Power Scholars Academy Camp Presents
Kids’ Guide To The Valley ABOUT THIS PROJECT
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his summer, over 60 Wood River Community scholars embarked on a new and exciting project. With guidance from The Weekly Sun Publisher Brennan Rego, we were able to create the first edition of the Kids’ Guide to the Wood River Valley. In his first press conference with the scholars, Brennan told the kids that “journalists are just students of the world.” Eager to impress and document, the scholars took those words of advice very seriously. On top of creating the Kids’ Guide, scholars also participated in a great array of academic and enrichment opportunities this summer. Power Scholars Academy Camp (PSAC) was developed by BELL and YMCA of the USA. This program model has been implemented successfully for the last four years in 26 states with over 60 Y’s participating. This summer was the Wood River Community YMCA’s inaugural program. The Y closely partnered and collaborated with the Blaine County School District to create an exemplary first year. Scholars were selected by teacher and principal recommendation. Invitations were sent home with prospective scholars. There were only 60 slots that were available as per program guidelines set by Y-USA and BELL. Power Scholars Academy is summer camp and summer school rolled into one to create a memorable summer experience. A typical week included daily literacy and math instruction in the mornings, afternoon enrichment, recreation, weekly field trips, breakfast and lunch as well as transportation. To ensure that no child missed an opportunity, every scholar received a full scholarship to attend PSAC. The goals of PSAC are to: increase scholars’ literacy and math skills; mitigate summer learning loss; and strengthen scholars’ self-confidence, social and emotional development, and their physical health and well-being. Through field trips, research, phone interviews and personal experience, scholars were able to create for you this guide to the Wood River Valley. We hope that you enjoy it. It was very hard work but very rewarding to all those that participated. Each scholar has written a description for you of what they think are important things to know, places and events to visit, outdoor activities and nature, animals and plants you may see. There is even a very special scavenger hunt that has been created. Once you fill it out, take it to the Hailey Chamber of Commerce to receive your stamp.
SCHOLARS & STAFF MEMBERS Green Cluster
Purple Cluster
Red Cluster
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Aaliyah Diaz Aaron Duran Garcia Amaya Ornelas Andrea Barajas Aracely Pedraza Athena George Blake Rogers Daniel Santacruz David Romero Garcia Grady Edwards Isaac Sandoval Jaime Torres Kobi Nelson Laila Duke Luisao Garcia Mayah Vargas Vega Mike Regalado Oscar Reyes Zavala Rubi Cardenas Lopez Susan Verastegui Espinoza William Richardson
Abilene Franco Lopez Adilene Montes Montes Adrian Aguilar Brooke Sali Gabrielle DeLorea Firth Gyzzelle Monjaras Marrujo Jaylyn Hernandez Jesus Molina Lesly Carranza Myles Cortez Nika Nelson Rafael Chavez Paredez Rocket Lukasson Samantha Fuchs Sarai Regalado Wynterlynn Molyneux Crow
Anderson Mayuri Andrea Lemus Camilia Alvarez Carmelo Sanchez Alvarez Daisy Lopez Daniela Baeza Rico David Santacruz Emma Alvarado Alvarez Evelin Ramirez Grayson Langley Jaime Carranza Palomera Jennifer Regalado Joseph Gomero Juan Palencia Jude Mowery Kenia Franco Lopez Mia Arenas Isauro Pedro Montenegro Mata Reece Weatherly Skip Ayllon Tripp Bailey Ximena Ramirez
Green Cluster Staff Beth Inouye Victor Morales Edith Lopez-Millard
Purple Cluster Staff Laura Barnhardt Sami Goitiandia
Red Cluster Staff Gabi Bryant Ali Azevedo
Lead Staff Karen Bliss Aaron Bronson, BCSD Program Coordinator Teressa Johnson, YMCA Director of Youth Development
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Skiing BY EVELIN RAMIREZ AND JOSEPH GOMERO Location: Sun Valley Contact: 888-490-5950 Cost: Single-ride lift ticket People like to go to Sun Valley to ski. You can ski at Baldy or at Dollar Mountain. You can ride a chairlift to the top of the mountain. There is warm food and hot chocolate at the lodge. In the winter, is it beautiful and the skiing is great.
