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VOLUME 14 | ISSUE 27 | JULY 13-19, 2016
10 COVER STORY EL VOTO LATINO Can Latinos grow their voice in a critical election year?
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July 13, 2016 By Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey
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am sure some of the short-timers were amazed to see new snow on the mountains this past Monday. Yes, that was an unusually cold storm for early July, but snow in July in the Tetons is not that uncommon. There have been some years, any old-timer could tell you, that it snowed in town on the Fourth of July. That’s true. It didn’t measure any accumulation, but there were plenty of white flakes that stuck to the grassy areas.
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This past Sunday’s high temperature of 63-degrees may have broken the record for the coldest maximum temperature for that date in town. Old record for July 10th was 68-degrees in 1944. A few morning lows this week will register below the average low temperature for this time of year, which is 42-degrees. However, we probably won’t hit the record low temperature for his week, which is 25-degrees, set back on July 14th, 1977.
One of the hottest weeks in Jackson’s weather history occurred during this week in July. You may be surprised to learn that did not occur in recent times. During this week in 1934 record high temperatures were set 8 out of 9 days between 12th and July 20th. These records have yet to be broken. Included in that string of amazingly hot days, is our alltime record high temperature in Jackson of 101-degrees. That is a record that has stood proudly since July 17th, 1934.
NORMAL HIGH 83 NORMAL LOW 42 RECORD HIGH IN 1934 101 RECORD LOW IN 1977 25
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EDITOR’S NOTE Trigger Point When enough is enough and the Second Amendment isn’t. BY ROBYN VINCENT @TheNomadicHeart
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ast week I found myself in Austin, Texas, upholding the city’s motto: “Keep Austin Weird.” Hosted by The Austin Chronicle this year, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia conference invites members of the independent press from all over the country to sharpen their craft, exchange ideas, glean inspiration…and perhaps drink a little. During this time, Austin, though it boasts an ample supply already, enjoyed a surplus of bespectacled tattooed weirdos. While many of us weirdos were busy becoming better storytellers and refining our investigative chops, a chain of gun homicides happened all over the country. These incidents arrived on the heels of the most violent mass shooting in U.S. history at an Orlando, Florida nightclub, where 49 people were murdered in a single attack. Tuesday in Baton Rouge, LA, police officers shot and killed Alton Sterling, a 37-yearold black man who was selling CDs outside of a convenience store. On Wednesday, Philando Castile, a 32-year-old black man, was shot to death by St. Anthony police officers in Minnesota when he reached for his wallet during a traffic stop. Then on Thursday night, five Dallas police officers were fatally shot in a mass ambush by a black man named Micah Xavier Johnson, a 25-year-old Afghanistan war veteran. The officers were monitoring a peaceful protest against police brutality. Seven other officers were wounded along with two civilians. It was the deadliest incident for American police officers since 9/11. Two days later, on Saturday, a 38-yearold black man named Alva Braziel, who was allegedly waving a gun in the air, was shot and killed by two Houston police officers. In that same week that journalists in town for the AAN conference worked from afar to coordinate stories on the tragedies that transpired in their hometowns, I found myself on the phone with one of my reporters to discuss a gun homicide here. Outside my hotel in the blazing Austin sun, my phone cemented to my sweaty cheek, I listened bleary-eyed as my reporter outlined the gruesome details of 39-year-old Jennifer Nalley’s death. She, along with her unborn child, was fatally shot multiple times, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, Erik Ohlson, Tuesday morning in Driggs, Idaho. Her uncle discovered her lifeless body. I noticed with interest that headlines of
Nalley’s death made it all the way to Austin. Before joining the Jackson Hole Juggernauts, Nalley was a founding member of the Texas Rollergirls, Austin’s roller derby league. At the time, in 2003, roller derby had not yet made its boisterous way onto modern circuit tracks, and Nalley is considered one of the godmothers of its resurgence. A statement issued on the Juggernauts’ website remembers Nalley as an exceptionally vibrant and dynamic woman: “She was the most oddly brilliant and wonderful person we’ve ever met. Fiercely loyal, wonderfully inviting— she lived life like we all should. She had no apologies for the unique, quirky, lovely soul that she was.” Nalley’s death demands we take a good hard look at the warning signs of abusive relationships, which reporter Jake Nichols dives into on page 5. But her murder, along with the latest string of gun homicides nationwide, or at least the ones garnering headlines right now, force us to examine a gun culture eroding the nation. Though gun control is not a popular topic in gun-toting Wyoming, the numbers cannot be ignored. According to the nonprofit independent research group Gun Violence Archive, so far in 2016, the U.S. has lost 7,239 Americans to gun homicide. The number of people injured by guns just this year is 14,935. Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, according to a February study by the American Journal of Medicine. The countries that provided mortality info to the World Health Organization for the study include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland), and the United States. Iceland and Luxembourg were excluded for having very small populations. More alarming stats from the study include a U.S. homicide rate 7 times higher than in other countries, driven by a gun homicide rate that was 25 times higher. Young people, the study explains, are particularly at risk. For 15- to 24-year-olds, the gun homicide rate in the United States was 49 times higher. Firearm-related suicide rates were 8 times higher in the U.S., but the overall suicide rates were average. Unintentional firearm deaths were 6 times higher here. Overall, the firearm death rate in the United States from all causes was 10 times higher than other countries. Ninety percent of women, 91 percent of children, 92 percent of youth aged 15 to 24, and 82 percent of all people killed by firearms were from the United States. Wyoming happens to be among the five states with the highest rate of gun deaths in the country. The numbers here, however, come from suicide deaths and not homicides. Changing gun laws so that citizens cannot easily obtain automatic weapons designed to kill multiple people at once may not prevent
a homicide like Nalley’s, but stricter laws will revive our sensitivity to acts of gun violence that are becoming commonplace in the American psyche. Yes, gun culture and attitudes are driven in the most basic sense by the idea that it is a lawful right to own a gun, as outlined in the Second Amendment. But let us not forget: The Bill of Rights was penned before the advent of automatic weapons. Since then, firearms have dramatically changed, and so too must our laws. Beyond tough laws, a face must be placed on the fallen. During the AAN conference I met a newspaper publisher, Berl Schwartz, whose best friend was fatally shot during the University of Texas Tower Shooting on August 1, 1966. The young man was killed attempting to save a pregnant woman from the crossfire. That day, engineering student Charles Witman gunned down a total of 49 people, killing 16. It was the first mass shooting at an American campus. As the 50th anniversary of his friend’s death neared, Schwartz took a tour of the tower while he was in Austin. The tour guide, however, made no mention of the massacre. Afterwards Schwartz confronted the guide who pointed to UT’s president as the reason he was forbidden to discuss the shooting during the tour. If we can’t talk about it, if we can’t humanize the victims of gun violence, we are destined for more of the same. Years ago, while writing an article on a Holocaust victim, I interviewed a psychology professor at the University of Oregon, Dr. Paul Slavic, who explained that in order to elicit compassion for victims of crimes, and in turn prevent the crimes from repeating, we must “meet” the victims. “Statistics are human beings with the tears dried off,” Slavic told me. “Individual stories are very powerful and moving in ways that factual info is not.” We have an opportunity right now, as analytical, intelligent people. The shocking frequency of gun violence in America could be the tipping point for gun control; the moment we say: Yes, black lives matter, brown lives matter, white lives, young lives—all lives. And we refuse to allow our leaders to cheapen these lives by neglecting to enact legislation to protect them. This could be the moment to shift a false narrative hinging on the idea that people are either good or bad, destined for a life of crime, or death. We are, after all, so much more than that. We are ingenious, emotionally intelligent creatures, capable of complex communication, curing disease, and dreaming up inventions that have positively altered the trajectory of civilization— the printing press, electricity, the airplane, the Internet. We are also uniquely capable of destroying each other and ourselves. Yes, humanity is seemingly more violent, more at odds and more fragile than ever before. Yet this truth remains—we have never been as educated, informed, and adept at analyzing and understanding the consequences of our actions, and more importantly, the actions of those who came before us. PJH
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Getting help, support Nalley’s relationship with Ohlson was described by friends as tumultuous. Yes, couples fight; they argue. But why or when might a rocky relationship turn deadly? Is there any way to know when he’s coming for you with a gun? “If your partner is beginning to isolate you from your friends or family, restricting your access to money, attempting to exercise control or power over you—these things should all be warning signs,” says Marc D’Amore, executive director of the Family Safety Network in Driggs. “It doesn’t have to rise to the level of verbal or physical abuse.” Shannon Nichols heads the Community Safety Network in Jackson. She too advises those in a less-than-ideal relationship to be wary of controlling behavior. “One of the things I always suggest is you should never be afraid of your partner,” Nichols said. “It’s not only about physical violence but about control over another. Using extreme jealousy, limiting access to friends, family, or coworkers is a form of isolation. Emotional abuse is a major red flag. You never have physical abuse without emotional abuse.” There are two main reasons a spouse or partner does not reach out for help: they fail to recognize the gravity of their predicament or they fear contacting someone for help will escalate the situation. D’Amore said, “There is often a loss of objectivity when you are dealing with emotions, love. Power, control and manipulation also skew one’s ability to be objective. It’s hard to come to terms with the idea that a relationship could lead to your death.” Experts like D’Amore and Nichols emphasize it’s never too soon or too late to pick up the phone—whether it’s a close friend, family member, or a professional counselor at their 24-hour call centers. “One of the real benefits of the Community Safety Network is you can have a confidential conversation with no pressure. Whether you
want to stay in your relationship or leave,” Nichols said. “We listen to your specific needs. Maybe it’s figuring out some support system. Maybe it’s putting together financial resources. Maybe it’s just a listening ear for a relationship that is struggling. There are no expectations.” D’Amore stresses that a call for help will not result in a fleet of squad cars showing up at your door. Agencies on both sides of the hill have trained staff and volunteers prepared to simply listen and help callers sort through tough issues. If danger is imminent, they can also act quickly to get victims safely extracted and provide for their wellbeing with housing, transportation, financial resources, and ongoing counseling assistance. “We never make the decision to report. We are 100 percent confidential. Only in the case of child abuse are we required by law to contact law enforcement,” D’Amore explained. “Mostly we give people the information and tools to make healthy decisions for themselves. If they just want to talk, we can do that. It’s very easy for a person in these situation to lose objectivity and make sound judgments.” Often it’s a third party that gets involved first. A mom, a friend, a co-worker is concerned and calls a hotline on someone’s behalf. It’s not always the trained professional who is best suited to offer help. Involvement from others is often what victims of domestic violence need most. “We get a fair number of third party contacts from people feeling they are in a very helpless situation. We try to help them be supportive while being non-judgmental,” D’Amore said. “Victims often feel they are the reason they are being abused. They deserve it. If they know that their families and friends are aware of what’s going on and there for them in a nonjudgmental way, that encouraging attitude goes further than any assistance that any professional can provide.” PJH Teton County, Wyoming - Community Safety Network (307) 733-SAFE. Teton County, Idaho - Family Safety Network (208) 354-SAFE . Both help lines are 24 hours, free, and confidential.
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It isn’t possible to sum up even 39 minutes of Nalley’s time on earth. How can you categorize the complicated derby queen who was equally bemused and brilliant, refined and raw, fiercely loyal as she was kooky. And no matter what, she was always and
Jennifer Nalley, a dynamic godmother of roller derby’s resurgence, was murdered by her exboyfriend in her Driggs, Idaho home last week. She was 12 weeks pregnant.
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y all accounts, Jennifer Nalley was the smartest person in the room. Any room. The 39-year-old was a graduate scholar of the NASA Aerospace program. She could solve complicated math problems in her head and explain the high energy physics of elbowing an opponent on the flat track. She was also an adorable ditz. She needed adult supervision to ensure she didn’t “set her self on fire,” according to one Facebook friend’s post. The most difficult word to write or read in the above paragraph is “was.” The enigmatic Nalley, 39, had her life tragically cut down in a hail of bullets outside her home near Driggs, Idaho, last week. Police are still piecing together the details leading up to the discovery of Nalley’s body, lying facedown on her porch, riddled with at least eight gunshot wounds. An angry ex-boyfriend and father of her unborn child, Erik Ohlson, 39, is the suspect. By his own admission he killed the paradoxical pixie in a rage. The two had a rocky relationship, marked by a history of verbal and emotional abuse. Ohlson admitted to authorities that he went to Nalley’s house, drunk and armed with a Glock on the night of July 4. Minutes later he was walking away with an empty handgun trying to summon the resolve to reload and use it on himself. He couldn’t. He threw the gun down and sped off. Ohlson was picked up a short time later, his silver pickup rammed into a power pole on Highway 33 and West 2500. He blew a .24. He spent the night in the drunk tank until Teton County Sheriff’s deputies made the gruesome discovery of Nalley’s body the next morning. Ohlson now faces two counts of first-degree murder in addition to DUI and open container charges. Ohlson had bounced around a lot before arriving in Jackson in 2013. He spent time in Florida and Maine before that. It is unlikely now he will ever leave Idaho. Authorities are considering the death penalty. A life sentence in the “Perpetual” state is the backup plan.
