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New Name, Same Symphony

What used to be called the Sun Valley Summer Symphony will now be called the Sun Valley Music Festival. It’s a move, the organization says, that more accurately represents what they do and opens up the possibility of assembling musicians at different times of the year rather than exclusively in the summer.

“This is a return to our roots,” Alasdair Neale, music director, said.

“We began as the Elkhorn Music Festival 35 years ago and, with this change, we reaffirm that we really are a music festival, more than a regional or seasonal symphony.”

The Music Festival is making additional changes along with its name.

The first week of concerts in the summer at the Sun Valley Pavilion, formerly known as the “In Focus” week, will be integrated fully into the Summer Concert Series. Each concert features a “Pre-Concert Chat” that takes place on the lawn and can also be accessed on a mobile phone Alasdair Neale via live audio streaming. The big video screen will be live from the first concert as well, enabling lawn audiences to see as well as hear the concerts. In addition, all of the Music Festival’s education programs will become part of its Music Institute. The Institute will continue to offer both year-round programs, in partnership with the Blaine County School District, as well as intensive summer programs that run concurrent with the Summer Concert Series.

Governor Says Slow Down, Move Over

Rep. John McCrostie’s (D-Garden City) so-called Slow Down, Move Over bill was made law last week by Gov. Brad Little. Currently, motorists are only required to slow down and move over for police and emergency vehicles on the side of the road. The new law will expand those requirements to tow truck drivers and highway incident response vehicles.

McCrostie says the new law will be lifesaving.

“In working with stakeholders, I learned that this was a huge problem in Idaho and nationwide,” McCrostie said. “National statistics have estimated that a tow truck operator dies once every seven to 10 days due to a tow scene accident. This law is a simple update that will ultimately save the lives of hardworking Idahoans.”

US-20 Bridge Replacements In Blaine & Camas Have Begun

The Idaho Transportation Department began work Monday on two bridge construction projects along US-20. The new crossings will be located over Willow Creek in Camas County (MP 164) and Rock Creek in Blaine County (MP 173).

During construction, ITD will remove aging culverts and surrounding earthwork at both locations, and construct new crossings over the waterways. The structure spanning Willow Creek will be a 170-foot steel girder bridge, while the structure spanning Rock Creek will be a 159-foot concrete girder bridge. As an added result of the forthcoming bridge structures, ITD will also be able to restore the streams to a more natural condition which, in turn, should have a positive effect on the surrounding ecosystem.

Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the construction zone with width restrictions anticipated.

Temporary traffic lights will be in place throughout the duration of the project and reduced speed limits will also be in effect. Work is expected to last through December.

Library’s Book And Bake Sale Slated For April

The Wood River Valley’s largest book and bake sale is set for April 18 through April 20, The Friends of the Hailey Public Library said. This will be its 32nd annual used book and bake sale event.

This year’s location is the Community Campus in the Queen of the Hills Conference Room #200.

Sale hours will be Thursday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., continuing on Friday, April 19, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday will be a “FANTASTIC Bag” sale.

Donations are being accepted in the City Hall Main Street entrance foyer receptacle. Donations are tax deductible and a donation receipt is available upon request.

The funds raised from this fun event are targeted to augment library services, technology upgrades and library adult and kid’s programs throughout the year.

NEWS HAILEY

CANDIDATE PROFILE: LONGTIME POLITICIAN LOOKS TO NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE Hailey mayoral candidate Martha Burke has been serving the community since 1974

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here’s no “i” in team, but in Hailey political circles there’s usually a Martha Burke—a 44-year Hailey resident and a 30-year veteran of local politics who declared her candidacy for mayor at last month’s city council session. The decision came within a month of current mayor Fritz Haemmerle’s announcement he would not be seeking re-election and seven-plus months prior to the Nov. 5 election.

“Fritz has done a remarkable job. We have an unbelievable staff. And everyone is working as a team,” Burke said. “We’re in an amazing situation and I feel Hailey City Councilmember and the time for me to lead is now.”

Burke has been serving on the mayoral candidate Martha Burke.

Hailey City Council for 26 years, Photo credit: Martha Burke which she preceded with time on the Hailey Planning and Zoning Commision, the Hailey Library Board and the Blaine County Hospital Auxiliary. Her volunteerism has spanned her two daughters’ schools, the P.E.O. Sisterhood (an international women’s group), Meals on Wheels, and as a vestry with Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hailey.

Why Now? Burke said that her identifying as a team player and her worry over the things one can’t control—such as natural disaster—made her shy away from the city’s top spot all these years. After some recent introspection though, Burke said she realizes everyone could have those feelings but someone still has to lead.

“I’ve always been a team player, but now is the right time in my life to lead the team,” Burke said.

The Platform Burke identified three key issues she will prioritize should she be elected mayor: 1) affordable housing, 2) floods, and 3) environmental sustainability.

Housing. Burke recognizes the problem affordability is for working folks. She said River Street may offer some options, but hasn’t come forward with any specifics this early in the race.

I’ve always been a “I get it. I’m retired and on a team player, but now fixed income,” Burke said. “I understand and appreciate what is the right time in my life younger, working people are to lead the team.” feeling.”

Floods. With each large-snowMartha Burke fall winter, flood concerns for Hailey City Councilmember residents and business owners and mayoral candidate spikes. Calling on the federal government to help with flood prevention and flood impacts costs is a must, Burke said.

Environment. Inspired by the activism of youth speaking up about their climate change concerns and a book by Paul Hawken called “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming,” Burke said she is committed to the idea of installing a so-called sustainability group—a permanent advisory board to the city that would consult on matters of environmental impact per project proposal.

Burke said the city likely cannot afford a full-time staffer to head up the group, but there are funding options out there—through Americorps, for example— that could make the effort affordable.

The Candidates Currently, no other mayoral candidate has emerged for Hailey, and some mayors in the past have run unopposed. Burke said she expects that with Election Day still seven months away, someone will declare. If she has opposition, she hopes it is someone with a basic understanding of how city government works and some basic experience on a local board of some kind.

“I encourage the 30- and 40-year-olds out there to get involved in community politics in some way, but I understand; they work full time, they have kids,” Burke said. tws

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April Fools’ joke opens the door to serious questions about affordable housing in the Valley it all backwards—30- to 40-unit apartment buildings with NO parking? That’s crazy. Our model he anonymous person or group behind flips that notion on its head; small dwellings with Ketchum’s annual April Fools’ Day prank a minimum of 3-4 parking spaces per unit. This has struck again, this year setting up tiny allows for one resident parking spot and 2-3 spots tiny homes in the form of remodeled Clearcreek for City parking.” dumpsters.

Ketchum’s real mayor, Neil Bradshaw, said, The “homes” were placed around Ketchum on “This local humor highlights a local issue that is Monday at Java, Starbucks, Sturtevants, The El- on the top of everyone’s minds and is not going to ephant’s Perch, Johnny G’s, Grumpy’s, Warfield, go away until we solve it or at least make a signifRickshaw, Casino, and Board Bin. A press release icant dent into our housing requirements. Workof information was included at each location, force housing is not a laughing matter but bringing which also directed interested parties to a ful- the issue to everyone’s attention can be done in a ly-functioning website that describes the “Clear- humorous way.” creek Residences” as “small modular units delivWhoever is behind Ketchum’s April Fools’ Day ered on premises” and as a “live/work solution to pranks certainly has a knack for tapping into the Ketchum’s affordable housing hot-button issues of the area and dilemma.”

