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10 COVER STORY A FAIRYTALE NIGHTMARE How a reality billionaire’s regime would affect the valley.
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April 13, 2016 By Meteorologist Jim Woodmencey
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hey say, “April showers will bring May flowers.” However, in Jackson Hole, melting snow in April makes mud, which can be compounded by rain. That can be made even muckier when we get more rain, usually in May. By then I think the warmer temperatures in May will help make for June flowers. The rainiest April we ever had was in 1963 with 2.66 inches in town. The snowiest April ever was in 1967, with two feet for the month.
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In April, it has to be clear to get really cold. More cloudiness and rainier weather usually keeps overnight low temperatures a bit warmer than the averages. However, a little fresh snow on the ground, followed by a clear night and temps can dip down into the teens or lower in the early morning hours. The worst-case example of that this time of year was when it got down to just 4-degrees on the morning of April 16th, 1970.
Last Friday (April 8th, 2016) we had a high temperature of 64-degrees in town and many folks wondered if that was a record. Nope, 69-degrees on that same date in 1977 is the record. Back in 1994 there was a stretch of days during this same week when temperatures in town shot up into the 70’s. The highest temp during this particular week is 76-degrees, which happened on April 19th, 1994. Now that’s warm for Jackson in April.
NORMAL HIGH 53 NORMAL LOW 24 RECORD HIGH IN 1994 76 RECORD LOW IN 1970 4
THIS MONTH AVERAGE PRECIPITATION: 1.14 inches RECORD PRECIPITATION: 2.7 inches (1963) AVERAGE SNOWFALL: 4 inches RECORD SNOWFALL: 24 inches (1967)
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GUEST OPINION Decision Day for Downtown Jackson Housing for our middle class, or more Marriotts? BY CRAIG BENJAMIN
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t’s incredible that just one year ago Jackson was poised to become like Vail. Vail isn’t a community; it’s a resort. Vail got this way in large part because of land use rules that encouraged too much commercial development and lodging, instead of housing for its workforce. Accordingly, Vail lost its balance and its heart as middle class residents were forced to move down valley so that at night, only visitors remained. Only one year ago, our town council was considering proposed zoning changes for downtown Jackson—defined as District 2—that wouldn’t have provided anywhere near enough housing affordable to people who work here. At the same time it would have encouraged a dramatic expansion of commercial development, lodging, short-term rentals, and higher-end condos (i.e. second homes); generating new low-wage jobs staffed by new low-wage employees who need new affordable places to live. These proposed zoning changes would have put Jackson on a path following in Vail’s footsteps toward becoming just another resort. And only one year ago these zoning changes looked destined for approval, supported by a vocal and powerful handful of property owners who stood to individually benefit from these proposed changes. Then something incredible happened. Over the past year, hundreds of your friends and neighbors decided to rise up, make their voices heard, and speak up for a better future. At numerous public meetings, people like you walked to the podium, took a deep breath, and told their story.
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Young professionals described their struggle to plan for a family and future in Jackson due to the instability and uncertainty surrounding their housing situations. Small business owners explained how they keep losing employees who can’t afford to live here. Nonprofit leaders shared how exhausted they were from continually having hard-working families coming to them in tears after being priced out of yet another home. These were the stories of people who have fallen in love with this place and this community, and just want to find a way to stay. When not offered opportunities to tell their story, the community still found ways to constructively engage in our civic process. Like one beautiful evening last June when nearly 50 of your friends and neighbors, at the orchestration of Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, took time out from their busy lives and packed town hall to respectfully tell our town councilors to align our downtown land development regulations with the vision and values of our community with signs like “Housing, not hotels,” and “Middle class, not Marriotts.” Then something even more incredible happened: These stories started to have an impact. In January, the Jackson town council and Teton County board of commissioners voted unanimously in support of planning staff’s recommendation to not add additional commercial and lodging development potential on top of the more than five million square feet of existing commercial and lodging entitlements. Even better, building on this unanimous vote, the Jackson town council is now considering proposed updates to the District 2 zoning regulations that align with our Comprehensive Plan, address our housing challenge, and help keep Jackson a strong community. Here’s the thing: our elected representatives weren’t just swayed by personal stories; they also considered the facts. Facts like the crystal clear language in our Comprehensive Plan that states: “Community character will be preserved by limiting overall development in the community to the amount that has been allowed and planned for since 1994.” Facts like planning staff looking at independent market analysis, speaking with knowledgeable folks in the community, and stating: “Everyone appears to agree that there will not be demand for additional nonresidential potential in the next 20 years above and beyond the amount allowed by the ‘1994’ (current) land development regulations.” That’s right, the facts and data show we don’t need more commercial and
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lodging development potential for at least 20 years. And the glaring fact that, outside of a handful of property owners who stand to individually benefit from additional commercial and lodging development potential, nearly our entire community stands united in support of prioritizing housing our middle class over more new Marriotts. Look, nearly everyone agrees downtown Jackson is the heart of our community and the economic engine of our region. Nearly everyone shares the vision of a downtown Jackson that’s vibrant and walkable with a balanced mix of housing, lodging, and commercial enterprises. But there’s disagreement over how to make this vision a reality. Most of us look at the facts and data, and see a twenty-plus year supply of existing commercial and lodging entitlements, and believe we should prioritize housing for our middle class in order to get some built. Others appear determined to take Jackson down the path of Vail. All of this is why it is so disappointing to see the vocal and powerful handful of property owners who stand to individually benefit from additional commercial and lodging development potential continuing their misguided fight. It’s even more disappointing that some of these property owners have resorted to attacking nonprofit organizations, instead of constructively working toward solutions (see “Stop the Blame Game” in the March 29, 2016 The Planet). And it’s most disappointing the town planning and zoning commission did not recommend the new zoning proposal for District 2 despite the unanimous vote supporting its direction from the town council and county commission, the overwhelming public support, and the facts and data indicating they should do so. On April 19th, the town council will consider finalizing updates to the District 2 zoning regulations. Given the pushback these proposed updates have already seen, the council needs our support to continue down the right track. Visit jhalliance.org/district2 to write the town council and tell your story to help create a better future for Jackson Hole. If we rise together and make our voices heard, we can give our elected representatives the support they need to do the right thing and make something incredible happen. PJH Craig Benjamin is the executive director of the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance. Email comments to editor@planetjh. com.
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THE BUZZ
County Gets its Bern on Sanders takes county but caucus process is called into question on several fronts. BY JAKE NICHOLS
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he expected monster turnout for the Democratic county caucus tripped turnstiles at 590 attendees. The meeting room at the Senior Center legally holds 200. At 10:30 a.m., a half-hour before voting cutoff, a line snaked down the hall from the election room, through two other meeting spaces, and out the door into the parking lot. In total, 954 people participated in the caucus, including the 384 surrogate votes tallied. Enthusiasm from a heated national race for presidential candidacy spilled over into Jackson. The large crowd was vociferous in its support for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, occasionally catcalling delegate speeches for Hillary Clinton. Eighteen-year-old Bella Wood topped all delegates with an overwhelming percent of the votes to lead the brigade of Sanders delegates in Cheyenne for the state Democratic convention on May 28. Wood said she would be well-served by her four years as a member of the championship high school speech and debate team where she excelled in the political forum. The final tally was 589 registered Democrats voting for Sanders, 364 for Clinton. That equates to Sanders winning nine of the 15 delegate votes from Teton County. Clinton scored the remaining six. Sanders’ win in Teton County mirrored voter preferences across the state. Sanders clinched the Cowboy State’s caucus with 56 percent of votes. The line to vote for the Democratic caucus extended through the parking lot and into the street. (Photo: Jake Nichols) A few local politicians took the opportunity to announce their candidacy in upcoming local elections this summer/fall. Andy Schwartz pledged to rerun for a second term as representative from House District 23. “Wow, this turnout is amazing. The
A new definition of ‘party line.’ Registered Dems queued to vote for Bernie or Hillary.
Republican Party failed to get this many people by a significant margin,” Schwartz said. “I think it’s really important to take the energy in this room to make a difference at the state and county level. It’s politics to the max in Cheyenne, and you must have someone down there willing to get into the brawl. God knows I need more Democrats in Cheyenne.” Longtime Jackson resident and former county commissioner Sandy Shuptrine announced she will make another run at the Board of County Commissioners (BCC). “I was on a county commissioner from 1991 to 2001,” Shuptrine said. “I’m here to tell you I am ready, willing and able to serve again in the position of county commissioner.” Current county commissioner Natalia Duncan Macker said she will seek a second term on the BCC. “In Wyoming, we have access to our local politicians and it’s time to say enough is enough,” she said. “The state keeps cutting programs like the Literacy Center that we all know works. If we don’t fight for our public lands, who will? And we need action in our community to create safe and stable housing for our workforce and our families. We need to keep cultural, generational and economic diversity. We have an opportunity to invest in our future. It’s awesome to see you all here today. Keep showing up. Our children are going to benefit from what we are doing today.” Chris Christian, who has championed the legalization of Cannabis in Wyoming, vowed to challenge Marti Halverson’s stronghold in state Congress. She said she will run to oppose the longtime Republican for a House seat representing District 22. “I’m not a politician. I don’t believe in lying to people. I want nothng to do with the money,” Christian said. “But [Halverson] has come out saying she wants to sell our public lands and denies there will be mining or fracking. ‘It will just be cattle range,’ she says. I’m completely opposed to that.” Schwartz also took the opportunity to garner support for Ryan Greene, 33, of Rock Springs. Greene will run for Cynthia Lummis’ seat as a U.S. House Representative from Wyoming. “He’s going to need a ton of help,” Schwartz said. “Ultimately, he will be running against Liz Cheney who, as a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, will not represent the people of Wyoming, I wouldn’t think.” PJH
Into Internal ‘Demnation’ National concerns unite Dems in Teton County but not without some contention. BY JAKE NICHOLS
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The Republicans are the elephant in the room. They are too big, too powerful, and beholden to corporate campaign contributions, say local Dem backers. “We have a three-and-a-half page platform. The Republicans have a 50-page platform,” former county commissioner and Democratic Party leader Hank Phibbs said. “Our fundamental values haven’t changed. We work together as a community.” Wallis took the opportunity to rail on corporate America during his nomination speech at the caucus. “I grew up in Virginia. My dad worked for
Dem versus us While the Democratic caucus came off fairly orderly given the massive turnout, it was not without a few glitches. Voting was chaotic and, in the aftermath, allegations of voter fraud have tainted the outcome as party leaders scramble to make sense of a convoluted and antiquated system that serves as Wyoming’s primary. Sanders caucus leader Jessica Chambers confessed the caucus was a bit of a “junk show” and there was some concern over absentee ballots (known as surrogate votes) that may have been counted for Clinton even though they were allegedly received after the April 1 deadline. At issue is a large envelope stuffed with Clinton votes that remained unopened until the last minute. Chambers said she was approached by Clinton caucus leader Mike Gierau, who admitted there might be a problem. Chambers has reached out to state party director Aimee Van Cleave and state party chair Ana Cuprill, who have both been unable or unwilling to help. Sanders field reps have also been reluctant to get involved, even
Sanders volunteer Aaron Wallis chats up Bernie at the caucus. though a recount in Teton County could swing another delegate Bernie’s way and potentially break the 7-7 deadlock at the state level. “For a lot of these issues the Sanders campaign is trying to take the high road and not crying foul every chance they get like you see some candidates doing,” Chambers said. “We’ve been speaking to various counties across Wyoming where similar issues have occurred. I mean, Hillary won 80 to 90 percent of the surrogate vote statewide? That just doesn’t make sense. It doesn’t matter what the Sanders campaign is willing to do here; this is our state, our turf, and it matters to us to have some transparency.” Wallis added, “We lost Fremont by 10 votes. I’m suspicious if there was surrogate caucus monkey business there, too.” He said a petition is circulating the Internet for a closer look at surrogate voting that has gone heavily Clinton’s way in Wyoming. The Clinton campaign has also been called into question over voter fraud in Iowa, Arizona, and Massachusetts. The divide between Sanders and Clinton has remained fairly cordial at the national level. Local Dems are mostly united in the cause with some exceptions. Clinton backer Story Clark was roundly booed when she stated in her stump for Hillary, “We must elect a candidate who can get elected. It’s too dangerous a time to elect an idealist; someone who is merely a protest vote.” Vote rounding and super delegates are also a big issue for many Bernie backers who are desperately trying to crawl back into a race Clinton dominated early. Bella Wood, an 18-year-old recent Jackson Hole High School grad who excelled at Speech & Debate, said the caucus procedure is partly to blame. “The system is maybe what’s up for debate. That’s what we are seeing is places like Trump in Colorado when candidates don’t win. It’s not quite right. It’s not truly ‘for the people, by the people.’ It’s for the party,” Wood said. “But at the end of the day, we will back each other. I’ve had many conversations with Clinton supporters who say they would be behind Bernie if they didn’t win. The Democrats will pull together and vote their side but it is divisive right now.” Gierau also assured Dems in Teton County that no matter who is put up for presidential election, they will be 100 percent supported. “We stand together,” he said. “And if so, we will not lose.” PJH
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Teton County has always been considered a ‘blue’ county within a ‘red’ state. Traditional Western values mixed with wealthy retirees ensures registered Republicans still outnumber Democrats in the county, but the gap is much smaller than in ‘real’ Wyoming. And getting smaller. A record number of residents registered Democrat just to participate in last Saturday’s caucus. Almost a thousand in total cast their ballot for either Sanders or Clinton. County party chair Luther Probst thought
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Pat Roberston. In my family being a Democrat was pretty close to being a Satanist. Not that there is anything wrong with being a Satanist; we are a freedom of religion country, right?” Wallis said. “I felt it was important to stand up to the banks. Our democracy has been bought by corporations. Bernie’s biggest criticism is he is an idealist. That what he wants to get done can’t be done. Well, Bernie is the only one willing to stand up to them. By a show of hands, who gave Bernie money? [You] are the people who Bernie will be accountable to, not Goldman Sachs.” Various voters at the caucus found solace with Sanders or Clinton for myriad reasons, much of it born of discontentment with status quo—a vein Democrats have historically mined with proven success. “Bernie is the only politician I trust. He has the politics that point true north,” said 36-yearold Jackson nurse Mary Anne Coddaire. Former county Dem chair Chuck Hurst counted the energized leftwing in Teton as a reflection of the downtrodden finally having enough. “People working jobs that are making 30- or 40-thousand [a year] don’t realize they’re being sucker-punched by the Republicans in this state,” he said. Barbara Hurst said she is voting for Clinton. “She is by far the most qualified. She has done things for working poor. She knows what it takes to make progress in a 60-vote senate,” she said. “I like Bernie. What’s not to like? But I don’t think what he is proposing [raising minimum wage, for instance] can be done.” Smokey Rhea spent a career serving the community in the social services field before being elected to the board of county commissioners in 2014. She said the Democratic Party has always been concerned for the welfare of citizens. “This momentum has been building since the first year of Obama. Young people’s voices are beginning to be heard, and there is starting to be more attention given to helping the less fortunate. We certainly could use that here,” she said.
