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Anthony Geffen at 23,000 feet. COURTESY PHOTO

In your wildest dreamGeorge Mallory

dreamed a wild dream.

And film pro-ducer Anthony Geffen had a wild dream to bring his boyhood hero’s story to the silver screen.

Their dreams meshed this fall in “The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest”—a short on the list of Oscar candidates.

The movie features Liam Nee-son as narrator. Ralph Fiennes provides the voice of Mallory, and Natasha Richardson pro-vided the voice of Mallory’s wife

Ruth just before Rich-ardson herself died

of a head injury following a ski ac-cident in Quebec.

Geffen, a self-described “part-time local”

who splits his time between London and Sun Valley when he’s not exploring the mysteries be-hind such historical

figures as King Tut and Cleopatra, will talk

about the making of the movie in a free presentation at 6 tonight at The Community Library in Ketchum.

“It’s not really a climbing film—I’m not a mountaineer. What I was interested in was his story—a very human story about he and his wife and his dream,” said the Scottish-born Geffen.

Geffen began pursuing the story after U.S. climber Conrad Anker found Mallory’s body 800 feet below the top of Mount Everest in 1999—75 years after Mallory’s fateful attempt. Everything was there, except for a picture of Mallory’s wife Ruth, which Mallory had vowed to leave at the top.

Geffen assembled a crew of 60, including Ketchum’s world-class

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Winter Feast for the Soul

Winter Feast for the Soul launches Thursday, Jan. 13 with a Rumi poetry reading at Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center. COURTESY ART

Read about it on page 12

Wanted: Your New Year’s resolutions

I always make New Year’s resolutions.

Most of my friends don’t. Sometimes I even keep a few of those resolu-tions – putting pressure on myself that my friends have chosen to avoid.

We all know by now (don’t we?) that public disclosure makes it more likely that a goal or resolution or promise will be achieved. If you’re making New Year’s resolutions, don’t forget that! Write them down, then read them to the relevant people, be it friends, family, or employees. Check back on your progress and/or success throughout the year. I’ll share a couple of mine with you in just a minute so you can hold me accountable.

Before that, however, I want to share resolutions I would like others to make—ear-nestly and publicly—as we head into 2011.

On the federal level, may it be resolved that:

1. The U.S. Justice Department will sue Goldman Sachs and, individually, its cul-pable executives for fraudulent (dare I say criminal?) activities and a return of monies stripped from the American taxpayer over the past couple of decades.

2. Congress will reinstate simple majority

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I have volunteered to help with the Croy Canyon Ranch Campaignto build a new Continuing Care Community because:

“Taking care of our elders is a social responsibility, and one that this diver-sified and blessed community should support, as a last piece of our ‘circle of care.’ Mischa Leendertsen“Not everyone prioritizes the needs of the elderly, just as not everyone imagines him or herself ever getting old. I feel that we owe this to the se-niors who have devoted much of their lives to making the Wood River Valley a place where we want to live.”Lyman Drake“What are our future options for short and long term convalescent care? Ex-cept for the reality of relocating from our community, or long commutes for loved ones to Twin Falls or Boise, we are out of choices. That is why we need a continuing care community in Blaine County.” Sara Carlson

“We are thrilled to help with the fund-raising for this project because we be-lieve it will address the most important unmet need in our community, care for our seniors.”Dr. Frank and Claudia Fiaschetti “Throughout my lifetime in the Wood River Valley, we have built this great community one step at a time. Howev-er, we seem to have neglected to rec-ognize our seniors need for continuing care. Now is the time to take the final step and provide care for them and complete our community.” Jed Gray“Our community is a great place to raise a family and offers a wonderful, healthy life style for most ages. How-ever, we are not able to take care of our senior population which is a vital segment of any community. This new facility will enable seniors to stay in the valley they love.” Carey Dondero

“The continuing care decision for an aging or disabled loved one is one of the most difficult a family must make. Without Croy Canyon Ranch, the Wood River Valleys’ closest option for seniors is 70 miles away. I am happy to be part of the effort to make this much needed facility a reality in our remarkable val-ley.” Patsy Nickum“I believe this is one of the most im-portant fundraising projects in our community’s history and I want to see this built. We need to come together as a community and complete what we call our circle of care.”Anita McCann, Campaign Chair“We must take care of the older folks; Croy Canyon Ranch Continuing Care Community is truly needed. It has to happen; we have to do it.”Bud Purdy, Honorary Chair

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Hamilton: full of school spiritWood River High

School senior Jessica

Hamilton loves school spirit and has plenty to spare. As presi-dent of the student body and a member of the school’s drum line team, it’s what excites her the most. “Being in the drum line is amazing because when we enter the gym everyone goes crazy and gets so pumped up. They all freak out and stand up. It’s so much fun because by exciting the crowd, we can create great school spirit,” she said.

Born in the old Moritz Com-munity Hospital in Sun Valley, Hamilton has lived in the same house in The Heatherlands, across from her grandparents and with families that she has known her whole life. Along the way, she has attended Heming-way Elementary, Wood River Middle School and now Wood River High School. “It’s been an amazing experience growing up here. A lot of kids say there isn’t enough to do but I’ve grown to appreciate it, especially the outdoors. My parents are very active and through them I’ve discovered the joys of outdoor ac-tivities. There is a sense of com-munity in a small town that you don’t find in the cities. Everyone knows each other and there is a lot of support, and because I have a lot of friends, everyone is closer here. The down side is that there is not a lot of diversity here like in the cities. When I go to a big city, I’m surprised by what I see because it’s not in the Wood River Valley. There are homeless people, poverty, different cultures and people in religious garb. When I come back

from one, it reinforces that I want to live in

a small town. There is a familiarity and calmness to this place.”

While at Wood River, Hamilton

carries a 3.75 gpa. “I love high school

and all it has to offer. It offers challenging

courses for kids that want the challenge and there is such a wide variety of clubs and activities to get involved with. Anyone can find something they can get involved with at Wood River. I just really like the school and really enjoy going.” Before graduating, Hamilton will have completed three A.P. courses – Statistics, Economics, and Language and Composition. “I guess English is my favorite because I really enjoy writing.” She also has high praise for her teachers. “They’re really great. They are also so supportive and really care about how I do.” Although not totally sure about her future vocation, she is lean-ing toward a career as an event planner and possibly getting a hospitality degree. “I love to plan events, even with all the stress. Whenever it’s over, it is such a relief and also so rewarding.” As for college, Hamilton is look-ing at the University of Oregon, University of North Carolina, University of Colorado and the University of Idaho. “The school has got to have a lot of school spirit, sports and sororities.” She has also been a member of National Honor Society since her sophomore year. “It feels like my hard work is being recognized and I love doing community ser-vice. It’s rewarding for me and a great pleasure to see that I’m making a difference to whoever

I’m helping.”While at Wood River, Ham-

ilton has excelled in another kind of service as a member of the student government. She is currently student body president after being elected her sopho-more year. She was also student union president her sophomore and junior years. “I love plan-ning events for the school and being involved in activities. I like starting stuff and making the school experience more fun. There are not a lot of activities for kids at night and it’s great to give them something to do. When you go do things in a great environment, it really creates school spirit. I love the hype and the excitement that comes with school activities. I love to be loud and crazy and support things like our school’s teams. I’m involved with planning pep assemblies, homecoming and dances. These are the things that build school spirit and make high school such a great place to attend.”

Jessica Hamilton

studentspotlight

by: Jonathan Kane

Each week, Jonathan Kane will be profiling a local high-school student. If you know some-one you’d like to see featured, e-mail leslie@theweeklypaper.biz

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(L-R): Lucy More, Lily Fitzgerald, Maddie Ferris, Allie Rathfon, Libby KaiserCOURTESY PHOTOS

by Karen bossicK

Ketchum’s Mike Sinnott had to take a few extra steps as the U.S. National

Championships got underway in Rumford, Maine, this week. Sinnott stepped onto the second-place level of the podium in the Classic Sprint.

Coach Rick Kapala noted that Mike’s podium performance was not a big surprise. “Mike skied extremely well against a strong Canadian field at earlier Nor-Ams this season. Today’s performance shows he is in good form and I expect he will have more great results this week.”

Meanwhile, back home, the Mini World Cup has started with the C-Home Team divid-ing into nations who compete

as teams and individuals in a format that mimics the real Al-pine World Cup. So far, Austria is leading, with speedy times posted by Jackson Swenke, Sofia Schwartzman, Barrett Ott, Remy Vernoy, Maddie Ferris, Peter Morowitz and Charlie Stumph.

The top five racers in the first Giant Slalom held on Sunday:

Girls (26 racers - best time of two) 1. Maddie Ferris - 30.11; 2. Lily Fitgerald - 30.37; 3. Allie Rathfon - 30.53; 4. Lucy More - 31.59; 5. Libby Kaiser - 32.17

Boys (16 racers - best of two): 1. Jake Blackburn - 28.22; 2. Will Griffith - 28.97; 3. Patrick Welsh - 29.71; 4. William Everitt - 31.06; 5. Charlie Stumph - 31.40.

Sinnott places at Nationals

(L-R): William Everitt, Will Griffith, Jake Blackburn, Patrick Welsh, Charlie Stumph

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by Karen bossicK

Two students recently won cash prizes and ski passes in the 2010/2011 Trig-

Star competition held at Camas County High School and Carey High School.

Micaela Adamson, daughter of Michael and Ranae Adamson of Carey, was the overall area win-ner with a 96 percent score and a time of just under 48 minutes. She received a $500 cash prize and a ski pass provided by Sol-dier Mountain Ski Resort.

Katelyn Peterson, daughter of Ann Frost and Randy Peterson of Fairfield, won the Carey High School contest. She received a $15 cash prize and a ski pass to both Soldier Mountain and Sun Valley.

The high school trigonometry competition was sponsored by

the Big Wood Section of the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors with cash prizes provided by members of the Big Wood Section of surveyors and Power Engineers, and other priz-es provided by the ski resorts, Bigwood 4 Cinemas of Hailey, Jim Dandy Pizza of Fairfield, the Wrangler Café of Fairfield and Soldier Creek Brewing Co. of Fairfield.

