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Health News Death By Suicide Plagues Idaho Teens

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Business News Women Entrepreneurs To Meet At KIC

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Education News A Lesson Learned During ‘Educator For A Day’

“How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June.

My goodness how the time has flewn.” ~Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss

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DECEMBER 6 - 12, 2017

NEWS HEALTH

BLAINE COUNTY STEPS UP ATTENTION ON SUICIDE

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magine a blob of grey matter with a hole in the front. This is what a teenage brain looks like.

And the space is where the frontal lobe has yet to connect with itself. In 2010, Dr. Frances Jensen, then a pediatric neurologist at Children’s Hospital in Boston, said “It’s the part of the brain that says: ‘Is this a good idea? What is the consequence of this action?’ It’s not that they don’t have a frontal lobe. And they can use it.

But they’re going to access it more slowly.”

While people expect children to be sophisticated from an early age about consequences and reasoning, they generally need some help. Parents have a responsibility to be their own children’s frontal lobe.

To wit: Jensen, who is also the author of “The Teenage Brain,” explains that the nerve cells that connect teenagers’ frontal lobes with the rest of their brains are underdeveloped due lack of a fatty coating called myelin.

After their mid-20s, adults have grown this insulating coating, which enables nerve signals to flow freely.

Spotty or thin myelin leads to inefficient communication between one part of the brain and another.

The post-adolescent, pre-adult years can be some of the richest times for learning and adventure. At the same time, they can be full of emotional upheaval. Teenagers’ young brains respond to everything, the good and the bad. Teenagers, and those in their early 20s, are more apt to take what life is throwing at them seriously—this is it, this is what life is, there’ll never be anything else.

Depression during these ages can make it a torturous journey.

But just having an unconnected frontal lobe is not the only aspect that affects youth. Real mental illness may be chemical, genetic or even environmental.

In 2012, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico all had suicide rates exceeding 18 per 100,000 people, while the national rate was 12.5 per 100,000 people, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In 2013, in Blaine County, that number was 21.4 percent.

These states have in common high elevations and associated thin air. Lately, researchers are looking at the low oxygen in these areas, which may be linked with signs of depression, and could potentially even contribute to suicides in some regions.

According to the Idaho Department of Health & Welfare’s Division of Public Health, suicide is the

second leading cause of death for Idahoans age 15-34 and for males age 10-14. In 2015, 60 percent of those suicides involved a firearm. Males make up the suicides by a disproportionate amount—78 percent for males and 22 percent for females.

The Wood River Valley-based nonprofit Crisis Hotline reported that a little more than 19 percent of Idaho youth attending regular public and charter high schools reported seriously considering suicide in 2015. Nine percent reported making at least one attempt. Between 2012 and 2016, 105 Idaho school children (age 18 and under) died by suicide. Of these, 27 were age 14 and under.

In 2016, teen suicide attempts increased 23 percent.

Even more troubling, the number of 13- to 18-year-olds who committed suicide jumped 31 percent. Suicide, especially among the young, can be contagious.

Research suggests that about 5 percent of youth suicides are influenced by peers or cultural depictions of suicide.

A paper recently published in Clinical Psychological Science found that the increases in depression, suicide attempts and death by suicide among teens came from every background, across all races and ethnicities, and in every region of the country.

In November, a San Diego State University study found yet another thought-provoking trigger. Increased time spent in front of a screen, such as computers, cellphones and tablets, might contribute to an uptick in symptoms of depression and suicide-related behaviors and thoughts in teens, especially girls. The findings point to the need for parents to monitor how much time their children spend on the various social networks such as Facebook and Snapchat.

“These increases in mental health issues among teens are very alarming,” said Jean Twenge, SDSU professor of psychology. “Teens are telling us they are struggling, and we need to take that very seriously.”

Twenge is also the author of “iGen: Why Today’s SuperConnected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—And Completely Unprepared for Adulthood.”

The “iGen”—those born after 1995—are much more likely to experience mental health issues, said Sher Foster, executive director at the Crisis Hotline. “We offer classes to students and last year reached 1,200 teens with a program presented by licensed counselors.

The Blaine County School District and the Community School support the Teen Suicide Awareness Education

Program.”

The curriculum teaches participants to be aware of signs of depression, thoughts of suicide, as well as resources and intervention strategies to help a friend or family member. Each student receives a packet of information and resources and a bracelet that is imprinted with “My Life Matters” and the Crisis Hotline telephone number.

“We evaluate outcomes of the ‘My Life Matters’ program through questionnaires handed out after each program,” Foster said. “Teen calls to the Hotline have increased dramatically through these programs. We are saving lives.”

Also working locally to address the issue is the Suicide Prevention Task Force formed in 2016 by Pirie Jones Grossman, a board member of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, and Erin H. Pfaeffle, senior manager of community and mental health services at St. Luke’s Center for Community Health, along with community members, and organizations such as The Advocates, NAMI-WRV, Crisis Hotline, The Hunger Coalition, Senior Connection, Higher Ground, Flourish Foundation and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office.

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DECEMBER 6 - 12, 2017

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City of Ketchum Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony Tree lighting tonight at Town Square. Santa arrives at 5 p.m. with gifts for the children and to hear their holiday wishes. There will be free hot chocolate, cider and cookies, and hot toddies and KBs for purchase. Drop off your letters to Santa in the mailbox at Town Square and be sure to include a return address!

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BY DANA DUGAN

he number of women-owned businesses in Idaho has doubled in the last 20 years. In that same time, Idaho’s population grew from 1.229 million to an estimated 1.7 million in 2017.

In 2013, American Express’s small-business arm reported that Idaho’s women-owned firms rank 13th in the country, with an estimated 51,600 women-owned businesses, employing 39,600 and contributing almost $5 billion to the state’s economy.

While there are organizations and programs statewide that help women, for the first time there’s a group in Ketchum specifically created for Wood River Valley-based female entrepreneurs.

The Women’s Entrepreneur Group provides free programming and mentorship to support local women. Started in October 2017, at the Ketchum Innovation Center, the group now has almost 100 members, all of whom have a “broad range of valuable, real-world experience,” said Leigh Barer, associate director of the KIC. Everyone is welcome to come to the monthly workshops, and to join the group’s Facebook page, Barer said.

Kathryn Kemp Guylay, an entrepreneur and CEO of KIC, started thinking about a women’s group last winter after attending a conference called Mountain Ventures Summit, held in Telluride, Colo.

“I wanted to find out what other incubators in mountain towns were doing,” Guylay said. “I wanted to learn best practices. It was the first summit of its kind. And there was representation from most of the major Western resorts. We were talking about the challenges; how do we create an economy and attract young people.”

