Toasting Tricia-Advocates Director Crowned Nonprofit Leader of the Year

Dusk was settling Monday evening as nearly a hundred men and women made their way into Topnotch Fine Furnishings in Ketchum.

Anthony Geffen to Show the Titanic’s Final Moments

A team of experts used cutting-edge underwater scanning and state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to create the first high-resolution digital twin of the Titanic wreck.

Rotarun Ski Area Notches a Magic Carpet

Rotarun Ski Area, affectionately known as “The Little Mountain with a Big Heart,” is  installing a new 60-meter Magic Carpet surface lift, marking a transformational milestone for the community and for generations of young skiers and riders to come.

Toasting Tricia-Advocates Director Crowned Nonprofit Leader of the Year

Dusk was settling Monday evening as nearly a hundred men and women made their way into Topnotch Fine Furnishings in Ketchum.

Anthony Geffen to Show the Titanic’s Final Moments

A team of experts used cutting-edge underwater scanning and state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to create the first high-resolution digital twin of the Titanic wreck.

Rotarun Ski Area Notches a Magic Carpet

Rotarun Ski Area, affectionately known as “The Little Mountain with a Big Heart,” is  installing a new 60-meter Magic Carpet surface lift, marking a transformational milestone for the community and for generations of young skiers and riders to come.

Wood River Orchestra Marches Through a Delightful Holiday Concert

Felt snowballs flew around The Argyros.

Documenting Journey to Cuba’s Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment

Journalist and filmmaker Reed Lindsay grew up in Ketchum where he was inspired to tell stories by the artwork his mother Barbi Reed hung in the Anne Reed Gallery.

Katz Amsterdam Foundation Bolsters Local Efforts to Address Mental Health

Blaine County’s Mental Well-Being Initiative has received a $200,000 grant to expand access to behavioral health services, strengthen prevention efforts and improve community-wide data systems.

Sun Valley Tree Lighting Perfect Except for One Missing Ingredient

Santa wasn’t in the mood to field requests for Christmas gifts Saturday night. Instead, he was asking for help.

The Space Wins Lights on Afterschool Award

The Space in Hailey has been named a 2025 Lights on Afterschool Champion by the Idaho Out-of-School Network, an organization founded in 2014 to provides tools and resources for quality youth programs in Idaho.

Let There Be Light-A Hannukah Remembrance

The first spoken words

Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Touts Inspiring Stories

Stephen Holding smiled as he recounted how his first experience on red wooden skis at Park West ski area ended so badly that he vowed he would never ski again.

Ballet Sun Valley to Screen ‘The Nutcracker’ Today

Ballet Sun Valley is presenting a free screening of Mikko Nissinen’s award-winning “The Nutcracker” at 3 p.m. today--Sunday, Dec. 14--at the Sun Valley Opera House.

Laughing Stock Benefit to Feature Idaholy Night

Shakespeare’s famous twins seem to appear in most of his comedies.

Live Nativity Set in Snow Tells Story of Christ’s Birth

One of the shepherds wore a cowboy hat atop his head covering. And Baby Jesus had on a onesie with lamb’s ears. Visit the birth of the Christ Child—Sun Valley style—as today’s Eye on Sun Valley video takes you to the 2023 Live Nativity presented by Life Church.

Camels to Help Tell the Story of Baby Jesus’ Birth

The camels will probably feel more at home not having to trudge through piles of snow like they have in past years.

Footlight Dance Center Teams up With Music Institute for Free Holiday Concert

Get in the “Holiday Spirit with Music and Dance” tonight at a free performance by dancers with Footlight Dance Centre and youth musicians with the Sun Valley Music Festival Music Institute.

‘Sueno’ Brings Touch of Magic Realism to the Hispanic Experience

A map depicting Mexico and Central and South America fades away leaving only Mexico and Peru as a condor and eagle soar together in the sky. Just as suddenly, the birds begin to fight, claws clenching, their bodies spiraling to the ground as they fight about the right way to live.

Caritas Chorale to Perform Two Holiday Concerts

A 40-member Caritas Chorale will sing such Christmas favorites as “A La Nanita Nana” during two free concerts Saturday and Sunday.

Grange to Offer Old-Time Country Dancing

The Hailey Grange has been hopping the past couple months with dancing and potluck suppers.

Janet Kellam-From Galena Lodge to Antarctica

After the community rallied to save Galena Lodge from the wrecking ball, Janet Kellam became the concessionaire in charge of opening the lodge after it had been closed for three years.

