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EDUCATION

Old Issues Test New School Board Community survey results to be presented Jan. 29, 6 p.m.

By Eric Valentine

“Contentious” is a fair description when it comes to the slew of issues Blaine County School District’s administration and its board of trustees took on in 2019. “Openness” and “Empathy” is the description stakeholders appear to be shooting for in 2020.

Just one month into the new year, with three new trustees sitting on the board, BCSD trustees seem to be hitting all the right notes, allaying concerns from some that trustees were being stronghanded by the district’s superintendent and the district overall was creating an atmosphere of retribution for anyone not towing the company line.

Send the community a powerful signal that a new day of openness and empathy has begun.”

Will Gardenswartz, Lead organizer of I-CARE Some of it may be optics. For instance, the trustees now sit at the head table in meetings without district staff. District staff, namely superintendent GwenCarol Holmes, used to sit alongside the trustees at that table. Now, she and other staff sit at a side table toward the front of the room, something typically done at other school districts.

And some of it is yet to be determined. For instance, the lawsuit in federal court brought against the district by two alumni who both claim in separate matters their free speech rights were violated. Enter Will Gardenswartz, a parent in the district who has been advocating for the plaintiffs and has been a lead organizer of the I-CARE (Idaho Citizens for Accountable Responsible Education) group which has been vocal against the district. He spoke during the public comment session at the Jan. 21 meeting, telling the trustees that they should settle the lawsuit and thanking them for creating a new atmosphere in the community.

“Please let the healing begin,” Gardenswartz said. “Settle this suit and send the community a powerful signal that a new day of openness and empathy has begun.”

How Do The Rest Of Us Feel?

Ironically, at the Jan. 21 session, a presentation on the results from a community survey issued by the district late last year was delayed. The district cited privacy concerns for the delay. Specifically, certain comments made by respondents could—at least in theory—be construed as defamatory and put the district at legal risk.

Results of the survey will now be revealed Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. in the Minnie Moore Room at the Community Campus in Hailey. The 20-question survey asked respondents to rate on a scale of 1 to 5 their satisfaction, or lack thereof, with

Recently elected trustees lead the Jan. 21 regular school board meeting. Photo credit: Blaine County School District

the district’s performance. Certain open-ended questions on issues like facilities, the board and the superintendent were also asked. Roughly 1,700 people completed the questionnaire according to the Idaho School Board Association, the group that issued the poll.

Newly elected trustee and board president Keith Roark addressed concerns that the district was sugarcoating matters—something it had been accused of by stakeholders in the past. And, in an interview before the last regular meeting, the former Hailey mayor was clear about his intent to make the district more open and transparent.

“Those days are over,” Roark said regarding the idea some folks have that the school board was working at the behest of district administrators and not the students, parents and other taxpayers. “I believe six months from now, people won’t be saying that.”

“I’m very pleased where we’re at,” Roark said. “Based upon my first couple of meetings, I’m impressed with the wide variety of backgrounds we all bring to the table. The right framework is there. Now we have to keep our eyes focused on student achievement.”

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Exit The Center, Enter The ‘Museum’ 50 years strong, SV Center for the Arts changes its name

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By Eric Valentine

he Sun Valley Center for the Arts won’t be prepping for its 50-year anniversary coming up next year. But the Sun Valley Museum of Art will be.

Sun Valley Center for the Arts, an integral Wood River Valley arts nonprofit since 1971, today unveiled a new name and identity as Sun Valley Museum of Art (SVMoA). The organization said the new name and identity celebrate the arts experience, clarify its offering, and deepen its impact on the community. The new identity includes a reimagined logo and brand aesthetic as well as a new website at svmoa.org.

“Sun Valley Center for the Arts has enriched our community through transformative arts and educational experiences for nearly 50 years,” Christine Davis-Jeffers, Sun Valley Museum of Art executive director, said. “At this pivotal moment, we honor our proud heritage while we look to a dynamic and bright future.”

The name change is an attempt to reflect the multidisciplinary arts and education opportunities SVMoA provides the community. As an accredited museum and a professional theatre company, its mission remains the same: to enrich the community through transformative arts and educational experiences.

“For 50 years this organization has been a pioneer in the arts,” said Davis-Jeffers. “Our goal is to provide this community with transformative arts experiences. That goal will not change. In fact, it will allow for even more world-class arts opportunities for the valley, state and region.”

Some things won’t be changing. SVMoA will continue to offer BIG IDEA projects and visual arts exhibitions, K-12 education programs, Company of Fools professional theatre, youth and family education programs, adult education, music, dance, film, featured speakers, talks, tours, panel discussions and special events, including the Sun Valley Wine Auction. Company of Fools is an integral partner in delivering SVMoA’s mission and multidisciplinary approach to arts programming. Company of Fools and The Museum will continue to work hand in hand and support one another financially, operationally and programmatically.

“A museum is who we are and who we’ve been for a long time,” said Kristin Poole, SVMoA artistic director. “For 50 years we have been using the arts as a means to discovery—using multiple disciplines—with visual arts at the core. We all look to museums to learn, to be surprised, to shift our thinking. We believe the new name reinforces our work and honors the artists and the community we serve.”

The name Sun Valley Museum of Art speaks to the caliber of its exhibitions as the organization joins the ranks of 21st-century museums with multidisciplinary offerings, world-class performing and visual arts exhibitions and an interactive, educational approach.

“Across the world, the definition of a ‘museum’ is changing, becoming more inclusive of all art forms and embracing the creativity and connection that are at the heart of artistic expression,” said Scott Palmer, Company of Fools producing artistic director. “The change to SVMoA is simply a reflection of who we are, what we do, and what we provide to our community—the arts, in all their glory and in all their forms.”

Stemming from questions dating back to 2001, Sun Valley Center for the Arts created a task force to address its brand and identity challenge. SVCA selected brand consultants Studio Lodato and Studio Riley and the strategic creative agency Red & Co. to develop its new identity.

“We set out to create a brand visual that was timeless, sophisticated, flexible, joyful and evoked a sense of place,” said Holly Bornemeier, Sun Valley Museum of Art marketing director. “The red is vibrant, energetic, identifiable and unique to this valley. The continuity of using a circle provides a consistent graphic element from the old logo to the new logo. SVMoA will remain ‘central’ or ‘at the center’ of the arts in our community.”

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Champion horse breeder Jim Walker, Sr. with his two broodmares. Photo credit: Kirsten Shultz

Bellevue’s champion horse breeder passes, leaves legacy

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By Eric Valentine

s America and beyond battled the shock and grief that went along with the passing of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the Valley lost its own champion in recent days. Longtime business owner and renowned racehorse breeder Jim Walker, Sr., of Bellevue, passed away. He was 87.

“On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Jim Walker’s ticker ticked its last tock at the ripe old age of 87,” his obituary read.

It was with that same gentlemanly nonchalance and charming irreverence that Walker befriended most of his acquaintances over the years. And now, friends and family will be celebrating his life and all he meant to the Valley, Thursday, Jan. 30, at 5 p.m. at The Mint, 116 South Main Street in Hailey.

“Let’s send this old cowpoke off into the sunset with any thoughts or fond memories you would like to share,” his obit continued.

One doesn’t need to reach far back for fond memories of Walker. In 2016, he was featured in Quarter Horse Track magazine after his colt Zoomin For Spuds became Idaho’s first-ever national champion. It was a high-profile accolade Walker took as proof that the proverbial little guy could do big things. Walker and trainer Monty Arrossa, of Shoshone, referred to their operation as a two-man crew, a nod to the two broodmares Walker used to rear multiple award-winning colts.

“To get multiple champions out of just two broodmares is quite rare,” said Kenny Kimball, a longtime friend and trainer for Walker. “Jim has a legacy few breeders will ever have. Jim put Idaho on the racing map.”

Walker’s “Spuds” was also the only horse in the United States to win six stakes races and the first in Idaho’s history to take the Grade 1 Champion of Champions. All that made Spuds the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association Horse of the Year for 2016. Walker earned Breeder of the Year honors, as well.

