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uly is the second driest month of the year, behind February. We average just over an inch of rainfall in July, but it’s possible to get that in one good thunderstorm. If you were here back in 1993 you may recall how cold and wet it was that July, with 3.26 inches of rain in town, more than we had this past May, and that certainly seemed like plenty of rain. Town has seen snow in July, although nothing measureable for the record books.
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he driver screamed as the windshield shattered and the START bus came to a crashing halt on the side of Highway 22. As I looked around making sure everyone was OK (thankfully everyone was), the driver announced, “I need everyone to get off the bus. We hit a moose.” I’ll never forget the look in the moose’s eyes as the last glimmer of life left its body. On average, 15 moose are killed every year on Teton County roads. Winter 2014, the heroic Corp. Roger Schultz of the Jackson Police Department saved the life of a woman who hit two deer with her truck on Broadway. “Flustered from the collision, she had gotten out of the vehicle but forgot to put it in park,” JHUnderground. com wrote. “The woman had one arm on the door and the other on the steering wheel, with her legs dragging on the road. Schultz gunned his patrol car, cut off the oncoming traffic and grabbed the woman before she sustained serious injury.” On average, 114 mule deer are killed every year on Teton County roads. On another night, there was the same story. My wife and I had chartered a bus to shuttle people from the Village to our wedding at Dornan’s so people didn’t have to drive. As we headed back to the Village on Highway 390 the bus came to a screeching stop. We all went flying, but no one was hurt. “I’m sorry,” the driver said. “A herd of elk just ran in front of us.” Those elk were much luckier than the 35 that are killed on average every year on Teton County roads. Then there’s the time I killed a badger. Two weeks ago, I was driving my wife and kids back from a relaxing weekend of visiting family in Helena, Mont., heading south on Highway 87 ascending Raynolds Pass. All of a sudden my wife Stacy screamed as a large badger ran across the road directly in our path. I felt like I was in a movie where time slows to a crawl as my brain scrambled to make a decision. Swerve and put my family at risk? Or stay the course and likely hit the badger? The story of Steve Deutsch instantly popped
This is becoming a more common sight on the roads of Teton County. into my head. A decade ago Steve swerved to avoid a moose trying to cross Highway 26 near Moran and rolled his truck in a ditch. He suffered traumatic brain injury, a seizure and a massive stroke, and a laundry list of broken bones. When he came out of a coma, 10 days later, Steve was completely paralyzed on his left side and has had profound difficulties speaking, reading, seeing and writing. That millisecond of hesitation thinking of Steve made my decision for me and our front right tire slammed into the badger with a resounding thud. Our daughter Piper yelled, “What was that?” Both Stacy and I responded in unison, “Nothing,” not wanting to upset our kids. I love badgers. They don’t care. Except about their babies. Given that this incident happened during the day in the springtime it’s likely I killed a mother badger foraging for food to bring to her helpless pups patiently waiting in their burrow. The thought of killing a badger makes me sick to my stomach. The thought of a burrow full of badger pups losing their mother to my front right tire brings tears to my eyes. The fact that being hit by cars is a leading cause of adult badger mortality is just plain wrong. Nearly every one of us has seen wildlife killed after trying to cross the road. Most of us know someone who has been in a wildlife-vehicle collision. And too many of us have experienced the trauma of being in one, too. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can protect wildlife and our families by making it safe for wildlife to cross the road. Wildlife crossings are bridges and tunnels designed to help wildlife safely cross the road. Combined with fences along roads to funnel animals to the crossings, wildlife crossings have proven to be the most effective measure to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions across America and around the world. While it’s helpful to slow down and
pay attention for wildlife, the facts, data and our own experiences in Jackson Hole, show us this just isn’t enough. The best thing about wildlife crossings is that they work. In Wyoming, Montana, and Canada wildlife crossings have reduced wildlife-vehicle collisions by nearly 90 percent. The Trapper’s Point project near Pinedale, including six underpasses and two overpasses, has become world-renowned for reducing pronghorn and mule deer collisions and for protecting the “path of the pronghorn” migration route. How often does our community face a problem with such an obvious solution? Now, it’s time to get moving. Last week, thanks to hundreds of people speaking up and collaboration between numerous local nonprofits, the Teton County commission voted to fund the development of a wildlife crossings master plan for the valley. This plan will provide an objective, systematic, data-driven blueprint for protecting wildlife and our families by making it safe for animals to cross the road. Since crossings may not be appropriate everywhere in Teton County, we need our agencies, wildlife experts and people to weigh in as the county develops this plan. Please join dozens of your friends and neighbors over the next year to work with county and agency staff to develop the best plan possible for reducing wildlife-vehicle collisions. Then, let’s work together to get a network of wildlife crossings built so badger moms and every one of us can make it home safely to our pups. PJH
Craig Benjamin is the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.
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Suicide and the veil of secrecy A pastor friend of mine says this about suicide: “It’s something you can do any day of the week but once you do it, it can’t be undone.” More than once he’s been on the other end of the phone with a person intent on ending his life. He asks them a simple question first, before talking them off a ledge and getting to the root of the problem. “Does it have to be today? Can it wait until tomorrow?” It’s an effective stalling tactic that removes rash action from the boiling cauldron of emotional depression. In the West, especially, impulsiveness and guns are a toxic mix. Wyoming leads the nation in suicide rate. Always does. It’s not even close. Idaho isn’t much better. A quick glance at statistics provided by the CDC makes it immediately apparent that people out West kill themselves a lot. Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, New Mexico, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada and Oregon are the top eight states in that order. Notice a pattern? Is it the availability of firearms? Maybe. When someone gets shot dead in the United States, it’s much more likely to have happened by their own hand (22,571 gun homicides in 2010 as compared to 34,232 gun suicides). In fact, suicides outpace homicides in the U.S., two to one. Publishers and TV producers are more than eager to splash murder stories on the covers of their newspapers and lead with them on the six o’clock news. But suicide has always been something journalists have learned can’t be covered. It’s taboo. This hush-hush veil of secrecy is killing people. Judy Farah penned a piece for HuffPost befitting the stigma titled, “The Media Conundrum of Suicide: Why We Must Cover Them But Why We Can’t.” There is virtually no “sensitive” way to cover suicide as a journalist, and maybe we shouldn’t be trying to be so careful to shield the public from the ugly finality of a hanging, the messiness of a bullet to the brain, the horror of a free-fall jump to concrete. Does media coverage of self-immolation cause copycat suicides? There is evidence it does. But in this rainbow age when we all feel safe to come out of the closet, why is this dirty little secret still kept locked away? Would we allow pedophiles the same courtesy in the name of being politically correct so as not to rile online bloggers who are vigilantly teetering on the edge of condemnation with a flamethrower? Planet Jackson Hole caught holy hell when we covered a pair of teen suicides in Teton Valley in 2010. Tight-knit communities like tidiness. They sweep their troubles under a rug and take offense when the harsh light of media coverage reality invades their privacy. Not long after PJH felt the firestorm of fallout from our coverage, the Idaho State Department of Education was awarded a $1.29 million grant to study the teen suicide matter that had reached epidemic proportions in Teton County, Idaho. The district assembled a taskforce and invited state and national mental health experts to counsel students. At this point, the recent suicide at the Van Vleck House in Jackson is following the standard and lethal protocol. No comment for the press. No names. No details. No answers. It’s a tough spot to be in for youth leaders like Sarah Cavallaro, director of operations at Teton Youth and Family Services. They need to respect the victim’s family. They need to follow the law, which states a juvenile has identity protections. But at some point, media can play a vital role in suicide prevention. With a careful approach, and the right blend of brutal honesty and reverence for the pain of loss, newspapers like this one might just convince the next bullied kid, the next despondent adolescent with his father’s .45 in his sweaty palm to stop and think, if just for a moment. Does it have to be today? Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-TALK (8255).
