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In the 1976 parade, ore wagons hauled by 14 horses head eastbound on Eighth Street bound for Warm Springs Road.

Wagon Days honors an earlier Wood River Valley Earliest settlers had an entrepreneurial spirit

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Sun Valley is known by some as a birthplace of mega mergers and major corporate acquisitions, but some residents might not know that the early history of pioneers in the area traces to a business deal.

Isaac I. Lewis, at one time a banker in Montana, helped found the town of Leadville, later renamed Ketchum, at the confluence of the Big Wood River with Warm Springs Creek and Trail Creek in May 1880.

Lewis soon heard of an ore strike up the East Fork of the Big Wood River, and went out to investigate. He didn’t find the prospectors he was looking for, but did encounter two other men: John Rasmussen, a Norwegian, and John Keeler, a Dutchman.

Rasmussen was well-known in Boise City as “Honest John,” and had lived in Idaho for several years after reaching San Francisco in the 1860s, Lewis recalled years later in an autobiography.

Both men said they had a mining claim, and Rasmussen led Lewis up a steep hill to an immense blowout, with chunks of ore scattered across the ground.

Lewis wanted a lease; the men wanted a sale and named their price—$30,000.

Lewis refused, but Rasmussen and Keeler agreed to give him first rights to the site. Lewis returned to camp, but encountered both men shortly thereafter.

They said they’d run into a man from California who was willing to pay $14,000 for the claim. “Honest John,” however, couldn’t give the man’s name, or much information about him.

Lewis haggled the price down to $12,000, and they had a deal. He returned to Montana to borrow the money, and gave $6,000 to Keeler and $6,000 to Rasmussen.

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It received that name because a set of elk antlers was found at the site, sticking incongruously out of the ground. It was also quickly under production, as the first ore was extracted by August 1880.

Lewis and his eldest son, Horace, weren’t finished, either.

Miners and workers began flocking to the area, bound for mines in Clayton, Challis, Bonanza and Bay Horse. The elder Lewis founded Ketchum’s first bank.

The Philadelphia Smelter fired up in Ketchum in 1881, and the Oregon Short Line—later Union Pacific—made the town its terminus north of Shoshone in 1884.

Horace Lewis saw an opportunity and pounced, incorporating the Ketchum Fast Freight Line that year. With a series of warehouses and shops in Ketchum, Lewis’ company had a rolling stock of freight coming into town bound for the mining camps.

Wagon trains hauled supplies out of Ketchum and into the mountains, returning with shipments of ore, silver or other precious metals from the mines.

Lewis also started the KetchumChallis Toll Road, which follows

the same path that Trail Creek Road now does over the summit, east of Sun Valley.

It’s not an easy drive now, but it was far rougher then. Drivers had to navigate hairpin turns and a 12 percent grade in places while leading chains of three, four and even five wagons, hauled by a dozen to two dozen mules.

The west side dropped 1,200 feet in a mile and a half. Drivers steered with a 100-foot-long jerkline that moved the lead mule to the right and left.

Moving 12 to 16 miles a day, drivers could make the 140-mile roundtrip from Ketchum to Challis, Bayhorse and Clayton in about two weeks.

A ledger at the Community Library lists shipments that Horace Lewis received in Ketchum, and shows there was an abundance of goods coming in on a weekly basis by the 1890s.

Trains originating from San Francisco, Portland, Pocatello, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Salt Lake City, Omaha and Council Bluffs, Iowa, showed up in Ketchum to drop off their shipments.

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Ask Bob Rosso, grand marshal for the 2015 Wagon Days event, about Ketchum’s early days. You might not get the answer you’d expect.

Instead of ore wagons and mining, smelters and sheepherders, Rosso talks of skiing and trail-clearing, tourism seasons and the evolution of outdoor recreation in the Wood River Valley.

Rosso, a native of Newport Beach in Southern California, came to Blaine County in the 1970s. He was a different kind of pioneer when he arrived one winter 44 years ago, sporting ski gear rather than a cowboy hat.

Rosso set up The Elephant’s Perch outdoor gear shop in Ketchum, which he still owns today, in addition to playing a key role in founding the Boulder Mountain Tour cross-country ski race.

He was among the original leaders of the Blaine County Recreation District, and helped start Sun Valley Mountain Guides.

He has been active with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation and the Community School, a private school in Sun Valley.

In 1971, however, he was just another ski bum from the Los Angeles area.

“This place was pretty rough in the late 1960s and early 1970s,” Rosso said. “People came up from L.A. to go skiing. That’s when I kind of discovered this place. I moved back here and never left.”

Rosso said he was helping run an outdoor gear shop named Snug Mountain in the early 1970s, and split out to form The Elephant’s Perch in fall 1976. The business is still located in the historic home of the Lewis family, whose patriarch, I.I. Lewis, helped found Ketchum in 1880.

Rosso’s timing was terrible.

He and the employees at the store were excited about the upcoming ski season, but it never showed up.

The winter was abysmally bad.

“It never snowed,” Rosso said.

“A lot of us thought, I’m done.

Well, this is game over.”

He got an emergency loan to keep the business afloat, and pushed on.

“When you see the crowd here, it’s pretty amazing. We feel really humbled by it.”

Bob Rosso

Wagon Days grand marshal He was also involved in Wagon Days in the late 1970s, when the event featured a bike race as well as a parade. The bike race through Ketchum took up most of the morning on the day of the parade, and then organizers cleared the way for the buggies, carriages, stagecoaches and wagons. Another bike race would happen after the parade was finished, Rosso said.

He laments that the races no longer happen, but understands that it became too difficult for or-

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Bob Rosso, the 2015 grand marshal for Wagon Days, has been involved in the event since he moved to Blaine County 40 years ago. ganizers to juggle both, particularly with the massive crowds the Big Hitch Parade now attracts.

“When you see the crowd here, it’s pretty amazing,” he said. “Wagon Days is the most wholesome gathering of happy families.”

The city of Ketchum announced it was selecting Rosso as Wagon Days’ grand marshal in August.

“He has been a dedicated and tireless volunteer for the many causes he champions,” Ketchum Mayor Nina Jonas said in a statement. “I am pleased we can honor him in this way.”

To Rosso, Wagon Days is significant not only as a way to connect with the roots of Ketchum’s history as a mining and smelting hub, but also to honor the end of the everbusier summer tourism season.

That’s an important shift from when he first arrived in the valley in the ’70s, when it was winter-or-bust for the business community here.

“We’re kind of a toy store for adults,” Rosso said of The Elephant’s Perch. “The last couple of years have been tough because we’ve had some very thin snow years. This summer’s been very wonderful and busy. Things are changing.”

