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Greenhorn Inferno BEAVER CREEK FIRE
Osage Indian firefighter Bobby Robideaux checks out a bandana at Zions Bank.
Bandanas Pile Up STORY & PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
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ome donated bananas, apparently misunderstanding the directive. But those who got it right donated more than 7,000 bandanas for firefighters working the Beaver Creek Fire that terrorized much of the Wood River Valley for nearly two weeks. They donated enough for the 1,800plus firefighters who initially worked the fire, as well as those who came in to relieve them. “I don’t recall a community ever donating a bunch of bandanas like this for the firefighters,” said Fire Information Officer Bonnie Strawser, as she and others combed through a bag full of pink bandanas, orange bandanas, blue bandanas and even bandanas with deer embroidered on them. “It’s cool the way the community grabbed onto this effort. Everyone’s wanting to help.” The idea was broached by Blaine County Sheriff Gene Ramsey, who knew that valley residents wanted to do something to show their appreciation but also knew that firefighters already being fed 6,000 calories a day did not need more brownies and chocolate chip cookies, even if they were of the yummy, homemade variety. When a firefighter asked him where he could find a bandana, Ramsey knew he was on to something. Bandanas are valued pieces of equipment by firefighters who use them as sweat bands and to cover their faces while working in the smoke, said the Beaver Creek Fire’s Incident Commander Beth Lund. “We’ve had fun with it,” said Ramsey. “I told officials at one of the morning briefings that I’m strong enough to wear pink. Then I gave pink bandanas to Disaster Services Coordinator Chuck Turner, Ketchum District Ranger Kurt Nelson and Incident Commander Beth Lund. They have to wear them all day—any time they’re caught without them they have to give money to local charities.” KECH Radio News Director Dayle Ohlau said the radio station has even fielded requests from people across the country who wanted to donate bandanas. Firefighter James Black, engine boss with the Osage National Wildland Fire Management Team from Pawhuska, Okla., was among several Osage and Comanche firefighters who stopped by Zions Bank Friday afternoon and accepted blue bandanas with notes of appreciation attached to them by the bank’s patrons. “It was difficult fighting fire here, coming from flat land. The terrain is bad here—no wonder everyone here is so fit. But it’s beautiful country and we like the bandanas,” said Bobby Robideaux. tws
Harry Huffaker and Barbara Kline, sitting on a bench that has half the retardant cleaned off it, could watch the fire glowing in the distance every night from the Moonstone Ranch where they evacuated. PHOTO: KAREN BOSSICK/SUN Editor’s Note: This story inadvertently got left out of the Aug. 28 issue of The Weekly Sun.
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arry Huffaker grimaced as he drove to his two-log home in Greenhorn from Ketchum the morning of Thursday, Aug. 15. The smoke from the Beaver Creek Fire, which had started a week earlier on BLM land between Fairfield and Hailey, was so thick he couldn’t see even the outline of Baldy from Main Street. As he neared his home on Greenhorn Loop, he noted Mahoney Butte, which sits amidst some of the valley’s most popular hiking and mountain biking trails, was also shrouded in smoke. Firefighters were digging a fire line down to the mineral ground that doesn’t burn behind his house. “It was an eerie feeling, but everybody was calm,” he recalled. A few minutes later—around noon--a sheriff’s deputy knocked on the door. “Mandatory evacuation,” he told Huffaker, indicating there wasn’t much time to gather belongings. Huffaker grabbed his laptop and a desk drawer containing passports and birth certificates. Barbara Kline grabbed the dog and dog food. “We didn’t like the prospects of everything else burning up. But, if it had, there was nothing we couldn’t live without,”
Harry Huffaker’s dog, Chester, greeted firefighters as they dug fire lines the morning before the inferno that blackened much of Greenhorn. COURTESY PHOTO: BARBARA KLINE
Huffaker said. Three hours later, a helpless Huffaker and Kline stood at the corner of East Fork Road and Highway 75 watching angry-looking red and yellow flames darting 100 feet in the air march across the heavily timbered ridgeline overlooking Greenhorn. Columns of white, black and red smoke rising hundreds of feet in the sky roiled toward Ketchum. The air reverberated with the thwop of Sikorsky heli-tankers and other helicopters making continuous circles from Golden Eagle lakes where they gathered water, flew up the gulch and dumped water on flames. A Very Large Air Tanker, or DC 10, followed a smaller pilot aircraft into the smoke dropping retardant across the inferno. Spot fires that looked like big Panda bear eyes burnt rings in the sagebrush-covered hillside across from the homes. Firefighters worked amidst dust that had been colored red by retardant, all the while cognizant of a wall of fire a quarter-mile wide looming at the end of the road. When they could, they raced in to hose down roofs and siding that had been set on fire by what one firefighter called “The Beast.” They backed off when fire blew through like a blowtorch. Then they reattacked. “I could not imagine how anything could survive,” Huffaker said. “A long lost friend located my home using Google
Earth and sent me a message: ‘If Greenhorn Loop is what they used to call Bench Loop, you are f*****!!” Here we go again Huffaker evacuated to Kline’s house in the Heatherlands. But the next day—just as Huffaker started to set out to see what he could find out about his house—he was told to evacuate again. The Beaver Creek fire was marching relentlessly down the mountainsides lining the highway from Greenhorn five miles south to Hailey. Kline grabbed a box of negatives of her artwork and a box of paints and the two moved again—this time to Rex and Sheila Garner’s Moonstone Ranch 20 miles to the south. “The fire looked like it was coming right down to the highway—I was afraid for the homes in Starweather and on Alturas Drive. It looked like the fire could jump the highway and charge right through the homes on the east side,” said Kline. When the smoke cleared, all but one of the 20 or so multi-million-dollar homes that lined Greenhorn Road were still standing amidst lawns of greens bordered by charred grass, singed aspen trees. All that was left of the home that burned were two chimneys, metal patio furniture and, oddly enough, a wooden bench that had survived the fire. Five blackened pines, bereft of branch-
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Brilliant Traces Will Grab Your Attention BY KAREN BOSSICK
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osannah De Luce’s grand entry will get your attention. After all, how many people stumble into a cabin deep in the heart of Alaska dressed in a soiled wedding dress!? “Brilliant Traces” sometimes resembles a soap opera-like melodrama, starting with this rather outlandish picture of a woman floundering in a blizzard in a wedding dress and flimsy satin shoes. But the psychological drama will keep your attention as Rosannah and the young recluse she encounters in that cabin peel back the layers to offer a glimpse of the psyche of two misguided lonely characters who find safety and comfort in each other. nexStage Theatre in Ketchum opens the show tonight with reduced ticket prices and complimentary champagne. The play continues through Sunday. The play, first performed by New York’s Circle Repertory Company, was written by Cindy Lou Johnson, a playwright and film director whose films include “Working Girl.” nexStage Theatre introduced the performance to Wood River Valley audience as a play reading two years ago. “The response was incredible because the audience could relate to this couple. The play deals with love and family and has some tremendous monologue that a whole lot of actors use as audition pieces,” said Director Jon Kane, a former New
York producer. Rosannah, who has fled her impending marriage in Arizona, speaks non-stop for the first several minutes of the play, saying nothing and yet saying everything until she talks herself to the point of exhaustion. Henry Harry lets her talk before tucking her into bed. He greets her with a bowl of soup when she wakes up two days later. She’s vulnerable, sometimes grating, often quirky. He’s injured—an embittered man who has fled civilization to lick his wounds. It’s clear both are trapped—not only by the blizzard raging outside but by the secrets they have buried deep inside them. “It’s kooky, weird and definitely off-kilter. But, if taken in the right spirit, illuminating about how we live today,” said a “BackStage” reviewer. Charlotte Hemmings Baker, who has appeared in several nexStage play readings, including the controversial “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” will play Rosannah. A graphic designer for Smith Sport Optics, she says acting is part of her makeup thanks, in part, to her late father David Hemmings who starred in Michelangelo Antonioni’s cult classic “Blow-Up,” as well as “Tom Jones,” “Camelot,” “Barbarella” and “The Charge of the Light Brigade” before directing “The A-Team,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “Quantum Leap.” “I like the range of emotions and how
Bears and Ice, Oh My BY KAREN BOSSICK
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on Turk, one of “National Geographic’s” Top Ten Athletes of 2012, will share his 1,500-mile expedition across the Arctic ice at 6 p.m. Thursday at Ketchum’s Community Library. The presentation, titled “Crocodiles and Ice: Circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island,” chronicles a rare view of high adventure at one of the climate tipping points of the planet. The journey—by ski, kayak and foot--was considered daunting because of its remoteness and dangerous ice conditions. For the 66-ytear-old Turk it was his “retirement party,” his
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much this play pushes me,” she said. “I like how much it hurts my heart—a lot of the monologues are very heart breaking. But the play is quirky and funny, too.” Chris Wendelken, a New York University graduate who has been working in professional theater, film and TV for 10 years, says it’s true that the play’s circumstances are “a little farfetched.” “But plays are inherently farfetched— that’s the difference, usually, between plays and films. Plays are like poems— they’re lyrical. And when you see a play you suspend your disbelief, you accept extraordinary things,” he said. Coming from New York—a metropolis full of people and concrete and steel, Wendelken said he is fascinated with the idea of playing a character like Henry Harry who is so isolated: “The play is interesting in that it examines what can happen to a character when they’re 400 miles away from civilization and they’ve stopped talking and acting with others.” tws
Chris Wendelken and Charlotte Hemmings. courtesy pHOTO: kirsten shultz
“…When you see a play …you accept extraordinary things.” –Chris Wendelken, Actor
last expedition. Turk made the 104-day, 1,485mile circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island with pro kayaker Erik Boomer. He was charged by one polar bear, had another rip a hole in his tent. As the ice broke up with the spring thaw, he was forced to jump over cracks and between unstable ice floes. Had he been trapped by ice blowing against the coastal cliffs he would have certainly faced death in this rugged terrain. “Bears scare us. We scare bears. The wind scares us. We don’t scare the wind,” he texted during the final leg of his trip. tws
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Ian McFeron to Play Sun Valley Brewery Ian McFeron is back to play the Sun Valley Brewery. McFeron will be joined by road band member Alisa Milner on fiddle, cello and vocals when he performs at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Hailey brew and beer house. The Seattle folk singer released his 7th studio record “Time Will Take You” in April of this year. Produced by Doug Lancio (Grammy nominated producer for Patty Griffin), the folk-rock album also includes two of Ryan Adams’ Cardinals - drummer Brad Pemberton and pedal steel player Jon Graboff - as well as Nashville-based piano and organ player Micah Hulscher and two from McFeron’s road band - Alisa Milner, and bassist and harmony vocalist Norman Baker. The songs are a change from albums McFeron has recorded in the past. There are less stories of heartbreak, and more stories from the road.
There are songs about troubled times and references to the things you don’t lose to foreclosure or a broken stock market ticker- like family, friends, and relationships. “It’s a brighter record than Summer Nights, which I loved for its latenight, introspective mood. The new songs are more upbeat and fun. It’s a much more playful album, but it still digs into some soul searching, especially in the latter half,” said McFeron. In the end, the message is a word of comfort in the midst of strugglea reminder that hard times pass. “I guess that’s why I decided to call it Time Will Take You. It’s a line from one of the songs, but it’s also a central theme- that time has a way of carrying you, even when you feel frozen in space. With enough time and enough hope, you get to where you are meant to be. Eventually.” he added.
