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THIS WEEK


‘Alice by Heart’ Deals with Love and Loss and the Courage to Move Forward
Alice goes down a rabbit hole of a different ilk in “Alice by Heart,” the musical that Spot Young Company is putting on this week.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Caritas Chorale to Sing Familiar Carols in New Arrangements
The Caritas Chorale will sing carols composed and arranged by women at its Holiday Concert Saturday and Sunday.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Moon Shine Boutique Celebrates Milestone
Moon Shine Boutique Celebrates Milestone
Wednesday, December 6, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Skiers Break Out the Camou for the Kids
There was more camouflage sandwiched into the Sun Valley Inn’s Limelight Room Friday night than you’ll find at Cabela’s.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Community Invited to Address Youth Mental Well-Being
The community is invited to attend one of three meetings on Thursday and Friday that will examine ways to bolster youth mental health in Blaine County.
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Learn How to Build Housing Opportunities
Learn about partnerships and policies that can support housing opportunities in the Wood River Valley during a free presentation titled “Creating Housing Opportunities for All: Market Failures, Impacts and Effective Responses.”
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


John ‘Cub’ Burke Looks Back on a Half-Century with the Sun Valley Suns
John “Cub” Burke has been the face of Sun Valley Suns ice hockey for a half-century. And, in between hockey seasons, he left his footprints on many of the nation’s premier golf courses, serving as a caddie for 33 years.
Monday, December 4, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Origami Project Designed to Send Ripples of Peace into the World
Wanted: Your help folding a thousand Origami cranes.
Monday, December 4, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Maiah Wynne to Show How to Use Music and Art for Healing
Singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne wears butterfly wings—a nod to Psyche, the Greek goddess of the soul, who wore butterfly wings to represent the trials she’s endured.
Monday, December 4, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar Sports Spurtles, Dibbles and More
Samba Daramy sat cross-legged weaving a basket out of elephant grass.
Sunday, December 3, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


James Beard Chefs Bring Flavors of the South to Sun Valley
Two James Beard Award-winning chefs will present their spin on Idaho red trout, endowing it with mustard seed, ginger-spiced pencil cobb grits and curry leaf butter when the Sun Valley Culinary Institute presents a special five-course dinner to raise money for its student chef program.
Sunday, December 3, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Taize Services Encourage Prayers for Peace and Quiet Reflection
With the days shortening and the darkness growing, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sun Valley is again offering its weekly Taize services to Wood River Valley residents.
Sunday, December 3, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Saint Alphonsus Ski and Mountain Trauma Conference Provides Hands-on Training
More than 600 ski patrol, firefighters and other first responders descended on Sun Valley Resort this past month to take part in the annual Saint Alphonsus Ski & Mountain Trauma Conference.
Saturday, December 2, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Get Pickin' at Music Jam
Got a guitar? A fiddle? A coffee can to beat on?
Saturday, December 2, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Pray for Snow Party to Include Free Chili and Dogs
Sun Valley Resort had its Pray for Snow Party. Now, the situation’s getting dire enough that Soldier Mountain is chiming in, too.
Saturday, December 2, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Judy Blumberg Was Face of American Ice Dancing
Judy Blumberg doesn’t care much for cereal.
Friday, December 1, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Stuff the Bus Toys to Help Fill Holiday Baskets
On Saturday, Wood River Valley residents are invited to Stuff the Bus with toys for kids—a tradition revived this year after a five-year hiatus by Eye on Sun Valley.
Friday, December 1, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Tree Lightings and Santa Sightings
‘Tis the season for tree lightings and Santa sightings.
Friday, December 1, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Bellevue Man Pushes Past Traumatic Brain Injury to Build Resilience-And Birdhouses
Paul Ramm’s life changed forever when he fell down a flight of stairs in August 2021.
Thursday, November 30, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Singer-Songwriter Series to Include Laura Cortese and Freddy and Francine
Tickets go on sale today for the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s 2024 Singer-Songwriter Salon Series.
Thursday, November 30, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Wolverine Receives Endangered Species Act Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that it will protect the wolverine population in the lower 48 states as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a decision that will provide this rare wilderness species with new legal protections and programs for recovery.
Thursday, November 30, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Kayaker to Showcase Trip Through America’s Ultimate Whitewater
Andrew Dunning has wanted to kayak the Middle Fork Kings River, considered the hardest whitewater run in the United States, since he was a youth.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Homegrown Film Festival Features Films on Ski Flying and Skiing Iceland
While Andrew Dunning takes armchair viewers on a trip down the Middle Fork Kings River, his brother Michael Dunning will take viewers into the skies above the Alps during Friday’s Homegrown Film Festival.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Four Wood River High School Thespians Head to State
Four Wood River High School students have earned the chance to compete at the District IV state drama competition on Friday and Saturday at Century High School in Pocatello.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Dasher and Dancer Give Way to Diamond and Twinkles
Eric and Shaylin Heywood were puzzled by the clicking sound they heard as their seven reindeer walked around their 18-acre ranch near Little Wood Reservoir.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Stuff the Bus with Toys for Wood River Valley Youth
The Wood River Stuff the Bus is back.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar Expands This Year
The Papoose Club will welcome 72 vendors—the most it’s had in years—to its 32nd Holiday Bazaar.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Ketchum’s New Ranger Has Varied Experience
The U.S. Forest Service wasn’t even on Zach Poff’s radar when a Forest Service official suggested it as a career while Poff was working as a river rafting guide on the Payette River.
Monday, November 27, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Greenhorn Bridge and Trail Project Looking for Imput
Comments on a bridge replacement project and trail reroute at the popular Greenhorn gulch hiking and mountain biking area south of Ketchum are being taken through Dec. 11.
Monday, November 27, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Time Travel Through Social Change-With Confidence
Take a quick trip through social change when Mary Ann Allison presents “A Time Traveler’s Guide to Social Change” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30, at Ketchum’s Community Library.
Monday, November 27, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Mario’s Jamaican Curry Chicken
Mario Wilson was 7 when he cooked up his first dish in his mother’s restaurant in Jamaica. Years later, he came to the United States to earn more money to send home to his family. He landed first in South Carolina and Wisconsin, then made his way to Sun Valley where he found home.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


