SVSEF Head Coach and three-time United States Coach of the Year, Rick Kapala, will discuss a variety of different strategies to improve your cross-country skiing. From how to incorporate more effective fitness training to improving technique and managing fitness to support your exercising, Rick will share with you best practices that the SVSEF Cross-Country ski team employs to help their skiers improve.
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Remembering Vietnam: A Reading/Discussion Series
Made possible in part by the Idaho Humanities Council.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, The Community Library will host a series of five reading/discussion programs in Ketchum that will explore the experience of the Vietnam War through history and literature. The programs will be comprised of lectures and discussions led by three Idaho scholars. Two lectures will explore the history of the war, from French colonialism (1946-1954) to the arrival of American troops in Da Nang in 1965; two lectures will explore presidential power and Constitutional challenges to civil liberties; and the last presentation will explore the Vietnam War experience in an iconic work of literature.
The Community Library has a limited supply of two books available on loan to the first 25 participants who sign up. Others are free to purchase copies on their own. Participants are encouraged to read all materials in advance of the sessions to ensure the richest discussions.
The program is FREE of charge, but advance reading and registration is required.
To register and/or borrow books, contact Scott Burton, (208) 806-2621,
or email Scott at sburton@comlib.org
Tuesday, March 1: “Cambodia and Laos—Tragic Sideshows of America’s Vietnam War.” Discussion led by Dr. Shelton Woods.
Often overlooked as sideshows of the much larger military conflict in neighboring Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos suffered even greater loss than Vietnam did during America’s Vietnam War. This lecture will trace the emergence of the communist Pathet Lao and Khmer Rouge in Laos and Cambodia respectively. This lecture’s focus also includes American and Vietminh policies in Cambodia and Laos between 1954 and 1975 and their tragic results.
Scholar Bio: Born and raised in the Philippines, Shelton Woods received his PhD from UCLA in Southeast Asian History. He is the author of six books, including three on Vietnam, and numerous articles. Dr. Woods came to Boise State University in 1994 where he continues to serve as a professor of History. An award-winning teacher, Dr. Woods’ twin professional passions are teaching and writing.
Reading List:
Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Remembering Vietnam: A Reading/Discussion Series
Made possible in part by the Idaho Humanities Council.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, The Community Library will host a series of five reading/discussion programs in Ketchum that will explore the experience of the Vietnam War through history and literature. The programs will be comprised of lectures and discussions led by three Idaho scholars. Two lectures will explore the history of the war, from French colonialism (1946-1954) to the arrival of American troops in Da Nang in 1965; two lectures will explore presidential power and Constitutional challenges to civil liberties; and the last presentation will explore the Vietnam War experience in an iconic work of literature.
The Community Library has a limited supply of two books available on loan to the first 25 participants who sign up. Others are free to purchase copies on their own. Participants are encouraged to read all materials in advance of the sessions to ensure the richest discussions.
The program is FREE of charge, but advance reading and registration is required.
To register and/or borrow books, contact Scott Burton, (208) 806-2621,
or email Scott at sburton@comlib.org
Tuesday, March 8: “The Constitution and Presidential War-Making in Vietnam.” Lecture/discussion by Dr. David Adler.
This discussion focuses on the assertions by Presidents Johnson and Nixon of a unilateral executive power to wage war in Vietnam and Southeast Asia without congressional authorization, as required by the Constitution. We discuss the constitutional governance of war-making and the respective roles of Congress, the President and the Judiciary, and the efforts of Congress to end the war and to preclude through passage of the War Powers Act of 1973, future presidential wars.
Scholar bio: David Adler is President of The Alturas Institute, a non-profit organization created to promote civic education and civil dialogue. He has taught courses on the Constitution and the Supreme Court at all three universities in Idaho, and he remains an adjunct professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law. He is the author of several books and more than 100 scholarly articles and essays that have appeared in some of the leading journals of his field. He is also the recipient of a number of awards, including the Idaho Humanities Council’s 2010 award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities.”
