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11 COVER STORY LADY JUSTICE How one woman is waging the battle for Jackson’s voiceless.

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16 MUSIC BOX

4 REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK

18 WELL, THAT

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20 CULTURE KLASH

10 THEM ON US

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By Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey With a record-breaking wet October now behind us, this first week of November has been pretty darn nice, and dry. Some frost on the pumpkin in the mornings, but stellar days with negligible wind and lots of sunshine, have been good for soul. Good weather for getting those last minute fall chores done outside, also. You’ve been doing them, haven’t you? Because you know and I know, this kind of weather won’t last as we go deeper into November.

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Under clear skies most nights this past week have dropped the overnight low temperatures consistently down into the teens. Our average low temperatures moving forward into this week are in the upper teens; therefore, that is not too unusual, and more like the norm. Unusual would be if we were in the teens below zero, as we have been on many occasions this time of year. Coldest ever was 15-degrees below zero on November 10th, 1986.

Earlier this week, the afternoon high temperatures zoomed up into the 50’s, notching a 57-degree reading Sunday afternoon. It takes most of the day to warm up to that temp, especially with mornings starting out in the teens. Now, of course, with Daylight Savings Time over with, it gets darker earlier, and that high is short-lived. Fifty’s feel great in early November, but how about the record high this week of 63-degrees, set back on November 13th, 1999. How good would that feel?

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Ready to Lead One local’s unfiltered perspective from Standing Rock.

BY LUCAS AYOUB

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or us, it began on social media. A limited scope of images and accounts of what looked like a lost time, but happening in a nearby land. Scenes of Native American tribes coming together to confront police lines, all in an effort of solidarity, to shed light on the violation of Native American civil liberties, and the protection of the world’s most important resource: water.

Over a mid-morning coffee on Thursday, my friend Anders Berling suggested that we, several Wilson Elementary School chums, go see for ourselves what is happening in North Dakota. Soon, our small contingent of four was joined by two others as we gathered an assortment of foul weather gear to donate to the cause, from jackets to gloves, goggles and even a box of condoms.

(As Tyler Babcock reminded us: “Just cause there’s war doesn’t mean you can’t love.”)

By 7 a.m. Friday the cars were loaded with a reserve of log rounds, camp gear, food, warm clothes and a destination. “It’s like jumping into a void, we don’t entirely know what to expect,” noted Kyle Craighead Haynam when we picked him up in Rapid City en route. It’s true, the idea of Standing Rock, and actually being there were two very different concepts. What was the situation on the ground and the front lines like and how did it compare to those images emblazoned in our minds?

After a long drive across the great plains of Wyoming with several stops taking in the

beauty of the state, the road led north into the Dakotas. Our first glimpse of arrival was two large operational command vehicles operated by the state police. Soon afterwards, we discerned the outline of tent poles and hundreds of flags backlit by the glow of an enormous camp.

Arriving at 2 a.m., we were welcomed by the 24-hour Sioux security at Oceti Sakowin Camp (Seven Council Fires Camp) after a short investigative exchange.

Entering the shadowy camp exhausted, we considered simply stopping and camping at the first open grounds, but after a short walk about, I returned having discovered a small zone by the river with coals warm from the previous camp. Through the night one visitor joined into the wee hours alongside the campfire, Bluebird from Wounded Knee. It signaled the warming hospitable nature of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, now juxtaposed by the glaring lights of the Dakota Access Pipe Line.

In the morning, we set out to see the camp. Immediately we came upon a series of well-established tents. Medics, donations, volunteer sign-up, a media tent for permission for filming and photography, Direct Action Orientation.

“Are you prepared to be arrested?” was the standing question.

Were we?

The feeling of being in the camp is remarkable, a united community of otherwise separated tribes from across North America coming together for a common cause. People from many walks of life bonded together as they worked to ready the camp for winter, make displays of solidarity, to embody the mission at hand.

On Saturday there was an unsanctioned ‘action,’ an attempt to take Turtle Island, a symbolic point of strategic interest in the back and forth posturing of police and

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protesters. Several hundred protesters rode horses and trucks to the river bank across from the island, where they blockaded the river with a string of logs to prevent boats entering. Activists both forded and paddled the river, as the armed police force watched from above. Some suffered minor hypothermia and the DAPL armed forces sprayed mace from upwind.

Meanwhile another front formed on a nearby bridge. As a semi truck edged towards a blockade, we were told that the police were prepared to use lethal force because the truck presented a clear danger to the officers.

The elder council did not approve of the tense and potentially violent situation, and the protesters were called back to camp to regroup.

Sunday followed with a sanctioned action on the same bridge, a peace walk rally of several hundred to kneel on the bridge. A small group approached the barricade of burnt- out trucks and burnt sage to purify the area. They offered the police force water through razor wire and the water was

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accepted with smiles and laughs. A confrontation as rich and complex as it is full of symbolic acts.

But what can we, outside of the conflict contribute?

As Joe “Tomahawk” Tate of the Pima People said after sharing water with the armed forces on Unity Bridge Sunday, “We don’t have to wait for leaders. Everybody talks about waiting for leaders to act. We are all leaders. My grandmother says you never have to wait and be asked to do something.

You’re a leader. You’re a leader. Why wait for them to make our decisions because we know what we need to do.” PJH How to get involved: check ocetisakowincamp.org. If you want to donate, financial support and items are needed: Building supplies for the coming winter, specialized winter gear, tobacco for ritual purposes and water gear for the protesters braving the icy water that people are there unified to protect.

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Additionally, we would like to remind people: Town residents are responsible for keeping sidewalks shoveled.

• The TOJ assists with snow removal in the downtown core and along Broadway.

• Residents should not put their garbage cans out the night before, but rather after 7:00am on garbage days.

• Please keep trash cans, cars, and other obstacles out of the streets and off of the curbs.

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• Residents are also encouraged to help keep fire hydrants clear of snow.

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THE BUZZ Endorsement Furor TOWN OF JACKSON

Jackson assumes ‘big city’ political sensibilities, but not without clamor.

BY JAKE NICHOLS

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olitical endorsements can be a powerful show of support for candidates. A stamp of approval from the right celebrity, fellow or former politico, or other high profile citizen or organization can go a long way toward swaying voters by providing a perceived common cause. It’s a proven winning campaign strategy; a transitive property of allegiance at work in exponential form.

This election season local candidates were busy seeking endorsements like never before. Just about every high office hopeful solicited, received, or gave endorsements. For some, it stirred controversy, raising questions about potential hushed alliances.

Greg Epstein sought a seal of approval from the valley’s courageous firefighters when he reached out to Jackson Hole Professional Firefighters Local 5067. An endorsement from fire department manager and president of Local 5067 John Tobey caused confusion last week. Tobey represents the union attempting to form in Teton County—a group of full-time professionals that is not currently affiliated with the majority of volunteer firefighters and paramedics with the Jackson Hole Fire/EMS department, whose chief is Willy Watsabaugh.

The county responded with a press release stating Epstein’s endorsement was misleading and that the Democratic county commissioner candidate had struck an agreement with someone who did not have the authority to represent the entire department. In fact, according to the county, Tobey could only speak for about 14 percent of the overall members of Fire/EMS, an organization made up of some 70 volunteers in addition to the paid pool who support operations.

“We just wanted to just make sure there was no misunderstanding,” said county administrator Alyssa Watkins, who issued the county presser. “County policy prohibits on-duty endorsement of political candidates.”

Watkins said county officials had received phone calls, emails, and observed social media posts that indicated some people in the community were confused. Tobey, however, felt the press release was unnecessary and, in itself, politically motivated.

“I wonder if they have any of that [correspondence] on record, because I’ve talked to zero people who were confused by the story,” Tobey said, referring to the news story claiming Epstein had the backing of the fire department.

“Is there another candidate, perhaps, who is more closely aligned with the values of the current county administration? A commissioner candidate with familial ties? I can’t hand it to you. You will have to do a little homework.”

Tobey was likely referring to Trey Davis-R, whose wife, Audrey Cohen-Davis, is the town attorney. Cohen-Davis shared a Facebook post of her husband’s with the statement: “PLEASE read about the candidates and vote for the individual that will represent this community wisely. It’s not about the hype and tricking voters; it’s about electing a person that is not a game player and who will make good

Confusion ensued recently when a fire department manager endorsed a county candidate. decisions for us and not themselves!!!”

The post was later removed. Davis said he was not behind the county press release and the whole situation caught him by surprise.

“Not at all,” Davis replied when asked if he was involved with the county kerfuffle. “I’ve known for probably a month and a half now [about Epstein’s endorsement from Tobey].

I talked with Willy [Watsabaugh] and Kathy [Clay, fire marshal]. I knew they were not fans of Greg Epstein. That’s the only people I cared about is them. A lot of my friends are firefighters. I know they don’t endorse Greg or anyone else.

It was kind of misleading. I was pretty surprised about it all.”

Epstein said his intent was not to mislead anyone.

“A long-time friend suggested I learn more about the firefighters. If I am elected, I plan to continue learning about all the various entities serving Teton County so I can help represent them properly,” Epstein said. “I’ve been doing my homework, and meeting with many staff members and organizations throughout the valley to prepare myself for the position of county commissioner if elected.

I’m 100 percent grateful to have the support of a valuable community organization which is committed to serving the public and the mission of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS.” Tobey, as well, was appreciative of Epstein’s initiative.

“Greg was the only candidate that approached us. He had a lot of really good questions. I in no way represented myself as anything but the representative of Local 5067. I answer to the chief, he’s my boss.”

Still, Davis, for one, thought it odd for a county commissioner candidate to seek an endorsement from a private organization that is currently suing the county.

“There is some infighting between people who formed the union and volunteers, and there’s a helluva a lot more people who are volunteer firefighters than the eight people who endorsed him,” Davis acknowledged. “When you get an endorsement from a group that is suing the county who you want to work for … that kind of blew me away. I think that might come back to bite him in the ass.”

Local 5067 was initially recognized by the county, but on the advice of county attorney Keith Gingery, county leaders pulled that and chose to “unrecognize” the union. Gingery based his reasoning on an informal opinion issued by the state attorney general weighing in on a similar case in Campbell County. Litigation is proceeding and a February court date is set for February when a District Court judge, John Fenn, will hear both cases in conjunction in Sheridan.

All aboard the endorsement train Other candidates have found the endorsement route a useful one. County commissioner hopeful Nikki Gill-R garnered favor with state senator Leland Christensen, former Republican party leader TR Pierce, fly fisher Jack Dennis

and valley rancher Bob Lucas.

Natalia Macker-D reaped endorsements from former county commissioners Hank Phibbs and Leslie Petersen, outgoing State House rep Ruth Ann Petroff, state rep Andy Schwartz, and a newly formed PAC representing women under 40 called WUFPAC. Sheriff Jim Whalen also pledged his support on Facebook.

Davis bagged the backing of Christensen and Petroff, along with current county commissioner Paul Vogelheim, former Jackson mayor Mark Barron, former commissioner Paul Perry and primary opponent Lisa daCosta. Davis said he was most proud of a pledge of support he received from local barber Mike Randall, who is a Democratic precinct leader.

Meanwhile, in the mayoral race, Sara Flitner sought favor with businesswoman Clarene Law, architect Bruce Hawtin, and Petroff. Challenger Pete Muldoon has the public support certified financial planner Richard Bloom, Roger Hayden of Wyoming Wildlife Advocates and valley fixture Carla Watsabaugh.

Unsolicited, former county commissioner Sandy Shuptrine-D, who was defeated in the primary, declared her favs headed into the general election.

“Having attended almost all of the candidate forums, as well as having more than 40 years of local and state public service, I urge you to vote for Natalia Macker and native Greg Epstein for Teton County commissioner,” Shuptrine wrote in a Planet letter to the editor. “Davis’ advertised platform includes less meetings, which I can promise him will not happen … Gill holds promise but lacks experience outside of her position in her family’s management of large land holdings in South Park, a situation that easily could cause her conflict of interest…”

A few candidates even gave their own endorsements.

Jessica Sell Chambers, who ran for town council, boldly announced she would be voting for Jim Stanford in addition to herself. “Stanford is a man of integrity and drive and is committed to the people of Jackson,” she wrote. She added, “Pete Muldoon has a heart of gold and a sharp intellect.”

