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The average overnight low temperature in June is 37-degrees, or about seven degrees warmer than in May, in a typical May, if there is such a thing. The coldest temperature we ever had during this week is 19-degrees, set back on June 5, 1966. That is also the coldest June day on record in town. Thankfully, that is the last of the record low temps that get down into the teens that you will see printed here, until October.

The overall average high temperature in June bumps up to 72 degrees, 10 degrees warmer than Mayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s average high. The hottest temperature during this week, from the record books, was 89-degrees, set back on June 4th and 5th, 1988. June of 1988 was an exceptionally hot and dry June, the June preceeding the big Yellowstone Fires. The record high for the month of June in Jackson was also set that year, on June 26th it was 95-degrees.

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e survived the month of May, not the wettest ever, but May is, on average, the wettest month of the year, here. What you might not want to hear, is that June is the second wettest month of the year, averaging 1.65 inches of rain. Wettest June ever was 1967, with 4.82 inches of rain. Very rarely does it snow in June in town, however, the back in 1973 Jackson received five inches of snow during the month of June.

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GUEST OPINION Don’t forget about Karyn

A healthy community means housing the middle class BY CRAIG BENJAMIN PHOTO BY STACY C. NOLAND

’m often asked how housing fits into the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance’s mission of protecting the wildlife, wild places, and community character of Jackson Hole. I usually start by explaining how when people who work here can’t afford to live here they are forced to commute up the canyon or over the pass, consuming significant amounts of fossil fuel, increasing traffic and wildlifevehicle collisions, and spending way too much time away from their families. Then I talk about the people who decide against a long commute and deal with unsafe and cramped housing conditions, camping, living in their cars, or housing costs that eat up most of their income. But really, it’s about people like Karyn. Three weeks ago Karyn told me that she and her husband were exhausted from the continual stress of trying to find an affordable place to call home, and had decided to leave Jackson Hole. With a degree in wildlife biology, years of experience working in conservation, and a husband who is a successful chef, middle class people like Karyn should be putting down roots in our community – not moving away. Nearly all of us know people like Karyn who have trouble finding an affordable place to live in Jackson Hole. Most of us have friends who commute up the canyon or over the pass, but would love to live here if they could afford it. And many of us couldn’t afford to buy a house if we moved here today. It’s hard for our community to have character when the characters that define it pack up and leave. With Karyn and the thousands of people like her in mind, I was honored to participate as a stakeholder in last week’s housing summit to help prioritize policies and investments that support Jackson Hole remaining a strong

community, where at least 65 percent of people who work here can afford to live here. As we kicked off the summit, the facilitators sagely reminded us that housing is only one piece of our community’s shared vision of a better future. As John Muir once said, “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” In other words, it’s important to consider that policies and investments that advance our community’s housing goal will have consequences impacting our other community goals – with preserving and protecting the area’s ecosystem at the core of our community’s vision of a better future. So how can we balance our other community goals with ensuring that teachers, police, nurses, firefighters, and people like Karyn can afford to live here? First, let’s admit that we can’t “solve” our housing problem. Demand for housing has outstripped supply for decades and because of national and global economic trends, this equation will only get worse. This doesn’t mean we should throw our hands up in surrender. It means we should cowboy up and accept this won’t be an easy ride. Second, let’s not make the problem worse. This is the easiest and least costly thing we can do. It’s kind of astonishing that some well-intentioned but misguided people continue advocating for changes to the District 2 (downtown) land development regulations (zoning). Changes that won’t provide anywhere near enough housing affordable to people who work here while encouraging a dramatic expansion of commercial development, lodging, short-term rentals, and higherend condos (i.e. second homes), generating new low-wage jobs, staffed by new low-wage employees, who need new affordable places to live. When you’re in a hole the best thing to do is stop digging. Let’s work together to ensure updates to our downtown land development regulations use innovative, constructive, and balanced policy solutions that take us in the right direction (such as a two-tiered zoning system that would incentivize housing for people who work here and limit commercial development potential). No, we can’t solve our housing problem downtown, but we can’t afford to keep kicking the can down the road while making the problem worse. We should zone to achieve outcomes that align with our values and make sure we get some housing for people who work here every

“It’s hard for our community to have character when the characters that define it pack up and leave.”

Karyn Greenwood talks with Mayor Sara Flitner during a session of the Jackson Hole Conservation Leadership Institute.

chance we can, including downtown. Third, let’s align our public investments with our values and vision of a better future. We should seriously consider a dedicated funding source (like a one-cent increase in the sales tax) that supports on-the ground construction of housing affordable to people who work here, along with improvements to public transit down the canyon and over the pass for the 35 percent of workers who don’t live here, and other community benefits like permanently protecting wildlife habitat and open space. Here’s the thing. If we’re honest about our ability to solve our housing problem, avoid policy choices that would make it worse, and have the courage necessary to make public investments while advancing other community goals, we can keep middle class people like Karyn and create a better future for Jackson Hole. PJH

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St. John’s Calendar of Events Most events are free unless otherwise noted.

Support Groups Cancer Support Group for Caregivers

Support from others as well as facilitators Sharon Walls, LMFT, and Carol Poole, RN, OCN Thursday, June 4, 3-4 pm Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 6195

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish

In Spanish! ¡En Español! Every Thursday, 5-6 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 7678

Type 2 Diabetes Support Group

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Growing Through Grief

A guided support group led by Christina Riley, LCSW Wednesday, June 10, 12-1 pm Wednesday, June 24, 4:30-5:30 pm Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For information, call 307 739 7482

Steppin’ Out

Joint Replacement Class

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Information for people considering or scheduled for joint replacement. Tuesday, June 2, 4-5 pm Thursday, June 11, 8-9 am Tuesday, June 16, 4-5 pm Thursday, June 25, 8-9 am Tuesday, June 30, 4-5 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center Sign up at tetonhospital.org/jointclass For assistance, call 307 739 6199

4th Annual Cognitive Health Speakers Series

Moose Head Ranch June 3-4 $400/person (includes lodging, meals, activities) For information, call 307 739 7517 or visit www. strippingforacure.com

Auxiliary Social

June 4, 5:30 pm Lorri Carson’s house For information, call 307 739 7517

June 4, 5:30-7 pm Developing Dementia-Capable Health Care Systems by Soo Borson, MD Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole 1251 South Park Loop June 5, 10:30 am-12:30 pm Legal Protections & Protocols for Seniors by Kelly Davis, JD Teton County Library, 125 Virginian Lane For information and registration, visit cognitive. tetonhospital.org or call 307 203 2454

Walk to Remember: Alzheimer’s Awareness Benefit

5K run and 15K bike, $20 advance registration Wilson School June 7, 9:30 am For information, call 307 733 6094 or visit www. skinnyskis.com

Shirley’s Heart Run

10K run or 5K walk, $25 registration Snake River Brew Pub June 13, 9 am For information, call 307 739 7517 or visit http://shirleysheartrun.com/

Saturday, June 13, 9 -11:30 am Senior Center of JH 830 E. Hanson For more information, call 307 734 0500

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Run and Ride for the Cure

Come share your stories, memorabilia, and photos as we prepare to celebrate our 100th anniversary in 2016.

Thursday, June 11, 4-7 pm For cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers Pizza/get together at Phil Baux Park (base of Snow King) Call 307 739 6195 by June 9

Cancer Support Group for Patients and Survivors

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Support from others as well as facilitators Sharon Walls, LMFT, and Carol Poole, RN, OCN Thursday, June 18, 3-4 pm Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 6195

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Memory Loss Support Group

For those suffering from persistent memory problems; family members and caregivers welcome. Thursday, June 11, Noon-1 pm Morningstar Senior Living For more information, call 307 413 2855

New babies and their families are invited to join us for fun, education, and camaraderie. Wednesday, June 10, 1-2:30 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 6175

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This is exactly how sprawl happens. Idaho Falls probably didn’t set out to become Idaho Falls in 1891. But citizens are always wanting stuff, especially an easier drive. We don’t want to see or be in traffic. When traffic happens, our solutions are more roads instead of less people. It’s not fun when your 12-minute run to drop off the kids at school becomes a 30-minute stop-and-start because you get stuck behind the “keeper of the speed” — who maintains a prudent and mind-numbing two-miles-per-hour-below-thespeed-limit pace. If not her, there’s the tourist who’s busy reading the town and county’s five million road signs — “Hands Free,” “No Jake Brakes,” “35 mph,” “25 mph in construction zone,” “End of Construction,” “Wildlife in Area,” “Bridge May Be Slippery,” “Bump,” “Slow, Children at Play,” “Slow at Night,” “Slow, Slow, Slow.” Clogged roads are the cost of doing business when you are a tourist town currently crushing it in sales tax revenue. Building more roads to ease a headache or two for July and August is not the answer. The Tribal Trails connector road will require a stoplight on Highway 22, further slowing that congested two-lane. The posted speed limit on Highway 22 will correspondingly be lowered to 45 mph all year round. The argument that motorists will only use it to get to and from the schools doesn’t wash. Everyone coming from the south headed for the west bank will look to avoid the dreaded “Y” and vice-versa. What’s more needed than a cutoff for north to west flow is a north bridge over the Snake that would usher traffic out of Gros Ventre Junction. Bar-B-Bar and Fairways Estates residents beware: The county is coming for you next to allow your neighborhood roads to become commuter corridors. The north bridge idea hasn’t come up recently in political campaigns but expect at least one elected official to take a temperature on the idea soon. And, finally, the number of aggravated drivers perplexed by the Skyline tunnel project has grown to approximately “everyone who doesn’t live in Skyline.” How many residents in that subdivision include kids that need to access a bike path at the middle of the busiest two-lane highway in the state? How many 8-year-olds will be using the tunnel to jump on the Pathway to trike 2.2 miles into town for cigarettes and a loaf of bread? That’s $2 million for about 90 lots. Lots that include homes belonging to people from California (nine), Texas (six), Louisiana, Nebraska, Illinois, Rhode Island, New York, Washington, Canada and London, England. How many of those real estate tycoons will be biking out of Skyline? And this project will be our nightmare all summer. It’s scheduled for completion in October — right when everyone goes back to where they came from. The “Stop the Tribal Trails Connector Road” online petition has garnered 175 signatures.

