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The Center will screen “City of Gold,” the latest film in its 2016-2017 Film Series, on March 9. For a story, see page 12. Photo courtesy of cityofgolddoc. com

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NEWS SPORTS

City of Ketchum Bid Ketchum Sidewalk Infill 2017 Project Contract documents available beginning at 1 p.m., local time, on Wednesday, Mar. 8, and can be examined at City Hall. Copies may be obtained by submitting an email request to lenourato@ketchumidaho.org.

Subject: Ketchum Sidewalk Infill 2017 Contract Document Request. Bids will be received until 3 p.m., local time, on Friday,Mar. 24.

Be Prepared for Season Run Off Ketchum has experienced a better-than-average winter this year. As the weather begins to warm, it’s time to prepare for potential flooding. Visit ketchumidaho.org/flood for helpful information on flood preparedness, sand bags, local resourcesand river gauge data.

Public Notice DARK SKY ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS: City efforts toward becoming an International Dark Sky Community include amendments: establishing standards for holiday lighting, establishing a dark sky lighting curfew and establishing lighting color temperature and photometric standards. On Monday Mar. 13, at 5:30 p.m., the Planning and Zoning Commission will consider a text amendment to Ordinance 1135, Title 17 Zoning Code, Chapter 17.132 “Dark Skies” Section 17.132.010 “General Provision” and Section 17.132.020“Criteria” ata public hearing.

NEW TWO-STORY BUILDING PROPOSED: The Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday, Mar. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall will consider design review approval for a new two-story residential/commercial use building at 231 Sun Valley Road ( Lot 8 Remainder , Block 17, Section 18, Township 4).

ANGEL WINGS RETAIL ADDITION: The Planning & Zoning Commission on Monday, Mar. 13, at 5:30 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall will consider design review approval for commercial addition to the building that houses PK’s at 320 N. Leadville Ave. (Ketchum Lot2,Block24) MINOR CHANGES TO THE DESIGN REVIEW AND FLOODPLAIN CHAPTERS OF THE MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE: The City Council on Monday, Mar. 20, at 5:30 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall will consider minor changes to Chapter 17.96, Design Review, and Chapter 17.88, Floodplain Management Overlay Zoning District of the City of Ketchum Municipal Code, Title 17.

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PK’S BALDY CHALLENGE TOOK ON THE MOUNTAIN

BY MARIA PREKEGES

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fter a few fits and starts, such as Bald Mountain being closed on a couple of windy days, the Baldy Challenge came to an end on Saturday.

Usually held for the past six years during the month of February, the “fun’d’raiser” honors the skiing lifestyle while raising money for Higher Ground Sun Valley.

The challenge is to ski every single run on Bald Mountain, and there are way more than you can imagine. In fact, there are 98 named runs on Baldy. There are additional challenges to up the ante, which are explained on the official run card.

The event started as a fun way to get people to ski different runs on the mountain while giving back to the community.

“There have been many people who have helped with the Challenge in years past, but PK’s, along with Chelle and Baird Gourlay at the helm, got it organized, cleared it with Sun Valley Company, and created the run cards and launched the event,” said Charlotte Gourlay, an organizer of the Challenge. “All the runs are inbounds, and no one is to ever ski a closed run.”

“We all get stuck in the rut of skiing the same runs all the time,” said Gourley. “This is a great, really fun thing to do with family and friends. The byproduct is you get to learn more of the mountain. People who have done it in the past love the Challenge for just those reasons.”

Participants pay a fee of $30 and receive a run card to fill out, on the honor system. Proceeds go to Valley-based nonprofits, including, in the past, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and

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Pete Prekeges, left, and Leisure Nelson celebrate during the closing party.

Photo courtesy of Baldy Challenge

Baldy Mountain Rescue Fund.

“Next year we plan on supporting The Hunger Coalition,” said Gourlay.

Local sponsors help underwrite costs as well as provide prizes for different categories and winners. Participants also can show their Challenge card and receive discounts at local eateries around town and they also receive 20 percent off repair services at PK’s Ski Rentals.

The closing ceremonies of PK’s Baldy Challenge were held Monday, March 6 at Whiskey Jacqués—a fun and fitting end of the Challenge.

Oldest Competitors to complete to Full Challenge: Jim and Mary Lou Briggs Youngest Competitor to complete the Full Challenge: Will

Haussman Best Crash: Double ejection on Challenger Liftline (Showcase)

by Dave Johnsen Worst Run of the Month: Brick’s Island Whiskey Jacques: Gift Certificate and hoodie: Kent Hanney Smith Googles: Dave Johnsen High Country Housekeeping: Karin Schock Grill @ Knob Hill: Joelle Rivetts 15 Sun Valley Ski Pass: Leisure Nelson K2 Skis of Choice for Next Year: Melissa Keegan “We raised approximately $3,800 for Higher Ground’s Local Recreation programs and had 120 participants,” Gourlay said.

“Next year we hope to reach 200 challengers.” tws

Hailey Library and Sustainability Center to host book club

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Hosted by the Hailey Public Library, Lines Between the Wines: A Sipping, Noshing Book Club, will be held 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, at the Wood River Sustainability Center in Hailey. This month the featured book will be “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins. Lisa Horton will be this month’s discussion leader.

Lines Between the Wines brings together three of the library’s favorite things: great books, food and wine.

“We are all very excited to have this fabulous book diva in our midst and to have Al McCord preparing wonderful pairings of wine and tapas dishes, said Sandy Hofferber, the library’s public services manager.

The gathering is limited to 25 preregistered and prepaid participants. Email wrsustainabilitycenter@gmail.com or call (208) 721-3114. Copies of the book are available at the Hailey Public Library, or area bookstores Chapter One and Iconoclast Books in Ketchum. The fee for the gathering is $25 to cover the cost of wine and food.

The Sustainability Center, which sells local sustainably farmed food, and fosters a sustainable economy, is located at 308 S. River Street, in Hailey.

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NEWS ENVIRONMENT

2016-17: A WINTER TO REMEMBER

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BY DICK DORWORTH

s every Wood River Valley resident and all Sun Valley guests—especially skiers—know, the winter of 2016-17 is one to remember. According to Kelli Lusk, public relations and communications manager for Sun Valley Resort, as of Feb. 28, 2017, Sun Valley had received 289 inches of snow, the second biggest overall snowfall since 1967. Sun Valley didn’t keep records before that time.

And snow is good for the business of skiing.

On Dec. 28, 2016, according to Lusk, Sun Valley had its biggest skier day in history—9,100 skiers. In 2005-06 Sun Valley had 360 inches of total snowfall, the largest on record, but Lusk points out that there will be more snow before this winter ends and this winter could become the biggest.

The third deepest snowfall in Sun Valley since the 1960s occurred the winter of 1994-95 with 265 inches. According to Weather Warehouse, the biggest snowfall before 1994-95 was in 1952 when 85 inches fell, the lowest temperature that winter was minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit and the mean temperature was 9.7 degrees Fahrenheit. It was also the season that Lookout Bowl avalanched, killing popular ski instructor Victor Gottschalk and two of his students. The slide was an eighth of a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide.

In addition to its depth, this season’s snowfall contains the highest percentage

of water content ever measured in the Wood River Valley, almost 200 percent of average. As every resident who has shoveled the walkway, every snowplow driver who has kept the roads open for the community, every backcountry skier who has hiked up a local mountain and every Baldy bowl and tree skier can attest, this is the heaviest snowpack anyone has ever seen here. It is more akin to the traditional snowfalls of the Sierra Nevada of California and Nevada than any snowfall in Idaho history.

