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City of Ketchum Support Mayor’s Buy Local Campaign Celebrate Nov. 26 Shop Small Saturday everyday. City requests local businesses stay open late Wednesday, Dec. 7, for shopping and dining after Town Square Holiday Lighting Ceremony, which begins at 4:30 p.m. Are you interested in offering late night shopping? Email participate@ketchumidaho.org to let us know.

You’re Invited! The public is invited to a retirement party on Wednesday, Nov. 30, for Ketchum’s Finance Director, Sandy Cady, who is retiring after 42 years. The party, with no-host beverages, will be from 4-7 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques. Email participate@ketchumidaho.org or call 7267803 to let us know if you can attend.

Requests for Proposals City seeking proposals for roof replacement at Atkinson Park Recreation Building and for communications consulting services. Visit ketchumidaho.org/rfp to access documents.

Public Notices NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Pre-Application Design Review for complete reconstruction of the nexStage Theatre at 120 South Main Street and 111 South Leadville Avenue (Lot 4, Block 1, West 10’ of Alley and Lot 8, Block 1, East 10’ of Alley) at the 5:30 p.m. meeting on Monday, Nov. 14. NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Conditional Use Permit and Design Review to add new upper floor and remodel interior at 8th & Washington Building Condo (191 East 8th Street/831 North Washington Avenue). Site visit at 5 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14. NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Application to convert three-story Kneebone Mixed Use Building at 500 North Washington Avenue (Lot 8, Block 15) to condominiums for office, commercial and residential space. Site visit at 5:15 p.m., meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14. NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION: Application for amendment to Amended and Restated Warm Springs Ranch Annexation and Development Agreement by extending all approvals for initiation and completion of project (1801 Warm Springs Rd.) at 5:30 p.m. meeting on Monday, Dec. 5.

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Ellen Sanders is a cellist with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony. Photo courtesy of Caroline Woodham

CELLIST WELCOMES NEW SEASON IN HER CAREER New music teacher helps Valley tune up BY DANA DUGAN

familiar face at the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, cellist Ellen Sanders, a California native, recently became a resident of the Wood River Valley. Sanders joined the musical teaching staffs at Wood River High School and Wood River Middle School as well as the Sun Valley Summer Symphony’s School of Music. Sanders has played with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony for 25 years and has been a Summer Music Workshop faculty member since 1998. “The unique collaboration between the school district and the symphony strengthens musical education in the Wood River Valley,” said GwenCarol Holmes, Blaine County School District superintendent. “This sort of partnership allows us to offer outstanding opportunities to talented students in a small community.” Jenny Krueger, Sun Valley Summer Symphony executive director, joins the rest of the Valley as a big fan of Sanders. “Ellen is a world-class musician and has always been a favorite teacher with our students,” Krueger said. Sanders has played with “wonderful musicians” throughout her career, but “this opportunity to live in this location and be so connected with so many students who want to learn was impossible to pass up,” she said. “It’s my job is to make sure the

students have fun. I want to be the teacher who teaches them nuggets.” Sanders heard about the job opening when she was here this past summer. “I immediately asked about it,” she said. “I have always enjoyed working with young adults as they are launching their lives, and I also love the area and the symphony. This is like a homecoming for me. These mountains make me happy.” Sanders is principal cello of Santa Cruz Symphony, assistant principal cello of Opera San Jose and a regular member of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra. She also has performed frequently with the San Francisco Opera and the Mendocino Music Festival. A 1989 graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, on the campus of Oberlin College, in 1992 Sanders graduated with a master’s from the San Francisco Conservatory. Recently, she was invited to play in her 26th season for the 2017 Sun Valley Summer Symphony. In addition, she was a teaching artist for more than 10 years in the San Francisco Symphony’s Education Department, making weekly visits to middle and high school music classes to coach cello sections and chamber music groups. Sanders said one reason she loves teaching is that she connects so well with children––a good thing, since she’s around them all day and several evenings each week. She teaches