This local humor exploiting them, often to the The press release for the Clearpoint of controversy. In 2016, the highlights a local April Fools’ Day prank focused creek Residences gives some backstory to why this is the solu- issue that is on the top of on “relaunching” the defunct tion to the affordable housing is- everyone’s minds and is Ketchum Cruiser program, a sue in the area. not going to go away until bike-share program used in the “Pick up the Mountain Express ’90s. This joke version made fun any week of the last few months we solve it or at least make of the area’s aging population by and articles on Ketchum’s afford- a significant dent into our putting 25 walkers around town able housing and parking issues housing requirements. for public use. Many in town eat up column after column.” offended, with the Mounhousing is were The press release relies heavily Workforce tain Express even running an aron quotes from a made-up Nile not a laughing matter ticle shortly after the prank about Barisorry of Dump-Stir-It-Up but bringing the issue to the many in town who thought Enterprises, the innovator be- everyone’s attention can the joke was in poor taste. hind these tiny tiny homes.

Less controversial was 2017’s Barisorry cites the many pos- be done in a humorous prank, the Puber Project. Comitives of these Clearcreek Resi- way.” bining the word public and the dences, from providing employride-share company name Uber, Neil Bradshaw Puber was a fake ride-share comee housing in an expensive rental Ketchum Mayor pany to help people reach destimarket to shorter commutes for residents. nations in the Valley. Pedestrians Barisorry also points out that converting ship- were urged to stand on the side of the road holding ping containers into homes as well as the building up a colored flag that would signal what part of of tiny homes have become recent trends, partic- the Valley they wanted to go to. Rather than being ularly for those with limited budgets or environ- offended, many thought the program was real and mental concerns and that these dumpster homes the joke even ended up getting picked up by local are merely a hybrid of these trends.

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Not content just to take aim at the City of Perhaps the tamest of the April Fools’ Day pranks Ketchum’s lack of affordable housing, the prank was last year’s banner on the hill in Ketchum that also pokes fun at the current YMCA parking lot is usually home to Irving’s hotdog stand that read controversy.

“McDonald’s—Coming Soon.” While the prank “Our Live/Park model is absolutely tailor-made was not as involved as others, it still led to many for the unique situation that the YMCA finds itself complaints to the City of Ketchum and many wonin,” Barisorry said in a fake press release on the dering if it were true.

Clearcreek Residences website. “I’ve been keenWhomever is behind these pranks certainly has ly following Ketchum’s struggles with affordable a read on the town and knows how to stir things housing and parking. In my mind, Ketchum’s got up. tws

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KETCHUM FARMERS’ MARKET ON THE MOVE

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The Ketchum Farmers’ Market. Photo credit: Wood River Farmers' Market Association

is on Tuesday, as well as Ketch’em Alive. Judging by past events, an overlap of two events like that could get into some problems.”

While the new River Run location is outside of the downtown core, the location holds promise, especially since parking—something that has often been an issue with the market—will be abundant. The plan is to work with Sun Valley Resort to have the event and the recreation area feed off each other.

“They want people down there in the summer,” Zubia said. “People can come to the mountain, get lunch, sit by the river, ride the gondola, and also get their produce.

We want to make it a destination.”

There are obvious concerns to moving the market away from downtown and the notable foot traffic that brings people to the market, but Zubia isn’t worried.

“We have built up really good customer bases and know that, no matter where we are, those customers are going to seek us out,” Zubia said. “We’re really excited about trying out this new location. There’s a lot to offer that we haven’t had in the past.”

The Hailey Farmers’ Market will remain in the grassy lot off Main Street across from Sun Valley Brewery on Thursdays from 2 to 6 p.m., June 14 through Sept. 27.

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he beloved Wood River Farmers’ Market will be changing the location of its Tuesday Ketchum market this summer to the permit parking lot at the base of Baldy next to River Run. Organizers are seeing this move as a positive because this new location—just off the bike path—will provide more parking, the option of more vendors, and opportunities for marketgoers to simultaneously utilize Sun Valley Resort summer resources at the base.

For more than 10 years, Ketchum’s farmers’ market was located on Fourth Street near Atkinsons’—a location Ketchum city officials liked because it was central to the downtown hub. The street was even redone at one point and made more farmers’ market friendly, making it somewhat unofficially the spot for the market. But the city informed the market and its board that a number of construction projects taking place on Fourth Street over the course of two to three years meant that another location, or locations, would need to be used during the hiatus from the old location.

Last summer was the first location move—to Ketchum Town Square.

We’re really excited “We decided it was best because it’s across the about trying out this street from the old location,” said Katie Zubia, new location. There’s a lot board president of the Wood River Farmers’ MarAssociation. “It was great for us; vendors had to offer that we haven’t ket increased sales and we had a lot of tourist traffic had in the past.” that we didn’t usually.”

The association discussed making Town Katie Zubia Square the market’s regular spot until they could Board President, Wood River go back to Fourth Street but the city rejected Farmers’ Market Association that proposal. A recent letter from the City of Ketchum to the Farmers’ Market that was made public explained the reasoning behind rejecting Town Square as the location for the market. Those reasons included residents and surrounding businesses voicing concern about alley congestion, road closure, lack of parking and increased downtown traffic, among other factors. The city also stated that fire regulations and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements were not being met there.

However, the city encouraged a downtown hub spot and suggested that the market move to First Avenue and Forest Service Park.

“This area has become a lively and desired location for community activities and the market would be a welcome addition to Ketch’em Alive, particularly this year, while celebrating its 20th anniversary,” the city wrote in its press release.

Zubia and the other board members rejected the location.

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MAYOR SENDS CONCILIATORY MESSAGE TO RURAL FIRE DISTRICT FEELING BURNED Letter addresses accounting issues and emergency services unification

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BY ERIC VALENTINE

letter from the mayor of Ketchum to the commissioners of the Ketchum Rural Fire District (KRFD) spells out the steps the city is ready to take to seek what it calls “a North Blaine County solution” for providing emergency services to visitors and residents.

Specifically, Ketchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw said he will: • Form a stakeholder group tasked with exploring consolidation options • Develop a timeline for a unification agreement between Sun Valley, the rural fire district and Ketchum that would start Oct. 1, 2019 • Request the rural fire district extend its contract with Ketchum through Sept. 30, 2019 Bradshaw’s letter also addressed the tenuous relationship between Ketchum and its rural firefighting partner, stating that it was the city’s intention “to restore (the rural fire district’s) Ketchum mayor, Neil Bradshaw. confidence in the administration Photo credit: City of Ketchum of the City and the operations of the Ketchum Fire Department operations.”

Confidence shrank last week when the rural commissioners called for an audit of the city after learning that payments from the federal government for fire equipment usage was wrongly diverted into Ketchum’s general fund. As of press deadline, Ketchum was conducting an internal audit as to how much is owed. Ketchum Rural Fire District Commissioner Jed Gray estimated the amount at $5,000 to $6,000.

The conciliatory approach by Bradshaw comes on the heels of the rural fire district’s termination of its contract for joint emergency services with the Ketchum Fire Department, an agreement that began in 1957. Ketchum relies on the engines of the rural district as well as funding for 3.5 firefighting positions. That relationship took on additional stress when the Ketchum City CounWhile we are cil unanimously voted down disappointed in a merger proposal that would have brought Ketchum city, your decision, we thank Ketchum rural and Sun Valley you for bringing some of under one emergency-services the City’s investment and umbrella to provide fire, police operational shortfalls to and ambulance coverage to the our attention.” north Valley.

