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First Amendment News WRHS Alum Claims Infringement Of First Amendment Rights

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Environment News Fire Crews Make Progress On Containing Sharps Fire

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Nonprofit News Animal Shelter Changes Name

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NEWS

FIRST AMENDMENT

SCHOOL DISTRICT DELETES STUDENT’S WORK

Attorney offers public comments to school board on behalf of WRHS graduate

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BY DANA DUGAN

ast fall, while a senior at Wood River High School, Dakota King-Hutton was given an assignment to conduct an opinion poll, along with her fellow students in AP Government. After she wrote and distributed a survey on the job performance of Blaine County School District Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes, a teacher at the Carey School alerted the WRHS technology department, which then alerted Holmes.

King-Hutton has since retained Hailey-based attorney Sam Linnet, who claims Holmes and the school board have violated her First Amendment rights in the way they reacted to the poll.

The poll, according to a copy sent to The Weekly Sun

by Linnet, asked five questions: What is the student’s opinion of GwenCarol Holmes’ job performance? What grade is the student in? Did the student think WRHS had changed positively or negatively since Holmes became the superintendent? Did the student think having Holmes as superintendent had affected teachers’ work positively or negatively? What’s next?

Other polls in that same class covered the length of the school day and of lunch, graduation dates and Mexican restaurants, states an email sent by Wood River High School Vice-Principal Keith Nelson to a member of the tech department and forwarded to The Weekly Sun by Linnet.

After King-Hutton’s poll was revealed, Nelson contacted her to question her about the poll, states a letter Linnet sent to the board on May 23. The letter also states after that questioning, and without further notice, school administrators deleted the poll. King-Hutton was contacted a second time by Nelson, who informed her that the poll had been taken down and that she was not in trouble, but that the poll was deleted for violating a school policy, the letter states.

“I have repeatedly asked, but the school has yet to identify the policy that was allegedly broken,” Linnet said on Tuesday in an interview with The Weekly Sun.

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Linnet’s letter to the board states Holmes also demanded a written apology from the teacher, Heidi Husbands, who complied.

King-Hutton was given no grade for her work, nor was she given the chance to defend the poll, Linnet said in an official public comment made on behalf of King-Hutton at a regular school board meeting on July 17 at the Community Campus in Hailey.

“This was not a professional evaluation, as Holmes claimed. Students should not have to go through our education system fearful of what a superintendent might do if they exercise their First Amendment rights.”

Sam Linnet Attorney for Dakota King-Hutton Feeling that her First Amendment rights had been infringed upon, confused and worried about how it would look on her college applications, King-Hutton spoke to Linnet, according to Linnet’s letter to the board.

He wrote the letter to the school board citing his and his client’s concerns about free speech and asking for an apology to both King-Hutton and her AP Government teacher.

At the meeting, Linnet cited “Superintendent Holmes’ decision to censor free speech and her and the board’s refusal to acknowledge that mistake.”

Citing 1969 Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines School District, Linnet said at the meeting the court stated, “In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism... In the absence of a specific showing of constitutionally valid reasons to regulate their speech, students are entitled to freedom of expression of their views.”

In Tinker v. Des Moines School District, Justice Abe Fortas wrote in a decision, students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”

Tinker v. Des Moines School District came about after a peaceful student protest was blocked as disruptive. But according to the ACLU, “a school disagreeing with your position or thinking your speech is controversial or in ‘bad taste’ is not enough to qualify” a student’s speech as disruptive.

In an email from Holmes to Husbands on November 8—forwarded to The Weekly Sun by Heather Crocker, the school district’s communications director—Holmes justifies her behavior by saying the poll was a “public evaluation” of her performance, which one cannot do in public. In the email, Holmes also suggests King-Hutton “make a survey to gather feedback on how respondents view the progress or lack of progress of WRHS, the district, etc. In fact, I would be happy to put my Johns Hopkins researcher hat back on and help her if she would like.”

King-Hutton, a student, working within the confines of her school, wasn’t “making her own determination,” Linnet said at the meeting. “This was not a professional evaluation, as Holmes claimed. Students should not have to go through our education system fearful of what a superintendent might do if they exercise their First Amendment rights.”

To date, Holmes and the board have not responded to Linnet’s comments at the meeting. The board did send a one-page letter to Linnet on May 31, signed by then board chair Sean Bennion, refuting some of the claims made by King-Hutton. (Bennion resigned from the board in early July, stating that he wanted to focus on his family and job.) As well, the board offered in the letter to help King-Hutton revise her survey with “guidance and support” of the school district administration.

“At this point, Ms. King-Hutton would appreciate an apology from Superintendent Holmes and the board,” Linnet said at the meeting. “Ms. King-Hutton would also like a statement by the board that acknowledges their missteps in handling this situation and promises that the board will protect students’ First Amendment rights in the future.” tws

ENVIRONMENT

SHARPS FIRE INCREASES IN SIZE BUT IS BEING CONTAINED

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BY TWS STAFF

rogress has been made on keeping the Sharps Fire away from structures and residential neighborhoods. The fire, which was started early on Sunday, July 29, has grown to 64,608 acres as of Tuesday, Aug. 7, but the Great Basin Incident Command reports a 60 percent containment.

The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office announced that the pre-evacuation zones were lifted, effective 7 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 6. This includes all residents north and east of the intersection of Buttercup Road and Myrtle Street in Hailey, including Old Cutters/Buttercup subdivisions, South Hiawatha, North Hiawatha, Red Devil, Indian Creek, The Valley Club, Ohio Gulch, The Heatherlands, and all of East Fork.

Firefighters were spiked out in the northern portion of the fire Tuesday, cutting fire lines to contain the fire along the north section of the fire in the Little Wood drainage area. Crews will patrol and continue suppression damage repair around the entire perimeter.

There are now 16 hand crews, six helicopters, 20 engines, five water tenders, four dozers and a total of 528 personnel involved in fighting this human-caused fire.

Lighter winds over the next few days will continue to aid firefighters in their efforts to contain the fire, though temperatures will gradually warm until they are in the 87- to-97-degree range.

There are Stage 1 fire restrictions for the entire Sawtooth National Forest, Fairfield Ranger District, Ketchum Ranger District and Minidoka Ranger District, meaning no fires of any kind are permitted. As well, the BLM Shoshone Field Office temporarily closed public lands in and around the Sharps Fire area in Blaine County due to potentially hazardous fire conditions. Approximately 128,000 acres of BLM-managed public lands are affected by this closure, which covers all BLM-managed lands east of Highway 75, south of East Fork Road, then south of the Sawtooth National Forest Boundary, west of Fish Creek Road and north of U.S. Highway 20, and east of Gannett Road. This closure is in effect now until rescinded by Shoshone Field Manager Codie Martin.

The air quality in the Wood River Valley is reportedly in the “good” zone.

A community meeting will be held at the Carey School, 20 Panther Lane, at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8. tws

Top: Map courtesy of Great Basin Incident Command. Bottom: A view of the saddle of Quigley Canyon. Photo courtesy of Nick Stelma

There are now 16 hand crews, six helicopters, 20 engines, five water tenders, four dozers and a total of 528 personnel involved in fighting this human-caused fire.”

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THE WEEKLY SUN CONTENTS

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Environment News

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ON THE COVER

Firefighters head toward the top of Slaughterhouse Canyon to put out some hot spots related to the Sharps Fire on Sunday, August 5. For an update on the fire, see “Sharps Fire Increases In Size But Is Being Contained” on page 2. Courtesy photo by Nick Stelma 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 IN BRIEF

Argyros Performing Arts Center Announces New Executive Director Bill Lowe, chairman of the board of directors of The Argyros Performing Arts Center of the Sun Valley Performing Arts, Inc., announced last week that Douglas Rankin was appointed its first executive director.

Rankin joined the board of directors on Wednesday, Aug. 1, and will lead the staff as it prepares to open The Argyros later this year.

Rankin was previously the founding president of the Irvine Barclay Theatre, in Irvine, Calif., from 1986 until 2016. He oversaw the creation and operation of the 756-seat theatre, a unique public/private partnership with the City of Irvine and University of California, Irvine. There, he created an admired and well-attended presenting program in music, dance, world events, cirque, theatre and entertainment.

