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Ketchum’s Wagon Days celebration will take place this weekend. The non-motorized parade portion of the event will culminate with the one-of-a-kind… For more information about this photo, see “On The Cover” on page 3. Courtesy photo by Michael Edminster

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REGION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A DARK-SKY RESERVE BY DICK DORWORTH AND DANA DUGAN

dahoans have a special place in their hearts for the big, wide-open space the state provides. Last week, the state was in the path of totality of the solar eclipse, further highlighting the grandness of its clear Western skies. Spearheaded by a regional consortium that includes Idaho Conservation League, Sawtooth Society and Steve Botti, president of the Stanley City Council, the Central Idaho Dark-Sky Reserve intends to turn its title into reality and give a portion of central Idaho the designation of dark-sky reserve. At this writing, there are only 11 certified dark-sky reserves in the world, none of them in the United States. There are several dark-sky parks in the U.S, as designated by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), in Tucson, Ariz., including such locales as Joshua Tree National Park in California and Canyonlands National Park in Utah. IDA offers five types of designation: communities, parks, reserves, sanctuaries and developments of distinction. There are, at present, two dark-sky reserves each in Wales, England and Germany, and one each in New Zealand, Ireland, Quebec, Namibia and France. The section proposed for the Central Idaho DarkSky Reserve encompasses 900,000 acres in Blaine and Custer counties, including the communities of Ketchum, Sun Valley, Smiley Creek and Stanley, along with the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. For the past two years, Botti has routinely measured the darkness of the sky with a pager called a sky quality meter. From his position on the city council, Botti has worked to restrict light pollution in Stanley, in collaboration with Ketchum and Sun Valley. “It’s been a collaborative effort,” said Dani Mazzotta, central Idaho director of Idaho Conservation League. “It could not have been done if it wasn’t for the work the counties and cities did to date to allow the reserve to happen. And the reality is that it could be expanded to include other communities, such as Hailey and Bellevue.” Botti started the effort more than a year ago, and has been, with the others, hard at work on the application for the International Dark-Sky Association. “There are guidelines, such as a lighting inventory survey of all of the lights in the area, what’s in compliance, and the color temperature of the lights, for exam-

ple,” Botti said. “We need to show a lightscape management plan for how we will address deficiencies over the next 10 years, and what kind of events we plan to have.” Botti said that they’d like to submit the application by Sept. 28, the next time the IDA’s dark-sky committee meets in Tucson. Ideally, the reserve could go into effect three months later, in December. “We don’t have to correct all the issues to be certified,” Botti said. “They just have to approve our plan. They’ll monitor our progress over the years.” The mission of the CIDSR is to preserve the natural nighttime experience; to improve quality of life; to highlight economic benefits, including energy savings and tourism; to conserve ecosystems; and to enhance educational opportunities. “I don’t see a downside to it,” Mazzotta said. “A lot of cities are thinking about light pollution. You can do it with smart planning, and we’re starting to see organizations and programs popping up around the country.” The University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, recently founded the Consortium for Dark-Sky Studies, the first academic center in the world dedicated to discovering, developing, communicating and applying knowledge pertaining to the quality of the nighttime skies. “We were able to get connected to this,” Mazzotta said. “What makes our area perfect is that you need an already protected area, most often public land, which, in our case, there’s wilderness on both sides of the Valley and the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. The reserve concept is you create a core area, and have communities that want to preserve that over the long term.” According to ScienceAdvances, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, “Artificial lights raise night sky luminance, creating the most visible effect of light pollution—artificial skyglow… more than 99 percent of the U.S. and European populations live under light-polluted skies. The Milky Way is hidden from more than one-third of humanity, including 60 percent of Europeans and nearly 80 percent The Wood River Valley has of North Americans.” long been involved in keeping its nighttime sky pristine, in great part because of Dr. Stephen Pauley, of Sun Valley, who appropriately is this year’s grand marshal of the Wagon Days Parade, on Saturday, Sept. 2. Pauley, 77, moved to Sun Valley in 1991 and was instrumental in establishing dark-sky ordinances in Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey and Blaine County. Ketchum

