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Jackson, Wyoming

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

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Park’s hunt under attack

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Disgust for roadside shooting sparked debate. By Mike Koshmrl

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Storage units neighboring AmeriGas continue to smolder Friday morning after a propane explosion on Thursday burned down the storage facility and propane distribution center and threatened Bell Fitness next door.

More AMERIGAS Coverage inside The human toll

Inquest continues

Officials have set a date to release findings in last week’s AmeriGas propane truck explosion behind Smith’s Food and Drug, 25A.

No lives were lost Thursday, but the AmeriGas propane explosion touched many and destroyed some businesses and vehicles, 26A.

Planning for disaster

Teton County School District made plans and did drills just in case an industrial neighbor had a dangerous accident, 29A.

Feel hot? Don’t blame CO2 Valley geologist Peter Ward’s theory is that holes in the ozone layer are the culprit in global warming. By Mike Koshmrl From a home office nestled into the northern slopes of East Gros Ventre Butte, Peter Ward is trying to convince the world that thousands of climate change scientists are looking in the wrong direction. A retiree who spent a career with the U.S. Geological

Survey, Ward has passionately sought for years to understand the relationship between the transmission of radiation, the ozone layer and the temperature of the planet. Now almost a decade into a quest for knowledge and the campaign to spread the word, Ward is forthcoming about the lack of progress he’s made. “I’m putting myself out there,” Ward said last week. “I have approached many of the senior scientists in the field for information and for discussion. Most of them are so convinced that they know what’s going on that they’re not even willing to discuss it.”

Sportsmen advocates and others are challenging Grand Teton National Park to change its regulations after a coordinated elk drive last week led to a roadside firing line in plain sight. The Nov. 19 incident, which resulted in six citations, was preventable and was the product of novice hunters who have few places to go far from roads, said Bob Wharff, executive director of Wyoming Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife. “I don’t like to say that we need to hide it from the public,” Wharff said of the park’s hunt. “But the reality is we do need to be sensitive to the fact that some people come to the park not knowing there’s a hunt.” A guide before turning professional advocate, Wharff urged park managers to start screening hunters for proficiency, consider allowing volunteer guides and do away with some of their “funky” rules. “They’ve taken what is more of a bureaucratic approach,” he said. “You can have seven bullets, and you can only take one shot at a running elk. “To me, I never shoot at running elk unless I have one that’s been hit,” Wharff said. “That’s the thing that bothers me. They’re thinking like bureaucrats rather than thinking about the application and what they’re trying to do.” The elk drive and barrage of bullets See hunt on 20A

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Housing agency resolves thorny village case Occupancy of workforce unit prompted gripes. By Michael Polhamus Two Jacksonites are moving into free-market homes after one of them ended an 18-month stint in workforce housing that was not without

some problems. Foremost among those was uncertainty over how exactly the rules apply to workforce and other subsidized housing, which resulted in anonymous complaints to Teton County Housing Authority administrators. The two residents, Klaus Baer and Rush Jenkins, say they hope additional clarification of, or education

3A Teens tackle international issues 8A Planners like tall Marriott 10A Hospital employees to get raise

about, Housing Authority regulations might help other homeowners avoid what they experienced. Nevertheless, both men had kind words to say about the Housing Authority and its efforts to help Jackson Hole’s workers live in the community. “I’m really grateful for the opportunity I had with the Housing Authority because without it I don’t

know what my path would have been to get into housing in the valley,” Baer said. The house, he said, was “a stepping stone” to buying free-market housing in Jackson Hole. Baer’s house, in a Teton Village neighborhood called the Homesteads, is not an affordable house but, rather,

11A Backers infuse Town Hill with cash 14A Boaters split on Snake plan 16A Chronic wasting moves west

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22A Music shop finds harmony 34A Judge says Blue can get gun 35A Blotter

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Lower Valley Energy agrees to deal with Montana utility Three-year management agreement approved.

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the Aspens subdivision before being trapped and moved to a remote tributary of the Shoshone River. Before being relocated, park managers requested that the much-photographed bear not be transported too far, Grand Teton National Park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs wrote in an email. “Park biologists had conversations with Wyoming Game & Fish Department related to the capture and relocation of bear #760 and expressed an interest in keeping him relatively close,” Skaggs wrote. “We supported the need for this bear to be relocated from the Aspens subdivision. “Ultimately the decision for where the bear would be taken rested with [Game and Fish],” the spokeswoman

