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Featured Event Sun Valley Wellness Fest To Celebrate 20 Years

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Business News Hailey Sees Many Brick & Mortar Changes

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Arts News Library To Be Steward Of Hemingway House

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THE WEEKLY SUN CONTENTS

The 33rd Ketchum Wide Open will take place on Saturday, May 20. For a story, see page 12. Courtesy photo by Mark Oliver

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Heritage Court News Edith Conrad Honored

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Community Bulletin Board Find A Job, Odds & Ends

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The Weekly Sun’s Calendar Stay In The Loop On Where To Be

ON THE COVER American white pelicans avoid intense flooding throughout the Wood River Valley and enjoy the calm waters of Silver Creek Preserve on Sunday, May 7. Photo by Jill Palmer Local artists & photographers interested in seeing their art on our cover page should email submissions to: mandi@theweeklysun.com (photos should be high resolution and include caption info such as who or what is in the photo, date and location).

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NEWS FEATURED EVENT

WELLNESS FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 20 YEARS

City of Ketchum Flood Warning Still in Effect

Arianna Huffington To Give Keynote

There is still plenty of snow at higher elevations that could cause potential flooding. Visit ketchumidaho.org/flood. for information on flood preparedness and emergency streambank permits. Take advantage of the lower floodwaters this weekto protectyourproperty.

Call for Eclipse Art The City of Ketchum invites experienced artists to apply for The Great American Eclipse installation project. Eclipse celebration will take place on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 at Festival Meadow. Visit ketchumidaho.org/eclipse for more information.

Call for Artists Open Call For Artists for original artwork installation at the Ketchum Innovation Center. Visit www.ketchumidaho.org/arts or contact Jen Smith at jsmith@ketchumidaho.org or 727-5081.

Job Opportunity Water Division Maintenance Operator Needed: Full description available at ketchumidaho.org/jobs or contact Pat Cooley at pcooley@ketchumidaho.org or 726-7825.

Public Notice DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS: On Apr. 21, a 60-day waiting period began for the historic demolition of the nexStage Theatre at 120 S. Main St. and 111 S. Leadville Ave. The public is invited to comment through June 19, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

On May 10, a 60-day waiting period begins for the historic demolition of the Bellemont Radio Station located at 620 N. Main St. The public is invited to commentthrough Aug. 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

Address written comments to Ketchum Planning & Building Department, P.O. Box 2315, Ketchum,Idaho 83340, or email participate@ketchumidaho.org.

Public Meetings CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday • June 5 • 5:30 pm • City Hall PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Monday • June 12 • 5:30 pm • City Hall

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BY DANA DUGAN

n the late 1990s, community input was sought for a new event that would attract visitors and shore up business activity during the post-ski-season slack. At the time, the Sun Valley/ Ketchum Chamber of Commerce hosted a business showcase in Sun Valley. There, people were able to vote on events on a large white board that they felt would be good for the community.

People rallied around a healthand-wellness event, and by 1998 the Sun Valley Mountain Wellness Festival was born. Held at the old Elkhorn Resort in Sun Valley for the next few years, it hosted speaker presentations, a wellness expo, movement classes and music, all of which continue today in various forms.

The Chamber and its volunteer Sun Valley Wellness Festival committee, from 1998 through 2005, managed the festival. In 2005, the nonprofit Sun Valley Wellness Institute was formed and took over operations of the festival with the goal of growing it into the future. Over the years, the Sun Valley Wellness Institute board of directors and staff focused on bringing wellness speakers and practitioners to the festival to share their knowledge and passion with an ever-growing audience of attendees from around the country and the world.

This year—its 20th anniversary—will be no different, and yet each year has something new due to the range of speakers. Internationally known speaker, writer and media presence Arianna Huffington will headline the festival at the Sun Valley Inn’s Limelight Room at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 26. Huffington will speak on “Ending the Stress and Burnout Epidemic By Changing the Way We Work and Live.”

Bringing a fresh slant on the festival and wellness in general will be food and seed activist Dr. Vandana Shiva, from India, speaking on “Earth Democracy: Cultivating Wellness, Cultivating Freedom” at the Sun Valley Opera House, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 27.

Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society of the United States, will speak on “The Humane Economy: How Innovators and Enlightened Consumers Are Transforming the Lives of Animals” at the Sun Valley Opera House at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 28.

Keynote speaker Arianna Huffington was born in Athens, Greece, the daughter of a journalist. As a teenager, she moved

Arianna Huffington. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Wellness Festival

to England with her mother, and later attended Cambridge University, where she was the head of a famed debating society. After graduating with a master’s degree in economics, she moved to New York City. Eventually, she married Michael Huffington, an oil millionaire with whom she had two children. They subsequently moved to Santa Barbara, where he ran for Congress as a Republican and won. The couple is now divorced.

She is the founder and former editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, the founder and CEO of Thrive Global, and the author of fifteen books, including, most recently, the best-selling “Thrive” and “The Sleep Revolution.”

In August 2016, she launched Thrive Global, a corporate and consumer well-being and productivity platform with the mission of changing the way we work and live. Thrive Global provides trainings, seminars, e-courses, coaching and ongoing support based on the latest scientific findings to improve people’s health and increase productivity for both companies and individuals around the world.

Huffington clearly knows from hard work. She broke her cheekbone after she collapsed from exhaustion in 2007, and afterwards

began focusing on how to correct her behavior, and then share that knowledge with others.

“Twenty years ago, when this festival started, ‘wellness’ was considered ‘alternative,’” said Heather LaMonica Deckard, Wellness Festival director. “Fast forward to today and wellness is mainstream, and is incorporated into all areas of our lives, personal and professional. Our keynote is an international advocate for wellness programs in the workplace. Everyone is coming around. Studies show that wellness programs make good business sense.

“There was a pervasive idea that to be effective and productive you had to work yourself to the bone. Science is disproving that theory. The Wellness Festival is proud to help bring this idea to the forefront and help people on the wellness journey.”

This keynote talk on the need for sleep and how to thrive in today’s busy world should be well attended since it addresses issues everyone engages in daily.

The keynote address is one of the most popular aspects of the Wellness Festival, and frequently sells out due to space constraints.

For a schedule of events and ticket links, visit sunvalleywellness.org.

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BY DICK DORWORTH

t is no secret that the City of Hailey is growing, and all growth entails change. Some of the perhaps unexpected recent changes include four Main Street restaurants that have gone out of business: The Mint, The Town Pump, Seasons Steakhouse and Restaurant 103. At the same time, on May 8, the Hailey Planning and Zoning Commission approved the design of a new 8,153-square-foot mixed use building to be built on the southeast corner of Main Street and Myrtle Street, on the site of the old Lost River Sports. The new building will include four residential units, an 1,800-squarefoot space for a restaurant on the ground floor and one other commercial space. Peter Heekin, who owns the property and ran Lost River Sports, plans to move the purple-colored Lost River Sports building to another location.

Last month the Commission also gave initial approval to a three-story Marriott Hotel to be built at 711 South Main Street that will have 72 rooms, a nonpublic restaurant for guests, a swimming pool, hot tub and a 400-square-foot meeting room.

Ground has been cleared and work has begun on that project.

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town. The Commission’s final approval hearing will be held on May 30.

Lisa Horowitz, community development director for the City of Hailey, says that Hailey’s economy is recovered and is doing well. “Each individual business is different,� she said, “and a small business closing does not mean the town’s economy is hurting.