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seed would not get much nurturing if it fell to earth immediately below its parent because the parent plant will monopolize the space, sunlight and water. No one could call plants sentimental! For a shot at growing up, the seed must hit the road; this relocation is called dispersal. Although plants cannot walk, some have veritable “thumbs” for hitchhiking. Tiny lightweight seeds can hitch a ride on the wind, and some seeds have wings to loft them down. Maple “helicopters” can travel hundreds of feet and dandelion parachutes, hundreds of miles. The odds for each windborne seed landing in a top-notch home are poor, so this type of plant produces huge quantities of seeds to better the odds. Other seeds leave home by tempting birds and mammals (including humans) to eat their succulent
fruits embedded with seeds; later the seeds are deposited elsewhere, possibly with a bonus of nutrient-rich poop. Small mammals like squirrels bury caches of seeds that may sprout in spring if any don’t get eaten over the winter. Another effective dispersal method is mechanical; ever notice how well adapted cockleburs are at sinking their Velcro-like hooks into your socks or Fido’s fur? Well known water dispersal strategies include the coconut’s island-to-island float, and in freshwater, the water lily seed, which floats away, then gets sodden and sinks, putting down roots in the mud. Like learning about nature? Check ERC Sun Valley on Facebook for announcements of nature programs and registration for Science After School. tws
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Call for Fire Photos Help the Environmental Resouce Center (ERC) and Idaho Conservation League (ICL) celebrate the forces of nature during the October gallery walk by sharing your most breathtaking photographic image of our recent Beaver Creek fire. Fire is mutually devastating and renewing and is an integral force within our western landscape. We look forward to an evening of art and community to be followed by a Fire Ecology Walk the following weekend, Saturday, Oct. 19. Artists and the
general public are invited to the exhibition from 5 to 8 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 11 at the ERC offices in Ketchum.
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s the Beaver Creek Fire winds down and the community begins to transition into a strong fall season, a Burned Area Emergency Response Team will begin to identify rehabilitation needs and coordinate with area resource managers to restore the health of public lands. One of the things this team will be looking at is the management of noxious weeds. Private homeowners in affected lands should begin this process on their land as well. Noxious weeds will attempt to make a strong comeback in burned areas, and remember-it is Idaho State Law that property owners manage noxious weeds on their land. The best defense, and most cost effective method of weed control, is to prevent noxious weeds from establishing in the first place. So, what should homeowners do to prevent these weeds? First, limit weed seed
dispersal. As we mentioned last week, limit disruption of the soil by preventing traffic from crossing over into affected areas, and wash tires after vehicles have been in burned areas. You can also insure you only use noxious weed-free gravel, seed mixes, and mulches. Second, detect and eradicate weeds early on. Learn what noxious weeds are by stopping into the Blaine County Noxious Weed Department for a free weed identification book. And finally, revegetate when necessary and have a long-term management plan in place. The fight against noxious weeds will be necessary for several seasons with the areas most affected by the Beaver Creek Fire. For more information and assistance, contact the Blaine County Noxious Weed Department at 788-5516 or the University of Idaho Extension Office at 788-5585. tws This column is brought to you by Blaine County Weed Management.
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Nature In The Blood STORY & PHOTO BY BALI SZABO
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ummer came and went like a love affair. Still, the hot temperatures are with us like her lingering scent. The plants had a shorter life cycle. I’m down to my last hummer. Many songbirds left a month ago, though some nests just recently fledged. A few birds will still arrive as they’re passing through. The Habitat’s an Inn for travelers. Now, the bird feeder is for the locals, the permanent residents. From abundance, we begin the gradual retreat to the core. I know all about that, I’m 70. Does summer’s early exit (at least as far as the plans are concerned) mean an early and/ or a longer winter? No. The rate of increase in global warming may have plateaued, but, like the West, it’s a high plateau. Shortterm fractal variability (the see-saw chart pattern) has little effect on the long-term trend line. Any winter, anywhere, may still be long and harsh, but overall, those days are long gone. If there is work to do, it’s best done during the long autumn. Early Spring (late March-midApril) is still cold and muddy, especially for the un-mechanized. Steps in the grand plan have to be taken now. Currently, I’m cutting things back, pulling up the gone-by sunflowers until I can see stretches of open ground. Soils have to be reworked everywhere, some simply loosened and re-fed. Trees need amendments. There’s a supply of mineral rich, organic poor Idaho loam, top soil, compost, manure, peat moss and soil conditioner, which are used in various combinations depending on what is, or will be, growing there.
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A large bed for me is about 125 square feet. I try to build soil rather than growing things with fertilizer---that is the approach of modern monoculture. Each year, the U.S. loses more and more of its top soil (it began with the Dustbowl years and mechanized large scale agriculture). It takes nature thousands of years to build a few inches of to soil. While I use compost sparingly, manure is used more liberally. There was this meadow in Yellowstone (Trout Lake) frequented by buffalo. Their meadow muffins enriched a lush, flower studded lakeshore. Ever since, I’ve amended Idaho loam with manure, and when available, elk droppings. That and bone meal make a good base for intermontane grass seed. Once the bunch grass is established, I can sprinkle various flower seeds among teem. An all-flower bed is not natural, it’s ornamental. This is also seed collection time. Seldom seen red bachelor’s buttons, tickseed, gaillardia, ratibida, dianthus pinifolius (tall 2 foot stem, vibrant, small violet flowers, grows well among sage brush), various pentsemons and scarlet gilia. The latter two re-seed well in stony, lean soil, of which we have plenty. Once the soils are loosened, and where needed, amended and fed, they’re ready to be seeded. A top dusting of peat moss or conditioner completes the garden. One of the virtues of gardening or small scale, traditional farming, is that nature gets us to respond to, rather than resist, or deny, change. We also build and create more than we destroy. tws
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Taming the Inner Fire of Anxiety BY KAREN BOSSICK
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or Community School junior Willis Sanchez-Dupont, carrying a 3.85 GPA, there is no place he would rather be than in the sky. That’s because he is currently logging as many hours as he can to attain his private pilot’s license when he turns 17 next year. “I just started flying last November,” he said. “My mom is a pilot and my grandfather was a pilot and he also flew helicopters so of course I was naturally interested. My mom suggested that I try a flight with an instructor down in Hailey and I fell in love immediately. It was quite an experience. I sat in the front left seat – the captain’s seat and the instructor sat in the other seat. He has his hands on the controls but you do everything. What surprised me the most is how much you actually get to fly the plane. On the takeoff they taxi you out and teach you the basics and then they hover over the controls and talk you through it. You’ve really got to have guts,” he added with a laugh. “What surprised me was that I expected to be a lot more nervous but it was very calming that the instructor had that much confidence in me. After we took off we asked the controller if we could make a left turn and we headed up to Ketchum.” The craft he was piloting was a four seater. “It was definitely a lot bumpier than a commercial airliner but it was still pretty smooth and a lot more fun. The amazing thing was that you were in control of the airplane and could go wherever you wanted.
We circled Dollar and then headed into the backcountry.” What about other planes in the area? “There aren’t that many planes in Idaho. Places like Hailey and of course Boise can be busy but you get to hear all the communications between the pilots and the controllers.” Of course taking off is different from landing. “It’s definitely the most stressful part,” he said. “The procedure is to enter the flight pattern or the path you take into the airport. The key thing is to keep a certain speed when you are lined up – you don’t want to fall out of the sky. Then you follow the textbook by pulling back firmly and carefully set the plane on the runway. Obviously he had most of the control in this section.” To attain his private pilot’s license he must fly 30 hours minimum but feels he will get between 60 or 70 hours. The license will allow him to take as many passengers as he likes and be able to fly at night. But he is limited to flying a single engine piston aircraft that cruises at about 100 miles an hour. He also flies solos. “Landing solo is the most stressful thing I’ve ever done in my life but also the most satisfying to put it down safely. I had a crosswind, which made it a lot more difficult and required a special maneuver. When I heard it touch down it was so relieving. But it was also really calming because everyone wants you to succeed and everyone is so great because they are all pulling for you”. That should become a common occurrence in a pilot’s adventures. tws
ne man felt anxiety as the adrenaline associated with the Beaver Creek Fire wore off. “Everything’s okay, but I don’t feel okay,” he said. A woman told how she had become unhinged when she returned home from evacuation to find her neighbor celebrating with a bonfire. Such feelings are to be expected when it comes to dealing with the aftermath of an event that has jolted people from their normal routine for a week, as the Beaver Creek Fire did, notes Melissa Boley, a Ketchum psychotherapist. Boley presented a “de-briefing” last week at Ketchum City Hall, during which she outlined some ways people can find resiliency. Knowing how to do so is paramount, she said. Natural disasters are on the increase—“we’ve had two big fires since I’ve been here.” And responding to fire disasters can be particularly bewildering, she added, because fire can be seen as both good and bad. The warmth of a campfire is comforting. An out-of-control fire threatening homes is frightening. “The difference is the container,” Boley added. Resilience is like a rubber band, Boley said. It stretches and returns to normal. And everyone is different. Some get amped up during a crisis. Others become stuck on low and can’t do anything. The air may clear but triggers,
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Melissa Boley offered three exercises to help people get in touch with their feelings which, she said, would help them bounce back into the resilient zone. Tracking—This involves noticing the sensations in your body, differentiating between those that are pleasant and those that are unpleasant. Practice hitting the opposite knee with one hand then repeat on the other side. Do this faster and faster. Then, track your heart rate. Resourcing—This involves identifying positive things in your life to bring back balance to the nervous system. That includes getting together with friends or spiritual guides, petting pets, hiking your favorite trail. It also includes doing things that line up with your inner values—a grateful person might find a way to thank firefighters. “We evacuated to Hagerman with five other families who had been displaced and I started gardening,” Boley recalled. Being with Mom and Dad and having a routine created stability for the children, she added. Grounding--This involves getting in touch with your feelings by feeling how your feet are making contact with the floor, your back with the chair, all the while noticing your breathing, heart rate and muscle relaxation. “A traumatic event can knock you off your feet, make you feel off balance,” Boley said. “Practicing grounding can help you get back into the resilient zone because it puts you in the present moment.”
“Have faith it can change. It’s not going to be like this forever.” tws
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such as the sound of helicopters overhead, the sight of a smoke plume over the mountains or lightning, can cause anxiety. “Trauma gets in our body and it holds—that’s why we have triggers,” Boley said. Boley said we can take our cue from animals in how to respond. Deer, for instance, don’t run at every noise they hear. They turn their ears to the sound and try to assess it. “They have total tension in their back. They’re ready to roll but they don’t jump right away. If they ran at every noise they heard, they would be exhausted and they would get killed,” she said. Using our five senses is key to calming our auto-nervous system, Boley said. Girls are apt to be more anxious than boys, perhaps because they were raised to be caretakers. Those between the ages of 40 and 60 have a harder time bouncing back, as well--they have more to lose with their jobs, homes and families. Those who have suffered another trauma recently, such as the death of a loved one, may need professional help. “It doesn’t mean you’re weaker or stronger. We come from different backgrounds and have different triggers. If you’re numb, get out and move. Attachment with other beings also helps,” Boley said. Boley noted a sign on the wall in which the Association of Idaho Cities had honored Ketchum in 2012 as a resilient city. “As a community we believe we can get through it,” she said.