Walker was born Aug. 1, 1932, in Casa Grande, Arizona, to Willard and Jewel Walker. At the age of six, Jim, his younger sister Betty and his parents moved to Grass Valley, California, where Jim adopted abandoned and/or sick animals, made lifelong friends and would eventually graduate from high school. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Sacramento State College after a brief stint in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Walker married his high school sweetheart, JoAn, in 1953, and they raised their sons, Jimmie and Jerry, and daughter, Jeana. Jim, with his “can-do” entrepreneurial spirit, started and built a number of successful companies. Most notable were Walker Precast in Sacramento and Walker Sand and Gravel in Bellevue.

Jim had a passion for animals that led him into ranching, quarter horse breeding and racing, char-

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Bellevue horse breeder Jim Walker, Sr. gets a kick out of the copy of Quarter Horse Track magazine featuring him. Photo credit: Kirsten Shultz

iot racing, mule packing, wagon training, and hunting throughout his life. He loved sharing these pursuits with friends, family, and any drifter along the trail.

With his infectious laugh and positive attitude, Jim made lasting friendships everywhere he went.

He was famous for his long-winded stories, his firm handshake, and his comedic one-liners. He was a father figure to more than his own children and was dearly loved by many.

Jim was preceded in death by his son, Jerry Walker, and daughter, Jeana Kepner, who passed within just a few years of one another. He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 67 years, JoAn; his sister Betty Monroe; his son Jim Jr.; his grandsons Brad Walker, Kyle Walker and Chris Kepner; and his beloved great-grandsons, Torin and Anders Ole Walker.

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IN BRIEF

Risch, Baldwin Lead Bipartisan Effort Supporting Dairy Farmers

U.S. Sens. Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) are leading their bipartisan colleagues in standing up for America’s dairy farmers in a letter to Dr. Stephen Hahn, the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Working on behalf of dairy farmers in Idaho, Wisconsin, and across the country, Risch and Baldwin implored Commissioner Hahn to work with Congress to combat the misuse of dairy terms on non-dairy products.

“Dairy farmers across our nation work hard to ensure their products are healthy, nutrient-dense, and in compliance with FDA regulations regarding the use of dairy terms. However, there are many non-dairy imitation products in the marketplace using dairy terms. This represents a clear violation of existing FDA rules,” wrote the senators in their letter. “Imposter products should no longer be able to get away with violating law and taking advantage of dairy’s good name.”

In addition to Risch and Baldwin, the letter was also signed by Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Angus King (I-Maine).

Sens. Risch and Baldwin are also lead co-sponsors of the DAIRY PRIDE Act of 2019 that would require non-dairy products made from nuts, seeds, plants and algae to no longer be labeled with dairy terms such as milk, yogurt or cheese.

Utilize Winter Savings Opportunities, Utility Company Says

Idaho Power is promoting ways to cut costs from your energy bills as the winter drives on. Customers can now self-install a smart thermostat in their electrically heated homes and be eligible for a $75 cash incentive, the utility company said.

The incentive previously required a licensed contractor to install the smart thermostat. The home types are expanded to now include single-family site-built, manufactured, duplex, triplex and fourplex. The qualified products list has been deleted so now any Internet-connected smart thermostat can qualify.

For eligibility requirements, visit idahopower.com/heatingcooling. Information on other incentives, programs, tips and resources are available at idahopower.com/ save. Among other money-saving opportunities is a new $300 incentive for installing a heat pump water heater.

Cowboys, Horses, Skiers, Snowboarders Team Up For Skijoring

Winter in Idaho’s Wood River Valley means lots of snow and plenty of ways to enjoy it, including unique events like the annual Wood River Extreme Ski Joring Races, set to take place Feb. 15-16, 2020, in Bellevue, organizers have announced.

Produced by the Wood Extreme Ski Joring Association (WRESJA), this event features cowboys with their horses racing with skiers and snowboarders and promises a weekend of family-friendly activities to enjoy.

Skijoring is a winter sport in which a person on skis is pulled by a horse, a dog or a motor vehicle. It is derived from the Norwegian word skikjøring, meaning “ski driving.” In the Wood River Valley, horses are used.

A successful run of this race means crossing the finish line of the 600- to 900-foot course with the skier having executed one to three jumps ranging from 3 to 6 feet high and grabbing from three to nine rings. The rider must also grab a ring. Points are deducted for missed or dropped rings and missed jumps. Speed—which often reaches 40 miles per hour—is also a factor.

Winners are based on the combined overall score for both days. This year the WRESJA races will also feature a couples division and stick horse races for 10 & under.

The WRESJA races will take place at 81 Browning Lane in Bellevue on Saturday, Feb. 15, and Sunday, Feb. 16, starting at noon each day. There is an admission fee of $5 per spectator, children 12 and under are free, and a portion of the fees will be donated to the Wood River High School Rodeo Team. Please bring your lawn chairs, but no dogs.

For those interested in competing, signups are Friday night, Feb. 14, at Mahoney’s in Bellevue from 6 to 9 p.m.

Senator Nye and House Speaker Scott Bedke Receive Honorary State Future Farmers Of America Award

Idaho State Capitol – On Monday, Senator Mark Nye/(D-Pocatello) was awarded the Honorary State Future Farmers of America (FFA) for the state. The award was “presented for outstanding service and support to the Idaho FFA Association and agricultural education in Idaho.” Senator Nye and House Speaker Representative Scott Bedke/(R-Twin Falls) were the two legislators to receive the award.

Senator Nye expressed his appreciation to FFA for choosing him as the Senator in the Idaho Legislature to receive the award.

“I am deeply honored that FFA recognized my work and support of agriculture in the Idaho legislature over the years,” Sen. Nye explained. “Over 300 students participating in FFA across the state came to Boise to celebrate the importance of agriculture in Idaho. Meeting with the students has renewed my confidence in Idaho’s future.”

“Agriculture is one of the most important cornerstones of our state’s success and we often forget that, whenever we eat a meal, we owe a debt of gratitude to our farmers.”

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Brad Henderson

f you fly in and out of Friedman Memorial Airport, chances are you’ve interacted with Brad “Stone” Henderson.

One of the fine TSA professionals at the airport, Brad puts the sun in SUN with his cheery hellos and wide smile, even when weather is causing busing delays and he is greeting sleepy, grumbling passengers at 4 a.m.

Brad credits good genes for some of his optimistic disposition. “My dad is always pretty upbeat, too,” he said, but also credits the fact that he really likes his job. “My wife, Oletha, laughs that even though I can be an introvert, at work I’m kind of the opposite. I really enjoy interacting with people. I enjoy seeing all my regulars—the 25 to 30 people I see traveling every week. I appreciate the commitment people are making in order to live in this amazing place. I also really like interacting with our visitors.”

To Brad, making everyone feel welcome is part of the job. Even when weather dictates he arrive at the airport at 3:30 a.m., he is happy to see you.

It was the job as a TSA officer at Friedman that brought Brad, Oletha, and their two sons, Brett, a Wood River High School freshman, and Tristan, an energetic four-yearold, to town two-and-a-half years ago. And for the young family, moving to the Wood River Valley was something of a leap of faith.

Brad explained, “We were living in Littleton, Colorado, and were getting a little tired of the traffic and big-city stresses. We were looking for a smaller community to raise the boys in. I had put an application into the TSA two years before and suddenly they called and asked if I’d be interested in a position in Hailey. We had 48 hours to decide!”

While Brad had been through the Wood River Valley briefly, none of the Hendersons had ever actually visited the area. The mad Googling began.

“We checked out the school system, the hockey program, housing, and tried to get a sense of the quality of life,” Brad said. “The area, at least on the Internet, was the type of mountain community we were looking for, so the answer to the TSA was ‘yes’. Oletha and I were both ready for a change.”

The family sold their home, sold their business, and Brad quickly started his two months of training for the TSA. When they moved, finding the right house on such short notice became the only major hiccup and the family lived in a hotel for the first three months in Idaho with a one-year-old, a middle schooler and, not least, their two 125-pound Alaskan Malamutes, Timber and Hazel. Needless to say, the day they moved into their Hailey home was a good day.