Guylay said her ‘aha’ moment was when she looked around and “saw all these incredible women. It was booked out, sold out, and at least half were women. The women who spoke and were on the panels were rock stars. I thought, we’ve got to do this in the Wood River Valley.”

Full of ideas about women entrepreneurs when she returned from Telluride, Guylay spoke to KIC board member Cece Gassner, the director of eco-

nomic development for Boise State University’s Division of Research and Economic Development and the former assistant for economic development for Boise Mayor David Bieter. They agreed that they’d “test the concept and see what happened,” Guylay said.

Last April, they did a debut presentation at KIC, with about 40 women and two men in attendance.

“We felt the energy,” Guylay said. “These women were connecting and discussing issues rather than sitting still being lectured to.”

In October, they reconvened, discussing how to start a business from an idea. In November, a Women Business Owners Summit was held.

On Tuesday, Dec. 12 from 5:30-7 p.m., KIC will offer “Vision & Goal Setting,” along with a holiday cookie exchange, to the Women’s Entrepreneur Group.

“As you go, you learn what people really want,” Guylay said. “We found out women were more interested in inner work versus outer work.”

Outer skills might include discussions on how to patent a product, balance income accounting, and learn other business skills.

“What we really want to know is how do we overcome our fear and self-doubt,” Guylay continued. “This kind of attitude is not unique to women, but women are more sensitive to it, we’re more intuitive. Our first meeting was showcasing business and making connections. Now we’re getting the right mix with connections, group work, and creating combos like accountability buddies—an idea person with a marketing person, retail with online.

We want to garner the energy that already exists and put it to use to help each other and create new opportunity.”

Guylay said there is nothing cumulative about the workshops; anyone can jump in at any time.

Because of the holidays, there will be a short, positive presentation by Guylay, who will walk the group through six mantras that can allow attendees to maximize success in the New Year.

Attendees should bring a plate of about two-dozen cookies to exchange.

For more information and to RSVP, email leigh@ketchuminnovationcenter.com. tws

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ON BEING A TEACHER FOR A DAY

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BY JENNIFER HOLLY SMITH

n Friday, Dec. 1, the Blaine County School District invited members from the community to participate in their “Educator for a Day” program, allowing individuals to experience the school day with a host teacher.

In total, there were 13 participants in classrooms at the Hemingway STEAM School, Wood River Middle School, Wood River High School, Alturas Elementary, Hailey Elementary, and Carey School.

These included Idaho State Senator Michelle Stennett, former State Senator Wendy Jaquet, school board member Ellen Mandeville, former professional baseball player Paul Hartzell, Ketchum City Councilman Michael David, and many others, including myself, who visited the schools to learn more about the work of educators and students in Blaine County.

I always thought teaching high school English would be a fun career, so I seized the opportunity and asked to be paired with such a teacher at Carey School. I was assigned to shadow Lindee Williams, who teaches seventh- and eighth-grade English, public speaking and a college-credit, dual-enrollment senior English class.

Our half-day began at 8 a.m. and ended at noon.

Williams and I spoke earlier in the week. She told me what she planned for the day and asked if I wanted to just observe, or “dig in and teach a lesson.”

I chose to dig in.

The night before, I did a little research to prepare for the day and my “lessons.” That research took two hours, possibly more—I lost track somewhere along the way. I also baked brownies; I’ve always found bribery to be a good tactic.

I arrived promptly and was greeted by the wonderful Peggy Hill at the front desk, who gave me a badge, just like the teachers wear (at least similar enough to make me feel cool), and a folder from the district with some information and a memo about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, which protects the privacy of education records.

As I walked in, Williams was finishing up writing on her whiteboard while students filtered in.

Some sat quietly at their desks while others had a hyped-up energy that Williams received with open arms and a big smile. The warning bell rang at 8:25 a.m. and the remaining students—grades 9 through 12—arrived for their public-speaking class.

After greeting the students, and introducing me, the class watched a TED Talk video on how to be a better listener. After the presentation, Williams had the students get up and break into groups to practice the skills.

Each class is 70 minutes long, and for the duration, Williams kept the students engaged and on task, interacting with them on a personal level and guiding them along the way.

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The seventh grade, which included my oldest daughter, was next, so I knew most of the students well, and was excited for the lesson I had planned.

My daughter shared their student blog with me, a place that Williams had set up for them to post their work, and so for the past few weeks I had been reading assignments that the students had published, including creative story writing and persuasive arguments. The creativity in their stories and passion was incredible and highly entertaining the use of commas and grammar and run on sentences and punctuation and capitalization and really their whole editing process could use some work and that happens to be right up my alley so i dug in. (Yes, the grammar—or lack thereof!— in that sentence and the lower case “i” are for you, Carey seventh grade).

Together, the class began the editing process of a student’s short story, refining his work as a class.

He was a good sport, showing humor and grace throughout the process. The 70 minutes flew by, as did the brownies.

At this point, Williams advised me to sneak out for a restroom break. I didn’t heed her advice. It was a mistake. My morning ritual of 32 ounces of coffee in my Yeti cup took hold midway through the next and final class, senior English.

The students in this class can receive college credit through Boise State University upon passing an exam, and Williams works closely with them to uphold BSU’s standards.

First, the class completed a lesson on rhetoric.

Williams then broke the class into three groups, one to write and perform a rap, another a skit, and the third to create a visual. Each group represented the three different types of rhetoric they studied.

Despite a few gripes, uncomfortable laughs and banter, students were attentive and participated earnestly.

When the lesson was complete, it was my turn.

I was asked to speak about my personal writing process, as the class would be looking at writers on writing in an upcoming unit. I had considered my presentation and realized we often do things without thinking about the process. That’s what writing was to me, just doing. For this class, I considered how I write and what steps I take from idea to finished product. I hope my words were helpful, but it was a good assignment for me, as well.

When class was over, I was done, too, but Williams still had another class and then a prep hour before finishing her day.

Being an educator for the day showed me that teachers have little to no down time; one is constantly “on.” In many other professions, we can fit in a quick personal phone call, a trip to the water cooler, a check of social media, a chat with a colleague, and a trip to the restroom. Teachers don’t have that luxury.

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Ketchum Seeks Artists For 11th Annual Art On Fourth Exhibition

The City of Ketchum invites sculptors to showcase their work for the 11th annual “Art on Fourth” outdoor sculpture exhibition. The selected artwork will be featured in the heart of downtown Ketchum along the Fourth Street Heritage Corridor—a pedestrian-friendly street with widened sidewalks, benches and designated sites for artwork.