The alpine sky provides a brilliance to stars rarely found in the developed world. Photo by Ed Cannady, courtesy of MESH Gallery

adopted the first dark-sky ordinance in Idaho and one of the first in the West in 1999. “Dani Mazzotta is working on the reserve, with Steve Botti anchoring the north, and Ketchum and Sun Valley anchoring the south,” Pauley said. We’re also revising ordinances to include LED lighting.” For more on this, see story on Stephen Pauley, page 4. Last May, Ketchum updated its dark-sky ordinances with overwhelming public support. “The Wood River Valley has phenomenal dark-sky ordinances already,” Mazzotta said. “The reality is that it could be expanded to include other communities such as Hailey and Bellevue. The counties and cities have done a lot of the work to allow the reserve to happen. And when we get this in place, there will be four different events in our area; this will be a great marketing tool to bring in tourism.”

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City of Ketchum Open Meeting On Thursday, Sept. 7, and Friday, Sept. 8, contract negotiations will take place between the City of Ketchum and Ketchum Firefighters Local #4758. This is a public meeting and will take place on both days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall.

Declaration of Candidacy Period is Open Declarations of Candidacy must be filed with the Ketchum City Clerk at City Hall, 480 East Ave. N. no later than Sept. 8, 2017 at 5 p.m. Positions of mayor and two city council members are up for election on Nov. 7, 2017, each serving a 4-year term. Please visit ketchumidaho.org/electionfor informationand forms.

Skate Park Art City seeks proposals from artists interested in creating unique, site-specific art for the Guy Coles Skate Park. Art will be incorporated into park enhancements constructed this fall. Proposals are due Wednesday, Sept. 6. Visit ketchumidaho.org/rfp

Ketchum Street Division Positions Open The Ketchum Street Division seeks a full-time equipment operator and a seasonal equipment operator. A maintenance worker in the Wastewater Division is also needed. Job descriptions and application can be found at ketchumidaho.org/jobs or Ketchum City Hall, 480EastAve., N.

Public Notice FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT OVERLAY: City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Ketchum City Hall to consider permanent adoption of text amendments to Chapter 17.88, Floodplain Management Overlay, that City Council previously enacted on an emergency basis in Apr. 2017.

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BELLEVUE LABOR DAY WEEKEND Memorial Park Concert Venue (Free and Fun for everyone) Sun. 9/3 1:00 Tylor & the Train Robbers 2:00 Secuestrado 3:00 Michaela French & Hart Gibson 4:00 Corcovado 5:00 Quenby and the West of Wayland Band Mon. 9/4 1:00 Hurdy Gurdy Girls 2:00 Dewey, Pickett, & Howe 3:00 Mia Edsall & Friends 4:00 Old Death Whisper 5:00 The Sofa Kings (Food and Craft vendors too)

DR. DARK TO BE HONORED AS GRAND MARSHAL

BY DANA DUGAN

wo weeks ago, Marylyn and Stephen Pauley watched their fourth solar eclipse, and said it was the best one yet. They were at Grand Targhee Resort on the Idaho side of the Teton Range, where a series of talks were held over the weekend for umbraphiles [those who love eclipses, often traveling to see them], and dark-sky enthusiasts. A resident of Elkhorn since 1991, Pauley is well known for his work protecting the area’s stunning, star-filled night skies from light pollution. ‘Look up’ is his oft-repeated advice. It was Pauley’s work over the past two decades to protect the Wood River Valley’s night-sky heritage that led Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas to name him grand marshal for the 60th annual Wagon Days Parade, to be held Saturday in Ketchum. “This came as a total surprise,” Pauley said. “This is my 15 minutes. Andy Warhol was right.” But Pauley knows his work is important. He has given lectures at Galena Lodge and Redfish Lake Lodge on dark skies, and its connection with the history and evolution of mammals. “I want to get people back looking at the sky,” Pauley said. “The elements in our body come from the stars. People should know how our puny sun fits in the whole thing, and how evolution works all the way from mass extinction to primate 65 million years ago. Without dinosaurs, man could take off. They were no longer hors d’oeuvres. It was a chance impact. We have so much to be thankful for how we got here. “I want people to understand that and have a new respect for nature, especially the night sky,” Pauley said as he opened his hands wide above him. “Half our world is up there, but mostly people don’t understand it because they don’t see it. My mission is to bring that awareness back. We have such like-minded people here. Everyone likes the night sky. Once they see the sky here, they understand.” For several years Pauley wrote a column for the Idaho Mountain Express, called Sky Watch. The nickname of Dr. Dark precedes him still. “People think I’m offended by it but I get a kick out of it,” he said. “And Marylyn is Mrs. Dark.” Tall, humble and cheery, Pauley, 77, remains a force in the politics of the dark. Most recently, he has worked with Ketchum to institute a change over to LED bulbs in public lighting.

