Papoose Club donates to valley organizations and groups
The Papoose Club donated $850 to the St. Thomas Playhouse, $800 to La Alianza Multicultural Center and $400 to the Wood River High School cross-country team.
In addition, the club gave out two awards to its members. The Woman of the Year honor went to Lee Dabney and the Golden Spatula award went to Sue Heaphy for her commitment to the club's annual pancake breakfast during Wagon Days weekend.
The Papoose Club is one of the valley's oldest philanthropic organizations, and raises funds to benefit the children of the Wood River Valley. Each year the organization puts on community events including the Wagon Days pancake breakfast, the holiday bazaar and the KinderCup ski competition.
For details, visit papooseclub.org.
Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree celebrates 20 years
The Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree will take place in and around Sun Valley on Wednesday, Oct. 14, through Sunday, Oct. 18. This year the festival will hold a 20th anniversary gala and will perform in the Sun Valley Pavilion. In addition, discounted day badges will be available for Blaine County residents and a new After Five badge will be available for all attendees.
The 20th anniversary gala celebration will take place in the Sun Valley Inn's Limelight Room on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m. The event will feature musical groups Titan Hot Seven, Blue Renditions, The Midiri Brothers, Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band, Louis Ford and his New Orleans Jazz Flairs, Claudette Stone, Tom Rigney & Flambeau and more.
The event includes door prizes, raffles and a silent and live auction. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Tom Hazzard Memorial Jazz Hall of Fame record preservation project, Jazz in the Schools and the Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree.
For details, visit sunvalleyjazz.com or call (877) 478-5277.
Hospital to offer Healing Touch training
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center will offer a Healing Touch Level 1 training class in November in conjunction with St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center's new integrative therapies program. Healing Touch is an energy-based approach to health and healing.
The class will take place Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days at the St. Luke's River Run conference room in Ketchum. The class will cost $275 or $125 for those available to commit four hours per month of volunteer service to the program at St. Luke's for nine months. Continuing education credits are available for an additional charge of $20.
For details, call 727-8417.
Sabina Dana Plasse: splasse@mtexpress.com
