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ON THE COVER Smoke from the Sharps Fire, east of Bellevue, catches the sun’s light on Sunday evening, making for a horrifyingly beautiful sunset.

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Sharps Fire in Muldoon Canyon Grows The Sharps Fire, six miles east of Bellevue on Sharps Canyon Road, was reported to the South Central Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center, in Shoshone, at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, July 29. As of Tuesday, July 31, the fire was reportedly an estimated 34,726 acres of burning grass and heavy timber in steep, difficult terrain.

Firefighters are experiencing extreme fire behavior, with running, spotting and torching.

There are several road and campsite closures as the fire remains close to structures and recreational areas. Muldoon Canyon Road is closed from the EE-DA-HO ranch entrance to Baugh Creek Road. Both the Little Wood River Reservoir and the High 5 Creek Recreation Area have been evacuated and are closed to the public. Quigley Canyon Road, in Hailey, and Slaughterhouse Canyon Road, in Bellevue, are both now closed where the pavement ends. These roads are being closed to restrict access into the fire area where crews are working. The Forest Service has closed Cove Creek Road 1.5 miles east of East Fork Road. The public is asked to stay out of all these areas and allow emergency personnel to focus on fighting the fire.

Great Basin National Incident Management Team 1 assumed command of the fire first thing Tuesday morning. The Incident Command Post is located at the Carey School, in Carey.

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On site, and supplying support, are four hand crews, 10 engines, two water tenders, three dozers, three helicopters, Bellevue Rural Fire Department, Wood River Rural Fire Department, Hailey Rural Fire Department, Carey Rural Fire Department, and a team from the Sawtooth National Forest.

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The fire has been determined to be human caused, while unknown subjects shot at an exploding target late Saturday night.

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Fish Creek Road, north of Carey, is under a pre-evacuation notice. Residents should prepare to leave at a moment’s notice by gathering critical documents, medications, children and pets.

Google Earth, which many people have referred to, shows hot spots flaring up east of Hailey.

However, “smoke can be mistaken for a hot spot,” said Kim Osborn, public information officer for the Great Basin National Incident Management Team 1.

Osborn said there are no fires east of Hailey, other than the Sharps Fire, which is moving in a northeasterly pattern.

Osborn added that some of the road closures were done as a precautionary measure, in case “the fire decides to go that way, into high recreation areas.”

Currently, the air quality is red, meaning unhealthy. High pressure will continue to dominate the incident area, with a slight chance of dry thunderstorms over the next few days, which can be dangerous due to fluctuating downdraft behavior. The relative humidity will be between 10 and 17 percent, with temperatures in the mid-80s to mid-90s. See map on page 8.

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GRANTS WILL IMPROVE HOW SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE IS COLLECTED AND PROCESSED

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daho State Police Forensic Services has taken the lead on an important step for victims of sexual assault in Idaho. The ISPFS recently received several federal grants that will be used to improve how sexual assault evidence is collected and processed throughout the state. Currently, the collection of sexual assault evidence is not performed in a standardized manner. The initiative is known as SANE250.

The Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Grant funding of more than $250,000 will be used to allow ISP to hire an individual to train Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) and coordinate community sexual assault response teams.

This individual will travel and provide training to other nurses, providing an estimated 250 Idaho nurses with a basic, 40-hour SANE training course and clinical experience.

The grants will also provide facilities with adequate equipment and supplies for that purpose.

These issues have been of concern in the Wood River Valley and other rural locales. Victims now have to be driven by the police to Boise or Twin Falls for evidence collection, a necessity that is difficult and exhausting for the alleged victim following a harrowing experience.

Several hospitals have already opted in for the training, including St. Luke’s Wood River, in Ketchum, and North Canyon Medical Center, in Gooding.

“This is great news,” said Angela Brady, director of Patient Care & Nursing for SLWR Emergency Department. “I am grateful that Idaho lawmakers understand the challenges that rural hospitals face regarding these types of assaults. Every victim of sexual assault deserves the best care possible and providing education to nurses in a rural setting will be especially important as many times the resources for these types of cases are limited.”

ISP will collaborate with numerous government and community partners to ensure the best possible medical and criminal justice resources exist to help Idaho’s survivors of sexual assaults. Partners include

Sexual assault kits will be made available along with trained staff through several grants.

such organizations as the Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance, Idaho Women’s and Children’s Alliance, Idaho Chiefs of Police Association, Idaho Sheriffs Association, St. Luke’s Healthcare, St. Alphonsus Healthcare, and the Idaho Prosecuting Attorney’s Association.

In 2017, State Rep. Melissa Wintrow (D-Boise) wrote successful legislation to test and retain sexual assault kits. The bill also provides kits for all victims, regardless of an ability to pay, and removes the clause in Idaho’s victim compensation laws that made test providers first seek payment from private insurance before being paid by a state pool.

On May 17, 2018, Wintrow wrote a letter to Idaho hospitals explaining her concerns regarding the collection of sexual assault evidence throughout the state. In that letter, she detailed the problems, including the distance a victim sometimes needs to travel to receive a post-assault examination, improperly conducted examinations, and a lack of specialized training by some of the medical professionals who conduct these examinations.

Wintrow’s letter, co-signed by State Sen. Shawn Keough (R-Sandpoint) and State Rep. Maxine Bell (R-Jerome), made clear that all communities will have the tools to treat survivors, collect critical evidence for law enforcement and put offenders behind bars.

“We value our rural hospitals and the dedicated doctors and nurses who serve our communities every day,” Bell said. “The SANE250 initiative will enhance the services our medical centers provide and ensure sexual assault survivors can receive humane and competent care close to home. None of these survivors should have to drive hours away from their friends and family to undergo sexual assault examinations.”

Keough wrote that the hospitals should be equipped with the “latest tools and training to help sexual assault survivors get justice.”

The two grants came from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for improving sexual assault evidence collection in Idaho. tws

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he Sun Valley Summer Symphony is one of the true highlights of the summer season in the Wood River Valley, but beyond that, the symphony has a sterling reputation in the U.S. The SVSS culls its high-caliber musicians from nationally renowned orchestras to play in Sun Valley for three weeks every year. And it never disappoints.

Music director Alasdair Neale is another reason the organization is so highly regarded. As well as his longtime position with the SVSS, Neale is the music director of the Marin Symphony, and the newly named music director of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

He has contacts everywhere. And has been in the game a long time. During his tenure with SVSS, it has become the largest privately funded free admission symphony in the country.

