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20 miles from Hailey, Muldoon mines offer glimpse into Idaho’s past

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By Karen Crowson

s early as the late 17th century, Spanish miners dotted the western portion of the United States, mining on small scales. But it was in 1848, with the discovery of gold in California, that the landscape of the West would change forever.

For the Idaho Territory, exploitation of silver and base metals (metals that aren’t gold and silver) marked the beginning of both the development of the Idaho Territory as well as Idaho’s mining industry.

The settlement of the Wood River Valley can be attributed to many of these early mining areas. One area in particular is the Wood River lead mines, which were discovered around 1881.

These early mines contributed vastly to the economy of Idaho and the nation, and in the upcoming years over 200 mining districts would be formed to extract both base and precious metals, such as copper, gold, lead, silver and zinc. It was during this time, when the majority of the mines were in operation, that silver was valued at around $1.10 per ounce and gold at $20 per ounce. Comparing these prices with today’s current prices shows the exceedingly high values of ore extracted from these early mines.

Situated in the Little Wood River region were the Muldoon Mine and the Idaho Muldoon Mine. These mines were associated with the Little Wood River Mining District that is now part of the Challis National Forest, located in the canyons of Muldoon Creek and Garfield in the Pioneer Mountains. The Muldoon Mine is located on the west side of the Muldoon Creek canyon and the Idaho

Muldoon Mine is on the east side. The Muldoon Mine is less than three miles above the canyon’s mouth. It was here, at the mouth of the canyon, that the settlement of Muldoon was born.

Rich veins exposed on the surface attracted prospectors who then developed more mines. Built in 1881 to serve the mines of Muldoon and Argosy creeks, the Muldoon mMne progressed rapidly in production. There at the mouth of the canyon Muldoon began its birth, and by late 1882, two 50-ton smelters were situated at the canyon’s mouth and were capable of smelting, per smelter, 40 tons of ore per day. Just a year later the Muldoon Mine had produced around $345,000 worth of ore.

Once upon a time, the town of Muldoon consisted of livery stables, stores, a sawmill, saloons, homes, a hotel, post office, and schoolhouse, with a population of 1,500 at Muldoon’s prime. Another small settlement named Tustin also existed just three miles by road up the canyon.

During the early 20th century, the mines struggled to re-start since the close of the Muldoon Mine years before. The smelters were no longer accessible and the nearest smelter was the 26-mile wagon haul to Bellevue.

With the onset of WWII, interest in the Little Wood River Mining District grew and the Idaho Muldoon Mine was re-opened as well as the Eagle Bird in Garfield Canyon. The owner of the Idaho Muldoon Mine was T.U. Williams, who revamped the mine tunnel as well as sinking a 40-foot shaft 160 feet from the entrance of the tunnel. In 1943, the area saw several shipments of ore from these mines as well as mine tailings in August 1945.

The remnants of the surviving Beehive kilns located on Muldoon Creek road near the old site of Muldoon erected circa 1880s. Photo credit: Karen Crowson

Today, little remains of the settlements Muldoon and Tustin, as well as the mines that once dotted the landscape. At Smelter Butte, only the remains of beehive kilns can still be seen. These kilns were used to create charcoal for smelting the ore and are shaped like a beehive or dome. They were designed this way so that the temperature could be controlled so as to end up with the right product. Still preserved today is the schoolhouse and post office, with the post office having been moved to a ranch on Copper Creek five miles below its prior location.

The rocky foundations and broken-down kilns stand as a reminder of the old days of the West, shadowing times long gone.

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HOW TO GET THERE The former townsite of Muldoon can be reached by driving approximately 20 miles east of Bellevue on Muldoon Canyon Road, up and over Muldoon Summit and across the Little Wood River. Muldoon Road is not maintained in the wintertime. Another way to get there is to take Highway 20 east to Carey, and then out the Little Wood Reservoir Road. Exploring Muldoon in the summer and fall is recommended, as roads and weather in spring and winter can make traveling in this area difficult.

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he nearly two-decades-long attempt at unifying north Valley emergency services remains stagnant, but south Valley officials will be all ears Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. when the Wood River Fire & Rescue chief will give a presentation on his firsthand experience with the successful 2014 unification of two Colorado-based fire departments.

“I’m not being brought in as the panacea,” said Fire Chief Ron Bateman. “I plan on sharing what I thought made us successful in Colorado and what I’ve been observing in my limited time here in Idaho.”

Hailey Fire Department Bateman was named interim fire chief and Wood River Fire in September last year when longtime & Rescue logos. Image WRFR fire chief Bart Lassman retired credit: City of Hailey, and became the permanent fire chief in December. So he admits his Idaho frame WRFR of reference is limited. Nonetheless, Bateman says there are enough similarities to his Colorado experience and potential opportunities locally to warrant public consideration.

Bateman’s presentation will be open to the public and will be held at the Hailey City Council Chambers. He said he plans to speak for 35 to 40 minutes using a PowerPoint presentation he has put together.

“I want it to be a conversation. I’m not going to just be reading slides,” Bateman said.

Bateman said that Hailey’s new fire chief, Mike Baledge, will be in attendance and that the fire chiefs from the Sun Valley and Ketchum fire departments have been invited.

I plan on sharing what I thought made us successful in Colorado and what I’ve been observing in my limited time here in Idaho.”

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Quality of service and the safety of the crews actually doing the first responding jobs are the two things Bateman says are his top priorities.

“Those are of paramount importance and I’m the guy who’s ultimately responsible,” Bateman said.

And in Colorado, Bateman oversaw the unification of the Milliken and Johnstown fire districts, which led to a reduction in response time from 22 minutes on average to under 10 minutes on average. Bateman recalled one incident where a middle schooler went into cardiac arrest.

Because emergency personnel reached the boy in 5 minutes rather than 15 minutes, his life was saved.

“That’s just one of a multitude of success stories I saw firsthand,” Bateman said. “There were a litany of lives saved thanks to our unification.”

Rekindling Unification?

Although the north Valley chiefs are being invited, Hailey’s entry into the unification discussion doesn’t necessarily mean a countywide merging of fire departments is imminent or likely. It means folks appear ready to start dialoguing again. And this presentation will look at both the challenges and benefits unification might bring, Bateman said.

What are the challenges? Bateman explains there are so-called logistic or technical challenges and then there are adaptive challenges.

The logistics are about scheduling and planning and financing. The adaptive refer to the culture and mindset required to make mergers like this work.

“Frankly, it’s the adaptive challenges that are more challenging,” Bateman said. “This requires new conversations and dialogue at all levels.”

The old conversations—at least in the north Valley—have led to debate that has stalled multiple unification efforts between Sun Valley, Ketchum and Ketchum Rural Fire District over the years. The most recent debate saw Ketchum’s city council reject a merger proposal spearheaded by Sun Valley in 2019. That decision triggered the cancellation of Ketchum’s contract with Ketchum Rural who opted to make a deal with Sun Valley instead. Cut to: Ketchum voters approved a levy to fund a new fire station and Ketchum councilmembers approved the purchase of a new fire engine—two infrastructure matters that made the rural fire department leary of renewing its service contract with Ketchum again.

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‘The Space’ Hopes To Fill The Gap

The Space educators Naomi Runkel, l, and Kate Ristow, r. Photo credit: Naomi Runkel

Local educators form nonprofit to aid all Valley students

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losing the achievement gap between students from high and low socioeconomic backgrounds is something most educators deal with daily. And that’s a big part of the reason why three local ones have formed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit to combat that challenge.

Calling it The Space, longtime educators Millie Reidy, Kate Ristow and Naomi Runkel have formed an “organization dedicated to providing high-quality academic support and college counseling to all students in the Wood River Valley,” so their mission statement goes. This week the trio launched a quad of workshops local students can attend at sliding-scale rates, rather than the regular market prices that can become pricey, especially for struggling or working-class families.

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“It’s still a work in progress,” Runkel said. “We have about 20 kids now who are in the program, but by fall we hope to reach 200.”

In the meantime—and over the long haul—Runkel said what’s most important for the community to understand is that The Space is available for all students to drop in and utilize, regardless of whether a particular class or program is going on.

“I really want it to be a welcoming place for students to come in any time,” Runkel said. “It’s a quiet place to get work done, to use supplies, to have a snack. We may not have a tutor readily available at any given time, but there’s a space for you.”

For now, Room 300 in the Community Campus will be open weekday afternoons. The Space is sharing space with the Lee Pesky Learning Center.

Runkel added that as The Space grows, it hopes to accommodate not only all income types, but all educational types, too. The trio seeks to help students who have Ivy League aspirations, vocational school goals, community college needs, and more.

“Our education is a personal journey,” Runkel said.

Other near-term goals involve hiring more staff, especially a bilingual educator.

“I’d guess that will be one of our first hires,” Runkel said.

