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SVED To Hold Quarterly Forum

Sun Valley Economic Development will host its second-quarter member forum at the Limelight Hotel in Ketchum from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 26. SVED forums provide an opportunity for member networking and feature a timely topic each quarter.

This quarter’s topic is e-commerce. SVED Executive Director Harry Griffith will present information on e-commerce trends in Idaho, and for Blaine County, specifically. The group will also discuss new legislation and compliance regarding sales tax, and the session will wrap up with a discussion of innovation programs, stories and best practices.

For information about SVED membership, contact outreach director David Patrie at david@SunValleyEconomy.org.

Botanical Garden Offers Two New Events

As part of the annual Bug Zoo at Sawtooth Botanical Garden, there will be two additional events on Saturday, April 28. For adults and youth, Bug Zoo U (University) will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost for adults is $5 and $3 for kids 5-18; children 4 and under are free.

There will be seven featured youth and adult presenters showcasing pet snakes, a gecko and tarantulas.

Then, Bugs After Hours (BAH) will be held from 6:309 p.m. Designed especially for bug-loving kids, parents can drop them off at the Garden and SBG staff will do the rest. Kids will enjoy buggy snacks, games and get up close and personal with some of Bug Zoo’s most popular critters. This event is for children ages 5-8 years old.

The cost is $25 for SBG members and $30 for nonmembers. Preregistration is required. Details and online registration at sbgarden.org.

iCan Bike Camp To Be Held For Individuals With Disabilities

Two nonprofit organizations, Treasure Valley Down Syndrome Association and iCan Shine, will hold the fourth annual Treasure Valley iCan Bike Camp from June 11-15 at the Homecourt YMCA at 936 Taylor Avenue in Meridian.

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Those with various disabilities learn to ride conventional two-wheeled bicycles with adapted equipment, trained professionals and volunteers. Participant spots are limited, so early registration is encouraged. Registration ends on Thursday, May 15.

To be eligible to enroll, riders must be at least 8 years old, have a disability and be able to walk without an assistive device such as a walker or cane. Riders must be able to side-step quickly to both sides. Riders must have a minimum inseam measurement of 20 inches and weigh no more than 220 pounds. The cost of the camp is $199 or $149 for TVDSA members, and all participants will receive a new safety helmet and T-shirt.

In addition, TVDSA seeks 100 physically fit volunteers, age 15 and older, who can ideally commit to a 75-minute session all five days of camp. As well, sponsorships are being sought to help defray the costs of hosting the camp, and scholarships to assist participants in financial need are welcomed.

To learn more, register a rider, help as a volunteer or become a sponsor, visit the Treasure Valley iCan Bike Camp at icanshine.org/boise-id, or email tvicanbike@ idahodownsyndrome.org.

Social Planned For Blaine County Democrats

The Clint Stennett Social will be held to introduce all Blaine County Democratic candidates at a gathering at The Valley Club at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 4. There will be conversation, hors d’oeuvres and no-host cocktails. The proceeds will go toward funding the Blaine County Democratic Headquarters. The cost is $50 for adults and $30 for those under 30 years of age.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Janie Davidson at (208) 309-0350 or jwdavidson@cox.com.

St. Luke’s Named One Of Nation’s 15 Top Health Systems

For the fifth consecutive year, St. Luke’s Health System was recognized as among the 15 Top Health Systems in the United States by Truven Health Analytics, a part of IBM Watson Health.

St. Luke’s has only been a health system for 12 years and listed consistently among the most well-known, longtime healthcare providers, including the Mayo Foundation and Mercy Hospital. St. Luke’s is also the only Idaho-based nonprofit health system in the state.

The St. Luke’s team has steadily, methodically and systematically been delivering improved care and outcomes for our patients and communities for some years now.”

Dr. David Pate St Luke’s President & CEO Health systems do not apply for consideration, and winners do not pay to market their award. Truven’s researchers rely on objective, independent studies and public data.

The 2018 report evaluated more than 300 U.S. health systems and hospitals based on specific system-wide clinical and administrative performance, including patient satisfaction, length of hospital stays, costs per episode of care, complications and lives saved.

“The St. Luke’s team has steadily, methodically and systematically been delivering improved care and outcomes for our patients and communities for some years now,” said Dr. David Pate, St. Luke’s president and CEO. “Great people across dozens of locations have set aside clinic—or department—or hospital-specific practices to ensure a standardized approach that ensures our patients get the very best care, no matter which door to St. Luke’s they open.”

The 15 Top Health Systems study provides hospital administrators and boards of directors with crucial, evidence-based insights into the effectiveness of health system leadership, organizational performance and management alignment.

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WARM SPRINGS LODGE SUFFERS DEVASTATING FIRE

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BY DANA DUGAN

ate Wednesday, April 18, a fire broke out at Warm Springs Lodge in Ketchum. One of Sun Valley’s famed day lodges, Warm Springs had been the site of a celebration only a few days before, on closing day, Sunday.

Ketchum police, who were first to arrive, reported 30-foot flames above the building. The Ketchum Fire Department was dispatched at approximately 11:20 p.m., followed shortly by the Sun Valley, Wood River, Hailey and Bellevue fire departments.

Approximately 63 firefighters battled the blaze with eight engines, two ladder trucks and one pumper tanker.

There were no employees in the building at the time though, according to a source close to the situation, cleaners had been in the lodge earlier in the day.

Inventory had been taken and the lodge was being locked down.

According to a press release issued by the City of Ketchum and Sun Valley Company, “The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation. The investigation will involve the Ketchum Fire Department, Idaho State Fire Marshal, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms [and Explosives]. It is standard practice for the ATF to participate in a fire investigation when there is a commercial structure with over one million dollars in damage.”

The 26-year-old lodge, located at the base of Bald Mountain, cost approximately $3 million to build in 1992.

According to a source onsite at the fire, the exterior logs outside the kitchen wall were severely charred, but the ATF and other investigators will know more soon about where the fire started. The kitchen sprinklers were on when firefighters were able to enter the building

Firefighters from throughout the Wood River Valley continued on Thursday morning to fight a fire at Warm Springs Lodge that started on Wednesday night, April 18. The fire was not fully suppressed until Thursday evening. Courtesy photo

but the fire was already inside the hard, thick walls.

Michael David, a Ketchum city councilmember, lives in Warm Springs and was the first on the scene, along with his son, Grey.

