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You'll find many hidden treasures at the Gold Mine Thrift Store in Ketchum—from cashmere to Carhartt, crystal to Calphalon. This blazer, made by Italian luxury designer, Kiton for Stanley Korshak, in an example of the brand's "ultimate in men's luxury apparel" commanding prices in the thousands of dollars. One savvy shopper can purchase this gently used blazer right now at the Gold Mine for only $89. This season at the Gold Mine, you'll also find skis, snowboards, snowshoes, ski poles, … [Read more...] about Italian Cashmere Blazer

This caricature is done of Joe Burgy who was a Sun Valley guide for a number of years. The image was drawn by local artist/cartoonist Max Barsis in 1947. Joe Burgy Collection … [Read more...] about Jo Burgy Caricature

This Olympic Gold Medal was won by Gretchen Fraser in the 1948 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz, Switzerland in the slalom skiing event. She and her husband Don would call Sun Valley home for many years and she was a mentor to many young racers. Don and Gretchen Fraser Collection, Regional History Museum, F94.01.114. … [Read more...] about Gretchen Fraser Gold Medal

In Greek with English translation by John Daley with Page duBois, includes 23 wood engravings by Anita Cowles Rearden and 20 prints by Julie Mehretu. 400 numbered copies plus 26 hors de commerce, signed by the artist. Portfolio of four relief prints, “Sapphic Strophes”, three of them hand colored. 40 sets numbered and signed by the artist, 2011. … [Read more...] about Poetry of Sappho

“Until we’re like clouds that tear like bread but mend like bones…” Cloud Anthem art from the Two Ponds Press edition of Boundaries, poems and words by Richard Blanco, in the Special Collection. "Boundaries is a collaborative project between Presidential Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco and contemporary landscape photographer Jacob Bond Hessler. Blanco's poems and Hessler's photographs together investigate the visible and invisible boundaries of race, gender, class, and ethnicity, among many … [Read more...] about Boundaries

The Joseph Heller book Catch-22 turned 60 in 2021. Some Community Library trivia: Our first edition was read to bits years ago, but the current copy has circulated 46 times in the last 20 years. Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the … [Read more...] about Catch-22