The area has proven exactly what the Hendersons hoped for. Avid outdoorspeople, downtime is spent camping, hiking, fly fishing, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing when time allows. Oletha was able to stay with longtime employer JLL, for whom she works in IT, to work from home and travel when necessary, allowing her flexibility.

Brad’s job has also been a great fit. “I live five minutes from the airport, and my schedule allows me to be home in the afternoon when the boys get out of school, so I can be involved in their lives,” he said.

Part of this involvement for Brad, a youth sports enthusiast, means coaching and supporting Brett’s sports teams in hockey and lacrosse. This spring, Brad, who coached lacrosse in Colorado for four years, is volunteering as the coach of the U-10 team.

A football, hockey and baseball athlete himself through high school, Brad knows the value of athletics for kids. “I have to admit some of our favorite family times are on road trips to away games and tournaments,” Brad laughed. Even a recent six-hour-each-way trip to Bozeman for Bantam hockey had him smiling. “I like getting everyone in the car so we can actually talk to each other without distractions.”

Five questions for Brad: WRW: Where is your favorite place to travel?

BH: Calgary, Alberta. I’ve been going there for years, for fishing, for hockey. Lake Louise and Banff are spectacular.

The Henderson family: Oletha, Brett, Tristan and Brad.

WRW: What’s your favorite way to spend the weekend with your family?

BH: We really enjoy camping in the summer, snowshoeing in the winter—just being in nature. It’s one of the main reasons we moved here. There are trails everywhere. I really like weekends spent at sports tournaments, too.

WRW: What do you like most about living in the Wood River Valley?

BH: I think what I like best is the simplicity, or the fact that you can keep things pretty simple if you want to. When we left Colorado, I had worked in corporate jobs and owned a business and was kind of beaten up by traffic, the pace of life. It makes you kind of wonder what you’re doing and second guess yourself. Living here gives me a different perspective and lets me give priority to my family and community. There are a lot of good people here. Coming from a big city, the interactions I had were a lot more generic.

WRW: How do you stay so upbeat despite the stresses of your job?

BH: There’s really no secret. I think it’s just my personality and the fact that I like my job. I’ve always had a can-do attitude. I look at obstacles or problems and think I’m going to beat them and accomplish my goals.

WRW: Are you a summer guy or winter guy? What’s the best part about your favorite season?

BH: I am definitely a winter person, even though I don’t really downhill ski. Everything I love to do, from hiking to fly fishing, I can do all winter and it’s so beautiful and peaceful.

Next time you’re traveling, be sure to give Brad a nod and hello and maybe ask how the hockey season is going. He is certainly there to help you stay safe and to make your departure as smooth as possible, but also to ask about your plans or ask after your kids.

His can be a stressful job, but the community makes it worthwhile. “We are so happy we made the decision to call the Wood River Valley home,” he said.

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HORRORSCOPES

Capricorn: The Stars are reporting that this should be an excellent year for you, especially when you put your heart and back into things. So whether you want a Brinks truck to back into your life or you just want to find someone you like to back into, this is the year to make it manifest. To help, write this is on your morning coffee mug: “Note to self: You’re freaking awesome!”

Aquarius: Since Aquarians tend to be pretty hip and stylish people, you often move to the beat of your own drummer. That’s why your lucky quote comes from Thoreau: “Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” And your new motto is, “Thou shall not let any sketchy-ass energy penetrate thy aura.”

Pisces: This is an important time for you to be nicer to other people. That’s why your words of wisdom come from fellow Pisces, Fred Rogers, of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood: “There are three ways to ultimate success: The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” And your other words comes from Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood, “This is how you answer a door in my neighborhood. WHO IS IT?” Aries: The Stars are reporting that lots of good things are happening to good people right now. Better yet, they say that this trend should continue for quite a while.

Since Aries are good people who deserve good things to happen, your magic spell comes from Charles Bukowski: “I believe in earning one’s own way, but I also believe in the unexpected gift.”

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Taurus: Studies have shown that grounding, or the act of touching the earth, can help people in a variety of ways. Earthing therapy, as it’s also called, has shown to decrease fatigue, inflammation, pain and depression. It’s pretty simple—you can walk barefoot, lie down on the ground where skin can touch the earth, or even go wading in a river, lake or the sea. Of course, grounding can be tough to do during winter in the mountains. That’s why Clouds always recommends intermixing naked hot tubbing.

Gemini: In Shakespeare’s play “King Lear,” the mighty king is undone because he believes flattering lies instead of the honest truth. That’s because while lies may help you look cool or innocent, the truth will set you free. And that’s all we, and William Wallace, really want anyway, freedom. Therefore, your words of wisdom come from old Willy Shakespeare himself: “Many a true word has been spoken in jest.”

Cancer: To help you make it through any midwinter doldrums, be sure to get out more, and not just to the barstool at Lefty’s or The Mint. Adopting a new motto might help. Here are a couple: 1) “Don’t be upset-ti, just have some spaghetti.” 2) “Roses are red. Screw this, I’m going to bed.”

Leo: Hopefully, you’re starting to feel a new groove in your life. The Stars say it should get smoother every week at this point. All you’ve got to do is stay cool, kind and positive. To help get you grooving, your new theme song comes from cusp Leo, Dua Lipa: “If you wanna believe that anything could stop me … Don’t show up.

Don’t come out. Don’t start caring about me now.”

Virgo: This much we know is true: People who sneeze a lot are blessed the most. Nothing is perfect in life, even if Virgos think things should be. Virgos should never be underestimated—undressed, however, is another story.

You should never be surprised to hear a Virgo say something like, “All I know is that only one of us is right and the other one is you.”

Libra: As a family-focused sign, the post-holiday period can be challenging for you. It will probably help to remember that if you scramble up the letters for “Depression” you get “I pressed on.” And that’s exactly what you need to do to the coffeemaker each morning as you get after life like it owes you a group hug and maybe even a happy ending.

Scorpio: While as a Scorpio you feel most comfortable when you’re in control, what you really enjoy is being along for the ride. Luckily, this is the year to go with the flow, which is why you can relate to this statement: “I really don’t care what you think, unless you think I’m smart and sexy. In that case, I think you’re on to something and if you play your cards right, that could be me.”

Sagittarius: Here are your self-help questions for the week: A) What part of “I don’t want to spend anymore money” don’t I understand? B) Why don’t I just decide to forgive myself—and others—more easily? L) Who’s the knob that decided to spell “lisp” with an s?! Z) Why not just accept that I can be smoother than the cream cheese on a bagel?

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‘CAPTURED IN SUN VALLEY’

10AM / Regional History Museum / Ketchum Regional History Museum in Forest Service Park will host the exhibit. “Captured in Sun Valley” features photographs taken for the Union Pacific Railroad publicity department during the 1940s and 1950s. These were designed to entice and excite potential guests into visiting Sun Valley for some winter recreation and relaxation.

TAIZÉ SERVICE

5:30PM / St. Thomas Church / Ketchum

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Taizé is a weekly candlelit service of meditative silence, song and prayer. Everyone is welcome to attend. St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at 201 Sun Valley Road.

CREATIVE JUMP IN

6PM / SV Museum of Art / Ketchum

The movie ‘Surfer Dan’ is a beautifully shot, Camp4 Collective production that explores one man’s unconditional love for surfing, no matter where that might take him. The film will screen Friday at The Argyros as part of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Photo credit: TK Merrell

Ride The Wave To See Sport Shorts

The second Creative Jump In, “On Being Thoreau,” will be led by esteemed educator and Thoreau scholar Tim Price.

Price has written and presented extensively on the philosophical and conceptual roots of the American public education system, including how the Transcendentalists have influenced its curriculum, policy and reform since the 19th century. This class will be repeated in four sessions, Feb. 5 and 12, at The Center, Ketchum.