“I can see the [lodge’s] kitchen from my apartment,” he said. “I heard the alarm going off, looked up and saw flickers, then flames.”

David called 911 and was onsite for much of the night.

“It was surreal,” he said. “There’s so much sadness in the community about it but that’s the memories factor. There was

no one lost, and stuff is being recovered from the lockers and will be brought to River Run Lodge for collection.”

Last week, the Sun Valley Company said it “hopes to have the Warm Springs Lodge back in operation by the 2018-19 ski season, despite the significant damage.”

But in the past week that hopeful situation has changed “I’m hearing that [Sun Valley] is now looking at it as a total loss, and it will have to be demolished, which may affect their timeline for when it’s up and running. They’ll be going full bore this

summer.”

When the lodge was originally built, Warm Springs was a vital commercial center with bars, restaurants and shops, so the lodge didn’t need to fully envelope those services. David said it’s worth considering what Sun Valley can now do to take advantage of this opportunity born out of the ashes.

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SYMPOSIUM ON OUTSIDER ARTIST JAMES CASTLE TO BE HELD James Castle House will open to public on Saturday

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BY DANA DUGAN

nternationally-recognized artist James Castle (1899-1977) was born deaf in Idaho and, though he attended the Idaho School for the Deaf & Blind in Gooding for five years, his mode of communicating were the bits and pieces of his artwork.

Often referred to under the outsider art label, Castle worked with soot and his own saliva, found pieces, random pieces of paper, wood, string and an unknown smattering of color from unknown sources.

Born in Garden Valley, Castle spent most of his life in Boise in the house that the City of Boise renovated and will open to the public on Saturday, April 28. Managed and staffed by the Boise City Department of Arts & History Cultural Sites program, the James Castle House is located at 5015 Eugene Drive. It will be used as a center for contemporary and historical exhibits, tours, performances, talks, an artist-in-residence program, and community partnerships.

Sponsored by the City of Boise, beginning on Wednesday, April 25, there will be a James Castle Symposium, including a tour to Garden Valley followed by two days of lectures, tours and events Thursday and Friday, April 25-27, at the Linen Building in Boise. It will be the first symposium centered around Castle and his life in Idaho.

Attendees will learn about the preservation and re-opening of the James Castle House, as well as efforts to preserve Castle’s famous Shed studio and Cozy Cottage Trailer.

The keynote speaker will be Nicholas R. Bell, senior vice president for Curatorial Affairs with Mystic Seaport (Mystic, Conn.) and the former curator-in-charge at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. Other speakers will include professors

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Brenda Brueggemann (University of Connecticut) and Alexander Nemerov (Stanford), as well as Valerie Balint, the program manager of the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program, part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Sun Valley Center members will receive a discount to the symposium; members may call The Center for the code, if they did not receive it in a recent email.

While renovating the house, 11 never-before-seen works by Castle were found stashed inside walls on the property.

“Four of us were working on the house before construction started in 2016,” said Rachel Reichert, the cultural sites manager for the Boise City Department of Arts & History. “It was selective demolition, which was an opportunity to better understand the construction of the house. In the process, we found a collection of works and other items such as tobacco bags, socks, drawing utensils, a lone marble and 10 drawings together in the wall. It was pretty amazing. We were caught off guard. The works were sent to the [James Castle] collection archives; they gifted them, plus 50 more works, back to the city. They are all on display in the house.”

The James Castle estate valued the recently discovered drawings at a total of $75,000, and said that all 61 drawings included in the gift were worth $1.1 million.

Beginning on Saturday, April 28, the James Castle House will offer free, informal, drop-in tours and talks every Thursday, Friday and Saturday so visitors may gain a deeper understanding of Castle, his house and the artists who now create within its walls.

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“Cendrillon,” the story of Cinderella, will broadcast live in HD from the NY MET at the Metropolitan Bigwood Cinemas in Hailey. Join Sun Valley Opera for this experience at 11 a.m.

Saturday, April 28. Doors will open at 10 a.m. and Dick Brown’s pre-opera lecture will begin at 10:30 a.m.

“We love bringing these MET Live screenings to the Valley, primarily because it’s a great way to expose people to the medium at an affordable price,” said Mary Jo Helmeke, executive director of Sun Valley Opera. “Of course, the ideal thing would be to get people to New York, but the flight and the tickets really add up. So here you get to see the opera up close and personal without the price.”

Based on Charles Perrault’s 1698 fairy tale, Jules Massenet’s opera provides color, romance, and relatable themes for audiences of all ages.

“We are so lucky that ‘Cinderella’ is coming to the Valley,” Helmeke said. “The story tells us that love conquers all, and that you can’t let the negative people in your life bring you down. I’ve never seen this opera before, so this will be a new experience for me, too. And that’s what I love about The MET Live HD series—it’s a mixture of tried and true and new productions.”

The opera stars MET regular Joyce DiDonato in the title role.

“Joyce is one of the stable of opera singers for the NY MET and she’s one of my personal favorites, so I was delighted to hear she would be playing this role,” Helmeke said. “I just love her voice—it’s so clear. Everything I’ve seen her in through The MET HD series has been absolutely wonderful.”

Massenet’s score features a multitude of lower female voices—including a mezzo-soprano as the object of Cendrillon’s affection—that were favored by French composers in the 19th century.

British lyric mezzo-soprano Alice Coote will play the trouser role, Prince Charming.

“Alice often plays the trouser role,” Helmeke

Joyce DiDonato in the title role of Massenet’s “Cendrillon.” Photo by Paola Kudacki, courtesy of Metropolitan Opera

said. “Trouser roles exist because of the range the composer set the original roles in. It’s too high for a male tenor, and that’s the composer’s choice, so it’s meant for a female mezzo.”

Helmeke hopes Valley students attend this opera.

“We are hoping to have a good crowd of students come, and any student who wishes to come can come for free,” she said. “Kids are already familiar with the story of ‘Cinderella,’ so this would be a great opera for them to see, even if it’s their first.”

To reserve a complimentary student ticket, email Rebecca Martin, orchestra director at Wood River High School and Middle School at Blaine County School District, at rmartin@blaineschools.org.

In addition to DiDonato and Coote, “Cendrillon” features Kathleen Kim as the Fairy Godmother and Stephanie Blythe as the imperious Madame de la Haltière. Bertrand de Billy conducts this imaginative storybook production. The opera runs for 3 hours.