Both Stanford and Chambers also shared their national leanings. Stanford blasted the Republican ticket, writing: “At best Donald Trump is a disgusting embarrassment. At worst he’s an unhinged lunatic with zero qualifications to be president.”

Chambers also shared her voting intentions in the presidential race. “Hillary Clinton is the obvious choice for me, especially when the alternative is someone who sounds and looks a lot like fascist leaders from the 1930s and 40s who questions climate science, and who continues to treat women and workers improperly.” PJH

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THE BUZZ 2 More Residents Take a Stand Local efforts to support Standing Rock gain momentum.

BY SARAH ROSS

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hris Christian recently returned from North Dakota, and she’s going right back next week. She is among the thousands of people protesting the proposed North Dakota Access pipeline that would intersect through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. The pipeline would carry 470,000 barrels of crude oil each day, threatening drinking water and sacred Native land.

Though people from all over the country have traveled to stand with the Sioux tribe, the issue has not been well represented in mainstream media. Until very recently not one CNN headline pertained to the protests. Christian, who ran in the primary election for House District 22 and has been an advocate for the legalization of medicinal marijuana in Wyoming, hopes to help change this.

“When people have had their voices taken away, we must give them ours,” she said.

Here in the Cowboy State, governor Matt Meade recently deployed six highway patrol troopers to aid in

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suppressing water protectors at Standing Rock, according to the Associated Press. Christian was focused on this issue too. She recently spearheaded a petition on Moveon. org asking Meade to withdraw the troopers, who returned to Wyoming Monday, according to the Wyoming Tribue Eagle.

How to help and what comes next The people of Sacred Stone Camp, one of the primary organizing bases for the Standing Rock protests, are asking for voices, bodies, solidarity and donations. In a recent Facebook post, they appealed to followers to come stand with indigenous water protectors: “Construction is nearing the Missouri River. Now is the time to come to Standing Rock and defend the water. Don’t wait.”

As the battle endures and seasons shift, more than 5,000 people residing in the camps are preparing for winter on the plains. Those at Standing Rock are asking for specific items. They are inundated with clothing unsuitable for cold weather and now need winter gear, including warm winter clothes, snow tires, tents, sub-zero sleeping bags, firewood, camp stoves, heavy tarps, tire chains, gift cards and more.

Christian, along with other Jackson locals (see Reporter’s Notebook, page 4), is responding to the call for support. In advance of Christian’s trip, people here have been gathering donations to send to North Dakota.

On Saturday, this reporter stood in town square for three hours to gather dozens of donations, from countless warm winter clothes to sleeping bags, Lowe’s gift cards

and blankets.

The people who visited the square Saturday signaled that more and more Jackson residents relate with the momentous battle to protect Native rights and natural resources. Christine Kiely, a paraprofessional at Colter Elementary School, came to the square because she believes that rerouting or completely blocking the pipeline are not inevitable events. “This could really go either way,” she said. “Our support might matter … there’s a chance to protect the sacred sites, water and treaty rights of the Standing rock Sioux Tribe.”

Michael Yin, a mobile engineer at Slice, also visited the square armed with donations. He pointed out that it’s “not just about the location of the pipeline,” that makes this fight urgent. “It’s also about the repeated mistreatment of the Sioux’s rights over the lifetime of our country. This is yet another instance where their voice and rights have been ignored.” PJH Bring donations to the square and show your solidarity with Standing Rock 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, November 10. In addition to collecting donations, organizers hope to incite conversation about environmental protection and solidarity with indigenous tribes in the state of Wyoming.

If you cannot make it to the square but would like to donate, contact Chris Christian, cchristian1949@gmail. com.

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THE BUZZ 3 Fracking Fright From Pavillion to the Bridger Teton, a recent study serves as a reminder that people and land may be in jeopardy from hydraulic fracturing.

BY SARAH ROSS

Endangered land The issue of leasing land is highly contentious in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. In 2004, the Forest Service authorized leasing of 44,720 acres, allowing the BLM to lease these parcels to oil and gas companies. Since then, there has been a near-constant tug of war, wherein leasing is suspended for certain periods, or bidders buy out

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avillion, Wyoming—a town of 236 people about 150 miles east of Jackson, has been a center of gas production since the 1950s. Today the area is host to major hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” a process in which water and chemicals are injected underground to draw out gas and oil from rock formations. A recent study examining the health of Pavillion residents may serve as a cautionary tale for other places in Wyoming—and across the country—where fracking is becoming more prevalent. The study also raises concerns about Bridger Teton National Forest land leases that could end up in the hands of oil and gas companies.

Ten years ago, Pavillion’s citizens smelled gas in the air, and discerned a strange taste in their water. Then came the health problems. John Fenton, a farmer in Pavillion, said his family has experienced “phantom odors, rashes, hair loss, neurological problems, epileptic seizures,” and more.

In response to complaints made by Fenton and others, scientists Dominic DiGiulio and Robert Jackson completed a study on the impact of fracking on those in Pavillion.

Their findings were condemning. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a fracking well should be drilled to a depth of one to two miles (or more than 5,000 feet) below the surface. Some of the wells in Pavillion were drilled to just 700 feet. Shallow wells can expose groundwater to dozens of chemicals.

Dr. Devra Davis, a local epidemiologist on the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors, studies the toxicology of environmental contamination.

Sometimes people realize groundwater has been contaminated when they find bloated, dead cows, or wildlife that has drank the water, she said. Depending on the temperature, water can outgas, or release toxins into the air, she noted, which can create pollution and smelly air. “There have been episodes of smog in Wyoming worse than Los Angeles,” Davis noted, from “blowouts that take place due to explosions.”

The health impacts Davis has researched affecting people near fracking sites include “respiratory problems, blood disorders, cognitive issues, and cancer and nervous system disorders.”

The potential for health exposure depends on the “nature of the extraction,” Davis said.

However, when fracking operations adhere to regulations, like drilling below one mile, the process is supposedly safer.

parcels to eliminate the possibility of oil and gas development. In 2011, the Forest Service withdrew its decision to ban leasing of the currently available land, 39,490 acres on 30 parcels.

At this moment, Casper-based True Oil LLC is fighting for the rights to lease these parcels and to drill 13 wells in Bridger-Teton National Forest. The final decision to allow or disallow oil and gas production on Forest Service land should be released before 2017. According to the most recent environmental impact statement from the Forest Service, they are leaning toward withdrawing consent to lease the parcels, but the final decision is yet to be determined.

Allowing the leasing would endanger what the Wilderness Society calls “the largest intact ecosystem in the 48 states,” with almost 1.2 million acres of designated wilderness.

Fracking opponents say the industry has a dubious history of adhering to precautionary regulations, and the United States’ growing dependence on fracking has discouraged lawmmakers’ thorough examination of its consequences. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported in May that fracking provides two-thirds of U.S. natural gas production.

In 2005 the Energy Policy Act exempted fracking from the Safe Drinking Water Act, which sets standards for safe drinking water. This “Haliburton Loophole” explains why dangerous levels of chemicals have been found in drinking water in towns near fracking sites across the country, from California and Texas to Pennslyvania.

A recent study from the Yale School of Public Health tested 1,177 water pollutants and 143 air pollutants released in the fracking process, and found that 55 of these chemicals could be deemed “known, probable, or possible human carcinogens.”

In Pavillion, highly toxic chemicals were in the air, some at levels up to 7,000 times the amount standardized by the EPA. In addition, they found a total of 16 chemicals in the urine of those who participated in their study. “Fraccidents” have happened elsewhere too: in 2008 a Rock Springs rancher was hospitalized in 2008 after drinking water from his faucet. Later, benzene was discovered at twelve times the allowable level. Oxy, an oil company, had been running an illegal pit for nearly 10 years.

Still, Wyoming is a leader in fracking regulation. In 2013, the state passed some of the country’s strongest

rules about water testing near drilling sites, though the EPA does not require it. The challenge in Wyoming is that so much of the land is public. “We have the blessing of great natural resources and the challenge of managing them well,” Davis said. Protecting human and environmental health will be a fight despite forward-thinking legislation. “It’s one thing to pass a law, but it’s another thing to enforce it,” she added.

Enduring activism

A group of citizens from Laramie recently organized to hold decision makers accountable for this responsible management. On November 1, people gathered in Cheyenne for the third time to protest the BLM leasing more than 32,000 acres of public land to oil and gas companies, some for just $2 an acre. Unitarian Universalist Reverend Jacqueline Ziegler is a member of the group.

When they gathered in Cheyenne, Ziegler was told, “It was the first time anybody had been to an auction of BLM land to protest.”

They attend the auctions to “stand in silent witness and protest” of what they worry is dangerous to future generations and a livable planet. Though at one rally they did unfurl a banner inside the auction room, and yelled out “Keep it in the ground” and “Don’t lease our public land.”

Environmentalists have also worked to protect the land and water in the Jackson Hole area. From 2009 to 2012, activists fought to prevent an oil company, Plains Exploration and Production, from fracking near the Hoback River. According to the nonprofit American Rivers, the oil company had leased 58,000 acres near the headwaters of the Hoback to drill up to 136 wells.

The Trust for Public Land, in concert with groups like Citizens for the Wyoming Range, based in Sublette County, raised $8.75 million to buyout the oil company’s leases. Per the Wyoming Range Legacy Act, the Hoback Basin is now protected forever.

Saving the Hoback Basin was a triumph, but it was costly. American Rivers wrote that the lesson to learn is that “The time to stop oil and gas drilling on public lands … is during the forest planning process, before any leases are granted.” Once oil companies hold leases, it is difficult to buy them back. PJH

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Kids as young as 6 who live on a cliff top in China’s Atule’er village in Sichuan province will no longer have to use flexible vine-based ladders to climb down and up the 2,600foot descent from their homes to school. Beijing News disclosed in October, in a report carried by CNN, that a sturdy steel ladder was being built to aid the 400 villagers after breathtaking photographs of them making the treacherous commute surfaced on the internet earlier this year.

Round Up The Usual Suspects (“Youth Pastors”)

Sentenced to six years in prison for sex with teenage girls (September): former Youth Pastor David Hayman, 38 (Hackensack, New Jersey). Sentenced to six months in jail for sending inappropriate texts to teenage boys (August): former Youth Pastor Brian Burchfield (Shawnee, Oklahoma). Charged and awaiting trial for impregnating a 15-year-old girl (October): Youth Pastor Wesley Blackburn, 35 (New Paris, Pennsylvania). Sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl (September): former Youth Pastor Brian Mitchell, 31 (North Olmsted, Ohio). Charged and awaiting trial for luring teenagers into prostitution (October): Youth Pastor Ron Cooper, 52 (Miami). Sentenced to 90 days in jail as part of a sex assault case involving a 13-yearold girl (September): former Youth Pastor Christopher Hutchinson, 37 (Parker, Colorado).

An “Ant” Version of Hell

Researchers in Poland reported in August the “survival” of a colony of ants that wandered unsuspectingly into an old nuclear weapon bunker and became trapped.

When researchers first noticed in 2013, they assumed the ants would soon die, either freezing or starving to death, but, returning in 2015 and 2016, they found the population stable. Their only guess: New ants were falling into the bunker, “replacing” the dead ones. Thus, ants condemned to the bunker slowly starve, freezing, in total darkness, until newly condemned ants arrive and freeze and starve in total darkness—and on and on.

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In 1921, researchers for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife stated categorically in a journal that “the one predatory animal” inspiring practically nothing “good” is the mountain lion, but recent research in the journal Conservation Letters credits the animal for saving the lives of many motorists by killing deer, thus tempering

Least Competent Criminals

On the way to the police station in Youngstown, Ohio, on Oct. 19, after being arrested for, among other things, being a felon in possession of a gun, Raymond Brooks, 25, asked an officer (apparently in all seriousness) whether, after he got booked at the station, he could have his gun back. (The police report did not specify whether the officer said yes or no.)

