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VS. EXPLORING THE MIND MECHANICS OF MOUNTAIN ATHLETES.

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COVER STORY RISK VS. REWARD Exploring the mind mechanics of mountain athletes.

Cover photo illustration by Cait Lee

4 GUEST OPINION 6 THE BUZZ 16 CREATIVE PEAKS 20 MUSIC BOX 23 THE FOODIE FILES 27 SATIRE 30 ASTROLOGY THE PLANET TEAM PUBLISHER Copperfield Publishing, John Saltas GENERAL MANAGER Andy Sutcliffe / asutcliffe@planetjh.com EDITOR Robyn Vincent / editor@planetjh.com ART DIRECTOR Cait Lee / art@planetjh.com SALES DIRECTOR Jen Tillotson / jen@planetjh.com

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Jim has been forecasting the weather here for more than 20 years. You can find more Jackson Hole Weather information at www.mountainweather.com SPONSORED BY GRAND TETON FLOOR & WINDOW COVERINGS

Here is how the see-sawing thermometer went during the last two weeks, on the bottom end: The low temperature in Jackson on August 23rd was 27 degrees (close to the record low for that date of 25 degrees from 1988), two days later the low temp was 49 degrees. On September 9th the low was back down to 26, by September 15th it was back up to 49. Four days later on September 19th it was back down to 27 degrees. Heat on, heat off?

Twenty degree swings were nothing compared to the Alpine-Coaster dips and rises that the daily high temperatures took.

Check this out: on August 23rd the high was 86 degrees. Four days later the high was 66 degrees. Back up to 81 degrees on August 30th. Back down to a high of 60 on September 5th & 6th. We rebounded to a high of 79 degrees on September 13th, and then plunged to a high of only 46 degrees on September 16th.

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AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.27 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 3.93 inches (1961) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 3 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 0.1 inches

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ack and forth the weather seesaw went the last two weeks of summer.

Technically, it was summer, but there were days that felt, smelt, and looked like autumn. It is not unusual to see temperatures make wild swings in September, as the atmosphere tries to adjust to its depleted daylight in northern Latitudes. Almost halfway between the Equator and the North Pole, Jackson Hole is smack in the middle of the zone for going Tropical or Polar this time if year.

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Keep Jackson Wild Citizens must take steps to ensure peaceful co-existence among ‘everyone.’

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lack bears breaking into a Hoback home, raiding picnics at String Lake and shutting down the Moose-Wilson road. Smoke from monster wildfires across the west fouling our air so badly the Tetons disappeared from sight. A Grizzly snacking on apples in South Park. Wildfires in Yellowstone and Kemmerer. We read stories like this in the news all the time. Stories that remind us we live in a wild place.

Then there are the stories we don’t read about, like the all-too-typical one that took place in my front yard last winter.

“Daddy! Daddy! There’s a moose in our yard!” My daughter Piper screamed with delight. “No, wait, there’s two of them!” This January a cow and a calf decided they liked the taste of the tree in our front yard and that our front lawn seemed like a cozy place to settle in and hang out for the day. It was fun for a bit, watching Piper and her brother Ryder “oooo” and “ahhh” over the swamp donkeys munching away inches from their wide eyes, protected only by two panes of glass. The fun began to wane around lunch time when my wife Stacy texted me asking what to do because the moose were still hanging out and she wasn’t sure how to safely get to her car in the driveway. The fun turned dangerous when a group of school kids tried to walk home and the cow didn’t appreciate their presence so near her young (fortunately, they made it home safely).

Living in Jackson Hole, we’ve all had encounters with wildlife. Thankfully, most are thrilling and fun. Regrettably, some aren’t. There are stories of moose becoming trapped and drowning in aerated ponds, elk getting caught in holiday lights and moose getting hammocks tangled in their paddles.

There are also tales of well-meaning yet misguided people feeding deer and moose, luring the ungulates and, consequently, predators closer to developed areas; deer and moose finding their migration corridors blocked by impassable fences – some attempting to jump and becoming injured, ensnared or separated from their offspring; moose and bison wandering into neighborhoods, attracted by palatable landscaping, and homeowners finding themselves effectively stranded in their homes (like my wife Stacy last winter).

Living in Jackson Hole also means living in wildfire country. The 2012 Horsethief Canyon fire cost millions and put the town

itself at risk, while the 2001 Green Knoll fire threatened hundreds of homes. Primarily because of climate change, the risk of bigger, badder wildfires is expected to increase sevenfold in the coming years. Imagine the 1988 Yellowstone fires becoming a normal occurrence. Consider that approximately 4,500 homes in Teton County are located in the wildland-urban interface, directly in the path of future wildfires. Think about the threat this poses to our families, our homes and property, and the budgets of the Forest Service and our local firefighting agencies.

Fortunately, there are many efforts in our community working to reduce conflicts with wildlife and preparing our community for wildfire. Efforts like education campaigns about living with wildlife, seasonal lectures and talks about wildlife safety, free bear spray distribution for hunters and collaborations to fund the installation of bear boxes in forest service campgrounds. There are also home wildfire assessments and associated cost-sharing programs to provide support for “firewise” improvements, and an inter-agency community wildfire protection plan. Our agency experts take time away from the emergencies of fighting fires and dealing with wildlife conflicts to knock on doors, talk to individual homeowners, share experiences and inform us about the best ways to reduce wildlife conflict and prepare for wildfire.

Unfortunately, despite these and many other laudable efforts, we still have a long way to go as a community. Improperly stored garbage, feed, and other attractants are the number one source of conflict between people and black bears. Less than 10 percent of the thousands of homes in the wildland-urban interface are protected to “firewise” standards. Many homeowners associations have covenants that directly contradict best practices for reducing conflicts with wildlife and preparing homes for wildfire. And too many people either don’t know about or choose to ignore rules aimed at protecting wildlife.

We are privileged to live in a wild place with abundant wildlife, located in the heart of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystem in the continental United States.

But, here’s the thing —with privilege comes responsibility. Each of us has a moral responsibility to do what we can on our property to make life easier for wildlife and prepare for wildfire.

When we shirk this personal responsibility, our wildlife and wild lands pay the price. For example, unattended and improperly stored garbage often attracts bears into our neighborhoods, leading to our wildlife management agencies having to relocate, and even euthanize, these food-conditioned bears. Shorter version: our negligence kills bears.

We can protect bears and our families by taking personal responsibility for our trash and bird feeders. Similarly, we can make our homes and properties “firewise” to reduce the burden on our public lands agencies to manage fuels in our national forests.

This is why a coalition of local agencies

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Craig Benjamin’s new neighborhood watch.

and nonprofits in Jackson Hole launched the Wild Neighborhoods website last month (WildNeighborhoods.org). This website highlights ways Teton County homeowners can take proactive measures to reduce conflicts with wildlife and prepare for wildfire through guest blog reports, interactive and downloadable checklists, educational videos and a resource library. It brings together information from credible sources and provides a fun and interactive one-stop shop that makes it easy for you to know how to do the right thing.

We recognize that a fancy website won’t completely address the challenges we face, but we’re hopeful that by making it easier for people to take small steps in alignment with our shared values of protecting wildlife and our families, we can make a constructive difference.

Many people simply don’t know what they can do or have little idea that what they’re doing might actually harm wildlife (like feeding them). Heck, even some of our most prominent wildlife experts have made mistakes (check out the website for a great story involving a moose and a hammock). Please visit WildNeighborhoods.org to see what you can do to help our community live in balance with nature.

The Wild Neighborhoods program is a coalition of local agencies and nonprofits in Jackson Hole that provides homeowners with information and resources regarding proactive measures to reduce conflicts with wildlife and prepare for wildfire. Partners include Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation, National Park Service, Teton Interagency Fire, Teton Raptor Center, The Cougar Fund, The Murie Center, Wyoming Game & Fish Department and Wyoming Wildlife Federation. PJH

Craig Benjamin is the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance.

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Organic Music Soundscape project engenders multi-sensory experience at Rendezvous Park.

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new music application will redefine a walk through Rendezvous Park with a soundscape project similar to ones in New York City’s Central Park and on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The site-specific music, composed by hipster brothers Ryan and Hays Holladay, weaves original sounds from R Park into the fabric of the old gravel pit. The pit was transformed into a community park through a private partnership a year ago this week. The free iOS app takes you from one end of the 40-acre park to the other with the help of the GPS capability on smartphones. It is called “Site: R Park.”

The Holladay brothers will launch the app, co-sponsored by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the Center of Wonder, with walking tours this weekend. Tours begin after school Friday at 4, 4:30 and 5 p.m. and continue under the night sky Friday at 9 p.m. in conjunction with Wyoming Stargazing, and on Saturday morning at 10, 10:30 and 11 a.m. The tours are being billed as the “Wild Music” portion of the Jackson Hole Film Festival’s WILD Festival, a week’s worth of public film festival screenings and speakers

Brothers Ryan and Hays Holladay dreamt up site-specific music for Rendezvous Park to be unveiled Friday during both day and evening walking tours. inspired by the natural world.

The Holladay brothers, whose “location aware” music was featured at TEDxJacksonHole last year, have made a name for themselves by creating music inspired by place. When they first came to Jackson from Los Angeles they were blown away by the scale and beauty.

They considered installations at Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks but settled on a very different footprint: a community park that invites people to swim in ponds, walk along trails and play in public spaces accessible by bikers. And while they scaled back the project with the park instead of a national park, they discovered a new challenge in defining R Park. They even encountered a grizzly bear, a black bear, elk and moose during their site visits.

“R Park sort of exists as a direct contrast to the natural beauty that surrounds it,” Ryan Holladay said. “It is a manmade, landscaped park surrounded by wild terrain that is largely untouched by people. I don’t mean that in any dismissive way – I love landscape architecture and the challenges that come with creating a space that must carefully consider the needs and the movement of visitors. So I think what struck us was how this sort of felt like a wonderful little cocoon within the city of Jackson that is very thoughtfully planned out.”

The brothers became enthusiastic about R Park because it is centrally located and accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, said R Park’s development and communications director Elisabeth Rohrbach.

Its location, on the left bank of the Snake River Bridge, is prime for local camps, school groups and the more than 1,000 neighbors

who came to its opening celebration last year.

“It was inspiring to observe the Holladay brothers tour R Park and view it with musical awareness,” Rohrback said. “They translated the landscape into an aural experience that will offer visitors a unique adventure to embark upon.”

The music is “less sweeping or cinematic than we would create for a place like Yellowstone because this felt like a place that was carefully designed and we thought the music should reflect that,” Holladay said. “I think so much of the music that people make, or the art that people make for that matter, is inspired by nature, which is why it feels so rejuvenating to spend time in a place like Wyoming. It feels like you’re activating an area of your brain that’s atrophied somewhat as a result of our modern ways of life.”

Research shows that music, like nature, accesses unique pathways in the brain. And while professional athletes and nature lovers have been curating their own soundscapes for decades with headphones, the Holladay brothers bring a new level of sophistication to the age old concept of exploring music in nature.

