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The news that natural gas was discovered in Idaho is not new anymore. But, at hardly two years old, Idaho’s gas industry has already had a revolving door of players. Bridge Resources, who discovered the gas, buckled under financial strain. The Arkansas-based company, Weiser-Brown, jumped into the fray and started grabbing up leases with its newly formed Idaho subsidiary Snake River Oil and Gas. Bridge Resources just sold off some of its Idaho assets to Texas-based Alta Mesa Holdings, doing business in Idaho as AM Idaho, LLC. But Bridge did not go totally away, they did a name changeroo and are now Idaho Natural Resources and are still walking upright. The question remains—is there really a commercially viable gas find here in Idaho? And if so, when are all those promised jobs and all that money gonna flow? It’s hard to say—and I swing back and forth between believing it's real and feeling like Idaho is getting played. A recent article entitled, “Natural gas prices to average 16-year... 
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. The first bands of sheep are expected to move into the Croy Canyon area near Hailey on May 20th, and the Bullion drainage May 25, and more sheep will be moving into the Sawtooth National Forest and Sawtooth National Recreation Area by mid-June, officials said. All told, approximately 14,000 domestic sheep will be moving through the valley and side draws where hikers, bikers, joggers, dog-walkers and horseback riders go for recreation. Sheep ranchers and officials with the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission (IRRC), U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management want to remind recreationists to keep their dogs on leash when they encounter domestic sheep. And mountain bikers should dismount and walk through sheep herds to avoid antagonizing Great Pyrenees guard dogs....
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 Mountain Home AFB. This will be their 5th consecutive year with us, and it is a privilege and honor to have them join us again. Chief Petty Officer Don Curry with the NOSC, Boise, Idaho will be our guest speaker. There'll be representatives from 4 of the 5 US Armed Forces branches participating. At approx. 11:30am we'll have an A-10 Thunderbolt II flyover by the 190th Fighter Squadron. As always there'll be readings, songs, a wreath bearing, and more. Nearly 440 American flags will be placed in honor of the veteran's laid to rest at the Hailey Cemetery and in honor of all Idahoans who've passed away since the Global War on Terrorism began in 2001. Bring your family and friends, bring a blanket to sit on, and remember, RAIN...
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. Read the rest of the article. Originally published on BlaineParents.org 
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 through a sluice box on the back of the floating dredge, capturing the gold, and expelling the sediment and gravel into the water. The practice can wreak havoc on fish habitat and stream water quality.
Ever since suction dredging equipment became available, the practice has gone virtually...
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 the benefits of consciously developing an intimate relationship with your place; and exploring what it might mean to protect the place where you live? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then join the ERC this summer in a five-week Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) discussion course on the topic of "Discovering A Sense of Place.” We’ll meet Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., beginning May 30 at the ERC Office in Ketchum (471 N. Washington). The discussion group is offered free of charge; however, participants will need to purchase a $23 discussion workbook. Please register quickly so that discussion guides may be ordered and picked up before our first meeting (we will need your payment at time of registration in order to place the order for you). For more information on this program and to register...
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. What is a weed and what makes a weed noxious? Technically, a weed is any plant growing where a human doesn’t want it to. You may love dandelions and think of them as a yellow smile upon your lawn but your neighbor may think they are the bane of their landscape. A NOXIOUS WEED is a plant which has been classified by the State of Idaho to cause injury or harm to public health, agriculture, recreation, wildlife, or property. Noxious weeds are non-native species which have been introduced with no natural means to control them. They throw off nature’s system of checks and balances and grow wildly out of control. So what? Noxious weeds cause $300 Million in lost crop productivity in Idaho each year. Nationwide losses amount to...
ICL’s Wild Idaho! conference is right around the corner and this year is special as we celebrate 40 years of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area—the congressional designation that surrounds us at Redfish Lake Lodge.The Sawtooth National Recreation Area was created in law in 1972, 40 years ago. As any observer of the Idaho Conservation League’s work knows, it’s hard to get good things done in conservation. As we toast to 40 years of the SNRA, let’s look at what made this huge achievement possible. As I write, I’m liberally borrowing thoughts from our friend, Idaho conservationist Pat Ford: First, there was the threat and response to it. In the late 1960s a massive open-pit mine was proposed right in the center of the White Cloud Mountains. Cecil Andrus, speaking for thousands, “said “no” to ASARCO’s open-pit molybdenum mine at the base of Castle Peak, spoken from the stage of his 1970 run for governor against incumbent Don Samuelson. Samuelson favored the mine, but Andrus captured and led the... 
