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Community News Hailey ArborFest Will Celebrate Earth-Friendly Tradition

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Health News E-Cigarette Use Rises In U.S.

“Life begins at forty.”

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Election News Julie Lynn & Steve Miller Discuss Their Platforms

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T H E W E E K LY S U N • M AY 9 - 15, 2018

RE-ELECT

Larry Schoen

Blaine County

Commissioner

To uphold Blaine County’s values of • promoting a safe & tolerant community • balancing growth & environmental quality • cherishing our public lands for all to use • conserving our rural lifestyle & natural resources • fostering productive, respectful relationships ...and to inspire innovative, proactive solutions to our challenges...

EXPERIENCE COUNTS

VOTE

Primary Day - May 15, 2018 & Election Day - November 6, 2018

WHO IS LARRY SCHOEN? Larry was first elected Blaine County Commissioner in 2006. He serves on these boards, too: Ambulance District, Friedman Memorial Airport, Southern Idaho Solid Waste District, Region IV Development Association, Magistrates Commission. He works with many local, community service agencies & is active in both the Idaho & the National Association of Counties.

He just joined the Idaho Nat’l Laboratory’s Idaho Clean-up Project Citizens Advisory Board.

Previously, he served nearly four years on the Blaine County Planning & Zoning Commission, eight years as Carey Fire District Commissioner & as a Blaine Soil Conservation District Supervisor.

Larry continues managing his 300-acre farm & is married with two kids in high school.

WHAT IS HIS PERSPECTIVE ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT? Our job is to deliver county government services with professionalism & courtesy, on time & at optimum effectiveness & efficiency. To be able to address big challenges like a major wildfire or flood, rising costs in the justice system or in delivering social services, we must be open to new thinking and prepared at all levels. The county’s financial health is central to its ability to meet or exceed your expectations and be responsive to change.

If you’d like more information or campaign materials, contact:

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NEWS

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Ketchum Innovation Center Relocates Ketchum Innovation Center, the center of business collaboration focused on fostering economic growth and development throughout the Wood River Valley, has relocated to a 3,200-square-foot building at 180 6th Street W., in Ketchum. The new KIC office is within the urban renewal district of Ketchum, in the same block as the proposed new City Hall.

KIC was able to negotiate a “tenant-friendly” lease, which allows KIC to invest its resources in delivering on the four pillars of its mission—to cultivate an innovative business ecosystem inspired by mountain-town living. The four pillars are mentorship, educational programming, community building and networking, and capital solutions.

“We have spent considerable time over the past several months surveying the KIC community and partners in order to plan out the space in a way that optimally serves our market,” said Kathryn Kemp Guylay, CEO and executive director.

“This new location will serve as a community resource for economic collaboration by empowering Wood River Valley businesses to grow through mentor meet-ups, education, networking events, company pitch nights and professional and community events.”

The 600-square-foot west side of the building features a pristine view of Bald Mountain, ushering into the space the beauty of the outdoors. In addition to the west and central office areas, the east side of the building features a 1,300-squarefoot space with a full kitchen and outdoor patio, which will be used for a wide variety of business and community gatherings.

“We are extremely grateful to the building owners, John and Randi Kanellitsas, for their support of KIC and for sharing our vision to advance the KIC mission,” said Rick LeFaivre, KIC board chair.

Soon, KIC will announce an open house and when the building will open for business, as well as summer programming.

Trail Work To Begin In Quigley Canyon Blaine County Recreation District will begin trail work next week in Quigley Canyon to prepare for the 2018/2019 Nordic season and to create a non-motorized perimeter summer trail.

After a five-year period in Croy Canyon, the BCRD will relocate its south Valley Nordic trails to Quigley Canyon this coming winter with an estimated 10-15 kilometers of groomed cross-county terrain.

Additionally, trail technicians will begin work on a 4-5-mile perimeter, non- motorized summer trail that will wrap the north and south sides of the canyon together, creating a hiking/biking/ equestrian loop for area recreationists.

Last week, the Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the Conditional Use and Mountain Overlay permit applications to allow for the aforementioned winter and summer trail opportunities. The private landowner, Quigley Green Owner, LLC, has granted a conservation easement to the Wood River Land Trust that protects the more than 1,100 acres of private land that sits immediately adjacent to the east of the planned Quigley Farm subdivision within the City of Hailey.

In partnership with the WRLT and Quigley Green, LLC, the BCRD’s planned trail work will bring sustainable public recreational opportunities to the community in perpetuity on the conservation easement in the canyon.

“We are excited to be working with Quigley Green and the Wood River Land Trust to connect youth, adults, and seniors to accessible outdoor recreation in this treasured and beautiful canyon so close to our community,” said Jim Keating, BCRD’s executive director.

When traveling in Quigley Canyon, the public should expect to see small trail-building equipment and work crews on both the north and south sides of the canyon and on the canyon floor. For more information about this project, visit bcrd. org/projects or call Jenna Vagias at (208) 5782273.

Idaho Gives Day Flourishes Last Thursday, Idaho Gives Day garnered $1,562,843.76 in total donations raised.

There were 10,843 unique donors who gave to 570 nonprofits.

In first place, on the leader board, was Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands, which raised $36,875; in second the Peregrine Fund–World Center for Birds of Prey raised $36,104; third was Idaho Humane Society with $31,908, followed by The Idaho Foodbank, which garnered $30,840. In 10th place was the Bellevue-based Hunger Coalition, at $14,000.

Other top-100 earners were the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley at $11,490; Sun Valley Realtors with $10,860; The Community Library with $5,460; Senior Connection with $5,365; Camp Rainbow Gold with $5,015; and the Wood River Land Trust with $4,355.

To see the complete list, visit idahogives.org/ leaderboards.

TEDxSunValley Seeks Speakers For Ideas Worth Spreading The application process is now open for the third annual TEDxSunValley, to be held Saturday, Sept. 29. This independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices as well as TED Talk videos under this year’s theme, “Changing the Current.”

The TEDxSunValley volunteer committee seeks a diversity of perspectives that explore this year’s theme. These could be inspiring stories about life events that have intensified the velocity or path of the human experience, that can or have transcended the natural currents and flows across the planet by invoking a response or reaction (people, ideas, environment).

“A majority of our citizens could give a topnotch TEDx talk,” said Kim Castellano, event co-organizer and co-founder. “We are hoping that a number of these stellar individuals will apply to speak this year and share their ideas worth spreading. You don’t have to be the expert—just an expert.”

TEDxSunValley is an opportunity to share your passion, unleash ideas that inform and inspire, and spark conversations that matter. Your subject matter can be influenced by technologies, art, or passionate pursuits.

Applications should be filled out online and submitted by Saturday,, June 2 at tedxsunvalley. com/speaker-application.

“This year we would love to feature a mix of locals as well as those from elsewhere—including those who visit or are part time here—to surface the ideas and perspectives from near and far that we need in such a rapidly changing world,” said Aimee Christensen, TEDxSunValley founder and co-organizer with Castellano.

In keeping with the spirit of TED, no speaker will be compensated and no one on the organizing team will be making a profit.

For more information about TEDxSunValley, visit TEDxSunValley.com.

Blaine County School District Invites Community To State Of The District Meetings The Blaine County School District will hold a series of community meetings called “State of the District: Give 30, Get 30,” which will provide updates on the District’s mission to inspire, engage, educate and empower every student by 2020. A half hour will be dedicated to presenting updates on the district and another half hour of each meeting will be dedicated to an open question-and-answer session.

Each meeting is the same and the community is invited to come to any meeting that fits their schedule. There are morning, afternoon and evening meetings in various locations. Spanish interpretation is available at all meetings. New this year, attendees will be entered into a drawing for a JBL Flip speaker, compliments of Cox Communications. Must be present to win.

Meetings are scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 12-1 p.m. – Community Campus, Bullion Room; Thursday, May 10, 6-7 p.m. – Community Campus, Minnie Moore Room; Tuesday, May 15, 8:15-9 a.m. – Hemingway STEAM School; and Wednesday, May 16, 7-8 p.m. – Carey School.

If any business or civic organization is interested in hosting additional meetings, contact Heather Crocker at (208) 578-5005.

T H E W E E K LY S U N • M AY 9 - 15, 2018

THE WEEKLY SUN CONTENTS

WOW! That’s the reaction from our customers and friends when they see our exciting new space (across the street from our old location in downtown Hailey).

Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present a Members Appreciation Concert featuring Portland Cello Project at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 11. For a story, see page 12. Photo courtesy of SVCA

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Our new print shop and retail store has doubled in size. We’ve added new state-of-the-art equipment as well as new customer work spaces.

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NEWS COMMUNITY

The Mud Run is a challenging obstacle-course event that draws mud-loving extreme sports enthusiasts into the area. Photo courtesy of City of Hailey

MAKING MUDDY MEMORIES Hailey to celebrate ArborFest with Mud Run

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Zions Bank Awards Hailey Student For Good Grades

Hard work in school has paid off for Wood River High 12th-grader Sarah Truxal, who received a $100 scholarship savings account as a regional winner of the spring drawing through Zions Bank’s Pays for A’s program.

Pays for A’s rewards local students for scholastic success.

Vaelene Bryant, manager of the Hailey financial center, surprised Truxal with her win during a classroom presentation on Wednesday, May 2.

Truxal was entered into the drawing by bringing her report card to Zions Bank and was paid for every “A” she received.

More than 3,140 students entered the spring drawing throughout Utah and Idaho.

“Zions Bank is proud to acknowledge the achievements of exceptional students like Sarah through the Pays for A’s program,” says Bryant. “It’s our goal to encourage and support the academic efforts of the young people in our community.”

Pays for A’s is open to all Utah and Idaho students ages 12 to 18. Students can participate by bringing their most current term-end report card into any Zions Bank location. Students do not need a Zions Bank account to participate. They’ll receive $1 per “A” deposited into their savings account, or 50 cents per “A” if they opt for cash. For each “A” on their report cards, students are entered into a drawing to win one of 150 regional scholarship prizes each worth $100 and one grand prize worth $1,000 in each state.

For more information, visit zionsbank.com/pays4as.

BY YANNA LANTZ

elebrate the earth, trees and fun in the mud with the City of Hailey during the eighth annual ArborFest and Mud Run on Saturday, May 12, at Hop Porter Park in Hailey. The festival will feature live music, food, local vendors, educational booths and more.

The first American Arbor Day was originated in Nebraska City, Nebraska, by J. Sterling Morton, on April 10, 1872, when an estimated 1 million trees were planted in Nebraska. Birdsey Northrop, of Connecticut, was responsible for globalizing the idea when he visited Japan in 1883 and delivered his Arbor Day and Village Improvement message. In that same year, the American Forestry Association made Northrop the chairman of the committee to campaign for Arbor Day nationwide.

Hailey will continue the long tradition of commemorating Arbor Day with a celebration from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

“Arbor Day is a day to plant and celebrate trees,” said Stephanie Cook, Park Division manager and city arborist. “Trees are beautiful and do wonderful things for us and our communities. Our community recognizes and appreciates the importance of trees, which is one of the great things about this Valley. ArborFest celebrates this tradition of planting trees for future generations.”

Participants will have much to choose from, including art displays, planting free seedlings, a kid’s bouncy forest, a chance to meet Smokey Bear and a Forest Ranger, educational information from local organizations, as well as food and drinks from local vendors.

At noon, hear the Arbor Day Proclamation, followed by the National Anthem.

“The Arbor Day Proclamation states that the City of Hailey can observe Arbor Day on the day of their choice,” Cook said. “Typically, ArborFest is the second weekend in May, hopefully allowing nice warm weather for the Mud Run and to plant trees.”

Kevin Ware will perform live music in Hop Porter Park from 12:30-1:30 p.m., while attendees prep for the annual Mud Run at 1:30 p.m.

The Mud Run is a challenging obstacle-course event that draws mud-loving extreme sports enthusiasts into the area. Event proceeds benefit

Hailey will continue the long tradition of commemorating Arbor Day with a celebration from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Photo courtesy of City of Hailey

trees and local businesses. Mud runners can register in advance at the Blaine County Recreation District office or Hailey City Hall, or on the day of the event starting at 11 a.m.

“I enjoy watching people make their way through the Mud Run,” said Cook. “This race is designed for all ages and everyone always has such a blast!

This obstacle course goes through the mud, and includes bleachers, tires and logs to climb on. And who doesn’t like splashing and running through the mud?”

Family members, friends and those not interested in competing in the Mud Run race are encouraged to cheer on the participants and enjoy a festive atmosphere.

Event partners for Hailey’s ArborFest and Mud Run include the BCRD, Les Schwab Tire Center, NAMI-WRV, U.S. Forest Service, The Chamber– Hailey & the Wood River Valley, and Sawtooth Wood Products & Equipment Company.

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NEWS HEALTH

Vape stores carrying a variety of products are popping up across the country. Adobe stock photo

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lectronic-cigarette use is a growing phenomenon, yet many people are still in the dark.

E-cigarettes are handheld electronic devices that simulate the feeling of tobacco smoking. The heated cartridge vaporizes nicotine instead of burning tobacco; hence, the other name for it, vaping.

The main ingredients found in vape juice are water, vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine and flavoring.

The Drug Coalition will present a free talk for the community, called “Vaping: Is It Harmful?”, at the Community Campus in Hailey from 7-8 p.m.

Monday, May 14.

“Vaping has been a problem in our schools,” said Shawna Wallace, school resource officer at Wood River High School. “Students have been caught vaping in the parking lot, bathrooms and even in the classroom.”

During a a talk on e-cigarettes, by Cody Orchard, of South Central Public Health, 22 students out of 62 reported trying an e-cigarette. While this is a small sample of students in Blaine County, it does show that some students are taking to this smoking alternative. However, the number is lower than expected and should not be viewed as an “all or nothing” situation. The majority of students surveyed have chosen not to partake in e-cigarette use.

“The higher levels of nicotine, as well as the potential of other drugs to be used in e-cigarettes, have caused the school administration to take this issue very seriously,” said Wallace.

The school administration has been educating themselves by bringing in experts on the subject to learn more about e-cigarettes in order to keep youth as safe as possible. Signs have been posted outside the school grounds warning individuals that, just like smoking tobacco cigarettes, e-cigarettes are not allowed on school premises.

“It is illegal for a minor under 18 to possess tobacco, including e-cigarettes or nicotine oils,” said Wallace, “Students that are 18 or older can still suffer consequences for possessing vaping products on school grounds.”

E-cigarettes are not FDA regulated and, therefore, manufacturers can put other chemicals inside the vape juices that enhance addiction. One of

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Due to the perceived safety of e-cigarettes, they have become popular with teenagers, but use of e-cigarettes may also lead to conventional smoking.