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aker Creek Road—A DC10 dips over a ridge above Baker Creek as it prepares to jettison a load of crimson-colored retardant. The hope is it will reduce flammability of the fuels it covers, creating a fire barrier that will prevent the aggressive Beaver Creek fire from spreading to Highway 75. Here on the northeastern outposts of the Beaver Creek Fire—the No. 1 priority fire in the nation—firefighters are fighting a guerrilla-style warfare against an enemy that doesn’t play by the rules. They’re trying to build a fire line to tie into the 2007 Castle Rock burn scar. The scene is far different than a week earlier when too few firefighters with too few resources could do little more than put in fire lines and then fall back as the angry fire kept jumping those lines. “We finally got the resources we needed to make an offensive push. Before, we were back on our heels playing defense,” Fire Information Officer Shauna Hartman tells me. “When the fire started coming down Deer Creek and Greenhorn last week, the powers that be decided we needed the resources we’d been asking for. Unfortunately, we lost one house. But it’s fortunate we just lost one house the way that fire came down. We still can’t believe those other homes were saved.” As 1,800 firefighters begin to button up the two-week-old fire near Hailey and Ketchum, the focus has shifted to Baker Creek, a popular area for campers, hikers and mountain bikers. My guide—Hartman—is a Forest Service employee from Manhattan, Kan., who admits she has gotten to see a lot of country fighting fires. Her husband, also a firefighter, fights fires during the first part of the summer while she stays home with their children, ages 8, 7 and 3. She fights fires the second part. She also handles prescriptive burns on the tall grass prairies of Kansas every year. “The smoke around here reminds me of spring in Kansas when we burn our grass,” she says. “I have a joke that we take care of our lone tree. But we do have pecan trees in the lowlands. As you get farther west, we’re talking snow barriers and windbreaks. And we have burnt 1.5 million acres in prescribed burns for cattle—it stimulates the grass growth and the cattle gain 20 percent more on the fresh growth.”
The highway looks good Afternoon winds have blown the smoke northwest. The east side of the highway, which has been evacuated from Glassford Heights to Galena Lodge, sports blue skies and sun gleaming off portable orange pools that have been stationed in front of people’s homes and the North Fork Store where Marilyn Monroe filmed “Bus Stop.” Through a slight haze on the west side, we see a fire line that runs straight up a hill north of Murphy’s Bridge. A fat white hose lies on top of it. The only other evidence of the fire is a black smudge of smoke just barely visible over the trees lining the ridgelines. “There’s more water in the air so the fire is less intense. Just going from 7 percent to 10 percent humidity makes a world of difference because the fire doesn’t burn as hot as it does when it’s dry,” Hartman says. We turn into a spike or satellite fire camp for 250 firefight-
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John Golden, Ry Phipps and Ashley Letscher – members of Sawtooth Helitack.
ers set up at the Baker Creek snowmobile parking lot 15 miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75. Tents are scattered up and down the turnout. Bulldozers and feller bunchers—special machines that remove trees around cabins—sit nearby. An ops yurt is set up at one end. A food section with a mammoth coffee pot 3 feet tall sits in the middle. “We easily go through 20 gallons of coffee just in the morning alone,” says one firefighter sitting nearby. A small group is gathered around a helicopter, which was preparing to do an aerial ignition. The Sawtooth Helitack crew is sitting in their truck watching the DC-10, or Very Large Air Tanker, make drops. “I have seen a lot of land burn, but this is different. It’s our valley. It’s our home. It’s where we live,” says John Golden. “It was a shocker to see Carbonate burn up—that’s where we do our PT, our physical training.” “A mind of its own” Golden and his team members were on the Black Warrior Fire near Idaho City when they got the call to fight the Beaver Creek Fire. At that time, the fire was just a 10-acre grass fire. But, from his landing spot at Willow Creek, Golden watched the fire spiral and lunge as it made its way to the headwaters of Deer Creek west of Hailey. “I don’t think there’s anything we could have done to stop it then,” he says. “It was extreme fire behavior from the get-go. The fire had a mind of its own— it was doing what it wanted to do, ripping through everything in sight. No way could we have corralled it.” He pauses: “More attention was being paid to the McHan Fire then, which started nearby at the same time, because it was threatening a few farms.” Golden’s team is among those preparing to do an aerial ignition, dropping incendiary Ping-Pong balls from a helicopter sitting nearby. With luck, the balls will ignite a low-lying fire in the timber lining the mountain slopes. The idea: to burn grasses and other fuel to prevent “The Beast,” as firefighters are calling the Beaver Creek Fire, from cremating that hillside and jumping the creek while marching toward Galena Lodge and other popular recreational sites. “We want to fight the fire on our own terms,” Golden says. “We’re not going to burn the whole hill. The idea is to get the fire to eliminate fuel so we can tie everything together. It’s a very delicate dance, if you will.” “Men standing around” Earlier in the day firefighters prepped Galena Lodge, nine miles away. They cut down snags and eliminated ladder fuels by cutting branches off trees where fire could jump from the ground and climb up, running up the tree.
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We, however, head down Baker Creek Road. The first couple miles look just as they did a couple weeks earlier when I hiked the Osberg Ridgeline Trail, which the Forest Service dedicated in July. As with the highway, it’s hazy with smoke on the left side of the road; there are blue skies on the Norton Lakes side. A sprinkler tosses water in the air outside a cabin. A bridge crossing the East Fork Baker Creek is wrapped in tinfoil to protect it from flames. But as we near the steep, rugged Alden Creek Trail, the woods on the left side of the road begin to sport puffs of smoke emanating from the pines. Small flames crackle in the underbrush in spots, a few flames looking like caterpillars pushing themselves along. A few trees have burnt but the fire has scorched only the bottom 2 feet of trunks. An eerie orange glow—that of afternoon sunlight streaming through smoke around Baker Lake farther down the road—filters through the pines. A grimy-faced Dave Schultz and Matt Beale are tending the low-lying fire they started earlier with dip torches, guarding against fire that might jump Baker Creek Road. They are members of Monument, Colo.’s Pike Hotshots who fought the West Fork Complex Fire, which burned more than 110,000 acres near Pagosa Springs, Colo., in June. “This is what most wildland firefighting looks like—men standing around,” says Fire Information Officer Rudy Evenson. “Watching fires like this can make for a long day. We walk back and forth a lot,” says Schultz. “Other times your adrenaline really gets to racing. The climate here in the 80s is certainly agreeing with us better. It was 100 degrees at the Pony Complex Fire near Mountain Home where we were before this.” A truck races by and we hop back in our vehicle and chase it. “Where a truck goes, there’s usually fire,” Evenson explains. Sure enough, the fire has jumped the road past the Alden Creek Trail, blackening a host of pines before firefighters put it out. They fire up their chainsaws, cutting down trees deemed to be a threat. Some could burn up through the center and torch like a candle, sending out firebrands that would ignite other trees. Others, stripped of their needles, could fall over on a firefighter. We watch them for a while. Then we leave the firefighters to fight the fire while we head back to a nice cushy bed. We pull into Fire Camp north of Hailey at 6:55 p.m. As we do, an engine crew from Caldwell, having just finished the evening briefing, pulls out, heading out to stand guard over threatened structures. They honk their horn, which Hartman likens to a giant air horn, and they’re on their way. tws
Wagon Days Brings Good Sized Crowd to Town STORY & PHOTOS BY KAREN BOSSICK
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ike Elle was in the thick of the smoke for two weeks as the Beaver Creek Fire torched canyons feeding into the Wood River Valley, scorched popular bike trails and lapped at the backyards of homes north of Hailey. Saturday morning the Ketchum fire chief was in a cloud of smoke again—but this time it was coming from the pancake griddle where he and Idaho’s Lt. Gov Brad Little flipped flapjacks for about a thousand people. “This brings back memories of when I used to manage a Perkins Steak n’ Shake in Portland,” said Elle, as he flipped pancakes for the Papoose Club’s annual Wagon Days breakfast feed. “I moved here to ski and look where that got me!” Organizers estimated about two-thirds of the normal crowd estimated at 17,000 flocked to Ketchum for the 55th Big Hitch parade. Attendance was down due to the Beaver Creek Fire, which threatened 10,000 homes in the area just two weeks earlier. The Twin Falls Times-News did its part to rally visitors in the wake of the fire, exhorting Magic Valley residents to head to Ketchum and spend a few bucks on the behalf of businesses that had had their bottom line scorched during the resort’s busiest time of the year. And there were quite a few 2T (Twin Falls County) license plates in evidence. But 1A (Ada County) license plates were harder to find owing, perhaps, to people preferring to stay home around their
TV for the Boise State-Washington football game that night. Little wasn’t one of them. “Wagon Days is a longtime tradition in Idaho. But the fact that Bud Purdy’s the grand marshal this year made it even more special. He’s a longtime friend of the family,” Little said. Cynthia Schneider came from Santa Monica, Calif., her 4-yearold granddaughter in hand. “The first time I brought my son to the parade he was 4,” she said. “I want my granddaughter to experience it every year and bring her children to it.” Kelly Martin attended a performance by Boise’s Eh-Capa Bareback riders, who performed Indian battle without the use of saddles or bridles. “They’re one of my favorites,” she said. “These kids are amazing to give so much time to this activity when so many other things going on nowadays.” This year’s parade featured some new entries, including Connie and Gary Hoffman’s dogsled and an original Mormon handcart built in 1856. A six-month old camel named Dude joined 10-year-old Ralphie, a Bactrian camel. “Ralphie doesn’t freak out at anything,” said his owner Jerald Williams. “The Blue Angels flew over us at one parade and he was like, ‘Oh, look at that.’ ” “Notice: They’re going very slow because they don’t want to go over the speed limit,” noted parade announcer Chris Millspaugh. Nils and Patti Ribi sat with friends Dick and Judy Smooke, catching their breath after nearly losing their cabin near Baker
Reid Black IV, 5, watched the Big Hitch parade decked out in his cowboy duds.
Creek to the Beaver Creek Fire. The couple had made peace with the prospects of losing the cabin after the fire advanced nine miles in one day. It stopped three miles short of the cabin when the winds shifted. “Patti loves horses so for her birthday I ordered up a parade with a bunch of horses,” Nils said. tws TOP RIGHT: The biggest applause was reserved for four firefighters walking in the Wagon Days parade. RIGHT: Picabo Rancher Bud Purdy said they ran out of names so they picked his when it came to being grand marshal of the parade this year. FAR RIGHT: Dick Wetherell spent Saturday morning cooking up foot-long hot dogs and chorizos during a pre-parade party sponsored by REMAX.
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Fishing R epoRt THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR SEPT. 4 FROM PICABO ANGLER
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he hatches on Silver Creek the past few days have been less than spectacular, but this is being made up for with spectacular afternoon Hopper fishing. We’ve been waiting awhile for the fish to really lock on to these terrestrials and it seems as though they finally have! The key to fishing the Hopper on Silver Creek is to cover water, fish BIG foam patterns and use a stout 2X Fluorocarbon Leader measured to 9 feet. The other terrestrial that is getting a lot of attention lately are large black ants. The fall is the time to see large numbers of flying ants, so we expect this action to continue and get even stronger! The Big Wood is beginning to fish well, with all the access opened back up. It’s not a bad thing that the fish received a few weeks of rest in the middle of the summer. Now it’s time to get ready for excellent fall fishing with the Western Red Quill, the October Caddis and the Fall Baetis. All of these insects should begin to show up with cooler nights ahead. In the meantime a Dave’s Hopper fished in the fast water is an excellent choice. The Lost River is still the best game in town, with Trico and Baetis swapping turns as the dominant hatch of the day. The afternoons are primarily Nymphing time with some opportunity to cast Hoppers in the seams and skate some Crane Flies. The South Fork of the Boise below Anderson Reservoir remains closed by the Forest Service, due to the recent fires. In any case, this is a great time of the sason to be fishing. School has started and the weekdays are very quiet out on the rivers. Take advantage and make sure you gear up for the coming autumn hatches: Red Quill, Fall Baetis, October Caddis, Mahogany Dun and Flying Ants. The past weekend was the opener for Forest Grouse and Doves. The Forest Grouse population seems to be very strong with large coveys of birds being reported. The Dove opener went well with many hunters reporting limits and near limits. The warm days may keep a few of these birds around, so what is normally a two day season for us, before the Dove head south, may last longer this year! We are certainly off to a good start to the season!
