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For the week of March 6 through 13, 2001

Calendar for
March 6 thru 13, 2001


Wednesday, March 7

No High School Classes Today at Wood River High School in Hailey due to end of the second trimester teacher workday.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, meat loaf. 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468. Glee Club 11 a.m.

Financial Planning Workshop for Women Ellsworth Financial Services, 12 noon and 5:30 p.m. Kneeland Building, Saddle Rd., Ketchum. RSVP at 727-1990.

L.L. Bean Kids Model Casting Call for boys and girls, 16 months to 13 years, 1-6 p.m. Limelight Room of Sun Valley Inn. Shoots March 28-April 10. Details: Gretchen 788-4501 or Cathy 726-9477.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Group, 6 p.m. potluck. Details: Wendy Isen 622-8864.

U.S. Ski Association Junior National Cross-Country Ski Championships continues today through March 10 at Ishpeming, Mich. SVSEF skiers competing are Ashley McQueen, Kaelin Kiesel, Ashley Wells, Erin Magee, Alissa Praggastis, Josie Bradford, Kelley Sinnott, Jess Kiesel, Bryce Turzian, Andrew Slough, Matt DeCarufel, Robert Slough, Mike Sinnott, Jack Harris and Eric Hamlin.

Animal Tracking Workshop ERC 411 6 St. Ketchum. Details: 726-4333.

All-Star Basketball Fourth District A-3/A-4 girls (6 p.m.) and boys (7:30 p.m.) Shoshone High School gym with Carey and Community School seniors.

Artist for Animals, Dog ‘n’ Cat Bowl Sale to beneifit the Animal Shelter at Bigwood Bread, Northwood Way, Ketchum. 6 p.m.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League tournament games continue at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

 

Thursday, March 8

Basic mountaineering class classroom session 6-10 p.m., Sun Valley City meeting room. Field Session, Sat and Sunday. Galena Pass. Fee $50. Galena Backcountry ski patrol: 788-4668.

Karla Kuban Book Signing and Reception Kuban reads from Marchlands, 7 p.m. at Sun Valley Center, Ketchum.

A-1/A-2 Prep All-Star Basketball Games girls (6 p.m.) and boys (7:45 p.m.) at Filer High School gym. Wood River High senior Sky Wolfe participating.

Art slide show and lecture by Barry Berkus, art collector, and artist at the Gail Severn Gallery, 7 p.m. Ketchum

Outdoor Idaho Salmon River Festival 2001 on Idaho public TV looks at the history, legacy, people and environment of the river. 8:30-9:30 p.m.Channel 10.

 

Friday, March 9

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

Swim-a-thon for swim coach Dick Pomeroy 3-7 p.m. Sun Valley Athletic Club. Pledge or swim to raise money to help with Dick’s medical bills. Details: 726-3664 or Eva at 788-5344.

Synergy: Artist and Printer at Beta Press master printer Marcia Bartholme, 7 p.m. Sun Valley Center, Ketchum. Free.

WRHS Baseball first game of the season for the Wolverine varsity, single game at Middleton, 4 p.m.

Reception for artist Stephanie Dash Marvel’s new work. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Piccolo Restuarant, Ketchum.

Osteoporosis and Hormone Balancing with Dr. Stephan Siele at the Ascension Holistic Center, 5:30 p.m. 180 W. 1 St. Suite 306. Details: 622-9400.

Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (a non-profit conservation organization) Slide show and presentation re: protecting integrity of the northern Rockies, at ERC, 411 E. 6th St., Ketchum. 7:30 p.m. Free. Details: Kaz 726-5293.

Sun Valley Suns men’s ice hockey game against the Boston (Mass.) Hockey Club at 7 p.m., Sun Valley Skating Center. First of a two-game series. Refreshments.

 

Saturday, March 10

Garage sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. commons area Wood River High School, Hailey. Donations to benefit the WRHS and WRMS libraries. Call Renae Spaulding at 788-8374 or Deb Bohrer at 726-2525.

Baldy Atlas Snowshoe Challenge race to the top of Baldy sponsored by The Elephant’s Perch, Sun Valley Co. and Atlas Snowshoes. Register 7-7:30 a.m. River Run ($10 fee). Refreshments and snacks at the top, chairlift down.No dogs. 8 a.m. sharp.

WRHS Baseball doubleheader in Boise against the Capital Eagles, 11 a.m.

Basic mountaineering class Field Session, today and tomorrow. Galena pass and patrol yurt, Fee $50 Galena Backcountry ski patrol: 788-4668.