“The app is an incredibly contemporary example of a public art installation inspired by nature,” said Lisa Samford, the executive director of the Jackson Hole WIldlife Film Festival. “It really enhances how people interact with the environment around them and nature through the universal language of music.

“We are hoping the app will inspire other artists and performers to engage,” Samford said, adding that this could be the first of many music installations to come. PJH

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THE BUZZ 2 Discounting Death After bear kills son, father deems $13,120 fine ‘a joke.’

BY ANGUS M. THUERMER JR./WYOFILE.COM

A perilous journey made alone Adam Stewart set out from the Brooks Lake trailhead on Togwotee Pass the morning of Sept. 4, 2014 after expressing reservations to his boss about traveling alone, according to an email provided by his family. A bear — likely a grizzly

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father whose son was killed by a bear while working in the Teton Wilderness said this week Wyoming OSHA’s $13,120 fine against the company involved in the death is “a joke.”

Tom Stewart made his comments after hearing that the penalty had been reduced from $15,120 as originally proposed. The father learned of the fine through Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents obtained by WyoFile following a public records request.

Wyoming OSHA penalized Nature’s Capital after a bear killed Adam Stewart, 31, in 2014. The Boise, Idaho firm will pay the penalty to Fremont County, where Adam Stewart died. A bear killed Adam Stewart in the Bridger-Teton National Forest while he was alone and inventorying vegetation for Nature’s Capital, a Forest Service contractor.

The documents and an interview outline how Wyoming OSHA considered up to $39,000 in fines then reduced that by 66 percent before resolving the case. The final reduction in the penalty came after Nature’s Capital challenged the citation and requested a negotiation.

OSHA discounted the penalty according to formulas that account for the significance of worker-safety rules the company violated and the size of the business, among other things. Stewart’s father, of Brentwood, Tennessee, criticized the penalty in a statement and interview.

“As for the harm a $39,000 penalty would represent to Nature’s Capital and its owners — how does that equate to the loss of my son?” he asked. “How does that equate to six days of parents and sisters not being able to sleep or eat, hoping beyond hope for their son/brother to be found safe?

“The penalty of $39,000 seems low to begin with given the magnitude of the violations committed by Nature’s Capital that resulted in my son’s death and put the well-being of other employees at serious risk,” Stewart said. “A final penalty settlement of $13,120 is a joke.”

OSHA and its parent agency Wyoming Department of Workforce Services is sympathetic with Tom Stewart and his family’s loss, said John Ysebaert, Workforce Services’ administrator for standards and compliance who oversees Wyoming OSHA. “It certainly was a tragedy,” he said Monday. “My thoughts and respect for Mr. Stewart certainly continue to this day.”

OSHA does not have the ability to impose fines “based on the outcome” of an incident, he said. “It’s simply [based] on the hazard. The outcome, whether a fatality or a near miss — the penalty doesn’t vary.”

That structure “has been a longstanding point of contention from safety advocates across the nation,” Ysebaert said.

“Our authority is limited to the hazard involved and the federal fines that are in place.”

A legislative effort to allow for higher fines for OSHA violations that result in a fatality failed in the 2015 session.

Adam Stewart worked as an outfitter at Zion National Park and as a river guide. Before a bear, or bears, killed him during a solo work trip in the Teton Wilderness, he told his boss he was worried about hiking alone into remote grizzly country.

— killed him that afternoon. Searchers found his remains eight days later on Sept. 12, without any sign of defensive bear spray.

In May, 2015 OSHA cited Nature’s Capital for seven “serious” workplace-safety violations. The agency requires a workplace “free from recognized hazards” that could injure or kill.

A worksheet OSHA used to determine the proposed penalties for the seven violations shows how it arrived at the dollar amounts for the death of Adam Stewart. The agency derived a “gravity-based penalty” according to two factors.

One was a “severity” factor — high severity designating an infraction that could result in death or permanent disability.

Another was a “probability” assessment — either “greater” or “lesser” accounting for the number of workers and exposure to a danger.

The “gravity-based penalty” for the seven cited infractions amounted to a total of $39,000, according to the OSHA worksheets. For three of the seven citations, OSHA sought only abatements — corrections to company policies — instead of $5,000 penalties each.

Those three infractions were similar to one another and involved training about protective equipment. “They’re so very closely related, if they did go to a contested hearing, they would not hold up,” and justify a $5,000 fine each, Ysebaert said.

That reduced the potential penalties by $15,000. OSHA then adjusted the remaining $24,000 figure according to the size of the company and its history of infractions. Having fewer than 26 employees entitled Nature’s Capital to a 30 percent reduction. OSHA deducted 10 percent because Nature’s Capital had no previous OSHA record.

The result was a proposed fine of $15,120 — 38 percent of the potential of $39,000.

Before OSHA began its investigation, an interagency board of review compiled a detailed report of the bear attack that killed Adam Stewart. This map shows how Stewart was attacked just feet from where a bear had a day bed and where two deer carcasses were cached by predators. (Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee) A week after receiving the citations, Nature’s Capital appealed. “…Nature’s Capital denies the validity of each allegation contained in the Citation, and every item within the Citation and contests the method and date of abatement proposed for the citations and items,” a letter from Holland & Hart attorney Jere C. “Trey” Overdyke said. The lawyer requested a closed-door “informal conference” as allowed by OSHA rules.

Neither Overdyke nor Nature’s Capital owner Steve Rust responded to voicemail messages requesting comment.

WyoFile received no documents about that conference, but on July 2, 2015, Rust agreed to pay $13,120 by the end of this year. That amounts to a third of the potential gravity-based penalty.

Rust also agreed to several conditions, including developing an OSHA-approved backwoods-training program.

Nature’s Capital promised that all employees will be certified in first aid and to discipline workers who do not keep in touch and check out and back in during trips. Among other provisions, Nature’s Capital also must maintain and audit a written safety and health program.

As a result of the informal consultation between OSHA and Nature’s Capital, several citations were downgraded from “serious” to “unclassified.”

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OSHA sought to get as much as it could from Nature’s Capital given the penalty framework, Ysebaert said. “In general, the penalties we follow are the federal requirements on them,” he said. “The fine structure – that’s based on what the federal requirements on the citation amounts per hazard are.

We do have some leeway — leeway based on what extra do we get out of it from the employer.”

In the case of Nature’s Capital, Wyoming OSHA got “a good base-training program for all workers in the industry,” Ysebaert said. “Nature’s Capital developed a program that can and will be shared with other employers [whose workers are] exposed to these hazards in the backcountry.

“These are things that are over and above the OSHA requirements,” he said. “We feel strongly this program can and will protect other workers.”

Rust filed a form that showed he had made the required improvements to company operations. The Company Comprehensive Health and Safety Program is more than a half-inch thick. It requires special approval for solo travel and mandates regular reports from the field. All Nature’s Capital employees must carry bear spray in areas “known or suspected to be occupied by grizzly bears,” the plan says. Worksheets outline how to assess hazards and register travel plans.

Nature’s Capital had eight employees in 2014, according to the OSHA investigation. After completing the reforms required by OSHA — sometime after June, 2015, Rust added a note. “Nature’s Capital LLC currently has no employees.”

WyoFile.com is a nonprofit news organization focused on Wyoming people, places and policy.

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Wyoming up with startups

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Wyoming is the state to launch new business ventures. Wyoming Business Council’s coverage of the latest Kaufmann Index made it clear that the Equality State has much to offer startups beginning with its friendly tax and regulatory structure.

Gov. Matt Mead touted Wyoming to entrepreneurs at the Wyoming Global Technology Summit held in Jackson recently. The event drew national heavy hitters and local entrepreneurs looking to examine the growing technology marketplace in Wyoming and around the world.

“I am excited about the entrepreneurial spirit we see around the state and from the University of Wyoming,” Mead said in a release. “The message is clear: Wyoming’s innovators are solving the problems of the world. They are growing and diversifying our economy.”

Wyoming ranked No. 2 in a list of best states for startups – up from sixth in 2014. Only Montana was better. The .032 percent rate of new entrepreneurs in the past year translates into 1,400 Wyomingites becoming self-employed in 2015.

Enzi on the hotseat Wyoming Senator Mike Enzi might be the fall guy if the nation experiences another government shut down this year. The senior senator chaired the Budget Committee for the first time this past year, crafting what he called a “balanced budget.”

Enzi’s spreadsheet faces tough challenges ahead from Democrats who are unhappy with his increase in military spending and cuts in social domestic programs. Enzi told Wyoming Public Radio he does not fancy so-called omnibus bills, which lump every federal agency together in one massive spending budget.

The 60-vote threshold required in the senate also invites filibustering. Something Rep. Cynthia Lummis detests.

“It’s indescribably frustrating,” the Wyoming Congresswoman told WPR. “The fact that the Senate has not and continues to stonewall on this issue is a tremendous frustration.

That 60 vote threshold that is required in the senate is something I think the senate should reconsider.”

Not Webster’s Wyoming Okay, we’re a little late to the party. We just caught some Urban Dictionary definitions of Wyoming on Facebook the other day. Most date from years ago but the general consensus still pegs the Cowboy State as windy, homophobic and insignificant.

One UD user wrote: “Supposedly a state in the United States. In reality, Wyoming does not exist. Nobody has ever met anybody from Wyoming. It is a vast government conspiracy.

If you think you are driving through Wyoming, you are really unconscious in a secret government facility where scientists are implanting false memory engrams into your mind.”

Others were more grounded, but harsher. In 2009, one user-supplied definition of Wyoming read: “Bum-f**k America. Everything is brown. Worse than hell. Over 100 degrees in the summer and below zero in the winter. Always windy.”

The worst of the bunch? How about this: “The definition of worthless. The population consists of 60 percent idiot, truck-driving, conformist cowboys (usually alcoholics); 38 percent deer that haven’t been hit by a truck yet; and 2 percent people who exist on some normal plain [sic]. Our favorite? “Currently populated with cowboys, roughneck oilfield workers, Indians and generally nice people who love the outdoors and hate the way the rest of America lives. [Ninety] percent of said population could probably kick your ass in half.”

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More cowbell... and fringe The Western Design Conference wrapped up in Jackson Hole last week and the name of the game on the runway was “fringe.”

The Denver Post covered the annual fall event in its Sunday Lifestyles section. Suzanne Brown penned the feature that included mention of the 31st annual Fall Arts Festival as well.

Fringe was flying at the fashion show; after all, cowboy couture is nothing without a little hem tassel. But Brown said home furnishing offerings were surprisingly devoid of the usual heavy and rough-hewn. “Instead, fine woods were used in innovative ways, sometimes inlaid with tile or other materials,” she wrote.

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It looks like Jackson Hole was knocked off the top spot when it comes to auctioned real estate. Big Wood River Estate, a 71.3-acre spread near Sun Valley sold for “at least $20 million,” according to Crain’s New York Business.

Former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld owned the 11 BR/10.5 BA property, which had six bidders in a frenzy until an unidentified buyer from the Pacific Northwest snatched it. Concierge Auctions ran the sale. The final value won’t be disclosed for 30 days.

