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Higher Ground client, Abby Jansson, spends the day painting pottery at The Bead Shop.
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igher Ground Sun Valley is asking school students, staff and faculty in the Wood River Valley to wear blue on Tuesday, April 2, in observance of World Autism Awareness Day. In addition, Higher Ground will hold a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the new Velocio in the old Tully’s at 615 E. Sun Valley Road. Those who stop by will have a chance to view artwork from schoolaged kids between the ages of 6 and 12 who have been diagnosed with autism/autism spectrum disorder. The kids created bowls in a special afterschool get-together at The Bead Shop in Hailey. Refreshments will be served. April 2 was named World Autism Awareness Day by the United Nations. It is one of only four official health-specific days the United Nation calls attention to. The disorder affects tens of millions worldwide. Higher Ground has about 39 clients with some type of autism, according to Ally Weihe, Higher Ground’s AmeriCorps volunteer. Two percent of U.S. schoolchildren—or about a million children— have been diagnosed with some sort of autism, according to the latest government report issued last week. Autism describes a range of conditions and disorders, ranging from mild social awkwardness to severe, debilitating symptoms that prevent children from interacting or learning in a normal way. Some children with autism may have been classified as mentally retarded in the past. Some are highly intelligent. Some may be considered merely quirky. Higher Ground staff hope that having the community show its support by wearing blue will be a step toward shining more light on autism, said Cara Barrett, a spokesperson for Higher Ground. The 2006 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has made many more programs and resources available for children dealing with some tws aspect of autism.
un Valley got more than a student and hotshot skier when Laurel Fiddler enrolled in the fledgling Sun Valley Ski Academy this year. The community got a top-notch coach—a former Olympian—as well. The motherdaughter combo of Nancy and Laurel Fiddler has made an impact on Sun Valley’s Nordic community. Laurel, who finished fourth out of 113 girls in the state cross-country finals, helped the Sun Valley Nordic ski team rack up the medals as she enjoyed the best year of her ski career. And Nancy Fiddler introduced a bevy of fresh ideas, such as her balancing trick known as The Gorilla, while coaching the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Devo program, the Vamps and private lessons at Galena Lodge. “Nancy has more than 30 years coaching so she has a lot to contribute,� said Joan Scheingraber, a Nordic coach and former member of the Bonnie Bell ski team with Fiddler and Betsy Youngman. It takes courage for a girl to pull up roots her senior year. But The Community School Ski Education Foundation offered Laurel what she couldn’t get at home in Mammoth, Calif. Her
and Nancy Fiddler, who is spending the school year and ski season in Sun Valley with her daughter Laurel, says the cross-country ski terrain in Sun Valley is optimal for working on race skills.
home school couldn’t give her the academics she needed. The Sugar Bowl Academy in Truckee, Nev., had no one on its Nordic team to push her. But Laurel’s mother knew Sun Valley’s head Nordic coach Rick Kapala from her own work coaching junior Nordic racers. And she had lived in Sun Valley during the late 1970s and early 1980s while ski racing. “By the time I called The Community School, Rick had already been on the phone,� said Nancy, who introduced crosscountry skiing to youth at Mammoth Lakes. Soon, Laurel found herself hiking with Sun Valley racers 10 miles up a glacier near Canmore, Alberta, staying in Quonset huts while they practiced twice daily on summer snow. “After last year I had given up on myself,� said Laurel, 17. “I’d lost my love of skiing so I had to reignite that love. I trained super hard this fall. I told myself: ‘You’re in good shape. You’re ready to go.’ And Sun Valley offered such a nurturing environment—all the athletes are so supportive. That helped a lot.� It paid off. Laurel took third in J1 at Soldier Hollow against a field of skiers from all over the nation as the season started. After a first and a bunch of other topfive finishes in other races, she and teammate Maggie Williams took gold in the 3-by-3.3km classic relay race at Junior Nationals in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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From Bones to Books Community Library Hires New Director, Anthropologist Cynthia Dillon
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sity where her research focused on Native American peoples of southwest California. She teaches archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at San Diego Mesa College. She has three children— James “Kip” Eischen, a Vassar College graduate and arts writer; Faith Eischen, a junior at the University of Southern California; and Zach Eischen, who is entering Cal State Sacramento. Drake, who had dinner with Dillon in La Jolla, Calif., Saturday night, said she likes the idea of living in a mountain resort town where she can hike, bike, cross-country ski and snowboard, in addition to reading and writing fiction. The library sought a director who was knowledgeable about new trends and challenges facing libraries in the 21st century and who was willing to create partnerships with community institutions and engage Sun Valley’s diverse communities. “We went about our search very deliberately and carefully, as we wanted to make sure we got the best we could. And that started with a deep discussion about the direction of the library,” said Drake. The board wants to strengthen the library’s education component through more programs, such as the technology classes that Paul Zimmerman is teaching. The library is exploring ways to provide reading and computer literacy classes, as well as book clubs. And it wants to improve the patron experience, helping people to become more comfortable finding their way around the library. “Cynthia was by a considerable margin the best match with the criteria we set to guide our search,” Drake said. “The answers she gave us to the questions we put forth to her were as good or better than we could have given ourselves.” tws
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chilling tale of deviltry and hellfire will unfold on Wednesday, April 3, when the nexStage Theatre presents a free play reading of Irish playwright Conor McPherson’s “Seafarer.” The play, which runs one hour and 45 minutes with an intermission, starts at 6:30 p.m. at the theater at 120 S. Main St. Ketchum. Refreshments will be available. The play, which takes a page right out of Celtic folklore, revolves around an alcoholic named Sharky who is attempting to stay off the bottle, even as he contends with his hard-drinking brother and his own haunted conscience. He agrees to a harmless game
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he’s an anthropologist who once held a senior management position at the San Diego Museum of Man. Now Cynthia Dillon is poised to become the executive director of Ketchum’s Community Library Association. The two are not so different, noted Lyman Drake, chair of the library’s board of trustees: “There’s a great deal of overlap. You’re maintaining a collection of artifacts, whether it’s books or bones.” Dillon, who will assume her new position in July 2013, agrees: “In anthropology, we study humanity temporally and spatially through the lens of culture. Libraries provide access to information and knowledge, as well as community connection, all normative values in Western culture and particularly modern society. Libraries harbor human stories, and understanding the human story is what anthropology is all about.” Dillon’s hiring closes the chapter on a nationwide search that lasted a little over a year and included more than a hundred prospects from Massachusetts to Alaska. Diane Frankel, who formerly headed the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington, D.C., during the Clinton Administration, winnowed the list to a handful of candidates on behalf of her Management Consultants for the Arts. Dillon stood out in terms of her qualifications and experience, Drake said. Dillon comes to the library from San Diego, where she has been executive director of Malashock Dance, a leading modern dance organization. Prior to that, she served five years working for the Museum of Man. As director of interpretation and visitor experience, she supervised departments responsible for education, curatorial, exhibits, marketing and retail activities. She also created public programs ranging from scholarly panel discussions to lively multicultural performances. A native of Omaha, Neb., Dillon earned a B.A. degree in Journalism from California State University at Sacramento and an M.A. in Anthropology from San Diego State Univer-
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This is the time of year we call The Hunger Season—that time when need is high but our shelves are perilously bare due to lack of food donations. That’s why The Hunger Coalition initiated the Annual Spring Corporate Food Drive. Every spring, local businesses team up to bring much-needed non-perishable food and cash donations to The Hunger Coalition. Vying for the coveted Golden Can Award, these community-minded businesses build terrific in-house teamwork while reaching out to family, friends and colleagues for non-perishable food and cash donations. The Hunger Coalition is looking for local businesses and organizations to join them in bringing wholesome food, welcome hope, and vital support services to families by participating in The Hunger Coalition’s Annual Spring Corporate Food Drive. Contact Naomi Spence at 788-0121 for more information.