Paw & Pole 16th annual fund-raising for the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, 10 a.m. Sun Valley Gun Club. Theme: Labstract Expressionistic event, "Paint the Town Red," calling all Picasso poodles, mixed media mutts and Gauguin goldens. $20 adults, $15 kids. Lunch and prizes.

WRHS Softball first games of the season for the Wolverine varsity and JV, doubleheaders at Mountain Home, 11 a.m.

Garden Workshops, Finishing Touches: Your Flower Garden, Shade & Shrubbery March 17. Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Details: 726-9358.

Yellowstone Rendezous Cross-Country Ski Race 22nd annual American Ski Marathon Series races today at West Yellowstone, Mt. Distances are 50k, 25k, 10k, 5k and 2k. Details, 406-646-9379.

Community School Faculty Scholarship Volleyball Tournament at The Fish Tank in Sun Valley.

Sun Valley Suns men’s ice hockey game against the Boston (Mass.) Hockey Club at 7 p.m., Sun Valley Skating Center. Refreshments.

 

Sunday, March 11

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League tournament games continue at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. From 12 noon to 6 p.m.

Caritas Chorale Part 2 of 2000-01 concert series, Handel’s Coronation Anthem,5:30 p.m. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, Ketchum.

West Lake Recreation Club meeting 12 noon, Burren West Lodge.

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

 

Monday, March 12

Parent Teacher Conferences today for Blaine County School District kindergarten students, meaning no school for those students.

Magic Valley All-Star Basketball Games All-Magic Valley girls (6 p.m.) and boys (7:30 p.m.) games at Twin Falls High School gym. Wood River, Carey and Community School seniors participating.

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

 

Tuesday, March 13

Community School Parents Association, Nigel Whittington talk, Adolescents and Middle School. 8:15 a.m. at Lane Ranch, Ketchum.

Parent-Teacher Conferences for Blaine County elementary school students.

Sun Valley Ski Club Club Championships giant slalom racing at 10 a.m. on the Warm Springs side of Baldy.

Hailey Book Fair today and tommorow at Hailey Elemntary, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center Exercise: 9 a.m., noon meal, chicken primavera, breadsticks, salad and cookies. Senior Center, 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468. Board meeting 10 a.m.

Sutton & Sons Men’s Basketball League tournament games continue at Wood River Middle School gym, Hailey. At 8:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

 

MEETINGS

Business After Hours Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce social gathering, 5-7 p.m. Newslink Café, 360 Sun Valley Rd. in Ketchum. Newslink Café will be catering. Fri., March 8.

Hailey City Council Eccles annexation application 6 p.m. Mon., March 12.

Ketchum P&Z, Public Hearings, re:proposed ammendment Zoning Code, Title 17, Mountain Overlay,Kinderhron subdivision, Joe’s Subdivision, Sundali Construction, Design review: Solavie, findings of fact: 131 Main St., Latigo townhouses, Smithson, McDonald. 5:35 p.m. Mon., March 12.

Blaine Co. Commissioners, consideration of appeals filed by St. Luke’s WRMC and Blaine County Citizens for Smart Growth re: Medical Office Building, 1:30 p.m. Mon., March 12.

 

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.

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.

Women’s Entrepreneurial Group, 6 p.m. potluck. First Wed. of the month. Details: Wendy Isen. 622-8864.

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

Dance Classes at the Grange in Hailey. 8 p.m. $3, Details: 788-1967.

 

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.

Intermediate Fly Tying classes 7 p.m. Silver Creek Outfitters, through March 22. Basic skill required. Details: 726-5282.

Hailey Public Library adult book group Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

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.

Mom’s Night Out Child care at the Oak Tree in Bellevuwe. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Details: 578-0303

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.

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. Blaine County Rec. District. Cost $2 .

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. Every Sunday for 10 weeks thereafter. 1-3:30 p.m. Details: Nancy 788-4347, Tewa 788-0821.

Group Meditation downstairs at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sun Valley Rd. Ketchum. 6:30 p.m. Call 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.

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

Free Tax Counseling for the Elderly offered by the state of Idaho and sponsored by AARP and the IRS. 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.

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

Call for Artists, open to artists in Northwest, Carnegie Art Center Annual Juried Art Show, May 6- June 8. Accepting entries April 23-28. Details: 509-525-4270.

Poetry Contest International Library of Poetry, deadline is April 30. Submit any style, and subject - 20 lines or less. One original poem to www.poetry.com.

Flu Shots are available now. Local health experts recommend flu shots until March. Call 788-4335.

Foster Parent training through Health & Welfare, Feb. 28, March 7, 14, 21. 5:30- 930 p.m. Details: 208-324-8862.