All tickets are $16 and may be purchased at any time at the Metropolitan Bigwood Cinemas, located at 801 N. Main Street in Hailey.

“We have been so excited to offer these MET Live screenings to the community because there is no place here to stage full operas,” Helmeke said.

“This is the chance to see beautiful, professional opera without ever leaving the Valley.” tws

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“While I have often had some problems achieving the best grades, due to home and language problems,” Marquez said, “I have taken AP classes in Spanish Literature and Language, and a core Interpreting class, improving my language skills. I was fortunate to be a speaker at the January 20 Women’s March in Ketchum.”

Marquez credits the Blaine County School District’s dual-immersion program for her adjustment to living and studying in the Wood River Valley.

“Born at the old Moritz Hospital and now living in Bellevue, I’ve always been around English speakers, but my mother never had the chance to finish school, and it was hard for her to help me with homework,” Marquez said.

“My mother has worked so hard to give me a better chance than she had, and I want to honor that.”

Marquez aims to pursue business and teaching.

“I want to help people like my mother and my friends through making higher education more accessible,” she said.

Marquez’s extracurricular activities reflect her interest in others. She is a member of the Business Professionals of America organization, Key Club, Amnesty International and Nosotros United, a club that evolved after an experience Marquez had last summer while attending the Hispanic Youth Symposium in Caldwell.

“There were only about five of us from Wood River, but I noticed hundreds of students from all over Idaho talking about clubs and support groups at their schools,”

she said. “I thought about our needs as Hispanics in Idaho and knew we needed a similar gathering where we could speak freely in a safe environment, increase cultural awareness, and be proud of our own heritage, so I started Nosotros United and intend to have a diversity of students. We now have 42 members.”

The new club raised more than $9,000 toward a scholarship fund for graduating seniors.

“An anonymous donor gave $5,000, and the organization, the Little Black Dress Club, raised $4,000, plus we have some money from our own fundraiser,” Marquez said. “We are thrilled about the donations, but I am personally grateful for realizing how it felt good to help others, like the younger Nosotros members who struggle with English composition, reinforcing my desire to teach.”

Marquez created a poster for a recent kids event sponsored by Nosotros United.

“I like creating my own material with the computer, designing and knowing the Internet and other media—useful skills in business,” Marquez said.

After graduation, she will attend Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, Calif.

“For many reasons, most of the Hispanic kids here stick together,” she said. “I have a small, close circle of friends, and I will miss them, including my younger cousin, Emanuel Guzman, who has a band, Requinto Espectr, and has motivated me. I love my life here, but I am happily anticipating a more diverse environment and gaining a broader cultural awareness.”

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Bug Zoo Fascinates Youngsters Students from Pioneer Montessori School learn about bees and other pollinators at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s 14th annual Bug Zoo on Monday.

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High School Group Works On Educating Public About Recycling

The Wood River Valley is full of enthusiastic recyclers, says Lamar Waters, of the Ohio Gulch Recycling Center, but they may be too enthusiastic. The tendency to put too many unrelated things into recycling bins has been a problem. Three seniors —Kim Aranda, Josie Zamora and Vanesa Hidario Martinez—of the Wood River High School WATER (We Appreciate the Earth’s Resources) Club, designed signs to more clearly communicate the basic rules of what can be put in the large public recycling dumpsters. These are located at Hailey’s Park & Ride Lot and the Hailey Fire Department at 617 3rd Avenue South, where corrugated cardboard and glass bottles are collected.

With these new signs the students hope that local recycling efforts will increase and improve.

The signs direct recyclers to flatten their corrugated boxes before tossing them in the bins and glass bottles should not be in plastic bags or boxes. Materials like Styrofoam, plastic wraps and bags, trash or other recyclable materials cannot be included along with corrugated cardboard or glass.

As well, the WATER Club uses the honeycomb and 5 Bee mascot on each of the signs to remind people how important pollinators are for all environmental considerations.

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR APRIL 25 - MAY 1, FROM PICABO ANGLER

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he fish have been rising on Silver Creek, the rainbows are coming off of spawn, and the days are getting warmer.

Time to get ready for Opening Day! Here is a quick list of things you may want to consider before the season goes into full swing.

Check those waders for leaks!

Put on those waders and go stand in the water, then make one of three decisions: You are good to go for the season with nice dry waders; it’s time to fix the small leaks in those waders; or it’s time to throw those nasty old leaky waders in the garbage and start the season warm and dry!

Check your wading boots.

Do you need new laces? New soles? New boots? Keep invasive species in mind and consider a rubber-sole bottom with cleats.

Ditch the felt sole; the new rubber soles are just as good once you make the mental adjustment.

Check your fly line. Is it cracked? Is the tip sinking on your floating line? Is it full of memory coils? If any of these are true, treat yourself and get a new line. It will add joy to your fishing day. We promise!

Check your reel. Do you need to lubricate any of the parts?

Are all the screws tight and flush on the reel seat? Is the reel well balanced to the rod? Give your reel the once-over every few months and you’ll get a lot more life out of it.

Are your fly boxes organized?

Have you got last year’s Callibaetis out of your Baetis box?

Are your Hoppers separated from your Stoneflies? This is also a good time to pre-tie dropper rigs for the first Green Drake hatches of the year.

If you have a drift boat or a raft, get that thing cleaned out.

Last year’s beer cans and water bottles don’t need to be on the floor of that boat any longer.

Check your trailer registration, your ropes and lines, and your oars. Be sure you have your invasive species sticker in place and ready to go so you aren’t scrambling for one the day you want to float.

Get some maps out, turn on Google Earth and start exploring. This is a great time of year to make a plan to see and fish some waters you have never seen or fished before.

Finally, make a plan to join us the night before Opening Day for our big party with Hank Patterson and Hillfolk Noir.

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CLOUD’S PUPPY DIARY – WEEK 4

BY FRAN JEWELL

Cloud has been going new places almost every day and meeting someone new every day.

Even though Cloud is not staying with me, I am preparing him for his new home. Socialization is so important, especially for a German shepherd. This controlled socialization must occur very young—hopefully before a puppy reaches 16 weeks of age. It should be with people and other friendly, adult dogs. All of these interactions happen on a loose leash. I always have him sit before he gets to play with other dogs and when greeting people.

There is a critical imprinting period up to that 16-week marker. This is true for both socialization and learning life skills and nice manners.