Stephen Pauley continues his pursuit of dark skies. Photo by Dana DuGan

Pauley said that communities, and residents, should be aware that all LED lights are not the same, and many communities have invested money in the wrong kind of LEDs, only to have to replace them at great cost. Like fluorescents, blue-spectrum lights disturb our circadian rhythm and production of melatonin, the hormone that helps us sleep, among other properties. Pauley says the red or yellow bulbs are preferable for a variety of reasons, as they mimic the natural light of the sun. These concerns are part and parcel of Pauley’s raison d’être. “We should have a guaranteed dark night sky, free from light pollution,” he said. He supports the Dark Sky Reserve, proposed for the greater Wood River Valley, Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Custer County. “It brings economic visitors and sends a message to the rest of the country, ‘Look at what’s happening out West.’ We’d be an example.” But Dr. Dark will always be known for his work on the original dark-sky ordinance in Ketchum. “Hardly two weeks go by that someone doesn’t thank me,” Pauley said. “It’s not really me. The credit goes to Christina Potters

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and Tory Canfield. They were on the city council then. I wrote an article in 1998 and made a presentation to the city council. That’s what started it. Tory drafted the ordinance. It’s funny how things work out that way. People compliment me, but I’m not the one. It was a group effort.” Chris Potters died in 2008 and will be with the Pauleys in spirit, riding in the wagon during the Wagon Days Parade. After Ketchum adopted the dark-sky ordinance, Pauley was interviewed by a reporter at The Wall Street Journal. “He said it was anti-business,” Pauley said, still amazed at the reporter’s slant. “The streets have to be like Vegas.” Since then, hundreds of communities in the U.S. have adopted dark-sky ordinances to reduce light pollution. The idea is to keep light on your property. Don’t send light onto your neighbor’s property or up into the sky. Pauley is passionate about humans’ place in the world, how we cooperate and live together, and how we affect the natural world around us. “We have to see ourselves as animals that are part of the whole system of evolution,” Pauley said. Amen, Dr. Dark.

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Bellevue Labor Day To Host Festivities

While Wagon Days belongs to Ketchum, in the South Valley, the annual Labor Day parade is held in Bellevue. Festivities begin with a pancake breakfast across from Bellevue Memorial Park at 3rd and Cedar streets from 7-10 a.m. There will be a baking and canning contest immediately following in Memorial Park. Participants should bring entries by 11:30 a.m. The event is being held in “loving memory” of Trudi McGonigal, who grew up in the Wood River Valley and was a longtime resident of Bellevue. McGonigal died earlier this year. Then, at 9 a.m., there’s a 5k fun run/walk. Participants can enter online at raceentry.com/races/bldc-5kfun-runwalk/2017/register, or on the day of the race. Proceeds will be donated to the Bellevue Fire Department Burn-Out Fund. Kids under 12 are free, and dogs on leashes are welcome. The parade along Main Street will run from 12-1 p.m. This year’s Bellevue Labor Day Parade grand marshal is Dr. Mark Acker, a veterinarian who arrived in the Valley in 1984, when his brother, Dr. Randy Acker, wanted to expand his clinic to the south Valley. Mark’s first clinic building was a small, two-bedroom house where he lived in the basement. Mark recalled when the Labor Day picnic food—he was one of the corn shuckers—was the event’s main attraction. “I can’t think of a better place to have spent my life

