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Municipal News Ketchum Could Ban Main Street Gas Stations

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Community News Judge Retires From 5th District Court

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Education News School District Eliminates Two Administrative Positions

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JUNE 21 - 27, 2017

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City of Ketchum Awards for Entrepreneurs at Startup Showcase Bring an idea you'd like to pursue, a complete business plan or a project that is underway to KIC's first Startup Showcase. Startups and entrepreneurs will share their ideas, services and products to the community. Those who are interested will also have the unique opportunity to gain support from investors, mentors or partners. Contact Jon Duval at 727-2117 or jon.duval@ketchuminnovationcenter.com

Bring the Family to the Fire Expo Join the Ketchum and Sun Valley Fire Departments on Saturday, June 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Festival Meadow on Sun Valley Road. You will see live demonstrations, tour an ambulance and helicopter and enjoy kids’ games and a free barbeque.

Creating for Skating The skater community is leading a fundraising initiative to increase the funding from the City of Ketchum and the KURA to expand and upgrade the city's Guy Coles Skate Park. Join the effort by placing your art on a skateboard deck to be sold at auction. Proceeds will go toward the project. If you are an established, amateur or aspiring artist, stop in the Board Bin, pick up a blank deck and win a prize. Contact the Board Bin Crew at 726-1222 for more information.

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Ohio Gulch Transfer located at 210 Ohio Gulch Rd. in Hailey offers free opportunity to dispose used sandbags. Please take advantage of this offer and do not dump sandbags in the river.

Public Notice AMEND REGULATIONS FOR VEHICLE FUELING AND EV CHARGING STATIONS: On Monday, July 3, City Council will consider city-initiated text amendment to align uses with the Comprehensive Plan and protect the health, safety and welfare ofthe public.

Address written comments to Ketchum Planning & Building Department, P.O. Box 2315,Ketchum, Idaho 83340or email participate@ketchumidaho.org

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Attention, Community School Alum

Community School will host its annual All-Alumni Reunion from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 1 at the Sawtooth Brewery Public House at 631 Warm Springs Road in Ketchum. Attendees will have the opportunity to reconnect with classmates, faculty and friends of the school, and enjoy appetizers, cocktails, beer and wine.

Significant others and family members of all ages are invited to join and are encouraged to R.S.V.P. in advance at bit.ly/CSalumnireunion17 or contact Director of Alumni Relations Krista Detwiler Millemann (’07) at kmilleman@communityschool.org.

GAS STATION BAN AND PROPOSED STATION GO NECK AND NECK

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BY DANA DUGAN

he race is on.

The Ketchum City Council could decide as soon as Monday, July 3, to ban motor vehicle fueling stations on Main Street, including a proposed gas station and convenience store that would replace Northwood Center, located at 911 North Main Street.

However, that’s only one of four options the council could ultimately choose. The council could opt to ban fueling stations on Main Street, but grandfather in the currently proposed station, whose applicant is Roy Bracken and RRJ/Penguin LLC. The council could also decide not to ban fueling stations on Main Street and could approve the Bracken station. Lastly, the council could choose not to ban fueling stations on Main Street, but deny the Bracken application.

In December 2016, the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission denied an application for a conditional-use permit for the Bracken station after seven months of hearings, studies on traffic patterns and comments from the public. Studies showed safety concerns regarding traffic and pedestrian activity at the intersection of Tenth Street and Main Street—already a dangerous junction—should the Bracken station be built.

Public comments were overwhelmingly against the idea of a gas station at the north gateway to the city.

To avoid similar applications in the future, the city’s Planning and Building Department in April drafted a text amendment to the city’s zoning regulations ordinance that would ban motor vehicle fueling stations on Main Street. At the City Council’s regular meeting on July 3, the council will hold a public hearing regarding the amendment and could vote that day to approve or deny it.

Meanwhile, in April, RRJ/ Penguin, represented by architect Steve Cook, submitted a new application for the conditional-use permit for the Bracken station, after attempting to resubmit an updated version of the original application in February (which the P&Z also denied). According to the Ketchum city code, “No application for a conditional-use permit which has been denied by the Commission or the Council shall be resubmitted in either the same or substantially the same form in less than one year from the date of final action.”

One year from final action of the P&Z—after the February resubmittal—would have been Feb. 13, 2018, at which time the

applicant could have applied for the same or substantially the same conditional-use permit.

After the city’s Planning and Building Department reviewed the application submitted in April, Planning and Building Director Micah Austin determined that it was a resubmittal of an application that was the “same or substantially the same” as the one that the commission denied in February.

Based on these findings, the Planning and Building Department returned the application to the applicant calling it “untimely.” On April 26, the city sent Austin’s decision citing these findings to Cook, the applicant and the applicant’s attorney, Ned Williamson.

On May 5, Cook submitted a written petition to the city to appeal Austin’s decision. The P&Z held the appeal hearing at a special meeting, without public comment, on Thursday, June 8. At the hearing the commissioners reversed Austin’s decision and determined that the application from April was “new and entirely different” from the application that was previously denied.

Austin still maintains the applications are substantially the same. RRJ/Penguin says the opposite.

According to the application, changes would include a slightly smaller convenience store that would now be built on the south side of the lot, instead of the north side. Also, the circulation area for vehicles and pedestrians would be increased and the fueling islands would be shifted. A cover letter attached to the application claims that the Planning and Building Department staff’s initial denial for a resubmittal was in “excess of the statutory authority of the City of Ketchum” and was made upon “unlawful procedure.”

RRJ/Penguin can submit a complete application 30 days after the P&Z reversed Austin’s decision, or as soon as Friday, July 7. If RRJ/Penguin submits a complete application before the City Council decides on the proposed fueling station ban, RRJ/ Penguin’s applicant rights could be vested, or grandfathered in.

That would mean RRJ/Penguin could continue to pursue a conditional-use permit, even if the council later approves the ban.

Last Monday, during a regular meeting, the P&Z took comments from Ketchum residents who spoke about both the proposed ban and RRJ/Penguin’s application. Among the speakers was former Sun Valley mayor Ruth Lieder, now a resident of Ketchum.

“This is an incredibly import-

ant text amendment,” Lieder said.

“I’m really disappointed this has been going on for so long.”

Aimée Christensen, a Ketchum business owner and global environmental business and investment consultant, agreed.

The Planning and Building Department staff’s text amendment is “consistent with smart planning for the future and consistent with the comp plan,” Christensen said. “I agree with the staff recommendation and code requirements.”

Christensen cited the changing nature of fueling stations as one big reason she is not in favor of the station.

“If payback is 10 years for an investor, will they have capital to transition to a higher, better use that’s relevant at the time?” she said. “There’s a short window of using gas and this older technology.”

