Learn about the inspiring 500 mile solo journey “The Camino de Santiago” across Northern Spain that
local Personal Trainer and Nutrition Specialist, Brenda Powell, embarked upon a year ago, and hear how
it has transformed her life. She will share her personal story of transformation: the challenges, pitfalls and inspirations she encountered along the way. Join her as she shares about the interesting history of the Camino and why hundreds of thousands are embarking on this and other spiritual
journeys in the world. One year later she is still walking the sacred path, this time by helping others discover and design their own personal Camino journeys through life.

Brenda will also be previewing a very exciting program and guest speaker who will be coming to Sun Valley in January – Greg Roach.  Greg and Brenda will be co-presenting a forum on “The Alchemy of Sacred Travel” Greg is the owner of SpiritQuest Tours and has spent over 25 years guiding trips to the most sacred sites on the planet.  His dynamic presentations stir the soul and get you excited to plan your own sacred journey!

Medicine. Law, Architecture: You’ve dedicated your lives to your professions. Yet many remain unprepared or in denial when it’s time to step down. “How to Not Flunk Retirement” is one blueprint for success that creates the strategies in transitioning from your profession to a new life. This lecture will focus on three areas.

 

1. Take a hard look at yourself. What are the psychological and practical aspects in determining the right time to step down?
2. The constant cash flow from being employed is going to vanish. What are the financial requirements for preparing for retirement?
3. Who do you want to become? Transitioning to life after a busy career.

Doctor Scranton is a Board Certified orthopedic surgeon who trained at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was an Assistant Professor for three years. He joined Orthopedics International in Seattle in 1979 and became the team physician for the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, 1980 – 1997. He was President of the NFL’s Physician’s Society in 1997, President of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2001 and served as President of the North American Orthopedic Educational Society from 2006 – 2012. He enjoyed orthopedic practice for 36 years, founding a mission in Vietnam to treat landmine victims and disabled children the last 13 years of practice. He retired to Ketchum, Idaho in 2016. He is the author of “Playing Hurt: Treating the Warriors of the NFL,” (Potomac Press, 2001) and is currently working on a novel.

In partnership with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, please join us at The Community Library to hear Shannon Decker, Executive Director of The Speedy Foundation, talk about mental health challenges that face our youth today, how adults can provide them the support and resources needed to enjoy positive mental health.

 

Are you familiar with Non-Governmental-Organizations (NGO’s) operating abroad in developing countries?  Have you always thought that their work was totally selfless and represented charitable work at its highest? Who have you given to, and why…and how do you know that your gift was received, and, for that matter, by the people or places that they were designed to benefit?

The West has positioned itself as the protagonist of the development narrative.  Much good has been done.  However, there are times when the results have been mixed, and in some cases even catastrophic, prompting many developing world leaders to become increasingly vocal in calling for change in how aid is given, received and used. Drawing on perspectives gathered from over 150 interviews shot over 4 years in 20 countries, the documentary Poverty, Inc. explores the hidden side of doing good. From disaster relief to adoptions and agricultural subsidies, Poverty, Inc. follows the butterfly effect of our most well-intentioned efforts, and pulls back the curtain on the poverty industrial complex – the multi-billion dollar market of NGOs, multilateral agencies, and for-profit aid contractors. This begs another important question: are we catalyzing positive development in these communities or are we propagating a system in which the poor stay poor while the rich get hipper?

Ketchum medical missionaries Gary and Connie Hoffman, as well as Idaho State Senator Michelle Stennett, will discuss these very issues using clips from the film as their central text.  The audience will also be encouraged to participate in this important discussion.