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City of Ketchum City Receives Great Places in America Award American Planning Association names Ketchum’s Main Street as one of five Great Streets on its annual Great Places in America list. Award ceremony Thursday, Oct. 20, at noon in Ketchum Town Square. Refreshments by local vendors and Jazz Festival music at 12:30 p.m.

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Latino Voter Registration Day City to hold local registration event honoring Latino Voter Registration Month Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 2 to 3:45 p.m. in Hemingway Elementary School lobby. Look for the blue tent!

Middlebrook Sculpture Arrives in Little Park Ribbon cutting Thursday, Oct. 20, at 11:30 in Little Park.

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Community Housing Workshop Rescheduled Oct. 20 workshop has been rescheduled to Thursday, Nov. 17, at noon in City Hall. Staff and economist firm, EcoNorthwest, will present initial findings from the analysis of the city’s current community housing standards and zoning incentives.

What’s Coming Up At City Hall Monday, Oct. 10, 5:30 p.m. - Conditional use permit application for gas station, convenience store and food establishment.

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Circle of family continues in sheep ranching

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iane Josephy Peavey, who started the Trailing of the Sheep Festival with her husband John 20 years ago, is revving up for a big celebration. The festival was suggested by Hailey resident Carol Waller, the former executive director of the now-defunct Ketchum/Sun Valley Chamber of Commerce, as a way of bringing in more visitors during fall slack season. The Peaveys, who annually run, or trail, their sheep from high summer pastures in the north back to their Flat Top Sheep Company ranch in Carey, were all for it. “This is a big year,” Peavey said. “We’ll have a great time. It was an unorthodox festival to begin with. Carol Waller initiated this, and we decided it needed components, so we have the trailing parade on Sunday, then we added the Folklife Fair, and the third element was storytelling. It was clear we were losing the elders and their stories. That’s the three-legged stool.” The Trailing of the Sheep Festival’s new executive director, Laura Drake, says she “inherited an amazing festival.” “What’s special is the milestone of the 20th anniversary,” Drake said. “The ability to sustain, entertain and educate about sheep ranching is due to the dedication of 20 years of hard work. “Another thing that makes it special is that a Make-A-Wish Foundation grantee, Shelby Huff, is coming. And we’re really looking toward the future with the next generation speakers at the Sheep Tales Gathering. It really bridges the gap of this entire industry.” In fact, Peavey was inspired first at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival held every fall in Washington, D.C., since 1967, where she lived before marrying and moving to Idaho.

“I saw Basque dancers there long before I moved to Idaho,” she said. “We use the fair to highlight the three groups, Basque, Scots and Peruvians, who have most to do with sheep farming. The Basque history is remarkable; it’s the story of Idaho, and the quintessential story of immigration.” It’s these stories that are at the heart of the Sheep Tales Gathering at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, hosted by Hal Cannon, who founded the Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nev. In 2014, the elders were featured in the first of the three-year program, “Celebrating Generations.” Last year, it was the survivors who were highlighted. These ranchers were the offspring of the elders. They had survived the downturn in the market in the 1980s, and again in the early oughts. “There was no regulation at all, and lots of imports,” said Peavey, who is a board member of the American Lamb Board. “It was a whole series of things that converged.” Longtime family sheep ranchers had to sell out, she said. “That’s the whole point of bringing in the next generation. In an industry like ours, which is so fragile, it’s so important to learn from the next generation. They’re keepers of the stories and the traditions, and the ones who determine whether we eat lamb chops 30 years from now. It is truly a family industry tied to the generations.” The speakers will include a selection of sheep ranchers in their mid-20s to 30s, who grew up with sheep or developed a passion for sheep ranching later in life. Among the storytellers is Lou Arambel, a fourth-generation rancher from Boulder, Wyo., whose great-grandparents emigrated from the Basque country in Spain in the 1880s. They run about 5,000 sheep, and each year

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trail them along a 200-mile corridor from the Wind River Mountains in western Wyoming to the Colorado border. Blake Ball, from Lewisville, Idaho, also a fourth-generation rancher and sheep shearer, runs some 6,000 ewes. Another fourth-generation rancher, Evan Helle, and his wife, from Dillon, Mont., runs a “sheep to shelf” clothing business called Duckworth. Helle will also speak, with Monica Ebert, on new wool clothing innovations at 2 p.m. at the Sheep Folklife Fair on Saturday. Dominique Etcheverry, from Rupert, is a French Basque through her grandfather, Jean Pierre. She educates people about the benefits of sheep, lamp and wool, and is a member of the Trailing of the Sheep board of directors. The farms manager for Texas A&M AgriLife Research in San Angelo, Texas, Jake Thorne is responsible for livestock on several ranches. He became a livestock judge while still in high school, earning him a scholarship to Texas A&M. Today, he judges sheep shows across the country. There will also be a group of invited young sheep ranchers: Jake Benson of Utah; Brittany Bush of Bolinas, Calif.; Monica Ebert of Bozeman, Mont.; Chad and Linda Osguthorpe from Utah, who own their own operation; Christina Girodani from Hailey, who handles sales and outreach for Lava Lake Lamb; and Corey Peavey and his fiancée, Christie Erickson, of Flat Top Sheep Company. Peavey is a fifth-generation sheep rancher. “What they all have in common is a commitment to make the sheep industry work,” Diane Peavey said. “They have a huge enthusiasm. It’s one of the few Continued SHEEP TALES Next Page

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industries left today where grandchildren can grow up next to their grandfathers. It’s one of the things that most attracted me to this storytelling aspect. It has an intense human component to it.” The American Lamb Board is sponsoring the visit of some of the storytellers to network and visit during the Trailing of the Sheep Festival. The Idaho Humanities Council sponsors the Sheep Tales Gathering. The following night, at the nexStage Theatre, the 20th anniversary celebration and Sheepherder’s Ball will continue with reminiscences and celebration through music and words, 7-9 p.m., with Peavey, Pamela Royes, the author of “Temperance Creek,” and Carolyn Duferrena and her motherin-law, Linda Duferrena, author and photographer respectively, of “Fifty Miles from Home,” about sheep ranching in Nevada. At the reception, the original founders of the festival will be formally recognized. Music will be supplied by Txantxangorriak, a group of young Basque musicians from Boise who keep their music and traditions alive on accordions and tambourines; Hal Cannon performing sheep songs from the West; and, finally, a concert and dance party with Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame members, Hot Club of Cowtown. For more information on the festival, see page 12, and visit trailingofthesheep.org. tws

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Hunters shut out by Texas businessmen

Two Texas energy billionaires, Faris and Dan Wilks have bought land all over the West, and are closing off much of the access to those lands, including private land recently owned by Boise Cascade. Rocky Barker of the Idaho Statesman writes that this land is now closed to hunters and recreationists. The Wilks brothers made their money in hydraulic fracking. They purchased 172,000 acres of timberland and a vast road system in Adams, Valley and Boise counties, and recently informed the Idaho Department of Fish and Game that the land will no longer be open to hunters.

Memorial service to be held for Nikki Potts

Everyone is welcome to attend a fond farewell for longtime Ketchum resident Nikki Potts at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at an informal service at the Silver Creek bridge near Baker Creek, north of Ketchum. Follow balloons and signs. After the service, there will be a gathering at the Ketchum Forest Service Park at about 4 p.m.