Restaurants open and close all the time. All across the country the face of retail business is changing.�

Since the population of Hailey has grown from 5,400 to 8,000 in the past 20 years, it’s not surprising that its retail business face is changing in response to that growth. It is also worth noting that the titles of online reviews customers gave to one of the restaurants that closed include: “Avoid This Place,� “A Shame,� “Expected A Bit More For The Money� and “No Go—Crash And Burn.�

Heekin, who is excited and optimistic about the new building on his property, completely agrees with Horowitz’s assessment of the state of Hailey’s economy in the midst of change.

He told The Weekly Sun that he believes Hailey’s economy is on the rise rather than in decline. “If I didn’t think the economy would support it, I wouldn’t be constructing a new building here,� he said. tws

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Now in its 31st year, the program hopes to continue to be a reliable resource during holiday time for families living under stressful means. Â Last year, Holiday Baskets helped nearly 400 families, with some 850 children and food for 1,700 people.

The Golf to Give Tournament will begin with registration at noon. The tournament is 18 holes with a shotgun start, four-person teams, and a scramble format. Sun Valley will provide box lunches, and there will be a post-tournament awards ceremony. The winning team will receive free entry into the Chuck Gates Tournament the following weekend, among other prizes. The cost is $125 per person.Â

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BY DANA DUGAN

HEMINGWAY HOUSE ALSO RISES

s a natural realignment of the area’s history, conservation and literature, the ownership of Ernest Hemingway’s home in Ketchum will shift from The Nature Conservancy to The Community Library this month.

It’s a move that should surprise no one. The Community Library has long championed the Valley’s connection with Hemingway; its archives are full of oral histories, photos and information regarding the writer’s 20-plus years as a visitor and resident of the Wood River Valley. As well, the library hosts an annual Ernest Hemingway Festival each fall, and has a permanent Ernest Hemingway in Idaho exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of History in Forest Service Park in Ketchum.

For the past 30 years, the Hemingway house, and its associated 13.9 acres of land alongside the Big Wood River, has been managed by The Nature Conservancy. In 2015, the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hemingway began visiting Sun Valley in 1939 at the invitation of Averell Harriman, founder of the resort and owner of Union Pacific Railroad, which developed it.

Mary and Ernest Hemingway bought the house in 1959. Hemingway shot himself there on July 2, 1961. Mary continued to spend significant time in the house until her own death in 1986. She bequeathed the house and property to The Nature Conservancy, stating that she wanted it preserved as a “nature reference library.”

Now the house will be incorporated into a larger historical and literary program that will explore Hemingway’s abiding

connections to Idaho, its land and people. The house will remain private, and never operated as a commercial venture, as other of Hemingway’s homes (in Oak Park, Ill., and Key West, Fla.) have done. It will be used eventually as a residency site for writers, scholars and artists.

“Libraries reflect their communities,” said Jenny Emery Davidson, The Community Library’s executive director. “Because we’re privately funded, we look to serve the Wood River Valley, especially in the regional history department. People care about that. There’s an authentic sense of identity that’s imposed by ourselves and not by outside interests.”

In 2014, after receiving a grant to create a master plan for the home’s historic preservation, The Nature Conservancy approached the Library. The home, which had once served as the organization’s first local office, had been a challenge to maintain and use appropriately since the Conservancy’s mission is one of conservation.

At the same time, “it was a good opportunity for us to take a look at our Hemingway collection and to situate it in a broader context,” Davidson said.

By 2016, a plan emerged to transfer the house from the Conservancy to the library.

“It seems clear to me—from the stories that still float among longtime locals, as well as from Hemingway’s correspondence— that Idaho provided a kind of center of gravity for Hemingway,” Davidson said. “It’s a place he kept coming back to, and he developed enduring friendships in the local community. But his story here has remained somewhat spectral. Now we have the

opportunity to explore that story more intentionally, and to raise the profile of literature in the heart of the West.”

Davidson said that certain artifacts from the house will be integrated into the library’s regional history collection, and made public through periodic displays at the museum and through research requests.

The Hemingway Legacy Initiative is anchored by the new residency program, but will also include preservation efforts on the house; development of new educational outreach materials, including a virtual tour of the house; the launch of an annual distinguished lecture in Ketchum each July (marking the anniversaries of Hemingway’s birth and death); as well as the annual Hemingway seminar in September. This year, the featured speaker will be Paula McLain, author of “The Paris Wife,” a novel about Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley.

Currently, the library has a campaign to raise at least $1.5 million for the ongoing sustainability of the house and the Initiative. A lead gift from the Carr Foundation made the transfer from The Nature Conservancy to The Community Library possible.

“We remain honored by the Hemingway family’s trust in us to care for the home and surrounding area for the past 30 years,” said Toni Hardesty, The Nature Conservancy’s state director. “We share the library’s vision for the home as part of a larger initiative, and we are pleased that it highlights Idaho’s natural environment as an inspiration for Hemingway’s life and art.”

Not incidentally, two of

Lou Lunte, right, deputy state director of The Nature Conservancy, hands the certificate from the National Register of Historic Places to Jenny Emery Davidson, executive director of The Community Library. Photo courtesy The Community Library

Hemingway’s closest Idaho friends—Clara Spiegel and Anita Gray—were founders of The Community Library in 1955.

“We have a lot of work ahead of us,” Davidson said. “We’re committed to treating the house, and property, and stories, with respect.”

Davidson relates a story about walking through the house with author Salman Rushdie.

“I distinctly remember him

looking at me and saying, ‘This is an important house in literary history,’” she said.

Hemingway was drawn to this place, especially the landscape, and “we do have in this valley some unique insights to offer on a iconic literary figure,” Davidson said. “By looking at him, we can learn more about this place.

It brings all these stories to the fore.”

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CAREY WOMAN COVERS ALL BASES

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he Blaine County Historical Museum named Edith Conrad, of Carey, to the 14th annual Heritage Court, which honors women for their contributions to life in the Wood River Valley. The four women named to the court will ride in an historical carriage in four dif-

ferent parades held this summer.

Conrad moved to Carey after her husband, John, who worked for the Idaho State Highway Department, was transferred from Mackay. That was Thanksgiving weekend in 1965. They brought with them their young son, and less than two months later welcomed another son into the world; eventually, they

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would also have two daughters.

In the early 1970s, Conrad was president of the Blaine County chapter of the women’s section of the American Farm Bureau Federation, an organization that began in 1919 with a small group of farmers. Their mission is to be the unified national voice of agriculture, working through grassroots

organizations to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities. Later, Conrad then became president of the regional chapter. There, she worked closely with her predecessor, Maxine Bell.

“In the women’s organization, we tried to stay on top of

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legislation that pertained to either women or farming in general,” Conrad said.

“The big thing that I remember then was the women’s lib thing was really coming out.

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Edith Conrad named to 14th annual Heritage Court

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were pro [liberation]. In those days, there definitely were differences. I think until that came out it wasn’t really that well known or recognized or thought about even. Sometimes we would go to actually watch the legislature and then try to get the word out and get women educated.”

Conrad organized local conferences and luncheons highlighting guest speakers that would help educate women on these issues and more.

On the Conrads’ acre-and-a-half farm, “we milked our own cows,” she said. “We had goats and ducks, geese and peacocks.”

As Conrad’s children grew up, she also became involved in 4-H. She began as lamb leader with her husband, raising sheep, and also was leader of a sewing club for several years.

