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On Labor Day weekend, the cities of Ketchum and Sun Valley host the historic Wagon Days cele-bration. The holiday weekend is packed with a vari-ety of activities, many of which celebrate the Wood River Valley’s rich mining history. The Big Hitch Parade is the highlight of the cel-ebration. It has grown into the largest non-motorized parade in the West, displaying dozens of museum-

quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards and wagons of every variety in existence today. The Wagon Days Big Hitch, historic wagons used to haul ore from mines to processing centers, is powered by an authentic 20-draft-mule jerkline. Adding spice to the parade is a lively assortment of authentically cos-tumed individuals and numerous breeds of horses, from Arabs to Morgans to Pasos. It also features professional and scholastic marching bands from around the state and the Intermountain West.

Weekend events celebrate Ketchum’s ore-mining history

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Wagon Days has a unique way of bringing out smiles.

Big Hitch is a unique piece of historyB y S U N V A L L E Y E V E N T S

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The Lewis wagons featured in Wagon Days are the only ones of their kind. In 1958, a few freight wagons were still in work-ing condition, but none could match the Lewis wag-ons. These massive wagons were larger than an av-erage freight wagon and were built to withstand the extreme stresses when loaded with ore to traverse Trail Creek Summit, northeast of Ketchum. The rarity of the wagons resulted in the Lewis family receiving several offers, including one from the Disney Corp. Instead, they chose to donate the wagons to the city of Ketchum on the condition that

they remain on display for the public. The Big Hitch is pulled by a 20-mule jerkline. This historic technique is all but extinct in the modern world. In 2000, the Wagon Days Commit-tee sought to return the Big Hitch to the original method of being pulled. Bobby Tanner, one of the last remaining jerkline skinners, has been driving the Big Hitch since then. As a caretaker of such a unique and irreplaceable piece of history, the city of Ketchum has embarked on a project to restore the wagons. The repair of this exceptional piece of living history is done with the greatest care, in a manner consistent with methods used in the late 1880s. To contribute to this project, please contact Sun Valley Events at (208) 726-2777.

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The Big Hitch, composed of authentic 19th-century ore wagons, rolls through Ketchum.

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In Bishop, Calif,, Bobby Tanner loads 20 pack mules into a semi-trailer and drives 600 miles to Ket-chum. The last mile his mules make will be the hardest. In Ketchum, these 20 mules will be lined up two-by-two. At Tanner’s command, they will pull a line of six wagons weighing a to-tal of 30,000 pounds through town for the fi nale of the Wagon Days Big Hitch Parade on Saturday at 1 p.m. Budging this heavy load from a standstill isn’t even the hard-est part. The wagons—which can carry 18,000 pounds each and are equipped with back wheels 7 feet high—will be empty. The hard part comes when this 230-foot-long wagon train comes to the corner of Sun Valley Road and Main Street and will have to make a tight turn. “There’s times when you go around turns and can’t even see the front mule,” said Tanner, who will sit on the back left mule to lead the team. To complete the turn, the last wagon wheel must turn the corner only three to four feet inside the point where the fi rst mule turned. That’s the challenge. And it took Tanner and his crew six months to fi gure out how this tricky technique, called “jerk lining,” is done. It’s called jerk lining because Tanner has to jerk on a 100-foot-long rein to lead the front mule. At the parade, Tanner will at-tach his mules to the same six ore wagons used in the late 1800s when the Wood River Valley was boom-ing with mines. “It’s not a sideshow. It’s a re-en-actment, a rebirth of what was used in the 1800s,” said Ivan Swaner, 76, a local amateur historian who’s lived in the valley all his life and is a brakeman for one of the wagons. Wearing a beige, 10-gallon cow-boy hat and a green-and-blue fl an-nel shirt complementing his slate-blue eyes, Swaner then smiled, causing his white, Yosemite Sam moustache to curl at the ends. In the valley’s mining heyday, about 700,000 pounds of lead, zinc

and silver were hauled over Trail Creek Summit by wagons and shipped out by rail. The summit road, cutting through the divide between the Pioneer and Boulder mountains, is still used by cars today, though it’s much tamer at 7 percent grade instead of 12 per-cent. Plus, it’s been lowered and straightened twice. In the late 1800s the jerk line had to navigate numerous hair-pin turns while ascending the side of the mountain. But no one has seen it done in Ketchum for half a century, until Tanner’s fi rst trip to Wagon Days in 2001. He’s been back every year since. Tanner decided to fi rst learn jerk lining when he was hired to lead a 10-ton Borax mine wagon in the Rose Bowl Parade in 1999. Only problem was, Tanner didn’t even know how the jerking worked. He soon discovered that no one else did either. So he turned to books. “We soon found out all the stuff we were reading made it complex and was wrong,” he said. Talking to people was even more troublesome because time warps memories. “We talked to a lot of people all over the country,” Tanner said. “Old timers, Amish people back east, mule people in Tennessee, and they all said the same thing. ‘I remember my dad doing it or see-ing it in pictures.’ That’s as close as we’ve gotten.” “The best were photos,” he said. “Photos don’t lie.” Tanner relied upon piles of ar-chival photos and years of mule packing experience in the Sier-ras to get him started. He even had to fabricate all the harnesses, chains and equipment used back in the day. “We had to closely study photos to fi gure out the dimensions of ev-ery piece,” he said. In grainy black-and-white pho-tos, he could clearly tell that the muleskinner, who led the wagons, sat on the mule closest to the front wagon’s left wheel and held only one reign leading 100 feet to the front left mule’s bit. As for the technique of mak-ing tight turns, photos didn’t help much. That had to be learned by trial and error.

“It took a while to learn how simple it was,” Tanner said. “It’s re-ally an incredibly simple system.” Once he thought about it, jerk-lining had to be simple, he said. “Mules are animals,” he said. “They don’t have a super complex thought process. They’re simply beasts of burden. We probably learned as much from the mules as they learned from us.” The mule that does all the think-ing is the front left one who follows jerks on the reign from Tanner. That’s the only source of control for the whole line, Swaner said. One steady pull means turn right and several short jerks tell the mule to turn left, Swaner said. A jockey stick leading to the adja-cent mule tells it to turn too. And the others just follow along. A lot of simple tricks make the jerk line work, he said. For exam-ple, when the Big Hitch fi rst gets rolling, the chain pulls on the front wagon. Once it starts moving, the second one is then engaged and starts moving. This continues all the way down the line. “No mules in the whole world can pull that much weight from a standstill all at once,” he said. The biggest trick has to do with turning. Complication aris-es when the chain running from the wagon to the front mule be-tween the pairs starts crowding the mules as they turn. “They’ve learned that when the chain starts to crowd them, they have to jump the chain them-selves,” Tanner said. Once the turn is completed, the mules then jump back over the chain to their original positions. The mules jump two and a half feet into the air with all four legs at a time, said Heather LaMonica Deckard, event coordinator from Sun Valley Events. “They look like jackrabbits,” she said. “Every time I see that, I’m amazed, always thrilled.” Another spectacle, though not true to history, is the Sun Valley Suns hockey players who trail behind the wagons on their Roll-erblades. The team wields shovels instead of hockey sticks, Deckard said. “They pick up what the mules leave behind,” she said.Trevon Milliard: [email protected]


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Bobby Tanner commands mules through twists and turns

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Vintage cars rev up in Sun Valley

Silver Collector Car Auctions will celebrate its 30th birthday since it became a fl edgling Spo-kane, Wash., business, as well as the 22 years it’s been coming to Sun Valley every Labor Day weekend. One of the hallmark events of Labor Day in Sun Valley, the auction offers not only some ex-quisite eye candy, but an entire weekend chock full of fun and fare. Vehicle check-in will take place Friday, Sept. 4, from noon to 6 p.m., and the auction will be Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5 and 6. Inspections will be fi rst thing in the morning both auc-tion days, running from 8-10:30 a.m. Bidding will start at 10:30 a.m. and end at 6 p.m. The event is free of charge; no bid pass is re-quired. Vintage cars from all over the West and Canada are slated to be in Sun Valley for this weekend’s auction.

“What I tell people about Sun Valley is this is the place to bring some of your absolute best mer-chandise,” said auction Presi-dent Mitch Silver. “This is where you’re going to get some of the most responsive bidding from the audience.” The Sun Valley auction is one of the largest of the auctions Sil-ver does each year. Consider some of this year’s highlighted cars:� A 1959 Chevrolet Corvette con-vertible, one of America’s most iconic vehicles.� A 1949 Ford woody, considered the original car for surfers to get to and from the beach.� A 1965 Pontiac GTO, a charter member of the muscle car era. Owner Mitch Silver has said that of all the car shows people may attend, this is the one at which they’ll learn about old cars. Each car is explained as it hits the auction block.

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Wagon Days’ fi rst shootout in downtown Ketchum was a spur-of-the-moment prank played by Wood River Valley residents Bob Black and Gale Dryer, or so says Black, who claims he and Dryer originated the annual Blackjack Ketchum Shootout Gang perfor-mances. “I’ve kept quiet on this for a long time but I decided it was time the true story was really told,” Black recently told the Ida-ho Mountain Express. “It all hap-pened back in 1958—that was the very fi rst Wagon Days.” Black, a resident of Hailey, said he met Dryer in Ketchum during the event and the two of them started drinking beer at the old Alpine café and bar. “I bought the fi rst round, and he bought the second one,” Black said. “I turned to Gale and I said ‘Do you want to have some fun?’” Black explained that he and Dryer and other locals were al-lowed to pack real pistols and holsters during early Wagon Days festivities, as long as the guns weren’t loaded. Black said he walked to a local store, bought a box of .22-caliber blanks and went back to the Alpine. “I told Gale, ‘Here’s what we’re going to do—we’ll act like we’re having an argument,’” Black said. “And so we did, and then we went outside and fi red about three blanks at each other.” Black said it didn’t take long for a crowd to gather, including City Marshal Les Jankow, who threatened to confi scate their guns but settled on a promise that “we’d behave ourselves.” Later, Black and Dryer were meeting with fellow shootists of a local “quick-draw club” when Jankow showed up and suggest-ed that the shootout become part of Wagon Days festivities. “That’s how it all started,” Black said.