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SCHOOL BOARD FINALLY FILLS VACANT SEAT Full quota of board members will help district move forward the divided board was still unable to decide between Healy he Blaine County and Thea. School District Board Board members Shawn Benof Trustees finally filled nion and Rob Clayton voted the Zone 3 vacant seat Thurs- for Healy, while Cami Bustos day, Nov. 3, which was open and Corker cast their ballots for since Hailey resident Carol Fre- Thea. Since the board was deadund's resignation last June. In locked, the next step would have a surprising move, the Board been to turn the decision over unanimously agreed to appoint to the county commissioners, a Ellen Mandeville, of Hailey. first in Idaho history. The meeting was filled with anIn a dramatic move, Clayticipation and drama. About 30 ton made a motion to nominate people were in the audience. Mandeville for the vacant seat. Several candidates vied for Corker seconded the motion. the position, including Johnny With a unanimous 4-0 vote, Galgano, Irene the board apHealy, Manproved Mandeville, PameI’m bringing a fresh deville as the la Plowman new school perspective.” and Kaz Thea. board memThe board, ber, ending a Ellen Mandeville in a previf o u r- m o n t h s ous meeting stalemate. on Sept. 20, The mother was unable to of a middle reach a decision, being dead- and high school student, Manlocked on whether to nominate deville is a freelance writer and Healy or Thea. At that time, is studying online for her masMandeville and Plowman were ter’s of arts in theological studnot considered. ies from Liberty University, in Each candidate answered six Virginia. questions. “We only each have authority Healy, Mandeville and Thea as a group when we reach conwere present, while Galgano an- sensus,” Mandeville said in an swered a phone link, since interview Monday. “I make deTheviaPath RI he was out of the country, in cisions based on data, evidence, Coaching: Essential skills of for modern life arguments and healthy Dubai. Life Following the round rational questions, school board member debate.” Elizabeth Corker made motion She added that she excels at and time management TheFocus Path RI that board members express the (PSRZHUPHQW research. Tai Chi & Qi Gong for energy balancing Life Coaching: Essential skills for modern life aspect of the job,” positives and negatives about “It’s a vital educationshe and coaching each candidate prior Fitness to a vote. said. “I do due diligence, Focus and time management During Corker’s lengthy reand amskills prepared to debate. I’ve Effective communication Tai Chi & Qi Gong for energy balancing view of Healy, an angry patron done my best to educate myself Identify/ eliminate bad habits coaching Fitness education stormed out of the room in on the andcurrent issues. And I Effective communication skills Emotional intelligence skills frustration over the protracted work well with all sorts of difIdentify/ eliminatepeople. bad habits speech. A Hailey police officer ferent Meditation and mindful living tools I’m bringing a Emotional intelligence skills escorted him out. fresh perspective.” Goal setting Meditation and achievement and mindful living tools Following the round of comMandeville was sworn in Goal setting achievement ments by the trustees, in which rightandafter the vote on Thursday. they all praisedCall the candidates, today to arrange your complimentary consultation Stella Stockton, CPT, B.Div BY JEAN JACQUES BOHL

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un Valley is a ski resort, right? Sure, snow sports, fishing, golf… and tennis. Eight Wood River Valley women captured a national tennis title at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Ariz., Oct. 21-23. The United States Tennis Association (USTA) 2016 League National Championships for Adults (Women’s) 55 and Over (8.0) went to the Idaho/Sun Valley team consisting of co-captains Candy Ryan and Maria Parkhill, along with Britt Palmedo, Alma Campanale, Gayle Stevenson, Joanne Wetherell, Penny Brennan and Heidi Mickelson. The term 8.0 stands for the combined ratings of the players. The Sun Valley team consists of all 4.0 players. Bill Van Deinse is the team’s coach. Team member Randy Caldwell played in Sectionals, but was unable to go to Arizona. The team’s trip to the USTA Nationals began in Idaho Falls where they first won the District tournament. In late September, the team traveled to Denver to play the Sectionals. In Denver, according to Heidi Mickelson, “We played Montana, Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Wyoming, and we won that tournament, which qualified us to play in the Nationals. We represented the Intermountain region, and there are 17 regions in the National Championships.”