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hen spring arrives, we hang up our skis as we take down our bicycles. Are you really going to get behind your steering wheel even though it’s biking season? Transportation-related emissions are the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions category in the United States, and gas isn’t cheap. What can you do to reduce your carbon footprint for transportation needs inside the Valley? Check these ideas: • Carpool to work and/or to school. Register for www.Rideshareonline.com to see if there is a carpooler near you. • Take the bus. Mountain Rides (788-7433 or www. mountainrides.org) has a great service between Ketchum/Sun Valley and Hailey/Bellevue. They offer all kinds of passes, plus discounts for youth and seniors. Ride for free around Ketchum/Sun Valley/Elkhorn or within the town of Hailey! Riding the bus has added benefits; you can chat with friends, do crossword puzzles, work on your laptop ... or just take a nap! • Bike or walk to work. Too far? Combine your workout with your commute in a biking/bus combination, or just walk to a bus stop that is not the closest one to you. • Work from home if you can. Ask your boss about telecommuting even one day a week. • Work 4 days/10 hrs. a week. It may also be to the advantage of your employer. • Ask your employer to start a vanpool program. Mountain Rides has a vanpool coordinator to answer all of your questions. Have a question or want to write your own ERCbeat? Contact the Environmental Resource Center at 208.726.4333 or reduce@ercsv.org. tws
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ne of the changes that occurred when the County changed our recycle program in October 2012 is that we no longer accept glass at curbside pick-up. This change occurred because of the high risk of contamination to other recyclable items, and the danger broken glass presents to our recycle center staff. Throughout the process of changing the recycle program, we learned it was more economical to taxpayers—and more responsible to the environment—for the glass to stay here locally, rather than be driven 100 miles to the nearest
purchasing center. This saves $40,000 a year and 9.2 tons of CO emissions. There is currently no market for glass for us, so glass is picked up and diverted to inert fill at the Ohio Gulch construction and demo pit. While glass is not accepted at curbside, it is still accepted at six different drop-off locations around the county, and we encourage businesses and residents to use this option and save glass from going into our landfill. Both colored and clear glass is accepted. For a list of drop-off locations, visit us at 5brecyles.org, tws
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e had arrived at 13,000 feet without incident. It took us eight days. In Nagaon, we had a rest day, whether we thought we needed it or not. The first thing we did right was our water management. Every day, our bottles were filled with boiling water. If we refilled along the trail, we used an iodide pill. We avoided diarrhea. No one had ‘Delhi belly.’ Dehydration slows or prevents acclimatization. We also drank a lot. Our water intake increased with altitude gain. Some of that is common sense. Exercise and altitude gain means consistent, long-period heavy breathing (ventilation). Exhaled moisture has to be replaced. Beyond that, unseen and unfelt adjustments the body was making during our gradual ascent required adequate hydration. We had to drink several quarts of water per day for the sake of drinking. The second thing we did right was to book our trip with the best adventure travel organization in the world, Mountain Travel. A young doctor named Peter Hackett was M.T.’s medical consultant, and we followed his program, new at the time (1976). We were his guniea pigs. He manned a medical hut at Pheriche, at 15,000 feet, during the spring and fall climbing seasons to study acute mountain sickness (AMS). His was the Word. Today, he is a world-renowned expert at high-altitude medicine, practicing in Denver and Telluride. His advice was important because the world is full of people who think they know something, the ‘skinny,’ some scuttlebutt, a cure-all drug remedy, and they are usually full of it. Fortunately, we were a sensible bunch with excellent leadership. We believed in doing things the hard way—behavioral alteration. We had to be our body’s best friend. The biggest problem for casual
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visitors (trekkers, skiers, tourists) to high altitude (10,000 feet and beyond) is acute mountain sickness (AMS). This is caused by two factors: hypoxia, a lack of sufficient oxygen for the blood and tissues; and by altitude, the devil. In the thinning air, there are less oxygen molecules per breath. The body’s sensible response is more frequent and deeper breathing. At sea level, only 5 percent of the oxygen goes to the lung muscles. On Everest, 60 percent goes for respiration. Oops! There’s less for the brain, the muscles, the blood. From our Valley’s altitude on up, there is a 3 percent decline in our work capacity per 1000-foot elevation gain. Neither physical conditioning nor acclimatization can alter that. At 14,000 feet, the arterial oxygen saturation is about 85 percent of normal. Physical exertion can reduce that to 60 percent. This is why, if you get sick, you cannot exercise your way out of that. Rest is best. AMS is characterized by headaches, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, dizziness, fatigue, lassitude and disturbed sleep (apnea), and begins 12 hours after a too-quick-an-arrival at altitude. Your body decides what is too quick. The cure is two to four days’ rest, or a return to a lower elevation, then rest. No vigorous exercise! AMS prevention: gradual rate of ascent. Sleep no higher than 1500 feet above the previous night. Hydrate. Give the body at least 10 days to acclimatize, a problem for time-constrained visitors. Never descend alone. The only drug known to help speed acclimatization is a low dose of acetazolamide. If it helps with the symptoms, resume a gradual ascent. I will review the book, Medicine for Mountaineering, next week. Both the Hailey and Ketchum libraries have copies. It’s an important publication for doctors, climbers and guides, and anyone else who is going to altitude. tws
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athan Thomas, a junior at The Community School carrying a 3.7 grade point average, is a Nordic skier by trade. “It’s really been the passion in my life,” he said. “It’s just an incredible feeling you get after finishing a race that not many people could accomplish. It’s an incredible sensation and I know it sounds funny but I love the pain and suffering. It makes me stronger. I prefer classic style but I guess I’m better at skating. In classic I can really get into a zone and pound out a lot of k’s. I like to go at a high pace and not feel a thing. As to the sport itself, I really love it. It gives you a chance to hang out with friends while training and you get to scale some really high peaks.” Thomas started in eighth grade and maintains a rigorous training schedule. “I ski every day in the winter for two to three hours a day. My favorite course is Soldier Hollow in Utah and locally I really like Lake Creek and the trails at Galena.” All that training has really paid off. Thomas recently competed at the U.S. Cross-Country Championships at Soldier Hollow against potential Olympians. “It gave me an opportunity to compare myself to other athletes – especially Olympians. You can look at them and see that you need to be five seconds faster, for example, in a certain event. It was a real eyeopener.” Thomas has lived in the same house in Indian Creek, overlooking the lake, his whole life. “I really like it there. Every summer we go to the lake to swim and fish with my dad and roll kayaks.” This past year he switched from Wood River High School to The Community School for his junior year. Before that he attended Woodside Elementary, Bellevue Elementary and the Wood River Middle School. “The transition to The Community School has been super smooth. I registered really late—two weeks before the start of school—and the people were really nice and I got in easily. Even though a lot of the kids have been together since first grade, I really felt at home my
“It’s just an incredible feeling you get after finishing a race that not many people could accomplish.”
ive trophies and three medals were added to the past successes of the Wood River High School Chess Club this past weekend at the ICA State Scholastic Chess Championship. The WRHS Chess Club earned second place behind a rival chess club, Borah High School, and Megan Jones won the 12th grade State Champion title. Megan is a high school senior at WRHS and learned how to play chess last semester in the Integrating Chess and Critical Thinking class taught by science teacher Adam Porth. She swiftly moved up the ranks within the class and played primarily in informal tournaments during the class, until her recent success at the ICA Scholastic Novice tournament for beginners where she scored 4.0 out of 5 points. Megan is referred to as the secret Grand Master by her fellow chess players and she scored 4.0 of 5 points in the championship. As Megan left the tournament room, fatigue and surprise graced her features as she told her teammates, “I won!” Her only loss was to teammate Desmond Porth who earned second place, 10th grader. Desmond and Megan were instrumental in helping their team earn second place against eight other schools. The last round, called “the Money Round,” was critical for the team, with results depending on the outcome of three games. “This was an amazing feat by my team,” said coach Adam Porth. He contin-
ued, “Other than their captain, Desmond Porth, they are all beginners and I look forward to next year’s results after more experience.” Twenty-three students from the Blaine County School District competed in sections ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade and the tournament served over 250 Idaho students from all corners of the state. The WRMS seventh -rade team earned third place with only two players, Dylan Porth and Victor Saldivia. Teams consist of the top three boards from each school. In addition, Dylan Porth earned a fourth-place trophy, as well as eighth-grader, Nathan Stouffer. The second-grade team included Darwin Porth, Luke Baker and Owen Stouffer. Their exciting ending resulted in another third place for Wood River. Owen also won a medal for his 3.5-point score and brother Garrett Stouffer also earned a medal in sixth grade. Zane Barckholtz won a medal in the fifth-grade section and all of the players worked with each other to produce the outstanding results. Dylan and Desmond Porth will participate in the USCF Super-Nationals this next month in Nashville, Tenn.—the largest tournament in the world attracting nearly 5000 scholastic participants. On April 13, the Third Annual Elementary Chess Championship for area students, kindergarten through fifth grade, will be held at the high school and the top elementary school will be crowned. Contact Adam Porth, aporth1@cox.net to participate. tws
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Wood River High School Student Finalists Need Your Vote by Sunday
A video produced by Wood River High School students is in the running to win a $1,000 cash prize in Zions Bank’s “Financialize a Film” video contest that promotes making good financial choices. “The Split” by Zack Freeman and Eli McNees is posted online for a public vote along with 13 other submissions from Idaho middle and high school students, which were chosen from a pool of more than 30 entries. The makers of the video that receives the most votes will win the $1,000 cash prize, plus a $1,000 matching award for their school. Second- and third-place winners will receive $500 and $250, respectively, plus matching awards for their schools. Voting is open until March 31 on Zions Bank’s Facebook page at www. facebook.com/zionsbank (click on the “Vote Now!” tab). Winners will be announced the week of April 1. Additional information is available at www.zionsbank.com.
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Registration for kindergarten, dual immersion kindergarten and preschool will take place on Wednesday, April 3 at three locations in Blaine County. For students attending Bellevue, Woodside and Hailey Elementary, parents can register their children at the Community Campus (1050 Fox Acres Road) from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. For students attending Hemingway Elementary, parents can register their children at Hemingway Elementary from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. or from 1 to 3:30 p.m. For students attending Carey School, parents can register their children at Carey School between 1 and 3 p.m. More info: www.blaineschools.org
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first week. I made friends so fast there wasn’t anyone to make friends with my second week. Right away we went on our fall camping trip that involved the whole school and all the teachers. We were split into groups of about 15 kids and it was a mix of all grades down to preschool. We took a three-mile hike into an alpine lake in the Sawtooths for three days and camped in tents and took day hikes. The whole thing was really cool because I got to meet students not in my grade. It was an incredible experience and one that I hadn’t had before.” You can be sure that there are a lot more incredible experiences in store for this tws bright young man.
