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City of Ketchum Save the Dates! The fields at Atkinson Park are soon to become Christina Potters Outdoor Ice Rink! Stay tuned for opening day. It’s around the corner! Holiday lights and Santa on Dec. 9 in Town Square. Come out for free hot chocolate and cookies, and holiday music at 4:30. Santa arrives at 5 and a special piece of art is unveiled.

Soliciting Bids for Purchase of Wheel Loader Seeking sealed bids for the purchase of a 908M or equivalent wheel loader. Bidder must accept a trade-in vehicle, 1999 Bobcat Skid Steer 763. Bid specs available at ketchumidaho.org/rfp. Call 726-7831 for more information. Deadline: 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11, 2015.

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Public Meetings CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday • Dec. 7• 5:30 pm • City Hall Council will discuss the implementation of the percent for arts ordinance and a request for the vacation of a public alley on 6th St. between Walnut and Spruce. If you cannot attend and would like to comment, please email participate@ketchumidaho.org. PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Monday • Dec. 14 • 5:30 pm • City Hall

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Winter Wonderland Saturday, December 5, 11am - 4pm at the Hailey Armory

Mix and mingle with friends and neighbors in a Winter Wonderland. Kids will have holiday fun with gingerbread houses, decorating cookies, arts and crafts, face painting, time with Santa, and more! Costumes are encouraged! Food concessions will be on-site. Suggested entrance fee of $5 or a donation of a new unwrapped toy, book, or game per child. *Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are free.

This event is a part of the Holiday Baskets program, which assists local families in need during the Holidays. To volunteer, contact: robin@robinsells5b.com To make a tax deductible donation to Holiday Baskets, please make your check to SVBR Community Foundation PO Box 1937, Ketchum, ID 83340 or go online to SVHolidayBaskets.org Thank you to the Kiwanis Club for your years of support.

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Boise painter Kelley Cooper explores beauty in the ordinary through still-life works. “What Kelley embodies in her works, at this point, is the richness of flowers in their transition from fall into the winter months,” said Levie Smith, office manager.

SPELLBINDING VARIETY AT SILVERCREEK ARTS

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ilvercreek Art premiers an exciting and engaging exhibition for the upcoming Gallery Walk on Friday, Nov. 27, from 4-6 p.m. Featuring 10 astounding artists and using an array of mediums, including paint, photography and mixed media, the exhibition is the largest group show Silvercreek has hosted this year. Stop by to mingle with fellow art aficionados and enjoy refreshments, including Bon Bons by Toni’s Ice Cream. This exhibition welcomes Boise painter Kelley Cooper, whose mother Glenn Janss founded the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Cooper explores beauty in the ordinary through still-life works. “Beautiful art runs in the family,” said Levie Smith, Silvercreek office manager. “What Kelley embodies in her works, at this point, is the richness of flowers in their transition from fall into the winter months.” Idaho photographer Kim Lock is also new to the gallery. Her abstract subtlety highlights the urban landscape with a unique, contemporary feel. “She focuses on color and awareness,” Smith said. “She finds things that people pass every day, such as a fence, and illuminates a new way of looking at them.” Next month, Lock will show her Ketchum collection, featuring photographs of the local scene; there will be a scavenger hunt to find the locations pictured. George Gund’s new collection “Dynamic Thermals – Images of Warmth,” also part of the new

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George Gund’s new collection “Dynamic Thermals – Images of Warmth” uses thermal photography to create a groovy end result. Each image can be

Silvercreek exhibition, is not to be missed. Painting with contrasts of hot and cold, Gund uses thermal photography to create his final image. “Groovy” and “trippy” are used to describe the effect. “George and Kelley Cooper both come from serious art-supporting families, and their work represents the next generation of artists,” said Sabina Dana Plasse, public relations representative for the gallery. “It’s newer, evolved, contemporary and really speaks to what this community is capable of with so much support for art.” New works by artists Sue Dumke, Christine Warjone, Marybeth Flower and Joe Bauwens, Judy Pittman, George Gund, Mark Sheehan and Filip Vogelpohl will be on display for the exhibition. All of the artists have agreed to donate 10 percent of the month’s sales to one of the following: Red Cross for Paris victims, The Hunger Coalition

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or the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. “The gallery’s artists are evolving and expanding their boundaries and it’s so wonderful to be able to showcase their work through the different phases,” Plasse said. “A gallery is supposed to inspire the artist to do new work and try new things, and we see that happening here. It’s phenomenal.” Save the date for Silvercreek Art gallery, which will also be open for Gallery Walk on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 5-8 p.m., including delicious Bon Bons by Toni’s Ice Cream and live music by Will Caldwell who will perform his engaging rhythmic, improvised, ambient-style music. Silvercreek Art gallery is located at 331 Sun Valley Road in Ketchum and is open Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and by appointment. For more information visit silvercreekart.com or email info@ silvercreekart.com. tws

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The Sun Valley Gallery Association and local Ketchum galleries will get in the spirit of giving with a specialized Gallery Walk on Friday. Enjoy a glass of wine or bubbly while perusing the galleries’ new exhibitions and donate items to The Advocates, the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley and The Hunger Coalition. For a story, see page 20.