Each season is planned well in advance, though the past year was a little more challenging, since SVSS was without an executive director for half the year.

“I sat down with the senior staff team and had many discussions about this season,” Neale said.

“The staff is so wonderful and knowledgeable and generous. It was very smooth and satisfying. I’m very excited to work on the 2019 season with [new executive director] Derek Dean. It’s a changed landscape from when I came; it was much more improvised. That was 25 years ago, and times have changed.”

Dean and his family moved to the Wood River Valley this past year from California, where he was chief operating officer of the San Francisco Symphony.

The SVSS Orchestra Festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, with Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4 in F Minor,” and concludes on Aug. 23 with a performance of Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé,” accompanied by an immersive new multimedia production designed by award-winning film director and projection designer David Murakami and commissioned by SVSS. “I’m exciting about the ground we’re possibly breaking with ‘Daphnis et Chloé,’” Neale said. “It has the video-technology aspect, and that voluptuous score of Ravel’s. It’ll be a sumptuous, dazzling end of the season.”

Other highlights will include Chris Botti performing at the Gala Concert on Monday, Aug. 6, and powerhouse pianist Yefim Bronfman performing Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 4” on Wednesday, Aug. 8. As a tribute, there will be a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from “West Side Story” in celebration of

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the iconic composer’s 100th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 12. Also, that night the young phenom violinist Benjamin Beilman will play the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto. On Pops Night, Sunday, Aug. 19, “Star Wars: A New Hope” will be performed live as the film screens inside and on the big screen on the lawn.

Neale also cited the Shostokovitch (Aug. 15) and Dvorak pieces (Aug. 16), calling them “powerful, serious and beautiful.”

But every piece of music on the schedule resonates for Neale. He called them the “gifts that keep on giving.”

Neale said he’s always intrigued and challenged to delve into familiar pieces a little more deeply.

“The beauty is I learn something new, and also am able to discover something more of Shostakovich’s genius,” Neale said. “I haven’t done it [the Tenth Symphony] for about 15 years, and have known it since I was a teenager, so from that point of view it’s something special.”

He discussed briefly his new role with the New Haven Symphony.

“I will have a full dance card,” he said, chuckling. “But, I’ll be able to give it my best in all three places. I’ll organize my team carefully and thoughtfully, and plan in advance.”

And the proof of Neale’s talents and work ethic will be gloriously visible for the next few weeks.

For more information, visit the Symphony at svsummersymphony.org. tws

NEWS IN BRIEF Swiftsure Announces Executive Director Resignation Last week, the board of directors of Swiftsure Ranch Equestrian Therapeutic Center, in Bellevue, announced the resignation of executive director Meg Stamper.

“We are grateful for Meg’s contribution during her tenure and are saddened to have Meg leave Swiftsure Ranch,” said Terry Fowler, president of the board. “We will immediately initiate a search for Meg’s replacement.”

In the meantime, Fowler said the nonprofit organization has a “terrific staff, many volunteers and talented board members who will fill in and perform the executive director’s responsibilities in the interim. We are confident that our staff, volunteers, and stakeholders will continue to have the positive and rewarding experiences they have always enjoyed in their interactions with Swiftsure Ranch.”

On Thursday, July 12, Swiftsure held its annual fundraiser, the Cowboy Ball. Overseen by board member and chair of the event, Jen Goitandia, Swiftsure reached its fundraising goals, allowing it to continue to expand its therapeutic equestrian riding operations to accommodate additional participants in the coming year.

To learn more about Swiftsure Ranch and about Horses Changing Lives, visit swiftsureranch.org or call (208) 578-9111.

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An annual, seven-day cycling tour, Ride Idaho has been pedaling through the state since 2005 with the hopes of informing and inspiring cyclists with Idaho’s beauty, hospitality and history.

The website for the event, rideIdaho.org, says, “Ride Idaho showcases our beautiful state by offering diverse, scenic and fun routes each year. Idaho’s landscape is a mix of geographical elements, so you may be wowed with tall mountain ranges, rolling farmlands, breezy prairies or rocky deserts. The highlights that bring repeat riders back to northern Idaho are Lake Coeur d’Alene and the Spokane River.”

Day one of the tour will start at Post Falls and end in Sandpoint, which lies on the shores of Idaho’s largest lake, Lake Pend Oreille that's surrounded by three major mountain ranges, the Selkirk, Cabinet and Bitterroot ranges.

Day two will take riders to Trout Creek, Mont., the huckleberry capital of Montana. Day three will go from Trout Creek to Prichard. The descent will take riders into the town of Murray, a historical community rich with mining legacies and stories. Day four will end in Wallace, and

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Day five will be a layover. On the National Register of Historic Places, Wallace is an Old West mining town that thrives today as an outdoor adventure and tourist mecca.

Ride Idaho has negotiated special pricing for layover-day activities, including a half-day experience riding the world-famous Hiawatha Trail. Offered as a special side trip for those who sign up, the Hiawatha Trail excursions will leave in two groups and are limited to 200 participants total; the first group of 100 will leave Wallace in the morning and the next 100 in the afternoon.

From Wallace, riders will continue west to Medimont, a small community surrounding North Idaho’s Cave Lake and Medicine Lake.

The final day of riding will follow the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene, to Heyburn State Park, the oldest park in the Pacific Northwest. Leaving the trail and heading out of the park, riders will peddle through Worley and on to Coeur d’Alene, to end the ride at the long-term parking lot in Post Falls.

Registration includes camping spaces with a deluxe mobile shower service, healthy meals and a variety of snacks, access to beverages with entertainment and full-route mechanical support. To register, visit rideidaho. org. Cost is $1,095 per rider and $550 for non-riders. tws

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f you’ve read any of Tess Gerritsen’s thrillers, you may be surprised at how soft-spoken, kind and gentle Gerritsen is in person—not the hardedged person you may expect, given her blood-and-guts subject matter.

Gerritsen began her professional life as a doctor. She knows the medical world.

But way before medical school and career, she wanted to be a writer. For some women writers of mysteries and thrillers, like Gerritsen, Nancy Drew was the gateway author; for others, it was Agatha Christie.