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as snowboarding lost its edge? That’s one of the questions 80 of North America’s snowsports professionals tried to figure out last week as they huddled at Sun Valley Resort for the 2013 TransWorld Snow Conference. Snowboarding was the hot new thing—a sport on a meteoric rise—not long ago. Then, twin-tip skis attracted some snowboarding converts back to skiing and the recession hit. The number of snowboarders leveled off, even took a nose dive, in what snowboard inventor Jake Burton called “a hangover that affects our industry.� In between schussing down Bald Mountain and playing in Dollar Mountain’s Terrain Park, participants at the conference looked at the cold, hard stats and brainstormed ways to put snowboarding back in the center of snow enthusiasts’ radar screens. They explored topics like “Has Snowboarding Lost its Edge? And “China Rising: Snowboarding’s Next Frontier.� Kelly Davis, director of research for SnowSports Industries America (SIA), painted a sobering look at sales trends and demographic shifts. Only 15.3 million snowboarders took to the slopes in the 2011-2012 season versus 17.1 million in the 2004-2005 season and 19.6 million in the 20092010 season, she said. “How did we lose participation in the biggest snow year ever?� she asked. Sales-wise, equipment sales are down 12 percent and apparel sales down 11 percent in the West—snowboarding’s biggest area, Davis added. Specialty shops are down 14 percent dollar-wise; chain stores are down 14 percent; while Internet sales
are up 2.5 percent. Burton still dominates the market, which currently features 884 models of adult boards. Davis said she doesn’t feel like snowboarding has lost its edge—some sports, like fishing, are seeing even more significant downturns. The key, Davis theorized, is to find sassy, cool ways of getting people engaged in snowboarding. “Sales of action cameras, like those people wear on their helmets, is growing—from 7,000 sales in 2005-6 to 70,000 now. The consumer trend is ‘Look at me!’ � she said. Nearly one in five people surveyed said that they didn’t ride because they couldn’t find anyone to go with, she added. The snowboarding industry could fix this by organizing bus loads of snowboarders to ski hills or organizing parties or groups at ski resorts that would introduce snowboarders to other snowboarders. The industry needs to support fourth- and fifth-grade programs that introduce school children to snowboarding. It could figure out ways to entice more skiers to cross over—right now just 22 percent of skiers both ski and snowboard, Davis said. And it needs to figure out ways to attract women. Right now just 35 percent of riders are female. But women stick with it better than the males, Davis said. Snowboarding could also regain its edge with a period of innovation, said Peter Phillips, professor of economics at the University of Utah. “You can disrupt the downturn cycle with marketing and new innovation,� he said. “Sales always go up during periods of innovation.� Phillips added that the snowboarding industry can take com-
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Jayson Woodward said everyone would be a snowboarder if they could feel what he feels when he hits the slopes: “For me, it’s like a paintbrush. It’s like floating. When I ski, it’s like driving over the surface. But when I’m boarding I feel I’m just painting the slope with little brushstrokes.�
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“You can disrupt the downturn cycle with marketing and new innovation. Sales always go up during periods of innovation.� –Peter Phillips fort in the fact that the economy is climbing out of the hole it fell into in 2008. The economy took a little longer to sort itself out than many had figured it would, he said, but it should be back to a healthy level in about two years. Locally, snowboarding makes
up 9 percent of those who recreate on Bald Mountain, said Sun Valley’s marketing director Jack Sibbach. That number hasn’t budged over the past decade. “Snowboarding’s bigger near urban centers,� Sibbach said. “We’re not near an urban center.� tws
The Forest Service is proposing to authorize construction of approximately 12.5 miles of new non-motorized mountain biking trail over a three to six year period by Sun Valley Company on the National Forest portion of the Bald Mountain Ski Area. According to Joe Miczulski (MI∙CHUL∙SKI), Recreation Forester for the Ketchum Ranger District, Sun Valley Company has identified opportunities for expanding its novice and intermediate mountain bike terrain above Bald Mountain’s Roundhouse Restaurant utilizing sustainable “flow� design and construction techniques that link banked turns, sections of uphill gradients, and other natural and man-made features to manage downhill bike speeds. “Examples of ‘flow’ design and construction within the Wood River Valley include the Forbidden Fruit Trail #159 in Eve’s Gulch west-northwest of Ketchum,� Miczulski said. If approved, trail construction could begin during the summer of 2013. According to Miczulski, “The Bald Mountain Trail will continue to be the primary hiking route from River Run to the Roundhouse Restaurant and the top of Baldy. No changes are proposed in existing use or layout of the Bald Mountain Perimeter Trail.� Sun Valley Company would patrol and maintain the new trails. “The Bureau of Land Management’s Shoshone Field Office will seek comments in the future about Sun Valley Company’s proposal for mountain bike trails that connect the River Run base area to the Roundhouse Restaurant,� Miczulski said. A Notice of Proposed Action, with tables and images of the proposed trails, is available at the Ketchum Ranger Station. The 30-day comment period for this proposal begins March 20, 2013. Comments should be sent to: Ketchum Ranger District, PO Box 2356, Ketchum, ID 83340, Attn: Bald Mountain Summer Trail Proposal. Comments may also be e-mailed to comments-intermtn-sawtooth-ketchum@fs.fed.us .
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Development Director Krista Detweiler. “This event allows us to send a message of being aware and proud of your own body, of both women’s and men’s bodies. In short, it comes down to empowerment. As one sponsor put it, ‘I love boobs and I hate cancer.’” Sponsors and models will be invited to a VIP party beginning at 8 p.m. that evening at Cornerstone. Teams should be registered by April 1 at www. expeditioninspiration.org. Expedition Inspiration can supply the model if needed. The event is sponsored by Cornerstone, Zenergy, Sun Valley Mustard, P.A.C.T., Idaho Rock Mountain Ranch and Main St. Market.
GUEST BARTENDERS Expedition Inspiration representatives Krista Detwiler, Sonya Johnston, Leroy Kingland and Steve Myers will guest bartend at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Cornerstone Bar and Grill. Admission and raffle tickets for BOOBAPALOOZA will be on sale then. tws
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in the community. The Mrs. Idaho America competition is an exciting and rewarding program that recognizes Idaho’s married women and is the official state preliminary to the prestigious Mrs. America Pageant. To print an application visit our website http://www.mrsidahoamerica.com/. For additional information e-mail mrsidahoteam@yahoo.com or call Susan 208-859-3809 or Sher 208-8703722.
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Sun Valley Opera and Sun Valley Resort want to remind you that tickets go on sale April 1 for The Greatest ABBA Show Ever (performed by ARRIVAL from Sweden) in the Sun Valley Pavilion at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. They will be joined by the American Festival Chorus and Orchestra. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 1. Diva tickets are available at www.sunvalleyopera.com or by calling 208.726.0991 and include a cocktail party in a private residence on July 5, preferred seating and valet parking at the Sun Valley Pavilion at the concert. They are also selling Intermezzo tickets, which are the preferred seats behind the Divas. General admission tickets are available at www. sunvalleyopera.com or by calling 208.622.2135 or 888.622.2108.
