2024 Sponsors & Donors

Our heartfelt thanks to all who give so generously to help make the annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival a success.

Please help us keep our colorful history, heritage and culture alive for generations to come. We are a 501(c) nonprofit organization. Your gifts are 100% tax deductible. To donate securely, please click the Donate Now button anywhere on this website or call 208.720.0585. 
List updated as of 10.1.2024

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FESTIVAL GRAND SPONSOR

FESTIVAL PREMIER SPONSORS

American Border Collie Association, Inc.
American Lamb Board
Idaho Commission on the Art
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Marcia and Don Liebich
Joyce and Doug McCallum
Sally and Marc Onetto
The Page Foundation
POWER Engineers, Inc.
The Team Snepp Charitable Fund
The Martine and Dan Drackett Family Foundation, Inc.
Thurston Charitable Fund
Wood River Women's Foundation

FESTIVAL PATRONS

Lyn and David Anderson
Judy Bachman
Carl Bontranger
Kathleen and Henry Etcheverry, Etcheverry Sheep Co.
First Lite
Peggy Goldwyn
Gooding Basque Association
Martha Jennings
Kathy and Brad Nysether
POWER Engineers, Inc.
Producers Livestock Marketing Association
Shirley and Gordon Rock
Krista Lida Simor
Candida Snowden
Jennifer Speers, My Good Fund Trust
Joan and John Valaas
Maryanne and Jerry Whitcomb
Zenergy

FESTIVAL BENEFACTORS

Elizabeth Dickinson
Marriner and Leni Eccles, In Memory of John Peavey
Kate and Robert Fick
First Lite
Elaine and John French
Susan Gisler
Vicki and Michael Guerry, Guerry, Inc.
Martha Jennings
Susan Kay Lang
Diane and John Peavey
Sharon and Nick Purdy, Picabo Livestock Co., Inc.
Rocky Mountain Sheep Association
Lois Rosen
Mike Roundy
Elizabeth and John Stevenson, Hillside Ranch, In Honor of Diane and John Peavey
Visit Sun Valley

FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS


Nina and John Baucus, Sieben Ranch Co.
Harry Bettis
Carl Bontrager
Gayle Brenneman
Carla Buffington
Mary and John Eagle
Kathryn and Robert Gardner, Gardner Ranches
Vicki and Michael Guerry
Hailey Rotary Club
Jodi and Ted Herb
Nancy and Charles Hogan
Lori Holland
Peter Janss
L&H Foundation, Lisa Holley
Sheila Kelley
Jack Lane
David Little, Little Family Endowment
Diane McCormack
Mia and Tim Miller
Julie Weston and Gerry Morrison
Jamie Munson, Out West Trading Co.
Joanne Nissen, In Memory of John Peavey
Picabo Livestock Co., Inc.,
Karen and Andrew Porth
Sharon and Nick Purdy
Lois Rosen
Shorty's Diner
Elizabeth and John Stevenson, Hillside Ranch
Linda Stirling
Sun Valley Institute for Resilience
Julia and Jeff Ward
Western Range Association

FESTIVAL SHEEPDOG SPONSORS

Shannon and Dan Aja, In Memory of Roux and Basil, two of the best dogs!
Sheila Ames
Judith Anderson
Candice Ancho
Ruthe and Joe Betti
Linda Bondurant and Steven Lundin
Jennifer Bryan
Susan and Brian Buckley
Gary Buhler
Anne and Chad Carper
Carl D. Cheney
Beverly and Kevin Cobb
Jane Conard
Alexis Drake
Hayden Drake
Rob Ellingson
Molly Enos, In Honor of JoLynda Stillman
Pam Feld
Laurie and Ross Garber
Liz Hamber
Mary Ann and Mike Harper
Margund Haskell
Lori Holland
James Armistead and Susan Holley
Martha Jennings
Yvette Karchesy
Marie Lerch
Maureen and Erv Lischke, Rocking L. Alpacas
Mary and Stephen Malkmus
Jeanne and Nick Mowlds
Ann Murakami
Roxy and Ed Musser
Gail Neuburg
Susan Passovoy
Nancy Quaife
Carol and Marc Quilici
Kathi Rothner and DeeDee Drucker, In Memory of Jim Pfeifer
Janet Schaumburg
Kathy Seal
Sharon Seibt
Carol and Les Shanahan
Karen Snepp, In Memory of Karl & Sue Snepp
Bonita, Jett and Skylar Thomas
Gwen Thomas, In Memory Of Gordon Holmgren and Molly
Gabrielle Tierney
Dana and Jack Topol
Gwen Walters
Dianne Wilson
Julie Wison, In Honor Of Justin Wilson

