Clear The Runway A drake mallard prepares to land on the lawn Wednesday morning at Sun Valley Resort, aiming for a spot between two other male ducks. The ducks enjoyed an upward bump in temperatures, after very cold weather dominated most of the early days in December. Photo by Roland Lane

Friday, December 20, 2013

• Ketchum unveils partial design of whitewater park
  Project estimated to cost $2.3 million

• AAA: Year-end travel will be up
  3 in 10 Idahoans will hit the byways in 12-day period

• Hunt contest promotes disease awareness
  Tapeworm carried by wolves and elk can cause cysts in humans

• Disaster website gains steam
  County considers liability issues with Hailey.recovers.org

• Enrollment climbing at new charter school
  Syringa Mountain School set to open next fall

• Ribi leaves with pride, few regrets
  Councilman is proud of protecting open spaces

• Valley senior going to Washington
  Taylor Adler selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program

• Silver Creek picked for Idaho Lives Project
  Program designed to prevent suicide among youths

• Commissioners aim to keep solar incentive
  Permit fee subsidizes solar development

• Megaload trudges on toward Blaine County
  Mammoth shipment might reach Idaho this weekend

• Bellevue plans for water-use future
  City gets advice about conjunctive management

• BRIEFS
  

• 1st Anual Killin' Contest
  

• Needless aggravation
  

• The hope of peace is enough
  

• Are Christmas tree hunts endangered?
  

• Panthers run into Pirate buzzsaw at Arco
  Butte County pounces 72-52

• Tennis players enjoy weekend meet
  At Zenergy, Valley Club

• SVSEF alpine racers in action, all over
  In Utah, Colorado, Canada

• Hailey girls pick up scoring against Filer
  Girls’ basketball contest

• Squirts score up a storm in Idaho Falls
  Youth hockey weekend

• Chase, Kaitlyn in the halfpipe mix at Copper
  Qualifying runs put them in Saturday’s final

• Minico, WRHS wrestle on Hailey mat
  Great Basin dual meet

• Yoga, Grumpy’s win in Senior “A” hockey
  Pre-holiday hockey

• Austria’s Schild wins a record slalom, Shiffrin settles for 12th
  Tuesday World Cup race in France

• Roxie Jean Simcoe
  

• Sally Skinner Behnke
  

• Steven Scott Holm
  

• Christmas is magical in Sun Valley
  Resort features 2nd annual Winter Wonderland Festival

• Valley does its part in season for giving
  Array of people make Christmas memorable for those in need

• Turning a new leaf on the frontier
  In late December 1882, miners sang, danced and dreamed of riches

• STREET PEOPLE
  What’s the best Christmas present you’ve ever received?

• The who, what and why of Kwanzaa
  Celebration honors universal African heritage

• Christmas services