23rd Annual Hailey Library Used Book and Bake Sale Thursday, Oct. For more information call Coldwell Banker at 622-3400. Activities will include races, pumpkin painting, face painting, bobbing for apples and more. Go to Old Cutter’s Park (west of Buttercup Road, at the end of South Hiawatha, just north of Hailey) for a day of fall family fun. To see the band line up visit Old Cutter’s Fall Family Festival Saturday, Oct. See returning jazz band favorites and find some new ones at the swinging Dixie jazz performances at the Sun Valley resort. Local things to buzz about this week: The Sun Valley Jazz Jamboree Wednesday, Oct. And if attendees still hadn’t had their sheep fix, they could attend an afternoon hike to learn about sheepherder carvings and then ride the “sheep shuttle” with Ivan Swaner and John Peavey of the Flat Top Sheep Company, who answered questions about the history of the sheep herding. Post parade, the Irving’s Hill hosted a barbeque with banjo music and ranch-style grilling. a good bit late, but eventually the herd managed its way through downtown to receive its blessing from Father Ken Brannon and then on to a meadow to graze. Parade attendees became a little restless as it became apparent the Peavey family’s 1,500 sheep were running on Ketchum time-i.e. Many of the performers from the Saturday Fair marched alongside Footlight Dance Centre dancers, sheep wagons and colorfully dressed Peruvian dancers, who performance honored the historical role Peruvians have played in sheep herding. The grand finale of the festival, the Trailing of the Sheep parade, took place on Main Street in Ketchum at noon Sunday. To the delight of the audience, North American champion for 2010, Patrick Shannahan and his dog Riggs, made an appearance and competed at the trials Sunday. Running from dawn until dusk both days, border collies and their owners demonstrated their skills at moving a group of sheep in a straight line, through three gates, splitting the herd and then moving them into a pen.
Sunday marked the finals of the Sheep Dog Trials, which had begun early Saturday morning. Even local favorites, such as historian and famously mustachioed, Ivan Swaner, made their appearances throughout the day. The fair brought visitors from across the state and also provided entertainment for local families. Local restaurants dished up their favorite lamb meals and every half-hour crowds gathered around the sheep shearing demonstrations done by John and Paula Balderson. Crafts for sale ranged from wool scarves and hats to lambskin boots and sheep-shaped soaps. The fair showcased performances by Highlander and Basque groups as well as sheep-related craft booths and activities. Saturday gave way to the bustling Sheep Folklife Fair at Roberta McKercher Park in Hailey. The evening was filled by the Art and Lamb Foodie Fest, in which local artists displayed their work at restaurants around town while the restaurants served a variety of delicious lamb dishes.
For residents and visitors in Hailey, classes on weaving, spinning and felting wool were also popular. An hour-and-a-half-long cooking with lamb class taught by Ketchum Grill Owner and Chef, Scott Mason, sold out quickly. In honor of a long history of sheep herding in the Wood River Valley, the 14th Annual Trailing of the Sheep took place last weekend.įriday offered classes that revolved around the many uses for sheep products.
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