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Lower Valley Energy board members have agreed to a three-year deal in which the cooperative will take over the management responsibilities of a small utility 360 miles away, just north of Yellowstone National Park. Board members unanimously agreed via a conference call Monday to approve the deal with Beartooth Electric Cooperative, Lower Valley Chief Executive and President Jim Webb said. Officials of the Red Lodge, Montanabased utility approved the same agreement Tuesday afternoon. Personnel from the cooperatives touted the contract as a way to save money on both ends. “The board up here voted unanimously to proceed with the management agreement,” Beartooth’s acting interim manager Dick Peck said. “We’re extremely pleased. I get to fade into the sunset sometime in April or May and they will be totally in charge.” The agreement still needs approval from the Wyoming Public Service Commission and the Rural Utilities Service, but Peck said he doesn’t anticipate any major issues. “We’ve briefed them on it and everything,” he said. “Basically they look forward to it.” The idea behind the arrangement is to cut down administrative costs for Lower Valley and Beartooth. For the latter, the expected annual savings could range between $400,000

and $800,000, Peck said. Those will result from transferring administrative tasks like billing to Lower Valley’s Jackson and Afton offices. Beartooth will be able to reduce the total number of staff. Peck previously estimated the reduction could mean staff will be slashed from 17 people to 13. In exchange, Lower Valley will receive about $560,000 annually, although that amount will go up each year, Webb said. Lower Valley will also be paid for other direct costs, such as sending employees to Montana if the need arises. The deal won’t negatively affect Lower Valley’s energy rates, which are some of the lowest in the country, Webb said. The utilities still have separate agreements with different energy providers, he said. Beartooth has only 4,300 members and has struggled financially. Its members pay some of the highest rates in the country. Peck formerly served as manager of Lower Valley and took over Beartooth to help get it back on track. Lower Valley currently serves about 30,000 meters. Lower Valley hosted two open houses earlier this month about the potential management contract. At a meeting in Jackson, only a former Lower Valley employee showed up. Sen. Dan Dockstader and another former employee attended an open house the next day in Afton, Lower Valley spokesman Brian Tanabe said. If the arrangement works well over the next two years, the two cooperatives could consider a merger and prepare for it during the third year of the contract, Webb said. Members would make the final decision via a vote.

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WWIII breaks out at Model UN Jackson students re-enact pivotal international events. By Jason Suder World War III broke out in a predictable fashion. In response to the United States launching atomic weapons at Cuba, the USSR wiped out the Eastern Seaboard in a nuclear attack, decimating New York City. That’s the scenario the Model United Nations Historical Crisis Committee fought to curtail last week during a re-enactment of the Cold War. World War III didn’t actually break out, but Crisis Committee Chairman Jeff Brazil said it was fun anyway. “The cool part was we almost pulled it out,” Jackson Hole High School history teacher Brazil said. “The Soviet Union almost stepped away and didn’t drop nuclear weapons, but then they did.” Two hundred and twenty students from 11 schools across Wyoming and eastern Idaho gathered Nov. 18 and 19 at Jackson Hole High School to react to world emergencies like this during the ninth annual Teton County Model UN. Students spent hours separated into committees working toward solving pressing international issues, including fighting climate change and the Islamic State and protecting children and digital privacy. Bella Wood, a 16-year-old Jackson junior, led the Security Council. “It’s interesting in how delegates are playing their roles and representing their countries,” she said. “Russia and the U.S. wouldn’t usually work together, and they’re not.” The 17-year-old Community School delegate to Russia,

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Model UN Secretary General Reily Gibson, right, and Sarah Van Hatten, assistant to the secretary, count votes on a resolution of the mock United Nations General Assembly Nov. 18 at Jackson Hole High School.

Ben Scher, scoffed at a sign on the wall of the Jackson classroom where the committee convened. It read “Stars and Stripes forever.” “It’s like inviting a group of Native Americans to your room and having a portrait of Andrew Jackson on the wall. It’s very inconsiderate,” he said. “It should be held … in a very neutral territory.” He raised his chin and

strode back to a conversation with the delegate from Argentina. Putin would have been proud, except that at the end of two days, Russia, its allies, the U.S. and her allies would reach a multilateral agreement to conduct military eactions in Iraq against the Islamic State. It made Shelby Combs, the chairwoman of the committee, hopeful. “Our kids’ naivete

and fresh perspective means they’re coming up with ideas that are out of the box,” she said. “That’s part of why we do this, training kids to think about things from complete angles because that’s what they’ll be doing soon.” Students began planning weeks in advance, drafting position papers from the perspective of a UN member state they want to represent. Whether it is Luxemburg or Lithuania or any other nation, the students spend about a month researching, studying and determining what position that country would take on social, humanitarian, economic and security issues. At the end of two days, delegates paraded through the halls of Jackson Hole High School and into a general assembly to vote on resolutions. Two delegates from each committee stood in front of the assembly arguing for or against each resolution. They voted to ramp up digital monitoring and border patrol agents to fight terrorism, impose sanctions on countries with child soldiers and acknowledge that climate change is a serious issue by building a council to combat its effects. With a Western alliance overpowering the Muslim block with its Russian and Chinese support, 10 resolutions were passed and one failed. Brazil took the podium, applauding the students on their accomplishments, as compromise is hard. But then Brazil joked. “Well,” he said, “you wasted your time, because we [the Crisis Committee] already destroyed the world.” The online version of this story includes individual student honors from the conference.

