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“Adventure is the invitation for common people to become uncommon.” ~Warren Miller

Ski movie icon Warren Miller, who passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, films three… For more information about this photo, see “On The Cover” on page 3. For a story on Warren Miller, see page 2. Photo courtesy of The Community Library

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REMEMBERING WARREN MILLER

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BY DICK DORWORTH

arren Miller, who died on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the age of 93, needs no introduction in Sun Valley. His influence on the post-World War II explosive growth of American skiing and on younger generations of skiers are unmatched. Every American skier of a certain age grew up with Miller’s personally narrated films as a highlight of the year and nutrition for the spirit and mind, seeking in mountains for what he once described as, “It’s our search for freedom. It’s what it’s all about—man’s instinctive search for freedom.”

“People remember their first day on skis because it comes as such a mental rush,” Miller writs in his autobiography. “When you come down the mountain from your first time on skis, you are a different person. I had just now experienced that feeling, if only for half a minute; it was step one in the direction I would follow the rest of my life.”

Miller was following that direction when WWII interfered and he enrolled in the officers training program with the Navy.

When the war ended, Miller returned to America, bought an 8mm Bell & Howell camera, and spent the next few winters with his friend, Ward Baker, living a quintessential dirtbag ski-bum life out of a tiny trailer in the parking lots of Sun Valley, Alta, Jackson, Aspen, Mammoth and Yosemite.

Miller learned how to make ski films, as he put it, “… by blundering along.” Several ski clubs turned down his first film because they determined he needed a ‘professional’ narrator. Finally, the Ski Club Alpine of Southern California agreed to a showing, at which Miller later recalled, “The audience laughed at my stories—not just polite laughs, but amazingly loud belly-laughs. The film really worked, even though I had no script other than the one that was lodged in my brain.”

That brain changed the world of American skiing and

ski films.

When I was a boy, in the early 1950s, in Reno, Nev., the annual Warren Miller ski film was a milestone of the year and, like everyone, I loved it. As I became a young adult ski racer and, later, ski instructor/coach/writer, Warren Miller and I became friends and I grew to love him as a person and more deeply appreciate his influence on American skiing and skiers and on my own life.

In the fall of 1972, I was adrift, skiing but not working in the ski world, as I had been doing, and more counter to the dominant culture than ever. A letter from Miller, who I had not seen in a couple of years, caught up to me, asking if I’d like to join him and a crew on a several-week trip to Europe to ski for his camera. The trip included money, expenses, good company and, of course, the best powder snow in the Alps. I replied that I would love to go but that there might be a problem. I hadn’t shaved or cut my hair in a while and had a beard to the middle of my chest and hair below my shoulders and intended to keep it that way. I knew that Miller, to put it mildly, did not approve of what that represented in the early 1970s, and when he didn’t immediately reply, I assumed the invitation was off. A few weeks later, a letter arrived, saying, “Let’s go.”

And we did.

We (including Pat Bauman, of Ketchum) did some really good skiing for Miller’s camera at the finest ski resorts in Switzerland and France for more than a month, including some of the most memorable powder of my life. Miller used that footage in at least two films and it was well received and is still fun to watch.

The trip remains in memory as some of my best time with Warren Miller and crew and some of the best skiing of my life. But what I remember best of all was included in the delayed “let’s go” letter, in which he wrote, “I’ve always maintained that what’s in a man’s head is more important than whatever is on it.”

That is, Warren Miller believed in people even when

Warren Miller skis in Yosemite, Calif., circa 1945 or 1946. Photo courtesy of The Community Library

he disagreed with them, and, if they were honest, he supported them. He helped me understand that there is as much social/cultural/ideological freedom for the person who holds that belief as there is a different kind of freedom in the mountains and snowfields of the world.

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KETCHUM FOCUSES ON SOLVING PARKING ISSUES

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BY DANA DUGAN

“We’re going to have a seat at the table,” said Kim MacPherson, Mountain Rides community and customer relations supervisor.

Some businesses bemoaned the fact they were given no warning when the paid parking began, throwing customers and employees off as they scrambled for a new routine. At the Leadville lot, businesses seem pleased their customers have a place to park now, while at the Washington Avenue lot businesses report a drop in business or cranky customers. Some report a decrease in shoppers who don’t want to pay for short shopping spurts, or are unable to walk several blocks with heavy bags due to weather, age or disabilities.

“I think it’s healthy,” Bradshaw said.

“People understand the conundrum. We’ll workshop the ideas next and try to refine it to find the right combination.” tws

ast Wednesday, approximately 125 community members met at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum with officials from Ketchum City Hall, including the new mayor, Neil Bradshaw, and the city administrator, Suzanne Frick, to mull over the dilemma created by two new paid parking lots. These lots—previously free to park in—in the time since the city initiated paid parking, have been largely empty.

One lot is next to the 511 Building at 5th and Leadville Avenue, while the other (newly enlarged) lot is between 1st and 2nd streets and Washington Avenue. Each lot comes with its own specific needs. The Leadville lot is used mostly during the day at lunch hour—there are several restaurants and shops in the vicinity—while the lot on Washington is most heavily used in the evening when people are going out for the evening in the downtown core.

Business owners Julie Johnson of NourishMe, and Keith Perry of Perry’s, discuss There are 1,900 street parking spots in the Ketchum parking concerns at the open house. Photo by Dana DuGan downtown core, according to a map the city presented.

From Nov. 17 through Jan. 5, the Washington Avenue lot has earned $2,146.90 in sales. Friday, Dec. 29, was its busiest night on a Gallery Walk night when it earned $251. The Leadville lot made $108.70 on Dec. 22, during lunchtime. It has cumulative sales of $1,352.90, and is busiest on Fridays.

Large white boards were placed in part of the Limelight’s lecture room with various prompts on them, such as, “What is working well?” and, next to it, “Not so well?” Participants were asked to either write comments or place stickers where appropriate.