Recurring Themes

Sovereigns! The director of the Caribbean Cultural Center at the University of the Virgin Islands, facing foreclosure of her home by Firstbank Puerto Rico, decided she was not really “Chenzira Davis-Kahina” but actually “Royal Daughter Sat Yah” of the “Natural Sovereign Indigenous Nation of … Smai Tawi Ta-Neter-Awe,” and she and her equally befuddlingly named husband have sued the bank for $190 million in federal court (and begun the flood of incomprehensible paperwork). The couple’s law of “Maat” conveniently holds that attempts by federal marshals to seize their property would double the damages to $380 million. n “Emotional Support” Animals: Daniel, age 4—and a duck—accompanied a woman in her 20s in October on a flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Asheville, outfitted in a Captain America diaper and red shoes to protect its feet, occasionally (if inadvisedly) giving the woman a peck on the mouth. Reporting the event was author Mark Essig, who has written favorably about pigs but admitted he’d never before been on a flight with “companion poultry” and mused whether Daniel, gazing out a window, experienced an “ancestral” yearning to fly. n The Art of Smuggling: At press time, Leston Lawrence, 35, an employee of the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, was awaiting a court decision on charges that he stole $140,000 worth of thick gold coins (“pucks”) that, over time, were taken from the mint in his rectum. The mint’s “highest security measures” never turned up a puck on or in Lawrence; he was arrested after the mint investigated a tip that he had sold an unusual number of them for someone of his pay grade.

Government in Action

Mayor Paul Antonio of Toowoomba, Australia (pop.

100,000), admitted he had picked an uphill fight, but still has recently been handing out cards to men on the street asking them to help the city (in unspecified ways) become completely free of pornography. Though the city has several tax-paying sex businesses (even a strip club and a brothel), Antonio’s message (augmented by public confessions of men burdened by their porn habits) is directed at the internet’s ease of access to images of male “dominance and power” over females.

The Passing Parade

The town of Warley, England, announced it has applied to the Guinness people for the honor of having the world’s smallest museum. The Warley Community Association’s museum, with photos and mementoes of its past, is housed in an old phone booth. (So far, there are no “hours”; visitors just show up and open the door.)

Thanks This Week to Alex Boese, Ellen Lockhart, Neb Rodgers, Mel Birge and John Smith, and to the News of the Weird Senior Advisors and Board of Editorial Advisors.

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Arrested in October and charged with kidnapping a 4-year-old girl in Lakeland: a truck driver, Mr. Wild West Hogs. Arrested in West Palm Beach in August and charged with trespassing at a Publix supermarket (and screaming at employees), Mr. Vladimir Putin. And in August, at the dedication of a new unit at Tampa General Hospital’s pediatric center, longtime satisfied patients attended, including Maria Luva, who told guests her son, now 8 years old, was born there: Ywlyox Luva.

the current annual number (20,000) of driver-deer collisions. Even killing deer, mountain lions still trail pussycats as predators; researchers in Nature Communications in 2013 estimated that “free-ranging (U.S.) domestic cats” kill at least 1.4 billion birds and 6.9 billion small mammals annually.

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Jackson County, Michigan, judge John McBain briefly gained notoriety in October when a Michigan news site released courtroom video of a December 2015 hearing in which McBain felt the need to throw off his robe, leap from the bench and tackle defendant Jacob Larson, who was resisting the one court officer on hand to restrain him. Yelling “Tase his ass right now,” McBain is shown holding on until help arrived—with Larson perhaps undermining his earlier courtroom statements claiming it was his girlfriend, and not he, who was the aggressor in alleged stalking incidents.

Perspective

By CHUCK SHEPHERD

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THEM ON US

By JAKE NICHOLS

Not so Rich

Several trade magazines are reporting radio magnate Richard Mecham filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy on behalf of RP Broadcasting Idaho, LLC. Rich Broadcasting purchased eight radio stations from Chaparral Broadcasting in 2012 for a reported $3.7 million. They included local Jackson stations KMTN (96.9 FM), KZJH (95.3 FM), KJAX (93.5 FM), and KSGT (AM 1340), as well as stations in Idaho.

The company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, listed dozens of creditors including ABC Radio Networks Assets, American Town, Ando Media, ASCAP and Atlas Talent Agency-Naughton. Mechem said the filing was nothing to worry about and regular listeners could expect no detectable changes to programming. Mecham said the same when he purchased the local station cartel but fired most of the on-air personalities by the end of 2013 including Holly Danner, Tom Ninnemann, Brian Karre, Bob Thompson, and this reporter.

Trump takes Wyoming?

ABC News was one of many outlets calling Wyoming for Trump the morning of the election. Maybe that’s a little early to say the Cowboy State is behind the Donald but their point was this: “Wyoming is unlikely to be seriously contested because voting records show it’s very conservative.”

True, Wyoming has voted Republican in the last 10 presidential elections, though Teton County has swung to the “D” side—in both Obama elections, for instance.

Wyoming has three electoral votes at stake. Trump did not actively campaign in the state, though his son did make a stop last month at a fundraising event hosted by Foster Friess. Trump declared back in April he would not waste money in Wyoming on the primary because the state’s system was “rigged.”

How ‘bout them Pokes?

The Wyoming Cowboys have racked up a few impressive victories of late. It’s looking like a bowl bid may be in the Pokes’ future.

The Cowboys upset win over a ranked Boise State team on October 29 raised a few eyebrows and caught notice from ESPN. The sports broadcaster aired the WyomingUtah State game on ESPN2 last Saturday night. Wyoming handled the Aggies, 52-28.

Idaho’s Herald Journal called Wyoming the Mountain West’s biggest surprise.

The Cowboys have not lost at home this season. They are also undefeated in conference play (5-0). Next up for the Pokes is UNLV in Las Vegas on November 12.

Wyoming troopers return from Standing Rock

The Wyoming Tribune Eagle is reporting the six Wyoming Highway Patrol officers who were “on loan” to North Dakota to help with the Standing Rock protests returned to Wyoming yesterday. The troopers are part of a special services squad cross-trained for a variety of extended duties.

The officers were sent to Standing Rock on October 22. Governor Matt Mead said in a statement, “Wyoming has not taken a position on the pipeline itself, but we have responded to North Dakota’s Emergency Management Agreement Compact request for help to ensure the safety of the protesters, highway users, residents and the workers.”

WHP will be reimbursed by the state of North Dakota for the troopers’ daily expenses while in the neighboring state.

GTNP: Grand and deadly

The Cheat Sheet’s “5 Most Dangerous Parks in America” included Grand Teton in the No. 2 slot behind the Grand Canyon.

Lauren Weiler wrote: “This mountainous park in Wyoming is home to beautiful sights, rocky terrain, and tons of wildlife. Its beauty attracts many families who are looking for the perfect campsite and hiking trails, but being in the wilderness isn’t without its dangers. When you’re in Grand Teton, you’re in bear country.”

Besides wildlife encounters, Weiler also noted simply hiking in GTNP could prove fatal for some due to “change of climate and difficult terrain, falling, drowning, and hypothermia.”

Grand Teton managed to snag the No. 6 spot in PJ Media’s similar list of the Top 10 Most Dangerous National Parks in 2014. PJH

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JUSTICE

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How one woman is waging the battle for Jackson’s voiceless.

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lisabeth Trefonas is skilled at making eloquent pleas on behalf of her clients, but on June 6, Trefonas’ voice trembled as she held back tears in front of a packed room in Jackson town chambers.

She was there for the public comment portion of a council meeting that garnered 100 residents and advocates, organized by the housing advocacy group Shelter JH to decry Jackson’s housing crisis.

“I’m sorry to get choked up,” she told the town council.

“But this is so important. We need your help. We are begging for your help.”

She, and many other community members, were asking for emergency solutions to evictions, rent hikes, and lack of affordable rental housing. Trefonas had recently lost a valued employee, who, she told the council, had no choice but to move away because she couldn’t afford to stay after her rent was hiked. She also spoke of several clients who asked her if they could return to jail simply because it would provide them a roof over their heads.

Trefonas also shared a story of a client who was being evicted from his 20-year rental home along with his mentally handicapped daughter. “She could not have flourished back

in Mexico,” Trefonas told the council. “It can only be here.

And now they might have to leave. My client showed up in my office and asked, ‘Where are we going to go? And how is she going to survive it?’”

In 2006, as one of only three immigration attorneys in the state, Trefonas quickly became the go-to attorney for Teton County’s Hispanic immigrants. Currently her caseload of private, pro bono, and public defender cases hovers around 200. A fierce advocate, Trefonas tackles draconian laws with grace while she wonders, “Wouldn’t providing undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship benefit us all?”

A life of advocacy

When she is not standing up in court or town hall on behalf of Jackson’s Latino population, Trefonas is often on the road. In addition to being one of the only bilingual lawyers in town, she is also the supervising assistant public defender in Teton and Sublette counties. She founded her private law firm, Trefonas Law, 10 years ago when she was just 28 years old.

If her life sounds hectic, you wouldn’t know it from her calm demeanor. Trefonas is personable and patient; she

speaks in quiet tones to her clients and their families. She exudes compassion, but she is no pushover. She’s quick to command a room with her rhetoric and intelligence. Her nononsense style engenders immediate trust.

“My job is to make the state and law enforcement follow the rules,” she said. “If my client is innocent, I hope to convince the prosecutor of that and have them dismiss the case. If they cannot be dismissed, then my role is to ensure they only achieve a conviction by doing their job and showing proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”

But even when a client is guilty, Trefonas fights hard for justice. “If my client is guilty, my job is to ensure no one crushes them or violates their rights. It’s my role to ensure they are treated fairly and appropriately by the system.”

This passion for fairness started early in life for Trefonas.

Though no longer religious herself, she says she was raised in a religious household where teachings about charity and caring for others made a big impression on her.

She remembers being in second grade and watching one girl bully another.

“The popular girl was yelling and pushing the other girl and calling her ugly,” Trefonas said. “I went over and pushed

“I think I will be receiving $5 payments until the day I die.”

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Law trumps science

Trefonas did not start her professional career as a lawyer.

She says it was “a fluke” that she got into law. She originally pursued a graduate degree in microbiology.

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a brush with the law, however big or small, it leads to a double whammy when the Teton County sheriff calls Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The entity enforces federal immigration laws as part of U.S. Homeland Security. Such was the situation with Trefonas’ client. Not only was he facing a statutory rape charge, ICE had been notified of his arrest and would likely want to talk to him about his immigration status (his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals paperwork was out of date).

At his arraignment, Trefonas consulted with her client in a hushed whisper, explaining that the judge approved their request for dismissal. The young man still looked dazed and fearful, but at least he now had a clear path forward.

Having an attorney who could speak authoritatively about the process ahead and say it in his native language would hopefully be a salve to some of his worries.

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the popular girl as hard as I could and I pulled her braids. I told her she was being the ugly one.”

Trefonas was sent to the principal’s office for her offence. When her mother arrived and heard the story, she reprimanded Trefonas for harming someone physically but she praised her for sticking up for the other girl.

“I guess it is something that is core to my personality,” Trefonas said. “I like cheering for the underdog.”

One such underdog is a young man who appeared in court on a rainy day in October. The client was dressed in a regulation yellow jumpsuit, and as the bailiff walked him to his seat, the heavy metal chains binding his wrists and ankles rattled as he walked. In the gallery his aunt cringed and wept.

Other supporters leaned forward in their seats.

The man, 20, was charged with statutory rape and Trefonas wanted to get his case dismissed. Teton County prosecutor Becket Hinckley had agreed to ask the judge for a dismissal. It is a complex case in which parents changed their minds after previously approving of a relationship between him and their 15-year-old daughter, and had the young man arrested.

As often happens when an undocumented immigrant has

“Working on my Ph.D. was less than thrilling,” she recalled. “I learned that although conceptually I enjoy science, in practice it is very tedious.”

While working at a lab in San Diego, Trefonas decided to check out the law school next to her apartment.

“They had a part-time program that I was able to do on my lunch breaks,” she said. “I originally thought I would be a patent lawyer. But then life brought me to Jackson. I had worked with an attorney in San Diego who was doing immigration law. When I saw what was happening here, I thought immigrants needed help.”

Trefonas had studied Spanish in high school, and living in San Diego with frequent trips to Tijuana meant fluency came easy for the Scottish/Irish/German descendant. After passing the California Bar, she was able to start working as an attorney immediately. (Immigration law is one of the few federal areas of law that allows an attorney to be licensed in every state.)

What Trefonas found in Jackson was a microcosm of America’s push-pull attitude toward Mexican immigrants.

She also found a niche that needed filling.

