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“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before…” – Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

For information about this photo, see “On The Cover” on page 3. Photo courtesy of The Spot

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The Center—Patsy Wygle / The Liberty—Jana Arnold

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The Center—Andrew Alburger / The Liberty—Kipp Nelson

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The Spot will bring back “The Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE” in time for Halloween. For a story, see page 15. Photo by Kevin Wade

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OCT 27–29 Liberty Theatre, Hailey & The Center, Ketchum

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The Spot in Ketchum will perform “The Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE” from Oct. 27-31. To read a story about the risqué, cult-classic, comedy-horror musical, see page 15. Photo courtesy of The Spot Local artists & photographers interested in seeing their art on our cover page should email submissions to: mandi@theweeklysun.com (photos should be high resolution and include caption info such as who or what is in the photo, date and location).

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NEWS BUSINESS

City of Ketchum City Council/URA Joint Meeting Nov. 7 Ketchum’s City Council and Urban Renewal Agency will have discussions on two items; 1) undergrounding power lines in alley between Main Street and Washington Avenue and Sun Valley Road and First Street, and 2) future use of Sixth Street and Leadville Avenue and Second Street and Washington Avenue properties at a joint meeting on Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. in City Hall. Regular City Council meeting begins at 6 p.m.

Overnight Parking and Holiday Lights Parking ban on public right of way is in effect every night from Nov. 1 to May 1 from 2 a.m. to 7 a.m., regardless of weather conditions.

Holiday lights are exempt from the city’s Dark Skies Ordinance between Nov. 1 and Apr. 15.

Public Notices NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Conditional Use Permit and Design Review to add new upper floor and remodel interior at 8th & Washington Building Condo (191 East 8th Street/831 North Washington Avenue). Site visit at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Application to convert threestory Kneebone Mixed Use Building at 500 North Washington Avenue (Lot 8, Block 15) to condominiums for office, commercial and residential space. Site visit at 5:15 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, 2016.

Restaurateurs are concerned about a recent influx of food trucks in Hailey. Adobe Stock photo

HAILEY TO DRAFT ORDINANCE FOR FOOD VENDING TRUCKS

Public Meetings CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday • Nov. 7 • 6 pm • City Hall PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Monday • Nov. 14 • 5:30 pm • City Hall

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ast Tuesday, a group of Hailey restaurant owners met with Jeff Bacon, membership director of The Chamber of Hailey and the Wood River Valley, to discuss how food trucks affect their businesses.

There is a finite amount of customers in Hailey.”

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Lisa Horowitz, community development director for the City of Hailey, and Bob Erickson, of the South Central Public Health District, attended the meeting held at the Wood River Sustainability Center. Tanya and Billy Olson, owners of Power House Pub & Bike Fit Studio, and Jennifer Schwartz, co-owner of daVinci’s Italian restaurant, voiced the concerns of Hailey restaurateurs.

There are approximately 27 businesses selling food during lunchtime in Hailey.

Three food trucks conducted business regularly in Hailey this past summer.

“It needs to be addressed,” Schwartz said. “There is currently no legal framework. Anyone who owns a truck can start selling. This takes business away from the brick and mortar places.

Unlike Sun Valley and Ketchum,

we are not a destination. We are a gateway city. There is a finite amount of customers in Hailey.”

“We have made an investment in the community,” Billy Olson said. “We need our money season.”

Erickson explained that the street food vendors have to follow specific hygiene and sanitation rules.

“There is no consistency due to the high turnaround of employees,” Erickson said. He added that doing daily inspections aren’t “realistic,” as they would be too time-consuming.

Horowitz said that the Hailey City Council will address the problem. She showed the attendees an ordinance draft already in the works.

“Reasonable regulation of vending on public ways is neces-

We have made an investment in the community.”

Billy Olson

owner of Power House Pub

sary to protect the public health, safety and welfare,” the draft states. It also says that regulation of vendors is “necessary to protect and conserve the economic base of the community, including property values.”

“The ordinance will address three situations,” Horowitz said.

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such as the Fourth of July rodeo, and the antique fairs or Crosstoberfest.” Food trucks can apply for a permit to operate on the premises, she said.

The second is small-scale special events attended by more than 25 people but less than 250 that

The city council hopes to have everything in place by next summer.”

Lisa Schwartz

owner of daVinci's

are held on private property, such as a fundraiser.

Vendors can apply for a permit up to eight times a year. The final situation will deal with food trucks operating for an entire season on private property, such as the Chevron parking lot. The new ordinance will be stricter and have more requirements, such as a city license that would cost up to $500, a complete site description, and proof of South Central Public Health District approval.

“The city council hopes to have everything in place by next summer,” Horowitz said. “There will be three public hearings before the council vote, so Hailey residents will have a chance to weigh in.”

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NEWS SPORTS

ICE HOUSE GEARS UP FOR SECOND SEASON Growth in hockey activity means more refs are needed “We are very excited for this season,” said Sarah Benson, ext door to the Rodeo executive director of Hailey Arena in Hailey is Ice. “We have had great public Campion Ice House, skates, classes for kids, hockey also known as the Ice House and has just started and we have over Hailey Ice. Established as a pri- 100 people in our Monday night vate, nonprofit Idaho 501(c)(3), curling league.”

Hailey Ice, Inc., was established With all of the expansion at in 2000 by individuals who Hailey Ice and interest in ice wanted to bring organized ice sports, especially hockey, there skating to the South Valley. is now a need for more referees, Bolstered by grants and private said Bobby Noyes, the Idaho funding, CamAmateur Hockpion Ice House ey Association’s opened its doors supervisor of We are very excited officials. in December of for this season.”

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“Due to the After a very addition of HaiSarah Benson ley Ice last seasuccessful first executive director son, the hockey season, Hailey of Hailey Ice community exIce is now embarking on its pects growth to second season, the game in our which opened Valley, leading to a greater need on Oct. 7. The second season will of on-ice officials,” Noyes said. be filled with many activities, inA hockey player throughout cluding public ice skating, curl- high school and college, Noyes ing, lessons and clinics, league has spent two decades with the hockey play and tournaments. Sun Valley Suns. And for the past The Sun Valley Ice Rink will 30 years he’s also been a referee. continue to be used for all man- He also coached at every level ner of skating activities, includ- for Sun Valley Youth Hockey. ing Suns hockey games, which Noyes ensures that all the refwill also be played at Hailey Ice. erees are certified and directs Last year’s opening game in some of the training and teaching Hailey for the Suns drew more for them. than 700 in attendance, proving “More refs are needed because the need and desire for a rink in we now have two sheets (of ice) the South Valley. in the Valley,” he said. “Youth

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Action at the Campion Ice House in Hailey drew standing-room crowds last season. Photo courtesy of Hailey Ice.

and adult hockey is growing and we have had the same refs working for a long time. While they are still great refs, there is a need for more of them and some new blood.

“We can’t retire until we get some new people,” Noyes laughed. “But you do need to know how to skate. Being a referee is a paid position, though everyone knows it’s not a wellpaid job and people sometimes yell and complain to the refs, so it takes a confident person to decide to become a ref.”

Other than stamina and thick skin, there are certain require-

ments to become certified as a referee.

Noyes said there will be a clinic in Hailey starting at 9 a.m. and running until approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. There are other associated requirements and costs.

For more information on becoming a referee, contact Noyes directly at (208) 720-1257. For information and a schedule of activities, visit haileyice.org.