After Ketchum made its deciKetchum Mayor Neil Bradshaw sion, the rural fire district asked writing to Ketchum Rural Fire if Sun Valley would like to join District commissioners. forces instead. Sun Valley responded with a proposal that is now under consideration by the district. Commissioners have until June 28 to make a decision.

All this triggered the following bullet points in Bradshaw’s letter: “We want to demonstrate to you, and other stakeholders, that the City of Ketchum will be a good partner in the future. Actions we will be taking: Audit historical practices for the use of KRFD’s apparatus—in particular to determine the amount of funds the City collected from wildland deployments generated from outside the county; Review current standard operation procedures (SOP) to ensure that KRFD receives timely updates of any incident within its district or with its apparatus; Pursue acquiring additional apparatus that upgrades our current fleet and thereby reduces our use of the KRFD’s apparatus for City’s use; Audit the allocation of costs associated with the contract to increase visibility as to how contract revenue has been spent; Pursue a new fire station that will contribute to the infrastructure and readiness of north Blaine County; and, Provide monthly updates with KRFD on our progress.” tws

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Four Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration Secretary

Four conservation groups sued Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Idaho federal court last week over their recent decisions on sage-grouse protections across millions of acres of public lands in the West. The groups are Western Watersheds Project, Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and Prairie Hills Audubon Society.

“The Trump Administration is gutting sage-grouse protections on at least 50 million acres of public lands without admitting what they are doing,” said Laird J. Lucas, lead attorney for the plaintiffs.

“The lawsuit today exposes these actions as violating bedrock federal laws and flouting the extensive body of science on what sage-grouse need to survive.”

Bernhardt is President Trump’s nominee to replace Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior, and is a former lobbyist and attorney for oil and gas, coal mining, and other industries. He has been criticized for using his position to favor those industries, including by opening millions of acres of sensitive lands to fossil fuel development.

Greater sage-grouse once occupied hundreds of millions of acres across the West, but populations have plummeted as oil and gas development, livestock grazing, roads and powerlines, and other actions have destroyed and fragmented the birds’ native habitats. To avoid Endangered Species Act listing, BLM and the Forest Service adopted Sage-Grouse Plans in 2015 that identified key areas for protection and limited development in them.

The lawsuit filed today identifies Bernhardt as the “architect” of recent policy changes adopted by the Trump Administration to rescind or weaken the 2015 plans on BLM lands in seven states, including Idaho, that have most of the remaining sage-grouse populations.

As many as 16 million greater sage-grouse once ranged across 297 million acres of sagebrush grasslands, a vast area of western North America known as the Sagebrush Sea. Over the past 200 years, agriculture, oil and gas drilling, livestock grazing and development have reduced the grouse’s range by nearly half. Protecting the grouse and its habitat benefits an estimated 350 species that depend on the Sagebrush Sea ecosystem, including pronghorn, elk, mule deer, golden eagle, native trout and nearby migratory and resident bird species.

Fundraiser Says It’s Time To Start Your Engines

Sun Valley Tour de Force will be returning this summer, July 25–27, for the second annual car enthusiast event that includes high-speed runs, rare collectibles, supercars, family fun and other adventures. The three-day event raises funds for the local nonprofit, Idaho BaseCamp.

Drivers travel from all over the country to put their machines to the ultimate test on a closed stretch of Highway 75, affectionately called Phantom Hill and backdropped by the Boulder Mountains.

Event organizers said it will be partnering for the first time with Peterson BMW and Gunther Werks.

To learn more or to register for the event, visit sunvalleytourdeforce.com/registration.

New Law Aims To Increase Service Dog Supply

A bill that more clearly defines “service dog” was signed into law by Gov. Brad Little last week.

The legislation will also serve to address a shortage of trained service dogs by giving individuals with disabilities the same ability to train a service dog as a trainer or training organization.

“Currently, Idaho is facing a shortage of service dogs because we have discriminatory laws about who can train them,” bill sponsor Rep. Muffy Davis (D-Hailey) said. “This new law will allow individuals with disabilities to help increase the number of service dogs available. It is important that we take every step possible to enable people to become empowered and independent through service dogs.”

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Sawtooth Society Names New Board Members

The Sawtooth Society added three new board members for 2019, Steve Botti, Ashley Reese and Pat Pettiette. In addition, Sawtooth Society board members Wayne Hughes, Leon Jones and Patsy Nickum have been re-elected.

“We are happy to add this diverse group of directors to our board,” Wayne Hughes, Sawtooth Society president, said. “They represent a wide range of age, skills and experiences to use in contributing to the Sawtooth Society’s mission to protect, preserve and enhance the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.”

The Sawtooth Society offers memberships, programs, grants and volunteer opportunities to benefit the area. The Sawtooth Society’s 37-member board of directors consists of individuals who live full-time or parttime in the Sawtooth and Wood River valleys as well as members living around the country who believe in the preservation, protection and enhancement of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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National Music Organization Sings School District’s Praises

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has recognized Blaine County School District’s music education as one of the top programs in the country. The organization said the local school district will be given a Best Community for Music Education (BCME) award, conferred upon schools and school districts for the outstanding efforts of teachers, administrators, parents, students and community leaders who have made music education part of the core curriculum.

In cooperation with researchers at The Music Research Institute at the University of Kansas, the BCME program is in its 20th year. It evaluates schools and districts based on funding, staffing of highly qualified teachers, commitment to standards, and access to music instruction. This year, the NAMM is recognizing 623 school districts in 41 states as Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) out of the nation’s more than 13,000 school districts.

Affordable Housing Lawsuit Not Over Yet

The March 5 decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Blaine County affordable housing interests is being appealed, according to a press release authored by the plaintiffs in the case.

Plaintiffs filed a so-called motion for reconsideration last week on the Fifth District’s decision to permit the construction of a two-unit affordable housing complex north of Hailey along Buttercup Road. The issue stems from disagreements on whether one of the parcels was intended for open space recreational use and not community housing.

The plaintiffs say they have evidence that shows the developer’s intent.

Company Of Fools Announces Its 24th Season Lineup

Wood River High School students took top awards at the Family, Career an ers of America Culinary Arts competition and can now attend the upcomin in Boise, April 3–5. The students (left to right, top row): Jullisa Romero Sali Regalado, Stacy Pedraza and Danielle Nelson; and (left to right, bottom row and Aspen Vincent. Photo credit: WRHS

Company of Fools (COF) will feature four mainstage productions at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey for the 2019–2020 season. The lineup includes “Crimes of the Heart” by Beth Henley; “Cry It Out” by Molly Smith Metzler; “Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley” by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon; and “The Niceties” by Eleanor Burgess. This special collection of plays, all by female playwrights, reflects the beauty and complexity of the contemporary world and continues COF’s commitment to the power and magic of storytelling.

Although the 24th season’s Play Reading Series is still in development, COF will connect the readings with The Center’s 2019–2020 BIG IDEAS—multidisciplinary projects that explore timely topics and engage the entire community in conversation. Confirmed events for the series include a rehearsed reading of Robert Lee and Jerome Lawrence’s 1969 play The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail and the first-ever COF-sponsored 24 Hour Play Festival.