unabashedly, “Pixie.” Close friend Manda Clair called Nalley, “an astoundingly delightful woman of unexpected, unlikely extremes: both gorgeous and goofy, brilliant and ditzy, foul-mouthed and eloquent. [She was] a math genius and punk-rocker, with the sweetest heart imaginable, who could fight like a badger and skate like the wind while telling you some arcane fact about the orbital trajectory of Neptune.” Nalley was considered one of the godmothers of the resurgent movement of roller derby—the high-speed skating sport rooted in equal parts venom and vaudeville. Her reputation as a ferocious blocker—a skater whose job was to protect her jammer by any means necessary—spread from her home track in Austin, Texas all the way to Jackson Hole where she showed up to a Juggernaut practice. The Juggs were honored, if not awed, by the legend. “She sent a message to the Juggernaut Facebook page telling me THE Pixie Tourette from the Texas Rollergirls had moved to the area and wanted to skate with us,” remembers Elyse Archer (Sharkpit). “I didn’t know what to expect. This cool, veteran skater was going to be my carpool buddy and my friend. I could have never predicted how much we would have in common, or how close we would become in just a few short months.” Archer met Nalley for beers that winter. The Texas troubadour showed up in hot pink everything—pants, boots, coat, fuzzy hat. “She stuck out like a sore thumb and couldn’t care less,” Archer said. The two became fast road warriors when the Juggs travelled to away games. “I loved driving to bouts with her, the farther the better—stopping for frozen yogurt and bizarre boutiques for new tights along the way. She always over-packed and her belongings would spread out all over the hotel room.” Nalley’s “maniacal laugh” still echoes in Archer’s memory. On their last trip to Salt Lake, Archer recalled a then-pregnant Nalley opting to cheer her mates on from the sidelines to protect her unborn baby. “I fell asleep to the sounds of her watching Harry Potter. I wondered, ‘How can someone be so nerdy but so cool at the same time?’” Archer texted Nalley the day after she was killed, her tattooed body bloodied and lifeless, never answered. “We had plans to float the Teton River,” Archer said. “‘You OK?’ was the last message I sent to her, not knowing she would never receive it.” Condolences poured in on the Facebook pages of Nalley and the Juggernauts. Close friends, former teammates and opponents alike shared memories and tears. “Please know that the Powder River Rousta Bout It Betties are sending all our love to you and her family!” wrote Jenn Miller. “We were blessed to have been able to know her and we are hurting for you all.” Nalley’s father, Jack, joined Facebook just so he could personally thank the hundreds of online mourners. “Jennifer’s mom, Nancy, and I, are lost. I can’t find the words to describe where we are but your kind words,
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THE BUZZ 2 Airport soars, school gets flushed in separate sewer solicitations. BY JAKE NICHOLS
North face OK, sewer hookups are admittedly hardly the stuff of exciting news pieces. In this case, however, the tale of two sewer lines runs deeper than the trench to accommodate each waste conduit. One north, one south—town leaders made weighty decisions on their acceptance or reluctance to allow an airport and a school to send their sewage to the wastewater treatment plant just south of Melody Ranch near the South Park feedgrounds. Last week airport officials asked for the town’s permission to send sewage to the wastewater treatment facility. They offered to pay their way to getting connected with the town’s system, constructing a pipeline to existing utilities districts in the Gros Ventre, and then through Spring Gulch on the way to Jackson. The agreement is contingent upon approval from those two utility companies— something being currently worked on. “I can tell you this is a good project,” town administrator Bob McLaurin said at a recent meeting. “This agreement, we believe, is good and ready to go. We still have to work things out with Spring Creek Utility District and Spring [Gulch] Utility District.” Jim Stanford made sure with McLaurin that the airport was helping defray the costs of necessary work in town near the “Y.” “This is work we would need to do eventually anyway, and [$60,000 to $70,000] is their pro-rata share,” McLaurin assured Stanford. “We need to bore under the four-lane and replace the sewer line from Powderhorn to the new post office. Right now those lines are starting to get full without the airport. The airport is around 32 thousand, 30 thousand gallons. So it’s not a huge increase in hydraulic volume but it changes our construction schedule a little bit.” Councilman Don Frank is fine with the connection as long as the boxes are checked. He asked whether the hookup is in the interest of the public, whether it safeguards the welfare of the community, and wondered about the alternative consequences of treating waste onsite within a national park. Stanford agreed that the sensitive location of the airport made a case for sending waste to town. “I support the concept. It’s better than injecting potential sewage into the aquifer there,” he said. Larry Pardee says no chemical product will be introduced into the Jackson plant.
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Like most airports, the Jackson Hole Airport uses glycol as a de-icing agent for planes on the tarmac. The runoff is captured and handled onsite. The council unanimously agreed to allow airport officials to tap into Jackson’s wastewater treatment plant. It was a precedent-setting decision that has direct and immediate ramifications.
Southern exposure The town council has certainly had to wade through their fair share of crap in years past, but placing two sewer connection items on the agenda for a meeting that would run four-and-a-half hours seemed particularly cruel and unusual punishment. After rubber-stamping the airport’s filth flow, things got really messy with the new school proposed for Hog Island. While both applicants made the same request, their differences were key. The airport is already there, in a national park, with a brand-new but failing, multi-million dollar treatment system. The school hasn’t been built yet…and some want to keep it that way. After jumping successfully through Frank’s Five Hoops of Fire (will this benefit the community, is the applicant paying for it, etc?) and answering every softball, leading question that appeared almost like a rehearsed infomercial routine, TCSD No. 1 COO Brad Barker had his ship together and halfway to town. Then came a former heavyweight in the political realm who still carries clout: Pete Jorgensen. Jorgenson has challenged the location of Munger Mountain Elementary as contrary to the 2012 Comp Plan by stretching growth 10 miles south of town in an area zoned rural. The former four-term House rep’s message has found purchase with at least one council member. Stanford and Barker have crossed swords at every occasion with Barker accusing Stanford of beating a dead horse and Stanford choosing to make the issue of a sewer connection more about a new school location. “Projects like this could potentially have far-reaching impacts into the future,” Stanford said. “And the one aspect where the community was never given a chance to make any input was the location. I think there are better locations along the sewer lines that would be less costly. I’ve been stopped on the street by citizens in Rafter J who will be shuttling kids to both schools, in both directions. I’m willing to help. I think it’s incumbent upon us to get this right.” Wyoming attorney general Peter Michael has no improprieties in the site selection process for the new 77,316-square-foot school building that will accommodate 584 students. School district officials closed on the 20-acre property on December 31, 2015. Regardless, Stanford has asked joint planner Tyler Sinclair for a compliance and consistency report on whether the school site is aligned with the Comp Plan. Councilor Bob Lenz says he worries the Munger Mountain location will create a de facto upzone of the
The Jackson wastewater treatment plant in South Park. surrounding Hog Island area. Meanwhile, GE Johnson has estimated a new four-inch main necessary to connect Munger with the town’s system would cost roughly $1.9 million for the 4.3 miles and one lift station required to pump sewage north to the treatment plant. Designer Y2 Consultant’s Zia Yasrobi says he is on an extremely tight schedule to get work done in coordination with WYDOT’s proposed highway reconstruction south of town to Hoback Junction. “We wanted to piggyback with WYDOT to be able to do this and I have to give them working drawings by the end of July,” Yasrobi said. “As it is, we will be working 12-hour days with a full staff. If we wait until the July 20th meeting, we lose WYDOT and an estimated $600,000.” Barker said the district was prepared to move to Plan B if a hookup is denied, even though they had $1.217M already into a design that assumed piping poo north. That would mean a more costly and undesirable onsite treatment of sewage, something Frank was adamantly opposed to. “Our elected school board has met the state standards. We are not here tonight to talk about site selection. We are talking about the sewer system just as we have this very evening approved a sewer connection to the airport,” Frank said. “A lot of people think the airport is not in an appropriate location. Why would we approve that? We are all on the same team here. No one can make the argument we don’t need that school now. The Board of County Commissioners has the power to upzone or downzone areas in Hog Island. It’s a baseless fear. We need to safeguard our environment and educate our children. Denying a sewer connection is not only counter-intuitive it’s counter-intelligent.” Political hopefuls Pete Muldoon (mayor) and Jessica Chambers (council) spoke against allowing a sewer hookup for the Munger Mountain school. “I am a little surprised the district would consider an unsafe and unsanitary condition,” Muldon said, referencing the district’s backup plan of creating leach fields onsite.
This is bad for traffic and wildlife, and flies in the face of the Comprehensive Plan. Many believe the process was flawed. I believe that. If we grant that sewer access we will be inviting further growth in a place where we said it does not belong. The only option left is to stop this development even though that’s not what is on the agenda.” Chambers added, “If you have two plans then you don’t have a plan. At least take some time to consider the location. Extending the sewer line encourages more development south of town when we are trying to contain it as it is.” County chair of the Democratic Party Luther Probst also warned of the growth-enabling aspect of the Munger location. “This is not about what’s good for the children,”Probst said. “It’s clear when a city or a town extends the sewer line out into an area, with that kind of traffic, it will encourage growth. Intense development will be hard to avoid. This is a much bigger decision than [a sewer connection]. This is a very critical decision for the community.” School trustees Kate Mead and Patricia Russell offered a counter argument. “This sewer system connection is a great thing for the taxpayers unlike the airport that had a failed system, and we are all paying for that and now paying again,” Mead said. “As for the choice of site, I assure you we have done everything we can to have a site closer to town. We have some constraints. We can’t pay a million an acre. All over the country you see schools on the edge of town for just this reason. You are saying to the airport, ‘You are bringing in tourists and tax money, but our students aren’t worth a hookup.” Russell added, “I assure you we have spent years trying to find a site for this school. I remind you that this is not about the school site. We are on a very tight time frame. If this is going to create more homes because of the sewer line then we will have to build a bigger Kelly school, apparently, because we are now tying in the airport.” The sewer connection remains in limbo, deadlocked in a 2-2 vote. The discussion will continue this week. PJH
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THE BUZZ 3 Incentive or Subsidy? Disagreement persists as town passes short-term rentals in downtown Jackson. BY MEG DALY
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last minute “tweak” has turned into a full-time haggle as the mayor and town council try to incentivize workforce housing in the downtown core. Even as the town moves forward, opposition continues. At its July 5 meeting, the Jackson Town Council voted unanimously to allow short-term rentals in the downtown core as a bonus to developers for building workforce housing. The ordinance was amended to include a cap that will limit the amount of development possible—for the time being, in the small downtown core. “We are trying to respond to those pleas for some kind of policy that makes sense in terms of generating year-round affordable housing for working families,” Mayor Sara Flitner said. “We want this to be a conversation that’s transparent and that you [the public] help drive.” Planning director Tyler Sinclair clarified the issue at hand. “We are talking about the workforce housing incentive program where a property owner would be allowed to build two square feet of market rate square footage in exchange for one square foot of deed restricted square footage.” Sinclair said. “The goal of the tool is to have the market help us address our workforce housing shortage.” The cap, or governor, would limit the use of the short-term rentals bonus to up to 100,000 square feet. Councilman Jim Stanford, who had originally been against short-term rentals, voted for the ordinance, he said, because of the added cap. “It takes away some of my worries about ending up with a glut of high-end condos,” he explained. However, Stanford noted the ordinance would make only the slightest dent in the valley’s housing emergency. “I am under no delusion that we are going to produce a wealth of truly affordable housing in the downtown core,” he said.
Instead the short-term rental bonus in a small 15-block section of downtown allows the town to test how the tool works, and what the pitfalls and benefits are. The mayor will create a stakeholder group to monitor the tool’s efficacy. Presumably short-term rentals could be used as a similar incentive to developers in other town zones. “This allows the tool to be tested,” Sinclair said. “It allows the market to try to react.” Flitner said the goal is to create housing. Affordable, however, is a relative term in Jackson Hole. While the workforce housing in question would be deed-restricted to people employed in Teton County, the costs of the unit could be around $600,000. Mayoral candidate Pete Muldoon spoke during the public comment period and said the short-term rental bonus was flawed because it will not help the folks who need housing assistance most right now. “The kind of workforce housing this is going to create is not for people with low-income jobs,” he said. Muldoon is one of several individuals who had sharp criticism of the short-term rental incentive. Another is certified financial planner Richard Bloom who noted in a letter to town planning staff, “I am still opposed to even this revision as each approved project will end in a net housing versus job production deficit.” “The deed restricted units will go to the white collar workers,” Bloom wrote, “while the jobs produced by the condo short-term rentals will be in the accommodations employee income category.” Several individuals voiced questions about the ordinance at the July 5 meeting, including lawyer Brenda Wylie, whosays she would like the bonus to be applied equally throughout downtown districts. “I feel like everything in the lodging overlay should be treated equally,” Wylie said. As public comment continued, it became clear that the community is divided along philosophical lines. Some fundamentally question the ability of the market to solve housing problems, while others say it’s the last hope. This explains why those questioning the efficacy and trustworthiness of the market question the incentive tool all together. Artist and activist Aaron Wallis even quoted Marxist theorist David Harvey: “’Since small groups are likely to be more influential in the political decision making process, we can also infer that most of the decisions will disproportionately reflect the desires of small pressure groups as opposed to the mass of
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the population. Since these groups rarely act from altruism, we can expect these decisions to provide direct and indirect benefits to the members of the group rather than to members of other groups.’” Jackson resident Kathy Tompkins echoed concern about the people benefitting most from the short-term rental ordinance. “With these short term rentals, I believe that between them and the bonus FAR, it is more subsidies to the bigger developers,” she said. County commissioner Hank Phibbs said that growth of any kind was not going to solve the housing crisis. “We can’t grow our way out of it,” Phibbs said. “I think you have to adopt what you had previously prepared.” S.R. Mills of Bear Development, who authored the study that inspired the short-term rental incentive, deems the bonus pragmatic. “While the specific construction costs can be debated, our study confirmed our belief that the [FAR bonus] tool won’t be used if short term rentals are not included.”