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t might be time to redefine the Democratic Party…at least in Teton County. The Republicans seem fine. The elephant—a large, slow-moving behemoth that lives to be wrinkly aged—accurately portrays the party that put the “old” in GOP. Many Dems would also suggest their official color be green, for money, instead of red. At last weekend’s caucus, hundreds of liberal backers brought youth and invigoration into the Senior Center. The turnout at the Republican Party caucus last month could have fit comfortably in one short START Bus. “Party line” took on new meaning at the Dems’ rally where nearly 600 queued to vote, some well out into the street at 10:30 a.m. They wore the customary uniform of the Jackson liberal: flip-flops and Vans—the girls in their snapbacks and tees, the boys with knit caps and scruffy winter beards. It was a far cry from the Teton County GOP standard issue suit, tie and cowboy boots. In many ways this WAS your grandfather’s Democratic Party: Pissed off and marching on something. Vietnam, corporate greed—it’s all the same. According to most liberals, the system is broken or gamed and it will take someone thinking outside of the Beltway box to fix it. Lisa Ridgeway, 73, has been there for every significant leftwing event of the generation. She protested against the Vietnam and Iraq wars. She marched with Martin Luther King in Alabama. And she took her place in line to vote at Dems Day of Domination in east Jackson, 4-9-16. “I think the young people are voting for Bernie and the older folks are for Hillary,” she said. That about sums it up. And that’s the way it went at the caucus where 589 backed Sanders, 364 threw in for Clinton. It left Sanders taking nine of the 15 delegate votes from Teton County. Clinton scored the remaining six. Sanders technically won Wyoming but he split the state’s 14 delegates with Clinton, 7-7.
a majority of interest has been generated at the national level where Democrat supporters see a chance to hold on to the White House and seize victory from a dysfunctional and divided Republican Party. “It’s a critical year for this country and for the Democratic Party,” Probst said. “It’s disturbing to watch the wheels fall off of the Republican Party. There needs to be a responsible adult over there, and that’s not Cruz or Trump.” Matters important to Americans in the upcoming presidential election also ring true for locals. On both fronts the Republican Party appears in disarray. Trump’s grandstanding has all but drowned out GOP messages from other candidates. At the local level, Republicans have imploded. Their county caucus was poorly attended and fallout from a divisive nomination process caused the resignation of party chair JuliAnne Forrest. Democrats are split between one candidate who struggles to extricate herself from the Bengasi affair and must prove to voters she is more than just an extension of her husband’s two-term presidency. Sanders, meanwhile, faces challenges from pragmatists that he is as idealist with little chance of winning the White House. Then there’s the whole Socialist thing. National race trickle down to Teton County voters includes common miseries shared by a majority of citizens: A disappearance of the working middleclass, women’s rights and equality, and the availability of affordable housing and healthcare are huge issues for Jacksonites and Americans in general. “Housing has been an especially local Democratic issue,” Pete Muldoon said. He has been actively supporting Sanders in Jackson. “Republicans are the party of big business. They are a party of the rich. The people who need housing are not necessarily Republican. The Democratic Party is the party of the working class, and they are feeling the crunch the hardest. If you are a Republican you are probably feeling just fine.” Aaron Wallis, who was selected as a delegate who will back Sanders at the state convention next month, said healthcare is his hot button. “I was in Occupy Oakland. I breathed the tear gas; I had rubber bullets fired at me,” he said. “I spent 23 hours on the phone trying to sort out my health plan. Every other country has universal healthcare. The Democratic Party is the only one that cares if people get sick.”
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The Power of Precedent
NEWS OF THE
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n In 2000, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared that measles had been eliminated in the United States, but by 2014 Americans had resurrected it (677 reported cases), and researchers from Emory University and Johns Hopkins set out to learn how—and recently found the dominant reason to be the purposeful decision by some Americans to refuse or delay widely available vaccinations (especially for their children). (The researchers found similar, but less-strong conclusions about whooping cough.)
Evolution of the Civil Rights Struggle
n A 25-year-old off-duty New York City police officer was killed on a highway near Elizabeth, N.J., in March. According to the police report, the officer had rear-ended another car and had gotten out to “discuss” the matter, then suddenly pulled his service revolver and threatened the driver using road rage-type language. As the officer backed up while pointing the gun, a passing driver accidentally, fatally struck him.
Compelling Explanations
Ms. Ashton Barton, 33, charged with shoplifting a vibrating sex toy from a CVS pharmacy in Largo, Fla., in February, tried for police sympathy by explaining that she was in a troubled marriage. “My husband doesn’t want to touch me anymore,” and “I would rather do this than be unfaithful.” n Neighbors of a loudly frisky couple in a Stockholm, Sweden, apartment building were so frustrated by the noise that they reached out to the country’s health minister, Gabriel Wikstrom—who took the side of the randy couple (according to a translation by Stockholm’s The Local): “Sounds nice for them, I think. Good for their wellbeing and thus public health as well.”
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the magazine as “stunn(ing).”
Department of Veterans Affairs employee Elizabeth Rivera Rivera, 39, was fired after her arrest (followed by a February guilty plea) for armed robbery, but when she was sentenced only to probation, an arbitrator ordered the VA to rehire her—and give her back pay she “earned” while sitting in jail awaiting trial. (She had been the driver for a man arrested for a street robbery in San Juan, Puerto Rico.) Rivera’s union had demanded the reinstatement without salary penalty—for “fairness”—because the same Puerto Rico VA office had earlier hired a convicted sex offender, and the office’s hospital director, recently charged with DUI and drug possession, avoided VA discipline because of technicalities about the traffic stop. Turmoil in Selma, Ala., March 1965: The historic “Bloody Sunday” at the Edmund Pettus Bridge ultimately became a turning point in the battle for voting rights. Turmoil in Selma, Ala., March 2016: The town is riven by demands for stricter enforcement of the ordinance requiring horses on the street to be wearing diapers—a campaign led by Ward 8’s Councilman Michael Johnson (an African-American): “I’m tired of it because there’s other things I could be doing than dealing with horses.”
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n Benjamin Grafius, 39, charged with several instances of indecent exposure to Amish people near New Holland, Pa., told police that he targeted them because he knew they would not use phones to call police (March). n Valerie Godbout, 33, visiting Orlando from Montreal and charged with drug possession after alerting police with erratic driving, told the officer that she was on the wrong side of the road because that’s the way traffic works in Canada. (It’s not.) n Emily Davis, 21, caught by police displaying her recently deceased grandmother’s handicap-parking badge, explained that she was merely “using it in her honor.”
Breakthroughs in Science
German researchers, publishing in March, revealed that female burying beetles uniquely discourage their mates from pestering them for sex after birth—thus explaining how the male of this species is observed actually helping with child care. The females apparently release a chemical “anti-aphrodisiac” to the father’s antennae. Said the lead researcher (a woman), “They are a very modern family.” Said another biology professor (also female), “Burying beetles are super cool.” n Science magazine called the “butthole” “one of the finest innovations in the past 540 million years of animal evolution”—in that, until it developed, animals’ only channel of waste removal was through the same opening used for food intake. However, the recent discovery, announced at a March conference by a University of Miami biologist, that gelatinous sea creatures called comb jellies can excrete via other pores, was labeled by
Undignified Deaths
n An 86-year-old woman died in February in New Cumberland, Pa., when she tripped and got her medical alert necklace caught on her walker, strangling herself.
Fine Points of the Law
Joe Vandusen said he has had no contact whatsoever with his estranged wife for “16 or 17 years” and that both moved long ago to other relationships (Joe currently living with a woman, raising both his two children and her two, as well). Nonetheless, Vandusen’s “real” wife recently gave birth, from another father, and, without claiming Vandusen as the father, filed in February for child support from him. In the Vandusens’ home state of Iowa (like the law in many states), he must pay, irrespective of any DNA test (unless he gets an expensive court order to “de-establish paternity.”
Ironies
n Ervin Brinker, 68, pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud as CEO of the Summit Pointe health care provider in Michigan and was sentenced in January to 32 months in prison. He had embezzled $510,000 in “mental health” payments and apparently spent it all on a Florida fortune teller. n Two of the three candidates for the Republican nomination for county property appraiser in Erwin, Tenn., in November died before the election, leaving Rocky McInturff the only survivor. However, he is ineligible for the nomination because he lost badly on Election Day by one of the two dead candidates.
Least Competent Criminals
Albuquerque police encountered Leonard Lopez, 26, inside a Chevy Cobalt car (that was not his) just after midnight on March 30 after neighbors reported a man screaming inside, flashing the car’s headlights. A panicked Lopez was upside down, with his feet on the dashboard and his head and shoulders wedged under the steering wheel, hands and arms tucked inside his sweatshirt. He was charged with burglary, and police guessed he was probably going through opiate withdrawal.
Recurring Themes
Maryann Christy, 54, was arrested in Roselle, Ill., in January when police spotted her driving through town with a 15-foot-tall tree firmly lodged in the grille of her car, sticking straight up. She was apparently too intoxicated to recall where she “acquired” the tree or how many minutes earlier that was. n On March 23 on Interstate 95 near Melbourne, Fla., two tractor-trailers collided, spilling their contents on the road. One truck was carrying Busch beer and the other various Frito-Lay products.
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reads the glossy and confident bumper stickers on the backs of 1986 rusted out Ford F-150s. The slogan is found on baseball caps, signs, and T-shirts. It decorates front lawns and spots by fireplaces next to a true patriot’s favorite confederate flag. But as close as the slogan is to the hearts of some, few seem to know exactly how Donald Trump intends to accomplish all that greatness. So, to alleviate all the existential fear of accepting something one doesn’t understand, here is an unraveling of the rhetorical Gordian Knot of Trump’s platforms. And under those proposals, a peek into the future of Trump’s America and how it could play out in Jackson Hole.