Hemingway to sell organic produce to raise funds

The Hemingway Elementary Parent Auxiliary kicked off its third annual FarmRaiser fundraiser on Sept. 30 to raise money for educational programs, classroom supplies, teacher enrichment and special school events. Working with Michigan-based company FarmRaiser, Hemingway students will sell fresh apples, organic veggies, raw local honey, sourdough bread and other locally made foods while teaching kids about the importance and benefits of eating a healthy local diet. Students will gain valuable knowledge about healthy foods and products produced in our community. And local farms and businesses that participate as vendors will gain much needed product exposure. Supporters of the fundraiser receive fresh, high-quality products that are good for them and their families. “I love witnessing the enthusiasm the kids have for this event,” said Sarah Uhlenhopp, co-chair of Hemingway FarmRaiser and mother of two Hemingway students. “The hands-on involvement is so valuable to teach kids the benefits of local food and giving back to their community.” Stacy Whitman, the FarmRaiser co-chair and mother of three Hemingway students, agrees. “It is a win for our school, local food producers and the health

of our Wood River Valley community,” she said. Local products being sold in this year’s FarmRaiser will include Idaho-grown apples, an organic fall vegetable mix, a fall harvest soup starter kit, fresh-baked fermented sourdough bread and local raw honey. Products will be sold from Sept. 30 to Oct. 19, and will be distributed to customers on Oct. 26. The Hemingway FarmRaiser vendors will include Kelley’s Canyon Orchard, Idaho’s Bounty, Wood River Sustainability Center, Kraay’s Market Garden and Rasberrys Catering & Bistro.

Seventh-grader wins with Idaho recipe

Earlier this year, Jacob Russell, a Wood River Middle School seventh-grader, placed first in Idaho in the national White House recipe contest, known as the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. As a result, Jacob and his mother, Missy Russell, were flown to Washington, D.C., in July to take part in a kid’s state dinner, a Smithsonian tour, and a White House party and tour. The winners were challenged by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in their speeches to return home and be an ambassador for kids and their communities for good health practices. “It was such an honor and quite fun and inspiring to take part in the First Lady’s initiative for better health for children and communities,” Missy Russell said. Jacob submitted a recipe for the contest when he was in third grade at Hemingway Elementary, for which he received second place. Last year, he entered the competition again, fine-tuning his recipe and learning from other first-place winners. “His persistence and hard work paid off,” said Missy Russell.

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KATHLEEN EDER MAKES RUN FOR LEGISLATURE help people.” Eder is opposed to the state athleen Eder of Hai- taking over federal lands. ley is the Democratic “We should not waste money challenger to incum- studying this,” she said, noting bent Steve Miller, R-Fairfield, to that the tourist and agriculture represent District 26 in the Ida- economies are heavily reliant ho Legislature in November’s on public access to public land, general election. This is the first which, she believes, “should not time Eder has been a candidate be sold to the highest bidder.” for political office. Until she reEducation is a big concern for tired in 2009, Eder was the post- Eder. master in Hailey for nearly 30 “Idaho is ranked 49th in the years, but she United States has a long hisfor quality of tory of public e d u c a t i o n ,” service and It’s immoral to not she said. “That political and help people.” does not bode social activism well for Idaboth before Kathleen Eder ho’s future. We and after retirneed to change ing. this.” Eder served Healthcare as president of will be a primary focus for Eder the Hailey Chamber of Com- if she wins the election. merce, president of the Blaine “There is a huge health inCounty American Cancer So- surance gap in Idaho,” she said. ciety, fundraising chair for the “The data is all there and some Hailey Ski Team, and race or- 78,000 Idaho citizens can’t afganizer for the Sun Valley Ski ford medical insurance and are Education Foundation. She was not covered.” on the board of Blaine CounEder’s campaign website reitty Hospital and worked on the erates the “need to provide afmerger with Moritz Community fordable healthcare for our most Hospital in Sun Valley to form a vulnerable citizens, those withjoint Wood River Medical Cen- out insurance, seniors, veterans ter, serving as chairman of the who need access to care. We can board during the final phase of save taxpayer dollars by lifting a $22 million campaign to build the tax burden counties face the new St. Luke’s hospital in funding indigent care.” Ketchum. She is currently a Eder was born in 1954 in board member of the Wood River Great Falls, Mont., the second Women’s Foundation, which fo- oldest of six children. Her father cuses on funding grants to local was the Great Falls postmaster, nonprofits through collaborative and her mother raised six chilgiving. Eder recently completed dren. After her family moved a two-year term as president of to Billings, Mont, she graduthe Hailey Rotary Club. ated from Billings West High Eder told The Weekly Sun that School before attending college she is running for office because at the University of Montana in “the community needs someone Missoula and graduating with to focus on the important things a bachelor of science degree in which help people – quality health, physical education and public education, improving the recreation. She and her husband economy and attracting good Jerry have two children, Jason, jobs, and protecting access to 30, and Lauren, 28. tws public lands. It’s immoral to not BY DICK DORWORTH