The winners’ test scores and times will be entered into competition at the state level with students competing for a $500 scholarship from the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors and a chance to go to national competition. The competition was created in 1984 to educate high school students about the profession of surveying and to promote math skills.

Trig-Star competition

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There’s still a sliver of hope

by Karen bossicK

For nearly a week countless volunteers and trained law enforcement have been

focused on trying to find a 21-year-old man who went missing in sub-zero cold New Year’s Eve morning.

Now his grieving family wants to celebrate the life of Dexter Gannon with a Celebration of Life service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood on Warm Springs and Saddle roads.

“There’s still a sliver of hope. But his family truly believes that he is gone. Dex’s mother’s family has already arrived and Dex’s friends are home right now from college. The family needs this service to hear the voices of Dex’s friends, to have something beautiful to honor Dex,” said Susan Spelius Dunning, a close family friend.

Dex Gannon, the son of Steve Gannon and Cyn Hannah, is thought to have walked away from a friend’s home on Defiance Drive in Elkhorn sometime after midnight Friday morning.

Gannon’s friend, who had planned to snowboard with him on Friday, awoke at 7 to find Gannon missing. Gannon did not take a phone or wallet or other belongings with him but he did take a loaded weapon with him that he had found in his friend’s house.

Dex had been in a severe state of emotional distress, Dunning said.

Given a full scholarship to Rice University where he was studying math, Dex left Rice last spring and returned home to the Wood River Valley to receive medical treatment for psycholog-ical and emotional problems. He had frequently voiced suicidal tendencies and on the night of his disappearance left a post on his Facebook wall stating “Dex Gannon did it for love.”

He also left a banner message on his cell phone screen stating “I love you all”—a message his family believes was his final goodbye.

Sun Valley Police Chief Cameron Daggett said that police contacted Gannon’s known acquaintances and went to places where the young man was known to have stayed on Friday

after he was reported missing.On Saturday 15 to 20 Blaine

County Search and Rescue mem-bers, a search and rescue dog, and two dozen citizen-volun-teers searched within a half-mile circle around the Elkhorn home. Snowmobilers and a helicopter, ar-ranged for by family and friends, searched Parker Gulch and other nearby canyons, following Elkhorn Canyon down to St.

Luke’s Hospital on Highway 75 and continuing towards East Fork on the bike path.

A fixed-wing aircraft searched between Hailey and Elkhorn.

On Monday, more than a hundred canvassers led by Jeff Jones and Heidi Watanabe took fliers door to door from Hulen Meadows north of Ketchum to Bellevue searching for the boy, who is 5-foot-10, 170 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. He was wearing a new yellow and teal Quicksilver snowboard jacket and grey Merrell snow boots at the time of his disap-pearance.

“The family of Dex Gannon would like to express their deep appreciation to the countless vol-unteers, Blaine County Search and Rescue, local police depart-ments, community search teams and the radio, newspapers and TV stations for all their support and efforts in this extensive search,” Steve Gannon said the morning after the canvassing.

Sun Valley Police Chief Cam Daggett said police are monitor-ing Gannon’s electronic accounts to see if there is any activity.

But Gannon’s family believes he took care for his body not to be found. If that’s the case, given the severity of winter and the rugged terrain surrounding Elkhorn, the body might not be found until summer, if ever, Dunning said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sun Valley Police at 208-622-5245 or email www.blainesheriff.com. For an anonymous report text BC-SOTIP, along with the informa-tion to 847411.

Dex Gannon’s family, holds Saturday service

concert postponedA piano concert by Susan Spe-

lius Dunning scheduled for Satur-day at the Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood has been postponed due to an emergency.

Dunning said the concert—one of five in the Sun Valley Artist Winter Concert Series—will be re-scheduled.

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recyclingThis Saturday, Jan. 8, the Wood

River High School Band students will be picking up Christmas Trees for re-cycling. For a $10 donation ($20 for trees above 8 feet) they will pick up your tree and take it to be recycled. They are trying to raise money for their spring trip to Anaheim, Califor-nia for the Heritage Music Festival and Competition. Each band member must raise 475$ to pay for their trip. Call Sandra at 481-0389 to schedule pick up.

Kiwanis Koats for Kids program

The Kiwanis Club of Hailey and the Wood River Valley would like to rec-ognize the generosity of the residents of Wood River Valley for supporting the “K” Koats for Kids Program this year. Over 300 coats and winter gar-ments were donated and collected by the Hailey Kiwanis Club for the kids of the Wood River Valley. These coats and garments were distributed by the counselors at the Blaine County Schools, Hailey Headstart Program, and La Alianza. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For information about membership in the Hailey Club or needed coats, please contact Jim Spinelli at 208-481-1112.

Keep your New Year’s Resolution to

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health clubs and fitness classes due to the New Year’s Resolution effect when many people commit to exer-cising. Unfortunately, a quarter of the new exercisers give up by the end of the first week and more drop out with time so that by the end of six months less than half are still exercising regu-larly.

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Philharmonic presentationsby Karen bossicK

Sun Valley Opera and Big-wood Theatre to present the Los Angeles Philham-

onic in HD LIVE.Sun Valley Opera and Met-

ropolitan Theatres are teaming up to present Gustavo Dudamel conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a live HD broadcast from Walt Disney Con-cert Hall at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Bigwood Theatre in Hailey.

During this live performance, Dudamel leads a program of

passionate, vigorous music by three different composers each of whom expresses that passion in a highly individual style. The highlight is Beethoven’s Sym-phony No. 7-his ebullient, life af-firming symphony that achieved instant popular acclaim lasting to this day.

Also featured is the Stravin-sky- inspired Slonimsky’s Earbox written by acclaimed American composer John Adams (Nixon in China) and Leonard Bernstein’s powerful First Sym-phony, “Jeremiah” a profoundly

personal account of the Book of Lamentations.

Vanessa Williams will host the event, which features mezzo-soprano Kelly O’Connor.

Future LA PHIL concerts will broadcast at the Bigwood The-atre in Hailey on March 13 with Dudamel conducting a Tchai-kovsky program and on June 5 when he conducts a Brahms program. Tickets for all LA PHIL concerts can be purchased at the box office or online at www.fathomevents.com.

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zakk hill

Sam Shepard’s Ages of

the Moon

“Ages of the Moon” could be

summed up as just a couple of white guys sitting on the front porch talking.

But, wait. This is a Sam Shepard play. So we can’t leave it at that.

And, sure enough, things get crazy when two boyhood friends reunite at a Montana cabin after 40 years for a night of drinking and reminiscing while watching a lunar eclipse.

You can see the results yourself when Jonathan Kane and Scott Creighton, who just wrapped up Company of Fools’ “Moonlight and Magnolias,” present a free playreading of Shepard’s latest play.

The play will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. And, just in case you need any additional prod-ding, there will be complimen-

tary wine and cookies.What makes the hour-long reading interesting is the men’s differing versions of their shared history.

“Their talk, on occasion, veers to-

ward a dark whimsy that brings to mind Garrison Keillor being folksy-exis-tential,” said a New

York Times reviewer, Ben Brantley. “But

some of the dialogue is classic Shepard in its pared-down angry eloquence.”

The play is part of the nex-Stage’s 2010/2011 free playread-ing series, which attempts to showcase interesting plays by good playwrights that normally wouldn’t be produced in the Valley.

“This is classic Shepard—an American treasure,” said Kane, who is directing the play. “Any time he writes a new play is an exciting event. And it’s a very funny play. Scott and I have been close friends for many years so we thought it would be fun to do this together.”

Free playreading

nuggetstoo good to miss

by: Karen bossicK

Scott Creighton, who has appeared in countless productions, including “A Christ-mas Carol,” will be part of Tuesday’s free playreading. PHOTO: KAREN BOSSICK/TWP

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Sun Valley’s Boiler Room just booked award-winning singer/song-writer Jason Spooner and his band to play this Sunday, Jan. 9 at 8 p.m. Spooner is currently on tour and will make a special stop here between his Jackson Hole and Park City club dates.

Laughter is the best medicine and the Boiler Room has the cure. They’ve got free laughs with comedian Mike Murphy every Wednesday night at 6 p.m. There’s also the Winter Comedy Series at 6 p.m. on Friday and Satur-day nights. This year’s series launches this weekend with Jackie Kashian and Jim Summers. Leif Skyving and Heath Harmison take the reins on Jan. 14 and 15, followed by Brendon Walsh and Ryan Wingfield on Jan. 21 and 22 and Tracy Smith and Conor Kellicut on Jan. 28 and 29. Starting Jan. 21, there will be live music after the comedy series.

But wait, there’s more! You can bring the whole family and enjoy the Fabulous Vuarnettes every Thursday night at 6 p.m. The cost is only $10 at the door, or stop in on Sunday, Jan. 16,

23, or 30 at 7:30 p.m. to see Forever Plaid.

For more information, call the Boil-er Room at 622-2148.

Award winning singer/songwriter Jason Spooner plays the Boiler Room, Sunday

Jason Spooner

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TAILGATING GALENA STYLE: Salome Taylor and her furry companion Josephine enjoy a cup of tea before heading out onto the cross country ski trails surround-ing Galena Lodge last weekend. PHOTO: KAREN BOSSICK/TWP

Two good reasons to go skiing this week: Warmer

temps and free skiing.

Thursday’s cold front chilled attendance figures on Baldy, which had been exceeding 7,000 skiers a day up until that point. But there’s been as much as a 22-degree difference between the temperature at the top of Baldy and the bottom come 9 a.m. each day.

And with negligible wind, the skiing has been quite tolerable as long as you stayed on the up-per two-thirds of the mountain.

With temperatures expected to warm bit by bit, the snow conditions have been to die for, especially on Can Can after it was groomed top to bottom, and an ever widening Upper Canyon which begs for long sweeping turns.

Come Monday Baldy began settling back into the rhythms of local life, with just a lucky few visitors to share her magnificent slopes.

Off the slopes…Trails everywhere are well

covered and groomed to a T. Skiing has been best around 1 or 2 in the afternoon after the sun has had a chance to warm the snow so it’s not as slow.

