For the issue of September 2 thru September 8,  1998  

 

Calendar for
September 2, 1998 thru
September 8, 1998


Wednesday, Sept. 2

Rocky Mountain PGA Section Championship sponsored by Cobra Golf, final day of the two-day, 36-hole tournament at Elkhorn Golf Course. Tee times 8:30 a.m.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal: BBQ chicken, augratin potatoes green beans, waldorf salad, biscuits, chocolate pudding dessert. Senior Citizens Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Wood River Gymnastics Registration, for the Sept. 15-Dec. 18 fall session, all ages and skill levels, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. at the Hailey gym located at 910 South 4th Ave. across from Roberta McKercher Park. First come, first served. Questions, 788-5484.

Fly-Fishing 101, registration required, fee. Details: 726-5282.

Mountain Bike Basic Repair & Riding Clinic 5-7 p.m. originating at Sturto’s, Ketchum. Details: 726-4512.

Climbing Peak-a-Week sponsored by Sawtooth Mountain Guides, non-technical summit climb. Details: 726-4652.

Footlight Dance Centre Fall Class Registration 3-5 p.m. at the Sun Valley Athletic Club. Details: 788-2117

WRHS Boys Soccer first game of the season, at Buhl 5 p.m.

Twin Falls County Fair & Rodeo at Twin Falls County Fairgrounds, Filer through Monday, Sept. 7. Carnival, fair exhibits and more. Today’s highlight is the Sherrie Austin/Collin Raye concert at 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 3

Redfish Lake Bear Trap Walk, 10-11 a.m. Wolf Talk, 1-2 p.m. Meet at Redfish Lake Visitor Center. Details(208) 774-3376

Sun Valley Walking Tour 10 a.m.- noon. Meet at Ketchum Town Square at 9:45 a.m. Details: 726-8461.

Fly Fishing 101 registration required, fee. Details: 726-5282.

Footlight Dance Centre Fall Class Registration 6-8 p.m. Hailey Elementary School, Multi-purpose Room. Details: 788-2117

Farmer’s Market 4-7 p.m. at the Croy Street Market Place in Hailey offering garden produce. Details: Mark Cook at 788-3917.

Environmental Resource Center Brown Bag film series, "Wolfs at your Door" by Jim Dutcher, noon at the ERC, Free of charge. Details: 726-4333.

Registration for Youth Soccer and Flag Football, the Blaine County Recreation District programs run each Saturday Sept. 12-Oct. 17. Registration from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Hailey Elementary School multipurpose room. Youth soccer is for kids in kindergarten through 5th grade, and flag football for grades 1-6. 788-2144.

GED Registration at the CSI office in Hailey. 1-3p.m. Details: 788-2071

St. Luke’s New Hospital Plan Unveiling The master architectural renderings and site plans will be presented. 3-5 p.m. at the Clarion Inn, Ketchum and 6-8 p.m. at the Hailey Public Library.

BCAWRV Golf Scramble the 7th season of Building Contractors of Wood River Valley golf scrambles concludes with the final scramble at 4:30 p.m. at Bigwood Golf Course north of Ketchum. Registration 4 p.m. 726-1570.

WRHS Junior Varsity Football game at Middleton, 6 p.m.

Council Circle Experience mindful listening and conscious speaking. With Jeanne Pudoff Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings in Ketchum. Lea Flocchinin and Teri James co-lead Wednesdays and Thursday evenings in Hailey. For locations and other information: 726-2027 or 788-2880

WRHS Volleyball matches at Burley, 6 p.m.

Roller Hockey for all levels of skaters, at 7 p.m. at the Ketchum Park & Ride. Bring your own equipment.

Carey School Volleyball triangular meet at Shoshone with the home team and Hagerman at 5 p.m.

Chasing the Ghost of Amelia Earhart Slide-show and lecture by local pilot and businessman Reid Dennis. The Community Library, Ketchum at 7 p.m. Details:726-3493

Film Noir David Meyer will show film clips from Noir classics. 7 p.m. Iconoclast Books in Ketchum. Details: 726-1564

Twin Falls County Fair & Rodeo at Twin Falls County Fairgrounds, Filer through Monday, Sept. 7. Carnival, fair exhibits and more. Rodeo nightly at 6 p.m. through Saturday.

Friday, Sept. 4

Wagon Days in Ketchum starts today. Check the Special Section calendar for additional details about the late-summer celebration.

Labor Day Tennis Tournament begins at Ketchum’s Warm Springs Tennis Club. Singles and doubles for men and women. 726-4040.