Developed in collaboration with R.L. Rowsey, Company of Fools’ 23rd season producer, and under the leadership of COF’s new producing artistic director, Scott Palmer, a natural theme coalesced for the 24th season: “Welcome to the Family.”

“In my first season here, it feels only right that together, hand in hand, we consider what family means: the family we are born into, the family we make, the family we find, and the family we choose,” said Palmer.

State Lawmakers Keeping Two Unpopular Issues Alive, One Barely

It was a contentious couple of weeks at the state capitol as lawmakers try to wind down the 2019 session.

At issue are two Republican-sponsored bills that Democratic leadership has been lobbying heavily against.

Issue 1: The so-called Revenge on Voters Act, as opponents call it. The bill makes it significantly more involved to get grassroots initiatives on future Idaho ballots by requiring more petition signatures across more legislative districts. It has passed in the House and it awaits a full vote on the Senate floor. Gov. Brad Little has not publicly stated whether he would veto it or sign it into law.

Four former Idaho attorneys general have gone on record stating the law would be unconstitutional.

Issue 2: A controversial Medicaid Expansion Restrictions Bill (HB277) being proposed by Rep. John Vander Woude is dead—at least for the moment.

By a 7-2 vote, the Senate Health and Welfare committee decided to “hold the bill” in committee. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., struck down Medicaid work requirement bills in Arkansas and Kentucky. The restrictions contained in those states’ laws are similar to those being proposed in HB277.

Among the groups testifying against Vander Woude’s bill today was the influential Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry. Their main argument against HB277 was the risk it would create a “second gap” of Idahoans—people who would otherwise be Medicaid eligible, but are kicked off of healthcare for failing to meet reporting requirements.

Today’s hearing followed a news conference held by the Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy. The nonpartisan group reaffirmed estimates that HB277’s work restrictions could cost Idaho more than $30 million to administer.

Also at issue is Senate Bill 1204, which similarly places restrictions on Medicaid eligibility, namely mandatory work requirements. That legislation was passed by the Senate yesterday.

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Water Is Coming, What Are You Going To Do?

Blaine County and the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office are inviting the public to a flood preparation discussion set for Thursday, April 4, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Community Campus, at 1050 Fox Acres Road, in Hailey.

The presentation will discuss information related to local ordinances on proper sandbag and bladder placement, Code Red notifications, and evacuation procedures. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide a localized weather and flood forecast.

Crusade Against Cancer Raises $15K+

A 13-year-old Carey boy is in the fight for his life—literally—so his family and friends have been reaching out for community help through a Facebook fundraiser this past month. The community has answered. As of Tuesday afternoon, $15,396 has been raised for Kayden Barrott, $5,396 more than the fundraising organizers expected.

The funds are making it possible for the family to get Kayden medical help out of state, as doctors administer further chemotherapy sessions.

Kayden is battling a rare non-germ-cell brain tumor. To learn more or to donate to the cause, please visit facebook.com/KaydsCrusade/

Rep. Melissa Wintrow’s (D-Boise) test-all-sex-kits legislation has become la signed the bill into legislation late last month, now requiring all sexual assa help law enforcement identify and prosecute serial rapists.

Photo credit: Kayd’s Crusade

Several groups that worked on the legislation were in attendance for the s State Police Forensics Team, Idaho Chief of Police Association President Cr Sheriffs’ Association, Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violenc ciation, Hospital Association, and several current and former legislators.

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Rendering of the library’s soon-to-be-built Learning Commons focused on providing access to computers and other interactive technology. Photo credit: The Community Library

LIBRARY LANDS $350,000 CHARITABLE INVESTMENT

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etchum’s library renovation project just got renovated. The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust awarded a $350,000 grant last week to The Community Library to bring its reference room into the 21st century.

The upgrade will include an improved computer lab, a classroom with interactive technology, and small study rooms, all situated around a professional librarian. Library patrons will be able to experiment with new learning technologies, get help navigating information resources, and meet with small groups of learners or in private study alcoves. The so-called Learning Commons is slated for completion in July 2019.

Funding from the Murdock Trust advances the library’s two-year renovation project already under way. Since the fall of 2017, the library has completed key infrastructure improvements, renovated the Children’s Library, added a new teen lounge and tech studio, developed a new climate-controlled archive, and expanded its Lecture Hall with new technology and greater seating capacity.

It’s not the first Idaho-friendly investment by the Murdock Trust.

Since 2011, Murdock has awarded nearly 190 grants to Idaho nonprofits, totaling nearly $25 million, including $6 million for education. Other recent Murdock grantees in Idaho include The Peregrine Fund, University of Idaho, LEAP Charities and Chief Joseph Foundation.

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Here in the middle of Idaho, we need a cultural institution that can span big geographies and encourage big imaginations for all.The grant from the Murdock Trust is pivotal in helping The Community Library bring new resources to our central Idaho community in more effective, dynamic ways.”

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Skiers and snowboarders celebrated Dollar Mountain’s closing weekend on Sunday, March 31, by braving the icy waters of Sun Valley Co.’s annual Cold Bowl Pond Skim. Photo credit: Jackson Flynn (www.smileysmtphoto.com)

“We love programs and projects that find a balance between continuing to invest in efforts that have proven successful over the years, while simultaneously looking at ways to innovate, expand and grow,” said Dr. Steve Moore, executive director of the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. “We were impressed with both The Community Library’s longstanding commitment to encourage reading and literacy, as well as its unique vision to grow and evolve with the needs of the community.”

The Community Library has 16,000 cardholders and more than 125,000 visitors per year. It has a reputation for attracting high-profile presenters, including award-winning authors, scholars and thought leaders. For example, a recent conversation with former Secretary of State John Kerry drew more than 400 in-person attendees, for two separate talks, and more than 1,000 online viewers.

“Here in the middle of Idaho, we need a cultural institution that can span big geographies and encourage big imaginations for all,” said Jenny Emery Davidson, executive director of The Community Library. “The grant from the Murdock Trust is pivotal in helping The Community Library bring new resources to our central Idaho community in more effective, dynamic ways.” tws

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR APRIL 3 - 9, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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o, fishing season is not over. It is never really over, depending on how hardy and diverse an angler chooses to be. Yes, Silver Creek is now closed, the Big Wood is now closed, the South Fork of the Boise is now closed. Don’t worry, because the Lost River remains open year-round now as well as the desert stretch on the Little Wood River. There is a lot to do—anglers just need to head out and find it.

The Lower Lost River is the best available trout fishing right now. It is a great time of the season to fish over there, but anglers need to stay aware of two things. First, stay up on the CFS. Currently, the flows are just over 200. The flows are good to wade fish up until about 300 CFS. Much more than that and anglers need to really be good at wading, and strong.

If the flows remain below 300 CFS, the second thing to be aware of is spawning rainbows.

Be on the lookout for cleanswept gravel patches. These are redds, and it is where the fish deposit their eggs. Stay off of these spots and leave the fish alone that are sitting on top of them or near them. These are fish trying to spawn, and they don’t need a hook or a prolonged fight while they mate. They don’t have the energy reserves this time of year to spawn and be caught. The fish spawn at different times, so you can still fish pools, and rising fish for pre- or post-spawn trout.

If you go, expect to see Midges and Baetis. Fish the appropriate nymphs and dries for these bugs. You can also fish the color red, as the water stratus will begin to fill with random eggs being flushed downriver.

Other places to fish include Magic Reservoir, which is an excellent spring fishery from shore, float tube or boat. Carey Lake is open for bass and bluegill.