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‘BALDY’ AND DOLLAR TO OPEN ON THANKSGIVING

80th season opening assisted by artificial snowmaking

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un Valley Resort will officially begin its 80th winter season at 9 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day with the opening of Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain for skiing and snowboarding. The River Run side of Bald Mountain will be open from top to bottom. According to the Resort, Upper College, Lower College, Sunset Strip, 42nd Street, Mid River Run, Lower River Run, Ridge, Blue Grouse, Roundhouse Slope, Lower Canyon and Upper Christmas Bowl will be open and freshly groomed. If snow conditions permit, additional runs will be available. Lifts in operation will be River Run Express, Lookout Express, Christmas Chair, Roundhouse Gondola and Kinderspielplatz. River Run Lodge will be open and serving breakfast and lunch. Lookout Restaurant will be open and serving snacks and hot drinks. On Dollar Mountain, the Full Dollar, Quarter Dollar and Magic Carpet lifts will be operating. Sepp’s, Poverty Flats, Quarter

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Dollar Bowl, Prospector Park, Progression Park and the new mini-pipe will be open. Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge will be open and serving refreshments. Dollar Mountain will remain operational through Sunday, Nov. 29, and then close until Saturday, Dec. 12, when it will reopen for the season. Sun Valley has been making snow for several weeks to go with the natural early season snowfall. Jack Sibbach, public relations and marketing director for Sun Valley Resort, said that skiers can expect excellent groomed-run skiing on all the open runs. In operation since 1936, Sun Valley Resort has used artificial snowmaking equipment since 1975 to augment skiing, particularly in sparse snow years. While not officially open, since Nov. 21, 250 ski racers from 25 junior and college ski teams, including the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, have been training on Upper and Lower College runs. This is the third pre-season Race Camp sponsored by the Foundation prior to Bald Mountain being opened to the public. tws

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HAILEY HOLIDAY EVENT CONDENSED TO SINGLE EVENING People far and wide invited to annual Christmas celebration

available from many local merchants from 2-6 p.m. t has nothing to do with Santa Claus will be available Easter, but the City of Hai- for photographs starting a 5 p.m., ley and Hailey Chamber of and the annual Hailey tree lightCommerce are putting all their ing takes place at 6 p.m. holiday eggs into one basket this There will be a raffle drawyear. Instead of spreading the an- ing every half hour throughout nual Hailey Holiday Square and the evening, with a grand prize Santa Stroll over several days, drawing occurring at 6 p.m. as in the past, the event this year The event includes a Holiday will be held on Bazaar, with a single evevendors selling ning – Friday, Last year we planned holiday-themed Dec. 11 from a lot of activities that crafts and gifts 2-7 p.m. such as jewelry, The cele- weren’t highly attended, kitchen items, bration takes so this year we decided to food products, place on Car- just plan one big activity.” local beer and bonate Street wine, and other between Main Lisa Horowitz goodies. and River Hailey community The Santa streets. There development director Stroll portion is no charge to of the event is attend. intended to get “Last year participants to we planned a lot of activities that take a look around town. weren’t highly attended, so this “The stroll encourages peoyear we decided to just plan one ple to walk around the streets of big activity,” said Lisa Horowitz, Hailey and visit the shops and community development direc- merchants, most of whom will tor for the city. be staying open late that night,” “It’s going to be a little bit McKenna said. “Many of the different, where a lot of the en- businesses will offer specials, as ergy is going into one big night, well. instead of spreading it out over “It’s all to inspire people to multiple nights,” said Mike walk the streets of Hailey and do McKenna, membership director some holiday shopping,” McKfor the chamber. enna said. “It’s a great way to Attendees can expect a wide showcase what Hailey has to ofarray of activities and vendors. fer.” There will be food and beverages In addition to Hailey area res-

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The Hailey Holiday Square and Santa Stroll will be held this year on Friday, Dec. 11 on Carbonate Street between Main and River streets.

idents, the city and chamber extend a special invitation to people from elsewhere. “It’s open to everyone,” McKenna said. “We want everyone to come – from Ketchum to Stanley, Twin Falls, Boise and beyond. “I’m looking forward to the town coming out and getting to-

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gether,” McKenna said. “Since it’s all on one night, I’m just looking forward to seeing the familiar faces, seeing all the kids.” “We like to create events to bring people in to our downtown,” Horowitz said. “We think it’s good for our community and a great way for people to see the

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City of Hailey.” Horowitz pointed out that there are still spots open for vendors or nonprofit groups to sell holiday-themed food and other items. Additional information is available from her at 208-7889815 or lisa.horowitz@haileycityhall.org. tws

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MICHAEL DAVID RESIGNS FROM DRUG COALITION

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ichael David has resigned as executive director of the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition, saying that it was “time for me to be moving in a new direction” and so that he can “focus more on city-related stuff.” David was re-elected to the Ketchum City Council earlier this month, and has numerous other city responsibilities as well, serving on the board of directors of Mountain Rides Transportation Authority, the Ketchum Community Development Corporation Courtesy photo and the Ketchum Innovation Center. Michael David says he intends to As far as full-time employment devote more time to his numerous goes, David told The Weekly Sun duties for the City of Ketchum. on Tuesday that: “I’m working on a couple of things; nothing con- ing our programs and evaluating crete yet.” how best to serve our community. David had served as executive Michael’s departure gives us the director of The Drug Coalition for opportunity to also review what almost three years. skills and experience are needed His last day in the role of the with the coaI’ve been really executive direclition was on proud of everything tor for the next Nov. 16, and his chapter of our resignation was I’ve accomplished since work. announced in a I’ve been there, and what “We thank press release on was done at the coalition him for his conNov. 18. tributions to our even before that.” “It just seemed success and wish time for a Michael David him well.” change,” David The Drug CoFormer executive director, said. “I’ve been The Drug Coalition alition currently really proud of has five employeverything I’ve accomplished ees, nine governing board memsince I’ve been there, and what bers and more than 40 community was done at the Coalition even be- members who serve as advisors fore that.” and community liaisons. Jon Thorson, board president of The Coalition is dedicated to the nonprofit organization, stated preventing drug and alcohol abuse in the press release that a succes- by young people by working to sor will not be immediately hired. prevent access to drugs and al“The Drug Coalition has been cohol, through educational proevolving rapidly since it was grams, by counseling and through started in 2007,” Thorson stated. mentorships. “We’re in the midst of reviewtws

