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Average precipitation in April in Jackson is 1.14 inches. That is not a particularly wet month, especially when compared to the average precip in May or June, which are both much higher. Even the record amount of precipitation in April is unimpressive, at 2.66 inches in 1963. That is the lowest amount of precipitation for a monthly record, of any month of the year. One could then surmise, that perhaps April showers do not bring May flowers, in Jackson, at least.

Average low temperatures this week are in the mid-20’s. And the threat of really cold temperatures is starting to wane the deeper we get into April. However, the coldest temperature ever recorded in town during this week was minus 4-degrees. Yes, that was four below zero on the Fahrenheit scale. That unusually cold temperature is also the latest in the spring that we have seen a below zero temperature reading. By the way, that happened way back on April 13th, 1933.

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Average high temperatures this week finally pop up over the 50-degree mark. The record high temperature this week is a very balmy 75-degrees. Interestingly, that record high temperature was established back on April 12th, 1934. That means, exactly 364 days after we had a record low of minus four, we had a record high of 75. Both of these are records, on these dates, have stood the test of time for nearly 85 years.

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ast weekend at the Fillmore in San Francisco, the city where he established himself as a modern thinker, John Perry Barlow’s spirit was released into the cosmic ether with a celebration staged by his friends and admirers. I was not there. I cannot claim Barlow and I were close, though over the years we had many conversations related to stories I was writing. Most of the pieces had to do with the environment, his identity as a Wyomingite and, of course, his rise as an oracle in pondering the limitless potential of cyberspace. Barlow would often stop by the Jackson Hole News during the 1980s on trips north from Pinedale. He’d say hello to the late David J Swift, Ted Wood, managing editor Angus Thuermer, Jr., and the paper’s publisher Michael Sellett. He always strolled in dapperly attired, wearing jeans and cowboy boots, a western shirt, scarf tied neatly around the neck and tweed coat. He possessed mystique; here was a lyricist for The Grateful Dead; a man who served as a friend and mentor to John F. Kennedy Jr. at Barlow’s ranch in Sublette County during Kennedy’s impressionable adolescence; and a self-styled redneck Libertarian Republican who served as a board member on the Wyoming Outdoor Council at the behest of Tom Bell. It was owed to Barlow that I got my first email account—a hastily created AOL address that I still have today. I had to get one because Barlow wanted to do one of our interviews via a dial-up server that connected to his address with the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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In the mid 1990s, I wrote a profile about Barlow for an airline magazine. I interviewed his New York City friend, the late writer and monologue performer Spalding Gray. Gray referred to Barlow reverentially as a deceptively-deep post-modern philosopher who had an ability to look around corners into the future. I wasn’t interested then in discussing Barlow’s lyrical feats with the Dead or the role he played in Kennedy’s life. My piece was prompted by an essay he had written for The Utne Reader titled “Is There a There in Cyberspace?” The narrative offers a beautiful description of why he became intrigued with the promise of cyberspace liberating and democratizing the flow of information, ostensibly free of interference and control by governments and corporations. The fact that so much changed was of major horror to Barlow who, in recent years, became a good friend of Edward Snowden. In utopian theory, the internet offered a way in for everyone, for it belonged to no one like the high seas. Interestingly, at the same time Barlow became a leading figure in championing the internet, he was among those who insisted Greater Yellowstone be viewed as an “ecosystem.” “…diversity is as essential to a healthy community as it is to healthy ecosystems (which are, in my view, different from communities only in unimportant aspects,” he wrote in Utne, believing that cyberspace, like nature, could serve as a welcoming home of interconnection for all.

In recent years, he grew disappointed, angry and disillusioned by government intelligence eavesdropping and social media entities severely betraying the public trust. More troubling, he lamented, was that the virtual community where ideas and opinions could be shared also brought out the vilest impulses in people. In the 1990s, he observed, “I have no idea how far we will plunge into this strange place (the internet). Unlike previous frontiers, this one has no end. It is so dissatisfying in so many ways that I suspect we will be more restless in our search for home here than in all our previous explorations.” Over the years, Barlow’s thinking about cyberspace, intellectual property, privacy, security, and creativity continued to evolve and world leaders sought him out for conversation. A century from now, his philosophical posits, I am certain, will be as highly regarded as those by existentialist JohnPaul Sartre. Much of Barlow’s cannon can be read for free online at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. There, you’ll find plenty of fodder relating to these uncertain times and the big questions facing us. What Barlow wanted most was achieving community to which we all belonged equally, brought together by free will and a spirit of love. PJH

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Painful Awakenings During instances of racial injustice across the nation, Jackson’s response reveals a town unable to reckon with conversations about race BY SARAH ROSS

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These vigils did little but to help me see how unprepared I and many of the white people in Jackson are to talk about race, let alone to protest, to mourn, to effect change. Locals and tourists alike asked me why I was holding vigils in Jackson and impeding the view of the Town Square. “It’s nice that you care,” was a common response, “but it doesn’t really impact us. What we do here doesn’t really matter.” We have only chosen to believe it doesn’t matter because that is simpler. We are a small town, yes, but more diverse every year. Seasonally, we are virtually cosmopolitan. We are near multiple Native American reservations. The notion we can pass on engaging in difficult conversations about race by virtue of geography is false. There is no reason why the many wealthy members of this community can’t hold a fundraiser to support nearby chapters of Black Lives Matter. There is no reason why we can’t hold a protest in solidarity with those mourning Clark, like we did after Trump’s election, like we did with the school walkouts. There is no reason why we can’t protest outside the jail when ICE detains an undocumented person, as white people have done outside Colorado facilities. There is no reason we shouldn’t financially support the town’s only immigration attorneys, who are overwhelmed and cannot take more clients. There is no reason we shouldn’t have conversations about how events like the shootout perpetuate an image of the Wild West that whitewashes the valley’s history. There is no reason except that we don’t want to. Because in Jackson, we fear disruption. For many of us, there is a barrier

between our beliefs and the actions we are willing to take. I wonder where this barrier comes from, and how we can dissolve it. Residents know what it takes to summit mountains. They know about the endurance and patience required, that it will be painful at times. Before we summit difficult peaks, we train, practice, exercise. Dismantling racism within our systems and ourselves is similar work. It requires patience and endurance. It can be painful and it demands that we exercise stubborn muscles, tolerate discomfort, rely on others, take risks. It requires that we are honest with ourselves, with our limitations and capacities. It requires that we battle with the inner voices that tell us we cannot or should not. The anti-racist activist and author Resmaa Menakem wrote that white people who don’t practice anti-racism are not only hurting or disadvantaging people of color, but themselves. “Healing involves discomfort—but so does refusing to heal.” He described clean pain and dirty pain. The former “mends and build(s) your capacity for growth … it enables us to engage our integrity and tap into our body’s inherent resilience and coherence.” Dirty pain, on the other hand, is the pain of avoidance, disassociation, denial, or dishonesty. Until we choose clean pain—the pain of acknowledging racism, privilege, and the hurt it has caused ourselves and others, we cannot heal as individuals, communities, or as a country. The white people of Jackson Hole are capable of enduring the pain required to summit the mountaintop King evoked in his prophetic final speech. “I may not get there with you,” he said, “but I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land.” White folks can no longer rely on people of color to lead the way to the promised land. If that’s the future we want, we have to try harder. We have to choose it. Discovering what this process looks like in Jackson is the next question, one to answer collectively. First, we have to decide if we care to try. PJH

