Business Focus

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June 27, 2018

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Butter 3 Computer Clinic 26 Delcon 9 Duffel Donkey 12 First Interstate Bank 20 Flat Creek Saddle Shop 25 Happy Little Camper 9 Jackson Hole Book Trader 22 Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce 27 Jackson Hole Direct Primary Care 20 Jackson Mattress - JMS Services 6 Jackson Parlour 5

Kmart 22 Kate’s Real Food 18 Linen Alley 14 Live Water Jackson Hole 7 Lux Lounge 16 m4 Innovation 8 Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union 10 Mountain Mutts 26 New Wisdom University 16 Rocky Mountain Yeti/ Jackson Hole Ford 4 See Jackson Hole 14 South Park Electrical Supply 5

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From the staff

The 34 stories you’ll see in the pages of Business Focus look kind of similar to News&Guide stories. They’re in the same font, on the same size paper, and they are written and edited by professionals.

But these aren’t news articles. They are what’s known as “advertorials,” and the “ad” stands for advertisement.

Business Focus is an advertising supplement produced once a year by Teton Media Works staff.

Businesses around the Tetons purchase space and use it to tell you, the reader, their story. Some stories are

about brand-new busineses.

In other cases they are about a business that has moved, that has hired new people or that has expanded into a new line. Sometimes all those things.

Maybe you’ve seen some of their storefronts, or read a news article about them or saw something on Facebook or Instagram.

These businesses want you as a customer. Reading Business Focus is your chance to learn about them, in their words.

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Amelia Hatchard and Marcos Hernandez

Butter

57 S. Main St, Victor, Idaho ​208-399-2872 | ButterInVictor.com Wydaho residents, brace yourselves. There’s a new breakfast, lunch and brunch spot in town.

Named Butter, the new eatery is owned by the same folks — Marcos Hernandez and Amelia Hatchard — who run the beloved StreetFood at the Stagecoach on the eastern side of Teton Pass in Wilson.

“Long story short, butter makes everything better,” Hatchard said. “That’s the idea.”

Hatchard said the name represents the idea of making good food with real ingredients. Local butter will be a mainstay in many dishes, and the restaurant will also make its own maple-, passion fruit- and savory-infused butters for its customers.

Hatchard said the idea for Butter came up time and time again, but each time she thought it was crazy. Not anymore. The restaurant is located at 57 S. Main St. in Victor, Idaho.

“It was just the right time and the right place and the right situation,” she said. “After living in Victor for a year, I really saw that we needed a good breakfast place, a good hangout coffee shop, a good place to have good food during the day. There just aren’t that many options.”

Butter’s menu aims to “have a little something for everyone” as it fills a niche of yummy food, all day, in both a sit-down and takeout atmosphere.

“In the spirit of StreetFood we make as much as we can ourselves,” Hatchard said.

That includes homemade strawberry jam, thyme-orange marmalade, olive oil vegan butter and more.

Commuters, rejoice. Grab-and-go sandwiches can be made quickly and even ordered online the night before to expedite your morning rushing over Teton Pass.

“When you place your order online you don’t have to stand in line or pay when you arrive.

You just grab your order and go,” Hatchard said.

“It alleviates a lot of stress in the morning.”

And for customers who dine in, classics await, like burritos, egg sandwiches, a healthy egg white veggie pita, an Italian breakfast panini, a typical American egg breakfast, build-your-own omelettes and buttermilk pancakes.

Specialty items include al pastor ham hash with hash browns, eggs, roasted peppers and caramelized onions, tropical French toast with coconut, passion fruit butter and mango chutney, maple bacon Benedict and, of course, the restaurant’s own muffins, coffeecakes and granola made in-house.

Is your mouth watering yet?

That’s just breakfast, served Monday through Friday starting at 6 a.m. The lunch menu will have a couple of things for those late risers who still love breakfast, but will also include salads, fish tacos and fun sandwiches like Mexican grilled cheese, wagyu beef sliders and a vegan Mediterranean vegetable sandwich on focaccia bread.

Special menu items will make an appearance during weekend brunch, served from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Huevos rancheros and Liege Belgian waffles with pearl sugar are sure to get you out of bed and ready to start your day.

Welcome Home 168 Highway 89, Alpine 307-654-HOME (effective June 30) Alpine is getting a new store, and perhaps nobody is more excited about that fact than its owner, Nancy Terracciano.

Welcome Home is the name of the indeed welcome retail addition to Star Valley, featuring new and gently used home furnishings and accessories.

The store’s inventory is diverse and includes, but is not limited to, Wyoming woodsy: camping, fishing and Western-themed items as well as wildlife decor. You will find almost anything and everything you need for your living room, dining room, bedroom, kitchen and bath. There is even a room exclusively for items for newborns to 24-month-old tots, and a percent of sales from this room will be donated to Turning Point in Jackson and Azar House in Etna.

Initially Terracciano was looking for a store to rent in Jackson, but there just wasn’t a good fit for her there. She went to visit a friend in Alpine, who suggested she look at a couple of vacant spaces there.

When she saw the space in Northstar Landing Plaza off Highway 89, she fell in love with it. She believes that God was closing the door to Jackson and opening the door to greater opportunities in Alpine.

Terracciano plans to open Welcome Home on Saturday, July 7. Her store hours for the summer will be 10 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

“All items sold will be either new or ‘tenderly used’ and will not have any tears, stains, chips or cracks,” Terracciano said. “And everyday items will be reasonably priced.”

Terracciano is no stranger to retail, as she had her first Welcome Home store — with the same concept as this one — for more than four years in Southern California before starting her new life in Wyoming in 2014.

“After living in Jackson for a year I started thinking about owning a store again,” Terracciano said.

That’s when she began accumulating a little of this and a little of that. The current inventory reflects

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what Terracciano has curated and culled over the past three years through estate and tag sales as well as local retail stores’ clearance and going-out-of-business sales and the like.

Terracciano has years of experience in running estate sales and consignments. She hopes to feature local artisans, authors and musicians at her store one Saturday a month. The artists can display their work on the front porch, writers can have book signings and musicians play their instruments for the shoppers.

“Through the Welcome Home store we will also be able to conduct estate sales and also help people to declutter their homes, garages and even storage units.

As we sell things and then replace them with other goods it will really be a new store every day,” Terracciano said.

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The resource line was born out of St. John’s Hospital Foundation’s 2017 Mental Health Report. An anonymous donor funded the study and the resultant “warm line” program.

“We are not duplicating services with the counseling center,” said Lindsay Long, LCSW, the behavioral health program coordinator for the program.

The phone line is not for those in immediate crisis.

That is what the Jackson Hole Community Counseling Center’s 24/7 hotline is for, Long said.

The report outlined several gaps in services for Jacksonites with mental health struggles, the first being that residents were unaware of the resources available to them. The second was that the system lacked a centralized entity.

Enter the resource line.

A mental health professional staffs the line from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. The people staffing it have a broad understanding of the services and therapists in Jackson, and have been cultivating relationships with providers around town, which allows them to connect practitioners and patients.

“Community members have said they have found it overwhelming to navigate the services available in Jackson. The resource line makes it easier to call one number, gather information about the resources in town, learn who is accepting referrals, and have an appointment made for them with the therapist they choose,” Long said. “This speeds up the process of getting people to help sooner.”

Anyone in need of help, including friends and family of a loved one, is encouraged to call the resource line, and if it is outside of business hours they will receive a call back the next business day. So that the line is as user-friendly as possible, patients can also text the line, if that is easier or more comfortable for them.

As part of the expansion of services that resulted from the 2017 study, Long works with primary care providers in the outpatient clinics. Right now she spends a day at each clinic, as a resource for doctors. The idea of having a social worker in the clinics is to treat the whole person, not just physically but also emotionally and mentally by connecting patients to resources.

Long said that as more people use the resource line and the social workers in the clinics, and once funding is solidified, she hopes to expand the program to include a social worker in every clinic. The proliferation of services will make care more accessible for Teton County residents.

“We want to make it as easy as possible. That’s why we meet patients in the clinic and set them up for success,” Long said.

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Rocky Mountain Yeti/ Jackson Hole Ford 665 W. Elk Ave.; 670 W. Deer Drive 307-733-6777; 307-201-5499 From shopping to service, Rocky Mountain Yeti and Jackson Hole Ford aim to give customers a legendary experience.

They have expanded their crew of service technicians, brought in a wider variety of Fords and introduced an unbeatable warranty for all new cars and trucks their customers purchase, no matter the make.

