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SUN VALLEY THEFT CASE TRANSFERRED TO HIGHER COURT Judge Elgee known to be tough on white-collar crime
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criminal case involving the alleged theft of more than $130,000 by a former employee of the City of Sun Valley is now under the purview of Judge Robert J. Elgee, who is known to take a hard line on white-collar crime. In two recent employee theft cases, both involving women, Elgee rejected arguments for leniency and sentenced the defendants to prison. In 2013, Elgee, the presiding judge in Blaine County 5th District Court, sentenced former Sun Valley Investments employee Tracy Dalin to up to six years in prison for stealing from the company. Also in 2013, Elgee gave former Farm Bureau employee Judith Shurtz a prison sentence of four years and eight months for stealing from Farm Bureau. Both women have now been released on parole. In the current Sun Valley case, former city treasurer Angela Marlene (Domke) Orr, 31, faces up to 33 years in prison if convicted of the three felony charges filed against her in July. Orr is charged with two counts of “misuse of public funds” by an employee in excess of $300, a crime punishable in Idaho by up to 14 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. State law also requires a minimum one-year prison sentence upon conviction. She is also charged with a third felony of “misuse of public funds” by an employee of less than $300. That crime is punishable in Idaho by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000. Orr’s case was considered at a preliminary hearing in Blaine County Magistrate Court on Aug. 23. At the conclusion of the hearing, Magistrate Judge Daniel P. Dolan determined that enough evidence exists against Orr to transfer the case to the higher district court for further prosecution. Arraignment before Judge Elgee is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sept. 12. Orr, who had served as Sun Valley treasurer since 2012, is accused in court documents of illegally transferring more than $127,500 from a City of Sun Valley bank account to her own personal account in numerous transactions in 2015 and 2016. She is also accused of illegally using a city credit card for personal use in multiple transactions in 2015 and 2016, accruing expenditures of more than $2,500. The case was investigated by Sun Valley Police Chief Walt Femling, who wrote in a probable cause affidavit that he started his investigation on March
30 after being contacted by Sun Valley City Administrator Susan Robertson regarding suspicions that Orr was stealing money. Orr resigned as treasurer on April 7. An arrest warrant was issued on July 6 and Orr, who, according to court documents, had been out of Idaho, voluntarily surrendered at the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office on Aug. 8. She has remained incarcerated since her arrest in the Blaine County jail. Bond, initially set in the arrest warrant at $200,000, was reduced to $20,000 at Orr’s initial court appearance on Aug. 9. Hailey attorney Christopher Simms was court appointed as public defender. Idaho judiciary rules, as defined by the Idaho Supreme Court, provide that a defendant in a felony case can disqualify a district court judge “without cause” from hearing a case by filing a motion with the court within 14 days of when the defense was informed of who the judge would be. However, according to court records, no such disqualification motion was filed against Elgee in the 14-day timeframe that started with the conclusion of the preliminary hearing on Aug. 23. Tracy Dalin Dalin, now 54, was sentenced on March 4, 2013, to a two-year determinate and four-year indeterminate prison sentence by Elgee after pleading guilty earlier to one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement and a second felony count of forgery. According to the Idaho Department of Correction, she was released on parole on July 10, 2015. Her sentence is scheduled to end on March 2, 2019. Dalin was originally charged with eight felonies but pleaded guilty to only two in accord with a plea agreement with the Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Dalin had been accused of conducting complex theft schemes that included forged duplication of bank statements and juggling of funds in accounts to hide the thefts from Sun Land Investments, where she was employed as a secretary and real estate agent until leaving the company in 2009. She was also accused of embezzling funds from Sun Land Investments owner Judy Cash and from Cash’s close friend Ron Farwell, whose finances Dalin managed. Blaine County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Matt Fredback said at sentencing that the thefts, allegedly totaling about $500,000, occurred over a seven-year period. An investigation, conducted by the Blaine County Sheriff’s
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District’s new inclusion policy still controversial with some parents By Jean Jacques Bohl
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bout 20 people gathered at Hailey Coffee Company last Friday to ask questions of Blaine County School District Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes during a Coffee with the Community. Assistant Superintendent John Blackman was also present. The meeting was the first gathering that Holmes intends to hold each month for the community. They will be held at different venues throughout Blaine County. The format of the meeting, which lasted for over an hour, was a question-and-answer session. Holmes stressed that there was no agenda to the meeting. The atmosphere was very informal and convivial although the background noises made it at times difficult to understand the questions and their answers. Some people stayed for the whole session while others left after having asked their question. The newly adopted gender inclusion policy by the School District Board of Trustees at the August meeting was the topic of many questions. Some parents expressed their frustration with the Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes and AssisDistrict’s policy. “The Board’s inten- tant Superintendent John Blackman at Hailey tion is to make sure Coffee Company. Photo by Jean Jacques Bohl that all kids are safe,” Holmes said. “It was not a reaction to any presidential mandate.” She stressed that in order for students to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify, they must exhibit consistent behavior and indicate their choice to the school’s administration. Holmes said she’d recently met with all the physical education teachers and coaches to explain the new protocols. The boys’ locker room at Carey School as well as Wood River Middle School’s locker rooms will be remodeled to assure privacy for their users. The funds will come out of the District’s Building Fund and will not impact the current year’s budget. Holmes said school attendance was at 98 percent for the start of the school year, which was an improvement over last year’s 94 percent. The districtwide enrollment grew by about 50 students. There are still some teaching positions open, due to late resignations. The District advertises locally, statewide and nationwide. Although the salary schedule attracts a lot of initial interest, the cost of living and the lack of professional jobs for spouses are deterring many married teachers to accept positions. “It is getting harder and harder to find teachers even on the national level,” Holmes said, but added that, “teacher morale is good.” Holmes told the gathering that each building will set up its own professional development to best address the overall District goals of “engaging students” and make the learning relevant to them. One parent said that conservative students feel somehow intimidated at the high school. Blackman responded that the District has a written policy banning any form of bullying, hazing or intimidation. Advisory groups at WRHS have the mission to facilitate respectful dialog between all students. The next Coffee with the Community will be held at 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Starbucks in Ketchum. tws
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The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees still seeks candidates to represent Zone 3. Trustee Carole Freund resigned in June, citing health reasons. Currently, two people have declared their candidacy, Irene Healy and Pamela Plowman. The Board will hold a public interview for the candidates at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at the Community Campus. Four trustees currently serve on the Board. Chairperson Shawn Bennion was elected in 2011; Vice Chair Elizabeth Corker was appointed in 2013 and was subsequently elected in 2015; Trustee Cami Bustos was appointed in 2015; and Trustee Rob Clayton was appointed in 2015. These appointments came after trustee resignations. A trustee’s term is for four years. Candidates have until 3 p.m., Friday Sept. 9 to submit a letter of interest to Clerk of the Board Amanda LaChance. LaChance can be reached at the District office in Hailey at (208) 578-5000, or AmandaLaChance@blaineschools.org.
