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City of Ketchum Special Meeting The City Council meeting scheduled for August 21, 2017 has been changed to Thursday, August 17, 2017.

The meeting will take place at Ketchum City Hall and will begin at 5:30 p.m. The date and time of this meeting was changed from that sent out on the tax assessment notice.

Parking Workshop Public workshop with the City Council to discuss how parking regulations impact the bulk and development of projects in Ketchum. Love/Schack Architecture will guide the City Council through a presentation that graphically shows how parking regulations impact the development potential of a standard Ketchum commercial lot of 5,500 square feet. City Council will also discuss scheduling a public hearing on Ordinance 1158, which amends parking regulations on private property within the city. The workshop will take place on July 19, at 3:30 p.m. at Ketchum City Hall.

Public Notice DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC BUILDING: On July 12, a 60day waiting period begins for the historic demolition of 131 So. 2nd Ave. (Ketchum Lot 2 Block 61). The public is invited to comment through Sept. 10, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

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ome music fans dream of being in bands, others of buying a band’s oeuvre or meeting their musical idol, while others attend festivals and concerts until they lose their hearing or ability to dance.

James Fowler, a 2002 graduate of Wood River High School, in Hailey, dreamed of hosting his own festival.

Fowler, who grew up in Hagerman and the Florida Keys, returned to the Wood River Valley for his final years in high school.

He started attending the Northern Rockies Folk (later Music) Festival in 1998, and other regional festivals, on a regular basis. Among his early experiences were attending MASSV and 48 Straight in Ketchum, the Sawtooth Music Festival in Stanley, Braun Brothers Reunion in Challis, the Gem State Jam at the Boise Penitentiary, and High Sierra in Tahoe.

“We first met James about six or seven years ago,” said Pete Kramer, former director of the Northern Rockies Folk Festival.

“He came to us, wanting to get involved with the Festival. He had a passion for live music and a profound interest in learning how to produce small, community-oriented events such as ours.

As his first assignment, we had him pick up James McMurtry, that year’s headliner and his band, in Boise, and deliver them to Hailey.

“From that point on,” said Kramer, “James was hooked and made himself an integral component of our NRFF staff” and eventually became a member of the board of directors.

“No task was too small or too difficult,” Kramer continued.

“James was determined to learn as much as he could.”

Meanwhile, the beautifully situated Sawtooth Music Festival, held at Pioneer Park in Stanley, with a peerless view of the Sawtooth Mountains, lasted about eight years.

It was a “staple of the summer for six years in a row,” Fowler said. “Just going to that place— I’d go there to see people paint a wall.”

When both festivals—the NRMF and Sawtooth—were canceled, “I was bummed,” said Fowler.

The City of Stanley called out to some other folks to do a festival, but “I was the guy who reached out,” he said. “I’d been dreaming about it for 10 years.

It was a ‘field of dreams’ moment—build it and they will come.”

“He’s taken much of what he learned from us,” said Kramer, “and has applied it, along with

his own creativity, to produce the Sawtooth Valley Gathering.”

Fowler said he took another mentor’s tack, as well. Peter Shapiro, director of the LOCKN’ Festival, in Arrington, Va., has a motto: “Book it like you want to see it yourself.”

Fowler considered the situation in Stanley until it was workable. He launched the Sawtooth Valley Gathering in 2014, presented by his company, Nothing But Love LLC, in the same location as the Sawtooth Music Festival but with significant changes.

Among those was the location of the parking and camping.

Stanley residents “Greg Wallace, and Mandy and Russell Clark, from Mountain Village, were my champions,” Fowler said.

The Sawtooth Valley Gathering will be held Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29. The lineup will include Brothers Comatose, Billy Strings, Dead Winter Carpenters, Yak Attack, Allie Kral, World’s Finest, Three On The Tree, Jonathon Warren & The Billy Goats, Steph Sloan, Matt Sloan, Accidental Hitchhikers, Tylor Bushman & The Train Robbers, Hurdy Gurdy Girls, Sheep Bridge Jumpers, Bamboozle, Thistledown, and Free Peoples (whom Fowler calls the ‘Kings of Stanley’ for their repeat appearances at both Stanley-based festivals), among many others.

In fact, the festival will be packed with about 20 different musical sets on two stages, and surrounded by food and arts vendors.

Fowler is a fan of the jam-band scene and loves the “community vibe of camping festivals,” he said. “If you camp next to people for a few days, you get to know them better than just standing next to them for an evening.”

He’s also forged close relationships with some bands, like Gipsy Moon from Nederland, Colo., for whom he’s even helped get other gigs.

“I want to give money to bands I like,” Fowler said. “Someone who I’ll smile with at the end of the show.”

To get the gig rolling again in Stanley, Fowler wrote an entire business plan for the weekend, including times, days, who, what and where. Fowler knows the secret is having a great and loyal support system.

“We wouldn’t do it without some really important people, like Mandy and Russell at Mountain Village,” said Fowler.

“They help with so much.”

The Dead Winter Carpenters will play a late-night show at Mountain Village; there will be a shuttle from Pioneer Park to Stanley for the show.

James Fowler just wants to smile with you. Photo by Dana DuGan

“I have a bunch of buddies who really help,” said Fowler, “like Travis Leech, Rebecca Hoffman, Luke Henry, and Ned Flannigan, who acts as the community relations specialist for the Gathering. We also have, for the second year, a volunteer coordinator, Courtney Sibbett. There’s also Josh Mazzocchi in Bellevue, who does the screen-printing for T-shirts, Cody Fisher, who does graphic design, and Seth Brown, who’s been booking shows for years. Also Paul Bates and Ken Ferris, and Tim and Becky Cron of the Stanley Baking Co. and Sawtooth Hotel, with Kelli Kerns. My fellow Northern Rockies Music Festival board members have been really supportive, and also I couldn’t do it without Craig Campbell, of Live Audio Productions.”

There’s a fair amount of outreach that’s necessary to keep the wheels turning, too. Fowler also gives 2.5 percent in local option taxes back to Stanley. He donates to the Stanley School Parents Association and donates passes to the Challis Unified School District, to auction off.

The Sawtooth Valley Gathering will also have about 15 food and arts vendors who can camp right there. For tickets and more information, visit sawtoothvalleygathering.com.

“We have found tweaks and tricks to make it easier on ourselves in time and effort,” Fowler said. “We did have to move the date from mid-August due to the solar eclipse—Stanley is right in the path. Now we’re the same weekend as both the Mountain Home Country Music Festival (near Fairfield) and the Huckleberry Jam (at Tamarack Resort).”

But here’s the difference: There’s nothing corporate about the Sawtooth Valley Gathering.

It’s one man’s dream, a mess of friends and musicians in one of the most glorious settings imaginable.

