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City of Ketchum CITY HALL TOURS The request to place a bond on the May 17 ballot will come before Council at the Tuesday, Feb. 16, meeting at 5:30 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall. Please note, this meeting is on Tuesday due to the holiday. Tours for the public will be available beginning Friday, Feb. 5. If you would like to attend a tour or get additional information, please contact participate@ketchumidaho.org or call Lisa Enourato at 726-7803. Blaine County School District Assistant Superintendent John Blackman.

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security incident last week at the Community Campus in Hailey demonstrated that the Blaine County School District has a plan in place to handle threats or perceived threats at its facilities. The incident, shortly after 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28, turned out to be a false alarm. A district employee at the Community Campus reported seeing a man outside carrying something that looked like a rifle, but it turned out to be a news cameraman carrying a tripod. Nonetheless, the district’s security plan was put into operation, including lockdowns at the Community Campus, nearby Wood River and Silver Creek high schools and as a further precaution at all district schools. Also, about a dozen local police officers quickly arrived at the campus. The lockdown lasted about 45 minutes, until a review of security cameras revealed that the perceived weapon was a tripod instead. The district reported in a press release Friday that in a lockdown, “occupants move out of sight, maintain silence, lock exterior doors, turn out lights and remain in place.” Assistant Superintendent John Blackman, who oversees the district security plan, told The Weekly Sun Tuesday that the incident was treated as a real threat but also gave the district the opportunity to exercise its security plan. “What I appreciate about a sit-

uation that is not a drill is that you can see how people respond in an actual situation and not a staged event, and we learn from that,” Blackman said. “We always debrief after these things with our first responders.” The district’s security plan continues to evolve as district officials learn more and as new

What I appreciate about a situation that is not a drill is that you can see how people respond in an actual situation and not a staged event, and we learn from that.” John Blackman Assistant Superintendent,Blaine County School District technology becomes available. Development of a security plan was started almost a decade ago when the district was developing a new strategic plan and recognized school security as one of 10 goals for the plan. In a 10-year, $59.8-million plant facilities levy, approved by Blaine County voters in 2009, the district earmarked $2.24 million of the funds for security improvements. The funding was used throughout the district for installation of new security cameras, electronic door locks, key care identifications, reconfiguration of school building entrances and improved communications systems with local police. Training has also been a key

component of the security plan, both with district employees and in conjunction with local police and other emergency responders. The district gets the opportunity to exercise the plan with real situations in actual security incidents that occur on the average of about once per school year. One of the most serious was in January 2013 when someone used a shotgun during the night to blast the northwest door at Wood River High School to gain access to the facility. A thorough search was made of the building before students and staff were allowed to return and police maintained a high presence at the high school and other district schools for several days. An earlier serious incident occurred in April of 2009 when a note threatening a school shooting at Wood River High School was found in one of the boys’ restrooms at the school. The threat turned out to be a hoax, but security remained high at the high school for several days. Hailey Assistant Police Chief Dave Stellers said Tuesday that the response to last week’s report of a possible gunman near the Community Campus demonstrated the district is prepared for security situations. “In the last almost three years, the school district has really stepped up their security plan,” Stellers said. “And they’ve really done a good job, and it was evident the other day when they had the incident.”

The Wood River Valley Studio Tour has issued a call for artists to participate in the 2016 tour scheduled for the weekend of Aug. 20-21. Now in its fourth year, the tour allows the public to visit the studios of working visual artists in the Wood River Valley. The Studio Tour, a nonprofit organization, explained in a press release that participating artists commit to opening their studios during the hours of the tour – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – to welcome “art patrons, admirers and collectors” on self-guided tours. Participating artists are required to have a working studio in the Wood River Valley and are expected to have a completed body tws of work for inspection at their studios during the tour. The Studio Tour estimates there are some 200 working vi106 S. Main, Hailey sual artists in the Valley, and defines visual arts as including 208.788.0848 “ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, textile, printmaking, janesartifacts@cox.net arts / / crafts / / papers / / office / / party photography, video and filmmaking.” Ninety-two of those artwww.iteminfo.com ists have participated in past studio tours. Registration opened Monday, Feb. 1, and extends through April 30. A non-refundable registration fee of $150 is required •Ink Jet & Laser suppLIes •statIOnery •cards for applications submitted from Feb. 1-March 31. The registra•rubber stamps & sIgns •WrappIng paper •cOpy center tion fee is $200 for applications submitted in April. •OffIce furnIture & equIpment •OffIce •gIfts Registration can be accomplished at www.wrvstudeotour.org. •arts & crafts •party Additional information on the event is available at the website THe iT STore or at 208.725.0600. 4 T h e W e e k ly S u n • f e b r u a r y 3, 2016

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Members of NAMI Idaho and NAMI Wood River Valley met with legislators in Boise on Jan. 19. From left are Roxanne Jensen, Tewa Evans, Chris Evans, Sen. Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, Jan Sommer, and Tom Hanson.