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Yoga and Breath with Victoria Roper - 8 to 9:15 a.m. at Pure Body Pilates, Alturas Plaza, Hailey Animal Shelter Hikin’ Buddies Program, take a Shelter dog for a hike - 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., meet at Adam’s Gulch Trailhead (weather permitting). Info: 788-4351 or animalshelterwrv.org Yoga w/Leah - 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Wood River YMCA, Ketchum. Adults work out while children do yoga. For YMCA/ child watch members. Info: 727-9622. Books and Babies - 10 a.m. at the Bellevue Public Library. White Clouds Mountain Bike Ride - 10 a.m., leave from Pete Lane’s in Sun Valley Village. $39. Info: 622-2281 Story Mania - 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hailey Public Library. A book-lovin’ story hour with new themes and a craft each week. All ages. Info: HaileyPublicLibrary. org or 788-2036. Bouncy Castle Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Wood River YMCA, Ketchum. Info: 727-9622. FREE to the community Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. Info: 788-3468. Hailey Kiwanis Club meeting - 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. New Moms Support Group - 12 to 1:30 p.m. in the River Run Rooms at St. Luke’s Hospital. Info: 727-8733 Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA, Ketchum. Info: 7279600. Brown Bag Health Talk: Concussions with Dr. Frank Batcha - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Carbonate Rooms at St. Luke’s Clinic, Hailey. FREE. Info: 208-727-8733 Intermediate bridge lessons - 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ jomurray.com. SunValleyBridge.com FREE Blood Pressure Checks, hosted by St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center - 1 to 3 p.m. at Hailey Post Office No appt. necessary. Info: 727-8733 Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan - 3 to 4:30 p.m. 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. Info: HansMukh 721-7478 Intermediate bridge lessons - 3 to 5 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reserva-
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Yoga Sauna - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m., Bellevue. Info: 720-6513. Welcome to Sun Valley Hike - 9 a.m., hour-long hike on the White Clouds Trail. Leave from Pete Lanes in the Sun Valley Village. FREE. Info: 622-2281 Yoga and the Breath w/Victoria Roper - 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the BCRD Fitworks Yoga Studio, Hailey. Stella’s 30 minute meditation class (beginner level) - 11 to 11:30 a.m. at the YMCA, Ketchum. FREE. 726-6274. Connection Club - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. Info: 7883468. Movie and Popcorn for $1 - 1 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. Wood River Farmers’ Market, locally grown, raised and hand-crafted products - 2 to 6 p.m. on Main Street, north of Sturtos, Hailey. Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Ketchum. Info: 726-5997 Wheels and Wine - 4 p.m., leave from Pete Lane’s in Sun Valley Village. Stroll through Sun Valley on 2-wheels and end with a wine tasting. $39. Info: 622-2281 FREE Souper Supper (meal to those in need) - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Hall, Hailey. Ladies’ Night - 6 to 9 p.m. at The Bead Shop/Bella Cosa Studio, Hailey. Info: 7886770 Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan - 6 to 7:30 p.m. 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. Info: HansMukh 721-7478
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Welcome to Sun Valley Hike - 9 a.m., hour-long hike on the White Clouds Trail. Leave from Pete Lane’s in the Sun Valley Village. FREE. Info: 622-2281 Free Sun Valley Story Tour - board a Mountain Rides bus at 10:15 a.m. outside the Visitor Center, Ketchum. Info: 7887433 Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. 788-3468. Therapeutic Yoga for the back with Katherine Pleasants - 12 to 1 p.m. at the YMCA, Ketchum. 727-9622. Afternoon Bridge - 1 to 4 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. 788-3468. Duplicate bridge for players new to duplicate - 3-5:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Community Room, Sun Valley. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@sunvalleybridge.com. SunValleyBridge.com. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 3 to 4:30 p.m., 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. Info: HansMukh 721-7478 S Reckless Kelly with special guest, The Trishas - 6:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Tickets available at the Sun Valley Rec. Center (208-622-2135) or at http://sunvalley.ticketfly.com nexStage Theatre presents Brilliant Traces - 7 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre, Ketchum. Tickets: 726-4TKS Club DancZen - Dance Night with Peggy Bates - 7 to 9 p.m. at Studio Move in Ketchum. $10/person. Info/Sign up: 7203350 S Sofa Kings - 9:30 p.m. at the Silver Dollar Saloon, Bellevue. No cover
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ants - 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. - YMCA, Ketchum Info: 727-9600. S Concert in the Park - 6 to 10 p.m., at the West Magic Resort. Info: 487-2571 or visi facebook.com/westmagicresort S Up a Creek - 6 to 9 p.m. on the dec at Lefty’s Bar & Grill in Ketchum. No cove
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White Clouds Mountain Bike Ride - 10 a.m., leave from Pete Lane’s in Sun Valle Village. $39. Info: 622-2281 S Ain’t We Got Fun, Caritas Chorale’ Annual Dinner Party, Dancing to the Jaz of the Frim Fram 4 - drinks at 5:30 p.m , dinner at 6:30 p.m., fun until...at the Blackbird Pond on Buttercup Rd. $150 Reservations: 309-3294. ‘Twenties’ dres suggested. Raffle included. Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 6 to 7:30 p.m., 416 Main Street, North en trance, Hailey. Info: HansMukh 721-7478 S The Leana Leach Trio in the Duchin Room. 8:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Pop, rock boogie and blues. S Sean Jackson - 6 to 9 p.m. on the deck at Lefty’s Bar & Grill in Ketchum. No cover S Ian McFeron, with Alisa Milner - 7 p.m. at the Sun Valley Brewery, Hailey.
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Welcome to Sun Valley Hike - 9 a.m. hour-long hike on the White Clouds Trail Leave from Pete Lanes in the Sun Valle Village. FREE. Info: 622-2281 Toddler Story Time - 10:30 a.m. at the Bellevue Public Library. Connection Club - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. a the Senior Connection, Hailey. Info: 788 3468. Fit and Fall Proof - 11 a.m. at the Senio Connection, Hailey. 788-3468. Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants 12 to 1 p.m. - YMCA, Ketchum. Info: 727 9600. Laughter Yoga with Carrie Mellen - 12:15 to 1 p.m. at All Things Sacred (upstairs a the Galleria), Ketchum. Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Ketchum. Info 726-5997. Basic Bridge Lessons - 3 to 5 p.m. at Ou Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Com munity Room, Sun Valley. Reservation required, 720-1501 or jo@jomurray.com SunValleyBridge.com Feldenkrais - 3:45 p.m. at BCRD. Comfort
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Some Flicks are Better Dead O BY JONATHAN KANE
ne thing you could never blame Hollywood for is to leave a good thing alone. Certainly not when creativity is at a premium and there are boatloads of cash to be made. Take for example the new action comedy Red 2 - one of the many films that made this such a dreary summer at the multiplex. The original 2010 release Red was a surprise hit with plenty to like about it. The premise followed three retired secret service operatives in their 50’s who kick ass and take names. The three leads - Bruce Willis, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren couldn’t have
been better or funnier and the movie nailed their AARP status for great comic relief. Also along for the ride was Mary-Louise Parker as Willis’ much younger girlfriend. The success of the film also meant that Hollywood would have to try it again this time with much more disastrous results. In the sequel, directed with absolutely no flair by Dean Parisot and with an equally awful script by Jon and Eric Hober, all the stars are back with the painfully bad relationship between Willis and Parker taking center stage. Things get off to a riotous start at Costco when Malkovich shows up to entice Willis back into action. A website
Jon rated this movie
has leaked their names as being responsible for Project Nightshade which placed a nuclear weapon in Moscow in 1978. Off they go to Moscow, London and Paris to recapture the rogue weapon. Along the way they meet Catherine Zeta Jones as Willis’ ex-flame and Anthony Hopkins as the scientist who knows where the bomb is. What more can you say? You know where this bomb is and be sure to avoid it tws
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able clothing and an inquiring mind are all that is needed to join this non-competitive floor movement class. Gentle Iyengar Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. - MOVE Studio, Ketchum. All levels welcome. Info: StudioMoveKetchum.com NAMI - National Alliance for the Mentally Ill “Connections” Recovery Support Group for persons living with mental illness - 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the NAMI-WRV office on the corner of Main and Maple - lower level, Hailey. Info: 309-1987
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Yoga Sauna - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m., Bellevue. Info: 720-6513. Wake Up Hailey - 9 to 10 a.m. at the Power House, 411 N. Main, Hailey. Catch up with Billy and Tanya Olsen and find out what they’re up to next. Info: 788-3484 Proctor Hike - 9 a.m. leave from Pete Lane’s in Sun Valley Village. 29/adult, Kids 12 and under free. Info: 622-2281 Connection Club - 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. Info: 7883468. Children’s Library Science time w/Ann Christensen, 11 a.m. at the Children’s Library of The Community Library, Ketchum Let’s Grow Together (Wood River Parents Group) - 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Wood River Community YMCA, Ketchum. Info: 727-9622. FREE to the community Rotary Club of Ketchum/Sun Valley meeting - 12 to 1:15 p.m. at Rico’s, Ketchum. Info: 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, Hailey. Info: 7883468. BINGO after lunch, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. 788-3468. Wood River Farmers’ Market, locally grown, raised and hand-crafted products - 2 to 6 p.m. at 4th Street, Heritage Corridor, Ketchum. Sewcial Society open sew - 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fabric Granery, Hailey. Duplicate bridge game for those new to duplicate - 3 to 5:30 p.m. at the Wood River YMCA, Ketchum. Reservations required, 720-1501 or jo@ sunvalleybridge.com. SunValleyBridge. com Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan 3 to 4:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m., 416 Main Street, North entrance, Hailey. Info: HansMukh 721-7478 Weight Watchers - 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Connection, Hailey. Info: 7883468. 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: 721-2583 Kundalini Yoga Group - 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. at All Things Sacred, at the Galleria, Ketchum. FREE. Info: 408-859-7383 Free acupuncture clinic for veterans, military and their families 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cody Acupuncture Clinic, Hailey. Info: 720-7530. _ Charity Trivia Night - 8 p.m. at Lefty’s Bar & Grill in Ketchum. $15 per team up to six people - 1/3 of entry fee goes back to local non-profits. Info: Gary, 725-5522
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10th Annual Plein Air Painters of Idaho Paint Out - all day at Redfish Lake Lodge. Observe on-location painting, free demos and more. Info: pleinairpaintersofidaho.org or Pam at 720-6846
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Annual Plein Air Painters of Idaho Paint Out - observe on-location painting, free demos and more. Info: pleinairpaintersofidaho.org or Pam at 788-3302 S Rockstar Energy Uproar Festival with headliners Alice in Chains and Jane’s Addiction - 1:55 p.m. at the Idaho Center Amphiteater in Nampa. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available at www. ictickets.com or by calling 208-442-3232
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Annual Plein Air Painters of Idaho Paint Out - observe on-location painting, free demos and more. Info: pleinairpaintersofidaho.org or Pam at 788-3302 Stanley Sawtooth Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Info: stanleysawtoothcowboygathering.com
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Stanley Sawtooth Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering. Info: stanleysawtoothcowboygathering.com
_ PurpleStride Boise - raising funds and awareness for pancreatic cancer - Old Timer’s Shelter at Ann Morrison Park , Boise. Registration at 9 a.m., ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. Info/Register: PurpleStride.org Astronomy Presentations and Viewing 8:30 to 9:15 p.m. at Craters of the Moon National Park. Info: 208-527-1330 tuesday, 9.10.13
Pre-dinner Fireside Reading w/Sawtooth Valley author John Rember - at Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch. Info: idahorocky. com or 208-774-3544 tws
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Alice in Chains and Jane’s Addiction Headline Uproar This Thursday This Thursday, Sept. 5, XFest 2013 presents Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival in at the Idaho Center Amphiteater in Nampa. The Rockstar Energy UPROAR Festival includes a stellar lineup of multiplatinum superstars and breaking talent, featuring Alice In Chains, also with Jane’s Addiction. These seminal alternative rock bands are joined by Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive on the Rockstar Energy Main Stage. The Zippo Encore Festival Stage powered by Ernie Ball hosts performances from Walking Papers (with Duff McKagan), Middle Class Rut, New Politics, Danko Jones, as well as 2012 Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands winner Chuck Shaffer Picture Show and this year’s local Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands winner in each market. The COLDCOCK Herbal Whiskey Showcase Stage powered by Ernie Ball features performances from breaking talent including The Dead Daisies, Beware Of Darkness, and Charming Liars. Doors open at 2 p.m. and you can get your tickets at rockstaruproar. com. Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands offers local bands the chance open the show, and the national grand prize winning band a spot on the entire 2014 Festival and other prizes. Sign up your band or listen and vote for your favorite band at rockstaruproar.com. Come early to The Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival area and enjoy a free Rockstar Energy Drink sample at the Rockstar Energy Drink tent For more info go to: rockstaruproar.com
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Christian Hosoi Skate Comp Event This Saturday
We know that living in a strong, safe and close-knit community is important. Every community member must do their part to strengthen community relations and ensure that no members fall through the cracks. This includes the youth of our community. Our children that frequent our nationally recognized Hailey Skate Park need our help with direction, guidance and mentorship. Our youth are the future of our community and need our support. A community is only as strong as the ties that bind it. This Saturday, Sept. 7, Wood River Assembly of God (WROG) is hosting a special event at the Hailey Skate Park to kick off the mentoring of these children. WRAG will be bringing in internationally known Christian Hosoi to share his story of overcoming addiction to become a skateboarding legend and youth advocate. We hope this event will spark a passion and curiosity in these children and encourage them to make good decisions. Please consider supporting our effort to support the greater good of our community by showing up for a day of food, entertainment and fun for the family. Hosoi’s story is also available at Iconoclast Books in Ketchum. Registration is from 9 to 10 a.m., and the event immediately follows at the Hailey Skate Park. There is a $10 entry fee per person for ages 5 and up. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded. In addition, there will be a raffle and a concert with two hiphop artists.
