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The Avalanche Forecast: Your Tool for Planning a Ride
Karl Malone FordJoin the Friends and the Sawtooth Snowmobile Club for a presentation on how to use the Sawtooth Avalanche Center website and forecast to plan a ride.
Free
“On This Day”: Ways of Thinking About Daily Writing with Francisco Cantú
The Community LibraryA workshop with Francisco Cantú, Writer-In-Residence at the Hemingway House this month. Space is limited. Registration required. This craft class examines the act of writing as a daily practice, the same way many of us engage in meditation, exercise, gardening, or playing music. Since writing often feels like a fraught, mercurial act, we will explore various prompts, practices, and ideas for sitting down to write with levity and ease, while also considering how writing on any given date has the power to connect us to what happened on that day throughout history, and to all the other writers who have sat down to write on the very same day. This class will include a packet of date-specific writing by Ross Gay, Eduardo Galeano, Christa Wolf, Nicholson Baker, and others. Francisco Cantú is a writer, translator, and the author of "The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From the Border," winner of the 2018 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in nonfiction. A former Fulbright fellow, he has been the recipient of a Pushcart Prize, a Whiting Award, and an Art for Justice fellowship. His writing and translations have been featured in The ...
Free
Think Globally, Act Locally Speaker Series – Jon Ambrose -“The Latest Science on the Big Wood River”
The Community LibraryJoin the Wood River Land Trust and The Community Library this winter to discuss how we can take local action in the face of global and regional challenges "The Latest Science on the Big Wood River" WITH JON AMBROSE Pacific Northwest Hydrology Director at Environmental Science Associates Master of Science Hydrology and Geosciences - Colorado State University FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TIMES AND HOW TO REGISTER VISIT COMLIB.ORG
Free
Wanderlust: Morocco – A Feast for the Senses
Hailey Town Center WestThe Hailey Public Library is inviting the community to travel the world, virtually! Wanderlust, a new monthly series, taps local folks who’ve been on an interesting trip somewhere near or far and are willing to share it. On Thursday, January 18, artist and naturalist Lisa Horton launches the series with Morocco - A Feast for the Senses. The free talk will be offered at Town Center West, 116 S Croy, at 5:30 PM.
Free
Neighborly Spanish Returns!
Hailey Town Center WestNeighborly Spanish is a free, 8-week class taught on Mondays from noon-1:30 PM by retired local Spanish teacher Jim King. The class will offer basic Spanish language skills seasoned with a little history and culture. Enrollment limited to 20. Classes are on Mondays, starting January 22 through March 18. Pre-registration required by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org. Town Center West.
Free
Introduction to Avalanches Field Day
Sawtooth NRA HeadquartersJoin the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. Please note- you need to have attended a Friends’ Introduction to Avalanches presentation prior to participating in the field day. There is a $50 suggested donation to the Friends of SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made on www.sawtoothavalanche.com (click the donate button) or via Venmo @sawtooth-avalanche. On your donation, please note that this is in conjunction with a field day. Thank you! We use a pre-registration system for courses due to high demand. Please sign up for a field day using this Field Day Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/hBY2drU2uekEo6jd6 We will send out more information about the course in the week leading up to it. We will meet at the SNRA and then spend the day near the SNRA or on Galena Pass. You will need a way to travel over snow (snowshoes, touring skis, splitboard…) Please reach out to Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. $50 Suggested Donation
$50
Fix-It Clinic
Hailey Town Center WestHailey Public Library is partnering with the Climate Action Coalition and local experts to host a free fix-it clinic on Saturday, January 27, from Noon – 4:00 PM for small, carry-in-sized household items. Half-hour appointments set up on-site will offer guided assistance with volunteer coaches to help disassemble, troubleshoot, and, hopefully, fix personal items. The clinic will be held at Town Center West, 116 S River.
Free
Introduction to Avalanches Field Day
Ketchum Fire StationJoin the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. Please note- you need to have attended a Friends’ Introduction to Avalanches presentation prior to participating in the field day. There is a $50 suggested donation to the Friends of SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made on www.sawtoothavalanche.com (click the donate button) or via Venmo @sawtooth-avalanche. On your donation, please note that this is in conjunction with a field day. Thank you! We use a pre-registration system for courses due to high demand. Please sign up for a field day using this Field Day Sign Up Form: https://forms.gle/hBY2drU2uekEo6jd6 We will send out more information about the course in the week leading up to it. We will meet at the Ketchum Fire Station and then spend the day near the SNRA or on Galena Pass. You will need a way to travel over snow (snowshoes, touring skis, splitboard…) Please reach out to Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. $50 Suggested Donation
$50
Neighborly Spanish Returns!
Hailey Town Center WestNeighborly Spanish is a free, 8-week class taught on Mondays from noon-1:30 PM by retired local Spanish teacher Jim King. The class will offer basic Spanish language skills seasoned with a little history and culture. Enrollment limited to 20. Classes are on Mondays, starting January 22 through March 18. Pre-registration required by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org. Town Center West.
Free
After the Avalanche: Winter First Aid
Ketchum Fire StationAn avalanche has happened and you’ve been able to successfully dig out your partner? Now what? The After the Avalanche series classes focus on different aspects of patient care following an avalanche. The first class will dig into winter first aid. The class will take place at 5:30 pm at the Ketchum Fire Station on February 1. Please register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdg60tTA55Uyzghf3zE5gn_d_cJz-BWxRqxVtYq2-DpDvUP2w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Free
Motorized Introduction to Avalanches Field Day – Cancelled
Baker CreekThis event has been cancelled Designed for motorized backcountry travel. Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center instructors for a field day covering avalanche rescue basics, snowpack layering, avalanche terrain identification, and basic backcountry travel. The field day will take place at Baker Creek. There is a connected presentation at the Sawtooth Snowmobile Club at Karl Malone’s in Hailey on January 10. We highly recommend going to that before coming to the field day. Please pre-register with this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBULbilneqo0QaQ6UR8i8E9DxkIxNAJhFy5DJAG4dtGpa-4w/viewform?usp=sf_link and email Annie at education@sawtoothavalanche.com with any questions. There is a $50 suggested donation to the Friends of the SAC to cover instructor costs. Donations can be made on www.sawtoothavalanche.com (click the donate button) or via Venmo @sawtooth-avalanche. Thank you! More information will be sent out the week of the event! For more information on this, and to see other events we host, please see our Facebook page.
$50
Neighborly Spanish Returns!
Hailey Town Center WestNeighborly Spanish is a free, 8-week class taught on Mondays from noon-1:30 PM by retired local Spanish teacher Jim King. The class will offer basic Spanish language skills seasoned with a little history and culture. Enrollment limited to 20. Classes are on Mondays, starting January 22 through March 18. Pre-registration required by emailing kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org. Town Center West.
Free