On Groundhog Day, Boulder Skiers Opt For Winter At Cathedral Pines along the 32-kilometer Boulder Mountain Ski Tour course north of Ketchum, 29-year-old Leif Zimmerman, of Bozeman, Mont., guides the lead Elite Men’s pack up a short slope Saturday. At left in the classic tracks is eventual winner Sylvan Ellefson, 26, of Vail, Colo. Zimmerman (1.09:21) finished just behind the 12-racer lead pack in a 32-kilometer freestyle race that attracted 669 skiers. For more coverage and results, turn to pages B2 and B5 in the Sports Section of the printed edition. Photo by Willy Cook

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

• Lawmakers debate insurance, taxes
  Wood River Valley forums spark discussions

• Racer dies during Boulder Mountain Tour
  Course’s first hill leads to cardiac arrest

• County: Senior care could cost $8M
  Commissioner says keeping Blaine Manor would be pricey

• Dry spell hits snow-removal services
  Companies say season is disappointing, but not devastating

• Hailey eyes sewer plant upgrade
  Cost-benefit analysis ordered for $2 million project

• Hailey adopts ‘green’ building code
  Build Better Program to become mandatory May 1

• Guide to talk about ‘steelheading’
  Trout Unlimited to meet Thursday in Ketchum

• Briefs
  

• Valley Trekkies, prepare for warp speed
  Library to screen Trek II and host Q&A with producer

• Not a stuffy museum
  Relics influence the sound of Mexo-American band

• Snow underfoot, ocean in the ears
  Codi Jordan Band brings mountain reggae to Whiskey’s

• Dress Up Your Valentine
  

• Around Town
  

• NRA of the highway
  

• Cardinal not naive
  

• Quality first, cost second
  

• Combat women and Congress’ wimps
  

• Seniors are worthy of local support
  

• Snowboarding column was misguided
  

• Evergreen project is poorly planned
  

• ARCH project story was incomplete
  

• Preventable death in Moscow?
  

• Anderson wrestles up a storm at Challis
  170-pound champion

• Fitzgerald, Weisel capture Patterson/Flood honors
  Sam Busby takes Cheeso overall title

• Carey girls move closer to state trip
  Win 25-19 over Richfield

• WRHS boys play extra time to nip ‘Hawks 55-53
  League tourney opens Tuesday

• Season ends with strong showing for WRHS girls
  In Great Basin tourney

• Ellefson out-legs deep field, Fritz rallies for win
  669 skiers finish Boulder Mountain Ski Tour

• Williams paces Soldier Hollow classic racers
  Nordic qualifier in Utah

• Soldier to stage downhills, Sammis/Camas Cup
  Feb. 11-12

• Busy weekend for alpine ski racers
  At Park City, Snow King

• Sports summary
  

• New book unveils secrets of wolves
  Jim and Jamie Dutcher uncover the personalities of the pack

• Summits and Valleys
  Dis, mis and no information

• Legal Notice Summary
  

• Victoria Helen Kramer
  

• Robert ‘Bob’ Edward Demorest
  

• Robert Mullins
  

• Valentine Uzans Bandrevics
  

• Thomas Johnson
  Death Notice

• June Loughridge
  Death Notice

• Walk on the wild side
  Exotic pets thrive far from home

• Shelter finds home for kitties with disabilities
  Arlo, Team don’t realize they’re different

• Diamonds in the ruff
  Troubled doggies learn to sit, stay and be good