“Every brand-new vehicle we sell comes with a 20-year, 200,000-mile power train warranty,” Manager Brad Wolf said. “We really stand behind what we sell.”

If you haven’t shopped for a car or truck in the past few years the names of these two dealerships might not ring a bell.

Rocky Mountain Yeti, which sells Chrysler, Ram, Dodge and Jeep vehicles, used to be called Castlerock.

The name was changed last fall to truly reflect the personality of the business.

“We’re a different kind of car store,” Wolf said. “Our staff is not wearing suits and ties. It’s a fun environment and a relaxed one.

“This is one of the biggest financial decisions people make in their life,” he said. “We want it to be an experience they’ll be happy with in 10 years.”

The same spirit reigns at Jackson Hole Ford, a sister store to Rocky Mountain Yeti. Until Jackson Hole Ford opened last fall the Ford brand had been missing from Jackson Hole

for about six years. Ford’s return to Jackson has been a huge success, Wolf said.

“It’s a sought-after product,” he said.

F150s, Super Duty trucks, Explorers and Edges are popular, and Ford has an all-new Expedition out.

“It comes with a 10-speed automatic, and it’s aluminum, so it is very fuel-efficient,” Wolf said. “It can haul seven to eight people. And the fit and finish is absolutely incredible. It’s the best in the industry.”

Jackson Hole Ford opened a satellite office in Alpine several months ago. The additional parking there means the dealership can stock hundreds of vehicles for customers looking to buy.

For service, Rocky Mountain Yeti and Jackson Hole Ford have 12 qualified technicians at the Jackson branches.

“We are offering state-of-the-art service on nearly every make and model,” Wolf said. “You don’t have to have bought the car here.”

The goal at Rocky Mountain Yeti and Jackson Hole Ford is to offer the best of both worlds to all their customers: a huge vehicle selection and expedited service.

“The product is great, but the biggest advantage we offer is what we bring to the table — the warranty and the experience,” Wolf said. “The product is only as good as the dealer standing behind it. Our customers leave here and send us their family and friends because they had a great experience buying through us and servicing through us.”

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Jackson Parlour

820 A Broadway, Grand Teton Plaza 307-201-6959 | JacksonParlour.com The vibe at Jackson Parlour is fresh and upbeat, and that’s just the way owner Jenny Bragg intends it.

From the salon’s newly remodeled space in Grand Teton Plaza to its sustainability efforts, its Instagram presence and its crew of badass stylists, everything is the polar opposite of snooty and stodgy.

At only 3 years old Jackson Parlour has a lot of fans. The salon and Bragg herself have won multiple Readers Choice awards from Planet Jackson Hole’s annual “Best Of” contests.

On the sustainability front, Jackson Parlour is a Davines Concept Salon, using only its coloring system, shampoos, conditioners and styling lines.

Davines products come in recyclable packaging and are biodegradable, gluten-free and vegan. They’re so environmentally friendly that you could wash your hair in a park lake with Davines shampoo and not worry about harming the watershed, Bragg said.

“We try really hard to be ethical, sustainable and responsible,” she said.

It’s also important to note this: Davines makes your hair look and feel fantastic.

“It’s a really amazing line,” Bragg said.

Also as part of its sustainability efforts, Jackson Parlour works with Mountain Community Recyling because it will accept certain plastic items that the community recyling center can’t.

“Mountain Community Recyling takes everything,” Bragg said. “They do a biweekly pickup at the salon once

a week, and we even extend that to our clients.”

Bragg graduated six years ago from Paul Mitchell The School in Salt Lake City. She opened Jackson Parlour in 2015 and relocated it to Grand Teton Plaza in the spring of 2017. The new digs are triple the size of her first salon, and the remodeling gave it the look and feel Bragg wanted.

“It’s a very modern and friendly space.” she said.

Bragg is a colorist — she is a certified Pravana balayage and color master. She is so into the science and techniques of achieving just the right effects, in fact, that she describes herself as a “hair nerd.” She and the other stylists at Jackson Parlour are creative and flexible, so whether you need a full color correction, a blue mohawk, an office-friendly haircut, or hair and makeup for a full bridal party, they are happy to accommodate your needs.

The salon also offers lash extensions, facial waxing and men’s grooming.

Weddings are a big part of Jackson Parlour’s business. In fact, Bragg said, Jackson Parlour’s work has been featured in A Grand Wedding, a magazine in Jackson Hole, every year since she became a hairstylist. You can check out other photos on Instagram (jackson_ parlour) and at JacksonParlour.com.

“We have a huge web presence,” Bragg said. “We’re really proud of it.”

With all the expertise and service at Jackson Parlour you might think prices would be sky high. But not so.

Bragg is sympathetic to the struggles of young adults trying to make an economic go of it in Jackson Hole, and she tries to keep prices within their range.

“We really love our work,” Bragg said.

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Coming soon: South Park Electrical Supply, a modern, bright and freshly renovated high-end retail store that provides a space for both contractors and walk-in customers to purchase a wide variety of electrical supplies. It’s scheduled to open this fall at 3520 South Park Drive in Jackson.

Inventory will include all items necessary for electrical rough and finish work along with a massive selection of common fixtures and bulbs.

South Park Electrical Supply will also deliver to homes and businesses throughout Jackson Hole, saving you time and money!

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JMS Services 955 Alpine Lane 307-734-9111 Think about this the next time you turn in for the night: Your nice comfy mattress is embedded with dead skin cells, and millions of mites are feeding on them.

After 10 years a mattress is 45 to 50 pounds heavier from dust mites, sweat, and skin cells, said Ken Harris, owner of Jackson Mattress Company. It’s unhealthy for people with respiratory problems, allergies and skin conditions, and it’s unhealthy for their pets, too.

Jackson Mattress Company is stocked with brand-new Sealy Posturpedic, Stearns and Foster, and Serta iComfort mattresses, but for those not ready for that step Jackson Mattress

Company has a new operation called JMS Services that will clean and reduce the allergens in their mattress.

For mattresses that are 1 to 5 years old JMS Services recommends the Standard cleaning or Deluxe cleaning.

With mattresses 5 to 8 years old JMS recommends the Deluxe cleaning.

The Standard cleaning combines the use of special vacuums, UV ray tools and an organic cleaning solution. The Deluxe process incorporates a steam cleaning reaching up to 212 degrees, disinfecting and killing anything that may be living within your mattress.

The JMS crew will clean the mattress as well as the box spring underneath it. The process takes only 20 minutes to an hour. Prices vary based on the type of service and size of the See JMS SERVICES on 8

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Chad Driewer and Cody Lockhart

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Wind River Capital Management was founded with the goal of helping families and institutions manage all types of financial matters from a small office in Jackson, Wyoming.

WRCM was co-founded by Cody Lockhart and Chad Driewer. This year they separated from Wells Fargo Advisors, taking their clients and investment expertise with them. Independence gives WRCM the ability to focus on one thing: clients.

“This move allows us to focus more on our clients and what’s right for them,

instead of what’s right for the bank and their shareholders,” Driewer said. “It allows us to simplify things and focus on what our clients need, not on what someone else thinks they need.”

Lockhart was recently named to Barron’s list of Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in the country and among the very the top in Wyoming. Barron’s reports WRCM manages over $500 million in client assets, making it the largest investment advisory firm in the state.

WRCM takes pride in providing the highest level of client service.

“If it can be done in the world of finance, we can do it,” Lockhart said.

“And we can do it efficiently; it won’t be our team’s first rodeo.”

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At Live Water Jackson Hole the agents dig deep into those stories. They know a good narrative, more than a fact sheet, captivates people and motivates them to make a particular home part of their own story.

“The single biggest driver of fulfilling the seller’s goals of price and timeline is how the agent markets the property,”

Realtor Latham Jenkins said. “Buyers remember great storylines and are more likely to connect with the property through effective storytelling than reviewing a long list of amenities like granite countertops, jetted tubs and bigscreen TVs.” That style is what makes Live Water Jackson Hole stand out from the crowd.

“Live Water Properties has been selling residential real estate in the valley since its inception 18 years ago,” Jenkins said. “The brokerage has successfully sold over $1.8 billion in real estate through the years.”

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mattress. With the addition of a second set of equipment due to recent demand, JMS’ flexible crew can accommodate your needs with cleanliness and efficiency.

Ken was shocked after cleaning a 3-month-old mattress and seeing the amount of skin cells produced over such a short period of time. JMS recommends a seasonal thorough mattress cleaning for you and your pet’s health.

