BCRD Hosts Recess From School on Monday
The Blaine County Recreation District offers its Recess from School program for youth in first to fifth grades Monday, Jan. 17. The program takes place at the Community Campus in Hailey from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Recess From School is a way for youth to make the most of their time off from school. They can join the fun as participants get messy in the Hub for crazy craft day.
The cost of the program is $31.80. Pickup and drop-off is at the Community Campus in Hailey. Bring a sack lunch, winter clothes and clothes appropriate to paint on. Contact the Recreation District at 578-2273 for more information.
Former Journal reporter works for Rep. Giffords
A former Wood River Journal reporter has been at the center of tragic events in Tucson, Ariz. C.J. Karamargin, who covered Ketchum for the now-defunct Hailey paper, works as communications director for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who was one of 14 people wounded by a gunman Saturday. Six people died in the shooting.
Karamargin was reported to be in the hospital room with Giffords when she made her first movements after the shooting. He told The New York Times that the congresswoman's staff members were like "a family."
Giffords remained in critical condition Tuesday.
Girls' puberty class offered
"What's Happening to Me?" a puberty class for girls ages 9-12 and their parents is offered at St. Luke's Hailey Clinic on three Mondays, Jan. 24, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7. The classes provide an overview of the bodily changes and emotional ups and downs that accompany early adolescence. Topics include anatomy and physiology, emotional and physical changes, human reproduction, relationships with parents and friends, hygiene, body image and self-esteem. Experts in adolescent health address concerns, including factual responses to questions about boys and girls.
Girls must be accompanied by a parent.
Classes take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and cost is $20 ($5 for each additional sibling). Registration is required by Friday, Jan. 21. Call 727-8733 for registration and information.
A boys' class will be held beginning Feb. 26.
Free Nordic skiing offered Sunday
The Blaine County Recreation District and Sturtevants of Hailey host free learn-to-Nordic-ski clinics on Sunday, Jan. 16. People can learn to skate or classic ski at mini lessons offered from 1-3 p.m. at Quigley Nordic. No Nordic trails pass is needed for the entire day, and equipment is complimentary during the lesson.
Call Sturtevants at 788-7847 for more information or to register.
In addition, Sunday's event offers free skiing all day on the BCRD Nordic trail system, Galena Lodge Trails, Quigley Nordic, the Harriman Trail and the North Fork, Prairie Creek, Billy's Bridge and Lake Creek trails. For more information about the BCRD Nordic trails, visit bcrd.org or call 578-2273.
Forest Service welcomes new supervisor
The Sawtooth National Forest will hold an open house to welcome new Supervisor Becky Nourse from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Wood River YMCA in Ketchum.
Nourse is former deputy forest supervisor for the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. She previously served as deputy area ranger at the Sawtooth National Recreation Area from 1999-2002. Nourse said she looks forward to returning to the Sawtooth National Forest.
BLM implements winter closures
The BLM will put into effect its annual road closures on Sunday, Jan. 16. They affect Big Dry Canyon, Croy Creek to the south of Townsend Gulch, the Big and Little Beaver drainages, the south slopes above East Fork and parts of the Picabo Hills. The closures, which have instituted since 2000, will be in effect until March 15.
The closures are meant to protect mule deer winter range and sage grouse habitat. The rational is similar to that of the Warm Springs closures west of Ketchum to protect elk. BLM biologists say human encroachment on mule deer range causes the deer to deplete energy reserves.
More information can be obtained by calling (208) 732-7296.
St. Luke's hosts talk on health-care reform
Dr. Julie Lyons will help people gain insight on how the Health Care Reform Act may affect them as it unfolds over the next several years during a talk today from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. at St. Luke's Hailey Clinic.
All Brown Bag lectures are free and no pre-registration is required. Call St. Luke's Center for Community Health for information on this or other educational programs, 727-8733.