Also, there’s the “visibility impact” on the center corridor of the town to consider, as well as “air emissions and water impacts,” Christensen said. “It’s also totally unnecessary compared to a town like Aspen, which has only two stations in its downtown.

Who benefits? It’s minimal compared to the high costs on the town and environment.”

The location of the proposed fueling station is considered prime real estate. Several speakers suggested the lot, located across from Knob Hill Inn, would be better served with a multiuse building with commercial and residential units.

“This is an opportunity here in front of us—not just that piece of land,” said Jane Beattie, a parttime resident of west Ketchum.

“Just look at our entire Main Street and how we’ve been able to, successfully I think, create a downtown that is pedestrian and bike friendly; that’s attractive for people who want to visit and invest in our Valley.

“It’s not being against a gas station, but if we don’t stand up now and say something, we’re not going to be able to have any effect on our Main Street. I want the development on that property, too, but who’s behind it?

Where’s the conscience?”

There were no public comments in favor of the applicant.

Bracken, Cook and Williamson were not present at the meeting.

On July 3, the council members may pass the ban by waiving the second and third of up to three hearings regarding the amendment. If they don’t, the neck-and-neck race between the proposed station and proposed ban may subsume this summer’s proceedings at Ketchum City Hall.

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JUNE 21 - 27, 2017

NEWS COMMUNITY

Bob Elgee enjoys his retirement while fishing at Silver Creek. Courtesy photo by Nancy Whitehead

JUDGE ELGEE RETIRES FROM 5TH DISTRICT COURT

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BY JENNIFER HOLLY SMITH

udge Robert J. Elgee is cleaning out his office at the Blaine County Judicial Building in Hailey after retiring as 5th District judge; May 31 was Elgee’s official last day, having served on the bench 25 years, almost to the day.

“I highly recommend it,” Elgee said about retirement. “It’s wonderful to have time and be able to fill it up with what you want to do.”

Elgee said the thing he likes most in retirement is the opportunity to get outdoors. “I’m going to fish and hike and golf and ski and bird hunt and fish some more.

And, you know, read and hopefully learn to play a djembe.”

Yes, the djembe. This is a goblet-shaped drum, originally from West Africa, played with bare hands. Elgee received one of the drums as a birthday gift from his wife a few years ago and he hasn’t had the time to learn to play it until now.

“A couple of my brothers have them and I saw a drum circle in Seattle one time down in the fairgrounds, the world fair area in Seattle,” Elgee said with enthusiasm. “There were at least a hundred people, all with every kind of drum. They had drums made out of logs with sticks. They had any kind of drum you could imagine. They all sat around and they would pick a beat. Somebody would change the beat and they would pound on the drums and it was fascinating to watch and a lot of them had these djembes.

They’re fairly popular and I just wanted to learn how to play it.”

Elgee’s father was a pilot in the Navy, thus, throughout his childhood, Elgee traveled the world, but the family always considered Idaho home. His parents are from St. Mary’s, a small logging town in North Idaho, and his father joined the Navy during World War II. His father loved to fly and stayed with the Navy until Elgee began high school, when the family settled in Coeur d’Alene.

“I went to University of Idaho and I wasn’t sure what I wanted to study,” Elgee said. “I was taking accounting and then business and then one time my dad said, you know, why don’t you go to graduate school… something… I could send you. Why don’t you go be a dentist, or a lawyer or something. And I never really thought about it before then, and I took a business law class at Idaho and I had a fabulous teacher and it was the most interesting class I’d ever taken and I thought I had a knack for it, so I applied to law school

and went to University of Idaho to law school.”

Elgee received his undergraduate degree in business and finance and graduated from law school in 1976. Upon graduation, he was hired as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Canyon County, in Caldwell, where he worked for about a year and a half before going into private practice with “one of the guys I went to law school with,” Elgee said. “He had an empty office, so I joined him, and we were partners for 14 years in Boise. I had a civil and criminal practice.”

While he was practicing in Boise, Elgee took a ski trip to Jackson Hole and met his wife, Jayne.

They were married in 1981 and have five children; four were born in Boise and the fifth a few years after they moved to Blaine County, when Elgee was appointed to the magistrate court, in 1992.

Elgee spent 12 years as a magistrate judge and then was appointed as 5th Judicial District court judge in 2004. “Judge James May retired in 2004 and I applied,” he said. “You go through a process with the judicial counsel, which is what the new incoming judge that will get my position will do,” Elgee said.

He has an idea of who he’d like to replace him, but he laughed and wouldn’t say who that might be.

“It’s been varied and it’s been very interesting,” Elgee said of his career. “I’ll miss it in the sense that I like the intellectual stimulation. I like the problem-solving aspects of it. There’s a lot of it I’m not going to miss at all.”

There were sleepless nights; child-custody cases were particularly difficult.

“When you have to decide, or had to decide, who was a better custodian of children because one of the parents was going to move away, or something like that, that was difficult,” Elgee said.

Elgee was instrumental in developing the Drug Court 10 years ago with Judge Mark Ingram of Shoshone and Probation Officer Jodi Fuller, who “was really the spark that got it going,” Elgee said.

The Drug Court serves as an alternative to prison for people with addiction, providing intensive supervision and an opportunity for recovery.

“I see people in the grocery store from time to time, and shake hands, get a hug from people who are doing well,” Elgee said. “It’s the most satisfying thing that you could ever get as a judge—to see people succeed in overcoming addictions.” tws

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BASE Jump Record At Perrine Bridge

BASE jumper Miles Daisher, of Twin Falls, reclaimed his record for the most human-powered jumps in 24 hours off the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls Tuesday morning.

Daisher hurled himself off the Perrine Bridge, hiked up the canyon wall and rode a bike to the jump spot in the middle of the bridge 63 times. In doing so, he reclaimed the unofficial record from his rival, Danny Weiland, of Denver. In September, Weiland leapt off the bridge 61 times to beat Daisher’s old record of 57 BASE jumps.

Having successfully completed the feat, Daisher climbed the canyon wall enough times to have ascended Mount Everest, which is 29,000 feet tall.

The Times-News reported Daisher started at 11 a.m. Monday and by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday had the old record. He waited until around 11 a.m. for a 64th straight jump into the Snake River.

Following the dive into the river, members of Daisher’s team, who helped pack his parachutes and film the event, doused him in champagne.

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year ago, Paul Tillotson, an Idaho native and wellknown pianist and band leader, died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Tillotson, who lived in Ketchum, is survived by his wife, Jane Pinsky, and their two young daughters. But his remarkable influence on other people’s children—music students at Boise’s Borah High School, his alma mater—is one of his great legacies.

