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Owner and the architects (L-R) Gary Poole, Rebecca Bundy, Susan Scovell. Photo credit: Wood River Weekly
16 new ‘workforce housing’ units added, investors say more to come
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t turns out tents in parking lots and showering at the local Y is not the only alternative method for housing a workforce. Actual apartment buildings close to the town center that are all-electric, energy-efficient, and solar paneled, with extra insulation, electric car charging outlets, and battery energy storage are an option, too. What’s more, it doesn’t require tax credits and developers can even turn a profit. Just a few weeks removed from a town square meeting in Ketchum to discuss outside-the-box solutions to the shortage of affordable homes—actually any type of home—for the Valley’s working class, a 16-unit project in Hailey, called Silver River, may be the silver lining to the always challenging development dilemma that is fast approaching catastrophic. The dilemma: how to put a roof over the heads of the people who do things like put roofs over heads. “The pain points discussed at the meeting by the public were that there isn’t enough affordable housing for Ketchum’s workforce and the businesses are at risk of closing due to the lack of employees,”
explained Lisa Enourato, Public Affairs & Administrative Services manager for the City of Ketchum, after that public meetup a few weeks ago. Enter Silver River Place, an apartment complex located at 402 North River Street in Hailey that, in the middle of a pandemic, took 14 months to build and now provides 16 new quality rental apartment homes at “modest market” rates. Property manager for the building, Jon Gilmour, of Sawtooth Properties, has leased up the building to 100% occupancy with a mix of community members whose occupations include: fire chief, social worker, electrician, concrete contractor, waitperson, county employee, sheriff’s officer, property manager, international buying manager, nonprofit employee, financial analyst, accountant, heating technician, and club employees. What’s more, the project was not funded by anything from the holy grail of workforce housing known as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program—a dollar-for-dollar tax credit incentivizing the use of private equity in the development of affordable housing aimed at low-income Americans. It’s to make sure the kind of housing that doesn’t produce
Project manager Ben Parker. Photo credit: Wood River Weekly
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music event that figures to bring in 350 people to the area over a threeday period in July is returning in 2021. And no, it wasn’t canceled last year due to COVID. Lost River Disco successfully launched in 2016 but got put on the backburner by its founder Luke McNees, after the now 30-year-old’s career in music tour management really began to take off. “Back then I was already working with Third Eye Blind but pulling off an event in Idaho was still doable,” McNees explained. “But I live in L.A. and these last several years I’ve been on the road 300plus days a year.” Among a number of other major recording artists McNees has done tour management for is the uber-popular DJ known as Diplo. It has helped connect McNees to, literally, a world of worldclass DJing talent he’s been able to lure to the Gem State, where most of them have never performed before. From July 23–25, dozens of techno and house music artists will converge on Idaho Basecamp—the 12.5 pristine acres of land overlooking the Big Lost River, just 45 minutes from Ketchum. It’s a big deal. Think “The Three Tenors” at Sun Valley Music Festival, Dalai Lama at Sun Valley Wellness Festival, or Darren Aronofsky premiering his latest movie at the Sun Valley Film Festival if you’re not in touch with the DJ world and want an idea of how huge this could get. “I definitely want this to be annual, but I’m capping it at 350 people now and I want to cap it at 500 people at most in the future,” McNees said. “I call it the anti-festival.” McNees said that his experience over the years on tour with major acts—yes, 30 years old in the house music world is veteran-level experience—is how quickly an event becomes all about the performer,
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Disco festival attendees enjoy music and dance under the stars in 2016, and will again in 2021. Photo credit: HIE Photography / Lost River Disco
the number of tickets sold, and also the VIP experience that gets hawked by the business element in all things entertainment. “My passion is for this to always be about going somewhere with friends and meeting new ones once you get there,” McNees said. He added that the 2016 version of Lost River Disco had connected one set of his friends and acquaintances with a new set and today some of them are doing things like traveling together and more. McNees said he has also brought together an eclectic group of DJs who cater to both the dance-minded folks and the mellow-groove types, too. “I want the old guys to come out and have a good time, too,” McNees quipped after mentioning that he had recently turned 30. A Family Affair Although Lost River Disco is strictly a 21-and-over event, it is a family affair of sorts with a setting developed by children. That’s because McNees is not alone
in his planning and management skills. He is the brother of Whitney McNees and brother-in-law of Mathew Gershater, the Idaho Basecamp founders who developed the area over the years in part with help from the kids who attend their summer camps at the location. “It’s so cool that all of the little pathways and side areas where people can hang out and some of the music acts will perform were all built by or named by kids,” McNees said. According to McNees, the volunteer-run disco event is made up of a leadership team consisting of his immediate family. And he’s quick to describe himself as a facilitator of a passionate group of people, more than head honcho of an enterprise. From a mom skilled in administrative execution and a sister who can assist with food and beverage (she’s the owner of Jersey Girl in Hailey) to a brother with a local fire department who helped with safety protocols, McNees’ role seems to have been written in the Luke McNees is bringing back Lost River Disstars—just overhead of where the festival co, a house music festival absent since 2016. Photo credit: Luke McNees will be