JMS Services works with homeowners as well as property management companies, helping to ensure peace of mind and the best night’s sleep possible for themselves, their guests and their clients. We spend a third of our life on our mattresses: Using JMS services can ensure a healthier environment for your and your pets.

80 W. Broadway, No. 104 307-201-5528 M4Innovation.com The minds behind m4 innovation want to change the way we see health care.

Part think tank, part consulting company, part health care revolutionaries, m4 exists in Jackson to look at, and hopefully improve, the immediate problems facing the American health care insurance system.

“We’re here basically to look at health care affordability,” said Brian Melanson, founder and president.

“We don’t just work here, we work with companies all over the United States.”

While m4 has existed for a while, it’s a new addition to Jackson.

Melanson said the business moved into town just after Christmas, with the hope of continuing a “legacy” of innovative health care policies.

“We picked this town because this town has a really deep legacy in health care with regard to the Jackson Hole Group,” he said. “They’re inspiration for us.”

While health care and insurance aren’t the most flashy topics, what Melanson and Co. are doing could have wide-ranging and lasting impacts on health care. M4 operates a think tank, bringing together the best minds to look at policy and how health care could look “not just today, but a decade from now,” Melanson said.

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of the business in Jackson Hole. Given his publishing background, he understands how good storytelling through photos, video and conversation persuades people to look beyond the numbers and start thinking about possibilities.

“This approach generates more interest in the property to help ensure getting the prices you seek as a seller and selling the property in a reasonable time frame,’ he said.

Live Water Jackson Hole’s strategy of focusing on stories has worked well for its clients. Most recently the listings have all sold within a couple months, with competitive offers.

“Real estate is hyper-local, not something that demands a national brand to deliver exposure,” Jenkins said. “I had a buyer in Chicago see my new listing, and he jumped on a flight and toured it less than 24 hours later. Storytelling works!”

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Martha Berkesch Lewis, MS

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307-228-1502 HappyLittleCamperJH.com It’s a scenario pretty much every parents knows — and dreads: a newborn who won’t sleep unless she’s being held, a baby waking up crying every hour throughout the night, a toddler escaping her bed and wanting to get into bed with mama.

Twenty to 30 percent of babies have sleep problems of some sort.

Many new parents don’t know they need to teach them how to sleep.

Plus every baby is different. What worked for child No. 1 might not work for No. 2.

Martha Berkesch Lewis knows the problem — her son couldn’t sleep for more than an hour or two when he was an infant — but she also knows the answers.

“Routine is part of it,” she said, but parents also need to give their child space to learn to go to sleep independently.

Lewis brings her own experience and her training in Dana Olbeman’s Sleep Sense approach (SleepSense. net) to Jackson Hole with her new business, Happy Little Camper.

“Getting a baby to sleep all night can take a week or so,” Lewis said.

“Waking every couple of hours or even every hour is very common.

And naps can be trouble as well.”

Lack of a good, solid night’s sleep isn’t just tough on Baby, it’s hard on Mom and Dad, too. It’s exhausting, frustrating and can be downright distressing for parents when they

worry about the health and welfare of their child Fortunately there are solutions.

The process starts with a family’s call for help.

“I chat with people over the phone first,” Lewis said, “to find out about their child’s sleep and make sure that I can help.”

Parents then fill out a questionnaire that provides a bit more detail.

“Then I do an hour’s consultation in their home to go over a sleep plan,” she said. “I follow up over the next few weeks while they implement the plan with scheduled phone calls and daily emails. A lot of times we’ll make changes to the plan, depending on what’s happening.”

Newborns, infants and toddlers have different needs and different problems. Newborns naturally need to feed, be changed and get cuddled every few hours. Older babies may or may not need to be fed in the night, depending on their age, weight and other factors. Toddlers may have a hard time going to sleep and then wake in the middle of the night to get in bed with parents. So Lewis offers different programs and packages for each stage of development. She also is available for extra in-person support to make the process as easy as possible for parents and baby.

Prices start at $149 for newborn packages. Call 307-228-1502, email martha@happylittlecamperjh.com or visit HappyLittleCamperJH.com for information.

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3520 South Park Drive 307-733-2240 From 1960 to 2018, Delcon has been an integral part of Jackson Hole and the surrounding community by providing full-service electrical and HVAC installation and repair for residential, commercial and industrial properties.

At nearly 60 years old, Delcon — that is short for Diversified Electrical Contracting — is a well-known Jackson brand with a stellar reputation for expertise and service.

Delcon is excited to announce it is under new ownership and leadership with the same management. It still operates

out of 3520 South Park Drive south of Jackson, and its telephone number is still 733-2240. Customers will find the same experienced staff there, too: The average tenure of Delcon employees is over 20 years.

You may not know it, but you have experienced Delcon’s work all over the valley — for utility companies, custom homes and major infrastructure programs. For example, at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Delcon worked on the Aerial Tram and the gondola and is now involved with the Solitude mid-station.

That said, you do not have to be a high roller or have a huge project to make a call. Delcon has a full electrical and mechanical service department that anyone can call for help, and Delcon will respond with the appropriate tools to complete the job.

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And that care will get better, when the clinic moves to its new location at 83 N. Main St. on July 23.

The brand-new building is larger than the clinic’s current location and was specially designed to serve as a health clinic, said Ann Loyola, marketing and public relations director for Teton Valley Health Care.

That will allow for better patient flow, comfort and privacy, she said.

It also will be easier for patients in wheelchairs or on crutches to navigate.

The clinic will share the new building with a pharmacy, Victor

Drug, managed by the Myler family, which owns the new building and also owns Corner Drug in Driggs, Idaho.

“That’s a huge plus for our patients,” Loyola said.

An interior doorway will allow people to go directly from their appointment at the health clinic to the pharmacy instead of making the commute to Driggs.

Specialists, like cardiologists, dermatologists and pediatricians from Jackson, Wyoming, Idaho Falls and Rexburg, Idaho, regularly see patients at the clinics. Many of those specialists see patients primarily in Driggs, but the new clinic space will continue to staff pediatricians in Victor, Loyola said. “People can get top care by specialists without having to travel,” Loyola said.

The clinic is also home to family practice doctors who can care for people from birth through adulthood, as well as physician assistants and nurses. People in the community can make appointments, or walk in when needed.

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Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union has a brand-new home in Jackson that enhances customer service and gives Meridian room to grow.

The freshly constructed building at 740 S. Highway 89 features a spacious and sunny lobby for customers who want to come inside.

For those looking to get their banking done without getting out of the car there’s a two-lane drive-through where they can talk to a service representative via a video screen as well as use an ATM. All in all, the new building gives Meridian Trust more ways to better assist customers, Branch Manager Dave Mosher said.

“Here’s it’s all about that person in front of you,” he said. “This company works hard to support its members.”

Even the building’s location is more convenient. The site, previously the location of a Loaf ’N Jug convenience store and gas station, is opposite the turnoff to South Park Road. The intersection has a stoplight, so no matter which direction customers are coming from they’ll be able to make

a turn. That wasn’t so at Meridian Trust’s previous location.

“It’s wonderful having that light,” Mosher said.

At just under 5,000 square feet, Meridian Trust’s new Jackson branch has room to add employees and furniture as the credit union grows.

There’s also space for meetings, special events and even art displays.

Mosher is a member of the Teton Photography mentors group and hopes to hang some of photographers’ images at Meridian Trust.

Meridian Trust came to Jackson in December 1995, originally operating on Center Street. Its most recent home in Jackson was rented space on Highway 89.

The new Jackson branch with the Meridian Trust name emblazoned on it will give the credit union a higher profile. Meridian offers a full range of products — checking accounts, HSAs, IRAs, mortgages, credit cards, consumer and business loans, for example — and now more people will be aware of its presence in Jackson.

“As the building went up, we started getting more calls asking, ‘How long have you been here?’” Mosher said.

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555 E. Broadway, Entrance B, Suite 212 307-739-7656 Pharmacist Bill Jackson wants people on the east side of town to know they have a nearby option.

Jackson and Kai Karstens, both longtime Jackson pharmacists, staff the St. John’s Medical Center retail pharmacy, which opened in December. The main impetus behind it was to provide a place for patients at St. John’s to be able to pick up medications at the same place they receive care. But it’s not just for hospital visitors and those leaving doctors’ offices.

“We are a community pharmacy,” Jackson said.