“There were about a half-dozen kids in each group. You’d set up meetings at your house and just supervise their projects, make sure they’re coming along. Help them with their books before the fair,” said Conrad.

Conrad served on the county board for 4-H and was then secretary for the state board. In the 1990s, she was named 4-H

“Leader of the Year” for Blaine County.

Conrad was also active in the Parent Teacher Organization for Carey School.

“We did things like be room mothers,” she said. “We helped out wherever we could.”

Conrad was and still is very active in her church.

“I’ve done a lot of different things over the years there. I don’t know if I have a favorite, but I’m kind of going between the first year I came and I had the 12-year-old girls, and my other favorite thing was the Cub Scouts.”

Conrad started leading the Cub Scouts’ Bears in 2007 or 2008.

“I really enjoyed that. I didn’t think I would,” she said.

Conrad was the Bears’ leader until a few years ago, when she had to give it up.

“I had to quit. I had to have my knee replaced and I just didn’t feel like I could keep up with them, especially on Day Camp day—that’s a lot of walking!”

She’s also taught primary, relief society and in-service, among other things.

“Currently, I work in the library and do the newsletter for the relief society,” Conrad said.

When her daughter graduated from high school, Conrad began working at

King’s in Hailey. She stayed there for 13 years.

“I loved working with people and working with the things I did, but my husband was not well and he’d been wanting me to quit for several years… so I just took early retirement at 52,” said Conrad, and adds with a laugh, “I’ve been busy ever since.”

For the last five years Conrad has helped lead a Fit and Fall-Proof exercise class at the Carey Senior Connection.

“There are three of us that are trained to lead the class. We all—the three of us— help lead it, although the gals we have in there now have been going so much, any one of them could probably do it. We meet twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday, and we have about eight or 10 in our exercise class. We work on stability and strength and balance and all those things that keep older bones moving,” said Conrad.

Conrad surely is moving. She has 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and helps care for her great-grandson, Zayden, who is 9-and-a-half months old and just beginning to crawl.

“I watch him from about 7 in the morning until 3:30 p.m. when she [her granddaughter] gets home.”

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Sun Valley Summer Symphony Hires New Associate Conductor

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony has hired Sameer Patel as its new associate conductor. Currently in his second season as associate conductor for the San Diego Symphony, Patel is regarded as one of America’s most exciting young conductors.

“He is a very talented conductor,” said Alasdair Neale, music director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. “I think he’ll be a good fit for the orchestra and for the community.”

Patel’s accomplishments include winning the 2016 Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award and a prestigious conducting fellowship award with the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Foundation in Leipzig, Germany. He’s studied at the renowned Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, with Daniele Gatti, chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. For the 2017-2018 season, Patel will make his subscription debut conducting two programs with the San Diego Symphony.

Patel will also be a featured speaker for the Symphony’s pre-concert “Lawn Chats” and will work with the Summer Music Institute, the Symphony’s summer youth music-education program.

“I look forward to working closely with Alasdair Neale, the musicians and the staff,” Patel said. “Everybody I’ve spoken with shares their enthusiasm about Sun Valley’s beauty, but they also never fail to rave about the high level of music-making and the generosity of the people who call this home.”

School District To Hold ‘State Of The District’ Meeting

The Blaine County School District will hold one more community meeting called “State of the District: Give 30, Get 30” from 6-7 p.m., on Monday, May 22, at the Senior Connection in Hailey. This meeting provides information on the district’s strategic plan and budget. Thirty minutes will be dedicated to presenting updates on the district and 30 minutes of each meeting will be dedicated to an open question-and-answer session.

NPR Is On The Fritz

Having radio issues? KBSX Boise State Radio is currently working with CenturyLink to fix the intermittent breaks in coverage on KBSX 91.5 FM. CenturyLink says wires need to be replaced on Seattle Ridge on Bald Mountain after the snow melts. KBSX is working on a short-term solution to fix the signal, and apologizes for the inconvenience. The web stream is a good alternative.

Young Artists Sought To Design Coin

The Hailey Fire Department seeks talented youngsters to help design a coin representing the Hailey Fire Department. The HFD has partnered with Alpine Tree Service to provide a $250 award to the winning designer. The design will be made into a coin that represents their dedication to the HFD, for all firefighters to carry.

The winning design will be displayed on the HFD’s new fire truck. The contest will run through Friday, June 9. Applications may be submitted to the Hailey Fire Department at 617 S. 3rd Ave., or via email at hfd@haileycityhall.org.

Save Water, Attract Pollinators

The second workshop in the Wood River Land Trust’s annual Trout Friendly Water-Wise Landscape Series will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18 at the Hailey Public Library.

Kelley Weston, of Native Landscapes, will present the free workshop that will focus on design concepts for converting grass or creating a new garden into a palette of seasonal color for sunny and shady locations using water-saving flowers and shrubs.

Turf removal tips and drip irrigation will be covered, too.

The series also counts as credit for those involved in the City of Hailey’s Water Smarty Rebate Program.

All presentations in the Trout Friendly Water-Wise Series are free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

For any questions, contact Mike McKenna at mmckenna@woodriverlandtrust. org or call (208) 788-3947.

Foundation Honors Nurse For Excellence

The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Board of Directors and The Gray Family recently awarded the 2017 Carl A. Gray Memorial Award for nursing excellence to Lynne Wade of Ketchum.

“Lynne exemplifies compassion and has an exceptional nursing practice,” said Megan Thomas, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation chief development officer.

“We are truly fortunate to have such high-caliber nurses at St. Luke’s Wood River.”

Wade is a nurse in the Medical-Surgical Unit at St. Luke’s Wood River. Her peers describe her as the “epitome of a kind, intelligent, professional nurse. Wade provides compassionate care to every patient, every time. Her attention to detail leads to excellent care.”

According to St. Luke’s, throughout Lynne’s nursing career at St. Luke’s Wood River, she has exemplified the excellence one hopes to live up to as a nurse. Her colleagues described her as thorough and diligent in her work, adding that it is at the bedside where Lynne really shines. Her caring demeanor makes each patient feel like they are the only patient under her care. She takes the time, even on the busiest days, to ensure that patient concerns are being heard and they are educated to their plan of care and interventions that may be ahead.

Each year the entire hospital staff nominates a nurse who exemplifies excellence in their nursing practice. The nursing staff then votes on the colleague whom they believe is most deserving of the recognition. The Gray Family established the annual award in the Foundation to honor Carl A. Gray, who was an avid Sun Valley Ski Club member.

Transportation Director Resigns Following Bus Accident

On May 10, Blaine County School District Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes said Rex Squires, the school district’s director of transportation, was “no longer employed by the district.”

Squires, who’s held the job since 1993, had administrative status with an annual salary of $105,504. Squires resigned after the district conducted an investigation into the transportation department.

“We are continuing to review our internal procedures,” Holmes said. “We are re-emphasizing to our employees that compassion and concern for a fellow employee must never take precedence over our responsibilities for the safety of our students. We are continuing to cooperate with Idaho State Police in their investigation of the accident.”

The investigation into the Transportation Department’s practices “was prompted by the Carey school bus accident on April 18,” Holmes said Thursday.

“It was conducted by human resources and myself. The investigation found that procedures outlined in district policy 427.10 listing classified personnel’s responsibilities to students and public were not followed. Assistant superintendent John Blackman will oversee the department in the meantime; he will be assisted by longtime employee Kelly Catts.”