The Snake River has a really fun skinny water carp fishery.

The Little Wood can be a good place to see the desert bloom and swing a few Streamers. Anderson Reservoir has a really fun bass fishery near the mouth of the reservoir in the spring. Boats are helpful if you go.

Beyond these spots, lakes, reservoirs, ponds and canals all remain open, so get your Google Earth out and explore Idaho.

Happy fishing, everyone!

Hwy 20 in Picabo info@picaboangler.com (208)788.3536 www.picaboangler.com

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BY FRAN JEWELL

ain? What does that have to do with dog training? Plenty! First, dogs are by nature very stoic. They will not tell you when they are in pain, so many of us miss this critical element in dog behavior. Why? Because when a dog shows pain, it makes them weaker to other dogs and it risks potential attack by another dog seeking higher status.

In my line of work, I am called for help when a dog suddenly is aggressive with other dogs, and even family members, when they didn’t used to be. I also get calls when dogs have fights among themselves in a multiple-dog household. Sometimes I hear from people when they see their dog just seems different than it used to be; their dog might now be afraid of other dogs or children when that wasn’t the case before. Or they hide in a closet for no apparent reason.

In most cases, one of the first things I recommend is that the dog be thoroughly examined by a veterinarian to see if there are any health issues that are not outwardly visible.

There can be abnormalities in blood work.

Often, I see dogs suffering from undiagnosed arthritis, or even joint problems that have slowly developed over time. If the physical issue of pain is not addressed, trying to address the emotional and mental behavior problems created by the pain will not be successful. Once the pain is addressed, then the behavior can be addressed with professional help.

Pain in dogs is very difficult for us to see.

But, it is a critical issue to pay attention to, even in young dogs when behaviors become defensive, aggressive, or unusual. Imagine yourself with a migraine. No one can see it.

Many people don’t understand it, but after a migraine has lingered for many hours, sometimes days, you are no longer patient and you become irritated easily. Now imagine your

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It’s simply not fair to leave a dog in pain, even if the dog pretends he is not. Here, Kalidor had a broken toe and continued to run until I could get him to stop and take him to the vet. Photo credit: Fran Jewell

dog unable to express his pain by saying, “Hey! I hurt!”

What are some telltale signs of pain? Unusual behaviors: withdrawing or aggression; slowness to get up; less energy; panting when it isn’t hot out; a “look” in your dog’s eyes that says something is off; movement away when touched in a certain place; lack of interest in food; an area of skin that seems warmer than another nearby body spot; swelling; ears that don’t perk; lack of desire to do usual activities like go in the car or on walks. And, of course, there are obvious things like limping and crying.

Pain is, for the most part, something that can be controlled in dogs and can help reestablish loving behaviors between you and your canine companion. If you even slightly expect something off with your dog, please

seek veterinary help. What seems slight to you is oftentimes huge for the dog, because they will mask their pain until it is no longer tolerable.

There are many ways to address pain.

Know that pain should be addressed and not left for the dog to “tough it out.” This is critical for a dog in a family atmosphere with children and other animals present. Asking a dog to be patient in spite of pain is simply not fair.

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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ncompassing most of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon and California, the Great Basin is unique in that no water (including the snowmelt that is currently beginning to run off of the mountains) that flows there will ever reach the ocean. Water trickles down the rugged mountainsides into rivulets, creeks, and even rivers—but the most that that water can do is to percolate down into an aquifer or begin to evaporate back into the sky.

The Great Basin is defined, in a sense, by its aridity. Not enough water ends up in the region for the water to have cut and carved a way out—what water does end up there, stays there. It is a region defined also by emptiness, at least as far as human presence is concerned. Highways that transect the region are long and lonely.

It was on one of these long and lonely highways, a hundred miles at least in any direction to any named town, when a roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) suddenly appeared. I couldn’t help comparing it to the Looney Tunes version from my childhood, and if we hadn’t been traveling at a zippy 75 miles per hour, I would have liked to stop and listen to see if it really said “beep beep.”

Though the way that the sagebrush valleys give way to steep, vertical mountainsides in that part of Nevada is familiar to my Idaho-attuned personal geography, the appearance of this strange Southwestern bird, even for a couple of seconds, reminded me that I was indeed a ways from home.

The landscape we were driving through is marked by so-called basin and range topography—the mountain ranges there run north

The greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is a long-legged bird in the cuckoo family, Cuculidae, from Southwestern United States and Mexico. The Latin name means “Californian earth-cuckoo”. Photo credit: El Brujo+, public domain photo, accessed via Wikipedia

to south and the spaces between the mountains are broad, flat valleys. This part of the continent has been pulled apart tectonically and faulted (the faults also run north to south along the edges of the ranges) and the mountains went up and the valleys went down.

Mountain range, valley, mountain range, valley… and so on for as far as the eye can see to the east and to the west.

The simpler highways run parallel to the mountains, down in the valleys. The more complicated highways cut directly across them.

Juniper trees studded the hillsides that rose to high peaks still covered in deep snow, and the breeze smelled like I was a long ways from the nearest gas station. I

was. Alongside the highway, ponds filled by recent spring rainstorms reflected the distant mountains. They would have dried up by now, and by summer the mud beneath them will have cracked in the dry air.

It is an empty place if all you are looking for is the next town on the horizon. But, much like our region of Idaho, a place where there is plenty to see once you start noticing what to look for.

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 Sun Valley Community School.

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ion. Fortunately, I enjoy the process as I used to do with my fabric art. s I photocopy shots of childhood cousins The world has changed greatly, over my many taken with Brownie cameras, I wonder if decades, as evidenced by two photos I happened my work is futile. Last week I was speak- upon yesterday. One recorded a junior high theing with some friends about clearing out furniture, atrical production I acted in, where the family keepsakes and objects we used to think our chil- maid was a classmate in blackface. A later picdren would like inheriting. Both had recently been ture was from my first international experience at sorting, distributing, and perhaps the age of 19 building playground disposing of their mothers’ possesequipment in village schools in sions. the Ecuadorian Andes. Our group I am currently not facing that photo includes a fellow volunteer, difficult chore, but am plowing a dynamic young collegian from through memories of my whole Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I rememlife as I create a photo-scrapbook bered how he hadn’t been allowed culled from deteriorating family to stay with the rest of us nor drink albums with photos of my grandfrom the same water fountains at parents and reprints from more the University of Miami where we current collections. all first gathered. That was because When I was a young adopted of the color of his skin. I shuddered and adored little girl, my Uncle looking at these, realizing how far Doc made a photo book for me of we have come but how far we still cleverly cut and arranged photos JoEllen Collins—a longtime need to go to be better people. termed “Prints of a Princess.” For resident of the Wood River I joke that my daughters will not Valley— is an Idaho Press example, he formed into circles the Club award-winning colum- inherit a bundle of money from me tiny black-and-white pictures of nist, a teacher, writer, fabric but, through my writing, will reme, creating “ornaments” he past- artist, choir member and ceive a sense of what a woman of ed on to a Christmas tree drawn as unabashedly proud grandma my generation experienced in the background. I cherished that effort, known as “Bibi Jo.” long-gone 20th Century. and when it burned in a fire, I felt Will my scrapbooks just decay an acute loss, though the pain was temporary be- into torn scraps and dust? If one can’t access them cause that book reflected the blessings I acknowl- digitally, where will they be? Does anyone care? edged in having known such a loving person. I I do not know, and I guess it doesn’t really mathave learned that objects—even photos—are not ter. I just hope that my family will remember me as important as how we experience those we love. as Bibi Jo, an inordinately affectionate mom and I once created larger photo books for my daugh- grandma, but also, perhaps, as an unconscious ters and now find myself making collage-like historian who attempted to record the incidences pages celebrating my grandchildren. It seems im- and experiences of her time on earth. possible NOT to set my life and that of my family in some kind of order and memory-inducing fash-

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successful Farmers’ Market is a sign of a happy, healthy and vibrant town. My vision for a Farmers’ Market in Ketchum is one that represents a welcoming place for local vendors to sell locally grown and locally sourced products at a location with broad community support.

