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 Fly Sun Valley Alliance (FSVA) has launched a new Refer A Friend promotion and added new business deals to its ACCESS SUN VALLEY CARD, a valley-wide discount card with exclusive discounts on Alaska Airlines flights and deals at over 85 local participating businesses.  Sales from... (more)

Join Lee Pesky Learning Center’s Marvelous Minds Community Hunt on July 9, 2011 and be a detective for the day!

Show your support for kids who think and learn differently... (more)

The 8th running of the Sun Valley Half Marathon and Relay is quickly approaching; June 2, start time is 9am.

Early registration closes on April 29, at which time entry fees... (more)

By John Pluntze

The final two free concerts of the 2011-2012 school year for the Wood River Middle and High School students will take place tonight, and also tomorrow night as well -- at the Wood River High School's newly-remodeled Performing Arts Theatre, starting at 7 p.m. (1250 Fox Acres Road).

Tonight's "Orchestra Senior Night" concert will feature selections from Vivaldi, Gustav Holst, Edmund Siennicki,... (more)

By John Pluntze

Wood River Valley residents who perhaps either missed those three terrific, standing room-only concerts featuring the Colla Voce and B-Tones choirs comprised of students from the Wood River Middle and High Schools, or else residents who perhaps want to hear MORE of those genuinely amazing voices in-action (not to mention scores of other music students from the Middle and High Schools in Hailey), you have three more opportunities to do so before the school year ends-- starting with tonight's "Spring Concert"... (more)

It's springtime in the Wood River Valley -- the grass is greening up, the flowers are blooming, hikers, runners and mountain bikers are out on the trails getting exercise, and domestic sheep are beginning their annual migration into the high country.... (more)

On Monday May 28, 2012 at 11:00am the 9th annual Hailey Memorial Day Ceremony will take place at the Hailey Cemetery. Our theme this year is, "Honoring the Unsung Heroes." We've got an incredible and honorable program lined up this year including the return of the 366th FW Honor Guard from... (more)

Watch the video below to find out what makes Wood River Middle School extraordinary.

Each summer more than 600 miners head for Idaho’s streams and rivers in search of gold. Imagine a high-powered vacuum, floating on pontoons. The miner dives to the bottom of the stream and sucks up gravel and sediment with a large house, excavating down to the bedrock. The load is discharged... (more)

Angry online comments on “District and McKinstry sue each other“ at MtExpress.com, express discontent over spending of funds and possible lack of oversight by BCSD Administrators and Trustees. Through the comment forum, citizens are making plans to meet, organize and take action.... (more)

By John Pluntze

Arguably, one of the most eagerly anticipated and long-awaited music events in any given year here in the Wood River Valley are the standing room-only "Nights At the Liberty" concerts that feature the always-amazing and endlessly-dedicated choir students from the Hailey Wood River Middle and High Schools -- and this year's concerts (which will take place tonight and also on  Saturday night at 7 p.m., at Hailey's Liberty Theatre) will undoubtedly leave countless music lovers smiling from ear-to-ear... (more)

Spring is a time for new beginnings and there is no better place to renew your body, mind and spirit than in Sun Valley, Idaho this Memorial Day weekend, at the 15th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, known as one of the premier festivals of its kind in the US. The five day celebration,... (more)

The 2nd Annual Redfish Lake Lodge Memorial Run takes place on Saturaday, May 26, 2012 at stunning Redfish Lake and Redfish Lake Lodge.  This Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K race begins and ends at the Lodge.  Incredibly unique terrain with spectacular views of the lake and mountains. &... (more)

Discovering a Sense of Place Discussion Series

Are you interested in understanding the meaning of a bioregional perspective, and what it would mean to develop one; considering... (more)

For All the Best Costume Ideas and Accessories don't forget to stop in and say Hi to Carol @The Toy Store on 4th St. in K-town and in the Sun Valley Mall. 

 Mention... (more)

Come on in to Lefty's this Saturday at 12:30pm to ketch the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final between Bayern and Chelsea on one of our 5 flat screens.  Take a break in between the Ketchum Wide Open holes at game time or start your golf game after the soccer game. Make a mental note:... (more)

Time to dust off those putters, (if you didn't loose them last year ;-) and sign up for the....

2012 Ketchum Wide Open THIS Saturday, May 19th!... (more)

With society’s increasing separation and isolation from the natural world, the Environmental Resource Center is excited to bring the Northwest Earth Institute’s (NWEI) discussion course on the topic of “Discovering a Sense of Place” to the Valley.  Over the course of five weeks, participants... (more)

The results are in! Jim Slanetz and Michael David have won the 2 seats on the Ketchum City Council!

It was a very close election with runner-up Charles Friedman, losing... (more)

The once anti-Nashville based Joe Buck gained notoriety as the guitarist of Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers. As Hank III’s villainous sideman onstage, the snarling upright bass player became infamously recognizable. Joe Buck Yourself is now a bona fide evil mother-trucking, one man band. This... (more)

Spring is here and gardens and landscapes in the valley are growing!  As you are enjoying the sunshine and outdoors, The Blaine County Cooperative Weed Management Area is asking you to keep an eye out for noxious weeds.

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Don't miss the 8th running of the Sun Valley Half Marathon and the return of the two person relay.The "Procrastinators" entry fee will be closing on May 20th. "Late" entry fee will be available May 21st and will close May 27th.... (more)

In tandem with the tone of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival, is the May/June exhibition by DAVID KIMBALL ANDERSON.  "Blue Sky: The Space Between Thoughts" represents the fleeting moment wherein the potential for suspending one's self-centeredness is most available.  Anderson uses... (more)