Soc’ing it to ‘em

For a ski town, we sure are good at soccer. The boys and girls soccer teams dominated play last weekend in Jackson as both squads secured 3A state titles. The Lady Broncs served up their usual home cooking recipe of a suffocating defense and Rachel Fairbanks. The Lady Broncs’ centerbacks and sweeper didn’t allow goalkeeper Paige Asbell to see much in the way of dangerous scoring chances, taking away opponents’ scoring opportunities with keen anticipation and aggressive play. When all else fails for the black-and-orange, lob it long and let Fairbanks track it down. That was the key to their offensive success all year long. Coach Tom Ralston had high praise for his team’s top-ranked defense (only nine goals surrendered in 17 games). “Goal scorers get the glory, but defense wins championships,” he said. Ralston also expressed satisfaction on the girls’ behalf for their avenging of a 4-0 opening season loss to Star Valley with a 1-0 victory over the Lady Braves on Saturday for the crown. “This championship was won on hard work, dedication, and love for their teammates,” Ralston added. “If those lessons stay with them for life, our coaching staff has done its job regardless of wins or losses.” Boys’ coach Tom Bresnehan returned from a hasty firing last year to lead the Broncs to another stellar season. The boy’s team finished the year 17-1 after going unbeaten last season. Junior Tristan Wagner led the way during championship weekend, pacing the Broncs with his five-goal production. It was Jackson’s third state title. The Lady Broncs finished 2015 with a record of 15-1-2.

Enraptored

The Teton Raptor Center is making monumental additions to its staff, hiring an ecologist, a communications director and two field biologists, while also adding two new board members. Bryan Bedrosian steps in as the center’s senior avian ecologist, adding a research aspect to TRC. Bedrosian brings his 15 years of birdman experience from Craighead Beringia South. He’s bringing along fellow workmates and field biologists Beth Mendelsohn and Katherine Gura. Davis Watson is the center’s new director of development and communications. Watson was previously at the Teton Science Schools. TRC Ambassador Lisa Frieseck and former intern Carrie Ann Adams both received promotions for the summer season. TRC also added two new members to its board of directors. Katrina Ryan and David Hoster round out the center’s nine-person board. PJH

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THEM ON US

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Yellen bails

Well, we know one thing for sure: Janet Yellen is not a fly fisherwoman. The Federal Reserve chair announced she would be skipping the annual economic symposium held in Jackson Hole in August. Industry heavies are calling Yellen’s decision less to do with the fact she has little interest in the good ol’ boys club gathering and more of an indication the new fed head wishes to downplay the importance of the summer summit. The meeting of the world’s central bankers has become a major touchstone thanks to the signature keystone address typically given by the Federal Reserve chair, which has been used in the past to tip off market strategists to impending policy changes. CNBC speculated Yellen was looking to lower expectations for what news comes out of Jackson Hole every August. ABC News coverage leaned toward Yellen’s disinterest in Wyoming’s world-class trout streams where former chairs Paul Volcker, Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke all seemed intent on never missing the opportunity to wet a fly.

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The state Department of Workforce Services says the state’s jobless rate is significantly lower than the 5.4 percent national rate and slightly lower than the 4.3 percent rate the state recorded a year ago in April, according to a KIDK Local News 8 broadcast last week. Niobrara County led the way with a 2.5 percent unemployment rate in the month of April. Albany (2.7 percent), Goshen (3.2 percent), and Crook (3.4 percent) rounded out the top four. Teton County had the state’s highest unemployment rate at 6.9 percent. Workforce Services blamed Teton County’s high unemployment rate for April on the end of the ski season. Teton County’s jobless rate was 3.9 percent in March.

Bearly news

US News & World Report headlines concerning bears are usually market-related. Last week’s story was all in the headline that most outsiders probably believe suits the Cowboy State to a “T.” “Bear scurries through Wyoming city all day, then falls asleep under tree and gets captured,” read the descriptive head in Casper Star-Tribune’s AP story picked up by the national glossy. “He was sleeping under an aspen tree just wiped out from his day’s adventures,” State Game and Fish spokeswoman Janet Milek said. “He was so sound asleep he didn’t move when we used the tranquilizer.”

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Teton Valley has christened its new indoor riding arena now open for business. The indoor pavilion at the Teton County Fairgrounds in Driggs opened last Saturday. The pavilion completion is the first phase of larger scale indoor arena plans that have been in the works over the last several years, according to the Teton Valley News. The facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week and is free to the public.

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How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, you can practice, practice, practice… Or you can wave the baton like maestro Matthew Savery. The Wyoming Symphony Orchestra conductor will soon make his first appearance on the hallowed NYC stage. The 48-year-old will lead a string orchestra, harpsichordist Heike Doerr and violinist Alexander Markov through a program including Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” Savery has been with the Wyoming symphony for seven years. The story was in the Star-Tribune.

Lower gas prices should spell a robust tourist season for the Cowboy State. State tourism executive director Diane Shober said her agency is expecting a “really good summer.” An ABC News online story stated a record 10.1 million people visited Wyoming last year with visitors spending about $3.3 billion in 2014. The Wyoming Office of Tourism has concentrated a larger portion of its $14 million annual budget on digital media ads, pulling some emphasis away from TV. Schober said she likes the flexibility of online advertising. WOT also focused on marketing efforts in the Seattle area for this summer. PJH

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River Grill, and the Cadillac, as well as a few other fixed hourly wage rather than by gratuities, there’s mediocre restaurants that are no longer around,” no incentive to go above and beyond, save for the he said about the early 2000s scene. “Options were highest end restaurants where it is mandated by limited. Restaurants seemed the employer. Those service to turn over their entire staff industry jobs are also low on every season. Now I have the the socio-economic totem luxury of having the same pole in many European people work for me for years at countries. In France, for a time.” example, servers are paid on Yet for some reason, service average $1,630 per month industry jobs in the United according to a BBC report, States aren’t often considered which is the minimum wage. “real jobs.” Sure, a bartender While server salaries vary can walk away with a $400 drastically in the United States - Gavin Fine, bankroll in his pocket each and are difficult to measure night, but unless he’s sitting due to the variability of Fine Dining at a desk making a salary that gratuities, the standard is well Restaurant Group isn’t recognized by many as above the minimum wage. a legitimate way to make a The median salary for servers living. in the United States based on In Europe, where servers are compensated a a 2014 study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is

outed by some as a high-stress industry rife with alcohol, drugs and sex, the hospitality sphere in Jackson Hole is more than a means to an end, and much more than a business of delinquents. Service industry jobs here are attracting a mosaic of educated, worldly folks and not just transient ski bums or 90-day wonders, as some tourists might surmise. Instead, people are finding careers in the industry and supporting their families with the income. The 2012 census showed 26 percent of Teton County’s population worked in the service industry and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance asserts that this number has swelled over the past three years as the economy strengthens and the luxury of dining out becomes popular again. Jeremy Weiss is restaurant manager at The Kitchen. Since moving here in 2001, he’s noticed a distinct change in the valley’s culinary scene and the professionals it attracts. “[It was] the Rendezvous Bistro, the Snake

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RESTAURATEURS GAVIN FINE (LEFT) , AND JOE RICE. $18,730. That figure may sound low but a reasonable assumption can be made WHEN YOU WORK FOR THEM, IT’S A FAMILY AFFAIR. that this salary is perhaps higher when however, to put these numbers into perspective, unclaimed tips are taken into account. The average minimum wage, at $7.25 per hour, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort reports around 500,000 skiers per winter while Grand Teton adds up to about $15,000 per year. National Park boasts more than 600,000 visitors in July alone. When you factor in the whopping BOSSES WITH HEART 800,000 visitors to Yellowstone National Park in Along with the promise of generous tips, July, the winter months simply can’t compete working for employers who are committed with the summer. to their eateries and their employees may be Many restaurants close their doors in April, reasons folks stay in the service industry in May, October and November because they Jackson. can’t bring in enough revenue to offset the high “The restaurant scene has improved costs of running their businesses. The trend for immensely since I started in 1989,” said Joe many restaurants now, however, is to run offRice, owner of Blue Collar Restaurant Group season promotions to drive business to their (owner of Merry Piglets and Sidewinders, to establishments, in hopes of coercing locals name a few). “We have a lot of great operators, to dine out. Two-for-one entrees, anyone? which pushes us all to get better. I feel we all Though these promotions seemingly draw a want to offer a great product to locals and large crowd, the numbers behind them don’t visitors. I am never overly impressed when I go necessarily add up. These restaurants offer offout of town to eat because we have such highseason deals more for the locals and for their quality restaurants in Jackson Hole.” staff than anything else. Some may make a small The folks managing Rice’s restaurants, which profit, while some lose money, but nobody is are open year-round, have been working in his raking it in while they’re giving away the house. eateries an average of 15 to 20 years. Rice sees “We stay open in the off-seasons to give back his employees as part of the family. In an effort to the locals who support us through the busy to soften the housing woes of his staff, Rice said seasons as well as to provide work for our staff,” he provides employee housing and helps his explained Gavin Fine of Fine Dining Restaurant employees buy their own places when he can. Group. (Full disclosure: this reporter happens to “I feel it’s the employer’s job to figure it out with be employed by Fine.) employees,” he said. “If you can’t [help] then A portion of the price you pay for Fine’s offyou need to rethink your business plan.” season specials at Rendezvous Bistro or Bin 22, In addition to the valley’s housing crisis, for example, are donated to local nonprofits. the off-season presents service industry “It’s not all about making money when it’s busy professionals with more adversity. In Jackson and then closing up shop.” Hole, where we see millions of tourists each year, Trying to keep workers employed year-round the market may appear prime for the hospitality and keep turnover low is important to local industry to thrive. The reality is that the majority restaurant owners. In fact, Fine built his business of these millions visit during just two months out on the foundation of “enlightened hospitality.” of the year: July and August. Coined by Danny Meyer, owner of Union Square Grand Teton National Park reported 2.8 Hospitality Group in New York City, enlightened million tourists through the park gates in 2014, hospitality means taking care of your employees 50 percent came in those two summer months. first. Meyer’s philosophy is multifaceted and takes Granted, the national park isn’t a huge attraction him an entire book to convey (“Setting the Table”), in the winter with much of it closing down;

