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Ski slump
Sun Valley Co. opened its 64th year of operation on the River Run side of
Bald Mountain on Thankgiving Day -- Baldy's only open run that day. Among the first to
show up were, left to right, Dan Levy, JoAnn Levy, both of Sun Valley, Julie McArthur, and
professional golf star David Duval (Express photo by Willy Cook) |

- Ski slump Warm weather continues to dog skiers as Lower
River Run provides only skiing on Bald Mountain
- Lack of snow doesn't slow sales Skiing may not be great
but local merchants report sales were healthy over the Thanksgiving Day holiday
- Dream machine Six-year-old Lilly Baber of Hailey, confined
to a wheel chair, had her life lit up with a new BMX seven-speed bicycle, the result of a
successful fund-raiser
- Traditional Christmas, New Year's in the valley From
the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Claus, to acclaimed productions to old-fashioned caroling
and a millennium fireworks display, the valley is preparing to enjoy its holiday season
- Police make arrest for Ketchum rape A 27-year-old Everett,
Wash., man is in custody after allegedly raping and kidnapping a 19-year-old Ketchum woman

- These are the good old days Editorial says locals can
overlook the valley's growing pains and take solace in the fact that, unlike other upscale
nearby resorts, it has remained a charming mountain town with a quaint atmosphere other
communities have long since lost
- Toxic cocktails Editorial takes note of the recent toxic
spill at the Ohio Gulch Transfer Station and notes that the county needs to work out a
plan to handle common liquid wastes


- Millie Wiggins and the West's first coffeehouse Story
traces the history of the bohemian Leadville Espresso House, one of the first coffeehouses
in western America, and its colorful clientele
- Sun Valley gets scholarly Arts section features new
signature event at Ketchum-based Environmental Resource Center in the form of the Frank
Church Lectures on the environment and humanities

- Defense to fuel Wood River's basketball hopes Enthusiasm and
teamwork are two things that Wood River High School boys' varsity basketball coach Jeff
Larson has noticed in his first two weeks working with the 1999-2000 Wolverine edition

- Will Storey joins Capitol Commission Retired Sun Valley
executive Storey is the newest member of the commission which, among its missions, is
working to restore Boise's Capitol Building in time for its July 2005 centennial
celebration

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