 

FESTIVAL FRIENDS

Lesley Andrus
Charles Barinaga
Janet Gallimore and Glyn Barron
Barbara Boyer
Freda Cenarrusa
Julie and Michael Cord, Legacy Group, LLC
Peggy Dean
Dominique Etcheverry
Julie Firestone
Elaine and John French
Liz Hamber
Joni Hawley
Sandra and Craig Hill
Margaret and Joe Hinson
James Armistead and Susan Holley
Wendy and Jim Jaquet
Larry Jewett
Kyle Johnson
Sara Jones, In Memory of John Peavey
Teresa Jordan and Hal Cannon, In Memory of John Peavey
Alice Lane
Megan Landes-Murphy and Tom Murphy
Silvia and Richard Lockyer
Mila and Marty Lyon, In Memory of John Peavey
Willa and Jim McLaughlin
Roselyn and James Monger
Sue and Bill Myers
Nevada Wool Growers Association
Robert Newman
Joanne Nissen
Megan Landes-Murphy and Tom Murphy
Edith Ogella
Susan and Eugene Ohman
Rama and Pete Paris, Paris Livestock
J. Taylor Phillips
Dennis Potts
Frank Shirts, Frank Shirts Sheep Company
Angie and Harry Soulen, Soulen Livestock
Margaret Stanley
Eva and Art Wahl
Kelli Young

FESTIVAL BOOSTERS

Mary Adams
Anonymous
Josi Barinaga
RADM Donald Boecker
Nancy Bohling
Cynthia Burkhart
Kristen Brubaker
Christine Brumback
Julie Cohen
Shari Coplen
Laurie and Darrell Burchfield, Jabez Enterprises, Inc.
Zarella and William Diaz
Alicia Dredge
Kathy Edwards
Patty Ensign
Helga and Phil Fast
Pam Feld
Lynn-Holly Givens
Elizabeth Greer
Julie Gutzwiller
Darla and Jim Harberd
George Imel
Rae Kozlowski
Geraldine and Larence Kupper
Kris Larson
Chet Littledyke
Silvia and Richard Lockyer
Willa and Jim McLaughlin
Dennis O'Sullivan
Walter Pereyra
Peggy Ripley
Mary S. Stuman
TisBest Philanthropy
Gay Weake
Liz Yokubison

FESTIVAL PARADE SHEEP SPONSORS

Mary Adams
Candice Ancho
Joyce Balmforth
Gary Buhler
James Carlile, In Honor of Freedom Fest 2023 Corn + Bob
Julie Cohen
Phebe Connolly
Jamie Darling, In Honor of Brooke Lynn Parker
Valerie Friesen
Maggie Garvin
Susan Gilser
Christine Chin and Kurt Grasing
Paula Heaverlo
Kristina Hermann, In Memory Of Karen and Sigwulf Hermanb
Karen Kant
Yvette Karchesy
B Kline
Geraldine and Lawrence Kupper
Elise Orban
Katherine Patterson
Kelly Garvin Pitcher
Peggy Wiley and Wilson Quarre
David Ragus
Roseanne Ragus, In Honor of Mark Ragus
Linda Rich
Robin and Thomas Smith
Linda Stirling
Kimberly Tyson
Anne Ulmer, In Memory of Jim Kahal
Linda Wallach, In Memory of Uncle Buck
Susie and Dan Wilson
Karen E. Woodward
Liz Yokubison

 

THANKS TO THE GENEROUS SUPPORTERS OF THE FESTIVAL'S "STARRY STARRY NIGHT" EVENT 2024!

One-Of-A-Kind Sponsors

The Trailing of the Sheep Festival does not endorse any political parties, candidates or campaigns.