Sunday is Learn to Ski Day with free skiing on the North

Valley Trails and free lessons at Galena

Lodge.Skate ski lessons

are at 1 p.m. and classic lessons are at 2:30 p.m. Rentals are free

to those taking les-sons. Call 726-4010

for reservations.The Prairie Creek

Snowmaker Class Cross Country Ski Race will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Prairie Creek with registration closing at 10:45 a.m.

Strut your stuff in 15, 7.5, 5 and 3-kilometer races. Contes-tants are asked to carpool, as there will be no parking on the road.

Meanwhile, Sun Valley Nor-dic Center is starting up its Boulder Prep Clinics at 3 p.m. Thursday. There’ll be four con-secutive weekly sessions, costing $40 each or $150 for all four.

And three-time Olym-pian Jon Engen is offering an 8-week Classic Technique course beginning at noon today for $320 per person. He’ll offer an 8-week Skate Technique course beginning at noon Thursday for $320 per person.

In the mood for snowshoeing? Check out Katherine Pleas-ants’ Historic Snowshoe Tours from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Sun Valley Nordic Center.

Warm up to free skiing

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by: Karen bossicK

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No Woman, No Cry screening, Monday

See a film screening of NO WOM-AN, NO CRY when it comes to the Val-ley on Monday, Jan. 10 at the Opera House in Sun Valley.

Every day, 1000 women die from a complication in pregnancy or child-birth.

For hundreds of thousands of women each year, pregnancy is a death sentence. Shockingly, nearly all maternal deaths and disabilities could be prevented. NO WOMAN, NO CRY is a gripping documentary that tells the personal stories of pregnant women and their caregivers in four countries as they try to avoid adding to these troubling statistics.

First-time director Christy Turling-ton Burns opens the film with footage from her own harrowing birth experi-ence. A quick turn of events during the delivery of her daughter inspires her to see firsthand what can be done to help other women who do not have the same access to quality care that she did.

Drawn into the issue by her own experiences as a mother, Christy Tur-lington Burns created a documentary film to inspire greater efforts to re-duce maternal deaths and improve the status of women worldwide.

In April 2010, Turly Pictures launched the EVERY MOTHER COUNTS (EMC) Campaign. EMC is a five-year coordinated effort that picks up where the film leaves off, providing audiences with feasible and tangible next steps and the ability to do something. The campaign is designed to help audienc-es gain a deeper understanding on the issue and then get involved, resulting in lasting social change and measure-able improvement in the lives of many for generations to come. It will both help those who are new to the issue to get up to speed on the research and navigate the arena, while giving those who have been working tirelessly for decades in this field access to a new community of supporters and advo-cates.

For more information, visit www.EveryMotherCounts.org

Trout Unlimited meeting Thursday

Come to the open meeting of the Hemingway Chapter of Trout Unlim-ited this Thursday, Jan. 6 for a discus-sion on fishing for Atlantic salmon in Iceland. The meeting takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Roosevelt Restau-rant in Ketchum

Guest speakers include Charles Conn, trustee, Trout Unlimited, and se-nior advisor, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and admission is free.

A marvelous-looking silver bullet of a thing, ranging in size between 5 and 50 pounds, that when hooked can become a whizzing, leaping frenzy of self-preservation capable of summon-ing coronaries, and prized by fanatical anglers for this vivid disinclination to be caught above all game fish, Atlantic salmon return each spring from the sea to Iceland.

Only a four-hour flight from New York City, Iceland offers some of the most beautiful and productive Atlantic salmon rivers anywhere in the world. With crystal clear rivers flowing in ev-ery direction, Iceland is a Mecca for the traveling fly fisher.

Our January speaker will be Charles Conn, senior advisor to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and a private investor.

For more information, call 622-4613.

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Room with a view. PHOTO: BALI SZABO/TWP

It is said that cre-ativity requires oodles of idle

time. No wonder most artists are broke. It’s the reason parents discourage their children from pur-suing a career in the arts; they may have to support them longer. During budget crunches, as a priority, arts are the first to go. Why fund unproductive be-havior when we can concentrate on shaping working units to man the ramparts of post-industrial society? Be a useful robot, open a gas station or a pizza joint instead of wasting your time opening minds. And so it goes.

Regardless of our station in life, a mandated minute of idle-ness that frequently originates creative insight is the minute we spend on the john—it’s our daily moment of truth. Judging by the limer-icks, aphorisms and dribbles of social com-mentary found on the walls of stalls, it is time well spent. How many great ideas of man-kind were born of that leisure time?

Last week, I told of a man who set up his tripod in an outhouse and took pictures of abstract ice formations. Too old and weary to take on the world, he had his epiphany close to home. This only happened to me once, on an early morning in Rome.

If it weren’t for the notebook and the camera, I would have been content as an armchair traveler, loving the world from afar. Recording devices forge an interactive relationship with the observed. A friend of mine always asks, ‘How have you lived this long?’ Thought and the pursuance of vision involve action, and so does hunger. I was jostling for position in a galeassi in the Piazza de Santa Maria in Trestevere. In Italy, like in many other Third World countries, you have to fight the women for

everything. When it comes to a seat on the

bus, or a food stand for bread or cheese, they do not defer to me either as a man or as a tourist. El-bows, hips, knees are all employed in a fight for position. I get more intimate physical contact with the local women than if I

took them out on a date!

I finally got to the front, the little Italian I knew deserted me, but a fellow right behind me came to the rescue and got me my chocolate gelati. He and his wife were American architects working on a project. We hit it off, so now I had some local friends. We went out to dinner (at 10 p.m.), and I spent the last

night of my layover in their rooftop Treste-vere apartment or, I should say, Fort Knox. The multiple bolt locks were necessary in the residential areas of Rome to keep out the thieves thick as cockroaches. In the middle of the apartment, atop a table, was a huge pile of money—dol-lars. They got paid in dollars and wanted to

stay in—the thousands of dollars casually strewn on the table.

I had an early flight. It was dawn, and the warm sun hit some east-facing ochre walls visible out the open bathroom window. It was beautiful. This was my Roma! I rose from the stool and, with pants around my ankles, waddled to my camera and returned to the john. But the picture needed something—the bouquet of fresh flowers next to the money. I rose anew, placed the bouquet, and took the picture—the goodbye picture. I tiptoed out, quietly closed the door, and never saw them again.

Arrivederci, Roma!

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by: baLi sZabo

“When it comes to a seat on the bus, or a food

stand for bread or cheese, they do not defer to me either as

a man or as a tourist.”–Bali Szabo

If you have question or comments, contact Bali at this e-mail: hab4nh@aol.com.

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SnowSports School The Sun Valley SnowSports School

offers ski and snowboard lessons, camps and clinics for kids and adults all winter long.

There are three sessions offered for Local Adults Ski or Snowboard Clinics: Session 1: Jan. 8, 15 and 22; Session 2: Jan. 29, Feb. 5 and 12; Session 3: Feb. 26, March 5 and 12

The Spud Sessions (formerly Blaine County Kids Program) will be offering three sessions this winter for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Session 1: Jan. 8/9, Jan. 15/16 and Jan. 22/23; Session 2: Jan. 29/30, Feb. 5/6 and Feb. 12/13; Session 3: Feb. 26/27, March 5/6 and March 12/13

There will also be classes for Race Masters from Jan. 3 – March 18 and Mountain Masters from Jan. 10 – March 18.

The 360o FreeStyle Camp will have three sessions: Session 1: Jan. 15 and 16;

Session 2: Feb. 26 and 27; and Ses-sion 3: March 26 and 27.

The Her Turn Women’s Clinic ses-sions are Feb. 4 through 6, and again on March 4 through 6.

In addition, the FreeRide Team will meet every weekend now through March 20.

To register for classes or for more information call the SnowSports School at (208) 622-2289 or visit us online at: sunvalley.com.

At the Sun Valley Nordic & Snow-shoe Center, upcoming specialty clin-ics include Ski with the Masters Boul-der Prep Clinics starting this Thursday, Jan. 6 and and Sun Valley Masters Clinics Classic Technique / Skate Tech-nique clinics starting Jan. 5 and 6, re-spectively.

You can also try out snowshoeing with the Historic Snowshoe Group Tours lead by Katherine Pleasants on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. Additionally, there is Full Moon Ski & Snowshoe Tours on January, Feb-ruary and March 19 from 6 to 9 p.m.

And, just around the corner, from Saturday, Jan. 29 to Sunday, Feb. 6, is the Sun Valley Nordic Festival, which includes Snowshoe Challenges, Twi-light Skiing and a Fireside Social. See more on the festival at www.SVNor-dicFestival.com.

Miss golfing? Keep your swing fresh with some Indoor Virtual Golf at the Sun Valley Club.

For more information about the Sun Valley Nordic & Snowshoe Center, call 622-2250.

‘Y’ and St. Luke’s, Wellness Cup

The Wood River Community Y and St. Luke’s Wood River are partnering to bring the Corporate Wellness Cup to the Wood River Valley. This is a fun and unique community event designed to encourage lifestyle change among employees and bring awareness about the value of proactive health and well-ness among employers. The first an-nual Corporate Wellness Cup will kick off in January 2011 and last for eight weeks.

The company that most improves its health parameters during the Cor-porate Wellness Cup will be declared “the most health-conscience company in the Wood River Valley,” and award-ed the YMCA Corporate Wellness Cup trophy. In addition, the winning company’s employees will receive an additional free 12-week membership to the Y. Success is based on average percentage improvement in basic vital health measurements—weight, BMI and waist circumference combined with overall event retention.

For more information or to sign up please contact Liz Clark, YMCA Fitness Director, at 928-6708.

Blessing BoardDiane Crist, Kim Howard and Cathie

Caccia will present a Blessing Board workshop on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 14 and 15. It’s a time to get clear about what you want to draw into your life for the New Year and to learn how to manifest those dreams in reality. The process involves the mind, body and creative spirit. Past participants rave about the effectiveness of creating these boards, saying, “I love my board and am amazed at how everything I included has come true.”