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BY JENNIFER HOLLY SMITH

hen Ryan Redman asks, “Why promote healthy habits of mind?”, supporters of his Flourish Foundation listen closely. A fundraising luncheon was held last week for the Flourish Foundation at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum to address this question while encouraging support.

“We have a really positive momentum going in our fundraising efforts,” said Katie Corkery, operations coordinator.

The goal for the day was $160,000 and included a $45,000 matching grant toward this goal made by anonymous donors.

Redman, executive director of the Flourish Foundation, spoke to the group of approximately 130 while they dined on a buffet of locally sourced vegan delights. He explained that the Flourish Foundation seeks to teach healthy habits of mind, and mental well-balance, in order to create and sustain positive changes in the world through personal wellbeing, benevolent social action, and environmental stewardship.

“So many people, when they hear the word mind, it’s kind of this intangible thing,” Redman said. “What is it? We really try to land that in our experience, and get people to understand the profound impact that the mind has on the way we view and engage with the world.”

Alcohol and silent-auction items, typical of this type of event, were purposefully left out so that those in at-

Young Flourish Foundation supporters Avery and Paige Smart attend last Wednesday’s fundraising luncheon with their mother, Marcia Smart. Photo by Jenny Holly Smith

tendance could be “complete in presence,” said Paige Redman, education programs coordinator.

Ryan Redman began the event with a relaxation exercise they use with fifth-grade students to a completely silent audience, free of the typical clanking of flatware on plates, describing the sensation and experience of biting into a lemon wedge as the audience focused on his words.

After this exercise, he said, “If you’re like many of our fifth-grade friends, chances are you might have experienced your mouth puckering a little bit, or even some salivation happening, or even a strong visceral reaction to that exercise. This in itself demonstrates the extraordinary power of the mind on our physical body, but this power does not stop there. It extends far beyond, in every single moment of our life. The mind is influencing the way we see the world and how we behave in it.”

A video compilation of stories from those that have benefited from the Flourish Foundation’s work was shown. It included a young woman who was involved in a severe car crash that killed her mother, and her subsequent experience with debilitating anxiety and how the Flourish Foundation was able to teach her coping strategies with meditation techniques; a teacher who saw his male students learn empathy from an in-school program; and Jillian Palmer, a girl with brain trauma who, with the help of the Flourish Foundation, was able to better control intrusive thoughts.

“It saved me,” Palmer said. “I was very grateful.”

Palmer and other members of Flourish are currently in India, where a group has traveled each year for the past four years. Flourish has also made community service trips to Jonestown, Miss., the Philippines and to Mexico. While there, the students have done everything from restoring soccer courts and feeding pilgrims to building a multipurpose community meeting space and greenhouses made from water bottles.

The annual Compassionate Leaders service trips to India are about “transforming the world from the inside out,” Redman said. “Typically, the group engages in contemplative practices in the morning and then participates in service-based activities for the rest of the day. Currently, the group in India is focusing on a gardening project, assisting another American volunteer in establishing a preschool, repairing musical instruments,

Ryan Redman, executive director of the Flourish Foundation, speaks to supporters at a fundraising luncheon last Wednesday. Photo by Jenny Holly Smith

assisting monks in video filming and editing, and volunteering at an old-age home. But, the real heart of our work there is building cultural relations with all of the students at Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre in Ladakh.”

This year, all high schools in the Wood River Valley are represented in the Compassionate Leaders Program.

The organization seeks to continue to create success stories through its programs, and extend to other communities as well, specifically Jackson Hole, Wyo., in the coming year.

“This is the future, but it is also the now, right now, in this very moment,” Paige Redman said. “I recently heard that hope is not optimism; it is, rather, the deep orientation of the soul to do what is right.” tws

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Adding two days at the end of the school year would make up these s a result of the new mas- extra two days off. The last day of ter contract negotiated by school would be June 7. the Blaine County School This would move Carey’s District’s board of trustees and graduation to Friday, June 1 and teachers, the school district will Wood River High School and Silneed to make changes in the ver Creek High School’s gradua2017-2018 school year calen- tions to either Thursday, June 7 or dar. The original calendar had Friday, June 8. students having Thanksgiving Option two would make Jan. 2 week off, with teachers having and 3 in-service days, and Marin-service days on that Monday tin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 15) and Tuesday. and Presidents’ The new conDay (Feb. 19) The changes in the would not be tract mandates school calendar school the week entirely holioff for teachers, will impact both parents, days, as in the too. As such, the students, staff and past, but regular district will have graduation dates for all school attento add these two dance days. Undays somewhere three high schools in der this plan, the else to the school 2018.” last school day calendar. would be June Heather Crocker, 5 and the three Idaho state Director of Communications high law mandates schools Blaine County School District would be able to that public school students hold their gradbe in school for 180 days each uations as originally planned in year, but lets individual schools the calendar (May 25 for Carey set their calendars as long as they and June 1 for WRHS and Silver meet the 180-day requirement.

Creek HS). Both of these federal The district, based on recom- holidays are days in which many mendations from administrators non-school-related youth sports and teachers, is considering three events are held. options.

The third option would be to “The changes in the school cal- modify the dates of the winter endar will impact both parents, break by having school in attenstudents, staff and graduation dance on Monday, Dec. 18 and dates for all three high schools in Tuesday, Dec. 19.

2018,” said Heather Crocker, diTuesday and Wednesday, rector of communications for the Jan. 2 and 3, would then remain BCSD. in-service days with students None of the options will change on break. One of the drawbacks the start of the school year, slated of this plan is that it would crefor Monday, Aug. 28. ate two two-day school weeks, The first option would be to which, historically, have low make Jan. 2 and 3 in-service student attendance. The original days for staff, meaning that stu- last-day-of-school and graduadents would add two more days tion days would stay the same. of vacation to their winter break. tws

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Hundreds Of Motorcyclists To Escort Kids To Camp Rainbow Gold

The 16th Annual Motorcycle Escort, supporting Camp Rainbow Gold, begins in Boise, continues to the Wood River Valley, and delivers campers to Cathedral Pines north of Ketchum on Sunday, July 23. The youth campers, ages 6-12, will arrive at camp to spend a week away from hospitals, doctors, and the daily reminders of their struggles with cancer. At camp, they will make friends, laugh around campfires, and for one week enjoy a time when their battle with cancer takes a backseat to the fun and support of Camp Rainbow Gold and Courtesy photo by Nils Ribi their camp family.

“We love to see the Blaine County community come together for our campers,” said Elizabeth Lizberg, Camp Rainbow Gold’s executive director. “People line the streets to cheer on the escort.”

Boise Valley Riders Motorcycle Club will escort the bus to Bellevue Memorial Park where it will join hundreds of motorcyclists from southern Idaho.

