Idaho State Police sued over liquor license rule Sep 16, 2009
In July, the state reimbursed Fuchs for his fees with a $5,175 check after deleting his name 16 times from city waiting lists in Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Idaho Falls and Bellevue. Fuchs says he should have been given a hearing first. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
An exchange of ideas: S.V. Writers Conference gathers variety of top authors Sep 15, 2009
Photo courtesy Sun Valley Writers ConferenceVernon Jordan, former advisor for President Clinton, had time for chit-chat while signing copies of his book 'Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out. . (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Pharmacy owner sues ISP: Fuchs claims state illegally removed him from alcohol license waiting lists Sep 14, 2009
In July, the state reimbursed fees paid by Fuchs with a 5,175 check after deleting his name 16 times from city waiting lists in Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Idaho Falls and Bellevue. The state's beverage control bureau let Fuchs keep his highest-ranking spots on the waiting lists under the rule. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Pandora's for sale? It's all a misunderstanding Sep 12, 2009
Scott Featherstone, a retired dentist, who owns homes near Sun Valley and Park City, Utah, has put the former Muggers and Trail Creek Brewery building up for sale. That same building, located at 516 Hansen St. S., houses Handley's restaurant. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Dick Fuld Carries His Own Golf Clubs Sep 12, 2009
He also carries his own golf clubs these days, according to a caddy at the private club near his 10,000 square foot home in Sun Valley, Idaho. Public service announcement: Ikea would like you to know its hard to do business sans corruption in Russia. (Slate)
• Stephen Simon champions the films that uplift viewers Sep 11, 2009
Simon will show the world premiere of his new movie "The Gift" at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 in the Sun Valley Opera House. And he'll discuss the topic "Hollywood's Dead - What's Next?". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• A newly artistic identity for rowdy Bellevue Sep 11, 2009
And Bellevue residents have long prided themselves on being the blue-collar folk who provide the labor, whether for the mines that inhabited the valley or for Sun Valley Resort, according to City Administrator Tom Blanchard ... While the town boasts little of the glamour of Sun Valley 15 miles to the north, it's turning into a growing colony of artists and galleries ... Long said the burgeoning art scene is caused by escalating rental prices in Ketchum and Sun Valley, which make Bellevue an... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• See the universe from other perspectives at spiritual film festival Sep 11, 2009
Courtesy photoIn 'The Human Experience,' showing Sept. 19 at the Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, a band of brothers travels the world, going to the homeless in New York City, orphans in Peru and lepers in Ghana. See the universe from other perspectives at spiritual film festival By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent SUN VALLEY - One film is a parody on cowboys and yoga ... These are a few of the 24 films to be shown in the 5th Annual Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, Sept. 18-21 in Sun... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Blaine Co. officials to nominate airport board members Sep 10, 2009
And Commissioner Angenie McCleary will work with representatives of Ketchum and Sun Valley to come up with two or three nominees for District Three ... Grant money would be matched by 50,000 in cash and in-kind support to increase marketing of the Wood River Valley to enhance existing air service, said Carol Waller, director of the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber and Visitors Bureau ... Fly Sun Valley Alliance and the Sun Valley Resort are backing the airport authority's bid in an effort to shore up... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Ketchum raises water rates to pay for improved facilities Sep 10, 2009
Ketchum raises water rates to pay for improved facilities By Ariel HansenTimes-News writer KETCHUM - Ketchum and Sun Valley's shared water and sewer system is due for upgrades, and to pay for them, ratepayers' bills will have to go up ... Because Sun Valley shares the facility, Hansen said it would be asked to pay for half the cost of these improvements. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• 5th District Court news Sep 8, 2009
Blaine County Collectors vs. Randy and Gina Von Heuring for money owed St. Francis Pet Clinic, Wood River High School, Sun Valley Deli, Shorty's, Subway and Domino's Pizza; stipulated judgment against defendant for 1,108 ... Action Collection Service vs. Shades of Sun Valley and Stephanie Nelson for money owed the Times News; default judgment against defendant for 7,515. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• New school starts classes in Hailey today Sep 8, 2009