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ince the killings of Saheed Vassell and Stephon Clark, protests have surged across the country. The unarmed African-American men were shot dead by police in two American cities—Vassell in Brooklyn, New York, on April 5 and Clark in Sacramento, California on March 18. But as people marched nationwide, folks in Jackson Hole were reliably silent. The town also was quiet on April 4, the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. King lived with constant violence in the name of racial equality. He was shot at, his home was bombed and he was targeted by multiple spheres of society. An FBI memo declared him “the most dangerous and effective negro leader in the country.” King’s honorary degrees, J. Edgar Hoover said, would not save him. “You are done,” the FBI director wrote. King’s vision of equality, after all, threatened America’s white people and institutions. And it still does. In Jackson, where people feel seemingly removed from the enduring pain of racism in America, it is time we acknowledge certain truths. The truth of King’s body crumpled on a hotel balcony. The truth of Clark, a young father, bleeding out in his grandmother’s lawn. The truth of seven police officers surrounding Vassell, a mentally ill man, and firing 10 rounds into his body. The truth that black people in America are more likely to be stopped, handcuffed, pepper-sprayed and fatally shot than white people. A study by the American Psychological Association tested implicit bias using a video game in which police officers saw images of young black and white men holding either guns or items such as cellphones. The officers shot more often and more quickly at black men. The most common mistake was “shooting an unarmed black target and failing to shoot an armed white target.” Two summers ago, when Alton Sterling, Philando Castille, Terrence Crutcher, and Keith Lamont Scott were killed by police in rapid succession, I held 12 weekly vigils in the Town Square.

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THE BUZZ

A screenshot of pro-skier Bryce Newcomb’s campaign, which has drawn almost 120K in donations.

Getting By With GoFundMe The price of relying on healthcare crowdfunding campaigns to pay hospital bills

he response to a pro-skier’s recent accident and subsequent head injury highlights the kindness of community. It also underscores how reliant Americans have become on the generosity of strangers to fund their healthcare costs. On March 27, Bryce Newcomb was on Cody Peak when a cornice broke beneath him, propelling him 1,000 feet down the rocky face. The skier was rescued by Teton County Search and Rescue and transported via short-haul helicopter to an ambulance that delivered him to St. John’s Medical Center. From there he was airlifted to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center where he has remained in the intensive care unit. He is in stable critical condition, which means he’s in a coma, but breathing on his own, his step-brother Ben Verge told Planet Jackson Hole. Newcomb suffered a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), with multiple shearing injuries in several layers of his brain. The accident also left Newcomb with a mountain of bills. While his health insurance will cover some of the costs, it will not be enough. There’s a long road ahead for Newcomb, one with a minimum of several months to several years of recovery and inpatient rehabilitation centers. “How these types of injuries go, they take years to recover from,” Verge said.

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“Even when he gets back it’s still really hard for someone with a TBI to reintegrate to society.” Friends of Newcomb took to social media to raise money. They started a GoFundMe account, a popular online crowdfunding website, and set an optimistic goal of $100,000. Donations poured in from the Jackson community, Newcomb’s hometown of Ketchum, Idaho, and from strangers around the world. As of press time, the campaign had exceeded that goal by almost $20,000. Kevin Gregory, a friend of Newcomb’s, said knowing the fundraisers are there have been a relief for his family, “but as far as total medical bills it’s going to be a drop in the bucket.” Social crowdfunding campaigns have indeed become a common tool Americans use on the heels of major accidents or unexpected illness. But they help mask a larger problem. “I think it’s pretty clear we have a health care system that is flawed,” Gregory said. “Even someone who has health insurance is stuck without total coverage.” On Friday, more than 600 people came and went through the Elks Lodge for “Have a Bryce Day,” a fundraiser for Newcomb. Friends swapped stories, celebrated a hopeful recovery and commended the supportive community that came out.

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“He would’ve loved it,” Gregory said, choking back tears. “He would’ve really enjoyed it. It’s a testament to the community we live in. At the worst of times you see the best in people.”

A Little Help From… Everyone The majority of campaigns at GoFundMe are health-related, according to an article from the Canadian Medical Association Journal by Julia Sisler. Bake sales, car washes and spaghetti dinners were once the go-to option when someone got sick or an emergency required extra funds. But in an increasingly interconnected world, online crowdfunding sites have been able to widen the pool and raise more funds than ever possible. That extra-wide safety net has become even more important as health care costs rise and health insurance plans fall flat. Dr. Bruce Hayse said a lot of the patients he sees at his practice in Jackson are uninsured. “It’s certainly better than it was before Obamacare,” he said. “But there are still many that aren’t covered.” The uninsured rate in Wyoming sat at 9 percent in 2016, about 55,000 people, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. That number is even higher for adults who live in poverty—24 percent are uninsured. That sector was

put at more risk when Wyoming rejected Medicaid expansion, a measure it has consistently voted against for four years. The refusal to expand it leaves about 6,000 Wyomingites in a coverage gap with no insurance and another 20,000 people ineligible for Medicaid. The uninsured or underinsured also usually lack the ability to start and successfully campaign a GoFundMe. “People who are the most in need are the least likely to be able to utilize it in any effective fashion,” Hayse said. “They often don’t have a large enough group of social contacts.” Hayse said the uninsured also hurt everyone within the system. People will put off routine check-ups and come in either when it’s too late or when something simple has escalated into an emergency. “Society as a whole ends up paying for that,” he said. This is true in Jackson. St. John’s Medical Center, where Hayse serves as a board member, is run as a community hospital. That means that people in the community end up paying for people who can’t pay for themselves. “Jackson has been notorious in the fact we have a lot of young people who engage in risky behaviors who don’t have insurance,” he said. But even those with insurance can’t always make ends meet. The Affordable Care Act has helped, Hayse stressed, but there are still a lot of associated

expenses, especially in an emergency situation. “Depending on which plan you have you may end up still paying a significant percentage,” he said. Major medical problems and their associated costs have a severe impact on people’s lives. In a poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The New York Times, 63 percent of insured Americans said they used up all their savings because of medical bills. And the bills didn’t come from just routine healthcare costs. Seventy-five percent said the insurance copays, deductibles and coinsurance were more than they could afford out of pocket. The $100,000 Newcomb’s campaign has raised is impressive. But “if [Bryce] didn’t have insurance that wouldn’t make a dent,” Hayse said. One in five working-age people with insurance have medical bill problems, but the number is even higher for the uninsured at 50 percent, according to the poll.

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A Blue Cross Blue Shield Wyoming 2018 informational packet—the only provider of health insurance on the federal marketplace in Wyoming— shows a picture of a young boy running through a playground. “Live Fearless,” it reads. Inside, the cost of fearlessness is outlined. Each plan—gold, silver and bronze—detail the smaller plans within: classic, core, value, health plus, balance. Each has its own range of deductibles, coinsurance costs, primary care and preventative care outlines. The “cheapest” plan, bronze balance, carries a separate deductible for professional and hospital services. The professional deductible is $3,500 and the hospital deductible is $7,000. A footnote says an emergency room visit could count toward the hospital visit only after a $1,500 copay. An outof-network participant deductible is $20,000. When the Affordable Care Act became law, it abolished annual insurance payouts and lifetime maximums. That means a person with the bronze balance plan has an out-of-pocket maximum of $7,350 including deductibles, coinsurance and copays. But that doesn’t include out-of-network