Info: Kim Howard at 788-4225 or www.kimhowardcreations.com

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This week brings the first of six eclipses that will occur in 2011. This is an unusually large number of eclipses to be sure -- there are only six years in the 21st century that will boast this many. January 4 brings the solar eclipse and the new moon in Capricorn, the sign of tra-dition. Some age-old customs will seem suddenly irrelevant. Is it time to drop them? This will be a consid-eration in the weeks to come.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re in a mirthful, chatty mood for most of the week, and you will spread fun wherever you go. The world is responsive to your attention, and it seems that everyone wants to play along. You’ll be offered more choic-es than you had last year -- so many more, in fact, that it will be difficult for you to decide what to do next.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are daring enough to take on the big jobs in the new year. One thing that gives you courage is knowing that the big jobs are really just a well-planned series of small jobs. You keep breaking it down until the work is manageable and easy. By the end of the week, you’ll have a huge feeling of accomplishment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll double your effectiveness this week by applying the 80/20 rule: Certain actions produce 80 percent of the results you’re after, and they only take 20 percent of your time. Know which actions those are, and execute them. Avoid getting caught up in time-consuming activities that don’t contribute to the bottom line.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). There is something going on in the periph-ery of your life that keeps drawing your mind away from what’s going on around you. In order for you to completely invest your thoughts and energy in the task at hand, you must first resolve the issue that is stealing so much of your focus. Thursday brings a breakthrough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s been said that how a person does any-thing is how that person does ev-erything. Pay attention to the sig-nals someone is sending as they execute tasks as simple as taking a phone call, lining up to buy grocer-ies or eating a meal. Your observa-tions will add up to a deep knowl-edge of this person’s character.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). One approach is to go forward, even when everything around you seems to be pulling you back. Another ap-proach is to flow with the tides, keeping your intention intact as you wait for the right opportunity. Both ways have their merits. You will do what feels most comfort-able to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have earned the loyalty and trust of your friends and will continue to do so because you do what you say you’re going to do. To you, it’s all so simple: You keep your word, honor your plans and show up on time. It’s

surprising how many people have trouble in this area. You will teach through your example.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Time traveling games give you perspec-tive on problems. What would your scene look like if you looked back on it from 100 years from now? What would it look like if you could go back in time 100 years and peek into the future at your life? You’re creative, and you’ll come up with brilliant answers.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You show up on time and complete your business on schedule and on budget. Your mind, body and emo-tions are in balance no matter what else is going on around you. You’re like an ultra-productive machine - that is, until Thursday, when you’ll be wild, unpredictable and a whole lot of fun.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The atoms that make up our cells are mostly space; therefore, we are mostly space. The same goes for all the other bits of matter on this planet and beyond. Echo this theme of space in your home en-vironment by reducing the number of personal possessions you keep. Paradoxically, spaciousness brings fulfillment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll experience a situation in which many people are seeing the same thing but no one dares to point it out. There’s a good reason for this: It would be insensitive or even dangerous to point to the pro-verbial “elephant in the room.” You will find answers and solace by ex-pressing your insights in a journal.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). This week you will be acutely aware of the vast sea of information in the world and also of how you couldn’t possibly absorb it all in one life-time. Luckily, the things you really need to know about have a certain irresistible appeal. You can’t help but be drawn in, and the study is effortless.

THIS WEEK’S BIRTHDAYS: You’ll clarify your goals this year, and the process empowers you. There’s a financial bonus this month. You’ll have luck applying for a new posi-tion in February. You share your thoughts, feelings and creative impulses with a special person in March. Between June and August, you will alternate between vigor-ous discipline and relaxed leisure. You’ll bond with loved ones during an exciting road trip. New energies will be liberated.

This week’s Horoscopes: the first of the year’s six eclipses, and signs of tradition

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ScoopSIce Cream Parlor

Reopening this Saturday, Jan. 8!

From 1 to 4 p.m.

Scoops will now be openeach Saturday after this, with

the generous help of Volunteers from DL Evans Bank.

Stop in for a delicious Old Fashion Sundae

All proceeds from ScoopSbenefit Senior meal programs.

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Bella Cosa studioCeramic Painting & Art Classes

721-8045 • 108 S. 2nd St., Bellevuewe do birthdays, private parties

club get-togethersWed – Sun • open late Thurs & Fri

Stop by: 400 N. MaiN, Hailey 788-4908*some restrictions apply

Blood is thicker than water

The new film The Fighter joins the ranks of one of the great sports movies

ever made. About boxing, it certainly stands toe to toe with Rocky and Raging Bull. And like Raging Bull, the story is also about family and the intricate ties that bind. It is also a love letter to Lowell, Massachusetts, where the film is set.

The story is about Mickey Ward, who rose to the top of the middleweight ranks in the early 1990s. But it is not about his glory days; rather, it is about his struggle to the top and his flirtation with retirement. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, who also produced the film, and is one that he struggled for years to

make. It is also directed marvelously by David O. Russell, who also directed the vastly underrated Three Kings. Russell has woven a complex story about a boxer’s rise but also about his family that is either support-ing his efforts or tragi-cally holding him back.

But the real story of the film is the incredible performances. Although Wahlberg plays the lead, this film really belongs to Christian Bale as his troubled older brother and trainer. Bale’s performance is remarkable and he will be tough to beat at this year’s Oscars whether he is nominated for lead or supporting actor. Playing a crack-addicted former boxer, he is virtually unrecognizable. Gaunt and ema-ciated, with bugging eyes and manic rhythms, his performance is a marvel, and unforgettable.

Also present is Melissa Leo, again unrecog-

nizable, as the feisty Irish matriarch that loves her sons to a fault and reigns over their seven sisters that

provide some of the film’s funniest mo-

ments. There is also a tremendous performance

by the lovable Amy Adams as a tough, no-nonsense Irish bar-maid that becomes Wahlberg’s significant other.

The fight scenes are ter-rific, although still not up to the level of Raging Bull. But Russell makes the great decision to have them shot by HBO’s crack boxing team and that adds a tremendous level of realism. He also underscores the film with a tremendous use of rock and roll that is pitch perfect for every scene. The Fighter certainly rocks and scores a knockout as a terrific movie.

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Ted Miel could not figure out why the majority of the audience for their act was comprised of senior citizens. PHOTO: SUSAN LITTLEFIELD

Avid weekly paper reader, Susan Little-field, who has lived in the Valley for over 35 years, claims that laughter is the best medicine. She creates these scenarios in her husbands N-scale model railroad.

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Petite PicassoArts Workshops for All Ages

(208)720.1572, Ketchumwww.ketchumkidsart.com

A- Family Friendly e- Free

S- Live Music _- Benefit

this weekwednesday, 1.5.11WOMA CAMP Week of Modern Art Camp for ages 7-13 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petite Picasso. Info: 720-1572. **52**

Fit and Fall Class - 10 to 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. **TFN**

Story Time at the Hailey Public Library for 3-5 years. 10:30 a.m., with parent supervision/participation. **TFN**

eWinter Wildlife Snowshoe Walk 11 a.m. at Galena Lodge in Ketchum.These snowshoe walks are free to the public, open to all ages and follows a moderate terrain. Info: 726-4010. **52**

Hailey Kiwanis Club meets at 11 a.m. at the BC Senior Connection, 721 S. 3rd Ave, across from the Armory. **TFN**

Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 12:15-1:15 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9622. **TFN**

eMike Murphy, comedian, per-forms - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room in Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **04**

SPaul Tillotson Trio performs - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by the Joe Fos Trio from 9 p.m. to close, in Sun Valley’s Duchin Lounge. 622-2145. **13**

Theraputic Low Back Class - 5 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday taught by Katherine Pleasants. **TFN**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

eThe Wildest Dream Film Event - 6 p.m. at the Community Library in Ket-chum. Info: 726-3493. **01**

Toastmaster Meeting - 6 p.m. New-comers welcome. Call for location 726-9316. **TFN**

eKetchum Community Dinners - 6 to 7 p.m. at the Church of the Big Wood . New this year: take-out food service. Anyone can stop by for take-out meals for themselves or a friend. If you need a meal, or know someone who does, come down and pick up a meal or dine at the church. Info: Beth, 622-3510 **21**

Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 7 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Call 726-5997 for info. **TFN**

thursday, 1.6.11eFree Snowshoe with a Ranger - 11 a.m. at the Galena Lodge. Join SNRA naturalist Susan Kranz to learn about the cultural and natural history of the Wood River Valley and Galena areas. Snowshoe rentals available Info: 726-4010.Movie and Popcorn - 1 p.m. at the Se-nior Connection in Hailey. **TFN**

Duplicate Bridge for all skill levels - 3 p.m., in the basement of Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Ketchum. Call 726-5997 for info. **TFN**

Preschool Clay and Beginners French - 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. every Thursday at Bella Cosa Studio in Bellevue. Info: 721-8045. **TFN**

SPaul Tillotson Trio performs - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by the Joe Fos Trio from 9 p.m. to close, in Sun Valley’s Duchin Lounge. 622-2145. **13**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

eSouper Supper (free meal to those in need) - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Hall in Hailey. **TFN**

SThe Fabulous Vaurnettes perform - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room in Sun Val-ley. Info: 622-2148. **04**

Ladies Night at Bella Cosa Studio in Bellevue. Every Thursday after 6 p.m. Info: 721-8045. **TFN**

SThomas Paul from Boise performs - 8 p.m. at the Sun Valley Brewery in Hailey. **01**

friday, 1.7.11Table Tennis - 9 a.m. - The Senior Con-nection in Hailey. **TFN**

Fit and Fall Class - 10 to 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. **TFN**

AToddler Tales at the Hailey Public Library for 18-36 months. 10:30 a.m. with parent. **TFN**

Therapeutic Yoga for the back with

Katherine Pleasants - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9622. **TFN***

Kids Clay - 3:30 to 5 p.m., every Friday at Bella Cosa Studio in Bellevue. Info: 721-8045. **TFN**

SPaul Tillotson Trio performs - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by the Joe Fos Trio from 9 p.m. to close, in Sun Valley’s Duchin Lounge. 622-2145. **13**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

eThe Crescendo Club - A Sun Valley Summer Symphony Event - 6 p.m. at Penelope’s Cafe at the Galleria in Ket-chum. Info: 622-5607. **01**

Winter Comedy Series presents Jackie Kashian & Jim Summers - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **01**

saturday, 1.8.11 Little Winter Wonders: Snow Discov-ery Day - 9 to 11 a.m. at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Info: 726-9358. **01**