Special Gift Sponsors

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The Foraging Fox

WRSC logo 2 - Xoledad Flores-Uranga

Wood River Sustainability Center

Starry Starry Night Donors

Elaine and John French
Joanne Nissen
Jennifer Speers, My Good Fund Trust

Starry Starry Night Honorary Committee

Sue Gisler
Carol Swig

THE GOOD SHEPHERD MONUMENT DONORS

Legacy Gift

Estate of Patricia Crandall Lane

Diamond Circle

Diane and John Peavey

Platinum Circle

Forrest and Crystal Arthur, Arthur Sheep Co.
Fred Ayarza
Susan and Gary Crowe
D.L. Evans Bank
Kathleen and Henry Etcheverry, Etcheverry Sheep Co.
Damaris Ford, Landmark Charitable Foundation
Janice Seagraves Family Foundation
Hope Page and Al Norris

Gold Circle

Anonymous - Remembering Loves Lost in 2020
Double J Lamb Feeders, The Hasbrouck Family
Terri and Vernon Fairchild, Fairchild Shearing, LLC
Flat Top Sheep Co.
Elaine and John French
Rebecca Patton and Tom Goodrich
Mary Ann and Mike Harper, Harper Feeders, Inc.
Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission
James Laidlaw’s Grandchildren
Estate of Ruth Lieder
Brad and Teresa Soulen Little
Producers Livestock Marketing Association
Sharon and Nick Purdy, Picabo Livestock Co., Inc.
Frank Shirts, Jr., Shirts Sheep Co.
Soulen Family
Elizabeth and John Stevenson, Hillside Ranch
Michelle and Rick Stott
Superior Farms
Talbott Sheep Co.
The Gardner Family - Honoring Reuben Price
The Joe Goitiandia Family
Utah Wool Marketing Association

Silver Circle

Shauna Harding
Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
Lava Lake Land and Livestock
Thurston Charitable Foundation
Stanley Zax

Bronze Circle

Mary Allen
Charles Bishop, Pendleton Woolen Mills
Alicia Dredge
Mike Guerry
Idaho Wool Growers Association
Beatriz Indart, The Indart Group, Inc.
Joan and Lee Jarvis
Liz and David Thomas
Julia Ward

Copper Circle

ASI 2021 Executive Board
Laurie and Paul Ahern
Charles Joe Barinaga
Linda Rose Barinaga
Joy Lynn Barinaga
Juanita and Alberto Bilbao
Susan and Brian Buckley
Joan Davies
Alicia Dredge
Mary and John Eagle
Stella Elgorriaga, Elgorriaga Livestock, Inc.
Dianne and Robert Ellingson
The Emigrants Commemorative Center in Galway
Maria Teresa Etchamendy
Dominique Etcheverry
Nicole Etcheverry-Sarkany
Alberto Flores-Uranga
Mike Guerry
Hailey Arts and Historic Preservation Commission
Brenda and Jay Harvey
Patrick Lecertua
Christine Jauregui Citte
Michael Jauregui
Lane Jensen
Kim Laragan-Uranga
Noh Sheep Company
Diane and John Peavey
Mike Roundy
Skip Smith, BCS Livestock
Hank Vogler, Need More Sheep, Co.
Western Range Association

Commemorative Grand Pavers

Christina Adams
JoAnn and Bob Anttila
Jon Arrieta
Judith Arvidson
John Barinaga
Ruthe and Joe Bettie
Cricket Blake
Yukiko Bojarski
Barbara Boyer
Nancy Budge
Brian Burks
Dennis Burks
John and Teresa Cenarrusa
Jean Chisholm
Patrice Cole
Susan and Gary Crowe
Tamara Culp
Lisa Dana
Joan Davies, Greenwood Farm
Iny Day-Truppi
Amaya Donahue
Laura Musbach Drake
Dominique Etcheverry
Terri and Vernon Fairchild
Dan Fairman, MD
Heather and Tim Filgate
Cindy and Kent Forgeon, Kentwood Lodge
Lori Forgarty
Cindy Formica
Matthew Frey
Ben Garechana
Lynne Geis
Susan Gilser
Debra Hall
Barbara and Larry Harpe
Suzanne Hazlett and Charles Rumpf
Bridget Higley
Chase Hill
Leisa Hollister
Yvette Karchesy
Shawna Kilstrom
Kathi Kimball
Tracy and Jeff Leek
Marcia and Donald Liebich