Accessory thoughts
On July 6, the tenor in town council chambers was much more relaxed. No political theory debates, no little guy shaking his fist at The Man. Instead, the planning commission held its regular meeting, and on the agenda was review of an amendment to current land development regulations to allow Accessory Rental Units (ARUs) in some town districts. Planners held several public workshops in June to educate Jackson residents about accessory rental units and to get public feedback. Planners then drafted the amendment incorporating public input. “We had significant public input,” lead planner Regan Kolhardt said. “A large majority of residents were in favor of ARUs in town.” They developed the following criteria. The accessory unit can be a maximum of 800 square feet, the homeowner must retain existing LDR physical development standards, and the ARU must have one parking space. Commissioners discussed various aspects of the proposed amendment and made one overall change. They determined that detached ARUs should be allowed in all zones, whereas staff planners had recommended one zone be attached-only. The amendment passed with the added condition of detached availability in all zones. The amendment goes before town council on July 18. PJH
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to somehow learn whether housecats have dialects in their meows and alter other patterns of stress and intonation when they “speak” to other cats or to humans. In explaining the project, linguist Robert Eklund (of Sweden’s Linkoping University) personally sounded out “a pretty wide range of meows to illustrate his points,” wrote a New York magazine interviewer in April. Eklund is already an expert on feline purring (at Purring.org)—although from a distance, as he admits to being allergic to cats.
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More and more churches (“hundreds,” according to a June Christianity Today report) offer hesitant parishioners a “money-back guarantee” if they tithe 10 percent (or more) of their income for 90 days—but then feel that God blesses them insufficiently in return. The South Carolina megachurch NewSpring instituted such a program in the 1990s and claims that, of 7,000 recent pledgers, “fewer than 20” expressed dissatisfaction with the Lord. Advocates cite the Bible’s Book of Malachi, quoting God himself (according to Christianity Today): “Test me in this.” “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse” and “see if I will not pour out so much blessing” that “there will not be room enough to store it.”
New World Order
A leading Chinese orthopedic surgeon continues to believe that “full-body” transplants are the next big thing in medicine, despite worldwide skepticism about both the science and the ethics. The plan for Dr. Ren Xiaoping of Harbin Medical University calls for removing both heads (the deceased donor’s and the live recipient’s), connecting the blood vessels, stabilizing the new neck, and “bath(ing)” spinal-cord nerve endings chemically so they will connect. (Critics say it is impossible to “connect” spinal-cord nerves.) According to a June New York Times dispatch, doctors regularly denounce China’s ethical laxities (though Chinese officials term such denunciations “envy” at China’s achievements).
Suspicions Confirmed
In June, District Attorney Jerry Jones in Monroe, Louisiana, dropped drug and gun charges against college football players Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones (who play for University of Alabama but are from Monroe) — declaring that the “main reason” for his decision is that “I refuse to ruin the lives of two young men who have spent their adolescence and teenage years working and sweating, while we were all in the air conditioning.” n A Philadelphia “casting” agency solicited “extras” to show up at polling stations on the April 26 Pennsylvania primary day for candidate Kevin Boyle, who was running against state Sen. John Sabatina—offering $120 each (plus lunch and an open bar). Since most polling-site “electioneering” is illegal, the probable job was merely to give voters the impression that Boyle was very popular. (Sabatina narrowly won.)
Litigious Societies
Insurance agent John Wright filed a lawsuit in Will County, Illinois, in June over teenagers playing “ding dong ditch,” in which kids ring a doorbell but run away before the resident answers. The lawsuit claims that bell-ringer Brennan Papp, 14, caused Wright “severe emotional distress, anxiety, and weight loss,” resulting in at least $30,000 of lost income.
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Out of Control
Nelson Hidalgo, 47, was arrested in New York City in June and charged with criminal negligence and other crimes for parking his van near Citi Field during a Mets game and drawing players’ complaints when he ramped up the van’s 80-speaker sound system. “I know it’s illegal, but it’s the weekend,” said Hidalgo. “I usually (just) get a ticket.” n Trina Hibberd of Mission Beach, Australia, finally showed concern about the python living inside her walls that she has known about for 15 years but (perhaps “Australian-ly”) had chosen to ignore. In June, it wandered out—a 15-foot-long, 90-pound Scrub Python she calls “Monty.” “All hell broke loose,” a neighbor said later, as snake-handlers took Monty to a more appropriate habitat.
Wait, What?
Brigham Young University professor Jason Hansen apologized in May after coaxing a student (for extra credit) to drink a small vial of his urine in class. The physiology session was on kidney function, and Hansen thought the stunt would call attention to urine’s unique properties. He confessed later that the “urine” was just food coloring with vinegar added; that he had used the stunt in previous classes; and that he usually admits the ruse at the next class session. Nonetheless, Hansen’s department chair suggested he retire the concept.
Police Report
A Woman at the Top of Her Game: In Nashville, Tennessee, in June, sex worker Jonisia Morris, 25, was charged with robbing her client by (according to the police report) removing the man’s wallet from his trousers while he received oral sex seated in his car, extracting his debit card, and returning the wallet to his pocket—without his noticing.
Fetishes on Parade
Recidivist Jesse Johnson, 20, was charged again in June (for suspicion of disturbing the peace) after he had crawled underneath a woman’s car at an Aldi store’s parking lot in Lincoln, Nebraska, waited for her to return, and then, as she was stepping into the car, reaching out to fondle her ankle. It was Johnson’s third such charge this year, and he initially tried to deny the actual touch, instead claiming that he was underneath the car “simply for the visual.” Johnson acknowledged to the judge that he needs help and that he had been in counseling but had run out of money. (At press time, the status of the latest incident was still pending.) Thanks this week to Michael Brozyna, Bruce Leiserowitz, Paul Peterson, Robin Daley, Edgar Pepper, Neb Rodgers, Steve Dunn, Dan Bohlen, Peter Wardley, Joseph Brown, Brian Rudolph, Elaine Weiss, D.I. Moore, Jack Miller, Gwynne Platz, Charles Lewer, Dave Shepardson, Chuck Hamilton and Katy Miketic, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.
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n The ex-boyfriend of Nina Zgurskaya filed a lawsuit in Siberia after she broke up with him for his reluctance to “pop the question” after a two-year courtship. The man, not named in a dispatch from Moscow, demanded compensation for his dating expenses. The trial court ruled against him, but he is appealing.
Quixotic Malaysian designer Moto Guo made a splash at Milan’s fashion week in June when he sent model after model to the runway with facial blotches that suggested they had zits or skin conditions. One reporter was apparently convinced, concluding, “Each man and woman on the runway looked miserable.”
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n In January, a Chicago Tribune investigation revealed only 124 of the roughly 12,000 Chicago cops were responsible for the misconduct complaints that resulted in settlements (since 2009)—with one officer, for example, identified in seven. (A June Chicago Reporter study claimed the city paid out $263 million total on misconduct litigation during 2012-2015.)
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EL VOTO LATINO
Can Latinos grow their voice in a critical election year? By Patrick Chadwick @PatrickChadwick
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n 2015, a community assessment survey from the Latino Resource Center found that the two most critical issues facing Teton County Latinos were first, “documentation and citizenship,” and second, “housing.” In 2016, those issues have vaulted to the forefront of national and local elections. As if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s xenophobic immigration proposals weren’t concerning enough for Latino communities, the Supreme Court recently stalemated in a decision on President Barack Obama’s 2014 executive order that would have made more than four million undocumented immigrants eligible for work permits while deferring action on their deportation. The 4-4 tie in the SCOTUS was possible in part because Republican senators still refuse to vote on Obama’s nominee to the federal bench, Merrick Garland. The deadlock upholds a decision from a lower appeals court that determined the president had likely gone beyond his executive authority. Jorge Moreno, a 34-year-old Latino community leader and Mexican immigrant who first moved to Jackson Hole in 1996, offered a forward-looking view on a discouraging outcome. “This decision from the Supreme Court is hurting everybody, but there is going to have to come a time when a solution is going to be made,” Moreno said. “For how long are we going to have all these people who right now do not have the documentation to become legal? They’re your housekeepers. They’re your dishwashers. They’re your lawnmowers. They’re your neighbors.”
Moreno became a case manager for the Latino Resource Center in 2013, and he is still involved with the organization after its recent merger with El Puente and the Community Resource Center into a single nonprofit, One22. Last year Moreno was hit with a 20 percent rent increase (which he helped negotiate down from 40 percent for his apartment and many others) at Blair Place Apartments where he lives with his wife, two sons, and six-month-old daughter. Another 20 percent bump is coming next year. It could be the breaking point for Moreno and his family. “I might not be here for long,” Moreno said. “There’s a lot of people that are not going to be here for long, and when that happens things are going to get tighter. Businesses are going to keep closing. It comes to a point where too much is too much, and either we do something or we don’t.” Like many Latinos in Teton County, Moreno will not be eligible to vote in this year’s elections despite his longtime community involvement. Though they have the highest stakes, it is unclear just how many voting-age Latinos will be able to cast their votes.
Anti-immigration extremism
At the national level, Trump has proposed the deportation of the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. He has singled out Mexican immigrants as “rapists” and “killers” along the way.
Even when referring to Latinos who are naturalized or second-generation U.S. citizens, Trump has shown that his racism knows no borders. This spring he accused U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias in a fraud lawsuit against Trump University. “He’s a Mexican. We’re building a wall between here and Mexico,” Trump said of Curiel, who was born in the state of Indiana to naturalized Mexican immigrants. Despite this ongoing vitriol from the presidential candidate, Moreno’s concerns stem from his sense of patriotism and family rather than a fear of Trump actually following through on his threats. “I’m not worried about what he’s going to do to Latinos—whether he’s going to kick us out or not,” Moreno said. “I don’t think he’s going to be able to do that anyways. What I’m worried about is what he’s going to do to this nation. My kids, they’re U.S. citizens. I’m worried about their future.” Before she was forced out of Jackson Hole last year because of the housing crisis, Sonia Capece, the former executive director of the Latino Resource Center, estimated that undocumented immigrants make up more than 50 percent of the Latino population in Teton County. U.S. Census data from 2014 shows that Latinos account for 15 percent of the overall population in Teton County, but those who work with the community estimate the figure to be more like 25 to 30 percent. Eighty-two percent of the county’s Latino population is Mexican. Trump has toned down his rhetoric on some days, but even a watered down version of his immigration plan would be harmful to the entire Jackson Hole community. It would separate more Latino families and place a profound strain on Teton County’s existing worker shortage.
A reasonable representative from Wyoming?
Should the Cowboy State remain “red” in the presidential election, the vacant U.S. House of Representatives seat left by Republican Cynthia Lummis may be the best opportunity for Wyoming voters to send a more sensible voice on immigration to Washington, D.C. “Immigration is a federal-level set of laws, so there is no state immigration law,” said Rosie Read, an immigration lawyer in Jackson. “Those who we’re electing to the federal government are going to be directly impacting what immigration policy looks like and what kind of changes we see exactly.” If the GOP continues its four-decade hold on Wyoming’s lone U.S. House seat, the new representative will likely be more focused on enforcing existing immigration laws than changing them to provide a path to citizenship. According to a June 29 article from the Associated Press, all nine Wyoming Republican candidates running for Congress are currently supporting Trump’s candidacy, even if a few appear more reluctant than others. Liz Cheney, the most prominent candidate for Wyoming’s U.S. House seat, explained her Trump support to the Associated Press. “We’ve got to unite behind Trump. No matter who our candidate is there will be disagreements on certain areas of policy. I don’t agree with any Republican, probably, on everything,” she said. On her website, Cheney’s position on immigration states: “Our national security requires that we secure our borders and end President Obama’s policies granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.” Meanwhile, the campaign website of Teton County resident and current Wyoming State Senator
Leland Christensen declares, “Illegal immigration is just that: illegal. It’s a threat to our national security and economy.” “The typical Republican line is that everyone needs to get in line, but a line virtually does not exist for some people,” countered Read. “The laws we have on the books are pretty draconian in terms of punishment for entering the United States illegally and remaining here for any period of time over six months without a visa.” While Christensen seems more hesitant to provide a full-throated endorsement of Trump, he explained to the Associated Press that he is hopeful for a transformation, noting that “Ronald Reagan was mocked as just an actor” early in his political career. Unlike Trump, though, Reagan was not openly criticized within his own party for overtly racist comments and proposals. In fact, in a debate during his successful 1984 presidential campaign, Reagan professed, “I believe in the idea of amnesty for those who have put down roots and who have lived here, even though some time back they may have entered illegally.” It is a Democrat, not a Republican, who is striking a similar tone in Wyoming’s U.S. House race. “If you have lived and worked here, and contributed to American communities, you should do so as an American citizen,” said 33-year-old Democratic candidate Ryan Greene, a first-time politician, and operations director at Greene’s Energy Services in Rock Springs. “We need to establish a modern and practical path to citizenship.” In May, Greene received a sudden challenge in the Democratic primary from 77-year-old Charlie Hardy, a former Catholic priest and Spanish-speaking social activist out of Cheyenne who mounted an unsuccessful campaign for Wyoming Republican Mike Enzi’s U.S. Senate seat in 2014.
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Latino residents participated in the Shelter JH rally in June to express how the housing emergency is affecting them.