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Playing at this level and earning a national title takes an enormous amount of work. “We practiced as a team once a week at the beginning of the season, then increased it to two times per week with our coach once we won Districts,” Mickelson said. “We continued working with our coach at least twice per week until we went to Nationals. We also played matches with each other a couple of times a week in addition to the practices with Bill. We all played a lot of tennis going in to Nationals, and it paid off for us.” Such an accomplishment did not go unnoticed. Sun Valley Mayor Peter Hendricks proclaimed Nov. 4 the USTA League 55 & Over Women’s 8.0 National Champions Day and gave each of the team members a key to the City of Sun Valley after recognizing them during a city council meeting on Nov. 3. “This has been very exciting for all of us and it truly took a few days for it to sink in,” Mickelson said. “For us, coming out of Sun Valley, to beat all of these teams from much larger metropolitan areas was really amazing. In truth, most of them play all year long, in many different leagues, while we play primarily during the summer, with a little bit of winter play. And we don’t have any other leagues to play in, like mixed doubles, so it’s rather awesome that we pulled it together to make this happen.” tws

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Milana Harter, of Ketchum, spent the summer selling lemonade and fresh watermelon slices, eventually raising $54.27, which she then donated to the Sawtooth Botanical Garden, on Saturday at the Pumpkin Chuckin’ event. “We were so grateful she thought of the Garden with her donation,” said Kat Vanden Huevel, SBG executive director.

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he 97th national Veterans Day will be observed Friday, Nov. 11. All government offices and banks will be closed. While Memorial Day celebrates the fallen of all conflicts in which the U.S. was involved, Veterans Day salutes all who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, dead or alive. Until 1954, this holiday was known as Armistice Day. It commemorated the day in November 1918 when, at the 11th hour, World War I guns fell silent in Europe for the first time in four years. Germany had capitulated to the allied Western powers of England, France and the U.S. This marked the end of hostilities, followed six months later with the formal Treaty of Versailles peace treaty in 1919. The War to End All Wars, as World War I was known then, started in August 1914 between Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the U.S., France, Russia, Italy and Japan. The introduction of modern technology to warfare resulted in unprecedented carnage and destruction, with more than 9 million soldiers killed by the end of the war in November 1918. American casualties totaled 116,708. On the first anniversary of the armistice, Nov. 11, 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service, and with gratitude for the victory, both be-

cause of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations.” A Congressional Act voted on May 13, 1938, made November 11 a legal holiday: “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day’.” In 1945 a World War II veteran, Raymond Weeks, started a campaign to change Armistice Day to a national Veterans Day, which would celebrate all those who have served in the military. President Dwight D. Eisenhower approved the idea and on June 1, 1954, Congress passed a law changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11. In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries, it’s common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11. Idaho mandates that “an appropriate” Veterans Day ceremony be held in public schools. However, schools will not be in session this Friday due to district-wide parent-teacher conferences. Therefore, Wood River High School will hold a Veterans Day assembly at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9. The school’s band, choir and orchestra will perform, and veterans will address the student body. Parents who are veterans are invited to attend. Wood River Middle School and the Carey School will also have assemblies for Veterans Day. tws

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The Treasure Valley Chapter of Blue Star Mothers of America, David Ketchum American Legion Post 115, of Ketchum, and a group of civic-minded volunteers joined King’s Variety Store and The Senior Connection to encourage the community to donate goods for care packages for servicemen and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. “Our troops and veterans give so much for so little, this is a small way we can give back,” said Szabina Revelle, president of Blue Star Mothers of Treasure Valley. “When our sons and daughters step up to take the oath of office, the citizens of Idaho have stepped up to support them,” said Cheryl Miller, the longest serving member of the chapter. “Regardless of how we feel about any given conflict, the men and women are following the orders of the Commander in Chief and they deserve our support. Operation Troop Care Packages is the tie that keeps those who are deployed in touch with the home front.” Items requested include beef jerky, powdered drink mixes, individual packages of snacks of any kind, prepackaged cookies, coffee and hot chocolate single packages, sunflower seeds, corn nuts, chapstick/lip balms, travel-size moisturizing lotion, deodorant and disposable razors. These requested items will be sent to anyone in any branch of service. Currently, a majority of care packages are being sent to deployed units of the 124th Fighter Wing of the Idaho National Guard and three different squadrons from Mountain Home Air Force Base. Collection points King’s Variety Store, 615 N. Main St., Hailey, Wednesday, Nov. 9 to Thursday, Nov. 17 American Legion Post 115, 220 Cottonwood Dr., Ketchum, Friday, Nov. 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Senior Connection, 721 S. 3rd Ave., Hailey, Friday, Nov.18, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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ky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda Galaxy – a disk-shaped bright arth. On left, the Sawtooth Botanical Garden hosted its annual Pumpkin Chuckin’ festivities last weekend. The event was attended by families and friends who were able to make good use of their leftover Halloween pumpkins by using a giant trebuchet or slingshot to splatter them to smithereens. On right, Hailey residents Dave Lipman, 47, and his son, Winston, 9, show their technique before letting their jack-o’-lantern go. Photos by Jennifer Simpson