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As Trump would have you believe, his America would stand sentinel against these fears, starting with the wily forces of the undocumented worker. On Trump’s website, www.donaldjtrump.com, a parsed out look at what the GOP frontrunner hopes to accomplish as the future POTUS can be found, and the first featured platform is his stance on immigration. Trump has unwaveringly addressed the immigration problem, demanding that the U.S. build a wall along the southern border to mitigate illegal entry into the nation (to keep America pure, because, apparently, none of us are descendants of immigrants). He has also called for the deportation of all illegal immigrants: no amnesty on the horizon for those out to steal our jobs. Immigration reform has been so fundamental to the Trump campaign it was part of his speech announcing his presidential bid. “When Mexico sends its people,” Trump told the crowd, “they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” “Scary” is a word Estela Torres, executive director of Jackson’s Latino Resource Center, used over and over again to describe Donald Trump’s America. She could hardly break from that description: frightening, terrifying, worrisome. Every synonym she could think of meant Trump’s America was not a welcoming place for the Latino community. “Even if he can’t deport 11 million people like he wants to, how would you feel if the president thought of you not even as a second class citizen? Not even as that?” Torres asked. “He’s against the [immigrant community]. He’s demoralized them by saying they’re rapists and criminals.” Mary Erickson of the Community Resource Center has heard countless stories of how this sort of classification has struck fear into the hearts of folks in the Latino community. When it comes down to it, Erickson says people are not emigrating from Mexico (and other Latino countries) for convenience. It is because they see the United States as a place to escape the poverty of Mexico. “More of our immigrants are economic refugees,” Erickson said, explaining the state of many who are forced to evacuate their homeland. “It’s a very, very poor community that has left Mexico, and as much as we think they’re living in poor conditions [in Jackson] and that they’re not being paid well
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Donald Trump is a hard sell with most Americans. His approval ratings rest somewhere around 29 percent with the general populous, with 63 percent disapproving, according to Public Policy Polling data released this month. He currently has the lowest approval rating of any presidential candidate. So how is it that he is still the frontrunner for the Republican nomination months after the vox populi has stopped laughing at his antics? Top Republican consultant John Brabender told The Guardian that he was not sure if there was just one reason that could explain Trump’s success, saying that “Everybody may have a small piece of the answer, but I’m not sure if anyone has the answer.” More specifically Brabender said that in our disquieted homeland, Americans are simply fed up with the status quo. They are becoming more frightened by the day as the middle class disappears. “People have got to the point that they want radical change in some capacity and are not even sure they know what those changes are, but they want them, and are willing to sacrifice their
votes to make things happen,” he said. MIT professor and internationally acclaimed academic Noam Chomsky told Aaron Wallis of Alternet that the rise of Trump is largely due to the mogul’s ability to prey on the populace’s fears. “People feel isolated, helpless, victim of powerful forces that they do not understand and cannot influence. It’s interesting to compare the situation in the ‘30s, which I’m old enough to remember. Objectively, poverty and suffering were far greater.” But even among poor working people and the unemployed, Chomsky says there was once a sense of hope that is lacking now. He attributes that in large part to the growth of a militant labor movement and the existence of political organizations outside the mainstream. In another interview with the Huffington Post Chomsky said, “He’s evidently appealing to deep feelings of anger, fear, frustration, hopelessness, probably among sectors like those that are seeing an increase in mortality, something unheard of apart from war and catastrophe.” Jonathan C. Rothermel is a professor of political science at Mansfield University. Rothermel echoed Chomsky’s conclusions in an article for US News and World Report, saying that fear has played a very large role in the Trump campaign and American politics in general this election cycle. “The fear mongering rhetoric of Republicans pushes voters to reactionary positions, where moderation is taken as a sign of weakness rather than reasonability,” Rothermel said. “Republican voters have become suspicious of career politicians who they see as pandering for votes rather than standing up for the people. Supporting a successful businessman with a celebrity appeal and a large dose of bravado sends a poignant message to the party.” When trying to explain his mass-market appeal, Rothermel likened Trump to the superchains his name is synonymous with. “In short, Trump has become the Wal-Mart version of retail politics. His political message is easily packaged and consumed with minimal understanding of the intricacies of the issues. His solutions to making America great again are simple and appeal to voters’ nostalgia to an era where no country dared mess with the USA.” Under the auspices of fear, Trump has led the charge to reformat America, amassing momentum as the GOP’s frontrunner. But this is hardly a new tactic. General Douglas MacArthur denounced this approach nearly 60 years ago when he wrote “Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear—kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor—with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign
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here, it’s a huge improvement.” Erickson does acknowledge escalating violence at the hands of drug cartels mixed with violent retaliation from the Mexican government. But the real catalyst for Latino people’s exodus, she says, is “the incredible poverty.” In what Erickson hopes would be a wildly implausible future, if Trump deported every undocumented worker, she thinks families would bear the worst of it. “I think a lot of families would have to make very difficult decisions about where their United States citizen children would live,” she said. “Would they leave them behind? Put them in foster care? Leave them with family members? It creates a lot of very difficult situations for a lot of people, because these are not just individuals, they’re families.” The predictions of how Trump at the helm might affect Jackson’s Latino community, and the community at large, are far reaching. Erickson said that the very heart of the Jackson workforce would be dismantled if Trump’s policies went into action. “I know lots of people who would be affected by deportation,” Torres said. According to her, it’s not exclusively the Latino community either. Jackson as a whole would suffer. “I would know. I’ve worked with the Latino community for a long time,” she said, “and for Jackson, the labor force would disappear. Who do you think the people are that work for hotels? In landscaping? Construction? They’re Latinos. I don’t know what would happen, but that’s their service industry. What do you think it means when the ads in the paper are in Spanish?” Torres believes that Trump is hungry for power and is desperate to cut down anyone who is “not on his level.” In other words: anyone who is not a successful white male. That is not just relegated to the Latino community. Torres says, with broad strokes, Trump has been demeaning toward women, Muslims, and refugees of all stripes.
NO REFUGE FOR…ANYONE
Wyoming is no stranger to religious animosity. In 2015 when Muslims in Gillette opened the first mosque there, anger and fear sprung up around it. A Facebook group, “Stop Islam in Gillette!” is still garnering members. More than 400 people have liked the page so far. According to the page’s creator, Bret Colvin, there are at least two secret “Stop Islam in Jackson Hole!” sister Facebook pages that are not made public because, unsurprisingly, their creators fear backlash. Colvin “Stumps for Trump,” because of Trump’s anti-establishment persona and for Trump’s stances on Muslims and refugees. Colvin believes in white American cultural superiority that leaves little room for diversity. On his personal Facebook page, Colvin likes to make his hate and bigotry for Muslims known to his friends. When Colvin spoke with The Planet he insisted that his stances on Syria and immigration are not inspired by racism because, he says, Islam is not a race. Colvin also told The Planet he believes the Quran promulgates “pedophile marriages, female genital mutilation, and spousal abuse.” Muslims, he says, are not American citizens and are not entitled to the benefits of American citizenship. LikeTrump, Colvin would like to see mosques heavily
listen to. In the next week, he hopes to set up a studio, so that he can start broadcasting his ideology full-time. FACEBOOK
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monitored and immigration of Syrian refugees halted. “I think banning until we figure out what’s going on is an important thing,” Trump told MSNBC in December. “And I take a lot of heat for it, and a lot of people like me for it, to be honest with you.” The billionaire mogul continued, “Well, I would hate to [shut down mosques], but it’s something you’re going to have to strongly consider. Some of the absolute hatred is coming from these areas. The hatred is incredible. It’s embedded. The hatred is beyond belief. The hatred is greater than anybody understands.” But in Gillette, the hatred its citizens seem to fear so much is the very hatred they are propagating. Gillette Mayor Louise Carter-King could not stay silent on the bubbling abhorrence spouting from the town’s underbelly. Her public statement was directed specifically at people like Colvin. “Here in Gillette, we celebrate everyone’s right to worship and live their own way,” the mayor declared. “However, I have taken a number of questions and been privy to comments recently that would indicate that somehow the city should reject certain systems of belief as well as finding a way to not allow certain people to move into our community or operate legitimate business practices in Gillette. Our values as a community reject these notions. To be very clear, the City of Gillette does not support statements and actions of hate. Threatening people and families is not tolerated in this community. My vision as the Mayor of Gillette is to promote a community environment where families feel safe and free from intimidation. I cannot support acting like terrorists ourselves to face the evils of terrorism.” Trump has been on the fence when asked about how to handle the “Islam situation.” He can’t quite seem to decide if he thinks Islam is the enemy of the United States, or if the U.S. just needs to be prepared for the inevitable transition of all Muslims into terrorists. “Well, I don’t want to close mosques; I want mosques surveilled,” Trump told ABC News’s correspondent George Stephanopoulos on “This Week.” “…[C]ertainly there are certain hot spots and everybody knows they’re hot spots. Good material was coming out of those mosques. We were learning a lot. And they were stopping problems and potential problems by learning what was happening. I don’t want to close up mosques but things have to happen where you have got to use strong measures or you’re going to see buildings coming down all over New York City and elsewhere,” Trump added. Aftab Khan is one of Gillette’s few Muslims. He told NPR that the hatred he is currently experiencing is unprecedented in his lifetime. “People have attacked my family and threatened us physically,” Khan said. “I’m not going to sit here and deny the fact that I’m a little bit nervous and a little bit worried.” Colvin has a podcast called “Wyoming Resistance Front,” that he claims a few thousand people currently
EDUCATION: WHO NEEDS IT?
While Colvin is busy hoping to indoctrinate listeners over the airwaves, Trump is spouting his disgust for what he considers government-dictated indoctrination in American schools. The reality television star has come out guns blazing against Common Core, demanding that locally approved education standards replace national ones. Jackson schools recently went through the long process of adopting the Common Core standards this year. Leading the charge was Teton County Superintendent Gillian Chapman. Chapman was unsettled by the prospect of having the Common Core standards dismantled. “I think it would be a step backwards for the country,” she said. “The state standards are closely aligned, and they are rigorous.” Trump’s education goals are mainly of an economic nature, spouting that sweeping cuts are in the Department of Education’s future, starting with Common Core. “We’re going to be cutting tremendous amounts of money, and waste, and fraud, and abuse,” Trump told the Wall Street Journal. “But no, I’m not cutting services, but I am cutting spending. But I may cut Department of Education. Common Core is a very bad thing. I think that it should be local education.” However, Chapman was not convinced that Trump was entirely wrong about localizing education. “I think there is a lot of benefit to having local control, so that the education of students matches the community. I think that’s really beneficial; but to have any idea of what all would be impacted by any changes, it would be a guess at this point,” she said. But Chapman’s real issue was Trump’s threat to cut the Department of Education. She simply does not know where the money would come from. “Educating our kids is one of the most important things we do as a nation,” she told The Planet. “And the money we spend now is very wisely spent on our future. If anything, I think we do a remarkable job with what we have. With such a diverse set of needs, and some students requiring a lot of support—in addition to that we’re feeding them breakfast, lunch, and snacks. This is money well spent. I realize reductions need to be made, but education shouldn’t be at the top of the list.” Let’s not forget that Trump did dabble in education himself for a bit with the construction of Trump University in 2005. However, because his school did not offer degrees of any kind, just instruction “on the art of deal making,” the New York Department of Education objected to its classification as a “university.” The rebranded “Trump Entrepreneur Initiative” closed in 2010 and is currently being sued for fraud.
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The Department of Education isn’t the only branch on the chopping block. Trump is out for blood when it comes to the Environmental Protection Agency. When discussing budget cuts, Trump continued, “So the Department of Education is one, Environmental Protection, what they do is a disgrace. Every week they come out with new regulations. We’ll be fine with the environment. We can leave a little bit, but you can’t destroy businesses.” Trump is also very concerned about the effects of what he feels is the pseudo-science of climate change. “There has been a big push to develop alternative forms of energy—so-called green energy—from
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PRO-LIFE, ANTI-WOMEN
It’s not just coastal cities that are in danger these days. The waters might be metaphorically rising around Trump for incendiary comments he made a few weeks ago. Trump raised bipartisan disgust when he spoke on women’s reproductive rights on March 30. When questioned by Chris Matthews of MSNBC, Trump struggled to concisely answer questions about the repercussions of his pro-life stance. Trump used to be strongly pro-choice, but had an evolution of ethics, assuming the Republican pro-life platform in 2011. When Matthews finally got a straight answer out of Trump on whether or not women should be punished for having abortions (should he succeed in outlawing the procedure), Trump said, “The answer is there has to be some kind of punishment.” Not surprisingly, later in the discussion,Trump followed that up with a statement that men would not be punished in the same way. Trump has since reversed his stance, blaming “a convoluted question” for the answer he gave.TheTrump campaign released a statement on Trump’s behalf: “If Congress were to pass legislation making abortion illegal and the federal courts upheld this legislation, or any state were permitted to ban abortion under state and federal law, the doctor or any other person performing this illegal act upon a woman would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim in this case as is the life in her womb. My position has not changed—like Ronald Reagan, I am pro-life with exceptions.” Torres thinks it is just another instance of the inevitable Trump flip-flop. “Look at the way he talks about women,” Torres said. “He looks at them as objects. We would be taking so many steps backward [if we elected him] with his views on abortion, with women’s rights—it would affect us all. He’s scary on all levels, because he can’t keep a thought. He’ll take a position and then reverse it. And I just keep thinking to myself, ‘Wait a minute, this guy cannot keep a thought. He doesn’t really know the issues.’ And it’s really scary to have someone like that in such a powerful position. It’s all about the power: power over women, complete power and control.” State House Rep. Andy Schwartz, D-Jackson, sees inflammatory comments made by the candidate as nigh on unbelievable. “I listen to Trump’s platform and I see it as misogyny and racism. Those are the two first words that come to mind, and there’s no way I can support that.” Schwartz does not see how anyone in the female populace could support such a person as president, either.
