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The 8th running of the Sun Valley Half Marathon and Relay is quickly approaching; June 2, start time is 9am.

Early registration closes on April 29, at which time entry fees increase. Don't delay, register today at https://www.imathlete.com/events/SunValleyHalfMarathonRelay/

Not quite ready for the full, challenging, and beautiful course of the Half? Consider teaming with a partner and running the relay. All participants run the same course except with the relay you may choose the first half or the second half of the course. Relay runners receive  the same course support, tshirts, medals and post race offerings the full half runners receive. No reason not to come run!

For Race information, contact Race Director Brad Mitchell at info@sunvalleyhalfmarathon.com

Retuning in full force is the bigger than ever YMCA Kids Fun Zone. The Y is stepping it up this year with added activities for the kids - kids races, bounce castle, dunk tank, fire department activities and much more; fun for everyone! For information regarding the kids zone, contact the YMCA at 727-9622.

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National Brotherhood of Skiers visits Ketchum, Idaho from City of Ketchum on Vimeo.

Sun Valley, ID -- The Sun Valley Film Festival is proud to announce our winners in the following categories:

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The Forum, titled “Novel Opportunities for Breast Cancer Therapy,” will be held in conjunction with the 16^th Annual Laura Evans Memorial Breast Cancer Symposium.

The Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research will hold its 16th Annual Laura Evans Memorial Breast Cancer Symposium Open Forum in the Continental Room at the Sun Valley Inn on Thursday, March 8, from 5-7 p.m. St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation is sponsoring this year’s Forum.

The Open Forum, titled “Novel Opportunities for Breast Cancer Therapy,” is open to the public and free. Expedition Inspiration is proud to offer the public an opportunity to hear the latest in breast cancer therapy and to have breast cancer related questions answered.

“Though the researchers specialize in breast cancer, the Open Forum has relevance for all individuals effected by cancer, regardless of the specific kind of cancer they are surviving,” said Expedition Inspiration Board of Directors Chair and breast cancer survivor Suzanne Pere-Mulenos. “The progress investigators have made in breast cancer research has translated to improved treatment options for many, many other kinds of cancers.”

Wood River Valley resident Dani Stern attended the Open Forum in 2011 after being diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer. “I’m willing to climb the tallest mountain and scream out to everyone that we’re not there yet, and my family depends on the cure soon, “ said Stern.

After attending the Forum, Stern was motivated to seek out the best medical care. “I just know a cure is around the corner.  We’ve all fought too hard to give up now.”

This year’s speakers are C. Kent Osborne, M.D., director of the Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine; and Lisa A. Carey, M.D., breast cancer hematology/oncology professor in the Lineberger Comprehensive Center of University of North Carolina.

“This Forum offered through Expedition Inspiration is a tremendous resource to the people of the Wood River Valley and beyond,” said St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation Chief Development Officer Megan Thomas.  “Community generosity enables the Foundation to support programs, like this free Open Forum, that fundamentally improve health care experiences in our community.”

The Open Forum is held in conjunction with the 16th Annual Laura Evans Memorial Breast Cancer Symposium titled “The Metastatic Process and Novel Opportunities for Breast Cancer Research.” The Symposium, held under the guidance of Marc Lippman, M.D. and Angela DeMichele, M.D., M.S.C.E., is an invitation-only conference that encourages the free exchange of current breast cancer research and ideas. Attendees include basic scientists, clinical investigators and practicing clinicians.

“This is an exciting time for breast cancer research, because we are on the verge of uncovering so much information about each cancer's unique drivers,” said Expedition Inspiration board member Kimberly Allison, M.D. “This knowledge should lead us to more targeted, personalized therapies that will deliver more cures for more patients.”

The attendees have intense working sessions to share unpublished information, analyze breakthroughs, recognize hurdles to finding a cure and discuss advances in treatment.  After the Symposium, attendees continue to pool information and develop new cross-country clinical trials.

"The Expedition Inspiration Annual Symposium is truly a meeting of the greatest minds in breast cancer research – the ‘rock stars’ of the field,” said Allison. “It is a powerful event because of its singular focus on sharing ideas to move the field forward. There is nothing quite like it, and it exists because of Expedition Inspiration's mission and supporters."

Directly following the Symposium, past and current attendees of the Symposium will decide on the next recipients of the Brenda M. Williams Young Investigator Award and Young Investigator Award. The awards come at a crucial time in the development of the junior scientists’ careers.

“Our Young Investigator Awardees are extremely productive, resulting a huge return on their investment,” said Angela DeMichele, M.D., M.C.S.E. “What sets the EI Symposium apart is that it continues to be the only organization that supports young investigators at a critical juncture in their work.”

Young Investigator Award recipients from the previous year are invited to attend the Symposium and present their research to the senior scientists in attendance. This year’s Young Investigator attendees are J. Chuck Harrell, Ph.D., of Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina; and Patrick Morris, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

The Open Forum sponsor, St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation, is a nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate the advancement of innovative programs and services that fundamentally improve health care experiences in our community. The foundation has put more than $30 million in community generosity to build and equip the hospital and to support exceptional health care services and health well-being programs in the Wood River Valley. For more information, please contact Thomas at 208-727-8444 or visit http://www.slwrf.org.