Maureen and Erv Lischke
April MacLeod
Catherine McAdoo
Cosette Mortensen
Jeanne and Nick Mowlds
Tom Murphy
Brad Musbach, Mountain Luxury Properties
Robert Newman
Jeremy Nevin
Jesse Nisson
Sally and Marc Onetto
Rama Paris
Maureen Patterson
Carol & Marc Quilici
Brian Ross
Jerry Seiffert
Jodie Egli-Smith
Skip Smith
Jeannie Somsen
Melinda and Dick Springs
Suzanne Steenkolk
Julia Stevens
Rocky Storer
Ruby and Tom Stroschein
Kathleen Threadgold
Maria Vergara
Carol Waller
Kelly Ware
Susie and Dan Wilson
Julie and Justin Wilson
Kelli Young
Ralph Yribar

Commemorative Standard Pavers

Mary Adams
Angela Akers
Michael Ancho
Elena Arosteguy
Joyce Balmforth
Charles Barinaga
John Barinaga, Sr.
Faye Barker
Kathie and Darin Barfuss
Bisnett Insurance, Inc.
Jennifer Bogut
Carolyn Brannen
Genie Brollier
Amy Brown
Gary Buhler
Linda Cade
Cindy Campbell
Heather Carey
Janet Carlsen
Lauren Chiara
Amy Cole
Brittany Cole Bush
Nancy Dake
Syd Darling
Iny Day-Truppi
Elizabeth Dickinson
Laura Musbach Drake
Lindsey Dodge
Linda Dufurrena
Janet Dyndiuk
Michael Edminster
Teri Eliasson
Dianne and Robert Ellingson
Victoria Ellioitt
Nancy Elliott
Zach Epstein
Dominique Etcheverry
Chantel Flynn
Barbara Fobian
Lori Fogarty
Margaret Gabica
Laurie and Ross Garber
Kent Gardner
Jean and J. Eddy Hall
John Hall
Douglas Hanke
Joni Hawley
Martha Henning
Sandra and Richard Hesselbacher
Rodney Hill
Lisa Hughes
David Inchausti
Beatriz Indart
Regan Jameson
Anne Jeffery
Tawna Jensen
Lori Johnson
Sheila Kelley
Kathi Kimball
Norman Kohls, N&K Ranch, Inc.


Beltaine Kozlowski
Christy Kulakowski
Deborah Kwan
Alice Lane
Heather Lauer
Silvia and Richard Lockyer
Mila and Marty Lyon
Michael Mallory
Mark Mathys
Elisha Mayer
Catherine McAdoo
Molly McCray
Mary Lou McLaren
Milly Mullarky
Larry and Sandi Musbach
Laurale Neal
Brittany Newell
Jesse Nisson
Kate O'Donnell
Susan and Eugene Ohman
Marlene Olson
Sally and Marc Onetto
Kelly Padulese
Brenda Petrie
Ruthann Redmon
Bonnie Rennie
Jenni Riley
Peggy Ripley
Shirley and Gordon Rock
Amy and Don Rosebrock, AR Designs
Megan Schoor
Maureen Schwendener
Betsy P. Service
Donna Shabaz
Rodney Sharp
Cindy Siddoway, Siddoway Sheep Co.
Heather Sobol
Jeannie Somsen
Kathy Sparks
William Sparrow
JoLynda Stillman
Kayla and Ryan Stimpson
Judy Stoltzfus
Amy Strachan
Cindy Theobald
Lisa Tyler
Karl Johan Uri
John Vanikiotis
Carol and Mike Wade
Mike Walbert
Carol Waller
Gwen Walters

Julie Weston and Gerhardt Morrison
Sue Woodyard
Elizabeth Ziherl

PARTNERS

The Argyros Performing Arts Center

This year, the Festival is pleased to be hosting two nights of storytelling and performing at The Argyros in downtown Ketchum.  A high-tech performance and event facility designed to inspire and enrich artists, residents and visitors from around the world, the area’s newest artistic attraction building has become part of Sun Valley’s vibrant cultural history.  