What you expose a puppy to at this age will last its lifetime, especially learning how to respect you as a leader. That also goes for things we don’t like, including jumping on people and biting. It is critical to make no jumping and no biting clear to your puppy during this time.

Right now I am working on teaching Cloud to accept the everyday important things in life.

He needs to learn that restraint is not a bad thing. If he has to have medical care, he needs to be able to accept being restrained. If he doesn’t, then the visit becomes very unhappy and scary for him. At this time, I am teaching him to be held by me in a “puppy hug.” I hold him close, and firmly. When he wiggles and tries to get down, I hold him just a little firmer so he cannot get down. When he relaxes, I relax and pet him, love him and then let him down.

I want him to know that relaxing means lots of love and good things.

Once Cloud accepts some loving restraint, I start touching him everywhere; in his ears, his paws and between his toes, his tail, even inside his mouth. When he accepts it nicely, I give him lots of special food. I often like to give

Puppies should allow their paws to be held and played with. Trimming nails is something that should easily be done by a dog owner with their puppy. Photo by Fran Jewell

him cream cheese off my finger when he does this well. It’s very helpful to have someone else to help. My helper can give him cream cheese from a squeeze tube or off their finger while I do the touching. Then, I graduate to trimming his nails with a nail Dremel. My favorite is a Dremel grinder because I can get the job done very quickly and don’t risk cutting the quick of the nail as easily as with clippers. All this time, Cloud is getting this incredibly special cream cheese treat. Nail trimming now becomes something Cloud looks forward to.

When I start nail trimming at this young age,

I have never had any of my puppies resist or fear having their nails trimmed. What a relief!

And, none of my puppies has ever feared being restrained for medical attention.

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

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BY JONATHAN KANE

THE DEATH OF STALIN

f you like your comedy dark, especially political comedy (think Dr. Strangelove), you will find a sumptuous buffet in the new film, The Death of Stalin.

In fact, the tone and humor is so dark that it might pass over the heads of many viewers. How else can you explain why people being dragged out in the middle of the night to be arbitrarily shot is funny? But, in the right hands, it certainly is.

Those hands, thankfully, belong to the British director Armando Iannucci, the creator and director of the smash American satire, Veep. And, make no mistake, the comedy is, thankfully, very British—think Monty Python boasting the great Michael Palin as a Stalin toady.

Palin is just one of a truly superb cast led by a brilliant Steve Buscemi in his best work as Nikita Khrushchev. Buscemi’s equal, and main rival, is the head of the secret police, played by Simon Russell Beale. Also brilliant is the muddled Jeffrey Tambor as Stalin’s successor.

Part of the fun is the great choice that everyone speaks in their own accents, including Buscemi’s thick Brooklyn twang, and

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all manner of British dialects.

Although rich in overtones that relate to the Age of Trump, the film is set in 1953 in a Soviet Union still literally in the death grip of Josef Stalin. It gets off to a flying absurdist start with what is a true story of a radio symphony concert being played twice because it wasn’t initially recorded and the great Stalin wanted a copy.

The next evening, after a rousing time of watching John Ford classics with his sycophants, Stalin drops dead. What ensues is actual history by the actual historical figures, but it plays like a combination of the Marx Brothers and the Three Stooges. Totalitarianism never seemed like so much fun!

Beale and Buscemi take center stage, as did their real counterparts. Scheming and power plays take over while the specter of be-

ing dragged out of bed and shot in the head always hangs over the proceedings. Particularly funny is the power dance that occurs before and during Stalin’s funeral.

As history tells us, Khrushchev

was the last man standing, besting the evil chief of police. But in a telling ending, his time will come soon. Banned in Russia by Vladimir Putin, it must be hitting too close to home. tws

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COLUMN LIVING WELL UI-BLAINE EXTENSION TIPS

START SEEDS INDOORS WITH SUCCESS

University of Idaho Green Thumb How-Tos

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fore plants emerge, irrigate with a fine misting nozzle that will not dislodge seeds or soil.

Bottom-up watering also works well. Don’t let pots sit in standing water for long periods.

Water should completely absorb within a few minutes.

Insufficient light is a major cause of transplant failure at home. To ensure stocky, sturdy seedlings, provide a source of artificial light; hanging shop-light fixtures are commonly used. Suspend light about 2-4 inches above the plant. Keep lights on for 12-14 hours per day and turn them off at night.

Using a small fan to blow air across the plants during the day will help prevent fungal problems and increase seedling toughness.

Alternatively, you can brush your hand across the tops of the plants several times a day to help keep seedlings stocky.

Acclimate your plants slowly to the outdoors. Move pots outside for progressively longer periods each successive day. This process, known as “hardening off,” usually takes at least a week. Once plants have adapted, plant them outside, but take steps to protect newly established plants from sun, wind and weather extremes.

tarting vegetable, herb and annual flower plants at home from seed is economical and rewarding. A wider variety of plant material is available by seed, and a gardener skilled in seed starting enjoys more flexibility in planning and planting in the garden.

Create a planting schedule that includes crop varieties adapted to your climate and conditions. Scheduling your indoor planting will ensure your transplants are at the proper growth stage when the outdoor garden is ready.

Next, prepare your containers and planting medium for seed starting. Compressed peat pellets are convenient but do not always provide enough rooting space for vigorous seedlings. Use a moistened, lightweight, sterile potting mix, not garden soil. Try to avoid large amounts of added fertilizer. You may add fine-textured compost or worm castings to your potting mix as a nominal source of nutrients.

Fill containers with potting mix to within a half-inch of the top. Plant seeds at the depth recommended on the packet. Place containers in solid trays to catch water. Ideal germination temperatures of 70 degrees or higher will For more information contact the Univerencourage seedlings to sprout much faster sity of Idaho Blaine County Extension office when supplied with bottom heat from a com- at 302 1st Ave. S., visit extension.uidaho.edu/ mercial seedling heat mat or other source. blaine or call (208) 788-5585.

Remove heat source once plants emerge. Be-

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BY HANNES THUM

scale: things that are more or less our size and things that we can see and handle easily, for instance, on a walk through the woods. The way that the bark of a cottonwood cracks and fractures as it grows. The way a crow beats its wings to fly, a hawk soars and circles, and a mallard glides into a body of water with feet dangling down and wings stretched out so straight that the feathers on their wingtips splay out like fingers to direct their landing.

The way you can put your hand next to the track of an animal in the snow to compare your paw to theirs.

It is rare when we look at things much smaller than that or much larger, perhaps because we are not wired to do so. But, it may be valuable for us to consider, at times, the various sizes of things. The poet Emerson once wrote about a naturalist whose eyes were “natural telescopes and microscopes.” There is some connectivity between the veins in a leaf and an enormous grove of aspens, between the tiny invertebrates clinging to river rocks and the migration of steelhead to Idaho from the ocean. Between the green moving up the Valley in April and the way the weather moves across the land at the changing of a season.

hen it comes to size and scale, biology offers up many lenses for looking at the world; the diversity of viewpoints that one can take is broad. On the tiny end of the spectrum, some folks peer raptly through microscopes at pond water. At the same time, other folks study nanoscale biological molecules so small that they are, by all normal parameters, invisible (although we trust that we know they are there). In order to describe some of these most miniscule objects, people may need to rely on imagination to a much larger degree than most scientists probably want to admit, because we simply may not be able to accurately visualize them.

On the large end of things, ecological cartographers can craft beautiful maps that trace the migration of a herd of pronghorn for hundreds of miles across state lines. They can look back across vast stretches of time to the origins of our planet in order to project the branches of life far into the future to predict how life may change over time.

All of these things, of course, are all deeply related, even if the fields of view are different in shape and size.

It is good for any observer of nature, any Hannes Thum is a Wood River Valley native ponderer of how life works, to switch up the and has spent most of his life exploring what scale every once in a while. For many peo- our local ecosystems have to offer. He curple, the most natural size of observation starts rently teaches science at Community School. with the things we interact with on the human

NEWS IN BRIEF

Footlight Announces Gala Spring Performance Footlight Dance Centre, under the Artistic Direction of Hilarie Neely, will present its spring dance production of “The Message of the Rose” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 13 in the Wood River Performing Arts Theater at the Community Campus, in Hailey.

The production will feature graduating seniors Dylan Porth, as Mother Earth, Anika Lyon as Wisdom, and Isabella Cronin, Abbie Heaphy, Emelia Morgan and Laine Whittier as The Graces. There are 190 talented young dancers who will grace the stage for this production.

Tickets are $7 and may be purchased at Iconoclast Books in Hailey, after April 27, and at the Footlight Studio at the Community Campus.

For more information, contact Neely at (208) 578-5462 or footlightdance@gmail.com.

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GUEST COMMENTARY SALLY TOONE

Get ’Em While They’re Young

By Rep. Sally Toone Idaho is hemorrhaging jobs and wages at an alarming rate. According to the STEM Action Center report to the State Legislature this year, 7,000 STEM jobs (jobs in the science, technology, engineering and math fields) went unfilled last year in Idaho, resulting in $450 million in unclaimed wages. If you do the math (which seems appropriate, given the subject matter) that’s more than $1.2 million in lost wages every day, or, more than $51,000 an hour. By the time you get done reading this, Idahoans will have lost about $4,000 in unclaimed wages.

Those numbers are only expected to get worse. The reason: Idaho lacks the educated workforce needed to fill those thousands of jobs and claim those hundreds of millions of dollars in wages.

If we are going to turn Idaho around, the investments in education must come early. And I mean early. Idaho is one of a half-dozen states that do not invest in pre-kindergarten programs. The reasons for this are a mystery. New data presented to the State Legislature this year shows overwhelming support for state-funded pre-K. According to polling unveiled by the Association for the Education of Young Children, 76 percent of voters and 80 percent of parents of children 5 and younger support state funding for pre-K. And why not? Study after study shows children who attend public pre-K programs are better prepared for school than kids who don’t. If you doubt the numbers, just ask any first-grade teacher in Idaho. They can tell within a few minutes which students attended pre-K and which ones did not. They don’t need polling to show them the benefits of pre-K education. The proof shows up the first day of class. That’s a big issue in Idaho, where half of all students don’t read at grade level by the time they hit kindergarten.

What’s more, kids who come from low-income backgrounds tend to get the most out of preschool programs—and we have a lot of those kids in Idaho. More than 200,000 children receive CHIP [Children’s Health Insurance Program] or Medicaid assistance statewide. In District 26, more than 40 percent of kids in Lincoln, Camas and Gooding counties receive Medicaid assistance. The benefits of giving them a head start toward success is obvious. Children who attend preschool are not only more likely to be prepared to start kindergarten, they are more likely to go on to college and less likely to commit crimes.

Residents of the rural Basin School District, which includes Idaho City, will attest to this. The district has provided preschool options for local parents for nearly two decades. Prior to starting the pre-K program, only 30 percent of incoming kindergarteners read at grade level. Now, almost every child does. Last year, a whopping 92 percent of Basin School District third graders read at grade level. The 8 percent who didn’t never went to preschool.

A state that invests in a child’s early education is like a Fortune 500 company that invests in research and development—R&D is the driving force behind future innovations and profits, just like early education is the catalyst for our kids’ professional future.

Dollars spent on education now will either save money down the line or result in greater returns for our children and families. Education is not a line item on some spreadsheet. It’s an investment that can pay off for generations to come.

Right now, Idaho is a national laggard in education investment and a national leader in minimum-wage jobs. These facts are not coincidences. They are connected in ways that are easy to understand. When we don’t value education, we set our kids up for a minimum-wage future. For every $7.25 they earn in an hour, Idaho loses $51,000. You don’t have to be an accountant to see how bad that trade-off is.

We all want to see our kids have a fair shot at getting ahead. Unfortunately, thousands of our kids are not getting that chance. The numbers don’t lie. It’s time for change. It’s time to give our kids the future they deserve.

Rep. Sally Toone is serving her first term as a member of the Idaho State House of Representatives. She represents District 26 and serves on the Agricultural Affairs, Business and Education committees.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR VALDI PACE

Elect Jim Williams For Blaine County Assessor

Jim has worked for the Blaine County Assessor for 18 years, nearly all of my soon-to-expire fifth term in office. Jim is certified to appraise commercial and residential property by the Idaho State Tax Commission for ad valorem taxation.

Assessment of properties for tax purposes considers the same approaches to value as an independent fee appraisal, to estimate market value. However, it is mass appraisal techniques that are utilized in the assessed value of your property, which include, but are not limited to, market model building, multiple regression, and statistical analysis of assessment ratio studies (sale price compared to assessed value) dictated by Idaho state statute and monitored by the Idaho State Tax Commission. It takes years of advanced courses and on-the-job training to fully understand mass appraisal. Jim has learned and applied these skills exceptionally, developing processes and procedures for his fellow appraisers, including training skills.

