Y to hold live broadcast
Mitch Albom, author of "Tuesdays with Morrie," will be featured at the Wood River Community YMCA tonight in a live broadcast from the 92nd Street YMCA in New York City.
The broadcast will take place in the Community Meeting Room at the YMCA in Ketchum. The event will take place at 6 p.m. and Iconoclast Books will have books available. Tickets are $5 for members and $8 for non-members. For details, call 726-9622.
Author to lecture at The Center
Hailey resident and author Julie Weston will present a free lecture at the Sun Valley Center for the Arts in Ketchum on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m.
Weston will discuss her memoir, "The Good Times Are All Gone Now," as part of The Center's current multidisciplinary exhibition, "Prospects: An Exploration on Mining."
The book is about Kellogg, Idaho, and reveals the life and times of early mining days to the present day.
Go on an 'Enchanted Adventure'
The Mountain School will present an "Enchanted Adventure" at the Mansion at Crystal Creek Ranch, south of Bellevue, Saturday, Nov. 7, at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2:30 p.m.
The Mansion at Crystal Creek Ranch is located 8.6 miles south of Atkinsons' Valley Market in Bellevue. Signs on state Highway 75 will guide participants.
Tickets can be bought by visiting the school's Web site at www.themountainschool.info or at any Atkinsons' Market.
St. Luke's to honor 'unsung heroes'
The third annual unsung hero community awards will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of St. Luke's Center for Community Health's annual fall conference, "Creating a Healthy Community," in partnership with the Blaine County Community Drug Coalition.
Nominations for the awards came from Blaine County Community Drug Coalition and Blaine County Teen Advisory Council (the youth council of St. Luke's YAK), with the selections being made by the St. Luke's fall conference planning committee. The unsung hero awards are given in nine categories.
The award presentations will be held from 9-9:15 a.m. at the Community Campus auditorium before keynote speaker Dr. Stuart Brown. For details, call at 727-8734.
The Papoose Club is one of the valley's oldest philanthropic organizations. It raises funds to benefit the children of the Wood River Valley.
Eastern Idaho wolf zone closed
The Upper Snake wolf zone was closed to wolf hunters Monday, having reached its quota of five wolves since the hunt opened Oct. 1. The hunt would have run until Dec. 31 had the quota not been reached.
This zone is along the eastern edge of the state, bordering both Wyoming and Montana. The closure affects big game management units 60, 60A, 61, 62, 62A, 64, 65 and 67.
The McCall-Weiser zone is also approaching its limit of 15 wolves, with 14 killed there as of Tuesday.
The number of wolves killed in Idaho totaled 89 yesterday, leaving 131 before the limit set by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission is reached.
Papoose Club awards grants
The Papoose Club awarded $3,300 to valley children's organizations at its October meeting. The club donated $750 to the Sun Valley Ballet School, $1,000 to the Council Circle, $650 to the Wood River Arts Alliance, $600 to the local Girl Scout troops and $300 to the Mail 4 Santa program.