but the essence of his message is that the people who work for him are the most important. If the employees are taken care of, they will care more about their job and that will show in the quality of service and food delivered. Fine offers his employees health care and retirement benefits, discounts at his restaurants, and extensive training programs to give them the tools to succeed in their trade. He believes strongly in promoting from within his company as well, so the options for growth are there for those who work hard and deserve it. “For me, it’s always been about creating a family and treating those who work for me like I would my own family,” Fine said. “These guys come first before anything in my company, and I’ve maintained those values since I started the Rendezvous Bistro in 2001.” The enlightened hospitality that Meyer preaches in his book has gone even further as he has recently started a consulting business called The Hospitality Quotient where he aims to spread his management style beyond the world of restaurants and apply it to general, everyday business. In this virtuous cycle of enlightened hospitality, employees are taken care of first, creating a warm energy in the restaurant that then extends to the patrons of the restaurant and the community at large, down to the suppliers and, ultimately, a company’s investors.

TEMPERATURES RISING And though there are companies in Jackson that offer opportunities for benefits and growth, the industry is just too stressful for sane people to work in it for very long. The long hours and pressure are more than most can handle. It takes someone who thrives in a stressful environment. Justin Henry, director of operations for the Fine Dining Restaurant Group, has been in the service industry since his first job in high school. He will tell you that he’s stayed in the industry for many reasons. “The industry is a combo of team building and execution in an ever shifting, dynamic environment where no two days are the same and the plan is never followed,” he said. “I like the challenge of living up to people’s past experiences and ever-elevating expectations. Sprinkle in the fact that eating is the most personal thing people do in public, and as such has the ability to become a polarizing event. It’s an insane business, and I love it.” No night is ever the same no matter how hard the restaurant works to map everything out. There’s always a hood vent out or a staffing issue. It’s like doing a word problem in math class without a formula to solve it. This instability is what makes the industry so beautifully raw and untamed. The restaurant industry is the punk rock, non-conformist of the business world. It’s no wonder that the service industry, one of the most volatile industries in America, fosters a rock and roll lifestyle for many within it. Anthony Bourdain describes restaurant kitchens as being staffed by misfits and “anyone entering this industry will run away screaming if they lack [an] almost masochistic, perhaps irrational dedication to cooking.” While the

rock and roll lifestyle described in Bourdain’s “Kitchen Confidential” isn’t an industry standard, the high stress and inconsistency of restaurants certainly has the ability to lead one to drink. The following are true accounts of what locals have experienced in the restaurant industry. Names have been omitted to protect the parties involved.

THE ULTIMATE PIE

What kind of salad dressing comes on the Caesar salad?

ALIEN INVASION

What kind of non-alcoholic beer do you have? [Buckler] No, I’ll have a Budweiser and a shot of Jim Beam, please.

Other times scenes at restaurants are more like something from “Portlandia.” One time, a server approached a couple at their table and immediately detected smugness from their soft-spoken, NPR-esque voices. Their first questions were about which wines were organic or sustainably produced, so the server went to fetch a manager who could more accurately field their inquiries. When the manager approached the table, both customers were visibly perturbed, the woman with her hands on her temples. “We’ve both come down with terrible headaches suddenly,” the woman said. “Do you perchance have wifi here in the restaurant? Or are there any radio towers nearby?” The manager, taken aback by these questions in an age where he couldn’t imagine where they could possibly go that didn’t have either of these things, replied yes to both. “We’re very sensitive to radio signals of any kind,” the couple said, getting up. “We can’t stay here. I’m sorry.” Baffled, the manager and server watched as they left the restaurant, not knowing what they could possibly say to coerce them into staying.

SALMON SKIN PHALLUS

2. What is the white stuff in the mountains? 3.

4. Y’all got Mountain Dew Code Red? 5.

When do elk turn into moose? Why don’t you have any moose on your menu?

6. Are these oysters local? 7. I like my steak well done, but I want it to be really juicy. Nobody seems to be able to do that.

We’re going rafting tomorrow. How does that work? Do we just get on at a certain point in the river and it loops around to the same point?

9. I’m gluten free, but I can have bread if it’s cooked.

10. Is your shrimp dish vegan? 11. Can I get the steak tartare medium well? 12. I’m allergic to meat on the bone.

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The reality of restaurant work is that there are slow times, especially in Jackson Hole. So managers and chefs try to keep their employees busy rolling silverware, washing windows, etc. Five p.m. on a day in November is a grim time for restaurants in Teton County. A chef at an undisclosed restaurant found a piece of salmon skin that, when cut off the filet sported a rather phallic appearance. Naturally, the chef told one of the servers at the restaurant he would buy him a drink at the end of the night if he walked through the dining room with the salmon skin hanging out of his pants. The server considered that after this painfully slow shift, he likely wouldn’t have enough money to purchase his own beverage and dutifully obliged. With the salmon skin dangling from his fly, the server walked through the restaurant, customers uncomfortably gazing at the skin out of their periphery. The server collected his drink, but the next day he had an unexpected gift: a rash on his crotch. He racked his brain, immediately thinking it was an STD. He cringed thinking about the last girl he’d slept with: a promiscuous hostess at the restaurant. He told a few friends with whom he knew the hostess had been intimate and scheduled an appointment to get tested. He was going to tell the hostess when and if he found out he had an STD definitively. The doctor told him he was STD free, and that the rash likely came from coming into contact with something oily that his skin wasn’t used to. PJH

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Nobody seems to be able to pinpoint the origin of the pie-to-the-face for departing employees within restaurants, but it seems to be something that has become mainstream within the Jackson industry. This age old slapstick prank gained popularity in Charlie Chaplain films in the early 20th century and has remained relevantly comedic for the last hundred years. For those not in the know, after an employee’s last shift (if they are leaving on good terms, of course) they are often bid adieu with a pie tin full of whipped cream to the face. This is the kindest of treatments, as other nasty ingredients have made their way into the pies of longstanding employees as a tribute to their tenure with the restaurant. This speaks to the camaraderie amongst employees in the restaurant industry. The nature of the stressful industry creates a tight bond, as everyone has to come together to persevere and overcome challenging nights together. Several years ago a particularly well-liked server completed his last shift and was quickly cornered in the employee room as he changed out of his uniform. His coworkers all boasted pie tins full of various nasty condiments and ingredients the chef was willing to part with because they were near or beyond expiration. The departing employee — let’s call him Brian — was given the opportunity to cooperate with the demands of the rest of his coworkers or get showered in unimaginable filth. Being the adventurous type and incredibly curious about what his friends had up their sleeves, Brian opted for mystery. He quickly found himself blindfolded, his hands each taped around a can of beer (millenials, think Edward 40-hands) and thrown into the back of a pickup truck. The truck then peeled out of the parking lot. The plan was to drive down to Alpine and have Brian’s pie delivered to him on the breasts of a stripper at the Bull Moose Saloon. In order to keep him in the dark for as long as possible, the truck drove in circles around parking lots through town and continued to make false turns all the way to Alpine. Once in Alpine, Brian was fully convinced he was somewhere in Grand Teton National Park, perhaps Signal Mountain Lodge? One of the passengers in the pickup truck ran into the Bull Moose to persuade one of the dancers to deliver this whipped cream to Brian’s face via her breasts. Expecting this to come with a hefty price tag, Brian’s dear co-worker was prepared with a wad of cash from his lucrative shift at work; however, after asking this dancer her price for their prank, she laughed and said $20 would suit her just fine. He handed her $40 without batting an eye and went out to the car to help the others lead the blindfolded Brian inside. Brian was seated on a stage behind a blue tarp because there may or may not have been something moderately illegal about strippers at the Bull Moose, so they kept the nudity quarantined to a stage away from the view of regular customers (though there were a few dancers in lingerie on some of the bar tables, they didn’t strip down beyond their skivvies). Brian recognized the familiar scents of a seedy bar and assumed he wasn’t at Signal like he had originally thought. His friends removed his blindfold, and before he could blink his eyes into focus, whipped cream covered breasts engulfed his face.

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The rest of the night was debauchery, the entire staff of the restaurant joining them at the Bull Moose and crashing at several inexpensive hotel rooms owned by the bar. This pieing (this will be a verb soon—stay tuned) goes down in the books as one of the best of all time, though I’m not sure this type of thing is documented. It was a true display of respect and friendship that would likely result in all sorts of lawsuits if it were to happen at Initech.

