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t’s official…Summer has arrived and so has your copy of the premier summer issue of 101 Amazing Things to Do! There now is absolutely NO excuse for boredom. The 101 is one of the most exciting publications we’ve had the opportunity to present. If you enjoy using it half as much as we enjoyed putting it together then you have an epic summer in store, filled with music, hiking, riding, dining, floating, ‘wine-ing’ and so much more... Along with our advertisers we’d like to thank you for picking up this copy of the 101 Amazing Things to Do. We encourage you to pick up additional copies to send off to your friends and family to entice them into visiting this beautiful and exciting and amazing part of Idaho. We’ve done our best to get the ideas flowing but you know as well as us, there’s even more to do and see throughout our part of the state. If we missed your favorite, drop us a line for next time. It’s your choice; use the 101 as your roadmap or ‘guide’ to summer adventure, or as a personal challenge to accomplish everything on the list…

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Peruse the latest in colorful creativity at local arts and crafts fairs at four very different fairs. The 12th annual Ketchum Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 8-10 at Festival Meadows on Sun Valley Road. This festival features art by locals—and there’s so many talented artists here that some had to be turned away. (www.ketchumartsfestival.com, 7254090) The Sawtooth Mountain Mamas Arts Fair brings together more than 130 artists and craftsmen from throughout the Northwest to Stanley July 16 and 17. Expect whimsical western and cowboy art among the fired pottery. (www.stanleycc.org, Stanleymountainmamas@ gmail.com or Doris Stewart at 253-964-2942). The new Northern Rockies Folk Festival Arts and Crafts Show will showcase the artists from throughout the Northwest Aug. 6 through 7 during the Northern Rockies Folk Festival in Hailey. It’ll take place by the Blaine County Courthouse at First and Walnut streets. (www. haileyidaho.com or 788-3484) The 43rd annual Sun Valley Center for the Arts Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 12-13 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 14 at Atkinson Park in Ketchum. This juried festival includes fine art, artist demonstrations, a kid’s art corner and plenty of musicians.

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Touch a mountain goat and study a beaver up close and personal at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Visitor Center. The center, seven miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75, has a gallery of stuffed animals to peruse, plus video presentations, educational programs other interesting exhibits. There’s a dump station and gift shop. And the rangers can give you plenty of tips on nearby hiking trails and other attractions. Open: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Information: 1-800-260-5970 or 727-5013.

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Most dads and grandpas take the young’uns to Penny Lake, a small lake stocked with hatchery trout out Warm Springs Road. The pond is located on the left side of Warm Springs Road about four miles from downtown Ketchum. Another favorite site for youngsters is the lake tucked away in the hills past the end of Lake Creek Drive just north of Ketchum. This, too, is hatcherystocked. They might even drive up in their truck to dump them while you’re dangling your line. Several local fly-fishing outfitters teach kids spin fishing and flyfishing. Among them: Silver Creek Outfitters (www.silver-creek. com, 622-5282 or 726-5282); Lost River Outfitters (www. lostriveroutfitters.com, 726-1706 and Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters (www.sturtos.com., 726-4501) 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Comedian Bill Cosby will ruminate June 22 at the Sun Valley Pavilion (seats.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135). Grammy Award-winning Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas will bring their “Paper Airplane” tour July 2 at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Tickets start at $29 (children under 12 free), available at seats. sunvalley.com or 622-2135. Groove out to Bruce Hornsby and Bela Fleck at 5 p.m. continued, page 9

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Up With Music, from page 7 July 28 at Sun Valley Festival Meadows. Tickets are $48, available at Atkinsons’ Market, The Y and www.sunvalleyshakedown.com with kids 10 and under free. Four classically trained opera singers will sing a wide range of songs from “Toreador” to “Brown Eyed Girl” pop style at Sun Valley Opera’s Midsummers Night’s Serenade concert July 10 at the Sun Valley Pavilion (www.sunvalleyopera.com). Huey Lewis and the News will shake things up at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Tickets start at $50, available at seats.sunvalley.com or 622-2135. Sun Valley Center for the Arts presents Grupo Fantasma June 16 at Hop Porter Park in Hailey, The Avett Brothers July 13 at the Sun Valley Pavilion, Rickie Lee Jones Aug. 2 outside River Run Lodge and Michael Franti and Spearhead Aug. 15 at River Run Lodge. Tickets start at $20 ($5 for kids 12 and under), available at www.sunvalleycenter.org and 726-9491.

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May 28: Redfish Lake Lodge Memorial Run—Half-marathon, 10K or 5K (www.redfishlake.com) June 11: Adam’s Gulch Fun Run (www.visitsunvalley. com) June 11: Sawtooth Relay—Teams of six running 62 miles from Stanley to Ketchum (www.sawtoothrelay.com) June 25: Dollar Mountain 10k Trail Run (www.sunvalleyrunning.com) July 16: Elephant’s Perch Backcountry Run (www. elephantsperch.com) Aug. 20: Elephant’s Perch Shop to the Top Run up Baldy (www.elephantsperch.com) Sept. 4: New 10-Mile Trail Run along Harriman Trail to Galena Lodge (www.sunvalleyrunning.com)

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Look for some of the best mountain bikers in the world to point their fat tires down Dollar Mountain this summer when The USA Cycling National Mountain Biking Championships comes to town. The championships will be held July 14 through 17, challenging some 1,400 riders to defy gravity and stamina in competing for Stars and Stripes jerseys in cross-country, short track cross-country and Super D. The championships will return for an encore performance in 2012. Information: www.usacycling.org and www.visitsunvalley.com

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When it comes to mountain biking, Sun Valley rules. Sun Valley has everything you could want from chairliftaided mountain bike riding atop 9,150-foot Bald Mountain to rugged single-track loops scattered around Greenhorn Gulch five miles south of Ketchum. The new Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival July 11 through 17 will showcase the area’s 400-plus miles of continuous singletrack. Activities during the week include daily Tour du Jours guided rides exploring the trails, a welcome barbecue dinner in the Ketchum Town Square, a technical expo at the Lower River Run parking lot showcasing everything new for cycling, a Fat Tire Criterium multi-lap race through the streets of downtown Ketchum and the Second Annual Idaho Pump Track State Championship at Ketchum’s bicycle pump park. Information: www.ridesunvalley.com Sturtos offers Thursday night mountain bike rides (www.sturtos.com) and so does Sun Summit South in Hailey—for boys only (7888-6006).

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The Sun Valley area has some great granite. Sawtooth Mountain Guides can take you there, using ice axes and crampons to clamber up snow and ice on the Sawtooth Mountains’ classic couloirs to rock climbing such iconic peaks as Devils Bedstead and Mustang Peak on Trail Creek Summit or Finger of Fate, Warbonnet Peak, Mount Heyburn and Grand Mogul near Redfish Lake. (www.sawtoothguides.com) The folks at Elephant’s Perch in Ketchum are always available to “talk rock”, as are those at Lost River Sports in Hailey.

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Sun Valley’s long summer days and bounty of mountain lakes is a backpacker’s dream. A good first backpack trip for kids is Hell Roaring Lake 47 miles north of Ketchum. The trail in is only 3.5 miles and relatively flat if you drive the rough jeep road to 3.5 miles to the parking area. But load up on the DEET! Other popular backpack treks include the Toxaway Lake Loop in from Yellow Belly or Pettit Lakes. And the beauti beautiful Cramer Lakes, which can be accessed from Redfish Lake. Sawtooth Mountain Guides offers extended off-trail trekking trips through the Sawtooths, spicing them up with fishing and rock climbing options. Outfitters also offer afternoon ecology hikes. Information: www.sawtoothguides.com

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It’s easy to go hiking right leaving from your front door, whether up Carbonate Ridge in Hailey or on the Proctor Loop outside Sun Valley’s back door. Perhaps the quintessential Sun Valley hike is the one to Pioneer Cabin from Corral Creek. It’s about 7.5 miles round trip and does involve a 2,400-foot elevation gain. But the reward is immense: An old skier’s lodge built by Sun Valley in 1937 to give guests a European-style ski experience. And a cirque of craggy mountains that appear to be right in your face. To get there, drive east on the Sun Valley/Trail Creek Road, turning right onto Corral Creek. Follow this to the trailhead. Want a guide? Sun Valley Trekking Company offers guided day hikes, including one to the top of 12,009-foot Hyndman Peak out East Fork Road. (www.svtrek.com, 788-1966).

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Sun Valley is a biking mecca for skinny tires and fat tires, alike. The ride of choice for many is the 32-mile paved trail from Bellevue to Hulen Meadows north of Ketchum with occasional interpretive signs. Want a greater challenge? Ride the hilly bike path around Elkhorn. Or, point your two wheels north along Highway 75 to Galena Summit. Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters offers Monday night road bike rides leaving from the Hailey store at 6. (788-7847). Sun Summit North offers rides leaving at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays from its Ketchum shop. And Nappy Neaman leads road rides at 6:15 p.m. Wednesdays from The Elephant’s Perch in Ketchum (726-3497). Join other bicyclists--and dogs, too--in the Ride the Rails on Saturday, July 30. The Blaine County Recreation District will set up refreshments stands along the way. The Hailey 4th of July Criterium will be held July 4 in downtown Hailey. And the 2011 BCRD Sawtooth Century ride from Ketchum to Alturas Lake and back takes place Aug. 13 with a 50-mile component, as well. Information: www.bcrd.org

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Mongolians have long lived not in ranchstyle homes or even thatched huts. Instead, they’ve lived in teepee-like dwellings with lattice walls, radial rafters and framed doors. Those who would like to try one out can avail themselves of a yurt tucked in the woods near Galena Lodge 24 miles north of Ketchum. The yurt sleeps up to eight and is furnished with a wood stove, propane stove for cooking, lanterns, pots and pans, books and games and beds with foam mats. All you need to bring is a sleeping bag and pillow, clothes and food. (www.galenalodge.com or 726-4010). Sun Valley Trekking’s Coyote Yurt sits amidst a stand of spruce and fir at 8,700 feet with views of the Boulder and Pioneer Mountains. You can hike, mountain bike or drive to the yurt from Baker Creek Road with only your sleeping bag and food in tow. (www.svtrek.com, 7881966). The Smiley Creek Lodge, which sits on the other side of Galena Summit 37 miles north of Sun Valley offers teepees. ( 774-3547, 1-877-774-3547 or www.smileycreeklodge.com) 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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The rustic Galena Lodge 24 miles north of Ketchum makes a delightful day or evening outing. Check out the wildflowers along Gladiator Creek. Climb aboard a horse for a trip to old mining sites. Mountain bike along Rip n’ Tear—part of the 25-mile trail system that laces the hills around the lodge. Top a wagon ride off with a barbecue dinner on the deck outside the lodge on Thursday evenings. The lodge reopens for the summer on June 11 with an outdoor shop open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’ll offer its summer adventure camps for kids from June 13 through Aug. 19. Galena offers lunches from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., plus a weekend brunch menu on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It serves up barbecues on Thursdays. Information: www.galenalodge.com or 726-4010.

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It started out as a cross-country ski trail groomed once a year for skiers who wanted to test their moxie in the elite Boulder Mountain Tour race. Today the Harriman Trail is an all-season trail as prized by pedal pushers as skinny ski scooters. The 19.6-mile trail, which parallels Highway 75 and the Big Wood River, begins seven miles north of Ketchum at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters and gently climbs 1,100 feet to Galena Lodge. The gravel/dirt trail courses through meadows, aspen stands, wetlands, lodgepole forests and past rust-colored rocky outcroppings, providing a window onto Easley, Silver and Boulder peaks. Faux stone benches and interpretive signs are spaced along the path. And there’s a goat viewing scope tucked away on a hill 1. 5 miles north of Prairie Creek. The gravel makes it more suitable for mountain bikes than skinny tires. And, though it loses elevation between Galena Lodge and SNRA, count on some hills.

