Firefighters plan training burn
On Saturday, Nov. 14, the Hailey and Bellevue fire departments will conduct live fire-training exercises at an abandoned residence on North River Street in Hailey. The departments will set several small fires in the building, extinguish them and culminate the training by burning down the structure.
River Street will be closed north of Myrtle Street to Empty Saddle Trail during the training.
In a news release, the departments stated that the training gives less-experienced firefighters the opportunity to suppress fires under controlled conditions and with the close supervision of their officers. The department also has the opportunity to try new tactics for rescuing trapped victims.
The departments expressed gratitude to neighboring residents for tolerating the smoke, noise and inconvenience of the training.
For more information, contact Deputy Chief Carl Hjelm at the Hailey Fire Department, 788 3147.
Trauma conference set in Sun Valley
A Ski & Mountain Trauma Conference will be held today and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, at the Sun Valley Inn.
Presented by St. Alphonsus Trauma Center, the conference is an opportunity to learn more about ski and mountain safety, rescue and trauma care. It is open to a wide range of emergency personnel including paramedics, ski patrol, firefighters, search and rescue, physicians and nurses.
This year's featured speaker is Gordon Giesbrecht, Ph.D., speaking on "Keep Your Head Up: Cold Water Immersion" and "You're as Cold as Ice: Frostbite." Giesbrecht is a professor of thermophysiology at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada.
For questions or for more information on the conference, contact (877) 385-9510 or register at www.skimtntrauma.com.
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Fill out survey, win free bus pass
Mountain Rides Transportation Authority wants people's opinion of its operations and is offering a chance for free bus passes for filling out a five-minute survey questionnaire.
Survey participants have a chance at a free six-month pass, valued at $340, monthly bus passes at $90 each or gift certificates to local shops and restaurants.
"We want to know what you think about the bus, what you're not that into and what you'd change if we made you king for a day," states a Mountain Rides flyer.
Survey questionnaires are available at www.mountainrides.org.
Also, Mountain Rides is advising riders that new town and valley bus schedules will be out later this month.
Public art workshop in Hailey
The Hailey Arts Commission will bring Boise Public Art Manager Karen Bubb to town on Monday, Nov. 16, for a daylong workshop on public art-making in the Hailey City Council chambers.
Bubb has managed 80 municipal art projects in Boise. She will make a general presentation on the phenomenon of public art at a morning workshop, from 10 a.m. to noon. This will include a brown-bag lunch and is open to the general public; including artists, architects, government officials and anyone else interested in bringing art to public spaces in Hailey.
The afternoon workshop will be open to Arts Commission members and government officials. It will offer "how-to" information on producing public art, including the request for qualifications and request for proposal processes.
For more information, call Hailey City Hall at 788-4221.
Ride the new gondola
A grand opening of the Roundhouse gondola will be the highlight of Sun Valley Resort's Winter Expo & Gondola 'Ganza on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at River Run Plaza.
Free gondola rides will begin immediately following a ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. at the gondola's lower terminal. The event, which also celebrates the beginning of Sun Valley Resort's 74th winter season, will be a family affair with fun activities and events for everyone.