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Halloween on Ice This weekend, Hailey Ice will revive the much-missed tradition of Halloween on Ice, formerly held at the Sun Valley Ice Rink. On Friday, Oct. 28 from 8-11 p.m., the adult Halloween on Ice for those 21 and over will be held. With raffles and a costume contest. The cost is $40 per person and $60 per couple. On Saturday, Oct. 29 from 2-5 p.m., the kids’ Halloween on Ice will be held, free, $5 skate rental prizes.

The costume contest will be held at 3:30 p.m.

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NEWS ARTS

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This mysterious solo drama will run from Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 27 to 29, six times over three nights at two different locations, the Liberty Theatre in Hailey and The Center in Ketchum— and each performance of the play will feature a different actor. The bold concept is that those actors will not see the text of the piece before walking onto the stage. There are no rehearsals, director or set.

Soleimanpour, who is forbidden to leave Iran, traverses a world in conflict through a conversation between the playwright, performer and audience. Critics and audiences extend the mystery. They are asked repeatedly not to share details of the performance.

Each time it is done, it is anew.

The New York Times calls “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” a “playful, enigmatic and haunting show,” while Entertainment Weekly describes it as “a dazzling, transcendent piece of alive-and-kicking avant-garde theatre.”

Currently running off-Broadway, “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit” has attracted a rotating cast of acclaimed actors, including Nathan Lane, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Wilson, Brian Dennehy, Cynthia Nixon, Kyra Sedgwick, Martin Short, Bobby Cannavale, David Hyde Pierce, Alan Cumming, George Takei and Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.

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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE Thursday, Oct. 27....... Claudia McCain....... The Center, Ketchum Thursday, Oct. 27....... Denise Simone........ The Liberty, Hailey Friday, Oct. 28............ Patsy Wygle............ The Center, Ketchum Friday, Oct. 27............ Jana Arnold............. The Liberty, Hailey Saturday, Oct. 29....... Andrew Alburger.... The Center, Ketchum Saturday, Oct. 29....... Kipp Nelson............ The Liberty, Hailey All shows start at 6:30 p.m.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Voters can vote early at county courthouses

Early voting in person has started at the Blaine County Courthouse in Hailey.

Voters will have until Friday, Nov. 4 to vote in person. All courthouses in Idaho will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Absentee voting is still available until Friday, Oct. 28 by 5 p.m. Forms are available at political offices, or at the Blaine County Courthouse, 206 S. 1st Ave., Hailey. If you have any questions call the Blaine County Elections Office at (208) 788-5510.

Political sign theft has become rampant

Blaine County Democrats say political yard signs worth hundreds of dollars have been stolen in the last few weeks. Hailey Police Chief Jeff Gunter said the thefts seem be a grab-and-go situation. All incidents should be reported to the Hailey Police Department at (208) 788-3531, or the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office at (208) 788-5555.

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lex Sutter is the Republican candidate to represent District 26 Seat B in the Idaho House of Representatives in November’s election. He is challenging Democrat Sally Toone for the seat being vacated by Donna Pence, a Democrat, who is retiring at the end of the year after serving seven terms of office. Sutter ran unsuccessfully for District 25 Seat B in the 2010 elections for the Idaho State Legislature and was defeated by Pence by a 54.9 percent to 45.1 percent margin.

Sutter was a member of the Richfield Planning and Zoning Board and was chairman of the Lincoln County Republican Central Committee. He decided to enter the race when his friend, Don Hudson, who lost to Pence in 2014, dropped out due to health concerns.

“I’m in this race because I want to make a difference in the world,” Sutter said.

He calls the Affordable Care Act “the ‘Not So’ Affordable Care Act – The Black Hole,” and believes there is a solution to this problem involving the private insurance sector and that now is the time to fix it.

Sutter said that, according to the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Idaho is a sovereign state, and that “states have a responsibility to keep the federal government in check.”

His campaign website reiterates, “Overall, I believe that people, not government, are the solution. People with the proper amount of freedom to act will generally find solutions to their own problems and act in an hon-

orable fashion. The closer we can get the decision-making to the people, the better off the electorate will be. Generally, when government gets too big or too demanding, then things begin to spiral out of control. It is not government’s job to make us happy. The government is only supposed to protect our opportunity to pursue happiness without impeding the happiness of the greater good.”

Sutter, 42, was born in New York where his mother was a nurse and his father was a farm appraiser. He graduated from high school in Pennsylvania, but his family lived in several places, including Alaska. He moved to Idaho because his wife, Deanna, was born and raised in Richfield, where they have lived for the past 15 years, and, he says, “it’s where I intend to die.”

Sutter owns 80 acres of land that he farms and leases, and owns an insurance business and an investment company. Alex and Deanna have one daughter and three sons and they have been educated both in public schools and at home. Sutter’s website says of education, “Education is crucial to the stability of any society and an Idaho Constitution mandate. We need an educated electorate, an educated work force and the ability for parents to decide how to educate their child the best. We need to balance choice, accountability and funding in a responsible manner.

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Former sherrif’s deputy is indicted

A grand jury, convened by Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney Jim J. Thomas, resulted in the indictment of Chad Schiermeier, a former Blaine County Sheriff’s deputy, for six felony counts of misuse of funds by a public employee.

Schiermeier, age 40, originally of Twin Falls, was employed by the sheriff’s office from May 1999 to December 2015. For most of those years, Schiermeier was assigned as the Wood River Middle School resource officer. In the summer months, Schiermeier organized and scheduled the Police Activities League (PAL), a national nonprofit program for children started in the mid-1990s. PAL is dedicated to the prevention of juvenile crime and violence by building relationships among kids, police officers, and the community. As director of PAL, Schiermeier was in charge of the program’s financial budget and expenditures.

“In November 2015, questions arose regarding Schiermeier's financial management of the PAL account,” said Blaine County Sheriff Gene Ramsey. “As soon as we discovered discrepancies in the accounting and possible theft allegations, I immediately placed Schiermeier on suspension.”

Sheriff Ramsey promptly made a decision to remove any potential conflict of interest and requested the Idaho State Police conduct a complete and thorough criminal investigation into the allegations. Schiermeier’s employment was subsequently terminated with the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office in December 2015. Later, in 2016, the results of the Idaho State Police investigation were forwarded to the Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review of criminal charges.

"These are serious criminal allegations," Sheriff Ramsey said. "In the interest of transparency and honesty, we will seek, along with the citizens of Blaine County, to see that truth and justice prevail."

Schiermeier was arrested Saturday, Oct. 22, by the Idaho State Police and is currently being held in the Mini-Cassia Criminal Justice Center, in Burley, on a $200,000 bond. He was arraigned Monday at 2:30 p.m. in Cassia County District Court.

Idaho Power submits two filings

Idaho Power Company (IPC) submitted two filings to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission related to the company’s North Valmy Power Plant in Nevada, and revisions to the company’s depreciation rates.

Idaho Power owns 50 percent of the coal-fired North Valmy Power Plant near Battle Mountain, Nev. The Valmy filing requests adjusting customer pricing to reflect the accelerated depreciable life for the power plant. Currently, the depreciable life for Valmy is based on a depreciation schedule that ends in 2031 for Unit 1 and 2035 for Unit 2. The proposed depreciation schedule would move the date of full depreciation up to 2025 for both units.

Idaho Power’s 2016 assessment of Valmy concluded it may not benefit customers from an economic and electric reliability perspective to operate the facility beyond 2025.

If the proposals are approved by the IPUC, the price Idaho customers pay for electric service will increase by about $35.2 million beginning June 1, 2017.

