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Election News Ned Burns Discusses Running For Bellevue Mayor

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Community News Ketchum’s Main Street To Become A ‘Nightmare’

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Part one in a two-part series on Bellevue’s mayoral candidates

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ed Burns is one of two candidates running for mayor of Bellevue. The longtime Bellevue homeowner currently serves on both the Bellevue City Council and on the board of the Sun Valley Board of Realtors, work that he believes helped sculpt him to helm the city.

Burns has known the area intimately for all of his life. His father grew up in a house on Main Street (now the site of Silver Creek Hotel) where his siblings brought their families to spend rambunctious country-style summers together.

“After graduating from the University of Montana,” Burns said, “I moved right into that house, on the north edge of town. I lived there for six years until I married Sara in 2006, and we bought a house.”

Burns became a realtor five years ago and is today associated with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties. Four years ago, he was asked to join the Sun Valley Board of Realtors. He ran for a spot on the board and won.

“The board wanted a fresh, younger perspective,” Burns said. “I found my voice. My time on the board is about decision-making; a decision that’s best for the majority of the 330 members that we work for.

“The key thing is trustworthiness,” he said. “I’m helping people make the biggest financial decision of their lives. If I’m not trustworthy, I’m nothing.”

Burns said he would approach the mayor’s job the same way.

“I’ll make decisions for Bellevue’s present, and its future.”

As he has matured in public service, Burns has learned that being himself is the most important thing he can bring to the table.

“This is a nonpartisan election,” he said. “I’m running as Ned Burns and what I can do.”

Current Bellevue Mayor Chris Koch has been good at a lot of things, Burns said, but he wants to take a slightly different path.

“I am willing to address difficult decisions head on,” he said. “I will be proactive and focused long-term. On the council, I make my opinion very well known. I’m not afraid to voice my concerns.”

Among his plans are to have all the streets paved within the Bellevue town site; Pine and Ned Burns is a familiar face around Second streets are his priorities. the Valley. Courtesy photo by Sara Burns said the city council’s Burns work on the budget over the summer was revealing.

“The City of Bellevue doesn’t have a credit card; we can only spend what we’ve got in the bank that’s been allocated from the hardworking citizens,” Burns said.

“We’ve got a tiny budget so we’ll try to get grants from the Idaho Transportation Department, federal money and matching grants,” Burns said. “I would like to help loosen up some zoning, and get some more multi-family areas with higher density within keeping of the neighborhood. I don’t want to change the feel of the town.”

Burns wants a more robust downtown, with more consistent activity on Main Street, and more housing opportunities throughout the city.

Burns also wants to expand community involvement.

“I would love more engagement from the Hispanic community,” Burns said. “I want all agendas posted in Spanish.”

Some of his other desires for Bellevue are to facilitate town gatherings where citizens can express what they need and want, talk directly to their representatives and discuss issues openly, away from the structure of city council meetings.

“I want to work with business developers to spur development that would support living wages, so people could actually live and work in Bellevue. We are recreation adjacent and we have the space and ability to bring in light industrial, retail and service jobs.”

Burns said it is his institutional memory as well as time in the saddle working in development-oriented positions that make him the candidate of choice.

“I have lived in Bellevue long enough to know: a) how the town works; b) where our problems are; and c) how to go about accomplishing growth within the constraints of small-town government and how to work within our budgetary constraints,” he said. “The mayor doesn’t have executive order. We have to work together."

“What I really want to do is grow Bellevue in a positive way while maintaining our small-town feel. In 30 years, when I look back, if Bellevue looks like Blue Lakes Boulevard (in Twin Falls), I will have failed. I don’t want to take away from existing Main Street businesses, or create traffic. I still want Bellevue dogs to lay in the streets, kids to be safe and for Bellevue to have a strong sense of community.” tws

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NIGHTMARE ON MAIN STREET PARTY WILL CELEBRATE ANOTHER YEAR

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or the fourth year in a row, Ketchum resident Nick Harman has taken it upon himself to save the annual Halloween event, Nightmare on Main Street. While the City of Ketchum formerly footed the bill for the party out of its annual budget, it now only pays for Main Street to be closed between 2nd and 4th streets. This year’s event will take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, with music playing from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

“I used to create really elaborate costumes for the Halloween Main Street event,” Harman said.

“They would take about six weeks. Four years ago, about 10 days before Nightmare on Main Street usually happens, I couldn’t find any advertising for it and the costume contest, so I called the city.

They told me they weren’t putting on the party this year but that, as an individual, I was welcome to take on the event.”

Since moving to Ketchum, in 1994, from England, Harman has been to every Nightmare on Main Street, an event that used to be notoriously raucous back in the days of Slavey’s saloon.

Harman took on the job, raising the $2,000$2,500 necessary to pay for the stage, security and music. He also went through the process of getting the correct permits and finding someone to insure the event, the key hurdle. Each year, Harman raised funds for the event through the crowd-sourcing site, GoFundMe. For the first two years he put the event on, Meg Vorm, of the former Cornerstone Bar and Grill, on Main Street, Ketchum, insured the event, taking out the necessary insurance to keep the party going. This essentially meant filling out the application as an event for The Cornerstone that happened to spill out into the street.

“Sometimes local business has to step in when government can’t,” said Vorm, Cornerstone’s former owner. “We love Halloween, and this event is a great tradition, so I was honored to step in for two years and do what I could.”

The main sponsor of last year and this year is Warfield Distillery & Brewery, which also supplies the necessary insurance. Ketchum Works is the event’s other head sponsor this year, after making a large donation on this year’s GoFundMe site.

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which has, to date, been surpassed. Other sponsors for the event are Sushi on Second, The Sawtooth Club, The Cellar Pub, Whiskey Jacques’, Grumpy’s, The Casino and Sawtooth Brewery.

The costume contest portion of Nightmare on Main will take place at 10 p.m., with judges perusing the crowd from 8-10 p.m. and handing out tickets for people to enter the contest. There will be five categories for costumes: scariest, sexiest, most creative, best group and best overall. Prizes will be gift certificates from the various event sponsors.

As in the past, DJ Loco will play, but new to the lineup this year is DJ Doc Rock, an ER doctor who will add a laser light show to his set. This year the emcee will be Lynn Mason-Pattnosh, of Eye on Sun Valley. Pattnosh will co-host with Alyssa Claffey, who volunteered to help the event in any way possible.

“I think it’s important to have the event, so if it takes me to organize it and put it together every year, so be it,” Harman said. “We’ve had great participation from bars, restaurants and individuals.”

Harman’s ability to put on events stems from his last 12 years at Smith Optics, where he worked trade shows and events. In addition to Smith Optics, Harman has worked for the water company, Vyykn, and put on several Indian-restaurant popups in town.

For updates on Nightmare on Main, visit facebook.com/groups/nightmareonmain. tws

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BY HAYDEN SEDER

his year marks the 42nd year of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s annual Wild Game Dinner, an event complete with drinks, food, dancing, games, music, and both live and silent auctions. This year’s event will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at the Sun Valley Inn’s Limelight Room.

The Wild Game Dinner is one of SVSEF’s biggest fundraisers with roots going back to 1976 when it started as a way for ski team families to celebrate the start of the ski season and the heritage of snow sports in Sun Valley.