Selected artists will receive a $2,000 stipend and there is no fee to apply. The deadline for submissions is March 9, 2018.

The annual Art on Fourth exhibition has evolved into a significant attraction during the city’s busy summer tourist season, displaying artwork by diverse artists ranging from Wood River Valley residents to nationally known artists. Past exhibitors have included Steve Jensen, Rod Kagan, Robert Kantor, Gwynn Murrill, Will Robinson and Boaz Vaadia, among others. The exhibition is organized and curated by the Ketchum Arts Commission, whose mission is to integrate arts and culture into the community’s life.

Artists may enter as many sculptures as they would like for consideration. The call for artists, which provides detailed information on the submission process, can be found at ketchumidaho.org/ arts. The call is open to all artists, regardless of their state of residence.

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Many Issues Cited In Idaho Suicide Stats Continued from Page 2

“We have been assessing the protective and risk factors in the community,” Pfaeffle said. “What are our strengths, and where do we need to focus our efforts together as a community. We determined that there are many strengths in community; we have multiple community organizations that work on mental health issues, we have community based therapeutic resources and a mental health clinic at the hospital. But the community has a culture that encourages alcohol and drug issues, and we’re a transient community. It’s difficult to develop longterm sustainable relationships.”

Pfaeffle cites the international Campaign to Change Direction as the source for an important tool people can use if they believe they or someone they know is severely depressed, called “Know The Five Signs” (see sidebar).

“We need to learn how to talk to that person and to access resources,” Pfaeffle said.

“We’ve trained our own people, so the next step is to disseminate through the community, the Chamber, Rotary, school clubs, churches and anywhere people congregate.”

Another aspect the task force is undertaking is what is known as postvention, an organized response in the aftermath of a

suicide to help survivors heal and deal with grief, mitigate other negative effects, and prevent suicide among people who are at high risk after exposure to suicide.

In treating depressed and ill patients, professionals look for the presence of worthlessness and hopelessness; having a purpose in life has a potent effect, said Dr. Susanne Choby, a psychiatrist with St. Luke’s Wood River.

While Idaho is part of the multi-Western state “Suicide Belt,” there is much to recommend it from a health standpoint; fresh air, clean water, and extensive outdoor activities. But the best hope the community has is in its attention to each other.

For more information or help, check out “Wood River Valley Get Help!” at stlukesonline.org/ gethelp; visit changedirection.org; call the Crisis Hotline (208) 788-3596 or St. Luke’s Clinic– Mental Health (208) 727-8970, or the Center for Community Health at (208) 727-8733.

The Suicide Prevention Task Force meets every third Tuesday, every other month, at St. Luke’s Wood River, and is open to everyone; call Pfaeffle for more information and directions at (208) 7278734. tws

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Public Meetings To Be Held On Grimes Creek Mine Proposal The American CuMo Mining Corp, a Canadian company, is proposing one of the largest open-pit mines in the West, upstream of the Boise River, which provides more than 20 percent of the city of Boise’s drinking water. This directly impacts half of Idaho’s population.

CuMo wants to build more than 10 miles of new roads and clear 137 drill pads in the Boise River headwaters near Grimes Creek, leading to development of one of the largest open-pit mines on the planet.

The U.S. District Court put the exploration on hold twice because the U.S. Forest Service had not adequately looked at the project’s impacts on groundwater and rare plants. This month, the U.S. Forest Service invites public comments on the mine’s exploration plans during public meetings. A meeting was held last night in Boise.

• Wednesday, Dec. 6 – Ray Robinson Community Hall, Idaho City • Thursday, Dec. 7 – Crouch Community Hall, Garden Valley You can also submit comments to the USFS by its Jan. 8 deadline. Comments can be sent to comments-intermtn-boise@fs.fed.us with “2018 CuMo Exploration Project” in the subject line.

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Time For Three Returns For Special Concert

By popular demand, the genre-defying trio Time for Three will return to perform a free concert 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8 at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, 100 Saddle Road, in Ketchum.

The special winter appearance and concert is part of a celebration of the group’s partnership with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony through its threeyear Project Tf3 residency, completed last summer.

Time for Three transcends traditional classification with elements of classical, country, Western, gypsy and jazz idioms that form a blend all its own. Violinists Nicolas Kendall and Charles Yang and double-bass player Ranaan Meyer share a passion for improvising, composing, arranging and educating. The group performed the last five summers in Sun Valley during the Symphony’s season.

The upcoming public concert will spotlight the group’s work mentoring the Harriman Quartet.

Seating is open, and space is limited. Overflow seating with live simulcast will be available. Individuals unable to attend the Jan. 8 concert in person will be able to watch via online livestream on the Symphony’s website at svsummersymphony.org/ special-events.

Ketchum Arts Commission And Sun Valley Resort Unveil “Cover Art” The City of Ketchum Arts Commission and Sun Valley Resort will unveil the latest “Cover Art” gondola car project at 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at the base of River Run. The project was completed with support from the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

“Mandala Gondola,” created by Boise artist Rachel Teannalach, was transferred to a vinyl wrap, and then applied to the gondola car by Windy City Arts of Bellevue.

In celebration of the life of Joe Bauwens, Sue and Earl Cohen and Trish and Dave Wilson sponsored the project. Bauwens was involved in creating fine-art photographic prints and played an active role in the Wood River Valley art community. His widow, Marybeth Flowers, spent five years on the Ketchum Arts Commission and is now an advisory member.

“It’s exciting to see the Arts Commission continue to deliver such high-level projects in their 10th year of operation,” Nina Jonas, Ketchum mayor, said. “The City of Ketchum is grateful for their efforts and for the efforts of donors like the Cohens and the Wilsons, and what a wonderful tribute to Joe Bauwens.”

The Ketchum Arts Commission is working on plans for a third gondola car Cover Art project for 2018.

NAMI-WRV To Host Public Forum With Mental Health Professionals The Wood River Valley chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a public forum with mental health practitioners and others concerned about mental health at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Blaine County Probation Office, at the County Probation Office facilities, 201 2nd Ave. N., in Hailey.

NAMI-WRV is a nonprofit community organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy, and to bridge the gap between urban and rural mental health services.

“This event will be a great way for the Valley to better understand the support groups we provide,” Chris Koch, vice-president of NAMI-WRV board of directors, said. “We have been working to better address gaps in our community wellness programs by offering support groups, mental health and wellbeing activities, and crisis intervention trainings. We hope mental health professionals will come out to meet us and learn more about the great things we’re doing.”

For more information about the event, e-mail info@nami-wrv.com, or call (208) 481-0686. To learn more about NAMI-WRV, go to nami-wrv.com.

