Name: Eye On Sun Valley
Address: P.O. Box 1453, Ketchum, ID, 83340, US


Juli Webb Toasts 60 Years at Sun Valley
Juli Webb realized a dream come true this year, leading Sun Valley Resort’s annual Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade 60 years after she first started teaching skiing at America’s first destination ski resort.
Sunday, April 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


BCRD Levy to Go Under Microscope
Many Wood River Valley residents have said they’re confused about the BCRD’s proposed levy, which will be put to a vote in November.
Sunday, April 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Taking Health Survey Could Get You a Gift Card
South Central Public Health District, St. Luke’s Health System and Family Health Services are encouraging residents to participate in a survey to help assess South Central Idaho’s overall community health and to establish priorities in how to address health needs.
Sunday, April 27, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Art Talk
There were nods to Vincent van Gogh and Frida Kahlo. And the passion for the nature all around us shone through at the Senior Art Exhibition held recently at The Senior Connection in Hailey. Get a feel for it all in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video by Liberty Films.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Dia del Nino Offers Family Fun
Families are invited to take part in a free afternoon of fun during Dia del Nino on Sunday.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Tennis Camp to Kickstart a Swinging Summer
Wood River Tennis is offering a Tennis Camp to jumpstart the summer May 1-4.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Chuck Ferries Made His Mark on the World of Skiing
Chuck Ferries, who competed in the 1960 and 1964 Olympics in Squaw Valley and Innsbruck, Austria, has passed away at his home in Sun Valley.
Friday, April 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Laughing Stock Theatre Offers Play Readings, Cabaret and Camp
Laughing Stock Theater is kicking off a summer season of play readings, a cabaret fundraiser, Shakespeare and summer camp.
Friday, April 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wanted-Your Unused Prescription Drugs
Unused prescription drugs can be dropped off at two places in the Wood River Valley during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.
Friday, April 25, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Amateurs Take Theater Crowd on an Interstellar Family Vacation
Alpenglow was settling over the foothills of the Wood River Valley as the Ring family walked across the stage of The Liberty Theatre and climbed into a high-speed space tram slated to take them home from Mt. Foreverest.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


High Mountain Heard Band to Kick Off Spring in Hailey
The High Mountain Heard Band will play their brand of “folky puny honky tonky slushy rock n’ roll” when the City of Hailey throws a Spring Street Party on Friday.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro to Hit the Big Screen on Saturday
Mozart’s timeless masterpiece “The Marriage of Figaro,” or “Le Nozze di Figaro,” will headline the Metropolitan Opera’s live MetHD simulcast on Saturday.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Earth Fest Expands with Trunk Shows and Seed Bombs
Elizabeth Jeffrey is aghast when she considers the fashion industry and the vast number of clothing items manufactured each year.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Free Fly-Fishing Class Offered
Delve into the art of casting Thursday when the Hailey Public Library offers a free fly fishing class with local fly-fishing guide Ed Northen.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Marching Begins to Eclipse Hiking in Sun Valley
There appears to be a new pastime ramping up this summer in the Wood River Valley—protesting and marching.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Cowboy Jeweler and Flower Loving Counselor Headline Senior Show
Bob Rodman studied electrical engineering at the University of Santa Clara. But he soon decided that science and math were not for him and so left to study ceramics, sculpture, drawing, pottery and jewelry making at San Jose State College.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Poet to Share Work Focusing on the Resiliency of Nature
Poet Ibe Liebenberg, an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, will orchestrate a pop-up poetry reading at 5:30 p.m. tonight--Tuesday, April 22.
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Trails Coalition to Talk Trails at South Valley Pizza
Got questions about how local hiking and biking trails are shaping up for the summer?
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Bailey Family Studios Paves Way for More Programming at The Argyros
A couple months ago an enrapt audience watched guitar virtuoso Marcus Eaton’s fingers turn into a blur as he played his guitar in the small intimate venue of the Bailey Family Studios in The Argyros.
Monday, April 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Award Winning Irish Play to Kick Off New Play Reading Series
A familiar story will launch a new endeavor at The Argyros Center for the Performing Arts.
Monday, April 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