Idaho Power’s filing is a proposal subject to public review and approval by the IPUC. Copies of the application are available to the public at the IPUC offices at 472 W. Washington St., Boise, Idaho 83702, Idaho Power offices or on Idaho Power’s website, idahopower.com, or the IPUC website, puc.idaho.gov.

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Syringa Mountain School holds successful gala

Syringa Mountain School raised more than $80,000 at its Harvest Gala last week. The funds will be used to continue offering the Waldorf-inspired education at Blaine County’s only tuition-free public charter school.

More than 150 people attended the gala at River Run Lodge.

Idaho Insurance Specialists, Idaho Lumber and several Syringa Mountain School families sponsored the gala. It featured live music provided by soul hip-hop fusion band Dirty Revival. DJ Johnny V was the master of ceremonies and cowboy Joe Hutchins served as auctioneer.

“Syringa Mountain School is a unique group of compassionate, loving and caring people all excited about learning,” said Christine Fonner, director of school. “Great learning is connected to great teaching and educating those around us. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing and teaching the community about our school and Waldorf education leading up to and during our Harvest Gala.”

Candidate Schedules Meetings

Irene Healy, a candidate for representative of Zone 3 for the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees, will hold four open gatherings for the public to ask questions and discuss district matters. The gatherings will be held from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the Hailey Public Library; from 7–9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 at KB’s in Hailey; from 5–6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Bellevue Public Library; and from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28 at The Community Library in Ketchum.

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student-run study at Community School has proven that mercury levels in fish are rising based on tests performed in 2012 and 2016.

Under the guidance of Community School science teacher Scott Runkel, data from a student-led study in 2012 found that fish caught locally from Little Wood Reservoir, east of Bellevue, had an average mercury level of 0.11 parts per million. Last winter, some of the same students decided to repeat the test from 2012 to see if anything had changed. The average amount of mercury in a group of fish caught in Little Wood Reservoir in February 2016 was 0.15 ppm, indicating a 36 percent increase.

Several of the same students were in the original class with Runkel, in middle school. Together they felt they had a unique opportunity to do the study four years later.

“Throughout this adventure, it was interesting to see how the testing process took place,” said junior Ashley Helm, who took the lead on the project. “Through our research, we found out that mercury, a potent neurotoxin, enters our atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels and quickly enters the food chain.

We concluded that the mercury levels in the trout were rising, but they are still in the safe limit zone as determined” by the State of Idaho.

Mercury is also found naturally in the earth’s crust, and is released from volcanic activity, which could explain its presence in Idaho. But human activity is the main cause of mercury releases, particularly coalfired power stations, residential coal

burning, waste incinerators and mining.

According to the World Health Organization, “exposure to mercury–– even small amounts––may cause serious health problems, and is a threat to the development of the child in utero and early in life. Mercury may have toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and immune systems, and on lungs, kidneys, skin and eyes.”

Runkel said one of the outcomes of the full study was seeing how the students became aware that “we as a species can have a really profound effect on the environment without even realizing it.”

In addition, to testing mercury levels in local trout, the Community School high schoolers also conducted a similar analysis with fish for sale in supermarkets and restaurants both years. They found the mercury average for samples of swordfish also rose.

In fact, the swordfish tested was 650 percent greater than is recommended by the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, if the fish was caught in Idaho waters. These numbers are in line with mercury testing in swordfish internationally.

As a result of the testing, Helm and Runkel contacted the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare with their findings. They hope to raise more awareness about the importance of testing local waters.

“I hope this new study will encourage the state to do further testing and help spur policymakers to recognize that we need to renew our efforts to make a global switch to renewable energy,” Runkel said. “Even though the U.S. has made changes

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Birthday wish spurs Senior Connection activities

The Senior Connection will host an educational seminar, “Know the Ten Signs,” at 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 27 in its Hayward movie theater. Christine Bubb, community outreach specialist for the Greater Idaho Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association, will present the talk.

Also on Thursday, The Senior Connection will host “Lunch & Vote.” A bus will begin taking seniors to the Blaine County Courthouse to vote early at 12:30 p.m. with shifts thereafter to hear the above-mentioned presentation. Christina Cernansky, of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), who will be celebrating her birthday that day with lunch at The Senior Connection, is spearheading the “Lunch & Vote” effort.

Cernansky’s birthday wish was to help folks to vote who might otherwise not be able to get themselves to the polls.

WRMS Athletic Director honored as SHAPE Idaho Athletic Director of the Year

Wood River Middle School Athletic Director Jonah Torseth was honored for his work both on and off the field when he received the SHAPE Idaho Athletic Director of the Year award. The award is designed to recognize an individual who has served the school community well in promoting interscholastic athletics and physical activity for students.

Torseth’s peers credited his ability to work with students on all levels of physical activity and provide leadership on all levels, doing what it takes to make opportunities happen for students.

“We deal with some sensitive kids at times,” WRMS cross-country coach Bill Cantrell wrote in his letter of support. “Jonah always seems to know the right track to connect with these students and make their cross-country season a successful one.”

“We have doubled the size of our school’s boys and girls soccer program and added a baseball and softball program,” Rob Ditch, WRMS vice principal, wrote in his letter, adding, “Mr. Torseth played an instrumental role advocating for this expansion.”

Break Bread with Refugees

Hosted by the International Rescue Committee of Boise, spend an evening meeting and dining with refugees from various countries, and learning about the work of the IRC, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Museum of History. Afghan food will be provided by the Kabob House of Boise.

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Julianne Tzul, executive director of IRC, Boise, and Matthew Haight, development manager, will discuss their organization’s work in resettling refugees in Idaho.

The evening will showcase two new art exhibits at the Sun Valley Museum of History, “The Refugee Portrait Project,” with photographs by Ken Bingham, and a traveling exhibit of quilts handmade by refugees.

The event is free and open to the public but an RSVP is requested as seating is limited. Register by calling Scott Burton at The Community Library at (208) 806-2621.

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all and winter continue to battle for supremacy this week, which results in some pretty awesome fishing all over the place, but especially on Silver Creek. The Mahogany Dun continues to swarm several times a day, beginning around lunchtime and then off and on all day until the sun sets. The Fall Baetis is still present and we continue to fish Hoppers, Ants and Beetles with a lot of success.

The brown trout are in full spawning mode now and there are “redds”––spawning beds––all over the Creek. If you see these clear patches of gravel, stay out of them and leave these fish alone so they can complete their spawning cycle, much the way you and I would like to complete ours!

With that said, fishing an egg pattern behind and around these redds could result in some nice rainbow hookups.

The Lost River is worth skipping this week, unless you see flows return to normal. For reasons unknown to us, the flows on the Lower Lost have been reduced to a trickle, forcing fish to pool up and line up.

The flows have been recording below 50 cfs. Wait for flows to return to the 100 cfs mark before you waste your time driving all the way over the hill. It pretty much has become winter on the Upper Lost and it looks like it could get white up there again this week.

In any case, no matter where you fish right now, stay on top of weather and road conditions.

Be prepared for winter to show up unannounced at any time. Don’t get caught in a bad situation that you could have prevented with a few minutes of extra prep time. Bring extra warm clothes, keep your gas tank full, and keep a sleeping bag and some food and water in your vehicle. Be sure to charge your cellphone batteries and tell someone where you are going fishing and when you will return!

With all these preparations now made, think about heading to the South Fork of the Boise for Fall Baetis, October Caddis, Crane Flies and Hopper fishing. The South Fork really turns off and on this time of year, so if you go one day and it isn’t good, don’t give up on the river… there can be some awfully big fall hatches in the bottom of that spectacular canyon.

