East meets West

Russian Olympian woos Sun Valley audience

2002 World Champion and Olympic Silver medallist Irina Slutskaya performed at the Sun Valley Ice Show Saturday night. The 23-year-old Russian skater said she felt very much at home in the mountains and enjoyed being in Sun Valley.  Express photo by Willy Cook

For the week of August 21 - 27, 2002

• School board institutes new anti-drug policy
  Third-strike-and-your-out procedures put in place
  
  

• Firefighters gain control over brush fire
  

• Ad for film extras raises eyebrows
  
  

• Bellevue sets $1.1 million city budget
  
  

• Cyclists oppose Boulder-White Cloud wilderness
  
  

• Taylor backs out of assistant chief dispute
  
  

• Story submissions accepted for Sept. 11 anniversary
  
  

• Ketchum council adopts city preliminary budget
  
  

• Fish and Game defends shooting of black bear
  
  

• SV arts campus advocates search for alternative site
  
  

• Elkhorn owners seek demolition OK
  Five-phase plan would raze resort before snow flies
  
  

• Decline of hotel rooms continues
  Property values outweigh rental earnings
  

• Finding truth in letters
  
  

• Fashions on Ice delights crowd
  

• Comedian Williams makes surprise appearance
  

• County budget clear as mud
  
  

• Bears were casualties of growth
  

• Is feared U.S. police power being revived?
  Commentary by Pat Murphy
  

• Beware Mr. Mobbs
  Commentary by Adam Tanous
  

• Only strikes in this league over the plate
  Blaine County Title Men’s League baseball playoffs
  
  

• Wood River thinclads get ready to run
  2002 cross country preview
  
  

• New coach at the helm of WR volleyball
  Tim Richards only fourth in school history
  
  

• A wheel good time
  Wood River Cup Mountain Bike series wraps up
  
  

• WR Dolphins swim to first at Sagebrush
  A stroke of pluck

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