The Annual Laura Evans Memorial Breast Cancer Symposium is central to the mission of Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research, which is to sponsor the annual symposium to involve researchers in the free exchange of ideas to identify "breakthrough" projects and to accelerate the development of new, effective treatments for breast cancer. Expedition Inspiration also sponsors and organizes challenging physical activities for the purpose of raising funds for medical research and public education.

For more information, please visit http://www.expeditioninspiration.org/index.php, or call the Expedition Inspiration Fund office at 208-726-6456. You can also “Like” the Expedition Inspiration Fund for Breast Cancer Research on Facebook and follow @EI_SunValley on Twitter.

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Sun Valley, ID - The Sun Valley Film Festival, March 15-18, announces its lineup of dramatic and documentary feature films, television series, web series, children's programming and short films. This signature event will bring the vision of some of this year's most anticipated filmmakers to Sun Valley, and you're invited to watch it come into focus.

"We're thrilled about the opportunity to spotlight such an inspiring and innovative group of filmmakers in Sun Valley," said Festival Director Sabina Dana Plasse. "Our lineup is indicative of the spirit and dedication that goes into this collaborative process. We're looking forward to a great event."

DRAMATIC FEATURES

THE BROOKLYN BROTHERS BEAT THE BEST
Director/Writer: Ryan O'Nan
Producers: Jason Michael Berman and Kwesi Collisson
Cast: Melissa Leo, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher McDonald, Jason Ritter and Wilmer Valderrama

FRIENDS WITH KIDS
Director/Producer/Writer: Jennifer Westfeldt
Cast: Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns

LOST RIVER
Director: Hugh DiMauro
Producer: Kieran Donahue
Writers: Hugh DiMauro and Kieran Donahue
Cast: Kieran Donahue

LUV
Director: Sheldon Candis
Producers: Jason Michael Berman, W. Michael Jenson, Gordon Bijelonic, Datari Turner
Writers: Sheldon Candis and Justin Wilson
Cast: Common, Michael Rainey Jr., Dennis Haysbert, Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton and Michael Kenneth Williams

MAGIC VALLEY
Director/Writer: Jaffe Zinn
Producer: Heather Rae
Cast: Scott Glenn, Kyle Gallner, Alison Elliott, Brad William Henke, Matthew Gray Gubler and Will Estes

MOSQUITA Y MARI
Director/Writer: Aurora Guerrero
Producer: Chad Burris
Cast: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Laura Patalano, Joaquin Garrido, Dulce Maria Solis and Omar Leyva

NOBODY CARES
Director/Writer: Travis Swartz
Producers: Travis Swartz and Josie Pusl
Cast: Chris Thometz, Christina Lang, Joe Golden, Tom Donahoe and Vanessa Hopkins

OLD GOATS
Director/Writer: Taylor Fiefer
Producers: Taylor Guterson and Johnathan Boyer
Cast: Jay Pickett, Victoria Pratt, Michael Bowen, Patty McCormack and Tom Skerritt

SMALL, BEAUTIFULLY MOVING PARTS
Directors/ Writers: Annie J. Howell and Lisa Robinson
Producers: Annie J. Howell, Lisa Robinson and Jennifer Doughtery
Cast: Anna Margaret  Hollyman, Richard Hoag, Andre Holland, Mary Beth Peil, Sarah Rafferty and Susan Kelechi Watson

SODA SPRINGS
Director: Michael Fiefer
Writers/Producers: Jay Pickett and Michael Fiefer
Cast: Jay Pickett, Victoria Pratt, Michael Bowen, Patty McCormack and Tom Skerritt

DOCUMENTARY FEATURES

7 YEARS UNDERGROUND: A 60s TALE
Director: Jason M. Solomon
Producers: Candice Solomon and Elly Solomon

A NOT SO STILL LIFE: THE GINNY RUFFNER STORY
Director: Karen Stanton
Producer: Christopher Blanchett

BETWEEN THE EARTH AND SKY / South Sudan
Director: Karen Day
Producer: Ujenzi Trust

CALIFORNIA STATE OF MIND: THE LEGACY OF PAT BROWN
Director: Sascha Rice
Producer: Hilary Armstrong

CORMAN'S WORLD
Director: Alex Stapleton
Producers: Stone Douglass, Mickey Barold, Alex Stapleton, Jeff Frey and Izabela Frank

FIRST CIRCLE
Director: Heather Rae
Producers: Heather Rae, Russell Friedenberg and Randy Redroad

GATHERING REMNANTS
Directors/Producers: Kendall Nelson and John Plummer

GREAT MIGRATIONS: Behind-the-Scenes
Director/Producer/Writer: James Bryne

I AM
Director: Tom Shadyac
Producer: Dagan Handy

JERUSALEM: LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF GOD
Director/Producer: Stephen Crisman

JÓN OG SÉRA JÓN (JOHN AND REVEREND JOHN) / Iceland
Director: Steinthor Birgisson
Producers: Steinthor Birgisson and Sigurbjorn Bui Baldvinsson

LT. WATADA: A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE
Director/Producer: Freida Mock

MARCH OF THE LIVING / Brazil, Germany, Poland and Israel
Director: Jessica Sanders
Producer: L.G. Tubaldini Jr.