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this week Wintertime checklist Similar to a squirrel stockpiling food for the cold season, Jackson residents have been busy planning for winter. From cleaning chimneys to chopping firewood, there are many activities on the preparation checklist. See Valley cover.

Vegas bound

Miss Rodeo Wyoming Desiree Bridges, a product of Jackson Hole High School and the valley’s rodeo scene, will begin competing for the Miss Rodeo America title next week in Las Vegas. Friends and supporters gathered recently to wish her well and Robin Leach predicted she’d be in the top five finishers. See Valley, page 3.

Ski season begins

Grand Targhee opened Friday to 56 inches of snow and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will have more than 80 inches of snow when the lifts begin running on Thanksgiving. Both resorts were named to Forbes list of Top 10 Ski Resorts for 2015 with Jackson Hole taking the top spot for the fourth consecutive year. See Sports cover.

Moose have competition

Jackson Hole Moose Hockey split two home games over the weekend with league rival Bozeman. The Stingers had lost seven straight to the Moose before taking down Jackson 4-3 Friday. Bozeman looks to be Jackson’s top competition for the inaugural Black Diamond Hockey League title. See Sports cover.

Let it glow

Every year, Town Square’s antler arches and trees are decorated with thousands of LED bulbs. At 5:30 p.m. Friday, the square’s lights will illuminate. Shortly after the lighting, Santa Claus will arrive. Live music and treats are also a part of the celebration. See Stepping Out cover.

Recognizing residents

Locals are a big part of Jackson’s charm. Town Square Tavern and 307 Live have teamed up to show appreciation for the town’s full-time residents and to give away free ski passes. Titled the Locals Appreciation Party, the event is at 8 p.m. Friday at Town Square Tavern. See Stepping Out, page 5.

Film festival invasion

Two film festivals featuring ski-related movies will hit the screen in coming weeks. The Locals Film Festival, which will highlight flicks made by local filmmakers, will be held at 9 p.m. Friday at the Rose. The Fisher Film Fest, which will screen two ski documentaries, will start at 6 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Pink Garter Theatre. See Stepping Out, page 12.

quote of the week “I look up the canyon ... and you could leapfrog down the river on boats.” — Float trip operator Charlie Sands, on Snake River boat numbers (see page 14A).

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Park elk hunt: a PR black eye

he elk reduction program in Grand Teton National Park seems to have devolved from a necessary culling of the Jackson Elk Herd into a public relations nightmare. On Nov. 19 something or someone — there’s no proof it was a hunter — spooked a herd of elk, causing it to run from an area near Kelly closed to hunting and into a firing line of hunters kneeling near the road. The incident represented the farthest thing from “fair chase” imaginable. It flies in the face of wisdom offered by the 2002 text carried by many a hunter, Jim Posewitz’s “Beyond Fair Chase: The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting.” If hunters don’t hold themselves to a high ethical standard, Posewitz writes, “we risk three things important to our future. One is the leadership in doing what is right for wildlife; the second is the opportunity to hunt; and the third is our self-respect.” Self-respect is out the window for “sportsmen” who line up along a roadside awaiting someone to flush a herd, if that indeed is what happened. The leadership of Grand Teton National Park and Wyoming Game and Fish Department should do what is right for wildlife. They must hold hunters accountable to hunting ethics if the hunters won’t do so themselves, or pull the plug on the opportunity to hunt. To Grand Teton officials’ credit, in recent years they have taken good steps: eliminating bull tags and implementing rules stipulating hunters may only carry seven bullets per day and can’t shoot more than once at a running herd. The Nov. 19 incident suggests even higher standards of management should be considered. Section 6b of the 1950 Grand Teton National Park Act states the program must be a “controlled and managed reduction by qualified and experienced hunters.” While hunters may be “qualified” by simply meeting Wyoming Game and Fish hunter safety and license requirements, there currently is no litmus test for “experienced.” Hunters as young as 12 may participate, becoming deputized park rangers for the duration of their hunt. The park must clearly define the purpose of its elk reduction program. Its stated purpose is to manage the elk population so it does not overburden finite habitat. As executed, the program is starting to look more like a “freebie” to hunters too infirm, lazy or inexperienced to hunt farther afield. Park officials must implement stricter measures to ensure the elk reduction program is run as efficiently and humanely as possible.

LETTERS Reflections on Teton living As I approach the first anniversary of my stay in Teton County I’d like to take a moment to pause, reflect and acknowledge some of the great people and things I’ve discovered. There was a pretty decent snowstorm moving through as I trundled my U-Haul into the valley from “back East.” I’ve seen plenty of snow in my time and was confident I’d survive until it melted in a couple of days. First lesson learned: Snow doesn’t melt until April. I wasn’t confident there was grass on the ground until Memorial Day. Throughout the winter I learned many of the need-to-know basics of being in Jackson. I learned that “hiking the pass” involves much more than hiking. I learned how to drive on snow and ice. I learned that 20 degrees is pretty darn comfortable. I learned not to park under the trees that the crows favor. I learned which ski area is best (answer: “It depends.”) And I learned that a one-night parking permit on the streets of Jackson costs $75. With Memorial Day and the melting snow I discovered that I had a whole new slate of things to learn. I learned there is more in the melting snow than mud and water, thanks to the dog population. I learned about two-for-ones. I learned that “the season” has nothing to do with skiing. I learned that the traffic patterns in town are apparently foreign to anyone without “22” or “1T” plates. I learned that