Meet The Team Even in this fledgling iteration, The Space boasts an impressive group of experienced educators. Specifically, the staff is as follows: •

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Pro-Public-School Author To Hold 6 BCSD Meetups

The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees is inviting parents to attend a conversation with Jamie Vollmer, a widely read and highly regarded author, businessman and lawyer whose message focuses on building trust and respect for children, parents, educators and administrators.

“The Blaine County School District Board of Trustees is working to build a strong partnership with the entire Blaine County community so that together we can meet the obligation to prepare our children for the daunting challenges of the present and the future,” said Trustee and Board Chair Keith Roark.

Free and open to the public, there will be three sessions by Vollmer on Wednesday, March 4, at: • 8 a.m., Ernest Hemingway STEAM School, Ketchum • 12:15 p.m., St. Luke’s Center for Community Health at St. Luke’s Clinic, Hailey • 6 p.m., The Community Library, Ketchum Three more sessions will be held Thursday, March 5, at: • 8 a.m., Breakfast with The Chamber, Minnie Moore Room, BCSD Community Campus, Hailey • 4 p.m., Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater, BCSD Community Campus, Hailey • 6 p.m., With SV Music Festival Music Institute and Nosotros United students, Jhony’s Restaurant, Hailey Spanish interpretation provided at all events.

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GUEST OPINION

CHRISTINE GERTSCHEN

WHO SPEAKS FOR WOLF?

The Lakota had a problem: too many people and not enough deer. They needed to find a new and larger area in which to hunt the deer that sustained their lives.

In the new place, they quickly discovered that they had chosen an area where the deer were plentiful but so were the wolves. A council was convened to determine what they should do about this problem of the wolves. They could kill all the wolves and have all the deer for themselves. But then what kind of people would they be? It was decided that from then on, whenever these kinds of decisions were made, because wolf cannot speak for himself, someone would be appointed to “speak for wolf” at tribal council. Only then could they live at peace with the natural world.

There could not be a more important question to ask ourselves at this time in human evolution, “What kind of people are we?” What kind of people refuse to see that their increasing numbers, consumption patterns and waste are killing the natural world? What kind of people stand by and watch as the biological diversity upon which all life depends steadily declines?

The current policies supported by the Idaho Legislature and the Idaho Fish and Game Commission are clearly designed to once again eradicate wolves and other predators to benefit the livestock industry, trappers and trophy hunters. And they are using your federal and state taxes to accomplish this destruction. Ecological science does not have a voice in either of those bodies. Healthy predator populations are the most critical element in a healthy ecosystem.

In Idaho, negotiations on wildlife issues consist of what each “stakeholder” wants to gain. No one is there to speak on behalf of wildlife or the ecosystem. Wildlife management is dictated by the Legislature and the governor-appointed Idaho Fish and Game commissioners. Science is completely absent, as are ethical considerations and fair-chase principles. Policies are based on politics and greed.

The latest debacle is Senate Bill 1274, the brilliantly ignorant idea of ranchers at the Statehouse to make Idaho “wolf-free,” zone by zone. The bar is set incredibly low. One depredation on livestock can render a zone “a wolf-free zone” whereby any wandering wolf can be trapped, snared or shot—

year-round.

Meanwhile, the IDFG commissioners have been granted $400,000 by the Legislature (and wants $408,000 more to “monitor” wolves; i.e., to collar and kill wolves from the air). The Commission takes their marching orders from the livestock industry, the Idaho Farm Bureau, Idaho Trappers Association, and the so-called Foundation for Wildlife Management (it is NOT a charitable foundation, that is for sure). And the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fuels the lie that “wolves are killing all the elk” and backs the anti-wolf sentiment with funds raised at glitzy rallies.

Most egregious of the Commission’s policies will go from bad to worse if they are allowed to increase the trapping season to year-round in most all zones and 11 months in others. They are also proposing to increase the trapping limit from 20 to 30 per trapper. A trapper can then receive “reimbursement” funds for this service to a max of $1,000 per wolf. Where does this money come from? You guessed it: the livestock industry, the RMEF, and Idaho Fish and Game grants!

What is most frightening to me, and to the majority of Idahoans who genuinely care about wildlife, is that the Idaho State Legislature and the IDFG Commission are working together to use your taxes to pay for the eradication of wolves and whatever is unlucky enough to get caught in the crossfire.

Each summer for the last 12 years the Wood River Wolf Project has kept 15,000 to 25,000 sheep and cattle safe with effective and inexpensive non-lethal practices. Using multiple guard dogs, air horns, fladry and good herding practices, depredation can be avoided. Last year eight sheep were killed. The herder learned and carefully practiced non-lethal deterrents and did not lose a single animal the rest of the season even though wolves were in the area.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is collecting comments on the proposed changes at: https://idfg.idaho.gov/form/2020-wolf-proposals; comments are due by February 10, 2020. Please use this opportunity to speak for wolf!

Christine Gertschen Sun Valley

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February 12 - 18, 2020

THE PEOPLE THAT YOU’LL MEET

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Rachel Lee

or a self-described introvert, Haileyite Rachel Lee does not shy from colorful hair (11 colors at the same time at the maximum), helping all the customers at Jane’s Artifacts at any time with anything, or attending every live music event happening in the Valley.

“I’ve always been a bit of a wallflower,” Rachel admits, but rather than giving in to the tendency to isolate, she has steered herself to very public jobs. “I gravitate to work with heavy customer flow, which kind of puts me out of my comfort zone,” she laughed. And in the many years she’s worked at Jane’s, she certainly has interacted with many, many, many customers.

Rachel landed the job straight out of Silver Creek High School.

“I walked into Jane’s, a place I had always shopped, with a huge mohawk,” Rachel explained. “Jane said, ‘I think you’ll be a great fit.

You just need to tone it down a bit.’ I kept the mohawk black and kind of pulled it back into a ponytail. That’s as toned-down as I could get.”

Rachel was first drawn to Jane’s because of her interest in art. “I love both drawing and painting with acrylics. I grew up wanting to be a starving artist,” she said. Though Rachel, with her busy schedule, does not have much time to pursue her art right now, it is something she plans to return to.

Asked what her favorite season is at Jane’s, which stocks its shelves to celebrate every season from St. Patrick’s Day to Super Bowl Sunday.

Easy. Halloween. “I live for Halloween,” Rachel admitted. Going in to work in October and helping customers choose great décor for Halloween festivities is her most wonderful time of the year.

Her least favorite holidays to stock for? Many others’ ‘most wonderful time’—Christmas. “I love Christmas but I am glad when it’s over. We start receiving Christmas as early as May so it’s a l-o-n-g season!” Also low on the currently single gal’s list is Valentine’s Day, but hey, it’s almost over.

Born at Moritz Community Hospital in Sun Valley and never having lived farther from Hailey than Warm Springs, Rachel is a local’s local and loves life in the Wood River Valley. The best thing about living in the Valley for her? Also easy—the people.

“I love being part of this small town,” she explained. “I am constantly amazed, though I shouldn’t be, at just how friendly and loving this community is.”

A large part of Rachel’s world includes the recovery community, one she has been an active part of for nearly 11 years. “This is the community that’s kept me going for a long time,” she said.

“When I describe this area to people who don’t know it, I tell them it’s like a college town without the college. It’s easy for young people, or anyone, to get caught up in all the fun and that gets a lot of people to a place where they need some help.”

Rachel, who attends many A.A. and N.A. meetings in Bellevue and Hailey, said one of the things she gets the most satisfaction from is helping others and using her own experiences to that end. “I give people rides, take them out for coffee, pick up the phone at 2 a.m. I try to be a resource and friend for anyone who is struggling. I think I can be especially helpful to people who are young and in early recovery. It’s my passion. I feel like everyone in this amazing community will do whatever they can to help someone else succeed.”

Another thing Rachel is truly passionate about is… wait for it… office supplies. She loves to nerd out about paper, pens, printer ink—some of the elements that keep local businesses and organizations, from the school district to county offices, running. “For the past six-and-a-half years I have also worked at Jane’s as the outside sales man-

ager, working with accounts to make sure they have what they need, even delivering the goods to them,” Rachel explained. “I love it.”

When Rachel is not channeling her inner Dwight Schrute, she can be found mostly in a few places: local coffee shops, watching bands and, lately, enjoying theater. “I’ve become a huge fan of The Spot,” she shared. “They are doing amazing stuff. And I’ve never missed a production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show there. It gives me a chance to dress up like Dr. Frank N. Furter, which is pretty great.” (see above… she loves Halloween). A good band will also always get her out. “I am a big music lover and live music is the best. Seeing a band in person is so much better than hearing them on the radio.”

Rachel’s favorite musical event of the year was probably Summer’s End – The Draper Rendezvous at the Draper Preserve in Hailey. “Andy Sheppard and the Shook Twins shows were fantastic.”

Last, but not least, Rachel is a self-proclaimed ‘hip cat lady.’ “I have three [cats] that are my children,” she laughed. “Loki, a rescue cat, Leroy, a kitten I found on Facebook, and Dr. Frank N. Furter, who was a feral barn cat and now is the best, mostly indoor, cat.” She loves them all equally.