Reading List:
Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Remembering Vietnam: A Reading/Discussion Series
Made possible in part by the Idaho Humanities Council.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, The Community Library will host a series of five reading/discussion programs in Ketchum that will explore the experience of the Vietnam War through history and literature. The programs will be comprised of lectures and discussions led by three Idaho scholars. Two lectures will explore the history of the war, from French colonialism (1946-1954) to the arrival of American troops in Da Nang in 1965; two lectures will explore presidential power and Constitutional challenges to civil liberties; and the last presentation will explore the Vietnam War experience in an iconic work of literature.
The Community Library has a limited supply of two books available on loan to the first 25 participants who sign up. Others are free to purchase copies on their own. Participants are encouraged to read all materials in advance of the sessions to ensure the richest discussions.
The program is FREE of charge, but advance reading and registration is required.
To register and/or borrow books, contact Scott Burton, (208) 806-2621,
or email Scott at sburton@comlib.org
Tuesday, March 15: “The Vietnam War and Civil Liberties.” Discussion led by Dr. David Adler.
This discussion examines the various First Amendment issues that arose during the conduct of the Vietnam War. Among other topics, we will explore the landmark Pentagon Papers Case and freedom of the press, as well as free speech issues: freedom to dissent and protest against the war; conscientious objector’s cases; draft-card burning, and flag desecration. If time permits, we will review Fourth Amendment implications of governmental surveillance of protest groups under the Nixon Administration.
Scholar bio: David Adler is President of The Alturas Institute, a non-profit organization created to promote civic education and civil dialogue. He has taught courses on the Constitution and the Supreme Court at all three universities in Idaho, and he remains an adjunct professor of Law at the University of Idaho College of Law. He is the author of several books and more than 100 scholarly articles and essays that have appeared in some of the leading journals of his field. He is also the recipient of a number of awards, including the Idaho Humanities Council’s 2010 award for “Outstanding Achievement in the Humanities.”
Reading List:
Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
Remembering Vietnam: A Reading/Discussion Series
Made possible in part by the Idaho Humanities Council.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, The Community Library will host a series of five reading/discussion programs in Ketchum that will explore the experience of the Vietnam War through history and literature. The programs will be comprised of lectures and discussions led by three Idaho scholars. Two lectures will explore the history of the war, from French colonialism (1946-1954) to the arrival of American troops in Da Nang in 1965; two lectures will explore presidential power and Constitutional challenges to civil liberties; and the last presentation will explore the Vietnam War experience in an iconic work of literature.
The Community Library has a limited supply of two books available on loan to the first 25 participants who sign up. Others are free to purchase copies on their own. Participants are encouraged to read all materials in advance of the sessions to ensure the richest discussions.
The program is FREE of charge, but advance reading and registration is required.
To register and/or borrow books, contact Scott Burton, (208) 806-2621,
or email Scott at sburton@comlib.org
Tuesday, March 22: Reading Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried. Discussion led by Clyde Moneyhun, Boise State University English Department
This session will explore how this major work of American literature makes sense of the Vietnam War, for those who were there and those who weren’t. A guided discussion among all participants will be prefaced by a brief placement of the book in historical and literary context, with suggestions for further reading.
Scholar bio:
Dr. Clyde Moneyhun teaches fiction writing, nonfiction writing, and translation in the English Department at Boise State University. He has published fiction, literary nonfiction, and translations of contemporary Catalan poetry, as well as scholarly articles on the teaching of writing and literature. He is the author of Crafting Fiction and Living Languages.
Reading List:
Mark Atwood Lawrence, The Vietnam War: A Concise International History. New York: Oxford UP, 2010.
Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1990.
“My Israel” with Sgula Dershowitz Sponsored by the Wood River Jewish Community
Sgula Dershowitz, a representative of StandWithUs, talks about growing up in Israel, about serving in the IDF, and about her and Israel’s hopes for Israeli-Palestinian coexistence. Rob Jacobs, StandWithUs Northwest’s Regional Director, gives a background on the history of the conflict. This talk accompanies a PowerPoint presentation and short video clips as Roni shares her Israel and Rob covers the conflict’s background. There will be plenty of time for questions of all sourts.