Holmes said it was “too early to tell” if the position of director of transportation might be eliminated altogether.

The bus, driven by Carey resident Richard Mecham, 67, rolled over, resulting in 12 students being injured and transported to area hospitals.

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unteers helped Bellevue city employees Andrew Leckrone and Elijah Lindley, in the Bobcat, work the sandbag apparatus in Chantrelle subdivision, Friday afternoon. Volunteers were joined by other ups throughout the day. Photo by Dana DuGan

Color Me Fearless 5k To Be Held At New Venue

The Color Me Fearless 5k, on Satur, June 3, to benefit Girls on the Run he Wood River Valley, will be held at Cutters Park in Hailey rather than wrence Heagle Park in the Della View a in Hailey, due to flooding.

Bib bag pick-up and in-person regation will take place from 3-7 p.m. day, June 2, at KB’s Burritos in Hailey. insons’ Market and KB’s will offer ee BBQ. Registration for the 5k is rently $28/adult, $15/youth or senior, with $5 off if you register four girls or more. porate team entries and a chance to win “Best Spirit” prizes are still available at 00 for a six-person team. Following the race, there will be activities, food, vendors d a bubble ball. The price will increase on June 1 and again on race day. Register at ormefearless.com.

Hemingway Elementary Receives 2016 Playground Project Of The Year Award

The students at Ernest Hemingway Elemeny have been enjoying their new playground almost a year now. The new playground uipment replaced old equipment that had en in the ground for over 25 years.

The entire playground was designed Playcraft Systems of Grants Pass, Ore., and alled under the direction of Blaine County ntenance director Lester Wilson, a certid playground safety inspector. Wilson was rumental in choosing a design that was h challenging and fun for the students d met safety requirements with input from mingway School Principal Don Haisley and mingway Parent Teacher Organization Presnt Laura Gvozdas. In addition to expanding original footprint to include more playground toys, swings and spinners, they mbined the fundraising efforts of the school and the City of Ketchum, whose parks ding is adjacent to the school property.

Of all the Playcraft playgrounds installed in 2016, the Playcraft team chose the mingway playground to receive the prestigious “Project of the Year” award. The ard is given for the most improved playground, outstanding design and exceptioneamwork.

Nicole Stoddard, of LuckyDog Recreation, represented Playcraft Systems and preted the award to Gvozdas and Wilson during a school assembly, May 2017.

Preservation Idaho To Give Awards

Preservation Idaho, the statewide organization that promotes the preservation of ho’s significant architecture and history, will grant its Orchids awards from 2:300 p.m. Saturday, May 20 at The Community Library in Ketchum.

The Nature Conservancy of Idaho will receive a Heritage Stewardship Award for its servation, maintenance and protection of the Ernest and Mary Hemingway House etchum, which will transfer to The Community Library this month (see story on e 5).

Tickets are $20 for Preservation Idaho members, $25 for nonmembers, and can be chased at preservationidaho.org. The event includes a reception with drinks and t appetizers, as well as the chance to view the library’s Hemingway Collection. so includes a private tour of the Sun Valley Museum of History, including some as not usually open to the public. Private Ttours will be held at 11 a.m., noon and m. Register for a time on the Preservation Idaho website.

For A Cause: Buy Now, Eat Later

A Wood River Valley-based chef is offering future sales of catered services at a discounted rate with the proceeds going to help persons displaced from flooding in the Valley.

Executive Chef Services owner Mary Clare Griffin has put the call out to her clients to purchase future cooking dates now in exchange for a greater value dinner at a later date. They can buy $1,000 in culinary services now and receive $1,250 in catered goodies later, be it a dinner/ cocktail party or drop-off meal. Griffin is willing to negotiate the amount of the services for a smaller group, as well.

Griffin hopes to raise at least $25,000 by selling 25 future catered events to be scheduled through the remainder of the year.

If interested, text Griffin at (208) 720-4288.

Flood Information Meeting To Be Held

The City of Hailey will host another public information meeting for residents affected by the recent flooding, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 18, at the Community Campus auditorium in Hailey.

Representatives of The Weather Service will be there to present predictions. Representatives from the City of Hailey, Idaho Power and Intermountain Gas will also be available for questions.

The City of Hailey has set up a Facebook page devoted exclusively to providing flooding updates for the city. It can be found at Hailey City Flood Update 2017 (@HaileyCityFlood). Access this site for the most current information on local flooding.

Hailey officials believe one of the most important things a resident can do in preparation for flooding or any other emergency is to sign up for emergency notification alerts via CodeRed. You can choose to receive these by email, text or phone, at public.CodeRedWeb.com/cne/enUS/58D579DB8746/ or via link from BlaineSheriff.com.

Local Students Place In Writers Contest

For the 23rd year, Idaho Public Television participated in an annual PBS KIDS Writers Contest through IdahoPTV’s three regional stations—KUID/Moscow, KISU/Pocatello and KAID/ Boise.

Eighteen third-graders in the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program at Hailey Elementary participated in the nationwide contest as part of a writing challenge group in February and March. Nine students submitted a story or a collection of poems and illustrations.

Volunteer panels judged the entries on creativity, originality, language skills and illustrations. Three winners per grade level were chosen for each region of Idaho (with one exception), for a total of 35 winners.

From Hailey, Anna Gilman was in the semifinals for Idaho’s Southwest Region with her book, “Magic Dog.” Marlowe Bradley earned third place in the Southwest Region of Idaho with “The Idahoan Mermaid.” And Manay Whitcomb placed second for the Southwest Region with her book of poetry titled “Seasons.”

Bradley and Whitcomb will be honored at an awards ceremony in Boise, Saturday, May 20.

By June 1, the winning books will be uploaded in full color at idahoptv.org/kids/writers.cfm.

Idaho Approves Second State Veterans Cemetery

On Tuesday, the Idaho State Land Board approved an eastern Idaho location for the state’s second veterans cemetery. Forty acres in Blackfoot will be transferred from the state Department of Health and Welfare to the state Division of Veterans Services.

The first veterans cemetery opened in Boise in 2004, and now serves as the final resting place for about 6,500 servicemen and women.

The land in Blackfoot was leased by the Department of Health and Welfare for agricultural production. According to the state, the proposed Blackfoot cemetery will serve approximately 23,000 eastern Idaho veterans and their families.

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PET COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR MAY 17 - 23 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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pening weekend is almost upon us! Clean that truck and driftboat out.

Throw away all your old tippet spools and don’t freak out about the cooler weather this week.

It’s about to go away and turn beautiful. We are counting on a beautiful and bright Opening Day. Remember all those “pray for snow” days last fall? Well, let’s all channel that energy into “pray for sun” on May 27th!

If you are getting ready for Silver Creek on Opening Day, it’s time to fill your fly box, and after what we’ve been seeing, be sure to load for bear! We have been receiving new flies daily at Picabo Angler. The major hatches that you will most likely encounter on Opening Day and Week include Baetis in sizes 16– 22. Be sure to also have Callibaetis in a size 14–16, Pale Morning Duns in size 14–16 and also a few Brown Drakes… just in case.

Flying Ants are also showing up on The Nature Conservancy waters in large numbers and the fish are on them every chance they get. Regardless of this activity, be sure to have a box full of Ants, Beetles and Spider patterns. The terrestrial fishing on Silver Creek the first few weeks of the season is as good as it gets.