‘Food and Country’ and ‘Arctic Ascent’ Lead Off Sun Valley Film Festival Screenings
The acclaimed documentary “Food and Country” will hit the screen at The Argyros at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30. The showing is part of the Sun Valley Film Festival’s new monthly movie series.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Idaho Trails Association Launches Membership Drive on Giving Tuesday
Idaho Trails Association will launch its Annual Membership Drive on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Sunday, November 26, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Resort Celebrates 88th season of Skiing
Think we don’t have a passion for skiing in Sun Valley? Some 800 skiers showed up to ski a ribbon of white down Lower River Run, celebrating Sun Valley Resort’s opening salvo in the 2023-24 ski season. And a couple hundred more showed up as Thanksgiving Day wore on. Karen Bossick takes you to the slopes in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Lists Events for Upcoming Season
While Sun Valley Resort has just embarked on its 88th winter season, the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation is gearing up for its 57th season.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


100 Men Who Care Give Away Nearly a Half-Million
100 Men Who Care gave away $62,223 to Wood River Valley nonprofits during 2023.
Saturday, November 25, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Toasts Season 88 with Mustard Yellow
Twenty-two-year-old Shane Kelsey ended up on the second chairlift seat for Sun Valley’s 2022-23 opener. He wasn’t about to let that happen again so he took his place in the line at 3:58 p.m. on Thanksgiving Eve, huddling in a sleeping bag on his chair through the night as he played video games and listened to music on his phone.
Friday, November 24, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Shopping Spree to Benefit Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation
The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation will be the beneficiary of the Black Friday Sip n’ Shop at J McLaughlin, 520 E. 4th St., in Ketchum.
Friday, November 24, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Turkey Trot Takes to the Streets Amidst Other Thanksgiving Happenings
A few hundred people and dozens of pups enjoyed Hailey’s 20th annual Turkey Trot amidst temperatures in the lower 30s on Thanksgiving morn.
Friday, November 24, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley’s Harriman Cup was the Downhill to Beat All Downhills in its Time
Sun Valley kicks off its 88th winter season today on Bald Mountain. But the resort was just a teenager—14, to be specific—when the best skiers flocked to Sun Valley to ski the Harriman Cup.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Author Keeps Filling Mantel with Awards
John Lundin has chronicled much of the history of the Harriman Cup in his award-winning book “Sun Valley Skiing: A History from Union Pacific to the Holdings.”
Thursday, November 23, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Immigrant Thanksgiving
Fleeing persecution
Thursday, November 23, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Resort to Open for Skiing as It Awaits New Lifts, Glades
Skiers at Sun Valley Resort have a lot to look forward to as the resort embarks on its 88th winter season.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Shoshone Project Seeks Donations of Food, Cash and Warm Clothing
Candice Stark can’t help but notice the bumper-to-bumper traffic that crawls up Highway 75 to Ketchum and Sun Valley in the morning and returns in the evening to Shoshone and other towns in neighboring Lincoln County.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