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n opportunity lost is no opportunity at all. The forgotten bug of fall is almost always the grasshopper. This bug, which is generally associated with hot, windy days in the summer, is a hardy insect and the chance to fish this big bug is always given up on prematurely. Here we are in November, and many of our desert rivers continue to flow low and the hatches have begun to dwindle, yet go walk the South Fork of the Boise, Silver Creek, or the lower Big Wood. What you will see is a plethora of hoppers still. Throw in cooler temperatures and now you have a very vulnerable insect. One that would normally hop into the water to avoid birds and other predators would also normally swim (kick) back to the shore. Now, though, the hoppers hit the water and are all but comatose when they do, making them an easy target for fish and also giving anglers a clue as to how to treat the fly on the water. No reason to twitch the fly when the real thing is frozen in time. The list of bugs that seemingly go unnoticed also includes the October Caddis. This bug, much like big Salmon Flies on the Big Wood or the Green Drakes on Silver Creek, is not one you see in massive hatches; instead, the bug trickles off all fall long under our noses, and the fish love them. You can find October Caddis on the Big Wood, Silver Creek, the South Fork of the Boise, the Lost River and pretty much everywhere you fish trout in the West. Just don’t go looking for skies filled with orange-bodied Caddis. Instead, think about searching the water much the way you would fish a Hopper pattern. Finally, the Crane Fly is the last insect I’ll mention here in the list of forgotten fall bugs. It is never going to show in huge numbers and it’s most effective over smooth water, but a long riffle is also an effective place to fish this fly. The Crane Fly is one of the most entertaining bugs to fish, as anglers generally skate the fly on the surface downstream of where they are wading. This makes for explosive takes more akin to a bass than a trout. The end result is the fish miss the fly quite often, but watching them explode on it is worth the price of admission. When they don’t miss it––even better! Happy fishing, everyone!

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jumping and to keep her on a dog bed away from the table might be another quick solution. But, if Fluffy is fearful, please be sure to remove her from any situation that might make her feel she has to bite to protect herself. Do not expect her to work through her fear when you are busy entertaining and cannot give her your full attention. And, lastly, the holidays are not a good time to bring a new puppy home. Puppies and dogs should not be gifts. They are long-term commitments that should be thoroughly thought through and chosen deliberately based on lifestyle and needs. You should not make that decision for someone else, nor would you want someone to make that decision for you. Do not expect a pup to stay away from all the decorations or be well behaved with guests. Puppies deserve your full attention for house training and developing a relationship with you sfter the holiday season. Love your dog or puppy enough to seek professional help, if needed and by planning ahead. Make this holiday one to treasure forever, never forget! 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, Plan ahead for a happy holiday season with your dog. Photo by Fran Jewell LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy. com or call (208) 578-1565.

The holiday season is approaching and along with it come some important considerations for dogs. We have all heard the hazards that include chocolate, macadamia nuts, poinsettias, grapes and even leftover turkey (especially the fatty skins). If you are unsure, ask your veterinarian what to be watchful for. But, often we forget about dog manners until the door opens and Fluffy jumps on Grandma, rips her dress or claws her fragile skin or, forbid, knocks her over. We don’t think much about Fluffy sniffing the counter until all the guests are sitting at the table and Fluffy grabs the knife covered with turkey smell and cuts her mouth severely, requiring stitches at the local vet who is also trying to enjoy the holiday! We might forget that our otherwise sweet-natured Fluffy is afraid of new people or the confusion that accompanies the celebrations. Now, baby Jimmy is toddling full steam right in her direction headed for a handful of gorgeous tail! Prevention is the word to remember this holiday season. Prevent these stressful moments for both you and Fluffy by teaching her good manners greeting at the door, not begging from the table, grabbing food off the floor under the elegantly set dinner table, or dangerous counter surfing. If training manners is not in the cards, you might consider a good management program that Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press might even include boarding Club award-winning columnist, your dog when company comes. IAABC-certified dog behavior Using a leash for Fluffy to stop consultant, NADOI-certified in-

