Learn to safely can, dry or freeze harvested garden produce at the University of Idaho Extension’s Preserve at Home class.The six-week food preservation class starts June 6 and will cover subjects like foodborne illnesses, canning basics for different types of foods and freezing and drying methods.Registration deadline is June 3.
Former McCall-Donnelly standout Sophie McManus concluded a strong year competing among the collegiate ranks, last week tackling the NCAA Division III Track and Field Outdoor Championships in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with her Carleton College teammates.McManus, a junior at Carleton, placed 17th in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11 minutes, 2.33 seconds to place eighth in her heat.The former Vandal runner seized a spot at nationals by winning the steeplechase at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, held earlier in May.
A 73-year-old rafter is home safe after a five-day misadventure on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River after he was ejected from his boat at Dagger Falls.Thomas Gray, an experienced rafter who lives in North Fork and Pendleton, Oregon, launched from Marsh Creek on Friday, May 17 on what was supposed to be a three-day solo run of the Middle Fork, according to his wife Lori Gray.He spent several days alone without food or adequate shelter while authorities searched for him along the river.“It has been a roller coaster, for sure, I don’t know that I’ve fully grappled with it yet,” said Lori Gray.He has been rafting by himself for years, but he has decided not to go at high water anymore before the busy season starts, and he plans to bring a satellite phone, Gray said.Thomas Gray could not be reached for comment.
The water bond passed with a resounding majority.
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Dee Schneider was walking her dog on public land near Spring Mountain Boulevard on May 20 when she heard a loud snap followed by sharp yelping.Huckleberry, an Australian Shepherd poodle mix, had stepped on a fox trap, a small device that clamps onto the leg of animals that step on a pressure plate trigger.“All of a sudden, he just started screaming.
A smile grew across Richard Millington’s face last Saturday as his two young children bounded into the McCall Public Library within a sea of people who flooded into the building at about 1:30 p.m.A new two-story expansion of the library, under construction since 2022, was opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the new 12,000 square foot building at 211 E.
A $14 million bond to fund staff housing at the McCall-Donnelly School District and an EMS levy override both failed at the ballot on Tuesday, while a M-D supplemental levy and water bond for the city of McCall were approved.Tuesday’s election saw about 44% of the 8,210 registered voters in Valley County cast ballots.Measures approved by voters will fund $16.5 million in upgrades to the City of McCall’s drinking water system and fill a $650,000 funding gap for school district operations.Meanwhile, a countywide levy for EMS funding failed for the second straight year and M-D voters shot down a $14 million bond for staff housing in McCall.The school district’s $14 million bond to build staff housing failed by a vote of 1,421 against to 1021 in favor, or about 58% against.
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Valley County Search and Rescue is asking boaters on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River to be on the lookout for a missing rafter.Thomas Gray, 73, of North Fork was reported missing on Monday.The experienced rafter put in on the river at Marsh Creek on Friday and was expected to arrive at the confluence of the Main Salmon on Sunday.Gray’s blue Maravia Cataraft was last seen north of the Boundary Creek boat launch.Authorities are seeking any information about Gray from people that have been on the Middle Fork since Friday from Marsh Creek to Indian Creek.Anyone who might have seen or had contact with Gray is asked to call the Valley County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch at 208-382-5160.Assistance is not requested as authorities have already begun a search.