The previous record for an auctioned piece of property in the U.S. was $19.25 million for an estate in Jackson Hole, according to Laura Brady, Concierge’s president. PJH

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Your English Teacher Was Right

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In September, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery concluded that records of an investigation need not be released to the Memphis City Council— because there was no comma. The law requires the records’ release “only in compliance with a subpoena or an order of a court.” Slatery said if there had been a comma after “subpoena,” a council subpoena would get the records, but without the comma, only court subpoenas. And in July, Andrea Cammelleri prevailed on her parking ticket challenge because there was no comma.

A West Jefferson, Ohio, ordinance banned parking of any “motor vehicle camper, trailer.” A state appeals judge ruled that, with a comma after “vehicle,” Cammelleri’s truck would have been banned, but without it, only campers and trailers were.

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In April, the City Council of Columbia, Missouri, rigged a specially drawn “Community Improvement District” to pass a sales tax increase. Under the law, if the District had no “residents” to vote, the “election” would be decided by the tax-friendly business owners. However, the Council somehow missed that college student Jen Henderson, 23, actually lived there and had registered to vote, meaning the business owners could not vote and that the tax increase would be decided by … Henderson.

(In late August, the Council “postponed” the election and at press time were in a quandary, as Henderson said she’s against higher taxes.)

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The Continuing Crisis

A teenage girl in Wyandotte, Mich., using $9.95 tools from a website called FakeABaby.com, pretended for months to be pregnant (with abdomen extenders and ultrasound photos of her “triplets”). She received gifts, had a baby shower, joined expectant mother groups and even frightened her 16-year-old boyfriend enough that he began looking for full-time work to feed the soon-due “babies.”

However (obviously), the ruse fell apart in the 10th month (in August), drawing community outrage, but according to the sheriff, none of the “victims” who were fooled have come forward to press fraud charges.

Cultural Diversity

While “Deep South” states’ courts are notorious for death sentences, the “epicenter” of capital punishment in recent years has shifted to Southern California, according to a September Slate.com analysis. While neither Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, nor Virginia has issued a death sentence this year, Riverside County, Calif., has recorded seven, and since 2010, Riverside and Los Angeles County have led the nation in death-row assignments. (Ironically, of course, California rarely actually executes anyone; its death row has 748 residents, and no one has walked the last mile since 2006.) n Egypt’s notorious corruption apparently reached a new level of victimizing in the summer as Mariam Malak, one of the top-performing high school students in the entire country, not only failed all six of her final exams but received scores of “zero” in each. Her family, and a legion of supporters on social media, have demanded

By CHUCK SHEPHERD that the prime minister investigate, especially whether another student had paid to acquire Mariam’s scores or whether Mariam was failed intentionally because she is of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority.

Bright Ideas

The Cambridge, Mass., company AOBiome believes we have dangerously stripped “good bacteria” from our skins via “excessive cleaning” and has introduced for sale “Mother Dirt” spray to add it back.

Chemical engineer and co-founder Dave Whitlock told WBZ-TV in September that he personally has “not taken a shower in over 12 years,” but instead uses his odorless bacteria-restoring mist twice a day to cover himself with helpful “dirt” that activates the “good” bacteria. The company will soon begin clinical trials to demonstrate whether Mother Dirt (which also comes in shampoo form) can additionally improve certain skin conditions.

Fine Points of the Law

Cormega Copening, 17, and his girlfriend Brianna Denson, 16, of Fayetteville, N.C., are old enough to have sex (“adults,” according to state law) but apparently too young to exchange nude photos. Copening was charged with five counts of “sexual exploitation”—for receiving “sexts” from Denson and having nude photos of himself on his phone (i.e., “exploiting” himself). Denson accepted a lesser sentence and is serving a tedious, restrictive probation; she had also been charged with self-exploiting.

After much criticism for threatening felony charges and sex-offender registration, prosecutors offered Copening a similar tedious, restrictive probation in September.

Perspective

Ten years after Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands homeless in New Orleans and neighboring Gulf states, many of the 120,000 hastily constructed box-type trailers ordered up—and later condemned for concentrations of carcinogenic formaldehyde—by the Federal Emergency Management Agency are still being used in the U.S., though most living in them have no clue about the risk.

The most recent users were oilfield workers in North Dakota boomtowns, but shady entrepreneurs had also bought trailers at FEMA auctions and sold them for tornado and flood victims—after removing FEMA’s “Not For Human Habitation” stickers, according to a major investigation by Grist.org, released in August.

Failure to Keep a Low Profile

1. Maurice Stewart, 22, on the lam since November while wanted for armed robbery in Cleveland, Ohio, was arrested in August when police spotted a man matching his description—notably, his one-of-a-kind tattoo of a semiautomatic rifle just below his right eye. 2. Nearly every courthouse forces visitors to walk through a metal detector after leaving pocket contents (wallets, keys, etc.) in bins. Isaac Phillips, 24, faced several charges from a courthouse visit in August in Cincinnati because, among the items he had to remove from his pocket were a drug scale and a razor blade. After a short chase (and a Tasering), he was arrested.

People With Issues

According to a divorce petition filed by Carole Mundy (and reported in the New York Post in August), her estranged husband Jeffrey Stein (a “top administrator” for New York’s Nassau County District Attorney) drove her to post-traumatic stress disorder with his “lifestyle.”

According to the petition, Stein sometimes wore a chastity belt to work and, during sex, wore diapers and “a horse tail” (with an anal plug) and “gallop(ed)” around their home, used a litter box, had his wife “walk” him on a leash, dressed like a “sissy maid” named “Jessica,” and wanted to be fed and diapered like a baby. Said Mundy’s lawyer, it was “a bedroom nightmare.”

VS. EXPLORING THE MIND MECHANICS OF MOUNTAIN ATHLETES.

TAYLOR LUNEAU

BY RYAN BURKE

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We only pause long enough to assign blame and conveniently forget to ask a tough question of ourselves, like, “Why is the reward worth the risk?”

We also do not stop to ponder what’s happening upstairs – the combination of electrical impulses and neuronal firing that make us think that going into the mountains is a good idea in the first place. Perhaps then a more productive way to examine these accidents is to try and understand why our brains allow us to end up in these predicaments, as neither novice nor seasoned mountaineers are immune to accidents. Perhaps if we can find an answer to these questions through neuroscience and evolutionary psychology then maybe we can better prepare ourselves for future outings

in the mountains and stop pointing fingers at what others could have done better.

Crisis mode in the brain If we could look inside the brain of one of the climbers stuck on the Petzoldt Ridge we would see a labyrinth of more than 100 billion neurons communicating through 90 trillion different synapses. This natural supercomputer is the legacy that evolution has gifted us and while each cell has specific instructions, the overall team motto is always the same: survive.

So staring out from their cold perch with their eyes fixated on the setting sun, each brain in the stranded climbing party was focused on two things:

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mission to untangle a mess in the vertical world. Undoubtedly all of us on the valley floor shake our heads and mumble, “What were they thinking?” and then try our best to learn from these accidents. However, most of the time, our hindsight criticism is just an attempt to silence the internal voice in all of us that whispers, “It could have been me.” As Monday morning quarterbacks, we somehow delude ourselves into thinking that the victims should have suddenly become perfect decision makers. From our high horse, we forget that we are in all this together as humans, imperfections and all. We quickly judge those that find themselves in a jam, or even worse, die in the mountains, in order to make ourselves feel better.

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t’s midnight on Aug. 16 and 10 confused people are huddled together on a cold Petzoldt Ridge, off route and near hypothermia.

Each individual cerebrum is wondering, “How the heck did I get here?”

Meanwhile, both hemispheres of their neo-cortexes explode into action, desperately searching for information that could keep them alive for the next 10 seconds. Fear floods their neural circuitries, as the dopamine and oxytocin cocktail that motivated them to start from the trailhead is quickly replaced by stress hormones and survival instincts.

Stories like this one are becoming commonplace in the Tetons, as it seems every week Teton County Search and Rescue is on another

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

Shirking the pain

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avoiding pain and seeking pleasure. Stay away from falling rocks and get back to the warmth of home as quickly as possible. These two maxims are what every brain in the history of man has been programmed to adhere to, according to Troy Higgins of Columbia University. However, with our genetic lineage comprised of monkeys and cave dwellers we gained some “evolutionary hiccups” in our mental calculus of decision-making. Our species was seemingly programmed to overvalue rewards and underestimate risks, which may in all reality have kept our ancestors alive. Psychologist Michael Aptor of Yale University proposes underestimating risk may be hardwired into our DNA as necessary for the advancement of the group. As in the past, one altruistic soul had to determine which berries were poisonous and “which caves were empty of dangerous animals.” This may mean that at a genetic level, humans are born risk takers that may be programmed to miscalculate dangerous situations.

So in today’s mountaineering world, that could mean that we cast away any doubts about our ability levels or ignore glaring signals to stop in search of summit glory.

A SHORT-HAUL HELICOPTER RESCUE IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK THIS SUMMER. PARK OFFICIALS HIGHLY ENCOURAGE VISITORS TO BE PREPARED FOR THEIR ACTIVITY, INCLUDING HAVING THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS NEEDED, PROPER EQUIPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE TO USE THE EQUIPMENT, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH SOMEONE ON WHERE YOU PLAN TO GO AND WHEN YOU PLAN TO RETURN.

The rewards for being in the mountains are certainly high, but very few people go into the Tetons saying, “This is totally worth dying for.” For Fio Lazarte, who came within inches of losing her life last spring in a mountaineering accident, the possibility of death had crossed her mind, but her brain chose to focus on “keeping up.” The most human part of our brain is the prefrontal cortex. This section of your brain’s main job is to act as a fortuneteller to help predict whether a future action will result in success or failure. However, for Lazarte, and all humans, that genie in your brain isn’t right all of the time. It turns out that the brain actually works on probabilities, not promises, and just because it works most of the time doesn’t mean it will work all of the time. For Lazarte, this meant she could make that jump across the snow to safety 99 out of 100 times and for a brain that tolerates risk those odds were acceptable. Psychologist Raymond Nickerson of Tufts University refers to this type of cognitive glitch as confirmation bias. Nickerson says that the human psyche has a tendency to block out information that doesn’t fit with our predetermined opinion.

Therefore our brains sometimes sacrifice accuracy for speed. This spells disaster in an alpine setting, as it hinders our ability to see the full picture. If we believe that success is likely then we anchor to that piece of information and will not shift our behavior upon receiving new input. Lazarte said that she agreed to take on the route because “it fit my ability level on the way up, but we didn’t factor in the way down.” Like all of us who head into the hills, Lazarte wanted to enjoy a day in the mountains, and never predicted that by the end of the day she would be in a hospital.

Disappointment Peak, where Lazarte was injured, and Teewinot, where two women recently died, have many small scrambling obstacles that need to be surpassed before true danger is encountered. As research by Barry Shaw of Northwestern

Climbing lessons The first time Ryan Burke climbed the Grand Teton is one of those stories he can laugh about now as a learning experience, but it could have gone a different way.

He was new to climbing and trying to impress a girl he liked, assuring her they could summit the 13,770-foot peak via the OwenSpaulding Route.