 

MEDIA SPONSOR 2024

MEDIA PARTNERS

LODGING SPONSORS

BUSINESS LODGING DONORS

Alpine Lodging
Best Western Plus Kentwood Lodge
Best Western Tyrolean Lodge
Knob Hill Inn
Limelight Hotel
POWER Engineers
Wood River Inn & Suites

SPECIAL GIFTS

We would like to thank our community supporters for donated services, time and special gifts to the Festival this year. We couldn't do it without them!

Blaine County
Blaine County Extension 4-H
Dominique Etcheverry, by Dominique, Inc.
Faulkner Land & Livestock
Jay Cutler Event Services
Jerry Seiffert
Lori Stroebel
Lynn Johnson
Michael Edminster
Ruthe and Joe Betti
Steven Hatcher
Trail Life Troop
W.A.T.E.R. Club

2023 VOLUNTEERS

We are so very grateful for our over 200 volunteers that helped us with our August fund raising event and multiple events at the Festival in October. We can’t do it without each and every one of them. We will be recruiting helping hands again for next year’s events and hope to see you then!

Groups

B&G Dirtworks - Scott Goitiandia
Blaine County Historical Museum
City of Hailey - Street, Parks, and Police Departments
Climate Action Coalition (CAC) of the Wood River Valley
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Environmental Resource Center
Far & Wise
Footlight Dance Centre Dancers

Girl Scouts of the Silver Sage
Hailey Cemetery Maintenance District
Hailey Public Library
REMAX of Sun Valley
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Sun Valley Transfer and Storage
Sun Valley Museum of Art - Hailey
The Chamber and Hailey Visitors' Center

The Chamber and Hailey Visitors’ Center
The Community Library
The Community Table/Community School
TRAIL LIFE - Bryan Shumway
Visit Sun Valley
Winn’s Compost
Wood River Sustainability Center

Families

The Bean Family
The Etcheverry Family
The Faulker Family
The Peavey Family

Individuals

Paul Ahern
Laurie Ahern
Marsha Azorsky
Judy Bachman
Josi Barinaga
Carol Bezdeka
Bernard Brown
Julie Brown
Katherine Brown
Patti Bryer
Heidi Bynum
Franni Camilli
Carolyn Coiner
Chuck Conner
Joan Davies
Anne De Meyer
Pamela Denoso
Sara Denton
Ranne Draper
Dede Drucker
Susan Engelhardt
Molly Enos
Kathy and Henry Etcheverry
Nicole Etcheverry-Sarkany
Erika Exline
LeAnn Ferris
Linda Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
Joyce Fogg
Lucy Colt Fuller
Brenda Fulmer
Susan Giannettino
Tori Gooding
Molly Grath
Erika Greenberg

Mary Hanraets
Nancy Harakay
Connie Hoffman
Gary Hoffman
Heidi Hogan
Jacqueline Jablonski
Elizabeth Jeffrey
Sabine Johnson
Jim Keller
Nancy Kennette
Sam Kennette
Carol Knight
Jordan Koch
Erika Kuhlman
Jessika Larsen
Rosanne Latimer
Sherlin Lopez
Brenda Lyon
Kevin Marsh
Sally McCollum
Al McCord
Sarah Miles
Peggy Miller
Lindsay Mollineaux
Hilarie Neely
Darby Northcott
Jess Parker
Chris Peine
Misty Peters
Calysta Phillips
Jim Phillips
Michael Pogue

Bonnie Rennie
Bill Rennie
Jima Rice
Andrea Rifkin
Bev Robinson
Brent Robinson
Amelie Sarkany
Henry Sarkany
Lucia Sarkany
Shawna Schmidt
Jerry Seifert
Sharla(Ella) Smith
Dan Smith
Stephy Smith
Jeri Spinner
Jim Spinner
Sherry Steinberg
Marisa Still
Jo Lynda Stillman
Clark Stirling
Linda Stirling
Kaye Suzuki
Kevin Suzuki
Zac Symons
Julie Taylor
Kat Thorp
Dana Topel
Jack Topel
Patricia Tsunoda
Alberto Uranga
Kim Uranga
Beth Uri
Ellen Usenik
Winneli Weaver
Sandra Willingham
Janis Wright
Kelli Young
Maureen Yueh

SPONSOR ARCHIVE

Each year we are so lucky to have an amazing list of sponsors. Check out our past sponsors below!