Lost generation/s Some asshat beat up a water station at Snow King Ball Park. Wrecked it. There, now you’ve got your 15 minutes of fame. It’s not even worth writing about it other than to point out that it isn’t merely about a water filling station getting vandalized by some testosterone-swollen punk (Yes, we’re making the “giant” assumption this was the work of a male. Women are just too intelligent for this kind of nonsense). This is a continuation of a societal shift away from accountability. Psychologists can study this till the cows come home. They can term it “deindividuation” or “social cognition malfunction.” We can blame it on the Internet. Social media allows us to hide behind our avatars – it’s those little bastard icons that are the true evil within us. Integrity, character, virtue – these are words from the past. Where does the buck stop now? Where are the men who don’t walk out on their families? John Wayne has been replaced by Chris Brown. Miley Cyrus is the new role model for young ladies. Is it a wonder we are becoming a society in love with ourselves? We feel entitled. We want it all and we want it now. The ends justify the means. Whether it’s this fool who demolished a water station, or a poacher who shoots up an elk herd for kicks, or the next delinquent to walk into a school or a church with a loaded weapon – we’ve lost touch with reality. Check yourself before you wreck yourself – or anything else. PJH
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ore than two weeks after Melissa Turley announced her intention to leave the Board of County Commissioners, Democratic Party leaders are still muddling through the preliminary stages of finding three candidates to replace her. Party leaders stressed they are waiting on the process before speaking on the record. Potential candidates were also reluctant to make declarations until the BCC chair makes her resignation official. That announcement is expected to come July 7 at the board’s next regular meeting. “She could always change her mind and not quit,” county clerk Sherry Daigle said. “But I have the letter drafted and ready to go.” The clock would begin ticking on July 7, assuming Turley does step down then. Democratic Party leaders would have 20 days to field a trio of registered Dems intent on filling the seat. A vote of precinct committeemen and committeewomen would whittle candidates down to the three who would then interview before the BCC. Commissioners would have 20 days after meeting candidates to make their selection. Democratic Party vice chair Mary Erickson said a tentative meeting of the committee is scheduled for July 22, which could put the candidates in front of commissioners by their July 27 regular meeting. Erickson was encouraged with the preliminary responses the party has received so far, she said. She would not refer to anyone by name but did say there has been “a lot of interest including six or seven committed to serve.” Erickson also added the party has been pleasantly surprised by the many young and relatively new names that have surfaced so far. One name that has come up repeatedly as a candidate wanting in is Hank Phibbs. The longtime commissioner was soundly beaten in last August’s primary but brings previous experience that might allow him to get up to speed if he took over for Turley midterm. Phibbs would only say he has received calls suggesting he put his hat in the ring. It would be premature to disclose his intentions until Turley was officially out of the picture, he said. In last week’s opinion piece, “Props & Disses,” it was suggested by this reporter that Natalia Macker would make a strong candidate to replace Turley. More than one person was listening. “I’m definitely interested in looking into it,” she said. “I’ve talked with some people about it. I’ve had no formal talks with the
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Teton County Commissioner Melissa Turley (far left), poses with the board of commissioners: Paul Vogelheim, Smokey Rhea, Mark Newcomb and Barb Allen. Teton County Democrats are eyeing candidates to replace Turley, who announced her intent to leave the board two weeks ago. party, though. There is a process. We’ll have to see how that takes its course. I can’t say what I’ll do until everything is official.” Former commissioner and Democratic committeeman of Precinct 1-2 Mike Gierau said he thought Macker would be a great choice. “Ms. Macker would be a strong candidate,” Gierau said. “I’ve spoken to her and I was very impressed by her during her campaign against Marti Halverson. She won Teton County and made that race a lot closer than anyone gave her credit for going in. She ran a great campaign, putting in the time and effort knowing it was an uphill battle and she probably wouldn’t win but she did it anyway with grace and courage. I have a hell of a lot of respect for someone like that.” Commissioner Mark Newcomb-D said replacing Turley would be difficult. “She brought some great qualities to the board and a real care for the community,” he said. “She’s also simply very smart. She is able to keep track of all the details as chair, and keep us all on track and running an efficient meeting.” Newcomb has heard rumors that the party will be looking for someone on the young side to replace Turley, but he also was cautious about naming names. “I’m really hesitant to put any names out there myself,” he said. “I’ve heard a few. I know of one person in particular who is keen on getting involved but out of respect for them I don’t want to get ahead of the process.” Gierau is also excited about a youth movement and the opportunity to see some new faces emerge. He is also one of few commissioners who has seen this process from both sides. He filled John Carney’s vacated seat in 2005, beating out Ben Ellis and Ellen Fales. He later helped choose Paul Vogelheim to replace Bill Paddleford, who died of cancer in 2008.
“For me, as a precinct committee person, I will be looking for someone who is serious about running again after the term expires. People willing and able to put in the time,” Gierau said. “As far as the issues, well, I learned a long time ago if I wanted someone who agrees with everything I do, I would just run myself. But that sure as heck won’t be me this time.” Gierau pointed out one old-school theory he thought would not come into play. “Some people say the Republicans [Paul Vogelheim and Barb Allen] on the board will vote in the weakest candidate,” he said. “Someone who is least likely to win an election in 2016. That’s complete horse hockey. They’ve got to work effectively with whoever it is. I’ve been there. They’re going to want someone who is best for the board and best for Teton County.” Newcomb agreed. “The No. 1 priority is getting a person with a deep, broad connection to the community,” he said. “This is not a time to be playing politics. This person will have to hit the ground running at a time when we are doing so much important and exciting stuff that will have a lasting impact on this valley.” Other potential candidates contacted for this story: Pete Muldoon: “I am considering it. It would be a great opportunity to do something about the issues that are important to the community.” Claire Fuller: “I’ve given it some thought but it just wouldn’t fit in my life and career trajectory right now.” Jay Varley: “I’d have to give it some thought. My beef is with the town, mainly.” Mike Randall: “Not a chance.” Christine Christian: “I’ve taken up the cause to get marijuana legalized in Wyoming. I’m not sure if that kind of lobbying would preclude me from being considered.” PJH
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business. “Jackson is a great place to come for the outdoors,” Charlotte said, “and after your adventures you can enjoy great beer. Many locals and tourists also appreciate and want to try local flavors and products that are unique to Wyoming.” With Matt’s Wyld Ginger Organic Pale winning Best of Show, and Roadhouse Brewing Co. winning Best Brewery at the Old West Brew Fest, Jackson residents have made it clear that they support new breweries and local beer. There were many other seasoned breweries from around the country competing, yet newfangled Jackson Hole breweries prevailed.
powder day excitement about joining Black Tooth, knowing that the new facility can produce 50,000 barrels of beer annually. The opportunity to make a big splash in the beer world was too much to resist,” Katzer said of his move from Jackson to Sheridan. Jeremy Tofte, owner of Melvin Brewing in Jackson (and soon to be Alpine) seconded Katzer: “It’s the water. Also, we all communicate with each other and push one another to be the best. Snake River and Grand
Teton have been a great resource for years. Whenever we had questions, we would call them up. It’s how our industry works and it makes us all better.” Tofte frequented the infamous Male Rail at the Snake River Brew Pub before opening the downtown Jackson eatery Thai Me Up, the current headquarters and birthplace of Melvin Brewing. Strangely enough, it’s difficult to find folks in the industry who see competition as anything but friendly. The Jenkins felt this
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When asked why he thinks Wyoming breweries are enjoying successs at national beer competitions, Auggie Katzer, vice president of Black Tooth Brewing in Sheridan said, “plain and simple: good water.” Katzer says his passion for beer began shortly after his 21st birthday (though we can assume he enjoyed his fair share of illicit beers prior to that). Katzer worked at Snake River Brewing for years and when asked to join Black Tooth he didn’t hesitate in moving to Sheridan, becoming involved with a growing craft beer operation with national promise. “For a sales and marketing guy, I had that night before a
The late Matt Jenkins crafted Wyld Ginger Organic Pale Ale, the 2015 Best of Show winner at Old West Brew Fest. His parents have taken on Matt’s dream of brewing beer in the Tetons.
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hen fledgling brewers Tim and Charlotte Jenkins won their first award at Old West Brew Fest in May, they walked away with more than an accolade. In their debut, the Jenkins’ Jackson Hole Brewing Company won Best of Show for their late son Matt’s Wyld Ginger Organic Pale Ale. Matt had a dream to compete in the Old West Brew Fest in May 2013 and debut Jackson Hole Brewing Company’s first beer. But his life was tragically cut short in a car accident in Victor, Idaho, in July 2012. At the time of his death, Matt, a geologist, had concocted recipes and a full business plan for Jackson Hole Brewing Company. “He had taken scientific notes on everything; he left us with great tools,” Charlotte said. To fulfill their late son’s dream to start a brewery in Jackson Hole, Tim and Charlotte uprooted their lives and left their home of 29 years in Bothell, Wash. Moving to a mountain town 1,000 miles away and entering a physically demanding industry typically run by burly bearded guys half their age, the Jenkins embraced a drastic life change; a far cry from the retirement plans many their age are eyeing. Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Tim and Charlotte come from an area brimming with robust small breweries and were impressed by the beer scene in Jackson Hole when they arrived to take on their son’s
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as if they’re commission sales people for Verizon and AT&T. “It’s just beer,” Neil said, “we have fun with it.” Both like to offer up help to the other for all beer related quandaries, especially Krissy. “It feels so good when [Neil] looks to me for advice about the industry,” she said. The reality of this so-called rivalry is that on her way home from work, Krissy is at the Roadhouse five nights a week and Neil can be found at the Brew Pub just as much having lunch. “We’re in this for the same reason and are here to support each other. And if we didn’t work with one another, sometimes we wouldn’t see each other,” Krissy said of pouring beer at special events with the Snake River and Roadhouse tents often side-byside. It’s not uncommon for Neil to throw on a Snake River Brewing T-shirt and help Krissy run an event or vice versa.