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ho says we live in a polarized society? If aliens landed upon Monday night’s Hailey City Council meeting, they would have come to the clear conclusion that mostly all folks here believe a campground in Croy Canyon is a bad idea, especially now—and probably forever. A number of opponents cited environmental concerns and one cast heavy shade on the idea that a couple dozen campers would provide a spark to the local tourism economy. The strongest pushback, at least in quantity of comments, came from residents who fear that adding campfires, RVs and other vehicles to the area during a twoyear drought would spell potential doom if one of those things ever provided a spark to vegetation. The vocal majority opposed to the 29-acre, 33-site camping spot with toilets and picnic tables made their opposition so clear that mayor Martha Burke cut off public comment on the matter 45 minutes into the hearing. “We hear you,” Burke said. “You don’t have to ‘come at’ us.” Burke had shown some support, at least initially, for the campground after the city garnered a use-it-or-lose-it $710,840 grant from the Idaho Park and Recreation Board on June 4. That gift horse comes with a 60-day expiration date for the city to find a park/recreation project that does the following: • Fits within the scope of the state grant • Fits within the guidelines of the Hailey Greenway Master Plan • Fits within the expectations of a community that has expressed clearly its concerns about protecting local wildlife and protecting locals from wildfire. After the public comment period was closed, the council gave their own comments and ultimately directed city staff to work with the Wood River Land Trust to develop a different way to use the grant money. Among the other options council members said they could support were improvements to the Bullion Street bridge and restoration of the Lions Park river and floodplain reconnection there. Mayor Burke also pushed for the area to be preserved from development in perpetuity. The Backstory In January 2021, the City of Hailey applied for a grant from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation Recreational Vehicle Fund for the construction of a 33site municipal campground located on their property adjacent to Croy Creek. The intent of the campground was to provide a developed campground for RVs and tent campers that is within walking distance to downtown Hailey that will help stimulate economic development and prevent ecosystem damage caused by informal, unstructured campsites near town and the Big Wood River. In addition, some proponents noted that an additional camping site was necessary to help offset the housing crisis in the Valley. It soon became clear the community desired more time and opportunity to provide input on the proposed project, and the Wood River Land Trust expressed a desire for further collaboration on the campground design and to explore other options that could protect wildlife habitat and the Croy Creek wetlands and floodplain. The city and the land trust jointly contracted with Harmony Design and Engineering to conduct additional public outreach. The projects proposed during these workshops included: 1. Separated multi-use pathway along Croy Creek Road 2. Develop walking trails connecting to the Draper Wood River Preserve 3. Install interpretive signage on bench overlooking canyon 4. Support Bullion Street bridge improvements 5. a. Redesign the campground b. Relocate the campground off-site 6. Develop city facility/public works yard 7. Lions Park river restoration and floodplain reconnection Wood River Weekly has created the following URL linking to the full report presented Monday night: tinyurl.com/3hfv3ah3
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the highest investment returns still gets produced. And, the program can only do so much. “We didn’t need tax credits to do this. We needed people to work together to build it ourselves,” said Kiki Tidwell, a member of the self-described “consortium of investors” who funded and visioned the project. Who Did What? Specifically, the consortium of investors is Kiki Tidwell, a longtime renewable energy activist in Idaho; local residents and investors Gary and Caroline Poole; local architects Susan Scovell and Rebecca Bundy; and local builder Paul Conrad of Conrad Brothers Construction. • Scovell had previously donated her architectural time to worthy nonprofits, most recently the Men’s Recovery Center, and she has been working efficiently to keep architectural fees to a minimum on this project as their contribution to affordable housing. • Bundy contributed her expertise in sustainable and energy-efficient design. • Paul Conrad worked alongside the architectural team to design a building that maximized construction efficiencies to keep the rents as low as possible and job foreman Ben Parker kept the job running smoothly on schedule amidst the challenges of COVID. Those folks made this 16-unit complex happen affordably, but with a housing shortage in the Valley some estimates put at around 500 units, the question becomes: How do you the build next one? And that’s why Tidwell and the Pooles say they’re grateful for people like investor Leonard McIntosh and his family foundation. McIntosh, Tidwell and the Pooles have entered into an agreement to sell Silver River Place to McIntosh, which will raise the capital to build more apartment buildings on four city lots just north of the existing complex. Tidwell said the consortium can best add value by continuing to keep building new workforce housing “by recycling proceeds” in this way.
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Gary Poole and Leo McIntosh. Photo credit: Wood River Weekly
Will There Be More? Tidwell said she is already looking one or two steps down the road past those next four lots. Her goal is to open up investing opportunities to both accredited and non-accredited investors. To put it simply, accredited investors are wealthy, non-accredited investors are not. The benchmark is typically a net worth of a million dollars. What Tidwell envisions is not a sort of GoFundMe campaign for housing. Rather, it would be a very real investment opportunity for people who have some extra cash but would like a better ROI (return on investment) than what a bank or CD typically generates. Tidwell points to a similar model of so-called main street lending out of Colorado by an organization called Impact Finance Center. Essentially, the idea is to find investors who want significant ROI but don’t need to see it immediately or only to benefit themselves. The investment would instead impact both their personal pocketbook and their local community. “I believe we have enough interested parties here to do the same thing here in our community,” Tidwell said.
