February 2023

Lombardi repeats in 100mile sled dog race

Montana musher betters last year’s time Nicole Lombardi of Lincoln, Montana won the 100-mile race in the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge for the second year in a row, crossing the finish line in the frigid air early Tuesday morning, covering the distance in 16 hours and 9 minutes. Second to cross the line was Jesika Reimer of Emigrant Gap, California about 30 minutes later, according to results on Tuesday.

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Go bigfoot or go home

PHOTO BY CHELSEA TUTTLE/FOR THE STAR-NEWS Go bigfoot or go home McCall residents deliver top 2023 snow sculptures A campfire congregation of sasquatches at Café 6 Three 4 in McCall claimed the top prize for professional sculptors in the 2023 McCall Winter Carnival Snow Sculpture Contest. “Christmas at the Foots,” sculpted by McCall resident John Schulz, claimed the first-place award for the 2023 snow sculpting contest.

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Tourists prefer current carnival format

Shorter, later carnival planned for 2024 causes angst Eric Miller pondered the future of the McCall Winter Carnival Snow Sculpture Contest as he examined a snow sculpture depicting trolls in front of DoneRight Management in McCall. Miller, 60, of Salem, Oregon, had just learned that the 2024 winter carnival will be moved to the end of February instead of beginning at the end of January.

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