“It’s about the worst thing a mountaineer can say and do,” Burke said years later. The trip ended up being a bit of an expedition and took 21 hours, but they both made it up and down the mountain safely.

Burke, an addiction specialist at CurranSeeley, has since climbed most of the peaks in the Teton Range, including completing the Grand Teton in about three and-a-half hours.

He holds the records for several locally-invented athletic endeavors like the Picnic, which involves biking to Jenny Lake, swimming across it, climbing the Grand Teton and then reversing the course back to town. He finished in less than 12 hours. Most recently he completed a four-day traverse of the Tetons hitting 24 of the peaks in the range, traveling 65 miles and climbing 41,000 total vertical feet.

He called it the “Perception Traverse,” because it is in the mountains he gains perspective and his perceptions of himself and the world can change.

Burke grew up in Maine and didn’t learn to climb until after he moved to Jackson in 2004.

Climbing, in particular its reliance on problem solving, fascinated him.

What he’s learned in the mountains overlaps with his work at Curran-Seeley. He knew

if he could overcome a problem in the mountains where his life is on the line, he could remain calm and help clients overcome the problems they face.

In 2012, Burke helped guide Nancy Stevens on her historic climb becoming the first blind woman to summit the Grand Teton. While he was on the mountain, Andy Anderson of Colorado broke the speed record for the peak.

Both accomplishments made Burke think about the limitations he’d set for himself and if he could break them.

“Where is my boundary at?” he said. “Can I say ‘hello’ to that boundary and quietly walk past it?”

In 2013, Burke’s friend and mentor in the mountains, Jared Spackman, died in an avalanche. Spackman inspired Burke to push himself — it was in his honor Burke created and completed the Perception Traverse. He taught Burke how to focus and rethink what is possible, but also how to learn from the mountains.

In a town that can become obsessed with how fast and how hard people go, it can be easy to lose sight of what is important. Burke says he is always aware of what is at stake, what he can gain in the mountains and what he can lose. There is always a risk.

“I have a mindset that I’m always willing to turn around,” he said. “The days that I turn around are more important to me than the days I hit the summit. For me, climbing is secondary and my life is primary.”

That, he said, is probably the greatest lesson he’s learned.

— Kelsey Dayton

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RYAN BURKE ON THE SUMMIT OF SYMMETRY SPIRE.

BRIAN ALWARD

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University indicates, this creates a recipe for disaster, as the brain will tolerate risks if they are small and frequent in nature, and will escalate the amount of risk taken when committed to a course of action. This was the case for Lazarte.

“We had already overcome two small snow fields higher up on the route, when we came about a steeper section of snow,” she recalled. It was then easy for Lazarte and her partner to escalate their level of commitment because they had already come so far. When confronted with such risks, our brains demand results for energy expanded and we reluctantly take risks that surpass our ability levels.

Sometimes we get lucky and come out the other side of these instances unscathed, but other times the rescue helicopter is called.

Over the last month in Wyoming, two sets of climbing partners were killed while navigating technical terrain. Common sense would lead us to believe that since there were two people involved in decision-making then two separate brains should have been better than one. However, according to studies done by neuroscientists at the University of Parma, all humans have “mirror neurons” that evolved over millennia to protect us in the wild.

These brain cells’ main job is to spread emotional contagion making two brains function together instead of separately. Mirror neurons create a resonance circuit in the pathways of our brain to help us detect danger when we observe fear in others.

This creates an evolutionary advantage because if we can look across a field and sense that our fellow tribesman just spotted a saber-tooth tiger, then we have a better chance of high tailing it to safety ourselves, even if the other poor guy becomes an appetizer. The fallout from this evolutionary “advantage” is that when your climbing partner starts to freak out, so will you. It is hard to control the impulse to jump into the puddle of insanity with our friends because at our roots, humans are social beings.

Bonding with our peers is the hallmark of our species and this inclination causes us the highest highs and the lowest lows.

In the good old days of woolly mammoths and warring tribes, acceptance by our peers equated to safety, according to a recent article in the Harvard Business Review by Nigel Nickolson. A universal urge to be noticed and approved of by others developed to keep us out of harm’s way. Humans are the most social mammals on the planet and even to this day our monkey brains warn us that if we get rejected from the tribe, death will be imminent. This is why the same part of our brain gets activated for either physical pain or social rejection, according to the American Psychological Association. Therefore, if everybody is “living on the edge” in the mountains, our brains tell us to hop on that train so we are not left behind. This seems to be the case in Jackson where we see daily summit photos and conversations at dinner parties seem to revolve around the question of, “What peak did you climb last weekend?” Our “need” to be accepted then gets equated with how badass people perceive us to be, which can lead to some pretty ugly outcomes, as shown by the man injured on the Middle Teton last month who posted on social media, “I still peaked it.”

Researchers from Temple University, Jason

Chein and Laurence Steinberg, measured brain activity when evaluating risk and found that, “regions associated with reward showed greater activation” when peers were watching.

So with the frequency in which people check their Facebook page it starts to feel like “everybody” is watching 24 hours per day.

Pleasure seekers

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| PLANET JACKSON HOLE |

TAYLOR LUNEAU

A common response mountaineers give when asked why they head into the mountains is “because it feels good.” Tristan Greszko, a local mountaineer and photographer who recently climbed the Nose of El Cap, echoes this sentiment. “Climbing is the one thing that focuses my mind and erases the anxieties of everyday life,” he said.

To understand why this is true on a neurological level we must go back in time to the bedrock of human pleasure, exercise and exploration.

Evolution has bestowed on us dopamine, or “happy chemicals,” that turn on when it’s time to do something important to our survival. Exercise and exploration are the mainstays of this pleasure circuitry because in the past if you didn’t move, you didn’t eat. This kept our species alive for a 100,000 generations, so what our brains liked

then, our brains still like now. The lifestyle of a Paleolithic cave dweller was active, always killing this or eating that. Lazy cave folks simply died off and the evolutionary advantage went to the athletic hairy guy who lived two caves down. Therefore, exercise and exploration still gives us the natural pleasure of a dopamine spike every time we hit new trails. Greszko refers to this natural plateau of pleasure as “flow” and indicates the mountains help him achieve this euphoric state of being. “Everyone is wired to pay attention to things that are new in their environment, but it’s a matter of degree,” said Michael Bardo from the University of Kentucky, who specializes in the psychology of risk states.

“People who are sensation-seeking tend to be more stimulated [by novelty].” This indicates that people who partake in extreme sports, such as Greszko and much of the valley populace, are literally getting a “higher high” than many people who do not participate in mountain athletics.

Evolution, according to JD Fernstrom in the Journal of Nutrition, also equipped our bodies to spurt out the neurochemical tryptophan when exercising, producing a relaxing effect. Indeed, this is the same chemical that puts you in a food coma after Thanksgiving turkey. The one-two

DRINKING IN THE VIEW ON THE SUMMIT OF THE GRAND TETON, RYAN BURKE ENJOYS THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE PERCEPTION TRAVERSE, A FOUR-DAY TRAVERSE OF THE TETONS HE DREAMT UP THAT HITS 24 PEAKS, 65 MILES AND 41,000 TOTAL VERTICAL FEET.

punch of happy brain juice and the grandma-in-a-rocking chair feeling of natural sedatives is almost impossible to find outside of a chemist’s lab. In fact, exercise runs through the same circuits in the brain that are activated when using heroin or cocaine, according to David Linden in his book “The Compass of Pleasure.” So the next time you think about getting into that “high” mountain air, remember that the same endocannabinoid receptors used in THC are also engaged when you’re staring at those alpine peaks.

This overlapping circuitry between addiction and natural pleasures illustrates why both extreme sports and recreational drugs seem to bring about irrational behavior.

So the next time you judge someone with an addiction, look in the mirror and imagine one year without breathing in the fresh air of the mountains.

In fact, the outdoor Jackson lifestyle hits all three of the hallmarks of addiction: climbers gain an “increased tolerance” for risk after smaller ob-

stacles no longer provide the same dopamine rush; they “crave” to hit the trails after a long week at work: and they experience “withdrawal” symptoms, such as feeling lethargic and slightly depressed if they don’t get their alpine fix.

People outside of the climbing world find this behavior to be fascinating when all goes well and disturbing when it ends badly. It’s easy to imagine workers in cubicles across America shaking their heads in disgust, when reading about the recent deaths in Grand Teton National Park, murmuring something about how the fallen died needlessly. However, those same busy bee employees might sympathize with mountain culture a bit more if they realized that spending time in nature is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellbeing. This is supported by numerous studies, including research from Stanford University, showing that time in the woods can quiet the mind and soothe anxiety.

Exercise runs through the same circuits in the brain that are activated when using heroin or cocaine.

When we return to our Paleolithic roots of dirt and bugs, our brain deactivates the subgenual prefrontal cortex, the rumination center. Greszko can attest to this phenomenon.

For him, climbing is “about forgetting, and casting off all that weighs so heavily in my life,” he said.

Nature and exercise can also calm the orientation awareness area in our parietal lobe, which helps the brain see our own body as separate from the outside world, explained Steven Kotler who examines the relationship between extreme sports and brain activity. This part of our brain deactivates so that we can divert resources away from our “sense of self” in order to focus on more pressing matters, such as gripping to that tiny hold.

This translates over to the mountaineering realm as climbing lets you “tune out the background noise and stay focused,” according to Greszko.

Therefore, nature really can allow us to feel “interconnected” with the rocks and dirt beneath our feet in a way that the cold concrete of a sidewalk simply cannot.

Survival of the calmest Evolution, because of its long history, still gets the first vote in how we react to dangerous situations. Our

fight or flight response system receives sensory input twice as fast as our shiny new neocortex that specializes in rational decision making, according to Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk a Dutch psychiatrist. In the case of the climbers stranded on the Petzoldt Ridge last month, they may have gotten themselves into trouble but they stayed calm long enough to come out of the mountains alive.

Perhaps when things started to go awry for the group their hearts started to race and the hamster wheel in their head may have gone into overdrive, but they paused and created a gap between their impulse and action. This could very well have saved their lives. The area of your brain most involved in decision-making is the lateral intraparietal lobe, which works to search your long-term memory for past instances that may be of assistance in your current quagmire.

This process takes time, however, and while the database is being searched you can send signals to the rest of your body to settle down. One helpful hint is to lick your upper lip in order to increase salivation. This signals your “rest and digest” nervous system to calm your body down, according to Rick Hanson a neuropsychologist from UCLA. A snapshot of the climbers on the

Petzoldt Ridge might reveal them unconsciously calming themselves by taking deep breathes through their noses. This is an effective technique because the inhalation passes through your sinuses causing a release of nitrous oxide into your brain.

This process soothes your amygdala, “the smoke detector of the brain,” into thinking everything is just dandy.

Mark Fohs, a therapist who focuses on the neuro-emotional technique in his practice, identifies breathing as the “easiest access point” to calming down the fear centered limbic system. This gives sensory feedback to your internal world that you have it under control, even if your external world is in dire straits. If deep breaths didn’t do the trick for the stranded climbing party then they should have tried smiling. As research by Barb Henderson at the University of North Carolina has shown, when people are primed with positive emotions, their peripheral vision expands. Therefore, if we can laugh at getting ourselves into such a jam, our brain will literally see more holds on the rock. If their hands were warm enough the group could also have tried passing a rock between each hand to figure out the right course of action. This bilaterally stimulates both hemispheres of the brain, deescalating the emotional

right hemisphere and activating the rational left hemisphere, according to Francine Shapiro who pioneered the EMDR technique in counseling.

