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Street Makes Hall of Fame
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en Hong is out, due to an unexpected contractual conflict with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. But that gives more time for pianist Peter Henderson to strut his stuff. And Saturday’s solo piano recital featuring the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra pianist will thrill piano lovers, said Series Artistic Director, Susan Spelius Gannon. “We are very excited to be presenting Peter, and his programming for the evening is brilliant. “Experiencing solo piano repertoire of this stature being presented by an artist of Peter’s caliber is a rare opportunity in this community. I think a program of this sophistication could be presented in any of the major halls throughout the world,� Gannon added. Henderson will perform classical works by Debussy, Mendelssohn and Liszt at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. The numbers including Debussy’s “Puck’s Dance,� Mendelssohn’s “Piano Sonata No. 1 in E Major, Op. 6,� and Liszt’s “Fantasia Quasi Sonata.� The concert will be preceded by an informal “Meet the Artists� questionand-answer session emceed by Gannon at 6:15 p.m. B. Restaurant and Bar will serve wine and light appetizers at a post-concert reception for all ticket holders following the concert. Henderson will also present a program on Friday for students from the Community School and The Sage School, giving the students a chance to interact with a world-class classical pianist. Henderson has been involved in a number of musical partnerships, including the St. Louis-based Ilex Piano Trio and the Virginia-based Garth Newel Piano Quartet. He’s performed with other symphony members on the Crossing series and at the Innsbrook Institute’s Music Festival. He was a keyboardist for the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in 2004. Adult tickets are $24 and student tickets $10, available at Ketchum bookstores, at the door or online at svartistseries.org. Information: 208-725-5807. tws
Valentine’s Ball BY KAREN BOSSICK
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eeling that love in the air? The Boutonnieres and Sun Valley Resort are presenting their annual Valentine’s Ball Friday, Feb. 8, at the Sun Valley Dining Room. The night kicks off at 6:30 with a nohost reception, followed by dinner and dancing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. DJ Lenny Joseph will provide the music. Tickets are $75 per person, tax and gratuity included. The party is limited to a hundred people to ensure plenty of room on the dance floor. “A number of Sun Valley residents started this 15 years ago. It’s a party, not a benefit,� said Frank Meyer, who co-chairs the dance with his wife Anita Meyer and Neil Ryan and Phoebe Thorne. “Attire ranges from black tie to Sun Valley formal. Some come in black tie wear; others come in Sun Valley formal—that is, jeans or a combination of jeans and black tie.� For reservations, call 208-622-2800. tws
Picabo Street just recently taped a biographical piece for the A&E Channel. Here, she taped a segment on Sun Valley, which she praised as the “No. 1 Winter Wonderland Resort� for the Fine Living Network as Sun Valley cameraman John Plummer shot the video.
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ou might think that the most memorable moment of Picabo Street’s career would be that of winning her first Olympic medal as she slashed her way down a downhill course in Lillehammer, Norway. Or, perhaps, the gold medal she won in the super-giant slalom at the 1998 Nagano games—a feat she made look so easy. Or even her two World Cup downhill championships, both of which certainly contributed to her induction this afternoon in the Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame. But the three-time Olympian claims none of these are among the first images imprinted on the Rolodex of her brain. Try, instead, a less public memory involving the day she learned she needed $5,000 if she wanted to race at the Junior Olympics in Alaska. “I wrote a form letter about how I needed help if I were going to go, and I put on my walking shoes and went into Ketchum,� says the tomboy from Triumph, her words spilling out nearly as fast as the 80 miles per hour that she used to race. “I got $200 here, $100 there and before long the community had put together enough money for me to go. And a silent sponsor paid tuition for me to be on the ski team—I still don’t know who it was, although I think I have an idea.� Such generosity has fueled Street’s own insatiable need to pay it forward, she says.
It shows up in her Street of Dreams Foundation, in which she finds worthwhile causes she can be involved in as she helps youngsters achieve their dreams. And it shows up in small things, like her decision to come to Sun Valley a couple days ahead of today’s induction ceremony so she could ski a few runs with some of the racers in the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. “I wanted to talk with them about their future, their dreams, see what’s in their heads, their hearts. If I just came up to have a ceremony, I wouldn’t have been comfortable in my own skin,� she said. “I need to keep creating opportunities to make positive change everywhere I go.� Street said the prospect of mentoring young ski racers was part of what made retiring from ski racing at the conclusion of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City easy. “I felt like (racing) was such a selfish endeavor—I was ready to get on with something else,� she said. “I wanted to figure out how I could put together a mentoring program to help ski racers get their heads screwed on right, keep their heads on straight.� In fact, Street did just that with Lindsay Vonn, who had idolized Street since she was 10. She counseled Vonn to treat every race like it was an Olympics race so she wouldn’t get psyched out by all the chaos of the big show. But Street wasn’t afraid to dish it out when she thought the occasion called for it. Case in point: When Julie Mancuso
opted to set aside her helmet for a tiara. “I called her out. I said, ‘Don’t sacrifice safety. Don’t set a bad example like that for the next generation just so you can wear a cutesy little tiara,’ �she recalled. Jonna Mendes, who was on the U.S. Ski Team with Street, said she was one of those who looked up to the Sun Valley skier. “She was so confident in her ability. She always believed she had the tools and skills to win everything—that’s why she was so good,� said Mendes, now the recruiting director of the Sun Valley ski Academy. “I found myself wishing I had her confidence a lot of the time.� That said, Street hopes to present a softer side in an A&E biography she’s been filming that she expects to air next fall. “A lot of people see me as a tough, intense competitor. What I want to do with this show is show the other side of me and provoke a positive difference.� Street’s life now revolves around her husband John Reeser and four sons who range in age from 9 to 2. Reeser is a biology/chemistry teacher at a tight-knit Alabama high school where there are just 20 kids per class and everyone knows everyone. He, Picabo and Eli, Treyjan, Dax and Roen live on 10 acres with horses and a pond and a Jacuzzi that is Street’s sanctuary. “We’re at the end of the country road. Still, it’s not Triumph,� Street said, al-
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Banff Film Festival Crosses the Ice Film Line-up
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“Moonwalk” features a rope walker with the full moon as a backdrop. “Five Races, Five Continents” offers a look into the world of mountain running. “Strength in Numbers” focuses on the many communities of mountain biking. “Crossing the Ice” follows two Australians as they drag food and shelter across 1,140 kilometers of barren ice, only to find a more experienced Norwegian attempting the same feat. “Flow Hunters” features some of the world’s top paddlers exploring New Zealand’s whitewater. “Gone Curling” features curling fanatics squaring up against climate change as their outdoor rinks in the highlands of New Zealand begin to shrink. “Unicorn Sashimi” offers a schuss through powder set to the climax of Taiko drumming. “Reel Rock 7: Honnold 3.0” follows climbing soloist Alex Honnold on his biggest adventure yet—the Yosemite Triple. “On Thin Sea Ice 2” serves up the simple pleasures of life: skating, bathing and a little vodka.
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“Huck” features kayaker Evan Garcia on big waterfalls. “Last of the Great Unknown” examines climbing in the slot canyons of the Grand Canyon. “The Gimp Monkeys” follows three friends, each of whom is missing an arm or a leg, as they attempt the first all-disabled ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. “Wild Bill’s Run” is a humorous tale of misadventure as Wild Bill Cooper leads a ragtag crew of snowmobilers over the top of the world from Minnesota to Moscow in 1972. “1st Afghan Ski Challenge” follows gutsy first-time skiers learning to ski and take part in the firstever downhill racing competition in Afghanistan. “Lily Shreds Trailside” follows a four-footed pooch on a mountain biking run. “Petzl RocTrip China” takes viewers to a remarkable spot that offers climbers from all over the world 250 pitches on its limestone walls. “Ernest” features Ernest Wilkinson, one of the last of a vanishing breed of mountain men, pontificating on what the best survival tool is. “Mountains in Motion: the Canadian Rockies” uses time-lapse photography to offer a new perspective on the Canadian Rockies. “Industrial Revolutions” features world-renowned trials rider Danny MacAskill cycling in an abandoned ironworks.
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few years ago two Australian friends who had never kayaked on the open ocean did the unthinkable—they paddled 3,300 kilometers across the Tasman Sea in an unsupported 62-day journey filled with 10-meter waves, massive storms and shark-infested waters. They turned their adventure into an award-winning film, “Crossing the Ditch,” which went on to be among the hits of the 2010 Banff Film Festival. Eager for another adventure, the two turned their sights to Antarctica where they attempted to be the first to ski unsupported to the South Pole and back. “If we are going to succeed, we should probably learn how to ski,” Justin Jones told his adventuring partner James Castrission before they set out. Now, the two young men have turned that adventure into a new film titled “Crossing the Ice.” It picked up multiple awards, including Banff’s Grand Prize and People’s Choice awards at the Banff Film Festival in November. And local armchair adventurers will be able to see it on Friday when the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2013 comes to the nexStage Theatre, 120 S. Main St., Ketchum. The film festival will serve up 19 different films focusing on mountain culture, travel, human interest and a wide array of sports over Friday and Saturday. They range in length from minutes to an hour long. And they cover a variety of subjects: “The Gimp Monkeys,” for
instance, features three climbers who hand off prosthetic limbs as readily as they do belay ropes as they mount the first all-disabled ascent of El Capitan. “Lily Shreds Trailside” features some amazing footage of a pooch following a mountain biker over the rolls and around the banked turns of a mountain bike course. And “Wild Bill’s Run” is the strange but true story of an Arctic adventurer who led a ragtag crew of mechanics and ranchers on a grueling expedition across the polar ice before disappearing into thin air after he was named one of America’s Ten Most Wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service. Tickets are $14, available in advance at Backwoods Mountain Sports, The Elephant’s Perch and Chapter One Bookstore. They’re $15 at the door. If there are any, that is. Last year organizer Michael Boge sold out of tickets well in advance of show time. Proceeds from tickets go to the Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center and the Satipo Kids Project, which supplies 34 Peruvian children with the necessary textbooks and other equipment they need to attend school. Doors open at 6
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p.m., with pizza and other food on sale to benefit the Avalanche Center. There will also be door prizes, giveaways of Kicking Horse Coffee—a tasty Canadian brew—and a chance to win more than $10,000 in prizes, including outdoor gear, a yurt stay and a trip with Sun Valley Helicopter Ski Guides, in the 16th annual Best of Banff Raffle. The raffle helps raise half of the Center’s operating budget.