Now, as the state’s sole entirely bilingual law office, Trefonas Law has a bird’s eye view of the legal tangles immigrants face. Trefonas employs another attorney, Rosie Read, and a paralegal, who all speak Spanish fluently.

One thing that gets under their collective skin is the false notion that Jackson Hole is a sanctuary city. Simply put, a sanctuary city is one in which the sheriff doesn’t automatically call ICE anytime an undocumented person comes in contact with the police. According to Read, local sheriffs can use their discretion as to when to involve ICE. In Teton County, the sheriff’s office has an agreement with ICE to turn over any suspected noncitizen.

“In my opinion, Jackson is truly schizophrenic in its attitude toward immigrants,” Trefonas said. “On the one hand we have business owners that need and want to keep good, reliable workers. On the other hand we have the sheriff who calls immigration and customs enforcement when a suspected immigrant is arrested, which in most cases triggers a removal or deportation case.”

Trefonas points out that most of the people who wind up with a criminal offense and are investigated by ICE started with a minor traffic violation. The most common violation is driving without a license, since Wyoming does not issue driver’s licenses to undocumented individuals.

“I don’t think that’s what most of us mean when we talk about criminal,” Trefonas said.

What Jackson is correctly known for is being a welcoming place for immigrants, at least welcoming by some. Between One 22, the Teton County Library, dual immersion school programs, Latino-themed dance and physical fitness classes, and employers in need of dedicated workers, Jackson offers warmth and community to many.

But all that good feeling doesn’t chase away fears of deportation. With no clear path to citizenship, many first generation immigrants have no choice but to continue their lives without the security citizenship would confer. Short of a political campaign putting pressure on the sheriff’s office to change its policies, not much can be done. However, there has been a positive development that started in 2012 when the Obama administration ordered ICE to begin exercising discretion on how, or if, they prosecuted.

The 2012 executive order essentially instructed ICE to not initiate removal proceedings against individuals who were not criminals.

“Because the vast majority of undocumented people in this community were being arrested for traffic infractions,” Read explained, “that meant numbers fell off a cliff in 2012.

Now you only see removal proceedings against people with DUIs, domestic violence charges, sexual assault charges and the like.”

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Read noted that the United States is home to 12 million undocumented persons. The federal government has enough money to pay for 400,000 removals. Prior to 2012, that meant very clogged immigration courts. Obama ensured that only the necessary removals were being enforced.

“If a person is not an enforcement priority, Obama said leave them alone,” Read explained. “Locally we are still seeing that.”

But Latinos who have lived here since the 1990s and early 2000s still look over their shoulders, Trefonas says.

“A first generation Latino in Jackson is most often concerned with proper working authorization and a proper driver’s license, which cannot be obtained in Wyoming without legal documentation of legal residence,” Trefonas said.

Second or third generation Latinos may not have the fear of removal for themselves, Trefonas explained, but they worry about their parents and grandparents.

“There is also the struggle of being a U.S. citizen in a community where they feel that they and their family are very much intentionally separated and not included in Jackson, despite being born and raised in Jackson,” Trefonas said.

In the past few years, as deportation fears subsided somewhat, a different fear has dominated the households of many Latino immigrants: housing insecurity. Though statistics are spotty, it’s clear that Jackson’s working class has been hit hard by the housing crisis. Latinos make up an estimated 30 percent of Jackson’s population, most falling within the working class as servers, maids, kitchen staff, construction workers, and other manual labor. As Latinos have become more politically engaged because of the housing crisis, so too have their advocates like Trefonas and Read.

The family that Trefonas spoke up for at town hall managed to find a way to stay, but not without paying a steep price. “They found a little house in downtown Jackson,” Trefonas said. “It’s old and small, and they are paying $2,000 a month in rent.”

The father of this family had faced numerous hurdles in his quest to build a life in Jackson. He was part of the first wave of Mexican immigrants who came to Jackson in the 1990s for the plentiful jobs. He was among a group of Latinos infamously rounded up and transported in a cattle trailer for removal processing. But he came back, got another job, and faced ICE again when he was caught driving without a license. Eventually, Trefonas successfully petitioned for U.S. citizenship for the man based on “extremely unusual hardship to a relative,” because of his daughter’s compromised mental condition. His case took four years.

The case for Trefonas

Trefonas’ hard work and expertise has not gone unnoticed. Peers in the legal profession give her high praise.

“Elisabeth is the real deal,” said Stephen Weichman, county attorney. “Beneath her disarming but reserved exterior there is a burning genius. If she ever sleeps she probably dreams in Spanish about the translation between nucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences. Her style as a litigator makes her uniquely suited for success in a venue that demands from its participants a great deal of comfort with ambiguity. She never pokes her opponents in the eye, but if she can’t neutralize them with her kindness, she might tie them in a knot with her legal pleadings.

“She is a real force of nature. We are pretty thankful that she applies her considerable talent to helping the underdogs.”

On the day of the young man’s appearance in court when Trefonas got the case dismissed, her colleague and would-be opponent that day, Teton County prosecutor Becket Hinckley, spoke to The Planet following the proceedings.

“Elisabeth is truly one of the most professional people I’ve ever dealt with,” he volunteered. “She is the kindest, most

competent public defender I’ve ever seen.”

Trefonas says her office does “an enormous amount” of pro bono work. “I have a terrible business model,” she said.

“We will not send a good case away if it is a victim visa, or violence against women act, or lawful permanent resident card. We also do far too many payment plans. I think I will be receiving $5 payments until the day I die.

Trefonas is tremendously humble about her talent and her motivation. When asked why she does the work she does, she replied, laughingly, “It’s not for the money or fame.” But her tone quickly becomes serious. “Someone needs to do it,” she said. “And I’m the one who knows it. I’m not so foolish to think that given a few changes we couldn’t be on opposite sides of that inmate’s division in the jailhouse. As my mother says, ‘There but for the grace of God go I.’ And if I’m in jail, I would sure like someone to show up and explain things to me in my language.”

High ideals, modest expectations

When she goes to work each day, it’s with a measured idea about what constitutes a victory. As in the instance of the young man’s statutory rape case, Trefonas succeeded in dismissing the case, for now. But the man will still face ICE proceedings, and Trefonas will defend him there. After that he will return to Jackson to face the statutory rape charges again, but at least not from jail.

Read says such relative wins are common for their practice.

“You learn to redefine what a win means in this line of work,” she said. “It doesn’t always mean getting your client a green card. It often means getting a better plea deal, or convincing the judge to let someone leave the country voluntarily and not via ICE. You’re up against an unconquerable machine, and moments like that make it worth the fight.”

Trefonas says her clients, for the most part, inspire her.

“They are the hardest working and best clients I could imagine,” she said. “Latinos are equally part of the fabric of our community.”

Which is not to say that all her clients are baskets of sunshine. She is a public defender after all, and she defends all races and creeds. She remembered a mentally ill client who nearly stabbed her with a pen as he became agitated during a trial.

“We have great bailiffs here,” she said. “They lunged at the client that was about to lunge at me with his pen. Another mentally ill client kept sniffing my hair when I wasn’t looking, and the bailiff told him to knock it off.”

As for the bulk of her work—the immigration related cases—as long as undocumented residents of the U.S. have no easy path to citizenship, Trefonas’ wins will continue to be relative. She is not alone in wanting the U.S. to develop sensible immigration solutions. A 2015 Gallop poll estimated that 65 percent of Americans believe that unauthorized immigrants should be allowed to obtain legal status and a pathway to citizenship.

Locally, mayoral candidate Pete Muldoon says he absolutely supports a path to citizenship. “If a billionaire banker who was born here but spends all his time jetting from country to country while getting government handouts and using offshore accounts to avoid paying taxes gets to remain a citizen, I don’t see why someone who has lived here for years and worked the toughest jobs there are while paying taxes and getting little in return for them shouldn’t be allowed to become one,” Muldoon said.

Mayor Sara Flitner was unavailable to specifically comment on this issue as of press deadline, but said she supports a path to citizenship.

Among county politicos, commissioner Mark Newcomb said he supports paths to citizenship, but not a carte blanche to everyone who comes to the U.S. to work. “If they’ve been

here paying social security and have become part of the community, it sure seems like there is something that can be done there, and we need a little political will,” Newcomb said.

Commissioner candidate Trey Davis said he believes undocumented immigrants should have a way of gaining legal status and a path to citizenship in the U.S., “which should include criminal background checks in the U.S. and one’s native country,” he said. “I also believe that our U.S. borders need to be better protected for the safety of the American people, particularly in the world we live in today.”

On a national level, the presidential candidates couldn’t be more different when it comes to immigration. Trump would build a wall, where Clinton wants to build routes to citizenship for immigrants.

“If we claim we are for family, then we have to pull together and resolve the outstanding issues around our broken immigration system,” Clinton said in 2015. “We can’t wait any longer for a path to full and equal citizenship.”

Granting wide-scale citizenship to immigrants would certainly be an economic boon to America. Last year Newsweek magazine reported that “putting unauthorized immigrants on a pathway to citizenship … would add a cumulative $1.2 trillion to the GDP over a decade, increase the earnings of all Americans by $625 billion, and create an average of 145,000 new jobs each year.”

This stands in stark contrast to the tremendous financial strain that comes with enforcing current immigration policies.

ICE estimated in 2013 that each removal or deportation case costs more than $8,600, according to Politico magazine.

Locally, Trefonas noted several barriers Latino immigrants face. One, unsurprisingly, is the lack of affordable housing.

“In-town housing would keep some unlicensed workers off the road,” she pointed out.

Granting driver’s licenses would also go a long way to help alleviate the burden of immigration court backlog. “There are a lot of states that allow driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants,” Trefonas said. “Why wouldn’t you want the people in your town identified?”

She said she’d like to see businesses be more vocal in the effort to keep immigrants here in Jackson. “Write to your senators,” she said. “Let them know immigration issues matter. I’ve asked [Seanators Mike] Enzi and [John} Barrasso why they voted against immigration reform, and they told me immigration is not a concern in Wyoming.”

Locally, Trefonas said there is a recognized need for updating census information on the Latino population.

“There is an excellent group of academics and community leaders, including Rosie Read, that are working to assess and determine current needs,” she said. “It has been a while since an accurate census or poll was taken of our area.”

In the meantime, Trefonas and Read continue their diligent work. As she left the courthouse that October afternoon, she waved to her bailiff friend and called out, “Thanks for keeping us safe!” Then she headed back to the office for a few more hours of work before driving home to Hoback where she lives with her husband who caretakes a ranch there. Dinner would be waiting for her, and a much needed comic break with Trevor Noah’s Comedy Central. In bed by 10 most nights, Trefonas says she tries not to come into town to work on the weekends, although getting four to six hours done on a Sunday makes the rest of the week much easier, she said.

“Plus there’s something to be said for being in the office on a Sunday all alone in my pajamas with the music turned really loud.” PJH

THIS WEEK: November 9-15, 2016

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10

n Dance & Fitness Classes All Day 8:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-7336398 n Yoga 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Toddler Time - Youth Auditorium 10:05am, Teton County Library, 307-733-2164 n Storytime 10:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 n Veteran’s Day Lunch 12:00pm, Jackson Hole High School Commons, Free, 307732-9409 n Spin 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Center Stage: Theater & Story-crafting (Afterschool) - Youth Auditorium 3:45pm, Teton County Library, 307-733-2164 n Pearl Street Market Chamber Mixer 5:00pm, Pearl Street Market, Free, 307-201-2309 n REFIT® 5:15pm, First Baptist Church, Free, 307-690-6539 n Zumba 5:30pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307-739-9025 n Ski Fitness 5:30pm, Teton County/ Jackson Parks and Recreation, $8.00 - $85.00, 307-732-5754 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n Mix’d Media 6:00pm, National Museum of Wildlife Art, Free, 307-7335771

n Small Scale Savvy! Hand Printed Cards 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $125.00, 307-733-4900 n Souper Bowl 6:00pm, Driggs Community Center, $10.00 - $25.00, 817366-1795 n Los Colores: A Spanish Pre-K Art Class 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $5.00, 307733-6379 n JH Community Band Rehearsal 7:00pm, Center for the Arts Performing Arts Wing, Free, 307-200-9463 n The Met: Live in HD 7:00pm, Center for the Arts, $12.00 - $20.00, 307-7331128 n Mideast Reporting: What you’re Missing 7:00pm, JHJC in the Centennial Bldg, Free, 307-734-1999 n Major Zepher 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-733-2190 n Aikido Classes 7:30pm, 290 N Millward, Free, 307-690-3941 n Dead Man’s Cell Phone

by Sarah Ruyl 7:30pm, Dancers’ Wokshop Studio 1 - Center for the Arts, $12.00 - $15.00, 307-2039067 n Salsa Night 9:00pm, The Rose, Free, 307733-1500

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11

n Fee Free Days in Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Park 7:00am, Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Park, Free, 307-739-3300 n Dance & Fitness Classes All Day 8:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-7336398 n Toddler Gym 8:30am, Teton Recreation Center, $4.00, 307-739-9025

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n Songwriter’s Alley Open Mic 8:00pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n KHOL Presents: Vinyl Night 8:00pm, Pink Garter Theatre, Free, 307-733-1500

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MUSIC BOX Jackson’s Still Got It Benefit for Teton Literacy Center holds more weight this year as org confronts cuts.

BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch

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ack in September, reality TV series America’s Got Talent crowned its Season 11 winner: Grace VanderWaal, a twelve-year-old ukulele player that broke the mold by playing four original songs. VanderWaal took home a million dollars and the opportunity to headline a show in Las Vegas. As with most reality TV shows, AGT can be over-the-top, sometimes brutally honest in its criticism. It also inspires dreams, and in the case of the localized offshoot, Jackson’s Got Talent, the stakes are making an immediate difference in support of community services.

The local Jackson’s Got Talent is worlds away from the big screen, and one can really sense that it’s a growing grassroots initiative. Jackson’s Got Talent started in the aftermath of the November 2013 Philippines Super Typhoon, Typhoon Haiyan, when local volunteer Cristine Watson was inspired to start a community-driven event to help rebuild homes. In 2014, over 150 community members, volunteers, advocates, supporters and lead sponsors came together for the first-ever Jackson’s Got Talent fundraiser. After several months of hard work, the first event raised more than $65,000 during an entertaining and impactful evening.

The annual social fundraising event/talent show is

Adele Erickson serenades the crowd for Jackson’s Got Talent. now celebrating its third year. Last year’s event benefited Habitat for Humanity by raising more than $91,000. This year the love is being spread to Teton Literacy Center (TLC), which stands to lose $210,000 annually under the new state budget cuts. TLC’s mission of building a 100 percent literate community appears attainable when noting the amount of energy invested in this event.

“Proceeds will directly support our tutoring, enrichment and family literacy programs,” explained Laura West Soltau, executive director at TLC. “This is crucial timing with the recent state budget cuts in July. All of our programs are currently free and we hope to keep them that way. This includes one-on-one tutoring for students that are behind in reading, enrichment after school,

“This is crucial timing with the recent state budget cuts in July.”

- Laura West Soltau

and English as a second language.”

Jackson’s Got Talent put a call out to all local talent, young and old, individual or groups, musicians, singers, dancers and performers of all genres. Applicants submitted a two-minute video by October 5, and then finalists were announced on October 10.

Contestant videos have been posted online at JacksonsGotTalent.org, where you can preview a slice of this year’s talent such as Pfunder’s bike stunts or nineyear old Evans-Wilson singing “Castle on a Cloud” from Les Miserables. Talent will have the opportunity to receive “Fast Passes” to audition for the national TV show. Two winners will be announced at the end of the event as well as a People’s Choice Award for the act with the most number of votes. The official panel of Mark “Fish” Fishman, Nicole Madison, and Gavin Fine will select the Judge’s Choice Award. Tony Horton will be the emcee for the evening.

THURSDAY The Met Live in HD: Don Giovanni (Center Theater) FRIDAY Steep Ravine with The Railsplitters (Silver Dollar), Tom Bennett One Man Band (Town Square Tavern)

Altruistic jam banders Brothers Gow take on the Tav this weekend.

Interested in getting involved? TLC recommends visiting the website to vote, but also consider attending the show, shopping at the silent auction, or attending one of the pre-parties. Eat pizza as a show of support at a preshow at Pinky G’s 5 p.m. Saturday, where 20 percent of proceeds will benefit TLC. Another pre-show will be at 6 p.m. at The Rose, including dinner and cocktails. The Wort Hotel is also offering discounted rooms.

Jackson’s Got Talent, 7 p.m. Saturday, November 12 at the Pink Garter Theatre. $100 for dinner & show, $1,200 for a table of eight. pinkgartertheatre.com for tickets, or jacksonsgottalent.org to vote.

Psychedelic philanthropy Well-seasoned Ocean Beach, California quintet Brothers Gow not only melts faces but also gives back to their local community. After happening upon the band

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in Montana, I was transported to the late 90s jam band era thanks to skilled double-guitar and keyboard attack featuring complex arrangements and focused improvisation. The band also delivers a psychedelic light show and a progressive rock flare. Digging into the band’s history, listeners will discover an array of side projects ranging from philanthropic to the entrepreneur-minded.

The Brothers Gow Music Foundation raises money to put instruments in schools and the band was even recognized by the House of Representatives for their hometown contributions.

Brothers Gow, 10 p.m. Monday, November 14 at Town Square Tavern. Free. 733-3886. PJH

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The Great Election Purge The path to cleaning house and reverting back to a normal, post-election way of life.

ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz

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f you’re reading this, congratulations!

Somehow you survived.

After years of vomit-inducing torment, overbearing political coverage, heated conversations with loved ones that went absolutely nowhere, and mediocre Saturday Night Live sketches, you’ve now entered the post-2016 election reality. How exciting.

By January, a new leader shall be christened and she (because, let’s be honest, Hillary won, right?) shall impart her war-mongering, email-pilfering, Benghazi-conspiring worldview upon the masses. Thanks to the First Gentleman’s new vegan school lunches campaign, “Beet It!” we’re all gonna be slimmin’ down and clearin’ up that weird acne on our butts.

Sure we’re gonna be losing weight and lifting the scale that is North America out of the rising oceans but, best of all, come Inauguration Day, your mandatory Nina McLemore-designed pantsuit will be dropped on your doorstep in a beautiful complacent, inoffensive shade of mauve.

One size fits all citizens! (Please utilize the Piperlime accessory wall thoughtfully.)

Bow down to your Super PAC leaders.

Contribute to the Foundation. Worship the Donkey. And may our approved religious affiliation’s imaginary overlord(s) bless the United States of America.

In all seriousness, I think everyone’s in agreement that it’s been one long, winding, shitty, pot-hole-riddled road to the election. The exhausting poison of national politics infested us at a local level, turning even our cutesy, old-fashioned town council and mayoral candidates into venomous East Jackson dogs off the leash.

“Hey! Get your rabid, barking candidate away from me!”

“Oh, sorry! He’s normally so friendly.”

“Well, he’s… Aw man, now he’s shitting his sign on my front lawn!”

Now that the election is over we finally get to participate in the Great Grand Teton Election Clean-up of 2016 in which

ANDREW MUNZ

SATURDAY & SUNDAY BRUNCH

A friendly reminder to remove bio-hazardous political waste from your front lawn. we recycle (or burn) all the door-to-door pamphlets we’ve acquired over the past few weeks, chuck all those GILL signs on Gill, scrape off our Cheney stickers (again), preserve those Flaunt Your Money posters in formaldehyde, and put on our favorite record by Sneaky Pete and the Mayor Zephyrs.

The running joke is that today is the first day of the 2020 election, which makes me wonder if we’re going to be trapped in this K-Hole (89.1) of incessant political discourse for the rest of our lives. Can’t we just binge watch House of Cards every February and just pretend that it’s fantasy and not the way our government actually works?

But alas. This post-election reality happens every four years, a leap year of a few weeks worth of solace that is quickly lost once we step into the three-ring family Thanksgiving drama. After that we must endure more frustrating dialogues about how our unethical, ritualistic celebration of capitalism (#blackfridaysmatter) is causing riots and traffic jams on Fifth Ave. And surely we’ll have to endure another wave of firefighting with zero causalities during the perpetual War on Christmas, before we welcome our new president a few weeks later.

After spending countless hours on social media during the election season, I’m almost tempted to get rid of Facebook

altogether and somehow get back to a state of being human. Not #reality, but actual reality. I saw Off Square’s reading of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike by Christopher Durang last weekend in the Black Box, and the character of Vanya (played by Pat Towne) has a brilliant monologue rant.

“There are no shared moments anymore. There’s just Facebook and email and Twitter and cable and satellite; and the movies and TV shows are all worthless!

And we don’t even watch the worthless things together anymore. It’s all separate and our lives are disconnected.”

To think that all this technology that brings us together is actually pushing us away from each other is not a unique concept. But politics is no different. Elections are meant to unite communities to support similar causes, and yet we’ve become more disconnected from each other than ever before. We care less about the lives of others because we can barely keep our own shit together.

A friend said to me: “I’m not going to vote. I’ve never voted and never will. I just adapt.” As a voting citizen, it’s frustrating to hear that, but I realize I can’t really blame her. It’s like she’s never eaten at McDonald’s, and I haven’t yet realized that politics isn’t Paleo.

Lucky her. PJH

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Playing Off Stage and On A much needed dose of comic relief and more.

BY MEG DALY @MegDaly1

What rings true What happens when the person sitting at the next café table over won’t answer his incessantly ringing cell phone?

That’s the premise of Riot Act Inc.’s latest production, Dead Man’s Cell Phone

by MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Sarah Ruhl. Turns out, Gordon is dead and Jean can’t help herself from answering the phone. In so doing, she talks to Gordon’s relatives, his mistress, and other characters. Their stories cause her to fall a bit in love with Gordon, which may or may not be a problem, not simply because he is deceased.

“It’s about what happens when you break in on someone’s life,” explained director Deborah Supowit.

As a director, Supowit says she loves to mine interactions between people for what they reveal. “I like looking at the way people get to know one another and have expectations for one another, and whether or not they live up to those expectations.”

Supowit said her cast is exceptional and praised lead Anne-Marie Wells as amazingly funny and sad in the role of Jean. Other cast members include Henry Raynor Williams as Gordon, Riot Act veterans Marlene Lang, Lynne Matthews, Garett Austin, as well as newcomer Mary O’Malley.

Riot Act Inc. presents Dead Man’s Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl, opening 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, November 10-17 at Dancers’ Workshop Studio 1. $12 students/seniors or $15 adults at riotactinc. org or at the door.

Laugh off the dizzying election season with the Laff Staff (left) Friday and Saturday.

On Thursday art viewers become doers during Mix’d Media at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Play with clay Thursday night’s Mix’d Media event at the National Museum of Wildlife Art features the work of sculptor Sandy Scott.

Scott’s realistic bronze sculptures capture wildlife in all their guises—from taking flight to taking a nap—and her ducks, bison, and other iconic Western animals are rife with personality. Though realism guides her, she sometimes stretches things a bit, as in the leg of a frog, to accentuate some aspect of an animal’s nature.

An accomplished artist in her field, Scott won the award of excellence at the Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, the Ellen P. Speyer Award at the National Academy of Design in New York, and numerous other accolades.

The Lander-based artist will be on hand to lead interactive clay sculpting activity, meaning: be prepared to get your hands dirty. Scott says she values teaching as a source of inspiration and discipline.

Thursday’s event offers amateurs a unique chance to learn from a master.

As with all Mix’d Media events, the food and drink is also a highlight. Gather restaurant’s debut catering effort, Palates, will serve venison sliders and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. Meanwhile Jackson Hole Stillworks will be mixing their wickedly delicious cocktails.

Mix’d Media takes place 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 10 at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Free admission.

Souper Bowl Over the hill in Driggs, Teton Arts hosts its annual fundraising Souper Bowl event Thursday. Gather at the Driggs Community Center to purchase locally made ceramic bowls and try tasty soups on the spot.

Teton Arts Board Chair Mona Monroe said the Souper Bowl has helped the organization to deepen and broaden its reach.

“Not only do we offer the use of professional quality equipment to local artists, but also we attract world class visiting artists

to the valley,” Monroe said.

The Teton Arts Center provides a variety of art classes. All you need to do, Monroe said, is sign up for a class and bring your hands and imagination.

