M-D netters aim to repeat
Bisbee Henderson has a date circled on the calendar as the McCall-Donnelly volleyball team opens the season at home against Grangeville.Sept.
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McCall stands by Mile High Marina expansion approval
An approval for a new public boardwalk on Payette Lake and a 90-boat slip expansion of Mile High Marina was upheld last week by the McCall City Council.The June 13 approval was reconsidered by the council following a request filed by Boise lawyer Abigail Germaine on behalf of McCall resident David Gallipoli and other unnamed residents.The request asked the city to overturn the approval and deny the application due a “lack of evidence” proving that the marina expansion will not harm water quality in Payette Lake.The council disagreed, however, and voted to uphold the previous approval, citing data and studies included in the application that suggest the expansion will not harm the lake.“There isn’t legal justification to deny that application,” council member Lyle Nelson said.
Football Briefs
The McCall-Donnelly football team was picked to finish third in the Snake River Valley Conference, according to a poll of league coaches.The 2024 Preseason Coaches Polls, published online at idahosports.com, has the Vandals slotted third among conference opponents.M-D is actually tied with Fruitland for third, both receiving an equal amount of votes.
Monahan dagger sinks Lewiston
Bogdan Monahan delivered a dagger to give the McCall-Donnelly boys soccer team a 1-0 victory over Lewiston in its season opener over the weekend.The Vandals also traveled to Parma on Monday, returning home with a 1-1 draw to begin the young season 1-0-1.M-D coach Forrest Stanley called it a good start to the year.“Two quality opponents that tested our defense and control at the midfield,” the head coach said.
M-D blanks Grangeville in opener
Five different players hitting the net during a 5-0 victory is just the kind of thing that makes a veteran coach smile.That is exactly what the McCall-Donnelly girls soccer team did during their season opener on Saturday, blanking Grangeville during a non-conference game played on the Bulldogs field.Val Sofaly, Camas Backus, Elise Johnson, Zion Rushton and Grace Whitescarver all scored goals as the Vandals downed their northern rivals with a strong effort.“We were solid,” M-D coach Mike Maini said.
Former assistant to lead Cascade netters
A former assistant coach will take the reins of the Cascade volleyball program this fall, starting with a tournament this weekend in New Plymouth.Alison Haupt, 34, was on the Rambler staff the last few seasons and will replace former head coach Tessa Redmon, who departed after three years at the helm.Haupt played volleyball through high school while growing up on the central coast of California.She fell in love with the sport, and has spent the last five years as an assistant coach, including two seasons guiding the Cascade junior varsity.Now it is her turn.
Library reading program winners
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McCall hires former resident as city manager
Washington, D.C., diplomat Forest Atkinson has accepted an offer to serve as the next city manager for the City of McCall.The offer was approved last Friday by the McCall City Council, and Atkinson, who was born and raised in McCall until age 14, accepted shortly thereafter.
Chalk on the Walk
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Area Community Center Menus & News
The McCall Community Center’s oven is currently down and menus will be adjusted to accommodate that challenge.Anyone interested in donating toward a new oven can email mccallsrcenter@gmail.com.Here are next week’s menus at MCC.All meals are served with a fruit or vegetable and drink.