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Heritage News WWII Vet Publishes Memoirs

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Arts News Rising Country Star To Perform At RiverFest

“Even hundredfold grief is divisible by love.”

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Education News School Trustee Explains Resignation

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THE WEEKLY SUN CONTENTS

An Evening of Klezmer & Jewish Music in conjunction with the Wood River Jewish Community

The daring and intricate musical “Grey Gardens” by Company of Fools will run June 28 through July 20 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. For a story, see page 15. Photo by Kirsten Shultz

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ON THE COVER

Beloved and longtime local icons Keith Moore – left, an actor – and Paul Tillotson – right, a jazz musician – share a moment at a benefit for Moore in November 2013 at Silvercreek Realty in Ketchum. Moore passed away on June 12 and Tillotson on June 17. “Heaven just got a little more cool,” writes Ketchum resident Matt Gorby in a Facebook post that includes this photo. Photo by Matt Gorby Local artists & photographers interested in seeing their art on our cover page should email submissions to: mandi@theweeklysun.com

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T h e W e e k ly S u n •

June 22-28, 2016

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TRUSTEE RESIGNS FOR HEALTH REASONS

City of Ketchum Gas Station/Convenience Store Discussion

Timing of Freund resignation draws fire from school critic

Planning and Zoning Commission discussion continues on Monday, July 11, for the construction of a motor vehicle fueling station, convenience store and food establishment.

Blaine County Fire Expo Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments host annual Fire Expo and FREE barbeque Saturday, June 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Festival Field in Sun Valley. Car extrication, rescue drills, training in extinguishing fires and fire safety planning at this family-friendly event. New junior firefighters event for kids 4- to 8-year-olds.

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BY TERRY SMITH

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laine County School District former Trustee Carole Freund cited health reasons for resigning from the school board on June 15, the day after she voted with a 3-2 majority to approve a controversial $53.6 million operations budget for the coming school year.

Freund’s resignation drew immediate criticism from Ketchum resident Jeremy Fryberger, a founder of the community organization BCSD Accountability, sometimes referred to as “The Coalition,” which has recently criticized district administration and numerous school board decisions. In an email sent to The Weekly Sun on June 16, Fryberger called Freund’s resignation the day after the budget was approved “entirely unethical.”

Fryberger’s criticism of Freund was quickly followed by criticism of him by district patron Lara Stone.

“I would counter that leaving the district with a 2-2 board and no budget would have been unethical,” Stone wrote in a June 16 email to The Sun. Contention on a new operations budget has been brewing since May, when Trustees Elizabeth Corker and Cami Bustos introduced an alternative budget proposal disagreeing with the original proposed budget in how to cut $1.3 million for operations for Fiscal Year 2017, which starts on July 1.

Basically, Corker and Bustos argued that the district should retain its Latino and special services parent liaison positions and instead eliminate the district Communications Department and cut salaries and benefits of district administrators.

Prior to the budget vote on June 14, district Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes and Business Manager Mike Chatterton prepared what was intended as a compromise budget that restored the Latino liaison post and provided for a half-time parent liaison and made minor cuts instead to the Communications Department, eliminated some equipment purchases and took money from carryover funds.

Ultimately, the Holmes and Chatterton compromise proposal was approved by the board, but it apparently didn’t go far enough in satisfying Corker and Bustos, who wanted the Communications Department eliminated altogether.

When the budget vote was taken, Corker and Bustos voted no, while the measure was supported by Freund, Board Chair Shawn Bennion and Trustee Rob Clayton.

Freund informed the district of her resignation in a letter submitted the morning of June 15.

“It is with deep regret that I announce my resignation from the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees,” Freund wrote. “The health issues I am currently experiencing make it impossible for me to continue in this stressful position. My physician feels that continuing in this volunteer role is detrimental to my health.

“I apologize for the inconvenience this will cause the district and the board of trustees, but at this point, I need to focus on regaining my health.”

In his email to The Sun, Fryberger wished Freund a “quick and full recovery,” but criticized her anyway for the timing of her resignation, claiming that district officials were aware of her pending resignation prior to June 15.

“Therefore, her vote at Tuesday’s budget hearing should be immediately disqualified,” Fryberger stated. “To vote on such an important district issue on the eve of her planned resignation is entirely unethical.

Carole Freund cited health reasons for resigning as a trustee for the Blaine County School District. Photo courtesy of Blaine County School District

“The ethical choice would have been for Freund to resign prior to Tuesday’s hearing,” Fryberger stated. “If that had led to a 2-2 tie on the budget vote, the tied parties would have simply hammered out a budget that could get three votes.”

Freund responded to Fryberger’s criticism in an email sent to The Sun on June 17.

“My actions and vote on Tuesday night were entirely legal, and in my opinion, ethical as well,” Freund stated. “Mr. Fryberger has accused me of many things during my tenure as a trustee, including being corrupt and unethical. Up to this point, I had never in my life been accused of being unethical and corrupt.

“During my term, I invested a great deal of time, thought and consideration into absorbing all the information and opinions I received. I allowed them to coalesce, and made my decisions accordingly.

“Mr. Fryberger and his Coalition represent, and strongly communicate, one side to each issue,” Freund stated. “Because I did not agree with his stances and did not vote accordingly, I was subjected to his and his Coalition’s constant, and very public, lambasting and derision.

“My illness has been exacerbated by the toxic environment and false accusations that have been made by the Coalition against me, fellow board members and employees of the district. It is my opinion that these few people who call themselves ‘The Coalition’ are inflicting extremely detrimental consequences on our public schools and community.”

Freund had served on the school board since July of 2015, representing Zone 3, which encompasses northwest Hailey and rural areas immediately to the west.

She filed for election that year to replace former Trustee Kathryn Graves, who did not seek reelection. Since Freund was the only applicant for the post, an election was not required and she was automatically the winner.

The school board is expected to declare a vacancy in Zone 3 at its next regular meeting on July 12, officially initiating the process of finding a replacement.

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REACTION MIXED TO NEW SCHOOL BUDGET

Board splits 3-2 in approving new operations expenditures on the budget process to support the overall financial plan of the n June 14, the Blaine Coun- Blaine County School District,” ty School District Board of Chatterton said. “The district was Trustees split 3-2 in ap- asked to keep these cuts away proving a $53.6 million operations from the classroom. This budget budget for Fiscal Year 2017, which does exactly what the community goes into effect on July 1. asked for.”

Board Chair Shawn Bennion Trustee Clayton said he weland Trustees Carole Freund and comed the balanced budget.

Rob Clayton cast the yes votes, “It has been many years since while Board Vice Chair Elizabeth the Blaine County School DisCorker and Trustee Cami Bus- trict has had a budget where extos voted no. Freund and Corker penses match revenues,” Clayton were not physically present at the said. “Now that we have accommeeting and voted via telephone plished balancing the budget, we hookup. must now look for further ways The apto reduce exproved budget so that It has been many penses cut $1.3 million we can begin years since the to rebuild the in expenses from last year’s Blaine County School general fund operations bud- District has had a budget balance.” get in order to where expenses match Trustee Busmake expentos offered a ditures match revenues.” different perrevenues.

It Rob Clayton spective. reinstated the “I am cerTrustee, Latino liaitainly disapBlaine County School District son position, pointed with provided for a the vote as I half-time special services parent feel there was not enough done liaison and restored partial fund- to prevent cuts from directly afing to Mountain Rides Trans- fecting the students,” Bustos said. portation Authority for reduced “With all of the other ways to restudent bus passes on the Moun- duce our spending, removing the tain Rides Valley Route. The new Communications Department budget also eliminated funding and looking at fringe benefits that for the International Baccalaure- the administrators are receiving ate program, summer school and would have been more prudent.” some after-school programs.

