Riding long and hard in marathon The lead pack in the Pro Men’s/Open class streams away from River Run on Saturday morning at the start of the 41-mile USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike Championship race centered on Bald Mountain. It was the first time the Sun Valley area had staged the marathon finals. Pictured here looking ahead across the front row are, from left, third-place Alexander Grant of Salt Lake City, Utah; eventual race winner Todd Wells of Durango, Co.; runner-up Stephen Ettinger of Bozeman, Mt.; and, at the right, Barry Wicks of Corvallis, Ore. USA Cycling is due to bring the marathon finals back to Sun Valley again in 2014. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

• Business, media titans rubbing elbows
  As usual, Allen & Co. conference attracts big names in business, politics

• Grant sought for East Coast air connection
  Airport also seeks $2 million for construction project

• F&G extends fish salvage below Magic
  Trout rescue attempt called off because fish already dead

• ITD mulls reduced night speed limit
  Proposal would slow traffic down in area frequented by wildlife

• Committees support air tower funding
  Friedman facility now deemed critical to operations

• McKinstry denies district fraud claims
  Energy company says allegations are ‘baseless’

• Holiday business booms throughout valley
  Proprietors positive about strong sales over Fourth of July week

• Trail regraded for bikers, hikers
  Osberg High Ridge Trail dedicated July 3

• Sawtooth Society: Don’t rush national monument
  Group chimes in on plan for Boulder-White Clouds

• Bellevue man charged with sex crime
  Defendant accused of sexually assaulting 5-year-old girl

• Assisted-living facility passes design review
  34-bed facility set to open next spring in Hailey

• Hailey contractor makes $333K claim
  Knife River says utility companies delayed Woodside project

• ARCH merges with Habitat for Humanity
  Organizations say focus should be on affordable rental housing

• Police: MASSV went smoothly, overall
  2 drug arrests made in connection with event

• 3 wolves killed at Flat Top Ranch
  Control action follows deaths of 6 more sheep

• PEOPLE & PLACES
  

• Sun Valley sets tentative budget
  Increases planned for police, fire and street repair

• Local color
  Ketchum Arts Festival is all about homegrown goodness in art, music and mirth

• 10 years of feeding the hungry
  The Hunger Coalition celebrates milestone in valley

• AROUND TOWN
  

• Meet Larry and His Flask
  Band to bring an ‘a**-slapping good time’ to Hailey

• Elfin magic?
  Garden tour guaranteed to make you believe in topiary fairies

• There’s no substitute for free press
  

• Sighs of relief
  

• MASSV was a massive disguise
  

• MASSV was a fantastic event for all
  

• A national monument for the White Clouds?
  

• What was the city of Ketchum thinking?
  

• A MASSV disturbance for the valley
  

• Impressed by artistic quality of MASSV
  

• MASSV was a wonderful event
  

• Editorial missed definition of patriotism
  

• Readers miss Chris Millspaugh humor
  

• Hailey criterium a hit with riders, rooters
  On Independence Day

• Valley Club pro wins holiday tennis title
  155 players at Sun Valley Tennis

• Wells, Mata repeat as marathon MTB champs
  Rusch, Ritz, Greaser are golden

• Hailey rodeo offers a little bit of everything
  2013 Days of the Old West pay window

• Moose Madness starts today at Valley Club
  Member-Guest golf tourney

• Holiday runners come out for charity
  Janel Passey’s senior project

• Biathlon is part of Ride SV week
  21 compete in Ketchum

• Madison Cats pound Wranglers twice
  July stretch gets busy

• Ketchum relay team captures Hershey gold
  Track meet in Rexburg

• 24 teams expected for Ray Nelson baseball
  41st annual Nelson starts Thursday in Hailey

• SPORTS SUMMARY
  

• On Fourth, patriotism, aliens and celebrities
  

• LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY