Calendar for
January 6, 1999 thru
January 12, 1999

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal at the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Festival Applications for August 13-15 show at the Sun Valley Resort are now available at the Sun Valley Center in Ketchum. Details: 7269491.

Grant Writing Workshop today through Friday, Jan. 8 at the Environmental Resource Center with Dana Meyers. Fee. Details: (208) 234-1159.

Sun Valley Avalanche Center Classes all this month, including a basic women’s class from 7-10 p.m. tonight at The Community School in Sun Valley. Classroom and field sessions for beginners and intermediates. Also special evening presentation for snowmobilers with video "Riding Safely in Avalanche Country." Donation. Call 622-5371.

Argentine Tango Workshop today through Sunday, Jan. 9 with Buenos Aires Tango Association. For details on levels, times and locations, call 788-5448.

Travel Industry Week today through Sunday at the Sun Valley resort.

WRHS Wrestling SCIC league dual meet at Wendell, 7 p.m.

Don Trent Jacobs book signing at 7 p.m. at Chapter On in Ketchum. Primal Awareness: A True Story of Survival and Awakening with the Raramuri shamans of Mexico is a true survival adventure involving a remote band of indigenous people. Free. Details: 726-5425.

WRHS Girls Basketball home SCIC games against the Kimberly Bulldogs at Wood River High School gym, Hailey. Freshmen 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Bids due on Monte Dolack’s "Resurrection," This is the painting on auction to benefit Idaho Rivers United’s campaign to restore Idaho’s wild salmon and steelhead. Minimum bid is $5,000 and winner will be anounced Jan. 8. Details: Liz Edrich at (208)343-7481.

"Jack and the Beanstalk" Company of Fools production at 10 a.m. at the Liberty Theater in Hailey. Children and adults $5, kids under 2 free. Tickets at Read All About It in Hailey and Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum. 788-6520.

Carey Girls, Boys Basketball non-conference games at Hansen. Girls’ JV 3 p.m., boys’ JV 4:30 p.m., girls’ varsity 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity 7:30 p.m.

"It’s All Brainwork" Neurodevelopmental Learning and Behavior Disorders for parents, educators and health care providers today and tomorrow at Idaho State University in Pocatello. Details: (208) 236-3610.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal at the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

WRHS Wrestling the Wolverines compete at the Buhl Invitational tournament today at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m.

Community School Girls, Boys Basketball home Northside Conference games against Camas County at the Fish Tank on the Sun Valley campus. Girls’ JV 4:30 p.m., boys’ JV 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity 7:30 p.m.

Carey Girls, Boys Basketball Northside Conference games at Richfield. Girls’ JV 3 p.m., boys’ JV 4:30 p.m., girls’ varsity 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity 7:30 p.m.

Sun Valley Suns the local men’s hockey team competes today through Sunday, Jan. 10 at the Utah Winter Games.

Casey Woods on High Touch Accupressure The art of compassionate healing touch from the roots of Jin Shin Jyutsu a Japanese tradition at Chapter One bookstore in Ketchum at 7 p.m. Free.

Prairie Creek Snowmaker cross-country classic (diagonal) ski race sponsored by The Elephant’s Perch of Ketchum begins at 11 a.m. at the Prairie Creek trail system north of Ketchum. Registration at 10 a.m. Entry fee $10 per person, half going to North Valley Trails. Distances are 15 kilometers, 7.5k and 2k for kids.

Craters of the Moon in Winter A workshop with 45 mins. of classroom session then several hours in the park on snowshoes with a park naturalist to learn how life copes with winter. 11 pairs of snowshoes available. Limited to 15 people 10 years or older. The hike will vary form easy to moderately strenuous and cover between 3 and 4 miles. Lunch will be eaten on the trail. Starting at 10:30 a.m. Reservation required: (208) 527-3257, ext. 302.

"Jack and the Beanstalk" Company of Fools productions at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Liberty Theater in Hailey. Children and adults $5, kids under 2 free. Tickets at Read All About It in Hailey and Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum. 788-6520.