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CECIL ANDRUS: A MAN WHO GOVERNED WITH 'MORAL AUTHORITY'

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BY DANA DUGAN

ecil D. Andrus, a fourterm governor of Idaho and Secretary of the Interior under President Jimmy Carter, died last Thursday at the age of 85. He was born Aug. 25, 1931 in Hood River, Ore. Andrus grew up fishing for salmon with his father, Hal, who worked in the timber industry, and he could recall watching Native Americans fish at Celilo Falls, the famous rapids on the Columbia River that were permanently submerged when dams were built in the 1950s. Andrus graduated from high school in Eugene, Ore., before enrolling in Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). He served in the Korean War, flying with a patrol bomber squadron. Andrus began his political career by advocating for kindergartens in public schools. At the time, only Mississippi and Idaho did not provide public kindergarten education. After working in the Idaho Legislature as a representative from Orofino, Andrus was elected governor in 1971. He served until 1977, when Carter tapped him to become Secretary of the Interior. He ran for governor again in 1986, winning by just 3,500 votes. His popularity would steadily rise, and he was re-elected with more than 70 percent of the vote in 1990. Andrus’s former chief of staff and press secretary, Marc Johnson, recalls flying with Andrus back to Idaho from visiting the Rocky Flats Plant, a former nuclear weapons production facility near Denver, Colorado. The waste from the facility was being shipped to Idaho for what was supposed to be temporary storage. “He was very frustrated by the lack of attention about getting the facility to do what it was supposed to do,” Johnson said by phone. “He said they can’t bring any more until we see progress about moving it out of Idaho.” I asked him, ‘Do you have the legal authority to stop them?’ He said, ‘Arguably, I don’t, but I have the moral authority. Let them try and stop me.’” By the time the two men had landed in Boise, they had drafted a letter [to the Department of Energy] that included Andrus’s “views about stopping waste,” Johnson said. There was a ship-

Cecil D. Andrus, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1977-1981. Photo courtesy of Boise State University Archives

ment en route, and that’s the famous story. Andrus has Idaho state troopers block that railroad car filled with radioactive waste from entering a federal storage site near Blackfoot. It set off a whole chain of events, with Governor Phil Batt making an agreement with the DOE in the late 1990s. Andrus “set the stage for states having that kind of agreement,” Johnson said. As Secretary of the Interior, Andrus helped Carter with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act that protected national parks, national forests and refuge areas such as the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Andrus went on to win major environmental awards, including the William Penn Mott Park Leadership Award from the National Parks Conservation Association, Conservationist of the Year from the National Wildlife Federation, the Ansel Adams Award from The Wilderness Society, the Audubon Medal, and the Torch of Liberty Award from B’nai B’rith. A wildlife preservation area, established in 1993 in Washington County, Idaho, was named the “Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area” in his honor. In 1995 Andrus founded the Andrus Center for Public Policy, a privately financed, nonprofit organization within the School

of Public Service at Boise State University that is dedicated to perpetuating a common-sense, problem-solving approach. While nearly always a loyal Democrat, Andrus developed many enduring relationships with Republicans, including Dan Evans, a Washington state governor and senator, and Tom McCall, an outspoken liberal Republican from Oregon. The trio crossed party lines to cooperate on regional policy and exchanged personal endorsements. Andrus is survived by his wife Carol, whom he married in 1949, and by daughters Tana, Tracy and Kelly, and grandchildren Monica, Morgan and Andrew, and great-granddaughter Casey. Funeral arrangements, which will be private, are planned for Wednesday, Aug. 30 in Boise. A public lying-in-state ceremony will follow at noon on Wednesday in the Idaho Capitol rotunda and continue until noon on Aug. 31. A public memorial service is planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31 in the Jordan Ballroom of the Boise State University Student Union. In lieu of flowers, the Andrus family suggests memorial gifts to the Andrus Center for Public Policy at Boise State University, which is dedicated to furthering Andrus’s life’s work and legacy. tws

