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BY METEOROLOGIST JIM WOODMENCEY

The month of March is now fully in the rearview mirror, and a colder, wetter, and snowier than normal month it was. We had as much snow in town in March 2018 as we had in January 2018, around 15 inches. That did not count the five inches of snow that we woke up to on Easter Sunday, which will be counted as falling in April. Speaking of April, the average snowfall in town is four inches. So, we have already exceeded the monthly average, in one day!

Average low temperatures in March 2018 ran three degrees cooler than normal for the month. From the long-term record, the average low temperature in town during this week is 23-degrees. The coldest temperature ever recorded in town during this week is 2-degrees below zero, from the morning of April 5th, 1936. There are a number of cold temperature records this week that still stand from both 1936 and 1928. That’s some old-cold, right there.

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Average high temperatures this past March were also well below normal for the month, by nearly five degrees. The average high temperature during this week is 48-degrees. The record high temperature this week is 72-degrees, which was established on April 10th, 1996. Both 1977 and 2004 hold most of the other record highs this week. One not-so-hot high temperature day was April 4th, 2011, on that afternoon the high temp only got up to 30-degrees.

NORMAL HIGH NORMAL LOW RECORD HIGH IN 1996 RECORD LOW IN 1936

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THIS MONTH AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.14 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 2.66 inches (1963) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 4 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 24 inches (1967)

Jim has been forecasting the weather here for more than 20 years. You can find more Jackson Hole Weather information at www.mountainweather.com

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PJH readers trust their locks to the intergalactic stylists at Frost Salon. Opened in 2008 by Rob and Patty Hollis, the salon has amassed consecutive gold medals since the Best of Jackson Hole’s inception. Frost stylists are in the know without being too knowing. To stay current on rising trends, they gallivant across the country in the name of continued education. They also do not shy away from the occasional outer space photo shoot. This one happened at their downtown space station, err salon, inside Altitude. “We’ve created a true team environment, which is so fantastic in an industry like ours,” Patty Hollis told PJH after their 2016 win. “People in our industry are very creative and tend to get competitive, but here we’ve … maintain[ed] a cohesive team.” For clients, that means the atmosphere is cool but not icy. And there is no shortage of beautification and pampering options, from specialty color and keratin treatments to nails, facials, waxing and makeup. A haven for innovative lines of haircare, skincare and cosmetics that cannot be found anywhere else in Jackson, Frost has devised a formula that more salons should follow—flaunt good style and leave pretension at the door. – Robyn Vincent

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A persistent, white dragon descended across much of the West this winter. The crust facet structure found in the snowpack from the end of December into February resulted in large to very large, natural, avalanche-activity. Eventually, storms brought rapid loading to the snowpack and the persistent layers up to 10 feet deep became unreactive. Then the deep slab problem slipped to the back of our minds and surface slabs became the chief concern. Each year a unique layering of snow covers the mountains and then slides off or morphs into the existing pack. This spring’s weather will determine if warm temperatures will reach the weaker layers deep within the snowpack and cause slab avalanches. When snow is saturated with water, the bonds between snow grains melt and cause the structure to

change from good to poor. The melting of snow happens very fast and can catch backcountry travelers by surprise. At this point, the snowpack is dense and deep with snow depths at upper elevations eight to 10 feet. So far, this spring has acted more like winter with storm days, grey skies, and cold temperatures. Around here, winter can return any time of year and avalanches have been reported in August on the high peaks. Always be aware of freshly loaded slopes and proceed with caution. The snowpack is ever-changing with the effects of weather. This spring the snowpack could continue to be dense powder skiing or it could turn to a sweet corn cycle. The Tetons look their finest blanketed in snow with a lifetime of skiing. So whatever the weather brings, enjoy the mountains.

TRIBAL TRAILS BYPASS CONSTRUCTION URGENT: Please persuade your commissioners to vote against this “insane” idea.

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BECAUSE this proposed project should not be single-sourced to WYDOT, but rather be subjected to a competitive bidding process. BECAUSE at $7 million, it would be the most expensive 1/2 mile of road in Wyoming.

BECAUSE this thoroughfare would have multiple adverse human safety, wildlife and environmental impacts with probable violations of federal standards. BECAUSE induced demand generated by the proposed road’s added capacity would quickly offset its temporary benefit – just like in Los Angeles.

BECAUSE WYDOT builds highways and admits it has no experience building local county roads. BECAUSE more than 80% of public comment received since 2015 strongly opposes a road that would create a high-traffic bypass funneling thousands of vehicles per day through an area with 19 crosswalks, 6 schools, 7 soccer fields, 5 baseball diamonds, a football field, 5 public tennis courts, a running track, a skate park, thousands of children and countless examples of Jackson Hole’s iconic wildlife: elk, moose, mule deer, geese, ducks, foxes, beavers, great horned owls, trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, blue herons and nesting bald eagles that rely on the existing healthy waterways, wetlands and warm springs.

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BECAUSE the Comprehensive Plan prioritizes preserving rural scenic and quiet open space for rich wildlife diversity, environmental sustainability and the value it gives residents and visitors. BECAUSE they want to build a road for nearly double the cost of when it was shot-down last year as a $3 million SPET project.

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BECAUSE the Teton County Commissioners should not follow an agenda that encourages an auto-centric community with sprawl development on ranch land with both east-facing access to HWY89 and west-facing access to South Park Loop Road when the existing WYDOT highway infrastructure, with the addition of proper capacity-matching intersections, could accommodate future residential and commercial development.

BECAUSE it ignores the Commissioners’ prior promise to first complete the Cambridge Analytics traffic study.

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BECAUSE emergency roadway redundancy already exists with the current pathway and through Indian Springs Ranch. BECAUSE only a small amount of Teton County’s residents would benefit. Drive times by others connecting WYO89 to WYO22 would actually be greater than driving through the Y Intersection. BECAUSE the proposed Tribal Trails connector would also require a traffic choke point on HWY22 with another large intersection that would further impede traffic flow and increase the total taxpayer costs well beyond the current estimate of $7 million.

IF THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WANT A TRIBAL TRAILS BYPASS AND RESULTS OF TRAFFIC, WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY STUDIES JUSTIFY IT, THEN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN OPTIONS MUST BE PRESENTED AND A COMPETITIVE RFP PROCESS SHOULD BEGIN.

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Best Advice for Jackson Hole Remember the past and acknowledge the future as the community transforms

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grizzlies alive and hear a wolf pack howl. Like it or not, savor the “new” Jackson Hole or the era of old timers, but it’s a fact. And, with changing attitudes and values, comes new challenges. Everybody wants a piece of this place, and many now look out upon the landscape not as a fine place to grow a beef cow or turn a tree into merchantable lumber but how to recreate, which is its own kind of consumptive, industrial-strength natural resource use. Lacking is any reflection on what accelerating user numbers means for the very wildness that sets Greater Yellowstone and Jackson Hole apart. Fifty years from now the people who come to our region will revere us not for how many new trails we built or peaks we bagged or waterways we forced open, but by our own ethic of self-restraint. Yes, we can “have it all,” we can “take” what we believe is ours, commodify it, use it up, and conquer to suit our own egos. Or we can choose to leave country untamed and ungentrified for them to enjoy. The shift we need is one that transitions away from being focused only on sating individual desires and venerating self-interest to contemplating what’s good, too, for those who come after us or live beneath us. That, after all, is the essence of communities where mindful people want to be. PJH

My name is Ruth and I am a 10 year old, female, Domestic Short Hair Calico. I was surrendered to the Teton Valley Community Animal Shelter in November 2016 and have been in the shelter since. I was transferred to the Animal Adoption Center on March 20th because maybe a refresh of scenery will help me find my new home. I am nothing but sweet and people oriented who wants to lounge on your lap while you drink your morning coffee and read the newspaper. I know my age puts people off but I promise I will make a great companion for the long life I have left! Please call the AAC at 307.739.1881 to inquire more!

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Todd Wilkinson, founder of Mountain Journal, is author of Grizzlies of Pilgrim Creek, about famous Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear 399 featuring 150 photographs by Tom Mangelsen, available only at mangelsen.com/grizzly.

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Occasionally, I still come across notes from interviews I did with Cliff Hansen, Louise Bertschy, John Clymer, the Hardeman Brothers (when they still ran cattle in the meadows outside of Wilson), Mary Mead, Boots Allen, Stippy Wolff, Tom and Cile Lamb, Weezy MacLeod, Virginia Huidekoper, Paul McCollister, Moosie Woodling, Bob Dornan, Ted Major, Inger Koedt, Doris Platts and others. If you don’t know of these people, then much of the above probably holds no traction. If, in the late 1980s, you owned property before the boom, or worked as an enterprising land broker, you couldn’t believe how fast real estate prices skyrocketed. It used to be that ranchers were the only ones who were land rich-cash poor; suddenly nearly every member of Jackson Hole’s working class lucky enough to own their own home fell into that category. I write this knowing that the stories of how communities change are complicated and never wholly linear. As some human values shifted, something remarkable happened on public lands. In many ways, if you consider the reintroduction of wolves and the recovery of both grizzly bears and mountain lions, they became wilder. Those who hated predators still curse them and their conservation advocates, the same way indigenous people reviled the first settlers. Yet those who scream that things were “better” when cattle grazing was allowed to predominate other uses in Grand Teton National Park cannot deny the appeal that wild nature has in the 21st century. As numbers of hunters decline nationally, far more people growing in number are willing to shell out good money to see

hen I made my first visit to the valley in the early 1980s and then after I moved here mid-decade, Jackson Hole was a very different “place.” The kind of non-hustling quietude so rare and fleeting today was still abundant. A trophy home costing seven figures to build was so anomalous that everyone in town talked about it. There was no affordable housing crisis or gated subdivisions with security guards. The runway at Jackson Hole Airport was shorter and the planes that landed smaller. Strutting sage grouse outnumbered the count of landing Lear jets. Teton Village was rustic, a far cry from its current pretentious persona. Teton Pines had yet to be created. There were no massive real estate plays happening on the other side of Teton Pass in Idaho. Mardy Murie still entertained folks over cookies and tea in Moose. The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance had just successfully rallied citizens to fight off potential oil and gas development proposed for Cache Creek east of town. Back then, there were no mountain bikes, no major wildlife safari companies, and except for dude ranch horse rides, guided climbing, hunts and fishing, river floats and skiing, there was none of today’s ultra-manic, opportunistic fervor to monetize as much of nature as possible. Because of the heart-palpitating way the Tetons rise, Jackson Hole has always stirred high-adrenaline energy in people, though the vibe wasn’t so amped up as it is now. All these years, while locals vowed they never wanted their community to become the Aspen of Greater Yellowstone, that’s exactly what happened.

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April 2018

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

Health & Wellness

Support Groups Cancer Support Group for Patients Survivors, and Caregivers

Teton Mammas For new babies and their families Wednesday, April 11, 1 – 2:30 pm Moose Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center

Led by cancer nurse Beth Shidner, RN, OCN, and social worker Lynnette Gartner, MSW, LCSW For information, call 307.739.6175 Thursday, April 5 ! Thursday, April 19 NEW Growing Through Grief 4-5 pm An 8-week structured support Professional Office Building group led by St. John’s Hospice Suite 206 social worker Oliver Goss, LCSW. Begins Thursday, April 12 For information, call 307.739.6195 Noon–1 pm

Teton Parkies (For those affected by Parkinson’s Disease)

Gather for mutual support, discussion of disease and therapies, and more. Mondays, 2–3 pm Power Up for Parkinson’s Senior Center of JH Tuesday, April 24, 5:30 pm Jackson Whole Grocer Community Room Contact Elizabeth at 307.733.4966, 614.271.7012, or epgerhard@gmail.com ! NEW Children’s Grief Support

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For children ages 5 and up who have experienced the death of a loved one. Led by St. John’s Hospice social worker Oliver Goss, LCSW. Tuesdays, April 10, May 8, and June 12, 5:45-7 pm Jackson Hole Children’s Museum 174 N King St, Jackson

To register, call 307.739.7463 by noon on the day of the group.

Grief Support Group Led by St. John’s Hospice social worker Oliver Goss, LCSW Drop-ins welcome, but please call ahead Wednesday, April 11, Noon – 1 pm Wednesday, April 25, Noon – 1 pm Professional Office Building Suite 114, 555 E. Broadway, Entrance C Call 307.739.7463

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Memory Loss Support Group For those suffering from persistent memory problems; family members and caregivers welcome Thursday, April 12 Noon – 1 pm

For information, call 307.739.7434

Weight Management Support Group Open to everyone interested in weight loss and those considering (or who have had) bariatric surgery Thursday, April 19, 4 pm Professional Office Building Suite 206

For information, call 307.739.7634

Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish In Spanish! ¡En Español! Zumba with Elvis. Family friendly. Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center

Childbirth Education Classes

Information for people considering or scheduled for spine surgery Tuesday, April 3, 3-4:30 pm Monday, April 9, 1-2:30 pm Tuesday, April 17, 3-4:30 pm Monday, April 23, 1-2:30 pm Physical Therapy Room St. John’s Medical Center

For expectant couples • 5-week class Tuesdays, April 17–May 15 6-8 pm • One-day Boot Camp Saturday, April 21 8:30 am–5 pm Moose-Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center

Please register by calling 307.739.6199

To register, call 307.739.6175

Joint Classes

Lunchtime Learning “The Mind-Gut Connection” Dr. Emeran Meyer April 17 noon-1 pm Moose Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center

For information, call 307.739.7466

Brainworks Boot Camp April 30-May 5 Monday–Friday: 8–10 am Tuesday & Thursday: 5–9 pm Saturday: 10 am–noon $300/person; $500/couple; $250 for those who have taken the class previously.

Foundation Casino Night Benefits Meals with a Mission Thursday, April 26 5:30 pm Elks Lodge

$20 at door; kids under 12 eat free.

For information, call 307.739.7678

Update on the New Living Center with Anderson Mason Dale Architects Watch for date and location at ANewHomeforaNewAge.org

Spine Classes

Information for people considering or scheduled for joint replacement surgery Thursday, April 5, 8-9:30 am Tuesday, April 10, 4-5:30 pm Thursday, April 19, 8-9:30 am Tuesday, April 24, 4-5:30 pm Physical Therapy Room St. John’s Medical Center

Please register by calling 307.739.6199

Auxiliary Monthly Luncheon “Strategic Direction and Advances in Cancer Care,” presented by SJMC board chair Cynthia Hogan, and radiation oncologist Ryan Bair, MD. Thursday, April 5, noon Moose-Wapiti Classroom St. John’s Medical Center “Email Phishing and Internet Scams,” presented by Lance Spranger, St. John’s CIO Thursday, May 3, noon Boardroom St. John’s Medical Center

For information, call 307.739.7517

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Pets on a Plane

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than leaning forward on his front knuckles, as gorillas usually do. Zoo curator Michael Stern says workers installed a fire hose over a mud puddle in Louis’ yard, which he crosses like a tightrope to avoid getting his feet dirty. Stern says in the wild, gorillas may stand up on their hind feet to reach food or wade in a swamp, but only for a few seconds.

WEIRD

In the same week that a dog perished after a United Airlines flight attendant insisted it be stored in an overhead compartment on a flight from Houston to New York City, another family’s pet was lost by the beleaguered carrier. Irgo, a 10-year-old German shepherd belonging to the Swindle family, was mistakenly sent to Japan instead of Kansas City, Missouri. When Kara Swindle and her children went to pick up their dog on March 13 after flying from Oregon, they were given a Great Dane—whose destination was supposed to be Japan. The dogs got mixed up in Denver, where they both had connecting flights. Swindle was concerned that her dog wouldn’t survive the long flight back: “He is a 10-year-old dog, and he’s never been on a flight before,” she told KCTV 5 News. However, United had Irgo checked out by a veterinarian in Tokyo and loaded onto a private charter to Wichita, Kansas, where he was reunited with his family on March 15.

I Am Not Dead Yet!

Divine Intervention

n Destiny Church in Columbia, Maryland, tried a novel approach to attract new members to its congregation. On March 4, the church gave away five used cars to “demonstrate God’s unbelievable, no-strings-attached goodness,” according to The Washington Post. The idea was hatched to increase attendance at the church’s new location after several years meeting in a high school auditorium. “Who doesn’t need a new car?” asked Sandy Dobson, who came with her son. “Different people have different things that bring them to Christ, to church. It doesn’t always have to be traditional methods.” Pastor Stephen Chandler added that Jesus himself taught that giveaways are guaranteed to draw a crowd: The biggest gatherings Christ preached to came on the two times he distributed free loaves and fishes.

The Rev. Alex Santora of Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken, New Jersey, called local police on March 14 when a suspicious package was delivered to the house of worship. But after officers from the Hoboken Police Department declared it to be safe, church staff found a surprising delivery inside: a baby Jesus statue that had been stolen from the church’s Nativity scene about 90 years ago. WPIX-TV reported that an unsigned note inside the package explained: The statue was stolen when the note-writer’s mother was a young girl, and it became a sort of heirloom in her family. When she died, it was passed on to the note-writer, who thought it should be returned.

