Author to speak on combating aging
Dr. Henry Lodge, author of The New York Times bestseller "Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit and Sexy-Until You're 80 and Beyond," will present "Younger Next Year: The New Science of Aging" tonight, July 27, at 5:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum.
Lodge's talk is the last of three in St. Luke's Wood River Foundation's 2011 Health and Well-being Speaker Series, which focuses on the role of healthy relationships, lifestyles and nutrition to promote wellness.
Lodge heads a 23-physician group practice in Manhattan. He is associate clinical professor of medicine at Columbia University.
For free tickets, contact Nicole Campbell at 727-8419.
Ride Idaho coming to Hailey
More than 400 cyclists are coming to Hailey through the Ride Idaho tour from more than 31 states and Canada.
The riders will arrive to Hailey on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 10, and will leave that Friday. According to the Hailey Chamber of Commerce, they have bought more than $10,000 in Hailey Chamberbucks to spend in Hailey.
The chamber is planning a street party on Thursday, Aug. 11, in downtown Hailey and will serve a breakfast on Aug. 11 and 12. It will also promote Hailey businesses with coupons for the event.
Business owners who would like to have a booth at the street party or anyone who would like to volunteer during the event can call 788-3484.
Farmers Market Week begins Aug. 8
On Tuesday, Aug. 9, Blaine County will be visited by the director of the state Department of Agriculture to help celebrate Farmers Market Week, which begins Aug. 8.
According to information from the Wood River Farmers Markets, the director will read a proclamation and talk about farmers markets and their growing popularity and how the state supports the markets throughout Idaho. The department will give away tote bags with the logo.
SV Council changes meeting time
The Sun Valley City Council voted Thursday to change its regular meeting time from 4 p.m. to 1 p.m. Regular meetings of the council are on the third Thursday of each month.
The earlier time was agreed upon because meetings can run four or more hours, stretching late into the evening.
Regular meetings had been scheduled for 4 p.m. to accommodate people who might be working during the day, Mayor Wayne Willich said. However, he said, the number of people who attended meetings appears more dependent on agenda items than meeting time.
"If there's something that impacts them or they're interested in, they'll come," he said.
Regular meetings for August through December are now scheduled for 1 p.m. on Aug. 18, Sept. 15, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.
Y to hold annual fundraiser
The Wood River YMCA will hold its annual fundraiser on Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Elkhorn Golf Club with a festive dinner, both a silent and live auction, and dancing with the MVPs at Trail Creek Cabin, under the tent.
Auction items include a women's tennis clinic with seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander, a trip to the 2012 Indy 500, a weeklong stay in a penthouse in Mexico, a private road bike ride with Olympic gold medalist Kristin Armstrong and a trip to Australia.
To buy tickets, call 727-9622 or go to www.WoodRiverYMCA.org.
Swim program helps third-graders
Idaho ranks third in the nation for drowning rates, and drowning is the second leading cause of death in the United States for children between the ages of 2 and 14. To combat this statistic, the Y partnered with USA Swimming and the Blaine County School District to create the six-week Make-a-Splash program with third-graders at Hemingway Elementary School. As a result, every third-grader at Hemingway Elementary has learned to swim.
The Y hopes to expand this program districtwide in 2012.
Library to unveil fiber-optic Internet
The Community Library in Ketchum is inviting the public to learn about its new fiber-optic Internet. Visit the library and talk to staff about the faster connection, from noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 28.
From noon to 2 p.m. that day, Syringa Networks will host a free barbecue in the library's north parking lot. The Boise-based company donated about $40,000 worth of equipment and labor.