Behind the motivation Looking back on the myriad past incidents in Grand Teton National Park this summer, it is impossible to know exactly what was happening in the brains of those involved. However, as armchair mountaineers safe in our homes, we tend to simplify the causality of these accidents into one-sentence explanations that usually start with, “I wouldn’t have done that.” We quickly forget that these incidents could happen to any of us, and do happen to experienced mountaineers every season. Rarely do we pause to question the nature of risky decisions in our own lives, asking ourselves, “Why is it worth it to me?” So perhaps it is important to determine our own motivations for going into the mountains. Is it for praise and approval or for sanity and personal growth? Yes, our brain is designed to take risks in order to survive, but each brain is ultimately as unique as its owner, and in the end your brain can be your best friend or your worst enemy. PJH

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Playhouse Plays 100 Jackson’s first live theater gears up to celebrate its legacy building.

JACKSON HOLE PLAYHOUSE

BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton

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ne hundred years ago Pap Deloney built a livery stable, blacksmith and buggy shop that would later become Jackson’s first automobile shop. It’d also go on to house an electric shop, a billiard hall and bowling alley. It transformed one more time in the 1950s when it became Jackson’s first live theater, then called the Pink Garter Theater and Diamond Lil. The Garnick family has owned and operated what is now called the Jackson Hole Playhouse for more than 30 years and they’d like to see the 100-year-old building stand another century.

On Sunday, the Playhouse is hosting a celebration in honor of the building’s 100th birthday. The party includes music, an old-time street dance, pony rides, food, charity gambling and an auction of historic Playhouse memorabilia, said Steve Badgett, operations manager. The charity gambling runs from 8:30 to 10 p.m. and the auction starts at 8 p.m.

All of the money raised at the party will go to restoring and fortifying the historic building, Badgett said.

“It’s celebrating the past, while looking to the future,” he said. “It’s embracing the history of the place, while looking

forward to the next act.”

Owner Vicki Garnick will unveil remodeling plans for the Playhouse at the party. The Garnick family plans to preserve the façade and historic character of the building, while constructing a new dinner theater and adding classrooms for music and theater education.

“The Playhouse is really the heart of the community,” Badgett said. “While so much has changed, it’s stayed the heart of the cultural center of Jackson. It’s what makes Jackson special. It’s why people come here — they want cowboys. They want antlers. They want gun fights.”

The Playhouse is known for its Western musicals like “Annie Get your Gun” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.”

In his 15 years with the Playhouse, Badgett has performed on its stage more than 1,600 times.

A 100-year birthday party for the historic building housing Jackson Hole Playhouse happens Sunday night.

While other theater companies in town shuttered, the Garnicks kept the Playhouse going. It represents that Old West hospitality and the mom-and-pop business that first helped Jackson grow, Badgett said.

“We call the building the ‘Majesty of the West,’” Badgett said. “We want to fortify it and modernize it so it can last another 100 years.” PJH

100th Anniversary Party for the Jackson Hole Playhouse, 6 to 10 p.m. Sunday at the Playhouse, 145 W. Deloney Street, $25 donation, children are free.

Heads Roll Out See Ai Weiwei’s famed work before its Oct. 11 departure.

BY KELSEY DAYTON @Kelsey_Dayton

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART

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CREATIVE PEAKS

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hen the Chinese government let dissident artist Ai Weiwei leave the country for Berlin this year, the art world and human rights activists took notice. For several years China hadn’t let the contemporary artist leave.

As the news unfolded on the international stage, people in Jackson wandered among some of the artist’s massive sculptures on exhibit at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. The internationally recognized “Zodiac Heads,” adorned the museum’s sculpture trail this summer and people still can see the work until Oct. 11 when the exhibit closes.

“It’s a big deal that we have this show here and we only have that for a few more weeks,” said Adam Duncan Harrison, the Petersen Curator of Art and Research at the museum.

Harris saw the exhibit in Washington, D.C., and was struck by its size — the statues of heads representing different animals of the Chinese Zodiac tower 8- to 12-feet high and weigh more than 800 pounds each.

The sculptures, touring the world, had never been shown in the natural setting Jackson could offer, outside with the mountains as a backdrop. Booking the show was a major

coup for the museum. The announcement garnered international media attention, especially since Jackson booked the exhibit before other major communities like Boston were able to secure the work.

It is the biggest exhibit by a living contemporary artist the museum has hosted, Harris said.

The exhibit has drawn visitors who knew it was at the museum, but also those who saw the giant statues from the road and said they felt the need to pull in, Harris said.

“It intrigues people in a different way than some of the other exhibits we’ve had,” he said.

Ai Weiwei’s ‘Zodiac Heads’ have garnered global attention.

It’s immediately engaging as people try to find their sign, but then people start to learn more about the artist and what he is saying about authenticity. The sculptures are his version of 18th century zodiac heads that were recently auctioned, causing uproar in China about the issue of looting cultural artifacts.

“There are just a lot of layers and that engages people over and over again,” Harris said. PJH

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Drawing 4:00pm, Borshell Children’s Studio, $20.00 - $130.00. 307733-6379 n Junior Players, Grades 6th-8th 4:30pm, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Black + White with a Digital Camera 5:00pm, Photography Studio, $120.00 - $145.00. 307-7336379 n Yoga on the Lawn 5:30pm, Healthy Being Juicery, Free. 307-200-9006 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Basic Canning and Food Preservation 5:30pm, 4-H Building, $20.00.

307-733-3087 n Guitarist Marco Soliz at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Belly Dancing with Cheryl Toland 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $75.00. 307-733-6398 n Salsa at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free. 307-733-3886 n Walker Williams 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3939 n Vinyl Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free. 307-

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n Lewis Lake Kayak Tour 7:30am, Rendezvous River Sports, $150.00. 307-739-9025 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Tech Tutor 10:00am, Teton County Library, Free. 307-733-2164 ext. 218 n Yom Kippur with the JHJC 10:00am, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free. 307-734-1999 n Playreading 10:00am, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Walking Tours 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free. 307-733-2414 x 213 n Jackson Community Fall Blood Drive 12:30pm, Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, Free. 307-733-9551 n Chess Club for Grades K-12 3:30pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 ext. 118 n Plein Air: Impressionism 3:30pm, Painting Studio, $45.00 - $55.00. 307-733-6379 n Real Characters, Grades 3rd-5th 3:30pm, Off Square, $200.00.

307-733-3021 n Semi-Private Painting +

Friday 3-7pm Saturday 9am-5pm Sunday 9am-2pm

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Friday, 7pm at The Center Theater: WILD Festival: Unbranded n Voice for Public Speakers and Actors 10:30am, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Storytime 11:00am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free. 307733-9290 n Acting for the Home Schooled Student 1:00pm, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 1:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Mind Body Skills Group for Cancer Patients 3:00pm, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307-739-6195 n Superheroes! Grades 4th-5th 3:30pm, Off Square, $200.00.

307-733-3021 n Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish 5:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free. 307-739-7678 n Born to be Wild Movie Premiere 5:00pm, Miller Park, Free. 307739-2707 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Mardy’s Front Porch Conversations 5:45pm, The Murie Center, Free.

307-739-2246 n Putting Your Garden to Bed 6:00pm, Jackson Parks and Recreation, $15.00. 307-739-

9025 n Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00 - $145.00. 307-7336379 n Adobe Illustrator 6:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $200.00. 307-733-7425 n Scholarship and Application Essay Help Night 6:00pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free. 307-7332164 n Modern Dance Class at Dancers’ Workshop 6:15pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Scene Study 7:00pm, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Screen Door Porch 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3939 n Walker Williams 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Karaoke 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon, Free.

307-739-9891 n Salsa Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free. 307733-1500

FRIDAY 9.25

n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Nonprofit Breakfast Club Meetup 8:30am, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Free. 307-7391026 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398

n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 10:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n 1st Annual Contractor’s Cup 1:00pm, Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis, $25.00 - $90.00. 307733-3111 n R Park tour 4:00pm, Rendezvous Park, Free.

307-733-3913 n Free Friday Wine Tasting 4:00pm, The Liquor Store, Free.

307-733-4466 n Friday Night Bikes 4:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, $10.00. 307-733-2292 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Papa Chan and Johnny C Note 6:00pm, Teton Pines Country Club, Free. 307-733-1005 n Jazz Night 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free. 307-7338833 n WILD Festival: Unbranded 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $12.00. 307-733-4900 n Gary Small and the Coyote Brothers 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3951 n Walker Williams 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Stargazing at R-Park

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MUSIC BOX Canyon Kids Tap American Poets Duo delves deep with second album and steps in as featured artist for open mic night.

BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch “Out where the sun is a little brighter/Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter, Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter/That’s where the West begins.

Out where the skies are a trifle bluer/Out where the friendship’s a little truer, That’s where the West begins.”

– Excerpt from the poem and song, “Out Where The West Begins”

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he creative collaboration of vocalist/guitarist Bo Elledge and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Dusty Nichols, Canyon Kids, released their sophomore album, “Best Loved Poems of the American People,” last Friday. The 11-month project was tracked at Teton Artlab with the help of a grant from CSA Jackson Hole. Using only four microphones and a modest recording setup, Nichols engineered the recording. The range of local studio guests included John Wayne Harris Jr. (drums), Jake Green (drums), Adam Woolley (electric bass), Matt Herron (fiddle), Bobby Griffith (trumpet), Leif Routman (upright bass), Sheena Dinesh (bassoon), Madelaine German (keys), Wyatt Lowe (lap steel) and The String Lake Quartet.

The album’s concept involved interpreting American poems by composing music to complement the words. The hooky album single, “Out Where The West Begins,” is borrowed from a poem that was first published in 1917 by Arthur Chapman. On the track, Herron delicately weaves fiddle around Elledge’s husky croon. A rollicking outro allows Nichols to cut loose on a searing lead while being supported by punchy trumpet lines from Griffith. The harmony-centric

Canyon Kids (left) take on Songwriter’s Alley Wednesday at Haydens Post; Under the Willow blends folk and grass at the Tavern Saturday. duo has a vocal sound that equates to the smoothness of several coats of fine varnish on an old wooden boat.

“We really wanted to make an album when I moved back to town last spring,” Elledge said. “We had chord progressions but not many lyrics, so I rediscovered this poem book that my mom had given me and cherry-picked all of these great lines.

My family had a tradition to pass this poem book around the table with my grandparents, laugh and cry while reading them aloud. The project really came together quickly and easily. To encompass a family tradition with early American folk was a great way to bring these words back to life.”