When winter shifted to spring, many part-time residents and business owners used to leave

Grand marshal’s reception The public is invited to join the city of Ketchum and the Wagon Days Committee in honoring this year’s grand marshal, Bob Rosso, at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Memory Park in Ketchum. town until the fall, Rosso said.

That’s no longer the case.

He said he’s humbled to be named as the grand marshal for the 2015 Wagon Days, as there are many other community leaders who deserve the distinction of being grand marshal.

“It’s very flattering to be put into that group,” Rosso said. “There’s a whole lot of people who should be up on that wagon with us.”

He jokingly ponders whether there are special powers bestowed to the grand marshal, and noted that a trail for cyclists could be built on both sides of state Highway 75 from the Ketchum Cemetery to Saddle Road.

“I’m still trying to figure out what my powers are,” Rosso said.

“I hope they’re significant, but I doubt that that’s the case.”

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There will be plenty of pancake flipping and sausages sizzling come Wagon Days weekend—so bring your appetite.

Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit, coffee and orange juice are on the menu for Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, at Ketchum Town Square from 8 a.m. to noon. The Papoose Club has been hosting pancake breakfasts since 1977 to raise proceeds for children’s events throughout the Wood River Valley.

The club has been in existence for more than 50 years. It was started by a group of mothers in 1954 as a babysitting cooperative to help moms find time to ski, according to club member Anna Svidgal.

“The club became a nonprofit in the 1970s [and] as the membership grew, the focus evolved into holding fun youth events, as well as holding iconic fundraising events,” the organization said in statement.

This isn’t the only annual event for the Papoose Club— a holiday bazaar in December showcases the wares of 50-plus vendors from throughout the region. A partnership with Webb Garden Center facilitates an annual summer plant extravaganza, and Webb donates a portion of plant sales to the club.

Last year, the club raised some $12,000 from the pancake breakfasts, said event chairperson Rose Burbank. Recent recipients of Papoose Club funding include Higher Ground Sun Valley, Blaine County Education Foundation, Wood River YMCA, Girl Scouts, Hemingway Elementary School, Sun Valley Ballet Foundation, Blaine County Rec-

reation District, St. Thomas Playhouse, The Hunger Coalition, Girls on the Run, Hailey Ice and Wood River High School ParentTeacher Association.

“Every single penny of it goes toward kids groups of the valley,” Burbank said.

She said the club has monthly meetings in which they consider requests for funding. If the request is granted, the organization in question is added to the “pot” in which fundraising proceeds are collected and then divvied out to eligible groups throughout the valley.

“Every single penny of it goes toward kids groups of the valley.”

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Burbank said about 100 people are needed before, during and after Wagon Days weekend to set up and take down the breakfast station. Those interested in helping can call her at 720-0117.

Breakfast-goers pay $8 for adults, $7 for teens and seniors and $5 for children. Kids under 3 can eat for free.

Svidgal encourages folks to join the organization, calling it a “feel-good club.”

“All our volunteers are very dedicated and amazing,” she said. “We have a lot of social events, unlike other clubs, and people really enjoy connecting with one another through the Papoose. It is not just giving. Our next new-member meeting is in September, and we always welcome new members.”

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A group of Chinese immigrants appears to perform a ceremony in the Wood River Valley, circa 1885.

Mining era brought fortunes for a few, hard luck for many Life during the 1880s was fraught by violence and squalor

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ollowing the end of the Bannock War of 1878, hundreds of mining prospectors flocked to the Wood River Valley in search of riches. They worked dozens of mines from Bellevue to Galena Summit north of Ketchum, taking more than $14 million in silver and about $5 million in lead by 1879.

The mining boom brought fortunes to a few but hard luck to many, while spoiling rivers, choking the air with smoke and setting man against man on the often rowdy Western frontier.

Ten years after it began, the boom left the Wood River Valley with electricity, a water works in Hailey and reputation enough to one day provide a locale for America’s first destination ski resort.

Historian Clark C. Spence quoted an article in the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman newspaper that described the town of Bellevue in 1880: “‘All day long and far into the night,’ reported a self-described ‘nomad of the pick and canteen,’ … ‘men from every quarter of the globe, bronzed and bearded miners, merchants, professional men, uncouth bullwhackers, profane mule skinners, quartz experts, stock sharps, gamblers and desperados crowd the sidewalks and throng the saloons,’” wrote Spence.

During that winter, nearly 200 families and a thousand single men lived along the Big Wood River, in makeshift tents until lumber could be procured for construction. By mid-1881, there were 11 saloons in Bellevue, about a dozen in Ketchum and nine in Bullion, a town that no longer exists. Hailey had 18 saloons and two breweries.

Few of the original miners struck it rich because they lacked the capital to “dig down.”

Photo courtesy of the Community Library in Ketchum

The town of Ketchum (circa 1885) was built to house miners and the companies that supported their industry.

Many sold their claims for a song to men who made fortunes. The founder of the Elkhorn Mine near Ketchum sold it to Isaac Lewis for $12,000, and Lewis made $344,000 on the mine by 1885.

A quarter interest in the Minnie Moore Mine near Bellevue was sold for $10,000. In 1884, a British company bought the Minnie Moore for $500,000, and eventually removed $8.5 million worth of ore.

“Usually the benefits were reaped by a promoter or shrewd buyer one step removed who recognized potential, had access to capital, and knew how to handle both men and money,” Spence wrote.

Nothing remains today of the enormous Philadelphia Smelter, which once operated on a 400acre bluff at the confluence of the Big Wood River and Warm Springs Creek. Built at a cost of $1 million in 1880 to handle 180 tons of ore brought in each day, the yard was big enough to contain up to 50 teams of mules and wagons at a time.

Wood River Times publisher T.C. Picotte took note of the smelter’s productivity in Aug. 3, 1881, describing a process that roasted 25 tons of ore on piles of coal each week to separate sulphur, arsenic and other toxic metals from iron, gold and silver.

“A pile is nearly ready and will be lighted in less than a week,” Picotte wrote. “When it is started the residents of this burg will probably get occasional whiffs of air charged with vapors that will not be apt to remind them of the fragrance of the flowers of Araby the Blest.”

By January 1883, the Oregon Short Line railroad had reached Shoshone. It reached Hailey in May, allowing the ready removal of riches from the mines and a further influx of newcomers.

Picotte had retired from the Union Army to come west, writing about the rowdy Wood River Valley during its mining heyday.

He was horse-whipped by disgruntled readers on two occasions. One of his editors was shot in the groin and neck for publicly accusing a Hailey resident of running out on his bills at the Hailey Hotel.