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hese days, if you do an Internet search about dog training, you will find extremes from one end of the spectrum to the other. I read an article the other day that talked about “the state of your dog’s mind” in how it relates to the dog responding to a simple command like “sit.” It was encouraging that we consider what the dog is feeling before we ask the dog to do something.

My thoughts about this came quickly. What happens in an emergency situation where you need the dog to “come” because there is a moose on the trail? Do I stop and ask myself, “How is my dog’s state of mind?” before I tell him to “come”? The new trend is toward “force-free and intimidation-free” training.

In another incident, I saw an advertisement for only-positive gun dog training. I just can’t imagine how one can use only-positive reinforcement with a dog whose hunt drive is stronger than his toy or food drive. Maybe I am not being creative enough.

A dog’s life is not dependent upon whether he feels like doing something. This would be the same as a spoiled child that decides to spit on someone’s food in a restaurant (this indeed DID happen to me with a 6-year-old boy whose parents never even apologized!) I guess he felt like spitting, but there were no con-

sequences for his actions. When this boy grows up, his life is not going to be fun when he decides to commit some crime because he feels like it.

While I don’t encourage folks to treat their dogs like their children, there are many similarities to child rearing. When we fail to provide some sort of consequence for unacceptable behavior, we are not giving the dog the entire picture. In real life, there are consequences. If a dog bites a porcupine, he gets quills in his snout. If a dog offends another dog, the other dog will respond with a consequence ––a growl or a raised lip, or more.

The consequence depends entirely on the dog and if it makes sense to him as a dog. While I cannot sit here and give a list of consequences for every incident, I can say that consequences should be quick, confident and FAIR, and in line with the infraction. Just like in our lives, jail sentences strive to reflect the severity of the crime.

The day of brutal consequences is over. But, the extreme of no consequences has infiltrated our lives with dogs to such a point that now many dogs abuse their owners. Yes, DOGS CAN ABUSE THEIR OWNERS! A dog with no manners can pull someone over and hurt them seriously. I had a friend whose 110-pound dog pulled her over and BROKE HER FACE! Yes, she had to have several recon-

“A dog is a reflection of his master.” – Max von Stephanitz

structive surgeries. However, she and her husband had been told they could only use a flat collar or a harness on Brutus, AND were told they should never say “no” or raise their voice to the dog. If they did, it would be cruel to the dog. Truly, who was cruel to whom in this scenario?

In all things, there is a time and a place. Our job is to be reasonable, fair and “balanced.” It sure can be hard if you don’t have experience. It is imperative that we know what is acceptable for dogs

to do, and we need to know what is effective to help the dog learn the difference between acceptable and unacceptable 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 positivepuppy. com or call (208) 578-1565.

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uring the night I was awakened several times by lightning strikes that lit up the sky and thunder that followed shortly afterwards. The lightning competed with this month’s supermoon, which peeked out from time to time between the cloud cover.

A supermoon is at its closest point to the Earth in its monthly orbit and thus appears slightly larger than a normal full moon. Apparently the difference between a regular moon and a supermoon is similar to the difference between a quarter and a nickel. This is not a significant difference, and can be difficult for us to detect. A supermoon also may or may not appear brighter, but it certainly takes on a powerful mystique. Last night, between the lightning flashes and the shifts of cloud cover, the moon certainly took on an air of secrecy, playing games with me.

The sky went from very black to sudden white, then back to black. Sometimes I saw just the flash, other times just the moon. It was as if the moon wanted to keep me constantly guessing. The few times the moon peeked out from behind a dark cloud, in unison with a lightning flash, the sky lit up with an eerie glow.

Sometimes I did not see the moon at all, but just the glow from the moon. A lightning flash would come and the glow would gleam over certain areas of the terrain. Other times the combination of lightning and moon became incandescent and would turn into an ongoing, dazzling display of light. When the cloud cover descended once again, the light from the moon would flicker and glimmer. A lightning strike would come and the flicker-

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR LORA SILVER-LEWIS

Vote Steve Miller, Advocate For Education

As a 30-year educator in the public school system, K-3 literacy intervention coordinator, Title I teacher and librarian, I highly recommend Steve Miller to continue serving as our State Representative in District 26A. Representative Miller is deeply concerned about breaking generational poverty through preschool and primary reading intervention. He has spent countless hours interacting with educators, juvenile justice administrators, mental health practitioners, law enforcement officers, parents and students to address this issue. He is an advocate for more comprehensive data and collaboration in formulating an effective approach to improve reading abilities and comprehension skills in K through third grade.

Steve’s position on the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee has provided the opportunity to support additional funding for reading intervention. He promoted and voted for funding a new program just being rolled out in schools across Idaho to improve literacy in K through third grade.

Steve will build on his four years of service and experience in the Idaho House of Representatives in District 26A as he continues to reach across party lines to get things done.

Vote for Steve Miller, who is working hard to provide solutions for Idaho education.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR CONRAD CASSER

Miller Championed State-Funded Mental Health Crisis Centers In Idaho

Representative Steve Miller saw the need for state-funded mental health crisis centers in Idaho. Steve not only voted to fund mental health facilities in Idaho, he went back to the Legislature and lobbied for more money than was initially allotted in the budget to help patients suffering with mental illnesses.

Miller backed Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter’s $1.7-million plan to launch initial funding for the centers in Idaho Falls and Coeur d’Alene.

There is so much need and few good options to house patients in a mental health crisis. Jail certainly isn’t a good option! Rather, patients in crisis just need a warm, safe place to get through the next 24 to 48 hours.

Miller understands that this is just a start and hopes for funding for more facilities throughout Idaho.

Miller applauds the new centers being built in Twin Falls and Ada counties.

You can be sure when Steve Miller sees a problem to solve, he goes to work. Finding affordable healthcare in Idaho is a hard nut to crack. Miller knows that, and seeks ways to find solutions that are sustainable.

Conrad Casser Hailey resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SARAH MICHAEL

Kathleen Eder A+, Rep. Steve Miller C-

I am writing to support Kathleen Eder, who is running for District 26 House of Representatives.

In her community work and in her career, Kathleen always gets an A+ for going the extra mile, her effective leadership and problem-solving skills. Her proven leadership skills, I believe, will surely serve District 26 better than incumbent Representative Steve Miller, whom the Twin Falls Times-News gave a C- for his lackluster performance as a legislator in 2014 and who didn’t even bother to participate in the paper’s reader survey on the 2015 legislative session. Here is a guy who was graded a C- in 2014 and received an Incomplete in 2015. We need a change.

Voters deserve elected representatives who will work tirelessly to make a difference. Kathleen Eder is that person. She also shares my values on so many issues that I care about: preschool education, access to public lands, expanding medical coverage to more Idahoans, protecting our water and wildlife, and improving our economy.

It is time to have an A+ District 26 Representative in office, so please cast your vote for Kathleen Eder.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR WENDY JAQUET

Eder Is Committed To Education

Kathleen Eder, running for District 26A, is my choice for my former seat in the Idaho State Legislature. She is an amazing leader who will be an effective advocate for improving education in Idaho. We all know that Idaho ranks number 49 among all states on many criteria evaluating student education.