“I knew since age seven I wanted to write,” Gerritsen said while relaxing last week in the Duchin Lounge during the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. She admitted it was Nancy Drew books that drew her in.

“It was deep down,” said Gerritsen.

“I knew I was going to do it, probably in journalism. But my father [a Chinese immigrant] said it was not a secure profession. Security is so important for immigrants; establishing security. I did like science, and that’s how I ended up in med school.”

But five years later, while on maternity leave, she began writing.

“I owe my career to my children,” she said with a laugh.

“You’re nesting and feel creative in so many ways. And then they took long naps.”

A first-time visitor to the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference, Gerritsen said the annual event is the “best-organized writers’ conference in the country.”

She has attended a couple dozen conferences in the last decade.

“My role here was different from everyone else’s,” she said.

“I did a ‘how to craft’ speech [‘So You Want to Write a Murder Mystery’]. There are really distinguished writers here with finely-tuned Maseratis of novels and nonfictions. I was the grease monkey. I’m going to lift up the hood and show how the Maserati works.

“I didn’t come to these until I’d written about 14 books,” Gerritsen continued. “Then I taught a course, so I analyzed my strategy of getting from point A to point B. It’s like a gymnast on a beam; how do you keep the balance?”

Balance is something with which Gerritsen is familiar. As a one-time internist, she said she knows doctors, their habits and structure, as well as their uncertainty.

“Am I doing it right? Am I screwing it up?” she said. “My main characters are really humane and, I hate to say it, but— it’s really feminine—we always ask ourselves, ‘Are we being competent?’”

Those kinds of conflicts are what make her books the page-turners they are.

Gerritsen has now penned 28 novels, published in 40 countries, with more than 30 million copies sold around the world.

The early tomes were romantic suspense, then a host of standalone medical thrillers, and for the past decade or so she has formulated a series of 12 books (so far) about the mismatched team of Rizzoli and Isles, which spun off into a TV show. A winner of both the Nero Wolfe Award (for “Vanish”) and the Rita Award (for “The Surgeon”), Gerritsen’s books have been bestsellers in the U.S. and abroad.

Gerritsen said the characters

of Rizzoli and Isles weren’t intended to be in a series.

“They develop their own lives,” she said. “And I think as writers we can’t give it all away, even to yourself. They showed up on the page that way. And the characters evolved.”

She said she finds the stand-alone novels more rewarding to write, despite the success of the series.

“Those are the books I write out of pure passion, even though readers don’t expect (or necessarily want) those particular stories,” she said. “If I could choose another genre, it would be historical. I love the research, and delving into new subjects.”

“The best stories are the ones we all identify with, and if you can relay the joys of falling in love or the grief of losing a sibling, then you’ve used your own experience to connect with readers.”

Gerritsen is a dedicated researcher. Her theory is that writers should write what they know, but also write what they want to know. It’s worked for her. tws

Tess Gerritsen leads a breakout session at the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Photo by Nils Ribi, courtesy of Sun Valley Writers’ Conference

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Registration For Youth Programs During School Year At HUB Registration is now open for Blaine County Recreation District’s After-School and Recess From School programs for the 2018-2019 school year. The HUB Youth Center is a licensed childcare facility located at the Community Campus in Hailey. Programs are open to children in kindergarten through fifth grade and are offered throughout the school year.

The After-School program provides quality, play-based activities every day that school is in session, from 2:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. The daily schedule at the HUB includes student-selected station activities, healthy snack-making, group games, and Zen hour. Games and activities will relate to the theme of the month, including animals gone wild, plants and bugs, myth detectives, and catapult frenzy. Blaine County School District provides transportation to the Community Campus after school from Hailey, Alturas and Bellevue elementary schools.

The HUB’s all-day youth program, Recess From School, will be offered when school is out of session for holidays, parent/teacher conferences, or in-service days. Similar to the After-School program, Recess From School days are filled with healthy, fun, active games and activities that relate to a different theme each day. This program will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the following dates during the 2018-2019 school year: Sept. 14, Nov. 8, 9, 19, 20, Dec. 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, Jan. 2, 3, 4, Feb. 15, March 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, April 11, 12, and May 24.

For more information or to register, visit bcrd.org or call the BCRD at (208) 578-2273.

Cocaine Trafficking Arrest Made

On Wednesday, July 25, members of the Narcotics Enforcement Team and deputi Blaine County Sheriff’s Office arrested David M. Curren (a.k.a. D.C.), 58, of Hailey. D fic stop on Highway 75, just south of Timmerman Hill, Curren was found in possess 6 ounces of cocaine and charged with trafficking in cocaine. His arrest came after a drug investigation. A subsequent search warrant executed at Curren’s residence, at View Drive, in Hailey, resulted in the seizure of drug packaging materials, three fire $13,000 in cash, and approximately one-half ounce of cocaine.

Shortly after Curren’s arrest, Idaho State Police detectives conducted a search w the City of Jerome on the suspected supply house where additional cocaine, appro $17,000, and numerous weapons were found. The occupant of the residence was a drug charges connected with this investigation.

Curren was indicted on Thursday, July 26, on four felony counts of delivery of co two felony counts of trafficking in cocaine. The additional charges were part of the narcotics investigation. Curren remains in custody at the Blaine County Detention C $250,000 bond.

The Narcotics Enforcement Team is managed and supervised by the Blaine Coun Office.

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BLAINE COUNTY BUG CREW IS BACK

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he Blaine County Bug Crew is ready for a full summer of hard work keeping Blaine County native, green and beautiful. Simply put, our job is to use bugs to kill noxious weeds. Although we wish we had a bug for every noxious weed, at the current time, we do not. We spend the entire summer monitoring vegetation, moving insects to weed infestations, educating the public, writing articles and talking to anyone who will listen about the benefits of biological control.

We cannot do this work alone, so we have many partners. These include: Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, local Cooperative Weed Management Areas, and county weed departments. These agencies help us reach our goals with financial support, vehicles, and other resources necessary for our work.

Because the work we do is a free service in the communities we serve, our partnerships are key to the survival of the program. In return, our partners receive an extensive report at the end of each summer detailing our biological control sites and our other summer activities.

Now is the perfect time to introduce biological control.

While in the past sprays have

served their purpose, it has become clear that we need to find alternative methods for controlling weeds. New research points to the negative health benefits of using sprays. Also, anyone who has used sprays can testify that it is by no means a permanent fix; billions of new seeds await the chance to germinate in the seedbed below.