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he Community Baptist Church, located at 200 S. 2nd Ave., in Hailey, was built in 1880. Consider what the town of Hailey was like then. Mining and ranching were the inspiration in the creation of the towns of Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue, and there were many smaller mining encampments in the hills. Approximately 200 Chinese lived in the Wood River Valley. Some worked in the mines or for the railroad, while others owned laundries and restaurants. Many grew vegetables that were sold house to house and to grocery stores. In 1883, the Oregon Short Line Railroad was extended to the Wood River Valley. The roads were dirt, houses sparse, banks, saloons, casinos and brothels lined Main Street, and a few houses of worship existed. The poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey in 1885, and just a year
later and right up the street, the Methodists built a single-room sanctuary with a unique bell tower. Located at 200 S. 2nd Ave., the church, known since 1929 as the Community Baptist Church, still stands today, The Methodists and American Baptists did a little property exchange in 1929. The Baptists received deed to the church at Croy and 2nd while the Methodists took over a small church in Fairfield. The original Baptist church at Galena and Silver became the Miners Hall and is now a private residence. Urged on by its own needs and by the Hailey Historic Preservation Commission, the Community Baptist Church is undergoing much-needed restoration. The church hasn’t been touched since the 1950s when, under the ministry of Joseph Fuld, the church grew in membership and was able to buy two adjoining lots. A new kitchen, restrooms and furnace room were added.
Ken Worthington, left, and Pastor Dave Cesko stand in the Community Baptist Church.
Unfortunately, the congregation is lacking in the necessary funds. However, they were able to secure a matching grant recently from the Idaho Heritage Trust to help with the renovations. “It’s a project I’ve been involved with for four or five years,” said Hailey resident Joan Davies, who is a member of the Idaho Heritage Trust, Hailey Historic Preservation Commission and a member of the Blaine County Historical Museum board. “It’s a slow-maturing, work in progress. The building, after a snowfall, is just so Currier and Ives – quaint and wonderful and rich with historical character, and I still think it has a lot to give to our community.” Inspection two years ago by an engineering firm in Boise showed that serious work needed to be done, including repairing the 60-year-old metal roof; sloping the ground away from the structure for water drainage; constructing a concrete frost wall behind the structure; restoring the bell tower; strengthening exterior walls of the sanctuary; and painting the exterior of the facility. Snowmelt and rainwater have habitually drained through the basement windows of the church, flooding the basement every year to the point where it’s unusable. “There are bids out for different phases of this work,” said Ken Worthington, a church member and coordinator of the renovation. The City of Hailey and the Hailey Historic Preservation Commission “want to keep it,” said Diane Dunford, the church’s
The south side of the Community Baptist Church was cleared to prep for renovation. Photos by Dana DuGan
secretary/treasurer. “It’s an asset to Hailey. We’ve applied for National Register of Historic Places status.” Though visitors frequently stop by wanting to look inside the old sanctuary, the congregation is small but loyal. Pastor Dave Cesko, who has been with the church for three years, said growing the church is a matter of maintaining the mission of the church. “What sets the Baptist tradition apart is the plan of salvation,” Cesko said. “You must be born again. You can have a great fellowship but if you’ve not been saved, you’ve lost it. We’ve built great churches on that basis. We need to ‘go tell it on the mountain,’ door to door, inviting people in.” With the City of Hailey and the Baptist Convention behind the church renovations, there is some optimism that each stage
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of renovation will be completed. Already the ground is being prepared for leveling, old trees were removed and a large trench was dug around the southern exterior of the church to expose the rotting pipes and basement windows. “We hope that people will want to help with donations,” Worthington said. He said materials and volunteer hours would be appreciated, too. Dunford said she is hoping to recruit a volunteer to help them create a website. There is an account set up for donations at Mountain West Bank in Hailey. Checks may be sent to Community Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1596, Hailey, Idaho 83333, or people may donate in person on Sundays during the 11 a.m. service. tws
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n the fall, thoughts turn from boating and swimming to team sports, especially soccer (football, in the rest of the world). And the Wood River Valley community is not letting school kids have all the fun. A new tournament, called the Sun Valley 7’s soccer tournament, will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.18 at Atkinson Park in Ketchum. Each 10-player team, consisting of adults 18 years and older, will play, with seven players per side afield at a time. There are two separate divisions, with eight teams competing in either the Competitive division or the Rec division. The Rec division requires no more than five players under the age of 50 on the field at a time. Tournament director Pete Woodring is no stranger to soccer; he played at the University of California, Berkeley, and professionally in Europe, and with Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution. He also played with the U.S. national team in 1993. “With all of the soccer interest in the Valley, Sun Valley is the ideal location for an adult soccer tournament,” Woodring said. “It’s also a destination for many visitors and, ideally, this will grow and become a weekend-long destination, seven-aside adult soccer tournament, for teams from other states.” The tournament is unique having only seven players per side playing on a half field with 15-minute halves. “The premise is to relive the younger days of our soccer lives on smaller fields and shorter games, while raising money for youth soccer in the Valley,” said
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Woodring. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Sawtooth United Footbol Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth soccer club for 5-18 year olds in the Wood River Valley, founded by Community School soccer coach Richard Whitelaw in 1997. “To say Richard is passionate about soccer is an understatement,” Woodring said. “It is the mission of the Sawtooth United FC to encourage the physical, mental and emotional growth of the youth of the Wood River Valley through the sport of soccer. The club strives to enhance the players’ skills and to promote a lifelong love of soccer, while developing knowledge of commitment, self-discipline, sportsmanship and teamwork.” The winning team will receive the title of the first Sun Valley 7’s tournament champion, and will also receive ‘Das Boot’ – a large glass boot that will have the team’s winning name etched on it and will be housed at Lefty’s Bar & Grill in Ketchum where the winning team can drink from it for the year. According to the website truebeer.com, beer boots have been around for at least 150 years. The website also states that around “World War I, the German military adopted the use of beer boots as a popular rite of passage. Military commanders are reported to have promised to drink for a boot if a battle was won.” Entry fee is $350 and includes at least three games per team, a barbecue, beverages and music. Registration deadline is Monday, Sept. 12. For more information, call Woodring at (415) 2693859, or pete@cypresspart.com, or www.sawtoothunited.com. tws
Volunteers sought for Trailing of the Sheep
The 20th annual Trailing of the Sheep will be held Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 5-9, in the Wood River Valley. Each fall, the festival celebrates the annual sheep migration from summer to winter grazing. This weekend long family-friendly festival highlights the people, arts, cultures and traditions of sheep ranching in Idaho. The Trailing of the Sheep organization seeks people to volunteer to join the team. Volunteers help with everything from classes, tastings, parade, fair and sheepdog trials. To learn more about the festival and all of its happenings, visit www.trailingofthesheep.org. To volunteer, contact Geegee Lowe at gglowe@msn.com.
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Sun Valley Opera events to be held
Sun Valley Opera will host author, lecturer and all-around Renaissance man, Fred Plotkin, for a series of events on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 13 and 14. The New York Times described Plotkin as "one of those New York word-of-mouth legends, known by the cognoscenti for his Renaissance mastery of two seemingly separate disciplines: music and the food of Italy.” Plotkin will work with elementary school students on Tuesday afternoon and that evening he will give an overview of the 2016-2017 The Met: Live in HD season at The Community Library at 6 p.m. The following day he will be part of an all-things-Italian evening when 40 lucky individuals will listen to a lecture on Romantic Italian opera while dining on an Italian buffet catered by the Ketchum Grill and accompanied by Italian wines. This event takes place in a private home and costs $75 per person. Reservations may be made by calling Sun Valley Opera at (208) 726-0991.
Idaho Hometown Hero event to be held in Pocatello
The JRM Foundation for Humanity will honor its sixth annual Idaho Hometown Hero medalists at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Stephens Performing Arts Center in Pocatello. Following the free medal ceremony, there will be a ticketed dinner and gala event celebration at 8 p.m. The celebration will begin at 3 p.m. with the Konner’s Car Show, which is free and open to the public until 6 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center. The celebration feature two keynote speakers including 2016 Olympic Medalist and U.S. World Champion Fencer Miles Chamley-Watson, a JRM Foundation Good Faith Ambassador, along with Sun Valley resident Peggy Elliott Goldwyn. Goldwyn will give a presentation on “Strengthening Community Ties.” Goldwyn began her career writing, directing and producing documentaries for syndicated television, and television comedies. She was vice president of the Samuel Goldwyn Company, a film production and distribution company. She served on the board of The Advocates, serves currently on the board of The Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University and is a founding member of the International Women’s Forum-Idaho branch. She received the IWF National Women Who Make a Difference award in 2015. She is also a board member of Friends of United Nations Population Fund, and in 2008 she founded The Family of Woman Film Festival in Sun Valley to support the UNFPA’s work and advocate for women’s equality. She serves on the advisory boards of Sustainable Health Enterprises in Rwanda and The Children’s Radio Network in South Africa. To purchase or reserve tickets, visit www.jrmfoundation.org/shop.
Calling all science enthusiasts
Residents of the Blaine County School District community are encouraged to apply to participate in the Instructional Materials Adoption Process for Science. Two residents of the district will be selected to participate on the Science task force. This task force is a two-year commitment. Apply online at www.blaineschools.org by Friday, Sept 30.
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Hands-free phone use becomes law in Hailey
Hailey’s newest law becomes effective Wednesday, Sept. 14. According to Hailey Ordinance No. 1201, drivers won’t be allowed to hold any type of wireless or data communication device while driving. “Drivers who communicate on handheld wireless devices such as cellphones while driving cause a distraction, which creates hazards to motorists, passengers and pedestrians,” the ordinance states. “Restricting the use of handheld wireless devices by drivers will promote public safety.” Such devices include cellphones, laptops, and video, music, photo, text-messaging, paging, and personal digital assistant (pda) devices. The penalty is an infraction with a fixed fine of $100.
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Solarize Blaine drives investment in local economy
In Blaine County, solar energy is a major economic boon due to abundant sunshine and dramatic price declines of over 70 percent in the past 10 years. With the same solar potential as North Florida, Blaine County is capitalizing on this opportunity with 36 solar installations on homes and businesses through Solarize Blaine, the nonprofit program that closed out its 20-week campaign Aug. 19. These installations generated nearly $1 million in new local investment and will add 247 kilowatts of clean energy capacity to the grid in Blaine County, a 500 percent increase over 2015 levels. Launched by the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience in March 2016, the program used a bulk-purchasing model to reduce the cost of a solar system by more than $3,000 for the average homeowner. To celebrate the success of the program and unveil what’s next, the Institute will host a happy-hour celebration event from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Sawtooth Brewery, at 631 Warm Springs Road, in Ketchum. This event is open to the public. “Solarize Blaine has radically accelerated our community’s transition to clean energy,” said Katie Bray, the program’s director. “In 20 weeks, we brought online five times as much solar electricity as what was added in all of 2015, and we drove about $900,000 of investment into our local economy.” Solarize, a national program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, is in more than 250 communities around the nation, but Solarize Blaine is the first program in Idaho. The Solarize Blaine program received 225 requests for solar evaluations from homeowners, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the Wood River Valley. New installations are expected to continue popping up through the spring of 2017. The program’s guaranteed reduced prices have ended, but those who are interested in solar may still sign up to get a free solar site assessment for their home, business, or nonprofit at www.solarizeblaine.org
Planning process for Columbia-Snake dams could start before election
A coalition of 33 conservation and sport fishing groups, including Idaho Rivers United, is worried that federal agencies managing dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers are establishing plans that would take the public out of an important public process. The groups sent an Aug. 30 letter to the Bonneville Power Administration, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation that asks the agencies to take a little more time before starting a high-profile environmental process that examines dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The process is required by a May 5 federal court ruling. “It’s disturbing and disappointing that the federal government appears to be rushing this important process,” Kevin Lewis, executive director of Idaho Rivers United, said. “After telling Judge Simon they needed a half decade to do a thorough job, they’re forcing a scoping period on top of a presidential election and holiday season. This virtually guarantees that citizens’ ability to participate will be compromised.” The groups specifically asked for a public comment period of no less than 90 days that includes a series of public hearings throughout the region to commence in January 2017. That could happen regardless of when the official scoping period opens. If public hearings start sooner, however, people who care about recovering endangered salmon and steelhead and stopping taxpayer waste on the lower Snake River will need to be prepared to weigh in, and soon, on behalf of river restoration. IRU and its allies are hopeful, however, that they can engage in a meaningful process early in 2017 rather than a rushed process that's overshadowed by a high-profile election and holiday season. “Our ask is simple – to be given a meaningful opportunity to participate in the scoping process,” the groups wrote. “Specifically, we request that you not schedule public comment and hearings for this process over the election and holidays.”
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GOTR seeks South Valley coaches
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Girls on the Run of the Wood River Valley serves about 160 girls in the Blaine County School District and hosts events such as the 5k and Healthy Living Expo, Lunafest Film Festival, and assists in other area events that encourage healthy living. Volunteer coaches represent a dynamic group of individuals, all of whom possess an enthusiasm for helping to prepare girls for a healthy and happy adolescence and adulthood. The nonprofit organization needs coaches in the South Valley who can commit to mentoring two days a week for the 10-week fall or spring season. For more information about becoming a coach, contact Mary at (208) 788-7863 or fill out the online contact form. If you are ready to join us, complete our coach application and registration. These can be found online at www.girlsontherunwrv.org.
