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The Payette Lakes Ski Club recently regained its nonprofit status after it was revoked in the spring following an accounting error.The ski club, which manages the Little Ski Hill and Bear Basin Nordic Center, was notified by the IRS on March 14 that its nonprofit status would be revoked.PLSC Executive Director Colby Nielsen declined to provide specifics of the accounting error but asserted that the revocation was not the result of any misuse or misappropriation of funds.The club’s nonprofit status was reinstated in October.Regaining the 501c3 designation means that all donations from Nov.
Tamarack Resort has bought back 532 acres of land to the south of the resort from the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality for $11.6 million, settling a longstanding debt to the agency.The purchase adds to about 300 acres of land Tamarack has acquired since 2019 to the south of the resort’s base area.
A leaky water pipe at the Payette Lakes Recreational Water and Sewer District’s wastewater treatment plant poured over 14 million gallons of water into the ground during September, the McCall City Council was told last week.The leak, which was discovered on Sept.
A 56-year-old McCall Man will spend 10 days in jail and 10 years on probation for assault with a deadly weapon after charges of rape, kidnapping and the sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult were dropped.Thad Harlan Rice was sentenced last Friday by Fourth Judicial District Judge Jason Scott on an assault charge, which he pleaded guilty to in exchange for the more serious charges being dropped.Rice was arrested on June 22, 2023 on suspicion of holding an 18-year-old woman against her will for five days at his home and repeatedly sexually assaulting her during that time.The woman was picked up by Rice after he saw her walking along Idaho 55 in Donnelly.
While growing up in McCall, Angela Staup has enjoyed Harshman Skatepark on and off since it was first built 20 years ago.Staup and her friends idolized pro skateboarders who occasionally used the skatepark and, in time, it grew into a place of community for her.Harsh winters and misuse, however, caused the park to fall into disrepair, prompting Staup and other volunteers to team up with the McCall Parks and Recreation Department this year to complete repairs.“It may be a city park but we all should take ownership over these gems we have throughout our community and do what we can to keep them in great condition,” said Staup, 36, of McCall.Staup and other volunteers recently gave the skatepark, located at 128 Idaho St., a fresh paint job and repaired sections of the concrete bowls.
The McCall Mountaineers hockey team opened the 2024-25 season by peppering the opposing goal to secure a pair of victories over the Park City Silver Kings on Friday and Saturday at the Manchester Ice and Events Centre.Chase Cooney scored five goals and Ian Zaleski added four as the Mountaineers cruised past the visiting team, 19-1, during Friday’s season opener.Zaleski added another three-goal hat trick performance during a 15-4 victory over the Silver Kings on Saturday, bringing his early season total to a team-high seven scores.August Kuzara also netted a hat trick with a trio of goals on Saturday while three more McCall players scored twice: Bryan Watters, Macky Power and Bailey Conger.Cooney added another goal on Saturday, bringing the McCall captain’s season total to six, while Kyle Mitsunaga and Josh Kincaid also beat the Park City goalie.Friday’s action featured 11 Mountaineers finding paydirt, led by Cooney and Zaleski’s nine-goal outburst.Kuzara and Watters also both hit the net twice while Austin Miller, Justin Videen, Greg Chapman, Wilhelm Oppedyk, Mitsunaga and Nathan James also scored goals.The McCall crowd also got a special treat Friday when Mountaineer head coach and former Idaho Steelheads legend Marty Flichel got in on the action as a player, finding the net.Flichel retired in 2012 as the Steelhead’s all-time leader in games, goals, assists and points.
Local school districts are set to receive about $6.64 million from legislation signed this year to help fund school facility improvements across the state.House Bill 521, which was signed into law this March, will allocate about $5.38 million to the McCall-Donnelly School District, with Cascade Schools receiving about $782,000 and the Meadows Valley School District receiving about $479,000.The bill includes $1.5 billion over the next 10 years to fund building maintenance and construction in public schools.The money cannot be spent on athletic facilities, but there are few other limitations, with districts allowed to decide where the money is needed most.Amounts were determined by enrollment numbers and a 10-year facilities plan detailing what each district plans to spend the money on, although districts can stray from that plan if other facilities needs arise.
Boaters on the North Fork Payette River will have an easier time getting on and off the river thanks to two new boat ramps at the Cabarton put-in.The put-in on Cabarton Road about eight miles south of Cascade is one of the busiest access points on the river.“The Cabarton put-in is a very busy launch site for folks going downstream to Smiths Ferry,” said Valley County Recreation Planner Dave Bingaman, adding that it is common to see 50 to 75 cars lining the road near the boat launch, not including the eight commercial outfitters that use the site.“It is also becoming a popular take out for folks coming down from Cascade,” Bingaman said.