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ARGYROS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SET TO OPEN NOV. 23 IN KETCHUM onto the performance space. Perhaps most unique about the theater’s space is the exclusive Myer Constellation he long-awaited Argyros Performing Arts Center will celebrate its opening System. Only a handful of places on the West Coast have one of these amazing sound weekend with performances by local artists, an outdoor street party, and systems and The Argyros counts itself among them. Throughout the theater space community showcase. are speakers and microphones. Sound-dampening pads within the walls essentially The opening of the Argyros Center will kick off on Friday, Nov. 23, with an invi- absorb all sound in the space so as to create a blank canvas. Then the Myer system tational evening concert and reception for lead donors with Sun Valley resident and comes into play. former Chicago singer, Peter Cetera. “We can transform the room into a cathedral with all of the speakers,” Hoover said. From 12-8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, the public can enjoy free festivities, including “You can change how you hear the sound, whether it’s for a film, with sound coming a street party on First Street between Main and Leadville, a showcase of five-minute to from the front, or a rock concert, with sound all around.” 10-minute performances from Sun Valley Opera, Footlight Dance Centre, Wood River The system is self-learning, with microphones in the space constantly listening High School boys’ choir, the B-Tones, and girls’ choir, Colla Voce, as well as Caritas and temperature and humidity sensors changing the dynamics of how sound travels Chorale, Wood River Orchestra, Sun Valley Ballet, Alan Pennay, and Tristan Boloix through the space. on piano. Saturday will conclude with a concert at 6 p.m. featuring Old Death Whisper Also located on the ground floor are a café (with potential to be a full-time operating and Sheep Bridge Jumpers. Food and wine will be café), seven tables to seat about 20 people, digital available for purchase from food trucks operated displays, a box office, coat check, green room for by KB’s, Smoke Over Baldy and Sawtooth Brewperformers, which also houses a Steinway piano The system is self-learning, with microphones in ery. garage, and two downstairs star dressing rooms. the space constantly listening and temperature Out front of the building will be fire pits as well Sunday’s festivities will take place from 12-4 and humidity sensors changing the dynamics of how p.m. and will begin with an open house followed as snowmelt pavers to keep sidewalks ice-free. by community showcases from Sawtooth Producsound travels through the space.” The second floor is home to a smaller black tions, Laughing Stock Theatre Co., St. Thomas box theater/studio, the Bailey Family Studio. Playhouse, The Spot’s Kevin Wade, Community This space can seat 49 and will be home to smallSchool Devising Ensemble, Gerry Moffat, cowboy er productions like play readings, board meetpoet Bryan Dilworth, Gary Hoffman, and standings, pre-receptions, and meet and greets. Also on the second floor are two chorus up comics Hailee Lenhart-Wees and Katherine Lizarraga. dressing rooms, a back-of-house conference area for visiting productions, additional The 25,000-square-foot performing arts center is located at the corner of First and workstations for visiting productions, an upper lobby, front balcony that overlooks Main and will be home to music, theater, dance, lectures, children’s activities as well Main Street with heated pavers, and the founding donor constellation of stars. A 50as a venue for Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ballet inch display in the upstairs lobby will show current performances so that people can Sun Valley, Sun Valley Film Fest, Sun Valley Opera and more. still view the performance in the lobby while enjoying a beverage or snack. “It will be a year-round home for diverse arts and cultural organizations as well as Staff offices and access to the grid system encompass the third floor, while the basea stage for national and international artistic offerings,” said Doug Rankin, Argyros ment is home to storage, an AV room with 10 miles of cable, an employee restroom and executive director. a fully-operational restaurant kitchen for occasions where dinner needs to be cooked, The first floor of the four-story building contains the main attraction, the Tierney or finished, at the theater, such as for a donor event. The basement is only half the Theater—$3.5 million of the $14 million construction budget went to this main room, width of the rest of the buildings as, while it was being built, it was discovered that part a 35-foot-tall space that can seat up to 462. of next-door neighbors The Kentwood Lodge’s foundation runs under the building. “We essentially had our local architect, Michael Doty & Associates, design a ware“The community has been remarkably generous in its support of The Argyros, house space,” said Mike Hoover, venue and events manager. knowing it will positively impact the community for years to come,” said Margaret Modular systems will be used to configure stages, as needed. In the space of a per- Hamamoto, marketing and development director. “Now we’re inviting everyone to get manent stage is a resilient dance floor with ergonomic padding. 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o continue to provide one of the top resort experiences in the country, Sun Valley Co. is continuing improvements that include rebuilding the fire-ravaged Warm Springs Lodge, remodeling the Sun Valley Inn, expanding employee housing opportunities, promoting healthy forests and completing a project in Cold Springs Canyon, that will include a new ski lift (though the new lift will not open until next year’s ski season). Established in 1936 as a ski area, the resort has evolved into a four-season destination, offering outdoor adventures including hiking, biking, fishing, golf, skating and, of course, skiing. Opening day for this winter season is Nov. 22. A few weeks later marks the debut of the new Warm Springs Day Lodge, which will reopen in December after a devastating fire last winter. “We took an unfortunate situation and made it a great opportunity,” said Kelli Lusk, the resort’s spokesperson. The new lodge will have a larger dining area with more than 100 seats, a better serving layout and the relocation of the bar for a full view of the mountain. SnowSports school desks will be relocated for more convenience, and bathrooms will be updated. Another day lodge addition is a Konditorei “express,” a quick-serve extension of the popular Austrian-style Konditorei bakery and café in the Sun Valley Mall, which offers locally roasted organic coffee and handmade pastries. The Konditorei express will be up and running when the lodge reopens. Employees will find new housing opportunities, as well. The Sun Valley Employee Housing Project features two new employee residential buildings. They are underway on a 16-acre parcel by the Sun Valley Horsemans Center. With the new buildings, the resort will be able to provide much-needed affordable housing to about 575 seasonal and yearround employees. Building one, the Aspen, expected to be completed in early December 2018, is a dorm style with 111 rooms and can house up to 464 employees. Features of this dwelling include a fitness area, lounge, storage, laundry and WiFi. Building two, the Alpine, expected to be completed in April 2019, is apartment style with 62 rooms and can house up to 124 employees. Both buildings are having solar panels installed. The current employee housing, the Moritz, is set to be demolished May 1, 2019, after all the offices are relocated throughout the Sun Valley Village. Other building demolitions include Oregon, Balsam and Washington, which will be replaced by a park. Idaho and Boise buildings will continue to house employees for a few years. The “big story of the ski world,” according to Lusk, is the massive Cold Springs Canyon Proj-

