Following in his footsteps As the wind howls Sunday afternoon at the Ski Patrol shack on top of Bald Mountain, Murphy, a black Lab avalanche dog, front left, lead his apprentice, Jake, around three ski patrol veterans. Jake, a chocolate Lab puppy, is named after deceased ski patrolman Jake Vierling. Sun Valley Ski Patrol Director Mike Lloyd, Jake’s owner, left, and Stu Brown, center, were in the U.S. Army with Vierling in the 1970s, all ski patrolmen stationed at Garmish, Germany, near the Austrian border. Bob Jost, right, who owns and handles Murphy, is also an experienced patrolman, having worked with Lloyd and Brown for more than 30 years. The Ski Patrol has been busy keeping Bald Mountain safe for skiers and continues to warn the ski community about dangers in out-of-bounds areas.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

• Avalanche kills Bellevue snowmobiler
  4 people buried in slide near Smiley Creek; 3 survive

• County to confirm support for monument
  Custer and Lemhi counties pass resolutions in opposition

• Officials urge caution in backcountry
  Snowboarder David Hattula in stable condition after avalanche

• Bellevue boy dies from snowmobile collision
  Students and staff mourn loss at Wood River Middle School

• Report: Bergdahl talks still going on
  Prisoner swap would require congressional approval

• Library takes over Ketchum ski museum
  Historical Society board of directors disbands

• After snowfall, Nordic trails opened
  ‘Fat bike’ trail opens at SNRA headquarters

• Sun Valley P&Z mulls annexation
  Proposal calls for 12 lots near Lane Ranch

• Hailey students win recycle contest
  Elementary school leads state in Recycle-Bowl

• Bellevue marshal suffers broken leg
  Veteran Hailey officer assigned as temporary replacement

• Third megaload moves toward valley
  Shipment to pass through southern Blaine County

• BRIEFS
  

• One voice, many uses
  2nd annual Winter Festival features versatile soprano

• Peer to peer
  Family of Woman Film Festival highlights special collaboration

• Stars and their dogs
  Author talk and signing for ‘No Better Friend: Celebrities and the Dogs They Love’

• Short and sweet
  Oscar nominees’ films to showcase at Magic Lantern

• Meet some ‘Good People’
  See play, talk about its themes at the Liberty Theatre

• Around Town
  

• Sochi Greetings
  

• More money does not mean more value
  

• Don’t be a sucker
  

• Obama broke promises on health care
  

• Council owes event organizer an apology
  

• Mentally ill, addicts should not suffer in prison
  

• Library will be good custodian of museum
  

• Hub will chase customers away from businesses
  

• Let’s have the truth on monument plan
  

• ‘Ag gag’ doesn’t make legal sense
  

• Shiffrin just misses podium in rainy Olympic debut
  Fifth on Rosa Khutor GS course

• Suns do a quick pivot, pound Sting 9-2 for split
  O’Connell, Brendel score hat tricks in win

• 2013-14 Sun Valley Suns statistics
  (6-8-0 overall: 4-6-0 home, 2-2-0 away)

• Team USA, Canada return to gold medal game
  American women pound Sweden 6-1

• Tanner Farrow makes Alpine Junior Worlds team
  

• Busy weekend of racing in Utah, Wyoming
  SVSEF alpine kids on several courses

• Post-season tourneys start for Blaine boys
  First-round games this week

• Fry sets new Linfield College swim record
  At conference finals

• Gelso leads SVSEF Nordic skiers at St. Paul
  Classic 15k mass start winner

• SPORTS SUMMARY
  

• Jon Marvel turns over the reins
  Longtime activist will retire as Western Watersheds Project director

• LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY
  

• Colleen Bauer Webster
  

• Richard John Wooley
  

• Jose Gil Herrera
  

• Nancy R. Sherbine