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Ewwwww!

Ravenna, Ohio, resident Nickolette Botsford was startled by what felt like an extra-hard cashew as she enjoyed some Planters nuts in early March. As she drove, she handed the object to her mom, who turned on the interior light in the car and realized it was a human tooth -- with dried blood on it. “I got very upset, I was crying, I threw up two or three times,” Botsford told WOIO-TV. She went to a hospital, where doctors confirmed it was a human tooth and treated her for exposure to blood or bodily fluids. Botsford called Planters, and parent company Kraft Heinz sent a courier to pick up the tooth for testing. The company said it is investigating its manufacturing process and suppliers.

Spooky

A member of the Listowel Paranormal Society in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, was surprised when police arrived at his door on March 13, inquiring about a small black box with a red wire protruding from it that had been left at Mackenzie Hall in Windsor. The Windsor Police Explosives Disposal Unit was called to the hall to investigate the box, but determined it was “safe” and not explosive. Society members had used the box on March 9 at the historic building to sweep for spirits. Jen Parker, assistant director for the society, called the box an EMF (electromagnetic field) sensor and said each team member carries one when they’re looking for ghosts. The society’s spokesperson also told the CBC that there were strong signs of paranormal activity at the hall, especially in the old jail, dressing room and basement.

Least Competent Criminals

Siblings Antoine Dorsey, 23, and Antoinette Dorsey, 27, of St. Louis cooked up a clever scheme to steal a car. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that on March 14, the two went to Joe-K Used Cars and asked to test drive a 2012 Dodge Charger. The salesman drove them off the lot, and the Dorseys asked him to drive to their apartment building so they could retrieve their IDs. In the parking lot of the apartment, Antoinette got out of the car, and an unidentified person drove up next to the Charger in a Volvo and got into the Charger, pulling a gun on the salesman and demanding he get out of the car. Then the man with the gun got back into the Volvo and drove away, while Antoine took off in the Charger. However, Antoine crashed and flipped the Charger, then was tracked down by police aided by witnesses to the wreck. Both siblings were charged with first-degree robbery. Send tips to weirdnewstips@amuniversal.com.

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Louis, an 18-year-old male gorilla at the Philadelphia Zoo, appears to be something of a germophobe, according to the Associated Press. When he is carrying food, 6-foottall Louis walks on his hind legs, like a human, rather

Restoring Faith in Humanity

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In a recent interview on “60 Minutes Overtime,” Oprah Winfrey said that if God wanted her to run for president, “wouldn’t God kind of tell me?” Oprah may have gotten her answer in the form of a letter from Jesus Christ, an 83-year-old North Waterboro, Maine, woman who started a letter-writing campaign 50 years ago to spread a message of faith and peace—around the same time that she changed her name. WGME-TV reported that Christ sent her letter to Winfrey on March 9, without knowledge of the media speculation, or Winfrey’s wish for a heavenly sign, regarding her running for president. Christ said she sent the letter because she likes Winfrey, but “If she does (run), I’ll vote for her—that’s for sure.”

EARLY RISER?

Constantin Reliu, 63, appealed unsuccessfully to a court in Barlad, Romania, in March to overturn a death certificate that his wife had obtained after not hearing from him for more than a decade. According to The Guardian, Reliu left Romania for Turkey in 1992 to look for employment, but neglected to keep in touch with his family. In 2003, Reliu’s wife, believing he had died in an earthquake in Turkey, argued in court for a death certificate, which didn’t come to light until Reliu was deported back to Romania because of expired papers in Turkey. Upon his arrival, immigration officers explained to Reliu that he had died in 2003. His appeal failed, as the court maintained he was too late, and the ruling is final, leaving Reliu in an odd state of limbo. “I am officially dead, although I’m alive,” Reliu told Romanian media outlets. “I have no income and because I am listed dead, I can’t do anything.”

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50 BEST DISHES

No. 41: Glorietta Trattoria’s Eggplant

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

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Pairing the flavors of tradition and invention BY HELEN GOELET

lorietta Trattoria, voted Best New Restaurant and Best Italian Restaurant by PJH readers, is empty at 2 p.m. on Friday. Chairs hibernate on the bar and bistro tables. They’ll be put to work soon enough. “I love this time of day,” said general manager Chuck Greenwald as he flipped a light switch. The room warmed instantly, yellow flecks of light reflected off the wood-panelled floor and forest green walls. “It’s the calm before the storm,” he said. Greenwald took the helm at Glorietta in June 2017, just five months after the grand opening and while he and his wife were expecting their first child. His long black beard, he quipped, is “just a result of not having time to shave.”

Given Glorietta’s four key components, its wood-fired oven and grill; the cocktail menu; its housemade pasta and an Italian-centric wine list, it’s no wonder Greenwald hasn’t had time for a shave. The wood-fired oven and grill, or la parrilla as it’s known in Argentina and Uruguay, is the epicenter of the restaurant. During service, the iron-wrought instrument glows through the open bar and into the dining room. It hinges on the delicate management of wood-fired heat—how most of the proteins and vegetables on the menu are cooked. “It’s a great piece of machinery,” Greenwald said, “but it’s not an easy one.” Sheer space limits how much can actually be cooked on the grill. But the menu is largely comprised of charred dishes and items of smokey-perfection that depend

on the warmth of the high maintenance parilla. The bartenders depend on the grill too. “Our contract with Death and Co. [the New York born craft cocktail empire] has really helped us cultivate an interesting bar menu,” said bar manager Scott Kitchen as he shook a Perma Grin. The signature cocktail is made with tequila, lime, smoked salt and grilled pineapple. Grill-blackened tomatoes, meanwhile, make their way into the house bloody marys. Like the cocktails, it is the marriage of fresh flavors and a transformation of something classic or tired into something delicious, light and familiar, that merits the eggplant as one of the 50 Best Dishes. The flavors are nostalgic and warm. Thinly-sliced eggplant is fried in a

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certain wines and liquors are not easy to come by, so he has brought experts on board. “We work with an Italian wine specialist based in Oregon, he’s really helped us cultivate a nice breadth of unique wines from all over Italy,” Greenwald said. The wine menu pairs well with the modern-Italian food and the ambiance of Glorietta. Its New York-city based owners, Eagle Point Hotel Partners, which operate the restaurant in conjunction with the Anvil Hotel, brought inspiration from the city’s contemporary twists on traditional styles. What’s next for Glorietta? Saturday and Sunday brunches are on the menu and a gelato shack is in the works too. PJH

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tempura-like batter with parmesan. It is served over a light, sun-kissed pomodoro and topped with fried basil. This is the freshest bite of eggplant parm you’ll ever try. “We want to keep things simple with fresh flavors, and our chef team, led by Mac Jarvis, really speaks to that,” Greenwald said. Growing up in Seattle, Jarvis attended culinary school before working her way into some of the city’s best restaurants. In 2016, she was recruited to David Chang’s Momofuku Las Vegas location. That’s where she met sous chef Eddie Gomez, who she brought with her to Jackson Hole. Meanwhile, Greenwald, a California transplant by way of New York, quickly adapted to the difficulties of Jackson’s restaurant sphere. He knows that produce,

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Featuring dining destinations from breweries to bakeries, and continental fare to foreign flavor, this is a sampling of our dining critic’s local favorites.

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TETON THAI

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Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. Located at 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 733-0022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai.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. View our tap list at thaijh.com/brews. Open daily for dinner at 5 p.m. Located downtown at 75 East Pearl Street, (307) 733-0005, melvinbrewing.com.

CONTINENTAL ALPENHOF

Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. Coffee & pastry 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Aprés 3 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Dinner 6 p.m.-9 p.m. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call (307) 733-3242.

THE BLUE LION A Jackson Hole favorite for 39 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 733-3912, bluelionrestaurant.com

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PICNIC Our mission is simple: offer good food, made fresh, all day, every day. We know everyone’s busy, so we cater to on-the-go lifestyles with quick, tasty options for breakfast and lunch, including pastries and treats from our sister restaurant Persephone. Also offering coffee and espresso drinks plus wine and cocktails. Open 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. on weekends. Located at 1110 Maple Way in West Jackson, (307) 264-2956, picnicjh.com

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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. 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.

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

LOTUS ORGANIC RESTAURANT 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. Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner starting at 8am daily. Located at 140 N. Cache, (307) 734-0882, theorganiclotus.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.

MOE’S BBQ Opened in Jackson Hole by Tom Fay and David Fogg, Moe’s Original Bar B Que features a Southern Soul Food Revival through its award-winning Alabama-style pulled pork, ribs, wings, turkey and chicken smoked over hardwood served with two unique sauces in addition to Catfish and a Shrimp MoeBoy sandwich. A daily rotation of traditional Southern sides and tasty desserts are served fresh daily. Moe’s BBQ stays open late and features a menu for any budget. While the setting is family-friendly, a full premium bar offers a lively scene with HDTVs for sports fans, music, shuffle board and other games upstairs. Large party takeout orders and full service catering with delivery is also available.

VIRGINIAN SALOON

Come down to the historic Virginian Saloon and check out our grill menu! Everything from 1/2 pound burgers to wings at a great price! The grill is open in the Saloon from 4 p.m.-10p.m. daily. Located at 750 West Broadway, (307) 739-9891.

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 runs from 4 - 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Loacted at 265 S. Millward. (307) 7392337, snakeriverbrewing.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. Located at 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. Located at 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.

PIZZA

DOMINO’S PIZZA

Hot and delicious delivered to your door. Hand-tossed, 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 2012-2016. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, strombolis, 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. - 2 a.m. Located at 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.

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10 Years, 10 People, Infinite Lessons When recovering from neurosurgery, Travis Ziehl experienced a level of pain he had never felt before. (Later he would learn his body couldn’t metabolize the OxyContin doctors had prescribed him.) Hobbling through the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, Ziehl saw a quote on the wall and the world stopped. “My pain, just for that moment, went from a 10 to an eight,” he said. “It was the closest thing to a spiritual moment I have ever had.” The words on the wall read: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can.” Ziehl had just come out of brain surgery for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, and what struck him most in that moment was not his daunting prognosis or recovery, but the overwhelming notion of improving as many people’s lives as he possibly could. He recounted this in a thank you speech he delivered to the Mayo Clinic team. It is an experience he also brought back to Jackson this week after concluding his treatment. A valley resident of 16 years, Ziehl is among the 10 people we interviewed to commemorate 10 years of the Best of Jackson Hole. That’s the thing about living in a small (yet seemingly

ever-expanding) community like Jackson. There are inspiring, compassionate people everywhere you turn. Folks with stories to tell. Of course Jackson Hole is not the only place to find them, but people are approachable here; their guards are down and they are often willing to divulge the details of their triumphs and tribulations with spectacular honesty. And that makes Jackson an easier place to have these conversations, the ones that lend purpose and meaning to our lives. This year’s issue of the Best of Jackson Hole is a tiny window into that notion, that you can learn something of value from each and every one of your neighbors, people like 81-year-old Stephen Lottridge. When asked how to beat Jackson loneliness, Lottridge advised, “You need to reach out with compassion and with interest to other people or other groups … No one gives a damn how many days you spent on the mountain. What matters is who loves you and who you love.” Allow the insights contained on the following pages to remind you what matters, what you love about Jackson Hole. For us, it will always be the people. – Robyn Vincent

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We fancy seeing new faces and fledgling businesses rise to the top in our Best of Jackson Hole Readersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Poll, but it is some of our steadfast gold medal winners that deserve recognition in this our 10th Best of. Winning the honor year after year, these folks invest tireless dedication in their work. They have cultivated business models that retain loyal employees and draw fans from East Jackson to east of the Mississippi. When asked the secret to their success, each cited at least one similar factor: you. Because even as Jackson Hole grows, its sense of community, of supporting neighbors like family, has endured.

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Connie Wieneke

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n its surface, poetry might seem too sparse for the casual reader, but it’s on that plane where Connie Wieneke thrives. The assistant director of Jackson Hole Writers is a published author and poet, a passionate vegetarian chef, and a foster mother to 10 eccentric chickens. Wieneke arrived in the valley in 1983 when she was 30 years old. Today she and her husband have a home in Wilson where she embraces the quiet life. That’s where she taps into her creativity and cuddles up by her wood stove and reads. She is full of insight on being a writer in Jackson Hole and its writing community. The author of Jackson Hole: Crossroads of the West, Wieneke also knows a thing or two about taking care of an entourage of chickens in the Wild West. They happen to be the subject of one of her award-winning poems.

Best place to write? “I occasionally go out to coffee shops, but nothing beats being at home, sitting at my desk, sitting in my chair. I have two

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monitors for my computer and then just past that there’s a window that looks out at the willows. I write with music sometimes, but I love just simple, natural noises. I have a baby monitor for my chickens so I can always hear if something is wrong or if there is a hawk nearby. I just love listening to them squawk while I’m writing.”

Best way to find your written voice?

“Write and write, and write some more. That’s the best way. You also need to have readers who you trust, that don’t want to change you. Because if they’re always telling you what you should be writing or how you should do something, you should just tell them to write it themselves because that’s not helpful. The groups that get together [through Jackson Hole Writers] are great, because you have a group of people who all have a shared passion. And you want to find people who are supportive and encouraging and receptive.”

Best words to describe life in Jackson? “Oh gosh, there are so many that

come to mind. You have a lot of different aspects that you can cover, so it’s not just one thing. Transient, of course. Entitled. Complex. Self-absorbed. I don’t mean to sound negative, but you have to say those things. There are so many creative people here and so much going on… it’s easy to say that it’s beautiful because that’s obvious. But this place is so much more than that.”

Best place to see the real Jackson Hole?

“It’s hard to pin it down and just choose one or two, but I think Tim Sandlin (Skipped Parts) and Susan Marsh (Cache Creek) are up there in terms of dedication and established works. Tim, because he’s just so creative and observant and his books have a really loyal following. And Susan really puts the work in and the research and has a very confident voice in her work. But like I said, it’s so hard to pick, because there are some really talented people here. If you attend the poetry group for example, there’s great writers there too. It’s a good place for it.”

Best up-and-coming writer? “Matt Daly comes to mind. He’s really found his voice as a poet, and it’s cool because when you read his poetry you can just hear the cadence and the way he speaks in it. He has a book coming out that’s a collection of poetry, but it’s almost a novel in a way because it’s full of these perspectives of a town. He’s just so well-read and knows his stuff, and I’m always excited to read what he brings to the poetry group.”

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Best place to find quality vegetarian ingredients? “I tend to go to both Jackson Whole Grocer and Lucky’s. I switch back and forth if I’m not finding what I need. Being a vegetarian, I find both of those places have really great produce. In the summer, I have my garden and grow greens and things, and this year I have a setup for growing tomatoes. I think those farm shares are a really cool idea, but I’ve gotten into a habit of just growing more of the things that I love.”

Best way to beat the winter slump? “You really have to just get yourself outside and enjoy the outdoors as much as you can. I go cross-country skiing when I can and go for walks at the levee, and there are days where it’s so cold, or the wind is beating at you. The other day I was just getting pelted with sleet and rain and snow, but you know, at least you’re outside and not just huddled in your house. It’s something real and tangible.”

a Palestinian-American writer and she’s actually been here twice. I met her years and years ago at the conference in Casper. If I listed the top 10 people in the whole world, she would be on that list, up there with the Dalai Lama. She’s very generous and is such a great communicator and so inspiring. She’s versatile, she writes kids books, she writes nonfiction, she does everything. Definitely check out this anthology of poetry she selected from around the world called This Same Sky.”

Best advice for a local chicken owners? “Get to know them and spoil them and keep them safe. You have to really keep them safe here—that’s why I use the baby monitor—and it’s good to give them treats and make them feel special. They all have names and personalities and you just have to get to know them, and know how they behave on any given day. But keeping them safe is the priority. It can be hard out there for chickens in Wyoming.” PJH

Best Jackson Hole Writers Conference guest? “If we could afford it, I would bring back Naomi Shihab Nye every year. She’s

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“I’ve been going down to the levee [next to the Snake River]. I’ve been working on this little writing project about it and it’s great because there are so many different kinds of people who come together there. They are there with their dogs, there are families, the super wealthy, the workers, just everyone. And they’re all being themselves. I go there and I observe, and it’s so fascinating. There are these conflicts that happen between the dogs, and some days everyone is really chill, while on another given day you have, like, three people who think it’s your fault that their dog attacks you… It’s an amazing place to just take in the community in all its glory.”