“The Wild Game Dinner is awesome because it’s really a kick-off for the winter season for all of our sports and athletes,” said CC McCarthy, SVSEF’s director of Events and Volunteers. “It’s a way for us to raise money to make sure that all of our programs go off as a success each year.”

All proceeds from the event go to athletes and programs, much of which is subsidized by SVSEF. Last year, with the help of donors, SVSEF provided over $300,000 for need- and merit-based financial aid.

This year’s event kicks off with wine sponsored by Sturtevants and PK’s Ski and Sports, as well as a signature cocktail sponsored by Warfield Distillery & Brewery. New to the event this year will be a slew of games, including a cornhole/snowball-toss game, a hunting/ archery game, and a wine pull akin to a bottle/ring toss that one would find at a county fair.

The dinner itself will feature a wild boar chop and a vegetarian option prepared by Sun Valley’s executive chef, Ken Pratt, who has worked with the Wild Game Dinner for the past several years. Music will be provided by DJ Dave from Boise.

Both silent and live (paddle-up) auctions will be the highlight of the night, with amazing auction packages such as a two-shooter hunting trip to the David Denies Pica Zuro Lodge in Argentina, a New Year’s Eve Party at Rotarun Ski Area, or a lobster dinner for 20.

This event is traditionally a sellout, with many alumni returning to support their favorite cause.

Tickets are $150, available at svsef.org or by calling (208) 7264129.

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Hotel Ketchum Sponsors New Adams Gulch PUP Bin

The Environmental Resource Center (ERC), through the support of Hotel Ketchum, has placed a second PUP bin at the Adams Gulch trailhead.

The ERC's PUP (Pick Up for the Planet) program works in collaboration with the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Blaine County Recreation District, and other user groups to reduce the negative environmental, health and aesthetic impacts of unattended dog waste on our local trails. In 2018, to date, the ERC has removed over 200 30-gallon bags of dog waste from local trails.

The ERC is currently seeking sponsorships for PUP bins at three other locations. For more information on sponsorship opportunities and how to support PUP, visit ercsv.org.

Wood River High School Swimmers Compete In Pocatello

Over the weekend of Oct. 19, half of Wood River High School’s swimmers competed in Pocatello at their last meet before districts. The meet was a chance for the swimmers to see what competition they will be up against at both districts and state.

According to a recent news release from Blaine County School District, senior Zach Deal placed first in the 200 Individual Medley and 100 Breaststroke while other teammates placed second, third, fourth and fifth in their respective categories and several had time drops for their categories.

The district meet will be held in Twin Falls on Saturday, Oct. 27. The top five individuals and top four relays will advance on to state. The state meet will be held in Boise Nov. 2 and 3.

The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation was founded in 1966 and is one of the oldest nonprofit organizations in the Wood River Valley. There are 678 athletes between the ages of 5 and 30 who have participated in SVSEF programs. There are 27 different teams of alpine, cross-country, snowboard, freestyle, freeski and IFSA big mountain athletes, including three south Valley-based teams.

The mission of SVSEF is to provide exceptional snowsport programs for the youth of the Wood River Valley so each can reach his or her athletic potential. The nonprofit organization also stresses the desire to help the athletes to develop a strong character through good sportsmanship, embracing strong values, and setting individual goals.

Its community partners include Blaine County School District and Blaine County Recreation District, U.S. Forest Service, Sun Valley Community School, Galena Lodge, Sun Valley Company, The Hunger Coalition, Kids Mountain Fund, and WOW Students.

SVSEF has a full-time staff of 22, including coaches, with a 13-member board of directors. Since the athlete-to-coach ratio is 6:1 for the nearly 700 athletes, SVSEF relies on around 500 volunteers and a coaching staff that is 40 percent alumni.

Twenty-four alumni of SVSEF have been Olympians, including Christin Cooper—a silver medalist in 1984; Picabo Street, who won a silver medal in 1994 and a gold in 1998; and Kaitlyn Farrington, who won gold in 2014. ~ By Dick Dorworth

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The scene coming into the Wood River Valley from a morning commute from the south. Photos by Aimee Durand

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BY AIMEE DURAND

ommuters from a few of the smaller towns in southcentral Idaho, like Shoshone, Dietrich and Richfield, will invest 100 minutes of their weekday traveling to the Wood River Valley to work or school, finding the time spent on the road a worthwhile exchange.

For many among the carpool set, a packed time schedule means socializing with fellow passengers is an important outlet. Some cars hold families with multiple drop-off points, parting for school and work until an evening rendezvous ride home. Participants in these entourages say they entertain themselves with scenery and other road-trip-like diversions, like spotting funny bumperstickers, and carpool karaoke.

Regulars report that, like the workplace, Monday’s commute is a bit muted, but by Hump Day, the excitement accelerates toward Friday.

For the solo commuter, there is the escape from the everyday noise, a chance to indulge in a phone call to a friend, or to binge on podcasts.

While the U.S. Census Bureau says our Valley commuters fall among the average, there is little denying that our commuters can boast more spectacular views than most.

“My favorite parts of these commutes are the sunrises by Queens Crown just over Timmerman,” said Richfield resident Teresa Whitesell. “I also love the wildlife, like the big cranes and herd of elk I usually see.”

Whitesell has commuted from Richfield to Hailey for more than 10 years. She passes her drive time with audio books, usually to learn anything medical or to catch a laugh with the writings of author Janet Evanovich.

Whitesell says it calms her as she navigates Burmah Road, a long, winding road from Richfield leading to Highway 75. The road contains twists and stomach-sinking hills. In the winter months, the road is often closed, and in the farming months, commuters share it with semis, tractors and farm machinery.

Like most commuters, Whitesell has become familiar with the patterns. She knows if she leaves even a few minutes later, it can add 20 minutes or more to her drive. Leaving a little earlier can find you alone, but also out before the first snowplow.

Of course, the views don’t pay for the expenses of commuting, like vehicle maintenance, fluctuating gas prices and the perils of traveling with worrisome other drivers.

The worst part is hurried motorists weaving in and out of lanes quickly passing with no regard for the safety of others.

“Everyone is in a hurry,” Whitesell said. “You just strap yourself in, say a little prayer and join the Indy 500.”

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Paulette Jordan Is Of & For The People

I’ll leave it to journalists to do the research, but since entering politics in 1969, the list of contributors to Paulette Jordan’s campaign to be Idaho’s first woman and the nation’s first Native American governor is the longest and most diverse I’ve ever seen.

In the early seventies, I tried to get legislators to require lobbyists to register and make campaigns reveal who their donors were. You’ll not be surprised to learn my friends in the Statehouse didn’t like that idea. But the people of Idaho liked it, and when it made it on the ballot in 1974, they passed the Sunshine Law and, ever since, we’ve looked at where the money comes from and who gets it.

Looking at Paulette Jordan’s financial report, I see lots of donations—3,598, in fact, from people around the state and country. I see $2 donations and $2,500 donations, and across more than 250 pages of names, I see a lot of Idaho towns and cities named. I see folks from Post Falls to Pocatello, from St. Maries to St. Anthony, and from every place in between. I see people from California and New York like Paulette, too, and I’m proud. It means what happens in Idaho matters to the rest of the country.

