Alejandra Campoverdi-Don’t Ask People Directions for Places They’ve Never Been

As a first-generation Latina, Alejandra Campoverdi never left work at night without turning around to see the lights outlining the White House.

Wildflower Walk to Include Look at Bellevue’s Geologic and Mining History

Take a walk in the Sagebrush Ocean this evening when Wood River Valley naturalist Kristin Fletcher leads a wildflower walk in Slaughterhouse Canyon.

Marlee Matlin Screening Combines with SVFF Membership Launch

Watch the powerful new documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” and take part in a reception celebrating the launch of the Sun Valley Film Festival’s new year-round Membership Program on Thursday.

Alejandra Campoverdi-Don’t Ask People Directions for Places They’ve Never Been

As a first-generation Latina, Alejandra Campoverdi never left work at night without turning around to see the lights outlining the White House.

Wildflower Walk to Include Look at Bellevue’s Geologic and Mining History

Take a walk in the Sagebrush Ocean this evening when Wood River Valley naturalist Kristin Fletcher leads a wildflower walk in Slaughterhouse Canyon.

Marlee Matlin Screening Combines with SVFF Membership Launch

Watch the powerful new documentary “Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore” and take part in a reception celebrating the launch of the Sun Valley Film Festival’s new year-round Membership Program on Thursday.

Hansel and Gretel’s Candy House Spurs Budding Architects

Sun Valley architect Susan Desko has designed a myriad of unique projects in her lifetime, including the Ketchum Visitor Center, whose use of massive wood totems made of deadfall logs received a prestigious 2012 American Architecture Award and has been touted among the most unique Starbucks locations around the world.

Bike to School and Work Day to Include StoryWalk

Get your bike blessed by the Good Shepherd from St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Enjoy snacks and bike checks from the likes of Sturtevants, Sun Valley Resort and others.

Nurses Honored for Compassion and Excellence

Adri Klemer approaches each day with a positive attitude, choosing to go above and beyond for her team in the Medical/Surgical ward at St. Luke’s Wood River. And her gentle demeanor and warm approach make those around her feel safe, supported and cared for.

Ski Biking Makes Mark in Sun Valley

Mountain biking is just around the corner in Sun Valley. But just a short month ago, ski biking was all the rage on Dollar Mountain as a dozen or so men and women raced down the slopes on bikes mounted on three short skis. The riders were taking part in the third annual Muffy Davis Cup, which raises money annually for Higher Ground’s winter recreation sports. Check it out in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video.

Film Tells the Story of the Early Impressionists

“Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1875” will be screened at The Community Library in Ketchum on Wednesday, May 14.

Far and Away Repeats as One of Best

Far and Away Adventures has once again been named one of the Top 10 White Water Rafting Adventures in the Country by Newsweek readers.

The Hero I Call Mom

Some of my favorite childhood memories are those of our family vacations, most of which required hours on the road in our 1969 Volkswagen bus. Little did we care that it backfired when going uphill or that it rarely topped 55 miles an hour.

Mali Noyes Claims a Skiing Record

Sun Valley Ski Education Nordic ski team alum Mali Noyes recently smashed the record for skiing every line in Utah's Chuting Gallery.

Strings Attached to Play Contra Dance on Saturday

Contra dancing will return to the Hailey Grange on Saturday.

Riverence Trout-Loving the Clear Waters of the Snake

They raise their fish—rainbow, steelhead and golden trout—in the pristine spring water of the Snake River Canyon. And Riverence is on the cutting edge in researching best practices to grow the world’s best trout.

Carry the Load to Honor Service Members and First Responders

Wood River Valley residents are invited to honor military, veterans and first responders during Carry the Load on Friday, May 16.

Sun Valley Resort Unveils Summer Event Schedule

Sun Valley Resort will crank up its gondola for lift-assisted hiking and Roundhouse dining on June 27, and it will kick off the Sun Valley on Ice shows on July 2. And the Sun Valley River run concert series will return on July 23.