In addition to property valuation, the County Assessor is responsible for many duties for the public we serve, including records of ownership, property tax exemptions and tax relief programs, as well as mapping procedures for identifying parcel boundaries and changes. Additionally, the Assessor maintains and manages the Department of Motor Vehicles for the Idaho Transportation Department.

Jim will seamlessly fill the role of Blaine County Assessor without a multiyear learning curve. I support Jim Williams for Blaine County Assessor. He has THE experience necessary to fill this position.

Absentee voting in the basement at the Old County Courthouse starts April 23rd. The Primary Election is May 15th. Vote Jim Williams for Blaine County Assessor.

Valdi Pace Blaine County Assessor

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REMODELS OFTEN COST MORE AND TAKE LONGER

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any homeowners agree after completing a remodeling project that it often costs more and takes longer than expected. It doesn’t really matter that you researched, planned, and received multiple bids; it will, invariably, cost more and take longer than you originally anticipated.

Replacing floor coverings or painting are projects that a homeowner can easily get bids for and contract with the workmen directly. A new level of complexity occurs when the project involves more specialized contractors, like plumbers, electricians, carpenters, counters, and others.

Now a homeowner is faced with dealing with one general contractor who will run roughshod over the subcontractors or make the decision to do it themself. Typically, you will pay more for a general contractor, but the trade-off is that they will have the contacts and experience to make things go smoothly.

Subs are notorious for wanting to finish their “part” of the project and move on to to the next job. Sometimes they’re not interested in the “big picture” enough to consider doing things in a way that is best for the overall outcome.

When you start tearing out some things, you find out that there may be unexpected expenses involved. Another common occurrence is that, during the project, you get a new thought about changing something else, “since it is already torn up anyway.”

This will add time and money to the job.

Then there can be the situation where the homeowner doesn’t even know the right questions to ask or what to consider when trying to coordinate the different workers. The most detailed timetable can be thrown off track if one set of workers doesn’t show up or finish on time. At best, it delays the project for a few days.

At worst, it can delay it for a few weeks because the individual workers may have committed to other jobs that don’t allow them to reschedule.

Once the work is done in a professional manner, you are probably going to live with it for years. If it is something you’ve wanted to do and it will allow you to enjoy your home more, it is worth doing. Just be patient and enter this adventure with the understanding that it will cost more and take longer than you expect.

If you’d like a referral for a general contractor or other professionals, give me a shout!

ANNA MATHIEU

Realtor®, Associate Broker, GRI, MBA This Year’s Winner of the Windermere Cup for Outstanding Performance Windermere Real Estate/SV, LLC (208) 309-1329 AnnaMathieu@Windermere.com 5b-realestate.com To subscribe to the Better Homeowners newsletter:

NEWS IN BRIEF

KIC To Revamp Business Mentor Program

Ketchum Innovation Center says it will revamp its Business Mentor program.

“KIC’s new and improved Business Mentor program will pair businesses in need of guidance with the Sun Valley area’s exceptional brain trust of individuals possessing a diverse range of professional experience,” said Kathryn Kemp Guylay, KIC CEO and executive director.

“The Wood River Valley is fortunate to have a wealth of talented community members willing to share their expertise with enthusiastic businesses eager for mentorship. They have worked with major companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co., Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., Amazon, AT&T, IBM, GE and many, many others.”

“Business mentoring at the KIC is a partnership between the mentee, who drives the relationship in creating mentoring goals, setting objectives and pace, and the mentor, who offers guidance, challenges mentee thinking, and can support with networking,” said Christy Anna Gerber, KIC Advisory Board member and Mentorship Committee chair.

The KIC has recorded more than 70 mentorship meetings in the past six months and 15 requests for business mentors in the last month.

The KIC is working to create matches between mentors and mentees and opportunities for group mentoring when individuals have similar needs.

“The KIC Mentor Program begins by gaining a direct view into a mentee’s specific needs, which enables a highly informed mentorship approach that best meets the individual needs of our mentees. The insights derived from this direct view also informs the KIC’s educational programming,” Gerber said.

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SUN CALENDAR THE WEEKLY

EVENT FEATURE

For thousands of years, different cultures have revered bees for their ability to bring forth nature through pollination. Photo courtesy of queenofthesun.com

BEE THE CHANGE

SVCA to screen ‘Queen of the Sun’

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BY YANNA LANTZ

un Valley Center for the Arts will present “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?” as part of its current BIG IDEA project, “Bees.” The award-winning 2011 documentary film by director Taggart Siegel provides a profound, alternative look at the global bee crisis, and will screen at the Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 26.

Director Siegel was born and raised in Ketchum.

“My mother was such an incredible gardener, and she would garden extensively,” Siegel said. “Bumblebees used to be around, and my mother was such a great influence for being in touch with the flowers and nature. As a child, I felt so connected to these colors, forms and shapes.”

For thousands of years, different cultures have revered bees for their ability to bring forth nature through pollination. In 1923, Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian scientist, predicted that in 80 to 100 years honeybees would collapse. Now, beekeepers around the United States and around the world are reporting an incredible loss of honeybees, a phenomenon deemed “colony collapse disorder.”

“Einstein had said, if bees die out, man will only have four years of life left on earth,” Siegel said. “Even though that quote has been disputed, it really made me think and realize the crisis we are in, and that this is something to make a film about.”

“Queen of the Sun” features world-renowned biodynamic beekeeper Gunther Hauk, best-selling author and speaker Michael Pollan, Indian activist Vandana Shiva, and a compelling cast of characters from around the world. Together, they take viewers on a journey

“Einstein had said, if bees die out, man will only have four years of life left on earth,” Director Taggart Siegel said. Photo courtesy of queenofthesun. com

through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and into the mysterious world of the beehive.

“Thirty to 40 percent of beehives are lost every year on a commercial level,” Siegel said.

“This doesn’t mean that the bees are going extinct, but it means they are dying off more quickly than can be regenerated. This is mostly due to pesticides and insecticides. It’s an easy way to eliminate pests, but it’s killing off our pollinators.”