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THREE-YEAR CONTRACT APPROVED FOR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

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District critics blast school board decision BY TERRY SMITH

he Blaine County School District has awarded a three-year contract to Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes in an action that came as a surprise to district staff and the public. No prior announcements were made that the board would consider a new contract at a special executive session held following a monthly regular school board meeting the evening of Nov. 17. Nonetheless, the board approved the contract, which extends Holmes’ tenure until June 30, 2019, by a 4-0 vote. Board Vice Chair Elizabeth Corker was ill that evening and did not attend the meeting. She has thus far declined to comment on the matter to The Weekly Sun. Approving the new contract were Board Chair Shawn Bennion and Trustees Cami Bustos, Robert Clayton and Carole Freund. The district announced that Holmes had been awarded a “three-year fixed contract” to staff and district patrons later in the week with an e-mail and a posting on the district website. No press reCourtesy photo lease was issued. Bennion is quoted in the website posting as stat- Blaine County School District Superintendent Gwening that “those present were encouraged by the Carol Holmes has been awarded a three-year contract Listening Tour, the Strategic Plan process and the that extends her tenure to June 30, 2019. Financial Plan listening tour. “The board has full confidence in Dr. Holmes and looks forward to continuing down the path she discussing this contract. This is a huge thing. This began when she arrived,” Bennion continued. “We is not just some trifle. I think she bullied them.” appreciate her leadership and vision for the chil“I find the whole thing rather confusing,” said dren in our community. Hailey resident Diane Barker. “And I would like “We have confidence in her ability to lead us to- more information.” ward a bright future for Blaine “There’s been a lot of dissatisCounty students.” We have confidence faction with the superintendent Holmes was hired as superinin her [Dr. Holmes’] from the pubic and teachers,” tendent in 2014 and was awarded said Hailey resident Pamela a two-year fixed contract with an ability to lead us toward Plowman. “Suddenly, they just annual salary of $168,000 that a bright future for Blaine did it without any evaluation or extended to June 30, 2016. The County students.” teacher input, which was promschool board announced earliised. It was completely by surShawn Bennion prise. er this year that a new contract School board chair would be considered for Holmes “Liz Corker was out sick that in early 2016. night; she was not at the meetDespite a request from The Sun, the district did ing,” Plowman said. “From my way of thinking, not provide an explanation as to why the decision they did it behind her back.” was made earlier, nor was The Sun able to confirm District Communications Director Heather by press deadline Tuesday reports that the decision Crocker noted in an e-mail to The Sun that the was expedited because Holmes told the board that superintendent’s contract has been discussed freshe had been offered another job and needed a de- quently by the board. cision from the board immediately. Holmes did not “The topic has been on the agenda five times respond by press deadline to a request from The in the past 18 months and the board has had five Sun regarding the question. executive sessions to discuss the superintendent’s Several district patrons told The Sun that they evaluation and/or contract,” Crocker wrote. “We were “shocked” by the board’s decision and ques- encourage the public to participate in our meettioned whether or not the action was in compliance ings, whether it’s through our board meeting live with Idaho law and in accord with the district’s streams and webcasts, public comment or contactclaim of “transparency.” ing us directly.” “The public had no idea that the contract was on Crocker further explained that the board conthe table that night,” said Ketchum resident Jeremy vened into open session when the vote was taken Fryberger. “I thought there was no openness. The to approve the new contract. board didn’t indicate any way at all that it would be tws

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ountain Rides Transportation Authority offers bus riders more opportunities to get where they want to go with implementation of its winter service schedule on Thanksgiving Day. The new schedule provides more service for skiing Bald Mountain and implements for the entire winter season late-night “Night Owl” service, with buses leaving downtown Ketchum for Warm Springs nightly as late as 1:20 a.m. The organization’s year-round bus services have only minor schedule and location changes, as identified in the new schedule, with an exception being the Blue Route, which will have new half-hour service extending into slack at the end of the ski season. The Blue Route, one of Mountain Ride’s most popular services, provides free daily service between Elkhorn Springs and Warm Springs with stops along the way in Sun Valley and Ketchum. Mountain Rides further announced a reduction of up to 14 percent on the price of bus passes for its Valley Route, which runs

daily between the Bellevue-Hailey area to Ketchum and Sun Valley. Instead of $315, a six-month pass for unlimited ridership can now be purchased for $270. Price reductions have also been implemented for other pass packages, such as a one-month pass that can now be purchased for $50 rather than $60. “The hope is that we compete with gas prices, which are down,” Mountain Rides Executive Director Jason Miller told The Weekly Sun on Monday. “We’ve actually seen that with gas prices down, ridership is down. Not much, but a little. We want to stay competitive to keep people on the bus.” Night Owl Mountain Rides’ Night Owl service, put in place last year for several weeks during the Christmas holidays, will now be extended throughout the winter service schedule, which typically ends in April with the closure of skiing. Miller said last year’s service proved popular with the late-night crowd, with restaurants and bars and with Ketchum city officials, and so is being extended this season.

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A Mountain Rides bus passes through Ketchum at the intersection of Sun Valley Road and East Avenue.

