Little Black Dresses, Big Gifts From left to right, Lynn Campion-Wadell, Peggy Goldwyn, Mary Finnerty and Tricia Swartling enjoy a laugh Tuesday evening during a meeting of the Little Black Dress Club, a group of benefactors who pool donations for Wood River Valley nonprofit organizations. In the meeting at the Ciro wine bar in Ketchum, the group announced a gift of $11,431 that will go to valley organizations. Photo by Willy Cook

Friday, June 3, 2011

• Highway paving starts in south
  Resurfacing of 6-mile stretch set to last through June

• School District plans $76.2M budget
  Construction projects to continue at proposed $17 million

• Valley could become Olympic training site
  Groups submit application for Nordic certification

• Dandelions: scourge or salad green?
  Yellow flowers mark beginning of seasonal battle

• Sun Valley starts budget process with info session
  Preliminary budget set to come June 21

• Circus is back on at fairgrounds
  2-day event set for June 18-19

• Board OKs visitor center upgrades
  Ketchum URA allocates nearly $28,000 for project

• To change or not to change?
  Ketchum forms committee to study different types of government

• 'Wild lands’ order revoked
  BLM can no longer grant wilderness-like protection

• Jail time ordered in marijuana case
  Sun Valley woman reaches agreement to get her car back

• Briefs
  

• At farmers markets, bounty meets art
  Fresh, local berries are a summertime treat.

• Crunch away
  The Beet

• What’s wrong with using pesticides?
  Ask Ida

• Running over for president
  

• Pledging allegiance
  

• Convergent thinking will prevail
  

• Sandbaggers, unite!
  

• His job gone, 'Rem' is honored as top athletic director
  John Remington leaves Community School with statewide respect

• It’s all about the ’tude
  

• Sally Page Eustis