We have been looking at the Brown Drake nymph recently. We do not see any mature enough to hatch in the next few weeks, but with that being said, we will check again, just before the opener. Keep watching the fishing report and our blog at www.picaboangler.com in order to stay up-to-the-minute informed on this hatch.

In case you missed the invite last week, remember we will have comedian Hank Patterson here on Friday night, May 26th, as well as the band Hillfolk Noir and artists Ed Anderson and Bern Sundell. The event is from 5-9 p.m., with music and beer from 5-7 p.m. and then an evening with Hank Patterson to follow.

Saturday, May 27th, is the Opener, and our free BBQ starts at 11:30 a.m. until we run out!

The BBQ is on the east side of the building. Please join us and be prepared for all kinds of weather and all kinds of fun.

Opening Day is always a special event in Picabo and we hope you will come down, whether you are fishing or not, and join us.

Happy fishing, everyone!

Hwy 20 in Picabo info@picaboangler.com (208)788.3536 www.picaboangler.com

PLEASURE OR PRESSURE?

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BY FRAN JEWELL

t’s okay if your dog does not get along with other dogs. Let me say that again: It’s okay if your dog does not get along with other dogs.

For some reason, everyone has come to believe that their dog must be social and needs to spend time with other dogs. This simply is not true and this belief has put our dogs in situations that they feel uncomfortable with and, subsequently, enormous pressure, too.

This can ultimately lead our dogs to respond aggressively to other dogs to protect themselves.

When I was a kid, we had one dog. We didn’t take her anywhere but to our cabin on the lake, where she fished for minnows that swam along the shore. There were no other dogs for her to play with. She came with us in the car everywhere or in the boat when we went out on the lake. She slept on the floor next to my bed and waited for me by the front door when I came home from school. Just how did she know what time it was? Susie bonded with my family instead of other dogs, and we were bonded with her.

She didn’t go to play dates with other dogs.

We didn’t even know what doggie daycare or dog parks were. Susie lived a lovely life of 16 years and we adored her endlessly. Dogs can live completely enriched lives without other dogs.

I hear over and over “I really want my dog to get along with any dog we meet on the trail” or some other place. So many times we pressure our dogs into being social even if they may not be by nature. Yes, there are some dogs that thrive on playing with other dogs. But many, many times dogs are not comfortable with other dogs and we miss

My Isabella is not a social dog. She likes her own pack, much like a wolf, but other dogs make her incredibly nervous and afraid. So I don’t intentionally put her in those situations.

their signals telling us they are uncomfortable until, finally, one day, they can’t take it anymore and start a fight. We are stunned.

And hurt and totally confused.

Dogs are, in some ways, like people: some of us thrive on large parties and gatherings, or love big families; others like to live alone and only go out when necessary. Dogs are the same way. And, dogs will get along with some dogs, but not others, just like we get along with some folks, but not others. Many times dogs are not genetically capable of such social behavior. It’s just who that dog is.

What is important is that we realize that if our dog is uncomfortable, we should not force those interactions and, instead, focus on the bond our dog has with us. Doing en-

riching games at home, even doing obedience training with your dog for fun, will truly help you to bond closer with your dog.

The short of this is, be sensitive to what your dog is telling you. Respecting who your dog is can make a huge difference in the quality of your relationship together.

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

BEAVER WETLANDS

he beavers are out and about. The last few days I have seen several. Since beavers are primarily nocturnal, they are difficult to spot.

Years ago I saw a beaver crawling through our grass, but recently I have sited them swimming in the new waterways and crossing the driveway.

The other day my husband and I were beginning our nightly walk when we spotted one at the edge of a run-off. He wanted to cross from one pond to another, but his normal path, through a culvert, was full of rushing water. He kept trying to enter and swim upstream, only to be pushed back out again.

After a few attempts, the beaver decided he would have to try a new method. He sat by the edge of the driveway, tentatively looking up at my husband and me. We were perhaps 20 feet away, stopped from our walk by the sight. Apparently, the beaver wanted to cross so much that he calmly stepped out over the pavement and slowly made his way across.

Beavers are ungainly out of the water. They have these tiny front legs, which might be great for the water but are not much help for walking. Their big, heavy tail drags along behind them, adding extra friction to their progress, which is slow at best. This beaver

Leslie Rego, “In His Element,” nib pen, brush and ink, watercolor.

waddled across the pavement, finally reaching the other side and slipping into the pond.

Immediately, once in the water, the beaver was in his element.

The rear webbed feet worked like swimming fins and the paddle-shaped tail anchored the rodent like a rudder. The ungainliness was completely gone. He reverted to a graceful creature, circling the pond, diving down

and coming up several times as he explored the new territory.

In the early evenings, we have continued to see beavers swimming in the newly formed waterways. I imagine they are investigating how to refashion the wet areas into dams and lodges.

Beavers are quickly able to change and manipulate a habitat.

Only humans can change an environment faster than a beaver.

But, as we have seen the last few weeks, water seems to have the most power and lends itself naturally to the adroitness of the beaver.

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

SPONSORED FEATURE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

ers who welcome me, are good associates every day, and provide me with a camaraderie like the his community’s generous response to the one I experienced at the Community School, one I rapid snowmelt floods once again stirred in have missed as I have pursued other, more solitary me the emotion of pride in my community. work. I am fortunate to occasionally teach high Many emergency responders and private citizens school athletes at that school, a summer English have been working tirelessly to fill sandbags and class to help students fill requirements usually help neighbors evacuate their homes and find other taken during the busy winter sports season. Their shelter. What a valley! enthusiasm provides me with delight rare in many Some of my acquaintances from positions I’ve held. other places who have not visited Last week, probably because of me here still wonder why I chose to the distractions of a fresh and novel settle in a small Idaho town; certainschedule and adjusting to the learnly, they say, don’t I miss the vital life ing curve of my new employment, I of the city? They don’t understand left the lights on one morning in my the wealth of beautiful landscapes, car, misplaced some essential paculture, activities, sports and intelpers I needed for a future event, and lectual gifts we possess in the Wood lost my car keys in one of our large River Valley, all with easy access. markets. The employees there not I have addressed before my gratonly commiserated, but took time itude for this place and the thrill of off to help me search the bins and summer’s advent when I respond aisles. One found my keys near the to the smell of fresh-grown grass bagels, after I had checked twice and awaken to the chirping of small JoEllen Collins—a longtime at that area; people applauded and resident of the Wood River birds perched in trees leafing out. I Valley— is an Idaho Press smiled and helped me not feel as will be able to spend even more time Club award-winning colum- stupid as I could. I am learning to outside in this gorgeous environ- nist, a teacher, writer, fabric slow down a bit: if I could somehow ment. However, today I am thinking artist, choir member and attach a selfie stick in front of me, about the main quality of life that I unabashedly proud grandma it would say, “Be mindful: pay atam able to experience living here. known as “Bibi Jo.” tention.” These are skills I will need It’s the people. even more as I occupy my spot at This community provides a positive instead of work and as I grow even more absent-minded with negative environment. I crave positive and sup- age. portive energy around me. Of course I have surAs I dedicate myself to better focus, I will be vived third world workplaces and the excessive de- helped by the positive environment around me, at mands of some intimidating bosses, but no more! my job, from my friends, and with my warm-heartI am especially lucky that I am now employed at ed neighbors in the Wood River Valley. I am filled a community facility that is filled with co-work- with appreciation and tranquility.

