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NEWS IN BRIEF

Sheriff Accused Of Raping Minor Allowed To Visit With His Kids

Blaine County 5th District Court Judge Ned C. Williamson made good on his promise to let former Lincoln County Sheriff and Bellevue Marshal Rene Rodriguez spend time with his minor, biological children so long as adequate supervision could be established. Williamson amended a no contact order Monday for the former law enforcement officer who is accused of seven felony counts of a sexual nature, including two charges of raping a 17-year-old. The judge interviewed two witnesses who testified they would be present for the supervised visits before amending the order. Rodriguez will be allowed to see his children for three hours every Saturday and can contact them by phone three times during the week. The judge also pushed back Rodriguez’s trial to Oct. 29. It was originally slated for Aug. 6. Defense attorney Cheri Hicks made the request, citing the need to coordinate witnesses from as far away as California since the charges span multiple counties and years. Rodriguez remains free on a $100,000 bond as he awaits jury trial. He has been ordered to avoid all contact with the alleged victim and the victim’s mother. He is also prohibited from possessing firearms.

Degn Decides Against Another School Board Run

In a reverse-course decision, Blaine County School Board trustee Ryan Degn told The Weekly Sun this week he will not seek re-election to the school board. Degn did not elaborate on his decision before press deadline Tuesday. Degn represents the district’s Zone 1, which covers areas south of US-20 and the Big Wood River, east of Highway 75 from the southern Blaine County line north to, and including, Bellevue city limits, and south of Muldoon Canyon Road east to the county line (including the Bellevue Triangle, Picabo, Carey and Yale areas). As recently as June, Degn said he would seek re-election to his seat that expires this year. Degn is the second trustee to announce they would not be running for re-election. Trustee Ellen Mandeville said she would not seek re-election since she and her family expect to be moving out of the district’s Zone 3, which she represents. Zone 3 includes south of Deer Creek Road, west of the Big Wood River, north of Colorado Gulch Road/Croy Creek Road/Camp Creek Road (including Northridge, Northstar, Old Cutters, Curtis Subdivision, Deerfield, Broadford Highlands, Della View; excludes portions of Little Indio). Three seats are up for grabs in November at the school district and only one seat—Kevin Garrison’s Zone 5—has a candidate, as of now. Garrison’s zone includes areas north of Quigley Drive, east of Quigley Gulch, north of Myrtle Street and east of Buttercup Road, east of Highway 75 to Ketchum, east of Trail Creek to rejoin Highway 75 near the Bigwood Golf Course, north to the county line.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Lower Parrott Cabin Restoration Project On The Salmon-Challis National Forest

Salmon-Challis National Forest staff and volunteers will soon be embarking on a preservation project at the Lower Parrott Cabin at the confluence of Nugget Creek and the Middle Fork Salmon River within the Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness. The Lower Parrott Cabin consists of a small log cabin built around 1917 by Earl King Parrott—“The Hermit of Impassable Canyon.” Scheduled for mid-July, the project will stabilize the cabin for the future enjoyment of Middle Fork visitors. The river cobble foundation will be fixed and several deteriorating sill logs will be replaced. In addition, purlins and roof shakes will be reinstalled following the original design of the cabin. Earl Parrott’s life symbolizes wilderness living and his lower cabin is a popular stop for visitors wishing to embrace the wilderness experience. Parrott spent 30 years living a solitary existence in the Middle Fork country, panning for gold, hunting, trapping and growing his own fruits and vegetables. He would make an annual trip to Shoup for supplies, such as salt, matches, tea, and bullets for his .30-30 Winchester. Most of the time he lived in a cabin/dugout several thousand feet in elevation above the river where he had an extensive garden. A series of ladders and ropes provided access up the steep canyon walls to his main residence.

A member of the Hatch-Swain-Frazier Expedition standing in front of the Lower Parrott Cabin on the Middle Fork Salmon River in 1936. Photo credit: Forest Service Intermountain Region