THIS WEEK: June 3-9, 2015

WEDNESDAY 6.03

n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center back deck. Free. 307-739-3594

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n Celebrate Crowdfunding the Bert Raynes Documentary 6:00pm, National Museum of Wildlife Art. To celebrate the conclusion of what we hope will be a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding effort to raise funds for the film. The reception will feature light appetizers, a cash bar and special video “treats.” Images from “Birds of Sage and Scree,” a literary and artistic collaboration between Bert and the late artist Greg McHuron, will be on display, and the Teton Raptor Center will be on hand with a special feathered guest. Free. 307690-2258

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n Big Skillet 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. $5.00 cover. 307-733-2207

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n Chess Club for Grades K-12 3:30pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium. Grades K to 12. Have fun playing chess! Beginning, intermediate and advanced players welcome. Hone your skills and learn new strategies. Free. 307733-2164 ext. 118

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n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds. Come prepared, we rodeo rain or shine, you won’t find any rain delays here, we’re cowboys no matter what the weather we get the job done, plus you can use your jacket as a pad for your seat if its warm. $15.00 - $30.00. 307-733-7927

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n Karaoke 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon. Free. 307739-9891

n Lap-Sit 11:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library. Free. 208-787-2201 n Phelps Lake Hike 8:30am, Jackson Parks and Recreation. Here’s a fabulous opportunity to explore a portion of the trails within the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve located within Grand Teton National Park. This hike will begin from the interpretive center and will follow

Compiled by Caroline Zieleniewski the trail around Phelps Lake. Plan to hike 7-8 miles over moderate terrain. Park fee. 307-739-9025 n Photoshop Fundamentals 4:00pm, Center for the Arts. Learn your way around this amazingly powerful software. Discover ways to improve photos, generate text, and how to control and craft images from your vision. By the end of the class you will be producing professional “print-ready” images. $120 members, $145 non-members. 307-733-6379 n Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an unlikely love story featuring big laughs and lots of heart in this rowdy western musical comedy, a great choice for the whole family! One of the best shows to see in a broadway style musical! Make your reservations today. $19.00 - $60.00. 307-733-6994 n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Haydens Post. Sign-up at 7 p.m. Music starts at 8 p.m. Performers are entered into a weekly drawing for $25 gift certificate to Melody Creek Guitars. Featured songwriter/band each week. For the lineup and such, surf to Facebook.com/ SongwritersAlley. Free. 307-734-3187 n Story Time - Victor 10:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library. Free. 208-787-2201 n Stripping For a Cure Overnight Adventure 12:00pm, Moose Head Ranch. Join us for an overnight adventure at the exclusive Moose Head Ranch. Potential activities include casting demonstration and lessons, cooking lesson with ranch chefs, a walking photography safari and wine tasting. (Activities will be confirmed with guests prior to arrival). $400. 307739-7517 n Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern. Jackson’s most hilarious trivia night featuring the most entertaining MC in town, Crazy Tom. Test your trivia knowledge every week for prizes and swag. Free. 307-733-3886 n Tech Tutor 0:00am, Teton County Library. The library offers one-on-one computer and technology tutoring on topics of your choice including help with devices such as iPads, smart phones and e-book readers. One session per week, per person. Bring your own laptop or we can provide a PC laptop for you. A flash USB drive is recommended.

To reserve a spot, sign up at the Library Front Desk or call 733-2164, press 1. Free. n Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square. Join historical society staff and volunteers for an hour-long walking tour of historic downtown Jackson. Learn about Jackson Hole’s historic buildings, and colorful characters. Free. 307-733-2414 ext. 213 n Yoga on the Lawn 4:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery. Donation-based yoga on the lawn at Healthy Being Juicery. Variety of themes and styles compatible with all abilities. Enjoy a stretch in the sun! Free.307200-9006

THURSDAY 6.04

n 4th Annual Cognitive Health Speaker Series 5:30pm, Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole. Topic: Developing DementiaCapable Health Care Systems by Soo Borson, MD. Free. 307 203 2454 n Altamira Fine Art Chamber Mixer 5:00pm, Altamira Fine Art. Attendees will enjoy the courtyard setting for this summertime Chamber Mixer. Free. 307201-2309 n Auxiliary Social 5:30pm, Lorri Carson’s House. For more information on the Auxiliary. Free. 307739-7517 n Big Skillet 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. $5.00 cover. 307-733-2207 n Business Over Breakfast National Park Centennial 7:30am, e.Leaven Food Company. The National Park Service Centennial will be celebrated in 2016. Presenters will share information about how Jackson Hole will be marking the milestone and how businesses and nonprofits can get involved. $16.00 - $25.00. 307-2012309 n Cancer Support Group for Caregivers 3:00pm, Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center. Get support from others as well as facilitators Sharon Walls, LMFT, and cancer survivor Carol Poole, RN, OCN. Free. 307-739-6195 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 n Dance Party Thursday with

A&E VISUAL ART

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Wyoming inspired hues

PHOTO BY DAVID SWIFT

For Pamela Gibson, different environs ushered her work into a new sphere BY KELSEY DAYTON

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Her paintings of the Wyoming landscape are also metaphors. She works with the idea of time passing and seasons changing — a metaphor for life. She also looks at space and what that means. “I feel like in the world we’re living in now, open space is kind of a metaphor for what we should be looking for in our future and it’s becoming more and more rare,” she said. Everything changed for Gibson in terms of her art in Wyoming. But she has no regrets about folding up her loom and taking up a paintbrush and losing herself in the landscape. Gibson’s show hangs through June 26. She also will speak at noon June 10 at the Center for the Arts. “Conversations,” an exhibit of encaustic paintings by Pamela Gibson, Center for the Arts’ Theater Gallery, reception is 5:30 to 7 p.m, Friday. The show hangs through June 26. PJH

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lot of things changed for Pamela Gibson when she moved to Jackson from Portland, Ore., about six years ago. Gibson was a tapestry weaver who worked in the saturated colors of her Pacific Northwest home. When she moved to Jackson she realized the light in Wyoming wasn’t right for yarn. “I needed a medium that was more reflective,” Gibson explained. She folded up her loom and sold it and started painting full time. Her color palette changed from the lush colors of Oregon to the dusty grays, greens and blues of Wyoming. A show at the Center for the Arts’ Theater Gallery, which opens Friday, will feature new encaustic paintings from Gibson. The exhibit, titled “Conversations,” reflects the Wyoming landscape, as well as Gibson’s process. When Gibson works, she often has a favorite poem running in her mind, or she listens to music, or she’s thinking about the landscape she loves. “I feel like I’m having conversations across time and these things are influencing me as I paint,” she said. She uses language as a pattern in her work. Sometimes she uses poems, adding them into the painting, obscured so they are unreadable, but still there. Much of the work in the show is large, one as big as 6 feet by 7 feet, and all of it is landscape based. Gibson’s exhibit is entirely encaustic, a medium she discovered while at a workshop in Oregon. Gibson didn’t attend formal art school until she was in her 40s when she attended Oregon College of Art and Craft. There she learned to weave. While weaving became her primary art medium, she occasionally painted to keep her skills sharp. Learning about encaustic painting, which involves using wax and creating layers, changed her art. It allowed her to add more depth to her abstract paintings. “It’s malleable, which I love,” she said. “It allowed me to do what’s in my mind.” The work belies the short time she’s been working in the medium, said Meg Daly, who represents Gibson. The show is powerful. “I feel like she has hit her stride in the medium and is producing complex, layered paintings that are so much more than beautiful,” Daly said. Gibson starts with a landscape photograph and begins by painting a realistic rendering. “Then I manipulate it so it’s probably pretty unrecognizable by the end,” she said. She adds layers upon layers that morph a classic landscape into something familiar, but unidentifiable. Her work, no matter the medium, has always been nature based and inspired, she said. When in Oregon, her paintings were often of leaves or pebbles on the ground. But in Wyoming, that changed. She began to paint the picture, instead of focusing on the small details of a single rock or tree. The landscape in Wyoming isn’t something she simply sees. “You are in that landscape here,” she said. “You can’t avoid it. That bigger view is not even a choice — it’s what is there.” She tries to capture not just what she sees, but also the experience, memory, feeling and time, she said in her artist’s statement.

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MUSIC BOX Contour will set you free

Emancipator brings the beats for multi-day music fest in Jackson BY MADELAINE GERMAN @MADELAINEGERMAN

oug Appling, a.k.a. Emancipator, introduces his brand of moody, groove-heav y music as one of Contour Music Festival’s headliners 7 p.m., June 12 at Snow King. The Portland based musician is in heady electronic company, joining the likes of Thievery Corporation and The Polish Ambassador for this eclectic music festival that features renowned artists across multiple genres. Born and raised in Virginia, Emancipator’s first experiences with music were through his father’s extensive album collection, which covered multiple genres from world and folk to electronic DJ music. Appling’s own musical journey began at the ripe age of 4, when he decided he wanted to play the violin. After studying the instrument for eight years, he moved on to the drums and then to the electric bass, playing in middle and high school with various musical projects until discovering ACID Pro around the age of 15. The design of ACID allowed electronic artists of the late 1990s and early 2000s to quickly build beats, musical textures and complete compositions within the software program, and it helped to propel both MIDI audio recording technology and the

rising electronic dance music, or EDM, culture of the time. “I was hooked,” Emancipator told The Planet of working with ACID for the first time. “I loved the process of producing music, of re-contextualizing sounds, of building beats and creating songs.” After the release of his 2006 debut “Soon It Will Be Cold Enough,” Appling found himself quickly riding the wave of success, making rounds through the EDM and music festival circuits. He released “Safe In Steep Cliffs” in 2010, followed by the launch of Loci, his own record label. In a nod to his early childhood, Appling performed his live shows accompanied by Ilya Goldberg, a violinist. “Dusk to Dawn” followed in 2013, and Emancipator has been on a steady upward trajectory since then. But contrary to popular belief, the best electronic music isn’t necessarily digital. “I build all my songs from analog sounds,” said Appling, a multi-instrumentalist who plays the piano, guitar, bass, drum and violin, to name a few of the instruments in his home studio. “I get my musical inspiration from all of my life experiences, there’s not just one way that it comes to me. Music is my outlet of expression.” Appling’s production process is organic and often improvised. “Sometimes it starts with a musical progression, sometimes it starts with a beat, sometimes it starts with a simple line on the guitar,” he explained. “The most important thing is that it grooves. I love the process of building a song and exploring all the different ways you can bring it to life and make it sound.” Appling understands that there is a divide between DJ culture and the world of live performance band. “I think the biggest difference between the two is that some people care more about seeing a performance on stage, and other people care more about feeling and experiencing the sound of produced music,” he said.