Weekes, who taught high school science for 17 years at The Community School in Sun Valley, is the driving force behind the new school. He is joined by Barge Levy, who headed up Silver Creek Alternative School for 16 years. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A suitable memorial: Lucy Loken Park opens in Ketchum Sep 8, 2009
A tearful Kris Herr described how her grandmother drove into Ketchum one afternoon, felt immediately at home and so proceeded to the Sun Valley Lodge where she got a job. Over the years, she waited on people like President Kennedy. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Blaine Co. finalizes budgets Sep 8, 2009
That's the scenario as the valley's four cities - Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue - have finalized their budgets heading toward the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 ... "Hailey approved a 10 million budget on Aug. 31 - an 11 percent drop from the 2008-09 fiscal year budget of 11.3 million.Dawson said that revenues are definitely down - a levy assessed for new homes, for instance, will bring in only 2,000 this year. In past years the city has realized as much as 30,000 from that... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Lineups announced for Ketchum city races Sep 6, 2009
Sun Valley Councilman Nils Ribi will face four challengers for two open seats. Retired scientist Bob Youngman has filed, along with Stephen Poindexter, a desk clerk at Sun Valley Resort. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Wagon Days events draw big crowds Sep 6, 2009
KAREN BOSSICK/For the Times-NewsCharro horse riders from Caldwell and Nampa made their horses dance down Sun Valley Road in Ketchum Saturday during Wagon Days ... Classic T-Birds, Model Ts, a 1965 Pontiac GTO muscle car and even a 1949 Woody drew hundreds of people to the Silver Collector Car Auction during the annual Wagon Days celebration in Ketchum and Sun Valley. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Hailey airport board begins search for project managers Sep 4, 2009
By the time pilots from Ketchum and Sun Valley drive 35 miles to the new location, they'll figure they might as well drive all the way to Boise, he said. "If you live in Hailey and ski Sun Valley and all of a sudden the mountain moved to Galena, you would probably ski less, especially if you were just going to ski for an hour," he said. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Caritas Chorale goes cowboy for dinner Sep 4, 2009
Or diners can ride buses, which will leave St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Sun Valley Road in Ketchum at 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m., with stops at the Park and Ride lot on River Street in Hailey at 2:45 and 4:30 p.m.. The buses will return about 8:30 p.m., said Rebecca Waycott, chairman of the Dinner Committee. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Books as art: Alterations create unique exhibit Sep 4, 2009
Among those who contributed was Diane Myerson of Sun Valley, who crafted the mannequin, which she called "One Ringing Dingy." ... And Sun Valley actuary Bill Pihl created a 2-foot-tall head of an Indian chief, which he has dubbed "Chief Pink Feather.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Three artists, endless works Sep 4, 2009
She first studied pottery at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Pottery Center and fine art classes at the College of Southern Idaho. She's ventured into watercolor and checked out painting portraits, landscapes and more. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Whimsy on the walk: ketchum galleries share new sartists Sep 4, 2009
Cambon's locomobiles will be on display at Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley Road and First Avenue, during Ketchum's Gallery Walk ... Stefanie Weber will be present during the gallery walk to discuss her new works on aluminum, which she has titled "Illuminate," at Gilman Contemporary, 661 Sun Valley Road. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
DUCKS RECEIVE A DUCK IN SUN VALLEY Sep 2, 2009
By Sun Valley/Ketchum CVBPosted Sep 1, 2009. Oregon Ducks are invited to the Sun Valley/Ketchum, Idaho area this Labor Day Weekend ... Sun Valley/Ketchum is busy over the Labor Day weekend with great weather for hiking, biking, and fishing, as well as a concert by Big Head Todd onsters, antique fairs, childrens carnival, gallery walk, ice show, and the Big Hitch Parade, which is the largest non-motorized parade in the west. (eDuck.com)
Exotic cooking in a one-butt kitchen Sep 2, 2009
When Bill and Bette Barnes moved to Sun Valley 18 years ago to escape the desert sun, the lemon juicer came with them, along with Barnes' penchant for entertaining. Both play a big role in one of her favorite dishes - Cold Lemon Souffle. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Longtime Wagon Days participant snaps this year's poster shot Sep 1, 2009