NAMI SEEKS FUNDING FOR MENTAL HEALTHCARE Alliance meets with legislators to address help for mental illness BY MARIA PREKEGES

he National Alliance on Mental Illness is seeking state funding for healthcare for mental illness, an affliction the alliance claims affects about a quarter of American adults in a given year. Members of the alliance, commonly known as NAMI, from NAMI of the Wood River Valley and NAMI Idaho, met with legislators at the Statehouse in Boise on Legislative Day in January to discuss funding for mental healthcare. “NAMI is thrilled to have met with our legislators to discuss taking the first crucial step in moving forward comprehensive, bipartisan mental healthcare coverage,” Tom Hanson, NAMI-WRV president and NAMI Idaho board member, stated in a press release regarding the meetings on Jan. 19. “The extensive discussion and action on healthcare focused on the needs of our members and others who are affected by mental illness, represented an opportunity to address the crises in the state of Idaho.” According to NAMI, nationwide, “one in four adults, approximately 61.5 million Americans, experiences mental illness in a given year. One in 17, about 13.6 million people, live with a serious mental illness such as

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schizophrenia, major depression, or bipolar disorder. Approximately 20 percent of youth ages 13 to 18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year, and for ages 8 to 15, the estimate is 13 percent.” The Jan. 19 meeting was a prequel to NAMI presentations scheduled for Feb. 9 before the Idaho Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Carla J. Young, executive administrator for NAMI-WRV, said alliance members met with several legislators on Jan. 19 and the invitation to present before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee came from committee Chair Sen. Lee Heider, R-Twin Falls. “This was the highlight of the legislative meetings,” Young said. Young said the high instance of mental illness in the U.S. underlies the need for more funding for preventative care. “While mental healthcare is covered on private insurance on parity with all other medical healthcare, those individuals who are not able to afford private insurance are seeking treatment under Medicaid and, in the State of Idaho, that coverage has consistently been to fund crisis treatment instead of early intervention and preventative care,” Young said. tws

KETCHUM RECEIVES GRANT TO IMPROVE RIVER ACCESS

The City of Ketchum announced Tuesday that the city in partnership with the Idaho Conservation League has received a $14,900 grant from American Rivers to improve public access to the Big Wood River. The funding is for the “Happy Trails” project, which, according to a press release, “will improve trails and riverside conditions, remove noxious weeds, add signage, mark parking areas and reroute unsustainable trails.” Funding will also be used to create a map of river access points for distribution at local recreational businesses and at public events. The city reported that there are 16 river access points within the city limits, including some that are easements crossing privately owned land. Only a few are marked with signs and some of the trails are overgrown with vegetation. Robyn Mattison, public works director and city engineer for Ketchum, said the current situation “makes it difficult for people to know where they can access the river.” The city reported that work will begin on the trails “as soon as weather permits in the spring.” “We are very appreciative of this grant and of the cooperation from the Idaho Conservation League,” said Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas. “The fantastic public lands, river and resources that surround Ketchum define our way of life.”

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Blaine County Commissioner Angenie McCleary (in red) prepares to cut the ribbon at a grand opening ceremony for Mountain Rides’ new South Valley Facility transportation center on Monday afternoon. More than 50 local, state and federal officials attended the dedication.

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ountain Rides Transportation Authority can check an item off its want list with dedication Monday of its new South Valley Facility transportation terminal in south Bellevue. “This is truly something to celebrate,” Mountain Rides Executive Director Jason Miller said at an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new facility on Monday. “I hope this is just the beginning of things we can get done to build a better transportation future for the Wood River Valley.” Having a transportation center in Bellevue has been a high priority to Mountain Rides almost since the organization was founded in 2007 by consolidating a ride-share program, the City of Ketchum’s KART bus service and Blaine County’s Peak bus service. The new facility, constructed at a cost of $1.859 million, will serve as a terminal for Mountain Rides’ Valley Route buses operating daily out of the Bellevue-Hailey area for trips north to the Ketchum-Sun Valley area. The bulk of the funding, $1.257 million, was provided to Mountain Rides in two separate grants from the Idaho Transportation Department using Federal Transit Administration allocations. Mountain Rides funded the remainder of the project with money from its local funding partners, including Blaine County and the cities of Ketchum, Sun Valley, Hailey and Bellevue. The new facility was built on a .5-acre parcel Mountain Rides purchased in 2014 from Blaine County on the north side of Clover Lane where it intersects Gannett Road in south Bellevue. The facility can now be used to provide inside parking for up to

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Mountain Rides Board Chair David Patrie thanks those involved in seeing the South Valley Facility project through to completion during the grand opening ceremony on Monday. The $1.8 million facility will be a permanent docking station for up to six buses, with a state-of-the-art maintenance facility and a park-and-ride lot.

six buses, has a wash bay to keep them clean and a service area to keep them running. The facility also has a driver break and training area, three offices, storage space and an outside park-andride for northbound bus riders. The facility was designed by JHS Architects of Pocatello and built by EKC Construction of Boise. The new facility will primarily serve the Mountain Rides’ Valley Route, which provides up to 15 round-trip, paid-fare bus trips daily between the south Wood River Valley and the north Wood River Valley. Mountain Rides also provides free bus service in the KetchumSun Valley area and a paid bus service in Hailey. The organiza-

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tion further provides paid commuter bus service between the Magic and Wood River valleys and has bicycle and pedestrian programs to help reduce vehicle emissions in the Valley. At Monday’s dedication ceremony, attended by some 60 people, many of them local officials, Mountain Rides officials described the fruition of the new facility as a partnership of Mountain Rides’ board of directors and staff, ITD and FTA, the designer and builder, and Blaine County and its municipalities. “It represents what we can accomplish when we put our heads together and our planning together,” said Mountain Rides’ Board Chair David Patrie. tws

