH): Rev. Jon Umbdenstock, pastor. Alpine Abbey (New Meadows United Methodist Church) welcomes all of God’s children, regardless of their gender, race, abilities, economic status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We seek to lead lives knowing the need for social awareness, peace with justice, and environmental stewardship. Please jwoin us for worship Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. 201 N. Heigho Ave, New Meadows. Call 208-405-0307 or visit www. alpineabbey.com for more information.
Payette sets record timber harvest
November saw a record 879 timber loads hauled off the Payette National Forest in a single month. A typical month on the Payette sees between 200 to 300 semi-trucks each hauling about 55,000 pounds of downed trees to nearby lumber mills, said Payette public affairs specialist Kelly Martin.
Truck drivers prefer downtown over bypass
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News Yael Oren cringes each time she watches a loaded log truck drive by on Idaho 55 outside the window of her office in downtown McCall. Oren, an employee of FIG Financial Insurance Group at 1005 N.
Hartland Inn to re-open behind volunteer effort
BY DREW DODSON The Star-News The Hartland Inn in New Meadows will re-open on Sunday for the first time since former owners Rory and Sara Mehen were shot and killed in the motel’s main office on Oct. 1.
Cascade Medical Center upgrades testing equipment
Results now available in minutes, not days Last week a patient at the Cascade Medical Center was found to have the swine flu and quickly asked to quarantine themselves thanks to new testing equipment that diagnosed the virus while they were still at the doctor’s office. Days later, another patient was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, on the new machine that can definitively tell doctors whether a patient has COVID-19, RSV or a specific strain of the flu, said Cascade Medical Center CEO Tom Reinhardt.
events / thearts
McCall Senior Center Here are next week’s menus for the McCall Senior Center. Meals begin at 5 p.m.
Lake Cascade winter access day
Lake Cascade State Park will host a Free Winter Access Day on Saturday, Jan. 7, from 11 a.m.
Free ski day Jan. 7
Ponderosa State Park will host a Free Ski and Winter Access Day on Saturday, Jan. 7, with free cross-country ski lessons and a snowshoe tour.
Brundage to Light Up the Night
Brundage will kick off their annual “Light Up the Night” celebration on Saturday with a torchlight parade, glowstick walking parade and fireworks. The Kids Glowstick Walking Parade will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by the Torchlight Parade.