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Passes for both in-person attendance and the “Virtual Experience” option are now on sale for the 24th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference (SVWFC), slated for June 25–28. Pass options include All-Access Festival Pass, Festival Pass, Virtual Pass, and Movement Pass. All passes except Movement Pass will have full access to all online session content through the end of July. Due to space limitations in certain SVWFC venues, tickets for individual speaker presentations are not available. For the special workshops on Friday and Monday, individual tickets are available and can also be purchased online. Wellness, as a lifestyle, has reached new importance due to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic this past year. The Sun Valley Wellness Festival & Conference, widely recognized as the longest-running wellness festival in the world, has been on the forefront of the wellness movement for decades and will continue to offer a wide range of innovative wellness programs through its four pillars of focus—Mind, Body, Spirit and Environment—during the annual Ketchum event. In addition to featuring over 30 pioneering presentations and workshops from leading wellness experts, SVWFC will offer a new outdoor Experience Park showcasing vendors, music, food, and movement classes, as well as unique guided outdoor wellness adventures such as holistic hiking, forest foraging, and mountain meditations. Passes can be purchased online at www.sunvalleywellness.org, where other event details can also be found.
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Keeping Cool In The Heat First Love, Second Wife Or Third REALTOR S BETTER HOMEOWNERS NEWS
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ummer has finally arrived in our Valley! As the temperatures rise, it’s imperative to keep cool, remain hydrated and stay informed. Here are a few tips to help you stay healthy and enjoy these long, hot days. There is no safe temperature to leave a child unattended in a vehicle! • A child’s body temperature rises five times faster than an adult’s • Death can occur when a child’s temperature reaches 107 degrees • On an 80-degree day, a child’s body temperature can reach deadly levels in only 10 MINUTES • On days when ambient temperatures exceed 86°F, the internal temperatures of a vehicle can quickly reach 134°F to 154°F For more on child safety in and around vehicles, go to Kidsandcars.org. Keep in mind body temperature for the elderly and our furry friends also heats up faster and can quickly become unsafe. Generally, we are a very active community enjoying a variety of outdoor recreation and activities. It’s a good idea to avoid excessive exertion late in the day when temperatures are often at their peak. If you don’t take care when exercising in the heat, you risk serious illness. Both the exercise itself and the air temperature increase your core body temperature. To help cool itself, your body sends more blood to circulate through your skin. This leaves less blood for your muscles, which in turn increases your heart rate. Stay hydrated. Often water alone isn’t enough, and our body needs to replace electrolytes found in some sports drinks as well. Dress appropriately. Lightweight, loose -itting clothing helps sweat evaporate and keeps you cooler. Avoid dark colors, which can absorb heat. If possible, wear a light-colored, wide-brimmed hat. For more tips for a safe and healthy summer, visit www. cdc.gov/features/extremeheat or ask your local physician. Don’t have a physician? Call the St. Luke’s Center for Community Health (208) 727-8733 for help finding the right provider for you.
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here is a story of a real estate agent’s prayer: “Dear Lord, if I can’t be someone’s first love, or second wife, at least, please let me be their third REALTOR®.” In a normal market with a balanced supply of sellers and buyers, this describes the preference that it might be better to be the third listing agent to help the seller after they became more realistic about their list price. In today’s market, it might have more to do with buyers because of the increased competition, their chance of having an accepted offer is greatly reduced and it is only after they have lost several that they become more aggressive in the negotiations. Competition for homes being sold has greatly increased over the previous two years, according to a recent REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey from NAR. In April of 2021, there were nearly five offers for every home sold, which increased from two offers in 2019 and 2020. Utah reported the highest number of offers per home sold with seven, while Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire and Washington had six. California, Colorado, Tennessee and Texas each had five offers per home sold. To make their offers appear more attractive, more buyers are making cash offers to eliminate financing contingencies and reduce the chance of rejection. Cash offers represented 25% of offers in April and 21% in the first quarter of 2021 compared to 18% in 2020. Buyers who are not able to make cash offers are increasing their down payment. Nearly half of home-
buyers are putting 20% or more down during the first quarter of 2021. Even first-time buyers are using an 80% mortgage to make their offers more attractive to sellers. The median days on the market for listings was 17, down from 21 days a year ago. Thirty-one percent of residential sales were made to first-time homebuyers, which is down from 32% in March 2021 and down from 36% one year ago. While nearly 3/4 of homes closed on time, 5% were terminated and 22% were delayed but eventually went into settlement. Appraisal and financing issues were the major contributors to the delayed transactions. The two major factors for the terminated transactions were also appraisals and inspections issues. Today’s environment requires a strong, sensitive agent who understands your goals as well as the intricacies of the market to be able to devise a plan to make it happen. Your agent and their recommendations for the other professionals involved are the boots on the ground necessary whether you are a buyer or a seller.
