Saddle Up For Wagon Days Wagon Days, Ketchum’s annual celebration of its mining heritage, kicks off tonight with a 7 p.m. performance of the Blackjack Ketchum Shootout Gang on Main Street. The Wagon Days Big Hitch Parade, above, starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5. For more information on Wagon Days events, see the Express’ Wagon Days special section in the Wednesday, Sept. 2, edition. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, September 4, 2009

• SNRA again denies Galena cell tower
  Appeal window open for 45 days

• 3 wolves claimed in first days of hunt
  Carey rancher loses 23 more sheep; feds investigating

• Schools brace for swine flu outbreak
  Seven H1N1 cases confirmed in Blaine County

• Sun Valley council contest taking shape
  3 candidates have filed for 2 open seats

• Should River Run project include employee housing?
  Details of project to be determined during review process

• Parties consent on airport governance
  Hailey agrees to county’s plan for picking panel members

• School board to consider levy election
  District seeking $59.8 million over next 10 years

• Prescription meds blamed in death
  Coroner cites lethal combination of pain medicine and alcohol

• Hailey ponders public murals
  Arts Commission has plan for ‘cultural tourism’

• ‘Heritage tree’ downed in Bellevue
  Former city councilman says public should be reimbursed

• Gas prices are high, but many will travel
  AAA predicts slight drop from last year

• Celebrate Wagon Days with church
  Our Lady of the Snows offers food, parking

• Sculptor debuts work in Ketchum
  Gabe Embler inspired by city’s street art and galleries

• Airport rejects Horizon’s plea for rent hiatus
  Attorney calls plan ‘scary idea’

• Airport staff begins 4-day workweek
  

• Fire near Gannett quickly doused
  

• Plans for new airport gain ground
  Governing board agrees to hire financial consultant, project manager

• Symphony guest conductor Kunzel dies
  

• 2009 Blaine County 4-H Fair Results
  

• Mountain Town News
  

• News Briefs
  

• Hunger Coalition provides locally grown food
  Grow A Row program benefits many in Wood River Valley

• 9-year-old presents new art exhibition
  Charlotte Woodham will display 30 new pieces in Ketchum

• New stretching technique debuts in valley
  Active Isolated Stretching has had impact across nation

• Letting it slide—accepting a clean enough house
  

• Stay tuned...
  

• Rescue health care reform from scare slogans
  

• Wildlands or tamelands?
  

• Help all children succeed
  

• Staying fit is Dr. Mendelsohn’s RX for health
  Retired anesthesiologist works with weights

• Big gun on the sideline, Jerome still outshoots WRHS 3-0
  Tiger defense holds off Wolverines in Basin

• Blue Devils sweep Cutthroats in volleyball
  But Fish improve in league match

• Fast start for middle school soccer teams
  WRMS boys and girls prevail at Burley

• Rusch, Martin capture Targhee 24-hour race
  Winners of Solo mountain bike enduro

• Top college players will draw a holiday crowd at Sun Valley
  For Lyle Pearson Labor Day tournament

• Wolverines build lead and hold off Jerome 3-2
  First soccer win for new coach Conrad

• Good trip to Wendell for TCS soccer teams
  Girls win 7-0, boys draw 1-1

• What happened?
  

• Kit Neraas
  

• Bart Workman