Wagon Days Best in Show named
The Best in Show award in the 59th annual Wagon Days Parade, held Saturday, Sept. 2, was awarded to Wood River Chapel of Hailey for their 100-year-old funeral wagon. There were more than 70 entries in the 59th “Big Hitch” parade, as more than 17,000 people came to Ketchum for a weekend of activities. The parade is one of the largest nonmotorized in the country. The Kimberly Rhoads People’s Choice award went to the Rock family of Carey for their Concord stagecoach.
ITT locks out students
On Tuesday, ITT Tech closed all of its campuses nationwide, including one in Boise, after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid. “It is with profound regret that we must report that ITT Educational Services, Inc., will discontinue academic operations at all of its ITT Technical Institutes permanently after approximately 50 years of continuous service,” the for-profit school said in a statement. “With what we believe is a complete disregard by the U.S. Department of Education for due process to the company, hundreds of thousands of current students and alumni and more than 8,000 employees will be negatively affected.” The statement said 8,000 employees would lose their jobs, effective Tuesday. The remaining staff will help displaced students with their records and future educational options, according to the school. ITT is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange, whose shares are now worth $0.36.
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I urge your readers in windfall state legislator a House of Representative Steve is a windfall for first time in many electio is a true son of the distric Steve has always lived here, made his home in t doing things that the ord farming and ranching. H Miller graduated from agricultural engineering business; as a farmer, he vironment that he uses f member of the local Soil state and national offices Steve Miller has trade
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Wood River High School senior Alma Ceja. Photo courtesy of Alma Ceja
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Lighting Up the Stage BY JONATHAN KANE
A Riders heading back over Trail Creek, in the Lost River Basin. By Dana DuGan
Rebecca’s Private Idaho The third annual Rebecca’s Private Idaho, held each year on Labor Day Sunday, is a true gravel grinder of a ride. The Big Potato takes riders 94 miles over Trail Creek’s gritty summit and up the famed Copper Basin, all hemmed in by the great White Knob and Pioneer mountain ranges. The Small Fry leg is 56 miles through Trail Creek canyon before climbing out and into the Big Lost River drainage on the opposite side. Nate Whitman, 40, or Evergreen, Colo., finished first overall at 1:15:12. Joe Brazil, 48, of Ketchum, finished in seventh place with a time of 1:19:45. Anne Perry, 42, of Draper, Alaska, was the top female finisher in 16th place.
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real finished off Labor Day weekend with a rousing concert at the Holding Pavilion in Sun Valley. A capacity crowd danced all night up front to the rockin’ sounds the band self-described as “cowboy hippie surf rock.” The Social Animals from Minnesota opened the show for POTR. Photo by Dana DuGan
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n Legislative District 26 to support their and vote for Steve Miller for re-election to es. r the voters in District 26 because for the on cycles the people elected someone who ct. d in the district, was born here, he grew up the district, earned his living in the district dinary voter does. His primary business is His sweat has salted his fields. m the University of Idaho with a degree in g. As a rancher, he understands the cattle e husbands the soil. He is a friend of the enfor his living. He has been a decades-long l Conservation District and has held many s in the soil conservation world. ed for a lifetime with the merchants of the
Wood River Valley and the people of Shoshone, Gooding, Fairfield, Hagerman and Wendell. In his younger days, he and his children have associated with people from Dietrich, Richfield, Carey, Bliss and all the other schools, both scholastically and athletically. But that is just the half of it. Steve is a dedicated legislator who serves on the most important committee in the legislature, the Appropriations Committee, and represents the interests of the district by serving on both the Agricultural Affairs and Resources and Conservation committees. He has become a respected member of the majority party where your representative for the first time in many years can have clout in state affairs. Steve is one of us and deserves our support. Let’s not lose our windfall. C. Lee Barron Corral, Idaho, in Camas County
lma Ceja, a senior at Wood River High School carrying a 3.5 grade point average and a member of National Honor Society, knows how to light up a stage. She also has a great singing voice that she shows off in the school’s singing group, Enchante. “I just love to be on stage,” Ceja said. “I love being able to put smiles on people’s faces and make them laugh, make them cry, and to tell all these stories through theater.” As Ceja puts it, there is nothing more rewarding than seeing an audience enjoy a show. And she has been a theater person since she was little. “I loved playing pretend games with my mom and at school. I would basically create a character and be a hundred percent committed to it.” In that way Ceja would be someone completely different from herself. “I would think and speak like the character and I would love it,” she said. “My favorite part was seeing all these different points of view and perspectives as though I was living a whole different life.” She would base these characters on people that she had seen before. “Basically, they were all comedic characters. I enjoy making people laugh and it’s the best feeling in life when you can make someone happy.” Ceja’s favorite character was Sandy from “SpongeBob SquarePants.” “I would make her human. She was always really funny to watch and I loved the way that she treated boys.”
Ceja’s earliest memory of performing was in first grade. “It was at Bellevue Elementary School and I was a cat,” she said. “I remember being scared and nervous to have people watch me even though I didn’t have any lines. It ended up going very well, and when it was done, I felt awesome. Amazingly, my nerves were completely gone.” In high school, Ceja started with small roles with no lines, though she worked “really hard in class and on stage.” In the spring of her sophomore year, she got the lead in a oneact. “It went really well and I received the award for best actress [award] that year for my performance. It was my first role and I worked really hard and it went really well.” Ceja did a lot of character work for the part. “I would think about my character – what she had done before – and I would invent what her life was like. I really liked her and the audience could see that it was something different.” Her junior year Ceja was the lead in both school plays, “Taming Romeo” and “Noises Off.” “That play was so hilarious that it was hard not to laugh on stage. Afterwards, I felt famous because everyone in school recognized me. It was the best feeling ever.” It’s a feeling that Ceja is sure to experience many times again in the future. 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 Jonathan Kane at jkjonkane@gmail.com.
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he fishing is about to turn epic. Are you ready? True fall weather has descended over the Valley and the hatches and fishing that come with it have begun. Plan on shorter fishing windows and late morning starts as we enter one of the best times of the year for anglers. Silver Creek angler numbers are way down as the kids have returned to school and hunting season has pulled locals into the fields. A late-morning start means sleeping in and extra time for coffee. Anglers will be greeted by a few Tricos here and there, and very good Baetis fishing. The Baetis hatch has really been taking off around 2 p.m. The activity from that point on may last right up to the Mousing hours of dusk. With fall Baetis hatches, be sure to have very, very small patterns. Fishing sizes 22 and 24 puts you in the game. If you can fish an extended body fly on an open loop so that it can swing around and come to life, you’re even more in the game. Mahogany Duns are coming, so have them at the ready. Ants, Beetles and most definitely Hoppers are in play as well. When we get to the peak of warmth for the day, plan on seeing some Callibaetis in the slow water areas of the Creek. The Western Red Quill, also known as Hecuba, is beginning to show up on the Big Wood. This is bringing bigger fish up and changing the game from shy fish to fish that want to fatten up before winter. The fall Baetis is ramping up as well, so be sure you can drop to 6X tippets and size 20 Baetis when the moment arrives. The Red Quill and fall Baetis should show on the Upper Lost in the coming days, if not already. Hoppers and small Attractor Flies are still catching fish up top. The Lower Lost is going to turn into Baetis central as the Trico action wanes with cooler days. Expect the massive blanket hatches of fall Baetis on the South Fork of the Boise as well. This action will ramp up as we move closer to October, but these can be some of the best hatches of the season on this river. There is some decent wading on the river right now, but it’s still high enough to be dangerous, so please wade with caution. Happy fishing, everyone.
