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For the week of April 18 through April 24, 2001

Calendar for
April 18 through 24, 2001


Wednesday, April 18

Carey Parent Teacher Conferences all day at Carey School, no regular classes today.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, chef salad with turkey, potato soup, boiled eggs and iced lemon cookies. 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468. Glee Club 11 a.m. The Vision Support Group goes to Boise at 8:30 a.m. today.

WRHS Track and Field junior varsity meet at Buhl, 4:15 p.m.

Community School Tennis first meet of the spring season, 3:30 p.m. at Twin Falls.

Governor’s Business Opportunity Conference Boise Center, 334-2470.

Silver Sage Grotto a local, cave-explorers’ club meets in the Sage Room at CSI in Twin Falls. 7 p.m. 733-9554 ext. 2663.

WRHS, Community School Golf meet at 1 p.m. at Clear Lakes Country Club near Buhl.

WRHS Tennis matches at Jerome, 4 p.m.

Wood River Little League Registration for all boys and girls ages 5-14 to play ball this summer, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hemingway Elementary School and Hailey Elementary School. Or register at the Rec. District office in Hailey, 788-2117.

Thoreau: Wilderness and the Wild 7 p.m. lecture at The Community Library, Ketchum.

Middle Fork of the Salmon River: After the Fires with Matt Leidecker. Herrett Center in Twin Falls. 7 p.m. Free.

 

Thursday, April 19

Gift of Life Rose Dedication at SLWRMC. Small reception to follow. 9-9:30 a.m. Details: 727-8425.

Today is last day to test for your GED. Graduation May 19, Twin Falls. Sign -up by May 4. Details: 788-2038.

Childhood Sports Injuries brown bag lunch presentation with Dr. Frank Batcha, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in St. Luke’s WRMC Baldy Room. Details: 788-5733. Conducted through St. Luke’s Center for Community Health.

WRHS Track and Field the Wolverines compete at the Buhl Invitational, 1 p.m.

Carey School Track and Field weekly Northside Conference meet 2 p.m. at the ISDB track, Gooding.

Youth Art Show opening reception in the ERC Gallery. Show continues through May. Leadville Avenure & Sixth Street in Ketchum.

Our Place, a youth shelter program meets at 4:30 p.m. WRMS library. Re: volunteering, helping with housing, interested in staff positions, sales or donations are welcome. Details: Katharine 788-5863 or Kerri 717-6628.

WRHS Softball home doubleheader against the Glenns Ferry Pilots at 4 p.m., South Valley Sports Complex in Hailey. The Wolverine varsity will play the first game, the JV the second.

WRHS Baseball SCIC varsity doubleheader at Filer, 3 p.m. Meanwhile, the Wolverine junior varsity will host Glenns Ferry for a 4 p.m. make-up doubleheader at Founders Field, Hailey.

WRHS Tennis matches at Declo, 4 p.m.

Hailey Business After Hours Hailey Chamber of Commerce social gathering from 5-7 p.m. at Red Elephant Saloon on Main Street.

Weed Control without Chemicals a Sawtooth Botanical Garden workshop. 7-9 p.m. with Jeff Rast, representative of Northwest Coalition Against Pesticides. $12 non-members, ($10 members). Details: 726-9358.

Ketchum Women and Coed Softball Meeting first organizational meeting of the spring for the Ketchum leagues, 5:30 p.m. at the Atkinson Park Recreation Building, Ketchum. Coaches and team reps encouraged to attend. Details, Lee Ritzau 725-0111 (days) or 725-0432 (evenings).

WRMS Parent Organization meets 7 p.m. Wood River Middle School library, Hailey.

Armchair Adventure Slide Show Aconcagua: Adventure to the America’s Highest Peak with Muffy Ritz. 7:30 p.m. Clarion Inn. $10 general public, $5 members or free if you join ERC this month.

Idaho State Poet William C. Johnson, lectures 6:30 p.m., at The Community Library in Ketchum as part of Earth Day celebrations at the library, 726-3493.