Artistic Brainstorm Session Slated For August

The Idaho Commission on the Arts is inviting creative minds across the state to collaborate. Sixteen separate events billed as a “conversation about cultural participation in your community” are being held, including a session Aug. 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. Arts administrators, artists, arts educators and arts enthusiasts are invited to brainstorm ideas, define priorities, and identify challenges for the Commission’s next long-term plan. Plan on attending one of these meetings? Please call (208) 334-2119.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at approximately 2:47 p.m., Blaine County Communications received a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of State Highway 75 and Ohio Gulch Road, north of Hailey. Blaine County Sheriff’s Office deputies and personnel from Wood River Fire and Rescue and Ketchum Fire Department responded to the scene. A Blaine County Sheriff’s deputy who was patrolling in the area arrived within a minute of the accident. All lanes of Highway 75 were blocked from the vehicles and crash debris. Investigators determined that Aurelia Sproule, age 63, of Ketchum, was driving an orange 2004 Honda Element. Witnesses indicate Sproule was attempting to turn left onto southbound Highway 75 from Ohio Gulch Road. Sproule pulled onto Highway 75 directly into the path of Lindy R. Brewer, age 68, of Hailey, who was driving a grey 2011 Nissan Murano. Brewer was traveling northbound on Highway 75, in the left lane of travel. Brewer struck Sproule’s vehicle on the driver-side area, causing Sproule’s vehicle to rotate. Sproule was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. Both drivers were transported to St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center in Ketchum. Sproule was later flown by air ambulance to Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise for her injuries. Sproule is currently listed in Intensive Care. Brewer, who was wearing a seatbelt, was treated and released with minor injuries. There were no passengers in either vehicle. Highway 75 was closed or had reduced lanes of travel for approximately one hour and 15 minutes.

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SOUTH VALLEY CITIES FLOAT SPENDING PLANS Hailey, Bellevue, Carey taxpayers encouraged to attend budget meetings

Bellevue “I could do a whole lot of good with a half a milourth of July has passed. Labor Day still lion bucks,” quipped Bellevue Mayor Ned Burns may feel a ways off. And that means dead- when asked about the goals and priorities he and lines for establishing next year’s city spend- fellow councilmembers are now penciling out. ing plans are fast approaching. If Still in the “aspirational” you want to weigh in on the prophase of the planning, as Burns cess, time is now to speak your The public is calls it, it won’t be until after piece or forever hold your peace. welcome to attend all the revenue projections are In the June 26 issue of The and comment. We would in that city staff and elected ofWeekly Sun, we took a look at ficials can “sharpen their penbudget planning for Sun Valley love somebody there. ” cils and start to figure out what and Ketchum. This week we we can do this year versus that Tess Cenarrusa year,” Burns said. examine what’s going on in the Carey City Clerk southern part of the Wood RivRoad improvements are the er Valley: Hailey, Bellevue and key issue for him and other Carey. city officials, Burns said. Bellevue City Council meetHailey ings are held the second and City officials are feeling pretfourth Mondays each month. ty good about their revenue and The Aug. 12 session is the earexpenditure plan, which is now liest the council could adopt a halfway through the review profinal version of the budget. cess. On July 22, the city will hold its third budget review and Carey plans to vote on a finalized verIn Carey, city officials have sion of the budget Aug. 12. In already held one round of budbudget proposal documents, the get workshops this month, and city describes its spending plan a hearing is scheduled for July as “improved” and cites three 16 at 7 p.m. at Carey City Hall justifications for that description: where the public can attend and comment. A final budget • A voter-approved franwill be approved at an Aug. chise fee increase 20 ordinance hearing, a 7 p.m. • An ordinance setting a session also held at Carey City fair cost for irrigation of Hall. city parks It’s the July meeting where • A $20,000 increase in councilmembers can increase general LOT (local option or decrease budget line items. tax) based on a successAt the August session, the only ful collection effort from changes they are allowed to short-term rentals. make would involve decreases in expenditures. “These elements allow us to Mayor Randall Patterson properly budget street and park said Carey’s biggest change maintenance, a downtown flowfrom this year to next will be er program and increases to in the cost of the liability intransportation services without surance it has to carry. Across negatively impacting other dethe state, cities have seen a 10 partments,” the city budget docpercent increase on average. ument states. Carey’s increase is 30 percent. As it stands now, Hailey’s It’s only a matter of $2,000 or budget will increase by oneso, but when total revenues half a percent, from $15,466,946 come in around $427,000, it’s in FY2019 to $15,551,439 in significant. FY2020, a $84,492 difference. Between a 3 perPatterson said the biggest challenge is not becent increase in property tax (worth $77,000) and ing able to do all the road repairs needed. “We’re a new police enforcement plan expected to gen- always fixing the worst first—for example, the erate $50,000 in court fines, the city should have potholes,” Patterson said. “But we’d like to focus no problem covering 2020’s increased expenses. more on the roadwork that prevents potholes on the first place.” tws

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Transportation Department Seeks Public Comment On Planned Projects