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The Sun Valley Center for the Arts has announced the lineup for the 2017–2018 Lecture Series and Performing Arts Series. The lecture series includes Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author James B. Stewart on Thursday, Oct. 12; Ruth Reichl: “Protect What We Eat” Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018; and Viet Thanh Nguyen: “An Evening with Viet Thanh Nguyen” Thursday, March 8, 2018. The performance series includes Las Migas, Friday, Nov. 3 at the Liberty Theatre; Mark O’Connor with the O’Connor Band, Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Sun Valley Opera House; Tyler Ramsey, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018 at the Sun Valley Opera House; International Guitar Night, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 at the Sun Valley Opera House; and Socks in the Frying Pan, Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at the Sun Valley Opera House. On Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m., series tickets will be on sale to members only; on Friday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m., individual tickets will be on sale to members only. On Friday, Sept. 22 at 10 a.m., tickets will be on sale to the general public. For information about Sun Valley Center for the Arts membership, visit sunvalleycenter.org/membership. Tickets can be purchased online by calling (208) 726-9491 or at The Center box office at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum.

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Forest Service Chief To Retire

U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell will retire in September after a 40-year career that was characterized by his climb from a firefighter to a district ranger, and forest supervisor to head of the U.S. Forest Service. Ultimately, Tidwell led more than 30,000 employees working in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. He was appointed in June 2009. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised Chief Tidwell. “From the start, we have relied on Chief Tidwell’s experience and counsel, drawing on his years of experience both in the field and in Washington,” Perdue said. “The Forest Service will miss the benefit of his knowledge, but we wish him well on his retirement after more than 40 years of service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.” Some of Tidwell’s accomplishments include increasing collaboration, with the Forest Service working with states, tribes, private landowners and other partners for landscape-scale conservation. These efforts have helped increase the benefits Americans get from their national forests, as well as helped provide rural communities with economic stability. As chief, Tidwell also focused on building a safe and inclusive agency characterized by mutual respect and fairness. He was particularly dedicated to improving safety measures to better protect the lives and wellbeing of employees, especially firefighters. Moreover, he played an instrumental role early on in drawing attention and public support to confront the increasing severity and costs of wildfires and their residual impacts on the agency’s lands stewardship. Tony Tooke, regional forester for the Southern Region, was named new chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

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IDAHO MEN RELEASED AFTER BUNDY STANDOFF TRIAL

BY DANA DUGAN

hile two of the four defendants in the Bundy standoff retrial were released, two others have an uncertain future, legally. On Tuesday, Aug. 22, Richard Lovelien, of Oklahoma, and Steven Stewart, of Hailey, were acquitted on all counts and walked out of court after spending more than a year in prison, even though jurors saw photos of them with weapons. Eric Parker, of Hailey, and Scott Drexler, of Challis, were also photographed with weapons, and federal prosecutor Steven Myhre vowed to try Drexler and Parker again in a third trial, possibly next month. Parker and Drexler still face significant prison time for charges of assault, threatening a federal officer, and underlying weapons charges. All four defendants had been accused of conspiracy, among other charges, in a 2014 standoff that stopped a cattle roundup near a ranch belonging to Cliven Bundy, near Bunkerville, Nev. The original six defendants were part of the first stage of trials connected to the standoff and were considered the “least culpable” of the 17 defendants awaiting trial. In April, Greg Burleson, of Phoenix, was found guilty on

From left, Steven Stewart, Rick Lovelien, Andrea and Eric Parker and Scott Drexler Tuesday night in Las Vegas after the verdict was announced. Photo courtesy of Andrea Parker

eight counts that included assaulting a federal officer, and codefendant Todd Engel, of Boundary County, Idaho, was found guilty on two counts of obstruction of justice and interstate travel to aid extortion. U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro said Drexler and Parker may return to their home states to await trial on the remaining

charges, scheduled for Sept. 25. She also scheduled an Aug. 31 hearing to determine if the date will stand. Holding a third trial for Drexler and Parker would mean yet another delay in trying Bundy, four of his sons and six other defendants who have been in federal custody since their arrests in early 2016, despite invoking

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Ore., in early 2016. They were ultimately acquitted in a fiveweek trial held in Portland, Ore. While one of the occupiers, LaVoy Finicum, was killed at Malheur (by state police), there were no shots fired or any degree of violence at the Bundy standoff in April 2014.