To be sure, it’s rare for an Idaho candidate to get the attention Jordan has, but we shouldn’t be surprised. In these times of contentious division between otherwise reasonable neighbors, people want a leader who brings us together as Idahoans, not as members of a party. Paulette does that. You don’t think she won twice in rural north Idaho by getting votes only from Democrats, do you?

People want a governor as comfortable on a national stage as she is “setting” a horse in a 4th of July parade. They want someone who understands our children are precious and deserve the best we can give them. They want a leader who’ll fight for public land and for our right to make a wage that feeds our families. People want a leader with energy, new ideas, and a vision for Idaho’s future. They’re ready for a change.

Corporations are giving to her opponent. The people of Idaho are giving to Paulette. Join me on Tuesday, Nov. 6, and let’s elect a leader of the people and for the people. Let’s elect Paulette Jordan.

John Peavey Former Idaho state senator, treasurer of the Jordan for Governor campaign and Blaine County resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SARAH MICHAEL

Fosbury For County Commissioner

NEWS IN BRIEF

Idahoans Can Still Vote Without An ID

Due to the on-again, off-again Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) outages and glitches Idaho has seen over the last two years, obtaining proper identification has been proven difficult for many Idahoans. The Idaho Democratic Party has released a public service announcement informing people they can still vote if they haven’t obtained an ID through the DMV by Nov. 6, 2018.

There have been more than 80 DMV outages since the beginning of 2017. Since at least late August 2018, Department of Motor Vehicles locations across the state have had functional issues and outages resulting in hindrances to Idahoans acquiring their different forms of identification.

Voting identification requirements state that registered voters must either present a photo ID or sign a Personal Identification Affidavit.

If a voter does not have an Idaho driver’s license, they can use an Idaho photo identification card issued by the Department of Transportation or any other form of photo ID to vote. Expired driver’s licenses are an acceptable form of photo identification.

If a voter does not have an accepted form of identification, they will be given the option to sign the Personal Identification Affidavit.

Please join me in voting for Dick Fosbury for Blaine County Commissioner. Dick has a 40-year track record of community service in Blaine County. He has served on numerous local boards and has worked on important community issues while running his successful engineering company.

As Commissioner, Dick will have a head start on the job because he serves on the Blaine County Planning and Zoning Commission and has attended many of the county’s 2019 budget hearings. His collaborative style and strong listening skills are also critical because balancing differing points of view is a major part of the job.

Housing, infrastructure, and the healthy function of the Big Wood River will make use of Dick’s engineering skills, his creative thinking, and his strong environmental values.

Blaine County needs a proven leader with strong community ties on the County Commission. Vote for Dick Fosbury on November 6th.

Sarah Michael Blaine County resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR MARCEE GRAFF

Vote For Sally Toone

Sally Toone is running for seat B in our Legislative District 26. While working full time as a teacher for 37 years, Sally ran a daycare/preschool for five years and helped in the family business—Toone Land and Livestock.

Sally’s number one goal (there are many, many others) is educational funding. Idaho is ranked 49th in our country in education and per-pupil spending. Obviously, it is time to do more, much more, for education in our state than has been done in the past. Educational funding would help grow the workforce in our state. Sally taught in both Blaine and Gooding counties and is very aware of the diversity and needs of our entire district.

Sally’s opponent has lived in our district for six years. He has no solutions and does not appear to have the comprehensive knowledge to deal with the issues in our state. Sally knows the problems and has worked to make changes in our district for years. Please vote for Sally Toone on November 6th.

Marcee Graff Hailey resident

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NEWS IN BRIEF

The Chamber To Hold State Of The Cities Meetings

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Welcome Katie Quayle, MD

The Chamber – Hailey & The Wood River Valley invites local businesses and the public to attend State of the Cities Membership Meetings focusing on the Valley-wide issue of workforce housing and the lack thereof, and what is being done to help alleviate this problem.

The meetings will also feature a brief update on Chamber business.

The first of two meetings will take place at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, in Ketchum, at the Ketchum Innovation Center. The Chamber requests that those interested in attending RSVP by Friday, Oct. 26. The housing and state of the cities portion of this event will feature Michelle Griffith, executive director of ARCH Community Housing Trust, Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw, John Gaeddert—Ketchum’s community development director—and Sun Valley Mayor Peter Hendricks.

The second meeting will take place at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9, at the newly renovated Mint Dining Room in Hailey. Those interested in attending should RSVP by Friday, Nov. 2. The housing and state of the cities portion of this event will feature Michelle, Griffith, executive director of ARCH, Hailey Mayor Fritz Haemmerle, Lisa Horowitz—Hailey’s community development director—and Diane Shay, Bellevue’s community development director.

The mayors and city representatives of each town will give an update on what they are working on to help solve this issue.

Registration is free but limited and includes a light breakfast.

Sponsors include Perry’s restaurant in Ketchum and The Mint, KB’s Burritos and Hailey Coffee Company in Hailey. For more details, call The Chamber at (208) 788-3484.

Board Certified Pediatrician Dr. Quayle cares for children of all ages, from babies through teenagers, and has special interests in preventive care, mental health and working with adolescents. She enjoys forming long-term relationships with her patients and their families, and works in close collaboration with St. Luke’s family medicine providers. Full-time pediatric services are possible because of generous community philanthropy.

Call to schedule an appointment: 208-788-3434

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR CAROL & LEN HARLIG

LETTER TO THE EDITOR PATTI DORR

Dick Fosbury Is The Best Person For The Job

Muffy Davis Will Keep Her Promises To The Voters

As a former planning and zoning commissioner and a three-term county commissioner, I had a 20-year opportunity to watch engineer Dick Fosbury make land-use presentations on behalf of private clients and local nonprofits like the Blaine County Recreation District. I was always impressed by the courteous and intelligent manner in which Dick presented his case for his clients and his continuing efforts to find a common ground for the discussions, and to seek consensus for everyone involved.

These are character qualities which all of us need in a county commissioner.

As a longtime resident and committed community supporter, Dick Fosbury was also generous with his time on a number of public projects and undertakings which helped to maintain our environmental resources and quality of life. Dick understands the needs of all the residents of our county and has demonstrated his knowledge of the legislative process and what Blaine County needs to succeed in difficult economic times.

More recently, I have had the pleasure of working with Mr. Fosbury on revisions to Blaine County’s Comprehensive Plan. Dick’s emphasis on the environment, education, fiscal responsibility, government efficiency, and bipartisan solutions to our community’s long-term future, convince my wife, Carol, and I that Dick Fosbury is the best person for the job of representing our community as a county commissioner.

Please join us in voting for Dick Fosbury for county commissioner for District 1, so we can all have the best person for this important job in the Old County Courthouse.

It is important to hold our elected officials accountable when they promise one thing and do another. Words come and go, but votes are on the record. They’re tallied in black and white and affect our families’ lives. When lawmakers don’t keep their word, they don’t deserve our vote. I know Muffy Davis and I trust her to keep her promises if she is elected.

The legislature has been working on the Medicaid expansion issue for years. All the while, healthcare costs are going up and people are going without healthcare, often with very serious consequences. Representative Steve Miller voted against expansion in 2016. He claimed that we needed a federal waiver system to expand health coverage.

