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Cascade Giving Tree The Cascade Giving Tree is accepting donations of gifts from “Secret Santas” to help families in need this Christmas at Cascade Auto. Those who wish to be “Secret Santas” can pick up wish lists from the Giving Tree.
December 2022
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McCall Police begin using body cameras
The next time McCall police officer Jack Pape pulls over a speeding car in McCall, a small device affixed to his uniform will watch his every move. Pape is among 12 McCall police officers now wearing body cameras during regular patrol shifts to ensure officer accountability while also protecting officers from false accusations.
Rambler boys earn runaway victory
Eight Ramblers found the scoring column as the Cascade boys basketball team bullied its way past Greenleaf Friends Academy, 63-23, on Monday at Novotny Gym. The Ramblers also featured three players scoring double-digits, with Cole Olson leading the way with 16 points.
Scouts to collect Christmas trees
Local Boy Scout Troop 246 will pick up Christmas trees from McCall addresses during their Christmas Tree Recycling Drive on Sunday, Jan. 1.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
McCall Senior Center Here are next week’s menus for the McCall Senior Center. Meals begin at 5 p.m.
Lions collect coats
McCall Mountain Lions collected nearly 50 coats for people in need during their recent Coats for Kids Drive. McCall area residents dropped off their donations at collection bins in Ridley’s and Albertsons. McCall Mountain Lions are a local branch of Lions Clubs International.
Letters to the Editor
Racial victimization in history not limited to U.S. The Planned Parenthood Organization was founded by Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) to provide women birth control information for unwanted pregnancies.
Make-A-Wish at water park
Riley Nickerson was born with a congenital heart defect. The 9-year-old from Cascade went on a week-long trip to the four-story water park at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound, Washington as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s mission to, “grant life-changing wishes to children with critical illnesses.” She is in stable condition after undergoing four open-heart surgeries, but her diagnosis means she must check in with a cardiologist every six months.
Payette Land Trust helps close Cougar Island sale
Payment limits development on 2.5-acre parcel The Bellevue attorney who paid $2.1 million to buy a lot on Cougar Island in Payette Lake sold development rights for the land to the Payette Land Trust to help complete the sale. A conservation easement purchased by the land trust permanently bans a home on the 2.5-acre lot from being used as a short-term rental, as well as other commercial development.