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fter a year and a half of quarantine, we’re excited to announce that the Bug Crew is back in full strength. The mission of the Blaine County Bug Crew is to use bugs to fight noxious weeds. While sprays have their place in trying to control noxious weeds, they are neither sustainable nor environmentally friendly. Our goal is to introduce our bugs to their target-specific host and let them do the hard work of controlling Blaine County’s noxious weeds. The beauty of using these insect predators is that they are both good for the environment and only eat their target weed. The icing on the cake is that they are self-propagating and completely sustain themselves from year to year. This year’s crew consists of both veterans and rookies. Melody McHan returns for her fifth year on the crew and is joined by Kaitlyn Denning, Kaylynn Stowell, Athea Hollibaugh, and Christopher Romero. Kaitlyn has a jam-packed summer planned since she will be bouncing between lifeguarding and bug crew. Kaylynn (who goes by Kay) joined for the experience and the knowledge that will be learned. Athea is excited to work on the bug crew because she loves to be outdoors and wants to ensure that Idaho stays green. Melody has been on the Bug Crew for a long time and has begun to see the effectiveness of the bugs on these noxious invaders. Christopher is excited about this opportunity, for this is his first summer job. The Blaine Bug Crew works closely with the Blaine County Weed Department and the Blaine County Weed Superintendent, John Cenarussa. The Bug Crew has become another tool for county weed managers to control noxious plants. Unlike other forms of weed control, biological control is more of a marathon than a sprint. It takes several years for the insects to get established, and we prefer our landowners not to spray, graze, mow, cultivate, or engage in any other significant disturbances. If you feel that your property might be a candidate for biological control, please call Kay Draper at (208) 727-7221.
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he summer heat is upon us and with the heat comes a few things to keep in mind. Fishing in the evening will become more important. Baby Hoppers will be heading for the shorelines where the grass is green and they can grow fast (think windy days). Ants and Beetles are going to remain great afternoon patterns. The water will start dropping and this will move fish around. Anglers will want to think about lightening and lengthening their leaders and tippets. Silver Creek is responding to these hot days with some early-season Callibaetis hatches. They don’t hatch every day in huge numbers, but when they do, it is a show! The mornings remain with Baetis and Pale Morning Duns, with the infrequent Callibaetis mixed in. If you are fishing the Creek, do these fish a favor and fish rods and leaders that will let you land a fish quickly. Be sure to keep them in the water when you release them. Save the pictures for only the biggest fish and take good care of them by keeping them dripping in your shots. Get a quick one and let them go, or just tell a good story and don’t worry as much about photos during these low water years. The Big Wood should become a little more difficult to fish as the heat comes on. The early mornings can be precious and the best time of day to be out there. Walk slowly and look for fish in skinny water next to the bank. Small Caddis and PMD patterns are great for sight fishing in the mornings. During the heat of the day, search deeper areas with Big Foam flies and nymph droppers underneath them. The evenings are always a smorgasbord of bugs, so be sure your fly box is loaded and be very sure you have a variety of Rusty Spinners. I can’t stress enough how important the Rusty Spinner is on the Big Wood on warm summer nights. The Lost River system is fishing OK. The water is low and the fish are spread out. On the hottest days, anglers that have trouble with the heat should think about fishing the Big Wood instead. If you do fish the upper, take good care of the fish. Try using small attractors and streamers. One thing to keep in mind as we get into the real heat of summer is HIGH MOUNTAIN LAKES. This is the year, if there ever was one, to hike and explore! Happy fishing, everyone!
