Learning by fire at McCall clinic
John Ray’s dream is to provide pediatric care in a rural town after he graduates from medical school, so he spent the last several weeks learning firsthand at the St.
August 2024
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The Retreat McCall rebuffed at P&Z
The event venue The Retreat McCall on Boulder Lake Road will not be allowed to rent cabins as short-term rentals, the Valley County Planning and Zoning Commission decided last week.The venue was approved in April 2019 as an events center, but owner Colby Rampton of McCall had applied for the ability to also rent the venue’s five duplex cabins and a planned event center as short-term rental units.The 2019 approval does not allow the cabins to be rented individually but did allow the 40-acre venue to be rented to up to 10 groups per month.
Riders tackle series at Brundage
Mountain bike riders gathered at Brundage Mountain Resort over the weekend for a series of races put on by Twisted Turtle Racing.Action started Friday with riders tackling a Short Track course that involved multiple laps.Some of the more competitive races included the Male Expert 29 and under division, where William Wallace’s time of 21 minutes, 23.4 seconds bested Kyle Koravik (21:35.6) and Finn Cromwell (21:38.6) by mere seconds.
McCall Golf Course hikes season passes 5%
Season passes to the McCall Golf Course will increase 5% for the 2025 season, under a rate increase recently approved by the McCall City Council.The increase approved by council members will also raise tournament fees and increase daily round rates by as much as 20%.“The long-term sustainability of our golf club is the driving force behind our fee increases for this year,” McCall Golf Course Professional David DiMartino said.The rate hike will raise the cost of season passes for unlimited play from $920.62 to $1,015.The course will also offer a season pass for unlimited play after 4 p.m.
Local donation highlights Fosdick cause
Not much can jolt Tom Anderson after nearly four decades of helping put on the Fosdick Benefit Golf Fundraiser, which was held over the weekend in New Meadows.Until recently, when a local donor approached him with a pledge of $25,000 toward the Fosdick cause.“That was just amazing,” Anderson said.
Rambler teammates reprise roles in Barbados
Former Cascade boys basketball teammates Tyler Thurston and Samuel Huckaby were able to share the court again before heading off in separate directions to attend college.
Recreation Briefs
Tennis clinics, Payette Lake Run, Huck Trot and Hiking Club schedule here.
McCall Funeral Home proposes crematorium
Cremation services would be available locally in McCall under a proposal aired last week to the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.
Wolf Creek Fire burns atop West Mountain – Boulder Fire also active south of Cascade
The Wolf Creek Fire on West Mountain grew to 750-acres as of Wednesday, but no evacuations have been ordered for residents along West Mountain Road, or Tamarack Resort. The Wolf Creek Fire was started by lightning on July 25 and is burning on the Payette National Forest on the west side of the West Mountain ridge about three miles southeast of Tamarack Resort.