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oAnn Levy, skier extraordinaire and Sun Valley resident, was nominated to the 2018 Heritage Court to represent Ketchum by The Gold Mine thrift store.

A program of the Blaine County Historical Museum now in its 15th year, the Heritage Court honors women who have lived in the area for at least 30 years and who have contributed to the Wood River Valley’s history and heritage.

For almost two decades, Levy was active in local government, including as mayor of Sun Valley in 1994. She was a member on the Ketchum City Council in the 1970s, and then on Sun Valley’s planning and zoning commission and the Sun Valley City Council in the 1980s. Levy is also a frequent volunteer at numerous organizations throughout the Valley, including the Moritz Hospital Auxiliary while it was still in existence, Sun Valley Center for the Arts and the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference.

“I was a substitute teacher at the old elementary school in the 1960s when it was still where Atkinsons’ Market is now,” Levy said.

She was also head of the PTA for both Hemingway and Community School, both of which her son Dan Levy attended.

Levy came to Sun Valley in 1963 from Hawaii, taking the iconic “Snowball Express” train from Los Angeles.

“I was just coming out of college and I wanted to learn to ski, and Sun Valley had a famous ski school because of all their Austrian instructors,” she said. “I had never seen snow before—it was so magical.”

During her first winter, Levy worked as the soda fountain girl at the Sun Valley Inn. “I just fell in love with the area immediately,” she said. “In one week, I went from knowing nothing to skiing Baldy. And what I noticed about this community is that everybody gets along from all walks of life. You’ll see the president of a big company skiing with the local plumber—it doesn’t matter what your background is. We all have a common love of the outdoors and want to enjoy it together.”

Levy’s jobs with Sun Valley Company included running the soda fountain, serving breads and

A ski instructor at Dollar Mountain and Baldy, JoAnn Levy and her husband Buck Levy were often found on Bald Mountain. Photos courtesy of JoAnne Levy; photo by Yanna Lantz

pastries as the “hot bun girl,” being a lifeguard, and more.

Throughout her time in the Wood River Valley, Levy had her own show on KSKI radio, published a Sun Valley cartoon book called “It Happens in Sun Valley,” was an extra in the Hollywood film “Ski Party” (1965), took photos with Magic Photography at the top of Baldy, met Warren Miller and was invited to be in one of his movies.

Levy was also a ski instructor at Dollar Mountain and Baldy, and met her husband, Buck Levy, while working as executive secretary for the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. The couple was married in 1973.

“After I learned to ski, I loved it so much,” Levy said. “Every year, when the mountain opens, I try to be the first one in the first chair going up. People know me for that now.”

Levy is also a member of the VAMPs, a local cross-country ski group for women, with about 150 members. Levy has also skied the Boulder Mountain Tour for 41 years straight, winning her age group multiple times.

“I’m the only one who has been in every single race since they started,” Levy said. These days, Levy stays busy with her three grandchildren and readying herself for her next athletic adventure.

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n Thursday, May 31, Community School seventh-graders tackled intolerances and celebrated the end of their school year, presenting on the issues they have examined during their term-long intolerance projects and giving a glimpse into their student-written novel.

For the past 18 years, Community School seventh-graders have completed these two different works, upholding a longstanding tradition.

The intolerance project “compels students to examine the challenges and manifestations of intolerance and prejudice,” Anneliese Turck, Community School communications associate, said.

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During the presentations, with parents present, Vilinsky opened the floor to accept donations for the students’ artwork. These proceeds will go to Hearts with Haiti, a nonprofit organization run through Duke University and supported through donations like those of Community School.

“We got connected with this great group that has a home for people with disabilities—people who are left on the sides of roads and stuff like that—because, in that particular culture, if you have a disability, you are born into a world of bad,” Vilinsky said. “These people have taken them in, and we donate to them. It’s a pretty wild thing.”

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gether. Inspired by their recent trip to Hells Canyon, the book includes three stories based on real incidents that occurred while they were there. The 12 different groups, each with a different perspective and part, sampled their work.

With this combination of awareness and creativity through art, the seventh-graders of Community School brought their school term to a close, adding another year to the school’s traditions and bringing more knowledge of tolerance to the Valley.

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OUTREACH PROGRAM GETS WHEELS TO VALLEY CHILDREN Collaboration of organizations makes bike ownership possible

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ven in a cycle-crazy area like the Wood River Valley, some kids go without wheels.

Those status symbols of childhood, the means to freedom, the transport of millions, bikes are considered a must-have for any self-respecting kid. Except not everyone is so lucky.

But, thanks to a collaboration of organizations and businesses, a select group of Valley kids received a new Specialized bicycle last Thursday.

Facilitated by the Blaine County Recreation District, The Elephant’s Perch, Mountain Rides, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, Wood River

Valley residents Brian Ross and Susan Reinstein, and an anonymous donor, 38 new bikes were donated through the “Miles of Smiles” bike giveaway program for the ninth year in a row.

The children receiving the bikes are chosen in cooperation with Blaine County School District social workers.

“This program provided brand-new bikes to local children who might otherwise go without,” said Megan Stevenson, Blaine County Recreation District development manager.

“It can be anywhere from 30 to 40 bikes that we give away each year. Over the course of nine years, about 350 have been donated.”

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every child deserves a bike, this program aims to provide kids with transportation, exercise, and an avenue to learn responsibility and safety. Community volunteers and Elephant’s Perch staff help to build the bikes and facilitate the “Miles of Smiles” program. Recipients also received helmets provided

by Mountain Rides and the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation.

“This community partnership has brought a lot of joy to children in Blaine County,” said Tod Gunter, one of the BCRD’s social workers. “For many of them, it’s their first time having a brand-new bike of their own.”

The BCRD has worked with The Elephant’s Perch every year, and originally with Spe-

cialized Bicycle Components, of California, which had a now-defunct grant program.

“These local donors have made it work despite the cut to the grant program three years ago,” Stevenson said. “The Perch very generously discounts the price on the bikes, which come in various sizes. And we work with the school district and the social workers to select the kids.”