Sun Valley Opera and The Met: Live in HD presents La Fanciulla Del West - 11 a.m. at Big Wood Cinemas in Hailey. For more info, visit www.MetroThe-atres.com **01**

Prairie Creek Snowmaker Classic Cross Country Ski Race - 11 a.m. at Prairie Creek. Info: 726-3497. **01**

Special Historical Snowshoe Tours at the Sun Valley Nordic Center 1 - 3PM. Call 633-2250 for reservations. Private Tours upon request. **13**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

Winter Comedy Series presents Jackie Kashian & Jim Summers - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **01**

SDJ McClain at McClain’s Pizzeria in Hailey, 10 p.m. No Cover. **TFN**

sunday, 1.9.11SLeana Leach Trio performs during Sunday Brunch - 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lodge Dining Room, Sun Valley. **TFN**

Special Historical Snowshoe Tours at the Sun Valley Nordic Center 1 - 3PM. Call 633-2250 for reservations. Private Tours upon request. **TFN**

SWood River Community Orches-tra rehearsal – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the new music room at the Wood River High School. Info: 726-4870. **TFN**

Kundalini Yoga Class - 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. - 416 Main St. Suite 101 in Hailey - Call 721-7478 for info. **TFN**

SAward-winning singer/songwriter Jason Spooner performs - 8 p.m. at the Boiler Room in Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **01**

SThe Leana Leach Trio performs - 8:30 p.m. to close, in Sun Valley’s Duchin Lounge. 622-2145. **13**

monday, 1.10.11Massage Therapy - 9 a.m. to Noon at The Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. **TFN**

Fit and Fall Class - 10 to 11 a.m. at the Senior Connection in Hailey. 788-3468. **TFN**

Laughter Yoga with Carrie Mellen at All Things Sacred (upstairs at the Gal-leria). Mondays 12:15 to 1 p.m. Come, play, and laugh. **TFN**

Gentle Yoga with Katherine Pleasants - 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. - YMCA in Ketchum. 727-9622. **TFN**

Blaine County Teen Advisory Council II - 3:30 to 5:15 p.m. at the Wood River Middle School Library. **TFN**

eLanguage in the Garden w/the Hunger Coalition - 5 to 6 p.m., at the Hope Garden in Hailey. Info: Lorena at 788-0121 x304. **TFN**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

eSouper Supper (meal to those in need) - 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Hall in Hailey. **TFN**

Duplicate Bridge, 7 p.m., at the Senior Connection. **TFN**

tuesday, 1.11.11Foot Clinic - 9 a.m. at the Senior Con-nection. Info: 788-3468 **TFN**

Crochet & Knitters Anonymous 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. - at the Senior Connec-tion. Info: 788-3468 **TFN**

AChildren’s Library Science time, 11 a.m. at the Children’s Library of the Community Library in Ketchum **TFN**.AYMCA Mommy Yoga - ages infant to walking. 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Info: 727-9622. **TFN**

BINGO after lunch, 1 to 2 p.m. at the Senior Connection. 788-3468. **TFN**

Sewcial Society open sew - 2 to 5 p.m. at the Fabric Granery in Hailey. **TFN**

Wii Bowling - 2 to 3 p.m. - The Senior Connection in Hailey. **TFN**

SPaul Tillotson Trio performs - 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. followed by the Joe Fos Trio from 9 p.m. to close, in Sun Valley’s Duchin Lounge. 622-2145. **13**

SBrooks Hartell on Piano - 5 to 7 p.m. at the Inn Lobby Lounge, Sun Val-ley. **07**

Free presentation on Archeology with Francisco Estrada-Belli, Ph.D. - 6 p.m. at the Community Library, Ketchum. Info www.thecommunitylibrary.org/calendar. **01**

The Power of Graphic Symbols Special Edition class - 6 to 9 p.m. at Boulder Mountain Clayworks. Register/info: 726-4484. **01**

Free acupuncture clinic for veterans, military and their families - Cody Acu-puncture Clinic 12 E. Walnut in Hailey - 6:30 to 8 p.m. 720-7530 **TFN**

Kundalini Yoga Class with HansMukh - 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. 416 Main Street Suite 101 in Hailey. Info: 721-7478 **TFN**

eAges of the Moon Playreading starring Scott Creighton and Jon Kane - 7 p.m. at the nexStage Theatre in Ketchum. Info: 720-4298 or 726-9124. **01**

Blaine County Teen Advisory Council - 7 to 8 p.m. at The HUB, Community Campus, Hailey. **TFN**

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friday, 1.14.11Winter Comedy Series presents Leif Skyving & heath Harmison - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **02**

saturday, 1.15.11Winter Comedy Series presents Leif Skyving & heath Harmison - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-

2148. **02**

sunday, 1.16.11Join the Environmental Resource Center for Snowshoe Birding at Silver Creek Nature Preserve with local bird-er Poo Wright-Pulliam. 9:45AM-2PM. Non-ERC members $10, family $20. Preregister at 726-4333 **02**

wednesday, 1.19.11Sun Valley Center for the Arts hosts an open house for feedback from Class Participants. Come share your ideas and opinions from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Center in Ketchum. Info: Sarah Kolash, 726-9491 x 21 **03**

friday, 1.21.11Winter Comedy Series presents Bren-don Walsh & Ryan Wingfield - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **03**

saturday, 1.22.11Join the Environmental Resource Cen-ter for Winter Tracking with local natu-ralist Ann Christensen. 9:45AM-2PM. Bring snowshoes. Non-ERC members $10, family $20. Preregister at 726-4333 **03**

Winter Comedy Series presents Bren-don Walsh & Ryan Wingfield - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **03**

friday, 1.28.11Winter Comedy Series presents Tracy Smith & Conor Kellicut - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **04**

saturday, 1.29.11Winter Comedy Series presents Tracy Smith & Conor Kellicut - 6 p.m. at the Boiler Room, Sun Valley. Info: 622-2148. **04**

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rule, doing away with the “filibuster-proof,” non-con-stitutional 60-vote requirement that has mysteri-ously come into favor for the way it stalls forward movement on legislation.

3. Congress will pass legislation that makes the insurance industry subject to anti-trust laws (as holds for other industries) and no longer exempt from government investigation of its practices.

4. President Obama will take leadership to move the country forward on at least one of his many campaign promises without selling out to special interests and calling it “compromise.”

On the local level, may it be resolved that:1. The Blaine County Commission will seek expan-

sion to five commissioners, one of whom will partici-pate in state level lobbying for greater local taxing control regarding public transportation, real estate transfers, and affordable housing, among others.

2. All local governments will actively and cre-atively support educational, financing, and mentor-ing programs to assist growth in local start-ups and small businesses as a means of job creation, increasing our tax base, diversifying our economy, and coming into the 21st century regarding economic development.

3. All local governments and economic develop-ment groups will shift their efforts from researching, planning, planning to plan, and planning to raise money so they can plan more, to actually creating one job in our county in 2011 or, shooting high, let’s say 100 jobs.

4. Sun Valley Company will move up nine slots, at minimum, from its current position among the Worst 10 Ski Resorts for sustainability (out of roughly 80 resorts, it scored one slot from the bottom) by, for ex-ample, using biodiesel fuel, or nixing plans to build on undisturbed forests and wetlands, or choosing to build “green” buildings.

For myself, I resolve that: 1. I will continue to learn more about entrepre-

neurship and the economy so as to be a more forceful speaker and writer about what needs close attention in our county, state and country.

2. I will work to be more “investigative” and make more transparent the activities of local governments in their approach to economic development.

3. I will start a personal blog that will, by its simple writing and explanations, help readers under-stand the activities of special interests and elected officials—at all levels in our country—that under-mine our democracy.

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Jima Rice is president of Jigsaw, Inc., a local 501(c)(3) non-profit that supports entrepreneurs, small businesses, and a sustainable economy in the Wood River Valley. To recieve Jigsaw’s free weekly e-letter, please contact Jima at jimasv@cox.net

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Bamboo is suddenly show-ing up everywhere: in T-shirts and yoga outfits,

towels and sheets, flooring, ac-cessories, and furniture. Bamboo makes silky, cashmere-like cloth-ing and soft, absorbent toweling and the market is growing as fast as the proverbial bamboo shoot. For fun, try watching trendy decorating shows on HGTV and count how many times you hear “bamboo” per hour. Toto, it’s not just for cut-ting boards anymore!

Since farming bamboo is so easy, and the growth rate of this grass is more than twentyfold that of wood, bamboo production has become an economic power-house in countries like China. There are, however, a few thorns in this rosy bower for the green-minded consumer.

In many places, forests are stripped so that bamboo can be

cropped. Overly enthusiastic farmers add unnecessary fertil-izers and pesticides to speed up the already breathtaking growth rate. On the manufacturing side, breaking down the tough bamboo stalks into cellulose for extrusion as weavable fibers requires very strong solvents, reminiscent of rayon or linen preparation.

There are certainly farmers growing responsibly, and manu-facturers transforming bamboo into cellulose sustainably (and even organically!), but as neither a sustainability certification standard or a fair trade desig-nation exists for bamboo, the consumer must bear the brunt for responsible choices between bamboo products. Got a ques-tion or want to draft your own ERCbeat? Contact the ERC at ERCbeat@ercsv.org or 726-4333.

Is bamboo for you?

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Ketchum Arts Festival now accepting applications for

Applications are open for the July 8-10, 2011, Ketchum Arts Festival. This celebration of local arts, entertainers and food is very unique in that it is being run by and for Blaine County artists. Since 1999, the festival has explod-ed in size and scope and is eagerly anticipated by vendors and shoppers alike.

A new tradition starting this summer will make the Ket-chum Arts Festival the new favorite of Valley children and parents, with the addition of a kids’ festival tent, where fun (and free) activities will happen continuously.

For inclusion in the festival guide, complete applica-tions must be received by March 15, 2011. As in past years, local artists (Blaine County residents or those who resided in Blaine County when they previously exhibited) are not juried, but will be automatically accepted with a complete application.

Other Idaho artists are welcome to apply, but will be juried and accepted on their merits and the diversity of art offered by local applicants (full details on the festi-val website). A great 2011 festival is brewing, so put on your art hat and participate in what has become a terrific local tradition. For contact information, visit www.ket-chumartsfestival.com, where all forms and instructions are available for download.