“The idea of these tough-looking men and women, none of whom I have ever met, literally lining the streets and surrounding the bus, in honor of our babies, caused me to sob with wracking tears,” one camper’s mother said.

Everyone is invited to the festivities at Bellevue Memorial Park where there will be live music and a barbecue at 11a.m. served by Mahoney’s Bar & Grill. KSKI will host a live broadcast from the park.

Both businesses are sponsors of the event.

The campers’ bus will arrive in Bellevue at approximately 1:30 p.m. and then make its way 14 miles north to Cathedral Pines. Timing and updates will be provided on the Camp Rainbow Gold Facebook page, @CampRainbowGoldInc. The Boise Valley Riders Motorcycle Club will present the youth campers with custom hoodies with their “biker names” on the back, and make them honorary members. As such, club members will also escort the campers back from Cathedral Pines to Boise when the camp week is over.

This year’s ride is in honor of John “Hoagie” Hogue of the Snake River Bros Motorcycle Club from Twin Falls. Hoagie lost his battle with cancer this past year.

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Join the Sawtooth Botanical Garden for a Solar Eclipse Workshop, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25. Tim Frazier, vice president of the Magic Valley Astronomy Society, will share historic facts, images of recent eclipses, safe equipment for observing the eclipse and end with a session using a solar telescope to observe the surface of the sun. The workshop fee will be $15 for Sawtooth Botanical Garden members and $20 for nonmembers; preregistration is required. For more information visit, sbggarden.org, or call (208) 726-9358.

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Flooding in Hailey this spring created damage in neighborhoods. Photo by Mandi Iverson

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he City of Hailey was notified July 3 that the Idaho Office of Emergency Management tentatively granted $875,000 in emergency assistance to repair city infrastructure damaged by record spring flooding during the past two months.

The city is required to match $102,311 of that grant.

Damage from the 2017 Big Wood River flood to streets in the Della View neighborhood in west Hailey was significant. The area also houses a crucial lift station for the city’s sewer system.

The OEM is applying for a federal disaster declaration for Blaine County this week. A response can be expected within the next one to three weeks.

If the federal disaster declaration is granted, then OEM will require the city to apply for federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program to supplant a portion of OEM funds. Under this scenario, FEMA’s share would be 75 percent of costs, OEM’s share would be 15 percent, and the City of Hailey’s share would be 10 percent, which is $102,311.

If FEMA does not grant a federal disaster declaration, then the city will use the funds allocated under the state’s OEM grant award of $875,000. If the federal disaster declaration is granted and FEMA becomes involved, it’s expected that obtaining funds from either OEM or FEMA will be delayed.

A federal disaster declaration makes additional funding opportunities available. It will allow Hailey to seek funding assistance for wastewater lift station protection, park repairs, and other repairs not currently funded through OEM’s grant award.

FEMA’s Public Assistance Program, Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Pre-disaster Mitigation Program are also potential funding sources. All of these programs will require Hailey to share a portion of cost, which will place limits on the scope of work to be completed.

Engineering planning meetings have begun on repair to city roads and improved protection of the wastewater lift station,

and plans will be presented at a future city council meeting.

If a federal disaster declaration is made, FEMA will be on-site within days to assist. Due to the scope of the recovery effort, the need to secure additional funding, the waning 2017 construction season and potential federal involvement, the city’s preliminary schedule includes the following tasks:

• July/August: Data acquisition, scoping, FEMA coordination • August: Analysis of design options and costs • September: Commence preliminary design • October: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and Pre-disaster Mitigation Program grant applications due • December: Commence final design • February/March: Bidding • Summer 2018: Construction The above schedule is preliminary and subject to change.

Streets have been cleaned and reopened in the Della View neighborhood. The Heagle Park pavilion, restrooms and play structure will remain closed for the remainder of the season, and are unsafe for public use. Access to the Big Wood River via the trail on the west side of Heagle Park is permitted.

Community Development Department staff is concurrently wrapping up assessment of damaged homes in the Della View area in compliance with the National Floodplain Insurance Program.

Hailey Mayor Fritz Haemmerle, and city staff, continue to meet with Blaine County, the Wood River Land Trust, state and federal agencies and other stakeholders on long-term issues related to the Big Wood River floodplain. Recent information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers indicates that any significant work in the river corridor is a multi-year, multi-jurisdictional process.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Ketchum’s Solar Eclipse Logo Is Available To Ketchum Businesses

The City of Ketchum created a special logo designed to celebrate and promote the solar eclipse. The city will make it available to business owners and retailers interested in marketing the event.

The logo can be used to adorn merchandise of all kinds, from shirts and caps to water bottles, coffee cups and stickers.

The logo, titled “great American eclipse,” features Ketchum in the path of totality across the state and includes the exact date and time the moon will pass between Earth and the sun and momentarily dim the light across much of the Wood River Valley.

More information on the eclipse and community event hosted by the cities of Ketchum and Sun Valley can be found at ketchumsunvalleyeclipse2017.com.

City staff will email the logo to business licenseholders or provide it upon requests made to participate@ketchumidaho.org.

ITD Seeks Public Comment On Projects

The Idaho Transportation Department seeks public comment through July 30 on the FY2018-2024 draft of the Idaho Transportation Investment Program. All transportation stakeholders are encouraged to participate.

The ITIP is a seven-year “roadmap” for planning and developing transportation projects, including highways and bridges; bicycle and pedestrian facilities; highway safety; railroad crossing safety; airports; public transportation; transportation planning; and freight.

The transportation department is offering an online, interactive Idaho Transportation Project Map that allows users to choose specific project categories, and learn about work that is planned for the area of Idaho they are interested in.

The draft ITIP document lists projects by highway route and location, identifies projected years for right-of-way acquisition, preliminary engineering, construction, and estimated project costs. It also lists local construction projects that are federally funded.

The projects will start in 2018 and go through 2024.

Public comments will help the department determine if proposed projects meet the department’s three main objectives of improving safety, mobility, and economic opportunity.

Comments can be emailed to adam.rush@itd.idaho.gov.

Skate Deck Fundraiser

The Creating for Skating art-deco fundraiser successfully raised close to $9,000 for the expansion of the Guy Coles Skate Park in Ketchum. More than 100 skateboard decks, created by both professional and aspiring artists, were auctioned off at a barbecue hosted Friday evening by the Board Bin. Mackenzie Coles and Charlie Lewallen created the two skateboard decks that garnered the highest bids.

The Ketchum skate park, created in the mid 1990s by the local skate community, was one of the first public skate parks in the country. Under the leadership of then-Mayor Guy Coles, the city donated the present location and put the park under the stewardship of the City of Ketchum Parks & Recreation Department.

The Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency budgeted $40,000 for the expansion project, and the City of Ketchum has $40,000 in this year’s budget and an additional $20,000 proposed for next year’s.