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hether it’s soup or salad, a meal shared with friends is something to be cherished.

And, for two decades, a group of dedicated volunteers has created tasty and nutritious dinners for people in need.

Souper Supper meals are served on Mondays and Thursdays, at 5:30 p.m., at the St. Charles Catholic Church Parish Hall in Hailey. The group celebrated its 20th anniversary Monday, Dec. 4, with a lively group of patrons and diners.

Conceived in 1977 by a group of multi-faith women, the Souper Supper Dining Room is run by a steering committee made up of co-chairs Lynne Flickinger and Joan Anderson, along with Ragna Caron, Dora Levin, Tara Martin, Arleane Merrick, Sandy Koenig, Carol VanBramer, Jane

Eittreim and Irene Healy.

Meals are prepared each week by crews of between three and eight people, and a “head souper.” The crews might be made up of students, faith groups, friends and neighbors.

Anyone who is hungry or desires some company of the breaking-bread variety is welcome to partake without question.

Flickinger, one of the original founders, said more than 75,000 dinners have been served in the past 20 years.

Tax-deductible donations for the organization may be sent to Dora Levin, P.O. Box 4197, Ketchum, Idaho 83340. The Parish Hall is located at 313 1st Ave. S., in Hailey.

To volunteer, e-mail soupersupperdr@gmail.com, and for more information visit soupersupper.org.

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MESH Joins Gallery Association The MESH Gallery, in Heritage Hall on Town Square in Ketchum, recently joined the Sun Valley Gallery Association. This brings the total gallery members to nine in the longstanding organization that presents art gallery walks "Capturing The Valley On The River At Starweather,”

by Jeffrey Lubeck. Photo courtesy of MESH Gallery in Ketchum. The association has special guidelines for aspiring members. For instance, the gallery must be open for at least a year and must have rotating shows.

MESH has been open for four years, and represents fine-art photographers.

“We’re thrilled they have joined,” said L’Anne Gilman, of the Gilman gallery and president of the SVGA. “They’re a young gallery and have been doing a lot to build their gallery and stable of artists. We’re excited to have the young energy.”

Kyle Lubeck, who owns MESH Gallery with his father, Jeffrey Lubeck (both photographers), said they joined because of the Gallery Association’s “great reputation and presence within the community. We believe membership in the SVGA offers MESH a marvelous vehicle to promote our art and future artistic ideas for years to come.”

For more information, visit meshart.net.

Two Seasonal Performances Announced Two seasonal shows, performed annually at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum, and directed by Patty Parsons, will be featured events in the next two weeks.

“The Promise” will be staged at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16 and 17. “The Messiah” will be preformed at 5:30 p.m.

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NAMI-WRV To Host Public Forum With Mental Health Professionals The Wood River Valley chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will host a public forum with mental health practitioners and others concerned about mental health at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Blaine County Probation Office, at the County Probation Office facilities, 201 2nd Ave. N., in Hailey.

NAMI-WRV is a nonprofit community organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with mental illness and their families through support, education, and advocacy, and to bridge the gap between urban and rural mental health services.

“This event will be a great way for the Valley to better understand the support groups we provide,” Chris Koch, vice-president of NAMI-WRV board of directors, said. “We have been working to better address gaps in our community wellness programs by offering support groups, mental health and wellbeing activities, and crisis intervention trainings. We hope mental health professionals will come out to meet us and learn more about the great things we’re doing.”

For more information about the event, e-mail info@nami-wrv.com, or call (208) 481-0686. To learn more about NAMI-WRV, go to nami-wrv.com.

Idaho Delegates Travel To Protest Tax Bill On Thursday, Dec. 14, delegates from Idaho representing United Vision for Idaho and the National Organization for Women (NOW), Southwest Idaho chapter, will take part in a national action to stop the U.S. House from moving forward with the Republican tax bill. The action is part of a national effort coordinated by Center for American Progress, Housing Works, and others.

Last Saturday, the 500-page bill passed the Senate with not a single member afforded the time to actually read it. If passed in its current form, the bill will immediately trigger $25 billion in automatic cuts to Medicare under Senate PAYGO rules. In addition, the Congressional Budget Office reports the bill will cause 13 million Americans to lose healthcare coverage.

The House must now reconcile the Senate package with its own tax reform bill.

“People across the country have been pleading with their representatives to consider the grave consequences this bill would have for the people they represent,” said Adrienne Evans, United Vision for Idaho’s executive director. “At the end of the day, they are willing to throw their constituents under the bus to appease their donors and an administration that places our democracy and people’s wellbeing at risk in ways more frightening than we have ever seen.”

Camp Rainbow Gold Loses Appeal On Tuesday, the Board of Blaine County Commissioners voted to deny a Conditional Use Permit application on property in East Fork Canyon as a permanent camp. Camp Rainbow Gold, a free oncology camp for Idaho children with cancer, spent several years searching for a home for Idaho’s first medical youth camp.

“Today, Camp Rainbow Gold is surprised and saddened by the Board of Blaine County Commissioners’ vote, but our need for a forever home has not changed and remains in our future," said a statement from the CRG board of directors. "Our programs, support groups and camps are stronger than ever and we are unwavering in our vision of building a forever home for our families. We have a great deal of support for our vision to find a suitable property. Our mission has always been about the kids and we will continue with our pursuit of building a forever-home camp for Idaho’s medically fragile children. The Camp Rainbow Gold board plans to regroup and talk about the next steps together once they have had an opportunity to review the written decision. While we are disappointed, we are not broken, and we will continue to work for Idaho’s kids affected by cancer and their families to find a forever home for Camp Rainbow Gold.”

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A mink curiously watches the photographer from his hollow in Carey. Photo courtesy of Michael Kane Photography

The Queen Bee, Michelle Cronin of Hailey, stands by her locally harvested Queen of the Hills Honey at the Papoose Club’s Holiday Bazaar at Hemingway STEAM School in Ketchum. Photo by Dana DuGan

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At the Papoose Club’s Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, g’ma honey’s healing salves booth was occupie Johnson, Alley Mae Hillman and Cyd Morris. Twins Alley and Lacey create the salves locally. Photo

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iting, right, landscape architect and owner of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Teater’s Knoll in Bliss, discusses his journey to the studio in 1984, at the exhibition opening at the Sun Valley Center. noll was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and is one of the youngest buildings ever to be listed. Whiting is the author of two books about his restoration work and his piece of g Wright’s legacy. Now the subject of The Center’s “Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll” exhibition, the home was also featured in Preservation Idaho’s “Modern series. In the center, standing, is Courtney Gilbert, curator of visual arts at the Sun Valley Center. Photo by Dana DuGan

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This month’s supermoon sets early on Sunday morning. Photo courtesy of Tom Allen

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PET COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR DECEMBER 6 - 12 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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old days and short fishing windows are the norm right now, but the rivers are wide open and seeing very little angling pressure. This is a good time to get out on the water, as the daytime temperatures are rising above the freezing mark, making fishing comfortable throughout the afternoon.