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spend an average of 4-6 hours, maybe 8 hours, with clients, helping them train their dogs. Sometimes I am indulged and get to spend more time. In that short time, I introduce new behaviors to each dog and then it is the owner’s responsibility to practice and continue on until the dog is reliable. There are a couple of important things to remember when training a dog. The first is that everything you do is training, from the moment your dog comes home until they are no longer with you. Training is not an hour with me, or 15 minutes a day that you set aside. It is every moment of every day. What that means is that if you wait to get help, you may have already “trained” your dog to jump on you/others, growl, counter surf, not come when called, pull on the leash, and a plethora of other behaviors that are not always so enjoyable to live with. That critical time is when you first get your dog. This is the moment when you get to let your dog know what you want him to do for the rest of his life with you. Then that continues day after day after day. You are essentially putting training into your dog 24 hours a day, seven days a week. What you train either consciously or unconsciously will affect your entire relationship with your dog. As an example, if you or a guest pets your dog for jumping up, you have effectively said to the dog, “I like jumping!” Now, when your puppy weighs 75 pounds, it’s MISERABLE but the behavior is now habitual and almost impossible to stop. If you are unsure about how to train certain things and want a nicely behaved dog, then you call a dog-training instructor. However, consider your expectation of the instructor turning things around in 4-8 hours compared to the thousands of hours you have already (knowingly or unknowingly) trained the dog. It’s NEVER too late to call a qualified instructor for help. But, try not to wait. While dog-training instructors can give you huge help in directing the dog and easier ways to train your dog, manage your dog, etc., you must still work with the dog yourself to make those new behaviors “HABITUAL.”
If your dog tends to ignore you, it might be time to consider working on HABITUATING the behaviors you want. Photo by Fran Jewell
HABITUAL behaviors are the ones we want so we do not continually have to discipline a dog for bolting through the front door, or jumping on visitors, or not coming when called. How do we make behaviors HABITUAL? The first thing is to start training the dog to exactly what you want from him the moment he comes to live with you. You do not wait, especially with 8-week-old puppies! And, you must be clear with YOURSELF about what you need your dog to do or not do. Confusion on your part will only confuse the dog. Secondly, you must be 100 percent consistent in your expectations. Changing your mind about whether the dog has to sit at the door one day, but not the next, is incredibly frustrating for both you and your dog. Third, you must expect that it takes TIME to make behaviors habitual. There are no quick fixes. There are no LASSIE PILLS. It
can take months, even a few years, of consistent training to make behaviors habitual. That goes for behaviors we don’t like as well. The longer we allow behaviors we don’t like to go on, the better the dog gets at practicing them. BAD behaviors can become just as HABITUAL. The best way to have a dog that is a pleasure to live with is to be intentional on your part about what you expect from the dog, to be consistent in those expectations, get help if you need it, and expect training to take TIME to get to that point of HABITUAL behaviors. 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 www.positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.
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The Common Sunflower
BY LESLIE REGO
The common sunflower is aptly named. Right now you can see it blooming along roadsides and in abandoned fields. The sunflower is originally native to North America but has spread throughout the world. The flower is tall, a bright yellow, and provides a spot of color in otherwise bland settings. Sunflowers are part of the aster or composite family. Each ray on the sunflower is an individual flower. They are known as “ray flowers.” The center is composed of many small, circular-shaped flowers. They are known as “disc flowers.” All of these individual flowers come together, creating what appears to be one single bloom, which is referred to as the “head.” The word aster means star in Greek and certainly is a befitting description for the flowers. I love these flowers mostly because I enjoy drawing the flower heads so very much. I can draw
the heads over and over again in all stages of bloom, from not yet open to the withered petals still clinging to the center. I would even say that I like to draw the withered petals the most. As the petals shrivel, they become more and more curly, folding in and around themselves, offering countless ways to draw all of the configurations. In full bloom, the individual rays extend out from the center, but as they mature, they begin to drape over the disc flowers in interesting patterns and formations. I know that some people feel the flower is beyond its prime at this stage, but I feel it is just beginning to reach its prime! The rays are now twisted and crumpled, dangling and drooping this way and that. They offer all kinds of contours to study and enjoy. So as the western sunflower continues on its journey from “bloom to dust,” take delight in the show, much as you would a performance given by a seasoned acrobat!
Leslie Rego, “Grass of Parnassus with Western Monkshood,” nib pen and sumi ink, watercolor.
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Nobody Or Somebody?
Wood River Valley HarvestFest Returns September 17 by jeff bacon
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mily Dickinson, an original American poet, did not desire fame, though she wrote hundreds of poems and did seek the approval of those close to her. Although she requested that her poems NOT be published posthumously, her body of work received unwanted public attention. Ironically, this betrayal of her need for privacy has allowed generations to enjoy her work. Her whimsical punctuation and use of slant rhyme in conveying the solitary human she was is surely respected in spite of her underlying shyness about her art. Today, her choice of relative anonymity and living as a recluse seems even more strange in a world obsessed with the quest for instant fame and the adulation of celebrity that ensues. One poem most clearly expresses her view. She said: I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you - Nobody - Too? Then there’s a pair of us? Don’t tell! they’d advertise - you know! How dreary - to be - Somebody! How public - like a Frog To tell one’s name - the livelong June To an admiring Bog!
I admit to being raised to think I was “somebody.” To my parents, married for 10 years before they adopted me, I was indeed a princess. Being on the radio with my father, entertaining my parents’ friends after dinner, and exhibiting an innate joy in telling stories meant that people often paid even undeserved attention to me. I am ashamed now to think how much time I spent in the limelight, and still must quell my ham instincts. However, a long life has given me a wider perspective. My most beautiful moments are often private and sometimes solitary. One of my friends was a magical listener. People were drawn to her and enjoyed conversing with her because she always responded in a positive manner, smiling, looking closely at the speaker, and never dominating the room. I admired her for the same reason I do the lovely Emily Dickinson – for her modesty and her ability to be still and listen JoEllen Collins—a longtime to an inner voice that shone through resident of the Wood River the quietness of her persona. Valley— is an Idaho Press Rereading Emily reminds me of Club award-winning columthe beauty of silence, of the self-ef- nist, a teacher, writer, fabric facing “nobody” who created with- artist, choir member and out fanfare or applause haunting unabashedly proud grandma images and the perceptions of an known as “Bibi Jo.” extraordinary mind. May the women I observe on TV and the Internet stripping themselves of dignity in order to be noticed take a few moments to reflect on a woman of another time whose life had meaning and spirit without the social media exposure, klieg lights, and reality television which panders to our basest instincts. Oh, yes, I once desired to play Emily Dickinson in “The Belle of Amherst.” Now, with some late-life wisdom, perhaps I can be “someone” inside rather than a noisy frog croaking for attention. I may not always succeed, but will keep reading the poetry of a brilliant woman who chronicled her experience of being “nobody” to the world but who was “somebody” of true value in her life and legacy.
