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 SunValleyOnline and receive a 15% discount on costume accessories at the Toy Store for this weekends Ketchum Wide Open festivities!

Check out Mark Oliver's video from last years event for some great costume ideas.

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 by one vote!

Here is the break down:

Jim Slanetz 437

Michael David 316

Charles Friedman 315

Julie Lynn 96

Mickey Garcia 83

Dr. Robert Earl "Bob" Smith died April 18, 2012.

Born May 12, 1933, in San Carlos, Calif., Bob attended Redwood High, Stanford University and San Francisco College of Dentistry. In 1957-58, after becoming an orthodontist, he worked in dentistry for the U.S. Army in Weisbaden, Germany. It was from there that he traveled to Kitzbuehel every weekend, solidifying his desire to ski. In 1960 he transitioned from the Army to his private practice in Marin County, Calif., specializing in children's dental problems.

In 1964 Bob married his wife, Jean, with whom he remained for 48 years. Shortly after that, his passion for skiing led them to Alta, Utah, where weather conditions and fogging goggles were the catalysts for Bob's invention of the modern double-lens ski goggle. With the help of his wife and his orthodontist skills, the two manufactured early goggle prototypes around the kitchen table, ultimately forming the world-renowned company Smith Sport Optics. Smith's design and technology proved to be so effective that the uses have expanded all the way from the ski slopes to the U.S. military.

It began as a party, grew into a band, evolved into a sound, and emerged as an institution.  Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band (aka the Booty Band) has gone through many changes since their fated onset in 2002. Today they are ready to shake the world, one cheek at a time.

The band’s first official studio release, Now You Know, debuted in 2007 to critical acclaim. The Booty Band received Home Grown Music Network’s Album of the Year and Band of the Year awards, as well as the #3 best regional album from WNCW, one of the top Triple A stations in the country. Awe-inspiring live shows, powerful original compositions, and crowd-pleasing presentations have helped the Booty Band build a rock-solid nationwide fanbase. Having completed three national tours in 2010 alone, the band has worked hard and done well to keep this fanbase fired up and growing fast.  They have secured headlining slots at many prestigious festivals including Wakarusa, Jam Cruise, Bear Creek, Jazz Aspen, Long Beach Funk Fest, Rock Boat, Bele Chere (six consecutive years), Floyd Fest, and Smile Fest

"Snowboarders talk about progression, but evolution is a better way to describe the influential two-decade career of Wyatt Caldwell. From defining film footage, stunning images and street rail mastery to a resume stacked with a Grand Prix Halfpipe Championship, a Transworld Magazine cover and Vans Cup wins in multiple disciplines—Wyatt has made his mark on the international contest circuit and the national professional stage.

But as Wyatt's style has evolved, his focus has shifted from X Games and Dew Tour Slopestyle stops to the untracked terrain park of the backcountry. In this venue he has applied his free-reign style to long powder spines, huge pillow stacks and AK cliff lines with a clean, technical result. Now part of the YES movement, Wyatt has migrated from the Mammoth and Salt Lake scenes back home to Sun Valley and the surrounding ranges where he first learned to ride."

Best value 2 bedroom condo in Ketchum. Facing south to the golf course and Warm Springs alpine hills and west for great sun exposure. Huge private deck, wood burning fireplace, new carpet and paint, large storage and good parking are among the many features. Easy bus access to Warm Springs ski lifts or town. Super neat and clean, a pleasure to show. Click here to View this listing MLS# 11-310166

Contact Jim Figge with  Sun Valley Associates for more information on this and other great properties in the Wood River Valley!  Office Phone: 208-622-4100 Email:jim@svassociates.com

Come check them out Friday Feb 10th at Whiskey Jacques. They will be opening for Minneapolis band The 4onthefloor,  these guys kick ass check em out. See ya there.

The Sun Valley Wellness Institute is pleased to announce that best-selling author and renowned brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor will be delivering the keynote presentation to kick off the 2012 Sun Valley Wellness Festival held over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28 in Sun Valley, Idaho.  Her presentation will be held Friday evening, May 25, 6:00pm at the Sun Valley Resort.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist, experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Taylor to successfully rebuild her brain - from the inside out. In response to the swelling and trauma of the stroke, which placed pressure on her dominant left hemisphere, the functions of her right hemisphere blossomed.  She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir about her recovery from her stroke and the insights she gained into the workings of her brain, entitled My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

In 2008, Dr. Taylor gave a presentation at the TED Conference in Monterey, CA, which has become the second most viewed TED Talk of all time. This now famous 18-minute presentation catapulted her story into the public eye. As a result, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2008. In addition, Dr. Taylor was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey's Soul Series web-cast and was interviewed by Oprah and Dr. Oz on The Oprah Winfrey Show in October, 2008, and that interview was just rebroadcast on Oprah’s OWN in January 2012.  Her story is being made into a feature film directed by Ron Howard.

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Dr. Taylor is one of those rare speakers who can keep an audience perched on the edge of their seats. She projects an amazing positive energy and is committed to educating everyone about the beauty and resiliency of the human brain. She keynotes with the single intention of helping her audience walk away with a better understanding of what is going on inside their heads and how they can get their brain to do what they want it to do.
Dr. Taylor explains in terms everyone can understand how our brain organizes information and what the differences are between our right and left cerebral hemispheres. She firmly believes that the most important relationship we each have is the relationship between our logical, rational, verbal left brain, and its counterpart - our creative, intuitive, thinking in pictures right hemisphere. She helps us understand how our two brains work together to create a single seamless perception of reality, and what is going on inside our heads when we experience personal conflict.

Dr. Taylor now serves as the CEO of My Stroke of Insight, Inc. and as the Chairman of the Board of Jill Bolte Taylor BRAINS, Inc., a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to providing educational services and promoting programs related to the advancement of brain awareness, appreciation, exploration, education, injury prevention, neurological recovery, and the value of movement on mental and physical health, as well as other activities that support this purpose. She is working on the creation of a Serious Game for Health for neurological recovery as she feels passionate about helping others find their way back from neurological trauma.

Dr. Taylor also serves as the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank) and educates the public about the shortage of brain tissue donated for research into the severe mental illnessess. Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is currently the president of the NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate in Bloomington, Indiana.

Dr. Taylor travels extensively as a keynoter at conferences around the world and is having a wonderful time helping others learn more about their own brains and how to realize that peace really is just a thought away.   The Sun Valley Wellness Institute is honored to bring her to Sun Valley that she will be sharing her amazing and insightful story with Sun Valley Wellness Festival attendees.   

For more information on Dr. Taylor, www.drjilltaylor.com

About the 2012 Sun Valley Wellness Festival:

Recognized as one of the top wellness events in the US, the 15^th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, May 25-28, will focus on the theme of Owning Your Energy.  In addition to Dr. Taylor, there will be over 20 other top speakers addressing body, mind, and spiritual wellness, including Alan Cohen of Chicken Soup for the Soul, anti-aging pioneer Dr. Uzzi Reiss, and yoga master Saul David Raye.  The festival will also offer workshops, yoga classes, music, and a Wellness Expo showcasing a variety of wellness-related products and services.

 Festival tickets and information can be found at www.sunvalleywellness.org.

Sun Valley Wellness Festival is produced by the non-profit Sun Valley Wellness Institute, which offers & promotes year-round programs on health and wellness as well as an extensive online wellness directory and calendar of wellness & fitness events.   www.sunvalleywellnessinstitute.com