THE PHANTOM WOLVES OF SUN VALLEY
Director/Producer: DeSiree' Fawn

PRESERVATION HALL: A LOUISIANA FAIRYTALE
Director: Danny Clinch
Producers: Ben Jaffe, Matty Beckerman and Danny Clinch

SING CHINA!
Director/Producer/Writer: Freida Mock

STOLEN SEAS     
Director: Thymaya Payne
Writer: Mark Monroe
Producers: Thymaya Payne, Andreas Lascaris, Heather Phenix and Andrew Walker

THE GREATER GOOD
Directors: Kendall Nelson and Chris Pilaro
Producers: Leslie Manookian, Kendall Nelson and Chris Pilaro

THE MONO LAKE STORY
Directors: Ryan Christensen and Jonah Matthewson
Producer: Bristlecone Media

TULARE - THE PHANTOM LAKE
Director/Producer: Christopher Beaver

UNSIGNED
Director: Edward Payson
Producers: Jeremy McGovern, Moziko Wind and Edward Payson

WAR ELEPHANTS
Director/Writer/Producer: David Hamlin
Featuring: Bob Poole and Dr. Joyce Poole

WINTER
Director: Steve Bellamy
Producers: Rich Tavtigian and Selma Al-Faqih

WINTER'S WIND
Director: Matt Herringer
Producer: Will Veve

SHORT FILMS

15 MINUTES OF FLAME
Director: Gandhi Warhol
Producer: Jimi Holt

BRAD & GARY / France
Art Director: Pierre Coffin
Producers: Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy

BURDEN
Director/Writer: Michael David Lynch
Producers: Michael David Lynch and John Bosher
Cast: Michael E. Smith, Mocean Melvin, Grant Weiss and Peter Cullen

CABBY / China
Director: Xiaocao Liu
Producers: Xiaocao Liu and Leon Gao
Cast: Jun He and Xu Guan

CRAWL SPACE
Director: Christian Lybrook
Producer: Tom Hamilton
Cast: Austin Howell, Jim Lile, Kristy Leigh Lussier, Mike Wood and Nathan Hackney

CROSSHAIRS / Australia  
Director: Mike Hoath
Writer: Peter Templeman
Cast: Lindsay Farris, Luke Ledger and Michael Muntz

DINNER WITH FRED
Director/Writer: Ben Proudfoot
Producers: Alex Kefalos, Matthew Quandt and Aaron Rabkin
Cast: Adam Harrington, Austin Highsmith, Scott Lowell and Ron Orbach

LOW RIDERS
Director/Writer/Producer: Mark Steffen

MELTDOWN
Director/Writer: Dave Green
Producer: Ryan Hendricks
Cast: David Cross, Emanuel Borria, Genevieve Jones and Ryan Bradley Heine

MISERY BUSINESS
Director: Charles Beale
Producer: Brian Kung

NECKING
Director/Producer: Lindsay Lindenbaum

NONNA SI DEVE ASCIUGARE (GRANDMA MUST GET DRY) / Italy
Director/Writer: Alfredo Covelli

POND SCUM
Art Directors: Tom Tartaranowicz and Brad Coombs
Producer: Tom Tartaranowicz

SOMETIMES THE MOON IS VELVET
Director/Writer: Tom Phillips
Producer: Simon Thomas
Cast: Joseph Mawle and Rachel Bright

THE APPLICANT
Director/Producer: Nathalie Antonia
Writers: Nathalie Antonia and Dixie Perkinson
Cast: Dixie Perkinson, Nathalie Antonia and Sarah Levy

THE GREAT HAMBURGER CHALLENGE
Director/Writer/Producer: Jason Chau
Cast: Connor McGrady, Harrison Taunton, John Omohundro and Meiko Mitchell

THE TRACK
Director/Writer: Brett Caroline Levner
Producers: Brett Caroline Levner and Matt Christensen
Cast: Courtney Walsh and Leah Bateman

WEIGHTLESS
Director: Sune Blicher
Producer: Andreas Koefoed
Featuring: Jakob Bro, Bill Frisell and Jorgen Leth

WE RULE
Director/Producer: Catherine Chalmers

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING

ANOTHER WAY TO DIE
Director/Producer: John Nordstrom
Writers: John Nordstrom and Jennifer Nordstrom
Cast: Nordstrom kids and friends

DO OVER
Director: David Fabelo
Producer: Andrew Logan
Cast: Garrett Jester and Jacobi Alvarez