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ne of the biggest complaints I get from my clients is that their dog won’t listen when there is a distraction, especially with the “come” command. I’ve talked before about teaching puppies and dogs to sit nicely before playing with other dogs to encourage reward (playing with other dogs) for quiet behavior and owners making decisions about which dogs their own dog gets to play with. For many people, there is a sense that dogs should be free to be dogs. While this seems like a charming idea, we need to understand that the consequences of that can be life threatening for the dog. When dogs make their own decisions about how to behave, they can quickly revert to feral behaviors, which are not always appropriate in our human society. The reason dogs have been domesticated is that they were the wolves that were most easily TRAINED and willing to have relationships with humans. When we don’t honor that, there are very deep-seated, hard-wired behaviors that will soon surface. With puppies, I see so many that are allowed to run off leash, sleep on beds or on the furniture, and destroy homes because the owner somehow feels that freedom is the right and humane thing to do. In fact, too much freedom can be the catalyst for aggression or neurotic behaviors, such as separation anxiety and destruction of home items. There is a critical imprinting period with puppies up to 16 weeks old. What we teach intentionally and unintentionally will last with a puppy for its lifetime. If we teach our puppy that we are his littermates, he will
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he Middle Fork of the Salmon River begins at the confluence of Marsh Creek and Bear Valley Creek, north of Stanley and a little ways off of Highway 21. At that place, where two quite different creeks come together (Marsh is steep and splashy and cold; Bear Valley is meandering and warmed by some hot springs and its slow path through the big meadows above), the waters merge and turn around themselves into an impressively deep pool called, appropriately, “Big Hole.” From Big Hole, the Middle Fork plunges down through a narrow, twisting canyon. This section is occasionally boated by various humans on various crafts and one of the more notable aspects here is how condensed and tight the river is all the way down until Dagger Falls, a quite large rapid not often traveled by boat. Dagger Falls, besides being a place with a road-access campground and a cool viewing platform for watching up-migrating salmon climb the falls, marks another “beginning” of the Middle Fork in the sense that just around the corner is the staging area and boat ramp from which 99 percent of Middle Fork river trips start their journey—a place called Boundary Creek. From there, it’s almost 100 miles of stunningly beautiful water and canyon and wildlife and Ponderosa pine and fish and pools and rapids (and poison ivy and rattlesnakes) to where the Middle Fork of the Salmon River ends at its own confluence with The Main Salmon River Itself. Water from that point is on its way to the Pacific Ocean. The Middle Fork is a pretty special and important place to a lot of people, and to a lot of non-people. It flows through the heart of a highly intact (for this day and age) and unadulterated ecosystem. Despite the fact that Skittle-colored boats dot its course ev-
treat us like that the rest of his life with biting, mouthing, jumping and disrespect for critical commands such as “come.” If we accidentally pet a dog for jumping, that jumping will last forever. If we own a big dog, jumping can become a horrific behavior that hurts someone that might have a hidden disability, or children. Hidden disabilities can be balance problems or medications that can cause bleeding. You would never know by looking at someone that they cannot tolerate your dog jumping on them. If we allow the environment to positively reinforce NOT coming when called (like another dog to play with), then our lifesaving “come” command can become useless in an emergency. Puppies are like children in many ways. No one would open the front door for a 2-year-old child and say, “come back when you want.” And no one would give their keys to the car and a credit card to an 8-year-old child. Yet, letting puppies run without a long line, or in an area that is not confined, is exactly that. Allowing puppies on a sofa or bed is literally the same thing to a dog. As a dog sees it, the higher you are physically, the higher you are in social status. A puppy on a bed tells the puppy there are no leaders on this bus and so you will be treated with no respect from the puppy. I am not going to tell a puppy owner they can never let their dog on a sofa or in bed with them, BUT, they should wait until that puppy earns the privilege, just like being 16 to get a driver’s license. People need to learn rules to feel confident in their lives and to know how to make decisions. It is the same with puppies.
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“A dog is a reflection of his owner.” Max von Stephanitz. Photo credit: Fran Jewell
Take the time very early to train your puppy to give your puppy the proper attitude toward people and other dogs. A well-trained dog is such a blessing to live with! Fran Jewell is an IAABC Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, NADOI Certified Instructor and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call 208-578-1565.
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The Middle Fork is a heavily whitewatered 104-mile-long (167 km) tributary of the Salmon River, the main tributary of the Snake River, which in turn is the main tributary to the Columbia River. Photo credit: Rex Parker, accessed via wikimedia
ery day of summer and that something like ten thousand people will go down through the canyon every year and that there are various airstrips and cabins and lodges along its banks, this is a place that is easy to recognize as a powerfully healthy piece of nature. There’s an odd thing going on this year, though; namely, the water is low. Very low. River levels are impacted by snowpack and snowpack is impacted by snowfall. And if less snow ends up on the ground in the winter, we see the results in the summer. This year, the river levels on the Middle Fork
in June will approach the low levels usually not seen until August. It’s hard to draw a straight line between global human impacts and watershed-level impacts. And one low year by itself does not make a trend. But, it will be important for us, as stewards of this landscape and of the waters in our region, to keep a close eye on how places like the Middle Fork are doing. Ecosystems like this are both resilient and vulnerable—and water is the lifeblood of the canyon. What happens if the water changes?
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arriage and divorce are rites of passage that shape many aspects of people’s lives, including their happiness, health, and economic resources.
Who is getting divorced? According to the United States Census Bureau, divorce rates overall decreased from 2009 to 2019. And yet, “grey divorces” occurring after age 50 are on the rise. A critical factor in this ascending trend may be increased life expectancy. Data compiled by the Social Security Administration show Americans are living longer. On average, a woman age 65 today can expect to live to age 85, and a man to age 83. Twenty-five percent of those 65-year-olds will live past age 90, while one in 10 will pass their 95th birthday. The quality of one’s remaining life may be a driving factor for ending unhappy unions. Couples seeking a grey divorce could live another 30, 40, even 50 years.
Splitting the Marital Nest Egg Dividing marital assets for those approaching or already in retirement is a more complicated task. Many couples will have accumulated sizable wealth at that stage in life, and not all assets are equal in their ultimate tax treatment. A simple financial statement will not show the after-tax impact. For example, retirement distributions from a Roth IRA will be tax-free. In contrast, distributions from a traditional pre-tax IRA will incur ordinary income taxes, reducing the account Suzanne Hazlett, MBA, holder’s net amount.
