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For the week of January 31 through February 6, 2001

Calendar for
January 31 thru 
February 6, 2001


Wednesday, Jan. 31

2001 FIS World Alpine Ski Championships continue at St. Anton, Austria, through Feb. 10.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, cream potato soup smorgasbord with deviled eggs, breadsticks, ambrosia and dessert. Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Kids Ski Free (age 15 and younger) at Sun Valley from Jan. 3 to Feb. 3.

Hattie the Hazardous Hog, for children 4-8, Free. Environmental Resource Center, Ketchum.

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 6-8 p.m. at Wood River High School, Hailey.

Boulder Mountain Ski Tour Free Waxing Clinic with Swix wax technicians from the U.S. Ski Team, from 6-8 p.m. at The Elephant’s Perch in Ketchum.

SCIC District A-2 Girls Prep Basketball Tournament the six-school league tournament continues at Declo High School gym with games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wood River High School girls competing.

Dancing Together dance classes with Dale Bates and Caryn Crawford. Tonight and Fri. Details: 726-5187.

Animal Tracking Workshops through the ERC with Ann Christensen, Cathy Baer, Diana Landis. From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Details: 726-4333.

Northside A-4 Sub-District Girls Basketball Tournament continues at ISDB in Gooding. Loser-out varsity game at 6 p.m.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League games at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 7:15 p.m., Casino/Lefty’s vs. Anderson Asphalt. At 8:15 p.m., Hackshop.com vs. Wicked Spud/Rugby.

 

Thursday, Feb. 1

McCall Winter Carnival at McCall. All day, the Idaho Snow Sculpting Championships. Beard and Sexy Leg contest 7 p.m.

Northside A-4 Sub-District Girls Basketball Tournament concludes at ISDB in Gooding. Championship game at 6 p.m.

West Word: Fiction from the New West reading by James Galvin, author of Fencing the Sky, at 7 p.m. at the Sun Valley Center in Ketchum. Free. Sponsored by the Idaho Commission on the Arts. Details: 726-9491.

SCIC District A-2 Girls Prep Basketball Tournament the six-school league tournament continues at Declo High School gym with games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Wood River High School girls competing.

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 6-8 p.m. at Wood River Middle School, Hailey.

 

Friday, Feb. 2

Groundhog Day is today. Watch for the shadow.

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wood River Middle School, Hailey. No school today for middle school students.

McCall Winter Carnival at McCall. All day, the Idaho Snow Sculpting Championships. Torch parade 7 p.m.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal to be served. Transportation available. At the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Boulder Ski Tour Waxing Tips with the Suburu/Fischer factory team tech., at 4 p.m. at The Elephant’s Perch (726-3497) in Ketchum. Wax recommendations for Saturday’s big race day.

Pioneer Montessori School Informational Open House at the 20-year-old school located at 211 2nd Ave., Ketchum. For pre-school and kindergarten students from 5-6:30 p.m. (kids ages 3 by Sept. 1, 2001) and for the new Elementary School (grades 1-3, opening in September) from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call Thomas Smith 726-9060 for pre-school kindergarten, or Claudia Aulum at 788-8557 for elementary school details.

The Purple Pit, A Beat Generation Revue today and Saturday, Feb. 3, presented by the Spiegel School of Performing Arts at the nexStage Theatre. Table seating shows: 5 and 8 p.m. Tickets available at Chapter One and the Spiegel School. 726-2985

Reception to meet U.S. Nordic Disabled Ski Team and The Sun Valley Adaptive Ski Team here for the Boulder Mountain Tour, sponsored by the Blue Room. With wine and appetizers. Donations and pledges are welcome. The Blue Room, 4th and Washington, Ketchum. Details: Cliff at 726-4800

Dancing Together dance class with Dale Bates and Caryn Crawford. Details: 726-5187.

WRHS Boys Basketball SCIC games at Filer. "C" squad 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m. and varsity 7:30 p.m.

Bridge lessons for middle and high schoolers at 7 p.m. Runs for 8 weeks. Free. Romancing the Bean, Silver Creek Alternative School, Hailey. For information call Max Thompson 788-5493.

Scop’s Night Out at Bigwood Bread, Northwood Way, Ketchum. Writers, musicians and poets. 7 p.m. Sign up at Iconoclast 726-1564.

 

Saturday, Feb. 3

Basic Avalanche Awareness field session sponsored by S.V. Avalanche Center, especially for snowmobilers. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hemingway Elementary. $10 donation adults, $5 students.