“Last year Night Owl only ran about eight weeks,” Miller said. “This year Night Owl is going to run throughout the winter. That’s a great improvement.” The Night Owl service utilizes the Blue Route, which will also increase in service during daylight hours from one-hour to half-hour service. New to the Blue Route will be Continued BUS Next Page

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eck Vontver, a Wood River High School junior, is wild about music, which he proves by being able to play seven instruments––drums, piano, guitar, bass, trumpet, banjo and clarinet–– proficiently. As to his favorite, Vontver says it’s a tie between piano and drums. Vontver also likes to perform, playing with the high school’s Jazz Band, Dixie Band and singing with the B-Tones. Further, he makes time to accompany musicals presented by St. Thomas Playhouse and Community School. When asked about his passion for music, Vontver replied: “It’s just really cool. It’s all that I’ve done since I was a little kid. “I think I started when I was less than 1 year old,” he said. “My dad’s a musician and he bought me a drum kit and I started playing that right away. He’s a drummer, so he thought that would be the way to go. Maybe do a little ‘Partridge Family’ thing, but that didn’t work out,” he said with a laugh. “My mom plays the clarinet, so today we all play jazz together. There is also a video of me on YouTube as a baby sucking on a pacifier to the beat of the music. This past summer Vontver attended the prestigious Berklee Col-

lege of Music to study jazz piano. “I got to play with a lot of great college guys and it was a pretty amazing experience,” he said. “I really love jazz. It’s just hip, especially with the dark and smoky club scene. It’s also a lot harder. You’re still reading music but you add chord substitutions and do really crazy, crazy stuff.” Vontver said his musical influences on the drums are Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and Jo Jones. He also said he loved last year’s movie “Whiplash” about the trials of a young jazz drummer. “I really related to the kid, as would most young jazz players, and I agreed with the teacher’s philosophy that being good is just not good enough.” As to piano influences, Vontver lists Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and Gene Harris, who he calls “a crazy good blues guy.” “Evans revolutionized the world of voicing and the use of chords and Monk was just a total original,” Vontver said. “Nobody could ever come up with what he came up with.” “But it all comes down to performing,” he said. “I love it because you get to do a lot musically that you wouldn’t otherwise get to do. In front of people, all your filters shut off and you don’t want to be safe. You know the ma-

terial so well that you have revelations in the heat of the moment and do really amazing things.” In addition to being serious about music, Vontver is serious about his studies and currently has a 4.0 grade point average. His current course load includes Advanced Placement Psychology, Language and Composition, Chemistry, Algebra II, U.S. History and Video Productions. He also finds time for sports, participating in football and wrestling. tws

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extension of the half-hour service into spring slack, which typically runs from mid-April to mid-June. With the new schedule, half-hour service will be provided on the Blue Route daily from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Seasonal services Implementation of the winter schedule brings the seasonal Red Route and the Silver Route back into service. The Silver Route runs daily from Dollar Mountain through Sun Valley Village and Ketchum to River Run Plaza. The Red Route runs daily from Elkhorn Springs to River Run Pla-

NEW SCHEDULES Pocketsize pamphlets with the new Mountain Rides winter season bus route schedules are now available on buses, at bus stops and at many local businesses. The new pamphlets are mainly white and have a small polka-dot pattern at the top. No longer valid, as of Thursday, will be the older pamphlets that are white with a large multicolor polka-dot pattern throughout.

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Kelley Cooper Through her still lifes, Kelley Cooper shares her curiosity in the beauty of the ordinary. The gathering of luminous petals bathed in light, contrasted with the shadow of the jar, unfolds like a landscape. The still life is the landscape of the ordinary. And every texture and shape contributes to this small, expansive world.

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Sue Dumke Sue Dumke’s photography was born out of a desire to explore a moment frozen in time and to create a sense of connection between photographer, observer, human spirit and subject matter. “These collections of photographs create a journey I invite you to explore through my eyes,” Dumke says. “It is my strong hope that the images really evoke spirit, light, energy and connection.”

George Gund The word “photography” is comprised of the Greek words for light (phos) and drawing (graphia). The photographer, consciously or not, is always “drawing” or “painting” the film (negative or digital) sensor with the presence and absence of light. The images presented by George Gund are not drawn with light, but painted with the contrasts of heat and cold. They are thermal images, or “thermographs.”

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Filip Vogelpohl Filip’s first experience with glass occurred in 1996 while visiting a friend in Eugene, Ore. Over the years he has taken classes and worked with many extraordinary artists such as Cesarae Toffolo, Roger Paramore, Kevin O’Grady, John Kobuki, and Josh Sable. Filip works with borosilicate glass on the torch and soft glass in the furnace. He creates a broad array of products ranging from lighting and chandeliers to marbles, paperweights and sculptural elements.

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Christine Warjone is a self-ta Ketchum home after spendin Seattle. Her piece “Warm Sp on this spread and viewable 40” x 2”) is a photo on eight Japanese rice paper borders four coats of high-gloss leve inspiration comes from imag traveling,” she says.

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Silvercreek Art’s current chum, Boise, and a Nevada ape often reveals images of straction and the downright uch images, I feel an urge disappear,” Lock says.

Carter Corbin Carter Corbin is a local artist and a native to Fredericksburg, Va. He paints in oil on canvas with a representational and impressionistic approach. He also currently studies under renowned artist Robert Liberace at the Arts Student League in Alexandria, Va. “My goal is to be able to create meaningful and emotive works of art that speak to people,” Corbin says. “Painting provides me a way to express my visual interest in the beauty of everyday life.”