That means the pharmacy fills prescriptions, of course, and provides flu shots, vaccinations, over-thecounter products, humidifiers, pediatric and first-aid supplies and cold medicines.

“It’s a one-stop shop for East Jackson,” he said.

The pharmacy has been a boon for hospital customers, saving them

time by allowing them to fulfill all their medical needs in one place. And there’s a program in place for inpatients at the hospital.

It’s called Meds-to-Beds, and it does exactly what its name implies: Patients who are in the hospital and need to fill a prescription can have their medications delivered to them prior to checkout.

“They have a choice,” Jackson said. “But if they want to use us, we will deliver their medications to their bedside so they don’t need to travel to a pharmacy on their way home.”

For those who haven’t visited the pharmacy yet, it is just inside the front door of the Professional Office Building. It is in Suite 212, the first door on the right after you enter. Though Jackson loves providing the Meds-to-Beds service, he was emphatic that the pharmacy is for everyone in the Jackson community, including the tourists who visit the Tetons.

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care affordability looks like for smaller towns, not only here but across America over the next decade,” he said. “What can we learn because we’re here and the really deep talent we have around healthcare we have in this market?”

While politics and policy of course play a role in health care and insurance, Melanson said there are issues to be addressed regardless of what’s happening on Capitol Hill, and he thinks m4 is the company to solve those problems.

“The problems are still acute regardless of political decisions,” he said. “There’s still an issue of a system that’s very confusing to the average person. It’s really complex to access for the average person. Those are challenges that, regardless of politics, need to be addressed.”

150 Scott Lane H 307-203-0747 DuffelDonkey.com Duffel Donkey is Jackson Hole’s stand-out premium moving and delivery company, specializing in meticulous handling of its customers’ items and operating with a prime mission: excellence in delivery, on time and on budget, with the customer relationship a top priority.

When The Flaming Lips, the popular rock and indie band, played in Jackson, the Center for the Arts needed extra help and hired Duffel Donkey to load in the band’s difficult-to-maneuver musical props and equipment. There were some unusual pieces in the mix that benefited from careful professional handling, including giant laser beam hands and a massive unicorn.

Owned and operated by longtime Jackson resident Marshall Davis, Duffel Donkey’s prime emphasis is on taking superior care of its customers and their valued items, offering personalized service and developing client trust with top-quality delivery.

“It’s a white glove service,” Davis said. “It’s delivering beyond the threshold. ... It includes setup of items and the removal, recycling and disposal of debris.”

Over the past few years, Duffel Donkey has taken off in popularity and become appreciably recognized, not only around town, where 98 percent of its business is local, but also regionally and nationally, offering long-distance household and corporate moving services with a menu of logistical resources. For cross-country jobs a dedicated truck is used exclusively for the hiring client, with direct contact

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On a day-to-day basis, Duffel Donkey delivers everything from bagels to boilers and handles everything from singletime furniture deliveries to full-scale household moves. It also provides receiving and storage. When interior designers have furniture and home decor items shipped, Duffel Donkey receives and inspects the goods, stores them in temperature-controlled environments, then delivers or installs them.

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And the “Duffel Donkey” name? Davis notes that a donkey is a “sure-footed hardworking beast that will carry your load.” Indeed, that is the industrious, durable branding of this reliable and resilient company. Plus, he didn’t want his business to blend in with other businesses named “Grand Teton this, or Snake River that.”

“We’re growing and maintaining our focus on developing quality customer relationships,” Davis said. “Our attention to customer service, communication, timely service and budget creates healthy relationships between ourselves and our clients.”

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tor clinic and the Driggs location.

“People are often surprised by our scope of specialty care,” Loyola said.

Loyola said the clinic expects to keep its same hours, which are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday in Victor. The Driggs clinic will continue to remain open on weekends, as well, she said. The Victor clinic’s phone number will also stay the same.

The clinic will throw an official grand opening party on Aug. 9 with Victor Drug and other partners.

The time hasn’t been set but Loyola said it would likely take place in the evening.

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That’s the premise at Linen Alley, a store that aims to provide the finest and most comfortable accoutrements to make your sleep as easy and blissful as possible.

In business for the past 14 years, Linen Alley is still a family-run business, operated by Jennifer Fay and her mother, Diana Gross. The BEST in bedroom furnishings is what they offer at their store on Scott Lane, near Penny Lane Collective and Sweet Cheeks Meats.

“My mom was doing high-end property sales, and she noticed there was a need,” Jennifer said. “At that time there was only one store in town that sold bedding.”

Diana had worked as an interior designer in Jackson in the ’70s and ’80s, long before opening Linen Alley, so it came naturally.

Since its opening Linen Alley has grown to offer Jackson’s largest selection of bedroom furnishings, but Jennifer is most excited these days about adding the Hästens line of beds and mattresses to her offerings. And who wouldn’t be?

It’s a high-luxury brand but one Jennifer thinks repays in quality and longevity — and also in satisfaction.

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hour or two a day in them,” she said, “but we are such misers when it comes to our beds, where we end up spending half of our lives. It should be the other way around.”

Hästens is advertised as “the official bedding suppliers to the Swedish Royal Court.” The firm was founded in 1852 as saddle-makers, but when cars replaced horses “they started making beds,” she said.

“It’s unbelievable craftsmanship made with all-natural materials of horsetail hair, cotton and wool flax,” Jennifer said. “It takes an incredible 30-plus man-hours to make one bed.

And the result is just the most comfortable bed you can lie on.”

Linen Alley was approached by Hästens representatives, and “we will be one of only 19 stores in the United States to carry their beds.”

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See Jackson Hole knows how to get people’s attention. Through a network of webcams installed at businesses it’s showing the greater Jackson Hole and Yellowstone region to the world.

Want to get a look at the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis greens, check out the parking situation at Jackson Hole Airport or watch the world go by at Jackson Town Square?

With See Jackson Hole’s webcams people are doing all that and more.

It’s fun for them and good for the businesses that sponsor the webcams. The company’s slogan is, “We make people smile and create meaningful business connections.”

“We’ve got more than 3 million users per year looking at the cameras,” said Bob Strobel, founder of the 4-year-old company.

See Jackson Hole has nearly 70 webcams up and running at businesses in Jackson Hole and Star Valley, as well as Teton Valley, Idaho, and Gardiner, Montana.

“We are slowly trying to encapsulate the greater Yellowstone economic region,” Strobel said.

Businesses like Pizzeria Caldera, Snow King Mountain Resort, the Rustic Inn and the Grand Targhee have gone the webcam route because it’s a great way to get attention. “It’s a unique way for businesses to connect with their customers,” Strobel said. “When a business sponsors a camera, when the user is looking at that camera they are looking at them.”

Webcams are a good fit for any business that has great people views, wildlife views or scenic views — “something compelling,” he said. Or a great fit for businesses that would like to sponsor one of See Jackson Hole’s existing webcams.

Once a business is on board and a webcam is installed, See Jackson Hole can also offer a full suite of complementary marketing products, including website development, digi-

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Jennifer said each Hästens bed is “a work of art and a piece of craftsmanship” that’s designed to last many years.

“They don’t just throw away their beds like we do,” she said.

It’s a different mentality both in the quality of the product and satisfaction of the customer.

Besides beds by Hästens there are also those made by Beautyrest and Tempur-Pedic.

There’s also a lot else to choose from at Linen Alley. The store offers products by Matouk, Yves Delorme, Peacock Alley, Pigeon and Poodle,

tal marketing strategies, social media management strategies, and print publications, including its Visitor’s Guide, Attraction Menu and Summer/ Winter Maps.

“It’s a well-rounded marketing package that’s unique,” Strobel said.

“No one, at least in this marketplace, offers this value that has strategically placed print that leads to the web and then leads back to print. It includes camera technology, print and web marketing.”

Strobel’s experience in the market goes back to 1995, when he cofounded Jackson Hole Net Magazine (one of Jackson’s first websites). Over the years he branched out, and he recently rolled six businesses into one.

Those included the web development business he bought from 22 Tech, his own consulting firm LebortsTech, Best Vacation Print Pubs, AllTravelcams. com and the JH Computer Clinic featuring a new headquarters close to downtown Jackson.

“This year embodies us bringing those things together in a very unique way,” he said.

Webcams aren’t a brand-new technology, he said. He’s had a webcam on top of the Jackson Trading Company since 2001. But in 2014, technology developments came together in a way that made him say, “OK, I’m jumping in with two feet.”

