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On Dec. 29 and 30, “Vincent” will return to the Wood River Valley for two performances benefiting the nexStage Theatre. For a story, see page 12. Vincent van Gogh, “Starry Night,” 1889. Public domain photo, accessed via Wikimedia Commons

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City of Ketchum Small Town, Big Life

Registration is Open for Pond Hockey Classic The city of Ketchum presents its 10th Annual Idaho Pond Hockey Classic Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14 and 15.

Beginner, intermediate and advanced 6-person teams are eligible for $240 per team. Questions? Contact John Kearney at jkearney@ketchumidaho.org or 726-7820, or go to ketchumidaho.org/registration.

Avoid Winter Tickets and Tows You can now be notified when motor vehicles parked on the streets and right-of-ways will be ticketed and towed for snow removal operations. Sign up for the Blaine County Emergency Alert System by visiting the Blaine County website. Complete the Community Notification Enrollment form and be sure to check the box for General Notifications. Choose to be alerted by email, text or phone to hear the message.

Job Opportunities Fire Department Office Clerk: Supports the fire department by performing a wide variety of clerical responsibilities.

Description and application available at ketchumidaho.org/jobs.

Public Notices WORKSHOP ON OFF-STREET PARKING: On Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 5:30 p.m., the next public workshop will be held on the zoning code’s Off-Street Parking and Loading. This is a city-initiated amendment to align current ordinance with Comprehensive Plan objectives, promote uses that contribute to vitality of downtown, incentivize community housing, and better reflect the needs of full-time and seasonal residents and visitors.

Public Meetings CITY COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday • Jan. 3 • 5:30 pm • City Hall PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING Monday • Jan. 9 • 5:30 pm • City Hall

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BY DANA DUGAN

ah Blut, 22, and his wife, Rutsamee Danny, 24, are both Burmese but have never been to their beautiful though conflicted homeland.

They were raised, for the most part, by their respective parents at the refugee camp Mae La, in North Thailand, where they’d moved after the military takeover of Burma, now Myanmar.

“When we live in the camp, we can’t go anywhere,” Rutsamee said. “We couldn’t leave the camp. It’s overpopulated.”

Mae La’s population is about 42,000 people, more than twice as many people as live in Blaine County. In 2005, the Royal Thai Government gave approval for resettlement opportunities for camp residents. Within eight years, 26,864 persons had departed from Mae La, most of those refugees resettled in the U.S. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, there are some 65.3 million refugees worldwide. They are defined as those who have left their home countries due to violence and persecution and seek a safer life.

More than half of those refugees are children.

With the aid of the U.N. Refugee Agency, Rutsamee and her family were able to leave a decade ago, joining her aunt and family in Chapel Hill, N.C. “When you leave you can choose the country you want to go to,” she said. “We could have gone to Australia, Norway, Sweden, Canada, England or U.S.” And four years ago, Bah and his family made the move to Raleigh, N.C., where they also had family.

“We already had an aunt who lived here 30 years,” Bah said.

“She helped us with everything.”

Rutsamee and Bah were unacquainted with each other from Thailand, and didn’t meet until a cousin introduced them in North Carolina. They were married last February.

They both trained with Advanced Fresh Concepts Franchise Corp. (AFC), a countrywide supplier of fresh sushi to supermarkets nationwide. As franchisees, the young couple runs the sushi bar at Albertsons in Hailey. They are paid through AFC, which receives a percentage of the sales from Albertsons.

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Rutsamee Danny and Bah Blat are refugees living in the Wood River Valley. Photo by Dana DuGan

er franchisee in Wyoming, but otherwise the West was a total mystery to the couple. Last summer, they packed their bags and moved to Idaho, a home in Sun Valley and a job in Hailey, working together.

I like the U.S. It’s free and we can go anywhere.”

Bah Blut, Burmese refugee “We didn’t know anything about Idaho,” Rutsamee said with a smile. “It’s very nice. He doesn’t like city. People are so nice. We like the mountains and fresh air.”

They cope with the winter and snow, showing perseverance and flexibility born out of a life of diversity and change. They have few friends outside of work.

“We don’t go anywhere, home and work,” Rutsamee said.

“There are no refugees here. Nobody like us. Everything new.

We were a little scared but we’re happy with it here.”

“It’s a challenge,” Bah said. “I

like the U.S. It’s free and we can go anywhere.”

Rutsamee is an American citizen; she learned English in high school in an English as a Second Language (ESL) course. Bah is still picking up English nuances.

He will have to wait another year for his own foray into citizenship. Meanwhile, they have family scattered around the country now. But a five-year contract with AFC means that staying in the Valley is assured.

“Who knows? Maybe we’ll stay longer,” Bah said. He added that they are adaptable, and able to take on new things.

“I would still be with my mom, asking for help, if we hadn’t left,” Rutsamee said.

Both Rutsamee and Bah continue to call their homeland, Burma, as do their families.

Maybe someday they’ll see the temples and pagodas that dot the landscape of that country. Maybe they’ll learn to ski. Their eyes widen at the idea. They look at each other and giggle. Their smiles are as bright as a summer’s day.

St. Luke’s makes important donation

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The Challis Area Health Center was recently the recipient of an early Christmas present––a Quantum X-ray System bucky, table and generator, which was donated by St. Luke’s Health System.

“St. Luke’s Health System donated the equipment but we also needed funds to remodel the X-ray room in order to optimize utilization of the new equipment,” said Kate Taylor, administrator for grants and special projects for the Challis Area Health Center. “Through a grant application process, the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation awarded us $10,000, accompanied by a $10,000 personal donation from former Foundation Board Chair E. Carlton ‘Buddy’ Wilton and his wife, Shay Doll. Their remarkable generosity made it possible to remodel.”

This new X-ray system will send high-quality images to the Harrison Harrison Insurance Insurance radiologists at Boise Radiology Group via St. Luke’s NOVARAD sysKathleen Kathleen Harrison Harrison andand tem. In most cases, the radiologists will be able to provide sameNathan Nathan Ching Ching day interpretation to the providers, which stands in stark contrast to the current process in which it can take up to two weeks to obtain the same type of report. The replacement marks a major 101101 E. Bullion E. Bullion #2A#2A improvement in the quality of care CAHC can provide to patients.

Hailey, Hailey, ID ID 83333 83333 208-788-3255 208-788-3255 “St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Imaging staff, Cody Langbehn, kmharrison@harrisonins.com kmharrison@harrisonins.com SLWR CEO, and Stacey Doby, director of Physician Services, also gave me a lot of support,” Taylor said. “So, basically—we couldn’t have done it without St. Luke’s.”