Alpine photography by Edith Pendl at Pro-Photo through March 31. 622-3914.

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

St. Thomas Episcopal Church schedule: Sat. services 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.

Religious poems contest dealine is April 7. Send 21 lines or less to Free Poetry Contest, www.freecontest.com.

 

MULTI-DAYS

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

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

Snowshoe with a Forest Service Ranger every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m., Galena Ski shop. 727-5013.

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. Sunday School. Wed. Bible Study 11 a.m. Healing Service and Eucharist 12:15 p.m. Rev. Jennifer Anttonen. 788-3547. Hailey.

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

Free child wellness clinic 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. Wed. and 3:30 p.m. Thu. For details, call 788-2036.

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

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

Super-Supper Dining Room. Free dinners by Wood River Valley religious organizations. 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 Tue., Wed. and Fri. 788-3468.

Jiu Jitsu classes at the Gateway in Hailey. Fri. 6:30 p.m., Sat. and Sun. 11:30 a.m., Details: Tony 788-2219.

CSI classes at Blaine County Center, Hailey: Wheat Weaving, Guitar, Quickbooks, Quilting, News Media, Home Buyer Educ.,Car Maintenance, Infant First Aid, Water Color, Art, Real Estate. Details: 788-2038.

 

UPCOMING

Hailey Book Fair March 14 at Hailey Elementary, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Engl Cup Day, March 14 annual Community School outdoor activity is today.

Mr. Wood River, March 14 ninth annual fund-raising show for the Wood River High School baseball team starts 7 p.m. in the school auditorium, Hailey. Entertainment and more.

Big Air Sol Fest Party, March 14-18 at the Sun Valley resort. Sponsored in part by Freeze Magazine and the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce.

Running Alaka’s Wild Rivers, March 15 with Travis Scott. ERC’s Armchair Adventure Slide Show. 7:30 p.m. Bigwood Bread, Northwood Way, Ketchum.

St Patrick’s Dinner, March 16, St Charles Hall, Hailey, 5-9 p.m. beef, cabbage, clam chowder, hot dogs. Bingo, kid games, Boulder Brothers will play. $7 person or $15 family. Proceeds go to scholarship fund. Details: 788-9797

Osteoporosis and Hormone Balancing, March 16 with Dr. Stephan Siele at the Ascension Holistic Center, 5:30 p.m. 180 W. 1 St. Suite 306. Details: 622-9400.

Jamie Prichard Benefit, March 16, 7 p.m. to whenever at the Hailey Hotel. Music by The Bobos. Cover $15 goes to help cover Jamie’s medical and surgical bills. Raffle prizes. Special donations can be made at the Bank of America to the Jamie Prichard account. Details: 788-5794.

Garden Workshops, March 17 Shade & Shrubbery workshop. Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Details: 726-9358.

2001 Gourmet Ski Tour, March 17, Nordic and Backcountry Skiers Alliance, on the North Valley Trails System, 11:30 a.m. Tasty treats served up by great chefs. Cost $55 per person with North Valley Trails pass, or $65 if you don’t. Tickets: Backwoods Mountain Sports in Ketchum, or call Jenny Busdon 726-1649.

Printmaking Workshop, March 17, with Melanie Falles from Boise Arts Museum. Students: Age 7-12 . Details; 726-9491.

Reflections of the Prodigal Son, March 18, 6-8 p.m. and 19-20 7-9 p.m. St Charles Hall, Hailey. With Father Joe Kehoe, OSB Ascension Monastery. Details: 788-3024.

Beginning Clay Classes, March 20- May 8, March 22-May 10, at Boulder Mtn. Clayworks. Details: 726-4484.

Hailey Public Library adult book group March 22, Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston.

Boise Flower Show, March 29-April 1 at Boise Centre on the Grove.

Hobson Memorial Alpine Ski Race, March 25, 24th annual race and picnic for Sun Valley and Hailey ski teams. Check-in 9-10 a.m., Greyhawk parking lot. Racing 10:30 a.m. Register by March 22.

Ist Annual Horse Expo and Sale, March 31, Gooding Co. Fairgrounds. Details: Carol Pugh 886-2004.

2001 Sun Valley Telemark Race Series, April 7 five-race series sponsored by Verizon Wireless and Sun Valley Brewing. Today: The Voile and Backwoods Mountain Sports Hawaiian Nationals and Tandem Telemark Challenge on Baldy. Registration 9-10 a.m., racing at 10:30 a.m. Entry fee $18. Awards party at Apple’s. Details: Jano 622-8244.


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