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TOM BOLEY TO DISCUSS ‘SPIRITUAL VALUE OF WILDERNESS’ Special presentation set for tonight at Community School Theatre BY DICK DORWORTH

utdoor adventure specialist Tom Boley will talk about “the spiritual value of wilderness” at a special presentation at 7 p.m. tonight at the Community School Theatre in Sun Valley. With more than 40 years of outdoor adventure and adventure education experience, Boley is a former Community School Outdoor Program director and currently Adventure Director of BlueFire Wilderness Therapy of Gooding. Admission is free but donations to benefit the Community School Outdoor Program will be accepted. The presentation will include audience discussion and readings by students and faculty. “Tom is not only a good friend but also a mentor and inspiration,” said current Community School Outdoor Program Director Rob Landis. “In his long career as an outdoor educator, Tom has enriched the lives of countless students and colleagues. He has never lost his passion and wonder for wild places, and his insights into how time in the wilderness can help guide and sustain us will be valuable for all.” Boley is originally from Seattle and grew up in an active outdoor family and experienced camping, skiing, backpacking and climbing from an early age. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Outdoor Education from Evergreen State College in 1976 and a Master of Arts in Human Services Administration from Antioch New England Graduate School in 1986. He worked for Outward Bound for several years, and then with “at-risk” youth in the eastern

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U.S. and in Washington state. Since leaving the Community School, Boley has worked for several commercial guiding services and for Guest Services at Sun Valley Resort. He is a licensed guide in all three outdoor disciplines—ski, rock and mountain, and river. Boley’s presentation tonight will include the “wisdom” of his mentor and Evergreen State College professor Willi Unsoeld, who is best known for his first ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest in 1963. Regarded as a true ‘mountain mystic,’ Unsoeld’s studies, his mountaineering experiences and work as a Peace Corps director in Nepal, contributed to his unique approach to teaching. Two of the best-known Unsoeld quotes are, “Risk is at the heart of all education,” and “It has to be real enough to kill you.” Unsoeld was killed in an avalanche on Mount Rainier in Washington in 1979. He was not only Boley’s mentor, Unsoeld introduced him to Melissa, the woman who would become Boley’s wife, when he assigned her as an intern to Boley at a therapeutic outdoor program for adjudicated teens near Seattle in 1978. Together, the Boleys have climbed numerous mountains, including Mount Blanc in France, Alpamayo and Huascaran in Peru and the Matterhorn in Switzerland. They have two sons, Trevor, 26, a freelance video/film editor in Los Angeles, and Tate, 23, who recently graduated from Bennington College with a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts.

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A 14-year-old Twin Falls High School freshman died at a Boise hospital from injuries received in a skiing accident Saturday, Jan. 30, at Soldier Mountain Resort north of Fairfield. The Camas County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Taylor Biggs. She was skiing with a school group at Soldier Mountain when the accident occurred.

“Now that the information has been released from her family, we would like to properly acknowledge the devastating loss of Taylor Biggs’ life,” Soldier Mountain Resort reported in a statement. “We can’t ever know why she was taken from this world at such a young age and we can only hope she is in a better place now.

The sheriff’s office reported that Biggs lost control while skiing and crashed into the side of a building. She was found unconscious when the Soldier Mountain Ski Patrol arrived and was later flown by emergency aircraft to Boise.

“Love and light to her family, friends and everyone in the community affected by Taylor’s loss, including the Soldier Mountain Ski Patrol, who worked tirelessly providing first-aid until the helicopter arrived to take her to the hospital.”

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Participants from near and far filled the parking lot with trucks and trailers for the “Klim the Mine” series of snowmobile races at the Minnie Moore Mine in Bellevue on Sunday. The new event, organized by the Sawtooth Snowmobile Club in less than one month, attracted numerous locals and visitors alike.

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y Summer Symphony will feature a special production of Stravinsky’s “The Firebird” oot puppets. Details on the concert, as well as a complete list of performances, are website at svsummersymphony.org.

wo months ago my friend of nearly 50 years, Doug Tompkins, died of hypothermia after his kayak capsized in a very cold lake in southern Chile during the last adventure of an audacious existence. His well-reported death ended a life lived large, deep and meaningfully. Doug experienced and accomplished as much in life as anyone and cared about and gave to this world even more. He will be remembered for his environmental legacy in South America, as is only fitting, an inheritance that will persist beyond the memory of man. The loss of a cherished friend is a different matter than the loss of a public figure, no matter how justly admired and honored, even when the two are the same person. Anyone curious about Doug and/or the environment of Earth can Google his name, Deep Ecology, Conservacion Patagonica or Tompkins Conservation and find enough information, inspiration and urgency to make the most devout capitalist understand and perhaps embrace the values and integrity that led this self-made (Doug never graduated from high school) multimillionaire co-founder of The North Face and Esprit to abandon the comforts of bourgeoisie materialism for the challenges of environmental activism. As a friend, Doug had a huge effect on my life, starting with the first of many long, deep con-

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versations about knowing one’s self and living according to that knowledge rather than by an imposed expectation, cultural norm or material standard. In the winter of 1967, after a full day of skiing on Bald Mountain, we had an early dinner and drove through the night of that first conversation to Reno, where I lived. Doug dropped me off before continuing on to San Francisco to his family and fledgling business, The North Face, in North Beach, down the street from Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s City Lights Bookstore. North Beach at that time was a central meeting ground for, among other things, those individuals and social forces that would become the 1967 Summer of Love. The morning after that allnight conversation, I began the process of removing myself from graduate school. By the Summer of Love, I was living in Berkeley and working in San Francisco before heading back to the mountains where I belong and have remained, and Doug’s friendship was instrumental in those organic, healthy changes. There were many other drives, conversations, adventures, challenges, lessons and camaraderie shared with Doug over the years. For the past two months, I’ve been revisiting some of them, thinking of Doug. There are books to be written about the life and times and legacy of Doug Tompkins, but part of it comes down to this: Doug was a relentless advocate

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Dick Dorworth is a Blaine County resident, author and former world record holder for speed on skis. Visit his website and blog at dickdorworth.com.