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he nonprofit organization, Rainforest Action Network, will return to the Sun Valley area for a twopart event, Radical is Necessary: Climate Change and the Ski Industry, Tuesday, Jan. 31 and Wednesday, Feb. 1.

RAN’s mission is to campaign for the forests, its inhabitants and the natural “Before the Flood” will screen at the systems that sustain life by Community School Theatre, Tuesday, transforming the global mar- Jan. 31. ketplace through education, grassroots organizing and nonviolent direct action.

RAN will present a free screening of the acclaimed documentary film, “Before the Flood,” produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and directed

by Fisher Stevens, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Community School Theatre in Sun Valley. Renowned film director Martin Scorsese is one of the executive producers of the movie. Following the screening there will be a question-and-answer period with Rainforest Action Network Executive Director Lindsey Allen.

Then, the following day, at 5:30 p.m., RAN will host a benefit at the newly opened Limelight Hotel in Ketchum. The event will feature an intimate and lively discussion with Allen, and special guests, Matthew Hamilton, sustainability director of the Aspen Skiing Company and executive director of the Environment Foundation; and environmental activist, professional skier and Ketchum resident Lexi DuPont. Aimée Christensen, CEO of Christensen Global Strategies and executive director of the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, will moderate.

The reception will feature locally sourced beer, wine and a vegan tasting menu.

Both events will focus on actions and concrete solutions the community can take to prevent catastrophic disruption to our lives. To make reservation for the benefit, visit Ran.org/sunvalley.

“Individual acts make a difference, but systemic changes happen when we put pressure on the corporations,” said Jeri Howland, RAN development director. “We focus on corporate accountably.”

Currently, RAN’s campaign, called Keep It In the Ground, works on protecting public lands from abuse.

American taxpayers share the assets of nearly 650 million acres of land, almost 30 percent of U.S. land area, which are managed by the federal government and held in trust for the American people.

“But corporations are able to lease public lands for as little as $2 an acre for extraction purposes,” Howland said. “If you knew this was happening you’d want RAN to stop it. With this new administration, this will be the hardest uphill battle. We’re doubling down all of our work.”

Among the campaigns on which RAN has worked are preserving forests, the palm oil conflict, climate protection, coal mining, protecting public land and stopping the Keystone pipeline. Currently, the organization is involved in working to defund the Dakota Access Pipeline.

RAN’s work has seen successes in its 30 years in existence. Among the corporations that have made drastic changes to the status quo are Bank of America, which stopped funding coal mining in 2015; Cargill, which announced a zero deforestation policy in 2014; Levi Strauss; General Mills; and Boise Cascade, which eliminated logging in endangered forests and closed a chip mill in Chile.

The Wall Street Journal called RAN activists “some one of the most savvy environmental agitators in the business.”

There are opportunities also to be a host or a sponsor of the twoday event. To learn more email jen@ran.org. For more information on RAN, visit Ran.org. tws

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In October, a group of animal lovers purchased 10 acres of land, just north of Challis, between Highway 93 and the airport, on which to build a shelter for rescued animals in the community.

Heart of Idaho Animal Sanctuary’s mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and to secure homes for animals in need.

A woman who had retired to the area was inspired by the doggie daycare that sprang up during the annual Braun Brothers Reunion concert weekend in August. She eventually donated $300,000 as her legacy to help complete the sanctuary. She will also match through the end of the year––so, in three days––of up to $100,000. They’ve already raised $70,000 toward that goal.

“The total goal is $535,000,” said Nancy White, HIAS treasurer.

“So we’re 90 percent of the way.”

As well, an awareness-raising event held in Stanley last summer got the attention of Lynn Campion, said Sandra Willingham, a board member of HIAS. As a result, Campion, whose family foundation is the Deer Creek Fund, now known as the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation, also made a donation.

“If we are able to secure the full amount, they can finish the work and open the doors of the sanctuary,” Willingham said.

“We’re shooting for June 1,” White said.

HIAS will eventually house and feed 20 dogs and 40 cats and, in the future, accommodate horses and small livestock.

There will be a Heart of Idaho Animal Shelter and Community Banquet, held Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 at the American Legion Hall in Challis. To make a donation and for more information, visit heartofidahoanimalrescue.com.

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The Environmental Resource Center will be open during Ketchum’s Gallery Walk from 5 -8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29, to display an exhibit focused on the impact of climate change on several local animals.

The exhibit highlights the current threats faced by snowshoe hares, Clark’s nutcrackers, wolverines and sockeye salmon due to a changing snowpack and will also feature hands-on opportunities for participants to learn a little bit more about local winter tracking and birding.

Stop by and speak with ERC staff to learn more about the ERC’s winter tracking and winter birding workshops, sign up for one of these programs, or be entered to win a 2016-2017 Blaine County Recreation District Nordic pass. Complimentary beverages will be served and all ages are welcome.

The ERC office is located at 471 Washington Ave. N., in Ketchum.

For more information, visit ercsv.org; (208) 726-4333; or hadley@ercsv.org.

ARCH sees needs continue

In the Wood River Valley, home prices are driven by high-earning people who either retire here or have residences elsewhere.

Working to maintain balance for working folk, ARCH is committed to improving the quality of life for families who, in a more typical community, might not need housing assistance.

“Affordable home ownership is the fundamental thread woven throughout every aspect of community well-being,” said Michelle Griffith, executive director of ARCH. “I remain committed to applying my business and nonprofit experience, as well as my long-running passion for the Wood River Valley, to this role and our community.”

Since 2005, ARCH has transformed the way the Valley looks at affordable housing. By buying and restoring properties in Blaine County, the organization has helped teachers, police officials, hospital technicians, firefighters, nurses and many others who provide critical services to our community, into the neighborhood.

For more information visit archBC.org.

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Natalie Garcia is a Wood River High School cheerleader. Photo courtesy of Alondra Barajas

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atalie Garcia, a senior at Wood River High School, enjoys putting a smile on people’s faces so much so that this Advanced Placement psychology student decided to make it the focus of her personal project this year.

“What I love to do most is make people feel good,” Garcia said.

“For example, if a friend is upset with a family situation, I like to be with them and hang out with them and try to take their mind off the situation. Taking psychology in school has tied into this. I’m so interested in it and I never thought I’d learn so much about the brain.”

Garcia says that making people happy also makes her happy.

“If I can put a smile on their faces, it proves that I did a great job.”

