Ski free on all BCRD Nordic Trails Sunday, January 6, 2019
The Blaine County Recreation District (BCRD) announced Sunday, Jan. 6, skiing will be free all day on the BCRD Nordic trails, including Galena Lodge trails, the Harriman Trail, Prairie Creek, Billy’s Bridge, North Fork and Durrance Loops, Lake Creek and Quigley Nordic.
Current trail conditions and grooming updates can be found at bcrd.org or by calling (208) 578-XSKI. BCRD and Galena Lodge snowshoe trails are also offered free of charge on Jan. 6.
Sun Valley Film Festival Offers New Perks For 2019 Passholders
The eighth annual Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) will take place in Sun Valley, March 13-17. The festival, known for its high-profile special guests and low-key insider access, is offering a variety of passes that offer plenty of unique perks for passholders.
The SVFF $1,000 limited-quantity Insider Pass is the festival’s top all-access pass. Perks include a special reception, opening celebration, multiple parties, lectures and gifts.
Other 2019 SVFF passes offered include the Festival Pass ($500), the Film Pass ($200) and the Party Pass ($200), each offering select access to various SVFF events.
All SVFF passes are now available. For complete information and online purchase, visit sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.
Gail Severn Gallery Artist Receives National Media Accolades
“Mistral,” by artist Rachel Cobb, was recently named one of “People” magazine’s top 10 books, one of the best four gift books of the year by “Outside Magazine,” was named a Notable Photo Book of 2018 by “Photo District News” and was the lead picture in the December issue of “Harper’s Magazine.”
Cobb is one of Gail Severn Gallery’s December/January featured artists and will be exhibiting at the Christmas Gallery Walk, Friday, Dec. 28. Her book is available for purchase at Gail Severn Gallery.
New Stopgap Measure Among States, Agencies, Nez Perce Tribe Delivers Aid To Struggling Salmon And Fisheries
Idaho Rivers United announced via a press release that the states of Oregon, Washington, the Nez Perce Tribe, and three federal agencies, including the Bonneville Power Administration, have agreed to an interim plan to help endangered salmon and steelhead populations.
The agreement requires increased “spill”—which is water sent over spillways at dams rather than through turbines—during the spring season, and requires no additional Idaho water. This measure helps salmon navigate the eight dams and reservoirs on the Snake/Columbia rivers between Idaho and the Pacific Ocean. Water management issues on the Snake and Columbia rivers—and proposed solutions to address them—have implications for fisheries, businesses, agriculture, energy production, local communities and river health.
The plan is a temporary measure in a long-running case regarding management of federal dams and their impacts on endangered salmon and steelhead populations filed in Portland’s U.S. District Court.
Advocates Target Bear Baiting In Grizzly Country In Idaho And Wyoming
The Western Watersheds Project announced in a press release that on Dec. 19 wildlife advocates notified the federal government they plan to legally challenge its authorization of bear baiting on National Forest System lands in Idaho and Wyoming for violations of the Endangered Species Act, citing harms to protected grizzly bears and new science on impacts to grizzlies from baiting. The notice starts a 60-day clock, after which they will file the complaint.
The U.S. Forest Service used to manage and restrict bear baiting on National Forest lands but in 1995 the agency adopted a “hands-off” policy that largely relegates management of the practice to individual states. Most Western states—including Montana, Washington and Oregon—have banned the practice, but Idaho and Wyoming still allow it on our National Forest System lands in those states, even in occupied grizzly bear habitat. Further, the Forest Service exempts bear baiting in Idaho and Wyoming from its food storage orders on National Forest lands, counter to the purpose of the orders to protect bears and the public.
When the Forest Service adopted its baiting policy in 1995, the agency assumed the impacts to black bears and other wildlife, including threatened grizzly bears, would be negligible.
The advocates are asking the Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit its early findings and complete a new, updated analysis on the impacts of allowing black bear baiting on National Forest lands in Idaho and Wyoming and, in particular, allowing baiting in areas occupied by threatened grizzly bears.