“Song of Baldy”
Awake! Silent pearls have fallen in the night,
Monday, April 21, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Do You Believe?
I wasn’t always a follower of Jesus. I grew up in a home that valued science and math. My father was an engineering professor, and my older brother became an engineer, as well.
Sunday, April 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Latino Author to Tell What It Means to be a First and Only
Former White House staffer Alejandra Campoverdi will discuss her “First Gen: A Memoir” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, at Hailey Town Center West.
Sunday, April 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Easter Proclamation
Daffodils are emerging
Sunday, April 20, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Ketchum Man Chalks Up Milestone
A Ketchum man achieved a milestone this winter.
Saturday, April 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Chasing Ski Pins and Other Malarky
While Roger Mankus celebrated his milestone of skinning up Baldy 2,000 times, other Sun Valley skiers have been pressing hard to get their 100 days of skiing in so they can earn a 100-Day Pin that Sun Valley has given out for the past nine years.
Saturday, April 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


It Is Finished
The sky darkens
Saturday, April 19, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Giving a Hoot for a Baby Hoot Owl
A baby great horned owl is back in its nest, thanks to a few Wood River Valley residents who flexed their own wings to return the owl to safety.
Friday, April 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Richard Stallings to Headline Clint and Michelle Stennett Social
Former U.S. Congressman Richard Stallings will headline the annual Clint and Michelle Stennett Social and Fundraiser next week.
Friday, April 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Invests in Mental Health
St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation has committed an additional $4.43 million to the Blaine County Mental Well-Being Initiative, which the foundation initially sponsored in 2023. This new four-year commitment will bolster the work to grow an integrated mental health ecosystem that improves the lives of all people in Blaine County.
Friday, April 18, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Ellsworth Inn Was a Church and a Hunting Lodge Before Becoming Workforce Housing
The Ellsworth Inn was abuzz with activity Tuesday afternoon, just as it has been every day for this past year since handsaws began whirring and jackhammers began their rat-tat-tat-tat.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Effect Explores Fast Growing Field of Brain Health
It weighs just three pounds. But the brain is the focal point of “The Effect” now playing at The Spot in Ketchum.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


BCRD Asks Community to Help Tackle the Path for Earth Day
Break out the trash bags and pick up the path.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Janss Pro-Am Offers Other Worldly Experience
The Jetsons swooped into second place, even though they were without their flying saucer-like aerocar. They were eclipsed only by the SuperNova Search and Rescue team made up of Sun Valley patrollers.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Market Seeks Vendors
Vendors are wanted for The Market, which is returning to Ketchum in early August.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


St. Luke’s Wood River Receives Three Prestigious Awards
St. Luke’s Wood River has received three awards for exceptional patient experience and other endeavors:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Join or Die-Society and Democracy Depend on It
You can’t say Sun Valley residents aren’t engaged. Dozens of valley residents flit from one nonprofit organization as they take part in endeavors to better the river running through the valley, the trails locals run on and bike every day and the lives of the people and pups who live here.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Trailing of the Sheep Festival Hits Pop Culture TV
Did you know that the Trailing of the Sheep Festival recently found itself making the rounds of Jeopardy?
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Community School Student Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Sun Valley Community School senior Sophia Hallstein was recently named a 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Seniors Star in a Night of Art, Music and Hors d’oeuvres
The most difficult part about creating a new art show in the Wood River Valley was deciding which artists to feature in the show.
Monday, April 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


ARCH to Hold Open House for New Ellsworth Inn Units
After a year of hammering and drilling, six new units at the historic Ellsworth Inn are ready for someone to claim them home.
Monday, April 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Littering Could Get You a Hefty Fine
As the weather improves and temperatures warm, it’s fair to say that all Idahoan’s will be itching to get outside.
Monday, April 14, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


City Leaders Talk World Cup, Road Projects and Preserve Building
Some would say we’re in the spring season; others, mud season. Ketchum City officials say we are now officially back in construction season.
Sunday, April 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Baldy Bluebird Festival to Feature Ian Munsick, Kip Moore and Fireworks
BY KAREN BOSSICK
Sunday, April 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Gala Dinner, Music and Auction to Raise Money for Stanley School
A five-course gala dinner with live music and silent auction will help Stanley residents complete the final phase of a school expansion that will benefit the community and its businesses.
Sunday, April 13, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Death By Chocolate Spurs Creative Entries
The theme was Death by Chocolate. But a handful of College of Southern Idaho students turned their chocolate cookie into a health food with the addition of a purple yam that one of the students had eaten growing up in the Philippines.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