Finding that happy place, where residents feel heard, year-round businesses feel respected and vendors feel supported, has been challenging.

There were four main challenges to maintaining the market in Town Square: fire code and ADA compliance; lack of neighboring business support; parking concerns; and the unintended consequences of setting an unwanted precedent.

Fire code and ADA issues that came to light during 2018 require the market to reduce vendors from approximately 44 to 25, allowing no growth and clearly restricting local producers from participating.

In Town Square, and even in the prior location on Fourth Street, there was little support for the market from surrounding businesses. It was felt the market was negatively affecting their businesses in prime summer months, and not respectful of their year-round commitment to be open and pay rent and taxes.

There was mixed community support for the downtown location; some were very positive, some “avoided town on Tuesdays.” Parking was often cited as the issue and was a concern to many.

Finally, the city must treat everyone equally—for obvious reasons. By permitting the Farmers’ Market to sell merchandise in Town Square, we would have to permit other vendor markets. We have had a number of enquiries about hosting other commercial activities in Town Square selling arts, crafts, etc. Last year, we allowed two other multi-day commercial activities to use Town Square due to the precedent set by the Farmers’ Market. In our opinion, this trend was set to continue.

To address these challenges, and many other issues relating to events in the city, we held a series of stakeholder workshops after the summer season. (The Farmers’ Market was represented at all of them.) The purpose of this workshop was to understand the position of all stakeholders regarding events in Ketchum and seek a common ground that respected all views. Workshops are an important and inclusive process that allows us to listen to others and determine a policy that is considerate and balanced.

After hearing many stakeholders’ concerns, we determined it was appropriate that only events whose primary purpose was for free, public entertainment should be permitted to use Town Square during the peak summer months (July 4 to Labor Day). We determined that events primarily commercial in nature should not compete with public entertainment during that period. That criteria was well understood and broadly supported.

Given the challenges we faced and the new criteria for Town Square use, we needed to find a location for the Farmers’ Market. Ideally, that location should have broad community support, room for growth, shade, parking nearby—without negatively affecting local businesses; a permanent home to become a destination in its own right; and set the right precedent for other commercial activities on public property.

The Farmers’ Market will have to choose a location that works for them. My hope is they choose to move to Forest Service Park and adjacent streets. The area has a lot to offer and I personally love the idea of the Farmers’ Market rolling into Ketch’em Alive during the height of the summer.

I hope you continue to support the Farmers’ Market, wherever they choose to locate.

Neil Bradshaw is mayor of Ketchum.

Sierra (Matt) Stern is attending Boise State University next year where she plans to pursue a degree in film and television. Photo credit: Jayne Crowley

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ou may have already heard about this week’s feature for Student Spotlight. She has created waves in the Wood River Valley about her senior project, a requirement for graduation. Her name is Sierra (Matt) Stern and she is building a tiny house.

“It’s a lot of work,” Stern said. “I do the fundraising and publicity for it, and am receiving a lot of help with the construction.”

Jolyon Sawrey, of Vital ink Architecture, and Levi Sali, of L.W. Builders LLC, are two professionals helping Stern on the project.

She also says that the community in general has encouraged her a great deal.

Stern is a senior this year at Silver Creek High School and plans to live in her tiny house in the future, although, for next year, she isn’t quite sure if she’ll use the tiny house. Stern plans to attend Boise State University where she hopes to pursue a degree in film and television.

“The dream,” Stern said, “is to write and direct movies and TV shows.”

She says it’s less about the fame and glamour and more about her interest in evoking emotion through storytelling.

“I think it’s such a powerful medium,” Stern said. “I want to be able to tell stories and make the viewers feel the emotions of whatever is happening in the story.”

Stern plays with creativity in many different art forms, such as painting, drawing and ceramics.

“I love anything that I can sculpt, mold or put on a canvas,” Stern said. “And just creating things, in general.”

She also loves cooking. Stern started cooking for her family when she was seven years old and appreciates the creativity in mixing different complementary flavors.

“The Wood River Valley is a really great place, with access to fresh produce, good meats and dairy,” Stern said.

Stern has participated in several cooking classes and has worked as a pastry chef, but this year she is getting a closer look at produce.

Stern recently started working at Natural Grocers in Hailey.

From ceramics to building a tiny house, Stern says she takes pleasure in the process of creativity. She also holds value in honoring those around her, including her mother, who passed away four years ago.

“My mother was a really wonderful person and supported me in everything,” Stern said. “I try and honor her memory by being kind and courteous to others.”

Stern has a gofundme account to raise money for her tiny house, which can be found at gofundme.com/building-kintsugi-tiny-home. tws

Editor’s Note: Anyone who would like to recommend a Blaine County School District student for The Weekly Sun’s “Student Spotlight” feature should contact Emilee Struss at emilee.struss@gmail. com.

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he Blaine County Aging Friendly Committee announced today that they will be hosting a Navigating Longevity Summit to take place Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum. This will be an intergenerational conference about navigating your next step in the aging process for yourself or a loved one. Aging touches us all, so whether you are planning ahead or planning for now, this event will help you find the resources you need.

The summit will feature an exhibitor’s hall highlighting various resources in our community, including the Senior Connection, Wood River Hospice & Palliative Care, St. Luke’s, and senior specialists in mental health, law, finance and insurance.

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Rick Allington / Elder Law Attorney

This is a free event. Healthy snacks and beverages are available.

A free day pass to the Y is available to conference attendees. Seniors 60+ will ride free from the south valley to the Y on the day of the event. Free respite care will also be provided so that caregivers who would like to attend the summit will be able to do so, worry-free. Respite care will be provided by the Senior Connection, courtesy of a grant from the Idaho Commission on Aging. Please call Joanne at (208) 788-3468.

For more information about the Navigating Longevity Summit, please contact the Senior Connection, (208) 788-3468 or ramona@ seniorconnectionidaho.org.

Blaine County Aging Friendly Committee is: The Advocates, BCRD, Bell Mountain Village & Care Center, Carol Stephens Psy.D., L.P., CBSM, The Community Library, College of Southern Idaho, Hailey Public Library, Hospice & Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley, The Hunger Coalition, Interlink Volunteer Caregivers, Kateriley.org, Light on the Mountains, Mountain Rides, NAMI, Senior Connection, Silvercreek Living, St. Luke’s Center for Community Health, Wood River Community YMCA.

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Expert Eager To Explain Why Beaver Lives Matter

The Wood River Land Trust will be hosting award-winning environmental science writer Ben Goldfarb to The Community Library in Ketchum, Thursday, April 4, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Goldfarb will address the importance of beavers to river and wetlands habitat.