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Elizabeth Perkins Elizabeth Perkins opened Elizabeth Perkins Photography in 2010 to display her keen eye and share her passion for black and white photography. Able to capture the moment, the perfect angle of sun and shade, her landscape art beautifully represents the vision she sees through the lens. Perkins’ rich prints are a reflection of her insatiable desire for the highest quality. Her wish is that you are transformed into the instant the shutter was opened and that you connect with the emotion of the moment.

Mark Sheehan Mark Sheehan has been drawing and painting for as long as he can remember. He moved to the Wood River Valley in 1972 and began painting signs and designing logos for local businesses before branching off into architectural metal with his first custom fire screen in 1974. This became a successful business for the next 40 years. To keep things fresh, Sheehan began producing forged-steel sculptures and copper and steel wall hangings, including his “Venus” series of hammered copper bas-relief female torsos with forged-steel frames. “The copper is perfectly suited for the subject matter as it is a warm metal that lends itself to the soft shapes of the female form,” Sheehan says.

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appy Thanksgiving from Picabo Angler! So, you’ve stuffed yourself with bird and side dishes and now it’s time to go burn off those calories. Fly casting and wading the river burns about 500 calories an hour. That is a complete guess based on zero studies, but it sounds good and makes a great reason to go fishing! Monday, Nov. 30, is the last day to fish Silver Creek upstream from Highway 20. This means The Nature Conservancy and Purdy’s Double R fishing areas will be closed until opening day in May 2016, so now is your chance. The weather looks like it will remain nice and anglers could see some nice afternoon activity. If there are no Midges or Baetis hatches, take one last crack at Sullivan’s Slough or Kilpatrick Pond with streamers or Callibaetis nymphs. Back on the main Creek, the brown trout are coming off of spawn and should be plenty hungry and willing to eat. Focus on browns during low light, especially cloudy days, and chase rainbows when the sun is high. Downstream from the Highway 20 bridge, Silver Creek remains open for catch-andrelease fishing until the end of February. This means Point of Rocks, the Willows and the Picabo bridge areas remain open into the winter. It also means you can hit the Creek with streamers for the next three months and catch some of the biggest fish of the season! Expect excellent fishing on the Big Wood over the holiday. Plan on Nymphing with standards. Think Brassies, Zebras, Princes, and Girdles. Fish these in any combination under a strike indicator and fish the slow-moving riff les, anywhere from thigh- to waist-deep water. If you plan on a longer trip to the South Fork of the Boise or the Lost River, check the weather before you go, take all your Nymphing gear and be safe. Finally, in the spirit of giving thanks, all of us at Picabo Angler would like to thank all of you who have helped make our dream of a f ly shop and outfitting business on Silver Creek a reality. Your support keeps our doors open and helps us bring guiding and selling f lies in line with the slow, steady and gentle nature of the Creek itself. We are here to help you catch fish and find respite from the heat or the cold, so thank you, thank you, and thank you for supporting your local f ly shop.

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PUT SOME DANCE IN THOSE PAWS! BY FRAN JEWELL

o continue our discussion about activities to do with your dog, this week I am going to focus on freestyle dancing with your dog. It is one of the hottest new sports around and people are practicing in their homes or in formal dance classes. And some of them take their acts on the road! Just what is dog freestyle dancing? It is a process of teaching dogs all sorts of behaviors to mimic or enhance the dance moves of their human partner to dance music. Some of the dance moves are very intricate in nature, demanding a lot of time and training for the pair. Some of the moves are simple and can be taught pretty quickly. Some dogs will actually put their paws on their handler’s hands and dance with them on their back legs, just like a human dance partner. Dogs learn more complex routines like walking backwards between their partner’s legs while the partner walks or some will walk backwards around their partner in circles. It is a routine of many different individually taught behaviors that when put together with music, becomes an elaborate dance that is both fun and amazing to watch. I have a trainer/instructor friend in Boise named Mary Hunter that says, “It is my favorite sport to teach. It is limitless in opportunity to grow and benefit from a relationship with your dog while also giving to others.”

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Mary and her two dogs, Dani and Nick, perform many “dance moves” in unison that are incredibly fun for her and her dogs.

Much of Mary’s time is spent in volunteering with her two highly trained dogs, Nick and Dani. Since Mary has two dogs, many of her dance routines involve both of her dogs. So not only does she have to train one dog to the moves, she trains them both. Sometimes those moves are in unison. It’s a very difficult task to train both dogs in unison, but so fun to watch her perform! Mary has a group of friends and their dogs that make up sev-

eral dog/human teams; they go to fundraising activities, and especially assisted-living homes and put on shows. There are now some organizations that recognize freestyle dancing with dogs as a competition. There is a lot of information on the Internet and especially videos to watch and enjoy. Freestyle dancing is a great and easy way to spend more time with your dog and enhance your relationship with your dog.

When you start seeing what your dog can learn and how quickly they can learn, it’s a wonderful feeling! Fran Jewell is an IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit www.positivepuppy. com or call 208-578-1565.

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WHOLE BERRY CRANBERRY SAUCE BY SARAH BUSDON

hanksgiving is just around the corner, and everyone knows a great homemade cranberry sauce alongside a golden brown turkey rounds out a Thanksgiving feast. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, your Blaine County Extension office wants to share this amazing Home Canning with Cranberries recipe for Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce with you. Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce Makes about 4 (16-oz) pints or 8 (8-oz) half pints 4 cups granulated sugar 4 cups water 8 cups fresh cranberries (about 2 pounds) Grated zest of 1 large orange, optional 4 (16-oz) pint or 8 (8-oz) half-pint glass preserving jars with lids and bands Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside. Combine sugar and water in a large stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil hard for 5 minutes. Add cranberries and return mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring occasionally, until all berries burst and liquid begins to sheet from a metal spoon, about 15 minutes. Stir in orange zest, if using, during the last few minutes of cooking. Ladle hot cranberry sauce into hot jars leaving ¼ inch headspace.