Five questions for Rachel: WRW: What is your favorite product at Jane’s right now?

RL: The G2 Pilot pen. I like scratchy pens.

WRW: What are you doing with your hair at the moment?

RL: Right now? I have to say it’s boring blonde.

I do my hair myself so I’m sure I will do something else soon. I also like to help my friends with their color. Everyone tells me I missed my calling!

WRW: Favorite season?

RL: I love cold seasons. I love cold weather.

Fall, winter especially, spring I especially love, too. I love it when it rains a lot.

WRW: Anything people would be surprised to learn about you?

RL: I used to go to Burning Man back when it was 30,000 people instead of 80,000. I was so into the art and being part of that artists’ community.

WRW: What could we use some more of in this Valley right now?

RL: Honestly? More recovery resources. The Sober Living House in Hailey is doing great things and I would love to see something like that, but for women in the Valley. We always need more resources for young people in recovery as they often struggle the most.

Thank you, Sandy Kelly for suggesting Rachel as the subject for this week’s The People That You’ll Meet. If you would like to recommend someone that the community should get to know better, please email us at production@woodriverweekly.com with the subject line Someone to Meet.

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HORRORSCOPES

by Clouds McCloud

Pisces: While Clouds doesn’t completely agree with Eckhart Tolle, we can all agree on this quote from the self-help guru: “Just be and enjoy being.” Please let this be a reminder that you don’t have to see eye-to-eye with everybody to get something positive and enjoyable from them. In fact, sometimes it’s best to see eye-to-bellybutton.

Aries: Aries can be hard on themselves and others for imperfections. But nothing in life is perfect for very long. That’s why we need to accept our imperfections for the unique beauty they bring to our lives. That’s also why your lucky lyrics come from James Bay: “And the world will turn and we’ll grow, we’ll learn how to be to be incomplete.”

Taurus: The key to survival is to make sure the fire burning inside of you is stronger than any fire burning around you. Unless, of course, you’re in water, in which case a life jacket, a foam noodle and a margarita should do the trick. So try not to take things too seriously or to let all the insanity kick you in the crotch.

Gemini: Here are your questionable mottos for the next two weeks: A) Exercise? Let’s make that extra fries. B) You don’t always have to seize the day. Sometimes you can just poke it with a stick. S) Most of my brain wants to go to sleep while some of it is wondering about things like whether or not penguins have knees.

Cancer: The gift of this sign is your ability to make others feel exceptionally loved and cared for. The downside is that the rest of us can’t do it nearly so well for you. To help, please pretend we wrote this song from the X Ambassadors for you: “Beat the drum. Sing off key. Set me free … Cause you’re so gorgeous, cause you make me feel gorgeous.”

Leo: Saturn and Pluto will be in opposition this year. It happens once every 30 years or so. Although the last time it happened was in 2001, and we all remember how that one went—it started the damn Patriots Dynasty. That’s why your words of wisdom for the new year will both encompass fellow Leo, Tom Brady. 1) Courtesy of Wes Mantooth, “I pure, straight hate you, but damn, I do respect you.” 2) From the Goat, “I think sometimes in life the biggest challenges end up being the best things that happen in your life.”

Virgo: Virgos tend to be stoic, but that doesn’t mean that you’re not burning with passion on the inside. It’s just that you hide it better than most of us. To help you spark your inner fire, try one of these lines on someone you’d like to get hot with: A) From Soshinie A. Singh, “All that you thought dead, allow me to water it back to life.”

X) From Clouds, “I’m going to call you Chamomile, because your such a hot–tea.”

Libra: In numerology, 2020 is considered both a 22 and a 4 (2+2) year. These are both promising numbers; 22 is the number of mastery, so expect to be help make some of your dreams as well as the dreams of others come true. And 4 is the number of spirituality, harvest and Bobby Orr. So, expect to score lots of goals, both on and off the ice, this year.

Scorpio: There’s a relatively new saying that goes, “If you line up all your exes in a row can see the flow chart of your metal illness.”

While self-reflection isn’t usually a Scorpio strong suit, it might be good to spend time reflecting on anything that you’re repressing and is blocking you from fulfillment. This saying might help: “The bedroom is the poor man’s opera.”

Sagittarius: This much we know is true: 1) Laughter is an important part of your well-being so you need regular hits of it. 2) It’s okay if sometimes your ideal threesome is you, a six-pack and some tacos.

3) If you can’t do anything about it, it’s best to let it go. 4) Spellcheck can be your best friend or your worst enema.

Capricorn: The great thing about being thankful is that being so automatically attracts more reasons for you to feel that way. To help you be more thankful, be sure to always tip your server well and to take on this kind of attitude, “I’m thankful that craft breweries make my drinking problem seem like a hobby.”

Aquarius: To make the most out of this next blessed year of your life, do most of these things: Wake up every day and decide to be happy. Keep trying. Hug more often. Allow yourself to be both the big spoon and the little spoon. Do what you love. Be thankful. Be kind. Try to share the kind of boot knockin’ that blows your mind.

Stay weird.

NEWS

IN BRIEF

Traffic To shift On US-93 In Jerome County As early as Feb. 15, traffic will shift on US-93 between 200 S Road and 300 S Road in Jerome County. This is part of the US-93 widening project, which will see the highway transition from two lanes to four to increase mobility and traffic flow in the area.

“We determined it would be best to build two temporary roadway diversions for this project,” said ITD South-central Idaho Project Manager Sam Purser. “This will allow traffic to continue moving through the area while construction is underway.”

Both northbound and southbound traffic will utilize these temporary roadways. Construction signage, candlesticks, and barrels will be in place to safely direct those traveling through the area. Drivers can expect reduced speeds of 25 mph in the work zone. Motorists are advised to use caution and watch for workers and heavy equipment entering and exiting the highway.

“This project will improve safety at the US-93/200 South intersection for both passenger and commercial vehicles,” explained Purser.

“The end result will be a divided highway similar to what drivers encounter two miles south of this area.”

Idaho Materials and Construction is the prime contractor for this project.

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Lisa Wild, registered nurse and executive director of Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley, will share her expertise from her work in nursing and caring for patients in their homes to provide awareness and tips to prevent falling. For more information, contact Erin Buell at (208) 727-8733.

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12:15-1:15PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey

BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES

5:15-6:45PM / Hailey Public Library / Hailey

From left to right, Melodie Taylor-Mauldin, John Mauldin, Aly Wepplo and David Janeski are among the 10 performers who will take audiences through songs of love at The Argyros, Friday and Saturday. Photo credit: Jennifer Simpson of 208 Images & Media

You Gotta ‘Love It!’

A Valentine’s cabaret will be staged at The Argyros

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ove and music go together like hearts and flowers. And this Valentine’s Day there will be joyous expression of love on Friday night at the Argyros Performing Arts Center, in Ketchum, with an original cabaret performance called “Love It!”. The evening of music and dance celebrating the holiday will be staged in association with Sawtooth Productions.

Under the artistic direction of Melodie Taylor-Mauldin and the musical direction of R.L. Rowsey, the show will be presented in true cabaret style with 14 tables, as well as auditorium and mezzanine seating.

The cast will include Taylor-Mauldin and her husband John Mauldin, David Janeski, Aly Wepplo, Chris Carwithen, Andrew Alburger, Courtney Loving, Ward Loving, Terresa Shreve and Teddy Cunningham. All but two of the performers are based in the Wood River Valley, and are among the busiest actors with a variety of companies.

Shreve performs professional theatre in Utah, and Cunningham performs with a band at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Jackson, Wyo. Shreve is also part of the Sun Valley Carolers with Taylor-Mauldin, and they perform together around the country, including with the Glenn Miller Orchestra on tour.

“These are my friends,” Taylor-Mauldin said. “I wanted to show them off to the theatre crowd.”

Cabaret—meaning any sort of gathering performance that serves alcoholic beverages—originated in France in the 1800s. It’s been celebrated consistently around the world in one form or another ever since. And yes, there will be bottles of wine on the tables, and beverages for sale in The Argyros lobby.

In “Love It!”, performers will sing a mixture of musical styles, including jazz, musical theater and opera while focusing on all aspects of love—romantic, familiar and friendship. Accompanying the performers will be a top-flight, three-piece combo featuring Rowsey on the piano.

The show is not organized around couple singing despite there being three married couples participating in the show.

“But there will be many moments where we will do that,” Taylor-Mauldin said. “There are solos, duets, trios and group numbers made up of all sorts of combinations that R.L. and I created.

“John and I will duet together, as will David and Aly, and Ward and Courtney. The way I created it, we will spend some time coming out into the seating area. You can be a part of the intimacy of The Argyros.”

They wanted to use The Argyros to celebrate the high-end sound technology of the new performing arts center, and the history of cabaret. The idea is to interact with the audience in true cabaret style.