The Ketchum City Council will be reviewing the RFP proposals at the upcoming July 17 council meeting. Depending on the square footage, layout and features, the project estimates are between $95,000 and $260,000. Once a contractor is chosen, the city will have public outreach meetings to figure out the best features and layout.

Any privately donated funds will be used directly to enhance the scope of this project and allow the skate community many more options for making this a great expansion.

To donate to the project, visit generosity.com/sports-fundraising/ ketchum-guy-coles-skatepark-expansion; or mail a check to City of Ketchum, Guy Coles Skate Park Capital Campaign, Attn.: Jen Smith, P.O. Box 2315, Ketchum, Idaho 83340.

All donations are tax deductible.

St. Luke’s Honors Volunteers

St. Luke’s Wood River recently honored its many volunteers at a luncheon.

“Our volunteers have hearts of gold and smiles of kindness; their giving nature is priceless,” said Koree Hawkes, manager of Volunteer Services. “They bring friendly, ‘how-can-I-help’ attitudes to our department. That friendly, helpful presence welcomes our patients and visitors. Our mornings are not the same without them.”

“Thank you to all the volunteers for their dedication and hard work,” said Shelly McFarland, emergency department manager.

“We appreciate all they do for our patients, our customers and the community we serve. The volunteers are instrumental in wayfinding, problem-solving, providing concierge services and for comforting our patients and their families. The ED appreciates their smiles and their willingness to assist wherever they’re needed. Thank you so much for

this generous service you provide.”

Cody Langbehn, St. Luke’s Wood River administrator, said that this year there were more than 100 active volunteers who contributed more than 8,000 hours within the hospital and community.

“The St. Luke’s retail therapy gift shop, run entirely by volunteers, enjoyed another year of operational success, allowing us to further contribute to the hospital programs and services,” said Mary Williams, volunteer board president.

Alex Stoll, incoming board president, joined Williams in recognizing the volunteers who have achieved significant milestones in the amount of lifetime hours given to SLWR. These included Volunteer of the Year Lynn Bockemohle, who has been an active volunteer for nearly 16 years and 1,200 hours of service.

Kerry Marumoto was the recipient of the Ready, Willing and Able award. Marumoto stands out for his service in providing Healing Touch at St. Luke’s Wood River to inpatients on the medical surgical unit, in OB, surgical services, as well as to staff. He has also offered it to patients undergoing total joint replacement surgery. The decreased pain and anxiety, general feeling of wellbeing, soothing and calming effects has reduced the need for painkillers.

Fiorella Delgado and Sirlene Nuñez were both honored with Helping Hands awards.

For information about volunteering, visit stlukesonline.org/aboutst-lukes/support-st- lukes/wood-river-foundation/volunteering.

Governor Appoints Dr. David A. McClusky To Idaho State Board Of Medicine

Dr. David A. McClusky, III, was appointed to the Idaho Board of Medicine. McClusky follows in the footsteps of Dr. Robert Ward and his father, Dr. David A. McClusky, II, who are both with St. Luke’s Magic Valley and have served six-year terms on the board. The board’s primary responsibility and obligation is to protect the general public through the regulation of physicians and surgeons. The board also regulates other healthcare professionals through various advisory boards.

McClusky is a general surgeon at St. Luke’s Wood River and serves on St. Luke’s East Region board as well as on the Quality and Safety Committee. Whether it be at the department level or on the board of directors, McClusky has been involved in quality and safety initiatives at institutions of varying size and volume in rural and urban environments. He has also been intrigued by utilizing technology to captivate and educate and has been active in medical and surgical simulation programs since his residency. McClusky likes to spend his free time diving into computer programming to create simulations, education and presentation tools.

McClusky’s great-grandfather practiced medicine in Idaho in 1908, with his grandfather, father and brother all following suit.

“It’s a privilege to advocate for patients in Idaho,” McClusky said.

“Having grown up here, I have deep affection and respect for the community and culture.”

Spelunker Selected For National Program

Joey Frye, 18, of Hailey, was selected out of hundreds of Eagle Scout candidates for the National Eagle Scout World Explorer Program.

Frye was one of four Scouts to participate in a survey of Mammoth Cave, Ky., already the longest cave in the world with a length of well over 400 miles.

The Scouts camped in the caves, found new territory, surveyed virgin passages and lengthened the record even more.

Dr. Dean Wiseman and Bill Steele led the program. They are both internationally recognized cavers with the National Speleological Society.

Steele is also co-leader of the Proyecto Espeleológico Sistema Huautla, in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, which is surveying the deepest cave system in the Western Hemisphere.

Red Cross To Hold Blood Drive

The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and has issued an emergency call for eligible blood donors of all blood types to give now and help save lives.

Together with St. Luke’s Wood River Volunteer Core Board, the Red

Cross will host a blood drive, 10:30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latt in Ketchum.

To schedule an appointment, visi sponsor code ”Ketchum.” Identifica questions regarding eligibility, call ( “It’s crucial that people donate n every day and to be prepared for em volumes of donated blood,” said Ca director of the Lewis and Clark bloo blood and platelet donors can help heroes are needed to give as soon a The summer months are among year for blood donations as regular vacation and participate in summer For more information, call Mary

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Standoff Retr Las Vegas For T

Four defendants in the Bunkervil ho men, Eric Parker, Steven Stewart and Montana resident Ricky Lovelie The case, which ended in a mistr between Nevada rancher Cliven Bu government. The dispute was over Bundy refused for decades to pay fe his Bunkerville ranch.

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“Not a shot was fired, not a bottl thrown,” said defense attorney Sha lien. “Nobody was injured, and ever The defendants are charged in a acy, extortion, threats, assault and the 2014 armed standoff. If convicte mandatory minimum prison senten

SNRA Closes Campgrounds

Due to bear mischief, and, in one camper, the Sawtooth National Rec north of its headquarters.

Camping areas along part of Nor temporarily, including the Caribou C miles north of State Highway 75. Th of Camp Manapu.

In the backcountry, food and gar reach by hanging it in a tree, at leas area.

According to Sawtooth National R gram Manager Susan James, bears a and wildflowers, and a few simple p areas safe and enjoyable for bears a “Black bears are remarkable anim see one, but their wellbeing require said. “It takes a small effort on our p stored, and it’s the only fair thing fo them to expect food in campsites, w bears, in danger.

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THE WEEKLY SCENE

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hoans that we have protected their ment that Secretary Denney will ght by the Trump Commission,” etary Denney considers sending as agreed to give us 10 days of ur lawsuit and fight for the privacy ve.”