Trustee Corker agreed with Intended as a compromise bud- Bustos. get, the split vote showed that it “The board’s 3-2 vote Tuesdidn’t end up that way, and dis- day night on the superintendent’s agreements over funding showed proposed budget runs counter to up in comments provided to The the wishes and values of the vast Weekly Sun by board members majority of Blaine County comand district administrators after munity members who made their the vote was taken. student-centered priorities clear,” District Superintendent Gwen- Corker said. “In my opinion, the Carol Holmes was pleased with budget vote was rushed by three the outcome. board members, thus preventing “I applaud the work of the an appropriate and thorough disboard of trustees, administration cussion of the community’s wishand staff over the past year to es prior to the vote.” develop, with tremendous comHailey resident Pamela Plowmunity input, a compromise bud- man, who has recently been critget that balances revenues and ical of district administration and expenditures while protecting school board actions, was not class size,” Holmes said. “This re- pleased with the outcome. quired reducing expenses, which “It’s very disappointing that has not been the norm in BCSD. three board members chose to I would encourage each of us to approve the proposed budget that move forward with the primary will eliminate important programs work of the district, the success of and staff positions that benefit stuour children.” dents instead of cutting adminisDistrict Business Manager Mike trative spending as requested by Chatterton echoed that sentiment more than 300 community mem“I am pleased a majority of the bers in a recent online petition,” board found ways to compromise Plowman said.

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T h e W e e k ly S u n • J u n e 22-28, 2016

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‘AS I RECALL’ WITH DOUGLAS BARMAN

Memoirs of former Sun Valley man accepted into George H.W. Bush library

BY MARIA PREKEGES

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n his book “The Greatest Generation,” Tom Brokaw wrote that the “World War II generation shares so many common values: duty, honor, country, personal responsibility and the marriage vow.”

“For better or for worse—it was the last generation in which, broadly speaking, marriage was a commitment and divorce was not an option,” Brokaw wrote.

Brokow’s description can be aptly applied to WWII veteran and former Sun Valley resident Douglas Barman, who was married to Betsy Woods Barman for 62 years until she passed away in 2013.

During the marriage, the Barmans raised seven children.

Now 90, Barman just released his autobiography, “As I Recall,” which takes readers through not only his memories of war and career, but shares a personal side of a generation that will always be looked upon as one of the greatest of all time.

The book’s cover jacket entices readers with quotes, providing a feel for the stories that lie within and giving insights into Douglas Barman – who he was and still is – and the life experiences that have molded him.

Barman was only 15 on Dec. 7, 1941. He recalls where he was and his thoughts when he heard the news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in a recent interview with The Weekly Sun. “I was at Konig’s Drug Store listening to the radio when I first heard the news,” he said. “I guess my first thought was to run home and tell my parents ’cause I didn’t know if they had heard it, as they

might not have had the radio on.

“Then I thought of the invincibility of a young boy and I felt very strongly that I was ready to go fight, but I was too young at that time.”

But with the war lasting four more years, Barman came of age and was drafted after finishing high school.

“I worked for my uncle for a few weeks because when you’re really close to being drafted, no one will hire you, so my uncle gave me a job.”

Before being drafted, he spoke with a man who was serving in the Army at the time who recommended that he join the Navy.

Barman chuckled with the memory: “So when I went into the draft office, I said I’d like to serve in the Navy and the man in the office said, ‘Sorry, today is Army day.’

“I wanted to serve in the Navy because they got three meals a day, better sleeping conditions, and heck, you might be blown up, but at least you’d be clean.”

So it was the Army for Douglas Barman, who served as a machine gunner and spent his time in the Pacific Theatre. He also served in Korea.

Since many who have served in the armed forces have had to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder, Barman was asked what the difference was with him before and after the war.

“The time before the war, I was excited, but I was also very happy that the war was over, and instead of thinking about all the bad things, I just got them out of my mind,” he said.

K. MacKenzie Freeman, who is co-author of the Barman book,

added that Barman “had a lot of self-discipline, being able to put those horrible things out of his head. In interviewing him, this self-discipline came through many times in his life.”

After leaving the military, Barman went to college and earned a degree in geophysics.

“I studied hard,” he said.

“During the summer before my senior year, I went to work at Texaco. It was interesting working on a refraction crew looking for oil and gas.

“The first time I was out on the field I remember they said if you hit quicksand, just fall forward,” Barman said with a chuckle.

After graduation, Texaco hired him full time and he spent his next 36 years working for the company.

It was during his career at Texaco that he met and became friends with President George H.W. Bush, who was then U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

After retirement from Texaco, Barman and his wife moved to Sun Valley in 1992, where they stayed until 2011.

“We lived right across from the 17th tee,” he said. “I love Sun Valley. I love the whole damn thing.

We came out to get away from the freeways. We loved our home.

I loved the people, the church, I loved everything there. I loved to ski and hike and bike.”

Betsy Barman, unfortunately, suffered from a number of health conditions and doctors advised that they leave Sun Valley for a lower elevation, so the couple moved to a retirement community in Lake Oswego, Ore. Barman described the move in the book: “Letting go of that house and leaving Sun Valley was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.”

Barman’s youngest son, Doug Barman, explained why his fa-

Douglas Barman with his friend, then U.N. Ambassador George H.W. Bush.

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ther’s book is so important, to not only him and his family, but to the reading public.

“When I read it as part of the editing process, I probably didn’t know 60 percent of this book, which was amazing,” Doug Barman said. “But learning what it was really like growing up in the Depression, learning about World War II, learning how to go through college, their lifestyle, and then a totally indifferent professional career – they worked for one company – it was just a totally different era and a totally different time.

And the whole group – the integrity, the honesty, the love of our country; you can see that come out in the book, and it’s just eye opening and it’s my dad.”

“As I Recall” has been accepted into the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas.

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ANIMAL SHELTER SETS ‘DOG DAYS’ FUNDRAISER

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The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley will hold its annual Dog Days of Summer Benefit Gala on Saturday, July 16, at the Trail Creek Pavilion at Sun Valley Resort.

The event is the largest single source of income for the Shelter, Idaho’s first “no-kill” shelter that The annual “Dog Days of Summer relies almost entirely on private Benefit Gala” is set for July 16 at the Trail Creek Pavilion. Photo courdonations and grants. Since tesy of Animal Shelter of the Wood opening in 1982, the Shelter River Valley has provided homes for almost 13,000 dogs and cats. The Shelter also promotes reducing animal abuse, neglect and overpopulation through community education and spay-neuter services.

The “Dog Days” fundraiser will feature live and silent auction items, a “birdhouse festival” and live music. A complete list of auction items is available at the Shelter website at www.animalshelterwrv.org/dogdays, and includes an African safari, a “golf getaway” at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Fla., and 2016 “Dog Days” original artwork by Jennifer Bellinger.

Tickets for the fundraiser, and additional information on the Shelter, is available at (208) 788-4351 or at the Shelter website.

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A 46-year-old Ketchum man has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor animal cruelty charge for allegedly causing the death of a young dog in Ketchum on June 4.

Matthew Michael Muer entered his plea through his attorney, Douglas Nelson, who also appeared for Muer at arraignment in Blaine County Magistrate Court on June 8.

According to court records, Muer has requested a jury trial but a trial had not yet been scheduled as of Tuesday. However a pretrial conference has been set for July 18 before Judge Jennifer L.K. Haemmerle.

Muer is currently free on $500 bond. He is charged with a misdemeanor crime officially known as “animals-carry in a cruel manner.”

According to a Ketchum police report, Muer allegedly dragged an English bulldog puppy behind his bicycle at about 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, near the intersection of Warm Springs Road and Lewis Street in northwest Ketchum. Police reported that Muer said he was unaware that the dog, which had been trailing Muer, had fallen and was being dragged until he was told by a witness. The animal later died at a local veterinarian’s office.

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POLICE CONDUCT ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE STING

A local police task force conducted alcohol sales compliance checks at 18 businesses in the Wood River Valley on Friday, July 17, to determine if alcohol could be illegally purchased by a person under the age of 21.

Ketchum Police Chief Dave Kassner, who coordinated the operation, reported Monday that 16 businesses passed the test and two businesses failed.

Businesses that declined to sell alcohol to underage persons were Splash & Dash, Oasis, Valley Country Store, Atkinsons’ Market in Bellevue, Hailey Chevron, Base Camp Hailey, Albertsons, Stinker Station, Muleshoe Tavern, Valley Car Wash, Atkinsons’ Market in Hailey, Valley Co-op, Sun Valley Deli, Base Camp Warm Springs and Veltex Market.

Kassner reported that businesses that allegedly failed the test were Chapalita’s Grill in Hailey and The Village Market in Ketchum.

“The people that sold the alcohol were cited for Idaho Code 23603, ‘sell, give or furnish to person under 21 YOA,’” Kassner stated.

“This charge is a misdemeanor.”

Kassner reported that police also conducted “shoulder taps,” to see if people of age would purchase alcohol for a group of minors.

“None of the people asked bought alcohol for them,” Kassner stated.

