Ketchum News

"Time outs," "Big doody heads" ... and "Heads-on-desks time." "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." Those were the very first things I wrote down in my yellow legal pad last week after I entered Ketchum's newly-opened Petite Picasso art workshop there at 460 E. 1st Street .

Wood River Land Trust announces its 6th Annual Heart of the Valley Contest. Submissions of photography, prose, and poetry should be sent or dropped off to the Wood River Land Trust office in Hailey by Friday, December 18th, 2009.

It might still be November, but locals' calendars for December are aleady filling up fast with various holiday events -- and another date that Wood River Valley residents and visitors alike may want to likewise mark down is Saturday, Dec.

John Pluntze's 'Write Stuff' Private Tutoring Company Must Be Doing SOMETHING Right by P.H. Vazak John Pluntze first came to the Wood River Valley in 1991, in order to "FINALLY" write a manuscript he'd had in is head since his early college days at UCLA and, later, at Cal State Los Angeles.

Two of the Wood River Valley's most acclaimed and increasingly popular musicians -- Sheryll Mae Grace and Aaron Pugh -- will be performing together again this coming Saturday at one of the Valley's most acclaimed and increasingly popular eateries, The Brickhouse bar and restaurant , from 9pm "until midnight or so." Grace, who's been written about ...

Readthe beginning ofChapter 1, "The Bull" from Double-Edged Sword: The Many Lives of Hemingway's Friend, the American Matador Sidney Franklin by Bart Paul: "He was born Sidney Frumpkin on July 11, 1903, one of nine surviving children to Abram and Lubba Frumpkin of Minsk and Kazan, respectively.

Jackson Katz is one of America's leading anti-sexist male activists. An educator, author and filmmaker, he is internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of gender violence prevention education with men and boys, particularly in the sports culture and the military.

Need a photo of yourself with your dog or cat for the holidays? The Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley will sponsor its annual Santa Paws photos on Nov.

Traveling around ski country, it's hard to shake a lingering sense of deja vu. The bar names change, but the issues sound the same, whether you're in Snowmass or Sun Valley.

Road & Dirt has added 6 additional races to its events calendar thanks to a partnership with The Community School and the Blaine County Recreation District.

The Ketchum Planning and Zoning Commission is recommending that 138 acres be annexed into the city as part of a plan by Sun Valley Co.

Come one, come all to Leroy's Haunted Halloween Party...it will be spooktacular! A veritable host of events including carnival games, crafts, music, sweet and savory treats, carved pumpkin contest , a cryptic graveyard, and of course, a costume contest with prizes for the creepiest, silliest and most creative creations.

The Big Wood River rollicks through tall cottonwood trees, their yellow leaves cascading to the dense litter below.

The Grand County sheriff's office says an Idaho man has died while mountain biking in Moab.

Todd Johnston, 42, of Ketchum, Idaho, died Friday in Grand County, Utah, while mountain biking with friends.

AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEEa S SALE On Thursday, the 28th day of January, 2010, at the hour of 11 :00 oa clock a..m. of said day in the offices of THOMSEN STEPHENS LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 112 S. Seventh Street, Challis, ID 83226, Curt R. Thomsen, as successor trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, in lawful money of the ...

WHERE ART THOU??? WHERE ART, THOUGH??? Hmmmm ... well WHATEVER I ultimately decide to call this new, ongoing series of articles/raves dealing with the always-eclectic -- and ever-expanding -- Art scene here in the Wood River Valley, two things need to be said upfront: First, I soooo dont even PRETEND FOR A MOMENT to be any sort of Art EXPERT, ...

Flamenco guitar virtuoso -- and former Bigwood Bakery co-owner -- ART WALLACE returns to Papa Hemis Hideaway tonight, Wed.

This Thursday and Friday join The Hunger Coalition and make a difference in someone's life! Grab your friends and family and Dine Out Blaine County! this Friday October 16th.

A 44-year-old former bookkeeper for a central Idaho flooring company has been charged with felony grand theft and forgery after the business alleged she stole large sums of money over a 13-year period.