Sun Valley opens With Bald Mountain’s chair lifts set to open today, Brian Webber, one of the owners of PK’s ski shop in Ketchum, got ready for one last day of hiking on Tuesday. The late start to the ski season saw an abundance of skiers and snowboarders ascending the slopes under their own power in order to carve some turns before the start of the holidays. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

• Sun Valley opens
  

• Craig loses sex-sting appeal
  Court determines senator’s guilty plea cannot be withdrawn

• Whitebark pine subject of petition
  High-elevation tree is being eliminated across most of its range, enviros say

• Jaquet shifts into new role
  Ketchum Democrat reflects on changing job in the Legislature and state’s money woes

• Boots bring in the dough
  New Ketchum policy nets $8,000 in two weeks

• Maxine Uhrig: Queen of a rodeo family
  Well-known mother of six boys dies at 72

• Hailey seeks input on city services
  Fiscal impact study for Quigley Annexation to include focus groups

• Woman accused of stealing groceries
  Suspect faces possible felony burglary charge

• Woman sentenced in bike path DUI accident
  Former Health and Welfare caseworker gets probation

• St. Luke's nurses garner awards
  

• Making the Big Lost River fish friendly
  Newly installed ladders will benefit fish recovery near Mackay

• Unemployment surges in Blaine County
  5 percent still below national average

• Education Foundation Helps Another Teacher Buy a Home
  

• The Shadow nose
  Hailey police add drug dog to their force

• Kidnap suspect arrested in Mexico
  Bellevue man found with 14-year-old Jerome girl

• Finally, courage and common sense about raising taxes
  

• Warm Springs Ranch moves forward
  P&Z, Council continue deliberations on resort

• Dispatch parties see end in sight
  Some believe funding plan is almost there

• Mountain Rides to merge with Sun Valley Co.
  Transportation board approves city of Sun Valley contract

• Planning new airport picks up speed on several fronts
  

• Mountain Town News
  

• News Briefs
  

• Live from Hailey: 'It's a Wonderful Life'
  Company of Fools will stage adaptation of classic

• Singing for joy and need
  Caritas Chorale to present Christmas Sing-Along

• Main Street to take on new look
  Sawtooth Club will bridge gaps and build a wall

• 'Tis the season to delight in holiday fun
  Join in on food, shopping and celebrating

• Hey, Look!
  

• Snow farming
  

• Looking ahead to a new Congress
  

• Sarah Palin’s future? Political gimmick
  

• Ink by the barrel, graft by the pound
  

• Why stop at police?
  

• Start blowing earlier
  

• Don't let the elk starve
  

• Learn from my close call
  

• Close games get Wolverines pumped for future success
  WRHS falls to Minico 52-49, loses in OT at Buhl

• Wood River wrestlers ready for the challenge
  Season debuts with first home meet

• TCS cagers put first games in the book
  Cutthroats debut at home Friday

• Lake Louise DH is golden, again, for USA’s Vonn
  Norwegian Svindal dominates at Beaver Creek

• Meridian’s Warriors take Midget victory
  High school hockey in Sun Valley

• Valley rallies past Panthers 45-41 in finale
  Carey Holiday girls' basketball

• Carey races past Pirates 62-50 for holiday title
  Adamsons are big scorers in Panther victories

• Sports summary
  

• Just 40 minutes a day
  Second annual Winter Feast for the Soul ready to begin

• One hundred ways to save the world
  A creative to-do list for the coming year

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Creating and sustaining holiday joy
  

• Ann L. Barry
  

• Mary Lou Simpson
  

• Maxine E. (Beltran) Uhrig