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LIGHTS, LASER, ACTION COMING TO ROTARUN BY DANA DUGAN

aving slope choices is usually the purview of large resort areas. And with some key improvements to be implemented at Hailey’s ski area, Rotarun, there will be more to ski this coming season here in the Wood River Valley. Family-friendly Rotarun, located three miles west of Hailey on Rodeo Drive, will introduce new changes for the upcoming 2016-17 ski season, including a change in on-mountain lighting, night skiing, ski programs, tubing and other events. New light fixtures will provide better lighting of the ski mountain surface and will support expansion of the evening race training programs and events. Since Rotarun is the only place one can ski at night in the Valley, skiing under the lights will be moved to Friday and Saturday nights until 9 p.m. This provides skiers an additional evening activity. The nighttime Race Series will move to Saturday nights, Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

Hailey ski scene ups its offerings Administered and coached by the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, the Learn to Alpine Ski and Race (LASER) program for youth 5 to 11 years old continues this year, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. after school Wednesdays and Fridays for eight weeks, starting in January. To register and for more information, interested participants should contact the SVSEF at svsef.org. But even the non-skiers among us have an opportunity to play on the hill. A new dual tack tubing course on the northwest side will be open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 12 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Rotarun will also hold a few special events later this year, including a New Year’s pasta dinner with skiing under the lights and fireworks, and a free Community Appreciation Day in February. To keep everyone comfortable while taking a break or putting on equipment, the Sun Valley Company donated comfortable chairs from River Run Lodge to replace the old benches, charming as they might have once

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ith October upon us, and everyone beginning to cuddle up by the fire to watch creepy movies, the image of an alien popping out of Sigourney Weaver’s chest seems particularly seasonally appropriate. In this case, it also provides an apt, if not slightly hyperbolic, analogy for describing the organism at the heart of our very own local alien invasion. I’m not talking about extraterrestrials but, rather, botfly larvae. Botflies (also known as warble flies, gadflies, and other colorful names) are a family of about 150 species of insect whose larvae are internal parasites of mammals. While most species of botfly are fairly species specific, such as horse botflies that only lay their eggs on horses, the species that targets rabbits (Cuterebra sp.) is not as picky and can inadvertently end up on dogs or cats instead. The typical Cuterebra life cycle consists of an adult fly laying eggs in the environment near where rabbits live and forage, such as around burrow entrances, along trails and on the bottom of fenceposts. The eggs are stimulated to hatch by the body heat of a passing mammal, at which point the larvae jump onto its fur. As the animal grooms itself later, it ingests the first-stage larvae. Those larvae then migrate through the animal’s body to the skin, where they create a walled-off space in the subcutaneous tissue that has a small breathing hole in the center, and mature into third-stage larvae. Sometimes fluid is discharged from the site and one can even see the larvae moving within if one looks closely. The larvae grow quickly in the subcutaneous tissue and, once large enough, exit through an enlarged breathing hole, usually about three to six weeks after initial infection. At this point they burrow into the soil where they eventually pupate and emerge as adults. Cuterebra larvae are most often found in spots