Presented at the Sun Valley Pavilion, Monday night, Lord Huron, a Los Angeles based band, played a solid set of indi-folk rock music for a crowd inside and outside on the lawn. The show was the first of the Sun Valley Center’s summer music series. Photo by Dana DuGan

rial Begins In Two Hailey Men

lle standoff trial include three Idat (both of Hailey) and Scott Drexler, en. rial in April, stems from a protest undy supporters and the federal impounded cattle taken after ederal grazing fees for land near

hre said the defendants used “the nd the law to their will, the Las Tuesday. , who represents Stewart, said the hey believe in. “Nothing more,

le was thrown, not a rock was awn Perez, who represents Loveryone went home.” federal indictment with conspirrelated counts for their role in ed of all counts, the men face a nce of 57 years.

A paraglider sails over the Wood River Valley at sunset, on Thursday, July 6. Photo courtesy of Rich Puddicombe Residents at Sweetwater Community in Hailey were startled by a collision between a Chevrolet SUV and a Subaru Outback while they were sitting on their porches facing Countryside Boulevard just after 5 p.m. on Sunday. A probable cause affidavit filed in Blaine County 5th District Court on Monday states that the driver of the Chevy, James Franklin Sabey, 39, allegedly was driving at 34 miles per hour in a 25- mile-per-hour zone when he hit the Subaru. He was arrested on the scene and is being charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence, misdemeanor possession of an open container in a motor vehicle and misdemeanor reckless driving. The Blaine County Prosecuting Attorney’s office did not return calls by press deadline Thursday as to why Sabey is being charged with misdemeanor DUI as he already has two prior DUI convictions, according to the affidavit. Usually, a third DUI is a felony charge. Courtesy photo by Hunter Faulkner

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Correction

The yellow-and-black butterfly on the cover of last week’s The Weekly Sun was mistakenly identified as a monarch butterfly. It was, rather, a two-tailed swallowtail butterfly, commonly seen in the Wood River Valley. Ann Christensen, local naturalist, explained that the “swallowtails are moving north as their food plant, the milkweed, moves up the highway. Very similar to the two-tailed swallowtail is the Western tiger swallowtail. The two-tailed caterpillar feeds on ash, chokecherry and hoptree. The Western tiger swallowtail feeds on alder, aspen, cottonwood and willow. Orange butterflies commonly seen in our area are many fritillary species. They lay their eggs on violets.”

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Fishing R epoRt

ACTIVE ART COLUMN SKETCHBOOK HIKING THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR JULY 19 - 25 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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ummer weather continues to make our local rivers the place to be. Hot days and dropping rivers mean beating the heat by exploring cool mountain waters. Almost all our local waters are fishing to some extent right now. There is still plenty of high water and plenty of places where we can’t fish but, all told, there is a lot of fun to be had right now.

The Big Wood River is seeing falling water and the Green Drake hatch happening simultaneously. The best action is mid-Valley and north.

We should have another week or so of this action. Also watch for Little Yellow Sallies and other Stoneflies of various sizes and colors. It’s a good time to have Stimulators in a variety of colors and sizes, as well as some good dropper nymphs like Epoxy Back Green Drakes and Bead Head Prince Nymphs.

Big Stonefly Nymphs are also effective. If you go, be safe, leave the dog at home, and fish with a friend.

The Upper Lost is also beginning to fish in areas of low flow.

The fishing has been best with Streamers, but expect the Green Drakes and Stonefly hatches to steadily increase in intensity.

We should see the same falling waters and hatches that the Big Wood is experiencing all this week.

The South Fork of the Boise remains at boating levels and should fish well this week with Pink Alberts and Grasshoppers.

Cicadas should also be in play where the trees are still standing.

Watch for the Mormon cricket, as well; they are showing up in the area, and could make it to the river soon.

Silver Creek continues to show her colors as the Trico spinner falls gain in intensity.

Calm, hot afternoons mean great Damselfly action. Hoppers are showing up in huge numbers right now, but the fish are just starting to eat them. The best Hopper action has been on the Silver Creek Preserve. The Callibaetis continues to be the number one bug on the Creek with activity before and after the Trico occurrences. Baetis are also on the water most mornings and evenings.

The mouse fishing on the Creek is also picking up steam.

With streamside vegetation being the only greenery they can find, the population along the banks of the Creek is enough to get the fish focused on the biggest of the terrestrials. There is no better time to be a fly angler!

Choices are everywhere!

Leslie Rego, “Robin’s Nest”, nib pen and ink, watercolor.

THE BIRD’S NEST AND THE MOUNTAIN LION

BY LESLIE REGO

Nature is a study in contrasts. For weeks, my husband has been running up and down our driveway several times throughout the day, just to get up from his computer work and move his body a bit. Every time, a young deer, filled with curiosity, would poke its head out from the forest to observe this human in motion and sometimes even follow along for a bit. And then several days passed and there was no deer. A few more days passed and we detected a stench emanating from the area where the deer always appeared. Entering the trees and looking more closely, we saw the carcass of the animal lying on the forest floor. It was apparent that the deer had been attacked by what we believed to be a mountain lion. The huge gashes were on the deer’s neck.

I like to take an early-morning jaunt around my house. One day I saw a bird’s nest, a bit higher than 5 feet, perched on the end of one of the logs jutting out from the house.

A robin was sitting in the nest—a bit late, I thought, since this was now the first week of July. All of the other birds had already built their nests and the baby birds had fledged.

During my jaunts, I tried to remember to give a wide berth to the area of the nest so as to not alarm the mother bird, but one day I forgot and the bird temporarily flew away.

Quickly, I peered into the nest and saw three perfect robin’s eggs.

Over the years, I have seen broken fragments of robins’ eggs, but never the complete egg. The color of the egg is such a serene blue. No wonder we have coined the term “robin’s egg blue” as one of our most soft, clean and restful colors.

This morning, my husband and I were drinking our coffee when my husband exclaimed, “There is the mountain lion!” I looked up, startled, and saw a huge animal calmly walking around the side of our house.

The haunches were powerful, the muscles rippling as he quietly walked. The lion seemed to not have a care in the world. He

Happy fishing, everyone!

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walked tranquilly, his coat glistening in the morning light.

From the beautiful, serene blue of the robin’s egg to the powerful mountain lion, Nature pulsates with life. As Muir wrote, “Nature is ever at work building and pulling down, creating and destroying, keeping everything whirling and flowing, allowing no rest but in rhythmical motion, chasing everything in endless song out of one beautiful form into another.”

We miss the deer and its endless curiosity, but the mountain lion was grandeur in motion. Soon we will have baby birds peering their tiny heads out of the nest. From the fragile to the powerful, it is always a beginning somewhere and a sunset elsewhere. Nature presents an eternal dawn and an eternal gloaming.