In past years up to 40 different kinds of soup have been available, and there is no limit to how much you can eat for your $25 contribution. The People’s Choice Soup award winner will receive a special art trophy. Big Hole Brass performs for the bowl.

Teton Arts hosts the Souper Bowl from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, November 10 at the Driggs Community Center. $25 per bowl per adult, $10 for kids. $40 for a bowl and a Teton Arts membership. tetonartscouncil. com.

Laugh your aff off

If you haven’t treated yourself to a Laff Staff improv comedy show, you really must! This Friday and Saturday see Morgan Graham, Brian Lenz, Josh Griffith, Kjera Strom-Henrie, Jackie Hart, Mel Paradis, Chris Staron and Nick Staron incite off-the-cuff laughs based on audience suggestions.

The Planet caught up with veteran Laff Staffer Strom-Henrie to prod her about performing with the troupe.

“I like the way the spontaneity stretches my brain,” she said. “All my preconceived ideas have to go and make room for what is right now. The audience brings such energy and an expectation of laughter that we’re guaranteed a good time. It’s always a wonderful mix of loyal fans and brave new folks. I also love spending time with the Staff, and each show we push ourselves to try new things.”

Strom-Henrie said that on a recent visit to Seattle she attended a reaffirming improv comedy show. “It assured me that the Laff Staff is consistently producing authentic and super silly entertainment.”

The Laff Staff performs 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November 11 and 12 in the Black Box Theater at the Center for the Arts. $10 from jhcenterforthearts.com. PJH

No Cake Walk Birthday desserts call for two parts confection, one part reflection.

BY TRACI MCCLINTIC “I like birthday cake... It’s a tempting symbol to load with something more complicated than just ‘Happy birthday!’ because it’s this emblem of childhood and a happy day.”

- Aimee Bender, author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

The Greek Petit Gateau from confection luminary Atelier Ortega. recent birthday lackluster. She had, after all, made for me the last best birthday cake ever—three perfect layers of chocolate sponge delicately wrapped in glossy velvety chocolate butter cream that she breezily referred to as an experiment adapted from the King Arthur Flour website.

In the realm of baking, Judith is kind of a ringer. Having owned The Essex Village Bakery in Massachusetts for 10 years before heeding the call West, Judith’s experiments are always a sure bet. While she doesn’t bake professionally, anymore, she still understand the feelings, desires, and expectations that surround our special occasions.

When asked what compels her to get it right, she said, “I’m trying to make an experience for myself. If I try a cake and it’s a little dark or a little flat, then I try to fix it. It’s selfish. Really. A few weeks ago I was experimenting with donuts. In the summer, my mom would wake us up bright and early and drive us into town to see the donut lady. She made donuts in her garage. They were cake donuts with a dark crust and a little bit of nutmeg. When I started making those donuts I added a little more nutmeg and a little more nutmeg. When I finally got it right, man, it was like having the donut lady right in my house. With baking, if you have an experience from when you are a kid, you can make it match.”

That’s what was missing from my birthday, the feeling of comfort from the past, the memories and warmth that radiates from a fork-full of a thoughtfully prepared dessert, whatever the form or fashion. Should birthday treats—whether noodles, yams, or fairy bread—made or presented with loving intention rouse one’s inner child, while simultaneously wrapping the entirety of our lives into one moment of appreciation for the years gone by, and all the years to come? Yes, I think so.

I also think it’s a good idea to always keep a good baker’s number on speed dial. PJH

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a hand painted pictorial history of the Queen Mum’s life in watercolor.

Yes, something like that would have been nice to herald in the big three five, but I would happily have replaced the day’s cake with other mouthfuls of heartfelt intention. The Chinese, for instance, commemorate a person’s birthday with a bowl of Longevity noodles, carefully constructed to remain unbroken and symbolize long life. In Ghana, one would awaken to a large dish of Oto (mashed yam mixed with onion-infused palm oil) and a houseful of family, friends, and neighbors to help herald in the day.

And in Australia, a child is served Fairy Bread—a crustless white wonder bread smothered in butter and topped with 100s and 1,000s (what they call sprinkles in the land down under).

Back in Jackson, in an effort to resuscitate my birthday glow, I visited master chocolatier and award-winning pastry chef Oscar Ortega at Atelier Ortega. He listened to my story and shook his head in exasperation, “Why did your husband not call me?” Good question, I thought, as he glided over to the pastry display to contemplate the row upon row of beautifully crafted petit gateau. And what he came up with was a spectacular dessert named, “The Greek.” Comprised of layered almond jaconde, pistachio creme, raspberry gele, smooth greek yogurt, lemon mousse, and meringue, this dessert more than melts in your mouth, it’s absolutely mind blowing. In between bites I asked Ortega about his favorite birthday dessert.

“You know, people don’t make me cakes now,” he said.

“I think they don’t know what to make. But for my birthday, my grandmother always made for me a Mexican flan.

Not complicated, but special.”

My spirits were indeed bolstered by The Greek and an afternoon spent surrounded by chocolate, but the subject was still on my mind when my friend Judith popped over for an afternoon tea. I knew she would understand my

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his year, we celebrated my 35th birthday in Idaho Falls shopping for the perfect sofa. After spending the morning running from store to store, flopping down on couch after couch, we found ourselves starving and stranded in that odd hour between lunch and dinner. We landed in a brewpub and sadly, for dessert, I found myself facing a candleless caramel pecan turtle cake. It was hard, stale, deflated, and completely lacking in personality, just like the many pieces of furniture we ecountered that day.

It wasn’t the failed shopping attempt so much as the cardboard nature of the cake that led to my feelings of utter deflation. But how could something as simple as a cake turn my day upside down? Maybe my expectations are a little high having had a chance to study in London under Chef Julie Walsh, whose voluminous portfolio includes the Queen Mother’s 100th birthday cake—a classic Victorian fruit cake rich with Courvoisier Cognac and Cointreau soaked currents, sultanas, cherries, candied orange and lemon peel, candied pineapple, and almonds. All three tiers of the 18-inch tall layers were masked in gin-flavored buttercream and decorated with

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Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves!

ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine.

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

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

www.mangymoose.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.

CONTINENTAL ALPENHOF

Are you a discerning drinker who knows her scotch from her whiskey? When you’re talking bouquets, are flowers the last thing on your mind?

Then we want YOU. The Planet is looking for a drink columnist who likes to imbibe and write about it with authority.

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.

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.

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ••••••••• Open daily at 8am serving breakfast, lunch & dinner.

BYOB

145 N. Glenwood • (307) 734-0882 WWW.TETONLOTUSCAFE.COM

THE BLUE LION 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. Closed Tuesdays until ski season. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com.

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

APRÈS–SKI THANKSGIVING

BUFFET

ELEANOR’S

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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.

NOVEMBER 24, 3 TO 6 PM RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED

307.733.3242 | TETON VILLAGE

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

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.

Lunch 11:30am Monday-Saturday Dinner 5:30pm Nightly

45 S. Glenwood

HAPPY HOUR Daily 4-6:00pm

Available for private events & catering

307.201.1717 | LOCALJH.COM ON THE TOWN SQUARE

For reservations please call 734-8038

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1110 W. Broadway • Jackson, WY Open daily 5:00am to midnight • Free Wi-Fi

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

LOCAL

Two- fer Tuesday is back !

Two-for-one 12” pies all day. Dine-in or Carry-out.

(LIMIT 6 PIES PER CARRYOUT ORDER, PLEASE.)

2FOR1 ENTREES

Good all night • Open nightly at 5:30pm Closed Tuesdays until ski season

733-3912

11am - 9:30pm daily 20 W. Broadway 307.201.1472

PizzeriaCaldera.com THE LOCALS

FAVORITE PIZZA 2012, 2013 & 2014 •••••••••

$7

$4 Well Drink Specials

LUNCH

SPECIAL Slice, salad & soda

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TV Sports Packages and 7 Screens

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LOTUS CAFE

OFF SEASON SPECIAL

160 N. Millward • Reservations recommended Reserve online at bluelionrestaurant.com

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 locallysourced 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.

Under the Pink Garter Theatre (307) 734-PINK • www.pinkygs.com

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

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.

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 265 S. Millward. (307) 739-2337, snakeriverbrewing.com.

TRIO ®

FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT PIZZAS, PASTAS & MORE 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

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

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.

SWEETS MEETEETSE CHOCOLATIER Meeteetse Chocolatier brings their unique blend of European style chocolates paired with “Wyomingesque” flavors. Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit, Sage, Huckleberry and Sarsaparilla lead off a decadent collection of truffles, Belgian chocolates and hand made caramel. Sample Single Origin and Organic chocolates at our Tasting Station. Open Weekends, 265 W. Broadway. 307-413-8296. meeteetsechocolatier. com

RENDEZVOUS BISTRO 380 S. Broadway, Jackson 307-739-1100 Rendezvousbistro.net

RISING SAGE CAFE

In National Museum of Wildlife Art 307-733-8649 Risingsagecafe.com

RUSTIC INN BISTRO AND BAR 475 N Cache St, Jackson 800-323-9279 Rusticinnatjh.com

Q ROADHOUSE

2550 Teton Village, Wilson 307-739-0700 Qjacksonhole.com

SIDEWINDERS TAVERN 945 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-5766 Sidewinderstavern.com

PIG CANDY A LA CAFE GENEVIEVE

CONTINENTAL THE BIRD

4125 S. Pub Place, Jackson 307-732-BIRD Thebirdinjackson.com

BLUE LION

160 N. Millward, Jackson 307-733-3912 Bluelionrestaurant.com

BUBBA’S BAR-B-QUE 100 Flat Creek Drive, Jackson 307-733-2288 Bubbasjh.com

CAFE GENEVIEVE

CUTTY’S BAR & GRILL 1140 W WY 22, Jackson 307-732-0001 Cuttysgrill.com

DOWN ON GLEN 25 S. Glenwood, Jackson 307-733-4422

DORNAN’S PIZZA & PASTA COMPANY

ELEANOR’S

832 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-7901 Eleanorsbarandgrill.com

175 Center St., Jackson 307-733-5600 Eleavenfood.com

GATHER

72 S. Glenwood, Jackson 307-200-7766 Gatherjh.com

THE GRANARY

Spring Creek Resort 1800 Spirit Dance, Jackson 307-733-8833 Springcreekranch.com/dining/the-granary

THE GUN BARREL STEAK & GAME HOUSE 862 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-3287 Gunbarrel.com

HAYDENS POST

In Snow King Resort 537 Snow King Loop, Jackson 307-734-3187 Snowking.com/restaurants/haydens_post

JACKSON HOLE PLAYHOUSE & SADDLE ROCK SALOON 145 W. Deloney, Jackson 307-733-6994 Jacksonplayhouse.com

KING’S GRILL

At Snow King Mountain 402 E. Snow King, Jackson 307-201-5292 Snowkingmountain.com/jackson-hole-dining

THE KITCHEN

155 Glenwood St, Jackson 307-734-1633 Thekitchenjacksonhole.com

NOODLE KITCHEN 945 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-1977 Noodlekitchenjh.com

LIBERTY BURGER 170 N. Cache, Jackson 307-200-6071 Givemelibertyburger.com

LIFT RESTAURANT 645 S. Cache, Jackson 307-733-0043 Liftjacksonhole.com

LOTUS CAFE

145 N. Glenwood, Jackson 307-734-0882 Theorganiclotus.com

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY 265 S. Millward, Jackson 307-739-2337 Snakeriverbrewing.com

SNAKE RIVER GRILL 84 E. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-0557 Snakerivergrill.com

STIEGLER’S AUSTRIAN RESTAURANT & COPPER BAR 3535 Teton Village Rd., Wilson 307-733-1071 Stieglersrestaurant.com

LOCAL RESTAURANT & BAR

STREETFOOD @ THE STAGECOACH

55 N. Cache, Jackson 307-201-1717 Localjh.com

5755 WY-22, Wilson 307-200-6633 Streetfoodjh.com

MACPHAIL’S BURGERS

SWEETWATER RESTAURANT

399 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-8744 Macphailsburgers.com