POLLUTION
Director/Producer: Jeffrey Travis
Writer: Osa Wallander
Cast: Osa Wallander, Danielle Bessler and Carrie Lazar

SHARK RIDDLE
Directors/Producers: Laura Sams and Robert Sams
Writers: Dave Cain, Laura Sams and Robert Sams
Featuring: Laura Sams and Robert Sams

STAR WAITERS
Director: Mitch Kohler
Writer: Doug Cole
Producers: Mitch Kohler, Patty Terrabery, Jesse Cordtz, Rachel Cherny and Ben Shedd

THE KANGAROO
Director/Writer: Anna Gutto
Producers: Anna Gutto and Talking Catfish Productions
Cast: Megan Doyle, Marisa Pierini and Jimmy Brewer

THE ROOTS OF HAPPINESS
Director: Matt Schultz
Producer: Ryan Abella

SUNDAY/DIMANCHE
Director: Patrick Doyon

THE FANTASTIC FLYING BOOKS OF MR. MORRIS LESSMORE
Directors: William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
Writer: William Joyce

LA LUNA
Director/Writer: Enrico Casaroasa

A MORNING STROLL
Directors: Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
Writer: Grant Orchard

WILD LIFE
Directors/Writers: Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

NULLARBOR
Director: Alister Lockhart
Writers: Alister Lockhart and Patrick Sarell

AMAZONIA
Director/Writer: Sam Chen

SKYLIGHT
Director/Writer: David Baas

HYBRID UNION
Director/Writer: Serguei Kouchnerov

TELEVISION SERIES

THE STORY
Director: Steve Bellamy
Producers: Rich Tavtigian and Steve Bellamy
Featuring: Bode Miller, Lindsey Vonn, Chris Davenport, Bobby Brown, Mike Douglas, Reggie Crist, Chris Benchetler, Leif Whitaker, Eric Pollard, Erin Pollard, Kristi Leskinen, Lynsey Dyer, Jamie Pierre, Willy Bogner, Stephani Victor, Chelone Miller, Errol Kerr, Mike Tierney, Cade Palmer, Trevor Hiatt, Russell Austin and Robert "The Wizard" Athey

IMAGINE THIS / Peru
Director: Rafael Monserrate
Producers: Eion Bailey, Rafael Monserrate and Gene Miller

WEB SERIES

PROSPECTING IDAHO
Director: Cory Smith
Producers: Smith Optics' Mark Oliver and Cory Smith

IDAHO RIVERS UNITED
Director/Producer: Skip Armstrong

SEASONS
Director/Producer: Skip Armstrong
Featuring: Kate Wagner, Brian Breal Ward and Jesse Murphy

The Sun Valley Film Festival is proud to announce a slate of films produced by Idaho filmmakers and films made in Idaho:

CRAWL SPACE
FIRST CIRCLE  
GATHERING REMNANTS
IDAHO RIVERS UNITED
LOST RIVER
MAGIC VALLEY  
NOBODY CARES
PROSPECTING IDAHO
SODA SPRINGS
SEASONS
STAR WAITERS
THE PHANTOM WOLVES OF SUN VALLEY

We would be honored to have you join us for our inaugural film festival this March 15-18 in Sun Valley. For more information, please visit us at www.sunvalleyfilmfestival.org

The Sun Valley Suns dominated  the rival ski town team McCall Mountaineers last Friday 10-2 and Saturday 7-3 at the Sun Valley Indoor ice rink.  

The Suns are 10-5-0 this season with 2 games remaining.

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Tickets are $8 bucks at the door.  Puck drops at 7PM.

Sun Valley, ID -Alaska Airlines and the Sun Valley Resort are proud to offer you a chance to win a trip to the Sun Valley Film Festival, March 15-18, 2012. You must enter before March 1st for your chance to win two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines, a two-night stay at the Sun Valley Resort and VIP film passes to the Sun Valley Film Festival. For more details and your chance to win, click here to register.  

Drawing takes place March 1, 2012. 

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This is going to be a great weekend of Hockey with the Sun Valley Suns facing off against the feared rival team from Langley, British Colombia.  The Canadians beat the Suns Last year both games and the Suns are looking for redemption.  Get ready for some fast paced, hard hitting, explosive Hockey at the Sun Valley Indoor Ice Rink.

Puck Drops at 7PM Both Friday and Saturday night.

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A rare opportunity to see authentic Flamenco dance and music, live in Sun Valley, Idaho!

Based in New York City, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is one of the nation's premier flamenco and Spanish dance companies. They believe that the universal spirit of flamenco, a multicultural art form, has the power to build bridges between cultures and inspire audiences from diverse backgrounds.

With verve and passion, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana is dedicated to keeping the sizzling hot art of flamenco alive. The company, one of the most renowned in the United States, will perform in Sun Valley on February 25 as part of its Winter 2012 national tour.

Hailed by the New York Times for its “spirited dancing and imaginative choreographic concepts,” the company calls New York City’s famous Joyce Theater its home when not touring. Their performance will spotlight dances that show how flamenco has evolved in different countries, from Spain and Argentina to Colombia and Cuba. Called “La Pasíon Flamenca,” the program is a fierce and eclectic evening of Spanish dance and music featuring lamenting solos, sizzling duets and a rousing full-company finale.