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blast from the past is returning to Whiskey Jacques’ on April Fool’s Day for a one-night stand. Steve Pearson, former lead singer with The Rangehoods, will perform a free concert from 7 to 10 p.m. of old favorites and new original material with his wife Lucette and Metal Marty Chandler. There is no cover charge. Sue Noel, who works the courtesy counter at Atkinsons’ Market in Ketchum, says The Rangehoods was one of the most popular rock bands to play at Whiskey’s. “Twenty-five years ago, avid fans would look forward for months to their return. The Rangehoods would pack ’em in for six nights running at least twice a year. Fans would come early, stake out tables and party until closing. Lots of them would be there every night for the whole six-night run,” Noel said. The Seattle-based foursome played hard-driving original rock and ballads, mostly composed by Pearson. Pearson is a prolific and gifted songwriter who creates haunting melodies with complex and often poignant lyrics, rich with meaning, Noel said. His influences: bands like Badfinger, the Byrds and the Beatles. The band, which opened for the likes of Tom Petty during their heyday, would occasionally throw in a Beatles or Elvis cover. They were together from 1984 to 1996. Since The Rangehoods’ era, Pearson has headed several oth-
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er bands, including The Fighting Cocks and Steve Pearson and the British Racing Green. He is also a member of the NW Rivals, an ’80’s-style, all-star rock band made up of principals from several successful Pacific Northwest bands. Chandler, meanwhile, tours much of the year as lead guitarist for the Supersuckers. He has appeared on numerous Pacific Northwest indie albums, including Pearson’s “Battles and Ballads.” Touring is a lot of work, Chandler said, “but it’s cool to play for people every night and see the world.” And, he added, living on a farm in the Wood River Valley with his animals is the pay-off. Noel, meanwhile, is counting the hours until April Fool’s Night: “I’ve been talking to Karen Martin (Whiskey’s owner) for years about this happening. And now it is. Yippee!” tws
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t could get crowded at the Sun Valley Brewery in Hailey next Tuesday. That’s when the 10-member band, By All Means, moves in. The band is led by Paa Kow, an outstanding drummer from Ghana, said Sean Flynn, who booked the act. “They do an African-fusion style of music that reminds you of Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ album with the South African band,” he said. “This is a very upbeat, happy, rhythmic tribal style of music that is very easy to move to.” The free concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Hailey brewery. The band includes Paa Kow, a trombone player, guitar and bass player, trumpet player, keyboard player and two other percussionists. Paa Kow, who now lives in Colorado, said he knew that he wanted to become a musician as a 7-year-old playing the cowbell with his uncle’s band. It didn’t hurt that the audience attached paper money to his forehead when they saw that he was working up a sweat. Once hooked, he was so smitten that he even hid inside a bass drum to accompany his uncle’s band on a tour when he
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was supposed to stay home for school. “In Africa, everything is music,” he said. “In my home town, there was no electricity so we started making music with our mouths and hands and feet. I built my own drum pedal out of wood, a door hinge, nails, string and a sandal. I fashioned drums out of metal cans, wire and a fertilizer bag, which I used to practice for many hours every day.” The band, which started as a group of session musicians, got its name when someone asked the musicians their name. “We said, ‘We don’t have a name, but by all means we will play for you!’ ”Paa Kow recalled. The Sun Valley Brewery will follow up Tuesday’s concert with another free concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, featuring Ian McFerron. A Finn Riggins concert will follow that at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7. tws
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ews in the Wood River Valley had one more book to read from as they set about observing their Passover Seder this week. But this book was different in that it was written and Jan Aronson doesn’t illustrated consider herself an by two of illustrator, but she their own. incorporated her unique artistic touch Edgar in providing the artM. Bronwork for 127 pages fman, the in her husband’s new benefactor book, “The Bronfman behind the Sun Valley Haggadah.� Summer Symphony’s In Focus chamber series, wrote “The Bronfman Haggadah.� His wife, Jan Aronson, a world-renowned artist, illustrated the book. Bronfman, the son of a Russian immigrant whiskey distiller and former president of the World Jewish Congress, introduced the book hot off the press at Christmas time at a reception at Gail Severn Gallery. He said then that his idea was to offer a fresh perspective in defining the Passover. As such, he used readings from the 19th century abolitionist Frederick Douglas in his book, as well as poet Ralph Waldo Emerson and others. Instead of feeding Elijah after the meal, as is traditionally done, Bronfman includes the
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prophet in the Passover meal to teach children that generosity—as illustrated in feeding the poor—is a very Jewish thing to do. He doesn’t call the Red Sea the Red Sea but, rather, the Sea of Reeds. The Jews crossed this shallow part of the Red Sea, but it sank the Egyptians with their chariots, he said. Bronfman also included Moses in the telling—something traditional telling does not do. The rabbis who wrote early versions may have left Moses out because they viewed him as a dangerous hero—someone who could upset the religious hierarchy, he explained. But, he added, including Moses is important because the Jewish people became God’s people when they received the Ten Commandments. “I wrote it because I thought
it was important to have a Haggadah that teaches young children what Judaism is all about,� he said. “It’s all there in the Passover story—if you tell it properly.� Aronson, meanwhile, contributed colorful, bold watercolor paintings illustrating the Seder plate’s symbolic foods, the parting of the Red Sea, Moses and the burning bush, the giving of the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, even a biblical map. Bronfman said he considers the Passover the most important of the Jewish holidays. “It’s the night we became a people. And it includes all the elements of Judaism in one story.� The hardcover coffee table book, “The Bronfman Haggadah,� is $29.95. tws
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Spring Break for Blaine County School District Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Good Friday Service - 12 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Info: 208-726-5349 Therapeutic Yoga for the back with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9622. 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, 7201501 or jo@sunvalleybridge.com. www. SunValleyBridge.com. Good Friday Liturgy - 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Hailey. Good Friday Service - 7 p.m. at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodside Blvd., Hailey. Info: 208-221-4114 S Short Circuit Tour featuring Toki Wright (Rhymesayers Ent.), Carnage, and Kristoff Krane (Minnesota hip-hop) - 9 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques, Ketchum. $7 S Sofa Kings - 9:30 p.m. at Silver Dollar Saloon, Bellevue. No cover and free shuttle rides available
saturday, 3.30.13
Hawaiian Nationals (side-by-side dual slalom race for telemark skiers and snowboarders) - 12 p.m. at Warm Springs, on Baldy. Registration is 9 to 11 a.m., and a parade follows at 2:30 p.m. (from the top of Greyhawk Chair #7). Info: sunvalleytele@gmail.com Saturday Storytime - 10 a.m. at the Children’s Library in The Community Library, Ketchum. FREE. Info: 208-726-3493 Easter Celebration - 1 to 3 p.m. at Albertsons, Hailey. 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. Restorative Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9600. Instructional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Seminar with Fabio Santos - 5 p.m. at USA Grappling Academy, Bellevue. $50/adult and $30/child. Info: 208-720-3519 Easter Eve Service - 7:30 p.m. at St. Thom-
as Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Info: 208 726-5349 The Great Vigil of Easter (includes Hol Baptism) - 8 p.m. at Emmanuel Episcopa Church, Hailey. S Marmalade Hill, cover band from SLC - 9 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques, Ket chum. $7
sunday, 3.31.13
Last Day Open for Dollar Mountain fo the Season . Easter Day Services- 8 a.m. and 10 a.m at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum The 10 a.m. service is followed by an Eg Hunt for the children. Info: 208-726-5349 Easter Service - 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Ligh on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Liv ing w/Easter Egg Hunt right after. Easter Sunday Service w/brunch af terwards, at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodside Blvd., Hailey. Info: 208 221-4114 Easter Service - 10 a.m. at Emmanue Episcopal Church, Hailey. Egg Hunt to fol low Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 5 - 6:30. 416 Main Street, North entrance Hailey. For questions: HansMukh 721 7478 S Leana Leach Trio (pop, jazz, rock - 8:30 to 12:30 in the Duchin Room, Sun Valley.
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Toddler Story Time - 10:30 a.m. at the Bellevue Public Library. Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senio Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9600. Laughter Yoga with Carrie Mellen - 12:15 to 1 p.m. at All Things Sacred (upstairs a the Galleria). Trip to the Hunger Coalition - 3 p.m., mee at the Senior Connection and ride the bu from there. 788-3468. Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Ca 726-5997 for info. Intermediate Bridge Lessons - 3-5:30 p.m at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reserva tions required, 720-1501 or jo@jomurray com. www.SunValleyBridge.com Restorative Yoga with Katherine Pleas ants - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - MOVE Studio Ketchum. 727-9600. NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentall 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 un der the Hailey Chamber Office, Hailey. Info 309-1987 FREE Souper Supper (meal to those in
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t’s a tough trick to make a prequel that approaches the magical splendor of the 1939 MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. But Walt Disney Studios has made an admirable attempt with the new movie Oz The Great and Powerful. Severely constrained by the legal ownership of the rights to the original by Warner Brothers, the filmmakers still have enough touchstones to tie the audience to their love of that film. This new film makes for a fun afternoon at the movies for the whole family. One on-point element is the producer’s choice to hire director Sam Raimi to helm the movie. Raimi has been something of a
minor visionary, tracing back to his having co-written the Coen Brothers’ masterpiece Raising Arizona through the amazing originality of his cult classic Evil Dead II and his expert handling of the Spider Man trilogy. His comic book-influenced imagination can be boundless and his twisted sense of humor is abundantly on display here. Controversial, though, has been the casting of James Franco as the huckster magician and womanizer of 1905 Kansas whose hot-air balloon is blown off course by a tornado and transports him to Oz. Industry speculation is that Robert Downey, Jr. and Johnny Depp turned down the role first but Franco’s interpretation is dead on the money. Slightly subversive to match his director’s
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thursday, 3.28.13
Spring Break for Blaine County School District 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. Eat Right, Your Way, Everyday. Celebrate National Nutrition Month with St. Luke’s 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Luke’s Wood River Hospital cafeteria. Enjoy free samples of healthy desserts, meals for under 3 dollars and ethnic breakfast foods. 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: Hoarding w/Gay Miremont, licensed clinical social worker - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Baldy Room at St. Luke’s, Ketchum. Info: 7278733. 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 questions: 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 Carter Freeman - 5 to 7 p.m. at Silver Dollar Saloon, Bellevue. No cover Maundy Thursday Service - 5:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Info: 208-726-5349 Free Lecture on Business Models in China w/Marshall Meyer - 5:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum. 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: 208-720-
6872 or 208-539-3771 Maundy Thursday Service - 7 p.m. at Valley of Peace Lutheran Church, Woodside Blvd., Hailey. Info: 208-221-4114 S Hoodwink - 9 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques, Ketchum. $5
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World Autism Awareness Day - wear blue to raise awareness and shine a light on autism and its prevalence in our Valley. Info: Cara at 208-726-9298 x108 Yoga Sauna - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m., Bellevue. Info: 720-6513. Connection Club - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. Children’s Library Science time w/Ann Christensen, 11 a.m. at the Children’s Library of the Community Library in Ketchum YMCA Mommy Yoga - ages infant to walking. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Info: 727-9622. Rotary Club of Ketchum/Sun Valley meeting - 12 to 1:15 p.m. at Rico’s, Ketchum. Info: www.Rotary.org Guided Meditation - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at St. Luke’s Wood River, Chapel. Info: 7278733 Blood Pressure Check - 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Connection. 788-3468. BINGO after lunch, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Senior Connection. 788-3468. Sewcial Society open sew - 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fabric Granery in Hailey. Outdoor After School Program for 1st 3rd Graders - 2:30 to 5 p.m. at The Mountain School, Bellevue. Space is limited, call for details/register: 208-788-3170 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 Duplicate bridge game for those new to duplicate - 3-5:30 p.m. at the Wood River YMCA, Ketchum. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@sunvalleybridge.com. www.SunValleyBridge.com Weight Watchers - 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. Info: 7883468. Ketchum BAH (Business After Hours) presented by WREP, St. Luke’s, SelectHealth, CompUCenter and restaurateur Keith Perry - 5:15 to 7 p.m. at CompUCenter/ Copy Center in Lower Giacobbi Square, Ketchum. RSVP: dougbrownsv@gmail. com FREE Hailey Community Meditation - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Pure Body Pilates, across from Hailey Atkinsons’. All welcome, chairs and cushions available. Info: 7212583 Free Playreading of The Seafarer - 6:30 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre, Ketchum. Info: 726-9124 Sun Valley Center for the Arts Lecture Se-
ries presents Admiral Jay Johnson - 6:30 p.m. at the Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum. $30m/ $40/nm $10 students. Tickets: 208-726-9491 Free acupuncture clinic for veterans, military and their families 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cody Acupuncture Clinic, Hailey. 7207530. S By All Means, led by a percussionist/drummer from Ghana, Paa Kow, this is an African-fusion style of music - 8 p.m. at the Sun Valley Brewery, Hailey. No Cover.
