By Kelley Moulton The Sun Valley Ski Patrol has been a part of the Sun Valley story since the resort opened its doors in 1936. The image here shows a training drill from 1953 where the members of the ski patrol are practicing what they would do in the event of a plane crash. The seven visible members are being pulled across the snow by a CAT, ladened with various pieces of equipment. This drill included scaling a mountain and then possibly bringing down the plane crash victims. The … [Read more...] about Training Drill for the Ski Patrol
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Film Review: Pure Grit
Directed by Kim Bartly Reviewed by Daniel Velasco, Gold Mine Processing Associate Filmed over three years, Pure Grit explores the life of Sharmaine Weed, a ten-time Native American bareback horse racing champion living with her girlfriend, mother, two brothers, and paralyzed sister. Filming took place in the Wind River reservation and in Denver, Colorado, where she and her girlfriend moved to start a life together. She never refused to let go of her dream of owning her own horse by … [Read more...] about Film Review: Pure Grit
Book Review: Call Us What We Carry
Information Systems Manager, Will Duke, recommends Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman. I have never read a book of poetry before. Oh, I’ve read poems. Lots of poems. I’ve read poems from collections, from the Norton Anthology. I’ve read poems from the Internet. I’ve read poems from student poets. I’ve read poems on splotchy xeroxed copies of copies. I have always thought of poems as standalone, self-contained things. In fact, I don’t know that I can … [Read more...] about Book Review: Call Us What We Carry
Running in Circles
A Bold New Economy at the Gold Mine By Craig Barry, Managing Director, Gold Mine Stores Roughly 15,000 vehicles roll through the alley behind the The Gold Mine thrift store each year donating roughly 225,000 items— from vintage ski pants to flat screen TVs to Waterford crystal goblets. We triage the donations, sort, cull, price, and put the best-of-the-best of them on the floor for sale. Purchases from the Gold Mine help support the programs, classes, and collections at The … [Read more...] about Running in Circles
Best Reads of 2022
Our Librarians have scoured the stacks to curate a list that will help you find your next great read. Drumroll please! Download a printable version here. General Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction/Fantasy Nonfiction … [Read more...] about Best Reads of 2022
Book Review: Joyful Noise
Children’s and Young Adult Library Director, Deann Campbell, recommends Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman. Before reading Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman, I had enjoyed poetry—loved it even. But I had mostly read poetry. This is not a collection to be read, it is a collection to be performed... with someone else. After all, these are poems for two voices. The first poem of the collection may have given me goosebumps. Mostly, I … [Read more...] about Book Review: Joyful Noise