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facilities, where there is no maximum. The “best” plan on the market, gold classic, has a participant deductible of $750. But the out-of-pocket maximums remain the same. The Kaiser Family Foundation reported that in 2018 the average benchmark premium was $865, a $361 jump from the previous year. Natty Hagood was skiing through trees last year when a branch pierced through his face, leaving pieces of it embedded in his lip and chin. He went to the clinic, which referred him to the emergency room and lined up an operating room with a plastic surgeon to remove the branch. Hagood is among the 24,000 people in Wyoming who has insurance through the federal marketplace. But he couldn’t pay his $1,500 deductible so he launched a GoFundMe campaign. “I was able to pay my deductible and not be financially burdened by this accident,” he said. But his GoFundMe sparked an internet attack. A dozen commenters berated him for creating the page. Some said the fact that he could go skiing meant he could pay for his own bills. Others said he should be a “responsible adult” and pay for his own mistakes. “The only bad part was the way people treated me for my decision to ask for help with the cost of the medical bills,” he said. “We shouldn’t belittle people for saying, ‘I need help.’” Not all of the feedback was negative, though. “I think the bigger problem with America is that it costs $1,000 to pull a stick out of someone’s face,” one commenter said. Just because there’s a need for crowdfunding to supplement health costs doesn’t mean it’s a solution, Hayse said. People assume it makes up for the lack of affordable insurance options in Wyoming. “If anyone has a real problem they think everyone will step up and contribute. It gives you a misleading perspective.” It also perpetuates a broken system. “It’s good in the sense that it does help a lot of people out, but at the same time it diverts attention and focus away from what really needs to be done, which is provide better medical care for society as a whole,” Hayse said. “Every other country has some sort of medical safety net and we don’t.” PJH

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Unleashing the Cowgirl State W

How one woman and her allies are reviving Wyoming’s history of equality

yoming has a rich legacy of political firsts. In 1869, it became the first state to grant women the right to vote. Fifty-six years later, it was among the first in the union to elect a female governor: Nellie Tayloe Ross. As recently as 2008, more than 20 percent of the state’s legislators were women. But today, the “Equality State” has strayed far from its roots. In a place where women comprise about half the population, Wyoming ranks last in the nation for female political representation. Women hold 10 of the 90 legislative seats. Minorities (women and men) have even less representation. Two Latinos serve in the Wyoming Legislature, for example, though 10 percent of the state’s population is Hispanic. And more than 90 years since she held the position, Tayloe Ross remains the only woman to serve as governor of the state. A former Jacksonite under the age of 30 is working to change this.

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Twenty-seven-year-old Phoebe Stoner and the organization she heads in Laramie, the Equality State Policy Center, wants to help Wyoming recapture its Equality State title. Stoner has partnered with the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and Wyoming Women Rise to launch RUN WY. Its goal is to help underrepresented groups, including women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color and Wyomingites under 35, run for office. “We wanted to launch this program to cater to disenfranchised communities,” Stoner said. The focus is to provide Wyomingites the skills to win elected office, whether those seats are school board, city council or in the state legislature. Potential candidates and campaign staff learn how to engage and mobilize voters, craft campaign messages, use digital media and fundraise.

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A Path to Politics Stoner has long been a progressive activist in a community of conservatives. She grew up in rural Northeast Ohio among the largest Amish population in the world. “My parents were very forward-thinking, which was in constant contrast to the community where I grew up,” she said. For Stoner, living in Wyoming is slightly akin to being at home among the Amish. “It’s conservative in some of the same ways, which can be challenging.” But it taught Stoner to be less judgmental when discerning potential allies. She has learned to connect with people based on their values. It wasn’t politics but science that drew Stoner to Wyoming. She was on track to become a field biologist and came to Wyoming in 2012 for an internship at Teton Science Schools. She went on to teach and work as a naturalist in the valley.

Her enrollment in the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance’s Conservation Leadership Institute (CLI) would carve her path into politics. The free training program teaches participants how to be effective political leaders and community members. The program begins with the fundamentals of conservation organizing and progresses from there. For eight weeks, participants learn how to communicate their position to elected officials, recruit and train like-minded individuals to promote a cause and run productive meetings. Among its 120-plus graduates so far are Ali Dunford, founder and executive director of Hole Food Rescue; Tanya Anderson, field education faculty and coordinator of Road Scholar programs at Teton Science School, and Marisa Wilson, communications and field coordinator at the Alliance.

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Stoner said it will walk folks through a campaign plan template, demystify all the paperwork and financial filings, explain how to go door-todoor and engage voters. Participants will also improve their speech writing skills, and “most importantly, feel supported and capable while running for office.” That’s something Stoner sees as the largest hurdle. Because for those who identif y with the communities RUN W Y is targeting, it’s rare for them to see similar demographics in positions of power, she said. “Democracy is about representation, and representation needs to ref lect our populations and our different communities, and right now it’s not.” Stoner said.

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“I discovered the link between conservation initiatives and the decisions made by my local representatives,” Stoner said. “CLI was my gateway for involvement in Jackson politics. How local elected officials’ decisions shaped policies on housing and traffic, and other aspects affected my personal life and community became important to me.” Attending town and county meetings in Jackson empowered Stoner further. “I have a distinct memory testifying in a joint town and county meeting on a zoning issue related to housing,” she said. Her nervousness at the podium began to dissolve as she watched elected officials shake their heads and acknowledge her voice. “It was a critical moment—the act of speaking up to officials [who were] making decisions on my behalf. I became infatuated with the concept.” The Jackson sphere is where Stoner also found support. As a progressive activist, she was not the sole voice of opposition: “There were people behind me, I wasn’t alone.” In 2014, Stoner ran Sara Flitner’s successful Jackson mayoral campaign, her first foray on the campaign trail. The two met when Stoner was coaching Flitner’s sons in youth basketball. Stoner assisted with strategy, meetings and door-to-door campaigning. “Phoebe is confident and passionate. She’s willing to show up, and she doesn’t wait around to be asked,” Flitner told Planet Jackson Hole. One year later, at age 25, Stoner was one of three finalists for a seat on the Board of Teton County Commissioners. “It was exciting to advance so far in that process,” she said. “I started to see that I could have an impact.” That same year Stoner coordinated the #JacksonPoll, a project where CLI participants led nearly 80 volunteers to canvas 1,100 doors and discuss views on conservation, housing, transportation, and other key issues with Jackson voters. She also coordinated the follow-up project, #PhonebankHouseparty, a similar phone-based initiative. CLI participants called registered voters in Teton County to better understand what issues mattered to them. Skye Schell, the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, said Stoner’s vision and organizing acumen immediately struck him. “I was impressed with her passion for both conservation and getting community members involved. The first time we met, we schemed up ideas for getting more young people voting in Jackson and then over the years put some of those ideas into action.” Other folks took notice. In 2016, incumbent Teton County Commissioner Natalia Macker asked Stoner

ANDY SCHWARTZ to serve as her campaign committee chair. She said she wanted to hire a woman because they are often underrepresented in campaign management. “They are usually relegated to fundraising roles and I wanted to address that in my campaign,” she said. “We need women willing to put themselves in difficult positions professionally to push the needle forward.” For Macker’s campaign, Stoner oversaw fieldwork and volunteer recruitment, canvassing, social media, mail campaigns and newspaper ads. She also helped Macker with strategy, rehearsing speeches and identifying gaps. Stoner also ran Jackson Rep. Andy Schwartz’s campaign the same year and continues to work with him as a lobbyist to the Wyoming Legislature, where he says she has made great strides. Schwartz explained that he sits on the budget committee, tracking expenditures and revenues. “Citizens are lost. They don’t know what is going on with expenditures,” he said. “Phoebe wants to come up with a simplified document … to explain it. The legislature agrees that is a bold task. It isn’t designed to be easily understood.” Stoner, however, is not discouraged. “I realized the enormity and glaring large-scale problems happening on the state level and I was drawn to working on that bigger scale, on challenging measures,” she said.

