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🌱 How you can stargaze from Bald Mountain during the Perseids

Sun Valley, Idaho Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How you can stargaze from Bald Mountain during the Perseids
  • What were NBA owners quietly asking each other in Sun Valley?
  • Why was Mark Zuckerberg in Sun Valley just before Meta’s AI lawsuit?

Also on today's calendar: Sunday Pavilion Pass - 1 Talk and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-shower, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 85, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Sun Valley Becomes America's First Dark Sky Certified Ski Resort (snowbrains.com) — Sun Valley Resort has just become the nation’s first DarkSky-certified ski resort, highlighting its efforts to reduce light pollution and protect the night sky over town. To celebrate, the resort is selling tickets for an August 12 gondola ride up Bald Mountain, with food, drinks, and guided stargazing during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower.
   

• LeBron James contacting players on interested teams (yardbarker.com) — Sun Valley pops up here as the Idaho backdrop for a recent media conference where NBA owners quietly compared notes on LeBron James’s free-agency plans. Despite their Sun Valley conversations, owners say they still know little, while reports suggest James is talking more directly with players on interested teams. The Cavs are viewed as frontrunners, with several other contenders in the mix.
   

• Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims (richardhartley.com) — Sun Valley briefly enters the picture as the spot where Mark Zuckerberg was photographed on July 9, just days before Meta was hit with a major lawsuit over alleged AI-driven layoffs. Former employees claim Meta’s internal AI tools unfairly targeted workers who took maternity or medical leave, while the company insists humans made the decisions. The case could shape how big employers use AI to monitor and evaluate staff.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Flock cameras help deputies arrest suspect accused of pointing gun at homeowner in Blaine County (kmvt.com)
  • VOTE: If we stopped changing the clocks, what is more important to you? (idahonews.com)
  • 83340, Ketchum, Idaho Property Records Search (realtor.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A candle (Thank you James O. for sending it in!)
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