Our crew this year is a mix of new and old talent. Veterans Kaci Kelley and Ross Churchill have returned, and we’re excited to welcome Cody Power and Kobyn Benzeval to our crew.

This is year 11 for the returning supervisor, Eric McHan. Before we can help you with your weed infestation, it first needs to be assessed by the Blaine County Weed Department. They can be reached at (208) 788-5543. Give them a call and see if your weed problem is suitable for our program.

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RECOGNIZING RUSSIAN KNAPWEED

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Agency Study Questions Fuel Break Effectiveness, Wildlife Impacts A new federal study released this year asks whether fuel breaks are effective in stopping or slowing down fires on Bureau of Land Management lands across the West. The study, undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey at the request of the BLM, concluded that fuel breaks have negative impacts on wildlife, like sage grouse, by fragmenting habitat, and that there is a lack of quality data to determine the degree to which fuel breaks are effective at slowing the spread of range fires.

“There is currently a major push by federal agencies to construct fuel breaks across our Western public lands, but this study highlights the lack of scientifically credible evidence that they actually work, particularly under extreme fire conditions,” said Erik Molvar, a wildlife biologist and executive director of Western Watersheds Project.

Molvar said Western Watersheds supports the suppression of fires in sage grouse habitats, but “creating a vast and sprawling network of fuel breaks isn’t worth the habitat impacts if the firefighter resources don’t exist to defend them.”

The BLM can use this information to chart a more “cautious approach on fuel breaks and re-focus its efforts on addressing the root cause of the fire problem, which is the heavy livestock grazing that converts native grasses to highly flammable cheatgrass,” Molavar said.

he Blaine County Bug Crew is happy to announce the arrival of a bug to kill Russian knapweed.

We are monitoring in preparation for the new biological control agents Jaapiella ivannikovi (JAIV), a gall midge, and Aulacidea acroptilonica (AUAC), a gall wasp, and its proposed target weed, Russian knapweed. This monitoring protocol was designed to be implemented by land managers in a timely manner while providing pre-release monitoring data that will enable researchers and land managers to accurately quantify the impact of JAIV and AUAC once they are released.

With so many varieties of knapweed out there, sometimes it is hard to tell them apart.

Russian knapweed is a perennial plant that reproduces mainly by creeping roots. In addition, a single plant is capable of producing more than 1,200 seeds.

These seeds vary in color from grey to ivory and are produced

from August through September. The erect stems are openly branched and typically 45 to 90 cm tall. The leaves are oblong on the upper part of the plant and become deeply lobed the closer they are to the root crown.

Russian knapweed produces many flowers, which range in color from pink to blue.

Flowering typically begins in June and continues through September. Russian knapweed forms dense infestations across habitat types in the arid West.

It is a significant pest of rangelands, roadsides and waste areas, and can invade grain and other crops. Recently, JAIV and AUAC were approved for release by the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).

Please call the Blaine County Weed Department if you suspect an infestation of this weed on your property.

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR AUGUST 1 - 7, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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ood news and bad news this week: The bad news is someone started a fire and the sky can be smoky, depending on wind direction. The good news is the fish have decided to lock onto the Hopper patterns once again this season.

The Big Wood remains a good place to find respite from the heat. Dave’s Hopper is a tough one to beat on the Wood. We fish foam on a lot of rivers, but the traditional Dave’s Hopper works really well here and better than foam flies. If you want to fish a dropper under your Hopper, try basic nymphs, like Prince Nymphs and Pheasant Tails. Try medium-sized, around a 16 or 14.

Silver Creek is in great summer form, as Tricos and Hoppers are the norm in the mornings and afternoons. Hoppers are best fished without a dropper on the Creek, as they will float more natural and you can cast them closer to the bank. Trico Spinner Falls are the norm in the mornings. Plan on being on the water by 8:00 a.m. and fish until late morning.

Keep in mind the Trico fishing is all about the presentation.

Don’t overthink the fly or look in your box for a magic bullet.

The magic bullet IS your presentation. The evenings on Silver Creek are a smorgasbord of insects, so bring all your flies and then fish your Hopper anyway!

The Lost River is fishing well again, even in the heat of summer. The Upper Lost River is Trico mornings on the flat water, and then Hoppers and small Attractors in the afternoons and evenings. Parachute Adams, Royal Trudes and small Stimulators are all great flies for this area.

The Lower Lost River is fishing well in spots. If you can find wadable water, you can find some fish. Red Copper Johns, Heavy Baetis Nymphs and most nymphs fished at the proper depth will work well. This means adjusting your setup when you find fish lying in the shallow gravels, versus when you decide to fish the deeper slots.

Finally, the South Fork of the Boise is fishing with Hoppers and Pink Alberts. It is just far enough to the east that anglers may find less smoke over there, although this time of the season there are no guarantees you can escape it.

Watch the weather, and pick the right winds to go out in. Try not to expose yourself to heavy smoke for very long. Fish with a Buff and keep it damp. This will help with the smoke.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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his is a topic most people never talk about or never think about when getting a dog. We tend to look at how cute the dog is and how much we want a dog in our lives. It’s hard to think about our dog outliving us. As a responsible dog owner, long-range planning really is a part of getting a dog in the first place.

When contemplating getting a new dog, there are many considerations, such as how old we are, what our health is, and what our living circumstances are. We should also consider if our living circumstances are likely to change before our dog reaches her old age. It is easy to say to ourselves, “Gosh, I can afford a dog right now, and look at the nice yard I have!”

But, as we all know, things can happen to us in the blink of an eye, such as a loss of a job that causes our financial situation to change and we can no longer afford veterinary care or food for our loved pet. We can also lose our life in a car accident or on the ski slope.

Sometimes illness forces us to be disabled and no longer able to care for our dog. If you are approaching your Golden Years, it’s entirely possible that your dog may outlive your natural lifespan. You could lose your spouse, who was the primary caregiver for your dog, The point of this discussion is not to say, “Don’t get a dog!” The point is to look at providing for your dog if something unexpected should happen to you. No matter what your current circumstances, it is critical to think about what would happen to your dog in the event of something unforeseen. It’s possible that your dog could end up in a shelter where its fate would be unknown.

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written “will” for your dog. Ahead of time, ask someone to be your dog’s caretaker.