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Left: Jorge Moreno speaks to locals during the Shelter JH rally before they embarked on a march to town hall. Right: Minerva Pineda and her daughter, Camila, march on to town chambers. “We’re tearing families apart with our current immigration laws,” argued Hardy. “It’s not just an issue for politicians, it’s an issue for every voter to become informed about.” While both Greene and Hardy appear more sympathetic to the plight of undocumented immigrants than their Republican counterparts, it is not yet clear what specific steps they might suggest to reform current federal immigration laws. Whether Wyoming sends a Republican or Democrat to Congress, Moreno believes the path to citizenship starts with action from the new representative, even if it is a pace backward in a long journey forward. “There’s not going to be a huge solution where everybody is going to become citizens, but the reality is that we have to do something about it,” argued Moreno. “We have to take the first step. Whoever is brave enough to do that is going to have a lot on their side.”
A big vote for housing
On June 6, Moreno joined about 100 other community members in the Shelter JH housing march, an event he co-organized with One22 executive director Mary Erickson. With equal representation from local Latinos and whites, participants marched with signs from Jackson’s town square to town hall, where they expressed their housing concerns during a town council meeting. “It’s pretty powerful when average citizens come before an elected official and speak from the heart,” said town councilman Jim Stanford, who is running for re-election this November. “I think all of us have been moved by hearing these stories.” Looking to sustain momentum from the Shelter JH event, Moreno is working with One22 to create a network of Latino movers and shakers from various sections of Jackson Hole, whether it is in a certain neighborhood or a specific apartment complex. Called “mobilizers,” these leaders will be trained by One22 to go to Latino households and communicate the importance of attending meetings, providing feedback and, if possible, registering to vote on civic issues like affordable housing. “We need representation,” Moreno said. “We are 25 to 30 percent of the school district, but there’s not a single Latino on the school board. We can do that. We can create this network and start encouraging people to participate and get more involved.” With the Nov. 8 elections for mayor, two county
commissioners and two town council seats likely to focus on housing solutions, Moreno emphasized that even a small number of new Latino voters could have a big impact. He cited the 2014 election day victory of Jackson Mayor Sara Flitner by just 40 votes. “If we can have 40 Latinos register and vote, we show that that makes a difference,” Moreno said. A ballot question introduced by the current town council and county commissioners could also drastically affect public funding for not only affordable housing, but also transportation for those who work in the county but have been priced out. If passed, the additional penny of general sales tax would—if town and county officials keep their word—provide a steady source of funding for housing and transportation. “It’s come down to a difference of approaches,” noted Stanford. “We can’t make significant progress without funding, and so the election coming up in November for the general penny of sales tax is crucial for anyone concerned about increasing our supply of affordable housing.” For the most part, the positions on the 6 percent sales tax have split along partisan lines, with more liberal officeholders supporting the general penny of sales tax, and those leaning conservative opposing it. Judd Grossman, co-founder and former copublisher of The Planet, jumped in the race for town council to oppose the general penny of sales tax and instead encourage incentives for the private sector to build housing. “The town and county are selling us a bill of goods,” Grossman stated in an online comment to a May 25 Planet article on the ballot question. “The general excise tax increase is a huge money grab for government to spend on whatever it wants. The hundreds of millions it will tax and spend will have a negligible effect on our housing and traffic problems.” On the other side of the divide, Luther Propst, chairman of the Teton County Democratic Party, quipped, “The [Republicans’] platform is that they support housing, but they support marketbased solutions to the housing crisis. The market is comfortable with people commuting from Idaho Falls.” As the debate over the most effective housing proposals rages on, Moreno takes solace in the fact that officeholders and candidates are discussing solutions in the first place. “At least they are working on something and they are showing their interest,” he said. “For some of us it’s going to be too late, but at least it gives us something to look forward to.”
A Latino wave at the ballot box?
With so much on the line with immigration at the national level and affordable housing, locally, the potential for Latino turnout in the 2016 Teton County general election is both a question of engagement and eligibility. Trump’s campaign of xenophobia is coinciding with a significant increase of eligible Latino voters across the country. According to the Pew Research Center, a record 27.3 million Latinos are expected to be eligible to vote in the 2016 election, comprising 11.3 percent of all eligible voters in the U.S. This growing Latino share of the electorate is being driven primarily by a wave of U.S.-born Latinos turning the voting age of 18. Though data is lacking for Wyoming, states as disparate as California, Texas, and Georgia have all seen surges in Latino voter registration this election season. In the media, each increase has been anecdotally associated with Trump’s rise, but the ultimate test will be whether Latinos actually vote in significantly higher numbers than in previous presidential elections. U.S. Census data shows that only 48 percent of eligible Latinos cast a vote nationwide in 2012, compared to 64.1 percent of eligible white voters. In Wyoming, Latino turnout was even lower, with only 29.6 percent of eligible voters participating. “It was a disappointing turnout for a community highly affected by worker’s rights, safety issues and wage inequality,” said Ana Cuprill, chairwoman of the Wyoming Democratic Party. “As [Wyoming] Democrats, with some of the issues we deal with, we’re generally in the minority anyway and it’s difficult being a minority amongst minorities.” Cuprill noted that her election in 2015 as the first Latina to head up a U.S. state’s Democratic Party was a step in the right direction for changing that voter dynamic. “Having a Latina be the face of the state party I think has really made a big difference in the way that people see the party, with more inclusion and opportunities for some of those [Latino] voices,” she said While Cuprill says the Wyoming Democratic Party has not yet developed voter registration efforts that specifically target Latinos, she emphasizes that the party is driving turnout by focusing on issues like healthcare and education, which affect minority communities more than others. Locally, Bonnie Koeln has again volunteered for
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Left: Minerva Pineda speaks to residents in front of town chambers during the Shelter JH rally. Right: The Democratic caucus brought a robust yet not necessarily diverse turnout.
A nonpartisan push for Latino voters
Regardless of race or political party, the voting share for those under 35 years old in Teton County has been about half that of the rest of Wyoming in the past three general elections. That low voting share was particularly pronounced in the 2014 elections, when those under 35 accounted for less than 4 percent of all votes in the county. To address this disengagement among millennials, the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance has launched a campaign to register 450 young voters and 50 Latino adults in Teton County this election year. Maggie Shipley, the Alliance’s voter engagement fellow, explained that the nonprofit has worked with Moreno and Latino Resource Center founder Carmina Oaks to set reasonable registration targets.
“I believe this first wave of new voters are going to make a difference.”
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“We realize that not that many Latinos will be able to vote this year, but we know a lot of the 15- to 17-year-old range will be ready to vote by the next election, so we’re trying to start the conversation now and build up for the next time,” Shipley said. While the Alliance’s general youth outreach will focus on collecting commit-to-vote cards that will be used by the organization to mobilize turnout closer to the election, the Latino aspect of the campaign will revolve around the development of ambassadors within the Latino community. Similar to One22’s development of mobilizers, the Alliance’s ambassadors will be trained on the voting process and civic issues, and will then discuss these subjects one-on-one with eligible Latinos. Each ambassador will help compile a list of eligible Latino voters in Teton County and work with a handful of people on the list. “With young people, we knew we could have these big parties and have someone from TGR come talk and it would attract a big crowd. But with the Latino community, we thought that it needed to be a little more personal to convince them that their vote counted,” explained Shipley.
An important role of each ambassador will be informing eligible Latinos that they can register and vote on the same day—either Nov. 8 for the general election, or throughout the absentee voting period from Sept. 23 to Nov. 7. The same goes for the local primary, with the absentee voting period running from July 1 to Aug. 15, and primary election day on Aug. 16. Keeping in mind that most eligible voters are second-generation Latinos whose parents cannot vote, the Alliance came up with the slogan, “Yo voto por mi familia” (“I vote for my family”), which is printed on stickers given to Latinos who commit to registering and voting. The Alliance’s Latino ambassador program is still in its early stages, but it has already recruited 19-yearold Jackson Hole High School graduate Kely Mares as its first ambassador. “I got involved in voting and registration because I would like for more Latinos to have a voice,” Mares said. “I also don’t want Donald Trump as a president. He is an ignorant person who clearly doesn’t know anything about Mexicans.” The oldest of three siblings, Mares will be the first in her family to vote. Her parents have lived in Jackson Hole for 25 years but are not eligible to vote. After living in the same apartment for five years, the Mares family became another victim of the housing crisis last month. “We got a notice on our door saying we had to be out in less than a month,” Mares recounted. “I called the landlord to ask him if he could give us more time and his answer was, ‘I am not going to stop my construction just because you guys can’t find a place to live.’” Though her family was able to find a home rental in Thayne, Mares now commutes an hour each way to work. She is hopeful that they will able to move back to Jackson soon. “Our life is in Jackson; we have jobs and family there,” she said. With Mares’ generation coming of age at a crucial time for the local Latino community, this year could mark the first of its many gains at county polls. Meanwhile, Moreno hopes that he and his family will be around to witness the full potential of Latino voter participation, but his aim is largely selfless. “I’m still going to try to do as much as I can on my side, even though I might not see the benefit of it,” Moreno said. “At least we’re working on something for the future of our community.” PJH
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the Teton County Democrats to mail voter registration information to this year’s graduates—including Latinos—of Jackson Hole High School. Outside of those limited efforts, Moreno has taken voter registration into his own hands, personally guiding about six local Latinos through the process this year. Though he is unsure exactly how many second-generation Latinos will be eligible, Moreno thinks that this election is the first opportunity to register a significant number in Teton County. “I believe that this first wave of new voters are going to make a difference,” Moreno said. “They have grown in this community. They know the issues. They know the problems. They see the desperation of their parents, and their aunts, and their uncles.” The U.S. Census recorded 179 Latinos in Teton County who were 15 to 17 years old in 2014. That group has now either reached or is approaching voting age. The figure is nearly five times the amount of Teton County Latinos reported to be 18 to 19 years old in 2014, suggesting a potential swell in eligible voters, if not in this election, then in coming elections. Through One22’s mobilizer program, Moreno also wants to encourage Latinos who cannot vote to still share registration information with eligible voters in order to give their community a greater voice. “The first generation, we don’t feel like we really have that empowerment,” explained Moreno. “Some people feel like it’s not even worth talking about because we aren’t eligible to vote, but it is. It is important because that way we leave something for our kids to look up to.” The Teton County Clerk’s office does not record the race of voters, but even a modest registration bump could represent a big increase in Latino participation from past elections. Leading up to the 2014 general election, Capece told the Jackson Hole News&Guide that another local organization had counted only about 150 Latino-sounding names on the voter registration list. Chief deputy clerk Melissa Shinkle has not yet seen a noticeable increase in Latino registrations for Teton County’s local primary or general election, but she said that several Latinos registered in the lead-in to the Wyoming Democratic caucus on April 9. While she characterized the caucus turnout as “more than normal” for Latinos, Shinkle could not provide an exact number or a historical comparison.
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Art Heals St. John’s Medical Center launches new public art program. BY MEG DALY
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early half of all hospitals in the United States have arts programs as part of their goals to serve patient needs. Now, with the leadership of hospital foundation vice president Jennifer Simon, St. John’s Medical Center has joined the ranks. A reception next week celebrates the new Art and Healing program. “More than just being pretty or sounding nice, art and music are modalities that can make your healing go better and faster,” Simon said. The hospital’s new Art and Healing program is founded on research that shows the positive impact art can have on a patient’s healing process. Simon cites a landmark study that showed that people who had a view of nature from their hospital room healed faster and with fewer pain medications than patients with no view. Follow up studies were similarly conducted on patients that had calming art available to look at. They too healed quicker. “There is evidence that breast cancer patients who are in the presence of inspiring art report less anxiety when they are receiving chemo,” Simon said. The reputable Cleveland Clinic, which has an extensive art collection, recently found that more than 60 percent of its patients reported a reduction in stress because of the hospital’s contemporary art collection. A 1993 study with postoperative heart patients in Sweden found that exposing heart surgery patients in intensive care units to pictures of nature improved their outcomes. The national organization Center for Health Design has found that art makes patients and staff feel better. It also provides a positive distraction, makes the hospital seem less intimidating, reduces stress, and can serve as wayfinding landmarks. Not only are there direct benefits to patients’ conditions from seeing art, there are system-wide benefits for health care facilities. Senior Fellow with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Blair L. Sadler has said, “I am optimistic that promising new research will show these programs will reap the additional benefits of shorter hospital stays, less medication, and fewer complications—potentially saving our healthcare system significant dollars, annually.”
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Among the art that will hang to heal at the hospital is Mountain Town by Virginia Moore.
Pilot program takes off Simon had the data and passion, but did not have access to the large budget typical of a major hospital to work with when launching the program. But she did have an art committee already in place, and a background in the arts herself. “There was a lot of serendipity involved,” she said. “It just so happened that I landed here and there was an art program that needed some attention.” Because Simon was starting with a small budget and a lot of wall space, especially in the professional office building, she decided to partner with local organizations to curate the walls. Center for the Arts’ Art in Public Spaces coordinator Carrie Richer helped bring a show by Alissa Davies to the corridor near Dr. Tom Pockat’s office. Davies’ show is about the early years of motherhood, and she liked the idea of having the artwork near her pediatrician’s office. “I am interested and passionate about using creativity to explore my personal journey—the twists and turns of life—as well as how art can give voice to others’ stories,” Davies said. “Healing is at the heart of my art process.” Noted professor of integrative medicine Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen has said that art and healing overlap just as Davies experienced. “At the deepest level, the creative process and the healing process arise from a
single source,” Remen said. Another community partner is the Wyoming Council for the Humanities, which brought the photo-documentary work of Anne Muller. Simon also worked with the author of this column in her other role as director of Daly Projects to bring the aerial landscape paintings of Virginia Moore. “It’s a great opportunity to showcase local artists,” Simon said. “Fifty thousand people come through here each year. How amazing that we can put art in front of them and have them talk about it.” Artist Shannon Troxler finds it personally meaningful that her art is included in the program. “One of my dearest friends passed away from cancer this past year. She and her friends and family spent a great deal of time in hospital rooms and corridors, mostly waiting,” Troxler said. “If my artwork can help fill those endless minutes with a meaningful distraction, spark a thoughtful conversation, or ease tension, I can think of no better purpose.” Simon said that the curated walls add to the overall feeling of care at the medical center. “The art contributes to the sense that St. John’s is paying attention to all of the things that impact a patient when they come here,” Simon said. PJH The reception for the St. John’s Medical Center Art and Healing program is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 in the interior courtyard of the St. John’s Professional Office Building. Use Entrance E. For info: 739-7517.