The bikes are given to children of all ages, prekindergarten through high school.

“These kids are able to use the bike for transportation, especially the older kids, to and from summer jobs, Stevenson said.

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ily. And as they grow, they can hand the bike down to younger siblings. Over the years, it doubles and triples the number of kids being out and active. We see them healthy and happy.”

Stevenson said donations to the BCRD are tax deductible and anyone who wants to contribute may do so to the general fund at bcrd.org.

“We just gave the bikes out last Thursday,” Stevenson said.

“It was giant smiles as they rode away. We’re also really thankful for our group of volunteers who come out and build the bikes.

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Bellevue Elementary School fifth-grade students and staff members present a check from the WOW! Generosity Project to Camp Rainbow Gold on Monday, June 4 at Bellevue Elementary School.

The $300 was left over from a “Holiday Guide” newspaper project the students did with The Weekly Sun just before winter break. Fifth-grade teachers Alexis Duvall and Andrea Gallegos decided to donate the remainder of the money to the camp. Photo courtesy of Blaine County School District

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KCDC Seeks Partnership With Housing Developer

The Ketchum Community Development Corporation issued a request for qualifications for a housing developer to work jointly in providing a high-quality community housing development in Ketchum. Several sites will be evaluated and potentially developed.

Respondents are expected to have experience with community housing development, including collaboration/partnership with local organizations, site feasibility analysis, project design, state and federal housing grants, low-income housing tax credits, energy tax credits and conventional financing.

The goals of the KCDC’s community housing development include: • A mix of affordable housing units.

• Aesthetic and functional compatibility with the character of the neighborhood and larger community.

• Environmentally friendly and sustainable principles and systems in project design and construction.

• Community input incorporated in the development.

“We are looking forward to finding a good partner to help expand the affordable housing stock in Ketchum, specifically by using the available tax credit programs,” said Charles Friedman, KCDC executive director. “This is an essential piece to encourage economic development locally and to provide housing for Ketchum residents.”

“Affordable housing is high on my priority list,” said Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw.

“We must provide housing diversity for our year-round workforce in order to maintain a strong economy. I believe the community is on board, the KCDC has the experience and the time is now,” he added.

The submittal deadline is Friday, June 8. A selection decision is expected the week of June 18.

Details on the submittal requirements can be directed to KCDC, c/o Charles Friedman, P.O. Box 6452, Ketchum, Idaho 83340 or friedman.charles@gmail.com. The full RFQ can be found at ketchumidaho.org/rfp.

Master Gardener Camp For Youth To Be Offered

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden and University of Idaho Blaine County Extension 4-H will offer a Junior Master Gardener camp over the course of three Tuesdays, June 12, 19 and 26, from 9:45 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

The classes are geared for rising fourth- to eighth-grade students who have a love for gardening and have appreciation for the environment. There will be educational games, individual and group activities, and plenty of opportunities to get their hands dirty.

With successful completion of the series, kids will be awarded a Junior Master Gardener certification.

Lunch will be provided, with participants assisting in its preparation. Cost for the program is $25; advance registration is required, as space is limited.

For more information or to register, visit sbgarden.org or call SBG at (208) 726-9358.

Join The Fourth Of July Parade In Hailey

The annual Hailey Fourth of July Parade and Celebration is one of the biggest events in the community. The theme of this year’s parade is “Stars & Stripes Forever.”

Floats, wagons, bikes, vehicles and two feet are still needed from businesses, community groups and residents alike. Participation in the parade is an excellent way to celebrate family, show off one’s business or for nonprofit groups to shout out their cause in fun to gain great exposure within the community.

The parade will begin at 12 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, on Hailey’s Main Street at Myrtle Street. It will proceed through downtown Hailey, showcasing each entry until it exits onto Cedar Street, where the Blaine County Heritage Court will be given its final round of applause to contestants.

There will be three top prizes given in each of five separate categories: Best Float, Best in Equestrian/Wagon Group, Best in Antique/or Decorated Vehicle, Best in Theme, and Best Organization.

Commercial autos must either be decorated, reflect the theme or pull a float. Only three vehicles per entry are allowed. For the safety of children, spectators, entrants and animals, there will be no throwing of candy or any other objects from floats or vehicles, and no water discharging allowed during the parade. All handouts must be dispersed next to the sidewalks out of the parade path.

Applications are available now online at valleychamber.org or at the Valley Chamber office in the Welcome Center in Hailey. Early discounted entries of $25 must be turned in by June 15. Entrants registering after that will pay $45.

For more information, contact The Chamber office at (208) 788-3484 or visit website valleychamber.org to register online.

Controversial Choices Bring Out Idaho Voters

According to the Associated Press, more than 30 percent of Idaho’s registered voters participated in the primary election held Tuesday, May 15. It marked the highest turnout in 16 years.

According to recently certified election results, roughly 264,000 out of Idaho’s 826,400 registered voters cast a ballot, with nearly 18,000 of those registered to vote on the day of the election, the highest number since Idaho began same-day registration.

Secretary of State Lawrence Denney, who won his primary for reelection, said the average turnout in Idaho’s primary elections recently hovers around 25 percent.

High-profile races in both Republican and Democratic primaries helped contribute to the higher-than-normal election participation.

The top race for governor was hotly contested, with the penultimate candidates being former State Sen. Paulette Jordan (D) and Lt. Gov. Brad Little (R). There were also several key congressional and legislative contests.

on the road—and to remain sober and unimpaired. It only takes a moment to lose focus and to end up in a potentially fatal crash. Our hearts go out to the family members who are grieving the recent loss of their loved ones and also to the first responders who are always there; it never gets easier to work the scene of a fatal crash, especially when the victims include children.”

Wills said buckling up, driving sober, slowing down, putting down the phone and other distractions, and making sure your distance to the car in front of you is appropriate will help you stay safe.

Report suspected impaired drivers and other hazardous drivers to law enforcement. On your mobile phone, dial *ISP (*477) or just dial 911.