“We are gathering information,” Frick said. “We’ll have another meeting in a couple weeks.”

There were many strongly worded suggestions along with vocal concerns from those gathered; the most repeated was to return to free parking.

Since the paid parking program went into operation last fall, the street parking has been more heavily used in front of businesses. Many people suspect nearby business employees may use these spots instead of the lots as they did before.

“Employees are lucky to have jobs,” was one comment. “They should park Far Away and leave day parking to shoppers.”

Other suggestions include having better in-town bus access through Mountain Rides, having an employee A white board fills up with comments at the parking open house held last At the Limelight Hotel last Wednesday, a board filled with commenters’ stickers asks about walking distances. Photo parking lot, or implementing free parking for a limited week in Ketchum. Photo by Dana DuGan

by Dana DuGan time for short-term parkers before a fee kicks in.

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Benefit Held For Galena Lodge

Longtime Galena Lodge benefit coordinators Bob Rosso, left, and Jenny Busdon, center, are joined at the podium by Jim Keating, right, executive director of the Blaine County Recreation District, which oversees the community-owned lodge and trails.

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International Guitar Night "changes its lineup of featured musicians every year so it no doubt will be a stunning new sequence of virtuosic performances,” said Kristine Bretall, director of Performing Arts at The Center. Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Center for the Arts

GUITAR GURUS WILL TAKE THE STAGE

International Guitar Night to return Feb. 5 & 6 A table full of Coldwell Banker brokers warms up during the dinner and live auction to support Galena Lodge and its trails and yurts. About 500 people filled the Limelight Room in Sun Valley for the dinner and auction Saturday night.

Erin Zell, left, who with her husband Don Sheppler operates Galena Lodge, and Sun Valley’s resident mountain goat expert, Nappy Neaman, right, chat behind the stuffed goat that is used in the silent auction for Neaman’s one-of-a-kind mountain goat trips.

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BY YANNA LANTZ

nternational Guitar Night will make a stop in the Wood River Valley on its 2018 North American concert tour. The acclaimed acoustic guitar extravaganza will show at 7 p.m. on both Monday, Feb. 5, and Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the Sun Valley Opera House.

IGN’s concert is the fourth event in The Center’s 2017–2018 Performing Arts Series, and returns to Sun Valley after a packed-to-the-rafters concert in 2017.

“Our audience was so inspired by IGN’s performance last year that we really wanted to have them back,” said Kristine Bretall, director of Performing Arts at The Center.

With just a few seats left for the Feb. 6 show, The Center opted to add a performance to accommodate fans and create an opportunity for the Silver Creek High School students working with IGN musicians during their residency to attend.

“The second show will be a bonus on many levels, but the best part is that we can now accommodate more people, including more students, at the Monday evening concert,” Bretall said. “There are so many students studying music in the community, and we want everyone who wants to hear these professionals be able to do so.”

Since its inception in 1995, IGN has brought together the world’s most interesting and innovative acoustic guitarists to perform their original compositions, exchange musical ideas in a public concert setting and showcase the dexterity and diversity within the world of acoustic guitar.

“IGN changes its lineup of featured musicians every year so it no doubt will be a stunning new sequence of virtuosic performances hosted again by the charming Lulo Reinhardt,” said Bretall.

Reinhardt is a third-generation gypsy-jazz master from Germany and the grandnephew of legendary guitarist Django Reinhardt. He has retained the incredible Reinhardt soul, speed and dexterity while updating the repertoire to reflect his own musical vision and ideas.

Reinhardt is joined by young Canadian sensation Calum Graham, classical innovator Marek Pasieczny (Poland), and award-winning American guitarist Michael Chapdelaine for this special concert.

“At just 24, Calum Graham has already enjoyed a career that would be the envy of most artists twice his age,” Bretall said.

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Tickets for International Guitar Night at the Sun Valley Opera House are $25 for standard seating and $55 for premium seating for members, and $35 for standard seating and $65 for premium seating for nonmembers. Students ages 18 and under can attend for $12.50 for standard seating and $27.50 for premium seating. Visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491 to learn more.

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THE CENTER TO SCREEN DOCUMENTARY ON INFLUENTIAL CHEF

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BY DANA DUGAN

o cook is to dream in flavors. And one of the best dreamers is the celebrated chef Jeremiah Tower.

Tower rose to fame as the chef at Alice Water’s legendary bistro, Chez Panisse, in Berkeley, Calif., in the early 1970s. He eventually became known as one of the chefs (along with Waters and Wolfgang Puck) credited with creating a culinary style known as California cuisine.

In anticipation of food critic Ruth Reichl lecture on Thursday, Feb. 8, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present a screening of “The Last Magnificent” at the Magic Lantern Cinemas, 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 1, chronicling Tower’s rise and influence. The documentary was directed by Lydia Tenaglia and produced by Anthony Bourdain.

After Waters and Tower had a falling out—after she allegedly took credit for his recipes—Tower worked at several other wellknown Bay Area establishments before finally opening Stars in San Francisco. It became one of the first truly superstar restaurants in the country.

After 14 years and many forays into different projects, Tower sold the restaurant in 1998 and pretty much dropped off the map.

Tower twice won the James Beard Award, the Oscar of cooking. A Harvard graduate, he is the author of six books, including “Start the Fire: How I Began A Food Revolution In America,” published in 2017.

The movie is fascinating as a history lesson with a food focus, and as well as a mystery. What happened to Tower, why did he

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Movie poster of “The Last Magnificent.” Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Center for the Arts

do a runner and why did he attempt a comeback, at the age of 72, at one of the most notoriously difficult restaurants in the world, Tavern On The Green in New York City? Full of intriguing interviews and clips, “The Last Magnificent” highlights a man whose brash personality and culinary genius made him a living

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Tickets for “Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent” are $10 for members of The Center and $12 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 726-9491 or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum. tws

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NAMI Representatives Appealed To Legislators for Mental Health Funding

Last week, members from the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Wood River Valley and others headed to the Idaho State Capitol to discuss funding for mental health issues for the Valley and statewide programs. Christina Cernansky, executive director of NAMI-Wood River Valley; NAMI Idaho board member Rep. Steve Miller; Cheryl Miller; and Arianna Day, treasurer of NAMI Coeur d’Alene and NAMI Idaho board member, met with Legislative District 26 representatives Sen. Michelle Stennett and Rep. Steve Miller and Rep. Sally Toone, as well as Senate Health and Wellness Committee Chairman, Sen. Lee Heider.

