Cool plunge beats the heat

Record 104 degrees wilts valley Saturday

Rene Thomas of Ketchum, Michael Fisher of Hailey and Billy Cook of Ketchum take a plunge into the cool waters of the Big Wood River on Saturday when temperatures reached a record high in the valley at 104 degrees. The river was full of others, also seeking sanctuary from the heat. The National Weather Service said that statewide the temps were over 100 degrees on Saturday—which was a record—and both Boise and Pocatello broke records for several days in a row in the three digits.  Express photo by Willy Cook

For the week of July 17 - 23, 2002

• Sun Valley Co. is sued over confiscated pass
  
  

• Departing director proposes 
  consolidated housing authority
  

• Chip seal upsets Ketchum store owners
  
  
  

• Craig comes out against recreation fee program
  
  

• BLM sets meetings on land classification
  
  

• Hailey police keeping guard at Friedman
  Officers bring in extra dough for city
  
  

• Conservancy to dredge silt from Stalker Creek
  
  

• Oliver Dibble, longtime Sun Valley official, dies
  
  

• Moguls quiet amid heat, poor economy
  20th annual Allen and Co. conference reserved
  
  

• Democrats tout candidates on five-day tour of Idaho
  

• Carey prepares Pioneer Days bash
  War vets selected as grand marshals
  
  

• Carey war veterans tell their stories
  Group will be honored Saturday
  

• Brinberg is ‘Simply Barbra’
  

• Will Craig work to end fee?
  
  

• Football or physics?
  

• A new ‘green’ goes to war—budget wars
  Commentary by Pat Murphy
  

• Faith is a private matter
  Commentary by JoEllen Collins
  

• Fee demo program has fallen short
  Guest Opinion by Sen. Larry Craig
  

• Legion (26-14) makes it 11 straight wins
  Good road trip, productive homecoming
  
  

• Lefty’s makes semi-finals at Park City
  2-2 in top-level soccer tourney
  
  

• Blaine Title stages wood bat tourney
  Senior baseball at Founders Field
  
  

• Gary’s shags championship hardware
  Caldwell squad rolls out the carpet
  
  

• Pitch ‘Em in Ketchum Women's Softball Tourney
  
  

• Ketchum youth excited about Derby trip
  Reinemanns headed for Ohio

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