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Kindergarten, Dual Immersion and Preschool registration for Hemingway Elementary - 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Hemingway Elementary, Ketchum. Info: www.BlaineSchools.org or 578-5000 Kindergarten, Dual Immersion and Preschool registration for Bellevue, Woodside and Hailey Elementary- 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Community Campus, 1050 Fox Acres Rd., Hailey. Info: www.BlaineSchools.org or 578-5000 Kindergarten, Dual Immersion and Preschool registration for Carey School - 1 to 3 p.m. at Carey School. Info: www.BlaineSchools.org or 578-5000 Free Screening of Guilty Pleasures, Julie Moggan’s new documentary - 6 p.m. at The Community Library, Ketchum. For more info: www. TheCommunityLibrary.org
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Friday, 4.12.13 Company of Fools presents a free play reading of Time Stands Still - 7 p.m. at The Center, Ketchum. tws
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feet the first time he climbed it. When he finally did summit, there was no one around to take his picture so he put his camera against his ice axe and took a time-lapse photo. Since, he has climbed Everest six more times, including once, he claims, to retrieve the wallet he left behind. “One time I climbed Everest and there was a guy up there taking a picture. It turned out to be one of my best climbing friends. It was as if we’d met at Starbucks,” he said. The top of Everest is about as big as a dining room table, Viesturs said. In the early days it was a big day if you had 10 people summiting. Now you see 300 people trying to summit in a single day. Arnot said that Everest base camp sprawls a mile and contains a thousand people at a time. “You forget your difficulties when you look out at the vastness,” she added. The event attracted an enthusiastic audience of climbers and wannabe climbers. “One of the top items on my bucket list is to climb with my son,” said
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Finding Healing on the Mountain Marc Mast, who tethered Mike Vowels most of the week, said Vowels will find it much easier when he has a ski molded to his body: “He understands that before he can go fast like he used to he has to be in control. The showmanship can come later. The important thing is, he’s calling himself ‘a skier’ again.” PHOTO: KAREN BOSSICK/SUN
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ears streaked Deborah Campbell’s face as the Lookout Express lifted her over the bumps on Holiday. “I was the last one to ride the chair with Mike just before he got hurt 28 years ago,” she said. “I cried every day for a year afterwards. Now I’m crying again, but I’m crying tears of joy.” Campbell was one of 35 skiers, including Sun Valley’s Larry Gullickson and Drew Merklinghaus, who came together in Sun Valley this past week to witness the transformation—some would say, resurrection—of former champion freeskier Mike Vowels. Vowels, who now lives near Seattle, was among the pioneers of freestyle skiing in the early 1970s, performing full twisting front somersaults that were pictured in the book “Freestyle Skiing: The Fundamentals.” But in March 1985, the man, who has been called “Mike the Maniac” for his wild intensity, caught an edge while racing down a narrow mogul chute at Alpental and collided with a tree. The 29-year-old broke his vertebrae at the T-8 level, leaving him paralyzed from the sternum down. And for the next 25 years he turned his back on skiing, concentrating on his construction business and, later, his work at CenturyLink Field, the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders. But three years ago the well-buried trauma and its side effects caught up with him. Depression set in, exacerbated by massive snowfalls in Seattle that restricted his mobility as a wheelchair user. The kicker was an invite to Sun Valley for the
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Mike Vowels performed aerial acrobatics in Sun Valley in 1976 for illustration in the book “Freestyle Skiing: The Fundamentals.” COURTESY PHOTO
–MIKE VOWELS U.S. Ski Hall of Fame inductions, which planned to honor the founding fathers of freestyle. “I couldn’t bring myself to come if I couldn’t ski. But it got me to thinking that maybe it was time for me to get back on skis,” said Vowels. Vowels underwent two years of intense psychotherapy that opened him up to the possibility of mending his broken heart by rekindling his lost love of skiing. And he cast his lot with Sun Valley Adaptive Sports ski instructor Marc Mast after seeing his resume—“I wanted someone who had taken others to greatness,” he said, acknowledging Mast’s role in working with Paralympians. Last Sunday Vowels eased himself into the bucket seat of a mono-ski as Mast slowly began reintroducing him to the feeling of skiing. By Tuesday he was making slow controlled turns on Lower River Run, little spurts of cockiness from his freestyle days coming out every so often. Come Wednesday he was telling his life story to the camera as snow fell all around him. And on Thursday Mast took him to the top of Baldy as friends, who’d come in from all over the country for the so-called Bucket List Reunion, followed behind. “I was always skiing on his tails,” said Campbell, who raced
Mike Vowels competed in a freestyle skiing competition in Sun Valley in 1974. courtesy photo
for Alpental as Deborah Stotsenberg. “Now I’m on his tails again as he blows snow up in my face—it’s just like old times.” Friday was Vowels’ no-fall day as he easily schussed down College and Broadway, untethered. “It was scary at first—it was a matter of finding my balance. Now, I’m kicking it,” he grinned. “This is so therapeutic on all levels.” Friday evening Vowels held court with his friends at Les Saisons at what friend Jeff Brons called one of several “boast and roast” gatherings the group held during the week. “I’m so high, so happy, happy, happy, happy,” Vowels said. “I have a long nap waiting for me
Mike Vowels shares a happy moment with Deborah Campbell, who was skiing with him 28 years ago when he got hurt. Vowels said he experienced post-traumatic stress disorder the past few years, prompting him to try skiing again. Photo: KAREN BOSSICK/SUN
back home, but it’s not happening here.” Vowels hopes to use the documentary Hailey videographer John Plummer filmed to assist him in motivational speaking. “My story is marketable because it’s remarkable,” he said. “I’m not doing anything a lot of other guys haven’t. The difference is the 28 years. I’ve been scheduled to be here for 28 years. I’m on time. I’m punctual. And it feels so right.” The week didn’t come, however, without its share of tears, he acknowledged. Vowels opened up about how much pain he’d been
in for the first time. And his friends shared the pain they’d felt for him with him. “I’ve always been the strong man, the iron man,” he said. “To come here and resume skiing put me at my most vulnerable. But someone had their hands on me all week, touching me, protecting me—and that’s been an amazing gift from the people here. At 57, I’m learning that it is never too late in life to re-tool, re-think and become free from what is holding us back and preventing us from moving forward in life.” tws
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of additional toppings for your pleasure. John chose the Fritta ($16), which turned out to be a classic Margherita pizza with fried calamari. That was a good choice on his part because I love calamari. It was delicious. CavaCava’s pizza can be ordered to take out, so there’s a bit of info for you to remember. Lastly, in regards to the pizza, their special children’s menu offers kids the opportunity to create their own single-size pizza right at the table. Did I say children? For sure, yes, because, in spite of being a gourmet restaurant, it also is a family-style eatery. Here’s another little tidbit you might not know: CavaCava is planning to expand into the next door space to create an upscale version of their present dining experience, plus adding some dancing and live music. Lastly, CavaCava is presenting a weekly “calendar of events” featuring a different daily activity Monday through Friday. I took part in their “Tuesday Tastings” led, of course, by John McCune, since he has his advanced sommelier degree. That’s from 3 to 5 p.m. for $10, including the wine and hors d’oeuvres. It was delicious, informational and a lot of fun. See you there!! This once-monthly column features our wonderful Valley restaurants to which we can easily stroll—sometimes with the help of a bus or car ride—and is, therefore, called The Walking Gourmet. I hope that it will be a helpful guide for would-be diners as well for all of our fine local eateries. tws
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The documentary 56UP, the latest installment in an unprecedented, decades-long filmmaking project that has followed a group of British citizens since they were seven years old, will screen at the Magic Lantern in Ketchum on Thursday, April 11. “The UP Series,” directed by Michael Apted (at left), began in 1964 with 7Up and has revisited the original group every seven years since. “I think my ‘first’ UP film was 28UP and I was completely enthralled,” said Kristine Bretall, Marketing and Performing Arts Director at the Sun Valley Center. “Like a family, we’ve had our good times, our disagreements, but now, all but one of the participants are back for 56UP,” Apted says. “I never know how each new film will turn out, except that it’ll be quite different from the last. 21UP was full of hope, 28 was about children and responsibility, 35 was concerned with mortality when some were losing parents, and 49 had a sense of disappointment with lives maybe not fully achieved. Yet 56 is quite different again, which goes to prove, if nothing else, that our series mirrors life, and is always full of surprises.” Critic Robert Ebert calls the series “brilliant” and places it on his list of the ten greatest films of all time. The full-length film begins at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 for Sun Valley Center for the Arts Center members, $12 for the general public. Tickets will be available at the Magic Lantern on Monday, April 8 at 4:30 p.m. For details, e-mail film@sunvalleycenter.org or visit www.sunvalleycenter.org/performances or www.magiclanterncinemas.com.