The current exhibit of works by Jeff Fontaine make an intriguing focal point for an outside space and may be incorporated into a variety of designs. The metal panels are "quilted" together, using both salvaged as well as new metal. Fontaine speeds up the natural process of rusting and pitting to create the desired composition, with the focus on the innate beauty created as manmade objects break down and naturally age. Based on the artist's photography of old signs, rusting train cars and crumbling architecture, many of the patterns and the imagery used in each work are taken directly from these documented surfaces. This process employs Fontaine's controlled attempt to both replicate and suspend the natural law of entropy and the break down of things. 
Wednesdays, Starting May 30 Are you interested in understanding the meaning of a bioregional perspective, and what it would mean to develop one; considering the benefits of consciously developing an intimate relationship with your place; and exploring what it might mean to protect the place where you live? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then join the ERC this summer in a five-week Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) discussion course on the topic of "Discovering A Sense of Place.” We’ll meet Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m., beginning May 30 at the ERC Office in Ketchum (471 N. Washington). The discussion group is offered free of charge; however, participants will need to purchase a $23 discussion workbook. Please register by Wednesday, May 16 th so that discussion guides may be ordered and picked up before our first meeting (we will need your payment at time of registration in order to place the order for you). For more information on this program and to register contact...
Saturday, May 19, 10a-12:30p. As a part of the Hailey Community Climate Challenge, the Building Material Thrift Store will provide an interactive workshop on raising backyard chickens. Bob Closser will lead us in a tour of the key aspects of a successful coop design, share design blueprints, and lead construction demonstrations using reclaimed materials. Well also share tips on raising happy and healthy organic chickens, and the City of Hailey will review the city codes governing the practice of backyard birds. The workshop is free, but space is limited. Please call the Environmental Resource Center to register, and for location, at 208-726-4333. 
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... 
May 9, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Hailey City Hall, 2nd Floor. Hailey Community Climate Challenge partners will present an informative workshop on renewable energy. If you've ever contemplated installing a small-scale renewable system, pondered the difference between solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems, wondered how ground source heat pumps can save you energy, or needed help making sense of which systems are allowed within our local building codes, this is the workshop for you. Local experts will discuss the various renewable systems, rebates, incentives, and more. The recipients of 6 renewable rebate awards (each worth $2000), drawn from a pool of participants in the Save-A-Watt program, will also be announced. FREE, and receive a free CFL. www.haileychallenge.org, or 788-9815, x24. 
The Idaho Transportation Department reminds drivers that studded tires used to improve vehicle handling in snow and ice most be removed by April 30. The use of studded tires is legal in Idaho from Oct. 1 through April 30. Studded tires are snow tires with small metal cleats embedded in the tread that improves traction. Using studded tires may cause undue wear on bare roadways. All-season tires with good tread or "studless" tires are good alternatives for most winter driving conditions. Studded tire laws vary in neighboring states. Authorized start and end dates are: Montana: Oct. 1 - May 31 For the latest highway and weather conditions in Idaho, call the Traveler Information Service at 5-1-1. For online updates, visit the website at 511.idaho....
Over the last 9 years I was employed at a local valley automotive business and earned a good wage. So did the person next to me. Only difference was, he paid no income taxes. He is paid in cash. He entered the country illegally and has no documentation. Both he and the owner of the business profited from this income tax evasion and yet no one in our government cares. Discussing this with our District 5 representatives, Dept of Labor, State tax Commission, and IRS has produced nothing. Not a care! Why do I want to pay taxes? Seems to me we are the fools. Unemployed? Cant find work? Tell your prospective employer you are undocumented and will work for cash! Tell the IRS to shove it! 
Friday, April 20th, 3PM til 6PM. Saturday, April 21st, 9AM til done! We have Great furniture including antique tables and chairs, cool old wooden, Futon frame and mattress, nice queen sized black wooden bed frame and mattress, nice overstuffed chair, big cool looking western-rustic armoire. Both men and women's designer clothes like new! Ski and Snowboard equipment for cheap! Snowshoes only used twice for less than the cost to rent them for the day!! TVs, Video games, HP Printer, old cellphones, VCR and other fancy stuff! Kid and baby, clothes, toys and strollers! Tons of nice shoes, sunglasses, hats and other amazing treasures and screaming deals! What are you waiting for? Come on down and let's make a deal!! 