Silver Creek is now closed upstream of the Highway 20 bridge. This includes the Double R Ranch as well as the Silver Creek Preserve. The river does remain open from Highway 20 downstream for catch-and-release fishing. It will remain open until the end of February.

Streamers are really the best way to fish the Creek this time of year. Think about using dark colors on dark days and bright colors on bright days. Cast your Streamer to the far bank and retrieve it slowly. With the water turning colder, the fish will be more inclined to chase something they can catch without a huge expenditure of energy.

Some days, just let the fly swing without stripping it. You may be surprised by the difference. In any event, the fish will want a certain speed and action, so keep adjusting until you find it. Once you know how they want the fly presented, stick to it!

The Big Wood is one of our best “off-season” fisheries, as it rarely freezes and the fish tend to pod up into winter holes. To look for slow-moving, waistdeep water is a good start. The fish should mostly be in the center of the runs, avoiding the fast currents, unless the big Midge hatches are going on, in which case look for the fish in the heads and tails of the pools.

Fish Streamers and Nymphs. A two-Nymph rig under a strike indicator is a great way to go.

Try Brassies and Zebra Midges.

The Lower Lost is still fishing decent and there is hardly anyone fishing it. The drive is enough to keep most anglers away—throw in a dash of cold weather and you can have it to yourself!

The Lower Lost is primarily a Nymphing river this time of season. Normally, the same flies you would use in the winter in the Big Wood will work just fine on the Lower Lost.

Finally, the South Fork of the Boise can be a nice excursion on a sunny day. Again, the same winter Nymph selection is all you need.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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THROUGH THE EYES OF A DOG—THE DOG PARK

BY FRAN JEWELL

“Oh boy! We are going for a ride in the car! That always means something fun! I love running and playing! I especially like the river!”

“Oh boy! Here we are. Look at this big space for me to run! I hope Mom brought treats, too! It’s so fun to play that ‘Come’ game where she calls my name, and when I get to her she gives me treats! I love that game so much!”

“Oh no! What is happening! There are three dogs headed my way! All bigger than me! They are barking madly! They have hackles up! What did I do to make them want to charge me? I am so afraid. What should I do? I don’t know what to do! I am so afraid.”

“They just want to say ‘Hello!’” yells their owner.

My mom says, “Please call your dogs! I have a puppy that is very afraid of your dogs barking and hackling at her!”

“They’re friendly!” the other owner yells back.

“This is not a friendly way for a dog to approach a puppy” Mom says.

“Oh no! They are on top of me! I am going to roll on my back to let them know I am no threat! But, wait! All three of them are on top of me! One is biting my neck! I am so scared!

I think I might get killed! I am going to stand up and nip at them to make them go away!

Leave me alone! Please!!! Leave me alone.”

“Well, you sure have a nasty dog, Lady“ screams the other owner to my mom.

“Your dogs are obnoxious greeters and your dogs need to learn to come when they are called to avoid this! This is unacceptable!

They are operating as a pack and see my puppy as prey! This could scar my puppy for

Don’t misinterpret bully behavior for friendly greeting. Photo by Fran Jewell

life!” my mom says.

Encounters like this happen every day when dogs are allowed to run off leash. All dog owners want their dogs to have good experiences, especially here where there are so many places for our dogs to enjoy the outdoors. With this freedom and the beautiful surroundings comes a responsibility when we take our dogs with us.

Please recognize social dog behavior and unsocial dog behavior. A dog that charges other dogs is not being friendly; it is bullying the other dog it is charging. Recognize that behavior for what it is and teach your dog to come when it is called before the bullying starts. Do not make excuses for your dog’s behavior by calling it “friendly” when it is not.

When you have a puppy, the last place you want to go is where much larger dogs you do

not know are allowed to run free. Puppies should be exposed to older dogs that have good manners with puppies; not all older, larger dogs like puppies.

If you are going to have a dog that you allow to run loose, be sure your dog deserves that freedom with good behavior so other dogs and people are not injured in the process. Dog freedom is a privilege earned by good behavior, not a right. Take time to teach your dog right from wrong.

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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am waking up to pewter skies.

The temperature is high thirties and there is mist over the mountains. The fog that traverses the middle sections of the slopes is particularly beautiful. It is a light cloud layer through which the pines are visible, but hazy. I can just make out the branches.

They appear as if they are floating with the mist, as if their root system were upended and the trunks no longer had an anchor in the ground.

Mist is fickle. One moment it is light and airy, the next heavy and opaque. Shapes materialize and break apart. Mist has the power to change the landscape back and forth, like a magician that makes an object appear and disappear over and over again.

The top part of the mountain is shrouded in a heavier fog. Occasionally, light tries to break through, giving an indecisive appearance to the clouds. Will the day bring an impending storm or will it be clear with blue skies?

The fog slides in and out, showing several layers of dense clouds transitioning in color from grey to taupe.

Lower down on the mountainsides, the sagebrush pokes through the snow, providing a linear counterpoint to the ghostlike shapes. Tall grasses that

Leslie Rego, “Mist over the Mountain,” dip pen and sumi ink, watercolor.

have not been inundated by snow alternate between drooping and extending their heads toward the sky. As the mist shifts, long shadows emerge and traverse the white, snowy expanse, add-

ing another linear element to the shrouded morning.

We live in a capricious world which nature perfectly illustrates.

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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f it’s too cold for you, it’s probably too cold for your pet, so keep your animals inside.

If left outdoors, pets can be susceptible to frostbite, hypothermia, become disoriented, or lost. Don’t leave pets alone in a car during cold weather, either.

Cars can act as refrigerators that hold in the cold and cause animals to freeze to death.

To help prevent cold-weather dangers from affecting your pet’s health, follow this advice from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA): • Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter, as a longer coat will provide more warmth. If your dog is short-haired, consider getting him a coat, sweater with a high collar, or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly.

• Winter walks can become downright dangerous if chemicals from ice-melting agents are licked off of bare paws. Bring a towel on long walks to clean off stinging, irritated paws.

After each walk, wash and dry your pet’s feet and stomach to remove ice, salt, and chemicals—and check for cracks in paw pads or redness between the toes.