As it is, the Sierra Nevada is experiencing its biggest snow season in 22 years.

Squaw Valley has received more than 500 inches of snow. Mammoth Mountain also has more than 500 inches of snow and has announced it will stay open for skiing until July 4. Lusk said that Sun Valley plans to close April 16.

Diane McFerran, co-owner of Soldier Mountain Ski Area near Fairfield, told The Weekly Sun last weekend, “Currently, we are sitting at 91 inches of snow at about 7,000 feet. Considering this is only my second season at Soldier, I cannot personally speak to how this snow compares to past years, and the previous owners did not leave accessible documentation regarding snow amounts.”

She said that many people who have been around this ski area for a long time said this is more snow than anyone has seen in decades.

“While this amount of snow is a blessing, it also requires a lot more snow re-

In February, visitors walked next to Galena Lodge, where record snowfall has occurred.

Photo by Dana DuGan

moval and attention to the clearance available underneath the chairs,” McFerran said. “In fact, after three consecutive days of getting more than a foot of snow each day, we had to remain closed on a day we would normally be open because we had too much snow and couldn’t remove enough to be able to safely turn lifts and open the lodge.

“We are set to run our 30th cat skiing trip of the season tomorrow, which is more trips than Soldier has run in one season before by a long shot. Our cat skiing has been so popular that we have just added a second Level 2 guide and we are work-

ing on getting a third guide for next season. We have a few more trips planned for March and may even be able to run in April, as well. It is truly fantastic skiing with 2,000 skiable acres and 3,000 feet of vertical that tops out at almost 10,000 feet.

“Soldier Mountain will be open weekends only in March and we anticipate our last day of the season to be Sunday, March 26. We are working with a group to put together a snowmobile hill climb Saturday, April 1. While it isn’t definite yet, that is in the works and we have high hopes that such a fun event will happen.” tws

In 1952, 85 inches of snow fell in the Sun Valley area. Photo courtesy of Union Pacific photo collection, Regional History Deptartment, The Community Library

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Lines Between The Wines: A Sipping, Noshing Book Club

The Girl on The Train

by Paula Hawkins

Monday, March 13, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Wood River Sustainability Center 308 S. River Street, Hailey $25 to cover the cost of wine and food Call Al McCord at Wood River Sustainability Center to preregister (208) 721-3114

D E V E LO P M E N TA L S C R E E N I N G Blaine County School District is responsible for identification and evaluation for all students suspected of having a disability residing in Blaine County. This includes children from ages 3 -21 who are in public schools, private schools, are being home schooled, or not yet enrolled in school. Early identification and intervention is essential to help ensure school success.

If a child is having significant difficulty with vision, hearing, speech, behavior, is experiencing slow development typical for his/her age, physical impairments, or learning difficulty, he/she may be a child with a disability. If you are a parent of a child or there is a child attending your school/program whom you suspect may have a disability, please contact the following Blaine County School District personnel so we can initiate the process for possible referral and assessment.

For children ages 3-5 screenings will be held:

January 12, 8am-12pm March 15, 8am-12pm at the Community Campus

To schedule your appointment please call Debi Gutknecht at (208) 578-5004.

Debi Gutknecht (208) 578-5004 www.blaineschools.org

Hailey Public Library’s Story Time will feature

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LesLie PatriceLLi Friday, March 10 at 10:30 a.m. in the Children’s Library

7 West Croy Street Hailey Leslie will read from some of her most popular books!

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Rotarun helps ignite the passion

Rotarun Ski Area hosted 170 skiers, snowboarders and tube riders from the Wood River Middle School eighth grade on Friday, Feb. 24.

The well-deserved day of snow fun was part of Rotarun’s Ignite the Passion Campaign to increase the snowmaking capabilities of the small nonprofit ski area.

Students, teachers and Rotarun staff flowed effortlessly from one activity to another, helping load skiers and snowboarders, monitoring the tubing hill, cooking hotdogs and keeping everyone satisfied with popcorn and hot chocolate. This local and affordable ski hill is perfect for this type of community activity.

Students came away with smiles, worked muscles and a feeling of belonging to a community where people care.

Sturtos Hailey graciously discounted rentals for the day.

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BUNDY STANDOFF TRIAL CONTINUES IN LAS VEGAS

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BY DANA DUGAN

rosecutors trying the case against six of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy’s supporters, including Hailey residents Steve Stewart and Eric Parker, played hours of video footage this week.

Two other Idaho men, O. Scott Drexler of Challis and Todd Engel of Boundary County, were also indicted.

The footage showed the federal law enforcement officers becoming increasingly testy as the 2014 confrontation with armed protesters unfolded in Bunkerville, Nev. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, when Bureau of Land Management agent Mark Brunk testified on Monday, prosecutors played dash-cam footage that recorded him uttering an expletive followed by, “You come find me and you’re gonna have hell to pay.”

Another agent laughed and replied, “Pretty much

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a shoot first, ask questions later kind of thing.”

Those statements were made after crowds began gathering to support Cliven Bundy and his family, whose cattle had been rounded up after years of fighting over federal grazing land and fees owed.

The six men standing trial are charged as “gunmen,” accused of conspiring with Bundy to thwart the government’s efforts to carry out a court order.

Prosecutors describe them as the least culpable of the 17 people who will eventually be tried in the case.

Footage from various points of view were shown including footage shot by a Fox News cameraman that appeared to bolster defense arguments that protesters couldn’t understand law enforcement’s instructions from 200 yards away on a windy day.

On Monday, jurors were sent home early after a drama-filled day dominated by legal wrangling over nearly every piece of evidence. They will return today as the trial continues. tws

Middle school robotics team wins at state

On Saturday, March 4, the Wood River Middle School seventh-grade robotics team of Markus Petinger and Hayden Wilson won the Idaho State VEX IQ Robotics competition in Caldwell. They were one of 20 teams from throughout Idaho that participated in the third-ever Idaho VEX IQ Robotics Tournament. At the end of the tournament, Petinger and Wilson were champions in their first-ever VEX IQ Robotics Tournament.

At the world championships in Louisville, Ky., April 19‐25, Wood River Middle School’s team will be one of 275 middle school teams that qualified to attend this event.

“These kids have worked extremely hard and put in many, many hours before and after school to get where they are,” said Jeremy Silvis, teacher and robotics coach at WRMS. “Their hard work paid off.”

Blaine County School District’s K‐12 robotics program, BCB Bots, was the first of its kind in the state of Idaho. Now in its eighth year at Wood River High School and its fifth year at WRMS, BCB Bots has participants from elementary to high school.

Higher Ground holds camp this week

This week, Higher Ground Sun Valley is hosting seven male veterans and their spouses during a military camp in Sun Valley. The week-long therapeutic recreation program for wounded veterans teaches coping skills to manage post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury symptoms.

The camp continues through Sunday, March 12. The participants will alpine ski on Dollar Mountain and sled hockey at the Campion Ice House in Hailey. On Friday, HG will conduct Nordic skiing at Galena Lodge.

The goal is to increase the quality of life of these veterans by introducing them to the joys of snow sports as therapeutic recreation. HG hopes our veteran participants and their spouses take away the necessary skills to enhance their lives back in their home communities. It intends to show the veterans that losing one’s self in recreation is a wonderfully healthy activity and can be replicated back home in their home communities. Regardless of where someone lives, there are always recreational opportunities available.

