Christmas Spirit Powers Ice Show The ice show that is the centerpiece of Sun Valley?s Christmas Eve extravaganza features Wood River Valley skaters, including Gia Guddat, Darlin Baker and Marianne Brehmer, as well as Salt Lake City pros Carl and Amanda Kovar. During a rehearsal for the Christmas Eve show, above, head elf Guddat leaps for joy surrounded by elves portrayed by students from the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, December 24, 2004

• Administration streamlines forest planning process
  Sawtooth National Forest will be unaffected for now

• Center offers avalanche education classes
  

• City ups ante for Warm Springs
  P&Z demands affordable housing plus cash for recreation facilities

• Warm Springs lawsuits settled
  Judge rules Sun Valley Ventures is undisputed ranch owner

• Youths rescue bedraggled sheep
  Stranded ram found in Slaughterhouse canyon

• Western resorts waiting for snow
  Resort spokepersons say skiing is excellent despite thin snowpacks

• Carey to set fire flow standards
  Joint meeting scheduled in January

• Wells Fargo plans to move Ketchum headquarters
  

• New Year tradition helps military families
  'Freeze on Skis' event raises money in Magic Valley

• Curtis and Peskys team up for fundraiser
  

• What is catnip?
  Paws for Thought by Christine Ferguson

• Anything At All...
  

• The state of Idaho's economy
  

• A time of testing...
  

• ...and a time for sharing
  

• Cool and unusual punishment
  Cross country coach Rick Kapala dishes it out

• Panthers give Dietrich a blue Christmas
  Carey cruises 70-58 in Northside Conference hoops

• Suns debut home hockey season Tuesday
  Exhibition game raises money for junior hockey

• Sun Valley boarders ride strong at Breckenridge Grand Prix
  Team enters winter with spring performance