“There’s a section with ‘I’ve Got Rhythm’ for me as a choreographer and performer,” Taylor-Mauldin said. “There’s also opera for John and

Pushing the Limits will continue with “The Deer Camp” by Dean Kuipers.

The Library is one of 100 rural public libraries nationwide to receive a grant from the National Science Foundation to host the adult discussion series in their community. For more information and to register for this free series, contact Kristin Fletcher at (208) 788-2036 or visit haileypubliclibrary.org.

SHARE YOUR LOVE STORIES

5:30PM / Hailey Public Library / Hailey Be one of nine storytellers celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing a true, 5-minute story about yourself and a person, place or thing you love at the Hailey Public Library. Signup is required. For more information, visit haileypubliclibrary.org.

CREATIVE JUMP IN

6PM / SV Museum of Art / Ketchum “On Being Thoreau” will be led by 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. For more information, visit svmoa.org or call (208) 726-9491.

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Ward—both classically trained singers—to do together. They will knock your socks off.

“R.L. is so great with this kind of thing. We have collaborated on the material for each performer, and we deliver a message that we all have access to love. I want to celebrate that.”

‘Love It!’ • Cabaret performances will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15 • Tickets range from $20 to $60 in addition to special table seating close to the stage.

• Tickets are available at theargyros.org

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6PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum

Mike Hattrup, a Ketchum AMGA [American Mountain Guides Association] ski guide, will lead a unique skier’s journey of this Unesco World Heritage zone, a remarkable landscape on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This large and sparsely settled volcanic peninsula lies on the far eastern edge of Russia, jutting out into the Pacific Ocean north of Japan. Tickets ($15) will be sold at the door. All proceeds will benefit Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

WED FEB 12 & THU FEB 13

OSCAR SHORTS

4:30PM & 7PM / Magic Lantern / Ketchum Sun Valley Museum of Art will screen all of the short films nominated for the 2020 Academy Awards. Wednesday night will be Documentary Shorts A, and Thursday will feature Documentary Shorts B. For tickets, call (208) 726-9491.

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WSHOE WITH A RANGER

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weekly Snowshoe with a Ranger tours run through Participants will meet on the porch of Galena Lodge aking a 1.5-mile, 2-hour tour exploring the history of at Galena Lodge and the winter ecology and tracking owy landscape. Snowshoes can be rented at Galena For more information, call (208) 727-5000.

ESTATE PLAN

1:15PM / St. Luke’s Baldy Rooms hum

planning is an important yet often overwhelming n taking care of ourselves and our loved ones. St. Wood River Foundation’s estate planning representaraine del Prado, of nationally renowned planning firm on & Associates, will lead this educational session g insights on how to enhance and protect your estate r your loved ones and avoid unnecessary costs and hile minimizing your taxes. For more information, Erin Buell at (208) 727-8733.

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DINNER & A MOVIE

5:30PM / Café Della / Hailey Café Della will present dinner and a movie, featuring “Dirty Dancing” starring Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for drinks & dinner, and the movie starts at 6:30 p.m. $35 per person includes dinner and the movie. Beer, wine & non-alcoholic beverages will be sold separately. To make a reservation, call (208) 913-0263 or stop by the café on Main Street in Hailey.

un Valley Community School Players will stage the e Tony Award-winning play, “Peter and the Starcatchd on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Featuring 30 upper-school students, the play is a e on the century-old story of Peter Pan and provides es with a humorous backstory for the infamous rs of Peter Pan, Mrs. Darling, Tinker Bell and Hook. y for pirates, kings and queens, mermaids, and jungle The cast features Shea Brokaw as Black Stache, Coulter as Peter, and Julia Ott as Molly Aster. Tickets able at communityschool.org/news/events. A limited of tickets will be sold at the door. Tickets are $6 for and $12 for adults.

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ailey Public Library will present a free family-friendwith popcorn every Friday. Rated G. This week enjoy and the Beast.” For more information, call (208) 788-

spectator, children 12 and under are free, and a portion of the fees will be donated to the Wood River High School Rodeo Team. Bring lawn chairs but no dogs. Smokey Bone BBQ will have food for sale. There will be a raffle at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Mahoney’s in Bellevue and an awards party Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at 7 Fuego restaurant. Signup 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at Mahoney’s.

SUN FEB 16

Sun Valley Brewery will present music for all your Valentines with an evening of dinner, music and love, with Jeff Crosby and the Refugees, and Hart Gibson Music. $7 cover online, or $10 at the door.

FRI FEB 14, SAT FEB 15, SUN FEB 16

STANLEY WINTERFEST 5PM / Various / Stanley

The annual Wild West Stanley Winterfest kicks off Friday evening and continues through Sunday with hockey, beach party pub crawl, fat-bike fondo, ski plane fly-in, raft ride, library cookies and cocoa, drag race, three-legged race, crowning of king and queen, snowmobile skijoring, keg pull, raffles, food and lots and lots of live music. For more information, visit stanleywinterfest.com.

BRYAN TERRELL CLARK CONCERT

4PM & 7:30PM / SV Opera House / Sun Valley

Sun Valley Opera will present Bryan Terrell Clark singing love songs from his Broadway role as Marvin Gaye in “Motown” and songs from his role as Washington in “Hamilton,” with SV Community School students and local singers as chorus, and much more. For Diva tickets, call Robyn Watson at (208) 726-0991 or sunvalleyopera.com. For general assigned or preferred tickets, call (208) 622-2135 or sunvalleyresort. eventbrite.com

MON FEB 17

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.

er the streets of Ketchum while enjoying the diverse ons of art at participating galleries. For more informaspecial section in this paper.

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SV SUNS HOCKEY

7PM / Campion Ice House / Hailey The Suns take on the SUNS vs NYC Midtown Mafia, Friday and Saturday. There are three 20-minute periods, games last two-and-a-half hours. Entry is adults $10, 10-18 years old, $5 and kids 9 and under are free. Pro-tip: Arrive early.

SAT FEB 15

WINTER TRACKING WORKSHOP 11-2PM / ERC / Ketchum

The final ERC Winter Tracking Workshop with Ann Christensen will begin at the ERC office at 471 Washington Ave., Ketchum, before heading outside on a snowshoe tracking adventure through the fields and woods north of Ketchum.

Novice and experienced trackers of all ages are welcome.

Bring snowshoes, warm clothes, and water. Suggested donation is $10/ERC members and $20/non-members. Preregistration is encouraged. For more information or to register: (208) 726-4333; alisa@ercsv.org; ercsv.org.

SAT FEB 15 & SUN FEB 16

SKIJORING

SCIENCE TIME

11AM / Community Library / Ketchum Science Time is held weekly with local expert Ann Christensen in the Children’s Library’s treehouse. For more information and news on other events at the Community Library, visit comlib.org.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

5:30-6:30PM / St. Luke’s Clinic / Hailey This group meets the third Tuesday of the month. It provides a supportive environment, social engagement, education and networking for people who have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer. 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.

12PM / 81 Browning Lane / Bellevue

CUBAN DANCE

Produced by the Wood Extreme Ski Joring Association (WRESJA), this event will feature cowboys and cowgirls with their fast horses racing with brave skiers and snowboarders. This year there will be a couples division and stick-horse races for 10 & under. Admission fee is $5 per

The Havana-based Malpaso—Cuba’s first independent dance company—has grown to become one of the most internationally sought after in its short seven-year history. Malpaso is a passionate contemporary dance ensemble that embodies the rich culture of Havana. Under the leadership of choreographer and artistic director Osnel Delgado, the company works to bring Cuban contemporary dance into the 21st century by collaborating with top international choreographers and nurturing new voices in Cuban choreography. For tickets, call (208) 726-7872 or visit theargyros.org.

7:30PM / The Argyros / Ketchum

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LIVE MUSIC

FRI FEB 14

THU FEB 13 & FRI FEB 14

SILVER DOLLAR MUSIC

9:30PM / Silver Dollar / Bellevue Friday night live music will be Rockin Horse Band at 9:30 p.m. There is never a cover at the iconic saloon. Free lifts home if needed.

THU FEB 13-MON FEB 17

MUSIC AT WHISKEY’S

5:30PM / Whiskey Jacques’ / Ketchum Mike Murphy (The Funny Guy) will perform live upstairs at Whiskey Jacques’.

Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Entry is $15 per person at the door. On Friday, Denver-based alternative band A-Mac & The Height will perform. Doors open at 9 p.m. $5 entry at the door.

FRI FEB 14-TUE FEB 18

RIVER RUN

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

LIMELIGHT MUSIC

6PM / Limelight Hotel / Ketchum In the Lounge, enjoy free live musical entertainment with Kevin Ware on Thursday; Doublewide on Friday. Carl Massaro will play on Saturday; Kevin Ware will play Sunday; and Micheala French on Monday. The family-friendly lounge also offers a play room and games for families to enjoy.