Stately Ambitions Jackson’s high cost of living and historic housing crisis would eventually nudge Stoner to leave the valley. “I couldn’t afford a ski pass or rent in Jackson longterm,” she said. “I was living paycheck to paycheck.”

When the Equality State Policy Center (ESPC) in Laramie needed to fill its executive director position in 2016, Stoner was quick to apply. But unlike the political sphere in Jackson, she frequently must stand on her own there. Founded in 1993, ESPC and its coalition emerged as an informal group of progressive nonprofits in an ultra-conservative state, Stoner said. The organizations banded together in the interest of a stronger voice. Now the coalition is comprised of 29 organizations. Their collective voice provides a supportive space for its members. This year, ESPC recruited two nascent groups to join: Juntos and Wyoming Women Rise. Juntos is a nonprofit that advocates for immigrants, Latinos, Native Americans, African Americans and other marginalized groups. The organization works to support victims of discrimination and racial profiling. On May 1, 2017, Juntos organized a May Day March in solidarity with laborers across the country. Planet Jackson Hole reported that about 200 people walked from downtown Cheyenne to Governor Matt Mead’s office to deliver a letter asking that he formally protect Wyoming’s undocumented workers. Wyoming Women Rise, meanwhile, is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that empowers women in the state to become leaders on local and state levels. “We provide educational resources and opportunities, including campaign trainings for women to encourage them to be more active in the state’s political scene,” said Samantha Case, WWR’s founder and board member. ESPC’s coalition members are divided into three pillars: social justice, conservation and labor. Members range from the Wyoming American Civil Liberties Union and the United Steelworkers to the Sierra Club and the Wind River Native Advocacy Center. “The coalition provides a safe landing space for progressive nonprofits to come together and leverage their individual voices,” Stoner said. While individual organizations may be easy to dismiss politically, Stoner said their collective voice is harder to ignore.

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One of ESPC’s hallmarks is its legislative accountability report. It has helped citizens understand lawmakers’ votes and their financial contributions. “In the early 90s, this was pretty revolutionary,” Stoner said, when even voting records were difficult for the public to obtain. Stoner has played a central role in transforming that report into The People’s Review, a more streamlined and digestible version of the original report. It unpacks lawmakers’ voting behaviors, urging people to engage in politics and hold their legislators accountable. Accountability, Stoner said, has long been a huge problem in Wyoming, but one landslide victory she

Finding Home

NATALIA MACKER direct parallel,” Stoner said. “The Browns get beat up, but every Sunday they put on their uniforms and they try. Thousands of people show up to support them and cheer, and have an inkling that maybe they might win this time.” Still, Stoner said it is important to create metrics that aren’t purely focused on the big “Win” or “Lose.” “If we are trying to pass legislation and our only goal is to get it passed, it will be a hard fight and we will get really dissuaded,” she said. “It makes a difference, even if you don’t win, to be one of the only opposing voices.”

Wyoming vs. National Trends

“Progressives in Wyoming often feel discouraged as the minority. If we aren’t there to hold the line, the line gets moved further and further back.”

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Across the nation, more women are running for office than ever before. Some have touted the 2018 election cycle the “Year of the Woman.” Indeed, more than twice as many women are running for Congress than in 2016, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. Wyoming organizations are hoping to encourage that same kind of energy when it comes to running

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Last November, Stoner won a seat on the Laramie City Council. Serving in an elected capacity on a municipal level, she is one of nine voting members, who guide decisions and policies that run the city. In the fall, she will run again. So far on the council, she has supported basic governmental services like emergency responders and street repair in Albany County, the poorest county in Wyoming. She has also participated in municipal level conversations around economic development and how to make Laramie a unique hub for tech and entrepreneurship in Wyoming. Stoner has found a home in Wyoming. “I love living in Laramie and how accepting everyone is,” she said. “People are grounded and down to earth.” It’s a good fit for the former Jacksonite, focused on community and grassroots activism even in a state where Democrats make up just 20 percent of registered voters. “Progressives in Wyoming often feel discouraged as the minority. If we aren’t there to hold the line, the line gets moved further and further back,” she said. To that end, the Midwesterner brought some lessons from home. Stoner is a fan of the Cleveland Browns football team. In the last two years, they have only won a single game. “Being a Browns fan and working as a progressive advocate in Wyoming is a

for local and state positions while acknowledging the barriers women and marginalized people face. Women with families, for example, have long had obstacles. To serve in the Wyoming State Legislature, one must take weeks off work and be away from home to attend the session in Cheyenne, as well as traveling around the state during the interim. “For a working or single mom, this would be nearly impossible,” Stoner said. But these barriers often exist for many everyday people, “and can be larger for folks who are part of communities that have been historically marginalized.” The long-held ideas of who is fit to run for office fuel reluctance too, said Case, of Wyoming Women Rise. “Many women don’t feel the image includes them. When they do see themselves as a potential candidate, they may then hesitate to step forward because they’re unsure how to run for elected office. If more women have access to resources that’ll help prep them to spend time, money and energy on running, they’re more likely to say ‘yes.’” That’s where Case, Stoner and the JH Conservation Alliance’s RUN WY trainings will come in. Two RUN WY sessions happen this month, one in Cheyenne on April 14 and two in Jackson on April 16 and 17. Applicants are a diverse mix. For the Cheyenne event, applicants include 28 women, four people of color, 11 under the age of 35 and five who identify as LGBTQ. In Jackson, organizers received applications from nine women, five people under the age of 35, three people of color and one person with a disability. “There undoubtedly needs to be more female representation in public office, but it is not exclusive to women, or certain women,” Stoner said. “Being a black woman, for example, is very different than being a white woman in Wyoming. There also needs to be better representation from communities of color, LGBTQ, low-income, people with disabilities. The list goes on.” PJH

is celebrating this year is the live streaming of content from legislative interim and committee meetings. “We’ve fought this entire year to get those recorded,” she said. “Before that, recordings had to be requested and tapes were often scrubbed.” As a lawmaker, Schwartz said he admires the coalition’s progress. “The ESPC has been pushing for transparency against a lot of resistance. There is not a strong desire to let the public see the [Wyoming Legislature’s] inner workings, but Phoebe went to committee meetings and lobbied hard. That was a big deal for her this session.” ESPC has also launched SHAPE WY to engage citizens in the legislative process. The grassroots lobbyist program offers citizens a direct interface with the legislative process. Twice a year, Wyomingites can join ESPC during a legislative session and experience how a bill becomes a law. Activating and empowering people to influence their representatives is one of Stoner’s passions. “It’s hard to participate and advocate if you don’t understand the rules of the game,” she said. A recent expanded partnership with the Wind River Native Advocacy Center included 30 participants, and an even split of Native and non-Native folks. Besides the ESPC’s regular curriculum, (how a bill becomes a law, how to advocate, how to build your message), they discussed using narrative and personal storytelling to advocate. Now ESPC is planning a project in partnership with the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault with a group of sexual assault survivors, meant to teach them to testify and advocate for better laws for survivors.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11 n Beloved Community Build 9 a.m. The Grove, Free, 307-7340828 ext.102 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 Design Review Committee Meeting 5 p.m. n Open Gym - Adult Basketball 6:30 p.m. Teton Recreation Center,

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n Storytime - Youth Auditorium 10:30 a.m. Teton County Library, n START Bus Advisory Board Meeting 11:30 a.m. n After School at the Library 3:30 p.m. Teton County Library, n Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting 5 p.m. n Open Build 5:30 p.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Intro to MELT® 6 p.m. Dancers’ Workshop,