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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The passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914 created the Cooperative Extension Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture and nationalized 4-H. By 1924, 4-H clubs were formed and the clover emblem was adopted. The Cooperative Extension Service is a partnership of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) within the USDA, more than 100 land-grant universities and more than 3,000 county offices across the nation. Cooperative Extension combines the expertise and resources of federal, state and local governments and is designed to meet the need for research, knowledge and educational programs.

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ince 4-H began more than 100 years ago, it has become the nation’s largest youth development organization. The 4-H idea is simple: help young people and their families gain the skills needed to be proactive forces in their communities and develop ideas for a more innovative economy.

In the late 1800s, researchers discovered adults in the farming community did not readily accept new agricultural developments on university campuses, but found that young people were open to new thinking and would experiment with new ideas and share their experiences with adults. In this way, rural youth programs introduced new agriculture technology to communities.

The idea of practical and “hands-on” learning came from the desire to connect public school education to country life. Building community clubs to help solve agricultural challenges was a first step toward youth learning more about the industries in their community.

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TWISTED WOOD

BY HANNES THUM

he German language has an amazing ability to form compound words.

German has been my second language since I was a child, and I have always been amazed at how willing German speakers are to take two or three (or more!) nouns or adjectives and simply smash them together to create a new word (sometimes, a very long word).

One of my favorite examples from biology is krummholz, from the German “krumm” (twisted, or bent) and from “holz” (wood). Krummholz is a word now used regularly in many languages to describe the unique ways that certain trees have adapted to grow up high in the mountains.

Lots of local folks are starting to hike higher and higher up into the mountains at this time of year, so maybe you have seen krummholz yourself. I am sure that you can picture a stunted, gnarled tree clinging to a rocky outcrop way up high in our local mountain ranges, twisted in a bonsai-like fashion and looking like it lives a tenuous lifestyle.

Krummholz is a word that describes the shape of tree growth, and can be applied to any species. Some of these trees may be extraordinarily old, something belied by the fact that they may only be knee- or waist-high.

The alpine biome is defined, more or less, as the biological zone above treeline in mountainous areas. Thus, the subalpine biome is the zone just below the alpine, where trees exist but may have difficulty growing very high. Many places that we like to explore and many hikes that we like to take will cross through the subalpine and alpine zones: the windswept ridges adjacent to Pioneer cabin ex-

hibit subalpine characteristics; the rocky peaks above the cabin are classic alpine biome.

Trees in the subalpine zone are exposed to the highest extremes of wind, snow cover for months at a time, and scarcity of viable soils. However, strong tree species can get a toehold in these places and hang on, slowly growing during the few months a year when conditions allow them to, and waiting in dormancy for the rest of the year.

Whitebark pine and subalpine fir are the two most iconic species in our area that dominate the subalpine zone and that grow at as high an elevation as any species dares to (although species such as Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce will also show up in the subalpine, exhibiting krummholz growth when present).

Happy hiking in the alpine this month!

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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.

Taylor Koth is the kicker for the Wood River High School football team.

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aylor Koth, entering his senior year at Wood River High School, lives for pressure and he proves it on the football field by excelling as the team’s kicker—one of the most high-pressure positions in the sport.

Carrying a 3.7 grade point average and a member of National Honor Society, Koth spent 10 years as a competitive Nordic skier until he focused on football, track and soccer for the Wolverines.

“My goal in life is to be the best that I can be,” Koth said. “I’d also like to follow in my father’s footsteps and go into sports medicine.”

Playing “sports has given me the passion for everything that I do and accomplish,” he said. “It has also given me the drive to succeed in other things besides sports, whether that be in the classroom, out of the classroom, working on the job or doing community service.”

Whether it’s team or individual sports, Koth always strives to be the best.

“In team sports, you always have someone’s back,” he said. “In individual sports, you carry yourself. It all helps in life and with your family and friends. It’s also why I might become a coach—because I want to see someone succeed in life and be happy.”

His preference is to participate in team sports, like football.

“A lot of it is the atmosphere,” he said. “In football, everyone treats everyone equally, like a family, despite their backgrounds and size and talent. We break every practice at the end with the cheer of brotherhood.”

But it’s pressure that Koth loves.

“I do well under it,” he said. “I like having all eyes on succeeding—and me. That’s why I love kicking footballs—because everyone relies on you. At other positions, if you make a mistake, you still get multiple chances to succeed. But a kicker gets one chance to determine the game.”

And what if he misses?

“I’ve learned how to deal with disappointment,” Koth said. “First, you find out what you did wrong, mentally replay it and correct it.

Then you black out your surroundings and it’s just you, the ball and the uprights.”

Succeed or fail, it’s still all about team. “My brothers appreciate me,” he said. “You’re part of the family and no one gets down on you.”

Having always been a soccer player, Koth was enticed to try out for the football team two years ago when their kicker graduated.

“I think I shocked everyone at the tryout when all my kickoffs went out of the end zone,” he said.

The first year he started, he made first-team All-Conference.

“Then it was a lot of practice and my parents helped by shagging balls,” said Koth. “I just put in the work. I never go two days without kicking.”

That perseverance paid off last year when Koth was named to AllState and All-Conference. tws

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PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ARE AD DOLLARS WELL SPENT

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nother day, another dollar. Isn’t that what we as business owners believe? For the most part, yes. Our bottom line and being able to provide for our families is of the utmost importance. Also, some of us keep folks employed, contributing to their wellbeing and the economic health of our community. Making certain your business is running like a finely tuned machine is good for everyone.

So, how do you get the most value for your dollar when it comes to marketing?

In today’s digital world, there are endless marketing and advertising vehicles in which to brand your company’s image. As I mentioned in “Promotional Products Have Punch” (The Weekly Sun – July 5, 2017) top-of-mind recognition is a branding and messaging goal; it is what brings customers to you again and again. Why not consider promotional products? When it comes to obtaining top-ofmind recognition, promotional products offer value.

Impressions matter! There is no doubt promotional products offer unique solutions for a company trying to gain recognition. A unique promotional product stands out, speaks volumes and carries weight. But, let’s talk about why.

Impressions reflect the number of times an ad is viewed or seen by the average consumer. For example, each time you see an ad in the newspaper or on television, that equals one impression.

With regard to promotional products, every time you see a logoed bag or cap, that is also one impression.

Basic math can bring big numbers. According to the Advertising Specialty Institute,

impressions from promotional products are calculated by multiplying the length of time a recipient has a promotional product by the number of people he or she comes into contact with each month while using the product. Since promotional products are kept an average of 6-14 months, a branded bag offers an average of 6,000 impressions, while caps and pens offer an average of 3,000 impressions. And, if you are partial to hoodies or T-shirts, you can expect around 2,300 impressions.

(Source: Advertising Specialty Institute). These numbers are impressive.

But, what about converting impressions to sales?