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…We all scream for ice cream. Get your fix of Toni’s homemade ice cream at Leroy’s Ice Cream shack in the Ketchum Town Plaza opposite Atkinsons Market. Or try any combination of the 31 flovers at Baskin-Robbins on Main in Hailey. The Smiley Creek Lodge, on the other hand, draws backpackers coming out of the Sawtooths like a magnet with its hand-dipped milkshakes and tangy lavender scoops of huckleberry ice cream. And, you can walk back in time at the Scoops Old Fashion Ice Cream Parlor at The Connection in Hailey, whose proceeds benefit the local Meals on Wheels program. They’re open from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and until 8 p.m., on Fridays. Don’t miss the Buy 1 Large Sundae, Get a Small Sundae FREE coupon on page 79 that’s good through Labor Day.

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Sun Valley boasts a sophisticated art scene—no velvet Elvis here. Count on seeing masters like Picasso at Frederic Boloix Fine Art, contemporary works at Gilman Contemporary and western art dating to famed photographer Edward Curtis at Broschofsky Gallery. Gallery DeNovo offers up-and-coming artists from Europe, Kneeland Gallery serves up colorful landscapes and Gail Severn offers an eclectic mix, including Tony Foster’s watercolor journals of trips up Everest. The Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosts exhibitions on fascinating topics like “Extinction,” while the Hinks/Tonieri Gallery fascinates with its ceiling ducks. And Ketchum’s newest gallery, The First Avenue Contemporary Art Gallery, offers works focusing on the figure and more. Make an evening of it on a Gallery Walk where the galleries serve up wine, sparkling water and artists to chat with. This summer’s Gallery Walks will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. May 28, July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2. Information: www.svgalleries.org, or 726-5512.

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Grab the fixin’s for some s’mores and get away from it all. Boundary Creek Campground, a couple miles north of Sun Valley on Trail Creek Road, offers a night under the stars but is still close enough to town you can easily run back into town for the morning paper and cuppajoe. The Wood River Campground, 10 miles north of Ketchum on Idaho 75, offers close proximity to town, along with a self-guided nature trail, fishing and float tubing in the Big Wood River and hiking and mountain biking on the adjacent Harriman Trail.

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It’s so easy to picnic in Sun Valley, what with no rain and no bugs in the forecast. Grab a wrap or panini at Atkinsons’ or Roxy’s. Pick up some tamales at Rasberry’s Deli at 315 S. Main St., Hailey, a burrito at KB’s 121 N. Main St., Hailey. Or grab a couple turkey and cranberry sauce wraps at Wrapcity, 180 S. Main St., Ketchum, and head for Ketchum’s Rotary Park or the top of Proctor Loop. Heading to the symphony? Check out Perry’s new dinners-to-go of ribs and chicken complete with bags suitable for wine, as well as dinner. Or mix and match a variety of cheeses, olives and cookies from Cristina’s tantalizing deli case at (520 2nd St. E. Ketchum) or that of CIRO Market (230 Walnut Ave., Ketchum). You can also find picnic baskets and wine flutes at Ketchum Kitchens.

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No child should ever have to complain of there being nothing to do in Sun Valley—not with all the camps offered during summer. In addition to the huge variety of arts camps, there are a variety of adventure camps: Elkhorn Kid’s Camp (622-2777 or www.elkhornkidscamp.com)) offers hiking, ice skating, tennis, water sports and fishing. The ERC teaches wilderness survival skills and stalking creatures in the night (726-4333, www.ercsv.org). The Y offers climbing camps and summer day camps (727-9622, www.woodriverymca.org). Wood River Gymnastics Academy offers Camp Boing with martial arts, drama, garden, children’s yoga, spy games and mad science (309-3105, www.wrgymnastics. com). The BCRD offers youth programs ranging from swimming to archery to drama (578-2273, www.bcrd. org). The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will get down to the nitty gritty of what we grow and creepy crawlies (726-9358 or sbgarden.org).And the Mountain School will teach shelter building, woodworking and animal husbandry at its camps (788-3170, www.themountainschool.info).

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The Sun Valley Wellness Festival always kicks off the summer season in the Wood River Valley with four days of lectures, yoga clinics and more. This year’s festival—from May 27 through 30—will feature keynote speaker Gregg Braden, author of “The Isaiah Effect” and “Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age;” Father Gregory Boyle, author of “Tattoos on the Heart” about his work with young gang members; Christopher Lawford Kennedy, who will share his story of overcoming drug and alcohol addiction; Dr. Zorba Paster, who chairs a talk show “On Your Health,” and Alex Gray, a New York artist and author of “The Mission of Art” who will do a live painting during the festival.. This year’s conference will also have several workshops geared for children addressing such things as art journaling and healing energy. Passes start at $25. Information: www.sunvalleywellness.org

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Calvary Bible Church is turning its lawn one mile north of Hailey into SonSurf Beach Bash June 27 through July 1. The week concludes with a barbecue and musical entertainment the evening of June 30 (www.calvarybiblewr. org/vbs or 481-0771). The overnight Luther Heights Bible Camps located in the Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley offers backpacking, horseback riding, canoeing, and swimming (774-3556, www.lutherheights.org). Speaking of camps near Stanley, Camp Perkins also offers one-week sessions throughout the summer (788-0897, www.campperkins.org). And Camp Big Wood at the Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum is offering a summer full of field trips to places like the Shoshone Ice Caves and Craters of the Moon, as well as Hike Days, Park Days and Adventure Days . The camp, available on a weekly or monthly basis, will also offer soccer, basketball, music and dance camps through the summer. (www.bigwoodschool@pcbw.org or 726-9053).

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Join man’s best friend on a hike through Adams Gulch. The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley loads up a van full of canines every Wednesday and takes the tailwagging critters to Adams Gulch for some trail walking from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. And anyone is welcome to make it a date—just turn west onto Adams Gulch Road off Highway 75 opposite Big Wood Golf Course in Ketchum. “Kids love it. You meet new people—and new dogs. And many have ended up adopting the dog they walked,” says Brooke Bonner. Can’t make it Wednesday mornings? Check out a lab to take on a walk at the shelter at 100 Croy Road west of Hailey Tuesdays through Sundays. Information: 788-4351 or www.animalshelterwrv.org

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The Hunger Coalition can always use a few extra hands to till its dirt at the community Hope Garden next to the Blaine County Courthouse in Hailey. Come Monday evenings and you can practice your Spanish or English with fellow gardeners in the Language in the Garden program. Or Grow a Row—plant an extra row in your own garden—and donate the harvests to The Hunger Coalition to distribute to those in need. Call Hallie Reikowsky at 7880121 (www.thehungercoalition.org. The Sawtooth Botanical Garden can always use someone to work in its sagebrush steppe or alpine garden. Information: 726-9358 or www.sbgarden.org And the City of Ketchum would never turn away volunteers for its Children’s Community Garden next to Hemingway School. Information: (726-7820 or parks@ ketchumidaho.org.

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Need a meditative moment? You may find it at the Garden of Infinite Compassion at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden located a few miles south of Ketchum at Highway 75 and Gimlet Road. The small but beautiful garden with its towering stones and gurgling creek was created over a fourweek span to commemorate the 2005 visit of the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley. The Dalai Lama gave the community a 400pound, hand-carved Prayer Wheel crafted by Buddhist monks in Dharamsala, India, as part of a larger message of healing in the wake of 9-11. And he blessed it, making it one of only two prayer wheels in North America he’s blessed personally.

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The Trailing of the Sheep Festival trots out three days of ethnic dancing, sheep shearing, sheep dog trials, sheep trailings and more the second week of each October. But this year, for the first time, the Trailing is also throwing a barbecue at the Flat Top Sheep Company near Carey. The barbecue, from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at John and Diane Peavey’s ranch, will benefit the 15th annual Festival. The Peaveys will provide a lamb barbecue with salads, sides and desserts. And they’ll tell of the Scottish sheepherder James Laidlaw, who is buried on a hilltop overlooking the ranch, the 130-year-old cabin, ranch life and about migratory wildlife corridors and ecosystems on the ranch. Cost is $25. For reservations, call 720-0585 or email heather@ tralingofthesheep.org

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Walk the path of meditation as you follow the labyrinth. Designed as a place of respite and tranquilty, this is an ancient symbol the combines the imagery of the circle and the spiral into a path toward wholeness. There is a meditative pathway bordered by red roses, spring snow crabapple trees, pygmy peashrubs and Scotch pines in the Healing Garden on the south side of St. Luke’s Hospital a couple miles south of Ketchum. And there’s another near the entrance of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 201 Sun Valley Road in Ketchum. Questions? The folks at St. Thomas will be happy to answer ‘em. Give them a call at 726-5349.

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The Aquatic Center in Hailey kicks off the summer season with a free swim day on June 4 and another free swim day during the Launch Party of the SportScape on June 13. The SportScape is becoming a cool place to be, with its sand volleyball courts, toddler playground, poolside gazebos and barbecue. Information: www.bcrd.org or 788-2144. The indoor pool at the Wood River Y in Ketchum sports a five-lane cool lap pool and a warm water leisure pool with a 130-foot water slide, lazy river and vortex pool. Information: www.woodriverymca.org or 727-9622. Zenergy at Thunder Springs allows guests of members to visit. Swim outdoors from 7:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekends and indoors during regular club hours. Information: 725-0595, 1-888-7250595 or www.zenergyatthunderspring.com

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If someone handed you a pink matchstick, would you know what Ketchum business to run to? (Burnsies) How about a calendar with a female symbol on the day Friday? (Girl Friday) Wrap your brain around clues like this as you attempt to match the clues to Ketchum businesses during the Lee Pesky Learning Center’s free Scavenger Hunt at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Ketchum Town Square. Last year 80 sleuths formed teams ranging from two to 10 as they chased 10 clues around town, concluding it with a hot dog lunch. The hour-long exercise is meant to make people think how challenging it can be for people with learning differences. But it’s also just plain fun, said spokesperson Hallie Kelly Star. Register at www.lplearningcenter.org

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Watch landscape painters paint en plein air or out in the open as Kneeland Gallery holds its 20th annual threeday Plein Air Exhibition. Artists will congregate in a different place each day in the Sun Valley area Aug. 3 through 5, giving spectators a chance to ask questions as they paint. Finished paintings will be exhibited from 5 to 8 p.m. during the Aug. 5 Gallery Walk at Kneeland Gallery, 271 N. 1st Ave., Ketchum. Information: www. kneelandgallery.com, 726-5512 or 1-800-338-0480. Another 20 artists will take part in a plein air paintin Aug. 29 through Sept. 1 at Redfish Lake. At least one artist will paint in front of the lodge each day, with a sign describing the locations of the other artists. The event concludes with a sale, wine and music at 5 p.m. Sept. 1 on the lodge lawn. Information: 726-3656. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Tour four spectacular homes north of Ketchum during this year’s Community Homes Tour. The tour, which benefits The Community Library, features home stretching from Glassford Heights to Eagle Creek, ending with a garden party of hors d’oeuvres and tea and lemonade on the lawn of a home in Glassford Heights. This year’s homes are all very different, said tour organizer Colleen Crain. The include a very modern rock and glass home, a home with lots of water features and native landscaping an, a home modeled after a Belgian farmhouse and a home with the feel of a national park lodge. The tour will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6. It will be preceded by an Opening Party cocktail party from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5 at a home in Lake Creek. Pilar Guzman, editor-in-chief of “Martha Stewart Living” and former editor at “Real Simple,” will be the guest speaker. Information: 726-3493 or thecommunitylibrary.org

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See Centennial Marsh turn into a sea of blue as the camas lilies bloom. The marsh, located 14 miles west of Fairfield usually peaks around Memorial Day Weekend. It’s commemmorated with Camas Lily Days on June 4 and 5 when the Shoshone and Bannock Tribes come “home” for a traditional run to the marsh, native dances and more. InformaPhoto: Michae tion: www.fairfieldidaho.us, l Edminster 764-2222 Bring your binoculars—the marsh boasts a great many birds, including sandhill cranes and avocets. North of Fairfield are plenty of hiking and trail biking opportunities near Soldier Mountain Ski Area, Smoky Dome and other areas. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Old-timers boast that salmon was once so plentiful that you could cross a creek on their backs. And Redfish Lake got its name from the kokanee salmon. The salmon aren’t nearly as plentiful now, thanks to dams and other obstacles that make it tougher for them to make the 900-mile trek to the ocean and then back again. But you can still watch some spawn in the Salmon River as it courses past Buckhorn picnic ground and below Sunbeam Dam in late August. Buckhorn is located a couple miles south of Redfish Lake on Highway 75; Sunbeam is 13 miles east of Stanley on U.S. 93. Learn more about the salmon and other area fish at the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery (774-3684), five miles south of Stanley on Highway 75, and the Visitor Center at Redfish Lake. And don’t miss the Sawtooth Salmon Festival Aug. 20 and 21, which includes Chinook and sockeye tours, a salmon feast and live music (www.sawtoothsalmonfestival.com).