THIS WEEK: July 13-19, 2016
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
n Movie Afternoon: “Inside Out” 2:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Free Fair Housing Training Opportunity 3:00pm, First Interstate Bank Administration Building, Free, 307-732-7868 n Adult SUP on the Snake River 3:30pm, Rendezvous River Sports, $100.00, 307-739-9025 n JH People’s Market 4:00pm, The Base of Snow King, Free n Free Solar Astronomy Program 4:00pm, JH People’s Market, Free n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Alive@5: Teton Raptor Center 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307-733-5898 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n JacksonHoleLive presents The Record Company with special guests Major Zephyr w/ Wendy Colonna 5:30pm, Snow King Ball Field, Free, 307-201-1633 n Barbara Trentham Life Drawing 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307-7336379 n Cribbage Club 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Wednesday Community Dinner 6:00pm, Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole, Free, 307-7340388 n Disc Golf Doubles 6:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 307-733-2292 n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647
n Bluegrass Wednesday with PTO 6:00pm, Cafe Genevieve, Free, 307-732-1910 n Wednesday Evening Conditioning Hike 6:00pm, Turnout on Top of Teton Pass, Free n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n The HOF BAND plays POLKA! 6:30pm, The Alpenhof Bistro, Free, 307-413-1348 n The Anatomy of Old Faithful and New Findings on the Yellowstone Hotspot 7:00pm, Teton Science School Jackson Campus, Free, 307734-3714 n Gala Concert with Joshua Bell 7:00pm, Walk Festival Hall, $100.00, 307-733-1128 n JH Rodeo 8:00pm, Fairgrounds, $15.00 $35.00, 307-733-7927 n KHOL Presents: Vinyl Night 8:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Isaac Hayden 8:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Most Wanted Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207
n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n If These Walls Could Talk: Successfully Creating and Using Oral Histories in the Preservation of Traditional Resources 8:00am, Western Center for Historic Preservation, Free, 307-733-2414 n Morning With The Masters 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $35.00, 307-733-6379 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025
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n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Yoga 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n If These Walls Could Talk: Successfully Creating and Using Oral Histories in the Preservation of Traditional Resources 8:00am, Western Center for Historic Preservation, Free, 307-733-2414 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, 307-733n Reaching the Summit: Leading vs. Managing Your People 8:30am, Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-739-1026 n Strollercize 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n Tour of Jackson Hole Gardens 9:00am, Jackson Parks and Recreation, $32.00, 307-7399025 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Storytime 10:00am, Valley of the Tetons Library Victor, Free, 208-7872201 n Walking Tour of Jackson 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free, 307-733-2141 n Fables Feathers & Fur 10:30am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Open Build 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-354-5522 n Summer of Code 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Summer Reading 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201
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MUSIC BOX
Targhee Twelve Blues, reggae, and a weekend at the ‘ghee highlight a busy week in music. BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch
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he 12th Annual Targhee Fest brings eclectic rock, funk, jam and soul to the beautiful on-mountain slope setting of Targhee Mountain Resort all weekend. Familyfriendly with the added bonus of hiking and mountain biking, disc golf, on-site camping, and a “small town” vibe, this year’s lineup balances classic acts (Hot Tuna Electric, KIMOCK, Betty Lavette) along with some super fun, high-energy headliners (moe., Grace Potter, Drive-by Truckers), festival newcomers (Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Jamie Mclean Band, The Jayhawks, HoneyHoney) and a nonstop list of acts that bring their own flare. Take in all three days if you can, otherwise Saturday packs the longest lineup and the most variety.
Left: moe. headlines Targhee Fest Friday night at the ‘ghee. The Record Company, right, touches down at Snow King, Wednesday, July 13, for Jackson Hole Live. 12th Annual Targhee Fest, Friday through Sunday at Grand Targhee Resort. All-ages. $79 per day; $229 for a three-day pass. GrandTarghee.com.
TARGHEE FEST LINEUP Friday KIMOCK Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams Hot Tuna Electric moe. LATE NIGHT in the Trap Bar: Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons ($5-10)
Saturday Jamie Mclean Band Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons The Jayhawks Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds Bettye Lavette Grace Potter LATE NIGHT in the Trap Bar: Jamie McLean ($5-10)
Sunday HoneyHoney Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band JJ Grey & Mofro Drive-by Truckers LATE NIGHT in the Trap Bar: The Hooligans ($5-10)
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It’s been a while since Rolling Stone was the definitive source to discover the latest and greatest rock bands, yet when I saw this minimalist rock-soul trio show up on their spring “10 New Artists You Need to Know” list, it piqued my interest. L.A.’s The Record Company gives it the raw Black Keys and White Stripes treatment. They made their national television debut on Conan back in March, as well as a Bonnaroo appearance last month. What’s the biggest difference between the aforementioned peers? This band embraces the bass guitar rather than assuming it’s “implied.” Al Green and Prince-inspired frontman Chris Vox handles guitar, lap steel and pedal steel duties along with bassist Alex Stiff and drummer Marc Cazorla. This is a less-is-more band ready to rock your socks.
WEDNESDAY The Record Company with Major Zephyr featuring Wendy Colonna (Snow King Ball Field), Joshua Bell (Walk Festival Hall) THURSDAY Todo Mundo with Canyon Kids (Victor City Park), Slip ‘n the Jigs (Village Commons),
Southern songstress Wendy Colonna joins the country sensibilities of Major Zephyr when the band opens for The Record Company at Jackson Hole Live. Opening the show is local six-piece outlaw country outfit Major Zephyr. Fronted by Jackson mayoral candidate Pete Muldoon, the talented event band covers Johnny Cash, modern country and a handful of original tunes, while summertime brings a fresh dose of originality with the addition of Austin songstress Wendy Colonna. Colonna is an established, swampy Southern soul vocalist and a songwriter that had her tune “A Happy Song” placed on a national Coca-Cola commercial. Colonna was recently named a 2016 Black Fret nominee, an Austin-based grant-giving organization in support of local musicians. Jackson Hole Live presents The Record Company with Major Zephyr featuring Wendy Colonna, 5:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Snow King Ball Field. $5. All-ages. JacksonHoleLiveMusic. com.
Reggae legends and Appalachia leanings The Wailers are undoubtedly the biggest and most influential reggae band in the world, even in a post-Marley world since his untimely death in 1981. The spirit lives on, guided by Marley’s most trusted lieutenant Aston “Family Man” Barrett and fronted for the last six years by Dwayne “Danglin”
The Wailers with Rising Appalachia, 5 p.m. Sunday at the Village Commons in Teton Village. Free, all-ages. ConcertOnTheCommons.com.
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SATURDAY Targhee Fest (Grand Targhee Resort), The Lonesome Heroes (Silver Dollar), Skydied (Town Square Tavern), Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra (Walk Festival Hall)
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Anglin. The Wailers sold out an entire UK tour last year, and the impact of 20 chart hits and 250 million albums sold worldwide is unfathomable these days. The tandem duo of delicate and weaving voices that is Rising Appalachia—featuring sisters Leah and Chloe Smith—are backed by guitarist/bassist David Brown and pan-cultural percussionist Biko Casini. Born in Atlanta, former Asheville, North Carolina residents currently dwelling in New Orleans, the Smith sisters grew up on “Appalachian lullabies at night, and soul music for breakfast,” while also being trained in classical and jazz piano. The sound that has risen from the ashes of their influential childhood in the South is an earthy one. Nuanced clawhammer banjo and simplistic fiddle riffing is placed over varying beats from tribal to Afro-Cuban. The bass and groove is used (not unlike The Carolina Chocolate Drops) as a platform for a poetic lyrical context ranging from soul singing to spoken word rallies. PJH
FRIDAY Targhee Fest (Grand Targhee Resort), Buckethead (Pink Garter Theatre), The Lonesome Heroes (Silver Dollar), The Barefoot Movement with Screen Door Porch (American Legion Park in Pinedale),
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n Todo Mundo w/ local opener The Canyon Kids 6:00pm, Music on Main, Free, 208-201-5356 n Bastille Day 6:00pm, Alpenhof, 307-7333242 n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647 n Beauty Struggle Love 6:00pm, The Center Theater, $47.00, 307-730-7582 n Summer Celebration Mix’d Media 6:00pm, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Private Paintbox Society and Above Member Event: Summer Society Exhibition Celebration 6:00pm, National Museum of Wildlife Art, 307-732-5447 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n Major Zephyr featuring Wendy Colonna 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Summer Workshop Series 7:30pm, Riot Act, $5.00, 307203-9067 n Ian McIver 8:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Chamber Music: Mendelssohn’s Octet 8:00pm, Walk Festival Hall, $25.00, 307-733-1128 n Salsa Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500 n Most Wanted Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n BOGDOG 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886
FRIDAY, JULY 15
n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, 307-739-9025 n Strollercize 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n Portrait Drawing Club 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307-7336379
n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Festival Orchestra: Open Rehearsal 10:00am, Walk Festival Hall, $10.00, 307-733-1128 n Love Card Reading With Rosie Cutter 10:00am, Spirit Books Gifts Life, $125.00, 307-733-3382 n Workshop: Yoga & Writing with Cassandra Lee 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Zumba 12:00pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Star Wars Festival: “A New Hope” 3:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditoirum, Free, 307733-2164 n Electronics/Tech 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Free Friday Tasting 4:00pm, Jackson Whole Grocer, Free, 307-733-0450 n Targhee Fest Music Festival 4:00pm, Grand Targhee Resort, $79.00 - $229.00, 800-TARGHEE n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Alive@5: Wild Things of Wyoming 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307-733-5898 n Friday Night Bikes 5:00pm, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, $10.00, 307-7332292 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Friday Night Meditation 6:00pm, Zendler Chiropractic, Free, 307-699-8300 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316
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n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Yoga on the Trail 10:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-733-5771 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Walking Tour of Jackson 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free, 307-733-2141 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Spin 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Summer Activity: LEGO Building 2:00pm, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Alive@5: Tunes on Thursday 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307-733-5898 n 3rd Annual Weed Pull & Identification 5:00pm, Emily’s Pond, Free, 307-739-9025 n Raptors at the King 5:00pm, Snow King Mountain, Free, 307-201-5464 n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-690-6539 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Suicide Prevention Training 5:30pm, St. John’s Medical Center Moose Room, Free, 307264-1536 n Zumba 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Mardy’s Front Porch Conversations 5:30pm, The Murie Center, Free, 307-733-1313 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316
KULTURE KLASH
Motor City Summer Exploring the ruins and rebirth of Detroit. BY MEG DALY
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his July I wanted to escape Jackson’s traffic and congestion so I hopped a flight to Detroit. The city has been so gutted by white flight and economic downturn the past 40 years that the wide streets are practically free of traffic. Famous for Motown, the auto industry, and architectural gems, Detroit is an anachronism trying desperately to become relevant again. I had heard that Detroit is a contemporary haven for artists who are drawn to the renegade spirit and cheap rents. It feels a lot like Portland, Oregon, before gentrification overwhelmed the edgy, independent art scene there. I couldn’t wait to see two renowned contemporary art installations that couldn’t be situated in any other city. The first installation is “Mobile Homestead” by Mike Kelley, who died in 2012. The New York Times called Kelley “one of the most influential American artists of the past quarter century.” Though he lived most of his too-short adult life in Los Angeles, Kelley grew up in a working class suburb of Detroit. Readers might best recognize Kelley’s sculptural pieces using stuffed animals. The Brooklyn Rail, described one of Kelley’s installations as “overwhelmingly large, color-sorted masses of stuffed animals suspended from the ceiling of a harshly bright room.” “Mobile Homestead” by comparison is much less fuzzy or colorful. One of the last pieces he completed before his death, “Mobile Homestead” is a full-size replica of Kelley’s childhood home placed on a vacant lot behind the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. It looks basically like a generic white ranch home with blue trim. You’ve seen, and overlooked, homes like this a thousand times. The brick wall directly behind the structure is painted sky blue. In the summer heat, the surrounding lawn has turned to yellow straw. That’s it from the outside. Just the façade of a home and the façade of a blue sky.
Amid blocks of abandoned homes is an eclectic outdoor art installation care of Tyree Guyton: The Heidelberg Project.