The performance starts at 6:30 pm Saturday, February 25 at the Sun Valley Opera House and is part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Winter Performing Arts Series. Individual tickets are now on sale at www.sunvalleycenter.org for $30 Sun Valley Center members, $40 nonmembers and $10 for students 18 and under.

Founded in 1983, Flamenco Vivo has delighted and astonished audiences and critics for more than 20 years. Jack Anderson wrote in the New York Times that he never knew stamping could be so “infinitely varied.” With dramatic lighting, costuming and music, Flamenco Vivo’s performances are “an infectious joyful celebration of music and dance . . . the Carlota Santana Spanish Dance Company knows how to put on a show,” wrote his colleague Jennifer Dunning, dance critic for the New York Times.

The company also is committed to an arts education initiative that has reached thousands of children in New York City, North Carolina (its second home) and around the country through lectures, demonstrations and residencies. While in the Wood River Valley, Flamenco Vivo will offer a Flamenco Dance Workshop on Saturday, February 25, for all ages. Cost is $20 for adult members, $30 nonmembers and $10 for kids 13-18. The workshop will be held at Zenergy at 11:15 am; register online at www.sunvalleycenter.org.

The 2011/2012 Winter Performing Arts Series is sponsored in part by Boise State Public Radio, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, WESTAF and the National Endowment for the Arts – ArtWorks.

The Annual Winter Concert presented by Sun Valley Resort and Sun Valley Opera features great singers coming from the East Coast for one night only at the Opera House,

Friday, Feb 10. It is preceded by the Diva Opera benefit party at the lodge. The show, "Love is in the Air" will get music lovers in the spirit of Valentines with tunes from broadway, opera, andsome gospel. Headliner Michelle Johnson received the Grand Prize 2011 at the Metropolitan National Council Auditions. The New York Times commented that "she was clearly the audience choice" in addition to being the choice of the judges. Frank Meyer, Opera President, said,"It is rare to hear a voice up close and personal of her vocal stature; she won the audition for the leading role of Aida at Glimmerglass this summer" Reservations and information: sunvalleyopera.com

Suns split the weekend with the South Shore Stumpgrinders winning back the Shotski. Friday night's game finished 10-6 with Rico and OC both netting Hat Tricks. The Stumpgrinders handed the Suns their first home loss of the season on Saturday night 7-6. Chad Levitan  was awarded the George Jacket. The Suns are off this weekend for the Boulder Mountain Tour and are home next weekend vs Missoula.

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The Sun Valley Wellness Institute is pleased to announce that best-selling author and renowned brain scientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor will be delivering the keynote presentation to kick off the 2012 Sun Valley Wellness Festival held over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28 in Sun Valley, Idaho.  Her presentation will be held Friday evening, May 25, 6:00pm at the Sun Valley Resort.

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist, experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Taylor to successfully rebuild her brain - from the inside out. In response to the swelling and trauma of the stroke, which placed pressure on her dominant left hemisphere, the functions of her right hemisphere blossomed.  She is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir about her recovery from her stroke and the insights she gained into the workings of her brain, entitled My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

In 2008, Dr. Taylor gave a presentation at the TED Conference in Monterey, CA, which has become the second most viewed TED Talk of all time. This now famous 18-minute presentation catapulted her story into the public eye. As a result, she was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2008. In addition, Dr. Taylor was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey's Soul Series web-cast and was interviewed by Oprah and Dr. Oz on The Oprah Winfrey Show in October, 2008, and that interview was just rebroadcast on Oprah’s OWN in January 2012.  Her story is being made into a feature film directed by Ron Howard.

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Dr. Taylor is one of those rare speakers who can keep an audience perched on the edge of their seats. She projects an amazing positive energy and is committed to educating everyone about the beauty and resiliency of the human brain. She keynotes with the single intention of helping her audience walk away with a better understanding of what is going on inside their heads and how they can get their brain to do what they want it to do.
Dr. Taylor explains in terms everyone can understand how our brain organizes information and what the differences are between our right and left cerebral hemispheres. She firmly believes that the most important relationship we each have is the relationship between our logical, rational, verbal left brain, and its counterpart - our creative, intuitive, thinking in pictures right hemisphere. She helps us understand how our two brains work together to create a single seamless perception of reality, and what is going on inside our heads when we experience personal conflict.

Dr. Taylor now serves as the CEO of My Stroke of Insight, Inc. and as the Chairman of the Board of Jill Bolte Taylor BRAINS, Inc., a not-for-profit organization which is dedicated to providing educational services and promoting programs related to the advancement of brain awareness, appreciation, exploration, education, injury prevention, neurological recovery, and the value of movement on mental and physical health, as well as other activities that support this purpose. She is working on the creation of a Serious Game for Health for neurological recovery as she feels passionate about helping others find their way back from neurological trauma.