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Raffle tickets can be purchased at Backwoods, The Perch and the film festival. Winners need not be present. “We’re a public/private partnership. The government pays for one position; the community, two,” explained Simon Trautman, the new director of the Avalanche Center. “With what we get, we cover four zones from the Sawtooths to Soldier Mountain near Fairfield.” tws
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his high-altitude (12,000 feet) Tibetan village of Beding was an essential refueling stop and a major transition to the high country. Up to now, rest had been a brief, happy-hour luxury. We arrived in the early afternoon and we wouldn’t be leaving until after lunch the next day. As if on cue, we all knew what to do. After a week of marching, there had been little time to do laundry. The sherpas hired some local women, who set to work on all the stale, sweaty stuff we gave them. Ropes were also strung between the tents for hanging moist sleeping bags/mats. Everything we owned was wet. After several days of rain, moisture had seeped into everything. Plumes of steam rose from the tents and the drying gear, draped on rocks, ropes and fences. The sherpas had other strategic concerns to address. The head cook, Nyima Tenzing, was bargaining over bushels of potatoes and onions, and that was just the beginning. We grew in size; over 60 people would cross the pass. We needed all kinds of fresh food. Once past Beding, we’d be out of touch with the world for a week. We also needed new porters. The Tamang from the lower elevations weren’t equipped for alpine travel. They needed much warmer clothes and footwear. Remarkably, almost none of them had ever crossed this pass, or any other alpine barrier. They lacked both experience and the physiology. The sherpas had greater lung capacity and blood that can carry more oxygen to the tissues
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than the rest of us. None of the porters wanted to be dismissed. It meant money lost and a missed opportunity of a lifetime. Some of the best ones were kept, and we were asked to contribute whatever we could spare—warm socks, sweaters, hats, gloves, sneakers, jackets—which would enable them to cross the pass with, and for, us. Most travelers carry more clothes than they need; hence the adage, take half the clothes and twice the money. Besides just the laundry, I had an agenda—to make a batch of magic brownies. Nyima Tenzing and I were going to cooperate in the venture, so he could learn how to make ‘ganja cake.’ The day proved too busy—he was running behind—so we postponed it for a day. I proceeded to dry the marijuana we had picked along the trail, in two pie pans, over low heat. It was as wet as our clothes, but the leaves dried quickly. I was panning for psychic gold. As the late afternoon clouds rolled in (a daily occurrence from hereon), we retreated into our tents with the still-clammy
laundry and waited for supper. The young ones among us conspired and gathered in my tent (I was the only one with a single-occupancy tent—a great luxury) to try out the pot. High time for happy hour. Cam, the trip doctor, and four others crowded into the tent. I tore out a page of War and Peace, rolled two joints, and we started our drift among the clouds, letting our minds wander at will, savoring the rush of insight or illusion unique to the drug. The time passed uncharted until dinner. We sat huddled in the dinner tent, not too useful when it came to passing the sugar, the coffee, the meat, the soup. We were absorbed in the others, listening, watching, drawing the bead, slicing and dicing their personalities, lingering over little things, or life’s great questions, as the case may be. As the grip of the pot weakened and we ran out of content to grasp, we calmly faded to our sleeping bags. tws If you have question or comments, contact Bali at this e-mail: hab4nh@aol.com.
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immy Holcomb, Wood River High School senior, is an avid environmentalist and he puts his money where his mouth is—so to speak. A member of the environmental club at the high school the last three years, Holcomb devoted his senior project this year to the study of a section of Indian Creek, located north and east of Hailey, and ways in which to improve the habitat for trout. “The environment and its quality are very important to me,” Holcomb said. “It’s something that we can change and, hopefully, reverse its erosion. We are led to believe that all our resources are infinite and that’s just not true.” Holcomb’s presentation on Indian Creek for his senior project was last week and, according to him, “was very well received.” The impetus for his project came from the fact that he has lived in Indian Creek his whole life. “Since I’ve always been an active environmentalist, I wanted to do something that would have an impact locally, so I chose the Indian Creek habitat. My original objectives were pretty hands-on, but they had to be scaled back because of the time and effort needed to get permits from the Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Game to make physical changes to the stream. I wanted to take a halfmile section that included the two ponds and study and remedy obstructions for the fish. That would have entailed adding drop structures, or waterfalls, aerating the water by creating pools, and widening and deepening the stream at certain points to affect temperatures. We would also have taken out obstructions to the fish migrating, like a beaver pond. The upper section is also badly overgrown and this stops the fish from navigating north, which is very beneficial to them. Although we couldn’t make the physical changes, we have presented my findings to the Indian Creek board and, if they agree, they will apply for the permits so that the fish can navigate the stream and migrate.” Instead, what Holcomb was able to do was create a stream enhancement study for the upper stretch of the creek. “I walked up the stream and sketched and
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identified spawning grounds. I also identified the foliage that closes the stream to migration. Then, every 100 feet, I detailed the metrics by taking measurements of the depth and width to identify the shallow areas and the areas of healthy depth. I then took all the information and made two maps on foam board that included an aerial view and color-coded sections that made a presentable assessment. The whole experience taught me a lot about how environmental planning works. I now hope to go into environmental planning or marine biology as a career as it has become my passion. It has also taught me how you can alter the environment in certain ways—like stream management—that can affect the environment in a big way.” You can be sure that Holcomb’s future efforts will have an effect tws in even bigger ways.
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aul and Beth Willis never took part in the Gourmet Ski Tour—that quintessential Sun Valley event where skinny skiers skied along the Harriman Trail, happily imbibing in gourmet foodstuff ranging from Moroccan-style chicken and roasted pumpkin bisque to chocolate-infused ale. But they’ve got a license to ski for food now. The couple won a private gourmet ski tour for 20 at Saturday’s benefit for Galena Lodge and the trails. And they were already salivating, even though they’d just polished off a delicious meal of chicken breasts stuffed with spinach, wild mushrooms and leeks and double chocolate mousse torte. “I can’t wait,” said Beth Willis, already dreaming of the event that garnered a story in “Gourmet” magazine and a spot in Al Roker’s “Roker on the Road” show. She couldn’t, either, calling organizer Jenny Busdon the very next day for the details. An energetic sold-out crowd showed up at Sun Valley’s Limelight Room to dance to the golden oldies of the High Street Band and bid on ski wear, ski gear and other auction items to help keep the Nordic trails in corduroy. Ed Northen, a retired firefighter-turned-Nordic patrolman, reminisced about helping to shovel the snow off the roof of Galena Lodge when it gets a big powder dump. “If they get enough snow, you can walk right up,” said Northen, who has also been known to pitch in bussing tables when the lodge is busy. “It’s always fun being up there on Thanksgiving because people are always just so excited to be out,” added his wife, Carmen Northen. “And the visitors from back East are always taken by how beautiful it is.” The lodge wasn’t the only entity receiving accolades. So did the bike path. “It’s just been amazing seeing all the users—it’s getting snow bikers, walkers, skiers, dogs, elk—and everybody is so happy,” said Carol Rank. A four-course dinner for 16
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“[The Olympic Paralympic Training Designation is] a tribute to this community, especially the Nordic community. What does this mean? We become better…It will take the community to make that happen ” –Don Wiseman Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Director
at Galena Lodge with plenty of bubbly to boot lassoed $10,000 during Saturday’s live auction. A week for eight at Ann Christensen’s Mayan Riviera garnered $4,000. And two days of mountain biking with Olympic medalist Georgia Gould obtained $4,200 for the trails. No performance-enhancing drugs included in the latter—just whatever nourishment you can find for a $100 gift certificate at the Stanley Baking Company and gift certificates good for Atkinsons’ Market and CK’s Real Food. Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Director Don Wiseman praised those in attendance, saying that the work
they’d done enabled Sun Valley to meet the standards of the U.S. Olympic Committee, which led to Sun Valley being designated as an Olympic Paralympic training site. “That’s a tribute to this community, especially the Nordic community,” he said. “What does this mean? We become better. We try to become the best Olympic/Paralympic training site in the nation. It will take the community to make that happen,” he added, inviting those in attendance to participate in community meetings that will be scheduled in late February. tws
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able Feasts the same weekend. But Paul and Beth Willis and 18 of their closest friends will get a chance to enjoy it next month after placing a winning bid on a limited version at Saturday’s Galena Benefit. So, pssst, there’s still time to make the acquaintance of these two fine people. tws
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he kids at the Sun Valley Ski Academy’s residence hall call 18-year-old Sofi Leroux “Mother Hen.” They look up to her, since she’s already a high school graduate, successfully making the transition between high school and the wider world. Sofi’s brother, Marc, 16, is known as a stickler for hard work—he’ll never do 49 pushups if the coach has asked him to do 50. This brother-sister team from Vancouver, British Columbia, has made themselves at home at the Community School and on the slopes. Sofi, a self-acknowledged student—is skiing the best of her life, having won a giant slalom FIS race, in addition to a third-place and eighth-place finish in slalom against racers from all over the country at Jackson Hole. In doing so, she became the first Sun Valley Ski Academy boarding athlete to win a FIS race—a huge achievement in the alpine skiing world, said Jonna Mendes, herself a former Olympic racer and director of recruitment for the Sun Valley Ski Academy. Marc, who calls himself “the sports guy,” has seen his grade point average take a meteoric rise at the Community School. “I did not want to tell him he couldn’t race anymore, but he could not have continued with the grades he was getting back home,” said Marc’s father, Bernard Leroux, as he and his wife stopped by the dorm Friday evening to take their children to dinner. “Sofi missed 93 days of school due to racing last year and Marc, 60 days. Enrolling them in the Sun Valley Ski Academy was a way for Marc to continue to race and still get a good education—the Community School has an education second to none. And for Sofi, it’s been a lot of fun,” Leroux added. Bernard Leroux, an engineer and stockbroker, and his wife Sheri Weichel, an interior designer, headed west from Ontario, Canada, to ski at Whistler for a winter. They never returned to eastern Canada. There was no question that their children would ski—they outfitted them in Nordic and alpine skis as soon as they could walk. Marc soon picked skiing over soccer and hockey because he loved being outdoors and the challenge of conditions that change every day—with hockey, you’re always skating on the same ice rink, he said. Sofi concedes that she often went kicking and screaming when her parents took her skiing as a youngster. But eventually she did land one of seven berths on the provincial team. And, by the time she came here, she was one of the top three girls on the British Columbia ski team. She likes the more relaxed, friendlier atmosphere surrounding the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation team better. “The coaches are young, happy and friendly. And all the kids are so supportive of one another and so happy to be skiing,” she said. “On the provincial team, you’d be happy at first when one girl was doing well. But then, if you started doing badly, you wouldn’t be so happy for her because you’d start worrying you were going to lose your spot on the team.” Sofi relishes the opportunity to take a couple classes at the Community School, even though she’s already graduated from high school in her country. The calculus, which she didn’t have time to take in high school, will come in handy for the engineering courses she hopes to pursue. And the non-fiction writing class is helping her get a better grasp
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Sofi and Marc Leroux enjoy living with students from China, Sweden, the Virgin Islands and other countries. “In Vancouver there are a lot of different cultures, including Indians and Chinese. So we’re used to going to school with them. But living with them is cool,” said Marc.