Spence wrote that 19th-century boom towns were unsavory places in almost every other respect.

“Butchers dumped offal in the nearest stream; Ketchum sawmills did likewise with their sawdust, killing fish in the process.

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Frontier In Frontier days, many struggled to survive Continued from Page 6 lated layers of manure (five tons per horse per year).”

Rowdy behavior between “iron-fisted miners” also provided a host of hazards. By August 1882, Picotte had covered his share of murders.

“Shooting manias, like suicides and measles, etc. appear at times to break out almost into a contagion. We had hoped that six murder cases on the docket for the next term of court would be sufficient, but still they come,” Picotte wrote.

That week, Picotte reported on the killing of John Hall (better known as Johnny-Behind-theRocks) by George Pierson at the Vienna Mine. The dispute began over a woman.

“It appears that Hall, at that time, was on his way to the house of a woman named Banjo Nell, and arriving to within 15 feet of the door, was fired at by Pierson, who was in the house and saw Hall approaching. Pierson stepped to the door and fired, and Hall immediately turned and ran, but Pierson fired twice again. Hall ran about 50 yards, when he fell forward, and died in effect.”

Picotte said Hall was known in mining camps from California to Nevada, and had won his nickname from having ambushed an enemy during a shooting fight by jumping from behind a pile of rocks by the roadside.

“When Hall was killed he was reeling drunk, and unarmed,” wrote Picotte. “The boys who ran up, not willing that he should die with his boots on, pulled them off. The Vienna graveyard will therefore be started with a stiff who died with his boots off.”

Pierson and Nell had been married a few months before the shooting, but their romance was short-lived. On Oct. 5, 1882, Pierson was indicted for the murder of Hall and soon hanged by the sheriff in the first gulch north of Quigley Canyon near Hailey, thereafter known as Hangman’s Gulch.

By 1884 the valley had an improved jail built into the rock basement of the courthouse in Hailey, complete with five-ply saw-proof and file-proof cells, at a cost of $6,000. It served as the Alturas and Blaine County Jail until 1973.

In 1885, Kuck Wah Choi, also known as Ah Sam, was also found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged by the sheriff in Hangman’s Gulch.

At that time, Hailey had a Chinatown on River Street with a population that grew into the hundreds. The area is a workingclass neighborhood today known as China Gardens. Despite being relegated to menial jobs as laundrymen, wood cutters, servants and cooks, 75 of those immigrants belonged to a Chinese Masonic Lodge in 1882.

Hailey Chinatown’s opium dens were raided on Sept. 8, 1883,

by Sheriff D.H. Gray and his deputies, making the first-ever drug bust in the Wood River Val-

ley. Eight Chinese and one white man were brought into custody.

Pipes and paraphernalia along with $350 worth of opium were confiscated. At a trial two days later, two Chinese were fined $20 and the third was fined $5.

By 1886, anti-Chinese leagues in Hailey and Ketchum organized economic boycotts to drive out the Chinese, whose numbers were quickly reduced.

Also located on River Street was Hailey’s red-light district, home to Dot Allen, a well-known madam who was said to have sent all her brothers and sisters to college on her income.

W.W. Cole’s Colossal Show circus of 1884 drew 5,000 spectators, who witnessed a five-ton elephant named Samson run amuck through Hailey, rolling a lion cage, demolishing wagons and killing horses before being brought under control, according to T.C. Picotte’s account.

Church men came to the valley early and culture of a sort began to flourish as families settled in the valley. A debating club and literary society formed in Ketchum, while Bellevue formed a minstrel group and literary society of its own. Hailey had its own culture groups, while offering also the Damphools and Order of Cranks to match the antics of the Bellevue Liars Club.

“Usually the benefits were reaped by a promoter or shrewd buyer one step removed who recognized potential, had access to capital and knew how to handle both men and money.”

Clark C. Spence Historian

Before anyone saw an end to the mining boom, the craze of “snow-shoeing” had caught on in the Wood River Valley. People riding on wooden boards left tracks all over the hills around Hailey, so they had “the appearance of a railroad map, so numerous were the tracks along its sides,” wrote Spence.

After the silver bust in the early 1890s, many left the Wood River Valley. Mining was reduced to a trickle in coming decades as ranching took over as the mainstay of the local economy, until Count Felix Schaffgotsch came to the valley in 1936 to scout for a new resort that would be named Sun Valley. By then, the sport of snow-shoeing was called skiing and the Wood River Valley was set to reinvent itself once more.

(Sources: Idaho Mountain Express, “Idaho Yesterdays”

by Clark C. Spence, the Blaine County Sheriff’s Office and the Ketchum Tomorrow. Thanks also to the Blaine County Historical Museum and the Community Library Regional History Department.)

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The annual Sun Valley Collector Car Auction at Sun Valley Resort on Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, boasts hundreds of collector cars that are ripe for the picking. The lot of some 200 cars includes a 1964 Ford Thunderbird, a 1964 Chevrolet El Camino and a 1968 Pontiac GTO. The event is hosted by Silver Auctions, a collector car auction that tours the Western U.S. and Canada. Car previewing and bidder registration will take place both days from 8-10:30 a.m.

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Kids gather near the finish line as ducks “race” down the Big Wood River in the 2014 event.

Last call for ducks Rotary Club to end charity race after 19 years

By AMY BUSEK Express Staff Writer

On Sunday, Sept. 6, intrepid rubber duckies will leave the bath tub in pursuit of adventure—quite possibly, for the last time. The Great Wagon Days Duck Race will no longer be hosted by the Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotary Club after this year, and will cease to exist unless another organization takes over. The club has hosted the event for the past 19 years.

The race sends 12,000 ducks down the Big Wood River, where some lucky owners will win prizes—if their bright yellow fellow is fast enough.

Ducks start at the Warm Springs Bridge off Warm Springs Road and make their way down to the finish line at Rotary Park, across the street from the Wood River YMCA. Each duck is numbered to identify its owner.

The event starts at 1 p.m. and the ducks are launched at 4 p.m.

Live music lasts from 3-5 p.m.

Event Co-Chair Teresa Beahen-Lipman said the organization aims to make this the biggest and best duck race yet, since it’s also likely to be the last.

“No pun intended, it has run its course,” she said.

She said the Rotary Club will be “refocusing its energies” toward its new Brewfest event instead.

To commemorate the final race, there’s a chance to win a $1 million prize. Four ducks are predetermined as potential grandprize winners, and if one of them beats immeasurable odds to be the first duck across the finish line, its owner gets a million big ones. Three duck races over the event’s history have had the million-dollar duck, but no one has won yet, Beahen-Lipman said. If there’s a pay-out, it will be covered

by Dallas-based SCA Promotions.