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SustainBlaine Economic Summit SustainBlaine is pleased to announce its second annual Economic Summit on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Sun Valley Resort. The Summit will commence at 9 a.m. and conclude at 5 p.m. A no-host cocktail reception will immediately follow with ample time to network with speakers, panelists and colleagues. This year’s theme recognizes that straight economic analysis and data provide an incomplete picture of the health and vitality of a region and its citizens. In order to more fully assess the overall welfare of our area, we will address the four pillars that affect our Quality of Place: Economic, Environment, Transportation and Social. Resiliency to events such as the Beaver Creek Fire will also be addressed
within each panel. SustainBlaine’s keynote speaker, Michael H. Shuman, is an economist, attorney, author, entrepreneur and one of the world’s leading experts on community economics. Shuman is director of research for Cutting Edge Capital, director of research and economic development at the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE), and a Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute. He has authored, coauthored, or edited eight books. For a working agenda, additional speakers and panelists as well as registration information visit www.sustainblaine.com/summit. For sponsorship information, please contact Joy Kasputys at joykasputys@gmail.com.
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here is a modest-looking house located at 408 3rd Avenue that many preschoolers have gone to over the years. This house is known as The Learning Garden School. Beth Crawford and Darcy Van Steelant are the two primary teachers that have nurtured and helped to educate children between the ages of 3-5 for the last 13 years. Beth and Darcy both have a long history as teachers in our valley, dating back to 1993. The Learning Garden School is a place where children are first introduced to a structured school environment that is strongly intermingled with play. The children are so immersed in fun that they do not realize that all of the play activities encourage the basic fundamentals of education and fine motor skills as well as gross motor skills. They learn important social skills that enable them to handle life situations as well as people skills that they will use throughout their lives. Beth and Darcy offer parent education nights based on topics such as Early Literacy and How to Grow Self-Esteem in Young Children. They have two to three themes that they build several lesson plans from, such as Hawaii and Sea Life; Learn About Your Community; or the country of France. The lessons will include field trips to French
bakeries, or learning basic language in the culture as well as traditions that are practiced within each area of study. The school also encourages families to share their own family traditions with the children to expose their young minds to different ways and traditions within families in our valley. This helps expose the children to different ways of thinking and understanding; it is also a great way to broaden developing minds to new horizons and ways of interpretation. It is true I am a bit biased about this school; I entrusted these two women to help mold and educate my three children. Many of the students that attended the school with my children are still good friends today, even as my oldest child is entering sixth grade. Beth and Darcy not only serve as educators to the children; they are also friends to the kids and their families. There have been instances where they not only taught the children during the day but have also been there to support families during times of need, sibling births, lunch dates, and the occasional emergency that seems to arise. The Learning Garden is more than just a school; it is an environment that will guide your child toward a path of learning and self-awareness that will benefit him or her on their journey of life. tws
BEAVER CREEK FIRE
Business Leaders Weigh How to Mitigate Recent Fire Impact BY KAREN BOSSICK
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tart packing events in June when you don’t have visitors freaking out about fire. Do something proactive, such as preventative burns, so we don’t sit around living in fear that we’re one lightning strike away from economic disaster. Those are some of the suggestions Wood River Valley leaders offered up Thursday to a packed room of more than a hundred people at The Community Library in Ketchum. The panel discussion was organized by the Wood River Economic Partnership (WREP). Ketchum Mayor Randy Hall said the economic impact of the recent Beaver Creek Fire, which was contained on Sunday after burning an area the size of Albuquerque, N.M., has not yet been calculated. But the 2007 Castle Rock Fire, which burned 46,000 acres, caused about $3.5 million in business losses. “On Aug. 15, slack started,” said WREP Director Doug Brown, referring to the day Greenhorn Gulch blew up and officials started the process of advising more than 2,000 homeowners and visitors to evacuate. “Three out of the last six summers have been negatively impacted by either smoke or fire, and I think it’s our responsibility
to figure out what we can do,” said Blaine County Commissioner Larry Schoen. The fire affected not just hotel proprietors and T-shirts retailers; it also affected doctors and dentists and non-profit organizations. Arlene Schieven, Sun Valley Marketing Alliance director, said revenue from August hotel reservations made through her organization’s website was down 43 percent compared with last year. But her organization canceled its ads during the fire, which means it can extend its marketing further into the fall. Sun Valley’s marketing director Jack Sibbach said some groups postponed reservations to September rather than cancelling them. “I anticipate that we’ll have the best September that we’ve had in years,” he said, adding that no one has cancelled winter reservations. Panel members reiterated the oft-heard mantra to shop local. And they touted the passage of a LOT tax increase in November, which would help bring more air traffic—and, thereby, more tourist dollars—to Sun Valley. The Sun Valley area does not have a lot of commercially harvestable timber, as does the McCall area, but we can look at
prescribed burning, Schoen said. “We have to have these conversations and we can go to Washington if we want,” he added.
SIDEBAR Targeting firefighters Some locals are finding tangible ways to display their gratitude to firefighters for their work quelling the Beaver Creek Fire. The new 100 Men Who Care philanthropic organization donated about $2,000 to the Wood River Fire and Rescue Firefighters Association last week. The firefighters association purchases firefighting equipment, reimburses firefighters and emergency medical technicians for training and provides financial help for families whose home have burned or injured first responders. A Ketchum chiropractor is offering free health and stress evaluations to those who contribute a minimum of $25 to the Firefighters Association. Dr. Maria Maricich, located above Gail Severn Gallery at 131 4th St. E., says she can even do an evaluation over the phone for those who are not in the area. For more information, call 208-726-6010 or email vitality@ doctor.com. tws
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The Ketchum Cruise: Rock, Rhythm & Blues with Scott Carlin Thursday, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
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Newsed with Vernon Scott Friday 3-4 p.m.
The Southern Lowdown with Dana DuGan Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 4-6 p.m.
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“Heroic, herculean effort” Incident Commander Beth Lund, who worked on the Trinity Fire that raged around Featherville last year, compared Greenhorn Gulch to Fall Creek where 38 homes and 43 outbuildings burnt during this year’s Elk Complex Fire. Greenhorn was a little wider, and it was forested on just one side. If both sides had had timber, it would have been too hot for firefighters to enter, she added. “The structure fire guys were very brave. They’re not used to trying to protect multiple houses while the forest burns nearby— they’re used to dealing with one house at a time,” she said. “These guys put in a heroic herculean effort,” agreed Fire information Officer Rudy Evenson. On Friday, the morning after Greenhorn residents had been allowed back in, lawn companies were already busy at work, mowing lawns and clearing debris. Several homeowners repaired fences. Restoration workers began to move into the neighborhood, cleaning clothes that had been left behind and sponging soot off walls. A small but steady stream of cars drove the road, the drivers craning their necks to see how
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the fire had impacted the Wildlife Refuge and trails at the end of the canyon. The hillsides near the mouth of the canyon looked like moonscapes covered by lava, the white indicating how very hot they’d burned. Further up the canyon a few trees on the once lush hillside stood amidst many more charred toothpicks. Fences along the road were blackened, the fire having eaten through them. Dan and Martine Dracketts’ home, which was to have hosted a fundraiser for the YMCA the weekend of the fire, seemed untouched save for patches of scorched earth around it. A birdhouse stood unscathed in a blackened field. Some aspen and pine were still green, even though their roots lay under charcoal-colored ground. Fire had burnt down to the mineral layer of the earth in many cases, leaving exposed rocks on top. A collection of beer bottles stood in the blackened sagebrush, exposed but intact. A thistle lay withered but still green. A Trout Friendly Lawn sign stood on a lawn sporting scars from spot fires. Fire hoses still stretched across some yards. Ladders stood atop roofs. Retardant streaked down driveways and sidewalks. The red chemical had left spots on a group of bronze frogs, stone retaining wall, barbecue and brick patio at Huffacker’s house. Relaxing in the hood Kline cleaned the retardant off half the patio bench. Sitting there, she noted, she couldn’t see the burned hiking trails. But she couldn’t miss the soot that the wind blew from the other side of the road, nor could she ignore a bird that lay dead on the patio. But a couple hundredths of
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inches of rain earlier that morning and sunny blue afternoon skies that afternoon had given them a renewed optimism. “The fire crews and equipment have done an incredible job of defending the homes,” said Huffaker. “Today is more relaxing in the hood!” Huffaker pointed to scorched grass across the road in front of his house. Then he pointed to three piles in the woods abutting his back yard where he had piled deadfall over the 20 years he’d lived in the house. “I thought if nothing else, I’d finally get rid of those piles. But they’re still there.” Huffaker’s neighbor, Ellen Rubenfeld said it was incredibly stressful to read that the fire was destroying acres of Deer Creek and Greenhorn forests. “But not knowing if our homes would be still standing was agony,” said Rubenfeld, who was out of town at the time of the fire. “The fire fighters are superheroes in my book! It will be painful to witness the aftermath, but we look forward to healing with the community.” Huffaker admits that the landscape of his neighborhood looks much different than when he left. “But, after the Castle Rock Fire in 2007, the south-facing slopes in Greenhorn were also severely scorched and blackened. The advent of spring and summer melted the snow and the curtain rose on a remarkable rebirth of vegetation and wonderful verdant green landscape. Were it not for sparse clusters of burned out trees it appeared as though nothing ever happened!” he said. “Mother Nature has the capability of acting in wondrous ways!” tws
Related Story: See ‘Defending Baker Creek’ on page 6 of this week’s paper BEAVER CREEK FIRE
Trails Remain Off-Limits BY KAREN BOSSICK
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Students in the Studio Guest Hosts Tuesday, 3-4 p.m.