Elledge explained that two more songs will be added to the album for a winter re-release. The current seven-track album is streaming online at Canyonkids.Bandcamp.com, and more information about the band can be found at CanyonKidsMusic.com. Canyon Kids will play a 25-minute featured set at Songwriter’s Alley, a songwriter-focused open mic that recently changed venues from Haydens Post to the new Silver Dollar Showroom. The event is open to songwriters, non-songwriters and small acoustic bands. Performers receive half off of food from the bar menu and are entered to win a $25 gift certificate to event sponsor Jackson Hole Music store, located at 975 Alpine Lane, No. 5, behind Sears.

Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic featuring Canyon Kids, 8 to 11 p.m., Wednesday at the Silver Dollar Showroom. Sign-up begins at 7 p.m. Free. Open to all-ages performers until 9 p.m.

Facebook.com/SongwritersAlley.

Under the Willow heads West

double couple of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks with Christine and John McVie, and ABBA sported both brunette and blonde couples. The fate of each group is not great odds for anyone gambling in their favor, but that’s water under the bridge to progressive folk-grass quintet Under the Willow.

“We can accomplish goals faster but it can be difficult to turn off work mode at the necessary times,” said vocalist/ fiddler Erin Donovan when asked about the pros and cons of functioning as a married couple in the band.

Along with Erin, The Chicago-based band consists of Pat Donovan (guitar, mandolin, dobro, banjo), Hayley Skreens (vocals, mandolin, banjo, guitar), Joe Lenza (mandolin, banjo, guitar), and newest member Trevor Clark (upright bass, electric bass, beatbox, vocals). The bluegrass instrumentation, earthy vibe and folksy offerings brings to mind Colorado band Elephant Revival, though with more aggressive playing and vocals that go bigger.

The Donovans originally formed the band in 2008 before adding Skreens and Lenza. Together, they have released a breezy four-song EP, “Under the Willow,” that the band describes as “raw yet polished.” Social issues of education, equality, poverty, religious beliefs and hunger can be heard in their lyrics.

As of late, the band has been road warriors. Having driven 25,000 miles in 2015 so far, the band has dipped into the Midwest festival scene and is making their first journey out West. For the last two years, they have split time between Florida and Chicago. PJH

Not only is it uncommon to have a double-female presence in a band, but two couples in the same band is simply a rare arrangement. There was Fleetwood Mac’s famous

Under the Willow, 10 p.m., Saturday at Town Square Tavern. Free. 733-3886.

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Saturday in Grand Teton National Park: Fee Free Day 9:00pm, Rendezvous park, Free.

1-844-WYO-STAR n Shark Week 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free. 307-733-3886

SATURDAY 9.26

SUNDAY 9.27

MONDAY 9.28

n Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 7:00am, Jackson Lake Lodge.

307-200-3286 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Pilates Mat Classes at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Little Hands, Little Feet 10:30am, Borshell Children’s Studio, $15.00 - $80.00. 307733-6379 n Story Time

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n Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 7:00am, Jackson Lake Lodge.

307-200-3286 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Blessing of the Animals 10:00am, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free. 307-733-2603

n NFL Package 11:00am, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n WILD Festival 12:00pm, Center for the Arts, $10.00 - $25.00. 307-733-7016 n Take Action, Fight Poverty, Build a More Sustainable Community & World 5:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free. 307-733-2603 x 103 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free. 307733-4407 n Guitarist Byron Tomingas at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Next Act Birthday Party!

6:00pm, Jackson Hole Playhouse, $25.00. 307-733-6994 n Taize 7:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free. 307-733-2603 n WILD Festival: Humpback Whales 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $12.00. 307-733-4900

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n Fee Free Day in Grand Teton National Park 7:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free. 307-739-3399 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Painting the Teton Landscape 8:00am, Meet on Location, $130.00 - $155.00. 307-7336379 n JH Fall Fest & Last Farmer’s Market on Town Square 8:00am, Town Square, Free. n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Solar Astronomy at Community Fall Festival 9:00am, Town Square, Free. n Teton Toss Disc Golf 9:00am, Teton Village, $10.00 - $20.00. n NPCA Celebrates Public Lands Day 9:00am, North Elk Ranch, Free.

307-733-4680 n Barre Fusion at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Adult Oil Painting 10:00am, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00. 208-270-0883 n WILD Festival 12:00pm, Center for the Arts, $10.00 - $25.00. 307-733-7016 n David Jonason Solo Show Artist Reception 4:00pm, Mountain Trails Gallery, Free. n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper

5:30pm, Bar J Chuckwagon, $24.00 - $34.00. 307-733-3370 n Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club’s annual Black Tie, Blue Jean’s Ski Ball 5:30pm, Atop the Bridger Gondola at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, $125.00 - $200.00.

307-733-6433 n Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 6:30pm, Jackson Lake Lodge.

307-200-3286 n Live Music 7:00pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n WILD Festival: Soul of the Elephant 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $12.00. 307-733-4900 n Gary Small and the Coyote Brothers 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3951 n Gary Small & The Coyote Brothers 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free. 307-732-3939 n Walker Williams 8:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207 n Under the Willow 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free. 307-733-3886 n Sleeping Indian Stewardship on Public Lands Day Sleeping Indian, Free. 307-6722751

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Program Glut Monday, 7pm at the Center Theater: WILD Festival presents E.O. Wilson 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free. 208-787-2201 n WILD Festival 12:00pm, Center for the Arts, $10.00 - $25.00. 307-733-7016 n Creative Adventure, Grades K-2nd 3:30pm, Off Square, $200.00.

307-733-3021 n After School Kidzart Club 3:30pm, Borshell Children’s Studio, $135.00 - $165.00. 307733-6379 n Hand + Wheel 4:00pm, Ceramics Studio, $125.00 - $150.00. 307-7336379 n Voice for Public Speakers and Actors 4:30pm, Off Square Theatre, $225.00. 307-733-3021 n Open Range 4:30pm, Archery Range at the Recreation Center, $8.00 $82.50. 307-739-9025 n Barre Fusion at Dancers’ Workshop 5:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Open Level Ballet at Dancers’ Workshop 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Monday Night Football 6:30pm, The Virginian Saloon, Free. 307-739-9891 n The JH Chorale Rehearsals 7:00pm, Music Center in the Center for the Arts, Free. 585872-4934 n WILD Festival: E.O. Wilson 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $10.00 - $25.00. 307-733-4900 n Scene Study 7:00pm, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Sandee Brooks and Beyond Control

Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207

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n Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 7:00am, Jackson Lake Lodge.

307-200-3286 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free. 307-739-3594 n Zumba at Dancers’ Workshop 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, Free. 307-733-6398 n Ballet Workout at Dancers’ Workshop 9:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 x 118 n Toddler Time 10:35am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 x 118 n Toddler Time 11:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free. 307733-2164 x 118 n R Park Tour 12:00pm, Rendezvous Park, Free. 307-733-3913 n Crystal Sound Bowl Experience with Daniela Botur 12:00pm, Intencions, Free. 307733-9290 n MELT at Dancers’ Workshop 12:10pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n WILD Festival 12:00pm, Center for the Arts, $10.00 - $25.00. 307-733-7016 n bootybarre® at Dancers’ Workshop

1:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Superheroes! Grades 2nd-3rd 3:30pm, Off Square, $200.00.

307-733-3021 n Disc Golf Doubles 5:30pm, Disc Golf Course, $3.00. 614-506-7275 n Oneness Deeksha 5:30pm, Spirit, $1.00 - $5.00.

307-733-3382 n Photography Fundamentals 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $120.00 - $145.00. 307-7336379 n Guitarist Marco Soliz at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free. 307-733-4647 n Milan Expo Preview Dinner at SRG 6:30pm, Snake River Grill, $75.00. 307-733-0557 n Spanish for Beginners I 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $100.00. 307-733-7425 n Hip Hop at Dancers’ Workshop 7:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $12.00 - $16.00. 307-733-6398 n Adult Oil Painting 7:00pm, The Local Galleria, $25.00 - $80.00. 208-270-0883 n Playwritting 7:00pm, Off Square, $225.00.

307-733-3021 n Bluegrass Tuesday with One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free.

307-732-3939 n Open Mic Night 9:00pm, Virginian Saloon, Free.

307-739-9891 n Sandee Brooks and Beyond Control Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00. 307-733-2207

How to find peace with your Netflix account.

BY ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz

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ave you seen ‘Sense 8?’”

“Are you caught up with ‘Mad Men?’” “Did you see ‘Game of Thrones’ last night?”

If you’re like me, questions like these are beginning to cause anxiety. It seems like no matter how much time I put aside, I can’t seem to get on board with all the shows my friends are watching. It seems like whenever I finish up a season, eight more new shows spring up and I’m immediately overwhelmed.

According to research done by FX Networks, by the end of the year, there will have been more than 400 scripted primetime television shows in 2015 alone. That doesn’t include sports shows, children’s shows, talk shows, reality television, etc. Unless you’re bedridden and have no responsibilities whatsoever, there’s a good chance you’re never going to be able to catch up with even one-eighth of those shows. Sorry, chum.

The demand for quality TV shows has skyrocketed dramatically in recent years. Even Netflix, which just three years ago only offered “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” as original programming, now has 29 ongoing series for both adults and children.

It’s impossible to not hear about good shows. Whether fantastic reviews for shows like “Empire” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” or energetic fan-hype for “Game of Thrones,” we always seem to need to add yet another show to our lists. The problem is that by the time these shows begin to win Emmy Awards or Golden Globes, the show will have already extinguished at least one season of 13-plus episodes.

On Sunday, HBO’s “Game of Thrones” won Outstanding Drama Series, and made history by winning the most Emmy Awards in a single night with 12 awards. But those who have held off from watching the show are now less inclined to jump on board now

Elliot (Rami Malek) in ‘Mr. Robot.’

that the show has gone through five seasons.

That’s 50 hour-long episodes to catch up on before the season six premiere in Spring 2016.

Right now, I have a whopping 16 multi-season TV shows saved on my Netflix and HBO Now watchlists that I have not yet started.

Some part of me knows that I’ll never be able to catch up with everything that I want to, because while I do want to go back and watch all five seasons of “Six Feet Under,” I am also trying to catch up with the first season of “Mr. Robot” while tuning into “Project Runway” every Thursday. Oh and I also have to finish watching “Narcos.”

This experience might not be so different from your own. We all have a desire to keep up with the times and be as knowledgeable about current trends as others, but there comes a point when 400 shows currently in their first or 16th season are impossible to catch up on. So what do we do? Well, I’m so glad you asked.

I’ve come up with a flawless three-step plan that will help you lose excess TV shows and make you feel lighter and better than ever.

Step one: Purge

Whittle down your Netflix/Amazon/HBO/ Hulu/DVR list to six items. That includes movies, stand-up specials and documentaries. Do this by asking yourself, “Will I find this again?”

And get rid of all the things you said “yes” to.

Including “Doctor Who.” (You’re never going to watch it, so stop trying.)

Step two: Bail

If you’re not enjoying a show within the first two episodes or first 20 minutes, bail!

You don’t have time to suffer through bad entertainment. Don’t waste your time, and don’t let Joseph the Neckbeard convince you to watch “Game of Thrones” if you don’t enjoy beheadings.