Garcia’s personal project, which she just finished, was more of a social experiment. The question she posed was: ‘What can a positive gesture do to someone’s well-being?’

“I want to be a social worker and learn about people and I saw a video on someone who did this experiment, so I wanted to try it also. The people that were experimented on smiled and cried with so much happiness. At Wood River, we have bullying talks and suicide prevention and I decided I wanted to spread positive energy around the school and around town and make a difference.”

The experiment was simple: Go around town and school and give a random person a compliment and a flower and record the reaction.

Forty people were approached for the survey.

“It took a while to complete and at first I was very nervous to approach people because I’m pretty shy,” Garcia said. “I had friends who volunteered and helped out by recording me and I would record them. One that was really memorable was at King’s department store when I approached a woman getting into her car. I told her that she was beautiful and gave her a flower. She started laughing but told us how wonderful it made her feel and she was surprised because it had never happened before. Then she thanked me and wished me a happy holiday.”

Garcia picked people she felt particularly drawn to.

“At King’s, I told another woman how beautiful she was and how much she must be loved by the people in her life. She grabbed her chest and told us how happy that made her feel and thanked us.

“It was a good thing to do this time of year. For my presentation, I will do a PowerPoint with pictures and video and the testimonials of the people we approached. The amazing thing is how many of the people said they would pass on the gesture to other strangers.

“I learned that something small can have a big effect on someone’s life and turn their day around. Everyone also remarked about how good it made them feel and that it was something that doesn’t happen a lot.

“I’m really happy I did the project. Spreading joy and making someone’s day is infectious.” tws

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Film to be screened at Community School Theatre The short film by Valley photographer Kat Cannell, “Eight Feet Tall,” will screen from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 at the Community School Theatre in Sun Valley.

“They say horses are a mirror to the soul,” Cannell said. “This makes them the perfect vehicle to carry someone on a soul-searching journey. This film highlights the trials and successes of my own journey, when I rode 1,300 miles on horseback in 2016.”

Cannell’s two longest rides were recorded using a Canon 5D Mark III, GoPro and voice recording app on her cellphone.

“Fear, self-doubt and failures weave in and out of the storyline, always to be outwon by courage, and a strong will,” she said.

Cannell hopes her story motivates and encourages women to find strength from within while overcoming the most basic human instinct, fear.

The event is free and refreshments will be served.

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ost people would agree that the presence of His Holiness The Dalai Lama in Sun Valley in September 2005 brought a surge in the practice and experience of mindfulness throughout the Wood River Valley.

The practice of being mindful invokes self-awareness and a remembering of presence and focus so that there is no separation of self; you are at one with the object of your attention.

Mindfulness is the English

translation of the Indian Pali word “sati,” the discipline of which is the basic approach to the spiritual journey inherent in all Buddhist traditions. It’s the art of being present to the experience as it occurs, moment to moment to moment. It is not yesterday’s event, nor tomorrow’s surprise.

Rather, it means being in the now, the here and now, right now.

“To my mind, the idea that doing dishes is unpleasant can occur only when you aren’t doing them,” Buddhist teacher and mindfulness master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote.

In Hailey, the Flourish Foundation has promoted the faculty of mindfulness throughout the Valley for the past six years, bringing to the schools, teen programs and adult enrichment courses an opportunity to cultivate authentic inner peace and contentment.

“Mindfulness begins with a clear understanding that the quality of our mind plays a pivotal role in shaping how we experience the world, our own lives and the lives of others,” said Flourish Foundation Executive Director Ryan Redman. “Over

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many generations, contemplative practitioners have found that with deliberate training, beneficial qualities of the mind, such as refined attention, compassion, patience and joy, can indeed be cultivated. These qualities have far-reaching effects in promoting genuine happiness for practitioners and society as a whole.”

The Sun Valley Wellness Festival, held annually the last weekend in May, features nationally known educators of holistic practitioners. It has long been instrumental in cultivating mindfulness and spiritual prac-

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Wellness is the “dynamic process of becoming aware of taking responsibility for making healthy choices for our bodies, minds and spirits, for the ongoing development of one’s own meaning in life,” said festival board member Pirie Jones Grossman.

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feelings come forward, making themselves known so that we can let go or take in what we need to heal. Spending time in Mother Nature is one of my favorite spiritual practices.”

Mindfulness also flourishes throughout Valley organizations, and is promoted in various forms at the Wood River Community YMCA, Higher Ground Sun Valley, Sun Valley Institute for Resilience, Flourish Foundation as well as in the church community and school system. St. Luke’s Wood River offers midweek mindfulness along with their free Brown Bag lunch-hour talks designed to educate and promote healthy habits for mind, body and spirit.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum currently holds contemplative Taizé services at 5:30

p.m., as well as a healing service from 1-2 p.m. every Wednesday through the winter season.

Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living offers regular meditations on Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m., Oneness Blessings from 6:15-7:15 p.m. on Mondays, and Healing Touch clinics on Tuesday afternoons at 4 p.m. starting Jan. 17.

Longtime Valley therapist and Buddhist practitioner Diane Crist believes that “truly understanding the concept of impermanence can transform the future of our planet while at the same time realizing that life is precious.”

Crist offers free weekly meditation sessions each Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at her His Holiness The Dalai Lama blessed the Tibetan prayer wheel personally in 2005. It’s located office at 208 Spruce Street, in in the Garden of Infinite Compassion at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, and is open daily to Ketchum. the public. Photo by Dana DuGan

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mix of winter weather is headed our way this week. We should see sun, some overcast, and some snow.

This may send the fishing into a state of “right place at the right time,” meaning, if you head out one day and have terrible fishing this week, or even great fishing, that could change overnight.

Winter fish feed best with consistent weather but, in either event, they need to eat.

The Midge is the dominant and really only hatch an angler needs to concentrate on for the next few months, until the Little Black Stoneflies show up in March. This makes packing for a day of fishing easy, as one fly box will suffice. Fill it with Zebra Midges, Brassies and Hare’s Ears in the nymph compartment; use Griffith’s Gnats and Tie-Down Midges in the dry compartment; and take a few Streamers along with you, just in case nothing else is working.

If you fish nymphs, a twonymph setup with 4X tippet, ran out to about 10 feet with a strike indicator, is the setup of choice in the winter. If you find an opportunity to fish the dry (meaning you found rising fish; we don’t really blind fish dries in the winter), then fish them with 6X tippet also ran out to about 10 feet. Have plenty of dry shake and use the Griffith’s Gnat as an indicator dry, with the Tie-Down Midge behind it and the most likely choice for the fish to take off the surface. If you Streamer fish, 2X fluorocarbon ran out to nine feet is the leader of choice, allowing you to hook the biggest fish in the rivers without fear of breaking them off when they strike.