Prior to that, Rankin was founding executive director of the Woodstock Opera House, in Woodstock, Ill. He led the restoration and then operations of an 1890 property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a 450-seat theatre, similar to the Argyros’s horseshoe balcony, and other public spaces.

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Rankin received the Professional Legacy Award for his career achievements from the Western Arts Alliance, the premiere membership association of performing arts professionals and facilities in the Western states and Canadian provinces.

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“We knew The Argyros deserved, and believed we could attract, an esteemed leader from the performing arts center and presenting world,” said Tim Mott, vice-chair and The Argyros project leader. “We are indeed fortunate to now have Doug bring his experience and connections to Sun Valley. We look forward to welcoming him and his wife, Leila, to our community.”

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Rankin said he was attracted to The Argyros’s “ambitious vision of adding value to an already vibrant cultural scene and to be a presenter and learning resource of international stature, and—for a third time—to enjoy the process of helping bring a place for the arts to life.”

The eight-month search for an executive director was led by Greg Phillips, of CSTAR Management who, for the past six months, served as interim executive director.

Volunteer Help Sought For Pancake Breakfast The Papoose Club seeks volunteers to help at the annual Pancake Breakfast over Wagon Days, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and 2. This is a fundraiser for the Papoose Club, an organization that supports educational, cultural and athletic opportunities for children of the Wood River Valley.

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NEWS NONPROFIT

NAME CHANGE SIGNALS BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF MISSION Animal Shelter becomes Mountain Humane

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BY DANA DUGAN

henever an organization renames itself, it takes a bit of adjustment for the public. But, for Mountain Humane, formerly known as the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, it’s a bit trickier and more meaningful. The name said it, but it was not enough.

In her TEDxSunValley talk, in 2017, JoAnne Dixon, the organization’s executive director and its resident veterinarian, said the term animal shelter “no longer defines us. As we build our new facility we’ll be looking at the word ‘Humane’ and letting it guide us to who we want to be. We must care not only for animals, but the people attached to them as well.”

The other leg of the name change was the specific location.

“It was limiting; we’ve always been Blaine County rather than just the Wood River Valley,” said Brooke Bonner, Mountain Humane’s associate director. “That’s always been the case. Now, 40 percent of adoptable animals are being saved from other shelters around the region, and 30 percent of the adopters are from outside of Blaine County. People are traveling to us from all over. We have alumni from 37 different states and Canada.”

Bonner said the majority of people who come here specifically to adopt a pet have seen that pet online or heard “good things from friends and family, by word of mouth.”

Mountain Humane has a good reputation, she said.

“Over the years, we’ve done a good job of giving people ready-to-go dogs,” Bonner said. “They are taught obedience, are well fed, have all their shots, and are socialized.

A lot of shelters are not able to do that. What we’ve seen as the shelter has grown is that people’s understanding of what we do has not changed. In some people’s minds we’re still a small-town shelter. It affects how they see what we do and how they support us.

“Everyone, from the board and the staff, to marketers, weighed in on the name change,” Bonner continued. “We took it very seriously. It will bring more benefit to our mission of connecting pets and people.”

The name Mountain Humane is meant to highlight what is special about this rural mountain location, and to embody its hopes into the future.

Of course, the name change is also tied in with the new facility in Croy Canyon that should open by the end of the year.

Mountain Humane wants people to understand how much broader it is than just an animal shelter or dog pound. Its outreach services include helping people in underserved areas who need help with pets, from food to neutering; partnerships with other pet food pantries and with The Hunger Coalition; weekly visits to seniors at the Senior Connection; and regular school humane education. It also works regularly with The Advocates and Higher Ground.

The new facility, in Croy Canyon, is moving along, with an expected opening in late 2018.

Photo courtesy of Mountain Humane

“These are all things we are looking to expand as we move into our new facility,” Bonner said.

Humane, meaning having or showing compassion or benevolence, is an industry term that’s being used in marketing, Bonner said. The new name opens up more than an idea—it’s a more fitting term for practical reasons.

“We’ve applied for grants we haven’t gotten because the former name had limited scope and sounded like the service only reached 20,000 people in the Valley,” Bonner said. “That’s so misleading. Including people in our mission is critical, since for every animal we touch there are at least two people, if not more, who are touched. We are not all for the animals when we raise money. It’s for the kids with a pet, and the elderly person who relies on that pet for comfort and companionship.”

In her TEDx talk, Dixon agreed.

“We recognize that piece of how animals can open up our world and help bring communities together, and not judge, but rather celebrate, who they are and what they have to offer.” tws

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NEWS ENVIRONMENT

POLITICAL PODCAST SUMS UP CLIMATE RISK & OPPORTUNITY

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BY DANA DUGAN

mong the take-aways of the Sun Valley Institute’s second annual Sun Valley Forum, held last week at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum, was that incumbent industries and utilities have to get behind new technology.

Whether it’s the car industry or the oil industry, little progress can be made without the ability and willingness to use innovations, related a host of speakers at the event. The theme of the four-day event was Turning Risk Into Opportunity.

An example of this is the recent plan to overturn the Obama Administration’s requirements to boost fuel efficiency and cut greenhouse gases from passenger cars and trucks by year 2022-2025.

“At least there was a plan,” said David Crane, the former CEO of NRG Energy. “One for the most important things in 2020 will be climate change. It has to be on the agenda. They need to get behind an overtly climate change candidate. That candidate has to come out and say, ‘Climate change is the transcendent issue of our times.’”

In 2014, Crane worked to transform NRG, along with the $6 trillion global energy industry. He said the industry had to move away from fossil fuels, giant power plants, and far-flung transmission lines toward “distributed generation” built around home solar and battery backup, performed by a variety of grid-connected devices.

On Thursday, Aug. 2, in a live podcast with Greentech Media, facilitated by Greentech Media’s senior writer, Julia Pyper, Shane Skelton, partner with S2C Pacific, and Brandon Hurlbut, co-founder and partner of Boundary Stone Partners, grappled with opposing political viewpoints. Other participants in the podcast were Crane, Michael Cohen of title sponsor Cypress Creek Renewables, and Nicole Steele, executive director of GRID Alternatives.

“Solar in general is the cheapest energy source right now,” Cohen said. “In a totally open market, there’s nothing to stop solar from being like flat-screen TVs. There will continue to be huge growth. It will happen, but the biggest change isn’t really forcing a regulator to do something differ-

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Shane Skelton, partner with S2C Pacific, left, and Brandon Hurlbut, co-founder and partner of Boundary Stone Partners, play a friendly game of cornhole on the deck at the Limelight Hotel after their live podcast with Greentech Media. Photo by Dana DuGan

ent. The real transformation will be financial.”

“I think solar is the future,” Crane said. “But it’s expensive being poor. We want to make our carbon footprint as light as possible, but the industry hasn’t sold it.”

The Democrat on the panel, Hurlbut, and the Republican, Skelton, agreed more often than not.

They are regular co-hosts on the podcast Political Climate.

If Republicans put something forward, Dems “will go along for the ride,” Skelton said. “But if Dems put it forward, the GOP won’t pass it.”

Crane agreed. “Republicans need to take the lead,” he said. “Even the Navy said we want climate change to be a big part of what we do.”

“We have to recast the way we approach climate change and public policy,” Hurlbut said. “It has to be put it in classic conservative language. We need leadership that prioritizes the issue. You have to explain the science, and how important it is in politics.”

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Sun Valley And Ketchum Partner To Study Public Safety

The mayors of Sun Valley and Ketchum announce a partnership to study possible improvements in the delivery of public safety services.

The purpose of exploring such improvements within the northern Wood River Valley is to enhance the safety and welfare of residents, visitors and business owners. As our Valley continues to grow and host larger events, the need for enhanced coordination and coverage in the northern cities becomes more evident. It is hoped that if police and fire services are enhanced, economic efficiencies may also be realized.

"It is my primary aim to concentrate on improving public safety,” said Sun Valley Mayor Peter Hendricks. “Having more first responders with a more detailed knowledge of concerns in specific areas can only make our community safer."

The possible creation of a combined public safety structure could result in improved command and control for both routine and non-routine police and fire events. A larger, unified department will also provide members with greater opportunities for professional growth and development.

These elements, among others, will be the focus of the study led by Sun Valley Public Safety Director Walt Femling.