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think knots give a tree a lot of character. In most cases, knots are formed by the natural growth of the tree. As a tree increases its girth, the trunk begins to overtake some of the branches along its length. Interesting shapes and bulges form around these branches, slowly turning into a knot. In this way a tree can create many natural knots. Generally, if the branch is still growing as the knot forms, the knot will be composed of living wood and will be pretty tough. If a branch becomes injured or dies while still attached to a tree, a loose knot will form as the circumference of the tree increases. The center of these knots does not have living wood but, rather, decayed material. This decayed matter can easily fall out or be removed, leaving an empty hole. These knots become perfect cavities for a bird’s nest. I saw one the other day lined with soft grass and twigs, the inhabitants long gone. I am not sure what type of bird used this particular knot as its home. The opening was about 3 inches across, which would perhaps suggest a white-breasted nuthatch. These birds nest almost exclusively in natural cavities. They also like to line the openings. The knot I came across was beautifully appointed, with the grasses and twigs encompassing the round interior. I love that nature is so cyclical. One thing dies, which allows for something else to flourish. This nest will most likely be used many more times––a built-in home for generations to come. Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, artist and Blaine County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, visit leslierego.com.

Leslie Rego, “Built-in Nest,” nib pen, brush and ink, sepia wash.

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BEANIE MANUFACTURER JYTTE JOINS TURKEY TROT FOR 2016 BY JEFF BACON

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ytte (pronounced You-Tay) Mau was born in Denmark and immigrated to North America with her family when she was a young girl. “My parents moved the family to Canada, speaking only Danish and German, and having very few possessions,” remembers Jytte. “In our family, learning to knit was a rite of passage, but my dad instilled a great sense of outdoor adventure in all of us, so it wasn’t too surprising that as I got older my interests veered toward skiing, biking and camping.” Internationally, the name JYTTE is synonymous with high-quality beanies made from the highest-grade Merino wool available. “I’ve been a part of the outdoor industry for over 30 years, working my way through the ranks of several large corporations,” Jytte notes. “As a clothing and fabric designer, I design all of the patterns for our beanies and we knit the fabric and build the beanies in-house.” And, in an effort to reduce the impact her production facility might have on the environment, Jytte has her team use every scrap of material to make cat beds and cat toys that are donated to animal shelters around the country. Having spent many years designing outdoor clothing for others, Jytte made the leap in 1998 and opened the first JYTTE hat manufacturing facility in south Bellevue. “I remember being very determined to make sure anything we made was of the highest quality,” Jytte notes. “The machines we bought were made in Germany. Most knit hats on the market today are being made in China on large sock-making machines. If you’ve ever had a hat that starts to scrunch up the side of your head, your hat was made on a sock machine.” Today, JYTTE beanies are being made in a production facility off Airport Way in Hailey. “We ship worldwide from our shop here in Hailey,” notes Jytte. “We create custom beanies for a great number of different events, microbreweries,

Jytte Mau in the showroom at the JYTTE production facility in Hailey. Photo by The Chamber

sports teams, even the National Geographic Explorer ships.” Jytte is happy that her love of skiing led her to find the Wood River Valley. “I love this Valley,” Jytte enthused. “When I wanted to open a manufacturing facility, the decision on where to put it was an easy one. Amazing people in a beautiful Valley is hard to beat.” JYTTE will be starting a new tradition this Thanksgiving as they have agreed to produce the beanies for Hailey’s venerable Turkey Trot. “We’re so excited to be able to be a part of Turkey Trot,” Jytte notes. “It’s such a great family tradition for many people in our Valley and now to have a custom-made JYTTE beanie be included each year is really pretty special.” The first 400 registered runners or walkers will receive a Turkey Trot-inspired JYTTE beanie in their race packets. Register at HaileyIdaho.com. Jeff Bacon is The Chamber’s executive director. For more information, visit haileyidaho.com or call The Chamber at (208) 788-3484.

