President Obama Is In On Tuesday, Jan. 20, Barack Obama was sworn in by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts as the nation’s 44th president. "I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you’ve bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices made by our ancestors," he said. A crowd stretched from the Capitol to the Washington Monument and beyond to witness the historic event. "On this day we’ve gathered because we’ve chosen hope over fear," he said. "Starting today we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America." Photo by Associated Press

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

• New hotel proposal coming for Ketchum
  Bald Mountain Lodge design is redrawn

• Hailey residents challenge Quigley traffic study
  Citizen counts twice the number of cars on Bullion Street

• KB’s looks for a new home in Ketchum
  

• New Sprinter Buses Now Serving Sun Valley
  

• Celebrate local chefs at Movable Feast
  

• Meditation period sits well
  Winter Feast for the Soul gets underway

• Snowpacks wither under sunny weather
  Hillsides are turning brown in the face of blue-sky days

• People and Places
  

• The Dorworth Report
  

• A movement begins in Blaine County
  Be the Change goes up on super highway

• Ski industry is holding its own
  Numbers down over holidays but positive signs yield optimism

• Locals sup with Steinem
  Center invites valley women for exchange of ideas

• County terminates contract with lobbyist
  Move will save county $18,000 in annual fees to Ken Lee

• Rotarun racing for the Arkoosh Cup
  The reward is skiing itself for 94 youngsters

• Housing authority resurrected
  Organization has trimmed its budget by $100,000 in past four months

• Residents question need for Quigley development
  1,000 lots already available in Hailey

• St. Luke’s opens mother/baby unit
  

• School district set to absorb state funding cuts
  Blaine County schools are less reliant on state funding

• Wanted: student athletes
  The Community School and Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation join forces

• News briefs
  

• Leave it to 'June'
  Hailey installation at The Center heralds '50s icon

• Modern living is a work of art
  Artist's installation explores home improvement explosion

• Living heart to heart
  WR Land Trust contest to announce winners

• Go-go for Galena
  Annual benefit dinner and auction set for Saturday

• Dude!
  

• Hailey needs timeout
  

• The road behind and the journey ahead
  

• Pilots feed American hunger for good guys
  

• The importance of not being earnest
  Cynicism isn’t just unfashionable; it’s downright unpatriotic.

• Why no Dalai Lama?
  

• The cost of wolf management
  

• The elk belong
  

• Say no to F&G fee increase
  

• Drug coalition: who we are
  

• Third place for Bantams in Salmon hockey
  Three wins and lots of fun

• Sunny gates for Arkoosh Cup skiing
  Great day for 94 kids at Rotarun

• News from the hardwoods and prep mat
  Basketball and wrestling

• 2008-09 Sun Valley Suns Season Statistics
  (4-4-0 overall: 4-2-0 home, 0-2-0 away)

• Moose are loose in Suns terrain this weekend
  5-2, 5-3 split with Canadians is a good tune-up

• Suns Hockey Summary
  

• Nordic kids start their push for Truckee
  Weekend races held near Jackson Hole

• Super Bowl of skiing is back at Kitzbuehel
  Time for men’s Hahnenkamm downhill, women are in Cortina

• Kids race SG at Jackson Hole, Skoch Cup next
  

• Sports summary
  

• Idaho’s wilderness revival
  Success in the Owyhees may give Boulder-White Clouds’ legislation traction

• Conservationists split over roadless rule
  

• The way we'll remember him
  

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Will your next car be electric?
  

• Dr. Ben O. Price Sr.
  

• Kevin Joseph Connor