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Stephen Lottridge Man of Culture and Insight By Andrew Munz |

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n a town brimming with snowboarder bros and river guides, Stephen Lottridge is a rare man of culture. A retired clinical psychologist and a former professor of Slavic languages, Lottridge can also recite Icelandic sheepherder poetry and Shakespearian monologues from memory. And he’s only 81 years old. Lottridge moved to Jackson in 1994 and has been a local staple of the theatre community. He was recently spotted in Off Square Theatre Company’s Checkhov Unchecked. Few Jackson locals are as eloquently spoken and wise as Lottridge, and his warm heart and grace are constantly on display. A former board member of the theater company Riot Act, Inc., Lottridge talked drama, on and off the stage, and tapped into his psychological insight on life and culture in the Hole.

there is a sense of new blood and I think that’s a positive. I don’t love all the building out—I don’t think this town can host 40,000 people and retain its character. But to have young people active in politics is a good way for us to hold onto a little bit of that.”

Jackson’s best improvement?

Best thing for locals to keep in mind?

“What comes to mind is the greater engagement of younger people in the political system. I think with Hailey [Morton Levinson] and Pete Muldoon and Nikki Gill, who ran [for County Commissioner]

Best actor or actress who moved away?

“I have two: Eve Bernfeld and Todd Hjelt. Eve was very serious about her acting; she transformed herself into someone else, and her dedication to her acting was so powerful. There are a lot of gifted actors, but she was tremendous. Todd, on the other hand, was a 24-hour actor, and you couldn’t have a conversation without him going off on some acting tangent. But he could always bring it back on stage, and he was such a gifted teacher. He was great and his influence is still very strong here.”

“It’s important to remember what this valley was before there were any buildings. If we lose that memory, we lose something that’s precious. We are transient on this land and in our lives. There are two

attitudes people have. You can say, “I don’t give a shit, let other people clean it up,” and the other would be feeling some responsibility for those transients that come after me. To leave the place a little more attractive, a little bit cleaner, a little more open than it was before. We need to remember that this was a big open valley, and that is its essential nature and that’s the legacy we need to preserve.”

Best place to perform? “I’m going to have a hard time getting it down to one, but I love the Black Box [at the Center for the Arts]. It’s versatile, and a lovely space to perform. You can change it around. For Checkhov, we performed in a corner, and for Water by the Spoonful we had these staggered risers. It’s intimate too, because you’re right next to the audience and they’re so engaged and you can see that. I also loved performing in Grace at Intencións [now Lotus Vibes Yoga Studio], which wasn’t a traditional performance space, but it was such a rewarding experience.”

“Our livelihood depends on tourism, sure, but we don’t always need to grow, grow, grow to maintain that economic base. And I think the Awareness Project is doing great things to bring into the light the hidden population who serves our community. Many of them are Latino, and our best hope is to highlight that population and eliminate the substratum of the community, so we stop hiding the people who are building that community. We need more affordable housing for those people too, but ultimately our best hope is having an awareness that this is an issue.”

Best place to collect your thoughts?

Best place to enjoy a book?

Best at being a friend? “You know who’s really good is Mark Barron. He’s not my best friend, but he cares for his friends, he stays in touch, he supports them. There’s something really genuine about him. He has a commitment to his wife Ruth Ann and is just a really good guy. I don’t always agree with him, but that’s all right. They both have a commitment to this town with their businesses and they do it in a way that doesn’t destroy the environment or the ambiance of the town.”

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Best way to beat Jackson loneliness? “Quick answer? Drink less, be on your cell phone less [laughs]. As the psychologist, I would say you have to realize that you are not entitled to anything. You need to reach out with compassion and with interest to other people or other groups. Because that entitlement leads to you moving here and saying, ‘Oh, I’m a good skier. I can drink a lot, I’m sexy, I can fuck whoever I want, I can do whatever I want.’ And it’s all empty. There’s no compassion. There’s no desire for genuine long-term contact. Reach out and find a group of people that has a common interest with you that’s more than just a general activity, so that the thing that you’re doing is not the only reason you’ve come together. There needs to be a common concern rather than a just a common interest. No one gives a damn how many days you spent on the mountain. What matters is who loves you and who you love.” PJH

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“Ah. Sitting in the big chair in my living room by the front window. From there I can see the willows and the aspens and the neighbors houses across the street. I have a view of Snow King in the background. It’s both quiet and the neighbors care about each other. Moose wander by, deer

“It was at the Blue Lion. They’re famous for their rack of lamb, but it was a dish of poached salmon, maybe around three or four years ago. It was poached with herbs and white wine. It was cooked thoroughly; I don’t like raw fish, so it was just perfectly cooked for me. There was a wonderful pilaf side and some asparagus that was lightly grilled, so it wasn’t dried up. I think the asparagus was poached a little too before it was grilled. If I want to go to a good restaurant you always want a good companion, and I remember I was with my friend Sharon Walls. It all sticks in my mind.”

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“There are three or four places that come to mind. There’s a little meadow just past Ski Lake if you hike further up. And just beyond the two-mile marker up Cache Creek, there’s a big tree and this little piece of ground where the creek is coming by. People come by on bikes and hiking, but there are much fewer people that go beyond that marker. And if you just sit there and let the creek go by and wave to the people as they go by, it’s wonderful. It’s one of the best places to just sit and reflect.”

Best meal in Jackson?

Jackson’s best hope?

wander by, and you see so many magpies and ravens and robins. So in a way you’re nestled. Nestled in a neighborhood, but with a prospect of forest and mountains that you can go to. It’s the perfect nook.”

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Raising children. For Coombs’s son, David, who loves sports and people—there is no better place. He has wonderful friends, loves Jackson Hole Youth Soccer and the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club. Both teams “have been significant in providing a happy, healthy and productive childhood.” Of course, Coombs will always love the mountains: “It’s the best of both worlds. A great place for raising a boy and still having all that access to mountains.”

EMILY COOMBS Teton Torch-Bearer By Sarah Ross

n the most economically disparate place in the country, the Doug Coombs Foundation is making a dent. It is helping to integrate both the community and the outdoor sports spheres by providing opportunities for low-income children. Founder Emily Coombs launched the foundation in 2012, paying for participants’ lift tickets, rentals and instruction herself. Today the nonprofit receives major brand sponsorship that has helped it grow; hundreds of low-income children have enrolled in the Snow King Winter Sports School, as well as participated in soccer, rock climbing and hiking activities sponsored by the foundation.

Emily Coombs was once known for traveling the world to ski steep lines. Today she is known for making skiing accessible to the growing Latino community in Jackson. Her late husband bears the name of the foundation. They married in 1994 and had their son David in 2003. Two years later, Doug died when he fell in a couloir while skiing in the French Alps. He was one of the world’s most extreme skiers, famous for wrangling extraordinary, pioneering lines. In the Doug Coombs Foundation, Emily has created a conduit that carries his energy—his love for the mountains, snow and Jackson.

Most impactful moment for the Doug Coombs Foundation this year? It was when Coombs watched the kids who’ve been a part of the foundation interact with prominent people in the valley at their new fundraiser, Skiing With the Stars. “The guests told me repeatedly how gracious and polite the kids were. It warms my heart to see that these people recognize how wonderful these kids are.” The stars included some of the world’s best skiers, including Tommy Moe, Kit DesLauriers and Jess McMillan. These moments are incredibly impactful for the kids and their families, too, who may never have had the chance to ski let alone meet ski heroes without the foundation. At the fundraiser last year, Maria Vargas told Powder Magazine that her life was changed when her two kids had the opportunity to ski with the foundation. Because her kids skied, she tried it herself. The first time she took the chairlift to the top of Snow King, “I cried so much … I’d been living here for 14 years and never had the chance to go up there and do it.” Eleven-year-old Deyna Lira said since learning to ski, she felt different, more connected with her classmates and more a part

of the Jackson community.

Best valley advocate?

Coombs said that Jonathan Selkowitz embodies the best parts of Jackson. “He’s an old friend who genuinely appreciates my efforts and the significance of the work I have done in creating the Doug Coombs Foundation.” After years of volunteering for the foundation, Selkowitz now serves on the board. The feeling is mutual: “Emily was one of my early photo mentors,” Selkowitz said. “Her photos inspired me to do the photography I do now.” It is people like Coombs, Selkowitz said, who give him so much hope for the future of Jackson. The Coombs Foundation is tackling one of the most important issues in our valley today, he said, and it deserves all the support available.

Best young skier?

“Seventh-grader Yurial Sosa loves sports and is athletically talented, and so fun to be with,” Coombs said. “Always smiling, happy and friendly with all the other kids. He loves to do all the sports the Doug Coombs Foundation offers—golf, hiking, rock climbing and soccer. He is in the ski racing program at the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard Club.”

Best small business?

When Nancy Johnson moved to Jackson in 1991, she and her husband bought an old cabin that would became The Alpine House. At first it was a seven-room bed and breakfast, but now they have 21 rooms, five cottages and a spa. Johnson grew up above the motel her parents ran, so it felt like a natural fit.

Over the past 25 years, Jackson has changed all around them. There are many more hotels, and fewer places for people to live. Despite the challenges, Johnson said the rewards stay the same: “One of my favorite things are the people who work for us.” She also loves meeting guests, who are often skiers and climbers, or the parents who come to visit their children who move to Jackson. “We live here, our business is here, our kids grew up here. I feel like a part of the town.”

Best restaurant? The Blue Lion is an institution, Coombs said. The small white cabin on Millward was bought by owner Ned Brown in 1978 before most of Jackson’s current restaurants had sprouted. Brown originally planned for a BBQ or Mexican menu, but ultimately decided on French food—its rack of lamb is famous across the land. The restaurant has spent decades refining and expanding the menu and space, and now summer patrons sip and eat on the cabin’s quaint deck.

As The Coombs Foundation integrates the ski slopes, the soccer fields have also become a place most representative of Jackson’s diversity. Nowhere is that more evident than the Sunday game days of La Liga de Futbol, Jackson’s soccer league, comprised primarily of Latino athletes. Mexican-American soccer players started a League in Jackson more than 20 years ago, made up of just a few teams. Now there are 27 teams. It’s serious, competitive soccer. Some teams even fly in players from Mexico who have almost made it professionally. It’s also

Best ski run in the valley? Coombs has skied all over the world, but she loves her hometown hill. Her favorite run is the race hill at Snow King “on weekday mornings with just handful of other skiers. It’s quiet, personal and full of adrenaline. There’s the challenge of skiing gates and the inherent dangers of big mountain skiing.”

Best way to spend the off-season? Many of Jackson’s best athletes are multi-talented. Coombs is no exception. When she’s not skiing, she can be found “riding fast and far on the mountains with my best friend and wild Arabian horse Sahara.”

Best educator? “One of my most admired people is Matt Hoelscher, principal of Jackson Hole Middle School and Jackson Hole Youth Soccer coach.” Hoelscher is dedicated to Jackson’s kids, Coombs said, and he also emphasizes “providing opportunities to the typically underserved Latino kids, like taking them to soccer tournaments around the West.” He goes the extra mile, which Coombs says can make a life-changing difference for kids: “Every little gesture of kindness goes a long way with them.” PJH

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ne of Jackson’s renowned architects and visionaries, Nona Yehia has been described as a local renaissance woman. A 2018 Bronze winner for Best Architect (she places every year in the category), Yehia co-owns the firm Gilday Yehia Architects. She has also brought a taste of her Middle Eastern heritage to Jackson Hole with her now legendary Lebanese pop-up dinners circa 2014. Yehia also happens to be the CEO and co-founder of one of the world’s first vertical green houses, Vertical Harvest, and sits on the boards of the Center for the Arts and KHOL. A Jackson resident for more than 16 years, Yehia has seen the artistic community ebb and flow. Here are some of her own personal bests.

Best eye for design? “Noa Staryk [owner of Nest, the 2018 gold winner for Best Clothing Shop]. I worked with her when she was designing the shop, and it is just so good. Everything that she puts next to one another—even the most incongruous patterns that shouldn’t look good end up looking incredible. She’s so unexpected and puts these patterns and colors together that I would never have the courage to do. There’s this bravery there that is so inspiring, and I have learned so much from her and incorporated that into

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Best artistic curator in town?

“Christian Burch. It’s just the way he approaches clothing, even, that is so pleasant. I think about that because really the one thing you have total control over every day is your clothing. The way you look and present yourself. Every day is an opportunity to show that. And Christian has this intent about the way he dresses and everything he does. Like you walk into Mountain Dandy [Burch’s store], and the showroom and you can tell it’s been curated with so much love and you just want to spend hours there.”

Best local role model for little girls?

“It’s definitely a tie between Ali Cohane [owner of Persephone Bakery and Picnic] and Amanda Flosbach [development director at Dancers’ Workshop]. My daughter Lucy, who is 13, looks up to them so much. And what’s amazing is that they don’t treat Lucy like a little girl, but like a friend. They speak very openly and honestly. And they give little girls a window into who they are, which is not something adults do very often.”

Best person at ‘adulting’?

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“[My colleague] Peggy Gilday is an incredible adult. She is very practical, but at the same time she’s this visionary that is able to look at things with this unique perspective. She always will tell you straight up what’s going on. I will watch her as she interacts with other people and she listens, she evaluates. And then she comes out with these really strong, confident decisions. She’s unapologetic and she holds people accountable. A lot of adults are scared of that because they don’t want to be oppressive. But accountability can be really refreshing, and keeps relationships strong.”

“Well, I think in terms of bringing excellence, Dancers’ Workshop is up there. There’s this valuing of the creative process and putting that process above all else. [Artistic Director] Base Case is such a visionary and the dancers are so incredible. In terms of artistic promise, Teton Artlab is such a gem in this community. Travis [Walker] is bringing these incredibly talented artists here and celebrating this idea of mutual exposure, by allowing those artists to do artist talks and integrate into the community. In a similar way to Babs, Travis has established this ability to value the process and not the end product.”

“OK, so this is my favorite thing to do. I take Cricket, my dog, for a walk in the morning, and it’s right when the sun is rising, and it’s that view of the Tetons right when the light is hitting them. We have this little loop that we do and even though we’re doing it every day, there’s a different view of the Tetons depending on how the light hits them. So there’s this monotony in the act of taking out Cricket, but it’s beautiful and different every time. That sense of beauty in repetition is what has inspired me to become an architect, it inspired me with Vertical Harvest. I just love that juxtaposition.”

“We need to ask ourselves what we value most. Once you set that bar, you can understand how to protect the things that matter. I think right now we’re getting confused and we have a lot of things going on. It’s a hard thing to ask ourselves, but once you focus on that one thing, it has this cascading effect and starts to impact so much of what you do. I believe that if you take the time to figure out what you value, then you’ll honor that and be on a trajectory to enact change. “

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Best brunch experience?

“Being on Jackson Lake with our friends. We have this rickety boat that we share with Ali and Kevin [Cohane] called the Hewitt’s Escapé. We go there pretty much every weekend. But the problem is the boat constantly breaks down, so I think the best times that we have are when we’re getting towed back to harbor by the coast guard. And we’re drinking on the way back. It’s like a sailboat ride. I think we’ve had some of our most joyous days on that lake. That’s my light at the end of the winter tunnel.”

“Trio. People forget this but they used to do brunch… What was it, like 10 years ago. The key to brunch is longevity, just sitting down with friends for at least two hours, and we had this crew that would go to Trio. But I guess it just wasn’t profitable for them. And yeah, you can go to Café Genevieve, which is great, and Persephone, but it’s always so busy. I feel like I need to start a movement to bring long, mellow brunches back to the Hole. Save the brunch. That’s my new local ambition.”

Best way to beat Jackson apathy?

“Jackson has so many opportunities, which is awesome, but you have to look out for them and take advantage of them. And be vocal. If I was still living in New York, there’s no way I would have had the amount of opportunities I’ve found here. It’s really important to build trust with the community and keep striving for what you want to achieve. If you are willing to work hard enough and you have good ideas, just get out there and talk about them. There are so many people here who are hungry for those new ideas, so you just have to be vocal.” PJH

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Law has two answers—a current elected official and a former one. “I think Bob Lenz has done an awful lot for the town,” Law said. “He’s been very attentive to the needs of the town.” The town councilor has served as an elected official for close to 12 years. Law guesses his age to be close to hers, but things have changed since she was in office—back then “they used to publish your age. There’s no lying.” The best elected official from the past? “Unequivocally Grant Larson.” Larson served 16 years in the Wyoming Senate, two of which he spent as Senate President. He was the chairman of the Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee—one of the same committees Law chaired herself. He also served on the Teton County Board of Commissioners.

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Jackson’s best iconic landmark? “Snow King Mountain for me,” Law said. “I love that mountain. It’s a wonderful backdrop for the town.” It’s also a wonderful backdrop for her hotels. When Law bought the Antler Inn in 1962, Snow King had already built Wyoming’s first chairlift, and upgraded to a double—the Summit Double. Now, a quad, a roller coaster, and a tube park offer something for everyone. Snow King is affectionately called the “town hill” by locals that value easy access to its recreation. But not without controversy— Snow King is now in the process of trying to add new developments, but is also being asked to revisit and update their master plan first. Politics aside, to Law, the mountain serves as not only a constant reminder of Jackson’s history and growth, but also the natural beauty that lives in our backyard. Law lives by Cache Creek where she gets daily view of her town hill.