“Our residents and visitors deserve a safe place to work, live, and play,” said Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw. “It is the responsibility of elected officials to establish and manage government services of the highest quality in the most cost-effective manner. If dialogue, cooperation and collaboration with neighboring cities is likely to result in a safer community, we are obligated to explore these opportunities.”

The ‘Shrew’ Cometh

The Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival and Laughing Stock Theatre Company will perform “SHREW!” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Amy Freed, Aug. 16-25, at Ketchum’s Forest Service Park.

This adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew” made its recent world premiere at South Coast Repertory, in Los Angeles, to rave reviews. For its second production, Sun Valley Shakespeare Festival and Laughing Stock will host a professional cast and crew directed by Portland, Oregon-based director Ben Newman. Tickets are available at laughingstocktheatre.com or at the door.

For more details, contact Patsy Wygle at wyglemoore@gmail.com or call (208) 726-9124.

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MUSICIAN BRINGS FERVOR TO FOLK MUSIC Sarah Jane Scouten to perform at free SVCA concert

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un Valley Center for the Arts will celebrate its 50th annual Arts & Crafts Festival, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 10-12, at Atkinson Park in Ketchum. To celebrate the milestone, The Center will throw a free 50th anniversary party and concert from 5–7 p.m., Friday, Aug.10, featuring Canadian folk artist Sarah Jane Scouten.

“The 2018 Festival is a time to celebrate the past 50 years of art on both the local and national scale,” said Sarah Sarah Jane Scouten shows Stavros, The Center’s Arts & Crafts Fes- her signature flair for tival director. “It’s a time to show that we the roots of roots music value the presence of art and recognize through her stylistic choicthat our lives and experiences are deeply es. Photo courtesy of Sarah enriched by being around it, creating it Jane Scouten and exposing one another to it. This celebration of art would not be possible without the continued support of this community as a whole.”

On Friday, guests can visit Atkinson Park, celebrate the Festival, enjoy a glass of wine or beer and listen to Scouten perform a free outdoor concert. A traditionalist at heart, Scouten shows her signature flair for the roots of roots music through her stylistic choices.

“I’m a songwriter, but I don’t play singer/songwriter music,” she said.

“My music is very stylized and rooted in tradition—traditional American music, early country music and a bit of British folk music, as well.”

The artist’s early influences include Canadians like Stan Rogers and Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Contemporary inspirations include Margo Price and Brandi Carlile.

Scouten’s writing process starts small.

“There are kernels of songs that come to me, and I start with one of them and let it snowball,” she said. “So sometimes it’s a melody or a fraction of a melody, or it’s a phrase, or a chord progression. Often, if I pick up my guitar with the intention of coming up with a chord progression, it’s not hard for me to come up with a melody. And then I ask myself what comes next, what is the song that is trying to come out, in terms of what it should feel like.”

As a storyteller, the Canadian folk singer has noticed a shift in her focus.

“I just got married about two months ago, so I’m not writing many of those achy-breaky heartbreak songs that came from various breakups in my early twenties,” Scouten said. “I have to spend a lot of energy coming up with stories, fictional narratives, and they are often inspired by books I read, movies I watch or traditional music that I listen to.”

The artist is looking forward to her Idaho debut.

“I’m just curious to find out what Idaho is like,” Scouten said. “I heard it’s a beautiful place. I imagine that the beauty is going to be very evocative in terms of new stories to tell.”

The 2018 Arts & Crafts Festival will be held at Atkinson Park, adjacent to Hemingway Elementary School, in Ketchum. Guests are reminded that, per Atkinson Park rules, no dogs are permitted on the Festival grounds. Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For a daily schedule of events and to learn more about the Festival, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491. tws

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NOW HIRING: LIBRARY ASSISTANT The Community Library seeks a part-time Library Assistant.

This 24-hour a week position includes Saturday and evening shifts. Individuals with strong communication and computer skills will thrive in our dynamic, public facing work environment. Knowledge of literature and digital technologies are helpful.

PROCESSING ASSOCIATE The Gold Mine Thrift Store seeks a Processing Associate to help with donation sorting, pricing and assisting with store setup, restock and sales. The successful candidate will be professional and hardworking. This job requires the ability to use sound judgement, follow directions, work as a team and lift up to 45 pounds. This is a full time position that starts at $15 with benefits including matching retirement plan and paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, as well as health insurance.

REGIONAL HISTORY LIBRARIAN The Center for Regional History seeks a full-time nonexempt Regional History Librarian to work as part of a team to process, preserve and make accessible central Idaho historical materials. This public-facing position is TuesdaySaturday and may include occasional evening hours. This position includes benefits, including matching retirement plan and paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave, as well as health insurance.

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Application Instructions: Bilingual skills in English and Spanish are highly advantageous for both positions.

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ESTATE SALE IN HAILEY Aug. 10th, 11th and 12th. 9am to 4pm. Cash Only. Follow signs from Hwy 75 and Empty Saddle Trail, 83333. The house is stuffed full of clean quality items. Items are priced to sell and we are making deals. Antiques, Furniture, Women’s Petite Clothing, Household goods, Doll and Bear collections.

Treadmill, yard art, lamps and a whole lot more. See pics on Craigslist for Twinfalls garage sales. Call (208) 602-6632

Lightly used commercial grade Evolution dog wash.

New was over $20,000.00 Can be used in a car wash, laundromat, clinic, grooming or boarding facility or private home.

Has built in water heater, all shampoos and conditioners, dryer and ability to accept cash and credit cards.

Best Offer. 208-309-0615.

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OBITUARY SUSAN MORRISON MAYER

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SUSAN MORRISON MAYER

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ur beloved mother, wife and friend, Susie, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2018, at 74 years old, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and close friends in her final days at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

Susie is survived by her husband of 18 years, Richard Mayer, and her four children from a previous marriage to William Morrison: Billy, Bobby, Amy and Michael.

She also has four stepchildren: Alix, Taylor, Brooke and Cambell Mayer.

Susie was known as ‘Kozy’ to her 13 beloved grandchildren, whom she cherished deeply. She will be greatly missed by her countless friends from the North Shore of Chicago, Sun Valley, Idaho, and Pebble Beach, Calif.

Susie was born on August 1, 1943, in Evanston, Ill., to her parents Robert and Dorothy Koll. She grew up with her older sister, Mary, and younger brother, David, in Park Ridge, Ill., where she attended Maine East High School. Susie went on to attend Denison University, in Granville, Ohio.

A highlight of Susie’s at Denison was participating in an exchange program one summer where she lived in Sweden with a family outside of Stockholm. She brought home a love of travel and foreign countries, and a superb Swedish pancake recipe that her children and their friends relished.

Susie was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and gained lifelong friends that she cherished. She graduated from Denison in 1965 with a B.A. in history. After graduation, she married Bill and was hired by United Airlines, where she worked as a flight attendant and then as a supervisor. After the birth of her first child, Susie left her career to focus on her family and home. Over the years, as she raised her four children, she led a life full of active community engagement, adventure and travel.

In her travels, Susie visited places all across the globe. Her passion for athletics and travel were combined in several trips over the years when she and her husband went on long-distance bike trips through parts of Europe while also enjoying local food and culture. She loved to visit the Caribbean with her family on holidays and even ventured as far as Africa, New Zealand and Australia on several occasions.

Susie’s love of a good challenge brought her to some crowning achievements and experiences in her lifetime. She reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 1996 at the age of 53 with her sister Mary and niece Heidi. Immediately after that, she went on her second safari trip, in Kenya, Africa—a place she adored for its beauty, animals and native people.

In 2002 Susie and Rick trained extensively and made an ascent on Mount Rainier in Seattle, Wash. In her 50s and 60s, Susie trained for and completed many triathlons, as well as several long-distance races in Chicago and San Francisco. She tied her love of charity into her love of sport when she ran for Alzheimer’s research in memory of her late father, and for leukemia and lymphoma research in support of her daughter-in-law.

While at home, Susie lived an active and healthy life. Whether she was running with her dogs in the early morning, golfing with her husband, or participating in an exercise class, Susie would have a smile on her face and her spirit shining brightly. Susie also treasured hiking and being in nature. It brought a smile to her face and a deep breath of gratitude to her mind, body and soul. Susie made annual trips, over 20 years, to Rancho La Puerta in Mexico, where she used the healing setting and spiritual mountains as the backdrop for intimate and athletic time with daughter Amy and sister Mary.