New Home to Be Raffled Off to Benefit Lincoln County Youth
The Shoshone Project has facilitated the raffle of a new home with the proceeds to benefit the Lincoln County Youth Center and nine other Lincoln County organizations.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Teen Earth Day Fashion Show Offers Cash Prizes
An Earth Day Thrift Store Fashion Show for teens will be held Saturday, April 26, at Hailey Town Center West, 116 S. River St.
Saturday, April 12, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Women’s Foundation Fund 25 Nonprofits
The Wood River Women’s Foundation has been in the business of giving out money to deserving causes for 20 years.
Friday, April 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Resort Celebrates Season with Live Music, Easter Egg Hunt
The countdown to the end begins this weekend when Sun Valley Resort closes out the River Run side of Bald Mountain with a party featuring the Mike Reese Trio.
Friday, April 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Blaine County Education Foundation to Fund More Free School Lunches
The board of the Blaine County Education Foundation has approved $300,000 over the next three years to provide free school meals for qualifying students.
Friday, April 11, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Yesterday and Today Concert Makes the Beatle Experience Personal
Billy McGuigan and his brothers have gotten requests for every Beatles’ song under the sun. But at a recent concert in the Deep South they got a request for one they’d never heard before.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


SVMoA’s Uncharted Exhibition Considers Past and Future Migrations
Explore the history of the spice trade along the Silk Road and then consider the food traditions of refugees from countries along the Silk Road who have resettled in Boise in the Sun Valley Museum of Art’s new exhibition “Uncharted: Artists as Wayfinders.”
Thursday, April 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Wood River Tennis to Offer Kids and Adult Camps
Wood River Tennis is offering a new program teaching tennis to children in grades 3 through 6 this spring, even as it gears up for another adult Tennis Camp.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Effect Takes on Pill Popping Culture with Humor and Drama
“The Effect” revolves around two patients who fall in love after meeting at a clinical trial where they are testing an antidepressant.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Free Debt Reduction and Credit Building Workshop Offered
Free “Debt Reduction and Credit Building” sessions are being offered Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11, at The Hunger Coalition in Bellevue.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Far and Wise Appoints a New Director
A Sun Valley Community School educator has been tabbed to head up Far + Wise.
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hiking Trails This Summer-What You Need to Know
Pack a handsaw in your pack and a chainsaw in your Audi. And, whatever you do, don’t forget the toilet paper and a WAG bag.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Forever Young Adult Prom to Benefit Tutoring Programs at The Space
Why let the kids have all the fun!?
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Legend of Ochi Features Small Girl’s Empathy for a Creature of the Night
Step into a richly imagined world when the Sun Valley Film Festival presents “The Legend of Ochi” Friday night.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


The Liberty Theatre Company Unveils New Season of Plays
The Liberty Theatre Company will roll out a classic, a jaunty musical written by a Grammy Award winner, a play inspired by Rosa Parks with a Latino twist and a new adaptation of a Mexican or Peruvian children’s folk story during its upcoming season.
Monday, April 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Climate Action Coalition to Hold Community Trunk and Thrift Store
Got a few unwanted Christmas or birthday presents that need new homes? Want to declutter in order to create time and energy for keeping New Year’s resolutions?
Monday, April 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Daryl Fauth Named to State Philanthropic Board
Daryl Fauth has been appointed to the Idaho Community Foundation’s board of directors as part of its 2024 merger with the Idaho Nonprofit Center.
Monday, April 7, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hands Off Rally Draws a Huge Crowd in Ketchum
Jenny Busdon’s husband Nello grew up in Italy under three dictators—Tito, Mussolini and Hitler.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Free Nature Journaling Workshop Offered Today
Learn how to better observe the intricacies of nature during a free nature journaling workshop this afternoon.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Blaine County Honored for Reducing Energy Consumption
Blaine County has been named one of only three government recipients of the 2024 Idaho Award for Leadership in Energy Efficiency. The award is presented by the Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


See What Made the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Cut
Wood River Valley residents show up strong for local parades, whether it be Hailey’s Fourth of July Parade or Ketchum’s Wagon Days Parade. Eye on Sun Valley thought it would be fun to see what makes the lineup in other towns’ parades so we headed south to Twin Falls to capture their annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. You get to see it while wrapped in your afghan, as it most certainly was not warm that day in Twin!
Saturday, April 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Space Mission Expert to Explore Idea of Surfing on Saturn’s Rings Tonight
Go “Day Dreaming in the Solar System.” Then head to the Sawtooth Botanical Garden for a Night Under the Stars tonight.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Ride, Stride Glide to Cap Winter Season at Galena lodge
Dust off your mountain bike, slide your feet into your running shoes and wax your cross-country skis for the annual Ride Stride Glide winter triathlon on Sunday.
Saturday, April 5, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hailey Hot Springs Ranch Acquisition Donations to be Matched
The Wood River Land Trust’s attempt to purchase the Hailey Hot Springs Ranch just got a big boost.
Friday, April 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