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The Blaine County Fire Chiefs have partnered with American Red Cross to install smoke detectors into single-family homes for free. The goal of the Home Fire Campaign is to reduce deaths and injuries caused by home fires by 25 percent over five years across America. The American Red Cross and Blaine County Fire Chiefs ask every household to take two simple steps to help save lives: check or install smoke alarms and to practice fire drills at home. “Although these smoke detectors have a 10-year battery they still need to be tested on a regular basis to ensure they work properly and for the safety of the residents,” said Hailey Fire Chief, Craig Aberbach. To register for a free smoke detector installation, go to www. getasmokealarm.org. For any questions call Hailey Fire Department at (208) 7883147 or email hfd@haileycityhall.org.
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Revelers at last year’s HarvestFest enjoy sample tastes at restaurants around Hailey. Photo courtesy of Carol Waller
Center for a good old-fashioned street party with The Kim Stocking Band.” And to sweeten the deal, a Sawtooth Brewery beer tent will be set up in the parking lot at the Sustainability Center to bring a bit of Oktoberfest to Hailey. Sawtooth Brewery is hosting a full weekend of Oktoberfest events on the weekend of the 17th at Ketchum Town Square. “After last year’s HarvestFest, we heard that the restaurant walk was many people’s first visit to some of the participating restaurants,” adds Long. “We’re excited to have this positive impact on Hailey businesses as an added bonus to our main goal: to celebrate the local farmers and producers of our food. Helping people understand the power a sustainable local food system has to improve individual, community, economic and environmental health is paramount.” Tickets for this year’s Wood River Valley HarvestFest are limited and will sell out. Purchase tickets at the Wood River Sustainability Center or online at www.woodrivervalleyharvestfest.org. Jeff Bacon is The Chamber’s membership director. For more information, visit www.haileyidaho. com or call The Chamber at (208) 788-3484.
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‘Hell or High Water’ Brotherly love
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he new neo-Western movie “Hell or High Water” strives for greatness but falls just short – instead delivering a really good chase movie. There are many things that make it really good but first and foremost is the outstanding performance by Jeff Bridges as the salty, about-to-retire Texas lawman hot in pursuit of a couple of bank robbers who happen to be brothers. Bridges nails it, as he seemingly always does, capturing the spirit of West Texas down to the smallest detail. Also delivering fine performances, as the brothers, are Chris Pine, the smarter and saner of the two, and Ben Foster as the ex-con that has nothing to lose. Last but not least is Gil Birmingham as the Comanche Mexican sidekick to Bridges and target of his off-color insults. The brothers are on a ven-
geance mission against Texas This all adds adds up to a movMidland, a bank that seeks to ie well worth seeing. foreclose on their mother’s farm. tws It’s hard not to think of another Texas bank robber movie – “Bonnie and Clyde” – which Jon rated this movie painted banks as the enemy. Smartly hitting the banks early in the morning and only taking small, unmarked bills, the brothers slowly accumulate the nut needed to save the farm for Pine’s two boys and his divorced wife. These scenes are some of the best in the film and Bridges saves his best work for the climactic gunfight that thankfully avoids the cliché. Based on a screenplay by Taylor Sheridan (author of the excellent “Sicario”), the film is beautifully directed by Englishman David Mackenzie who captures the despair of the dusty towns and the people who inhabit them. Courtesy photo Also fine is the photography by Jonathan Kane is a graduate of the Giles Nuttgens, even though University of Michigan. filmed in New Mexico.
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every part of your mouth except your throat. Don’t swallow it, as it will contain toxic material, and avoid gargling. Once the swishing is complete, spit the oil out into the toilet or trash. Studies also show that oil pulling helps strengthen gums, whitens teeth and eliminates plaque and bad breath. And according to Ayurveda, regular oil pulling also can help prevent many age-related health problems such as heart disease, stroke, lung disease, headaches, chronic sinus issues and skin ailments. For all the above reasons, oil pulling is the perfect accompaniment to an effective detox cleanse. For more information on cleansing, check out this video with Julie Johnson, www. tinyurl.com/jjcleansing. NourishMe has three upcoming cleanses planned this fall: Sept. 20-27; Oct. 18-25; and Nov. 15-22. For more information and to sign up for the cleanses, call (208) 928-7604 or email jjnourishme@gmail.com.
Toni Childs and Deborah Greene have visited 20 countries and 40-plus cities so far, connecting with the people there and spreading the message of “loving up.” Photo courtesy of Traci Ireland
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ultivate self-love and mindfulness practices at “Because You’re Beautiful Live A Moment,” a four-hour workshop presented by Toni Childs and Deborah Greene. Childs, Emmy winner and three-time Grammy nominated recording artist and yoga teacher, has joined forces with Greene, CEO and founder of LiveaMoment.com, to construct an incredibly powerful event aimed at embracing and growing the beauty of humanity. The workshop will take place from 6-10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge in Sun Valley. “This workshop is a celebration of life,” Childs said. “It’s a very different kind of yoga experience because I’m singing and we’re dancing and celebrating to heat up our bodies. The session was created around the song ‘Because You’re Beautiful’ that won an Emmy in 2004. The song is really powerful.” In 2003, playwright Eve Ensler (renowned author of “The Vagina Monologues”) asked Childs to write an anthem that would inspire people to end violence against women and girls for her documentary, “Until the Violence Stops.” The song is central to this unique yoga offering. “When I started touring with this song, I noticed many of the audience members looked checked out, so I felt I real-
ly needed to bring them onto the stage and sing directly to them,” Childs explained. “In that vulnerable moment of being onstage with me I could see how deep the song penetrated into “This workshop is a celebration of life,” Toni Childs them. So, I want- said. “It’s a very different kind of yoga experience ed to create a because I’m singing and we’re dancing and celesafe place where brating to heat up our bodies.” Photo courtesy of we could be to- Traci Ireland gether and people there and spreading the mesple could feel safe in connecting sage of “loving up.” to who they are. That’s how this “We have a beauty wound,” workshop manifested.” Childs articulated. “Humanity Greene has joined Childs on needs to be loved up, and what the “Because You’re Beautiful” I’m doing is loving people up – tour to share her “Three Feet of singing to them about how beauPeace” initiative and give par- tiful we are and giving a chance ticipants an opportunity to ex- to connect to this song. By the press what peace means to them end of this ‘play date,’ everyone on camera. is usually hugging and kissing “Deborah’s piece is about how each other and feeling relaxed, we can create three feet of peace safe and connected. From that inside ourselves,” Childs said. place, we can start to make a “If you can create three feet of beautiful life for ourselves and peace, and I can create three feet let go of the things holding us of peace, and someone else can back.” do it, together we can change the The cost to attend this celebratonality of the world. She gives tion of life is $40 and participapeople a chance, on camera, to tion numbers are strictly limited. say what their experience is with Book tickets through Chapter regards to connecting in with One Bookstore in Ketchum by this aspect of themselves. It’s calling (208) 726-5425 or emailright on message with what I’m ing chapterone@q.com. Learn sensing and feeling, so I wanted more about the event at www. to join forces with her.” becauseyourebeautiful.yoga. The two women have visited 20 countries and 40-plus cities so far, connecting with the peotws
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The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley continues its popular Hikin’ Buddies program out Adams Gulch. All are welcome to join in throughout the summer, weather permitting. Meet at the Adams Gulch trailhead 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 and puppies. 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. Also, the Shelter will now be doing adoptions at Adams Gulch during Hikin’ Buddies. Call (208) 788-4351 to learn more about the program.