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Annual Fire Expo To Be Held

The annual Blaine County Fire Expo will be hosted by the Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Festival Meadows on Sun Valley Road.

The Expo is an annual community event featuring local firefighters sharing their skills, expertise and talents in vivid, real-life demonstrations. There will be a car extrication, rescue drills, live fire, helicopters, fire safety for kids, home safety, engine tours and more.

New this year will be free smoke detectors distributed at the event by local Girl Scouts and the American Red Cross. Returning events are the Firefighter Skill Drill featuring an array of on-the-ground firefighting rescue techniques, and the Junior Firefighter Obstacle Course, with prizes, hoses and fun for everyone. Enjoy the free barbeque at this fun-filled family event.

Ketchum To Sponsor Sheep Parade

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Festival to the history and culture of our community and excited to formalize this partnership,” said Laura Musbach Drake, executive director of the Festival.

The Festival, which involves five days of activities throughout the Wood River Valley, will be held Oct. Now at 116 S. River 10-14. in Hailey 208.788.4200 “This iconic event is loved by locals and tourists alike, and helps brand Ketchum as a place of many tales and many trails,” said Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw.

The Trailing of the Sheep Parade will have about 1,500 sheep heading south down Main Street in Ketchum at 12 p.m. Sunday, Oct 14, from summer grazing in the mountains to winter pastures.

Wellness Festival Will Offer New Insights For Healthy Living

The 21st Sun Valley Wellness Festival, to be held June 29–July 2, will feature a content-rich program with more than 30 presentations and workshops by top wellness experts addressing diverse aspects of body, mind, spirit, and environmental wellness.

The Festival also offers movement classes, a Wellness Experience Hall, music, and more.

Headline speakers for the 2018 Festival will include experts on brain health, gut health and meditation. Keynote speaker, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist and New York Times bestselling author of “Brain Rules,” will discuss how genes express themselves in the human brain, provide a prescription for aging well, and how to slow down the symptoms of aging.

Another speaker will be Sharon Salzberg, a co-founder of Insight Meditation Society, one of the most important institutions in Western Buddhism. Salzberg will discuss how a mindfulness practice can bring about positive change in the divisive culture currently facing the nation.

Dr. Steven Gundry, preeminent heart surgeon and New York Times bestselling author, will talk about the role diet plays in longevity and vitality.

The new location at the Community School campus in Sun Valley—named one of the country’s most beautiful private high school campuses by Architectural Digest—will provide an inspiring setting for attendees.

St. Luke’s To Offer CHIP program

Beginning Monday, June 18, St. Luke’s Wood River will offer a Complete Health Improvement Program. CHIP is an 18-session holistic health program that integrates nutrition exercise and stress reduction tools. It will run for three months through Aug. 27. The meetings will be held at St. Luke’s Wood River Mondays and Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m.

The course includes lab screenings, biometric measures, relevant videos, textbooks, workbook, cookbook, exercise book and group discussions and peer support. It is geared for anyone who wants to improve their health in particular those with chronic disease or risk factors.

Facilitated by Sarah Seppa, a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator with a master’s degree in nutrition, the course will focus eating with health in mind. She will According to Idaho State Police, during the “100 Deadliest Days of Driving,” between also address the balance between work, and the emotional and spiritual aspects of life.

Memorial Day and Labor Day, troopers have already investigated nine crashes that Participants from the winter CHIP session reported lower cholesterol levels, loss of resulted in fatalities throughout Idaho. weight, more energy, better eating habits and loss of cravings. A support partner may accompany the participant at no extra cost.

“With the recent spike in fatal crashes, I want to take this opportunity to implore Idahoans to be extra cautious while on our roadways this summer,” said Colonel Kedrick For information and to register for the course, call (208) 727-8733.

Wills, ISP director. “It’s easier than ever to become distracted and to lose focus on what matters while driving, which is to keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes

‘Deadliest Days’ In Full Swing

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR JUNE 6 - 12, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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his week’s big news is the emergence of the Brown Drake on Silver Creek.

For the second year in a row we got a several-day tease, with just a few bugs on the water each night and each morning. On Sunday night this all changed and the hatch began with truly large numbers of bugs. Anglers can expect this action to continue through the weekend. The best hatch and spinner fall action will slowly move upstream. By the weekend, the action should be all the way up to the Hwy. 20 bridge.

There is plenty of room for everyone out there as long as we all remain kind to one another. Please keep this in mind, especially if this is your first Drake experience. Peace, Love and Drakes is what we celebrate here. Please take this to heart and help your fellow angler whenever you can.

During the daylight hours on Silver Creek the fishing has been fantastic. PMD and Baetis are hatching and the Callibaetis action should grow quickly with the heat. The best surface action has probably been on Black Ants. When the wind comes up, anglers have been fishing Ants and PMDs in tandem. This seems to work well, if there are no specific targets to cast at.

Moving forward, expect to see the Green Drakes on The Nature Conservancy waters with the warmer days. This can be an incredible pattern to fish on the Preserve waters, so be sure not to go to the river without a few.

When the Big Wood clears and comes into shape, the Green Drake is going to be a great hatch. Be sure to get your fly box full. The Colorado Hair-Wing Drake is among our favorites, as well as the Cripple Patterns.

The Green Drake Epoxy-Back Nymph is also a deadly fly on the Wood and Upper Lost once they clear. Fish this fly underneath a Picabo Royal Stimulator and you’re in business!

The Mormon cricket is showing up on the South Fork of the Boise. If you see them in the water, you can try to imitate them.

Some of the fish care for this bug and some could care less. It is a really big, hard-bodied bug that takes a big fish to eat it. Warmer days on the South Fork also mean the Salmon Flies should be coming. They are generally in the canyon section of the river by the second week of June.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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FOURTH OF JULY AND YOUR DOG

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BY FRAN JEWELL

t’s that time of year again when Fourth of July celebrations are right around the corner. We look forward to the cookouts and parties with friends. We look forward to traveling, and to fireworks.

