{"id":21687,"date":"2024-11-13T01:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T08:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=21687"},"modified":"2024-11-11T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T22:12:19","slug":"your-best-betsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/13\/your-best-betsey\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Best Betsey"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Favorite Face<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

BY ISAIAH FRIZZELL<\/em><\/p>\n

Born in Twin Falls, Betsey Young has lived most of her life in Sun Valley; since 1989, in fact. From Bellevue to Ketchum she\u2019s known in the community as a hardworking, loving mother and a joyous, recognizable face. Young has a 13-year-old daughter in seventh grade at Wood River Middle School who is the fawning focus of her life. \u201cI\u2019m just trying to get my daughter through school and she\u2019s gonna be going to college! She\u2019s super smart and I don\u2019t care if she has the desire or not [for college]\u2014she\u2019s doing it!\u201d Loving, caring mothers are the first pillar of a strong community!<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve lived here forever so I guess I know a few people,\u201d said Young, who currently resides in Ketchum, commuting to Hailey to work at the Idaho State Liquor Store where familiar faces abound.<\/p>\n

When asked about her favorite spots in Ketchum, Young is quick on the draw: \u201cGrumpy\u2019s! Oh, and the Casino! Yeah, for sure!\u201d So undoubtedly she knows Matt Gorby. \u201cOh yes, I\u2019ve known Gorby forever!\u201d Gorby was also highlighted in People You Meet, a steadfast barkeep at the Casino who seems to literally know everyone in the Valley. Read that article here: woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/16\/pop-in-to-the-casino\/<\/p>\n

This community never ceases to amaze with genuine connections and a thick fabric of friends that keep us together.<\/p>\n

Young spent quite a few years working in restaurants, including China Pepper, the Red Shoe and Big Belly Deli, some of which are no longer around. An excellent cook, she\u2019s a fun and funny hostess who\u2019ll make your day that much brighter. For the last three years she was a manager at the Shell station on South 3rd Avenue in Hailey and now an official employee of Idaho State Liquor Store.<\/p>\n

So now, as one of the faces you\u2019ll meet at Idaho State Liquor Store in Hailey, you\u2019ll have the chance to riff with one longtime resident of Blaine County as you grab a bottle of Don Julio, Chartreuse or Casamigos.<\/p>\n

Betsey is an avid outdoor recreationalist, a cat lover and has a fascination with prolific classics author John Steinbeck and a penchant for bizarre comedy.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite slope?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cOh, they\u2019re all good! I find myself, these days going to Soldier Mountain. It\u2019s never crowded.\u201d Plus the drive and a chance to enjoy the lovely town of Fairfield, Idaho, makes for a great day.<\/p>\n

Are you reading anything? <\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYes, in fact I just picked up a bunch of John Steinbeck books at the Hailey library book sale. I\u2019ve always loved Steinbeck and I found some that I haven\u2019t read.\u201d Steinbeck\u2019s To a God Unknown might be the story of most of our lives here!<\/p>\n

Netflix or YouTube?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I like Netflix but we\u2019ve lately been watching Only Murders in the Building on Hulu. It\u2019s really funny. It has Martin Short, Steve Martin and Selena Gomez. They do podcasts solving murders in this old building in New York, where they all have apartments. It\u2019s only murders in their building.\u201d Dark comedy is the only comedy!<\/p>\n

Finally, a fellow feline fanatic. Young is a feline lover and has a dear cat friend. \u201cWe have a cat, he\u2019s a crippled cat named Steve. He was born with this condition called cerebellar hypoplasia, so he just falls over all the time. He\u2019s my drunken sailor.\u201d Betsey laughs a lot. \u201cHe\u2019s cool. I got him to catch mice, but I don\u2019t think he\u2019s good at it.\u201d It\u2019s all about timing, just wait until he falls on one.<\/p>\n

Say hi to Betsey Young the next time you\u2019re in the Idaho State Liquor Store and maybe bring her some catnip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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