Tillotson started the Paul Tillotson Music Scholarship at Borah High School in 2001. In those 16 years, the school has granted 16 scholarships, valued at $16,000.

“There’s $30,000 in the fund now,” Pinsky said. “Paul’s goal was to have $100,000 in the fund so it would be sustainable.”

Melissa Brodt, executive vice president of the Idaho Songwriters Association, contacted Pinsky earlier this year.

“She said she was working on a summer series and wanted to do a show honoring Paul,” Pinsky said. “I thought it was a great opportunity to get the word out about the scholarship.”

The foundation, which is now overseen by Pinsky, is run through the nonprofit Boise Schools Foundation.

The highlight of the year for the musical students the scholarships are geared toward is an annual concert at Borah High. It’s the only time the jazz choir, orchestra and band all play together.

Pinsky said the groups do arrangements of ‘Funky Good time’, ‘Dear Old Dad’ and ‘Simple Pleasures,’ all of which were written by Tillotson.

Tillotson was weaned on this kind of largesse.

Longtime Boise resident jazz pianist “Gene Harris was such a great mentor for him,” Pinksy said. “He appreciated that Gene opened up music to youth. He learned from Gene how important it was to mentor young musicians. Paul would go to the Idanha (a now-defunct hotel in downtown Boise) and watch Gene play in the lounge there. Gene would let Paul sit in with him after a while on Tuesday nights.

“Paul always opened up his

The late Paul Tillotson was a beloved performer in the Wood River Valley, Boise and New York City. Photo courtesy of Jane Pinsky

bandstand for kids, too. He let young musicians sit in any time they showed up. He would invite them up. Then he formalized it with the scholarship.”

The first tribute show will be held Friday, June 23 at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum, and on Saturday the show will be held at Sandy Point Amphitheatre at Lucky Peak State Park, near Boise.

The Paul Tillotson Love Trio will open both shows, followed by the full New York Connection; Tillotson led both bands.

Grammy-nominated pianist Brian Charette will fill in for their fallen leader.

The Love Trio features original members Mike Merritt on bass and James Wormwood on drums. Both musicians live in Los Angeles and are members of the Basic Cable Band, the house band for the Conan O’Brien show on TBS. The New York Connection is an eight-piece band consisting of Wormwood, Merritt, Charette, Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Bill Sims, Jr., Boisean Jake Stigers on vocals, guitar and drums; Craig Dreyer on tenor saxophone, Hammond

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organ and vocals, along with saxophone players Thomas Hutchings and Pete Petersen.

“I asked and they all said yes,” Pinsky said. “It’s even Bill Sims’ birthday. He’s the real deal.”

The New York Connection will be familiar to those in the Valley, since they performed here every year for about eight years.

At the shows, there will also be CDs for sale, including Tillotson’s latest, a recording he was working on when he died last June. Pinsky finished the CD, “Live at Lock,” recorded at the Lock Stock & Barrel in Boise.

To further raise money, there will be a paddle raise at the break and talk about scholarships.

“The Limelight has been wonderfully supportive,” Pinsky said of her dealings with the new Ketchum hotel. “Paul saw the Limelight Hotel being built and was excited about a new entertainment offering in the Valley. He would have rocked the house.”

For tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com, or facebook.com/paul.tillotson.5.

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GwenCarol Holmes. Photo courtesy of Blaine County School District

SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET CALLS FOR ELIMINATION OF TWO POSITIONS Lonnie Barber. John Blackman served in that position until he Blaine County School his retirement from the school District Board of Trustees district in May. approved its budget for Holmes’ proposal—according the 2017-2018 fiscal year on to the letter—calls for the Tuesday, June 13. The budget creation of a student safety and eliminates two administrative- interagency relations supervisor level positions—those of who would “provide executive transportation director and assistance to the superintendent, assistant superintendent. These serving as her [or] his designee changes were in supporting recommended and ensuring In the past by school district s t u d e n t few weeks, Superintendent and family G w e n C a r o l circumstances have concerns are Holmes. changed with the addressed, “In the past resignation of the interagency few weeks, transportation director par t nerships ci rcu m st a nce s and the retirement of the are supported have changed n d assistant superintendent,” a with the strengthened, resignation of the and GwenCarol Holmes safety t r a n sp or t at ion s e c u r i t y BCSD Superintendent director and the supports are retirement of ongoing and the assistant superintendent,” continuously updated, and Holmes wrote in a letter to the policy and procedures are board of trustees on June 7. revised as needed.”

The elimination of these two This new position will also be positions will save the district classified with a level 8 pay$385,395 in salary and benefits. grade compensation. The board The savings will make it is expected to formally approve possible for the BCSD to hire this new position during its July two extra full-time elementary 18 meeting. school teachers. The district is As well, the new budget provides facing higher-than-anticipated for a $5,000 yearly stipend for kindergarten enrollments. a “designee” superintendent, The board then approved should Holmes be out of town Holmes’ recommendation for an extended period of time. of creating a position of The designee would need to transportation supervisor. meet state requirements as an This position will not be an education specialist, having a administrative position and doctorate degree or completing a will be considered as classified. comparable post-master’s sixthThe pay rate would be within a year program at an accredited newly created level 8 pay grade college or university, with four of—depending on experience— years of full-time certified/ between $49,396 and $80,294. licensed experience working The assistant superintendent with students preK-12 while position was added in 2010 under contract in a school under then Superintendent setting.

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Idaho To Perform Audit On Resources

As reported in the Spokesman-Review, Idaho will audit natural gas and oil wells on state lands to make sure the state is getting its fair cut of royalty payments. This will be the first time such an audit has taken place.

Idaho Department of Lands officials told Idaho Land Board members Tuesday that the audit on three wells on state endowment lands will cost less than $100,000. Results will be available this fall.

The audit follows sweeping changes to Idaho natural gas and oil laws at this year’s legislative session amid complaints that private mineral rights owners weren’t receiving their fair share of royalty payments from Houston, Texas-based oil company Alta Mesa.

Alta Mesa spokesman John Foster says the company is looking forward to working with the state on the audit.

City Council Approves Appointment Of Scovell To KURA Commission

On June 19, the Ketchum City Council approved the appointment of Susan Scovell as commissioner to the Ketchum Urban Renewal Agency. Scovell was nominated by Mayor Nina Jonas to fill the seat formerly occupied by Jae Hill.

An architect and business owner, Scovell has also been actively involved in the city’s growth, planning and development for more than 15 years. From 1999 to 2015, she served on the Ketchum Planning and Zoning Commission and more than a decade ago helped design the Ketchum Cemetery buildings.

“I am pleased that someone with Susan’s experience and dedication will be a part of the KURA,” Mayor Jonas said. “For a long time Susan has proven her dedication and commitment to sustainable growth and the city’s future. I welcome her to the commission.”