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Umbrellas can help weather the stormby Marty MiLLer

On the topic of insurance, what exactly is an

umbrella policy? Many would think, as the name implies, that it is a policy that will “cover” all their stuff – house, cars, boat, snowmobile, etc.

In one sense, they’re right, but perhaps not in the same sense they may be thinking of.

If your home were destroyed, let’s say, by fire, an umbrella policy is not going to help. If your boat sinks, same thing – it won’t matter if you have an umbrella policy or not.

Now, if you are the one who “causes” the destruction of someone else’s property, or cause them injury, then an umbrella policy may be a handy thing to have purchased. If there were no such thing as insurance, think about how someone else would recover from their loss that “you caused,” and you begin to get the picture. So, it does guard against their acquisi-tion of your assets, financial or otherwise, when you have caused

them harm for which you would legally be obligat-ed to compensate them.

The wide majority of auto, home or watercraft policies have liability (that’s the coverage that pays the other guy for your negligence) cover-age limits of $300,000 or less. Some folks carry

$500,000 in coverage. And, with a few exceptions, most compa-nies no longer offer coverage above $500,000 on your home or auto insurance. Instead, they of-fer an umbrella or excess limits policy.

So, who needs an umbrella policy? The most obvious answer would be anyone with accumu-lated assets that have value exceeding the maximum limits offered on your other insurance policies. If you’re a CEO, or someone living in a $5 million home when and if you do cause that catastrophic accident, those lower limits are not going to protect your assets very well.

But hold on here – what if you’re a young professional? You may not have accumulated much in asset right now, but what sort

of expectation might someone else have for your “future” earn-ings? Yes, those have been in-cluded in past court settlements.

There still are a few compa-nies offering a “true umbrella” policy. Most now offer what is more properly called an “excess liability” policy. What’s the dif-ference? A true umbrella will of-fer coverage that cannot be found in your other policies. Example: You borrow a boat or snowmobile for a day and cause a calamity. You may run into exclusions on those other policies and, if you do, they’ll likely be excluded on an excess liability, remaining questions you might have and help you discover their value.

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To Your Health Good advice from local practitioners

Winter safety tips for 2011by Glen D. shapiro, M.D., Faaos

haiLey orthoPeDics anD sPorts MeDicine

I am sorry to say that the referendum to suspend grav-ity has fallen on deaf ears,

the ice will remain slippery, and staying upright should remain a top priority for you this winter during all of your recreational activities, as the basic principles of physics still prevail.

Although the newest data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission is not yet out, snowboarding remains the No. 1 cause of winter sports injuries requiring hospitaliza-tion and emergency room visits, with more than 164,000 visits per year.

Skiers, beware, because you came in a close second with 139,332 injuries presenting to emergency rooms and hospitals after an unfortunate “slip and slide.”

Gravity and a low coefficient of friction takes its toll on our bod-ies with aging, and cold muscles, ligaments and tendons are more likely to be injured. Sledding and tobogganing registered 160,020 injuries; ice hockey was next with 53,273 injuries. Even though Evan (Lysacek) makes it seem easy, ice skating sent 133,551 wounded warriors for care at U.S. hospital emergency departments.

What can I do to avoid being a statistic?

• Stretching and warming up are important and become even more important as we age. Light exercise for 3-5 minutes, with slow, gentle stretches before exercise, can help prevent injury.

• Know the Code; that is, ‘The Skier’s and Snowboarder’s Responsibility Code’ if you are skiing or riding at any of our local resorts.

• If you are tired, take a rest. If you’re hurting and exhausted, take a break—before you have one.

• Never ski, sled, snowboard, snowmobile, snowshoe, hike, or skate alone.

• Wear appropriate protec-tive gear for your sport and be sure your equipment is in proper working order. That means, ski-ers, have your bindings release checked.

• Wear a helmet for all of your winter sports.

• If and when you fall and you are down, stay down. Don’t try

to get up during a fall. That’s a good way to make matters worse.

• Protect yourself against the weather. Wear layered clothing to protect against the elements and pay attention to weather warnings, upcoming storms, and severe temperature drops.

• When sledding, make sure there is parental/adult supervi-sion. DO NOT sled headfirst. Avoid collisions, and be sure there are no obstacles such as trees, posts or fences, and that the run does not end in a drop-off, parking lot, hazard, river or pond.

Most of all, have fun with all your outdoor winter recreation activities. Enjoy all that our Val-ley has to offer, and enjoy it with friends. Get outside, recreate, and do it safely.

about the authorSki fast, ride hard, go big, THINK

SNOW and, most of all, BE SAFE!Dr. Glen Shapiro is your hometown

orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Hailey Orthopedics & Sports Medi-cine. He is a board-certified orthope-dic surgeon who practices in Hailey and in Ketchum with an emphasis on state-of-the-art compassionate ortho-pedic care. His emphasis is on treating athletes for their knees and shoulders, arthritis, and the diagnosis and treat-ment of carpal tunnel syndrome, and his focus is on getting you back in the game. www.skiMD123.com

Glen D. Shapiro, M.D.

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The holidays are coming to a close and it’s time to think about the first running event of the year in the Wood River Valley—the Sun Valley Snowshoe Chal-lenge.

Brad Mitchell is hosting evening snowshoeing on the Sun Valley Snowshoe Challenge 5K course. The plan is to show the course and enjoy an evening snowshoe by headlamp. Plan on the walk/jog/run to take about 1.5 hours. The dates to preview the course are Mondays, January 11 and 18 at 5:15 p.m.

Meet at Diamondback Road (near the pump house) off of Trail Creek Road (one-quarter mile south of the Sun Valley Nordic Center).

Equipment needed: headlamp, snowshoes, poles (optional), appropriate clothing and hydration needs.

Race day is January 29. Registration is currently open at www.imathlete.com, register by January 16 to be guaranteed a beanie!

For more info contact Brad at 720-3759 or info@sun-valleyrunning.com

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Winter Wonderland

The Annual Winter Wonderland Event for kids of the Wood River Valley was hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Hailey and the Wood River Valley at the newly remodeled Blaine

County Senior Connection on Saturday, December 11. Santa Claus was there to greet over 70 children and their parents for the crafts and Gingerbread House making events. This is the 6th year that the Kiwanis Club has hosted this event in the Wood River Valley. Kiwanis International is a global organiza-tion of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For information about membership in the Hailey Club, please contact Jim Spinelli at 208-481-1112.

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Winter Feast for the SoulA Rumi poetry

reading will

launch the Fourth An-nual Winter Feast for the Soul at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13.

The read-ing will be held at Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, 12446 Highway 75 between Gimlet Road and Bigwood Landscape.

The public is invited to bring their favorite Rumi poem to read or to come prepared to hear others share favorite poems from the 16th century poet.

It was Rumi who inspired Valley resident Valerie Skonie to start the Winter Feast with his line: “What nine months does for the embryo, 40 early mornings will do for your growing aware-ness.”

“Meditate for 40 days—on your own or in a group—and I guarantee you that daily meditation practice will be part of your life,” she said. “Being part of a group is especially help-ful. When we join with others, our commitment is more easily sustained and we are able to go deeper than in a solitary experi-ence where we try to do it on our own.”

The 40-day practice of medita-tion will begin with an opening ceremony at Light on the Moun-tains at 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 15. The ceremony will coincide with other openings throughout the world.

The period of meditation will run through Feb. 23 when a clos-ing ceremony will be held at 6:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Sun Valley. Music will be provided by R.L. Rowsey and the Wood River High School’s Enchante girl’s choir.

The Winter Feast for the Soul, which has been endorsed by the Dalai Lama and Deepak Chopra, began in 2008 with about 100 Wood River Valley residents who committed to meditating every day for 40 days. Last year more

than 20,000 people in at least 29 different countries participated, according to local coordinator Rosemary Cody.

Across the country, prison inmates participate in a Prison Outreach Program sponsored by Feast for the Soul.

And the Children’s Feast for the Soul has found its way into countless schools and homes, in-cluding Hemingway Elementary School where teacher Char Roth has led her students in a few minutes of stillness to contem-plate peace and other changes they’d like to see in the world far into the spring.

Ketchum resident Ann Chris-tensen is among those who have taken part in Winter Feast for the Soul since its beginnings. She and those in her group typically meet every morning during the 40-day practice, sitting cross-legged on the floor of her penthouse in the heart of Ketchum.

Christensen lights a candle, then begins reading from an inspirational book.

Finally, she sets the kitchen timer for 40 minutes as she and her friends retreat inside them-selves for a time of meditation.

“I think that meditation makes a difference, that it changes the energy around us and, probably, the energy in the world,” said Christensen. “At least, I like to think it makes a difference.”

Various sites will be open throughout the Valley for people to join together in meditation during the 40-day practice.

Free online meditations are also offered on the website at www.winterfeastforthesoul.com

This year’s online offerings include Christian Contemplative Prayer, Buddhist Meditations, Universal Interdenominational Meditation, Four Minutes of Stillness for Young Children and 15 Minutes of Stillness for Older Children and Teens.

All events are free, but dona-tions are appreciated. For more information, call Rosemary Cody at 720-7530 or e-mail her at rosemarycody@gmail.com

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Special Evening of Rumi’s Poetry, Thurs-day, Jan. 13, 7 p.m., Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, 12446 Hwy. 75 (between Gim-let and Bigwood Land-scape).

Contact Ellen Tracy 720-7868

Opening Ceremony Saturday, Jan. 15, 7 a.m., Light On the Mountains Spiri-tual Center, 12446 Hwy. 75 (between Gimlet and Bigwood Landscape). Host: Brigitte Esswein and Mary Ann Chubb, Phone: 720-5138

Locations of Daily Meditation gatherings:

HAILEY8:30am, Monday-Friday, Loca-

tion: The Sun Club, 418 N. River St., Hosts: Rev. John Moreland and Rose-mary Cody, Phone: 720-7530

12:15pm – 1:00pm, Wednesdays, Location: Hailey Yoga Center, Alturas Plaza (near Atkinsons’ Market), Host: Susan Fierman, chanting and medita-tion, Phone: 788-0907, 720-7304

7:30pm - 8:30pm, Wednesdays,

Location: 414 2nd Ave. S., Host: Kristin Fletcher, Phone: 721-2583

KETCHUM8:00am, Monday –

Saturday, Location: Cop-per Ridge Building, Host: Ann & Doug Christensen, Phone: 720-8183/726-3668, Contact for build-ing entry instructions

8:00am, Wednesday, Location: Kirk Anderson’s studio in Northwood, Contact Ryan Redmond, ryanasana@ yahoo.com

8:30am, Sunday, Location: Light on the Mountains Spiritual Center, Hwy. 75, John Moreland

10am - 3pm, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, St. Thomas Episcopal Church sanctuary, Sun Valley Rd., will be open for meditation, prayer or si-lence.