First shootout was impromptu affair

Bob Black reveals origins of Blackjack Ketchum gang


The modern-day cast of the Blackjack Ketchum Shootout Gang will shoot it out again this year at three performances in downtown Ketchum.

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The 1967 cast of the Blackjack Ketchum Shootout Gang. Bob Black, an event originator, is the man dressed as an Indian.


Hailey resident Bob Black demonstrates his quick draw. Black, who describes his age as 70-plus, was one of the originators of the Blackjack Ketchum Shootout Gang performances, a mainstay of Wagon Days festivities.

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Labor Day weekend in the Wood River Valley is a valley-wide celebration with en-tertainment ranging from ice skating pros to big-name touring bands. The last concert of the Elkhorn Concert series will feature Big Head Todd and the Monsters in Elkhorn Village at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, with opening band Braddigan. The show is a fundraiser for the Hun-ger Coalition’s fall food drive and concert-goers should bring a non-perishable food item. Suggested donations include peanut butter, tuna fi sh, canned chicken or dried beans. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $30, $25 for students under 21 and free for those under 10. Tickets are available at Atkinsons’ Markets, Chapter One Book-store or online at elkhornconcerts.com. If live music is not an option, attend “An Evening with One Heart” at the Gilman Contemporary gallery on 661 Sun Valley Rd. in Ketchum on Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5-7 p.m. A $75 ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and live and silent auctions featuring orig-inal Tibetan items. The funds raised by the event will support One HEART’s new partnerships with Mexico and Nepal since the Chinese government did not renew its contact in Tibet. For details, call (801) 596-3317 or visit onehearttibet.org. Those for whom a big live concert is not desirable but might enjoy a more intimate live music scene can attend the free Ket-chum Plaza Nights in the Ketchum Town Plaza on Fourth Street. The fi nal show of the summer will feature the local talents of Hickory Blue on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.

More cultural entertainment continues in the valley with Gallery Walk on Friday, Sept. 4, in Ketchum. Ketchum art galleries and businesses open their doors and serve wine while patrons view art for a variety of tastes. Several galleries will have exhib-iting artists present. Gallery Walk is from 5-8 p.m. It’s go now or wait until next year to see a Sun Valley Ice Show. The last show of the season, on Saturday, Sept. 5, at dusk at the Sun Valley Outdoor Rink, will feature Me-lissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, four-time U.S. medalists. Tickets are $62 with dessert buffet on the Sun Valley Lodge ter-race or $32, $47 and $52. For tickets, call 622-2135 or visit seats.sunvalley.com. Sun Valley will also feature the return of the Wah Hoo Revue! on Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Sun Valley Opera House. A chuck wagon-style barbecue and show tickets are $40 for adults, $30 for kids 12 and under and $35 for seniors. Show-only tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and under and seniors. To reserve tickets for the barbecue and Wah Hoo Revue!, call 622-3135 or visit seats.sunvalley.com. More live music around the valley will take place at the Silver Dollar in Bellevue with singing siren Kim Stocking at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4. Also on Friday, Club Zou in Hailey will have dancing and DJ from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Patrons must be 21 or over. Enjoy live music at Papa Hemi’s Hideaway in Ketchum on Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 6-9 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Adding to the festivities of Wagon Days on Main Street in Ketchum will be the original sounds of the valley’s own The Damphools, who released their debut CD this summer titled “Damn the Hard

Times.” The Damphools will play the Ca-sino at 2 p.m. after the parade. The Casino will also feature MC Spice Train on Sun-day, Sept. 6, at 9:30 p.m. Wrapping up the Labor Day festivities will be two days of music in Bellevue be-ginning Sunday, Sept. 6, from 2-9 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 7, from 1-7 p.m. Sunday will feature the music of well-known valley talents including Spare Change, 4 Stroke

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Hickory Blue will play in Ketchum Town Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6 p.m.

What is your favorite part of Labor Day weekend?

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“I was introduced to my first Cosmopolitan cocktail two years ago on Labor Day weekend, and I’ve been a better person since.”

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“For people in the food and beverage industry, Labor Day means a break, and for people with kids, it means a break from the kids.”

BRANDON FRYKetchum “polar bear”

“Labor Day—tough on the wife but I got three great kids because of it.”

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“I love Wagon Days ’cause it’s the only time I want to be on the wagon.”

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“Come Friday afternoon, we are head-ing for the mountains backpacking to a secret spot in the River of No Return Wilderness.”

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“My favorite part of the Labor Day weekend is my daughter’s birthday and hanging out with family and friends.”

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It’s sort of like playing the lottery, but instead of num-bered balls popping around in a tumbler, it’s numbered rubber ducks fl oating down the river. This year, one of those ducks could win the lucky owner $1 million. “We wanted to do something super special this year,” said Ben Varner, president of the Ketchum-Sun Valley Ro-tary Club, which organized the event with the Sawtooth Board of Realtors. As in years past, about 30,000 ducks will be dumped into the Big Wood River at the Warm Springs Road bridge for a tenth-of-a-mile race to Rotary Park. At the fi nish line, the ducks are channeled into single fi le by PVC pipe and the fi rst 13 are winners, with number 13 being the possible $1 million winner. Varner explained that the million-dollar duck race was made possible by an insurance policy bought for the event by the Rotary Club. “Twenty to 30 ducks will be million-dollar ducks, whose serial numbers will be selected randomly by computer just prior to the start of the race,” Varner said. “If one of those ducks ends up in 13th place, the owner of that duck will get the million dollars. The odds of winning the million aren’t great, but it’s better than most lotteries.” There are lots of other great prizes, including a white-water fl oat trip and a fi shing trip, ski passes, pet care spe-cials and dinner and lunches. A complete listing of prizes is in a brochure available where ducks are sold. Duck purchases can be made at Atkinsons’ Market in Ketchum and Hailey, Clearwater Nursery in Ketchum and Bellevue, Towne and Parke Jewelers in Sun Valley and The Visitors Center across from Giacobbi Square in Ketchum. Ducks can also be purchased from Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotarians or Realtors. “Over the past 13 years, we’ve raised over $700,000,” Varner said. “That money has been injected straight back into the community through scholarships and donations to Blaine County Search and Rescue and other nonprofi ts.”Terry Smith: [email protected]

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Right: A duck like one of these could win its owner $1 million in this year’s Great Wagon Days Duck Race.


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One of the few businesses in Ketchum predating the annual Wagon Days celebration is Atkin-sons’ Market, which started with a lone store in 1956, two years be-fore the fi rst Wagon Days. It seems only fi tting to name the entire Atkinson family as the festival’s grand marshals this year, said a Wagon Days event or-ganizer. Wagon Days is a celebra-tion of Ketchum’s history. “And their family history is entwined with the history of Ket-chum,” said Heather LaMonica Deckard of Sun Valley Events. Never before has the festival honored an entire family with the title, let alone three genera-tions consisting of 10 people. It’s customary to name one or maybe two people as grand marshals. However, just like the store that bears their name, the Atkinsons have all played a part in the mak-ing of Ketchum. Picking just the matriarch or patriarch of the family wouldn’t do the title justice, said Don At-kinson, 76, who began managing the Ketchum Atkinsons’ Market under his father, Chuck Atkin-son, when it opened. “This whole grand marshal thing, it’s the Atkinsons,” Don said. “Not just me and my wife, Judy.” When the market expanded in 1968, Don became president of the company with Stan Atkinson, his now deceased brother, until they both retired in 1998. Don and Judy have become household names in the valley even though Don no longer has his hand in the business, which now includes three stores. “Everybody still knows me,” he said. “I was on that fl oor in that market every day for 30 years.” But that’s not what earned him renown or this honor as a grand marshal, said 75-year-old valley native Ivan Swaner, a founding member of Wagon Days. He said Don and the family do more for this valley than run-ning a successful business—they contribute most when they’re off the market fl oor. “The Atkinsons have always been tremendous public support-ers,” Swaner said. “They’ve done very well, but they remember their roots and how they got to where they are today.” That’s especially true for Judy

Atkinson, one of the founding members of The Community School. She served as president of its board and also served on The Community Library board in Ketchum. She also raised funds to bring St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center to the valley and served on its board of directors. “The people have always been good to us, to the Atkinsons,” Don Atkinson said. “We give back.” And that family tradition of giving back to the community only continues under the third generation of ownership, taken on by Don and Judy’s three chil-dren—Whit, Chip and Tory At-kinson. In an offi ce on the second fl oor of the Ketchum Atkinsons’ Mar-ket, 45-year-old Chip sits behind a desk directly facing his younger brother, Whit, separated by only a few feet of fl oor. Chip handles the fi nances, and Whit looks over daily operations. To Whit’s left sits his wife, Susie. She’s come to work in the family business, and like the last generation, none of them have strayed away from charity. “We rarely say no,” Whit said. “That’s one of our faults,” Su-sie added with a laugh. “I think we feel lucky that we can run a business in this com-munity,” Whit said, “and that we can even give back.” Growing up, none of the three children worked in the store much or planned on taking over the business, they said. And their parents didn’t push them to. Chip went to Stanford for economics and oddly enough ended up in San Francisco working for Lucky Supermarkets. “It’s not that I hated where I grew up,” Chip said. “I just want-ed to get out there and explore as my parents always encouraged me to do.” Whit went to Colorado College, then worked on a fi shing boat in Alaska. “I didn’t think any of them would come back, especially Chip,” Don said. “Then, one Fourth of July during a visit, Chip sat me down and said to me, ‘I want to come back.’ You could have knocked me over with a feather.” Within a few years, all three were back and running the busi-ness on their own with Don just overseeing it all. “If somebody didn’t show up in the bakery, Tory would go in

there and start cooking,” Don said. Don thinks they came back be-cause of the valley and the family more than to run the business, he said. “So many of my kids’ friends want to come back but can’t fi g-ure out how,” Don said. “But my kids were fortunate to have a business to come back to.” Don stands on the back porch of his East Fork home and points to Chip’s home just to the right, then signals left to Whit’s and Tory’s homes a few houses in the other direction. “We’ve always had a real close family, me and Judy and the kids,” Don said. And the three siblings don’t want to leave, even to expand the business, Whit and Chip said. They’ve thought of starting stores in Boise or other out-of-the-valley towns “but no family member would go,” said Whit. With Don’s children running the business and having children of their own, Atkinsons’ Market seems to be standing where it was 30 years ago. “We’re in the same situation again,” Whit said. His 17-year-old son, Peter, left for his fi rst year of college in Au-gust and there’s no sign of his re-turn. Like his father before him, Peter didn’t work much at the market growing up and hasn’t expressed interest in eventually taking over the reins. But Whit isn’t worried. “It’s important to let them fol-low their dreams,” he said. Don isn’t worried either about the fate of the family business that he started. He’s content that it’s still intact and that he can spend time with his fi ve grand-children. “I’ve gone to lots of seminars on how to keep a family business going from one generation to the next,” Don said. “It’s a hard thing to keep together. Usually, by the third generation, it’s all disinte-grated.” Trevon Milliard: [email protected]

Family will serve as Wagon Days grand marshals

Grand marshal reception

A reception with the Atkinsons is set for Friday, Sept. 4, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Memory Park on Main Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. The event is open to the public.