It is a tough race, however, because Eder is challenging incumbent Steve Miller (Fairfield, not the rock star) who inaccurately takes credit in his campaign literature for leading Statehouse efforts to provide adequate funding for Idaho students. Education funding legislation is in fact a result of Governor Otter’s bipartisan task force on education funding which followed the defeat of the former Superintendent Luna laws. The Legislature added enough money to bring funding back to 2009 levels, but this is 2016! We have 18,0000 more students in the system.

Miller had a chance to vote on a bill to address the needs of these additional students and help the 10 school districts he represents, but he wouldn’t break with party leadership, so that bill failed in the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on which he sits.

The only way Idaho becomes more competitive in attracting businesses needing an educated and skilled workforce is by investing in our schools. It’s time to stop leaving Idaho children behind. Let’s elect legislators who will really do something.

Please vote for Kathleen Eder for Legislative District 26A. She knows how important this issue is and won’t be told by anyone how she should vote!

Wendy Jaquet Blaine County resident and retired District 26A Representative (1994 – 2012)

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COLUMN ON LIFE’S TERMS

JACK BE NIMBY

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

“Oh, he’s just a Nimby,” and “Nimbys should shut up and let it be” are just two of the statements I’ve heard in the past several months whenever a new project, whether residential, commercial or industrial, comes before those concerned about its impact on its environment. I have mixed feelings about this label.

As almost anyone knows, the acronym NIMBY stands for “not in my backyard.” It is used to describe opposition by local citizens to the locating in their neighborhood of a civil project that, though needed by the larger community, is considered unsightly, dangerous, or likely to lead to decreased property values. This is generally used as a pejorative phrase, and is often applied to any opponent of a new project.

Certainly in small towns, like those in the Wood River Valley, we are more directly affected by the construction of entities more noticeable than if they were located in a city. Because so many of us know each other, we are also openly often involved in the concurrent issues over these new propositions.

Many residents certainly believe in the right to profit from ownership of one’s property. However, this concept is often divisive. If we are proponent JoEllen Collins—a longtime owners, we might urge citizens that resident of the Wood River a particular endeavor is necessary, Valley— is an Idaho Press not unsightly or dangerous, unlike- Club award-winning columly to decrease property values and, nist, a teacher, writer, fabric furthermore, is none of anyone else’s artist, choir member and unabashedly proud grandma business. Indeed, some of us might known as “Bibi Jo.” wish we owned a property rewarding to us if only we didn’t have to abide by city, county and state regulations, often time-consuming and expensive to fulfill.

However, Nimbys might say that they also have property rights that support local governmental concerns reflected in established zoning and ordinance provisions. They must protect their homes and surrounding areas, even at the cost to the owners of the disputed parcel who may wish to create a location that may not fill mandated standards.

Recently, I attended a planning and zoning meeting where two statements stimulated my concern. A developer said if neighbors dislike a proposal, they should just move. Later, a self-described Nimby (who was proud of that label) refuted that assertion, noting that he accepted some less than ideal situations when purchasing his neighboring property but certainly didn’t think that such an obtrusive use of land as this would ever be proposed at this place.

People began to be more nasty in relaying their feelings, One of the delights of life in our Valley is that we often encounter people we like or respect, which makes it even harder to object to another’s wishes when they conflict with ours. While we engage in some impersonal encounters here, it is likely that one’s opponents will be omnipresent at markets or post offices.

Studying the ramifications of the term “Nimby” enforced my opinion that we must continue to be determinably civil, not aggressively confrontational, behaving in our own little space of this earth as we wish other people would in conflicts well beyond our intimate enclave.

Manners matter.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR MICHAEL LEACH

Dale Ewersen Advocates Spending Close To Home

Dale Ewersen, candidate for State Senate, takes buying local to heart, because spending at home enlivens our communities.

Ewersen would carry that philosophy to the Idaho Senate. He’d look for ways to help small businesses succeed and prosper in Idaho because that is a principle that is at the heart of Ewersen’s philosophy of limiting government overreach.

Dale’s not afraid of wandering into the weeds to find solutions.

He thinks folks know best how to manage their lives and businesses and he’d like to promote legislation that would foster business growth in our Legislative District 26.

For young people just making their way in the world, those first jobs are key. Employers need the flexibility and time to train new workers for success.

Arbitrarily increasing the minimum wage will mean fewer jobs for first-time workers. Dale thinks that is the wrong direction for the government to take. Most people pay workers more than the minimum wage to attract and keep valuable employees.

Local business does not need more pressure from the government to do the right thing. Let market forces dictate pay. Everyone will benefit.

Sincerely,

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 provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas in Blaine County. Email letters to editor@theweeklysun.com.

Michael H. Leach Hailey resident Continued LETTERS Next Page

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR MAXINE BELL

Bell Proud To Support Alex Sutter

It is my privilege to add my name to those who support Alex Sutter for House Position 26-B. Mr. Sutter has a valuable background in several very difficult core areas we face in the Legislature. I look forward to his help as we struggle with the rising cost of healthcare for all our citizens, and the less than adequate coverage in some areas. Alex has years of experience in the insurance business Alex has served on the Richfield school board and is fully aware of the value of an education system, public or home, which will prepare our students for the jobs which are rapidly coming into our state. His will be a voice of experience to help continue the state goals toward a better educational system. As a father of four children, Alex is committed to providing the best choices for all families.

Each year the Legislature has the opportunity to have bright, young students serve as pages. Last session, Olivia Sutter was my special assistant. Olivia was able, bright and dedicated to making a difference. I am sure she is a reflection of the values and traits learned at home.

I look forward to having Olivia’s dad serve also in the Idaho State Legislature. We need his abilities, background and desire to serve as we continue to work on solutions to the issues important to the citizens of Idaho.

Please join me and vote for Alex Sutter, District 26, on Nov. 8.

Thank you, Maxine T. Bell Idaho State House of Representatives, R-Jerome, District 25

Jett Erickson hops aboard his restored 1979 Suzuki motorcycle. Photo courtesy of Jett Erickson

JETT ERICKSON

LETTER TO THE EDITOR BETTY MURPHY

Kathleen Eder Is A Proven Leader

Built For Speed

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BY JONATHAN KANE

ett Erickson, a junior at Wood River High School, is both an avid baseball player and a hockey player. He also finds time to pursue a wide range of activities, including skiing, hunting and riding motorcycles.

What’s his favorite?

“Whatever sport I’m playing at the moment,” Erickson said with a laugh.

Born and raised in the Wood River Valley, Erickson attended Bellevue Elementary and Wood River Middle School before high school.

“It’s been great growing up here,” he said. “There’s never a dull moment because there are lots of activities. I’ve really enjoyed it and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else. I’m definitely not a city kid.”

Erickson also said growing up in a small town “keeps you out of trouble. Everywhere you go you know someone and everyone’s looking out for you. If I did something bad, my parents would hear about it.”

Erickson lists a number of his favorite activities as being hunting, fishing, hiking, concerts, skiing, sledding and outdoor hockey at night. “There’s not a ton of things to do at night, so being able to play hockey at night is great.”

But his favorite activity is riding motorcycles. To that end, Erickson just restored a 1979 Suzuki TS250 bike.

“It was sitting in a shed at my mom’s store after my grandparents left it there. It hadn’t been ridden in 20 years. My dad had it running before I was born. It was calling my name.”

Erickson said that he learned how to ride a motorcycle before he knew how to ride a bicycle.

“I was 3 years old and it was a 50cc bike,” he said. “My parents threw me on it. They figured that the sooner I learned, the sooner I could go with them on rides.”

What Erickson loves most is the freedom that riding provides.