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Homemade cranberry sauce is easy to prepare and provides a special treat to those at your Thanksgiving table.

Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot cranberry sauce. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band until fit is fingertip tight. Process jars in a boiling water canner for 25 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed.

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Recipe Source: www.freshpreserving.com. This recipe along with other great cranberry canning recipes can be found at: tinyurl. com/ui-cranberry. Sarah Busdon in an administrative assistant with University of Idaho’s Blaine County Extension office. For more information, visit extension.uidaho. edu/blaine or call 208-788-5585.

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ENJOY HEALTHY HOME COOKING AT THE HOMESTEAD GRIDDLE BY MIKE MCKENNA

he goal behind the new Homestead Griddle on Main Street in Hailey is pretty simple. “I want people to feel at home, like they’re coming home for breakfast when they come in here,” said co-owner Laura Andrews. “Come on by, take your coat off and enjoy. The name is the testimony.” The Homestead Griddle opened in the old Rasberrys location on Labor Day weekend and has quickly earned a solid reputation for its friendly service and tasty food. Besides being as welcoming as home, including walls adorned with hand-crafted décor from Robert Tannehill, the Homestead Griddle has also found success with a menu that focuses on healthier versions of traditional breakfast items. Nothing at Homestead is fried or premade and everything is cooked on cast iron. While these techniques can

be a challenge for some cooks, the results are worth it for Laura and her business partner, George Pehrson. “Everybody tells us they’re glad we’re here, doing what we’re doing. I’m proud of what we do,” said Laura who has 35 years of restaurant experience. Laura was raised in Salmon, Idaho, which is where she was taught to cook by her grandma, aunts and mother. She then went on to raise three kids of her own here in the Valley. “I grew up eating homemade everything and I learned to cook home-style from country women,” she said about the recipes the restaurant uses – recipes Laura has altered to make healthier, but still delicious. “It’s not fast food. There’s a lot of classic country cooking going on in here. The only thing missing from the old style is the grease,” she said. While the chicken fried steak, biscuits and gravy, and monstrous omelets are good enough to make

you want to don a cowboy hat and start talking with a drawl, the star of the breakfast menu is “Mama’s Homestead Pot Pie.” It takes 12 minutes to make the “only breakfast pot pie in the country,” Laura said, but the extra wait is worth it. Stuffed with potatoes, ham, sausage and bacon, scrambled eggs, homemade sausage gravy and topped with a fresh crust, it’s already building up a cult following. “It’s pretty special,” Laura said with a smile. Hailey is a pretty special place

to Laura, too. So part of the passion that drives her to make the Homestead Griddle successful is to thank a community that has been so good to her and her family since they first moved here in 1994. “I want to give back to the community, to my home,” she said. “For me, customer service is like taking care of your family. I want to take care of my family and my family is the Wood River Valley.” The Homestead Griddle is open Courtesy photo from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day, The Homestead Griddle is located except Mondays. at 315 S. Main Street in Hailey.

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Every day of my life I am thankful for the beauties of Nature – for the showy beauties and for the quiet beauties. I thought this would be a perfect week to reflect on some of the more gentle, less obvious enjoyments of this time of year. I am thankful for the days of muted skies when the bare tree branches are etched in shades of taupe, the light softly reflecting off of the surfaces, creating a gentle contrast between sky and branch. I love that the world is showing more gray. Certainly gray can be a drab color, but with so many natural, different grays, the color becomes enticing, beguiling and charming – one gentle gray against another, one lighter gray against a darker one, until the outdoors becomes a value scale where the slightest nuance is given its spot. I love the faded colors of the fall leaves – no longer a brilliant autumn gold, but rather an array of all the possible shades of browns. There is a wealth to be learned from all of these browns and how each one brings a mystery and a depth to the natural world. They are not the showy colors of summer, but rather the slower-paced, restrained shades of the transition of autumn to winter. I find them infinitely rich, varied and precious. I am thankful for a thin layering of snow on the sides of the mountains that provides a backdrop for all of the fallen burned trees, which become etched against the white, creating a multitude of linear patterns. These patterns are connectors between the living vertical trees and the

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Leslie Rego, “Shades of Gray”, nib pen and wash, sumi ink, watercolor

dead toppled ones. I delight in the tufts of grass that stick up through the clumps of snow, still tall and proud from the summer days and not yet beaten down from the winds of winter. I wonder at the mass of snow that sits on a small stone in the middle of the river, somehow not melting into the water flowing on either side. I am thankful for the shift between the seasons where the

glitz of one season transitions to the quiet of another one, before the glamour begins again. These quiet times bring great reflection and repose before the charisma of winter. Leslie Rego is an artist and Blaine County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, visit www. leslierego.com.

