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For the week of Sept. 8, 1999 through Sept. 14, 1999

Calendar for Sept. 8,
thru
Sept. 14, 1999


Wednesday, Sept. 8

Bingo each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon, and then again at 12:30 p.m. at Blaine County Senior Citizens Center, Hailey. Cards are 50 cents, with half the proceeds to the winner and half to the center.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, oven chicken with potato casserole, carrot salad/biscuit, fruit cocktail and cake. Board meeting 10 a.m. At the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

WRHS Girls Soccer home junior varsity game against Wendell at 5:30 p.m. at South Valley Sports Complex soccer field just south of the high school in Hailey.

Open House on Proposed Fishing Regulations Idaho Department of Fish and Game meeting from 7-9 p.m. at Blaine County Courthouse, Hailey. Topics include a reduction of trout bag and possession limits from 6 to 5 fish, and the removal of all barbless hook requirements. Also, an additional catch-and-release season for trout on Silver Creek.

WRHS Boys Soccer varsity game against Minico at Rupert, 5:30 p.m.

Registration for the Footlight Dance Centre today from 3-5 p.m. at the Sun Valley Athletic Club in Ketchum and from 6-8 p.m. at Hailey Elementary on Thursday. Classes begin Sept. 13. Call 788-2117, ext. 16 for details.

Wood River Invitational Cross Country the annual 3-mile trail run hosted by the Wood River High School cross country team begins 4:30 p.m. at Silver Creek in the Baker Creek drainage 14 miles north of Ketchum.

Thursday, Sept. 9

WRHS Girls Soccer home varsity game against Buhl at 5 p.m. at South Valley Sports Complex soccer field just south of the high school in Hailey.

Business After Hours Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce social gathering from 5-7 p.m. at Wells Fargo Bank, 491 Sun Valley Rd. East, Ketchum. Food and drink, door prizes and special surprises.

Auditions for "Oliver" Laughing Stock Theater Co. auditions for boys 9-13 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on Sun Valley Rd. Performance dates are Nov. 5-10.

Tango workshop for beginners with Vito Serja at the Sun Valley Athletic Club at 6 p.m. For details, call 788-5448.

Youth Soccer, Flag Football Sign-ups for boys and girls grades kindergarten through six participating in the Blaine County Rec District fall programs. From 6-8 p.m. in the Hailey Elementary School multi-purpose room. 788-2117.

Thursday Night Mixed Bowling League first meeting and election of officers, 6:30 p.m. at Mountain Sun Lanes, Bellevue.

Registration for the Footlight Dance Centre from 6-8 p.m. at Hailey Elementary School. Classes begin Sept. 13. Call 788-2117, ext. 16 for details.

WRHS Junior Varsity Football home game against the American Falls JV, at 6 p.m. at Homer Field in Hailey.

Elementary School Back to School Night this evening at The Community School in Sun Valley.

WRHS Volleyball SCIC matches at Kimberly begin with the freshman match at 5:15 p.m.

Bike Tuning Seminar from 7-9 p.m. at Ski Tek in Ketchum. Also Tuesday nights. Call John at 726-7503.

Friday, Sept. 10

Idaho Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament the 25th annual two-day tournament begins at Sun Valley Golf Course. A benefit to provide scholarships for Idaho students.

Hemingway Elementary School benefit begins with the Innisbruck Giftwrap sale coordinated by the Parents’ Auxilliary. For details, call 788-1138.

Wood River Gymnastics Fall Registration at the gym in Hailey, 910 South 4th Ave. From 10-2 and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, and 10-2 on Saturday, Sept. 11. Session classes are Sept. 13-Dec. 17. Call 788-5484.

Magic Lantern’s 11th Annual Fall Film Festival begins its two-week run today. Call 726-4274 for details.

Kavu Day A festival of outdoor films at the Sun Valley Opera House at 2:30 p.m. and at the Forest Service Park at 8:30 p.m., today through Sunday. Details: 800-419-5288.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, Swiss steak with oven potatoes, mixed veggies, rolls, jello with fruit and cookie bars. Sing-a-long 12:30 p.m. Transportation available. At the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish holiday, begins at sundown. Services held at the Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum at 7:30 p.m. Details: 726-1183.

Carey School Football Sawtooth Conference eight-man game against the Camas County Mushers at Fairfield, 3:30 p.m.

WRHS Varsity Football non-conference game at American Falls at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11

Idaho Governor’s Cup Golf Tournament the 25th annual two-day tournament wraps up at Sun Valley Golf Course. A benefit to provide scholarships for Idaho students.

Wood River JV Volleyball Tournament starts 8:30 a.m. at the high school gym in Hailey. Competing are WR, American Falls, Buhl, Filer, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Jerome and Salmon.

Baldy Hill Climb 21st annual event presented by the Sun Valley Junior Nordic ski team. Hikers start 9 a.m. at the Warm Springs bridge, bottom of Baldy, and racers at 10 a.m. Awards afterward at Apple’s. Entry $15 for 14-and-older, $10 13-under. Pre-register at The Elephant’s Perch or Backwoods Mountain Sports.