Other prizes include $500

worth of landscaping services, a season ski pass from Sun Valley and gift certificates from over a dozen local retailers.

The Rotary Club event pays dividends for the community.

Adopting a duck generates funds for Blaine County Search and Rescue as well as scholarship funds for Wood River Valley students and contributions made to local nonprofits.

According to Beahen-Lipman, the organization netted $30,000 from the 2014 race. One-fourth of that revenue went to Search and Rescue, $11,000 went to scholarships for graduating seniors and the rest was given to nonprofits, including the Hunger Coalition, the Crisis Hotline and the Blaine County Drug Coalition.

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It costs $5 per duck or $25 for a “six quack.” It’s every duck for himself—and no alterations are allowed pre-race. People can fill out paperwork and pay for their ducks at a number of local businesses, including Atkinsons’ Market in Ketchum, Wood River Insurance in Hailey and the Idaho Mountain Express office in Ketchum.

The race is made possible by several sponsors, including Tim Jeneson Insurance Agency, Pioneer Title Co., Clearwater Landscaping and D.L. Evans Bank.

The Rotary Club will continue to fund the search and rescue operation, scholarships and myriad nonprofits through its other fundraisers, Beahen-Lipman said.

To be considered for funding, organizations can fill out a grant application on the Rotary Club website.

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20-Mule-Hitch Jerk Line Mechanics

A crupper around the base of the tail prevents the harness from sliding forward.

On the wheelers, there’s also “breeching”—a strap that wraps around the hindquarters to prevent the wagons from running into the back of the animal. The wheelers would be the only assist from the team in slowing down the train.

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Jerk Line The 20-mule hitch pulling wagons full of ore over Trail Creek Summit were controlled by a 120-foot-long “jerk line.” The driver, or muleskinner, would ride the left (near) draft horse or mule in front of the wheel. In his left hand was the brake line. In his right was the jerk line. The jerk line laced through the collars of the swing mules but was attached to the lead near mule’s left side of his bit. A steady pull meant to go left, a quick jerk commanded the mule to go right. There was one continuous chain running underneath all the wagons all the way to the lead mules.

This allowed the swing mules to pull that line on either side around corners as long as the line was taut. The wagons would follow suit in the same locations.

ORE WAGONS The first wagon (Lewis Lead) was built entirely of hardwood by employees of Horace Lewis in 1889. It may be the largest freight wagon still in existence.

The wagons follow suit according to what the team dictates.

WHEELERS This stout team is the muscle in getting the freight moving.

You’ll see them really throw their might into the collar.

SIXES, EIGHTS & TENS The six mules span the middle of the jerk line. They need to know their names for taking directions from the muleskinner to shift speeds or pull in different directions to help steer the wagons and make the corners. hey are loose, without head or chest harnesses.

Blinders keep the mule focused on the job ahead and not distracted by goings on behind her.

Chain traces have a leather sheath over them so they don’t pinch the mules’ sides.

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LEAD The smartest mules in the team. Always keep the center chain taut—and usually straight.

SWAMPER This person rides on the side of the wagon. He’s the brake man and helps tend to the mules and supplies.

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MULESKINNER This is the driver of the team, and he rode the near (left) side wheeler.

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Hailey artist chosen to create Wagon Days poster Howard Lacina, 85, had painted model boxes as a career

By GREG MOORE Express Staff Writer

A painting of Ketchum’s famous Big Hitch ore wagons, done by an 85-year-old artist who used to illustrate plasticmodel boxes, has been chosen as the artwork for the 2015 Wagon Days poster.

Howard Lacina’s painting portrays the train of 10-mule team ore wagons from the rear, with the Bald Mountain ski area in the background. Lacina said he drew the scene from a photograph he took of the 2014 parade.

Lacina moved to Hailey from the Chicago area two years ago to be closer to his daughter.

As a youngster, Lacina found drawing airplanes to be a fascinating pastime. After high school, he attended Ray-Vogue College of Design in downtown Chicago. It was there that he met and married his wife Marlene, a fellow art student.

In 1963, he went to work for Lindberg Products, a maker of plastic hobby models, illustrating the boxes that contained the model kits. His talent with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, airbrush and even hand-lettering was put into good use for renderings of planes, ships, cars and military vehicles. His work can be found on hundreds of vintage model boxes.

In 1964, the Lindy Loonies kits came out with Lacina’s fantastical illustrations of monsters and creatures for the model’s box tops. Lindy Loonies and Bad Wheels box cover art was a distinct change from the realistic car, plane and ship model art popular at the time.

Lacina has illustrated four children’s books, two of which were written by his daughter, Judy Stoltzfus.

After retiring in the late 1990s, Lacina began painting still-lifes, portraits, lighthouses and landscapes.

He and Marlene moved to Hailey from Morton Grove, Ill., and were able to rent a house next door to their daughter.

“She’d always been after us to move here,” he said.

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The 2015 Wagon Days poster features a painting by Hailey artist Howard Lacina.

Lacina said his painting activities have tapered off, but he still does sketches for fun. He said the Wagon Days poster required a lot of concentration.

“There’s a lot of detail on it, and my eyes were getting real tired,” he said.

Copies of the poster are for sale for $25 at the Ore Wagon Museum, at East Avenue and Fifth Street, through Sept. 6.

“The rendering of the Big Hitch which Lacina painted for this year’s Wagon Days poster proves that he still has that same eye for detail and perspective,” the Wagon Days Committee stated on its website.

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The Wagon Days Big Hitch Parade starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5.

The following is a list of primary events for Wagon Days weekend in the Ketchum area.

To read the full Idaho Mountain Express calendar, see the Arts & Events section of this newspaper.

Through Sept. 6

Wagon Days headquarters open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Ore Wagon Museum in Ketchum. Get information, hats, T-shirts, posters, buttons and much more.

Thursday, Sept. 3 The Sagebrush Sea 7 p.m. at the Ore Wagon Museum in Ketchum. In celebration of The Nature Conservancy’s 50th anniversary in Idaho, a public screening of “The Sagebrush Sea” will be shown. This documentary recently premiered on the awardwinning PBS series “Nature.”

Refreshments will be served.

Free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5 Meandering Musicians In Ketchum, musicians will meander through the streets and into select venues, including the Cornerstone Bar & Grill, Grill at Knob Hill, The Kneadery, Perry’s, Pioneer Saloon, Sawtooth Club, Sun Valley Wine Co. and Warfield Distillery & Brewery.

Join the musicians starting at 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings for a good ol’ barn dance.