The Spruce Beetle is Moving in
In recent years, the spruce beetle has been ravaging our region’s mountain spruce trees. The beetle’s natural function is to pluck mature forests to allow new growth, but climate change has invited this special little bug to thrive in new areas. Now they are here, in the Wood RIver Valley.
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Pop-Up Lunch Showcases Skills of Sun Valley Culinary Institute Students
The pop-up lunch at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute was poppin’.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Mountain Humane Offers Pet Photos, Open House Fun
Santa has pets and pet lovers on his list.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Homegrown Film Festival Tickets on Sale
Tickets for the popular Homegrown Film Festival are now on sale at www.homegrownfilms.org and https://theargyros.org.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Fire Mitigation Efforts to Include Larger Buffer Zones
Establishing bigger buffers around residential areas in the Wood River Valley is part of a new Community Wildfire Protection Plan that the county is working on.
Monday, November 20, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Gingerbread Houses Could Win Money for Nonprofits
One gingerbread house made of Chex had a magical tilt and frosting that looked like windblown snow. A gingerbread house made by a 13-year-old towered into the air as Ra-Pretzel’s Tower. And a Yurt of Compassion featured Oreo cookies on the roof top, which boasted coconut snow.
Monday, November 20, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Grant Designed to Expand Local Food Connections
The Sun Valley Institute for Resilience has received a grant designed to help it increase the amount of food purchased locally from regional farmers and ranchers.
Monday, November 20, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Steven Helfenbein Wants to Elevate the Guest Experience at Sun Valley
Stephen Helfenbein, the new director at Sun Valley Resort’s Ski & Ride School, has never stopped trying to improve his skiing even after 40-plus years on skis.
Sunday, November 19, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Turkey Trot Celebrates Year 20
Kick off your Thanksgiving Day with about 500 other people in the 20th annual Turkey Trot.
Sunday, November 19, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


‘Abstract’ To Offer Shot of Skiing Adrenaline Before Sun Valley’s Opener
Skiing is not art, and skiers are not artists. Unless, of course, skiing is art and skiers are artists?
Sunday, November 19, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


When Things Go Bump in the Garden
Most of the year Judith Palmer Peak tends to a garden bursting with peppers and other produce in what comes close to approximating a maze. But the Bellevue woman works hard all year gathering skeletons and other props for her amazing Haunted Garden. Take a tour of this year’s garden, which sported a Medieval Magic theme, in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video.
Saturday, November 18, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Winter Flights Into Sun Valley Reach Record Number
There will be more flights than ever before in and out of Friedman Memorial Airport during the 2023-24 winter season.
Saturday, November 18, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee Wins Fistful of Medals at Coffee Competition
Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee took home a record five bronze medals in the 2023 Golden Bean North America Roasting Competition.
Saturday, November 18, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


It’s Not About the Finish Line
I coach cross-country for Wood River High School, and I have a different kind of philosophy than other coaches may have. When a runner wins or sets a personal best at the finish line, I’m grinning ear-to-ear, but it’s not what I value most.
Friday, November 17, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Cross-Country Runners Cap Season at State
Wood River Cross-Country recently traveled to Lake Walcott State Park for the 4A District IV Championship. Anticipation was high and yellow leaves drifted down as the team stood on the start line with Burley, Canyon Ridge, Jerome, Minico, Mountain Home, and Twin Falls. In order to qualify for state, an individual runner needs to finish in the top third fastest times. This year, the numbers meant the first 16 competitors to cross the finish line would go.
Friday, November 17, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Malcolm X Story to be Told in Met HD Live Simulcast
The story of Malcolm X told in opera will be screened on Saturday at The Magic Lantern Cinemas in Ketchum.
Friday, November 17, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