The idea to bring Goldfarb to the Valley stemmed from the Land Trust’s Student Conservation Council (SCC), a program composed of high school students that engage in annual projects aimed at involving and educating the greater community on conservation issues. This year’s SCC project entails beaver habitat restoration and education around Quigley Pond, through willow planting and educational outreach.

Ben Goldfarb is the author of “Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter,” which won the 2019 PEN/ E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award. For any questions, please contact Matt Steinwurtzel at msteinwurtzel@woodriverladntrust.org or call (208) 788-3947.

‘SOUNDspace’ will be staged over two nights next week. Photo credit: Mathew Murphy / Dorrance Dance

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n the Wood River Valley, the arts are as beloved as yoga and skiing. Though not as ubiquitous, the area is increasingly rich in occasions to see quality dance work. On Tuesday, April 9, and Wednesday, April 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Dorrance Dance will present one of its most acclaimed pieces, “SOUNDspace.”

Founded in 2011 by choreographer and dancer Michelle Dorrance, a MacArthur Fellow, Dorrance Dance is currently touring its repertory nationally and internationally. For lovers of contemporary dance, this opportunity to see a hot young company at work in Ketchum is irresistible.

“SOUNDspace” was created to be performed in the historic St. Marks Church in New York City. It will be adapted for the theater setting and exceptional acoustical capabilities of The Argyros.

“When traveling to different venues and interfacing with different acoustic environments, the choreography isn’t what is modified—it’s our execution,” Dorrance said. “So if we need a different dynamic, if we need to get a different tone because of the overtones on the space, if certain accents get carried too much or not enough, we are mindful to adjust the execution.”

As well, Dorrance said that while the company is touring on the contemporary dance tour circuit, they strive to reveal tap dance’s often misunderstood history.

“Tap dance was born on the plantation and the streets,” she said. “Improvisation and innovation are innate and embedded in the very foundation of the form. Dorrance Dance is made of truly unique dancers and musicians. We have an unconquerable respect for our art form, its traditions and its possibilities. Tap dance is also an integral part of the jazz legacy. Pushing boundaries and exploring one’s own voice are part of the ethos of jazz. Respecting and maintaining the integrity of the tradition while pushing the form’s continued growth is part of our truly unique and beautiful culture.”

SOUNDspace’s “tone, timbre, volume, tempo and, of course, rhythm, constructing patterns that lock together thrillingly,” wrote Brian Seibert in The New York Times. “The main emotion that ‘SOUNDspace’ produced was excitement—excitement about sounds, and about the development of this talented choreographer, the most promising one in tap right now.”

Dorrance is quick to point out that her dancers inform their roles and improvise.

“They have unique personalities, unique physically, unique in their improvisational expression, in their rhythmic sensibilities, in their musical ex-

Improvisation is an important part of the process for both the musicians and dancers, said Michelle Dorrance. Photo credit: Mathew Murphy / Dorrance Dance

pression and inflection,” Dorrance said. “To bring these disparate personalities together as an ensemble is so exhilarating, to let them live as individual artists within the work, to allow them to solo. I don’t want to watch myself for an hour. I want to see them.”

Dorrance Dance has performed at numerous important venues over the past eight years, including The Joyce Theater, New York City Center in New York City and Lincoln Center Out of Doors, all in New York City; along with Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Mass., in the Berkshires; Carolina Performing Arts in Chapel Hill, N.C.; Vail International Dance Festival; and The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. For tickets to Dorrance Dance’s performance, contact theargyros.org, or call (208) 726-7872.

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STORY TIME WED APR 3 & FRI APR 5

10:30-11:30AM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Story Time is held weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays at the Hailey Public Library. All ages are welcome. Parents should plan on staying with their children. For more information, call (208) 788-2036..

DIGGING DEEP WED APR 3

5:30PM / WARFIELD / KETCHUM Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Ethan Davis will discuss “Facets and Surface Hoar.” Participants will learn why and how surface hoar grows, see some mind-blowing time lapse of crystal growth and deepen their understanding of this beautiful but troublesome form of ice.

For information, contact ethan@sawtoothavalanche.com.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WED APR 3

6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Free hot dinners are provided weekly to everyone. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

LINE DANCING WED APR 3

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Dust off your boots and join Vicki Aberbach for a line-dancing lesson. The fee is $10. There will be an open dance afterwards to practice getting those boots movin’.

‘OUTSIDE MULLINGAR’ WED APR 3-SUN APR 7

7PM, 1PM / THE ARGYROS / KETCHUM Sawtooth Productions LLC in association with Laughing Stock Theatre Company will present John Patrick Shanley’s romantic comedy, with Claudia McCain, Aly Wepplo, Andrew Alburger and David Janeski, for six performances, at the Argyros Performing Arts Center, Ketchum. The play will show nightly at 7 p.m. with a matinee on Sunday at 1 p.m. For tickets, visit sawtoothproductions.com or argyroscenter.com.

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7-9PM / HOTEL KETCHUM / KETCHUM There will be two trivia games every Wednesday night through the season, along with drink specials and prizes for place winners. There is no entry free. Bring yourself and your friends—because you deserve a night of games and specialty cocktails!

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University of Idaho’s James A. and Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, 5-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, at the Sawtooth Brewery Public House and Tap Room in Ketchum.

McClure Center Director Katherine Himes will moderate the discussion with Fred Brossy, farmer and owner, Ernie’s Organics; Mark Davidson, director of conservation initiatives, The Nature Conservancy of Idaho; Lauren Golden, associate professor and Blaine County Extension educator, University of Idaho Extension; and Amy Mattias, co-director, Local Food Alliance, Sun Valley Institute and board member, Blaine County Food Council. Topics will include sustainable food systems, the future of food production and consumption, water and other challenges specific to this part of Idaho. Remarks will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.

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Caritas Chorale will present its free and open-to-the-public Spring Concert 2019 at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. The chorus is directed by R.L. Rowsey and accompanied by Dorinda Rendahl. Music will include ‘Nisi Dominus, by Galuppi, ‘Dixit Dominus’ by Vivaldi, “Misericordias Domini” by Mozart, “Kyrie” by Schubert arr. John Leavitt, “Ubi Caritas” by Michael John Trotta, “From Heaven to Earth” by Craig Courtney, and “Always Something Sings” by Dan Forrest.

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BEAVER TALK THU APR 4 6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM

HAWAIIAN NATIONALS SAT APR 6 9AM / BALD MOUNTAIN / KETCHUM

Wood River Land Trust will host Ben Goldfarb, author of “Eager: The Surprising Secret Life of Beavers” for a talk. An independent environmental journalist, Goldfarb’s book, “Eager,” has been called “a masterpiece of a treatise on the natural world” by the Washington Post.

Goldfarb’s work has been cited on NPR, Boston Globe, The Seattle Times and National Geographic. He will speak on the importance of beavers within our environment, and how these animals can help us fight drought, flooding, wildfire, extinction, and the ravages of climate change.

Hosted by Sun Valley Tele, the Hawaiian Nationals will be held on the Warm Springs side of Bald Mountain. Register between 9-10:30 a.m., followed by 11 a.m. racing; 2 p.m. human slalom at the top of Greyhawk; 4 p.m. award ceremony and raffle in the Greyhawk parking lot.

The divisions this year will be: Telemark (Open & Sport), Snowboard, Monoski.

Additional awards for Best Crash, Best Costume. Discounted $55 lift tickets will be available the day of the event. All race competitors must have a lift ticket.

