Baldy Views Now Available The commencement of summer operations of the Sun Valley Resort chair lifts means a serene and sweat-free method of getting up and down Bald Mountain. The lifts stopped running from Monday through Wednesday in order to allow for helicopter operations during the construction of a new gondola on the River Run side of the Baldy, but could possibly resume on Thursday. Bald Mountain will be open for mountain biking on Friday and lift tickets can be purchased at the River Run Lodge. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

• June rainfall sets record
  It’s official: Ketchum received 5.29 inches of rain

• Marsalis gets life in prison
  Sentence follows guilty verdict for 2005 rape

• Sun Valley Guide celebrates 25 years
  Local magazine has been covering life in the Wood River Valley for a quarter of a century

• People and Places
  

• State expands food stamp program
  RV’s and savings accounts won’t disqualify

• Street People
  

• Choppers make short work of towers
  Helicopter deftly installs gondola towers

• Hailey man escapes jail, is recaptured
  

• Annual Allen extravaganza set for next week
  As usual, details and guests are shrouded in mystery

• Accident victim in critical condition
  Ketchum man injured in rush-hour traffic collision

• Forest Fire News
  

• Condo owners say values are too high
  

• Sun Valley Opera founder steps down
  Marsha Ingham retires from SV Opera

• Bellevue council supports restoring hours to city staff
  Four more hours per week would boost city workers

• 1970s rock holds Bellevue back
  City needs new well to help supply water

• Woman hurt in motorcycle mishap
  

• Horse lovers take to auction
  Group works to give local animal neglect laws more teeth

• Speed’s the thing at Road Rally benefit
  Event to benefit drug coalition

• Poland opens honorary consulate in Sun Valley
  Ketchum’s Susan Passovoy becomes honorary Polish consul

• Hailey resident lends hand in California rescue
  

• A different roar of engines at Friedman
  

• Whitebark rescue effort continues
  Group hopes to expand project on Sawtooth Forest

• Mountain Town News
  

• Fools to perform summer theater festival
  Plays present common themes about relationships

• Furtado takes the stage in Ketchum
  

• Take an adventure in art at Ochi
  ‘In Search of the Miraculous’ to feature five artists

• James Martin to sing at St. Thomas
  Baritone enlightens audiences through song

• McGovern and American Festival Chorus to tribute Fourth
  

• Bernie Countdown
  

• Inexcusable delay on climate
  

• Drop the slogans and debate the facts about health care
  

• Ketchum's budget is open and ongoing
  

• Cry for me, South Carolina
  

• Second Amendment 'rights' run wild
  

• Miss Days of the Old West brings out the rodeo royalty
  Style and pizzazz for the Fourth in Hailey

• Legion road warriors return home, sweep Rebels
  Wood River takes care of Pokey 12-2, 15-4

• Reynoso puts up quality starts for AA Braves
  Minor league pitcher has best outings

• Honza means air, and the X-Alps race
  Czech-born flier to represent U.S.

• Fishing Report
  

• Wood River Cup wraps its run on Hailey track
  Sun greets 69 racers as five-week series ends

• The weather helps make Suns Golf Classic a winner
  Benefit at Elkhorn Golf Course

• Top golfers pull trigger in Valley Club shootout
  Tight Valley Club golf outcome

• Record field of teams for the Sawtooth Relay
  Local teams are listed

• Sports summary
  

• Some businesses buck the trends
  Area entrepreneurs, business people find openings in hard times

• A real sleigh driver
  

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Think locally, save globally
  

• Gloria Josephine Weller
  

• Matthew Carl Hays