“My product is the sound I’m delivering, but I’m trying to incorporate more live elements on stage, that’s why I have Ilya on board. You know, this ‘electronic DJ’ thing is still young, like decades old, it’s still evolving. The biggest limitation has been the music technology, and as that advances, that will increase the live performance options for electronic artists.” See Contour’s four-day lineup and learn about other artists at contourmusicfestival.com

WyoAmericana at Contour

The beauty of the Contour Music Festival includes its diverse lineup. From global electronic sounds a la Emancipator to flavors of the Rocky Mountain West care of the WyoAmericana Caravan Tour. Founded by Seadar Rose and Aaron Davis of Screen Door Porch, WyoAmericana began in Spring 2012. They created it as a way to promote and help foster the blossoming original music scene of the region. Three individual bands “caravan” together and perform as a multi-act show with all musicians joining together onstage at the end of every concert as a finale. This year’s tour, which covers Utah, Montana and Wyoming, makes a stop at Contour Music Festical June 11 at Town Square Tavern and features Jackson Hole-based bands Screen Door Porch(soulful roots-rock/country blues) and the Canyon Kids (plugged-in indie neo-folk) alongside Laramie rockers The Patti Fiasco.

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One Ton delivers new grass

Longtime Jackson Hole music staple One Ton Pig will celebrate the release of its newest album, “Lastville,” on Tuesday. In true One Ton fashion, the release party is on bluegrass night at the Silver Dollar Bar, where the group has held status as the house band for the last eight years, faithfully overseeing the whiskey-soaked cowboy and trice-divorced wife escapades every Tuesday night. Lastville was recorded in the Henhouse Studio, Ben Winship’s Victor-based recording center (formerly functioning as a henhouse before it’s Cinderella musical makeover). The album was recorded in vintage style, with live, six-piece full band takes on every track, which not only highlights the masterful musicianship of the band but gives the album an authentic feel. Mastered by David Glasser, a Grammy-winning engineer who has worked with the likes of The Grateful Dead, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon, “Lastville” delivers poignant musical chops. PJH

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CALENDAR Jackson Six 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar.Free. 307-732-3939 n Jewelry Making for Ages 6-16 3:30pm, The Local Galleria. Supplies & snacks included. $25/ session or $80/4 session punch card. Contact Teri McLaren at 208-270-0883

‘Aloha’ – The drunken review

n Mardy’s Front Porch 5:45pm, Grand Teton National Park. The Murie Center invites the community to join them at 5:45 pm for light food, beverages, and engaging conversations with speakers from various backgrounds. Speaker Paul Hansen: Green in Gridlock. 307-739-3594 n Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts. 307-733-6379

Crowe’s latest falls short with farfetched storyline, weak motivations

n Public Solar Astronomy 12:45pm, Elevated Grounds Coffehouse. Wyoming Stargazing will be offering FREE Solar Astronomy Programs out in front of Elevated Grounds coffee shop near the Aspen’s Market in Wilson. Come safely check out solar flares, sunspots, and other features on the Sun through our solar telescopes. You can even snap a picture of these incredible features through our telescope using your smartphone. Free. 307-734-1343

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n Social Gathering to Capture Hospital History 11:00am, Senior Center. St. John’s Medical Center will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2016. The hospital will recognize this milestone by creating a written and visual collection of stories of healthcare in Jackson Hole. As is customary, the Senior Center (located at 830 E. Hansen) will serve lunch at noon. Free. 307-739-7380

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n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library. Ages 3 and younger. Twentyminute storytime with books, songs, finger plays and flannel board acts. Location: Youth Auditorium. Free. 307-733-2164 ext. 118

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n Type 2 Diabetes Support Group in Spanish 5:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center. In Spanish! ¡En Español! Every Thursday. Free. 307-7397678

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n Tennis Free For All 5:30pm, Jackson Parks and Recreation. Come and enjoy information and FREE instruction proved by Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis, Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation, and Teton Pines. Instruction! Games! Prizes! Pizza! Fun! Free. 307-739-9025

ably sitting on the porch of his Oahu bungalow flipping though “A Guide to Folk Legends of Hawai’i,” and pointing at things saying, “Oooh, I like this!” In one scene, Gilcrest and Ng run into a wandering group of ghost warriors (yep, real ghosts!) but can’t look at them directly or else they’ll be cursed. Seriously. Then the creepy camera kid keeps making weird allegories about Gilcrest being something called “The Arrival,” and then doors and windows keep flying open like in “Poltergeist” to represent some sort of divine intervention, I guess. Look, I know that some people really like Cameron Crowe movies, with their forced quirkiness and yawn-worthy acoustic folk soundtracks, but it seems appropriate that “Aloha” had me at hello, but mostly at goodbye. (Clever, eh?) Holly wood, please stop showing Cameron Crowe the money. PJH

n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library. The library offers one-onone computer and technology tutoring on topics of your choice including help with devices such as iPads, smart phones and e-book readers. One session per week, per person. Bring your own laptop or we can provide a PC laptop for you. A flash USB drive is recommended. Free. To reserve a spot, sign up at the Library Front Desk or call 733-2164, press 1.

Any way, she starts to guilt Gilcrest because he dumped her, but she still invites him over for dinner to meet her creepy 7-year-old son Mitch, who is always filming people, and her 12-year-old daughter Grace, who likes to hula dance. Then Gilcrest and Ng go into some off-the-grid village with no cell service to negotiate land rights. I think the military wants the sacred ancestral land, and the villagers are only willing to exchange it for two mountains and cell service. “NO DEAL,” shouts General Bad Attitude (Alec Baldwin, acting very Alec Baldwin-y), who is pissed at Gilcrest for doing bad stuff in Afghanistan. Ng, who I guess used to be a dancer (like Jennifer Lawrence’s character in “Silver Linings Playbook”), is the only person who can bust Bradley Cooper out of his shell. But then we find out that Bill Murray is a nuclear arms dealer and he’s smuggling a nuke in the satellite, but the Chinese are like hacking it or something? And then Gilcrest has to stop them from hacking the nuke. I’ll admit, I didn’t understand this movie. Normally, I’d blame it on the whiskey, but everyone in the theater kept whispering to each other to try to clarify what the hell was happening. “Aloha” is so calculated and unspontaneous that none of the characters or situations felt authentic. Emma Stone’s character constantly reminds us that she’s one-fourth Hawaiian, but mostly Swedish, and then we have to endure all this weird Hawaiian mythology about deities and legends. Crowe was prob-

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t’s very possible that Cameron Crowe’s new film “Aloha” has an important message. Somewhere beneath its chew y, salty exterior there could be something resembling a touching redemption story. But, whatever that message was, it was lost on me. This is possibly due to the fact that I was drunk when I watched the film and still might be kind of drunk. Or, much like a can of Spam, “Aloha” is truly a contrived, compressed, overly processed hunk of meat made up of the ears, lips and assholes of emotion, devoid of anything resembling nutritious movie magic. At some point Cameron Crowe (“Jerry McGuire,” “Almost Famous”) saw the 2013 film “Silver Linings Playbook,” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, and thought to himself, “Hey! I should write something like that.” The plot to “Aloha” is so idiotic and convoluted that even Drunk Me couldn’t really figure out the basics. But I guess I’ll give it a shot. Spoiler alert? Brian Gilcrest (Cooper) — a name that sounds like of one of those guys who waves to people from the “Good Morning America” float at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — is some military contractor dude who took bribes (?) from people in Afghanistan. He travels to Hawaii, escorting a dead body (?), because he’s working with Bill Murray, who is some private company bigwig who is helping fund a NASA satellite launch. Emma Stone is Captain Allison Ng (pronounced “like ring, but without the R or the I”), a U.S. Air Force pilot who volunteers to be Gilcrest’s watchdog, because he needs a babysitter or something. But when he gets there, he runs into his ex-girlfriend from 13 years ago (Rachel McAdams) who is now married to a mostly mute pilot named Woody (John Krasinski), but is kind of unhappy in her marriage.

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CALENDAR 10:30am, Center of Town Square. Join historical society staff and volunteers for an hour-long walking tour of historic downtown Jackson. Learn about Jackson Hole’s historic buildings, and colorful characters. Free. 307-733-2414 x 213

FRIDAY 6.05

n 4th Annual Cognitive Health Speaker Series 10:30am, Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole. Legal Protections & Protocols for Seniors by Kally Davis, JD. Free. 307203-2454 n ART WALK in Driggs 5:00pm, Downtown. Evening of free art, food, drinks and community. Visit ALL the host businesses and you could WIN BIG! Live music and auction of community art pieces at the Local Galleria. n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center back deck. Free. 307-739-3594 n Big Skillet 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. $5.00 cover. 307-733-2207 n Free Friday Tastings 4:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer. Kick-off your weekend by sampling Jackson Whole Grocer’s featured beers, wines and spirits. Join Beverage Manager Mary Gordon from 4:00-6:00 p.m. every Friday afternoon for a taste of our featured drinks!. Free. 307-733-0450 n Public Stargazing at R-Park 9:00pm, Rendezvous Park. Our astronomy educators will meet you on out in the meadow along the trail at Rendezvous Park every clear Friday night this summer. We will use a Dobsonian Telescope with a 20” primary mirror to show you planets, stars, planetary nebulae, galaxies, and more! 1-844-WYO-STAR n Guitarist Byron Tomingas 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge. Gold Winner in the Jackson Hole Planet awards for “Best of Jackson Hole” solo guitarist Byron Tomingas will play for the 8th season at Jenny Lake Lodge. Free. 307733-4647 n Jazz Night 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch. Pam Drews Phillips (piano/vocals) Trio. Free. 307-733-8833 n Kids Garden Planting Party & Craft 3:00pm, Library Children’s Garden. Teton County Library invites green thumbs, in grades K-5, to help our staff plant seeds and starter plants in raised planters in our Children’s Garden. After planting, children are invited to join in a garden-inspired craft. Free. 307-733-2164 x 118

n Kory Quinn Band 7:30pm, Wort Hotel. Free. 307-7323939 n Nature Hike with The Hole Hiking Experience 9:00am, Cache Creek Trailhead. Join Cathy Shill, biologist and owner of the Hole Hiking Experience and Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Department to discover the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Learn about plants, animals, natural history and much more. Meet at the Cache Creek Trailhead at 8:45 am. Plan to hike 3-4 miles over moderate terrain. Age 18 and older, preregister. $10. 307-739-9025 n Paintings by Peter Sheppard Opening Reception 5:00pm, Teton Arts City Gallery at Driggs Community Center. Opening reception for local artist Peter Sheppard in conjunction with the Driggs First Friday Artwalk. refreshments served. Free. 208-3540112 n Photoshop Fundamentals 4:00pm, Center for the Arts. Learn your way around this amazingly powerful software. Discover ways to improve photos, generate text, and how to control and craft images from your vision. By the end of the class you will be producing professional “print-ready” images. $120 members, $145 non-members. 307733-6379 n R Park tour 4:00pm, Rendezvous Park. From June through September on Tuesdays at noon and Fridays at 4pm join us to explore, bask in the summer sun, and learn. Tours will incorporate special guests including the Snake River Fund’s Program Director, Teton Plein Air painters, the Cougar Fund specialists, EcoTour Adventures guides, and more. Tours will meet at R Park’s big knoll with the flag on top. Free. 307733-3913 n Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an unlikely love story featuring big laughs and lots of heart in this rowdy western musical comedy, a great choice for the whole family! One of the best shows to see in a broadway style musical! Make your reservations today. $19.00 -$60.00. 307-733-6994 n Wyatt Lowe 8:00pm, Haydens Post. Free. 307734-3187