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ect, which includes a 380-acre ski area expansion. Construction began this summer with the rerouting of the Cold Springs bike trail. This project contains many phases, including replacing the oldest chairlift with a detachable high-speed one. The new lift will have a vertical rise of 1,525 feet and be 5,500 feet long. The lower Broadway run is being expanded by 3,400 feet and is lined with snowmaking guns. Project completion is expected for the 2019-2020 winter season. This winter season, the Sun Valley Ski Patrol will lead advanced skiers on a tour to preview the trail for the next year. As part of the Healthy Forests Initiative, the resort partners with the U.S. Forest Service to clear overgrown vegetation and trees to reduce destructive insects and hazards. Approximately 18 acres of gladed skiing has been added on Bald Mountain, bringing the total to 81 acres. The resort has a preview center in the Village for the public to explore ongoing projects.

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The Sun Valley Inn Renovation Phase Two The Inn was built in 1937 and was known as the Challenger Inn. Phase one included 25 guest rooms renovated, and now, in phase two, there are 80 rooms to complete, for a total of 105. This Christmas, 68 rooms will be available, with the remaining 29 expected to be ready in February 2019. There is a new Village Station restaurant and there are updates to The Ram and The Ram Bar. The Inn also has new carpeting, televisions, wall coverings, updated bathroom facilities, linens and other amenities, all upholding the traditional décor. A fitness center is being added and a new archway to connect parking and the Inn lawn. There will be four types of guest rooms, including luxury, grand, executive suites and apartments. These rooms range in size from 370 square feet to 1,300 square feet. The Sun Valley Inn is also revamping the employee cafeteria with a pizza station, new furniture, glass cases and décor. Finance, executive offices and meeting rooms are moving to this area, as well.

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Hollie Smart, coach of the 2009 girls Sun Valley Soccer Club (SVSC) team, took it upon herself last Wednesday to improve a field that she and her team love to play on. From afar, Old Cutters field in Hailey looked pristine in its idyllic mountain setting, but from a player’s perspective it was bumpy and uneven. After a massive truckload of donated soil from Winn’s Compost, a large donation of grass seed and expert tractor skills from Stephanie Cook (City of Hailey), and volunteer work from Smart, Winn Weaver, Brighten Franz and Dan and Linsey Nelson, Old Cutters field is poised to become one of the club’s preferred training and game venues in the Valley. Smart said the field improvements will also benefit many in its neighborhood, and the adjacent picnic tables, standing BBQs and playground make it an ideal spot not only for a fun soccer day, but many other outdoor events and/or someone looking for some quality outdoor time on a nice field in a beautiful setting.

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Spot Will Present ‘A Behanding In Spokane’ A press release from The Spot announced the second production of its fourth season, “A Behanding in Spokane,” by Martin McDonagh. This is a limited engagement running Dec. 4-8 with showings at 7:30 p.m. each day as well as a Saturday matinee at 2 p.m., Dec. 8. Tickets are $25 each or $13 for those under 30. Acclaimed playwright McDonagh is known for his work in film with “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “Seven Psychopaths” and “In Bruges.” Spot founding member and creative director of finance Brett Moellenberg presents McDonagh’s first and only play to take place in the United States. Set in Spokane, Wash., the main character of the play, Carmichael, is a grizzled man with only one hand. He has been searching for his missing hand for decades and may have finally tracked it down in a small hotel room in small-town America. This play is for 17+ due to language and adult content.