Scovell, who grew up in a small, rural Oregon town, moved to Ketchum in 1977 and, along with her professional work, taught cross-country skiing at the Nordic ski school in Sun Valley. She is the former owner of a furniture store in Ketchum and involved in the operation of the Leadville Espresso House.

“When you are from such a small town, you understand that you need to pitch in on so many levels, just to keep your community healthy, safe and vibrant,” Scovell wrote in her letter of interest. “That is my reason for volunteering to serve on the KURA commission.”

The KURA is governed by seven commissioners; three commissioners are city council members while the other four are from the community. The KURA mission focuses on affordable workforce housing, downtown revitalization and improving the environment for economic development and public/private partnerships.

A handsome adult skunk was spotted roving in tall grass in Bellevue recently. Courtesy photo by Michael Kane

Benefit To Host Former Secretary Of Defense Leon Panetta

The seventh annual Higher Ground Hero’s Journey fundraiser, on July 6 in Golden Eagle, will help support therapeutic recreation programs for veterans, children, teens and adults with disabilities.

This year the keynote speaker will be former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In his 50-year career in public service, Panetta also served as director of the CIA, White House chief of staff, and a U.S. Representative. He is a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal.

Also speaking will be distinguished soldier Justin “Sergeant Pat” Patterson. Patterson is a seven-year combat veteran who was seriously wounded five times and advocates the efforts of Higher Ground.

The evening will include a cocktail hour, live and silent auction items, and dinner followed by the speakers. Though the main event is nearly sold out, the public is invited to the after-party featuring the Andrew Sheppard Band from 9-11 p.m. Along with foot-stomping music there will be a raffle, snacks, and a bar. The $20 entry donation comes with a complimentary drink and raffle ticket.

Higher Ground Sun Valley, an Idaho nonprofit, relies on community support for its therapeutic recreation programs, which enhance the quality of life for individuals and support caregivers by providing education and challenging participation in a variety of activities.

For tickets, directions, and a shuttle schedule to the after-party, visit highergroundsv.org/herosjourney.

These young twin owls share a branch in Bellevue. Courtesy photo by Michael Kane

Sun Valley Forum To Be Held

The third annual Sun Valley Forum will be held from Wednesday to Saturday, July 5-8, at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum.

Attendees will have the opportunity to join global leaders and innovators in conversations about building resilient prosperity locally and globally. There will be more than 40 speakers with professional backgrounds in investment, government, business, marketing, and sports & entertainment presenting at the Forum. They will share their expertise in topics ranging from energy, food and agriculture, health and wellbeing, economic development, capital formation, and natural resources. Forum attendees are encouraged to connect, collaborate and find inspiration while in the Wood River Valley.

For more information, visit sunvalleyforum.com.

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Friends, neighbors and acquaintances pay final tribute in the Bellevue Cemetery on Saturday, June 17, to Chrystal Leola Harper, longtime resident of Bellevue, who died on Dec. 11, 2016 at the age of 111. Harper was the oldest woman in Idaho and the 14th oldest woman in the United States. Courtesy photo in Bellevue Cemetery by Barbara Patterson; inset photo left by Dana DuGan: inset photo right courtesy of Harper family.

A large raptor surveys its domain overlooking distant snowy peaks. Courtesy photo by Michael Kane

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THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR JUNE 21 - 27 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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ummer begins anew in Picabo and Sun Valley this week as daytime highs are warm, the wind is finally coming down some and there is no return to spring-like conditions in the forecast.

Silver Creek continues to fish very well despite the inconsistent weather we’ve had the past few weeks. With some consistency, we should see the Creek really turn on as hatches stabilize and we see some rhythm to it all.

Currently, we are seeing the Brown Drake come back to life in the Willows. This action could pick up as we head toward the weekend. It’s hard to say. It could fade away again quickly, but I know there is only one way to find out…

Green Drakes are a daily occurrence on the upstream reaches of the Creek, like the Silver Creek Preserve. Some days the fish are on them and others they are being ignored. In any case, there is, again, only one way to truly find out…

The PMD and Callibaetis action remains strong and we should definitely see more consistent hatches and spinner falls of these bugs this week. Damsel Nymphs remain among the best subsurface flies anglers have been casting when the hatches don’t show. The adults will start getting eaten more as the weed beds reach the surface of the Creek in the next few weeks.

The flying ant remains the best fly on the river for the slowest times and for catching the biggest fish. We have heard and seen of more incredible fish being caught on ants than on any other bug thus far this season.

With the weather warming quickly, it’s time to put Tricos in your fly box and begin to watch for this incredible spinner fall in the mornings. You don’t want to be on the river when the fish lock in on this bug without some quality patterns.

There is not much else to report this week. We are waiting for the Forest Service to reopen the streamside areas and boat ramps on the South Fork of the Boise. There is good Green Drake and Brown Drake action on the Henrys Fork. Watch the Big Wood north of Ketchum as it clears, but remain wary of strong flows and leave your dog at home until the CFS comes way down. Magic Reservoir is still worth a look near the dam and the surrounding shallow-water bays.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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ore and more, people come to me with incredibly difficult canine behavior problems. One of the first things I express to my clients is to get a thorough physical exam for their dog with their veterinarian.

In many cases, the behavior problem cannot be addressed until the physical problem is addressed. This is one reason why I include looking at health in general with every dog I work with. I examine food. Things like junky dog food contributes to behavior issues just like junk food contributes to behavior issues with kids.

I look at age and development in terms of what to expect with behavior because of a dog’s maturity process. And, many times, I look at and encourage medical intervention with dogs that have extreme fear or anxiety issues.

During a dog’s first year, the dog may go through many development periods, some which we call “fear periods,” where puppies can learn to fear events that happen to them during that time. There are what we call “single-event traumas” that can trigger fear of something for the rest of the dog’s life. The prob-

lem is that we don’t always know when that fear period might happen. It is not always the same in all dogs.

The point is that, along with behavior intervention, we may need to consider a medical intervention as well. Sometimes a behavior can be trigged by an illness or pain. Many puppies, especially females, can get urinary tract infections that cause them to have accidents in the house more frequently, making housetraining very difficult. If the infection is not treated, not only will the housetraining never be successful, but your puppy can become very sick.

In some cases, medical intervention is necessary for emotional events as well. Just like with people, sometimes there is an event so traumatic that ordinary counseling (or dog training/behavior intervention) cannot resolve the issue. In combination with medication, behavior training can become extremely effective.