85 King, Jackson 307-733-3553 Sweetwaterjackson.com

MILLION DOLLAR COWBOY STEAKHOUSE

TRIO

25 N. Cache, Jackson 307-733-4790 JHCowboysteakhouse.com

NORA’S FISH CREEK INN 5600 W. Hwy. 22, Wilson 307-733-8288 Norasfishcreekinn.com

THE PINES RESTAURANT 3450 N. Clubhouse Rd., Wilson 307-733-1005 Tetonpines.com

45 S. Glenwood, Jackson 307-734-8038 Bistrotrio.com

VIRGINIAN RESTAURANT 740 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-4330 Virginianrestaurant.net

WILD SAGE RESTAURANT Rusty Parrot Lodge 175 N. Jackson, Jackson 307-733-2000 Rustyparrot.com/dining

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Moose, Wyoming 307-733-2415 Dornans.com

E.LEAVEN FOOD CO.

in The Wort Hotel 50 N. Glenwood, Jackson 307-732-3939 Worthotel.com/silver-dollar-bar

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SILVER DOLLAR BAR & GRILL

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WHITE BUFFALO CLUB 160 W Gill Ave, Jackson 307-734-4900 Whitebuffaloclub.com

ASIAN & SUSHI

MEXICAN

TETON VILLAGE

EL ABUELITO

ALPENROSE RESTAURANT

385 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-1207 Elabuelitocafe.com

In Alpenhof Lodge 307-733-3462 Alpenhoflodge.com/dining

BON APPE THAI

HATCH TAQUERIA AND TEQUILAS

GAMEFISH

245 W. Pearl, Jackson 307-734-0245 Bon-appe-thai.com

120 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-203-2780 Hatchjh.com

In Snake River Lodge & Spa 7710 Granite Loop R 307-732-6040 Snakeriverlodge.com/gamefish-restaurant

HONG KONG BUFFET

MERRY PIGLETS

THE HANDLE BAR

826 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-8988

KAZUMI

265 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-9168 Jacksonholesushi.com

KIM’S CORNER CAFE

970 W. Broadway or Snow King Center 307-413-8331 Facebook.com/Kimscornercafe

KING SUSHI

75 S. King Street, Jackson 307-264-1630 Kingsushijh.com

NIKAI SUSHI FISH & GAME 225 N. Cache, Jackson 307-734-6490 Nikaijh.com

OCEAN CITY CHINA BISTRO 340 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-9768 Oceancitychinabistro.com

SUDACHI

346 N. Pines Way, Wilson 307-734-7832 Sudachijh.com

TETON THAI

7342 Granite Rd, Teton Village 307-733-0022 Tetonthaivillage.com

TETON TIGER 165 Center, Jackson 307-733-4111 Tetontiger.com

THAI ME UP

75 E. Pearl, Jackson 307-733-0005 Thaijh.com

THAI PLATE

135 N. Cache, Jackson 307-734-2654 Tetonthaiplate.com

160 N. Cache, Jackson 307-733-2966 Merrypiglets.com

PICA’S MEXICAN TAQUERIA 1160 Alpine, Jackson 307-734-4457 Picastaqueria.com

SANCHEZ

65 South Glenwood Street, Jackson 307-734-5407

EL TEQUILA

545 E. Broadway, Jackson 307-264-1577

ITALIAN & PIZZA ARTISAN PIZZA ITALIAN KITCHEN

SPUR RESTAURANT & BAR In Teton Mountain Lodge 307-732-6932 Tetonlodge.com/spur-restaurant

WESTBANK GRILL

In Four Seasons Resort 307-732-5001 F o u r s e a s o n s . c o m / j a c k s o n h o l e /d i n i n g / restaurants/westbank_grill

CALICO ITALIAN RESTAURANT & BAR

200 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-739-9463 Bin22jacksonhole.com

2650 Moose-Wilson Rd, Wilson 307-733-2460 Calicorestaurant.com

DOMINO’S

520 S. Hwy 89, Jackson 307-733-0330 Pizza.dominos.com/wyoming/jackson

DORNAN’S PIZZA & PASTA Moose, Wyoming 307-733-2415 Dornans.com

NANI’S RISTORANTE & BAR 242 N. Glenwood, Jackson 307-733-3888 Nanis.com

PINKY G’S PIZZERIA 50 W. Broadway, Jackson 734-PINK Pinkygs.com

PIZZERIA CALDERA

BIN 22

PIZZA HUT

In Hotel Jackson 120 N Glenwood St, Jackson 307-733-2200 Hoteljackson.com/dining/figs

307-733-4913 Mangymoose.com

BARS & LOUNGES

MEDITERRANEAN

FIGS

MANGY MOOSE RESTAURANT & SALOON

690 S. Hwy. 89, Jackson 734-1970 Pizzaartisanjh.com

20 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-201-1472 Pizzeriacaldera.com

200 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-739-9463 Bin22jacksonhole.com

In Four Seasons Resort 307-732-5157 F o u r s e a s o n s . c o m / j a c k s o n h o l e /d i n i n g / restaurants/the_handle_bar

180 Powderhorn, Jackson 307-733-8550 O rd e r. p izza h u t .co m/loc at io ns/w yo m in g/ jackson/012424

II VILLAGIO OSTERIA In Hotel Terra, Teton Village 307-739-4100 Jhosteria.com

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THE BIRD

4125 S. Pub Place 307-732-BIRD Thebirdinjackson.com

ELEANOR’S

TOWN SQUARE TAVERN 20 E. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-3886 Townsquaretavern.com

DELICATESSENS ASPENS MARKET

4015 W. Lake Creek Dr., Wilson 307-200-6140 Aspensmarket.com

CREEKSIDE MARKET & DELI 545 N. Cache, Jackson 307-733-7926 Creeksidejacksonhole.com

FULL STEAM SUBS 180 N. Center, Jackson 307-733-3448 Fullsteamsubs.com

JACKSON WHOLE GROCER 975 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-0450 Jacksonwholegrocer.com

LOCAL BUTCHER 50 W. Deloney, Jackson 307-203-2322 Localbutcherjh.com

LUCKY’S

974 W Broadway, Jackson 307-264-1633 Luckysmarket.com/jackson-wy/

NEW YORK CITY SUB SHOP 20 N. Jackson, Jackson 307-733-4414 Nycss.com/jackson-hole-wyoming

PEARL ST. MARKET 40 W. Pearl, Jackson 307-733-1300 Pearlstmarketjh.com

QUIZNO’S

832 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-7901 Eleanorsbarandgrill.com

1325 S. Hwy. 89, Jackson 307-733-0201 Restaurants.quiznos.com/wy/jacksonhole/ jacksonhole-83001

THE ROSE

SUBWAY

50 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-733-1500 Therosejh.com

SILVER DOLLAR BAR & GRILL in The Wort Hotel 50 N. Glenwood, Jackson 307-732-3939 Worthotel.com/silver-dollar-bar

SNAKE RIVER BREWERY 265 S. Millward, Jackson 307-739-2337 Snakeriverbrewing.com

STAGECOACH BAR 5755 W. Hwy 22, Wilson 307-733-4407 Stagecoachbar.net

VIRGINIAN SALOON 750 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-739-9891 Virginianlodge.com

520 S. Hwy 89, Jackson 307-739-1965 Subway.com

COFFEE/CAFE THE BUNNERY

130 N. Cache, Jackson 307-734-0075 Bunnery.com

COWBOY COFFEE 125 N Cache St, Jackson 307-733-7392 Cowboycoffee.com

ELEVATED GROUNDS

3445 N. Pines Way, Ste. 102, Wilson 307-734-1343 Elevatedgroundscoffeehouse.com

HEALTHY BEING JUICERY 165 E Broadway, Jackson 307-200-9006 Healthybeingjuice.com

JACKSON HOLE ROASTERS 50 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-200-6099 Jacksonholeroasters.com

SELLERS OF THE SAUCE (BEER, WINE & LIQUOR)

FORAGE BISTRO AND LOUNGE

SCRATCH

PEARL STREET BAGELS

BIN 22

GRAND TETON BREWING

SPOONS BISTRO

GRUMPY’S GOAT SHACK

TETON THAI

HEADWATERS GRILLE

VICTOR EMPORIUM

145 W. Pearl, Jackson 307-739-1218 Pearlstreetbagels.com

200 W. Broadway 307-739-9463

PEARL STREET BAGELS - WEST

3200 W. McCollister 307-732-2337

1230 Ida Dr, Wilson 307-739-1261 Pearlstreetbagels.com

PICNIC

1110 Maple Way, Jackson 307-264-2956 Picnicjh.com

STARBUCKS

Inside Albertson’s 105 Buffalo Way, Jackson 307-733-5950

STARBUCKS

Inside Smith’s 1425 S. Hwy 89, Jackson 307-733-8908 starbucks.com

STARBUCKS

10 E. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-4471 starbucks.com

BAKERIES & SWEETS ATELIER ORTEGA 150 Scott Lane, Jackson 307-734-6400 Atelierortega.com

BREAD BASKET OF JACKSON HOLE

BODEGA

BUD’S EASTSIDE LIQUOR 582 E. Broadway 307-733-1181

JACKSON WHOLE GROCER 974 W. Broadway 307-733-0450 Jacksonwholegrocer.com

LIQUOR DOWN SOUTH MARKET AND WINE SHOP 4125 US-89, Jackson 307-200-6103

THE LIQUOR STORE/THE WINE LOFT 115 Buffalo Way 307-733-4466

MANGY MOOSE MARKET & CELLARS Mangy Moose Bldg.

307-734-0070

37 S. Main, Victor, ID 208-787-2092 Goatshack.com

32 Birch St., Driggs, ID 208-787-8424 Tetonthai.com

In Teton Springs Lodge & Spa 10 Warm Creek Ln, Victor, ID 208-787-3600 Tetonspringslodge.com/dining/range-restaurant

KNOTTY PINE SUPPER CLUB 58 S. Main St., Victor, ID 208-787-2866 Knottypinesupperclub.com

ROYAL WOLF

WEST SIDE YARD 31 W. Center, Victor, ID 208-787-5000

WARBIRDS CAFE

O’ROURKES SPORTS BAR & GRILL 42 E. Little Ave, Driggs, ID 208-354-8115

45 S. Main St., Victor, ID 208-787-2221

675 Airport Rd., Driggs, ID 208-354-2550 tetonaviation.com/warbirds-cafe

WILDLIFE BREWING & PIZZA 145 S. Main St., Victor, ID 208-787-2623 Wildlifebrewing.com

63 Depot St, Driggs, ID 208-354-8365 Theroyalwolf.com

SIDEWINDER’S WINE, SPIRITS AND ALE 945 W. Broadway, Jackson 307-734-5766

COCOLOVE

STAGECOACH LIQUOR STORE

1425 US-89, Jackson 307-733-8908

53 N. Glenwood, Jackson 307-734-6400 Atelierortega.com

5755 W. Highway 22, Wilson 307-733-4590

DAIRY QUEEN

750 W. Broadway 307-733-2792

VIRGINIAN LIQUOR STORE

Food,

glorious food!

In The Aspens 307-733-5038

VICTOR & DRIGGS, ID

MOO’S GOURMET ICE CREAM

BANGKOK KITCHEN

110 Center, Jackson 307-733-1998 Moosjacksonhole.com

220 N. Main St. 208-354-6666 Bkkitchen.com/index.php/19-menu-list

PERSEPHONE BAKERY

BIG HOLE BBQ 22 W. Center St. 208-270-9919 Bigholebbq.com

YIPPY I-O CANDY CO.

THE BRAKEMAN AMERICAN GRILL 27 N. Main St. 208-787-2020

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WESTSIDE WINE & SPIRITS

90 E Broadway, Jackson 307-739-1880 Haagendazs.us

84 E. Broadway, Jackson 307-739-3020 Yippyi-ocandy.com

32 W. Birch, Victor, ID 208-787-2478 Spoonsbistro.com

832 W. Broadway 307-733-8888

SMITH’S LIQUORS

HAAGEN DAZS

430 Old Jackson Hwy. 208-787-9000 Grandtetonbrewing.com

185 W. Center St., Victor, ID 208-787-5678 Scratchvictor.com

PLAZA LIQUORS

185 Scott, Jackson 307-734-9024 Breadbasketjh.com

575 N Cache St, Jackson 307-733-2232 Dairyqueen.com

285 Little Ave., #A 208-354-2858 Forageandlounge.com

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Hardwired for collaboration Are you aware that contemporary science has proven that we are hardwired for collaboration? Studying the brain with advanced imaging technology, scientists reveal that the human brain is wired to reward caring, cooperation and service. The act of helping another person, working in a cohesive team, expressing love, compassion, kindness and forgiveness triggers the brain’s pleasure center. These actions also produce important benefits for our wellbeing. The uplifting biochemistry boosts the immune system, reduces our heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and literally prepares us to want to serve the greater good.