DIGGING DEEP

6:30PM / Elephant’s Perch / Ketchum

Banff Mountain Film Festival to be shown at The Argyros

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he Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center will present the annual Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour from Friday, Jan. 31, to Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum. This year, 26 films over three nights will feature films about mountain culture, travel, sport and human interest.

As one of less than 10 cities worldwide, there will be a fourth night of films on Tuesday, which includes a collection of the previous three nights’ lineup.

Diversity and friendship is a theme this year.

Stories of bonding across boundaries, canyons and hardships are represented in various films, including “Into The Canyon” with journalists Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko, who traverse the 750mile journey on foot through the entire length of the Grand Canyon.

The animated film “Hors Piste” shows two experienced mountain rescue workers ready for their new mission. Trevor, the ultimate recycler in the film “Camel Finds Water,” finds an abandoned fishing boat and brings it back to life for an adventure on a voyage to British Columbia, to find remote surfing waves.

A people-pleaser of a film,“Danny’s Daycare” is by biking filmmaker Danny Macaskill, who helps with some child care the only way he knows how—by taking his charge for a wee bike ride around Scotland. Big smiles.

Not all the movies are strictly about sports and recreation. For instance, in “The Imaginary Line,” a team from Mexico and the United States comes together to find not just a middle ground, but to dissolve it by crossing the Rio Grande suspended on a highline, in an act of political solidarity.

“We are in the middle of nowhere,” a Mexican team member says. “In front of us is the United States and we’re in Mexico. And we are going to connect our two countries by rope.”

Watching the team achieve their goal is nothing short of inspirational.

In Peruvian culture, Julio Hancco is a guardian of biodiversity, critical to the survival of humanity, especially from his aerie village 14,600 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains. The film “Opening the Earth: The Potato King” celebrates the indigenous cultures of the stunning Andes Mountains, and what they can teach us in today’s modern society. It was made by Eric Ebner, and Aaron Ebner, a co-founder and executive director

In this free talk by Sawtooth Avalanche Center forecaster Ben VandenBos, the discussion will focus on the deep-slab cycle, and how your brain is your best tool. For details on the Digging Deep series, visit sawtoothavalanche.com or call Amy at (307) 360-8975.

‘Circle of the Sun,’ which features Lena Stoffel skiing and surfing all in one day in the Arctic, will be shown Saturday. Photo credit: Inigo Grasse

of The Andean Alliance for Sustainable Development.

The Banff Mountain Film Festival began in 1976 and is held annually in Banff, Alberta, Canada. In 1986, the Banff Mountain Film Festival began an outreach program to bring the festival to other communities, touring to a total of three cities across Canada. As previous attendees know, the World Tour provides a first class film experience, in a local venue for those who cannot make the annual trek to the Canadian Rockies that now tours to hundreds of cities worldwide. This year marks the 20th year that the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour has screened the films in Ketchum.

Doors open at The Argyros each night at 6 p.m., with films starting at 7 p.m. As in the past, a portion of the proceeds from the event will go to support the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

For more information on the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center, visit sawtoothavalanche. com.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, Saturday, Feb. 1, Monday, Feb. 3, Tuesday, Feb. 4 Argyros Performing Arts Center, Ketchum All seats are general admission Tickets in advance $24; at the door $26 Raffle drawings to be held each night

ORIGAMI CRANES AND MEDITATION 5:15PM / Hailey Public Library / Hailey

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Meditation teacher Mary Ann Chubb and Hailey Public Library adult programs coordinator Kristin Fletcher will host an evening folding origami cranes, plus a guided loving-kindness meditation. Cranes are a symbol of peace and happiness in many Asian countries and folding origami cranes is said to bring good luck. Loving-kindness meditation is a traditional Buddhist practice that’s widely incorporated into many faith and non-faith traditions. “In today’s hectic world, it’s important to take time out for quiet, reflective activities,” Fletcher said. “We’ll offer a lesson in folding beautiful origami cranes that participants can take home as well as a guided loving-kindness meditation.” For more information about library talks, call (208) 788-2036 or visit haileypubliclibrary.org.

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COMMUNITY LIBRARY WINTER READ

‘TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS’

Featured will be author Jamie Ford’s “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet,” a novel centering on Japanese American families in the American West who were incarcerated during World War II. The Winter Read will kick off at the Library’s Regional History Museum in Forest Service Park. The read will coincide with “Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II,” a poster exhibit courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service program. The exhibit will be on display through March 21.

Company of Fools will present two staged readings of “Tiny Beautiful Things,” based on the uplifting and richly funny book by bestselling author Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Academy Award-nominee Nia Vardalos. Based on Strayed’s longtime gig as Dear Sugar, a columnist on therumpus.com, the piece will be performed at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Directed by COF company artist Andrew Alburger, the cast includes K.O. Ogilvie, Chris Carwithen, Melodie Mauldin and Russell Wilson. Both performances are free, although a $10 donation is encouraged and seat reservations are recommended.

4PM / Regional History Museum / Ketchum

5:30PM / Café Della / Hailey Café Della Dinner & A Movie: An evening of delicious food and fun entertainment featuring the romantic comedy “Grumpy Old Men.” Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for drinks; dinner is served at 6 p.m., and the movie starts at 7 p.m. $35 per person includes dinner & movie. Beer, wine & non-alcoholic beverages sold separately. Reservations are required. Call (208) 913-0263 or stop by the café to reserve seats.

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ce French in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. This inte to advanced gathering will offer the opportunity to e and share your interest in all things French. Weekly Feb. 13.

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ee winter book group will cover Julie Otsuka’s “Bude Attic.” This group will run weekly through Feb. 27.

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ommunity Library and Sun Valley Center for the Arts ent an evening with Cheryl Strayed, author of The rk Times bestselling memoir, “Wild.” This event is he Center’s BIG IDEA project, The Bottomlessness d: Transcendentalism, Nature and Spirit. For details, mlib.org or sunvalleycenter.org.

7PM, 3PM / Liberty Theatre / Hailey

SUN FEB 2

LIBRARY OPEN

12-5PM / Community Library / Ketchum The private, nonprofit Community Library will now be open on Sunday afternoons. All regular services will be available.

For more information, visit comlib.org.

MON FEB 3

STORY TIME

10:30-11AM / Community Library / Ketchum Story Time, held weekly in the Children’s Library with Lee Dabney, features themed story time with high-quality children’s books, songs, and a fun craft or activity. Story Time is suitable for ages 3 and up. For more information, visit comlib. org.

TAX ASSISTANCE

BABY TIME

11AM-4PM / Community Library / Ketchum

12-12:30PM / Hailey Library / Hailey

Blaine County residents with household incomes of less than $66,000 per year can get free income tax preparation assistance beginning Saturday, Feb. 1. IRS-certified volunteers will be available every Saturday until April 11. The service will not be available on Feb. 15 due to the Presidents’ Day holiday. The preparation assistance is part of the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program and is spearheaded by local resident Courtney Noble, who ran the United Way of King County’s free income tax preparation campaign in Seattle for several years.

Baby Time will be held weekly for caregivers whose babies are aged 0-18 months. The drop-in program incorporates nursery rhymes, tickling and gestures to help parents teach babies language and motor skills. A registered nurse will be on hand the third Monday of each month. Details at haileypubliclibrary.org.

‘PORGY & BESS’

11AM / Bigwood4 Cinemas / Hailey

/ Galena Lodge / Galena

y Snowshoe with a Ranger tours run through March. ants will meet on the porch of Galena Lodge, before 1.5-mile, 2-hour tour exploring the history of mining a Lodge and the winter ecology and tracking of the andscape. Tours are free to the public of all ages. oes can be rented at Galena Lodge. For more informa(208) 727-5000.