there are a surprising number of ways to pronounce “Teton.” I also learned that there is a difference between being “new,” being a “local” and being a “native” — and that difference is more significant than who gets the low license plate numbers. I learned that getting around town on a bike is much easier than driving in the summer. And I learned that the Fire Department has some amazing EMTs who will come to your aid when that biking goes poorly for you. This year, I’m told, I had the blessing of a prolonged autumn. It is a beautiful time of year here. This year I spent my share of time in both parks as well as the Bridger-Teton National Forest. I fished. I hiked. I camped. And I took about 5,000 pictures. I saw my share of elk and moose, but no bear or wolves yet. Jackson is not without her blemishes. Housing issues, snow removal, housing, small-town politics, housing, traffic, cellphone coverage, landslides and housing. But Jackson’s greatest asset — and my personal favorite find — is the people. I’ve made some really great friends in the year I’ve been here. I have the luck to work with most of them. And they’re not just friends. ... They are good people. I couldn’t possibly name them all, but I would like to recognize, in no particular order, Charlie, Mel, Eve, Dan, Marshall, Amber, Cindy, Wendell, Kassie, Kellie, Sandy, Oney, Sherry, Michalle, Donna, Julianne, Laura, Irina, Jill, Megan, Willy, Debbie, Shannon, Bart, See letters on 5A

The Question: What could the town do to mitigate the risks posed by natural gas depots and propane filling stations?

“More town regulation and inspections.”

“I think they should be in cages for safety.”

Jacquelyn Murray Hotel supervisor

Will Miller Maintenance man

“Accidents happen, and we can’t always protect society with more rules and regulations.” Jill Stradley Stay-at-home mom

By Price Chambers

“It’s tough to say because they’re not making any more land around here.”

“More fire department inspections.”

Jamie Ponce Bike mechanic

Marcelino Moreno Car detailer

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letters

Continued from 4A

Caryl and again, the EMTs of Jackson Hole Fire/EMS for making me feel welcome, and I look forward to many more years of sharing the benefits and tribulations of living in such a unique place. Steve Cline Victor, Idaho

their multimillion-dollar deals. If their vision for future buildings in Jackson does not align with your vision, you will be out of luck. Ask questions about what kind of building is proposed and tell them that you want to remain a part of the process. Armond Acri Executive director Save Historic Jackson Hole

No small matter

Everywhere a sign

The Town Council and mayor made a mistake by approving a 4,500-squarefoot building, a mountain coaster, a new extended chairlift (not exactly a “replacement”) and a new miniature golf course as a “minor development plan.” Our land development regulations in this town require any development over 5,000 square feet to be considered an “intermediate development” and go through a public process where we get to see the plans and comment. It is wrong for them to not abide by their own rules, which have taken so much time to develop, all on the taxpayer’s dollar. You may know me as Snow King’s biggest fan. I am a former employee, a neighbor, a daily user and an aspiring Snow King historian. I also consider myself a spokesman for many people whose voices are silenced by community ties, so they can’t speak up about how they feel. People are very disappointed that the mountain’s new leader, Max Chapman, has taken over operations and immediately put all of his faith in General Manager Ryan Stanley’s 2014 master plan for the ski area. People are angry that the Town Council (all but Jim Stanford) gave the resort investors a green light to build significant new development without any public comment. This was clearly a case of how money and politics interfere with the system that was designed to protect the best interests of the public. It was obvious at the meeting that Snow King Mountain Resort had organized a large group of influential people, and they were all likely coached to urge the council to move forward immediately, or else ... My comments during the meeting were powerless against their chosen group of servants to the economy. I am positive that the public still has many questions about these plans and could provide feedback that would be beneficial to the project. I am worried about what’s next. Max Chapman personally told me how excited he is for an east expansion, which would be an environmental disaster, complete with clear cuts, grading, new roads, snowmaking and lighting in an area that serves as a refuge and migration corridor. We need to hold our elected leaders accountable when they let developers rig the system for their benefit. Please contact me if you want to join me in asking Town Council to reconsider this decision — or make sure it doesn’t happen again. “Respect gets respect” is the rule of the slopes, and this was a slap in the face to the people who care about Snow King and our town. The Town Hill has made it clear that they are a private company, but there are still rules that need to be followed.

How do the thousands of campaign signs plastered throughout the county for the past six months and presumably in future election years assist in “creating the least amount of waste as possible”?

