Community

Plays written by McCall-Donnelly High School students will kick-off the 2024 Seven Devils Playwrights Conference on Wednesday, June 5, at the Alpine Playhouse.The conference, now in its 24th year, offers a series of free fully staged readings of plays written and presented by professional playwrights, actors and theater artists from around the country.“We’re bringing you brand new, never before heard plays,” said long-time company member Mallory Metoxen, who is now one of two new artistic directors overseeing Seven Devils New Play Foundry.Launched in 2001, the conference works with playwrights to develop and present fully staged readings of plays that are still in development.

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.

The Payette Lakes Progressive Club is accepting applications for community grants which are awarded yearly in the fall to benefit civic organizations.Application forms are posted on the club’s website at payettelakesprogressiveclub.org.

The Wagon Wheel Ranch Recreation Corporation (WWRRC) is having its annual Stockholder meeting Saturday, May 18 at 11 a.m.

A Meridian woman came about an hour and 46 minutes from guessing the exact date and time ice on Payette Lake would thaw this spring.Lisa Zeiter of Meridian was the winner of this year’s Ice Break-Up Barrel Contest, which was hosted for the first time by Adaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall (AWeSOMe!).Zeiter guessed the 55-gallon barrel would plunge into the lake’s frigid waters on April 10 at 5:15 p.m.