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Editor Note: The new SunValleyOnline has a Reviews section where we encourage the community to review local businesses. Suzanne Buchanan recently reviewed Sego located in Ketchum. You are welcome to not only read it but also add your own perspective to this and other reviews. Do you have a business you frequent that you have an opinion of? Don't be bashful. Share your perspective. Let's just keep it constructive if you have critiques.

How does one digest the myriad of technology choices in modern times?  How can anyone trust salesmen when all the information seems changed from one person to the next?  There always seems to be one opinion overriding another and it's almost impossible to find a decent baseline with...

By Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter

It's true that a rising tide lifts all boats. But how those boats are handled makes a big difference when the tide is out and the waters get...

Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living is honored to announce that Cheryl Welch, owner of Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum, is this year’s recipient of the Ann and Doug Christensen Humanitarian Award.  Cheryl was a driving force in creating the annual Sun Valley Wellness...

The harnessing of solar energy is expanding on every front as concerns about climate change and energy security escalate, as government incentives for...

Community School 4th Grade teacher, Trent Herbst, is competing in the Iditarod going on right now. We will bring you updates posted on Trent's blog. Several of those posts are below to catch you up. The following is the profile on the Iditarod website:...

Swimming, movies, food and fun all in one night!  The YMCA will be hosting the first Flick and Float of the year on Saturday, March 20th from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Grab your friends and family for this special night of watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs while floating and playing...

March 9, 2010 – Julie Cord has been named the new chairperson of Sustain Blaine, the volunteer coalition behind the GoBlaine! strategy for economic vitality throughout Blaine County. 

Cord is a Wood River Valley native who grew up on her family's ranch in the Bellevue triangle.  This background, combined with her experience in real estate and property management, give her a broad and informed perspective on the challenges facing Blaine County today.  Cord has been actively involved in Sustain Blaine since...

What: Volunteering for the Spring Break Snow School

Location: Sawtooth Botanical Garden (11 Gimlet Road, Ketchum, ID 83340)...

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Trent's 4th class gave a presentation to interested volunteers and press at the Milineum Hotel in Anchorage today.   They did a wonderful job informing and entertaining the room on their efforts in the classroom to build...

The 4th grade class joined Trent, over 70 other mushers, and 2000 people at the 2010 Iditarod Musher Banquet.   A wonderful time was had by all and the class got...

OK, this just in from the Kenai Fjord Natl Park; the mountain goats, porpoises, bald eagles and steller sea lions are still here.

A  glorious Sunday graced the Animal Shelter’s 25th Annual  “Silver Anniversary”  Paw n’ Pole celebration March 7th. We had a nice turn-out, and the warm, sunny weather inspired some very creative costumes, both dog and human!  Not intended as a  major fundraiser,&...

Photo courtesy of Trent Jones

Lili Simpson, member of the Levy Advisory Board for the newly established Blaine County Land, Water & Wildlife Program, will give a presentation to the local chapter of Idaho Master Naturalists on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the CSI campus in Hailey.

It's been years since I bought my first alpine touring set-up, and I'm long overdue for an upgrade. So this season I set about testing all sorts of equipment in search of the perfect quiver. Step one: boots. I tested four pairs: the Black Diamond Shiva, Scarpa Diva, Dynafit Gaia, and Garmont Luster, which are the respective companies' premier aggressive women's AT models with Dynafit compatibility. 

First off, a huge thank you to the guys at Pine Needle Mountaineering in Durango for helping me heat mold all these...

Due to the strange snowpack we have this year in the Wasatch, I’ve been skiing new, although not necessarily exciting, terrain.  I have yet to dig a pit as almost every time I go out I’ve felt collapsing, seen natural slides, triggered avalanches with ski cuts or dropped cornices, and/or seen...

On Thursday, the Senate Transportation Committee easily passed two measures aimed at limiting cyclist behavior, but will tweak the two bills that seek to establish controls on motorists in their interactions with bikes on the road.

A group of cycling enthusiasts, runners, and local law enforcement along with Idaho gold medalist and all-around beloved heroine Kristin Armstrong, who commanded nigh audible oohs and aahs, presented a package of bike safety measures to the Senate Transportation Committee....