The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking public comment through Aug. 2 on the FY 202026 draft of the Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP), and all transportation stakeholders are encouraged to participate. The ITIP is a seven-year “roadmap” for planning and developing transportation projects, including highways, bridges, airports, public transit and more. The ITDt is offering an online, interactive map that allows users to choose specific project categories, and learn about work that is planned for the area of Idaho they’re interested in. It’s called the Idaho Transportation Project Map. To view the draft version and interactive map, please visit itd. idaho.gov/funding/?target=draft-itip. The projects start in 2020, and go through 2026. Some notable upcoming projects in south-central Idaho include: • Reconstruction of both eastbound and westbound lanes on Interstate 84 between Jerome and Twin Falls. • Widening and realignment of US-93 near 300 South Road in Jerome County. • Replacement of the Big Wood River bridge on Idaho Highway 46 near milepost 113 in Gooding County. • Replacement of the Elk Creek bridge on Idaho Highway 21 near milepost 123 in Custer County. Comments can be emailed to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov or mailed to ITIP – Comments, Attn: Adam Rush, P.O. Box 7129, Boise, ID 83707-1129.

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NEWS CRIME & COURTS

BLAINE COUNTY CRIME RATE SHOWS UPTICK Bad behavior or good policing?

recently released crime report from the state shows offenses and arrests increased in Blaine County from 2017 to 2018. The good news: Crime overall is lower than it was in 2015 and 2016. And, some of that increase may be due to more thorough policing efforts, not necessarily a spike in criminal activity. The latest numbers come from the so-called Crime in Idaho Report. Published annually by the Idaho Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the report is a collection of crime statistics such as crime rate by county, crime by type (against persons, against property), statewide crime profiles, and more. While Blaine County crime does not statistically differ from similarly sized counties, Blaine County’s roughly 6 percent increase is concerning when compared with the same percent of a decrease seen by larger Ada County and a slight drop in overall crime statewide. Officials say it takes time to properly analyze all the new numbers and folks should be careful about comparing apples to oranges. “I have analyzed these reports over the years; there’s definitely an ebb and flow to the crime rates and crimes that are committed in Blaine County,” said Chief Deputy Will Fruehling. Fruehling also noted the increase in certain types of law enforcement activities can trigger higher crime statistics down the road. “We have a narcotics enforcement team, a multi-agency task force,” Fruehling said. “We have staff that, at certain times, focus only on drug enforcement and investigations. You’ll see that a large portion of drug arrests and violations in the county are from the [Blaine County] Sheriff’s Office. I think that’s a direct reflection of putting resources toward conducting drug investigations.” The full crime report can be found online at nibrs.isp.idaho.gov. For now, here are some highlights—or lowlights. The State In 2018, the State of Idaho saw 88,269 total crimes against persons reported, a 0.54 percent increase from 2017 offenses. The crime rate actually saw a 1.87 percent decrease from the 2017 crime rate, but violent crime, crimes against society and crimes against persons increased from 2017. Officers assaulted, hate crimes, and property crime all saw a decrease from 2017.

Blaine County The whole of Blaine County’s offenses and arrests (not just the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office) increased from 2017, though it remains at roughly the same statistical level as other small counties like Camas, Custer, Teton, Lemhi, Jefferson, Franklin, Boundary and Butte. In 2018, Blaine County had 453 offenses (326 of which were cleared), a 7.86 percent increase from 2017. There were 505 arrests (443 adults and 62 juveniles), a 7.45 percent increase from 2017. The crime rate itself, which is calculated per a population of 100,000, was 19.14 percent in Blaine County in 2017 and 20.3 percent n 2018, a 6.06 percent increase. For comparison, Ada County saw a 5.98 percent decrease from 2017 to 2018. But while total offenses and arrests are higher this year, they are lower than 2015 and 2016 for both. Blaine County Sheriff’s Office & Ketchum Police Department Fruehling said he couldn’t speak to the entire county, but could address the Sheriff’s Office crime statistics as well as the Ketchum Police Department (a division of the Sheriff’s Office). Fruehling points out that the report for the Ketchum Police Department shows 66 DUI arrests, significantly higher than the Blaine County Sheriff’s DUI arrests of 40. “That’s the center of where nightlife is in this county; there’s more bars, more people on vacation or coming to town to work permanently or temporarily,” Fruehling said. “It’s a pretty small town but the deputies there are very proactive when it comes to DUI enforcement. They’re out there to make the community safe, so they’re very proactive when it comes to enforcing the laws of the state.” The city of Ketchum’s report says there has been a 7.5 percent increase in total number of offenses in Ketchum compared to 2017 and a 53.85 percent increase in arrests. The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office saw a 32 percent increase in total number of offenses from 2017 and a 19.71 percent increase in arrests. As to what can contribute to these statistical changes, Fruehling says the type of offenses go up and down over the years. “When the economy does well, we see in Blaine County that there’s more people coming to visit, so I think the tourism numbers sometimes can reflect higher crime