Brian Caulkins coaches at Rotarun. Courtesy photo by Julie Seyferth

ROTARUN IS A LABOR OF LOVE FOR THE SOUTH VALLEY

BY EMILEE MAE STRUSS

otarun Ski Area, located three miles west of Hailey, out Croy Canyon, will kick off the 2019 winter season with a New Year’s Eve party beginning at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 31. The modest ski area has changed hands many times since its first opening in 1948, when it was using a tractor-and-pulley rope tow lift operation made out of used farm equipment. Ann Janey Winn, a Winter Olympics-Switzerland participant, started the concept earlier that year at Hailey Elementary School and soon moved her lessons over to the location now known as Rotarun. Since day one, Rotarun has been a labor of love for those who care deeply about the sport of skiing and making it accessible to everyone. The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation has come in as an advisor to help Rotarun not just survive in the South Valley, but also thrive for both the kids and the general community. “We all bleed for Rotarun,” Scott McGrew, general manager of Rotarun and executive director of the SVSEF, said. “It’s an entire community project and we rely on the community to keep it running.” Rotarun hosts two main programs for kids and open ski times for everyone. Learn To Alpine Ski and Race, or LASAR, is for kids who are in grades K-5. The LASAR team trains on Wednesdays and Fridays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. The program runs for the months of January and February. LASAR tuition is $250 and the group is capped at 60 kids. Rota-Rippers is an entry-level ski and snowboard program designed for first-generation learners ages 5-9 years old. Rota-Rippers trains Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-5 p.m., and runs for six weeks starting in January. Tuition for Rota-Rippers is $200 and the group is capped at 50 kids. Open ski is free with a suggested donation and planned for Wednesdays and Fridays from 5:30-8 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open ski is for anyone hoping to learn to ski or just practice. “All of our programs we hope to offer for free and we have scholarships available for kids that may not be able to afford the tuition,” McGrew said. McGrew encourages anyone and everyone that desires to learn how to ski or to practice in the evening hours to come out to Rotarun. Open ski times will expand as the demand from the community rises. Support for Rotarun has continued to grow with program development. This year, some of the standout sponsors include Friedman Memorial Airport, Cox Communications, POWER Engineers, Horizon Foundation, Johnson Foundation of The Rockies, William Carey Hay Foundation, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, Kelly Brush Foundation, Johnson Foundation of the Rockies, Cooper-Tache First Tracks Fund and Webb Nursery. Rotarun partners include Blaine County Recreation District, Wood River Women’s Foundation, The Hunger Coalition, Kids Mountain Fund, PK’s Ski and Sports, Sun Valley Ski Patrol, Board Bin, Kelly Brush Foundation, Papoose Club, Syringa Mountain School, Hailey Ice, Galena Backcountry Patrol, Wow! The Generosity Project, Sun Valley Lift Mechanics, Baldy Sports, Blaine County School District, B C Builders, and Rixon and Cronin Real Estate. The list continues with individuals that have volunteered their time to build Rotarun, maintain it, and make it better. This year, 25 volunteers met to work on the Rotarun property to clean up the building and make it shine before the reopening this season. Hailey City Councilwoman Kaz Thea, with Kids Mountain Fund, helped with equipment acquisitions and the Striders First Tracks Fund, with Christin Cooper and Mark Tache, has provided scholarships for the kids. Baldy Devo and LASAR head coach and owner of BC Builders, Brian Caulkins, said that an inspiring aspect of Rotarun is the role reversal of parents and children. A lot of children are bringing their parents out to Rotarun to learn how to ski after the kids learned how to ski by the highly skilled and professional staff. “These kids are being trained by the same coaches as the competitive athletes of SVSEF,” McGrew said. “They are getting a very high-quality content of instruction.” Many Olympic athletes, including snowboarder Chase Josey, have visited Rotarun and increased local interest for snow sports. In the next couple of years Rotarun hopes to have an artificial snowmaker and keep growing in community involvement, passion and support. Rotarun is always looking for volunteers to help with operations of the building and the mountain. If interested, contact Caulkins at bcaulkins@svsef.org or call (208) 720-0128. tws

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ARMED STANDOFF BETWEEN MAN & POLICE TAKES PLACE IN PICABO BY HAYDEN SEDER

tense standoff in a Picabo park between a man with a handgun and 18 law enforcement agents Friday ended peacefully with the individual’s arrest after three hours of negotiations. The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office got a call just after 10 a.m. Nov. 16 about a man outside the Silver Creek Convenience Store with a gun. Numerous officers from several locales were dispatched to the scene. They arrived to find 29-year-old Dillon Dugger, of Twin Falls, in a small park across the street from the store. State Highway 20 was subsequently closed for the public’s safety. Over the next several hours Dugger and authorities exchanged words, with law enforcement officials ordering Dugger to put down his weapon. “He did not comply with those demands, so for the next three hours they tried to speak with him and come up with a way to resolve the situation peacefully,” said Will Fruehling, chief deputy with Blaine County. “He failed to comply by putting the gun on the ground or dropping it, and at various times the handgun was visible.” Deputies and officers from Idaho State Police, Bellev-

ue Marshal’s Office, Sun Valley Police Department and Twin Falls Police Department assisted the Blaine County deputies in managing the situation without incident. Highway 20 was closed in both directions during this standoff for public safety. “It was a pretty tense situation, and luckily was handled in an appropriate manner by the deputies and other officers on the scene,” said Fruehling. “Ultimately, around 1 p.m., the incident ended, with the suspect surrendering his weapon shortly after 1 p.m. and being taken into custody without any further incident.” No one was injured in the incident and any charges against Dugger are pending at this time. The Silver Creek Convenience Store declined to comment on the incident. “This was a very tense situation,” said Blaine County Sheriff Steve Harkins. “We are thankful it ended peacefully for all involved. Blaine County is fortunate to have deputies trained and prepared to handle these situations successfully.” Dillon Dugger. Photo courtesy of Blaine County Sheriff’s Office

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L’ORÉAL PARIS NOMINATES IDAHO RESIDENT AS ‘WOMAN OF WORTH’