In 2017, the Idaho Department of Insurance developed that waiver system. Prior to the 2018 legislative session, Miller said he would support the expansion with those waivers. Then he turned around and voted against it.

In last week’s Idaho Mountain Express, he said that, despite promising to vote for the expansion, he voted against it simply because his political “higher ups” told him to. In this election, Miller has not supported Proposition 2, the Idaho citizens’ initiative to make that healthcare expansion a reality.

Muffy Davis is running for Idaho State House to help bring healthcare costs down and ensure working Idahoans get access to affordable healthcare. She is someone who won’t be told what to do by any political party boss. She knows it’s time for someone we can count on when it comes to healthcare—and other important issues that affect our families. Vote Davis for your health and your family’s future. Vote Davis for action.

Carol & Len Harlig Blaine County residents

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ERIN O’TOOLE

Would You Vote For A Politician Who Lied To Your Daughter?

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, the other local newspaper hosted a Pizza and Politics forum in Hailey. My 12-year-old daughter is very interested in politics, and she was called on to ask the first question to Rep. Steve Miller.

She asked Rep. Miller why he had voted to make the Bible a textbook in the public schools. Before the event, she had asked me why he would vote for something that is unconstitutional. She wanted to know if he had voted to make other religious books (like the Torah or Koran) a public school textbook.

And his answer to my daughter was that he did not vote to make the Bible a textbook in the public schools.

That was a lie. On March 21, 2016, Rep. Miller voted in favor of Senate Bill 1342 allowing the use of the Bible as a public school textbook, despite an opinion from the Idaho Attorney General stating that this was prohibited by the Idaho State Constitution. Here is the official record of Rep. Miller’s vote: https://legislature.idaho.gov/ sessioninfo/2016/legislation/S1342/.

The bill was ultimately vetoed by Idaho’s Republican Governor Butch Otter because it was unconstitutional and could lead to costly litigation.

So my daughter got a hard lesson in modern American politics. A politician will lie to your face even when there is a clear public record of his or her actions.

We teach our kids that there are consequences for lying. Rep. Miller should be held accountable for lying about his voting record.

It is time for a change. If my daughter could vote, she would vote for Muffy Davis.

I am going to. You should, too. VOTE TODAY.

Erin O’Toole Hailey resident

Patti Dorr Hailey resident

LETTER TO THE EDITOR CARL EVENSON

Keep Our Lands Public — Vote For Muffy Davis If you like to hunt, fish, hike, backpack, run rivers, bike, climb, ski, or just be out in nature on public lands, this election is critical to you. These lands are a major component to our local economy, both directly through tourism jobs, such as my job as a fishing guide, and less directly through other businesses that locate or are created here to be near these resources. Most all Idahoans love our public lands. Muffy Davis understands this and will work to keep our public lands.

Unfortunately, there are some politicians in Idaho who are trying to take over public lands. Davis’s opponent, Steve Miller, is one of those politicians. His proposed legislation to have the state take over public lands violates the founding constitution of Idaho and state management of those lands would cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars leading to the privatization of those lands.

As the Idaho Statesman put it, “Politicians who say public federal lands turned over to state control won’t be sold or blocked off to public access through exclusive leasing of some type are either ignorant or lying” for the state revenue mandates dictate that. That is why the state has sold and privatized over 40 percent of the federal lands it has been deeded in the past.

Why is Miller then threatening to destroy our public lands with these proposals?

Simply follow the money in his campaign’s sunshine report. To date, most of his campaign funds come from corporations, PACs and political party donors and less than 20 percent comes from individuals. Over 80 percent of Davis’s campaign funding comes from individual contributions—people like you and me.

I trust Muffy Davis to ensure public lands stay in public hands and spend her time working to improve Idaho’s schools, healthcare and our state’s wellbeing.

Carl Evenson Bellevue resident

COMME N TA RY

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T H E W E E K LY S U N • O C T O B E R 24 - 30, 2018

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 24 - 30, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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fall mix of weather is upon us. Sun, rain and clouds are all in the forecast, but daytime temperatures should remain comfortable.

Cloudy days are certainly going to influence the hatches, but still no need to wake up and get to the water early. Best fishing times should remain between lunch and dinner.

Silver Creek hatch activity remains strong in the middle and later half of the day. The Baetis is the dominant hatch, and this activity could increase with the cloud cover this week. The Mahogany Dun is also still out and about, although in fewer numbers. Expect to see this hatch, along with the Baetis, late in the day. Don’t hesitate to check out the downstream access points like Silver Creek East to see the best hatches of this insect.

Lastly, the October Caddis is still hatching. Anglers can pick up a few fish with this fly during the day by treating it like a Grasshopper. The actual occurrence of the bug should take place closer to the evening hours.

The Big Wood is still fishing very well. We haven’t had a season this good on the Big Wood since our first big forest fires a decade ago. Great hatches, lots of fish and sizable fish have all been in the mix.

Now, with angler numbers down for the season, its’s a great time to be out there. Fish Baetis wets and dry and be prepared for some Streamer fishing or Nymph fishing when the fish aren’t rising. Olive Streamers fished while moving at a decent pace will take plenty of fish. Copper Johns in red and copper under a strike indicator will also produce fish.

The Lower Lost remains a great place to fish this fall.

Decent Baetis hatches and lots of fish distribution are making for happy anglers. Nymphing is the norm, and fishing tandem nymphs will produce good catch rates. Try large nymphs as the lead fly, like a Prince Nymph or Copper John. Drop a small micro-nymph behind these, like a Zebra Nymph or your favorite Tungsten Beaded pattern. Move slowly up the river and even fish the shallow riffles. Move slow enough and you should be able to site nymph a few fish if the sun is out.

The South Fork of the Boise continues to pump out cookie-cutter days of fabulous Baetis hatches. This is a great place to cast and blast, as well. Chukar hunt all morning and catch the hatch after lunch.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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BY FRAN JEWELL

hen I was a kid, it was extremely rare to see homes with more than one dog. In fact, we were the only people in the neighborhood to have a dog! Now, it is commonplace to have at least two dogs, if not more.

I have been living with multiple dogs for 25 years. We learn a lot about dog behavior if we keep our eyes open and look through a dog’s eyes instead of our human eyes.

One of the biggest problems I see with having more than one dog is the human belief that all of our dogs should be treated equally. Quite often, I go to work with a new puppy where an older dog is enjoying retirement. The older dog is happy to just hang out, sleep on the sofa, or wake up for a walk or treats. The new puppy comes along and the owner feels compelled to allow the puppy the same privileges that the older dog has earned. The puppy is allowed on the sofa, to take a walk without a leash along with the older dog, or eat next to the older dog even if the puppy finishes first then pushes the older dog out.

And the puppy is already sleeping in bed with the owners. When I ask the owners why, the response is usually, “How can I make Phoebe stay on the floor if Romeo is sleeping on the sofa or in our bed?”

The answer is sometimes hard for humans to swallow. In the dog world, life is not fair. Dogs have a natural hierarchy that most of us don’t really understand. In the human world, we are all equals, or at least we strive to be. In the dog world, older dogs should have the respect of the puppy or younger dog. Teaching a puppy to respect an older dog is just as important as it is to teach a puppy to respect people—to not bite, not jump on us, not to growl, and so on. The way we treat puppies should make it clear to them that the older dog should be respected.