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Beer is the world’s oldest and most consumed alcoholic beverage. It is the third most popular beverage in the world only behind tea and water. Written history can trace civilizations brewing beer as far back as 7,000 years ago, and it is likely that beer was discovered long before that. Yes, discovered, not invented. The reason beer was likely stumbled upon rather than concocted by a diabolical genius is simple science: any cereal grain that contains sugars is susceptible to spontaneous fermentation via wild yeast in the air. Once ancient civilizations began harnessing and domesticating these cereal grains such as corn, rice, wheat, barley, or oats, to name a few, it’s likely that accidental fermentation occurred at some point along the way, triggered by these wild yeasts blowing in the wind. Unlike wine, which was first associated with religious cults, beer was an everyday necessity for people in cities that lacked hygiene. Access to clean water Black Tooth Brewing’s brewmaster Travis was a problem in many cities Zeilstra in his Sheridan beer kingdom. where people would use the same stream for bathing, washOf the seven beer industry professionals ing, drinking, and disposing of waste. So beer interviewed, all of them encouraged the birth was the only way to safely drink this water. of more breweries. Each said they would Imagine that: drinking beer in order to suroffer advice and embrace a new project, just vive; the good ole days. as many have with new arrivals to Jackson like Roadhouse Brewing Co. and Jackson Hole Brewing Co. Wyoming also draws top brewers, pub BO-BO LOVE owners, and all levels of employees of brewMichael Harkin is a professor of cultural eries. Jim Mitchell is the owner of Lander anthropology at the University of Wyoming Brewing Co. He attributes the success of and has done some preliminary research on Wyoming breweries to, “the fact that our beer and its history. Professor Harkin attribreweries and population are small. This gives butes much of Wyoming’s rise to prominence us more time to concentrate on quality. There in the beer world to its proximity to Colorado. are a bunch of talented brewers and the When the law was changed in the early 1990s quality of life keeps them here.” Mitchell lives allowing for breweries to sell directly to the in Jackson, where his daughter Cora works public, rather than through a distributor, for Roadhouse Brewing (and where he is a Wyoming followed suit immediately. The regular customer), yet another strong bond earliest craft breweries were in the Pacific uniting Wyoming breweries. Northwest, but states in the Rockies quickly Beer power couple Krissy and Neil Albert caught up. Harkin believes, “this can also be work for Snake River Brewing and Roadhouse seen as part of the larger cultural movement Brewing respectively. People who don’t know involving artisanal, organic, hand-crafted the beer industry wonder how they’re able to products, locally sourced, such as cheeses, work for “rival” breweries in the same town, grass-fed beef, and so forth. It also was a Flash Parker
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support from other breweries when they took home their Best of Show medal in May. “It was heartwarming,” she said. “Most of the local breweries sent someone over to talk to us. They were very kind and offered words of support,” Charlotte said, adding that the small Jackson Hole Brewing Company’s goal is to compliment what larger outfits like Snake River are already doing. Wyoming brewers seem even more of a family when they travel away to competitions together. There’s a solidarity and camaraderie that is unique to such a small state, where all the brewers know each other. In fact, Wyoming is the only state that gathers all its brewers together annually to brew a collaboration beer. For the last four years, all Wyoming brewers have been invited to convene at one of the state’s breweries to discuss a recipe for a Wyoming Collaboration brew. This year, Snake River Brewing hosted this partnership event. The resulting beer is a Czech-Style Imperial Pilsner with the Beastie Boys inspired name, License to Pils. When asked about his trip to Black Tooth’s new Sheridan facility, Tofte continued in his praise of other breweries. “They are such a class act of brewers and a good example of how to do it right. They are taking a chance by distributing outside the state and getting their beer in the hands of craft drinkers that have never had a Wyoming beer. Once Black Tooth wins, we all win.”
Montana 44 breweries 5.9 per capita
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world.,” Chenault said. “And now Americans want great tasting, quality beer. What small brewers lack in expensive quality control equipment, they make up for with passion and work ethic to make sure they brew quality beer.” Craft brewers are going back in time and creating local watering holes using age-old brewing techniques instead of mass-producing beers to put on shelves at supermarkets and liquor stores around the world. Excluding the large-scale packaging that exists today, the beer industry is taking a step back to a day when each town had a local alehouse with their own signature brew. Travelers would stop at these taverns and pubs on their journeys and taste beers they had never had before. Obviously with modern technology the way it is today, no recipe stays unique for long before others are attempting to make
IF YOU COULD DRINK BEER WITH A HISTORICAL FIGURE, WHO WOULD IT BE? AUGUST KATZER, VICE PRESIDENT, BLACK TOOTH BREWING: “That’s easy: Yogi Berra.” GREG MOTTASHED, GENERAL MANAGER, WIND RIVER BREWING CO.: “Albert Einstein.” JEREMY TOFTE, OWNER, MELVIN BREWING: “Aleister Crowley.” ADAM CHENAULT, OWNER/BREWER, ROADHOUSE BREWING CO.: “Teddy Roosevelt. He was a badass.” NEIL ALBERT, MANAGER, ROADHOUSE BREWING CO.: “Huey Lewis and Benjamin Franklin. Together.” KRISSY ALBERT, MARKETING & EVENTS, SNAKE RIVER BREWING: “Benjamin Franklin. He said that ‘beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.’ He liked to party.” JIM MITCHELL, OWNER, LANDER BREWING CO.: “Osama Bin Laden. He didn’t drink so I could have his beer, too.”
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change. When asked what he likes about the beer scene in Wyoming, Mitchell embraces “the challenge of getting cowboys, oil workers, and rednecks off their Bud bottle addiction.” It just so happens that brewer Nathan Venner loves light, crisp beers, which is a perfect segue into craft beer for those accustomed to light lagers. Wind River Brewing’s Greg Mottashed admits it’s a work in progress. They have worked on weaning people off mass produced lagers by making approachable, light ales, and then have fallen into their niche of brewing English ales. People trusted them after their initial experiences with Wind River’s craft light beers, like their award winning Blonde Ale, Kolsch and Weiss beers, and they continue to progress, experimenting BIG PASSION IN A with bigger styles. Roadhouse Brewing specializes in Belgian SMALL STATE beers and IPAs, though the According to the brewer’s Belgian beer scene wasn’t association, Wyoming ranks fifth hugely popular in Jackson in breweries per capita among when it began operations in other U.S. states, nestled between 2013. Luckily, Snake River Colorado (No. 3) and Montana (No. Brewing paved the way with Le 4). Rocky Mountain living apparSerpent, creating a buzz around ently breeds beer drinkers. The town when it was released. number of breweries in Wyoming But Chenault wasn’t sure how has also increased more rapidly Belgian beer would be received than any other state in the counin the community. When asked try over the last three years from about his proclivity for Belgian 13 craft breweries in 2011 to 22 brews, Chenault explained, “it’s in 2014: a whopping 70 percent the flavors. I had that ‘wow’ increase. moment when I first sipped an So what has changed in Ommegang Abbey Ale from Wyoming in the last 10 years to Cooperstown, New York, in colgarner this newfound apprecialege up in Maine. Then I started tion for craft beer? Some argue looking into Belgian styles and the Cowboy State is years behind other American breweries doing the rest of the country concernBelgian beers like Allagash. ing trends. But as history show, Adam Chenault, an owner and brewer at Roadhouse Then I began to seek out actual craft beer is hardly a trend. Right Brewing, has stirred up a love for Belgian beers among Belgian beers. These brewers now, however, it does appear folks in the valley. have been brewing these beers that we’re in the midst of a beer for hundreds of years and a lot renaissance, a resurgence of sorts. Adam Chenault is an owner and brewer their own, but all this means is that each reci- of times following the same processes they at Roadhouse Brewing of Wilson. The Ohio pe is perfected by hundreds of other masters used at the start. I’ve always loved reading about and studying history, and Belgian native cited education and innovation as key of the trade. Eight years ago, craft beer only made breweries have amazing stories behind contributors to the craft beer revival. “Consumers are more interested in small, up 0.7 percent of the beer market in the them.” Chenault is excited about how independent and flavorful products,” he said. United States; this past March, craft beer “It’s our generation, and the older genera- comprised 11 percent, which translates to $19 these beers have caught on in the tions are dying off. Industrial lagers became billion in annual revenue, according to the Jackson market and he attributes the norm because of refrigeration and pro- Brewer’s Association. The easy answer to why a lot of their growing popuhibition. The only people who survived were Wyoming has hopped on the bandwagon is larity with the service industhe big guys. Refrigeration provided a way for that there is a lot of money to be made, but try professionals who serve the big guys to store the products longer and that’s a small facet of what makes craft beer them. He believes educating the bartenders and that innovation created the light lager rev- special in the Cowboy State. servers slinging beers olution. Now with more manufacturers and and fostering their better equipment, those innovations are proPULLING COWBOYS passion for brews has ducing another revolution for small brewers.” catalyzed the popAWAY FROM ularity of Belgian ANHEUSER-BUSCH beers (and all beers UNIQUE TO THE U.S. The challenge for many Wyoming brewin general) in the Chenault brings up an interesting time in ers, especially in more rural areas of the state, valley. PJH American history that has perhaps shaped is getting the less adventurous palates to many facets of beer and cocktail culture in drink craft beer. Tofte asserts, “to some peoAmerica. Prohibition drastically affected how ple, beer is just beer. For reasons unknown to brewers were able to focus on their art, and others of us, beer is a way of life and a pasas a result the market disappeared and with it sion that bonds us. As a collective group, it most small breweries did, too. This craft beer has been craft brewers’ and drinkers’ mission revolution is unique to the United States likely to convert the wayward and under achieving due to the power prohibition gave to these beer drinker. I even got my dad off Miller Lite mass-market lagers like Budweiser. and made him a 2x4 man.” (Disclaimer: Tofte “Our taste buds have been suppressed for says he still drinks Miller Lite.) far too long in the U.S. Market. It’s not like Mitchell has overcome similar obstacles that in a lot of other countries around the getting his Lander clientele on board with product of the maturing of the boomer and X generations, and the creation of the ‘Bo-Bo’ lifestyle.” For those unfamiliar with Harkin’s use of the term “Bo-Bo,” it was a phrase coined by writer David Brooks combining the words bohemian and bourgeois. Essentially, the new-age yuppie concerned with buying expensive, exotic foods and claiming to have tolerant views of others. Harkin noted that, “in conversations with craft beer enthusiasts, I find that they take pride in their ability to distinguish various notes in beer, and to detect regional differences—something like the French concept of terroir in wine. Many craft beer enthusiasts are also brewers themselves, which fits into the general ‘Bo-Bo’ lifestyle.”