Higher Ground’s mission to use therapeutic recreation to facilitate a change in perspective, giving injured service members the physical skills, confidence, and coping strategies necessary for a successful reintegration into their families and home communities. HG is recognized as one of the premier rehabilitation programs in the country by the Department of Defense, military medical centers, and veteran service organizations. It serves military personnel and veterans with traumatic brain injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder and other polytrauma.

!Tenemos nuevos libros en Espanol!

Aqui en su Biblioteca Publica de Hailey

The Idaho Community Foundation, through the Donald and Gretchen Fraser Fund, recently granted the Hailey Public Library $3,000 to acquire Spanish language books.

Two carts of books have arrived and are now on the shelves. The staff at the Hailey Public Library hopes to make this grant seed money to find matching funds for this project. This project will provide library members with a superior selection of Spanish items and serve a wider range of needs for both Spanish and English speakers. Spanish is one of the largest growing languages in the world. Students young and old are studying the language to prepare themselves for doing business in the future.

When the Hailey Public Library assessed its collection in 2016, the state of the Spanish language materials topped the list of immediate concerns. Nearly 30 percent of the City of Hailey’s total population is Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census estimate for 2015.

When the library initially started purchasing the Spanish books and magazines there were obstacles to overcome.

“The library’s distributors don’t offer many works originating in the Spanish language,” said LeAnn Gelskey, library director. “Our patrons ask for books on spirituality, how-to books, and works that originate in the language, but not so much fiction translations into Spanish.”

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NEWS IDAHO

BILLS COULD FORCE CITIES TO VIOLATE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION

BY JEAN JACQUES BOHL

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he Idaho Legislature is in full swing at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise. A number of bills are being considered, and some of them seem to raise constitutional issues.

House Bill 198, submitted by Rep. Greg Chaney, R-Caldwell, would bar Idaho territorial entities from declaring themselves sanctuary cities. Sanctuary cities don’t allow municipal monies to be used in enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Sanctuary cities protest current federal immigration policies and Chaney’s bill intends to prevent such dissenting in Idaho.

“Some cities like San Francisco intentionally obstruct immigration laws in a reckless and irrational way,” Chaney said.

“HB 198 raises a number of constitutional concerns,” said Ritchie Eppink, legal director for the ACLU Idaho. “Among them, indeed, is its mandate that localities prioritize assisting with immigration enforcement above all other, far more pressing issues, such as domestic violence, that cities in the Wood River Valley confront. Though the legislature can sometimes preempt localities from passing certain laws, HB 198 could force localities to violate the federal Constitution to comply with state law. If cities in the Wood River Valley are placed in this dilemma, they may have their own constitutional challenges to the bill if it passes.”

Rep. Eric Redman, R-Post Falls, sponsored another controversial bill introduced in the legislature. The bill prevents state courts or agencies from making rulings based on Sharia law, the Islamic religious law. Redman sponsored a similar measure last year, which failed in committee.

An unlikely effort was staged earlier this year when first-time state senator Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, introduced legislation to classify

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abortion as first-degree murder for mothers and doctors.

The Idaho Legislature has a history of voting for legislation that was later challenged in court as unconstitutional. Such a piece of legislation was the so-called “ag-gag” law criminalizing undercover investigations documenting animal welfare, worker safety and food safety violations.

The U.S. District Court for the State of Idaho deemed the law unconstitutional in August 2015.

Earlier this year, Chief District Judge for Idaho, Lynn Winmill, agreed to give the Idaho Legislature time to repeal two laws passed in 2015 banning women from receiving abortion-inducing medication through telemedicine.

Winmill said that he will rule those laws as unconstitutional and unenforceable if lawmakers don’t take them off the books this session.

In 2015 the State of Idaho spent $800,000 in attorneys’ fees to defend legislation banning gay marriage, a controversial abortion bill and a no-camping rule aimed at Occupy Boise. The state lost all three cases.

“I can tell you that in every case we were either defending statutes or our constitution,” said Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter, who signed the legislation into law. “The State of Idaho has a Constitutional Defense Fund of $1.2 million to pay for such litigations.”

At press time, Chaney’s HB 198 is still waiting for a public hearing, but things can move very fast in the Legislature.

Meanwhile, more than 2,000 people braved a chilly drizzle on Saturday to rally at the Idaho Capitol to demand that public lands be kept in the hands of the federal government. Rally participants said they don’t want to lose access to federal public lands that they use for fishing, hiking, hunting, camping, rafting and other outdoor recreation.

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Spirit n’ Motion Athletic School, in Hailey, with 42 competitive gymnasts ranging in age from 6 to 18, have competed almost every weekend since December. With a successful season behind them, they are now preparing for the Idaho state competition to be held the next two weekends.

Last weekend, the gymnasts competed at the Boise State University Open hosted by the BSU gymnastics team, as their annual fundraiser. BSU is ranked ninth in the nation right now for gymnastics. The Platinum team took third as a team, the Bronzes and Golds took second as a team and the Silvers took first all-around as a team.

Diamond club members Kennedy Larsen earned a fourth all-around and Brygitte Delacruz earned third.

There were many top placers in allaround divisions and individual

events. Every athlete competed individually on uneven bars, balance beam, floor and vault. Those scores each count toward team scores. The athletes are preparing for state in Meridian next weekend and in Moscow the following weekend.

The Center to work with middle school students

Over the course of two weeks this month, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will work with the sixth-grade students of Wood River Middle School science teachers Dan Gralenski and Leslie Henning to explore the elements of the periodic table and how they come together to form new compounds. The program is part of The Center’s ongoing commitment to arts education. Now in its fourth year, The Center’s Classroom Enrichment program gives educators a new model for presenting core subject material and provides an avenue for integrating arts-related concepts and techniques to support student learning across the disciplines.

Designed to build students’ confidence, improvisational skills, self-esteem, problem-solving abilities and empathy, the program pairs professional museum educators and teaching artists from The Center with core-subject classroom teachers to develop and co-teach a hands-on art project that illuminates and adds dimension to a specific aspect of the existing curriculum.

Each classroom enrichment project is unique, defined by the subject matter being explored and the age of the students involved.

To learn more about the Classroom Enrichment program and The Center’s other arts education initiatives, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

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Students in the BSU Public Service course visited Bellevue Saturday. With them are artist Suzanne Hazlett (far left), BSU professor Amanda Ashley, (second from left) and Bellevue Mayor Chris Koch (back row). Photo by Dana DuGan

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BY DANA DUGAN

uzanne Hazlett and Anne Jeffrey, two Wood River Valley-based artists, are also activists; they believe there are no better people than artists to affect change.

“We’re used to having finite possibilities,” Hazlett said, matter of factly.

After founding the Wood River Valley Studio Tour, and then forming the Bellevue Arts Commission, the duo looked for a further challenge. They found it in the town itself, often overlooked and flown over.

The idea had its germination in the studio tour.

With the tour’s success came the realization that the Bellevue artists’ studios hadn’t been visited to the degree as those in the north Valley. With this in mind, Hazlett and Jeffrey helped form the Bellevue Artists Alliance, with about 40 artists, as an informal guild. As an organization, a new iteration was created—the open studio tour—to be held in October.

But there was more on their minds for the often-overlooked city of Bellevue. Because it’s more affordable, artists have made it home. Despite this energy of art in the town, Bellevue still suffers from low-status syndrome.