Despite her adventures and accomplishments, Susie was a people person. Everyone who encountered Susie always felt better and more loved when they left her. Her warm smile, contagious laugh, easygoing presence and genuine, kind spirit made every person feel special.

Susie spent much of her later years in Pebble Beach, Calif., and Sun Valley, Idaho, where she was able to be closer to her children and her sister Mary in the places that made her feel most connected and happy.

Susie was a devoted and loving grandmother who relished holidays like Easter and Christmas, when the family would get together and the house would be filled with decorations, delicious food, laughter and love. Nothing made Susie shine brighter than quality time with Billy, Bobby, Amy, Mike, Lea and Mark—and her grandchildren Sammy (10), Henry (8), Ryan (7), Kate (5) and Georgi (3).

She also very much enjoyed the simple times, like when the sky was blue, the birds were singing, the air was crisp and she could go for a walk with her husband, Rick, and their dog, Wrigley, on the trails of the Pacific Coast, or in Sun Valley.

A memorial service for Susie will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at 1 p.m. at Indian Hill Country Club, 1 Indian Hill Road, Winnetka, Ill. 60093. A reception from 2–5 p.m. will follow. ‘Summer casual’ attire (no denim, please) is appropriate.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to: Merkel Cell Carcinoma Research (www.merkelcell.org/join-thefight/donate) or Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (www. montagehealthfoundation.org/montage-health-foundation).

Condolences may be written to the family at: www.bermudezfamilyfunerals.com.

A fire crew checks for hot spots in Slaughterhouse Canyon on Sunday, Aug 5. Courtesy photo by Nick Stelma

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Registration Is Now Open For Youth Soccer League

Registration for Blaine County Recreation District’s youth soccer league is open now through Monday, Sept. 3. This popular program emphasizes skill development, sportsmanship and fun, and is open to boys and girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. The season runs from Monday, Sept. 10, through Oct. 20, with a mandatory one-hour skills evaluation for first- through sixth-grade players the week of Sept.

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The kindergarten program is a coed, clinic-style soccer development program that practices on Mondays and Wednesdays throughout the season. Other teams will be separated by gender and age and will practice twice a week, with games played on Saturdays. All practices and games for the league take place in Hailey.

The registration fee is $65 and includes instruction, a team jersey, and a participation award. Early registration is encouraged and will help us form teams and prepare practice and game schedules. For more program information or to register, please visit bcrd.org or call (208) 578-2273.

Coaches for this community program are all volunteer and critical to its success. The registration fee is waived for coaches’ children. Those interested in coaching should contact the BCRD prior to registering a child for more information. Team sponsorship opportunities are also available, and sponsors receive their business name on team jerseys, as well as other acknowledgements. Contact Juan Martinez, youth sports and league coordinator, at jmartinez@bcrd.org.

Learn About Medicare In A Webinar

The Idaho Department of Insurance Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors provides Medicare Webinars on a monthly basis.

“You can now learn about the terminology of Medicare, the time frames for making decisions, and Medicare basics from the comfort of your own home via the Internet,” says Colleen Van Winkle, who hosts the Webinar each month. “We wanted to provide an opportunity for people who live in remote areas, or who prefer to log onto the Webinars to get the same information as people who can attend one of several presentations made throughout the state each month.”

To attend a Webinar, a person will need a computer or tablet, an email address, and access to the Internet. To register, call (800) 2474422 and ask to be signed up for the statewide Webinar. An invitation with instructions on how to register on the Webinar site will be sent to the caller, along with updates prior to the Webinar.

SHIBA is the statewide program to assist people with Medicare and

is funded by the state and the feder Living. For more information, visit sh

Early Bird Tickets Fo HarvestFest Tast

Early bird tickets for the fourth an Fest Taste Tour are on sale through Presented by Local Food Alliance, take place from 5–7 p.m. Saturday, S annual restaurant walk will showcas sonal fruits, vegetables and meats p The Taste Tour ticket includes 10 pating Hailey restaurants, two beer/ raffle ticket. Ticket holders will resta Street corridor to savor flavorful tas Early bird tickets for The Taste To count off the regular price. After Au Taste Tour tickets are free for kids a purchased at WRVHarvestfest.org.

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Meet Paulette Jordan In Challis

There will be an open-house reception at the home of Paul and Sandra Willingham, in Challis, from 5–7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, to meet Paulette Jordan, Idaho’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Jordan, a former Idaho state senator, is a citizen of the Coeur d’Alene tribe, as well as a descendant of the Sinkiuse, Nez Perce and Yakama-Palus tribes.

The Willinghams’ home is located at 200 N. 4th St., in Challis. To RSVP, call (208) 879-6937.

Jack Williams Named Grand Marshal Of 2018 Wagon Days Parade

Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw has named Jack Williams the 2018 Wagon Days Grand Marshal.

A professional photographer, Williams, who is also a regular Santa at the holidays each year, arrived in Ketchum in 1977 after seeing the classic Hollywood film, “Sun Valley Serenade.”

“Jack’s legacy is much more than Santa; his love, empathy, respect and good citizenship has touched many,” Bradshaw said. “This is our chance to recognize the warmth he has brought to so many hearts in the chilly days of December, as well as the kindness he has spread throughout the year.”

When Williams originally received the call from Mayor Bradshaw, he thought a friend was playing a joke on him.

“I am completely amazed and humbled,” Williams said. “The love this community has for me is overwhelming and I greatly appreciate it.”

The community is invited to honor Jack Williams as the 2018 Grand Marshal at a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, at Ketchum Town Square. Food and beverages will be available.

A Barn Dance will follow the event from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Ore Wagon Museum, with music by Old Death Whisper.

Wagon Days 2018 commences at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, with the traditional reading of cowboy poetry at the Ore Wagon Museum. The centerpiece event is the Big Hitch Parade, one of the largest non-motorized parades in the Pacific Northwest featuring museum-quality buggies, carriages, carts, stagecoaches and wagons. The Big Hitch Parade starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.1.

Weekend festivities will close with music by The Last Bandoleros.

For more information about the 2018 Wagon Days Weekend, visit wagondays.com.

BY THE BLAINE BUG CREW

ost people assume that, by its name, Canada thistle is a product of our neighbor to the north. In this article we will reveal the true roots of this noxious weed, and how it made its way into your backyard.

One of our jobs as the Blaine Bug Crew is to seek out weed infestations, and introduce biological control agents to combat them. Canada thistle is one of the most prolific weeds in Blaine County. Hopefully, after reading this article, you will have a greater understanding of: where Canada thistle came from, how Canada thistle. Public domain to identify it, what its plant char- photo, accessed via Wikimedia acteristics are, and the biological Commons control agent used to control it.

Canada thistle is an aggressive, colony-forming perennial weed that reproduces by seed and deep, extensive horizontal roots. Flowering occurs from June through August. The flowers are urn-shaped, purple (sometimes white), and male and female flowers occur on separate plants with heads ranging from 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter. Fruits are about 1/8-inch long and brownish, with a tuft of hairs at the top. Stems are typically 1 to 4 feet, with alternate, oblong or lance-shaped leaves divided into tiny spiny-tipped irregular lobes.

Canada thistle is a native of southeastern Eurasia and was introduced to Canada as a contaminant of crop seed in the 18th century.

It can commonly be found in gardens, flower beds, pastures, cultivated fields, rangelands, forests, and along river banks, ditches and roadsides. Canada thistle can tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, but requires good light intensity for optimal growth. It is highly competitive with crops and, in heavy concentrations, effectively prevents grazing. A number of accidentally introduced insects attack Canada thistle; however, only two insects are approved for release: Urophora cardui and Hadroplontus litura Hadroplontus litura is a biological control agent that attacks Canada thistle stems and rosettes. Adults feed on rosette leaf foliage in spring, and larvae consume tissues while mining within the shoots.

At low densities, larval and adult feeding does not significantly impact populations of Canada thistle directly. Feeding does cause secondary damage, however, as pathogens and other organisms enter the stems of Canada thistle via holes made by exiting larvae. At high densities, feeding by Hadroplontus litura will reduce the vigor of both rosettes and flowering stems to the point of deterioration. Overwintering weevils emerge from soil litter and feed on leaf and stem tissue in early spring. Eggs are laid in spring within Canada thistle’s bolting shoots, with hatching larvae mining in the stems and root crowns of Canada thistle throughout spring and summer. Multiple larvae (up to 20) can be found in individual stems. Mature larvae tunnel out of the stems, drop to the soil surface, and pupate in the soil. Adults of the new generation emerge in August and overwinter in soil litter. There is one generation per year. The weevil does best in open but moist areas with scattered Canada thistle plants.

As you can see, Canada thistle has developed as a formidable foe to Blaine County’s native plant species. The more we know about this plant’s phrenology, the better we will be able to introduce its natural biological predators. Please work to control this weed on your own property, and if you know of an infestation on public land, call Blaine County Noxious Weed Outreach, (208) 788-5543.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Wildflower Walk Planed For Apollo Creek

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden and Idaho Native Plant Society will host a midsummer wildflower walk from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 11, to the beautiful mountain meadows of Apollo Creek. Led by botanist Lisa Horton, participants can expect to see 30-40 species of wildflowers, including columbine, mountain bluebell, sego lily, penstemon, sorrel, paintbrush, lupine, wild onion and more.

The five-mile, round-trip hike starts at an elevation of 7,400 feet and is rated easy to moderate. The hike is part of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s popular summer wildflower walk series to some of our area’s most diverse and spectacular habitats.

Walks are free and happen rain or shine. Participants should bring appropriate outerwear, sturdy walking shoes, water, sunscreen, hat and lunch. Some walks are appropriate for children age 7 years and older accompanied by an adult. Please leave Fido at home.

Participants should meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, four miles south of Ketchum, and will return by 4 p.m.

Carpooling from SBG will be encouraged to help reduce the group’s environmental footprint.

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

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Fishing R epoRt

GUEST COMMENTARY GWENCAROL HOLMES THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR AUGUST 8 - 14, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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opper season continues to impress as we roll deeper into summer, with fall nipping at our heels. The smoke hasn’t been as bad as we first thought, which has made this August a bit more pleasant than expected. Great hatches in the morning and the evening are still the norm, so get out and fish this week!

Silver Creek has been fishing very well all summer and the streak continues. The Trico Spinner Fall in the morning, coupled with Baetis in the late morning and Callibaetis in the afternoon, make for great dry-fly opportunities throughout the day. Anglers can fish Hoppers morning, noon and night. There are also great hatches of Damselflies. The Flying Ants have also arrived, and don’t not be surprised if, on any given day in the next week, this hatch blows up. When it does, the Flying Ant seemingly makes the fish turn greedy. The Mouse fishing at night has also been very productive, and with nighttime temps not too cold, it’s a comfortable time of year to throw the Mouse.

The Big Wood and the Upper Lost continue to fish well, especially at low light. The mornings can produce Trico and Baetis action. Hopper-Dropper setups in the afternoon will produce fish, and the evenings are best tackled with Elk-Hair Caddis and Rusty Spinners. The Upper Lost is loaded with Hoppers and the fish will still take small Attractors.

The Lower Lost is still a touch high for easy wading, but there is some opportunity for anglers that can wade strong. Hopper-Droppers are a good setup.

Copper Johns and small Baetis and Midge imitations will take fish. The Crane Flies are also coming out in good numbers.

The South Fork of the Boise continues to fish well with Hoppers and Ant patterns. The Pink Alberts at high noon and later are a good bet when the wind stays down. The river remains at boating levels and wade anglers should use caution in this big body of water.

Finally, if you really want to beat the heat, think about a return to our local reservoirs.

The fishing can be great in the summer—a float tube on a hot afternoon is tough space to beat!

If you go, try fishing Buggers and Perch-colored flies. Fish the top 12 feet of water—and also wait for the evening rise before you head home!

Happy fishing, everyone!

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Superintendent Thanks Community & Staff Dear Neighbors,

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e are hard at work preparing for the start of the next school year and excited to see staff and students return soon.

Before we begin in earnest, I want to say thank you to our wonderful community for the incredible support you provide our students and staff. Our community has always had high expectations for its students, and because of this, our schools provide much more than most schools in Idaho. Thanks to you, we offer preschool, all-day kindergarten, robust arts programming, world languages, engineering and technology classes, counselors and social workers, small class sizes, a broad array of athletics and student clubs, well-maintained buildings and livable wages to recruit and retain excellent staff.

Over the past several years, public education has significantly changed. In the past, our only responsibility was to provide opportunities for all students to learn. Today, we are expected to provide opportunities for all students to learn and ensure they master the Idaho Content Standards at a minimum. These standards are much more rigorous than previous standards. All students need to be critical thinkers and problem solvers; these are essential for the world we live in.

While the expectations have increased, as they should, at the same time our student demographics have greatly changed as well. Staff work every day to help students overcome hurdles to learning, which include poverty, homelessness, learning English as a second language, and physical and intellectual disabilities. At the same time, we have also learned to work with revenues that are not as robust as they were in the past. We continue to ensure that our budget is balanced and that resources follow student need, which calls for constant readjustment from our incredible staff.

Through all these changes, staff have risen to the challenge of increasing expectations while still working hard to find new ways of educating our students so that ALL students are on track to master the standards. We owe them our deepest gratitude.

As a community, you too have risen to the challenge of these significant educational changes. You have held us accountable for ensuring ALL students master the standards, regardless of circumstances, and you have provided financial support above and beyond what the state of Idaho provides for students.

As a school district, we thank you profusely for your unending support for our students and staff. Your belief in us and your high expectations encourage us and inspire us to move forward in the most important work in which we are engaged: the education of our future.

With gratitude, GwenCarol Holmes, BCSD Superintendent

COLUMN SKETCHBOOK HIKING

MEDITATIONS UPON MY HIKE IN THE WHITE CLOUDS: THE MOUNTAINS

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BY LESLIE REGO

believe there is magic in the air when I am hiking in the White Clouds mountain range. One of my favorite views is at the top of a ridge (9,900 feet) that looks out at the white peaks and overlooks Ants Basin, which is where you descend to travel to Born Lakes. There are incredible glimpses of Fourth of July Lake and the Sawtooth mountain range throughout the hike.

The top of the ridge has few trees and I have to crouch under a bush to find a bit of shade. There are mosquitoes. I need to be efficient with my watercolor before I begin to get uncomfortable!

Today is a vivid, azure-sky day. The White Cloud peaks are stark against the blue. They feel huge and loom in front of me. I have been at this spot on cloudy days when the peaks and the clouds blend together. On these days it is hard to tell where one stops and the other begins, which is why the early settlers bequeathed the poetic name “White Clouds” to the mountain range.

The range is composed primarily of limestone, which is crystalline in nature. The reflective nature of the crystalline rock can change the perceived coloring of the peaks, depending on the light or on the weather conditions. The stone can whiten or darken, be etched against or blend into the weather conditions.

I am painting a small segment of the wide expanse before me.

The peaks have deep fissures and ridges, which swoop down the

Leslie Rego, “White Clouds,” watercolor.

face. The outline of the mountains is graceful. At the foot of the peaks is Ants Basin, which is sprinkled with pine trees, sagebrush and grass. The pines float down the face of the mountains to the edge of the basin. I am not sure who is paying homage to whom: the basin to the mountains or the mountains to the basin.

I have been reading “Meditations,” written by Marcus Aurelius (121 AD–180 AD), who was the ruler of the Roman Empire for almost two decades. In Book 5, meditation 24, Aurelius writes, “Remember: Matter. How tiny

your share of it. Time. How brief and fleeting your allotment of it.

Fate. How small a role you play in it.”

Looking out at the mountain peaks I am well aware that I am a small part of all of the matter before me. My duration on earth in comparison to the mountains is evanescent. But I am not sure I agree with Aurelius about fate.

I believe that fate is the direction your life takes if you do not apply any effort.

This article is part three of a series on the White Clouds: the road, the creek and the mountains. I could continue on if I

were to venture farther into the wilderness, but for now I am returning home. On the way back I will reconnect with the stream. I will once more maneuver my van over the dirt road that leads to Highway 75. I will not allow fate to overcome my life because my destiny is mine to decide.

