‘Reneging on a promise’ State threatens to eliminate school funding source Lonnie Barber, superintendent of the Blaine County School District, speaks during a school board meeting Wednesday. He said the district would fight the passage of a bill to eliminate the school budget stabilization levy in Idaho. Elimination of the levy would limit the district’s ability to collect county property taxes, possibly resulting in a loss of $29.5 million dollars from the school’s operating budget. Photo by David N. Seelig

Friday, February 25, 2011

• ‘Reneging on a promise’
  State threatens to eliminate school funding source

• Report: Cost of new airport starts at $189M
  Insiders say latest estimate is ‘no surprise’

• Back to the future
  Ketchum CDC wants community input on goals

• School communications post tabled again
  Trustees remain at odds on appointment of PR specialist

• Blaine Manor ranks 5th in state
  Staff vows to become No. 1

• Executive director of The Center steps down
  Co-directors to fill leadership role

• Bill could open up options on Baldy
  Allowed activities would include zip line, Frisbee golf

• Teachers to Luna: Who had input?
  Association demands list of participants in reform plan

• City of Ketchum to fund public art
  Council agrees to give 1.33 percent of capital-project costs

• Ketchum favors increasing impact fee
  Charge could be boosted by up to 26 percent

• New sheriff to be named Tuesday
  Commissioners to hold public meeting prior to decision

• Mountain Town News
  

• Briefs
  

• ‘Buckskin Bill’ lived off the land
  Modern-day mountain man was the last in Idaho

• Living Briefs
  

• How can I do more to help the Earth?
  Ask Ida

• Tie One On For Share Your Heart Ball
  

• Mid-east gas & go
  

• Living with consequences
  

• Class warfare from 6,000 feet
  

• Community School lives up to its name
  The school will continue to thrive.

• Carey roars all the way back, nips Castleford 57-56
  State-bound Panthers overcome cold start, 13-point hole

• Middle school boys having a fine cage season
  7th and 8th grade squads are successful

• Nerves help Jolene Stone throw a 300 game
  Tackett rolls his 20th perfect game

• Moellenberg is a USFS double gold medalist
  Sun Valley figure skater

• Locals ready for Sammis/Camas Cup downhill
  Tuesday at Soldier Mountain

• Why we ski
  Raising skiers on Baldy

• How About Fan Comp?
  

• Wilma ‘Billie’ Buhler