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For the week of February 21 through 27, 2001

Calendar for
February 21 thru 27, 2001


Wednesday, Feb. 21

Financial Planning Seminar for women, based upon Smart Women Finish Rich, 12 noon, 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Kneeland Building Suite 200, 128 Saddle Rd., Ketchum. Presented by Ellsworth Financial Services. Seating limited. RSVP to 727-1990.

Idaho Master Gardener Classes 36-hour series of Univ. of Idaho class. $65. Call JoAnn Robbins at the U of I Co-op. Extension office 788-5585.

Kid’s Movie Night for grades 3-6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Community Library children’s library, Ketchum. Film tba. Call 726-3493 extension 117 by Feb. 19 to register.

Year of the Dragon Expeditions slide show by Mike Libecki. 7:30 p.m. in The Community School Theater, Sun Valley. Tickets at the door $5, or in advance at The Elephant’s Perch in Ketchum. Door prizes. Funds will benefit The Access Fund and Community School Scholarship Fund.

Community Library Winter Book Club featuring Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf, at 7 p.m. in The Community Library lecture room, Ketchum. Call 726-3493.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League games at Wood River Middle School, Hailey. At 7:15 p.m., Sawtooth Paint/Soundwave vs. Wicked Spud/Rugby. At 8:15 p.m., Sutton & Sons vs. Alpine Masonry & Tile.

 

Thursday, Feb. 22

College of Southern Idaho enroll now for spring 2001 community education classes, call 788-2038 for classes.

Life Skills for Women second session, led by group facilitator and goal setter Wendy Isen from 6-7:30 p.m. Free, materials provided, sponsored by The Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence. 788-4191.

Blaine County Rec. District senior trips snowshoeing at the Sun Valley Nordic Center. Bus departs Senior’s Center at 1 p.m. Details: 788-2117.

State High School Wrestling Championships the 44th annual three-day competition at Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Four Wood River High School athletes competing—Cory Goicoechea, Brian Squires, Josh Alstrom and Matt Conover.

Cowboy Poetry today at The Community School in Sun Valley.

Total Memory Workout, with author Cynthia Green. 8 p.m. at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum. Details: 726-6529.

Heart of the Matter, Blood Cholestrol and blood pressure testing, cardiac risk profile. Drop-in no appointment necessary, Must Fast for 8 hrs prior to testing. Cost $20. 7 - 10 a.m. Church of the Bigwood, Ketchum. sponmsored by SLWRMC.

West Word: Fiction from the New West reading by author Brady Udall (Letting Loose the Hounds), at 7 p.m. at the Sun Valley Center Gallery, Ketchum. Free. Reception and book signing afterward.

Winter Book discussion group at the Hailey Public Library. 2nd book is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

Intermediate Fly Tying Classes each Thursday 7 p.m. at Silver Creek Outfitters in Ketchum, through March 22. Basic tying skills required. Fee. Call 726-5282 to sign up.

Northside/Southside District Boys’ Basketball Tournament three games at Shoshone, including a 6:30 p.m. game between Carey and Hagerman for state tournament seeding.

High Touch Jin Shin Accupressure Workshop at the Oak Tree in Bellevue 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Mountain Slide Show High Mountain Adventure in Patagonia, presented by Matt Leidecker of Sun Valley, at 7:30 p.m. in the Taylor Building of the College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. Admission $5.

Oral History workshop with Troy Reeves of the Idaho Oral History Center. 8-9 p.m. in the Hailey Public Library Meeting room. Details: 788-2036.

 

Friday, Feb. 23

Centering Prayer workshop at St. Thomas Church. Today and tomorrow. 7 p.m. continues Sat. am. Details: 726-5349.

State High School Wrestling Championships second day at Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Wood River High School athletes competing. A-2 matches start from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

Idaho State Hockey Championships at Ice World in Boise. The Sun Valley Junior Hockey Organization will be represented by five teams in the following divisions: Midgets, Girls, Bantams, PeeWees and Squirts. Tournament play runs through Sunday.

Northside Conference Middle School Basketball Tournament comes to The Community School gym in Sun Valley for the first time. Eighteen girls’ and boys’ games are scheduled today starting 9 a.m. plus Feb. 26-27. Admission $2 per day adults, $1 students. Since the school’s parking lot will be reserved for visiting schools, all Community School students, parents and faculty are asked to park in the Sun Valley parking lot across from the ice rink.

Reception for Italian Artist Lucio Sollazzi at the Zantman Gallery, 4 - 7 p.m. today and Sat.

Energy Workshop sponsored by Soaring Spirits. Today through Feb. 25. Details: 788-1036.