This one’s easy for Law. “More regulations,” she said. Of course, these regulations happen in tandem with development, which is a response to a growing population. “It was demanded, because we have more people.” Which isn’t all bad—on the contrary, it brings a lot of good to the valley (more on that later). Land Development Regulations got a major upgrade in 2015, in response to Teton County Comprehensive Plan that laid out major housing, transportation and infrastructure goals. Law has also noticed a huge shift in architecture. Classic Western style is shrinking in favor of more contemporary, modern developments. “I kind of like the old architecture,” she said.

Best town or county event?

Law still goes to the Teton County Fair every summer with her grandkids. Every year, she buys two 4-H cows. She donates one to charity. The other she keeps and splits with her family. She rides some of the milder rides. “What the heck,” Law said. “I throw balls at milk bottles to win goldfish. I love the fair.” Law’s hearty nature has rubbed off on at least one of the fish, which is still alive from last year’s fair.

Best way to spend a day off?

“I don’t take too many days off,” Law laughed. It’s kind of a joke, but you don’t become one of Jackson’s first millionaires, especially as a woman, by taking days off. On rare occasions, Law’s favorite summer time activity is going to String Lake. It is perhaps a crowded retreat, especially during peak season, but just 20 miles out of town, it is also accessible and family

friendly. Law goes with her kids and their kids and watches them while they swim and paddle board. Otherwise, Law can be found at home reading, or talking to one of her seven horses. She also admits her fondness for certain shows. “I always joke, I say, ‘I’m going home to watch Little House on the Prairie.” Little House is, in fact, a favorite of hers, but she’s happy with any show that allows her to unwind and escape, however briefly.

Best advice you’d give a Jackson newcomer? “Just enjoy this wonderful place. Participate in those things that will make a difference.” Law is a big advocate of pursuing passions—people pursuing their passions are also the ones effecting change. “There’s a lot of stuff you can do if you want to help somebody.”

Best way to give back to the community?

Best reason to be proud of Jackson Hole? “I think it’s the people,” Law said with ease. For her, that’s what it’s really all about. “The diversity of our population … from that standpoint there are so many contributors.” This is where she sees hope in Jackson’s seemingly endless growth. Jackson wouldn’t be what it is today without newcomers who “really wanted to give back”—she herself was a newcomer in the 1950s. The Grand Teton Music Festival, she said, wouldn’t exist without newcomers or the National Museum of Wildlife Art. The Center for the Arts, now her neighbor at the Antler Inn, wouldn’t have happened without the help of fresh minds— and deep pockets. “I’ve always appreciated what wealthy people have done.” A check for $50,000 signed by Baroness Consuelo von Gontard, for example, allowed construction of a new Walk Festival Hall to begin. Law had not yet made her first million—nowhere near it. “What do you think my bug eyes thought about $50,000?” she laughed. But of course it’s not all about wealth. There is at least as much strength in participation. “I believe there’s been a lot of strength that has come in with the newcomers. If they want to participate and join in the community, I think it works very well.” PJH

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“There are so many ways,” Law said. It starts in the professional sphere—again, by doing what you love. “You work hard in your business,” she said. And you work hard to ensure that your business has something valuable to offer the community. Law’s hotels serve visitors—but she is also committed to her employees and recognizes the critical need for Jackson’s Latino and immigrant workforce. An easier answer, Law said, is to “volunteer in things that matter.” More importantly, volunteer somewhere you

Again, Law has two answers, past and present. She’s a big fan of Teton County Commissioner Smokey Rhea. Rhea, a Democrat, has championed housing and immigration as pillars of her political platform. She was also executive director of the Community Resource Center, now One22—Law’s favorite nonprofit. Past? Former Wyoming Rep. Ruth Ann Petroff. “I thought she did a good job in legislature,” Law said. “She followed me.” Petroff, a Republican, served in the legislature for six years until January 2011. She sponsored bills to protect victims of sexual assault, raise education funding and a bill that would restore voting rights to nonviolent felons.

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Law paused for a moment here. Her answer isn’t a restaurant, or theater. Instead, it’s a drive. “If I were to just take a ride, I’d go up Signal Mountain summit,” she said. About 30 miles north of Jackson in Grand Teton National Park, Signal Mountain Summit overlooks Jackson Lake. To the south, it offers views of the Snake River valley. To the north, it overlooks Jackson Lake and allows you to feel almost eyeto-eye with the Tetons. Sunrise or right before sunset, as with most scenic spots, are the best times to visit, and fall foliage offers spectacular pops of color if you can make it in the short window. Bring a picnic, or dine in at Signal Mountain Lodge, right on the edge of Jackson Lake from mid-May to mid-October.

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know you can do a good job. She’s especially a fan of One22, a nonprofit committed to providing resources to Jackson’s Latino/immigrant residents. One22 offers translation services, emergency aid and advocacy, and community outreach and education. “They do so much good,” Law said.

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uring one of Resi Stiegler’s winter Olympic bids, people at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort stopped what they were doing and gathered for an impromptu photo. “We’re taking a photo to show our support for Resi,” one woman called out. That was all it took for every person within ear shot to jump in. Indeed, locals take pride in Stiegler. The slalom specialist has represented the U.S. at every level of racing, from Junior Worlds to the World Championships to the Olympics— three times. The born and raised Jacksonite comes from a family of skiers, including her dad, Pepi, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1964. A skier since the age of 2, she travels all over the world to train and race, but the valley is a place that grounds her. After a crash this year ended her Olympic bid in PyeongChang, she has returned home. But few doubt her resilience, that which has helped her bounce back from multiple injuries in the past. Her love for the local landscape and its people shines through in all she does, from molding fledgling young skiers to the reverent photos she captures of the area’s wilderness. Jackson is lucky to claim Resi Stieglier as

one of its own. Here are a few of the things she loves about it:

Best reason to live in Jackson?

Many people move to Jackson for the natural beauty. It’s obviously stunning, but for Stiegler its beauty feels profound. It’s a kind of beauty that can be experienced in the soul, if you stay aware of it, try not to take it for granted. Her appreciation for her surroundings has never waned. “It’s the most raw beauty I have ever experienced,” she said. “Physically and emotionally, this place is everything to me. I was born here, so I have a crazy connection with the mountains and feel so alive here.”

Hometown hero?

Stiegler has always looked up to Jonathan Selkowitz. He was one of her first coaches, and has been a huge supporter ever since, willing to make a midnight run to retrieve her from Idaho Falls Airport when JAC is shut down. He’s a skier, photographer and active community member. As Stiegler puts it, Selkowitz “represents our valley in the most passionate and loving way.”

Selkowitz learned his craft under the tutelage of David Swift, the beloved photographer who recently passed away. “I thought I’d be shooting fashion,” Selkowitz said. Instead, he became a photographer for the U.S. ski team. He has traveled the world shooting the best skiers for the last 20 years. His photographs are striking. They capture racers carving around gates, their bodies practically parallel to the ground. “I love the challenge of capturing emotion in a still picture, I love capturing the grace and athleticism combined with composition and lighting.” Although he has traveled the world, there’s nowhere he’d rather be than Jackson. The skiing is impossible to beat, and he’s passionate about the community. He’s loved coaching many young racers and watching them grow up. One of them, Summer Owens, happens to be his dentist. Another is pro-skier Crystal Wright who now owns her own gym. “It’s been the most wonderful part of my time here … it is so rewardingly beautiful.”

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Best young athlete? As a Jackson Hole Ski Club alum, Stiegler derives joy watching young skiers flourish. She had the chance to work with some of these athletes last summer and said she’s “rooting for all of them.” Brothers Oliver and Holden Parazette stood out. They are both ranked as some of the best youth skiers in the country. The brothers managed to push Stiegler during dryland workouts too.

Favorite off-season activity? Stiegler likes to trade snow for water: “I love hiking to water, swimming, floating, boating, or anything that has to do with water.”

Best coffee shop? Pearl Street Bagels. “They are probably annoyed. I sort of need to give them some space sometimes.”

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Best place to get drinks? “For beer, I grab a case of gluten-free beer at Hungry Jacks and sit outside and talk to everyone that walks by. For a drink, I love to go up to Amangani and play a game of chess. The views are stunning.”

Best childhood spot? Jackson is replete with Instagram-able locations. Every summer, local and visitor social media feeds are flooded with images of hikers at Delta Lake, kayakers at Oxbow Bend and bikers shredding wildflower-filled trails. In a community that can sometimes feel image-based (it’s hard to resist), it’s important to have hideaways, secret spots, places that are precious. Stiegler’s favorite childhood spot is one of those places. “It’s a secret,” she said, “and has stayed that way since I first went there.” PJH

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Who can train an Olympic athlete? Rob Shaul with Mountain Athlete is more than up to the job. Stiegler explained: “He has taken me under his wing and really pushed me to be a better athlete and person. He challenges me and doesn’t let me get away with anything.” Stiegler is training to be the fastest, strongest and most precise skier she can. This is exactly what Shaul wants. He trains his athletes for maximum performance in the sport of their choice outside of the gym. As a 5th generation Wyomingite, Shaul calls it a blessing to work and live in a place

During the summer months, plenty of tourists wander town in brand new, unscuffed cowboy boots. Few of those boots have been near hay let alone a horse. Cowboy has become costume in Jackson. There are a few places to go to where you’ll be guaranteed the real thing, though, where true cowboys still wear Stetson hats, Western shirts and well-worn boots. These are Stiegler’s fashion icons, especially the cowboys at the Coach on Sunday nights: “They’re authentic and true to the roots.”

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Resi pointed to Tess Wood of Bad Doughnut. When Wood was trying to figure out a “forever” job in Jackson, she knew a few things: “I like using my creativity, I like making things and I like being in charge.” She realized starting her own business would meet that criteria. Then, she started thinking about doughnuts. She loves them, and so does everyone else. “It felt like a no-brainer!” Bad Doughnut was the result. Wood’s ‘nuts are as witty as they are delicious. Her flavors are unique and finely-tuned for the Jackson community. One of her favorite creations is “The Wilson Mom,” a spicy blackberry margarita doughnut. She also bakes seasonal goodies. Her 2017 Eclipse treat was first dipped in vanilla, and then in chocolate, just enough to let the white glaze show barely at the edges. She’s working on Gaper Day specialities, like The Snow Bunny, glazed with vanilla and topped with shredded coconut and a neon Peeps bunny.

he cares so much about, and to work with athletes like Stiegler who love it as much as he does. Stiegler says Shaul manages to both support her and to call her out. Meanwhile, he is blown away by her “humility, her grit and her resilience. Resi doesn’t take anything for granted. No one outworks her in the gym.”

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ravis Ziehl is no stranger to challenge. He has sweated across miles and miles of trails and pavement in ultra-marathons; he ran for public office (the Conservation District seat in 2016), worked as a Weed and Pest warrior for years and owns two small businesses. Recently he faced his greatest challenge yet. One morning last December, he crashed his car. A tumor, he discovered, had caused the grand mal seizure that made him crash. The diagnosis was glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer. What followed was a medical whirlwind. After brain surgery, Ziehl began treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. Just last week he concluded that treatment and came home to prepare for several more months of chemotherapy. Jackson Hole, he said, gives him the energy to fight for his life. Indeed, Ziehl loves Jackson and Jackson loves him. Friends have raised money, sent a constant stream of packages and well wishes and even traveled to hospitals. “As the news got darker and darker, the light in our life from Jackson shone brighter and brighter,” he said. “Everyone was sending positive energy. It charges you.”

What is most striking about speaking with Ziehl is his irrepressible enthusiasm. Though he admits the diagnosis was “kind of a bummer deal, a real bad draw,” he is filled with delight and gratitude. “Life gives you these things, and the only way you can deal with it is by shifting your reaction and perception,” he said. Here are just a few of the people and places that Ziehl says make Jackson a brighter place.

Healthcare hero?

Keegan Pfeil, RN, in the St. John’s Emergency Room and a Search and Rescue volunteer. During one of the worst nights after Ziehl’s diagnosis, he landed in the St. John’s ER. He was experiencing what he learned were typical symptoms of his brain tumor—paralyzing terror and an overwhelming sense of deja vu. In that night of need, Ziehl was met with compassion and expertise from one nurse in particular. “Keegan was a compassionate champ … I’ll always remember his level of caring. He gave us his full attention and helped when we needed it the most.”

Pfeil is from Port Orchard, Washington, and like Ziehl, moved to Jackson for one season but stayed for 16 years. Working at the hospital and volunteering with SAR allows him to pursue both his passions, helping people and outdoor adventuring. At any point during work or on a rescue, he will help people in various degrees of physical and emotional trauma. It is his goal to “be sympathetic, empathetic, and compassionate. There’s only so much you can do, but I can try to listen … try to give them all the time I have,” Pfeil said. He sees himself as an advocate for patients and their families. The small ER offers the highest level of care within 100 miles. Pfeil and his team are like family, and they strive to treat each patient with a high level of care and commitment. Ziehl certainly felt the love.

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Best elected official? Democrat Andy Schwartz has represented Teton County in the Wyoming House since 2015. He’s been involved in politics for much longer—since 1992 when he was a Teton County commissioner. (Bob McLaurin, who has 23 years of town government service under his belt, strongly encouraged Schwartz to throw his hat in the ring.) “Andy is a really inspiring guy,” Ziehl said. “He’ll respond and let you know how he’s going to vote and why.” Transparency is one of Schwartz’s goals: “I think people deserve to hear from me

Pearl Street Bagels has hundreds of regulars, Ziehl among them. In fact, he hasn’t changed his order in five years. His go-to is a tumbler full of dark roast coffee and an everything bagel with sundried tomato and olive cream cheese. Pearl Street has been boiling and baking (but not toasting!) bagels since 1990 at its two locations—one on Pearl Avenue, and one at the base of Teton Pass in Wilson. Polly Filice, now a co-owner, started at Pearl Street as a barista. Through Pearl Street, she found a sense of belonging in Jackson. The other baristas became her closest friends, and one of them, Heather Gould, became her business partner. “I found my place when I started working here,” she said. Now, she strives to give every customer and employee (this author included) that sense of belonging. “It’s great to really know your customers, to watch people grow up, to watch employees’ lives and see where they go,” she said. Filice finds simple pleasure in her work, too. “I love serving coffee. Watching someone get a hot bagel with a hot, good cappuccino just makes me happy.”

Best town event? As a runner, it is no surprise that Old Bill’s Fun Run is Ziehl’s favorite community event, but he loves it for other reasons, too. In fact, he thinks it might be responsible for building the town’s sense of community: “It creates a zeitgeist which runs throughout the entire year.” Old Bill’s is certainly an extraordinary effort. To date, it has raised $121 million dollars for local nonprofits. The run started in 1997 with an anonymous donation of $500,000 meant to create “an innovative, collaborative fundraiser that supports all local nonprofits.” Now, one out of three Jackson households participates in the event.

Best thing to miss when you’re not in Jackson? Ziehl’s treatment has taken him everywhere from Idaho Falls to Rochester, NY to Arizona. What he missed most was his

Best place to leave your problems behind? Phillips Ridge early morning or evening. As a trail runner and co-president of Teton Trail Runners with his wife, Monica, Ziehl loves the beauty and accessibility of the valley’s trails. He goes to the trails to get away and to appreciate nature. With the Teton Trail Runners, the Ziehls want to “connect to the resource we use and give back to it.” They’ve fundraised for Friends of Pathways and launched trail maintenance projects. Though Ziehl has run ultra-marathons, he says he’s not a particularly good runner. “I’m not one of the fast guys,” he said. He just loves pushing himself and being outside. It is with this humble persistence and strength that he’s approached his diagnosis and treatment. He’s been training to beat this for years, he said, and “like an Olympic athlete, I expect to medal.”