Redfish Lake Junior Ranger 10-11 a.m., Salmon Walk 1-2 p.m., Nature Walk 2-3:30 p.m., Meet at the Redfish Lake Visitors Center. Campfire 8:15 p.m., Mountain Melodies 8:45 p.m. Meet at Redfish Moraine Amphitheater. Details: (208) 774-3376

Early Dismissal Schedule for Wood River High School is today. Classes resume Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, Vegetarian Lasagna, Tossed Salad, Relish Tray, Hot Garlic Bread, Peaches, Spice Cake. At the Senior Citizens Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Carey School Football Sawtooth Conference eight-man football game against Hansen at 3:30 p.m. at Derrick Parke Memorial Field, Carey.

WRHS Cross Country second meet of 1998, the Jerome "J Club" Invitational, at 4:30 p.m. in Twin Falls.

Big Hitch Practice Meet at the Sun Valley Horseman’s Arena in the early evening. Details: 726-3423

Blackjack Ketchum Shoot-Out Main Street Ketchum in front of the Casino Bar at 7 p.m.

WRHS Football the Wolverine varsity opens its 8-game season hosting the Middleton Vikings for a 7 p.m. non-conference game at the Hailey athletic field.

Street Dance and Picnic Social presented by the Ketchum/Sun Valley Historical Society to kick off the Wagon Days Art and Music Festival, from 6-9 p.m. at Forest Service Park in Ketchum. Seating is limited. Tickets $5 general admission, $15 picnic table seating. Good Basque food and music by The Bobos. Tickets and details: 726-8118.

Gallery Walk Visit the Sun Valley Art Galleries 6-9 p.m. Details:726-9491

Wagon Days Bull Riders Rodeo at Hailey Rodeo Grounds starting at 7 p.m. Details: (208) 487-2162.

Saturday, Sept. 5

Wagon Days the big day in Ketchum.

Labor Day Tennis Tournament at Ketchum’s Warm Springs Tennis Club. Singles and doubles for men and women.

Redfish Lake Indian Rock Shelter Tour 10-11 a.m., Wolf Talk 1-2 p.m., Salmon Walk 2-3:30 p.m., Meet at Redfish Lake Visitor Center. Campfire 8:15 p.m., Sockeye Salmon Recovery lecture 8:45 p.m. Meet at the Redfish Moraine Amphitheater.

Wagon Days Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.-noon, Fourth Street and East Avenue, Ketchum Details: 788 5941

Eh-Capa Bareback Riders 10:30 a.m. Sun Valley Horseman’s Arena

Blackjack Ketchum Shoot-Out Main Street Ketchum in front of the Pioneer Restaurant. 12:20 p.m.

Cannon Fire to announce the beginning of Big Hitch Parade. Main Street, Ketchum

Big Hitch Parade 1 p.m. on Sun Valley Road.

Band Performances 3 p.m. on East Avenue in Ketchum.

Water Fight Sun Valley versus Ketchum, 4p.m. on East Avenue.

Sun Valley Jazz Band at the Casino Bar 3-5 p.m in Ketchum.

Sun Valley Car Auction first of 2 days, at the Elkhorn Resort 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Details: (800) 255-4485

Wagon Days Bull Riders Rodeo final day at Hailey Rodeo Grounds, 7 p.m. A portion of proceeds to Project Respect. Details: (208) 487-2162

Art and Music Festival at the Heritage Museum, Ketchum, 1st street and Washington Avenue 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Details: 726-8118

Wagon Days Street Dance Giacobbi Square, Ketchum 8 p.m.

Sun Valley-Ketchum Art Galleries Hours will be extended to 9 p.m. to accommodate visitors to the Wagon Days Celebration.

Inline Skate Clinics 9-10 a.m. at the Park-and-Ride Lot, Ketchum. Instructions available for adults and kids, rentals available. Details: 726-4501.

Sun Valley Ice Show Ilia Kulik 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist Show starts at sunset (approx. 9 p.m.). Details and tickets: 622-2231.

Sunday, Sept. 6

Wagon Days Pancake Breakfast 8 a.m.-noon, Fourth Street and East Avenue, Ketchum, Details: 788 5941

Sun Valley Collector Car Auction begins at 9 a.m. Bidding 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at a new location, Elkhorn Resort, Details: (800) 255-4485.

Labor Day Tennis Tournament at Ketchum’s Warm Springs Tennis Club.

Duck-Race Rotary Park on Warm Springs Road in Ketchum, 1 p.m. Details (888) 823-8257

Redfish Lake Junior Ranger 10-11 a.m., Salmon Walk 11a.m.-noon, Wolf Talk 2-3 p.m. Meet at Redfish Lake Visitor Center. Details: (208) 774-3376

Annual Labor Day Celebration, conducted by the West Magic Lake Recreation Club at Magic Resort south of Bellevue. Boat parade noon, barbecue 3 p.m. and drawing 7 p.m. Tickets $1 apiece or six for $5. 208-487-1202.