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daho resident Genevieve Chase was recently named a L’Oréal Paris “Woman of Worth” nominee for her work with American Women Veterans, a Sun Valley-based nonprofit organization Chase founded in 2009 to support fellow women veterans. Chase is one of 10 nominees for L’Oréal’s program, which honors women who selflessly volunteer their time and serve their communities. Before settling in the Wood River Valley, Chase bounced around the globe with her father, who was serving in the U.S. Army. She graduated high school in South Korea. “I knew if we ever went to war, I was going,” Chase recalled. “I just didn’t believe it would happen in my lifetime, but when it did, I didn’t want to sit on the sidelines anymore.” Chase was a self-proclaimed workaholic, actively involved in real estate in Arizona during the housing boom, when she took a personal inventory that changed the course of her life. “I looked at the people in the real estate community and they had great homes and cars, but they weren’t happy,” Chase said. “Eleven days after I started my real estate career, 9/11 happened and the friends I grew up with were joining to go to war, one by one. By the time the war in Iraq started, in 2003, I knew I was done.” Chase quit her job, signed up, and was deployed to Afghanistan as an intelligence officer with the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army in 2006. She learned the Pashto language spoken in Afghanistan. It was there that Chase had the experience that forever altered her, physically and emotionally, and lead to the founding of her organization. While deployed, a car carry-

ing large amounts of explosives crashed into her truck, causing her and the other passengers to suffer external wounds as well as traumatic brain injuries. Still, they remained for the duration of their deployment. “We have this motto in the Army, ‘suck it up and drive on,’ so we think we have to take care of everything on our own and can’t admit that there’s a problem,” Chase said. “It’s a culture that needs to shift.” After returning home, Chase suffered from PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts. It was the end of 2007 and there weren’t many resources available for women veterans at the time. The process to apply for any assistance from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs was extremely complicated. “I didn’t even know I needed help—I was in complete denial,” Chase said. “When I tried to get help, I was so far down in the pit, I didn’t know where to go.” Chase decided that she wanted to be part of the solution and to make sure that soldiers and people she served with in Iraq and Afghanistan didn’t come home and not know what resources were available to them. “If there are organizations out there, they need more awareness. If not, people need to start them, get funding and get the public aware to fund them.” In December 2008, Chase hosted a breakfast to listen to women veterans and started her nonprofit, American Women Veterans, the following year. The organization is a non-direct company, meaning they work on policy advocacy initiatives and talk to Congress, universities, cities, and corporations about how to include women veterans, as well as advising veterans and connecting them with services like the Veteran Resource Line. As a L’Oréal Paris “Woman of Worth” nominee, American Women Veterans will already

receive a $10,000 donation, but, should Chase be the winner, the organization will receive an additional $25,000, which Chase has plans for. “I would love to create chapters around the country that will be able to connect women veterans with resources in the community or at the state level,” Chase said. “We want to be an overarching organization that provides awareness and input in the communities and the public at large. A majority of women veterans didn’t identify as veterans until recently; when people hear veteran, they often think of the white male profile. We want female veterans to be aware of resources and to identify as veterans.” Becoming a L’Oréal Paris “Woman of Worth” nominee has been a validating experience. “I was overwhelmed and overcome with gratitude when I found out I was a nominee,” Chase said. “It felt like this recognition came at a point when I was still trying to recover from personal setbacks. The Woman of Worth nominees are doing such incredible things to help their communities directly; these women inspire me.” Being seen and recognized for her organization, as well as as a woman veteran, is a dual accomplishment for Chase, who explains that women veterans often feel unseen and unacknowledged. “I don’t know how to explain the toll it takes,” Chase said. “Being a ‘Woman of Worth’ is about raising the profile of women veterans and military women. I don’t like to promote myself, but I love promoting the work of the organization and the work it does to promote individual women veterans.” Supporters can vote for Chase online at womenofworth.com until Nov. 30. tws

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Blaine County and Higher Ground held a dedication ceremony for a new Veterans Memorial on Sunday, Nov. 11, outside the Old Blaine County Courthouse in Hailey. The memorial “is a tribute to all pa Cardillo, Higher Ground’s director of military program expansion and retired U.S. Army colonel; Blaine County Commissioner Angenie McCleary; U.S. Army veteran Reginald Reeves; Blaine County Com mission is to give people of all abilities (especially the nation’s veterans) the emotional and social tools they need to feel like they belong. Photo courtesy of Blaine County

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ast, present and future Blaine County veterans who proudly served to protect our country,” states the dedication ceremony’s program. From left to right: Rich mmissioner Larry Schoen; Blaine County Commissioner Jacob Greenberg and U.S. Navy veteran Sam Kory. Higher Ground is a Sun Valley-based nonprofit whose

THANK YOU NOTES Thanks For A Great Book Fair The students and staff of the Wood River Middle School would like to thank all those who helped to make this year’s book fair a wonderful success, including Idaho Book Fairs, the Papoose Club, our many volunteers, and all those who supported us by visiting the library during the book fair and purchasing books. Not only did you help us raise money and purchase books for the school library, but you helped expand many classroom libraries and offer assistance to students who may not otherwise have been able to purchase a book.

Thank You To Firefighters On Deployment In Calif. Hello residents of Sun Valley. We are visiting our daughter and her family for the holidays. We are from the Bay Area. Each paper I read today (Nov. 20) had a picture and story of two local firefighters fighting the fires in Southern California. A big thank you to your two local heroes for helping us out. What great people to leave their families and fight fires to help us out! Thank you, John Matulich

NEWS IN BRIEF

28th Annual Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar Coming In December The students and staff of the The Papoose Club celebrates its 28th Holiday Bazaar at Hemingway Elementary School in Ketchum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2. Sunday features a visit with Santa for photos from 1-2:30 p.m. The Holiday Bazaar is a juried art show that features various hand-crafted goods from more than 70 vendors from across the Intermountain West. The bazaar will have a soup café as well with Starbucks Coffee and choices of chicken tortilla soup, seafood chowder or vegan chili from Perry’s restaurant. The annual Papoose Club Holiday Raffle will have over 40 items and business services to choose from. Raffle tickets can be purchased in advance from Papoose Club members or during the bazaar. Visit papooseclub.org for more information or for raffle tickets.