How? We feed the older dog first. The older dog can have privileges they earned long ago, such as sleeping in our bed or on the sofa.

Go for walks without the puppy. Leave the puppy home when you go to the store, but take the older dog. Feed the older dog first and don’t let the puppy bother the older dog. Give the older dog special time and attention. And, for the safety and wellbeing of the puppy, keep the puppy in a crate at night much like you would leave a child in a crib.

It’s also important for the puppy’s development to have time alone

Multiple dogs can be so much fun and so rewarding, but treat your new puppy like a puppy, not like an older dog that already knows the rules.

Photo by Fran Jewell

with you, too. Teach the dog to have a relationship with you alone so the puppy doesn’t learn to depend upon the older dog. If the puppy is always with the older dog, or always with you, you could be setting the puppy up for separation anxiety. If you have had a friend that has had a dog with severe separation anxiety, or experienced it yourself, it can be overwhelming to deal with and cost a fortune in destroyed items in your home.

Remember moderation in all things. The new puppy should spend time alone with you, time with the other dog, and time by itself. In the dog world, all things are not equal. Treat your older dog with special privileges the puppy doesn’t get.

Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.

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BY LESLIE REGO

THE REGAL ASPEN

hen I lived in Guatemala I collected many of the local plants and boiled them in a dye bath to see what color would be produced. Nine times out of 10 it was some kind of yellow, from pale to ocher to gold.

Dyes are thinner than pigments (colored powders). Dyes dissolve in liquid. With a mordant which, in Latin, means “biting,” the dye is fixed into the fabric. Pigments (paints) stay suspended in a binder traditionally made with glue, egg or oil. They do not dissolve.

The paint thus resides on top of the painted surface, but dye gets its teeth into the fibers, entering into each filament.

The production of different yellow dyes will largely depend upon the season the plants are collected. Spring and early-summer cuttings will give creamier colors.

Late-season cuttings, from the same plants, will dye a deep gold or brass. For example, mullein cut early in the summer contains very little dye but, if collected in the autumn, it will dye a bright yellow. The cut-up leaves of giant hyssop mint will dye from yellow to gold to dark gold depending on the mordant used and the time of year it is gathered. The leaves and stems of sagebrush, collected at any time of the year, will produce a yellow gold, if you can handle the noxious smell while it is boiling.

Throughout the Elizabethan age, commoners wore clothes dyed yellow. The color was easy to extract from a variety of plants and, thus, was cheap and plentiful. Extensive yardage could quickly be dyed and turned into garbs.

The most expensive yellow dye is extracted from the saffron crocus. There are only two or three stigmas to every flower and they must be removed by hand. It takes around 40,000 flowers to produce one pound. Alexander the Great allegedly used saffron to dye

Leslie Rego, “Autumn Yellow,” watercolor.

his locks! As expensive as the saffron dye was to produce, it was still less costly than gold and was thus painted on religious manuscripts during the Medieval period.

From the very poor to the extremely wealthy, yellow has been a sought-after commodity. I need only look outside my window

to see the most brilliant yellow of them all on our lovely autumn leaves.

Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, artist and Blaine County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, visit leslierego.com.

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I BOUGHT INTO THE ELECTRIC PRESSURE COOKER CRAZE…HERE IS WHAT I THINK ABOUT IT NOW

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BY BECKY HUTCHINGS

bought my first electric pressure cooker almost three years ago (yes, I do own more than one).

I had heard the hype, but didn’t want to buy into it. Well, six months later, my curiosity led me to check it out online.

I found pages and pages of glowing reviews.

Feeling that I must be the only person who did not own one of these wonder appliances, I finally caved and bought one. After much use, here’s what I think about it now.

What exactly is an electric pressure cooker?

There are many brands of electric pressure cookers. Each has some differences, but the main components are the same—they are a multi-cooker that does the job of a slow cooker, electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté/browning pan and warming pot (some even are able to make yogurt).

As I worked my way through the instruction manual (a necessary evil), I really started to put my pressure cooker to work and something happened that I never expected: The more I used my pressure cooker, the more I really enjoyed using it. I stopped expecting the worst, and even started relying on it for cooking weekly staples, like brown rice, potatoes and hard-cooked eggs.

At some point over the last 14 months, without realizing it was happening, I completely fell in love with my pressure cooker. Yes, the very one I was so skeptical about in the beginning!

If you already own a pressure cooker, or even if you don’t, if this sounds like something that you would be interested in, please call the Minidoka

Electric pressure cookers are a multi-cooker that does the job of a slow cooker, electric pressure cooker, rice cooker, steamer, sauté/browning pan and warming pot. Adobe Stock photo

County Extension Office and ask to take one of our Cooking Under Pressure (Instant Pot) classes.

We currently have six scheduled and they fill up fast, so call today: (208) 436-7184.

Becky Hutchings is the FCS/4-H Youth Development Extension Educator for the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension in Minidoka County.

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BY HARRY WEEKES

MAGPIES

“It was the most beautiful bird.”

An unfair way to begin because it puts you anywhere in the world. So, pretend you are at home somewhere in the Wood River Valley and your recently arrived houseguest greets you with the above. What do you think?

Of course, no one doesn’t respond to an opening like this. A person doesn’t hear this and say, “Oh, great, what a wonderful observation.” Unuh. Someone says this and the question-curiosity switch gets flipped.

“What was it?”

“I have no idea.”

As your guest is from the East, you only know that the bird is not one with which she is familiar.

“What did it look like?”

“It had big round wings. And it kind of undulated through the sky.”

“Where were you?”

“Right in town. It was white and black and had a really long tail—I’ve never seen anything like it.”

Somewhere in here your pattern recognition software overrides the framing of the conversation, which erroneously led you down a rabbit hole filled with all of the majestic birds you know, and now you respond with a kind of incredulous question, “Magpie?”

“Is that what they are?”

It often takes a different perspective to appreciate something with which you are familiar. That perspective can be gained through new eyes.

For me, especially with magpies, this different perspective and its accompanying appreciation comes with the change of seasons. As the first subfreezing days of October return and the inevitable dusting of snow whitens the Boulders. As the deer return to the fields en masse in Indian Creek, all plump and fuzzy. As a certain energy creeps into most birds, an energy that makes me realize that at any moment they will dart off to the south. This is when I re-focus on the magpies.

The magpies, whose squawking calls are abrasive. The magpies, who move around in raucous bunches poking at roadkill snakes and chasing grasshoppers on the lawn. The magpies, who make spherical nests that are literally piles of sticks stuffed into branches.

Black-billed magpie. Photo Wikimedia.

As we turn toward winter, and so much prepares to leave or go dormant, the magpies stay.

In this there is something we cannot overlook, a certain binding site solidarity that is the emblem of the resident.

As the other birds glide, flap, flock and lumber their way south, the magpies don’t. They, like us, are here for the duration. And it is at this time that I really see them. Of course, the backdrop is incredible. The sky is cobalt and the leaves are as yellow and orange and red as they are going to get. Then, in the right light, a big magpie will float by and land, perfectly lit, and I will notice they aren’t really black at all, but rather a dazzling iridescent-blue and purple and green. The colors flash and then vanish, even as the bird stays.