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bers to fall. As winter approaches, we’re unlikely to see continued botfly infestations continue. Until then, if you find a botfly larvae on your animal, bring your pet to a veterinarian to have it removed with sterile medical instruments, the hole cleaned and flushed with antiseptic solution, and your pet put on antibiotics to prevent a subsequent infection. Never squeeze the cyst or try to rip the larvae out. If the botfly larvae is damaged during removal, it could potentially cause anaphylactic shock in your animal or a severe infection. Rabbits are particularly sensitive. Instead of pulling the larvae out directly, you can encourage the botfly to depart on its own by covering its breathing hole and suffocating it with thick lubricants, such as Vaseline or K-Y Jelly. Dr. Sarah Bahan, a native of the Wood River Valley, is the newest addition to the veterinary team at the Sawtooth Animal Center in Bellevue.

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Fishing R epoRt THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR OCT 5 - 11 FROM PICABO ANGLER

big elephant walked into the room and I didn’t even know it was there. This week’s fishing report is dedicated to shoving the pachyderm right back out the door. Last week I was told, and quite understandably, that when I report on fishing, I always say “the fishing is great!” I stopped to think about that. Well, it’s true; I pretty much always write that the fishing is great. Not every time, but often enough. So with that admission, let me explain. The fact of the matter is, fish are living, breathing creatures that have to eat to survive. Not unlike you and me, skipping a meal, skipping a day of eating, or skipping several days is a very uncomfortable, and even a scary, proposition. So we can all agree, fish have to eat. There are days when fish have the opportunity to eat more than on other days, based on the strength and timing of hatches and spinner falls. There are days when there is very little natural food to eat and the fish eat opportunistically. In either condition, the fish are eating what is available to them. We, as fly anglers, are trying to match these food sources and cash in on the fish’s need and will to feed. When we pay very close attention to the details, we can almost always solve the riddle of what fish want to eat, or what they are willing to eat when there isn’t much natural food in the system. When an angler dedicates his life to solving these daily riddles, they become less of a riddle and more of an “action.” Furthermore, these riddles that repeat themselves annually aren’t even riddles to the full-time angler anymore. Again, they become action plans more so than riddles. So for an angler to meet these conditions head-on, with a head full of this knowledge, the angler is going to be at a large advantage over the fish. If that angler works in the fly-fishing industry (me!), then they normally make a living by helping other anglers solve these riddles quickly and efficiently. So this angler is now going to report on the fishing, and because fish have to eat and because the angler knows what they are eating and when they are eating, because it’s their livelihood to know, then, yes, the fishing is going to be described as great. So get out there and fish today. The fishing is going to be great! Happy fishing, everyone!

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Mental Illness Awareness Week

The first week of October is Mental Illness Awareness Week. Each year, the first week of October provides an opportunity to fight stigma, provide support, educate the public and advocate for equal care. The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Wood River Valley (NAMI-WRV) has teamed up with partners throughout the Valley to shine light on mental illness by hosting events in October and encouraging leaders to sign onto The Stigmafree Pledge. One in five adults experience mental illness problems every year and 50 percent of chronic mental illness begins by age 14. Although many people today understand that mental illness is a medical condition, individuals and families affected by mental illness are still often subjected to stigma and discrimination. This year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness is calling on everyone to shine a light on mental illness and replace stigma with hope. “We are calling on everyone to join NAMI in shining a light on mental illness and replacing stigma with hope by taking the pledge to be Stigmafree,” said Tom Hansen, president of the NAMI Wood River Valley affiliate.

