Blaine County School District hires new finance manager<\/b><\/p>\n
The Blaine County School District has hired Bryan Fletcher to be its new finance manager.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am pleased to announce that Bryan Fletcher has accepted the position of finance manager with the Blaine County School District starting Sept. 13,\u201d said Superintendent Dr. GwenCarol Holmes.<\/p>\n
Fletcher has a B.S. in business administration and an MBA with an emphasis in finance. He most recently worked as a controller in the private sector.\u00a0He has nine years of management experience working for General Electric; he taught university classes in accounting and finance; and served as the Kuna Joint School District chief financial and accounting officer for six years.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis knowledge of Idaho school district finances will serve the district well,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n
Val Seamons has served as interim finance manager after Mike Chatterton\u2019s retirement on June 30.\u00a0 She will return to her position of accounting.<\/p>\n
The salary for the finance manager is $95,000 in addition to benefits.\u00a0The annual budget for the Blaine County School District is $53,617,194.\u00a0The district is one of the largest employers in Blaine County.<\/p>\n
NAMI-WRV golf tournament <\/b><\/p>\n
The National Alliance for Mental Illness Wood River Valley affiliate will host a golf tournament on Friday, Sept. 16 to raise funds to expand educational programs and trainings. The event will be held at the Elkhorn Golf Club. It will include an 18-hole scramble, a dinner and a raffle.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 Organized by the NAMI-WRV board of directors, the golf tournament is part of a campaign to raise funds to promote educational programs to provide cutting-edge support for individuals with mental illness, for family members, and to eliminate the stigma of mental illness.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u201cThe NAMI-WRV affiliate is looking forward to working with the community on this fun event,\u201d Tom Hanson, president of the local affiliate, said. \u201cThanks to the generosity of the many people and businesses that are participating, we are able to make a significant difference in our ability to provide educational programs and training.\u201d<\/p>\n
Major sponsors include Sun Valley Company, Atkinsons\u2019 Market, POWER Engineers and Zenergy. Volunteers and members of the board of directors will sell raffle tickets for a chance to win a season ski pass from Sun Valley Company and a $500 gift card from Atkinsons\u2019 Market. Other donations will be listed on the NAMI-WRV website.<\/p>\n
Women and Leadership Conference returns to Boise<\/b><\/p>\n
The fourth annual Women and Leadership Conference will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14, and Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Boise State University Student Union Jordan Ballroom. Hosted by the Andrus Center for Public Policy, the conference brings nationally known business, cultural and civic leaders to Boise State while offering skill-building workshops and networking opportunities.<\/p>\n
Betty Ann Waters of The Innocence Project, EEOC commissioner Charlotte Burrows, and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Amy Ziering are among the keynote speakers. There will also be an optional screening of Ziering\u2019s Emmy Award-winning film, \u201cThe Hunting Ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0 The annual Women and Leadership Conference registration is $195 and includes eight keynote sessions, two skill-building workshops, two breakfasts and lunches, two networking events and a reception.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Andrus Center is committed to gender equity in our boardrooms, our corporate suites, our professions, our elected offices, and other leadership positions throughout our country,\u201d said Cecil D. Andrus, former Idaho governor and Andrus Center chairman.\u00a0\u201cOur Women and Leadership Conference is designed to empower the leaders of tomorrow by sharing the knowledge, insights and motivating forces driving today\u2019s most successful women. We welcome women and men to attend the conference and be part of the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Workshops will include topics such as \u201cLeading with Integrity, Language and Leadership\u201d and \u201cWordPress Bootcamp.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0 For more information and to secure a spot at this year\u2019s conference, visit:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/sps.boisestate.edu\/andruscenter\/events\/andrus-conference\/<\/span><\/p>\n Talk to be held on aging<\/b><\/p>\n Physician, author, entrepreneur, musician, teacher, farmer and internationally acclaimed longevity expert, Bill Thomas, M.D., will present \u201cAging: Life\u2019s Most Dangerous Game\u201d at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 at Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. Thomas will explore the terrain of human aging as St. Luke\u2019s Wood River Foundation\u2019s featured health and wellbeing speaker. The event is free.<\/p>\n For more information or to RSVP, contact Kristin McMahon at (208) 727-8419 or mcmahonk@slhs.org.<\/p>\n Uber to launch<\/b><\/p>\n Uber will launch its services in Camas, Custer and Blaine counties beginning 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2 during the Wagon Days celebrations.\u00a0The launch will take place in Ketchum Town Square with swag giveaways, food and drink.<\/p>\n Uber will also be a major sponsor at the Wagon Days Parade Saturday, Sept. 3, with a wagon and team. It will offer free rides throughout Labor Day weekend.<\/p>\n New riders of Uber \u2013 who don\u2019t already have an account \u2013 can use the promotional code\u00a0RIDESUNVALLEY to receive $20 FREE off your first ride.<\/p>\n SOLARIZE BLAINE DRIVES INVESTMENT IN LOCAL ECONOMY<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>In Blaine County, solar energy is a major economic boon due to abundant sunshine and dramatic price declines of over 70 percent in the past 10 years. With the same solar potential as North Florida, Blaine County is capitalizing on this opportunity with 36 solar installations on homes and businesses through\u00a0Solarize Blaine, the nonprofit program that closed out its 20-week campaign on Aug. 19. These installations have generated almost $1 million in new local investment and will add 247 kilowatts of clean energy capacity to the grid in Blaine County, a 500 percent increase over 2015 levels.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Launched by the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience in March 2016, the program used a bulk-purchasing model to reduce the cost of a solar system by over $3,000 for the average homeowner.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0To celebrate the success of the program and unveil what\u2019s next, the Institute will host a happy-hour celebration event on Friday, Sept. 30 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Sawtooth Brewery, at 631 Warm Springs Road in Ketchum. This event is open to the public.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cSolarize Blaine has radically accelerated our community\u2019s transition to clean energy,\u201d said Katie Bray, the program\u2019s director. \u201cIn 20 weeks we brought online five times as much solar electricity as what was added in all of 2015, and we drove about $900,000 of investment into our local economy.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Solarize\u00a0is a national program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The program has been implemented in more than 250 communities around the nation, but Solarize\u00a0Blaine was the first program in Idaho.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The Solarize Blaine program received 225 requests for solar evaluations from homeowners, businesses, and nonprofits throughout the Wood River Valley. New installations are expected to continue popping up through the spring of 2017. The program\u2019s guaranteed reduced prices have ended, but those who are interested in solar energy may still sign up to get a free solar site assessment for their home, business, or nonprofit at\u00a0www.solarizeblaine.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Blaine County School District hires new finance manager The Blaine County School District has hired Bryan Fletcher to be its new finance manager. \u201cI am pleased to announce that Bryan Fletcher has accepted the position of finance manager with the Blaine County School District starting Sept. 13,\u201d said Superintendent Dr. GwenCarol Holmes. 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