The Center To Host Winter Fundraiser ‘Bourbon And Betting’
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts announced “Bourbon and Betting,” a new winter fundraising event to benefit Company of Fools.
This celebratory evening, which features a charitable Texas Hold ’em poker tournament, a free bourbon-tasting event and a variety of fun casino games, will be held Friday, Jan. 25, 6:30–10 p.m. at The Mint in Hailey. All games are for entertainment only, and all proceeds from the event will benefit Company of Fools.
Single-player entry into the Texas Hold ’em tournament is $500, which includes 2,000 “Fools” chips. General admission tickets are $150 and include 500 “Fools” chips to play casino games such as blackjack, craps and roulette.
In addition to free wine, beer and appetizers, all guests will enjoy an exclusive bourbon tasting sponsored by Grand Teton Distillery, the creator of award-winning, Idaho-made bourbons and vodkas.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit sunvalleycenter.org/bourbonandbetting.
The Center To Host ‘Winter Warm-up Veillée’ With Bon Débarras
In anticipation of Bon Débarras’ evening concert at The Argyros on Friday, Jan. 18, the Sun Valley Center for the Arts announced in a press release that the community is invited to a Winter Warm-up Veillée (evening gathering) with mulled wine and cider, Québec-inspired desserts and a short set performed by this Montréal-based trio who play traditional French Canadian music mixed with contemporary sounds from around the world.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, at The Center’s Hailey House location, 314 2nd Ave. S., and is presented as part of The Center’s current BIG IDEA project, “At the Table: Kitchen as Home.”
Admission to the Winter Warm-up Veillée with Bon Débarras is $10 per person, although attendees will get in for free if they bring a homemade dessert to share.
To register for this special community event, email Kristine Bretall at kbretall@sunvalleycenter.org. For more information about this event and other events associated with The Center, visit sunvalleycenter.org.
Sun Valley Community School Announces New Scholarship
Sun Valley Community School announced in a press release that thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the school will offer either one full-tuition or two half-tuition scholarships to one or two local ninth-grade students applying to join the school in the 2019-2020 academic year. Students need to submit application materials by the Feb. 25, 2019, admissions deadline and must qualify for need-based financial aid to be eligible.
The recipient will be notified in mid-March when admissions notifications are sent to families. This scholarship will renew each year through the student’s Upper School years provided that the student meets the following criteria: consistent and solid attendance, strong academic standing with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and a record of good citizenship. The scholarship applies to tuition only, and does not apply to extra fees, the Learning Specialist Program or the Summer Program.
The award will be granted to an applicant based on academic achievement, strength of character, the potential to make a significant positive impact at Sun Valley Community School, and demonstrated financial need.
For a full description of the scholarship, including qualifications, selection process and eligibility, please visit communityschool.org/admissions/tuition-assistance.
Diane Rosenblum’s ‘Golden Drawings’ To Showcase At Architectural Resources-B&B Italia
Artist Diane Rosenblum’s intuitively interactive and architecturally stimulating metallic collages, also known as her “Golden Drawings,” will be featured at Architectural Resources-B&B Italia located at 110 Lindsay Circle in Ketchum’s light industrial area.
An art reception with Rosenblum will take place from 3:30-6:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 29. Rosenblum and her artist representative Robin Reiners, formerly of Gallery DeNovo in Ketchum, will attend Saturday’s reception, and the work will be viewable Thursday, Dec. 27, through January 2019.
Rosenblum is a photographer and a conceptual artist whose work is series-driven. In her “Golden Drawings” series, Rosenblum has created numerous small works made from cut strips of metallic paper combined with occasional touches of pencil and expressive paint.
While “Golden Drawings” was featured at the 2017 San Francisco Designer showcase home, Rosenblum realized not only her work, but she, too, was intuitive, and offers insight and introspection into a viewer’s personality after choosing which collage resonates with them the most.
A handful of photographic prints from Rosenblum’s series, “In My Mother’s Garden,” are currently on display at Zenergy Health Club, Spa & Boutique in Ketchum.
