• Events calendar Aug 7, 2009
Highlights: Artists displays of handmade fine arts and crafts (glasswork, fiber, jewelry, paintings, woodworking and toys); kids activity area, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., with free art project (make masks with artist Kathleen Fergus); 1-4 p.m., artist demonstration: Susan Ward of Boulder Mountain Clayworks with ceramics; and entertainment: noon-1 p.m., No Cheap Horses, country folk; 1:30-2:30 p.m., Half Bender, acoustic rock; 3:30-4:30 p.m., Cow Says Moo, classic rock; 5-6 p.m., Bruce Innes Trio, acoustic... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Sun Valley Center art fair thrives despite economy Aug 7, 2009
Susan Ward of Boulder Mountain Clayworks will demonstrate ceramics on Friday, R.C. Hink, woodworking on Saturday, and Deb Gelet, fiber art on Sunday. Entertainment will be provided each day, as well. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Plane noise disturbing some Mesa residents Jun 23, 2009
Bilek said she enjoyed 10 years of tranquility after becoming one of the first people to move into the Boulder Mountain neighborhood in 1998 ... Mesa Councilwoman Dina Higgins said she has been dealing with noise complaints from Boulder Mountain and Las Sendas since taking office a year ago, and she sent her own letter of inquiry to the FAA.. (AZCentral -- News)
• Wildflowers, acoustic music and mining history Jun 5, 2009
The Galena Grinder Whit Henry Memorial Mountain Bike Race will be held July 25, followed by the Boulder Mountain Bike Tour - a ride along the Harriman Trail to Galena for a discounted lunch and live music - on Sept. 13. Galena Stage Stop Corrals offers 1 1/2 hour, half-day and daylong horseback rides from June 20 through Labor Day; call 726-1735 for information. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
National barks: Visiting national parks with your dog Apr 28, 2009
Postcards say "Greetings from the Middle of Nowhere." There is a mini-mart, three restaurants and the comfortable Boulder Mountain Lodge, which will be our home for the next three nights. Cows and horses graze in front of the lodge, and there is a bird sanctuary in the rear. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
• Art-loving kids can go crazy at free festival Feb 27, 2009
Four 50-minute classes will be offered at 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 and 2 p.m. - first come, first served - with registration beginning at 9 a.m. Boulder Mountain Clayworks will offer a class on making spring baskets of clay; Ketchum Art Festival artist Nancy Liston will lead one in ceramic painting on tile. The Sun Valley Center for the Arts will offer a class on pop-up landscape books, while Iconoclast Books offers a class on bookmaking. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Snowpack worries begone Feb 27, 2009
Farther south, the Snotel gauge at Tizer Basin, perched high in the Elkhorn Mountains, showed only 24 inches of snow, while Boulder Mountain, at 7,950 feet in the Big Belts, reported 56 inches of snow. We need all the snow we can get, said John Grassy, public relations officer for the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Sun Valley cross-country ski program keeps growing Feb 12, 2009
Photos by KAREN BOSSICK/For the Times-News Some of the Vamps practice toeing the starting line in preparation for the Boulder Mountain Tour recently in Sun Valley ... "After just five weeks on skis I'm not about to tackle the Boulder Mountain Tour. But I love the Vamps - the camaraderie is great," said Caraluzzi, co-owner of CIRO Restaurant in Ketchum ... Last weekend 40 of her 120 Vamps entered the Boulder Mountain Tour - a 20-mile race starting at Galena Lodge. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Local Briefs Feb 12, 2009
Randy Beckner and his son Landen competed in the Boulder Mountain Tour cross country race in Sun Valley, Idaho. The prestigious race attracts the top Nordic skiers in the country, and the field is limited to 800, plus 50 team and sponsored skiers. (Helena Independent Record)
• Simon ekes out win at Boulder Mountain Tour Feb 8, 2009
Zack Simon was in first place as the racers neared Baker Creek, about halfway down the Boulder Mountain Tour course ... Simon ekes out win at Boulder Mountain Tour By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent The 34th Wells Fargo Boulder Mountain Tour took one hour and 10 minutes to race Saturday. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