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INSPIRATIONS FROM MY HEART
REMEMBERING FATHERS
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was blessed to have a very confident father. He had left home when he was 14 to make his way in the world. He finished school and also got advanced education. He signed off every B-24 bomber than flew during World War II. He always wanted to be a pilot but, due to health issues, he could not be in the military, so he served in the way he could. At 54 years of age he bought himself an airplane and then learned how to fly it. Now that is confidence! He always told me that it didn’t matter if you failed, but it was important that you tried. He always gave you space to make your mistakes, but you had to try. He was very slow to give praise because he had been raised to believe if you showed too much love, it was a sign of weakness. And, if you got all A’s and one B in school, he would ask you why the B. Somehow you knew he really cared. My father was a great provider, working two and three jobs at a time. We were the first family in Bonners Ferry to have TV way back in the ’50s because he put in a TV cable for the whole town, along with all his other entrepreneurial endeavors. Because he made you challenge yourself, you developed a belief in your abilities to think things through and finish a project. The rule was, you couldn’t play until you finished your chores, thus developing a definite work ethic, which has always served me well.
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erhaps it is the sun, or perhaps it is just being able to finally get out and around the people I care for, but I am feeling rather chipper this week. At the same time, I am very aware of the sadness that has visited me and our community and families. This will be a summer of mourning, of honoring and saying goodbye to the many people we know who have left us, through COVID or other ravages. I am off as I write this to a celebratory garden “party” in Southern California commemorating the vibrant spirit of my cousin’s wife. She lived a long and lovely life, and so it is not as hard to bid her farewell as if her life had been cut short. However, of course it is always sad to realize that we won’t have that person again in our lives. Many other memorials due to the delays caused by the pandemic are now about to be offered. Usually, I would fear them because I cry easily and talk too much, but I am actually very ready to fly for the L.A. services this weekend. I feel strongly about the family giving the fete. My cousin’s father, my “Uncle Doc” (their last name is Docter), was a second father to me. When his son asked me to write my remembrances of Doc, I agreed to do so because, as I have grown older, I have understood how much he helped in forming my personality and beliefs. I loved this meaningful trip down memory lane, something positive amidst the grief. I will give this record to my cousin, along with a few old photos that capture my uncle’s influence. I also will visit with many mem- JoEllen Collins—a longtime bers of this large family after many years of physical resident of the Wood River distance from them. So, all is OK. Valley— is an Idaho Press In contrast to the sadness, several things have hap- Club award-winning columpened to me lately because of the goodness of my nist, a teacher, writer, fabric neighbors. A woman friend of about my same age and artist, choir member and I were out to dinner. When the bill came, the server unabashedly proud grandma said that a gentleman at a nearby table had paid it. known as “Bibi Jo.” When we went over to thank him and his daughter, we asked why he was so nice to do this. He said that he saw us enjoying ourselves and told his daughter, “I hope that when I am their age, someone will treat me to a dinner.” Generosity! A few days ago I went to the dog park out Warm Springs with a friend, and her dog found a place to “hide” and wouldn’t come out. After a long time of offering treats and jumping over barriers, I noticed a family across the river watching us. Shortly, they crossed the bridge and, after their daughter—a self-titled “dog-whisperer”—used her charms, the pup accepted the leash. What a selfless action. Kindness! Finally, Caritas Chorale is rehearsing again, and I can experience the shared pleasure of singing with others. Joy! This is also a summer of gratitude.
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My father loved humor. I remember one time, while I was in high school, we were sitting at the breakfast table and he asked me what was that on my neck? My brain was quickly working out a response as to how I could explain the “hickey” on my neck from a hot date the night before and I responded, “I got burned by a pair of hot lips.” My father laughed and the incident was buried, never to be spoken of again. God bless humor. When my father was in the process of releasing his body, I went to visit him. He had Alzheimer’s, but at this moment he was cognizant and he asked me, “What kind of a father have I been?” Can you imagine the courage it took to ask that question? I thanked him for the gift of confidence and a great work ethic. I thanked him for being a great provider and a person who always took care of family members, from providing a home for my grandparents to giving lodging to many of my mother’s family at different times during his life. He also said, ‘You know, the only thing you get to take with you is the love.’ He was the best father he could be. Let us take a moment this Father’s Day and recount all of the positive contributions our fathers made to our lives, even if it was just to give us a body. Be grateful for all the good and let the rest go. There is no manual for this most difficult role because each child requires something unique. Just keep the love. Dove
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BRYCE ANGELL
Dumpster Diving
My missing tooth, right where I smile, had caused me so much grief. No one looked me in the eye. They’d rather check my teeth. So I called my favorite dentist. Yes, the one who made the hole. Who charged me half a paycheck. Now I’m broke. Well, bless his soul. That day my dentist found a tooth just right for this old mouth. He said he’d pulled it early from a patient who went south. Did I hear my dentist say that he had pulled it from the dead? I had to stop the nitrous. It was messing with my head. I muffled out the words, “Please hold the nitrous for a while.” The dentist held a mirror and said, “Let’s check out your new smile.” He said, “Your tooth is really meant for superficial use. You’ll take it out when eating. It can’t handle harsh abuse.” I shook his hand and thanked him. Then said, “Put it on my bill.” I’m sure I heard “cha-ching” or maybe, “Sure as heck I will!” I’d only had my tooth for just an hour or maybe two, when I stopped to eat a burger, pulled my tooth so I could chew. I finished up my lunch and threw the garbage in the can. Then I walked into Cabela’s like a most important man. But something sure was missing. Then it hit me like a flash. I’d gathered up my brand-new tooth and thrown it in the trash. So, I turned to dumpster diving. I just had to find my tooth! When a lady handed me a ten, said, “Hope you’ll find God’s truth.” I didn’t give a second look. I’d dang near lost all hope. And then I saw my brand-new tooth stuck to a bar of soap. So, that day I learned two lessons. Keep your teeth out of the trash. And start up dumpster diving—you could make some extra cash! — Bryce Angell Bryce Angell - The outdoors has always been a large part of my life. My father was an outfitter and guide for 35 years and I was there to shoe and care for the horses and help him do the cooking. We took many great trips into the Yellowstone area. Even now that I’m older, we still ride into the Tetons, Yellowstone and surrounding areas. My poems are mostly of personal experience. I am now retired and enjoying life to the fullest. I plan to do more riding and writing.