Wood River High School senior Enrique Dolores (right) helps a young boy from the YMCA learn to fish. Courtesy photo by Bob Knoebel

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B • Massaging petroleum jelly or other paw protectants into paw pads before going outside can help protect from salt and chemical agents. Booties provide even more coverage.

• Make sure your pet has a warm place to sleep, off the floor and away from all drafts. A cozy pet bed with a warm blanket or pillow is perfect.

For more information, visit the ASPCA’s Cold Weather Safety Tips page, the Humane Society or find Cold Weather

Guidelines for Large Animals and Livestock on Ready.gov.

For more information, visit the ASPCA’s Cold Weather Safety Tips page, the Humane Society, or find Cold Weather Guidelines for Large Animals and Livestock on Ready.gov.

Sarah Busdon is an administrative assistant with University of Idaho’s Blaine County Extension office. For more information, visit extension.uidaho. edu/blaine, email sarahb@ uidaho.edu or call (208) 7885585.

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BY HANNES THUM

s our northern hemisphere locale continues to plunge through the cold vacuum of space toward winter solstice, we turn once again away from the sun. With more hours of night than of day, frost settles into the landscape.

Living creatures prepare for the struggle of winter.

The metabolic chemistry inside living cells is remarkably similar to the tiny combustions inside your gasoline motor. Molecules in our food and the hydrocarbons in fossil fuels both contain stored energy and, in both of these processes, the goal is to release that energy so that we can use it for something else (running a cell’s machinery, for example, or driving a motor’s piston).

The key ingredient in the release of this energy is a simple, yet vital, substance: oxygen. An incredibly destructive molecule in the sense that it loves to rip apart other molecules and rearrange their atoms, oxygen is infamous in its ability to ravage chemical bonds (as it inexorably does, for instance, to steel). But it’s also incredibly important for complex forms of life (as we know them) because living organisms can harness the destructive power of oxygen to help them break down, and access the energy from, food.

Where all of this becomes particularly fascinating in the face of cold weather is that the process of breaking down food turns out to be inefficient. A majority of the energy released

through these metabolic “fires” ends up as heat, a diffuse form of energy not good for much except for raising the temperature of objects. In this sense, the metabolism inside living cells is very much like what is going on when you burn wood in your living room fireplace (or, to the previous analogy, when your car’s motor gets hot).

Heat is often seen as one of the hallmarks of animal life because many animals that we are familiar with desperately need it. Most mammals (birds, too) have little tolerance for deviations in our normal operating temperature. Our internal chemistry relies on a slim range of temperature, a result of an evolutionary path that we long ago committed to. Our chemis-

try only runs at relatively specific temperatures, no matter how cold our external environment (especially in the winter) may get. This is the origin of the term (even though it can be misleading) “warm-blooded.”

All of this is true even in the face of the cold of winter, which creates a significant challenge for animals trying to stay warm—they will rely on the spare heat produced by their own metabolism to keep their bodies functioning. While the cold outside constantly drains away an animal’s heat, tiny metabolic fires burn inside each cell, trying to offset the loss. Survival in winter, then, becomes a matter of finding enough fuel to keep these fires burning.

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

ellevue resident Enrique Dolores, a senior at Wood River High School, has a 3.907 grade point average and has achieved academic honors in all his high school terms.

Dolores is a member of National Honor Society and in 2016 he chaired the NHS handbook committee, recruiting a team of students to develop the chapter’s first handbook.

Dolores also belongs to the Key Club, the Business Professionals of America, and plays saxophone in the school band. He completed five AP courses and is working on three more. He was awarded the math department’s “Risk Taker” award in 2016, and is doing an engineering internship with POWER Engineers.

Dolores was a guest speaker at Wood River High School’s college night for Hispanic students and parents.

“My topic was ‘My Path to College,’” Dolores said. “I was trying to inspire younger students to reach high.”

Dolores has three younger siblings—a sister and two brothers.

Recently, he received a fouryear college scholarship called the Golden Door Scholarship, awarded to high-performing Hispanic students.

“It was a national competition, so I was especially thrilled to be chosen,” he said.

Dolores has applied to 12 colleges.

“I plan to attend a well-regarded college or university, which offers majors in either accounting, economics, international business or Spanish,” he said. “I would hope that my ideal school would also afford a spot playing lacrosse.”

Lacrosse is Dolores’s passion.

He has played since his freshman year and attended four lacrosse camps in 2015 and 2016: at College of Idaho, University of Idaho Nike Camp and, in 2017, the Boise Rhino Lacrosse Camp, where he received the “Most Improved, Best Attitude” award. He was the top

underclassman goal/point player of the season.

“One of the pleasures of participating in lacrosse was that I was able to donate money to the scholarship fund for a second and a third Hispanic player to join the team,” Dolores said.

The leadership skills honed in the classroom and in lacrosse have been intensified by Dolores’s experience in community work.

“Being on the board of directors of Trout Unlimited has been so enjoyable,” he said. “Not only have I been able to be a leader at youth education events, but also was chosen in a nationwide competition for my volunteer commitment to Trout Unlimited when I attended its 2016 National Youth Leadership Conference in Georgetown, Montana.”

Dolores was also co-coordinator for the local Toys for Tots campaign.

“I gathered donations from fellow students and worked with the social worker at Alturas Elementary School in order to help low-income Hispanic students receive over 40 Christmas gifts,” he said.

Helping younger students is a major goal in most of Dolores’s community efforts. He founded an after-school tutoring program at Wood River Middle School for participants of I Have A Dream Idaho, supporting first-generation college aspirants.

“I liked getting my friends and classmates to help,” he said.

Dolores is not only an outstanding community member and student, he also owns his own company, Dolores Yard Maintenance and Snow Removal, established in 2012.

In 2014, the Hailey Chamber of Commerce honored Dolores with its Do the Right Thing Award.

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he holiday season can mean parties, eating out, busy schedules with visiting family and friends, and shopping for the perfect present. Good cheer, good food and good friends during the holidays are enjoyable.

However, resisting the barrage of temptations from sweets to eggnog can be difficult and stressful. The good news is you can make a plan now to help you make healthier choices and reduce your stress.

There are lots of easy ways to keep the delicious but lose the danger to your waistline and your health. Try these tips: • Use a smaller plate to control portions.

• Include fruits and veggies, day to day and at parties.

• Include moderate portions of protein to curb hunger.

• Reduce sugar in desserts or eggnog by half and add a bit of citrus or more vanilla, nutmeg, or cinnamon and try turbinado (raw) sugar, honey or molasses—their strong flavor allows you to use less.

• You can reduce salt by half in most recipes without even noticing.