Blaine County Sheriff's deputies and their K9 assets are one type of increased law enforcement that may be triggering higher crime rate statistics. Photo credit: Blaine County Sheriff’s Office

rates and arrest rates,” Fruehling said. “A lot of building permits were issued in 2018 as well, so the housing market and new construction seems to bring more workers, both permanent and temporary. It’s a little hard to put your finger on one thing that might cause a tick up or tick down.” One of the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office’s highest reported offenses was for drug/narcotics violations and drug equipment violations. Of the 165 offenses, 85 fell into those two categories. Hailey/Sun Valley/Bellevue The Hailey Police Department had a decrease in both offenses and arrests compared to 2017, down 9.21 percent and 14.29 percent, respectively. Of the crimes reported, the majority were DUIs, drug/narcotics violations, simple assault and destruction of property. The report for the Bellevue Marshal’s Office shows total offenses reported in Bellevue went down 17.07 percent and a decrease of 9.68 percent in arrests compared to 2017 numbers. In Sun Valley, numbers went up compared to 2017. Total offenses increased by 36.36 percent and arrests increased by 61.54 percent. Most crimes were DUIs and larceny/theft offenses.

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CITY OF CAREY TURNING 100 YEARS OLD

Small town preps for party celebrating the past

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he little spot in the south part of the Wood River Valley that took its name from what the nearest post office was called is now 100 years old, and this town of just over 600 people is going to celebrate. The Party On Saturday, July 20, 2019, the City of Carey will host what it’s calling a Centen- Carey Centennial logo. nial Celebration. The festivities will last Image credit: City of all day and include a car show, parade, Carey luncheon, petting zoo, live music, farmers’ market, rodeo and dance. The weekend will kick off with the ATV Rodeo at 7 p.m. at the Carey rodeo arena on Friday, July 19. In addition to the day’s official festivities, a volleyball tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Carey City Park. The luncheon will be catered by Bullzz-Eye BBQ and will be $10 per person. The Old-Time Fiddlers will play at 2 p.m. by the pavilion followed by the farmers’ market set up in the same location. Car show raffles will be at 3 p.m., with awards to follow at 4 p.m. Funky Rodeo will kick off the evening fun at 7 p.m. at the Carey rodeo grounds. The Eldredge Building will have a display set up of “A History of Carey” that will be broken into decades with memories and photos. Heber Kirkland, the first mayor of Carey, will give a talk on the history of the town. A dance in the pavilion will begin at 9 p.m. The Past Founded in 1919 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Carey is located in Blaine County at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and U.S. Highways 26 and 93. As of 2017, the population was 615. The town was named after Thomas Carey Stanford, younger brother of Cyrus Joseph Stanford, the leader of the early settlers. According to The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Carey was actually the post office name for the settlement. While the name of the Ward was Blaine (named in honor of the late James G. Blaine, a high-profile American statesman), the name Carey was used to honor the early founders of the area. Roughly 75 percent of the population still today is Mormon. The area is primarily agricultural, but is also home to the Blaine County Fairgrounds and the annual Blaine County Fair, a popular multi-day event that includes a rodeo and 4-H competition. The city sits just west of Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve. Also nearby are Carey Lake, Silver Creek and the Little Wood River. Population levels were higher in the early 1900s but the Great Depression hit the area hard and population levels have never quite recovered, though it has gotten much closer in the last several decades as Carey turned into an affordable area to live for commuters working in the Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley areas. Carey Mayor Randy Patterson has been mayor for 12 years and has lived in Carey since the fourth grade. His grandparents and great-grandparents lived here, giving Patterson the unique perspective to see how the town of Carey has—or hasn’t—changed over his lifetime. “There’s more houses but it’s still a quiet community and a really good family town,” Patterson said. “For active people, there’s hunting and fishing and biking and boating. It’s what you think of when you think of old, small-town America; that’s us.” tws

Carey Centennial Schedule of Events

Friday 7 p.m.....................ATV Rodeo Saturday 9 a.m..................... Parade sign-up at Carey School 9 a.m.....................Sand volleyball tournament starts, runs all day 10 a.m...................Car show – runs until 4 p.m. (live music) 11 a.m...................Parade 12 noon.................Galley (100 years of memories, and poster contest) open to 5 p.m. 12:30 p.m..............Lunch at pavilion • Caterer: Bullzz-Eye BBQ $10 • Live music: Ken Worthington’s Old-Time Fiddlers 1 p.m.....................Petting zoo open 1:30 p.m................Centennial cake ceremony with dignitaries 2 p.m.....................Presentation on the history of Carey (pavilion) 3 p.m.....................Car show raffle 3-6 p.m.................Farmers’ market 4 p.m.....................Car show awards 6 p.m.....................Rodeo concession open for food/dinner 7 p.m.....................Rodeo 9 -11 p.m...............Dance at pavilion to music from DJ Travis Bowman