Dr. Taylor also serves as the National Spokesperson for the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center (Harvard Brain Bank) and educates the public about the shortage of brain tissue donated for research into the severe mental illnessess. Since 1993, she has been an active member of NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is currently the president of the NAMI Greater Bloomington Area affiliate in Bloomington, Indiana.

Dr. Taylor travels extensively as a keynoter at conferences around the world and is having a wonderful time helping others learn more about their own brains and how to realize that peace really is just a thought away.   The Sun Valley Wellness Institute is honored to bring her to Sun Valley that she will be sharing her amazing and insightful story with Sun Valley Wellness Festival attendees.   

For more information on Dr. Taylor, www.drjilltaylor.com

About the 2012 Sun Valley Wellness Festival:

Recognized as one of the top wellness events in the US, the 15^th annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival, May 25-28, will focus on the theme of Owning Your Energy.  In addition to Dr. Taylor, there will be over 20 other top speakers addressing body, mind, and spiritual wellness, including Alan Cohen of Chicken Soup for the Soul, anti-aging pioneer Dr. Uzzi Reiss, and yoga master Saul David Raye.  The festival will also offer workshops, yoga classes, music, and a Wellness Expo showcasing a variety of wellness-related products and services.

 Festival tickets and information can be found at www.sunvalleywellness.org.

Sun Valley Wellness Festival is produced by the non-profit Sun Valley Wellness Institute, which offers & promotes year-round programs on health and wellness as well as an extensive online wellness directory and calendar of wellness & fitness events.   www.sunvalleywellnessinstitute.com

Initially too poor to buy instruments, the African group H’Sao rose to worldwide fame on the strength of its magnificent unaccompanied vocals and high-energy live performances.

H’Sao (say “ah-shhh-ow”) brings its unique African/Western music to the Sun Valley Opera House on Saturday, January 21, as part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Winter Performance Series.

“People are just going to love this group,” says Kristine Bretall, The Center’s Director of Marketing and Performing Arts. “Their a cappella songs are amazingly gorgeous, and when they add in keyboards, drums, guitar and bass they produce danceable music that’s a mixture of jazz, pop, gospel, soul and R&B, with strong African roots. I guarantee that they’ll have people up on their feet and likely dancing in the aisles!”

H’Sao got its start in Chad, a former French territory in Central Africa, when siblings Caleb, Mossbass, Taroum and Israel Rimtobaye began singing in the church where their father was pastor. Lacking the money to buy instruments, they developed a distinctive and proficient a cappella style. As they began performing publicly in the mid-1990s, they added Charles and Service Ledjebgue to the group.

In October 2000, as part of their first ten-show tour, H’Sao was invited to the Fest’Africa festival in Lille, France. Soon after, they recorded their first demo and were able to buy instruments with their earnings. Until then they had been creating and performing beautiful music with only their voices.

In March 2001, H’sao was selected to represent Chad at a festival in Ottawa, and the band relocated to Montreal that summer. Invitations started pouring in—Montreal International Jazz Festival, Festival Nuits d’Afrique, Francofolies de Montreal, Festival des Musiques du Monde. H’Sao has filled concert halls in Sweden, Ireland, the United States, Colombia, Canada, South Africa, and Australia with vibrant African rhythms and hopeful words.

While in the Wood River Valley, H’Sao will be doing a school residency performing at Woodside, Bellevue, Hailey and Hemingway Elementary Schools.

Show Starts at 6:30pm • Sun Valley Opera House. Individual tickets for H’Sao are $20 Sun Valley Center for the Arts members, $30 for nonmembers and $10 for students 18 and under. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.sunvalleycenter.org, call 726.9491 ex 10 or stop by The Center in Ketchum. The 2011/2012 Winter Performing Arts Series is sponsored in part by Boise State Public Radio.

After an upsetting loss to the Utah Grizzlies (7-1)  Friday night at our first away game of the season.  The Sun Valley Suns met at a local Utah watering hole to drink some of the local brew and hatch a plan to send these Grizzlies back into hibernation!  

After many, many pitchers of the Utah  "Super Ultra Ultra Light Beer"  The Suns, now feeling extremely  hydrated,  plotted their strategy for the next day's game.  Waking up Saturday totally refreshed,  like they each drank a gallon of water the night before, The Suns took to the ice ready to put the grizzlies back on the endangered species list.

Hamming in the game winning goal Charles Friedman made himself a nice Grizzlie skin rug and the Suns skated away with a 6-5 win!

The Sun Valley Suns would like to thank the Utah Grizzlies for a great weekend of Hockey  and look forward to the Grizzlies coming to Sun Valley this weekend Jan 20th  and 21st for a rematch.

You Heard Right!

Sun Valley Suns Vs. Utah Grizzlies

This Weekend Friday 20th and Saturday the 21st at the Sun Valley Indoor Ice rink

Tickets sold at the door: $8

Games start at 7PM!