Wood River Land Trust Offers a Peek at Hailey Hot Springs

A raptor flew overhead as a dozen people walked across wooden planks above a small creek bursting with the fresh green colors of newly emerging spring plants.

Students Spar Among the Pages in Battle of the Books

The Seagulls soared, and so did The Misfit Toys and The Gambling Baddies as Wood River Middle School competed this year in the annual Idaho Battle of the Books.

Sun Valley Resort Offers Slack Season Specials

Sun Valley Resort is offering a handful of slack specials as Wood River Valley residents await the start of summer.

Pods Offer Peace and Quiet at Hailey Public Library

When’s the last time you heard “Pssst” in a library?

Ketch’em Alive to Serve Up a Mish Mash of Music

Are you ready for some country?

Bicycle Raffle to Benefit Hailey Public Library

You could ride into the summer on a shiny, blue Townie eBike for the price of a raffle ticket.

Earth Fest Champions the Birds, Bugs and Bottle Caps

The Wood River Valley’s fine feathered friends appear to be in good hands, thanks to valley teens, while others are making an effort to help out local insects.

Newsboys to Play Concert Benefitting Higher Ground

Newsboys—one of the most enduring bands in Christian rock--will present a concert benefitting Higher Ground at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 17.

Swim Passes and Lessons Now on Sale

Registration for BCRD’s aquatics programs, including Youth Swim Lessons and Dolphin Swim, is now open. Aquatic Center season passes with preseason pricing are also on sale.

Teens Evoke Moths, Fairies and Elves for Earth Day Fashion Show

Fourteen-year-old Talyne Rhodes sashayed down the runway lined with decorative jars and red lights, making great eye contact with the audience sitting on either side.

Higher Ground to Host Blood Drive Today

Higher Ground is hosting its sixth annual Blood Drive to honor volunteer Steve Adam today--Tuesday, May 6--in the Boiler Room in Sun Valley Village.

World Cup Finals' Announcement Was Premature

Is your throat rested from cheering for the world’s fastest skiers in the 2025 Audi FIS World Cup Finals? Has your wrist recovered from ringing those cowbells?

Pond Skimming a Thing of Beauty and a Tale of Mishaps Galore

Water skiing’s around the corner. But snow skiers got their chance to feel that silky glide across a pond of water first when they took part in Sun Valley’s annual Dollar Daze Pond Skim marking the end of the 2024-25 ski season.

Wood River Orchestra to Serenade Moms with Popular Show Tunes

Tunes from “West Side Story” and “Sound of Music” will fill the air as the Wood River Orchestra celebrates Mother’s Day with a free concert of music from Broadway shows and Hollywood musicals.

Spur Community Foundation Launches Volunteer Listings

Wood River Valley residents looking to plug in to volunteer opportunities this summer are invited to do so through the Spur Community Foundation’s new online listing of local volunteer opportunities.

When Galena Had a Rope Tow and the Shah Skied at Boulder Basin

After Christmas 1938, a Chinook wind melted the little snow Sun Valley had that year, and Friedl Pfeifer suggested moving skiing north from Sun Valley Resort to Baker Creek.

Local Hockey Legend Steps into Leadership Position

The Board of Directors for Sun Valley Youth Hockey has hired former adult Suns player, Frank Salvoni as the organization’s new Executive Director.

Randimals Get Three Minutes of Fame on CNN

Ketchum entrepreneurs Nick Harman and Casey Finegan put in hours of hard work over the past five years to create a menagerie of plush toys like a zebra-kangaroo combination known as Zangaroo.

Spring Sprinkles Bring Wildflowers

This past week’s rains have kickstarted wildflower season in the Wood River Valley.

Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative Invites Public to Fire Talks

The Sawtooth Valley Wildland Fire Collaborative will hold two days of informational sessions and panel discussions reflecting on the 2024 wildfire season in the Sawtooth Valley and exploring ways future wildfires can be mitigated.