Friday, Sept. 4

Cowboy Poets Recital 1-5 p.m. Ore Wagon Museum. Listen to vintage cowboy poets as they swap stories that have been thrown around cow-camp cook fires for centuries, as well as contemporary stories.

Art Gallery Walk 5-8 p.m. in downtown Ketchum.

Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts a walk that features new work at member galleries.

Grand Marshal’s Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Memory Park in Ketchum. Join the city of Ketchum and the Wagon Days Committee as they honor the 2015 grand marshal, Bob Rosso. Live music, food and drink; open to the public.

Friday, Sept. 4, to Monday, Sept. 7 Art, Crafts & Antique Fairs l Hailey’s Antique Market— Roberta McKercher Park and

Hailey National Armory: Thursday—shop set up; Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. l Ketchum Antique & Art Show—at the parking lot next to Hemingway Elementary in Ketchum: Sept. 4, 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6 Papoose Club’s Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m. to noon in Ketchum Town Square. All-you-can-eat breakfast. Papoose Club members and friends will cook up pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs, with Starbuck’s coffee. Benefits youth of the Wood River Valley.

Silver Car Auction 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Sun Valley Resort. Silver Auctions presents the annual Sun Valley Collector Car Auction. Some 200 car owners and dealers display and auction off cars in this two-day sale.

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The Big Hitch Parade 1 p.m. in Sun Valley and Ketchum (see route on Page 16). The largest non-motorized parade in the Northwest, the Big Hitch Parade includes dozens of museumquality buggies, carriages, carts, stagecoaches and wagons. The six enormous Lewis ore wagons, known as the Big Hitch, are the grand finale and are pulled by an authentic 20-mule jerkline.

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Poets and pickers to liven up Wagon Days Event is tribute to Idaho poet Wayne Nelson pating poets include Colt Angel, Brian Dillworth, Mick Halverson, Ron Parish, Tommie Patton and Wayne Pinson.

Wagon Days 2015 will include cowboy The poetry recitals and hootenannies poetry recitals Friday afternoon and hoo- will take place at the Ore Wagon Museum tenannies Friday and Saturday nights, in Ketchum, or “barn,” as architect David Barovetto, who designed the as well as musicians strolling structure, likes to call it. through the streets and playing “I designed it with the purbriefly at seven Ketchum restaupose of housing the wagons, but rants throughout the weekend. when the wagons are away, we This year’s event will be in go in and play,” Barovetto said. part a tribute to poet “Snake “It’s a great space—it’s acousRiver” Wayne Nelson, who died tically good and it can handle Aug. 8 at age 71 from a heart hundreds of people.” attack after fighting off a bout Barovetto is also the orgaof pneumonia. Nelson grew up nizer of the Meandering Musion a ranch outside Blackfoot, cians event, which was inauguIdaho, and won the Golden Note rated last year. He said the idea award for outstanding music in had been incubating in his mind 1996 and the Silver Quill award for many years, while he imagfor outstanding poetry in 2000. ined what must have occurred The website comboypoetry. as townspeople saw the ore wagcom states that “not only a treons roll down Trail Creek Road mendous poet, songwriter and and into town with the ore they entertainer, Wayne was an had gathered from mines over amazing human being, full of the hill. love and care.”

“They didn’t know when the “In the short few years he wagons were going to show up, was in my life I never heard him and when they did show up, the mutter a negative word about whole town went crazy, because anyone else, and I never heard it’s a pay day,” he said. anyone speak ill of Wayne,” the David Barovetto Barovetto said the hootenanwriter stated.

Organizer nies will take whatever musical On Friday afternoon from 1-5 p.m., Nelson’s friends and contemporaries direction the musicians and the audience will recite some of his and their own poems feel inclined to move in. and songs as well as vintage cowboy poetry “The musicians get together and they that has been thrown around cow-camp just whip up the magic that they do,” cook fires since the 19th century. Partici- Barovetto said.

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“The musicians get together and they just whip up the magic that they do.”

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Musicians will play at a variety of venues in Ketchum on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4 and 5.

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Dozens of entries to ride, march along route through Ketchum

Beginning the Wagon Days Parade are riders Lorraine Wilcox and Curt Plassmeyer representing the Ketchum Police Department.

2) American Glory Flag Team The American Glory Flag Team travels to rodeos and parades presenting the greatest flag on earth. Please take a moment to remember all that serve our great country. We also fly the Idaho state flag thankful we live in this beautiful land. We are so happy to be part of the Wagon Days parade. Thank you for your patriotism.

3) David Ketchum American Legion Post 115

The city of Ketchum and Wagon Days honor Bob Rosso. Rosso was one of the founders of the Blaine County Recreation District and served for more than 20 years on the board of directors. He also ran the Boulder Mountain Tour from the very beginning, Sun Valley Mountain Guides in the 1970s, Ski Education Foundation Cross Country Ski Team with Rob Kiesel and the free annual Adams Gulch Fun Run. He started the Backcountry Run more than 35 years ago and has been involved ever since.

He has also been on the Galena Advisory Committee for the historic cross-country ski lodge and trails north of town and the boards of the Wood River Community YMCA, Sun Valley Junior Hockey and the Community School. He and his wife, Kate, own The Elephant’s Perch, which is housed in the historic Horace Lewis home.

5) City of Ketchum The city of Ketchum proudly presents Wagon Days weekend. Mayor Nina Jonas and City Council members are riding in the historic Lewis family coach. The coach was given to the city along with the Lewis ore wagons, featured in the parade today.

Ketchum’s Ore Wagon Museum is home to the Lewis ore wagons where they can be seen year-round. Horace Lewis began the “Ketchum Fast Freight Line” soon after the town was founded on Aug. 2, 1880. The magnificent wagons carried the first load of ore from the Elkhorn mine to the railroad at Kelton, Utah.

Riding in the city of Sun Valley’s carriage is Mayor Dwayne Briscoe. This John Deere carriage dates from around 1900 and was restored to its original condition by Wayne Orvick of Wood River Carriage Works. The carriage was purchased by the city of Sun Valley along with a sleigh. The carriage was originally used to transport guests at the old Geyer Hot Springs Resort in the early 1900s.

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8) The Holding Landau carriage Carol Holding, owner of the Sun Valley Resort, and guests are riding in her beautifully restored circa 1880 five-glass landau carriage pulled by a beautiful team of grey Percherons driven by Sun Valley Stables Manager Calvin Chatfield. With the Holding family’s generosity, the Wagon Days Parade is made easier. Event organizers thank Carol Holding and the Holding family for providing the staging area for the parade.