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Marshall Meyer, a professor at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, will talk about business models in China in a free talk at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, March 28 at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum. The talk, titled “It’s Better to Be the Head of a Rooster than the Tail of a Dragon,” is part of a lead-up to a multidisciplinary project on China that The Center will open on August 30. “Business is not really my thing, and it may not be yours, but I could listen to Marshall talk forever about China. He is smart, funny and interesting—and I guarantee you’ll learn a ton about what is happening in China right now,” said Kristin Poole, The Center’s artistic director. In addition to Meyer’s talk that focuses on China, Center staff members Courtney Gilbert and Kristin Poole will teach a two-part art history class on Orientalism in Western Art on May 9 and 16. Then, this fall, with the opening of the project on China, The Center kicks off an in-depth seminar style series of classes and lectures—our first “Symposium for the Curious”—with a focus on China. As a part of the fall symposium, Meyer will return to The Center to teach a four-session class on China’s economy. The talk on March 28 is free, though registration is required for the May art history classes and for the fall symposium. Registration is not yet open for the symposium, but to register for the May classes or for more information visit www.sunvalleycenter.org.
MOTHER-DAUGHTER TEAM IMPACT LOCAL SKIING, from page 1 Fiddler also placed 10th in the J1 women 10k at the mid-March competition. Nancy praises Kapala and his coaches for consistently preaching good fundamentals: “They’re focused on trying to get every kid to be the best they can be.� “We don’t get overly praised,� Laurel acknowledged. “The coaches are always having us look ahead to the next event. It’s like, ‘Good job,’ but it’s time for the next phase.� The Community School has challenged Laurel, who is currently immersed in writing a book of short stories that she plans to solicit to magazines as part of her senior project. But the tough academic regimen helped her get into Bates College, a liberal arts college of 1,800 students in Lewiston, Maine. Her mother is a Bates alumna. Nancy was playing varsity field hockey and lacrosse when a Nordic ski coach encouraged her to try cross-country skiing. She won her first race and was hooked, even though, she says, “I was all lungs and no technique.�
“I loved how hard it was— physically and technically it was the hardest thing I’d ever done. But I had endurance genes—my dad and brother were competitive runners,� said Nancy. Despite her late start, the English major found herself in the top 15 among collegiate racers. She won every race she entered, finishing her collegiate career undefeated. But when a change of the guard on the U.S. team meant that resources went to just those on the top, she decided to bag competitive skiing. “I tried to make the 1980 Olympic team, but I had only been skiing four years and people say you’ve got to put seven, eight years into it in order to do what you’re capable of. It takes a long time to build the aerobic capacity, to build your heart, your transport system,� she said. But, when Nancy won a senior race at 30, a coach picked her up. She was one of North America’s top female skiers from 1987 to 1993, capturing 14 National Championship titles, and posting a half-dozen top-20 results in World Cup and World Champion-
ship events. She finished eighth in the 4-by-5-kilometer relay at the Calgary Olympics in 1988 and 25th in the 5-kilometer race at the Albertville Olympics in 1992. Nancy confesses she was jaded by the doping that took place on the ski racing circuit. “I never thought I had the results that I should have because others were probably cheating,� she said. “The officials were trying to get on top of it but they were not keeping up with what people were doing.� Though Nancy and her husband Claude had Laurel on cross-country skis as a toddler, they encouraged their daughter to pursue a wide range of activities, including ballet, horseback riding and soccer. Laurel cast her lot with Nordic skiing her freshman year. “Ski racing was more satisfying that getting a ribbon for a horse show. And dance competitions were so subjective,� she said. “It was so much more freeing to lay it out there. Your time is what it is and no one can take that away from you.� tws
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Though it is difficult to convince someone in pain, this system is actually a good thing. It prevents further tissue or joint damage/irritation. Remember, pain is just the messenger. While night pain can be associated with serious medical conditions, if mechanical in nature, it can also be relieved quite easily with just a few adjustments to your nighttime habits. Patients are often surprised when sleep posture is addressed at their very first PT visit, not to mention very grateful for having now been empowered to take the first steps along their path to recovery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kim Mazik, P.T., is a graduate of Ohio State University with 24 years’ experience as a physical therapist. She has had extensive training as an orthopedic manual therapist, assuring accurate diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. In 2000 Kim opened Hailey Sport & Spine Physical Therapy. She can be reached at 208-788-6312. tws
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Dollar Mountain Closes With Spring Rail Jam & Pond Skim This Weekend CandyGrind and Sun Valley Resort will present a “Spring Rail Jam,” Saturday, March 30 at 1 pm at Dollar Mountain’s Rail Yard. Entry is free with registration at Carol’s Dollar Mountain ticket window. The next day, Easter Sunday, March 31, Dollar’s last day of the season will be celebrated with a Pond Skim. Registration begins at 9 am with the event beginning at 10 am. Everyone is invited to celebrate
both springtime events featuring lots of fun, music and outdoor food service on Sunday. Costumes are encouraged for the Pond Skim. About Sun Valley Resort For more information about Sun Valley Resort: www.sunvalley.com, 800.786.8259. You can also find them on these social media sites: http:// www.facebook.com/sunvalley and http://www.twitter.com/sunvalley
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spire Physical Therapy opened its doors with a welcome Hailey Chamber of Commerce Grand Opening March 14 at 113 E. Bullion St., Suite C, in Hailey. Aspire specializes in pediatric conditions, developmental delays, and adult orthopedic issues. Gloria Gunter, owner, MPT, Med., has been a physical therapist for over 15 years and a physical therapist for the Idaho Infant/Toddler Program since 1999. For more information, please call Gloria Gunter at (208) 720-3421. tws
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Dear Classified Guys, I've collected tons of stuff over the years, enough to fill a twobedroom apartment and a 10' x 20' garage at a storage center. The thought of cleaning never really crossed my mind, until I met my husband, the love of my life. We dated for over a year, got married a few months ago and are now moving into our first house together. Now that the honeymoon is over, I'm learning how much he likes to remove clutter from his life. You can imagine for a girl with lots of stuff that this will be a challenge. As I sift through boxes and boxes of memories and things I forgot I even collected, I'm finding it very difficult to determine which items should go to my new house and which should go to a yard sale. However, I'm determined to dedicate my life to my new husband and my weekends to cleaning out. Do you guys have any advice for deciding what to keep and what to move on?
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ried, and the second, buying a home. Cash: Next you'll be considering children, but we'll leave those questions for your mother and new mother-in-law. Carry: With so many changes, this is a great time for you to clean out, get organized and start fresh. Plus if you're planning to have a yard sale, it's often easier to part with things knowing that someone else may use them. It's sort of an emotional recycling program. Cash: Remember that your husband is there to help. If you work together, this could be a fun and liberating experience. You can share your memories with him while his objective opinion may help to determine what's best to
keep and what's best to go. Carry: Considering you find it difficult to part ways with some of your things, try this rule of thumb. If you haven't looked at it, used it or worn it in the last two years, then let it go. Most likely you'll never miss it. Cash: For those things that hold a lot of memories, take a picture. A photo album takes up a lot less space, but still allows you to have a reminder of the keepsake. Carry: And as you're cleaning, remember the bright side. When you're done with all your stuff, you can clean out your husband’s things! •
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Over time, most of us tend to collect some form of clutter. Unfortunately, those excess items can cost us more than just space. According to the National Association of Professional Organizers, clutter can cost the average person about $10 per square foot to store in their home. More importantly, eliminating all those unnecessary items would eliminate 40% of the housework for the average home. With that much time and money freed up, imagine how much shopping you could do to fill it up again!
I love to bake, but with a family of six, the goodies disappear quickly from the refrigerator. That's why I'm always looking at yard sales for more storage containers. I figure if I make more, maybe there'll be enough for me. At one of the yard sales I asked a woman if she had any containers for sale and we got to talking about my dilemma. "I completely understand your problem," she said, "and I have a solution." Reaching across the table, she handed me a label maker she had for 50 cents. Rather confused, I asked her how this would help. "It's quite simple," she laughed. "Just label the containers 'Broccoli '!"
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14 child care Stay-at-home mom offering affordable child care in my home. For more information contact Kristal Schiers at 721-3016 or schiersknits@gmail. com Affordable Child Care - Stay at home mom that is CPR and First Aid Certified. Contact Ashley Dyer at 208-720-5764.
19 services Dog Vacations: Never caged, hikes, stick chasing, 24-hour interaction and supervision. Three friendly resident dogs for playmates. Call 4812016. Twin Falls Train Shop & Hobbies trains and parts, lionel trains, repairs. Consignment, buy, sell, and trade. 144 Main Ave. S., Twin Falls, Idaho. Call Simon at 208-420-6878 for more info. 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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21 lawn & garden Deliver tortillas, chips, bread, misc. from Carey to Stanley & everything in between. $40,00. Or, with 2 trailers and a pick up: $58,000.