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OBITUARY

BALAZS SZABO

May 14, 1943 – May 24, 2019

e have lost our beloved Sunbali. Balazs (Bali) Szabo died at home in Hailey, Idaho, on May 24, 2019, of heart disease. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, on May 14, 1943, at a time when the country was in turmoil. Knowing early on that as a free thinker and rebel he would not be able to survive, he escaped in early December 1956, without telling his mother what he was doing. His father’s brother lived in Connecticut, so Church World Service sent him over. It was not a happy match. After running away twice, he was briefly placed with the Studds family in Cohasset, Mass., and then found a permanent home with Paul and Ann Henson in Orleans, Mass. He never returned to Hungary and never saw his mother again. He graduated from Nauset Regional High School in 1962 and from Oberlin College in 1967. Although he had a number of loves during his life, he never married or had any children. Bali was a 20th-century Renaissance man. Although English was not his first language, he mastered it and became a super Scrabble player, beating almost everyone consistently. He was brilliant and questioning, which got him into trouble from time to time. He had an ear for music, especially jazz, and could keep a beat well enough to be in the marching band in high school. He worked briefly as a studio musician and played percussion on some albums from the 1960s. As a teenager, he fell in love with photography, and over the decades his photos were published in a variety of periodicals and books. He was a superb chef, his main occupation, working in kitchens and owning restaurants in Colorado, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. His early love of art led him to study the Old Masters in particular—and Pablo Picasso. He became a collector—of vinyl from the 1960s especially, Persian and Navajo rugs, Navajo pots, Mexican sculpture, paintings and prints. He traveled extensively, to Nepal, the western part of the Silk Road, Ecuador, Peru, Israel, Algeria, Nova Scotia, and the Western part of the U.S., where he hiked, rode horseback, whitewater rafted, and camped. He read voraciously, never fiction, but rather on every other topic imaginable. His numerous musings and observations cover the margins of every book he owned, and he also added any pertinent news clippings he came across. He was a consummate daily writer, pondering life, what he was reading, what he saw and experienced, where he had traveled, whom he had spoken with. Many of you will remember his weekly articles in The Weekly Sun under the byline Habitat for Non-Humanity. He was also a gardener, taking over a vacant city lot near his apartment in Hailey and turning it into a xeriscape garden. There are flowers under his apartment windows, and one of his cherished columbines bloomed as I was cleaning out his apartment. His study of religions led him to Buddhism and Karmê Chöling in Vermont, where he often cooked in exchange for meditation time. He learned how to make money in the stock market and even advised others. Bali cared deeply about our environment and politics and family, about life and humanity. He was kind, generous, witty, occasionally a bit full of hot air. As a Buddhist, he would never kill even a mosquito. He had so many friends, people he loved and who loved him in return. And, he gave unconditionally to what he believed in. Bali is survived by the Henson clan, his cousins by temperament and choice rather than by blood; a sister, Nancy Henson Davis of Merrimack, N.H., and a niece, Joy Davis; and by his special friend, Christina Leone of Bourne, Mass. We all have our special Bali stories, which I would like to try to collect to add his own about escaping Hungary. Elizabeth S.M. Estey, one of the Henson clan cousins Publisher’s Note: On behalf of the whole crew at The Weekly Sun, I would like to express how much Bali will be missed here at the newspaper. He brightened our day often by stopping by with an interesting newspaper or magazine clipping, an intriguing piece of art or sometimes just a fascinating story! His column, “Habitat for Non-Humanity,” was dearly loved by our readers for many years. This issue of the paper is dedicated to Bali and all the ways in which he brightened this world. —Brennan Rego, publisher

NEWS IN BRIEF

Slow Down, Move Over For More Than Just Fire And Police

Motorists on Idaho roads have to abide by new rules when it comes to the flashing lights of first responders. On July 1, “slow down, move over” guidelines were expanded to include all responders to roadside emergencies, such as highway workers. The original version of the law required motorists to slow down and move over when law enforcement signals were in play, but did not specify the flashing lights of other first responder and roadwork vehicles. “The expansion of the ‘Move Over’ Law to include highway workers makes an inherently risky job safer for our staff,” said Jerry Wilson, the Idaho Transportation Department’s operations engineer in north Idaho. “At highway speeds, it only takes a split second for an accident to happen, so making some space to allow our crews to maintain the roads makes the highways safer, both for us and the traveling public.” ITD’s Incident Response unit in the Treasure Valley is an obvious beneficiary, but the expansion of the law also extends protections to maintenance workers removing tires, animal carcasses or other objects from the road, filling potholes, fixing guardrails, and other common activities that benefit the safety and mobility of motorists.