SATURDAY 6.06

n 21st Annual Mountain Brewers Beer Fest

12:00pm, Sandy Downs Racetrack in Idaho Falls. 8 local food vendors, live music, raffles, and silent auction. Over 100 breweries with more than 300 different beers. Over 30,000 square feet of tent space, a rain or shine event. Free parking, and a free shuttle bus from Idaho Falls to event and back to Idaho Falls. All proceeds will benefit local charities. $26.00 - $36.00. 208-346-6870 n 25th Annual Jackson Kids Fishing Day 10:30am, 25th Annual Jackson Kids Fishing Day at Jackson National Fish Hatchery four miles north of Jackson. Registration begins at 10:30am. The day includes educational programs, free lunch, and an afternoon of activities including fishing in Sleeping Indian Pond. 307733-2321 n 4th Annual GuidesnGapers Party 4:00pm, The Bird. The Bird is providing a free shuttle to and from the party and there will be an additional shuttle van and driver donated by Mad River Boat Trips. There will be live acoustic music on the deck performed by Uncle Stack (from Uncle Stack and The Attack) starting around 5pm. Around 9pm, Jackson’s funkiest quartet, John Wayne’s World, will start grooving a mixture of jazz/ funk, soul and blues inside the Bird until the night comes to a close. $5.00. 307690-7410 n Big Skillet 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. $5.00 cover. 307-733-2207 n Chef’s Demonstration & Tasting at Jackson Whole Grocer 3:30pm, Jackson Whole Grocer. Learn how to cook like a pro with free demonstrations every week at Jackson Whole Grocer! Join Chef Patty Brennan on Saturday afternoons as she shares recipes, cooking techniques and tips for making meal planning a breeze. Free. 307-733-0450 n EIEIO Car Show Parade 10:00am, Virgnian Lodge. The Virgnian Lodge will sponsor this year’s EIEIO Car Parade. The parade will begin at the Virgnian Lodge which is located at 750 W. Broadway and will conclude at the Town Square. Free. 307-733-2792 n Full Circle: Ai Weiwei and the Emperor’s Fountain exhibition 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. 307-733-5771 n Grand Teton Half Marathon 5:45am, Grand Teton National Park. This event is produced by Vacation Races and is the third race of the year in the National Park Half Marathon Series. The course runs just outside the Southern edge of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

GET OUT Foraging fatigue

How to avoid, or enjoy, an outing WORDS & PHOTO BY ELIZABETH KOUTRELAKOS

hroughout the valley, locals this time of year seem to be raging about wild foraging. Some prefer the brain-like mushrooms known as morels, while others love nettles, fiddleheads and other various greens and roots that can be eaten or processed for medicinal tinctures. These delicacies are valid things to love. One cup of morels provides 33 percent of a day’s dietary requirement of vitamin D. Nettles and other greens offer much needed iron, zinc and other nutrients. Foraging in this area has blown up in the past couple of years. From blog posts to grocery store conversations, you’d think people had rediscovered the wheel through their free collecting of natural resources. Morels seem to be replacing beanies and baggy pants as the new hip thing while wild ferns have taken the place of kale on kitchen tables. While informative articles have covered how to find, forage and pick native plants, none chose to establish the fact that not everyone enjoys harvesting. What do you do when you continue to get dragged into morel picking and, frankly, no longer enjoy it? Yes, I said it. Some people simply don’t like mushrooms at all. Others have picked their fill and want to move to other spring activities. I have heard many complaints from children, girlfriends, husbands and friends stating that they are over this season of abundance. But you can still have a great day while going out with a plant hunter without actually gathering. Plan A: Starve your foraging companion. If you are with someone who often drifts into the timeless realm of collecting things in the wild, plan ahead. While for many, planning ahead entails packing provisions, proper planning to the non-forager may include minimal food to ensure a short venture. Eventually, the passionate picker will long for food, despite the abundance of the harvest. If you pack minimal snacks, he will be less likely to want to continue on for 12-plus hours. Additionally, water is another consideration. If you are the partner in crime, bring your own water and do not share. Sharing will prolong the excursion. Plan B: Surrender to the adventure. There are times when the picker is amply prepared with necessities for the day.

A forager displays grave disinterest in finding fungi.

Plan for this and figure out other things to do while you are waiting for her. While she fills her bags with necessities, pack your bag with things to do. Some successful items include watercolor pencils, specially concocted beverages and chairs or tools for comfortable, prolonged relaxation. When you make yourself comfortable and surrender to the environment, you may stumble upon a wide variety of interesting things. While basking in the sun, I have seen bald eagles fighting with hawks, pine martins capturing squirrels and large fish in holes I never knew existed. None of these observations would have been possible had I not surrendered to my environment and decided to soak it in. Plan C: Avoid going and start on dinner. Many foragers are lovers of food. Coordinate with your forager to bring him back into reality. Tell him what you would like to make with the harvest. Give him a dinnertime. Foragers do best on timetables like sunset, dusk and long shadows. Specific times typically cause resistance and nervousness in foragers, so if you make your timeframe wide and have a good dessert planned, he will eventually come back to you. Sometimes, letting go and giving the forager freedom is the only way you will ever see him again. I wish you all the best in foraging, waiting for your friend or loved one to return, and enjoying the daily activities life has to bring. If you should decide to not take part in any aspect of gathering food, remember this story of little Miss Hen: She gathered food and asked for help for days. All of the other creatures of the forest refused to assist her and when it was time for a large feast, they were not invited. Thus, it can be wise to be supportive of people collecting things, for plants are delicious and nutritious. Sharing wild foods is a priceless gift that many city folk do not get the opportunity to appreciate. So enjoy this time of year and consider surrendering to the process. PJH

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CALENDAR June 17 - August 19 | Ages 7-13 & 13-18 Week long Musical Theatre Camps with a culminating Mini-Musical production on the Main Stage at the Jackson Hole Playhouse.

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n Oil Painting - For Adults 10:00am, The Local Galleria. Individualized instruction for the beginner to the advanced. All supplies included. $25 per class, $80 for a 4 lesson punch card. Contact Teri McLaren at 208270-0883

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n Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds. Come prepared we rodeo rain or shine you won’t find any rain delays here, we’re cowboys no matter what the weather we get the job done, plus you can use your jacket as a pad for your seat if its warm. $15.00 - $30.00. 307-733-7927 n Kory Quinn Band 7:30pm, Wort Hotel. Free. 307-732-3939

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n Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an unlikely love story featuring big laughs and lots of heart in this rowdy western musical comedy, a great choice for the whole family! One of the best shows to see in a broadway style musical! Make your reservations today. $19.00-$60.00. 307-733-6994 n Tactical Carbine/Pistol 101 Class 9:00am, Shooting Range. This tactical firearms training in Wyoming is the perfect course for beginners and is also useful for intermediate level shooters. This carbine and pistol course will be on the range, with little indoor classroom time. If you “learn by doing” this firearms training is for you! 307-690-7921 n Wyatt Lowe 10:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre. 307-733-1500

SUNDAY 6.07

Authentic Mexican dishes made from scratch Hot chips made fresh all day long Ten homemade salsas and sauces Margaritas that will make you happy, and service that will make you smile!

Voted “BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT” & “BEST SALSA” Best of Jackson Hole 2014 e Home of th G” R A M IG P “BIG of pleasure

Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square. Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.