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

‘DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS’

Stetsons, big hair, and large personalities—the show “Dallas” in reality. Once I was dining ne of my favorite childhood songs was with an Englishman who noted some Texans at “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” I was hum- a nearby table laughing heartily, and he derided ming the tune a few days go when I flew to their “obstreperous behavior.” I thought that was Dallas to meet more members of my “new fami- rather stuffy, and when I was a bit too ebullient ly,” relatives I have not known, ever. I always with his London friends, he also disliked my bethought I was a California girl, born havior. Perhaps that is an Ameriin Berkeley, at least until I moved to can-English difference not limited Idaho 35 years ago. However, had to Texans. my birth parents not relinquished In a truer perspective, many me, I would have grown up in a people have told me that Texans small Texas town near the Oklahoare warm, friendly and generous. ma border. l choose to honor that stereotype, I have not met a relative who has especially after the hugs, humor been dismissive of this new person and vitality I found in the 15 famiin the room. I now have a brother ly members who had a reunion (in who has always “wanted a sister,” my case, a “union”) this past weekand here I am… with wrinkles and end in Dallas. As I grew up with white hair, and baggage, and I find that kind of warm acceptance, it him and his family (whoops—“our feels natural. I can be with my beCourtesy photo family”) to be a loving, bright adloved family and friends in Idaho dition to my life. I hope they feel JoEllen Collins—a longtime and California and still sing the the same. My adoptive family, the resident of the Wood River praises of those who are also “deep mother and dad who raised me in Valley—is a teacher, writer, in my heart.” My “new” brother fabric artist, choir member a powerfully loving environment, and unabashedly proud drove down from Oklahoma City are all gone. In honoring and not grandma known as “Bibi Jo.” to support me—another bonus. I having to supply details about our belonged, surrounded by joy and history, I have decided to keep laughter and family stories. calling Helen, the woman who saw me through Imagining the different life I might have led the first 30 years of my life, “Mother.” The new had I gone home to Texas as a baby, I believe I woman I am now wishing I could embrace and would have wound up with a rather similar perthank is “Mama G.” sonality despite the contrasting geography. NaAs I flew over the massive Dallas/Fort Worth ture (my Southern blood) versus nurture (benevAirport, I acknowledged two preconceived and olent parenting)? It is a fascinating concept, one generalized visions of Texas.

I will never really understand. I bet I would have One view is the clichéd and exaggerated pre- found a good life deep in the heart of Texas, or in judgment of a huge, boisterous state, loaded with California and Idaho.

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BY HARRY WEEKES

he wild currants behind my house are plump and reddish-orange (or is it orangish-red?). On a recent afternoon, in that time when the minutes are stretched into hours, when the sun is going down but the shadows haven’t gotten too long, and when the quality of light changes in the sky, there is an interesting stillness. I call this the armistice of dusk. The air gets calm. The world is a little quieter. And there appears to be a truce amongst the wild things.

On this afternoon, I plodded through the sagebrush toward a little clump of willows, alders and fir—a fantastic sage oasis sprung from a seep coming out of the side of the hill. Right in front of me, glowing in the light, was a cluster of currants.

I walked toward the dense bush and BOOM! Then, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM. The echoing screech was some weird noise emanating from me as, in a burst of feathers and whistling sound, a bird launched from somewhere near my feet into the air. I would say “shot from the ground,” but that is not how these birds do it. They explode.

This female thundered from the bushes, with every part of the first half-second of our encounter sensorial: sound, sight, smell. That moment drew out as all of my biology worked to figure out what was happening.

Virtually immediately, even as my emotions expanded, my mind somehow made sense of everything and collapsed around one word: “Grouse.”

I watched as the big bird worked a 30-yard uphill arc and landed in a conifer. I’d like to

A male Sage Grouse (also known as the Greater Sage Grouse). Public domain photo, accessed via Wikimedia Commons

think I just whistled and smiled, but I am pretty sure I swore, too.

I turned around, heart racing, nervously adjusting my glasses, and BOOM. Grouse number two, one of the kids, came out of the same place, drawing out a guttural kind of “Ahhhh…”

Then, I really was smiling.

“OK, where are you?”

I looked across the top of the sage and the currant and began walking in a kind of shuffling arc. Walking is too bold. I took three steps. BOOM. Baby number two emerged. It was somehow easy to tell that the last two were the grouse teenagers— their feathers weren’t quite as colorful, their bodies were ganglier, and both of them were a little “neck-y.”

Even as bird number three settled into a gliding curve around the toe of the hill, I turned to make one final pass. Two steps later. BOOM. Bird number four, kid number three.

I noticed that all of the kids went downhill, mom uphill (oh,

these were all dusky grouse, by the way).

The next hours would be spent with a lot of clucking as the group reunited. My hopes were that they would return to the currant, excited to find those first dropped berries and eager to stretch up to all of the ones they could reach with those goofy necks. I thought about what an amazing relationship these birds must have with those plump orbs, whose very seasonality leads to mysterious biological cascades. In that land and world of bird thought and emotion that we will never know, this must be an interesting biological dialogue, full of references to light, and the coming fall, and talk about the need to get ready for the winter ahead.

Grouse are often called stupid. Somehow, though, not really knowing anything about the remote and exotic conversation between grouse and currant, between bird and berry, makes me tws feel like the moron.

Porter Larna. Courtesy photo by Porter Larna

PORTER LARNA

Carey student knows his field

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BY JESSE COLE

arey High School junior Porter Larna has a deep appreciation for the land around him and everything that it yields.

“I’m already working in the field I want to go into,” he said.

Larna spends most of his time outdoors, snowmobiling, hunting, welding or farming.

“That’s something I’d be really interested in getting into, agronomy and plant science—going out and looking at people’s fields and helping them to fertilize and everything,” Larna said. “Last summer I was an apprentice to an agronomist from Twin [Falls].

It was really fun and educational in that field.”

This summer has been just as, if not more, busy for the Carey resident. Though the threemonth vacation brings the oftdreamed-of break from school, Larna hasn’t allowed himself to be too idle.

“I’m doing six or seven different things,” he said. “I’m farming at the fairgrounds [in Carey] and I change the pipes there. I have a landscaping business that I run two days a week, and I’m building a house, too, with the brother of the farmer I worked for.”

With this experience, Larna is already building a knowledge base for what he wants to do in his future. In addition to his regular class load, he plans to take some agronomy classes online next year.

While he said that these passions are in his blood and something he has always been interested in, he considers much of his skill in the field to also be a result of John Saili, a mentor

from his childhood.

“He farms around here too, but he’s just been really great to me in getting me in the tractor and experiencing everything and putting me to work,” Larna said. “He’s just a really great allaround guy who’s been an amazing mentor to me.”

Larna also attributes much of his drive to pursue his different passions to his family, particularly his mother.

“My mom’s been one of my really amazing supporters,” he said. “She’s been really great about being there for me to talk to and pushing me to be the best person I can be. She loves that I’m out there working. She passed on her work ethic.”

During the school year, Larna translates this dedication and appreciation for physical work onto a different field as a member of both the Carey High School basketball and football teams. Last year, his football team won the 1-A Division II state tournament in Middleton.

“There’s so many different things that I want to do and that I’m doing right now that I love, and they could take me different places,” he said.

Whether he stays in Carey or heads to college, Larna understands the importance of the “backbone of farming” in a community, and he wants to further this through his own efforts. 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.

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ortgage rates have risen 0.5 percent in 2018 on 30-year and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, and experts expect them to continue to increase. Buyers paying attention to the market understand the relationship that inventory has on pricing; when the supply is low, the price usually goes up. Rising interest rates can affect the cost of homes also.

When interest rates go up, fewer people can afford homes. Lower numbers of buyers can affect the demand, which could cause prices of homes to come down. The question is how much do the interest rates have to go up to affect demand?

As the rates gradually go up, the affect may not be noticeable at all except for the fact that the payments for the buyer have increased.

A 1/2 percent change in interest is approximately equal to a 5 percent change in price. A $300,000 mortgage, at 4.5 percent for a 30-year term, will have a $1,520.06 principal and interest payment.

If the mortgage rate goes up 0.5 percent, it would affect the payment the same as if the price had gone up 5 percent. The difference in payments for the full term of the loan would be $32,547.