“The extensive discussion and action on funding focused on the needs of our members and others who are affected by mental illness represented an opportunity to address the crises in the state of Idaho,” said Cernansky.

These meetings and conversations highlight the issue and stigma responding to the state’s mental health crisis and seeks to build a modern mental healthcare system oriented toward early identification of symptoms, effective treatment and sustained recovery.

“We need more funding and support to help families struggling with the variety of mental illnesses in all of their forms,” Toone said.

“NAMI’s outreach to educate families is something I am happy to support. Being a former schoolteacher, their Bluebirds program is such a great example of highlighting the importance of their work in all age levels.”

Leading Victims’ Group Backs Initiative Call For Stronger Victims’ Rights In Idaho

Bronc Marriott has his hand raised in the air by referee, and Bellevue resident, Aric Iverson as he wins a fight against David Martinez on Saturday during the 41st annual CSI Cowboy and Cowgirl Boxing Smoker at the Eldon Evans Expo Center in Twin Falls. The event’s judges named this fight the “fight of the night.” The Boxing Smoker benefits the CSI Rodeo Team, coached by Bellevue resident Kelly Wardell. Photo by Pat Sutphin, courtesy of Magicvalley.com

The Idaho Victim Witness Association announced its support for Marsy’s Law for Idaho, calling it essential to providing crime victims more protections and a stronger voice in the legal system.

“As victim witness coordinators, we work with crime victims every step of the way, from helping them deal with the personal and emotional trauma, to guiding them through the complexities of the justice system,” said Susan Nalley, president of the Idaho Victim Witness Association and the victim witness coordinator with the Bingham County Sheriff’s Office and Blackfoot Police Department.

“While we are working hard to do the best we can to help crime victims with the tools provided, there is more we can do to improve the system for crime victims,” Nalley said.

The IVWA is the latest group with law enforcement ties to publicly support Marsy’s Law. Other endorsements include the Idaho Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Professional Firefighters of Idaho.

As a proposed constitutional amendment, once approved by the Legislature, Marsy’s Law would then be placed on the ballot for the General Election in November 2018.

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PET COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR JAN 31 - FEB 6, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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here are certain winters on Silver Creek where conditions line up to create very good fishing. We haven’t had one of those winters in quite some time, but this winter things have lined up nicely on the Creek. Duck season has ended on the river so things are once again quiet and the river has been relatively abandoned.

Daytime temperatures are getting high enough to create the perfect amount of daily back runoff to put a little tint in the water. Anglers that have fished the Creek extensively under these conditions know what a treat this can be. The turbid water keeps the big fish feeling safe and out in the open. This gives anglers with Streamers a perfect opportunity to fish the Creek in a way we rarely get to for much of the season.

Fishing with unweighted Streamers is pure visual joy on the Creek and the next best thing to watching the dry-fly take in the summer. Silver Creek fish make their presence known when they are after bait and the hardest part of fishing this way is not setting the hook too soon, with the anticipation caused by the waking fish chasing the fly!

If you fish the Creek, you have until the end of February to get your licks in. The Creek is open to catch-and-release fishing downstream only from the Highway 20 Bridge. Streamer fishing is where it’s at. Basic Black Buggers and Mini-Zonkers are a great choice. The key to catching fish is not nearly as much the fly as the location. Stay on the move!

If a predatory fish in the Creek wants to chase your Steamer (bait representation), it is not going to be fussy about it. Be sure to keep the fly moving slow enough that the fish can see it but fast enough it can’t analyze the fly. This may take some trial and error, but you’ll figure it out as soon as you hook that first one.

Try to stick to fluorocarbon leaders in the 0X to 3X range.

Having a length to 9 feet is just fine. The lack of stretch in the fluorocarbon will lead to more hookups, as the hook will bury quicker in the fish’s mouth without the leader stretching before the hook has time to penetrate.

These leaders are more expensive, but they last twice as long and, based on hook rates, they are worth the extra money when Streamer fishing the Creek!

Happy fishing, everyone!

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THE MARIAH PUPPY JOURNEY

BY FRAN JEWELL

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am going to step into a personal journey to share with all my readers. As most of you know, I suffered a heart attack this past summer that threw me into a world of unknowns and digging deep into my soul to survive and thrive. Just a week ago, I finally finished phase one of cardiac rehab.

In the midst of so many horrible personal losses this year, my Mariah accidentally mated with one of my males. I struggled with deciding about a litter at this time, but after much consultation with my trusted professionals and mentors, and Mariah passing all of the health certifications, I decided it would be something I embrace. Early puppy development is my specialty and passion. If I can make this wonderful experience of growth for them something I can share for everyone to learn from, then it shall be!

Each week, as I did with Kalidor, I am going to document and share the things I do with this litter to prepare them for their new homes. Most of all, I hope everyone will get to see what learning machines baby puppies are and what can be done with puppies early on to prepare them for their new homes. I hope to show people that responsible breeders can shape puppies into a wonderful thing through knowledge, care, love, and consistency.

Five male puppies were born in the wee hours of Wednesday, Jan. 24. My primary concern was for Mariah and how she was going to adjust to her new role in motherhood. What I am totally consumed with is the instincts that take over, driving a new mother dog to nest, deliver and free a puppy from its birth sack; to nurse, be gentle and keep puppies warm; and to clean them and protect them from anything the mother dog views as a danger to its newborn.