Step three: Shut up

Feel free to let your friends know that you’re “absolutely loving this new show,” but stop convincing them to watch it. “You have to see it,” shall no longer be in your vocabulary. I was a “LOST” obsessive and convinced way too many friends to watch it. Guess who they blamed when the finale sucked?

So there you have it. There’s some great entertainment out there, but it’s best to find something that speaks to your own interests.

Accept the fact that you’ll never be able to catch up, and you just might find peace and oneness with your Netflix account. PJH

Tomato Obsession Tasting and preserving some of summer’s best flavors.

BY ANNIE FENN, MD @jacksonfoodie

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Cherry tomato confit ready to make its way into the oven (left); tomato powder is a potent pantry staple (middle), and canned jars of crushed tomatoes to last you through the winter. result: a potent tomato powder that keeps nicely in a sealed glass jar, ready to add a hit of tomato to just about anything.

Tomato powder will be your most coveted pantry ingredient all winter long.

Sources: I follow Cathy Barrow’s method for putting up crushed tomatoes to the letter and my canned tomatoes are always perfect. Published in The New York Times in 2013, it can be found in the archives. Barrow’s recent cookbook, “Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry, Recipes and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving,” is my food preservation bible. I use her method of making the tomato powder, too.

I also use the canning method described in “The Preservation Kitchen” by Paul Virant, a great book available at the Teton County Public Library.

For basic instructions about water bath canning, go to Ball’s website at FreshPreserving.com. Be sure to check out the section about canning at high altitude, as cooking times change with each 1,000 feet of elevation.

For the tomato jam recipe, visit FoodInJars.com, another great source for canning instructions and recipes.

Cherry tomato confit recipe Make as much as you want Put enough cherry tomatoes to snugly fit single file in a deep baking dish. Cover with good olive oil until almost submerged. Add several sprigs of thyme and two to three cloves of garlic. Bake at 300 degrees for 45 minutes to one hour. Cool and transfer to clean, airtight jars. Keeps in the fridge for three weeks or in the freezer for six months.

What to do with tomato confit? Toss with pasta, use as a simple sauce for fish and chicken and smear onto a grilled cheese sandwich. Spread it on toasted bread for brushcetta.

Spoon it onto scrambled eggs, cannellini beans or a salad of bitter greens. Eat by the spoonful whenever summer feels such a long way off — anytime between November and May in Jackson Hole. 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 www.jacksonholefoodie.com and on Instagram @ jacksonholefoodie.

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wonders for your compost bin.

Five pounds of my Sungolds were used to make a big batch of the most delectable tomato jam, a spicy concoction of tomatoes simmered with cinnamon, ginger, cloves and red chili flakes. If you’ve ever eaten the BKR — a bacon kale ricotta sandwich — at Persephone Bakery Café, you’ll recall it comes with a sweet and spicy tomato jam. Mine is a lot like that, but it’s even spicier because I am heavy handed with the ginger and the chili. Using cherry tomatoes makes it that much more sweet. I made the jam as soon as I had cleaned and picked over the tomatoes — so ripe they were starting to burst — and I’ll preserve the jam in jars later in the week when I have a window of time.

Still left with 15 pounds of tomatoes, I opted to make a big batch of tomato confit. Confit is French for “preserved” and refers to something that has been cooked in oil or sugar syrup. I filled four baking dishes with the darling Sungolds, several cloves of garlic, and sprigs of thyme from my garden.

I covered them with olive oil until almost submerged, and roasted them at 300 degrees for 45 minutes. All the garlicky tomato goodness was then cooled to room temperature, transferred to jars and stashed away in the freezer. I reserved one jar for the fridge knowing it would last up to three weeks.

Although I would love to can my batch of tomato confit, it would require a pressure canner that I just don’t have. (The olive oil softens the seal of most canning jars leading to explosions and leaks, thus making water based canning an unacceptable method of preservation in this case.)

When my friend Judy’s garden is busting out all over with cherry tomatoes, she preserves them by dehydrating in the oven; a dehydrator works too. Halve tomatoes and place cut side down on a dehydrator rack or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle with olive oil; bake at 150 degrees in the oven or process in the dehydrator until totally dry — this will take several hours.

Cool and store in airtight containers. Your cherry tomatoes will be transformed into the sweetest morsels for snacking.

My last tomato trick is the most potent, tomato-y one of all.

When making crushed tomatoes from a box of field or plum tomatoes, the first step entails blanching the fruit in hot water then slipping off the skins. These skins are usually discarded, but I’ve started saving them as they are packed with huge tomato flavor and healthful antioxidants. Placed on a sheet pan and baked at 200 degrees for two hours, these paper-thin skins are then pulverized in a blender or spice grinder. The

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ust about every weekend in the fall I am faced with a mountain of tomatoes. Although I’ve had some success growing my own tomatoes this summer — thanks to warm nights and lots of rain — most of the objects of my obsession are the irresistible ones I’ve hauled home from the farmers market. Apparently I am unable to walk past a crate of perfectly ripe, in-season, local tomatoes without taking home the whole lot.

What happens next is entirely predictable. All the tomatoes go off at once —fragrant and ripe, splitting at the seams, these tomatoes are begging to be eaten, cooked into something wonderful, or preserved for the long, cold winter ahead.

I scramble to get them safely into jars, tucked away in the freezer or incorporated into every morsel my family eats for days on end.

Too many tomatoes: It’s a good problem to have. If you happen to be tomato-obsessive like me, you’ll want to have a few techniques in your back pocket to preserve them ASAP. When I have a box of perfectly ripe field or Roma tomatoes, I like to crush and preserve them using the water bath canning method. Not into canning? Freeze crushed tomatoes in food grade plastic containers instead. Cherry and grape tomatoes can also be frozen whole — place single file on a baking sheet, and transfer to a Ziploc bag when frozen solid. (Check out the links below to learn how to put up crushed tomatoes using a water bath canning method.)

Just this weekend, I happened upon a windfall — 20 pounds worth — of very ripe Sungold cherry tomatoes. A box of ripe tomatoes is an urgent situation. It’s important to clean and sort them immediately. If the tomatoes were picked close to their vine-ripened state, which is what you want, there will definitely be a few who have gone over the edge. These overly ripe tomatoes will make the rest go bad, so it is imperative to meticulously sort and toss as you go. Only the most pristine tomatoes should go into a jar or the freezer. The rest will do

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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS

Alsatian Sensations Getting to know the other white wines of France.

BY TED SCHEFFLER @critic1

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hen wine aficionados contemplate the great wine regions of France, they’re usually reflecting upon Burgundy, Bordeaux and Champagne, or perhaps the Rhone Valley and Loire. But Alsace tends to get lost in the wine shuffle.

Maybe that’s because Alsatian wines seem so German—unsurprising, since the Alsace region, which borders Germany, has at times belonged to Germany.

But Alsace, to me, is one of the most inviting and charming wine regions in the world.

Houses—some centuries old—are inevitably dressed up with flower boxes, with the grandiose Vosges Mountains looming in the background. And then there’s the cuisine of Alsace: choucroute garni, foie gras, flammekueche and baeckeoffe, for example, which

deliciously illustrate the synergy behind a melding of German and French cooking styles. Alsatian wine, not surprisingly, pairs flawlessly with the local food flavors.

Alsace is all about white wine. There’s a tiny bit of Pinot Noir grown there, but the primary wine grapes are white ones: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Pinot Blanc and Muscat. Riesling and Gewürztraminer, in particular, get a bad rap for being sweet. Not so in Alsace. The wines here can be bone dry, bold, distinctive and delicious. And, Alsatian winemakers tend to hold onto the belief that wine should be an expression of the terroir it comes from and of the grape from which it’s made. Purity is key, so you infrequently find blended wines from Alsace. Thus, Pinot Gris is almost always 100 percent Pinot Gris, Riesling is 100 percent Riesling, and so on.

Since Alsatian wines are usually produced with the aforementioned philosophy of purity in mind, they tend to be “hands-off” wines that aren’t manipulated much by the winemaker. Oak is rarely used for fermentation; Alsatians prefer neutral containers like cement and stainless steel tanks. And, the wines don’t go through the process of malolactic fermentation (which “softens” the wine), allowing for dry, crisp, acidic wines that fully showcase the region’s Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and other grapes.

The main producers of wines in Alsace are Hugel et Fils, Domaine Zind Humbrecht,

IMBIBE Kuentz-Bas, Trimbach, Domaine Marcel Deiss, Domaine Weinbach, Helfrich, Willm and Domaines Schlumberger. Here are a handful of my favorite, less expensive ones.

For a prototypical expression of Pinot Blanc, I turn to Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Blanc Les Princes Abbés ($15.99), a lively wine that’s the perfect accompaniment to flammekueche (onion tart).

The first Alsatian wine I ever tasted was Trimbach Pinot Blanc ($15.99), and it’s still a favorite to serve as an aperitif or to sip with shellfish.

Willm Riesling Réserve ($14.99) brims with green apple, white peach and mandarin orange flavors, balanced with snappy acidity. This Riesling would partner well with a range of flavors, from sauerkraut to sushi.

Kuentz-Bas, which sits as one of Alsace’s highest points and which has been producing wine for 220 years, makes an interesting blended wine called Kuentz-Bas Alsace Blanc

($15.99), composed of Sylvaner, Auxerrois and Muscat. It’s bone dry with lively, bright citrus flavors—a unique opportunity to try an Alsatian blended wine.

I really love Domaines Schlumberger Pinot Gris Les Princes Abbés ($20.99), a well-balanced Pinot Gris with apricot, white peach and honey notes, combined with a hint of smoke. It’s an ideal pairing for choucroute garni.

One of my favorite bottles of Gewürztraminer, although leaning toward the pricy end of the spectrum, is Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Gewürztraminer ($28.95), which is about as good as Gewürztraminer gets.

Beautiful floral rose aromas accompany elegant spice tones and f lavors of lychee, apricot and ginger.

It’s a match made in heaven for foie gras.

PJH

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

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CONTINENTAL 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 5:30-6:00pm. Must mention ad.

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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.

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Reservations at (307) 733-4913 3295 Village Drive • Teton Village, WY

Kazumi is a family-owned and operated restaurant serving unique sushi rolls, fresh sashimi and nigiri, and off-the-charts specialty items. Located near the Town Square, we also feature hot noodle soups and the spiciest rolls in town! Open Monday through Saturday at 11 a.m - 9:30 p.m.

265 West Broadway, 307-733-9168, jacksonholesushi.com.

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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.

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Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, houseground 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.

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

Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose. com.

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

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TRIO 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.

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ITALIAN CALICO 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.

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MEXICAN EL ABUELITO Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere.

Home of the original Jumbo Margarita.

Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA Hot and delicious delivered to your door.

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PINKY G’S The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012, 2013 and 2014. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, stromboli’s, calzones and many appetizers to choose from.

Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special.Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts. Delivery and take-out. Open daily 11a.m. to 2 a.m.

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Halt Helicopter Parenting ‘Submarine Parenting’ is a better method.

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Gallopin’ Grandma’s grandmother, Blanche, at the Sioux City Airport in 1945. She is trading in her helicopter parenting for a B-29 bomber.