Detail complete care instructions, including food, when you feed your dog, which veterinarian has your dog’s records, commands your dog knows, and so on, so that the change is comfortable for your dog. If possible, you can even leave a trust fund for your dog so that the new caretaker has finances available to care for your dog. Include enough to pay for food and veterinary bills for the anticipated remainder of your dog’s natural life. Finances for a yearly premium for a health insurance policy for your dog might be something to consider so that in the event of a dramatic illness, your designated caretaker has the finances to provide the best care for your dog.

One last thing to include in your “will” would be what you would like for your dog upon its completion of life. Do you wish for your dog to be cremated? Talking to your

veterinarian about these options is another good idea.

While it can be hard to think about these things when you and your dog are healthy, it’s responsible to think about these things and designate your wishes ahead of time so that your dog will always be cared for in the event of an unforeseen change in your life circumstances.

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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MEDITATIONS UPON MY HIKE IN THE WHITE CLOUDS: THE CREEK

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BY LESLIE REGO

he hike to Fourth of July Lake in the White Clouds is wonderful. Fourth of July Creek meanders alongside the trail and I have ample opportunity to enjoy the cool air that wafts from the water.

It is a lovely stream, with still and burbling water, small cascades and deep glens. The water is so clear I can see the small cracks and dimples on the rocks jumbled together at the bottom of the bed. The sun streaks through the water, hitting the deep stones and bouncing back to the surface. The ripples break up the light, scattering it in many different directions.

While staring into the water, I saw a leaf drift by and I began to visualize its journey.

Where did it originate? Was it high in the mountains or had it recently fallen off a nearby tree?

At first sight, the leaf was sluggishly floating by me, but soon the tiny bit of greenery came to a rush of running water. The leaf was thrown against the rocks, paused for a moment, and then continued sluicing through the openings between the stones. The cascade led to a one-foot-tall waterfall, where the leaf hovered and then fell over the edge, and ended up being crushed and bounced about by the foam at the bottom of the fall.

From there, it floated out into a placid pool, with gentle ripples that rocked it back and forth.

The leaf was in full sunlight and I wondered if it might like some shade, since I was so comfortable within my shady spot. Maybe a breeze would spring up and push the bedraggled piece of foliage toward the shore so

Leslie Rego, “Creek Study,” pencil and white pastel on toned paper.

it could discover eternal comfort beneath the trees? Maybe a frog, a dragonfly or some other insect would use the leaf as a temporary platform?

I have been reading “Meditations,” written

by Marcus Aurelius (121 AD-180 AD), who was the ruler of the Roman Empire for almost two decades. In book seven, meditation 25, Aurelius writes, “Before long, nature, which controls it all, will alter everything you see and use it as material for something else—over and over again. So that the world is continually renewed.”

I thought how prescient Aurelius was so long ago. The leaf was caught up in a small vortex, going around and around, and I won-

dered how long it would be captured there.

How long would the power of the water control the future of the leaf?

Finally, the water let go and the leaf continued its odyssey. No, the leaf did not make it to the shore. No, I did not see an insect take up residence. The leaf meandered downstream at a steady pace, slowly escaping my field of vision.

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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BY MARY AUSTIN CROFTS

t all started with a grand vision by a small, passionate group of gardeners and environmentalists. Their vision included a community garden at first, and has grown into a beautiful botanical garden, with places for reflection, education, community and beauty.

In 1994, the long-term lease of a five-acre, sagebrush-filled horse pasture was made possible in part by the Global Environmental Project Institute.

Today, the Sawtooth Botanical Garden promotes understanding and exploration of both native and cultivated plants. Understanding the unique ecology of this region and exploring the wonders of gardening provide a multitude of opportunities to “celebrate plants and inspire people.”

Jen Smith is the executive director of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden.

“I personally have been astounded by the volume of drop-in visitors to the Garden from all over the world,” said Smith. “Botanical gardens draw visitors from all over because they are the ideal way to experience how and what is horticulturally possible in very diverse bioregions. They also are wonderful illustrators of commonality among flora, fauna and humanity.

“The Sawtooth Botanical Garden continues to adapt and change as a dynamic system,” Smith added. “If you haven’t visited in a while, the stopoff is well worth your time. At least that’s what we keep hearing from the locals!”

Smith’s love of plants and nature began at a young age. Her parents instilled in her a solid work ethic and love of the outdoors shaped by working their huge vegetable garden. She has a degree in recreation and natural resource management with an emphasis on Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers management. She worked at Ketchum Parks and Recreation for 17 years.

One of the most popular features of the SBG is the Garden of Infinite Compassion. The GIC was created to honor the 2005 visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley and hosts a rare Tibetan prayer wheel—personally blessed

Jen Smith stands by the prayer wheel in the Garden of Infinite Compassion. Photo courtesy of The Chamber

by the Dalai Lama—one of only two of its size in North America. The prayer wheel was built by Tibetan monks and is filled with a million handwritten prayers for peace and wellbeing.

The Garden itself is complimented by its robust educational offerings for all ages and abilities; events like the Garden Tour and summer Gala; facilities rentals for weddings and family reunions; and in-house expertise available to residents about landscape design (SBG’s gardens and facilities manager, Kathy Noble, is a landscape architect), arboriculture (Smith is an International Society of Arboriculture-certified municipal arborist), plant identification, and what grows well where. The Garden’s efforts are made possible by a dedicated and capable volunteer base.

“We always love more help!” Smith said.

The SBG is a 501(c)3 nonprofit. For more information, visit their website, www.sbgarden.org, or call (208) 726-9358. The Garden is located at 11 Gimlet Road just four miles south of Ketchum, easily accessible from Highway 75 and the iconic Wood River Trail.

THE BIRDS ACROSS THE STREET

BY HANNES THUM

very summer evening, the turkey vultures arrive to roost in the tree across the street. I couldn’t figure out, the first night I saw them during my first summer in this neighborhood, what I was seeing. Huge birds, suddenly congregating overhead from all directions, were cruising in tight circles toward an old, tall spruce tree in my neighbor’s yard. There is something foreboding about large dark birds silently descending above you, and I braced myself for whatever these birds had in store for me (or for my neighbor).

I watched as they landed, one by one, on the high branches of the spruce. These are big birds, with wingspans of maybe 5 or 6 feet, and the branches would sag and swing when they landed.

