St. Luke’s Community Health Improvement Fund Supports MSCL House 2023

Wood River Women’s Foundation Asks for Grant Applications by SONYA WILANDER Hailey, ID – MARCH, 2023– Men’s Second Chance Living (MSCL House) has been awarded a St. Luke’s Community Health Improvement Fund grant toward House Programs and Support Services for our second house for the fiscal year 2023. MSCL House realized a long-term goal in October […]

Blaine County Charitable receives $250,000 grant for emergency housing assistance

Blaine County Charitable receives $250,000 grant for emergency housing assistance by Tony Tekaroniake Evans Families must be documented workers or U.S. citizens The Blaine County Charitable Fund recently received a $250,000 Community Development Block CARES Act Grant to help pay for emergency housing assistance. The funds, which come with restrictions, are available to households facing […]

Sun Valley Resort to Celebrate Females This Week

Sun Valley Resort to Celebrate Females This Week by Karen Bossick A Ski History Challenge, a chance to participate in the Muffy Davis Cup, a night of films about female athletes and a chance to learn how to become a junior ski patroller are among the events Sun Valley Resort has planned for a week’s […]

Community leaders to headline ‘State of the Valley’ forum today

Community leaders to headline ‘State of the Valley’ forum today by Emily Jones The Wood River Women’s Foundation will host the fourth-annual “State of the Valley” community forum today, Tuesday, Feb. 28, to address challenges associated with growth in Blaine County. The event will run 3:30-5:30 p.m. at The Community Library, 415 Spruce Ave. in Ketchum. […]

Advocates Teens to Tout Relationship Fixes

Advocates Teens to Tout Relationship Fixes by Karen Bossick How does one set boundaries in a relationship? Why is consent important in all relationships? The Advocates’ Every Teen Counts (ETC) interns will address these topics and more when they hold their annual “No Pressure” event from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, at The […]

Rotarun continues to grow—with a little help

Rotarun continues to grow—with a little help by mike shultz New garage constructed for snowcats and snowmobiles Rotarun Ski Area has expanded its snowmaking capabilities with the construction of a new equipment garage that will house the snowcats and snowmobiles to for on-site maintenance and secure, year-round storage. According to representatives from Rotarun, the job […]

Rotaravens Join Rotarippers This Year

Rotaravens Join Rotarippers This Year by Karen Bossick Seven-year-old Bradley Marroquin isn’t quite sure what he’s getting into. But he sported a grin a mile wide as a ski tech at Sturtevants prepared to fit him for ski boots.“You don’t need big heavy socks to ski,” Kaz Thea told him, as she noted the super […]

Snowfall and Warm Temperatures Challenge FIS Ski Racers at Sun Valley

Snowfall and Warm Temperatures Challenge FIS Ski Racers at Sun Valley by heather foster Nearly 200 athletes competed in the Western Region FIS Elite Tech Series at Sun Valley Jan. 12-15. Two giant slalom (GS) and two slalom (SL) races were on tap for both men and women across the four days. Top junior and […]

Wood River Women’s Foundation Asks for Grant Applications

Wood River Women’s Foundation Asks for Grant Applications by Karen Bossick The Wood River Women’s Foundation will begin taking grant applications Sunday, Jan. 15. The window for Blaine County nonprofits to apply for the organization’s 2023 grants will open at 8 a.m. Jan. 15 and close at midnight on Jan. 29. This year grant requests […]