Best impactful moment of the past year? There have been many impactful moments since Ziehl’s diagnosis. Jackson has “really let us know they’re not forgetting about us … it’s nice to be a part of a real community, a place where people still give a damn about each other,” he said. Perhaps the most powerful moment, though, was also the first of Ziehl’s long journey. The day his life changed and he crashed his car, a team of first responders pulled him from the wreck. They saved his life, but they’ve also stayed in touch. A few people from the first responder team have emailed him periodically to see how his cancer treatment is going. “It’s pretty cool to meet real life superheroes and then see that they still want to make sure you’re doing all right,” he said. A quote often attributed to John Wesley has been Ziehl’s mantra during treatment, and it reminds him of those first responders: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” PJH

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Matt Miller is a builder for every season and reason. Interior, exterior, roofing, flooring, windows—anything a residential remodel or house addition needs, he’ll build it. Miller opened Teewinot Construction about three years ago and has made it his mission to offer quality craftsmanship and customer service. And the customers he serves run the gamut, from people with millions of dollars

Many locals are familiar with Nicole Gaitan-Felton’s large, bright canvases of multi-colored owls, wolves or fish outlined with bold, black lines. Those signature outlines started as an experiment. Felton was trying to figure out how to translate her paper drawings onto large canvases, but nothing looked quite right until she filled a ketchup bottle with black paint and started to drip the outlines. Her style matches her approach to life. She values adventure and spontaneity. “You can express yourself so wildly with the dropper bottle that I use, and you never know how it’s going to turn out, which is just like life.” It is exactly this quality that draws Ziehl to Gaitan-Felton’s work. It reminds him of comic book art: “To me, that bold style of dark lines and color popping off the page is the best form any artist has used to express their subject. Throw in bright colors and you have my full attention.” Raised in Jackson, Gaitan-Felton has a special appreciation for her hometown’s natural beauty and wildlife since she moved back to the valley five years ago. “When you’re young you take it all for granted,” Gaitan-Felton said. Now, she feels enormously grateful. “The community is number one for me, people have been so supportive and I would never be where I am without them.”

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group of friends, but specifically their weekly Sunday brunch at The Bird, where he might order an omelet with cream cheese and bacon. “It’s good food and good times,” Ziehl said. The Bird’s menu politely invites fun-suckers (the “uptight, unhappy, or demanding”) to eat elsewhere. It is has amassed a local following for its decadent burgers, dangerously spicy wings (“no refunds for wimps”) and $15 bottomless bloody marys and mimosas during those epic Sunday brunches.

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whether I agree with them or not. That’s how representative democracy works.” Schwartz represents a unique portion of Wyoming’s population. As one of the few Democrats in the legislature, he finds it “a little bit liberating because there is not an expectation that we have to conform with what Republican leadership expects.” During the most recent legislative session, for example, only Schwartz and Teton Country Rep. Mike Gierau–D, voted against a bill regarding guns in churches.

Leslie Steen, the Snake River Headwaters Project Manager for Trout Unlimited. Though Steamboat the bronco may be the animal most associated with Jackson, a more fitting mascot might be the Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout, which are only found in the waters surrounding Jackson Hole. It is very rare for the dominant trout in an area to be native, Leslie Steen said. Steen and her team at Trout Unlimited— the country’s largest grassroots organization focused on coldwater fisheries and their watersheds—are dedicated to conserving the habitat of these special fish. Their team rehabilitates habitat and reconnects streams by removing migration barriers. The Snake River Headwaters Project was launched in 2016 and their initiatives have been successful. In 2017, they restored 2.5 stream miles and reconnected five miles of habitat. This work requires the cooperation and support of many different people, including funding partners and land owners. So far, the environmentally conscious folks of Jackson have been eager to help. In a time when environmental news can be grim, Steen’s work is hopeful. Her team’s efforts directly protect an important native species. “Every project we do feels worthwhile,” she said.

to working class folks struggling to stay in Jackson. He provides the same quality of service to everybody. “I want everything to be perfect and want to make customers happy,” he said. He loves helping families make Jackson Hole home, just as he has. “We just had a little girl, and it’s a lot of fun getting to meet new families and see a lot of people in similar situations as yourself.” It’s not always easy to live here, he added, and it feels good to be able to help people. “The energy in this town is awesome, everyone is always great to work for, and you get to meet people like Travis.”

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osslyn “Rosie” Read is known for her work at Trefonas Law, but she’s so much more than a badass immigration lawyer. She’s a self-proclaimed “music obsessed KHOL programmer turned wedding DJ,” a 20-year vegan, and mom to an “adorable curly-tailed black cat.” Still, the legal services she offers the community set her apart. Read is an attorney at Trefonas Law Firm specializing in immigration law. She understood her passion for immigrant rights after interning at an immigration nonprofit in Seattle. “That turned me into a diehard immigrant rights advocate, and kicked off my immigration law career,” Read said. She’s been in the valley for 17 years, only leaving to attend law school at Seattle University School of Law, where she found her internship, and spent a summer in Nicaragua learning to speak Spanish. She has been at Trefonas for nine years since then.

Best advocate? Daniela Peterson. Peterson, a counselor at “La Familia Counseling,” offers her services to Spanish-speaking families. “She’s one of the valley’s only bilingual mental

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health professionals, and, in my opinion, one of our most unsung heroes,” Read said. “She works quietly and tirelessly every day to make sure her clients, and the Spanishspeaking community at large, get the care they need, and her help is invaluable to the advocacy I do on behalf of my Latino clients.” Peterson has been recognized twice for her contributions to the Spanishspeaking community. She received the Starfish Thrower award from the Wyoming Department of Health in 2007 for creating the Spanish Speaking Substance Abuse Outpatient Treatment Program, and received an award from the Division of Victims in the State of Wyoming in 2014. “I truly don’t know what this town would do without her,” Read said.

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Read doesn’t seem to have any vices, even coffee or alcohol. Instead, she leaves her worries behind by getting outside. “I like to spend as many hours as I can wandering around the Tetons during the summer,” Read said. She has a collection of “secret” spots where she likes to hike, camp, backpack and climb. In the winter,

“snowboarding does the trick.” And when the “inside” calls, “my wife and I do a lot of puzzles,” Read said.

They’re now technically based in Seattle, but as born-and-bred Jacksonites, we’ll count ‘em.

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“There are so many nonprofits doing extraordinary things for our community that it’s pretty tough to choose,” Read said. Teton County is home to more than 200 nonprofits, so it is indeed a hard choice. But, Read said, “Vertical Harvest is especially close to my heart.” Vertical Harvest opened in May 2016, and produces 100,000 pounds of produce each year, all within 13,500 square feet on the side of a parking lot. The three-story vertical greenhouse uses 90 percent less water than than traditional farming practices. Vertical farming is making waves around the world as a sustainable, efficient way to grow produce and support local business. Vertical Harvest also employs 15 Jackson residents with different abilities. “What Nona [Yehia] and the gang have done not just for Jackson, but for all the other places where the vertical greenhouse idea is being replicated, is mind-boggling,” Read said.

“I have a bunch of top-secret spots in the Tetons,” Read said. Alas, we may never know them. “In the true ‘backyard’ sense, Crystal Butte is an awesome escape right at the edge of town.” Crystal Butte is arguably as steep and physically challenging as Snow King—in fact, they’re almost identical (Crystal is 1,500 at its highest point, Snow King is just under 1,600, both just more than 1.5 miles). But Crystal Butte is almost Snow King’s antithesis—no chairlift at the top, only a single-track trail, and (so far) significantly smaller crowds. Snow King faces North, Crystal faces Southwest. From Crystal Butte’s summit, Gros Ventre wilderness stretches for miles to the East/South. On the other side, views of the Tetons and the Valley are as breathtaking as they get.

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This one is another two-way tie: “Anika Youcha and Katy Fox.” If you were to draw a Venn Diagram of the two artists, the middle ring that shows what they have in common would include medium—both primarily work with oil paints— and an appreciation for the natural landscapes that surround them. But stylistically, the two are completely distinct. You might recognize Youcha’s handiwork on the 2014 Art Fair poster. She uses sharp lines and vivid colors—but interestingly, she’s color blind. Her paintings are often a palette of similar shades next to each other in a way that looks sharp, almost blockish. But

Best thing to come out of 2017? It was a rough year for many, but especially immigrants and their advocates. President Trump’s administration has already enacted a ban on immigrants from certain “Muslim majority countries,” has plans to build an “impenetrable wall” on the border between Mexico and the US, and repeal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era program that protects certain upstanding young people who immigrated as children from deportation. For many women, too, the administration feels like a constant threat to their rights—insurance policies are no longer required to cover birth control, the Department of Education amended Title IX restrictions that aimed to make it easier for women to report assault, Trump is currently (and constantly) under fire for an alleged extra-marital affair and making crude remarks about women’s bodies. But Read is hopeful. In response to what many see as oppressive politics, as many have risen up in resistance. The Women’s March, Read said, is the best thing to come out of 2017. And it’s one of at least 30 national protests of Trump’s presidency. Meanwhile, local progressive politicians are building on this momentum. “Progressives locally and nationally being fired up in general” is encouraging, too, Read said. PJH

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Head to Head—half percussion, half electronic, 100 percent electrifying. Head to Head is a duo made up of two born-andraised Jacksonites Otto Wieters (Ottomatic) and Dan Sanford (Souly Hitz). They both have a background in percussion instruments, but as Sanford started producing more electronic music, they soon realized their combined talents had the potential to create something genre-defying and altogether new. Percussion is arguably underrated in live performances—and that’s all they do. Sanford’s produced beats back up the two drummers in a show that is at once physical, visual, rhythmic and melodic.

“I look forward to St. John’s Community Health Fair every year like it’s Christmas,” Read said. And it is a little like Christmas, Santa fills your stocking with healthcare-related goodies like “Band-aids and tiny sunscreen dispensers.” “I can’t get enough of all the awesome information and schwag you can actually use,” Read said. The Health Fair fills the gym at the Rec Center every summer with booths offering medical information and even services. Free screenings are a big draw—last year, St. John’s offered skin cancer screenings, atrial fibrillation, vision, diabetes, memory, blood pressure, and adult concussion baseline testing. On-site physical therapists offered free injury assessments and functional movement screenings. Visitors can tour emergency vehicles, learn from the sprawl information booths, and sample snacks. “And candy, of course,” Reed said. Because, you know, health.

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“It’s a tie between Relief Technologies, who has saved the day on super short notice over at our office more times than I can count, and Daily Roots, whose organic sauerkraut will change your life,” Read said. Relief Technologies offers a broad spectrum computer-related services. Matt Balogh and his team can fix hardware, software, network problems, and most any other technical difficulties a computer presents. Daily Roots, meanwhile, is a business built on the pillars of health and healing. Their focus is on a healthy gut, and founder Poa Jacobsen Van Sickle makes fermented vegetables that help populate the gut with healthy bacteria (probiotics). Their kraut flavors are always changing, and always delicious. They also make a variety of sauces, honey, tonics and a body salve called “Poa Potion.”

“Join Shelter JH!” Shelter JH is a local nonprofit that advocates for workforce housing. They started strong, with a housing march that took them to Jackson Town Council chambers to demand councilors prioritize housing for low-income workers. They’re also behind the push for tenant protections—there are none under Wyoming state statute. Shelter is a membership program, meaning funding doesn’t come from wealthy donors, but from members who pay dues and have a say in decision-making. The goal is to create a network of “hundreds or thousands” of invested local workers who collectively can impact change. Still, housing is a local crisis, but it’s not the only one. There are plenty of other issues in which to invest energy. “More generally,” Read said, “I’d suggest going to Jackson Town Council or Teton County Commission meetings, getting informed, and voicing your opinion on issues that matter to you.”

to her, it looks the same. Fox, by contrast, blends color and texture in a way that is at once soft and vivid. The landscapes and the subjects are unmistakable and peaceful up close, but the lines that shape them seem malleable, even chaotic.

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eaders often vote Christian Burch one of Jackson’s Best Dressed (this year included), but his stylish ensembles complete with red leather shoes aren’t the only reason we stole a few minutes with him. A pillar in the valley’s creative and educational community, Burch moved from Kansas to Jackson in 1995 for the Teton Science School graduate program. He has worked as a gymnastics coach (he was a competitive gymnast at Brigham Young University) and a nanny. Being a male nanny—a “manny”—was the subject of his two young adult novels, The Manny Files (2006) and Hit the Road, Manny (2008). Burch also taught world literature and art at the Jackson Hole Community School. But that wasn’t enough for him. He has dabbled in painting, too—one of his whimsical, vivid pieces still hangs in the Snake River Grill. His most recent turn is as co-owner of MADE and Mountain Dandy with his partner John Frechette. “I rode life like a river,” he said, reflecting on his nontraditional career path. “I chose the place and the people and built work around that.” The longtime local with impeccable taste shared some of his favorite things about Jackson.

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Burch says his favorite stores are not only stores, they are experiences. “These stores are somebody’s curation, their point of view. People want to be a part of it for a while, and then they want to take a piece of it home.” He thinks of Mountain Dandy as curation rather than business. It’s an unfussy and approachable but always stunningly-crafted space. The combination of vintage and handmade pieces appeal to a wide variety of customers—some live in yurts, others in Greenwich Village brownstones. Walking through Mountain Dandy, one is reminded of childhood, of sifting through your mother’s jewelry box—it’s familiar but a bit mysterious, and everything is a treasure. Even a seemingly basic item contains a secret, something that makes it a little more beautiful or unique. A knitted blanket has such thick yarn that each loop is the size of an apple. A piece of cardstock is rimmed with bright gold. There is attention to each detail, from the bottle openers to the furniture to the books and art.

Best change in Jackson?

“An evolving style,” Burch said. When he moved here 24 years ago, “it was all

antlers and fleece. I like that people are putting forth more effort when attending weddings and going to dinner. It’s surface stuff but I think it’s important to dress for events, to give big life moments formality.” Jackson certainly has transformed over the past decades, even earning a spot in the Travel section of Vogue last year, where it was celebrated as a bastion of good food and style that has “retained a genuine charm and sense of place that can often get lost as ski towns explode in popularity.”

Best thing that hasn’t changed? “Almost in opposition to my last answer, I love that you can still run into the Snake River Grill in jeans and a button down. Jackson Hole has an unfussy elegance, and I find that nice,” Burch said.

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Burch escapes the downtown hustle and bustle by unwinding at the Snake River Sporting Club. Members enjoy private fishing access, a golf course, a pool along with myriad other amenities. “It’s away from the crowds, and so beautiful all year long in the canyon,” Burch said.

Best elected official? Like Travis Ziehl, Burch declared Andy Schwartz Jackson’s best.

Best gallery? Tayloe Piggott Gallery brings together prominent and emerging artists and jewelers from all over the world, as well as from Jackson. Exhibitions have included Wolf Kahn’s striking nearly fluorescent landscapes and Rakuko Naito’s intricate, kaleidoscope-like pieces, all made out of paper. The caliber of art would be impressive anywhere, but particularly in small-town Wyoming. Burch appreciates the interesting shows and the opportunity for people in Jackson to experience such a wide breadth of art.

Best reason to live in Jackson? “It’s a small town with culture,” Burch said. Despite Jackson’s size, “we have great food, a thriving art scene, and a wonderful library. Still, especially during off-season, we are a tiny, tiny town that supports and loves one another.” As a small business owner, Burch is particularly aware of the need for locals to support locals. “Possibly one of the most impressive characteristics of Jackson is the support for small businesses,” he said. There are far more small businesses than when he moved to town, and “credit should go to the people of Jackson who shop locally, who support their neighbors over big businesses and who make the effort to purchase gifts, books and goods in town when it is so easy to find these items online.” PJH

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Burch and Frechette’s shops are located in some of the busiest parts of town, especially during the summer months. During the busy season, they have almost no time to get away from work. If they can make it just a few blocks down Broadway, though, “an evening at the Snake River Grill gives us a respite from the grind.” He also pointed to some of the newer restaurants in town. One of his favorites is Glorietta Trattoria, famous for cocktails and pasta. “It’s just nice to have restaurants with great food that make an ordinary evening feel special,” Burch said.

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The award-winning dresser nominated Chris Koch, a local chiropractor. “He’s found what works for him and it’s become his uniform. He looks sharp and has his own style.”

Scotty Craighead and Mike Piggott. Craighead was raised in Kelly. The influence of Western art is evident in his work, which might take a traditional Wyoming image, like a mounted moose head, and deconstruct it. His skull might be made out of old pieces of furniture, table legs broken up and hammered into an instantly recognizable silhouette. Last year he took 4,000 photos of ice on the Snake River. The river has been captured countless times by countless artists, but he found a new way to depict it. The photos are constellation-like, revealing the micro-bubbles and cracks that make up ledges of ice. Like Craighead, Piggott makes the familiar unfamiliar. His paintings give humble objects prominence. A golden rectangle of butter on a grey-blue plate, an open book on a table. They’re quiet and capture how it feels to walk into a room mid-afternoon when the light is just right and a shadow reflects on glass. They’re so devoid of context one can’t help but imagine a whole world around them.

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land Hoke’s workshop on Gregory Lane is marked by a giant metal tree that stands in the parking lot. He made it from metal he had left over from another installation: the display of the Snake River at Jackson Hole Airport. Inside his workshop, Hoke works on one of any number of projects for any one of his numerous creative undertakings. He has an extensive resume: he’s the owner and manager of Bland Design LLC. He’s the resident artist for JH Public Art and has spearheaded events like POP— Power of Place, where pedestrians take

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over busy streets in the name of art-centered activities, music and lounging. He’s one of two founders of The Grand Pan, which makes huge wok-style “kick ass cookware.” And he is also co-creator and “Chief Amazement Officer” of the Hammocraft, a metal frame that can hold as many as five hammocks and travel over land and water. His art is as functional as it is aesthetic, and it’s all over the world. How could we not be interested in what lurks in Hoke’s creative mind?