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Kids Movie Afternoon: “Spy Kids” - Youth Auditorium 2:00pm, Teton County Library. Free. Miller Sisters 6:30pm, Local Restaurant (back deck, weather permitting). Free. Modern Dance Class at Dancers’ Workshop 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 On-Stage With Pianist Charlie Albright 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. $25.00. 307-733-3050 Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 Salsa at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. $19.00 - $60.00. 307-733-6994 Solar Astronomy at Peoples Market 4:00pm, Snow King Resort. Free. Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Haydens Post. Free. 307- 734-3187 Spark Happy Hour 5:00pm, Spark. Free. Special Summer Page to the Podium: David McCullough 7:00pm, Center for the Arts’ Center Theater. Free. 307-7332164 x 112 Strength Circuit Class at Dancers’ Workshop 7:15am, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern. Free. 307-733-3886
Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library. Free. Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Tipi Demo 9:00am, Colter Bay amphitheater. Free. 307-739-3594 Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square. Free. 307-733-2414 x 213 Yoga on the Lawn 5:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery. Free. 307-200-9006 Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3654 Your Park Your Legacy 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center flagpole. Free. Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398
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This ink on paper work, ‘But Mom... Everyone’s wearing them!’ hangs in Jenny Dowd’s latest show at the Center Theater Gallery.
The show is mostly new work created in three different mediums – paper and ink, steel rods and clay, with which she works most often. Dowd always loved drawing, specifically with black ink, which creates a crisp look. She often creates images just for herself, not for exhibitions. Last year, she started creating ink drawings as decals on pottery she made. And a few years ago, Dowd began welding when she wanted to create pieces she couldn’t seem to mold into clay. Sometimes creating it first in steel allowed it to click in clay. Other times the metal was enough. The story of furniture acting out was something she envisioned so complicated that she wanted both two- and three-dimensional ways to tell it. Ceramics are still a part of the show; she explores the secret love affair gone wrong between flowers and vases in clay. Working in a variety of mediums stretches Dowd creatively, forcing her to shift her mindset from two-dimensional to three and from molding clay to steel. “I think they all inform each other and sometimes I use other materials like they were clay,” Dowd said of using the different mediums. Recently, Dowd has been creating site-specific work, based on how the art fits into a space. This is a show that is about how people will interact with the art, she said. There also will be a few surprises, like a clay light switch, that might not actually do anything. “The title is funny because all of these characters are acting out, but I also want the gallery space to be acting out,” she said. “I want people to act out.” “Acting Out” is one of seven exhibits chosen by the Center for the Arts during a juried call to artists in 2014. PJH Jenny Dowd, “Acting Out,” an exhibition of new work, reception 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday at the Center for the Arts Center Theater Gallery.
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American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 ART WALK in Driggs 5:00pm, Downtown. Artist in residence - Peggy Thompson 1:00pm, Grand Teton Gallery. Free. 307-201-1172 Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop. $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon. $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Bear Safety 3:30pm, Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center. Free. 307-7393654 Brian Pounds 8:00pm, Haydens Post. 307734-3187 Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater. Free. 307-739-3594 Celebrating National Parks 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center Auditorium. Free. 307739-3594 Concert on the Commons 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The Delta Saints 6:00pm, Village Commons. Free. Dirty River Boys 8:00pm, Town Square Tavern. Fables, Feathers, and Fur 10:30am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Free Friday Tastings 4:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer. Free. 307-733-0450
Freedom: Rachmaninoff & Sibelius | ONE-NIGHT-ONLY 6:00pm, Walk Festival Hall. $55.00. 307-733-3050 Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge. Free. 307-733-4647 Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds. $15.00 - $30.00. 307733-7927 Jared & The Mill 5:30pm, Snow King Ball Park. Free. 307-201-1633 Jazz Night 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch. Free. 307-7338833 Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard. Free. 307-739-3399 Papa Chan and Johnny C Note 6:00pm, Teton Pines Country Club. Free. 307 733 1005 Presentation of Carol Wall’s memoir, Mr. Owita’s Guide to Gardening 4:00pm, Valley Bookstore. Free. 864-415-3973 R Park tour 4:00pm, Rendezvous Park. Free. 307-733-3913 Red, White & 2 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons. Free. Rock Creek 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar. Free. 307-732-3939 Self Defense and Bootcamp Fitness 5:15pm, Gym 22. $12.00 $100.00. 307-220-2667 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. $19.00 - $60.00. 307-733-6994 Stargazing at R-Park 9:00pm, Rendezvous park. Free. 1-844-WYO-STAR Twilight Talk at Gros Ventre Campground 7:30pm, Gros Ventre Campground. Free. 307-739-3399
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MUSIC BOX Freedom of sound July Fourth weekend is heavy on live music offerings BY AARON DAVIS @SCREENDOORPORCH
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here’s no better holiday to celebrate our country’s phenomenally massive development of American roots music than Independence Day. Homeland compositions have been harvested through sheer liberation and liberty — expressing ideas, melodies and genres that never before Celebrate the stars and stripes a little early with The Mother Hips (left), when they headline Music on Main Thursday at Victor City Park. Over the hill and (not too) far away, Rosie and the Ramblers play in Pinedale Saturday at American Legion Park for Pinedale’s Fourth of July picnic. existed. Whether you’re in Jackson, Teton Village, Victor or Pinedale, there’s reason to grab a lawn chair, your favorite beverage and let the colors fly. continues to push his own envelope, evidenced on his debut The music starts with the Jazz Foundation, followed by Grand Begin the festive week at Music on Main in Victor City Park release, “Songs from the Bottomless Well.” Teton Music Festival’s classical-based Music in the Hole (6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, free, all-ages) featuring the earthy pop If raw blues-rock with gritty soul and gospel tickles your audio feed (6 to 8 p.m.), with a closing set by Calle Mambo (8 rock of California’s The Mother Hips, along with the gritty fancy, look no further than The Delta Saints, a Nashville- to 10 p.m.), and a fireworks show as a grand finale (10 p.m.). Americana and slide-induced country-blues of Screen Door based quintet that takes guidance from heroes Jack White, Late night revelers are in store for an all-out funk party Porch (this columnist happens to be a member of the band). My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys and Led Zeppelin. Their courtesy of Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons at Town The Mother Hips have been around for nearly 25 years. They music is high-energy, which has taken them to Europe six Square Tavern (10 p.m., Saturday, $10). The grooving dancedeveloped a cult following for their rootsy mix of 1970s rock times not to mention some quality festival stages in the U.S. folk sextet just did a five-week loop of the Northwest supand power pop, a dirty-yet-sweet approach that earned the like Wakarusa and Summerfest. porting its debut album, “Breakfast,” which charted recently attention of American Recordings Label founder Rick Rubin. What is there to do on the Fourth? If you are willing to at No. 16 on Jambands.com Radio Chart. For an alternative Friday will feature music on two big outdoor stages—Jared drive Teton Pass, I’d steer towards the Knotty Pine’s 19th after the Fireworks at Snow King, walk up to Haydens Post and The Mill with Wyatt Lowe & The Mayhem Kings at Snow Annual God Bless American Pig Roast featuring Erin Harpe for the peaceful acoustic folk of The WyKnotts (8 to 11 p.m., King Ball Field (5:30 p.m., Friday, free, all-ages) and The Delta and the Delta Swingers, Lovewhip, Chanman Roots Band, Saturday, free, all-ages). Saints at Concert in the Commons in Teton Village (8 p.m., Adam Ezra Group, and more (10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, A honky-tonk holiday is in store for Pinedale’s annual Friday, free, all-ages; openers at 5 p.m.). free, all-ages). There will be continuously rad music as well Fourth of July picnic at American Legion Park. The Pinedale Jared and the Mill brings a sound reminiscent of Dawes as 500 pounds of pork to be devoured. Fine Arts Council will present Rosie and the Ramblers meets The Lumineers — clear, introspective songwriting If you want to keep it local, and that goes for the music as along with Pinedale-based punk-grass quartet, Green River focused on the lyrics with plenty of pop groove, strong vocal well, Jackson Hole Live will feature alt-grass folk-rock pur- Steamboat (5 p.m. Saturday, free, all-ages). harmonies and folk-rock elements. They wear nice jeans veyors One Ton Pig with indie-soul duo Benyaro at Snow King Experience your personal independence and stay safe. and have clean, non-rugged voices that, while far from rock Ball Field (5:30 p.m., Saturday, free, all-ages), followed by fire- PJH ‘n’ roll, hold certain sensibilities for those willing to get lost works. A Latin/Salsa dance party will lift off at Concert in the in story songs. As for 17-year-old Wyatt Lowe and his vet- Commons in Teton Village with Calle Mambo as well as Jazz eran band, don’t miss a chance to see the young artist that Foundation of JH Big Band (4 p.m., Saturday, free, all-ages).
