The 40th annual Salmon River Jet Boat Races will take place on Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21 in Riggins along with a plethora of events geared to ring in the spring boating season.A Show and Shine Boat Show and Barbecue will start at 6 p.m.
Van Vinson pulled off a thrilling victory in the pole vault as the McCall-Donnelly track and field team competed at the Boise Relays on Saturday at Mountain View High School.George Speirs set new marks in both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races while placing among the top three in both.Matthew Daniels also snared a bronze finish in the 400, turning in another personal best mark of 49.87 seconds and delivering a coveted sub-50 (second) performance.“It was fantastic,” M-D coach Freddy Hernandez said of Saturday.With his winning leap, Vinson also matched a school record he set earlier in the season.The M-D senior again cleared 14 feet, 6 inches on Saturday to take the pole vault title at the well-regarded meet, which featured 40 schools from mostly 3A, 4A and 5A.Hernandez said Vinson’s third attempt at clearing 15 feet was also, “right there.”“I think 15 feet is definitely in the realm for him,” Hernandez said.Speirs ran his best 3,200 to date, improving a school record he has held since last season with Saturday’s time of 9 minutes, 21.85 seconds.
Natalie Ruth reached the podium again as the Meadows Valley track and field team competed at a meet in Kamiah last week.The Mountaineer freshman placed fourth in the 400-meters at the multi-class competition with a personal best time of 1 minute, 12 seconds.
John Hatfield’s first high school home run highlighted another week of action for the McCall-Donnelly baseball team.Hatfield faced a 3-1 count when the Vandal senior sent the ball flying down the right field line – and over the fence – on a day he was perfect on three trips to the plate and drove in two runs.Perhaps M-D coach Riley Bevill sensed a big moment when he approached his all-league performer just prior.“I asked him to open up and take a full swing before the at bat,” Bevill said.
Crews started work this week to create a detached bike and walking path on the west side of Samson Trail.Once finished the “Samson Trail Safe Route to School Project” will link Deinhard Lane to Pearson lane, two and a half miles to the south.“We’re super excited to see the Samson Trail walking/biking trail construction project get under way after several years of planning, engineering design and wetlands permitting and approvals,” said Valley County Pathways President Steve Stuebner.“Samson Trail Road is becoming very busy with vehicular traffic, and the walking/biking trail will provide a safe place for kids and adults to walk or bike into town,” Stuebner said.
An expansion of Mile High Marina that will build a new public boardwalk on Payette Lake was approved last week by the McCall City Council.The expansion, proposed by Mile High Marina owner Sam Worley of McCall, will add up to 90 new boat slips to the 165-slip marina at 1300 E.
The 341-lot MacGregor Townsite subdivision was narrowly recommended for approval by the Valley County Planning and Zoning Commission last week.Commissioners were split on Wednesday, April 3, with commissioners Katlin Caldwell, Carrie Potter and Scott Freeman voting in favor of recommending the application for approval.Commissioners Gary Swain and Ken Roberts were opposed.The ruling of the P&Z commission is a recommendation only when considering planned unit developments like the MacGregor application.The application will go before Valley County Commissioners for a public hearing on Monday, June 10 at 2 p.m.
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Valley County could be shipping trash to a new landfill within five years, with significant cost savings, according to county commissioners.The county currently ships most solid waste to the Clay Peak Landfill near Payette, but that could change with the development of a new landfill near Grangeville.“Valley County only has a solid waste transfer site and has no control on a landfill site to deliver our solid waste,” said Valley County Commissioner Sherry Maupin.“This secures our long-term needs for solid waste disposal,” Maupin said.Valley County Commissioners approved a resolution on Monday joining the West Central Regional Landfill Solid Waste District.District members would also include Nez Perce, Lewis, Clearwater and Idaho Counties, with each party contributing to the development of the new facility.