Two-Wheelers Dazzle Main Street More than 200 riders, escorted by former NASCAR champion Kyle Petty, motored through Ketchum on Saturday as part of the 15th annual Chick-Fil-A Charity Ride Across America to raise money for Victory Junction, a national charity for children with chronic diseases, and other children’s charities. Sun Valley was the last stop of Day 2 of the 3,500-mile, nine-day cross-country journey that will end in Greensboro, N.C. Motorcyle riders enjoyed a Ketchum street block party with music by local band Straight Up and Yo Mama Productions at Rico’s.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

• Blaine property values remain stagnant
  Only south county areas saw increases

• Raising the bar
  Whiskey Jacques’ design gets approval, ready for construction

• Bank failure’s impact less than expected
  Other banks jockey for First Bank business, employees

• Congressmen question First Bank closure
  Simpson, Minnick look for answers from OTS, FDIC

• Hailey sisters win writing contest
  People and Places

• TCS senior projects take center stage
  Oral presentations in Sun Valley

• Lewis makes retirement official
  School district struggles to meet challenges

• Teachers agree to salary freeze
  School board expected to approve agreement

• Express sponsors school trustee candidates' forum
  

• New Recruits Prepare For Initial Attack
  

• Ketchum Runs Out of Stock
  

• Moms And Kids Celebrate The Maternal
  

• Forced annexation policy surfaces in Hailey
  Jeff Pfaeffle plans 90-unit development south of Hailey

• State to cut water quality testing
  Monitoring along Idaho’s rivers and streams impacted by revenue woes

• County cuts East Fork speed limit
  Change from 35 to 25 miles per hour will take effect later this summer

• Power line in works from Hailey to Ketchum
  Plan would keep Ketchum and Sun Valley safe from winter blackouts

• Bike events designed to build wheel enthusiasm
  Biking offers health and wealth

• Friedman feels economic downturn
  Landings, rentals, fuel sales all dip

• Three candidates vie for Zone 2 school board post
  

• PTA chastised for candidate endorsements
  

• Beetle-killed trees raise fire worries
  

• Mountain town news
  

• News briefs
  

• Spring Showcase 2009 features young and old ballet stars
  Dancers take turns in the spotlight

• 'Winter's Veil' captures valley mystique
  Ketchum photographer James Bourret discovers cold art

• Putter up
  Swing in spring with the Ketchum Wide Open

• Singing sirens take the Liberty stage
  Colla Voce to perform with the B-tones and Enchanté

• Stress test
  

• Attend tonight's school forum
  

• Obama and Congress must fix America’s health system
  

• Carey cowpokes enjoy weekend rodeo
  Taylor stretches all-around lead

• The Darwin threat
  

• America's shrinking elite—the educated
  

• Sundali is dedicated
  

• Sundali's the one
  

• Jim Laski for the board
  

• Bates has integrity
  

• Re-elect Sundali
  

• Times call for Guthrie
  

• Keep Sundali working
  

• Guthrie, Bates for public participation
  

• Bates is involved
  

• Bates for Zone 4
  

• Sundali for our future student
  

• Guthrie’s a listener
  

• Sundali's the one
  

• A Bates believer
  

• Cutthroat tennis best in the region, but Parma looms
  Sweeping five events, 17 Cutthroats make state

• Hailey girls repeat as GBC tennis champions
  Hamilton, Davis take girls’ doubles title

• Softball team throttles Preston 5-1 for GBC title
  WRHS opens state against 2008 champ Kuna

• Fox leads WRHS pack into state track
  Senior grabs three golds, 38 points

• Carey, Camas County send 21 to state track
  Local athletes try to bring home the gold

• Warriors earn first TVLL playoff berth
  Lacrosse team piles up 14 goals

• Reynoso puts Diamond Jaxx in pocket
  First AA victory for Bellevue hurler

• Sports summary
  

• The emotional morons
  

• Community hands out kudos to its best
  Chambers award individuals and businesses

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• A green solution to swine flu
  Conservation medicine has been warning us for years about the potential for an outbreak.

• Donald Clayton Cutler
  

• Robert Edward Patmont
  

• Merrill Eugene Taylor
  

• Ann Sharrai