$25.00, 307-733-6398 n Open Gym - Adult Soccer 6:30 p.m. Teton Recreation Center, n App Time - Computer Lab 7 p.m. Teton County Library, n Pat Chadwick Trio 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

n All Ages Story Time 11 a.m. Valley of the Tetons Library, n Fun Friday - Youth Auditorium 3:30 p.m. Teton County 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 Tasha and the Goodfellows 7:30 p.m. Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307-732-3939

n Film Screening of LOOK & SEE: A Portrait of Wendell Berry 6 p.m. Center for the Arts, $15.00,

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n Wyoming Concealed Carry Class 8 a.m. Homewood Suites by Hilton, $99.00, (866) 371-6111 n Open Gym - Adult Volleyball 4 p.m. Teton Recreation Center,

n Targhee Fun Race and Fundraiser 10 a.m. Grand Targhee Resort, Free, 307-203-2223 n Library Saturdays - Youth Auditorium 10:15 a.m. Teton County Library, n Open Hockey - Weekend Mornings 12:30 p.m. Snow King Sports & Event Center, $10.00, (307) 201-1633

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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 Town Council Evening Meeting 6 p.m.

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Cal Brackin is illustrating the many faces of folks affected by mental health issues.

Beyond the Physical A new campaign is creating public art with a mental health mission not support this notion. “Serious mental illness” is a factor in just 1 percent of gun homicides each year, according to Gun Violence and Mental Illness, a 2016 book published by the American Psychiatric Association. Only 4 percent of any kind of violence in the U.S. is related to mental illness, the book notes. And people with mental illness are much more likely to be the victims of violence than perpetrators of it. Nationally, mental health is working its way into public dialogue, Brackin said. But in Jackson, physical health is everything. “People are celebrated for being young, athletic,” he said. Mental health, on the other hand, often takes a backseat. There are eight orthopedic surgeons in the valley, ready to fix a torn ACL and get people back “on the slopes.” There are just two psychiatrists, and one is approaching retirement. Jacksonites also live what Brackin calls “Facebook” lives—picturesque, but curated. There’s no room for negativity in news feeds, or in real life. There are benefits to such a lifestyle, Brackin said. The outdoors can provide a natural remedy to anxiety, and is often where people go to decompress. But it also makes it hard to have meaningful conversations about difficult things, like mental health. The #HereForYouJH campaign is multi-faceted. It will be the most visible throughout the month of May, Mental

Health Awareness Month. On April 28, a group of volunteers will distribute art throughout the town—some will paint windows, others will plaster oil paintings to walls with wheatpaste (an adhesive concoction of water and flour that doesn’t react to water). Others will distribute coasters, stickers and bookmarks to participating local businesses. A giant wheatpaste mural will live on a semi-truck trailer. Leadership Jackson Hole is also working closely with local organizations that promote and support mental health. They’re raising money through St. John’s Hospital Foundation, and encouraging people to call the St. John’s Mental Health Line for connections and referrals. The campaign won’t come to a halt in May, because mental health doesn’t stop with the seasons (though it can change with them). Leadership JH will continue to install art and raise awareness throughout the year. Brackin hopes the community stays engaged, and participates. “This isn’t just something to like on Facebook,” he said. “It’s something you can actually participate in.” Local businesses can donate window and wall space, and individuals can participate by sharing their story or their face (for Brackin to illustrate). Email leadershipjacksonhole@ gmail.com for more info. PJH

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At this point, Brackin is deeply familiar with “using art to overcome boundaries and barriers.” He’s built a life around it, and now a career as project manager at Jackson Hole Public Art. Brackin’s illustrations have allowed him to communicate with people around the world, from Italy to Mongolia to India, transcending language barriers and cultural differences. “Everyone can understand and emotionally connect with a drawing or a piece of art. [Art] is an entryway into communicating with people.” And art is growing as a tool to combat stigma. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) frequently shares art that illustrates mental illness in some form. But the power in Brackin’s art is in its familiarity. He wants to flood the town with familiar faces to illustrate the many spheres of mental illness and its reach. The more voices and faces people can relate to, the less scary and isolating mental illness will feel. That’s the idea, at least. “Everyone is able to be an example to someone, and to see an example in someone,” Brackin said. Mental health may be “having a moment,” as the saying goes, but not always for the right reasons. Episodes of gun violence quickly turn into a debate of mental illness versus weaponry, with some pointing at mental illness as a cause of mass murder. The numbers do

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uring the month of May, expect to see faces painted in business windows, on coasters, bookmarks and walls. The faces belong to members of the community who, in one way or another, are affected by mental health issues. Cal Brackin, a local artist and creative lead for Leadership Jackson Hole’s current project, suspects he’d have his work cut out for him if more folks impacted by mental health were willing to share their story. “Everyone should be able to have a voice, and also listen to somebody else without judgement and shame,” Brackin said. But that is not the case. Mental health is still hard to talk about, he said. Leadership Jackson Hole is hoping to change that. Their campaign #HereForYouJH hopes to dismantle the stigma associated with mental illness by literally illustrating the faces affected by it, and sharing stories. The leadership team wants stories about mental health to exist shamelessly in the open, in public spaces, so they can work their way into community dialogue. “It’s about showing the human aspect of what we all go through with mental health experiences,” Brackin said. It just so happens that Brackin is an illustrator and visual storytelling is his craft. “This project just fits my skill set really well,” he said. “It was serendipitous.”

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CULTURE KLASH

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CREATIVE PEAKS

Tuck Fauntleroy’s aerial imagery of thawing landscapes and pieces by Xawery Wolski premiere Friday at Tayloe Piggott Gallery.

Earthly Wonders Landscape-inspired art from different corners of the world hang in new show BY KELSEY DAYTON |

here is a moment in the spring when the landscape transitions, when the rivers break free of ice and snow slowly retreats from the banks. Yet remnants of winter linger. That is when Tuck Fauntleroy, armed with a camera, takes to the sky. For more than a decade, he’s been photographing from a plane, capturing remote rivers in areas of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the spring to create his ongoing series “Waterline.” Images from the Jackson-based photographer’s series hang in a new exhibit at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. The show coincides with the opening of an exhibition by sculptor Xawery Wolski. “It’s a really interesting combination,” Sophie Schwabacher, gallery manager at Tayloe Piggott, said. Wolski is a Polish artist who now works in Mexico. His work, alongside Fauntleroy’s images of the Greater Yellowstone, brings two worlds together. Work from both artists in the gallery is primarily monotone in color, Schwabacher said. Both artists’ work is tied to the Earth.

“Aesthetically they really do have this nice rhythm together,” she said. Wolski is exhibiting work from two series, inspired by the natural world. Born in 1960 in Warsaw, Poland, the artist left his country, then under the communist regime, to study in Paris. He established his studio in 1997 in Mexico City, where he continues to work, splitting his time between Mexico and Poland. “Rebozo” features work made in terracotta, inspired by traditional Mexican rebozos, the flat garments worn to provide shade from the sun or insulate against the cold. Each work is comprised of thousands of handmade terracotta beads, made individually from clay, shaped by hand. Wolski fires the beads in a kiln and knots them on strings which he weaves together. “It’s this really meditative, patient, exhausting work to create a full piece,” Schwabacher said. “When you see them, you really read the texture of the work. You really have the sense of the artist’s hand in the work.”