Marketing data from PPAI [Promotional Products Association International] supports promotional products as bringing an increase to call to action. As a matter of fact, nine out of 10 consumers remember a brand from a promotional product they have received. This could be a water bottle, a tech gadget, or custom item specific to your brand.

And, 83 percent of consumers are more likely to do business with a company after receiving a promotional product from them. The number of impressions your logo makes matters and supports top-ofmind recognition. Isn’t that what we all want? Advertising and marketing work, especially when done well!

If you have questions regarding promotional products and how they support your brand, reach out to us at Davis Embroidery – Screen Printing and Promotional Products. Call us at (208) 726-1948, visit our website at davisembroidery. com or the Ketchum showroom located at 270 Northwood Way (across from Bigwood Bakery) in Ketchum. We’re open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Young volunteers and their furry friends helped to make Dog Days a success in 2016. Photo courtesy of Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley

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upport the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley at the Annual Dog Days of Summer Benefit Gala on Friday, July 28 at Trail Creek Pavilion in Sun Valley. The event will feature unique silent and live auction items, a birdhouse festival and much more.

The Animal Shelter, the first “no-kill” shelter in Idaho, promotes companion animal welfare by providing temporary shelter for homeless animals, adopting them to qualified homes, and reducing animal abuse, neglect and overpopulation through community education and spay/ neuter services. The Animal Shelter is funded almost entirely by private donations and grants, with this event being the nonprofit’s largest moneyraising event.

“This event helps to keep the Shelter running day in and day out,” said Bekka Mongeau, marketing coordinator. “The proceeds of the event fund about a third of the annual operating budget. It’s also a great way for the Shelter to say thank you to some of our biggest supporters.”

The event will start at 5:30 p.m. (or 5 p.m. for VIP ticket holders) with signature cocktails like “The Greyhound,” a silent auction and a photo booth.

Guests will have time to peruse the auction tent while catching up with friends and mingling with the community.

“The birdhouse festival is a special piece of the silent auction dedicated to handmade birdhouses,” said Mongeau.

“Each birdhouse has been made by a (usually local) artist. This year we have a whole section of them created by local art students.”

The Kassatly family and friends enjoy the Dog Days party, which is the Animal Shelter’s largest money-raising event. Photo courtesy of Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley

After the silent auction closes, the crowd will move into the tent for dinner, words from the executive director and a Pet Parade featuring adoptable dogs.

“Five to seven adoptable dogs come to the benefit sporting costumes related to the live auction items that will be available to bid on later in the night,” Mongeau said. “The adoptable dogs walk around the silent auction area during cocktail hour, but during the Pet Parade inside the tent the dogs get to walk on the stage while our auctioneer gives a description about both the dog and the auction item they are representing. In the past couple of years, two or three of the dogs have been adopted the very next day.”

Items for the live auction include a one-of-a-kind London adventure, a luxury

photographic African safari, a Middle Fork rafting trip, the 2017 Dog Days original artwork

by Francis E. Livingston, and more.

“My favorite part of the evening is the paddle-up section,” said Mongeau. “Our supporters are all so kind and generous and the buzz in the room is palpable as folks pledge for the animals.

“The Wood River Valley is such a pet-friendly place; an event where people come together to make more positive connections between pets and people possible is both fun and inspiring.”

Approximately 325 guests are slated to be in attendance and tickets are still available. To purchase tickets, visit the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley at animalshelterwrv.org/ dogdays or call them directly at (208) 788-4351. tws

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE HIKIN’ BUDDIES WEDNESDAY JULY 19 9:30AM TO 1PM / ADAMS GULCH / KETCHUM Hosted by the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, folks should meet at the Adams Gulch trailhead in Ketchum from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

No appointment is necessary; dogs go out on hikes on a firstcome, first-served basis. An adoption counselor will be on-site to help complete the adoption process.

‘GLOOMY SUNDAY’

6PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL THEATER / SUN VALLEY The 2017 Jewish Film Festival, presented by the Wood River Jewish Community, will conclude with a free screening of “Gloomy Sunday.” The movie centers on a romantic love triangle with tragic consequences, set in Hungary during World War II. Based on the novel by Nick Barkow, co-written and directed by Rolf Schübel, the film tells a fictional story about the “Gloomy Sunday.” This R-rated drama has a runtime of 1 hour, 54 minutes. Email wrjc@ wrjc.org for more information.

CHIPS AND ECLIPSE WEDNESDAY JULY 19 6-PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY / HAILEY Curious about the upcoming solar eclipse in August? Join The Chamber for information on the event and enjoy some chips and salsa from KB’s at the same time.

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WED JULY 19-SAT JULY 22

6:30-9:30PM / DUCHIN LOUNGE / SUN VALLEY Enjoy music by Brooks Hartell at the Duchin Lounge from 6:30-9:30 p.m.

‘LIFE SUCKS’ WEDNESDAY JULY 19 7PM / LIBERTY THEATRE / HAILEY Celebrate the foibles of humanity with the final night of “Life Sucks,” an irreverent variation on Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” by award-winning playwright Aaron Posner.

“Life Sucks” is suitable for ages 13 and up. Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour prior to curtain. The Liberty Theatre is located at 110 N. Main Street in Hailey.

HAILEY FARMERS’ MARKET THURSDAY JULY 20 3-7PM / E. CARBONATE STREET / HAILEY Located on the east side of Hailey’s Main Street, on Carbonate Street, between Sun Valley Brewery and Christopher & Co. Vendors offer a great variety of fresh produce, prepared foods and crafts. For more information visit wrfarmersmarket.org.

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THURSDAY JULY 20

5-7PM / SAWTOOTH BREWERY TAP ROOM / HAILEY Join The Chamber, Sawtooth Brewery and co-sponsors The Trailing of the Sheep Festival for the July Business After Hours at the Sawtooth Brewery Tap Room in Hailey. Bring a business card to put in the raffle basket for a chance to win prizes from local merchants. The Tap Room is located at 110 N. River Street in Hailey.

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6:30PM / MAHONEY’S / BELLEVUE Enjoy free music at Mahoney’s Bar and Grill every Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. This week, rev it up with tunes from Hellbound Glory.

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Summer has definitely arrived in our Valley! As the temperatures rise, and as we all start to prepare for the total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, and the large influx of visitors, it’s imperative to keep cool, remain hydrated and stay informed. Here are a few tips to help you stay healthy and enjoy these long, hot days.

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

• A child’s body temperature rises five times faster than an adult’s.

• Death can occur when a child’s body temperature reaches 107 degrees.

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

Generally, we are a very active community, enjoying a variety of outdoor recreation

and activities. It’s a good idea to avoid excessive exertion late in the day when temperatures are often at their peak. If you don’t take care when exercising in the heat, you risk serious illness.