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Few towns can boast the scenic backdrop of Stanley with the jagged granite spires of the Sawtooth Mountains towering behind it. In summer this town 60 miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75 is a jumping off point for hikes to crystal clear mountain lakes, climbing expeditions up The Elephant’s Perch, whitewater rafting, fishing trips along the Salmon River and crisp morning visits to the Stanley Baking Company followed by Cajun blackened prime rib at the Rod-NGun Whitewater Saloon. The town also throws some great parties throughout the summer, including a kite-flying festival June 19, kid’s parade and fireworks July 4, Mountain Mamas Arts and Crafts Show July 16-17, a Throwdown in Dogtown music festival July 23, the Sawtooth Music Festival July 29-30, the Sawtooth Salmon Festival Aug. 20-21 and the Mountain Mamas Quilt Festival Sept. 16-18. Information: www.stanleycc.org, 774-3411 or 1-800-878-7950.

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Fewer lakes are more picturesque than Redfish Lake with its 300-footdeep blue waters framed by the majestic snow-capped Mount Heyburn. In summer it’s one of Idaho’s biggest playgrounds with no shortage of things to do. Rent a paddle board or paddle boat. Walk the interpretive nature trail. Attend a fireside chat at the Visitor Center. Take a motorboat to the other side and explore a lily pond. Hike the Redfish Lake Trail. Take a horseback ride to Alpine Lake. Listen to live music on the lawn… A small grocery store boasts s’more makings and other camp grub, as well as souvenir sweatshirts. The Redfish Lodge offers fine dining three times a day while an outside grill serves up burgers and the like. Lodge in the rustic Redfish Lake Lodge or nearby cabins or park your tent, There’s overflow camping across the highway and motel accommodations five miles away in Stanley. Information: www.redfishlake.com, 774-3536 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Some people call it “Sun Valley University.” Others call it an openair think tank. It is the Sun Valley Writers Conference which each year brings together some of the keenest minds being published to discuss and share ideas. This year’s will be held Aug. 19 through 22 at the Sun Valley Resort. It will feature Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee, whose book “The Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer: was lauded by the New York Times as one of the five best nonfiction books of 2010. Also, Richard A. Clarke, whose book “Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do With It” was hailed as both “chilling and eye opening.” Information: www.svwc.com Aspiring writers can hone their craft with acclaimed novelist Anthony Doerr June 13-17. (726-9491).

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They’ll tell you it’s not easy gardening in this alpine terrain. But our valley residents come up with eye-catching blooms, nevertheless. Tour some of the Sun Valley area’s finest at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s 16th Annual Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 16. This year’s tour will feature seven gardens in the Gimlet and Starweather areas, and there’ll be artists, musicians and plant experts stationed at each. Follow it up with the Gimlets in the Garden party—the garden’s major fundraiser—at 6 that evening. Information: 726-9358 or www.sbgarden.org The Friends of the Hailey Public Library will focus on incredible rock work, a neighborhood farm, flowers and veggies, and xeriscaping in the North Woodside and Foxmoor neighborhoods of Hailey. This year’s tour—the first bilingual one-will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 23. Information: 788-2036. And residents of Bellevue are gearing up for their first-ever garden tour to update the Bellevue Library’s collection of DVDs, CDs and books on tape. The tour will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. beginning at Branching out Nursery and ending with a gallery walk at Green Antelope Gallery. Information: Lisa Mary at 309-1135.

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Think the Upper Salmon River is a piece of cake? Find out for yourselves when you take on Piece of Cake Rapids in a sun-splashed whitewater raft trip. Rafting guides offer half- and fullday trips, scenic float trips, whitewater trips for thrill seekers and fishing trips using wooden dories, paddle rafts and inflatable kayaks along stretches of the Upper Salmon between Stanley and Torrey’s Hole. Call these guides for more information: White Otter, www.whiteotter.com, 788-5005 or 1-877788-5005 The River Company, www.therivercompany.com, 788-5775 or 1-800-398-0346 Sawtooth Adventure Company, www.sawtoothadventure.com, 1-866-774-4644 White Cloud Adventures, www.whitecloudrafting. com, 1-800-571-RAFT

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You can’t get a taste for the Old West without saddling up. Hoof it around Dollar Mountain with Sun Valley Stables (recreation@sunvalley.com, 622-2391). Or, take a ride along historic mining roads from the Galena Stage Stop Corrals 24 miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75. The Corrals offer hour-long wagon rides through Senate Meadows to a historic smelter site. Or, hitch a wagon ride Thursday evenings followed by dinner at Galena Lodge from June 27 through Labor Day. Information: www. mysticsaddleranch.com, 726-1735 Mystic Saddle Ranch offers rides at Redfish Lake, including an overnight trip to the head of Redfish Lake, complete with meals. Information: 774-3311. And outfitters offer multi-day trips to Toxaway, Edna and Imogene lakes in the Sawtooth Mountains. Information: 774-3591. See their ads on pages 39 and 87 for more information.

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Watch the stars sparkle under the sparkling stars as Sun Valley presents its acclaimed Summer Ice Shows Saturday nights after dusk on its outdoor ice rink. This year’s lineup includes 2010 Olympic gold Medalist Evan Lysacek on July 16; Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen on Aug. 6 and Sept. 3, U.S. Gold Medal ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White on Aug. 13 and Olympic Silver Medal ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto on Aug. 27. And, as always Jumpin’ Joe Sabovcik, Elena Leonova and others will thrill audiences with a comedy routines and death-defying maneuvers. Information: 208-622-2135 or www.sunvalley.com

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Belly up to purple Peruvian potatoes, sample those yummy homemade pies baked by Mennonite women and nibble on some fresh Idaho elk sausage at the valley’s Farmers Markets. The Ketchum Farmers Market is held 2:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays beginning June 14 just east of Atkinson’s Market on 4th Street. The Hailey Market is from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning June 16 on Main Street just north of Sturtevants. Local artists will also be selling their jewelry, wood-carved products, tie-dyed clothing and more at the markets, while local musicians pick the banjo and guitar.

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May 26 – July 28: The Sawtooth Botanical Garden offers wildflower walks 9:30am - 2pm Thursdays. Info: www.sbgarden.org or 208-726-9358 May 26: Col. Gail Halvorsen the “Candy Bomber” speaker at the Community Library. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary.org May 27: Grand Opening of The First Avenue Contemporary Art Gallery in Ketchum. Info: 208-309-0565 May 27 – 30: The Sun Valley Wellness Festival. Info: www.sunvalleywellness.org May 27 – July 30: “Bike Culture” opens at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Info: www.sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 May 28: Celebrate Silver Creek’s 35th anniversary with The Nature Conservancy and the opening day of trout season. Info: www. idahonaturenotes.blogspot.com or 208-788-7910 May 28: Redfish Lodge Memorial Run---Half-marathon, 10k or 5k. Info: www.redfishlake.com May 28: Gallery Walk, Ketchum, 5 – 8pm. Info: www.svgalleries. org or 208-726-5512 May 28 – 30: The Hailey Armory is celebrating its makeover with a grand opening celebration.

TO DO IN JUNE… June 1 - 5: nexStage Theatre in Ketchum presents New York actor Bill Raymond directing four award-winning one-act comedies titled “A Little Night Laughter”. Info: 208-726-9124 June 4: Free Swim Day at the Aquatic Center in Hailey. Info: www. bcrd.org or 208-788-2144 June 4: Summerfest Kids Carnival celebrating the end of the school year. Carnival held 1 – 5pm on First Avenue in downtown Hailey. June 4: Idaho Conservation League Watercolor Painting Hike in the Picabo Hills. Info: www.idahoconservation.org June 4 & 5: Annual Gail Severn Gallery Special Benefit Concert – 6 pm June 4 & 5: Camas Lily Days. Info: www.fairfieldidaho.us June 30 – September 5: Historic Sun Valley Roundhouse Restaurant open for dinner this summer for the first time. 6 – 9pm. Reservations required, complimentary gondola ride provided. Info: 208622-2012 June 11: The Galena Lodge reopens for the summer. Info: www. galenalodge.com June 11: Adam’s Gulch Fun Run. Info: www.visitsunvalley.com June 11: Sawtooth Relay—Teams of six running 62 miles from Stanley to Ketchum. Info: www.sawtoothrelay.com June 11: Sun Valley Gun Club ‘Fun Shoot’. Info: www.sunvalley. com or 208-622-2111 June 13 – August 19: The Galena Lodge offers its summer adventure camps for kids. Info: www.galenalodge.com June 13 & 14: Aspiring writers can hone their craft with acclaimed novelist Anthony Doerr. Info: 208-726-9491 June 13 – 25: St. Thomas Playhouse’s Company B Summer Per-

forming Arts Day presents “Seussical Jr: The Musical”. Info: www. stthomassunvalley.org or 208-726-5349 June 13: Free Swim Day at the Aquatic Center in Hailey during the Launch Party of the SportScape. Info: www.bcrd.org or 208-7882144 June 14 – October 11: The Ketchum Farmers market, 2:30 – 6pm. Tuesdays, 4th Street – Heritage Corridor June 16 – October 13: The Hailey Market , 2:30 – 6:30pm. Thursdays, Main Street Hailey between Sturtevants and Bank of America. June 16: Grupo Fantasma presented by Sun Valley Center for the Arts at Hop Porter Park in Hailey. Info: www.sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 June 18: The Second Annual Blaine County Scottish Cultural and Heritage Festival at Nelson’s Field beginning at 9am. Info: BCScotsFest@gmail.com or www.haileyidaho.com June 18: Idaho Conservation League off-trail hike through moose habitat along Trail Creek. Info: www.idahoconservation.org June 19: Stanley Kite-flying festival. Info: www.stanleycc.org or 208-774-3411 or 1-800-878-7950 June 22: Comedian Bill Cosby at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Info: seats.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135 June 22: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents the band ‘Cow Says Moo’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street. June 23 – September 2: Town Square Tunes, Thursdays, 6 – 8pm. Line up includes: The Kim Stocking band, All Night Diner and Cow Says Moo June 22 – 25: St. Thomas Playhouse’s Summer Theater Project will stage “Footloose: The Musical”. Info: www.stthomassunvalley.org or 208-726-5309 June 24: Gondola rides begin at the River Run side of Bald Mountain. Tickets available in the River Run Lodge. June 25: Dollar Mountain 10k Trail Run. Info: ww.sunvalleyrunning. com June 26: Barbecue at John & Diane Peavey’s ranch. Will benefit 15th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival. Info: heather@trailingofthesheep.org or 208-720-0585. June 26: Jazz in the Park presents New York pianist Paul Tillotson, 6 – 8pm, Ketchum’s Rotary Park, Warm Springs and Saddle roads. June 27 – Labor Day: Galena Stage Stop Corrals horse back riding. Info: www.mysticsaddleranch.com or 208-726-1735 June 27 – July 3: St. Thomas Playhouse will present its sleep-away Summer Performing Arts Conservatory at Camp Perks near Alturas Lake. Info: www.stthomassunvalley.org or 208-726-5349 June 27 – August 29: Hurtig Shooting Center at 705 Ohio Gulch. Info: www.hurtigshootingcenter.com June 27 – July 1: Calvary Bible Church presents ‘SonSurf Beach Bash’. Info: www.calvarybiblewr.org/vbs or 208-727-8766 June 28: Ketch’em Alive presents western band girls ‘Guns and