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9) Lt. Gov. Brad Little Idaho’s lieutenant governor, Brad Little, said he is proud to join in the celebration of the 57th anniversary of Wagon Days. Accompanying the lieutenant governor is his bride of 37 years, Teresa. Brad is third-generation Idahoan and a familiar face at Wagon Days.

Welcome back, Brad!

10) The Blaine County Museum’s Heritage Court Riding in this beautiful buggy is the 2015 Blaine County Heritage Court.

The buggy is owned and driven by Bill Sherbine.

11) Tegernsee, Ketchum’s sister city Ketchum and Tegernsee have been sister cities since 1980, providing opportunities to share their two cultures.

This Wagon Days, Ketchum is hosting children from the Tegernsee Valley. The kids appreciate the experience, so show them a warm Ketchum welcome! Next summer, Tegernsee will host children from Ketchum.

12) Wagon Days 2015 sponsors Wagon Days is made possible by the support of the city of Ketchum and a dedicated volunteer group, as well as by the financial support of generous sponsors. The Wagon Days Committee thanks all the sponsors. Each of these businesses has contributed to the success of Wagon Days and it could not be held each year without them. They make this wonderful event possible.

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Authentic stagecoach used between Silver City and Murphy, Idaho, from the late 1800s through the early 1900s. It is now the icon stagecoach symbol for Nampa’s Snake River Stampede, which just celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Professional bike racer, one of the world’s top endurance athletes and Ketchum local Rebecca Rusch (known as the Queen of Pain) is hosting the third annual Rebecca’s Private Idaho event.

It’s a 100-mile bike ride to benefit three bike organizations. World Bicycle Relief and its Buffalo Bike have joined Rebecca Rusch today with a few other world champion cyclists.

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This wagon is driven by Tyler Peterson and pulled by his horses, Sophie and Lacey. The wagon riders are celebrating the third annual Cherry Bounce Contest.

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And now, a special treat for Wagon Days! Please welcome Buffy, a 4-month old white buffalo to her first parade!

Buffy lives in Idaho Falls with Jeral and Jenine Williams. Accompanying Buffy is Mya Williams riding Danny Girl.

This frontier wagon is a complete replica of an 1882 Studebaker freight wagon used to haul supplies from Caldwell to Silver City. Today, this 14-foot-tall oak wagon is used to haul Snake River Stampede whiskey to the towns of the West.

18) Third annual Cherry Bounce Contest Show Open Every Day 9:00 to 7:00 Closes at 4:00 Monday, September 7th

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Jerome High School Band Program, nicknamed the “Ambush of Tigers,” is entering its third year under the direction of Mr. Hiroshi Fukuoka. The Ambush of Tigers Marching Band had participated in numerous parades such as the Rose Parade, Wagon Days Parade, Jerome County Fair Parade and Western Days Parade. On the field, the Ambush of Tigers travel to marching competitions throughout Idaho and Utah.

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20) Blaine County Republican Women The Blaine County Republican Women and Central Committee are proud to sponsor the return of the camels.

Idaho Controller Brandon Woolf is riding Ralphie in his first Wagon Days Parade, with veteran camel rider Rep. Steve Miller showing him the ropes on Humphrie. Joining them is Dude, a camel in training for next year’s parade.

Brandon and Steve said they are grateful for the opportunity to serve the residents of Blaine County in the greatest state in the nation. Thanks to Jeral and

The Buffalo Bicycle is not just a bike; it’s an engine for economic and cultural empowerment. The bike’s design is reflective of the original English Raleigh Roadster, developed in the late 1800s.

The result is a robust bicycle engineered specifically for rural African terrain and load requirements. Everyone is asked to welcome the riders back to civilization in the Ketchum Town Square on Sunday afternoon for the Smith Optics Off The Wagon Day celebration. There will be live music, food and cold drinks.

24) Spirit of Ketchum Iditarod Team The Mighty Shiba dogsled team is again in training to dominate the competition in the 2016 Alaskan Iditarod. Help cheer YumYum and Radar on to victory!

25) Miss Lambchops Miss Lambchops is riding her favorite steed, Tiffany, a 26-year-old quarter horse born and raised in the Wood River Valley. Lambchops and Tiffany live near the Triumph Mines with their friend Wendy Collins.

26) Trailing of the Sheep Festival The 19th annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival will be held this year Oct. 7-11 in Sun Valley, Ketchum and Hailey. It’s a five-day weekend packed with events for the entire family. The festival celebrates more than 150 years of sheep herding and sheep ranching in Idaho and the West with storytelling, art, music, food, a Fiber Festival, a sheep Folklife Fair, Championship Sheepdog Trials and the Big Sheep Parade down Main Street in Ketchum.

During the mining boom, Ketchum had more than 2,000 residents. When the boom went bust, only 20 people remained. It was then that a new industry was born in Ketchum—sheep.

Ketchum became the largest sheepshipping center in the world, outside of Sydney, Australia, in the early 1900s.

Between 1 million and 2 million sheep trailed through the valley during these times. The sheep kept the railroad operating and saved the town. Come celebrate the history, heritage and cultures that made Ketchum what it is today.

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27) Trailing of the Lambs As the sheep are herded on, the little lambs stray behind. It takes a special kind of herder to keep the lambs together. She will keep herding them until they’re safe, by hook or by crook—that’s the lamb herder’s way. The miniature sheep camp was built through a labor of love by Jim Hook. The team pulling the camp is Mounty, a 12-year-old registered miniature paint horse, and Noble, an 18-year-old registered miniature appaloosa. The outrider tied to the back, is Dan, age 7. The team and wagon are owned and driven by Debbie Hook from McCammon, Idaho.

28) Little Bo Peep Little Bo Peep and her lost little sheep trailing behind the herders. She found one little sheep and can hear the rest bleat. She will follow until she finds them. The found little sheep is Ace, a 15-year-old registered miniature horse.

Ace is driven by Bo Peep, Silvia Lockyer, from McCammon, Idaho.

29) Miss Kitty and the Pendleton Gang Hide the whiskey and save your kids, it’s Miss Kitty and the Pendleton Gang, Doctor Daniels, but you can call him Jack.

Doug Howell is riding his 7-year-old quarter horse palomino, Gus. The brains of the operation, Miss Kitty aka Theresa Locker is on her 10-year-old quarter horse palomino, Peach. And last but not least, the roughest of them all is Lala Booty, riding her quarter horse buckskin, Butterbutt.

This gang is notorious for sticking around until the whiskey is all gone.

