Valley mourns, measures school safety Valley resident Shannon McClean holds a candle during an impromptu vigil held Friday evening in downtown Hailey for victims of a mass shooting earlier that day in Newtown, Ct. Dozens of people shared their grief at the event. Photo by Roland Lane

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

• Parents express confidence in school security
  One calls for ‘lockdown’ of schools when classes in session

• Are students safe at Blaine County schools?
  District implementing $2.24 million in safety and security upgrades

• Scott to shift some jobs to Utah
  New office will be satellite of Ketchum headquarters

• Security heightened at Blaine schools
  Local police trained in responding to school shootings

• Alleged fire station break-in was not fully investigated
  Firefighters claimed Sun Valley city training records, personal emails missing

• Price tag for city’s inquest at least $717K
  Sun Valley has paid at least $561,000 directly

• Hailey might opt out of insurance pool
  Jerome, Burley, and Chubbuck could also leave self-insurance group

• Storm is boon to area Nordic
  14 new inches on valley floor, 12 inches on Bald Mountain

• Recent snow makes Baldy ‘epic’
  Frenchman’s and Greyhawk lifts now open

• Industry representative: Senior care must be flexible
  Says facilities should adapt to growing need for assisted living

• Banks, offices to close for holidays
  Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve hours vary

• Croy Canyon shifts senior-care plan
  Independent living could be funded separately

• Bellevue welcome sign could get solar lighting
  Students offer $750 donation to city

• Build Better Program to become mandatory?
  Hailey gives exemptions for additions and remodels

• Denver and the battle for West Coast skiers
  Group buys major stake in Whistler

• Briefs
  

• First things first
  Jamie Lee Curtis’ latest book reflects on new tricks

• Charitable by design
  Students create planters for Red Cross

• A Sun Valley Soul Christmas
  Hallelujah Chorus offers free holiday concert with Shalom

• Bevy of talent
  The Claremont Trio, beauty with a beat

• Holiday Artist Collective
  Original gift ideas on display in Ketchum

• Around Town
  

• In need of giving
  

• Where is the NRA this time?
  

• Un-hitching the middle class
  

• People going hungry need our help
  

• Oppose grazing in Greenhorn area
  

• More resources needed to help the mentally ill
  

• More information needed from URA
  

• Once again, the game flows back to Fred Trenkle
  A basketball coach returns to the court

• Buhl arrives Thursday, WRHS to honor Fred Trenkle
  Longtime coach saluted at Thursday’s game

• First win for SV Suns 4-3 over Pioneers
  Park City splits weekend series

• First win for SV Suns 4-3 over Pioneers
  Park City splits weekend series

• Farrington wins Dew Tour superpipe final
  Upset at Breckenridge

• Lake Creek ready for IMD Series Nordic races
  Underride: Saturday and Sunday

• Wescott has winning weekend at Telluride
  In SBX singles and team event

• Alpine racers carve out first gates
  Eric Hays continues at Park City

• Ligety, Nyman chalk up GS, downhill wins in Italy
  Vonn continues her early struggles

• AAA: Holiday travel will be up slightly
  Estimated 93.3 million Americans will take trips next week

• David Kelso’s tricks of the trade
  Valley People

• John Thomas Adamson
  

• Norm Housel
  

• Rosa Vilcapoma Woodall
  

• Sharon Kay Cutler
  Death Notice

• Street People
  What does the holiday season mean to you?

• Pour one out for the holidays
  Seasonal libations come in many forms

• Got free time? Explore the great outdoors
  Holiday season offers abundance of outdoor activities

• Religious services throughout the valley
  Gatherings scheduled for the holidays

• Santa Claus is coming to breakfast
  Sun Valley Resort inaugurates new Winter Wonderland Festival

• Finding the real Santa Claus
  Following St. Nick from the Mediterranean to the North Pole

• Una Navidad hispana en el valle
  A Hispanic Christmas in the valley