Art and Music Festival at the Heritage Museum, Ketchum, 1st street and Washington Avenue 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Cowboy Poetry at the Liberty Theater in Hailey. 2 p.m. Poets Paul Zarzyski and Wallace McCrae. Tickets $10 for Sun Valley Center Members and $12 for non-members. Details: 726-9491

Twin Falls County Fair & Rodeo at Twin Falls County Fairgrounds, Filer through Monday, Sept. 7. Carnival, fair exhibits and more. Today’s highlight is the demolition derby at 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 7

Labor Day is today. Banks, post offices and schools are closed. Have a good time on the final holiday of the summer.

Ohio Gulch transfer station will be closed for Labor Day.

Labor Day Tennis Tournament final day with championship matches all day at Ketchum’s Warm Springs Tennis Club. 726-4040.

Labor Day Parade, 11 a.m. in Bellevue, celebration at noon in Bellevue City Park.

Redfish Lake Nature Walk 1-2 p.m. Meet at the Redfish Lake Visitor Center. Details: (208) 774-3376

Fly-casting Clinic from 6-7 p.m. at the Bigwood Golf Course pond. Fly-rods provided. Final class of the Summer. Details: 726-5282.

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Homecoming Week starts today at Wood River High School in Hailey, culminating in the Homecoming football game against American Falls Sept. 11.

Blaine County Senior Citizen’s Center noon meal, Taco Bowl Salad, Corn on the Cob, Deviled Eggs, Salsa, Fresh Fruit Sundae. At the Senior Citizen’s Center, 721 Third Avenue, S., Hailey, 788-3468

Community School Boys Soccer first varsity game of the season at Buhl, 5 p.m.

Community School, Carey Volleyball Northside Conference matches at the Cutthroat gym in Sun Valley, 6 p.m.

Meetings

Board of County Commissioners Meeting, Meet at the old county courthouse in Hailey at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda will be amendments to the Subdivision Ordinance. Thursday

Bellevue Planning and Zoning, 7 p.m. at city hall.. Thursday.

Blaine County Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. in the old county courthouse. At 1:30p.m. a continuation of consideration upon a plat application by property owners in Poverty Flats Subdivision, Lot 8. Tuesday

Ketchum City Council regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

Indoor Antiques Show at the Nexstage Theater in Ketchum. Saturday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday 9 a..m.-5 p.m. Details: 726-1526

Antiques Fair Blue Haven Antiques, Saturday-Monday 9 p.m.-6 p.m. Two miles South of Ketchum, Details: 726-1176

Hailey Antiques Fair Roberta McKercher Park and Hailey Armory, Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Antiques Peddlers Fair Warm Springs Village in Ketchum, Friday-Saturday 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Details: (208) 345-0755

Wagon Days Arts & Music Festival Forest Service Block in Ketchum, Friday 6-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Head Start is taking applications for 1998-1999 school year. Call 788-0082 or stop by 313 N Main, Hailey

Friends of Rotarun Suporters for a new ski lift meet at 7 p.m. in the ski hill warming hut to discuss fundraising ideas. Meets weekly on Mondays through Oct. Details 720-3011

Humane Hikes Free kid’s tours of the Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley, Hailey. Cuddle the cats and dogs, learn about pet care and careers involving animals. Call anytime for reservations at 788-4351.

Read-to-Me Around the House Community Library Children’s Program. Register and receive a list of 60 children’s books and membership in the Caldecott Club. Free. Daily

Wood River Bridge meets at the Harker Center in Elkhorn. Everyone welcome with or without a partner. Details: Peter Gray at 726-5887 or Fran Maughan at 622-5605.

Super Supper Dining Room Free dinners for locals, a joint project by Wood River Valley religious organizations. At St. Charles Church Parish Hall. To help out, call Margie Hill at 788-9363. 5-6 p.m., Thursdays & Mondays

Writers and Poets support group meets at Java on Main Street in Hailey at 6 p.m. For details, contact Patti at 788-1967. Mondays

Domestic Violence Women’s Group A support group sponsored by Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence and led by Kathleen Battersby. At the Hailey-Croy Street Exchange Building, Suite M, Hailey. Call 788-4191 or 788-6070 for more info. Free. 7 p.m., Mondays

New Topic Meeting at the Sun Club, 5:30 p.m. Mondays

Self-Help Meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous (24-hr. phone: 726-4650), Alanon, Cocaine Anonymous, Co-dependents Anonymous, Cross Addiction, Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous and Sexaholics Anonymous in Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue. Call the Sun Club, Ketchum, for days and times: 726-7710. Daily

Blaine County Senior Center 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, hosts exercise classes, card and indoor walking clubs, weekly blood pressure tests and noon meals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call 788-3468 for details.