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WAGON DAYS POSTER A PRODUCT OF SPONTANEITY


The fi rst thoughts of Wagon Days hap-pen when the Wagon Days poster is an-nounced, followed by a signing. It may sig-nify the end of summer, but Wagon Days is really about the beginning of life in the Wood River Valley. “It’s important to know what people went through who came to the valley be-fore us,” said the 2009 Wagon Days poster photographer, Teri Niedrich. “We reap the benefi ts of all their efforts.” Niedrich has lived in the Wood River Valley for more than 20 years and makes her home in Bellevue. She has been work-ing as a professional photographer for four years. During an earlier Labor Day week-end, Niedrich met Bob Tanner, who was in charge of the 20-mule jerk line for the Wagon Days Big Hitch Parade, and ended up riding in the lead wagon. “It makes a difference to hear a wagon and see how people traveled going to the middle of nowhere,” Niedrich said. “I bounced around like a piece of popcorn and that was just in a fi eld.” Niedrich was working on a magazine feature story that included the Big Hitch Parade. During a practice session with the mules at the Horseman’s Center in Sun Valley, Niedrich and several other photographers took photographs of the wagons and mules doing a circle. “I ran out in front of the team to take pho-tos and ran back,” she said laughing. “It was a dusty day. I was not sure if I got anything,

but it inspired me about the Old West. It was awesome to be that close. It’s a big deal.” Niedrich’s images came out fi ne from her spontaneous decision to jump in front of the wagon train practice. The photos were so good she submitted them for the

2009 Wagon Days poster and one of her im-ages was selected. “I am a grandmother of a 2-year-old grandson, and I want him to see this and experience it all,” Niedich said. “This com-munity is a special place, and it’s unbeliev-

able. I cherish it, and I want my grandson to be part of it.” The 2009 Wagon Days poster is avail-able for sale at the Visitors Center in Ket-chum and at Adrica Salon in Hailey. Sabina Dana Plasse: [email protected]

Photographer Teri Niedrich is proud of the Wood River Valley

The 2009 Wagon Days poster features a photograph by Bellevue resident Teri Niedrich.


‘It’s Bellevue. It’s funky.’City to the south will offer fun parade, lots of music

B y T O N Y E V A N SExpress Staff Writer

Bellevue’s Labor Day festivi-ties will begin with a bang on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. when The Old Frontier Gang shootout takes place in front of the Silver Dollar Bar on Main Street, followed by a parade on Main Street at 1 p.m. The parade will feature about 60 entries, including an actual steam-powered steamroller, as well as tractors, horses and car-riages from days gone by. The parade is open to pretty much anyone else who wants to show their stuff on Main Street, including The Atkinsons’ Shop-ping Cart Brigade, which will toss treats to kids who can later ride the kiddy train at Bellevue City Park. “It's Bellevue. It’s funky, but we like it,” said Stefany Mahoney, who helped organize a two-day music festival at Bellevue City Park, on Third and Elm Streets, on Sunday from 2-9 p.m. and on Monday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Over the last 20 years the cel-ebration has gotten bigger and bigger,” Mahoney said. This year’s festival features eight bands, beginning on Sunday afternoon with Spare Change featuring Peter Boice and Chip Booth on mandolin and guitar. They will be followed by 4 Stroke Bus, featuring Wade and Lisa Port. Next up is the Kim Stocking Quartet, with Chip Booth, Mike Saul, Jeremy Had-den and Kim Stocking. They will be followed by Hoodwink with Scott Garvin, Wade Ehrman-traut, Rob Rhineschild and Rob Rhineschild. On Monday the music will con-tinue with Up a Creek, featuring Billy Sprong, Scott Seaward, Jeff London and Raul Vandenberg. Next up will be Johnny Neale and Friends. Though not a household name, Johnny Neel is a Grammy award nominee rec-ognized in the music world for his work with the Allman Broth-ers Band, Lonnie Mack and Gov’t

Mule, among others. In addition to his soulful vocals, harp, piano and B-3 profi ciency, Neel is an accomplished songwriter whose tunes have been recorded by the likes of the Allman Brothers, Joe Louis Walker, John Mayall, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles, Marie Os-mond, the Oak Ridge Boys and Travis Tritt. Neel will be followed by the Mark Slocum Band, featuring James McMurtry, Lawson Hill, Doug Garing and Mark Slocum. Greg Hapter’s one-man show will end the session. In addition to the great music on the schedule, there will also be over 75 antiques and art ven-dors from around the state, with beer and wine for sale. Anyone interested in partici-pating in the parade can drop by Guffy’s on Main Street in Bel-levue to pick up an entry form, or just show up the day of the pa-rade around 11 a.m. at the corner of Birch and Second in Bellevue. The parade committee is look-ing for volunteers. Anyone who would like to help can e-mail [email protected] or call 725-2105. Meanwhile, Bellevue Memo-rial Park is the site of the fi rst

Labor Day 5-on-5 double elimina-tion basketball tournament on Sunday, Sept. 6, starting about 11 a.m. and running through 8 p.m. Fee is $150 per team, with regis-tration starting Sunday at 9 a.m. It’s fi rst-come, fi rst-served, so you might want to register in ad-vance at 928-6334 or by e-mailing [email protected] Evans: [email protected]

Bellevue honorees have deep rootsSteve and Pam Rayborn will serve as grand marshals of paradeB y T O N Y E V A N S


Steve and Pam Rayborn will be honored as grand marshals of the Bellevue Labor Day Parade this weekend. The couple moved to Bellevue in 1974 when it was a small town with no fences. Their fi rst Bel-levue Labor Day Celebration consisted of a big pig roast for the community. “It’s an honor to be grand mar-shals,” Steve said. “We really ap-preciate it. I don’t care if we ride in a wagon or a convertible in the parade, as long as we don’t have to walk.” During their fi rst years in town, the Rayborns spent many a long night dancing with friends at the Silver Dollar Saloon, with breakfast to follow. “It was basically one big farm,” Pam recalled. “I couldn’t keep a garden going due to all of the local farm animals and wild-

life ravaging the plants.” Today the couple owns Ray-born Properties, working hard in the spring, summer and fall so they can explore Mexico for three months a year. Last year, they traveled the entire Yucatan Peninsula in a truck and pop-up camper. This year, they traded in the pop-up for a fi fth wheel. They plan to spend a month in

Arizona this fall with the Barker and Karst families and head to Mexico after Christmas. The Rayborns have two daugh-ters. Stacie and her husband, Dale Bickel, reside in Las Vegas. Angie and her husband, Joe Mic-zulski, and their two sons, Jake, 16, and Zac, 13, live in the Wood River Valley. “I love living in Bellevue be-cause my family is so close,” said Pam, whose brother John Pace and his wife, Valdi Pace, also live and work in the area. Her step-mother and father, Col. John D. Pace and his second wife, Aubrey, live in Hulen Meadows north of Ketchum. Pam was born at the Sun Val-ley Lodge on Feb. 23, 1949. Her fa-ther was working at the Duchin Room lounge in Sun Valley to put himself through Albion College, where her mother had graduated as valedictorian.

Bellevue Labor Day music schedule

Sunday, Sept. 6: Music at Bellevue City Park from 2-9 p.m. Bands in order of appearance:• Spare Change• 4 Stroke Bus• Kim Stocking Quartet• Hoodwink

Monday, Sept 7: Music at Bellevue City Park from 1 - 7 p.m. Bands in order of appearance:• Up a Creek• Johnny Neale and Friends• The Mark Slocum Band• Greg Hapter

Express photo by David N. Seelig

The Bellevue Labor Day Parade is family fun at its best.

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Pam and Steve Rayborn will ride as grand marshals in the Bellevue Labor Day Parade.

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Steve was born Sept. 13, 1947, in Twin Falls. His father, Broda Swede Rayborn, was sheriff of Twin Falls County. After Broda returned from a POW camp following World War II, he decided to pick up the family and head to Alaska. Young Steve ended up with double pneumonia and the family had to stop in Sun Valley and admit him to the hospi-tal, staying with Steve’s aunt and uncle, Bonnie and Rupert House. While Steve was in the hospi-tal, his father found work at the Triumph Mine in East Fork can-yon, and soon the family decided to stay put in the Wood River Val-ley. Steve’s mother, Lucky, bought a piece of property on River Street in Hailey. “At fi rst it was just a horse prop-erty,” Steve said. “But she decided to put in a trailer court to provide an income to the household and send the kids to college. She bought the place for $2,000 and our family hand dug the whole trailer court.” Meanwhile, John Pace had built a home on Garnet Street in Ket-chum when Pam was 2 years old, before he joined the Air Force. As a commissioned offi cer, Pace trav-eled with his family and served in fi ve wars before retiring. The fam-ily returned to Ketchum for a sum-mer every three years. The Pace family moved back to the Wood River Valley when Pam was 15, fol-lowing the Vietnam War. She was able to attend Wood River High School where she met her future husband. The couple lived on River Street in Hailey be-

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Here is a glance at the major events over Wagon Days weekend. For a full listing of events this week and over Labor Day weekend, see the calendar on Page S22.

WEDNESDAY

6-8:30 p.m.History of Mining and the Lewis Ore Wagonsin the Wood River ValleyLocal historian Ivan Swaner ex-pounds on the rich mining histo-ry in the Wood River Valley and surrounding areas. Ketchum City Hall.

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6 p.m. Concert: Big Head Todd & the MonstersFeaturing Bryon Friedman and Braddigan. Doors open at 5 p.m. Located at Elkhorn Village in Sun Valley. For more info go to www.elkhornconcerts.com. $30.

FRIDAY

Antique FairsLocated throughout the Valley. See Page S5 for details.5:30-7:00 p.m. Grand Marshal ReceptionPlease join the city of Ketchum and the Wagon Days Commit-tee as they honor the 2009 grand marshals, the Atkinson family. Memory Park on Main Street be-tween 5th and 6th. Open to the public.5-8 p.m. Art Gallery WalkStroll to area galleries open throughout the evening. Maps are available at the Visitor’s Center. Music by the Wood River Community Orchestra in the Town Plaza at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.7 p.m. Blackjack Ketchum Shootout GangDon’t miss this blast from the past. Watch from Main Street Ketchum in front of the historic Casino Club as the Blackjack Ket-chum Shootout Gang recreates the legend of a notorious outlaw.

6:30 p.m. Wah Hoo! ReviewAn energetic foot-stompin’ musi-cal revue with the highspirited Wild West Players. This fam-ily-friendly evening of singing, dancing and comedy will have you laughing in the aisles and clapping for more. Sun Valley Op-era House. Outdoor BBQ at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the BBQ & show: Adults $40, Kids 12 & under $30, Seniors, $35. Show only: Adults $20, Kids 12 & under & Seniors $15. (208) 622-2135.

SATURDAY

Antique FairsLocated throughout the Valley. See Page S5 for details.8 a.m.- Noon Papoose Club Flapjack BreakfastProceeds to benefi t local youth-oriented charities. Live musical performances. Cost: adults $8, senior citizens 65 and older $7, youths 13-18 $7, kids 4-12 years $5 and children 3 and under are free.9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Children’s CarnivalVisit Giacobbi Square located on Fourth and Washington for mini-train rides, astro-jump, climbing wall, bungee run and much more. Unlimited all-ride pass $10.9 a.m.- 8 p.m. Silver Car AuctionSun Valley Resort.10:30 a.m. Eh-Capa Bareback Riders PerformanceFestival Meadows. The Eh-Capa Bareback Riders will demon-strate the horse riding and jump-ing techniques of the Native Americans. They ride without the benefi t of saddles or bridles.12:15 p.m. Blackjack Ketchum Shootout GangDon’t miss this blast from the past. Watch from Main Street Ketchum in front of the Pioneer Saloon as the Blackjack Ketchum

Shootout Gang recreates the leg-end of a notorious outlaw.1 p.m. The Big Hitch ParadeThe largest non-motorized pa-rade in the Northwest, the Big Hitch Parade includes scores of museum-quality buggies, car-riages, carts, stagecoaches and wagons. The six enormous Lewis Ore Wagons, known as the Big Hitch, are the grand fi nale and are pulled by an authentic 20-mule jerk line.4 p.m. Tour the Ore WagonsLocal Historian Ivan Swaner will give an up-close-and-personal tour of the historic ore wagons. Meet outside the Ore Wagon Mu-seum in Ketchum.7 p.m. Blackjack Ketchum ShootoutDon’t miss this blast from the past. Watch from Main Street Ketchum in front of the historic Casino Club as the Blackjack Ket-chum Shootout Gang recreates thelegend of a notorious outlaw.6:30 p.m. Wah Hoo! ReviewSee Friday’s listing for details.Sun Valley Ice ShowTakes place at dusk at the Sun Valley Ice Rink. Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, four-time U.S. silver medalists. Dessert buf-fet and show tickets: $62. Bleach-er seating: $32, $47 and $52. Call 622-2135.

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Antique FairsLocated throughout the Valley. See Page S5 for details.8 a.m.-noon Papoose Club Flapjack BreakfastProceeds to benefi t local youth-oriented charities. Live musical performances. Cost: adults $8, senior citizens 65 and older $7, youth 13-18 $7, kids 4-12 years $5 and children 3 and under are free.

8 a.m.-7 p.m. Silver Car AuctionSun Valley Resort1 p.m. Bellevue Labor Day ParadeParade starts at 1 p.m., followed by music, food, antiques and crafts at the park.1 p.m. Great Wagon Days Duck RaceRotary Park, Warm Springs Road, Ketchum. Music, food and fun for the kids, including a bouncy house. Race is at 3 p.m. For more information and to purchase a duck, call 720-8502. Cost is $5 per duck, 6 for $25 or 13 for $50.

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Fifty-one years later, the play-ers have changed but the shoot-out remains a crowd favorite. Black said the fi rst sanctioned shootout was in 1959. Jankow was the director and Black and Dryer had leading roles. Dryer played “Black Jack Ketchum,” a real-life Texas outlaw hanged in 1901. “Then there was me as In-dian Joe,” Black said. “The town drunk was Paul McKinnon and for the Chinese guy we got Larry Glenn. The sheriff was Pat Pid-geon and then the good lady was my mother Dorothy Black—she walked up and down the streets saying how bad it was.” Other original players were Bob Barnes, who played Black Jack Ketchum if Dryer wasn’t

available; Lee McGee, who played Ketchum’s wife; and Sarah Don-art and Tom McGee, who played the parts of Ketchum’s grieving children. Others were Leon Hoffman and Ray Wheeler, who alternat-

ed as town doctor; Clyde Bell as stagecoach driver; Black’s father, Clete Black, who rode shotgun; and a host of posse members and dancehall girls whose names Black said he can’t remember. During the early days, Black said the players staged a hang-ing, using a real noose around Dryer’s neck while his body was supported by concealed para-chute cord. “One night someone rigged it up wrong,” Black said. “We no-ticed it just as someone slapped the horse and we grabbed his legs. Otherwise, he would have really hanged.” “That was the last time we hung him. We thought that was too close for comfort.”Terry Smith: [email protected]

Early shootout gang a lot like Old WestContinued from Page S6

“I told Gale, ’Here’s what we’re going to do—we’ll act like we’re having an

argument.’ And so we did and then we went outside

and fired about three blanks at each other.”

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Returning for only one weekend this summer is the Wah Hoo Revue at the Sun Valley Opera House. The Western show is back with a new script and some new characters. The players will take the stage on Friday, Sept. 4, and Saturday, Sept. 5., at 7:30 p.m. “It is going to be the same characters from last year and some great funny new characters from the Old West,” said Sun Valley Entertainment Director John Mauldin. “There’s the bad guy, the good guy, the bar bimbo and a couple new characters. Will Rog-ers will visit and Doc is a new character and he will do some juggling.” The Wah Hoo Revue was scripted by Jan Ben-son and Derek Furch with music arrangements by Furch. It’s a fast-paced comedy with lively singing, dancing and fun for the audience. Before the show, enjoy an outdoor, Western-style barbecue dinner at 6:30 p.m. on the lawn near the Sun Valley Opera House.

The chuck wagon-style dinner will feature bar-becue ribs or chicken, old fashioned baked beans, corn on the cob, salads, Dutch oven cobbler, lemon-ade, iced tea and other beverages. “It’s a new script and music but the same char-acters,” Mauldin said. “Leave your brain at the door and get ready for some laughs and a great barbecue.” Sabina Dana Plasse: [email protected]

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WAGON DAYS PARADE ENTRANT LIST

See who’s starring in the grand show this year1) Ketchum Police Depart-ment, Ketchum, ID Beginning the Wagon Days Parade are Ketchum police offi -cers Lorraine Wilcox and Adam Johnson.

2) POW/MIA, Hailey, ID Today we have some honored guests who cannot be with us; one so loved is Bowe Bergdahl. We will not forget them. All rise! Please direct your attention to the white stallion as a physical symbol of thousands of American POW/MIAs still unaccounted for from all foreign confl icts. White is for the purity of their inten-tions in responding to their coun-try’s call and a reminder for us to spare no effort to secure the re-lease of any American prisoners from captivity, the repatriation of the remains of those who died bravely in defense of liberty, and a full accounting of those miss-ing in action. The single red rose reminds us of the families and loved ones who have kept faith, and also signifi es the blood many have shed to ensure the freedom of our beloved United States. The yellow ribbon worn prominently upon the lapels and breasts of thousands bear witness to our nation’s unyielding determina-tion to demand a proper account-ing of our POW/MIAs. Remem-ber, we all called them comrades, brothers, sisters and friends. Do not let them be forgotten, for surely they have not forgotten us. We will now pause for a moment of silence in honor of our prison-ers of war.

3) David Ketchum American Legion Post 115, Sun Valley, ID Please stand and honor the fl ag of our country, presented by the color guard of the David Ket-chum American Legion Post 115. Representing the guard are vet-erans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm. Let’s hear it for our fl ag and these vet-erans.

4) Cassia County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse, Rupert, ID The Cassia County Mounted Sheriff’s Posse, the fi rst in Idaho, was organized in 1944 by a group of 50 men. These were stockmen, farmers, businessmen and pro-fessional men from throughout Cassia County. Today we have members from several walks of life, including many of the same ones as those who organized the posse. The principal purpose of the organization is to promote the love of horses as well as ad-vertise Cassia and Minidoka counties throughout the United States. From its beginning, the posse has been under the call of the Cassia County Sheriff. Posse members have been called out for rescue situations and law en-forcement work. They are mem-bers of the Idaho State Riding Association and have trained their horses into a drill of preci-sion and rhythm. They have per-formed throughout the United States, including such places as the Pendleton Roundup, Salt Lake City’s Days of ’47 Parade,

the Seattle World’s Fair, the Rose Parade and the Ogden Rodeo.