Since I am what I would call an “integrated” trainer and behavior consultant, I use many different schools of thought and methods with every dog or puppy. Every animal is unique in its learning abilities, just like children are. One size does not fit all. There are so many wonderful techniques available in every methodology. It only makes sense to pick and choose what works best for each dog.

With these new puppies, I will be incorporating research done by the military and Dr. Carmen Battaglia, called “Early Neurological Stimulation.” Because scent work is my personal passion, I also have adapted scent imprinting and stimulation for puppies that might become search-and-rescue dogs, competitive scenting dogs, or HRD (human remains detection), or drug and explosive detection dogs.

I will incorporate some massage techniques from Tellington Touch to help them learn to relax and look to their owner as the director, or leader. As they get older, I will also begin obedience training with a

Mariah’s natural instinct is to protect, love and keep her newborn puppy warm. Photo by Fran Jewell

clicker and food. Primarily, I use cream cheese to begin as soon as the puppies are three weeks old and eating solid foods. Yes, puppies that young can learn amazing things. My Brinx and Baewulf knew all their basic obedience by the time they were five weeks old!!

More than anything, I hope to educate anyone that loves dogs to understand that astounding things can be done with puppies as early as a few days old, and that obedience training, bite inhibition, no jumping and positive restraint can begin before pups ever leave the breeder.

I hope you will enjoy this journey. You can also find information about what I am doing on the Positive Puppy Dog Training LLC Facebook page.

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

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BY LESLIE REGO

have been reading “Life, Art, and Letters, of George Inness,” written by his son, who had a great love and respect for his father. George Inness (1825-1894) is an American artist who painted landscapes. His son wrote that his father would study in minute detail the contours of trees, clouds, grass, and other forms of nature, drawing them with painstaking exactness.

And yet George Inness would often remark, “Never put anything on your canvas that isn’t of use.

Never use a detail unless it means something.”

In “The Artistic Anatomy of Trees,” by Rex Cole, the author writes, “Unity is gained in nature by the consistent adherence to a certain type of line in all the individual trees of a species. On one, the branches form lines that are set one with another at a small angle; on another, the angle is larger. Other species exhibit slight curves, or full curves, or the boughs form elbows.”

These two thoughts caused me to have a bit of inner calamity. I am constantly studying details to form an underlying knowledge of nature. With this knowledge I can draw from memory, distilling down to the essence of the scene. But what is the essence? How much detail is

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The long cold months are a good time to get to know the intrinsic shape of different species of trees. I decided I would do detailed drawings of the most common ones, thinking that if I arrived at a point of “painstaking exactness,” I could reproduce the leafed-out trees in the summertime with just a few quick strokes.

I started with the aspen. I have drawn the aspen many many times, but I tend to draw the lower section of the tree where the most distinctive and interesting marks reside. As I sketched the top, I noted that the main trunk of the tree begins to narrow about two-thirds of the way up. This narrowing continues in a gentle fashion until the top section becomes a twig-like extension of the trunk.

The branches of the aspen create a triangle—the peak of the tree being the apex of the triangle. The aspen’s branches angle upwards at acute angles. The twigs continue the upward journey, but are relatively short in comparison to the main branch.

The branches tend to be opposite. Even in the older aspens, there are few limbs and most do not overlap.

Each species of tree has an inner harmony guided by its growth tendencies. Branches and twigs follow certain angles

Leslie Rego, “Tops of Aspen Trees,” black and white charcoal, pastel on toned paper.

and curves. If they did not, lawlessness would erupt and a weird kind of incongruity would take over. It is important to know the details to be faithful to nature.

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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roductivity of pastures could be increased, along with a reduction in the use of mechanically harvested feeds, through increased use of livestock for harvesting, according to Glenn Shewmaker, University of Idaho. Possible results for livestock producers who implement managed grazing practices could be increased carrying capacity of pastures due to: 1) higher harvesting efficiency and greater photosynthetic capacity due to managed grazing; 2) increased understanding of managed grazing systems; 3) placing higher value on maximizing pasture productivity; and 4) extending the grazing season, which can reduce winter feed costs.

The increased carrying capacity could reduce annual cow production cost by up to $100/cow, according to Shewmaker. For a typical ranching operation of 350 cows, this would represent an annual savings of $35,000.

However, many livestock producers in the West lack the knowledge needed to apply advanced pasture management techniques. With improved research and support from ag professionals, these producers could gain the skills and implement new pasture management techniques.

Shewmaker’s project, Forage and Pasture Educational Program for Professionals in the Northwest, provided training to 165 Extension educators; Natural Resource Conservation Service and Conservation Districts personnel; forage seed industry representatives; and other USDA, state, and local personnel, so that they in turn pass on

the knowledge to livestock producers.

Shewmaker presented workshops in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Utah. The program provided 12 hours of classroom lecture and discussion and 10 hours of laboratory and field demonstrations and exercises.

“As a result of implementing our professional development program, Extension educators and NRCS personnel have a greater awareness of forage agronomy, pasture production, and their relationship to grazing. This will lead to extension of that knowledge and skills to producers who will have a greater awareness and understanding of the economic, ecological, and social benefits of intensively managed permanent pastures,” states Shewmaker.

Want more information? See the related SARE grant(s) EW11-019, Forage and Pasture Educational Program for Professionals in the Northwest , and EW05-012, Forage and Pasture Educational Program for Extension, FSA, and NRCS in the Pacific Northwest. *SARE stands for Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education. Both in the Western Region and nationally, SARE provides an extensive amount of resources for researchers, producers and ag professionals. SARE also provides grants and education to advance innovation in sustainable agriculture. Blaine County Extension Educator Lauren Golden is the Idaho State co-Coordinator for SARE. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/tws-sare.

COLUMN SCIENCE OF PLACE

In the winter, the ermine is as white as snow. Adobe Stock photo

A WEASEL IS WILD

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BY HANNES THUM

chameleon of the seasons, white in winter and brown in the summer, this particular critter goes by several names. Since I was a kid, I have always called it ermine. But, some folks insist the name ermine only applies to this weasel when it is in its white winter coat and that its true year-round name is the short-tailed weasel. Mustela erminea is its legal name, and apparently it is called a stoat in some locales (although I rarely hear it called that). What’s in a name?