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ur-day Nordic Town USA activities begin on day, and will climax on Saturday with the Zions Bank nual Boulder Mountain Tour, which will launch down iman Trail with a field of 843 racers skiing over 34 rs. The 15k Half Boulder begins at Baker Creek at m. Both events end across from the SNRA Headquarh of Ketchum. Spectators can catch the elite-class ortly after 11 a.m. There will be a block party and bash at Ketchum Town Square, from 5-7:30 p.m., with verage trucks, awards, and music by DJ Train. On Demo Day at the Sun Valley Nordic Center will run a.m. to 3 p.m. Demo Day is free for all BMT particist bring your race bib for a trail pass. Discounted trail all others is $10. Burgers, brats and veggie burgers vailable from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, visit boulntaintour.com.

TUE FEB 4

SCIENCE TIME

11AM / Community Library / Ketchum Science Time is held weekly with local expert Ann Christensen in the Children’s Library’s treehouse.

PING-PONG

7-10PM / The Mint / Hailey Get your A-game on for a night of fun competition at The Mint’s weekly table-tennis nights. Bring a friend, eat some dinner, and grab a drink. The action gets hot. For more information, call (208) 788-6468.

Sun Valley Opera and Metropolitan Theatres will present George Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess,” a MET HD opera from New York Metropolitan Opera. James Robinson’s stylish production transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. “The cast includes Eric Owens and Angel Blue in the title roles and an all-star ensemble with Golda Schultz, Latonia Moore, Denyce Graves, Frederick Ballentine and Alfred Walker. Tickets available in advance and at the door at the theater for $16.

Doors open at 10:15 a.m. for coffee sponsored by Hailey Coffee Company.

‘GIRLS NIGHT OUT’

8:30PM / The Mint / Hailey “Girls Night Out, The Show” is the hottest ticket for ladies’ entertainment on the road today. The touring troupe, known for its fully choreographed performances and elaborate costumes with male dancers, artistically captures a wide range of numbers. General admission is only $32 and a limited amount of VIP packages are $50. For tickets, visit girlsnightouttheshow.com or at The Mint.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

5:30-6:30PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey This information and support group will provide a connection to other people who have been diagnosed with cancer.

Occupational therapist Kristin Biggins will do a yoga demonstration, and discuss lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatments. Call prior to attending first time, (208) 727-8733.

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

6-8PM / Community Library / Ketchum Free English as a Second Language for adults, cada martes.

Abierto a todos los idiomas que quieren aprender ingles o mejorar sus habilidades. ¡Gratis! Open to adults of all languages who want to learn English or improve skills.

TRIVIA NIGHT

7:30PM / Sawtooth Brewery / Ketchum Games are free to play and are for everyone who likes to play games and win stuff. Each night there will be two games consisting of three rounds each. All ages are welcome.

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LIVE MUSIC THU JAN 30

FRI JAN 31 & SAT FEB 1

SV OPERA BENEFIT

RIVER RUN

7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum

2:30-5PM / River Run Lodge / Ketchum

A special concert to benefit Sun Valley Opera starring Judith McQueen and the Alan Pennay Trio.

A well-known local catering chef, McQueen is as talented on the stage as she is in the kitchen. A contralto with more than 12 years as a performer, McQueen launched a second career of 30 years as chef with her business, Judith McQueen Entertaining. For tickets, visit theargyros.org or call (208) 726-7872.

After a lively day on or off the mountain, enjoy live après-ski music in the lodge every weekend. On Friday, Charlie & the Changelings will play, and on Saturday, The June Bugs will entertain. There is no cover and everyone is welcome.

THU JAN 30-MON FEB 3

LIMELIGHT MUSIC

MUSIC AT WHISKEY’S

6PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum

9PM / Whiskey Jacques’ / Ketchum

In the Lounge, enjoy free live musical entertainment with Aaron Davis on Thursday and Friday.

Casey Kristofferson, will play on Saturday, and on Monday, Charlie Sutton will play. The family-friendly lounge also offers a play room for families to enjoy.

Music at Whiskey’s will feature Jensen Buck, alt-country/Wyoming, on Friday.

Doors open at 9 p.m. $7 entry at the door. June Bugs, pop and folk from Portland, Ore., will perform on Saturday. Doors open at 9 p.m. $5 entry at the door. For tickets, visit tickets.vendini.com or at the bar.

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A Good Time To Be Social

BUSINESS

When should a business go social? And how?

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f you want to lose a friend, get into an argument on Facebook. Politics is usually all it takes. If you want to buzzkill a dinner party, answer your cellphone when it rings.

It’s easy to take issue with social media in our polarized world. So, if you’re using it for business, it’s important to get things right. And that may be why you’re holding back.

Who Should We Listen To? Gary Vaynerchuk is arguably the country’s leading voice on all things social media. He was one step ahead of virtually everyone else during the .com boom and turned his parents’ liquor store into Wine Library—a $60 million business. Tune in to his podcast and episode after episode he implores the small businesses and entrepreneurs who can’t afford ad agency rates to produce as much content as possible on in as many social media platforms as possible.

His key piece of advice? Know which type of content works best on each medium.

The Mediums Facebook—a Facebook business page allows a company to showcase its brand comprehensively. In some cases—for instance, where budgets are super-tight— having a Facebook business page may be more critical

than having a website. Here’s the catch: Unless you buy ads (Facebook calls them “boosts”), not a lot of people will see your content. Here’s the good news: Those boosts are pretty cheap. Often $10 can get your content in front of several hundred Facebook users. And, you can determine who gets to see your ads by selecting demographic information on everything from gender and location to age and key interests.

Instagram—This used to be the place where teens and twentysomethings would go to post content they didn’t want parents or employers to see. That’s partly because the format put emphasis on instantly posting your smartphone photos online. Then Facebook bought it, for $1 billion, and everyone except Vaynerchuk thought it was overpriced. Today, Instagram is huge and gives businesses another avenue to put relatively inexpensive ads to specific demographics.

LinkedIn—For years, LinkedIn was more of a repository of people’s résumés than it was a social media platform. And that’s what has made it over time become an excellent format for posting business-to-business content like white papers. As Vaynerchuk often puts it, if you’re selling a product or service used by other businesses, LinkedIn is how you can get noticed.

So what does Vaynerchuk say about posting business content on newer platforms like Snapchat and TikTok, which are known for showcasing super-short video clips—the current bastion for teens and twentysomethings? He says post there, too.

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“The great underpriced opportunity in our society is within seven to 15 apps on your mobile device,” Vaynerchuk said in a recent Gary Vee Audio Experience episode. “The biggest thing I’m fascinated by is how so many people say … ‘not that platform’ … ‘not my audience.’” And, says Vaynerchuk, they are wrong.

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Young USA Grappling team members fared well Jan. 26 at the Grappling Industries Boise tournament. Photo credit: Lee Anderson

Kids, parents and coaches of USA Grappling, of Bellevue, pose for pictures proudly at the first Grappling Industries tournament of 2020, held in Boise. Photo credit: Lee Anderson

Left, bout winner Karina Stelck, of Sun Valley, and Baylee Turnovec, of Buhl, received Fight of the Night honors at the 43rd Annual CSI Boxing Smoker held Saturday, Jan. 25, at the College of Southern Idaho Eldon Evans Expo Center in Twin Falls. The event is an annual fundraiser for the CSI Rodeo Team. Bellevue resident Aric Iverson, pictured center, refereed the event.

Photo credit: Aric Iverson Results of the 43rd Annual CSI Cowboy & Cowgirl Boxing Smoker: Fight 1--Romero Rodriquez defeated Bronc Marriott Fight 2--Jonathan Jimenez defeated Dereck Watson Fight 3--Erica Kent defeated Charlie Swan Fight 4--Colt Ramsey defeated Bryson Navarro Fight 5--Edgar Cisneros defeated Gabe Monterro Fight 6--Joe Bentz defeated Andrew Allen Fight 7--Karina Stelck defeated Baylee Turnovec Fight 8--Tyler Chatelain defeated Butch Soper by TKO in the 3rd Round Fight 9--Garrett Lloyd defeated Martin Vega by TKO in the 2nd Round Fight 10--Shelbie Allen defeated Jolie Pickowitz Fight 11--Collin Grover defeated Adrian Ezpinoza Fight 12--Miles Johnson defeated Jamie Ayala Fight 13--Paul Crawford defeated Zachary Sharp Fight 14--Lexi Simper defeated Michelle Miller by TKO in the 2nd Round Fight 15--Shaun Mentaberry defeated Isaac East in the 2nd Round.