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Audition For Nutcracker

The College of Southern Idaho will bring the Eugene Ballet to the Wood River Valley in December and all young dancers in the Valley can audition on Saturday, Sept. 9. There are parts for 5-year-old dancers through advanced pointe dancers. The last time Eugene Ballet came to present this holiday classic was in 2015. This is a great opportunity for children to dance with professionals from this professional company from Eugene, Ore. Footlight Dance Centre will partner with Eugene Ballet during the auditions and rehearsals until the show on Dec.14 at the Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater in Hailey.

Idaho Republicans Seek Executive Director

The Idaho Republican Party is accepting applications for the position of executive director. The executive director position is full time and reports to the chairman of the Idaho Republican Party. The executive director is primarily tasked with managing the staff and daily operations at Idaho Republican Party headquarters in Boise, as well as running the association that is comprised of the elected members of the Idaho Republican State Central Committee. The executive director position is also responsible for overseeing all campaign and fundraising activities, communications, media, and overall operations to ensure that the Idaho Republican Party is an effectively run organization. Applicants should send résumés, along with a cover letter and a list of references, to info@idgop.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 15.

Locker Room Remodel Celebrates Student Safety

Students at Wood River Middle School in Hailey will see changes in the locker rooms and bathrooms when they return to school on Monday, Aug. 28. Last year, the Blaine County School District Board of Trustees approved a $1.18 million remodel of the locker rooms, using funds from the Plant Facility Levy approved by voters in 2009. The locker rooms and bathrooms were remodeled in order to improve student safety and allow for better supervision of students who use the bathrooms and locker rooms. A ribbon-cutting was held on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 28, with the board of trustees and local contractors invited to the event. Students were recognized for their role in helping school and district administrators realize that safety could be improved in the locker rooms and bathrooms. Superintendent Dr. GwenCarol Holmes stated, “Students are empowered when they come to the table with not only a problem, but also a potential solution. WRMS students are to be commended for their role in keeping their school safe for all students.” Local contractor Conrad Brothers received the bid for the project and hired sub-contractors for the remodel, including Hank Brown Painting, Burks Excavation, Buffalo Electric, Clear Creek Disposal, Evans Plumbing, Merrick Construction, Precision Masonry, Interior Contractors, and Thornton Heating & Sheetmetal.

Sun Valley Elections Are Forthcoming

There are two Sun Valley City Council seats up for election on Nov. 7. Below are some important details and dates. Qualifications to run for city office: • Must be at least 18 years of age • Must be a U.S. citizen • The candidate’s primary residence must be in the city of Sun Valley • The candidate must be registered to vote, and the address of the candidate’s voter registration must match the residence address provided on the candidate’s declaration. • The candidate must have resided in the City of Sun Valley for at least 30 days prior to submitting their declaration. Important deadline dates: Aug. 28–Sept. 8 – Candidate filing period Sept. 25 – Deadline to withdraw candidacy Oct. 10 – Deadline for write-in candidates to declare candidacy Oct. 13 – Last day to register to vote for the November 2017 election Oct. 27 – Last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot Nov. 3 – Last day for in-person absentee voting at 5 p.m. Nov. 7 – Election Day If you are interested in running for a city council member seat, visit sunvalleyidaho.gov and click on the City Services tab and then click on the Elections tab.