And the magpies stay. Companions on this part of our yearly journey around the sun, too.

There is something I like about this. Something familiar. Something beautiful.

Harry Weekes is the founder and head of school at The Sage School in Hailey. This is his 47th year in the Wood River Valley, where he lives with his wife Hilary and their three kids—Georgia, Penelope and Simon—a nice little flock.

Sarah Feltman poses in downtown Hailey. Photo by Emilee Mae Struss

SARAH FELTMAN

Theatre student finds her story

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BY EMILEE MAE STRUSS

arah Feltman, a junior at Silver Creek High School in Hailey, takes advantage of the alternative learning experience and pursues artistic passions, theatre and singing. She started theatre in eighth grade and is involved in a choir group called Enchante. She also participates in Girl Scout Troop 230 and carries a full course-load of classes at SCHS. “I switched to Silver Creek last year,” Feltman said, “and I love it.”

Feltman started her theatre interests as part of the backstage crew and then moved to frontstage to perform. “The Audition,” a play she performed in last spring, is her favorite.

“We were all cast as characters we typically weren’t cast as,” Feltman said. “That was really cool, to see people in different casting parts.”

Feltman has a special passion for the character-to-actor relationship.

She devotes herself to all aspects of the character. She studies the time period of the play and practices special quirks of her character.

“I really try to make every character my own,” Feltman said.

“Sometimes, if there is room in the script, you can give the character some personality modifications.”

Feltman is inspired by a specific character-to-actor presence, which is displayed when the authenticity of the character natu-

rally matches the person playing the part. Feltman describes this connection as “very powerful,” and is felt not only by the individual performing the part, but also by the audience.

“It’s an amazing experience,” Feltman said, “when you are able to tell part of your story through the character’s story.”

Feltman is currently working on writing, directing and casting her own play. She plans to write it this year, and then cast and direct it next year during her senior year.

“I’m excited to write the script and bring in characters that can make the story their own,” Feltman said. “And the story is shared by so many because, once it’s performed, it is also the audience’s story.”

Next year, Feltman hopes to attend a performing arts school.

She also wants to learn more about backstage technological systems used during live theatre.

When Feltman isn’t taking private lessons, learning her character inside and out, and spending time with her Girl Scout troop, she is playing Dungeons and Dragons with her friends and, on occasion, skiing. tws

Editor’s Note: Anyone who would like to recommend a Blaine County School District student for The Weekly Sun’s “Student Spotlight” feature should contact Emilee Struss at emilee.struss@gmail.com.

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IT’S NOT JUST THE TAX BENEFITS

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hen the standard deduction for married couples filing jointly was increased from $12,700 to $24,000 for 2018, there was some speculation that the bloom was off the rose of homeownership. The thought was that if the tax benefits from being able to deduct the property taxes and interest was less than the standard deduction, that maybe the buyer would be better off continuing to rent.

With mortgage rates as low as they have been for the past eight years, payments have been lower and so has the amount of interest that was paid. This, and the fact that sales and local taxes, which include property taxes, are limited to $10,000 a year on the Itemized Deduction form, has made it harder to reach the increased standard deduction.

The reality of the situation is tax benefits are only one of the components that make a home an excellent investment and it probably contributes the least of the top three benefits. Principal reduction and appreciation build an owner’s equity in an automatic way that is like a forced savings account.

In today’s market, it is common for the total house payment to be lower than the rent a first-time homebuyer is currently paying.

As a homeowner, the buyer would have additional expenses like maintenance and, possibly, a HOA. To illustrate the net effect, let’s look at a purchase price of $275,000 with 3.5 percent down payment on a 4.75 percent 30year FHA loan. We’ll assume the home appreciates at 3 percent annually and the buyer is currently paying $2,000 a month rent.

• Total Monthly Payment (PITI + MIP): $2,115.44 • Less Monthly Principal Reduction: $347.22 • Less Monthly Appreciation: $687.50 • Plus Estimated Monthly Maintenance: $100.00 • Plus Homeowners’ Association: $25.00 • Net Cost Of Housing: $1,205.72 The total payment is $2,115.44, including principal, interest, property taxes, property and mortgage insurance. However, when you consider the monthly principal reduction, appreciation, maintenance and HOA, the net cost of housing is $1,205.72. It costs $794.28 more a month to rent than to own. In a year’s time, it would cost $9,531.36 more to rent than to own, which is more than the down payment required to buy the home.

In seven years, the $9,625 down payment would grow to over $101,000 in equity. The equity buildup far exceeds the tax benefits, which some people would have as an additional incentive.

Visit tinyurl.com/tws-rentvsown to see what the net cost of housing would be using a home in your price range, or call me at (208) 309-1329 and I’ll do it for you.

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Volkswagen To Present Warren Miller’s “Face Of Winter”

Warren Miller Entertainment is bringing another adventure to the screen for the 69th year with “Face of Winter.”

As an homage and ode to the late Warren Miller, an iconic filmmaker with humble beginnings in the Sun Valley Resort parking lot, “Face of Winter” captures the images, sights, and sounds of the ski culture throughout the decades, according to a recent news release from Sun Valley Company. New and veteran athletes make appearances in the film, such as Jonny Moseley, Seth Wescott, Kaylin Richardson, Anna Segal and members of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team, including gold medalist Jessie Diggins.

Hosted by Pete Lane’s Mountain Sports, the movie will play at the Sun Valley Opera House at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, and at 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Advance purchase tickets are $16 and are available online or at the Sun Valley Guest Information Center. Tickets purchased the day of the show are $18. All film attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes such as lift tickets, ski tunes from Pete Lane’s and products from sponsors and vendors.

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EVENT FEATURE

Sunday and Monday, Oct. 28-29, head to Bellevue for terror in the trees with the Bellevue Haunted Forest from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Public domain photo, accessed via Pixabay

FRIGHTFULLY FUN FESTIVITIES Valley-wide guide to Halloween events

BY YANNA LANTZ

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ith Halloween just around the cobwebbed-corner, the Valley is preparing for a wild week of events. Events take place throughout the week for a variety of ages; some of the highlights are listed below.

Kids can gear up for Halloween night by customizing a trick-or-treat bag at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Participants can stop by anytime Friday, Oct. 26, or Saturday, Oct. 27, to decorate a personalized candy carrier for free, while supplies last. Visit comlib. org or phone (208) 726-3493 to learn more.

Nightmare on Main Street will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27. The free community street party starts at 8 p.m. and runs until 1 a.m. on Main Street in Ketchum. See story on page 5 “We usually get around 400 people at the event,” said Nick Harman. “It brings the community together during slack for a great small-town celebration.

This year, we have added a laser light show, which should be an exciting addition.”

Attendees can enjoy music from DJ Loco, DJ Doc Roc and DJ Alien. A costume contest will take place at 10 p.m., with categories for Scariest, Sexiest, Most Creative, Best Group and Best Overall.

Sunday and Monday, Oct. 28-29, from 5:30-9:30 p.m., head down to Bellevue for terror in the trees with the Bellevue Haunted Forest, where the Howard Preserve is annually transformed into a haunted trail full of spook-tacular characters.

