FOR THE WEEK OF:
Feb. 9 - Feb. 15, 2000

• May school facilites election scheduled Blaine County School District Board to place $37.7 million package before voters
  
• Ketchum Council declares city emergency to brake construction Council decision ushers in 120-day period to control building height and mass
  
• Two wolves illegally poisoned near Salmon Fish and Wildlife law enforcement reveal last year's discovery in attempt to step up investigation
  
• Skiers, snowmobilers draw line in the snow over accessibility Backcountry confrontation particularly heated in Sun Valley

• Rotting to the core Lead editorial rakes the Ketchum mayor and city council for adopting an emergency plan with no public notice aimed at temporarily controlling development in downtown Ketchum
  
• Helen's hops Editorial raps lame duck Idaho U.S. Rep. Helen Chenoweth-Hage for announcing she's leaving on yet another foreign tour, this time to Australia and New Zealand

• Reflections on a giant of journalism Columnist Pat Murphy pays tribute to Miami Herald newspaper icon Lee Hills who died last week at the age of 93.
  
• Putting the Postal Service on the carpet Op ed piece focuses on Idaho U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo's letter to the U.S. postmaster general sharply criticizing a regional postal memo aimed at blocking Census Bureau materials from from post office lobbies

• Picabo: "It's business, not personal" News Too front page interview focuses on how Olympic gold medalist views her lawsuit against Sun Valley Co.

• Couples: weaving a life of art and love Front page Arts section piece tells Valentine's Day stories of the closeness of three local couples whose relationships were founded in the arts and continue to blossom in art

• Zamboni gives Hailey Ice Park a new surface For nearly 20 years, laying down the ice has been a rite of passage for parents of youngsters in Hailey

• 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:

St. Luke's Hospital requests permit change
Twenty-three Blaine County jurors held in contempt
Officials bicker over paramedics
Commissioners again delay a decision on Baseline Ranch subdivision
Foot chase through Bellevue results in arrest and felony DUI charge
SNRA shed burglarized
Bald Mountain paragliding applications sought
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