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Glory’, 7 – 9pm at the Ketchum Forest Service Park, First and Washington. June 28 – July 23: Company of Fools performs Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation” at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Info: www.companyoffools.org or 208-578-9122 June 29: The Wicked Spud’s Back Alley Concert in Hailey presents band ‘Good Jujus/Hanger 17’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street. This is a scholarship fundraiser for the ERC. Info: www.ercsv.org or 208726-4333 June 29: Ecotrust Founder Spencer Beebe, discussing his 40-yearadventure inventing new ways of conserving the environment and creating new business. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary.org June 30: Celebrate Silver Creek’s 35th Anniversary with The Nature Conservancy. Party and canoe floats and wildlife/wildflower hikes. Info: www.naturenotes.blogspot.com or 208-788-7910 June 30: ERC’s Thursday evening Beaver Walks. Info: www.ercsv. org or 208-726-4333

TO DO IN JULY… July & August: Movies in the Park. The city of Bellevue will show free outdoor movies at the Bellevue City Park, at 3rd and Elm streets. Movies start at dusk between 8:30 – 9:30pm. July 1: The Advocates ‘Black and White Soiree’ will be held at Trail Creek Cabin with dinner and dance music provided by the ‘Sensations’, Silent & Live Auctions. Info: www.theadvocatesorg.org or 208-788-4191 July 1: Gallery Walk, Ketchum. 5 – 8pm. Info. www.svgalleries.org or 726-5512 July 1 – 4: Ketchum Art & Antique Show, Friday – Monday, Open 10 – 6 daily/ Monday 10 – 5, Forest Service Park, Washington & 1st Street. Info: mcpresents.com or 303-570-9763 July 1 – 4: Bill Summers presents the Ketchum Antiques Shows, Friday – Monday, Open 9 – 5 daily, nexStage Theatre, 120 South Main Street, Ketchum. Info: wcspromotions.com or 208-720-5547 July 2: Grammy Award winner Alison Krauss and Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas bring their “Paper Airplane” tour to the Sun Valley Pavilion. Info: www.seats.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2153. July 2 – 4: Days of the Old West Rodeo in Hailey at the New Hailey Rodeo Park (same location-new facility). Sanctioned by the Intermountain Professional Rodeo Association. Info: 208-788-3484 July 2 – 4: Hailey’s Antique Market, Saturday – Monday, Roberta McKercher Park, open 9 – 6 daily. Info: paintedponyproductions.org or 208-720-1146 July 3: Jazz in the Park presents Sacramento’s Yves Evans and her band, 6 – 8pm at Ketchum’s Rotary Park, Warm Springs and Saddle roads. July 4: Hailey Idaho’s 4th of July Celebration: Sawtooth Rangers Rodeo, Antique Fairs, Children’s Carnival, Black Jack Shoot Out Gang, Hometown parade, Road Apple Roulette, Old Fashion Ice Cream Social and Fireworks display & concert. Info: www.haileyidaho.com or 208-788-3484

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July 4: The Hailey 4th of July Criterium in downtown Hailey following the parade. July 4: Stanley Kid’s parade and fireworks. Info: www.stanleycc. org or 208-774-3411 or 1-800-878-7950 July 5: Ketch’em Alive presents Irish rockers ‘Swagger’, 7 – 9pm at the Ketchum Forest Service Park at First and Washington. July 6: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents the band ‘Up a Creek’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street. July 5 – 22: nexStage Theatre offers Summer Stages, its threeweek day camp at The Community School in Sun Valley. Info: www. nextagetheatre.org or 208-726-9124 July 5 – 28: BCRD’s Drama Camp’s staging of “Aladdin”. Info: www. bcrd.org July 7: The Sagebrush Arena will hold it ‘Cowboy Ball’. Info: 208578-9111 July 8 – 10: The 12th Annual Ketchum Arts Festival at Festival Meadows on Sun Valley Road. Info: www.ketchumartsfestival.com or 208-725-4090 July 9 – 12: nexStage Theatre in Ketchum presents Jim Jarrett reprising his one-man show of Vincent Van Gogh – “Vincent”. Info: 208-726-9124 July 9: Lee Pesky Learning Center’s free Scavenger Hunt. 11am in Ketchum Town Square. Info: www.lplearningcenter.org July 9: Sun Valley Opera presents ‘Diva Party’ in a private home. Info: www.sunvalleyopera.com or 208-726-0991 July 10: Sun Valley Opera’s Midsummer Night’s Serenade Concert will feature four classically trained opera singers singing songs from “Toreador” to “Brown Eyed Girl” at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Info: www.sunvalleyopera.com July 11: 4th Annual Hailey Night of Music with bands playing up and down Hailey Main Street July 11 – 17: The new ‘Ride Sun Valley Mountain Bike Festival’. Info: www.ridesunvalley.com July 11 – 28: Company of Fools ‘Act II & Creative Jump-Ins!’ summer theatre Classes. Info: www.companyoffools.org or 208-5789122 July 12: Ketch’em Alive presents reggae group ‘Rising Lion’, 7 – 9pm at the Ketchum Forest Service Park, First and Washington. July 13: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents band ‘Hoodwink’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street. July 13: Idaho Conservation League Timber and Federal Gulch in the Pioneer Mountains. Info: www.idahoconservation.org July 13: The Community Library presents Ketchum homeowner Diana Walker, who photographed 5 presidents for Time Magazine. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary.org July 13: The Avett Brothers at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Info: www. sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 July 14 – 17: The USA Cycling National Mountain Biking Championships. Info: www.usacycling.org and www.visitsunvalley.com July 15: Dog Days of Summer Benefit Dinner, Auction & Raffle for the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley – 5:30 p.m. at the Trail

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Creek Pavilion in Sun Valley. Info: www.AnimalShelterWRV.org or 208-788-4351 July 16: Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s 16th Annual Garden Tour. 10am – 2pm. Info: www.sbgarden.org or 208-726-9358 July 16: Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s ‘Gimlets in the Garden’ party. This major fundraiser begins at 6pm with music by the Joe Fos Trio, cocktails, appetizers and auction items. Info: www.sbgarden. org or 208-726-9358 July 16: Elephant’s Perch Backcountry Run. Info: www.elephantsperch.com July 16: Sun Valley Company summer ice show skater 2010 Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek. Info: www.sunvalley.com or 208622-2135 July 16 & 17: The Sawtooth Mountain Mamas Arts Fair. Info: www.stanleycc.org, Stanleymountainmamas@gmail.com or Doris Stewart at 253-964-2942 July 17: The Sun Valley Artist Series presents music by Susan Spelius Dunning. Sun Valley Pavilion, 6:30pm. Info: svwas.org or 208725-5807 July 19: Gorilla expert Kelly Stewart speaks at The Community Librarary. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary.org July 20: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘The Kim Stocking Band’, 6 - 9:30pm, 305 Main Street July 20: Jay Tunney, son of boxer Gene Tunney speaks at The Community Library. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary.org July 21 – 23: The Sun Valley Center for the Arts 30th Anniversary Wine Weekend. Info: www.sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 July 21 – 24: U.S. Collegiate Championships and the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club 2011 Summer Championships. Info: www.sunvalleyfsc.com July 22 – 23: Relay for Life. A troop full of cancer survivors will lead supporters in a nightlong part around the track at the Wood River High School. Info: www.blainecountyrelay.com or 208-720-8288 July 23: Second Annual Stanley ‘Throwdown in Dogtown’ music festival. Info: www.stanleycc.org or 208-774-3411 or 1-800-8787950 July 23: Hailey Garden Tour sponsored by the Friends of the Hailey Public Library. 10am – 2pm. Info: 208-726-2036 July 23: Idaho Conservation League Guided Meditation Hike to Mill Lake north of Ketchum. Info: www.idahoconservation.org July 24: Jazz in the Park presents Boise’s ‘Onomatopoeia’ at the Ketchum’s Rotary Park, Warm Springs and Saddle roads, 6 – 8pm July 24 - 29: Sun Valley Summer Symphony presents free-admission concerts Edgar M. Bronfman ‘In Focus’ chamber series. Info: www.svsummersymphony.org July 26: Richard Thieme writer of “Mind Games” speaks at The Community Library. Info: thecommunitylibrary.org July 27: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘Finn Riggins’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street July 28: Local detective bestseller Ridley Pearson and humor columnist Dave Barry review “Peter and the Starcatchers” oﬀ-broad-

way at The Community Library. Info: www.thecommunitylibrary. org July 28: Bruce Hornsby and Bela Fleck at 5pm at the Sun Valley Festival Meadows. Info: www.sunvalleyshakedown.com. July 28 – 30: Company of Fools presents; ‘Heart and Music’ a world class evening with R. L. Rowsey and Friends. Info: www.companyoffools.org or 208-578-9122 July 29 – 30: The Sawtooth Music Festival. Info: www.stanleycc. org or 208-774 – 3411 or 1-800-878-7950 July 30: Sun Valley Road Rally. Info: www.sunvalleyroadrally.com or 208-727-8766 July 30: Ride the Rails for bicyclists and dogs. July 30: Idaho Conservation League Headwaters of the Big Wood River. Info: www.idahoconservation.org July 31: Sun Valley Summer Symphony benefit concert presents child vocal prodigy Jackie Evancho’s benefit concert ‘Dream With Me’. Info: www.svsummersymphony.org or 208-622-5607

TO DO IN AUGUST… August: Movies in the Park. The city of Bellevue will show free outdoor movies at the Bellevue City Park, at 3rd and Elm streets. August 1: Sun Valley Summer Symphony season opens with “Overture to Candide”. Info: www.svsummersymphony.org or 208622-5607 August 1 – 5: Sun Valley Summer Symphony Summer Music Workshops. Info: www.svsummersymphony.org or 208-622-5607 August 1: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘Johnny V and the Wingmen’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street August 2: Rickie Lee Jones outside River Run Lodge. Info: www. sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 August 3 & 4: The Wood River Y will hold its annual Golf Classic followed by dinner and auction with dancing to the MVPs on August 4. Info: www.woodriverymca.org or 208-727-9196 August 3, 4, and 16: The ERC’s ‘Wild Connections at the Symphony’ A parent’s night out! Free! Info: www.ercsv.org or 208-726-4333 August 3 – 5: 20th Annual Three day Plein Air Exhibition. Info: www.kneelandgallery.com, 208-726-5512 or 1-800-338-0480 August 5 – September 30: “The Literal Line: Minimalism Then and Now”. The Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Info: www.sunvalleycenter.org or 208-726-9491 August 5: Gallery Walk, Ketchum. 5 – 8pm. Info: www.svgalleries. com or 208-726-5512 August 5: ERC River Romp 10am to 2pm. Summer with the ERC. Info: www.ercsv.org or 208-726-4333 August 5 & 6: The 34th Annual Northern Rockies Folk Festival at Hailey’s Hop Porter Park. Info: www.northernrockiesfolkfestival. com August 6: The Community Library Tour of Homes in Ketchum and Sun Valley – all proceeds beneﬁt the Free Community Library. Info:

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www.TheCommunityLibrary.org or 208-726-3493 August 6: Sun Valley summer ice show skater Olympic silver medalist Sasha Cohen. Info: www.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135 August 6 – 7: The new Northern Rockies Folk Festival Arts and Crafts Show during the Northern Rockies Folk Festival in Hailey. Info: www.haileyidaho.com or 208-788-3484 August 9: Paul Thorn concert to beneﬁt Bellevue Labor Day – at the John Alan Partners Outdoor Pavilion in Bellevue. Info: bellevuelaborday@gmail.com August 10: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘Hat Trick/Slow Children Playing’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street August 10 – 13: Blaine County Fair at the Blaine County Fairgrounds in Carey. Info: www.co.blaine.id.us or blainecofair@co.blaine. August 11, 12 & 13: Braun Brothers Annual Reunion 3-day Music Festival in Challis, Idaho. Info: www.BraunBrothersReunion.com August 13: The 2011 BCRD Sawtooth Century Ride from Ketchum to Alturas Lake and back. Info: www.bcrd.org August 13: The Idaho Conservation League Hyndman Peak Climb. Info: www.idahoconservation.org August 12 – 14: The 43rd annual Sun Valley Center for the Arts Festival. Atkinson’s Park in Ketchum. August 15: Michael Franti and ‘Spearhead’ at River Run Lodge. Info: www.sunvalleycenter.org and 208-726-9491 August 16: Sun Valley Summer Symphony presents “Symphony No. 1 in D Major”. Info: www.svsummersymphony.org August 17: The Wicked Spud in Hailey ‘band to be announced’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street August 17: ‘Huey Lewis and the News’. 8pm at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Seats available at www.seats.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135 August 18: ERC’s Thursday Evening Beaver Walks. Info: www. ercsv.org or 208-736-4333 August 18 – 28: Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival presents “Romeo and Juliet” on the outdoor stage in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park. Info: www.nexstagetheatre.org or 208-726-9124 August 19: ERC River Romp 10am to 2pm. Summer with the ERC. Info: www.ercsv.org or 208-726-4333 August 19: Today signals the 100 day countdown to the ski season. Celebrate at Apple’s Bar and Grill, roasting a handful of pigs and turning up the amps on a live band. Info: 208-309-1014 August 19 – 22: The Sun Valley Writers Conference. Info: www. svwc.com August 20: Elephant’s Perch Shop to the Top Run up Baldy. Info: www.elephantsperch.com August 20: Idaho Conservation League West Fork Lake and Peak. Info: www.idahoconservation.org August 20 & 21: Sawtooth Salmon Festival. Info: www.sawtoothsalmonfestival.com August 23: Ketch’em Alive presents reggae band ‘Taz Weekes’, 7 – 9pm at Ketchum’s Forest Service Park, First and Washington. August 23: Sun Valley Opera International Vocal Competition in Seattle, Washington. Info: www.sunvalleyopera.com or 208-726-

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0991 August 24: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘Tom Archie/ Straight Up’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street August 27: Sun Valley Company presents Olympic Silver Medal ice dancers Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto. Info: www.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135 August 27: Idaho Conservation League Wildlife hike up Surprise Valley. Info: www.idahoconservation.org August 29 – September 1: Plein Air Paint-in at Redﬁsh Lake. Info: 208-726-3656 August 31: The Wicked Spud in Hailey presents ‘Back Pedal/812 Band’, 6 – 9:30pm, 305 Main Street

TO DO IN SEPTEMBER… September 2: Gallery Walk, Ketchum. 5 – 8pm. Info: www.svgalleries.org or 726-5512 September 2 – 4: Hailey’s Antique Market, Friday – Sunday, Open 9 – 6 daily/Sunday 9 – 4. Roberta McKercher Park. Info: www.paintedponyproductions.org or 208-720-1146 September 2 – 4: Bill Summers presents the Ketchum Antiques Shows, Friday – Sunday, Open 9 – 5 daily. nexStage Theatre, 120 South Main Street. Info: www.wcspromotions.com or 208-7205547 September 2 – 4: Ketchum Art & Antique Show, Friday – Sunday, Open 10 – 6 daily/Sunday 10 – 5. At the Forest Service Park, Washington & 1st Street. Info: www.mcpresents.com or 303-570-9763 September 3: Ketchum’s 54th Big Hitch Parade and carnival. Info: www.haileyidaho.com or 208-788-2484 and www.visitsunvalley. com September 3: Street Dance on Oak Street and Main in Bellevue featuring ‘Up a Creek’, ‘Johnny Shoes’ and the ‘Rhythm Rangers’. Info: bellevuelaborday@gmail.com or www.Facebook.com/BellevueLaborDay September 3: Sun Valley Company presents Olympic silver medalist skater Sasha Cohen. Info: www.sunvalley.com or 208-622-2135 September 4 - 5: Bellevue Labor Day Celebration – Shoot Out and Parade on Main Street – 12:30 p.m.; followed by music and fun in the park, and a Sunday After Jam at Mahoney’s. Info: bellevuelaborday@gmail.com September 4: New 10-Mile Trail Run along Harriman Trail to Galena Lodge. Info: www.sunvalleyrunning.com September 5: Join the 5K Fun Run Fundraiser for the Bellevue Fire Dept. – 9 a.m. Bellevue. Register at http://BlueCircleSports.com September 10: Battle of the Blades: ‘Ice…it’s Hard’ based on the popular “Dancing with the Stars.” Presented by the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club. Info: www.sunvalleyfsc.com September 11: Saturday 6:30pm “A Night in Old Vienna”, Caritas Chorale annual major fundraiser. Contact Linda Menser 208-4509214 September 16 – 18: Mountain Mamas Quilt Festival. Info: www. stanelycc.org or 208-774-3411 or 1-800-848-7950

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summer sports & outdoor programs Learn to Kayak Spend four days and three nights on Idaho’s Salmon River with Rob Landis and White Otter Outfitters, learning the skill and art of whitewater kayaking. August 1-4. Open to ages 1218. No experience necessary. $450 (includes all boating equipment, food, transportation, instruction and supervision) Rock Climbing Learn the skills to go beyond top-roping to multi-pitch and lead climbing in the City of Rocks with expert climber Rob Landis. July 18-21. Open to ages 12-18. $450 (includes all climbing gear, food, transportation, instruction, and supervision).

Wilderness First Aid Community School, in partnership with the Wilderness Medical Institute offers this Wilderness First Aid Certification Course. Fast paced and hands-on, this two-day course covers a wide range of wilderness medicine topics for people who travel and work in the outdoors. Must be age15 or older. June 25-26 (8 hours per day). $215

Conditioning Camp Join former collegiate and international athlete and certified personal trainer, Liz Clark, for this 4-week

conditioning camp that focuses on fitness, speed, agility, flexibility, strength, plyometrics and injury prevention. Open to boys and girls, athletes and non-athletes, grades 9 to 12. June 7-30 (Tue & Thur, 8:45 to 10:15am) . $125

5B Middle School Basketball Camp, Former Division III standout and international player, Liz Clark, leads this camp that focuses on developing the skills needed to play the wonderful game of basketball. Teamwork, competition and interactive drills promote the development of fundamental skills from shooting and ball handling to how to play defense the right way. Grades 6, 7 & 8 - Girls - 9am to 12:30pm, Boys - 1:30 to 5:00pm July 5-7. $150

5B Lacrosse Camp, Whether you are new to the game or building on years of experience and looking to push it to the “next level,” this camp will provide both the fun and the individualized instruction to play “the fastest game on two feet.”. Boys, grades 6 to 12. July 11-14 (9am to 2pm). $190

We also offer many camps, classes and adventures for Elementary and Middle School aged kids. Elementary School Middle School Young Pioneers Camp (ages 4-5) Explorers Camp (ages 6-8) Make Your Own iMovie (grades 5-8) Technology Camp (ages 9-12) Reading & Writing Camp (ages 7-11) First in Math (grades 1-5) Chess/LEGO Camp (ages 4-10) Basketball Camp (boys & girls, grades 3-5)

Expeditions in Math & Science Creative Writing Make Your Own iMovie (grades 5-8) Technology Camp (ages 9-12) Photography First in Math (grades 6-8) Ceramics, Drawing & Painting Basketball Camp (boys & girls, grades 6-8)

For more information or to enroll, please visit our website at www.communityschool.org or contact Summer Programs Director Mike Wade at 208.622.3960, ext. 109, mwade@communityschool.org

Why is Colon Hydrotherapy so effective? Colon Hydrotherapy cleanses the colon:

Toxic materials are broken down and removed so they can no longer harm your body or inhibit assimilation and elimination. Even debris built up over a long period is gently but surely removed in the process of a series of irrigations. Once impacted material is removed, your colon can begin again to function as it was meant to. Colon Hydrotherapy is a whole body rejuvenation treatment and improves your immune system. The colon has been referred to as the sewer system of the body.

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Drink in the color as the hills around Sun Valley dress up in shades of blue and purple, yellow and red. The cornucopia of wildflowers begins blossoming in early summer on the backside of Dollar Mountain and continues up until the time the leaves begin falling at high mountain lakes in the Sawtooth Mountains. Get to know your flowers up close and personal by taking a guided hike. The Sawtooth Botanical Garden offers wildflower walks from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Thursday from May 26 through July 28. Information: 208-726-9358 or www.sbgarden.org

Colon Hydrotherapy exercises the Colon Muscles:

The build up of toxic debris weakens the colon muscles and impairs it’s functioning. The gentle filling and emptying of the colon improves the peristaltic activity (muscular contraction) by which the colon naturally moves material. This will help speed up the transit time of fecal material once the colon muscles have been toned, strengthened, and rejuvenated.

Colon Hydrotherapy reshapes the Colon:

When conditions exist in the colon, they alter its shape and structure, which in turn cause more health problems. The gentle action of the water, coupled with the massage techniques and experience of the colon therapist, help eliminate pockets of waste and eventually narrowed, spastic constriction, finally enabling the colon to resume its natural state. Other manipulative and massage techniques can help to reshape the colon structure over time.

Colon Hydrotherapy hydrates the body:

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Ernest Hemingway used to love to visit this oasis at the base of the Picabo Hills. So did Gary Cooper, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. Today the high-desert preserve and its unique, spring-fed creek plays host to 150 species of birds and the highest density of brown and rainbow trout of any wild trout stream in the United States. The Nature Conservancy is celebrating Silver Creek’s 35th anniversary this summer with several free activities, including a barbe barbecue to celebrate the opening day of trout season on May 28, an anniversary party on June 30 and several canoe floats and wildlife/wildflower hikes. Information: 208-788-7910 or www.IdahoNatureNotes.blogspot.com

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Grab your GPS and get going on a high-tech treasure hunt along Trail Creek and through the hills where local geocaching affionados have hide caches of trinkets. Geocaching had its genesis in 2000 when the Clinton administration stopped degrading GPS signals, enabling Joe Q. Citizen to determine locations on the planet according to latitude and longitude coordinates relayed by satellites to global positioning devices. Two days after the signals were left unscrambled, someone hid a container of goodies outside Portland, announced the coordinates of its location on the Internet and a new sport was born. Today there are hundreds of thousands hidden throughout the world, including Sun Valley.

Hailey’s skate park across from the Hailey Post Office has generated scads of international attention in skateboarding videos, with visits by skateboard guru Tony Hawk and even the widely popular skateboarding movie, “Northwest.” Try ripping it up in the concrete half-pipes and swirling around the bowls for yourself. Want something just a tidbit tamer? Try Ketchum’s skate park at the corner of Warm Springs and Saddle roads.

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Mountaintop experiences don’t come without a little sweat equity. But it’s worth every bit of the three-mile hike to Horton Peak Lookout as you see Alturas, Perkins, Pettit and Yellow Belly Lakes come into view followed by some breathtaking views of the colorful White Clouds. To get there, drive north from Ketchum on Highway 75 for 36 miles until you reach Pole Creek Road. Follow this to Valley Road. Follow it five miles to the sign pointing to Horton Peak Lookout. Want something closer? Can’t beat the lookout perched at 9,150 feet atop Bald Mountain.