Participating in the operation were the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office and the Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley police departments.

KETCHUM GIVING AWAY USED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

The City of Ketchum announced on June 17 that it will donate used computer equipment to people in need or to nonprofit organizations.

Several computers, monitors, printers and speakers are available.

The city reported in a press release that it “no longer needs the equipment as it has determined that it can save money by leasing the latest technology equipment rather than purchasing and maintaining it.”

Anyone interested should contact the city at (208) 726-3841 or at participate@ketchumidaho.org. The deadline for requesting equipment is July 1. A list of available equipment is available at www. ketchumidaho.org under the Special Projects tab.

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COUNTRY GIRL FROM NEW YORK COMING TO HAILEY Jessica Lynn to perform at RiverFest on July 4

BY JONATHAN KANE

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essica Lynn, known as “the country girl from New York” and currently being hailed as the “new woman in country,” is coming to Hailey for a 3:30 p.m. performance at RiverFest on Independence Day. Currently seen nationwide in her two full-length PBS television specials, “Jessica Lynn–This Much Fun” and “Jessica Lynn–Takin’ Over–Live At The Paramount,” the 26-year-old former New York City mathematics teacher traded the blackboard and textbooks for cowboy boots and the road.

With two successful national tours behind her and her third national and first international tour this year, Lynn has shared stages with Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Montgomery Gentry, Hank Williams, Jr., Jo Dee Messina and Phil Vassar. This summer she will be performing with Shenandoah and the country music icon Loretta Lynn.

As part of her summer gig, Jessica Lynn told The Weekly Sun in an interview that she is “excited to be coming to Sun Valley and seeing everyone in Idaho.”

Jessica Lynn, a young girl from Westchester County, just outside of New York City, has come a long way in a short time to achieve country music stardom.

“I’ve always loved country music,” she told The Sun. “My dad, who is a musician, always played it in the house and my earliest memory was of being 2 or 3 three years old and dancing around the house to ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ by Glen Campbell.”

Both her parents are also songwriters, as well as being musicians, and are in her band.

“My dad is the bass player and my mom is a backup singer, and the lead guitarist is my fiancé, which is certainly different, but makes things a lot of fun,” she said.

Lynn started singing at the age of 2, started writing songs soon thereafter and learned the piano at age 10. She then taught herself guitar and drums.

“Music is what I wanted to do and what I was meant to do,” she said.

“At 13 I had a rock and roll band.

My parents would drive me all over Manhattan to perform at clubs. Of course I wasn’t old enough to get into any of them.

“My influences were pretty varied. I loved Neil Diamond and Barry Manilow and then I fell in love with No Doubt that pushed me to form a rock group.

“Then I was into Shania Twain and Phil Vassar, who I got to play with last year, which was a dream come true,” Lynn said. “My dad liked the old-school artists like George Strait. This summer I’m getting the unbelievable opportunity to open for Loretta Lynn. When I got the email inviting me, it was such an honor that it blew my mind.

“Being a musician is such a gift,” she said. “I love the arts and what music can do for people and make them feel good. I get to travel the world and tell my stories that in turn affect people and bring them to tears. That’s what music and life is all about – bringing something to people that they need in their lives.” tws

Country singer Jessica Lynn will perform at RiverFest in Hailey on July 4. Photo courtesy of Jessica Lynn

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PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HONORED NATIONALLY

Robyn Mattison, the City of Ketchum’s public works director and city engineer, is one of 14 engineering professionals recently highlighted nationally in an industry publication “Water and Wastewater Digest.”

The city noted in a press release that the publication described Mattison as a “pioneer” and reported that she was the first female public works director in the State of Idaho.

Mattison was recognized for being instrumental in obtaining $65,000 in grants for a Ketchum transportation Robyn Mattison study and for the city’s Happy Trails project. Also, she was credited with leadership in a joint project between the city and the Sun Valley Water & Sewer District to provide reclaimed wastewater to irrigate the Elkhorn golf course.

ST LUKE’S WOOD RIVER HONORS VOLUNTEERS

At an appreciation luncheon on June 8, St. Luke’s Wood River honored its 186 volunteers who have contributed more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service over the course of a year. St. Luke’s Wood River CEO Cody Langbehn estimated that the volunteer work is worth about $200,000.

Terri LeFaivre, with lifetime volunteer service of 2,461 hours, Terri LeFaivre has been named St. Luke’s Wood River Volunteer of the Year. From was named Volunleft are St. Luke’s Wood River CEO Cody teer of the Year. St. Luke’s noted in a press Langbehn, Volunteer Services Manager Koree Hawkes, LeFaivre and St. Luke’s Wood release that LeFaivre River Volunteer Core Board President Mary has served as a board Williams. Photo courtesy of St. Luke’s Wood member for five years, River and has served as gift shop manager for two years.

The Helping Hands Award, for volunteers at the St. Luke’s Center for Community Health, went to Angelica Egoavil, who has been a volunteer at the center for nearly 18 years.

Bobbie Dahl received the “Ready, Willing and Able” award for her volunteerism at Healing Touch, where she uses her healing abilities to help patients undergoing treatments to relax and decrease stress and pain.

Other volunteers were recognized for lifetime accumulation of service hours. One hundred-plus hours were credited to Lynn Cleary, Linda Muehlegger, Judy Prothero and Cheri Watson. Two hundred and fifty-plus hours were credited to Lynn Flickinger, Tish Jochums, Judy Kaiser, Nelda Kendall and Mike Potter. Five hundred-plus hours were credited to Maureen Coyle, Sara Harkness and J.B. Howes.

Honored for 1,000 hours-plus were Teri Campbell and Jan Leyse; for 1,500 hours-plus was Teddie Daley; for 2,000 hours-plus was Terri LeFaivre; for 3,000 hours-plus was Mary Adams; and for 5,000 hours-plus was Wibby Bischoff.

BCSD SELECTS INTERIM FINANCE MANAGER

Blaine County School District Superintendent GwenCarol Holmes has selected district Account Manager Val Seamons as interim finance manager, effective July 1. Seamons temporarily replaces longtime Finance Manager Mike Chatterton, whose retirement becomes effective June 30.

The district reported in a press release that Chatterton’s vacancy has been posted locally and nationally, but the position remains unfilled and national search firm Ray and Associates has been retained to help in the search for a permanent replace- Val Seamons. Photo courtesy of Blaine County School District ment.

The district further reported that Seamons has been employed by the district since 2003 and has “worked closely with Mr. Chatterton over the past years and has an intimate knowledge of BCSD finances and Idaho school finance.”

Seamons has a business management degree from Idaho State University. She lives in Hailey with her husband and has grown children who graduated from Wood River High School.

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June 22-28, 2016

Pet Column no bones about it

PUPPIES: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK

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he last week of muddy water is upon us. Stay patient, people!

Looking at the graphs this week, the flows are no longer making the big downward and upward swings. The graphs are now showing the flows adjusting with nighttime and daytime temperatures. This means the volume will begin to decrease at a slower pace, but the water should begin to clear rapidly.

Once again, when you decide to get out on our freestone streams, wear a tight wading belt, fish with a friend and PLEASE leave your dog at home. Every year dogs perish in the high flows of the Big Wood River. Don’t let yours be next.

Looking ahead to clear water, have your Green Drakes ready, as well as your Stimulators and your favorite dropper flies, like Copper Johns, Prince Nymphs, and Pheasant Tails. Try to find soft water in side channels and along the banks. The river is most likely going to fish best very low (south of Bellevue) and very high (north of Ketchum).

Silver Creek continues to fish very well. The afternoons are still where it’s at for the best hatches and most fish rising.

PMDs, Callibaetis, Green Drakes, Blue Damsels, Baetis Spinners, Ants and Beetles are all important to your fly box.

Looking ahead, get your Trico selection in order. They are anywhere from two weeks to one month away. Baby hoppers are also starting to appear in good numbers, so be sure to add that fly box to your bag!

The South Fork of the Boise continues to baffle us, like always. Caddis are prolific at night, but not a lot of fish are eating them. The big foam flies will work one day, then not another.

Salmon flies have yet to make a serious appearance, although this week that hatch should begin with some vigor. The best fly continues to be Salmon Fly Nymphs fished deep, or Copper John/Small Stone Nymph combinations, also fished deep.