Quickest Knockout--Fight # 9 Garrett Lloyd Best Cowgirl Boxer--Lexi Simper Best Cowboy Boxer--Collin Grover Best Fight--Fight #7 Karina Stelck and Baylee Turnovec.

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NO BONES ABOUT IT

Our Dogs As Therapists

THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 4 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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nglers should see a crazy mix of high and low pressure this week.

The sun will pop back and forth between the clouds, making for fishing that should turn off and on quickly. Be prepared for these rapidly changing conditions.

Be sure your dry-fly box, your nymph box and your streamers are all with you.

Anglers need to stay aware of fly color. When the conditions are changing, success is going to depend on you changing your tactics just as quickly. Fishing bright colors when it is bright and dark colors when it is gray outside will produce more fish than just staying with one fly pattern through changing weather.

The Big Wood is in prime winter season right now. Expect decent dry-fly action this week when the wind is down and especially when we have cloud cover. Be sure to search waist-deep riffles, eddies and heavy foam lines for trout heads poking up. Anglers that want to fish dry flies need to move up the river slowly and take a few minutes to just watch the water for trout that give themselves away. If the weather doesn’t produce good dry-fly action, we would suggest going straight to your streamer box!

Silver Creek is in prime winter shape, as well. The waterfowl season has ended, so nobody is on the Creek but anglers. It is streamer fishing season on the Creek. Fish unweighted streamers from the bank. Cast across and retrieve your fly with the tip down on the water. Watch for the chase or the boil when the fish eats your fly. When you set the hook, use a combination between a strip strike and a trout set. Set the hook quickly and with force.

The Lost River and South Fork of the Boise may be worth a look this week, as driving conditions seem to be OK. With that said, please check current conditions before you go. If it is bright and sunny, still be sure to check the wind. Heavy winds can drift the snow over these highways even on blue-sky days. If you go, just take all your same winter fly boxes. Treat these fisheries the same way you would fish the Big Wood. Go slow, watch for heads and then decide what to fish.

Once you catch fish on a certain technique or color, stick with it!

Be safe out there and fish with a friend in the winter.

Happy fishing, everyone!

Hwy 20 in Picabo info@picaboangler.com (208)788.3536 www.picaboangler.com

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during tragedies. They assist us when we are disabled and even lower our blood pressure and stress from lingering PTSD. I cannot begin to express to you the significance and importance my dogs are playing in the role of my healing from my catastrophic health event.

While I am not sharing anything you don’t already know, I think one thing we do overlook is the needs of the dogs that perform such important functions in our everyday lives. For them to remain happy and healthy, we must attend to their mental health as well.

How do we do that? We must provide food, shelter and harmony in our homes, but we must also understand that dogs must feel safe. To do that, we need to provide them with the structure, leadership and mental stimulus to feed their souls. We must also be sensitive to a dog that is not comfortable doing certain activities and not forcing them into those situations.

Owning a dog is a two-way street. For them to help us, we must help them. Look for educational experiences for your dog in every moment you are with them. It can be as simple as some basic obedience, like sit for a daily cookie, finding a treat in the backyard, or teaching them a new trick. It can be something as simple as a massage, or walking down a new path. Even grooming can be a wonderful experience for your dog.

In our own grief over many of today’s events, let’s find comfort in our dogs, but let’s be sure to give them what they need to keep them happy and healthy, too.

By Fran Jewell

here have been so many horrific events in our lives recently involving mass shootings and terrorism. It is so hard to imagine how anyone could be so cruel and determined to ruin the lives of others in such a selfish act. Aside from that, here we all are, in our homes this morning, heading off for the day’s events whether it is work, family or a day of resting and healing. All our lives differ on so many levels.

Statistically, studies show that more and more people own dogs and will go to great extremes to keep their dogs well and comfortable. Our dogs have become family members that we have come to count on to keep us safe, keep us company if we live alone, provide us with humor, and many times a goal and reason to get up in the morning.

In many ways, our American society has started to treat and value dogs no differently than human lives.

Because of some of the most dramatic atrocities in our society, such as Las Vegas, Columbine, Oklahoma City or 9/11, we have incorporated dogs into our everyday lives to help us cope. They are the guide dogs that lead hundreds of people out of collapsing buildings. They are the search dogs that find victims in rubble. They are the extra hands of the police in finding and apprehending the bad guy.

Dogs are the backbone of our airports and public buildings that search for bombs and weapons. They are the comfort we seek when we are home and so frustrated from a hard day’s work or even the healing comfort Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club when we are hospitalized or traumatized award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified

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My dogs are my therapists. When I watch them explore a new stream, or see their delight in a new experience, my heart and mood always turns to joy! And then there is Mariah, who drops a dirty sock on my forehead while I am sleeping! Ahhhh! Photo credit: Fran Jewell

dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit www.positivepuppy. com or call (208) 578-1565.

What’s Missing?

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BY HARRY WEEKES

his year, my son joined the bantams. In hockey, this means he has officially entered the world of full-contact checking, and all that that entails for a 13-year-old boy. Mostly, this is talking about “blowing kids up,” “laying hippies” on everyone he can, and otherwise looking to “wreck people.” The reality is a lot more tentative, and involves constantly looking over his shoulder as he glides to a near standstill in the corner. In my attempts to get him not to focus on hitting, I show him clips of NHL games and ask, “What don’t you see?” What you don’t see is players slowing down, giving up their positional advantage on the puck, and overly concerned about getting hit.

Why this is the jumping-off point for this piece is to illustrate just how difficult it is to see something that is not there and how hard it is to learn from these examples. A case in point came up when I asked Simon, “Are there foxes in Indian Creek?” His answer was telling, “Maybe once in a while, but I would say no.”

Ten years ago, when Simon was a toddler, there were at least three obvious fox dens on our drive out Indian Creek, and about the only reason you did not see a fox was because you forgot to look. There was a beautiful russet female coiled onto the lip of her burrow, there were kits born in the culvert at the turn past Mizer Gulch, and there was a black-coated fox that prowled the hills of our small canyon.

I have seen fewer than five foxes in five years (and this is positive exaggeration—I can actually remember none) and, at least in Simon’s memory, foxes don’t live in Indian Creek.

I could almost say the same thing about rabbits. Three or four years ago, our record number driving to town was somewhere in the forties. That was in that particularly “rabbity” year people may remember.

Now, I know of one, mostly by its tracks, although I have caught a glimpse of it twice.

Biologists talk about shifting baselines—the gradual resetting of expectations based on what we experience. My oldest daughter, Georgia, grew up in a world of foxes and rabbits. They played into our daily stories, and showed up everywhere, from the surrounding hills, to the driveway, to the baby rabbit in the pantry. I am not sure Simon has seen a fox in Indian Creek, and rabbits are hardly part of his lore.

What does this mean and what impact will this have? Beyond the types of stories I tell my kids, the simplest answer is, “Who knows?”

And this always kind of freaks me out. At the end of the day, we don’t know why the foxes are gone, why the rabbit populations have

A red fox on the porch of a house. Photo credit: Rob Lee, CC license, accessed via Wikipedia.

waned, or what either of these will mean in the short- or long-term narrative of our area.

What I do know is that over a really short amount of time, “no foxes” became normal.

The natural world is nothing if not an ebb and flow of things—cycles, swirls and eddies of creatures great and small. I am increasingly fond of the annual hellos and goodbyes that mark the seasons, and there is something obvious and tangible about who is ‘there.’

Lately, I’ve been paying attention to what’s not there, which is why I turned to the fox. Now I’m wondering, “What else am I missing?”

I cannot fully answer this, which somehow makes the answer seem more important to me.