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WHAT DOES “HEALTHY” ON A FOOD PACKAGE MEAN? BY SARAH BUSDON

hich of the following foods can qualify for the word “healthy” on their packaging: a sugary, fortified cereal or a package of almonds? If you selected almonds, you’re wrong. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), foods labeled as “healthy” must be low in fat, saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol, and contain beneficial nutrients like vitamin C or calcium. In addition, snack items can’t have more than 3 grams of fat per serving. Most nuts contain more than this amount. In 1994, when the USFDA defined “healthy,” many healthcare

professionals promoted low-fat foods, and sugar content wasn’t considered. While recent nutrition research has proven the benefits of consuming healthy fats, getting the FDA regulations to change occurs very slowly.

Look at the Nutrition Facts label and the ingredient list to determine if foods labeled as “healthy” are truly healthy. Changing the definition of “healthy” requires the USFDA to first propose updating the definition of “healthy.” This is followed by a comment period during which food makers and

the public can submit their ideas and suggestions on what the definition of “healthy” should be. Look at the Nutrition Facts label and the ingredient list to determine if foods labeled as “healthy” are truly healthy. Sarah Busdon is an administrative assistant with University of Idaho’s Blaine County Extension office. For more information, visit extension.uidaho.edu/ blaine or call (208) 788-5585. Sources: Wall Street Journal (tinyurl. com/tws-healthy) FDA (tinyurl.com/tws-fda)

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ike it or not, at this time of year it’s more about food than about spiritual practices. We progress from sugar-heavy Halloween to gastro-rich Thanksgiving, followed by the even more glutinous winter holiday season. But there’s no reason the holidays can’t be healthy. It’s all in the ingredients, the care you put into your meal and with whom you share it. You can nudge yourself into the next steps by joining the final NourishMe cleanse of the year, to be held Nov. 15-22. Call (208) 928-7604 for more information and to register. Cleanses give the body a chance to start afresh, with a healthier gut, more energy and less toxins. Then start your Thanksgiving Day by playing with the dog, taking a run or hike, or by joining Hailey’s annual Turkey Trot. The fresh air and exercise will help boost your metabolism and keep your head clear. Make sure your food is fresh, locally sourced (if

possible) and organic. This is preferable, since factory-farmed food often contains antibiotics, hormones and pesticides, and farm animals often have been raised on GMO feed, with no consideration of animal welfare. Poor animal equals poor meat. When you buy locally, you support your friends, neighbors, the environment in which you live, your health and the ranchers and farmers in your area. Real food has inherent nutrients that factory-food practices eliminate. Plus, food grown locally, that hasn’t been plucked, harvested, packaged, processed, shipped and warehoused, tastes 100 percent better. Make your starter a lovely piece of fruit or a light soup, which will start your digestive system rolling. Have a little of everything rather than huge portions. This will give you a taste without the splurge, which can domino effect right through the rest of your holidays. Be present with your loved ones and your food this holiday season. And enjoy.

The concert will feature multiple recognizable overtures, including Tchaikovsky’s famous “1812 Overture” and the “William Tell Overture” by Rossini. Photo courtesy of Wood River Orchestra

MASTERFUL MOUNTAIN MUSICIANS ‘Grand Overtures’ to be presented

BY YANNA LANTZ

unday, Nov. 13, the Wood River Orchestra will tackle some of the most beautiful and best-loved overtures ever written with their “Grand Overtures” fall concert. The concert will commence at 4 p.m. at the Wood River High School Performing Arts Theatre and is free to the public. Founded in 2007 to enrich the lives of area residents by providing opportunities to perform and enjoy orchestral music, WRO is composed of 35-40 musicians of varying ages and abilities. The orchestra performs three concerts each year and plays at multiple community events throughout the Wood River Valley. Conductor Brad Hershey wanted to focus on showcasing the orchestra’s brass and woodwind sections for this fall concert. “I was looking for a way to challenge and showcase our growing wind and brass sections,” Hershey, who has led the orchestra since 2011, explained. “Over the years we have done several Haydn symphonies and pieces to showcase our string players. With these popular and very recognizable overtures, we are able to get that big symphonic sound that we are becoming increasingly capable of producing.” The concert will feature multiple recognizable overtures, including Tchaikovsky’s famous “1812 Overture” and the “William Tell Overture” by Rossini. Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Overture,” Brahms’s “Academic Festival Overture” and several other well-known overtures will round out the hourlong program. “Attendees will recognize

