A Night on the Ice in Hailey
A Night on the Ice, a fundraiser for the proposed Hailey Rodeo Park, will take place at McKercher Park on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. The open-air ice rink at the park will be open to all for skating, and skates will be available for use free of charge.
Hot chocolate, snacks and booster buttons will be available for a nominal charge with all proceeds going toward construction of the proposed Rodeo Park. Plans for the new facility will be on display, and representatives from Hailey Ice, the Sawtooth Rangers, Hailey Skate Park and the Hailey Parks and Lands Board will be available to answer questions.
Donations can be made through the city at www.haileycityhall.org or the Hailey Parks Foundation at www.haileyparks.org.
Hunger Coalition to host open house
The Hunger Coalition is inviting the community to its new warehouse and mobile food bank for an open house on Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 5-7 p.m. The new site is located at 121 Honeysuckle St. in Bellevue. The coalition will also have information about its Backpack Club and Mobile Food Bank for community members who want to get involved. Light hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be available.
For details, call 788-0121.
Shoshone will be capital for a day
The public will have an opportunity to meet with Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, members of his cabinet and other senior state officials when Shoshone is Idaho's "capital for a day" on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shoshone Community Center, 201 S. Beverly. The governor also will join Mayor J.R. Churchman, other state and local leaders, and community members for lunch at the same location.
Officials joining Otter will include the directors of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Transportation Department and the Division of Building Safety.
Advocates announce new employees
Leigh Barer has joined the Advocates for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault as development director and Gary Schott has been appointed store manager of The Attic thrift store in Hailey. Both formerly worked in Seattle.
As development director, Barer oversees the Advocates' ongoing strategic development and marketing initiatives, including fundraising, events, sponsorships, donor cultivation and recognition, and public awareness.
She brings 17 years of experience helping companies and nonprofit organizations establish and strengthen their market position through public relations and fundraising communications.
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More lifts open on Baldy
Bald Mountain's Cold Springs chairlift on Seattle Ridge opened Wednesday and Frenchman's lift started Thursday. For a complete list of all the Bald and Dollar mountain runs and lifts open, go to www.sunvalley.com, click on "The Mountain" tab and go to the mountain reports.
Councilman proposes Ketchum tunnel
Ketchum City Councilman Curtis Kemp asked everyone at Tuesday's council meeting to imagine a calm Main Street with no traffic lights or vehicles clogging the main arterial into town.
"I would like to bury Highway 75," he said and walked over to the whiteboard.
Drawn there was Highway 75 going underground at River Street on the south end of town and not emerging until Tenth Street on the north side. He said through traffic would take the tunnel and those coming into town would take an exit to Main Street.
"The hectic pace that exists on Main Street now would totally be eliminated," he said, later adding, "There you have it. It won't happen."
But there it is.
St. Luke's offers depression screening
St. Luke's Center for Community Health in Hailey is taking free, one-hour, confidential appointments for depression screenings on Tuesday, Jan. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The National Depression Screening program provides an increased awareness of the signs and symptoms of depression and of mental health resources in the community.
For appointments, call 727-8733.
