{"id":9362,"date":"2016-11-18T17:47:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idsunmedia.com\/?p=9362"},"modified":"2016-11-18T17:47:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T17:47:34","slug":"fire-on-the-dance-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2016\/11\/18\/fire-on-the-dance-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire On The Dance Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball<\/h2>\n
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Join the community for the 37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball on Saturday, Nov. 19, featuring music by Marmalade Hill. Photo courtesy of Marmalade Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whiskey Jacques\u2019 will host the 37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball on Saturday, Nov. 19. A rockin\u2019 night to commemorate all that the Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments do for the community and to help raise funds, the Ball will feature a band and a DJ. This is the only fundraiser that directly benefits the Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments.<\/p>\n

Mingle with the local firefighters and set the dance floor ablaze to the music of Marmalade Hill, the night\u2019s headliner. Hailing from Salt Lake City, Marmalade Hill is a jammin\u2019 cover band.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarmalade Hill is a collaboration of friends that all played in local bands growing up,\u201d states the band\u2019s Facebook page. \u201cWe have original music but mostly play covers. We have a set list of over 100 mashup songs that cover 70s 80s 90s and current music genre.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doors will open at 8 p.m. for the Ball and music will start at 9 p.m. Additionally, DJN8 will be spinning upstairs all night long, providing a different vibe and outlet if the dance floor downstairs gets too hot.<\/p>\n

For Mike Elle, Ketchum\u2019s fire chief and department member for over 30 years, the best part of the night is \u201cgetting to see old friends and folks from the community, as well as new faces.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s also great to have the departments together and to be able to talk about old times,\u201d added Ray Franco, Sun Valley\u2019s fire chief.<\/p>\n

\"Funds
Funds raised from the Ball go toward helping the community at large through new equipment additions and upgrades, as well as training. Public domain photo, accessed via Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball is always well attended and an important event for the local fire departments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mission of the Ketchum and Sun Valley Volunteer Firefighters\u2019 Association is to provide training and equipment to help make the departments better at serving the public and providing emergency services,\u201d Chief Elle said.<\/p>\n

Funds raised from the Ball go toward helping the community at large through new equipment additions and upgrades, as well as training. Funds from last year’s event enhanced both departments\u2019 ability to communicate\u00a0with state and federal agencies through the purchase of advanced radio equipment. A new, battery-operated\u00a0Jaws of Life\/Cutter\u00a0was also acquired, to help allow ambulance crews rapid access to patients trapped in car wrecks.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the money we get goes right back into the community,\u201d explained Chief Franco. \u201cOur backcountry rescue trailers got donated from generous members of the public and this event is one way we show our appreciation back to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tickets for the Ball, now available, sell rapidly and must be purchased at Whiskey Jacques\u2019 with $20 cash. Furthermore, consider making a tax-deductible donation to the fire departments by mailing Ketchum\/Sun Valley Volunteer Firefighters\u2019 Association, P.O. Box 1262, Ketchum, Idaho 83340, or donate online at firefighterball.org.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet your tickets early and come and enjoy the evening with your local friends and neighbors, some who are probably firefighters,\u201d concluded Chief Elle.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the 37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball by visiting firefighterball.org. Whiskey Jacques\u2019 is located on Main Street in Ketchum. Head to whiskeyjacques.com for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball Whiskey Jacques\u2019 will host the 37th Annual Firefighters\u2019 Ball on Saturday, Nov. 19. A rockin\u2019 night to commemorate all that the Ketchum and Sun Valley fire departments do for the community and to help raise funds, the Ball will feature a band and a DJ. This is the only fundraiser that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","_pvb_checkbox_block_on_post":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,36,48,53],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-calendar-2","8":"category-slider","9":"category-calendar","10":"category-calendar-feature"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}