KAREN BOSSICK/ For the Times-NewsTeri Niedrich's photograph features the tall, skinny ore wagons that ferried ore from mines near Clayton along a narrow, winding trail leading down from Trail Creek Summit north of Sun Valley. Niedrich's photograph was selected as the subject matter for this year's commemorative Wagon Days poster. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Events calendar Aug 28, 2009
Joe Fos, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Duchin Lounge at Sun Valley Lodge ... Trey McIntyre Project, a contemporary ballet company, performs at 9:30 p.m. at Sun Valley Pavilion at Sun Valley Resort, featuring the Western debut of "The Sun Road," the newest masterpiece of choreographer Trey McIntyre ... A post-show reception follows at Duchin Lounge in Sun Valley Lodge; those attending the performance invited to meet McIntyre and the dancers. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Delve into encaustic painting Aug 28, 2009
Spend two days with instructor Eve-Marie Bergren - with the option to add a third day focused on making encaustic books - at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts' Hailey facility ... Fee is 170 for Sun Valley Center for the Arts members and 220 for others, plus a 60 supply fee ... Fee is 85 for Sun Valley Center members and 135 for others, plus a 30 supply fee. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Chuckwagon beans and Old West gags Aug 28, 2009
Chuckwagon beans and Old West gags By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent SUN VALLEY - Come, chow and wah-hoo your spurs off. Sun Valley is getting into the spirit of Wagon Days by reintroducing its Wah-Hoo Revue ... The fast-paced, foot-stomping musical and dance revue will take the stage at the historical Sun Valley Opera House, which will be transformed into a Wild West saloon on Sept. 4 and 5. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Skiing Hires Abi Holt as Head Nordic Coach Aug 28, 2009
Prior to Hollyburn, Holt spent five years as the Assistant Nordic Program Director and Ski Coach at the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation ... Holt was a three-time national champion and a 17-time Junior All-American for the Sun Valley Nordic team ... Holt is from Sun Valley, Idaho. (Utahutes.com)
The brothers are back: Reckless Kelly returns to Filer fairgrounds Aug 28, 2009
The two were born in Sun Valley and grew up in the Stanley area. As children, they played music with their father and two other brothers in Muzzie Braun ys - including a show at the Twin Falls County Fair. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Essayist David Sedaris leads off lecture series lineup Aug 28, 2009
A trio of award-winning authors, a journalist abducted in Iran and a Cabinet member during the Clinton administration are headliners for the Sun Valley Center for the Arts' 2009-10 Lecture Series ... "Series tickets are 115 for Sun Valley Center for the Arts members and 165 for others, and they go on sale at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Purchase at or 726-9491, ext. 10.Individual tickets go on sale Oct. 1, ranging from 25 to 40, with a discount for members.The lecture lineup:David Sedaris, 7 p.m. Oct. 25,... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Watch plein air painters at work at Redfish Lake Aug 28, 2009
Kneeland Gallery in Ketchum holds a Plein Air Exhibition every August, bringing in 10 artists to do three days of public paintings in the Ketchum and Sun Valley area. And the paint-outs at Redfish Lake have proven so popular that the Plein Air Painters of Idaho added a couple more paint-outs to the calendar. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Sun Valley officials envision gondola over Ketchum Aug 27, 2009
Sun Valley officials envision gondola over Ketchum Sun Valley Resort wants to build a gondola to connect the resort with the ski area at Bald Mountain about a mile away, with passengers passing over downtown Ketchum during the ride. Officials say the gondola would travel along Sun Valley Road and down Ketchum's Fourth Street and then south to River Run at the base of the mountain ... Wally Huffman, Sun Valley Co. director of resort development, met with the Sun Valley and Ketchum city councils... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Daily shuttle between Sun Valley, Boise to start Dec. 1 Aug 26, 2009
Sun Valley Mayor Wayne Willich, second from left, touts the need for the new express van as Sun Valley Councilman Nils Ribi, Hailey Chamber of Commerce Director Jim Spinelli and Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of and Visitors Bureau Director Carol Waller look on Monday in Sun Valley ... Daily shuttle between Sun Valley, Boise to start Dec. 1 By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent ... SUN VALLEY - A new daily shuttle will operate three daily routes between Sun Valley and Boise beginning Dec. 1. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Badabing, badaboom: Ketchum and the Purple Gang Aug 25, 2009