12:15pm - 1:00pm, Tuesday, Lo-cation: St. Luke’s Hospital, Chapel

12:15pm - 1:00pm, Wednesday, Location: All Things Sacred in The Galleria, Host: Mary Ann Chubb, Phone: 720-5138

12:00pm - 1:00pm, Thursdays, Location: All Things Sacred in The

Galleria, For details contact Rodney Blount, rodneyhealer@yahoo.com

12:10pm - 12:50pm Monday, Body Energy Meditation, Location: All Things Sacred in The Galleria, Host: Sara Gorham

3:30pm, Sunday, Location: Home of Jim and Mary Ann Chubb, For di-rections and details m80@cox.net or 720-5138

6:00pm – 7:00pm, Wednesday, Location: Above Starbucks, Cally Huttar’s office, Host: Cally Huttar, Blue Lotus Dharma, Buddhist medi-tation, Phone: 720-1783

Oneness Blessings.6:15pm, Monday and Wednes-

day, Place: Nanette Ford’s office, 380 Washington Ave., Ste. 204, Ket-chum, Host: Nanette Ford, Phone: 720.4244

Closing Ceremony Wednesday, Feb. 23

St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 201 Sun Valley Rd., Sun Valley, 5:30 p.m. for the St. Thomas Taize service or 6:30 for the Feast’s closing ceremo-ny and final 40-minute meditation. Contact Victoria Roper, Phone: 539-3771, Rosemary Cody, Phone: 720-7530 with questions.

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The Kiwanis Club of Hailey and the Wood River Valley most recently received an anonymous donation through the Heart of Gold Fund in the Idaho Community Foundation in the amount of $2000. This donation is intended to be a matching fund dona-

tion. Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. For infor-mation about membership in the Hai-ley Club, please contact Jim Spinelli at 208-481-1112.

Kiwanis Club receives anonymous gift

The Board of Directors of the Com-pany of Fools has announced one of the most exciting raffle opportunities ever. In conjunction with the Casino Royale gala coming up in March, board members are selling $25 tickets for “Dine Around the Valley” where one lucky winner will get over $1200 in din-

ing at nearly 30 Valley restaurants. For the same event, a fabulous New York package including 4 nights lodging, 3 Broadway show, 2 diners for 2, private tour of MOMA and more, will be raf-fled. Tickets for the New York prize are $100 each. Contact a board member or call 788-6520 for your tickets.

Exciting raffle opportunity

The holiday season is over, but win-ter still has many surprises and much excitement to offer. Bring your children to the Sawtooth Botanical Garden for a morning of discovery, learning and fun. Activities will include an outdoor discovery walk, snow games, snacks with cocoa, story time and a winter-themed craft. Space is limited, so reg-ister ahead of time and don’t forget to dress your kids for outdoor activities. Little Winter Wonders: Snow Discov-ery Day will be held on Saturday, Janu-ary 8th, from 9 a.m. to 11 .m. and on Sunday, January 16th, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Sawtooth Botanical Gar-

den. Pre-registration is required. This class is for children ages 3-8. The cost per child is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. To sign up, please contact Joseph Patterson, Youth Gar-den Educator, at 726-9358 or joseph@sbgarden.org.

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is a community resource showcasing na-tive and cultivated plants that flourish at high altitude. The Garden connects people to the region’s unique beauty and fosters environmental steward-ship through education, events, dis-plays and plant collections.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden celebrates Little Wonders: Snow Discovery Day

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Back by popular demand (because they always sell out!!) Company of Fools presents Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre company, The Second City, Thursday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m., at The Liberty Theatre in Hailey.

The Second City on Tour features the next generation of comic greats performing a diverse array of sketches and songs, as well as off-the-cuff im-provisation that can provide complete-ly unexpected comic brilliance. From the battle of the sexes to the battles at the voting booth, The Second City provides a hilarious and insightful look into contemporary American culture.

It all started in a converted Chinese laundry on Chicago’s North Side in 1959. No one could know that by the next century, The Second City would have established itself as the premier comedy institution in the world. With theatres in Chicago, Toronto, Detroit, and Las Vegas; training centers in each of those cities as well as Los Angeles; a corporate division that offers creative services to the business world; a TV and film division; and touring troupes that bring its unique brand of improv-

based sketch comedy all over the world, The Second City has become, in the words of The New York Times, “A Comedy Empire.”

The touring troupes at The Second City have been the springboard for generations of the comedy world’s best and brightest. Its alumni list in-cludes: Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Gil-da Radner, John Candy, Martin Short, George Wendt, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Chris Farley, Ryan Stiles, Mike Myers, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, and more.

Performances are as follows: The Second City will be at The Liberty The-atre for two days only, Thursday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 lower reserved seating and $25 balcony reserved seating and are on sale now. Tickets are available at Company of Fools’ box office, which is located at The Liberty Theatre, 110 North Main Street in Hailey with hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also order your tick-ets online at companyoffools.org or charge your tickets by phone during box office hours at 208-578-9122.

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kayaker and photographer Gerry Moffatt, also a Scottish native, to ascend the difficult north Tibetan side of the mountain.

And in 2007 they set up their film studio in a wind-wracked tent at 26,000 feet on the world’s tallest mountain.

To make the film as authentic as possible, Geffen waited until the last of the climbing season so his crew could empty the mountain and remove the ropes and ladder bolted to the Second Step. That would allow Anker and British climber Leo Hould-ing to free-climb the 100-foot rock wall leading to the summit, recreating Mallory’s climb to the summit, he reasoned.

“I wanted to be authentic. And on IMAX you feel as if you’re there,” said Geffen.

But that strategy also nearly derailed the film as the crew found itself in a race against a monsoon, which threatened to end the climbing season.

What’s more, nearly every crew member succumbed to alti-tude sickness, forcing the crew to hire guides from other expedi-tions to do the rigging.

Moffatt took over one of the cameras, given one chance to get each shot in an environment where taking too long to get the shot could have meant loss of limb or even life.

“We were there 73 days—an abnormally long period of time above 21,000 feet. And that’s because we weren’t there just to climb Everest, but to produce an epic story,” he said. “We started off with 12 to 15 cameramen and ended with three. But Anthony was an amazing, energetic direc-tor with a goal in sight. Nothing was going to stop the film.”

The success of Anker and Houlding in free-climbing the Second Step leant credence to the theory that Mallory and Sandy Irvine could have made it to the summit 29 years before Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay did in 1953. But whether the two British climbers could have done it in the tweed jackets and hobnailed boots that they wore was not fully tested.

Anker and Houlding donned high-altitude climbing gear above 26,000 feet because the risk was too great to be outfitted in climbing wear of the 1920s, said Moffatt.

“Mallory may have made it or he may not. It will remain a mystery and I like that,” said Geffen, who missed summiting because of the lateness of the season. “What is important is that Mallory got higher than anybody else before him, and when you really think about it,

you begin to realize how incred-ible a feat that was—especially given it was a totally differ-ent era. Even in modern times people die—six people died while we were on the mountain.”

Moffatt, himself the first man to kayak all the river systems of Nepal’s Himalayas, agreed.

“Even just getting to where they found him made him a man amongst men—nobody summit-

ed for another 30 years,” he said. “Mallory was an incred-ible human be-ing with a drive that has been lost in today’s modern world. His approach to summit or die trying was very much a product of the Great Em-pire. You have to remember that these guys had just come through the Great War so they were will-ing to risk more in pursuit of a great prize. It was a different day, a different mindset.”

Geffen said he prizes his down time in Sun Valley, which he

has called his second home ever since a friend brought him here to ski 16 or 17 years ago.

“As soon as I came here, I loved it,” he said. “The mountain is incredible, the facilities are wonderful and Sun Valley has a slight European feel. I also like the pioneering spirit you get be-cause it’s so far removed. I get a lot of my best ideas when I’m out in the middle of nowhere skiing down a cross-country ski trail.”

Kayaker and Photographer Gerry Moffatt on scene. COURTESY PHOTO

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What’s next?Anthony Geffen, who has pro-

duced a plethora of programs air-ing on The Discovery Channel, and Gerry Moffatt are already busy on new tales in film.

Geffen has been working in South Georgia on a film due out next Christmas that shows a fam-ily of king penguins under water and ice.

He’s also pioneered some new 3D technology to depict ptero-saurs—dinosaurs with 40-foot wingspans.

And he’s been working on a 3D documentary focusing on Antarc-tic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, whose crew was stranded at the South Pole for 18 months after ice crushed their ship in 1915.

Moffatt is spending part of this winter in India to film those who claim to have encountered the Yeti.

“I have a lot of respect for peo-ple who say they’ve seen the Yeti. And there is supposed to be a skull of a Yeti in a monastery in India,” said Moffatt, who has worked as a backcountry ski guide in Sun Val-ley during the winter. “But this movie is about the mythology of a mythological creature. At the end of the day you either believe or you don’t.”

“What is important is that Mallory

got higher than anybody else before him,

and when you really think about it, you

begin to realize how incredible a

geat that was.”–Anthony Geffen

Film Producer, The Wildest Dream

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(L-R): Sage Sauerbray, Claire Bowman, Luvy Gomez, Amy Goodman, Joel Zellers and Rachael Blum. COURTESY PHOTO

The group was pho-tographed with Amy Good-

man of the PBS Show “Democracy Now!” while in San Francisco. She told them: if you don’t speak up and question the war, you’re not supporting the troops. If you go to war, make sure it’s a just war and you’re playing by rules of engagement, she added.