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Dems Applaud Their Efforts As New Laws Take Effect

On July 1, numerous bills passed by the Idaho Legislature in 2019 took effect and the Democratic Party wants folks to know about it. The following bills, spearheaded by Democrats and passed by a Republican-loaded legislature, were signed into law by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter during the legislative session and have now taken effect: First Responder: Representative Mat Erpelding (D-Boise) led the effort to pass the First Responder bill. The new law will allow first responders to get workers’ compensation for treatment for psychological trauma. Pet-Friendly License Plate: Representative Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise) teamed up with former Representative Hy Kloc to pass legislation that creates a pet-friendly license plate. The sales from the plate will fund low-cost spaying and neutering. Test All: Rep. Wintrow also spearheaded legislation that requires that all sexual assault kits be tested. From now on, there will only be extremely rare exceptions to testing. Solar Panels: Rep. Ilana Rubel (D-Boise) passed legislation that stops homeowners associations from unreasonably restricting the use of solar panels. A homeowner will now have the right to choose solar energy for their home. Wage Theft: Rep. Erpelding passed legislation that gives workers the ability to claim stolen wages for a year after it was unpaid. This will make it easier for workers to get the money they have earned. Historic Theaters: Rep. Erpelding also spearheaded legislation that will allow theaters to sell beer and wine. This will help to revitalize many small communities that rely on the theater for entertainment. Legend Drug Donation: Rep. Sue Chew (D-Boise) passed a bill that allows Idahoans to donate their unused prescription medications. The bill does not include opioids. E-Bikes: Sen. David Nelson led the effort to pass a bill that clarifies the definition of e-bikes. This clarification in Idaho code will allow for cities, counties and the state to better regulate their use.

Series Of Open Houses Slated For Ketchum Fire Station Options

The City of Ketchum is holding a series of open houses to provide information on a bond for a new fire station. The events will take place at Ketchum City Hall at various times from now through October. The city will provide updated and new information on the location concept, floor-plan concept, estimated costs, timelines and tax impact. Mayor Neil Bradshaw and city staff will be available to answer questions and address citizen concerns. The opportunities for the public to provide comment are as follows: • City Council Meeting – July 15 • City Council Meeting – August 5 • Open House III – August 13 • City Council Meeting – August 19 • City Council Meeting – September 3 • Open House IV – October 1 • Open House V – October 15 • Open House VI – October 29 Information on specific times will be made available at ketchumidaho.org. If you cannot attend, you can submit comments and questions to participate@ketchumidaho.org.

Company Of Fools Names Fund, Stage After Longtime Artistic Director

Company of Fools (COF) has found two ways to honor its former artistic director John Coleman Glenn. Glenn, who moved to Hailey in 2000, oversaw 21 seasons and more than 150 productions at the Liberty Theatre during his tenure. Glenn passed away June 9, 2017, at age 55. To honor Glenn’s lifetime of dedication and commitment to theatrical excellence at the Liberty Theatre, COF and the Sun Valley Center for the Arts (SVCA) announced June 30 that the stage at the Liberty would be renamed the John C. Glenn Stage. In addition, COF and SVCA announced the creation of the John C. Glenn Legacy Fund as a

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Testing Of Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir Reveals Harmful Algae Bloom

blic health advisory has been issued by the South Central Public Health District and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for Salmon Falls eservoir. The DEQ said results from water testing on July 1 show levels of a xin and microcystin are now at unhealthy levels because of a recent harmful om (HAB) in the reservoir. D advises the public to protect their health by taking the following steps: Avoid exposure to water in reservoirs under a HAB health advisory. Make sure hildren, pets and livestock are not exposed to the water. Do not drink water with a HAB advisory. Boiling and disinfecting DO NOT remove toxins from water. Do not allow pets to eat dried algae. f fishing in HAB water, remove all fat, skin and organs before cooking. Toxins re more likely to collect in those tissues. Wash hands after handling.

dren and pets are especially at risk,” said Josh Jensen, SCPHD public health proanager. “These toxins can cause acute health effects in humans, such as eye, skin irritation, as well as gastrointestinal distress, and they can severely affect gical systems.” blooms such as this are not unusual in warm summer months and typically uickly as the water temperature drops in mid to late fall. SCPHD will issue press release when DEQ tests show Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir is at safe xin levels again.