The first vape was created by Hon Lik, a Chinese doctor that wanted an alternative to smoking upon his father’s death from lung cancer. Vapes were first introduced to Europe and made their way to the United States in 2007.

E-cigarette companies target youth by offering vapes in sugary flavors like cotton candy, gummy bears and blue slushie. These companies are not FDA regulated. However, smoking e-cigarettes could be safer than smoking tobacco. There is a big push by large companies, such as the Truth Initiative and the American Cancer Society, to encourage youth to make history and be the first generation to be smoke-free.

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JULIE LYNN TO REPRESENT REPUBLICANS IN ELECTION

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unning for state senator from District 26, Julie Lynn is an aspiring politician with a mission. Lynn is running unchallenged in the May 15 Republican primary election, but will go against Idaho Senate Minority Leader Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, in next November’s election.

“I just feel that it was time for me to step up and give Blaine County voters a Republican choice,” said Lynn.

A fourth-generation Idahoan, three sets of Lynn’s grandparents were homesteaders near McCall and Cambridge.

Lynn, who lives in Ketchum with her husband Bob Lynn and daughter Erica, served in the Army for three years. A public information specialist, she was stationed in Fort Benning, Ga., and then with the Seventh Army in Heidelberg, Germany.

After her service, she attended the University of Oregon, where she majored in journalism. In 1984, she moved to the Wood River Valley and worked for The Wood River Journal for two and a half years.

Since then, she’s “spent a considerable time giving for the community,” she said.

Lynn has been a Girl Scout mentor for 13 years. “That’s my passion,” she said. “I’m active with Blaine County Republican Women and the Central Committee. We have community service projects we do, such as picking up trash on the highway and making breakfasts for the Higher Ground winter camps. I’m a photographer, too; I donate my photography and dabble in website design.”

But it’s her concern about healthcare that drives her run.

“Idaho needs to unwind itself from Obamacare,” Lynn said. “That would be my main focus if I’m lucky enough to be elected. We have to find a way for Idaho families and individuals to have affordable insurance.”

Lynn is also a proponent of protecting public lands and enabling local educators in the classroom.

The legislature “wants to manage more of the federal lands,” she said. “That’s the focus of what the state wants to do. It’s not about selling off the lands. There’s processes for people to go through when they want to access public lands. They’re good processes; I don’t think we should change that.”

She said school districts should allow parents to “steer their child’s education,” and “untangle the process and have less testing.”

“I don’t know how productive that is,” she said. “Teachers should be allowed to teach and experiment in the classroom. Unencumbered.”

A self-proclaimed “fiscal conservative,” Lynn said the Idaho Republican Party is supportive of her run against Stennett. tws

NEWS IN BRIEF

Two Fires Occur In Ketchum

On Wednesday, May 2, at 4:46 p.m., a smoke detector and an alarm went off at the mixed-use Sun Valley Dental building at 181 N. First Street in Ketchum. Both Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments were on the scene. Within the hour, the situation was declared controlled. There was no structural damage and there were no injuries.

At 5:08 p.m. Sunday, May 6, Ketchum, Sun Valley and Wood River fire departments responded to a fire at the Sun Valley Car Wash at 21 Lewis Street. A stove was destroyed but otherwise there was no structural damage or injuries. The scene was under control within the hour.

Along with the much more serious fire that destroyed Warm Springs Lodge, this is the third fire in Ketchum in the past month.

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NEWS ELECTION

ArborFest & Mud Run 2018 Saturday, May 12

Hop Porter Park • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm 11:00 am - 1:30 pm

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Steve Miller, R-Fairfield, has held the office since 2012. Photo courtesy of Steve Miller

STEVE MILLER REPRESENTS DISTRICT 26

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BY DICK DORWORTH

daho legislative District 26, consisting of all of Blaine, Camas, Gooding and Lincoln counties, is one of 35 making up the Idaho Legislature. Its Representative is Steve Miller, R-Fairfield, who has held the office since 2012. In the 2016 election, Miller narrowly defeated challenger Dick Fosbury, D-Bellevue, by 126 votes out of 12,696 ballots. Miller is running unchallenged to keep his seat in the May 15 Republican primary election, but will go against Muffy Davis, D-Ketchum (who is running unchallenged in the Democratic primary), in next November’s election.

Miller, a farmer and rancher, has a long history of public service, beginning right after he finished college. It includes being a Camas County commissioner, supervisor of the Camas Soil Conservation District, a member of the Camas County Planning & Zoning Board, county representative to the Region IV Economic Development Board and a member of the Idaho Department of Agriculture Organic Advisory Board, president and director of the Idaho Association of Conservation Districts and member of the board of directors and executive board of the National Association of Conservation Districts.

In 2016, Miller told The Weekly Sun that, as a member of the Agricultural Affairs and Resources and Conservation Committees in the Legislature, “I keep reminding people that it is important to keep the conversation going about aquifer recharge in Idaho. We need to have a long-term program.”

Miller believes that “We can always do better—in the Legislature, on the farm, in our communities.” He is encouraged by this past winter’s above-average snowfall and its positive effect on the aquifer. “The recharge this year is good,” he says.

Miller recognizes that Idaho’s educational system has many problems and supports more local control over state K-12 school districts.

“Every district is different and each needs more autonomy in its decisions about what is best for their children,” Miller says.

According to the Education Week Research Center, Idaho is currently ranked 48th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia on their education performance. According the the Pew Research Center, the United States is ranked 30th among world nations in science and reading and 39th in mathematics.

Idaho has the fifth highest state suicide rate in the nation, surpassed only by Alaska, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico. To address this problem, Miller is a staunch supporter of the Crisis Centers in Twin Falls, Idaho Falls and Coeur d’Alene and the ones he says are coming soon to Nampa and Lewiston.

After graduating from the University of Idaho with a degree in agricultural engineering, Miller married his high school sweetheart, Linda Coates, also a graduate of the University of Idaho, who was a teacher and librarian at Camas County High School.

They were married for 43 years before her death in 2012. They have three children: Nancy, a Navy medical doctor who has specialized in nephrology; James, a member of the Idaho National Guard; and Andrew, who graduated from the University of Idaho, has a master’s degree in structural engineering from Arizona State and is working at Stapley Engineering in Boise. tws

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Stroke is like a heart attack— time matters! In this case, brain tissue dies when the circulation is disrupted. It is one of the most dreaded medical emergencies and often results in lifelong disability.

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Stroke starts with the onset of symptoms. The acronym F.A.S.T. can help in identification: F: Face drooping. Does one side of the face droop or is it numb? Ask the person to smile.

Is it uneven or lopsided?

A: Arm weakness. Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S: Speech difficulty. Is speech slurred? Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask them to repeat a simple sentence.

Are they able to correctly repeat the words?

T: Time to call 911. If the person exhibits any of these symptoms, even if they go away, call 911 and tell the operator it may be a stroke. Note the time the symptoms first appeared; emergency responders will want to know.

ant info and alert the ED. In the Emergency Department, we provide immediate evaluation and obtain studies, which include state-of-the-art brain imaging.

After obtaining all the necessary info and discussing it with a neurologist, we offer appropriate patients clot-busting medication, which can open up the blocked blood flow to the brain and potentially stop and reverse the stroke with its associated disability. It works best if given as soon as possible—that means the longer you wait, the more chances of irreversible damage, and vice versa.