Hailey Public Library Hosts Weekly Writing Workshop Join local creative writer Emilee Mae Struss at a weekly “Hailey Nite Write” at the Hailey Public Library from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursdays through November.

Sun Valley Summer Symphony To Host Friends and Family Night Of The Winter Festival Mark your calendars for a friends and family night of the Winter Festival of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. A concert will take place at the Argyros Performing Arts Center at 6:30 p.m.; music to be announced.

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Burglary Arrest At Valley Club Home security cameras led Blaine County Sheriff’s deputies to arrest a 23-yearold man they believe broke a window at a Valley Club home and stole a bottle of vodka and a camera. At 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, sheriff’s deputies responded to a burglary-in-progress report on Valley Club Drive in Hailey, according to a press release from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, the suspect had fled the scene, but the victim had a camera system, which helped identify the suspect. After a thorough investigation, James Spencer Scott, age 23, of Ketchum, was arrested and charged with one felony count of burglary, Idaho Code 18-1401, and one misdemeanor count of malicious injury to property, Idaho Code 18-7001. Scott was released from the Blaine County Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.

DUI-Related Two-Vehicle Crash An accident on State Highway 75 and Buttercup Road north of Hailey, Sunday, Nov. 18, was blamed on an impaired driver, though, fortunately, no one was injured. According to a Blaine County Sheriff’s Office press release, at approximately 6:27 p.m. a grey 2010 Chevrolet Suburban traveling southbound (driven by a minor) was struck by a red 1999 Ford F-250 pickup truck driven by Alfonso Contreras-Esparza, 51, of Ketchum. Contreras-Esparza was arrested and charged with DUI, and later released on a $1,000 bond.

NAMI-WRV Announces New Board Members & Leadership Positions A press release from NAMI-WRV announced that, as part of their annual meeting and open house, voting members of the Wood River Valley chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-WRV) have elected an expanded board of directors for 2018-2019. The board also announced the appointment of new board officers for the upcoming year. The newly appointed leadership joins executive director Christina Cernansky, and assumes responsibilities effective immediately. Members of the board include Jason Barbee, mental health therapist; Daniel Hansen, marketing coordinator, Sun Valley Summer Symphony; Kathleen Hansen, OR Health Unit coordinator, St. Luke’s Wood River; Gary Hoffman, pediatrician; Page Klune, small-business owner; Chris Koch, teacher at Silvercreek High School; Elaine Niedrich, small-business owner; Neil Morrow, attorney (retired); and Alyson Witmer, family therapist and small-business owner. Daniel Hansen will serve as board president, Hoffman as vice-president, Kathleen Hansen as secretary, and Niedrich as treasurer.

Multi-County High Speed Pursuit Starts In Ketchum A Challis woman with a child in her car led authorities on a multi-county high speed pursuit in the early morning hours on Saturday, with speeds climbing to 125 miles per hour. According to press releases from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office—where the driver was first seen—and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office—where the chase ended in Jerome—a deputy from the Ketchum Police Department saw a 2003 Hyundai Elantra traveling south at a high rate of speed around 1 a.m. on Main Street. The driver, later identified as Mary C. North, 32, would not stop and drove recklessly reaching speeds of 110 mph on Highway 75 between Ketchum and Hailey. Deputies terminated the pursuit at the Hailey city line for public safety and notified authorities to the south. Lincoln County Sheriff Rene Rodriguez said his deputies spotted North and tracked her as she drove through Shoshone and south into Jerome County at speeds exceeding 125 miles per hour. The Idaho State Police assisted by deploying spike strips, and North was finally stopped on Highway 93 at milepost 61 in Jerome County after hitting a Jerome County Sheriff’s vehicle. No one was injured in the incident. The child, 8, was taken into protective custody, Rodriguez said Tuesday. North was taken into custody by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office without further incident on charges of eluding law enforcement officers and injury to a child, both felonies. Officers from the Shoshone Police Department and Gooding County Sheriff’s Office also assisted in the arrest.

Sun Valley Center For The Arts Welcomes New Board Members The Sun Valley Center for the Arts announced in a press release that it has seven new members on its board of directors. Joining the board in 2018 are Kelly Corroon, Adam Elias, Caroline Hobbs, Andrea Laporte, Barbara Lehman, Linda Nicholson and Russell Notides. In addition, longtime board member Katherine Rixon is succeeding Tim Wolff as board president. Rixon has worked as a real estate broker in Sun Valley since 2000 and is currently part owner of the Keller Williams Sun Valley/Southern Idaho office.

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NEWS IN BRIEF

Idaho Power’s campgrounds remain open, and winter rates are now in effect for campers looking for a late-season getaway. A press release from the utility said winter camping rates are typically half of the summer rates for Idaho Power’s campgrounds in Hells Canyon and at C.J. Strike Reservoir. Camping at Swan Falls and Moonshine Mine (near Richland, Ore.) are free year-round. Water has been shut off at the Hells Canyon and C.J. Strike campgrounds, so campers should bring their own. Campsites are subject to closure due to winter weather. Idaho Power offers reduced camping fees to service-disabled veterans and campers over the age of 60. Guests can reserve campsites up to nine months in advance either online at idahopower.com/recreation or by calling their toll-free number at 1-844-472-7275.