After a lively day on or off the mountain, enjoy live après-ski music in the lodge every weekend. Friday: A-Mac & The Height; Sunday: Aaron Golay Band; Monday: Mestizo Beat; Tuesday: George Kilby, Jr. There is no cover and everyone is welcome.

It’s Valentine’s Time

COLUMN

WELLNESS

Different meanings for different folks

BY ERIC VALENTINE

“Valentine” is not my surname. It’s a pen name I use to honor my first wife who passed away on Valentine’s night three years to the minute she and I shared our first kiss. I’m not making this up. And I’m not trying to buzzkill anyone’s happy, romantic day.

But for two-plus decades now, celebrating Feb. 14 is a navigation between honoring my deceased wife and any significant other who may be leasing my heart in the here and now. I’ve just started lightly dating someone— let’s call her Beth—I want to keep around, so I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t feeling a little lost right about now.

You may think all this would make me jaundiced toward the pseudo holiday, but it doesn’t. Holidays based on the concept of love sound more like a solution than a problem to me.

Nonetheless, just like Christmas and New Year’s, a portion of the population—both coupled and singled— struggle with the implications behind the special day.

“Right around February 15 I inevitably start fielding calls about hopelessness and disappointment. And so it’s at this time of year that I can’t help wondering whether we wouldn’t all be better off if Valentine’s Day was no longer setting up that huge gap between expectations and reality for so many couples,” writes Melissa Orlov in a Psychology Today article called “The Problem with Valentine’s Day: For some couples, this holiday hurts more than it helps.”

Orlov’s article highlights the inevitable disillusionment that follows for at least one half of a couple with

high expectations and not-so-high follow through.

And then there are articles like “Dealing with Valentine’s Day Depression” by Dr. Paul Greene on the Anxiety And Depression Association of America website.

He focuses on people who have recently gone through a split-up and offers a listicle of advice on how to cope.

The listicle—which, among other things, suggests avoiding substance abuse and separating legit feelings from destructive thoughts—makes sense.

Yet, it seems that’s what we should be doing every day, any time. And so the inevitable social media posts, radio ads, and love-themed TV shows seep into our mindset and wreak some level of havoc.

When I find myself disillusioned, I try to see it as a good thing. Who wants to be living through an illusion?

And an effective way to wipe away illusion is to think past the Hallmark-card version of Valentine’s and understand its origin. You don’t have to be an historical scholar to find this Wikipedia entry: Lupercalia was an ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral annual festival, observed in the city of Rome between 13–15 February (the start of spring at that time in that part of the world) to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility. Lupercalia was also called dies Februatus, after the instruments of purification called februa, which gave February (Februarius) its name.

The advent of spring. Purification and health. Averting evil. Nothing depressing about that. So, if you’re feeling stressed out or a little down when Friday comes around, just think about those Lupercalia things a little

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more and the Hallmark vibes a little less. You’ll be fine.

Now, what to get Beth?

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Winter’s Wildest Sport Extreme skijoring is back

By Mike McKenna

“Forty seconds of sheer terror!”

That’s how Josh Glick jokingly refers to competing in an extreme skijoring race. Often called “winter’s wildest sport,” extreme skijoring is essentially a combination of ski racing, waterskiing and lots of raw horsepower—and it all takes place on a snow-covered obstacle course.

“It’s exhilarating and adrenaline-pumping fun, but it’s definitely a challenge,” said Josh, who has competed in, and won, numerous skijoring races over the years. “It’s basically ski racing behind a horse.”

Josh got hooked on extreme skijoring after racing in the annual local event. He now serves on the board for the Wood River Extreme Ski Joring Association (WRESJA) and will help the nonprofit put on its annual races this year in Bellevue.

Not to be confused with regular skijoring, which involves dogs, the horse-propelled extreme skijoring races began locally in Fairfield in 2001.

The two days of races have proven to be an extremely entertaining spectator sport, which brings together the horse and skiing communities. Besides the racing and the views of Idaho’s gorgeous snowy landscapes, the event also includes food vendors and a beer garden offering wine and margaritas.

Fans and participants come from a variety of states and throughout Idaho. Usually over 40 teams of three (skier or snowboarder, rider and horse) compete in a variety of categories. Each team takes turns blasting through an obstacle course that includes jumps and rings for the skiers—and sometimes riders—to collect. Competitors can reach speeds of 40 miles per hour. Josh said it takes a variety of skills for all three-member teams.

A kids’ stick-horse race, a Valentine’s couples race and more snowboarders are being added to this year’s festivities.

“The skier has many challenges trying to manage the course while being towed by a horse, and the rider has the challenge of trying to keep the

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horse straight. It’s not for your average person,” Josh said, adding, “When you have a good run, you’re smiling from ear to ear. The skier, the rider and the horse all know you nailed it.”

Michelle Bobbitt is an extreme skijoring rider and serves as the secretary of WRESJA. “It’s an absolute rush,” Bobbitt said—“running a horse full blast for 800 feet across snow with a skier being towed. It’s a blast. I love it!”

Lots of folks obviously agree with Michelle and, thanks to the efforts of the WRESJA, “winter’s wildest sport” will return to the Wood River Valley again this year.

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C OM M EN T AR Y

Fishing R epoRt

NO BONES ABOUT IT THE “WEEKLY” FISHING REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 12 - 18 FROM PICABO ANGLER

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ilver Creek has been fishing good here recently.

The midges have started hatching a lot more consistently, we have been seeing a good afternoon emergence in the 1pm4pm range depending on the day.

Streamers should continue to get better as the water gets dirtier the closer we get to March. Look for overcast days as the midges generally hatch for longer and the streamer fishing tends to be better. Swinging small leeches can be a good technique for picking up numbers of fish, and stripping a little bigger streamer could result in less numbers but more quality fish.

The Big Wood River has been fantastic! Fish are being caught on dries, streamers, and nymphs!

Look for fish rising to midges in the afternoons as the midge hatches can be outstanding this time of year. When nothing is hatching swinging small sculpin pattern like a slumpbuster or zoo cougar can be a great way of finding some of the bigger fish.

If you’re going for numbers try a nymph rig under an indicator with a black or brown rubber legs and a small black Midge dropped off of it.

The Lower Lost has been solid. Still not a ton of surface activity but the nymphing has been very productive. Try nymphing with small mayfly and midge patterns on light tippet.

The river did see a fluctuation in flows over the past couple weeks. With the flows today sitting around 185CFS this should provide a little more holding water for the fish and could spread them out more. These fish generally spawn pretty early compared to our other fisheries so start keeping an eye out for redds. Once things warm up a bit and we get more into March look for those fantastic spring Baetis hatches the Lost is known for.

The South Fork of the Boise River has been very good!

February and March are usually fantastic months of fishing on this river. There can be very good Midge activity over the next couple months before it closes, also keep an eye out for baetis to start showing up in here over the next couple weeks. When the surface is quiet fishing double nymph rigs or swinging streamer patterns can be successful. The road can get pretty nasty going down into the canyon as there is usually either snow or mud this time of year. 4 wheel drive is a must and chains are recommended!

Happy fishing, everyone!

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FRAN JEWELL

Round Dogs, Square Holes

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By Fran Jewell

dog is not just a dog. Dogs were domesticated by selecting wolves that were the most able to work with and enjoy the company of humans. Once the wolves were brought into the human domain, man then started taking certain characteristics of the wolves and using those characteristics to help him. Dogs were not just companions—they were carefully developed as working companions to help with everyday chores man had. This was when different breeds were developed.

The wolves were not domesticated just for love. Each breed had a job they did. When you watch the AKC dog shows, such as Westminster, that will be coming up, you will see the different “groups.” There are seven different “groups” of dogs, according to what they were bred to do. They are: Herding, Sporting, Working, Terriers, Toys, Non-Sporting, and Hounds. Each group has certain jobs.

When you choose a dog, knowing what your dog was bred for can help you in determining the best dog for you and your family. Not all dogs are created equal. As an example, a dog from the herding group will have a tendency to stay closer and keep your family together when you go for walks. They are also more likely to nip or bite things that move.

A dog from the working group may be more protective of you, your home, and your livestock, if you have any. Many are not known for being social with other dogs.

Their mission is to work!

What is difficult for many people to understand is that even if you have a mixed-breed dog, it does not mean that the dog will inher-

it the traits equally from each breed. If a dog is a mix of many breeds, the instincts may not blend equally. That means if you have a half-border collie and half-Labrador retriever, or the ever popular half-Labrador and half-poodle, you may not see the traits you are hoping for. The border collie/Lab may not be mellow as many Labradors are, but may inherit a lot of the herding traits and some suspicion. Many times, border collies can be suspicious. The friendliness of the Labrador may not be the dominant personality trait.

When we take any dog into our homes, we must consider the breed or breeds carefully to know if we have a match for our lifestyle and personality. Looking at a dog for its cuteness might not be a good reason to adopt or buy a particular dog.