If our brains were not wired for life in community, our species would have died off long ago. Collaboration is the key to our survival. Scientists add that behavior contrary to this positive norm is an indicator of serious social and psychological dysfunction, leading eventually to annihilation. (Few people realize that in his famous book Origin of the Species Charles Darwin wrote extensively that species in nature survive precisely because they collaborate.)

Free will Another important part of our wiring is that we have free will. So we can choose to follow the lead of how we are hardwired to collaborate, to love, to be inclusive, and to work for the greater good, no matter what is going on externally. Nothing and no one outside of ourselves can make that happen. No matter who is governing whom, we are in control of the inside job of how we react to anything life brings… and we are in control of choosing to embody a loving state of being.

Amazing information More scientific data: Every thought and emotion we have is felt by and responded to by every cell in our bodies. Even more amazing is that every thought we have contributes to the quality of the collective matrix of life on this Earth. Do you

realize how powerful this means we are in determining our own wellbeing, and the wellbeing of everyone and everything on this Earth?

We are co-creators When there are enough people around the world who make the commitment to choose and embody the loving state of being we are wired to be, the energy will reach a tipping point in the matrix of our collective consciousness, which will change the entire paradigm of the world. We will have co-created a paradigm of inclusion (rather than separation), where the differences among us are appreciated, and by choosing to follow our hard wiring for collaboration, everyone will naturally pool resources for the greater good of all. We will have the chance to thrive and to discover our highest destiny.

True spiritual sovereignty These are precarious times. We are all in charge of whether humanity thrives or becomes extinct. True spiritual sovereignty is achieved by owning how powerful our consciousness is and using it to make possible an evolutionary leap for everyone.

The opportunity of catharsis Right now we have been and are experiencing polarization and separation to the extreme. I am not the first to suggest that what we are witnessing is a purging of the dark underbelly of humanity. If bringing this negativity out in the open serves as a catharsis of old poisons, and if enough people choose a positive shift in their own state of being, all this can make room for a huge healing/upgrade. A pretty graphic example of healing after a catharsis is what happens when you vomit. Afterwards you feel better and can then begin to heal. If we can turn this collective “vomiting” into a clearing, which then brings us to search for and find common ground, we will fulfill our higher potential.

Let the healing begin Thousands of years ago, Confucius said: “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”

We are called now to heal ourselves first and turn these negative events into the biggest opportunity ever to transform. More and more often the latest scientific research and longstanding wisdom traditions overlap. Right now they both concur that peace is our true nature. PJH

Carol Mann is a longtime Jackson resident, radio personality, former Grand Targhee Resort owner, author, and clairvoyant.

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Best Supporting Actor nominee for “Forrest Gump” 7 Terra __ 12 Glass raiser’s opening 18 Warren Buffett, for one 19 Get off 21 Entertain at bedtime 22 Traffic jam?

25 Giraffe cousin 26 Sitcom planet 27 Less concerned with your privacy 28 Was second to none 29 Like many Richard Matheson stories 31 Holy 33 Remains at the butcher 35 Raspberry jam?

40 Ticks off 41 Nashville venue 42 Traditional tomato paste fruit 43 Moldova currency 44 Just make 47 Oversupply 49 Pub order, briefly 52 Log jam?

58 Belgian expressionist James 59 Fed lines 60 __ Mae 61 Kim’s last name, in Kipling’s novel 64 U.S. Army specialists’ underlings: Abbr.

67 __ Mawr: Pennsylvania college town 69 Braves, but not Indians, briefly 70 Stinging crawler 72 Of the flock 74 Moistening liquid 76 Pearl jam?

83 Penn in NYC, e.g.

84 9, at times: Abbr.

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Modern research aid Praise that’s usually not prose New Look designer Rope fiber Follow-up to a finish Space jam?

“Let’s give __” Reach, as great heights Sock material Urgent knock Morning prayers Pinky __ Snap course Paper jam?

Gretzky’s first NHL team Hot stuff Pain in the side Stated with authority Hamlet and others Hong Kong airline __ Pacific

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1 Explorer Hernando de __ 2 “Don’t worry about me” 3 Poland Spring competitor 4 “With any luck!”

5 Fullness 6 “Bambi” doe 7 Data-uploading initials 8 Author Levin 9 Off-color, as a joke 10 Olympic skater Ito 11 Liqueur-flavoring plants 12 Two-time Indy 500 champ Luyendyk 13 Spot for a spot 14 Clumsy sort 15 Big name in menswear 16 Transfer for immediate viewing 17 Take baby steps 19 “Criminal Minds” agent Morgan 20 Fearful sound

23 Participate 24 Former apparel store with a backward letter in its name 30 Staircase components 31 Absorb 32 __ valve: heart part 34 Govt. mortgage agency 35 Beinecke Library site 36 Scott Turow memoir 37 Coin word 38 Hire 39 Black-clad subculturists 45 Surgeon general under Reagan 46 Winter hat feature 47 “The Waltons” actor Will 48 Insect making spotty appearances?

49 Just sitting, say 50 Scissors need 51 Son of Zeus 53 Wild 54 Cockamamie 55 Central point 56 “The Divine Comedy” division 57 Pompeo of “Grey’s Anatomy” 61 Eyes, poetically 62 Pressure 63 Server’s edge 65 Amazon icon 66 Bro or sis 68 Shaker contents, chemically 71 Boxing’s “Iron Mike” 73 Convincing 75 ’50s-’60s country singer McDonald 77 Glass raiser’s opening 78 “Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs” speaker

79 80 81 82

1995 comet observer Kansas city Olfactory stimulus Requirements for prints, for short 87 Was really into 88 Related compounds 89 Author Zora Neale __ 91 Cornmeal dish 92 “My mind is made up!”

93 Many September births 94 List closing 95 City near Monte Vesuvio 96 Composed 97 Indian spiritual tradition 98 2010 Literature Nobelist Mario Vargas __ 99 Road reversals, for short 105 Lhasa __ 106 Gumshoe 108 First family brother 109 Female leadership org.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Until 2007, Scotland’s official slogan was “Scotland, the Best Small Country in the World.” Deciding that wasn’t sufficiently upbeat, the government spent $187,000 on a campaign to come up with something better. “Home of Golf” and “Home of Europe’s Fastest Growing Life Sciences Community” were among the proposed phrases that were rejected. The ultimate choice: “Welcome to Scotland.” I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because you’re in a favorable phase to rebrand yourself. But I hope you will be more daring and imaginative than Scotland.

How about “Smolderingly Alarmingly Brilliant”? Or maybe “Safely Risky and Unpredictably Wise” or “Home of the Best Secrets Ever”?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I cheer you on as you attend to your difficult but holy duties. I send you my love as you summon the wisdom and resourcefulness you need to weather the gorgeous storm. Here are clues that might be useful: Whether you are partially or totally victorious will depend as much on the attitude you hold in your heart as on your outward behavior. Be grateful, never resentful, for the interesting challenges. Love your struggles for the new capacities they are building in you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The coming weeks constitute the harvest phase of your personal cycle. That means you have the pleasure of gathering in the ripe rewards that you have been cultivating since your last birthday. But you also have the responsibility to answer and correct for any carelessness you have allowed to affect your efforts during the previous eleven months. Don’t worry, dear. My sense is that the goodies and successes far outnumber and overshadow the questionable decisions and failures. You have ample reasons to celebrate. But I hope you won’t get so caught up in your rightful exaltation that you’ll neglect the therapeutic atonements.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Like England and Spain, the Netherlands has a royal family, including a king, queen, prince, and princesses. They’re an egalitarian bunch. The young ones attend public schools, and the previous queen’s birthday is celebrated with a nation-wide flea market. The king’s crown is attractive but quite economical. Its pearls are fake, and other “jewels” are made of glass, colored foil, and fish scales. In accordance with the astrological omens, I propose that you create a regal but earthy headpiece for yourself. It’s high time for you to elevate your self-worth in an amusing and artful way. What fun and funky materials will you use in your homemade crown?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Over the last two decades, well-meaning Westerners have donated a profusion of clothes to low-income folks in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Kind and magnanimous, right? Yes, but their largesse has had an unintended consequence: the demise of the textile industry in those African countries. With this as a cautionary tale, I’m asking you to take inventory of your own acts of benevolence and charity. Are they having effects that you approve of?

If not completely, how could you adjust the way you give your gifts and bestow your blessings?

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Is it possible that you might flourish as a topdog after all the work you’ve put in as an underdog? Can you wean yourself from the worried fantasy that you’ve got endless dues to pay, and then harness your imagination to expand your confidence and build your clout? I believe you can.

And in the coming weeks I will unleash a flood of prayers to the Goddess of Holy Reversals, asking her to assist you. Now please repeat after me: “I am a creative force of nature. I am a strong song of liberation. I am a wise animal with direct access to my primal intelligence.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) The next two weeks could be smooth, peaceful, and bland. Is that the experience you want? Mild satisfactions, sweet boredom, and slow progress? There’s nothing wrong with any of that. Please feel free to loll and loaf as you explore the healing charms of laziness. Grant yourself permission to avoid conflict and cultivate sunny self-protectiveness. This is one of those times when silence and stasis are among the best gifts you can give yourself.

Welcome the rejuvenating power of emptiness!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) It’s time to replace banged-up, dried-out old obsessions with ripe, juicy fascinations. It’s your duty to phase out numbing traditions and deadening habits so as to make room for exciting new rituals, customs, and sacraments.

Can you summon the electric willpower to shed influences that are technically “correct” but lacking in soulfulness?

I think you can. Do you love yourself enough to forswear pretty but meaningless titillations? I think you do. Now get out there and do the hard work necessary to bring more serious fun into your life. Homework: Write an essay titled “What I Can Do to Be More Playful.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Over the course of his or her life, the average British person says “Sorry” on over 90,000 occasions. The typical Libran Brit probably utters routine apologies upwards of 120,000 times. Libras from other countries may not reach that heady level, but many do specialize in excessive politeness. (I should know, as I have three planets in Libra in my natal chart.) But in accordance with the astrological indicators, I am authorizing you to be a bit less courteous and solicitous than usual in the next two weeks. Don’t go overboard, of course. But allowing yourself some breathing room like this will help you get more rigorous access to your authentic, idiosyncratic, soulful urges—which will be very tonic.

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But I also love it when, on rare occasions, you flirt with a more strategic perspective. It amuses me to see you experimenting with the power of secrets. Your wisdom often grows at an expedited rate when you get caught up in a web of intrigue that exposes you to dark joys and

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) I am pleased to inform you that at least 30 percent of what you think you know about love and lust is too prosaic.

Probably too narrow and constrained, as well. But here’s the good news: As soon as you agree to relinquish the dull certainty of that 30+ percent, you will open yourself to a surge of fresh teachings. And soon, I expect, dewy throbs and hot flows will awaken in all the erotic parts of your body, including your heart and brain and soul. If you’re brave enough to respond, generous lessons in intimacy will keep you entertained for weeks.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) In her book, A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman reports on the eccentric methods that professional writers have used to galvanize their creative process. Poet Amy Lowell relaxed into her work day by puffing on Manila cigars. Novelist Colette plucked fleas from her cat. T. S. Eliot’s poetry thrived when he had a head cold. Novelist George Sand liked to jump out of bed after making love and immediately begin writing.

Novelist William Gass, who is still among the living, wanders around outside taking photos of “rusty, derelict, overlooked, downtrodden” places. As for D. H. Lawrence: climbing mulberry trees naked energized his genius.

What about you, Pisces? Now is an excellent time to draw intensely on your reliable sources of inspiration— as well as to seek new ones.

melodramatic lessons. During times like these, you feel fine about not having everything figured out, about not knowing the most straightforward route to your destination. You allow the riddles and enigmas to ferment as you bask in the voluptuous ambiance of the Great Mystery.

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