Eastbound Jerome Rest Area Permanently Closed A press release from the Idaho Transportation Department announced that the Jerome Rest Area off eastbound Interstate 84 permanently closed on Wednesday, Nov. 14. To provide services to travelers, the Idaho Transportation Department has entered into Interstate Oasis agreements with business facilities at Exit 165, 173 and 182. The Interstate Oasis program offers a solution for areas within the state where an ITD-maintained rest area is not feasible. The Jerome Rest Area was built in the 1970s when few businesses existed nearby to provide alternatives, but major repairs would be necessary to bring the facility up to current standards because of its age.

Sheep Killed in Single-Vehicle Collision Blaine County Sheriff’s deputies received a report at 11:47 a.m., Nov. 14, of a single-vehicle collision with a small group of sheep on Highway 20 at milepost 174 near Stanton Crossing, according to a press release from the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office. Shannon Ferguson, 45, of Fairfield, was eastbound on Highway 20 when her car hit the sheep. Seven sheep, strays ahead of a flock traveling toward the sheep bridge crossing, were killed. Ferguson was not injured in the accident, but her vehicle was towed from the scene. Idaho State Police will be conducting an investigation.

Idaho Transportation Department Earns North American Excellence Nod The Idaho Transportation Department recently earned a North American Excellence award for its Historical Photo Library archive, which has so far taken 50,000 citizens on a unique customer journey through the past, according to a press release from Idaho Transportation Department. The awards are part of a global implementation of Excellence Awards, also rolled out in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe. The award will be presented Dec. 6 in Dublin, Ireland. Knowing that a people’s history is vitally important, and should be available without charge, ITD set about digitizing tens of thousands of historical photos in 2016. The free photo-retrieval service launched in May 2018. ITD’s free photo collection is available at itd.idaho.gov/photohistory.

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COLUMN NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 21 - 27, FROM PICABO ANGLER

inter is coming. The weather forecast for the end of this week ushers in colder daytime temperatures and likely some snow. Anglers will need to adjust their tactics accordingly. No matter where you fish, concentrate angling efforts during the warmest parts of the day, and look for fish in typical winter holding lines— soft current seams, slow deep pools, and calm tailouts. Silver Creek south of Highway 20 remains open until the end of November. North of the highway, the Creek remains open until the end of February. Note: duck hunters are active on Silver Creek this time of year, so anglers should be aware. The Creek’s large brown trout have completed spawning and are actively feeding to “pack on the pounds” before winter. Dryfly activity is limited to the late afternoon, but anglers should expect small Baetis (BWO) and midges during calm days. Throwing streamers to deep, dark water and undercut banks will take plenty of fish. The old adage of “bright day, bright fly, and dark day, dark fly” seems to hold true. Don’t be afraid to experiment with your favorite streamers! Anglers on the Big Wood River should seek out water that sees afternoon sun; avoid shady canyons and tree-lined corridors of river. Baetis and midge activity remains strong given the right weather conditions. A size 18 or 20 Olive Gulper Special or Film Critic accurately imitates Baetis and will fool trout all along the Big Wood. To take fish eating midges (look to the foam lines!), fish a visible midge cluster imitation followed by a trailing midge emerger or adult. A white-winged Griffith’s Gnats in a size 16 or 18, trailed by a size 20 or 22 Tie-Down Midge, is an excellent choice. Nymphing will be extremely productive throughout the winter months. Go-to double nymph rigs include large Rubber Legs, Princes, Hare’s Ears, and Copper Johns followed by more diminutive imitations such as black or red Zebra Midges, Pheasant Tails, Rainbow Warriors, or Brassies. Sculpin imitations such as olive Buggers, Zonkers, and Sparkle Minnows fished on a slow swing effectively imitate the numerous sculpin found in the Big Wood. This technique will yield quality over quantity, and produces some exceptional rainbows. Happy Holidays and happy fishing, everyone!

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PROPER PUPPY SOCIALIZATION

BY FRAN JEWELL

ocialization needs to begin the moment you bring your puppy home. However, most folks think it means to let your puppy play with every dog it sees. And, usually, there is no structure to the playtime. Unfortunately, it is not advisable for your puppy to play with strange dogs until your puppy has had all its vaccinations. Many times that means 16 weeks old! However, before that 16 weeks of age is it critical for your puppy to have experiences with other dogs and people. So, how can we combine all of that in a safe and educational way for the puppy? Find older, safe dogs for your puppy to spend time with. When I use the term “safe” I mean other dogs that you know to be kind but firm with puppies. It also means dogs that have been vaccinated. Safe should also mean an enclosed area like a fenced yard where unknown dogs do not frequent. Some older dogs will not play, and that is something a puppy needs to learn, too. She needs to know what dogs she can and cannot play with. The other thing that is critical is that there needs to be some structure to socialization. So many folks complain to me that when their dog sees another dog, they are uncontrollable. This happens when we let puppies see another dog, then immediately run and jump on the other pup. This not only teaches your pup bully greetings as they get older, but it teaches puppies that they don’t need to have self-control. Then, when a puppy reaches six months, she is so out of control that she becomes dangerous to the owner, other people and other dogs.