Until somebody convinces me otherwise, I will prefer calling it ermine. This may be because I see these animals far more often in the winter than I do in the summer. In the winter, the ermine is as white as snow and would blend in perfectly if it would ever sit still. What I see instead are flashes of white that stand out even against white; a tip of black on the tail, two jetblack eyes, a dark nose, and the

rest of the body like its own tiny snow squall.

In the summer, its coat becomes the color of the dust between the sagebrush. The black tail tip remains.

Annie Dillard once wrote of a weasel (likely a cousin to the ermine) she saw near a pond in Virginia, “Outside, he stalks rabbits, mice, muskrats and birds, killing more bodies than he can eat warm, and often dragging the carcasses home.

Obedient to instinct, he bites his prey at the neck, either splitting the jugular vein at the throat or crunching the brain at the base of the skull, and he does not let go.”

Some will say the ermine is cute. Sure, there is something sweet about its twitching whiskers, its perky ears, and its fluffy coat. But it is one of the most fearsome predators on the winter landscape.

Here in Idaho, the ermine’s body is narrow and agile enough to raid the subnivean tunnel homes of the rodents who think

they’ve got winter beat. The ermines are active all winter long and their only daily task is to hunt and kill, caching leftover meat. The thought of this creature coming at you, teeth first, in a tight space, would add a new level of darkness to the cold of winter.

Dillard continued: “His journal is tracks in clay, a spray of feathers, mouse blood and bone: uncollected, unconnected, loose leaf, and blown.”

Two weeks ago, away from road or trail, an ermine ran in front of me. A mouse, legs limp, dangled from its mouth. Nature, red in tooth and claw. The ermine stopped and squared off with me for a moment, waiting for me to ski away. A fierce little critter, it is one of my favorite neighbors to see in winter.

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.

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SPONSORED FEATURE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Kaia Jensen. Courtesy photo by Kasey Johnson

KAIA JENSEN

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

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ood River High School junior Kaia Jensen holds a GPA of 4.0 and is taking four AP classes: AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP Psychology and AP Language Arts.

“I have an interest in neurology, so studying psychology has been fascinating,” Jensen said.

“I would like to be involved in neuroscience, maybe research.

But right now I’m just excited to expand my knowledge.”

Jensen is also consumed with her passion for mountain biking.

“For two years I have been co-captain of the Wood River bike team, composed of students from our high school and also from The Sage School and Community School,” she said.

“We are part of the NICA, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, and the team has won State twice in a row.”

“I love to coach,” Jensen said.

“I do some coaching on the mountain bike team—coach and run mountain bike camps— and I helped lead weekly women’s rides with Sturtevants over the summer. In addition, I help coach the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s U12 North Series team.”

Jensen raced on the U19 FIS team on the SVSEF for the 201617 season, winning the Leif Odmark Award for good sportsmanship and the True North Scholarship Award for an application essay on passion. She was one of three winners.

“Our team traveled to ski areas like Mammoth Mountain, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and Schweitzer Mountain Resort,” Jensen said. “By going to such places and being a member of the team, I learned independence skills, like how to keep track of myself and my equipment. At

the age of 10 or 11, ski team kids travel with the team without their parents, which develops maturity and responsibility early.”

Jensen’s athletic family is fully involved in sports.

“My dad is the head coach of the U12 Mini-World Cup team, and is an avid mountain biker,” she said. “My mom, also a serious mountain biker, Nordic skis, competing in local races and out-of-town races such as the American Birkebeiner, one of the longest cross-country races in North America. My younger sister, Anja, Nordic skis and mountain bikes. She competed at Junior Nationals in 2017 and, among other top finishes, placed eighth in the classic sprints as a first-year U16, and is continuing that streak. She also placed second in Varsity in the NICA High School Mountain Bike series.”

In addition to academics and sports, Jensen has other passions.

“I am excited about starting an internship with NAMI [National Alliance on Mental Illness] this year. I am also a member of Wood River High School’s Amnesty International club.”

In addition, Jensen has an art business creating line drawings in detailed patterns featuring images such as Idaho. Her work can be found at @fine_ink_ on Instagram.

Whatever life poses, Jensen says she’s open to its challenges.

“I don’t have false expectations but am so grateful for the strength given to me by my parents, friends, school and the community,” she said.

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 JoEllen Collins at joellencollins1@gmail.com. tws

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COLDS AND THE FLU: PREVENTION AND WHEN TO SEE A MEDICAL PROVIDER

BY TIFFANY WOHLWEND, MPA-C ST. LUKE’S WOOD RIVER FAMILY MEDICINE

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old and flu season is definitely here!

Prevention A good deal of disease can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle consisting of eating well (healthy), staying hydrated by drinking lots of water and nonalcoholic beverages, getting plenty of exercise and sleep. In addition, avoid being around sick people. If you are sick, stay home!

If you need to cough or sneeze, do so into the crook of your arm or into a tissue and throw it away. Politely ask others to do so as well. Avoid putting your fingers in your eyes, nose or mouth. Practice safe hand hygiene. Germs from unwashed hands can be transferred to other objects, like handrails, table tops, or toys, and then transferred to another person’s hands. Removing germs through handwashing therefore helps prevent diarrhea and respiratory infections and may even help prevent skin and eye infections.

Get a flu shot! It’s not too late but it can take up to two weeks to build immunity after a flu shot.

Flu vaccination can reduce flu illnesses, doctors’ visits, and missed work and school due to flu, as well as prevent flu-related hospitalizations.

Flu vaccination also may make your illness milder if you do get sick. Getting vaccinated yourself also protects people around you, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.

When to see your primary care provider or visit the emergency department: Colds are viruses and will generally go away on their own with or without treatment from a doctor. Colds and their residual symptoms (particularly cough) can last as long as 14 days.

