March 23, 2018
One of my underwriters in Sun Valley, Idaho told me that is raining now, but snow is on the way for this weekend. In years past there have been years when spring was well on its way here in central Minnesota on the fourth Friday in March. Not this year. The forecast is for another snow storm coming thru late Friday and Saturday.
Sun Valley was discovered by Count Felix Schaffgotsch about 80 years ago. Averell Harriman, the chairman of the Union Pacific Railroad, had asked the Count to go west and try to find a suitable site for the creation of a ski resort similar to those that he had visited in Europe. The railroad needed “destination places” to encourage rail travel. The Count was advised to take a trip to Ketchum, Idaho, a mining town in central Idaho. Upon arrival, the Count wired Harriman, “This area combines more delightful features than any place I have seen in Switzerland, Austria or the United States for a winter resort.” Within days they purchased a 4,300 acre ranch and the Sun Valley Resort opened in the winter of 1936. The “chair lift” was invented in Sun Valley. You can visit www.sunvalley.com for information on the resort. When you get there be sure to tune in to KWRV 91.9 Classical MPR.
Live from Here this week is the second March rebroadcast of a recent show in San Diego. Nickel Creek play a few selections from their catalog and debut “No Place Like Home”; Fantastic Negrito turns in scorching performances of “Honest Man” and “In the Pines”; and Maria Bamford joins us with stories on dating, stand-up comedy, and mental health. Plus: Chris and the band play Vulfpeck’s “Fugue State,” Madison Cunningham sings “When Love Loves Alone,” Chris will go inside the minds of baseball’s star players and announcers, and Tom Papa checks in from Out In America. Join us for a look back this weekend and stay tuned for the next live broadcast, April 7th from the State Theatre in Minneapolis.
“Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.” Thomas a Kempis.
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