One of your important sources of retirement income will likely be Social Security — but when should you start taking it?You can start collecting Social Security benefits at 62, but your checks will be considerably bigger if you wait until your full retirement age, which is likely between 66 and 67.
It was business as usual as the McCall-Donnelly boys snared a team title at the 3A District III Track and Field Championships, held Friday and Saturday in Homedale.Season-long standout George Speirs collected four gold medals, winning three individual races, as the Vandal boys seized a district crown, running away with it after securing 178.5 points to 97.5 from runner-up Weiser.
Ellie Cramblet secured a top 12 finish during her final high school action as McCall-Donnelly golfers wrapped up the 3A Golf State Championships on Tuesday in Rathdrum.Keaton Swift also finished 17th during his final high school rounds, navigating 36 holes at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course with a 179 to nab a second straight top 25 finish at state.The M-D senior shot an 84 over the first 18 on Monday, slotting him in eighth after first day action.
Cascade’s Cole Olson rallied during second day action at the 2A Boys Golf State Championships on Tuesday at Circling Ravens Golf Course near Coeur D’Alene to nab what appeared to be a top 20 finish.The Rambler golfer shot an 87 over 18 holes to finish the two-day event and 36 total holes with a 179, bettering a first day effort by five strokes.Olson ended up 18th among the individual boys field, though results were still being parceled after darkness threatened play as the tournament concluded Tuesday evening.“It was great being able to watch him play and compete on such a challenging and beautiful course,” Cascade coach Kerie Kushlan said.Olson’s first day total of 92 featured six parred holes, including four on the back nine.
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Tuesday’s primary election ballot will feature bonds, levies and several candidates vying for county and state office.In person voting runs from 8 a.m.
A proposal to build 28 single family homes and townhomes along Wooley Avenue was aired last week to the McCall Area Planning and Zoning Commission.The proposal by HTW McCall, a company registered to Gregory Byron of Boise, would develop two parcels totaling 3.7 acres along Wooley and Davis avenues.The subdivision, known as Dawson Trails, would feature nine single family homes with two-car garages and 19 three-story townhomes with two-car garages, under current plans.Short-term rentals would not be allowed in the subdivision, said Nick Louie, who represented Byron during a hearing before the P&Z.Dawson Avenue would be improved to include on-street parking and a separated pedestrian pathway, according to plans.A formal development application has not yet been submitted for Dawson Trails.Last week’s P&Z hearing was a pre-application meeting that developers are required to complete before submitting formal development plans to the city.
Fees paid to launch boats on Payette Lake should fund city water quality monitoring programs, members of the McCall City Council said last week.The fees, known as ramp fees, could be in place as soon as July 1 for all boaters seeking to launch from a city boat ramp near Legacy Park.“We need to know what is happening in our water and what is coming out of the lake, and someone needs to pay for it,” council member Colby Nielsen said.
A proposal to build 52 new homes along First Street in McCall is still too dense, according to the McCall Area and Planning and Zoning Commission.The Woodmore Crest Subdivision, proposed by Rick Williams of Star, would build 36 single family homes and 10 townhomes on six acres at 500 First St., or near Colorado Street.Meanwhile, the Blackwell Subdivision, also proposed by Williams, would build six single family homes on less than an acre at 520 First St.
Adopt-A Highway CleanupValley County Democrats extend a huge thank you to the 18 volunteers who helped with our Spring Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup on Thursday, May 9.