Summer 2017
Summer 2017
Summer 2017
Contributors include Matt Furber, Bryant Dunn, Laurie Sammis, Kira Tenney, Karen Bossick, Sharon Fisher, Jennifer Liebrum, Staff, Amy Busek, Gwen Ashley Walters, Dick Dorworth, Margot Ramsay, and Jon Duval
table of contents
Feature
A Culture of Giving
How philanthropy enriches lives and community
By Matt Furber
Feature
Private Idahos
Modern-day mining claims
By Bryant Dunn
Feature
Sentinels of the Sky
Ensuring the survival of wild birds of prey
By Laurie Sammis
Adventure
An Education on the Water
Valley student Miles Jones explores the world with a traveling kayak school
By Kira Tenney
Adventure
Discovering Galena
The Galena Trails Project comes to fruition
By Karen Bossick
Adventure
It’s an Eclipse!
Don’t be left in the dark
By Sharon Fisher
Adventure
The Idaho Stretch
Getting out to see Idaho’s remarkable geology
By Matt Furber
Adventure
When the Snow Is Gone
Summer Fun on Baldy
By Karen Bossick
Arts
From Eccentric to Extraordinary
Isabella Boylston is an Idaho original and an international gem
By Jennifer Liebrum
Arts
Pamela DeTuncq
Conveying the Conceptual
By Karen Bossick
Arts
Writers’ Conference Draws Literary Starts to the Valley
June 30 through July 3
By Staff
Community
Adventure Activism
Changing the world by pushing limits
By Kira Tenney
Community
Pedal Power
Three young bikers setting high standards
By Kira Tenney
Community
The Growing Greenway
Land Trust extends Big Wood River access
By Karen Bossick
Community
What’s Next for NexStage
The new Argyros Performing Arts Center is slated for 2018 opening
By Amy Busek
Food & Drink
Got Those Summertime Brews?
Drink local
By Gwen Ashley Walters
Food & Drink
Summertime Sizzle
The complicated simplicity of barbecue
By Gwen Ashley Walters
Health
An Original Yogi
Richard Odom’s melding of Eastern and Western traditions
By Dick Dorworth
Health
Skin with Altitude
Maintaining healthy skin a mile high above the sea
By Margot Ramsay
Innovation
Beyond Organic
The Wood River Sustainability Center keeps it close to home
By Dick Dorworth
Innovation
Working Toward a Resilient Valley
The Sun Valley Institute addresses the risks to community
By Jon Duval
Weddings
Alex and James
A glamorous black-and-white affair
Weddings
Mollie and Tucker
Tying the knot on a gorgeous fall day in Sun Valley
Weddings
Nicholas and Stefanie
A dazzling summer celebration
Weddings
Taylor and Ashley
An unforgettable fairy-tale ceremony in Stanley