V2s Get Serious When It Comes to Moving and Having Fun
Muffy Ritz fell down on the snow on purpose. Then she gathered her class around her as she showed a new way to get back up.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Culinary Students Offer Pop-Up Lunch
The Sun Valley Culinary Institute’s third class of professional culinary students will throw a Bistro 211 Pop-Up Lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, at the Culinary Institute at 211 Main St., Ketchum.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Galena Lodge Opens on Friday
A ham and brie sandwich with raspberry balsamic fig jam will be among the draws at Galena Lodge when it opens for the 2023-24 winter season on Friday, Nov. 17.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Building Community Over Farm Fresh Food
Judy Foster took a bite of pizza as she waited for Sabina Rudas to transcribe her thoughts from Spanish to English via an App on her cellphone.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Learn How Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Used Local Plants
Learn how Idaho’s indigenous people relied on local native plants to survive in the Gem State’s harsh climate on Thursday night.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Hunger Coalition Honored by Hispanic Commission
The Hunger Coalition was recently honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs.
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Electrifying the Wood River Valley
Electrification is an evolution of infrastructure. It means replacing natural gas, fuel oil, propane or coal processes with electric technologies.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Learn Ways to Save Money, Improve Health and Reduce Emissions
The Climate Action Coalition will host an “Electrify the Wood River Valley Panel Discussion” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at The Community Library in Ketchum.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Rock Climbing Shorts Offer Inspiring Tales
The story of a professional cyclist who left the professional circuit at the top of his game to pursue climbing will be screened Wednesday night at the Wood River Community YMCA in Ketchum.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Ketchum’s Main Street Project-What You Need to Know
Refurbishing Ketchum’s Main Street, which is currently marked by potholes and wavy ripples, is slated to start in April. When it gets done will depend in part on the public, Ketchum City officials say.
Monday, November 13, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Praying for Snow as Sun Valley Resort’s 88th Season Nears
How do you pray for snow?
Monday, November 13, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Wildfire Prevention in the Wood River Valley to be Examined
Learn how the Wood River Valley can mitigate and respond to wildland fires during a community conversation on Wednesday.
Monday, November 13, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley’s Roundhouse Has New Incarnation in Legos
Sun Valley Resort’s historic Roundhouse Restaurant has been a source of awe since workers modeled the octagonal lodge after a railroad switching station in 1939.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Frederickson’s Fine Candies Crafts Unusual and Familiar Chocolates
Chocolate covered olives? They’ve become a fan favorite at Frederickson’s Fine Candies in downtown Twin Falls. Learn how this candy store, founded in 1936, began making these unusual candies for special occasions, in addition to its line of mouthwatering chocolate covered cherries, salted caramel chocolates and other standbys in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley’s Dasha Romanov Tests Her Speed in the Arctic Circle
Dasha Romanov made her World Cup debut on Saturday in Reindeer Land. The Sun Valley Education Foundation ski racer was Mikaela Shiffrin’s teammate in the Levi World Cup Slalom amidst “full-on winter conditions” in Finnish Lapland.
Sunday, November 12, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Wall of Honor Toasts Pearl Harbor and Normandy Beach Survivors
Lynn Flickinger’s father Christopher Harame was a gunner’s mate on the USS Detroit stationed at Pearl Harbor when Japanese attacked Oahu on Dec. 7, 1941.
Saturday, November 11, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


BLM Opens two New Trails Near Bellevue
Hikers and bikers now have two more trails to access in the southern part of the valley, in addition to the Silver Lining trail near Hailey, which was completed a few weeks ago.
Saturday, November 11, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Film Festival and Community Library Inject Fun into Sun Valley’s Downtime
It had the makings of a red-carpet gala during slack season in Sun Valley.
Saturday, November 11, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Civilians Urged to Save Lives in Mass Casualty Events
Shots rang out in the parking lot of the Sun Valley Inn this past week. They were quickly followed by cries for help.
Friday, November 10, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


C.S. Lewis to be Commemorated in Evensong
C.S. Lewis, best known for “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” books, will be in the spotlight during the final choral evensong at St. Thomas Episcopal Church this fall.
Friday, November 10, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


HomeGrown Film Festival Seeks Submissions
Got a nifty little film you made of you friends or your dog out in the great outdoors?
Friday, November 10, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


24 Hours to Showtime
It was billed as a 24 Hour Theater Festival. But it turned into a 25 Hour Theater Festival, thanks to the hour gained from the end of Daylight Savings Time.
Thursday, November 9, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Contra Dance to Heat Up Saturday Night
Contra dances are returning to the Hailey Grange as the weather turns cooler.
Thursday, November 9, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Remote Workers Urged to Connect at Workspace Fridays
Remote workers in the Wood River Valley are invited to take place in a new weekly gathering called Workspace Fridays.
Thursday, November 9, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Hailey Mayor Wins Big While Sun Valley Council Members Retain Seats
Hailey Mayor Martha Burke won a second term as mayor in a resounding victory Tuesday while Bellevue Mayor Chris Johnson retained his seat, as well.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Film Festival Shares Epic Story Telling with ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
The Sun Valley Film Festival is hosting a complimentary SVFF Special Screening of the film “Killers of the Flower Moon” at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Sun Valley Opera House.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Pray for Snow Party Aims to Kickstart Sun Valley’s 88th Winter Season
We got enough precipitation this weekend to coat Baldy and surrounding Nordic trails with a nice chunk of snow. But, alas, Mother Nature forgot to turn the thermostat down, and the snow doesn’t like to stick around when it’s 50 degrees outside.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Biblical Psalms Songs Spotlighted at Free Concert
Anna Majernikova and Ashley Mekeel have a unique proposition for Sun Valley-area residents: Attend their free concert Thursday night and compare the beauty and different musical languages of the same Psalms set to music by two Slavic composers more than a century apart.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Friedman Memorial Airport to Toast New Art on Wednesday
Sixty-one new pieces of art have gone up at Friedman Memorial Airport. And the public is invited to celebrate the works during a reception for the artists from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the airport terminal.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 \| Read Full Story.


Kim Cross to Take Readers Behind the Scenes of Polly Klass Kidnapping
Go behind the scenes of one of the most famous true-crime stories of our generation—the kidnapping of Polly Klaas—on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 \| Read Full Story.

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