ITD to present study for Timmerman Junction

For the third and final time, the Idaho Transportation Department will consider a study report for the intersection of U.S. 20 and State Highway 75 at Timmerman Junction, Wednesday, Oct. 5, with the Community Advisory Committee. The report identifies a range of recommendations for improvements at the junction. ITD developed the improvements based on technical studies and input from the community. The public is welcome to attend the meeting at 10 a.m. in the Blaine County Courthouse in Hailey at 206 S. 1st Ave., suite. In addition to committee meetings, ITD gathered input through an online survey this summer. More than 700 people took the survey and gave input on potential improvements. A survey summary and draft study report are posted at itd. idaho.gov/projects/d4/US20_ID75_IntersectionStudy/. Kittelson & Associates, Inc., of Boise, is leading the study in close cooperation with staff from ITD District 4 and Blaine County.

Cel show starts at Community Library

The Community Library has a new exhibit in the Lecture Hall, called The Art of Animation: Bringing Back Memories of Childhood, from Jay and Gretchen Basen’s Collection. There will be a free public opening reception at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 5. The Basens will say a few words about the showcased work and about the history of animation. The exhibit will be displayed through December. The Basens have had an interest in animation for years. Many years ago, while browsing in an art gallery, they found an animation celluloid (cel) from the 1987 Hanna-Barbera film, The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones. In the cel, George Jetson, on rocket-powered skis, and Fred Flintstone, riding giant mammoth tusks, are skiing together. This exhibit focuses on early animation and features production cels and drawings from 1950’s Disney cartoon Donald Duck’s Birthday, Bugs Bunny from a Nike television ad with Michael Jordan, production cel and drawings from The Simpsons, and others. For more information, call (208) 726-3493, ext. 123, or asvidgal@comlib.org.

ERC to host Science After School

The Environmental Resource Center will offer a free six-week outdoor after-school science program, Science After School, at Hemingway Elementary School in Ketchum on Tuesdays, starting Oct. 11, and at Bellevue Elementary School on Thursdays, starting Oct. 13. Both programs run from 2:30-4 p.m. Science After School provides fourth and fifth graders opportunities beyond the school day to participate in project-based learning, within the context of natural science, the environment, and sustainability issues. Hemingway’s students will focus on how our actions influence the natural world through exploring topics related to sustainability, while Bellevue’s students will focus on exploring the different animal habitats the Wood River Valley has to offer. Preregistration is required and space is limited. For more information on this program or to register your student, contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at alisa@ ercsv.org or (208) 726-4333.

SV Summer Symphony to receive grant

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony, which ended its 32nd season in August, is the largest privately funded free-admission orchestra in America. It maintains that position by receiving donations and grants. Sun Valley Summer Symphony recently received a combined contribution of $16,000 from U.S. Bank and U.S. Bancorp Foundation. “U.S. Bank is committed to supporting our community,” Jackie Cole, a member of the Ketchum Private Client Group at U.S. Bank, said. “We are so proud and pleased to be part of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s efforts, including world-class performances that bring renowned artists to our valley and music education in the schools. We are already looking forward to next season.” SVSS Executive Director Jenny Krueger said the organization appreciated the “recognition that comes when a national financial institution such as U.S. Bank makes a significant investment in the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. This is the third year in a row that

U.S. Bank has made a major contribution, and we are grateful for the support.” Further information can be found at svsummersymphony.org and usbank.com.

Ribbon Cutting & Appreciation Party to Celebrate Bloom Community Farm

The Hunger Coalition is driving attention to Hunger Awareness Month and the new Bloom Community Farm at a Ribbon Cutting and Appreciation Party from 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. The event is free and will be held at the Farm, located on the south end of Quigley Canyon and accessed from Fox Acres Road. Hunger Awareness Month is designed to build advocacy for the food insecure. Despite the marked affluence of our community, hunger affects a surprising number of Blaine County residents. Last year The Hunger Coalition provided support for 17 percent of our county’s population of more then 3,500 individuals. From a community food assessment, The Hunger Coalition learned that inability to afford food competing with the overwhelming stigma about accessing food assistance is preventing families from getting the healthy foods they need. Bloom Community Farm is a visionary new opportunity to address hunger in our county. The Ribbon Cutting and Appreciation Party will introduce the community to this exciting new project, made possible by the generosity and partnership of many. With the objective of enhancing the knowledge, skills, and nourishment of its participants, the Farm will engage a thoughtful community from diverse backgrounds to ultimately join together and provide for one another. To RSVP, contact The Hunger Coalition at (208) 788-0121 or info@thehungercoalition.org.