PRESIDENTIAL REALITY?
also dubbed Trump’s grandiloquence “inflammatory” and said that he had already caused damage that has “obstruct[ed] a cohesive community.” Boise State University’s Dr. Justin Vaughn raised the red flag on the idea that Trump could even begin to achieve his proposals, saying, “It’s not a question of what Trump wants, but rather to what extent would the representatives in Congress be willing to work with him.” Vaughn predicts policy action would be stifled because Congress and the president would be at such intractable odds. “There would be very little Trump would be able to get done, because he would not have the allies in congress that a more traditional Democrat or Republican would have,” Vaughn said. Jackson Town Councilman Jim Stanford is not exactly sure which proposals Trump would be fighting so hard for. When questioned about Trump’s stances, Stanford replied, “There is no platform, and I don’t believe Donald Trump is going to be elected president. There is no coherence of awny kind to any of the things he has spouted so far. I doubt there’s much conviction on a lot of the things he’s said.” Like many valley residents, Stanford has a hard time taking Trump seriously. “Where do you separate the TV character from the world leader?” Vaughn saysTrump is perhaps intentionally vague on his political stances. Trump is financially independent of the firms that would traditionally influence a politician’s political stances. He has the ability to rely heavily on rhetorical devices to acquire followers, Vaughn explained. Because of these murky stances, Trump does not need to articulate how he would follow through with his campaign promises. Under the hopeful light of reality, Vaughn said, “Like his wall on the Mexican Border, his free trade initiatives, access to guns—all of those things would require major cooperation with Congress. They’re only going to happen if a majority of the members of both chambers want them.” However, Vaughn conceded that because Trump is drumming up press for many of his platforms, they are more likely to be considered by Congress. “As for his agenda,” Vaughn said, “The more a president talks about something, the more likely it will be considered in Congress. However, setting an agenda and achieving an agenda are two very different things.” Vaughn described even executive orders as fruitless if the president has completely lost the backing of Congress. “If Congress holds the purse strings, a president can make an order, but if there’s no money, there’s not really much that can be done. “I don’t know if he really wants to do these things or not,” Vaughn concluded. “My gut tells me he says these things because he knows what will get a response and how to connect with people who might respond to him on an emotional level.” People like Colvin, who are responding to Trump on an emotional level, are exactly the folks Torres fears: racists and sexists that seem to have come out of the woodwork since Trump announced his candidacy. “I just shake my head every day,” she told The Planet. “It’s super appalling, and I pray he doesn’t win. But also I think what’s happening with our country—with all of these people who are supporting him—I’m struck by the idea that it’s not just him, and that is very frightening to me.” PJH
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No matter what Trump hopes to achieve, Teton County School Board Treasurer Joe Larrow does not think the largest threat from the “Celebrity Apprentice” star would be his policies in action; it’s Trump’s legacy of divisiveness. “I think [Trump’s] rhetoric and style of leadership would seek to destroy all of the positive gains we have made in this community.” Larrow said. Larrow
“MORE OF OUR IMMIGRANTS ARE ECONOMIC REFUGEES.” — MARY ERICKSON
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renewable sources. That’s a big mistake,” Trump wrote in his book “Crippled America: How to Make America Great Again.” “To begin with, the whole push for renewable energy is being driven by the wrong motivation, the mistaken belief that global climate change is being caused by carbon emissions. If you don’t buy that—and I don’t— then what we have is really just an expensive way of making the tree-huggers feel good about themselves,” Trump wrote. The Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance’s Craig Benjamin thinks Trump’s views on climate change are absurd. “It’s disappointing that Mr. Trump ignores the science regarding climate change,” Benjamin said. The Alliance’s executive director said there is little room for negotiation. “The science is settled—climate change is happening, we are causing it from our burning of fossil fuels, and it is already having devastating consequences like monster wildfires, super storms, and historic droughts.” While Wyoming Governor Matt Mead declined to comment on Trump, he has been a major supporter of the coal industry in Wyoming, and has unabashedly denied climate change is manmade. In his campaign platform back in 2010 he was already touting the nonsense of global warming. “I am unconvinced that climate change is manmade,” Mead wrote. “But I do recognize we may face challenges presented by those who propose and believe they can change our climate by law with ill-thought-out policy like cap-and-trade. Energy policy should be based on sound science and not political agendas.” According to the Environmental Defense Fund, cap-and-trade is an environmentally conscious effort to “cap” the number of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere in order to combat global warming. Governor Mead’s investment in the idea that climate change is not manmade reached into the education sphere last year when he refused to veto an amendment in the Wyoming state budget that defunded the implementation Next Generation Science Standards. The new standards contained information on manmade climate change, precisely why Mead strongly opposed the legislation. Benjamin worries that the vehement denial of climate change by both Mead and Trump will contribute to catastrophic consequences. “We have a moral obligation to our children to protect them—that means preparing for and tackling climate change now. This means breaking our addiction to fossil fuels,” Benjamin said. “Unfortunately, Mr. Trump, and our leaders here in the great state of Wyoming, appear committed to clinging desperately to the dirty energy economy of the past, instead of leading the charge toward the clean energy economy of the future.” A March study by Robert M. DeConto and David Pollard indicates that by the end of this century climate change will have caused glacier melting that could have “the potential to contribute more than a meter [about 3.3 feet] of sea-level rise by 2100.” According to Dr. Ben Strauss, vice president of sealevel and climate change impacts at the news service Climate Central, this rapid increase in sea-level will have devastating effects on coastal cities, especially those north of the equator. In a Senate testimony on sea-level rise, Strauss said, “In the long term, we are likely to see many feet of sea-level rise, and be forced to redraw the map of the United States. The high end of projections for this century would be enough to turn Miami-Dade County, Florida into a collection of islands.”
CREATIVE PEAKS Undying Legacy Asymbol sews together snowboarding’s rebellious past and its vibrant future in ‘Legacy of Disruption.’ BY JOSI STEPHENS Asymbol’s Josi Stephens gives Planet readers an inside look at the gallery’s latest exhibit.
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them. Hunting down seminal boards like the Matt Cummins’ Kink or talking with Quincy Quigg, designer of Travis Rice’s first pro model only cemented our dedication to the job. “As much as this show is meant to shine a light on some of the greatest snowboard art of the past, it’s the future of these artists that’s most exciting,” noted Asymbol co-owner Alex Hillinger. “Ultimately it’s a show about the spirit of creativity and camaraderie that are at the heart of snowboarding culture. Disruption of the status quo is an outcome of all this unbridled creativity.” But it wasn’t the primary goal, Hillinger further explained. He was after freedom of expression. Legacy was certainly one of the most enjoyable to hang and arrange, with so many styles and mediums in hand there was no place for rules. Now the typically neutral gallery space is a riot of color and content. As luck had it, local pro snowboarder Rob Kingwill invited Asymbol to host a party for the Jackson Hole Pow Wow, a perfect audience for the exhibit and a grand way to introduce Schoph to more folks. After all was said and done everyone that attended had a deeper understanding of how the art of this community connects us not only to the board under our feet but to the source of joy that riding snow brings. PJH Asymbol is open by appointment through the month of April, but you can spend time with Legacy of Disruption online at asymbol.co.
LEFT: Legacy of Disruption, traces the roots of snowboarding culture through art and apparatus. RIGHT: Schophield brings new hues of perspective and intricate iconography to the Aysmbol roster.
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ftentimes we forget that the story has a beginning and a future, especially when we’re deeply immersed in the meaty parts of the middle. Asymbol’s “Legacy of Disruption” exhibit is the pulling back and observing of a story: the past, present and future of art in the snowboard industry. The show is a long, loving look at the significance of that history. With the generous help of some diehard collectors and the archivist at Mervin Manufacturing (parent of Libtech and Gnu Snowboards), Asymbol amassed a collection of snowboards and graphics from every era of the sport. It’s a feat of wonder by any standards, especially when you consider how poorly snowboarders treat their equipment. That, however, is the point; these boards aren’t meant to sit in a museum. A Snurfer (one of the first known boards)
sits alongside the Craig Kelly Mystery board and the 1996 Terje Burton Balance. Every rider has that special deck. The one you remember many boards later; the one that sits battered and dusty in your garage. This show is for you. Showing art alongside their respective boards was a no-brainer, Asymbol curates the art and photography of our culture, and they have the gallery space. Strangely enough the idea wasn’t the flashing neon sign you might expect. It was an, “Oh, yeah, we should totally do that” afterthought kind of thing that rose from a conundrum. While brainstorming about how to position their newest artist, Schoph Schophield, the gallery struggled with how to best share him with the Asymbol community. Schoph is a snowboarder, designer and ruffian. The UK artist’s work is visceral and loaded with iconography, taking pages from the old school punk rock vibe ala Jamie Lynn, Bryan Iguchi and Mike Parillo, to name a few. Showing Schoph alongside established artists was the only real way to explain his place in the art world. “I looked up to several artists on the bill with such reverence when I began snowboarding,” Schophield explained. “Now to exhibit with these artists from our culture and for them to become fellow peers, my Yorkshire tea cup is overflowing.” Hands down, I found the most exciting part of curating this type of show is gathering the pieces and stories that surround
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n Free Tax Preparation: InPerson 4:00pm, Teton County Library Ordway Auditorium, Free, 307733-2164 n English Riding Lessons 4:00pm, Heritage Arena, $65.00, 307-699-4136 n Game Night 5:00pm, Snake River Brewing, Free, 307-739-2337 n Barbara Trentham Life Drawing 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307733-6379 n Cribbage Club 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n Light Catching Pendants & Earrings 6:00pm, Multi-Purpose Studio, $75.00 - $90.00, 307-733-6379 n Beginning Throwing Hustle 6:00pm, Art Association, $225.00 - $270.00, 307-7336379 n Tavern Trivia 7:00pm, Town Square Tavern, Free, 307-733-3886 n Elvis Costello 7:00pm, The Center Theater, $149.00 - $189.00, 307-7334900
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Unfaithfully Yours Elvis Costello looks to Detour at the Center. BY AARON DAVIS @ScreenDoorPorch
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uch like Bob Dylan’s chameleon-like shenanigans, Elvis Costello’s fan base has come to expect the unexpected. Of course, this is coming from the youngster who changed his name from Declan Patrick MacManus to borrow the legendary Elvis name, though he’s been bolder since. The most infamous of his headline-grabbing mishaps came during his late ‘70s bad boy era when he used the N-word to refer to Ray Charles and James Brown, adding “blind” and “ignorant” to describe Charles. As he puts it in his autobiography, “Unfaithful Music &
Expect the unexpected when Costello drops in at the Center. The legendary singer-songwriter has made a career of being contrary. Disappearing Ink,” he was an “arrogant bastard back then.” He goes on to bash himself in the memoir for his naughty ways, trading his “one of a kind” childhood love and first wife for casual sexual encounters, and even labels the failed 17-year relationship with Pogues bassist Cait O’Riordan as punishment for the things he’d done. It’s heavy subject matter, but Costello’s unabashed honesty is clearly a similar channel that has led to his aggressive song craft. Then there are the highlights of Costello’s comical side, which the public has often witnessed. One of the best stories begins in 1977, involving Costello and “Saturday Night Live,” and then a 22-year-fast-forward when the joke came full circle with The Beastie Boys. After an argument with his label in ’77, Costello was scheduled to play his song “Less Than Zero” on SNL, but stopped the song mid-intro and launched into “Radio, Radio”—a protest song criticizing the commercialization of radio, which SNL and his label had forbidden him to play. He was banned from the show, but enjoyed an immediate boon to his success. Then, in 1999 during the SNL 25th anniversary show, The Beastie Boys were scheduled to perform “Sabotage” when Costello came on stage and said, “I’m
sorry ladies and gentleman, but there’s really no reason to do this song here tonight.” The Beasties became his backing band for the final laugh, another version of “Radio, Radio.” A storied career that has thrived for four decades—including more than 24 studio releases and screen appearances as an actor—is rare. The England native moved to Ireland before coming to the U.S. He now lives in Canada with his twin eight-year-old sons and wife, jazz pianist Diana Krall. A life with such a full circle seems worthy of a deep breath, of happiness, but the latter is difficult to muster for the prolific songwriter and producer. “If you’re asking: Am I happier now? No, I’m not happier now, because it’s not a competition,” Costello told The Guardian last fall. “Happy, yes. Grateful, yes. But it’s not a contest between the reality of when I was this age and the way I am now. You can’t have that. You don’t get to do that. You get to live when you are living.” Regardless of Costello’s reputation as embracing the silly, the wild, the political, the anti-religious, and the over-thetop; the crux of his musical career is that of a serious focus on songwriting. He has a deep appreciation for modern music
WEDNESDAY Elvis Costello with Larkin Poe (Center Theater) THURSDAY BOGDOG (Town Square Tavern)
Philanthropic and jammin’, California’s Brothers Gow will play a late-night set at the Tavern this Saturday. and especially the three-minute song. He’s been faithful to his music, and it’s paid off. “You’ve got to take something seriously,” Costello said. “Maybe it’s the tiny bit of me that isn’t English, the Irish bit, that has saved me from the affliction that everything is a joke. It’s not.” Costello’s upcoming “Detour” show is said to be part-scripted and part-freestyle, featuring him on guitar and piano, and also collaborating with his opening act, Larkin Poe. Sisters Rebecca Lovell and Megan Lovell will open the show as Larkin Poe with a bluesy roots-rock sound before joining Costello with their mandolin, kick-drum, guitar, lap steel and pitch-perfect harmonies. Elvis Costello with guests Larkin Poe, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Center Theater. $151-$191. JHCenterForTheArts.org, 733-4900.