Dogs are like shoes. Yes, shoes! There are hiking boots, rock-climbing shoes, snowboots, river shoes, school shoes, dinner-party shoes, and so on. You would not choose a snowboot to wear on a river trip. Once you decide on the breed characteristics that are a good fit for you and your personality, then you have to decide on the size. Picking a river shoe three sizes too small will be very uncomfortable for the rest of your life and you probably won’t wear it. Forcing your foot into that shoe is like forcing some working breeds to be social with every dog they see, if that is what you want. It’s not fair to your foot or your dog!!! We need to honor a dog for what it is.

The key to successful dog ownership is always to choose a dog with your head and your heart, not just your heart. I might like those darned river shoes, but if I intend on wearing them in the winter, I am going to be very sorry.

SCIENCE OF PLACE

Even within the same breed, each dog is different. There are ways to test dogs to see what their traits are. I temperament-test puppies from reputable breeders all the time, so the breeder can make sound recommendations about where to place a particular puppy. Photo credit: Fran Jewell

Take your time. Explore breeds you are interested in. If you don’t know the breed of a dog you like, have a DNA test done so you do know what you are committing to for the next 12 to 15 years. Never feel pressured into taking a dog. If you go to a good breeder, they will help you decide if that breed is a good fit for you. Be selective so you know your new dog will be a good fit, not like trying to put a round dog into a square hole.

Fran Jewell is an Idaho Press Club award-winning columnist, IAABC-certified dog behavior consultant, NADOI-certified instructor #1096 and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, in Sun Valley. For more information, visit www.positivepuppy. com or call (208) 578-1565.

The M&M Principle

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BY HARRY WEEKES

love M&Ms. I have loved them across years and across species— classic, peanut, peanut butter, pretzel, almond. Light chocolate.

Dark chocolate. Valentine’s, Easter and Christmas editions. One of the first times I voted for anything was when I weighed in on the pending color change in the originals and, to my enduring disappointment, saw one of my favorites—light brown—replaced by blue. Harumph.

One thing I never do with M&Ms is look at the bag (beyond above species identification). I don’t know how many calories they have, what kind of dyes are in them, or if they have even an ounce of nutrition encased in that candy coating.

There are just some details I don’t want to know.

And so it goes with shooting stars.

I walk early. It is dark. The sky is an inky blanket—never black, more an intense deep, dark blue. The stars and planets are twinkling points of light. I invariably see shooting stars. A lot of shooting stars.

Not necessarily at once, but in aggregate, over time. And they come in as many species as M&Ms. There are quick ones and slow ones.

Long ones and short ones. Ones that are only visible because I happened to be looking at the precise spot at which they appeared, and others that create so much light that I look up to watch them cross a large enough expanse of sky I sometimes wonder if I am going to hear an impact.

I have oodles of questions. Do they hit the ground? Do they come from one direction more than another? Are they falling straight to Earth and it is only our planet’s rotation that makes them seem so fast? What are they made of? What chance is there that one would land anywhere near me?

I am sure the Internet would tell me all there is to know about shooting stars, starting with the fact that they are not stars at all. And I am also sure that I am as disinterested in learning more than what I experience on my walks as I am in figuring out in what ways M&Ms are not healthy for me.

This ignorance is intentional. It is purposeful. And it is directed.

Mystery is in many ways like love—it is expansive. The more you have, the more boundless it is. I could look up shooting stars and be awed by their astronomical origin, their chemical composition, and the physics of their lives. That line of inquiry would yield so much, and undoubtedly explode into a thousand courses of study. It would also be familiar.

My current star path is bathing in the unfamiliar; in what I don’t know. It is walking around not quite sure when I will see a shooting

A meteor during the peak of the 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower. The photograph shows the meteor, afterglow, and wake as distinct components.

Photo credit: Navicore, accessed via Wikimedia.

star, or which kind it will be. It is intentionally choosing not to know because there is a richness in the ignorance. It is not the narrowing kind of ignorance that closes parts of my mind, but rather one that seems to open it.

Ultimately, there is an element of wonder that not only endures when something is not explained or labeled, but that thrives in the inexplicability. I cannot tell you much about shooting stars, except that every single one is a microcosmic flash of light that always elevates my walks.

Shooting stars are like light-brown M&Ms; while I can’t quite explain them, that doesn’t make them any less yummy.

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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CHOOSING THE CHOO CHOO HUNTER ERVIN a couple of miles from my apartment, and they suggested I use the train. Thank god I listened. In am writing from the tabletop in an Amtrak three hours, from start to finish, I leave my car in train car. the station’s free parking lot near my apartment, One of the delights of my current exper- board the train, get to read, use my laptop or just iment in living for a winter in California is the rest all the way to Emeryville, the next town to rediscovery of the joys of train travel. Part of this Oakland, and then take a lush Amtrak bus over happiness is the sentimental recolthe Bay Bridge to Salesforce Plalection of the rare times in my earza, the transit center in SF. Easy, ly years of railroad trips and then, breezy. As a result of this and a more recently, enjoying European cost that is less than the other optrains. The most prominent reason, tions, I am a happy camper. though, is the ease and relatively I have also discovered that my small expense of a mode of travel I current town, Modesto, where my had almost forgotten. cousins and family have lived most I decided to spend the first three of my life, has good movie theaters, months of this year in order to be a poetry evening once a month with my grandchildren and others downtown, the Gallo Center preof my family who live in the Bay senting high-quality productions, Area and farther south. Through big parks, and terrific markets with the help of my son-in-law raised in JoEllen Collins—a longtime inexpensive and very fresh food, Stanislaus County, I have rented a resident of the Wood River featuring fruits and vegetables small but very efficient apartment Valley— is an Idaho Press from nearby farms. Every person I about 90 miles from their home Club award-winning colum- have encountered has been polite, in San Francisco. Even though the nist, a teacher, writer, fabric most accommodating, and frienddistance seems daunting, the rent artist, choir member and ly. The latter positive reminds me is affordable, and my dogs are not unabashedly proud grandma of the Wood River Valley. only welcome but actually enjoy a known as “Bibi Jo.” A parting anecdote: Last week, small dog park and many pit stops the loudspeaker voice of the agent and litter bag locations in the complex. We three announcing the train’s arrival sounded like an are happy: I especially enjoy their affection. I’m “old-movie” version of railroad personnel of the not lonely.

Forties and Fifties—deep, strong and delivered At first I imagined driving up to SF or part of in a joyously exaggerated, rhythmical cadence. the way to Pleasanton and then hopping on the A couple next to me and I shared a gentle laugh, BART to the city. Both options involved difficult feeling as though we were hearing actors like parking, expensive fuel costs, and my reluctance Charlton Heston or Gregory Peck instead of the to experience angst over traffic speeds and driv- young woman actually delivering the message. ing times. I have friends and families within just Chattanooga Choo Choo, here I come!

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GUEST COMMENTARY

Right To Repair Legislation

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By Sen. David Nelson and Sen. Grant Burgoyne Idaho Joint Democratic Caucus

daho State Capitol—On Thursday, a bill sponsored by Senator David Nelson/(D-Moscow) was printed in Senate Commerce and Human Resources. The legislation would allow farmers and ranchers to save money on repairs for their high-tech farm equipment and citizens to get their own electronic equipment repaired, as well.

“We want to put power back in farmers’ hands,” Senator Nelson explained. “Our agricultural community relies on their equipment to be efficient. If a farmer has to use the dealer for all repairs, it can significantly raise costs and prevent independent repair shops from having a chance for the business. It’s not fair if a manufacturer has monopoly power on a repair that lets them charge high prices.

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“Agriculture is crucial to our state and right-torepair legislation would support Idaho farmers.

Vehicles, tractors, and other farming equipment are costly to repair or replace, and the current laws make the process of making repairs more costly than necessary. The safety and success of our farmers and ranchers are a priority for the legislature and this legislation supports that priority.”

Senator Grant Burgoyne/(D-Boise) is co-sponsoring the legislation.

“Idaho is a state where many people live beyond the practical reach of repair services,” Sen. Burgoyne explained. “We have to be and are self-reliant. We should have the right to self-repair and access to local repair facilities. Even as urban consumers, we should have these rights.”

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Valentine’s Day Laughter

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By Dove

remember the first Valentine I received from my husband of 56 years. We were young and in college and we had been dating only a couple of weeks. The card said, ”I like you better than chocolate-covered Easter bunnies and boy do I like chocolate-covered Easter bunnies!”

It made me laugh. Laughter in a relationship is a blessing. It can dispel a tense moment because it changes the energy, raises the frequency of the moment. For Valentine’s Day this year, try a little loving laughter.

A very wise old man explained to me that you should always marry someone you love talking to, because when you get to be old, talking is what you have that still works.

Consider this Valentine’s Day the gift of laughter. Remember the laughter you have shared with your partner. Fill your heart with memories of laughter. Maybe write them down. Make a card that reminds your partner of different times you belly laughed together.