The night of frights heightens in intensity as time ticks by. As the organization puts it, “before dark… have a little scare; after dark... bring your Pampers.”

“The funds raised from the

Hailey’s annual Halloween Hoopla will take place from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, on Main Street. Courtesy photo by 208 Images & Media (208images.com)

Bellevue Haunted Forest event remain primarily in the greater Bellevue area,” said Sara Burns, co-organizer. “The majority of the proceeds are used for the long-term maintenance of the Howard Preserve, with the remainder spread across donations to organizations like the Bellevue Fire Department BurnOut Fund, the Bellevue Public Library, and Bellevue parks.

Ticket sales will raise enough to cover costs and make our largest donation for the Howard Preserve, but the more we raise, the better. We spread the scare and then we spread the love.”

The Haunted Forest tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 15 and under. Advance tickets are available for this frightfully fun event at Studio 213, Mahoney’s Bar & Grill and 7Fuego; a few tickets will be available for purchase at the gate until they sell out. Head to

bellevuehauntedforest.com for more information.

Hailey’s annual Halloween Hoopla will take place from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, on Main Street. Orange and black balloons will line the streets, marking more than three dozen participating businesses that trick-or-treaters can raid for candy.

An all-ages costume contest, complete with prizes from Kiwanis of Hailey and the Wood River Key Club, will be held at The Liberty Theatre throughout the Hoopla event. Contests will be held every 15 minutes, with first-, second- and third-place winners awarded by the judges.

For more information, call The Chamber—Hailey & The Wood River Valley, at (208) 7883484.

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OCTOBER 24 - 30, 2018

EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ‘WE THE PEOPLE’

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9AM TO 5PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM Sun Valley Center for the Arts will showcase its new exhibition, “We the People: Protest and Patriotism,” throughout the week. As citizens in a representative democracy, Americans rely on elected officials to make legislation and policy and to act in the United States’ best interests, domestically and internationally. But from the time of its founding, the U.S. has also been a nation that embraces the idea of participatory democracy.

“We the People: Protest and Patriotism” explores the many ways Americans seeking to affect social and political change can take action. Beyond exercising one’s right to vote, public acts of protest have long shaped America’s history, bringing people together to speak out against things like “taxation without representation,” the institution of slavery or the Vietnam War, and in favor of voting rights for women, expanded protections for workers, or civil rights for African-Americans and members of the LGBTQ community.

The Center’s visual arts exhibition offers historical artifacts and works that illuminate the many ways American citizens participate in the U.S. democracy. The visual arts exhibition will be on view through Dec. 14. For more information visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24 6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

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WED OCT 24 & FRI OCT 26

10:30AM-11:30AM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Story Time will be held Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Books and crafts designed for children ages 2-4 will be available during Story Time. All ages are welcome. Visit haileypubliclibrary.org for details.

LIVE MUSIC @ THE HANGOUT THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 6-9PM / HOTEL KETCHUM Hotel Ketchum hosts free live music, yard games and food specials every Thursday evening.

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL THURSDAY OCTOBER 25 6-9PM / LIMELIGHT HOTEL / KETCHUM Idaho Rivers United and the Bureau of Land Management will present the South Yuba River Citizens League’s (SYRCL’s) Wild and Scenic Film Festival, one of the largest film festivals of its kind around the nation. Explore issues of energy, biodiversity, climate change, protecting rivers and wild and scenic areas, and much more.

The evening will include a variety of films, raffles and guest speakers. Films include “A Letter to Congress,” “Protected: A Wild and Scenic River Portrait,” “Every Bend,” “Return from Desolation,” “Wild Olympics,” “Avanyu,” “Shred for the South Fork,” “The Shape of a River,” “The Super Salmon” and “The Wild President.” Visit idahorivers.org to purchase tickets and learn more.

BOOK & BAKE SALE THURS OCT 25 & SAT OCT 27 VARIOUS TIMES / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY The Friends of the Hailey Public library will have their annual Used Book and Bake Sale Oct. 25-27. The event will be held at the Community Campus in the Queen of the Hills Conference Room 202. Find books, DVDs, books on tape and yummy treats.

Hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday and Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. For more information visit haileypubliclibrary.org.

‘FACE OF WINTER’ FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 7-9PM / OPERA HOUSE / SUN VALLEY This year, “Face of Winter,” the 69th installment from Warren Miller Entertainment presented by Volkswagen, will bring new and veteran athletes alike together to pay tribute to the man who started it all. Watch as the world’s best skiers and riders cover ground in some of the most legendary destinations to honor a face that launched a thousand quips and got millions started on winter sports. Visit some of Miller’s favorite locations, from Switzerland to Chamonix, British Columbia to Alaska, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand and more. Come along to far-off regions, meet the locals, carve faces of remote mountain ranges and celebrate the thrills of a life lived in high places.

Join in the tribute and continue the legacy. Tickets for “Face of Winter” are $16 in advance and $18 at the door. Visit sunvalley.ticketfly.com to reserve a ticket.

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alloween is an exciting time of year. Here are some tips for a safe and enjoyable holiday: All Dressed Up: • Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and, if possible, choose light-colored clothing.

• Masks can obstruct a child’s vision so choose nontoxic face paint and makeup whenever possible and ensure children’s vision is not obstructed.

• Have children carry glow sticks or flashlights so they can see better, as well as be seen by drivers.

On the Trick-or-Treat Trail: • Stay alert – Watch out for cars that are turning or backing up and don’t dart out into the street or cross between parked cars.

• Walk on sidewalks or paths.

If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic on the far left.

• Put electronic devices down and keep heads up. Walk, don’t run, across the street.

• It’s best to cross the street safely at corners. And, always look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross.

Spooktacular Drive: • Slow down in residential neighborhoods. Popular trickor-treating hours are 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Be especially alert and take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs.

• Reduce any distractions inside your car, such as talking on the phone or eating, so you can concentrate.

The Trick is to enjoy the Treat: • Provide a good meal prior to parties or trick-or-treating so children don’t feel the need to fill up on treats.

• Consider mixing up the candy bowl; instead, try items such as individual fruit cups, whole-grain cheddar crackers, 100 percent fruit juice, gum or mini-pretzels.

• Non-food treats can be comparable in price and even more exciting for kids to receive (coloring books, bouncy balls, stickers, spider rings or pencils/pens).

• Try to ration treats for the days and weeks following Halloween. Perhaps let them pick their favorite items to enjoy and donate the rest.

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Intoxicated Male Tries To Flee Police, Gets Tased On Saturday, Oct. 20, shortly after 2 a.m., a Blaine County Sheriff’s Office deputy from the office’s Ketchum Police Division responded to an incident involving an intoxicated male in the backyard of a residence near Leadville Avenue and 2nd Street in Ketchum.

According to a recent news release from the Sheriff’s Office, the deputy identified the subject as Hailey resident Angel Lira Jr., 20.

“Lira was highly intoxicated and was having difficulty responding to the deputy,” the release states.“Lira was unable to provide personal information, where he lives, or how he was getting home. Due to his level of intoxication, Lira was handcuffed for officer safety and placed in protective custody to be transported to the Blaine County Detention Center to sober up.”