Finally, the Little Wood should begin to fish soon, although right now the mosquitos in the vicinity are trying to compete for your blood and they are all winning! If you go when the water drops to fishable flows, be sure to target the middle of the day and bring bug spray and appropriate clothing! Green Drakes and Stimulators are the flies for this area, just scale everything back a size or two, including leader length and fly size.

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BY FRAN JEWELL

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any of you have been following the training I have been doing with my youngest dog, Kalidor.

Kalidor is now 20 months old.

It seems he should be a mature dog by now. He looks so grown up and has such nice manners, but the reality is, he is still a puppy.

Since Kalidor was 9 weeks old we have been learning tracking people for competition. It was the end of November 2014 when he came to Idaho and we started training. Then our training was interrupted by winter and my knee replacement. We didn’t really start back until almost summer. Another winter came and we did some tracking in the snow!

This year we finally made it to the AKC tracking certification he had to have to enter a tracking test. He passed with flying colors in some very tough conditions. I was THRILLED! Last weekend we went to the Blackfoot Clearwater Wildlife Area in Montana for Kalidor’s first tracking test. The weather was perfection. It was a cold night, about 36 degrees F., so there was dew on the long wild grasses. Not a cloud in the sky.

Light, light wind gently moved the tracking field vegetation.

I felt so confident considering Kalidor earned his certification

in 30-mile-per-hour winds and light rain a month before.

Kalidor quickly met the judges and dragged me with enthusiasm to the start of his track. In seconds, he indicated the start article (a cotton sock) by lying down. He was on it. The sock had the scent of the person that laid the track he was to follow. He filled his nostrils with that rich aroma he cherished. I commanded “sook,” or “search,” in German, his tracking command. Off he went like a locomotive. No hesitation. He was confident and sure. I thought to myself, “Trust your dog. He’s got it!”

We took four corners with ease and certainty. On the fourth of five legs, he took a strong right with a very clear indication to me that the track turned toward the hillside. I reminded myself again to trust him. Then he started to cast, or circle, to find the track.

I knew he had lost the scent. The judge’s whistle blew to let us know he was off track and had failed! DANG!!!! Had we made it back to the place he had turned off, he could have saved the day.

But instead Kalidor thought he might follow the yellow brick road to the pot of gold at the end of some rainbow!!!

The gracious judges let us continue to the end to find the glove even though it would not count toward a title. In usual style, Kalidor once again found the scent and followed it flawlessly to the

Kalidor LOVED tracking in the Montana wilderness… a little TOO much so; he blazed his own trail! Photo by Fran Jewell

end! <sigh> We have probably spent 75 hours on training specifically for tracking. In the moment that really counted, Kalidor had a puppy brain that was distracted. Honestly, I will say I was not disappointed. What Kalidor did do was fantastic. I was so proud of him! But I had to realize that, yes, even at almost 2 years old, he is still a puppy. Most dogs don’t really mature until they are about 3.

What is important for all of us dog owners to realize is that puppies can accomplish AMAZING things. I had two puppies, Brinx and Baewulf, that could sit, down, come to their names, “watch” and “leave it” when they were 5 WEEKS OLD!

Puppies have an enormous capacity to learn and become so enjoyable at VERY young ages.

We still have to have forgiveness and patience and be consistent in training because even though they look mature, they are not, until a much later age, when desired behaviors become much more predictable and reliable.

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) 5781565.

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The Drama of Prairie Smoke

BY leslie rego

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ecently, my husband and I have been walking the Harriman Trail in the evenings. The light is beautiful, catching the variety of flowers and trees and making them glow. We have seen both the white mule’s ear and the yellow mule’s ear shimmering during this golden evening hour. The yellow mule’s ear, which blooms about a week after the white, is not as prolific, but the color is vibrant. Against the greens of the plant’s large leaves, the yellow is arresting.

At times, we wander off the trail to walk amongst the flowers in the meadows where we have found abundant prairie smoke (Geum triflorum). The gentle pinks of the flower mixed in with the whites and yellows of the mule’s ear are a nice find.

Prairie smoke is part of the rose family. The sepals of these flowers fuse together at the base to form a tube, or shallow bowl, where the petals and stamens lie.

Prairie smoke is very attractive to bees. The bees are very clever and are able to squeeze themselves into the small opening of the flower head to reach way inside the tube to find the nectar. Bees are the primary way the flowers cross-pollinate. In youth, the

flower head of the prairie smoke nods downward. As soon as the bloom is pollinated, the head turns upward and opens up. The petals and sepals, pointing toward the sky, become long and feathery, and look like little bursts of smoke.

The other evening, when we were strolling the trail, the light was catching the prairie smoke just right. The reds of the flowers looked like glowing embers and the feathery plumes looked like wisps of smoke coming off of the embers.

When I am walking the Harriman Trail I am attracted to the grand vista as well as the intimate views. The flowers along the trail are set against the very dramatic Boulder Mountains – the solid and rocky with the delicate and fleeting. But perhaps prairie smoke is one of those plants that is not quite so fleeting. The flower gets more and more interesting as it goes through all of the phases – from bud, to flower, to seed head.

Each phase is engaging and the moment of the dying light is a wonderful time to capture all of Leslie Rego, “Prairie Smoke against the Boulder Mountains,” dip pen and the transitions.

Prairie smoke during this magic shellac ink, watercolor. hour looks like a blaze, complete with its wispy plumes, creating Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press To view more of Rego’s art, visit great drama against the Boulders. Club award-winning columnist, www.leslierego.com. artist and Blaine County resident.

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letter to the editor Barbara Browning

AFTERMATH

On Tuesday, June 14, our school district’s trustees voted 3-2 to approve an $89 million 2016-2017 budget. District administrators, led by Superintendent Holmes, had proposed spending cuts to achieve a balance between revenues and expenditures.

Hundreds of people – parents, employees, the public – had a strong opinion on the student-focused cuts and expressed it to the board. Some expenditures that were NOT greatly reduced also generated controversy. Consequently, the superintendent slightly revised the budget, but students still took the brunt of the cuts, while favored administrative programs remained.

BCSD, like many government bureaucracies, has a few employees who are quite skilled at manipulating well-meaning but naïve board members.

Early in the discussion at Tuesday’s meeting, Trustee Freund (attending by phone) suddenly made a motion to approve the superintendent’s budget, cutting off consideration of budget alternatives offered by Trustees Corker and Bustos. Trustees Clayton and Bennion joined Freund in voting ‘yes.’ Trustees Corker and Bustos voted ‘no.’ The budget was approved.

The morning after casting the deciding vote on the budget, Trustee Freund submitted her resignation, citing ongoing health issues. The timing of this has raised many eyebrows. Should Freund, on the eve of her planned departure, have voted for or against any substantive issue? Without Freund’s deciding vote, a two-two tie could have prompted the four remaining trustees to hammer out a budget compromise closer to what the public wanted, that could earn three or even four trustee votes of approval.

June 28 is the deadline for BCSD budget voting.

In the end, Freund’s departure presents an opportunity to fill her Zone 3 seat with a candidate who will represent our community’s views, do their homework, ask the tough questions, and make decisions that are in the best interests of students, not adults.

Selection of Freund’s replacement will bring BCSD to another crossroads; straight ahead on the same path lies this administration’s status quo; a new trustee who strongly believes in a citizen-governed school district signifies a turn for the better.

This lady’s for turning.

Barbara Browning, Blaine County resident Editor’s Note: The Weekly Sun welcomes and encourages submissions of letters to the editor. Letters do not necessarily express the opinion of The Weekly Sun or Idaho Sunshine Media, LLC. Letters are not selected based on opinion; the goal is to build an open forum for the exchange of ideas in 5B. Email letters to editor@theweeklysun.com.

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KELLER WILLIAMS VOLUNTEERS FOR ‘HAPPY TRAILS’

The City of Ketchum reported June 16 that its “Happy Trails project is off to a happy start” with work completed on two of 13 trails.

The project is intended to renovate trails in the city that provide access to the Big Wood River. The city reported that most trails need signage and that “some of the trails are overgrown with vegetation, making it difficult for people to know where they can access the river.” The Happy Trails project is intended to improve these conditions. In addition to adding signage and clearing overgrowth, the project will provide marked parking areas and will reroute some trails that are now “unsustainable.”

The project is a partnership between the city and the Idaho Conservation League, which received a $14,900 grant from American Rivers for Happy Trails.