A treat or just creepy?

Like the rest of the nation, southern Idaho communities have seen an influx of random clown sightings in recent weeks. If this weren’t strange enough, there are also clown characters who are trying to follow and “friend” teens on social media such as Facebook and Instagram in the Shoshone, Hagerman, Wendell and Gooding areas. Nampa also reported activity of clown sightings and social networking. If you see or read anything suspicious, don’t hesitate to contact your local law enforcement. The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office said that, to date, there have been no reports of such activity in the Wood River Valley.

ERC hires new program director

The Environmental Resource Center recently hired Massachusetts native Alisa McGowan as the nonprofit organization’s new program director. McGowan graduated from the University of Vermont with a bachelor of science degree in environmental science and water resources. After graduation, she worked as a naturalist in Colorado, led whitewater rafting trips on the Salmon River, led backcountry ski trips throughout the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and led outdoor program trips for The Sage School and Community School. Stop by the ERC office at 471 N. Washington Ave., Ketchum, to meet and visit with McGowan, or call (208) 726-4333. For more information on current and upcoming programs and initiatives, visit ercsv.org.

Scam artists are hitting small towns

Reports of a scam focusing on ads placed in small-town newspapers have surfaced in Ketchum. The buyer says he will send a check for over the amount requested, and that the seller should deposit the check and give a “mover” the extra amount. Recently, a seller who had placed an ad in a local paper for a bed decided to check with the issuing bank. She found the check was fraudulent. She immediately told the buyer, who would only converse via text or email, that she would not sell the bed to him. If checks are for more than the amount, be wary and check it out. Another scam involves a so-called Visa security check. “This is happening in the Midwest right now and moving across the country,” the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office said on a Facebook post. “This one is pretty slick, since they provide you with all the information, except the one piece they want,” which is your three-digit code on the back of your card. The caller identifies himself as being from the Security and Fraud Department at Visa. He gives a badge number and says that the customer’s card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern. The caller asks if you bought some item. When you say no, the caller says they will give you credit, and says that they’ve been watching this company. “The caller continues: ‘I will be starting a fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1-800 number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will need to refer to this control number.’ The caller then gives you a six-digit number. ‘Do you need me to read it again?’” At this point the caller gets to the real question. He’ll ask for the three-digit code on the back. He will say that that verifies the card is in your possession. The actual Visa Security Department has verified this is a scam, and recommends that one not give out the three-digit number to someone who wants to verify your card. Instead, tell them you will call Visa or MasterCard directly for verification of their conversation.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR PAMELA PLOWMAN