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30) Goddess Athena and Pegasus Flown down from Mount Olympus on mighty Pegasus is one of the many fabled goddesses, Athena. She is the goddess of wisdom and war, Zeus’s favorite child, allowed to use his thunderbolts in battle. Houdini, a 12-yearold registered paint horse, portrays Pegasus. He is ridden by Elizabeth Lockyer from McCammon, Idaho, who is portraying the part of Athena.

officers, city and county officials and National Guard members for all of their help and hard work on wildfires. Smokey would like to remind everyone that fire season is not over yet. Thanks and be safe while you’re out using public lands.

Considered to be one of the smoothest-gaited horses in the world, the Peruvian horse guarantees its natural gait to each offspring, making them the “champagne” of gaited horses.

38) State Sen. Michelle Stennett

The Great Wagon Days Duck Race serves as the main fundraising event for the Ketchum/Sun Valley Rotary Club.

Donations raised from the Duck Race have benefited more than 60 charities in the Wood River Valley and beyond.

Sen. Michelle Stennett is proud and honored to serve the Wood River Valley.

She thanks everyone for their kindness and support.

32) The Papoose Club and Old Time Fiddlers The fiddlers have been a part of Wagon Days for many years. Get a hearty start to Wagon Days weekend at the Papoose Club’s annual Pancake Breakfast, featuring music from the Old Time Fiddlers. This favorite local event will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at Ketchum Town Square. Volunteers from Papoose Club— one of the Wood River Valley’s oldest philanthropic organizations—will dishing up all-you-can-eat pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, juice and hot coffee.

33) Still Hitched “In 2012, we were Goin’ Courtin. In 2013, we were Just Hitched. In 2015, we’re Still Hitched! With a new horse just trained fer this-here parade we’re perdy proud! We like to use our fox trotters for hitchin ’n’ hikin’!”

34) Ketchum Firefighters Local 4758 and Wood River Firefighters Local 4923

Bruce and Sunny Bradshaw from Marsing, Idaho, carry the American flag and Idaho state flag in parades across Idaho, and have had the honor of being color guard for Parade America in Nampa and Snake River Stampede in the past. Wagon Days Parade is one of their favorites to participate in.

36) Smokey Bear Smokey Bear would like to thank all of the firefighters, law enforcement

42) Blaine County 4H Riding in these wagons are members of Blaine County 4H.

43) Ivorianah Here comes Ivorianah driving her mini horse Dixie, as Dr. King Schultz, the dentist and bounty hunter from Boot Hill, to meet all your teeth and bounty needs.

44) Kathleen Here comes Raggedy Ann and Andy on their way to the Dodge National Finals Rag Doll Rodeo with their faithful little mini horse, Ice, driven by Kathleen.

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NAMI Wood River Valley’s mission is to improve the quality of life for all those affected by mental illness and to become recognized as Wood River Valley’s voice on mental illness in terms of education, advocacy and support, and to bridge the gap between urban and rural mental health services. NAMI Wood River Valley provides education and support groups, and advocates for effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment, community support, research and recovery. The purpose of NAMI Wood River Valley is to enable those who have mental illness to obtain equal opportunities in medical care, social life, economic security and spiritual life; to provide support for those who have mental illness and their families, and to cooperate with existing organizations that serve the needs of the mentally ill.

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Firefighters are pulling the original Ketchum Tiger Hook and Ladder Co.’s hand-drawn hose cart. This was stateof-the-art for firefighting in 1889. Upon notification of a fire, two ropes would be strung out in front of the cart. Upwards of 10 firefighters would run out front of the cart to pull it to the fire scene. Two firefighters would hold on to the tongue to steer and/or attempt to brake the cart. It must have been a wild ride! At the scene, hose would be unwound to connect to a hand pumper in order to put water on the fire. Let’s “fill the boot” for Jerry’s kids.

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Originally called the Hailey Hellers, the Old Frontier Gang has been in existence for more than 42 years. The coach was built in New Hampshire by the firm Abbott and Downing. It ran passengers from Henry’s Lake to West Yellowstone.

The coach is around 118 years old.

Pulling the coach is a pair of Percheron draft horses named Joe and Benny. It is owned and driven by Richard and Eric Barney of West Magic.

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Cowboy Poets Recite in Tribute to Wayne Nelson Ore Wagon Museum Friday, 1 to 5pm Enjoy the rough-hewn elegance of Cowboy Poetry as vintage, regional contemporaries share the memory of an award winning cowboy, creative poet and musician, reciting his works as well as swapping old time stories that have been tossed around cow camp cook fires for centuries.

WESTERN POETS: Brian Dillworth, Mick Halverson, Tommie Patton, Colt Angel, Ron Parish and Wayne (looselip) Pinson as well as Gary Eller, Idaho historical author, musician, poet and banjo player will fill the barn with classic Cowboy Poetry and remembrances of their friend, Wayne Nelson.

Meandering Musicians Perform

Revisit the musical outburst in Ketchum that occurred centuries ago when these same Lewis Ore Wagons, filled to the brim with heavy lead and silver ore, pulled for weeks by mule teams, struggled into town after completing their treacherous, sometimes deadly trip over the steep mountain trails. Their payload supported the town, creating paydays for miners, teamsters, farriers, and jobs at the train station, the local smelter and especially in the restaurants and saloons that thrived in town.

This weekend, as in those times, local musicians and their stringed instruments are meandering through the streets and select venues in town with music to perpetuate that successful Ore Wagon tradition, “when the Wagons are rolling, the fiddlers are strolling.”

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The Treasure Valley Whips Club in southwestern Idaho is a nonprofit organization promoting the sport of carriage driving. It sponsors play days, pleasure driving shows, arena driving trials and pleasure drives, as well as clinics with nationally acclaimed trainers. Visit it at www.treasurevalleywhips.org.

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These young talented riders take their audiences on breathtaking journeys through maneuvers and jumps that even few experienced riders can handle, all without the aid of saddles or bridles.

EhCapa believes that when a young person learns to build trust in the horses they love, the results can be remarkable. The club’s style is reminiscent of American Indians. The organization rides in the hope of bringing honor to the Native Americans, from their beautiful handmade clothing to the traditional native symbols painted on their horses.

52) America’s Mustang Liberty is a product of the Extreme Mustang Makeover in Nampa in July, and at that time had been out of the wild horse corrals for 100 days. In the Extreme Mustang Makeover, trainers compete to showcase the trainability of the American mustang. Joshua Mani, her trainer, has been invited to compete in Mustang Magic in Ft. Worth, Texas, in January.

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This custom-built, rubber-tired hitch wagon is used in shows, parades and wagon trains. The wagon is pulled by two gray molly mules, Zip and Dot. They are full sisters out of a quarter horse mare.