Community School Girls, Boys Basketball home Northside Conference games against the ISDB Raptors at the Fish Tank on the Sun Valley campus. Girls’ JV 4:30 p.m. and boys’ JV 6 p.m.

Avalanche Center Snow Ball at the NexStage Theatre in Ketchum from 7-midnight. Music by the Toastpoints. $10.

WRHS Boys Basketball home SCIC games against Gooding at the high school gym in Hailey. Freshman game 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

"The Saltmen of Tibet" special screening to benefit Sun Valley Avalanche Center and Old People’s Home in Kathmandu, Nepal. At 2 and 4:30 p.m. at Magic Lantern Theatre in Ketchum. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children.

Men’s Basketball League Team Captain Meeting at 7 p.m. at Stadium Pizza in Hailey. For the 1999 Outlaw League, with basketball games due to begin this month in Hailey. Team roster forms are available from Lewis Garza at Growing Concern in Hailey, 788-2015.

"The Saltmen of Tibet" special screening to benefit Sun Valley Avalanche Center and Old People’s Home in Kathmandu, Nepal. At 2 and 4:30 p.m. at Magic Lantern Theatre in Ketchum. Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children.

Voluntary Simplicity Study Group Discussion group on simplifying your life meets at noon for 8 weeks at the Episcopal Church in Hailey. Free. Details and reginstration: Pamela Smith, 788-5982.

Community School Girls, Boys Basketball Northside Conference games at Shoshone. Girls’ JV 4:30 p.m., boys’ JV 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity 7:30 p.m.

WRHS Girls Basketball home SCIC games against the Gooding Senators at Wood River High School gym, Hailey. Freshmen 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Carey Girls, Boys Basketball home Northside Conference games against Bliss at Carey School gym. Girls’ varsity 4:30 p.m., boys’ JV 6 p.m. and boys’ varsity 7:30 p.m.

Write your own story at the Community Library with novelist Dick Couch. From 4-6 p.m. This lecture on "Giving Life to Your Fictional Characters." Second lecture Thursday on "Biographies Memoirs and Family Histories." Free. Details: 726-3493.

Color Theory with Megan Murphy through Feb. 2 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Center in Ketchum. Fee. Details: 726-9491.

Idaho Regional Public Transportation Advisory Committee from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at College of Southern Idaho, Taylor Administration bldg., Twin Falls. Wednesday

Sun Valley Planning & Zoning meets at 8:30 p.m. in the council chambers to discuss revisions to residential chapters of Municipal Code. Wednesday

Ketchum Comprehensive Plan meeting at Ketchum City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on Light Industrial Areas and Residential Areas. Thursday

Blaine County Planning and Zoning meets upstairs at old county courthouse in Hailey ti discuss App. By Calvary Bible Church to ammend 1986 conditional use permit, proposal by Sawtooth Community arden Project to update 1994 conditional use permit, and condition use permit app. For O’Gara and Barsotti to consturct two story self service storage unit facitility and caretakers puarters in light industrial zone on east side of H75 north of Hailey. Thursday

Ketchum Planning & Zoning meets at Ketchum City Hall at 5:30 p.m. Agenda: public hearing on Drexler Revocable Trust for varriance to set backs at 760 Walnut, Creekview subdivision application, Crossing subdivision application, Belmont Plaza condominiums subdivision, app. design reviews of Bridgepoint condos, Thunder Springs tennis/wellness center. Monday

Blaine County Board of Commissioners meets at old county courthouse in Hailey at 2 p.m. discussion on application by Richard Fuld for plat amendment to Pothier subdivision. Monday

Wood River Watershed Advisory Group Executive Board meets at 7 p.m. at Big Wood Canal Co. office in Shoshone. New business will include formation of a Technical Advisory Committee and related changes to the by-laws. Tuesday

1998-99 Coats for Kids Drop your donations at Ketchum Chiropractic, 128 Saddle Rd or at the Women’s Resource Center in Hailey. The Silver Sage Girl Scouts will place collection boxes as well. Coat drive will continue through March 1999. Details: Pam at 726-5947.

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.