With current driving conditions and weather predictions, the Big Wood and Silver Creek (below Highway 20) should be your focus. The South Fork of the Boise and the Lost River can be long winter drives when we get into these patterns of snowstorms and squalls.

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DOG RELATIONSHIPS TAKE TIME

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BY FRAN JEWELL

ow simple life would be if our dog would just like every dog and person they meet. But, the reality is that, just like people, most dogs need to learn to trust each other. Once in a while there is a dog out there that just loves everyone and every dog immediately. But the fact is more dogs need to have time to learn to trust other dogs, and people, too!

Somewhere along the line we have begun to believe that every dog must be outgoing and social, and that they need to play with other dogs. But, each and every dog is different. Many dogs will make friendships with other dogs, but chances are they need to have slow, unpressured meetings with another dog until they can build a trust. Just like people, we need time to get to know people before we share our feelings or even personal information.

Dogs need to feel safe during the time they are getting to know another dog. They need to feel like they know you will protect them from harm or even attack from another dog through our leadership, just like a child trusts you as a parent to keep them safe.

A dog that has been attacked by another dog may need even longer to develop trust for a new potential dog friend. And sometimes dogs that have been previously attacked may find it almost impossible to make new dog friends at all. Forcing a dog into a social situation that is already sensitive in its interactions with other dogs in the name of “socialization” usually won’t solve the problem.

When we send a dog off to social events, we expect them to immediately wag their tails and enjoy the fun. And, honestly, this is OUR human need, not the reality of most dogs. As humans, when our dogs get along with all dogs and all people, our responsibility for the emotional safety of our dog lessens.

We can then talk on the phone or text. We can chat with someone we meet on the trail and never give a second thought about what our dog is doing because we believe they are engrossed in eager play.

The problem arises when we don’t see the signals that our dogs give us telling us that this is really uncomfortable for them.

We miss the whale eye, or the slight lip curl.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a brawl

Just like human good friends, it takes trust, time and kindness for dogs to become friends. Photo by Fran Jewell

happens, and we don’t understand WHY that happened, when all along the dog was telling us, “Please! Get me out of here! I am not comfortable!” Instead of taking the time to read the dog’s only language, we are oblivious to their needs and then we are surprised when the dog reacts with a fearful and aggressive response.

They key is to understand that dogs need time to trust other dogs to build relationships. We also need to learn to see the signs that our dog is uncomfortable and respond accordingly, letting them know they are safe and we will protect them through our kind leadership.

Learning dog language and leadership is a gift you can give to your dog. Dog language is not always as it would appear to us humans. Having patience to allow for gradual and controlled interactions can be the kindest socialization you can provide!

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 www.positivepuppy. com or call (208) 578-1565.

ACTIVE ART COLUMN SKETCHBOOK HIKING

RING (SKETCH) IN THE NEW YEAR II

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BY LESLIE REGO

ast year, on Dec. 30, my Sketchbook Hiking article, “Ring (Sketch) in the New Year,” was printed in The Weekly Sun. When I was thinking of a topic for the 2016 New Year article, I just felt that the same idea still holds true. I believe that sketching is like running, skiing, skating or any other form of intense exercise. The more you do, the more you want to do. The endorphins begin to flow and you can hardly wait to get to the next sketch.

I have been drawing regularly for several years now and I have sketchbooks full of studies, local landscapes, flora and fauna. I consider them my bank to refer to when I need new ideas or need to look back and see details of a landscape. I also have a sketchbook full of “memory” drawings––drawings I do after I have studied the scenery for a few minutes and then complete without continuing to look at the scene. This builds my memory bank and allows me to sketch a view much more quickly when I am hiking.

Or when it is cold out, I can jot a few notes, study the scene for a minute or so and then recreate the view when I am home.

Each of my sketches represents a little moment in time. I make annotations of the weather, the sky, if there was a breeze or not, the sounds. Looking back through the pages brings vivid images of the peaceful intervals I spent recording my impressions.

I love having all of these little gems. They are tokens of wonderful hours spent within our beautiful national forest. Each sketch brings me closer to my natural surroundings. They help me to focus on certain details because I am chronicling characteristics,

Leslie Rego, “A Multitude of Sketches,” pencil, nib pen and ink, charcoal, watercolor.

features and also sensations. I plan to continue to sketch in the New Year. I hope you do, too.

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.

T H E W E E K LY S U N •

COLUMN ON LIFE’S TERMS

COURAGE, COURAGE

BY JOELLEN COLLINS

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hatever political position one holds, even in this tumultuous time of negative public opinion, it seems to me that anyone can identify Joe Biden as courageous. Lately, I have been thinking of him and of so many who have lost their dearest loved ones and have had the gumption to put one foot in front of the other and live each day given to them with the kind of strength I can only imagine.

The passings of children before their parents is a violation of our expectations for a correct order of things: the kind of deep grief that follows such events is understandable. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who survived the kidnapping and murder of her son, exhibited amazing strength when she said, “It isn’t for the moment that you are struck that you need courage, but for the long uphill climb back to sanity and faith and security.”

As well, Joe Biden has moved with grace through the most horrible disasters that one can imagine; first, the devastating deaths of his wife and daughter in an automobile accident and then the cancer that took his son Beau from him. Even shining stars emanate dim lights at times, but I know of few men who have managed, as he has, to paddle through the dark of tragedy and still have an unflagging spirit and even a sense of humor.

Even in this joyous season, the intense JoEllen Collins—a longtime sadness some of my friends have expe- resident of the Wood River rienced is weighing heavily on me, and Valley— is an Idaho Press my inner voice reminded me that I must Club award-winning columbe grateful that I have not realized the nist, a teacher, writer, fabric worst nightmare of parents. As a moth- artist, choir member and er, I have always dreaded a phone call unabashedly proud grandma from someone telling me that one of my known as “Bibi Jo.” daughters, and now grandchildren, had been maimed or killed in an accident or by some other hideous affliction. I’m not certain I could survive such news. Perhaps having other family members I love and who would be visited by additional pain if I just “went to sleep,” whether for days or for a final escape, could prove helpful. I believe I would choose to survive in order to experience the positive possibilities for love that might remain: nonetheless, I hope I am never tested in this way.