In the darkening evening light, the huge silhouette of each bird would quickly disappear into the shadows of the tree.

This has now become a nightly routine in summer and I can count on seeing them arrive each evening, and I have come to expect to see them leave each morning around sunrise in a reverse sequence: one at a time, the birds appear from the interior of the tree, open their wings, and fly up and away from the neighborhood, slipping into a thermal that carries them upwards as easily as we step onto an escalator. They disappear into the sky to go about their daily business, whatever that is. I think there may be as many as 20 or 30 of them on some nights.

Where do the birds from across the street go in the winter? I don’t really know. I am vaguely aware that they migrate far to the south of here during the rest of the year and that this Valley is pretty far north for them, anyhow. Do they travel south together in the same group that roosts in this tree each night? I have no idea. I don’t even really know if I am seeing the same individuals from night to night, year to year.

Something tells me that this is a species of bird that is used to doing its own thing, out on the fringes. An outcast. Humans tend to gravitate to-

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Theater student inspired to stay in school

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ward studying creatures less bald, less ugly, less associated with roadkill and death. Did you know that the turkey vulture can vomit smelly, half-digested rotten meat at you as a defense mechanism if you get too close? It’s true, they say. But, there’s a lot of things about the reputation of the turkey vulture that are probably unfair.

Some folks will see the turkey vulture as, at best, the creepy birds that circle around a dying cowboy in the movies and, at worst, an off-putting bird of pestilence. But, consider how gracefully and powerfully they soar through the thermals, rising up in the morning to begin their day and coming back down in the evening with hardly a wingbeat in between. They are a pretty amazing bird.

Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native and has spent most of his life exploring what our local ecosystems have to offer. He currently teaches science at Community School.

illiam Pullin, a rising senior at Wood River High School, hopes to inspire others to try out theater. Pullin has participated in theater for three years and plans to continue upon graduation.

“I really struggled in my early years of high school,” Pullin said. “And I have theater, and the students and teachers involved in theater, to thank for keeping me in school.”

Pullin was born in Camas County and moved with his family to the Wood River Valley in 2007. He was nominated for Student Spotlight by a peer who views him as an outstanding student. Pullin has been recognized by his peers on more than one account.

Along with Maddie Biggers, Pullin won a medal for being a leader among his peers from theater students. Pullin also won a best actor award his junior year for the play, “The Audition.”

“Last year was a successful year for me,” Pullin said. “And it makes me excited to see what senior year will bring.”

He hopes to minor in theater and pursue a psychology degree at either Idaho State University or Boise State University. Pullin

has been inspired by his theater teacher, Karl Nordstrom, to be inclusive, understanding and supportive.

“I want to pursue psychology because I see a great need for youth access to counselors,” Pullin said. “My goal is to make seeing a counselor easier and more accessible to students” so they might find it less intimidating and to reduce stigma to getting mental health support.

Pullin is keeping busy this summer by working at the Best Western Tyrolean Lodge in Ketchum as a bellhop. While his high school years in the Wood River Valley will come to an end, Pullin plans to stay in Idaho.

“I love living here,” Pullin said. “I believe that even if I move away, I will come back to Idaho.” 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.

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

Our mission is to inspire, engage, educate, and empower every student.

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Ginny Reed has won multiple awards over the years, from skiing and tennis to sailing. Photo courtesy of Senior Connection

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o say that Ginny Reed is the epitome of the active senior is truly an understatement. When you meet her—physically petite and celebrating her 88th birthday this August—you would not guess what a dynamo she is, especially on the mountain.

Adopted as an infant by loving parents, Ginny grew up in Brentwood, Calif. At age 9, Ginny threw herself into figure skating.

She was so good she landed a role in a movie with our Sun Valley legend, Sonia Henie.

Ginny’s career could have been in skating or film (she was in “Daddy Long Legs,” with Fred Astaire, and “Living It Up,” with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin), but a snowstorm in Yosemite sent her in another direction. When she was 10, her parents took her to the mountains for ice skating, but a huge blizzard hindered their activities. “We had to ski to get around,” Ginny remembers. She loved it so much that she gave up ice skating.

After that trip, Ginny pursued skiing with a passion that has never left her. She joined ski teams in middle school and high school and earned the title of “Southern California Ski Queen,” and with that came a trip to ski resorts all around the Western United States and Canada. Her husband, Buck Martin (she married young, and briefly), was a ski instructor at Yosemite, and he got to join her on this tour.

Ginny spent a year at college in Colorado but decided she’d rather ski and race. And race she did—all over the world, picking up many national championships, and a few world titles, including the Canadian and Swedish national championships. It wasn’t until 1968 that Ginny was able to move full time to Sun Valley, a place she had loved “right off the bat” the first time she came here.

She bought a 125-acre ranch in the Bellevue Triangle, and began teaching with the Sun Valley Ski School, which she did for over 20 years.

The amazing thing about Ginny’s skiing ability is not only the trophies she has won, but the length of her career. In 1988, at age 58, Ginny entered the world of masters ski racing. Her trophies and awards piled up. A cracked pelvis and a broken femur at the 2011 Masters Nationals at Copper Mountain, Colo., only slowed her down for a few months. The following year she was at the Masters Nationals in Park City, Utah, and in 2014 (at age 84), she competed in the Alpine Masters National Championship here in Sun Valley. The following year she was the only one in her class.

And if that isn’t impressive enough, Ginny was also a sailor— competing in races from Newport, Rhode Island, to Bermuda (a five-day race that was documented in LIFE Magazine), and from San Diego to Acapulco, and she was a fabulous tennis player, winning a silver medal in the World Series Games just 10 years ago.

When asked about her personal life, Ginny says she has had a few husbands, her favorite being Frank Rupert. She fondly recalls his boat and their frequent trips to Catalina Island. Her son, Chris Martin, lives on the ranch in his own house. He has given her several grandchildren, one of whom lives in Stanley. Over the years, Ginny and Chris have had five horses and some cattle. Now she has two dogs—a Great Pyrenees and a border collie—and one cat.

Ginny’s amazing athletic abilities and her contributions to the community were recognized several years ago when she was the Bellevue Public Library’s pick for the Blaine County Historical Museum Heritage Court.

She graces us all with her beauty and energy every Tuesday for lunch.