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

"Contemplating the Divine" a multidisciplinary program with paintings of Megan Murphy and collage by Lisa Pisano and illuminated manuscripts from the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th centuries. At the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Free. Through Feb. 5 Details: 726-9491. Daily

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

After School Youth Council Circles Support groups to make new friends, explore ideas and feelings and learn essential communication and listening skills for high school teens. Details: Lea Flocchini at 788-2880, Cameron Cooper at 726-6016 or Julie Caldwell at 725-2071.

Wood River Bridge meets 6:45 p.m. at the Harker Center in Elkhorn Wednesdays 2:45 p.m. Thursdays 6:45 p.m. at Blaine County Senior Center in Hailey Mondays Details: Peter Gray at 726-5887 or Fran Maughan at 622-5605.

Hailey Library Story Hour for pre-school children at 3:30 p.m. with "Grandma" Dorothy Babin followed by a Reading Rainbow video and small craft. Thursdays New readings times 11 a.m. on Fridays & Wednesdays Details: 788-2036.

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

Taize Candlelight Service quiet non-denominational service of meditation, song and prayer at 5:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Sun Valley Rd., Ketchum. Each Thursday.

Adult Indoor Soccer the Blaine County Recreation District’s indoor program is held each Friday from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Hailey Elementary School gym, starting Dec. 4 and running through March. Drop-in fee $2 per night. Supervisor is Ned Wheeler. Fridays.

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

Adult Open Volleyball Monday evening sessions are held from November through January, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. Fee $2. A Blaine County Rec District program. Mondays.

Mental Health Screenings for depression, panic and anxiety at the WRMC Women’s Resource Center in Hailey. Sliding fees. Details: 788-5733. First Mondays

"Whad-Up" Education Group 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. Mondays

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

Cardiac Rehabilitation and Support Group with Kathy Noyes, BSRN for education and assistance with pt, diet, stress, medications, treatments, etc. Meets weekly to share experiences, information and support. Free. At WRMC Modular Meeting Room in Hailey. 7-8 p.m. Details: 788-5733. Mondays

Indoor Playground preschoolers play with riding toys, balls, tumbling mats, climbing cubes, and slides at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood from 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Children must be accompanied by adult. Free. Through the winter months. Details: 726-5123.

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., Tuesdays

Advocates Children’s Group for kids 0-12 who have witnessed domestic violence in their homes. 7 p.m. at Head Start in Hailey. Tuesdays

Youth Indoor Soccer for all students grades three and up, supervised by the Blaine County Recreation District each Tuesday and Thursday from Dec. 1 through mid-January. Times are 7:30-9 p.m. at Hailey Elementary School gym. Drop-in fee $2. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

GED/HSE at CSI in Hailey. Office hours are from 10 a.m. to noon and class is held 5-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and there are also office hours 1-3 p.m. on Thursdays. Details: 788-2038.

Ski with a Forest Ranger at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Learn about early history and future plans of ski area, natural history, avalanche control, etc. 1 hour. Meet at ski school sign in front of Lookout Restr. Free with lift ticket. All abilities welcome. Details: 622-5371.Tuesday & Thursday

Mel Bartholomew of Square Foot Gardening, Jan 13 with Suzy Valentine at Java on Fourth in Ketchum on "Meta Gardening." Free.

Economic Development Breakfast, Jan. 14 Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce event at 8 a.m. in the newly-remodeled Horizon Room at Elkhorn Resort. Panelists will address the changing nature of the local work force, and more. Sponsored by Kennedy Mortgage Group. Make your reservations ($10 Chamber members, $12 non-members) by calling Ashley 725-2104.

Business After Hours, Jan. 14 Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce social activity at 4:30 p.m. at Whiskey Jacques in Ketchum. The Chamber’s new Scholarship Fund Raffle begins today.

Hailey Chamber of Commerce 1999 Installation Banquet, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Blaine County Senior Citizens Center, Hailey. Cost $15 per person, RSVP by Jan. 8, FAX to 726-9341.

Tracy Bay’s Music Studio Open House, Jan. 17 from 3-6 p.m. Registration for Early Childhood Music and Movement Classes (6 mo-4 yrs) and Group Piano Lessons (5yrs-adults). Semester starts Jan. 25. Details and RSVP: 726-3443.