Racing at World Masters

It has been a fun week in McCall, watching and racing in the World Masters Cup at Ponderosa State Park. The beautiful weather and fantastic skiing at the park helped raise everyone's spirits and good will, if it wasn't there already. Having raced across the world in a variety of competitions, I really enjoyed my races at Ponderosa this week more than most. And although all the racers wanted to race at their best, the smiles were everywhere and there was an element of good sportsmanship that I have not experienced in other races. The average age of the racer was in their mid-50s and it was about being healthy and enjoying the outdoors. How could we not all aspire to the racer from the US that was 93 years young? We had a huge support from the community and volunteers that have made these races seamless!

Good News for City of McCall

The City of McCall puts off filing for bankruptcy this week by getting the authority from the Fourth District Judge to issue a sewer revenue bond to pay for the mismanaged construction of the city's waste water storage ponds, known as J-Ditch ponds. The bonds will be able to pay off the seven million lawsuit (which includes legal fees) over a period of thirty years and only increase individual owner's sewer rates up to $11 per month. Finally a good turn over a fairly lengthy drawn out ordeal.