WRHS Boys Soccer home games against Twin Falls at South Valley Sports Complex field just south of the high school in Hailey. Varsity 11 a.m., JV 1 p.m.

Carey School Volleyball non-conference matches against Raft River at Malta, 2 p.m.

Art Studio Tours presented by the Hailey Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration 9 a.m. at Wood River Inn, Hailey. Artist information will be distributed. Cost $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. 788-2700. Sponsored by Blaine County Title, Christopher & Co., Eyewear Labs, First Bank of Idaho and Power Engineers.

Wood River Gymnastics Fall Registration at the gym in Hailey, 910 South 4th Ave. From 10-2. Session classes are Sept. 13-Dec. 17. Call 788-5484.

Community School Boys Soccer game at Burley, 1 p.m.

Wood River BMX weekly racing at the track west of Hailey. Registration 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Brundage Mt. Mountain Bike Festival and Idaho state mountain bike championships, today (cross country 11 a.m.) and Sunday (downhill 8 a.m. practice) at Brundage Mt. eight miles north of McCall.

Sun Valley Ice Show presents headliners Elena Leonova and Andrei Khvalko, world p[rofessional silver medalists, at dusk at Sun Valley Skating Center.

Tango workshop for beginners with Vito Serja at Sacred Cow Yoga Studio at 10:30 a.m. For details, call 788-5448.

Sunday, Sept. 12

Old-Fashioned Community Church Picnic offered by Valley of Peace Lutheran Church in Hailey, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. Barbecue, ice cream sundaes, games and prizes. Proceeds to "Site of Life." Adult donation $5, child $3. 788-3066.

Grandparents Day is today.

Auditions for "Oliver" Laughing Stock Theater Co. auditions for adults at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church on Sun Valley Rd. Performance dates are Nov. 5-10.

Senior Getaway today through Wednesday, Sept. 15, to Reno and Lake Tahoe. Details: 788-3468.

Wood River Gun Club south of Bellevue is now open Sundays 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Singles, handicap and doubles.

Tango dance party at Whiskey Jacques from 7-9:30 p.m. Dollar well drinks. For details, call 788-5448.

Author Linda Donelson talks and shows slides at Chapter One bookstore in Ketchum at 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 13

Tracy Bay Music Studio opens for fall semester. For details, call 726-3443.

Life Insurance Workshop with instructor Alberto Uranga, from 2:30-5 p.m. at the Kentwood Lodge, Ketchum. Limited seating. 788-2033 or 788-2038.

Community School Volleyball matches at Richfield against the home team and Twin Falls Christian begin at 5 p.m.

Papoose Club Informational Evening for those interested in joining the community organization interested in youth activities. At 6:30 p.m. at the Sun Valley Wine Co., Ketchum. Open to all women. RSVP to Janet 788-1062, 726-6642.

Free Mountain Bike Group Ride and technical training, meet 6 p.m. Mondays at Ski Tek in Ketchum.

Author Pete Fromm will read from his just-released short story collection, "Night Swimming," at 6 p.m. in the Community Library of Ketchum.

Tuesday, Sept. 14

Dialogue with the Mayor questions and answers with Hailey Mayor Brad Siemer at 7 a.m. at the Hailey Chamber of Commerce office, 13 W. Carbonate.

Community School Parents’ Association monthly meeting 8:15 a.m. at the Lane Ranch club house, Ketchum.

Used Textbook Sale at The Community School in Sun Valley from 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. Books will be sold at half price, with a portion of proceeds go the Parents’ Association.

CSI Fall Semester Classes continue in the Wood River Valley. Call 788-2033 or 788-2038 for the College of Southern Idaho, Blaine County Campus, program.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, ham and cheesy noodles with Mexi-corn, deviled eggs, carrot and raisin salad, and fresh peach cobbler. At the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Community School Girls Soccer home JV game against Gooding at 5 p.m. at Atkinson Park, Ketchum.

WRHS Girls Soccer varsity and JV games at Burley, 5:30 p.m.

Community School Volleyball Northside Conference matches against Camas County at Fairfield, 6 p.m. Middle school matches beforehand, at 4:30 p.m.

Carey School Volleyball Northside Conference matches at Richfield, 6 p.m.

WRHS Volleyball SCIC matches at Wendell start with the freshmen at 5:15 p.m.

Community School Boys Soccer game at Buhl, 5 p.m.

Tea Time from 3-5 p.m. at the Heritage & Ski Museum in Forest Service Park in Ketchum hosted by Tyra McGuffie and Tracy Lee. Details: 726-8118.

Tango workshop for beginners at the Sun Valley Athletic Club at 7 p.m. For details, call 788-5448.

Ongoing

Kinnebrew Sculpture Garden Open House on weekends from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through August. Five acres on the Wood River featuring over 40 sculptures. Located at 109 River Grove Lane about a half-mile north of Hailey. Details: 726-8461 or 788-9331. Saturdays & Sundays.

Bird Walks at the ERC from 6:30-8 p.m. All ages and abilities welcome. Fee: $5 members/ $8 non-members. Details: 726-4333. Tuesday Evenings through August.