Rachel Blum knew of man’s inhumanity to his fellow man, thanks to school textbooks that told of atrocities against the slaves 150 years ago.

But she came face to face with atrocities being committed in these days when she and her fel-low students at Wood River High School attended an Amnesty International conference in San Francisco.

“There were many amazing speakers from around the globe with stories that are unfath-omable and unforgettable,” said Blum. “I was particularly interested in an immigration lawyer who said it didn’t matter whether you were legal with a green card or an illegal im-migrant—the smallest offense could result in deportation or a family being torn apart. I think it’s really sad how much energy we waste trying to rid our nation of illegal and legal immigrants when they’re the reason our society functions.”

Blum isn’t alone. Amnesty International has lit a fire under the entire 30-member delega-tion at Wood River High School. A fire big enough that they won High School Student Group of the Year at the annual Western Regional Conference in San Francisco.

No small feat, considering they were up against high school groups from Idaho, California, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Washington, Montana, Wyoming and Oregon.

“We’re a small group—we try to stay the same size because it seems to be a good number to work with,” said Amnesty Inter-national Advisor Joel Zellers. “But we’re active. These kids are going places. We’ll be hearing about them in the news one day.”

Indeed, last year the organiza-tion wrote 450 letters on behalf of prisoners of conscience. They created 525 worry dolls—the most by any group in the nation, wrapping yarn around Popsicle sticks to represent women who had been the subject of violence. (The dolls were put on the Capi-tol steps to ask Congress to stop the violence.)

They’ve held film festivals looking at such issues as fair trade coffee. They’ve worked with Peggy Goldwyn on her Family of Women Film Festival, which tries to bring awareness about women who suffer injus-tices around the world.

And many of the kids are

also involved in a model United Nations pro-

gram in which they apply what they’re learning in Amnes-ty International by proposing and voting on resolu-tions on such issues

as women’s rights, child soldiers, nuclear

proliferation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

as if they were U.N. membersWhile in San Francisco, they

marched in protest of the Myan-mar government imprisoning 1990 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyo, the 1990 Nobel Peace Prize recipient. She was released a week later.

At an earlier conference in Boston, they marched on behalf of migrant workers and listened to articulate hotel maids and others tell how they were being taken advantage of in the work-place.

“We live in an amazing place in the Wood River Valley but there’s so much out there we’re not exposed to our in our small community,” said Zellers. “We don’t have much to pro-test here—our biggest issue is whether we should use plastic bags or not. These conferences give the kids a window on the world, where they get to hear some amazing people speak, like Kerry Kennedy Cuomo.

Claire Bowman, honored as Best Delegate at a Model United Nations (Hannah Baybutt got best position paper), said she first became aware of the brutal-ity and barbarity in the world as a freshman when she helped her sister Julia set up a Lights of Life exhibit on behalf of the Amnesty International chapter.

“Amnesty International is my window for action,” she said. “Amnesty international reminds people that other worlds do exist outside of our wonderfully peace-ful valley. It serves as a voice for the people who cannot speak or are too afraid to.”

Bowman said the conference in San Francisco opened her eyes to issues involving immi-grant rights. She learned about how Iranian youth have started a new revolution of citizen journalists. And she happily listened to a former prisoner of conscience, whom she had writ-ten letters on behalf of.

“Despite learning about hor-rible occurrences that bring me to tears, I learned hope,” she said. “I walked out of that building each day knowing every issue we covered in that confer-ence would be brought to light in communities all over the West. I saw the immense amount of hatred in the world. But I also saw the intense passion and love of many more. It lit a candle in my life. And it lights a candle in the darkness. We speak up when others are too afraid or simply don’t care enough to do so.”

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Morning Yoga with Dayle Ohlau at BCRD’s Fitworks at the Community Campus in Hailey – Friday and Sat-urday mornings from 9-10. For more information call 578-2273. **TFN**

Blaine County Fitness Class Schedule:

Mondays: Pilates/Core Strength 9 a.m.; Zumba 4:30 p.m.; Spin Class 5:45 p.m.Tuesdays: Spin Bike 5:45 a.m.; Back Class 8:15 a.m.; Power Hour Noon; Body Blast 4:30 p.m.; and Zumba 5:30 p.m.Wednesday: Tai Chi (advanced) 8 a.m.; Pilates/Core Strength 9 a.m.; Spin Bike 5:45 p.m.; and Yoga 7 p.m.Thursday: Back Class 8:15 a.m.; Power Hour Noon; Body Blast 4:30 p.m.; and Zumba Blast 5:30 p.m.Friday: Tai Chi (beginners) 9 a.m.Saturday: Restorative Yoga 10 a.m.**04**

506 i need thisDo you have a small cargo trailer you would like to lease January 6 - April

1? Please call 726-4823. **02**

Graffiti Artist needed - please con-tact Josh at (208) 823-4678. **TFN**

Needed - A nice sectional couch. Please call Christy, 481-0162. **TFN**

Have a Dog Crate (21” h x 18” w x 24” d) with 2 doors for sale - like new. We need a larger one for our growing puppy. Please call Christy at 481-0162. **TFN**

507 special interestsA new Survivors group is starting in local area. If interested or have questions, please email blainessaa@Cox.net. **TFN**

510 thank you notesI would like to thank the commu-nity for their support of the 2010-2011 Trig-Star program. High school students from across Idaho will be competing against Camas County High School and Carey High School in the Idaho Trig Star competition, of which the winner is awarded a $500 scholarship by the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors. I would like to thank the Sun Valley Company, Soldier Mountain Ski Re-sort, the Bigwood Theatres in Hailey, Jim Dandy Pizza, the Wrangler Cafe and the Soldier Creek Brewery, all of Fairfield for their generous merchant awards at the local competition at Carey High School and Camas County High School. I would also like to thank the local surveyors for the donation of money for prizes and their time and effort in helping to administer the program at Carey and Camas County High Schools. For the second year in a row, we received a very generous contribu-tion by Power Engineers that helps to provide the local program a ma-jor boost. A special thanks goes to Liz Young of Carey High School and Amanda Palan of Camas County High School for their assistance in helping put on the program and their efforts as teachers to encour-age their students to participate. Randy French, Bellevue **01**

The SV5B Swim Team is very thank-ful for all of the community support for the 1st Annual Holiday Pie Auc-tion Sale held at Giacobbi Square on Dec 22nd, 2010. We would like to express our thanks to the following: KECH Radio (Lenny), KSKI Radio (Jamie), Jody Zarkos, Karen Boss-ick of the Weekly Paper, Atkinsons’ Market, Chateau Drugs, Ketchum

Kitchens, Diane James, The Copy Store, Main Strip T’s Temptations, Chicken Lipps, Engel Associates, Zion’s Bank, Friedman Memorial Air-port, the YMCA, Blue Bird Café, Da Vincis, Gabriele Meadows, Galena Lodge, Glow Live Food, the Grill on the Hill (Knob Hill), Iconoclast, Ket-chum Grill, Kiki’s Café Nourish Me, La Stella, Louise Pigeon Catering, Moose Girls Café Bar, Pendl’s Bak-ery Café (Driggs, ID), Penelope’s, The Pioneer, Raspberry’s, Rebecca Rusch, The Red Door, The Johnny G’s Subshack, Big Belly Deli, Cris-tina’s, Sego Restaurant, Sun Val-ley Company, Becky Ludwig, Mike Diem, Perry’s, Rico’s, Hailey Coffee Company, Kathleen Turner, Ck’s, all of our family friends who so gra-ciously baked delicious pies des-serts, and our pie buyers who made our Pie Sale such a great success. We will see you next year. **01**

Thanx much Mahoney’s, The Brick-House and The Silver Dollar for sponsoring that VERY handy and affordable shuttle taxi service that Scott (720-0332) provides, one that allows people to travel from Bel-levue to Hailey for free ... and people from Bellevue to Ketchum (or vice versa) for only $5 (plus tip)!! GREAT, GREAT idea for anyone who wants to see latenight entertainment in the North and/or South Valley -- but who doesn’t want to drive! **01**

Hearty and heartfelt “Thank you’s to the verrry courteous and gener-ous staff there at Hailey’s AmericInn for allowing non-guests to use their wonderful pool, hot tub and sauna there for only $5!! Wish other hotels in this Valley could be similarly gen-erous and open-minded. **01**

Show your appreciation! Say thanks with a FREE 40-word thank you note, right here. Call 928-7186. **TFN**

514 free stuff (really!)FREE PIANO / KEYBOARD LESSON - Easy new method, no note read-ing, play by ear, no training needed. Please call Will Caldwell, 726-9059 **TFN**

FREE BOXES - moving, packing or

storage. Lots of sizes Come and get ‘em or we’ll recycle them. Copy & Print, 16 W. Croy St., Hailey. **TFN**

FREE PAllETS...always have a few in the way if you want them. Jeff, 788-4200. **TFN**

518 ravesCan’t say enough that’s universally positive about the panini sandwiches there at Hailey’s Golden Elk cafe -- especially the “Indian Creek”, “Pio-neer” and “Silver Creek Tuna Melt” ones!! Ditto, the service and atmo-sphere there (which is ALWAYS ex-emplary)! **01**

Have something nice to say? Don’t keep it to yourself. Say -it here for free. Call 928-7186, e-mail, classi-fieds@theweeklypaper.biz or fax it over to 788-4297 by Noon on Mon-days. **TFN**

wheels, etc.606 cars

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE - For all of your automotive needs. Call 208-788-3255 **TFN**

612 auto accessoriesSnowmobile trailer. 2 sled capacity. $1,800. Brand new. Call Alex at 720-2400. **03**

Flat bed utility trailer - great for snowmobiles. Call Michael at 720-8212. **TFN**

620 snowmobiles etc.2008 Polaris 800 Dragon - great condition, 2,000 miles, $6,700 OBO. Save thousands and have fun this winter with this like new snowmobile! Call 720-1097. **TFN**

Snowmobile trailer. 2 sled capacity. $1,800. Brand new. Call Alex at 720-2400. **03**

PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE - For all of your snowmobile needs. Call 208-788-3255 **TFN**

Men’s 2 piece Polaris/Klim snow-mobile suit. Very nice condition. Cost $485 new, selling for $220. Call Jeff at 720-4988. **TFN**