‘TRUTH’

Bush and the Guard BY JONATHAN KANE

wo months before George W. Bush’s re-election in 2004, CBS news broadcast a story on 60 Minutes II that purported to show that the sitting President avoided service in Vietnam with a no-show position in the Texas Air National Guard that he obtained through his family’s leverage. The story was soon to be debunked as false and in its wake the venerable career of CBS anchor Dan Rather would be over, as would the career of his pro-

ducer, Mary Mapes. Now we have the telling of this investigational journalism piece gone bad in the new film “Truth” with two great performances by Cate Blanchett as Mapes and Robert Redford as Rather. The movie is based on Mapes’ memoir, “Truth and Duty: The Press, the President and the Privilege of Power.” Unfortunately, the casting of Redford cannot help but bring to mind the infinitely better “All The President’s Men” in a comparison that doesn’t do “Truth” any favors. This film is the work of first-time director James Vanderbilt from his own screenplay. He is also the author of the screenplay for “Zodiac” and it’s in the screenplay that the film has its troubles, especially in the first third, with a clunky style that hits you over the head. Pressured to put the story together in five days, Mapes and her team based their report on documents that weren’t original and that could not be authenticated. Whether or not their premise was true, immediately after airing, the story blows up in their faces and the ship begins sinking at a rapid pace.

It’s here that the movie hits its stride as a character study of Mapes. Blanchett delivers one of her best performances to

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ast week I saw the fine documentary film “Merchants of Doubt,” a story about how scientific misinformation makes its way into the media and then the minds of the general public. In some ways it is an old story, best summarized in the inimitable words of Deep Throat (Mark Felt), “Follow the money.” In other ways it is an entirely new story because the stakes and consequences of a public filled with scientific misinformation are unprecedented in all history. I had planned on a different column topic this week until an opinion piece by the Denver Post editorial board caught my eye. It begins: “One of the stock charges used by those who campaign to ban hydraulic fracturing in oil and gas drilling is that it endangers groundwater supplies. And yet the pile of studies largely refuting this fear-mongering keeps growing by the year.” One study mentioned refuting “this fear-mongering” was conducted by Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources. Yes, and, according to High Country News, Exxon Mobile in 2010 “…gave the university $5 million to study energy development impacts on western Colorado’s sage grouse, mule deer and other wildlife, spawning 20 new research contracts. Shell, BP and others have also recently poured millions of dollars into CSU’s research. Warner College is even named for alum Ed Warner, who donated $30 million in 2005 after making a fortune pioneering hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which has opened hard-to-reach oil and gas reserves worldwide.” Last month a press release from Physicians for Social Responsibility read: “A partnership of prominent health organizations encompassing nationwide medical and public health experts and scientists released the third edition of their ‘Compendium of SciCourtesy photo entific, Medical, and Media Findings Demonstrating Risks Dick Dorworth is a Blaine County and Harms of Fracking’ on resident, author and former world Wednesday. The Compendium record holder for speed on skis. compiles and summarizes hun- Visit his website and blog at dickdreds of peer-reviewed studies dorworth.com. and other important findings on fracking, showing the significance and extent of the evidence demonstrating risks to public health, air and water quality, birth and infant health, the environment, and climate change.” Who would you rather have as sources of scientific information about public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility or Exxon Mobil, Shell and BP? It seems obvious to me, but “Merchants of Doubt” is a stunning and disturbing documentary of the history and current practice of how public relations firms working for large businesses pervert truth and deceive the public for profit. “Merchants of Doubt” director Robert Kenner says all of today’s “doubtmeisters” learned at the feet of the old masters from the Marlboro days. “I spoke to Peter Sparber, who was masterful at working for tobacco,” says Kenner. “He helped slow down legislation on a slow-burning cigarette. He was able to convince people it was not cigarettes that cause house fires, it was couches. He was able to make a law that (requires) chemicals to be put in these couches. It turned out it didn’t prevent fires and it also caused cancer.” Sparber, who was interviewed for the film, told Kenner that if a person can successfully create doubt around tobacco products, they can do it with just about anything. He said, “You could take James Hansen, the leading climate scientist, and I could take a garbage man and I could get America to believe that the garbage man knows more about climate change than Hansen does.” “Merchants of Doubt” will help the public differentiate between garbage and science. Don’t miss it. tws

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Jonathan Kane is a graduate of the University of Michigan.

date, which is saying a lot, as her career crumbles around her. “Truth” is compelling but lacks the stuff of greatness.

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Bald Mountain looks ready for local skiers and boarders on Friday morning after a fresh snowfall on Thursday. Photo taken from the top of Knob Hill.

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Attendees at the grand opening of Campion Ice House in Hailey on Friday evening pose while enjoying free ice time at the new rink.

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FOUNDATION AWARDS ‘COOKING MATTERS’ GRANT

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Campion Ice House opening was packed with smiling skaters of all ages.

The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation has awarded a $6,377 grant to The Hunger Coalition to conduct Cooking Matters classes for healthy cooking. The six-week course, conducted in conjunction with the Idaho Food Bank, “teaches individuals, families and kids that healthy cooking can be delicious, gratifying and––most importantly––reasonable priced,” the foundation reported in a press release. The course was taught this fall to juniors and seniors at Silver Creek High School. “I loved these kids—they were so excited to learn about cooking healthy meals,” said Sharon Dohse, a Cooking Matters instructor. “They learned a lot about what choices to make when grocery shopping.” The Hunger Coalition will use the grant money to extend the course to other student groups, including VOICE II, a program for young people 18-21with disabilities. “We believe that The Hunger Coalition’s work aligns with the mission of the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, which is to accelerate the advancement of innovative programs and services that fundamentally improve healthcare experiences in our community,” said Megan Thomas, chief development officer at the foundation.

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Photo by Theresa Orison Several anglers enjoy early winter fishing on the Big Wood River earlier this month after the season’s first winter storm.