Wood River Orchestra is composed of 35-40 musicians of varying ages and abilities. Photo courtesy of Wood River Orchestra

most or all of what we are playing in this program,” Hershey said. “They’re exciting pieces for an audience to experience and a lot of fun for musicians to perform. I think that anyone who has never seen the WRO, or has not seen the group in several years, will be impressed that we have an orchestra like this in our little Valley.” With so many beautiful pieces of such high caliber, Hershey found it difficult to pick a favorite. “The ‘Romeo and Juliet Overture’ is probably my favorite piece in the program,” Hershey concluded. “I love Tchaikovsky and I have enjoyed working on this piece with the orchestra. It is the most challenging in the program and I’m proud of the orchestra for the work they have put into it.” Hershey hopes that audiences leave inspired. “I hope that our audience members leave excited and humming the melodies that they heard,” Hershey said. “I hope it inspires people of all ages to play, whether it’s a young per-

son who has never picked up an instrument and is interested in playing in their school program, or an older person who used to play and it got away from them. Several of our members once played in high school or college and returned to their instrument after 20 or 30 years.” WRO is always looking for new members and is open to anyone with enough proficiency to keep up; no audition is necessary. “Anyone interested in joining can contact us via email or phone,” Hersey explained. “That info is on our website: wrcorchestra.org. We’ll invite interested people to come check out a rehearsal to see if it is for them.” See “Grand Overtures” at 4 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Wood River High School Performing Arts Theatre, located in the Community Campus at 1050 Fox Acres Road, Hailey. Learn more about the concert and the WRO at wrcorchestra.org.

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EVENTS CALENDAR NEW MOMS GROUP WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9 NOON TO 1:30PM / ST. LUKE’S / KETCHUM This group provides newborn and breastfeeding support and an opportunity to ask questions and learn the basics of caring for infants. The presence of professionals, as well as other new parents, makes this group a comfortable and valuable experience. Bring lunch if desired. Babies are welcome. The New Moms Group will meet in St. Luke’s River Run Rooms, 100 Hospital Drive, Ketchum.

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5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM The Sun Valley Center for the Arts will host an evening tour of its new visual arts exhibition, “Idaho Stories,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. Visitors are invited to enjoy a glass of wine in the gallery and a guided tour with The Center’s curators and gallery guides. The “Idaho Stories” gallery exhibition is part of The Center’s latest BIG IDEA project––one that explores Idaho’s fascinating ties to the history of American literature and considers Idaho as a place that has long generated all kinds of stories. The exhibition features the work of five artists––two historic, three contemporary––all responding to Idaho’s landscapes and literature. When Seattle-based artist Scott Fife came to Hailey in 2014 to work on wash paintings and cardboard sculptures of Ezra Pound and Ernest Hemingway, he was struck by the curious fact that these two leading figures of American modernist literature began and ended their lives, respectively, in the same small Idaho valley. Pound’s birth in Hailey and Hemingway’s death in Ketchum frame the work that Fife produced for the exhibition. Mary Hallock Foote was a reluctant transplant to the American West when she followed her husband, a mining engineer, to California in the 1870s. A contributor to magazines like “Scribner’s” and “The Century,” Foote was able to continue her career while embarking on a radically different life from the one she had known in the East. The exhibition features illustrations Foote made for “The Century” during her 12 years living in Boise. Born in 1899 in Idaho’s west-central mountains, James Castle was deaf from birth and never learned to speak. He communicated instead through his artwork, creating his drawings with found paper or cardboard, soot and spit, ink and pigment. Castle used his artwork to interpret his surroundings and, taken as a whole, his work tells a very particular story of a life lived entirely in Idaho. Boise-based artist Troy Passey creates works on paper made with a spare palette. His compositions, which often feature simple gridded structures or depict elemental landscapes, echo those of James Castle. Passey uses literature as a touchstone, incorporating fragments of text into his work. Pound and Hemingway are frequent sources of inspiration for Passey, in part because of their ties to Idaho. Marilynne Robinson’s “Housekeeping”––a novel that features evocative images of northern Idaho’s landscapes, inspired Amanda Hamilton’s project, “The Life of Perished Things.” Hamilton’s installation intertwines video, painting and drawing in an immersive experience that responds to intersections between the novel, events in Hamilton’s own family history and her own experience of living in Idaho for nearly a decade. An additional evening exhibition tour for “Idaho Stories” is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 1, and the gallery exhibition will be on view at The Center in Ketchum through Friday, Jan. 6, 2017. For more information, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