of English since she grew up in a French immersion program. Marc, a junior, is taking a full load, including American history—a novelty for a Canadian—pre-calculus, French, speech, geology and environmental literature. “Back in public school my teachers weren’t willing to help you—they thought when we missed class we were just being ski bums. Here, the classes are smaller, the teachers and students interact and the teachers give you all the help you need,” he said, noting that his grades are much improved. The Leroux kids reside with 21 other students from Sweden, Canada, Asia and the United States. They come home from training to find warm banana bread on the counter and pulledpork enchiladas, prime rib and plenty of rice for the eight Asian kids sizzling on the stove. They and other dorm residents have filled the Goal Board with a plethora of goals written on Post-it notes: Qualify for Western Regionals. Make lots of new friends. Improve my Boulder Mountain Tour results. Do more community service. Maybe get a hot girlfriend from South America. Be happy every day and live my life with passion… On election night they stayed up late trying to make heads or tails of America’s Electoral College. When they want to unwind, they head to the foosball table or the big-screen TV in the community room. They love having the Warm Springs chairlift a block away. “We have a house in Whistler, but we could only train there on weekends, since we had school during the week,” said Marc. “There’s so many people there, such long lines and the snow is never great. It takes me all day to get 10 runs in at Whistler. Here, I go out and do 10 runs in two hours. And the snow is perfect.” Jonna Mendes, director of recruiting, says the kids have been a wonderful addition to an academy that strives to offer an education that will get students into the best colleges and universities in the country. The dorm athletes racked up a 3.6 grade point average out of 4.0 this last semester. “Sofi and Marc are very motivated—they work hard. When they showed up, they were prepared to be here,” she said. “We talk about them being pioneers. The students we have here and their families believed in what we can be and now they’re reaping the benefits. The kids are happy and they’re thriving. And we have kids from Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, even Virginia, coming to look at us this week and next.” Marc would like to come back next year to see how far he can go with his ski racing. Sofi may hang up her skis to follow in her father’s footsteps in engineering and stockbrokering. But she’s
Sofi Leroux fixes a fruit smoothie for herself and her roommate.
glad she had the opportunity to spend this winter here. “All my friends applied to college before they had any idea what they wanted to do. Some of them were not happy far away from home—they were not used to not having their parents tell them what to do,” she said. “Ski racing taught me to be responsible. It taught me time management and how to balance things, prioritize things. And, after living in the dorm here, I feel I’ll have no trouble adjusting to college.”
other dorm students:
Linnea Tenerz, of Sweden, wanted a year abroad and chose the Sun Valley Ski Academy because she liked the idea of living in a dorm better than living with a host family. “I like how skiing is so close to the dorm,” she said. Veronica Gaspar, of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, hopes her time with the Ski Academy will help her reach her goal of representing the Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. “I like that the mountain is so close to the dorm,” said Gaspar, who learned to ski at Lake Placid while her family was living in New York. “The school is rigorous, but that’s good. I didn’t have to do any work at my old ski academy.”
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By Jim SanTa or a good number of us nordic skiers this coming Saturday represents a day we’ve been thinking about since early in the fall when we were running hills with poles, roller skiing, hitting the gym, or whatever other forms of dry land training we may employ, it’s Boulder Mountain Tour time! While I’m certainly not the fastest guy out there, I’ve got enough races under my belt to pass along a few tips. First and foremost, if you’re fretting that your training regiment has come up a bit short, now is not the time to make up for missed sessions. At this point there’s nothing you can do to make yourself any faster, but there are a lot of things you can do to make your self slower. Relax, trust that you’re ready, err on the side of rest and go out and give it your best. Conversely, if you feel like your training is right on schedule err on the side of rest. That extra interval session late in the week will only make you tired. Get it? Rest is best! Fretting over the perfect wax to be fast on race day? I’ve been there many times and have created a lot of unnecessary stress for myself and eve lost sleep thinking about it. I have finally learned to KISS, or keep it simple stupid! While a good number of us will rely on our own testing, (and that’s fine), there will be experts from all the wax companies out there testing all week. Recommendations will posted and clinics on proper applications of these waxes will be going on in the local shops on Thursday and Friday. Of course all the local shops will be providing professional wax services so you can just leave it in their capable hands as-well. Okay, time to carbo load right? Forget the huge spaghetti dinner that seems to be the pre-race tradition. Trust me, I’ve made the mistake of stuffing myself with pasta only to feel bloated on race day and nearly leaving my dinner on the trail! No, there’s nothing wrong with a pasta dinner, just keep the quantity in check. Carbo loading is really more about resting during race week and letting your glycogen stores build up rather than doing too much and emptying the tank. On race morning it’s recommended to eat a light breakfast of around 300 calories including a bit of protein about 3 hours prior to your start to top off the tank. Follow the wax recommendations, prep your skis with confidence, have a healthy relaxing dinner, get a good nights sleep, eat a light breakfast, (early), and show up ready to rock. Above all, remember that we’re supposed to be having fun! Good luck, enjoy your race and we’ll see you at the finish!