Idaho BaseCamp Teaches Fifth-Graders Through Nature

Idaho BaseCamp has officially launched its seventh season of the IBC Sahm 5th Grade Program, a transformative three-day, two-night outdoor experience for students.

Bagel Enthusiast Joins Sun Valley Culinary Institute

Paul Brown could have been forgiven for thinking fate was dead set against him relocating to Sun Valley.

Sawtooth Botanical to Celebrate 30 Years with Fairy Trail and More

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is launching its 30th summer with a pre-Mother’s Day Daffodil Brunch.

SVED Roundtable to Look at Wildfire Risk and Mitigation

Sun Valley Economic Development will host a Roundtable focusing on wildfire risk in Blaine County on Tuesday, May 13.

The Space Glitters with Adult Prom

When Chris Koch celebrated his high school prom, men’s tuxedos were more of the pastel blue look.

Sun Valley Writers’ Conference Announces New Pavilion Pass

The Sun Valley Writers’ Conference is kicking off a variety of ways for students and the community to hear authors free of charge with an appearance by six-time James Beard Award-winner Ruth Reichl, who has penned such books as “The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise” and “My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life” on July 16.

Teens Asked to Create Events for Teens

A new grant opportunity has been launched to empower local teens to take the lead in creating safe, fun, and inclusive events for their peers—an idea sparked directly by youth voices and community data.

USS Idaho Championed by Appearance of Dryland Submarine

As day dawned over the mountains surrounding Sun Valley, a 35-foot flatbed trailer carrying a 28-foot-long cylindrical hulk pulled out of a garage labeled “Area 52 Restricted Area” at Tom and Elizabeth Tierney’s River Grove Farm.

Sun Valley Forum to Bring Back Dr. Sylvia Earle

Dr. Sylvia Earle, underwater explorer and chairman of Mission Blue, will return this year as one of the keynote speakers for the Sun Valley Forum.

Clean Sweep to Offer Spring Cleaning for the Outdoors

The Environmental Resource Center will hold its 29th annual Clean Sweep from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 3.

Out There-A National Parks Story Looks at the Humans Loving America’s Jewels

Brendan Hall always dreamed of driving from the East Coast as the sun rose over the Atlantic Ocean and heading west, ending his trip as the sun set over the Pacific Ocean.

Alice in Dancerland Tells Classic Story from New Perspective

The White Rabbit will be dancing hip-hop, and Alice will pirouette across the floor when Footlight Dance Centre presents “Alice in Dancerland.”

Get Head Start on Summer with Tree 101 Class

Learn how to care for your trees and shrubs when the Sawtooth Botanical Garden presents Tree Care 101 from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 3.

Hailey Town West Undergoes Cinderella Transformation

A giant ram greeted those making their way into Hailey’s Town Center West for an author’s  presentation by the Sun Valley Writers’ Conference this past week.

May Day Play Day to Sport Biking, Hiking and Free Tacos

There’ll be no dancing around the maypole as the Europeans do to celebrate the first day of May—or summer, as they like to call it.

Senior Connection Honors Volunteers, Starts Construction

The Senior Connection celebrated volunteers who contributed 4,000 hours of volunteer service over the past year with bacon chicken burgers this week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dia del Nino Offers Family Fun

Families are invited to take part in a free afternoon of fun during Dia del Nino on Sunday.

Tennis Camp to Kickstart a Swinging Summer

Wood River Tennis is offering a Tennis Camp to jumpstart the summer May 1-4.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

“Song of Baldy”

Awake! Silent pearls have fallen in the night,

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.

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.

Easter Proclamation

Daffodils are emerging

Ketchum Man Chalks Up Milestone

A Ketchum man achieved a milestone this winter.

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.

It Is Finished

The sky darkens

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

BCRD Asks Community to Help Tackle the Path for Earth Day

Break out the trash bags and pick up the path.

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.

The Market Seeks Vendors

Vendors are wanted for The Market, which is returning to Ketchum in early August.

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:

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.

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?

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.