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Things That Should Still Be Things Post-Pandemic
By Eric Valentine
hat follows is an excerpt from the latest issue of Wood River Weekly’s “The 101” wherein all the wonderful things to do in this Valley are listed and described. We added a section to it this year that listed a number of things we did during the once-in-a-century pandemic that shouldn’t have to be put on hold for the next 100 years. Get Involved in the Discussion There used to be an excuse to not speak up at city council meetings or school board sessions—very few had the time to show up. But with pandemic protocol keeping people out of public meetings, those in charge had to upgrade—and in some cases create—a live, online way to view and comment on agenda items. It’s a small step toward a more transparent and democratic process, so long as we the community use it.
Visit the Capitol Not all the reasons for heading to Boise and making the power of the people known were the same, and that’s OK, because it’s democracy. And not all behavior there was civil, or legal. But most of it was, from George Floyd vigils to visits by Valley mayors trying to solve the afford-
able housing crisis. Peaceful assembly still makes a difference. It’s also a good excuse to visit the Boise Basque block while there. Get some sheepherding history and croquettes all at the same time. Appreciate the Working Class Not everybody did their part, but enough about them. Instead, focus on all the folks at the beginning of the pandemic who stepped out to their front porches at 7 p.m.—when healthcare workers change shifts—to howl at the sky. It was a sign of respect a lot of folks needed. How many times did you hear yourself or someone close to you say, “I could never be a teacher now that I’m sort of a teacher,” referring to the full-time, in-home learning that had to take place? Remember when you didn’t think you depended on truckers and grocery store stockers? And then you couldn’t find toilet paper. Going forward, keep these folks in mind when you’re deciding who to support for leadership positions around the Valley. Your dollars and your votes have a wolf-like bite. Turn Japanese, At Least a Bit So In Tokyo, tens of thousands of commuters pack trains and office workers work elbow to elbow, daily. That’s why there are some commonplace hygiene practic-
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Bellevue Water Usage Rules Changed by City, Lawyers
After much consultation, it says, with its water rights attorneys and the water and sewer department, the City of Bellevue will be implementing some changes to lawn irrigation policies. And if you have a knack for numbers, you might be able to keep track of it all. Currently, the city implements an even-odd watering schedule that starts midMay when the weather heats up and runoff flows start to dry up. But now, effective June 15, the city will do even-odd watering “but with a twist,” a note to residents says. The twist? Splitting the city in half at Elm Street and allowing the night owls of the north side to water only from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. and the early birds of the south side to water only from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. Odd house numbers will still water on odd days of the week, even house numbers will still water on even days of the week based on the calendar. Most irrigation timers have a function to allow for even-odd watering, but if a resident has any difficulty in getting this switched on, the city will come by to help get timed watering scheduled correctly. The city said it has the authority to do this under Bellevue Ordinance 2016-01. By implementing these new changes, the city says it will successfully do two things: • Curtail water consumption • Be well prepared for next year when the city switches to a consumption-based pricing model as opposed to the flat-rate price now being used. “This should make approximately no more than 25% of the town irrigating at any given time, which should keep us only relying on our spring water and not require the boost from the wells,” the city letter explained. “With the severe drought we are experiencing, the city is at serious risk of curtailment of our well water rights. If we do not implement strict usage timeframes, we will very likely have to cut off irrigation for yards altogether. There are currently some lawsuits playing out just south of us with groundwater users in the Bellevue Triangle, and we are at risk of getting roped into these lawsuits as well.”
