February 2023

PLMS expansion recommended

Projected tied to Deinhard extension Plans for a $7.5 million expansion of Payette Lakes Middle School were unanimously recommended for approval on Tuesday by the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission. The approval requires the Mc-Call-Donnelly School District to provide a 70-foot-wide strip of land for a future extension of Deinhard Lane along the school’s southern boundary.

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Avalanche rescue dogs certified

Dogs to be used by ski patrol, local krst responders Jess Olson trailed behind her 3-yearold border collie, Ember, as the duo raced to find two people buried under three feet of snow last weekend near the summit of Brundage Mountain Resort. Olson and Ember were among eight teams of dogs and handlers, including two local teams, that were certified for avalanche rescue Sunday after locating buried volunteers during a National Search Dog Alliance testing and training event.

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Roberta Louise Fields

September 29, 1939 – January 28, 2023 Roberta Louise Fields, 83, of New Meadows, passed away peacefully, after a long fight with Parkinson’s disease, on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, surrounded by family.

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