Sun Valley Resort Opens More Skiing, Gears Up for Tree Lighting and European Market

Some locals have skied Bald Mountain’s College Boulevard so many times since Sun Valley Resort kicked off its ski season last week that they should be awarded Ph.Ds.

Santa to Pose for Pet Pictures

Santa’s coming to town. And this time he plans to sit with Wood River Valley’s furry population for Christmas pet pictures.

‘Anything Goes’ Introduces Spot Young Thespians to Another Era

In 1934 Cole Porter gifted the world with “Anything Goes,” a madcap musical comedy that weaves its way through mistaken identities, an FBI pursuit and even a stowaway attempting to break up the engagement of the woman he has fallen in love with.

Senior Connection Fashion Show to Show Off Elaine Kim Fashions

Selections from Elaine Kim’s Winter Collection will be on the fashion runway when the Senior Connection hosts its annual Winter Wonderland Fashion Show on Friday.

Met Live in HD to Present Reign of Terror Opera

Umberto Giordano’s passionate tragedy about a virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and violence of the French Revolution will be screened Saturday as the latest in The Metropolitan Opera’s live simulcast MetHD.

Sun Valley Film Festival Announces Award Winning Films

A feature film depicting the life of a Northwest logger in the early 1900s won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 2025 Sun Valley Film Festival.

Hurdy Gurdy Girls to Provide Country Touch to Sun Valley Opera Christmas

A Christmas concert with country pizzazz!

BCRD Begins Grooming Cross Country Trails

Those wishing to scoot some skinny skis around can now do so.

Rocket Man Lamps, Bald Mountain Puzzles Among Holiday Bazaar Delights

The Papoose Club hung out a banner revealing its new name. And its cookie tenders doled out the club’s famous holiday cookies from new sneeze guard cookie cases this weekend as the club held its annual Holiday Bazaar at Hemingway STEAM School.

St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Addresses Blaine County’s Most Pressing Needs

The St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation board has approved more than $800,000 in grants for initiatives dealing with mental health, senior care and end-of-life support.

St. Luke’s Foundation Approves Funding for Training, Construction

St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation board has approved just over $150,000 in funding for several internal initiatives to improve health care and keep staff morale high.

Juli Webb Toasts 60 Years at Sun Valley with Hall of Fame Induction

Juli Webb realized a dream come true last Christmas, 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.

Bob and Gina Poole Show Latest Film on Elephants Tonight

Ketchum filmmakers Bob and Gina Poole, who have been involved with many projects for National Geographic, will show their latest wildlife documentary filmed in Kenya at 5 p.m. tonight—Sunday, Dec. 7—at The Argyros in Ketchum.

Coexistence-Stories from Wolf Country

The day before Halloween, Suzanne Asha Stone presented a discussion of how the future of conservation lies not in control, but in collaboration, with nature as she discussed the Wood River Wolf Project with biology and conservation students at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hundreds Converge at Sun Valley’s Bald Mountain for Ski Season Opener

What would prompt a self-proclaimed Texas ski bum to drive 19 hours from West Texas? Or a Hemingway STEAM School student to skip school for two days, spending the night out in freezing temperatures?

Sun Valley Resort’s Winter Wonderland Kicks Off Today

Christmas carols…cookie decorating…Sun Valley Resort kicks off its Winter Wonderland Festival today.

Galena Lodge Now Open for the Season

The snow has been slow in coming to Galena Lodge, although the lodge did get an inch Thursday night.

Adrienne Haan Brings Irving Berlin to Life in Upcoming Concerts

Hardly a Christmas concert ends without some sort of rendition of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”

Sun Valley Youth Hockey to Take Shoulder Check Pledge and Honor Seniors

Sun Valley Youth Hockey will host its high School/18U home tournament today through Sunday, Dec. 7, at Campion Ice House in Hailey and the Sun Valley Indoor Ice Rink.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Coffee Talk Moved to Saturday Night

Scratch that Coffee Talk with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The action-movie actor will appear in a Cocktail Talk, instead.

Sun Valley Skiers Welcome a Ribbon of Snow

It was a bit surreal with one long ribbon of snow plunging more than 3,000 feet down Bald Mountain threading its way through brown sagebrush-covered slopes, a snowless valley below.

Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar Features Great Raffle Packages

More than 75 arts and crafts vendors from across the Intermountain West will hawk their unique gifts at the annual Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday.

Community potluck to Honor Silver Creek Steward Nick Purdy

A potluck to honor Picabo rancher Nick Purdy will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Upper Big Wood River Grange, 609 S. 3rd Ave. in Hailey.