“You can pick a trail and you don’t know where it leads. You can cover a lot more ground and see things that you otherwise couldn’t see. I also love the speed when you open the throttle and go into fifth gear. With a name like Jett, you have to go fast,” he says with a laugh.

Erickson put quite a bit of work into the Suzuki to get it up to shape and road worthy. This included a lot of electrical work, draining the oil and cleaning the bike and tires to make it look sharp.

“It starts on the first kick and it saves a lot of miles on my truck.”

Before hitting the road, Erickson had to go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and get his motorcycle license. That requires a written test and a road test, which included a trial on a course, including turning and braking.

“I only missed one point,” he said.

The bike can now reach a speed of 65 miles per hour.

“I’m pretty proud of the work that I did and I’ll take great care of it.” tws

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

Our Mission: To be a world-class, student focused, community of teaching and learning.

We are fortunate this election year to have Kathleen Eder as a strong leader in our community running for State Representative District 26.

Kathleen’s qualifications are extensive. She served as Hailey’s postmaster for 34 years. In addition, she is past president of the Wood River Medical Center, a board member of Blaine County Hospital and served as executive director of Croy Canyon Ranch Senior Care Center. Kathleen is a proven leader in business, serving two terms as president of the Hailey Rotary Club, and Idaho president and vice president of the National Association of Postmasters.

As the Representative of Legislative District 26, Kathleen is dedicated to improving the economy, increasing wages, providing quality education, finding solutions to improve medical care for all Idahoans, keeping our public lands public and protecting our Idaho way of life.

Kathleen Eder’s opponent, incumbent Steve Miller, is asking for our vote to return him to office for another two years. His record as our Representative of Legislative District 26 does not reflect that his time in office has benefited his district and he is not deserving of another vote of confidence.

Steve Miller’s voting record does not reflect the best interests of the people he represents: • Voted repeatedly to exempt dredge mining in rivers, allowing unrestricted pollution: HB201415 • Voted for legislation for the state to take over public lands: HB582 • Voted to reduce education funds by $70 million: HB311 • Voted to have the Bible taught in public schools: violation of our Constitution.

• Voted to reduce funds for education by $28 million to give tax breaks to the wealthiest taxpayers and corporations.

• Voted to block Medicaid expansion, leaving 78,000 Idahoans without healthcare: HB644A • Voted against child support judgment. HB1 did pass in 2015, saving Idaho from losing $46 million in federal funds.

The Idaho legislative watchdogs who keep records of all legislators’ effectiveness voted Steve Miller the least effective Representative in 2015.

Please support Kathleen Eder as our Legislative District 26, which includes Blaine, Camas, Gooding and Lincoln counties. Kathleen will represent all of us and focus on the important things we need done.

Betty Murphy Ketchum resident and Blaine County Democrats Legislative Chair

LETTER TO THE EDITOR LARA MCLEAN

Vote For Idaho, Not Against It

What is it that we, as Idahoans, care about? I can tell you very simply: We care about our children getting the best education available, we care about a strong economy with good jobs that pay competitive salaries, for us and for our children when they enter the job market, and we absolutely love our beautiful lands that surround us. Michelle Stennett has been fighting for these values and we owe it to our state to help her.

The local Republican candidates have said to us that they care about those things, too, but, frankly, they’re lying to us. Representative Steve Miller has voted to sell off our public lands, which would mean that the places we love, to hike, hunt and fish, would be closed to us but open to corporations for private profit.

Ewersen and Sutter co-opted the Democrats’ messages on education and healthcare when they spoke at Hailey’s Pizza & Politics, but they have expressed every intention of following Miller’s example of following the party line. What is that line? Just look at Miller’s voting record: fast tracking fracking in our state and putting our homes, property and health at risk; denying local government control of their own choices on minimum wage; reducing funding for education by $70 million; protecting animal abusers; allowing unlimited pollution of the rivers we fish, not to mention costing Idaho $46 million a year because he wouldn’t support international child support judgments in our state.

These are not the values of Idahoans. Michelle Stennett, fights for the people of Idaho, not against them, and she protects the state we love. Help her move Idaho in the right direction with the help of Sally Toone and Kathleen Eder. Vote for them on Nov. 8 and we can fight for the state we love.

Lara McLean Ketchum resident

Correction

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EVENT FEATURE

Peter Burke will star as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Photo by Kevin Wade

SEXY SCIENCE FICTION

The Spot will present ‘Rocky Horror’

BY SUN STAFF

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ack by popular demand, The Spot will present “The Rocky Horror Picture Show LIVE” Oct. 27-31 in Ketchum. Join the community for a wild night out celebrating this cult classic.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” originated as a musical in London and was adapted into a film in 1975 starring Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf. The movie pays homage to the horror True to cult fashion, prop bags will be provided to audience members with instruccreature-features of tions on how to participate in the show. Photo by Natalie Battistone the 1950s and 1960s through song and skilled performers like Susan True to cult fashion, prop bags dance.

While driving home during a Sarandon and Tim Curry,” Bray will be provided to audience members with instructions on rain-filled night, straight-laced said.

With “The Rocky Horror how to participate in the show. lovebirds Brad and Janet end up at the castle of Dr. Frank-N- Picture Show” projected along- Traditional items to throw and Furter. They are greeted by his side a live cast of actors who use, like rice, toast, water guns, strange and bizarre entourage give “audience participation” a party hats, newspapers, playing and find that he’s having a par- whole new meaning, The Spot cards and more, are included.

“The amazing folks at The ty. But, this is no ordinary party, hopes this will be a night that attendees will remember for a Spot are doing exactly what the and no ordinary night. This is young crowd is looking for,” the unveiling of the Dr.’s latest very, very long time.

“This show is loud, proud and said Connor Wade. “‘Rocky’ is creation, Rocky, a man-made involved,” said Alec England, a chance to have a weird, funAdonis that will give... absolute who plays Rocky. “Unlike most ny, sexy time, but moreover a pleasure.

“This show is about being shows, audience participation is chance to build a community.”

The Spot will provide a speyourself and knowing you are encouraged. Ever wanted to add enough,” said Spot co-founder your own commentary to a live cial discounted performance on performance? This is the show Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. for Valley Kevin Wade, who plays Brad. youth and those under 21. All “And embracing the uncon- for you.”

In addition to Kevin Wade, other showings are 21 and over ventional aspects of yourself and of others,” added Kayla Hansen, Bray and England, the and BYOB, with performances Hansen, who plays a Transylva- cast stars Peter Burke as Dr. on Thursday at 9 p.m., Friday nian and who is a new addition Frank-N-Furter, Brett Moellen- and Saturday at 10 p.m. and a berg as Riff Raff, Yanna Lantz performance on Halloween at to the cast.

Portland resident Julia Bray as Magenta, Connor Wade as Dr. 10 p.m. Costumes are highly enwill also join the cast this year Scott, Mark Oliver as Eddie/The couraged at all performances.

Criminologist, and Izzy Taylor There are only 60 seats per in the role of Janet.

“I’ve gained such enormous as The Lips. The cast members performance. Get tickets in adadmiration for all the amazing provide live music and “call- vance at spotsunvalley.com. The details of the visual film, and backs” to the screen throughout Spot is located at 220 Lewis Street, #2, Ketchum. tws it’s a blast to play alongside such the production.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘BREAKING BREAD WITH REFUGEES’ WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26 5:30PM / SUN VALLEY MUSEUM OF HISTORY / KETCHUM

SPONSORED HEALTH BEAT

LET’S HAVE A SAFE HALLOWEEN!