“You need to have passion when the odds are stacked against you,” said Hazlett, wearing her Arts Commission hat.

“Our goal is not to be decorative. It’s to be substantive, and it will take a long time. Anne and I are building that cultural plan.

Just like any entrepreneurial endeavor, you don’t know what you don’t know.”

The Bellevue Arts Commission received a Quick Grant for $900 from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and raised another $1,100 in its first few months.

Help also came in the form of a previous relationship. In doing research in 2012 for the Wood

River Studio Tour, Hazlett met Karen Bubb, an artist and manager of Boise Public Arts. Bubb is now the cultural planner for the City of Boise. And through Bubb, Hazlett met Amanada Ashley, a professor of the Public Service program at Boise State University and director of the Urban Studies and Community Development Department, as well as an expert in economic and community development.

“Over the summer we carried on conversations about how to tap into the expertise of Amanda Ashley to incorporate the arts for economic and strategic vision for the community,” Hazlett said.

“She’s very engaging and enthusiastic.”

With Ashley’s “extraordinary direction,” the group began looking at the big picture.

“As co-chairs of the nascent Bellevue Arts Commission, Anne and I are acutely aware of the formidable task we have before us,” Hazlett said. “Because we believe expertise and resources can be found in unexpected places, and because, as artists ourselves, we are accustomed to applying creative thought to challenges, we have looked beyond the borders of Blaine County for innovative ideas to benefit the Bellevue community. What initially was expected to be an engagement of consultants for hire has extraordinarily expanded beyond our imagination.”

The City of Boise waived a fee for retaining the valuable consulting services of Bubb. As well, Ashley created a semester-long curriculum for the students in her public service course.

Bellevue Mayor Chris Koch sees this as an “amazing opportunity for Bellevue.”

“There are so many things happening that are bringing a positive vibe right now, with the new hotel and the current council. We’re a blank slate when it comes to developing the downtown core. With Boise State, they have the comp plan, even

as we’re fine-tuning it. I can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with.”

To help move things along, in January Hazlett’s nephew, who was in the Valley serving as an intern in Hazlett’s art studio, also did work for the project. A student at Linfield College in Oregon, Clark Hazlett created a drone video of Bellevue, which he presented with research to Ashley’s class.

“He told the class he was jealous that they got to take this going forward,” Hazlett said. “In 10 to 15 years they’ll be able come to Bellevue and say ‘I helped make this happen.’”

Based on Clark’s presentation, the class outlined below their aspirations for the semester: Art and cultural plans of other similar cities/towns: The students are interested in helping the Bellevue Arts Commission see how other similar-sized cities have thought comprehensively about their arts and cultural assets and how to support tourism and community arts development, both for residents and visitors.

Arts and cultural programming: The students are interested in identifying programming that could highlight the connection between art/culture and Bellevue’s environmental/geographic assets.

Civic engagement and volunteer strategies: The students are interested in how to engage the different communities and people within the region.

Nine of the 14 BSU public service students came to the Wood River Valley on Saturday, March 4, with a day-long itinerary to enjoy brunch with Bellevue Artist Alliance members, Mayor Chris Koch, city council members and residents. They were then escorted on a tour of Bellevue and visited the public art exhibition at Friedman Memorial Airport.

The students also looked at the downtown areas of Hailey and Ketchum and visited the Gail

Severn Gallery.

“Civic engagement is like a family tree, how it expands and connects,” Ashley said during the discussion at Bellevue City Hall.

Foremost on their minds was the overall concept of placemaking. This refers to a collaborative process in which the public can shape a local community by creating public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing.

Bellevue has limits, however.

There’s no local option tax, and the city is already strapped to meet basic needs such as snow removal and flooding challenges.

“Some of the things Hailey, Ketchum and Sun Valley take for granted, Bellevue just can’t,” Hazlett said. “It was obvious to me to reach out of the Valley for expertise.

Karen has come through and it’s exciting to have her enthusiasm and support.”

The group of students slogged from Boise through an early snowstorm with Ashley on Saturday. The sun came out in the early afternoon, just in time for their tour via a Mountain Rides van around the Valley. Most of them said they were taking the elective course because they were interested in public service or in environmental science and technology and wanted a different experience. The students hail from such places as Hagerman, Boise, Sandpoint and Lewiston. One graduate student, Keri Lanemann, from New Jersey, has done something like this before—connecting communities through art and culture—in small communities in Kansas where she was an undergraduate.

From their classroom to the field, the students were genuinely impressed with what they saw and also at the responsibility of the job before them.

“This is more complex than they thought,” Ashley said toward the end of the day. tws

On Saturday, the Papoose Club, a Valley-bas all braved a snowstorm during the race, but

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sed nonprofit, hosted the 61st annual Kindercup at Dollar Mountain in Sun Valley for children ages 3-12. Young Sun Valley Ski Team members, ages 7-11, also competed in their own category. The kids t celebrated their wins in the afternoon sunshine. Photos courtesy of www.smileysmtphoto.com

g a pair of bobcats prowling around during daylight. “That's unusual as they are nocturnal and I have yet to meet anybody else who has seen one in the wild,” said Wayne Martin. “They are hunting decks by the snow. They definitely got one a few days ago. There was fur everywhere. I got these shots in a snow storm about a week ago from inside our living room with an iPhone 6.” Photos by

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PET COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR MARCH 8 - 14 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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pring is knocking hard on our door! A week of temperatures in the low to mid40s on the Valley floor means that our local fish are going to feel a pretty significant change in the conditions. They should begin to act accordingly.

Look for fish to begin turning spawning colors. They should also go into a pre-spawn mode, meaning they are going to become more aggressive and eat with a little more abandon. The warmer weather may spur on the hatches, as well. So the long and short is, the fishing should get really good this week!

Silver Creek remains closed to all fishing until May 27. The Big Wood remains open to catch-and-release fishing until the end of March. The Big Lost River is also open and remains open year-round now. The South Fork of the Boise is fishable until the end of the month. Finally, the Salmon is open and a few steelhead are being caught well downstream of Stanley. Expect that action to increase as the days begin to warm.

March is a wonderful time of year to fish. It is a great time for beginners to learn, as catch rates are generally high and there are fewer anglers on the river than in the high season. The hatches are also limited to Midges and Little Black Stoneflies. The fish will also take big Nymphs and Streamers aggressively.

Warm weather also means tough walking conditions through the soft snow. A pair of snowshoes will get you a lot farther from main access points than not having them and you can move a lot faster than walking in the river.

Try to get out as often as you can right now, as the true spring months are setting up to show us a lot of high water. The gradual melt will help for now, but when it begins to come down as runoff, things are going to get crazy.

A few things you should think about for the early summer season this year include getting studs on your boots. They make a huge difference in gripping the bottom, and the pushy currents this season are going to be significant. You should also find a really good wading staff to help navigate the heavy water that is coming. A really good wader belt is also important and could be the one piece of equipment that could save your life in a worst-case scenario. Anglers don’t need to be scared, but a little common sense goes a long way.

Happy fishing, everyone!

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BY FRAN JEWELL

FAKE SERVICE DOGS

octors and mental healthcare professionals are prescribing more and more dogs and other animals as emotional support animals (ESA). We have long known the effects our dogs have had on us to help us stay calm and comforted. This is nothing new to any dog owner.