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this week wednesday, 1.30.13
Sun Valley Nordic Festival (celebrations plus the US Masters Nationals). Info: www.visitsunvalley.com AXCS Nat’l Masters Freestyle Prologue (3.3km skate) - check-in begins 9 a.m., race begins 10 a.m. Info: Sun Valley Nordic at 208-622-2250. Register at www. BoulderMountainTour.com Books and Babies - 10 a.m. at the Bellevue Public Library. Story Mania - 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hailey Public Library. A book-lovin’ story hour featuring passionate parents and volunteers. All ages. Info: www.HaileyPublicLibrary.org or 788-2036. Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Hailey Kiwanis Club meets at 11 a.m. at the BC Senior Connection, 721 S. 3rd Ave, across from the Armory. Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 7279600. Beginning bridge lessons - 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ jomurray.com. www.SunValleyBridge. com Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 2 - 3:30 pm and 6:00 - 7:30 pm. 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. For questions: HansMukh 721-7478 Intermediate bridge lessons - 3-5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ jomurray.com. www.SunValleyBridge. com WRHS Chess Club - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Rm. C214 at the Wood River High School. FREE for all ages. Info: 208-450-9048. Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - 4 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre, Ketchum. $25. Admission includes appetizers and one drink. Info: 208-726-8118 S Aprés Ski with Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock) - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley. Connie’s Core Class - 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. at the YMCA, Ketchum. FREE. Info: 7200504 Taize Services - 5:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Weekly Meditations - free and open to the public, beginners welcome - 6 to 7 p.m. at Kirk Anderson Photography Studio, 115B Northwood Way, Ketchum. Be-
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ONGOING/MULTI-DAY CLASSES & WORKSHOPS ARE LISTED IN OUR ginners welcome. Info: marjolaine@cox. net NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill support groups for friends and families of persons living with mental illness - 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month - 6 to 7 p.m. at the NAMI-WRV office on the corner of Main and Maple - lower level under the Hailey Chamber Office, Hailey. Info at 309-1987. Heart of Darkness Seminar led by Jon Maksik in collaboration with the Sawtooth Institute, Inc. - 6 p.m. at The Community Library, Ketchum. Four Part seminar, enrollment is limited. $60. Preregister/info: 208-788-2033 Sun Valley Nordic Festival presents twotime Olympian Jon Engen - 6 p.m. at The Community Library, Ketchum. Free. Rotarun Night Skiing - 6 to 9 p.m. at Rotarun, 3 miles west of Hailey. Info: www. facebook.com/RotarunSkiArea FREE Wellness Talk w/Dr. Jody Stanislaw - 6:30 p.m., in the Minnie Moore room at the Community Campus in Hailey, presented by BCRD FitWorks. Info: 208-5782273 or bcrd.org Parent Education Evening on Early Literacy at The Learning Garden School - 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 408 3rd Ave. North, Hailey. RSVP/Info: 788-5754 Duplicate bridge game for all levels - 710 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ sunvalleybridge.com. www.SunValleyBridge.com
thursday, 1.31.13
Sun Valley Nordic Festival (celebrations plus the US Masters Nationals). Info: www.visitsunvalley.com AXCS Nat’l Masters 10km Classic Ski Race - begins 10 a.m. Info: www.BoulderMountainTour.com S Aprés Ski with Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock) - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley. Yoga Sauna - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m., Bellevue. Info: 720-6513. Yoga and the Breath w/Victoria Roper - 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the BCRD Fitworks Yoga Studio. Stella’s 30 minute meditation class (beginner level) - 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the YMCA in Ketchum. FREE. Info: 726-6274. Connection Club - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Free Brown Bag Health Talk: Do Our Friends Make Us Fat? 12:15 p.m. St. Luke’s Wood River, Baldy Rooms. Info: 208-7278737 Movie and Popcorn for $1 - 1 p.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 2 - 3:30 pm and 6:00 - 7:30 pm. 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. For ques-
tions: HansMukh 721-7478 Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Call 726-5997 for info. S Aprés Ski with Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock) - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley.
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3rd Annual XCParty - 5 to 8 p.m. at Perry’s Restaurant, Ketchum. 15% of sales will go to Galena & North Valley Trails. S Bermuda Cowboys - 5 to 7 p.m. at Silver Dollar Saloon, Bellevue. No cover FREE Souper Supper (meal to those in need) - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Hall in Hailey. Walker Center Early Recovery & Alumni Support Group - 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Sun Club South in Hailey. Info: 208-7206872 or 208-539-3771 FREE Race & Wax Clinic w/World Cup Ski Tech Nathan Schultz - 6:15 p.m. at Sturtevants in Hailey. Info: 208-788-7847 DJ Locomotive on the Turntables - Whiskey Jacques, Ketchum. Free entry.
friday, 2.1.13
Boulder Mountain Tour Expo Pre-Race Bib/Bag Pick-Up – 10 a.m. at the YMCA, Ketchum. Info: www.svnordicfestival. com Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Therapeutic Yoga for the back with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9622. FREE Race & Wax Clinic w/World Cup Ski Tech Nathan Schultz - 1 p.m. at Sturtevants in Ketchum. Info: 208-726-4501 Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 2 -3:30 pm 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. For questions: HansMukh 721-7478 Duplicate bridge for players new to duplicate - 3-5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@sunvalleybridge.com. www.SunValleyBridge.com. S Aprés Ski with Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock) - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley. Friday Night Racing Series at Rotarun, open to all ages – on site sign up is 5 to 6 p.m., Kids start racing at 6 p.m. Pre-register or more info: facebook.com/RotarunSkiArea or Erica at 208-788-1350
_ Boy Scout Jamboree Troop Fundraiser, Family Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania - 6 p.m. at the Grange in Hailey. Bring family or drop off children (7 and under must be accompanied by adult). FREE, donations accepted, concessions available. Info: 208-721-3015 Rotarun Night Skiing - 6 to 9 p.m. at Rotarun, 3 miles west of Hailey. Info: www.
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2013 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour – 7 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre, Ketchum. Tickets available at The Elephant’s Perch, Backwoods Mountain Sports, Chapter One Bookstore and at the door. Proceeds from food sales and raffle tickets benefit the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center and Satipo Kids Project. Winter Comedy Series Presents Mike Pace - 8:30 p.m. at the Duchin Room, Sun Valley. NO COVER (21 & older only) S Tony Holiday Trio - 9 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques, Ketchum. $5 S Old Death Whisper - 9:30 p.m. at Silver Dollar Saloon, Bellevue. No cover
saturday, 2.2.13
Sun Valley Nordic Festival (celebrations plus the US Masters Nationals). Info: www.visitsunvalley.com Turkey Shoot - 9 a.m. at West Magic Resort - $7/per round, per person. Info: 208-487-2571 or 208-720-1738 Winter Snowshoe Adventures – 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Craters of the Moon National Park. Reservations required. Call 208-527-1335 or email crmo_information@nps.gov Boulder Mountain Tour – begins 10 a.m., from Galena Lodge to the SNRA. Info: www.bouldermountaintour.com Special Olympics Regional Tournament with hosts Higher Ground - 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dollar Mountain. Info/volunteer opportunities: Peta at peta@HigherGroundSV.org or 208-726-9298 Winter Tracking w/Ann Christensen and the Environmental Resource Center - 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (meet at the ERC, Ketchum). $10 ERC members/$15 nonmembers. Info: www.ercsv.org. No Dogs please Story Mania - 2 p.m. at the Hailey Public Library. A book-lovin’ story hour featuring passionate parents and volunteers. All ages. Info: www.HaileyPublicLibrary. org or 788-2036. FREE Tea Tasting - 2 to 4 p.m. at Tranquility Teahouse, Ketchum. Info: 726-0095 or www.TranquilityTeahouse.com Restorative Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9600.
S Sun Valley Artist Series presents St. Louis Symphony Orchestra pianist Peter Henderson – meet the artist at 6:15 p.m., concert at 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood. $24 ($10/students). Info: 725-5807. _
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A Bipolar Kind of Love rated 3.5 bumblebees BY JONATHAN KANE
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lthough the writer/director auteur has always been the backbone of cinema among American directors who you would call very talented, the list is very short. Prominent, though, on that list is David O. Russell, the writer and director of the fine new film Silver Linings Playbook. From his vastly underrated Iraq War opus, Three Kings, through his widely heralded The Fighter, Russell is as good as it gets and in his new homage to the screwball comedy he has once again produced one of the best films of the
year. Brimming with humor and deep humanity, the movie works on many levels—all of them thoroughly entertaining. Basically the story of a troubled bipolar man, played beautifully by Bradley Cooper, the film finds him home after eight months in a mental institution in a plea bargain for battering his wife’s lover. The loss of his wife and his efforts to win her back, despite a restraining order, form the catalyst for the story. Enter Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) in a tremendous performance as a troubled widow that tries to hook up with Cooper, fails, and then struggles to be his friend. Having access to his ex-wife, she cajoles him to enter a dance competition in return for her
help. This is where the film lost me in the trailers, expecting another cliché finish where the principals win ‘the big game.’ I could not have been more wrong as Russell masterfully sidesteps the cliché and instead ties up the film beautifully. Russell also seems to have a knack for eliciting tremendous performances as was seen in The Fighter. Here, besides the two leads, is a wondrous performance by Robert De Niro as Cooper’s long-suffering and OCD-riddled dad. His work is so effortless and masterful that it actually boggles the mind. But Silver Linings Playbook is filled with such charms and should be heavily rewarded on Oscar night. tws
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sunday, 2.3.13
Super Bowl Sunday - game starts at 4:30 p.m. Sun Valley Nordic Festival (celebrations plus the US Masters Nationals). Info: www.visitsunvalley.com Boulder Mountain Tour Demo – 10 a.m. at Sun Valley Nordic. Info: www.bouldermountaintour.com Super Bowl Buffet Party and Sale – begins at 10 a.m. at Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters, Ketchum. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 5 - 6:30. 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. For questions: HansMukh 7217478 S Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock) - 8:30 to 12:30 in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley. S Aces Up - immediately after the Super Bowl at Whiskey Jacques, Ketchum. $5
monday, 2.4.13
Toddler Story Time - 10:30 a.m. at the Bellevue Public Library. Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 7279600. Laughter Yoga with Carrie Mellen - 12:15 to 1 p.m. at All Things Sacred (upstairs at the Galleria). Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Call 726-5997 for info. Intermediate Bridge Lessons - 3-5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ jomurray.com. www.SunValleyBridge. com NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill “Connections� Recovery Support Group for persons living with mental illness - 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the
NAMI-WRV office on the corner of Main and Maple - lower level under the Hailey Chamber Office, Hailey. Info: 309-1987 S Met Opera Live in HD presents Josh Groban’s, All that Echoes Concert. - 7:30 p.m. at Big Wood 4 Cinemas, Hailey. $15 for all ages. FREE Souper Supper (meal to those in need) - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Hall in Hailey.