The project is still seeking volunteers, and the city reported that Keller Williams Sun Valley Realty was the first entity to participate, providing some 20 agents for Keller Williams RED Day—Renew, Energize and Donate. The group recently donated a day of work to the project, contributing labor for improving the Bear Lane and Northwood Way trails. Work included digging paths, removing rocks and brush and spreading a granite base to provide easier access to people in wheelchairs or with other mobility problems.

“We were thrilled to perform such a fantastic project for Ketchum,” said Keller Williams’ agent Lane Monroe. “Giving back to the community for this type of project is important to us.

Public lands access is near and dear to Idahoans.”

Keller Williams Sun Valley Realty Red Day volunteers. Photo courtesy of City of Ketchum

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MOUNTAIN WEST KEEPS LOCAL BANKING LOCAL

BY JEFF BACON

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ountain West Bank’s Heather Parton likes the fact that her job is about helping people.

“When I went to college in Moscow, I never intended that I’d make a career in banking,” Heather said during a recent interview. “Just out of school, I took a job as a teller and found that I enjoyed the personal connections I was able to make with people in my community and that’s still the main reason I like what I do every day.”

Today, Mountain West Bank is owned by Glacier Bank, headquartered in Montana.

“In the ’90s, our current branch went through a series of ownership changes,” Heather notes.

“In 1998, Mountain West Bank was purchased by Glacier Bank, which is consistently one of the top-rated banking institutions in the country. My team in Hailey has been with this branch for a long time. When you work for a company that values its employees and their input, that translates to a happy, loyal team that likes where they work.”

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agement understands that our clients view the branches in Hailey and Ketchum as community partners,” Heather explains. “Having a bit of autonomy from a specific ‘corporate way’ helps us better serve our clients and our community.”

In 1999 Heather served as president of the Chamber’s board.

“I’m really happy to see the great strides the Chamber is making in helping our business community in the Wood River Valley,” she adds. “The current home in the Visitor Center in Hailey is a great fit for the Chamber and a great resource for visitors to our Valley. The Chamber has come a long way with its business development programs, and it’s good to see more of our membership taking advantage of those benefits.”

For Mountain West Bank, the connections to the community are a vital part of their day-to-day business.

“I like that we’re able to utilize some of our corporate resources to help organizations in the Valley,” Heather notes. “We like working with Kiwanis for the work they’re doing for our local kids, we’re happy to be a part of Camp Rainbow Gold’s Share Your Heart Ball and our Ketchum branch works with the Sun Valley Wellness Festival.” Additionally, Mountain West Bank will be a

This Chamber Corner is brought to you by the Hailey Chamber of Commerce.

The Mountain West Bank team poses at the bank’s branch in Hailey.

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major sponsor of this year’s Turkey Trot in Hailey as event management is being taken over by The Chamber.

Heather invites Chamber members and clients to join Mountain West Bank for its annual Business After Hours, Thursday, June 23 from 5–7 p.m. at the branch in Hailey.

“We look forward to seeing everyone here for our Business After Hours,” Heather adds. “This is always a great event and a chance for us to say thank you for letting us serve our community.”

Jeff Bacon is the Hailey Chamber of Commerce’s membership director. For more information, visit www.haileyidaho.com or call the Chamber at (208) 7883484.

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CANADA THISTLE

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anada thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a perennial weed that can grow from 1 to 4 feet tall and came to us from Eurasia, probably from a crop seed prior to 1800. This is the most widely spread weed we have in Idaho. This thistle usually has a pink flower, but has also been seen with a white flower. In the spring, the rosettes are normally small and hairless and are not normally found alone, as many of the plants are connected by the roots. Although this plant, and other thistles, are completely edible by livestock and humans, both usually stay away from them due to the spines that grow along the leaf margins.

It has been seen in our lowest agricultural fields as well as in meadows at our highest elevations; thus, it has become one of our most damaging weeds. Once the seeds mature, they develop a plume (like dandelions) that allow the seed to be blown for miles by the wind. But, interestingly enough, I would challenge anyone to see if any of the seeds actually grow into a plant. In-

stead, the plant has a vast horizontal root system (rhizomes) that allows the plant to ‘creep’ into adjacent properties and even through asphalt.

Warnings about noxious weeds may seem trivial until you look at their damages based on numbers: $300 million annually in losses to our economy; $20 million to fight noxious weeds on the ground; and more than 8 million acres of land and water infested by noxious weeds. (Resource: www.idahoweedawareness.org).

Noxious weeds are a serious matter and you can help us fight them. The Blaine County Noxious Weed Department, along

with the Blaine County CWMA [Cooperative Weed Management Area], would like to assist you in identifying the 67 noxious weeds in the state of Idaho.

The Blaine County Noxious Weed Department is a great resource for property owners (remember, property owners are obligated by law to control all noxious weeds on their property) and can assist with weed identification, management plans, tools, and general information. For more information, call (208) 7885543 or visit www.blainecounty. org.

Andrea Walton is an administrative specialist with Blaine County.

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age School senior Megan Downey loves to blend her passions for yoga and movement with her affinity for the great outdoors.

“My first time I attended a yoga class I was 15 and didn’t know how or what to expect,” Downey said. “That was a class for Vinyasa or flow yoga and I was amazed. It’s a fast-paced form of yoga where you move through a series of poses almost like dance. I thought it was beautiful.

“Through the movement, it really calmed my mind, almost like meditation, which I was never able to do. My teacher is Beth Stuart and she is really inspirational and her classes are phenomenal.

“I started one day a week in between gymnastics and it really helped heal my body,” Downey said. “Eventually, I just started doing yoga. It’s become an amazing part of my life in the way that it makes me feel mentally and the way that physically helps my strength and flexibility. I can connect to myself and the world around me.

“During my time on the mat, I am fully present; therefore, the more time I spend on my mat, the more present I am in my whole life. When you are present, you experience everything more fully.

“Unfortunately, I can’t just sit there and meditate,” she said.

“Movement gets me into the mindset where I can achieve that.”

Downey said that yoga is something that everyone can do at their own level.

“I love it because it’s so personal and everyone can adapt it to what works for your own body,” she said. “I try to go to a couple of classes a week, but every day I do my own practice.”

Downey put her passion for yoga into play this year with her senior project, which at The Sage School they call an “independent trimester.

“I love the outdoors and adventuring as well, so I put them all together,” Downey said. “My goal was to explore how wilderness and yoga affect my sense of place.

“I wanted to define what a sense of self and a sense of place meant to me, not through words or on my mat, but in the wilderness. I did this through a weeklong solo backpacking trip in Utah and then I attended an intense yoga teacher-training course in Hawaii.

“The solo was amazing and I learned that I’m really comfortable alone surrounded by wilderness and I wasn’t scared or lonely,” Downey said. “It’s such an important thing to experience and know because we are all so disconnected by social media. If you can learn to be truly lonely, you won’t feel lonely or disconnected when surrounded by other people.

“It was such a cool experience for me because I was a small part of the bigger picture,” she said.

As a footnote, Downey was born at Galena Lodge when her parents were operating the lodge. She said she was the first person in 100 years to have their birth certificate list Galena as their birthplace.

utrition labels give you a glimpse into how healthy your food is and, after more than 20 years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called for a complete makeover of nutrition labels. By 2018, Nutrition Facts Nutrition Facts Serving Size 2/3 cup (55g) 8 servings per container food companies will have impleServings Per Container About 8 Serving size 2/3 cup (55g) mented significant changes to Amount Per Serving their nutrition labels. They will Amount per serving Calories from Fat 72 Calories 230 % Daily Value* Calories 230 be required to single out added Total Fat 8g 12 % sugars-sweeteners in foods, as % Daily Value* Saturated Fat 1g 5% 10% Total Fat 8g Trans Fat 0g opposed to those that occur natu5% Saturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 0mg 0% rally, like those in fruit.

Trans Fat 0g Sodium 160mg 7% The FDA says people get 0% Cholesterol 0mg Total Carbohydrate 37g 12 % Sodium 160mg Dietary Fiber 4g 16 % 7% about 13 percent of their daily Sugars 1g Total Carbohydrate 37g 13% calories from added sugars, ofProtein 3g 14% Dietary Fiber 4g ten in sugary drinks. The new Total Sugars 12g 10% Vitamin A 20% Includes 10g Added Sugars label will give you a more accuVitamin C 8% Protein 3g Calcium rate picture of sweeteners added 20% 45% Iron 10% Vitamin D 2mcg during manufacturing. Here are * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

20% Calcium 260mg Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on some changes you can expect to your calorie needs.