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KEEPIN’ IT CLASSICAL Sounds of rapture Get hip to Grand Teton Music Festival’s 54th season BY MADELAINE GERMAN @MADELAINEGERMAN
in an acoustically engineered hall like Walk Festival. The unamplified music of 40-plus musicians playing in sync literally vibrates through your body in a way that music coming from amplified speakers never could. It may be classical, but it’s sexy, exhilarating, and moving, and it just feels good to hear it. Here’s a breakdown of the general programming and admission prices:
TUESDAYS: “Inside the Music,” 8 p.m., free
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n July 1, the Grand Teton Music Festival opens its 54th season of musical virtuosity in the heart of the Tetons, and this year the GTMF is coming out of the gates swinging. With almost the entire first week of programming sold out, the season is off to great start. In January GTMF launched a new website featuring a hip aesthetic and a fresh logo in the hopes of attracting younger and more varied audiences to Walk Festival Hall. This effort is backed by the festival’s stellar programming, which holds up to any major city’s festival lineup, boasting guest artists from the likes of burgeoning cello prodigy Alisa Weilerstein to global vocal superstar Renee Flemming. Be sure to visit www.gtmf.org to see the complete summer lineup and mark your calendars now, as tickets are disappearing fast. If you’re not familiar with GTMF, here’s the rundown: from July through August the festival hosts musicians from around the world. Concerts are held in Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village with some free admission shows and other concerts upwards of $80. Maestro Donald Runnicles runs the show, but guest conductors specializing in different genres and periods of music frequently take the helm. You also can purchase discounted $15 day-of rush tickets (based on availability) to any of the festival’s shows. Anyone (ages 4 and older) is welcome inside Festival Hall, as is booze, ball caps and informal, straight-off-the-trail clothing (although you’re certainly welcome to dress to the nines). Honestly, GTMF is the least pretentious classical music environment that I’ve ever experienced, and the GTMF players are some of the best you could hear anywhere in the world. I’m a lover of all kinds of music, from Bach to Beyonce, but I’ve got to say, there’s nothing that can replicate the experience of enjoying an orchestral performance performed
Tuesdays are themed, informative and family-friendly. Often run in an educational-style, they feature guest artists and concert emcees who share information about the background of pieces performed. The performance ensemble is generally smaller and set up in a chamber music style. Next Tuesday, July 7, is “Schumann and His Circle,” hosted by pianist Andrew Palmer Todd. Featured compositions are by Brahms, Mendelsohn, and the piano powerhouse Robert Schumann.
WEDNESDAYS: Featured guest artists, 6 p.m., $25 Wednesday concerts feature a guest artist or conductor and range from solo to ensemble performances. This week’s July 1 concert is “On Stage with Charlie Albright,” a pianist virtuoso who will begin his program with Beethoven’s famous “Moonlight Sonata” followed by improvisations from stage (a la Keith Jarrett, although Alrbight’s style is decidedly more Schumann). Albright often asks his audience for musical ideas and then takes off to play endless improvisations from a simple 2-note cue. It’s an incredible feat of musical fluency and makes one wonder what it would have been like to hear a great like Beethoven, Bach or Schumann doing the same. This week’s concert is limited to 100-person stage seating only and ticket price includes a glass of wine from Landmark Vineyards. This week is sold out.
THURSDAYS: Chamber Music, 8 p.m., $25 Thursday evening concerts feature chamber music works, a genre that hails from commissions made by royal and wealthy families of European history who often boasted “in house” composers (think: Haydn, Mozart) whom they commissioned to write custom music meant to be enjoyed in
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Beethoven composes the Moonlight Sonata.
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Francis Scott Key composes the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner,” after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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aristocratic parlor or “chamber” settings. The music of this genre is generally written for smaller ensembles and tends to be more intimate than its full orchestra counterpoint. This week’s July 2 concert is the “Great American Songbook with Broadway Star Doug Labrecque.” Labrecque is the kind of singer whose charisma, charm and voice takes one back to the era of stage Cabaret and makes you want to sip a martini and smoke a long-filter cigarette. Works from Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, and Cole Porter are on the program. This week’s concert is limited to 100-person stage seating and the ticket price includes a glass of wine from Landmark Vineyards. This week is sold out.
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS: Festival Orchestra Concerts Open rehearsals at 10 a.m., Fridays, $10 Evening concerts are 8 p.m., Fridays and 6 p.m., Saturdays, $55
Fridays and Saturdays are the full orchestra concerts and are the must-see shows of the seasons. Led by Maestro Runnicles and often featuring guest conductors, they deliver performances of breathtaking beauty and drama. If you’re worried about stretching the budget for an evening show or bringing the kids to sit through a concert, you can attend a Friday morning open rehearsal for insight into the inner workings of the orchestra’s music and/or a sneak-performance of the weekend programming. This weekend GTMF holds up its “Music In The Hole” tradition with a weekend of patriotic favorites from around the world. Friday’s concert is “Freedom,” featuring works of patriotic and political significance from Sibelius, Shostakovich and Rachmaninoff. Saturday is “Music In The Hole,” and features great American classics from Sousa’s Marching Band hits to Copland’s famed “Fanfare for the Common Man.” Saturday’s concert will be broadcast onto the Teton Village commons. Saturday’s concert is sold out. PJH
Madelaine German is a Jackson Hole musician. She grew up studying classical voice and piano and studied the same in college. She now plays in more modern style, but remains a lover of all music genres with a special place in her heart for the work of the classical masters.
Finnish composer Jean Sibelius composes his “Finlandia” symphonic poem in opposition to increasing Russian censorship over his homeland.
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The Marching Band era is at a climax in the United States. Jean Philip Sousa composes “Stars and Stripes Forever,” the National March of the United States.
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Aaron Copland composes “Fanfare For The Common Man” inspired in part by American Vice President Henry A. Wallace’s declaration as to the dawning of the “Century of the Common Man.”
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Fourth of July parade Saturday 10:30am Downtown
Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3654
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19th Annual God Bless America Pig Roast 10:00am, Knotty Pine. Free. 4th of July Fireworks 9:45pm, Base of Snow King. Free. 4th of July Street Breakfast 7:00am, Center Street. $5.00 $10.00. 307-690-3489 Adventures for Good 7:00am, charitybuzz.com/jhfestival. Free. 3077337016 American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Artist in residence - Peggy Thompson 1:00pm, Grand Teton Gallery. Free. 307-201-1172 Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon. $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3392 Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater. Free. 307-739-3594 Fourth of July 10K 8:00am, Owen Bircher Park in Wilson. $20.00. 307-733-4534 Fourth of July Parade 10:30am, Downtown Jackson. Free. 307-733-3316 Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Jackson Hole Rodeo 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Rodeo Grounds. $15.00 - $30.00. 307733-7927 Music in the Hole 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Free.
Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard. Free. 307-739-3399 Oil Painting - For Adults 10:00am, The Local Galleria. One Ton Pig 5:30pm, Snow King Ball Park. Free. 307-201-1633 Pre-Symphony Buffet 4:00pm, Alpenhof Lodge. $18.00. 307-733-3242 Red, White & 2 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons. Free. Rock Creek 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar. Free. 307-732-3939 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. $19.00 - $60.00. 307-733-6994 Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern. Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Whole Hog Roast & Live Music 5:00pm, Q Roadhouse & Brewing Co.. Free. 307-739-0700 Writers in the Environment 9:00am, Grand Teton National Park. The WyKnotts 8:00pm, Haydens Post. Free. Yoga on the Lawn 10:00am, Healthy Being Juicery. Free. 307-200-9006
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American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon. $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 Bear Safety 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3392 Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater. Free. 307-739-3594 Celebrating National Parks 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center Auditorium. Free. 307739-3594 First Sundays 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Free. Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge. Free. 307-733-4647 Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard. Free. 307-739-3399 Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach. Free. 307733-4407 Twilight Talk at Gros Ventre Campground 7:30pm, Gros Ventre Campground. Free. 307-739-3399
MONDAY JULY 6
American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3594 Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon. $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 Bear Safety (Moose) 4:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center. Free. 307-739-3399
4th of July Fireworks Saturday 9:45pm, Base of Snow King
Storytelling science Writers conference invigorates valley wordsmiths BY ANDREW MUNZ @ANDREWMUNZ
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eff Greenwald, a notable travel writer and author of “Shopping for Buddhas,” strode back and forth across the Center Theater stage Thursday, during his keynote on the first night of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference. “Stories come to people who tell stories,” he said. Sure enough, the audience was filled with aspiring authors eager to get their own stories on the page in hopes of one day being in Mr. Greenwald’s shoes. The 24th annual conference brought in a record number of attendees and a heaping handful of prestigious authors, editors and literary agents. Participants are able to submit 15 pages of their manuscripts to garner helpful critique from the faculty. Some writers might even get the attention of an agent who is interested in representing their work. In addition to the critiques, lectures, keynotes and workshops comprise the threeday conference. With so much information shared, it’s impossible to walk away from the conference uninspired and downtrodden. I’ve attended the conference five times now, and each time I have ended the weekend with new friends, useful contacts and a refreshed perspective of my own work. Since all writers are (to some extent) introverts, being in a room of 150 other writers can be intimidating and extremely awkward, but that’s half the fun. You can find yourself answering the question, “So, what do you write?” with each new interaction. Luckily, the conference doesn’t skimp on the cocktail parties. You’ll discover
Clockwise from top-left: Tobias Wolff, Jewel Parker Rhodes, Nina McConigley, Jeff Greenwald, Scott Lasser and Nahid Rachlin.