While being transported to the detention center, Lira was able to get his arms from behind his back to the front. He was then able to slip off one of his handcuffs. Near the intersection of Main Street and Airport Way in Hailey, he began reaching his arm through the patrol vehicle’s cage window and grabbing at a locked rifle in the front seat. The rifle was never removed. The deputy quickly pulled over and tried to regain control of Lira.

“A physical confrontation ensued in which Lira was able to exit the rear of the patrol vehicle,” the release states. “Lira allegedly kicked and struck the deputy several times, then tried to grab his Taser. The deputy instructed Lira to stop resisting or he would be Tased. Lira advanced toward the deputy and the deputy deployed his Taser. Lira was subdued, and with the assistance of a responding Hailey police officer, Lira was re-taken into custody.”

Lira was medically cleared before being booked into the Blaine County Detention Center for felony Battery upon Certain Personnel, I.C. 18-0915, felony Attempt to Disarm a Law Enforcement Officer, I.C. 18-915A, and misdemeanor Resisting/Obstructing an Officer, I.C. 18705. He remains in custody pending arraignment.

“This was a very volatile and unfortunate situation,” states Blaine County Sheriff Steve Harkins in the release. “All use of force is taken very seriously and every incident is reviewed by command staff. Given the circumstances and the risk posed to the officer, the use of the Taser was the safest option to prevent further escalation.”

Chobani, Clif Bar Endorse Medicaid Expansion Campaign The Idahoans for Healthcare campaign has announced key endorsements from Magic Valley manufacturing giants Chobani and Clif Bar. “Proposition 2 will increase access to healthcare for those who truly need it,” states a recent news release from the campaign. “Providing access to primary and preventive care will allow all Idahoans to enjoy a better quality of life. Furthermore, healthcare coverage will enable more Idahoans to continue working and supporting their families.”

The release states that a report recently released by the Pacific Business Group on Health shows evidence that expanding Medicaid has the potential to increase worker productivity and improve the health of the overall workforce.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE FILM SCREENING THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1 SAM PACE & THE GILDED GRIT FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 9PM / WHISKEY JACQUES’ / KETCHUM 4:30PM & 7PM / MAGIC LANTERN CINEMAS / KETCHUM Whiskey Jacques’ will host a show by Sam Pace & The Gilded Grit on Friday evening. Doors open at 9 p.m. Entry is $5. Visit whiskeyjacques.com to learn more.

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts 2018-2019 Film Series will continue with “The Other Side of Everything,” a feature-length documentary from Serbian screenwriter/director Mila Turajlic that had its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be shown twice–—first at 4:30 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.— upstairs at the Magic Lantern Cinemas, and is presented in conjunction with The Center’s BIG IDEA project, “We the People: Protest and Patriotism.”

Filmmaker Mila Turajlic speaks of her country, Serbia, from a very personal angle and from a very precise point of departure—the place where she grew up. A locked door inside her family’s Belgrade apartment has kept them separated from their past for over 70 years. The more she stares at the locked doors she has been faced with all her life, the more she realizes how much about Serbia can be understood by talking about divided spaces. As Turajlic begins an intimate conversation with her mother, Srbijanka (a retired engineering professor and a prominent figure in Serbia’s opposition movements), the political fault line running through their family home reveals a house and a country haunted by history. The chronicle of this family’s experience turns into a searing portrait of an activist in times of great turmoil, questioning the responsibility of each generation to fight for their future.

Tickets for “The Other Side of Everything” are $10 for members of The Center and $12 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 7269491 or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum.

THE RED DIRTBAGS FRIDAY OCTOBER 26 9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE The Silver Dollar Saloon in Bellevue hosts live music every Friday night.

SOUPER SUPPER MONDAY OCTOBER 29 5:30-6:30PM / ST. CHARLES CHURCH / HAILEY Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. St. Charles Catholic Church is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.

2018 ECONOMIC SUMMIT TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 8AM TO 3PM / LIMELIGHT ROOM / SUN VALLEY INN The public is welcome to the Sun Valley Economic Development’s 7th Annual Economic Summit: “Harnessing the Power of Community to Build A Vibrant Economy.”

One of the most recognized and frequently quoted experts in the travel industry, Roger Brooks, will give the keynote address. Check out sunvalleyeconomy.com/summits for more information.

SCIENCE TIME TUESDAY OCTOBER 23 11AM TO NOON / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Science Time teaches children about nature, animals, habitats and the natural world. Science Time is geared toward preschool-age children and is held every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon. Check out comlib.org to learn more.

‘SPELLING BEE’ THURS NOV 1-SAT NOV 3 7PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY

‘RHYTHM FUTURE QUARTET’ TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 7:30PM / OPERA HOUSE / SUN VALLEY

Sun Valley Center for the Arts will kick off its 2018-2019 Winter Performing Arts Series with a concert by Rhythm Future Quartet. The groundbreaking and ambitious acoustic jazz ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Opera House.

Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today’s musical universe. The virtuosic foursome (named after a tune by Gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt) offers up a newly minted sound—influenced by the classic Hot Club of France, yet wholly contemporary. Led by violinist Jason Anick and guitarist Olli Soikkeli, the quartet performs dynamic, lyrical arrangements of both Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions that draw upon diverse international rhythms and musical idioms. With Max O’Rourke on second guitar and Greg Loughman on bass, Rhythm Future is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of a vital musical genre.

As part of The Center’s continuing commitment to enhancing arts education for local students, all the performers appearing in the 2018-2019 Performing Arts Series (including Rhythm Future Quartet) will be working in local schools as part of The Center’s Professional Artist Residency Program. Educational outreach activities for Rhythm Future Quartet are supported, in part, with funds provided by the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets to Rhythm Future Quartet’s performance at the Sun Valley Opera House are available online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 726-9491 or in person at The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum. All seats are reserved.

The Sun Valley Community School Players will bring the musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” to the Wood River Valley. This award-winning production about an eclectic group of six tweens competing in the spelling championship of a lifetime includes audience participation and offers telling and entertaining glimpses into each of the characters’ lives, all the while showcasing the lesson that winning and losing is not everything in life.

More than 32 Upper School students are involved with the production, either on the stage or behind the scenes. The cast features Laine Allison, Christine DuFur, Rye Fruehling, Sophie Harder, Ethan Hunt and Jasper Mott as the six highlighted contestants, with fellow classmates Joe Hall, Julia Ott and Carter Sammis as the adults.

The ensemble spelling cast includes: Paola Alvarado Shea Brokaw, Cailin Chandler, Emma Desserault, Norah Dowdle, Lily Fitzgerald, Tallulah Gilbreath, Miriam Gilman, Ian Hanna, Imogen Harris, Paris Himmelman, Chloe Lewis, Bella Maurtua, Alli Rathfon, Elliot Ludlow, Mallory Mauney, Peter Morawitz, Priya Merchant, Alli Rathfon, Sophia Sturgeon, Ava Verhaeghe, Kennedy Watts and Levi Woods.

Tickets are $8 for students and $15 for adults and can be purchased at the door or in advance at the Upper School office during school hours. Some scenes contain language and sexual content related to adolescent development that may not be appropriate for children under the age of 13.

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