Garden Goes Big for Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras revelers, from left, Wiley Ellis, Lisa Verling, Linda McMahon and unidentified masked woman dance to the funky beat of FourStroke Bus at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden’s first Mardi Gras benefit on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 16. More than 60 people attended the event, which included “hurricane punch” and Creole-Cajun food cooked by Heather Uptmor. The garden received many donations, including buns by Nancy Rutherford from Rolling in Dough. Brave single men and women were auctioned off for dates to benefit the garden. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, February 19, 2010

• Hotel Ketchum start deadline extended
  Many hotel developers have asked for extensions due to financing troubles

• Town square gains momentum
  $188,000 raised out of $355,800 needed to start construction in May

• Future of Ketchum-county police contract looks good
  Department reports $59,000 surplus, successful six months and 2010 plans

• Judge finds fault with federal salmon plan
  Conservation groups optimistic about order

• Outage emergency shelters remain in short supply
  Only Bellevue Elementary School is equipped for refugees

• Otter in Hailey for Lincoln Days fundraiser
  

• Hailey P&Z considers growth management
  Planning Department calls for benchmarks

• Western Watersheds protests BLM decision
  Conservation group looks to hold onto grazing permits

• Hailey woman charged with grocery theft
  Suspect previously convicted on similar charge

• Arrest warrant issued in adult abuse case
  Suspect fails to appear at court hearing

• Man jailed for domestic battery
  Suspects admits to violence against fiancée

• Narcotics team makes drug arrests
  Suspects already on felony probation

• Living Briefs
  

• Wood River Land Trust has lots of love
  6th annual Heart of the Valley contest celebrates water Valley

• A Valentine for Your Heart
  

• Winter Feast for the Soul concludes
  Global meditation practice enriches lives

• Capitol Curling
  

• Hypocrisy on local control
  

• Little Shop of Horrors
  

• Ketchum’s finances are solid
  

• Forest privatization is out of control
  

• Olympics aren’t about nationalism
  

• Climate change claims are bunk
  

• Wood River matmen make it to state
  Eight qualify Wednesday at GBC meet

• WRHS girls saluted at team banquet
  Coach praises effort, awards given

• Northside boys debut on hardwoods
  Carey, Richfield to meet Monday

• Janss Pro-Am Classic returns March 4-6
  

• Warren takes a spill
  

• Warning!
  

• Daniel Begovich