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STREET MAKES HALL OF FAME, from page 1 luding to the safety and security she felt growing up in her hometown of 35 people. “In Triumph, we could run and we didn’t have to worry about strangers. So, I’m not as comfortable here as I would’ve been if we lived off the grid a little more. But we do have breathing room and great neighbors.� Street has taught the older boys how to ski at Park City where she still has a home. But, she says, she doesn’t try to impress on them her ski prowess. “I don’t tell them how much butt I kicked. But I do sometimes show up at basketball game to pin medals on youngsters, and they know it’s because I won a couple Olympic medals of my own. And they think that’s cool,� she said. The older boys got a sense for their mother’s impact on the ski world when a video crew came to their home to film a tribute for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame ceremony—Street gave birth to Dax on the eve of the induction ceremony. “They sat in the house while I did the interview and then they got to see themselves on TV,� Street recalled. But Street says she is more apt to use her Olympic exploits to open a window onto their world. A couple weeks ago, for instance, the boys came home from school to find her in a kimono and she used that to tell them how she took part in a tea ceremony during the Nagano Olympics. She told them about
how the Japanese wear kimonos to communal baths. And she explained how the Japanese cross one lapel over another to let the world know when they’re in mourning. In a life filled with water skiing and horseback riding and a bucket list that includes an African safari and the Iditarod, Street still gets her ski fix, thanks to the Picabo Ski Challenge in Park City, Utah, which funds her Street of Dreams Foundation. She also keeps a busy schedule doing ski clinics on behalf of such businesses as Nike and Chase Sapphire. Street says she enjoys living vicariously through Lindsay Vonn and others like her. “It would be totally different if I were racing today,� she said. “I grew up without a TV—I didn’t know everyone in the world would be seeing me, that my name would be all over the place. Today, you have TV and social media. “If I were in ski racing today I would be making such an active difference in so many ways with social media at my fingertips. Oh my goodness, I’d be using my celebrity to draw so much attention to so many causes. It almost hurts my heart to think about what I could have done.� Street has already been inducted into the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. But she still considers her induction into the hometown Hall of Fame “pretty flattering.�
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icabo Street will be one of six Sun Valley skiers inducted into the Sun Valley Ski Hall of Fame this afternoon. The ceremony will take place from 4 to 6 p.m., today at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. Street will be joined by Sun Valley Nordic coach Rick Kapala; Elephant’s Perch owner Bob Rosso, who helped launch Nordic skiing in the Wood River Valley;
and Muffy Ritz, whose VAMPS program has grown to be one of the biggest women’s Nordic programs in the United States. Also honored will be the late Jack Reddish, a multiple Harriman Cup champion and a fourth-place finisher in the 1948 Olympic slalom before going on to work on such films as “The Great Escape.� Honored along with Reddish will be Bob Smith, who invented the double-lens ski goggle and
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“Does it get old? No, ma’am, not at all. Sometimes you don’t realize how much it means until you get it. “Dollar and Baldy mountains made me the skier I was. They gave me a stamina in my legs that no other mountains could have given me. And the thought of Sun Valley still warms my heart. I’m looking forward to being back and finding a way I can maybe make some positive changes in the next generation.�
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Picabo Street has appeared at a number of Sun Valley fundraisers, including the Janss Pro-Am, to raise money for Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation athletes. Here, she played a round of golf with folks like Jamie Lee Curtis and Sandy Koufax to raise money for the Wood River YMCA.
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This Saturday, Feb. 2, Higher Ground Sun Valley will host the Special Olympics Southeastern Idaho Regional Winter Tournament. Approximately 120 athletes from across the region will compete in races including slalom, giant slalom, Nordic, and snowshoe. Events will take place at Dollar Mountain and the Sun Valley Nordic Center, respectively, commencing at 10:30 a.m. For additional information, contact Cara Barrett, Recreation Program Director, Higher Ground Sun Valley (formerly Sun Valley Adaptive Sports). Office: 208-726-9298, ext. 108 Cell: 208-720-6070, e-mail: cara@highergroundsv.org. Stay up to date with Higher Ground Happenings at www.facebook.com/ HighergroundSunValley and twitter. com/HigherGroundSV
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t looked like a fashion show as the gals of Backwoods Mountain Sports showed up for Saturday’s Ski the Rails in insulated Scandinavian Skhoop skirts emblazoned with Backwoods logos. Garter bows set off their striped leggings. The turnout was in honor of Bruce Weber, a longtime Backwoods employee who died suddenly a few months ago following a brief illness. Ski the Rails, which kicked off the Fourth Annual Sun Valley Nordic Festival, was Weber’s favorite event—thus, Saturday’s Ski the Rails was dedicated to him, race director Jim Keating told those assembled at the starting line through his new megaphone. Those who skied the rails— the bike path running from Ketchum to Hailey—on Saturday, encountered every kind of weather they could imagine, from light snow to light mist and even sun. The weather should be perfect, however, for this coming Saturday’s 32-kilometer Boulder Mountain Tour, with temperatures topping out at 32 degrees and zero percent chance of precipitation. Nearly a thousand racers are expected for the tour, which Brent Hansen and Julie Gorton first won in 1973. It will include a couple hundred Masters skiers who are in Sun Valley for three races that
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will determine the 2013 National Masters champions. And it will include 15 or 16 disabled athletes who will do either the full or half-Boulder. Among the Paralympians is Andy Soule, who began crosscountry skiing in Sun Valley after losing his legs in a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Soule became the first American to win a biathlon medal in either the Olympics or Paralympics when he lassoed a 2.4-kilo-
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schedule for remainder of sun valley nordic festival events Wednesday, Jan. 30: AXCS National Masters Prologue, a 3.3-kilometer skate ski event on Sun Valley’s White Cloud trails. 10 a.m. Racers can register beginning at 8 a.m. Sun Valley Alpine and Nordic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 4 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre. Tickets are $25, available by calling 208-7268118. Hors d’oeuvres and a drink are included. Kids under 18 will be admitted free, provided they’re with a ticket-holding adult. Free panel discussion featuring leading experts offering “Perspectives on Nordic Skiing” at 6:30 p.m. The panel will include Dan Heil, professor of exercise science at Montana State University; Dave Knoop, executive director of the National Nordic Foundation; and Jon Engen, chairman of the USSA Cross-Country Sport Committee and local Olympian. The event will be held at Ketchum’s Community Library on Spruce Street.
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at 10 a.m.; men’s, at 11 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Downtown Jam/NordicTown USA Sprints Nordic and Snow Bike Races, 4 p.m. at 2nd Avenue and 4th Street in Ketchum. Includes kids races, snowshoe dance competition and snow bike races. Race entries are free. Prize money for top racers. Galena Lodge will have refreshments for sale on site and Perry’s is donating 15 percent of its proceeds between 5 and 8 p.m. to Galena Lodge and the North Valley trails. Sawtooth Nat’l Forest Avalanche Center kicks off the first of its threeday raffle at the Downtown Jam. Friday, Feb. 1: Swix Boulder Mountain Tour Expo at YMCA, Warm Springs and Saddle roads, beginning at 10 a.m. and running through the day. Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee will have a special Race Roast at Friday’s Expo, in addition to providing cash and prizes to the top male and female racers crossing a mid-course finish line in the Boulder. Avalanche Beacon and Rescue Clinic. The Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center will conduct a free
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Hemingway Students Support Meals on Wheels Four classes of Hemingway Elementary thirdgrade students invited representatives from the Senior Connection to come up last Friday so they could give them the money they had raised for the Meals on Wheels program. Each class raised $100, which amounted to $400 in much needed funds for the Meals on Wheels program. Senior Connection Executive Director Kimberly Coonis had a chance to meet with the students. She said they asked great questions, and one little boy asked why they needed money to feed the people, to which she had the opportunity to explain how the program serves 24,000 meals locally and the money helps buy all the food for the people getting those meals. All the third-grade students received gift certificates for a free ice cream cone at Scoops Ice Cream Parlor in the Senior Connection. COURTESY PHOTO
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ontrary to popular belief, your knee is not a fragile joint. It is designed to run, jump, ski and perform all the activities you ask of it. The knee is actually a simple joint with a complex job. Acting as a hinge joint, the knee flexes and extends the lower leg. The complexity of the joint lies in its role in coordinating and synchronizing the movement between the hip and ankle. Your body is linked together in a kinetic chain and works as a unit. No joint or muscle works in isolation. Just try to bend or extend your knee without involvement from the hip, ankle or pelvis. It’s not possible. The muscles and tendons that move the knee cross these anatomical structures. In the kinetic chain of the leg, the hip, at the top, is the largest joint with the greatest mobility. The ankle, at the base, is also very mobile. The knee sits in between, trying to stabilize the actions of these joints. If there is dysfunction in either the hip or ankle, the knee can take on tasks for which it is not designed and become misaligned and injured. The knee joint is the junction of the femur bone reaching from
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Kâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;enough, I say! Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2:37 p.m. on a Monday afternoonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;January 14, to be exactâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only 6 degrees. Actually, my outdoor thermometer had been registering the below-0 F. mark most all day and, in keeping with that thought, my refrigerator was sort of empty and extra cold as well. In it I had six partially stillfrozen chicken legs, a head of green cabbage, some celery, and two carrots. Oh myâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not very appetizing. On the countertop, I had one onion and one head of garlic. Yes, indeed, like Mother Hubbard, my cupboards were bare. I was up for the challenge mainly because I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like braving the cold outdoorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I was shivering, even indoorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so what to make to warm myself with my few at-home ingredients? Soup, of courseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;including the special ingredients that I do keep in my freezer, such as a stash of herbs as well as cilantro and parsley. So, I used those, but if I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t them, I would have used my dried variety (substitution mix is usually 1 Tbsp. of fresh equating to 1 tsp. of dried). This clear and delicate-tasting soup actually turned out so nice that I wanted to share it and my lovely creative experience with you. Chicken and Cabbage Soup (to cure the b-b-b-brrrrrrs) Serves as many as you wish Ingredients: Chicken partsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;6 legs or whatever else your heart desires 1 small green cabbage, cut into 6 (more or less) wedges 1 onion, cut as above for the cabbage 4 or 5 stalks of celery, cut into 4-inch pieces (leaves included, up to you) 2 carrots, peeled and also cut into 4-inch pieces Bacon (I chopped the ends of some whole bacon that I had frozen) Parsleyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;5 sprigs (once again from my frozen stash)
Thymeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3 sprigs (once again from my frozen stash) Basel leaves, chopped (from my frozen stash) Whole star aniseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;half of one Whole clovesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3 or 4 Bay leafâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1 Peppercornsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;4 Saltâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;1/2 tsp. (or more if you wish) Potatoes (peeled, if need be, and cut into smaller chunks), optional Instructions: In a tallish pot, place enough water to cover the chicken and veggiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably be a couple of quarts or more. Bring water to a boil. Throw everything in that water except for the green cabbage and potatoes. Bring back to a boil and then turn to simmer. Simmer for half an hour. Add the cabbage and the optional potatoes and bring back to a simmer for another half hour. tws I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like potatoes, so I made myself some noodles. Boy, my soup warmed me up immediately! Additionally, I enjoyed the light and fresh taste of the seasonings that I had randomly chosen for the broth. Finally, the challenge of using the few ingredients that I had in my space kept me on my toes on a freezing cold day and gave me a creative challenge and an ending satisfaction. So, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I really wanted to share with you because you too can do this or maybe something even better. If so, e-mail The Weekly Sun with your unplanned and sudden creative dish. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be shy!!! I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait!