BY ST. LUKE’S WOOD RIVER

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alloween is a fun holiday for the whole family. But safety should always be your top concern as little witches, zombies, and superheroes roam the neighborhood after dark. Follow these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Get ready.

• Make your home safe for trick-or-treaters. Replace outside burned-out lightbulbs, and remove anything a child could trip over such as toys, bikes, and lawn decorations.

• Place your pumpkin on a sturdy table, away from curtains and other flammable objects, and not on a porch or any path where visitors may pass close by. Consider using a flashlight or glow stick instead of a candle.

• Consider giving out non-food treats, such as coloring books or pens and pencils.

What to wear?

• Wear face paint or makeup instead of a mask, which can restrict vision.

• Wear a light-colored, flame-retardant costume decorated with reflective tape or stickers.

• Wear sturdy shoes that fit well to prevent trips and falls.

• If a sword, cane or stick is part of a costume, make sure it’s not sharp or long.

• Don’t use decorative contact lenses without a prescription.

They can cause pain, inflammation, and serious eye disorders

and infections.

Trick-or-treating • Only trick-or-treat in familiar areas that are well lit.

• Carry a flashlight or glow stick to increase visibility.

• Only go to homes with a porch light on, and never enter a home or car for a treat.

• Carry a cellphone for quick communication.

• Review with children how to call 911 if they have an emergency or become lost.

• Walk—don’t run––and never dart out into the street.

• Cross streets at corners; use signals and crosswalks.

• Walk on sidewalks or paths, or as far to the left as possible.

• Make eye contact with drivers and watch for cars that are turning or backing up.

• If you’re driving, slow down and exercise even more caution than usual.

• If older children are going alone, plan and review their route, and agree on a specific time when they should return home.

• Inspect your children’s treats before they eat them.

• Ration treats for the days and weeks following Halloween.

It’s your life.

We help you live it.

NEWS IN BRIEF Caritas Chorale to hold holiday performances

Caritas Chorale will hold three holiday performances in December. The approximately 90-member chorus will return to St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Saturday, Dec. 3, with a Holiday Sing-Along as a benefit for The Hunger Coalition. “O Holy Night,” a collection of carols written and arranged by John Rutter, will be presented Saturday, Dec. 10, and Sunday, Dec.11 with the Wood River High School Chamber Orchestra and the Wood River Orchestra.

Rehearsals are at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, downstairs, Mondays, and occasional Tuesdays, at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.

For more information call Linda Bergerson at (208) 720-0085.

The Community Library presents “Breaking Bread with Refugees,” a program on refugees in Idaho. The program includes the opening of an art exhibit, conversations with recent refugees and an Afghan dinner.

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested by calling Scott Burton at (208) 806-2621, or by emailing him at sburton@comlib.org.

Julianne Tzul, executive director of the International Rescue Committee, in Boise, and Mathew Haight, development manager, will discuss their organization’s work in resettling refugees in Idaho. They will present a sit-down dinner, provided by the Kabob House of Boise, in which participants will have an opportunity to speak with refugees from various countries about their experiences resettling in the United States.

In addition, the evening will showcase two new art exhibits at the Sun Valley Museum of History: “The Refugee Portrait Project,” with photographs by Ken Bingham of the College of Southern Idaho, and, “This Is My Home Now: Narrative Textiles from Idaho Newcomers,” presented by Artisans for Hope and the Idaho Commission on the Arts. The Wednesday evening program will take place in the Library’s exhibit space, the Sun Valley Museum of History, in Forest Service Park in Ketchum.

CHEF ANN COOPER

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26

6:30PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL THEATRE/ SUN VALLEY Chef Ann is an internationally recognized author, chef, educator and advocate of healthy food for all children. She has been a chef for 40 years, 17 of those in school food programs. Chef Ann currently serves as director of food services for the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. For more information about this free talk, email mwolter@woodriverymca.org.

SENIOR CONNECTION LUNCH EVENT THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 11:30AM / SENIOR CONNECTION / HAILEY The Senior Connection will host a lunch open to anyone on Oct. 27. Following lunch, The Connection will be organizing trips to local polling places for advance voting.

“Part of our mission and philosophy is to empower seniors who are often overlooked in election cycles,” said Teresa Beahen Lipman, director of The Senior Connection. “Older adults should be given every opportunity to express their voice in matters that affect their own wellbeing. In such an important election, we are pleased to be able to help voters get to the polls to make sure their voice is heard.”

For seniors over 65 years young, the cost is $5; for all others, the cost is $8. The price helps offset the food, being specially prepared by chef Erik Olson, and transportation expenses.

BROWN BAG HEALTH TALK

THURSDAY OCTOBER 27

12:15-1:15PM / ST. LUKE’S / KETCHUM St. Luke’s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled “Sports Medicine and Orthopedics.” The outdoor activities that draw many to the Wood River Valley can increase the risk of musculoskeletal injury, including shoulder injuries. Allison Kinsler, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, will discuss common shoulder injuries, treatment options, injury prevention and how to improve post-injury outcomes.

This talk will take place at St. Luke’s Baldy Rooms.

All Brown Bag lectures are free and no preregistration is required. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.

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THURSDAY OCTOBER 27

5:30-6:30PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Worm composting with red wigglers, or vermiculture, is fun, fascinating and easy to do at home.

The nutrient-rich castings are great for gardens. Learn worm biology and history and how to set up a compost bin, plus get hands-on experience with Sawtooth Botanical Garden Education Director Kristin Fletcher. Cost to attend is $10; call (208) 726-9358 to register.

FILM & TALK ON WATER LAW THURSDAY OCTOBER 27 6:15PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY The Blaine County Historical Museum, City of Hailey and the Hailey Public Library will present a free talk and movie on Oct. 27 in the Minnie Moore Room of the Community Campus. The night will cover the ebb and flow of water rights and law, both locally and statewide. Featured speakers include water law attorney and mayor Fritz Haemmerle and noted local historian Tom Blanchard.

‘WHITE RABBIT, RED RABBIT’

THURS OCT 27-SAT OCT 29

6:30PM / VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Company of Fools continues its 21st season with “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit”––a wild, utterly original play from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour that distills the experience of an entire generation.

The play will be performed six times over three nights at two different locations––the Liberty Theatre in Hailey and The Center in Ketchum––and each performance of the play will feature a different actor.

Actors involved in the production include Andrew Alburger, Jana Arnold, Claudia McCain, Kipp Nelson, Denise Simone and Patsy Wygle.

Tickets are $35 for full price, $30 for seniors and members of The Center, and $15 for students (18 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour before curtain. Company of Fools’ box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Street in Hailey, with hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All seats are reserved.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

5-9PM / ALTURAS ELEMENTARY / HAILEY Join Alturas Elementary for an evening of family fun at the Harvest Festival. Enjoy games, treats, a bouncy house, face painting and a dance performance by Sun Valley Ballet. Enter the raffle to win a gift basket with lots of goodies: one ticket for $5 or five tickets for $20. Alturas Elementary is located at 1111 Woodside Elementary Lane, off of Woodside Blvd., in Hailey.

COLUMN LIVING WELL UI-BLAINE EXTENSION

BOXELDER BUGS

OLD-TIME SQUARE DANCE SATURDAY OCTOBER 29 7-9PM / GRANGE HALL / HAILEY Join in the fun at the Hailey Grange and dance the night away with the Hokum Hi-Flyers. Halloween costumes are welcome, but wearing a mask that reduces vision is d iscou raged , as it could be a liability while dancing. Based in Boise, the Hokum Hi-Flyers play old-time mountain music and other forms of unplugged American roots music on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass and harmonica. Part of the living tradition of “old, weird America,” they sing songs of love and murder, sin and redemption, whiskey and whimsy. High-spirited dance tunes will get attendees on their feet and hollerin’ at the rafters.