It helps to keep Kelley’s themes of memory and childhood in mind when viewing “Mobile Homestead.” What at first felt like, “so what” to me, transformed before my eyes into a blank canvas. I realized that Kelley had succeeded not only in bringing his childhood into the present, but he had also produced a blank slate for viewers to do the same. The house is so nondescript, the sky so seamlessly, perpetually blue, that I could project my own memories onto it. I could imagine what it would be like to pick up my old childhood home as it was 35 years ago and plunk it down in field today, unchanged. I felt the weight of the memories we lug around, however dear. It’s fitting that two of the city’s most famous art installations have to do with houses and home. Driving past blocks of abandoned homes, I arrived at The Heidelberg Project on Detroit’s East Side. Since the mid 1980s, Heidelberg Street resident Tyree Guyton has been transforming his childhood street from a dilapidated hangout for drug dealers to an award-winning, multi-lot outdoor art project. Guyton’s childhood two-story childhood home is the central axis from which the rest of the installation radiates. His house is covered in multicolored polka dots. The sidewalks have been painted with faces representing the diversity of the neighborhood. Surrounding lawns and empty lots are filled with sculptures made from found materials. A row of rusted car hoods appears like dominos suspended before toppling. Grocery carts appear repeatedly – at the top of telephone poles, carrying a heaping array of sports trophies. A small speedboat is piled high with stuffed animals, which made me wonder who came first, Guyton or Kelley? Everywhere Guyton has installed planks of wood board painted as colorful clocks. The clocks appear high and low, big and small, always fixed in time, though not always the same time. I asked an attendant at the site what the clocks signified. “We are here at a moment in time,” the man said. “We can make a decision, right now.” My summer vacation souvenir may not be as warm and fuzzy as a “Virginia is for lovers” key chain or “California dreamin” bumper sticker. Instead, I’ve got a “Detroit vs. everybody” T-shirt that represents the visionary tenacity the place inspires. PJH
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n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n JH Farmers Market 8:00am, Town Square, Free, 307-413-6323 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307739-3594 n 9th Annual Tin Cup Challenge 8:30am, Driggs City Center, Free, 208-354-0230 n Adult SUP on the Snake River 8:30am, Rendezvous River Sports, $100.00, 307-739-9025 n REFIT® 9:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-733-6398 n Crystal Creek Fence Project 9:00am, Crystal Creek, Free, 307-739-0968 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-7339212 n Habitat ReStore Donation Collections 10:00am, Grand Teton Plaza, Free, 307-7340828 n Love Card Reading With Rosie Cutter 10:00am, Spirit Books Gifts Life, $125.00, 307733-3382 n Pass Bash 11:00am, Stagecoach Bar, Free, n Free Family Concert with Johannes Moser 11:30am, Walk Festival Hall, Free, 307-733-1128
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n Byron’s Guitar 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, 307413-1348 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 - $65.00, 307733-6994 n Pam Drews Phillips Plays Jazz 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free, 307-733-8833 n Lonesome Heroes 7:30pm, The Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-7323939 n Thin Air Shakespeare - Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm, The Center Ampitheater at the Center for the Arts, Free, 307-733-3021 n JH Rodeo 8:00pm, Fairgrounds, $15.00 - $35.00, 307-7337927 n Festival Orchestra: Classical Legends 8:00pm, Walk Festival Hall, $25.00 - $55.00, 307-733-1128 n Most Wanted Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Free Public Stargazing 9:30pm, Rendezvous Park, Free, 307-413-4779 n Buckethead 9:30pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $25.00 - $28.00, 307-733-1500 n Curtis Grimes 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-7333886 n Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons 10:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, $5.00 - $10.00, 307-353-2300
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Of Blood and Bugs Summer skeeters hasten hikes and make for slaphappy camping. BY ELIZABETH KOUTRELAKOS @ekoutrelakos
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ummer is finally here as people begin to embark on missions that seem so glorious and carefree. Old friendships are rekindled, inspiring the possibility of fresh adventures to new places. The thing that we most often forget this time of year has to do with a tiny little creature that may not block the view, but can sometimes inhibit the lifestyle: mosquitoes. Existing in more than 3,000 distinct species, worldwide, this thirsty pest has the ability to gulp up to three times their weight in blood. These things thrive in places where we love recreating on hot summer days, occupying water in the first 10 days of their twomonth life. Female mosquitoes are a bit of an exception, and can live up to six months. For those fast hikers that want to attempt to escape, walking over 1.5 miles an hour (average speed of a mosquito) may prove a successful getaway to outrunning these things. Unfortunately, if there is one, there are many more. They can smell human breath and feed 24 hours a day. If you don’t feel like offering your flesh up for feasting, you have very few options. You can either not breathe, or try wearing light clothing, as
Left: A wise young man uses random articles of clothing to protect himself from the swarms by Two Ocean Lake. Right: The Shoshone Geyser Basin plays host to beauty and bugs. Bottom: Yellowstone’s Thorofare is where flesh eating creatures abound. these winged pests are drawn to heat. Some swear by bug repellent. I’m a bit tentative to contribute to a future rendition of Silent Spring. Plus, no spray has really worked well enough for me to actually swear by. When I wallow in mosquito land, loose clothing proves slightly successful. A headscarf addition to the wardrobe helps keep the bites away from my neck and ears. Yes, I look a little bizarre when I’m hiking this time of year but at least I’m happy and, for the most part, bite free. I’ve had my fair share of mosquito-driven areas that look so lovely upon arrival only to find myself challenged with endless bombardments of these pests. The top areas I’ve found for buzzing entities this time of year include the following. So take note, and beware: Grassy Lake Road - Beautiful lakes and campsites abound on this little thoroughfare to Idaho, but most of them are empty this time of year for a reason. When you park, you’ll hear the sweet music of things attempting to suck your blood, and you’ll be tempted to quickly drive on… indefinitely. Thoroughfare - Backpacking in Yellowstone always sounds like a great idea, especially when it’s hot and the snow has melted. Unfortunately, this area is a prime habitat for things that want to use you to move on with their lives. Wind River Range - These small sects of endless pools, ponds, and lakes offer a wonderful meet-and-greet ground for mosquitoes to
connect, propagate and hit you with force. Although bivvying is a light and fast way to go in the Winds, traveling in this mindset this time of year may cause one to succumb to bites on parts of the face the unassuming sleeper may expose.
Two Ocean/Emma Matilda - This place has gorgeous wildflowers. The price? A few ounces of blood. I’ve seen people wrap their faces in scarves in the parking lot to survive the walk, barter for bug spray from fellow parking lot loiterers, or just drive away as fast as they can. While this area hosts beautiful hikes, it might be best hold off on visiting this area.
As swollen and annoyed as you may be from swatting at mosquitos and itching your skin till it bleeds, these bugs actually do a few good things. For one, if you’re a birder, they are an important food source for all classic migratory birds. For all of you orchid enthusiasts, huckleberry lovers or goldenrod collectors, write a simple “thank you” note to mosquitoes. Though they don’t actually gather pollen, they carry it from one blossom to another, thus helping the plant thrive to its fullest potential and produce the most prolific amount of berries (or other forest delicacies). During this fleeting summer that we’re in a race to enjoy, have some empathy. The pesky biters are females trying to get the protein out of your blood so they can produce eggs, so give the gals a break. They’re just trying to survive amongst the Jackson summer chaos and, well, we all know it’s a short summer of opportunity. PJH
n Targhee Fest Music Festival 12:00pm, Grand Targhee Resort, $79.00 - $229.00, 800-TARGHEE n Pre-Symphony Buffet 4:00pm, Alpenhof, 307-7333242 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Festival Orchestra: Classical Legends 6:00pm, Walk Festival Hall, $25.00 - $55.00, 307-733-1128 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n Lonesome Heroes 7:30pm, The Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-732-3939 n Thin Air Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm, The Center Ampitheater at the Center for the Arts, Free, 307-733-3021 n JH Rodeo 8:00pm, Fairgrounds, $15.00 $35.00, 307-733-7927 n Most Wanted Band 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n Salsa Party! Raise the Floor Fundraiser 9:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, $15.00, 307-733-1500 n WYOBASS 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886
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n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Yoga 7:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, 307-739-9025 n Pottery for Preschoolers 9:30am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $100.00, 307733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Kinderclay 11:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $100.00, 307733-6379 n Total Fitness 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246 n Maker Monday’s 3:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Victor, Free, 208-7872201 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Friends of the Teton River’s Full Moon Float 5:00pm, Rainey Access Point, Free, 208-354-3871 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370
Love Local
This July 20 edition spotlights some of the local efforts, from chefs and restaurants to farms and purveyors, making Jackson Hole’s food scene more vibrant and sustainable. Bon Appétit!
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TUESDAY, JULY 19
n Fitness & Dance Classes All Day! 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Coffee with a Ranger 7:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n REFIT® 8:30am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $20.00, 307-733-6398 n Yoga 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Teton Plein Air Painters 9:00am, Outside, Free, 307733-6379 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n Plein Air Painting and Drawing 10:00am, National Museum of Wildlife Art, $150.00, 307-7335771 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n Walking Tour of Jackson 10:30am, Center of Town Square, Free, 307-733-2141 n Spin 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Murie Center Ranch Tour 2:30pm, Murie Center, Free, 307-739-2246
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n American Indian Guest Artist 8:00am, Colter Bay Visitor Center, Free, 307-739-3594 n Historic Miller Ranch Tour 10:00am, National Elk Refuge, Free, 307-733-9212 n From the Back of the Stacks with Leah Shlachter 12:00pm, KOHL Radio, Free n Targhee Fest Music Festival 12:00pm, Grand Targhee Resort, $79.00 - $229.00, 800-TARGHEE n Picnic In The Park 4:00pm, Healthy Being Juicery, Free, 307-690-2156
MONDAY, JULY 18
n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 $45.00, 307-733-5386 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Hootenanny 6:00pm, Dornan’s, Free, 307733-2415 n Dancers’ Workshop Fundraising Gala Performance & Dinner 6:00pm, Dancers’ Workshop, $125.00 - $450.00, 307-7336398 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 $65.00, 307-733-6994 n Master Class with David Dorfman Dance 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $25.00, 307-733-4900 n David Cattani Duo 7:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Nathan Dean 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207
FOR THE OF
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SUNDAY, JULY 17
n Whiskey Mornin’ Duo 4:30pm, The Deck at Piste, Free, 307-733-2292 n Sunday Summer BBQ 5:00pm, Q Roadhouse & Brewing Co., Free, 307-739-0700 n Concert on the Commons 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307-733-5457 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407 n Thin Air Shakespeare Taming of the Shrew 7:30pm, The Center Ampitheater at the Center for the Arts, Free, 307-733-3021
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n Writer 3:30pm, Valley of the Tetons Library, Free, 208-787-2201 n Covered Wagon Cookout 4:15pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Zumba 4:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307739-9025 n Brian Maw Band 4:30pm, The Deck at Piste, Free, 307-733-2292 n Alive@5: Second Nature 5:00pm, Teton Village Commons, Free, 307733-5898 n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-6906539 n Bar J Chuckwagon Supper 5:30pm, Bar J, $25.00 - $35.00, 307-733-3370 n Covered Wagon Cookout 5:30pm, Bar T 5, $37.00 - $45.00, 307-733-5386 n Photography 101 5:30pm, Roam JH, $35.00, n Total Fitness 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307739-9025 n Art & Healing 5:30pm, Courtyard of the Professional Building, Free, 307-739-7493 n JH Shootout 6:00pm, Town Square, Free, 307-733-3316 n Town Pump Bouldering Series 6:00pm, Teton Boulder Park, n Beginning Throwing 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $195.00 - $234.00, 307-733-6379 n Teton Trail Runners 6:00pm, Location Varies - Check Schedule, Free, n Byron’s Guitar at Jenny Lake Lodge 6:00pm, Jenny Lake Lodge, Free, 307-733-4647 n Geologists of JH: Greater Caucasus Mountains 6:00pm, Teton County Library, Free, 307-7332164 n The Ballad of Cat Ballou 6:30pm, JH Playhouse, $35.00 - $65.00, 307733-6994 n Master Class with David Dorfman Dance 6:30pm, Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1, $25.00, 307-733-4900 n Inside the Music: Cue Chamber Music, and… ACTION! 7:00pm, Walk Festival Hall, Free, 307-733-1128 n Bluegrass Tuesdays featuring One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939 n Stackhouse 8:00pm, Mangy Moose, Free, 307-733-4913 n Nathan Dean 9:00pm, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, $5.00, 307-733-2207 n The Man Of STEEL Tour ft. DJ True Justice w/ Equipto & Vocab Slick 10:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-7333886
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ANDREW MUNZ
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Rodeo Queens Boot-scootin’ with the cowboys and cowgirls of the Colorado Gay Rodeo. BY ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz
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here’s really nothing all that different about gay rodeo. Nothing that would be a dead giveaway on first glance. These rough riders’ hands are just as calloused, their horses just as nimble and sturdy. The dust gets in their eyes just as it does in straight “regular” rodeo, and the tears can come just as easy. When I came down to Golden, Colo., for the 34th annual Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo hosted by the Colorado Gay Rodeo Association, I walked in with zero expectations and figured that with the exception of a couple wigs and some odd events, I was just attending a rodeo. I couldn’t have been more wrong. “Get this boy twenty dollars worth of tickets,” the beer cashier said to me upon walking through the fairgrounds. “You got yourself a belt, right? Good because these boys are gonna try and get in your pants quicker than you can re-buckle. Have fun!” I didn’t know a soul and meandered into the scene with wide eyes and a curious thirst for knowledge. I wanted to know what this rodeo was all about. Who participated? And what made it stand out from the countless other rodeo events around the country? At registration I introduced myself as a writer from Jackson who was interested in writing about the rodeo. A drag queen named Yolanda Deherrera welcomed me and pulled some strings to get me an all-access pass. The pass would allow me to venture anywhere I wanted, including back in the chutes. I was then introduced to Carolyn Herbert, this year’s rodeo director, who said that I shouldn’t feel shy about walking up to people and asking them about their histories. Before attending, I watched the 2014 documentary Queens and Cowboys, which is about the International Gay Rodeo Association circuit. The film presents gay rodeo as it is today, profiling some of the riders and board members who make the rodeos possible around the country. Competitors attend as many regional rodeos as they can to earn points that will
Miss CGRA 2006 Gia Diamante, left, and her partner Miss CGRA 2016 Yolanda DeHerrera attempt to put underwear on a goat during the Goat Dressing event at this year’s Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo.
