February 2024

McCall to seek $16.5M water bond

A $16.5 million bond election to fund upgrades to the City of McCall’s water plant will be put to McCall voters in May, the McCall City Council decided on Monday.Council members directed city staff at Monday’s meeting to prepare documents to put the bond issue on the ballot for the May 21 primary election.

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From bet to benevolence

Huddled around a small hole in the ice on Lake Cascade in 2018, Cody Fox and four of his friends placed a $20 bet that turned into one of Valley County’s largest ice fishing tournaments.Gary Murphy won the bet by pulling in the largest fish that day, and instead of pocketing the money decided to donate it to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation.The bet became an annual contest between the friends that turned into the Deep Freeze Ice Fishing Tournament, a fundraiser for the foundation that returns to Lake Cascade this Saturday from 7:30 a.m.

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McCall-Donnelly High School 2023-24 Semester 1 Honor Roll

12th GradeCaleb Beaman, Monique Brewer, Cole Burtenshaw, Jack Carey, Ellie Cramblet, Cassidy Crockett, Angelina Dauphinais, Miles Denning, Noemi Diaz, Trevor Dow, Jack Duncan, Ella Erickson, Leo Gelardi, Gabriela Green, Claire Griffin, George Hanzek, John Hatfield, Kaeley Hiatt, Sabella Hodosh, Reese Johnson, Ivy Lazenby, Travis Leonard, Sidney Looney, Kai Maciaszek, Lauren Mapp, Zoey Mello, Owen Naugle, Ava Rinker, Grant Rowe, Luke Scott, Joshua Sorensen, George Speirs, Keaton Swift, Carter Tucker, James Turlington, Christina Vlaanderen 11th GradeConrad Alexander, Solomon Arndt, Keelee Burns, Delaney Campbell, Isaac Campbell, Jarom Campbell, Quentin Campbell, Rakaia Clauson, Olivia Cline, Rylie Dow, Sara Duncan, Jessica Hammari, Avery Havens, Madison Jensen, Toby Klasner, Madelyn Lathrop, Aidan Matus-Enochs, Lilliana Mihlfeith, Bogdan Monahan, Lauren Nelson, Milo Papenberg, Rand Rentzsch, Jesus Reyes-Gonzalez, Mia Rider, Sophie Ruehman, Sophia Schreiner, Andrew Scott, Zoe Spangenberg, Seth Weller, Payton Woolcott, Michael Wyman10th GradeKyrie Bean, Jonah Behm, Lucille Bennett, Adeline Bush, Addison Defoort, Landen Gasaway, Nina Giddings, Jennifer Kelley, Kye Levanger, Jacob Mascheroni, Carson McMindes, Grant Moser, Abigail Nachman, Taylor Nalder, Emiliano Reyes-Gonzalez, Keira Rider, Selig Spahn, Isabelle Tinney9th GradeSeneca Augustinsky, Caleb Campbell, Marissa Cline, Finn Cromwell, Cohen DeMoss, Emerson Dummar, Ethan Gardner, Aurora Graham, Benjamin Greaves, Jesse Griffin, Kalisa Jones, Gracie Knox, Samuel Marin, Delilah Moon, Anna Morgan, Marcus Nelson, Iris Patton, Ryan Perez-Garcia, Kylie Rawlings, Charles Reeder, Abigail Rinker, Ariana Schreiner, Charles Speirs, William Wallace, Aaron Weller

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Green delivers during OT victory

Gabi Green delivered the mail Saturday, posting 30 points and 13 rebounds as the McCall-Donnelly girls basketball team knocked off Parma, 52-47, in overtime to the delight of a home crowd.The Vandal senior scored 25 during the fourth quarter and overtime period alone, so maybe it should not have come as a surprise when she flushed a deep 3-pointer to tie the game as regulation ended.

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Rambler girls send Mustangs packing

Kallyn Rogers scored 10 points, including crucial free throws down the stretch, as the Cascade girls basketball team held off Horseshoe Bend, 39-31, during a Long Pin Conference game played Monday.Claire Pierce added nine points as the Ramblers picked up a pair of wins during a rigorous stretch that included playing four games in five days.“I think we’re starting to come together,” Cascade coach Steve Yamamoto said after the victory.

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Rambler boys get right with win

Playing four games in five days, the Cascade boys basketball team still found its legs in the final frame during a 75-60 Long Pin Conference victory over Horseshoe Bend on Monday.Cole Olson and Tyler Thurston each scored 22 points as the Ramblers used a fourth quarter push to put the Mustangs away for the second time in less than a week, this one coming on Horseshoe Bend’s home court.

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