E.A. KAHANE Asks You to Come Join the Parade

While 34.3 million people watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on their TV sets this year, E.A. KAHANE watched it from her third-floor apartment window at 64th Street and Central Park West.

Hailey Tree Lighting to Feature Art and Soul Dancers

Gather around the Christmas tree in Hailey for a community Christmas tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Share the Spirit to Benefit Three Nonprofits

Silver Creek Outfitters will kick off its annual three-day Share the Spirit shopping event to benefit three Wood River Valley nonprofits on Thursday.

Ketchum’s Feli Funke Helps to Tell Story of Barbara Van Cleve

Ketchum fine arts photographer Feli Funke met Barbara Van Cleve when she attended a shoot for Robert Redford’s “The Horse Whisperer” on Van Cleve’s ranch in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains near Big Timber, Mont.

Sun Valley Film Festival Starts Wednesday

Longtime Sun Valley homeowner and box office heavyweight Arnold Schwarzenegger will head up the Sun Valley Film Festival’s popular Coffee Talks this week. And Cedric the Entertainer will be among hose fielding questions when the Sun Valley Film Festival screens “Above the Line,”

Survey Results Concerning Youth Well-Being to Be Released Thursday

The latest survey results concerning the mental health of  youth in the Wood River Valley will be unveiled Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Community Campus in Hailey.

Sun Valley Resort to Kick Off Skiing on Wednesday

Mother Nature isn’t cooperating—much. But Sun Valley Resort is going ahead and opening for skiing, anyway.

Holocaust Survivor to Discuss Harrowing Tale of Survival

Pete Metzelaar was 7 when the Nazis came to his home in the Netherlands, arresting most of his family members.

Ketchum Tree Lighting to Feature Live Reindeer

Listen up, kids: Santa’s coming to Ketchum and his reindeer are, too.

The Hunger Coalition-A Lifeline and A Sense of Unity

Thanksgiving is a time, for most, to take a step back and spend time with family and friends. It’s a time to celebrate our connections with one another and appreciate each other with Thanksgiving dinner being the centerpiece of it all.

Greenhorn Fire Station Open House to Honor Retiring Firefighters

The community is invited to an Open House at the Greenhorn Fire Station on Tuesday.

Local Donors are Matching Hailey Hot Springs Purchase Donations

The Wood River Land Trust is just $20,000 from the $16 million it needs to purchase the Hailey Hot Springs property in Croy Canyon.

Cowboy Christmas Bazaar Raises Money for Rodeo

The annual Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar is waiting in the wings, ready to roll out Dec. 6 and 7. But, Eye on Sun Valley headed to Filer last weekend to take in a holiday bazaar with a twist—a Cowboy Christmas Bazaar loaded with everything from rodeo stars to country crooners to lovely clutches tooled out of soft leather. \

John Rember to Read from Journal of the Plague Years

Stanley resident John Rember will read “A Holiday Sermon,” “Andromeda” and other entries from his newly published “Journal of the Plague Years” on Tuesday in Hailey.

Group Wants to Build Classical Academy

A group of Wood River Valley residents are trying to raise $4 million by mid-January 2026 to purchase an 11-acre parcel in Hailey to build a Blaine Classical Academy.

AWOL Snow Fuels Record Turkey Trot Numbers

Some wore hats that said “Waddle ‘til you Gobble.”

Sip and Shop, ‘Shop Small’ Event to Kick Off Christmas Shopping in the Valley

Kick off Black Friday today by shopping to support the youth of Sun Valley.

Southern Idaho Residents See Surge in HIV

Cases of HIV in Southern Idaho have multiplied this year over last year, according to the South-Central Public Health District.

Finding Generational Healing

Thanksgiving can be a little difficult for some as they come together with family members with whom they have long-hidden grudges, resentments or, simply, misunderstandings that have not been cleared up.

Thanksgiving 2025

I saunter along the river’s edge

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, The Spirit of Inclusion This Holiday Season

As the holidays approach, we’re reminded that true community begins with compassion. Yet, for many in our valley—especially those facing challenges around immigration or distance from family—this season can bring mixed emotions.

Craig Childs-Night Sky is Not an Absence of Light but the Presence of the Universe

Author Craig Childs was driving through Arizona when he realized that a familiar Peabody Coal Mine structure that had crossed above the highway had been torn down.

Spur Community Foundation Awards Grant to Valley Nonprofits

The Spur Community Foundation has awarded $109,000 to 15 Wood River Valley nonprofits representing nearly every aspect of life from arts and youth programs to housing and health services.