Some symptoms may indicate something more serious that does require medical attention: 1. If you feel lightheaded or dizzy or feel like you

might faint. If you faint, seek immediate medical attention.

2. Persistent or severe vomiting.

3. A cough that stays for 10 days or more or is getting worse. It may indicate an infection that needs further evaluation and treatment with prescription medication.

4. Chest pain or pressure.

Coughing may cause you to be sore but if pain fluctuates with breathing, you may have pneumonia. Severe chest pain should always be addressed immediately.

5. Prolonged or high fever that does not respond to Tylenol or Ibuprofen.

6. Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath.

If you are unsure whether you should see your primary care physician, there are a number of ways to seek advice: • myChart, an electronic health record that patients can access to view test results, manage appointments and to communicate with their providers with medication refill requests and questions about their health. To sign up or to access myChart, visit https:// mychart.slhs.org/MyChart/ • An after-hours nurse triage line for advice is available at the following St. Luke’s Clinics: Family Medicine, Hailey: (208)-788-3434; Family Practice Associates, Hailey: (208)-788-3200; Wood River Internal Medicine, Ketchum: (208)-727-8888.

• St. Luke’s Family Medicine in Hailey offers appointments M-Th, 8 am – 8 pm, Friday, 8 am – 6 pm and Saturday, 8 am – 2 pm. Call 208-788-3434 for an appointment.

If symptoms are severe, seek immediate medical attention.

Our emergency department, located at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center, 100 Hospital Drive, is staffed 24/7 with board-certified emergency medicine physicians.

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Sort Seeds for Vaulting

Gardeners and seed savers are invited to lend a hand from 6–7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2, as members of the Wood River Seed Library sort their seed supply to stock up and create a seed vault at the Upper Big Wood River Grange Hall.

Volunteer hands are needed to fill seed envelopes and jars to be put into the vault. These locally produced seeds are adapted to our local environment and weather. By preserving these seeds, our seed librarians maintain a diversity of open-pollinated varieties for the future.

The seed vault will house a collection of seeds representing a percentage of the seeds saved by the WRSL seed librarians. The vaulted seeds will assure a backup supply for the WRSL in case of emergency.

The WRSL otherwise distributes its seeds to gardeners interested in stewarding locally adapted seeds and crops. The current collection includes many varieties of vegetables and flowers.

For more information, and to join the WRSL, contact WRSL manager John Caccia at jc@seedsong.net; Pam Parker at The Community Library, pparker@comlib.org; or Manon Gaudreau at upperbigwoodriverid192@grange.org.

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EVENT FEATURE

Watch athletic and artistic prowess collide as Micayla Gatto rides in and out of her own canvas in “Intersection.”

Photo by Garret Van Swearingen, Courtesy of Banff Mountain Film Festival

MOUNTAIN FILM FEVER Banff Mountain Film Festival to return

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BY YANNA LANTZ

he Banff Mountain Film Festival is back for three days of diverse mountain-culture movies.

Presented in conjunction with the Friends of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center (SNFAC), the festival runs Friday, Feb. 2, Saturday, Feb. 3 and Monday, Feb. 5, at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and films start at 7 p.m. nightly.

Banff is an inspiring international film competition that features the world’s best footage on mountain subjects.

The original festival began in 1976 and is held annually on the first weekend in November in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Banff began an outreach program in 1986 to bring the mountain film festival to communities across the continent.

“Banff’s festival organizers wanted to share the efforts and talents of the world’s finest mountain filmmakers with a larger audience,” states the organization’s website. “The world tour provides a firstclass film experience, in a local venue, for those who cannot make the annual trek to the Canadian Rockies that now tour to hundreds of cities worldwide.”

“What people come for often isn’t what they leave with,” said Michael Boge, the Banff Festival tour host. “For example, someone might be a kayaker and come for a kayak film. But then they leave, saying, ‘I loved that climbing film, and I don’t even climb!’”

This year, 27 films will be shown over three nights and provide a full lineup of diverse mountain culture, travel and human interest.

The first night of the festival,

“My favorite cultural film being shown this year is ‘The Last Honey Hunter,’” said Michael Boge, Banff Festival tour host. “It’s based in Nepal and shows how they harvest honey there.” Photo courtesy of Banff Mountain Film Festival

catch “Kilian,” about Kilian Jornet, considered one of the greatest mountain runners ever, though he doesn’t think of himself as a runner. However, in one single day, Jornet attempts to ski and run the Seven Summits of Romsdalen, Norway, a 77-kilometer route with 9,000 meters of elevation gain.

“The Last Honey Hunter” is a standout in the Saturday night film lineup.

“My favorite cultural film being shown this year is ‘The Last Honey Hunter,’” Boge said.

“It’s based in Nepal and shows how they harvest honey there.

They use these ladders to go up about 150 feet to collect the honey, and the film follows this one man’s story and how he deals with the spiritual side of Nepal through this ritual.”

Monday night, enjoy the American film “Stumped.”

Maureen Beck has never let the fact that she is missing her lower left arm hold her back from her

passion for climbing. She does not want to be considered just a good one-armed climber, or a good female climber—she just wants to be a plain good climber.

As in years past, SNFAC will host a raffle at the Banff Mountain Film Festival with raffle sales and drawings each night. Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from the event will go to support SNFAC and The Satipo Kids Project, which helps students from Peru attend area colleges in Satipo.

General admission tickets for the film festival are $19 in advance and $25 at the door.

Tickets are available in Ketchum at Backwoods Mountain Sports, The Elephant’s Perch, Sturtevants, Ski Tek and Chapter One Bookstore. For more information on the Banff Mountain Film Festival and the full lineup of movies, visit mountainfever.us/Sunvalley. html. tws

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE TAIZÉ SERVICE WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31 5:30PM / ST. THOMAS CHURCH / SUN VALLEY Taizé services consist of quiet prayer and simple chants. It is a candlelight service that begins and ends in silence. The service lasts about 35 minutes and all are welcome. Call (208) 309-5075 to learn more.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 31 6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

BROOKS HARTELL WED JAN 31-SAT FEB 3 7-10PM / DUCHIN LOUNGE / SUN VALLEY Enjoy music by New York City-based pianist Brooks Hartell at the Duchin Lounge from 7-10 p.m.