Madeline Austin is a junior with firm plans for the future. Photo courtesy of Madeline Austin

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HEART AT HOME

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

COLUMN SCIENCE OF PLACE

A RATTLING TAIL

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BY SARAH BAHAN

ith increasing temperatures and lengthening days, a lot of us have been jumping at the opportunity to visit our favorite trails (at least those that are no longer buried in snow or inundated by meltwater). If you fall into this group, you may have noticed that many trailheads are sporting rattlesnake warnings and information sheets.

Rattlesnakes make up a diverse group of pit vipers represented by about three dozen species and twice as many subspecies, which can be found anywhere from southern Alberta to central Argentina. There are two sub-families of rattlesnakes—Crotalinae and Sistrurus—which are Greek for “castinet” and “tail rattler,” respectively. After last week’s piece on species names, it is fun to note that both were bestowed on these two groups of snakes by Carl Linnaeus, the father of binomial nomenclature, in the mid-1700s!

Pit vipers are a large family of snakes that have special organs located in recesses between their eyes and their nostrils that can detect infrared radiation. This extra sense allows these largely nocturnal predators to hunt for prey by their body heat when darkness precludes detection via the observable wavelengths that we see during daytime.

Rattlesnakes are further defined by the presence of their eponymous rattles. Rattles are composed of a snake’s terminal scales. These are not shed like the rest of its scales each time it molts.

The rattles are interlocked scales composed of keratin, like fingernails, but unique in that they are hollow. The classic rattle sound, for which these species are known, is produced when a snake contracts muscles to vibrate these specialized segments against one another.

Rattlesnakes are not naturally aggressive snakes, but will readily defend themselves and often rattle as a warning to potential predators, whether real or perceived; e.g., a red-tailed hawk or mountain biker whipping around a turn.

Idaho is home to two species of rattlesnakes, the only dangerous species of the 12 species of snakes found in the state. Though rattlesnake taxonomy is a bit fuzzy and often being re-defined, ours are commonly known as the Western rattlesnake (Correlates organus) and the Prairie rattlesnake (Correlates viridis), which tend to fall on either side of the Rockies.

Rattlesnakes all produce venom, a complex

Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. Photo by Clinton & Charles Robertson, accessed via Wikimedia.

mixture of proteins and peptides, which they inject into their prey via tubular fangs. Venom often falls into two general categories: neurotoxic and hemotoxic. This allows animals that produce venom to more easily immobilize and digest their prey. Recent research has shown that the composition of venom can vary wildly within a population of snakes, and even change with an individual itself, based on factors such as age and diet.

Philosophers and doctors have been interested in snake venom for thousands of years (Aristotle is often credited with the earliest, detailed description of venomous animals). Though we tend to fixate on the immediate and potentially personal effects of venom, such as local hemorrhage, edema, and tissue necrosis, venomology is currently a hot area of biomedical research. It turns out that molecules that have evolved over millennia to target specific neuronal receptors, or clotting factors, for instance, are providing incredible insight into our own physiology and suggesting treatments for when our bodies fail us.

The most pertinent success story so far is the use of rattlesnake venom to design anticoagulants to treat heart conditions. So if you happen to find yourself face to face with a startled snake sunning itself on a trail in coming months, the most important thing is to stay calm and slowly back away. But after you have achieved a safe distance and your heart rate has resumed a more normal rhythm, perhaps take another moment to appreciate that the snake’s venom that you avoided this time may potentially be life-saving in the future.

Sarah Bahan grew up in the Wood River Valley and currently works as a veterinarian at Sawtooth Animal Center in Bellevue.

MADELINE AUSTIN

BY JENNIFER HOLLY SMITH

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t the end of April, Madeline Austin, a junior at Wood River High School, was presented with The Empathy Award highlighting her compassion and work with special-needs students, Emma and Mari.

“They’re a huge part of everything I do,” said Austin, who developed a strong bond with the two special-needs classmates over the last two years. Austin first met Emma and Mari when the girls walked into her choir class sophomore year. She said, in that moment, they looked scared and uncertain. Austin, without hesitation, motioned to them and said, “Hey, come stand by me.”

This one simple act of kindness developed into a relationship and friendship.

“It’s scary for them and I like being their support system,” said Austin.

Austin attributes her desire to work with special-needs students to her mother’s example. Her stepfather’s sister was in a car wreck and sustained a traumatic brain injury, leaving her with the mental capacity of an 8 or 9 year old.

“My mom was always really compassionate toward her,” Austin said.

Her own mother passed away in 2013 after a ski accident, but her legacy of compassion and kindness lives with Austin.

“It’s a huge part of what I want to do in the future,” she said.

In less than five months, Austin plans on applying to Northern Arizona University, because it has a “great special-education program,” but also because of the financial aid she can receive. Her cousin also plans on attending school in Arizona.

“My cousin really wants to go

to Grand Canyon University and we wanted to be close to each other.”

Austin works with Emma outside of school as well, caring for her each Thursday for a few hours until Emma’s parents get home from work. Whenever Austin finds a free moment during school hours, you will find her in room A101, the classroom for students with disabilities. She hopes to be a teacher’s assistant in the classroom her senior year.

Austin is also involved in Colla Voce, the all-girls jazz choir at WRHS. “Over 40 people tried out for six spots and I was one of two freshmen chosen,” said Austin, who has been in the ensemble the past three years.

Colla Voce practices during a zero-hour class period, which means Austin has arrived at school at 6:45 a.m. her entire high school career. Currently, she is section leader for the sopranos and hopes to be one of the group’s leaders her senior year, as it is typically a shared position.

“We all have a passion for music and singing and we’re all really close. It’s fun to share a passion.”

Austin looks forward to the spring performance, “A Night at the Liberty,” to be held at 7 p.m.

May 18, 19 and 20 at the Liberty Theater in Hailey.

Austin is a member of Compassionate Leaders, a program with the Flourish Foundation.

“I have over 30 hours of community service and have raised a lot of money with them, which is really exciting.”

Her fundraising efforts will be put to use this summer when she visits schools in Mexico on a service trip with the program. tws

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SUN CALENDAR THE WEEKLY

EVENT FEATURE

Seniors were given a golden ticket to attend Community School’s “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” as the WOW-Students project. Photo courtesy of Senior Connection

WOW-STUDENTS, WE ARE HONORED

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he Senior Connection is grateful to partner with a wonderful nonprofit service organization called WOW-Students. In it, young people develop their understanding of the power of generosity and the role that nonprofits play in sustaining our community.

The young people are motivated to contribute to others and their community in ways that are authentic and meaningful. A generation emerges that understands this and that feels a sense of responsibility to others. WOWStudents partner with 42 local nonprofits that offer service projects for all classrooms in the Wood River Valley, so they can obtain important hands-on experiences.

The Blaine County Senior Connection has benefited in many ways from the enthusiastic and selfless services of the WOW-Students.

We have been “adopted” by the students of several grades and schools, and their contributions have been remarkable.

• The third-graders at Bellevue School made cheerful cards to share with our Mealson-Wheels recipients.

• The second-graders at Syringa Mountain School made beautiful water-colored Valentines, also for Meals on Wheels.

• The third-graders at Hemingway School collected nearly $500 in dimes last fall, to donate to the Senior Connection.

• Students from The Sage School interviewed some of our seniors for the national program, Story Corps, which documents the vibrant stories of our nation’s elder population.