Laura Flood Memorial Giant Slalom the 11th annual Intermountain Cup/Junior Olympic qualifying race will be held on the Warm Springs side of Baldy, via Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. Men’s GS 10 a.m. and women’s GS 10:15 a.m. each day.

First Security Boulder Mountain Ski Tour the 26th edition of the 32-kilometer cross-country ski event. Starting at 10 a.m., skiers will travel the Harriman Trail from Galena Lodge to the SNRA headquarters north of Ketchum. Awards 5:30 p.m. in the Limelight Room of Sun Valley Inn.

Peter Hall/Richard Reece Memorial Midget Hockey Tournament at Sun Valley Skating Center, hosted by the Sun Valley Junior Hockey Association. Teams from Wasatch (Utah), Salmon and Boise (Idaho Junior Steelheads). Sun Valley plays Boise at 5:15 p.m. and Wasatch at 8 p.m.

Sun Valley girls hockey team hosts Salmon at 2:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Games at the Sun Valley rink.

McCall Winter Carnival wraps up today at McCall.

Community School Boys Basketball Senior Night final home games for the Cutthroats at the Fish Tank in Sun Valley. Visiting for JV (6 p.m.) and varsity (7:30 p.m.) games are the Richfield Tigers, last year’s State A-4 tournament runner-up. Final home appearance for Cutthroat seniors Alex McCoy, Doug Potters, Logan Shepardson, Carson Sofro, Johnny Welsh and Joel Weston.

WRHS Wrestling the Wolverine matmen compete at the Middleton Invitational tournament at 10 a.m.

The Purple Pit, A Beat Generation Revue presented by the Spiegel School of Performing Arts, at the nexStage Theatre. Table seating shows: 5 and 8 p.m. Tickets available at Chapter One and the Spiegel School. 726-2985.

Carey School Boys Basketball Senior Night final home games for the Panthers at Carey School gym. Visiting for JV (6 p.m.) and varsity (7:30 p.m.) games are the Shoshone Indians. Final home appearance for Panther seniors Trevor Hunt, Alex Peterson, Caleb Harmon, Tony Howard, Lee Jay Cook, Jonathan Rivera and Bryan Sparks.

WRHS Boys Basketball home non-conference games against the Salmon Savages at the high school gym in Hailey. "C" squad 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m. and varsity 7:30 p.m.

 

Sunday, Feb. 4

Cross-Country Ski Festival the sixth annual event sponsored by First Security at Galena Lodge 23 miles north of Ketchum. Nordic ski equipment demonstrations, ski clinics, relays, raffles, face painting and a barbecue. Free demos from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and free lessons from 11-2. For more details, call The Elephant’s Perch in Ketchum, 726-3497.

Sun Valley Ski Club Reunion Week the 35th annual six-day gathering begins, through Friday, Feb. 9 at the Sun Valley resort. Registration and welcome party from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Sun Valley Lodge Dining Room.

Peter Hall/Richard Reece Memorial Midget Hockey Tournament at Sun Valley Skating Center, hosted by the Sun Valley Junior Hockey Association. The Suns play Salmon at 9 a.m. Tournament’s consolation final is 11:45 a.m. and championship at 1:15 p.m.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League games at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 12 noon, Anderson Asphalt vs. Alpine Masonry & Tile. At 1 p.m., Jivaro Headhunters vs. Smoky Pizza/Prof. Installers. At 2 p.m., The Valley Club vs. Hackshop.com. At 3 p.m., Sutton & Sons vs. Wicked Spud/Rugby. At 4 p.m., Sawtooth Paint/Soundwave vs. Shorty’s. At 5 p.m., Casino/Lefty’s vs. SV Brewery/Croy St.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour comes to Ketchum with all-new films for two straight evenings, tonight at 7 p.m. at nexStage Theatre on Main St., Ketchum. An outstanding collection of 17 different mountain films shown tonight and Monday. Tickets at the door or at Chapter One Bookstore, Ketchum.

Senior "B" Hockey League games at Sun Valley Skating Center. At 4 p.m., Hawks vs. Ducks. At 5:15 p.m., Avalanche vs. Predators. At 6:30 p.m., Coyotes vs. Bad Dogs. At 7:45 p.m., Red Wings vs. Devils. At 9 p.m., Sharks vs. Stars. This week’s bye goes to the Wild.

 

Monday, Feb. 5

Sun Valley Ski Club Reunion Week the 35th annual six-day gathering continues at the Sun Valley resort. Cross-country skiing and no-host lunch at Galena Lodge 23 miles north of Ketchum. Introduction to classic skiing from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and introduction to freestyle from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Parent-Teacher Conferences today at Carey School. No school today for Carey students.

OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training Class from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Wood River Inn, Hailey. Presented in cooperation with Building Contractors Association of the Wood River Valley, 726-1570.

Free Investment Seminar with equity strategists Pat Natale and Andrew Barrett, at 6:30 p.m. in the Sun Room of Sun Valley Lodge. Seating is limited, call 622-1713.

SCIC District A-2 Girls Prep Basketball `Tournament the six-school league tournament continues at Declo High School gym with a loser-out contest at 7 p.m.

Footlight Dance Lectures today through Friday, Feb. 9, Salsa Celebration- Lain Music and Dance at all area schools.

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour screenings at 7 p.m. at nexStage Theatre on Main St., Ketchum. An outstanding collection of 17 different mountain films shown tonight and Monday. Tickets at the door or at Chapter One Bookstore, Ketchum.

Senior Hockey League "A" games resume at Sun Valley Skating Center. At 8:30 p.m., Emerson-Brooks/Grumpy’s vs. Lefty’s/Local Boys. At 9:50 p.m., Warm Springs vs. Whitehead/Yoga.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 6

Sun Valley Ski Club Reunion Week the 35th annual six-day gathering continues at the Sun Valley resort. Tollerup Cup cross-country skiing at 2:30 p.m. at Sun Valley Nordic Center, register at 2 p.m. No-host dinner at 6 p.m. at Trail Creek Cabin.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal to be served. At the Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468. Exercise 10 a.m. Also, blood pressure checking.

Free Tax Counseling for the Elderly offered by the state of Idaho and sponsored by AARP and the IRS. Each Tuesday starting Feb. 6 at the Blaine County Senior Citizens Center, Hailey. Bring the proper forms and last year’s tax return. Call Lucille Pruitt 788-1598 for details.

OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training Class from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Wood River Inn, Hailey. Presented in cooperation with Building Contractors Association of the Wood River Valley, 726-1570.

Boulder Mountain Clayworks Children’s Clay classes, Feb. 6, Clay Daze for kids 1-3 grade, 3-4:30 p.m. Feb. 15.

SCIC District A-2 Girls Prep Basketball Tournament the six-school league tournament concludes at Declo High School gym with the championship game at 7 p.m.

Youth Indoor Soccer for 1st- and 2nd-grade boys and girls starts today and is held each Tuesday and Thursday from 4-5:15 p.m. at Bellevue Elementary School. Presented by the Blaine County Rec District. Fee $21 for the 4-week session, through March 1.

WRHS Wrestling the Wolverines travel to Buhl for a 6 p.m. triangular meet with the Buhl Tribe and Oakley Hornets.

Parent-Teacher Conferences from 6-8:30 p.m. at Carey School.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League games at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 8:15 p.m., Jivaro Headhunters vs. Alpine Masonry & Tile. At 9:15 p.m., The Valley Club vs. Smoky Pizza/Prof. Install.

 

Meetings

Board of Trustees Blaine County School District, Re: construction of new building, and an expulsion hearing. District office. 4 p.m. Wed., Jan. 31

Blaine County P & Z public hearing re: Conditional use permit for Blechmann property, and Tuttle property, 6 :30 p.m. Thu., Feb. 1.

Blaine County Board of Commissioners, Public hearing re: Corbett property, Walton stream alteration, Whittier stream alteration, and plat ammendment. 9 a.m. Mon., Feb. 5.

Ketchum City Council public hearing re: proposed ammendments to Zoning code, Carol Waller explains Blaine County Air Transportation Advisory Group, Forest Service Park plans, 5 p.m. Mon., Feb. 5.

Bellevue P & Z 7 p.m. Thu., Feb. 1.

 

Ongoing

WEDNESDAY

Once Upon a Storytime at Hailey Public Library. 11-11:45 a.m. Video, crafts for 3-5 year olds.

Women’s Lives, the Movies, and the Pulitzer Prize, Community Library’s winter Book Club meets every third Wednesday through March. 7 p.m. in the library lecture room. The first book is the Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton.

Breast Feeding Support Group weekly at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center in Sun Valley, Baldy Room #3. 12 noon. Details: 727-8410.

Exploring the Self at The Oak Tree, Bellevue. Group discussion of psychic ability and experiences, body perception, mediation, etc. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Details: 578-0303

Youth Council at Hailey Elementary School grades 3-5. From 3-4:15 p.m. in Room B, Chapter One.