Shane Rothman Jackson

Ask questions Those who are upset about the Town Council’s decision to allow the Snow King coaster to proceed without a public hearing might want to pay attention to the process for updating our land development regulations. The regulations that are proposed would allow all but the largest development projects in town to skip the public hearing process. Why are they doing this? Because they heard from developers that waiting 90-120 days for a public hearing was a hardship. It delayed the benefits from

Robert Mack Jackson

A fishy smell Elk Hunters? The Nov. 21 “Onlookers dismayed” article dismays me too, and I’m an avid hunter. I’ve also participated in this Teton park hunt, and something smells fishy about this. The National Park Service goes out of its way to explain the rules of this hunt. I’m having a hard time believing that this episode wasn’t an organized effort on someone’s part to smear hunters, especially with the pending lawsuits. I may be wrong, but I’ve been on several of these hunts and I’ve never witnessed any hunters lining up and setting up right on the road, blatantly ignoring the law, and especially when an evidently scheduled wildlife safari was taking place. Hmm. Something smells fishy. I enjoyed the last two weeks of October this year in the Jackson Hole area on an elk hunt on U.S. Forest Service lands. I didn’t see an elk but sure had good time. If all this action was supposed to be by hunters it’s mislabeled. They’re shooters, not hunters. Dave Coppess Custer, South Dakota

Hunters not villains An incident that occurred during the hunt last week made me consider why it is so easy for some to vilify hunters. I came up with two hypotheses. The first is the huge disconnect people have with their food sources. The vast majority of us did not see our grandparents, much less our parents, tend a garden, raise stock or hunt for a portion of their food. Do we know the relationship between the milk in our lattes and the veal at the meat counter? Do we acknowledge that the mega farms providing leafy greens in the produce section have to “control” deer, rabbits and other herbivores. We certainly block from our minds the factory conditions our meat is formed in. However, this disconnect does not explain the violence people are displaying in the hunt conversation. No one who buys his or her strawberries downtown screams at someone else picking huckleberries. Last week a passing motorist screamed his worst expletive at an obviously successful hunter in the park. What would posses a person to do this to a complete stranger? My theory is that level of emotion comes only when we or something we love dearly is attacked. It’s common knowledge that a vast majority in this community put wildlife protection at the top of the priority list. Every businessperson, tourist and resident with guests wants to see healthy wildlife. We want viable-size herds that are disease free and genetically diverse. We verbally support the tracking equipment, the plane flights for counting and wages for biologist to analyze the resulting information. No one wants this exact same thing more than the hunting community. And it is the hunting community that financially supports the multimillion-dollar wildlife manage-

ment system. As for the screaming young man, we need your passion, your fire to help figure out how to reduce the population of the elk refuge. We need your help and energy to find ways to mitigate that reduction. We most of all need your assistance in coming up with ways for the nonconsumptive wildlife user to share the burden of the system expense. Your voice will be louder still when your pocketbook is involved. As to the hunter who was called a f---er by the young man. He was just finishing one of his top three hunts out of a 17-hunt career. It started with seven tenths of a mile stalking through silent knee-deep powder, a super clean, close one-shot harvest and a reasonable drag out to the road of 3,000 feet. Note: Distances were checked on the Teton County GIS website. This is exactly what nonhunters say they condone, yet you scream at me. Finally, to all the self-appointed hunt monitors who have spent hundreds of hours all season long trying to find and point out other people’s mistakes: Have a nice day. Lyle McReynolds Moose

Time to stop the hunt Like Groundhog Day, every fall/ winter the controversial issue of hunting elk in Grand Teton National Park comes to light. Year after year nothing seems to change except public outcry on the issue. So I figured it’s my time to add my thoughts on the issue. My family homesteaded and came to Jackson Hole in the 1880s. My ancestors in the late 1800s and early 1900s depended on hunting wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as their food source, and sold livestock to fulfill our homesteading requirements. The tradition of hunting elk became not only one of my family’s sole food sources but also their way of life. When John D. Rockefeller donated the Jackson Hole National Monument to expand Grand Teton National Park my ancestors were worried how this expansion could affect this way of life. Ultimately the National Park Service and Wyoming residents came up with a compromise that would allow the expansion to happen. This compromise integrated four stipulations, including the elk hunt within Teton park. In recent decades my family’s way of life has changed just like the rest of the valley. My family and I no longer solely depend on hunting for food, but that does not mean members of my family do not hunt — we just no longer hunt in Teton park. I even went hunting with my uncles, brother, and father when I was younger. Hunting for my family was walking or riding on horseback deep into the Gros Ventre Mountains trying to find an elk. Most of the time spent in the backcountry we never found an elk, but I will always remember the time I spent with my family and how I was able reconnect with the unique valley my family has known as home for over a century. I cherish the fact that members of our community can still depend on the land for their livelihood and keep the Jackson Hole way of life. However I feel in recent decades, the elk hunt within Grand Teton National Park has turned into something that does not support the values of Jackson Hole. Waiting in a truck with a rifle for a herd of elk to cross the road is, frankly, not hunting. It’s nothing more than a slaughter of animals while disrespecting the land and the values of our valley. I think it’s time for a change. The legislation passed in 1950 with the Teton park merger was there to protect homesteaders in the area who depended on the elk hunt to survive. If homesteading families, like mine, no longer depend on the elk hunt in the park to sustain, I raise the question: Is it not time for this to stop happening? Jaclyn Knori Jackson See letters on 19A

