Mountain bikers tackle the challenge of Baldy The 2012 USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Championships on Baldy begin in earnest Thursday, July 5 and continue through Sunday, headquartered in the River Run area. Jump-starting the big event that will bring hundreds of bikers to Ketchum was a three-race series of fat tire races called the Sun Valley All-Mountain Challenge last weekend. The second of those races was Sunday’s Shimano Baldy Super Duper Downhill presented by Scott Sports for 88 contestants. Here, mountain bike pioneer Dave Harrison, 48, of Hailey and the Wild Rockies Racing team pushes across the 9,100-foot summit of Baldy in Sunday’s downhill before descending 3,000 vertical feet down the Warm Springs drainage to the finish at Apple’s Bar & Grill. Harrison started racing mountain bikes professionally 25 years ago and has earned multiple Idaho cross-country titles. The former adventure racer and pro off-road triathlete cruised down Baldy in 32 minutes and 13 seconds, good for fourth place in the Pro-1 Men class.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

• County crime rate drops 18.5 percent
  2011 marks third year in a row in crime downturn

• Former administrator files $3 million claim
  Sharon Hammer seeks reinstatement in Sun Valley

• Ambulance service prices to jump
  New fees in line with state, say officials

• Council grants extension for Hotel Ketchum
  Mayor says hotels are key to city’s future

• Residents tour Colorado blaze devastation
  

• Rash of fires ignite near Woodside
  Chief: ‘They are all suspicious’

• Hailey terminates Quigley annexation
  Developer is free to return to city with new application

• Commissioners leery about airport contract language
  County leaders want ‘objective analysis’ on options

• County: Blaine Manor still in the red
  Levy won’t cover shortfall, clerk says

• Bergdahl workout goes global
  5B Crossfit event raises money for Higher Ground

• Hailey man gets jail for felony eluding
  Prosecutor says defendant fled from police at 120 mph

• Highway work suspended for holiday
  Knife River finishes road projects near Timmerman Junction

• More wolves found in Washington
  State’s 7th pack confirmed near Spokane

• McHanville rental housing project under way
  5 units will be deed-restricted, lower-rent apartments

• Bellevue water rates could rise for some
  City plans to charge residents more for heavy consumption

• Olympic cyclists come to Ketchum
  Ride Sun Valley welcomes team members headed to London

• Hailey budget stays flat for 5th year
  Staff losses help city make ends meet

• Deputy recovering after fiery crash
  ISP still investigating accident near Fairfield

• 3 injured in weekend ATV crashes
  Sheriff’s Office investigates 2 four-wheeler accidents

• Motorcyclist injured in off-road crash
  Hailey man treated for broken ribs at St. Luke’s

• Mountain Town News
  

• Briefs
  

• It’s ‘Das Barbecu,’ y’all
  Tangy Texas-style soap at The Liberty

• Sun Valley Shakedown
  Night moves at Festival Meadows

• Man in the metal
  Unlikely start, unlikely art

• Gallery Walk
  

• Around Town
  

• Hey watch this
  

• Affordable medical care is personal
  

• Freedom to do what?
  

• Justice Roberts’ resurrection
  

• It’s time to look at Pentagon budget
  

• Rally against trapping amendment
  

• Obamacare not the problem
  

• Tell Congress your thoughts about health care
  

• Improve safety on Highway 75
  

• Law hurts chronic disease sufferers
  

• Youth crimes are serious
  

• Let’s share our trails
  

• A super duper cruise down Baldy
  Shimano fat tire downhill

• American skating king Abbott stars in ice show
  Saturday’s Sun Valley on Ice

• 228 mountain bikers get altitude at Grinder
  Davids of South Africa, Pua Mata take titles

• Bikers stoked for Baldy XC course
  At USA Cycling Nationals

• Big field for Lyle Pearson holiday tennis
  164 players at Sun Valley Tennis

• Charley French, 85, cycles up Mont Ventoux
  France’s barren peak a hard climb for anyone

• Paragliding pilot sets new standard
  Covers nearly 190 miles

• At Coeur d’Alene, “You are an Ironman!”
  Valley triathletes welcomed at finish

• Fishing Report
  

• Sports summary
  

• Bellevue woman celebrates 107 years
  Chrystal Harper has a rich history in the Wood River Valley

• Harry Griffith’s return from Siberia
  Valley People

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Shirley Irene Mackie Hurst
  Death Notice

• Display Old Glory with respect
  Pointers for how to handle and exhibit the American flag

• Street People
  

• Mountain bike festival in full swing
  Racers, riders, onlookers have plenty in store this week

• Fireworks featured north and south
  Sun Valley Resort and city of Hailey both offering shows

• Fishing picking up for the Fourth
  Fish and Game has stocked thousands of trout in local waters

• A ‘real old-fashioned jollification’
  Patriotism, support for military, pie eating and frolic marked Independence Day events

• Hailey to ‘let the good times roll’
  Rodeo, bike racing and big parade highlight the week

• Idaho gas prices bucking the trend
  AAA projects record holiday travel, but Idaho’s 6th highest prices disappoint

• Going Up!—Baldy Lifts Open For Season
  

• Antique shows up and down valley
  4 markets open in Ketchum, Bellevue this week

• Get outside!
  Beautiful weather, recreational options abound for Fourth

• Side dishes steal show at Fourth barbecues
  Creative salads can be highlight of summer meals

• Bergdahl honored as grand marshal
  Hailey Fourth of July Parade will recognize missing soldier