Don’t Shoot The Messenger

It is sad and also very telling to read former Blaine County School Board Chair Lynn Flickinger’s bullying attacks on the two current school board trustees who are bucking the entrenched system by having the nerve to question current BCSD spending practices and ask for a board treasurer to help them in their fiduciary duties. When the treasurer position was asked for, the entire administrative team showed up at the usually sparsely attended Financial Committee meeting (show of power/intimidation). An important, well-researched letter to that committee was intentionally withheld by the superintendent, leaving them incompletely informed for their important vote. The board knows of this because they were provided the letter with a complaint about the occurrence. I would think that if a school superintendent intentionally withheld important information from the board or one of its committees, she would be, at the very least, seriously disciplined. During this show of intimidation, Trustee Liz Corker was falsely painted to be ‘anti-teacher,’ another bullying tactic. Mike Chatterton was painted to be the victim of slander (turning the issue from financial management to personal attack) just because there was a proposal to provide the checks and balances of having both a Business Manager and a Treasurer to improve Blaine County’s School Board’s stewardship of public tax dollars. In truth, the real victims here are we trusting public taxpayers, who have assumed over the years that the school district was being run responsibly—that the board was heading the district properly, not the administration leading the board. In actuality, it was during Lynn Flickinger’s tenure as board chair that the inexplicable increase began in BCSD administrative positions specifically, and school spending in general. During her oversight as chairperson, the number of BCSD administrators rose from four (Superintendent, Board Clerk, Treasurer, Director of Special Services) to six, the new positions being Assistant Superintendent and Director of Special Education. That’s a 50 percent increase in administrative positions while enrollment increased 18 percent. Unfortunately, this former trustee’s documented lack of prudent oversight was just the beginning of bringing us to the bloated BCSD administration we have today. While student enrollment increased just 23 percent between 1996 and now, the number of administrative positions has increased 120 percent with the addition of six new BCSD administrative positions: Director of Human Resources and Director of Special Services in 1999; Public Relations in 2002 (became the more highly paid Director of Communications in 2010); Director of Technology in 2002; Director of Curriculum in 2007; Testing and Data Coordinator in 2014. I challenge this former board chair or any other former board trustee to show the public a single instance in which any board member ever questioned the necessity of adding these administrative positions. Additionally, did they ever, on any occasion, question the routinely presented monthly financial consent agenda? Did they ever question the overly large annual salary increases of the administrators? Proof should be found in the minutes of board meetings. In all my review of past board meeting minutes I have never found such evidence, and I have never seen such questioning occur until Liz Corker and Cami Bustos came on board. They deserve great credit, not the bullying of complicit former board members. I believe that what’s appalling is this historical, consistent lack of school board oversight over district spending, not the admirable efforts of two of our trustees to begin to remedy the situation. As we move through this difficult transformation at the BCSD, from a superintendent-guided board back to a citizen-guided board, we will do well to remember to keep all our efforts issue-based and not turn these very real and serious issues into bullying attacks on current board members. Pamela Plowman Hailey resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR MAUREEN SCHWENDENER

Vote For Steve Miller

There’s a saying in the West that water is worth more than gold. That couldn’t be more true for citizens in Legislative District 26, which includes Blaine, Camas, Gooding and Lincoln counties. Representative Steve Miller protected this precious resource by voting to fund aquifer recharge and water storage. Water is critical for Idaho’s economy and wellbeing. Miller works to resolve water issues within Idaho. United we can protect Idaho’s water from outsiders who would take it from us. Miller has served on the Camas County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors for 38 years. He was president of Idaho’s Association of Conservation Districts, and served on the National Association of Conservation Districts’ executive board. Those years of voluntary service to his community, the state and the nation put him in good stead to fight for Idaho’s water rights and encourage conservation. I ask you to vote for Steve Miller. He has the experience needed. Maureen Schwendener Ketchum resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR JULIE LYNN

Vote For Alex Sutter

Alex Sutter, candidate for House Seat B, supports giving parents and communities the best possible options for educating Idaho’s students. For Sutter, choice and accountability go hand in hand. He served on the Richfield School Board and has sought the best education he could find for his four children, be it public schooling or private and/or home schooling. Sutter would like to help Idahoans get a good education that will benefit them their whole lives. Funding increases should be responsible, measured and follow an overall increase in tax revenues in the state. Alex Sutter thinks local school boards should have more options to put funds where needed. This flexibility and responsiveness is what can improve education in their home school districts. Parents look for those “aha” moments in their children’s classrooms. Fostering lifetime learners is the goal, and we parents and educators can work together to make that happen. Julie Lynn Ketchum resident

Editor’s Note: The Weekly Sun welcomes and encourages submissions of letters to the editor. Letters do not necessarily express the opinion of The Weekly Sun or Idaho Sunshine Media, LLC. Letters are not selected based on opinion; the goal is to provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas in Blaine County. Email letters to editor@theweeklysun.com.