“The cameras got better, the internet in Jackson got better, and the video compression algorithm got better,” he said. “We could send a great video to the world with less internet bandwidth. Thirty frames per second got easier.”

See Jackson Hole is also showing real estate through virtual reality tours and selling those services to its customers in partnership with SmartTour.co.

Now See Jackson Hole is working to incorporate video and virtual reality into its platform, offering additional marketing possibilities for businesses.

“It turns out our webcam viewing platform is a great opportunity to show our users video and virtual reality tours,” Strobel said.

Wesley Allen and Brahms Mount, to name some.

To go with your bed there are sheets, blankets, coverlets and comforters, pillows for sleeping and for decoration, bed skirts, shams and duvets. Also offered are pajamas and robes.

For the bath Linen Alley has bath towels, rugs and shower curtains.

It also sells the best candles, and diffusers, gorgeous baskets and hampers.

The goal at Linen Alley, Jennifer said, is to offer products “that are the BEST, because they last, and I always know my customers will be happy with what they’ve purchased from us!”

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Alexis Boyer, owner and founder of Your Travel Nanny, travels with families on vacation to help with child care and to give Mom and Dad some time to get away.

On trips — to places like Hawaii, Belize and Mexico — Boyer will do whatever the family is doing. It’s your vacation and your schedule. But she’s there to help while little ones take naps or to put them to bed while you’re at dinner.

“It’s however the family wants it,” she said.

Families pay for the nanny’s airfare, accommodations, food and a daily wage, and then can choose different packages. An upgrade can be added for the nanny to cook and do daily light housekeeping and laundry.

“A lot of times vacations are extremely stressful,” she said. “I just try to be flexible with the families and do whatever they need.”

Boyer not only looks after young children but also can accompany seniors 75 and older on trips if they need assistance.

Your Travel Nanny, which has been around for about two years, combines Boyer’s love for travel and her longtime nanny career.

“I love children,” she said. “They’re so much fun. And I love families,

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Boyer saw a need in the Jackson area for an agency that specializes in child care not only in the home but on the go, too.

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Todd Hanna and Kate Schade

Kate’s Real Food 208-354-4790 KatesRealFood.com Kate’s Real Food began in Kate Schade’s kitchen.

A mountain athlete who skied and mountain biked, she couldn’t find an energy bar that met her body’s high caloric need and that was also healthy, made with natural ingredients and tasted good.

So she made her own. And soon people were asking for a bite and then their own bar while waiting in line for the Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. She called her homemade concoction the Tram Bar. That was in the late 1990s.

Today, Kate’s Real Food still sells the Tram Bar and is still based in the Tetons, but its products are sold in grocery stores, resorts and lodges, outdoor retail stores and REIs in 46 states.

One of the company’s bars was recently named the best-tasting bar sold at REI. And it’s gone from one product to offering five flavored bars, with another three planned to debut by the end of the year, CEO Todd Hanna said.

Hanna recently joined the Kate’s Real Food team as the company continues to grow. The company also added a new vice president of sales and a marketing director. Schade is still heavily involved and is focused on innovating new products and educating consumers about products and the company.

“Kate’s gift to the world is the second-to-none product that she created from scratch and her ability to continue to create new, healthy, greattasting products,” Hanna said.

Even with its rapid growth Kate’s Real Food is dedicated to staying true to Schade’s original vision.

These are not diet bars. They are specifically designed to give people pursuing adventure the energy and nutrition they need for whatever adventure they are on.

“It’s about real food, real energy and great taste,” Hanna said.

Real food means it’s not processed or chemically altered. It’s glutenfree, organic-certified and nonGMO, he said. All Kate’s Real Food products meet those standards.

A lemon-coconut bar, called the Bivy Bar, is scheduled to be released this month. A not-yet-named cranberry spice bar will debut in the fall, followed by the release of a mint chocolate bar around the holidays, Hanna said. All bar flavors are available in individually wrapped “bites” as well.

The company is creating new packaging for all its products as part of a rebranding effort to help make it more competitive with larger energy bar companies, Hanna said. The team wants the consumer to immediately know what Kate’s Real Food is about: It’s modern, it’s born in the mountains, it’s simple and healthy and it tastes great.

“This was a company founded in the small mountain town of Jackson, Wyoming,” Hanna said. “We want to honor that.

“We’ve been called the best kept secret in Jackson,’ he said. “Our new branding, new flavors and new team members are about no longer being a secret.

“We want the world to know about, and use, our products.”

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Yes, that sounds a little unbelievable. Surely a baby isn’t ready for piano lessons.

But what owner Christy Marsteller is offering at The Hole Note is something far from repetitive scales. She is offering something that’s both fun and educational.

Kindermusik, originally from Germany, came to the United States in the 1970s. This past year Marsteller obtained her license to officially teach the music program, which is geared toward newborns and children up to 6 years old.

“Kindermusik sets itself apart from other music programs by a ton of curriculum development,” Marsteller said. “They do a lot of research. It’s a very consistent program. It’s very purposeful and designed for a very specific outcome by the time kids are 6 or 7.”

She said that if children go through the program, even for a short time, it gives them a musical base that allows them to excel once they decide to focus on a specific instrument.

“By the time they’re done with

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“We tailor our offerings to suit our client’s needs,” Elyse said.

All Lux Lounge trailers double as a walk-in photo booth, or the photo booth can be set up outside as a backdrop.

At 31 feet from bumper to pull, LuxAgogo is the largest of the fleet. Polished to a mirror finish, LuxAgogo is sure to make every event shine.

“We did a wedding last week for which the bride had booked online and only saw photos of it,” Elyse said. “She was so happy when we pulled up, she started crying, came over to hug me, and thanked me for making her wedding so special.”

In case a smaller bar is warranted, Lux Lounge offers the L’il Lux, an adorable 1962 Bambi Airstream. The shape of this gleaming American icon is unmistakable, the allure irresistible, and the nostalgia undeniable.

Lux N’ Loaded, the smallest of the fleet, is a darling vintage two-horse trailer that works just as well for kids’ parties as it does for grown-ups who like to have fun. Add a couple of hay bales for that rustic Western feel and mountain chic look, and let the party begin.

Restoring old vessels is nothing new

the program they can read a whole scale and can play simple tunes on three different instruments: glockenspiel, dulcimer and recorder,” Marsteller said. “They know their flats and sharps, they know rhythms and read them and play them.”

The program uses music, instruments, books, games and songs to build a foundation of music education.

Though Marsteller has just started teaching the program, she has already seen results from her students, and their parents.

“When you do Kindermusik with younger ages the parent or caregiver participates in the class. You’re teaching the child but teaching the parent what’s going on brain development-wise,” she said. “It’s fun to watch the bonding that happens.

I’m creating an environment for them to interact in a fun and educational way.”

There are Kindermusik sessions open in July, and parents can enroll their children online for fall sessions at TheHoleNote.com.

Marsteller also teaches group piano lessons for all age ranges, and there are a few remaining spots in the Mystery on Musician’s Island summer workshops for 5- to 12-year-olds.

to Elyse. She has rehabbed two vintage VW vans, a classic 42-foot wooden yacht, and a couple of vintage Airstreams that remained as campers, and which are also available to rent.

As a former builder and interior designer she loves creating beautiful spaces for people to gather in.

She can personalize the Lux Lounge fleet for your event with interior and exterior wall art, such as corporate logos, the bride’s and groom’s names, photos, etc.

And lastly, Lux Lounge offers classic chauffeured cars. Brides and grooms can make a grand entry at their wedding and be whisked away in the getaway car at the end of the nuptials.

Lux Lounge is also permitted to do interpretative tours in Grand Teton National Park, so visitors to the area can ride in style while learning about the flora and fauna, history and geology of our area.

Lux Lounge hourly rental rates range from $215 to $425. Give Elyse a call and she’ll happily provide a custom quote, as prices vary depending on the trailer or vehicle, event duration and location, and other factors.

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Mike Whipple, Joe Kola, Kyle Geffre and Patti Patterson

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Dr. Jonathan Figg

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610 W. Broadway, Suite 108 307-264-5828 drfigg@jacksonholedpc.com Jacksonholedpc.com In medical school and the subsequent residency trainings, Jonathan Figg sampled a variety of medical fields. He liked them all, and that pushed him to internal medicine, a field where he could see a variety of patients for a variety of reasons and also focus on preventive care.

“I don’t want to just see people when they are sick,” Dr. Figg said.

“I want to see them when they are healthy and keep them that way.”