5) 2009 Grand Marshals: the Atkinson Family, Hailey, ID One of Ketchum’s most beloved families, the Atkinsons, are hon-ored this year as the 2009 Wagon Days grand marshals. As Wagon Days celebrates its 51st anniver-sary, the Atkinson family will celebrate 53 years of tradition in the Wood River Valley. Four gen-erations of Akinsons have dedi-cated themselves to the Wood River Valley community. Atkin-sons’ Market was founded in 1956 by Chuck Atkinson, and with the help of his sons Stan and Don the market fl ourished. Today Atkin-sons’ is located throughout the Wood River Valley with locations in Ketchum, Hailey and Bellevue. The business is run by Chip and Whit, Don’s two sons. Through diversity and growth, the mark of a hometown business can be found in each of the stores, with Atkinson family members work-ing in all. Their commitment to the community is evident in the support they offer to local chari-ties. Atkinsons’ is synonymous with generosity, extending help to a myriad of organizations. Per-haps one of their most notable contributions is Ketchum’s At-kinson Park. This year Wagon Days is honored to recognize the profound impact of the Atkinson family by naming them the 2009 Wagon Days grand marshals.

6) City of Ketchum, Ketchum, ID The 51st Wagon Days Parade is presented by the City of Ketchum. The city is the proud caretaker of the Lewis Ore Wagons and the Ore Wagon Museum, where the wagons are housed throughout the year. We appreciate their sup-port of this great event! Riding in the wagon are Ketchum City Council members Baird Gourley, Curtis Kemp, Larry Helzel and Charles Conn.

7) City of Sun Valley, Sun Val-ley, ID Riding in the city of Sun Val-ley wagon is Mayor Wayne Wil-lich and friends. The wagon is a John Deere Wagon used at the old Geyer Hot Springs Resort. It was restored by Wood River Carriage Works.

8) Idaho Sen. Clint Stennett, Ketchum, ID Sen. Stennett has served District 25 for 19 years. He ap-preciates all the support and is honored to represent this com-munity. Clint is accompanied by his wife, Michelle. The white vis-à-vis is owned by Sagebrush arena and is driven by Lawrence Edwards.

9) Blaine County Historical Museum’s Heritage Court, Hailey, ID The Blaine County Museum Heritage Court: Lady Esther Boyd, represent-ing the city of Hailey, is honored for her lifelong involvement in community and family. Having raised her family in the valley

during very traditional times, she never lost sight of the impor-tance of community. Lady Rita Hurst, representing the city of Bellevue, is honored for her participation in the true mining and frontier heritage of the Wood River and Salmon Riv-er basins. Lady Dolores Parke, repre-senting the city of Carey, is hon-ored for her community involve-ment and years of service to Car-ey schools. She remains active in Carey Youth Activities. Lady Alice Schernthanner, representing the city of Sun Val-ley, has played an important role in the development of chil-dren’s skiing. She has taught on the mountain for more than 40 years. Lady Ethel Wells, represent-ing the city of Ketchum, is hon-ored for her dedication to volun-teerism for the valley’s health care community. At 92 she still plays tennis. The vis-a-vis made by the Amish in Iowa is being pulled by Mick and Mack, full brother Per-cheron horses. The horses and carriage are owned by Bill Sher-bine. Thank you to D.L. Evans Bank for sponsoring this entry and the Wagon Days Parade.

10) The Sun Valley-Ketchum Chamber & Visitors Bureau, Ketchum ID Riding in this wagon are mem-bers of the board of directors of the Sun Valley-Ketchum Cham-ber & Visitors Bureau. They are promoting tourism and commu-nity vitality.

11) Ketchum-Tegernsee sister city exchange program, Sun Valley, ID Our next entry is a group of exchange students from Tegern-see, Germany, Ketchum’s sister city. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the sister city ex-change between Tegernsee and Ketchum. This entry has been made possible by the support of Syringa Networks, a Wagon Days Sponsor.

12 ) Earl and Carol Holding, Sun Valley, ID Riding in Sun Valley Co.’s beautifully restored 1863 landau are Carol and Earl Holding, own-ers of the Sun Valley Resort. The Holdings were grand marshals in 1995. The Wagon Days parade is staged entirely on Sun Valley property and the parade would not be possible without their sup-port. The horses are Captain and Choc, a Percheron and a Shire. They are driven by Jim Ruby.

13) Burley Bobcat Band, Step-perettes and Cheerleaders, Burley, ID The largest marching band in southern Idaho, the Burley High School Bobcat Band, Color Guard and Cheerleaders have marched in the Ketchum Wagon Days Pa-rade for almost 30 years. The Bobcat Band has performed and competed in every Northwest and Intermountain state, winning

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numerous trophies and awards. The 100-plus-member band has performed many times at Disney-land, has marched in the Port-land Tournament of Roses parade twice and has performed for the president of the United States. A longtime Wagon Days friend and supporter, Irving’s Red Hots, has made this entry possible with its support.

14) Sponsors The Wagon Days Committee would like to take this opportu-nity to thank all of the sponsors. Each of these businesses has con-tributed to the success of Wagon Days and it could not be held each year without them. Our $250 lev-el sponsors are Ciro Restaurant, the Elephant’s Perch, Giacobbi Square, Grahber Construction, High Country Resort Proper-ties, Idaho Power, the Knob Hill Inn, Lawson Laski Clark & Pogue, Live Audio Production, Power Engineers, S. Erwin Ex-cavation, Scott Featherstone, the Sheepskin Coat Factory, Smiley Creek Lodge, Storage Plus, Stur-tevant’s, Sun Valley Title, Sun Valley Wine Co., Ts and Temp-tations, and Topnotch. The $500 and $1,000 sponsors are recog-nized on individual signs placed before entries. Please give these sponsors a round of applause.

15 ) Americanas, Rexburg, ID The Americanas have been performing for 25 years and have done over 350 performances. Throughout the years they have had over 200 riders. They have been to Washington, D.C., three times and have performed at the Rose Parade. Today they are sa-luting Wagon Days and the great state of Idaho. The support of the Idaho Mountain Express allows Wagon Days to bring in this spec-tacular entry.

16 ) Lee Family Belgians, Twin Falls, ID The Lee Family Belgians Wagon driven by the Lee Family of Twin Falls, Idaho, is carrying the Ms. Idaho Senior America Queens. The current queen is Dianne Wilson of Nampa. Also in the wagon are the 2001 queen, Violet Lundgren of Twin Falls, the 2003 queen, Pat Banning of Hagerman Valley, and the 2005 queen, Dina Jewell of Boise. The Ms. Senior America Pageant will be held this October in Atlantic City.

17 ) Ketchum-Sun Valley His-torical Society and SVSEF, Ketchum, ID This entry is celebrating the past and the future with the Ket-chum Ski and Heritage Museum and the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. The Ski Education Foundation is the Wood River Valley’s largest and oldest youth organization with over 450 al-pine, cross-country and freestyle skiers and snowboarders. The museum is protecting the rich heritage of the Ketchum-Sun Val-ley area for future generations. Thank you to McLaughlin & As-sociates Architects for providing support for this entry and the Wagon Days Parade.

18 ) High Country Peruvian Pasos, Sun Valley, ID Peruvian Paso horses are the smoothest gaited horses in the world and transmit their unique gait to all their pure-bred foals, making them the “champagne” of gaited horses. Riders are Cheryl and Forrest Hymas, Cindy Lam-

bert, Judith Walker, Sandra and John Flattery, Elizabeth Tierney, Claudie Goldstein, Teri Szom-bathy, Randi Kanellitsas, Cath-erine Thyen, Susan Tobiason, Joyce Almas and Phoebe Wilcox.

20) The Old Frontier Gang, Hailey, ID Originally called the “Hailey Hellers,” The Old Frontier Gang has been in existence for over 41 years. The coach was built in New Hampshire by the fi rm of Abbott and Downing. It ran pas-sengers from Henry’s Lake to West Yellowstone. The coach is about 116 years old. The horses are matched Belgian draft hors-es owned by Lawrence and Joyce Edwards of Carey. Shelby Han-sen is driving the team. Shelby has driven a team in the Wagon Days parade since she was 13.

20) Glenwood Cemetery Hearse, Park City, UT This matching team of Bel-gian draft horses, driven by Law-rence Edwards of Sagebrush Bel-gians of Carey, Idaho, is pulling an antique hearse made in Vien-na, Austria, in 1905. The hearse was brought to the United States in 1970 and was left outdoors and neglected for 30 years. It was re-stored by Bill Brown from Park City, Utah, in 2005. Bill is riding on the hearse.

21) Ketchum-Sun Valley Rota-ry Club Duck Race, Ketchum, ID This year is “lucky 13” for the Great Wagon Days Duck Race. Join us tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 6, at Rotary Park in Ketchum. The festivities start at 1 p.m. with great food, bouncy houses for the kids and live music by the Bobos. The ducks hit the water at 3 p.m. Be sure to adopt your ducks for a chance to win some terrifi c priz-es including a chance at $1 mil-lion. Proceeds from the duck race benefi t Blaine County Search & Rescue, local scholarships and other projects of the Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotary Club and the Sawtooth Board of Realtors Com-munity Foundation. Adopt your duck today! The Ketchum-Sun Valley Rotary Club is a Wagon Days sponsor.

22) Smokey Bear, Ketchum, ID Smokey Bear and the Saw-tooth National Forest would like to remind everyone to please be careful with fi re while visiting your national forests and please make sure your campfi re is dead out! Riding with Smokey are Emma Leventhal, Emily Van-denberg, Claire Westergard, and Kaylyn Westergard. A big thank-you to Cox Communications for its support of this entry and the Wagon Days Parade.

