Quacker Backers Flocks of children lined the banks of the Big Wood River on Sunday to help misguided ducks find their way to the finish line during The Great Wagon Days Duck Race. During the 8th annual event, 25,000 rubber ducks floated down the river from Warm Springs Bridge to Rotary Park in Ketchum. The $90,000 garnered from the race benefits the Blaine County Search and Rescue and the Rotary scholarship program. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, September 8, 2004

• County schools get an A
  School district meets state testing standards

• Big Lost fishery scrutinized
  Trout Unlimited works toward balancing Western water use

• ?Citizen trail? to be re-opened
  Ketchum District seeks volunteers for trail relocation project

• Hailey may seek local option tax
  Revenue would offset tourism impacts on city services

• Recycling center filled to the max
  Garbage managers to compile comprehensive review of Blaine County?s waste management

• Classrooms fill up
  Student enrollment increases steadily

• ?Natural High 2?
  Drug-free video premiers in Ketchum

• Sockeye vanish mid-stream
  Salmon river fisheries biologists look for answers

• Salmon River cleanup volunteers needed
  

• A quack of a time
  Duck race benefits community

• Wagon Day?s Big Hitch Parade winners announced
  

• Construction continues to surge in Hailey
  Commercial remodels outpace last year?s numbers

• A supersize film festival opens
  Magic Lantern offers 11 films over two weeks

• Respecting Nature
  

• The Olympics of every day
  

• Is Kerry campaign out of time?
  

• Facts and figures detail school district budget
  

• Chirping birds?
  Nope, cell phones

• Salmon take another political hit
  

• Hailey spikers make quick work of Minico
  Three-game victory in season debut

• Huskies finally howl, wear down Carey 44-14
  Hansen gets first-ever grid win over Panthers

• Soccer teams stay on the plus side
  WRHS boys, girls prevail

• Bronco tennis rides high in Labor Day tennis
  At Warm Springs Tennis Club

• Spartans jump to a big start, whip Hailey 34-12
  4A league debut for Wolverine football

• 2004 Labor Day PRCA rodeo pay window
  

• Fishing Report
  by Bill Mason

• Public Meetings
  

• Public Notice Summary