Marsalis story to air on ABC
A story about convicted Sun Valley rapist Jeffrey J. Marsalis is scheduled to air tonight at 9 p.m. Mountain time on ABC News Primetime, channel 8.
An ABC news and film crew has been working on the story for the past several months. The crew attended Marsalis' trial in Boise in April and attended his sentencing on June 30. Several local authorities and Marsalis were interviewed for the story.
Marsalis was convicted by a jury in Boise of raping a woman in Sun Valley in 2005. He was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. He is also serving a 21-year sentence in Pennsylvania for sex crime convictions in Philadelphia in 2007.
National Dems to meet in Idaho
About 100 Western Democratic leaders will gather at the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel August 7-9 for the Democratic National Committee's 2009 Western States Caucus Conference.
"We are truly excited to bring the Democratic National Committee's Western Caucus to Idaho for the first time," said Jeanne Buell, vice chairwoman of the Idaho Democratic Party and an organizer of the event. "This will give us another opportunity to show how Democrats are gaining ground in the Mountain West, as well as to showcase the beauty of North Idaho and the warm hospitality of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe."
Buell, who also serves on the executive committee of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, said the meeting was scheduled for Idaho in recognition of the work that Idaho Democrats have done to start changing the state's political landscape, including the election of Congressman Walt Minnick and the record-shattering attendance at the 2008 presidential caucuses statewide.
Plant a tree in Hailey
The city of Hailey and the Modern Woodmen of America will be hosting a Plant-a-Tree event and demonstration on Saturday, July 18, at noon in Hop Porter Park. The Modern Woodmen of America is donating two trees to the city along with planting support.
The Plant-a-Tree event will also include a bare-root tree planting demonstration by Blaine County Tree Preserve, a group of tree-care professionals whose mission includes tree-related education.
Local arborists will be available to answer questions about tree planting and hazardous tree management. For details call 788-3947.
Ketchum looks for firefighters
The Ketchum Fire Department has seven positions open for paid-on-call firefighters. The application deadline is Monday, July 20, at 5 p.m.
Selected applicants will go through an 84-hour Essentials of Firefighting course beginning Aug. 20 and running through mid-November.
Applicants must pass a physical agility test, climb a ladder and put on an SCBA mask to make sure that they are not claustrophobic. Applicants who pass this test will then be given an oral interview.
Applicants should live in the Ketchum response area, everything north of the Heatherlands, and have a valid Idaho driver's license.
For more information, contact Senior Lt. Tory Frank or Assistant Chief Robbie Englehart at 726-7805 or stop by Ketchum City Hall for an application.
Community School announces summer lecture series
The College of Idaho's free Summer Lecture Series will present its first lecture of the season Monday, July 20, at 7 p.m. in The Community School theater. Professor Kerry Hunter, who teaches political economy at the college, will speak on "Questioning Judicial Activism by Looking at New Zealand Judicial Review." The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
The lecture series is a partnership between The Community School and the College of Idaho.
Other lectures will include "Reconstructing a Landscape of Hope" by Professor John Rember on Monday, Aug. 10. Professor Howard Berger will discuss "The Individual and the Community; Comparing Israeli and American Attitudes and Customs" on Monday, Aug. 24.
The Community School is at 181 Dollar Rd. in Sun Valley.
For more details, call 622-3960, ext. 101.
Y hosts free anti aging seminar
Stefan H. Zachar III and Dr. Michael Scott will give a free presentation, "Anti Aging Strategies—Fact Versus Fiction," at the Roy Hunt Foundation Community Room at the YMCA in Ketchum on Monday, July 20, and Tuesday, July 21, from 10 a.m. to noon.
The seminar will discuss aging gracefully for ages 30 to 80 and will include a discussion on conventional and alternative medicines. For details call (443) 874-5932 or e-mail rbux@pinnaclecare.com.