23) EhCapa Bareback Riders, Caldwell, ID The EhCapa Bareback Riders were created in 1956 as an inex-pensive way for children to ride and enjoy their horses. EhCapa is a family-oriented horseback riding club for boys and girls, and has performed all over the West, including Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, British Columbia, Or-egon, Washington, California and Montana, and as far east as Ohio. Most riders average six years with EhCapa. As the club’s style of riding is reminiscent of Native Americans, the name Apache was selected and spelled in reverse, thus the name EhCa-pa. The group rides in the hope

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of bringing honor to all Native Americans, from their beautiful handmade clothing to the tradi-tional native symbols painted on the horses. Atkinsons’ Market is the sponsor of this entry as well as the Wagon Days Parade.

24) Ali Baird and Hallie Mc-Mullen, Hailey, ID Next we have Tennessee Walk-ing Horses “Magic” and “Jed,” ridden by Ali Baird of Hailey and Hallie McMullen of Nampa, and shown in traditional plantation attire. The breed was originally created in the southern United States to carry the owners of plantations around their lands. While the horses are famous for fl ashy movement, they are quite hardy, popular for trail and plea-sure riding as well as show.

25) Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Floyd, Bellevue, ID Dr. Timothy Floyd and Nurse Buff Floyd, from Bellevue, are driving Tennessee Walking Horse “Spirit” in an original doc-tor’s buggy. It was made popular in the early 1800s when doctors made house calls, and mail carri-ers used them in the mid-1800s.

26) Jose and Jose Andalu-sians, Nampa, ID Jose and Jose Andalusians from Caldwell and Nampa be-long to the Charro Association “Rancho Seco,” whose main goal is to maintain and promote the Charro tradition and ethnic iden-tity for future generations. They compete with other Charro asso-ciations from Idaho, Oregon, Cal-ifornia, Nevada and Washington. They ride quarter horses, Azteca horses and Andalusian horses. They have participated in the “Gran Floral Parade,” and have placed fi rst on several occasions. They send out a big “Hallo!” and hope you enjoy the show!

27) Don Cant, Middleton, ID Don Cant is driving his minia-ture horse, Moe.

28) Lois Cant, Middleton, ID Lois Cant is driving her min-iature horse, Hawk.

29 ) Jerome High School Am-bush of Tigers Marching Unit, Jerome, ID Bigwood Bread is a proud sponsor of this next entry and the Wagon Days Parade. The Jerome High School “Ambush of Tigers” Marching Band and Color Guard has grown from 40 members four years ago to its present size of over 100 marchers. They will travel to competitions in Pocatello, Burley, Caldwell and Utah this fall, with a performance in Disneyland in the spring. Their musical selec-tions today include “Tiger Rag,” “On Wisconsin,” “Magnifi cent Seven” and “Louie Louie.” The director of the Ambush is Gor-don Smith, and the drum majors are Abbie Heuer and Stephanie Reece. The Ambush and the Je-rome Music Boosters would like to thank the Sun Valley and Ket-chum communities for their con-tinuing support over the many years of their participation here at Wagon Days.

30 )Independent Free Trap-pers, Ketchum, ID Dale Krage, Alan Hull and Jim Hitson are independent fur trappers, enjoying the parade af-ter all the trapping and skinning is done.

32) Fred and Penny Hodges Studebaker Collection, Buhl, ID This is a single Hafl inger fi lly Studebaker elliptic spring buggy found in Iowa and restored by Fred Hodges and Gary Snow of Snows Carriage Works. Owned and driven by Penny Studebaker Hodges.

33) Hook Draw Mud Wagon, Ketchum, ID Mud wagon stages were used on the unimproved trails of the mountain West. This original wagon spent most of its working life in Montana, and paraded in Great Falls in the early 1920s with Will Rogers riding. Glen Beck and his wife, Myra, are driving their 4-up team of mules.

34) Farmers National Bank, Twin Falls, ID Farmers National Bank is proud to support the residents of the Wood River Valley. The team of mules and the wagon are owned by the Fred Jaynes fam-ily of Filer, Idaho. The wagon was originally used in the Three Creek area and was restored by the family.

34) Concord Stage, Ketchum, ID The Concord stage of Ketchum, Idaho, is part of the Hook Draw collection. Up front is a beautiful 4-up team of Percherons owned and driven by Jim Barton of the Bar B Ranch, Carey, Idaho.

35) Yellowstone Stage, Ket-chum, ID This original Yellowstone stage is part of the Hook Draw collection. It is pulled by Russ Anderson and his fi ne team.

36) Blaine County Democratic Party, Sun Valley, ID Walking along the Blaine County Democrats’ wagon are Wendy Jaquet, our state repre-sentative, and Donna Pence, state representative from Gooding. In the wagon are Nancy Mas-ner-Whiton, the Blaine County Democrats’ chairwoman with her grandson Ethan, Vice Chair-woman Gini Ballou, Secretary Susan Worst and Blaine County Commissioner Tom Bowman.

37) Sunnyside Farm/Ma-honey’s Bar and Grill, Clyde Park, MT Pulling this lovely Dutch sport break is a rare team of grey dun Norwegian Fjord mares. These mares represent part of what Sunnyside Farm aspires to preserve. Sunnyside, a family, cultural and community-friendly farm, celebrates tradition and heritage through its horses, art and children. The mares host the Mahoneys, who will show you a family-friendly time and feed you one of the tastiest meals in the valley at Mahoney’s Bar and Grill, just a carriage ride south in Bellevue.

38 ) The Fiddlers, Bellevue, ID This good old entry was made possible by the support of Clear

Creek Disposal, a Wagon Days sponsor. The fi ddlers have been providing toe-tapping tunes for Wagon Days for many years. You can hear them play tomorrow at the pancake breakfast.

39 ) Earl Craythorn, Declo, ID Earl Craythorn is driving a mini surrey wagon pulled by miniature ponies.

40) Wood River Community YMCA, Ketchum, ID The Wood River Community YMCA is a proud sponsor of Wag-on Days. The mission of the Wood River Community YMCA is to build strong kids, strong families and a strong community through programs that develop the whole person in spirit, mind and body.

41) Wood River High School Cheerleaders, Hailey, ID The Wood River High School Cheerleaders are headed off to a great start this year. The cheer team includes seniors Hank Blunt, Trevor Tamez and Jessica Juarez, juniors Shanniece Hall, Gardenia Bautista and Rosie Paredes, sophomores Paty Oro-zco, Jackie Loera, Alma Ramiro and Maricruz Baltazar, and fresh-men Adriana Gomez and Karina Rangel. The squad is coached by Jane Goodson, DeDe Todd and Crystal Peck.

42) Hailey Days of the Old West Senior Queen, Hailey, ID Krystal Tracy is 2009 senior queen of the Hailey Days of the Old West Rodeo, riding her horse, Ditto.

43) Scott Williams, Huntsville, UT Scott Williams is riding a large mule named “Coal B.”

44) Double P Construction, Kamas, UT The next entry is sponsored by Double P Construction from Kamas, Utah. This hitch of Per-cheron geldings stands 18 hands tall and each horse weighs about one ton. The Percheron breed can be either black or gray. The lead horses are Jake and Brad, and the wheel horses are Buster and Prince. Driving is the owner, Phil Jung.

45) Trailing of the Sheep Festi-val, Hailey, ID The Trailing of the Sheep Fes-tival entry includes Darby North-cott and her pet sheep along with several young people involved in 4H. Darby is 14 and has been rais-ing sheep for 4H since she was 9. She now has her own fl ock and the sheep in the parade are her pets. Kathi Kimball is her 4H advisor. Watch for Darby in the Trailing of the Sheep Parade on Oct. 11 as she leads 1,500 sheep down Main Street in Ketchum.

46) Two Riders, Caldwell, ID Riding two American Quarter Horses are Dale and Liz Fleming. Liz has attended the big weekend and parade for several years, in-cluding in 2005 when her daugh-ter was Miss Teen Rodeo Idaho.

47) Chuck McBurney, Black-foot, ID Chuck McBurney is riding in a rebuilt buckboard wagon.

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48) Breezie’s Outlaws Bar & Grill, Fairfi eld, ID Monte Cangiamilla is riding Smokey Dome, a quarter horse from the Doc Barr line. Jeff Mor-ris is on a quarter horse paint named King. Marvin Lamm is riding Darby, a quarter horse mare. They’re from Fairfi eld across the mountains and are riding for Outlaws Bar & Grill to remind everyone that Fairfi eld welcomes all!

49) Monte Piquet, Idaho Falls, ID This 6-up Hackney pony hitch wagon has 43 mirrors. Monte Pi-quet is the owner and driver, and Doyal Howles is riding shotgun.

50) Black Bart, Kimberly, ID Clark Higley of Kimberly is riding as “Black Bart” on his reg-istered Tennessee Walker, Max.

51) Amita Smith, Bliss, ID This team of Percherons is being driven by Amita Smith. In the wagon are Elana Smith, Tara Smith and Greg Morrison.

52) Carolyn Phillips, Buhl, ID Carolyn Phillips of Buhl is driving Darq (Dark) Sonnet, a 6-year-old, three-quarter Arabian mare. Sonnet was welcomed into her herd in 2008 and has been driving for about a year. Sonnet placed well at the Gooding and Western Idaho Fairs in 2008 and has been recuperating from an injury.

53) Steve Riccabona, Ketchum, ID This is Steve Riccabona, own-er of Riccabona’s Restaurant and Baci’s Italian Café. Steve is riding Rudy and trailing Misty. Rudy is an 8-year-old Peruvian Paso gelding. Misty is a 12-year-old Peruvian Paso mare. Rudy and Misty are famous for their high-stepping gate and beautiful black coats. Steve rides both horses on the high mountain trails of the Wood River Valley. Peruvian Pa-sos are great trail-riding horses and with a smooth walking gate they are very comfortable to ride over long distances. Steve also uses both horses to gather and sort cattle in the valley.

