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What’s in a Name?

With a new puppy to name, I’ve been thinking a lot about names. The only clue we have to our past may be our name. But a first name can be as random as naming a dog after a flower. Ancestor’s family names were often tweaked and changed upon arrival at Ellis Island. For many people in the Wood River Valley, their towns or countries of origin are even further away than the Statue of Liberty’s welcoming profile. So we reinvent ourselves upon arrival here. We create family units out of friends, marry people our families don’t know and give our children oddball names. It’s what makes the area exciting, fresh and special. 

 

Genealogy is a fascinating subject, especially when considering your own forebearers. The Community Library’s Reference Librarian Buffy McDonald will head up a panel of local genealogy experts including Marylyn Pauley, Kathy Perron, Juli Webb, and Keith Dick at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 15. The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact www.thecommunitylibrary.org or call (208) 726-3493.


 

The Tony Award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival will presented a benefit production of “The Taming of the Shrew” at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 16 at the Community Campus theater in Hailey. The show, which is sponsored by the Wood River Middle School Purple Team, will benefit the Greg Cordovano Medical Fund. A long time resident of the Wood River Valley, Cordovano is in Craig Hospital in Denver being treated for a severe traumatic brain injury. Tickets ($10) are available at Wood River Middle School in Hailey, Iconoclast Books in Ketchum and at the door.
 
 

The Ann and Doug Christensen Humanitarian Award will be presented to Ketchum resident and founder of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival Cheryl Welch, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 17 at the Sun Valley Lodge Dinning Room. The event is a special brunch that is held every year by the Light on the Mountains Center for Spiritual Living. Tickets are $30. Call Shelley Coben at (208) 788-1498 or office@lightonthemountains.com.
 
 

Idaho’s Bounty Locavore Festival continues this month. Each week will feature an area restaurant that prioritizes local food. They will offer a local menu special for the week made with fresh, sustainably produced food from Idaho's Bounty Co-op. 


SCHEDULE:

• April 9 to 15 CIRO 


• April 16-22 Globus 


• April 23-29 Lunch at Glow 
Live Food Cafe

• April 30-May 6 Ketchum Grill


• May 7-13 CK's Real Food in Hailey

For more questions, contact Idaho’s Bounty at 721-8074 or info@idahosbounty.org.

 

 

Two blossoming businesses on Main Street in Bellevue will throw an April Soiree for their community on Thursday, April 22 from 4-6 p.m. Located above The Brickhouse Bar & Grill, the joint party will be held at Butterfly, Michelle Castle’s design studio for invitations, greeting cards and stationery and Kirsten Shultz Photography, which features the work of the international award-winning editorial and wedding life-style photographer. Brickhouse will have a French-themed menu and specials that night for attendees of the Soiree upstairs.


 

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