But, there are a few things that should be clarified when someone is prescribed an emotional support dog by their healthcare professional. A pet dog in your home is almost always a different dog in a public atmosphere. A calm and comforting pet dog at home may become nervous and stressed, especially in public, and require your special abilities as a handler and trainer. Planes are a huge stress for the average pet dog, since most dogs don’t get acclimated in a sensible way; they are simply put into the plane/airport atmosphere with no training or desensitization. When a dog is stressed and nervous, it may resort to biting, urinating or defecating out of fear. I have to ask myself: Is it fair to put that stress on the average pet dog to soothe their owner’s stress?

Another consideration is that, by law, an emotional support animal/dog is not considered a service dog by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). An emotional support dog does not have the same rights of access to all public businesses as a service dog has. The definition of a service dog, as determined by the ADA, is “a dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability.”1 So, if you don’t have a disability and don’t have a dog trained to specifically do work for you, then your pet dog is not automatically a service dog and does not have rights of access by the ADA. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got a vest and an “official I.D.” There are no “official IDs,” by law. If you fake your pet dog as a service dog, then you are guilty of fraud. More and more states are incorporating strict laws that define penalties for fake service dogs. And yes, Idaho does have laws that reference this.2 Even certified pet therapy dogs—no matter what organization certifies them—is not a service animal and does not have rights of access by the ADA. A pet therapy dog is only allowed into a facility where they are invited to provide therapeutic comfort.

Emotional support dogs (ESAs) are only allowed on planes of certain airlines because

Baewulf is a highly trained (now retired) hearing assistance dog. His training took two years and over 300 hours. He can walk by tables with food on them, the meat counter and food on the floor in a restaurant. A service dog must have impeccable manners in public. Baewulf was also trained in many airports/planes before he was placed with his disabled/deaf handler.

the airlines are governed by the Federal Aviation Administration, not the ADA; but, you must follow their rules. Also, ESAs are allowed in public housing. There are no other circumstances that allow an ESA by law.

On one last note, anyone that fakes a service dog must also know that they are responsible for the actions of their dog. If your dog bites someone or causes someone any other injury, there are no laws to protect you and you may get sued. If you are not at home, then you don’t even have homeowner’s insurance to cover your liability. There are no laws to protect you from that liability.

So, an untrained dog or fake service dog that becomes stressed may cause you a great deal of emotional and financial trauma.

It is especially important to remember, too, that even if you do have a disability, it does not automatically make your pet dog a

service dog. A service dog must be specially trained to help you with your disability.

Pet therapy dogs, emotional support dogs and service animals all have a time and a place. But, it is critical that all pet dog owners understand the laws that govern them all.

Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call (208) 578-1565.

Reference: https://www.ada.gov/service_ animals_2010.htm Reference: https://www.animallaw.info/ statute/id-assistance-animal-assistance-animalguide-dog-law

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BETTER WITH B&Bs

alone at home, I find it quite dull to breakfast by myself in a hotel or motel. Certainly this trip, at My Rosegarden B&B in San Francisco, ue to some flooding in my family’s home in the basement of has been the best ever for running into delightful people. The first their house in San Francisco, a space I enjoy breakfast I consumed here was a harbinger of those to when I visit, I stayed instead in a wonderful come. The six of us consisted of three fabric artists, B&B near by their home. For many reasons (a plus two teachers and a professional photographer, and also in its cost) this is a perfect place for me—and for the conversation was rich with expressions of mutual them. passions and experiences. One of the younger women While I crave time with my granddaughter, just 5, asked me if I knew of someone from Ketchum, and and my grandson, almost 8, it is relaxing to go to my when she told me their name, I was flabbergasted. own little spot after a long day and read and sleep in They are a family who lives next door to my former quiet and be greeted the next morning with a fabulous residence in East Fork, and their sons were friends and breakfast. Then I have the rest of the day until bedstudents at Community School, where I once worked. time/story time with the kids to do whatever the city Thus, that morning started with a positive feeling of and my friends and family offer me. In addition, this community and coincidence, hallmarks of staying at is one of the loveliest homes I have ever enjoyed on a a B&B. I have since encountered many other lively trip, especially a bonus when one stays for more than and interesting people, and the dialogues between us JoEllen Collins—a longtime a few days. have been edifying, humorous and signs of our mutuNot only is this place a delight for me, but I can resident of the Wood River al humanity. imagine that it is especially beneficial that I not be un- Valley— is an Idaho Press Naturally, I also feel very comfortable in the surderfoot so many hours a day for the sake of our family Club award-winning colum- roundings of a home decorated with flair and an attendynamics and for some privacy for my daughter and nist, a teacher, writer, fabric tion to everyone’s comfort. I like the feeling of sleepartist, choir member and her husband. Even though I try not to be omnipresent, unabashedly proud grandma ing in a place that feels like home to me. As usual, no one needs grandma around 24/7.

I want to share my enthusiasm to those of you who known as “Bibi Jo.” What I enjoy most about the B&B experience, espetravel in other ways. Whether one chooses a thatchedcially as a woman who likes travel and people in general, is the dai- roof cottage in Wales, a Cuban “particulare” or colorful and homey ly joy of meeting like-minded adults. Although I don’t mind eating digs near the Presidio in San Francisco, it’s worth a try.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

‘Beyond the White Clouds: Behind the Scenes’

The success of the Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness initiative is a testament to the collaboration of many individuals and organizations. Idaho Public Television and Outdoor Idaho documented the incredible 50-year journey in a cinematic-worthy one-hour feature that premiered last December.

“Beyond the White Clouds” will re-air at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 12. On March 27, Idaho Public Television and Boise State’s School of Public Service will present a special evening with Outdoor Idaho host Bruce Reichert and panelists former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus, Rep. Mike Simpson, Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker, and Rick Johnson of the Idaho Conservation League. Following the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer period moderated by Andrus Center executive director John Freemuth.

This free event is the perfect complement to the next day’s public lands symposium. Registration is requested for planning purposes. For more information and to register visit andruscenter.org.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden receives grant

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden was awarded a grant in the amount of $12,600 from the Roy A. Hunt Foundation, to begin development and implementation of an interpretive plan for the nonprofit Garden. Interpretation is a holistic and strategic educational approach adopted by museums, zoos and parks.

According to Kat Vanden Heuvel, executive director of the SBG, the grant will be used to perform audience research and analysis, identify a central interpretive theme and subthemes for the grounds, and the start of interpretive projects.

“Focusing on an interpretational approach at the Garden will help us be more effective in delivery of our message and will ultimately elevate our user experience,” said Vanden Heuvel.

The project coordinator, Kristin Fletcher, education director at the SBG, is a certified interpretive planner.

“SBG’s plan will integrate all aspects of the Garden—administration, the garden beds, buildings and facilities, wayfinding, and educational outreach,” Fletcher said. “It integrates the tangible parts of the Garden with those important intangible qualities.”

Eclipse to eclipse summer plans

Monday, Aug. 21, is attracting more notice than even the Fourth of July for summer activities this summer. Why? It’s all because of a total solar eclipse that will occur from 11:24 a.m. through 11:36 a.m. on that date. The path for this eclipse is projected at about 65 miles wide.

Idaho is in the direct path of the eclipse, as is Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. And resorts, campsites and hotels are already full.

The moon will encroach upon the sun’s disk for about an hour. And then, if you are within the central path of the total eclipse, you will experience a little more than 2 minutes where the moon completely blocks the sun and daytime instantly turns

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into a deep twilight.

All of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and the Wood River Valley, north of Hailey, will be directly in the path.

Mount Borah peak, the highest in Idaho at 12,688 feet, is close to the centerline and will experience 2 minutes, 11 seconds, of totality.

Teacher wish lists can be accessed on website

The Blaine County Education Foundation has initiated a new solution to help teachers and students. Teachers always need extra materials to help enhance their students’ learning environment but many of these requests are not supplied by the Blaine County School District.

For example, third-grade teacher Lisa Thilmont has asked for a large oval rug so her students can quickly sit and conduct their vital circle time in which they can practice mindfulness and review events and upcoming projects.

Wood River Middle School teacher Brian Sturges requested virtual reality (VR) cases which fit into any iPhone.

“It would allow me to take students into space; to not only be in space but to understand the perspective and scale of things in space,” Sturges said. “It is now possible to see dinosaurs or visit a museum.”

To address these needs, the BCEF has created the “School WishLists” tab on its website that allows community members to make donations for specific items.

Within each school, the teacher is listed, with explanations about each request and how it will benefit the students.

“This is a great way for parents to thank a teacher,” said Kristy Heitzman, Blaine County Education Foundation executive director. “Five dollars to $10 can add up and have an impact in a teacher’s classroom for years after their child moves.” For more information and to find the wish lists, visit supportbcef.org.

Celebrate Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women’s Day in 1911. This month, Women’s History Month will be celebrated in numerous ways around the country. In the Wood River Valley, the award-winning historical docudrama “Iron-Jawed Angels” will screen from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, March 12 at the Community Campus in Hailey. Starring Anjelica Houston, Frances O’Connor and Hilary Swank, the film portrays Alice Paul’s campaign for passage of the 19th Amendment.

The screening is free and donations will be accepted to pay for room rental fee.

Addendum

In a story last week on Wood River High School’s robotics team that won the Idaho state championship, the name of the team captain was not reported. In his third year on the team, the captain is Carter Gerringa.

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artanyon Ratcliffe, a senior at Silver Creek High School in Hailey, has two passions in life: one he shares with many people—a love of dogs; the other is creating artwork with metal.

“I want to train and work with dogs and make my whole life revolve around that,” Dartanyon said. “Dogs are always there for you and can help you get through the tough times.”

Right now Dartanyon’s family has three dogs.

“We have an American bulldog, an English bulldog and a French bulldog. My parents used to breed them and they are my favorite breed of dog. I love the

smooshed faces on them. They also have unique personalities, and they’re big and adorable.

They always seem to know how I’m doing and I can sit on the floor and play with them.”

Dartanyon hopes for a future working with dogs in many ways, including rehabilitation.

“There are two kinds of rehabilitation—one is when a dog breaks a leg and it’s great to have that kind of knowledge. Then there is training rehabilitation, where you take a dog that is fearful or aggressive or has behavioral problems and you fix them.”

Dartanyon’s father is a dog trainer, and Dartanyon also credits trainers on television as a great source of knowledge.

“I can tell things like when a

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dog is aggressive versus being curious or nosy. There is different body language, like with people, and with facial expressions.

Each day your approach can be different. You take them [dogs] as they are.”

A fearful dog presents its own challenges.

“If it’s just fear, you try to take what it is afraid of and try to make it deal with it. First off, you don’t praise the fearful behavior until the dog calms down.

You also work with the object. If it’s a toaster, you follow the animal around with it until it calms down and then you back off.”

Aggressive behavior manifests as excessive barking or growling or an attempt to bite.

“If a dog tries to bite, you may have to hold it down in a dominant position until it relaxes.”

“I want this to be my career and to have an understanding of how dogs work,” said Dartanyon.

There are also a lot of training videos online, and you can go to classes. It’s your job to step in when issues become extreme.”

Dartanyon has been making metal artwork for two years, becoming interested because his sister is a blacksmith.

“She has a forge and taught me all the basics,” he said.

Dartanyon does what he calls welded artwork.

“I make small sculptures out of what I can find.”

To that end, he works as an in-

tern at Wood River Welding in Bellevue.

“I started to weld things together and people really enjoyed it. I then did more and more and started doing what I call ‘DartArt,’ which is not really an official business yet.”

One piece he calls an art tree

that is 6 feet tall and he hangs other made pieces from it.

“I enjoy welding because it makes me happy,” he said. “It’s hard, but it’s also easy for me, and there are so many things I can make with this one skill, and that is great.”

Dartanyon Ratcliffe with one of his welded pieces. Photo courtesy of Dartanyon Ratcliffe

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Volunteer driver Sara Baldwin delivers a hot meal to a grateful senior.

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n March 22, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965, establishing a national nutrition program for seniors who are 60 years old and older. For nearly 45 years, those critical programs—commonly referred to as Meals on Wheels—have delivered more than just nutritious meals to homebound seniors in virtually every community across the country.

The dedicated staff and volunteers who deliver these daily meals maintain a vital lifeline and connection to the community while providing valuable social interaction with our precious seniors. Like the Meals on Wheels drivers at The Senior Connection in Hailey, they are committed to supporting their senior neighbors, who may live happier and better-nourished lives because of their efforts.

In the March for Meals, Meals on Wheels programs have come together each March since 2002 to celebrate the collaboration of local community organizations, businesses, all levels of government and compassionate individuals.

This month, hundreds of local Meals on Wheels programs will reach out to their communities to build the support that enables them to deliver nutritious meals during friendly visits, while providing safety checks to America’s seniors all year long. By volunteering, donating or speaking out, you can ensure that the seniors in your neighborhood can live healthy, happy and independent lives at home, where they want to be.

Did you know: A senior who receives or requests Meals on Wheels services is significantly more vulnerable than the average senior:

• 71 percent of seniors needing Meals on Wheels self-report fair or poor health, compared to 26 percent of average seniors.

• 79 percent of seniors needing Meals on Wheels indicate that their fear of falling limits their activities, compared to 43 percent of average seniors.

• 87 percent of seniors needing Meals on Wheels are physically unable to shop for groceries, compared to 23 percent of Average seniors.

A homebound senior who receives daily-delivered meals experiences great improvement in health and quality of life. That senior is more likely to: • Attribute the meals to making them feel safer.

• Report that the meals helped them to eat healthier.

• Note that the meals resulted in more social interaction.

Teresa Beahen Lipman, executive director of The Senior Connection, would like to impress upon the community that a senior who lives alone and receives daily-delivered meals is less likely to worry about being able to remain in the home and is less likely to have feelings of isolation and loneliness.

We’re most grateful for these volunteer drivers, who brave the treacherous roads and snow each day to deliver meals and smiles, while providing a sense of security for the seniors we hold so dear.

Be sure to share your appreciation for their selfless work when you see them at our center. A $5 donation provides a meal for a homebound senior.

You are welcome to send a donation to The Senior Connection, P.O. Box 28, Hailey, Idaho 83333, or support March for Meals this month at one of our supporting businesses. Thank you.

“City of Gold” will show at Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. Photo courtesy of cityofgolddoc.com

‘CITY OF GOLD’ A love letter to food

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he Sun Valley Center for the Arts will screen the documentary “City of Gold” for the fifth event in its 2016-2017 film series. The screening will take place at Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 9.

“City of Gold” premiered at the 2015 Sundance and South

by Southwest film festivals, and now makes it way to the Wood River Valley. In this documentary odyssey by Laura Gabbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold shows a Los Angeles where ethnic cooking is a kaleidoscopic portal to the soul of America.

