Though Terry is busier than ever, he doesn’t have much time for photography... or fishing! He’s often on his feet for up to 12 hours a day. He founded Silver Creek Outfitters, a Sun Valley institution and one of the finest flyfishing guiding services in the country. He’s been doing that for half a century and over 30 years in SC’s current location—on the east side of Main Street at 5th Street—a place to shop and talk shop. It’s a destination for the right flies for the river, the right dress for the Sun Valley Pavilion, the right gun for elk season and the right Stetson for the Cowboy ball. Terry has ensured that Silver Creek offers everything one could need for their Sun Valley Lifestyle—all year round and under one roof. But it was a slow process— “not a revolution, but an evolution,” as he said. [...]

Koth appreciated the relaxed mountain culture, noting the town’s refinement, educated environment, good restaurants, and vibrant art scene. Although he has recently discovered the talents of Ballet Sun Valley, the finer things are not what has kept physical therapist John Koth MPT, MS, ATC, in the Wood River Valley. Koth reminisces that his first ever mountain bike ride was following a sadistic friend straight up Proctor Mountain. He enjoys running and hiking with his golden retrievers, skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing. [...]

Her path to this prestigious station began with a college degree in music and a stint in secretarial school, learning how to type. According to Dr. Moats, she was attending Wellesley College as a music major and didn’t have a clear idea of a future career. So, she enrolled in secretarial school to learn typing and shorthand and soon thereafter was hired in a neuropsychology laboratory to type reports. After about eight weeks, the clinic supervisor gave her a white coat and said he would train her as a lab technician. She began giving neuropsychological tests to adults and children, and her interest in teaching students with learning disabilities was soon sparked. [...]

Today, the same sort of ingenuity that launched the library nearly 70 years ago is being continued by another forward-thinking woman, Community Library of Ketchum Executive Director Jenny Emery Davidson. Along with staff, volunteers, board members and the community, she has led an effort to “re-imagine” the library’s space, offerings, and role in the community, transforming it into a hub of activity with more than 100,000 visitors annually. [...]

Sides is a born and raised Blaine County artist; dance and movement are in her DNA. While her lure to the arts is genetic, her range of talent manifested in Sun Valley. After spending her childhood playing “fairies” in the Sawtooth forests and writing songs with sticks into rocky mountain dirt, Sides owes much of her creative approach to art to her relationship with Sun Valley’s landscape. [...]

Joe had it all. He was talented musically; he was charming and handsome and had a great sense of humor. His show was such a hit that The Ram asked him back for two more weeks in March and then for the whole Summer and, ultimately, the entire Winter. Bar sales multiplied exponentially (even with 25-cent beer nights!), and by 1979, the Twin Falls Times-News dubbed him "The King of Sun Valley." [...]

Bill Janss, a son of the firm’s founder, had been educated at Stanford and was a skilled skier. He had skied Sun Valley for years and was on the 1940 U.S. Olympic Team (those games were canceled because of war). Janss possessed a winning personality, a broad range of cultural interests and a keen sense of product. [...]

Rick Kapala helped put Sun Valley on the map as a cross-country mecca. Kapala began coaching cross-country in 1982 and, by 1987, joined the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) as cross-country program director. He trained hundreds of athletes, many of whom achieved national and international acclaim as Olympians, champions, and even coaches. [...]

Picabo Street’s unwavering commitment has always been tethered to the pursuit of speed. Overcoming years of formidable terrain, unceasing travel, and incapacitating injuries, Sun Valley’s Olympic alpine skiing gold medalist blazed a trail for a fresh generation of American winter athletes.   [...]

Banks Gilberti gave up skiing to find joy. What he found was his joy for skiing. He didn’t have a plan. He didn’t have a sponsor. But, he did have a vision and a passion for the mountains and the sport he loved. [...]