All Creatures Great and Small The Blessing of the Animals took place Sunday, Oct. 3, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum and was attended by all creatures great and small, from dogs to rodents. Two hermit crabs, Mr. America and Hermie, were blessed by the Rev. Brian Baker and Rev. Wendy Collins, as well as a guinea pig, a cat and dozens of pooches. The opening hymn, ?All Creatures of Our God? induced a cacophony of howls from the four-legged attendees. The processional of pets was in the sanctuary and was made in the tradition of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

• Brush fire smokes through ranch
  Close call for Bellevue homeowners

• Another year of drought ends
  New water year starts Oct. 1

• Fire precautions pay off for Bellevue homeowners
  

• Six-hour blackout slated Monday
  Early morning power outage scheduled to repair upper valley transmission line

• Allegations against Hall spark fiery debate
  As council voices concerns, city maintains push for criminal charges

• Sheriff seeks support for county jail plan
  Femling, Michael ask Ketchum to support county spending initiative

• LI district changes still in limbo
  Ketchum aims to preserve light industry, encourage housing

• A world of double trouble
  Twins abound in Wood River Valley

• ?Empty cell is a good cell?
  Community justice speaker addresses valley law agents

• Mountain goat population healthy
  2002 White Cloud Mountains study deemed inaccurate

• Help restore sage grouse habitat
  Money available to private landowners who will help reestablish broad-leafed plants

• Navajo weavers are special guests
  Dine Woven project brings traditions of Southwest to festival

• Geez, Louise, jumpin? grandgodmother!
  Commentary by JoEllen Collins

• Colorado Gulch riverfront will be saved for the future
  Guest opinion by Grant Stevens

• Valley needs new jail
  

• Until money talks, visions should walk
  

• Military draft? Not yet, but...
  Commentary by Pat Murphy

• Burley wins battle in trenches 16-0
  Great Basin football clash

• ?Darlin?s Darlins,? skate with zest
  At Oktoberfest in Utah

• Panther spikers (15-2) down Mackay in five
  Saturday wake-up call

• Wood River finally takes down D?backs 4-0
  Fired-up Wolverines throttle defending champs

• Hailey boys stay unbeaten in soccer
  With 4-2 road win over Century

• Carey grid team back in action
  At Rockland today

• Cutthroat boys aim to nail down top seed
  Win 4-0 at Filer

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