The Gold Rush Begins Anew Turning aspen trees light up the landscape Monday morning below the Boulder Mountains north of Ketchum. As summer gives way to autumn, aspen colors are at or near their peak in parts of the northern Wood River Valley and the Sawtooth Valley. Photo by Roland Lane

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

• Ketchum to state: Don’t kill Blaine wolves
  Initiative is first of its kind statewide

• Report shows groundwater declines here
  Data will be used for flow model in valley

• Report shows groundwater declines here
  Data will be used for flow model in valley

• Wolf depredations drop this summer
  State contract provides $225,000 to Wildlife Services

• Hailey leaders vote to raise sewer rates
  New rate structure deemed ‘more equitable’

• Hailey City Council approves new subdivision in Woodside
  Developer to pay $41,000 in in-lieu park fees

• Teens among those using family planning
  Health District discontinues program

• Trial set in felony DUI case
  Suspect has 3 prior DUI convictions in Blaine County

• New Financial Committee holds first meeting
  Group to advise School District in money matters

• Local experts weigh in on energy efficiency
  2nd Energy Town Hall focuses on home and business improvements

• Seniors make list for Merit Scholarships
  Community School places 4 students in national ranking

• Hunger Coalition offers snack program
  Organization partners with local schools to promote nutrition

• Ketchum councilors approve rate increases for water, sewer
  City Council also boosts fees for parks and youth programs

• Not Your Average Remodeling Project
  

• Briefs
  

• Dancing in the rink
  Ballet legend Edward Villella takes his work to the ice for Sun Valley show

• Let’s eat local
  Sun Valley Harvest Festival celebrates regional food and wine

• Social, political, lyrical
  Hip-hop artist Brother Ali is outspoken in his songs about the state of our union

• Collect calls
  Studio Tour offers tips on collecting art

• Back to Brazil
  Ketchum filmmaker seeks funding for her documentary ‘Samba’

• Around Town
  

• Love the shirt
  

• Three who changed the world—and us
  

• Mayor should guarantee referendum
  

• Focus on social change, not the victims
  

• River park would degrade the neighborhood
  

• River park would be an asset to community
  

• Idaho at the speed of slow
  

• Ice dancing is art to behold
  

• How about putting turbines on Baldy?
  

• WRHS girls slip past Burley 1-0
  Boys face Great Basin challenges

• Carey defense fuels 68-24 Homecoming win
  Rockland falls at Panther Homecoming

• Wendell nips Cutthroat boys in 2-1 thriller
  Contenders battle in High De-sert clash

• Unbeaten WRHS, Gooding lock horns in Hailey
  There’s a buzz about Friday’s Homecoming football game

• GBC leader Wood River outlasts Bruins 24-21 in overtime
  First football win over Twin Falls lifts Wolverine hopes

• Homecoming win a close one for Carey spikers
  Cutthroats capture first win

• 10 days until the Baldy Hill Climb
  SVSEF has its 1.86-mile climb Sept. 27

• Nasty 9 run results
  Out Corral Creek

• Big crowd for Tiger-Grizz footraces
  Wood River off to Mountain Home Thursday

• FISHING REPORT
  

• SPORTS SUMMARY
  

• 'Tico' beer takes a big step forward
  Local brewer brings American know-how to Central America

• ‘People’s Climate March’ coming to Ketchum
  Local protest to coincide with New York City events

• LEGAL NOTICE SUMMARY
  

• Dr. Robert L. Jensen
  

• Carl M. Manus
  Death Notice