for Deep Ecology, particularly the first plank of its platform: “The well-being and flourishing of human and nonhuman life on Earth have value in themselves (synonyms: inherent worth, intrinsic value, inherent value). These values are independent of the usefulness of the nonhuman world for human purposes.” Doug lived by these values and had a grand life and a great time in the process, and all his friends and the Earth itself are better off for his presence. We should all heed those values and have a great time in the process. tws

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Fishing R epoRt The “Weekly” Fishing RepoRT FoR FebRuaRy 3 FRom picabo angleR

his is one of those weeks, or two-week periods, where we like to say, “They don’t call it Sun Valley for nothing!” Bright sunny days should not hamper the fishing as the fish still have to eat. What it does mean is that stealth is as important as any part of your fishing repertoire. We are at a point in the winter season where most fish have seen at least a few winter flies. They will continue to eat the Midges, but with less abandon, while they search for the true flies and Trailing Shucks amongst the foam lines. Conditions may be sunny this week, but you may want to layer up just so that you can creep up the snowy banks on your hands and knees in order to get the best casting position available. This holds true when Nymphing in shallow water, thin riffles and tailouts of pools. It is even more important if you are going to stalk rising fish. For one reason or another it is an easy thing to let your guard down in the winter. Perhaps it’s the easy nature of the fishing, at least in early winter, or maybe it’s the starkness of it all. In either case, take a fly angler, put them in a dark-green parka and silhouette them against the snow. It is easy to see why you need to stay behind the rising fish while keeping a low profile. Bright days on the Big Wood River generally mean shorter fishing windows because of colder temps. If you are eager to get out the door before the temps hit a reasonable mark, think about using the clear skies to travel. If you don’t have the whole day, think about hitting Silver Creek with Streamers. The waterfowl hunting season is over and the Creek is very quiet right now – open to fishing downstream of Highway 20. Think about fishing the Willows and Point of Rocks. Snowshoes are not a terrible idea if you want to get well into the access points. If you have more time, look at the South Fork of the Boise and the Lower Lost rivers. The South Fork can have some decent Midge hatches and is a good place to go for big fish. The Lower Lost is similar, although with maybe a bit more Nymphing in the bright sun. It is also a great place to catch huge rainbows! Happy fishing, everyone!

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WHY DOES MY DOG LIKE HIS BUTT SCRATCHED? BY FRAN JEWELL

t’s funny to watch dogs play and make new friends. They speak to each other with their bodies, which is so fascinating. One of the most common behaviors is that one dog will stick its rear end in the face of another dog. This behavior can have many meanings in the dog world, like almost any behavior. We humans like to compartmentalize behaviors – one meaning to each behavior. It seems to make the dog world easier for us to understand. But, that simply is not true. Just like our human language, one word can have many meanings, like the word “run”. Merriam-Webster lists eight different meanings of the word “run”. Incredible! I have watched dog behavior for a profession, as a competitor and for public service (search and rescue and pet therapy) day in and day out for almost 30 years. I listen and watch other dog experts all the time and not a day goes by that I don’t learn a new meaning to a dog behavior that I didn’t know before. The key is to see any behavior in context. What are the other parts of the dog describing? It’s just like us seeing a word in a complete sentence to understand the word meaning at that time. When we start to understand dog behavior, we realize that the more we know, the more we DON’T KNOW! We begin to watch the entire dog to help us understand. In some cases, the butt move can be a flirtatious advance from a female to a male to let him know she would like his atten-

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Kalidor says, “Here’s my butt!”

tion. It can be a simple friendship gesture, from one dog to another. Since dogs also sniff each other’s rears as a greeting, this is an invitation to a new dog to meet each other. The underlying theme is that when a dog faces away from you or the other dog, it usually means that he or she does not mean harm. By moving their heads away from you or another dog, it signifies that the dog has no intention of biting or dominating. It is friendly. When we scratch a dog above its tail, it is our acknowledgement to the dog that we accept his gesture of friendship, and no, we don’t have to sniff him!

With a change in mood, a dog turning his back on you can also mean he does not feel comfortable with you or with the other dog, and is trying to make the situation less stressful. In that context, the dog may also move away in the opposite direction; this is usually accompanied by the head down, sniffing the ground. But, not always! The trick to understanding dog behavior is to read the entire sentence; in other words, watch the entire dog. I say “trick” when, in reality, because we don’t speak “dog,” it is really quite complex for most of us humans. Dog language is rarely what we think be-

cause we attach our human emotions to it. Dogs have emotions, but they certainly are not the same emotions we humans have about the same stimulus, which is incredibly hard for us to understand. And, just like the writings of famous authors, many of us will have different interpretations of their written word. Fran Jewell is an 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.

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ASPEN EYES

BY LESLIE REGO

he aspen tree has a curious characteristic of creating eye-like shapes when its limbs break off. In the summer, I am not as aware of these shapes due to the foliage, but in the winter, against the white snow, these dark eyes become very noticeable. A few trees will have many eyes, but generally there is one eye per tree, which appears to be peering out. Multiply this eye by the many trees in an aspen grove, and suddenly there is a whole army of alien-like creatures peering out from the forest. Each eye is slightly different. Some have very large dark centers, creating a colossal pupil with an arched upper lid, engendering a surprised look. Others are very narrow, causing a shifty, suspicious appearance. In a few cases, the eyes still have a broken branch sticking out from the center of the pupil, creating a comical appearance. At times there will be a third eye perfectly placed to appear as a mouth centered

under the upper two eyes. During a snowstorm, the snow will fall on the “upper lid,” making the tree look like an old man with shaggy eyebrows. When gazing into a forest, I can dream up any number of personalities to go with the eyes created from the broken branches. In the midst of the winter, when the ground is covered with snow, the dark eyes pop out, each one seemingly looking my way. Some are so life-like that the trees become anthropomorphic. I can almost see the whole forest picking up root and marching my way, hopefully without nefarious plans! Leslie Rego is an artist and Blaine County resident. See her current exhibit “Natural Elegance” at Lipton Fine Arts, located at 411 N. Leadville Ave. in Ketchum (next to the Coffee Grinder). For more information, visit www.leslierego.com.