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hile this may turn out to be a lost year for Lindsay Vonn, American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin is really coming on. Two weeks ago she won her third slalom of the season in Flachau, Austria. She is the only American ever to have two World Cup wins at her age (17). The great Anna Marie Moser-Proell of Austria (1971) is the only other woman to have won three straight events at that age. The tie occurred on the same day as the first record, 1/5/71. Mikaela won her race handily, besting the other podium finishers by about a second. In Vonnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s absence, 23-yearold American Alice McKennis got her first World Cup win by taking a downhill in Italy by a slim .07 seconds. Amazinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tina Maze continued her dominant year by winning the Super-G in St. Anton, Austria. Along with Vonn, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of only six women to have ever won the five different World Cup events of speed or skill. At Adelboden, Marcel Hirscher won another slalom and Ted Ligety another GS. Business as usual. Meanwhile, as the coming
Winter Olympics of 2014 at Sochi, Russia, loom over this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schedule, my fears rise in tandem. The ice-injected slopes are going to hurt people. Several skiers were hurt there last year, including Bode Miller, who is out for the year. The various insurgencies in nearby Chechnya can probably be contained. Then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the story of the mascot, or the symbol, for the upcoming eventâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a transparent plastic ball known as a zorb. (Zorbing, along with the bungee jump and the zipline, was invented in New Zealand). Two people get fitted into harnesses and are strapped into a two-layered polyurethane, translucent ball, which then is allowed to roll downhill. Fun, until it turns into a form of Russian roulette. Two locals decided to try it. The zorb started to bounce, then careened off course over a rock ledge and into a gorge. The two men were ejected. One of them died of his spinal injuries. A Russian government minister immediately chided the event organizers for their lax enforcement of safety rules for winter sports, since this was not an isolated event. Last weekend the men were in Kitzbuehl for the Super-G, a slalom, and the sine qua non
of all downhills on the circuit, the Strief. Aksel Lund Svindal, the overall leader, pooh-poohed his Super-G win as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nice, but...â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bragging rights in the coveted downhill went to Italian Dominik Paris who tamed the steep, fast, bumpy Hahnenkamm run, and bested Hans Reichelt of Austria. The Austrians are not used to losing here. In Maribor, Slovenia, the course had to be worked over with injection bars. This was Tina Mazeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turf, but it was Lindsay Vonn, fresh from her rest, who edged Tina in the GS by .09 seconds. In Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slalom, Mikaela managed a great second run to finish sixth to keep her category lead over the closing Tina Maze, who wants to have it all this year. Lindsay, tell me itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not true! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting the upper hand on your depression, you got divorced, patched things up with your dad, conquered the ski world, but then this? Rumors are swirling that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dating Tiger Woods, while scuttlebutt also has it that Tiger (who has a 6-stroke lead in the San Diego tournament) is trying to get his ex-wife Elin Nordegren back. Lindsay, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a pawn in this tws mĂŠnage Ă trois.
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Dear Classified Guys, I've been looking at homes recently, but found it confusing when it comes to determining their actual size. Regardless of where I turn, I can't seem to get a straight answer. Whether I look at a for-sale-by-owner ad or a property listed by an agent, the square footage of the house is calculated differently. Some owners add the area of their garage and basement. Others include only the basement. A few even included their deck off the back of the house. This makes it very difficult to compare houses. In the end, I feel like I'm wasting my time since many of the houses are actually smaller than I expect them to be. It's very frustrating. Isn't there a standard anyone can follow to calculate this information? I mean calculating square footage is basic 5th grade math. Cash: I think the TV show "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?" proved there's nothing basic about 5th grade. And as you've encountered, calculating the square footage of a home is not as straightforward as it seems either. Carry: The problem you are experiencing is actually a common dilemma in the housing market. Square footage calculations can
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vary by region or by the individuals who compute them. Cash: Although there are some who knowingly miscalculate the area of a home to make it appear larger than it actually is, most people are simply misinformed on how to calculate the correct dimensions. Carry: There is a standard in the industry for single-family homes. It's created by the American National Standards Institute, a nonprofit organization comprised of government agencies, trade groups, businesses and academic institutions. Cash: However, the use of the standard is not mandatory or well known. In many cases owners and realtors calculate square footage based on their own knowledge or the information that was given to
them. As you've experienced, some will include the garage, attic, storage areas, porches or decks in their calculation. Others just copy the numbers found on the town or city records. Carry: Square footage should be measured from the outside of the house including the thickness of the walls. Then any areas that are not heated living space, such as an unfinished basement or garage, should be subtracted. Cash: Since you're finding the process frustrating, your best bet is to use their square footage as a guideline. Then acquire a list of room dimensions before venturing out to visit a property. Carry: That way with a little 5th grade math, you can determine the actual living area yourself.
No matter how large your home is, it never seems big enough. However, Americans top the charts on the amount of space they use to live. A survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy determined that the average American has 721 square feet of living space per person. Even lower income Americans have an average of 439 square feet per person. According to the survey, these amounts of space are 50% to 100% more square footage than housing in other nations.
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By the 5th grade, most kids learn the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet not all of us remember them as we grow up. That's what makes the game show, "Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?", a hit in so many countries. Audiences enjoy watching educated adults get tested with grade school questions. Sadly, most adults don't know the answers. The reasons? Experts suggest that information not pertinent to daily life is often forgotten as we get older. The real question is: Did we know the answers in grade school?
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Although my college roommate and I moved to different areas of the country after graduating, we try to keep in touch. We both landed jobs that we liked with just enough income to make ends meet. Recently I heard that he moved back to the city, so I called him up to find out about his new place. "I bought a house on the outskirts," he was very happy to tell me. "That's great," I encouraged. "How far out of the city are you?" "It's pretty close to the city," he laughed, "It's more on the outskirts of my income!" (Thanks to Roger K.)
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14 child care Responsible, Fun, Babysitter looking for a family to help. I love all kids of all ages, and I am great with them. I am available weekends and after school, and I charge only $5/hr. Call me at 1208-757-0729! “Miss Nancy” Moore of Creekside Center, a home child care center, has immediate openings for care. Contact 208-788-7380 or 208-2840145.
19 services Free Tax Consultation - for individual people. Call 788-3964 Experienced Finish Carpenter. No job to small. Call 208-309-0565 with inquiries. HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES; Experience, Recommendations, Responsible, free estimates, call : 208720-5973 Pet Holidays - Your sociable, housefriendly dog can join our Aussies on
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20 appliances Pressure tank for well. Like new. $150 OBO. 208-720-2509
21 lawn & garden Thanks for the great season! See you next spring! Black Bear Ranch Aspen Tree Farm
22 art, antiques and collectibles Antique rocking horse. Very unique. $100. 208-720-2509 Antique small tables, distressed pine table w/10 chairs, 4 swivel bar stools. Call 726-4042 Stamp collection for sale. Amazing! Every US Commemorative stamp from 1950-1999. Two complete albums holding 152 panels with hundreds of stamps in mint condition. A must see! I paid $2,400 and will sell for $1,400 O.B.O. Call 208-309-1959 for details. ORIGINAL AND UNUSUAL ARTWORKS. Three original Nancy Stonington watercolors, $500 to $1000. Unique Sunshine Mine 100th anniversary poster, very nicely framed, $150. Original dot matrix painting, 3’ wide by 4’ high, Jack Gunter, $1500.
