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Valley's Hispanics

Wood River Valley's economy attracts burgeoning Hispanic population

Francisco Herrera’s store in Hailey, La Mexicana, has become a sort of Hispanic community center where people come not only to buy things, but also to make contact with their culture. Wiring money south of the border is a big part of his business.

Hailey nixes annexation
Council questions Airport West numbers

Two commercial buildings approved
New space for stores, offices and condos

St. Luke's to appeal MOB denial
Cites 'legal', 'procedural' violations
Cattle killers
The Blaine County Sherriff's Department is investigating the shooting of 10 head of cattle

Stanley wolf pack treads thin ice
Fourteen sheep dead following incident last week
A Western Family Reunion
Immigration legends aren't true, says scholar
Scratching out a living
Touring British farmers visit south Blaine County
Push for stringent roadless measure
Locals: end logging, roads in federal forests
In-lieu parking dried up
In 1979, Ketchum began a progressive parking experiment, but it lost momentum in the mid-1990's.
New Hailey planner dives in
Kathy Grotto looks at long list of big issues

Idaho Supreme Court ends Ketchum movie theater dispute
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled on a long-running dispute dating back to 1995 between the developer of a Ketchum building and the owners of the Magic Lantern theater
The valley's Hispanics
(Intro) The following stories provide a glimpse into the lives and the Hispanic migration into the Wood River Valley:
A growing Hispanic population feeds Blaine County's job needs
Hispanics say they enjoy living in the Wood River Valley
A beachhead in the valley
Hispanics see a better life here
Making it in the valley
Hispanics catch entreprenuerial fever

Major expansion for Smith Sport Optics
Bob Smith "was a frustrated powder skier because in powder you work hard, you work up heat, and your goggles fog up..."
Backcountry cuisine
The wonders of Dutch oven cooking

Lou Boldt comes alive at reading
'Middle of Nowhere' heading toward big screen

Milestone in human history
Life changed on Monday, June 26.
Hallelujah for prayer ban
Hallelujah for the US Supreme Court and its decision to bar officials from letting students lead stadium crowds in prayer before football games

Shaping history in the eye of the beholder - an NRA view
Charlton Heston wowed 'em at the Idaho state Republican convention with stirring, sonorous hyperbole reminiscent of a wide-screen Cecil B. deMille spectacular. Commentary by Pat Murphy

Summer reading provides a big academic boost for children
As summer break arrives...it's time for a vacation from the classroom, but not from reading. Commentary by Marilyn Howard
Violating nature near Corral Creek triggers a traumatic experience
My sense of outrage intensified as I came upon the campfire remains. The burn area was filled with broken bottles, flattened beer cans and pieces of other non-burnable trash. Commentary by JoEllen Collins

No-hitter clinches tournament title for Hailey
Zachary, Nice toss Wood River shutouts on final day

Looking for the best, Miss Days of the Old West
12 riders vie for Independance Day royalty titles

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 and other stories in this weeks' issue.


	FOR THE WEEK OF: June 28-July 4, 2000