Winter Sports BY ARACELY PEDRAZA AND KOBI NELSON Location: Magic Carpet, Dollar, Bald Mountain, and Rotarun Contact: Dollar Lodge, Sun Valley Lodge and Rotarun Dollar Mountain - 208-622-2289 River Run - 800-635-4150 Rotarun - 208-788-6204 or Larry at 208-481-2269 Cost: Free - $$ The Wood River Valley has lots of ways to have fun in the winter. You can go downhill skiing and snowboarding but that can cost money. You can go sledding at almost any hill or snowshoeing and that is free. Building a snowman is always fun to do with friends.
Bike Riding BY BLAKE ROGERS AND JAIME TORRES Location: Blaine County Contact: Hailey Chamber of Commerce Phone: 208-788-3484 Email: info@haileyidaho.com Summer is for bikers and biking. You can bike on the bike path from Bellevue, Hailey, and Ketchum. When you’re a big kid, you can even ride from Bellevue to Ketchum. I think it takes 3 hours from where I live. Biking is fun and good for your health. I even like to ride bikes with my sister. If you like to do tricks, like I do, you might want to try the pump track at the BCRD. Don’t forget to wear your helmet for safety! Hiking Adams Gulch Trail BY LESLY CARRANZA AND SAMMI FUCHS Location: Drive north on Highway 75 from Ketchum for 1.5 miles. Turn left on Adams Gulch Road Contact: SNRA 208727-5000 Cost: Free Have you ever been hiking at Adams Gulch? It’s pretty cool because you can hike, walk, bike, and horseback ride on the seven trails. The shortest trail is 1.1 miles long and the longest is 14 miles. If you bring a dog, please put it on a leash. Some of the trails are shaded and some are sunny. Be careful on the trails and enjoy the fun! Hailey Skatepark BY JENNY REGALADO JUAREZ AND DAVID SANTACRUZ Location: Highway 75 and Airport Way Contact: Hailey Parks and Trails Cost: Free You can go to the skatepark to have fun. It’s a good idea to bring your helmet, kneepads, and elbow pads. There are hills and ramps. You can ride skateboards, scooters, and rollerblades.
Biking - Pump Track BY JUAN PALENCIA AND DANIELA BAEZA RICO Location: Hemingway/8th Street, Ketchum Contact: BCRD Cost: Free It is fun and you can cheer on your friends. You can also cheer on your family while they do tricks. All you need is a bike, a helmet and all your protection, and then you’re ready to go. You can have a fun time when you stay safe.
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Playgrounds: Bellevue Memorial Park BY GRADY EDWARDS AND AALIYAH DIAZ Location: 3rd Street between Cedar and Elm streets, Bellevue Contact: City of Bellevue, phone: 208-788-2128 Cost: Free I like the park in Bellevue because there are lots of fun things to do. There is a merry-go-round, a dinosaur that you can climb on, Clifford The Big Red Dog, and other playground toys. You can play fun games like basketball, football, and pretend to sing and dance on the stage they have there. Sometimes they have real singers there and carnivals, too.
Hailey’s Hop Porter Park BY BROOKE SALI Location: 209 West Bullion Street, Hailey Contact: 208-788-4221 Cost: Free Hop Porter Park is a great place for families and kids. It is the largest park in Hailey. They have a wooden playground that I call “Lincoln Log Park.” There is a big grassy area for games and a sand volleyball court. Last, there is a shelter for a picnic. Stop by Hop Porter Park to have some fun with your friends and family!
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Fishing BY DANIEL SANTACRUZ Location: Wood River Valley Contact: Various places Cost: Free to $ for kids You can go fishing at Redfish Lake, Hayspur Fish Hatchery, and almost anywhere on the Big Wood River. When you go fishing, you can take chairs, fishing poles, buckets. If you don’t know how to fish, you might have to find someone nice to help you put a worm on the hook.
Swimming at the YMCA BY ADRIAN AGUILAR AND JESUS MOLINA Location: 101 Saddle Road, Ketchum Contact: 208-7279622 Cost: $6 a day for a child or free with membership If you love to swim, check out the YMCA pool! They have a big slide, little slide, lazy river, and a whirlpool. You can take swim lessons. The YMCA is a great place to swim with friends and family year-round. Swimming at Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD) BY ADRIAN AGUILAR AND JESUS MOLINA Location: 1050 Fox Acres Road, Hailey Contact: 208-788-2144 Cost: Day - child $4, adult $5, family (2 adults, 2 children) $15 If you love to swim, check out the BCRD pool! They have a big diving board, a log, and a rock-climbing wall. You can take swim lessons. The BCRD is a great place to swim with friends and family during the summer. Horseback Riding BY JUDE MOWERY AND MIA ARENAS ISAURO Location: Redfish Lake Corrals Contact: 208-774-3311 Cost: One-hour loop $41 + tax They are pretty and gentle horses to ride. You can horseback ride with your family and friends. You can choose a short ride or a long ride. Some horse trails go by Redfish. Horseback riding is a fun and healthy activity!