I don’t know about you, but I want to belly laugh every day. It clears my energy from the bottom of my feet clear out the top of my head.

What a gift that is!

Did you know that genuine, kind laughter is one of the few energies that come straight from your

Eighth-grader Hunter Ervin and her younger sister Kennedy. Photo credit: Tessa Sheehan

On the hunt for happiness

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By Eric Valentine

ormally, this Student Spotlight column features a high school student within the Blaine County School District. But eighth-graders bound for Europe deserve some notice.

Hunter Ervin is that Wood River Middle School student. In June, she will be headed to France and Switzerland, thanks to winning the Bob & Edie Green Writing Scholarship for excellence in French.

“I will get to experience Swiss French and Parisian French, as well as challenging myself in a five-day home stay with native French speakers. This trip for me is a way to get out of my sheltered bubble here in America and learn French the way it is meant to be spoken,” Ervin explained in her essay.

It didn’t take long for educators to recognize brilliance in Ervin.

She has been a GATE (Gifted And Talented Education) student since the first grade and has maintained honor roll grades her entire academic career. Now in the eighth-grade, Ervin is taking Leadership, Choir, Science, Crafts and Textiles, Honors English, Math and thirdyear French. In addition, she’s on the school’s wrestling team, participates in 4-H swine and archery programs, and has even sung the National Anthem at local sporting events.

Ervin’s hope is to take these varied skills and experiences to gain entry into Harvard University. Perhaps more challenging than that for Ervin will be choosing what field of study to focus on.

“I am interested in architecture, plant biology, music, culinary arts, clothing design, and acting,” said Ervin, who has been hunting elk, deer and antelope since she was 10.

Whatever she does in the future, she hopes it involves travel and making other people happy.

“Too many people live their lives without happiness, and I would like to fix that, however I can, be it providing food or supplying resources to people that need it,” Ervin said. “I have a creative mind.

I do what makes me happy and I don’t care what other people think of me.”

Ervin’s main focus right now is raising enough money so she can make the most of her trip to Europe.

“I have been busy babysitting and selling coffee to help raise money for the trip. Hangar Bread in Hailey has been so helpful and has my coffee for sale for anyone who might be interested in purchasing and supporting my language immersion trip,” Ervin explained.

As excited as Ervin is for Europe and Harvard, she will miss a few things here.

“I have a really cool 10-year-old sister, Kennedy, that will be going to the middle school next year,” Ervin said. “In the Valley, I love the way that everything is within walking distance and how we don’t have very much crime. I also love being able to see the beautiful wildlife from as close as my own backyard.”

Bon voyage, Hunter!

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.

higher self? It can’t be faked. It reminds me of a joke I actually told while speaking at a funeral of a dear friend. “Four Catholic ladies were having coffee and bragging about their children. The first lady says, You know, my son is a priest and when anyone greets him they call him “Father.”

The second lady says, Well, you know my son is a Bishop and everyone calls him “Your Grace.”

The third lady says, Well, my son is a Cardinal and everyone bows to him and asks to kiss his ring. The forth lady chimes in and says, Well, my son is a male stripper and whenever he walks on stage, everyone says, “Oh My God!” I hope this brings you some laughter and much love on this Valentine’s Day. Life is a gift. The purpose is joy. Find yours!

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M ome improvement loans provide a source of funds for owners to finance the improvements they want to make. These are usually personal installment loans that are not collateralized by the home itself. Since there is more risk for the lender with this type of loan, the interest rate is higher than a normal mortgage loan.

In today’s market, the rates on home improvement loans could vary between 6 percent and 36 percent. A borrower’s credit score will determine the interest rate; the lower the score, the higher the rate, and the higher the score, the lower the rate.

Smaller loan amounts are under $40,000, with larger loan amounts over $40,000, based on the extent of the improvements to be made. With all things being equal, a larger loan may have a lower interest rate.

Besides the interest rate being higher than a regular mortgage, the term is shorter. Similar to a car loan, the term can be between five and seven years. A $50,000 home improvement loan for a borrower, with good but not great credit, could have a 12 percent interest rate for seven years. That would make the monthly payment $882.64.

An alternative way to fund the improvements would be to do a cash-out refinance. These types of loans are collateralized by the home. The current mortgage would be paid off with the new mortgage, plus the amount for the improvements. Lenders will usually require that the owner maintain a minimum of 20 percent equity in the home.

Assuming a homeowner owed $230,000 on the existing mortgage and wanted $50,000 for improvements, the new loan amount would be $280,000 and the home would have to appraise for at least $350,000 for the homeowner to have a 20 percent equity remaining.

Another thing that occurs on a refinance is that the standard term for mortgages is 30 years, which means the owner would be financing the improvements for 30 years instead of a shorter term. The advantage would be a smaller payment.

Let’s say, in this example, the owner originally borrowed $250,000 at 4.5 percent for 30 years with a payment of $1,266.71. After 54 payments, the unpaid balance is $230,335. If they did a cash-out refinance at 4.5 percent for 30 years for the additional $50,000 and financed the estimated closing costs of $8,700, the new payment would be $1,464.50.

Using the home improvement loan, the combined payments would be $2,149.35, which would be $684.85 higher. While the cash-out refinance produces a lower payment, it adds $8,700 to the amount owed and stretches it out over a longer period. Home improvement loans have lower closing costs than regular mortgage loans.

Another alternative loan is a HELOC, or Home Equity Line of Credit, which can be explored and compared to the two options mentioned above. If a homeowner is going to finance improvements, a comparison of different types of loans and payments can be helpful in the decision-making process.

A trusted mortgage professional is a valuable resource to assist you with current and accurate information. If you need a recommendation, please call me at (208) 309-1329.

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OUR VOICE COUNTS

y name is Sofia Peller and I am a senior at Wood River High School. I am the co-president of the W.A.T.E.R. Club.

W.A.T.E.R. stands for: We Appreciate The Earth’s Resources and our mission is to educate and support our peers and inspire positive environmental action within our community. We are an action-oriented club.

In the past, we have planted trees, cleaned the highway, introduced new legislation to reduce single-use plastic bags, put water-bottle refill stations in our school, installed hand dryers in the bathrooms, implemented education outreach in the Mountain Rides buses, and made signs for the large recycling bins in Hailey and Bellevue.

When discussing climate change and plastic pollution, we often hear about threats to marine animals and ocean habitat. While posing a great threat to coastal areas, it also affects communities like ours. Plastic pollution can kill plant life and poses dangers to animals and their habitat. Landfills and trash allow pollutants to enter the ground and affect wildlife and groundwater for years to come. Plastic breaks down into microplastics that can contaminate the water and food we eat.

I am writing to inform community members about the club’s current project. We are working to reduce the use of single-use plastic at public city events. We are hoping to create an ordinance and resolution in the City of Hailey and we need your help! This is a huge goal and we know this will be more successful with community input.

The W.A.T.E.R. Club is on the agenda to present to the Hailey City Council on Feb. 24. We need to show the council that this change is necessary and is supported by community members. Please join us on March 9 and March 23 at the City Council meeting to show your support by making a public comment. If you are unable to attend the meetings and would still like to help with the project, you can write a letter of support to the council members.

I have seen firsthand the effects of plastic pollution while traveling in Panama where plastic has overtaken beaches and parts of the ocean. I met indigenous people whose lives are at risk because of rising sea levels and contaminated water. The effect that humans are having on the earth is real and we need to change. This ordinance is a way that our city can start to create change and better our environment. Thank you for your support.

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e llamo Sofia Peller y estoy en mi último año en el Wood River High School. Soy la co-presidente de W.A.T.E.R. club. El significado de W.A.T.E.R. es: Nosotros Agradecemos Recursos del Mundo y nuestra misión es educar y apoyar a nuestros compañeros, e inspirar una acción ambiental dentro de la comunidad. Somos un club orientado a la acción.

En el pasado hemos plantado árboles, limpia-

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do la carretera, introducido una nueva legislación para reducir las bolsas de plástico, hemos puesto estaciones para rellenar botellas de agua en nuestra escuela, hemos instalado secadores de manos en los baños, carteles de educación en los buses de Mountain Rides, y señales para los grandes contenedores de reciclaje en Hailey y Bellevue.

Cuando hablamos sobre cambio climático y contaminación de plástico, a menudo oímos sobre la amenaza a los animales marinos y el océano.

Si, es una gran amenaza para los lugares de costa, pero también nuestra comunidad. La contaminación del plástico puede matar las plantas y es un amenaza a animales y su hábitat. Los vertederos y basura permiten que los contaminantes entren en el suelo y afectan la fauna y las aguas subterráneas durante los años futuros. Descomposición plástica en microplásticos que pueden contaminar el agua y nuestra comida.

Estoy escribiendo para informar a la comunidad sobre el proyecto del club. Estamos trabajando para reducir los plásticos de un solo uso en los eventos públicos de la ciudad.