Puppy socialization is critical before 16 weeks, but safety and structure are imperative. Photo by Fran Jewell

A simpl way to teach self-control, or “impulse control,” which is the fancy terminology, is to put a leash on your pup. Put your foot on the leash of your puppy and wait until she sits for the count of 15 seconds. Then, release her. Letting her play is the reward for her calm behavior. Continue this as she grows older. This gives you the opportunity to ask the other dog owner if the two may play when meeting someone on a walk. This is the only polite way to treat other people and dogs on your hikes. It’s just polite manners and safe for everyone. Make “come” a game during playtimes. While two puppies are playing, each owner walks up to them, grabs their collars, says “come” and gives them treats. Ask the pups to sit, then let them go play again, saying, “Go play!” Soon, the puppies will love the word

“come” and not see it as the end of a good time. If you make it a goal to practice seven to 10 times during play, pretty soon you are going to have the most awesome dog with the most awesome manners and reliable “come!” Waiting to create safe socialization experiences without planning in a little structure can mean so much more work for you later down the road. Puppies are little sponges that soak up everything so eagerly during those first 16 weeks of life! 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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GIVING THANKS

BY LESLIE REGO

dward Adrian Wilson (1872-1912) was appointed to the British National Antarctic Expedition as vertebrate zoologist and artist. He traveled with Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first expedition, in 1902, returning with sketchbooks filled with images of Antarctic landscapes and wildlife. On Scott’s ill-fated second expedition, Wilson traveled as chief of the scientific staff. The expedition reached the South Pole on Jan. 17, 1912, only to find that the Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten them to the Pole. Scott, Wilson, and the others traveling with Scott, died on their return journey. Eventually, Wilson’s sketchbooks, along with Scott’s last diaries, were recovered by a search party. As Captain Scott lay dying, he wrote to his wife regarding their son, “Make the boy interested in natural history if you can, it is better than games.” The words were inspired by the art of his good friend, Wilson, who lay dying by his side. Just as listening to and participating in music engenders love for music, encourag- Leslie Rego, “Mountain Lake,” watercolor. ing one to draw and paint the natural world sparks a deep love and nurturing for nature. I look back through my sketchbooks and am moved by my observations, my love for particular trees, trails, and Leslie Rego is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, views. Each page seems to be a thank you to the generosity of nature artist and Blaine County resident. To view more of Rego’s art, visit for unbridled moments I have spent within her embrace. leslierego.com. Follow Leslie on Instagram @regoleslie. Captain Scott’s last written words were not idle ones. His son, Sir Peter Scott, was schooled in art and natural history and gained a well-deserved reputation as a painter of wildlife, especially birds. Scott established several wildlife organizations. In 1973, he was knighted for his contribution to the conservation of wild animals. Captain Scott’s words are prophetic. Fortunately, we do not need to be in such dire circumstances as Scott’s party to realize the power of observing and recording the natural world. Living a life connected to nature leads to a profound thanks to Mother Earth, to the winds, the waters, the stars, the moon, the sun, and all of the beings under the sun’s embrace.

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‘THE BIG THAW’

BY U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE

urkeys must be kept at a safe temperature during “the big thaw.” While frozen, a turkey is safe indefinitely. However, as soon as it begins to thaw, any bacteria that may have been present before freezing can begin to grow again. A package of frozen meat or poultry left thawing on the counter more than 2 hours is not at a safe temperature. Even though the center of the package may still be frozen, the outer layer of the food is in the “Danger Zone” between 40°F and 140 °F at a temperature where foodborne bacteria multiply rapidly.

16 to 20 pounds..............................4 to 5 days 20 to 24 pounds..............................5 to 6 days A thawed turkey can remain in the refrigerator for one or two days before cooking. Foods thawed in the refrigerator can be refrozen without cooking but there may be some loss of quality. Cold-Water Thawing

Allow about 30 minutes per pound. First be sure the turkey is in a leak-proof plastic bag to prevent cross-contamination and to prevent the turkey from absorbing water, resulting in a watery product. Submerge the wrapped turkey in There are three safe ways to thaw food: in the cold tap water. Change the water every 30 minrefrigerator, in cold water, and in the microwave utes until the turkey is thawed. Cook the turkey oven. immediately after it is thawed. Safe Methods for Thawing:

Cold Water Thawing Times: 4 to 12 pounds...............................2 to 6 hours 12 to 16 pounds.............................6 to 8 hours 16 to 20 pounds.............................8 to 10 hours 20 to 24 pounds...........................10 to 12 hours

Immediately after grocery store checkout, take the frozen turkey home and store it in the freezer. Frozen turkeys should not be left on the back porch, in the car trunk, in the basement, or any place else where temperatures cannot be conA turkey thawed by the cold-water method stantly monitored. should be cooked immediately. After cooking, meat from the turkey can be refrozen. Refrigerator Thawing For more information call the USDA Meat & When thawing a turkey in the refrigerator: Poultry Hotline, 1-888-MPHotline (1-888-674• Plan ahead: Allow approximately 24 hours for 6854) or visit: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/ each 4 to 5 pounds in a refrigerator set at 40 PDF/Turkey_Basics_Safe_Thawing.pdf. °F or below. For more information on University of Idaho’s • Place the turkey in a container to prevent the Blaine County Extension, visit the office at 302 juices from dripping on other foods. S. 1st Ave., Hailey, visit extension.uidaho.edu/ blaine or call (208) 788-5585. Refrigerator thawing times for a whole turkey: 4 to 12 pounds.........1 to 3 days 12 to 16 pounds..............................3 to 4 days