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6:30PM / NEXSTAGE THEATRE / KETCHUM nexStage Theatre is excited to announce a reading of the play “Reunion” by John Caine as part of their ongoing play reading series. The presentation will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, and will be free of charge. The running time will be 75 minutes and complimentary wine and cookies will be served. The reading will feature two outstanding guest performers – Jane Merrow and Aaron T. Moore. Merrow was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in “The Lion In Winter” opposite Katharine Hepburn, Peter O’Toole and Anthony Hopkins. She has appeared on stage at London’s Royal Court Theater and the Idaho Shakespeare Festival. On TV she has appeared in “The Avengers,” “The Saint,” “Mission Impossible” and “Magnum P.I.” She has optioned “Reunion” and plans to film in Boise in 2017. Moore has numerous stage credits in Boise, where he teaches acting at Boise State University. “Reunion” was staged in London in 2014 to critical acclaim. “Reunion” could be the usual tale of middle-class angst: the hitherto high-flying criminal lawyer with his teacher wife and comfortable home examining where life has taken them. But for Raymond, stricken with an incurable motor neuron disease, confined to a wheelchair and unable to control more than one hand, he feels his life is over and he just wants out. He wants his Catholic wife, Antonia, to help him leave. Raymond doesn’t believe in God or sin, so his decision is affected only by legal, not religious, consequences. His logical, lawyer’s argument is that, if Antonia believes in a wonderful pain-free afterlife, why can’t she help him reach it? Learn more about “Reunion” and other upcoming events at www.nexstagetheater.org.
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 HAILEY FARMERS’ MARKET 2-6PM / MAIN STREET / HAILEY Everyone loves a farmers’ market and the Wood River Valley Hailey Farmers’ Market is one of the best. The market is full of local and regional producers selling organic fruits, vegetables and flowers (seasonally available), honey, cheese, eggs, meats, baked goods, artisan breads, pies and other desserts, jams, jellies, sauces and dressings. The market also features local artisan crafts including jewelry, pottery, handmade wood products, cutting boards, dog bowls and more. Don’t forget to bring an outdoor market basket along, or buy one there. The Wood River Valley Hailey Farmers’ Market is located on Main Street between Carbonate and Galena streets in the lot just north of Sturtos Hailey. Visit www.wrfarmersmarket.org to learn more.
‘THE EMPOWERMENT PROJECT’ THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 6PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY “The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things,” is a unique documentary that spotlights inspirational, positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles. “The Empowerment Project” is the incredible journey of a crew of female filmmakers driving across America to encourage, empower and inspire the next generation of strong women to go after their career ambitions. Driving over 7,000 miles from Los Angeles to New York over the course of 30 days, the documentary spotlights 17 positive and powerful women leaders across a variety of lifestyles and industries. In celebration of the all-female focus in front of and behind the camera, the filmmakers turned the cameras on themselves, capturing their transformational journey. The film challenges the audience to ask themselves, “What would you do if you weren’t afraid to fail?” Hosted by Girls on the Run, a school-aged version of this film will be shown for free on Thursday, Sept. 8 at the Community Campus auditorium at 6 p.m. Following the film will be a short discussion about role models, setting goals and striving for them, and how to live out dreams. The discussion will be led by Girls on the Run staff including youth advocate board members and WRHS students Michelle Casas, Amy Cantrell, Sarah Truxal and Ellie Gorham. Learn more at www.girlsontherunwrv.org.
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hile the community of Sun Valley is known for its wealth and panache, the Wood River Valley actually is composed of residents of all income levels. This diversity has given rise to a number of local service organizations whose common purpose is to provide comfort to our population as a whole. We’ll address one area specifically – food that is available to seniors and others at little or no cost. The seniors in our community have several options to obtain nutritious food, both as groceries and as prepared meals. Some seniors find themselves in a situation in which they’re food insecure. This means that they sometimes don’t know where they’ll get their next meal. The Hunger Coalition strives to end hunger in our community by providing wholesome groceries at no charge to those in need. They have food available for your pets, too! The Hunger Coalition is located at 121 Honeysuckle St. in Bellevue and the mobile food bank there is open Monday and Thursday afternoons. They also operate a mobile food bank in Ketchum on Thursday afternoons at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood at 100 Saddle Road. Call them at (208) 788-0121 or visit www.thehungercoalition.org for full descriptions of their services. The Senior Connection provides van service to The Hunger Coalition on request. Please call Katie at (208) 788-3468 to arrange transportation. Our Valley is fortunate to have three free community dinners each week. The Souper Suppers take place each Monday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 313 S.
1st Ave., in Hailey. The Ketchum Community Dinners are held at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood on Wednesday nights from 6-7 p.m. The food is provided by various organizations such as St. Luke’s Wood River Volunteer Core Board, the Hailey LDS Church, the Comadres group in Hailey and Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Volunteers prepare and serve well-balanced meals in an inviting setting. There is no charge for these full-service meals and everyone is welcome. For some, it’s a chance to save money; for others, it’s a chance to get out of the house and socialize – or both! The Senior Connection provides delicious and nutritious meals Monday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The meals are prepared by our chef Erik Olson, and are available to seniors for a suggested donation of $5, although any donation is greatly appreciated, no matter how small. These meals provide an excellent opportunity to dine with others, old friends and new. In addition, The Senior Connection provides an invaluable service called Meals on Wheels for those who are homebound. A driver will come to your house most weekdays with a complete, nutritious lunch. Call Katie at The Senior Connection, (208) 788-3468, for specific information and to set up your home delivery service, or you may call our transportation office at (208) 721-1527. Our executive director, Teresa Beahen Lipman, wants to be sure everyone knows that several state and federal programs are available to those who are chronically without food. Please call The Senior Connection at (208) 788-3468 for more information on these agencies.