If the stroke is more severe and associated with a large clot in the blood vessel, SLWR is part of the larger St Luke’s Health System, which includes a 24/7 neuroradiologist who can remove the clot from the brain.

Again, time matters. The sooner the clot is removed, the better.

So, in this case, we would transport the patient to Boise via the quickest available manner, most often by helicopter. That’s a good reason to have an Air St. Luke’s membership at only $65/ year!

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Aquatic Center Will Open In May

headline this year and Wood River Valley band Up A Creek will also perform.

The Blaine County Recreation District Aquatic Center To help battle the summer sun, small shade and po in Hailey will open its doors with limited pool hours on up tents will be allowed this year.

Tuesday, May 29, and regular summer hours beginning For more information or to volunteer, sponsor or on Monday, June 11. have a booth at RiverFest, The Aquatic Center offers a 25-yard, six-lane outdoor contact Mike McKenna at mmckenna@woodriverpool, a kiddie pool with spray feature, a snack bar, a playground, and an in-pool log roller and climbing wall. ladntrust.org or call (208) 788-3947.

Programs offered include swim lessons, youth swim team, adult and family lap swim, masters swim team, aquatic fitness classes and open recreational swimming.

The proposed federal sage-grouse plan amendmen Season passes are on sale online now and those who released Monday confirm plans to hand over habitat purchase by May 31 will save 15 percent off of regular on public lands to extractive industries, and to increas season prices. state control of the species despite prior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acknowledgment that state plans did Early-bird pricing on season passes is offered for a family of four for $154, an adult for $80, a child (17 and adequately protect the species and that a unified fede al strategy was necessary. younger) and seniors for $66.

“Although the science on sage-grouse sensitivity Group swim lessons for children 6 months to 12 to industrial use and habitat degradation varies little years old are available throughout the summer. Skillbased, age-appropriate groups are offered in two-week from state to state, the Trump administration proposes to weaken the plans differentially according to the sessions and consist of 30-minute classes, Monday preferences of state politicians, creating a crazy-quilt through Thursday each week. Each session costs $42.

Session dates, times and age/ability group descriptions of varying plans,” said Erik Molvar, a wildlife biologist and executive director with the Hailey-based Western can be found at bcrd.org.

Watersheds Project.

Register for swim school group lessons in person at All three plans eliminate Sagebrush Focal Areas, lan the BCRD Aquatic Center or call (208) 788-2144. The designations with the highest level of protection unde Aquatic Center will be open for swim school registration 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning previous plans, and several weaken limits on oil and on Monday, May 14. There will also be a swim clinic for gas development. In Idaho, buffers designed to keep disturbances away from sensitive breeding and nestin kids aged 5-18 looking to improve prior to the start of summer swim team. The clinic will be offered from 4-5 areas known as leks were weakened, and in General Habitat Management Areas these buffers were elimip.m. Tuesday, May 29, through Friday, June 1, for $20 nated entirely. per swimmer. Registration for the youth swim team is open online now and the team will begin its pre-season The plans also remove the few parameters for man workouts on Monday, June 4, with the regular season aging livestock grazing. practices beginning on Monday, June 11.

“Across much of the West, chronic overgrazing by For more information on all the offerings at the the livestock industry is a major factor in the decline o BCRD Aquatic Center this summer, visit bcrd.org or call sage-grouse populations, and this is especially obviou the BCRD at (208) 578-2273. in areas that lack oil and gas development,” Molvar said.

All three plan amendments appear to eliminate the commitment to prioritize oil and gas leasing and drillin The leading industry magazine Engineering News-Re- outside sage-grouse habitats, Molvar added. cord ranks the top 500 design firms in the United States, based on annual revenues. POWER Engineers typically places in the top percentiles in several categories, including overall design firms, the energy sector Mothers and self-advocates will come together at and “pure” design—that is, engineering and design 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 10, to deliver postcards to th revenue only, not including construction revenue. offices of members of Idaho’s congressional delegatio This year, POWER was named the number four asking them to protect Medicaid this year. firm in the energy sector, number 16 in pure design The group will start at Sen. Mike Crapo’s Boise offic and number 35 in the overall design category. These for the first delivery, then will proceed to Sen. Jim rankings reflect the Hailey-based company’s continued Risch’s office, and finish at Rep. Mike Simpson’s office improvement year over year.

The postcards highlight how Medicaid allows IdaPOWER CEO Bret Moffett said the rise in POWER’s hoans to live happy and healthy lives. The group also rankings indicate the company’s commitment to prohopes to arrange for in-district meetings during the viding high-quality engineering and design services to summer recess to discuss the importance of Medicaid its clients, who include some of the largest utilities in for Idaho families and people with disabilities. the country.

Over the last year, Congress made several attempts to cut Medicaid. While those attempts failed, advocat are carefully watching future threats and ensuring Idaho’s members of Congress get regular information Now in its fourth year, the Sawtooth Valley Gathabout the importance of existing Medicaid for Idaho’s ering, produced by Nothing But Love LLC, will be held most vulnerable residents.

Friday and Saturday, July 27-28, at the breathtaking Sawtooth Valley Pioneer Park in Stanley.

Headliners will include MarchFourth, Fruition, Free Peoples, Grant Farm, Shook Twins, TK & The Holy Olympians, world champions and national champiKnow-Nothings, and many others. A super-group of Tim ons are among the star-studded lineup of performers Bluhm, Greg Loiacono, Scott Law and Brian Rashap will to headline the 2018 Sun Valley on Ice shows at Sun also take the stage.

Valley Resort. Many of the best figure skaters in the There will be food and craft vendors, camping and world will be returning for another season at the icon much more. outdoor ice rink.

Several ticket options are available at eventbrite.

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The celebrated Sun Valley on Ice will open July 4 a will run most Saturday evenings through Labor Day. The first show will feature the Olympic bronze medali team of Alex and Maia Shibutani. The two-time U.S. gold medalists and world championship silver medalis The 4th Annual Wood River Land Trust RiverFest will will kick off the season for the summer, with firework take place on the Fourth of July at Lions Park and Draplighting up the sky afterward to celebrate the holiday. er Wood River Preserve in Hailey. Festivities will kick off The second show is Saturday, July 21, with the 2018 right after Hailey’s famous Days of the Old West Parade Olympic bronze medalist, 2018 world gold medalist ends, around 1 p.m., and will run until 5 p.m. and 2018 U.S. gold medalist, Nathan Chen, followed b The event will be fun for the whole family. There will shows on July 28 and Aug. 4. U.S. silver medalist and be great food and craft vendors from the Wood River Olympic bronze medalist Mirai Nagasu will hit the ice Farmers’ Market, a Sawtooth Brewery beer garden, on Aug. 11, followed on Aug. 25 by Bradie Tennell, the guided Nature Walks of the preserve, free Toni’s Ice 2018 U.S. national champion and 2018 Olympic bronz Cream (while supplies last), and oodles of kids’ activimedalist. The final show over Labor Day weekend will ties. be Sept. 1.

Popular Celtic American rock band Swagger will

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WHAT WE NEED A customer service superstar who will provide helpful and friendly service to our customers. A positive attitude and willingness to go the extra mile is a must! Our parking ambassadors provide not just great customer service but also assist our customers by providing accurate change for cash transactions and instruction on the use of the automated parking equipment.

WHAT WE OFFER Advancement opportunities and flexible schedules. A generous compensation package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage and a company sponsored health savings account. We also offer, paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays. Oh, and you get to work with a truly awesome team.