Because a dog has an emotional issue from a trauma or fear event means that medication should be explored. This may not be needed in cases where progress can be made with behavior intervention alone. But, in severe

The joy of being relaxed and happy. Photo by Fran Jewell

cases, a veterinary professional should be consulted. Or in cases where the situation the dog is traumatized from cannot be removed or changed, medication might need to be considered.

In many cases, too, emotional fear is genetic. More and more studies are showing that a generalized fearful attitude is genetic and then we must accept that any intervention may be only minimally successful. A trained, experienced certified dog behavior consultant or a veterinary behaviorist (who is a DVM, as well) may be needed to make the

determination if the behavior is genetic or not.

The “takeaway” from this article is that when you have a severe behavior problem with a dog, both a veterinarian and a dog behavior professional working in unison should be considered for you to see behavior improvements.

Fran Jewell is an IAABC Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, NADOI Certified Instructor and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call 208-578-1565.

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BY LESLIE REGO

SUBLIMINAL BEAUTIES

always enjoy seeing which flowers grow together in a field. Recently, I saw mule’s ear, prairie smoke, common camas, leafy bluebell, Nuttall’s violet, and goosefoot violet all blooming within one meadow. I have seen this several times before and I love the riotous mixture of shapes and colors in proximity to one another.

A few days ago I saw a very different combination of wildflowers: vase flower with chocolate lily. Both flowers tend to be shy. One can easily pass by the mauve vase flower, especially since it points downward and is buried within its moss-green leaves. Chocolate lily is another flower that blends into its surroundings and can be easily missed. They are not the brilliant yellows of arrowleaf balsamroot or the bright whites of mule’s ear.

Seeing them side by side was a lesson in understated beauty.

Nature can seem overwhelming. A meadow full of shooting star, the Boulder Mountains still crowned with snow, a field full of mule’s ear, a mountainside of arrowleaf balsamroot or lupine are sights we see every year and they should be counted amongst the wonders of the world. But what about the quieter moments of nature?

On my last walk I sat beside a gently gurgling stream. The sound was soft and soothing. I walked amongst aspen saplings barely reaching my shoulders,

Leslie Rego, “Subliminal Beauties,” dip pen and ink, watercolor.

but the evening light was filtering through the tender leaves, making the slender trunks and branches glow. I also walked down an undulating trail—not a steep mountainous path with wondrous views, but an almost level journey with softly changing scenes. There was a hillock over there, a dip here, a bit of

runoff around the corner, each catching my eye and giving me joy.

This is how I felt when I came upon the vase flower and the chocolate lily side by side— gentle colors inhabiting a gentle space. One flower did not outshine the other. The upright muted colors of the chocolate lily

were equally lovely in contrast to the drooping muted tones of the vase flower. This was an elegant form of nature full of subliminal beauty.

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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xcellent gardening resources are just a click away. University of Idaho Extension gardening publications can be found on several Extension websites as well as the University of Idaho Extension publications page: http://www. cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/catalog.aspx?category1=Gardening.

Summertime brings warm weather, wonderful floral aromas, and gardening enjoyment.

It can also bring molds, insects, lawn-care problems and gardening dilemmas. Thankfully, your Blaine County Extension office is here to help you with your gardening concerns.

In Blaine County last year, we identified billbug damage in lawns. Billbugs are the most common grub insects in Idaho lawns and, if you’re looking for a great resource on billbugs and control, you can start here by visiting the following link: http://www.cals.uidaho.edu/edComm/pdf/CIS/CIS1204.pdf.

In the Idaho Green Thumb How-To publication “Controlling Billbug Grubs in Lawns,” you’ll learn that billbug larvae are the damaging life stage. Symptoms of billbugs affecting your lawn are brown patches, thinning, and areas of dead grass. In this publication, you’ll find billbug information at a glance, information on the

life cycle, symptoms, diagnosis and, lastly, control and treatment. It is everything you need at your fingertips when trying to identify and solve your billbug problem.

The billbug publication is just one of many Extension resources that you can find online. If you would like more gardening resource information, please contact the University of Idaho Blaine County Extension office.

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Male mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides). Photo accessed via Wikimedia

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BY HANNES THUM

IDAHO’S BIRD

ne of the finest places to observe mountain bluebirds (Sialia currucoides) is to the west of here, in Owyhee County. The Owyhee Mountains anchor one of the most remote areas of Idaho and this region is a stunningly beautiful place to see, if you can access it sometime in between when it is frozen with winter and when it is exceptionally hot and dry in midsummer.

There is not much human presence on the land aside from some basic roads, ranchers moving their livestock across the ranges, and a couple of ghost towns. There is a lot of space here for wildlife to do its thing.

In the springtime, as the roads melt out and the grasses and wildflowers bring color back to the landscape and water runs in the streams, you can find plenty of mountain bluebirds flying

Female mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides). Photo accessed via Wikimedia

across your path as you walk or drive. Their unmistakable blue color, which can be subtle or brilliant, depending on the light and if you are looking at a male or at a female, stands out against the open meadows as they settle into their summer homes.

One of the major reasons that these birds are so plentiful here is because of the dedicated work of some Idaho folks who have dedicated their time to building and distributing so-called “bluebird boxes” across the area. A traveler here will quickly start to see the boxes along roads and trails—they look like your basic birdhouse, but the size and location is tuned in to fit what a mountain bluebird finds attractive for a nesting site.

It turns out, although mountain bluebird populations are doing better now, this species had really suffered in some places across the West as logging and development reduced the amount of standing trees in which they prefer to nest.

What’s more, mountain bluebirds have had to compete with non-native species such as the European starling and the house sparrow (both of which were intentionally introduced to North America for some absurdly short-sighted reasons) for nesting sites, and they don’t do well

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Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native and has spent most of his life exploring what our local ecosystems have to offer. He currently teaches science at Community School.

in these conflicts.

Building bluebird boxes is something anybody can do.

Agencies such as the Idaho Department of Fish and Game or the U.S. Forest Service or local birding organizations can help get you started. If you are so inclined, many of those same groups would be grateful if you shared data with them on how many mountain bluebirds used your boxes each summer. It’s a great, simple way to help out Idaho’s beautiful state bird.

Christian Hovey. Courtesy photo by Maddy Hovey

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BY JONATHAN KANE

hristian Hovey, entering his senior year at Wood River High School, has many interests, including working out and spending time with his family. But Hovey has exhibited a true passion for learning by carrying a 4.15 grade point average at Wood River.

A baseball and football player, Hovey has also been a member of Idaho Drug-Free Youth and the Blaine County School District Wellness Committee for four years.

Along the way, he has taken, and will take, a variety of Advanced Placement courses, including U.S. History, Micro and Macro Economics, Psychology, Spanish, Language and Composition, Calculus A/B and B/C, Literature, Government, History and Human Government.