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California quintet, Brothers Gow. The skilled double-guitar and keyboard attack featuring complex arrangements and focused improvisation brought me back to the late ‘90s jam band era, complete with a psychedelic light show and a progressive rock flare. The performance led me to dig into the band’s history, which surfaced an array of side projects ranging from philanthropic to the entrepreneur-minded. The Brothers Gow Music Foundation raises money to put instruments in schools and the band was even recognized by the House of Representatives for their hometown contributions. Gotta love live music in the off-season. Brothers Gow, 10 p.m. Saturday at Town Square Tavern. Free. 733-3886. PJH
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his time of year, everything is made out to be so mellow. The roads are clear, the sun high, and the potential for exploration is pretty exponential. It took me a little bit of time to think up a nice spring celebratory tour, but my mind eventually opened to the possibilities. All winter long, the Grand Teton National Park closures of Static Peak, Mount Hunt and Prospectors simply makes me want to go there…every single day of the winter. Portions of these areas are closed from December 1 to March 31 to protect bighorn sheep. I’m unsure if sheep magically dissolve from that area in accordance to those dates, but rules are rules and I wouldn’t risk harassing wildlife for a few ski turns. Now these areas are open to the public and after a long winter of doing the same old shots, I thought it might be a fun place to explore. I couldn’t convince anyone to join me. The weather forecast of a high of 57 at 10,000 feet was probably one deterrent. The prospect of fishing could have been another deterrent. I was set to tromp around in these recently opened areas. It was as if a part of Disneyland
TOP: The dramatic view of the north side of Static peak. LEFT: An unsuspecting pool of water grows exponentially overnight. RIGHT: A large print of an unidentified mammal, possibly a wolf. had been closed and no one cared about it’s grand reopening. I set out in the morning darkness and quickly remembered there’s a lot more risk to spring skiing than I had planned out in my mind. Although I had performed this task less than a year ago, I blocked all unpleasant memories out of my brain. My mind selectively remembered all the good parts about skinning in the warm sun with warm toes, needing minimal layers, and not having to break trail through powder. All of those things are true, but there’s more to life than mindlessly ambling when spring skiing. The first thing that almost engulfed me was a large pool of water. The approaches change daily in the spring and nonchalant stream crossings from days past morph quickly into snow bridges of doom. The slight darkness along with the mindless clatter of my splitboard allowed me to enter a daze of not paying attention. My ski slipped off and with one slight whoosh of my pole, I realized there was no solid ground below me. I quickly scooted across the rest of this ice bridge and resorted to paying more attention to my surroundings, especially in the flat morning light. After completing the typical three-mile, seemingly flat Teton approach, I began, of course, gaining some vertical. The prospect of creating my own trail without having to combat heavy powder was initially thrilling. It was then that I remembered what skinning up a sheet of ice is like. Once you get the hang of it, it’s not intensely terrible, but the use of one’s arms is absolutely essential to
promote vertical rising. Spring skinning is also a wonderful practice of mindfulness; the moment one stops paying attention to edges and use of arms, a slide for life often ensues. Upon encountering my first slide for life of the year while skinning up the slippery slope of doom, I immediately remembered why my Whippet was always part of my repertoire. It wasn’t because I wanted a lightweight way to bootpack up some sick couloir; it was to promote survival on my way skinning up the mountain. I made it up some knoll in my proposed exploratory area. This knoll had been closed for the winter, which made it pretty neat in my own mind, but none of that matters. The real fear ensued when I got to around 8,400 feet and spied a giant print of a creature. I slowed down, aiming to get a better look at the marks. The prints were fresh in the slush of spring and they appeared to go into a ditch nearby, with no tracks out of the gulley. I looked closer. The paws were larger than my hand but too small to be a bear. Could it have been a lone wolf? I’m no biologist. All I knew was it was a large enough animal to creep me out and make me continue down my merry way hoping for the best. While spring skiing can be labeled as mellow and relaxing by people in Jackson, I rediscovered the fact that it is scary and anything can happen. Newfound holes, ice, and big hairy beasts could be lurking at every corner. So spring is a good time for me to unplug from my podcasts and be present for whatever comes my way. PJH
I Know Who Dies The ‘Fortitude’ to do the right thing. BY ANDREW MUNZ @AndrewMunz
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Thousands of Icelanders gather outside the Parliament building on April 4 to protest recent government corruption.
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n Fitness & Dance Classes 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Free Day in Grand Teton National Park 8:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n Adult Oil Painting 10:00am, The Local Galleria, $25.00, 208-270-0883 n 4th Annual Pond Skim 10:00am, Grand Targhee Resort, $10.00, 307-353-2300 n FUZZY HORSEcharity show 12:30pm, Heritage Arena at Teton County Fair Grounds, $5.00 - $20.00, 307-699-4136 n $5 Climbing at Teton Rock Gym 1:00pm, Teton Rock Gym, $5.00, 208-354-1056 n Raptor Encounters 2:00pm, Teton Raptor Center, $10.00 - $12.00, 307-203-2551 n Intuitively Create 3:00pm, Art Association, $100.00 - $120.00, 307-7336379
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n Closing Weekend Celebration with the Hooligans 4:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n Juggernauts Roller Derby Season Opener 7:00pm, Snow King Sports & Event Center, $5.00 - $10.00, 307-690-1982 n Wyatt Lowe & the Mayhem Kings 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-732-3939 n Jimmy Chin’s Meru 8:00pm, Teton Rock Gym, Free, 208-354-1056
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n Free Day in Grand Teton National Park 8:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n SRB’s Barrel Program 11:00am, Snake River Brewing, Free, 307-739-2337 n From the Back of the Stacks 12:00pm, KHOL 89.1 FM, Free, 307-733-2164 n Sunday Silver 2:00pm, Silversmithing Studio, $40.00 - $48.00, 307-733-6379 n Reflections - The Music of Dan Forrest 4:00pm, Center for the Arts Theater, Free, 307-774-5497 n Closing Weekend Celebration with the Hooligans 4:00pm, The Trap Bar & Grill, Free, 307-353-2300 n Taize 6:00pm, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Free, 307-733-2603 n Stagecoach Band 6:00pm, Stagecoach, Free, 307-733-4407
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n Fitness & Dance Classes 7:00am, Dancers’ Workshop, $10.00 - $16.00, 307-733-6398 n Free Day in Grand Teton National Park 8:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307-739-3399 n Kindercreations 9:30am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $85.00 - $102.00, 307-733-6379 n Chocopoetry = Chocolate for Poetry 10:00am, Teton County Library Front Desk & Youth Desk, Free, 307-733-2164
n Little Hands, Little Feet 11:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $85.00 - $102.00, 307-733-6379 n Story Time 1:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-3545522 n Maker Monday’s 3:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Victor, Free, 208-7872201 n After School Kidzart Club 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $195.00 $234.00, 307-733-6379 n Handbuilding Plus! 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $150.00 $180.00, 307-733-6379 n Introduction to Rifles & Pistols for Women 4:00pm, CWC Jackson, $150.00, 307-733-7425 n English Riding Lessons 4:00pm, Heritage Arena, $65.00, 307-699-4136 n Professional Practice in the Arts Instructor: Jenny Dowd 5:00pm, CWC-Jackson, $118.00, 307-200-6155 n Womentum offers Strategic Communications Workshop 5:30pm, St. John’s Church, Hanson Hall, $20.00, info@ womentuwmwyo.org, 307-7332603 n Printmaking 101 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $225.00 $270.00, 307-733-6379 n Beginning Painting: Acrylic 6:00pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $130.00 $156.00, 307-733-6379 n Starting with Little Things: Local Poets Reading 6:00pm, Teton County Library, Free, 307-733-2164 n Beginning Throwing Hustle 6:00pm, Art Association, $225.00 - $270.00, 307-7336379 n Introduction to the Internet in Spanish 6:30pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-7332164
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coined the “Panama Papers,” revealed that Gunnlaugsson is also listed as a co-owner of Wintris, Inc. The PM denied any wrongdoing and initially refused to step down; until he did on April 7. The days leading up to his decision were full of protests in Reykjavik. One day as many as 22,000 protestors were at the footsteps of the Parliament building. That’s nearly twice as many protesters as there were in 2008 during the financial crash. Now Iceland’s Pirate Party—a political party that champions tenets similar to Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism—is enjoying a surge in popularity from Icelandic citizens hoping to extricate corrupt individuals from its government. After Gunnlaugsson resigned, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, former minister of fisheries and agriculture, became Iceland’s new PM. However, this move is incredibly unpopular, as his appointment by the Iceland Government Coalition is seen as a simple reshuffle of the same deck. People are now demanding new elections and hoping the economy doesn’t collapse again as a result. Back to “Fortitude”—I realize keeping the secret script to myself without returning it would be simply for my own gain and might get someone else, perhaps a forgetful lead actor, in trouble. It did, after all, reveal a character death, and in our information age, a spoiler of that magnitude would be devastating to the production. I kept the script hidden as I considered what to do. Finally, I waited until some crew members were returning to the hotel for the night, and walked up to a stunt double (who looked remarkably like his Hollywood actor counterpart). I explained who I was and handed back the show’s holy grail. The man looked relieved and let out a puff of air, thanking me for returning it. While me keeping a TV script is nowhere near as despicable as a government official hiding money away in an offshore account, it got me thinking—it would be nice if we lived in a world where more people were guided by morality, especially in politics. If anything, a person’s sense of morality should bear a healthier amount of fortitude. PJH
n Portrait Drawing Club 9:00am, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $10.00, 307733-6379 n Strollercize 9:00am, Teton Recreation Center, $10.00, 307-739-9025 n Multi-Generational Music 10:30am, Old Wilson Schoolhouse, Free, 307-413-9507 n Clay and Sculpture 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $190.00 $228.00, 307-733-6379 n Wine Tasting 4:00pm, The Liquor Store & Wine Loft, Free, 307-733-4466 n Friday Night Meditation 6:00pm, Zendler Chiropractic, Free, 307-699-8300 n Whiskey Experience 6:00pm, VOM FASS Jackson Hole, Free, 307-734-1535 n Lifeguard Training & Certification 6:30pm, Jackson Parks and Recreation, $90.00, 307-7399025 n Pam Drews Phillips Plays Jazz 7:00pm, The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch, Free, 307-7338833 n Wyatt Lowe & the Mayhem Kings 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Bar, Free, 307-732-3939
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he Icelandic hotel I work for has been catering the cast and crew of the TV show “Fortitude” for the past two weeks, and I’ve been lucky enough to be in the presence of some big names in the industry. However, we have all been sworn to secrecy about whatever we overhear or witness as filming for the second season continues. But I’ve recently been imbued with some knowledge that would make the producers of the show squirm: I know who dies. As many readers know, writing is a hefty passion of mine that exists beyond the confines of this weekly column. I’ve written everything from novels to plays to poetry, and recently I’ve been interested in converting some of my creations into television and/ or movie screenplays. So when I found a copy of a “Fortitude” script and shot list, I was faced with a dilemma. Do I keep the script and learn from it, or do I return it to its rightful owners? As I write these words, a moral struggle also plagues the Icelandic government. It’s a big deal here. Long story short, Iceland’s government is now crumbling. Last month it was revealed via a Facebook status update by Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, wife of Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s, that she owned an offshore shell company called Wintris Inc., which managed her inheritance assets. The multi-million-dollar company also bought bonds in a few Icelandic banks—the same banks that crumbled during Iceland’s 2008 financial crash. Since his election, Gunnlaugsson has done much to uphold his vow of cracking down on foreign creditors. However, an information leak to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, now
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n 2016 Big Bodacious Spring Expo Fri, Sat Spanish Fork Fairgrounds, 475 S Main Street, Spanish Fork, 1:00pm, Free n 2016 Home Machine Quilting Show Fri - Sat South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State Street, Sandy n 37th Annual Spring Plant Sale Fri - Sat Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, 1:00pm n A Call to Place: The First Five Years of the Frontier Fellowship Fri Rio Gallery, 300 S Rio Grande St, Salt Lake City, 8:00am, Free, 801-245-7272 n A Real Rockwell?: Cover Art from the Saturday Evening Post Fri - Sun Salt Lake City Main Library, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, Free n Abstract Expressions Fri - Sat Evolutionary Healthcare, 461 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n Accidental Astronauts Fri - Sun Clark Planetarium, 110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, 12:30pm n Adventures of Tom Sawyer Fri - Sat Utah Children’s Theatre, 3605 South State Street, Salt Lake City, $14.00 n Aeron Roemer: A Place Far Away from Here Fri Mestizo Institute of Culture & Arts, 631 W. North Temple, Suite 700, Salt Lake City, Free n Amazing Grace Fri Abravanel Hall, 123 W South Temple, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm n Appropriate Fri, Sat, Sun Good Company Theatre, 260 25th street, Ogden, 8:00pm