Harry Weekes is the founder and head of school at The Sage School in Hailey. This is his 48th year in the Wood River Valley, where he lives with Hilary and two of their three baby adults—Penelope and Simon. The other member of the flock, Georgia, is currently fledging at Davidson College in North Carolina.

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GLORY, GLORY

traveled long distances to attend the services. For a woman born in 1910, when cremations were ne of the chores elderly people need to ac- rare, that was a remarkably generous last gift. complish is the notifying of family, friends Since I am here in Northern California (not or caretakers about what one would pre- so far from their cemetery) for a while, I have fer to happen during rituals noting one’s passing thought often about those I knew and loved who from this life. I have attended too many funerals celebrated that faith. I have seldom known such and celebration-of-life ceremonies in the past few kind, open and selfless people and, although my months to ignore this responsibility of family eventually joined another my age.

Protestant denomination, we all I am not about to bore you with the were proud to have been associdetails of my thoughts about what I ated with these folks. hope will occur a long time from One of the rituals that was renow, but one thing recently came to markably sweet in my childhood mind that has been a source of some was the way funerals were congood humor and even a faith in the ducted, with lots of good memopositive. ries recalled, plenty of music (the As I have stated before in columns, SA is where Meredith Wilson my first few years were spent in the learned to play in bands like the embrace of many Salvation Army one in “The Music Man”) and a (SA) members in my parents’ famipositive attitude about life and lies. As you may know, this organithe hereafter. zation is not merely a place to recycle JoEllen Collins—a longtime Many eulogies remarked on and buy used items or meant only resident of the Wood River how the deceased had been “proValley— is an Idaho Press to service downtrodden people of Club award-winning colum- moted to glory,” a concept pecuthe “skid rows” of the world, but is nist, a teacher, writer, fabric liar to the military designations a traditional religious entity found- artist, choir member and of SA officers. It seems a joyful ed by Evangeline Booth in England unabashedly proud grandma way to imagine loved ones. in the late 19th century. Its “corps” known as “Bibi Jo.” I am now thinking that since is based on promotions like those in I have spent most of my life as the military, composed of members who commit a dreaded “grammar sergeant,” perhaps some their lives to an “army” of the faithful who live will acknowledge my work in teaching English modestly and serve to help others. language and literature by mentioning that I also My parents, sister and many other family mem- will have been “promoted to glory.” Traditionbers are buried in Colma, California, in a Salva- al SA congregations echo this statement with tion Army section. When my very traditional “Amens” and hugs and smiles in celebration of a Aunt Linnea died, she chose to be cremated rath- life well lived and honored. er than buried next to her husband (both SalvaOne could do worse than being sent off with tion Army career officers) because she wanted such joy on the journey we all must take. the money she saved to be given to family who

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

SOFIA PELLER

By JoEllen Collins

INSPIRATIONS FROM MY HEART

Communication From Your heart

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he greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of your undivided attention—to be fully present with them.

I received a wonderful phone call from my daughter this week and I could hear the excitement, the pleasure, the gratitude in her voice when she told me that she was teaching her daughter to sew. She said, “She picked out the pattern and the fabric. It reminded me of the time you taught me to sew, and I had to call you.“ A text message and an emoji just would not have conveyed her joy. I was so grateful for the communication that occurred just hearing her

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energy.

How often do we take the time to really communicate from our hearts, not just transfer information. Your energy is a true gift to everyone, so I ask you to consider taking time to really be present with your friends, significant other or your pets, or go out and put your hands on a tree and give it your undivided attention; just breathe with the tree and you will find your stress has disappeared and you will feel refreshed.

Give five minutes a day of your undivided attention to those you cherish. They will feel heard, and so will you.

Life is a gift. The purpose is joy. Find yours.

WRHS senior Sofia Peller. Photo credit: Katja Peller

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ake a look at what Sofia Peller has taken part in during her high school career and it’s not hard to guess where she plans to be going once the Wood River High School senior graduates.

Peller is co-president of the W.A.T.E.R. (We Appreciate The Earth’s Resources) club, the scholarship coordinator of Nosotros United, a member of the Compassionate Leaders program, and youth representative on the Hailey Climate Action Committee. On the weekends, Peller volunteers as an assistant ski instructor for Higher Ground.

And next year Peller is bound for Montana State University, where she plans to earn a degree in environmental studies with minors in political science and women’s studies. After that she hopes to go on to law school.

“I hope to become an environmental lawyer and influence policy,” said Peller, who helped organize and spoke at the local climate strike this past fall. “I want to create change in this world by protecting the natural environment for generations to come.”

Peller already helped affect change in the Hailey City Council election in which she volunteered in Sam Linnet’s campaign against an incumbent. Linnet won.

Peller’s anticipated change of scenery next school year, from Gem State to Treasure State, makes her value life in the Wood River Valley and all that she will miss.

“My favorite thing about the Valley is the close connection that everybody has with each other,” Peller said. “It is amazing to see our town come together to support each other in times of need and celebrate together in times of joy. I love seeing friendly faces wherever I go and knowing that I have a town of people who support me and my goals. I have been provided countless opportunities because of the close connections that I have made with community members. It is also awesome to live in such a beautiful area with a huge access to amazing mountains, lakes and trails.”

Peller has a rigorous course load at WRHS that includes A.P. Government, dual-credit chemistry, dual-credit precalculus and college English. She also holds down part-time work at both 5B Fruit and Gravity Fitness and Tennis.

One of Peller’s passions is travel. The daughter of a German immigrant, she recently spent time in rural Panama and hopes to study abroad and work abroad at some point in her future.

“I think my love of travel and willingness to leave my comfort zone is something that makes me unique,” said Peller. “I left my comfort zone far behind when I moved to a new country, by myself, to live with a host family and attend a local school. While discovering a new way of living, I discovered so much about myself and what I am capable of.”

“If I could change one thing about the world, I would give all people the ability to see things from a different perspective in order to live more compassionately,” Peller said. “I feel that people are very divided and if we could only accept our shared humanity, the world would be a much more peaceful place.”

Editor’s Note: Anyone who would like to recommend a Blaine County School District student for the Wood River Weekly’s “Student Spotlight” feature should contact news@woodriverweekly.com.

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am a senior at Sun Valley Community School, and I am a member of our school’s social justice club, Cutthroats for Change. Our club focusses on fostering diversity, equity and inclusion. We strive to create a more inclusive and accepting environment. We meet weekly and discuss important issues and topics such as race, gender and sexual orientation.

Our club is made up of passionate students and faculty who collaborate to participate in something meaningful to us all. The club started a few years ago. It has been really interesting and truly eye-opening for me to be involved. I’ve been exposed to an expanse of different people’s experiences and have become more appreciative of different perspectives. I’ve learned to be more open and compassionate to everyone I encounter.

Our club informs our student body about important events and topics relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. We strive to get everyone engaged and involved in opportunities to support diversity and acceptance at school and in our community.

We led an assembly regarding Columbus Day incorporating Indigenous People’s Day and how it is a way to celebrate and honor Native Americans and commemorate their cultures, their histories, and their continued presence and future. We feel that addressing the one-sided, Eurocentric narrative of history is critical for creating lasting change.

I’ve loved working to spread kindness and inclusion, celebrating diversity, and seeing people at my school unite over pressing and relevant topics. It is important to care about diversity and equity because, when people are compassionate and there is inclusion across the board, it benefits all of us. People are empowered, and when people are empowered, they can become their best selves, which benefits the whole community.

We intend to collaborate with other schools in the future and grow our role in the county. Our generation has an opportunity to push our society across the threshold of the tipping point to true diversity and inclusion, and that is what we are trying to do. * This was a speech given at the Youth Empowerment Success Leadership Movement dinner and fundraiser event on Dec. 7, 2019.

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oy una estudiante en el último año de Sun Valley Community School, y soy miembro de nuestro club de justicia social llamado “Cutthroats for Change” (Cutthroats por el cambio).

Nuestro club se enfoca en fomentar la diversidad, la equidad, y la inclusión. Nuestra meta es crear un ambiente más inclusivo y tolerante en nuestra escuela. Nos reunimos una vez a la semana y discutimos temas y tópicos importantes como la raza, el género, y la orientación sexual.