While we are having fun, it can be incredibly stressful for our dogs. We know that the noise of fireworks can be horribly traumatic for many of those dogs. But, we forget about how taking them to big parties at strange places with people they don’t know, or other dogs that might not be friendly, can affect them. We forget that while we might savor those kinds of things, dogs often don’t. In reality, many dogs don’t enjoy being forced into a situation of so much confusion—loud music, kids running, and being fed strange foods that actually could be harmful to them.

Things I worry about include my dog learning really bad behaviors, such as begging or stealing food from a low table, or even jumping on a table to steal food. Counter, or table surfing, can be life threatening to a dog. Not only can a dog grab a knife that smells good, he can grab food that is toxic, like grapes.

I really don’t want my dog being fed food he is not used to by a stranger who thinks it’s kind to give him chicken fat that later produces pancreatitis, requiring some extreme veterinary care.

I worry about children running up and hugging my dog with a strangle neckhold that scares my dog. While a dog may easily accept strong hugs from children it lives with and knows, that does not mean that if the dog is stressed in a new environment that he will accept it from a child he doesn’t know.

What if someone decides to set off firecrackers, caps or any other fireworks?

If I have a dog that is already a little cautious about people, children or other dogs, this can mean hours of agony for my dog.

Not all dogs accept hugs from unknown children. Photo by Fran Jewell

Some may think this is good socialization, but probably it is not. Socialization should occur in a rather controlled environment, where the owner is attentive to the cautious dog, giving the dog strength from leadership. If you are distracted in the company of friends, it’s difficult to give your dog the attention good socialization would require.

How would you know if your dog is stressed? Yawning, tail down, lip licking and worried looks are easy for us to spot. A dog that spends a lot of time sniffing the ground may actually be trying to calm itself down— and not necessarily looking for snacks.

Some dogs will become agitated, with higher-than-normal energy, or even a growl here and there, when that sort of behavior has never happened before. A dog with hackles raised as you get out of the car and move closer to the activity can be a sure sign of a dog beginning to feel stressed. Obviously, hiding under a table or chair is another sure sign.

The danger is that when a dog is stressed, he may very well bite to protect himself, even if he has never bitten before. I have to ask myself: Is it worth it to put my dog in that situation?

The best advice I can give is to leave your dog at home in the safe comfort of its bed or crate. If you think your dog can easily handle this atmosphere, but when you get there he is giving you these signs, please take him home. Have a backup plan and be kind. Dogs don’t always feel like we expect them to.

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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BY LESLIE REGO

loisonné derives its name from the French word “cloison,” for compartment or partition. Cloisonné jewelry is made by applying strips of gold, silver, brass or copper onto a surface and then filling in the compartments with precious gems or enamel. A Fabergé egg is a good example of man-made cloisonné. Swallowtail butterflies epitomize Nature-made cloisonné.

Swallowtail butterflies derive their name from the extension at the rear end of their wings that is similar to a swallow’s tail.

They fly fast and close to the ground, their wings constantly moving, making them difficult to identify. I managed to catch enough glimpses of one yellowand-black butterfly to identify it as an Oregon swallowtail. Along the bottom edge of its wings are bright blue spots. In the center, between the two wings, at the lower end of the abdomen, is an orange patch with a black pupil.

The wings appear to be like a beautifully formed piece of cloisonné jewelry. Black bands separate compartments filled with bright yellow. The design is intricate. There are moon shapes, rectangular shapes and comma-like shapes. The bottom edge

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Leslie Rego, “Nature-Made Cloisonné,” colored pencil.

of the wing is gently scalloped, ending with the large swoop of the “swallowtail.”

Butterflies embrace a long history in literature. John Keats, the poet, wrote to his love, Fanny Brawne, “I almost wish we were butterflies and liv’d but three summer days – three such days

with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”

Cloisonné jewelry lasts for centuries. Butterflies survive for only a few days, but Nature’s genius is indisputable in their fleeting beauty.

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 LIVING WELL UI-BLAINE EXTENSION TIPS

WEED CONTROL IN IDAHO LAWNS

BY DANIELLE GUNN, UI EXTENSION EDUCATOR, AND DON W. MORISHITA, PH.D., UI PROFESSOR OF WEED SCIENCE & EXTENSION SPECIALIST

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eeds are opportunistic and readily invade stressed or unhealthy lawns, disturbed areas, or bare soil. Many weeds found in Idaho lawns can be prevented and controlled by utilizing basic management principles, including understanding plant life cycles, plant identification, and implementing an integrated weed management program.

Weeds are divided into grasses (monocotyledons) and broadleaves (dicotyledons). Either category can have annual, biennial or perennial life cycles. Annuals germinate from seed, grow, flower, and produce seed in one year or less.

Biennials have a two-year life cycle and only reproduce by seed. The first year, the plant develops a rosette (circular, flat patch of leaves) and taproot. The second year, the plant flowers, and produces seed, and dies.

Perennials live two or more years. They reproduce by seed or vegetative parts such as taproots,

creeping roots, rhizomes, stolons, bulbs, and tubers.

Common grass weeds in Idaho include quackgrass, green foxtail, downy brome (cheatgrass), crabgrass and tall fescue. Common broadleaf weeds include dandelion, black medic, white clover, common mallow, broadleaf and buckhorn plantain, spotted and prostrate spurge, and prostrate knotweed.

Integrated weed management is a combination of practices to prevent and control weeds. The goal is to favor the growth of turf over weeds.

Weeds often indicate an underlying problem inhibiting adequate grass development.

When turf is stressed by too little or too much water or fertilizer, the opportunity for weed invasion increases. Establishing and maintaining a dense, healthy turf through proper irrigation, mowing, fertilization and aeration increases the likelihood of successful weed control.

For more information on weed management techniques, please contact Blaine County Extension at (208) 788-5585.

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tissue is being created within a given area of land over a given amount of time (grams of growth per square meter per day, for instance). In the cottonwood forests where I was walking, productivity has lately been huge.