‘FLOYD COLLINS’ THURS FEB 1-SAT FEB 3 7:30PM / THE SPOT / KETCHUM Journey 100 feet under the winter frost with The Spot’s newest musical, “Floyd Collins,” running through Feb. 3 in Ketchum. A folk/Americana musical set in 1920s Kentucky, “Floyd Collins” is based on the true story of the entrapment of the “Greatest Cave Explorer Ever Known” in part of what is now Mammoth Cave National Park. The musical is suitable for all ages and is directed by Spot co-founder Brett Moellenberg.

Composed by Adam Guettel and written by Tina Landau, “Floyd Collins” is a story of perseverance, greed and the ultimate search for glory. Spot co-founder Kevin Wade stars as Floyd Collins, with Kagen Albright (Jewel), Tim Eagan (Lee Collins), Rachel Aanestad (Miss Jane) and Megan Mahoney (Cliff Roney/Reporter). Making their Spot debut will be Andrew Alburger (Carmichael), Jana Arnold (Bee Doyle), Isaac Brannon (Skeets Miller), Jordan J. Ford (Homer Collins), R.L. Rowsey (Keyboard) and Todd Schwieder (Ed Bishop).

“Floyd Collins” is the fastest selling show in Spot history; reserve seats online and learn more at spotsunvalley.com. All shows run at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students. The Spot is located at 220 Lewis St. #2, Ketchum.

SNOWSHOE WITH A RANGER

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 11AM / GALENA LODGE / KETCHUM Experience the magical winter landscape and learn about the fascinating history of the area with an informative and free Forest Ranger-led tour of the Galena Lodge area.

Join in the adventure every Thursday at 11 a.m. on the porch at Galena Lodge. Tours will depart at 11:05 a.m., last approximately 90 minutes and cover 1-2 miles. Because of the nature of this tour, leave pets at home.

Snowshoe rentals are available at Galena Lodge. Dress warmly in layers, wear insulated boots, gloves, hat and sunglasses.

Bring water and a snack. For more information call the SNRA at (208) 727-5000 or Galena Lodge at (208) 726-4010.

‘METAPHORS OF EXTINCTION’ THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1 6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Fourth-generation Idaho-based writer John Rember will read from his recently completed work, “100 Little Pieces on the End of the World.” The book is a series of meditations on late capitalist culture that add up to a forgiving—if dark—assessment of the human future. Recurring themes in Rember’s writing include the meaning of place, the impact of tourism on the West and the weirdness of everyday life.

Rember’s work includes “Sudden Death Over Time”; “Traplines: Coming Home to Sawtooth Valley”; “Cheerleaders from Gomorrah: Tales from the Lycra Archipelago” and “Coyote in the Mountains,” as well as numerous articles and columns in magazines and newspapers, including Travel and Leisure, Wildlife Conservation, High Desert Journal, and Skiing Magazine. Rember was a professor of writing for many years, and a core faculty member at the Pacific University MFA program (Forest Grove, Oregon). From 2004 to 2014, he was Writer-at-Large at the College of Idaho in Caldwell.

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Valley Students Compete In Finland

Community School sophomores and cross-country skiers Johnny Hagenbuch and Sydney Palmer-Leger skied to top-five finishes at U.S. Nationals earlier this month, resulting in selection to international competition as representatives of the U.S. Qualifying for this event is an extraordinarily huge achievement.

Both students are members of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation cross-country team and Community School’s Sun Valley Ski Academy. Both hold a long list of phenomenal athletic achievements.

Hagenbuch is the 2017 U.S. Junior National cross-country champion (U16 5k Classic and U16 Relay Team) and Palmer-Leger is also a 2017 U.S. Junior National champion (U16 5k Classic).

Both athletes have chosen to compete at the Nordic Nations Championship, which consists of a distance, sprint and relay race with the top U18 skiers from across the Scandinavian countries. They will be part of a six-male, six-female team representing the U.S. Both skiers acknowledged the hard work and coaching they’ve received from SVSEF throughout their careers, in addition to the academic support they receive from Community School’s Sun Valley Ski Academy.

Both skiers headed to Vuokatti, Finland, on Sunday, Jan. 21, for 10 days. Their focus when they return to the U.S. will be on the U.S. Junior National Championships, which will be held at Soldier Hollow, Utah, in early March.

Idaho State Police Make Marijuana Trafficking Arrests In Cassia County

On Tuesday, Jan. 23, Idaho State Police arrested Scott A. Halverson, 53, of Greenwood, Calif., on drug trafficking charges. Halverson was traveling eastbound on I-86 in Cassia County when ISP pulled him over for a traffic infraction. Upon further investigation, the vehicle was found to contain approximately 10 pounds of marijuana. ISP also seized the vehicle and approximately $1,100 in cash. Halverson was booked into the Cassia County Jail.

Then on Wednesday, Jan. 24, Idaho State Police arrested two people in Cassia County on drug trafficking charges. Scott D. Hofer, 60, and Mary L. Lindbeck, 55, both of St. Paul, Minn., were traveling eastbound on I-86 when ISP pulled them over for a traffic infraction.

A Cassia County Sheriff’s Office K-9 team was called to the scene and the dog alerted on the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the vehicle was found to contain approximately 120 pounds of marijuana. ISP also seized the vehicle and approximately $2,000 in cash and charged Hofer as a felon in possession of a firearm. The pair were booked into the Cassia County Jail.

Throughout the state, Idaho State Police marijuana seizures have increased steadily over the past four years: in 2014, ISP seized a total of 319 pounds; in 2015, ISP seized a total of 458 pounds; in 2016, ISP seized a total of 507 pounds; and last year, a total of 1,375 pounds was seized.