Galena Lodge Wildflower Walks from the Galena Lodge north of Ketchum. Identify as many as 50 wildflowers. 6 p.m. Reservations: 726-4010. Thursdays beginning July 1.

BCFC Running Club meets at Blaine County Fitness Center, 21 E. Maple in Hailey, at 6 p.m. All levels welcome. Free. Details: 788-2124. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Monday Night Fly Casting Clinics offered by Silver Creek Outfitters each Monday from 6-7 p.m., through Sept. 20, at the Bigwood Golf Course pond north of Ketchum. Free to the public. Park in the golf course parking lot. Details: 726-5282.

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.

Old City Hall Museum on Bellevue’s Main Street is now open for the season. Noon-4 p.m. Details: 788-4311. Daily.

Allotment Gardens If you enjoy fresh veggies and flowers, but don’t have a place to garden, the Sawtooth Community Garden Project has 26 raised beds for rent at a nominal fee for the season. Details: 726-9358. Summer.

Family History Library Genealogical research facilities, including an 80-disk CD-ROM collection of family genealogical data, located at 711 S. River Street in Hailey are open to the public. Details: 788-9810. 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.

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 Details: 788-2036.

Men’s Bible Study from 7-8 a.m. at Wilson Bates Appliances in Ketchum. Details: 788-2084. Thursdays.

Hailey’s Farmer’s Market from 4-7 p.m. at Main Street and Croy through October 14. Contact: Mark Cook at 788-3917. Thursdays.

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. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Thursdays & Mondays.

Hiking Buddies with Animal Shelter of Wood River Valley at Adam’s Gulch trailhead from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays.

Animal Shelter Dogs & Puppies will attend Ketchum Alive Events from 6-9 p.m. Fridays.

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

Children First parent advocacy group for children with special needs. Details: Reggie Swindle at 788-3034 or Gwen Smith at 726-8016. Every second Tuesday.

Youth Discovery Days at the ERC in Ketchum. Two classes offered: "A World in our Hands" & "Get the Connections". Fee. Details: 726-4333. Wednesdays in August.

Hiking Group with Christian women’s group leaves from the Church of the Big Wood at 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Also at 10:30 a.m. following the Church of the Big Wood worship service on Sundays.

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. Details: 788-3468.

Bring It To The Barn The Community School is now collecting donations for annual garage sale at Sagewillow Campus Barn in Elkhorn from 9 a.m.-noon. Details: 622-3561. Wednesdays & Saturdays.

Meetings

Ketchum Planning and Zoning meets at 5:30 p.m. at Ketchum City Hall to hear an application from Sun Valley Co. to construct a ski cabin on the Lower Cozy Ski Run. Monday

Blaine County Criminal Justice Council will meet at noon in Hailey’s Blaine County Courthouse to discuss the success/failure of the county’s juvenile programs. Thursday

Hailey City Council meets in the Hailey Town Center at 6 p.m. to hear an application for Rainbow Rim subdivision and a King’s market sign appeal. Monday

Upcoming

Riverdance The Show, Sept. 14-19 at the Morrison Center in Boise. Details: (888)-255-2200.

Used Textbook Sale, Sept. 15 at The Community School in Sun Valley from 7:30-8:15 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. Books will be sold at half price, with a portion of proceeds go the Parents’ Association.

Wood River High School Homecoming, Sept. 15-18 sports events and activities at the Hailey high school.

Chamber Artist Series tickets on sale Sept. 15 for five winter and spring concerts presented by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. For details, call 726-9491.

Tango workshop for beginners Sept. 17 with Vito Serja at the Sacred Cow Yoga Studio at 6 p.m. For details, call 788-5448.

Women and Finances All-Day Workshop, Sept. 18 presented by the College of Southern Idaho from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kentwood Lodge, Ketchum. 788-2033.

"Best of the Valley", Sept. 18 fourth annual fund-raising culinary event for the Blaine County Youth Task Force in conjunction with Blaine County Recreation District. From 3-8 p.m. at Elkhorn Resort Plaza. Fee $5 adults, $3 kids. Corporate tables available. Call 788-2117.

Fox Creek Fun Run, Sept. 18 presented by The Elephant’s Perch of Ketchum, a 12-kilometer run around the Fox Creek trail system north of Ketchum. Starts promptly at 10 a.m. from the Lake Creek trailhead. Entry $20 per person, by the deadline of Friday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. Awards and refreshments.

WRHS Parents’ Association Meeting, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at the high school in Hailey.

Idaho Open Golf Tournament, Sept. 22-24 sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Co. at Elkhorn Resort Golf Course. Field limited to the first 120 players, including 110 pros, for the 50th anniversary event.

7th Annual Thousand Springs Festival, Sept. 25-26 at the Nature Conservancy in Hagerman Valley from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. both days. Juried art show. Details: 536-6797.

Sun Valley Summer Symphony presents the opera Don Giovanni, Sept. 26 at Wood River High School. 725-0481, ext. 12.

Sun Valley Junior Hockey New Player Registration, Sept. 26 and equipment swap, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Sturtevants parking lot, Ketchum. 726-5876.

Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree, Oct. 13-17 Ragtime, jazz and swing in the Wood River Valley. Details: 726-3423.


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