100 Men Who Care to Hear Pitches From Three Organizations
ARCH Community Housing Trust, the Wood River Community Orchestra and the Wood River Land Trust’s Hailey Hot Springs Ranch acquisition project will be among the three nonprofits 100 Men Who Care will consider funding when the organization meets on Tuesday.
Friday, April 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hungarian Pianist Matei Varga to Offer Free Concert
An award-winning Romanian pianist who has won superlative reviews around the world will offer a free concert at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
Friday, April 4, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Pond Skim Makes Splash as Sun Valley Resort Rolls Out Next Year’s Passes
Attie Murray and Scarlett Carruth didn’t yodel when they plunged into the Cold Pond at the base of Dollar Mountain. But they did get goosebumps.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Pub Talk to Focus on Future of Wood River Valley Trails
The layoffs of thousands of U.S. Forest Service workers by the Trump Administration, including some in the Sawtooth Recreation Area, have left outdoor recreationalists with questions galore.
Thursday, April 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Spot Wants Middle School Students for Beetlejuice Jr
Wanted: Middle school students to perform in “Beetlejuice Jr.”
Thursday, April 3, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Parking Valets Address Ketchum’s Parking Problem
Dick Fenton was quick to approach Willy Cook as the latter edged his truck up East Avenue in Ketchum looking for a parking spot. Fenton was soon joined by Nick Harman.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


To Taste Life Twice to Explore the Craft of Writing
Anna-Marie McLemore, author of “The Weight of Feathers” and “Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix,” will deliver the opening keynote for The Community Library’s third annual “To Taste Life Twice” event in early May.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Greek Ski Week Touts Legends Panel and Inspiring War Romance
The Greek International Ski Race, known affectionately as the GRIN, is returning to Sun Valley after a 30-year absence.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Valet Service Aims to Ease Parking Crunch
Have you found yourself having increasing difficulty finding a parking space in Ketchum?
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Shoshone-Bannock Treaties to Go Under the Microscope
Review the treaties white man made with the Shoshone-Bannock tribes at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, at The Community Library in Ketchum.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hagenbuch and Diggins Crowned National Champions in Final Race of Nordic Season
Sun Valley’s John Steel Hagenbuch snuck around Gus Schumacher to win the Men’s National Championship 40-kilometer Nordic Mass Start Classic at the SWIX SuperTour and Spring Nationals held this week in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Idaho Shakespeare Festival to Perform Free Show for Kids
Idaho Shakespeare Festival’s original production “The Chronicles of Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson” had just come to an end on the stage of The Liberty Theatre.
Monday, March 31, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Kathleen McLaughlin to Share Lessons About Authoritarianism
Explore what Americans can learn about authoritarianism from China when foreign correspondent Kathleen McLaughlin gives a free presentation at Ketchum’s Community Library.
Monday, March 31, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Hands Off Rally to Challenge Cuts to Social Security and Other Programs
A Hands Off! Rally addressing cuts to Social Security, Veterans services, Medicare and Medicaid and other services will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at Ketchum Town Square.
Monday, March 31, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Marie’s Ahi Tuna Poke Makes Great Appetizer
With summer coming it will soon be time again for garden parties. Marie’s Ahi Tuna Poke in Spring Roll wrappers is easy to make—fun to make, even, especially if kids are around to watch. And they’re a hit at dinner parties.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Freestyle Legends to Recount the Origins of Flashy Skiing
Fifty years ago, a group of skiers changed the arc of the ski world forever. They eschewed the traditional approach of relying on slalom gates to demonstrate greatness. They rejected time clocks and speed suits.
Sunday, March 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Dog Training Classes to Teach How to be Off Leash
Want to teach Fido some new tricks? Like “Sit.” “Leave the bunny alone.” “Skip the food” (even if it is lying on the ground in plain sight). And, of course, the all-important “Come.”
Sunday, March 30, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley Wraps Up World Cup Finals-For Now
The crowd exceeded nearly everyone’s expectations, athletes especially. Hotels filled, and Ketchum’s streets bustled with people, enjoying such novelty items as crispy buttermilk fried chicken with roasted garlic and spicy pickles.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 \| Read Full Story.


Sun Valley’s World Cup Crowd Sees Fire and Ice
Sun Valley’s Ashley Clark mesmerized the crowd as she swung balls of fire while skating around the Sun Valley Ice Rink.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 \| Read Full Story.