This is a part of the Computer/ Internet Education Program at the school.

• Two second-grade classes from Community School take part in Intergenerational Interactions classes. They’ve come to the Senior Connection to sing, play bingo and bake sugar cookies. They also invited us to a performance of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” at their theatre. On May 10, they also came to sing for us—“This Land is Our Land” and “We are the World” by memory. They brought a lot of joy to our members that day, as always.

• Wood River High School seniors participated in a Senior Day of Community Service, also known as Seniors Helping Seniors. On April 11, they washed walls, cleaned up our basement and weeded our lawns. It was a productive day, to be sure, and we appreciate every moment they gave us.

• Two Wood River High School senior students will hold a prom for our seniors on June 10, from 7-9 p.m. This will be their “Personal Project,” and is part of their graduation goals.

WOW-Students connects Blaine County nonprofits, teachers and students to create unique generosity experiences for all K-12 classrooms. When individuals recognize that their generosity makes a difference, a stronger more vibrant community will emerge.

If you would like to learn more about this special organization, visit WOWStudents.org. Look under Projects 2016-2017, Project List, The Connection.

We at the Senior Connection feel honored to have been chosen by these exceptional young people to be the recipients of their generosity.

Teresa Beahen Lipman, executive director of the Senior Connection, would like to express gratitude on behalf of all our members and staff.

Golfers are invited to dress up in costume and dust off their putters for the popular miniature-golf tournament, set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 20. Photo by Mark Oliver

A HOLE-IN-ONE EVENT 33rd Ketchum Wide Open

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ather with the locals to celebrate mountain lifestyle at its finest with the Ketchum Wide Open.

An annual community event that has been around for 33 years, this day of merry-making brings in approximately 300-400 participants from Ketchum, to Boise, to Twin Falls. Golfers are invited to dress up in costume and dust off their putters for the popular miniature-golf tournament, set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 20.

“All of town comes out to celebrate and the mountain spirit really comes out,” said Rick Lethbridge, event coordinator.

“It’s a great way to meet new people whom you’ve never met before.”

The cost to participate is $30 for a team of two people, and signups will be held in the open lot next to Whiskey Jacques’ at 11 a.m. on the day of the event. Golfers on these two-person teams will travel short distances to local watering holes and restaurants—testing skills, renewing acquaintances and hoisting a few for good times’ sake. Holes include landmark locations such as The Cellar Pub, Whiskey Jacques’, Grumpy’s, Lefty’s Bar & Grill, The Cornerstone, Warfield Distillery, The Casino and Smoky Mountain Pizzeria Grill.

“The event has a shotgun start at noon,” explained Lethbridge.

“Holes are played until 5 p.m. and awards are held at Whiskey Jacques’ at 5:30 p.m. You need only finish seven out of nine holes.”

At 5:30 p.m., prizes for youngest, oldest, farthest traveled and the lowest score will be awarded to eligible participants. The true prize is winning the “Golden Putter,”

Ketchum Wide Open is known for bringing out the best in costumes.

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given to the golfer for the lowest score of seven holes.

Costumes are taken seriously in Sun Valley, and the Ketchum Wide Open is known for bringing out the best of the best.

In a mashup of Mardi Gras, Burning Man and putt-putt, the event truly is a spectacle.

Lethbridge, the owner of The Cellar Pub in Ketchum, annually coordinates this uproarious event for the community with Pete Prekeges, owner of Grumpy’s and the Silver Dollar Saloon, through their nonprofit organization, Sun Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce. The team also organizes Nightmare on Main Street and the annual Sawtooth Regional Gelande Quaffing Championships.

This year, all proceeds from the Ketchum Wide Open will benefit the Environmental Resource Center (ERC).

“Founded in 1993 by a group of volunteer environmentalists dedicated to the health and vitality of the Wood River Valley,

the ERC is the community’s resource for environmental information and action,” states the organization’s website. “Our mission is to provide education and inspire action to cultivate a healthy environment.”

In the spirit of Ketchum Wide Open, Magic Lantern Cinemas will screen the celebrated Harold Ramis film “Caddyshack” at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 18.

“This 1980 classic, considered one the funniest films of all time, stars Michael O’Keefe, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight and Bill Murray,” states a release from Magic Lantern.

“It was the first film Ramis directed. Ramis also wrote ‘National Lampoon’s Animal House,’ ‘Meatballs,’ ‘Stripes,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Groundhog Day.’” Visit mlcinemas.com to learn more about the “Caddyshack” special event. To learn more about the Ketchum Wide Open, search Facebook for “Ketchum Wide Open” or call (208) 7212002. tws

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE STUDENT ART IN UNEXPECTED PLACES WEDNESDAY MAY 17 10:45 TO 11:45AM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY WOW-Students, Mountain Rides, and students from Wood River High School will celebrate the launch of “Art in Unexpected Places,” a project to promote awareness about the positive impacts local nonprofits make on our community.

With guidance from WOW-Students, Betty Rodger-Ervin’s WRHS art class spent time learning more about local nonprofits throughout the Valley, including the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, The Hunger Coalition, and the Wood River Community YMCA, to name a few, to gain a deeper understanding of these organizations’ missions. Armed with information, students returned to the art classroom to create poster art to promote these missions to the public. The art that the students created will be mounted and displayed in bus shelters throughout the Wood River Valley, thanks to Mountain Rides.

Students will present a copy of their artwork to representatives from the corresponding nonprofits, and will have a copy of the piece on display, as well. Students, nonprofit representatives, and attendees will then head to the bus stop at the Community Campus for an unveiling of the artwork mounted there.

MINDFULNESS & YOGA WITH RYAN REDMAN WEDNESDAY MAY 17 NOON TO 1PM / 1030 AIRPORT WAY / HAILEY Spend a midday hour with Ryan Redman at Flourish Foundation practicing mindfulness and yoga.

Mats will be provided at this free event.

‘FORCE AND MOTION’ WEDNESDAY MAY 17 6-7PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Learn about force and motion and the effects of these physical laws in the world. Join the Environmental Resource Center, College of Southern Idaho and Alana Jensen of the Idaho National Laboratory’s ESER program for a Spring Science Series presentation about force and motion. This presentation is free, familyfriendly and will take place in the Minnie Moore Room at the Community Campus.

Jensen has been a presenter at the ERC’s Spring Exploration Series, which reaches all second and third graders in Blaine County, for 10 years. Her presentations are interactive, engaging and exciting, and are highly regarded by local teachers. For more information visit ercsv.org or contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at (208) 726-4333.

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wo of the biggest users of hyperbaric medicine are professional sports and horse racing. Hyperbaric oxygen has become popular in recent years for elite athletes for the following three main reasons: 1. Injury recovery: The healing properties of HBOT are well known. Whether it is soft tissue, as in muscles, tendons and ligaments, or hardbone tissue, HBOT reduces the heal time drastically by up-regulating stem cell production, down-regulating inflammation, scrubbing toxins from the tissue and providing the needed oxygen to grow and regenerate tissue.

2. Workout recovery and enhanced training: When an athlete trains, the byproduct of their workout is lactic acid buildup in the tissues. This, along with micro-tears in the tissue and inflammation, limits an athlete’s workout and increases recovery time between workouts. HBOT scrubs out lactic acid and helps heal the damaged tissue, thus shortening the recovery time between workouts. Also, using HBOT before a workout can increase your oxygen saturation by as much as 1500

percent. This allows the athlete to work harder, longer and more frequently.