GUEST COMMENTARY THE CHAMBER

SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS NOV. 24

mall business is a big deal! It is our local businesses that continuously sponsor and support nonprofits and important causes in our Valley. I have worked for nonprofits most of my life and I decided a long time ago to support local businesses that sponsor programs and events to provide children’s programs, healthy lifestyles and support events that bring millions of dollars to our community. At The Chamber, we work every day to support local business. We are making connections, building community and inspiring success. The events we support literally bring millions of dollars to our economy each year. This year we urge you to take the Shop Local Pledge: Before you shop out of town or online, check with our local businesses. They can often meet or beat prices online. Advantages include: • Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy. For every $100 you spend at local businesses, $68 will stay in the community. • Community Well-Being. Local businesses build strong communities that link neighbors in a web of economic and social relationships. • Local Character and Prosperity. Communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an economic advantage. • Returning Dollars to the Community. Independent retailers return more than three times as much money per dollar of sales to the community in which they operate than chain competitors. • Small Businesses are Big Employers. Small businesses employ 77 million Americans and accounted for 65 percent of all new jobs over the past 17 years. These are just a few of the benefits of buying local. Won’t you help us with our mission? Together we will achieve so much more! Mary Austin Crofts Executive Director, The Chamber – Hailey & The Wood River Valley

COLUMN SCIENCE OF PLACE

WAYFINDING

BY HARRY WEEKES

have been feeling a little lost lately. I pay enough attention to the scientific news to know that there isn’t much good, and even a moderate dive into the state of humans on the planet can leave me disoriented and grumpy. And so it was that by some peculiar alignment of irony, existential angst, and hope, I found myself in Hawaii in the beginning of November, listening to Nainoa Thompson, the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, talk about the near-extinction, preservation, and resurrection of Polynesian Voyaging. The short version of this ancient story goes like this. In the early 1970s, wayfinding, the craft of sailing around the Pacific in a canoe, came down to one person, Mau Piailug, an aging Micronesian navigator. Part of learning any craft is the obligation of teaching it to others. For the next 40 years, Mau shared his understanding of the stars, and the tides, and the currents, and how to “pull islands from the ocean.” One of his students was Nainoa Thompson. Listening to Nainoa is to realize there are vastly different ways of knowing the world, and one’s own is but a sliver of the biodiversity of thoughts in the cognitive universe. Trying to understand how a person navigates crew and canoe to any island in the Pacific, much less as a routine way of living, would be unfathomable except when the person describing it is actively doing it.

From where I was staying to where I heard Nainoa was a 20-minute walk that took me more than an hour. Watching green sea turtles eat algae and attempting to sort out a new suite of birds tends to take a while. One bird stood out—the Pacific golden plover. Wearing its winter coat—a tremendous mottled pattern of browns, yellows, white and gold—the bird was preening at the edge of the ocean. Pacific golden plovers weigh less than 7 ounces and come in around 10 inches long. In other words, they are about the size of a big bratwurst. They range, as their name suggests, over the Pacific… and beyond. They winter on “tiny islands… a feat which requires precise navigation.” Utterly astonished by stories of humans able to navigate the Pacific, here is a bird, whose brain is smaller than a cashew, that does this routinely, and has for millennia. As incomprehensible as wayfinding is in humans, imagining how a bird does this is downright alien. And there is no part of standard biological responses that helps. “It’s instinct.” “It’s learned.” “It’s a combination of an internal magnetic compass and being taught by their parents.” Our worldviews reflect our upbringing and the culture in which we live. In many ways, mine has been a culture of surety and certainty and a faith that we can know things, even that knowledge itself is measurable, and that the quality of these measurements is the very basis of their acceptability.

NEWS IN BRIEF

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Pacific golden plover. Photo by Dr. Raju Kasambe, accessed via Wikimedia Commons

Fortunately, I am reminded, often, that this is but one worldview. The worldview that says you need a chronometer, specific and detailed maps, and GPS to make it to the supermarket is one way of knowing. The one that enables a canoe and crew to paddle from Hawaii to Tahiti, based on the sun, the stars, and the currents, is another. Increasingly, I find points of hope in these other ways of understanding, and great solace in knowing that in them is a potential different course, an alternative for how we might approach people living on the planet. And knowing that at some point, a wayfinder looked for plovers, flying their ancient course to distant islands, another small being doing its best to survive on the planet, well, that’s an antidote to grumpiness every day. Harry Weekes is the founder and head of school at The Sage School in Hailey. This is his 47th year in the Wood River Valley, where he lives with his wife Hilary and their three kids—Georgia, Penelope and Simon—a nice little flock.

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Sun Valley Center For The Arts Welcomes New Producing Director Of Company Of Fools The Sun Valley Center for the Arts announced that Scott Palmer has been hired as the new producing artistic director of Company of Fools. A press release from The Center stated that in his new role, Palmer will lead the artistic direction of the Hailey-based professional theatre company and serve on The Center’s executive leadership team, reporting to executive director Christine Davis-Jeffers. Palmer will work part time for several months as he fulfills his commitments in Oregon and will begin working full time with Company of Fools in early March 2019. In the near term, he will collaborate with COF’s season producer, R.L. Rowsey, production manager K.O. Ogilvie and Company manager Kris Olenick to develop the Company’s 24th theatre season. Palmer replaces Kent Thompson, who has served in an interim producing Director capacity at COF since the June 2017 death of founding Company artist John Glenn. In addition to shepherding the Company’s 23rd season, Kent was instrumental in helping The Center identify the kind of leadership role that would be best for Company of Fools’ future; he also helped define the job description at the heart of the candidate search that led to Palmer.

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NOVEMBER 21 - 27, 2018