Gold has long been known for his strong writing about the hidden culinary treasures in L.A.; he was one of the first critics to review small, family-owned restaurants in ethnic areas with as much care as the cuisine establishments of Beverly Hills.

“As American culture becomes more and more obsessed with Instagram and so-called ‘food porn,’ Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold both follows this trend and bucks it,” said Kristine Bretall, director of performing arts at The Center.

Scouring through colorful neighborhoods in his green pickup truck, Gold sniffs out his next discovery—whether that be Oaxacan grasshopper soup or hand-cut tonkatsu ramen. Gold’s vision of Los Angeles is based on the idea that people should be willing to leave their comfort zones, endure freeway traffic

“To me, the important thing is locating the cuisine or the restaurant or the chef within the context of the culture,” said Jonathan Gold. Photo courtesy of cityofgolddoc.com

and negotiate language barriers in search of a spectacular meal.

“Self-described as the ‘belly of Los Angeles,’ Gold goes to food trucks, restaurants and neighborhoods that many would overlook or be hesitant to try,” Bretall explained. “From learning about immigrant family stories, to wishing you could ride along in Gold’s green pickup, if you love food, come along with Jonathan to see his version of L.A.” As piping-hot platters are served up, so are stories of immigrants whose secret family recipes are offered up as pledges for the opportunity to build their American Dream. With a stroke of his pen, Gold is able to change the lives of countless recent immigrants cooking the food of their homes.

With eternal curiosity, razor-sharp intellect and existen-

tial longing, Gold is a culinary geographer who takes viewers where no critic has gone before.

“To me, the important thing is locating the cuisine or the restaurant or the chef within the context of the culture,” Gold said. “You have to know about food, and you have to have the tools to evaluate it, but I don’t think it’s any more consumer criticism than when an art critic reviews an art show.”

Tickets for “City of Gold” are $10 for members, $12 for nonmembers and may be purchased in advance through The Center’s box office or website. For more information about “City of Gold” and other upcoming events at The Center, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 7269491, or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum. tws

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6:30-9:30PM / DUCHIN LOUNGE / SUN VALLEY Enjoy music by Brooks Hartell at the Duchin Lounge 6:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 8 and Thursday, March 9.

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GEMSTONE-BEADS & MINERAL SHOW

10AM TO 6PM / KENTWOOD LODGE / KETCHUM Kentwood Lodge in Ketchum continues to present the Gemstone-Beads & Minerals Show. Pieces will be on display from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Kentwood Lodge is located at 180 N. Main St., Ketchum.

‘A NEW BRAIN’

WED MAR 8-SAT MAR 18

7:30PM / THE SPOT / KETCHUM The Spot will bring the beautiful and quirky work of beloved composer William Finn (“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”) back to Sun Valley with his autobiographical musical, “A New Brain.” The musical is a medical tragedy as seen through the iris of a Looney Tunes short.

After struggling composer Gordon Michael Schwinn collapses at the piano, he is diagnosed with a brain tumor and forced to come to terms with his creative ambitions and the people in his life: an overbearing mother, a ruthless kiddie-show host and a boyfriend who’d “rather be sailing.”

Directed by Brett Moellenberg, who also plays Richard, the cast features Kevin Wade as Gordon, Grant Carey as Roger, Karen Nelsen as Mimi, Megan Mahoney as Nancy D, Sara Gorby as Rhoda, Ward Loving as Mr. Bungee and Yanna Lantz as the Homeless Lady. “A New Brain” is suitable for ages 13 and over. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for those under 18. The Spot is located at 220 Lewis St, #2, Ketchum. Visit spotsunvalley.com to reserve seats and to learn more.

BROWN BAG HEALTH TALK THURSDAY MARCH 9 12:15-1:15PM / ST. LUKE’S / KETCHUM St. Luke’s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled “Weighing in on Spring Detox Diets.” As spring approaches, many people feel the need for a healthy re-boot of eating habits, including a cleansing regime for the digestive system. Sarah Seppa, registered dietitian, will take a look at what is trending in this approach to spring cleaning, and will provide nutritionally sound, healthy and realistic ideas to reach set goals.

This Brown Bag Health Talk will take place at St. Luke’s Wood River in the Baldy Rooms. All Brown Bag lectures are free and no preregistration is required. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.

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irls on the Run: W h a t was one thing that surprised you about being a coach?

Lindsey Williams: As a Girls on the Run coach, I received the gift of insight into the girls’ ideas, inse- Lindsey with her daughter Simone and her curities, aspirations, first 5k event. Photo courtesy Lindsey and general well- Williams ness. Without genuwould have seen right through ine interaction like we have in anything else.

Girls on the Run, we don’t get GOTR: What is a favorite a real idea of what’s going on coaching moment for you? in their worlds. They are each LW: There are so many and every one fascinating and moments from coaching that worth getting to know!

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‘THE CHILDREN’S HOUR’ THURS MAR 9-SAT MAR 11 7PM / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY The Community School Players will present “The Children’s Hour” by Lillian Hellman at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 9 through Saturday, March 11. Tickets are available in the Upper School office during school hours or at the door; $10 for adults and $5 for students. This play is appropriate for children ages 12 and older. Departing seniors will be honored for their contributions to the Community School Theater Program at Senior Night on Friday, March 10.

STORY TIME WITH LESLIE PATRICELLI

FRIDAY MARCH 10

10:30AM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Popular local author Leslie Patricelli will read from her books at the Hailey Public Library during their regular Story Time at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 10.

HELLBOUND GLORY FRIDAY MARCH 10 2:30-5:30PM /RIVER RUN LODGE / KETCHUM Hellbound Glory will play après-ski music from 2:30-5:30 p.m., Friday, March 10 at River Run Lodge in Ketchum.

Middle school robotics team wins at state

On Saturday, March 4, the Wood River Middle School seventh-grade robotics team of Markus Petinger and Hayden Wilson won the Idaho State VEX IQ Robotics competition in Caldwell.

They were one of 20 teams from throughout Idaho that participated in the third-ever Idaho VEX IQ Robotics Tournament. At the end of the tournament, Petinger and Wilson were champions in their first-ever VEX IQ Robotics Tournament.

At the world championships in Louisville, Ky., April 19‐25, Wood River Middle School’s team will be one of 275 middle school teams that qualified to attend this event.

“These kids have worked extremely hard and put in many, many hours before and after school to get where they are,” said Jeremy Silvis, teacher and robotics coach at WRMS. “Their hard work paid off.”

Blaine County School District’s K‐12 robotics program, BCB Bots, was the first of its kind in the state of Idaho. Now in its eighth year at Wood River High School and its fifth year at WRMS, BCB Bots has participants from elementary to high school.

Higher Ground to host Deaf and Blind Adventure Camp

Higher Ground Sun Valley will host an Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind Adventure Camp from March 10-12 in the Wood River Valley. The participants will come from Gooding, where the school is located.

The participants will ski in Sun Valley for three days, rock climb at the Wood River Community YMCA, and swim with AquAbility at Zenergy. The goal of the camp is to recreate with their peers and enjoy the benefits of these activities while developing new skills and build friendships.

For more information, visit highergroundsv.org.

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n 2014, The Hunger Coalition engaged representatives from 25 community organizations to create a support team for the Blaine County Community Food Assessment. The year-long food assessment, which collected data from surveys, interviews and focus groups, helped identify both gaps in our local food system and general community attitudes toward local and organic food.