My definition of courage is the ability to awaken each morning and, despite the overwhelming pull of grief, get up and live. Eleanor Roosevelt, another woman I admire, exhibited a philosophy that encompassed faith in the prospect of miraculous healing after great effort.

She said, “You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.”

We live in fearful times; perhaps as all humans have. My wish for the new year ahead is that we may be protected from an unexpected and devastating kind of pain, but if it should visit us, that we may, with courage, continue to enrich the lives of those around us, the people we love.

NEWS IN BRIEF

Power outage mars Boxing Day in south Valley

On Monday, Dec. 26 at 2:34 p.m., Colin Masters, 22, of Filer, was southbound in his red 2004 Ford Lariat pickup truck when he hit an ice patch at mile marker 110 on Highway 75. He slid into a power pole, which took out power to much of Belleuve and parts of south Hailey. The power outage last for about two hours, though others reported having no electricity for far longer.

Because the pole was leaning, the road was closed until it was safe, according to Blaine County Deputy Sheriff Steve Harkins.

“Fortunately, there were no injuries.”

Don’t eat the props

The Sun Valley Center for the Arts is excited to announce Don’t Eat That Food!

Creating Theatre Props—a two-day prop-making workshop designed especially for teens. Taught by two professional theatre artists with Company of Fools, John Glenn and K.O. Ogilvie, the class will explore the magic of designing and creating a world of theatrical make-believe. The dynamic two-day workshop will be held 12 to 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28 and 29, at The Center in Hailey.

Workshop participants will learn the secrets of making realistic props for the stage and use a variety of methods and materials to create their own large and small props. The workshop will be taught COF Artistic Director John Glenn and COF Stage Production Manager K.O. Ogilvie, who for many years have worked together to make, source, and find props for all the Company’s productions.

An advance registration fee of $10 is required to participate in Don’t Eat That Food! Creating Theatre Props. For more information or to register for the workshop, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 726-9491, or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East, in Ketchum.

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To my WRV community, it is almost time to say see you later.

The Dollhouse will be closing its doors for all time at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31. That being said, I would like to inspire, celebrate and give thanks during these last few days after a decade of giving. Here are the “need to knows.”

1. This week The Dollhouse will be supporting “Compassionate Young Leaders,” a teen program sponsored by the Flourish Foundation.

Make any purchase at The Dollhouse or donate $1 per ticket, and you will be entered to win the coveted “glitteriffic” ruby-red skis featured in the above picture. This is a program the kids need very much, and I support the mission 100 percent. Flourishfoundation.org.

2. D-Day, aka The Dollhouse Done-ski Day, is Saturday, Dec. 31, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., my last formal business day. Pre-funk your New Year and toast up with me. Bubbly, 50 percent off storewide, hugs and thanks to be shared.

3. Like my chandeliers? Art/decor? Furniture?

Clothing and more will be priced at what I consider to be realistic thrift-store pricing. The most awesome cash-and-carry sale ever! Public Sale Lara rides out in style. Courtesy photo by Jamie CanJan. 10-14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. I will also be liq- field uidating hangers, fixtures and “radness.” First come, first served. Proceeds will be donated to charity. Yes! 4. A huge thank you to the Hailey Chamber of Commerce. For over 10 years, Geegee Lowe, Kristy Heitzman, Pat Bowton (front office staff), Esmeralda Palomera, Chris Roebuck (current board members), past presidents Brenda Hall, Jane Drussel, Lynda Anderson (all of you named and unnamed rock stars) and current president Richard Stahl, who helped me celebrate 10 years in business with his presence at my ribbon cutting and who just spent an hour of his time discussing and supporting me in the positive change I am evolving through. Now that’s what I call a “WE” support system! I have personally witnessed these employees and volunteers work very hard to continually grow our Chamber in its infrastructure/outreach by continually developing new ways to help my business voice be heard locally and pertaining to tourism. My Chamber friends, you were always ready to help me in whatever personalized way I needed, always made me feel truly valued and, in return, I have supported The Chamber anytime it needed me. Win-win! I can testify that I may not have survived some of my many relocations––seven in nine years, to be exact––without The Chamber’s help. I did not slip into the abyss of another lost small business. I can also say that the support network The Chamber has created has truly benefited The Dollhouse. Thank you for your allegiance through the years. I (and my Dollhouse) have benefited and are truly grateful.

5. The Weekly Sun. What to say? I am your #1 fan. Best-valued and best-performing advertising in the Wood River Valley. No other advertising or news will do. The 101 Magazine rules; it always produced big results for The Dollhouse! I love you all. Period.

XO, Lara Spencer Owner, The Dollhouse Consignment Boutique, 2006-2016

COLUMN MOVIE REVIEW

‘ARRIVAL’

Close encounters

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BY JONATHAN KANE

cience fiction at the movies has long consisted of the aliens-visiting-Earth genre.

But, unlike bad movies like “Independence Day,” the new film “Arrival” seeks to take a more cerebral course, much in the way “2001: A Space Odyssey” did.

Unfortunately for this reviewer, much like the ending of “2001,” the story became so abstract that I was left scratching my head. I understood that it had something to do with time and its boundaries, and how we perceive it as humans. But more than that I can’t tell you, and it left me unsatisfied on the whole, even though parts of the film were striking, including a wonderful performance by Amy Adams.

My disappointment was heightened by the fact that I had become such a big fan of the director, Denis Villeneuve, after last year’s striking “Sicario,” about Mexican drug cartels.

Despite my misgivings about “Arrival,” I am still stoked to

see Villeneuve’s remake of “Blade Runner” due out next year. With sections of “Arrival” being dazzling and “Sicario” mesmerizing, Villeneuve is one to watch.

“Arrival” tells the story of 12 egg-shaped vessels that descend upon the globe, causing political unrest and panic throughout the world. Enter Amy Adams as a distinguished linguist enlisted

by Forest Whitaker, a colonel in the Army, to travel to Montana, where the pod in the U.S. hovers over the landscape. Her job Jonathan Kane is the producer and is to use language as a way to director of nexStage Theatre’s Play communicate with the aliens Reading Series. and to discover their purpose on Earth. Jeremy Renner, a theoretical physicist, joins her in JON RATED THIS MOVIE her quest to unravel the mystery.

Their first encounter inside the spacecraft is masterfully choreographed and intense filmmaking. Eventually Adams begins to unlock the code and begins to understand why they have come to Earth.

Then the movie takes off into another plane––leaving many in tws the audience behind.