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6:00pm n Ivanhoe Knight Fever Fri, Sat, Sat The Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm, $16.00 n Jeff Capri Fri - Sat Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Ogden, 8:00pm, $10.00 n Laughing Stock Improv Fri - Sat The Off Broadway Theatre, 272 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, 10:00pm, $8.00 - $16.00 n Levi Jackson: Middle | Nowhere Fri - Sun Springville Museum of Art, 126 E 400 S, Springville, Free n Liesl Shurtliff | Red: The True Story of Red Riding Hood Fri The King’s English Bookshop, 1511 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City, 6:30pm n Listener Fri The Underground, 3994 S 300 W, Salt Lake City, 7:00pm n LIVE “SPIRIT CONNECTION” EVENT WITH SALT LAKE MEDIUM, JO’ANNE SMITH Fri SEI Healing Arts Center, 790 N Cedar Hills Dr, Price, 6:30pm n Local Music Set Fri - Sat A Bar Named Sue (State), 8136 State Street, Midvale, 10:00pm n MARCUS Fri - Sat Wiseguys Ogden, 269 25th St., Ogden, 8:00pm, $15.00 n Mary Pusey Fri - Sun Art At the Main, 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City, Free n Mix Pop Up: Salt Lake Bees Game Fri Smith’s Ballpark, 77 West 1300 S, Salt Lake City, 5:00pm, $9.00 - $26.00 n The Night Spin Collective Fri Area 51, 451 S. 400 West, Salt Lake City, 9:00pm, $5.00 - $7.00 n Odysseo by Cavalia Fri - Sun South Town Mall, 10450 S. State St., Sandy, $40.00 - $110.00, 801-990-1158 n ONE80 GAY FRIDAY’S Fri ONE80, 180 W. 400 S., Salt Lake City, 9:00pm, $7.00 $15.00, 801-688-8401 n Opening Reception & Downtown Provo Gallery Stroll Fri Terra Nova Gallery, 41 West 300 North, Provo, 8:00pm n Painted Pots & Plants Fri Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave, Park City, 4:00pm n Peter and the Starcatcher Fri, Sat, Sat, Sat Hale Center Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City, 7:30pm, $30.00, 801-984-9000 n Peter Pan at Main Performance Hall Fri, Sat Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, 7:00pm n Photographic Moose: Linden Waguespack Fri Day-Riverside Branch, 1575 W 1000 North, Salt Lake City, Free n Pillars of Salt Zine Event Fri Muse Music Cafe, 151 N University Ave, Provo n Relax The Back (Convention) Fri Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 S West Temple, Salt Lake City n Remington & Weasel Fri, Sat, Sat Rose Wagner Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City, 7:30pm, $20.00 n Retro Lounge Club Night Fri - Sat Maxwell’s, 357 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, 10:00pm n Ritual Fri The Loading Dock, 445 S 400 W, Salt Lake City, 6:30pm, $10.00
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n Brewskis Fri Brewskis, 244 Historic 25th Street, Ogden, 10:00pm n Build, Sculpt, Play Fri Kimball Art Center, 638 Park Ave, Park City, 2:00pm n BYU Athletics: Softball vs. Santa Clara Fri, Sat Gail Miller Field, Provo, 6:00pm n BYU Young DanceMakers: Evening of Dance Fri - Sat Harris Fine Arts Center, 1 University Hill, Provo, 10:00am, $12.00 n Connie Borup/Don Athay Fri - Sat Phillips Gallery, 444 E. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Free n The Count of Monte Cristo Fri, Sat, Sat Pioneer Memorial Theatre, 300 S. 1400 East, Salt Lake City, 8:00pm n Curtains Fri, Sat, Sat CenterPoint Legacy Theatre, 525 N. 400 West, Centerville, 7:30pm, $12.00 - $24.50 n David Maestas: Peaceful Chaos Fri - Sat UTah Artist Hands, 163 E. Broadway, Salt Lake City, Free, 801-355-0206 n DAYSEEKER - Billboard-Live! Fri Salt Lake City, 7:00pm n Deicide Fri Metro Bar, 615 W. 100 South, Salt Lake City, 8:30pm, $20.00 n DUBWISE w/ Thelem, illoom, Durandal Fri The Urban Lounge, 241 S 500 E, Salt Lake City, 9:00pm, $5.00 n Dueling Pianos Fri - Sat The Tavernacle, 201 E 300 S, Salt Lake City, 9:00pm n Evening of Dance Fri, Fri, Sat Harris Fine Arts Center, 1 University Hill, Provo, 10:00am n Fifth Annual Recycled Art Competition Exhibit Fri Eccles Community Art Center, 2580 Jefferson Avenue, Ogden, 9:00am n Fireside, with Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Fri Riverwoods Conference Center, 615 Riverwoods Pkwy, Logan, 11:30am n First Friday Fri Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, 8:00pm n First Friday Art Stroll Fri Historic, 25th street, Ogden, 6:00pm n First Friday Forum Fri Utah Valley Convention Center, 220 Center St, Provo, 8:00am n Growing West: Exploring Art & Agriculture Fri - Sat Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, 650 North 1100 East, Logan, 10:00am, Free n Here, There and Everywhere: Places and Spaces Fri - Sun Springville Museum of Art, 126 E 400 S, Springville, Free n History of Photography: Recent Work by Laurel Caryn Fri Alice Gallery, 617 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City, Free, 801-245-7272 n Home Machine Quilting Show Fri - Sat South Towne Expo Center, 9575 S. State Street, Sandy n Ian Booth: Kazakhstan: Tselina/Building the Virgin Lands Fri - Sat Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, 20 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, Free n IMAX: National Parks Adventure Fri - Sun Clark Planetarium, 110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City n International Drone Day EVE drone movie @ theLeonardo Fri The Leonardo, 209 E. 500 South, Salt Lake City,
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n Free Day in Grand Teton National Park 8:00am, Grand Teton National Park, Free, 307739-3399 n Athlete Communication and Presentation Skills Training 8:30am, Intencions, $199.00, 415-335-1742 n Spring Leadership Training 9:00am, 4-H Building, $20.00 - $30.00, 307732-8560 n Outside In 9:00am, Drawing, Painting + Printmaking Studio, $10.00, 307-733-6379 n Toddler Time 10:05am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 ext. 118 n Bubble Play 11:30am, Teton County Library Youth Auditorium, Free, 307-733-2164 n Spin 12:10pm, Teton Recreation Center, $8.00, 307733-5056 n Spring Leadership Training 1:00pm, 4-H Building, $20.00 - $30.00, 307732-8560 n Photo Editing & Uploading 3:00pm, Teton County Library Computer Lab, Free, 307-733-2164 n Afterschool Monthly Workshops - All Sessions 3:30pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $180.00 - $216.00, 307-733-6379 n Semi-Private Painting + Drawing: Grades 3-8 3:45pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $20.00 - $24.00, 307-733-6379 n Joint Replacement Class 4:00pm, Moose Wapiti Classroom in basement of St. John’s, Free, 307-739-6199 n Intro to 3D Modeling & 3D Printing 4:15pm, Art Association of Jackson Hole, $100.00 - $120.00, 307-733-6379 n Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Group in Spanish 5:00pm, Moose-Wapiti Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center, Free, 307-739-7678 n Intermediate Facebook Workshop 6:00pm, Center for the Arts, $40.00, 307-7337425 n Language Exchange 6:00pm, Valley of the Tetons Library Driggs, Free, 208-354-5522 n Geologists of JH: Using Fossil Leaves to Estimate Early Eocene Climate of Fossil Basin 6:00pm, Teton County Library, Free, 307-7332164 n Drawing 101 6:00pm, Art Association, $130.00 - $156.00, 307-733-6379 n Analog Photography Basics 6:00pm, Art Association, $195.00 - $235.00, 307-733-6379 n Mixed Media Jewelry 6:30pm, Art Association, $35.00 - $42.00, 307733-6379 n One Ton Pig 7:30pm, Silver Dollar Showroom, Free, 307732-3939 n Playwright’s Collaborative for Adults Black Box Theater, $300.00, 307-733-3021
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CINEMA The Brand Necessities The Jungle Book can’t resist making an actionadventure tale kid-friendly. BY SCOTT RENSHAW @scottrenshaw
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he opening moments of The Jungle Book promise something … well, “different” might be too hopeful a choice of words. It’s a high-energy sequence, involving the “man-cub” Mowgli (Neel Sethi) darting through the jungle with his wolf siblings, scampering up trees and across branches in a pursuit game that’s also a form of survival training. As the frame bursts with energetically-staged 3-D imagery, there’s a glimmer of optimism: What if Disney has taken the radical step of turning one of its animated classics into a flat-out action movie? These are the things one must hope for, since it’s a long-ago-surrendered reality that Disney will keep making live-action versions of its animated catalog until money stops pouring into their pockets for doing so. From Alice in Wonderland and Cinderella to currently-in-development re-tellings of Beauty and the Beast and Dumbo, the release schedule will be full of recognizable titles stripped of their original cartoon context. But maybe, occasionally, the new version could have a reason to exist that’s not exclusively fiscal. Maybe, instead of using a name-brand as a crutch, Disney can use it as a launching point for a fresh point of view. And that’s what, at least initially, seems to be going on in director Jon Favreau’s (Iron Man) The Jungle Book. All the familiar characters from the Rudyard Kipling stories—at least as they are known by way of the 1967 Disney incarnation—are in place as the story unfolds of the orphaned boy raised by a pack of wolves. Bagheera the panther (Ben Kingsley) is here as Mowgli’s main guardian, as is the genial Baloo the bear (Bill Murray); the principal antagonist remains the tiger Shere Khan (Idris Elba), who considers any human a threat. Yet that opening sequence suggests a tone that’s much more about adventure than
Mowgli (Neel Sethi) and Baloo in The Jungle Book about a kid-friendly romp. Favreau builds big set pieces around Mowgli’s attempt to escape Shere Khan in a stampeding herd of wildebeest, and Mowgli’s kidnapping by the apes who bring him to the orangutan King Louie (Christopher Walken). The photorealism of the sets is immersive, and the animals are dynamic creations; when Shere Khan launches an attack here, it’s physical and— considering it could look like he’s leaping out of the screen if you’re watching in 3-D—fairly terrifying for young children. Imagine a movie under the Disney banner, based on a Disney animated property, that’s not at all meant for kids. Well, you can kill that imagination, because that’s too much to ask. Since the songs from the 1967 movie are among the most recognizable things about it, you can be sure that we’ll get snippets of “The Bear Necessities” and “I Wanna Be Like You,” even though they feel completely out of place in this interpretation of the source material. The action stops more or less dead in its tracks so a few additional cute critters can emerge while Mowgli tries to procure honeycomb for Baloo, as almost all the comic relief— including Murray’s vocal performance—falls flat. There’s a “studio notes” vibe radiating from large chunks of this thing, as though some executive looked at a draft of the script built on the pure excitement of the story, and fumed, “Where the hell is the kid stuff?” The shame of it is that there’s a lot to like
about individual pieces of The Jungle Book, even beyond its visual impact. Young Neel Sethi gives an endearingly charismatic performance, which is particularly impressive considering he isn’t working with a single other human actor. There’s even an intriguing contemporary political allegory built into the tale of Mowgli as an immigrant in this world—especially given that the main villain is an orange-haired bully who threatens everyone, and thinks the immigrant is a danger that needs to be eliminated. But The Jungle Book isn’t simply a movie. It’s a Disney brand, and there’s too much at stake to build a movie on scary thrills without also including comfortably nostalgic callbacks and cuddly talking animals. Parents bringing their youngsters will find a movie that’s really not for them—and would have been even better if Disney hadn’t tried to convince them otherwise. PJH
THE JUNGLE BOOK BB.5 Neel Sethi Bill Murray Ben Kingsley Rated PG
TRY THESE The Jungle Book (1967) Phil Harris Sebastian Cabot Rated G
101 Dalmatians (1996) Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Rated G
Iron Man (2008) Robert Downey Jr. Gwyneth Paltrow Rated PG-13
Cinderella (2015) Lily James Cate Blanchett Rated PG
You Are What You Tweet A recipe for sharing your foodporn photos at the cyber dinner table. BY ANNIE FENN, M.D. @jacksonfoodie
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LEFT: Shoot from the side and let the background tell part of your food story.Rice, beans, mango, wasabi mayo: beach house cooking. CENTER: Recipe for a good food photo: Natural light, food in focus, a bird’s eye view. Asian Duck Chopped Salad at Snake River Grill. RIGHT: Instagramming is part of the experience when dining with foodie friends. Susan Lykes at the Snake River Grill. posting pictures of what we buy and eat, we brand ourselves as people who care about food. The classic phrase penned by French gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin back in 1825 could not be more true today: “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” If Brillat-Savarin were alive today, he’d probably put it this way: “You are what you eat and what you post about eating.” Or, if he was a Twitter fan: “You are what you tweet.” A good food photo should inspire the cook and make everyone else’s mouth water. It should evoke the food’s inherent deliciousness. A bad food photo? Let’s not take any more of those. Here are a few tips for taking drool-worthy photos on Instagram (my preferred food photo platform) to document your life through food.
What do your food photos say about you? Show me your favorite food posts on Instagram (tag them @jacksonholefoodie). I want to see what you’re cooking and eating! PJH After delivering babies and practicing gynecology for 20 years in Jackson, Annie traded her life as a doctor to pursue her other passion: writing about food, health, sustainability and the local food scene. Follow her snippets of mountain life, with recipes, at www.jacksonholefoodie.com and on Instagram @ jacksonholefoodie.