There are some things beyond buyers’ control, but indecision isn’t one of them. If they haven’t found the “right” home yet, it is understandable. However, when that home does present itself, the buyer needs to be ready to make a decision. If they are preapproved and have done their due diligence in the market, they should be able to contract before significant changes occur in the mortgage rates.

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Top to bottom: Kevin Wade, Aly Wepplo and Kagen Albright guard the Gates of Hell as a chorus of Stones. Photo courtesy of The Spot

‘EURYDICE’

The Spot to present wet & wild reimagination of a classic myth

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BY YANNA LANTZ

he Spot will present “Eurydice,” by renowned American playwright Sarah Ruhl, Aug. 16–26, in Ketchum. Although the play is a reimagination of the classic myth of “Orpheus and Eurydice,” this production is anything but classical, with contemporary characters and whimsical twists at every corner.

“It flips the narrative sideways and offers us a version where Eurydice is an actual, multidimensional, complex human—not simply a muse, object of affection or mute shade of the underworld,” said Natalie Battistone, who plays Eurydice.

“The play is a timeless mash-up of the journeys of various classical heroines—Persephone, Psyche, Eurydice—into one brave, quirky, young woman’s comingof-age story.”

On her wedding day, Eurydice encounters a “Nasty Interesting Man” and shortly thereafter meets her untimely end, plunging into the watery confines of the Underworld. There she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love, Orpheus, after having been dipped in the River of Forgetfulness.

“The play explores love, death and memory,” said Aly Wepplo, who will make her Spot debut as Loud Stone—a guardian of the underworld. “It asks, ‘What makes us human? Is it our ability to remember? Our ability to communicate? The memories we make with people we love?

Who would we be if all that disappeared?’”

Ruhl is a prolific, mid-career playwright and is a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship.

“Sarah Ruhl has a magical writing style,” Wepplo said.

“Her words make me laugh out loud. They make me want to know her. It’s incredible when a playwright can represent the points of view of a whole cast of characters and give each one

Matt Gorby plays Eurydice’s father in the production. Photo courtesy of The Spot

such individuality. It’s what makes theater unique in the world of literature, and it’s such fun to perform.”

“The language and text of this play is simple and perfect,” said Peter Burke, who portrays Orpheus. “It is an exploration in less is more. It is timeless and universal.”

In addition to Battistone, Wepplo and Burke, the cast is comprised of Matt Gorby (Father), Brett Moellenberg (Nasty Interesting Man/Lord of the Underworld), Kevin Wade (Big Stone) and Kagen Albright (Little Stone).

Spot regular and L.A.-based musician Grant Carey has composed an original score for the production, timed to intricate movement from Wade, the movement director. Samuel Mollner is the lighting designer for the production, with nautical-steampunk costume design

by Alison Higdon. The set design is by Burke, and water effects from Keegan Webber. Spot Young Company members Anik Zarkos (alum) and Wyatt Root

(current) respectively assistant direct and stage manage the production of “Eurydice.”

“The original music by Grant Carey and the visual playground of the set have been the most exciting part of the rehearsal process so far,” Gorby said. “It is always a wonder how The Spot creates worlds in their black-box studio.”

“I feel this play is necessary and beautiful for audience members of all ages,” Battistone said.

“There is a visceral impact that will hit each person in a different place.”

“Eurydice” is for all ages and runs 85 minutes without an intermission. Performance times are 7 p.m. Aug. 16-18, 2 p.m.

Aug. 19, and 7 p.m. Aug. 20-26.

Tickets are $23 for adults and $13 for anyone under the age of 30. The Spot is located at 220 Lewis St., #2, Ketchum. Visit spotsunvalley.com to purchase tickets; seating is extremely limited and often sells out. tws

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Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ exhibition “Burchfield’s Influence: Hayley Barker, Anna Fidler, Katy Stone,” presents the work of 20th-century artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967) in conversation with three contemporary artists who were influenced by Burchfield.

“Burchfield’s Influence” features a selection of Burchfield’s drawings and watercolor paintings, as well as wallpaper made according to his design, alongside Barker’s paintings inspired by pilgrimage sites, divine experiences and landscape; Fidler’s works on paper, including new work made during a residency at the Sun Valley Center in Hailey, which was the birthplace of the poet Ezra Pound; and a site-specific installation by Katy Stone.

The exhibition will be on view through Sept. 21. For more infor-

Higher Ground was tied with two other organizations as fifth among the nation’s “Top Rated Charities Supporting Military Veterans and their Families.” Charities were rated on a combination of a solid financial score, as well as superior accountability and transparency.

Higher Ground was the only veterans’ service organization listed from the state of Idaho. As of 2015, there were 45,000 registered veterans’ service organizations, and 298 of those were in Idaho.

ALL DAY / THE CENTER / KETCHUM

HIKIN’ BUDDIES

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8

9:30AM TO 1PM / ADAMS GULCH / KETCHUM Meet some furry friends at the popular Hikin’ Buddies program, hosted by the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. All are welcome to join in throughout the summer, weather permitting. Meet at the Adams Gulch trailhead in Ketchum from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. At Hikin’ Buddies, attendees can take a shelter dog for a hike, or hang out and socialize some of the smaller dogs. It is a great opportunity to meet some of the shelter’s adoptable dogs as well as to learn more about the organization.

No appointment is necessary; dogs go out on hikes on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, the shelter will now be doing adoptions at Adams Gulch during Hikin’ Buddies. An adoption counselor will be on site to help complete the adoption process.

DISCOVERY CLUB WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8

10-11AM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Sawtooth Botanical Garden invites children ages 4–8 to join them this summer for Discovery Club. Similar to Story Time at the library, these one-hour, drop-in sessions are free, with no need to register in advance. Each week will feature a different theme, such as “Worms,” “Fruits & Seeds” or “Observing Our World,” to be accompanied by stories, activities and exploration of the Garden. Discovery Club will run on Wednesdays throughout the summer.

For more information, visit sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, 4 miles south of Ketchum.

WICKED WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8 6:30PM / THE WICKED SPUD / HAILEY

Hit up The Spud for a weekly concert series that raises money for nonprofits throughout the Valley.

Mingle with old and new friends while enjoying talented local musicians performing in a fun and intimate outdoor setting. For details about the performance, call (208) 788-0009.

BLAINE COUNTY FAIR

WED AUG 8-SAT AUG 11

ALL DAY / FAIRGROUNDS / CAREY Blaine County Fair is the cultural showplace for Blaine County agriculture and youth-related projects.

Participate in open classes, a 5K, kids activities, 4-H shows and more. D.L. Evans Bank will acts as the Grand Marshall of the Fair this year. Community partners include Blaine County, Blaine County 4-H. Carey Rodeo Association and University of Idaho Blaine County Extension. Head to blainecountyidahofair.com for a full schedule of events.

HAILEY FARMERS’ MARKET

THURSDAY AUGUST 9

2-6PM / E. CARBONATE STREET / HAILEY The Hailey Farmers’ Market is held on the west side of Main Street, between Galena and Carbonate streets. Farmers and vendors offer a great variety of fresh produce, prepared foods, breads, fermented foods, treats and crafts. Visitors can shop while mingling with the community in a parklike setting. For more information visit wrfarmersmarket.org.

Higher Ground Listed Among Nation’s Nonprofits Serving Veterans

What sets Higher Ground apart from other adaptive sports organizations across the country is [its] “focus on innovative and sustainable therapeutic impact,” wrote Ben Wittstein, in Stacker.com.

Higher Ground is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Ketchum, since 1999.

The nonprofit also has offices in Los Angeles and western New York.

Higher Ground uses therapeutic recreation to help veterans with traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma, and other polytrauma gain the physical skills, confidence, independence, and coping strategies necessary for a more successful reintegration into their civilian lives and home communities. Each year, Higher Ground serves hundreds of veterans and their supporters, all at no cost to the participants.

Recent additional commendations for Higher Ground include being selected as Idaho’s notable charity in Parade Magazine’s “Outstanding Charities in Every State,” a feature article in High Country News magazine, and being identified by the Joint Chiefs of Staff as one of the country’s top veterans’ service organizations providing innovative community programs in the “Sea of Goodwill” white papers.