St. Luke’s Brings ‘More Robust’ Mental Health Care To Valley
Citing the need for “more robust” mental health care in the Wood River Valley, St. Luke’s Wood River has added a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeralyn Jones, to its behavioral health team in Hailey. Jones attended the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed her psychiatry residency at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. She was the medical director for an outpatient psychiatry Jeralyn Jones, M.D., and her husband, clinic at University of California, San Francisco, Steve Brown. Photo credit: St. Luke’s before moving to Boise to practice and teach Wood River psychiatry in 1992. Jones has taught psychiatry to family medicine and psychiatry residents for over 20 years. She helped start the Idaho/University of Washington Psychiatry Residency track and directed the program for six years. She is currently assistant clinical professor for the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry, a position she has held since 2010. Jones received several teaching awards at University of Washington (Idaho track) and the 2013 Ada County Medical Society’s Physician of the Year award.
es there nobody finds controversial. Yes, mask wearing. Not every day, but when you are symptomatic with any sort of cold. At restaurants, served along with your food, is at almost every restaurant a hot washcloth at best or a handi-wipe at least. In Japan, there’s also a lot less highfives, hugs and smooches in common situations. They bow instead. It feels so formal to us, but having lived there, this writer can say you get used to it fast. And it makes the high-fives, hugs and smooches that much more special. Celebrate Virtually Now that you can bring numerous friends and family over to your home to celebrate benchmark accomplishments, holidays, and other joys in life, don’t forget about Aunt Bertha in Topeka. She should be part of the celebration, too. A simple Internet connection and working camera on your phone, tablet or computer is all it takes to keep that lady sending you her special fruitcake come Christmas time. Read Wood River Weekly We don’t claim to be the paper of record for the Valley or Pulitzer-winning journalists headed toward “Grey Lady” status. We do claim to be a paper that
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gets this Valley, and that there’s a north part, a middle part, and a south part to it all. And after all the dust settles, every one of us wants to remember why we love living here and what’s involved in keeping it that way. We try to do stories that accomplish both.
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‘Locally Grown’ Effort Launches ‘Bingo’ Game
The second annual Locally Grown Guide is on stands now. New for this year, the Guide features Locally Grown Bingo, an interactive local food discovery game for the whole family. With 24 activities on the bingo card, it’s easy to play and win. Everyone who submits photos of a completed row and completing one of the listed activities will be entered to win local products. “We created Locally Grown Bingo as a fun way to interact with the Locally Grown Guide and our local food community,” said Sun Valley Institute for Resilience communications manager Mike Gordon. “It’s a chance to become more familiar with our foodshed and uncover a new taste or experience that you didn’t know existed in the Valley.” A Locally Grown Bingo card can be found in every copy of the Wood River Valley Locally Grown Guide. The free guide connects residents and visitors to high-quality seasonal food produced in our regional foodshed and invites everyone to experience the farms, food businesses and organizations that create the distinctive flavor of our community. Look for the Locally Grown Guide on Source Magazine racks, featured at local businesses and online at locallygrownguide.org. In addition to Locally Grown Bingo, the second edition of the Guide includes maps for easy navigation to businesses selling and serving local food and new listing sections for local beverage crafters and local food events. The Locally Grown Guide (LGG) raises awareness of our local food producers and supporters. With over 100 local food business listings, informative articles, and interactive content, it is the only comprehensive resource for eating locally in the Wood River Valley. The Guide makes sourcing and eating locally fun and straightforward. In 2021, 3,500 Guides will be distributed to residents and visitors. To learn more about the Guide and view the directory of listings, visit locallygrownguide.org online.
Great Tips For Great Pyrenees Encounters
Several local organizations, including Mountain Humane, Trailing of the Sheep Festival, Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD), and Flat Top Sheep Company are working together to educate the public on what to do if they find themselves face to face with those big, white dogs that have been bred for centuries to deter predators and serve as vigilant guardians of the sheep. It is summer in the Wood River Valley and that means it is not just outdoor lovers who are heading to higher altitudes. Starting this week, Idaho ranchers are guiding their sheep herds across valleys and streams in the lower elevations of southern Idaho, over Galena Summit and into the Sawtooth Valley for summer grazing. Many local sheepherders use Great Pyrenees dogs as their “livestock guard dogs” during this migration process. It is not uncommon for local outdoor enthusiasts to encounter these dogs, and the herds they protect, while recreating in the Wood River Valley and the Sawtooth Valley. First, it is important for the public to understand that these dogs are raised with the herd of sheep. They create an emotional bond that is so strong that the dog will stay with the flock for its entire life. Their mission is to protect the sheep in every situation, day and night, all year long. The dogs create a protective zone, and if anyone enters this zone you can expect the dogs to start barking. This behavior is their way of saying, “Hey you, over there, I can see you. This is a protected area. You need to move away.” If you find one of these dogs on its own, the dog is most likely not lost. These dogs roam the same trails in the same territory, doing the same thing, year after year. Flat Top sheep rancher Cory Peavey advises anyone in this situation to leave the dog in place unless it is injured or looks like it really needs help. “They are more than likely in the process of catching up with the herd,” Peavey said. Peavey also advises that you talk to the dog calmly. “Don’t try to pet, feed or establish eye contact. It is best to stand still and let the dog assess you and understand that you are not a threat,” said Peavey.
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THE WOOD RIVER VALLEY 7-DAY WEATHER FORECAST IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:
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