Leslie Rego, “Aspen Eyes,” nib pen and brush, sumi ink and watercolor.

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INTERNAL FIRES IN WINTER BY HANNES THUM

uring this time of year, a lot of us become quite familiar with the woodstoves in our homes. We know the right amount of wood needed to start the fire when we get home after work, and we have figured out the correct balance of vent and damper to slow down the coals when we go to bed. And besides the fact that we keep having to shovel out the wood pile during this particular winter, it is a pretty good system. Most simply, the fire in your stove consists of two things: fuel and oxygen. The amounts of those two ingredients dictate the intensity of the flame. Similarly, we are powered from within by our own personal metabolic fires. You can picture a woodstove inside the animal body, with food calories in place of wood. But, we don’t have one single furnace; rather, the cells in our bodies are packed with their own tiny powerhouses (the mitochondria) that regularly sip up small amounts sugars from our blood and, using the special properties of oxygen, gently release the energy contained within.

On that tiny scale, spread out in trillions of different locations in your body, it is basically the same chemistry as the fire in your woodstove. But if fire is generally a fast and hot chemical reaction, animal metabolism is generally a slow-ish and warm-ish one (in our bodies, in fact, it runs at around 98 degrees Fahrenheit). This all matters to a study of biology in winter because some creatures in our region manage to change the intensity of their internal metabolic furnaces in response to winter, which is the root idea of something called hibernation. It’s a simple form of accounting: if you slow down your metabolic needs, you need less fuel (just like you need less wood in your stove if you close down those vents and dampers). It is a common misconception to think that hibernation simply means sleeping in a cozy winter den. Instead, terms like hibernation or torpor or aestivation refer to something more specific: in times of environmental stress and/or hunger (like winter), some creatures have figured out how to slow down their metabolic needs in order to make it

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

through until spring on little or no food. We humans have not evolved that particular ability, although it may sometimes feel like it when the winter days get grey and we feel like cozying up to the woodstoves in our living rooms.

column movie review

‘WHERE TO INVADE NEXT’ Globetrotting with Michael Moore

BY JONATHAN KANE

ichael Moore, America’s most beloved lefty documentarian, hits the bull’s-eye with his new film, “Where To Invade Next.” Gentler in tone, the movie doesn’t feature ‘gotcha questions’ like his previous efforts. Instead, Moore lets the simple facts stand for themselves and, although the movie ends on an optimistic note, its view of America is anything but. Surprisingly, the movie was not nominated for an Academy Award, which bears scrutiny in light of the cries of lack of diversity in the industry. The feminist message that it weaves could not be more to the point. The movie’s setup is hilarious: Moore meets with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who tell him that they can’t understand why America is losing all its wars. Moore’s solution is to ‘invade’ the rest of the world (primarily Europe) and see how they do things much better and bring those ideas back to the USA. Along the way, he discovers that most of these radical ideas were born here and that our support of the military industrial complex is crippling our society. So it’s off to Italy, where maternity leave is five months; France, where lunch is an academic class and nutrition is taught; Finland, where kids are given no homework or standardized tests; Slovenia, where college is free; and Germany, where workers attend a spa.

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The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Department of Defense

More serious is a look at how Germany deals with the Holocaust in sharp contrast to America’s recognition of slavery and Native American genocide. Then it’s an examination of Norway’s prison systems that are incomprehensible to our eyes; Portugal, where there is no drug problem because drugs are legal; and; finally, a look at Iceland’s female bankers not driven by testosterone and who have turned the country’s finances around. It’s all a little dispiriting about the sad state of affairs of our country, but if you are a fan of the director, I would strongly suggest you don’t miss this. tws

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UNIQUE ROCKS BRINGS MORE RETAIL TO HAILEY’S MAIN STREET BY JEFF BACON

Arlene Jannette Fife

rlene Jannette (Worthington) Fife, age 83, of Gannett, died Jan. 26, 2016 at her son’s home in Gannett. Arlene was born March 1, 1932 in the old house on the Chaumell ranch (now the Susie Q Ranch) to Vearl and Isabell Worthington. She was raised on the family ranch on Loving Creek and attended the Gannett, South Star, Punkin Center, Bellevue and Hailey schools. She graduated from Hailey High School in 1948, married Milton Fife in 1947, and together they built their home at 519 4th Ave., in Hailey. For the next 10 years Arlene moved to 12 locations in nine states across the western U.S. with her husband and children on construction work, returning often to Hailey. The family returned to Idaho for good in 1966 and built the Hayspur Haven log home 1981. Arlene was actively involved with Girl and Boy Scouts, 4-H, Homemakers Club, the Picabo Cemetery Committee, elections volunteer, the Hailey Senior Center and Bellevue Museum. She

was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ with the Elijah Message, 1953, and shared her faith with all who would listen. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents Vearl and Isabell Worthington, brother Otis Worthington, and sisters Leora Worthington and Linda Plumer. She is survived by her husband Milton Fife; her daughters Catherine Worley (Anchorage, Alaska) and Ila Kaiser (Casper, Wyo.); son Richard Fife (Gannett); five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; brothers Melvin Worthington (Twin Falls) and Kenneth Worthington (Kilpatrick Bridge Rd., Silver Creek); and sisters Alice Burrell (Wendell), Joann Branen (Richfield), Verla Goitiandia (Hailey), Sheryl Griggs (Filer) and Vickie Gill (Filer). Memorial services were held Monday, Feb. 1, 2016 at Calvary Bible Church in Hailey. Arlene was laid to rest next to her mother and father at the Hailey Cemetery. A Memorial Page for Arlene is available at woodriverchapel.com to share a message, photo or story.