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n his latest efforts to defend and Around 1970 I recall meeting folks preserve local lake trout, Paul with large nets and boats up at Lewis Bruun has used some question- Lake who said that they were netable arguments and novel terms to ting Lake Trout there to replenish describe a number of types of trout the species in the Great Lakes after in our area. Most interesting is the they had been nearly eradicated by phrase “wild trout.” lamprey eels. Mr. Bruun seems to be using the Although Mr. Bruun complains term “wild” to refer to species of trout about efforts to “destroy the reputathat were introduced to tion” of lakers, it seems Wyoming only after the that the Wyoming Game settlement of the area by and Fish Department acEuropean-American settually was stocking these tlers around 1890 or later. predators in Jackson Lake Richard Klene Such relatively new aruntil around 2006. rivals include lake trout Furthermore, the defrom the north central U.S., brown partment closes Jackson Lake to all trout, originally from Europe, brook fishing during the entire month of trout from the eastern U.S., rainbow October, just to protect the lakers trout from the Pacific Northwest and during their spawning season. This golden trout from California. doesn’t sound much like persecution Before that time the only trout in to me. Jackson Hole were the native Snake It is true, of course, that a vigorRiver Fine Spotted Cutthroat. The ous program of lake trout eradication earliest photos of fishermen around is underway at Yellowstone Lake, Jackson Lake and the Snake River where biologists point out that stocks indicate that these original trout of that lake’s native Yellowstone cutwere extremely plentiful and large. throats have declined precipitously. These original fish are still the Although nonscientists may disagree, most common trout in the Teton those who do the research are pretty County stretch of the Snake River, unanimous in their judgment that and many locals and visitors who fish lake trout are responsible for this colthe area regularly consider it a spe- lapse. cial privilege to be able to catch (and Since many birds and mammals in usually release) these beautiful na- Yellowstone had depended upon these tives in the waters they have inhab- fish for hundreds of years, wildlife ited for millennia. scientists are especially concerned Virtually all biologists and knowl- about that cutthroat population. edgeable fisherpeople agree that othThe “wholesale poisonings” of “wild er species, transplanted here from trout” in Yellowstone mentioned by all over the world, can have severe Mr. Bruun refers, I think, to the park’s impacts on the original inhabitants, attempt to eliminate non-native speand although Mr. Bruun talks about cies, mostly brook, rainbow, and a “reasonable balance” of fish in Jack- brown trout from some of the park’s son Lake, the numbers of native cut- rivers. In some of these streams, like throats have been severely reduced the Lamar, the native fish were alby the relatively newly arrived and most nonexistent a few decades ago, much larger lake trout. but last year I experienced excellent These fish can grow to 50 pounds fishing for cutthroats there. or more whereas a very large local I must confess that, like Mr. Bruun, cutthroat may reach only about 5 I enjoy fishing for all kinds of trout, pounds or so. but I certainly think that a numIt seems that the lake trout, also ber one priority for our local waters called lakers or mackinaws, and re- should be to protect the things that ferred to in the last article by Mr. make our valley one of the few places Bruun as “predatory char,” were im- where a natural habitat has changed ported from the Great Lakes states relatively little over the centuries. in the latter part of the 19th Cen- A healthy population of our original tury into Lewis Lake in Yellowstone, native trout is one of those rare and and that some of these fish found valuable assets. their way down the Lewis and Upper Snake Rivers into Jackson Lake. Richard Klene is a Jackson resident.

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Town planning board backs four-story hotel Approval recommended for plans to build new Marriott hotel in town. By Ben Graham

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planned mixed-use development — was initially approved for the property and some adjacent parcels in 2002, but nothing was ever built. Property owner Jay Varley has sought several extensions. The council most recently granted one in 2013 knowing that a hotel would eventually be proposed. At that time councilors negotiated with Varley to reduce the maximum allowed hotel size from 103,600 square feet to 95,000 square feet and to incorporate a setback from the street that averages 8 feet around the development. Part of the special request for the new proposal is to have that setback average be 9.5 feet, with a minimum setback of 5.75 feet and a maximum setback of 17.5 feet. The hotel development would also include nine short-term rental condos, a 3,000-square-foot restaurant and employee housing. The employee housing would consist of three two-bedroom

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units and a six-bedroom dormitory. The proposal would exceed the employee housing requirement for the development, according to town staff reports. The project is a joint endeavor by PEG Development, a group out of Provo, Utah, and ScanlanKemperBard Companies LLC. The planning commission’s recommendation on the new development plan for the property came at a meeting last week when specifics of the hotel were reviewed. Commissioners had questions about the alley on the back side of the hotel, among other things, but were generally supportive. The only additional change town staff is recommending against is the new request to allow portions of the fourth story of the building to be visible from the street. The master plan stipulates that the fourth story not be visible.