Backwoods Avalanche Beacon Clinics, 3 p.m. next to the new Smith Building in Northwood Way, Ketchum 726-8818.

Adult Open Basketball from 6-9 p.m. at Hemingway Elementary School in Ketchum, through May 2. Sponsored by the Blaine County Recreation District. Cost $2 per person per session.

Bipolar Support Group facilitated by Diane Crist, M.A., meets at 220 River St. E. in Ketchum.

Hike with Shelter Dogs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at Tully’s in Ketchum.

Conversations with God study group, meets from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Call 725-5575.

Young People’s Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m.. WRMC Women’s Resource Center, Hailey. Free.

THURSDAY

Storytime with Grandma Dorothy at the Hailey Public Library, 3:30-4:15 p.m. stories, video and crafts for 3-5 year olds.

Men’s Bible Study from 7-8 a.m. at Wilson Bates Appliances in Ketchum. Details: 788-2084.

Hailey Public Library winter book discussion group. First meeting Feb. 8 and then on alternate Thursdays through March. First book is Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Details: 788-2036.

Women’s support group for relationship and addiction issues 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Details: 788-4191.

Vegetarian and Healthy Cooking Club at the Oak Tree, Bellevue. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Details: 578-0303

 

FRIDAY

Anorexia, Bulimia and Compulsive Overeaters meet at 12 noon at the Sun Club, Ketchum. Details: 726-3165.

Adult Coed Indoor Soccer sponsored by the Blaine County Recreation District, 6-8 p.m. (beginners 8-10 p.m.) Hailey Elementary School. Cost $2 per time. From Jan. 5-March 30.

Romancing the Bean coffee house for high school students grades 9-12. Open 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Fridays. 719 S. 3rd St., Hailey.

Bridge lessons for middle and high schoolers Runs for 8 weeks. Free. 7 p.m. at Romancing the Bean, Silver Creek Alternative School, Hailey. For information call Max Thompson 788-5493

SATURDAY

Contra Dances first Saturday of every month through March. 8 p.m. Hailey Grange HaLL. $5 Donation. Details: Carol at 788-2836.

SUNDAY

Ketchum Christian Fellowship, a non-denominational discussion group meets Sundays at 10:30 a.m. at the Ketchum Information Center meeting room. Call Pastor David Rubinstein 788-6133.

Wood River Youth Orchestra Wood River Middle School, Hailey. Use back door. 3:45-5 p.m. Details: 726-4870.

High Touch Jin Shin Acupressure at the Oak Trree in Bellevue. 3-6 p.m. Details: 578-0303

Adult Open Basketball from 6-9 p.m. at Hailey Elementary School, through April 29. Sponsored by the Blaine County Recreation District. Cost $2 per person per session.

MONDAY

Alanon Meeting 8:30 a.m. Anorexia, Bulimia and Compulsive Overeaters 12 noon, at the Sun Club, Ketchum. Details: 726-3165.

Youth Council at Wood River High School 3:30-5 p.m. in Mr. Payne’s room in science wing. Info: Lea Flocchini at 788-2880 or Julie Caldwell at 725-2071.

Adult Open Volleyball 7-10 p.m. at Wood River Middle School gym in Hailey, through March 26. Blaine County Rec. District. Cost $2 per person per session.

Buddhist Meditation Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Cow.

Youth Softball Clinics for pitchers and catchers conducted by Silver Foxes coach Dale Martin (788-8905) from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Hailey Elementary School multi-purpose room. For ages 9 through high school.

Cottonwood Cooking classes at the Cottonwood, Ketchum. Feb. 12: Champagne & Sparkling Wines. Details: Lynn at 726-0606.

Speaker’s Forum at the ERC, Ketchum, 12 noon. Every other Monday. Details: Ann Christensen at 726-3668.

TUESDAY

Children’s Story Hours at the Ketchum Community Library with Ann Christensen from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Weight watchers meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Blaine County Senior Center in Hailey. New members welcome at 6 p.m. Details: 788-1380.

Committee for Access to Public Lands meets every third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Power Engineers in Hailey. The public invited. Details, Lloyd Moore 788-3148 or Jeff Beckley 788-2828.

Children First Parent Advocacy Group for children with special needs. Every second Tuesday at 7 p.m. Women’s Resource Center, Hailey. Details: Reggie Swindle 788-3034 or Gwen Smith 726-8016.