54) Valerie Endrikat, Payette, ID This Gypsy Drum horse is be-ing ridden by Valerie Endrikat.

55) Black Jack Ketchum Shoot-out Gang, Hailey, ID The Black Jack Ketchum Shootout Gang extends their sin-cerest thanks to their clients, fans and supporters—your generous donations have made it possible for them to continue entertaining you each and every year. The cast members of the Black Jack Shoot-out Gang are all volunteers. They practice year round. Premier Resorts, a Wagon Days sponsor,

has provided the support to make this entry possible.

56) Snake River Stampede, Nampa, ID This four-horse hitch with outriders is one of the original mud wagon stagecoaches that ran from Silver City to Murphy, Idaho.

57)Western Riding Club Roy-alty Court, Nampa, ID Since 1941 the Western Riding Club has been a family-oriented horseback riding club in Boise. Activities throughout the year provide recreational, education-al and social activities for every member of the family. The club has a large clubhouse, an arena, a track and a trail challenge course.

59) Ten Mile Riding Club, Kuna, ID The Ten Mile Riding club is one of the oldest family riding clubs in the Treasure Valley. This parade unit has won many awards around the Treasure Val-ley. The group is led by the club’s queen, Brittany Rigby, and prin-cess, Alexis Rigby.

70) City of Ketchum Water Wagon, Ketchum, ID The water wagon and commis-sary was used to carry water for the mules and men on journeys across the plains and desert. The wagon is pulled by a team owned and driven by Jack Eden from Montana. The water wagon entry is sponsored by the Casino. The fi rst Wagon Days parade meeting was held 51 years ago in the Ca-sino. 71) Ketchum-Warm Springs Riding Club, Sun Valley, ID The Ketchum-Warm Springs Riding Club is one of the old-est riding clubs in Idaho. It was formed in the 1950s to keep hors-es in shape for hunting season. It meets every Wednesday night at Adams Gulch for a ride, din-ner and story-telling. It has been escorting the Big Hitch for 51 years. 72) City of Ketchum Big Hitch, Bishop, CA As always, the best for last, the grand fi nale to the Wagon Days Parade, the Big Hitch. These six original Lewis Fast Freight Line Ore Wagons were originally used to transport ore from the moun-tains that surround our valley. The wagons traversed the dan-gerous, 12 percent grade Trail Creek Summit. The Horace Lew-is Family donated the wagons to the City of Ketchum. Pulling the wagon is a 20-draft-mule jerkline, driven by professional mule skin-ner Bobby Tanner of Bishop Ca-lif., assisted by his crew and Mr. Ivan Swaner. The local brakemen are Tim Deckard and Sean Ma-honey. Please keep quiet as the hitch passes as the mules must be able to hear commands.

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Lot 46: 1967 Chevrolet Malibu

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Elephant’s Perch Wednesday Night Bike Rides, Meet at Perch. Ketchum. 6 p.m. Details: 726-3497.

“Mining and Moving Ore in the Wood River Valley,” told by Ivan Swaner, Tour included, Ore Wagon Museum, Ketchum. Free. 6-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 3

Women Connect Summer Series, Childcare provided. Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, Ketchum. 9:15-10:30 a.m. Details: 622-0548.

Wood River Land Trust ‘Fun in the Sun,’ Meet Hulen Meadows parking lot, north of Ketchum. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Details: 720-6460.

First Thursdays in Hailey, Hailey. 10 a.m. All day.

Idaho’s Bounty Farm Stand, Washington Ave., Ketchum. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Details: 721-8074.

Hailey Farmers’ and Artists’ Market, with live music. Hailey Market on Main St. 2:30-6:30 p.m. Details: 788-8614.

An Evening with One HEART, Hors d’ oeuvres, live and silent auc-tion featuring unique Tibetan items. Gilman Contemporary, Sun Valley Rd., Ketchum. 5-7 p.m. $75. Details: (801) 596-3317, onehearttibet.org.

Trout Unlimited, with speaker Wood River Land Trust’s Clark Shafer. Roosevelt Grille, Ketchum. 5-7 p.m. Details: 622-4613.

Super Supper, Open to all. St. Charles Parish Hall, Hailey. 5:30 p.m. Free.

‘Forget Me Not’ book read-ing and signing with Jennifer Anker-Lowe, Community Library, Ketchum. 6 p.m. Details: 726-3493.

Elkhorn Concert Series, Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Elkhorn Springs Resort, Sun Valley. Opening

band, Braddigan, 6 p.m. $30. Elkhorn parking, $10. Free parking Horseman’s Center, Sun Valley with free bus service to venue. Details: (503) 265-2270, elkhornconcerts.com.

Ketchum Plaza Nights, live music by Hickory Blue, Ketchum Town Plaza, Across From Atkinsons’, Ketchum. 6-8 p.m. Free.

YMCA Kids Night Out, Dinner and snacks provided. Buses will be run-ning from the Y to the concerts. Ages 1-12. Members $35 and non-members $50. Details: 727-9622.

Sun Valley Ballet School Parents Night Out, Babysitting for Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Main and Silver St., Hailey. 6-11 p.m. $25 per child. Details: 726-9876.

Plein Air Painters of Idaho 6th Annual Paint Out at Redfish, Redfish Lake Lodge, Stanley. All Day. Details: 774-3819.

Friday, September 4

Ketchum Labor Day Weekend Antiques Show, nexStage Theatre, 120 S. Main St., Ketchum. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Details: 720-5547.

Hailey’s Antique Market, Roberta McKercher Park and Hailey National Armory, Hailey. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Details: 788-9292.

Hailey’s Main Street Antique and Art Show, Main St., Hailey. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Details: 312-4900.

9th Annual Labor Day Event at Rebecca’s, 313 N. Second Bellevue. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Details: 788-2747.


Wagon Days Antique Show, Forest Service Park, 180 E. First St., Ketchum. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Details: (303) 570-9763.

Silver Car Auction, Over 250 col-lector car owners and dealers will display and auction off autos. Vehicle check-in 12-6 p.m. Sun Valley. For details, call (800) 255-4485.

Sun Valley Gallery Association Gallery Walk, Enjoy a walk about town as galleries open their doors, host art-ists and serve wine. Ketchum. 5-8 p.m. Details: 726-4950, svgalleries.org.

Grand Marshal Reception, Honor Atkinson family. Memory Park, Ketchum. 5:30-7 p.m.

WR Jewish Community Shabbat Services, All welcome. Call for loca-tion. Ketchum. 6 p.m. Details: 726-1183.

Blackjack Ketchum Shoot-Out Gang, Main St. in front of Casino, Ketchum. 7 p.m.

Wah-Hoo Revue! and BBQ, with Wild West Players. Family friendly. BBQ 6:30 p.m. Sun Valley Opera House. 7:30 p.m. Show & BBQ $40 and under 12 $30, Show $20 and $15. Details: 622-2135.

Silver Dollar, live music with Kim Stocking, Bellevue.9 p.m.

Club Zou, Dancing and DJ. Must be 21 or above. No cover. Zou 75, Hailey. 10 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Saturday, September 5

Papoose Club’s Annual Flapjack Breakfast, Live music performances. Adults $8, seniors $7, youth 13-18 $7, kids 4-12 $5 and under 3 free. Across from Atkinsons, Ketchum. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Children’s Carnival, Giacobbi Square, Ketchum. Games and ac-tivities including astro-jump, climbing mountain, gyro, bungee run, wagon rides and mini-train rides, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Unlimited all-ride pass $10.

Hailey’s Antique Market, Roberta McKercher Park and Hailey National Armory, Hailey. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Details: 788-9292.

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In the fall of 1975, things did not look good for Wagon Days.

The signature event celebrating Ketchum’s rich mining-era history had not been acted out since 1969. The city’s collection of antique ore wagons had deteriorated after a long span of neglect. And several of the key players in celebrations past had let their interests drift elsewhere. The once-popular event had apparently seen its better—and perhaps last—days. Then, as a campaign to be the city’s next mayor gathered momentum, Ketchum businessman Jerry Seiffert had an idea. In November 1975, Seiffert was elected mayor and a few months later the idea was put before the City Council. “The city had two responsibilities in keeping the old ore wagons,” Seiffert said. “We were supposed to display them once a year and we were to sup-posed maintain them. Neither was being done.” As Seiffert proposed that the city revive Wagon Days and its old wagons, he found a receptive audience. Yet, the concept needed a twist, he said, an incentive to get people fully behind the effort. “It’s hard to believe now, but by the time we reached Labor Day in the mid 1970s the town was essentially closed,” Seiffert said. “In the past, Wagon Days had been held in early August. We thought that by doing it over Labor Day it would give the business community a good solid weekend to get them through slack.” The yearly trend of Ketchum seeing its summer tourist trade dry up by Labor Day, Seiffert said, was evidenced in the city’s sewage flows. The so-called “flush factor” was sometimes used by the city to track visitor activity, with large volumes of wastewater in the system indicating a spike in the number of visitors. “We had a chart in City Hall,” Seiffert said. “It peaked about the third week of August and then fell off dramatically.” The flows became so sparse in the off-seasons, in fact, that the city sometimes supplemented them—using water derived from a local hot spring—to keep the system moving. The Ketchum City Council eventually agreed with Seiffert that Wagon Days should indeed be revived and should take place over Labor Day weekend. However, making the decision was the easy part, Seiffert said. “It became clear that it could not just be done with

a volunteer crew,” the former mayor said. “It needed governance … There was no effective chamber of commerce at the time and the wagons were not in the best of shape.” Quickly, work began to refurbish five of the city’s authentic 1890s ore wagons, which were once part of the Ketchum Fast Freight Line operated by business-man Horace C. Lewis in the late 1800s. Using a bicentennial-related grant of about $2,500, the city acquired new hoops and canvas for the top sections and repaired the wheels so the wagons could roll down Main Street. All the while, Seiffert and others took to the streets

to raise additional funds to put on the event. “We were financed primarily through donations,” Seiffert said. “We hit all the bars and restaurants, everyone who would feel a direct benefit. “Everyone was pretty generous. They all kicked in.” As a supplement, the event’s orga-nizers put together a full-size Wagon Days brochure—complete with stories of Ketchum’s mining days—to sell for 50 cents a copy. Then came finding a team of mules to drive the wagon train. In the end, because such a team could not be lo-

cated and brought to Ketchum, the city employed a team of six Percheron horses. In the months and weeks before the event, the city encouraged—and even paid—history buffs from all over the region to bring entries for the parade. The night before the event kicked off on Sept. 3, 1976, organizers stayed up into the wee hours, Seiffert said. “To get this thing going, we were practically up all night,” he said. “It took an incredible amount of work.” For the “Big Parade” Saturday, Sept. 4, some 5,000 people lined Main Street to watch as the massive wag-ons were driven through town by the Percherons. “During that first parade, when the big hitch came down the street, everybody just went, ‘Wow!’” Seiffert said. “A lot of people hadn’t seen them before.” Later in 1976, Seiffert said, when city officials checked the wastewater figures for that August and September, they showed that flows had remained high through the end of the summer, until after the Labor Day weekend. Seiffert, who would go on to serve as mayor for three full terms, through 1988, said: “Then, we really knew we had succeeded in the mission.”