Square dancing is a family activity for all ages. Accompanied kids 12 and under can dance for free.

Singles and beginners are welcome. All the steps will be taught, and no partner is necessary. First and foremost, the event is about socializing, dancing, enjoying music and having fun.

An optional potluck dinner precedes the dance at 5:30 p.m. Bring wholesome food to share, as well as plate, fork and water bottle. Dancing will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. Attendance is limited to 70 dancers. The Upper Big Wood River Grange Hall is located at 609 South 3rd Avenue, Hailey.

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BY SARAH BUSDON

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oxelder bugs are a common nuisance pest in Idaho homes and yards.

Although not particularly harmful, these insects can be aggravating when they are searching for places to spend the winter.

Boxelder bugs develop through three life stages: eggs, nymphs, and adults. Adults are the most commonly encountered life stage. Adult boxelder bugs are flattened, elongate insects approximately 1/2-inch long.

Overall upper body color is slate gray to black. Reddish-orange lines appear behind the head and along the sides of the body.

The rest of the body under the wings is red with two rows of black spots. Legs and antennae are black.

Boxelder trees are the primary host plant for insect egg-laying, feeding and development. Boxelder bugs suck sap from leaves and stems but prefer to feed on seeds. These insects have been observed feeding on a diverse group of 20 other types of plants, ranging from weedy grasses to ornamental flowers to small fruits.

The onset of winter is the time when boxelder bugs wander into residences. Boxelder bugs overwinter in bark crevices and hollow tree trunks or under rocks and surface debris. They can also be found in protected places around home landscapes and inside unheated parts of buildings.

In May, overwintered adult boxelder bugs fly to host trees,

where they lay several hundred eggs in small batches. Eggs hatch in 10 to 14 days. Nymphs initially live on the ground or in low-growing vegetation. In southern Idaho, nymphs develop into adults by midsummer. Only wadults survive the winter and any remaining nymphs die when freezing temperatures arrive.

Boxelder bugs become a nuisance pest by their sheer presence in and around residences.

Two periods of nuisance activity occur from late summer through mid-fall when bugs leave their host trees for overwintering sites, and in mid-spring when overwintered adults again become active and search out places to lay eggs.

Other than being a nuisance, boxelder bugs do not cause any significant harm. They are inconsequential landscape pests but can cause deformities by feeding on fruits. Plant feeding by boxelder bugs seldom cause damage to boxelder or maple trees in home landscapes.

There are a few management options when boxelder bugs become a nuisance. To learn more about boxelder bug management, please contact the University of Idaho Extension office, (208) 788-5585.

Sarah Busdon is an administrative assistant with the University of Idaho’s Blaine County Extension office. For more information, visit extension.uidaho. edu/blaine or call (208) 7885585.

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NOON TO 4PM / THE CENTER / HAILEY

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts is excited to announce “Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew with Chad Seelig”––a hands-on bookbinding workshop designed especially for teens. The workshop takes place over two days, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30, from noon to 4 p.m., at The Center in Hailey. In this introductory course, students will learn the basic steps necessary to design and construct their own hardcover book. Participants will learn the special technique of Coptic bookbinding, a nontoxic and adhesive-free process that dates back to the second century A.D. in Egypt and can be used to create personalized sketchbooks, journals or book arts.

Seelig, an artist and educator originally from New York City, received his BFA in printmaking from Pratt Institute and his MFA in studio art from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He worked for museums and galleries over the past seven years, most recently as the registrar/collections manager for Alexander Gray Associates in New York. He currently resides in Twin Falls where he writes, creates sounds, and makes artwork out of his backyard studio with his two dogs and two cats.

An advance registration fee of $10 is required to participate in “Coptic Bookbinding: Stab, Stitch and Sew.” For more information or to register for the workshop, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 7269491, or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum.

NIGHTMARE ON MAIN

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

9PM TO 1AM / MAIN STREET / KETCHUM NEWS IN BRIEF

Beloved Hailey Post Office Employee Dies

He was always there with a friendly word for his customers.

Brian Douglas Shields, 59, of Hailey, and originally from Pennsylvania, died Thursday, Oct. 13, after being life-flighted to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls. He had worked at the Hailey Post Office since 2004.

“It was like ‘Cheers,’ where everyone knows your name,” said Hailey Postmaster Ken Quigley.

Brian Shields. Photo courtesy of Hailey “That was Brian.”

Post Office In his spare time, Shields was a football and softball referee.

There will be a celebration of life at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at The Life Church, next to Albertsons in Hailey.

Shields is survived by his wife, Judy. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rosenau Funeral Home in Twin Falls.

“For The Love Of Lamb” Winners Announced

Earlier this month, the 20th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival celebrated the 150-plus-year tradition of trailing sheep from high summer pastures in the mountains down through the Wood River Valley to traditional winter grazing and lambing areas in the south.

This year, 10 restaurants participated in the “For The Love of Lamb” event Friday during the Festival, which provided free lamb bites to hundreds of participants. Vintage Restaurant, in Ketchum, won Best Overall Taste for 2016.

Other winners were: The Cornerstone Bar & Grill for Best Comfort Food; Cristina’s Restaurant & Bakery for Most Flavorful; Enoteca for Best Presentation; Iconoclast Books & Café for The One I Want to Recreate – Lamb Lasagna; Rasberrys for Best Comfort Food – Roast Lamb; Rominna’s – Consolation Award; The Sawtooth Club – Best Grilled – Denver-Style Lamb Ribs; Town Square Tavern – Best Regional Cuisine – Moroccan Lamb Tagine; Warfield Distillery & Brewery – Most Creative – Lamb-chetta.

Main Street in downtown Ketchum will be closed from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. for the town’s traditional costume party. The costume contest commences at 10 p.m. with prizes for best group, best female, best male, creepiest, sexiest, most creative and best overall.

‘SKILLS FOR SUCCESS’ – FREE TALK SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 6PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY Community School will welcome author, mental health counselor and board- cer t if ied ADHD coach, Cindy Goldrich, Ed.M., ACAC, for a free public talk titled “Skills for Success: What Parents Need to Know About Executive Function” at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. The talk will take place in the Big Room of Community School’s Hagenbuch Hall. Following the talk, Goldrich will answer questions and sign books.

Cindy is the founder of PTS Coaching, which works nationwide with parents, teachers and related services professionals. She specializes in providing education, coaching and support for parents, educators and mental health professionals to help children with ADHD and executive function deficits succeed at home, in school and in life. She received her master of education in counseling psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, and her ADHD coach certification from the Institute for the Advancement of ADHD Coaching. Cindy is also the author of “8 Keys to Parenting Children with ADHD,” which is based on her nationally-offered parent workshop series, “Calm and Connected: Parenting Children with ADHD.” RSVP for free admission at bit.ly/cindygoldrich. For more information about Goldrich, visit ptscoaching.com.

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Don’t miss the Halloween Hoopla’s Costume Contest with prizes sponsored by Kiwanis of Hailey and the Wood River Valley. It will be held at the Liberty Theatre from 3:45- 5 p.m. Open to all ages, contests will be held every 15 minutes, and first-, second- and third-place winners will be selected by the Kiwanis judges.

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