that writers find it extremely easy to talk about their “bestsellers-in-progress” when they’ve downed a few glasses of free wine. Hosted by local author Tim Sandlin, the conference is well known throughout the publishing world as one of the most valuable and unpretentious conferences in existence. The humble turnout gives attendees the chance to get a lot of one-on-one time with the faculty and guest speakers, and the beautiful weather and location of the event don’t hurt, either. Along with the faculty, a large group of volunteers are instrumental in setting up craft classes, organizing the critique schedules and helping visiting writers navigate the Center for the Arts labyrinth. This year, authors Tobias Wolff (“This Boy’s Life”), Nina McConigley (“Cowboys and East Indians”), Nahid Rachlin (“Persian Girls”) and Jewel Parker Rhodes (“Sugar”) were some of the main presenters at the conference. During Wolff’s conversation with local writer Connie Wieneke, Wolff spoke about writing memoir and the impulse to write yourself as the only sane person in the room. “Remember, you are a part of this fallen world,” he said. “You are not an angel flying above the mess. You’re part of it. You’re in it.” On the final day of the conference, I attended the student readings and was able to read four minutes of an excerpt from my own novel. Other writers also shared their work. Local poet Cassandra Lee received much-deserved applause for her poem “Drunk Yoga” and another local, Andy Breffeilh, moved the audience with his extremely detailed Civil War tale. It’s bittersweet that the Jackson Hole Writers Conference is something of an enigma to many locals. Most people I talk to in town don’t even know it exists, and yet, on the writers conference circuit, it’s known as one of the best. Although the conference still has a good number of local writers (and even a few talented teenagers), there’s something comforting in knowing that during the most popular time of the year, readers and writers of all genres can come together and enjoy solidarity. PJH
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Book Giveaway: Annie Barrows 10:00am, Teton County Library Front Desk. Free. 307-733-2164 Campfire Program at Colter Bay 9:00pm, Colter Bay Amphitheater. Free. 307-7393594 Charles Johnson 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern. Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Exhibition Opens 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Hootenanny 6:00pm, Dornans. Free. 307-733-2415 Plein Air for the Park 6:00pm, Grand Teton National Park. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. $19.00 $60.00. 307-733-6994 Story Time - Victor 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library. Free. 208787-2201 Teton Topics 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Up-Close with “Longmire” featuring Author Craig Johnson & Actor Robert Taylor 5:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom. $129.00 $229.00. 307-732-3951 Women’s Mountain Bike Camp with Pro Rider Amanda Carey - Level 1 8:00am, Grand Targhee Resort. $250. Young Naturalists 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393654 Your Park Your Legacy 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center flagpole. Free.
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Alive@5: Wildlife Expeditions 5:00am, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon. $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 Bear Safety 1:30pm, Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393392 Bluegrass Tuesday with One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar. Free. 307-732-3939 Build Your Own Free Website 3:00pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab. Free.
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Celebrating National Parks 11:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center Auditorium. Free. 307-739-3594 Ceramics: The Basics & Beyond 6:30pm, Teton Arts Center, Driggs. $125.00 $135.00. 208-354-0112 Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Exceptional and Effective Board Practices 5:00pm, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole. $10.00 - $20.00. 307-739-1026 First Sundays 9:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art. Free. Geologists of JH: Yellowstone Lake: Sitting atop the Volcano 6:00pm, 125 Virginian Lane. Grand Teton Kids 4:00pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Guitarist Marco Soliz at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge. Free. 307-733-4647 Indian Arts and Culture 1:30pm, Colter Bay Visitor Center. Free. 307-7393594 Inside the Music 8:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Junior Golf Clinic 4:30pm, Snake River Sporting Club. $15.00. 307200-3093 Nature in a Nutshell 1:00pm, Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center Courtyard. Free. 307-739-3399 Open Mic Night 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon. Free. 307-739-9891 Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts. $120.00 - $145.00. 307-733-6379 Picnic in the Park 6:00pm, Powderhorn Park. Free. 3076907206 Public Planetarium Program 6:30pm, Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center. R Park Tour 12:00pm, Rendezvous Park. Free. 307.733.3913 Senior Book Club: Sophie Echeverria 10:30am, 125 Virginian Lane. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 6:30pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse. $19.00 $60.00. 307-733-6994 Toddler Time 10:05am, 10:35am, and 11:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium. Free. 307-733-2164 x 118 Town Pump Bouldering Series 6:00pm, Teton Boulder Park. $10.00 - $25.00. 307-739-9025 Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square. Free. 307-7332414 x 213 Women’s Mountain Bike Camp with Pro Rider Amanda Carey - Level 1 8:00am, Grand Targhee Resort. $250. Wyoming Stargazing Planetarium Program 6:30pm, Old Wilson School House. $5.00 - $10.00. 307-413-4779 Yoga on the Lawn 5:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery. Free. 307-2009006 Your Parks Your Views Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center Porch. Free. 307-739-3654
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Float daze Tips and tricks for fledgling river rats BY ELIZABETH KOUTRELAKOS
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he past few weeks have been incredibly – and unseasonably – warm. On particularly scorching days, it’s easy to get coerced into going to the river with friends. I say coerced because a river trip is quite a large commitment. Not only does it entail gathering rafts and coolers, but also proper planning is needed for car shuttles and life vests. Some people can easily morph into river rats, while others, such as myself, have a hard time surrendering to the flow of the water world. Throughout my river excursions, my novice rafting brain has observed some important lessons to help aid survival and make the day more enjoyable. Lesson 1: Items. Keep your things with you at all times. After witnessing many a sad floater looking longingly at a raft they put her snacks in but couldn’t reach, I have made this my primary rule. Whether running a shuttle in vehicles or loading up for the day on the river, never, ever put food and water in a raft you aren’t in. By leaving edibles and drinkables somewhere else, they are as good as gone. That other raft may scarf up your snacks in no time. Anything could happen to a raft while floating down the river, and the worst thing is to end up starving and dehydrated because the trip ended up taking longer than expected. Lesson 2: The sun. There are a couple different frames of thought when it comes to sun. The young and the youthful may wish to simply soak it up. Unless you have been raised amongst sun-tanning mermaids, a full day on the river will likely cause sunburns; I don’t care how bronzed and Mediterranean you are. Make sunscreen application thorough. Places that are often missed include under the arms, the side boob area, behind the knees and under the nose. If wearing skimpy sandals, feet and toe tops can also get badly burnt on the highly reflective water. The older, wiser generation often chooses to completely block out the sun. Hats, lightweight
A wise old man of the river dons himself in pants for extra protection.
long-sleeves, scarves and pants can be useful. You may look strange wearing all of those clothes in the hot sun but it is a surefire way to protect yourself for years to come. Lesson 3: Fishing folks. If rafting with fisherpeople, there are three things you can do to make yourself appear useful: row, shuttle or fish. Rowing the boat enables others to fulfill their endless desire to feebly cast for fish in the heat of the day. Although you may secretly know they won’t catch anything, rowing gives them the opportunity to think they have a chance. Assisting with the car shuttle also makes you an integral member of the team. Bringing your own car for shuttling is useful in giving them time to set up their raft while you exhibit thoughtfulness and assertiveness. Or you can act like you’re fishing. Even if you hate fishing, if you have not done one of the previous two things, peer pressure may make you attempt to fish. It doesn’t matter if you’re good or not. Act like you know what you are doing and are excited to have the opportunity to fish the great wide open. Lesson 4: Bail. There are two different types of bailing – one kind entails using a bucket to get water out of a boat. This is helpful and raft owners will be grateful for your tireless effort. The other kind of bailing entails bouncing back to town once the rafts have pulled out of the day’s journey. If you skip out and drive away before things are put away, you will likely be labeled a pain in the butt and never be invited again. Help the owners get their rafts cleaned up and loaded. Assist in deflating the raft, if applicable. Bring a happy attitude to the end of the day and make this buzz killer as pleasant as possible. The ultimate lesson: take your time. The river is not a place to have a timeframe. If it is not your trip or your raft, no one cares that you have to heat up your dog food at 6:30 p.m. to keep your pet from having an anxiety attack. Surrender to the moment and know that time is irrelevant to most rafters. They often base things off of cold and darkness, so unless either of those things are on the horizon, chances are they will not be thinking about trivial things such as time. PJH
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Root to stalk cooking uses the whole veg, eliminates waste BY ANNIE FENN, MD @JACKSONHOLEFOODIE
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y Sicilian grandmother would get a kick out of the latest food trend of cooking vegetables root to stalk. I’m pretty sure she never threw out anything that was remotely edible. Vegetables scraps went into the lentil soup, spent Parmesan rinds into the minestrone and bits and pieces of the week’s meat were used to make the “Sunday Sauce” — a cauldron of tomato sauce, meatballs and braciole. Apparently modern Americans have gotten cavalier about throwing food away. Forty percent of the food supply ends up in the dumpster, enough to fill the Rose Bowl stadium twice every day. That’s 25 percent of our groceries, costing up to $2,000 per year per household. Teton County residents aren’t doing much better than the status quo when it comes to reducing food waste, according to Ali Dunford, executive director of Hole Food Rescue. “We could do a lot better than we are,” Dunford said. And she should know — with a team of 50 volunteers, Hole Food Rescue repurposes an average of 350 pounds of food every day that has been discarded by grocery stores, restaurants and parties. What about the kitchen scraps? The stuff left over after prepping for meals? “Without a county composting facility, most of those scraps head to the landfill,” Dunford said. What if you could take those scraps — think kale ribs, Swiss chard stalks and carrot tops — and turn them into something good to eat? With a few tricks in the kitchen you could save money, reduce your carbon footprint and discover a few dishes that you never even knew existed. Swiss chard stalk hummus, anyone? Conscientious chefs around the country are doing just that with the root to stalk movement. Just like the nose to tail method of butchering, which wastes no part of the animal, root to stalk cooking uses the whole vegetable — root, stem, leaf stalk and all. Dan Barber, author of “The Third Plate” and chef at Blue Hill restaurant in New York, is leading the trend to move vegetables, and all their scraps, to the center of the plate. When visiting his tiny West Village restaurant last month, I ordered the “Farmer’s Feast,” a six-course tasting menu featuring what’s recently been dug up at his family’s Hudson Valley farm. The first course was a plate of two pristine radishes with leaves attached, served with a puddle of parsnip “butter” for dipping. The young radish leaves had the most amazing astringent flavor, like a radish, yet less assertive – never again will I lop off radish tops and throw them in the compost pail. Barber has gotten people talking about food waste with his series of pop-up dinners featuring food that has been thrown away. WastEd, as in “waste education” not “let’s get wasted,” features guest chefs like Mario Batali and April Bloomfield making beautiful food out of bruised fruit, kale ribs and fish heads. Apparently the juice pulp cheeseburger with bruised beet ketchup and pickled cucumber butts was a huge hit. You don’t have to be a top chef to do some creative and tasty things with your vegetable scraps. Take fennel for example, one of my favorite vegetables, which has a licorice-flavored bulb and a substantial stalk with dill-like fronds. The bulb is often eaten raw in salads, but most would discard the rest of the plant. How about simmering those stalks in water or wine to make stock for an awesome seafood risotto? Those flavorful fronds can garnish salads and soup, but can also be used to make a unique pesto: just add a handful to your usual basil pesto recipe. Broccoli stalks are another great source of nutritious veggie scraps. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the tough skin and sliver the stalks for a vegetable slaw, chop them and add to a stir-fry, or simmer to make stock for broccoli soup. Cauliflower stalks are even easier
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to cook with; when steamed and pureed they have the most delicate flavor that is perfect for Indian-spiced dishes. And don’t throw away the cauliflower leaves; bake them like you would for kale chips. Toss the leaves with olive oil and kosher salt and bake at 375 degrees until crispy around the edges. One of the advantages of shopping at the farmers market is that the vegetables still have all their roots, stems and leaves attached. The leafy tops of carrots, beets, radishes and turnips are all edible and delicious. When you get home, separate the greens from the roots or else the leaves will siphon off their moisture. Washed greens, wrapped in a paper towel, will keep quite a while in the fridge. Toss them raw into salads or pesto or cook them in olive oil until soft. I’d be willing to bet that any gardener out there is a pro at cooking with the whole vegetable. It’s not easy growing food at high altitude; it takes a lot of digging and hoeing, watering and weeding. Once my Swiss chard is big enough to harvest, I’ll chop the leaves, sauté them in olive oil and garlic, and mix with ricotta to make manicotti. I’ll have a pile of stalks leftover – perfect for this Swiss chard stalk hummus recipe I found on the foodie website Food52. It’s just as good with kale ribs, just be sure to boil them until they are really soft.