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I bring this up because it seems to be a symptom of parenting in our times. There is something called a “helicopter parent” because they are always hovering around, interfering with everything, making sure all goes well with their precious progeny. It seems that Mommy and Daddy will make sure effort and badness will go away and goodness and greatness will magically appear with no effort on the child’s part.

I think my generation was probably the last generation that was allowed to do anything. We walked to school, rode bikes everywhere and did just about everything with no adult interference. It’s not that our parents didn’t care; they just had other things to do, like trying to earn a living.

Then someone, somewhere decided that everyone had to be a winner. No losers allowed. Everyone worries about self-esteem, but I can’t recall that we were expected to have self-esteem. I understand that everyone gets a trophy today; when we were kids we knew a loser when we saw one. There are no losers today, though because parents have taken care of that.

The last time I was home in Corn Cob I went out to the farm to see Gertrude, the big momma pig. She is my friend and we have things in common like raising children in an uncertain world. I asked her if she was a helicopter parent, swarming over her children, making sure that all went well.

“For heaven’s sake,” she said. “I have 15 kids and it’s all I can do to see that they get something to eat and don’t get their heads stuck in the fence. They are pigs, you know.”

She went on to say that she was their mother, not Dr. Phil, and it wasn’t her job to feel sorry for them or, if you will forgive me, grease their way.

She’s right, you know. I think helicopter parenting is a bad idea. It doesn’t work and the kids can see you coming. My years as a world-class lunchroom lady have convinced me that the submarine method is best. You just lurk around out of site, and then you burst to the surface and scare everyone half to death. Works every time. PJH

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recent email from my friend LaWanda back in my hometown of Corn Cob, Iowa, relates the details of the latest Corn Cob nut attack. It seems that her cousin, Tiffani Tidwell, has ignited a firestorm of sorts. Apparently Tiffani took her 6-year-old demon child, Lance, to lunch at the Coffee Cup Cafe. The Coffee Cup is not really a lunch place, but one of those small-town places where nothing ever changes, including the clientele and waitresses. It’s mostly a place where a lot of old men sit around, drinking all the coffee, and getting in everyone’s way.

They occasionally change the dead flies in the window, but that’s it.

The story goes that Tiffani took Lance to lunch, and Fern, the waitress, gave him a placemat and a few crayons to color with. He was busy drawing unflattering pictures of his mother and printing all the four-letter words he knew, when his mother let out a banshee shriek and began screaming about the crayons, all four of them. She screeched that the crayons were from China, they were full of asbestos and it was an international plot to conquer the world. The entire planet was to be poisoned with asbestos and they were starting with Lance. While she was shrieking away she was ignoring the cockroach in her salad, the dead mouse behind the counter and all the dead flies in the window.

Cockroaches can be dealt with, but Chinese crayons — get real.

She grabbed Lance and raced out the door hollering for the police. I hear she is suing the restaurant, the EPA, the Chinese consulate and for good measure, the Foo Fang Chinese laundry in Des Moines.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You are destined to become a master of fire. It’s your birthright to become skilled in the arts of kindling and warming and illuminating and energizing. Eventually you will develop a fine knack for knowing when it’s appropriate to turn the heat up high, and when it’s right to simmer with a slow, steady glow. You will wield your flames with discernment and compassion, rarely or never with prideful rage. You will have a special power to accomplish creative destruction and avoid harmful destruction. I’m pleased at the progress you are making toward these noble goals, but there’s room for improvement. During the next eight weeks, you can speed up your evolution.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Taurus-born physicist Wolfgang Pauli won a Nobel Prize for his research. His accomplishment? The Nobel Committee said he discovered “a new law of nature,” and named it after him: the Pauli Principle. And yet when he was a younger man, he testified, “Physics is much too difficult for me and I wish I were a film comedian or something like that and that I had never heard anything about physics!” I imagine you might now be feeling a comparable frustration about something for which you have substantial potential, Taurus. In the spirit of Pauli’s perseverance, I urge you to keep at it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In 1921, the French city of Biarritz hosted an international kissing contest. After evaluating the participants’ efforts, the panel of judges declared that Spanish kisses were “vampiric,” while those of Italians were “burning,” English were “tepid,” Russians were “eruptive,” French were “chaste,” and Americans were “flaccid.” Whatever nationality you are, Gemini, I hope you will eschew those paradigms—and all other paradigms, as well. Now is an excellent time to experiment with and hone your own unique style of kissing. I’m tempted to suggest that you raise your levels of tenderness and wildness, but I’d rather you ignore all advice and trust your intuition.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) The astrological omens suggest you could get caught up in dreaming about what might have been. I’m afraid you might cling to outworn traditions and resuscitate wistful wishes that have little relevance for the future. You may even be tempted to wander through the labyrinth of your memories, hoping to steep yourself in old feelings that weren’t even good medicine for you when you first experienced them. But I hope you will override these inclinations, and instead act on the aphorism, “If you don’t study the past, you will probably repeat it.” Right now, the best reason to remember the old days is to rebel against them and prevent them from draining your energy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You may laugh more in the next fourteen days than you have during any comparable fourteen-day period since you were five years old. At least I hope you will. It will be the best possible tonic for your physical and mental health. Even more than usual, laughter has the power to heal your wounds, alert you to secrets hiding in plain sight, and awaken your dormant potentials. Luckily, I suspect that life will conspire to bring about this happy development. A steady stream of antics and whimsies and amusing paradoxes is headed your way. Be alert for the opportunities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) It’s a favorable time to fantasize about how to suck more cash into your life. You have entered a phase when economic mojo is easier to conjure than usual. Are you ready to engage in some practical measures to take advantage of the cosmic trend? And by that I don’t mean playing the lottery or stealing strangers’ wallets or scanning the sidewalk for fallen money as you stroll. Get intensely real and serious about enhancing your financial fortunes. What are three specific ways you’re ignorant about getting and handling money? Educate yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) “I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth,” wrote author William Faulkner. Some astrologers would say that it’s unlikely a Libra would ever say such a thing—that it’s too primal a feeling for your refined, dignified tribe; too lush and unruly. But I disagree with that view. Faulkner himself was a Libra! And I am quite sure that you are now or will soon be like a wet seed in the hot blind earth— fierce to sprout and grow with almost feral abandon.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You and I both know that you can heal the sick and raise the dead and turn water into wine—or at least perform the metaphorical equivalent of those magical acts. Especially when the pressure is on, you have the power to attract the help of mysterious forces and unexpected interventions. I love that about you! When people around you are rendered fuzzy and inert by life’s puzzling riddles, you are often the best hope for activating constructive responses. According to my analysis of upcoming cosmic trends, these skills will be in high demand during the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Some astrologers regard the planet Saturn as a sour tyrant that cramps our style and squelches our freedom. But here’s my hypothesis: Behind Saturn’s austere mask is a benevolent teacher and guide. She pressures us to focus and concentrate. She pushes us to harness and discipline our unique gifts. It’s true that some people resist these cosmic nudges. They prefer to meander all over the place, trying out roles they’re not suited for and indulging in the perverse luxury of neglecting their deepest desires.

For them Saturn seems like a dour taskmaster, spoiling their lazy fun. I trust that you Sagittarians will develop a dynamic relationship with Saturn as she cruises through your sign for the next 26 months. With her help, you can deepen your devotion to your life’s most crucial goals.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The coming weeks will be a favorable time to break a spell you’ve been under, or shatter an illusion you have been caught up in, or burst free from a trance you have felt powerless to escape. If you are moved to seek help from a shaman, witch, or therapist, please do so. But I bet you could accomplish the feat all by yourself. Trust your hunches! Here’s one approach you could try: Tap into both your primal anger and your primal joy. In your mind’s eye, envision situations that tempt you to hate life and envision situations that inspire you love life. With this volatile blend as your fuel, you can explode the hold of the spell, illusion, or trance.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.” So advised author Ray Bradbury. That strategy is too nerve-wracking for a cautious person like me. I prefer to meticulously build and thoroughly test my wings before trying a quantum leap. But I have observed that Aquarius is one of the three signs of the zodiac most likely to succeed with this approach. And according to my astrological calculations, the coming weeks will be a time when your talent for building robust wings in mid-air will be even more effective than usual.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You are being tempted to make deeper commitments and to give more of yourself. Should you? Is it in your interests to mingle your destiny more thoroughly with the destinies of others? Will you benefit from trying to cultivate more engaged forms of intimacy? As is true for most big questions, there are no neat, simple answers. Exploring stronger connections would ultimately be both messy and rewarding. Here’s an inquiry that might bring clarity as you ponder the possibility of merging your fortunes more closely with allies or potential allies: Will deeper commitments with them inspire you to love yourself dearly, treat yourself with impeccable kindness, and be a superb ally to yourself?

Go to RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text-message horoscopes. Audio horoscopes also available by phone at 877-873-4888 or 900-950-7700.

Angels Around Us Remaining cognizant of good guidance.

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eferences to angels and their loving deeds appear in art, history, literature and oral teachings dating back thousands of years. According to metaphysical science, angels are their own unique life form created through a different template than humans. Angels exist in a higher frequency and a more subtle reality. They are ambassadors of pure love.

Some aspects of angelic consciousness have the ability to modulate their frequency in such a way to interact with humans. They can use our human template to project temporarily into a form more similar to ours and offer loving guidance. Angels can appear in a physical form, and they also can communicate to our inner mind via telepathy or even deliver a message via another person.

Angel wings are actually the visible effect of the fluctuating energy field on each side of the angelic essence as it projects itself into this human reality. Some of the pure light of the angelic essence bursts through as it adapts to our reality and appears to us as a halo.

Here are three true angel stories: Saving a child’s life A Canadian man who had been working at his computer for long hours decided to step out of his house for a breath of fresh air. As he stood on the curb in front of his house, he felt an odd cool breeze on his neck and a tap on his right shoulder. Startled, he then felt what he assumed was an angel whispering in his right ear. With all this phenomena happening on the right side of his body, he turned to his right where he saw a two-year-old child in the middle of the street in the path of an oncoming speeding car. The man dove into the street and managed to push himself and the child out of the way. They both escaped without injury.

Angels in space Six Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Salyut 7 space station witnessed what they called “the most awe-inspiring sight in the skies” when seven giant figures appeared in the sky with human bodies, cherubic faces and smiles, huge wings and mist-like halos.

Twelve days later as they continued to orbit the earth, the band of angels returned and were seen by three different scientists in the crew.

Soul mates A woman in Ohio asked her angels to please help her find her soul mate. Three months later she stopped at a red light as she was driving to work. Her eyes caught a glimpse of an attractive man at the construction site next to the stoplight. Their eyes met for a fleeting moment and then she drove off as the light turned green. Suddenly she heard a loving and insistent voice telling her to turn around and go back. The voice was so powerful and insistent that she said out loud, “OK, OK, I will.” It turned out the man was from another part of the country and was there to oversee that new construction site for just that one day. You can guess the rest of the story — they are now married.

The take away from these true angel encounters is to value, pay attention and follow angelic prompts of undeniable loving guidance without hesitation. How will you know it’s angelic input? You’ll just know. 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

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