THE DECK IS OPEN! Lunch 11:30am Daily Dinner 5:30pm Nightly

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n Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center back deck. Free. 307-739-3594 n First Sundays 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Free for area locals! Enjoy free admission, children’s activities, and a movie screening throughout the day. Free. 307-733-5771 n Guitarist Byron Tomingas 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge. Gold Winner in the Jackson Hole Planet awards for “Best of Jackson Hole” solo guitarist Byron Tomingas will play for the 8th season at Jenny Lake Lodge. Free. 307733-4647 n Run and Ride for the Cure

9:30am, Wilson School. 16th annual Run and Ride for the Cure! Enjoy a great race and help support the local Cancer Patients’ Support Fund at the St. John’s Hospital Foundation. Events for individuals, teams of two and kids! All proceeds support this important cause. Register at Skinny Skis. $20.00 $25.00. 307-739-7517 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach. Sunday Belongs to the World Famous Stagecoach Band “Church” Stagecoach Bar Style Great country music and dancing This band has played every Sunday for over 40 years. Free. 307-733-4407 n Tactical Carbine/Pistol 102 Class 9:00am, Shooting Range. Jackson Hole Shooting Experience’s tactical firearms training in Wyoming is the perfect course for intermediate level shooters. This carbine and pistol course will be on the range, with little indoor classroom time. If you “learn by doing” this firearms training is for you! $140. 307-690-7921 n Touch-a-Truck 2015 10:00am, Jackson Hole Children’s Museum. Please join the Jackson Hole Children’s Museum for the 3rd Annual Touch-a-Truck event! Adults and kids of all ages will enjoy getting to see, touch and play on some of our community’s most beloved big trucks and service vehicles. Bring the whole family for some good old-fashioned Jackson Hole fun!. Free. 307-733-3996 n Wine Tasting 6:00pm, Dornans. $10.00. 307-733-2415

MONDAY 6.08

n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center front. Free. 307-739-3594 n Homeopathic Remedies for your Summer First Aid kit 5:30pm, Medicine Wheel Wellness. Alyssa Beck, CCH of Bluebird Homeopathy will cover the most common remedies to assist in first aid care for bee sting reactions, injuries, sunburns, heat exhaustion and snake bites as well as answer any questions on the topic. If you plan on getting out to play and would like to round out your first aid kit this summer, then this is a class for you!. $10. 307699-7480 n Hootenanny 6:00pm, Dornans. Acoustic musicians sign-up starting at 5:30 p.m. to play a two-song set. Free. 307-733-2415 n Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an unlikely

love story featuring big laughs and lots of heart in this rowdy western musical comedy, a great choice for the whole family! One of the best shows to see in a broadway style musical! Make your reservations today. $19.00 - $60.00. 307-733-6994 n Start Up Institute Overview 6:00pm, Center for the Arts Conference Room. Are you an existing entrepreneur? Or do you have an idea that is ready to be born? Come learn about the CWC/Silicon Couloir intensive mini-MBA program for entrepreneurs. Hear from faculty and former students to determine if it’s the right next step for you. Presenters: Sandy Hessler and Liza Millet and graduates. Free. 917-864-9395 n Tyler Stephens 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. $5 cover. 307-733-2207 n Yoga on the Lawn 4:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery. Donation-based yoga on the lawn at Healthy Being Juicery. Variety of themes and styles compatible with all abilities. Enjoy a stretch in the sun! Free.307200-9006

TUESDAY 6.09

n Bluegrass Tuesday with One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar. Free. 307732-3939 n Ceramics Class: The Basics & Beyond 3:30pm, Teton Arts Center, Driggs. In this ‘anything goes’ class, learn the basics of wheel throwing and hand built ceramics, or expand on your what you already know and take it to the next level. Use this opportunity to create functional ceramics for your own use, or tap your most creative self and create unique sculpture. All approaches will be explored. $125. - $135. 208-354-0112 n Clay Creativity for Kids (Ages 7 and up) 3:30pm, Teton Arts Center. Kids will have some messy fun in this class creating everything from sculptures to wheel thrown pottery in clay. We’ll get to learn lots of techniques from rolling out clay slabs to making impressions with stamps and spinning the wheel. In the last class we will finish our creations by applying colorful glazes. $50.00 - $55.00. 208354-0112 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center front. Free. 307-739-3594

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THE FOODIE FILES Spring schooling

Local ingredients reimagined at the hands of Chef René Stein BY ANNIE FENN, MD @JACKSONFOODIE Photo by Annie Fenn

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could have easily polished off an entire plate of raw rhubarb sticks rolled in sugar, but I loved the wine-poached rhubarb even more. The perfectly sweet and tart rhubarb was plated, topped with a buttermilk vanilla foam sauce, and sprinkled with sorrel powder (sorrel leaves dried and pulverized). Sorrel and rhubarb on the same plate: Each pesky knotweed perfectly tamed by Stein’s brilliant technique. What else did we learn by sharing the prep table with a Michelin starred chef? The wonders of xanthan gum, a neutral tasting thickener that gives sauces a magically smooth texture, how to make a very chef-like foam out of anything using gelatin sheets and a whip creamer and the mysterious, clove-like flavor of Tasmanian pepper. We also learned how to make crème fraiche by adding buttermilk to heavy cream and letting it sour at room temperature and how to make gorgeous slices of radish by cutting only from the middle and including a sprig of the green stem. After all, the food should be just as beautiful as it is delicious. “The eye always eats with you,” Stein said. Chef Stein has graciously given me permission to share these spring recipes. Look for them soon on JacksonHoleFoodie.com. PJH

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fter months of the weather doing that teasing thing it does in the spring — a bluebird sighting followed by a snow squall, a sunny day followed by three weeks of rain — I officially declare we are hitting the sweet spot. Besides craving warm breezes, dry trails, deck dining and long days spent outdoors soaking up every ray of sun, I yearn for a cleansing of the palate this time of year. I want to eat cleaner and embrace every spring vegetable that comes my way. I want innovative ways to enjoy the edible gems of spring — the rhubarb patch in my front yard, local arugula, that first radish. But after years of making the same spring-themed dishes, I needed an infusion of new ideas. Chef René Stein to the rescue. On that last rainy day before the sun came out in earnest, Stein and I put together a cooking class for friends with spring in mind. “What do you want to cook?” he asked. “I have a few dishes that scream spring.” Yes, please. Stein arrived on the local scene last year straight from his Manhattan restaurant Seasonal, where he maintained a Michelin star for three years. After a gig at the Cakebread Ranch in Thayne last summer, he launched Pioneer Pop-Up, a series of intimate pop-up dinner events featuring what he calls New Mountain Cuisine. To call Stein’s New Mountain Cuisine local and seasonal would be an understatement. Hyper-seasonal, refined, foraged food grounded in Old West tradition would be more accurate. We contemplated featuring watercress in the cooking class, since wild watercress was going off south of Jackson. But by the time the class rolled around a few days later, it was already on its way out. However, we did not miss the watercress as we had plenty spring-like ingredients plucked from the ground the day of our cooking class. Rhubarb was cut from a neighbor’s garden. Later, we would peel the blushing stalks and caramelize them for a dessert. While working in the greenhouse of his farm share that day, Stein spotted some pristine dandelions. He popped off the heads and picked the green leaves, both focal

points in our Screaming Spring Salad. That same day, I unexpectedly received a package of fiddlehead ferns hand-delivered by a friend traveling from the East coast. The atmosphere was one of controlled chaos as our cooking class began. We learned a few knife skills and got right to work prepping the ingredients for Stein’s New Mountain Gazpacho — the perfect dish to say goodbye winter, hello spring. We actually made two gazpachos, one red and one green. Beets, apples, celery and garlic were marinated in local Yellowstone salt and cabernet sauvignon vinegar with a touch of Tabasco, and blended with beet juice for a stunningly ruby red gazpacho. For the Arugula Gazpacho, we marinated cucumber, yellow pepper, tomato, arugula, garlic and Yellowstone salt with local honey and Chardonnay vinegar. Once blended, the gazpachos were chilled. It may seem odd to serve soup and salad in the same bowl, but that’s exactly how we learned to build our Screaming Spring Salad. Chilled Arugula Gazpacho was placed in the bottom of a bowl, followed by handfuls of bite-sized torn greens tossed with Honey Vinaigrette. Those dandelion heads Stein had plucked earlier in the day? He pickled them in vinegar, sugar and water, a mildly acidic solution so as not to mask the delicate flavor of the blossoms. The pickled dandelions added texture and crunch to the salads, and the acidity brought the creamy green gazpacho and the sweet honey dressing into perfect balance. For our main course, we cooked farro in the style of risotto, using carrot juice instead of broth. Just like a traditional risotto, the carrot juice is added little by little, and allowed to reduce and thicken as it is absorbed by the farro. The dish was finished with good butter, parmesan, and vinegar, and served topped with sautéed fiddlehead ferns. When Stein suggested we serve rhubarb for dessert, I confessed to not being a fan of the tart, stringy perennial. Rhubarb joins buckwheat and sorrel in the Knotweed family — edibles with strong personalities that can be difficult to tame in the kitchen. For dessert we prepared rhubarb two ways. First we peeled raw rhubarb, cut it into slender sticks, and rolled it in sugar and Tasmanian pepper. We ate it with our hands, just like carrot sticks. The second rhubarb dish involved poaching rhubarb in a pool of caramel, deglazed with white wine. Did Stein’s rhubarb win me over? You bet. By peeling the stalks first, the stringy texture is no longer a problem. I

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ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI

Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 7330022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai.com.

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A Jackson Hole favorite for 37 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Early Bird Special: 20% off Entire Bill between 5:306:00pm. Must mention ad. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant. com

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FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT PIZZAS, PASTAS & MORE HOUSEMADE BREAD & DESSERTS FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED OFFERINGS TAKE OUT AVAILABLE Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY

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Serving inspired home cooked classics in a historic log cabin. Enjoy brunch daily at 8 a.m., dinner nightly at 5 p.m., and happy hour daily 3-5:30 p.m. featuring $5 glasses of wine, $5 specialty drinks, $3 bottled beer. 135 E. Broadway, (307) 732-1910, genevievejh.com.

ELEANOR’S

Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. Eleanor’s is a primo brunch spot on Sunday afternoons. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901. Trio is located just off the town square in downtown Jackson, and is owned & operated by local chefs with a passion for good food. Our menu features contemporary American dishes inspired by classic bistro cuisine. Daily specials feature wild game, fish and meats. Enjoy a glass of wine at the bar in front of the wood-burning oven and watch the chefs perform in the open kitchen.

Dinner Nightly at 5:30pm Happy Hour 5:30-6:30pm at the bar 45 S. Glenwood Available for private events & catering For reservations please call 734-8038

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385 W. Broadway, Jackson Authentic Mexican Cuisine (307) 733-1207 OPEN 7 DAYS 11am-10pm

FULL STEAM SUBS

The deli that’ll rock your belly. Jackson’s newest sub shop serves steamed subs, reubens, gyros, delicious all beef hot dogs, soups and salads. We offer Chicago style hot dogs done just the way they do in the windy city. Open daily11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Located just a short block north of the Town Square at 180 N. Center Street, (307) 733-3448.