Productivity varies with the seasons in this neck of the woods. As we roll through May and June, we are probably hitting the peak of productivity for the year. Come August, when the land begins to dry out, productivity slows. When we lose sunlight hours in the fall, it slows even more.

And in the grip of winter, productivity largely shuts down until the next spring brings another round of sunshine and water.

The Wood River Valley is also a place where productivity can vary dramatically from one spot to another, even in the same season, and almost always because of the presence or absence of water. Around here, productivity skyrockets when you get near any water (along creeks and rivers, and in places where groundwater is plentiful).

Where sun and water are both in abundant balance, life takes off. This is our time to see it at its finest: green-up has arrived, life is flourishing, and ecosystems are running at full tilt. Happy spring days.

alking along the Big Wood this past week, I was struck by how lush the riparian vegetation is right now. The cottonwood forests that occupy the river corridor look more like a tropical rainforest: the canopy is packed full of new green leaves (these trees were bare not too long ago), and the forest floor is so thick with new plant growth that walking through it is more of a bushwhack than a stroll. Everything is drenched from our daily rain showers, and my legs were soon soaked.

This is all due to the recent addition of two main ingredients that we had a lot of in May: water and sunshine.

Life (as we know it) needs a lot of things to succeed, but the two most significant pieces that have to be in place for life to even have a chance are water and sunlight. Wherever there is water and sunlight on this planet, there is life. Ecosystems that are missing liquid water (think deserts or high frozen peaks) or ecosystems that are missing sunlight (think deep ocean floors or polar regions in winter) have a hard time supporting large amounts of life—places with plenty of both (think tropical rainforests) are usually packed with greenery and with life.

Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native Biologists have a term for how much life a and has spent most of his life exploring what place can support: productivity. Simply, produc- our local ecosystems have to offer. He currently tivity is a measure of how much and how fast life teaches science at Community School. grows. The units for describing productivity are essentially a measurement of how much living

NEWS IN BRIEF

Lift-Accessed Mountain Biking Expands At Sun Valley Resort

Now in its 20th year of lift-accessed mountain biking, Sun Valley Resort will open two new trails this season, giving riders almost 10 miles and more than 3,000 feet of descent on Bald Mountain.

Aptly named Pale Rider and Mindbender, both trails are on the front side of the mountain and can be accessed via the Roundhouse gondola and the Christmas chairlift, allowing for an earlier start to the season. These runs will be open starting at 9 a.m. Friday, June 22, the day summer operations on the mountain begin.

Mindbender, a fast, intermediate, free-ride track, is 3.5 miles long and descends 1,334 feet, combining big jumps and large flowing berms. Pale Rider, a more difficult route for advanced riders, is 1.2 miles long with a 530-foot descent. It incorporates both natural elements and human-made jumps and drops, making it a ‘technical-meets-freeride’ hybrid-style terrain.

The trails were constructed in cooperation with the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s Trail Solutions, Red Elephant Trails, U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Land Management.

Saddle Up Trail will open June 22; Lupine Trail will open July 1, slightly later due to elk calving on the perimeter trails of Broadway, Warm Springs and Cold Springs.

Other updates include the rerouting of the Cold Springs Trail, with completion expected in late July. Improvements involve reconfiguring the bottom of the trail to shaded singletrack, making the climbing and descending experience more enjoyable for a broader range of riders.

As a part of the trail development on Bald Mountain, and for safety reasons of all users, the River Run Trail will be downhill-only biking from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. during lift operations from June 22 to Sept. 9. Uphill riders and foot traffic may use the Warm Springs Trail, Cold Springs Trail and Bald Mountain Trail to access the trail network during this time. Multidirectional foot and bike traffic is permissible before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m. during the summer season.

To learn more about uphill policies, visit sunvalley.com/things-to-do/mountain-safety.

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SPONSORED FEATURE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Leah Thayer. Courtesy photo by Janet Evans

LEAH THAYER Student Body President

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BY JOELLEN COLLINS

eflecting on her four years at Wood River High School, graduating senior and student body president Leah Thayer was challenged by the need to balance study, soccer, and student government.

“I decided to make this last year here completely meaningful, and it was," said Thayer, a Hailey resident. “Although I was in student council for four years, this one as president had a huge impact on me: I’m prepared more for what lies ahead. Academic standards here are high, but our teachers make learning interesting and relevant to us, even in the hardest classes. For example, Amy Swanson in AP Calculus and James Foster in AP Economics are amazing instructors who clearly want their students to succeed both scholastically and in developing good character.”

Thayer will attend Colorado College next year, finding it a good match for her in its similarity to the Wood River Valley in landscape and opportunities for recreation. She is leaning toward studying organismal biology and ecology, working with wildlife and the outdoors. Her twin sister, Emily, will attend California Poly Tech at San Luis Obispo, where their brother Hayden is also a student.

As the first girl in over a decade to be elected president of the student council, Thayer found the overall results to have been positive.

“I am happy that the students and I have felt pretty good about that, but I didn’t run just to make a feminist point,” she said. “I hope in the future that one’s gender won’t be a consideration regarding service in the school. I learned to handle occasional neg-

ative reactions to decisions made, and I am proud our students can contribute to their student government.

“We had some terrific celebrations this year,” Thayer continued. “Homecoming was fantastic, and the Winter Formal was held in the gym to a much bigger attendance than when at another venue, and our prom, with the theme ‘A Night at the Oscars,’ was very special.”

Thayer said public issues and events brought the school together in unexpected ways.

“I am so proud of the way our faculty and the students handled the impact of the school shootings in Parkland [Fla.],” Thayer said.

“Standing outside of school and seeing the vivid ways people expressed their grief and hope was something far better than I could have imagined. We connected closely to each other and to the larger world through this tragedy.

We now hope that continuing to express our legitimate concerns will mean that our children won’t have to face the fear of violence toward children in schools and other supposedly ‘safe’ places.”

Thayer credits her parents for their hard work in helping her succeed these past four years.