“I think it’s all about pursuing your knowledge about something that you are interested in and finding out new things about it,” Hovey said. “That’s why I like to take demanding courses, so I can find something that sparks my interest in thought and broadens my way of thinking.”

Hovey likes to think he will be the person who, at 60 years of age, is still taking college courses.

“I’ve always been this way, but now my interests are more specific,” he said. “I especially like to read a lot of fiction and history and I like to go off on tangents.”

This yearning to learn has taken Hovey to explore of the works of writers like David Foster Wallace and others.

“He was a great novelist, but he also wrote nonfiction essays,” says Hovey. “His focus in many ways was that something lies below the normalcy of society.”

Hovey would like to be a better writer himself and has a particular love of history and English

literature.

“What I love about history is that everything can be different but the human components are similar,” he said. “In literature, I’m drawn to the Beat Generation and poets like Alan Ginsburg and the American writers that congregated in Paris, like Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

“In their time, they were so different and so out of the norm, but today what they wrote has really seeped into the culture that we see.”

Hovey has devoted a great deal of time to involving himself in the community as a member of IDFY and the Wellness Council.

“I’m interested in both, equally,” he said. “It all stems from an interest I have in taking care of the human body, both mentally and spiritually.”

Hovey initially got involved in the Wellness Committee his freshman year through an ad in the paper.

“They were looking for someone to fill the one student position, so I applied and got it. In IDFY, a fellow student, ‘KT’ Martinez, inspired me. Her dedication to the club was amazing and it sparked an interest and I just ran with it.”

The Wellness Committee’s mission statement talks about working with students on a wellness policy that focuses on physical, nutritional and mental health by creating awareness in the Valley.

“IDFY is a student club that provides activities for students in a drug and alcohol environment.

Our big event is the simulation once a year of a typical house party. It’s really powerful and it shows the attitudes behind partying in the Valley.”

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minutes later and they radioed the hospital they were coming n 1979, Walt Femling with a 59-year-old male with and his friends from stroke symptoms. I thought to Washington State myself, ‘I’m having a stroke?’” decided to go on a ski trip Walt compliments the EMS before they would return to and St. Luke’s Wood River for the city and commence their their responsiveness, stating careers. KSKI was running an that SLWR was waiting and ad for an opening on the police ready to implement stroke force in Ketchum. Happily for procedures. him and for the Wood River After a CT scan of his brain, Valley, Walt heard the ad, doctors administered TPA, decided to apply and got the the “clot-busting” drug, and job.

Walt was After seven t r a n s p or t e d I remember being to St. Luke’s years at the in the ambulance Boise via Air Ketchum some 10-15 minutes St. P o l i c e Luke’s later and they radioed the helicopter. “It Department, Walt was hospital they were coming all happened a p p o i n t e d with a 59-year-old male with so fast,” he s h e r i f f stroke symptoms. I thought to said. of Blaine myself, ‘I’m having a stroke?’”

The event C o u n t y, came as a Walt Femling sharp jolt of where he Director of Public Safety reality for a remained until retiring man who is in 2011 for well known health reasons. as the basis for the hero in a Upon being diagnosed series of four thrillers written with a rare disease, Walt’s by local author Ridley Pearson. priorities changed; he wanted Fictional character Walt to concentrate on his health Fleming is the sheriff of Sun and his family. Walt knew that Valley, and Pearson has said stress can play a major factor Femling was the inspiration for in one’s health and certainly his adventurous hero. the position of Blaine County Walt is doing great now— sheriff is not without stress! skiing approximately 20 days After being in remission for this season and able to work two years, then Ketchum Mayor out five days a week. He DeWayne Briscoe asked if Walt occasionally struggles with a would fill in for the Sun Valley word or two. police chief, who was having Two of Walt’s college friends quadruple bypass surgery. suffered strokes around the Walt agreed to meet for coffee same time; they had horrible and was swayed to help out headaches and other signs. Not for four months, followed by recognizing them as stroke another four-month extension symptoms, his friends sought while they would look for a new treatment after the two-hour chief. During that process Walt window for administering TPA was asked to stay on. Not only and, unfortunately, are still in did he agree, he also became rehabilitation. director of public safety.

Dr. James Torres, St. Luke’s Last September, one week Wood River emergency following a river trip on the physician and health system Middle Fork of the Salmon stroke director, adds, “The River, Walt was walking closer to the time of the first from his office to his car symptoms, the greater the when something went terribly efficacy. That’s why it’s vital wrong. He did not know what to know the signs and to seek was happening to him but he medical attention immediately. was barely able to make it 20 “Stroke starts with the feet back to his office, calling onset of symptoms. The his assistant to help. Moments acronym F.A.S.T. can help in later, his left side was almost identification: completely paralyzed.

F: Face drooping. A: Arm Sun Valley EMS got the weakness. S: Speech difficulty. call, wondering if this was an T: Time to call 911.” unannounced drill by the new director of public safety. Upon reaching Walt, it was clear it was not.

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We help you live it.

The cast and creative team of “Life Sucks” pose together in the Liberty Theater. Photo by Kirsten Shultz, courtesy of Company of Fools

LOVE, LONGING, LOSS & LAUGHS COF to present ‘Life Sucks’

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elebrate the foibles of humanity with “Life Sucks.”

Company of Fools will present this brash comedy as the first play of their 22nd season July 6-19 at the Liberty Theater in Hailey. The play’s opening was postponed due to the recent tragic death of Company of Fools co-founder and artistic director, John Glenn.

“Life Sucks” is an “irreverent variation on Anton Chekhov’s ‘Uncle Vanya,’” according to its award-winning playwright, Aaron Posner. When a group of old friends, ex-lovers and estranged family gather over a weekend to grapple with life’s thorniest questions, what could possibly go wrong?

“This play is about love and longing, loss, hopelessness, finding hope and life,” said Jana Arnold, a cast member who plays Pickles. “It can suck, but it can also not suck. For me personally, the play is about finding that balance through the choices we make.”

“It’s a pretty brilliant reimaging of the original,” said Denise Simone, who portrays Babs. “What I love about the play is how the author boils each character down to the essence of their original in ‘Vanya,’ but it’s as if he throws light on that essence as well. Posner really thrusts our extremes forward— extreme longing, extreme love—literally breaking the fourth wall.”

In addition to Arnold and Simone, the cast is comprised of Andrew Alburger (Professor), Chris Carwithen (Vanya), Cleo Gray (Ella), Neysa Lozano

“Sharing stories is an act of generosity,” said COF co-director Ilana Becker. “When we are sharing with and for a community, we have to work through and get out of our own shit so we can share it with other people.” Photo by Kirsten Shultz, courtesy of Company of Fools

(Sonia) and Joel Vilinsky (Astor). Ilana Becker, COF’s associate artistic director, accepted the role as co-director, a title that will be shared with Glenn, in recognition of his deep involvement and inspired vision with this particular play.