45% Calories: 2,000 2,500 Iron 8mg see in 2018: serving size adjustTotal Fat Less than 65g 80g 6% Potassium 235mg Sat Fat Less than 20g 25g Cholesterol Less than 300mg 300mg ments, changes in the nutrient * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in Sodium Less than 2,400mg 2,400mg a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories Total Carbohydrate 300g 375g details, the addition of certain a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Dietary Fiber 25g 30g nutrients that Americans typNote: The images above are meant for illustrative purposes to show how the new Nutrition ically lack (i.e., Vitamin D and Facts label might look compared to the old label. Both labels represent fictional products.

When the original hypothetical label was developed in 2014 (the image on the left-hand potassium), a new footnote, calside), added sugars was not yet proposed so the “original” label shows 1g of sugar as an orie number recommendation, example. The image created for the “new” label (shown on the right-hand side) lists 12g and daily value updates. total sugar and 10g added sugar to give an example of how added sugars would be broken out with a % Daily Value.

Marion Nestle, a nutrition expert at New York Universi- By 2018, nutrition labels will more clearly show how much sugar is in ty, stated, “It will be easier for food. Public domain image, accessed via www.fda.gov shoppers to tell how much sugar is in food and ought to encourage food companies to reduce Sarah Busdon in an adminis- sion office. For more informathe amounts. These changes are trative assistant with University tion, visit extension.uidaho.edu/ cause for celebration.” of Idaho’s Blaine County Exten- blaine or call 208-788-5585.

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Ketchum Partners With Solu For Storytelling App

A demonstration project between the City of Ketchum and Solu Publishing, Inc., a technology company headquartered here, is now available to the public.

Solu, a start-up software company located in the Ketchum Innovation Center, has created a personal archive and autobiography software application that allows people and organizations to tell their stories on iPads and other tablets. One of the first “books” is an introduction to Ketchum, incorporating video, audio, still photography and text.

“Solu plans to hire 88 full-time employees with a projected economic impact of $20.1 million,” states a recent news release from the city. “This addition of year-round, long-term jobs contributes greatly to our increasing economic success.”

The city “book” has chapters that include autobiographies of Ketchum's elected officials and key employees, as well as history and personal stories about the activities and people that make Ketchum such a desirable place to live.

“This is an endlessly evolving project as new stories are added,” the release states.

The program is available via app stores by searching the name “Solu.” The app allows people to tell their own stories, as well as read stories created by others. According to the release, a version for laptop and desktop computers is expected soon.

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Ketchum Fire Department firefighters respond to a fire in an apartment at 491 E 6th Street in Ketchum on Wednesday, June 15. The Sun Valley Fire Department and Wood River Fire & Rescue also answered the call – based on mutual-aid agreements between the departments. The firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, resulting in minimal damage. The fire was a “contents” fire, which means items or furniture within a structure are burning, but not the structure itself.

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ompany of Fools (COF) will open its 21st season with the complex and haunting musical “Grey Gardens,” running June 28 through July 20 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey. The first musical to be based on a documentary, “Grey Gardens” tells the story of Big Edie and Little Edie Bouvier Beale, the eccentric aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Actors Tess Worstel and Jonathan Alexander Young will both make their COF de“We’ve wanted to do buts in this production. Photo by Kirsten Shultz this play for years, and their hilarious and heartbreak- (costume design), Ann Price for various reasons it never came to fruition,” said ing journey from upper-crust (dialect coach), Ted Macklin Core Company Artist and Direc- aristocrats to tarnished recluses. (sound design) and K.O. Ogilvie “People are drawn to this show (stage manager). tor John Glenn. “I love the story because they had this image of “One of the biggest questions and am fascinated with the heart who the Bouviers were, and they in this show, for me, is what and complexity of this mothfind out that there’s a lot more is happiness and how do you er-daughter love/hate journey; to the story than meets the eye,” choose to be happy,” expounded I’m drawn to it like a car wreck.” said Jana Arnold, cast member.

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“I think it is so importWith Doug Wright’s intelli“It’s a hugely codependent relaant for everyone to think about gent book, intricate music by tionship that is masked at times that in their own lives in such a Scott Frankel and witty lyrics because there is a lot of ego and turbulent time in the world.”

by Michael Korie, the strangTickets for “Grey Gardens” er-than-fiction story of the Bou- past days of glory involved. But in the end, there is a lot of love are $35 for full price, $30 for seviers is brought to life. there... as well as humor, wit, paniors and Center members and “You get to experience multhos, sadness, drama, heartache $15 for students (18 and under). tiple genres in one musical: it’s and tears.”

These ticket prices do not injazzy, wistful, mysterious, heartUnder Glenn’s direction and clude the “Pay What You Feel” breaking and joyous – everyR.L. Rowsey’s musical dipreview (June 28), 10 for $10 and thing you could possibly want rection, the cast additionally Educators Day (June 30). Tickto hear,” explained cast member features local actors Andrew ets may be purchased online at Tess Worstel, a Boise-based acAlburger, Ella Boice, Milana sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at tor who is making her COF deHarter and Aly Wepplo as well (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty but. “The arrangements are so as guest actors Chris Carwithen, Theatre box office starting one complex because these women Leonardo Escobar and Jonathan hour prior to curtain.

Company are so complex; it’s a true mirror Alexander Young. of Fools’ box office is located at of the characters.”

The creative team for “Grey the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Set at the Bouvier mansion Gardens” includes Dennis RexStreet in Hailey, with hours in the Georgic section of East road (set design), Steven Koehler from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday Hampton, the musical centers (light design), Darrin J. Pufall through Friday. around a mother and daughter on tws

NEWS IN BRIEF ZIONS BANK HELPS SENIOR CITIZENS STAY IN HOMES As part of its annual Paint-a-Thon service project, Zions Bank is providing a makeover at the home of a 96-year-old Bellevue resident as part of a program in Idaho and Utah to help senior citizens and people with disabilities maintain their homes.

Work at the home of Esther Boyd on Tendoy Street was set to take place June 20-22. For the program, local Zions Bank employees will be providing a fresh coat of paint and sprucing up the landscaping.

Boyd’s home is one of 44 in Idaho and Utah involved in the bank’s Paint-a-Thon project this month. Zions Bank explained in a press release that the project is part of the bank’s commitment to help “senior citizens remain in their homes as long as possible, maintaining their independence, dignity and health.”

Paint-a-Thon is now in its 26th year. Zions Bank reported in a press release that 1,090 homes in Idaho and Utah have received needed work during the history of the program.

“Every year we enjoy rolling up our sleeves and helping our neighbors in need like Esther spruce up their homes and yards,” said Tracy Golob, Zions Bank Wood River Valley financial center manager and Paint-a-Thon team captain. “Not only is the project rewarding for both our employee volunteers and for our homeowners, but it aligns with Zions Bank’s mission to create value in our communities.”

ROBERT GATES FEATURED AT HIGHER GROUND FUNDRAISER Higher Ground Sun Valley has announced that former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates will be its keynote speaker at its annual “Hero’s Journey” fundraising dinner and auction at Golden Eagle Ranch on July 9.

Gates, appointed secretary of defense by President George W. Bush, is the only secretary of defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in his post by a newly elected president. He also served as security of defense under President Barack Obama until 2011.

Gates is also former director of the CIA, former president of Texas A&M University, a former White House deputy national security advisor, president of the Boy Scouts of America and a recipient of the National Security Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal and the CIA’s Distinguished Intelligence Medal.

Higher Ground reported in a press release that the Hero’s Journey fundraiser is almost sold out and will draw about 500 philanthropists from the Wood River Valley, nationally and worldwide.

Higher Ground is a nonprofit organization that uses innovative sports and recreation therapies to “enhance the quality of life for our injured military community and our local population of children, teens and adults with disabilities.”

Additional information on the organization is available at www.highergroundsv.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE HIKIN’ BUDDIES WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 9:30AM TO 1PM/ ADAMS GULCH / KETCHUM The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley is kicking off another year of 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.

ALBERTSONS GRAND REOPENING WEDNESDAY JUNE 22 10:AM / ALBERTSONS / HAILEY Join the Hailey Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the grand reopening of Albertsons supermarket in north Hailey after its recent renovation. The event will include a ribbon cutting and a presentation of donations to The Hunger Coalition and the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. Also, prizes will be given away at an in-store raffle and samples will be available throughout the store. Albertsons is located at 911 N. Main Street.

‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’ WED JUNE 22-SAT JUNE 25 7PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY

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ummer has finally arrived in our Valley! As the temperatures rise, it’s imperative to keep cool, remain hydrated and stay informed.

Here are a few tips to help you stay healthy and enjoy these long, hot days.

There is no safe temperature to leave a child unattended in a vehicle!

• A child’s body temperature rises five times faster than an adult’s • Death can occur when a child’s temperature reaches 107 degrees • On an 80-degree day, a child’s body temperature can reach deadly levels in only 10 MINUTES • On days when ambient temperatures exceed 86°F, the internal temperatures of a vehicle can quickly reach 134°F to 154°F For more on child safety in and around vehicles, go to Kidsandcars.org. Keep in mind body temperature for the elderly and our furry friends also heats up faster and can quickly become unsafe.

Generally, we are a very active community enjoying a variety of outdoor recreation and activities. It’s a good idea to avoid excessive exertion late in the day

when temperatures are often at their peak. If you don’t take care when exercising in the heat, you risk serious illness. Both the exercise itself and the air temperature increase your core body temperature. To help cool itself, your body sends more blood to circulate through your skin. This leaves less blood for your muscles, which in turn increases your heart rate.

Stay hydrated. Often water alone isn’t enough and our body needs to replace electrolytes found in some sports drinks, as well. Dress appropriately. Lightweight, loose-fitting clothing helps sweat evaporate and keeps you cooler. Avoid dark colors, which can absorb heat. If possible, wear a light-colored, widebrimmed hat.

For more tips for a safe and healthy summer, visit www.cdc. gov/features/extremeheat or ask your local physician.

Don’t have a physician? Call the Center for Community Health (208) 727-8733 for help finding the right provider for you.

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As part of its community outreach, St. Thomas Playhouse annually produces a Summer Theater Project, a unique program where young adults learn about themselves through fully produced, live performances of exciting material. This year, Summer Theatre Project will present “Shrek The Musical,” the Tony Award-nominated adaptation of the classic DreamWorks animated film. With music by the acclaimed Jeanine Tesori and a book by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, “Shrek The Musical” is full of exciting characters for the young adult ensemble and perfect for audiences of all ages.

“Shrek The Musical” runs June 22-25 with shows nightly at 7 p.m. in the Community School Theatre, located at 1 Community School Drive in Sun Valley. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for kids and can be purchased online at stthomasplayhouse.org.

BUSINESS AFTER HOURS THURSDAY JUNE 23 5-7PM / 206 N. MAIN ST. / HAILEY This is a very popular Business After Hours held at Mountain West Bank. There is always a great crowd and food provided by Zou 75. Don’t forget to bring business cards to enter the raffle for great prizes!

‘BAKERSFIELD MIST’ THURSDAY JUNE 23 6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Royal Larkspur Players are delighted to present the wonderful comedy/drama, “Bakersfield Mist,” on Thursday at 6 p.m. ‘Mist’ is a play that asks important questions about art and authenticity and, most importantly, answers them in no uncertain terms. It’s exhilarating in the extreme when a play strikes it rich on every conceivable level as this one does.

A hit in New York, London, L.A. and elsewhere, the Royal Larkspur Players are pleased to be able to present the play to a Sun Valley audience for a staged reading. This event will be presented free of charge as a fundraiser for The Community Library; donations are always welcome.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘GETTING TO KNOW YOUR POLLINATORS’ FRI JUNE 24 & SAT JUNE 25 10AM TO 3PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM The Wood River Land Trust is teaming up with the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, The Nature Conservancy and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area to offer a free Pollinators in the Landscape Workshop Series.

The series includes workshops designed to help professionals and homeowners learn more about the importance of pollinators in the landscape, and how to attract them to their own backyards.

On Friday and Saturday, attend “Getting to Know Your Pollinators.” Friday will be a technical identification session for agency, professional and dedicated individuals to learn about and then identify pollinators in the field. Saturday will hold an introductory course on the importance, habitat and identification of local pollinators and then a field session to find them. The presenter will be Dr. Paula Kleintjes Neff of the University of Wisconsin. All the workshops are free, open to the public and include light refreshments. For more information about the workshops or programs, or to save a seat, check out woodriverlandtrust.org/events, or call (208) 788-3947.

PIONEERS ALLIANCE BIKE TOUR

SATURDAY JUNE 25

9AM / CRATERS OF THE MOON The Pioneers Alliance is excited to host the 6th Annual Bike Tour, a public event to support recreation, natural history and conservation in the Pioneer Mountains and Craters of the Moon landscape. Craters of the Moon interpretive staff will lead the tour with support from other organizations. This is a fun way to visit Craters and learn about conservation in the local area.

There are two routes offered in 2016. Both rides start and end at the Craters Visitor Center. The first is a mountain bike ride along a 16-mile route on the north end of Craters of the Moon National Monument. This ride is relatively flat, but sandy sections can be difficult. The final section is along Highway 20.

The second is a family ride along 4 miles of paved road within Craters of the Moon. This new route is offered for families and road bikers. The ride can be extended if people want to continue on paved roads.

Registration is required for this event and space is limited. For more information or to register, contact Brian at (208) 726-7485 or brianICL2016@gmail.com. The rides will start from the Craters of the Moon Visitor Center at 9 a.m. Plan to arrive early.

BLAINE COUNTY FIRE EXPO SATURDAY JUNE 25 11AM TO 2PM / FESTIVAL FIELD / SUN VALLEY The Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments will host the annual Blaine County Fire Expo this weekend, including a free barbecue, demonstrations of car extrication, rescue drills, training in extinguishing fires and fire safety planning. Fire crews will force entry through a door, extinguish a fire, cut through a roof and “rescue” a trapped firefighter.

This year’s Expo will also include tours of a Ketchum Fire Department ambulance and an Air St. Luke’s helicopter. U.S. Forest Service firefighters and firefighting mascot Smokey Bear will be present. A junior firefighters’ race, designed for 4- to 8-year-olds, will be a new addition to the event.

“The Blaine County Fire Expo is believed to be the largest fire fair in the West,” states a recent news release from the City of Ketchum. For more information, call Ketchum Firefighter Lieutenant Lara McLean at (208) 720-2059.

NEWS IN BRIEF FERC SNUFFS BEAR RIVER DAM PROPOSAL The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on June 16 formally rejected an application by Twin Lakes Canal Company to build a 10-megawatt dam and hydro facility in the Bear River narrows east of Preston in southeast Idaho.

Idaho Rivers United, an environmental group opposed to the dam, reported in a June 16 press release that FERC denial came because of numerous environmental concerns, including inundation of a 4.5-mile stretch of Bear River that is a popular recreation area, destruction of “critical habitat for the imperiled Bonneville cutthroat trout,” negative impacts to up to 48 additional species of wildlife, and loss of 55 acres of a Bureau of Land Management area designated as a “Research Natural Area.”

“Today’s action ends a nearly 14-year fight to protect a unique and beautiful river canyon,” said Idaho Rivers United Executive Director Kevin Lewis. “For generations, local citizens have hunted, hiked, camped, fished and floated along this section of the Bear River. Now, future generations will be afforded the same opportunities.”

In addition to Idaho Rivers United, the dam proposal was opposed by American Whitewater, Rocky Mountain Power, Trout Unlimited, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Franklin County Fish and Game Association and numerous local residents.

“We took this dam proposal seriously and are relieved and proud to have successfully defended another of Idaho’s special places,” Lewis said. “Meanwhile, we’re not surprised. This is part of a growing trend. Big dams aren’t being built in this day and age. They’re being torn down.”

SEAL COATING UNDERWAY AT GALENA SUMMIT Work on a resurfacing project on State Highway 75 at Galena Summit north of Ketchum started Monday, June 20, and will continue for the next two weeks. The seal coating project is a continuation of highway work started in 2015.

The Idaho Transportation Department reported in a press release that drivers should be prepared for delays of up to 15 minutes and that traffic will be reduced to one lane during work hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Drivers are advised to watch for flaggers and that a 35-mile-per-hour speed limit will be enforced throughout the construction zone.

Work this year consists of installing center-line rumble strips, seal coating the travel lanes and applying a fog coat to the highway shoulders.