Because of pesticide use, the exhausted and weakened pollinators become easy prey for mites, climate change, environmental radiation, viruses, air and water pollution and the challenging effects of genetically modified crops. “Queen of the Sun” highlights nontraditional approaches that do much to create positive global change.

“The biggest thing we can do on a mass level to help is to grow bee friendly plants that

will help bees thrive,” Siegel said. “Also, we should cut out the use of insecticides, pesticides and Roundup in our gardens so bees can thrive in small communities.”

“Seeing images of commercial farming and learning about its impact on pollinators is profound,” said Kristine Bretall, director of Performing Arts for the Sun Valley Center. “This film shines a light on how bees and pollinators are affected by farming practices as well as what scientists have been doing to try to combat the damage.”

Tickets for “Queen of the Sun” are $10 for members of The Center and $12 for nonmembers. To purchase tickets or to learn more about other events associated with the “Bees” BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org, call (208) 726-9491 or visit The Center’s box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum. tws

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12:15-1:15PM / ST. LUKE’S CLINIC / HAILEY St. Luke’s Center for Community Health will present a Brown Bag Health Talk titled “Boundaries, Consent and Healthy Relationships.” The Advocates’ violence prevention educator Heidi Cook will provide evidence and fact-based information to discuss strategies that can cultivate healthy relationships. Whether teaching children or navigating adult relationships, understanding the meaning of consent and refusal options, learning how to set boundaries and strengthening communication skills will prove relevant and important.

This free talk will take place at St. Luke’s Hailey Clinic in the Carbonate Rooms. Pre-registration is not required. Call St. Luke’s Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs at (208) 727-8733.

‘20 YEARS OF TRAVEL ’ WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 6PM / COMMUNITY LIBRARY / KETCHUM Longtime local resident and architect Bob Hawley will share “Twenty Years of World Wide Travel Adventures,” a combination of slideshows exploring his many years of low-budget travel adventures around the world. Bob will be on hand to answer questions and give suggestions for how to make travel really happen in this free presentation. His suggestions will include travel books, websites and various ways to help plan low-cost, safe foreign adventures. For more information contact Bob Hawley at svhawley@cox.net.

ERC SPRING SCIENCE SERIES WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 6-7PM / COMMUNITY CAMPUS / HAILEY Join the Environmental Resource Center and College of Southern Idaho for the third annual Spring Science Series on Wednesdays, running through May 23, in the Queen of the Hills Room at the Community Campus. The Spring Science Series offers exciting and interactive presentations on scientific topics ranging from weather basics, to unusual fossils, to plant and animal adaptations and life histories.

This program is free, family-friendly and open to the public. The Peregrine Fund will open the series this year. It will present on raptor adaptations and will have live raptors onsite. To support this and other ERC programs or to find more information, visit ercsv.org or contact Alisa McGowan, ERC program director, at (208) 726-4333 or alisa@ercsv.org.

KETCHUM COMMUNITY DINNERS WEDNESDAY APRIL 25 6-7PM / CHURCH OF THE BIG WOOD / KETCHUM Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. Find Ketchum Community Dinners on Facebook for more information and weekly menu updates.

STORY TIME WED APR 25 & FRI APR 27 10:30AM TO 12:30PM / HAILEY PUBLIC LIBRARY Due to popular demand, the Hailey Public Library will host story time on Wednesdays and Fridays each week.

Books and crafts designed for children ages 2-4 will be available during story time. All ages are welcome. Visit haileypubliclibrary. org for details.

BELLEVUE ARTIST ALLIANCE RECEPTION THURSDAY APRIL 26 5-6PM / 7FUEGO / BELLEVUE Join the Bellevue Artist Alliance for an opening reception. Artists belonging to the BAA will install a new exhibit of artwork in 7Fuego, located at 200 S. Main Street, on April 26. Folks are invited to an artist reception to celebrate. Come sample hors d’oeuvres, meet the artists and view the new exhibit.

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ou won’t want to miss Bug Zoo U (University), the next special buggy offering at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. The “U” will be held this Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids and adults can dive deep with beloved local naturalist Ann Christensen and Hildegard, her favorite tarantula. Bee lover Ross Winton will lead kids around the Garden looking for butterflies and bumblebees.

Young critter owners will be on hand to share a favorite story or two about their millipedes, corn snake, eyelash crested gecko, Chaco golden knee tarantula and fire-bellied toads. Visit www.sbgarden.org for a complete schedule of presenters.

Cost is just $5 for adults and $3 for kids 5-18. Children 4 and under are free.

Bugs After Hours (BAH) is the newest addition to the SBG’s Bug Zoo lineup. Designed just for very special kids who love bugs, BAH will be held Saturday, April 28, from 6:30-9 p.m.

Parents can drop kids off at the Garden and let SBG staff do the rest. Kids will enjoy buggy snacks, snaky games and get up close and personal with some of Bug Zoo’s most popular critters. Ages 5-8 years old. Cost: $25 for SBG members/$30 for nonmembers. Preregistration required SBG’s enormously popular Bug Zoo runs from April 21May 3. Visit www.sbgarden.org for details. We hope you’ll join us!

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any of us experience situations that cause emotional distress or challenging hardships. In a society that often expects us to “pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back to it,” it can be frightening, disheartening and/ or embarrassing to ask for help.

Sharing your thoughts and feelings with friends and family can be helpful. Sometimes we may need extra support from someone with an outside perspective and with professional training.

However, if we give in to the negative portrayal or stigma of mental health services, we deprive ourselves of this great opportunity.

Whether it is a life event or a general feeling of sadness, therapists are professionally-trained listeners who can assist in getting to the root cause of issues, helping to cope with emotions and making changes to work toward overcoming challenges.

Once the decision is made to seek professional help, it’s okay to shop around for the right fit.

Ask questions about specialties, licensing and treatment protocols. Look for a therapist who is experienced in treating the areas you want to address. Ask about their techniques and suggested length of treatment. There are numerous types of therapy to consider—individual, family,

group or couples therapy.

If the connection doesn’t feel right—if you don’t trust the person or feel like they truly care— go with another choice. A good therapist will respect this choice and should never pressure you or make you feel guilty. One of the most important factors is to be honest and open with a therapist; they are not there to judge but, rather, to provide support and confidence.

Multiple resources are available within our community to help us address mental health conditions. St. Luke’s Center for Community Health, with support from the St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, has recently published Get Help! A Mental Health Resource Guide for the Wood River Valley, which is available in English and Spanish. The booklet is in magazine racks at the hospital, the Hailey Clinic, at local post offices and in grocery stores. A downloadable PDF is also available by visiting www.stlukesonline.org/ gethelp.