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FOR RENT; OPTION TO BUY

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2-bedroom trailer home to rent; with option to buy. Available now. No pets. (208) 720-3157.

The Gold Mine Thrift Store is hiring a full-time receiving/ triage aficionado. This position involves sorting, moving merchandise, coordinating transfers, assessing electronics, and more. Applicants must be professional, hardworking, quick learners and able to follow directions and use sound judgement. This position involves lifting up to 50 pounds on a regular basis and standing outdoors for extended periods of time. This is a full-time non-exempt position with benefits.

Bilingual skills in English and Spanish are highly advantageous.

For the full job descriptions and application instructions, visit www.comlib.org, click on “about” and then “employment opportunities.”

DEMOCRATIC STATE LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGNS Seek 2 Fellows for campaign tasks and activities, including outreach and volunteer recruitment. Stipend available.

Excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or college student for the summer.

Call 208-721-3108 for information or to apply.

YOU ARE THE CREATOR OF YOUR WORLD

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ACTIVE ART COLUMN SKETCHBOOK HIKING THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR MAY 9 - 15, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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e’re only a few weeks out from Opening Day on Silver Creek.

Spring has sprung on the Creek as the grasses are growing tall and the leaves are filling out the trees with shade. Callibaetis are making another early arrival and confirming that this bug must be in your fly box for the Opener and for the rest of the season.

Other bugs to have in your box for Opening Day include Baetis, PMD, Ants, Beetles and, of course, Brown Drakes!

Early-season bugs on the Big Wood River include Salmon Flies, Olive and Yellow Stoneflies, Green Drakes, and big Bead-Head Nymphs. We’re still too early to say for sure if our freestone streams will be fishable on Memorial Day, but there is always a little chance.

If you are heading to the South Fork of the Boise for the Opener, have some big Girdle Bugs and Prince Nymphs. Copper Johns are a favorite, as well.

You may find fish rising on Ants, Beetles and random Mayflies and Stoneflies in the side channels, but until the first big waves of Salmon Flies start in June, the South Fork defaults to a Nymphing river for the most part.

The Upper Lost may or may not fish on the Opener. Keep in mind the Upper Lost follows the Big Wood River levels about two weeks after… The Lower Lost may fish in spots, but it all depends on the CFS when we reach the end of the month. Right now we are expecting a healthy volume of water coming through most south-central Idaho dams.

If you are fishing this week, the Little Wood in the desert stretch and the Lost River remain open to fishing. Each year the lower sections of the Little Wood become the go-to fishery around us. When everything else is closed and the Lost is running high, the Little Wood is the last best place to go to get the fly-fishing itch scratched.

Big Salmon flies fished both wet and dry can take fish, and fishing very small Streamers through the pocket water will provide some action, as well. It may not be the best fishery in our area, but it is still better than watching television!

Finally, don’t forget to join Picabo Angler for our Opening Day celebration on the eve of the Opener, May 25, and on the Opener, May 26. Music, food, fly-industry vendors and all your friends will be here.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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BY LESLIE REGO

BALLET IN SPACE

hroughout history, the butterfly has been an honored leitmotif in literature.

The creature has played a role in novels, short stories and in poetry, especially in haiku poems. Matsuo Basho, a Japanese haiku artist (1644-1694), wrote: “Ballet in the air...

Twin butterflies until, twice white They Meet, they mate” I am reminded of all these literary images as I watch a white butterfly with orange patches on its wings flitting from flower to flower and from branch to branch. The insect is aptly named the Orange-Tip Butterfly. The orange of the male is bright. The yellowish orange of the female is muted. Some females

are patch-free, their wings displaying a mottled white. The orange appears and disappears every time the wings open and close, the white sparkles catching the light. The insect seldom stops, only alighting from time to time for a quick second on a plant. The flight is like a dance in space.

Arakida Moritake (1473-1549), another Japanese haiku poet, drew upon the butterfly imagery for his most famous poem: “A fallen blossom returning to the bough, I thought – But no, a butterfly.”

A calligram is a poem where the letters create a visual image related to the meaning of the words themselves. They are also referred to as shape poems. I had the sudden thought that the haiku, written in Japanese, was like a “negative calligram” where the spaces between the calligraphic lettering would be perfect to sketch the shape of butterflies. And so I decided that to show the butterfly’s natural ballet in the air, I would visually show the performance within the lettering of the poem.

Thus, the brevity of a haiku became a reflection of the dance-like ephemeral life of a butterfly.

Studying the poetic words written in Japanese script, I realized that the butterflies Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club could nestle within the negative spaces of the award-winning columnist, artist and Blaine letters. Some of the strokes of the lettering County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, even looked like butterfly wings or antennae. visit leslierego.com.

Leslie Rego, “Ballet Dance,” graphite pencil, colored pencil, printed text. Many thanks to the wkdhaikutopicsblogspot.com for the Japanese written version of Arakida Moritake’s haiku.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR JOAN DAVIES

Vote Roger B. Harris for District Judge

Citizens of the Fifth Judicial District (Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Jerome, Twin Falls, Cassia, Minidoka and Shoshone), your vote in the upcoming election on May 15 is very important. One of the races in that election is for District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District of the State of Idaho.

One of the candidates for District Judge is Magistrate Roger B. Harris of Twin Falls. Over the course of the past 18 months I have become acquainted with him and his family and have become impressed with him as an individual and as a Magistrate Judge. You will note that he was a practicing lawyer in Twin Falls for 15 years and has been a Magistrate Judge for well over a decade. He has dealt with the same type of civil and criminal issues that will come before him as a District Judge. He is the only candidate with judicial experience and that judicial experience is invaluable. In-depth experience and knowledge is what is needed to keep the system functioning smoothly.

Experience counts—Judge Harris is by far the most qualified of the four candidates for District Judge. I earnestly solicit your vote for Judge Roger B. Harris for the position of District Judge.

Joan F. Davies Hailey resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR CORSO-HARRIS

Vote For Larry Schoen

I have known Larry Schoen for over 20 years, before he became a Blaine County Commissioner in 2006. I am familiar with Larry’s work ethic and what’s important to me is that he has worked hard to convey and protect fanning interests but always keeps his eye on the good of the county as a whole. He has worked on committees, made countless phone calls and visits, participated in informational tours and has made himself available to his constituents.

But the area in which I value Larry’s work the most is his striving to have a better understanding of the water issues in Blaine County. He is proactive and searches to understand the larger picture of the myriad of water uses and how they interact and in the process has created a strong relationship with the Idaho Department of Water Resources.

It is important to the farm community that all this work and experience keep moving forward. I hope the county as a whole recognizes and values Larry’s past work and will support him in the upcoming primary on May 15th.

Pepin Corso-Harris South County resident

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he Idaho Master Gardener Program is an intensive 14-week course offered to the public.

It prepares you to help other local gardeners with their gardening and horticulture problems.

The Idaho Master Gardener program requires: • 36 hours of classroom time from mid-January to mid-April. You will be given several book quizzes and reading assignments.

• 40 hours hands-on training, arranged with the Extension office. Much of this time is spent helping out with the day-to-day horticulture inquiries. You will answer gardeners’ questions through the summer months with the assistance of the office and advanced Master Gardeners.

Upon completion of the course, Idaho Master Gardeners are considered paraprofessionals in home horticulture. University credit is available for those interested.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a Master Gardener, please contact the Extension office and complete an application.

