Get holiday trimmings at bazaar
The Barkin' Basement will display the best of its holiday crockery, tree trimmings and other decorations at the Bow Wow Bazaar, to be held Monday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Cookies and cocoa will be served to visitors at the thrift shop, which benefits the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley.
"In addition, visitors can see the Barkin' Basement's new cat adoption center," said shop Manager Andrea Parker.
The Barkin' Basement is located at 111 S. Main St. in Hailey. For additional information on the Bow Wow Bazar, call 788-3854.
Recycle old holiday lights
The Hailey Chamber of Commerce is participating in Idaho Power's Holiday Lights Recycling Program for the second year.
In 2008, with the help of citizens and member businesses, the city collected enough non-LED, inefficient holiday lights to get a refund of $1,600. The money was used to buy new, more energy-efficient LED lights to decorate Hailey's Main Street.
To participate this year, bring old holiday lights to any of the following collection spots: Hailey Chamber of Commerce, city of Hailey, Vintage Gypsy, Teddy Bear Corner Daycare, Windermere Real Estate, Atkinsons' Market, Albertsons or Big Wood Auto Body.
The Wood River Middle School leadership class will participate in this project for the second year and will set up additional collection spots throughout town.
Call the Hailey Chamber of Commerce at 788-3484 for more information.
Trail Creek Road closes Nov. 30
Crews from the Blaine County Road and Bridge Department will officially shut down vehicle access to Trail Creek Road beginning at 8 a.m., Nov. 30. Barricades will be installed to block motorists from driving beyond the closure point, a news release from the county states.
During the warmer months, the road is the shortest link between the Wood River and Lost River valleys. Deep snows typically make the high pass impassable for about half the year.
The road will reopen once spring weather and melting snowpack allows. For questions related to the closure, contact Char Nelson, Blaine County director of operations, at 788-5543.
Work on Capitol building complete
Renovation of the Idaho Capitol building has progressed far enough for construction managers to open it back up to elected officials and their staff. The 30-month, $120 million project is on schedule to accommodate the 2010 legislative session in the restored and expanded building, a news release from the Idaho State Capitol Commission states.
A public re-dedication of the building in downtown Boise is scheduled for Jan. 9 at noon. At that time, the public will be able to visit all the public areas of the 250,000-square-foot seat of Idaho government.
For now, the building remains closed to public entry as it is still considered a major construction zone. The highly choreographed move-in by public officials will take several weeks. For information on the opening ceremony, contact Gary Daniel at (208) 332-1971.
Animal Shelter to be featured on radio
Jo-Anne Dixon, executive director and medical director of the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley, will be a guest today on the "My Buddy Butch" Internet radio program, hosted by award-winning author Jeff Marginean.
She and the local animal shelter will be featured at 5:30 p.m. The show can be heard live over the Internet at www.mybuddybutch.com or downloaded at a later time on iTunes at no cost. Ask for "mybuddybutch" on iTunes.
Marginean selects one shelter from across the country to be featured each week.
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Mountain Rides sets holiday schedule
Mountain Rides Transportation Authority will revert to its Saturday/holiday schedule for valley bus service on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. However, a few additional buses have been added for traveler convenience.
Add-ons include a 6 a.m. northbound departure from the Main and Oak street bus stop in Bellevue. Extra southbound buses are a 2:03 p.m. departure from Main and Fourth streets in Ketchum and a 4:03 p.m. departure from Sun Valley Village Circle.
Regular scheduled bus service will run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Watch tree lighting in Ketchum
Santa Claus will be on hand to hear wishes from children of all ages at the Ketchum Town Plaza on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Family and friends are invited to share in the Christmas spirit at the lighting of the Ketchum Christmas tree beginning at 5 p.m.
Santa Claus will arrive on a fire engine at about 5:30 p.m. to light the tree. Christmas carols, hot cocoa, hot cider, cookies and a chance to take a photo with Santa will all be a part of the free, festive evening.
The ceremony is sponsored by the Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau, the city of Ketchum, Atkinsons' Market, Tully's Coffee and Sun Valley Co.
First Ascent tour to kick off
Sun Valley's Reggie and Zach Crist, both former World Cup racers and X-Games competitors, will kick off a product-testing tour for Eddie Bauer's new First Ascent ski clothing line at River Run Lodge on Saturday, Nov. 28, from noon to 2 p.m.
The event will include live music by the band Low-Fi, giveaways and a tour of the Eddie Bauer First Ascent Airstream Mobile Lab. There will be a raffle for a $10,000 ski package that includes gear, heli-skiing with the Crist brothers and airfare to Sun Valley. The winner will be drawn from this and raffles at other ski resorts at the end of the season.
Sun Valley Co. spokesman Jack Sibbach said the day's events will be disseminated on social networking sites and in Eddie Bauer's advertising.
"It's going to promote the party atmosphere and the skiing that day," Sibbach said. "The exposure for us is important."
ITD enhances 511 Traveler Services
The Idaho Transportation Department has announced enhancements to its 511 Traveler Services system.
Using touch-tone or voice commands, users can now select a portion of a highway for information without having to listen to the entire report for a road. Also, users can state the direction of travel for which information is needed and can relate information to city locations as opposed to lesser-known markers such as mileposts.
Dial 511 to access the system. Information is also available online at 511.idaho.gov.
Kiwanis begin Coats for Kids drive
In its fourth annual Coats for Kids drive, the Kiwanis Club is collecting new and used winter wear for elementary school kids in the Wood River Valley. Last year, the club collected almost 30 plastic garden bags of winter wear.
New and used clothing will be accepted. Winter wear can be dropped off at the following places: Splash & Dash in Bellevue, Atkinsons' in Bellevue, US Bank in Hailey, the Eye Center in Hailey and Ketchum, Mountain West Bank in Hailey and Ketchum, North & Co. in Hailey, Bisnett Insurance in Ketchum, and Radio Shack in Hailey.
The Kiwanis Club will be collecting until the end of January.
Hailey library to host WRHS writers
The Wood River High School Writers Club will host a book discussion on the novel "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hailey Public Library.
All students and community members are welcome. For details, call 578-5020, ext. 2211.
Sun Valley dishes the goods
Sun Valley Resort handed out numerous prizes Saturday at the Gondola 'Ganza event Saturday to celebrate the completion of the new Roundhouse gondola.
Prizes included:
· Brass Ranch—Mark Smith, men's Kjus jacket; Sheila Plowman, women's Kjus jacket; Cindy Hamlin, Skull Candy headphones; Megan Edgerton, Skull Candy headphones; Wally Rothgeb, Skull Candy headphones; M.D. Sowersby, Skull Candy headphones
· Pete Lane's—Connor Davis, Scott Skis/Mission 78; Carol Fuller , men's down jacket; Dick Kassebaum, women's ski jacket.
· Sun Valley Gift Shops: J.B. Barlow, Crislu earrings; Kerry Smyth, Meissenberg ski sign.
· Sun Valley Signatures: Helcia Graf, Ne Qwa ornament.
· Kitzbuhl Collection: River Morse, M. Miller jacket.