Life Drawing Group at the Oak Tree, Bellevue, meets to draw from live nude model. $10, bring own materials. Details: 578-0303

Domestic Violence Women’s Group, sponsored by Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence, with Kathleen Battersby. Call 788-4191 or 788-6070 for directions. Free. 6 p.m.

Advocates Children’s Group for kids 0-12 who have witnessed domestic violence. 6 p.m. New location. 788-4191 or 788-6070 for directions.

National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI) support group for survivors, friends and family. Wood River Middle School faculty lounge. 7 p.m. Tewa 788-0821 or 788-4335 for information.

MISCELLANEOUS

Embassy Music of Nashville Annual Artist and Song Search. Entry info: 615-345-2500 or www.embassymusic.com. by Feb. 28.

Ketchum/Sun Valley Heritage Museum is open with new and improved permenant exhibitions. 726-8118.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church current service schedule: Sat. services during ski season 5 p.m.; Sun. Eucharist 8 a.m., Choral Eucharist 9:30 a.m.; Tue. Choir rehearsal 6 p.m.; Thu. Rector’s Bible Study at noon. 726-5349.

A Closer Look at the CSI’s Herret Center gallery, through January.

Idaho VIP pass on sale. $69 pass to all state parks including Craters of the Moon, Park ‘n’ Ski areas, BLM and day-use areas. Details: 800-847-4843.

MULTI-DAYS

Yoga at the Oak Tree, Bellevue. Monday through Friday, 7-8 a.m. Donations. Details: 578-0303

Indoor Playground at the Church of the Bigwood, Ketchum. Mon. through Thu., 9 a.m. - 12 noon, and 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by adult. 726-5123.

Ski with a Forest Service Snow Ranger Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in front of Baldy’s Lookout Restaurant. You’ll learn about the area’s natural history, avalanche control, ski area history and future plans during the one-hour sessons. All abilities are welcome, 622-5371.

Donations for a February garage sale are now being accepted to benefit the WRHS and WRMS libraries. Drop off items at the WRHS or call Renae Spaulding at 788-8374 or Deb Bohrer at 726-2525.

Sun Valley Center for the Arts: Alfred Stieglitz and the Birth of American Modernism. Through Feb. 22.

Youth Indoor Soccer for 3rd-7th-grades from 6 p.m. at Hailey Elementary School. No fee. Blaine County Recreation District. Wednesdays and Mondays.

Children’s Story Hour at Ketchum’s Community Library. 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays with Ann Christensen and Saturdays with guest readers.

Emmanuel Episcopal Church Sunday services 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. with Sunday School. Wed. Bible Study at 11 a.m. Healing Service and Eucharist 12:15 p.m. Rev. Jennifer Anttonen. 788-3547. Hailey.

Youth Basketball Fundamentals Clinic through Jan. 25 presented by the Blaine County Recreation District for kids in grades 3-6, at Hailey Elementary School gym. Kids in grades 3-4 practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30-7 p.m. Grades 5-6 practice Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-8:30 p.m. Free. 788-2117.

The Study Place for grades K-12. Monday through Thursday 3-5 p.m. Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Hailey. Free. Details: 788-3547.

Free child wellness clinic at St. Charles Church in Hailey. Includes vision, hearing and developmental examinations for children up to five years old. Call 788-4335.

Story Hours at Hailey Public Library at 11 a.m. Wednesdays and 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. For details, call 788-2036.

Wood River Bridge meets on Mondays 6:45 p.m. at Blaine County Senior Center, Hailey. On Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and Thursdays at 2:45 p.m. at The Harker Center, Elkhorn at Sun Valley. Team game at the Harker Center on the first Sunday each month at 12:45 p.m. Visitors are welcome.

Self-Help Meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous (24-hr. phone: 726-4650), Alanon, Cocaine, Co-dependents, Cross Addiction, Narcotics, Overeaters and Sexaholics in Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue. Details: Sun Club, 726-7710. Daily.

Super-Supper Dining Room. Free dinners for locals, a joint project by Wood River Valley religious organizations. At St. Charles Church Parish Hall. To help out call Margie Hill at 788-9363. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursdays and Mondays.

Blaine County Senior Center 721 3rd Ave. S. Hailey, exercise classes, card and indoor walking clubs, weekly blood pressure tests and noon meals on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 788-3468.

Teen Art at the ERC through January.

 

Upcoming

Sun Valley Ski Club Reunion Week, Feb. 7 the 35th annual six-day gathering continues at the Sun Valley resort. Annual Ski Club and Board of Governors meeting from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Sun Valley Inn’s Divide Room, featuring Sun Valley Co. general manager Wally Huffman. Apres-ski party in the Divide Room from 4:30-6 p.m.

