By Kelley Moulton, Regional History Librarian It is once again time for the Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, hosted by the Jeanne Rodger Lane Center for Regional History at The Community Library. Two previous inductees grace this image, Leif Odmark who was inducted in 2010 and Janette Burr Johnson from the Class of 2011. Both longtime Wood River Valley residents who were well known for their skiing contributions. Swedish born Odmark or as some might have known … [Read more...] about Winter Stars
Sun Valley Ski Pin
The Sun Valley Ski Pin was awarded for a specific level of sportsmanship. To get this pin, you must complete a run on Baldy from top to bottom without falling. Skiing on Baldy in the 1940s was as challenging as it is today and the mountain itself was a great teacher. You might have run into Olympians, Gretchen Fraser and Jeanette Burr Johnston skiing. There were some differences. There were fewer runs, and if you skied the Warm Springs side, you caught a bus back to the River Run lift. The River … [Read more...] about Sun Valley Ski Pin
Gretchen Fraser Olympic Scrapbook
Gretchen Fraser was the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing. She was the first American to win a medal in the Winter Olympic Games. Commemorating her winning the gold, the Gretchen Fraser Olympic scrapbook has memorabilia related to the St. Moritz Winter Games and media attention that followed. It has newspaper articles, photographs, telegrams, and letters about her time there and documents her win-- the power and reverberations of the win. On the left side is the famous … [Read more...] about Gretchen Fraser Olympic Scrapbook
Struggle, Survival, and Success: Reflections of a Daughter of Immigrants
My name is Diana Sabrina Muñoz, the Summer Programs Intern at The Community Library. On the night of June 16, 2022, Ali Noorani, the current Program Director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy Program, and Former Chief Executive Officer and President of the National Immigration Forum, and author of truly impactful book Crossing Borders: The Reconciliation of a Nation of Immigrants, presented a program at The Community Library. He was joined by … [Read more...] about Struggle, Survival, and Success: Reflections of a Daughter of Immigrants