ot new to the Wood River Valley, but certainly new to Hailey, Unique Rocks is owned and operated by Hailey resident Linda Hughes. Linda and her husband Vint Hughes recently moved their longtime, family-owned Ketchum business to Hailey and, according to Linda, the move has been great. “It really feels like we’ve been welcomed to this community,” Linda recently said. “We only moved in a couple of months ago, but we had a great Christmas season and I’m always getting people coming in the shop that thank us for being here.” In addition to the fine jewelry and mineral specimens, Unique Rocks will also design and build custom jewelry. “Vint is DeBeers award-winning jeweler and master goldsmith,” says Linda. “We’re able to help our clients realize their own unique designs. We’ve been designing and building custom jewelry for many years. Since we opened our shop 19 years ago, Vint has designed hundreds of wedding rings for brides and grooms in the Valley.” Both Linda and Vint caught the gems and minerals bug early. “I remember traveling all over the country, from tradeshow to tradeshow, when I worked for the largest importer of Brazilian gems and minerals in the U.S.,” Linda recalls. “I really found that I have a love for rocks and minerals, and being able to help people learn about them and find their perfect stone or gem has been a great and rewarding career.” In addition to fine jewelry, gems and minerals, Unique Rocks is also the exclusive, authorized dealer of White’s Metal Detectors. Why would someone need a metal detector? “We have people come in all the time to tell us about or show us some of the great stuff they find,” Linda notes. “The low reservoirs made for particularly easy access to land that hasn’t been available to using a metal detector for many years. When you consider how much human activity has been in the hills and mountains around the Wood River Valley, it

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starts to make a lot of sense, for some people.” It seems the area’s mining history is taking on a new look as people head for the hills to look for treasures from yesteryear armed with nothing more than a metal detector. For Linda, Unique Rocks is a unique opportunity to bring her lifelong passion for gems and minerals to the residents and visitors of the Wood River Valley. The recent move to Hailey has been great and they’re truly appreciating the sense of community and the better commute. “We have a great clientele already in Hailey and the community has welcomed us,” Linda says. “Being on Main Street in Hailey has really given us exposure to a new audience. We’re in the right place.” Jeff Bacon is the Hailey Chamber of Commerce’s membership director. For more information, visit haileyidaho.com or call the Chamber at 208.788.3484.

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Saturday March 12 Wood River Middle School

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Known as America’s most influential farmer, Joel Salatin is a pioneer of chemical-free farming and an adamant advocate of local food systems.

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Joel Salatin speaks at nexStage Theatre

BY YANNA LANTZ

oday, Wednesday, Feb. 3, highly respected author and lecturer Joel Salatin shares his knowledge at Ketchum’s nexStage Theatre. Known as America’s most influential farmer, Salatin is a pioneer of chemical-free farming and an adamant advocate of local food systems. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. A third-generation alternative farmer, Salatin owns and operates Polyface Farm – located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley – along with his family. Four generations of family currently live and work on the farm. The New York Times calls Salatin “Virginia’s most multifaceted agrarian since Thomas Jefferson [and] the high priest of the pasture.” Polyface Farm has been featured in multiple nationally recognized publications such as Smithsonian magazine, Gourmet, National Geographic and Michael Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma.” “The farm services more than 5,000 families, 10 retail outlets and 50 restaurants through on-farm sales and metropolitan buying clubs with salad bar beef, pastured poultry, eggmobile eggs, pigaerator pork, forage-based rabbits, pastured turkey, and forestry products using relationship marketing,” states Polyface Farm’s website. Working with nature, and not against it, the innovative farmers use the symbiotic relationships

of animals and their natural functions to produce high-quality, nutrient-dense products. Salatin’s way of farming is being replicated globally, proving that farmers can provide quality produce without depleting the planet’s resources. “Agriculture is the most damaging industry, but it doesn’t have to be, and this regenerative model of food production could be just the thing that saves us,” states Polyface Farm’s website. Not only is Salatin a full-time farmer, he is also the author of nine astounding books, including “Folks, This Ain’t Normal,” where “Salatin details his concern of how detached society has become from the simple joys in life such as enjoying the earth we live on, and shares his ideas of how people can make small changes in their lives that will make a great impact,” states a press release. The author will sign copies of some of his latest titles (“Fields of Farmers,” “Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal,” “Holy Cows & Hog Heaven,” and more) following his talk on Wednesday. Aside from writing, Salatin has appeared in numerous, highly recognized food-related documentaries such as “Food, Inc.” and “Fresh.” His vast knowledge makes him a sought-after conference speaker. “He addresses a wide range of issues, from ‘creating the farm your children will want’ to ‘making a white collar salary from a pleasant life in the country,’” states Salatin’s bio on Polyface

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Joel Salatin owns and operates Polyface Farm, located in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

Farm’s website. “A wordsmith, he describes his occupation as ‘mob-stocking herbivorous solar conversion lignified carbon sequestration fertilization.’ His humorous and conviction-based speeches are akin to theatrical performances, often receiving standing ovations.” Salatin’s visit to the Wood River Valley will also include time with elementary school students from the YMCA Kids Club, an invitation-only producer breakfast and a thank-you luncheon for the donors and supporters of Bonni’s Garden greenhouse at the local YMCA. Both The Hunger Coalition and Local Food Alliance assisted in helping coordinate these events. Tonight’s lecture at nexStage Theatre is presented free of charge as a gift to the community from the Wood River Community YMCA and the PECO Foundation. Seating will be first come, first seated. Call the YMCA at 208.928.6702 for more details. tws