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Town Planning and Zoning Commissioners have given their stamp of approval for a four-story, 121-room hotel across from the Center for the Arts and the town’s parking garage. Utah- and Oregon-based developers hope to use a special planning tool that allows for more density to build a Spring Hill Suites, which is a brand under Marriott. Commissioners reviewed the project last week and recommended approval to the Jackson Town Council. The recommendation included special allotments for more flexible setbacks, an increase in the maximum height from 46 feet to 50 feet and an allowance for a partially-visible fourth floor. “I think you guys have done a great job with architecture on this project,” John Stennis said. “Given the tremendous amount of development potential, it seems like we’re getting the best product we can that reasonably addresses the neighbors to the south.” Only Stennis, Missy Falcey and Adam Janak were present at the meeting. The other two commissioners, David Vandenberg and Paul Nash, were absent. The Jackson Town Council will discuss and consider approving the project at a meeting Monday. The 92,000-square-foot hotel is the latest plan to redevelop the site, which is now home to several trailers and the Western Motel. A now-defunct planning tool that allows for more density — called a

Frank wants to revisit failed rezone requests Town councilor says he has new information. By Ben Graham Councilor Don Frank is asking the Town Council to again take up two rezoning requests that were denied. Frank voted against both proposals in early November, but he said information has come to light since then. “I was not satisfied with the answers in the chambers,” Frank said this week. The requests came from property owners who wanted to redevelop a trailer park and a vacant lot as highdensity housing. Greg Prugh, owner of the mobile home lot at Kelly and Milward, promised that if the rezone was approved he would build eight duplexes in 2015 and rent them, which would help with the valley’s tight workforce housing market. Since the meeting at which the requests were shot down, Frank said, he has confirmed that the town can’t attach any guarantees to a rezone approval. The council discussed that issue at the initial meeting three weeks ago, but Frank said he needed to get confirmation from Town Attorney Audrey CohenDavis, which he did after the meeting. “We have no way to bind them to performance,” Frank said. Since the meeting he also was able to talk with planning staff about what the new zoning that is supposed to be approved for that area of town will entail. He still had questions. “What will our [land regulations] eventually deliver to that neighborhood?” he said. “What is the ultimate result of zoning in that neighborhood?”

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“There’s no way our salaries are ever going to take care of the cost of housing in this community,” Hochheiser said. “You’re not going to be able to pay enough to buy a $1.5 million house. “It’s always going to be a battle,” he said. The decision on the most recent round of raises has roots in the last election season, Herz said. The hospital hosted several open houses where the public and employees could speak with trustees. Herz, who was re-elected along with three other trustees in November, said much of the talk from workers was about compensation. “We really got an earful about how tough it is to make ends meet in this town if you have a middle-paying job,” she said. The hospital spends about 50 percent of its total expenses on salaries and benefits, according to hospital finance reports. St. John’s gave no raises last year because hospital leaders were worried about how changes brought on by the Affordable Care Act could affect the hospital’s finances. But revenue has been strong thus far this year. Inpatient and outpatient revenues have exceeded projections since July. “It’s an assessment each year whether it’s done as a bonus or a raise or nothing,” Hochheiser said. Two years ago trustees agreed to a raise. The raises also come on the heels of an employee satisfaction survey, the results of which haven’t been made public yet. The pay increase takes effect in the pay period ending Dec. 6.

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New cash for the King will lift the Town Hill $8M to pay old bills could be a turning point for a business that’s been losing money for years. By Ben Graham After years of talk about change at Snow King Mountain, recent developments could mark a turning point for the ski area that overlooks Jackson. The resort announced last week that new and old investors are putting $8 million toward paying off debt tied to the financially strapped mountain. The infusion of cash will clear the way for more investment and new development to take place on the Town Hill as soon as this spring, ski area officials said. “I think it’s an exciting announcement,” Mayor Mark Barron said. “I’m thrilled for all of us locals who enjoy skiing Snow King.” Snow King officials have been talking for years about adding more summer attractions to provide a sustainable source of revenue that could keep the ski lifts running. In the past there wasn’t money to back up the proposals, while at the same time resort investors have been losing $500,000 annually on winter operations. Now it appears some of those summer attractions could be just over the horizon. “I think it’s a major turning point for the ski area in general,” General Manager Ryan Stanley said. “There’s been little to no money invested in the future of the ski area. It’s simply been about keeping it alive.” The Jackson Town Council decided last week to fast-track the approval of an alpine coaster on private land at the base of the mountain. Ski area officials said the council’s decision is what gave investors confidence to pump money into Snow King. Pending more approvals this winter, the ski area plans to “invest significant additional new capital into the proposed improvements in the spring of 2015,” a ski area press release said. In addition to the coaster the changes include a 1,000-foot extension of the Rafferty lift up the