World at Lunch with Jean Bohl Wednesday, 12-1 pm
es, stood next to the foundation. Everything else had burned to the ground, save for a few twisted metal gutters and a collection of 2- and 3-inch particles of now-unrecognizable objects. Amazingly some of the aspen lining the Imperial Gulch Road behind the home still sported green leaves. Firefighters said the log home was engulfed in a second by a fireball that raced down the canyon behind it. There was nothing they could do to save it as burning embers fell on its wood shake roof. Windows burst, allowing the fire to get a foothold inside. It turned into a pile of ashes in 20 minutes. “Before we got evacuated, the owner of that house had eight trucks out there along with a backhoe. The dirt was flying as they scraped the ground trying to build some protection,” recalled Huffaker. “That home burnt while the home next to it was not touched.” Bobby Robedeaux, a firefighter from Oklahoma, said firefighters often couldn’t see the homes they were protecting the ash and smoke was so thick. “Building fire lines is awfully tedious. But it was nice going back to Greenhorn and seeing that the lines we set saved the homes,” he added.
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opular hiking and biking trails in Chocolate Gulch, Fox Creek and Adams Gulch have reopened as the Beaver Creek Fire has reached 100 percent containment. But don’t count on seeing much of the trails scorched by fire in the Greenhorn Gulch and Deer Creek area until next spring. Baker Lake, Osberg Ridgeline, Castle, Placer, Alden and South Fork Warm Springs trails could be slow to reopen, as well, as rangers clear snags that could fall on hikers and bikers and do other damage control. The Imperial and Greenhorn trails in Greenhorn Gulch got “burned very, very severely, the organic matter in soil destroyed so it will be sandy for awhile. Use of it could cause even more damage, said the Ketchum Ranger District’s recreation specialist Joe Miczulski. The Cow Creek Trail was not impacted as heavily, in part, because parts of it had been burnt
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in the 2007 Castle Rock Fire. Rangers are still assessing the Mahoney and Lodgepole trails but believe they suffered some pretty bad damage, said Nelson. The Fire Camp that stood along Buttercup Road has been dismantled as firefighters have been pulled off the fire. Over the weekend, a group walked the field where it had stood, picking up trash. The firefighters that remain are repairing damage caused along Baker Creek where containment lines were constructed during suppression activities. A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team arrived Tuesday. The team will assess the area to map the severity of the burn and take emergency stabilization measures to prevent erosion. The fire burned 174 square miles—nearly an area the size of Albuquerque, N.M., or San Jose, Calif. “We have 150 miles of perimeter so we have quite a bit of cleanup,” said Nelson. tws
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Condo Guide
Wood River Valley Attorney Adam King has written Idaho Condominiums and Townhomes, A Guide for Owners, Board Members, Managers and Buyers. The guide is available at www.idahocondobook.com, it is the first and only plain-English guide to Idaho Condominiums and Townhomes. “As the owner of a large association management company in the Sun Valley area, I believe Adam King’s book is an excellent resource for anyone that is involved with the dynamic intricacies of association living and management.” said Karl Nichols, Nichols Property Management, Inc.
Wake Up Hailey
Please join the Hailey Chamber of Commerce for Wake Up Hailey from 9 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Power House located at 411 N. Main St. in Hailey. Stop by and visit with Billy and Tanya Olson and find out what the guys and gals at the Power House are up to next! Also catch the latest buzz of Hailey, networking with your fellow community members and enjoying refreshments and light breakfast fare. We hope to see you there! For more information: 788-3484.
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Food insecure uals, the harsh realities of the and regional ingredients) will be families tend to consume lower Beaver Creek Fire may impact presenting their Grand Tasting cost, prepared foods, which them for months to come. on Sunday, Sept. 22 at Carol’s are lower in nutritional value After the Castle Rock Fire Dollar Lodge from noon to 3 p.m. instead of more wholesome and in 2007, here at The Hunger Margot’s B&B style catering Coalition we learned the true im- expensive options like fruits, plans to host a table that will vegetables and whole grains. The feature these cookies, as well as pact of such a crisis will be seen long-term effects of hunger and long after the smoldering embers other delectable sweets—with malnutrition in children include have gone cold. The economic a twist. Lavender will be my behavioral problems, a decreased twist/theme, so yes indeed; these loss to our resort community ability to learn and perform well is going to hit hardest those cookies will have a hint of that in school and an increased frewho were already hanging by a in them. But the best thing will quency of disciplinary issues. thread. For families dependent be my very own concocted jam: If you find yourself battling upon the income from a usually fresh raspberry with a hint of hunger and food insecurity in busy August, the impending chocolate and lavender. It is deliad on page for a complete the ServiceS we the coming liSt weeks of and months, slack season may 17 cause a new cious and evenoffer. if you doubt that, The Hunger Coalition wants you crisis. you’ll just have to come and try to know there is help. Proper Food is one of the most fundait for yourself. A rich tasting red nutrition is key to stress manmental of human necessities; yet wine or late harvest wine goes agement, mental health and, people suffering from economic beautifully with this particular especially for children, behaviorinstability sacrifice balanced cookie. (The jam recipe will be in al and developmental well-being. meals in order to get the bills the Weekly Sun sometime after Make sure that you and your paid. When money is tight, those Sept. 22.) I hope that you all will family have the foods you need critical nutrients found in fresh be planning to attend this very to manage your situation. There fruits and veggies are given up. fun and foodie event because Parents find themselves skipping are resources in this commuit’s always tasty and it certainnity to make sure you not only a meal so their children have ly benefits a very worthy local survive this difficult time, but more on their plates. Nutrition cause: The Sun Valley Culinary thrive. Our goal is to provide and health get bumped to keep a Institute. healthy food and a connection to roof over their heads. resources in the most respectAt The Hunger Coalition, we Thumb Print Cookies With a ful manner possible, because don’t think that’s okay. We see Jam of Your Choice maintaining dignity and a sense a healthy, thriving community 18 to 24 1 ¾˝ cookies of self in times of crisis is critical arising only when every single member of our community is also to an individual’s success, and Ingredients: therefore, the community’s. healthy and thriving. Statistics 1/2 C. unsalted butter (1 cube), Let us help connect you to the released last spring indicate at room temp resources you need. there are over 3,000 “food inse1/4 C. sugar Call 788-0121 today for more cure” children and adults living 1-3 Tblsp. sugar on a plate for tws information. in Blaine County. By food insedipping the dough balls 1 egg yolk, beaten with the following: 1 Tblsp. lemon juice Living Well UI-Blaine Extension Tips 1 Tsp. grated lemon peel 1 Tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 Tsp. almond extract 1 C. plus 1 Tblsp. flour Directions: require re-vegetation efforts and iving in the Wood River Preheat oven to 325F. a long-term removal of livestock Valley we have expePlace parchment paper on a to burned areas. If property was rienced first-hand the cookie sheet not damaged and fences are indevastating effects of wildfires. In a medium sized bowl, tact, returning livestock should Wildfires make a profound beat softened butter and 1/4 C. not be a problem. If retardant impact on people, land, animals, sugar with electric beater and was used in a pasture additional environment, and the economy. when smooth, add the egg yolk measures need to be considered As fires become a part of the mixture. changing landscape, we are faced prior to introducing livestock. Add the flour in several doses Livestock owners should inveswith challenges of preventing, to the butter/sugar/egg mixture; tigate all alternatives before preparing, and recovering from mix well until a smooth dough returning livestock to damaged wildfires. Your local University forms. pastures because using an alterof Idaho Extension office can Form the dough (more easily native pasture for their livestock facilitate the recovery process done with your hands) into about can have long-term positive by assisting youth, families, and 24 small 1” to 1.5” balls and impacts on their disturbed land. property owners make decisions roll in the plated sugar before After a fire, noxious weeds about managing their personal placing them on the parchment are among the first plants to well-being, animals, and land. paper lined cookie sheet. My re-colonize. Control weeds Connect with 4-H. One of sheet usually holds 18 total so by using an integrated plant the ways we can assist youth is that’s a 5 X 3 position if you get management approach including through our 4-H programs. 4-H my drift. Lastly, make an incultural, biological, mechanical, is able to mobilize its volunteers dentation in each ball with your and chemical control. Sustained, to assist in evacuation and care finger or thumb. I often use my continuous efforts over time will of large and small animals. 4-H middle finger even though they lead to effective weed control. can also help youth through are called “thumb” prints. There are many resources and FEMA’s Disaster Connection: Place on middle oven rack information available to ease the Kids to Kids. Stories, poems, and bake until tops are lightly wildfire recovery process. The and artwork about wildfires can golden, about 22 to 24 minutes. University of Idaho Extension be submitted to the 4-H program Don’t let them get too brown on office is available to provide for submission to FEMA. the tops because unknown to information or land management For landowners, significant you they’ll be browner on the tws suggestions at 788-5585. fire damage to pastures will bottoms—so towards the end of the cooking time start checking closely. briefs Cool on cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before removing to your cooling rack. Place some marmalade or jam Come out and catch one of Idaho’s The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on of your choice in each indentamost iconic and beloved musical acts, Friday, Sept. 6. tion. If you wish, you can further Tickets are on sale now. To learn decorate with some powdered Reckless Kelly as they prepare to tear down the house in one of the coun- more and buy your pass to a great sugar and sliced almonds. try’s finest music halls, the Sun Valley night out go to www.sunvalley.com or These cookies freeze nicely but Pavilion with special guest The Trishas. call 208-622-2135. I freeze mine before filling them with the jam. Fill with jam after they thaw. Call Margot for personal cooking help or hosting @ 721-3551. BY BROOKE PACE MCKENNA FROM THE HUNGER COALITION
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Dear Classified Guys, Any woman knows you don't wear white after Labor Day. We instinctually know that things change with the season. Why is it my husband can't figure out this concept when it comes to selling things in the classifieds? He's relatively good about selling stuff he no longer needs rather than letting them fill the garage. I can't complain on that front. However, I think his timing is off for getting the best price. For instance, he sold his snow blower just after the cold weather broke with a warm trend. Last year he sold our ski boat in the fall when the weather started turning cold. He thought that he'd get a better price offseason since there are fewer boats advertised at that time of year. Seems so silly to me. I mean who buys a sweater when it's bikini season? Maybe you guys can confirm my belief so my husband hears it from someone else.