Writers’ Conference Announces More Free Lecture Details

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he heat of summer took its sweet time getting here, and now that it has arrived, be ready for rapidly changing conditions. Currently, fish are being found and caught all over the place. The best fishing on the freestone streams has been closer to the headwaters. The tailwater fisheries are fishing, with the annual hatches coming on slowly. With the heat coming, we expect the rivers to rise a little once again. Our local spring-fed stream, Silver Creek continues to fish day by day and even hour by hour for the best fishing. If you plan to fish the freestone streams this week, continue to look in the upper reaches for the best and clearest water. With the warmth this week, even these areas may go off-color again. It’s worth a look, but be safe. We continue to stay in a position where we need tight wader belts, dogs need to stay home, and we need to fish with a friend. If you find fishable water, try Royal Stimulators, Orange Stimulators, Yellow Turks Tarantulas and Bead Head Prince Nymphs. Silver Creek continues to fish day by day, but with the heat coming on, expect a lot more consistency. The Trico spinner fall should be the next best hatch we see this summer. Make sure if you fish in the morning later this week, and this weekend, that you have Tricos in your box. In the afternoons, the Baby Hopper and Damselfly bite is really picking up. Be sure you give these a try if nothing else is happening. Callibaetis and Baetis are also in play off and on all day. If you want to get to the South Fork of the Boise, be sure to take your Salmon Flies, your Cicadas, your Caddis and your Pink Alberts. The flows are still driftboat levels, so take your boat—or bribe your friends to take you in theirs! The Salmon River is fishing really well and is at a great level for boating. The Green Drakes, Salmon Flies and Stoneflies are all hatching. The cutthroat have filled the system and are more than eager to eat flies right now. Finally, please stay safe out there. We know everyone is super-eager to get out and fish new waters, different runs and dropping rivers, but please do it with caution. There are no fish worth any risk… just stay on the move until you find the right situation. Happy fishing, everyone!

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FAKE SERVICE DOGS

BY FRAN JEWELL

ight now, I have a lovely black German shepherd guide dog that I trained for a blind woman four years ago. The dog is back to me for help in stopping her from barking at other dogs. Why does she bark at other dogs? She was attacked by a pit bull in a grocery store about a year ago and now her blind owner can’t use her anymore. This isn’t a comment about pit bulls; it’s a tragic tale of how a fake service dog can destroy another fully trained service dog in the flash of a second. Each dog was standing in two separate grocery store checkout lines when the pit bull lunged at Onyx (the dog I am working with) and pinned her to the ground while her blind owner stood stunned and not knowing how to cope. If this other dog had been screened carefully, and trained properly, there would have been no issues between it and the dog I am working with. I can say with utmost confidence that this dog was a pet someone put a vest on and pranced around as a service dog so they could take it into the grocery store on a hot Reno day. A fully trained dog with proper service-dog temperament would never have acted in such a manner. The guide-dog skills Onyx has are remarkable. I took her out of my van for our first training together in four years. I said “left,” and she immediately turned left, away from the van, and then stopped at the street behind the van. She looked both ways, and then guided me across the street through a double row of parked cars. Then she stopped me at another street, going the opposite direction. She looked both ways and proceeded across that street through more parked cars to the curb, where she indicated the curb to step up on so I wouldn’t trip. Her skills are astonishing and accurate. Anyone could walk behind this dog with their eyes blindfolded. Onyx guided me through the Ketchum Farmers’ Market, never taking me too close

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to any table. She didn’t sniff the food, or look for food on the ground, even when I had her stop. She walked around kids, coolers on the ground, people standing, while guiding me safely. Then a sweet little mixed breed on a leash appeared and Onyx barked and shook uncontrollably. I tried to refocus her, with no luck. Eventually, she calmed down and was able to pass three other dogs without incident, but I was careful not to take her too close to them. She could see them, however. Yesterday, we went into PetSmart. At the first dog, Onyx barked and tried to jump on me, desperately asking me for help and to remove her. I didn’t ask her to guide anymore, and gave her lots of praise for focusing on me and ignoring the other dogs. We left as quickly as I could. The staff noticed how nervous Onyx was and came to talk to me. I told them what had happened to her and they were so lovely by asking a few of the other dog owners to wait for us to leave the store instead of walking by.

The work to get Onyx through this fear will be enormous and, frankly, I am not sure I can change her mind about other dogs while she is in harness, working. She gets along fine with my dogs when not working. I wanted to share this story with everyone, especially those that think faking a service dog harms no one. It is devastating to someone whose dog has been through 300 to 400 hours of training and relies on his or her service dog for life-saving independence. For Onyx’s owner, it may be a huge financial and emotional loss. Shame on anyone who thinks faking their pet or poorly trained dog as a service dog hurts no one. Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, 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 positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.