Swiss Chard Stalk Hummus Adapted from “Root to Stalk Cooking” by Tara Duggan • • • • • • •
Chard stalks from 1-pound whole chard, trimmed and chopped 1 whole clove garlic, peeled ¼ cup tahini ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon kosher salt Sumac and fresh parsley, for finishing
Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the stalks until very tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Place garlic in a food processor and pulse until chopped. Add the chard stalk and purée, and then add the remaining ingredients. Process until smooth. Transfer to a shallow bowl. Sprinkle with sumac, drizzle with olive oil, top with parsley leaves and serve at room temperature. Yields one cup. PJH
After delivering babies and practicing gynecology for 20 years in Jackson, Annie traded her life as a doctor to pursue her other passion: writing about food, health, sustainability and the local food scene. Follow her snippets of mountain life, with recipes, at jacksonholefoodie.com and on Instagram @jacksonholefoodie.
IMBIBE Toasting the red, white and blue Enjoy these warmweather wines on ‘merica’s birthday BY TED SCHEFFLER @CRITIC1
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ince 2015’s Independence Day happens to fall on a Saturday, I suspect some of us will be celebrating America’s birthday a little more—um, patriotically than if it occurred midweek. And, given the weather patterns of the past few weeks, it’s going to be a hot one. So, for this Fourth of July, if you’re planning to picnic, barbecue, go boating, camp or light up the neighborhood with fireworks, I’d suggest locking up those meaty Cabernets, Burgundies and Barolos and choosing lighter, low-alcohol wines that can be pleasurably and abundantly quaffed in the warmest weather.
BEER, WINE & SPIRITS When thinking about drinking on the Fourth (or on any warm day), think first about what you’ll be eating. Burgers and hot dogs? Paella or pizza? Barbecue chicken and bratwurst? Then choose wines (or beer) that will complement the food you’ll enjoy. And, as I’ve advised in the past, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me to raid your wine cellar for rare vintages or hard-to-find boutique wines that you’re probably going to chill in a bucket of ice and serve in plastic cups. So, I look to less-prestigious, toasty winemaking regions for my July 4 celebration sippers, such as New Zealand, Australia, Chile and the South of France. Soft, fruity wines are terrific in the backyard, at the picnic or on the porch. One of my favorites is Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare Rosé from California. For fuller-bodied Rosés, it’s tough to find better summer wines for a better price than Rosés from Provence. I’d suggest Tavel Château Aquéria, for example. But if you can find it, try a bottle of Rosé Coeur de Grain from Domaines Ott with a lobster roll for an exceptional warm weather lunch or July Fourth treat. Looking for something a little more exotic? It’s worth a little legwork to scout out Albarossa Salice Salentino Rosato. This bone-dry southern Italian “pink” wine reminds me of strawberry pie in a bottle; it’s terrific slightly chilled on a hot summer
day. Then again, it’s hard to beat Spain’s Marqués de Cáceres Rosé (for about $9) in the bangfor-your-buck pink-wine sweepstakes. Grilled foods call for red wine with enough tannins to fight spices, smoke and bitter burned flavors. For foods off the grill (even charred chicken and fish) I often turn to Zinfandel. Zins from Ridge or Ravenswood (particularly the Vintner’s Blend) can be good, inexpensive choices. Ditto for Cline and Rancho Zabaco. Then again, so is an Australian Shiraz like Rosemount or my current favorite Aussie fruit bomb Zin, called Bulletin Place Shiraz. If you choose to go for a slightly lighter red—and in especially hot weather, I would—you can’t go wrong with a versatile, fruity Beaujolais like Brouilly Château de la Chaize. You can drink it with everything from grilled
rib-eye steak doused in barbecue sauce to marinated quail with rosemary. In the world of white wine, Pinot Grigio is a good choice for a lighter, low-alcohol white wine on the Fourth, as are Pinot Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Gew ürztraminer, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. The raspberry-laden Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand is a slam-dunk for summer sipping, as is the less expensive Santa Rita Reserva. For a hint of the French Riviera, try Pascal Jolivet Sancerre or maybe Didier Dageneau Pouilly-Fumé. And from this country, St. Supery Sauvignon Blanc is a fine choice. Alsatian wines are also wonderful backyard barbecue thirst-quenchers; look for Pinot Blanc and Riesling from solid producers like ZindHumbrecht, Trimbach, Hugel and Schlumberger. Enjoy your Fourth of July celebration! PJH
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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) 733-0022 and in Driggs, (208) 7878424, tetonthai.com.
THE BLUE LION 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
CAFE GENEVIEVE 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.
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 home of melvin brewing 20 craft beers on tap | food til midnight!
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LIBERTY BURGER 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.
LOCAL 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.
LOTUS CAFE 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) 7340882, tetonlotuscafe.com.
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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Satisfying locals for lunch and dinner for over 36 years with deliciously affordable comfort food. Extensive local and regional beer list. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. features blackened trout salad, elk melt, wild west chili and vegetarian specialties. Dinner 5:30 to 9 p.m. including potato-crusted trout, 16 ounce ribeye, vegan and wild game. Reservations welcome. (307) 7333553. sweetwaterjackson.com.
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Owned and operated by Chefs with a passion for good food, Trio is located right off the Town square in downtown Jackson. Featuring a variety of cuisines in a relaxed atmosphere, Trio is famous for its wood-oven pizzas, specialty cocktails and waffle fries with bleu cheese fondue. Dinner nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations. (307) 734-8038 or bistrotrio.com.
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The Indian is themed after a British officer’s club, The Indian serves Colonial Indian cuisine and classic cocktails. Enjoy a variety of dishes including butter chicken, lamb vindaloo and many other vegan and gluten free options. Open for dinner nightly at 5:30. Reservations. 165 N. Center St., (307) 733-4111.
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A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.