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We may not have a mall. But we certainly have a variety of shopping running from the elegant clothing at Sun Valley’s Brass Ranch and Comme Les Filles to everything you could possibly want to go trekking at stores like Sturtevants Mountain Outfitters and North & Co. In Ketchum find a unique one-of-a-kind gift at the Taylormade Pottery studio. Snuggle up in sheepskin at The Sheepskin Coat Factory. Check out the latest coffee roaster at Ketchum Kitchens. And when you’ve worked your way down to Hailey follow the Yellowbrick Road to a unique collection of 13 different boutiques, including a music, book, bed and bath, snowboard and shoe store, located within one store. Saturday morning join the mad dash in search for treasures at valley garage sales. Check out The SUN’S listings on Wednesdays to map out your attack. And pick up a kit, including signs, balloons, stickers and tip book from The SUN if you plan to do one yourself. And don’t forget the free Picabo Flea Market June 25 and 26 at the Picabo Airport. After all that shopping, treat yourself to a Spa Day at PURE or any of the other abundant spa locations throughout the Valley.

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You can usually find a good kite-flying thermal in the afternoon—particular on top of Old Baldy at 9,150 feet. Or, grab Dad and head up to Stanley for the Third Annual A.J. Silva Cup Kite Festival in Stanley’s Pioneer Park. The Father’s Day event will feature kite contests and prizes. Hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks will be provided and folks are welcome to contribute a potluck dish or two. Information: www.stanleycc.org or Randy Somerville at yankeeforker@yahoo.com The Toy Store, with shops in Ketchum, Sun Valley and Hailey, can help you find the kite of your dreams.

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You can always hoof it up Baldy, hiking the 5-mile Bald Mountain Trail from River Run Lodge to the top, taking time out to view Ketchum from the BLM’s historic overlook before catching a free chairlift ride back to the bottom. Or you can mountain bike it, perhaps choosing to circle around it via the Cold Springs and Warm Springs trails. The vast majority of people do it the easy way—they take the Gondola up halfway and board the Christmas lift the rest of the way. The gondola will crank up for the summer season on June 24. Tickets are available in the River Run Lodge. The historic Roundhouse Restaurant will serve up a barbecue lunch on the deck. The Lookout Restaurant will be open for restrooms and water. Information: www.sunvalley.com 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Hailey will toast 130 years of history this year with its Independence Day parade at noon on July 4. The Hailey Days of the Old West celebration will also include antique markets, a performance by the black Jack Ketchum shootout Gang at 11:30 p.m. before the parade. There’ll be ice cream socials, music, fireworks and even a 4th of July Hailey Criterium following the parade in downtown Hailey. Information: www.haileyidaho.com or 788-3484.

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Live music, bouncy castles, face painting and more will mark Summerfest Kids Carnival to celebrate the end of the school year. The carnival will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. June 4 on First Avenue in downtown Hailey. Come Labor Day, you’ll find the carnival rides on the streets of downtown Ketchum following the Big Hitch Parade on Sept. 3. Information: www.haileyidaho.com or 788-3484 and www.visitsunvalley.com

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Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend by firing a grenade launcher! The Hailey Armory near Roberta McKercher Park is celebrating its makeover with a grand opening celebration May 28 through 30. The opening ceremony on Saturday, May 28, will feature a ribbon cutting with Brigadier Gen. Alan Gayhart, commander of the Idaho Army National Guard. And it will feature a Posting of the Colors and Remember ceremony for Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action, including Hailey’s Bowe Bergdahl, who is being held by the Taliban in Afghanistan. It will also feature the unveiling of a 10-foot-by-30-foot historical mural depicting soldiers from the Revolutionary War through the present by Hailey artist Ralph Harris. Spectators will be able to view military vehicles and equipment, including a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from noon to 4 p.m. in Roberta McKercher Park. And they’ll be able to fire actual military weapons, such as the M4Carbine and M203 Grenade Launcher, on the EST 2000, a Virtual Computer Based Realistic Weapons Trainer. For the kids there will be a rock wall and bouncy house. And the 25th Army Band/Uncle Sam Rock Band Combo will play dance music at 7 p.m. The open house will continue Sunday with the same displays except for the Blackhawk helicopter. Monday will include a talk by “Berlin Airlift Candy Bomber” Col. Gail Halvorsen from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

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SEWCIALIZE

If you enjoy sewing, quilting and fabrics, this is the spot to hang out. Every Tuesday afternoon, you can join our Sewcial Society for free. Just bring your project and machine for a few hours of Sewcializing.

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Kids Sewing Camp - 3rd week of June, July and August (new class each month) Beginning appliqué w/Susan Coons June 18 & 25 • Sept. 10 & 17 Circle of Nine w/ Janet Houts - June 11 and Aug 13 Paper Piecing w/Martha Banning - Aug. 27 Jelly Bag w/Martha Banning - Aug 20 High Street Messenger Bag/w Martha Banning - July 16 “Hunter Star” w/Margie Gould - July 23 Christmas in July w/Martha Banning - July 30 & 31 “Seven Santa’s” wool appliqué w/ Susan Coons - July 9 “Piping Hot Hobo” bag w/ Martha Banning - Sept. 24 “Cocktail Ruffle Bag” w/Martha Banning - Oct. 8 “Table Runner Class” w/Janet Houts - Aug. 6

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The Second Annual Blaine County Scottish Cultural and Heritage Festival returns on June 18 beginning at 9 a.m. at Nelson’s Field. There’ll be a dance, pipes and drum demonstration, kids activities and a Highland Games competition with competitors laying the hammer down, putting the stone, tossing the sheaf and throwing the weights. The second annual Battle of the Valley will also be held with representatives from each city in Blaine County vying for a traveling trophy. And the lawmen will take on the firemen. Admission is $10—free to kids in the P.A.L. (Police Activities League) program. Information: BCScotsFest@gmail.com or www.haileyidaho.com

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The 34th Annual Northern Rockies Folk Festival will have a Texas feel to it when it gets underway Aug. 5 and 6 in Hailey’s Hop Porter Park. Friday evening will feature Quailfish, Rose’s Pawn Shop and Austin, Texas, Rock and America singer James McMurtry, who also happened to appear on “Lonesome Dove.” Saturday’s lineup features The Sloans, Justin Wells, Carly Gibson, Intersection, Slow Children Playing, Up a Creek, Bill Coffey and The Gourds, an alternative country band from Austin, Texas. Information: www.northernrockiesfolkfestival.com

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Shoshone Ice Caves used to be a great getaway for early settlers wanting to escape the heat or, just simply, wanting some ice cubes for their tea. Now it’s a novelty for motorists along Highway 75 who can’t pass up the green dinosaur with a cave man sitting on its neck and a three-story high Chief Wasakie. Shoshone Ice Caves is actually a thousand-foot lava tube with a ceiling measuring up to 30 feet in some places. Bring your coat: It’s a chilly 28 degrees inside! (The cave man can loan you his if you forgot yours.) Rockhounds will enjoy the rock treasures in the gift shop. The caves are 17 miles north of Shoshone on Highway 75. Hours are 8 a.m. to about 7 p.m. Fees start at $4. Information: 886-2058.

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Ahoy There Matey! Build a treasure chest or make a pirate’s mask at Boulder Mountain Clayworks this summer. The studio, on 10th Street in Ketchum, also offers an array of other classes for children and adults, including one on summer wind chimes, soup bowls (www.bouldermtnclay.com). Petite Picasso offers its Cupcake Camp, Disney Princess Camp and Back to School Fashion Camps, among other things (www.ketchumkidsart.com). And the Sun Valley Center for the Arts is hosting a children’s art class with Kim Stocking, as well as numerous adult classes (www. sunvalleycenter.org) In Bellevue there’s Bella Cosa Studio at108 S. 2nd St. (721-8045).

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Idaho is said to have more geothermal treats than any other state in the Lower 48. And the Sun Valley area has its share. The most accessible around these parts is Easley Hot Springs, open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Swim in a full-size chlorine-free 85-degree swimming pool or relax in hot tubs while soaking in the beauty of the Boulder Mountains across the way. Hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. A nearby store provides ice cream bars and suntan lotion. (www.cathedralpines. org or 726-7522). Warfield Hot Springs, or Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs, sits in the middle of Warm Springs Creek 10.5 miles west of Highway 75. Russian John is a lukewarm roadside soak 18 miles north of Ketchum along Highway 75 near Milepost 146. A pile of logs shelters the old sheepherder’s pool. Elkhorn Hot Spring is two miles east of Lower Stanley on the river side of Highway 75; Basin Creek Hot Spring, seven miles east, and the more visible Sunbeam Hot Springs with its public bathhouse 11 miles east.

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Just try to find an evening without music in the Wood River Valley during summer—it can hardly be done, and most of it is free. Catch some free vibes at Ketch’em Alive from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays beginning June 28 at Ketchum’s Forest Service Park, First and Washington streets. It’ll kick off with the Western band Girls, Guns and Glory, followed by Irish rockers Swagger on July 5 and the reggae group Rising Lion July 12. Taj Weekes will close it out on Aug. 23. Local groups like the Kim Stocking Band, All Night Diner and Cow Says Moo will play Town Square Tunes from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays beginning June 23 at the Ketchum Town Plaza across from Atkinsons’ Market. The series will climax with a Friday Wagon Days concert on Sept. 2. And Jazz in the Park will start with New York pianist Paul Tillotson on June 26 and continue with Sacramento’s Yves Evans and her band on July 3 and Boise’s Onomatopoeia on July 24 before ending July 31. Concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ketchum’s Rotary Park. In Hailey the Wicked Spud, 305 Main St., is serving up music by local bands from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays. The schedule: June 22-Cow Says Moo/All Night Diner; June 29--Good Jujus/Hanger 17; July 6--Up a Creek; July 13—Hoodwink; July 20—Kim Stocking Band; July 27—Finn Riggins; Aug. 1—Johnny V and the Wingmen; Aug. 10—Hat Trick/Slow Children Playing; Aug. 17—TBA; Aug. 24—Tom Archie/ Straight Up; Aug. 31—Back Pedal/812 Band. The Spud will also host free karaoke, a Hailey Idol competition and guest performances at 6 p.m. Fridays. (788-0009 or notesmsic@msn.com). And bands will play up and down Main Street Monday, July 11, during the 4th Annual Hailey Night of Music.

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his Ridge condo is beautifully remodeled including textured walls and fireplace and two extended decks on the golf course. It is in immaculate condition and includes a garage with extra storage. It is located on the golf course and in a very quiet area of the complex. All Elkhorn amenities including tennis courts, pools and hot tubs. Walk to the golf course and the new country store. Listed at $395,000. Call Suzanne, 720-2147, to see.

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It’s America’s largest privately funded freeadmission symphony and it takes place in a colossal marvel of travertine in the clear alpine air. This year’s Sun Valley Summer Symphony season opens with an “Overture to Candide” on Aug. 1 and ends with Mahler’s “Symphony No. 1 in D Major” on Aug. 16. And in between is a Pops Night featuring “Rock around the Clock,” John Denver songs and other American jukebox tunes, as well as a Family Concert focusing on percussion. Child vocal prodigy Jackie Evancho will star in the Benefit Concert on July 31 and a four-night Edgar M. Bronfman chamber series will precede the symphony on July 24. Information: www.svsummersymphony.org

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Need an excuse to shop? Try giving a helping hand to Fido. The valley’s second-hand stores benefit several good causes from The Advocates Attic, which serves abused women and children, to the Gold Mine, which benefits The Community Library, to the Barkin’ Basement, which helps out the Animal Shelter. Here’s a list to start shopping: Advocates Attic Thrift Store, 12 W. Carbonate St., Hailey, 578-0340 Barkin’Basement, 111 S. Main St., Hailey, 788-3854 Building Materials Thrift Store, 3930 S. Woodside, Hailey, 788-0014 Emmanuel Episcopal Thrift Shop, 1st Ave. and Bullion streets, Hailey, 788-3547 Gold Mine, 331 N. Walnut Ave., Ketchum, 726-3465

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Ryan Seacrest may not be there. But don’t let that prevent you from striving to be Sun Valley’s next big superstar at Hailey Idol. Music n’ Me is hosting the competition at the Wicked Spud beginning at 6 p.m. June 24 and running every other week through August. There’ll be categories for various age groups so feel free to break out “Small Small World” if you’re 4 or “Sentimental Me” if you’re 70. Guest musicians will perform on other Fridays beginning June 17. And you can karaoke to a live band beginning July 1. Information: Music n’ Me at 788-3348, Notes Music at 788-2496 or notesmsic@ msn.com. Or, pick a talent—any talent—and try it out on the audience at 6:30 p.m. Mondays in the Phools Lounge at the Sun Valley Brewing Company, 202 N. Main St., in Hailey (www.sunvalleybrewery. com, 788-0805). Eat your heart out, Japan!