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New York City Ballet principal dancers Tiler Peck and Tyler Angle in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Mercurial Manoeuvres” performed at the Ballet Sun Valley performance last Thursday night. The two-night world premiere ballet with an original score, accompanied by 25 orchestra members. As well, there were approximately 200 students who participated in six free classes at the Day for Dance Education

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t event showcased 23 world-renowned dancers in 13 mixed-repertory pieces, one n. Photo courtesy of Ballet Sun Valley. Photo by Steve Dondero Photography

Wood River High School swim team at their first meet, Saturday. Front row, starting from left, Brenann O’Leary, Sara (Kew) Clayton, Taylor Dorland, Sydney Smith, Maggie Deal; back row, starting from left, Maren Feltman, Isaac Loomis, Owen Ruggeri, Zach Deal, Michael Martin, Faye Prekeges. Absent from this photo are team members Georgia Adams and Molly Doyle. “Even with a team of just 12 swimmers, we were able to overcome the odds and outscore the other teams by over 62 points,” said Ben Parker, WRHS swim team head coach.

Nora Gutarra finishes swabbing her cheek at the Swab Party on Saturday at the Meriwether Building courtyard, hosted by Iconoclast Books. The party was held to find a bone marrow match for Devon Peterson, a Bellevue teen who suffers from acute myeloid leukemia.Nearly 300 folks came out over two days to be swabbed.

From left, Jack Prudek, Doug Webster, Joy Kasputys Prudek, and her father Joe Kasputys at an Ice Dance International gathering held last weekend in Sun Valley. The 2017 Ice Dance International residency is named after Prudek’s late mother, Marilyn Kasputys, and will be held Sept. 5-23 with special guest Edward Villella.

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ur late-summer heat wave continues and with it all of the same late-summer bugs. The rivers continue to drop and as they do the fish are filling in the voids left by the falling water. Areas that looked fishy a week ago, but had no fish, are going to start filling with fish as the flows decrease and allow more dispersal. Expect a lot of fish movement in the coming weeks on all of our area waters. Silver Creek is just a gem in the afternoon right now. The Callibaetis show when the wind is down is incredible. The action starts after lunch and peaks before dinner. The Hopper action remains strong, although the fish are getting wiser and not eating as aggressively. Be sure you let the fish take the fly well, and then set the hook hard. Try to fish across the current as much as you can to get the best hook-setting angle. Facing downstream and casting can be effective, but you inevitably will be pulling the fly upstream out of the fish’s mouth. Morning on the river is decent, with Trico Spinners, Baetis and some Callibaetis. Expect more of the same great action in the coming weeks. The Big Wood and Upper Lost rivers continue to change as flows abate. The fishing is fabulous on both rivers. Hoppers are peaking, and small attractors are taking fish. Parachute Adams and Royal Trudes are hot flies, as well as Flying Ants. Trico action is a possibility in a few areas where the water is flat enough, although the high water has taken most of the Trico action away. The Lower Lost River is fishing pretty well with Crane Flies, Hoppers and Nymphs. Small Zebra Midges in red and black are a good choice as well as Copper Johns in red and copper. Fishing these two patterns in tandem can be very effective under a strike indicator. The South Fork of the Boise has dropped to nearly wadeable flows, but just not quite. Small boats can still make the float and a bit more wading action is available, but do it with caution. Expect to see a few Pink Alberts and a large amount of Hoppers. Some Nymphing around the boulders and in the riffles can be effective. Small Pheasant Tails and Copper Johns are a good choice as well as a Red Squirrel Nymph. Happy fishing, everyone!

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teaches self-control. Walking nicely on a leash – This is life safety for you and your dog. A dog that pulls you over can injure you severely and pulling can injure the dog as well. Crate training – This is a life skill. Even for a dog that is well behaved at home, this is a skill for a dog to have. At some point your dog will have to go to the vet because he is injured or sick. If he is stressed by a crate, his illness or injury will be even more stressful for him, taking him longer to recover. Be a leader – Dogs will feel more comfort and trust with you if you let them know you are the leader. A leader is someone you can count on and someone who gives direction. Allowing dogs to make their own decisions about most things in life will eventually lead to a dog that lives in constant anxiety. Dogs need to know someone is in charge, what the expectations are, and boundaries to be mentally healthy. Don’t allow: Jumping on counters – A dog that grabs a knife could risk a life-threatening injury; or, if a dog grabs toxic food—i.e., chocolate or grapes—life-threatening illness. Running between your legs – A surefire way to trip you, sometimes causing great injury to both of you. Mouthing – This is disrespect and can lead a dog to believe that biting is OK. It’s not affection. Jumping on people – While many think this is “friendly,” it can cause someone to fall over,

