Happy Anniversary! Sun Valley Resort celebrated its 75th anniversary with a bang on Christmas Eve. The evening featured a special presentation of the annual “Nutcracker on Ice” ice show, followed by fireworks and a “torchlight parade” on Dollar Mountain. Sun Valley Co. spokesman Jack Sibbach estimated the crowd at the resort’s outdoor ice rink at about 4,000 people. “It was a great turnout for our Sun Valley tradition for the last 75 years,” Sibbach said. “The event keeps getting better. We appreciate all the support it receives and we hope that our Sun Valley tradition becomes a family tradition for our guests and the local community for years to come.” More than 200 Sun Valley ski instructors with torches navigate the slopes of Dollar Mountain, as colorful fireworks burst overhead. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

• Storm will come, but snow may not
  Moisture on the way, but so are warmer temperatures

• City protests consolidated elections
  County asserts that November elections ran smoothly

• Share the bikes in Hailey?
  Mountain Rides considering Social Bicycles deal

• As lawsuit lingers, Sun Valley city administrator returns to job
  Fire chief says he is on leave; mayor is mum

• Hailey goes after grants for River Street
  City leaders discuss bond for matching funds

• Simpson aims to limits EPA oversight
  Appropriations bill would overturn court decision

• Jewish community lights up the night
  Hanukkah party brings ceremony, potluck, games and conversation to Wood River Valley

• The art of cultural survival
  Aboriginal exhibition comes to Sun Valley

• Little Wood alterations undone
  Flood Control District mitigates excavation error

• Sun Valley: A new culinary destination?
  Institute could put valley on foodie map

• Cattle rancher reports hay theft
  About 3 tons of feed pilfered from ranch south of Bellevue

• KCDC relaunches website, solicits feedback
  Residents can have projects evaluated

• Highway rollover leads to DUI charge
  Bellevue man accused of driving under the influence

• Ketchum woman arrested on marijuana charge
  Police allege suspect possessed 3.2 ounces of weed

• Juvenile gets jail for grand theft
  Police claim more than $100,000 stolen from Ketchum home

• Mountain Town News
  

• Briefs
  

• Gallery owner reaches milestone
  Friesen to celebrate 25 years with special exhibition

• Take a few minutes to enjoy ‘Life’
  Company of Fools show is truly wonderful

• Not suffering silently
  Andy Frasco puts his heartbreak into music

• 2012 offers musical start
  

• ‘The Sun Valley Story’
  Documentary details 75th history

• Gallery Walk
  

• Best xmas ever
  

• Pop goes the candidate
  

• Let old accomplishments be remembered
  

• Say ‘thank you’ this week
  

• When life becomes a death sentence
  

• The value of truth about wolves
  

• Bellevue burns its taxpayers again
  

• Math curriculum needs more work
  

• Easy solution for dispatch funding
  

• Local medical care is terrific
  

• Olympic hockey player deserves recognition
  

• Trapping is an anachronism
  

• Cyclist Feldman captures cyclocross title
  Finale at Bend

• Freestyle, snowboard teams greet the season
  SVSEF programs attract nearly 100 kids

• Exergy brings back women’s bike racing to Idaho
  Stage race near Boise this May

• Sign up for “Spud Sessions”, local ski clinics
  In January at Sun Valley Resort

• Nordic racer Hamilton in Tour de Ski
  Stage race in Germany, Italy

• Suns host Future Suns tonight, then Utah
  Hockey picks up at Sun Valley

• SVSEF 2011-12 Alpine ski teams
  

• Sports summary
  

• Not-so-buried treasure
  ‘Geocaching’ game puts outdoor enthusiasts on hunt for hidden items

• Sap—Oh, no!
  Maybe my humiliation will serve to remind others to be wary.

• Legal Notice Summary