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St. Luke’s electronic health records consolidated

St. Luke’s Wood River says it’s in the process of moving all patient files into a new electronic health record system. Now healthcare clinic and medical providers in the St. Luke’s healthcare system, from Baker City, Ore., to the Magic Valley, will be able to access patients’ health records, providing new information including medications, immunizations, allergies, lab tests and radiology results. Called myChart, an Epic software system, it allows patients to review their own medical history, receive test results online and review instructions provided by their doctor. Patients can also manage appointments and send and receive messages from their doctors. Previously separate departments had different software systems, making integration nearly impossible. Now it’s one software system for all providers. “One patient, one record,” said Joy Prudek, communications coordinator for SLWR. myChart’s access is dependent upon each provider’s role, so that, for instance, an X-ray technician will not be able to access the same information as the gynecologist. As well, there are periodic audits done to ensure privacy for the patient. Even when a patient travels, as long as they have access to the Internet, they can access their myChart files in case of accident, illness or injury while away. To sign up, visit mychart.slhs.org, or call (208) 381-9000.

ERC to team up with cosmetics store

The Environmental Resource Center, of Ketchum, will be at the LUSH Cosmetics store in The Village at Meridian, 3597 E. Monarch Sky Ln., in Meridian, from 12-3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12. The ERC will promote awareness of its programs and initiatives to store visitors. It will also sell ERC-customized LUSH Charity Pot lotions. This will be Idaho’s first LUSH Charity Pot event. In June, the ERC was awarded $13,300 from LUSH Cosmetics to support its Pesticide Action program, which works to reduce the use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers in Blaine County. LUSH Cosmetics is an internationally known retailer that sells handmade, environmental-friendly and ethically produced cosmetics. In 2007, LUSH invented a hand and body lotion called “Charity Pot.” The entire purchase price (minus taxes) goes toward supporting humanitarian, environmental and animal rights causes locally and around the world. Since its launch, Charity Pot has donated more than $10 million to 850-plus small, grassroots charities in 42 countries. For more information on LUSH products and its charitable giving program, visit lushusa.com. For more information on purchasing these limited lotions or the ERC’s Pesticide Action program, contact Hadley DeBree, ERC executive director, at (208) 726-4333 or hadley@ercsv.org

Andrus Center permanently Joins BSU

The Andrus Center for Public Policy in Boise, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is committed to engaging in meaningful conversations about the environment, public lands, fire management and other topical issues. In January, a five-year BLM grant was awarded for Restoring the Health of Public Lands Following Wildfires. In July, John Freemuth, a longtime Senior Fellow for Environment and Public Lands at the Andrus Center, was named as the new executive director. As well, this past summer the Andrus Center signed a new Memorandum of Agreement with Boise State University to make the Andrus Center a permanent part of the School of Public Service. The agreement stipulates that the Center will serve as the University’s primary policy center on issues of environment and public lands. Programming in 2016 included Politics for Lunch, Women and Leadership, and the recently concluded Andrus Lecture, Celebrating 100 Years of National Parks with National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis. Both Women and Leadership and the Andrus Lecture were major successes, with standing-room-only crowds in attendance. On March 28, 2017, a symposium, Why Public Lands Matter, will be held. All donations are handled through the Boise State Foundation and are eligible for the Idaho Education Tax Credit. For more information, visit sps.boisestate.edu/andruscenter.

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