Sun Valley Suns men’s ice hockey game against the Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Moose at 7 p.m., Sun Valley Skating Center. First of a two-game series. Refreshments.

 

Saturday, Feb. 24

1,2,3,4 Parents with Julie Caldwell. For parents of 1-4 year olds. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Pioneer Montessori school. Cost $30, $15 for handbook.

Western States Ski Carnival hosted by the Sun Valley Junior Nordic ski team today and Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Lake Creek trail system.

Multi-media event: A Family Outdoor Adventure Around the World. Community School Theater. 7 p.m. Donations to support the Faculty Scholarship Funds.

Up the Boulder freestyle cross-country ski races start 10 a.m. at the SNRA headquarters north of Ketchum, sponsored by The Elephant’s Perch 30k from the SNRA headquarters to Galena Lodge, or 15k from Baker Creek to Galena (start 11 a.m.). Donation $5, trail pass required, sign up from 9-9:45 a.m. at SNRA.

State High School Wrestling Championships final day at Holt Arena on the campus of Idaho State University in Pocatello. Wood River High School athletes competing. Matches start 9 a.m.

Garden Workshops at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. This week: Landscape Design\Basics.Details: 726-9358

Reception for Italian Artist Lucio Sollazzi at the Zantman Gallery, 4 - 7 p.m.

Mexican Dinner Fund Raiser for local community churches to help send a teen group to Mexicali for Mission outreach trip, Calvary Bible Church in Hailey at 6 p.m. Details: 788-9626 or 726-5124.

Sun Valley Suns men’s ice hockey game against the Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Moose at 7 p.m., Sun Valley Skating Center. Refreshments.

 

Sunday, Feb. 25

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

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

 

Monday, Feb. 26

Soldier Mountain Downhill today and tomorrow. Fairfield. Details, 622-3003.

Northside Conference Middle School Basketball Tournament 9 a.m. at The Community School gym in Sun Valley. Admission: $2 adults, $1 students. Park in the Sun Valley parking lot across from the ice rink.

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

 

Tuesday, Feb. 27

Free Tax Counseling for the Elderly offered by the state of Idaho and sponsored by AARP and the IRS. Each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Blaine County Senior Citizens Center, (788-3468) Hailey. Bring the proper forms and last year’s tax return.

Northside Conference Middle School Basketball Tournament final games begin 3:30 p.m. at The Community School gym in Sun Valley. Admission $2 per day adults, $1 students.

Idaho Division of Veteran Services a representative will answer questions, take claims, etc. 121 River St. Hailey. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 788-5566 to set up appointment.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, in Hailey. 5:30 - 7 p.m. $3 person or $10 per family. Proceeds to benefit children’s center in Mexico.

Youth Indoor Soccer for 1st- and 2nd-grade boys and girls 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.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League games at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 8:15 p.m., Casino/Lefty’s vs. Shorty’s. At 9:15 p.m., The Valley Club vs. SV Brewery/Croy St.

 

MEETINGS

Building Contractors Association of the Wood River Valley holds its general membership meeting. Details: 726-1570. Wed. Feb. 21.

Public Meeting on improvements to S.H. 75 at Shoshone High School cafeteria. Presented by the Idaho Transportation Department to collect comments about proposed improvements to S.H. 75 between Shoshone and Timmerman Hill from 5-7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 21

Sun Valley City Council special meeting re: five acre parcel adjacent to Our Lady of the Snows. 6 p.m. Wed. Feb. 21.

Bellevue Nominating Caucus starts 6:30 p.m. at Bellevue City Hall. Thu. Feb. 22.

Hailey Business after Hours at the Blaine Co. Fitness Center (21 E. Maple) and Fairfax Dental. 5-7 p.m. Thu. Feb. 22

Blaine County P&Z 6:30 p.m.Thu., Feb. 22.

Blaine County Commissioners Wood River Transportation meeting re: election of officers, list of members adoption of bylaws. 7:45 a.m. Thu. Feb. 22

Blaine County School District Board. re: Board evaluation. 8:30 a.m. Sat. Feb. 24

Ketchum P & Z re:131 Main St. LLC, and Carson Family Trust subdivide, pre-app design review: 145 Bird Dr., Copper Ridge, design review: Smithson, MacDonald, findings of fact re: Ketchum Desing review, US Bank/Nextel wireless facility, Gorrell., 5:30 p.m. Mon. Feb.26

Hailey City Council, Woodside Waste water treatment, N. Hailey Plaza etc.Town Center 6 p.m. Mon., Feb. 26

 

ONGOING

WEDNESDAY

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

Hands-on Writers’ Workshop with Idaho Mountain Express columnist JoEllen Collins. Six-week class from Feb. 21-March 21 from 6-8 p.m. each Wed. night at The Community School in Sun Valley. Details: 788-2033.

