Valley Club, Bigwood hold golf championships
Elkhorn Golf Club's end-of-season championships are already in the books, but three more Wood River Valley golf courses have their championship events coming up starting this weekend, Sept. 11-13.
The Valley Club stages its championships Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12.
Bigwood Golf Course at Thunder Spring in Ketchum (726-4024) holds its 2009 Bigwood Open Golf Tournament Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13. Format is 36-hole stroke play, open to the first 40 registered players with verifiable USGA handicaps as of Sept. 4. Cost is $40 for Bigwood passholders (including practice round) and $80 for the public.
Sun Valley Golf Club's championships are set for Sept. 19-20.
Boulder Mountain Bike Tour wraps up Galena Lodge's summer Sept. 13
Dating back 30 years, the Boulder Mountain Bike Tour is a tradition where cyclists ride from Ketchum to Galena Lodge 23 miles north of town. In recent years the casual ride has coincided with the final day of the summer season for Galena Lodge. This Sunday, Sept. 13, is the date. There will be aid stations, sag wagons and shuttles back to town, if you need them. Best of all, it's free.
Road bikers leave Ketchum with a police escort out of town on Sunday at 10 a.m. It is suggested that mountain bikers leave the Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters eight miles north of Ketchum about 9 a.m. and take the Harriman Trail up to the lodge. Have some fun Sunday and enjoy food specials and entertainment waiting at the lodge!
Punt, Pass and Kick results
Announcer Pete (P.K.) Kramer was back in the saddle Friday night, calling Wood River High School's first home varsity football game against the Buhl Tribe at Phil Homer Field in Hailey. During the second quarter Kramer revealed the winners of the Punt, Pass and Kick contest held earlier Friday near the gridiron.
Girls' 14-15: 1—Kaitana Martinez (277.11).
Boys' 14-15: 1—Braxton Parish (335.3). 2—Zach Brown. 3—Ben Williams.
Boys' 12-13: 1—Alex Nordsieck (224.6). 2—Cooper Stone. 3—Dylan Broman.
Boys' 10-11: 1—Gunnar Gibson (264.1). 2—Cade Schott. 3—Wyatt Parish.
Girls' 8-9: 1—Denali Stevens.
Boys' 8-9: 1—Burrell Jones (193.9). 2—Chris Nordsieck. 3—Ike Buxton.
Martial arts women compete at San Diego
Four women practitioners from Hailey's Sawtooth Martial Arts traveled to San Diego, Ca. Aug. 27-29 to compete in the National Championships in Soo Bahk Do (a traditional form of Korean Karate). They came back with five national titles including a first place by Donna Moore in black belt women's sparring. Their instructor, Oliver Whitcomb, will be teaching a women's self defense course at Zenergy in Ketchum starting Sept. 14 and running through the end of the month. Sawtooth Martial Arts travelers to San Diego, shown here from left, are Donna Moore, Robyn Yeager, Renee Tatterson and Julia Augustus.