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pants. Otherwise, we'd have to worry about coordinating colors. Carry: Now although your husband's timing may be off, the good news is he's willing to keep the garage cleaned out. There are probably many women who would envy you on that alone. Cash: But as you suspect, there is a best time to sell things in the classifieds if you want to maximize your price. Like any other market, selling in the classifieds is a matter of supply and demand. If you sell your item when the demand is high, you'll have more potential buyers and a chance for a better price. Try to sell your snow blower on a hot August day and
most people are not thinking about snow. Carry: A good rule of thumb is to advertise your item at about the same time of year you would start using it. That's when most people would be looking for it, offering you the most buyers. Your snow blower would sell best at the beginning of winter or just before the first snowfall. Once you pass the halfway point of the season, you can expect the number of potential buyers to thin out. Cash: Hopefully this will help your husband listen to your advice. And who knows, maybe next you can start working on his wardrobe!
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Today fashion seems more important to people than ever. However, according to the Department of Labor and Statistics, the percentage of household income spent on clothing continues to decline. In 1901 Americans spent nearly 14% of their income on their clothes. By 1960 this number dropped to about 10%. Today it has declined even further to a mere 4.2%, hardly enough to make a fashion statement. New York City, one of the clothing and fashion capitals, still holds the highest percentage at 5.2%. •
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Must have excellent customer service skills, retail experience, knowledge of copiers, ten key, cash register and light computer knowledge & the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Art & office supply knowledge very helpful. Duties will include opening & closing, so must be able to work weekends & evenings. Drop resume off at store location, 106 S. Main, Hailey or email resume to: janesartifacts@cox.net Call 788-0848 to set up appt. Your Community Orchestra (WRCO) wants you! Even if it’s been years since you played, we can help you. We especially need brass and woodwinds. Call 726-4870 BABY SITTER NEEDED to care for infant. Rate negotiable. Responsible teen or experienced mom please call 208-830-1425. Graphic Artist assistant, part-time (16 hours) in Hailey. InDesign experience necessary. Two days per week, Tuesday-Wednesday. Call 788-4500
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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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Choose Your Hours, Your Income and Your Rewards - I Do! Contact: Kim Coonis, Avon Independent Sales Representative. 208-720-3897 or youravon.com/kimberlycoonis
19 services I do windows, yards, gardens, house and dog sitting. References, affordabel. Norm: 530-739-2321 HOUSEKEEKPING SERVICES: Experience, Recommendations, Responsible, free estimates. Call 2087205973 or beatrizq2003@hotmail. com DOG CAMP! Foothills location, stick chasing, hikes, creek, sunny naps. 24-hour interaction; country farm with 3 friendly dogs. 481-2016 Deck Refurbishing, sanded and restained/painted.Reasonable rates.
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720-7828 Alterations - Men’s, woman’s and children. Fast and efficient. Call 7208164 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 7883964 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.
20 appliances Refrigerator/Freezer, Whirlpool runs great, white, $100, Ketchum, 208-412-4823 Dishwasher, Bosch built-in, like new, white, $100, Ketchum, 208412-4823
21 lawn & garden Dark green outdoor metal patio table and with four unique chairs $75 for the set 622-1622 John Deer lawnmower. Older but in good shape. $50 720-2509 Black Bear Ranch Tree Farm - fire sale! 20% off any size Aspen Tree. 13544 Highway 75, 208-726-7267, tree farm, 208-720-9786 cell. Thank you Firefighters!.
22 art, antiques and collectibles Very cool vintage 1930s white stove. Great for your porch $225 622-1622 Vintage Texaco green gas pump .09 per gallon!! $775 622-1622 Stamps for sale. Every US Commemorative stamp from 1950-1999. Hundreds of stamps, mint condition. $1,400 OBO. Call 208-309-1959 for details. MUST SELL. Incredible stamp collection for sale. Hundreds of stamps Skiing, Olympics, Elvis, FDC’s, etc. $400.00, O.B.O. 208-309-1959 for details. MUST SELL. Hundreds of basketball cards for sale. 1980-2000. $375 OBO for all. Call 208-309-1959.
Antique rocking horse. Very unique. $100 720-2509 ORIGINAL AND UNUSUAL ARTWORKS. Three original Nancy Stonington watercolors, $500 to $1000. Unique Sunshine Mine 100th anniversary poster, very nicely framed, $150. Original unusual dot technique painting, 3’ wide by 4’ high, Jack Gunter, $1500. Price negotiable. Call Ann (208) 726-9510.
24 furniture Pair of custom Lay Boy chairs/table - well cared for. Excellent condition. $450 206-307-4361 Chair - Wood Chair from Cost Plus World Market “Sevilla”, really nice in dark wood. Excellent condition. $40. For Picture, Google: “costplus sevilla chair”, call: 721-2144. Large Blond desk. 60”x30”x29” 2 drawers. $75 Call Gary P 530-4004262 in Hailey. Pine desk unit, perfect for serious student. Computer shelf, drawers and book shelves. Brand new! $325 206-307-4361 3-drawer low boy cabinet. Purchased at Bungalow for $900. Sell for $150. Can e-mail photo. Call 3091088 The Trader is now accepting consignments for furniture, home accessories and collectibles. Call Linda at 208.720.9206. Blonde Oak Dresser with hand carving - (3 drawer) $250. 788-2566
25 household King bed complete ensemble. Down comfortor, bedskirt/duvet, king pillows/ pillow cases. Elegant & like new. 206-307-4361 Queen delux box spring/sleep mattress. Heavy duty bedframe, bed pad, comfortor, bedskirt, misc accessories. Blue tone. Excellent condition. $985 for everything. 206-3074361 Pair of very nice solid core entry doors 3’-0” x 6’-8” with 18” x 10” leaded glass windows panels Brass handles with Lion door knocker $250 622-1622 Banana, Jute, Sisal area rugs - 4’ x 6’ and 6’ x8’. Both for $150. Retail is $1,200. 309-1088 Nice, warm, low operating cost far infrared heaters for sale. Two sizes. Call 788-2012
er, & scanner via USB and fax with additional modules. Great shape, always maintained. $200 OBO 7202509 Brother DR 510 Drum Unit and TN 570 toner cartridge for Brother MFC machine. Like new condition. Toner full. $25 for both 720-2509 HP 13X PRINTER black ink CARTRIDGE. Opened box but never used. Wrong cartridge for my printer. $120 retail. Yours for $20 720-2509 XBOX 360 Games - gently used, all rated M. Red Dead Redemption 3-part package (game, map & level book) - $20 OBO; Gun - $10 OBO; Viking, Battle for Asgard - $10 OBO; Conan - $10 OBO; and Turock - $10 OBO. Call 309-1566
40 musical Your Community Orchestra (WRCO) wants you! Even if it’s been years since you played, we can help you. We especially need brass and woodwinds. Call 726-4870 ROSEWOOD MUSIC - Vintage, collectibles and pawn, instrument repair and restoration. Why leave the Valley?! Call Al at 481-1124 SALMON RIVER GUITARS - Custom-Made Guitars. Repair Restoration since 1969. Buy. Sell. Vintage. Used. Authorized Martin Repair Center. Stephen Neal Saqui, Luthier. www.SalmonRiverGuitars.com. 1-208-838-3021 Rehearsal Space for Bands Available - area has heat and restrooms. Call Scott at 727-1480. Voice lessons - classically trained, professionally unionized singer/actress. All ages and abilities encouraged and accepted. Vivian Lee Alp-
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Very nice Mission style rocker with leather insert. Excellent condition. First $125 takes.
36 computers IMAC 24” Computer- 650 Hard Drive, just updated and serviced. $650. Ketchum Pawn 208726-0110
37 electronics Smart Cover for iPad Mini, baby blue. Brand new in box at half price. $20 720-2509 Sharp AR-M207 digital copier. 2 trays and metal storage cabinet on casters. Can be used as copy, print-
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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 erin. 727-9774. Guitar and drum lessons available for all levels of musicians. Our studio or yours. Call Scott at 727-1480.
42 firewood/stoves Majestic Zero Clearance fireplace and some pipe, with manual, $300 720-2509
50 sporting goods Rodeo Special: InsulMat Seats to cushion those hard bleacher seats – no more ‘Numb Bum’! Baldy Sports 312 S Main, Hailey INFLATEABLE STANDUP PADDLEBOARDS – Baldy Sports has complete packages. A great way to beat the smoke. Compact, Affordable & Fun! 928-7891 Go Cart - 5hp, 2 seater, runs great, new tires. $350. Call Scott at 208727-1480. Masi Road Bike for sale - excellent condition. $1,000. Call for more info 208-720-5127
55 food market Organic rhubarb $2.00 a pound. call 788-4347 Strawberry plants. $1.00 each or 10 for $7.00. I have 50 plants. call 7884347 Brand new storage containers called lock n lock. A set of 9 pieces-all sizes that stack together. Microwaveable. $20.00 or best offer. call 788-4347
56 other stuff for sale In time for hunting season. Custom built Wall Tent with Woodstove and lots of extras. Call Dave @ 720-3256 PRODUCTS AVON at www. youravon.com/beatriz5. AVON SALES REPRESENTATIVE. AVON, puedes solicitar tus productos y ver los catalogos en linea en www.youravon.com/beatriz5 Ultra Vari Kennel 32x22x24, for 3050 lbs dogs. New, never used. $99. Call 788-4318 Double half barrel charcoal grill on countertop high stand with expanded metal grill and raised warming rack. $100 721-2558 Professional Fabric Cutting machine. $300. 720-5801 Homelite Portable Generator 1,850 watt. 12V/120V, excellent condition. $250. 720-5801 Portable Generator, Generex 2000 watt, 12V/120V, New, used once. $425. 720-5801
60 homes for sale Queen size futon. Beautiful oak frame. Barely used. Must make room. First $90 takes.
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SALMON RIVER: 2+2 Home, Apt., Barn, Garage, Bunkhouse, (1,500 sf improvements) on 3.14 level fenced riverfront acres between Stanley-Clayton, $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.
c l a s s i f i e d a d pa g e s • d e a d l i n e : n o o n o n M o n d ay • c l a s s i f i e d s @ t h e w e e k ly s u n . c o m 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.
64 condos/townhouses for sale We’ve Just listed this clean & cozy 2 BR Andora Villa Townhome in the Ketchum core next to Trail Creek. Completely furnished and accessorized with fireplace and tiled master bedroom shower. Priced at $269,000. Contact Emil Capik, Capik & Company, Inc. Real Estate Brokers,726 2020 or 622-5474 or email@sunvalleyinvestments.com Sweetwater • Hailey, ID
view mature sub-division with own well system. Poor health forces sell. Great neighborhood. Hot springs, Snake River and bird hunting near surrounding area. $29,000, owner consider carry paper. 208-788-2566
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 788-2648.
78 commercial rental Cold Springs Business Park 2 Shop/ Storage Spaces for leaseacross from St. Luke’s on Hospital Drive & US 75. Space G: 1680sf with 7’bay door, 9’ ceilings 2 offices Space H: 1122 sf with full bay door and office. Great rates for long or short term. By owner 622-5474 emil@sunvalleyinvestments.com Main Street Ketchum - Ketchum LI / Storage – .85 – 1.00 / sqft / mon. Bellevue Main Street – Office / Retail. Jeff Engelhardt 578-4412, AllstarPropertiesOnline.com PARKER GULCH COMMERCIAL RENTALS - Ketchum Office Club: Lower Level #2-198sf, #4-465sf. Call Scott at 471-0065.
81 hailey rentals Started with 49 Homes 48 SOLD • 1 Under Contract Sweetwater Townhomes KEYS TO NEW HOMES COMING SOON. Pricing Available Soon, Call or Stop by For More Information. Green Neighborhood www.SweetwaterHailey.com Village open 7 days a week (208) 788-2164 Sales, Sue & Karen Sweetwater Community Realty
68 mobile homes 2012 Energy Star 2/1 single wide, 110 lb snow load, hardy board siding, metal roof, you move, $45K, 208-309-1433
70 vacation property Luxurious 2 bed room 2 bath ocean front view unit in Cabo. Sleeps up to 6. Private hot tub on your own spacious deck with beautiful views of bay and Land’s End. Easy walking distance to all of town and harbor. Located on the bay next to The Office Restaurant and by all of the bay activities. Reserved lounges and umbrellas on beach. $1400 for a week, on availability. Call 788-0752 for pictures and additional information.