56) Sun Valley Black Two-Seated Carriage 57) Community School 58) Hook Draw Collection— The Yellowstone Stage

63) The Sawtooth Rangers/ Days of the Old West Rodeo Royalty The Sawtooth Rangers are pleased to present the Days of the Old West Rodeo Royalty: Senior Queen Shelby Schlund, Teen Queen Moira Tabor, Junior Queen Bailey Cole and Pee Wee Queen Megan Taber.

The Sawtooth Rangers thank you for supporting rodeo! It’s a Fourth of July tradition that the Rangers are proud to host. Become a member of the Sawtooth Rangers and promote horsemanship— dues are just $5. For more information, visit www.sawtoothrangers.com.

64) 2016 Oakley Pioneer Days Princess

This Yellowstone Stage and ones like it were used in the park into the 1930s before cars were allowed. It is driven by Jim Barton of the Bar B Ranch in Carey.

Kaylee Tegan is the 2016 Oakley Pioneer Days rodeo princess. She and her horse, Hercules, are proud to represent the wonderful community of Oakley, Idaho, and the great sport of rodeo.

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Abbot Downey Concord stages were most commonly used on transcontinental runs, changing horses every 20 miles and providing a grueling 15 mph ride for the passengers. This Concord Stage is part of the Hook Draw collection. Ronald Burnside with his team of Greys drives it.

60) Tennessee Walking Horse Club of Idaho 61) Black Peruvian Pasos These two beautiful black Peruvian paso horses live and play right here in Sun Valley. Peruvian pasos are the smoothest-riding horse in the world.

Both the gait and the flashy leg action are completely natural. Peruvian pasos were bred and used in Peru by ranchers who had to travel many miles each day to work their ranches, and they wanted to ride in comfort. The Riccabona family owns these beauties. The big gelding is named Rudy and was born in San Antonio, Texas. Rudy’s rider is Steve Riccabona, an agent for Keller Williams Real Estate here in Sun Valley. The little mare is Misty. Misty was born in Carey and is a sweetheart to ride. Allan Snyder, who lives in Sun Valley, is riding Misty.

These horses show a lot of personality.

Rudy and Misty enjoy the parade, but also love to walk the mountain trails, round up cattle and run the dirt roads around the Sun Valley area.

If you ever get a chance to ride a Peruvian paso, take it—you will enjoy the experience.

62) Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame Ambassador Cathy Jo Ruby is proud to serve as the 2015 Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame ambassador. The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the past and honoring the future of rodeo. You can find the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame at the Gooding County Fairgrounds during the third week of August in Gooding, Idaho.

Amelia Clark is the 18-year-old daughter of Grant and Denise Clark of Albion, Idaho. She is proud to represent a great rodeo and a great community and would like to invite everyone out the third weekend in July next year for Oakley Pioneer Days Rodeo!

66) Ada County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse-ettes Drill Team The Posse-ettes have been around for more than 50 years and have performed in parades, rodeos and drill competitions. It is a dedicated team of women from all walks of life with a strong love of horses and their friendship. New members are always welcome, so please come and ride with us and see how much fun equestrian drill can be.

67) War Bonnet Duchess Ashlyn Hill Ashlyn Hill is 2015 War Bonnet Roundup duchess. The War Bonnet Roundup is Idaho’s longest-running rodeo.

Ashlyn is a 6th-grader in Burley, Idaho.

68) Valerie Endrikat Valerie Endrikat is riding her Gypsy drum mare, Bonnie Belle, of Cascade Farms.

69) Idaho State Riding Association The Idaho State Riding Association was established in 1948. The association consists of 10 clubs with a total of 240 members, which compete in precision drill, parade and team gaming events.

Representing the Idaho State Riding Association are the Cassia County Sheriff’s Posse, the Minidoka Wranglers, Mini-Cassia Outlaws and the Blackfoot Saddlemen. The Cassia County Sheriff’s Posse was incorporated in 1949 as an all men’s riding group.

The Minidoka Wranglers were incorporated in 1959 as an all women’s riding group.

The Mini-Cassia Outlaws are a junior posse ranging in age from 8-18. The Blackfoot

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to Stanley. The club has historically met every Wednesday evening in Adams Gulch. They really miss the wide trails and fire pit out there! The Riding Club rides in front of the Big Hitch each year to help remind the crowd that safety is important, so please stay well back, and thanks for coming out to the parade!

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The water wagon and commissary was used to carry water for the mules and men on journeys across the plains and desert. A team owned and driven

by Bob Tomaski from Montana pulls the wagon.

As always, the best for last, the grand finale to the Wagon Days Parade, the Big Hitch. These six original Lewis Fast Freight Line Ore Wagons were originally used to transport ore from the mountains that surround the valley.

These wagons traversed the dangerous 12 percent grade of Trail Creek Summit.

The Horace Lewis family donated the wagons to the city of Ketchum. Pulling the wagon is a 20-draft mule jerkline, driven by professional Mule Skinner Bobby Tanner of Bishop, Calif., assisted by his crew and brakeman: Tim Deckard, Ryan Eittreim, Doug McClean and Jesse Deckard. Please keep quiet as the hitch passes, as the mules must be able to hear voice commands.

71) Ketchum-Warm Springs Riding Club The Ketchum-Warm Springs Riding Club is one of the oldest riding clubs in Idaho. It was formed in the 1950s to keep horses in shape for hunting season but has evolved into a sociable group of trail riders who enjoy good meals, great company and a nice ride in the mountains.

Members currently range from Bellevue

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The strength of the operation was its drivers, and the company had two of considerable skill: Joel Sanders and his son, Sam. Joel Sanders was from Spokane, and was freighting in Idaho in Owyhee County as early as 1876. He stopped to scout in the Bannock Indian War two years later, but by 1880 he was active in the Wood River mining district.

He hauled ore from Elkhorn to Ketchum for several years, in addition to freighting to and from the Vienna mining district, near the headwaters of the Salmon River.

Sam Sanders went to work for Horace Lewis in 1890, at the age of 15. By 16, he had led the longest string ever driven to Clayton.

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trustworthy. Sam Sanders told the story of two men, drunk on liquor and their own bravado, who made a bet that the wagon chain could make a turn near Trail Creek Summit—without either man driving. The lead mule went straight, and the whole chain plummeted hundreds of feet down into the canyon below, as the story goes.

By 1901, the operation’s profits were eaten away by a drop in the price in silver, and the completion of a rail line into Mackay.

Sam Sanders rode the last six ore wagons into storage in Ketchum nine years later, where they stayed. He brought them out periodically until 1958, which was the first Wagon Days Parade.

Now, the six wagons are brought out and driven through Ketchum during Wagon Days, the largest nonmotorized parade in the Pacific Northwest.

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870 Maple Leaf Drive, Hailey