But what he soon discovered as a practicing physician was that he didn’t have the time to spend on long conversations with patients.

“You end up spending so much time with the paperwork and other nonsense,” he said.

He knew there had to be a better way.

Figg opened Jackson Hole Direct Primary Care last fall. It is a membership clinic where patients pay a fixed fee each month and receive comprehensive primary care.

Figg is now expanding his offerings to businesses so owners can purchase memberships for company employees at a fixed cost.

Primary care is more than 80 percent of health care, Figg said. His model, with the fixed fees, helps eliminate inflated costs needed to run services through insurance companies.

Patients see Figg for bumps and

bruises and when they are sick — the most common reason people visit their primary care doctor. With the fixed monthly fee, there isn’t an additional co-pay. Figg can also write and dispense prescriptions from his office, as well as draw blood and run lab work on-site, saving people 70 to 95 percent off market prices for tests and medications.

He also works with a company that allows him to consult with specialists without a patient having to go see them.

And, if needed, he can refer patients with more serious conditions to specialists or for surgery.

Health benefits are often tied to employers. Figg realized that to reach more patients he needed to partner with businesses.

“My goal is to always take care of as many patients as I can, to the limit where I can still provide really time-intensive oriented care to my patients,” he said.

Access to primary care will keep employees healthier and happier. It also allows employees to be more efficient at work. If they need a prescription filled they can simply shoot Figg a text. If they have a question they can email him.

And businesses that currently don’t offer health benefits to employees now have a more affordable option than providing insurance.

“My goal is to always take care of as many patients as I can, to the limit that I can still give each patient the extra time they deserve,” Figg said.

The friendly faces you see at First Interstate Bank when applying for a mortgage, depositing a check or taking out a business loan are the same ones you’ll see outside the bank giving back to the Jackson Hole community.

First Interstate employees serve on boards, volunteer their time with nonprofits, like the Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association, and support local causes and events via donation and sponsorship assistance. Putting attitude into action, First Interstate employees dish up lunch once a month at the Senior Center of Jackson Hole and collect trash during the annual county spring cleanup.

The bank is a signature sponsor of the Center for the Arts, and employees regularly participate in build days for Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area.

And for First Interstate employees, giving back isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s enmeshed in the corporate culture. When First Interstate founder Homer Scott Sr. founded the Bank of Commerce in 1968, he anchored the institution — now First Interstate — in a nexus of exceptional customer service and roll-up-your-sleeves philanthropy.

That philosophy continues to thrive 50 years later, and to commemorate First Interstate’s 50th anniversary this summer the bank will be celebrating with an all-employee day of service on Monday, Oct. 8.

“A commitment to communities is one of our corporate values,” said Joe Kola, the new Jackson market president for First Interstate Bank.

Kola himself is an example. Over the years he has served on a number of community boards, including Teton County’s Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling enterprise fund, and is president-elect of the Jackson Rotary Club.

First Interstate Bank in Jackson is part of a $12 billion operation

with branch locations throughout Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington.

Driven by strong family and corporate values, volunteer service is one way First Interstate employees forge ties with community members “We are invested in making Jackson a better place to live, work and raise a family because we live here, too,” Kola said.

Branches in different locales also help one another with volunteer and philanthropic programs that benefit their communities.

“We were solicited by a market president in Bend, Oregon, to find silent auction items that we could donate to a fundraiser in Bend,” Kola said. “People there were able to bid on outdoor adventure experiences based here in Jackson. We can attract people to our community while doing good things for a good cause.”

In whatever way employees want to contribute, the First Interstate Foundation Employee Matching Program helps them make an impact.

The foundation’s gift matching program, for example, matches employees’ donations dollar for dollar.

From tellers to vice presidents, First Interstate employees who donate to nonprofits that benefit their communities can have their contribution matched by the foundation.

When employees donate their time, the foundation matches their efforts at a rate of $10 for every hour donated, with a 10-hour minimum.

It all adds up. In 2017, total company giving for First Interstate came to more than $3.3 million, including employee gift matches, employee volunteer matches, foundation grants, and money donated to local communities by branch fundraising and charitable contributions.

“Our brand of community banking is about much more than simply making loans or providing working capital for projects,” Kola said. “It’s about being a trusted community partner, and we’re proud to bring that promise to life each and every day to the Jackson community and beyond.”

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Thanks to Kmart, large, new appliances from mainstream brands are once again available for purchase in Jackson.

After the Sears appliance store’s roof caved in during the historic winter of 2016-17, Teton County went for months without a major retailer that carried washers and dryers and similar home goods. Now they’re back, and right in the entranceway to the 27-year-old big box store seated on the west side of town. For a limited time it’s all on sale, too.

“The grand opening is going to be on the 23th of June, and we’re going to have a weekend sale that rolls right into the Fourth of July sale,” Kmart manager Mike Swaboski said.

“We have the full line of washers, dryers, stoves, refrigerators and dishwashers and a large selection of mattresses,” he said. “Kenmore is one major brand we carry, we but we can order and ship any brand customers can find on our online site.”

Although Sears’ brick-and-mortar building is no more, the company — which is owned by Kmart — is keep-

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ing a full-service maintenance and installation team in town that can assist with any major appliance purchase, Swaboski said.

Also new to Kmart this summer is a new garden center that offers not only greenery but also the gear needed to grow it.

“Customers are really appreciating the wide variety of plants that we’re bringing in,” Swaboski said.

“We have a wider selection, with a lot more vibrant options.”

Swaboski, who’s almost a year into his tenure managing the Jackson store, has made an effort to rebuild Kmart’s image since he was reassigned from a Hawaii location last fall. Querying the community, he could sense that some residents were displeased with products that were out of stock and hard-to-locate floor staff. Swaboski listened, and took action.

Browse the aisles today and it’s clear that shelves are better stocked and organized than they were a few years ago. The store feels cleaner.

Employees friendlier. The goal, Swaboski said, is for Kmart to be Jackson’s well-reputed “hometown store.”

So far, so good, he said.

“I think we’re on track to have a really positive turnaround,” Swaboski said.

If you’re looking for a stack of books for summer reading, you’ll find plenty of options — from brandnew titles and best sellers to inexpensive used paperbacks — at Jackson Hole Book Trader.

Looking for something a little different? Jackson Hole Book Trader can help there, too, with the valley’s largest selection of sumptuous coffee-table art books, a ton of special editions, autographed copies and rare books, and even some genuine treasures, such as the huge (19.7 by 27.6 inches) sumo-size version of Thomas Laird’s “Murals of Tibet,” one of just 998 volumes printed and bearing the autograph of the Dalai Lama himself.

Founded by the late Dean Stayner in January 1998, Jackson Hole Book Trader has been the area’s source for used books for 20 years. It was a favorite haunt for folks who wanted to not only get lost in books, but to get lost among books in the labyrinth of shelves and the murk of an inventory system that eschewed the digital age.

Susie Temple worked for Stayner back in the old days, before child rearing became her priority. The Texas native majored in English at Duke University, earned a master’s in English at the University of Texas at Austin and then attended the Rice University Publishing Program.

“I had been thinking, ‘I would love to own a bookstore,’ really since graduate school,” she said.

Once her kids were school aged, the dream came back. Stayner had by then sold the Book Trader to Cindy Parker and her daughter, Allison, who had operated it for nine years much as Stayner had. After

poking around a little and having a couple of leads fall through, Temple thought to call Parker, who, it turned out, had been planning to close the store. Instead she sold to Temple, “and that was that.”

Or almost.

“From the beginning I knew I was going to change virtually everything, and start a new chapter that reflected more who I am and what I want this space to be,” she said.

Temple closed on the store in March 2017. She remodeled the space in November and reopened just before Christmas. The shop now is much more open and easy to navigate, with tables down the middle loaded with art and coffee table books, shelving along the sides for the bulk of the inventory, and a kids reading nook. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Jackson Hole Book Trader can track it down and order it for you.

Up front is the register, with notebooks and other accoutrements for the literary minded, and a custommade stand for the giant “Murals of Tibet” tome. At the back is the kids room, along with more art and specialty titles, including another sumo volume, a collection of Brazilian photographer Sebastian Salgado’s work.

A glass case contains rare, first edition and special edition books. You’ll also find handmade mugs by Jenny Dowd, and cloth bags and custom leather journals.

“I’ve just always been happiest whenever I’m around books — at a library, a bookstore,” Temple said.

“It’s comfortable, quite, peaceful, and you’re surrounded by all these amazing ideas. I truly believe all the answers to every question are found in a book.”