This three-day outdoor exhibition will feature over 100 artists whose work includes a wide range of unique, handmade fine arts and crafts. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Center for the Arts

ARTISANS TO ASSEMBLE

50th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival

BY YANNA LANTZ

Art and the mountain lifestyle will be fêted at the 50th Annual Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival, to be held at Atkinson Park in Ketchum, Friday through Sunday, Aug. 10-12.

Admission is free to enjoy all the art on display and for sale.

“The 2018 Festival is a time to celebrate the past 50 years of art on both the local and national scale,” Sarah Stavros, Arts & Crafts Festival director, said.

“It’s a time to show that we value the presence of art and recognize that our lives and experiences are deeply enriched by being around it, creating it and exposing one another to it. This celebration of art would not be possible without the continued support of this community as a whole.”

According to Art Fair SourceBook, a comprehensive guide to the top-selling art fairs and craft shows around the country, the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival is ranked in the top 100 fine-art festivals in the nation.

The three-day outdoor exhibition will feature more than 100 artists whose work includes a wide range of unique handmade fine arts and crafts—from painting, photography, fiber and ceramic, to metal, jewelry and woodwork. Exhibiting artists are selected through a rigorous jury process, ensuring truly exceptional work in all categories.

In addition to the arts and crafts exhibition, the Festival will include daily artist demonstrations. Each day will feature a different artist working on a project for the duration of the demonstration. Attendees can drop in and see what is being created, ask questions about the artistic process and check on the

The Kids Activity Area is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Center for the Arts

progress throughout the afternoon.

The community is also invited to attend a free 50th anniversary party and concert with folk musician Sarah Jane Scouten from 5-7 p.m.,Friday.

A Kids Activity Area will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Children under the age of 8 are welcome to stop in with an adult who is able to help them with their creations.

The Center’s staff and board of directors announced earlier this year their plans to transfer management of the Arts & Crafts Festival to a professional event management company in 2019.

“We’ve been wrestling with this question for some time, but The Center’s mission is based on education, and the time is right to focus our energy on those priorities,” said Christine Da-

vis-Jeffers, executive director at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. “It’s hard to let the Festival go, but it’s critical that we direct our resources to educational programs that align with our mission and make the greatest impact.”

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

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 HIKIN’ BUDDIES 9:30AM TO 1PM / ADAMS GULCH / KETCHUM Hosted by the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, folks can come to Adams Gulch trailhead in Ketchum from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays and take a shelter dog for a hike, or hang out and socialize some of the smaller dogs. It is a great opportunity to meet some of the shelter’s adoptable dogs as well as to learn more about the organization.

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

DISCOVERY CLUB WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 10-11AM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Sawtooth Botanical Garden invites children ages 4-8 to join them this summer for Discovery Club. Similar to Story Time at the library, these one-hour, drop-in sessions are free, with no need to register in advance. Each week will feature a different theme, such as “Worms,” “Fruits & Seeds” or “Observing Our World,” to be accompanied by stories, activities and exploration of the Garden. Discovery Club will run on Wednesdays throughout the summer. For more information, visit sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, four miles south of Ketchum.

WICKED WEDNESDAYS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 6:30PM / THE WICKED SPUD / HAILEY Hit up The Spud for a weekly concert series that raises money for nonprofits throughout the Valley.

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

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 1 7PM / RIVER RUN LODGE / KETCHUM The Sun Valley Center for the Arts’ 2018 Summer Concert Series will continue rocking with a performance by platinum-recording band Big Head Todd and the Monsters with very special guests, the Charleston, South Carolina-based duo, Shovels & Rope. Formed in Colorado in the mid-1980s, Big Head Todd and the Monsters released two studio albums before their 1993 album, “Sister Sweetly,” went platinum, with three singles making the charts. The band has toured internationally and is a perennial favorite in the Western U.S., having headlined their 20th show at Colorado’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater earlier this summer. Tickets can be purchased online at sunvalleycenter. org or by calling The Center’s box office at (208) 726-9491.

STORY TIME WED AUG 1 & FRI AUG 3 10:30AM TO 12:30PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY The Hailey Public Library will host Story Time on Wednesdays and Fridays each week. Books and crafts designated for children ages 2-4 will be available during Story Time. All ages are welcome.

Visit haileypubliclibrary.org for details.

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Vistors can enjoy music, a friendly community vibe and a park area in which to relax. For more information visit wrfarmersmarket.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘OVERTURES & ARIAS’ THURSDAY AUGUST 2 IAN TIMONY SATURDAY AUGUST 4 6-7:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM

Sun Valley Summer Symphony will present “Brilliant Opera Overtures & Arias” as part of its 2018 In Focus Series. Mozart wrote more than 20 operas over the span of his life, beginning at age 11 and through to “The Magic Flute,” premiering just months before his death. Sampling the overtures and arias from Mozart’s greatest achievements in the genre, this program includes this last fantastical song-play along with two masterpieces in collaboration with the famous librettist DaPonte, “Don Giovanni” and “The Marriage of Figaro.” Check out svsummersymphony.org/in-focus-series for details.

Groove to free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Saturday throughout the summer. This week, hear tunes from Ian Timony. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

5-7PM / REDFISH LAKE LODGE

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY AUGUST 2

6:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

BEN BEDFORD SUNDAY AUGUST 5 Music From Stanley is live each Sunday on the Lodge’s front lawn. Redfish is north of Ketchum over Galena Summit, on Highway 75, about 50 minutes. For more information on events and accommodations, visit redfishlake.com.

‘TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH SYMPHONY’ SUNDAY AUGUST 5

6:30-9:30PM / MAHONEY’S / BELLEVUE

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony free orchestral season will begin with Tchaikovsky’s epic “Fourth Symphony.” Visit svsummersymphony.org/ orchestra-festival to learn more.

Head to Mahoney’s Bar & Grill on Thursdays for free, family-friendly music throughout the summer.

‘THE TEAL CHAIR’ FRIDAY AUGUST 3 5-6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Community Library will screen “The Teal Chair” in partnership with Treasure Valley Hospice and Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley. Filmed by high school students, this documentary intertwines a thread of insights into what makes humans human. People from all walks of life and generations, ranging in ages from 102 to 8, reflect how limited time would affect the importance of living today. A discussion will follow the screening. Visit comlib.org for details.