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I fixed the housing shortage Low-end housing for Jackson’s workforce BY CLYDE THORNHILL
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In an entrepreneurial response to the housing shortage, I have formed the Hog Island Group, or HIG, patterned after the high-end vacation rental company Clear Creek Group, to provide low-end housing for Jackson’s workforce. HIG has rentals available for immediate occupancy. For economy-minded clients, we are offering space under the South Park Bridge. These spaces are thoughtfully designed, cozy mountain/modern units offering convenience to town. They’re perfect for the busy Jackson Hole lifestyle ($800 per month). For more discriminating clients, we are offering space under the new Wilson Bike Path Bridge including a limited number available on the desirable “West Bank” side of the bridge. The bridge is both arched and curved blending modern and traditional aesthetics and offers unparalleled views of some of the most exclusive subdivisions in the county ($2,000 per month) All our bridge properties offer an airy atmosphere, an open terrace and stonefloored foyer, in fact all the floors are made of native stone flooring. Our bridge properties are mere steps away from fishing and highways that lead to world-class skiing, golf and sushi shops. HIG also offers winter affordable housing options. We have tent sites on heated driveways located throughout the West Bank. Heated tent sites are typically available all winter although renters may be required to move from time to time as second home owners spend their annual two weeks per year in their otherwise empty 8,000 square foot houses. PJH
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ubsidized housing is the new catch phrase in Jackson. The business community supports subsidized housing to keep a supply of cheap workers available and workers support subsidized housing so they can have a place to live. Design teams and consultants have investigated the housing shortage and concluded, after a two year study costing $3.5 million, that the housing shortage can be directly attributed to the number of people wanting housing being greater than the amount of housing available. In an effort to gain a better understanding of the situation, Mayor Sara Flitner organized a symposium for elected officials featuring local economist and News&Guide columnist Jonathan Schechter. According to Mr. Schechter, microeconomic theory states that anytime a shortage occurs, the markets adjust to create equilibrium. However, in Jackson an equilibrium is unobtainable due to elements of extreme disequilibrium persisting in the Jackson housing market. He used several colorful bar graphs and pie charts to back up his claim. “As you can see,” he told the crowd of dignitaries, “the red showing the number of workers needed is larger than the blue showing the amount of housing available, thereby causing a housing shortage. The actual calculations are complex and involved,” he explained. “But to put it in layman’s language, there are too many people trying to live in too few houses.” Mayor Flitner reminded participants that a housing shortage was a high-class problem and better than a housing glut which is considered a low-class problem. While Mr. Schechter agreed with the Mayor, he reminded participants that the classification of a problem as high class did not necessarily eliminate the problem.
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Outlook = prosperity Change your attitude to attract wealth
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uthors like Deepak Chopra, Stuart Wilde, Phil Laut and many others have bestselling books on how to create “prosperity consciousness” and live abundantly. They are not talking about ways to save money or make new investments – they are talking about changing our relationship to money by examining our beliefs about money and life.
Cosmic connection
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What’s the cosmic connection? It turns out that we are all in a constant feedback loop with the universe. Our beliefs inform the universe about what we expect is possible and what we think is real. We communicate those beliefs via our conscious and unconscious thoughts, feelings and actions. The universe does not judge the input we provide; it simply takes our beliefs and brings experiences into our lives to match and confirm them.
Which one are you? Prosperity consciousness is the deeply held attitude about life that the universe is abundant in all resources, and there is plenty to go around (whether or not someone has a lot of money). This view of reality invites the universe to offer many forms of abundance. The opposite view of life is referred to as “poverty consciousness” – a deeply held belief (whether someone has a lot of money or not) that resources are scarce, that there
is never enough time or money and there is not enough to go around. This outlook will bring in plenty of deficiencies to prove that point of view.
Money beliefs To break through and upgrade patterns about money, you first need to know what beliefs about money are unknowingly running your life. If you are curious, make a complete list of your beliefs about money – especially those from parents and from our culture – to see the true source of what you are asking the universe to bring, or not to bring, into your life. Your list should begin to give you some big “ah-ha” moments. Next, ask yourself if each of the beliefs on your list is actually a universal truth or if it is something you have literally bought into and continue to automatically perpetuate. Do a little soul searching and explore questions like: Do you really have to work hard to make a good living? Can you get paid for doing something you also enjoy? Do you deserve to be prosperous? Bringing the old, automatic and limiting beliefs to your awareness means you are now able to be in the driver’s seat of this part of your life. With this knowledge you can choose to change beliefs, which will upgrade the feedback loop with the universe, and attract more abundance. One caveat: you can’t fake new beliefs. This only works if you honestly embrace your new perspectives. PJH
Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and clairvoyant. Got a Cosmic Question? Email carol@yourcosmiccafe.com
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
BY ROB BREZSNY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) To determine whether you are aligned with the cosmic flow, please answer the following questions. 1. Would you say that your current situation is more akin to treading water in a mosquito-ridden swamp, or conducting a ritual of purification in a clear mountain stream? 2. Have you been wrestling with boring ghosts and arguing with traditions that have lost most of their meaning? Or have you been transforming your past and developing a riper relationship with your roots? 3. Are you stuck in a gooey muck? Or are you building a flexible new foundation? TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Taurus singer Sam Smith won four Grammys this year, largely on the strength of his hit single “Stay With Me.” The song has a lush gospel choir backing up his lead vocals, or so it seems. But in fact, every voice in that choir is his own. He recorded twenty separate harmony tracks that were woven together to create the big sound. What would be the equivalent in your world, Taurus? How could you produce a wealth of support for yourself? What might you do to surround yourself with a web of help and nourishment? How can you amplify and intensify your efforts so they have more clout? Now would be an excellent time to explore possibilities like these. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Born under the sign of Gemini, Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) was a French painter who upset traditionalists. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he wasn’t interested in creating idealistic art based on historical and religious themes. He focused on earthy subjects about which he had direct experience, like the day-to-day lives of peasants and laborers. So even though he became a highly praised celebrity by his mid-thirties, the arbiters of the art world tried to exclude him. For example, they denied him a place in Exposition Universelle, a major international exhibition in Paris. In response, Courbet built a temporary gallery next door to the main hall, where he displayed his own work. As you strive to get your voice heard, Gemini, I urge you to be equally cheeky and innovative. Buy yourself a megaphone or erect your own clubhouse or launch a new enterprise. Do whatever it takes to show who you really are. CANCER (June 21-July 22) “I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing,” said composer John Cage in describing his creative process. That’s excellent counsel for you to meditate on, Cancerian. The less expertise and certainty you have about the rough magic you’re experimenting with, the more likely it is that this magic will lead you to useful breakthroughs. To bolster Cage’s advice and help you get the most from your period of self-reinvention, I offer you this quote from Picasso: “I imitate everyone except myself.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) I’m a big fan of science and logic and objective thinking. Most of us need more of that good stuff. The world would be a saner, safer place if we all got regular lessons on how to be more reasonable and rational. But in the immediate future, Scorpio, I’ll steer you in a different direction. I believe you will benefit from injecting your imagination with primal raw crazy wild mojo. For example, you might read utopian science fiction and fairy tales about talking animals and poetry that scrambles your intellectual constructs. You could remember your dreams and ruminate about them as if they were revelations from the Great Beyond. You may also find it healthy to fantasize profusely about forbidden and impossible and hilarious adventures. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) There are lots of inquiries and invitations coming your way—perhaps too many. I don’t think you should pursue all of them. In fact, I suspect that only one would ultimately make you a better human being and a braver explorer and a wiser lover. And that one, at first glance, may have not as much initial appeal as some of the others. So your first task is to dig deep to identify the propositions that are attractive on the surface but not very substantial. Then you’re more likely to recognize the offer that will have lasting value even if it doesn’t make a spectacular first impression. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “I find a lot of people physically attractive, but finding people mentally and spiritually attractive is different and much harder for me.” So says 40ozshawty on her Tumblr page. If you share that frustration, I have good news. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you’re due to encounter a higher-than-usual percentage of mentally and spiritually attractive people in the next six weeks. But I wonder how you’ll deal with this abundance. Will you run away from it, feeling overwhelmed by the prospect that your life could get more interesting and complicated? Or will you embrace it, daringly welcoming the interesting complications? AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) I think you will generate good fortune for yourself by choosing between two equally invigorating but challenging tasks: losing your illusion or using your illusion. Both are quite worthy of your attention and intelligence. To succeed at either would fuel your emotional growth for months to come. You probably can’t do them both, however. So which will it be: Will you purge the illusion, or put it to work for you? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Do you sometimes imagine yourself to be an underachieving underdog? If so, I suggest you start weaning yourself from that fantasy. Do you on occasion allow people to take advantage of you? It’s time to outgrow that role. Do you ever flirt with being a self-pitying martyr? Say bye-bye to that temptation. Cosmic forces are conspiring to relieve you of tendencies to act in any or all of those ways. I’m not saying you will instantly transform into a swashbuckling hero who knocks people over with your radiant self-assurance. But you will, at the very least, be ready to learn much, much more about how to wield your vulnerability as a superpower.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) In her late twenties, J. K. Rowling was a single mother living on welfare. That’s when she began work on her Harry Potter books. Craig Newmark had turned 42 by the time he founded Craigslist. One of the world’s most oft-visited websites is HuffingtonPost.com, which Arianna Huffington established when she was 54. As for Harland Sanders, creator of KFC: He didn’t begin building the global empire of fried-chicken restaurants until the age of 65. I hope the preceding serves as a pep talk, Virgo, reminding you that it’s never to late to instigate the project of a lifetime. The time between now
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) It’s the power-building phase of your astrological cycle. To take maximum advantage, convey the following message to your subconscious mind: “I know you will provide me with an abundance of insight, inspiration, and energy for whatever intention I choose to focus on. And during the next four weeks, my intention will be to cultivate, expand, and refine my personal power. I will especially focus on what author Stephen R. Covey called ‘the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones.’“
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your words of wisdom come from Leo artist Andy Warhol: “Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years, when they could just say, ‘so what.’ That’s one of my favorite things to say. ‘So what.’“ Can I interest you in that approach, Leo? It has similarities to the Buddhist strategy of cultivating non-attachment—of dropping your fixations about matters that can’t be controlled or changed. But I suspect you would draw special benefits from the breezy, devil-may-care spirit of Warhol’s version. So start there.
and your birthday in 2016 will be an especially favorable phase to do so. Start ruminating on what it might be.
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