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hue of growing plants. “Green up” has arrived and is making its way quickly toward the upper Valley. As the snow melts and sends its waters downstream, new green shoots, buds and leaves re-colonize the spaces recently cleared of snow.

Most of these plants will be using the very water that is rushing downhill to meet them.

This is the routine of springtime. And liquid water, of course, is a key ingredient to life as we know it. Which brings to mind something that has been in the news as of late.

Also as I write this, NASA is making final preparations to send off another mission to Mars.

Mars has captured the attention of humans for a very long time. But, it is tantalizing to astrobiologists for one major reason in particular: Mars has evidence of water.

That water may flow or that water may once have flowed on Mars is a powerful thing to think about. Could water gather into streamlets and brooks and creeks on another planet as it does here, gurgling and swirling and eddying into pools as it does in the streams in our Valley?

Maybe we’ll find out more, one day. But for now, the river here at home is calling our attention with the rising volume of winter releasing its grip on the mountains and of springtime arriving.

pringtime has arrived, and the snow is melting quickly in the high country. As snowmelt runs down the hillsides, it is collecting in small rivulets and streams trickling out from the snowfields and across wet meadows. These gather together where the gullies and draws meet up and combine their waters into named creeks: Horse Creek and Titus Creek, Gladiator Creek and Senate Creek and Cherry Creek, Coyote Creek and Owl Creek meet far up in the upper reaches of our Valley and pour their waters into the headwaters of the Big Wood River. Below those, the Big Wood starts to feel like a proper river (especially at this time of year), rushing southward to pick up the major tributaries of Prairie Creek and Baker Creek and the North Fork, even as snow still lines the riverbanks.

Down comes the moisture that was hanging up along the high ridges all winter long. By the time the river reaches town, it is swollen with these runoff waters.

As I write this, around 1,200 cubic feet per second are passing underneath the bridge that leads to Croy Canyon (compare that, by the way, to the more than 6,000 cubic feet per second that were rushing past the same spot in May of 2017).

All of this water is headed down the Valley, Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native released from its winter form by the Sun and and has spent most of his life exploring what pulled downward by gravity. At the same time, our local ecosystems have to offer. He currently drawn upwards by the power of the very same teaches science at Community School.

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Wilder Curtis. Courtesy photo by Callum Stearns

WILDER CURTIS PLOTS HIS OWN PATH

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

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ilder Curtis, a Wood River High School senior, considers himself entertaining and yet laid-back and driven at the same time.

“Most of my friends think I am funny, which I hope is true, because I really enjoy making people laugh,” Curtis said.

Being humorous and relaxed does not deter Wilder from achieving a GPA of 4.2 this semester.

“My cumulative GPA, 3.5, is not as high because, as a freshman, I didn’t have the drive I acquired in my sophomore year,” Curtis said. “Then, as a junior, I was stimulated by AP classes to do well academically. AP Psychology opened my eyes, and I really liked AP Language. For this year, I was awarded an Academic Achievement Award for performance in English. AP Economics helped me understand much more than just graphs and statistics. I want to be a businessman, so I appreciated that knowledge.”

Curtis has started thinking about the kind of family business he would like to have.

“I am fascinated by the housing and real estate business, like flipping houses, investing in property, or financing construction projects,” he said.

While he enjoys hiking and skiing, skateboarding is his recreational passion.

“I thrived in many skateboard competitions, especially by meeting other like-minded people,” he said. “Until recently, I thought I wanted to be a professional skateboarder, but after some introspection around that pursuit related to a lifetime of work and earnings, I accepted the reality check.”

Curtis carries his love of the sport into other areas of activity.

“In the summer, I teach skateboarding to younger kids and work at the Board Bin in Ketchum, where I enjoy talking about the sport and meeting nice customers,” Curtis said. “Last month, I attended a meeting in Hailey considering the uses of the skateboarding park by both boarders and scooters. There has been tension between the two groups, even though the park was originally meant only for skateboarders. The discussion got heated at times, but people listened to each other. I can learn even through sports about the way things get done.”

Curtis was born at Moritz Community Hospital in Sun Valley and has lived in the Wood River Valley his whole life. His father passed away when he was only 3, so his mother, Sarah, raised him and his two siblings as a single mother; she is a yoga instructor.

“I had the pleasure of spending time with my brother, River, in Austria, and we also traveled to many other European countries,” Curtis said. “It is nice to see a person having fun while being productive. Our family structure was not restrictive, so I have had the model of some freedom to enjoy one’s passion in everything.

In short, I intend to stick to my own path, figure out what is positive and right, and pursue that.”

Curtis will attend Chapman College, in Orange, Calif. tws

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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Yes, rates are on the rise, but here is a little perspective.

In 1968, mortgage rates were 8.5 percent. The next year, rates went down to 7 percent. Homeowners could buy a 15-20 percent larger home for the same payments if they could assume someone’s mortgage that was at that lower rate.

FHA and VA mortgages were very popular in certain price ranges and they allowed anyone to assume the mortgage, regardless of the credit. If you could find a person to take over your note, you were free to qualify for another mortgage.

In October 1981, mortgage rates reached 18.63 percent. A $250,000 mortgage had a monthly principal and interest payment of $3,896.46. As astronomical as that rate sounds, people were still buying homes and they were good investments.

Four years later, they were still over 12 percent. The monthly payment was $2,571.53. Believe it or not, people were excited to be paying only two-thirds what they had to pay a few years earlier.

Fast forward to late 1991 when the rates went below 9 percent and that same payment was $2,015.16. At the turn of the 21st century, rates were 8.15 percent and that made the payment $1,860.62.

Not much change in rates during that decade.

If we look around the housing bubble, late 2008, the rates were 6.04 percent and the payment was $1,505.31. By 2009, mortgage rates had fallen below 5 percent. The lowest mortgage rate was 3.31 percent in November 2012 with a payment of $1,096.27.

Rates fluctuated for the next few years until now, and most of the experts are expecting them to be above 5 percent by the end of 2018. Rates have increased each week for the last six weeks to 4.38 percent with payments of $1,240.12.

The average mortgage rate for the past 47 years is a little over 8 percent. The real estate and mortgage markets are cyclical. Rates have been historically low for a long period but will probably continue to rise. Most buyers don’t pay cash and mortgages enable them to purchase now. Based on history, even 8 percent would be an excellent rate. Until it reaches that point again, everything lower is a bargain.

Some loans are assumable these days; ask your lender when shopping for a new loan. If you have an assumable loan, and rates go up, you can use this to differentiate your home and get an edge at resale.

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Portland Cello Project has built a strong reputation by mixing genres and distorting musical lines. Photo courtesy of SVCA

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Portland Cello Project to return in concert

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BY YANNA LANTZ

un Valley Center for the Arts will present a Members Appreciation Concert featuring Portland Cello Project at 8 p.m. Friday, May 11. This popular, highly original ensemble will perform at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey.

“Portland Cello Project has a big following here in the Wood River Valley, and with good reason,” said Kristine Bretall, director of Performing Arts at The Center. “Not only are they stunningly great, creative musicians, but they’ve been here as a part of The Center’s Professional Artist Residency program and created lots of younger fans through that process.”

Since they began making music in 2007, PCP has performed across the nation in venues of all sizes. The group has built a strong reputation by mixing genres and distorting musical lines wherever they go. With a repertoire numbering over 800 pieces of music, including many selections not typically heard from a cello, no two live performances are alike.