The Utah Rebels have very little to rebel against after the Sun Valley Suns dominated them with a 4-2 win Fri. and a 12-0 shut-out game on New Years Eve!  It's a very Happy Freaking New Year indeed!  The Sun Valley Suns Blaze into the New Year with their next game coming up Jan. 6th and 7th against the rival ski town Aspen!

Get ready for the Ski Town Face-off of the year...so far!   Sun Valley Suns vs. the Aspen Leafs. puck drops at 7pm and the smack talk will follow shortly after....Because when the Suns meet the Leafs there is going to be a forest fire!...Whammy!!!

Tickets sold at the Door Check out http://www.sunvalleysuns.com/schedule.asp for the full 2012 Suns Schedule.

Here is a Retro Suns Hockey Video I found on YouTube. Got to love that internet!

That's right!   Tonight's the night for the craziest rivalry since David vs.Goliath!  The nastiest showdown since Tombstone!  The Greatest benefit since Hands Across America!   Its the Future Suns Vs. Suns in an epic battle for bragging rights and respect from all the ladies!

Tonight, Wednesday Dec. 28th at the SV Indoor Hockey Rink, bring your game face!

Game starts at 7pm, $8 tickets sold at the door, be there or be square!

[Update: See full agenda below]

Governor C.L. "Butch" Otter announced today that the Blaine County community of Sun Valley will be Idaho's 'Capital for a Day' on Wednesday, December 21st. The event will coincide with the celebration of Sun Valley's 75th anniversary.

Governor Otter brings State government to Idahoans living outside Boise each month by making a different town in Idaho the state's 'Capital for a Day.' The events provide local residents an all-day opportunity to have open discussions about government issues with Governor Otter, members of his Cabinet and other senior State officials.

The open meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sun Valley Inn, Continental Room. Governor Otter will join Mayor Wayne Willich and other local leaders for a lunch at noon at the same location. The public is encouraged to attend the lunch, which will cost $10 per person.

Officials joining Governor Otter and First Lady Lori Otter at Capital for a Day will include Lieutenant Governor Brad Little; Secretary of State Ben Ysursa; Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna; Brigadier General Bill Shawver, commanding officer of the Idaho Air National Guard and director of the Idaho Bureau of Homeland Security; Roger Madsen, director of the Idaho Department of Labor; Dick Armstrong, director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare; Bill Deal, director of the Idaho Department of Insurance; Brian Ness, director of the Idaho Transportation Department; Jeff Sayer, director of the Idaho Department of Commerce; Brent Reinke, director of the Idaho Department of Correction; Gary Spackman, interim director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources; Jeff Anderson, director of the Idaho Lottery and the Idaho State Liquor Division; College of Southern Idaho President Jerry Beck; Michael Faison, director of the Idaho Commission on the Arts; and Jim Unsworth, deputy director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Also on hand to help answer questions from residents will be a representative from the State Board of Education and regional representatives from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Idaho State Historical Society, Idaho State Police, Idaho Department of Lands, and the Idaho Division of Building Safety.

'Sun Valley has been synonymous with resort and recreational excellence for 75 years now. We all are proud to be associated not only with the name, but more importantly with the people who make it great,' Governor Otter said. 'There is a unique set of challenges associated with a community like Sun Valley. I look forward to hearing the perspective of those who live, work and raise their families here.'

Full Agenda below:

Filmed 100% in Wyoming over the course of two years, Jackson, Wyo.-based production company brings film to Sun Valley Opera House Dec. 7

 Jackson, Wyo.-based KGB Productionsdoesn’t create ski porn. Their ski films and documentaries dig deeper, taking the viewer on an inspirational journey of cinenamgraphic storytelling. On Wed. Dec. 7, KGB’s new high-definition, feature–length ski film Wyoming Triumph will debut in Ketchum, Idaho at the Sun Valley Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Among the talented athletes featured in the film is local Ketchum skier North Parker who is a Community School alum. Tickets are $10 and available at Chapter One Bookstore and at the door. Beer special $1 PBR’s.

“The film is a culmination of two years of shooting and editing footage that illustrates the search for untapped terrain and deep powder in the Wyoming mountains,” said Wyoming Triumph co-producer Sam “Little Pony” Pope. “The film is shot 100-percent in Wyoming and brings out that Old West feel of the state and its beauty that not many people might know about.”

Wyoming Triumph is a story of life in the mountains and the search for purity and freedom. Shot over the course of two years (2009-2011), Wyoming Triumph is a grassroots film featuring a veteran and youthful band of ski and snowboard friends and professionals who travel throughout the great, big, mountainous backcountry terrain of Wyoming in search of fresh lines and remote locations. The film features skiers and snowboarders: Rob Kingwell, Rob LaPier, Trevor Thomas, Trevor Hiatt, North Parker and Tucker Mead., plus more.

Filmed entirely in Wyoming, the film not only explores the drive of a unique group of passionate individuals, but also takes the viewer on a Wild West journey through rugged parts of the Equality State. The film artfully documents the vast, winter terrain Wyoming has to offer in a progressive cinemagraphic format.

