No Liftlines Here Ketchum resident Chris Campbell, foreground, rips along under his 12-meter foil kite near Phantom Hill, north of Ketchum, on Sunday. Powered by the wind and patterned after kitesurfing in the water, Kiteboarding or kiteskiing has caught on in winter resort towns. Free of liftlines and ski tickets, this sport offers the freedom that attracts extreme athletes. The skier, harnessed to a safety release system connected to lines that control the kite, attempts to "tack" across the terrain keeping the kite full of air.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

• Ketchum snags $8M in housing funds
  Tax credits help Ketchum CDC close in on affordable rental project

• He's the valley's headhunter of choice
  Search firm hired to replace McNees a familiar one

• Down economy hits local recycling
  County may have to rethink some aspects of recycling program during lean times

• Otter pitches budget cuts to lawmakers
  

• Wood River senior invited to inauguration
  Rosie Bauer to witness history in the making

• No Liftlines Here
  

• Knit one, warm two
  Special Olympics scarves proliferate

• Waiver debate gets philosophical
  Ketchum city council ponders growth philosophy

• Auto theft suspect pleads guilty
  Man was accused in Hailey missing vehicle spree

• Avalanche experts to slide into valley
  Panel will discuss results from its avalanche research on Jan. 21

• Schoen named commission chairman
  Angenie McCleary will serve as vice-chairwoman

• How safe is Quigley for planned 378-home development?
  Hailey Fire Chief calls for secondary access road and increased fire safety measures

• High court moves rape case to Boise
  New trial date not yet set in Marsalis case

• Marijuana goes to court
  Hearing set for Hailey pot initiatives

• Bellevue Councilman Steve Fairbrother resigns
  Slaughterhouse Canyon annexation inches forward

• 'Humanitarian entreprenuers' go to work for Nepal
  Valley men collect items for Nepal hospital

• Home is where the art is
  The Center opens its doors for 'Domestic Life'

• The Second City returns
  Let out the laughs

• Elder speaks softly with drum
  Horace Axtell will be guest at Community Library talk

• Let’s get this party started
  Webb Winter Concert Series to kick off in Ketchum

• Get your hands dirty
  Get a taste of art school at Boulder Mt. Clay

• That's all folks!
  

• Bailout funds need closer tracking
  

• Clear the walks
  

• Is it Miller time?
  

• Does GOP wish Sarah and 'Joe' would go away?
  

• Suggestions for Warm Springs
  

• What about full-timers?
  

• F&G's fee proposal makes no sense
  

• On Hailey snow removal
  

• We're ready to work
  

• Town Series racing returns to Cozy Jan. 21
  Get your team ready for the seven-week season

• Local J3s dominate in Wright tech races
  On Park City’s CB’s, Picabo runs

• Traveling around the U.S. and European slopes
  Ski results from here and there

• Thomson posts a shutout, Suns pile up points
  Suns romp over Utah Trappers 6-0, 12-4

• Suns Hockey Summary
  

• 2008-09 Sun Valley Suns Season statistics
  (3-3-0 overall: 3-1-0 home, 0-2-0 away)

• Classic is the game at Teton Ridge Ranch
  31 local Nordic skiers make the trek

• Watanabe just misses World Cup win
  DQ in Bad Gastein SBX

• WRHS girls sweep Gooding 54-36
  Fourth win in last five games

• Junior, senior and pond players: News from the hockey rinks
  

• Making bigger brothers and sisters in Blaine County
  Big Brothers Big Sisters seek volunteers, kids

• From sandwiches to main switches
  

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Correction
  

• Green stimulus plan for new president
  

• Lueen Kirkland Kamauoha
  

• John Robert Faulk