SECUESTRADO SUNDAY AUGUST 5 6-9PM / LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL / KETCHUM Hear free live music on the deck at Lefty’s this and every Sunday throughout the summer. This week, groove to music by Secuestrado. Visit leftysbarandgrill.com for a full schedule of performers.

BLAINE COUNTY FAIR MON AUG 6-SAT AUG 11 ALL DAY / FAIRGROUNDS / CAREY

GALLERY WALK FRIDAY AUGUST 3

Blaine County Fair is the cultural showplace for Blaine County agriculture and youth-related projects. Participate in open classes, a 5K, kids’ activities, 4-H shows and more. Head to blainecountyidahofair.com for a full schedule of events.

5-8PM / VARIOUS LOCATIONS / KETCHUM Gallery Walk allows visitors to view thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art while enjoying wine, mingling with friends and meeting some artists. In addition to members of the Sun Valley Gallery Association, several other galleries in Ketchum will be open during Gallery Walk. For more information check out the Sun Valley Gallery Association’s Gallery Walk Edition insert in this issue of The Weekly Sun.

SCIENCE TIME TUESDAY AUGUST 7 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.

Robert Moore, “Many are the Joys.” Artwork courtesy of Kneeland Gallery

KETCHUM FARMERS’ MARKETS TUESDAY AUGUST 7 2-6PM / KETCHUM TOWN SQUARE

JUKEBOX WIDOW-MAKER FRIDAY AUGUST 3

The Wood River Farmers’ Markets offer seasonally available and locally grown and raised fruits, vegetables, eggs, sheep, goat, and cow cheeses, organic cuts of beef, chicken and lamb, fresh herbs, wines and so much more. Live music is scheduled weekly and kids’ activities are available. Come join in the fun, meet the farmers and artists who sell the homemade and home-grown products and enjoy a relaxing afternoon at the open-air markets. The Ketchum Farmers’ Market can be found in downtown Ketchum at Town Square, just south of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square.

9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE Enjoy live music this and every Friday night at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Bellevue.

This week, Jukebox Widow-maker will take the stage..

ARTISANS INVITATIONAL FRI AUG 3-SUN AUG 5 10AM TO 5PM / KETCHUM TOWN SQUARE

KETCH’EM ALIVE TUESDAY AUGUST 7 7-9PM / FOREST SERVICE PARK / KETCHUM

Ketchum Town Square will host the seventh annual Artisans Invitational Show, featuring an array of unique and diverse art forms. Email svartisansinvitational@ gmail.com for details.

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Ketch’em Alive is held every Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at Forest Service Park in downtown Ketchum. Enjoy dancing, music and a fun-filled community party. Picnics are encouraged; food and drink will be sold in the park, as well. This week, hear Afrosonics play Afro-indie-rock with big-rhythm sound. The opening act will be music students from C’s Mountain School of Music at 7 p.m., and the headliner will perform from 7:30-9 p.m.

SATURDAY AUGUST 4

10-11AM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Sawtooth Botanical Garden will offer free guided tours of the Garden of Infinite Compassion every Saturday. The Compassion Garden was created to honor the 2005 visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Wood River Valley and hosts a rare Tibetan prayer wheel, which he personally blessed in situ.

Designed by landscape architect and Zen teacher Martin Mosko, the Garden has special meaning and bridges all faiths. SBG education director Kristin Fletcher will lead the walk. SBG is located at 11 Gimlet Road, 4 miles south of Ketchum. Get the details at sbgarden.org or call (208) 726-9358.

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AUGUST 1 - 7, 2018

NEWS IN BRIEF

Wood River Women’s Foundation Will Present Grants

Bald Mountain To Temporarily Close Areas During Glading Process

The Wood River Women’s Foundation will honor the 2018 grant recipients at its 13th Annual Celebration of Grant Recipients and Annual Luncheon on Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Trail Creek Cabin, in Sun Valley. More than $334,000 will be granted to 16 local nonprofits.

Sun Valley Resort and the U.S. Forest Service continue partnering for the Healthy Forests Initiative this season, which includes glading on sections of Bald Mountain to improve forest health. Glading involves clearing overstocked vegetation and trees to reduce hazards, flammable forest debris, and destructive insects. In addition to the enhanced health of the forest, close to another 18 acres of gladed terrain is being added, resulting in a total of 81 acres of gladed skiing and mountain bike riding on Bald Mountain for the 2018-19 season.

Grant recipients include the Blaine County Recreation District, Senior Connection, Crisis Hotline, Family Health Services, Flourish Foundation, Hailey Ice Community Partnership, Higher Ground Sun Valley, Idaho Trails Association, Lava Lake Institute, Lee Pesky Learning Center College Challenge, Little Wood River Public Library, Swiftsure Ranch, The Community Library, The Spot, Wood River Community YMCA and the Wood River Middle School Outdoor Adventure Education.

“In every one of the past 13 years, we have been honored to support the incredible work of our local nonprofits,” said Peggy Grove, president of the WRWF board. “Our members bring their best philanthropic skills to the grant review process and are always excited to see the results.”

WRWF members screened more than 34 applications over the course of the past year, visited the sites of applicants and listened to presentations describing the many projects that will benefit the Wood River Valley community.

In addition to the awards presentations, speakers will include Jenny Emery-Davidson, executive director, The Community Library, which received a 2018 grant, and Kristy Heitzman, executive director, Blaine County Education Foundation, a 2017 grantee.

The entire community is invited to attend. Tickets are $35 and are available for purchase until Saturday, Aug. 4, at woodriverwomensfoundation.org. For more information contact the WRWF office at (208) 309-2530.

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Alternative routes on Bald Mountain for trail users during this time include the Warm Springs Trail, Cold Springs Trail, and all of the lift-served mountain biking trails: Lupine, Saddle Up, River Run, Mindbender and Pale Rider. The Roundhouse Express gondola and Christmas lift continue to run daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The improved and rerouted Cold Springs mountain bike trail will open starting on Friday, Aug. 3. As a part of the Cold Springs Canyon Project, the lower portion of the trail, which connects with the Cold Springs and Warm Springs perimeter trails, will have more shaded singletrack, making the climbing and descending experience more enjoyable for a broader range of riders.

As a reminder, the River Run trail is downhill-only mountain biking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during lift operating hours. Multi-directional and multi-user access is available before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m.

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