Among the Craters of the Moon:
The Life and Adventures of Robert W. Limbert
A Film Presented and Discussed by Steve Wursta
Thursday, January 19, 6:00 pm

Robert W. Limbert was perhaps the most colorful western character since Buffalo Bill. Sharpshooter, explorer, and visionary, Limbert challenged Al Capone and his gangsters to a gunfight, built Redfish Lake Lodge in Idaho's Sawtooth Mountains, proposed a St. Moritz style resort for Hailey, Idaho (near the future Sun Valley Resort), and explored the unmapped lava flows now known as Craters of the Moon National Monument.

In 2004, filmmaker, photojournalist, and firefighter/paramedic Steve Wursta began further research on the life of Robert Limbert. In the spring of 2005 Limbert's daughter, Margaret Lawrence, gave Wursta additional boxes of her father’s original documents filling in many missing aspects of Limbert’s amazing life. For the first time, Robert Limbert’s never before seen photographs, motion pictures, and documents have been assembled into a one-hour documentary film detailing his adventures and the impact he made on the state of Idaho.

• Among the Craters of the Moon The web site for Steve Wursta's film including historical information and a photo gallery.
• Craters of the Moon National Monument Protected by the National Park Service since 1924, Craters of the Moon showcases past lava flows, cinder cones, and other volcanic features as well as being the site for training of Apollo astronauts.
• Redfish Lake Lodge Information and photo galleries of Redfish Lake Lodge in the Sawtooth Mountains near Stanley, Idaho.

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Ladakh, Land of Many Passes: The Landscape and Economy of the Western Himalayas
Wendy Pabich
Co-sponsor: Environmental Resource Center Armchair Adventure Series
Tuesday, January 26, 6:00 pm

Ladakh, a remote and starkly beautiful high-desert landscape in the Western Himalayas, is utterly remote yet dotted with villages, mud houses, stupas, gompas, monasteries, animals, and people. Ladakh is rapidly transitioning from a sustainable agrarian society to a tourist-based economy, and facing a myriad of challenges.

The slide show and lecture will feature images of the extraordinary Himalayan scenery and discuss the development issues facing Ladakh.

Wendy Pabich, Ph.D., is an environmental scientist, educator and artist living in Hailey, Idaho. She is obsessed with all things water. Her passion for mountains, outdoor adventure and other cultures has taken her to places near and far. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College, Duke University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this slide show and lecture, Wendy Pabich explores the region of Ladakh, known as "The Land of Many Passes."

• Official Web Site of District Leh (Ladakh) Although encompassing parts of Pakistan and China, the majority of the Ladakh region lies in India whose government presents this web site.
• International Association for Ladakh Studies The IALS is centered at the University of Bonn in Germany.
• Environmental Resource Center The ERC's web site containing a mission statement, calendar, projects, resources, and more.

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The Great Books Book Club
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Wednesday, January 25, 7:00 pm

One of the English language's foremost satirists, Jonathan Swift used his wit and humor to write stories and verse that were at once both entertaining and sharp jabs at the political and social institutions of his day.

Gulliver’s Travels, a tale of a land of six-inch tall Lilliputians, is the subject of discussion at this month’s Community Library Great Books Book Club.

The Great Books Book Club meets monthly, generally on the fourth Wednesday, at the Community Library and is free and open to all.

• The Jonathan Swift Page Short introduction to Jonathan Swift by Irma Bailey, professor of English at San Antonio College.
• Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels Text of Gulliver's Travels, a bibliography and timeline of Jonathan Swift, and more from Lee Jaffe, head of Library Computing & Network Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
• Kilkenny International Swift Society Host of a Jonathan Swift competition, the society is a "non-profit association in support of the arts" aiming "to promote contemporary social and political commentary through poetical satire in the style and spirit of Jonathan Swift."

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