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22 art, antiques and collectibles Antique oval dining table, 2 leaves, 6 chairs with hand crafted seats. $950. Pics avail. (406)671-1582 or getfit_12@yaho.com Solid bronze US Presidential Coin for sale. Features the faces of the first 38 President’s on one side, their names on the other. 2 ½ in. in diameter. A very unique piece. $75. Call
208-309-1959 for details. Antique rocking horse, very unique. $100. Call 720-2509 Hundreds of basketball cards for sale. 1980-2000. All cards in excellent to mint condition. $375 OBO for all. Call 208-309-1959. Incredible stamp collection for sale. Hundreds of stamps I.e. Walt Disney, Olympics, Elvis, FDC’s, commemorative and much more.. A must see. $450, 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. Call Ann (208) 726-9510.
24 furniture Antique oval dining table, 2 leaves, 6 chairs with hand crafted seats. $950. Pics avail. (406)671-1582 or getfit_12@yaho.com 2 wood video/CD/book/ tape shelves. $25 each OBO 208-3091130 Crib with mattress and bedding. Crib can convert into toddler bed. $50 obo. (406)671-1582 or getfit_12@yahoo.com King size water bed with all equipment: box springs, frame, heater, used but in good condition. Free, you haul. 788-2927. Dining or conference table with 6 chairs. Blond colored wood. $500 OBO 208-309-1130 Cal King Log Bed frame. Made by Kim Crofts.5x4x4 8 drawer dresser and log framed mirror makes set. Gorgeous, one of a kind. call after 6pm. 788-2565. 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 Professional fabric cutting machine - 7˝ throat. Self sharpening. Like new. $500. Call 720-5801 Nice, warm, low operating cost far infrared heaters for sale. Two sizes. Call 788-2012
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28 clothing Fox Fur Jacket by SCF Furs of Sun Valley. Bomber style women’s medium. Beautiful, worn very little. $300. Photos available. 788-2827.
36 computers iPad ini Smart Cover, baby blue. Brand new in box at half price. $20. Call 720-2509 Sharp AR-M207 digital copier/printer/scanner/fax. Great shape. Always maintained. $200 OBO. Call 7202509 Brother DR 510 Drum Unit and TN 570 toner carridge for Brother MFC machine. Like new cond. Toner full. $25 for both. Call 720-2509 HP 13X Printer black ink cartridge. Opened box but never used. Wrong cartridgefor my printer. $120 retail. Yours for $20. Call 720-2509 HP LaserJet P2015 w/three new cartridges for less than 1/2 price of cartridges alone. $150 Call 7202509
37 electronics Samsumg galaxy 10.0 tablet with leather case. Hardly used. Clean. $375. Call 208-727-7159
40 musical Upright William Knabe piano and bench. Light brown wood. Very pretty. Tuned. $300. Please call 208309-1130 ALMANSA CLASSICAL GUITAR - Original. NEW - (“Made in Spain”) Solid Cedar Top. Rosewood fingerboard - Rosette - Mahogany back & sides - Full Bodied Sound. Cushioned Heavy Duty Travel Case Included. Paid $700. Perfect Condition. Sell for $300. Firm. 788.2448 Rehearsal Space for Bands Available - area has heat and restrooms.
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Systems Integration & IT Technician and Technician Level I or II needed to join Maestro team in audio/video, home theater, commercial and residential infrastructure, security integration, & network installation. Detail oriented, organized, and selfmotivated person with solid computer skills required. Go to www. Maestrots.com for job description and application instructions. RN, Health Services Administrator Needed NOW! “Immediate Hire! We’re looking for you!” Come join our healthcare team at the Blaine County Jail site in Hailey, ID! Full Time Position, 32hrs/wk + benefits! APPLY online TODAY at w w w. c o r re c t i o n c a re . c o m / why-chc/311-careers-about-us EOE Graphics production assistant needed part time. Tuesdays & Wednesdays in Hailey. InDesign and Coreldraw or similar knowledge required. Previous applicants please call again. 788-4500. Wanted Kitchen dishwasher and janitor. Great working enviroment. Must pass drug and alcohol test. Please apply at 721 3rd ave. S in Hailey. If you want to be part of a our team please bring your resume by today. CNA’s needed to care for people in their homes. Come join our fun team at the Senior Connection. Must pass a criminal background check, EOE, benefits for full-time employees. Email your resume to nicoled@qwestoffice.net or pick up an application at the 721 3rd Ave South, Hailey. No walk in appointments. Jane’s Artifacts is now hiring a sales associate - part to full-time available. Must be able to work weekends. Must have retail sales experience and have good math skills. Basic knowledge of 10-key, cash register and a knowledge of art and office a plus. Must be able to learn and run equipment in copy center. Send resume to janesartifacts@cox.net or fax to 788-0849.
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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 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 Fox 32 suspension fork. 150mm w lockout. RLC/FIT. 8” Tapered steer tube. 15mm thru axle. Clean. $500. Call 208-727-7159 Adjustable Basketball Hoop Assembly. $75.00 Call 788-1290 Masi Road Bike for sale - excellent condition. $1,000. Call for more info 208-720-5127 Remington 760 Series, pump, 3006. $450 Firm. Call 320-3374 We pay cash for quality ski and snowboard gear - Ketchum Pawn. 208-726-0110.
56 other stuff for sale Remember TUPPERWARE? Well it’s still around! tuppermomma5b@ gmail.com Double half-barrel charcoal grill on countertop high stand w/expanded metal grill and raised warming rack. $100. Call 721-2558
60 homes for sale A realtor that makes your best interest a priority, 720-9609, kurt.selisch@ coldwellbanker.com. Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties. 5 br/3 bath 2 story Farmhouse on 30 acres, in alfalfa. Domestic and irriga-
c l a s s i f i e d a d pag 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 tion 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. 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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37 Sold • 6 Under Contract Sweetwater Townhomes ONLY $168,000 BONUS!!! When you buy a Sweetwater home, you’ll receive FREE HOA dues thru 12/31/2013!! Green Neighborhood www.SweetwaterHailey.com Village open 7 days a week (208) 788-2164 Sales, Sue & Karen Sweetwater Community Realty FOR SALE OR RENT TO OWN. 2 BR 1 BA in The Meadows, Brand new carpeting throughout. Rent includes water, sewer, trash. Sunny living room, large deck. $600 month rent, or pay $700 month and you own it in three years !! Negotiable. Call Ann (208) 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 (choose 3 lots, 7 lots, or full block 10 lots). Development opportunity, alley access. Zoned H/ B. Windermere Penny 208-309-1130
73 vacant land West Magic Lake - Lake front log, beautiful mountain views. See to imagine. $58,999. 208-487-2224 or 203-887-7300 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 river-
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77 out of area rental 2bd, 1ba home on Salmon River Furnished - $650 month plus utilities. No smoking. First, last and deposit, pets neg. References requested. Located across from Old Sawmill Station between Stanley and Challis with easy access to River. Call Denise at 7882648.
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64 condos/townhouses for sale SNOWCREEK SV condo. 2/2 with loft. Baldy views, walk to Pavilion. Pool, Dollar Mt. lifts, bike path. Penny Windermere 208-309-1130 Ketchum TIMBERS 3/3 fully furnished turnkey! Baldy views, hardwood floors, private underground parking, hot tub - location! $695,000. Windermere Penny 208-309-1130 Ketchum PTARMIGAN immaculate 2/2.5 reverse floor plan, underground parking, storage lockers. Walk to River Run, bike path. $339,000 Windermere Penny 208-309-1130 Sweetwater • Hailey, ID
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Main Street Ketchum - Ketchum LI / Storage – .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.
80 bellevue rentals Bellevue, for lease new unfurnished apartment over barn w/ fridge, stove, full bath, spacious living room, views, wonderful light, complete privacy. Good cell reception, wired for phone/internet,TV. $750 plus cleaning deposit, includes electricity, water, garbage,plowing. Horse arrangement possible. References required. 208-481-0769.
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2BD, 1BA house in south Woodside. One car garage, sprinkler system, fenced back yard. Pets negotiable. $850/mo plus utilities. Available May 1. Please call 208-450-9729 or 208450-9082. 3 BD/2 BA duplex, Just remodeled! No smoking, pet possible, avail early April. $1100/month + utils. Brian at 208-720-4235 or check out www. svmlps.com Nightly/weekly/monthly! 2 BD/1 BA condo, fully furnished/outfitted. Prices vary depending on length of stay. 208-720-4235 or check out www.svmlps.com
82 ketchum rentals Studio plus loft, top floor furnished apartment. Baldy views, balcony, laundry, parking. Walk to River Run and town. $550/mth. 208-309-1130 Gorgeous 1-bedroom/ 1-bath available in downtown Ketchum. New building, high-quality features and neighbors. Covered parking + storage. $950. Call 415-652-7400
86 apt./studio rental Tanglewood Apartments for rent - 3bd. $695/month. Unfurnished. Please call 720-7828 for more info.
87 condo/townhome rental Copper Ranch condo. Beautiful, quiet and spacious. 2 bed, 2 bath, ground floor. Garage and nice patio. Residence faces the mountains; must see to appreciate. New appliances, washer/dryer, gas fireplace. Available April 1. Small pet negotiable. $900 per month, long term preferred. Call 309-0615 or 720-2579.
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
Local single retired lady seeking long-term rental. Exceptional references. Call 720-1792
100 garage & yard sales Estate Sale 2 DAY - Fri 3/29- 2 to 6pm, and Saturday 3/30 9am-1pm - 425 Clubhouse Drive (Bigwood Neighborhood), Ketchum. Contents of home for sale- furniture, art, clothing, beds, sofa, bar stools, leather sectional, outdoor furniture much more! List Your Yard Sale (20 words or less is always free) ad and get a Yard Sale Kit for only $9.99. Your kit includes 6 bright 11 x 17 signs, 6 bright letter-size signs, 100 price stickers, 10 balloons, free tip book. What are you waiting for? Get more bang for your buck when you list your ad in The Weekly Sun!