Jackson Hole Book Trader is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

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Pictured from left: Pharmacists William Jackson, BS and Kai Karstens, PharmD

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Tayloe Piggott Gallery 62 S. Glenwood St. 307-733-0555 TayloePiggottGallery.com Bold, sophisticated, and playful: These are the values of Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Seamlessly uniting both contemporary art and fine jewelry, Tayloe Piggott, the gallery owner, is motivated by pure artistic discovery. In this spirit, Tayloe expanded in a distinguishing way. Desiring another space with a distinctive energy, Tayloe remodeled the next-door building into a meaningful home for artworks and guests.

This “project space” is a multifunctional, collaborative place for the local and global community to share ideas, showcase works, host events and expand artistic ideas.

Committed to the simplicity of the addition, Tayloe designed the project space in a way to make visitors feel nestled in a comfortable living room. Specifically shaping both the interior architecture and design with natural materials, Tayloe created a space that evokes a timeless, nurturing aesthetic. This intended minimalism honors the relationship between each artwork and the viewers, which allows them to reflect on their personal experience. Art exhibitions, workshops, dinner gatherings, cocktail events, pop-up shops and guest lectures — Tayloe envisions hosting many different kinds of gatherings. A welcoming, meditative space that carries larger ideas, the project space instills a quiet mindfulness in each guest, bringing them an intimate experience.

As you get to know Tayloe Piggott it quickly becomes clear that she truly loves her gallery as well as each distinctive artwork and jewel inside. A talented, high-energy, heart-driven woman, she built the gallery through hard work and passion. Clearly having an eye for the delicate effects of patterns and textures, Tayloe’s inner muse guides her as she curates art exhibitions and jewelry collections. Her positive, uplifting personality brightens any room, welcoming each guest into the gallery. Rather than focusing on sales or competition, she is interested in each artwork living in a home where the owner cherishes the spirit of the piece. Approaching each day with an innate playful quality, Piggott makes owning an established art gallery look easy.

By surrounding herself with meaningful objects, Tayloe is reminded to be present in each moment and treasure the subtleties of life. She re-creates this mindfulness within her home, gallery and now in this new project space. In Tayloe’s eyes “the art of living well comes from having a few remarkable things that change your life — not from owning many things. Luxury is not universal. It is rare and special.

Thus, the opportunity to view exceptional artworks and gems must be treated with respect and reflection.”

With this in mind, Tayloe opens the project space to the community. Illuminating the power of experiencing art in a contemplative space, Tayloe hopes visitors will come share a cup of coffee with her and thoughtfully discuss the importance of art.

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*enrollment now also open for kids and adults piano lessons

Just one hour a week of learning music is enough for the full brain benefits to take place including an all-around boost in language skills and a significant increase in IQ.

Spencer Hirst and Ben Agee

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The West is full of color: blue lakes and blue skies; every shade of green plants and trees; vibrant orange, red and violet sunsets — even the dirt and stones around here come in shades of lavender, rust and, of course, yellow.

“We’re surrounded by beautiful colors,” said Ben Agee, with Spencer Hirst, co-founder of Western Range Clothing Company. “So let’s use them in apparel.”

Founded in April 2014 as an online brand — with a few items in a few shops — Western Range is set to open its first retail store in the Cache Street Shops across from the south side of Town Square.

Agee and Hirst plan to make the 1,100-square-foot space a “head-totoe” store for their “refined mountain attire,” with a selection of other gifts and goodies, too.

“The entire concept is to take classic, traditional patterns, colors that have been lacking in the Rocky Mountain region, and to give them a voice here,” said Hirst.

Hirst calls the line “upscale,” but still relaxed enough for the Rocky Mountain way of life.

Agee, who hails from Texas, and Hirst, who comes from Connecticut, became friends here in Jackson in the early 2010s.

They decided to put their entrepreneurial hats on and come up with an idea for a business that wasn’t already being filled. Their refined mountain attire seemed to fit the bill.

Indeed, from their modest beginnings at WesternRangeClothing. com — ties and bowties in a wide

range of colors, all with a pattern of small elk antler icons, an instantly recognizable Jackson Hole symbol — Western Range has added scarves for women and, most recently, shirts for both.

“Each step led to the next,” Agee said. “What started out as a fun idea has led to a full-fledged apparel company.”

The latest step was made about a year ago when they decided to commit to a retail space.

“Ultimately we decided that this is such a unique market and place, and people from all over the world are coming through town,” Agee said. “We could (A) control our own destiny and (B) reach a large number of people without having to go anywhere.”

Their space downstairs at the Cache Creek Shops is ideally situated.

“You can’t ask for a better location than dead center on the busiest side of the square,” Agee said.

In addition to Western Range’s expanding line, the store will offer a bath and personal products, jewelry, home goods and Levis premium line of jeans — gifts for men and women for most any occasion that, Hirst and Agee said, cannot be found anywhere else in Jackson.

Agee and Hirst were scheduled to open the shop in early July. They will also continue to offer a few items at Penny Lane Cooperative and New West KnifeWorks.

Agee and Hirst like knowing that men are wearing Western Range ties and bowties at their weddings.

In fact, Western Range items were featured in Martha Stewart Weddings.

“When people enjoy the products you’ve designed and made, that’s very rewarding,” Agee said.

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John Bauer

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Flat Creek Saddle Shop 1655 High School Road 307-733-1260 For 30 years Flat Creek Saddle Shop has been supplying the community with horse tack and related supplies. Horse owners know they can find just about anything they need there.

Now Flat Creek Saddle Shop is spreading the word that it sells a whole lot of other things besides.

A case in point is its selection of feed for a variety of animals.

Do you have chickens, cats or dogs? Come check out the feed at Flat Creek Saddle Shop. Do you enjoy feeding the chickadees and pine grosbeaks that come to your backyard? You can fill your feeders with seed from the shop. Or maybe you have ponds stocked with fish. There’s something for you as well.

“People don’t realize we carry feed,” said John Bauer, owner of the shop. “That’s a growing side of the business for us. We have bird feed, trout food and chicken feed besides all the horse stuff.

We have dog food and cat food, too.”

Bauer is used to customers being surprised by all the different things they can buy at Flat Creek Saddle Shop.

“People come in all the time and say, ‘I didn’t know you had this or that.’ ” Among the other items to browse at Flat Creek Saddle Shop are hats, tote bags and the largest selection of Twisted X shoes in western Wyoming.

Bauer has recently expanded the Twisted X footwear selection.

“These are probably the most popular Western casual shoe there is,” he said.

Of course, saddles are a mainstay for the business. The shop keeps up to 200 in stock. You’ll also find bits, headstalls, halters, lead ropes, spurs, fly masks ... pretty much everything related to horses.

It’s easy to stop by the Flat Creek Saddle Shop to check out the merchandise. The shop has been at its current location, 1655 High School Road, for three years, and it’s a convenient location with ample parking.

“People can come in with their trailers, and it’s no big deal,” Bauer said.

Dane Buk

Terra Firma 7255 U.S. 89 | 307-732-2794 TerraFirmaOrganics.com | info@tforganics.com Each year thousands of tons of organic waste — material like lawn clippings and shrubs from landscaping and the ends of two-by-fours from construction projects — is rescued from Teton County’s landfill. Terra Firma, an organic recycling firm, takes it and transforms it into compost that helps flowers blossom and vegetables thrive.

Owner Dane Buk started the company about 13 years ago. A Casper native, he moved to Jackson Hole about 19 years ago and started a landscaping company.

Growing plants in Jackson’s soil was challenging. He turned to soil science to find a better way and realized he wanted to make his own topsoil. That led him to composting and eventually to creating his organic recycling business.

Today about 90 percent of landscapers in Teton County bring Buk their compostables, and he gets roughly 70 percent of all construction waste. The material is dropped at the Teton County Transfer Station, where Terra Firma is contracted to operate the compost facility for Teton County.

“When Teton County says we are the No. 1 recycler in the state, what people don’t realize is how much of that is organic matter and we make up the lion’s share

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Though New Wisdom University’s physical presence in Jackson is new, it has been online for 20 years. It recently became affiliated with Medicine Wheel Wellness, an integrative, holistic health center on Pearl Avenue.

“We moved here about five years ago and have felt a calling to open a center of learning to help people pursue knowing more about themselves as spiritual beings, and also about what is happening to society as the interaction of ancient wisdom with the leftovers of the old ways is causing uncomfortability everywhere,” they said.