Of the many ways to get from New York City to the mountain West, Todd Peebler did not choose the wisest route. He was moving for a new job and a new life in Sun Valley, Idaho, a Rocky Mountain resort town five hours north of Salt Lake City. But on April 2, the fourth day of his cross-country trek, Peebler was within two hours of his final destination, when the 31-year-old diabetic missed a crucial turn. http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/04/19/041912-news-saved-by 
A recent malfunction with the underground traffic detection for a traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street (Idaho 75) and First Street in Ketchum has required a timing change, the Idaho Transportation Department announced. The signal remains in operation with a specific time allotted for traffic in each direction. ITD personnel initiated the signal timing change on Thursday (April 12). The signal will continue to operate by timing until a new system of traffic-detection cameras can be mounted from the signal poles in the coming weeks. Drivers are urged to use caution through the intersection and watch for other drivers unaware of the signal changes. In the past, the signal changed to allow traffic to cross from First Street following detection from an underground system of magnetic “loops” or wires placed in the asphalt roadway. The loops were installed with the signal in 1996 and lost connectivity with the signal control cabinet recently. Without the detection loops, traffic...
Los voluntarios responderán a las preguntas, ayuda con los solicituds de becas, y llevar registros de los campamentos. Miércoles, 4 - 5:30 pm, 11 de abril - 9 de mayo. Llame al 726-4333, o venga a la oficina, 471 N. Washington, Ketchum. 
Thursday, April 26, 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., in the Hailey City Hall Upstairs Meeting Room. Learn what you can do with energy efficiency and rebate programs. To qualify for Hailey’s new Save-A-Watt program, you must attend this workshop. Free, and receive a CFL light bulb from the Hailey Community Climate Challenge. www.haileychallenge.org or 788-9815, x24. 
The industry leading vacation rental software provider adds former vacation rental director and LiveRez partner to drive partner success BOISE, Id. –– LiveRez.com, the leading provider of end-to-end, cloud-based vacation rental software, has added vacation rental management veteran Sharon Clark to its growing staff in Boise, Id. As director of partner success, Clark will be responsible for working with LiveRez.com’s rapidly growing partner base of more than 500 professional vacation rental managers to spread industry and software best practices, and drive incremental revenue to their bottom line. “Sharon will be a huge asset to this company as we strengthen and grow the LiveRez.com network,” said Tracy Lotz, founder and CEO of LiveRez.com. Clark to comes LiveRez.com from Keefe Rentals in Lake Geneva, Wisc., where she spent the past seven years as director of the company’s vacation rental program. In her role at Keefe Rentals, Clark provided professional rental management services to property owners and...
The Dollhouse is now taking consignment appointments for guys. We at The Dollhouse hope this helps more people and families find a additional source of income, through consignment rather than just donating clothes away, sell first, get your money $$$ & donate second. Whoot! Guys get that cash, WORD ! The Dawg house has begun !! Same rules apply for guys & the ladies. Consigned clothing must be clean, in excellent condition, by season (Spring/Summer now), and brought in - in a bag. no boxes please. Appointments are needed- boys 20 items max, guys 30 max. Boys 8-16* casual or formal-teens *casual/skater type gear & formal, &- young men/mens. (trendy/ and hip) .. all things trendy...designer jeans, killer tee's, cowboy boots, baseball caps, fedoras :) as examples.. etc.. however no suits/ business wear and no sporting wear I.E. togs or hard goods...your usual shorts and hiking shoes/ tenny's/ sandals if in mint condition are wanted. Drop off's OK in Ketchum or Hailey...
Hallmark Idaho Properties has just launched a brand new real estate app that allows you to preview “All Local Real Estate” listed in the Sun Valley Board of Realtors MLS on your iPad, iPhone, Droid, Kindle Fire and others. No download of the app is required as the software was designed to determine the type of device you are using and adjusts the software accordingly. Touch Enabled Hallmark’s Shop Local Real Estate app is designed specially for touch-screen devices like the iPhone, iPad and Android phones. Swipe through photos and navigate maps using your touch screen. Search Options Hallmark’s app includes the ability to create a new search by location, price, bedrooms, bathrooms, square feet, property type, and sub-type. Additional search options are available via saved searches. Nearby Listings For location-aware phones, Hallmark’s app provides a one-click search to show the listings nearest to your actual physical location. Photo Tour Hallmark’s app also allows you to view full screen listing photos using the photo...
The Ketchum Sun Valley Ski and Heritage Museum will be offering a lifetime membership opportunity through June 1st, 2012. The Ketchum Sun Valley Ski and Heritage Museums will offer a lifetime membership through June 1 st. The lifetime membership is being offered before the museum begins to charge admission this summer. The Board of Directors has decided to start charging an admission fee to view the museums to help with the cost of running them.Individual lifetime memberships will be two hundred and a family membership will be three hundred. The lifetime membership fee will include free admission to the thirteen exhibits on display every day, discounts in the gift store and at events, quarterly member parties, and another discount to rent the museums for private parties. This lifetime membership opportunity is a great gift for grandchildren, children, weddings, and graduation gifts. It ensures that our community will continue to preserve and remember the legacy of Sun Valley and...
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