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Kitty Litter’s Polka Dot Heels

March 3, 2023 by kmerwin

Ketchum Vuarnette, Kitty Litter sang in these polka dot heels.
Made by Cherie Kessler, MS 0801 Vuarnettes Collection

These polka dotted shoes were worn by Vuarnettes singer Cherie Kessler, aka Kitty Litter. An apres-ski music and comedy act, the Vuarnettes were a group of four singers and a backup band. This Ketchum homegrown group would create a theme each year, re-write lyrics to select pop music or classic rock songs. They produced their own shows. And with handmade costumes, they performed all winter. Some of the places they performed were the Creekside Restaurant in Warm Springs, the Boiler Room and Ore House in Sun Valley. Devoted fans and drinkers wouldn’t miss.

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Oslo Olympic Games

December 21, 2022 by Kelley Moulton

Sonya Dunfield's Oslo Olympic Games Ice Skates

Figure skating Olympian, Sonya Helen Klopfer [Dunfield], wore these ice skates when she performed at the 1952 Oslo Olympic Games. Representing the United States, Klopfer placed fourth. Klopfer and her teammates, Tenley Albright and Virginia Day Baxter, all made a powerful performance the 1952 Oslo Olympic Games. That year–Albright took the silver and Baxter placed fifth.

Sonya went on to coaching fame. Marrying Peter Dunfield, figure skating champion and coach, the Dunfield’s coached in New York and then moved as a coaching team to Sun Valley in the 1970s. Sonya Klopfer Dunfield was inducted to the Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.

Sonya Dunfield Collection, Wood River Museum of History and Culture, 2006.25.02ab

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Troy Lee Design on K2 Prototype

October 27, 2022 by Kelley Moulton

Troy Lee design on Kreitler K2 skis

New accession at the Wood River Museum of History and Culture of Kent Kreitler skis. Designed and built for Kreitler. The Troy Lee graphics on K2 prototype incorporate “Kreitler” name at the bottom are in old gothic typography.

Kent Kreitler is a local Sun Valley extreme skiing legend, known for big mountain skiing and early work with Teton Gravity Research films. Kreitler is inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in March 2022.

Wood River Museum of History and Culture, 2022.04.08ab

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Roberta Brass Leather Jacket

February 1, 2022 by Kelley Moulton

This leather jacket was owned by Roberta Brass Garretson. She donned this jacket for the first Sun Valley Rodeo in 1937. Her family owned the Brass Ranch outside of Ketchum before they sold the land to Union Pacific for their new destination resort. Lyn Christenson Collection, Regional History Museum, 2018.01.01.

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