The work is being done by Valley Paving of Bellevue through a $1.8 million contract.

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NEWS IN BRIEF SCHOOL DISTRICT HELPS FEED HUNGRY KIDS The Blaine County School District announced that there are two locations for the Summer Food Service Program, which provides free meals to children 1-18 years of age.

Starting Monday, June 27, and running weekdays through Friday, Aug. 5, free breakfast and lunch will be served at Alturas Elementary School in conjunction with Power Scholars, a summer learning program the district is conducting in partnership with the Wood River Community YMCA. All children are invited, whether or not involved in the program. Meals will not be offered on July 4 and July 5.

Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9 a.m. and lunch from 12-1 p.m. Adults can purchase breakfast for $2.10 or lunch for $3.75.

Alturas Elementary is located in south Woodside, in Hailey, at 1111 Alturas Lane.

The district, in partnership with The Hunger Coalition, began the Lunch in the Park program, proving free sack lunches, on Monday. The program runs weekdays, with the exception of July 4, until Friday, Aug. 19. Lunch is served from 12-1 p.m. at the Balmoral apartments playfield in south Woodside, in Hailey, at 851 Shenandoah Drive. Adults can purchase a meal for $1.

The school district’s Summer Food Service Program is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

ORE WAGON MUSEUM SOLAR PANELS GO ON GRID The City of Ketchum reported earlier this month that solar panels recently installed at the Ore Wagon Museum on East Avenue have began feeding energy into the local electrical grid.

The panels were installed under a cooperative agreement between the city and OWM Solar, a private investor. OWM Solar owns the panels and the city leases the museum roof and benefits from the electricity generated with a 10 percent reduction in power costs.

“Solar energy is another addition to Ketchum’s growing sustainability and quality of life,” said Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas.

Hour-by-hour kilowatt production reports, which vary depending upon time of day and atmospheric conditions, can be viewed by the public at www.ketchumidaho.org/OWMenergy.

ARTISTS WANTED FOR WAGON DAYS POSTER The City of Ketchum has issued a call for artists for the annual Wagon Days poster. Past selections have included photographs, collages, pastels, watercolors and oil paintings.

The city reported in a press release that the project is open to artists 18 or older, regardless of “state of residence, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or disability.” Artists are ineligible if they have been selected for prior Wagon Days posters.

The selected artist will receive a $250 stipend and ride in the Wagon Days parade.

The deadline for submitting proposals, which may include sketches of the work, is July 6. Submissions will be reviewed by the Wagon Days poster committee the week of July 11. The selected artist will be notified by July 15. Aug. 1 is the deadline for the artists to submit a poster for printing.

Additional information is available from event coordinator Heather LaMonica Deckard at heather@sunvalleyevents.com.

Proposals need to be emailed to Deckard, mailed to her at P.O. Box 871, Ketchum, ID 83340, or hand-delivered to Ketchum City Hall at 480 East Ave. N. The annual Wagon Days celebration will be held in Ketchum on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-5.

KETCHUM WATER CONSERVATION SCHEDULE BEGINS The City of Ketchum’s water use restrictions for outdoor plantings, including grass, lawns, gardens, ground cover, shrubbery, trees or other landscaping, began on June 15 and lasts until Sept. 1. The restrictions, per city ordinance, prohibit sprinkling and watering between the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Exceptions may apply for use of drip or bubble-style irrigation systems or for new plantings. Contact the city’s Public Works Utilities Division at (208) 726-7825 to request an exemption.

Commercial nurseries are specifically included from the prohibitions and restrictions of the ordinance.

JUNE 22-28, 2016

HAILEY SKATEBOARD COMPETITION SATURDAY JUNE 25 11AM TO 4PM / HAILEY SKATEPARK Watch some of Idaho’s best skaters go head-to-head in the 5th Annual Hailey Skateboard Competition. The event will feature great prizes, music by Jens P, refreshments and more. The day will host two major contests for multiple age groups: a street jam and a vert competition. Judges for the Hailey Skateboard Competition will be local adult skaters, who know all the tricks and many of the skaters involved.

Entry into the competition is $15, but spectators can attend for free. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the competition will commence at 11 a.m. and run through 4 p.m. Hailey Skatepark is located next to the Chamber Welcome Center and Campion Ice House. Learn more about the park at haileyidaho.com/skateboarding and facebook.com/HaileySkate.

‘LET THE SUN SHINE IN’ BENEFIT SATURDAY JUNE 25 6:30PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM The Crisis Hotline’s “Let the Sun Shine In” benefit will take place on June 25 at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Cory Chambers, national speaker about trauma and host of the award-winning show “The Hoarders,” is the featured guest speaker for this year’s event. The live auction and silent auction will feature items contributed by local businesses, including spa packages, a Sun Valley season ski pass, evening-out packages, a Boise getaway, and more. Appetizers, beer and wine are included and will be served throughout the evening.

Event funds will support an increased demand for crisis intervention services including educational programs at local schools, service organizations and the general public. Advanced tickets are $50 per person or $55 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum and online at thecrisishotline.org.

SHALOM KLEZMER BAND SATURDAY JUNE 25 7PM / NEXSTAGE THEATER / KETCHUM Enjoy an evening of Klezmer and Jewish music in conjunction with the Wood River Jewish Community. Featuring the Shalom Klezmer Band and Chava Mirel, the event will be led by Rabbi Jim Mirel. Purchase tickets at the door before the concert – cash or check only – for $15; tickets for children 12 and under are $5.

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SUNDAY JUNE 26 6-8PM / ROTARY PARK / KETCHUM Jazz reigns supreme on Sundays 6-8 p.m., June 26 through the end of July.

Ketchum’s free concert series, Jazz in the Park, sees many of Idaho’s best jazz musicians. Join the community for a picnic-style evening filled with tunes from the jazz canon, all in the midst of Idaho’s glorious wilderness.

Concerts take place at the riverside Rotary Park, located at the cross section of Warm Springs Road and Saddle Road. This is more of a mellow music option – more for listening than dancing. To be fully prepared, grab a blanket, a bottle of wine and some friends. The Louis Romanos Quartet from Boise will play Jazz in the Park on June 26.

“Mr. Romanos’s compositions interweave Latin, Middle and Far Eastern influences within an American jazz framework,” states the quartet’s website. “New Orleans street beat rhythms meet globally inspired melodies to create a playful, rhymthmically-driven vehicle for improvisation.”

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KETCHUM REMINDS DRIVERS OF CELLPHONE BAN The City of Ketchum has installed signs at street entrances to the city reminding drivers that the use of cellphones or other hand-held devices is prohibited in the city while driving. The city announced that lighted message boards will also be installed.

The hand-held device ban, approved by the Ketchum City Council on April 4, provides for a $100 fine if a citation is issued.

However, for the first year, police will issue warnings instead of citations.

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The University of Idaho [UI] Rangeland Center invites the public to join UI President Chuck Staben, along with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the College of Natural Resources, the Wood River Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy for a field day at Rock Creek Ranch.

Rock Creek Ranch, outside of Hailey, is a 10,400-acre working conservation ranch that is the subject of a new collaboration among the University of Idaho, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho and the Wood River Land Trust. The team has a shared vision to establish a sustainable rangeland research and educational facility in the heart of Idaho, where ranching, conservation, recreation and education intersect.

Meet at Community Campus at 8:45 a.m. for the shuttle to the ranch. There will be a hosted lunch and an optional afternoon field tour session specifically for researchers and natural resource professionals who would like to be involved in research and education opportunities on the ranch. RSVP by going to uirsvp.com. For questions regarding the event contact Lovina Englund at the UI Rangeland Center by telephone at (208) 885-6536 or by email at lovina@uidaho.edu.

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SUN VALLEY CONCERT SERIES TUESDAY JUNE 28 7PM / SUN VALLEY PAVILION / SUN VALLEY Sun Valley Center for the Arts has a full spectrum of musical offerings slated for the summer at the Sun Valley Pavilion! Grab your (low-back!) lawn chairs and picnic blankets for some rockin’ shows under the stars!

This week, Collin Raye will crank out soulful, heartfelt country music, including many of his hits from the 1990s. Raye has 24 top-ten records and 16 #1 hits.

“This truly electrifying performer of his era remains one of the great voices of our time,” states a recent news release from Sun Valley Co. For more information, call the Sun Valley Recreation Office at (208) 622-2135 or visit sunvalleycenter.org

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