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A Screening of “Remembering Hemingway”

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Remembering Hemingway

This documentary film is an oral history compilation of Ernest Hemingway’s time in central Idaho. It foregrounds ten voices of his close Idaho friends and neighbors, which together recount not only a perspective of him in his later life, but a feeling of the western place to which he was drawn. Produced by Mary Tyson for The Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho, and made possible by a generous grant from the Idaho Humanities Council. Special thanks to videographer John Plummer. Produced in 2015.

“Early Water Issues and Conflicts in the Wood River Valley” by John Lundin

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In conjunction with the arrival of the Smithsonian “Waterways” exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of History, the library will host a series of talks related to water issues in our region.

The “Waterways” exhibit is on display at the Sun Valley Museum of History, 180 1st St., in the Forest Service Park, Ketchum, from July 16 to August 28.

This talk by John W. Lundin, a Seattle attorney and local historian,  traces conflicts over the acquisition of water rights from the earliest days of settlement in the Wood River Valley, 1880, for the full range of uses i.e., for cities, agriculture, mining and industry. We live in an area of high desert, where water is scarce, acquisition of water rights was essential for development, water rights represented both power and wealth. Although there was a process for registering water claims with the county, there was no body responsible for monitoring the number of water claims, the amounts claimed, nor whether the rivers and streams had sufficient water to supply the amounts claimed. Battles over water claims were pervasive as the amount of water claimed exceeded the capacity of the rivers, and the parties had to turn to the courts to resolve conflicting claims. Water shortages in the late 1800s, raised many of the same issues with which we deal today.

“Slipping Through the Cracks: The Snake River, Its Aquifer, and Idaho’s Water Conflicts” by Kevin Marsh

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In conjunction with the arrival of the Smithsonian “Waterways” exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of History, the library will host a series of talks related to water issues in our region.

The “Waterways” exhibit is on display at the Sun Valley Museum of History, 180 1st St., in the Forest Service Park, Ketchum, from July 16 to August 28.

The Snake River, its massive underground aquifer, and the development of thriving human communities are tightly woven through the land and history of southern Idaho. Each one affects the other. Today there are many conflicts over the rights and uses of groundwater in the Snake River Plain.

How did the legal and economic rivalries over such a seemingly vast resource develop? What does the changing perception and use of groundwater tell us about our own societies? Examining the human history with the Snake River Aquifer through science, law, policy, technology, and culture reveals the depth of human interdependence with water and helps us to better understand our most vital contemporary issues.

Dr. Kevin Marsh joined the faculty at Idaho State University in August 2003. He teaches Environmental History, Idaho History, U.S. History and Culture, Modern United States, and the History Seminar. He serves as chair of the History Department and as editor of Idaho Yesterdays, the peer-reviewed journal of the Idaho State Historical Society.

A Screening of “The Milagro Beanfield War”

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In conjunction with the arrival of the Smithsonian “Waterways” exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of History, the library will host a series of talks related to water issues.

The “Waterways” exhibit is on display at the Sun Valley Museum of History, 180 1st St., in the Forest Service Park, Ketchum, from July 16 to August 28.

In the tiny town of Milagro, New Mexico, where the local water is a premium resource, shady developer Ladd Devine (Richard Bradford) has conceived a glitzy resort that will ultimately siphon off all the water from the neighboring crop-fields. When handyman and farmer Joe Mondragon (Chick Vennera) accidentally breaks a water valve reserved for major companies, he inadvertently sets off a small-scale water-rights war between the farmers and the developers.

A Screening of “Chinatown”

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In conjunction with the arrival of the Smithsonian “Waterways” exhibit at the Sun Valley Museum of History, the library will host a series of talks related to water issues.

The “Waterways” exhibit is on display at the Sun Valley Museum of History, 180 1st St., in the Forest Service Park, Ketchum, from July 16 to August 28.

When Los Angeles private eye J.J. “Jake” Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband’s activities, he believes it’s a routine infidelity case. Jake’s investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray’s sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn’s father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.

“Street Heroines”: A Documentary Work-In-Progress

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Ketchum native, documentary filmmaker and producer Jordan Noël Hawkes gives a sneak preview of her latest film Street Heroines.

About the film: Street Heroines follows the personal journeys of emerging artists from New York City, São Paulo and Mexico City, helping us gain a greater understanding of the similar obstacles women face while working to close the gender gap in this male-dominated movement.

Kickstarter here

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