BY FRAN JEWELL

question I am always asked is: “What should my dog be trained to do?” There are minimum safety behaviors any dog should learn. This is my list of should do’s and don’ts. Should do’s: Sit and wait at a door – To prevent darting out into the street or running someone over. Sit for meals – This teaches dogs respect for humans and food. Sit for petting – ANY time, not just with visitors. Down or go lay down – This helps to teach self-control and what to do instead of fostering anxious behavior. Going to a bed on command is just as good. This can be combined with “stay.” Leave it – leaving items on walks, like dead animals. Puppy hugs – So the dog can go to the vet and not become afraid, resentful or angry when they are restrained. This is not something to start with an older or adoptive dog, until you have developed a relationship with him. Nail clipping – Nothing is worse than having a dog afraid to have its nails clipped and having to pay someone to do it for the rest of the dog’s life. Come – This is huge and life-saving and probably the most difficult to teach effectively. Stay – Again, this helps to teach the dog to trust you will always come back, but also

The longer you wait to do training, the harder it is to undo bad habits. Training can be incredibly fun for you and your dog. And it teaches the boundaries all dogs need to be happy. Photo by Fran Jewell

making you liable for any injuries. Additionally, it is disrespectful of your personal space. Yes, even dogs have personal space and understand that concept. Food guarding – A dog that guards his food from other dogs or from people can become a dangerous dog, especially around children. Do not allow children to play near a dog’s food, even if your dog seems nonfood aggressive. 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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a heart attack and was flown to St. Luke’s Magic Valley Medical Center in Twin Falls. Fran is on the road to recovery, and needs our help. I have always considered Fran’s column to be a true gift to our community; now it’s time for us, as a community, to return the fa-

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ACTIVE ART COLUMN SKETCHBOOK HIKING

BY LESLIE REGO

SKY STUDIES

ir Alfred East was a 19th-century British landscape painter. In his book, “The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Color,” East advises that one should “make a practice of painting a sky every morning with the regularity that you take your bath. You will find at the end of six months that you know something of its variations.” East suggests that 30 minutes is a perfect amount of time for such study and that it should be done immediately following breakfast so that it does not interfere with your “ordinary work.” John Constable, an 18th-century British romantic landscape painter (1776-1821), wrote in October 1821, “I have done a good deal of skying, for I am determined to conquer all difficulties…” Constable had a particular interest in the skies and did many studies in oil, watercolor and pencil. His studies are annotated on the back with date, time and weather conditions. Last week the Sun Valley skies were filled with the marvels of the eclipse, but after the drama of the event, I soon realized that our daily skies are also miraculous. This week I did a few sky studies, concentrating on getting a nice transition between the subtle colors of an early-morning sky. I painted just a bit of vegetation to be able to spend my time on the blending of the gentle hues. First I painted a layer of pink, which transitioned to a soft yellow. Then I moved to a warm grey with a greenish tint. If you look

Leslie Rego, “Sky Study, Morning 9am, August 26, 2017, Clear”, oil paint on canvas.

carefully at the sky, you can see a hint of green, particularly in the evening skies. Even though I was painting a morning dawn, I could see green peeking through before the sky turned to blue. Sun Valley skies are particularly beautiful because they are generally without pollution, although recently we have had the haze from forest fires. Right now I am concentrating on gradations in my sky studies. Soon, I will include

clouds and mist and fog. I am hopeful that by the end of the year, as East suggests, I will have a stack of sky studies, annotated with time, date and weather, much like Constable accomplished. 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

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