“What I love about them and their performances is that they surprise and teach their audiences by playing songs on the cello that one would never expect to

hear on the cello, and because of that, it gives me a whole new way to look at something familiar, which is what art is all about,” Bretall said. “They’ll play everything from Bach to Coltrane to Radiohead. Expect to be wowed by cellos, vocals, drums, and more.”

During their last visit to the Wood River Valley, PCP worked with students in Spiritus, the B-Tones and the Wood River High School orchestra to workshop Fleet Foxes’ song “White Winter Hymnal,” which they performed together onstage.

“It was a wonderful collaboration and such an inspiration for the students,” Bretall said.

PCP will return to Hailey to perform their “Infinite Variety” concert. From classical to jazz, pop to metal, transcendent to raucous, the group will present what has become their signature, genre-bending style of performance.

“The program that PCP will present on Friday is called ‘Infinite Variety’ and I cannot wait to hear what they’ll play,” said Bretall. “It’ll be like jumping into a friend’s car and having a mixtape that someone else made. They push the instruments and themselves to bring a fresh take on the world around them.”

The concert will also include collaborations between PCP and guest artist Maiah Wynne, a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist whose credits include the track used for the closing credits of the film “The Ballad of Lefty Brown,” and who just won second place in the Seattle Museum of Pop Culture’s 2018 Sound Off! competition. Also touring with PCP is trumpeter Farnell Newton.

“As far as Maiah and Farnell go, we haven’t seen them play with PCP before, but we love the PCP tradition of bringing in vocalists and ‘non-cello’ performers to extend and push what songs they can play,” Bretall said. “The base of what they do is always cello, but they’re able to be flexible and creative by simply inviting soloists to do work on songs and interpretations to enhance the cellos. They always bring the best of the best, so we look forward to being introduced to these performers who are new to us.”

Tickets for this concert are available to Sun Valley Center for the Arts members only and are $24. Tickets are available online at sunvalleycenter.org, in person at The Center’s Ketchum box office or by phone at (208) 726-9491. tws

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Astronomy In The Garden – Shoot The Night Sky

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will present the second of a fourpart astronomy series at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22. Tim Frazier, president of the Magic Valley Astronomical Society, will give an hour lecture on shooting the night sky with a camera or cellphone. At 8 p.m., participants will move outside to observe “Oh Wow!” deep-sky objects.

Kristin Fletcher, SBG education director, will share lore about constellations visible with the naked eye.

Participants should bring binoculars or spotting scopes, if they have them. Space is limited to just 20 people; preregistration is required. $10 for garden members; $12 for nonmembers; free for children under 16.

The garden is located four miles south of Ketchum. For more information and to register, visit sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.

During their last visit to the Wood River Valley, PCP worked with students in Spiritus, the B-Tones and the Wood River High School orchestra. Photo courtesy of SVCA

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ‘BEES’ – EVENING EXHIBITION TOUR ALL WEEK 5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ latest BIG IDEA project, “Bees,” is open to the public. “Bees” explores the critical role that pollinators play in maintaining the health of food supplies and ecosystems.

The project also considers the many challenges that pollinator species are facing, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat.

The visual arts exhibition features artwork by artists working in a range of media, all of whom invite viewers to marvel at the diversity of pollinator species and the incredibly important work they do. Featured artists in this exhibition include Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Mary Early, Kirsten Furlong, Emmet Gowin, and Jasna Guy. The “Bees” visual arts exhibition will be on view through June 22 at The Center. For more information about other events associated with the “Bees” BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

STATE OF THE DISTRICT – MEETING WEDNESDAY MAY 9 NOON TO 1PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Blaine County School District will hold a series of community meetings called “State of the District: Give 30, Get 30” which will provide updates on the District’s mission to inspire, engage, educate and empower every student by 2020; 30 minutes will be dedicated to presenting updates on the District and 30 minutes will be dedicated to an open question-and-answer session.

The District is graduating more students and increasing opportunities for all students. The proposed budget supports the District’s commitment to a balanced budget, small class sizes and equitable opportunities for all students. Spanish interpretation is available at all meetings. New this year, attendees will be entered into a drawing for a JBL Flip speaker, compliments of Cox Communications; must be present to win. This meeting will take place in the Bullion Room. Email hcrocker@blaineschools.org to learn more.

NATIVE IDAHO ANIMALS – ERC SPRING SERIES WEDNESDAY MAY 9 6-7PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Join the Environmental Resource Center and College of Southern Idaho for the 3rd annual Spring Science Series on Wednesdays, running through May 23, in the Queen of the Hills Room at the Community Campus. The Spring Science Series offers exciting and interactive presentations on scientific topics ranging from weather basics, to unusual fossils, to plant and animal adaptations and life histories.

This week, Zoo Idaho will present on Native Idaho Animals. The presentation will feature live animals and is free, family-friendly and open to the public. To support this and other ERC programs or to find more information, visit ercsv.org or contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at (208) 726-4333 or alisa@ercsv.org.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WEDNESDAY MAY 9 6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

STORY TIME WEDNESDAY MAY 9 & 11 10:30AM TO 12:30PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Due to popular demand, the Hailey Public Library will host story time on Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Books and crafts designated for children ages 2-4 will be available during story time. All ages are welcome. Visit haileypubliclibrary.org for details.

‘WHAT IS LIFESTYLE MEDICINE?’ – HEALTH TALK THURSDAY MAY 10 5:30-6:30PM / ST. LUKE’S CLINIC / HAILEY St. Luke’s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled “What Is Lifestyle Medicine?” According to the Surgeon General, at least 75 percent of chronic diseases are lifestyle-related. Conventional medicine treats the symptoms of the disease, but through the use of lifestyle medicine humans can treat the true causes of hypertension, diabetes, obesity and heart disease.

The Complete Health Improvement Program is a worldwide lifestyle enrichment program showing impressive evidence of the reduction of these disease risk factors. Sarah Seppa, registered dietitian and facilitator of the St. Luke’s Wood River CHIP program, will provide a sneak peek of what lifestyle medicine and CHIP entails.

This free talk will take place in the Carbonate Rooms. All Brown Bag lectures are free and no preregistration is required. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.

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ERC’S CLEAN SWEEP A SUCCESS! On Saturday, May 5, the ERC successfully hosted its 24th annual Clean Sweep.

Bellevue Elementary School 3rd-5th-grade students kicked off the event on Friday; 140 students, teachers and parents picked up trash along several streets and sections of the bike trail in Bellevue.

On Saturday, 175 people came out to clean up our cities and trails, from north of Ketchum to east of Sun Valley to south of Bellevue.

Participants picked up 150+ bags of trash during the event.

Congratulations to Cox Communications, Clean Sweep’s 2018 business winner with seven participants and 10 bags of trash collected!

Clean Sweep would not be possible without support from our generous sponsors: KB’s, KDPI-FM 88.5, Cox Communications, Idaho Mountain Express, Clear Creek Disposal, Atkinsons’ Market, McLaughlin & Associates Architects, Star 107.5, KSKI 94.5, BCRD, A.C. Houston Lumber Company, Clearwater Landscaping, Idaho Mountain Builders, Luke’s Family Pharmacy, Poster Construction, Sun Valley Garden Center, Clif Bar, Dang’s Thai Cuisine, Jersey Girl, Johnny G’s Subshack, Lutz Rental, McCann Daech Fenton Realtors, Power House, Starbucks, Sushi on Second, The Cellar Pub, Pioneer Saloon, The Weekly Sun, Trout Unlimited – Hemingway Chapter, Walnut Street Soap Co., Wiseguy Pizza Pie, Wood River Community YMCA, and the cities of Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, and Bellevue.