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Redfish Lake BY GRAYSON LANGLEY AND XIMENA RAMIREZ Location: Highway 75, milepost 185 Contact: 208-447-3536 Cost: Free There are lots of fun things to do at Redfish Lake. You can have a picnic with your family. There are boats and canoes to rent for the day. You can fish, swim, camp, and hike around the lake. There is a restaurant with tasty food and cold lemonade. Bigwood4 Movie Theatre in Hailey BY OSCAR REYES AND MAYAH VARGAS Location: 801 N. Main Street, Hailey Contact: 208-578-0971 Cost: $6 Mon.-Thurs. and $6.75 Fri.-Sun. At Bigwood4 Theatre you can take your family and friends for a fun movie time. You can enjoy nachos, candies, popcorn, sodas, and pretzels, and there are video games, too! You can buy your tickets online at metrotheatres.com or at the front desk of the movie theatre. In the summer, when it is hot outside, you can sit inside where it’s cool. Campion Ice House BY WYNNIE MOLYNEUX CROW AND JAYLYN HERNANDEZ Location: 781 Airport Way, Hailey Contact: 208-928-4905 Cost: Public skating- adult $7, youth $5 Skate rental- $5 Open hockey- $10 (ages 14 and up) Stick and Puck- $10 What you need to know: Do you know how to ice skate? If not, Campion Ice House can teach you! Campion Ice in Hailey is an indoor rink that offers many classes for all ages. You can rent skates or bring your own. You can also play hockey, take lessons, or free skate. Contact Hailey Ice and start skating today! Hayspur Fish Hatchery BY ROCKET LUKASSON AND RAFAEL CHAVEZ PAREDEZ Location: 71 Hayspur Lane, Bellevue Contact: 208-788-2847 Cost: Free Hayspur Fish Hatchery is the first hatchery that opened in Idaho in 1907. You can see and learn about the different parts of the life cycle of a rainbow trout. It is a great place for family fun! You can take a tour of the fish hatchery, camp, and fish in the stocked pond. You can even keep the fish! YUM! Sawtooth Botanical Garden BY EMMA ALVARADO AND SKIP AYLLON Location: 11 Gimlet Road, Ketchum Contact: 208-726-9358 Cost: Free The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is beautiful! You can see flowers from all over Idaho. Colorful butterflies fly around the paths. You can see red wiggle worms. There is a prayer wheel from India that you can spin.
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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve BY MYLES CORTEZ AND SARAI REGALADO Location: 1266 Craters Loop Road, Arco Contact: 208-5271300 Cost: $10 per vehicle Do you like climbing through caves and walking on volcano trails? Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve is a lot of fun. You can climb on volcano trails, crawl through caves, and camp at the park. You can do the Junior Ranger Program. Visit Craters of the Moon and earn your badge today! Draper Wood River Preserve BY ANDREA LEMUS AND CARMELO SANCHEZ ALVAREZ Location: West Bullion Street, Hailey Contact: Wood River Land Trust Cost: Free Walking on the Bow Bridge over the Big Wood River is the best! You can ride bikes and see nature. You can walk on the boardwalk to see fish, birds, and water snakes. Down a trail there is a cool tree with heart rocks on it. Ice Caves BY NIKA NELSON AND GABBY FIRTH Location: 1561 North Highway 75, Shoshone Contact: 208-8862058 Cost: child $6, adult $10 Have you ever been in a dark and cool cave? You can visit the ice caves from May 1 to October 1. Walk with a guide through the cold caves. Don’t forget a flashlight and sturdy shoes! Galena Lodge BY WILLIAM RICHARDSON AND ANDREA BARAJAS Location: 15187 Highway 75, Ketchum Contact: 208-726-4010 Cost: Kids week (ages 6-8 years old) June 13 - June 23: $300 At Galena Lodge you can sign up for kids camp and mountain biking during the summer. In the winter you can go crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing and enjoy delicious cookies and hot cocoa. The Galena Lodge Ski School can make cross-country skiing fun!
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nd places to see Sawtooth National Recreation Area Visitor Center (Forest Service) BY ABI FRANCO AND ADI MONTES Location: 8 miles north of Ketchum on Highway 75 Contact: 208-727-5313 Cost: Free The Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) headquarters has a lot of information for visitors. You can watch a video about the area, look at exhibits, and complete the Junior Ranger Program. The Sawtooth National Recreation Area has hiking, camping, boating, fishing, bicycling, and more. Go learn about the Sawtooth Mountains, animals, and plants at the Visitor Center. Ice Hockey - Sun Valley Suns BY PURPLE TEAM CLUSTER Location: Friday in Sun Valley, Saturday in Hailey Cost: CASH ONLY $5, adults: $10 Children 10 & under: free, children (10-18): $5 Have you ever been to a hockey game? Our home team, the Sun Valley Suns, plays during the winter. If you are hungry or cold, the food bar sells hotdogs and hot chocolate. The fans yell, “GO, SUNS!” Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD) Aquatic Center BY AARON DURAN AND LAILA DUKE Location: 1050 Fox Acres Road, Suite 107, Hailey Contact: BCRD Phone: (208) 578-BCRD (2273) info@bcrd.org Cost: Free to $ The Blaine County Recreation District has lots of ways for kids to keep from getting bored. They have a pool to go swimming in when it’s hot in the summer. They take care of the bike path so you can walk your dog, ride your scooter, or ride your bike on it without being scared of cars. You can take your horse on the side of it. They have lots of sports you can play like t-ball, baseball, soccer, basketball and volleyball. The BCRD does lots of stuff. Blaine County Fair - Carey BY ANDERSON MAYURI AND KENIA FRANCO LOPEZ Location: Carey Contact: www. blainecountyfair. com Cost: Free entrance At the fair you can ride a train that will show you animals. You can ride a big rollercoaster and a long slide. There is a horse show to watch. You can do archery with your family and practice roping a bull.
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Fourth of July Rodeo and Parade BY MIKE JUAREZ AND ISAAC SANDOVAL Location: Main Street, rodeo grounds, Hailey Contact: Hailey Chamber of Commerce Phone: 208-788-3484 Email: info@haileyidaho.com Cost: Free for kids There are lots of cars and people everywhere from July 1 to July 4. We can ride horses and sheep at the rodeo. At the parade, people in the parade throw candies and popsicles so we can run out and grab them. We just have to remember to share with our little brothers and sisters. We can also see bouncy cars and school mascots and lots of other stuff like the high school band. At night we like to watch the fireworks. Everyone likes the fireworks except for my dog. Trailing of the Sheep Festival (October) BY TRIPP BAILEY AND DAISY LOPEZ Location: Ketchum and Hailey Contact: 208720-0585 The Trailing of the Sheep Festival happens every October. At the festival, 1,500 sheep travel down Main Street in Ketchum. You can listen to music and dance. You can watch sheepdogs try to herd sheep the fastest. The YMCA BY SUSAN ESPINOZA AND DAVID ROMERO GARCIA Location: 110 Saddle Road, Ketchum Contact: 208-727-9622 Cost: Youth to 18 - $6 per day At the YMCA you can play different games. You can swim, rock climb, and do yoga. In the summertime, you can go to Bonni’s Garden greenhouse to grow flowers. If you don’t know how to swim, you can take swimming lessons. There are two computers that kids can use to finish their school homework.