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MEDITATION ON THE STREAMS OF LIFE

BY LESLIE REGO

have been reading “Meditations,” written by Marcus Aurelius (121-180 A.D.), who was the ruler of the Roman Empire for almost two decades. In book four, meditation 43, Aurelius writes, “Time is like a river made up of the events which happen, and a violent stream; for as soon as a thing has been seen, it is carried away, and another comes in its place, and this will be carried away too.” Very true year-round, but particularly in the early summer when the waters cascade fast and fierce. Due to the runoff from the melting of the winter snow, the streams in the mountains are robust. I am traversing logs and jumping stones to cross swirling water. I am still trudging though snow on trails that would normally be clear. I arrive at my destination and find a log to use as a seat to observe the outlet of the lake. The water exits, gushing in a “violent” stream, and in its fervor to get downhill, surges around and over stones. This snowmelt water holds the memories of the crushed leaves from autumn, the powerful and mellow snowstorms, and the multilayer life within the lake. The rushing water is part of the daily existence of the fish, the aquatic larva, and zooplankton. These are the yearly circular events—phenomena that the water is privy to, but which we experience only a few months out of the year. How many momentous happenings has the stream seen and quickly carried away? I think about this as I watch the water tum-

Leslie Rego, “From my Sketchbook: Rushing Water,” watercolor.

ble down the boulder-strewn channel. Perhaps this segment of water carries the winter storms from February. The water rushes by, only to be replaced by the waters of the storms from March, which in turn is carried away by another event, and so on and so on. We sprint through our days, our intricately faceted life, barely having time to register one occasion before we are on to the next adventure. Are we like this stream? Is our life a domino effect of events that have happened, the next ones tumbling on the heels of the

previous one? I slow down and watch the waters. I visualize what their winter life must have been like. I breathe deeply and the moment extends even though the waters move along at a quick pace. Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, artist and Blaine County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, visit leslierego.com.

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COLUMN ON LIFE’S TERMS

TOURIST, TURISTA?

from my friend and her husband and sons, and we knew that we had found a remarkable home. don’t dislike tourists. I certainly have been I have never regretted learning to live in a one, many times, in my travels around the more rural area and absolutely cherish the sense world. I hope that I have been a good one, not of community I have gained. One of my teachthe “ugly American” of loudmouths and privi- ing friends, when I taught at Beverly Hills High leged reputation. School, wondered why in the heck I would leave I am thinking about the idea of the ocean and Santa Monica and tourists because our small part head up to the high desert. I replied of the world is experiencing the that if Ernest Hemingway had chosummer influx of many travelers, sen the Wood River Valley, there those who may fall in love with must be something to it. Of course “our hometowns,” some who may there is. impose big-city angst on our laidSo we are once again in the posiback ways, and those who, like tion of loving so many of the things most, will also enrich our coffers, our tourism has given us—the making it possible for most of us presence of great performing, viresidents to be able to enjoy this sual and literary artists, fabulous magical place. restaurants and entertainment venSo today I remind myself and ues. These supplement the inherothers who are occasionally frusent physical access to wilderness, trated by the emergence of crowds, JoEllen Collins—a longtime mountains, water, sports and quiet the lack of parking, the often-un- resident of the Wood River spaces, and, most especially, to a Valley— is an Idaho Press safe bicycle use, and other changes Club award-winning colum- population which has kept the spirof this season, of the reasons most nist, a teacher, writer, fabric it of compatibility that initially atof the locals are here at all. tracted most of us. artist, choir member and I was once a tourist here, coming unabashedly proud grandma When I traveled to Mexico, I to visit on a Fourth of July weekend known as “Bibi Jo.” was warned of getting the “turisafter my former neighbor moved tas,” the stomach ailment that ochere with her two sons, the ages of my daugh- casionally afflicts people eating the food of a new ters. Her family was building a house in East culture. I choose to forget that word if someone Fork. My girls and I fell in love with this place, thinks tourists are like the turista... a plague upon and later, when I returned to visit again in the the place they visit. winter and went skiing, I was doubly impressed Certainly visitors need to respect the mores with the courtesy and friendliness of the vendors and practices of their hosts, but we, as residents, who helped me as a beginning skier. In the days must also remember that most likely we have of Louie’s restaurant, we met many locals who been tourists, too, if not here, then somewhere. encouraged us to enjoy our times here. Later, I That way we can maintain our good spirits and moved to East Fork, just a couple of acres away welcoming environment.