For information on tickets, visit sunvalleytele.com.

HISTORY OF HAILEY THU APR 4

GELANDE QUAFFING SAT APR 6 4:20-7:20PM / APPLE’S / WARM SPRINGS

The Hailey Public Library will host a free talk on the historic photographic images of the Martyn Mallory Collection, which consists of 1,700 negatives and more than 2,000 prints from ca. 1900 to 1936. Select negatives and glass plates will be on display. The talk will be held upstairs in the City of Hailey Council Chambers at 115 S. Main Street. Rob Lonning, local historian and author of “Images of America – Hailey,” will show Mallory’s most iconic images. Ryan Gelskey, regional history librarian at The Community Library in Ketchum, will explain how the collection is managed to provide public access to the images.

The talk is part of the library’s yearlong Centennial Celebration of the founding of the Hailey Public Library in 1919. For more information, call (208) 788-2036 or visit haileypubliclibrary.org.

Sawtooth Regional Gelande Quaffing and The Cellar Pub will host the annual Sawtooth Regional Gelande Quaffing Championships after the Hawaiian Nationals. Called the best game off the slopes, teammates stand at each end of 10-foot-long bar tops. One slides a beer down the smooth surface and when the glass leaves the table, the other teammate catches the brew midflight to quickly guzzle it down. Between each catch, tricks are added, which accumulate more points.

Register your team at The Cellar Pub, Apple’s Bar & Grill or with Rick Lethbridge at (208) 721-2002. Costumes are highly encouraged. All proceeds benefit Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

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HUMMINGBULL THU APR 4

6-8PM / HOT WATER INN / WARM SPRINGS

HAITI RELIEF DINNER SAT APR 6 5:30-7:30PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY

Round two in the Valley’s premiere storytelling competition will feature a theme, stories and judging by the crowd. There are numerous raffle prizes and a 15-day Sun Valley ski pass for the best story of the competition. Call (208) 720-1822 or email office@idahobasecamp.org for more information.

The Haiti Relief Team from St. Thomas Episcopal Church, along with students and teachers from Sun Valley Community School and Ernest Hemingway Steam School, will host a Haiti Micah Project (HMP) Community Dinner fundraiser in the Community School’s Middle School building. Tickets are $40 adults, $20 children. There will be a buffet-style Haitian dinner with juices and dessert. Videos will be shown of Father Joseph Constant, founder of HMP, and Sarah Desir, HMP’s administrative assistant, and pictures of a recent trip to Haiti.

For more information, contact Yvonne Inman at (208) 622-3955, ext. 138, or Dydy Cleven at (208) 720-6219.

APRÈS-SKI LIVE MUSIC FRI APR 5 & SUN APR 6 2:30-5PM / RIVER RUN LODGE / KETCHUM

SOUPER SUPPER MON APR 9 5:30-6:30PM / ST. CHARLES CHURCH / HAILEY

On both afternoons this weekend, Black Market III will play at River Run Lodge.

There is never a cover and everyone is welcome.

LIVE MUSIC THU APR 4-MON APR 8 6PM / THE LIMELIGHT/ KETCHUM

Weekly free hot dinners are provided by the dedicated Souper Supper crew to anyone who wishes to join, for any reason. St. Charles Catholic Church Parish Hall is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.

Free live music is held in the Lounge every Thursday through Monday night through the season. Food is available and children are welcome as there are lots of games and fun to be had.

RIVER RUN CLOSED MON APR 8-THU APR 11 ALL DAY / BALD MOUNTAIN / WARM SPRINGS

‘WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?’ FRI APR 5 12:30PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY

All lift access will be is available only at Warm Springs during these days. River Run will reopen through Sunday, April 14.

Sun Valley Community School Parents’ Association will host a free and public screening of the 2018 documentary about Mr. Fred Rogers, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” in Sun Valley Community School’s theatre. This special screening will also include a group discussion.

LANDSCAPE WORKSHOP TUE APR 9 8:45-12:30PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Environmental Resource Center, Wood River Land Trust and Blaine County will offer a free Spring Landscape and Noxious Weed Management Workshop in the Minnie Moore Room at the Community Campus in Hailey. Complimentary coffee and breakfast snacks will be provided at 8:30 a.m.

Speakers will include Carl Jorgensen, entomologist for USDA Forest Service - Intermountain Region; Don Morishita, professor of Weed Science, extension specialist, and superintendent of the University of Idaho Kimberly Research and Extension Center; and Steve Paulsen of Native Roots.

Three re-certification credits, as well as “Water Smarty” credits, will be available.

This workshop is designed for landscapers, property managers, and interested community members.

For more information, visit co.blaine.id.us/225/noxious-weeds or call (208) 7885574.

LIVE MUSIC FRI APR 5 9:30PM / SILVER DOLLAR / BELLEVUE There will be happy hour music by J.R and the OD’s, and late music with The Dave Nudo Band at the iconic Bellevue saloon. There’s never a cover and patrons have access to a free shuttle home, if needed.

FRI APR 5 LEARN TO DANCE 6-8PM / SV BALLET / HAILEY

SAWTOOTH TRIVIA TUE APR 9 7:30PM / SAWTOOTH BREWERY / KETCHUM

Sun Valley Dance Club Series will offer lessons on cha-cha and Viennese waltz this week. The fee is $25 couple or $15 single. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Lyn at (501) 944-2448 or Aimee at (208) 490-0199. Sun Valley Ballet is located at 111 N. 1st Ave. in Hailey.

Sawtooth Brewery presents free trivia games for the season. Games start at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and all ages are welcome. Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 631 Warm Springs Road. For details, visit sawtoothbrewery.com.

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fter another long winter in the heart of the Rockies, the start of baseball season brings a smile to most faces.

The sounds of boys and girls cheering each other on to the rhythm of batted rawhide and the cry of “Play ball!” is part of the soundtrack to life in America.

To help kick off another season, here is a lineup of local baseball and softball options.

1. When baseball and softball are combined, they make up the most popular sport in the country. They are also the most popular sports for Blaine County Recreation District where t-ball, baseball and softball seasons are about to begin. To sign up a player, go to BCRD.org. To help coach and have fees waived, call (208) 578-2273 or contact Dave Keir at dkeir@bcrd.org.

2. According to various studies, kids who take part in youth sports like softball and baseball are more likely to live longer, have fewer health issues, avoid substance abuse and attend college.

3. The Wood River Baseball and Softball Association (WRBSA) offers travel team options for players from 10 and under (10U) All-Star baseball through high school-aged Legion teams as well as softball teams from 10U through 16U. Softball season begins later in the spring, while baseball is beginning. Tryouts for the 10U baseball team

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5. The WRBSA and BCRD are teaming up to offer a free coaches clinic this April. Stay tuned to The Chamber, BCRD and The Weekly Sun for announcement of a time and place.

6. The annual Ray Nelson Invitational Youth Baseball Tournament will celebrate its 48th anniversary June 7-8. The tournament brings over 30 Little League teams from throughout Idaho to town each spring, filling our fields, hotels and restaurants with baseball players and families.

7. Playing baseball and softball increases a player’s ability to concentrate, improves their strength and conditioning and offers all the benefits of being on a team.

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8. The new Wood River Mountain Classic will bring the first girls’ softball tournament to the Valley in many years. The goal of adding a local softball tourney is happening thanks to the growing popularity of the sport locally and the efforts of a team led by Ashley Adams.

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