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and above all else, premium quality.” A natural entrepreneur, Randy seems likely to make his mark. In five months, Collared Greens has contracted with five sales reps and several vendors around the country. Locally, Collared Greens has employed five seam
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Randy Ashton and one of his partners, Jeremy Bull, show off Collared Greens’ polo shirts and cap in their tiny Ketchum office. Photo: JIMA RICE/TWP
Shalala speaks in Ketchum
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onna Shalala, scheduled to speak in the Valley Mar. 22, worked in government during the Carter administration, as Assistant Secretary for Public Development and Research at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Donna Shalala, President Clinton’s Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1993 to 2000, will speak in Ketchum as part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Lecture Series. Individual tickets for Shalala’s talk are $20 for Sun Valley Center for the Arts members and $30 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, visit www.sunvalleycenter. org, call 208.726.9491 ex 10 or stop by The Center in Ketchum. The talk will be held on Monday, March 22 at 7 pm at the Church of twp the Big Wood in Ketchum.
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These and as many as 130 other crazy hats showed up at the Sun Valley Nordic Center during last week’s VAMPS’ sponsored Crazy Hats on Parade. Lucy Bourret (above) created a work of art for the occasion but could’ve very well gained a headache from the 10pound creation in the process. PHOTO: KAREN BOSSICK/TWP
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