“My mom graduated from Wood River High School in 1982, and it means so much to continue her legacy at this school and to be able to achieve the same things she did,” Thayer said. “I also have a big thanks for the whole class of 2018 and say congratulations to all.” tws

Editor’s Note: Anyone who would like to recommend a Blaine County School District student for The Weekly Sun’s “Student Spotlight” feature should contact Emilee Struss at emilee.struss@gmail.com.

This Student Spotlight brought to you by the Blaine County School District

Our mission is to inspire, engage, educate, and empower every student.

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SPONSORED SENIOR CONNECTION

SUN CALENDAR THE WEEKLY

EVENT FEATURE

There will be 204 teams from across the country and three solo athletes competing in the 2018 event. Photo courtesy of sawtoothrelay.com

TOMMY FARR AND FOUNDERS FIREPLACE CAMPAIGN

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF RELAY Sawtooth Relay to return

Honoring those who created a legacy

BY JENNI SIMPSON

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s we go through life, sometimes we don’t think about the impact our small actions can have on others. For example, I have seen the same grocery store clerks for years at the stores here, and their continued smiles make a huge impact on my day, considering they are often the only people I see outside of people I work with, and my children. Their small acts of kindness are so crucial. A smile can take a stressful day and turn it into something a little better.

Sometimes the impacts of our actions are small and sometimes they are significant. I think of the quote by Warren Buffet, “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.”

There are 750 seniors sitting under a “tree” today because some community-minded folks took action 47 years ago. That tree is the Senior Connection center and community-based programs and services.

As you read this, seniors in the community are receiving assistance to get bathed and dressed for the day; warm and nutritious lunches are being delivered from Carey to north of Ketchum; adults living with dementia are taking part in music and fitness therapy; and a hundred or so older adults are gathering for fellowship over a delicious lunch.

In the 1970s, a group of citizens decided we needed a senior-citizen facility in the Wood River Valley. While the complete history is not precise, we do know that lunchtime meals were offered at a couple

of locations in the Valley—Our Lady of the Snows with meetings held at the Kelly House and then at the Old Miners Hall. Meals on Wheels were provided by Moritz Community Hospital.

A pivotal point for the organization occurred in 1981 when a lease agreement was made with the City of Hailey for the current location. Additionally, Tommy Farr, World War II veteran, retired U.S. Forest Service ranger, and current member, learned that there were grant monies available for “these small things called senior centers,” but it required the Senior Connection to be a nonprofit. Tommy, along with Barbara Dargatz and a few others, set out for a 501(c)(3) status and $300,000. In 1982, ground was broken for an expanded center.

What started out as their small act of kindness led to creating a legacy.

Now is the time for us to show honor to the founders. We aim to raise up to $25,000 to dedicate the fireplace in honor of Tommy Farr and the other founders at our July 2nd annual Donor Appreciation Barbecue.

We invite you to join us in this special effort.

Not every year or month of senior center history has been captured or documented over the years. To donate to this campaign or to provide a piece of history—in particular, the names of any “founders” from the 1970s or 1980s—please visit us at www.seniorconnectionidaho.org, or call executive director Teresa Lipman at (208) 788-3468, ext. 2, or teresa@seniorconnectionidaho.org.

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BY YANNA LANTZ

he Sawtooth Relay, a challenging 61.9-mile event, will return Saturday, June 9. This event has gathered teams of athletic individuals to run along Highway 75 for 25 years and promotes awareness and financial assistance for two separate charities.

Competitors start at the highest spot in Stanley, at Stanley Elementary School, next to Pioneer Park. Participants will race south all the way to Atkinson Park in Ketchum. Race times begin the night before, as early as 11:59 p.m. Friday, June 8, to ensure all teams can finish in time and enjoy cooler running temperatures.

The event makes for great spectating along the route, especially as finishers come down into Ketchum.

Teams of six runners compete in 12 legs of racing, and each team member will run or walk approximately five miles twice.

The teams and their support van will climb over 2,360 feet of vertical elevation and lose over 3,200 feet in descent.

After the race begins, each runner will begin their individual leg at an exchange point along the course. Once they run approximately five miles, they will “hand off” to their teammate at the next exchange. The teams can benefit from strategically organizing the order of their runners according to the climbs and difficulty ratings of each stretch along the race course.

Team categories for the Sawtooth Relay include Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Coed Open, Masters Men, Masters Women, Masters Coed, Corporate, High School Boys, High School Girls, and Solo. A total of 204 teams from across the country and three solo athletes are currently registered for the 2018 event.

There will be a post-relay party for racers and volunteers with food and live music at Atkinson Park from 2-6 p.m. The

Starting at Stanley Elementary, participants will race south all the way to Atkinson Park in Ketchum. Photo courtesy of sawtoothrelay.com

feasts will include Clear Springs Foods trout, bratwurst, rolls from Alpicella Bakery, potatoes and couscous salad from Simplot, strawberry shortcake from Perry’s, limeade soft drinks and Grand Teton Brewing Co. microbrewed beer.

All participants and volunteers will receive a Sawtooth Relay short-sleeved, embroidered T-shirt. Additionally, racers will also receive a unique Sawtooth Relay coin. Awards will be given to the top three overall teams, and top three teams in each team category. Awards will be announced at 5 p.m. at Atkinson Park after the team results are finalized.

Sawtooth Relay is a fundraising event for Racing Unlimited, Inc., which is an Idaho nonprofit corporation. Approximately $60,000 is raised per year between the Sawtooth Relay and the Zeitgeist Half Marathon [Boise], and the funds pilot research projects at the Kidney Institute at the University of

Kansas and the Idaho Donor Network to find treatments and a cure for polycystic kidney disease. Participants and spectators are strongly encouraged to help support these organizations and are invited to join the family of organ donors at yesidaho.com.

Sponsors for the 2018 Sawtooth Relay include Bandanna Running & Walking, Clear Springs Foods, Simplot, Grand Teton Brewing, Albertsons, Perry’s, Meriwether Cider Co., Alpicella Bakery, Boise Brewing and Sawtooth Brewery.

