It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Winter A pair of eager “uphillers” glide up the slopes of Bald Mountain on Saturday. Scores of people ascended and descended the ski mountain to get some early turns in last weekend, before Thanksgiving when Sun Valley Resort is slated to open its 77th ski season. Sun Valley Co. spokesman Jack Sibbach said cold temperatures since last Thursday have provided excellent snowmaking opportunities and the conditions should allow for an on-time opening. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

• Report: Airport modifications will be costly
  Consultant estimates project will cost $38.4M to $149.4M

• CRJs approved, not expected soon
  FAA decision important for future, airport officials say

• County gets D- for transparency
  Commissioners react to poor grade from Sunshine Review

• Charter school proposed for Blaine County
  Mountain School group looking at expanding and becoming public

• Senior care providers present plans
  County support needed ranges from $29.5 million bond to license transfer

• School District gets A- for transparency
  New grade follows protest by communications director

• Ketchum applies for $350K grant
  Money sought to improve sidewalks, add streetlights

• Hotel developers get 1-year extension
  Still-slow economy keeps Main Street project on ice

• City pays Sun Valley Co. water, power
  Resort says snafu is ‘honest mistake’

• Sun Valley, local vendors band together for avy education
  2nd annual Sawtooth Snow Safety Festival scheduled for Saturday

• Bellevue seeks to fill empty City Council seat
  3 incumbents have new, 2-year terms

• Hailey homeless man relocated for project
  Blaine County Recreation District called Hailey officials for help

• 5th-graders to learn about bullying
  School District teams, Advocates to focus on ‘relational aggression’

• Mountain Town News
  

• Briefs
  

• When one door opens, do two come through it?
  Daniel Handler speaks of, and for, Lemony Snicket, and various other mysteries of life

• Bank some love for the volunteer firefighters
  Charity ball a fun annual event

• Cabaret at The Cornerstone
  Sun Valley Hallelujah Chorus hosts

• Girls on the Run
  ’Tis the season for fundraisers and a film festival

• Around Town
  

• Rock-Paper-Scissors
  

• Stop the carnage, slow the speed limit
  

• Time to answer the call
  

• What the GOP learned last week
  

• A ‘thank you’ to America’s veterans
  

• Keep Lower River Run trail for walkers
  

• Republicans can’t see what went wrong
  

• Trapping laws don’t make sense
  

• Students benefit from technology
  

• 320 celebrate coaches, kids and ski sports
  Macaya honored with Jack Simpson award

• Cutthroat soccer teams take final bows
  Longtime coach Bob Brock honored

• Parke leads Panther girls into hoops season
  Road warriors at the start

• Midgets make final in first tourney
  High school hockey in Boise

• Haylee debuts for Utah State Aggies
  College basketball player

• Hailey girls rebuild on court with new coach
  Wood River opens with Kimberly tonight

• Tech races get World Cup off the mark
  Ligety wins big time in Austria

• Sports summary
  

• Donations Shave Down Zamboni Cost
  

• Group aims to set national standards for treatment of veterans
  Higher Ground forms alliance with veterans recreation organizations

• Land conservation board down a member
  LAB seeks county resident passionate about conservation

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Cindy Marie (Moulton) Glenn
  

• Robert Henry Sherwood