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ive festive features of the second annual Wood River Valley HarvestFest coming up Saturday, Sept. 17: 1. Food. The main ingredient of the Wood River Valley HarvestFest is a Restaurant Walk from 5-7 p.m. Top Hailey chefs will dish up mouthwatering small plates of locally grown deliciousness – a rare opportunity to experience the cornucopia of farmfresh ingredients our region boasts. Just $35 buys 16 local chefs’ “Tastes” plus two local libations. 2. Farmers. HarvestFest celebrates the invaluable community members who produce our freshest, most nutrient-rich sustenance. Before the Restaurant Walk kicks off, the Local Food Fair – from 3-5 p.m. at the Wood River Sustainability Center – will showcase the local people, ideas, innovations and efforts all working toward a resilient food system that promotes our individual, community, economic and environmental health.
4. Fun! Like icing on a cake, the Restaurant Walk will wrap up with desserts and libations back at WRSC. But don’t forget the cherry on top – new this year is a harvest hoedown and Street Party generously sponsored by Atkinsons’ Market featuring The Kim Stocking Band. Join us as we rock the block on River Street from 7-10 p.m. 5. FREE! A gift to the community before and after the Restaurant Walk, both the Food Fair and Street Party are FREE and open to the public! For tickets, go to www.woodrivervalleyharvestfest.org or visit the Wood River Sustainability Center at 308 S. River Street in Hailey. The Local Food Alliance is a nonprofit whose mission is to create a vibrant local food system in the Wood River Valley. For more information, visit www.localfoodalliance. org.
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The fourth annual Women and Leadership Conference will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Thursday, Sept. 15, in Boise State University’s Student Union’s Jordan Ballroom. Hosted by the Andrus Center for Public Policy, the conference brings nationally-known business, cultural and civic leaders to Boise State while offering skill-building workshops and networking opportunities. Betty Ann Waters, of The Innocence Project, Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Charlotte Burrows, and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Ziering are among the keynote speakers. There will also be an optional screening of Ziering’s Emmy Award-winning film, “The Hunting Ground.” The annual Women and Leadership Conference registration is $195 and includes eight keynote sessions, two skill-building workshops, two breakfasts and lunches, two networking events and a reception. “The Andrus Center is committed to gender equity in our boardrooms, our corporate suites, our professions, our elected offices, and other leadership positions throughout our country,” said former Idaho Governor and Andrus Center Chairman Cecil D. Andrus. “Our Women and Leadership Conference is designed to empower the leaders of tomorrow by sharing the knowledge, insights, and motivating forces driving today’s most successful women. We welcome women and men to attend the conference and be part of the discussion.” Workshops will include topics such as “Leading with Integrity, Language and Leadership” and “WordPress Bootcamp.” For more information and to secure a spot at this year’s conference, visit: https://sps.boisestate.edu/andruscenter/events/andrus-conference/
RICK BASS – ‘HEMINGWAY & NATURE’ 5:30PM / NEXSTAGE THEATRE / KETCHUM
As part of this year’s Hemingway Festival (Sept. 8-10) The Community Library will present Rick Bass, the author of more than 20 books, for a public talk on Friday at the nexStage Theatre. Bass will address this year’s theme of “Hemingway and Nature” by focusing on hunting and on the human relationship with non-hunted nature. Tickets for Bass’s keynote lecture are available now for $12 apiece at The Community Library. “Rick Bass is one of the most prolific and dynamic writers on nature today,” said Jenny Emery Davidson, executive director of The Community Library. “His writing has been compared to Hemingway’s for its strong, clear style, and he shares a passion for the landscape of the American West. He is a perfect fit for this year’s theme that explores the role of nature in Hemingway’s life and work.” The annual Hemingway Festival of The Community Library celebrates Hemingway’s life and work through lively discussions, scholarly presentations and unique exhibits of local artifacts, in order to continue to engage people with Hemingway’s writing and with a landscape that he loved. This year’s program explores how nature permeates Hemingway’s work: from the woods and lakes of northern Michigan in the Nick Adams stories, to the hot fields of Spain in “The Sun Also Rises,” to the savannahs and mountains of East Africa in “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” to the seascapes of “The Old Man and the Sea.” The landscapes in Hemingway’s literature provide not only backdrops for the narratives but also evoke important themes. Throughout Hemingway’s own life, he sought connections to wild places. The lectures, discussions, and presentations of this year’s Hemingway Festival promise to stimulate deep thinking about the role of nature in Hemingway’s works, as well as a deeper connection to the nature that Hemingway knew in central Idaho. Registration for the full three-day Hemingway Festival includes, in addition to the Rick Bass keynote lecture, an insiders’ tour of Hemingway artifacts and oral histories at the Sun Valley Museum of History, presentations by Hemingway scholars and group discussions of short works. The cost for the full Festival is $60. More information is available online at www.comlib.org/the-2016-ernest-hemingway-festival. For more information call (208) 806-2621 or email Scott Burton at sburton@comlib.org.
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7:30PM / RODEO ARENA / HAILEY The new Monster Truck Insanity Tour, produced by Live A Little Productions of Rigby, Idaho, will be coming to the Hailey rodeo arena for two huge events on Sept. 9-10. The tour includes four of the nation’s biggest and baddest monster trucks, along with the insane Live A Little Freestyle Motocross Insanity Team, crazy side-byside tough truck and UTV races for locals and one of the biggest monster ride trucks on earth. The Monster Truck Insanity Tour promises a great show and an exciting weekend of motorsports competition and entertainment in Hailey. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. both nights, with a special 6 p.m. Pit Party offered on Saturday night only. Advance tickets are $16 for adults and $8 for kids ages 3-12. Tickets can be purchased at Atkinsons’ Markets in Hailey, Bellevue and Ketchum, or online at www.livealittleproductions.com. Tickets are also available at the gate for $20 for adults and $10 for kids.
‘CARNAVAL IN THE GARDEN’ SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 4:30PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Join Caritas Chorale for a festive Sunday evening themed “Carnaval in the Garden.” Enjoy fabulous food, cool cocktails, laughter and music in the garden. There will also be some exciting raffle prizes. Cost to attend is $150 per person. The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is located off Hwy. 75 on Gimlet Road in Ketchum. For reservations and for more information, contact Ann Taylor at (208) 726-5402 or annstctaylor@gmail.com. Visit www.caritaschorale.org to learn more about Caritas Chorale.
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Volunteers sought for Trailing of the Sheep The 20th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival will be held Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 5-9, in the Wood River Valley. Each fall, the festival celebrates the annual sheep migration from summer to winter grazing. This weekend-long, family-friendly festival highlights the people, arts, cultures and traditions of sheep ranching in Idaho. The Trailing of the Sheep organization seeks people to volunteer to join the team. Volunteers help with everything from classes, tastings, parade, folklife fair and sheepdog trials. To learn more about the festival and all of its happenings, visit www.trailingofthesheep.org. To volunteer, contact Geegee Lowe at gglowe@msn.com.
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