Wyoming Triumph’s showing at the Sun Valley Opera House on Wed. Dec 7 will be at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 and available at Chapter One Bookstore and at the door. Beer special $1 PBR’s and raffle. Athletes and production crew will be on hand.

For more information, please check: http://www.wytriumph.com/, http://www.facebook.com/kgbproductions and http://www.youtube.com/kgbproductions

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So you think you know what a cello sounds like? Genre-bending cellist Ben Sollee will change your mind about that in a performance at the Sun Valley Opera House on Friday, December 9.

“I never expect to see that cello in one piece after Ben gets done playing it,” says musician Yim Yames, frontman for My Morning Jacket and a friend and musical collaborator of Sollee’s. “He bows and beats and works it over with a passionate fury rarely seen. Don’t get me wrong—he can play it and hold his own with the most schooled and delicate scholars out there, but more importantly, Ben makes it live.”

Classically trained but unwilling to settle for just one kind of music, Sollee puts his cello to use in the service of folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B. Backing him up at his December concert, part of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts 2011/2012 Winter Performing Arts Series, will be Jordon Ellis on percussion. In addition to playing the cello, Sollee contributes his amazing voice and songwriting talents to the duo.

“It’s Ben’s voice that first attracted my attention,” said The Center’s Performing Arts Director, Kristine Bretall. “He’s got a way of hooking you right in with his incredible voice and then when you add the lyrics and his cello playing, he’s got you. And it’s not only his performance that’ll draw you in, he’s a kind, big-hearted who puts his whole person into his show.”

Sollee first emerged on the music world radar with his inviting 2008 debut album Learning to Bend, which showcased a wild mixture of musical approaches that Sollee describes as “classically influenced folk with leanings of R&B and soul.” The album caught the ear of NPR’s Morning Edition, which heralded Sollee as one of the “Top Ten Great Unknown Artists of 2007.” Sollee’s newest album, Inclusions, came out this spring and “embodies the people, places and things of my life,” he says.

Meanwhile, Sollee was out touring with banjo player and songstress Abigail Washburn as part of the Sparrow Quartet. The ensemble, also featuring Grammy-nominated fiddler Casey Driessen and multi-Grammy winning banjoist Bela Fleck, explored the congregation of eastern and western folk music. The critically acclaimed ensemble toured throughout the world, including a U.S. Ambassadorial Tour of Tibet.

While in the Wood River Valley, Ben Sollee will be doing a school residency with the high school orchestra students, the Community School and the Wood River Middle School.

Individual tickets for Ben Sollee are $20 Sun Valley Center for the Arts members, $30 for nonmembers and $10 for students 18 and under. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.sunvalleycenter.org, call 726.9491 ex 10 or stop by The Center in Ketchum. The 2011/2012 Winter Performing Arts Series is sponsored in part by Boise State Public Radio.

For those who are interested in a smaller, more intimate performance, The Center is presenting Ben Sollee in a “salon concert” setting on Saturday, December 10 at Gilman Contemporary in Ketchum. The evening will include beverages, appetizers and a performance with Ben and his cello. Tickets are $50 for members and $60 for non-members. Please contact The Center for details and time.

Sun Valley Fran Jewell, owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC, was recently featured in Examiner.com in an article on the best way to socialize puppies. 

Jewell recommends making “your puppy your first priority.  The first 16 weeks of his life are the ones where you will have the most influence and dramatically set your puppy up for success for the rest of his life.”  So why not have a puppy party and invite friends and family over to meet the new puppy.  And if any of your friends have a safe, older dog, ask them to bring him along.”

The complete article is available at http://www.examiner.com/dog-rescue-in-seattle/5-ways-to-soci.

Jewell is Idaho's only resident to hold the Certified Dog Behavior Consultant  designation from the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.  She also is an evaluator for the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen and 
S.T.A.R. Puppy programs. She has been a dog trainer and instructor for more than 25 years.

Additional information about Jewell is available at http://www.positivepuppy.com or by calling (208) 578-1565.

(Chicago) – The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to City of Sun Valley by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).  Mayor Wayne Willich and the City Council were instrumental in achieving this prestigious award.  It would not have been possible without their support. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.

                An Award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual(s), department or agency designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR.  This has been presented to:

Sharon Hammer, City Administrator

Michelle Frostenson, Treasurer/Finance Manager

                The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program including demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.

                The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 17,500 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C.

Alright here is the big one! Warren Miller Entertainment is in Town and Tonight is Opening Night at the SV  Opera House for Warren's new movie "...Like There's No Tomorrow"!!!!!  Starts at 7 PM tickets  available at the door.

Yeah now is the time to get excited!

We are so pumped we are going to give away a brand freaking new pair of Kastle Skis to the first wiz kid that can answer this brain buster.

Trivia Question #5: According to Wikipedia what was Warren Miller first full-length Ski movie?

First person to email the correct answer to our sales guy, Nick at NickThompson@SunValleyOnline.com wins!

And...........GO