Schindler’s List Steven Spielberg’s award-winning film airs this evening in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Day. From 8-11:30 p.m. on public television local channel 10.

 

Friday, April 20

SV/Ketchum Chamber Board Meeting at 8 a.m. in the Chamber meeting room, Ketchum Town Square.

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center noon meal, roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, fresh apple cake with whipped cream, transportation available. 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

East Idaho Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo today and Saturday, April 21 at the Shilo Inn, Idaho Falls. Workshops, displays, programs and more. Admission $5 per day or $10 families.

WRHS, Community School Tennis the Blaine County schools meet for the first time this spring in tennis at 4 p.m., Ironwood Athletic Club, Hailey.

 

Saturday, April 21

Durance Cycleworks Spring Time Trial Series the three-week series opens continues. Register 9 a.m. SNRA headquarters eight miles north of Ketchum. The 11-mile out-and-back race to Cathedral Pines starts 10 a.m. 726-7693.

Paths to an Authentic Self—A Conference on Healthy Self-Image from 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. at Wood River High School, Hailey. Fee $35. Presented by St. Luke’s Center for Community Health. Deadline for child care enrollment is April 14, call 788-5733.

WRHS Softball home non-conference doubleheader against the Jerome Tigers at 11 a.m., South Valley Sports Complex softball field in Hailey.

East Idaho Fly Tying and Fly Fishing Expo at the Shilo Inn, Idaho Falls. Workshops, displays, programs and more. Admission $5 per day or $10 families.

Clean up Hailey’s Lion’s Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers get free lunch at Smoky’s.

WRHS Baseball varsity games today at Founders Field in Hailey and JV at Nelson Field, Hailey. Sugar-Salem visits for 11 a.m. games and Jerome plays Wood River at 4 p.m.

Poetry Jam fourth annual event sponsored by the Sun Valley Center and Iconoclast Books, at 7 p.m., nexStage Theatre on Main Street, Ketchum. Free, refreshments served. To sign up, call Gary Hunt 726-1564.

 

Sunday, April 22

Chamber Choir of Idaho or Anam Cara, performs work from Bach and Handel at 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Featuring a soprano solo by Katherine Edison.

Barking Spider Bash Mountain Bike Race start of the 2001 Wild Rockies "Unplugged" Mountain Bike Racing Series, 11 a.m. at the Hemingway Butte ORV area 20 miles southeast of Nampa. Fun, easy 9-mile loop. Fees $20 except $25 for Pros.

ERC’s Earth Day Celebration Children’s Earth Day Celebration, 1-4 p.m. American Legion Hall, Ketchum.

 

Monday, April 23

National Poetry month will be celebrated at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey for the WRMS 8th graders with two poets from "Poetry Alive!" Details: Heather Crocker at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts 726-9491

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center 11:30 a.m. meal, baked potato salad bar with broccoli cheese sauce, transportation available. 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468.

Middle School Track and Field SCIC conference meet at Gooding, 3:30 p.m.

Seminars in Shared Parenting the rescheduled spring session is held this week, forms available at Wood River Counseling Center in Hailey (788-9620) or 220 River St., Ketchum. Moms’ Group today from 5:30-7 p.m.

Wood River Little League Coaches Meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. in the big meeting room at Hailey Elementary School.

Spring Swimming Workouts sign up now for the April 23-May 17 workouts at the Sun Valley Athletic Club. Sessions for children aged 7 and up. Call 726-3664 to preregister.

Cottonwood Cooking Class, Decadent & Heart Healthy, 7-9:30 p.m. 726-0606.

Youth Track and Field spring programs sponsored by the Blaine County Recreation District continue this week in Blaine County schools.

 

Tuesday, April 24

Blaine County Senior Citizens Center Exercise: 9 a.m., noon meal, beef stroganoff with breadsticks, broccoli, pears and cottage cheese salad. 721 Third Ave. S., Hailey, 788-3468. Blood pressure today.

WRHS Baseball, Softball home SCIC doubleheaders against the Kimberly Bulldogs at 4 p.m. at Founders Field and South Valley Sports Complex, Hailey.