Following the assessment, team members were inspired to continue collaborating on food system issues, and so created the Blaine County Food Council (BCFC). Local Food Alliance, University of Idaho, The Hunger Coalition, Wood River Farmers’ Markets, St. Luke’s Wood River, local farmers, and individuals are represented on BCFC and committed to creating access to fresh, clean, nutrient-rich foods.

BCFC meets bimonthly to share relevant work and strategize support efforts toward a stronger local food system, using these guiding principles: Inclusion – The Food Council invites all Blaine County residents to participate in our efforts to improve local food production, preparation, consumption, education, and advocacy.

Health – The Food Council aspires to improve the health of our community members, our local economy, and the environment through responsible practices and solutions.

Access – The Food Council supports supply from regional production and demand from our community in order to shape a robust food system that provides all Blaine County

residents access to healthy, affordable foods.

C o l l a b o r a t i o n – T h e Food Council depends upon partnerships with organizations, businesses and individuals to collabor ate towa rd s t he livelihood of farmers and ranchand the creation and ers, maintenance of desirable communities for people to live in, work in and visit.

The Whole Shebang The Food Council (TWS) – strives to integrate all aspects of our local food system to promote efficient, resource-conscious approaches in all phases: production, processing, distribution, access, consumption and recovery.

Blaine County Food Council’s shared vision of access to fresh, nutritious food for our Valley demands collective action. If you are interested in learning more or getting involved, please contact Lauren Golden (lgolden@uidaho. edu) at the University of Idaho Blaine County Extension office.

Local Food Alliance is a nonprofit whose mission is to create a vibrant local food system in the Wood River Valley.

For more information, visit localfoodalliance.org.

NEWS IN BRIEF Summer Music Workshops now called Summer Music Institute Through its Summer Music Workshops, the Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music has provided educational opportunities to Wood River Valley students for 20 years. In conjunction with this milestone, this summer component of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony will rebrand as the Summer Music Institute.

“Inspiring young musicians since 1998, the Summer Music Institute has grown from 35 students and a handful of faculty to nearly 350 students and over 50 instructors,” said Kim Gasenica, symphony education director.

SMI applications are currently being accepted for two sessions to be held at the end of July.

The Experience is a one-week program (July 31-Aug. 4) designed for music students in grade 2 through high school. Beginning through advanced students can study piano, voice, strings, woodwinds, brass or percussion with SVSS musicians. Students will participate in orchestra or choir, chamber groups, classes, private lessons, and master classes during the week.

The Encounter, for pianists, vocalists and string players, is an intensive two-week program open to advanced juniors and seniors in high school as well as undergraduates. It will be an immersive, professional-level training session to help students develop current skills and open new vistas of musical understanding. Students will also have the opportunity for close interactions with the SVSS and the guest artists appearing with the symphony. The members of Time for Three will be the artists-in-residence for this program. Students will also have the opportunity to work with pianist Conrad Tao. Concerts presented by Maestro Alasdair Neale and the SVSS will take place consecutively with both The Experience and The Encounter. The registration deadline for The Experience is May 1, and the application deadline for The Encounter, which includes an audition recording, is April 1.

Visit svsummersymphony.org/education/summer-music-institute for information, registration and forms.

EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE GALLERY WALK FRIDAY MARCH 10 5-8PM / VARIOUS LOCATIONS / KETCHUM Join locals and visitors alike and take in thought-provoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends and meet some artists.

In addition to members of the Sun Valley Gallery Association, several other galleries in Ketchum will be open during Gallery Walk including Silvercreek Art and MESH Gallery.

For more information check out the Sun Valley Gallery Association’s Gallery Walk Edition insert in this issue of The Weekly Sun.

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FRI MAR 10-FRI MAR 17

VARIOUS TIMES / MAGIC LANTERN CINEMAS/ KETCHUM The 10th annual Family of Woman Film Festival sold out of tickets for the screening of the documentary feature “The Eagle Huntress” (Mongolia, 1 hour and 41 minutes) produced by Stacey Reiss. As a supporter of the Family of Woman Film Festival, the Magic Lantern Cinemas will show “The Eagle Huntress” March 1017.

“The Eagle Huntress,” set against the breathtaking expanse of the Mongolian steppe, follows Aisholopan, a 13-year-old girl, as she trains to become the first female in 12 generations of her Kazakh family to become an eagle hunter, rising to the pinnacle of a tradition that has been handed down from father to son for centuries. This film is suitable for all ages.

For show times, visit mlcinemas.com.

‘LA TRAVIATA’ SATURDAY MARCH 11 11AM / BIGWOOD4 CINEMAS / HAILEY Sun Valley Opera and Bigwood4 Cinemas co-present screenings of The MET HD: Live operas throughout the year. Catch Verdi’s beloved “La Traviata” at 11 a.m., Saturday March 11; doors open at 10 a.m.

“La Traviata” is an opera in three acts that premiered in Venice at La Fenice opera house on March 6, 1853. The opera marked a large step forward for Verdi in his quest to express dramatic ideas in music. “La Traviata” means “the fallen woman” or “the one who goes astray” and refers to the main character, Violetta Valéry, a courtesan.

The opera features some of the most challenging and revered music in the entire soprano repertoire. Today, the opera has become immensely popular and is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire.

Sonya Yoncheva sings one of opera’s most beloved heroines, the tragic courtesan Violetta, a role in which she triumphed on the Met stage in 2015, opposite Michael Fabiano as her lover, Alfredo, and Thomas Hampson as his father, Germont. Tickets are available at any time at the Bigwood4 box office in Hailey. All tickets are $16. The opera runs 2 hours and 33 minutes.

INNOCENT MAN SATURDAY MARCH 11 2:30-5:30PM / RIVER RUN LODGE / KETCHUM Innocent Man will play après-ski music from 2:30-5:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11 at River Run Lodge in Ketchum.

FULL MOON DINNER SUNDAY MARCH 12 5:30-8:30PM / SUN VALLEY CLUBHOUSE Experience a Full Moon Dinner at the Sun Valley Clubhouse and enjoy a four-course dinner under the light of the moon. Reservations are required; call (208) 622-2919 to learn more. Cost is $75 per person (tax & gratuity not included).

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EVENTS CALENDAR ‘35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION’ SUN MAR 12-TUES MAR 14 7:30PM / THE SPOT / KETCHUM

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“35mm” features a cast and technical team of Wood River Valley students, including William Carney, Samuel Fauth, Oliver Guy, Chloe Khosrowshahi, Annabelle Lewis, Spenser Pfau, Bronwyn Reagan, Mattieu Stern, Beck Vontver, Keegan Webber, Annabel Webster and Anik Zarkos.

This musical is suitable for ages 13 and over. Tickets for “35mm: A Musical Exhibition” are $15 for adults and $10 for those under 18. The Spot is located at 220 Lewis St., #2, Ketchum. Visit spotsunvalley.com to reserve seats and to learn more.

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Sun Valley Opera is pleased to present Maya Lahyani in a concert called “A Mezzo Journey” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 14 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Maya Lahyani recently returned to The Metropolitan Opera to sing Flora “La Traviata” and to the Seattle Opera as Varvara in Janáček’s “Katya Kabanova” and as Flora in “La Traviata.” Her 2015-2016 season included performances at The Metropolitan Opera as Maddalena in “Rigoletto,” Lola in Sir David McVicar’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and as a Serving Woman in “Electra,” led by Esa-Pekka Salonen.

Tickets for the concert are available at (208) 726-0991 or online at sunvalleyopera.com. General admission is $45 and preferred seating is $65.

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