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The sculptures hang on the wall. All are monotone in color, except for one red piece. Wolski’s other series, “Saos,” is represented by two trees cast in bronze and coated with a white patina. “It works with the idea of things that are eternal,” Schwabacher said. Wolski tries to capture the tree’s soul, not just create a physical replica. The work complements Fauntleroy’s. Both artists are exploring the same subject matter—the natural world and trees— but in a different way, Schwabacher said. “Both of these pieces also feel like they have a timeless sense to them,” she said. “There is a beautiful and eternal feeling in the work.” Fauntleroy is originally from Maryland. He grew up visiting the ocean, observing how it impacted everything, Schwabacher said. He became interested in water itself. In Jackson, he was again drawn to water, this time the rivers that create dynamic lines across the landscape. He began to photograph the landscape from the air

about a decade ago. He finds diverse aerial perspectives with rivers, trees and swaths of snow lingering in spring. “There is a point where it really does feel like someone just drew it on paper. It creates such an amazing dynamic composition,” Schwabacher said. “People wonder if it’s a painting or a photograph and that’s such an interesting way as an artist he displaces you as a viewer.” Fauntleroy is a photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek and other outlets. His work will resonate with people in Jackson, who will see a familiar landscape, but through a new lens, Schwabacher said. People tend to look at his photographs and try to place the spot he’s captured. “He’s an interesting artist because he does bridge this gap of having really beautiful, elevated contemporary fine art photography,” Schwabacher said. “But he’s also capturing a place everyone here is familiar with.” PJH An opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Tayloe Piggott Gallery.

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The Jackson Hole Hijack, Part 2 Classism thrives on both sides of the socioeconomic divide @AndrewMunz

groups. However, the other side of the aisle, with its Bernie Sanders-flavored push on moratoriums and increased property taxes for second-home owners, appears similarly rigid. It causes one to be pessimistic and apathetic, wondering if there will ever be a solution. “The word ‘crisis’ does imply something that needs to be addressed immediately,” Cleo said. “But it’s too slow of a process. I think it’s because we need to empower more of the community to have a voice. That way you could come out, I could come out, more of the Hispanic community could come out and feel confident in expressing their needs. There is the opportunity to go to local forums, but who has time for that? If you’re a working person, or a parent, or both, you can’t attend those meetings. So, you have the same people who show up every time, and suddenly they’re the only voices in the room.” Cleo is a local of Jackson Hole, someone who has contributed not only her wealth, but also her heart to the community. There is no official gauge to measure if someone is local enough or worthy enough to have a say in Jackson’s future. Yes, those with more money will probably have more resources to sway government decisions, but a united community could prove stronger than any dollar amount. Yet we’ve not been able to set aside our prejudices to really put that theory to the test. PJH

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possesses their second homes, vacation spots, and expendable wealth, and it’s no secret that Wyoming is a tax shelter, and Jackson, a mecca for tax write-offs. Because of that, there is an inherent stance that the more affluent residents who have first or second or third homes in Jackson should not be considered as “local” as the rest of us. That is the type of poisonous, exclusionary attitude that will only hurt our community, because those critics like to forget that affluent residents are contributing locals too. “A lot of people come out here to ski or something like that. But our situation was unique because my husband came here for a job,” Cleo told me. “We raised three kids here. I’ve been involved in the nonprofit world, in the public and private school systems. We’ve been entrenched in the community pretty significantly.” I was hesitant to include Cleo in my now defunct podcast, Snow Report, not because I didn’t enjoy our conversation or value her answers. Quite the contrary. I wish I could include more of her voice in this column. But I was worried that someone else would make a snap judgment and discount her viewpoint as one of just another rich person. And I didn’t want that. The “Not in My Backyard” ideology and the entitled voices from those who “worked hard, sacrificed, and didn’t need a housing handout” only put up blinders and deepen the divide between Jackson’s socioeconomic

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here do we draw the line between the socioeconomic classes in Jackson Hole? Some would point at the Snake River and the delineation of the West Bank and say, “right there,” without hesitation. But looking at the color-by-numbers zoning maps and fluctuating property values, it’s hard to outline those divides. In addition to the interview in Part 1 of the Jackson Hole Hijack with “Charlie,” I also interviewed “Cleo,” a middle-aged mother of three who admitted to me there’s a slim chance she will ever face a housing issue. We sat down in her beautiful million-dollar home overlooking Flat Creek and drank lemon tea at her glass dining table while her Labrador snored softly nearby. “I always loved it when we first moved here,” Cleo said. “You would go to someone’s house for dinner and meet people, and it wasn’t about what you earned or what company you ran or whatever. What was more revered was what hike you did, or whatever experience you had that week. But Jackson’s on the map now, and it’s a status symbol to live in Jackson Hole. And I miss the old days.” Our feelings towards the more affluent members of the community are often filled with bitterness. The rich are viewed as the decision makers in town, because they control companies with special interests, or serve on nonprofit boards, that have money and power. It’s the upper class that

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LOCAL SYNDROME

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DON’T MISS

Erika Eschholz and Ken Michael are the green thumbs behind Teton Full Circle Farm.

Love For Local Farmers It takes a village to create a biodynamic farm in the Tetons BY ERIKA DAHLBY |

eton Full Circle Farm almost relocated to New England, taking its organic lush greens, bright veggies, fresh cut flowers and pasture-raised meats with it. Farm owners Erika Eschholz and Ken Michael wanted desperately to run a regenerative biodynamic farm in the Tetons but the seven acres of leased farm land in Victor they worked on brought too many challenges. They wanted their own slice of land and a place to call home with good soil and reliable water—a hand-dug well would do—with a supportive community and affordable land prices. But Teton Valley prices, especially a swath of land big enough to develop, skyrocketed. The couple couldn’t find a place in the Tetons. Eschholz said that after two decades in the valley, she’s seen the area feel the pressure of development. The prime soils at the base of the mountains were built into subdivisions or into second or third homes. “The high quality ground for growing food is disappearing,” she said. The couple reluctantly expanded their search. “At one point we got pretty desperate and started looking out East,” Michael said. “There’s all this affordable land out there.” In Maine, where Eschholz’s parents live, they found the perfect space, but were a day too late for the application process. They booked flights and traveled through Maine and Vermont looking for land that would check all the boxes. One never turned up, but they noticed agricultural land prices were affordable.

They learned it was thanks to the work of the Maine Farmland Trust. The land trust buys up agricultural properties and places conservation easements on them. This lowers the price and protects the land in perpetuity for farming. “That really gave us hope that despite the climate of development prices that we could potentially find a piece of land and put a conservation easement on it,” Eschholz said. “It protects it forever for the next generation.” Less than a month after returning home from their East Coast scouting mission, the couple received a message from a neighbor in Teton Valley. “There’s a piece of property in Victor,” Eschholz remembered it saying. On July 4, 2016, the couple looked at the 21-acre farm growing conventional alfalfa. “Within a few minutes we knew we needed to farm this place,” she said. The land is located at the edge of the valley, where the best soil lies. There are glacial deposits and wind-dropped soils. The rich earth was two-feet deep in some places. The farm checked all the right boxes. This could be the regenerative sustainable farm they had dreamed of. “It had the same wonderful community we were hesitant to leave in the first place,” Eschholz said. The price of the land, though, was set at development rates, out of reach for the farmers. But they remembered Maine’s model of conserving agricultural property and reached out to the Teton Regional Land Trust, which works to preserve land in Eastern Idaho. They were also able to apply for a low-interest mortgage loan from the USDA Farm Service Agency.