Family Of Woman Film Festival To Move Venues The 12th annual Family of Woman Film Festival will be held at the Magic Lantern Cinemas, in Ketchum, from Feb. 26 to March 3, 2019.

“We have enjoyed a long and happy relationship with the Sun Valley Opera House,” said Peggy Elliott Goldwyn, Family of Woman Film Festival founder, “and the Sun Valley Resort family has always gone out of their way to accommodate us. I am now looking forward to new possibilities for the Festival working with Rick Kessler at the Magic Lantern Cinemas. With a multiplex, we will have the opportunity for repeat showings of our films.”

The Family of Woman Film Festival was founded in Sun Valley in 2008, by Goldwyn, a board member of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which works in more than 150 countries to assure women and girls have access to reproductive healthcare, education, and basic human rights.

For more information, visit familyofwomanfilmfestival.org.

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ocal Food Alliance (LFA) is thrilled that Chris Kastner (“CK”) has joined head chef Sean Temple of the Warfield Distillery in Ketchum to prepare a mind-blowing, 100-percent-local-and-seasonal meal for our Elevated Table dinner on Friday, August 10. Set at the scenic Hillside Ranch in Bellevue, this is the second of LFA’s three hyper-seasonal, artfully crafted dinners designed to change the lives of those who enjoy them alongside the very farmers who produced the high-quality ingredients.

Farm to table is nothing new to CK and his wife Rebecca, who opened CK’s Real Food in Hailey in 2003. For 15 years, the Kastners have prepared, with love, food freshly harvested from local fields and gardens.

Today, CK is excited about the shift in our Valley’s local food scene. “It’s strong,” he asserts. “You just need to talk to your growers, ask for what you need, commit to buying it, and find a way to use it.”

In 2017, the restaurant introduced CK’s Pantry, a takeaway option offering CK’s signature fresh frozen meals, sauces, salad dressings, focaccia bread, desserts, and more.

Pantry items are available direct from CK’s (email cksrealfoodpantry@gmail.com to join their mailing list) and through Kraay’s Market & Garden

(Kraaysmarketgarden.com).

Later this summer, CK’s will embark upon something else new—the cocktail! With a liquor license expected soon, CK and crew will welcome back Billy Kramer, a Wood River Valley native who has been mixing up tasty drinks at Eureka, on 8th Street in Boise, for the past couple of years.

CK’s expanded offerings will include craft cocktails made with shrubs and mixers from local fruits as well as homemade bitters, plus a smallbites menu featuring vegetable-based starters and sides.

Come experience CK’s ultra-fresh flavors and creative combinations at The Elevated Table on August 10! For tickets: Wrvharvestfest.org.

Local Food Alliance, a program of the Sun Valley Institute, educates, connects and collaborates with individuals, organizations, and businesses to bring locally and regionally grown food to our community.

Learn more and sign up at localfoodalliance.org and sunvalleyinstitute.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘BRONFMAN PLAYS BEETHOVEN’ THURSDAY AUGUST 9 ‘SYMPHONIC SAFARI’ SATURDAY AUGUST 11 6:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

6:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

Yefim Bronfman has likened Beethoven’s expansive Fourth Piano Concerto to a “Greek play… the whole thing is like a great poetic statement.”

Opening the program, the Pavilion will shimmer with the musical depiction of color in Rothko’s paintings through a symphonic sketch by the young American composer Adam Schoenberg.

Visit svsummersymphony.org/orchestra-festival to learn more.

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s Family Concert will take the audience on an orchestral tour of the animal kingdom. A famous owl, a flying bee, a dancing cat and a very wet dog are given their musical due before the program turns to more fantastical creatures. Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s R.L. Rowsey will narrate encounters with such oddities as the Zipperpotamus and the Alarmadillo. Visit svsummersymphony.org/orchestra-festival to learn more.

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY AUGUST 9

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SUNDAY AUGUST 12

6:30-9:30PM / MAHONEY’S / BELLEVUE

5-7PM / REDFISH LAKE LODGE

Head to Mahoney’s Bar & Grill on Thursdays for free, family-friendly music throughout the summer. Mahoney’s is located on Main Street in downtown Bellevue.

Music From Stanley is live each Sunday on the Lodge’s front lawn, along the shore of the iconic alpine lake. Redfish Lake Lodge is located north of Ketchum over Galena Summit, on Highway 75, about 50 minutes. For more information on events and accommodations, visit redfishlake.com.

DJ B-RAD FRIDAY AUGUST 10

‘100 YEARS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN’ SUNDAY AUGUST 12

9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE

6:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

Enjoy live music this and every Friday night at the one and only Silver Dollar Saloon. This week, DJ B-RAD will take the stage. Silver Dollar is located on Main Street in downtown Bellevue.

Join the Sun Valley Summer Symphony in celebrating the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein with his concert suite from “West Side Story,” a work that uses the palette of an immense orchestra to capture the drama and color of the original production. Following, phenom Benjamin Beilman will share his inspired lyricism with a performance of the brilliant Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. Visit svsummersymphony.org/orchestra-festival to learn more.

‘ALMOST, MAINE’ FRIDAY AUGUST 10

VARIOUS TIMES / WRHS THEATER / HAILEY The WRHS Performing Arts Academy will perform “Almost, Maine” for their first-ever summer fundraiser. One cold, clear, winter night, as the Northern Lights hover in the starfilled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised.

Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost— in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.

The cast features Alaylia Norton, Sean Sheehan, Sarah Feltman, Joseph Zeising, Madeline Biggers, Jessica Timmons, Juliette Rollins, Koii Lauritsen and William Pullin. The directors and crew include Taylor Telford, Cathy Reinheimer, Karl Nordstrom, Christine Leslie, Hilary Biggers, Julie Fox, Hadley Cabitto and Hilarie Neely.

Performances run at 7 p.m. on Friday and at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.

HAT TRICK SUNDAY AUGUST 12 6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM Hear free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Sunday throughout the summer. This week, groove to music by Hat Trick. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

ASTRONOMY IN THE GARDEN SUNDAY AUGUST 12 9-10:30PM / CROY CANYON / HAILEY Tim Frazier, president of the Magic Valley Astronomical Society, will lead an evening of meteor watching and deep-sky observation. Sawtooth Botanical Garden staff will share lore about naked-eye constellations. In case of bad weather, the event will relocate indoors and feature fun astronomy activities for kids. Advance registration and payment is required at $10 for SBG members and $12 for nonmembers; children under 16 can join for free. Call (208) 726-9358 or visit sbgarden. org.

ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL FRI AUG 10-SUN AUG 12 ALL DAY / ATKINSON PARK / KETCHUM

Celebrate art and the mountain lifestyle with the 50th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival. Featuring drawing artists, craftspeople and visitors from around the country, this ever-popular community event is admission free. According to Art Fair SourceBook, a comprehensive guide to the top-selling art fairs and craft shows around the country, the Sun Valley Center Arts and Crafts Festival is ranked in the top 100 fineart festivals in the nation.

Festival hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. For a daily schedule of events and to learn more about the Festival, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

KETCHUM FARMERS’ MARKETS TUESDAY AUGUST 14 2-6PM / KETCHUM TOWN SQUARE The Wood River Farmers’ Markets offer seasonally available and locally grown and raised fruits, vegetables, eggs, sheep, goat, and cow cheeses, organic cuts of beef, chicken and lamb, fresh herbs, wines and so much more. Live music is scheduled weekly and kids’ activities are available. Meet the farmers and artists who sell the homemade and homegrown products while enjoying a relaxing afternoon at the market. The Ketchum Farmers’ Market can be found in downtown Ketchum at Town Square, just south of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square.

KETCH’EM ALIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 14 7-9PM / FOREST SERVICE PARK / KETCHUM Ketch’em Alive will conclude for the season this Tuesday evening in Forest Service Park. Enjoy dancing, music and a fun-filled community party. Picnics are encouraged but there are food and drink vendors onsite as well. For the final week of this series, attendees can jam with Trevor Green, a multi-instrumental artist on didgeridoo, guitar, vocals and the foot-stomp rhythm box. The opening act will be Frida’s Eyebrows at 7 p.m., and the headliner will perform from 7:30–9 p.m.

RICO HOOD SATURDAY AUGUST 11 6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM Groove to free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Saturday throughout the summer. This week, hear tunes from Rico Hood. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

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