Esperamos que podamos crear una ordenanza y resolución en el ciudad de Hailey y necesitamos su ayuda. Esto es una gran meta y sabemos que esto tendrá más éxito con la aportación de la comunidad.

El W.A.T.E.R club va a presentar a el concejo municipal de Hailey el 24 de Febrero. Necesitamos demostrar que este cambio es necesario y que está respaldado por la comunidad. Por favor únase a nosotros en el 9 y 23 de Marzo en la reunión del ayuntamiento para mostrar su apoyo haciendo comentarios públicos. Si no puede atender, puede escribir una carta a los conciliares.

He visto los efectos de la contaminación plástica mientras un viaje en Panamá, donde el plástico ha superado a playas y el océano. Conocí a personas indígenas y están en riesgo debido al aumento del nivel del mar y el agua contaminada. El efecto que humanos estamos teniendo en la tierra es real y tenemos que cambiar. Esta ordenanza a nuestra ciudad puede cambiar y mejorar nuestra medio ambiente. Gracias por su apoyo.

Noestra Voz Cuenta (Our Voice Counts), by Sofia Peller, is a guest advertorial hosted by Herbert Romero and sponsored by Kiki Tidwell.

St. Luke’s Names New Health System Leaders

Newly seated St. Luke’s Health System President and CEO Chris Roth has named the organization’s head of acute-care services and the administrator of its provider network to head up key operations and administrative functions for the organization.

Pam Lindemoen has been appointed to serve as St. Luke’s chief operating officer. Lindemoen joined St. Luke’s near the beginning of 2018, coming from Dignity Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, where she was president and chief executive officer. Before that, she was region vice president for Kaiser Permanente’s Northern California Region, leading operations across 22 medical centers with 25,000 staff members for the organization’s largest of seven regions, serving approximately 3.5 million health plan members. Lindemoen has been instrumental in helping to shape the system’s population health capabilities in the past two years; she will continue to be responsible for the organization’s acute-care services as she takes on the additional responsibilities of operations.

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Dave Self, who has served as chief administrative officer for St. Luke’s Health Partners, has been named to the new position of St. Luke’s Health System’s chief administrative officer and will have oversight responsibility for key functions including strategy and planning; communications, marketing and community health; IHT; external relations; contracting and enterprise business development and sales. Prior to joining St. Luke’s in 2014, he served as senior vice president and regional director of Idaho for PacificSource Health Plans, which he joined when the company acquired Primary Health Inc., where he was president and chief operating officer.

Self has helped to shape the provider network and St. Luke’s shift into value-based contracting; more than a third of the organization’s revenues are tied to risk arrangements.

In addition, with St. Luke’s Chief Human Resources Officer Phil Johnson’s retirement, Erin Simms has been named interim CHRO. The search for Johnson’s permanent replacement is ongoing.

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By Haley Willison, M.S., R.D St. Luke’s Wood River Clinical Nutrition Services

any people notice a difference in cravings during the winter versus warmer months. One study shows that participants consumed 86 more calories per day in the fall compared with spring, and ate more fats during winter. So why do we crave the food that we do?

It may be caused by two of our hormones—dopamine and serotonin—which are released with sunshine, exercise, and food.

In the winter, we lack adequate sunshine, and likely are not as active as we usually are in warmer months. So, we gravitate toward foods that are going to give us that rush of “happy” chemicals; specifically, comfort foods that are higher in sugar and fat. Eating comfort foods can boost positive memories, such as thoughts of our childhood social interactions. Eating more could also be programmed in our biology as historically more weight meant being warmer during the winter when food was more scarce.

Other obstacles to healthy eating in the winter exist such as shorter days that don’t inspire us to cook after work, produce seems less available and/or affordable and we often have busier schedules.

We can help regulate our metabolism and control winter cravings with intuitive eating, maintaining an exercise routine and with a balanced diet. Metabolism is an internal process that is continuously working, even when we are sleeping, that converts food and nutrients into energy for your body to breathe, circulate blood, grow, repair, etc.

Listen to your body. Are you eating because you are hungry or because you are bored or tired? Are you stopping before you are full?

Your body likes consistency, so avoid crash diets or restricting calories that causes your body to break down muscle to get the energy that it needs. Less muscle means slower metabolism.

Canned or frozen fruits and vegetables can offer affordable, nutrient-rich substitutes to fresh produce in winter months. Regular exercise that includes cardio for 30 minutes/day, five days/week, along with strength training two times/week will help with mood and energy as well as keep your metabolism on track. Of course, staying hydrated is just as important as in the hots summer months!

In our next column, we will discuss using food to ward off the common cold.

It is recommended to check with your medical provider before beginning a new exercise or dietary routine. To find a doctor or to learn more about our dietitians and clinical nutritional services, contact the St. Luke’s Center for Community Health at (208) 727-8733 or visit stlukesonline.org

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he Presidential Primary election in Idaho is coming right up March 10th.

Some things you may not know:

• College students originally from Idaho can still vote in Idaho elections, even if they have been living in another state.1 • Voters can register to vote at the polls at the day of the election!

• A voter needs to be 18 years old and have proof of having lived in Idaho for only 30 days prior to the election.

• Only registered Republicans can vote on a Republican Presidential Primary ballot.

• Democrats have opened their primary ballot so that Unaffiliated voters can vote on a Democratic ballot.

limited dollar amount that they can give through Political Action Committees and affiliated issue campaigns due to the Citizens United case ruling.4 According to the site, Followthemoney.org, Idaho Power Company has given $1,532,696 over the years through their PAC’s to candidates in Idaho and Oregon. As well, Idaho Power Companies PAC has given campaign donations to entities, for example, $16,235 to the Idaho Republican Party.

IdaCorp, Inc. PAC recently gave $10,000 to Senator Jim Risch for his 2020 re-election campaign.5 There are other candidates in that US Senate race, including Paulette Jordan, who just announced her candidacy. I don’t think my utility should be supporting one party or candidate over another, do you?

(Idaho Code § 34-405) provide that no person is deemed to have gained or lost a residence for voting purposes by reason of his presence or absence while a student at any institution of learning 2 https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/primary_elections_ in_idaho.html 3 https://www.co.blaine.id.us/196/Elections 4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_donations#cite_note-4 5 As reported by follow themoney.org, I am checking with Idaho Power on the accuracy of this reporting 1

A person can change their party affiliation “For a primary election, an elector may change their political party affiliation or become “unaffiliated” by filing a signed form with the county clerk no later than the last day a candidate may file for partisan political office prior to such primary election, as provided for in Idaho Code § 34704”2, this year by March 13, so for the Presidential Primary, it looks like this can be done at the polls.

If you are not registered and want to vote early or absentee ballot, voters can register to vote until Feb 14th at the Blaine County Courthouse in person or online at https://idahovotes.gov/OnlineVoterRegistration. “You must have photo ID and proof of residence. If your current address is shown on your driver’s license, that is all you need. If your current address is not shown on your driver’s license, you must bring proof of residency at least 30 days old (power bill, car registration, insurance, pay check, bank statement, etc.). You can check your voter registration status online at Idaho Votes.”

Check here if you don’t know where your place to vote is: https://idahovotes.gov/YourPollingPlace/WhereDoIVote.aspx What about campaign contributions to a candidate? An individual in Idaho can only give up to $2800 per candidate in each of the primary and general elections, but corporations have an un-

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Air Service Board Addresses High Traffic Challenges

Due to weather issues and the volume of commercial and general aviation flights during peak demand times at Friedman Memorial Airport, there was an unusually high level of Air Traffic Control delays which contributed to flight diversions by commercial airlines. Aircraft typically land from the south and take off to the south, adding a further limiting factor as to how many aircraft can land or take off in any given period.

In response, the members of the Sun Valley Air Service Board (SVASB) met with Friedman Memorial Airport Authority (FMAA) to further examine policies and procedures around flight delays and diversions. They also explored whether any actions should be taken that could improve the visitor flying experience.

From that meeting, SVASB made the following observations: • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) policy is to treat all aircraft equally on a first-come, first-served basis, allowing for no discrimination between aircraft, whether commercial airlines or general aviation.

• Changes to this policy would require changes to federal law, which would likely be a long political process at the federal level with no guarantee of success.

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FMAA suggested that proactive management methods can improve operational efficiency. These practices have been successful in the past in addressing issues related to crowded airspace and have dramatically improved the visitor experience.

• Progress continues toward alleviating some of the weather-related diversions experienced during this past holiday season, and historically throughout the winter season, via improved approach procedures and advanced avionics used on aircraft. Adoption of the new technologies is at the sole discretion of the airlines.

SVASB came to the following conclusions: • FMAA continues to proactively work with all users and stakeholders to address issues relating to commercial airline delays, diversions, missed connections, and overall efficiency of the airport to better serve all users.

• SVASB supports the actions being taken by FMAA and will continue to work closely with them to examine all options in support of the airport’s operational efforts.

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