Seminars in Shared Parenting the rescheduled spring session is held this week, forms available at Wood River Counseling Center in Hailey (788-9620) or 220 River St., Ketchum. Moms’ Group today from 5:30-7 p.m.

Cottonwood Cooking Class, The Art of Sushi , 7-9:30 p.m. 726-0606.

 

MEETINGS

Blaine Co. Board of Commissioners, 1-3:30 p.m. re: wireless Communications, 4 p.m. pending litigation. Old County Courthouse. Hailey. Wed., April 18.

Blaine County Rec. District Board of Directors, 3-4 p.m. at the offices of Lallman, Feltman, Peterson & Co. Board review and plans for mid-valley park. Wed., April 18.

Hailey Business After Hours Spring Break Theme. Spondored by Names & Numbers, Red Elephant Saloon and Hailey Realty. At Red Elephant Saloon on Main Street. 5-7 p.m. Thu., April 19.

Blaine Co. Board of Commissioners, 4 p.m. mediation summary between SLWRMC and Blaine County Citizens for Smart Growth. Mon., April 23.

Blaine Co. P&Z 6:30 p.m. Application by Mel Okeon. Thu., April 26.

Carey City Council 7 p.m. Tue., April 24.

Annual State of the City Address by Hailey Mayor Brad Siemer. 6-7 p.m. Liberty Theatre. Hosted by Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored by Hailey Nursery.Tue., April 24.

Ketchum Housing Commission regular meeting re: additions to Guidelines, Ketchum zoning and land use issues, various business and announcements. 4:30 p.m. Tue., April 24.

Ketchum P&Z US Bank/Nextel, side-yard setback ammendments, Daniel Thomas conditional use permit, Sun Valley Car Wash, 145 Bird Drive, Sundali, Copper Ridge, draft findings: Sejour Townhouses, Griffin Building, Maffei. 5:30 p.m. Mon., April 23.

Girl Scouts and Youth Assets Thu., April 26, WRMS, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

NAMI hosts community Red Flags meeting at Elkhorn Resort in the Horizon Room. 6:30 p.m. Thu., May 3.

 

ONGOING

WEDNESDAY

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

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.

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

High Country Swingers Dance Classes at the Grange Hall in Hailey. 7:30 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.

Art Afternoons ages 6-12, at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Tue. and Thu. April 17-May 3, 2:45-5 p.m.. $50 for memebers, $75 non. 726-9491.

De-mystifying Depression 6:30-9 p.m. $180. Jeanne Pudoff (726-4212) and Julie Caldwell (725-2071) six-week workshop at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum.

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 first 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.

Mom’s Night Out Child care at the Oak Tree in Bellevue. 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 10:30 a.m. at the Ketchum Information Center meeting room. 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 Tree 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.

Argentine Tango classes at the Hailey Grange Hall. Beginners welcome. Call for times, as they vary weekly: 788-4829.

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.

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 at Oak Tree, Bellevue. 6:30 p.m. Details: 788-9798.

Blaine County Democratic Meeting, 2nd Mon. of every month. Information Center Meeting Room in Ketchum, 7 p.m.

 

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.

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

Seniors sign up now for field trip to Herrett Center on April 26, at the Senior Citizen Center for call 788-3468.

Donate used books to the Hemingway Used book sale (May2-4). Drop off at the school in Ketchum.

University of Idaho hosts Music and Fine Arts Camps, June 24-20. Music, dance, theater, and visual arts. Details: Cynthia Leonhart 208-885-6237 or email summer@uidaho.edu

Call for Artists, open to artists in Northwest, Carnegie Art Center Annual Juried Art Show, May 6-June 8. Enter 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.

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

 

MULTI-DAYS

Annual Student Art Show at in the Jean B. King Art Gallery. CSI, through May 3.

Youth Art Show in the ERC Gallery through May. Leadville Avenue and Sixth Street in Ketchum.

Immunize your children during April at the District Health Office. 1st, 2nd 3rd and 5th Tuesday,(1-3 p.m.) and 4th Thursday, (4-6 p.m.) 513 Main St., Hailey.