St. Luke’s Wood River Honored for Patient Outcomes

St. Luke’s Wood River medical center has been awarded a 2025 Performance Leadership Award by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Homegrown Film Festival to Showcase Mali Noyes’ Record Smashing Ski Quest

Last March and April Sun Valley Ski Education Nordic ski team alum Mali Noyes skied all 93 lines in Utah’s Chuting Gallery in 47 days, smashing a record as she skied some of the steepest ski lines in the Wasatch Mountains.

City of Ketchum Looking for Art to Wrap Gondola Bus Stop

A powder blue gondola car has found its way onto Main Street Ketchum between 4th and 5th Street. Its part of the city’s efforts to spice up its street fare following the two-year Main Street reconstruction project, which ended this past summer.

Visit Sun Valley Provides Summer and Winter Overview

There was no birthday cake. But the mention of St. Luke’s Wood River’s 25th birthday got warm applause from about 75 people attending Visit Sun Valley’s bi-yearly update this past week at Whiskey’s.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Supporters Plead for Flowers, Not Houses

Imagine five single-family homes sitting on the property that now showcases the alpine flowers of Central Idaho and a prayer wheel blessed by the Dalai Lama.

Sun Valley Serenade Screening to Include Historical Background

The movie that put Sun Valley on the map for many will be screened Tuesday night at Ketchum’s Community Library.

Auroras Over Sun Valley Change Colors

After a dazzling red sky, the aurora borealis that lit up the skies over Sun Valley last week took on more of a green and purple hue.

Sun Valley Resort Provided Setting for 10th Mountain Division Training Films

The Army was aware of the public’s interest in ski troops and used its resources to make movies that would highlight their training and daring.

Free Thanksgiving Dinner Offered to the Community

Neighbors Helping Neighbors will hold its 5th Thanksgiving Neighborhood Dinner for the community on Thursday, Nov. 27.

Salzburg Marionette Theatre Adds Another Dimension to The Argyros

They stood just 2 feet tall. And the human nun who interacted with them looked like a giant sitting next to them.

Swiftsure Ranch Looks to the Future

Swiftsure Ranch near Bellevue was founded as the Sagebrush Arena therapeutic riding program on Buttercup Road in Hailey in 1991. Today it accommodates more than a hundred adults and children with physical, mental and emotional challenges a week. Eye on Sun Valley’s Karen Bossick recently visited the ranch to find out what’s next for the program.

Food Drive Continues for Hunger Coalition and Shoshone Project

Blaine County Democrats collected 70 boxes of food during a two-hour period this past weekend. And they’re still collecting.

Thanksgiving at The Mint to Feature Music and Mechanical Bull

Better grab a nap because tonight’s fun at The Mint will stretch into the wee hours of the night.

Sun Valley Resort Delays Ski Opener

Put your skis back in storage.

Turkey Trot to Include Bucket Hats

Custom bucket hats embroidered by Davis Embroidery say it all.

Wood River Orchestra Gears Up for Holiday Concert

The Wood River Orchestra is priming the flutes and tuning up the violins for the orchestra’s popular Holiday Concert and Fundraiser.

Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Unveils Class of 2025

The Community Library has revealed the four local winter sports legends who will be inducted into the 2025 Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Class.

BCRD Debuts North America’s First Fully Electric Nordic Snow Cat

North America’s first fully electric Nordic snow cat will soon be laying down corduroy on the Nordic trails in Quigley Canyon.

Contra Dance and Potluck to Warm the Night

Kick up your heels and join old friends and new friends in a Contra Dance Friday night.

Arnold and Patrick Schwarzenegger to Be Honored by Sun Valley Film Festival

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his son Patrick Schwarzenegger will be among the 2025 honorees at the Sun Valley Film Festival in December.

The Wild Dark Asks Us to Look Up

Several years ago, Craig Childs embarked on a quest to bike from the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip deep into the Nevada desert to one of the darkest spots in North America.

Richard Strauss’ Arabella to Be Presented by Met HD

The glamour and enchantment of Richard Strauss’s 19th century Vienna will be on display when the Metropolitan Opera presents a live simulcast MetHD production of “Arabella” on Saturday.

Blaine County Soccer Pick-Up Games Lead to Professional Spanish Club Affiliation

With the end of the year approaching and winter weather arriving comes the end of the fall soccer season for many local teams. As players begin to put their cleats in storage, they are now concluding the final step in a generational tradition for many Latino and non-Latino families.

Airport to Hold Artists Reception on Wednesday

Go on a gallery walk—at the airport—when Friedman Memorial Airport unveils its newest exhibition of art.