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1. Natural light. Most restaurant lighting is too dim to take a really flattering food photo, and using a flash brings out unsavory highlights in the food. If you must shoot in suboptimal light, go without a flash and lighten it up later when editing. I have been known to request a seat by the window just so I can shoot in natural light. 2. Be selective. Quality over quantity. I only post a tiny fraction of my food photos; most don’t make the cut to get shared to the world. When posting restaurant food, I always ask myself “Would the chef be happy with this photo? Is it an accurate representation of what he or she has created?” If it doesn’t make you hungry, really hungry, don’t post it. 3. Use the iPhone camera. Although it’s easy to push the blue button on the Instagram app to take a picture, the iPhone camera is way better for food photos. You can zoom in and out, set a timer (for food selfies), and take a photo in high definition resolution. Photos can be saved in your files for other non-Instagram uses. Swipe over to the square mode before shooting and the photo will be perfectly cropped once you’ve opened it in Instagram. 4. Focus, focus, focus. Blurry food pictures are not appetizing at all. In fact, they may have the opposite effect. Hold that camera steady and tap the screen over the part of the photo you want to be most clear. Tap it once to focus, twice to enhance the lighting. 5. Take a bird’s eye view. Professional food photographers
shooting with a DSLR camera, which allows depth of field, macro-focusing, and that cool blurry background, probably take most of the gorgeous food photos on your feed. I love shooting food with my “big girl camera” too, but for Instagram I still favor the spontaneity of shooting with my iPhone. Shooting directly above food is one way to compensate for the camera phone’s lack of depth perception. The bird’s eye view is also very, very trendy, giving your pics a modern edge. 6. Shoot from the side. Sometimes the background is just as important as the food to give a photo context and meaning. Shooting at a right angle to the subject will let you tell the whole story of that meal, including the mountain backdrop, streamside picnic, or exotic locale. 7. Keep it real. This may be a matter of taste but overly filtered food photos do not make my mouth water. When taken in natural light, most photos need very little editing—just bump up the brightness, sharpen the contrast, and pick a flattering filter (my food seems to love the Valencia). Maybe play around with not using a filter at all for a more authentic look. 8. How many hashtags are too many? This is very much a matter of opinion. A string of more than 5 hashtags feels spammy to me, but many food photographers will hashtag every permutation of the word “food” possible. When posting about a recipe, I like to hashtag seasonal ingredients, like eggplant. By following #eggplant, I get more inspiration for cooking in season. My social media-savvy teenagers tell me not to use the eggplant emoji, however, or the peach. Apparently eggplants and peaches aren’t just about food.
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quick tally of my Instagram feed shows that food photos outnumber everything else I take pictures of by about 5 to 1. There are more cookies than kids, more farmers market produce than pals, and more pictures of cast iron skillet breakfasts than of my handsome husband. Even my adorable dogs (#rosie #orzothepuppy) take a backseat to my foodie feed. Food, food, food. When did we all get so crazy about taking pictures of our food? If you join me in this obsession of sharing pictures of food, be consoled that we are not alone. Instagram may be the most popular app for posting food pics with more than 300 million photos tagged “food,” “foodie,” or “foodporn.” Hop on over to FoodGawker, just one of many sites dedicated to food photos, and feast your eyes on hundreds of thousands of enticing pictures of every imaginable dish. Home cooks: Check out the new Food52 app—a constant stream of food-only photos with original recipes (and cool filters inspired by Mario, Julia and David Chang.) Most food enthusiasts I know are already in the habit of snapping pictures of food to share on social media. The rest of you may wonder what lies at the root of our obsession. No one would deny that breaking bread at the same table is the best way for people to connect over food. But this virtual food sharing may satisfy many of the same needs—to be part of a tribe with common interests and values, welcome others into our experience, and learn about food elsewhere. I have Instagram friends all over the world and I love being able to peek into their kitchens to see what’s on their plate— like the Turkish breakfast I spotted on Instagram this morning: poached eggs nestled in a bed of sautéed spinach and chickpeas, served with a hunk of feta. What do our food photos say about who we are? By
ANNIE FENN
THE FOODIE FILES
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BEER, WINE & SPIRITS
Con Game Discovering the decadent delights of Condrieu. BY TED SCHEFFLER @critic1
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henever I’m feeling a little flush or have managed to balance my checkbook and find that I am actually in the black, I like to treat myself to a bottle of wine that wouldn’t normally fit into my drinking budget. And, upon those rare occasions, I often put my dough into a bottle of Condrieu. Are you familiar with it? Condrieu is one of two tiny appellations of France’s Northern Rhône—so small as to be nearly unviewable by satellite—the other being the 8.6-acre Château-Grillet, which is France’s smallest wine appellation. I’ll save the discussion of Château-Grillet, which holds the distinction of being both its own appellation within Condrieu and a single producer, for another time. For now the focus is on Condrieu, the bigger brother of the two. So, Condrieu is a French wine appellation made up of about 250 acres, and it’s also the name of a French white wine. The grape
varietal planted on those 250 acres, and from which Condrieu is made, is Viognier (pronounced VEE-ohn-yay). Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible, calls Viognier “possibly the most drippingly sensual white grape in the world.” I agree wholeheartedly, which is why I raid the piggy bank and spring for a bottle on special occasions. Now, you can find types of Viognier that aren’t expensive (there’s actually about four times the amount of Viognier grown in California than in France), but Condrieu isn’t one of them. Expect to shell out over $60 for a bottle of the most basic Condrieu. It’ll be worth it. Someone should capture and bottle the floral and tropical aromas that explode upon opening a bottle of Condrieu—or any good Viognier, for that matter—and sell it at a parfumerie. Lush, ripe notes of white peaches and melons, lychee, honeysuckle, tangerine, pineapple, apricot and orange blossom tell you that there is some seriously sexy sipping in store. One of the reasons that Condrieu is so pricey is that Viognier is notoriously difficult to grow. It’s a temperamental grape that is fussy about humidity and dampness, prone to disease and produces low yields. The naturally low-acid grapes can end up tasting bitter and/or bland if the producer isn’t on top of his or her game. And Viognier’s
IMBIBE subtle, elegant flavors can be all too easily masked and overwhelmed by anything but the most restrained and judicious use of wood-aging. All of this makes for a wine that, yes, is expensive, but at its best is also one of the most enjoyable wines you’ll ever taste. In Utah, Condrieu is a rarity. While its most prestigious producer is Georges Verney—and others like Dumazet, Yves Cuilleron, Robert Niero, René Rostaing and the like make great Condrieu— our state wine stores here only list three available versions. E. Guigal Condrieu 2013 ($68.75) undergoes malolactic fermentation with one-third of the vintage going into new wood barrels and the rest into steel tanks. The wine is then aged in 100 percent new oak. The wine, while rich and full-bodied, is still a tad tight, and I think would benefit from a
year or two of continued aging in the bottle. Saint Cosme Condrieu 2013 ($78.20) is well-balanced with great finesse, offering elderflower, peach and jasmine notes. It’s very round and aromatic, and I think it would be sensational with lobster dishes. One of the “tresors” (treasures) in Guigal’s collection of fine wines is E. Guigal Condrieu “La Doriane” 2014 ($129), which is culled from vines averaging 35 years in age. Its light acidity is balanced by sensational, full-bodied fruitiness. This is a richly perfumed, very sexy, spectacular wine that will get even better over the next few years. PJH
Featuring dining destinations from buffets and rooms with a view to mom and pop joints, chic cuisine and some of our dining critic’s faves!
ASIAN & CHINESE TETON THAI Serving the world’s most exciting cuisine. Teton Thai offers a splendid array of flavors: sweet, hot, sour, salt and bitter. All balanced and blended perfectly, satisfying the most discriminating palate. Open daily. 7432 Granite Loop Road in Teton Village, (307) 7330022 and in Driggs, (208) 787-8424, tetonthai. com.
THAI ME UP Home of Melvin Brewing Co. Freshly remodeled offering modern Thai cuisine in a relaxed setting. New tap system with 20 craft beers. New $8 wine list and extensive bottled beer menu. Open daily for dinner at 5pm. Downtown at 75 East Pearl Street. View our tap list at thaijh.com/brews. 307-733-0005.
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Serving authentic Swiss cuisine, the Alpenhof features European style breakfast entrées and alpine lunch fare. Dine in the Bistro for a casual meal or join us in the Alpenrose dining room for a relaxed dinner experience. Breakfast 7:30am-10am. Coffee & pastry 10am-11:30am. Lunch 11:30am-3pm. Aprés 3pm-5:30pm. Dinner 6pm-9pm. For reservations at the Bistro or Alpenrose, call 307-733-3242.
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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.
Lunch 11:30am Monday-Saturday Dinner 5:30pm Nightly
HAPPY HOUR Daily 4-6:00pm
307.201.1717 | LOCALJH.COM ON THE TOWN SQUARE
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ALPENROSE • ALPENHOF BISTRO 307.733.3242 | TETON VILLAGE
A Jackson Hole favorite for 38 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic home. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Serving fresh fish, elk, poultry, steaks, and vegetarian entrées. Live acoustic guitar music most nights. Off Season Special: 2 for 1 Entrees. Good all night. Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays through the off season. Reservations recommended, walk-ins welcome. 160 N. Millward, (307) 7333912, bluelionrestaurant.com.
Trio is located just off the town square in downtown Jackson, and is owned & operated by local chefs with a passion for good food. Our menu features contemporary American dishes inspired by classic bistro cuisine. Daily specials feature wild game, fish and meats. Enjoy a glass of wine at the bar in front of the wood-burning oven and watch the chefs perform in the open kitchen.
ELEANOR’S
Medium Pizza (1 topping) Stuffed Cheesy Bread
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Enjoy all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code at Eleanor’s, serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. Eleanor’s is a primo brunch spot on Sunday afternoons. Its bar alone is an attraction, thanks to reasonably priced drinks and a loyal crowd. Come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal wings. Open at 11 a.m. daily. 832 W. Broadway, (307) 733-7901.
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OFF SEASON SPECIAL
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Good all night • Open nightly at 5:30pm Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays through the off season
733-3912 • 160 N. Millward
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Serving breakfast & lunch Sun-Wed 8am-3pm Serving breakfast, lunch & dinner Thurs-Sat, open at 8am. 145 N. Glenwood • (307) 734-0882
Make your reservation online at bluelionrestaurant.com
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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
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The deli that’ll rock your belly. Jackson’s newest sub shop serves steamed subs, reubens, gyros, delicious all beef hot dogs, soups and salads. We offer Chicago style hot dogs done just the way they do in the windy city. Open daily11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Located just a short block north of the Town Square at 180 N. Center Street, (307) 733-3448.
Owned and operated by Chefs with a passion for good food, Trio is located right off the Town square in downtown Jackson. Featuring a variety of cuisines in a relaxed atmosphere, Trio is famous for its wood-oven pizzas, specialty cocktails and waffle fries with bleu cheese fondue. Dinner nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations. (307) 734-8038 or bistrotrio.com.
LOCAL
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Local, a modern American steakhouse and bar, is located on Jackson’s historic town square. Our menu features both classic and specialty cuts of locally-ranched meats and wild game alongside fresh seafood, shellfish, house-ground burgers, and seasonally-inspired food. We offer an extensive wine list and an abundance of locally-sourced products. Offering a casual and vibrant bar atmosphere with 12 beers on tap as well as a relaxed dining room, Local is the perfect spot to grab a burger for lunch or to have drinks and dinner with friends. Lunch Mon-Sat 11:30am. Dinner Nightly 5:30pm. 55 North Cache, (307) 201-1717, localjh.com.
LOTUS CAFE Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Open daily 8am for breakfast lunch and dinner. 145 N. Glenwood St., (307) 734-0882, tetonlotuscafe.com.
MANGY MOOSE
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Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally FRESH FOOD at reasonable prices, is a always a FUN PLACE to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel RIGHT AT HOME and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit.
15% off your order of $20 or more
Reservations at (307) 733-4913 3295 Village Drive • Teton Village, WY
11am - 9:30pm daily 20 W Broadway 307 - 201 - 1472
www.mangymoose.com
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Mangy Moose Restaurant, with locally sourced, seasonally fresh food at reasonable prices, is a always a fun place to go with family or friends for a unique dining experience. The personable staff will make you feel right at home and the funky western decor will keep you entertained throughout your entire visit. Teton Village, (307) 733-4913, mangymoose.com.
SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Take in the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $9 lunch menu. Happy hour 4 to 6 p.m., including tasty hot wings. The freshest beer in the valley, right from the source! Free WiFi. Open 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 265 S. Millward. (307) 739-2337, snakeriverbrewing.com.
SWEETWATER Satisfying locals for lunch and dinner for over 36 years with deliciously affordable comfort food. Extensive local and regional beer list. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. features blackened trout salad, elk melt, wild west chili and vegetarian specialties. Dinner 5:30 to 9 p.m. including potato-crusted trout, 16 ounce ribeye, vegan and wild game. Reservations welcome. (307) 7333553. sweetwaterjackson.com.
CALICO A Jackson Hole favorite since 1965, the Calico continues to be one of the most popular restaurants in the Valley. The Calico offers the right combination of really good food, (much of which is grown in our own gardens in the summer), friendly staff; a reasonably priced menu and a large selection of wine. Our bar scene is eclectic with a welcoming vibe. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 2560 Moose Wilson Rd., (307) 733-2460.
MEXICAN EL ABUELITO Serving authentic Mexican cuisine and appetizers in a unique Mexican atmosphere. Home of the original Jumbo Margarita. Featuring a full bar with a large selection of authentic Mexican beers. Lunch served weekdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nightly dinner specials. Open seven days, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 385 W. Broadway, (307) 733-1207.
PIZZA DOMINO’S PIZZA Hot and delicious delivered to your door. Handtossed, deep dish, crunchy thin, Brooklyn style and artisan pizzas; bread bowl pastas, and oven baked sandwiches; chicken wings, cheesy breads and desserts. Delivery. 520 S. Hwy. 89 in Kmart Plaza, (307) 733-0330.