“New Wisdom” is a reference to ancient cultures, their spirituality and traditions that were hidden long ago in places like China, Tibet and Mongolia and later, in around 1875, were released to the Western world.

“The wisdom relates to the origins of all the energies that we use to live and build our world and important things like how easy it is to make mistakes with this energy and create negative karma, and what to do about this.”

Covington and Raymakers offer some courses that focus specifically on Jackson Hole. They believe this is a

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of that claim,” Buk said.

Years ago, building debris and plywood would have been burned or sent to the dump. Buk uses it to create something new that will go right back into the ground from where the waste originated.

Buk recycles organic waste to create compost, mulch and topsoil that will help gardens flourish. The products are specifically designed for Teton County landscaping.

“We embrace design — that is what we believe in, so you don’t have to work as hard; you can work smarter with your environment,” he said.

The company’s wood grinder is one of the largest in the Intermountain West and is also a carbon neutral plant, he said.

Buk works with landscape companies, but also individuals. At its location south of town near Evans Construction, people can buy Terra Firma’s soil, mulch and compost or chat with Buk about what they are trying to grow and any challenges they face. Buk likes to problem-solve growing issues. He’ll even visit the gardens of clients who use the products if they aren’t seeing the results they want.

“My time is free to people who use our products,” he said.

Compost slows water flow through soils so plants can establish properly, but Buk’s products have benefits beyond just helping gardens grow. It provides a low-impact solution to control erosion and can help with remediation. Buk is passionate about recycling.

His company is more than just a business, he said. It’s about bettering his community. spiritual place that acts as a magnet for people in ways those people don’t realize.

“We want to reach out to others who are drawn here but may not understand why,” they said.

Dr. Covington, the primary instructor, has several decades of experience teaching in the spiritual arena.

In addition to formal degrees she is certified by Louise Hay to teach courses on the material of the spiritual publisher Hay House. She is also a coach with Bulletproof’s Dave Asprey’s Human Potential Movement.

Raymakers has been teaching spirituality for 18 years from the perspective of ancient spirituality and modern quantum views and topics related to Incan shamanism. She has worked for many years with Terry Real, renowned for family and marriage counseling and his unique relational-living teachings, and will be offering workshops for families in Jackson.

New Wisdom University will also be featuring other facilitators online and in person. It’s a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

“Short workshops may be free or very affordable,” they said. “Seminars of a day or two usually run from $100 to $200. Courses that last five to 10 weeks will likely have tuition of $300 to $400. We always offer discounts and scholarships and are flexible to the needs of our community.”

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Robyn Snyder

565 W. Broadway 307-734-9415 JHComputerClinic.com

Mountain Mutts 1300 Carol Lane 307-201-5550 JHMtMutts@gmail.com MtMutts.com (also on Facebook and Instagram) From Bernese mountain dogs to toy poodles, Jackson Hole has quite the diversity of breeds. And Robyn Snyder, owner of the Mountain Mutts, has groomed most of them.

A groomer for going on seven years at Spring Creek Animal Hospital, Snyder went out on her own in October 2017, opening her own operation along with retail space with premium dog food, gourmet bakery treats, specialty gifts, pet apparel and toys.

“I have a little bit of everything,” she said. “But it’s all for dogs!”

Her primary line of dog food is Nutrisource, but she’ll also specialorder anything a customer asks for.

“Once they place an order I keep a bag here,” so clients can always grab their friend’s favorite chow at a moment’s notice.

In the canine clothing department, she has coats and all sorts of shirts — including Hawaiian.

Mountain Mutts even has a bereavement section.

“That’s my pet project,” she said.

A while ago a friend lost her dog, and Snyder wanted to get her something. “The only thing I could find was a card.”

She mounted a search and dis-

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covered all sorts of items for the grieving pet owner: books, plaques, picture frames, keepsake candles, garden stakes.

“It’s been my little thing,” she said, “finding unique stuff.”

But what really sets Mountain Mutts apart is Snyder herself.

“I can proudly say I have a wonderful reputation,” she said. “My clients that were with me for many years have followed me and supported me opening this venture. I had some very gracious and generous clients who helped me make it happen.

“When people come in here they want me to love their dogs,” said the owner of three pups.

“And Jackson has such great dogs. I have a really short list of difficult dogs.”

Services she offers include full grooms, baths and brushing, nail trimming, lice shampoo, even K9 nail painting. Every pup leaves with a suitable scarf or bow.

She also will provide puppy grooming socialization, geriatric care, special care for deaf, blind or infirm dogs — “We can cater to everything they need,” she said.

Keep your eye out for adoption drives with PAWS, Adoption Center and local shelters. Snyder supports their mission to have pups find their furever homes through grooming, fostering and support.

Mountain Mutts is located on Carol Lane, off Gregory Lane.

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The crew at JH Computer Clinic promises fast and friendly service for your computers and devices, plus expert advice and coaching when you need it.

JH Computer Clinic is a 12-yearold business, but it’s under new ownership. See Jackson Hole founder Bob Strobel took over last Dec. 1.

“We are standing on the shoulders of the old owner, Juraj Motesicky, but we have shifted the culture from just doing a few things for a few people we don’t really know to doing many things for our community,” Strobel said.

JH Computer Clinic’s offerings include iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC repairs, as well as fine-tuning to bring out the peak performance of each piece of equipment.

“Lots of times people’s computers are really slow,” Strobel said.

“We know how to make them run fast. We want to help people get more out of their technology. They can bring their PC or Mac in and we will make it run better than the day they bought it, and for longer.”

Longtime residents of Jackson Hole may remember Strobel as the founder of Jackson Hole Net Magazine in 1995. Last year he rolled six tech companies into one (SeeJH. com) that included JH Computer Clinic. See page 14.

SeeJH andJH Computer Clinic are maintaining their brand independence, though they are now

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tightly integrated to offer some onestop shopping for business clients.

Need a website fix and an iPhone fix? Cool, they can do that!

“We have 23 years of web and tech experience, so we understand the dynamics of our customers’ issues and their pain points, and we know how to solve them,” Strobel said. “We also know how to help them shop for technology that gets them the biggest bang for their buck. No one else does that in this marketplace.”

Other services JH Computer Clinic offers are refurbished tech sales, software and hardware consulting and customer PC/gaming builds. Services can be provided onsite by appointment.

“We are being competitive in our marketplace in our turnaround time,” Strobel said. “We generally try to make it so customers just walk back and their computer is faster.

In some cases 10 times faster.

Motesicky had a great reputation, and JH Computer Clinic is bringing a new, more local dimension to that.

Strobel’s roots in the community are deep: His grandparents arrived here in 1949.

“Our employees are part of the community,” Strobel said. “We’re part of the community. We’re doing business with our friends.”

JH Computer Clinic helps people regain their valuable computing power so they can focus on other things in their lives.

“Our passion is helping people,” Strobel said. “We serve a niche in the marketplace that allows people to save a lot of time and money on their tech.”

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dent Anna Olson said. “We have 13 employees, and five of us are new within the last year.”

Citing the years of collective experience within the team, Olson said the new blood has been good for the organization.

“It’s exciting to see the team come together so well,” she said.

Supported by a very engaged board of directors, (made up of membership), Olson said they have been refining the strategic plan, working to develop a

260 W. Broadway 307-733-3316 | JacksonHoleChamber.com The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is here to serve.

With multiple new staffers and a renewed commitment to members, the Chamber is poised to help Jackson businesses and lead the community into a prosperous future.

“We’ve been focused on building the new team here at the Chamber,” Presi-

sustainable year-round economy, being the voice of economic well-being and making sure they deliver value to membership.

“Within this framework we also work to advance community excellence,” Olson said. “We have a role as a destination marketing organization.

We want to honor and preserve our unique community assets and heritage here, while retaining the quality of life we all value.”

The Chamber manages four visitor centers that helped over 500,000 visitors last year. The Chamber also provides professional development for members and manages offseason events, including the popular Old West Days and ElkFest in May and the Fall

Arts Festival in September, in addition to local anchor community events such the Town Square Lighting, Santa on the Square, the Easter Egg Hunt and the parades.

“We’re here to increase economic activity in spring, fall and winter, which historically have been more difficult,” Olson said. “And use events, website and partnerships during these seasons to meet these goals.”

“We have a relationship with the town and county electeds, our members, and we are forward-facing and working for our members every day,” Olson said.

“That’s our culture here. We are here to represent our members and support them to do well every day.”

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