That was just a year after Union Pacific had opened the Sun Valley Resort, and the Wood River Valley was crawling with Hollywood celebrities during ski season. "During World War II, Sun Valley was used by the Navy as a recuperating area for wounded sailors," wrote Howard Herz in Casino Chip and Token News, a trade publication. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Idaho wolf tag sales brisk as judge considers hunt Aug 25, 2009
Matt Yost has hunted elk, deer and antelope for years on a college buddy's sheep ranch in Idaho's Southern Mountains, not far from the resort region of Sun Valley. After a wolf pack killed 19 domestic rams there recently, Yost was at Idaho Department of Fish and Game offices in Boise on Monday adding the predator to his list of possible targets. (Montana Standard, MT)
• W.R. Valley preparing to move more people Aug 24, 2009
KARENBOSSICK/For the Times-newsPortland resident John Brooke and his son, James, are among those who have participated in the popular pastime of climbing in the gondola cars that Sun Valley Co. has set up at the River Run Plaza and the Sun Valley Mall. Sun Valley Co. is touting a gondola that would run from Sun Valley Village to Ketchum and on to the ski area at River Run as a way to transport visitors and residents when Sun Valley completes a proposed hotel and condo project at River Run ...... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Sun Valley fox population has high rate of mange Aug 23, 2009
Sun Valley fox population has high rate of mange State officials say residents feeding foxes in the resort area of central Idaho is likely increasing the fox population and contributing to the spread of mange among the small predator that roams the region. Officials say the often fatal disease is ravaging the unusually dense population of foxes that live in and around Sun Valley ... Regan Berkley, a wildlife biologist with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, says the fox population in Sun... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Idling cars are nobody else's business - even in Ketchum Aug 23, 2009
Ketchum has averaged 112 inches of snow annually for the past 30 years, and the Sun Valley Company operates some of the most sophisticated snow-making equipment in the world. Tucker's proposal is a prime example of what laws shouldn't do. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• High court hears Tom Hanks' high-end home dispute Aug 22, 2009
The case revolves around the couple's sprawling Sun Valley-area home, built by Storey Construction starting in 2000 ... The case began in 2000, when Hanks and Wilson _ through their Sun Valley Trust _ hired Storey Construction to build a high-end villa in the remote but tony central Idaho resort town. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
The return of Amtrak: Pioneer route service could restart after 12-year absence Aug 22, 2009
The train route, which made a stop in Shoshone for passengers going north to Sun Valley or south to the Magic Valley, was discontinued in 1997 after 20 years of service. Plagued by low ridership, the Chicago-to-Seattle Pioneer route lost a reported 20 million per year during the 1990s. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Sun Valley offers plenty to keep you busy in the outdoors Aug 20, 2009
KAREN BOSSICK/For the Times-News Sun Valley has enough hiking trails and other tourist attractions to keep anyone whos short on cash busy for months on end ... Sun Valley is actually quite reasonable when it comes to lodging prices, especially compared with other resorts, she says ... Indeed, Sun Valley has enough hiking trails and other tourist attractions to keep anyone who's short on cash busy for months on end. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Outdoors briefs Aug 20, 2009
Sun Valley Gun Club schedules event. The Sun Valley Gun Club will hold a sporting clays Fun Shoot on Saturday, Sept. 12 ... 5 miles east of Sun Valley Lodge, and offers trap, double trap, wobble trap, skeet, duck tower, 5-stand and sporting clays. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Wood River teens charged in widespread graffiti case Aug 20, 2009
Officers from the Sun Valley, Hailey and Ketchum police departments formed a graffiti task force on Monday to identify who was responsible for more than two dozen incidents of graffiti in Ketchum, Sun Valley, Hailey and Bellevue. The break in the case came when police discovered a Facebook group called "WKG," which stands for "West Ketchum Gang." More than 40 youngsters were on the site. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Wood River authorities wipe out teen graffiti Aug 19, 2009
Wood River authorities wipe out teen graffiti By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent HAILEY - Police in the Wood River Valley are talking with teenagers believed to be responsible for leaving graffiti in Ketchum, Sun Valley, Hailey and Bellevue. The teenagers are believed to be part of a group of about 40 to 50 teens who had a page on Facebook called the "West Ketchum Gang." It appears that some of the teens took it to the next level and decided they'd like to try graffiti, said Sun Valley... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Idaho F&G commissioners approve hunt of 220 wolves Aug 18, 2009