• Substitute fresh herbs and

flavored vinegars for salt and buy lower-sodium versions of packaged foods.

• Cut the fat in baked goods by half and replace it with unsweetened applesauce, prune purée, or mashed banana.

• For gravy, heat fat-free, low-sodium broth (or drippings with the fat removed); mix flour into cold skim milk and pour slowly into broth, stir until thickened and season to your liking.

• Focus on people and conversations more than the food and socialize away from the serving table.

Make sure to take time for you and your overall wellbeing.

Plan to eat well, find time for exercise, stress relief and getting a good night’s sleep!

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Left to right, “Striking 12” features DeAnne Stewart, Grant Carey, Samantha Blain, Chris Carwithen and Joel Oramas. Photo by Kirsten Shultz, courtesy of COF

A ‘STRIKING’ HOLIDAY HIT

COF to stage a concert-theatre hybrid

BY YANNA LANTZ

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ompany of Fools’ 22nd season will continue with “Striking 12”— an un-holiday holiday musical

by Brendan Millburn, Rachel Sheinkin and Valeria Vigoda.

Directed by Company of Fools Interim Artistic Director Ilana Becker, with music direction by R.L. Rowsey and Grant Carey, this magical New Year’s-themed concert-theatre hybrid will run Thursday, Dec. 14 through Saturday, Dec. 30 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, followed by a special New Year’s Eve fundraiser performance and celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31.

Inspired in part by Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Little Match Girl,” “Striking 12” spins the story of a lovelorn New Yorker, The Man, who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve alone, when an unexpected visitor brings much-needed hope and cheer.

“The story has a lot to do with where this man is in his life right now,” said Chris Carwithen, who plays The Man, and guitar and piano. “He’s feeling down in the dumps and has forgotten how to be a part of the world.

He experiences a piece of art, or a story, that has the power to heal him and bring him back.

For me, I think the whole point of us bringing this piece to this community is that maybe we have the power to change someone for the better. Maybe they’ll see that through what this man learns, through the power of stories, this story can help somebody in the audience.”

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This uniquely musical urban fairytale springs to life through an eclectic score that combines rock, jazz, pop and showtunes. Photo by Kirsten Shultz, courtesy of COF

New York City, 19th-century Denmark and the Liberty Theatre in Hailey—into one magical, rockin’ holiday event.

The cast features Carwithen, Carey (piano), Samantha Blain (violin), DeAnne Stewart (piano and percussion) and Joel Oramas (drums) as rock-musician storytellers. The production features scenic design by resident designer Joe Lavigne, lighting design by Mike Inwood, sound design by Alex DietzKest, costume design by Maria Gerhardt and stage management

by K.O. Ogilvie.

“I’m thrilled to share my personal holiday tradition and one of my favorite shows with the Wood River Valley,” Becker said. “With its near-perfectlylayered structure, intricate rhymes, delicious harmonies, and goofy sense of humor, ‘Striking 12’ is about what it is to open up and take care of each other, in a sometimes lonely, often messy world… And the best way to open people’s hearts to darker and harder questions is by opening our mouths through laughter.”

“And our hearts through

music,” Carey added.

“This is not your typical sitback-and-stare show,” Stewart said. “It’s a concert—so a lot of the songs are different than a traditional musical because they are more connective. This time of year, which is supposed to be so wonderful, is not great for a lot of people. There are always the stresses of life and the stresses of holiday time that make it hard. But through this vehicle, we hope that those people can be healed and find peace.”

“Striking 12” is recommended for ages 10 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 before curtain. The Company of Fools box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main Street in Hailey, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. All seats are reserved, except for the “Pay What You Feel” preview.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE KETCHUM TREE LIGHTING WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 4:30PM / KETCHUM TOWN SQUARE Ketchum Parks and Recreation will present the Ketchum Town Square Tree Lighting Ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 6. Festivities begin at 4:30 p.m. with carolers and bonfires. Santa will arrive promptly at 5 p.m. on a firetruck. Children can also send letters to Santa at the mailbox located on the stage at Town Square. Be sure to include a return address so Santa can write back. Mayor Nina Jonas will say a few words before the tree lighting while attendees enjoy free hot chocolate and cookies. Beer, wine and holiday cocktails will also be available.

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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.

THROUGH TANZANIA & KENYA WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6 7-8PM / LIGHT ON THE MOUNTAINS / BLAINE COUNTY View an African safari slide show with Alexandra Delis-Abrams at Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, at 12446 State Highway 75. This slide show is free and open to all. For more information, call (208) 720-5875.

‘DIDO OF IDAHO’ WED DEC 6-SAT DEC 9 VARIOUS TIMES / THE SPOT / KETCHUM The Spot will present the Western Premiere of “Dido of Idaho,” a brand-new comedy by playwright Abby Rosebrock, through Saturday. Set in Moscow, Idaho, the comedy follows Nora, a musicologist at U. of Idaho with a few problems. When she seeks guidance from her estranged mother Julie and her partner Ethel, she falls face first into her own mess. The play moves in and out of reality, exploring love, loss and the nature of true friendship.

Suitable for ages 17+ due to language, heavy themes and violence, “Dido of Idaho” The Spot, is located at 220 Lewis St. #2. Tickets are available at spotsunvalley.com to ensure a seat.

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‘ART INTO ARCHITECTURE’ THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM The Sun Valley Center for the Arts will host the first of two free evening tours of its new visual arts exhibition, “Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll,” on Thursday, Dec. 7. Visitors to the museum in Ketchum are invited to enjoy a glass of wine and take a guided tour of the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. Author and landscape architect Henry Whiting, who is the current owner of the Archie Teater Studio in Bliss, Idaho, will speak about his experience restoring and living in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structure over the last several decades.

Featuring architectural plans and photographs of the Archie Teater Studio—the only building in Idaho designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright—the exhibition considers this special architectural landmark (also known as Teater’s Knoll) within the larger context of Wright’s unique practice and philosophy. For more information visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

‘VIA DOLOROSA’ THURSDAY DECEMBER 7 6PM / GAIL SEVERN GALLERY / KETCHUM Sun Valley Performing Arts will present a free reading with Jon Kane of Sir David Hare’s one-man play “Via Dolorosa” at the Gail Severn Gallery in Ketchum. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; seating is limited and the running time is approximately 75 minutes.