Women’s Lives, the Movies, and the Pulitzer Prize, Community Library’s winter Book Club meets every 3rd Wed. through March. 7 p.m. library lecture room.

Practical Steelhead Flies series of fly fishing classes taught by Jim Holcomb, each Wed. night through March 14 at Silver Creek Outfitters in Ketchum, 726-5282. Basic fly tying skills required.

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.

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. alternate Thur. (Feb 22, etc.). Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. Details: 788-2036

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

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

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

The Parent Organization meets the 1st Thursday of each month, in the Middle School Library. 7 p.m.

 

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.

 

SATURDAY

Stitch Group at Isabel’s Needlepoint knitting and needlepoint, $5, 1-4 p.m., The Galleria, Ketchum.

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.

NAMI Family to Family, free education and support for families with relatives who have mental illness. Light on the Mountain church in Elkhorn’s old pro shop. Starts March 4, every Sunday for 10 weeks thereafter. 1-3 p.m. Details: Tewa 788-0821.

Group Meditation downstairs at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sun Valley Rd. Ketchum. 6:30 p.m. Details: 788-9798.

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.

Cottonwood Cooking classes at the Cottonwood, Ketchum. Feb. 26 Low Fat Cooking. Details: Lynn at 726-0606.

Awareness Training, at the Bald Mountian Meditation Center. Five sessions. 5:30 p.m. Details: Tom Prtitcher 726-3770.

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

Group Meditation downstairs atOak Tree, Bellevue. 6:30 p.m. Details: 788-9798.

TUESDAY

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

Stitch Group at Isabel’s Needlepoint knitting and needlepoint, $5, 5-7 p.m. The Galleria, Ketchum.

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.

Beginning/Intermediate Fly Tying Classes weekly at 7 p.m. at Silver Creek Outfitters in Ketchum, through March 20. Fee. Call 726-5282 to sign up.

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

CSI classes in Hailey: Health: the Bottom Line; In Learning the Language of the Soul; Animation; Folk Painting; Art Survey; Water Garden Construction. Details: 788-2038.

Foster Parent training through Health & Welfare, Feb. 28-March 21. 5:30- 930 p.m. Details: 208-324-8862.

Alpine photography by Edith Pendle at Pro-Photo through March 31. Ketchum/

Idaho Public Television CD Highway, Hot Hot Night in Idaho; Chuck Mangione with Idaho musicians at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church 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. Sat. Youth Group. 726-5349.

 

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.-Thu., 9 a.m. - 12 noon, and 1:30-4:30 p.m. Children must be accompanied by adult. 726-5123.

Snowshoe with a Forest Service Ranger every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Galena Ski shop. 727-5013.

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.

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.

 

UPCOMING

Registration for Hunter Education Classes, Feb. 28 and March 1 from 5-8 p.m. Blaine County Sheriff’s Dept. office, Hailey. Spring and summer rifle and bowhunter education classes. Cost $8. Must be at least 11 years old.

Wood River High School Parent Meeting, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at the high school in Hailey.

Pipe Dreams: Oil vs. The Artic Wildlife Refuge, March 1, ERC’s armchair adventure series continue at Bigwood Bread.

Kayaking down Everest, March 1, with Sean Glaccum. 7 p.m. in the Sun Valley Limelight room, Benefit for orphaned Nepalese children. Raffle prizes.

Life Skills for Women, March 1 is third session. Details: 788-4191.

Understanding Cholesterol, March 1, at the SLWRMC Baldy Conference room. Ketchum

45th annual Papoose Club Kindercup, March 3, for preschool to age 15, on Dollar Mountain.

Idaho Wood Carvers Guild, March 3. 14th annual competition and exhibition. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bosie Center on the Grove. Boise.

Exploring the Planet’s Greatest Rivers: First Descents Around the World, March 3, with Richard Bangs, at the Clarion Inn, Ketchum. 7 p.m. $10 donation.

2001 Sun Valley Telemark Race Series, March 4, the five-race series sponsored by Verizon Wireless and Sun Valley Brewing. Details: Jano 622-8244.

Manor’s Mighty Ski Marathon, March 4 cross-country skiing on the Wood River trail system, to increase awareness of Hailey’s Blaine Manor. Details: 788-3713.

Expore the Blueprint of your life. March 6, Nero-phsical reprogramming. With Dr. Alexandra Delis-Abrams Clarion Inn. 6:30 p.m. $20 advance, $25 at door.


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