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Best backyard treasure? “A time capsule!” Hoke said. Just kidding—he’s never actually made a time capsule. His real answer is Garaman Park. Perched along along Flat Creek and right off the bike path, Russ Garaman Park has it all. “You’ve got the river right there, and hiking, and biking, everything.” It’s close enough to town to be easily accessible, but tucked away enough to offer peace and quiet. Enjoy a picnic on the lawn, dip your feet in Flat Creek’s cool waters after a hike or mountain bike ride on one of the backyard trails.

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“The Wind Cave because it’s so weird and awesome,” Hoke said. The Darby Canyon Wind Cave is weird all right, and your worst nightmare if you’re claustrophobic or afraid of the dark. But fear, or your survival instincts and adrenaline, has been proven to release alluring hormones—so maybe Hoke is onto something. You don’t have to enter the cave either, you can observe safely from the outside and delight in the waterfall that runs out of its mouth. It’s a five mile trail roundtrip and if you’re feeling brave, have the right gear, and enough time, you can venture into the cave. It does get dangerous the further in you go, though, and is recommended for experienced spelunkers only. Hammocrafting is also a pretty romantic endeavor, and in fact is how Hoke and his current partner spent their first date. The hammocraft frame can safely sit atop a pair of paddleboards or even a raft. Hoke’s favorite float is the stretch from the Jackson Lake Dam to Pacific Creek.

Best local artist (besides you)? This one’s easy. Ben Roth, Hoke said. “I learned a bunch from him.” Roth and Hoke do have a lot in common. Both are sculptors whose primary medium is metal. They make functional art that is very aware of its relation to the space that surrounds it. You might recognize his stingrays suspended above the Rec Center pools, or the trout and insect bike racks at Rendezvous Park. “[Roth] is really committed to pursuing his own type of creativity,” Hoke said. Hoke admires what he sees as an “above and beyond” effort to create pieces that fit his vision, no matter how risky or unusual. “It’s a good way to approach life,” Hoke says. And it has inspired Hoke to strive for the same. “Like, I give myself permission to make self-propelled fire tornadoes,” Hoke laughs. “I’m inspired by his goin’ for it.”

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Chris Howl, a.k.a. Mr. Whipple. Whipple is a DJ of legendary valley status for his ability to read a crowd and his unqiue, bass-driven music selections. “I just like what he plays,” Hoke said. Whipple is known for spinning songs that get people dancing and Hoke really likes dancing. It’s really his only expectation of good music, especially live. Acoustic shows bore him—they’re too quiet, too sedentary. But a good beat, he said, pretty much guarantees a good time. “The goal with local music is to be dancing,” Hoke said.

Best outdoor activity of all time? Again, Hoke has a few answers here, both about Hammocrafts (he’s predictably stoked about his invention, this isn’t an intentional sales pitch). The first was a winter float on a Hammocraft, from South Park to Astoria, with a little Swedish torch. “It was gorgeous,” Hoke said. But the “best of all time was land sailing the Hammocraft on the park road when it was open for bikes.” It was kind of an accident. He and a group of friends thought they would tow the Hammocraft on bicycles. It was rigged with two big wheels in the back, and two small, swiveling wheels (like on shopping carts, Hoke explained), on the front. It was a struggle fest. “The wind is blowing, we’re crunching along… it was a pain in the ass,” Hoke said. So they turned around. And as soon as they did, the hammock in the front filled with wind and pushed the Hammocraft away from them. “We grabbed sticks to put in the swivel rears to steer, and started cruising back,” Hoke said. The wind did all the work—they just kicked back and enjoyed the ride. “We were going like, 15 to 20 miles per hour,” he said, “listening to music, just land sailing. It was the coolest adventure of all time.”

Best installation of yours? “Right now, I’m pretty in love with Otto the goldfish,” Hoke said. Otto is the giant inflated goldfish that lives in the little courtyard—his fishbowl—at the Center for the Arts. He’s based off of the fish in the children’s book Fish Out of Water, which he didn’t really realize until it was done. The book tells the story of a boy who feeds his goldfish, Otto, too much food, until Otto grows to the size of a whale. The resemblance is uncanny.

Best thing to come home to/thing you miss most when you’re gone? Hoke’s answer likely resonates with anyone who has ever flown into Jackson on a clear day. His favorite part about coming home is that final descent through Grand Teton National Park. “That flight in, when you’re looking down at everything, then just getting off the plane and looking at the Tetons…” Hoke trails off. “I’m like, this is why I live here. It gets me every time.” And then, of course, Hoke said it’s pretty cool to walk past his Snake River installation at the airport. It’s an aerial view of the river, with a compass and an arrow pointing toward town. The project and its placement is meant as a visual representation of historic and modern modes of travel into the valley. PJH

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Hoke is a “big fan” of the Fourth of July. Not necessarily for the parades or the patriotism, but for the summer sun, river floats (often on a Hammocraft), friends, and fireworks. He remembered his favorite Independence Day. He brought three Hammocrafts onto the lake/pond at Shooting Star, and watched the fireworks at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort while

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What Bland loves most about Otto, and really all his favorite art, is the ability to add to it. He’s never completely finished. “Being able to add new layers to a piece of art is really refreshing and really interesting,” Hoke said.

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You’re less likely to find Hoke out at a bar than out exploring his backyard. “Anywhere during a full moon is wild,” he said. Full moon adventures are his favorite nighttime activity. Or, were, until he started experimenting with Swedish torches, or “self-propelled fire tornadoes.” They’re not as terrifying as they sound. In fact, like most of Hoke’s art, they’re actually pretty cool, and very scientific. “It’s so science!” said the self-proclaimed pyro. He demonstrated by rolling a long strip of mesh into a tall tube and hanging it from a metal structure so it suspended above the ground. Then, he cut a piece of metal to fit on the bottom of the tube—this is the base. He secured a tiny stove fueled by denatured alcohol onto the base before lighting it up. Eventually, he will figure out how to make a base that can easily affix to the mesh tube, but for now, he just uses duct tape. Finally, he placed a propeller on top of the tube. The propeller doesn’t move, but as the heat rises, it deflects off of the blades. Hoke gave it a little nudge, and the tube began to spin. The flames

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listening to Sigur Rós. “I’m getting shivers just thinking about it,” Hoke said.

Nora’s Fish Creek Inn. The award-winning Wilson eatery serves hearty food and bottomless coffee guaranteed to soothe your pounding head—or at least provide a temporary distraction from it. Nora’s is the spot “if you’re really going for a serious hangover cure.” Hoke’s new favorite remedy is the cinnamon toast, which is a recent addition to the menu. “You can’t even see the toast ‘cause there’s so much cinnamon,” he said. His second favorite meal is whatever his friends are getting—no matter what, it’ll turn out great. And decisions are hard to make hungover. “The less thinking the better,” Hoke said. The Huevos Rancheros is probably Nora’s most popular dish. The James Beard Foundation named Nora’s one of five “American Classics” in 2012.

spiral, too—that’s the art of it (and why it’s coolest to do at night). It’s an impressive display.

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The Healing Hands of

RENA TRAIL Gold: Best Massage Therapist

Usually when receiving a massage, one chooses a specific type—Swedish, Thai, sport. When you stretch out on Rena Trail’s massage table, expect a little bit of everything. She likes to customize the massages she gives using a variety of modalities. “It’s more like a potluck with me,” she said. Perhaps this is one of the secrets to her unwavering success in the Best of Jackson Hole Readers’ Poll. Trail has won gold for Best Massage Therapist since the poll’s inception a decade ago. A single mom, she needed a job with a flexible schedule where she could make more money than she was bringing in from retail work. The hall of fame winner does house calls and works out of the Teton Valley

Health Clinic. About 95 percent of her clients come to her because they are athletes in pain. Few Jackson residents book her for a basic “relaxing” massage. Some of Trail’s clients have worked with her for all 15 years she’s been in business. But Trail doesn’t ask for loyalty, and in fact encourages people to try other therapists and types of massage in Jackson. Trail tries to heal beyond the massage table too with Art for Orphans. With the help of local artists, she launched the project 14 years ago to raise money for orphans and orphanage projects around the world. – Kelsey Dayton

SNAKE RIVER GRILL Gold: Best Restaurant and Best Wait staff

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Dining at The Snake River Grill— we’re drooling for the Steak Tartare Pizza with black Angus New York steak, garlic aioli, caper, parsley and red onions and the Cast Iron Seared Elk Chop—is as much about the customer service as the quality of the food. The staff is attentive, polite and well-educated about the wine and the food. Service like this is earned and takes ardent training, something that is not always possible in transient towns like Jackson. This consistency is equally as important in the kitchen, where having perfect meat temps and well executed ticket-times is paramount to the experience. “We count on our veterans to lead by example and pass on what we call, ‘the Snake River Grill way,’” Drew said. – Helen Goelet

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Once again, Snake River Grill has won the golden ticket for the Best Restaurant and Best Waitstaff in Jackson Hole. “We don’t take this for granted,” Executive Chef Jeff Drew said. “With the continually growing restaurant scene here, there’s a lot of competition, mostly from old employees who I’m very proud of. It definitely continues to raise the bar for us.” In the past 10 years, the restaurant scene in Jackson has indeed exploded, delivering an array of flavor, ambiance and culinary experiences. With new restaurants opening all the time and want ads for service workers piling up, one thing has remained consistent: The Snake River Grill. How? “It’s 100 percent due to the staff,” Drew said. “They take so much pride in what they do, and it shines through to the customers.”

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Dentist

LARSEN FAMILY DENTISTRY Gold: Best Dentist

Dr. Scott Larsen and his grinning soldiers dismantle every notion of the dreaded dentist. Larsen’s wooden-beamed office, a former coffee shop in Rafter J, is adorned in Beatles memorabilia. The good doctor learned to play the guitar to The Beatles, after all. A portrait of the band by dental hygienist/artist Nicolette Gdontakis Maw sits above a turntable. “I hung up a picture one day and so many people could relate to it,” Larsen said. “People started bringing me dolls and pictures; patients were cleaning out their mom’s houses and bringing me boxes of Beatles stuff.” The Beatles are indeed a bridge between all sorts of folks. But rock ‘n’ roll dentistry aside, Larsen has created an atmosphere that puts patients at ease. The focus is on prevention, which means many of Larsen’s patients rarely see the man himself. Though if you do, Larsen’s calming,

warm demeanor softens the whole experience. Larsen, however, does not rely solely on warm and fuzzy feelings to get you through. Inside each room, patients can kick back in one of the self-massaging chairs and take a journey to Maui or the Alps via the television screens mounted to the ceiling. Real nature— Teton views fill every window—is close by too. Larsen and his team genuinely like people. That helps explain why his almost 20-year practice has won gold in Best of Jackson Hole since the poll’s inception a decade ago. “I love being a dentist and working with people,” Larsen said. “I like figuring out how to give my patients the best experience possible and I like the variety of people I see. If people were not different, this town would be boring.” – Robyn Vincent

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Sweaty Renewal with

ARIEL MANN

Gold: Best Yoga/Fitness Instructor Eight years ago on a snowy day in June, Ariel Mann was forced to cancel her mountain biking plans. Instead she tried something new: yoga. Even then she protested when her friend suggested hot yoga at Inversion. “I thought I might die, but I walked out feeling really great and thought, ‘Maybe there is something to this,’” Mann said. Mann kept going to classes and within a few months signed up for instructor training. In the seven years she’s been teaching, she’s won gold for Best Yoga Instructor each year. Mann is known for her Maui yoga classes inspired by her time living on the island. Maui yoga combines therapeutic, alignment-based Iyengar yoga with strength-building Ashtanga yoga. “In my classes, you are getting both the exercise element that people in

Jackson crave and need, along with the alignment-based therapeutic yoga designed to treat and prevent injuries,” she said. Yoga student Jenelle Johnson described Mann as “patient and warm with her instruction and very knowledgeable.” “You can tell she genuinely loves teaching and her enthusiasm makes classes fly by even when they’re kicking your butt,” Johnson said. When Mann isn’t teaching, she works as a private chef and coaches volleyball. She is the assistant coach for a club team and will lead the team at Jackson Hole Middle School in the fall. In December, she married Richard Grove, whom she met at Inversion a few years ago—another way yoga changed her life. – Kelsey Dayton

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TETON THAI Gold: Best Thai Restaurant

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Johnson’s wife Suchada and her mother Boonlua Comchomnon are the restaurant’s matriarchs and founders. They remain actively involved in Teton Thai’s success, which means they’re often in the kitchen cooking up traditional Thai dishes. (It’s known among regulars that Boonlua’s spice level 3 is a 5 for most people.) “We’re all just happy to be doing what we’re doing,” Johnson said. “We’ve got such a great staff, both front and back-of-house. I’m so grateful for them all.” When the line is out the door, the little kitchen pumps out to-go orders with stunning speed. Still, the laughter and banter between staffers continue into the busiest hours. It is testament to the type of leadership and environment the Johnson family has created. – Helen Goelet

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One of the last holdouts of authentic ski culture in Teton Village, Teton Thai has secured gold for Best Thai Restaurant for 10 years. While the Pineapple Fried Rice, Ka-Nom Jean, Roasted Duck Curry, Thai Iced Tea and Spicy Margs beckon to beanie-donned locals, it is the ambiance that sets the spice haven apart. Tucked near the Rancher Lot, the small eatery has an authentic Teton vibe. Artwork from icons of the snowboard sphere like Bryan Iguchi and Scott Lenhardt adorn the walls, and the staff, always having a good time no matter how many customers are stacked in the den waiting for tables or carry out, keep the mood light. “It really is a family operation,” said owner Sam Johnson. “Both figuratively and literally.”

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Pizza is My Religion

PINKY G’S Gold: Best Pizza

When Tom Fay launched Pinky G’s in June 2011, there were zero latenight food options. Nor were there Town Square restaurants serving pizza by the slice. Today Pinky G’s has managed to do both in a part of town locals can now claim as their own. The pizzeria, which readers have voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole since it opened seven years ago, has not only perfected its New York style slices, specialty pizzas, calzones and strombolis, it has carved an authentic place among a sea of tourist shops and expensive eateries. “I was trying to fill a niche, to create something here in town,” Fay said. “It has grown beyond my expectations and imagination.” Fay opened Pinky’s as part of the

Pink Garter Plaza with his business partner Dom Gagliardi. It has evolved into a family-friendly spot in the daytime and a buzzing late-night haven in the evening, especially after shows at the Garter. Together the two venues serve an important function as some of downtown’s most approachable neighborhood hubs. Fay’s favorite pie? The Abe Froman, made with sausage, buffalo mozzarella, marinara and fresh basil. Opt for the balsamic glaze if you know what’s good for ya. Across cultures and across the world, “pizza can bring people together. That’s pretty amazing,” Fay said. Amen, pizza prophet. – Robyn Vincent

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GOLD: Animal Adoption Center SILVER: Hole Food Rescue BRONZE: PAWS

Best Charity Event

Best Dentist

GOLD: Dr. Scott Larsen SILVER: Dr. Summer Owens BRONZE: Dr. Catherine M Tebay

GOLD: Katie Colbert Brady SILVER: Marybeth Hansen BRONZE: Brett McPeak

Best Nurse

GOLD: Pete Muldoon SILVER: Greg Epstein BRONZE: Jim Stanford

GOLD: Old Bill’s Fun Run SILVER: Dancing With The JH Stars BRONZE: Bras for a Cause

GOLD: Mary Ness SILVER: Keith Virostko BRONZE: Jill Walsh

Best Teacher

Best Athlete

GOLD: Krista Stevens SILVER: Kathy Parrot BRONZE: Andrea Overly

GOLD: Travis Rice SILVER: Ryan Burke BRONZE: Resi Stiegler

Best Lawyer

Best Athlete (under 17)

GOLD: Dick Stout SILVER: Rosie Read BRONZE: Doug Schultz

Best Real Estate Agent

Best Elected Official

Best Dressed

GOLD: Blake Morley SILVER: Christian Burch BRONZE: Ana Maretic

Best Elected Official (Who Doesn’t Hold Office) GOLD: Mark Barron SILVER: Sara Flitner BRONZE: Sandy Birdyshaw

Best Boss

GOLD: Joe Rice SILVER: Gavin Fine BRONZE: Dan Forman

Best Librarian

GOLD: Maria Hayashida SILVER: Diana Eden BRONZE: Joe Gagnon

GOLD: Kai Jones SILVER: Natalie Joralemon BRONZE: Annabel Hagen

BRONZE: PAWS

Best Librarian

BRONZE: Joe Gagnon

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Best Nonprofit

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Best Nonprofit

PEople + living

Best Interior Designer GOLD: Kristin Fay SILVER: Cynthia Harms BRONZE: Kate Binger

Best Knee Doctor

GOLD: Dr David J Khoury SILVER: Dr Angus Goetz BRONZE: Dr Andrew B Bullington

Best Alternative Medicine Practitioner

GOLD: Kevin Meehan SILVER: Mark Menolascino BRONZE: Dr Monique Lai

BRONZE: Bras for a Cause

GOLD: Hayden Hilke SILVER: Scott Harmon BRONZE: Francine Bartlett

Best Charity Event

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Best Physical Therapist

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Best Dentist

GOLD: Dr. Scott Larsen Thank you Jackson for nominating The Spa, at Four Seasons Jackson Hole, Gold for two years in a row!

