How to Make the Most of Your Labor Day Weekend in Sun Valley

Labor Day weekend often marks the end of summer. Here at Sun Valley, that’s something to reflect on and celebrate, because here there’s something to do in every season, and the closing of one opens doors for another… might be the time to start thinking about a ski tune.

Friday

8:50pm: Sun Valley on Ice. Featuring 2x United States Gold Medalist, World Bronze Medalist and Olympic Team Member, Alysa Liu and United States Gold Medalist and Olympic Bronze Medalist, Jason Brown. Grandstand and Terrace seating are still available so be sure to buy your tickets while they last!

Saturday

9am: Yoga at River Run. Classes are free and open to all skill levels. Participants are asked to bring their own mat, sunscreen, water bottle and sunglasses.

11am-6pm: Silver Car Auction. Classic vintage cars including sports, exotics, luxury, and muscle cars will all be on display for auction. You won’t want to miss it!

4pm-7pm : Sip ’n Shop. Browse through Pete Lanes, Brass Ranch, Panache, Signatures Gift Shop and more while sipping on complimentary beverages from each village location and listening to live music.

7pm: Movie on the Pavilion Lawn. Grab the family for a screening of “The Goonies” on the Pavilion lawn. Admission is free, but be sure to bring your own chairs, blankets and movie snacks!

Sunday

Pickleball Tournament. Open to all ages and skill levels, this is the perfect activity for the whole family to enjoy.

11am-6pm: Silver Car Auction. Classic vintage cars including sports, exotics, luxury, and muscle cars will all be on display for auction. You won’t want to miss it!

5:30pm: Marshall Tucker Band. See The Marshall Tucker Band with special guest Jeremy McComb performing live at the Sun Valley Pavilion. Jam out to country rock n’ roll and blues to celebrate the holiday weekend with friends and family.

Monday

Relax and recharge from the busy weekend with a scenic ride on the gondola or a spa day at Sun Valley Spa.

Fly fishing certainly provides its challenges. But Idaho Basecamp is offering yet another challenge—a unique fly-fishing competition titled the Sun Valley Single Fly.

The event will be kick off with a Fly Crawl the evening of Friday, July 29. The actual fishing will be done Saturday, July 30, on the Big Wood River, one of Idaho’s famous Blue Ribbon trout streams.

The rules are simple: Pick a single fly to fish with for two hours. Once your fly is gone, you’re done. Scoring is based on the number of fish you’ve caught with that fly with bonus points for length.

Funds raised by the event will benefit outdoor education at Idaho Basecamp, a non-profit based in Bellevue and near Mackay that offers outdoor education to youth in order to cultivate the leaders of today and tomorrow. The funds from this event will benefit 450 students taking part in The Sahm 5^th Grade Outdoor Adventure Program, which offers a free three-day, two-night outdoor adventures for fifth-graders in public schools in Blaine, Custer, Lemhi, Butte and Ada counties.

“The Big Wood River is a touchstone for our community’s connection to nature,” said Mat Gershater, executive director and founder of Idaho Basecamp. “Its pristine beauty has inspired generations of land stewards. Fishing the Wood is always an amazing experience. Fly fishing for a cause makes a day on the river event sweeter.”

A Fly Crawl will kick off the event. Sort of like a gallery walk for anglers, fishermen may walk a route of local outfitters, guides and shops that will offer refreshments and local expertise on what fish are biting on.

Following registration and the Fly Crawl, participants are invited to join veteran angers and tune up their knot-tying skills at a Nosh and Knots table that will be set up in Ketchum Town Square.

Fishing will begin the morning of Saturday, July 30, and the event will wrap up with lunch, a silent auction and raffle and an awards ceremony.

Awards will be bestowed to first-place winners in several categories: Flights, Solo Flights, Sun Valley Open for all anglers, Senior Flights for those over 60, Junior Flights for those 18 and under, Duo Flights for an adult/child tea, Duo Open Flight for any two anglers over 18, Team Flights, Corporate Flights for business-sponsored teams with four anglers and Family Open for any four anglers with one under 19 or over 60.

Since 1977, the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands has stewarded the iconic open space

It’s hard to imagine a gift of land that might be more meaningful and significant in Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho. The iconic Reinheimer Ranch, with more than 110 acres of open space and pasture lands, greets visitors as they approach Ketchum on both sides of state Highway 75. The pastures are often occupied by draft horses and wildlife—foxes, coyotes and elk in particular.

The late Eleanor Reinheimer gifted the property to the Idaho Foundation for Parks and Lands in 1977. Eleanor and her husband, Howard, who hailed from New York, began visiting the Wood River Valley in the late 1930s, when Union Pacific Railroad and its Chairman Averell Harriman were just beginning to promote the area to Hollywood celebrities and New Yorkers.

The Reinheimers purchased the ranch in 1941; they often spent the entire summers in the quiet haven, especially after World War II, says Doug Bradshaw, the trustee designated by the Reinheimer Family to oversee the original 6-acre ranch house and barn property.

“They loved the Western culture,” Bradshaw says. “It became a unique and wonderful experience for them.” When Eleanor Reinheimer donated the property to the Foundation following her death in 1976, she specified in her will that she wanted the 110-acre property to be maintained in the same “natural state” that her family had enjoyed. The Foundation made sure that her wishes were fulfilled.

The scenic, pastoral property lies adjacent to the Big Wood River and the Wood River Trail, a paved bike path. The open space area owned by the Sun Valley Company on the River Run side of Bald Mountain adds to the natural setting as people drive into town.

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Nonprofit Serves 39 Countries

Hailey-based POWER Engineers has entered into a formal partnership with Engineers Without Borders, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides pro-bono engineering services to underserved communities in 39 countries around the world, including in the United States.

The partnership ensures that POWER Engineers will dedicate $25,000 per year in support and serve on the EWB corporate advisory board and work to help Power employees find volunteer opportunities in the U.S. and around the world.

“This is an incredible opportunity to use our skills for good,” said Nathan Bingham, who is POWER’s director of strategy and technology as well as Engineers Without Borders’ mountain region steering committee president. “And it’s more than our engineers—EWB is looking for a wide range of skill sets from project management to event coordination and fundraising. It’s a chance for all of our employees to help communities build success.”

Several POWER Engineers employees have volunteered for both domestic and international projects with EWB, and the POWER Engineers Foundation has previously provided funding to various university EWB chapters. Bingham said he expects both of those efforts will expand thanks to the formal partnership.