qualify them for the World Gay Rodeo Finals in Las Vegas every October. One of the people profiled was a Texas cowboy named Wade Earp (a distant relation to famed gunslinger Wyatt Earp), and I was so happy to have been able to run into him and his horse, Bo. He told me he never had the slightest idea that he would be the main subject in the film, and began to get emotional thinking about how positive the response has been. “I was riding and there was this family in the stands cheering and hollering, a straight family, and they had this pre-teen son who was just so thrilled to meet me because of the film. It’s his favorite movie,” Earp said, wiping tears. “I never thought of myself as a role model.” Earp went on to say that people are sometimes shocked to learn that most of the contestants here are actual, honest-to-God cowboys. The idea of the “gay cowboy” may be pigeonholed into the “Brokeback Mountain,” category but it ain’t all that unusual to be a cowboy and be gay at the same time. “I have a working ranch,” he said. “I’m not a hairdresser.” The IGRA promotes acceptance and diversity, allowing contestants to enter whatever category they want to participate in. Unlike “regular” rodeo, women are able to compete in everything from chute dogging to bull riding. There are no limits on what you want to ride and how you want to look when you ride. IGRA president Bruce Gros described his Colorado chapter as “supportive, wonderful people who will help you out at the drop of a hat.” Through IGRA, contestants aren’t bitter competitors; instead, they are eager to help one another out, lending out horses, helping cinch folks in, offering up their own equipment to ensure safety. “[Contestants] want to beat each other on their merits with their absolute best time,” Gros continued. Attendance has been slowly decreasing through the years, but that doesn’t stop the competitors from giving everything they’ve got to earn a buckle or two. It’s a testament that rodeo isn’t just a masculine man’s game, but a traditional gathering of roughneck riders who grew up living the Western lifestyle. Simple as that. Rodeo is rodeo. Gay or straight. Man or woman. And, in this case, everything in between. PJH
BREAKFAST, LUNCH & DINNER 7:30-9PM
Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves!
ASIAN & CHINESE KIM’S CORNER
307.733.3242 | TETON VILLAGE
Korean and American style, from breakfast sandwiches, burgers, chicken tenders, Philly cheese steaks to rice bowls and noodles. Something for everyone! Open Monday through Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. At base of Snow King between the ski patrol room and the ice rink. 100 E. Snow King Ave. Take out and Delivery: (307) 200-6544.
Trio is located just off the town square in downtown Jackson, and is owned & operated by local chefs with a passion for good food. Our menu features contemporary American dishes inspired by classic bistro cuisine. Daily specials feature wild game, fish and meats. Enjoy a glass of wine at the bar in front of the wood-burning oven and watch the chefs perform in the open kitchen.
Dinner Nightly at 5:30pm 45 S. Glenwood Available for private events & catering
TETON THAI ®
Large Specialty Pizza ADD: Wings (8 pc)
Medium Pizza (1 topping) Stuffed Cheesy Bread
$ 13 99
for an extra $5.99/each
(307) 733-0330 520 S. Hwy. 89 • Jackson, WY
@ SNow King
Cafe
RICE BOWLS NOODLES BURGERS
NOW OPEN
Napolitana-style Pizza, panini, pasta, salad, beer wine. Order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com
THAI ME UP Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers. New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. Open daily for dinner at 5pm. Downtown at 75 East Pearl Street. View our tap list at thaijh.com/brews. 307-733-0005.
For reservations please call 734-8038
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CONTINENTAL ALPENHOF Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30am-10am. Coffee & pastry 10am-11:30am. Lunch 11:30am-3pm. Aprés 3pm-5:30pm. Dinner 6pm-9pm. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call 307-733-3242.
THE BLUE LION
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Take Out and Delivery 307.200.6544 Mon thru Sat 10:30am - 4:00pm 100 E. Snowking Ave. (between Ski Patrol & Ice Rink)
Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 7330022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai. com.
A Jackson Hole favorite for 38 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. Early Bird Special: 20% off entire bill between 5:30-6:0pm, Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com.
CAFE GENEVIEVE
11am - 9:30pm daily 20 W. Broadway 307.201.1472
1110 W. Broadway • Jackson, WY Open daily 5:00am to midnight • Free Wi-Fi
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Serving inspired home cooked classics in a historic log cabin. Enjoy brunch daily at 8 a.m., dinner nightly at 5 p.m., and happy hour daily 3-5:30 p.m. featuring $5 glasses of wine, $5 specialty drinks, $3 bottled beer. 135 E. Broadway, (307) 732-1910, genevievejh.com.
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MAIA OUSTINOFF ALBERS
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Tipple Twisters Libation creation: Putting the cool in classic cocktails (lime not included).
Left: the accoutrements for an Old Fashioned Landlord. This drink should be ingurgitated before returning your landlord’s call, email and text message. Right: a libation for the gear-addicted and/or wallet conscious, the Cheap Cribarita. 1. 2.
BY MAIA OUSTINOFF ALBERS @Maia_In_Space
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hen I moved to Jackson three years ago I was renting a room adjacent to Flat Creek near the Rustic Inn. Being new in town, I didn’t realize how fortunate I was to score such a cool apartment on my first try. One day I went to unwind at the creek after a particularly strenuous day at work and crossed paths with a well-chilled bottle of perspective. No, seriously, I was sitting in the creek and a lonely bottle of craft beer drifted into my lap. You can’t even make this stuff up. I chuckled, cracked the beer open, and drank its entirety as a moose wandered by. Was it a sign? Once I became more familiar with Jackson Hole, I realized my beer in the water experience probably wasn’t a miracle, but more likely the result of a tuber that had capsized, forcing their bubbly bounty to fall awry. Booze is fun, social, and unexpected—like Jackson Hole, where I enjoy crafting cocktails at Teton Tiger and passing on my knowledge to both friends and patrons. Here are a few of my unexpected twists on classic pairings for your everyday hangouts this summer, and beyond—an ode to my Jackson Hole experiences in cocktail form if you will. You can be sure they’re all a real boozy...I mean, doozy.
The Old Fashioned Landlord This particular cocktail should be appropriately consumed during your highest point of anger and resentment. 2.5 oz. Bulleit rye 1 sugar cube 2-3 dashes DRAM Apothecary’s Wild Sage Bitters (Found at Mountain Dandy) 3/4 oz. club soda Cracked black peppercorn 1 lemon garnish or sage leaf (for steez)
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Place the sugar cube in an Old-Fashioned glass. Wet down the cube with sage bitters followed by a short splash of club soda. Crush the sugar with a muddler or any angry looking tool that helps you annihilate things. (ie: hammer, ski pole, etc.) On second thought, I don’t condone either of those. Rotate the glass so the corners are soaked with a sugary lining. Add a large ice cube and pour in the 2 oz. rye whiskey Raise the lemon garnish (or sage) to your nose, take a deep breath, and place precariously on the cocktail so it ALMOST falls off the edge of the glass and makes you slightly nervous. Add a quick grind of peppercorn on top. Go outside for a minute, drink until you’re toasty inside and don’t respond to your landlord’s requests until the cocktail is fully consumed and your mind has reached a “professional, but drunk,” state of mind. You can now conquer anything with your quick wit.
Float Your Friend’s Boat So, you’re hosting a little get together? Cute! Make this cocktail and they’ll immediately put your name at the top of their “coolest friends in Jackson” list. This is a serious crowd pleaser. (Have a metal shaker handy!) 2 oz. Absolut pear vodka 1/2 oz. simple syrup 3 cucumber wheels 2 lime wedges 3 mint leaves
Cheap Cribarita
Are your friends sometimes cheap? Are you cheap, sometimes? Me too. Have a weekend pitcher ready that involves both beer and tequila. Win-win. You can take this on a hike, lay in the tall grass with your weird dog, or fill a water bottle for later— especially since you’re parched after a long day hauling tourists up the tram. Also, you owe your friend a drink after running over his toe with your bike on the pass. You didn’t mean to. We know. Share this one with the masses…don’t be stingy. 4 (12 oz.) bottles of cold light-flavored beer. (I like Pacifico) 1 cup tequila (8 oz.) 1 can frozen limeade concentrate, thawed (12 oz.) 3-5 limes Kosher salt 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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Muddle the cucumber wheels, mint leaves, and lime wedges in a cocktail shaker until they look a little beat, then add the simple syrup and muddle a little longer soaking the simple syrup into the ingredients. Shake ice and pear vodka. Strain (or don’t) the ingredients into one of those random glasses that your roommate owns that says “BRAT” on it.
In a large pitcher, combine the beer, tequila and limeade. Tell your friend to go pick up limes at Lucky’s because you forgot them. Argue with your friend about getting the limes. He doesn’t think you need them because that’s just another expense. Force him to get the limes. Once you have them, rub a lime wedge around the rim of each of glass and dip it in the salt. Pour the “Cribaritas” into the glasses and garnish with a lime wedge. Maybe drop a whole lime in your friends’ cocktail because he was being a jerk. Hand it to him and smile.
I hope these cocktails have given you another reason to have fun with your friends and be silly. Alcohol isn’t an excuse to be irresponsible, so take care when creating any cold boozy treats. Drop me a lime at Fundayoffice.com. PJH
Love Local
FOR THE
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Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square. Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.
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Lunch 11:30am Monday-Saturday Dinner 5:30pm Nightly
HAPPY HOUR Daily 4-6:00pm
307.201.1717 | LOCALJH.COM ON THE TOWN SQUARE
Contact 307.732.0299 or sales@planetjh.com
NOW, LET’S CELEBRATE!
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Join us for rendezvous Bistro’s 15th AnniversAry PArty sundAy, July 17 from 3-9Pm Celebrate the past 15 and toast to the next with a Community bloCk party, featuring food, drinks and musiC. open and free to all!
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Thank you, Jackson Hole, for 15 fantastic years.
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THE LOCALS
ELEANOR’S
FAVORITE PIZZA
Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. Eleanor’s is a primo brunch spot on Sunday afternoons. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901.
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The deli that’ll rock your belly. Jackson’s newest sub shop serves steamed subs, reubens, gyros, delicious all beef hot dogs, soups and salads. We offer Chicago style hot dogs done just the way they do in the windy city. Open daily11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Located just a short block north of the Town Square at 180 N. Center Street, (307) 733-3448.
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Under the Pink Garter Theatre (307) 734-PINK • www.pinkygs.com
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Good between 5:30-6pm • Open nightly at 5:30pm
733-3912 160 N. Millward
Make your reservation online at bluelionrestaurant.com
PIZZAS, PASTAS & MORE HOUSEMADE BREAD & DESSERTS FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED OFFERINGS TAKE OUT AVAILABLE Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY
A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965
Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonally-inspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Lunch Mon-Sat 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 glutenfree choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Open daily 8am for breakfast lunch and dinner. 145 N. Glenwood St., (307) 734-0882, tetonlotuscafe.com.
MANGY MOOSE Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.
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SWEETWATER Satisfying locals for lunch and dinner for over 36 years with deliciously affordable comfort food. Extensive local and regional beer list. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. features blackened trout salad, elk melt, wild west chili and vegetarian specialties. Dinner 5:30 to 9 p.m. including
potato-crusted trout, 16 ounce ribeye, vegan and wild game. Reservations welcome. (307) 7333553. sweetwaterjackson.com.
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. Reservations. (307) 734-8038 or bistrotrio.com.
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. 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.
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. 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.
PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA Hot and delicious delivered to your door. Handtossed, deep dish, crunchy thin, Brooklyn style and artisan pizzas; bread bowl pastas, and oven baked sandwiches; chicken wings, cheesy breads and desserts. Delivery. 520 S. Hwy. 89 in Kmart Plaza, (307) 733-0330.
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. 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.
PIZZERIA CALDERA Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies using the freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11am - 9:30pm daily at 20 West Broadway. 307-201-1472.
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Complete the grid so that each row, column, diagonal and 3x3 square contain all of the numbers 1 to 9. No math is involved. The grid has numbers, but nothing has to add up to anything else. Solve the puzzle with reasoning and logic. Solving time is typically 10 to 30 minutes, depending on your skill and experience.