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Ketchum Campus to host open house

Community School will host an open house at the school’s new residence hall and campus hub, the Ketchum Campus, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 from at 280 Northwood Way, Ketchum. Enjoy refreshments, explore the space and learn how the facility will have a profound impact on the school, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and the Wood River Valley. The building will open in January.

Community School’s Sun Valley Ski Academy operates in partnership with SVSEF, which currently provides snowsport programming, competition and coaching for a record 558 student-athletes Valley-wide.

“The athletes’ training center, lounge and dining facilities are incredible offerings on the part of Community School to further engender team esprit de corps for our athletes and coaches,” said Sam Adicoff, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation interim executive director.

For more information about the event, contact Krista Detwiler at kdetwiler@communityschool.org or (208) 622-3955, ext.

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Celebrate Siouxze Essence

Siouxze Essence died peacefully on Dec. 7 at her home in Bellevue, with her children at her side. Her friends will celebrate her life, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28.

Siouxze generously gave her time for several organizations in the Wood River Valley, as well as helping her friends in so many different ways. She was a seeker and a teacher and a helper in service to her community. In her last year, despite her painful disease, she lived fully and gracefully.

A community potluck dinner will be held followed by an open sharing of memories. The latter part will be streamed live and a video will be available for viewing afterwards. The celebration will be held at Light on the Mountains, 12446 Highway 75, at Gimlet View, just north of the Sawtooth Botanical Garden.

For more information contact Manon Gaudreau at (208) 7883876 or manon8@cox.net.

Valley-based bridge players place first at Rancho Mirage

Four Wood River Valley bridge players took top awards in a recent tournament sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League, in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Ron Bloom, Allen Jones and Eric and Kitty Larson all took first places at the tournament. Bloom and Allen placed in at least one event on each of five days that they participated.

The Wood River Valley offers four duplicate bridge games a week, two of which are designed for players new to duplicate bridge.

For information about bridge games and lessons, contact Jo Murray at jo@sunvalleybridge.com or (208) 720-1501. Additional information is available at sunvalleybridge.com.

“Vincent” has become one of the most successful and respected touring productions ever. Photo courtesy of Jim Jarrett

‘VINCENT’ IS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS One-man show to benefit nexStage

BY YANNA LANTZ

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eonard Nimoy’s “Vincent” is one of the most successful touring oneman shows ever conceived. The masterpiece about the master painter Vincent van Gogh will return to the Wood River Valley for two performances benefiting the nexStage Theatre on Thursday, Dec. 29, and Friday, Dec. 30. Shows will commence at 7 p.m. both nights.

Actor/producer Jim Jarrett will return to Sun Valley to star in the production. Even though Jarrett moved away several years ago, he still calls Sun Valley home.

“Sun Valley is my home and I will be forever grateful to so many people who have been so kind to me over the years,” Jarrett said. “That’s one of the many reasons I am so happy to be able to bring ‘Vincent’ back to Sun Valley for the holidays. It’s been five years since I last performed the show here. We’ve had so much success with it since, so to bring it back as a fundraiser for the nexStage at Christmastime is a tremendous honor.”

Jarrett was introduced to “Vincent” in 1994. After reading the piece, the actor immediately contacted Mr. Nimoy and no less than an hour later had secured the rites to produce the show himself. Over the next two and a half years, Jarrett painstakingly worked on what

he knew to be “the role of a lifetime.”

In 1996, Jarrett opened “Vincent” in Kona, on the big island of Hawaii. In spite of the fact that the middle of the Pacific Ocean is not much of a theater town, Jarrett’s production was an enormous success with sold-out shows over the next six weeks.

From this success, Jarrett was invited by Bruce Willis and Demi Moore to perform at their newly renovated theater in Idaho for the Christmas holidays.

Twenty years later, “Vincent” has become one of the most successful and respected touring productions ever. Over a quarter million people at premier performing art centers, museums and universities throughout the world have experienced the magic of Nimoy’s piece and Jarrett’s performance.

“Mr. Nimoy’s play is compelling, humorous, inspiring and, most of all, educational,” states a glowing review from The New York Times. “Those who attend will never be able to look at Vincent or his work the same way again. Through this play we discover Vincent was much more than a madman artist–– he was a man who, after years of wandering and searching his soul, discovered his dream, his God-given purpose for being on this planet and then spent the next 10 years of his life trying to do justice to this gift. That’s

Actor/producer Jim Jarrett will return to Sun Valley to star in the production. Photo courtesy of Jim Jarrett

noble and rare. And for the audience, inspiring.”

All proceeds from the two December performances will benefit the nexStage Theatre.

After each performance, Jarrett will additionally offer a postshow Q&A free of charge for all audience members as a way of thanking them for their support of the nexStage.

Tickets for “Vincent” are $25 for general admission and $35 for reserved seats. Both shows are expected to sell out. Purchase tickets in advance at nexstagetheater.org or by calling (208) 726-9124. tws

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE MIKE MURPHY LIVE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28 5PM / NEXSTAGE THEATRE / KETCHUM Come see the “Funny Guy” Mike Murphy and enjoy an evening of laughter and comedy with the community. This special closing-night performance will benefit Higher Ground Sun Valley. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the show will start at 5:30 p.m. Drinks and appetizers will be available. Visit highergroundsv.org to reserve tickets.

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my new year’s

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Find my forever family.

ZOSO WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28 9PM / WHISKEY JACQUES’ / KETCHUM Zoso – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience – will perform live at Whiskey Jacques’.

Doors will open at 9 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased online for $15, or $17 day of show at the bar. Zoso was formed in 1995 to perform as the most accurate and captivating Led Zeppelin live show since the real thing.

For Zoso, it’s much more than just being a tribute. It’s about touching a golden era in music. Zoso embodies Page, Plant, Bonham and Jones in their spirit, tightly wound talent and authenticity.

Each band member was carefully selected to portray both the appearance and playing styles of their Led Zeppelin counterparts. In 18 successful years of touring, they’ve perfected their art. Zoso plays about 2,400 live shows around the world, including slots at major festivals such as Bonnaroo and Rib America Fest.

‘A DAY IN HOLLYWOOD’ WED DEC 28-FRI DEC 30 7PM / LIBERTY THEATRE / HAILEY Pay homage to classic Hollywood and the original Liberty Theatre in Hailey with Company of Fools’ newest production: “A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine.” An award-winning musical comedy

by Dick Vosburgh (book and lyrics) and Frank Lazarus (music), the show is a hilarious double feature with a nostalgic score. The musical will run through Dec. 30 at the Liberty Theatre.

