Colfax link to Troy levy approval vote

Colfax High School grad James Stoner, a long-time teacher at Troy High School, was among those who welcomed Troy voters’ approval of the special school levy Aug. 25. Stoner also serves as the athletic director at Troy.

A member of the basketball team during his years here, Stoner earned his teaching degree from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, where he also played basketball.

According to a Sunday Lewiston Tribune report from Stoner, Troy’s football team planned to conduct a meeting Tuesday night after the election.

If voters rejected the levy, which was on the ballot for a third time this year, Stoner said the team meeting would mark the end of the football season because of district budget cuts without the levy income.

Approval of the levy would convert the team meeting into a practice session to allow the team enough practices to begin their season.

Troy voters approved the levy by 73 percent, and the football team conducted their first practice under Coach Rob Bafus.

Troy’s first scheduled game, against Salmon River, was canceled, and the second game, against Potlatch, was moved back a day to allow Troy to get in the 10 practices.