Building Contractors Board of Directors Meeting, Feb. 8 the BCAWRV (Building Contractors Association of the Wood River Valley) board meets 7 a.m. at Ketchum Town Square.

Sun Valley/Ketchum Business after Hours Feb. 8 5-7 p.m. hosted by First Bank of Idaho, 111 Main St. Ketchum, Catered by Desporado’s.

Hailey Public Library Book Group, Feb. 8 first meeting and then on alternate Thursdays through March. First book is Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya. Details: 788-2036.

Snow Moon, Feb. 8 February’s full moon, the Snow Moon, rises today.

Freeze Frame, Feb. 10 an Idaho Dance Arts Alliance performance. 7 p.m. CSI auditorium, Twin Falls. The fundraising event will feature performances by 11 area dance schools including Footlight Dance Centre. Details: 788-4244.

Heart Zone Training, Feb. 10 at the Sun Valley Gun Club. Fitness maven Sally Edwards teaches how to design your own training program, and Muffy Ritz and Joan Scheingraber teach training with cross country skis. $99 for first session and $139 for the day. Register early! Details: 727-1701.

Garden Workshops, Feb. 10 presented by the Sawtooth Botanical Garden begin today. This year’s lineup includes Landscaping for the Inexperienced and Time Challenged (Feb. 10), Alternatives to Lawns, (Feb. 17), Landscape Design\Basics (Feb. 24), Eliot Coleman (March 3), Finishing Touches: Your Flower Garden (March 10) and Shade & Shrubbery (March 17). Details: 726-9358.

Winter Animal Tracking Workshop, Feb. 10 with Ann Christensen and Diana Landis. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ERC, Ketchum. Details: 726-4333.

The Artis Quartet, Feb. 10 performs at Our Lady of the Snows, 8 p.m. A free kids concert will be held at 9:30 a.m. A similar one will be held at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hailey at 11 a.m.

Blaine County Commissioners, Feb. 12, re: NAMI, mental health issues and the necessity of a crisis bed at St. Lukes Wood River Medical Center. Candlelight vigil following meeting as a memorial for suicide victims.

Positive Disipline Seminar, Feb. 13, with Julie Caldwell of WRC and Heidi Rivera of Child Care Link, 6-8 p.m. Big Wood Preschool, 100 Saddle Road, Ketchum 726-9053.

Parent-to-Parent College Search info-share, Feb. 13. Wood River Middle School multi-purpose room. 6:45 p.m. Steve Pruitt 726-3583, or Kimberly Hochendoner 726-3481 ext. 116.

Clay and Create, Feb. 15, Boulder Mountain Clayworks classes for 4th & 5th graders. Six Thursdays after-school. Tuition $95. Details: 726-4484

2001 Sun Valley Telemark Race Series, Feb. 16 the five-race series sponsored by Verizon Wireless and Sun Valley Brewing continues with the Emerson-Brooks Rotarun Ripper night-slalom at Rotarun Ski Area west of Hailey. Registration 5:30 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m. Entry fee $18. Awards party at Sun Valley Brewery in Hailey. Details: Jano 622-8244.

Winter Fruit, Feb. 12-16, drawing class 9 a.m. - noon, Tuition: $80 for members, $120 non-members. Details: 726-9491.

Beginning Drawing, Feb. 12-16, 5:30- 7 p.m. Tuition: $40 members, $60 non-members. Details: 726-9491.

Leif’s Alpine & Nordic Combined Championship, Feb. 17 presented by the Sun Valley Ski Club. GS 10 a.m. on Baldy and cross-country skiing 1 p.m. at Sun Valley Nordic Center. Sign-up Friday, Feb. 16 from 11-2 at Warm Springs Lodge, fee $18 adults and $12 juniors. 622-3003.

Wood River Way Baseball Camp, Feb. 17-19 over Presidents’ Day weekend at Wood River High School in Hailey. For kids in grades 3-8. Cost $20 per day or all three days for $50 (shirt included). Space is limited to 50 participants. Call Lars Hovey 788-1204 for a brochure.

Idaho Master Gardener Classes begin Feb. 21. 36 hour series of class through Univ. of Idaho.$65. Call Jo Ann Robbins at the U of I Co-op. Extension office, 788-5585.

Blaine County Rec. District senior trips, Feb. 22, snowshoeing at the Sun Valley Nordic Center. Details: 788-2117.


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