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24 furniture Queen Mattress; “Sealy Posturepedic Preferred Plush”. Nearly new. $125 . You pick up. 208-788-8878. Large, 4-pc sectional sofa. Can be sold separately. Call 726-4042 Antique Oak Table, fits small area. Has 2 pop up leaves. $150.208-6228115 or 206-818-7453 (c). Standard bed box spring King Mattress. Antique small tables, distressed pine table w/10 chairs, 4 swivel barstools. Call 726-4042 Modern-style, glass-top tasking/ work table. Almost new. Retail $250, yours for $50 OBO. Call 208-3091088 The Trader is now accepting consignments for furniture, home accessories and collectibles. Call Linda at 208.720.9206. Kitchen Pie Cupboard - wooden w/carving on the doors. Must see! Was $250, no just $175. Must See! Old Firestone Console Radio/phonagraph. Works sometimes, has tubes. $150 OBO. 788-2566 Blonde Oak Dresser with hand carving - (3 drawer) $250. 788-2566
25 household Cuisinart Griddler Combo GR55 for sale. Almost new, used once. Love it, but a little too big for our space. Paid $100, asking $75, with manual. 7263553 28 sq. ft granite slab “White Spring” 3 cm thick. Beautiful subtle colors. Great for a bath vanity. $700. 6221622 Elk Mount - 6x7. Polar Bear Rug. Call 726-4042 for more info. Patio Furniture - small trapitone table, 4 chairs, 2 umbrellas, w/stands. 4 white and 4 green plastic chairs. Call 726-4042 Nice, warm, low operating cost far infrared heaters for sale. Two sizes. Call 788-2012
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37 electronics Sansui digital 19” TV, and Sylvania 15”, both have built in DVD players. $25 each OBO 208-622-8115 or 206-818-7453 (c).
40 musical Upright piano and bench. Wm. Knabe, tuned. $300. 208-309-1130 Singer song writer from Florida, banjo, uke, must play. Calling and listening for others who would like to play and share songs. World Music, Americana, local, fun, an avocational pursuit. Call Randy at 239-285-7100 Electric Guitar for Sale! Great shape, hasn’t really been used. Comes with case and amp. Black and white. Selling for $100. Call me at 208-757-0729! Vintage Sony Turntable, 60s and 70s records. 208-726-4042. Rehearsal Space for Bands Available - area has heat and restrooms. Call Scott at 727-1480. Voice lessons - classically trained, professionally unionized singer/actress. All ages and abilities encouraged and accepted. Vivian Lee Alperin. 727-9774. Guitar and drum lessons available for all levels of musicians. Our studio or yours. Call Scott at 727-1480.
48 skis/boards, equip. Volkl Wall 177cm - twin tip. Brand new, never been drilled. $275. Call 309-1088 SKIS FOR ME! Volkl Kendo 177cm w/Marker IPT wide-ring binding. Skied 10 times. $495. Call 309-1088
50 sporting goods Kel Tec PF-9 9mm Pistol with box, 2 clips and box of bullets. Like new - $250 firm. 208-720-1765 1 year old adult street bike 7 speed
28 clothing 2 Fox fur coats - 1 shadow (white, used once) - $850. 1 black (silver tip) - $650. Both mint condition. Call 788-4461
36 computers iPad mini smart cover, baby blue. Brand new in boxat half price. $20. Also sharp AR-M207 digital copy machine. 2 trays and metal storage cabinet on casters. Can be used as a copy, printer & scanner via USB and fax with additional modules. $200 OBO. 208-720-2509 Brother DR 510 Drum Unit and TN 570 toner cartridge for Brother MFC machine. Like new condition. Toner full. $25 for both. HP13X PRINTER black ink CARTRIDGE. Opened box but never used. Wrong cartridge for my printer. $120 retail. Yours for $20. 208-720-2509 HP LaserJet P2015 with three
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our wilderness acreage. We board dogs as members of our family. Morning hikes, stick chasing, 24hour interaction, supervision. Call for reservations/rates. (208) 481-2016. Thrive in Life. Boost confidence, joy, career, health, athletics, creativity, performance, relationships, or longheld dreams. Increase hardiness and direction balanced by laugher and accomplishment. Positive approach is effective, fun, lasting, and deep. Individual or group options. Contact Christina Tindle, M.A. Psychology 208-315-3075 Hailey & Ketchum offices. A House keeper, House sitter, Animal care giver, or general labor , with secure references and dependability. Always affordable. call 530-7392321 Professional Window Washing and maintenance. Affordable rates. 7209913. Books can change the life of another person, so if you have some that are taking up space, and would like to donate them, call Fabio at 788-3964 and we’ll pick them up for free. Two guys and a truck - Furniture moving & hauling. Dump runs. No job too small. 208-720-4821. MOVING MADE EASY - The little ladies will pack’em and stack’em and the mighty men will load’em and totem. We’ll even do the dreaded move out clean. Call 721-3543 for your moving needs. JACK OF ALL TRADES - One call does it all, whether your job be big or small. Drywall, paint, small remodels, maintenance, tiling, woodwork, electrical plumbing, framing, etc. Don’t stall, give a call, 720-6676.
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cost All Line Ads 20 words or less are FREE in any category. After that, it is 17.5¢/per word. Add a photo, logo or border for $7.50/per week in b/w, or $45 for full color. Classified Display Ads are available at our open rate of $10.98/column inch like new. $130 FIRM 208-720-6721 see MyStuffonline.com for pictures. PIEPS BRAND FREERIDE beacon, shovel and probe. All have never been used. $200 O.B.O. 208-2512566. Remington 30-06 SPRG. Brand new Pentax 4x12x40 scope. $375 Firm. Call 309-1566 or 823-4678. Remington 760 Series, pump, 3006. $450 Firm. Call 320-3374 We pay cash for quality ski and snowboard gear - Ketchum Pawn. 208-726-0110.
52 tools and machinery 120 ton Scotchman Ironworker; Hydmech 23 Bandsaw; PJ 30’ flatbed trailer; Hypertherm 1250 plasma; Hotsy pressure washer, and Much more. Call 208-720-4083
56 other stuff for sale Double half barrel charcoal grill on countertop high stand with expanded metal grill and raised warming rack. 208-720-2558 7 inch black deluxe leather case for a Kindle fire. Like new $15 FIRM call 208-720-6721. AVON at www.youravon.com/beatriz5, Avon Independent Representative. AVON puedes solicitar tus productos y ver los catalogos on line en www.youravon.com/beatriz5
60 homes for sale 5 br/3 bath 2 story Farmhouse on 30 acres,in alfalfa. Domestic and irrigation wells. Four and 1/2 milesfSouth of Bellevue. Beautiful views, close to Silver Creek. $375,000. 208-7882566 SALMON RIVER: 2+2 Home, Apt., Barn, Garage, Bunkhouse, (1,500 sf improvements) on 3.14 level fenced riverfront acres between StanleyClayton, $239,000. 80-miles north of WRV. Adjacent 3.76 level riverfront acres also avail. for sale, $139,500.
c l a s s i f i e d a d pa g e s • d e a d l i n e : n o o n o n M o n d ay • c l a s s i f i e d s @ t h e w e e k ly s u n . c o m Betsy Barrymore-Stoll, Capik & Co. 208-726-4455. Beautiful 3 bed/2 bath mountain lodge-style home on nearly 2 acres 3.6 miles west of Stanley (Crooked Creek Sub.). Asking $495,000. Jason Roth, Broker, Legacy Group, LLC, 208-720-1256 Fairfield - 3bd/1ba, big fenced yard, fire pit, 2-car garage, outbuildings, chicken coop, woodstove. On 3 lots in town, walk to bars and restaurants. 1,792 sf, 2-story, propane, city water and sewer. Call 208-837-6145. Owner carry.
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68 mobile homes Mobile Home for rent or sale, in The Meadows. 2bd/1ba. Prices negotiable. Will consider all serious offers. Call 726-9510
70 vacation property Hey Golfers!! 16 rounds of golf & 2 massages included w/ luxury 2 BR/ 2 Bath unit on beach in Mexico. Choose between Cabo, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun on availability $2900/ week. 788-0752.
72 commercial land Hailey block (3 lots, 7 lots or full block = 10 lots.) Development opportunity, alley access. Zoned H/B. Windermere 208-309-1130
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78 commercial rental Main Street Ketchum - 1086 sqft Office with private bath and shower $1357 / mon. Ketchum LI / Storage – 1000sqft, .85 – 1.00 / sqft / mon. Bellevue Main Street – Office / Retail. Jeff Engelhardt 578-4412, AllstarPropertiesOnline.com Great Shop/Storage/ Space - 1680 sf shop with 7’ bay door, 9’ ceilings with 2 offices at Cold Springs Business Park across from St. Luke’s Hospital with both Hwy 75 & Hospital Dr. access. We would consider splitting the shop space for a long term tenant or we will accept winter or year round car, boat, toy, or household storage. Contact Emil Capik emil@sunvalleyinvestments.com or 622-5474 PARKER GULCH COMMERCIAL RENTALS - Ketchum Office Club: Ground Flr #104, 106; 153 & 175 sf. Upstairs #216, Interior, 198 sf. Lower Level #2, 198sf. Also Leadville Building Complex: Upstairs, Unit #8, 8A 229-164sf; Upstairs Unit #2 & 3, 293166sf. Call Scott at 471-0065.