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The Blaine County Road and Bridge Department offers the following safety tips when driving near operating snowplows: “Remain two car lengths behind snowplow trucks for every 10 mph you drive. Sand being spread by trucks can damage your vehicle. “Do not pass a snowplow unless it is absolutely necessary. If you must pass, do so only when you can clearly see the road ahead. Do not pass on the side where the plow is spraying snow. If you do, the snow’s force can knock your car out of control. “Do not cut back immediately in front of a snowplow truck. The plow blades are often covered with snow and can be difficult to see. “Do not brake suddenly if you are traveling in front of a snowplow. The heavy vehicle cannot stop as quickly as an automobile. “Do not abandon your car unless it is absolutely necessary. However, if you must, leave it as far off the road as possible. Abandoned cars can interfere with the road-clearing process and can be extremely hazardous to snow-removal equipment and the operators if they are hidden or buried by snow.

Above, left to right: Attendees at the 36th annual Firefighters’ Masquerade Ball pack the upstairs dance floor at Whiskey Jacques’ in Ketchum on Saturday evening. A masked couple twirls on the downstairs dancefloor during the ball. “Guy Fawkes” draws a laugh from “The Lady In Red” during the ball. The event functions as a fundraiser for the Ketchum & Sun Valley Volunteer Firefighters’ Association. The Association uses the funds to provide extra training and equipment to Ketchum and Sun Valley firefighters.

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Kneeland Gallery presents works by Utah artist Cristall Harper for the upcoming Après-ski Giving Walk, to be held Friday, Nov. 27, from 4–6 p.m. throughout Ketchum.

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208-720-8851 news Brief ITD SPONSORS YOUNG ARTIST AVIATION ART CONTEST The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking young artists for its 2016 Aviation Art Contest. Open to artists ages 5-17, the theme of the contest is Flying Saves Lives. The deadline for submitting entries is March 31, 2016. ITD explained in a press release that the contest theme addresses the use of aircraft for saving lives in air ambulance services, rescues, fires, disaster relief, rapid transfer of organs and other operations. Submitted works must not exceed legal stationery size of 11 by 14 inches. Eligible mediums include watercolor, acrylic or oil paints, colored pencil, felt-tip marker, ballpoint pen, and pen and ink. Not eligible are works done with pencil or charcoal, by computer or of clip art or collages using photo images or photocopies. Artwork will be judged in four categories: beginner, ages 5-6; junior, ages 7-9; intermediate, ages 10-13; and senior, ages 14-17. First-place winners in each category will be invited on an airplane ride and to participate in an awards ceremony. They will also have the option to have their artwork signed by Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, along with a framed congratulatory letter. Second-place winners will receive $25 worth of art supplies. To obtain a copy of a brochure on the program and for an official entry form, visit the ITD Division of Aeronautics website at http://itd.idaho.gov.aero/. Additional information is available from the ITD art contest coordinator at Idaho.aeronaturics@itd. idaho.gov or 208-334-8775. 20

Galleries unite to support local nonprofits BY YANNA LANTZ

ith the holiday season right around the corner, the Sun Valley Gallery Association is getting in the spirit of giving with an Après-ski Giving Walk. This special Gallery Walk will be held Friday, Nov. 27, from 4–6 p.m. throughout Ketchum and will support three local nonprofit organizations: The Advocates, the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley and The Hunger Coalition. The Sun Valley Gallery Association is composed of 10 member galleries: Broschofsky Galleries, Fredric Boloix Fine Arts, Friesen Gallery, Gail Severn Gallery, Gilman Contemporary, Harvey Art Projects USA, Jennifer Bellinger Fine Art, Kneeland Gallery, Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Wood River Fine Arts. For the first time, the galleries have united to throw a nonprofit community event. “The Giving Walk offers residents and visitors the opportunity to engage with world-class visual art while supporting organizations that make a vital difference to the Wood River Valley during the holidays and throughout the year,” states a recent release from the Sun Valley

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Gallery Association. Each gallery will have a collection bin, where Giving Walk participants can donate throughout the weekend. The Advocates are seeking used clothing for resale at The Attic thrift store and new clothing or toys for their Giving Tree drive. To support the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, donate pet food or supplies such as dog treats and stuffed toys. Finally, The Hunger Coalition is asking for donations of canned or boxed nonperishable food. All three of the local nonprofits are instrumental to the community, and the Giving Walk gives locals a change to give back. Additionally, each member gallery of the Sun Valley Gallery Association will give a percentage of their sales to a charity of their choice. Enjoy a glass of wine or bubbly while perusing the galleries’ new exhibitions. “Utah artist Cristall Harper joins the gallery for our Thanksgiving Giving Walk,” states a release from Kneeland Gallery. “The show ‘Deck the Walls’ is a group exhibition of small-sized works, and Harper will contribute her colorful dog portraits in her debut.” Currently on exhibit at Friesen

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Gallery is a beautiful collection by Lauren Mantecón. The collection explores clouds, orbs, strings, pearl-like forms, eggs and spheres set against deep layers of paint. “I am looking to build, hide and excavate mark making,” explained Mantecón. “Paint for me transcends the material world – color, non-color, ambiguous shapes, veils – all serve as a visual dialogue between what can not be seen but can be felt. The crossing points between earth and spirit.” Other Ketchum galleries, who are not members of the Sun Valley Gallery Association, will also be open for the upcoming Giving Walk. Lipton Fine Arts will display Navajo classic blankets (1865-1870), rare Kazak Oriental rugs and Rookwood pottery. Head to Silvercreek Art for a group show showcasing 10 astounding artists from a variety of backgrounds. Join the community and local art aficionados for the upcoming Après-ski Giving Walk and support three of the Valley’s essential nonprofits. To learn more about the Sun Valley Gallery Association, their member galleries and this event, visit svgalleries.org or email info@ svgalleries.org. tws