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In November 2016, they pulled together a down payment. Now the Teton Regional Land Trust is working to raise $150,000 to pay for the conservation easement. Those funds will be used to pay for the loan. The land trust’s easement requires the land owners give up the right to develop the land. “It’s preserving the natural heritage of the Teton Basin and the way of life here,” conservation specialist Renee Hiebert said. “It’s protecting prime soils and ways to produce food.” But the funds have to be raised by October for the deal to go through. So far, $20,000 has been raised. “We really went out on a limb and took a risk that we would have enough community support,” Michael said. “That was the gamble we took and we’re in the process of seeing if it will pay off.” The organic farm will open in 2019. It has enough room for a hearty crop of annual and perennial crops like carrots, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries and strawberries. There will be woody shrubs with currants and gooseberries and native trees will provide protection for the crops. An orchard with apples, plums and cherries will thrive too and dairy cows, steers for beef, pigs and chickens will graze in an open pasture. Another section of the farm will be reserved for hay production and eventually annual crops of grain to feed the animals. Having local farms is the backbone of Slow Food in the Tetons, a partner organization. Without them, executive director Scott Steen said the organization probably wouldn’t exist. “Local food is the cornerstone of culture and community,” Steen said.

“Knowing where your food comes from should be a right, not a luxury.” It’s an intimate connection to know a farmer or work in the earth. “I know it’s popular and hip too, but there’s something really grounding about knowing where your food comes from,” he said. Locally grown food is also practical. It’s one way people can reduce their carbon footprint, buying food that doesn’t travel across the country or ocean to arrive in the valley. Eschholz said it’s a common misconception that there will always be farmland in Teton Valley. But the majority of available land is located in the center of the valley in windy and cold areas. “It just hasn’t clicked yet that we could run out of the good farmland,” she said. “Young farmers like ourselves are priced out and have to leave. If we want to keep the local food movement going, with diversity and variety, then we have to start protecting these places.” There are intangible benefits to having local farmland and food—better food, an engaged community and local economic impacts. “Our ultimate hope is that we have a lot more of these—our best agricultural lands—protected forever,” Michael said. “We don’t want to lose this resource as the valley grows.” PJH A screening of the documentary Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry will help raise funds for Teton Full Circle Farm’s conservation project. The event is 7 p.m. Saturday at Center for the Arts with a silent auction and discussion on the local food movement. $15 includes a farm-fresh salad. Check TetonFullCircleFarm.org for more info.

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The poke bowl defies greasy notions of Jackson’s late night food options.

Late Night Desires The Rose’s new nighttime menu has filled a delicious valley niche. “I’ve had this conversation countless times,” said Tim Conan, executive chef of The Rose’s new late night menu. “Don’t get me wrong, Pinky G’s is great, but I don’t want to eat pizza every night after work.” Conan’s culinary career began in New York City, where he worked at Sidecar Brooklyn, a late night eatery open until 4 a.m. In 2014, he followed Rene Stein west to work at Thayne, Wyoming’s now defunct Cakebread Ranch. (If Stein’s name sounds familiar that’s because the renowned chef was the mastermind behind Sub Rosa—the extraordinary weekly dinners for six held in The Rose’s tiny kitchen.) Though his stint at the ranch was brief, Conan couldn’t say goodbye to the mountains and found himself at the Snake River Grill working under

Chef Jeff Drew. Conan said he gleaned valuable knowledge from Drew that he packed up and took with him. “He is the most organized and inspiring chef I’ve ever worked for,” Conan said. “He takes care of his line-cooks in a way I’ve never experienced; it’s why people stay on for 20-plus years.” Working at his first Jackson restaurant, Conan also discovered the limits of the valley’s late-night food options. “I’d get out at 11:30 p.m. and want to get a cocktail and some food, but I didn’t really want something greasy or crowded right after work,” he said. Not only is The Rose and Pink Garter Theater Jackson’s biggest concert venue, it is also a reliable watering hole—open late even during the off-season doldrums. It’s only fitting, then, that its kitchen follow suit. Partially owned

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or many Jackson residents, “closing time” has little to do with the late-90s track by the one-hit-wonder Semisonic. Between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., folks in the service industry, who comprise the valley’s lifeblood businesses, are finishing their work day; slipping out of their clogs, punching out, divvying tips. During the busiest times of the year, the last six hours of the night pass in a blur. Chefs and their kitchen staff, servers, bartenders and managers, all with their heads still spinning, ask the same question as the last dish is washed and napkin folded: Where to now? Is Pinky G’s still serving? Oftentimes, they find themselves at a bar for a cocktail or two, then home to rifle through the pantry or freezer before hitting the pillow.

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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 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.

Chef Tim Conan turns up the heat in The Rose’s kitchen.

by the New York City-based cocktail empire Death and Co., The Rose has captured a unique opportunity to serve food that matches its delicious and inventive craft cocktails. The bar’s menu, available from 8 p.m. till 2 a.m., offers a variety of options for hungry night owls. If you’re out on the town and need something to soak up your drinks, order the fried chicken sandwich served with poblano slaw and Sriracha aioli, a throwback to Conan’s days at the Blue Ribbon Brasserie in Manhattan, New York. Brined, given a 12-hour buttermilk bath, and blanketed in a mysteriously delicious batter, these chickens have the perfectly crunchy fried finish. For service folk looking for a nice cocktail and a lighter bite, try Conan’s favorite: the poke bowl. Tossed in a classic poke dressing, the sushi-grade ahi

FAMILY FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT PIZZAS, PASTAS & MORE HOUSEMADE BREAD & DESSERTS FRESH, LOCALLY SOURCED OFFERINGS TAKE OUT AVAILABLE Dining room and bar open nightly at 5:00pm (307) 733-2460 • 2560 Moose Wilson Road • Wilson, WY

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965

tuna is served over herb-tossed sushi rice, dressed cucumbers, avocado, pickled carrots and green onions, and is finished with the delicate popping texture of sesame seeds. Certainly not your typical greasy, post-party snack. While The Rose has attempted food options in the past, the venue’s reputation as a late night bar, in addition to its windowless, speak-easy ambiance, makes it a difficult place to carve a reputation as a full-service restaurant. “It’s not the kind of place a family of four is going to come dine at 7 p.m.,” Conan said. That’s why The Rose may have finally found its place in the Jackson food scene serving diverse, gourmet bites for the valley’s nocturnal workforce and late-night revelers. PJH

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

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

ELEANOR’S Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. 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.

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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.

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ITALIAN CALICO

A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. Located at 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.

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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.

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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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PIZZERIA CALDERA

Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies

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using the freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 p.m. daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera. com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. daily at 20 West Broadway. (307) 201-1472.

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.

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Local is a modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson’s historic town square. Serving locally raised beef and, regional game, fresh seafood and seasonally inspired food, Local offers the perfect setting for lunch, drinks or dinner.