“When we were planning the season, John knew we had to do this play, in this time, with this group of people,” Becker said.

“We have created a family—an extended, messy, problematic, beautiful, loving family. No matter how much life may suck right now, we find ways to find joy together and to take care of each other. I know that at the beginning of this summer, we need ‘Life Sucks.’”

The production will feature scenic design by resident designer Joe Lavigne, lighting design by Mike Inwood, costume design by Maria Gerhardt, props and sound design by resident production manager K.O. Ogilvie, and stage management by Anne Huston.

Inwood describes Posner’s writing style as “very

contemporary.”

“What I think Posner has done, in a lot of ways, is take all of the subtext from Chekhov— all the stuff that isn’t said in ‘Uncle Vanya’—and gives it contemporary, modern, emotional words,” Inwood said.

“There’s a forward-driving energy to the words he uses and it’s all very accessible and relatable.”

“I think this play will speak loudly to the audience,” said Jana Arnold. “We all think we are alone, but I think this play will reach out to the audience, include them, and ask, ‘Do you feel this way, too?’”

The runtime for “Life Sucks” is two hours with an intermission, and the comedy is suitable for ages 13 and up.

Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour prior to curtain. Company of Fools box office is located at the Liberty Theatre, 110 N. Main St., in Hailey. tws

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE HIKIN’ BUDDIES WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 9:30AM TO 1PM / ADAMS GULCH / KETCHUM Meet some furry friends at the popular Hikin’ Buddies program, hosted by the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley. All are welcome to join in throughout the summer, weather permitting. Meet at Adams Gulch trailhead in Ketchum from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. At Hikin’ Buddies, attendees can take a shelter dog for a hike, or hang out and socialize some of the smaller dogs. It is a great opportunity to meet some of the shelter’s adoptable dogs as well as to learn more about the organization.

No appointment is necessary; dogs go out on hikes on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, the shelter will now be doing adoptions at Adams Gulch during Hikin’ Buddies. An adoption counselor will be on-site to help complete the adoption process.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WEDNESDAY JUNE 21 6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 21

6-7:30PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Environmental Resource Center will facilitate a book discussion on Tim Egan’s “The Big Burn.”

Egan’s book examines the largest-ever fire in American history in the summer of 1910 in the national forests of Washington, Idaho and Montana. Egan follows the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the unstoppable fire, as well as the larger story of president Teddy Roosevelt and chief forester Gifford Pinchot and their quest for conservation and the creation of public lands. For more information visit ercsv.org or call (208) 726-4333.

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5:30-6:30PM / SUN VALLEY INN Silver Creek Outfitters will sponsor free fly-casting clinics Wednesday through Saturday on the Sun Valley Inn lawn. No registration or equipment is necessary. Clinics will take place on the lawn east of the Sun Valley Inn, between the Inn and the Tennis Center. Contact Silver Creek Outfitters at (208) 7265282 for more details.

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A cast of 15 young adults will present “Godspell” June 21-24 as part of St. Thomas Playhouse’s Summer Theater Project for Valley youth. Composed in 1971 by Broadway’s Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,” “Pippin” and “Children of Eden”), the musical chronicles The Gospel of Matthew in this edgy reimagining of the classic text.

“Godspell” will run at 7 p.m. in the Community School Theater in Sun Valley. Tickets are available at stthomasplayhouse. org or by calling (208) 726-5349, ext. 15.

Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas has joined a national coalition of more than 300 mayors committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the climate protection goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

The Mayors National Climate Action Agenda—founded in 2014

by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti along with the former Houston Mayor Anisse Parker and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter—promotes efforts at the local, state and federal levels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and supports binding federal and global climate change policies. It includes mayors from nine of America’s 10 largest cities and the current roster of participating mayors represents more than 60 million people.

“Getting involved in this was a logical next step in light of decisions made by our national leaders to exit the Paris Agreement,” Jonas said. “It also makes sense considering all the other efforts we’ve made here in Ketchum to conserve resources, incorporate alternative energy and reduce our overall carbon footprint. I’m excited for our city to be a part of this organization.”

In recent years, Jonas said Ketchum has installed solar panels on government buildings and solar-powered streetlights. The city has also adopted a green building code, reduced energy consumption and promoted electric vehicles and alternative modes of transportation.

“With the steps taken as a city to conserve resources and combat climate change, it seemed appropriate for Ketchum to be a part of a coalition committed to the same values and goals,” Jonas said. “Our community and quality of life is tied to a healthy environment, bountiful snowfall, clean rivers and streams, and robust forests.

“That’s why I look forward to collaborating and making Ketchum a part of a growing number of cities fighting to counteract the changes caused by the warming of our climate.”

For more information visit, climate-mayors.org, and ketchumidaho.org.

WILDFIRE WALK

THURSDAY JUNE 22

10AM TO NOON / GREENHORN GULCH TRAILHEAD Join the Environmental Resource Center for an early summer wildfire walk. Deb Taylor, ERC board member and U.S. Forest Service North Zone botanist, will lead participants through burned areas exploring fire cycles, the positive and negative ecological impacts of fire and the process of ecosystem renewal. Bring sturdy shoes, sun protection and water.

This program is offered free of charge and is available to community members of all ages. No dogs. Space is limited and preregistration is required.

Call the ERC office at (208) 726-4333 to sign up.

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The City of Ketchum’s 14th annual Chuck Gates Junior Golf Tournament, for ages 7 to 18, will be held starting at 1 p.m. Friday, June 30 at the Bigwood Golf Course, in Ketchum.

The $15 entry fee includes a barbecue following the tournament. Flights of three, six and nine holes are available. Some golf experience is necessary.

To register, contact John Kearney, city recreation supervisor, at jkearney@ketchumidaho.org or at (208) 726-7820 by 4 p.m.

Wednesday, June 28, Volunteer scorers are always needed, and are asked to contact Kearney directly.

Additional sponsors are the Chuck Gates Youth Endowment, Bigwood Golf Course and Bigwood Bar & Grill.

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JAZZ IN THE PARK SUNDAY JUNE 25 6-8PM / ROTARY PARK / KETCHUM

The Chamber will present its June Business After Hours with Christopher & Co. Thursday evening. KB’s Burritos and Wood River Sustainability Center will provide the food and Sun Valley Brewery will provide drinks. This will be a fun event and a chance to check out The Chamber office at 781 S. Main St. Don’t forget a business card to put in the raffle jar for a chance to win one of several great prizes. Call (208) 7883484 for more information.