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news Brief SUMMER SYMPHONY ANNOUNCES 2016 LINEUP The 2016 Sun Valley Summer Symphony, with performances scheduled for July 24 through Aug. 18 at the Sun Valley Pavilion, will include award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth, Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, Stravinsky’s The Firebird, and world-renowned soloists including mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and pianist Joyce Yang. The lineup for the Summer Symphony was announced in a press release on Monday. Chenoweth, known for her television roles in “The West Wing” and “Pushing Daisies,” will be featured artist at an Aug. 7 benefit, with prices ranging from $75 to $1,000. All other performances are free to the public. The Symphony reported in a press release that Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, scheduled for Aug. 18, will last 92 minutes, the longest single performance ever held at the Summer Symphony, and will involving 167 musicians, including soloist DeYoung, 106 orchestra members plus a women’s chorus and youth chorus, each with 300 members. Stravinsky’s The Firebird, scheduled for Aug. 1, will involve puppets up to 20 feet high and unites “Russian folktales and South African puppetry in a multidisciplinary interpretation” of the 1910 ballet. “This is simply a must-see experience,” said Summer Symphony Music Director Alasdair Neale. “Stravinsky’s kaleidoscope of orchestral colors paired with the visionary and sophisticated artistry of handspring puppet creators will be an opening night to remember.” Pianist Yang will perform on Aug. 6 with Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 3 in C Major for Piano. Additional information on the concerts and a complete list of performances is available at www.svsummersymphony.org.

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‘Shoes With Heart’

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Footlight Dance Company, under the artistic direction of Hilarie Neely, is proud to announce their company performances entitled “SHOES with HEART,” with nine free shows touring Blaine County schools. This show uses the concert dance forms of ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, tap and folk dance with the theme of shoes. The company hopes these performances will inspire students to find out more about our neighbors in Haiti, who continue to need help after two major disasters in the last decade. Footlight Dance is working with the Silver Sage Girl Scouts of the Valley to send donated shoes to Haiti. They want to raise awareness cross culturally between Idaho and Haiti; realize projects that are sustainable; understand more about global initiatives; and learn more about poverty and ways to empower people to help and make change. “SHOES with HEART” will be presented to students at Community School, Hemingway School, Carey School, The Sage School, Wood River High School, Silver Creek High School, Alturas Elementary, Hailey Elementary, Bellevue Elementary and Wood River Middle School. Community members are always invited to attend any school show. Shows take place as follows: Community School, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10:15 a.m.; Alturas Elementary, Thursday, Feb. 4, 1 p.m.; Hemingway School, Friday, Feb. 5 at 8:15 a.m. and Wood River Middle School at 2 p.m.; Wood River High School at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater, Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m.; The Sage School/Silver Creek High School at the WRHS Performing Arts Theater, Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m.; and at Bellevue Elementary on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 8:30 a.m. and at Hailey Elementary at 1:15 p.m. Contact Footlight Dance at 208.578.5462 or footlightdance@gmail.com for more information.

Tom Boley: Outdoor Educator wednesday february 3

7-8PM / Community School Theatre / Sun Valley

Community School welcomes veteran outdoor educator Tom Boley on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from 7-8 p.m. in the Community School Theatre to speak on the “Spiritual Value of Wilderness.” Boley, a former Community School Outdoor Program Director and current Adventure Director at BlueFire Wilderness Therapy, will share wisdom and perspective amassed in 40 years of adventure education. The presentation will include audience discussion and readings by students and faculty who are members of Community School’s Outdoor Leadership Academy. The event is free and open to the public. Donations to benefit Community School’s Outdoor Program are appreciated. Community School is located at 1 Community School Drive in Sun Valley.

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No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow. news Brief NPR RESTORES SERVICE TO WOOD RIVER VALLEY National Public Radio restored service to the Wood River Valley on Monday at 12:14 p.m., following a week of inconsistent radio service. In a press release, Boise State Public Radio, which provides NPR broadcasts, attributed the service problem to “a third-party data line” that provides feeds to a transmitter on Bald Mountain. NPR is available in the Wood River Valley on KBSS 91.1 FM. “We apologize for the interruption and thank listeners for their patience,” said Boise State Public Radio Interim Manager Peter Morrill. The press release stated that the problem began on Sunday, Jan. 24. A temporary patch was established on Friday, Jan. 29, but the “service was inconsistent.” “Work now will begin to establish backup plans for KBSS to ensure this kind of problem will not happen again,” Morrill said. “Several options are being considered to avoid similar interruptions in the future.” 14

Experience the magical winter landscape with an informative and free Forest Ranger-led tour of the Galena Lodge area. Join us every Thursday at 11 a.m. on the porch at the Galena Lodge. Tours will depart at 11:05 a.m. and last approximately 1 1/2 hours and cover 1-2 miles. Because of the nature of this tour, please leave pets at home. Snowshoe rentals are available at Galena Lodge. Dress warmly in layers, wear insulated boots, gloves, hat and sunglasses; bring water and a snack. Learn about the fascinating history of the area, as well as the natural landscape.