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50% REDUCTION SALE by owner - 2.5 acre lots near Soldier Mountain Resort and Golf Course. Great skiing, underground power and telephone completed in scenic subdivision. $24,500. 720-7828. SALMON RIVER: 3.76 level riverfront fenced acres between Stanley and Clayton. Hunting, fishing, riding, views, 80-miles north of WRV, $139,500. Adjacent 3.14 level riverfront acres w/1,500 sf improvemtns also available for sale, $239,500. Betsy Barrymore-Stoll, Capik & Co. 208-726-4455. Hagerman. Vacant lot in North view mature sub-division with own well system. Poor health forces sell. Great neighborhood. Hot springs, Snake River and bird hunting near surrounding area. $29,000, owner consider carry paper. 208 788-2566
3BD/2BA Home, unfurn, new exterior paint, new carpet, all appliances, single car garage, fenced yard, all in great shape in a quiet neighborhood! Pet possible, no smoking, avail immed. $975/mo + utils. Call Brian at 208-720-4235 or check this property out at www.svmlps.com
81 hailey rentals Hailey: 3BD/2BA, 2 car garage in Woodside. Large open living space w /hardwood floors. Pets considered. Available now. $1,050/mo. 721-0858. 2BD/1BA apartment. Affordable unfurnished upstairs, corner unit in quiet W. Hailey -- Walk to downtown! No pets or smoking. Avail now. $625/ mo + utils. Call Brian at 208-7204235 or check these out at www. svmlps.com
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89 roommate wanted Roommate wanted. Mature, moderate drinking, no drugs. 2bd available for 1 person. North Woodside home. $350 + utilities. Wi-fi available. Dog possible, fenced yard. 720-9368. Looking for someone to share the cost of living these days? Say it here in 20 words or less for free! e-mail classifieds@theweeklysun.com or fax to 788-4297
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201 horse boarding Barn for Rent - 2 stalls w/ 12’ x 36’ runs. Small pasture area, large round pen, hay shed, storage area, heated water. North Hailey near bike path. $200 a month per hose. Call 7882648 Horse Boarding available just south of Bellevue; experienced horse person on premises; riding adjacent to property. Shelter and Pasture available. Reasonably priced. Call 7883251.
202 livestock for sale Cornfed beef, one all natural young small beef, and one grass fat beef for sale. $3.10/lb hanging weight. Call 731-4694.
303 equestrian River Sage Stables offers first class horse boarding at an active kid and adult friendly environment, lessons available with ranch horses. Heated indoor arena and many other amenities included. Please contact Katie (208) 788-4844.
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After School Art Class for ages 6-10 – Jan 30-March 6 from 3 to 5 p.m. At Petite Picasso. Creative fun after school for 6 Wednesdays, taught by Cara Drougas. $175. RSVP/info: 208720-1572 or petiteicasso@cox.net. Www.KetchumKidsArt.com Tiny Tot Art Tots ages 3-5 get to explore their creative side with Cara Drougas in this fun afternoon art class, lasting 4 Wednesdays in February. $75. RSVP/info: 208-720-1572 or petiteicasso@cox.net. Www.KetchumKidsArt.com WASS (Winter Adventure Science School. Starts Jan 31st. 3:45 p.m. This is a free, 8 week program open to all 6th and 7th grade students in the Wood River Valley. To register call St. Luke’s YAK! at 208-727-8735 Social/Latin/Ballroom Dance lessons Monday and Thursday 7pm starting February 11th. $10 per class. Senior Connection 721 3rd Ave South in Hailey. Salsa, Merengue, Cha Cha, Rumba, Swing, Waltz, Fox Trot, Tango & more. For information 360-883-3820. Love, Intimacy and Deep Connection workshop w/Diana Anderson for ladies only - 10 a.m. on Feb. 9 and 10 at All Things Sacred, Ketchum. $69. Info/Register: 208-938-3818 Tracing Family History w/Donna Voyles - 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5 at The Center, Hailey. $30m/$35nm. Register/info: 208-726-9491 TEEN WORKSHOP - Documentary Filmmaking: Bringing the Story to Life w/DeSiree’ Fawn - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Feb. 9 & 10 at The Center, Hailey. Register/info:
208-726-9491 Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages - 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday evenings for seven weeks from Jan. 31 to March 14 at the Taylor Bldg., CSI-Twin Falls. $170/unit (up to 2 people sharing materials and tests). Info/Register: (208) 734-9590 Ongoing Weekly Writing groups with Kate Riley. Begin or complete your project! 2013 Writing Retreats and more! Visit www.kateriley.org Metal Clay classes at The Bead Shop in Hailey. Monthly Beginner’s “mini-teazer”, Intermediate Skills Classes and Open Studio with skills demo. www.LisaHortonJewelry for details or call 788-6770 to register. $25 deposit and registration required. KIDS CLAY - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Friday, Bella Cosa Studio at the Bead Shop Plus, Hailey. Info: 721-8045 Hot Yoga in the South Valley - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. $10/donation. Call for location/ Info: 720-6513. Tennis 101. Fun, family, fitness, a tennis program designed to teach the basics to all ages. 9-10:30 a.m. at WR High School, 1250 Fox Acres Road. Register at idtennis.com, (208) 322-5150, Ext. 207.
504 lost & found LOST: Mens gold wedding ring with elk tooth and six diamonds, near hospital in Ketchum on 1/18/13. Reward. 208-863-0505 Black and White leather gloves left in rack on back of bathroom door at River Run Saturday Jan 19th. Sentimental -- new Christmas gift from someone special. FIRST time I wore them! If you picked them up by mistake please call me. You will be pleasantly surprised. Diane 208251-2566.
506 i need this Collecting items for a school fundraiser. Anythink fun from the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s and 90’s for memorabilia centerpieces. CD’s, records, 8tracks, tapes, toys, trinkets, movies, accessories, old car phones...any condition. Free or cheap. We could use your junk! Call 208-720-9242. Thank you! Needed Skiers, Horses, and Horseback Riders for Ski-Joring February 9 & 10 at Old Cutters Hailey, ID. Signups are February 8 at McClains in Hailley 6-10 pm. For info, contact Tyler Peterson at 208-720-0329 or Michelle Bobbitt at 208-720-6074. One 40 gal Low Boy electric water heater. 208-720-2509 Wanted: Superyard Portable Baby Gate. Contact 208-788-7380. Recycle! The Environmental Resource Center (ERC) needs your unwanted luau decor for our tropical fund raiser, also cocktail umbrellas. 726-4333. DONATE your books, shelves or unwanted cars that you don’t need any more or are taken up space in your house. Free pick up. 788-3964 NEEDED - Aluminum cans - your donation will support public art in Hailey. Drop donations off at 4051 Glenbrook Dr., Woodside Industrial Park or call Bob 788-0018 for pickup.
509 announcements Boy Scout Jamboree Troop Fundraiser. Family Movie Night: Hotel Transylvania. Bring family or drop off children (under 7 must be with adult) Location: Grange in Hailey. February 1 at 6:00 pm. Admission: Free (Donations accepted), concession available. Buzz999.com for Facebook local marketing TIPS. How to kick the FLU BUG in 7 days or less. www.OppMD.com Blaine County artists and crafts-
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c l a s s i f i e d a d pa g e s • d e a d l i n e : n o o n o n M o n d ay • c l a s s i f i e d s @ t h e w e e k ly s u n . c o m makers: Ketchum Arts Festival application now available at ketchumartsfestival.com. Postmark completed application by March 15 for best booth price and inclusion in Festival Guide. No jurying for Blaine Co. residents. Festival dates July 12-14, 2013. From Margot’s Table to Yours offering small B&B style breakfasts, lunches, dinners, après ski menus in the privacy of your or Margot’s own space. $15/hour (does not include menu ingredients) Call 208-7213551 or email margot6@mindspring. com We pay cash for quality ski and snowboard gear - Ketchum Pawn. 208-726-0110. Are you struggling to make ends meet? Not always enough to pay the bills and buy groceries? The Hunger Coalition is here to help. Hundreds of local families individuals have food on their table and some relief from the daily struggle. Confidential. Welcoming. Supportive. There is no reason to face hunger alone. Call 788-0121 Monday - Thursday or find out more at www.thehungercoalition. org.
512 tickets & travel Frequent trips to Boise. Need something hauled to or from? Call 208-320-3374
518 raves Really hope the sometimes verrry self-important (and also somewhat nonsensical, too) controversies surrounding “Zero Dark Thirty” don’t dissuade people from seeing it because it’s not only one of the very best films of 2012, but also one of the very best I’ve seen any time in the past 10- years or more. Even compared to many of director Kathryn Bigelow’s past superb films (including “Strange Days,” “The Hurt Locker” and “Point Break”), her latest is an absolute stand-out -- with special kudos to actresses Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Ehle. A++++
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604 autos under $10,000 2001 Subaru Outback Wagon AWD,189k, Lt Green/Gold, power everything including heated seats and engine heater, Runs Great! $5,500. 208-241-7083
606 autos $10,000+ 85’ Porsche 911 Targa for sale. 114,500 miles, $18,000. 208-7201680.
608 trucks 07’ Dodge Ram 3500, club cab./ long bed, fully loaded, towing package, white, 27k miles. Original owner. 208-720-1680.
610 4wd/suv 1977 G10 Jeep pickup - $1,500 OBO. Call 413-265-9561 1989 Ford F150, 4WD. 6cyl, 4 speed manual, long bed w/shell. Good tires. Motor replaced in ‘05. Differential rebuilt in ‘08. $1,700. Call Carol at 208886-2105. 1982 Ford Bronco - 4x4, white, standard 351. New battery, runs good, good tires. 73,000 orig. miles. $2,500 OBO. 208-837-6145.
620 snowmobiles etc. 1997 700 RMK - custom paint, skis. Always garaged. $1,500 OBO. Call 208-721-1103. tws
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