KIM’S CORNER

Best ski food in the area! Korean and American style, from breakfast sandwiches, burgers, chicken tenders, Philly cheese steaks to rice bowls and noodles. Something for everyone!

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Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves! Open Tuesday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. At base of Summit Lift between the ski patrol room and the ice rink. 100 E. Snow King Ave. Order ahead (307) 2006544, facebook.com/Kimscornercafe.

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Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locallyranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonally-inspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Our deck is open! Lunch Daily 11:30am. Dinner Nightly 5:30pm 55 North Cache, (307) 201-1717, localjh.com.

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MANGY MOOSE

Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.

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Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Open daily 8am for breakfast lunch and dinner. 145 N. Glenwood St., (307) 734-0882, tetonlotuscafe. com.

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Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally FRESH FOOD at reasonable prices, is a always a FUN PLACE to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel RIGHT AT HOME and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit.

Liberty burger features 11 different burger, including the standard liberty burger of just mustard, mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickle onion. There are six different meat selections along with our custom beef blend. Sides include skinny fries, sweet fries and onion rings. Two salads are on the menu along with two sandwiches. Milkshakes, root beer floats, adult milkshakes, beer, wine and spirits are available. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 160 N. Cache, (307) 200-6071.

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COSMIC Café

SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015

with Carol Mann

Green intelligence Scientific discoveries to open your mind, inspire awe as you plant your flower and vegetable gardens this summer

Plants have feelings

Plants love good neighbors

Scientific studies in plant communication began in the 1970s. Cleve Backster, plant lover and professional polygraph operator, decided to link plants to a polygraph machine and see if they expressed any emotions. With the mere thought of burning one of the plants, it “screamed” on the polygraph.

Studies show that plants are able to sense and affect their neighbors using some alternative pathways beyond light, chemical signals or physical contact. Even if plants are blocked off from each other to prevent their ways of communicating, they will attract specific insects for each other, warn off predators and even help others’ seeds to germinate.

Plants have memory In a more dramatic experiment, Backster staged a “murder” by having a person come in and destroy one of the plants. All the other plants were “witnesses” to the crime. He then hooked up the witnesses to the polygraph and had a line up of people walk into the room. As soon as the “murderer” walked in, the plants all identified the correct person via the polygraph.

They warn their neighbors Plants clearly send, receive and interpret messages from each other. Recent studies in the U.S., Australia and Europe demonstrate that plants warn their neighbors of attacks from plant-eating insects, birds and even from humans who are cutting them. When a plant is being attacked, it releases airborne chemicals warning others of the danger. Those neighboring plants pick up the signals and emit chemicals to protect themselves. Their root systems also communicate to the plants above ground, letting them know about predators in the soil and impending weather conditions, allowing the plants to be aware and prepare for them.

“L-IMINATED” By Melanie Miller

And operate mechanical devices Plants can also operate mechanical devices appropriately wired for mental control. Advanced work with plants teaches them to open doors, operate watering systems, and even to control private home security systems. Higher intelligence, consciousness, music, learning and telepathy On a more sophisticated level of intelligence, plants can listen to musical tones and learn to change them. They can listen to classical music and train themselves to create equally complex resonant harmonies that can be reproduced on a synthesizer. Musicians can interact with plants and trees by playing their instruments while the plants hooked up to the synthesizers spontaneously “accompany” the players. Once a plant is taught complex musical responses, it can then be placed with an untrained plant and telepathic rapport will rapidly teach the new plant the same degree of complex response. Albums of interactive plant and human concerts can be found at many music sites on the web. PJH

Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and cliarvoyant. Got a Cosmic Question? Email carol@yourcosmiccafe.com

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Rob Brezsny’s FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

Week of June 3, 2015 freewillastrology.com

ARIES (March 21-April 19) The Persian scholar Avicenna was so well-rounded in his knowledge that he wrote two different encyclopedias. Even as a teenager he was obsessed with learning all he could. He got especially consumed with trying to master Aristotle’s Metaphysics, which did not easily yield its secrets to him. He read it 40 times, memorizing every word. When he finally understood it, he was so excited he celebrated by giving out money and gifts to destitute strangers. I suspect you will soon be having an equivalent breakthrough, Aries. At last you will grasp a truth that has eluded you for a long time. Congratulations in advance! TAURUS (April 20-May 20) When it’s rush hour in Tokyo, unwieldy crowds of commuters board the trains and subways. They often need help at squeezing in. Railway workers known as oshiya, or pushers, provide the necessary force. Wearing crisp uniforms, white gloves, and neat hats, they cram the last stragglers into each car. I foresee the possibility of you being called on to perform a metaphorical version of the service these pushers provide. Is there a polite and respectful way for you to be indelicate in a worthy cause? Could you bring light-hearted tact to bear as you seek an outcome that encourages everyone to compromise?

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I love to watch an evolved Scorpio get his or her needs met by helping other people get their needs met. It’s thrilling to behold the paradoxical Scorpio assets in action: the combination of manipulativeness and generosity; the animal magnetism working in service to the greater good; the resourceful willpower that carries out hidden agendas and complex strategies designed to make the world a better place. I expect to see a lot of this idiosyncratic wisdom from you in the coming weeks.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The core of your horoscope comes from the poem “A Color of the Sky” by Tony Hoagland. Imagine that you are the “I” who is saying the following: “What I thought was an end turned out to be a middle. What I thought was a brick wall turned out to be a CANCER (June 21-July 22) You’ve wandered into an awkward phase of your cycle. Missed tunnel. What I thought was an injustice turned out to be a color connections have aroused confusion. Disjointed events have led of the sky.” Please understand, Capricorn, that speaking these to weirdness. I’ve got a suggestion for how you might be able to words might not make total sense to you yet. You may have to restore clarity and confidence: Make a foray into a borderland take them on faith until you gather further evidence. But I urge and risk imaginative acts of heroism. Does that sound too cryptic you to speak them anyway. Doing so will help generate the or spooky? How about if I say it like this: Go on an unpredictable transformations you need in order to make them come true. quest that will free your trapped vitality, or try a mysterious experiment that will awaken your sleeping magic. P.S. For best AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Lessons in luck are coming your way. Will they help you attract results, ask for help every step of the way. more luck? Maybe. Will they show you how to make better use of your luck? Maybe. A lot depends on your ability to understand LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Gesamtkunstwerk is a German word that can be translated as and love the paradox of luck. I’ve assembled a few enigmatic “total art work” or “all-embracing art form.” It refers to a teachings to prepare you. 1. “Luck is believing you’re lucky.” — creative masterpiece that makes use of several genres. The 19th- Tennessee Williams. 2. “It is a great piece of skill to know how century composer Richard Wagner had this in mind when he to guide your luck even while waiting for it.” —Baltasar Gracián. produced his opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, which included 3. “Sometimes not getting what you want is a brilliant stroke of orchestral music, singing, theater, and literature. I’m invoking luck.” —Lorii Myers. 4. “The harder I work, the luckier I get.” the spirit of Gesamtkunstwerk for your use, Leo. The coming —Samuel Goldwyn. 5. “You’ve got to try your luck at least once weeks will be an excellent time to synthesize and coordinate all a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.” —Jimmy Dean. 6. “Go and wake up your luck.” the things you do best, and express them with a flourish. —Persian proverb. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Defender was a popular video game that young people played PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) in video arcades during the 1980s. Fifteen-year-old Steve The word “boudoir” means a woman’s bedroom. But hundreds Juraszek was profiled in Time magazine after he racked up a of years ago, it had a more specific definition. It was a room where record-breaking 16 million points while playing the game for a well-bred girl was sent when she was pouting. “Boudoir” is 16 hours straight. But when his high school principal found derived from the French verb bouder, which means “to sulk.” If out that Juraszek had skipped classes to be at the arcade, he it were in my power, Pisces, I would send you to the sulking room was suspended. I’m wondering if there may soon be a similar right now. In fact, I would encourage you to sulk. In my opinion, development in your own life, Virgo. Will you have to pay a small a good long sulk would be just the right prescription for you. It price for your success? You should at least be prepared to risk an would trigger brainstorms about how to change the soggy, foggy conditions that warranted your sulking in the first place. acceptable loss in order to accomplish an important goal.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) “Would that life were like the shadow cast by a wall or a tree,” says the Talmud. “But it is like the shadow of a bird in flight.” That’s a lyrical sentiment, but I don’t agree with it. I’ve come to prefer the shimmering dance over the static stance. The ever-shifting play of light and dark is more interesting to me than the illusion of stability. I feel more at home in the unpredictable flow than in the stagnant trance of certainty. What about you, Sagittarius? I suggest that in the immediate future you cultivate an appreciation for the joys and challenges of the shimmering dance.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Nobel Prize-winning physicists Wolfgang Pauli and Niels Bohr were both amused at how counterintuitive their innovative theories seemed. Once Pauli was lecturing a group of eminent scientists about a radical new hypothesis. Bohr got out of his seat in the audience and walked up to the front to interrupt his colleague. “We all agree that your theory is crazy,” Bohr told Pauli. “The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct. My own feeling is that it is not crazy enough.” Pauli defended himself. “It is crazy enough!” he said. But Bohr was insistent. “It’s not crazy enough!” he argued. I’m going to pose a comparable query to you, Gemini. Are your new ideas and possibilities crazy enough to be true? Make sure they are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) People I meet are sometimes taken aback by the probing questions I ask them. Recently an acquaintance said to me, “Why don’t you feel driven to talk about yourself all the time, like everyone else?” I told him the truth: “Being curious is just the way I was made. Maybe it’s because of my Mercury in Gemini, or my seventh-house sun, or my three planets in Libra.” I suspect that you are due to go through a phase similar to the mode I’m so familiar with. If it doesn’t happen naturally, I suggest you coax it out. You need to be extra inquisitive. You’ll benefit from digging as deeply as you dare. The more information you uncover, the better your decisions will be.

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