Following the urging of American novelist Philip Roth, Hare made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. What resulted was a fascinating travelogue and impartial look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of one of the world’s great living playwrights. Hare performed the piece himself to critical acclaim in London and New York.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE FOOTLIGHT HOLIDAY OUTREACH FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 VARIOUS TIMES / VARIOUS LOCATIONS

SKI FREE & DEMO DAY SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 10AM TO 3PM / GALENA LODGE

Footlight Dance will spread holiday cheer as they bring free performances to the Senior Connection in Hailey and Bell Mountain Village on Friday, Dec. 8. The dancers will perform at 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Connection and 1:20 p.m. at Bell Mountain Village. This is part of Footlight Dances Center’s Community Outreach program presented free of charge. Ballet 3 dancers from the Hailey studio, Int. Tap and Teen Hip Hop dancers will perform.

Hilarie Neely, Michele Minailo and Jen Simpson have choreographed holiday dances that will entertain and bring cheer to one and all.

Nordic skiing and snowshoeing on all of the Blaine County Recreation District’s winter trails throughout the Valley will be free. Galena Lodge Ski School will host free “Learn to Ski” clinics from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the hour. These 30-minute lessons are designed for beginners to fine tune their Nordic technique. There will be complimentary equipment available during the lessons. Saturday is also Demo Days for Nordic skiers at Galena Lodge from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Nordic equipment from Alpina, Fischer, Madshus, Rossignol, Salomon, Swix and Toko. Experts from The Elephant’s Perch and Backwoods Mountain Sports will be on hand to guide interested skiers with equipment selection. Call (208) 726-4010 to learn more.

STUFF THE BUS 2017 SATURDAY DECEMBER 9 11AM TO 3PM / ATKINSONS’ MARKET / HAILEY Locally Owned Radio LLC will present “Stuff The Bus” at Atkinsons’ Market in Hailey. Donate new, unwrapped toys and nonperishable food items to those in need this Christmas. Donations will be taken to fill the bus and, at the end of the event, the donations will be distributed to needy families through the Sun Valley Board of Realtors Holiday Basket Program during the holiday season.

BOARD-BREAKING CLINIC FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 4-6PM / THE GATEWAY / HAILEY Sawtooth Martial Arts will present a Board-Breaking Clinic and fundraiser. All proceeds will go toward helping the Soo Bahk Do Trademark Legal Fund and paying for Master Austin from Australia to come to Idaho in April as a special guest. Master Austin will be offering clinics to SMA practitioners as well as a free Chi Gong clinic to the public when he comes to the Valley. The Gateway is located at 613 N. River Street in Hailey. Suggested donation for attending the board-breaking clinic is $25.

HOLIDAY CONCERT

4PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM The Wood River Orchestra will perform its annual holiday concert at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. The concert is free to the public and features holiday-themed music that people of all ages will enjoy. Now in its 11th season, the Wood River Orchestra was founded in 2007 to enrich the lives of area residents by providing opportunities to perform and enjoy orchestral music. The orchestra is composed of more than 30 musicians of all ages and abilities, and new members are always welcome. The group’s performances are free. Charitable donations are always appreciated. For more information about joining or supporting the orchestra, visit wrcorchestra.org.

HAILEY’S HOLIDAY HOOPLA FRIDAY DECEMBER 8 4-9PM / MAIN STREET / HAILEY Join the merchants of Hailey’s Main Street to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year. The lights on Main Street will set the stage as Hailey’s merchants stay open a little later and offer a little holiday cheer. Carolers, firepits and Santa will all add a festive flair to the evening as visitors stroll Hailey’s downtown in all its holiday splendor. Come to downtown Hailey and keep it local this holiday season.

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SAT DEC 9 & SUN DEC 10

VARIOUS TIMES / WR SUSTAINABILITY CENTER / HAILEY

7PM / CAMPION ICE HOUSE / HAILEY

The Holiday Market at the Wood River Sustainability Center brings holiday shopping to Hailey on the second weekend of December, joining Tara Bella’s Cristkindl Markt. The Holiday Market is located inside the Wood River Sustainability Center, at 308 S. River Street. The open hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10. Chef Al will offer hot organic lunch options, cooked to order, at WRSC. Sip some spiced wine while perusing the art and craft offerings of 12 local artisans. For more information, call (208) 721-1798.

See the Sun Valley Suns take on Breckenridge at the Campion Ice House. All Suns home games in Hailey begin at 7 p.m. with three 20-minute periods.

Games last two-and-a-half hours. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children and free for kids 10 and under accompanied by a paying adult. Only cash or checks are accepted, no credit cards. Call (208) 7205076 for details.

BELLEVUE TREE LIGHTING

SATURDAY DECEMBER 9

5-8PM / COFFEE CORNER / BELLEVUE

CHRISTKINDL MARKT FRI DEC 8-SUN DEC 10 VARIOUS TIMES / CORNER OF GALENA & 2ND / HAILEY

The Coffee Corner, at 120 N. Main Street, will be the scene of the annual tree lighting with cookies, coffee, caroling and pictures with Santa. There will be a raffle prize drawing for a Christmas turkey or ham. Donations are being sought for the elderly of the Valley, such as small toiletries, socks, winter hats, gloves and scarves, bathrobes, slippers and throw-size blankets.

This weekend is one of Hailey’s premier holiday events—Tara Bella’s Christkindl Markt. The Austrian-inspired holiday market started in Tara Bella Flowers small cottage 15 years ago, and has grown to a highly anticipated multi-area event. Tara Matteson, host of the event, clears out her house so vendors can essentially “movein” and set up their space—there is also a large heated tent in the backyard for vendors with ornaments, jewelry, fleecewear, birdhouses, body products, watercolor cards, scarves, antler accessories, garlands, wreaths, fresh flowers and holly.

Santa will visit at 6 p.m. on Friday.

Food and refreshments will be available including homemade Gluhwein. The Christkindl Markt is held at Tara’s red cottage on the corner of Galena Street and 2nd Avenue North in Hailey. Hours are from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9; and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10.

’TWAS THE NIGHT...

SAT DEC 9 & SUN DEC 10

VARIOUS TIMES / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Sun Valley Ballet will present the original production “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” at the Community Campus Theater in Hailey at 6 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Under the direction of writer/ producer/lead teacher Kass Thompson, the dancers have been practicing for over two months. After the show, join the dancers in Santa’s corner for autographs and photo ops. A ticket to Santa’s corner includes two photos with the cast or with Santa, or one of each, or one photo and a DYI craft. Letters to Santa are welcome.

Tickets for Santa’s Corner are $10 and are available at the show. Show tickets are $25 for reserved seats (limited number) and are available by e-mail at sunvalleyballet@gmail.com or by calling (208) 806-1441. General admission seats are $20/ adult and $10/child. Tickets are available at Chapter One Books in Ketchum, Iconoclast in Hailey and in the SVB studio, Hailey.

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