For more information about the 2018 Sawtooth Relay on Saturday, June 9, and to see a full list of teams, visit sawtoothrelay.com or email info@sawtoothrelay.com.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ‘BEES’ & POLLINATORS ALL WEEK 5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ BIG IDEA project, “Bees,” is open to the public through June 22. “Bees” explores the critical role that pollinators play in maintaining the health of food supplies and ecosystems. The project also considers the many challenges that pollinator species are facing, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat.

For more information about other events associated with the “Bees” BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

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

MICHAEL BRANCH WEDNESDAY JUNE 6 6-7:30PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Mike Branch is a writer, humorist, environmentalist, father and desert rat who lives with his wife and two young daughters at 6,000 feet in the remote western Great Basin Desert. His work includes eight published books, one of which is the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “John Muir’s Last Journey: South to the Amazon and East to Africa.” He has three recent books: “Raising Wild: Dispatches from a Home in the Wilderness, “Rants from the Hill: On Packrats, Bobcats, Wildfires, Curmudgeons, a Drunken Mary Kay Lady, and Other Encounters with the Wild in the High Desert” and “The Best Read Naturalist: Nature Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson.”

Branch is the author more than 200 published essays, articles and reviews, and has given more than 300 invited lectures, readings and workshops. When he isn’t writing, Branch enjoys activist and stewardship work, native plant gardening, bucking stove wood, playing blues harmonica, sipping sour mash, cursing at baseball on the radio and walking at least 1,000 miles each year in the hills and canyons surrounding his remote desert home. Visit comlib.org for details.

STORY TIME WED JUNE 6 & FRI JUNE 8 10:30AM TO 12:30PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Hailey Public Library will host story time on Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Books and crafts designed for children ages 2-4 will be available during story time.

All ages are welcome. Visit haileypubliclibrary.org for details.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS THURSDAY JUNE 7 5-7PM / KETCHUM CONFERENCE & EVENT CENTER

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SPONSORED HEALTH BEAT

DISCOVER HEALTH! St. Luke’s Community Health Fair is Saturday, June 16

BY ST. LUKE’S CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH

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uccess in the quest for improved personal health is a multifaceted endeavor that will mean different things to different people.

Health factors for some individuals will mean staying on top of annual doctor appointments while for others it will mean struggling to have enough food to eat or warm clothes to wear.

Whether you are trying to improve dietary or fitness habits, manage a chronic illness, learn how to keep your family safe from injury and illness, or gain understanding of where to go for physical or mental health needs, a health fair can provide the opportunity to tap into a plethora of health resources in one setting.

St. Luke’s Wood River annual health fair, Discover Health, brings together a variety of regional nonprofit organizations for multicultural exhibits, games, food, and prizes that will educate and entertain the whole family.

Exhibits include demonstrations in fitness, CPR, and a test drive on the “drunk buster” go-cart that simulates drunk driving. There will be the Air St. Luke’s simulation training

manikin, car seat safety checks, and skin analysis to check for sun damage levels in your face and hands. Clinical resources will include A1c tests for people with diabetes, screenings for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, blood pressure checks, nutrition education, and more.

Kids can have fun with games and face painting, and can challenge Mr. Glo Germ in hand-washing abilities!

St. Luke’s mission is to improve the health of people in our communities. The intention of Discover Health is to help people build skills to be successful in managing and improving their health status, whether inside or outside the walls of a clinical setting.

Join us Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. at the Community Campus in Hailey. It’s FREE! Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health at (208) 727-8733 for more information.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

JRM Foundation To Accept Hometown Hero Medal Nominations

The Idaho’s Hometown Hero Organization Committee is accepting nominations for the 2018 Idaho’s Hometown Hero Medal. Selected medalists will be honored at the 8th Annual Idaho Hometown Hero Awards Ceremony, Gala Celebration and Charity Partner Exposition on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Stephens Performing Arts Center in Pocatello. Nominations will be accepted until July 10.

Join The Chamber and 5B Vino Valet at the Ketchum Conference & Event Center (660 Sun Valley Road) and catch up on Chamber news. Call (208)-788-3484 for more information.

Medalists are distinguished Idaho citizens who characterize a life dedicated to hard work, self-improvement and community service while embodying the spirit of philanthropy and showing a remarkable commitment to the improvement of Idaho. JRM Foundation sponsors Idaho’s Hometown Hero Medal for Humanity.

THE HOME GARDEN FRIDAY JUNE 8

For more information and details on supporting the JRM Foundation and submitting a hero nomination, visit jrmfoundation.org.

5:30-7:30PM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Steven Paulson, owner of Native Roots in Twin Falls, will discuss nativars at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Nativars are newly available native plants with enhanced characteristics that help solve common issues like water conservation and pollinator decline while beautifying home gardens. Cost is $10 for SBG members and $12 for nonmembers. Preregistration is recommended at sbgarden.org. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, 4 miles south of Ketchum.

UP A CREEK FRIDAY JUNE 8 9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE Enjoy live music this and every Friday night at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Bellevue. This week, groove to jams by Up A Creek.

Water Supply Operators Discover Energy Savings Methods

Public works professionals recently gathered to share energy- and money-saving achievements at a meeting of the Water Supply Optimization Cohort, a two-year Idaho Power training program for water-supply operators. The 15 members of the cohort learned how to get the most out of their systems while improving energy efficiency. Together, they saved more than 3.5 million kilowatt-hours by making operational improvements. That’s enough energy to power 307 average homes for a year.

Supplying water is an energy-intensive process that can represent 30 to 40 percent of a municipality’s energy use. Program workshops provided tools to help water utilities understand how to prioritize water sources, use water storage efficiently, manage water pressures, avoid unnecessary pumping and implement other low- or no-cost efficiency actions. Participants learned the skills necessary to identify and implement energy-efficiency opportunities on their own and ensure these energy and cost savings are maintained long-term.

To learn more about saving energy at your home or business, visit idahopower.com/ways-to-save.

Register For Conference On Women And Leadership The sixth annual Andrus Center’s Conference on Women and Leadership will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 26 and 27, at Boise State University’s Jordan Ballroom.