3. The ergogenic effect (performance enhancement) of HBOT is a fairly wellkept secret. At this point, it is legal, although the bicycle racing community is looking at its practice. Athletes will tell you—off the record, of course—that when they have done a treatment prior to their event, it feels like being in the zone.

There is more than enough oxygen to create ATP (the energy source for the cells).

Not only do your muscles get enough oxygen to function properly, your reaction time, reflex and decision-making process may also be improved.

It will be interesting to see the future of HBOT in sports.

One can easily go online and look at YouTube videos of athletes climbing in and out of hyperbaric chambers. My favorite is Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Phelps’s Under Armour commercial.

You will see him climb into a hyperbaric chamber as part of his training preparation. Does it work? Ask him.

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Pediatric physical therapy offers an important component in helping children with neuromuscular challenges achieve maximum function and activity. Katie Quaglia, physical therapist, will discuss some of the unique diagnoses addressed in her field, including infant head shape and torticollis, and how these young patients can be helped to reach important gross motor milestones.

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

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Freedom Workshop at the Sun The Rocky Mountain Valley Inn. Seed Alliance is proud to Hailed as an “environmental partner with the Wellness hero” by TIME Magazine, Festival in support of Dr. Shiva has written and spoken Shiva’s appearance. RMSA extensively about modern is following her vision by agriculture, global food empowering a legion (200 and security and environmental growing) of Mountain West sustainability. “seed stewards,” similar to the “Earth democracy,” she thousands of “seed guardians” says, involves reclaiming Dr. Shiva has inspired in India. our fundamental freedoms, For more information, visit defending our basic rights, localfoodalliance.org. and exercising our common responsibilities to protect our land and preserve biodiversity.

“We are the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe,” she writes in “Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace.”

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE GUIDED MEDITATIONS THURSDAY MAY 18 5PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM

BIKING FOR MENTAL WELLNESS SATURDAY MAY 20 9AM / BCRD / HAILEY

This spring, specially trained “Compassionate Leaders” from the Flourish Foundation have lead a series of guided meditation sessions at The Center in Ketchum. The 20-minute meditations are free to the public and will conclude at The Center in Ketchum on May 18.

The Flourish Foundation—a local nonprofit dedicated to promoting contemplative practices in communities to cultivate healthy habits of mind and inspire personal well-being, benevolent social action and environmental stewardship—established the Compassionate Leaders program to help young people develop the skills to maintain a vibrant world community in the future. These students are the next-generation policymakers, environmental stewards, innovators and parents. The program prepares students to fill these roles by empowering them to research, plan and implement community service projects within the local community and abroad. For more information visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

Raise awareness about mental health conditions with Biking for Mental Wellness.

On May 20, individuals, businesses and organizations will bike for mental wellness from the BCRD to St. Luke’s, with stops at Sturtos and the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. As the only “familyfriendly,” leisurely bike ride in the Valley, all participants can show their support for those in the community who are impacted by mental health conditions. Costumes are encouraged at the event and raffle prizes will be given out to the largest, most spirited and thematic teams. To register, go to nami-wrv. org/bike.

‘HIGH GRASS’ THURSDAY MAY 18 5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM

‘SONGS OF INSPIRATION’ SAT MAY 20 & SUN MAY 21 3PM / OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS / SUN VALLEY

In conjunction with the Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ current BIG IDEA project, “Contemplative Practice,” Company of Fools will present “High Grass”—a specially commissioned short play by Irene Ziegler about healing and forgiveness. In writing this short play, Ziegler was inspired by volunteers on a road cleanup crew and the items they discover in the tall grass along the shoulder.

“High Grass” is directed by Company of Fools’ Artistic Director John Glenn and features local actors Jana Arnold and Richard Rush, with design and stage management by K.O. Ogilvie. The play will be a unique, engaging and immersive experience for patrons, as the actors move around and amongst members of the audience. How the actors move and where they ultimately land will be different with each performance.

Learn more at sunvalleycenter.org.

Caritas Chorale returns this month with “Songs of Inspiration,” featuring “The Chichester Psalms”

by Elmer Bernstein, “Ave Maria” by Felix Mendelssohn and “The Last Words of David” by Randall Thompson. In continued collaboration with local arts and educational organizations, Caritas Chorale is delighted to welcome members of Spiritus, Wood River High School’s mixed chorale under the direction of Max Stimac. Featured will be Logan Pilaro, soprano, and John Mauldin, tenor, as well as harpist Marino Delago, organist Joel Bejot and percussionists from the Boise Philharmonic.

Performances will be held at 3 p.m., May 20-21, at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on Sun Valley Road in Sun Valley. All Chorale concerts are accessible and free, but donations are appreciated. Call (208) 788-1130 or email lpbergerson@gmail. com to learn more.

GRANGE MEETING THURSDAY MAY 18 6-8PM / GRANGE HALL / HAILEY Anyone interested in the Grange Hall in Hailey should attend this meeting. The Upper Big Wood River Grange is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that advocates for the local food system and agriculture with a strong history of grassroots activism, family values and community service. Email manon8@cox.net for more information.

INTRODUCTION TO QUICKBOOKS MONDAY MAY 22 NOON TO 1:15PM / 311 N. FIRST AVE. / KETCHUM

‘SEED: THE UNTOLD STORY’ FRIDAY MAY 19 5:30PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY

Ketchum Innovation Center will host several spring workshops through June 22.

This week, learn an “Introduction to QuickBooks.” A $5 suggested donation is recommended. Visit ketchuminnovationcenter.com for more information.

There will be a special screening of “SEED: The Untold Story.” Awarded 13 film festival awards from around the U.S., this documentary will be shown thanks to the efforts and sponsorship of WRHS’s W.A.T.E.R. Club. This is the same movie that packed the Sun Valley Opera House theater last summer.

The film was produced by Taggart Siegel, a Ketchum native, and features, in part, another Ketchum native, Bill McDormand, of Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance, and Dr. Vandana Shiva, internationally acclaimed author, eco-feminist and seed activist, one of the keynote speakers at the Sun Valley Wellness Festival on Saturday, May 27. The film will screen in the WRHS Performing Arts Theater.

SAGE GROUSE TUESDAY MAY 23 5:30-7PM / WR SUSTAINABILITY CENTER / HAILEY The Environmental Resource Center (ERC), The Sage School and David Skinner of the U.S. Forest Service will present a panel-style talk about sage grouse. The Sage School students have planned this night in response to their unforgettable experiences birding and viewing sage grouse. David Skinner will lead the presentation and panel, and will be joined by local educator and birder, Harry Weekes of The Sage School, and students from The Sage School who have been thoroughly researching sage grouse.

There will also be a photo exhibit of local photographer Ernie Patricelli’s collection of sage-grouse photos from his experiences with researchers in the leks. Appetizers will be provided and beer and wine will be available for purchase. For more information on this program contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at (208) 7264333.

DJN8 FRIDAY MAY 19 9PM / WHISKEY JACQUES’ / KETCHUM Enjoy sick beats from DJN8 for free at Whiskey Jacques’. Doors open at 9 p.m. Visit whiskeyjacques.com to learn more.

TYLOR & THE TRAIN ROBBERS FRIDAY MAY 19 9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE Hear Tylor & The Train Robbers’ new album release at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Bellevue. This is a free music event.

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