A $203,000 payment for golf carts, merchandise and other items owned by retiring McCall Golf Course pro Allan Morrison was approved last week by the McCall City Council. The city’s payment to Morrison, the municipal course’s contracted pro since 2003, completes the transition of the course to city management by David DiMartino, a new city employee.
BY MAX SILVERSON The Star-News The difficult task of clearing about two feet of snow from over 400 miles of county road was compounded this week by a critical shortage of snowplow drivers. The Valley County Road Department typically employs 17 snowplow drivers, but only has 14 now, Valley County Human Resources Director Pat Duncan told commissioners last week.
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Cassidy and McKenzie Crockett will be two of 840 contestants from across the United States and Canada competing at the Vegas Tuffest Junior World Championship held in Las Vegas, December 1-5. The sisters attended qualifiers this past summer where they had to place among the top two in their division to earn their spot at the finals.
Valley County is seeking members for a newly-created recreation advisory council to help direct the recreation department. The council will have seven to nine members to provide recommendations and advice on the best use of lands and funding to meet the growing demand for public recreation in Valley County, recreation department planner Dave Bingaman said.
Public comments on the Payette National Forest’s latest environmental study of Perpetua Resources’ proposed Stibnite Mine will be accepted until Jan. 10 at 5 p.m.
Perpetua Resources’ proposed gold and antimony mine is located in the Stibnite Mining District about 40 air miles east of McCall. Perpetua, formerly known as Midas Gold, hopes to extract about $6 billion in gold and other minerals from Stibnite, the site of historic mining operations during World War II and as far back as 1899.
McCall, Cascade to kick off meetings The Payette National Forest will host public meetings next week in McCall and Cascade on a recently completed study of Perpetua Resources’ proposed Stibnite mine near Yellow Pine. The first open house meeting will be on Tuesday in McCall from 5:30 p.m.
The Valley Soil & Water Conservation District will head a group planning water quality improvement project over the next two years after receiving a grant for about $200,000. The district will form a coalition to identify, prioritize and coordinate water quality projects across the North Fork Payette River watershed, District Manager Durena Farr said.