January 2023

Like sculptor, like son

The realization of a lifelong dream washed over David Spangler as he chiseled chunks out of a giant clam shell made of snow in front of Toby’s Place in McCall. Spangler, 23, and friend Skyler Davis, 22, teamed up this year to carve their first snow sculpture for the 2023 McCall Winter Carnival, for which the theme is “Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Tall Tales.” The sculpture, one of 24 entered for this year’s snow sculpture contest, was the result of watching Spangler’s father compete in the annual contest each year since 2000.

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Council scraps food truck rules

Back to the drawing board after unanimous opposition The Cascade City Council will reconsider rules for food trucks after widespread opposition to a proposed ordinance regulating all mobile food vendors in a public hearing on Monday. Rules based on a food truck ordinance in Ketchum were unanimously criticized by the 32 people who spoke in opposition at the hearing, which was attended by about 50 people packed into Cascade City Hall.

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Bioethics class

L. Bryan Williams, McCall College president, will teach a four-week course on “Constructing a Pacific Northwest Bioethic” on Thursdays in April at 1:30 p.m.

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NOW YOU KNOW

McCall Rotary grants The McCall Rotary Club committee will accept grant applications through Wednesday, March 15, from organizations seeking funding for programs and projects. Projects must fall within one of four categories: support the well-being of children and families in the community; promote healthy and active lifestyles; broaden the academic and life experiences of children and members of the community; and seek to address a current and vital need in the community.

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