Nuestro club está compuesto de estudiantes y profesores apasionados que se unen y colaboran para participar en algo que es significativo para todos nosotros. El club empezó hace unos años. Ha sido muy interesante y verdaderamente revelador ser parte de este club. He sido expuesta a las experiencias de muchas personas diferentes y me ha hecho ser más apreciativa de perspectivas distintas. He aprendido a ser más abierta y compasiva con todas las personas.

Nuestro club informa a los estudiantes acerca de eventos o temas importantes relacionados a la diversidad, la equidad, y la inclusión. Tratamos de involucrar a todos en oportunidades para apoyar la diversidad y la aceptación en nuestra escuela y comunidad. Llevamos a cabo una asamblea en la escuela sobre el Día de Colón y el Día de la Raza y como este día es una manera de honrar a los nativos americanos y conmemorar sus culturas, historias, y su continua presencia y futuro. Sentimos que corregir la narrativa unidireccional y eurocéntrica de la historia es crítico para crear cambio perdurable.

Me ha gustado muchísimo ser parte de este club y trabajar para difundir la amabilidad y la inclusión, celebrar la diversidad, y ver a la gente en mi escuela unirse por temas importantes y relevantes. Es importante preocuparse sobre la diversidad y la equidad porque cuando las personas son compasivas y hay inclusión en todos los ámbitos nos termina beneficiando a todos. Además, empodera a las personas, y cuando las personas se sienten empoderadas ellas pueden tener su mejor desempeño, lo cual beneficia a toda la comunidad.

Tenemos la intención de colaborar con otras escuelas en el futuro y aumentar nuestro rol en el condado. Nuestra generación tiene la oportunidad de empujar a nuestra sociedad a través del umbral que nos separa de la verdadera diversidad e inclusión, y eso es lo que estamos intentando realizar.

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A Cutthroats for Change Club, back row, left to right: Royce Mussman, Bridgette Silva, Julia Ott, Emma Desserault, Jasper Mott, Charlotte Davis-Jeffers. Front row, left to right: Etienne Blumberg, Emily Boettger, Sophie Harder, Tallulah Gilbreath, Lauren Marziliano. Photo credit: Sun Valley Community School

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Dr. Bryan Mason, St. Luke’s

ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 5 percent of middle-school students and over 20 percent of high-school students reported using electronic cigarettes.

Most electronic cigarettes contain nicotine, which is very addictive and has many known adverse health effects. Some of these devices, which have been reported as being used regularly by young people, contain as much nicotine as an entire pack of cigarettes in a single device that is the size of a small key chain.

Electronic cigarettes contain multiple chemicals, some of which are known carcinogens. Because these devices are not regulated by a governing body, the exact ingredients of the different electronic cigarettes are often unknown. This makes it difficult for experts to determine the specific health effects of electronic cigarettes.

Please consider the following questions and answers concerning electronic cigarettes: Q. Is it better to smoke electronic cigarettes than regular cigarettes?

A. Probably. Considering the number of harmful chemicals that regular cigarettes are known to contain and the recognized health consequences of these chemicals, I don’t think that it could be worse, but that does not make electronic cigarettes a good option, just a “less-bad” option.

Q. Can electronic cigarettes help cigarette smokers quit?

A. Maybe. The jury is still out on this.

Q. What about teens and young adults?

A. This one is obvious. Absolutely, positively, NO WAY. According to the CDC website, research has shown that nicotine can harm the developing brain, possibly affecting “attention, learning, mood, and impulse control.” There is an increased risk of smoking regular cigarettes among young people who use electronic cigarettes as well as possibly an increased risk of addiction to other drugs.

Parents, grandparents, family, friends, teachers, coaches and community members, let’s join forces in encouraging our young people to avoid this harmful trend. For those who do currently smoke either cigarettes and are contemplating switching to electronic cigarettes or who are currently smoking electronic cigarettes, I encourage you to schedule an appointment with your provider or contact 1-800-QUITNOW to develop a plan to eventually become both cigarette and electronic cigarette free.

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nvestors look for proven theories to give themselves an investing edge and prevent loss.

Harry Markowitz—ultimately a Nobel Prize winner—as a young graduate student wrote a paper on how to maximize a financial return for a given level of risk taken on by an investor, which emphasized investing in a variety of different types of investments, like stocks, bonds, emerging markets and private companies.

“A superior, or more efficient, approach is to combine different asset classes, such as stocks and bonds, to collectively provide a risk-return profile desired by the investor,… the portfolio is less risky if all of its investments are not perfectly correlated, meaning that they do not all lose value at the same time.”

Your stocks may drop in value, but at the same moment your bonds would gain in value inversely. This theory is what investors depended upon until the financial meltdown of 2008; investors thought that they had built in a hedge against loss by having this diversified asset allocation but, unfortunately, all asset classes lost value in lockstep in the 2008 financial crisis.

Some investors and endowments, however, had started to invest in impact investments by 2008. Investors were interested in a “double-bottom-line return” with these “impact investments,” a financial return and a mission, or social return, as well.

An example of an impact investment would be an investment in a solar farm, where energy is produced in a less-carbon-intensive way, but that there is also a good stream of income from the investment back to the endowment. The F.B. Heron Foundation was one of the pioneers of this type of investment and had approximately 50 percent of their endowment invested in mission, or impact, ways in 2008. Other traditionally invested foundations lost, on average, 40 percent of their net asset value in 2008, but F.B. Heron’s endowment value declined only a little bit because it was invested in so many impact investments.

It is possible that impact investments will be proven to be very valuable to every investor’s financial return as they provide this ‘non-correlation’ to other asset classes. The loans to charter school buildings, solar farms, and community food pantries will continue to be paid back even

The top of the Wood River Inn, with solar installer Billy Mann and Inn owner Ryan Allison. Photo credit: photo courtesy of Billy Mann

while the stock and bond markets are melting down globally.

At this time in our economy today, cd rates are around 1.7 percent. I believe that there are great opportunities right here in our community for impact investors to earn a financial return above cd rates while achieving a mission return as well, such as providing housing or solar energy. Our family foundation is already experiencing that with our solar panels loan to a Hailey business, and stay tuned for another announcement in early February!

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the Winter Olympics and the U.S. Olympic Committee designated Sun Valley as the first Nordic Olympic Training Site and Paralympic Training Site in the nation.

The good news is that our love of Nordic skiing seems to be contagious. Cross-country skiing has been gaining in popularity for years now, especially with men. So if you haven’t gone Nordic yet, this would be the perfect week to join the movement.

There’s lots of cross-country skiing fun happening as part of the festival. Things kick off with the Nordic Town USA Sprints in downtown Ketchum on Wednesday night, followed by the SVSEF clinics on Thursday, the 47th BMT on Saturday, the Demo Day and BBQ Day on Sunday and Ski the Rails on Saturday, Feb. 8.

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Sun Valley Nordic Fest turns 10 here once was a time when Nordic, or cross-country, skiing wasn’t very highly thought of—or thought of at all, for that matter—in most parts of America.

Sure, some heavily-layered folks near the Great Lakes were big fans, but much of that was due to their Northern European heritage, which passes the tradition of Nordic skiing down from generation to generation like plates full of sauerkraut and sausages across the dinner table.

As for the rest of the country, including right here in the nation’s original ski resort, our general opinion of the sport had best been summed up as, “Meh.” But that first began to change here in the Wood River Valley in 1971, when the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) began offering a cross-country ski program. Things took another glide toward Sun Valley’s love affair with Nordic skiing when the Boulder Mountain Tour (BMT) began in 1973. By 2010, the sport had grown so popular that a group of locals founded the Sun Valley Nordic Festival.

The annual celebration of cross-country skiing is one of the big reasons Sun Valley is now officially known as “Nordic Town USA.” It is, however, just one of the good reasons.

The Wood River Valley is proud to be home to over 200 kilometers of groomed Nordic trails.

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