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GOLD: Rena Trail SILVER: Dan Hady BRONZE: Jen Franco

Best Architect (Individual)

GOLD: Jamie Farmer SILVER: John Carney BRONZE: Nona Yehia

Best Hairstylist

GOLD: Hannah Poindexter SILVER: Jenny Bragg BRONZE: Chad Spraklen

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Best Massage Therapist

Best River Guide

GOLD: Dave Hansen SILVER: Lorraine Adams BRONZE: KC Bess

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Best Mountain Guide

GOLD: Christian Santelices SILVER: Brendan Burns BRONZE: Zahan Billimoria

Best Blogger

GOLD: Meagan Murtagh, “The Egg Out West” SILVER: Jessica Gill, “Wanderlust Out West” BRONZE: Annie Fenn, “Jackson Hole Foodie”

Best Banker

GOLD: Pete Lawton SILVER: Henry Jones BRONZE: Jim Ryan

Best Physician

GOLD: Dr James Little SILVER: Dr Tom Pockat BRONZE: Dr Michael J Menolascino

Best Reason to Drive to Victor/Driggs

GOLD: Grand Targhee Ski Resort SILVER: Huckleberry Shakes at the Victor Emporium BRONZE: Knotty Pine Supper Club

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Best Yoga/Fitness Instructor

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Best Yoga/Fitness Instructor

GOLD: Ariel Mann SILVER: Neesha Zollinger BRONZE: Bea Whitton

Best in Uniform

GOLD: Ben Thurston, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS SILVER: Sgt Michelle Weber, Jackson Police Dept BRONZE: Lt Matt Carr, Teton County Sherriff

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Best dental team in Jackson for 10 consecutive years.

to our supporters! We are looking forward to another great year!

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Best New Business

GOLD: Exitus Escape Rooms SILVER: Nest BRONZE: Sweet Cheeks Meats

Best Clothing Store GOLD: Nest SILVER: Penny Lane BRONZE: Altitude

Best Hotel

GOLD: The Wort Hotel SILVER: Hotel Jackson BRONZE: Hotel Terra

Best Full Service Spa

GOLD: Four Seasons Resort SILVER: Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa BRONZE: Chill Spa at Hotel Terra

Best Salon

GOLD: Frost SILVER: Champu BRONZE: Jackson Parlour

Best Shop for Dropping Obscene Amounts of Cash GOLD: Terra SILVER: Teton Mountaineering BRONZE: Rodeo JH

Best Rafting Company GOLD: Dave Hansen Whitewater SILVER: Mad River Boat Trips BRONZE: Jackson Hole Whitewater

Best Snowmobiling Company GOLD: Scenic Safaris SILVER: Jackson Hole Adventure Rentals BRONZE: Old Faithful Snowmobile Tours

Best Salon GOLD: Frost

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goods + services

Best Fishing Outfitter

Best Gear Shop

GOLD: Headwall Sports SILVER: Skinny Skis SILVER: Teton Mountaineering

Best Bike Shop

Best Cleaning Company

GOLD: Blue Spruce Cleaning SILVER: TLC BRONZE: White Glove

Best Place to Buy Booze GOLD: The Liquor Store SILVER: Lucky’s Market BRONZE: Sidewinders

Best Florist

GOLD: Hoff’s Bikesmith SILVER: Fitzgerald’s Bicycles BRONZE: Hoback Sports

GOLD: Lily & Co SILVER: Floral Art BRONZE: Fleur de V

Best Veterinary Clinic

Best Produce

GOLD: Jackson Whole Grocer SILVER: Lucky’s Market BRONZE: Farmer’s market

Best Yoga Spot

GOLD: Bank of Jackson Hole SILVER: First Interstate BRONZE: Bank of the West

GOLD: Inversion Yoga SILVER: Akasha Yoga Studio BRONZE: Pursue Movement Studio

Best Eco Friendly Business

GOLD: Blue Spruce Cleaners SILVER: Jackson Whole GOLD: Pursue Movement Grocer Studio SILVER: Gym SILVER:SILVER: BRONZE: Vertical Harvest BRONZE: Inversion Yoga

Best Pet Supply Store

SILVER: Nest

Best Radio Station GOLD: 89.1/KHOL SILVER: 96.9/KMTN BRONZE: 90.3/WPR

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GOLD: Pet Place Plus SILVER: Teton Tails Pet Boutique BRONZE: Big R

GOLD: Nest

Best New Business

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Best Specialty Fitness Studio

Best Bank

Best Clothing Store

GOLD: Spring Creek Animal Hospital SILVER: Jackson Animal Hospital BRONZE: Animal Care Clinic

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GOLD: Snake River Angler SILVER: Westbank Anglers BRONZE: Grand Teton Fly Fishing

Best Customer Service

GOLD: Merry Piglets SILVER: Spring Creek Animal Hospital BRONZE: Jackson Whole Grocer

Best Place to Buy Drugs GOLD: Stone Drug SILVER: Smith’s BRONZE: Albertson’s

Best Shop to Buy Bling GOLD: JC Jewelers SILVER: Made BRONZE: Thoenig’s Fine Jewlery

Best Resale Store

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GOLD: Browse ‘N Buy SILVER: ReStore BRONZE: Headwall Sports

Best Local Website

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Best Radio Station GOLD: 89.1/KHOL

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BEST WINGS

Best BBQ

Best Wait Staff

GOLD: Snake River Grill SILVER: Local BRONZE: Noodle Kitchen

GOLD: Snake River Grill SILVER: Merry Piglets BRONZE: Noodle Kitchen

Best New Restaurant

Best Bartender

GOLD: Glorietta Trattoria SILVER: Hand Fire Pizza BRONZE: Orsetto

GOLD: Samm Stuckley SILVER: Cassie Pansze BRONZE: Kyle Buxton

Best Chef

Best Local Food or Drink Producer

GOLD: Paulie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor SILVER: Alex Demmon BRONZE: Josh Governale

GOLD: Lockhart Cattle Co SILVER: Melvin Brewing BRONZE: Snake River Brewing

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Best Chinese Restaurant

Best Sports Bar

GOLD: Chinatown SILVER: Noodle Kitchen BRONZE: Hong Kong Buffet

GOLD: Eleanor’s SILVER: Sidewinders BRONZE: Cutty’s

Best Mexican Restaurant

Best Teton Valley Restaurant

GOLD: El Abuelito’s SILVER: TIE: Pica’s / Merry Piglets BRONZE: Hatch

Best Thai Restaurant GOLD: Teton Thai SILVER: Thai Plate BRONZE: Teton Tiger

GOLD: Teton Thai SILVER: Forage BRONZE: Big Hole BBQ

Best Take Out Food GOLD: Chinatown SILVER: Thai Plate BRONZE: Teton Thai

Best Breakfast Joint

GOLD: Bubba’s Bar-B-Que SILVER: The Virginian Restaurant BRONZE: Persephone Bakery

Best “Under the Radar” Restaurant

Best Lunch Spot

GOLD: Glorietta Trattoria SILVER: Orsetto BRONZE: Il Villaggio Osteria

GOLD: Thai Plate SILVER: The Bird BRONZE: Streetfood @ The Stagecoach

GOLD: Picnic SILVER: Cafe Genevieve BRONZE: Local

Best Italian Restaurant

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Best Coffee Shop

GOLD: Cowboy Coffee SILVER: Picnic BRONZE: Pearl Street Bagels

Best Place to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

GOLD: Persephone Bakery SILVER: Moo’s Gourmet Ice Cream BRONZE: Coco Love

Best Baked Goods

GOLD: The Bunnery SILVER: Picnic BRONZE: Persephone Bakery

Best Breakfast Burrito

GOLD: Down On Glen SILVER: Bubba’s Bar-B-Que BRONZE: Sweet Cheeks Meats

Best BBQ

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Best Sandwich Shop

GOLD: Creekside Market SILVER: New York City Sub Shop BRONZE: Pearl Street Bagels

Best Soups

GOLD: Jackson Whole Grocer SILVER: Noodle Kitchen BRONZE: Pearl Street Bagels

Best Vegetarian Offerings

GOLD: Lotus SILVER: Noodle Kitchen BRONZE: Healthy Being Juicery

Best Burger

GOLD: Liberty Burger SILVER: Local BRONZE: The Bird

Best French Fries

GOLD: Local SILVER: Liberty Burger BRONZE: Trio American Bistro

Best Salsa

GOLD: Merry Piglets SILVER: Pica’s BRONZE: El Abuelito’s

Best Sushi

GOLD: King Sushi SILVER: Sudachi BRONZE: Kazumi

Best Wings

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Best Sushi

GOLD: King Sushi

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GOLD: Sidewinders SILVER: The Bird BRONZE: Moe’s Original Bar B Que

BEST BOSS

BEST BREAKFAST BURRITO BEST BBQ

BEST BURGER BEST FRENCH FRIES

ALEX DEMMON BEST CHEF

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE BEST SALSA

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT, BEST SOUPS, BEST VEGETARIAN OFFERINGS, BEST HAPPY HOUR

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BEST PLACE TO BUY BOOZE

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Best Pizza

GOLD: Pinky G’s Pizzeria

Best Pizza

GOLD: Pinky G’s Pizzeria SILVER: Pizzeria Caldera BRONZE: Cutty’s

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GOLD: Everest Momo Shack SILVER: Sweet Cheeks Meats BRONZE: Nom Nom Doughnuts

Best Pint of Locally Brewed Beer GOLD: Wilson IPA – Roadhouse Brewing SILVER: 2x4 Double IPA – Melvin Brewing BRONZE: Jenny Lake Lager – Snake River Brewing

Best Locally Roasted Beans Best Brewing Company GOLD: Snake River Roasting Co. SILVER: Cowboy Coffee BRONZE: Jackson Hole Roasters

GOLD: Melvin Brewing SILVER: Snake River Brewing BRONZE: Roadhouse

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Best Margarita

GOLD: Pica’s SILVER: Hatch BRONZE: Merry Piglets

Best Place to Après GOLD: Alpenhof SILVER: The Spur BRONZE: Mangy Moose

Best Happy Hour

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The Best Charity Event & the Best Event Overall!

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ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT Best Cover Band

GOLD: Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons SILVER: Miller Sisters BRONZE: Lazy Eyes

Best Annual Event

GOLD: Old Bill’s Fun Run SILVER: Ultimate Towner BRONZE: Fireman’s Ball

Best Band Playing Original Songs

GOLD: Sneaky Pete & the Secret Weapons SILVER: One Ton Pig BRONZE: Canyon Kids

Best Musician

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Best Classical Musician

Best Club DJ

GOLD: Byron Tomingas SILVER: Pam Drews Phillips BRONZE: Mimi Smith

GOLD: DJ Londo SILVER: DJ VerT-OnE BRONZE: Cut la Whut

Best Teton Valley Musician

Best Live Entertainment Venue

GOLD: Miller Sisters GOLD: Pink Garter Theatre SILVER: Ben Winship SILVER: The Rose BRONZE: Pam Drews Phillips BRONZE: Center for the Arts

Best Church Choir

GOLD: St. John’s Episcopal Church SILVER: Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole BRONZE: Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church

Best Outdoor Concert Series GOLD: Jackson Hole Live SILVER: Music on Main BRONZE: Concert on the Commons

Best Local Sports Team

GOLD: Jackson Hole Moose Hockey SILVER: Jackson Hole Juggernauts (Roller Derby) BRONZE: The Swamp Donkeys (Broomball)

Best Shake-A-Day GOLD: The Bird SILVER: Eleanor’s BRONZE: Cutty’s

Best Art Gallery

GOLD: Altamira Fine Art SILVER: Tayloe Piggott Gallery BRONZE: Heather James Gallery

Best Local Artist

GOLD: Amy Ringholz SILVER: Nicole Gaitan BRONZE: Kathryn Mapes Turner

Best Photographer

GOLD: David Swift SILVER: Carrie Patterson BRONZE: Ashley Merritt

Best Illustrator

GOLD: Tim Tomkinson SILVER: Kelly Halpin BRONZE: Ilka Hadlock

Best Actor/Actress

GOLD: Andrew Munz SILVER: Harrison Ford BRONZE: Brennan McGowan

Best Place To Get Your Groove On

Chanman It’s an honor enough to be teaching and holding space in Jackson with you. Thanks for the additional support!

GOLD: Disco Night @ The Stagecoach SILVER: The Rose BRONZE: Pink Garter Theatre

Best Late Night Hangout Best Yoga Instructor Neesha Zollinger Special Thanks to all the musicians, venues, and sponsors!

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GOLD: Pinky G’s SILVER: The Rose BRONZE: Million Dollar Cowboy Bar

Best Theater Production Company GOLD: Off Square Theatre SILVER: Jackson Hole Playhouse BRONZE: Riot Act Inc.

Best Filmmaker

GOLD: Darrell Miller SILVER: Teton Gravity Research BRONZE: Jen Tennican

Best Ski Run

GOLD: The Hobacks SILVER: Corbet’s Couloir BRONZE: PB to TB

Best Liftee

GOLD: Riley Doyle SILVER: Will Freihofer BRONZE: Rob Holbrook

Best Golf Course

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WANT TO WATCH ONE OF THE FASTESTGROWING FEMALE SPORTS IN AMERICA? Then come support the Jackson Hole Juggernauts Roller Derby team this season!

*April 28th vs. Portneuf Valley Bruisers *May 12th vs. Bomber Mountain Devils *May 19th vs. Junction City Rollergirls *June 16th vs. Treasure Valley Rollergirls *all home bouts at Snow King Sports and Event Center Doors at 6pm, Bout starts at 7pm

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4

n Toddler Gym 10 a.m. Teton Recreation Center, n Story Time 10 a.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Baby Time - Youth Auditorium 10:05 a.m. Teton County Library, n Read to Rover 3 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n VITA 2018 Free Tax Prep 3 p.m. Teton County Library, n After School at the Library 3:30 p.m. Teton County Library, Free, n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30 p.m. Teton Recreation Center,

THURSDAY, APRIL 5

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Thursday, April 12 at 6PM | Center for the Arts, Jackson Hole This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance—its first in nearly 25 years—with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role sung by Elizabeth DeShong. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Ryan Speedo Green complete the stellar cast.

n Books & Babies Story Time 10 a.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Storytime - Youth Auditorium 10:30 a.m. Teton County Library, n Story Time, Victor 10:30 a.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n After School at the Library 3:30 p.m. Teton County Library, Free, n REFIT® 5:15 p.m. First Baptist Church, Free, 307-690-6539 n Open Build 5:30 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30 p.m. Teton Recreation Center, n App Time - Computer Lab 7 p.m. Teton County Library, n Derrik and the Dynamos 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Salsa Night 9:30 p.m. Pink Garter Theatre, Free,

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3:30 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Game Night 4 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n FREE Public Stargazing 7:30 p.m. Center for the Arts, n Gary Small and the Coyote Bros. 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939 n Diplo 9 p.m. Pink Garter Theatre, $35.00 - $75.00,

SATURDAY, APRIL 7

n Library Saturdays - Youth Auditorium 10:15 a.m. Teton County Library, n The People’s Market, A Winter Farmers Market 2 p.m. Teton County Fairgrounds Building, Free, 206-715-9039

SUNDAY, APRIL 8

n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 4 p.m. Teton Recreation Center,

MONDAY, APRIL 9

n Maker 3 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Movie Monday - Youth Auditorium 3:30 p.m. Teton County Library, n Movie Monday 3:30 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Movie Monday-Driggs 3:30 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Nature Mapping Certification Training 5:30 p.m. Teton County Library, Free, 307-739-0968

TUESDAY, APRIL 10

n Tech Time 1 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Read to Rover, Driggs 3 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n After school at the library 3:30 p.m. Teton County Library, Free, n Teton Valley Book Club 6 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library,

n Repair Cafe 6 p.m. Teton Habitat ReStore, Free, 3077340389 n Bluegrass Tuesdays with One Ton Pig 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11

n Beloved Community Build 9 a.m. The Grove, Free, 307734-0828 ext.102 n Design Review Committee Meeting 5 p.m. ,

THURSDAY, APRIL 12

n START Bus Advisory Board Meeting 11:30 a.m. n Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting 5 p.m. n Intro to MELT® 6 p.m. Dancers’ Workshop, $25.00, 307-733-6398 n Pat Chadwick Trio 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

n Tasha and the Goodfellows 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

n Targhee Fun Race and Fundraiser 10 a.m. Grand Targhee Resort, Free, 307-203-2223 n Open Hockey - Weekend Mornings 12:30 p.m. Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, (307) 201-1633 n Film Screening of LOOK & SEE: A Portrait of Wendell Berry 6 p.m. Center for the Arts, $15

SUNDAY, APRIL 15

n Wyoming Concealed Carry Class 8 a.m. Homewood Suites by Hilton, $99.00, (866) 371-6111

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The ‘Best of’ categories grossly overlooked and underrepresented @AndrewMunz

Esteemed Locals) on the categories that truly matter most to our community. To Planet Jackson Hole’s powers that be, listen up.