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NATURE AND OUTDOOR Animals BY JAIME CARRANZA PALOMERA AND REECE WEATHERLY Contact: Idaho Department of Fish & Game What you should know: Animals have many habitats. I have seen a fish jump out of the lake. Rainbow trout and sockeye salmon live in Blaine County. There is an eagle at Silver Creek. You can also see moose, foxes, bunnies, deer, and black bears. Trees BY AMAYA ORNELAS AND ATHENA GEORGE Location: Cities of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and the SNRA Contact: The different cities and SNRA Visitor Center (208) 727-5013 or (208) 727-5000 for Information What you should know: Aspen, weeping willow, and evergreen trees are popular here in the Wood River Valley. During summer, trees help people be cool in their shade. In fall, trees turn real pretty with different colors like orange, yellow, brown and red. In winter, when the trees have lost their leaves, you can play under them, building snowmen. You can use the broken tree branches you find on the ground for the snowman’s arms. It’s best to climb trees in spring and summer because in fall and winter the branches are weak. We should take care of our trees because they help our environment and the air to be clean. Flowers Of Blaine County BY PURPLE TEAM CLUSTER There are many Rocky Mountain flowers in Blaine County. Each flower has its own special shape and color. They can be found near riverbeds, hillsides, mountains, or even in your backyard! Popular flowers: sunflowers, camas lilies, dandelions, lupine, daisies What do flowers need: water, sunlight, soil, and nutrients
Trail Safety BY GYZZELLE MONJARAS 1. Bring a parent or adult with you. 2. Be careful on the trails. 3. Always bring water and snacks. 4. Watch out for plants and animals. 5. Bring a firstaid kit. 6. Don’t leave trash. 7. Bring sunglasses, a hat, and sunscreen. How You & Worms Help the Environment BY PEDRO MONTENEGRO MATA AND CAMILIA ALVAREZ
What you should know: Red wiggle worms help with composting. You can see red wigglers at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. You can take recycling to the Hailey Recycling Center. You can pick up trash in the parks to keep them clean for playing. You can recycle paper, plastic, and aluminum cans. Weather in the Wood River Valley BY RUBI LOPEZ AND LUISAO GARCIA
Location: Blaine County Contact: Local radio and TV and weather apps What you should know: The weather in the Wood River Valley is very different from other places because when it snows, it gets sunny again right away. It even snows and hails in the summer! That is why you always need to be ready to change your clothes. You should also wear your cool sunglasses because the sun is always bright.
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Power Scholars Academy Camp students pose with The Weekly Sun Publisher Brennan Rego.
Jaylyn Hernandez works on her field journal.
Camilia Alvarez and Pedro Montenegro Mata work together on their entry for the Kids’ Guide To The Valley.
Issac Sandoval displays his Junior Ranger badge from the Redfish Lake Visitor Center.
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10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT BLAINE COUNTY - FACTS BY EVERYONE 1. There are five towns in Blaine County: Bellevue, Carey, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley. 2. In 1936, Sun Valley Resort had the first chairlift built in the world. 3. Sheepherders and sheepdogs herd the sheep through the Wood River Valley each year. In October, they have an annual Trailing of the Sheep parade. 4. The Wood River Trail, which runs from south of Bellevue to north of Ketchum, is 20 miles long. It used to be used for the Union Pacific ski trains (railroad). People now use it to walk, run, bike or ride horses. 5. The Salmon River, also known as The River of No Return, with its headwaters in the north and the Snake River in the south, offers solitude and spectacular whitewater rafting. 6. Bald Mountain, due to its great variety of terrain and snow conditions, has been consistently rated as one of the finest ski mountains in the United States. 7. Blaine County is a bicycling paradise, with over 400 miles of singletrack through our surrounding scenic mountains. For road bikers, there are lightly traveled gravel and paved county roads and a dedicated car-free path that stretches 20 miles through the heart of the Wood River Valley. 8. Batman lives here. 9. Famous author Ernest Hemingway is buried in Ketchum. 10. It is the best place to live!
I Spy Scavenger Hunt BY PURPLE CLUSTER I SPY a mammal (elk, deer, mountain lion, moose, sheep, horse, cow, black bear, rabbit). Name:
I SPY a flower (daisy, lupine, sunflower, camas lily, dandelion). Name:
I exercised or did an activity (hiking, biking, walking, snowboarding, skiing, ice skating, or swimming). Name:
Thank you for your help: Power Scholar Academy Camp Supporters Y-USA BELL Blaine County School District The Weekly Sun Sawtooth Botanical Garden Redfish Lake Visitor Center Hayspur Fish Hatchery U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Region 4 Blaine County Recreation District Sawtooth National Recreation Area Shoshone Ice Caves The Chamber Of The Wood River Valley
I SPY an animal habitat (nest, hole, lodge, cave). Name:
I ate a healthy meal at a restaurant. Name of restaurant:
I SPY a landform (mountain, valley, hill). Name:
I SPY a type of water (river, lake, pond, waterfall, creek). Name:
Receive your Chamber stamp here!