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87 Bygone autocrat 88 Central garage item? 90 [What a snoozefest!] 92 Watson outburst 94 “Go __ Watchman”: Harper Lee novel 95 90 degrees from norte 96 Gp. including the Rockies 98 Bk. fair organizer 100 Try to convince 103 Beast of burden 104 Benchmark for a movie daredevil? 109 One in a rack 110 Org. led by a Grand Exalted Ruler 111 Three-and-out follower, in football 112 Muss 116 Relaxed 119 Immunology-themed gala? 122 Eccentric sort 123 Compete in an impromptu “contest” 124 White House accounting gp. 125 Sleek 126 Pointers 127 Varieties 128 The G in LGBT 129 Round Table honorifics
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79 Watch (for) 81 Vat filler 83 Former L.A. Sparks All-Star __ Leslie 84 Young newts 85 Numbered rds. 87 Drove, with “off” 88 Modern storage unit 89 Nonhuman film substitute 91 Letters after either Cowboy St. senator’s name 93 In spades 97 Gets serious 99 Have grand plans 101 “Great” literary hero 102 Switch end 104 NW Portuguese city 105 Talk oneself up 106 Straws, e.g. 107 “So that’s __?” 108 Sources of tears 113 Popular assistant 114 Private retreat 115 Shade trees 117 Nitrogenous 81-Down 118 Be in a bee 120 Gentle attention-getter 121 “The Peruvian Songbird” Sumac
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10 Tells tales 20 Carrie Underwood, for one 30 Helen of Troy’s mother 40 1992 Best Rock Song Grammy winner 50 Big name in 2008 financial news 60 Lagunitas product 70 Pass by, as time 80 The Miracles’ label 90 Promising “Are you available?” response 10 Baklava morsel 11 Walk all over
12 Impertinent 13 Math course for coll. credit 14 __ Khan, online academy founder 15 The NCAA’s Spartans 16 Tried proving that one could 17 Engaged in organized crime 18 One of Israel’s 12 tribes 24 Vending machine choice 25 Sister of Khloé 30 Witness’ statement 33 Sprees 34 Trans-Siberian Railway city 35 Need ice, maybe 36 Soong __-ling: Madame Chiang 37 Disarmament subj. 38 Feng __ 39 Gram. gender 44 Absolute rulers 46 Leave speechless 47 “Stop! You’re ruining everything!” 49 “Hold that thought” 51 Like some breakups 53 “Psycho” shower scene blood, actually 54 Beseeches 55 Entertains with a bedtime story 57 Capital since 2002 61 Bethesda medical agcy. 62 “Lady Marmalade” singer 64 Coveted statuettes 66 Fury and Silver of classic TV 68 Eagerly consume 69 London strollers 70 Keep tabs on the enemy 71 Ballpark vendor’s cry 72 Contented sounds 73 Diving duck
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10 Eliminate, as a vacancy 50 Chin-up muscle, briefly 80 Car window options 13 Capital of Eritrea 19 “I’ve got it!” elicitor 20 Peyton’s brother 21 NSX automaker 22 Cavatappi and such 23 Obstruct one’s buddies during a hockey game? 26 Strapless accessory 27 Norwegian for “sloping track” 28 Baking site 29 “Heat of the Moment” band 31 Scrape (by) 32 Crimson Tide wrestler? 37 Movement suffix 40 One more time 41 Brooding rock genre 42 Agree to a friending request 43 Talk 45 Paneer cheese go-with 48 Los Angeles rarity 50 “__ where it hurts!” 52 Snoop’s job? 56 Nick time? 58 Payless box letters 59 Bio lab organism 60 Dublin-to-Blackpool dir. 61 Home of The Hague: Abbr. 62 Pres. and veep 63 Elroy Jetson’s best friend 65 It might be a mirage 67 Pumps up 69 Royal with a broadcasting award? 74 Right-hand pages 75 Tapped 76 Car buyer’s choice 77 Pocket rockets, in poker 78 Quaint contraction 80 JFK speechwriter Sorensen 82 Churro relative 86 Often laceless shoe
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Animal Altruism Tales of critter kindness serve as a reminder for humans.
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he devotion and intelligence of our animals includes incredible acts of kindness and heroism, which can make them life-saving animal angels in our lives. Here is a heart-opening selection of true pet stories. May they remind us of the collaborative partnership we share with all life.
The rat who paid it forward A young boy bought a white rat to feed to his pet snake. By the time he got home, the boy changed his mind and decided to keep the rat as a pet, sparing the rat’s life. One night, months later, toxic fumes from the family’s garage began pouring into the boy’s bedroom as he slept. The rat smelled the poisonous air, escaped from his cage in the bedroom and scratched on the boy’s face until rousing the child from a near comatose state. The rat and the boy were saved. The white rat was the hero.
Sick as a dog Taking his two dogs out for their daily walk, a man noticed that his usually alpha dog was lagging behind and acting strange. Wondering if the dog was ill, the man paused. Concerned for the dog, he walked back to his house. Once inside the house, the man had a heart attack and was too weak to crawl to the phone. The alpha dog leaped into action, jumped on the kitchen counter and knocked the portable phone onto the floor next
to his master. The second dog began licking the man’s face, keeping him conscious. The man was able to dial 911 and he lived. Reflecting on the whole sequence of events, he realized there was nothing wrong with his alpha dog that fateful day; the dog was trying to get his owner to go home, sensing his master’s impending heart attack.
Unlikely protector in a pet store Stephanie Laland writes about special animal behaviors she observed as a pet store owner. The store had a section for parrots in which each bird had its own territorial perch on a live tree in the enclosure. All the branches had been “claimed” when she had to add a small green parrot into the cage. The little parrot went from branch to branch searching for a perch to share, and on every branch the resident parrot ran off the little bird. Finally, the little parrot tiptoed onto the branch of the biggest macaw. The pet store owner held her breath, anticipating the big bird would attack. The little parrot looked timidly at the macaw. The larger bird spread its wings, and rather than chasing off the intruder, the little one ran under the big wing and was immediately welcomed. The macaw took care of the little parrot as long as the two were there.
Random acts of kindness rule In addition to these and so many other true animal stories, there are daily videos posted on social media documenting interspecies acts of caring: dogs with kittens, baby birds with cats, wild animals with domestic animals, and more. It appears that animals, like humans, reveal their higher nature when practicing acts of kindness. What’s important to remember is that the simplest gestures of caring uplift both people and animals. In addition, practicing kindness is one more way to actively contribute to the tipping point in our global consciousness, making possible a collective world reality based on collaboration, compassion and love. 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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ugar walks into my office, her eyes taking in the yellowed tile, the chipped paint, the empty bottle of cheap bourbon on my desk, and the can of Folgers instead of organic, fairly traded, Indonesian dark roast. “It’s been a long time, Clyde,” she said, her voice like single-malt Scotch—expensive, smooth, smoky, burning on the throat, and chilling to the spine. “It has, doll,” I agreed. I had met Sugar while investigating a new strain of coffee bean that hit the street with caffeine levels so high it had ski bums looking for employment. Sugar worked as a barista, and like so many at the bagel shop, had lost her virtue to snowboarders, her self-esteem to a five-a-day latté addiction, and was selling herself as a nude model to the Art Association. She wanted out of the downward spiral her life had become but she had no marketable skills. However, while obtaining a degree in women’s studies at Middlebury, she developed an ability to talk to rich people. I introduced her to Bill, a realtor whose wife I had investigated for infidelity. After being discovered, his wife’s boyfriend gave Bill an exclusive listing on his 10-million-dollar John Dodge home and Bill encouraged his wife to perform more indiscretions.
In less than a year, Sugar was a top sales producer for Sotheby’s. I bore her no ill will. She moved on with her life and I, well, let’s say she found me where she left me; the only thing different was stiffness in my knee and cynicism in my heart. “Can you help me, Clyde?” she purred. I felt heat all the way to my toes and I knew people would die—espresso could be spilled, sushi spoiled. “What can I do for you, doll?” “Ben Sellsoul, a realtor from Christie’s, has a photo of me from my snowboarding days. He has threatened to show it to potential clients just before ski season. No one from Connecticut will ever list with me again!” Sugar said. “I’ll talk to Sellsoul,” I told her. I called a couple realtors I know and told them to meet me at the Teton Pines Club House. I found Sellsoul at a back table munching on a grilled salmon salad with balsamic vinaigrette. He took in my cheap suit and said, “Since you are plainly not in search of a one-of-a kind, unique property with outstanding views, I assume Sugar sent you. Well I got news for you.” I jammed my .45 against his skull. “See if you can get a listing on the pearly gates,” I said, and pulled the trigger. Immediately, five Realtors grabbed his body and dragged him off. “As we agreed, you get to split his listings,” I told them. They nodded in agreement. One of them spoke up. “Let us know when you want to shoot another one,” he said. They looked at each other, suspicion eating at them like a Teton property with no golf course. I nodded. “But next time I want a referral fee.” PJH
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
BY ROB BREZSNY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Upcoming adventures might make you more manly if you are a woman. If you are a man, the coming escapades could make you more womanly. How about if you’re trans? Odds are that you’ll become even more gender fluid. I am exaggerating a bit, of course. The transformations I’m referring to may not be visible to casual observers. They will mostly unfold in the depths of your psyche. But they won’t be merely symbolic, either. There’ll be mutations in your biochemistry that will expand your sense of your own gender. If you respond enthusiastically to these shifts, you will begin a process that could turn you into an even more complete and attractive human being than you already are. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) I’ll name five heroic tasks you will have more than enough power to accomplish in the next eight months. 1. Turning an adversary into an ally. 2. Converting a debilitating obsession into a empowering passion. 3. Transforming an obstacle into a motivator. 4. Discovering small treasures in the midst of junk and decay. 5. Using the unsolved riddles of childhood to create a living shrine to eternal youth. 6. Gathering a slew of new freedom songs, learning them by heart, and singing them regularly—especially when habitual fears rise up in you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your life has resemblances to a jigsaw puzzle that lies unassembled on a kitchen table. Unbeknownst to you, but revealed to you by me, a few of the pieces are missing. Maybe your cat knocked them under the refrigerator, or they fell out of their storage box somewhere along the way. But this doesn’t have to be a problem. I believe you can mostly put together the puzzle without the missing fragments. At the end, when you’re finished, you may be tempted to feel frustration that the picture’s not complete. But that would be illogical perfectionism. Ninety-sevenpercent success will be just fine. CANCER (June 21-July 22) If you are smoothly attuned with the cosmic rhythms and finely aligned with your unconscious wisdom, you could wake up one morning and find that a mental block has miraculously crumbled, instantly raising your intelligence. If you can find it in your proud heart to surrender to “God,” your weirdest dilemma will get at least partially solved during a magical three-hour interlude. And if you are able to forgive 50 percent of the wrongs that have been done to you in the last six years, you will no longer feel like you’re running into a strong wind, but rather you’ll feel like the beneficiary of a strong wind blowing in the same direction you’re headed.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) The latest Free Will Astrology poll shows that thirty-three percent of your friends, loved ones, and acquaintances approve of your grab for glory. Thirty-eight percent disapprove, eighteen percent remain undecided, and eleven percent wish you would grab for even greater glory. As for me, I’m aligned with the eleven-percent minority. Here’s what I say: Don’t allow your quest for shiny breakthroughs and brilliant accomplishments to be overly influenced by what people think of you.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You are at the pinnacle of your powers to both hurt and heal. Your turbulent yearnings could disrupt the integrity of those whose self-knowledge is shaky, even as your smoldering radiance can illuminate the darkness for those who are lost or weak. As strong and confident as I am, even I would be cautious about engaging your tricky intelligence. Your piercing perceptions and wild understandings might either undo me or vitalize me. Given these volatile conditions, I advise everyone to approach you as if you were a love bomb or a truth fire or a beauty tornado.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Here’s the deal: I will confess a dark secret from my past if you confess an equivalent secret from yours. Shall I go first? When I first got started in the business of writing horoscope columns, I contributed a sexed-up monthly edition to a porn magazine published by smut magnate Larry Flynt. What’s even more scandalous is that I enjoyed doing it. OK. It’s your turn. Locate a compassionate listener who won’t judge you harshly, and unveil one of your subterranean mysteries. You may be surprised at how much psychic energy this will liberate. (For extra credit and emancipation, spill two or even three secrets.) CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) What do you want to be when you grow up, Capricorn? What? You say you are already all grown up, and my question is irrelevant? If that’s your firm belief, I will ask you to set it aside for now. I’ll invite you to entertain the possibility that maybe some parts of you are not in fact fully mature; that no matter how ripe you imagine yourself to be, you could become even riper—an even more gorgeous version of your best self. I will also encourage you to immerse yourself in a mood of playful fun as you respond to the following question: “How can I activate and embody an even more complete version of my soul’s code?” AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) On a summer day 20 years ago, I took my five-year-old daughter Zoe and her friend Max to the merry-go-round in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Zoe jumped on the elegant golden-maned lion and Max mounted the wild blue horse. Me? I climbed aboard the humble pig. Its squat pink body didn’t seem designed for rapid movement. Its timid gaze was fixed on the floor in front of it. As the man who operated the ride came around to see if everyone was in place, he congratulated me on my bold choice. Very few riders preferred the porker, he said. Not glamorous enough. “But I’m sure I will arrive at our destination as quickly and efficiently as everyone else,” I replied. Your immediate future, Aquarius, has symbolic resemblances to this scene. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Early on in our work together, my psychotherapist confessed that she only works with clients whose problems are interesting to her. In part, her motivations are selfish: Her goal is to enjoy her work. But her motivations are also altruistic. She feels she’s not likely to be of service to anyone with whom she can’t be deeply engaged. I understand this perspective, and am inclined to make it more universal. Isn’t it smart to pick all our allies according to this principle? Every one of us is a mess in one way or another, so why not choose to blend our fates with those whose messiness entertains us and teaches us the most? I suggest you experiment with this view in the coming weeks and months, Pisces.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) My friend Athena works as a masseuse. She says that the highest praise she can receive is drool. When her clients feel so sublimely serene that threads of spit droop out of their mouths, she knows she’s in top form. You might trigger responses akin to drool in the coming weeks, Virgo. Even if you don’t work as a massage therapist, I think it’s possible you’ll provoke rather extreme expressions of approval, longing, and curiosity. You will be at the height of your power to inspire potent feelings in those you encounter. In light of this situation, you might want to wear a small sign or button that reads, “You have my permission to drool freely.”
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) How often have you visited hell or the suburbs of hell during the last few weeks? According to my guesstimates, the time you spent there was exactly the right amount. You got the teachings you needed most, including a few tricks about how to steer clear of hell in the future. With this valuable information, you will forevermore be smarter about how to avoid unnecessary pain and irrelevant hindrances. So congratulations! I suggest you celebrate. And please use your new-found wisdom as you decline one last invitation to visit the heart of a big, hot mess.
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