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You can spend a full day at the Y between the rock climbing, bouldering cave, weight and fitness room, pool tables and basketball court. Record a song at the state-of-the art recording studio. Take the kids on the water slide. Veg out in the jacuzzi or steam room. Daily and weekly passes are available. 101 Saddle Road in Ketchum, www.woodriverymca.org 208-727-9622 Rain got your golf game under wraps? Play Pebble Creek at Sun Valley’s virtual golf course in Sun Valley’s clubhouse while you’re waiting for the sun to return.

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Duck out of the summer sun and into the dark of a movie theatre. Troll for summer movie fare at: Sun Valley Opera House in the Sun Valley Mall (www.sunvalley.com) Magic Lantern Cinema, 100 E. 2nd St. (www. magiclanterncinemas. com, 208-726-4274) Big Wood 4 Cinema, 801 N. Main St., Hailey (www.tributemovies. com, 208-578-0971) The city of Bellevue will also show free outdoor movies for the third summer in a row in July and August. The family movies, such as “Superman,” start at dusk—between 8:30 and 9 p.m.—at the Bellevue City Park, 3rd and Elm streets. Popcorn, soda and concessions are available.

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You don’t have to bag a peak every time you head outdoors. There’s some magnificent river walks. In Bellevue catch the nature trail off Broadford Road. In Hailey check out the new boardwalk at Lion’s Park off Croy Creek Road. Or, follow the river path west from Heagle Park. In Sun Valley, follow Trail Creek via the nature trail that begins just past the Boundary Creek Campground on Trail Creek Road. North of Ketchum, enjoy views of mountain peaks and bouncy rapids along the Lake Creek Trail and between the Fox Creek Trailhead and the Chocolate Gulch Trailhead. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Golf with your head in the clouds at Sun Valley’s White clouds Golf Course perched atop its own tiny mountain. Then try out two courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. at Sun Valley and Elkhorn, both which have been rated one of America’s Best 75 resort courses by Golf Digest. The beautiful, tree-shaded Sun Valley Golf Course has been named one of the top 75 resort courses in North America. And there’s even a river that runs through it. Valley Club, 27-hole private course, 100 Club View Drive, Hailey, www.thevalleyclub.org, 788-5400 Bigwood Golf Course, 9-hole public course, 115 Thunder Trail, Ketchum, www.thunderspring.com, 726-4024 Elkhorn Private Golf Course, 18-hold private course with limited public play available, Sun Valley, www.elkhorngolfclub.com, 622-3300 Soldier Mountain Ranch and Resort, 18-hole public course, www.soldiermountainranch.com, 764-2506 Sun Valley Resort Golf Courses, Sun Valley Road, www.sunvalley.com, 622-2251

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Take aim at some clay pigeons in what is becoming an increasingly popular sport. Sun Valley Gun Club, located across from Trail Creek Cabin 1.5 miles east of Sun Valley Lodge on Trail Creek Road, offers traps, double trap, skeet, sporting clays and more with Beretta shotguns. The club is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends mid-May through mid-October. There’ll be a Fun Shoot on June 11. Information: www.sunvalley.com or 622-2111. North of Hailey the Hurtig Shooting Center at 705 Ohio Gulch Road offers shooting from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through June 27 and from 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. through Aug. 29. Information: www.hurtigshootingcenter.com or 788-2681.

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Days of the Old West Rodeo July 2, 3, & 4, 2011 at the

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Bareback Riding Saddle Bronc Riding Team Roping Tie Down Roping Breakway Roping Bull Doggin Barrel Racing Sponsored by the Sawtooth Rangers Riding Club. To Pre-Register for Mutton & Hometown Bull Riding, contact Madeline Amend @ 788-4979. For more information and tickets contact Lorna Hazelton @ 788-1012.

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THE MINT Nightclub and Restaurant

Hailey’s 15,000 s.f., landmark restaurant and nightclub has been host to such names as Bruce Willis and the Accelerators’, The Little River Band, Leon Russell, Buffalo Springfield and Steve Miller. Recently The Mint has been the karaoke venue, DJ music and local band music on the weekends all through the high tech sound system where the crowd can take advantage of the wide dance floor. The two story plus full basement building consists of a full commercial kitchen, billiards area, bar and restaurant on the main level; and a full bar and nightclub, stage, custom lighting and sound system on the second floor. There is private access to the green room and sauna area, which is located basement level, from the nightclub.

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Yes, Virginia, the Sun Valley area does have some sandy beaches despite being better known for its mountaintop vistas. You’ll find one along the Big Wood River just north of the Lake Creek Trailhead north of Ketchum. Play sand volleyball or pitch horseshoes at Sun Valley Lake along Dollar Road. Sun Valley also rents paddle boats for use on the lake from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. July through Labor Day. Information: 622-2492. Of course, Redfish Lake 60 miles north of Ketchum has one of the primo beaches in the area. There’s even a doggy beach where four-legged companions can romp in the sand and chase sticks in the lake.

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Sun Valley offers an endless array of hikes from the easy stroll around the White Clouds Loop across from Sun Valley Lodge to the more challenging hike to Hyndman Peak out East Fork. To learn more about the environ you’re hiking, consider joining a hike organized by the Idaho Conservation League: June 4: Watercolor Painting Hike in the Picabo Hills; June 18: off-trail hike through moose habitat along Trail Creek; July 13: Timber and Federal Gulch in the Pioneer Mountains; July 23: Guided Meditation Hike to Mill Lake north of Ketchum; July 30: Headwaters of the Big Wood River; Aug. 13: Hyndman Peak Climb; Aug. 20: West Fork Lake and Peak; Aug. 27: wildlife hike up Surprise Valley. The hikes are free but trekkers are welcome to make a donation to ICL. Information: www.idahoconservation. org or 726-7485. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Company of Fools will perform Annie Baker’s “Circle Mirror Transformation,” which won the 2010 Obie Award for Best New American Play, June 28 through July 23 at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey. The oddball comedy follows four New Englanders who find hearts torn apart and tiny wars of epic proportions being waged when they enroll in a six-week drama class. Information: 578-9122 or www.companyoffools.org Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival will bring that old crowd pleaser, “Romeo and Juliet” to the outdoor stage in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park, First and Washington streets. The play will start at 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays Aug. 18 through 28. Information: 726-9124 or www.nexstagetheatre.org St. Thomas Playhouse’s Summer Theater Project will stage “Footloose: The Musical” at 7:30 p.m. June 22-25 at The Community School Theatre. Company B Summer Performing Arts Day Company will present “Seussical Jr: The Musical.” Also, at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum: New York actor Bill Raymond will direct four award-winning one-act comedies titled “A Little Night Laughter June 1 through 5. Jim Jarrett will reprise his one-man show of Vincent Van Gogh—“Vincent”—July 9 through 12.

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Company of Fools will offer several acting classes this summer, including one for adults 55 and over, one exploring how to weave personal memories into a theatrical story, one teaching dialect and one explor exploring character building and using one’s voice as an actor during July. Information: 788-6520 or www.companyoffools.org nexStage Theatre will offer Summer Stages, its three-week day camp at The Community School in Sun Valley July 5 through 22. Youngsters 4 through 15 can learn to build sets, make costumes, do improvisation, playwright, singing and acting. Information: www.nexstagetheatre.org or 726-9124. St. Thomas Playhouse’s Company B Summer Performing Arts Day Company will work June 13 through 25 to present “Seussical Jr: The Musical” (726-5349 or www. stthomassunvalley.org). St. Thomas Playhouse will present its sleep-away Summer Performing Arts Conservatory at Camp Perks near Alturas Lake for youth in grades five through high school June 27 through July 3. Call 726-5349 or www.stthomassunvalley.org And BCRD’s Drama Camp will be staging “Aladdin” at the end of its July 5-28 camp. (www.bcrd.org or 5782273).

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Wood River Valley residents do parties well. And almost all of them for a good cause. Here are a few: The Advocates will hold their Black and White Soiree July 1 at Trail Creek Cabin with dancing to the Sensations (7884191). Dog Days of Summer at 5:30 p.m. July 15 at Trail Creek Cabin will benefit the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. Dave Frei, Westminster Dog Show emcee, will preside over the music, auction and dinner. Information: 788-4351 or animalshelterwrv.org The Sagebrush Arena therapeutic riding program will hold its Cowboy Ball July 7 (578-9111). The Wood River Y will hold its annual Golf Classic Aug. 3 and 4 followed by dinner and auction with dancing to the MVPs on Aug. 4. Information: 727-9196 or woodriverymca.org. Gimlets in the Garden, which benefits the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, will be held at 6 p.m. July 16. It will feature music by the Joe Fos Trio, cocktails, d’oeuvres and auction items. Information: 726-9358 or sbgarden.org The chic Black & White Soiree at 5:30 p.m., on Friday, July 1 at Trail Creek Lawn will benefit The Advocates. There will be music by The Sensations and silent and live auctions. Information: 788-4191 or www.theadvocatesorg.org Relay for Life is ostensibly to raise money to fight cancer. But a troop full of cancer survivors lead supporters in a night-long part around the track at the Wood River High School. This year’s relay will be held July 22-23. Information: www.blainecountyrelay.com or Barbie Crandlemire at 720-8288.

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Ketchum’s 14-foot-tall ore wagons, which once hauled silver and ore down the precipitous Trail Creek Road, will shake off the dust Sept. 3 as they roll through town in Ketchum’s annual Labor Day Weekend Wagon Days celebration. The 54th Big Hitch Parade will feature the wagons once coveted by Disneyland, along with dozens more museumquality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts and buckboards, Peruvian pasos, Friesian horses and mules. Look for Blackjack Ketchum to stage a holdup, as he does every year while the Eh-Capa Bareback riders trot out their unique riding demonstrations and antiques and music fill the streets. And don’t forget the antique car auction on Sun Valley’s lawn. Information: www.sunvalleyevents.com

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Antique tractors and more will roll down Main Street Bellevue as Idaho’s only chartered city celebrates Labor Day Weekend. The twoday celebration kicks off with a noontime parade on Sunday, Sept. 4, followed by live music, arts and crafts, games and food at the Bellevue City Park. A bluegrass festival caps the weekend on Monday. The Paul Thorn Band will headline the benefit concert that pays for all this on Aug. 9, serving up the swampy, rollicking Tupelo, Miss., music that has opened for the likes of Bonnie Raitt and John Prine. Local band Old Death Whisper will open the show. Tickets are $15 (kids 10 and under free) at Mahoney’s, The Silver Dollar Saloon, Atkinsons’ Valley Market, Oak Street Foods in Bellevue and 208-720-8227. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Ernest Hemingway, heralded as America’s greatest writer, came to Idaho in 1939 at the invitation of Sun Valley Resort, which hosted him in Suite 206 at the Sun Valley Lodge, which Hemingway christened “Glamour House.” Hemingway decorated the suite with slot machines and wrote “For Whom the Bell Tolls” there. He hunted ducks with actor Gary Cooper at Silver Creek and resided for a few months at the Ketchum Korral. Eventually, he bought a house overlooking the Big Wood River in Ketchum where he wrote “The Garden of Eden” and “A Moveable Feast” and held clay pigeon shooting parties. From there he took long walks in Eagle Creek and the North Fork area, while socializing at the Trail Creek Cabin, The Ram, Christiania and Casino. Catch more of Papa at his gravesite in the Ketchum Cemetery, the Hemingway Memorial along Trail Creek Road, the Community Library’s Regional History Department and the Ketchum/Sun Valley Ski and Heritage Museum. 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Birdwatching is simple enough to get involved in: all you need is a pair of binoculars, a guidebook and the ability to slow down and decipher what you’re seeing in the world around you. The wind-damaged cottonwoods along the Big Wood River, for instance, are literal smorgasbords for nutcrackers and woodpeckers which peck through the decaying bark to get at insects. As many as 150 species of birds, including eagles, hawks and trumpeter swan, have been identified in the Silver Creek Nature Preserve south of Bellevue. The Harriman Trail north of Ketchum sports such feathered creatures as red-shafted flickers. And Centennial Marsh near Fairfield is the largest marsh in the Pacific Northwest, making it a 10,000-acre hotel for shorebirds, waterfowl and raptors, including black-bellied plovers and loggerhead shrikes. For organized bird watching hikes, check with the Environmental Resource Center (726-4333) and Silver Creek Preserve (788-7910).