For more information and to access resources, call (208) 7278733.

It’s your life.

We help you live it.

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EVENTS CALENDAR, CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE ‘BEES’ & POLLINATORS THURSDAY APRIL 26 DISNEY’S ‘ALADDIN, JR.’ FRIDAY APRIL 27 5:30PM / THE CENTER / KETCHUM

VARIOUS TIMES / COMMUNITY SCHOOL / SUN VALLEY

Sun Valley Center for the Arts will host a free evening tour of the visual arts exhibition associated with its latest BIG IDEA project, “Bees.” Visitors to the museum in Ketchum are invited to enjoy a glass of wine and take a guided tour of the exhibition with The Center’s curators and gallery guides.

“Bees” explores the critical role that pollinators play in maintaining the health of food supplies and ecosystems. The project also considers the many challenges that pollinator species are facing, from colony collapse disorder to shrinking habitat. The visual arts exhibition features artwork by artists working in a range of media, all of whom invite viewers to marvel at the diversity of pollinator species and the incredibly important work they do. Featured artists in this exhibition include Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Mary Early, Kirsten Furlong, Emmet Gowin, and Jasna Guy. The “Bees” visual arts exhibition will be on view through June 22 at The Center in Ketchum. For more information about the free evening tour and other events associated with the Bees BIG IDEA project, visit sunvalleycenter.org or call (208) 726-9491.

Community School’s Middle School Masque will present Disney’s “Aladdin, Jr.” at 7 p.m.

Friday, April 27, and at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Community School Theatre. Audiences will be transported to the magical land of Agrabah, City of Enchantment, and will discover “a whole new world” filled with genies, magic carpet rides, romance, adventure and all the beloved characters for which the famed 1992 Academy Award-winning film is known.

Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults and will be sold in advance at Community School’s Middle School office. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, see Yvonne Inman in the Middle School office or call (208) 622-3960, ext.

138. Tickets will be sold at the door the night of the performance, but quantities will be limited.

‘THE AUDITION’ THURSDAY APRIL 26

BUG ZOO UNIVERSITY SATURDAY APRIL 28

6PM / WRHS PA THEATER / HAILEY

11AM TO 3PM / BOTANICAL GARDEN / KETCHUM

Wood River High School Drama Department will present “The Audition,” a 30-minute one-act play by Don Zolidis on three evenings. This is a fundraiser for the Drama Department, so donations are appreciated.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s most popular event of the year, Bug Zoo, will return through May 3. It its 14th year, Bug Zoo will focus on “The Web of Life” and feature approximately 36 different species of critters. Bug Zoo U (University) will take place on Saturday, April 28. This event will provide an opportunity to learn more about fascinating critters from storytellers, specialists, beekeepers and more.

Some of the species included in Bug Zoo are bearded dragons, tadpoles, geckos, pythons, California king snake, tarantulas, butterflies and more. Four different exhibits will help attendees learn about “The Web of Life.” Exhibits include: “What do you eat? – The Food Web,” “Where do you live? – Habitat,” “Bee Connected… and Butterflies Too” and “Respinning the Web.” Scheduled school field trips and public viewings will take place April 23-27 and April 30May 3. Public viewing is suggested from 3-5 p.m. to not interfere will scheduled trips.

Learn more about Bug Zoo and Bug Zoo U by visiting sbgarden.org or by calling (208) 726-9358.

DIY IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY THURSDAY APRIL 26 6:30-8PM / HAILEY CITY HALL Learn from an irrigation expert about uniformity, soil, pressure, drip installation and smart technologies.

Travis McBride (Silver Creek Supply) has trained homeowners and industry professionals and is an expert on Hunter, Rainbird, Baseline and other irrigation systems. This free event is part of the Resilient Landscapes for Resilient Communities series, and is hosted by Wood River Land Trust and Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Call (208) 788-3947 to learn more.

‘TOUCH’ THURS APR 26-FRI APR 28 7PM / THE SPOT / KETCHUM

DODGEBALL SATURDAY APRIL 28

The Spot Studio Series, a new level of programming at the intimate Ketchum theater, will launch with a production of “Touch” by Toni Press-Coffman. The full-length drama will run at 7 p.m. at 220 Lewis Street, #2, in Ketchum “Touch” tells the tale of Kyle Kalke, an astronomer since childhood and professed science nerd, who falls in love with the flamboyant, outspoken, openhearted Zoe. When Zoe is kidnapped and murdered, Kyle barricades himself by devoting himself more feverishly to the cosmos and losing himself in loveless sex.

The production stars local actor Kagen Albright, Community School senior Anik Zarkos as Kathleen, and Spot co-founders Brett Moellenberg (director) and Yanna Lantz as Bennie and Serena, respectively. Behind the scenes, WRHS senior Annabelle Lewis assistant directs, with technical design by Mollner and Community School senior Annabel Webster. “Touch” is suitable for ages 17+ and reserved seating is highly recommended, as productions often sell out. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at spotsunvalley.com.

1-5PM / CAMPION ICE HOUSE / HAILEY The Sage School will host the Valley’s second annual Dodgeball Tou r na ment and Raffle at Campion Ice House in Hailey. Win prizes for best team costume and more, and buy raffle tickets for a chance to win tickets to a Bruins game, California getaways, river rafting and more. Register a team of six and head down to Campion Ice House for an afternoon of friendly competition, good music and great food. All funds raised will go to The Sage School. Call (208) 788-0120 for more information.

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CHAPTER ONE BOOK CLUB FRIDAY APRIL 27

6:30-11PM / 399 BROADFORD RD. / BELLEVUE

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Enjoy a great night out and support education at the 4th Annual Syringa Mountain School Hoedown at the Natootsi Estate Barn in Bellevue. Throughout the night, celebrate education with line dancing from Dale and Peggy Bates, games, auction items, delicious bites, beer and wine. Tickets are on sale at syringamountainschool.org.

Join Chapter One’s monthly “Come Talk About Your Favorite Book” book club. All are welcome. Share titles with others and learn about great books and authors. BYO coffee; treats provided. Call (208) 726-5425 for details.

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Weekly free hot dinners are provided to anyone who wishes to join. St. Charles Catholic Church is located at 313 1st Ave. S., Hailey.

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