WAGON DAYSALMOST FADED AWAY

FORMER MAYOR PUT OUT HIS HAND TO REVIVE TRADITION IN EARY 70S

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Hailey’s Main Street Antique and Art Show, Main St., Hailey. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Details: 312-4900.

Ketchum Labor Day Weekend Antiques Show, nexStage Theatre, 120 S Main St., Ketchum. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Details: 720-5547.

Artist Chat with Tony Foster, ‘Drawn to Idaho- 15 Years Painting in the Rockies,’ Foster presents months of SNRA painting. Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum. 10 a.m. Details: 726-5079.

Silver Car Auction, Over 250 collector car owners and dealers will display and auction off autos. Inspection 8-10:30 a.m. and the auction begins at 10:30 a.m., Sun Valley. For details, call (800) 255-4485.

9th Annual Labor Day Event at Rebecca’s, 313 N. Second St., Bellevue. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Details: 788-2747.


Wagon Days Antique Show, Forest Service Park, 180 E First St., Ketchum. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Details: (303) 570-9763.

Eh-Capa Bareback Riders Performance, Festival Meadows, Sun Valley. 10:30 a.m.

Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church Teen Mission Group Lunch, on Parade Route serving Pulled Pork sand-wiches, coleslaw, chips and beverages. Sun Valley Rd., Ketchum. 11 a.m. $5-$1

Blackjack Ketchum Shoot-Out Gang, Pioneer Saloon, Main St. Ketchum. 12:15 p.m.

Big Hitch Parade, Largest non-motor-ized parade in the West. Ketchum. 1 p.m.

Casino, live music with The Damphools. After the parade, Main St., Ketchum. 2 p.m.

Tour the Ore Wagons, with Ivan Swaner. Meet outside the Ore Wagon Museum, Ketchum. 4 p.m.

Blackjack Ketchum Shoot-Out Gang, Casino, Main St., Ketchum. 7 p.m.

Wah-Hoo Revue! and BBQ, with Wild West Players. Family friendly. BBQ 6:30 p.m. Sun Valley Opera House. 7:30 p.m. Show & BBQ $40 and under 12, $30, Show $20 and $15. Details: 622-2135.

Silver Dollar, Karaoke music, Bellevue.9 p.m.

Sun Valley Summer Show Ice Shows, at dusk with dessert buffet on Lodge Terrace with Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov, four-time U.S. Silver Medalists. Sun Valley Outdoor Ice Rink. 9:45 p.m. $62 with dessert buffet, $32, $47 and $52 Details: 622-2135.

Sunday, September 6

Papoose Club’s Annual Flapjack Breakfast, Live music performances. Adults $8, seniors $7, youth 13-18 $7, kids 4-12 $5 and under 3 free. Across from Atkinsons, Ketchum. 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.


Lodge Dining Room, live music with Leana Leach, Sun Valley. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Silver Car Auction, Over 250 collector car owners and dealers will display and auction off autos. Inspection 8-10:30 a.m. and the auction begins at 10:30 a.m., Sun Valley. For details, call (800) 255-4485.


Wagon Days Antique Show, Forest Service Park, 180 E. First St., Ketchum. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Details: (303) 570-9763.

Shoot Out, Silver Dollar, Main St., Bellevue. 12:30 p.m.

Bellevue Labor Day Parade, Music, food, antiques and crafts Main St., Bellevue. 1 p.m.

Great Wagon Days Duck Race, Music, food and fun. Rotary Park, Ketchum. 1-4 p.m. Race at 3 p.m. in the Big Wood River. $5 duck, 6 for $25 and 13 or $50. Details: 721-7481.

Bellevue Labor Day Music, Spare Change, Four Stroke Bus, Kim Stocking Quartet and Hoodwink. Bellevue City Park, 2-9 p.m.

Latin Jazz in the Garden, live music with the Latin Jazz Ensemble Quintet, Knob Hill Inn, Ketchum. 6-8 p.m. $5. Details: 721-1624.

Silver Dollar, music with DJ Marlene, Bellevue. 8 p.m.

Boiler Room, live music with Leanna Leach Trio, Sun Valley. 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Hailey’s Antique Market, Roberta McKercher Park and Hailey National Armory, Hailey. 9 p.m. - 4 p.m. Details: 788-9292.

Hailey’s Main Street Antique and Art Show, Main St., Hailey. 9 p.m. - 5 p.m. Details: 312-4900.

Casino, music by MC Spice Train, Main St., Ketchum. 9:30 p.m.

Monday, September 7



Bellevue Labor Day Celebration, Music, food, crafts and more. Bellevue City Park. 12 p.m.

Bellevue Labor Day Music, Up A Creek, Johnny Neale and Friends and The Mark Slocum Band. Bellevue City Park. 1-7 p.m.

Tuesday, September 8

Ketchum Artists’ Market, Ketchum Town Plaza, 460 4th St. E, Across From Atkinsons, Ketchum. 12-6 p.m. Details: 788-8614.

Ketchum/Sun Valley Rotary Club, Rico’s, 200 Main St., Ketchum. 12 p.m. Details: 721-7481.

Ketchum Farmers’ Market, 4th Street Corridor Ketchum. 2:30-6 p.m. Details: 788-1366

Atkinson Park Chess Club, Open to teens and adults. All abilities. Atkinson Park Recreation Center, Ketchum. 6 p.m. Details: 726-7820.

Herbal Medicine for Stress, with Ryan Redman. Sawtooth Botanical Garden, Hwy. 75 and Gimlet Rd. S. of Ketchum. 6-7:30 p.m. $10 members and $15 non-members. Details: 726-9358.

Sturtevants Free Fly-Casting Clinics, Atkinson Park, Ketchum. 6 p.m. Details: 726-4501.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

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NO. There has never been a confirmed case of a healthy, wild wolf killing a human in North America. It is only in rare cases, when wolves have lost their wildness and become tame or habituated to people that they have occasionally bitten someone, particularly if food is nearby. Since 1900, more than a century ago, there has been only one possible case of a wolf-related human fatality. To put this into context, in North America, bears (black and grizzly) killed 27 people since 2000, and since 1990, cougars killed 12.

Homeowners in several subdivisions here, with all the best intentions, feed wintering elk. The wolves were simply taking advantage of a food source. If we believe we need to feed the elk, it should be done somewhere far from our neighborhoods.

NO. The Rocky Mountain Wolf of Canada, which was released in Idaho and Yellowstone National Park, is the same subspecies of Gray Wolf that previously lived here. This claim of a larger and different type of wolf is often used to discredit the species’ reintroduction. It is not true.

NO. Wolves kill to sustain themselves. Killing elk can be dangerous for wolves. Not infrequently, they are fatally wounded by a kick from a hoof, and 80 to 90% of the time their efforts are unsuccessful. If they do succeed, the food left unfinished by wolves feeds numerous other animals, including scavengers such as bears, eagles and wolverines.

Wolves are often frightened away from a kill by the presence of people or by other predators. This creates the assumption that wolves kill and leave the remains behind. In reality, research shows that wolves almost always eat the entire carcass, returning to this food source repeatedly. Many predators do this.

NO. Livestock losses have been far less than predicted. Wolves cause less than 1% of all livestock mortalities. Cougars kill many more sheep and cattle than wolves do, as do bears and even domestic dogs.

YES. Scientific research has revealed that these reintroduced wolves restore stability to ecosystems. Because of this role, wolves are designated as a “keystone species” and often referred to as “ecosystem managers.”

Wolves have redistributed elk herds, allowing overgrazed vegetation to recover along rivers and streams. Thriving cottonwoods and aspens then provide food for beavers. More beaver ponds benefit aquatic plants and animals like willows and moose. Shade from the trees cools the water, improving the habitat for trout.

Wolves prey upon the weak and diseased, thus allowing the stronger animals to reproduce. By keeping the elk on the move, wolves keep herds from overgrazing. This is both good for the health of the elk and good for the health of the land. Wolves are the only animals in North America that do this.

People are now traveling to our area just to see wolves, with every tour totally booked. In Yellowstone, wolf-watching is already very popular and is generating revenue of $35-million annually.

To find out more about wolves, visit our website www.livingwithwolves.org and sign up for our e-newsletter.A locally based nonprofit, dispels myths about wolves through public education.

NO. Contrary to what you may have heard, the latest available Idaho Department of Fish and Game figures indicate that, in 2008, hunters in Idaho killed more than 18,900 elk, the fifth largest number in the last ten years. What the wolves are doing is making the elk more alert and cautious, and thus more challenging to hunt.

Elk populations fluctuate because of weather-related factors and wildfires. Elk primarily feed on grass. Their habitat increases when forest fires destroy forests, and meadows replace the burnt trees. This allows elk numbers to grow. But eventually the trees grow back, the forest returns and elk numbers drop as the habitat changes again.

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