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Ever seen young mountain goats run up and down their mothers’ back? It’s possible, considering the mountains surrounding Sun Valley are the farthest south mountain goats live naturally. These alpine sentinels are one of Idaho’s most elusive wild creatures—creatures living on the edge high in the steep rock cathedral spires that others can only dream of traversing. They can run straight up a steep rock wall, thanks to skid-proof footpads that act as suction cups. Their front toes are split to grip rock. Their razor-sharp hooves cut like ice axes into ice. The Blaine County Recreation District has installed goat scopes at Billy’s Bridge and the Harriman Trail just over a mile north of the Prairie Creek parking lot. Both are located about 17 miles north of Ketchum off Highway 75. Meanwhile, the ERC will hold Beaver Walks throughout the summer. Call 726-4333 for information 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

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Fabulous “Pub Grub” daily, at Down Home Prices Pool Tables, Ping Pong, Video Games, Baggo Toss Featuring our ALL BEEF Burgers, said by MANY to be the “Best in the Valley” Call for Jam Session (open mic nights) 208-774-2922 Johnny Ray Kirch is also available to perform Wedding Ceremonies “Certified Minister”

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With the mountainous beauty surrounding us, it would seem that city parks would be an afterthought. But each have their own charm - from Ketchum’s Lucy Loken Park with its stairway made of Montana Moss Rock to Hailey’s Hop Porter Park with swinging wooden bridges designed to appeal to any 4-year-old pirate. Top picks: Lucy Loken Park--a meditative niche colored by flowers and maples. South Walnut Avenue in Ketchum. Memory Park--fountains and gazebo. Fifth and Main streets, Ketchum. Hop Porter Park—children’s playground. Bullion Street, Hailey. Lawrence Heagle Park—Tennis courts and BBQs. War Eagle Drive, Hailey. Cedar Bend Preserve—Nature trails through towering trees. Cedar Street, Hailey. Jimmy’s Garden—Water features for kids. Second Ave. and Croy St., Hailey.

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Not to short-change summer, but Aug. 19 signals the 100-day countdown to the ski season. And Apple’s Bar and Grill celebrates in style, closing Picabo Street at the bottom of Warm Springs, roasting a handful of pigs and turning the amps up on a live band. Information: 309-1014.

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The buzz certainly doesn’t end with summer’s end. The 2011 Sun Valley Harvest Festival will be held Sept. 23-25 at Carol’s Dollar Lodge and will include a Harvest Festival Restaurant Walk-Through, chef demonstrations and an Idaho Caviar and Martini Party at Sego. New this year: An Idaho River Guide Competition and a Harvest of Hope Grand Tasting, which offers gourmands the opportunity to sample local fare created by chefs paired with a regional farmer or producer. Information: svharvestfestival.com Cowboy Poet Baxter Black will headline the 15th Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival Oct. 8. The festival, held Oct. 7-9, will also feature a day-long symposium featuring Western female writers such as Gretel Ehrlich and Teresa Jordan. And, of course, there will be the usual sheep shearing, Basque dancing, lamb tastings and sheep dog trials that everyone has come to know and love, as well as the big sheep parade down Main Street Ketchum. Information: www.trailingofthesheep. org The Sun Valley Jazz Festival will be back for its 22nd goaround Oct. 12-16 at Sun Valley Resort. Dozens of bands will serve up traditional and contemporary jazz, swing, big band, zydeco and blues at a dozen different venues. Information: www.sunvalleyjazz.com 101 Amazing Things To Do / Summer 2011

Lee Pesky Learning Center

SUMMER PROGRAMS Making Sense of the World

Social Cognitive Intervention • Building Social Awareness June 13 - August 18

Social Adventurers (Preschool - 3rd Grade) Build a Team (4th - 5th Grade) Surviving the “Social Jungle” (Middle & High School) $50 per 1 hour session, meeting 1 or 2 times a week Days and times to be determined. Contact:

James Rivetts, MSEd, Cognitive Intervention Director jrivetts@LPLearningCenter.org or 208-578-1676 Social Cognitive Intervention (SCI) is a cognitive behavioral approach, teaching why we do what we do when we are in social settings. Systematic, explicit instruction develops the thinking needed to build social skills.

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Academic Intervention • June 13 - August 26

Intensive one-on-one and small group sessions for reading, writing, and math for students who are behind grade level and struggling. Call 578-1676 to schedule or for more information.

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ADVERTISER INDEX Advocates ........................................................... PG 73 Advocates Attic................................................... PG 16 Alternative Times .......................................PG 56 & 94 Animal Shelter WRV ........................................... PG 48 Atkinsons ............................................................ PG 28 Bellevue Labor Day..................................... PG 17 & 63 Blaine Co. School District ................................... PG 27 Blue Sky Property Management .........................PG 47 Bobbie Burns ...................................................... PG 90 Braun Brothers ................................................... PG 33 Broschofsky Gallery............................................ PG 49 Camp Perkins...................................................... PG 29 Charles Stuhlberg ................................................PG 41 Christopher & Co .............................................. PG 101 CK’s ..................................................................... PG 62 Community Library ............................................ PG 13 Community School ............................................ PG 55 Community School - Ski Academy...................... PG 66 Company of Fools ................................................. PG 3 The Connection .................................................. PG 79 Copy & Print ............................................... PG 53 & 95 Cross Valley Cleaning.......................................... PG 75 déjà vu ................................................................ PG 12 diVine ................................................................. PG 60 Environmental Resource Center ........................ PG 67 Expedition Inspiration ........................................ PG 64 First Ave. Contemporary Gallery ........................ PG 81 Four Seasons Pool & Spa .................................... PG 23 Fresshies ............................................................. PG 83 Galena Stop Corrals--Mystic Saddle ................... PG 87 Golden Door Gallery........................................... PG 22 Green Antelope Gallery...................................... PG 59 Hailey Chamber ................................................ PG 103 Horshoe Pit......................................................... PG 88 Hurtig Shooting Center ...................................... PG 32 Sotheby’s - Janine Bear ...................................... PG 86 Jaye Phipps ......................................................... PG 92 KB’s ..................................................................... PG 97 Ketchum Arts Festival .......................................... PG 9 Ketchum Kitchens................................................. PG 2 Kinder Welt ........................................................ PG 91 Lea Morgan .........................................................PG 31 Lee Pesky Learning Center ................................. PG 97 Lily & Fern .......................................................... PG 24 Lisa Horton Jewelry ............................................ PG 37 Lowell Thomas ................................................... PG 95 Melissa Graves Brown ........................................ PG 69 Miss Laura’s ........................................................ PG 99 Nature Conservancy ........................................... PG 30 Northern Rockies Folk Fest .................................PG 61 Nourishing Roots ................................................ PG 89

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Miss Laura’s Child Care Where children can enjoy being children!

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iPad in Action - Always free WiFi

We offer our customers rental of iPads @ $1/hr. for checking email or reading enews.

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Try one of our boxed meals to go: Your choice of generous half sandwich; fresh fruit, pasta, or potato salad; 3 fresh baked cookies and chips in our Silver Creek box for $12.50! Or Chicken or Rib dinner $15.00! Bottled beer and wine also available to go.

Still Celebrating Happy B-day

On December 26, 2010, Perry’s became 25 years old. Thank you for sharing your families and memories with us over the years.

DINNER at PERRY’S Where else can you go for a tasty meal, not get dressed up, enjoy a nice glass of wine or a premium beer, bring your kids, and not leave with a hole in your pocket? We’re open and invite you to join us for appetizers, an expanded premium beer and wine menu, our popular full grill menu, soups, fresh baked bread, made to order sandwiches and salads, plus three or four eclectic dinner specials. Try us, you’ll like us!

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INDEX CONTINUED... Perry’s .............................................................. PG 100 Pure .................................................................... PG 19 Redfish Lake Corrals--Mystic Saddle .................. PG 39 Ride Sun Valley ................................................... PG 82 Road Dirt ............................................................ PG 68 Rod ‘n Gun Whitewater Saloon .......................... PG 96 Roxy’s Market..................................................... PG 14 Sawtooth Animal Center .................................... PG 35 Sawtooth Rangers / Hailey Rodeo ..................... PG 85 Sawtooth Transport ........................................... PG 89 Scott Miley Roofing ............................................ PG 38 Smoky Mountain Pizza ....................................... PG 18 Soldier Mountain Ranch & Resort...................... PG 40 Sound Wave ....................................................... PG 20 Stanley Chamber ................................................ PG 26 Sturtevants ......................................................... PG 10 Sun Valley Artist Series....................................... PG 11 Sun Valley Fabric Granary .................................. PG 70 Sun Valley Figure Skating ................................... PG 71 Sun Valley Insurance .......................................... PG 78 Sun Valley Opera ................................................ PG 21 Sun Valley Shoes................................................. PG 65 Sun Valley Summer Symphony ......................... PG 102 Sun Valley Wine Co .............................................. PG 7 SVRE - Alex Hughes ............................................ PG 58 SVRE - Cindy Ward.............................................. PG 65 SVRE - Leisa Brait................................................ PG 46 SVRE - Suzanne Williams .................................... PG 72 SVRE - Suzanne Williams & Cindy McCoy........... PG 36 Sweetwater .......................................................... PG 4 Symbiotic Reflexology ........................................ PG 75 T’s and Temptations ............................................PG 74 Tater Tots............................................................ PG 35 Taylormade Pottery ............................................ PG 95 Third Floor Salon ................................................ PG 43 Trailing of the Sheep........................................... PG 42 Valley Maintenance ............................................ PG 84 Wagon Days...................................................... PG 104 WCS Promotions /Antiques Shows..................... PG 77 Winderemere - Debra Hall ................................. PG 34 Windermere - Leopold & Levis........................... PG 93 Windermere - Margaret Sundholm.................... PG 44 Windermere - Suzanne Hausner ........................ PG 76 Windermere - Wellness........................................ PG 8 Windermere Anna Matheiu ............................... PG 50 Wood River Farmer’s Market ............................. PG 15 Wood River Inn................................................... PG 98 Wood River Motors .......................................PG 25, 45 Xtreme Notefinders............................................ PG 37 YMCA .................................................................. PG 80 Zou 75................................................................. PG 57

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10 AM5 PM • MONDAY  SATURDAY

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HAILEY IDAHO’S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION Sawtooth Rangers Rodeo, Antique Fairs, Children’s Carnival, Black Jack Shoot Out Gang, Hometown Parade, Criterium Bike Race, Road Apple Roulette, Old Fashion Ice Cream Social, Fireworks display & concert. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS VISIT

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- SEPTEMBER 2 – 5, 2011 Presented by: The City of Ketchum and The Sun Valley Chamber

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