The event is a professional development experience with breakout skill sessions and three keynote speakers each day.

The conference goal is to highlight women in leadership positions of all kinds and to encourage both genders to foster growth in themselves and others. Over half of college graduates are women, 47 percent of the workforce is female, and women make up 51 percent of the population in the United States.

Register by visiting boisestateedu/andruscenter.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE NATIVAR NURSERY

RICO HOOD SATURDAY JUNE 9

SATURDAY JUNE 9

8:30AM TO 2PM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM

6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM

Sawtooth Botanical Garden will hold a free outing to Native Roots, a nativar nursery in Twin Falls. University of Idaho scientist Dr. Stephen Love will discuss his groundbreaking nativar research. Native Roots owner Steven Paulson will lead a tour of the site, discuss nativar availability and explain their many uses and benefits. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the SBG for carpooling. Preregistration is recommended at (208) 726-9358.

SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, 4 miles south of Ketchum.

Groove to free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Saturday throughout the summer. This week, catch Rico Hood. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

HERITAGE COURT CEREMONY SUNDAY JUNE 10 3PM / LIBERTY THEATRE / HAILEY

COMPASSION GARDEN SATURDAY JUNE 9 10-11AM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Sawtooth Botanical Garden will offer free guided tours of the Garden of Infinite Compassion each Saturday throughout the season. The Compassion Garden was created to honor the 2005 visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley and hosts a rare Tibetan prayer wheel, one of two of its size in North America.

The beautiful prayer wheel was built

by Tibetan monks and is filled with a million handwritten prayers for peace and wellbeing.

Designed by landscape architect and Zen teacher Martin Mosko, the many intentional features of the GIC have special meaning and the Garden’s message of peace and love bridges all faiths. SBG Education Director Kristin Fletcher will lead the walk. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, 4 miles south of Ketchum. Get the details at sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.

As part of the annual Heritage Court festivities, the communities of each city will honor four women of the Wood River Valley at a coronation ceremony at the Liberty Theatre. The mayors of each town will escort the ladies to the stage where they will be presented with tiaras and flowers. Light refreshments will be served. All the women have lived in the area for at least 30 years and have contributed significantly to their communities and to the history of the Wood River Valley. The 15th annual Heritage Court is a program of the Blaine County Historical Museum. Call (208) 788-1801 for details.

COMMUNITY PLANTING PARTY SATURDAY JUNE 9 2–5PM / THE CENTER LOT / KETCHUM

MICHAELA FRENCH SUNDAY JUNE 10 6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM

As part of its current BIG IDEA project, “Bees,” the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will create a pollinator pasture that will beautify The Center lot, opposite the Ketchum Post Office, on 2nd Avenue, and serve as a habitat for a wide variety of local pollinator species. All ages are welcome.

The Center’s pollinator pasture will be a quilt of pollinator-friendly plants and wildflowers designed by the people at Border Free Bees. Starting at 2 p.m., participants will enjoy an afternoon of planting, honey-inspired treats by Toni’s Sun Valley Ice Cream and a variety of fun, kid-friendly activities. Volunteers are asked to bring their own sun hats, gardening gloves, trowels and shovels. Extra shovels and trowels will be available to those who don’t have them.

At the center of the pollinator pasture, three apiary sculptures will provide shelter to different types of native pollinators. The Center invites those attending the planting party to bring materials to fill the shelves of the apiaries, including sticks, pieces of firewood, cottonwood and aspen logs, Ponderosa pinecones, bamboo, bricks, paper straws, blocks of wood, PVC pipe and straw. For more information about the Planting Party and other upcoming events associated with the “Bees” BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

STREET PARTY FOR THE PLANET

Enjoy free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Sunday throughout the summer. This week, hear music by singer-songwriter Michaela French. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

SOUPER SUPPER MONDAY JUNE 11 5:30-6:30PM / ST. CHARLES CHURCH / HAILEY Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. St. Charles Catholic Church is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.

WAKE UP HAILEY TUESDAY JUNE 12 9-10AM / COPY & PRINT / HAILEY Join The Chamber and Copy & Print in Hailey for this monthly net work i ng event. Catch up on the latest Chamber news and get a look at Copy & Print’s big new space at 116 S. River St. There will be breakfast pastries and coffee. Call (208)-788-3484 for more information.

SATURDAY JUNE 9

5-8PM / ERC OFFICE / KETCHUM Celebrate the Environmental Resource Center’s 25th anniversary and the local environment by enjoying an outdoor evening at the ERC’s Street Party for the Planet. This family-friendly event will take place on Washington Avenue in Ketchum, between Fourth and Fifth streets.

Enjoy bites by Smoke Over Baldy & KB’s while dancing to DJ Diva or playing environmentally-themed lawn games. Sweet treats and beverages will be available for purchase as well.

Enter to win a drawing for three awesome door prizes. Winners will be announced at 7:30 p.m. that evening.

The ERC is a small, community-based nonprofit that provides environmental education and inspires action to cultivate a healthy environment. The ERC forwards this mission through youth and community education, recycling outreach, pesticide awareness and a dog waste trailhead pick-up program. For more information on this event and others, swing by the ERC office at 471 Washington Ave., in Ketchum, or visit ercsv.org, (208) 726-4333.

SCIENCE TIME TUESDAY JUNE 12 11AM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will guest-host Science Time in the Children’s Library. Science Time is held every Tuesday at 11 a.m. Check out comlib.org to learn more.

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MOTORCYCLE FOR SALE BMW Motorcycle for Sale. K1200LT with 28K miles. Excellent condition. Custom saddle, wired for headsets. 3 cases. $3500. Call 208-720-2874

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15’ to 25’ Blue Spruce, $150-$500. Referral to tree service for transplanting if all purchased together. Seventeen trees available.

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BOOTH FOR SALE 48”L X 36”H X 29”W. Primed new custom booth seats. 2 drawers on one side. Too big and can’t adjust. Located in Old Hailey. I have truck. Paid $1600. Sacrifice $150. Katie 208-720-8925

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