PINKY G’S The locals favorite! Voted Best Pizza in Jackson Hole 2012, 2013 and 2014. Seek out this hidden gem under the Pink Garter Theatre for NY pizza by the slice, salads, stromboli’s, calzones and many appetizers to choose from. Try the $7 ‘Triple S’ lunch special.Happy hours 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Sun.- Thu. Text PINK to 71441 for discounts. Delivery and take-out. Open daily 11a.m. to 2 a.m. 50 W. Broadway, (307) 734-PINK.
PIZZERIA CALDERA Jackson Hole’s only dedicated stone-hearth oven pizzeria, serving Napolitana-style pies using the freshest ingredients in traditional and creative combinations. Five local micro-brews on tap, a great selection of red and white wines by the glass and bottle, and one of the best views of the Town Square from our upstairs deck. Daily lunch special includes slice, salad or soup, any two for $8. Happy hour: half off drinks by the glass from 4 - 6 daily. Dine in or carry out. Or order online at PizzeriaCaldera.com, or download our app for iOS or Android. Open from 11am - 9:30pm daily at 20 West Broadway. 307-201-1472.
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facility 83 Saga opening 85 Like a lion’s coat 86 Hindu royal 88 “In my opinion ... ” 89 Editor’s mark 93 Master Kan portrayer on “Kung Fu” 94 Part of TGIF: Abbr. 95 Disappointing result 96 “Perry Mason” lieutenant 97 Spaghetti sauce staple 100 Corday victim 101 Luigi’s love 102 European island nation 104 Night in Nogales 106 Composition 108 Engrave 110 “__ boy!” 111 Part of CDC: Abbr. 112 Rooty Jr. server 113 __-eyed 114 Sea eagles 116 Key for Ravel? 117 __ Moines 119 Played the first card 120 Scottish __ 121 Fluffy toy, briefly
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15 Company with toy trucks 16 Available 17 Viola da __ 18 Cherish 19 Theaters in the area, briefly 24 Immortal coaching name 28 Dean’s list topper 31 Not exactly new 32 Repeat 33 Picked at, say 34 Coffee order: Abbr. 35 Breakup 37 Second Commandment word 38 Annual reviews 39 Rueful words about an opportunity 40 “__ Ben Adhem” 42 Give the right 44 Legendary storyteller 46 Future D.A.’s hurdle 47 Like some custody 48 It may be affected by a tough loss 49 Tail movement 50 Salem home: Abbr. 55 Lawyer’s petition 57 Women’s __ 58 Then, in Toulouse 59 Egyptian currency 60 Hardware fastener 64 Cherished 67 Half a soft drink 69 Place for deleted files? 70 Spanish song 71 Offense 73 “The Quiet American” author 74 Not so wordy 76 Baccarat call 79 Sore 81 [Originally shown this way] 82 Park __: airport
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Parenting With Soul Exploring a deeper perspective on one of life’s most important jobs. “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” – Rumi
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t has been said that we possess both physical bodies and souls. Therefore, from a metaphysical perspective, everyone’s soul is fully present and whole. This is true even as infants, when we don’t yet have the ability to fully articulate our innate talents and skills, or to reveal what we intend to evolve in ourselves this incarnation. Even without speech or eventual maturity, the energy of the soul is already expressing itself and making some of its attributes known. Perceptive parents can pick up plenty of clues about who their child is at the soul level. Sometimes the very circumstances of the child’s birth already reveal some of the child’s inherent attributes. Every soul comes into a new physical life with its own unique history, previously developed talents, skills, strengths, and challenges, as well as a desire to contribute and to evolve. A key part of being a conscious parent is to honor that a soul is intact and “fully loaded” right from birth. There are many levels of child development parents are supporting simultaneously, which enable the synergy of body and soul together to serve the child’s highest destiny.
A conscious parent holds an unconditionally loving context for the child’s soul to reveal who they truly are, what they are naturally designed to contribute, and what they need to learn. The opportunity is to notice, support and encourage the child’s natural talents and interests, while also helping them to master their specific challenges. Loving your child unconditionally means that regardless of what he or she does (you will not always like some of their behaviors or choices), you never withdraw the love. This does not mean there should be no rules or limits; those are critical for all levels of development. However, your love is never a bargaining chip. As an adult, it is always possible to feel angry/disappointed with a child and to keep your heart open to them at the same time. Not only does unconditional love, which includes appropriate age-related boundaries, offer the best environment for a child to thrive, it is also wonderfully empowering for a parent to experience the capacity for that level of consistent love. If in your humanity, you find yourself repeating parenting behaviors, which you know did not work for you as a kid, this is your opportunity to not repeat the past, and instead to be the kind of parent you wish you had been. This is an evolutionary healing for you. But your children are also the beneficiaries. Another gift (among others) parents can offer children is to fully develop and utilize their own soulful talents and skills, and to do their own personal “homework” to get beyond old hurts and disappointments/challenges. Our example offers children the space and inspiration to be who they are, and clears the way for them to not repeat old, limiting family patterns. As a parent, I fully recognize that all this is easier to say than to do. And yet, as we evolve ourselves in the role of parenting, we also set the stage for our children to embody a higher level of consciousness, which can help upgrade the entire world. 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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Amazed in the Land of Odd Free-range fast food suits these glutes just fine. BY GALLOPING GRANDMA
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hen I grew up in the big “out there” long ago, concepts like wellness and working your core were alien to us. If you saw someone running they were probably being chased by someone’s dog. We knew nothing about yoga, but the Methodists probably wouldn’t have approved of dog facing down. Pilates had to be one of the popes, the Obliques were a mountain range in Turkey, and Abs, Pecks and Glutes were the real names of the three stooges. We did have free-range food because all our food was free range. You drove to a farm, trying to avoid the free-range pig in the road. A farmer grabbed your free-range chicken dinner by the head, gave it a good twist and handed the remains to you. After scraping off the outside and scraping out the inside, you just hoped it would taste
better than it smelled. Now that I am here, I am in a state of unending amazement. I saw swarms of skinny stringy women wondering if they could get in another marathon by lunch. I saw hordes of skinny stringy men with taut buns and tight shorts pedaling over hill and dale. I saw herds of merry hikers skipping up hill and down with grim glee like the Von Trapp kids gone bad. I am a firm believer that the outdoors is outside for a reason, and I do not have to be there. More was to come. I discovered a market where odd things were sold. I never saw so many damn dried beans in my life and there were strange grains from weird places and salad stuff I know they had picked out by the edge of the parking lot. I am an Iowa girl, and I know crabgrass when I see it. Worse was coming. I saw a troop of skinny persons at the juice counter, wearing natural fiber clothing and fuzzy hats, knitted by an old lady in Peru. They were slugging down their crabgrass and chickweed smoothies, and they were so delighted there must have been something else green in them besides seaweed and Kale. I am going out to get a Big Mac and big fries. They are loaded with grease, fat, gluten, carbs and crud. My buns aren’t taut enough for tight pants anyway. PJH
“I am a firm believer that the outdoors is outside for a reason, and I do not have to be there.”
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
BY ROB BREZSNY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) “When I discover who I am, I’ll be free,” said novelist Ralph Ellison. Would you consider making that a paramount theme in the coming weeks? Will you keep it in the forefront of your mind, and be vigilant for juicy clues that might show up in the experiences headed your way? In suggesting that you do, I’m not guaranteeing that you will gather numerous extravagant insights about your true identity and thereby achieve a blissful eruption of total liberation. But I suspect that at the very least you will understand previously hidden mysteries about your primal nature. And as they come into focus, you will indeed be led in the direction of cathartic emancipation. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) “We never know the wine we are becoming while we are being crushed like grapes,” said author Henri Nouwen. I don’t think that’s true in your case, Taurus. Any minute now, you could get a clear intuition about what wine you will ultimately turn into once the grape-crushing stage ends. So my advice is to expect that clear intuition. Once you’re in possession of it, I bet the crushing will begin to feel more like a massage—maybe even a series of strong but tender caresses. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Your sustaining mantra for the coming weeks comes from Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer: “I am not empty; I am open.” Say that aloud whenever you’re inclined to feel lonely or lost. “I am not empty; I am open.” Whisper it to yourself as you wonder about the things that used to be important but no longer are. “I am not empty; I am open.” Allow it to loop through your imagination like a catchy song lyric whenever you’re tempted to feel melancholy about vanished certainties or unavailable stabilizers or missing fillers. “I am not empty; I am open.” CANCER (June 21-July 22) According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you are close to tapping into hidden powers, dormant talents, and future knowledge. Truths that have been off-limits are on the verge of catching your attention and revealing themselves. Secrets you have been concealing from yourself are ready to be plucked and transformed. And now I will tell you a trick you can use that will enable you to fully cash in on these pregnant possibilities: Don’t adopt a passive wait-and-see attitude. Don’t expect everything to happen on its own. Instead, be a willful magician who aggressively collects and activates the potential gifts.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Adyashanti is my favorite mind-scrambling philosopher.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Friedrich Nietzsche published his first book, The Birth of Tragedy, in 1872, when he was 28 years old. In 1886, he put out a revised edition that included a preface entitled “An Attempt at Self-Criticism.” In this unprecedented essay, he said that he now found his text “clumsy and embarrassing, its images frenzied and confused, sentimental, uneven in pace, so sure of its convictions that it is above any need for proof.” And yet he also glorified The Birth of Tragedy, praising it for its powerful impact on the world, for its “strange knack of seeking out its fellow-revelers and enticing them on to new secret paths and dancing-places.” In accordance with the astrological omens, Sagittarius, I invite you to engage in an equally brave and celebratory re-evaluation of some of your earlier life and work. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) “Go back to where you started and learn to love it more.” So advised Thaddeus Golas in his book The Lazy Man’s Guide to Enlightenment. I think that’s exactly what you should do right now, Capricorn. To undertake such a quest would reap long-lasting benefits. Here’s what I propose: First, identify three dreams that are important for your future. Next, brainstorm about how you could return to the roots of your relationships with them. Finally, reinvigorate your love for those dreams. Supercharge your excitement about them. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) “What am I doing here in mid-air?” asks Ted Hughes in his poem “Wodwo.” Right about now you might have an urge to wonder that yourself. The challenging part of your situation is that you’re unanchored, unable to find a firm footing. The fun part is that you have an unusual amount of leeway to improvise and experiment. Here’s a suggestion: Why not focus on the fun part for now? You just may find that doing so will minimize the unsettled feelings. I suspect that as a result you will also be able to accomplish some interesting and unexpected work. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) How many fireflies would you have to gather together in order to create a light as bright as the sun? Entomologist Cole Gilbert estimates the number to be 14,286,000,000. That’s probably beyond your ability to accomplish, Pisces, so I don’t recommend you attempt it. But I bet you could pull off a more modest feat with a similar theme: accumulating a lot of small influences that add up to a big effect. Now is an excellent time to capitalize on the power of gradual, incremental progress.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Right about now you might be feeling a bit extreme, maybe even zealous or melodramatic. I wouldn’t be surprised if you were tempted to make outlandish expostulations similar to those that the poet Arthur Rimbaud articulated in one of his histrionic poems: “What beast must I worship? What sacred images should I destroy? What hearts shall I break? What lies am I supposed to believe?” I encourage you to articulate salty sentiments like these in the coming days—with the understanding that by venting your intensity you won’t need to actually act it all out in real life. In other words, allow your fantasy life and creative artistry to be boisterous outlets for emotions that shouldn’t necessarily get translated into literal behavior.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) During every election season, media pundits exult in criticizing candidates who have altered their opinions about important issues. This puzzles me. In my understanding, an intelligent human is always learning new information about how the world works, and is therefore constantly evolving his or her beliefs and ideas. I don’t trust people who stubbornly cling to all of their musty dogmas. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because the coming weeks will be an especially ripe time for you to change your mind about a few things, some of them rather important. Be alert for the cues and clues that will activate dormant aspects of your wisdom. Be eager to see further and deeper.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) This would be a perfect moment to give yourself a new nickname like “Sugar Pepper” or “Honey Chili” or “Itchy Sweet.” It’s also a favorable time to explore the joys of running in slow motion or getting a tattoo of a fierce howling bunny or having gentle sex standing up. This phase of your cycle is most likely to unfold with maximum effectiveness if you play along with its complicated, sometimes paradoxical twists and turns. The more willing you are to celebrate life’s riddles as blessings in disguise, the more likely you’ll be to use the riddles to your advantage.
One of his doses of crazy wisdom is just what you need to hear right now. “Whatever you resist you become,” he says. “If you resist anger, you are always angry. If you resist sadness, you are always sad. If you resist suffering, you are always suffering. If you resist confusion, you are always confused. We think that we resist certain states because they are there, but actually they are there because we resist them.” Can you wrap your imagination around Adyashanti’s counsel, Libra? I hope so, because the key to dissipating at least some of the dicey stuff that has been tweaking you lately is to STOP RESISTING IT!
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I’m one of a kind. Elegantly styled fur. (No product necessary to achieve this look. All natural.) Unique markings. (Kind of a Cindy Crawford beauty mark vibe.) They call me Munchkin, but I think of myself as more of a Mochaccino or Iced White Carmel Latte. I’m two years old, spayed, and UTD on vaccinations.
Diego Dog was born to love. Yes, Diego wears his heart on his snout. He is a cautious guy, at first but, he is learning how to receive love. Diego is a two-year old male Kelpie-Border Collie mix. He’s healthy, athletic, and kind.
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