Thank you also to our wonderful volunteers: Page Bazan, Amanda Bowe, Caroline Dayton, Peggy Dean, Charlotta Harris, Barbara Hurlbutt, Peter Jensen, Teresa B. Lipman, Mila Lyon, Kate O’Brien, Carolyn Parker, Keefer Reynolds, and Gail Wenger.

For more on this event and others, visit www.ercsv. org.

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‘ATTITUDES, BELIEFS AND CHOICES’

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here is a powerful question you can ask yourself while in the midst of struggle, worry, anger, doubt, despair, etc.: “How is the mind contributing to this moment?”

If you want to free yourself from the constriction your heart may be feeling—the tightness in your chest, the lack of ease and flow—then follow it up with: “What negative beliefs are fueling this situation?”

Stop and breathe and look.

Take the moments needed to ponder the questions and be honest with yourself.

Could the thoughts be something like: “I’ll never get ahead in this crummy job.” “No matter how hard I try to please my father, getting his approval feels hopeless.” “I just don’t have what it takes to be a good parent.”

Once intuition brings the truth, notice if they feel familiar.

Have these sabotaging beliefs been around for some time? If it’s time to change your world, one attitude at a time, these insights can be a fabulous start.

What would have to happen to say, instead: “I have been at this job for many years and it feels like this latest situation

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘PREVENTING MENOPAUSE MADNESS’ THURSDAY MAY 10 STIGMAFREE RIDE SATURDAY MAY 12 5:30-6:30PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Discover why balanced hormones at all ages are critical for optimal wellbeing, what critical systems are at play and how to support or correct them when they get out of whack. When all systems are in balance, menopause and monthly cycles are a breeze.

Text “askdrmaria” to #44222 to save a seat at this free talk. For more information call (208) 726-6010 or email Info@DrMariaMaricich.com.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness–Wood River Valley invites the community and Valley cyclists to participate in “Biking for Mental Wellness: A StigmaFree Ride.”

Participants are encouraged to dress up in costumes. Prizes will be awarded for most creative, best theme and largest group. Prizes include staycations in Stanley, Boise and Sun Valley.

The rides will commence at the Wood River YMCA in Ketchum or the Blaine County Recreation District in Hailey, and end at St. Luke’s Wood River Valley Medical Center with food trucks and other vendors. Cyclists of all levels are welcome to participate in the StigmaFree Ride, and anyone can sign up for the family-friendly bike ride. Check-in will take place between 9-11 a.m. and festivities at St. Luke’s will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, call the NAMI-WRV office at (208) 481-0686, email events@ nami-wrv.com or visit nami-wrv.com/art. Additional events, support groups and resources can be found online at nami-wrv.org.

‘BUYER & CELLAR’ – COMEDY

THURSDAY MAY 10-20

7:30PM / WHISKEY JACQUES’ / KETCHUM Sawtooth Productions will present “Buyer & Cellar” by Jonathan Tolins for a 10-night run at Whiskey Jacques’. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show commences at 7:30 p.m. There will be no late admittance and the runtime is 80 minutes without an intermission. Food and drinks will be served before and after the show. The (based on true) plot follows out-of-work L.A. actor Alex More working in the Malibu basement of beloved megastar Barbra Streisand. One day, Barbra comes downstairs to play. “Buyer & Cellar” is an outrageous comedy about celebrity false bonding, the solitude of fame, the allure of expensive things and the oddest of jobs.

NYC-based actor Nick Cearley will play Alex and five other characters (including Barbra) in this one-man show. Cearley has a hit cabaret act in New York and a YouTube sensation called The Skivvies, a group of entertainers who perform in their underwear and who have audiences giggling nationwide. This will be Cearley’s seventh production of “Buyer & Cellar,” directed in Ketchum by Colton Pometta.

Opening night, May 10, all well drinks will be $1. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased by calling (208) 726-9124 or at the door the night of the show. Learn more at sawtoothproductionsllc.com.

COMPASSION GARDEN – TOURS SATURDAY MAY 12 10-11AM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Sawtooth Botanical Garden will offer free guided tours of the Garden of Infinite Compassion each Saturday throughout the season. The Compassion Garden was created to honor the 2005 visit of the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley and hosts a rare Tibetan prayer wheel, one of only two of its size in North America. The beautiful prayer wheel was built by Tibetan monks and is filled with a million handwritten prayers for peace and wellbeing.

Designed by landscape architect and Zen teacher Martin Mosko, the many intentional features of the GIC have special meaning and the Garden’s message of peace and love bridges all faiths. SBG Education Director Kristin Fletcher will lead the walk. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, four miles south of Ketchum. Get the details at sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.

‘MESSAGE OF THE ROSE’ FRIDAY MAY 11-13

MAKE MOTHER’S DAY CARDS SATURDAY MAY 12 10AM TO 4PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Give Mom a thoughtful handmade gift this year with help from the Hailey Public Library. Everything needed to create a beautiful card will be provided. Visit haileypubliclibrary.org/events for details.

‘BEES & POLLINATORS’ – FAMILY DAY

SATURDAY MAY 12

3-5PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM Collaborate, play and create at a free, bee-inspired Family Day that is part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ current BIG IDEA project, “Bees.” Bees and other pollinator species play a vital role in maintaining the vitality of the food supply and ecosystem. Family Day at The Center is an opportunity for all members of the family to learn about the importance of bees and have fun creating art together. The event will include art projects, a self-guided tour and a variety of hands-on “makerspace” activities.

For more information about Family Day and other upcoming events associated with The Center’s current BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

VARIOUS TIMES / WRHS THEATRE / HAILEY Footlight Dance Centre, under the artistic direction of Hilarie Neely, will present “The Message of the Rose,” at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, and at 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 13, in the WRHS Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus.

The production will feature graduating seniors Dylan Porth as Mother Earth and Anika Lyon as Wisdom. Other leads include The Graces: Isabella Cronin, Abbie Heaphy, Emelia Morgan and Laine Whittier—190 talented young dancers who will grace the stage for this production.

This original story, “The Message of the Rose,” premiered in 2000 and was choreographed by Hilarie Neely, Shellrae Garnes and Mitra Boloix. The ballet choreography has been restaged by Hilarie Neely. Choreography by instructors Christina Arpp, Julie Fox, Melodie Taylor-Mauldin, Michele Minailo, Hilarie Neely, Jen Simpson, Leah Taylor, Anne Winton, guest choreographer Yurek Hansen and light/movement artist Michael Marlin will entertain the audience with this integrated production that includes modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop and ballet.

All tickets are $7 and are available in advance at Iconoclast Books in Hailey and at the Footlight Studio at the Community Campus. Pre-sold tickets are encouraged. For more information contact Hilarie Neely at (208) 578-5462 or email footlightdance@ gmail.com.

STORY TIME MONDAY MAY 14 10:30AM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Story Time is held every Monday at 10:30 a.m. in The Children’s Library with host Lee Dabney. Suitable for ages 3 and up, Story Time includes stories, songs and a fun craft or activity. Check out comlib. org for more information.

SOUPER SUPPER MONDAY MAY 14 5:30-6:30PM / ST. CHARLES CHURCH / HAILEY Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. St. Charles Catholic Church is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.

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