Kate Bosworth To Be Honored With Award

Sun Valley Film Festival will honor Kate Bosworth with the annual Pioneer Award, presented by Nat Geo WILD. The award will be presented at the Pioneer Party on Friday, March 16. Bosworth, a well-known actress, will also participate in the popular Salon Series at Festival HQ. Bosworth currently stars in National Geographic’s “The Long Road Home” and leads MGM’s upcoming drama, “The Domestics.” Other honorees include award-winning writer/director Lynn Shelton. For more information and tickets, visit sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.

ITD Public Transportation Seeks Public Comment On Rural Transit Grant Applications

Through Feb. 28, the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation office will take public comment on rural public transportation grant applications.

These awards, for the 2018-2020 grants cycle, will fund operating, capital, and administration projects to enhance public transportation systems in Idaho, and promote safety, mobility, and economic opportunity.

Proposed projects will be funded through three Federal Transit Administration programs, and one ITD grant program for public transportation.

The section 5310 program would provide funding for the purpose of meeting transportation needs of older adults and people with disabilities. 5310 funds can be used to enhance mobility options designed to serve seniors and disabled persons through operational support or capital investment.

The section 5311 rural program would provide capital, planning, and operating assistance to support public transportation in rural areas with populations of less than 50,000 people.

The section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program would provide funding to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase new buses, equipment, and technology. This program also could be used to fund construction of bus facilities, purchase technology, or modify low or no emission vehicles or facilities.

Copies of the applications and technical review recommendations may be viewed at itd.idaho.gov/pt under the Application Program tab.

Public comments may be directed to Kim McGourty at kim.mcgourty@itd.idaho.gov. For more information, call ITD Public Transportation at (208) 344-4475.

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2

‘DIVERSITY’ MON FEB 5-FRI FEB 9

9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE

VARIOUS TIMES / VARIOUS LOCATIONS

Enjoy live music this and every Friday night at the Silver Dollar Saloon in Bellevue.

This week, groove to tunes by the Hurdy Gurdy Girls and opener, the Lower Broadford Boys.

Footlight Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Hilarie Neely, announces Company performances entitled “DIVERSITY – Talking with our Hearts.” Performances run through Feb. 9, and the public is invited to attend any of the nine free shows touring Blaine County schools. This show uses the concert dance forms of ballet, modern, jazz, hiphop and tap to spur a discussion about diversity: social, cultural and environmental.

The tour will visit Hailey Elementary at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 5; Bellevue Elementary, 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 7; Community School, 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 8; Hemingway School, 8:45 a.m. on Feb. 9. The public is invited to any of the school performances, free of charge, if they call the school and request to attend.

BOULDER MOUNTAIN TOUR SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 ALL DAY / VARIOUS LOCATIONS The Boulder Mountain Tour, now in its 43rd year, is a 34-kilometer cross-country ski race that starts at Galena Lodge and finishes near the Sawtooth National Recreation Area Headquarters north of Ketchum. The Half-Boulder starts 15km from the finish, at Baker Creek. The BMT attracts close to 1,000 participants of all ages and abilities from throughout the U.S. and abroad. Learn more at bouldermountaintour.com.

MCKENNA FAITH FRI JAN 2-SUN JAN 4 VARIOUS LOCATIONS / KETCHUM McKenna will play live on Friday, Feb. 2 at Whiskey Jacques’, and on Saturday and Sunday the country music singer/songwriter will play après-ski at River Run Lodge in Ketchum.

ENGLISH CLASSES

TUESDAY JANUARY 30

6-8PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Community Library will host a free English class for adults every Tuesday from Feb. 6 to April 3. For more information call Jenny at (208) 726-3493.

‘WINTERREISE’ SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3 5:30PM / ST. THOMAS CHURCH / SUN VALLEY

6-8PM / EN LA BIBLIOTECA EN KETCHUM

Geoffrey Friedley, tenor, and Kori Bond, piano, will present “Winterreise,” a cycle of 24 songs by Franz Schubert. Both musicians are on faculty at Idaho State University. A freewill offering and reception will follow.

The Community Library todos los martes 6 de febrero al 3 de abril. Para más información, llama a Jenny en la biblioteca: (208) 726-3493.

MAKING SEED PAPER SATURDAY FEBRUARY 3

‘GRAVEL-BED RIVERS’ WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 7 6-7:30PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM

10AM-12PM, 1-3PM / THE CENTER, HAILEY Join a free workshop on making seed paper in one of two sessions at The Center in Hailey. Participants will learn how to turn recycled office paper into handmade paper embedded with pollinator-f r iendly wildflower seeds. Students will participate in pulp preparation, sheet forming, pressing and drying. The workshop will be led by Sun Valley Center of the Arts staff members Courtney Gilbert, curator of Visual Arts, and Sarah Stavros, education associate.

To register and for more information call (208) 726-9491.

JOE FOS SUN FEB 4-TUES FEB 6 7-10PM / DUCHIN LOUNGE / SUN VALLEY

The Wood River Land Trust and its partners will host Ric Hauer, director of the University of Montana’s Center for Integrated Research on the Environment, for a free talk, “Gravel-bed Rivers in the Northern Rockies: Why mountain rivers are so important and why you should care.”

Hauer will discuss natural stream functions, terrestrial/aquatic productivity and how some river restoration practices have compromised systems today, and give examples of restoration practices that do, and don’t.

The Wood River Land Trust, The Community Library, the cities of Hailey and Ketchum, The Nature Conservancy, Trout Unlimited and Flood Control District #9 sponsor this presentation. For any questions, contact mmckenna@woodriverlandtrust. org or call (208) 788-3947.

The legendary Joe Fos entertains with timeless piano music at the Duchin Lounge from 7-10 p.m.

SOUPER SUPPER

MONDAY FEBRUARY 5

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

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