Acupuncture In The Hospital Setting thursday february 4 12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s River Run Rooms / Ketchum Dana Henry, MSOM, licensed acupuncturist and part of St. Luke’s Integrative Therapies acupuncture team, will describe and demonstrate how this ancient form of Chinese medicine can benefit patients during a hospital stay. Find out how inpatients at St. Luke’s Wood River can access this service, and how acupuncture may be helpful in healing, pain management and more. All Brown Bag lectures are free and no pre-registration 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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‘Time for Three’ Pop-Up Concert thursday february 4

3:45PM / River Run Lodge / Ketchum

The Sun Valley Summer Symphony will sponsor a free pop-up concert by the genre-defying trio Time for Three at River Run Lodge on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 3:45 p.m. This will be the first local performance with violinist Nikki Chooi, the newest member of the trio. It will include a collaborative presentation with the Wood River High School Chamber Orchestra and chorus students. Time for Three is in the second year of a three-year partnership with the Symphony, Project Tf3. In addition to creating a commissioned work for the Symphony each year, Time for Three musicians are working with local music students. They will spend the earlier part of the week teaching Sun Valley Summer Symphony School of Music and Blaine County music students. By the end of this visit, Time for Three will have performed in five local schools for approximately 1,500 students. Additional information is available online at svsummersymphony.org

Night Ski Racing Under the Lights Friday February 5 7PM / Rotarun Ski Area / Hailey Nighttime racing starts Friday, Feb. 5 at Rotarun Ski Area in Hailey for the month of February. This race series is open to all ages, abilities and equipment. Come out and race as an individual, a family or get your friends together and make it a team race. This Friday’s race is the Melanie Kendall Memorial Alpine Race, in memory of Melanie Kendall, who passed away on Bald Mountain in March of 2013. The race format is a “dual” course, letting two racers compete head-to-head. Then head back up the mountain, switch courses and race again. The combined fastest time wins! Rotarun also tracks times to determine overall winners for each night. The course is described as a modified slalom, meaning that it is not as fast as a real giant slalom and you don’t need special slalom race gear. The racing series runs every Friday night for four weeks through Feb. 26. “What makes this a great event is that it is after work on Friday nights, under the lights, so that everyone can participate,” said Jesse Foster, board president. “We always get a few father-and-daughter teams, siblings and co-workers, as well as the X-races, making it a well-rounded night of racing but, more importantly, it’s great family fun.” The price is especially affordable this year with just a $5 entry fee per participant for both adults and children. If you do not have a season pass, you will also need to purchase a lift ticket, which is $10 for children and $20 for adults. On-site signup is 5:30-6:30 p.m., with races starting at 7 p.m. For more race information, go to rotarunskiarea.org or contact 208.720.1975. Located at 25 Rodeo Drive, Rotarun is just three miles west of Hailey via Croy Creek Road.

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Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour Saturday February 6

10AM / Galena Lodge / Ketchum

Join in the excitement at the annual Boulder Mountain Tour! The 34-kilometer event starts in Senate Meadows/ Galena Lodge at 10 a.m. There is no private vehicle parking at Galena, but bus shuttles run to the location from Hemingway School in Ketchum. The 15-kilometer Half-Boulder starts at Baker Creek at approximately 11:30 a.m. There is limited private vehicle parking at Baker Creek, but bus shuttles run from Hemingway School to the location. The Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour Awards Ceremony will take place in the Limelight Room of the Sun Valley Inn from 5:30-7 p.m. Visit bouldermountaintour.com or email svnordicfest@gmail.com for details.

Republican Committee Meeting Monday February 8 6PM / Blaine County Courthouse / Hailey The Blaine County Republican Central Committee is meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 in room 300 of the Blaine County Courthouse, 206 S. 1st Ave., Hailey. Contact Julie Lynn for more information at blainerepublicanwomen@gmail.com.

Open Studio Figure Drawing

6:30-8:30PM / The Center / Hailey

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Use this opportunity to brush up on your figure drawing skills in a relaxed environment. All skills welcome. Cost for the evening is $10. Call 208.726.9491 or email information@sunvalleycenter.org for details.

Sewing Club with Britta Hubbard Tuesday February 9 4-5PM / Community Library / Ketchum Sewing Club teaches basic hand stitching to children ages 7 and up. Projects differ each month and the hour is free. Space is limited and signup is required. Call the Children’s Library at 208.726.3493 ext. 2 to reserve a spot. Learn more at comlib.org.

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inter is not over yet and can still pack a powerful punch and cold streak. With cold temperatures comes the potential for frostbite. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines frostbite as an injury to the body that is caused by freezing. Living in an active community, we tend to spend time outdoors, skiing, snowshoeing, snow biking, etc., even when it’s bitter cold. The temperature and windchill determine how long you can be exposed to certain temperatures before frostbite sets in. Fingers, toes, ear lobes, the tip of the nose, cheeks, and chin are the areas most susceptible to frostbite. Knowing the signs of frostbite can prevent permanent tissue damage. Signs of frostbite include: A white or grayish-yellow skin area Loss of feeling/numbness Skin that feels unusually firm or waxy If you have symptoms of frostbite, seek medical care. If immediate medical care is not available, here are some steps you can take:

Get into a warm room as soon as possible. Do not walk on frostbitten feet or toes. Put the affected area in warm – NOT HOT – water. You can warm the affected area with body heat; for example, placing your hands in your armpits. Don’t rub frostbitten tissue with snow or massage it. This can cause more damage. Use caution when reheating an affected area; do not use a heating pad, heat lamp, heat from a stove or fireplace, or a radiator for warming. Since frostbite makes an area feel more numb, you could burn it. Blaine County offers an abundance of winter recreation. Dressing appropriately for the weather and knowing the signs are a good preventative against frostbite. To access a windchill chart visit the National Weather Service website: www.nws. noaa.gov/om/winter/windchill.shtml

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