Idaho Mountain Express - Online: Issue of 11-17-99 thru 11-23-99

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Pouring it on

Snow Dance
High temps could delay ski opening. Wes Roberts, a Sun Valley snowmaking expert, keeps the snow guns roaring on Bald Mountain above Warm Springs. Unseasonable warm temperatures make the job difficult. (Express photo by Willy Cook)

Thanksgiving Day ski opening is questionable Although some snow is forecast for today unseasonably warm temperatures are complicating Sun Valley's snowmaking task
Council seeks to resolve chamber funding issue City attorney directed to consult with court and state attorney general on Ketchum's funding contribution to chamber's budget
St. Luke's challenge: boring under the Big Wood River The new hospital's sewer and water line project is complex and expensive
Bellevue and deputy deny brutality claims of Bellevue woman Officers say they were kicked and spit upon during a traffic stop

McHanville issues too serious for hairsplitting Editorial criticizes Blaine County Commissioners for not providing proper public notice on critical hearings on future of area south of Ketchum
A river won Editorial commends Idaho Rivers United for its energetic and successful lobbying against application to divert water from river for power production

Skiers, snowmobilers practicing quiet diplomacy Columnist Pat Murphy discusses closed-door negotiations taking place between backcountry skiers and snowmobilers to reach a compromise on use of ski trails
New water war in Custer and Lemhi counties Challis messenger reporter Anna Means describes critical community reaction to an Idaho Supreme Court ruling on water use
A new low in Internet capitalism Columnist Adam Tanous sharply criticizes a new web site purporting to sell beautiful women's eggs in a sort of Internet auction

Veterans remember Veterans Day ceremony at Ketchum City Hall honored veterans and dedicated a flag pole and plaque to slain Idaho police officers
Two high profile resort areas brainstorm the future Ketchum officials gain insight into how Colorado resort handles such sensitive issues as affordable housing
Heroic madness Ketchum cinematographer Bob Poole is featured on front page of Arts section for his bone-chilling aerial photography of Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race

Public Notice Summary

The Idaho Mountain Express is distributed free to residents and guests throughout the Sun Valley resort areas. Subscribers to the Idaho Mountain Express will read these stories and more in this weeks' issue:

Other Stories This Week:

Wood River Land Trust to protect property in Warm Springs
North Payette dam proposal withdrawn
New strategy discussed for rec bond
County approves Hailey treated effluent discharge into Big Wood River
Blaine County receives $300,000 FEMA grant to prepare for possible future natural disasters
New land manager for Sawtooth National Recreation Area
Hailey burn victim of October 27 gas explosion in Elkhorn has returned home and is recovering
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	FOR THE WEEK OF: Nov. 17 - Nov. 23, 1999