Yoga at the Oak Tree, Bellevue. Mon. - Fri., 7-8 a.m. 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.

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.

Yoga at the Gateway taught by Ann Anderson, Tue. and Thu. 7:30 - 8:45 p.m., Wed. 9-10:30 a.m., Sat. and Sun. 9:30-11 a.m. Details: 788-7668.

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: Details: 788-2038.

 

UPCOMING

International Adoption Seminar, April 25, CASI Foundation for Children, 7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, Twin Falls. Details: 376-0558.

Seminars in Shared Parenting, April 25 & 26 the rescheduled spring session is held this week, forms available at Wood River Counseling Center in Hailey (788-9620) or 220 River St., Ketchum. Kids’ Group Wed. and Thu. 3:30-5 p.m. and Dads’ Group Wed. and Thu. from 5:30-7 p.m.

Parents of incoming bi-lingual kindergartners, April 26. The featured presenter is Luigi Yannotta, who inititated The Language Program, a two-way language immersion program in Oregon. 6 p.m. at Hemingway Elementary, and 8 p.m. at Bellevue Elementary School. Details: Heidi 788-3348, or Kathleen 578-0152.

Senior Citizens trip to Herrett Center, April 26, in Twin Falls with lunch. For details: 788-3468.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden workshops. April 26: Strawberries and Other Small Fruit, May 5: Joy of Spring Bulbs, May 10: Planting your Spring Veggie Garden, May 19, 20: Strawbale Wall Workshop. Details: 726-9358.

"Take Our Daughters to Work Day," April 26. 9th Annual day focuses positive attention on girls' abilities.

The Sky Above, the Muddle Below: Cultural History in Hells Canyon, April 26 7 p.m. in The Community Library lecture room, Ketchum, 726-3493.

20th Annual Tree Sale Pick-Up, April 27-28 the Blaine County Soil Conservation District’s sale of bare root trees, spruce and evergreens is on (788-2254 weekdays) and trees can be picked up from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 119 N. River St., Hailey.

Two Gun Limbert, the Man From the Sawtooths, April 28, living history and slide show by Clark Heglar. Hailey Public Library 7 p.m.

Shannon (Johnson) Rindlisbacher Benefit, April 28 in Bellevue, to raise money for the daughter of Bill Johnson and Charlotte & Dean Biggs. Potluck 3 p.m. at Sam’s Club followed by raffle and silent auction. Dancing to music by Mixed Emotion from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Silver Dollar. Questions or donations to the raffle, call Pam Rayborn 788-4535.

Chamber Choir of Idaho, April 29 or Anam Cara, performs music by Bach, Mozart, Strauss and Dvorak at 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Ketchum. Featuring soprano Joan Tallman of Idaho Falls and organist Chip Mills of Hailey, in celebration of the new Rodgers Organ donated to the church.

Atkinson Park Scheduling Meeting, April 30 all teams planning to use Ketchum’s Atkinson Park this summer are asked to attend a 5:30 p.m. meeting in the park’s Rec Center.

Hemingway Elementary School Used Book Sale, May 2-4.

Small Business Seminar, May 9 and panel discussion, presented by the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce for Chamber members, from 6-9 p.m. at Ketchum Town Square. Coffee and snacks provided. Cost $5 to members. RSVP to Pamela Perry 725-2105 by April 20.

GED Graduation May 19, Twin Falls. Sign -up by May 4, Last day to test is April 19. Details: 788-2038.

Great Decisions 2001, CSI class with Tony Mabbatt May 14-June 7, Mon.-Thu., $45, St Thomas Church in Ketchum. Details: 788-2033

Spring Golf Scramble, May 20 first annual event presented by the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber of Commerce and Elkhorn Resort, at 2 p.m. at Elkhorn Golf Course, cocktail party to follow at Rockchuck Grill. The first 128 Chamber members to register will be accepted, $20 entry fee. Prize drawings. Call Pamela Perry 725-2105 to sign up.


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