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 horse. 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.
302 kittens & cats Big Fluffy Female Kitty needs home; indoor/outdoor. Great w/kids; potty trained (will go outside too). Great mouser. Move forces finding a new home. Free to a good home. 208721-0447.
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.
400 share the ride Need a Ride? www.rideshareonline. com is Idaho’s source for catching or sharing a ride! For more information or help with the system, visit www. mountainrides.org
5013c charitable exchange For Rent: 6’ and 8 ‘ tables $8.00 each/ 8 round tables $5.00 each. Chairs $1.00 each. Contact Nancy Kennette 788-4347 Does your non-profit have a service, product or item that you need or could share with another organization who needs it? List it here for free! Say it in 20 words or less and it’s free! We want to help you spread the word. Just e-mail classifieds@ theweeklysun.com
502 take a class Teen Workshop: Drawing Fundamentals w/Danica Robrahn - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat & Sun, April 6 & 7 at The Center, Hailey. $10. Pre-registration required: 208-726-9491 x110 or www.SunValleyCenter.org Throwing, All Levels, Totems for the Garden: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 2, 9, 16 & 23. $125. Pre-registration required. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 208-726-4484 or www.bouldermtnclay.com Throwing, All Levels, Totems for the Garden: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., April 1, 8, 15 & 22. $125. Pre-registration required. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 208-726-4484 or www.bouldermtnclay.com Handbuilding, Totems for the Garden: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on April 1, 8, 15 & 22. $125. Pre-registration required. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 208-726-4484 or www.bouldermtnclay.com Handbuilding, Bird Feeders : 6 to 9 p.m., April 2, 9, 16 & 23. $125. Preregistration required. Boulder Mountain Clayworks, 208-726-4484 or www.bouldermtnclay.com Soil Blocking-Starting Your Warm Season Plants - 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. $30. Sign up/Info: 208720-2867 Weeding, Watering and Fertilizing - 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16 at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. $30. Sign up/Info: 208-720-2867 Building a Root Cellar and Your Own Chicken Coop - 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7 at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. $30. Sign up/Info: 208-720-2867 Writing Retreats - Wyoming Writing Retreat! - Triple Peak Lodge (June 19-23); Women’s Writing Retreat Sicily (September 15-22). Kate Riley, Story Consultant - www.kateriley.org 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, Register at idtennis.com,
504 lost & found Found on 3/10/13 - 50+ helium party balloons tied together. Red, orange, black floated into West Magic Lake. Fun to find source! 503-887-7300. HOPED FOR A TREASURE!
506 i need this ERC needs Trex in good condition, any color, for sustainable yard redesign project at our office. Call 208726-4333.
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c l a s s i f i e d a d pag 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 NEEDED: Please support the Hailey Memorial Day Ceremony. Make checks payable to: H.C.M.D.C.F. (Hailey Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony Fund). Mail to: Hailey Memorial Day Committee, 211 W. Elm St., Hailey, ID 83333. For details call Maggie Springer at 208-309-1959. NEEDED: One 40gal Low Boy electric water heater. 720-2509 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 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. Call 7880121 Monday - Thursday or find out more at www.thehungercoalition.org. Thanks in advance, Pam, for that “Thanks-For-Your-Patronage” party you’re having at your superb Tranquility Tea House this coming Friday (March 29), from 5-8. Hate Tranquility closing -- but at least it’s doing so with AT LEAST as much class as it did when it first opened, more than a year ago. :) Heartfelt thanks to Susan Alfs, Brian Furlong and everyone else there at Zion’s Bank who had a hand in mak-
ing that screening of “Pale Rider” - and also that wonderful after-party in the Lodge Dining Room -- happen during the SV Film Festival. It was a real treat for all of us!! :)
512 tickets & travel Frequent trips to Boise. Need something hauled to or from? Call 208-320-3374
514 free stuff (really!) FREE: Huge, gorgeous white and black Rooster... 1 yr old, healthy. Feathered feet. Please come get him!! Could be a great meat bird, papa, or a beautiful addition to a farm. 788-8989
518 raves Such a treat to recently be able to see “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” on the BIG screen after some 25 years; thanks so much, Rick and Dana, for making it happen!! :) Particularly for those of you who grew up in the 1980s -- whether it was in L.A. (where I did) or another big U.S. city -- I can’t recommend 2008’s “The Informers” enough!! Starring Kim Basinger, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Mickey Rourke, and Amber Heard, it’s a morality tale based on a collection of Brett Easton Ellis (“Less Than Zero,” “American Psycho”) short stories -- one that literally made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up in certain scenes, it was like watching HOME movies at times. Verrrry poignant and powerful, with one of the very best endings in recent memory.
2000 GMC Yukon Denali V8 147,479 miles, leather, good clean condition. $4,500. 208-720-3051 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. $1,500. 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.
612 auto accessories Subwoofer: Pioneer brand. Surround sound active subwoofer system, switchable subwoofer/center channel amplifier. Works Great. $50 788-8989
616 motorcycles Roll your bike onto your truck. —Heavy steel channel ramp for motorcycle. Tapered welded steel with front tire holder. $20. 788-2927.
620 snowmobiles etc. 1997 700 RMK - custom paint, skis. Always garaged. $1,500 OBO. Call 208-721-1103.
624 by air EGT Temperature Gauge from Bonanza belonging to Augustus Airlines. Serviced according to FAA, never re-installed. “Serviceable Parts Tag” attached. $75. 788-2927.
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602 autos under $5,000 1987 Audi Quattro, Sun Roof, 79K+Miles. $2,850. 720-1699. 1999 Pontiac Bonneville - $2,700 OBO. Brand new tires. Call 413-2659561
610 4wd/suv 2004 GMC Yukon XL SLT 4WD. 145,000 miles, fully loaded. New tires, Leather, DVD, Sunroof. $10,000. Call 788-1290
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n a snowy March 20, I turned the key in the ignition of the Meals on Wheels truck to start the fans that warm up the heating compartment that keeps hot lunches hot for the Meal on Wheels recipients. The “new” vehicle, with over 56,000 productive miles on it, objects briefly, but then roars to life. After brushing the snow off the vehicle exterior, cheerful good mornings greet me as I enter the senior center. I check my list of deliveries for the day and receive last-minute instructions from Katie and Nicole as they scurry between the numerous tasks they perform to deliver the quality outreach programs available to seniors and the disabled in Blaine County. I begin to load up the now hot and cold compartments of the truck with healthy meals. Today, the main course is Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes—yum! As I exit the door with a stack of weekly newspapers to accompany my meal delivery, I hear Senior Connection Director Kim Coonis shout from her office down the hall, “Thank you, drivers—you’re the best!” All this is in preparation for my morning of delivering hot meals to homebound Wood River Valley seniors. You may have seen one or both of the two compact trucks smartly motoring around town advertising their noble mission on their backs. Over 20,000 meals were delivered last year to seniors, disabled adults and hospice recipients that want to stay in their homes but for any number of reasons find it difficult to prepare their own healthy meals. Unable to perform this task, or to have someone perform it for them, these individuals would likely have to move out of their homes into a more costly assisted living facility or simply go hungry. This particular wintery morning, I shared part of the north route with Mayor Randy Hall of Ketchum. Mayor Hall was participating in the Mayors for Meals on Wheels day, part of a national effort to raise awareness of senior hunger known as the March for Meals campaign. With a smile and genuine interest, Mayor Hall spread his own form of sunshine on this first day of spring as he helped me
deliver hot meals to Ketchum area seniors. My route took just a little longer than normal as he greeted each recipient and talked with genuine interest and compassion to each one. In between stops, he and I talked about the value of our seniors in our community and the benefits of Meals on Wheels and other Senior Connection programs. Mayor Hall reflected on how providing the homebound with delicious hot meals helps keep us all connected and makes us all a better community. Meals on Wheels delivers healthy meals to approximately 40 to 60 area seniors on a typical day. Meals are made fresh right in the Senior Connection’s kitchen by Chef Steve and his staff each morning. Qualified older adults can receive the meals on donation status. Those that do not meet the Area Agency Requirements are charged nominally for each meal. Costs are kept down as deliveries are made solely by dedicated volunteers. No senior or disabled adult is ever turned away due to inability to pay. I have served as a substitute driver for both the north and south routes for about five months. Some of the volunteer drivers have been delivering Meals on Wheels for years, and I know why. I am greeted warmly and thanked sincerely with every encounter. Numerous recipients have said they don’t know what they would do without this program. Any personal interaction can involve smiles, a funny anecdote shared with a twinkle in the eye, a squeeze of the hand and even hugs. Each delivery raises my spirit incrementally, so that by the end of my route, I have a huge store of goodwill to spread as I continue on with my day and week. Yes, Mayor Hall, I agree that Meals on Wheels and other Connection programs make us a better community! If you or someone you know could benefit from this program, you can contact Nicole Detra, Senior Connection outreach coordinator, at 788-3468. Contact Nicole or visit www.blainecountyseniors.org for more information on Connection programs or on how you can donate and support Meals on Wheels and other Connection programs. Meals on Wheels depends on donations, which are tax deductible. tws
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