“The Liberty Theatre has been our home for over 20 years, and we have produced over 150 plays during that time,” said COF director John Glenn. “But the original Liberty Theatre was located across the street and began showing silent films in 1917. In 1938, the present-day Liberty Theatre was built and the talkies came to town. With this play we get to celebrate both the Golden Age of Cinema and the historic theatre that we love.”

The first act, “A Day in Hollywood,” is a tribute to the classic songs of the 1930s performed by the ushers of the iconic Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. The second act of the musical, “A Night in the Ukraine,” is based loosely on “The Bear” by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov and is stylized as a fast-paced Marx Brothers comedy.

Tickets are $35 for full price, $25 for seniors and members of The Center, and $15 for students (18 and under). Tickets may be purchased online at sunvalleycenter.org, by phone at (208) 578-9122 or at the Liberty Theatre box office starting one hour before curtain.

HOLIDAY DINNER AT GALENA LODGE THURS DEC 29-SAT DEC 31 6:30PM / GALENA LODGE / NORTH OF KETCHUM Come on up to Galena Lodge for a beautiful winter dinner. Bring your skis or snowshoes (or rent them from the shop) and head out before or after dinner to one of the many trails right out the door. The holiday dinners are always quick to fill up so get your reservations early at (208) 726-4010. Dinners are served at one seating at 6:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 29

6:30PM / WHISKEY JACQUES’ / KETCHUM Singer, actor and dancer Jarran Muse will kick off Sun Valley Opera’s winter festival at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, upstairs at Whiskey Jacques’ in Ketchum. An Evening with Jarran Muse will take the audience on an interactive musical journey through the music and emotions that inspired Broadway’s newest star to persevere along his road to success. Muse will sing classic pop rock hits and standards, pieces from contemporary musical theater and his newest unreleased single, “Live Once.”

In November, Muse was a nominee for the Best Supporting Actor by the NAACP Theatre Awards. He recently appeared as Marvin Gaye in the Broadway show “Motown the Musical.” Since then, he has traveled to cities across the U.S. in “Love, Laughter, and Inspiration.”

Tickets for this event are $35 and can be purchased by calling Sun Valley Opera at (208) 726-0991 or by visiting sunvalleyopera.com.

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ocal Food Alliance was founded in 2013 to create a resilient local food system in the Wood River Valley. Our “backbone” coordination happens mostly behind the scenes, but we are proud of the positive impact our efforts are having on our community.

Our Top 10 Accomplishments of 2016: 1. Partnered with the Wood River Community YMCA to help bring Joel Salatin and chef Ann Cooper to the Wood River Valley to inspire and guide our community.

2. Sent two Blaine County educators to the prestigious Edible Schoolyard Academy to learn how we can implement edible education locally.

3. Coordinated a Farmers’ Market Incentive Program between the Y and the Wood River Farmers’ Market.

4. Hosted a School Garden Information Session for 30 local/regional stakeholders, including Blaine County School District.

5. Drew a sell-out crowd of 350 to our second annual Wood River Valley HarvestFest.

6. Inspired and informed a Northwest version of the Local Foods Wheel.

7. Created a Homegrown Food Guide introducing local producers and their products.

8. Published popular monthly newsletters, Local Food Hero profiles, social media and an up-to-date Local Food

Events Calendar to inform and connect.

9. Garnered support from all five Blaine County School District board members for a food service assessment––a critical first step toward improving school food.

10. Coordinated the 20/20 Lunch Option at Community School, the Valley’s second Farm to School lunch program.

At LFA, we count our blessings––and our pennies––with much care and gratitude. Positive change takes consistent, concerted effort––and funding to cover our costs. If these “Top 10 Brags” seem valuable, we humbly ask you to consider supporting our efforts with any amount of financial assistance.

To DONATE, go to localfoodalliance.org or email stacy@localfoodalliance.org or ali@localfoodalliance.org.

THANK YOU and Happy Holidays!

Local Food Alliance, a nonprofit whose mission is to create a vibrant local food system in the Wood River Valley. For more information, visit localfoodalliance.org.

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Visitors enjoy themselves at the center over the holidays. Photo courtesy of The Senior Connection

2016 KEPT SENIORS ACTIVE AND ENGAGED

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he end of the year is often a time to reflect and reconsider where we’ve been and where we want to go. At The Senior Connection, we certainly have a sincere appreciation of all that’s been accomplished in 2016, thanks to a caring community.

We pause to celebrate the many people and organizations that made this year a special one for our older adults.

• Al McCord hosted a “Spring into Action” dinner at the Wood River Sustainability Center to benefit the programs and services of The Senior Connection.

• A group of high-school seniors offered their labor and services to clean up the yards of older adults who are no longer able to do so themselves––seniors helping seniors––an intergenerational act of kindness.

• Numerous trips and excursions were taken thanks to donations from COX Communications, Little Black Dress Club and Blaine County Services Fund supporting the “Tickets to Go/Experience Bucks” program, and funding was awarded for the nutrition services, program scholarships and re-branding.

• Blaine County engaged a contract providing essential services to older adults living in the county.

• The Committee for the Role and Relevance of The Senior Connection was convened to help shape the future for the organization.

• We observed the Summer Olympics with our small version of the Senior Games.

• The center became a certified disaster relief shelter.

• We celebrated National Senior Center Month with an icecream social and a sing-along.

• The Hailey and Ketchum/ Sun Valley Rotary clubs, LDS parishioners and community volunteers gave the center a facelift by painting the dining rooms and common areas.

• A mission video was produced by Dark to Light Productions.

• The inaugural “Cocktails for a Cause” was held

at the Gail Severn Gallery in Ketchum. The evening culminated in a 10 percent match of the event’s fundraising efforts by a generous couple.

• The Senior Connection partnered with Higher Ground Sun Valley to offer the annual Veterans Day celebration.

• A new director of Home Care Services was hired.

• A grant writer was engaged.

• Four new board members were added.

• A fashion show was staged with local retailer The Wildflower.

• A local family and their extended relatives underwrote the Christmas brunch.

• More than 50 shawls were knitted and delivered to homebound seniors.

• POWER Engineers, Wood River High School teachers and a handful of local residents adopted seniors for holiday gifts.

• 25,000 meals, 7,000 rides and over 10,000 hours of home care were delivered.

And these are just the highlights.

How did all this happen? It was made possible by you, the community––volunteers, businesses, municipalities, parishioners, community partners and organizations, donors and staff.