73 vacant land ALL lots in Tews Ranch Subdivion on Highway 20 REDUCED 50%.. Has electricity & phone. Call Canyon Trail Realty 208-731-7022 Waterfront Property, 1.5 hours from Hailey. 2.26 acres on the South Fork of the Boise River, North of Fairfield. For sale by owner. $89,000. Call Bob at 788-7300 or 720-2628 19 acres, 2,000’ river front, 4 miles S. of Mackay. Fenced, fishing, wildlife, views, gorgeous!. $140,000. photos available jjgrif@gmail.com. 208-726-3656. 50% REDUCTION SALE by owner - 2.5 acre lots near Soldier Mountain Resort and Golf Course. Great skiing, underground power and telephone completed in scenic subdivision. $24,500. 720-7828. SALMON RIVER: 3.76 level riverfront fenced acres between Stanley and Clayton. Hunting, fishing, riding, views, 80-miles north of WRV, $139,500. Adjacent 3.14 level riverfront acres w/1,500 sf improvemtns also available for sale, $239,500. Betsy Barrymore-Stoll, Capik & Co. 208-726-4455. Hagerman. Vacant lot in North
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 Now taking reservations for the 2014 Ski Season for comfortable & well located condo at reasonable rates for 3BR + pool + walk to lift. For availbility and more info charlesefoxx@gmail.com
89 roommate wanted Mature roommate wanted in Ketchum condo. Upstairs master bedroom with own bathroom. $550 per month/split utilities. Call 7208511 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
92 storage for rent StoragePlus meets all your storage needs. Ask about our 5x5 move in special! 208-788-9800
100 garage & yard sales 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 avail-
able. Reasonably priced. Call 7883251.
202 livestock for sale 2 older Tadiano Registered Paints looking for a good home. Come to #17 Deer Creek Road to see. Phone: 602-319-7155.
205 livestock feed Grass Alfalfa for sale - $220/ton. Call 788-3080
302 kittens & cats Please call Edna Benziger 914319-0692. Blessings and gratitude 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 Shoeing & Trimming: Reliable, on time. If you don’t like my work, don’t pay. (208) 312-5165 Farrier Service: just trim, no shoeing. Call 435-994-2127 River Sage Stables offers first class horse boarding at an active kid and adult friendly environment, lessons available with ranch horses. Heated indoor arena and many other amenities included. Please contact Katie (208) 788-4844.
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509 announcements BACK-TO-SCHOOL HAIRCUTS call Allison 208-309-2707 to book your kids today 10% off if you mention this ad!! Senior Connection can now accept farm grown produce to serve at the Connection or in Meals on Wheels. If you are overrun with produce and need a place to donate please consider us this summer. Info: Kimberly Coonis, 788-3468 From Margot’s Table to Yours Specializing in Small B&B styled Menus. Parents, enjoy special time with your family and let Margot do the cooking. Contact Margot for all of your cooking needs including special occasions or parties. 208-7213551 margot6@mindspring.com or blog.tempinnkeeper.com We pay cash for quality bicycles, fly fishing and outdoor gear - Ketchum Pawn. 208-726-0110. Are you struggling to make ends meet? Not always enough to pay the bills and buy groceries? The Hunger Coalition is here to help. Hundreds of local families individuals have food on their table and some relief from the daily struggle. Confidential. Welcoming. Supportive. There is no reason to face hunger alone. Call 788-0121 Monday - Thursday or find out more at www.thehungercoalition. org.
510 thank you notes Thanks for all the great Beaver Creek Fire-related articles that appeared in your newspaper recently; they were really good, guys!!
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502 take a class Private Pilot Aviation Ground School w/Mark Doerr, and Mark Buccambuso - 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 10 through Nov. 19 at the CSITwin Falls campus. $199 includes supplies. Register by calling 208732-6442. Ongoing Weekly Writing groups with Kate Riley. Begin or complete your project! 2013 Writing Retreats and more! Visit www.kateriley.org KIDS CLAY - 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Friday, Bella Cosa Studio at the Bead Shop Plus, Hailey. Info: 721-8045 Hot Yoga in the South Valley - 8:10 to 9:40 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. $10/donation. Call for location/ Info: 720-6513. Tennis 101. Fun, family, fitness, a tennis program designed to teach the basics to all ages. 9-10:30 a.m. at WR High School, 1250 Fox Acres Road. Register at idtennis.com, (208) 322-5150, Ext. 207.
Free fill dirt. You haul. Loading available on site. 317 E. Spruce Street, Hailey. Dirt on 4th Ave. N. Mikey at 720-2509
518 raves Have arguably never been more grateful than I was recently to own season 1 of both “2 Broke Girls” and also “The New Girl” -- countless episodes of which I verrrry happily watched during the Beaver Creek Fire, and which both gave me A LOT of MUCH-needed laughter amidst all the ever-escalating fear and uncertainty. Can’t recommend both too highly!!!! :D
608 trucks 2002 Ford Ranger XLT w/matching shell, new tires, 75K miles, slight exterior damage passenger side, great shape. $6900 OBO, 208-720-5374
610 4wd/suv 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 208-886-2105. 1982 Ford Bronco - 4x4, white, standard 351. New battery, runs good, good tires. 73,000 orig. miles. $2,500 OBO. 208-837-6145.
611 trailers 1962 Vintage Airstream like trailer by Avion, 20 ft. Call for more details, $4,700. 788-3674 Small enclosed specialty trailer. Perfect to tow with compact vehicle or small SUV. $2,250. 788-3674
612 auto accessories FOR SALE: Five VW Michelin tires, rims, and new hub caps. 205 / 65R 15C. $195. Call 720-3125
616 motorcycles 2006 Honda 150 CRX Like new; barely ridden. $2200. In Stanley 208-774-3356 Di Blasi folding motor bike. Good for RV, boat etc. $1,250 OBO. Call 309-0747 Suzuki 2003 RM 125, 2 stroke. Excellent condition $1,200 721-8334
620 snowmobiles etc. 1997 700 RMK - custom paint, skis. Always garaged. $1,500 OBO. Call 208-721-1103. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE - For all of your snowmobile needs. Call 208-788-3255
626 on the water 11’ folding boat, 2hp out board motor. $1,150 OBO. Call 309-0747 17’ aluminum canoe w/paddles $499 208-309-1433
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504 lost & found Found - iPod on bike path bench in Bellevue on Saturday, June 29. Call 928-7186 to claim.
506 i need this Wanted - used nordic ski poles, preferrably SWIX / Carbon Fiber. Call 309-1566 Wanted/Needed: Clay poker chips, 720-4401 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 pick-
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Rebecca’s Private Idaho: ‘I Hope it Knocks Your Socks Off’ STORY & PHOTOS BY KAREN BOSSICK
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wo weeks ago, Rebecca Rusch wore a firefighter’s helmet as she stood guard over a home that stood between a rampaging fire in Timber Gulch and the town of Ketchum. Not only was she worried about the fire but she was also worried whether the bike ride she’d planned would go off. On Sunday afternoon she wore a custom-made cowboy hat—the prize for top hill climbers—as she savored the success of the inaugural Rebecca’s Private Idaho. “I really stressed over whether I should have it or not. But I feel like it was a success—everyone was ready to celebrate after the fire,” she said, as she watched mountain bikers cross the finish line at the Ketchum Town Square after pedaling either 50 or 94 miles up Trail Creek Summit and back. “I rode with several different groups and everyone was all smiles, everyone was impressed with my private Idaho.” About 250 riders—31 percent of them women—took part in the ride. They included a father and 7-year-old son on an attached bike who climbed 1,282 feet over a 1.5 mile stretch of the narrow Trail Creek Road before heading through the scenic Copper Basin. Bikers, who included Tour de France veteran Levi Leipheimer, came from as far away as Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio. They enjoyed roasted potatoes
drizzled with olive oil and rosemary sprigs, along with peanut butter and jelly and Red Bull, at aid stations along the way. First-timers to the area included Elden Nelson, a blogger with Fatcyclist.com, and his wife Lisa Nelson, the single- track speed champion in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race in Colorado. Also, Tiffany and Sean Morrissey who run a family sports medicine clinic in the Bay area. “I was fat and out of shape and my friend challenged us to do some events like gran fondos,” recounted Sean Morrissey. “We saw Rebecca at the Leadville 100 and we’d never seen Boise or Sun Valley so we thought we’d try this.” Rusch, a multiple winner of the grueling Leadville 100 and other mountain bike races, addressed riders the night before the event: “I’m scared, but the best things in life are the things that make us scared—the adventures. And we’re gonna have a little adventure,” she said. Rusch told the bikers she’s launched the event to show off her hometown and to support the local Wood River Bike Coalition, which, she said would have its hands full rehabilitating Greenhorn Gulch trails ravaged by the Beaver Creek Fire, a couple weeks earlier. “I hope your socks are knocked off because we have some unbelievably beautiful views. So take your head off the handlebars and
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Rebecca Rusch wore a custom-made cowboy hat that would be given to the King and Queen of the Mountain—the man and woman who had the fastest times up Trail Creek Summit. Rusch noted that her group was the first biking group allowed in the Wagon Days parade in its 55-year history. “We did get heckled,” she added, recounting how one woman yelled, “Get a horse” as the cyclists embarked on the parade route.
look around,” she said. “There is no cell phone reception. You might see hunters with big guns and pickup trucks, but you’re in remote civilization.” Rusch also warned riders about the gnarly descent, adding that she and others with the Ketchum Fire Department had rescued bikers who plunged off the 2,000-foot cliffs: “Take it easy. I want everybody to make it home safely. Promise. Promise.” Among those heeding Rusch’s words were Alex Margolin, Anja
Sundali, Stephanie Miller, Shauna Unser, Shell Seibel and Matt Osteen, who rode for Sun Valley Crossfit. “It was super hard,” said Margolin, who used to coach a Tour de France competitor. “None of us ride bikes much but we decided to give it a try. I thought they did a high quality professional job—they even had little maps on cards for riders like they do at Tour de France. This has the potential to be another Leadville 100.” tws
This month’s Trout Unlimited meeting hosted by Hemingway Chapter will feature guest speaker Ewald Grabher. Grabher was born and raised in Austria and has been fishing the mountain streams of his homeland since he was a little boy. His passion for fly fishing really got ignited when a friend invited him to fish the Soca River in Slovenia, one of the world’s most beautiful trout streams. Soon after, he started guiding people there and until today, he takes every possible chance to return to the beautiful waters of Slovenia to get his fly line wet. He grew up in the western part of Austria, and has been visiting Idaho and Sun Valley since 1981 where he has family that immigrated here in the early 60s. In 2001, when he met his wife Kelly, he decided to move to the US. After being a part time resident for almost a decade, he lives now in Hailey year round. He owns a fly fishing tackle distribution business in Austria and returns there for business once a year, making sure some days of fly fishing are included during his trip. In his spare time, he is a fly fishing guide for Silver Creek Outfitters. When he is not guiding, he can be found exploring the waters of Idaho with his own fly rod, or playing harmonica with some of the local bands in the valley. The free meeting is from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5 at Whiskey Jacques’ in Ketchum. Info: 788-3618.
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