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L.A.TIMES “MIRROR IMAGES” By PAUL COULTER

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Ancient Hawaiian wisdom with modern relevance BY CAROL MANN

ove gives life (and light) within.” – Hawaiian proverb

The Bowl of Light

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In ancient times in Hawaii, every child is said to be born with a bowl of perfect light. If the child is taught to respect and love his or her light, the child grows in strength and health to the point that they will understand all things. Every morning the grandparents would give their grandchildren a real bowl symbolizing their bowl of light. Periodically during the day, the grandparents would observe each child’s bowl. Here’s what the elders were checking. If the child got into trouble during the day, the child had to drop a stone into the bowl. The Hawaiian’s defined “trouble” as any time in the day the child got consumed with thoughts of fear, worry, doubt, judgment, anger, resentment, or jealousy. These lower frequency emotions were considered trouble, because each time this happens some of the child’s light disappears. Loving states of being and actions are what keep the light bright and growing. If the child continues to get in trouble, the stones will eventually obscure all the light in the bowl. Then, the teaching

says, the child becomes like a stone and can no longer grow. At the end of each day, grandparents would call the grandchildren to come with them to look at their individual bowls. If a child had a good day, and there were only one or two stones in the bowl, the child was told to simply turn over the bowl and release the stones. (Remember this is a love-based culture, so shaming and punishment were not part of the teaching for children whose bowls were full of stones.) As soon as a given child was tired of being stuck like a stone, all he/she needed to do was to forgive the aspect of him/ herself which got into trouble. The Hawaiian forgiveness practice includes the following four powerful phrases for the child, in this case, to feel deeply and to say slowly. They are: I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you. I love you. The child could then turn the bowl upside down and let the stones fall out. All the light could then shine again even brighter for it was released of negativity. This was done every day. Perhaps you might choose to adapt a version of this Bowl of Light teaching in your lives. PJH

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Among the treasures of ancient Hawaiian culture is a sophisticated science of healing and spiritual development. It has been passed down generation to generation for more than a thousand years. It is said the origins of the wisdom are even older than that by thousands of years. The practices were originally shared with everyone in the village and became a way of life based on reverence, respect and love for each other, the Earth and all living things. They embraced the philosophy that if you take care of the Earth, the Earth will take care of you. Children would grow up in this caring atmosphere, learning the teachings and practicing them. As they matured, the knowledge they had absorbed became a way of being. When over the centuries invading warriors, and in more recent history missionaries, forbade the practice of the indigenous Hawaiian traditions, they were kept secret and preserved. One of the clever ways some of the wisdom teachings were saved in plain sight was by turning them into song lyrics with very simple melodies. Here is a beloved Hawaiian teaching tradition for children, which touches

me deeply and reminds me to take care of my bowl of light, as I hope it may also inspire you.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

BY ROB BREZSNY

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Aries statesman Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States. He wrote one of history’s most famous documents, the Declaration of Independence. He was an architect, violinist, inventor, and linguist who spoke numerous languages, as well as a philosopher who was knowledgeable about mathematics, surveying, and horticulture. But his most laudable success came in 1789, when he procured the French recipe for macaroni and cheese while living in France, and thereafter introduced the dish into American cuisine. JUST KIDDING! I’m making this little joke in the hope that it will encourage you to keep people focused on your most important qualities, and not get distracted by less essential parts of you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) In the early 1990s, Australian electrical engineer John O’Sullivan toiled on a research project with a team of radio astronomers. Their goal was to find exploding miniblack holes in the distant voids of outer space. The quest failed. But in the process of doing their experiments, they developed technology that became a key component now used in Wi-Fi. Your digital devices work so well in part because his frustrating misadventure led to a happy accident. According to my reading of your astrological omens, Taurus, we may soon be able to make a comparable conclusion about events in your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Playwright Tennessee Williams once spent an evening trying to coax a depressed friend out of his depression. It inspired him to write a poem that began like this: “I want to infect you with the tremendous excitement of living, because I believe that you have the strength to bear it.” Now I address you with the same message, Cancerian. Judging from the astrological omens, I’m convinced you currently have more strength than ever before to bear the tremendous excitement of living. I hope this news will encourage you to potentize your ability to welcome and embrace the interesting puzzles that will come your way in the weeks ahead.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) In 1936, Herbert C. Brown graduated from the University of Chicago with a bachelor’s degree in science. His girlfriend Sarah Baylen rewarded him with the gift of a two-dollar book about the elements boron and silicon. Both he and she were quite poor; she couldn’t afford a more expensive gift. Brown didn’t read the book for a while, but once he did, he decided to make its subject the core of his own research project. Many years later, he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discoveries about the role of boron in organic chemistry. And it all began with that two-dollar book. I bring this story to your attention, Sagittarius, because I foresee you, too, stumbling upon a modest beginning that eventually yields breakthrough results. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) In 20 B.C., Rome’s most famous poet was Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known to us today as Horace. He prided himself on his meticulous craftsmanship, and advised other writers to be equally scrupulous. Once you compose a poem, he declared, you should put it aside for nine years before deciding whether to publish it. That’s the best way to get proper perspective on its worth. Personally, I think that’s too demanding, although I appreciate the power that can come from marshalling so much conscientiousness. And that brings me to a meditation on your current state, Capricorn. From what I can tell, you may be at risk of being too risk-averse; you could be on the verge of waiting too long and being too cautious. Please consider naming a not-too-distant release date. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Luckily, you have an inventive mind and an aptitude for experimentation. These will be key assets as you dream up creative ways to do the hard work ahead of you. Your labors may not come naturally, but I bet you’ll be surprised at how engaging they’ll become and how useful the rewards will be. Here’s a tip on how to ensure you will cultivate the best possible attitude: Assume that you now have the power to change stale patterns that have previously been resistant to change.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Between Dec. 5 and 9, 1952, London was beset with May I suggest that you get a lesson in holy gluttony from a heavy fog blended with thick smog. Visibility was low. Taurus? Or perhaps pick up some pointers in enlightened Traffic slowed and events were postponed. In a few self-interest from a Scorpio? New potential resources are places, people couldn’t see their own feet. According to available, but you haven’t reeled them in with sufficient some reports, blind people, who had a facility for moving alacrity. Why? Why oh why oh why?! Maybe you should around without the aid of sight, assisted pedestrians in ask yourself whether you’re asking enough. Maybe you making their way through the streets. I suspect that a should give yourself permission to beam with majestic metaphorically comparable phenomenon may soon arise self-confidence. Picture this: Your posture is regal, your in your sphere, Virgo. Qualities that might customarily be voice is authoritative, your sovereignty is radiant. You have regarded as liabilities could at least temporarily become identified precisely what it is you need and want, and you have formulated a pragmatic plan to get it. assets. Go to RealAstrology.com for Rob Brezsny’s expanded weekly audio horoscopes and daily text-message horoscopes. Audio horoscopes also available by phone at 877-873-4888 or 900-950-7700.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Are you finished dealing with spacious places and vast vistas and expansive longings? I hope not. I hope you will continue to explore big bold blooming schemes and wild free booming dreams until at least April 25. In my astrological opinion, you have a sacred duty to keep outstripping your previous efforts. You have a mandate to go further, deeper, and braver as you break out of shrunken expectations and push beyond comfortable limitations. The unknown is still more inviting and fertile than you can imagine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) In the coming weeks, I suspect you will be able to find what you need in places that are seemingly devoid of what you need. You can locate the possible in the midst of what’s apparently impossible. I further surmise that you will summon a rebellious resourcefulness akin to that of Scorpio writer Albert Camus, who said, “In the midst of hate, I found there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. No matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger -- something better, pushing right back.”

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) In the fictional world created by DC Comics, the superhero Superman has a secret identity as a modest journalist named Clark Kent. Or is it the other way around? Does the modest journalist Clark Kent have a secret identity as the superhero Superman? Only a few people realize the two of them are the same. I suspect there is an equally small number of allies who know who you really are beneath your “disguises,” Gemini. But upcoming astrological omens suggest that could change. Are you ready to reveal more about your true selves? Would you consider expanding the circle that is allowed to see and appreciate your full range and depth?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your allies are always important, but in the coming weeks they will be even more so. I suspect they will be your salvation, your deliverance, and your treasure. So why not treat them like angels or celebrities or celebrity angels? Buy them ice cream and concert tickets and fun surprises. Tell them secrets about their beauty that no one has ever expressed before. Listen to them in ways that will awaken their dormant potentials. I bet that what you receive in return will inspire you to be a better ally to yourself.

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