Both the exercise itself and the air temperature increase your core body temperature. To help it cool, your body sends more blood to circulate through your skin. This leaves less blood for your muscles, which in turn increases your heart rate.

Stay hydrated; often water alone isn’t enough, and our body needs to replace electrolytes found in some sports drinks, as well.

Dress appropriately.

Lightweight, loose-fitting clothing helps sweat evaporate and keeps you cooler. Avoid dark colors, which can absorb heat. If possible, wear a lightcolored, wide-brimmed hat.

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

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ost people are confused about the different types of knapweed—diffused, meadow, Russian, spotted and squarrose—while others are confused about what knapweed even looks like. The Blaine Bug Crew is here to explain.

Diffused knapweed can grow fast and will infest many acres in a short amount of time. This article is all about what diffused knapweed looks like and a biological approach to controlling it.

Diffused knapweed may be 6 inches to 2 feet tall. Flowering occurs in July, August and September. Flowers can grow in clusters, or singly. Flowers may be white, pink or lavender.

Seeds are blackish brown and .1-inch long. Flower-head bracts are tipped with a long, slender spine; the spines are tipped with smaller spines.

You can find this plant along roadsides and in abandoned areas. Diffused knapweed prefers well-drained, lighttextured soils and hates the shade.

The solution to this noxious weed is knapweed seed-head weevils. In the spring, the weevils emerge as adults and eat the knapweed foliage.

Females produce between 28 and 130 eggs, which are laid in open flowers. Eggs hatch into larvae and feed on seeds for about a month. Larvae then

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make cocoons inside the seed heads. Adults chew a hole in the cocoon that is visible from above. Beetles are dark brown and black, about a centimeter long.

Now that we have explained this noxious weed and one approach to dealing with it, you should be able to go out in the field and see if this weed is infesting the flora and fauna in your area. If you find diffused knapweed in an area about the size of an acre that is within these requirements, please note: no mowing, cultivating, grazing, spraying, etc. Call the Bug Crew. Biocontrol might be right for you. You can reach the Blaine Bug Crew at (208) 3160355.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE 36TH WINE AUCTION THURS JULY 20-SAT JULY 22 ALL DAY / VARIOUS LOCATIONS

WILDFLOWER WALK

8:30AM TO 1PM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM

Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present its 36th annual Wine Auction fundraiser this week. Guests may attend Vintner Dinners, the Auction Gala and the Vine & Dine— it all supports The Center’s year-round arts and education programs for adults, youth and families. Visit sunvalleycenter. org/wineauction to purchase tickets and see a full schedule of events.

Join the Sawtooth Botanical Garden for a free Wildflower Walk, featuring “Unusual Plants of the Sawtooth Valley” with Lynn Kinter. Look for orchids and other unique species in the moist bogs of the beautiful Sawtooth Valley. Meet at Sawtooth Botanical Garden, four miles south of Ketchum. Additional details are available at sbgarden.org.

JAZZ IN THE PARK SUNDAY JULY 23 6-8PM / ROTARY PARK / KETCHUM Join the community for a picnic-style evening filled with tunes from the jazz canon at the riverside Rotary Park, located at the cross section of Warm Springs Road and Saddle Road.

Grab a blanket, low-back chair, a bottle of wine and some friends. This week, enjoy melodies from the Idaho Falls Big Band.

‘MACBETH’ THURS JULY 20-FRI JULY 28 8PM / THE SPOT / KETCHUM Considered one of Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays, “Macbeth” dramatizes the detrimental physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for power’s sake. Follow the Macbeths and their rise and fall from the throne in The Spot’s 90-minute whirlwind adaptation featuring Brett Moellenberg, Yanna Lantz, Peter Burke, Kevin Wade and Natalie Battistone.

The audience will follow the actors from scene to scene, and the play is suitable for ages 10 and over due to violence and some scary sequences. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. Visit spotsunvalley.com to reserve a place; advance purchase is highly recommended.

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SUN VALLEY SUMMER SYMPHONY MONDAY JULY 24 6-7:30PM / PAVILION / SUN VALLEY

FRIDAY JULY 21

Part of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s In-Focus Series, “Russian Serenade” will include the sparkling “Violin Sonata No. 2” by Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky’s heartfelt “Serenade for Strings.” These giants of Russian music distill the essence of their gifts for musical color into compositions tailored for smaller forces. The night will feature Alasdair Neale, host and conductor; Juliana Athayde on violin and Peter Henderson on piano. For details, visit svsummersymphony.org.

5PM / STANLEY MUSEUM

The Sawtooth Interpretive & Historical Association 10th annual Forum and Lecture Series will continue at the Stanley Museum with “Fins, Feathers, and Features of Idaho.” This week will be “7003 Days: 21 Years in the Frank Church Wilderness.”

All programs are free, but donations are accepted. For more information on programs and membership, visit discoversawtooth.org.

WILD ORCHIDS OF IDAHO FRIDAY JULY 21

6:30-8PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Few people realize that Idaho is home to 28 kinds of native orchids, including the bog orchid, a local favorite. Friday, Lynn Kinter, lead botanist at the Idaho Natural Heritage Program/Idaho Department of Fish and Game, will give an illustrated talk on these fascinating plants at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden.

The Garden is located four miles south of Ketchum. Cost is $8 SBG members/$10 nonmembers. Visit sbgarden.org to learn more.

KETCHUM FARMERS’ MARKET TUESDAY JULY 25 2-6PM / TOWN SQUARE / KETCHUM Find the Farmers’ Market at East Avenue and Fourth Street, just east of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square, in Ketchum. Idaho organic farmers and craftspeople sell everything from fruits, vegetables and flowers, to meats, baked goods and more.

KETCH’EM ALIVE TUESDAY JULY 25 7-9PM / FOREST SERVICE PARK / KETCHUM

SUN VALLEY ROAD RALLY FRI JULY 21-SAT JULY 22 ALL DAY / VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Live, free and very social, Ketch’em Alive concerts are held every Tuesday evening throughout the summer in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park.

There are vendors on-site, but picnics are more than welcome. This week, enjoy organic electronica from Yak Attack from Portland, Ore.

Presented by the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition, the weekend kicks off on Friday with the Sun Valley Cruise and Block Party when up to 200 cars take a five-mile scenic route around Sun Valley to end up at Festival Meadows on Sun Valley Road.

Every car will show off its best side as the masses cast their ballots and award “Best in Show.”

On Saturday, qualified drivers will push their cars to the limit on a four-mile stretch of scenic countryside down Gannett Road. The best part? There’s no speed limit!

Spectators share the rush from the sidelines where they watch the cars flying by as they picnic and enjoy the view. The event supports the Drug Coalition, which works to raise awareness about drug-free lifestyle choices for youth.

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