They've concluded there are enough roaming Idaho's backcountry _ and straying into more urban locales like the resort region of Sun Valley _ that a hunt at these levels won't put the species' survival in jeopardy. "Neither our sportsmen, our ranchers or our elk herds can wait any longer," said Fish and Game Commission Chairman Wayne Wright, from Twin Falls, in a post-vote telephone interview with reporters. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Got game? When legal gambling flourished here Aug 18, 2009
When it opened the Sun Valley Resort in 1936, Union Pacific strictly prohibited gaming. But a mile down the road, all bets were on. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Ski resort files papers for new project Aug 16, 2009
Ski resort files papers for new project Sun Valley Co. in central Idaho has filed an application to annex about 140 acres into Ketchum as part of a plan to expand development at the base of its ski area at Bald Mountain ... "The property is a unique opportunity to create a transformed year-round skier and recreation experience for the Bald Mountain ski area," Wally Huffman, director of Sun Valley Co.'s Resort Development, said in a statement ... "Basic to the development proposal is the... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Pastor trades indoor pulpit for one on Bald Mountain Aug 15, 2009
Pasto Henley leads several hikers in a short devotional at Sun Valley's River Run Plaza ... Baldy Bob, as he has become known, has been leading the flock up Sun Valley's famed ski mountain - 3,200 feet closer to proverbial heaven -most every Monday morning while the summer chairlift is running for the past three years ... Henley begins each hike with a short devotional at 6:30 near the sculpture of a giant brown bear that Sun Valley Owner Carol Holding bought to stand guard over the River Run... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Family appeals malpractice decision Aug 15, 2009
According to court documents, Schmechel had been receiving treatment in Sun Valley where she had been prescribed OxyContin to manage ongoing chronic back and leg pain. Schmechel, of Twin Falls, decided to seek a local doctor and began treatment at SIPI on Sept. 26, 2003. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• A night of surf-inspired music on Saturday Aug 14, 2009
As the nation celebrates the 40th anniversary of Woodstock on Saturday, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts will serve up its own brand of aquarian music - two full sets of music by two guys who have likely spent more time at the beach than most of the Wood River Valley population put together. So get out your flip-flops, pack up the picnic basket, strap it to your bike and prepare to spend a mellow evening with Donavon Frankenreiter and Mishka at Ketchum's Atkinson Park. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Reconsider 20th-century modernism at new exhibit Aug 14, 2009
"Modern Parallels," a new exhibition at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum, takes a look at the work of West Coast artists Mary Henry and Helen Lundeberg, with an eye toward illuminating the parallels between the women's work and the meandering path of modernism in the 20th century. "These two women apparently never knew each other, but they were born only five years apart, were both raised in California, both worked for the Works Progress Administration and both devoted major... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Sun Valley applies for River Run annexation Aug 14, 2009
Sun Valley applies for River Run annexation By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent Sun Valley Company has submitted a request for its River Run property to be annexed into the city of Ketchum ... Wally Huffman, director of Resorts and Resort Development for Sun Valley, said the project will "transform the visitor experience" and will have a great impact on the economic future of the entire resort community ... "Sun Valley has tried to find the right balance to create a development that makes... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• SV Opera signs director Aug 14, 2009
Mary Jo Helmeke has been hired as the first part-time executive director of the Sun Valley Opera ... Most recently she was interim executive director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony and executive director of the Croy Canyon Ranch Foundation ... Sun Valley Opera was founded eight years ago with a mission of bringing the highest caliber of classical voices to the Wood River Valley. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Fresh-air choreography: Contemporary ballet company that settled in Idaho will perform in Sun Valley Aug 14, 2009
The contemporary ballet company will visit Sun Valley later this month, bringing its new film and live dance. Fresh-air choreography: Contemporary ballet company that settled in Idaho will perform in Sun Valley By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent The Trey McIntyre Project will infuse Sun Valley with the majesty of Glacier National Park and the jaunty bounciness of New Orleans when its 10 dancers perform at the Sun Valley Pavilion on Aug. 27 and 28 ... The dancers next week will premiere... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Health care angst justified, GOP says Aug 12, 2009
