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The Hailey Rodeo is seeking memorabilia from the time period that the arena was built, 63 years ago, to be part of an ongoing historical exhibit for the planned interpretive center/visitor center. COURTESY PHOTO: RALPH HARRIS Read about it on page 5
inside: ROTH’S NEW DIGS, PG 5 | NORDIC FEST, PG 11, 14 | WRHS ROBOTICS TEAM, PG 12