Part of our reflection is dreaming and planning for what we want to accomplish in 2017 to make seniors happier and healthier: procuring ADA-accessible paratransit vans, making improvements to our heating and cooling system, offering warm-water exercise classes at Bell Mountain Village & Care Center, adding a bookmobile to our Meals on Wheels, developing a Senior Games program with hopes to send participants on to stateand national-level competition, and a speakers bureau to draw on the expertise of older adults living right here in the Valley.

We hope you consider The Senior Connection with your year-end giving and help grow other exciting programs and services.

Hear some the heartwarming stories from our members at youtu.be/VXrpELOvhAE

Join the Environmental Resource Center and longtime Wood River Valley resident and tracker extraordinaire, Ann Christensen, for a Winter Tracking Workshop to investigate local winter residents. Meet at the ERC Office, 471 Washington Ave. North, Ketchum, at 11 a.m. Christensen will introduce participants to local winter animals, their habitats and habits, and winter adaptations while laying out some basics about animal tracking. Participants then head outside on a snowshoe tracking adventure through the fields and woods north of Ketchum. Christensen, who studied with famous tracker and author James Halfpenny, has been introducing Valley residents to the secret stories left in the snow for decades.

Attendees should bring snowshoes, warm clothes, water and curiosity. There is a suggested donation of $10/ERC members and $20/nonmembers. Space is limited, preregistration is encouraged. Additional Winter Tracking Workshops led by Christensen will also be held Saturday, Jan. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 11. To register call (208) 726-4333 or visit alisa@ercsv.org or ercsv.org.

SUN VALLEY SUNS HOCKEY FRI DEC 30-SAT DEC 31 7PM / CAMPION ICE HOUSE / HAILEY See the Sun Valley Suns face off against the Jackson Hole Moose with two home games in Hailey. All Suns home games begin at 7 p.m. There are three 20-minute periods and games last 2 1/2 hours. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children, or free for kids 10 and under accompanied with a paying adult. Note: only cash or checks are accepted, no credit cards.

Parking is limited at Campion Ice House, 771 S. Main St., Hailey. Call (208) 720-5076 to learn more.

TABLE TALK & TASTE

TUESDAY JANUARY 3

3-6PM / NATURAL GROCERS / HAILEY It’s a new year and that means it’s time to try some new foods and chat about the latest health topics, compliments of your nutritional health coach. Just stop by Natural Grocers’ Ambassador Table and discover how to make 2017 the best year yet. Note: because this is a short tasting, this event is not eligible for an {N}power event club punch. Ring (208) 788-5094 for more information about this free community event.

RUSSIAN MUSIC TALK WITH ALASDAIR NEALE

TUESDAY JANUARY 3

6:30PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM As part of the “Upbeat with Alasdair” series, Sun Valley Summer Symphony Music Director Alasdair Neale will speak at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3 on “The Russian Soul in Music: From Tchaikovsky to Shostakovich” at The Community Library, 415 Spruce Ave. N., Ketchum. This also will be the theme of the symphony’s “In Focus” Series of concerts July 24-28, 2017.

“I’ve had a great passion for Russian music ever since I fell in love with the Tchaikovsky symphonies as a teenager,” Neale said. “There’s something about the intensity of the Russian musical soul that’s always grabbed me ¬– the way it embraces the extremes of emotion, both the light and the dark, with unflinching honesty.

“During the In Focus week, we’ll be exploring this theme in greater detail, with music by Tchaikovsky (of course!), Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Mussorgsky and Shostakovitch. And for Upbeat with Alasdair, I’ll be your guide on a whistle-stop tour that will hopefully give you an idea of some of the common threads that make up the rich tapestry of Russian musical history.”

The talk is free, but space is limited and the event is often full. Reservations may be made through the symphony office, (208) 622-5607, or info@svsummersymphony.org.

TRIVIA TUESDAY TUESDAY JANUARY 3 7:30-9:30PM / SB PUBLIC HOUSE / KETCHUM Join the Sawtooth Brewery Public House in Ketchum for Trivia Tuesdays presented by Game Night Live. Participants can play for free in teams of up to eight people and win various Sawtooth Brewery prizes. The Sawtooth Brewery Public House is located at 631 Warm Springs Road, Ketchum. Call (208) 726-6803 to learn more.

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The congregation and staff of St. Thomas Episcopal Church are pleased to announce the commencement of Taizé Services for the 2017 winter season. These simple candlelight services, offering prayers, quiet times and chant, last about 30 minutes and will be held most Wednesdays through Feb. 22. Everyone is welcome to attend. For further information, visit stthomassunvalley.org or contact joel.bejot@stthomassunvalley.org.

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‘ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL’ WEDNESDAY JANUARY 4 6:30-8PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Federico Fellini’s “Orchestra Rehearsal” is a ribald, farcical look at an orchestra rehearsing in a very old Roman church. As an allegory for world anarchy, it has been widely hailed as a comic masterpiece of social disintegration. But what else would one expect from Fellini, an acknowledged master of dealing with society’s foibles? The New York Times proclaimed it “Fellini’s very best work.”

This event is free and open to the public. Call (208) 726-3493 or visit comlib.org to learn more about the screening.

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Lipton Fine Arts will present works by several Modern Masters through January 2017 with an opening for Gallery Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29.

Amassed over 25 years, Gary Lipton will show a carefully curated selection of collectible art by Joan Miró, Jean Dubuffet, Alexander Calder, Milton Avery, Sam Francis, Alex Ketz and Saul Steinberg. Works, collected since 1989, include oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, lithographs and woodcuts.

“These works represent the best and most influential Modern Masters in the contemporary art world,” said

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Lipton. “It’s my pleasure to exhibit these magnificent and historic works to the Sun Valley community and beyond.”

Some of the featured artwork Lipton Fine Arts has selected includes “Multi-Color Gouache,” painted in Bern, 1961, by Sam Francis (1923-1994), gouache on paper.

This particular piece was exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and The Whitney Museum in New York, as well as The American Center and Centre Nationale Des Arts Plastiques in Paris, France, and the Tel Aviv Museum and Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel.

In addition, Lipton Fine Arts features “The Catch #1,”

by Alexander Calder, 1932, ink drawing on paper.

“The big circus drawings were made in France,” Calder said about the drawings. “I made some smaller ones a year later on the Cape; the Philadelphia Museum has a set of these. Every once in awhile I’d get going. Now and then you get out of your bailiwick and then you don’t know what to do, so the best thing is to make drawings.”

Lipton Fine Arts is open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, call Lipton at (248) 561-5120.

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