Perdue, Lingle and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour were asked about the town hall protests and Palin's remarks during a conference call with reporters from the Republican Governors Association retreat in Sun Valley, Idaho. Perdue said Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee who stepped down as Alaska governor last month, could "speak for herself." Barbour refused to comment on Palin's remarks, saying he hadn't seen them. (Honolulu Advertiser)
• Crapo: Amtrak route may still need local support Aug 12, 2009
Earlier this month, officials in the resort town of Sun Valley approved a resolution backing efforts to return service to the region, including a stop in Shoshone. In Boise, the city has owned the historic railroad depot since 1996 and has reserved space in it for Amtrak. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
theswiss team Aug 11, 2009
Flavored Feta Saedager Dairy, Hobro, Denmark, Kenneth Jensen; Formaggio Italian Cheese Specialties, Hurleyville, N.Y., Anthony Mongiello; and Karoun Dairies, Sun Valley, Calif ... Quesos Frescos Tropical Cheese Industries, Perth Amboy, N.J., Roberto Encarnacion; Karoun Dairies, Sun Valley, Calif ... Kolb Lena Cheesemakers; and Karoun Dairies, Sun Valley, Calif. (Agri-View, WI)
• Otter discusses new energy ideas in Sun Valley Aug 11, 2009
Otter discusses new energy ideas in Sun Valley By Ariel HansenTimes-News writer SUN VALLEY - As part of this year's Governors Forum, members of the Republican Governors Association gathered Sunday and Monday at Sun Valley Resort. Among the events attended by Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter was a policy roundtable on new energy solutions. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
It's conflict and compromise for leaders of Ketchum and Sun Valley Aug 9, 2009
ASHLEY SMITH/Times-NewsKetchum firefighter Matt Fishman, left, guides the 100-foot ladder on the Ketchum/Sun Valley Fire Department's joint-owned aerial tower, as Senior Engineer Keith Potter guides him during training Tuesday night in Ketchum ... It's a symbol of the resort company's huge and continuing investment in both Ketchum and Sun Valley - and the reason why many here want civic leaders to work together in ways that would pay off for the entire Wood River Valley ... Cooperation has often... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Stork report Aug 9, 2009
Natalie Reyes-Reyes, daughter of Sonia Reyes and Rodrigo Reyes-Paredes of Sun Valley, was born July 19, 2009. Connor Allen Walgamott, son of Emily Rose Dean and Brett Allen Walgamott of Jerome, was born July 24, 2009. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Feds say Hailey airport doesn't pass 'hazard test' Aug 9, 2009
The airport serves the resort area of Ketchum and Sun Valley. Some officials there have opposed moving the airport farther south, fearing the inconvenience could cause potential visitors to choose other destinations. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Blaine Co. Commission lends verbal support to GoBlaine! proposal Aug 8, 2009
Capitalize on the Sun Valley brand and expand tourism by marketing more than Sun Valley's skiing ... "But I imagine we might want to name it Sun Valley Regional Airport to leverage the brand name.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
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Performing in Sun Valley ... Sixteen years ago Idaho State University Professor and Director of Bands Patrick Brooks was asked to play in the Sun Valley Summer Symphony as a last-minute fill-in for a trombonist who was ill ... Has Ball Playing with the Sun Valley Symphony. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
• Feds to pay Idaho $1M to settle mining lawsuit Aug 8, 2009
Feds to pay Idaho $1M to settle mining lawsuit By REBECCA BOONE The federal government has agreed to pay the Idaho Department of Lands $1 million to settle a lawsuit over the cost of cleaning up contamination left behind by an old mine near the resort town of Sun Valley. The agreement, filed late Thursday in U.S. District Court, effectively ends the lawsuit the state filed in 2001 in a bid to recover some of the $4 million it spent removing arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury and copper from the... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Tickets go on sale for spiritual film festival Aug 7, 2009
The 5th Annual Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, scheduled Sept. 18-20 at Sun Valley Opera House, will feature two dozen films from around the world that celebrate the human spirit, tell stories of courage and hope, and explore different spiritual traditions, organizers say. Tickets went on sale this month online at , and at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, 726-5425. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