"Whad-Up" Education Group meets Mondays at 4 p.m. at the Project Respect office in the Croy St. building for 1 hour as drug and alcohol education to explain the reality associated with all drugs of choice. Details: Kevin Boender 788-2204 or 886-7116.

Aftercare Group 6 p.m. for all past clients of Project Respect. Details: Kevin Boender 788-2204 or 886-7116. Mondays

Nature Walks at Silver Creek Preserve 10 a.m. meet at the Silver Creek Visitor Center. Details: 788-2203. Second and last Saturdays through September

"Ride a Wild Tale" the Bellevue Public Library 1998 summer reading program, 10 -11:30 a.m. for children ages 4 and up. Details: 288-2128.

I Can See By Your Outfit That You Are A Cowboy Fine gear exhibit and much more at the Sun Valley Center. Opens Sept.4 and runs through Oct. 5. Details: 726-9491

Upcoming

20th Annual Baldy Hill Climb, Sept. 12 hosted by the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation with all proceeds to junior ski racing teams. Register 7:30-9:30 a.m. on race day at the Engl Training Center, base of Baldy. Ride shuttle from River Run parking lot to Warm Springs. Hikers start 9 a.m., racers 10 a.m. Entry $15 for 14-and-older, $10 for 13-and-younger.

Sun Valley Ice Shows: Sept. 12 Jozef Sabovcik. Sept. 19 Elizabeth Manley. Shows starts at sunset. Details and tickets: 622-2231.

Upland Game Workshop, Sept. 12 co-sponsored by Pheasants Forever and Idaho Department of Fish and Game at 8:30 a.m. at Best Western Canyon Springs Park Hotel, Twin Falls. 208-334-2920.

Democratic Old-Fashioned Softball Picnic, Sept. 13 from 4-8 p.m. at the Johnson residence, 9 Quigley Rd., Hailey. Live music by the 8-12 Band. Suggested donation $10 individual, $25 family. Kids, friends, everyone welcome.

Sun Valley Center Classes. Sept. 16, 30 Writing the Wild West with Diane Joesphy Peavey. Reading and discussion of western authors. Tuition. Details: 726-9491.

Wood River Gymnastics: Fall classes posted at Gym, 910 South 4th Avenue, Hailey. Fall Session Sept. 15-Dec. 18. All ages and skill levels. Registration: Sept. 1-2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. Call 788-5484 for information.

IRS Problem Solving Day, Sept.10 8 a.m.-6 p.m. IRS Office, Federal Building, 550 West Fort Street, Boise

Parade Of Homes Awards Reception Sept. 10 Elkhorn Resort 6:30 p.m. Social, 7:30 p.m. dinner and awards. Details: 726-1570

Menahem Pressler Sept. 12 Piano recital of Sonata in B flat major by Schubert. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 8 p.m. Details: 726-9491

Best Of the Valley Sept.12 26 restaurants come together to create a culinary celebration. Elkhorn Resort Plaza, 5-10 p.m. For reservations call 726-6560 or 788-3540. For information call 788-2117

Poetic Medicine Workshop, Sept. 11-13 poetry workshop led by John Fox. Open to adults of all experience levels. Cost $300 including room and board. Begins at 6 p.m. at the Sawtooth Hotel. Details: (208) 774-9947.

Sun Valley Photographic Workshop, Sept. 18-20 The Lost River Range and the Pasimeroi. Details 726-4333

The Natural Step, Sept. 22-23 a workshop on personal sustainability facilitated by Linda Hestag and Harvey Stone of the Idaho Round Table and Oilonomia. Cost $100. Potluck dinner. Details and registration: Linda Hestag (208) 588-2331.

Pinnacle Picnic, Sept. 26 sponsored by Expedition Inspiration to benefit breast cancer research. Details: 726-6456.

Animal Evaluation, Sept. 26 Delta Society Pet Partners 9 a.m. at 4151A Glenbrook Dr. Hailey. Details: 788-6137.

Alzheimer’s Association Memory walk on Sept. 26. Details: 788-5735 or 788-1764

Bellevue Business After Hours, Oct. 14 5:30 p.m. at Mr. Steam, 720 N. Main St., Bellevue.

International Festival of Women’s Fly Fishers, Oct. 29-31 in town for a conclave and meeting discussing fly-fishing education, conservation and the development of opportunities for women in the sport. Details: 726-9675.

 

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