Best time of the year to find housing Gold: When the mountain closes Silver: That one week in October Bronze: When Shelter JH gathers enough signatures for its petition to allow more than three unrelated people to live in the same house #MunicipalCodesGoneWild

Best traits to find in a Jackson partner Gold: Agility Silver: Accountability Bronze: Stability

Best thing to cause anxiety

Best way to break up before summer Gold: “I love how independent you are.” Silver: Radio silence Bronze: “I’m not looking for a relationship right now”... sent via Facebook messenger

Best way to feign being local

Best pricy thing that you buy anyway Gold: A $14 cocktail at The Rose Silver: A pass to walk up a mountain Bronze: Another $14 cocktail at The Rose

Gold: Thai’d for 1st Silver: Thai Dye Bronze: My Buddy Thai-ler

Best amateur porn name for a Jackson native (i.e. name of first pet and the street you grew up on) Gold: Cache Cache Silver: Puma Powderhorn Bronze: Diego No Name Alley

Best thing you should do Gold: Donate to a local nonprofit Silver: Remember to bring your reusable bags Silver (Tie): Stop idling your car while recycling all those wine and beer bottles Bronze (Tie): Leave your house at a reasonable time so as not to arrive late to another engagement with friends you love and respect Bronze (Tie): Pay attention to local politics

Best place to score weed Gold: Take a gondola ride Silver: Take a gondola ride with the Park and Pipe crew Bronze: Denver, if you must

Best way to feel like a prominent member of the community Gold: Remember a business or restaurant that no longer exists Silver: Serve on a nonprofit board Bronze: Win a Best of JH award and write a column about it PJH

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Gold: Almost finding the Easter keg Silver: Hitting up Shovel Slide after 3 p.m. Bronze: Getting asked where you’re from and answering, “I live here now.”

Best pun on Thai food

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Gold: Finding a table at Persephone Bakery Silver: No outfit for closing weekend! Bronze: No ticket for Diplo

because, whatever, I’ll just put it on a credit card and, sure, let’s keep it open

’m sure we all can agree that the Best of Jackson Hole awards are all well-deserved and that all readers vote without biases. After all, the “Best of JH” poll is an opportunity to shine a light on the most exquisite aspects of Jackson, from the classy Thai restaurants to the most gifted individuals in their respective industries. Which is why I feel so humbled and thankful to have taken gold for Best Actor/Actress. It’s such an honor and I applaud Harrison Ford for winning silver. He’s a talented fellow with an incredible acting resume and legacy. But the public has spoken. Harry, better luck next year. Some naysayers might whine that these awards are meaningless. They say it’s a popularity contest that doesn’t accurately reflect Jackson Hole as they see it. But, you know, maybe they should try voting in the poll. (Their grumbles are slightly akin to the half of Americans who didn’t vote in the last election and are now saying, “What the…!”) What some don’t realize is that those of us who win Best of get to revel in all of the abundant rewards one reaps throughout the year. It’s like winning the lottery, but instead of 400 million dollars, you receive a framed piece of paper with your name on it. Those same naysayers might scoff and claim that’s an exorbitant prize, but they’re clearly just jealous. Now there were a few awards that were not given this year, and I believe there are some cultural alcoves that were grossly overlooked. Therefore I have taken the liberty to poll my most trusted ski bros, aspiring brewers, Wilson moms, goggle-tanned trustfundafarians, and people who just live here for the tax write-off (i.e. The

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SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018

ACROSS

1 Humanities degs. 4 Dangerous thing to fall in with 12 Enhances 18 Exiled, with “away” 19 Nonconforming 20 Kitchen gadget 21 Eponymous reader 22 Interfaith service attendees? 24 Conquered after being lost, as territory 26 Part of it is on L.I. 27 __ food 28 Arsonist’s alibi? 32 __ resources 34 Ornamental shrub 35 Gurus’ retreats 37 Ill-gotten gains 42 Sheep group 44 Pre-adulthood stages 46 Venerable retailer 49 Even once 50 Reliable sort 52 Glitzy rock genre 54 Goliath, to David 55 Levelheaded 56 Cause of business failure? 59 State requiring “Stat!” 61 Enterprise bridge figure 62 Distinguished screwballs? 64 More than not 67 Unrefined 70 “The Goldbergs” airer 71 “House” actor Epps 72 Uproar over a controversial win? 76 Eponymous salad creator 79 “That is my intention” 80 Niche market for airport bookstores? 87 Emulate a condor 88 Spherical organ 90 “Star Wars” saga fixture 91 Equanimity 92 First word of “Send in the

London’s __ Gardens Ruth wore one What kilowatt hours measure Knickknack perch Its Space Command has HQ in Colorado 36 Capital of Eritrea 38 Alter, as a tailor might 39 First Family name 40 Dueling party 41 Low cards 42 Consumer protection org. 43 Conquistador’s treasure 44 Pacific Rim nation 45 Eurasian border river 47 Opposite of a squeaker 48 Lowly worker 51 Tom of “Newhart” 53 Math subj. 57 Grounds crew concern 58 Information source, with “the” 60 All over the world 63 Bookkeeping no. 64 Champagne cocktail DOWN 65 Hurricanes form over them 1 Stimulating nut 66 Embarks 2 Women’s fashion chain 68 Furry TV ET 3 Really angry 69 License holder? 4 Bombers’ home? 72 Stop by 5 Radius location 73 GPS data 6 Young socialite 74 Foolish one 7 Pixar output, briefly 75 Food in a humility Track competitor 8 metaphor 9 Brand including Regenerist 77 Spheres products 78 Vanquish 10 Defiant reply to a dare 81 Hall of Fame chef 11 Soft & __: deodorant De Laurentiis 12 Sleep disorder 13 Make less dangerous, as a snake 82 Wreaked state 83 Tinkered with 14 Acer rival 84 “Soon” 15 Vending machine opening 85 ATM giant 16 Acer employee 86 Procure 17 TV planet 89 Full-figured model 18 Banzai Pipeline feature born Melissa Miller 19 Frozen drink brand 94 Archipelago with 23 Omega, to a physicist

Clowns” WWI battle river Stop on the briny S.F. commuting system 16th-century Sorrento-born poet 100 Cape user 102 SALT subject 103 Barely bested, with “out” 106 Dumpster hoverers? 111 Like Stephen King’s Pennywise 114 Medium power? 116 Golden quality? 117 Hygiene product for very big teeth? 122 Yawn-inducing 123 One changing lines, perhaps 124 End of an ultimatum 125 98-Across’ lang. 126 Yes 127 Manhattan region 128 Sardine catcher 93 95 97 98

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an eponymous wine 96 Storied vessel 99 Big weight 101 Java creation 102 Workers’ org. formed in 1886 104 Vasarely’s genre 105 Word for word?: Abbr. 107 Actor Davis 108 Raised symbol of resistance 109 Brilliant display 110 Market 111 They’re chewed in pastures 112 Wrigley Field stats 113 Sunrise dirección 115 “Do the Right Thing” pizzeria 117 “Many fresh streams meet in one salt __”: Shakespeare 118 Little piggy 119 Sol preceders 120 CXII halved 121 20-volume ref.

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n the spirit of the Best of Jackson Hole, here are some of the best nuggets of wisdom to keep in mind on your path to a higher frequency.

“You are what you eat eats.” – Michael Pollan

Love is a State of Being “Your love is not outside you; it is deep within you. You can never lose it, and it cannot leave you.” – Eckhart Tolle

Conscious Parenting is Key New research supports being mindful of what we say to our little ones. Up to the age of five, children are not able to filter anything we communicate. For better and worse, everything we say and imply about them, goes directly to their subconscious where it registers as completely true, and remains buried. Those unquestioned positive and negative messages will continue to influence the child’s perceptions of self, others and life. When your very young children or grandchildren tell you startling things, including stories about past lives or invisible friends, keep in mind they are trying to tell you something they perceive as true. You might lean in, be curious and supportive, rather than being judgmental. The best approach is to ask

A Cherokee Teaching for Our Times A Cherokee grandfather sits surrounded by his grandchildren and offers this teaching. “A fight is going on inside me,” he says to the wide-eyed children. “It’s a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is negative and destructive. I am calling him the bad wolf. He is all about anger, envy, self-pity, sorrow, regret, greed, guilt, resentment, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.” The grandfather continues, “The other wolf is positive and constructive; I am calling him the good wolf. He is all about joy, peace, love, hope, forgiveness, serenity, humility, kindness, empathy, generosity, truth, and compassion. The same fight is going on inside each of you, and inside every other human being, too.” With great concern the children anxiously ask the grandfather, “Which wolf will win?” “The one you feed,” the Cherokee grandfather replies. Practicing feeding the good wolf as consistently as possible is how we can upgrade our world. Feeling you are too insignificant for your attitudes and behaviors to make a big difference? The Dali Lama has something for you to consider: “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito!” PJH

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

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From a metaphysical perspective, love is way more than an emotion; it is a state of being which comes from the soul and radiates through you. The more open your heart, the more you let go of old hurts, grudges, outdated beliefs and stories about your life, the more the light and intelligence of the soul shines

In the last days of 2017, there was an interesting flurry in national newspapers and mainstream media of UFOrelated information, including camera footage released by NASA and former Pentagon officials. The bottom line is that highly placed people and government sources are gently letting us know that the evidence for non-terrestrials visiting the Earth is very compelling. As this story unfolds, stay informed and keep your heart and mind open and curious. We are on the cusp of becoming galactic citizens.

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Manifesting our higher consciousness into this physical reality requires a body operating at a high vibration. Food is frequency, energy and information which communicates specific instructions to our cells. The quality of the energy in food and drink determines what it is capable of delivering to the body. What happens to the food from its inception to our plates has a lasting impact on the quality of its energy, nutritional value and what it is able to communicate for our well-being. As nutritionist and author Marc David points out, “every experience in the life cycle of a given food is encoded within (that food) as energy.”

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children non-leading questions so they can tell you more, and to let them answer without any commentary. As mindful, open-hearted and open-minded parents (and grandparents), we set the stage for our children’s best lives, and we learn too.

Food is Vibration, Energy and Frequency

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Eighty-three-year-old author Harlan Ellison has had a long and successful career. In the course of publishing hundreds of literary works in seven different genres, he has won numerous awards. But when he was in his thirties, there was an interruption in the upward arc of his career. The film production company Walt Disney Studios hired him as a writer. During his first day on the job, Roy Disney overheard Ellison joking with a co-worker about using Disney characters in an animated pornographic movie. Ellison was fired on the spot. I am by no means predicting a comparable event in your life, Aries. On the contrary. By giving you this heads-up, I’m hoping you’ll be scrupulous and adroit in how you act in the early stages of a new project—so scrupulous and adroit that you will sail on to the next stages. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Are you an evolving Taurus or an unevolving Taurus? Are you an aspiring master of gradual, incremental progress or a complacent excuse-maker who secretly welcomes inertia? Will the theme of your next social media post be “The Smart Art of Compromise” or “The Stingy Glory of Stubbornness”? I’m hoping you will opt for the former rather than the latter in each of the three choices I just offered. Your behavior in the coming weeks will be pivotal in your long-term ability to animate your highest self and avoid lapsing into your mediocre self.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Actor Keanu Reeves’ career ascended to a higher level when he appeared as a lead character in the film Speed. It was the first time he had been a headliner in a big-budget production. But he turned down an offer to reprise his starring role in the sequel, Speed 2. Instead he toured with his grunge band Dogstar and played the role of Hamlet in a production staged by a local theater company in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I admire him for being motivated more by love and passion than by fame and fortune. In my estimation, Cancerian, you face a choice that in some ways resembles Keanu’s, but in other ways doesn’t. You shouldn’t automatically assume that what your ego craves is opposed to what your heart yearns for and your soul needs.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) The French government defines books as an “essential good,” along with water, bread, and electricity. Would you add anything to that list of life’s basics? Companionship? Stories? Deep sleep? Pleasurable exercise and movement? Once you identify your “essential goods,” I invite you to raise the level of reverence and care you give them. Take an oath to treat them as holy treasures. Boost your determination and ability to get all you need of their blessings. The coming weeks will be a favorable time to enhance your appreciation of the fundamentals you sometimes take for granted. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Buckingham Palace is the home and office of the Queen of England. It has been the main royal residence since Queen Victoria took the throne in 1837. But in earlier times, the site served other purposes. The 17th-century English lawyer Clement Walker described the building occupying that land as a brothel, a hotbed of “debauchery.” Before that the space was a mulberry garden where silkworms tuned mulberry leaves into raw material for silk fabrics. I see the potential for an almost equally dramatic transformation of a certain place in your life, Aquarius. Start dreaming and scheming about the possibilities. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Poet Carolyn Forché is a role model for how to leave one’s comfort zone. In her early career, she earned writing degrees at placid universities near her childhood home in the American Midwest. Her first book mined material about her family; its first poem is addressed to her grandmother. But then she relocated to El Salvador, where she served as a human rights advocate during that country’s civil war. Later she lived and wrote in Lebanon at the height of its political strife. Her drive to expand her range of experience invigorated her poetry and widened her audience. Would you consider drawing inspiration from Forché in the coming weeks and months, Pisces? I don’t necessarily recommend quite so dramatic a departure for you, but even a mild version will be well rewarded.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) How sexy is it possible for you to be? I’m referring to authentic soul-stirring sexiness, not the contrived, glitzy, counterfeit version. I’m alluding to the irresistible magnetism that wells up in you when you tap in to your core self and summon a reverent devotion to your life’s mission. However sexy it is possible for you to be, Virgo, I suggest you unleash that magic in the coming weeks. It’s the most reliable strategy for attracting the spiritual experiences and material resources and psychological support you need.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) I’m about to say things that sound extraordinary. And it’s possible that they are in fact a bit overblown. But even if that’s the case, I trust that there is a core of truth in them. So rejoice in their oracular radiance. First, if you have been hoping for a miracle cure, the next four weeks will be a time when you’re more likely than usual to find it or generate it. Second, if you have fantasized about getting help to address a seemingly irremediable problem, asking aggressively for that help now will lead to at least a partial fix. Third, if you have wondered whether you could ever retrieve a lost or missing part of your soul, the odds are more in your favor than they’ve been in a long time.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) A Leo sculptor I know is working on a forty- foot-long statue of a lion. Another Leo friend borrowed $30,000 to build a recording studio in her garage so she can pursue her quixotic dream of a music career. Of my other Leo acquaintances, one is writing a memoir of her time as a black-market orchid smuggler, another just did four sky dives in three days, and another embarked on a long-postponed pilgrimage to Slovenia, land of her ancestors. What about you? Are there any breathtaking challenges or smart gambles you’re considering? I trust you can surf the same astrological wave.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The immediate future will challenge you to revisit several fundamental Scorpio struggles. For best results, welcome these seeming intrusions as blessings and opportunities, and follow these guidelines: 1. Your control over external circumstances will increase in direct proportion to your control over your inner demons. 2. Your ability to do what you want will thrive to the degree that you stop focusing on what you don’t want. 3. Your skill at regulating and triumphing over chaos will be invincible if you’re not engrossed in blaming others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you fly in a passenger jet from New York to London, the trip usually takes more than six hours. But on January 8, 2015, a powerful jet stream surging across the North Atlantic reduced that time significantly. With the wind’s extra push, several flights completed the trip in five hours and 20 minutes. I suspect you’ll have comparable assistance in the course of your upcoming journeys and projects, Gemini. You’ll feel like the wind is at your back.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) According to my analysis of the cosmic omens, your impact is rising. You’re gaining influence. More people are tuning in to what you have to offer. And yet your stress levels also seem to be increasing. Why is that? Do you assume that having more power requires you to endure higher tension? Do you unconsciously believe that being more worried is the price of being more responsible? If so, banish that nonsense. The truth is this: The best way to manage your growing clout is to relax into it. The best way to express your growing clout is to relax into it.

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72 | APRIL 4, 2018

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