On Your Mark, Get Set, Jump! Twelve brave souls, representing the Ketchum Polar Bear Club, jump into the chilly waters of the Big Wood River near Ketchum Monday, New Year?s Day. This crazy custom is rooted from European traditions of bathing in cold water to boost health. Polar Bear clubs gather in many cities throughout the United States, with Coney Island, N.Y., being the oldest. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, January 3, 2007

• Skiers duck ropes, barely duck trouble
  Family of four gets stuck on Baldy after hours

• Murphy Bridge could be replaced
  New span would be twice as wide, aiding groomers

• Stevenson condo project still under P&Z review
  Public hearings continued to Jan. 8

• Hailey fire causes minor damage
  Resident taken to hospital with possible smoke inhalation

• Tiny snail that spawned endangered species battle still dwindling
  

• Cause of Bellevue blaze undetermined
  Family in search of accommodations

• County agrees to plow East Magic Road
  Spud Patch Road also added to new route

• Presidential hopeful woos valley voters
  Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack voices his plan

• Skier numbers holding steady
  

• For Shafran, it?s one year and counting
  Mayor says ?stars aligned? when investment executive joined Ketchum City Council

• Hailey man faces lewd conduct charge
  Suspected illegal immigrant arraigned in district court

• Land trust receives 130-acre donation
  Conservation organization secures more than 200 acres in December

• Huge slide triggered on Durrance Peak
  Backcountry stability increasing after Christmas storms

• The Ski Tour is coming to town
  Unprecedented event aimed to inject youth into Sun Valley

• A year in art for 2006
  Non-stop arts and events keet the Valley busy

• Student film makes Idaho premiere
  Rolling out the red carpet at the Magic Lantern Cinema

• Gallery Walk stops traffic
  Ketchum enjoys successful evening of art seekers

• Because it?s there
  

• Business gets big boost over holidays
  From Warm Springs to Hailey, retailers and hotels see good numbers

• Greeted with Flowers
  

• Peril to polar bears sounds global warming alarm
  

• Better, more efficient health care
  

• Prison inmates for Iraq duty?
  

• Dogs should be kept under control
  

• Manage people, not wolves
  

• Salt?s for food, not roads
  

• Say no to salted roads
  

• Don?t save the bridge
  

• Legacy Project benefits
  

• Gallery owners thankful
  

• New Year has a nice ring for Suns
  Sun Valley (6-0) sweeps McCall 11-7, 4-3

• Suns Hockey Summary
  

• 2006-07 Sun Valley Suns Season statistics
  (6-0-0 overall: 4-0-0 home, 2-0-0 away)

• A sweeping diary
  Notes from the Suns locker room

• Diary of a Suns rout over Park City
  Notes from the Suns locker room

• Austrians make a move on World Cup
  Marquee events coming in January

• Legal Notice Summary