BLACK & WHITE SOIREE FRIDAY JUNE 23 5:30-9PM / TRAIL CREEK PAVILION / SUN VALLEY Enjoy an evening at Sun Valley’s Trail Creek pavilion with The Advocates for their annual Black & White Soiree.

This event aims to help raise awareness about domestic violence and invest in safe lives.

The night includes dinner and drinks, a lucky-square raffle, a live auction with April Brown and emcee Michelle Westford, and dancing to live music from Big Wow Band. Visit theadvocatesorg.org to purchase tickets and learn more.

JOE FOS – LIVE MUSIC SUN JUNE 25-TUES JUNE 27 7-10PM / DUCHIN LOUNGE / SUN VALLEY The man of a thousand songs, Joe Fos, tickles the ivories at the Duchin Lounge in the Sun Valley Lodge from 7-10 p.m.

BLAINE COUNTY FIRE EXPO SATURDAY JUNE 24 11AM TO 2PM / FESTIVAL FIELD / SUN VALLEY

WOOD RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET TUESDAY JUNE 27 2-6PM / TOWN SQUARE / KETCHUM

The Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments invite the community to join them for the Blaine County Fire Expo. Share a day with local firefighters and enjoy a free barbeque, live demonstrations, helicopter tours, kids games and more.

The Ketchum Farmers’ Market can be found in downtown Ketchum at the intersection of East Avenue and Fourth Street, just east of Atkinsons’ Market and Giacobbi Square. Shop local and check out some of the fruits, vegetables, flowers, meats, baked goods and more available weekly at the market through Oct. 10.

HAILEY SKATEBOARD COMPETITION SATURDAY JUNE 24 11AM TO 3PM / HAILEY SKATE PARK This competition is a key stop of the Wild West Contest Skateboard Series. Throughout the day, enjoy contests ranging from street-jam format to vert competitions. There will be prizes for the top placers, a raffle and music. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the competition starts at 11 a.m.

Entry fees are $15 for each event. Call (208) 720-3914 for more information.

GO FLY A KITE

Ketchum’s free concert series, Jazz in the Park, sees many of Idaho’s best jazz musicians. Join the community for a picnic-style evening filled with tunes from the jazz canon, all in the midst of Idaho’s glorious wilderness.

Concerts will take place at the riverside Rotary Park, located at the cross section of Warm Springs Road and Saddle Road.

This is more of a mellow music option—more for listening than dancing. To be fully prepared, grab a blanket, low-back chair, a bottle of wine and some friends. This week, enjoy tunes from Alan Pennay and Friends.

KETCH’EM ALIVE TUESDAY JUNE 27 7-9PM / FOREST SERVICE PARK / KETCHUM Live, free and very social, Ketch’em Alive concerts are held every Tuesday evening throughout the summer in Ketchum’s Forest Service Park.

There are vendors on-site, but picnics are more than welcome.

This week, enjoy music from The Heaters. Considered one of the Valley’s best bands, The Heaters serve up dance-party rock covers with style.

SUNDAY JUNE 25

2-3PM / PAVILION LAWN / SUN VALLEY Every Sunday, fly a kite sponsored by Pete Lane’s Outdoor Adventure Center or bring a kite to the Sun Valley Pavilion lawn and fly with Pete Lane’s experts. All ages and abilities are welcome.

‘LANDSCAPE INTO ARCHITECTURE’ WEDNESDAY JUNE 28 6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM The Sun Valley Center for the Arts will present a free lecture at The Community Library with Henry Whiting. “Landscape Into Architecture: Living with Frank Lloyd Wright in Idaho” will begin at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

Whiting lives in the only Frank Lloyd Wright building in Idaho—the Archie Teater studio in Bliss—that he has comprehensively restored over the last 35 years.

Whiting has a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is the author of two books on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Teater’s Knoll.

For more information about this lecture and other upcoming Sun Valley Center for the Arts events, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call the box office at (208) 726-9491.

PICNIC N’ POPS SUNDAY JUNE 25 5-7PM / SAWTOOTH BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM Celebrate the Wood River Orchestra’s 10th anniversary with Picnic n’ Pops. Visit wrcorchestra.org to reserve a seat or a table.

CHORAL EVENSONG SUNDAY JUNE 25 5:30PM / ST. THOMAS CHURCH / SUN VALLEY Choral Evensong will continue at St. Thomas Episcopal Church June 25, July 23 and August 27. Enjoy peaceful prayers, excellent music and thoughtful readings. There will be a freewill offering and a reception to follow. Call (208) 726-5349 to learn more.

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“Starring Adam West” Screening To Benefit Camp Rainbow Gold

Adam West, the iconic actor who made the caped crusader of Batman popular in the 1960’s television series, had one last wish before his passing last week at the age of 88.

The longtime Sun Valley resident requested to keep his light shining by helping kids with cancer with a post on his Twitter account that included a link to Idaho nonprofit Camp Rainbow Gold and the words, “Pls donate if you can.”

Camp Rainbow Gold is an Idaho-based organization that supports children with cancer and their families.

On Thursday, June 22, the Sun Valley Opera House will screen the documentary, “Starring Adam West,” about the actor’s life as a Hollywood survivor and family man. Half of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Camp Rainbow Gold.

“Through good years and bad, he continued to follow his passion, pursue his craft, and fight his way back,” said James Tooley, the movie’s producer.

“He truly was an inspiration.”

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with the show at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults and $6.75 for children under 12 and seniors 60 years and older, and will be available at the door the day of the show.

Hailey Rider Bests Armstrong In Race

Eric Chizum, 38, of Hailey, came in third in the second annual Carson City OffRoad 50-mile race held on Saturday, June 17. The race was won by Robert Freeman, 21, of Tustin, Calif., clocking in at 4:39.11, with Brian Gordon, 27, of Morgan Hill, Calif., in second at 4:40.29, followed by Chizum at 4:42.34.

Lance Armstrong, 45, who won the Tour de France seven straight years and later had the titles stripped because of doping offenses, finished fourth. According to reports, Armstrong had some mechanical difficulties on his second lap.

Chizum, who guides mountain bike trips and helps run the bike shop at Pete Lane’s Mountain Sports at River Run Lodge, is one of the top mountain bike racers in the Wood River Valley, including being the top overall local finisher at last year’s Ride Sun Valley events.

Road Work To Cease For Holiday

The Idaho Transportation Department says all contract work will be suspended during the federal holiday on Tuesday, the Fourth of July. Contractors are not allowed to complete traffic-impacting activities.

Bridge work is restricted already and cannot be opened up to full traffic yet, according to Nathan Jerke, public information specialist with the ITD. The existing traffic control will remain in place at both the Big Wood bridges and the bridge at Stanton Crossing on Highway 20.

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