Idaho Mountain Express - Online: Issue of 11-24-99 thru 11-30-99

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Skiing to open on Thanksgiving

Skiing opens on Thanksgiving
Cold snap allows limited skiing. Charlie Kucher, veteran snow cat operator, grooms Lower Warm Springs ski run on Monday. Driving in the face of booming snow guns, Kucher moves massive amounts of snow across the run, getting it in shape for opening day. (Express photo by Willy Cook)

Baldy to open Thanksgiving on limited basis Sun Valley Co. announced that the Lower River Run lift on Bald Mountain will open on Thanksgiving Day and that there was good chance a chairlift would operate on the Warm Springs side of the mountain
Going first class on Thanksgiving Day Warm Springs Ranch Restaurant, Galena Lodge, Chandler's and Sun Valley Lodge are among the places to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner if you don't want to cook at home
Horn of plenty for valley's needy Wood River Jaycees putting together a plan for those who can't afford Thanksgiving dinner and Williams Market in Ketchum will donate several dozen turkeys
The Idaho Mountain Express celebrates its 25th anniversary with this issue Special section details paper's colorful history
Toxic spill temporarily closes Ohio Gulch Transfer Station The toxic paint came from the Webcor Thunder Springs construction site along Saddle Road in Ketchum and a company spokesman said the paint spill was an accident

Express celebrates 25 years Editorial discusses the community in which it publishes and its role in the Wood River Valley
Our holiday Editorial celebrates Thanksgiving as the nation's one truly national holiday

Dam-breaching to become on line confrontation Columnist Pat Murphy discusses the Environmental News Network and its role in setting up an on line dam breaching debate
Repackaging Mother Nature for the public Ketchum artist and conservationist Will Caldwell disclosed an internal Forest Service proposal retrieved through the Freedom of Information Act which purports to use its fee system to market the National Forests to the public

Fireman's Ball is a place to be seen Annual fund-raiser for the Ketchum/Sun Valley Volunteer Fire Department draws a hip crowd that danced the night away

Brett Deuter of Ketchum has plenty to be thankful about this Thanksgiving nearly one year after breaking his neck while skiing on Baldy At the age of 31 his objective is to get back on his quest for a world free skiing championship

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:

Citizens Transportation Coalition has became a Blaine County highway watchdog group
Warm Springs and Baker Creek could see designated camping
County animal shelter to undergo expansion
Harriman trail nearly completed
Wood River Medical Center to begin diagnosing osteoporosis County Planning and Zoning approves Carey area of impact agreement
Ketchum comprehensive plan to be ready next year
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	FOR THE WEEK OF: Nov. 24 - Nov. 30, 1999