mountain, but that still requires environmental analysis through the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The changes have already run into some resistence. Community organizations and some residents were upset the council chose to forego the public process with the coaster approval by processing it as a minor development plan. Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance Executive Director Craig Benjamin wrote an email saying the council’s decision “denies our community the opportunity to have an honest conversation about the long-term consequences this project may have on our community character.” Still, supporters have said the changes are the only way to keep the lifts running. The ski area must have stable income, and other options such as public ownership have been explored and deemed unfeasible, they said. “There’s no such thing as a free Snow King, somebody has to foot the bill,” Barron said. “This is a turning point for sure.” – Mark Barron Snow King jackson mayor Marketing Director Keely Herron acknowledged some of the public backlash, but said the future would have been bleak without the sped-up approval of the coaster proposal. “The reality of this is if we weren’t able to move forward with this as a minor development plan, the options were pretty grim,” Herron said. Ski areas can be risky investments, and the people who have decided to step up are “not in it for the money,” she said. “They’re doing it because they think the town deserves a great ski hill,” Herron said. “From our perspective this was the only option we had to save Snow King as a resource for the community.” The ski area still must submit plans to the town planning department for approval, although those plans won’t go before the council. The developments have come in the wake of Max Chapman’s ascension to president and chief executive of Snow King Mountain Recreation, the business that owns the ski area. Chapman would not say Tuesday who the new investors are because he wanted to speak with them first before revealing their identity.

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Proposed Snake limits split 2 boat outfitters By Michael Polhamus The recently released Snake River Master Plan would keep the number of boaters on the Snake River through Jackson Hole at or below recent averages — and that worries some outfitters. But other outfitters have welcomed proposed limits, even reductions, saying that the past five years have seen commercial activity levels get out of control. Both groups of outfitters acknowledge that their businesses might suffer because of the proposed regulations. “I’d rather have less commercial activity, and leave more for the private [boaters],” said Charlie Sands, of Sands Whitewater and Scenic Trips. “Everything shouldn’t have to be maxed out. “Look at the [Snake River] Canyon — Jesus Christ, I look up the canyon ... and you could leapfrog down the river on boats,” he said. “I’d rather have the resources less impacted than my bottom line.” Not everyone shares that view of the Snake River Canyon, which lies south of the area that the master plan would control. The 8-mile stretch of river, which begins several miles south of Hoback and ends in Alpine, “doesn’t seem crowded to me,” said David Tibbitts, owner of Jackson Hole Whitewater. The 13-mile Wilson-to-South Park section is almost twice as long as the Snake River Canyon, Tibbitts said, but the capacity recommended by the Snake River Master Plan would allow far fewer boats there than in the canyon. That recommendation results largely from people associating use numbers with the current take-out at Von Gontard’s landing, on the north side of the river below South Park, he said. “It’s a junk show down there,” Tibbitts said. “I think [planners] are thinking of Von Gontard’s landing. I hate going down there.” The existing takeout area is hard

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to maneuver automobiles and trailers in, is frequently overcrowded and is full of new guides who aren’t efficient getting boats on and off the river, Tibbitts said. The plan would stabilize commercial numbers at the low side of recent daily averages and would put an end to the peak numbers experienced on highturnout days. Tibbitts said that would hurt his business. In its entirety the plan might force him to lay off five employees, Tibbitts said. One of his guides, anticipating the plan’s outcome, left this year after having worked for Tibbitts for the last five years, he said. Larger groups and more boats, he said, will easily be accommodated by a larger take-out replacing Von Gontard’s landing, which Teton County plans to have built in the near future. “I think they’re putting the cart before the horse,” Tibbitts said. “I think they should design the ramp, and then make the decisions.” Sands said he’d just as soon keep numbers where they’re at on the Wilson to South Park stretch, if not below. “I know I’m an oddball to the rest of these guys ... but I’ve advocated from day one, reduction,” he said. “I said, ‘Come on, guys, let’s quit being so greedy.’ “It does probably go against good business sense,” Sands said. The Wilson to South Park stretch is already full, Sands said, and others agree. “I bump into friends, and they say, ‘I don’t get on that stretch anymore, it’s such a [disorganized situation],’” he said. “So they don’t even float it. “More is not necessarily better,” Sands said. “I don’t want to see it jammed like everything else.” Still, if he were 20 years younger and more worried about establishing a new business, Sands might think otherwise, he said. As it stands, he at least is willing to take whatever hit may come as a result of the plan, he said. “I make a good living, and I don’t need to make the maximum freaking money,” Sands said.

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Pupils hone their skills for Constitution clash Seniors in Jim Rooks’ government class will compete in We The People contest in Cheyenne. By Jason Suder The Center for Civic Education found that one-third of high school students do not have a basic understanding of democracy and lack the skills to be an informed citizen, but those aren’t Jim Rooks’ seniors. In Rooks’ government and economics classes at Jackson Hole High School, all 115 seniors showed off their constitutional knowledge by competing in the local We The People: The Citizen and the Constitution contest. “It really engages the students in what could otherwise be a dry topic,” he said. Last Wednesday a panel of 18 community members consisting of judges, attorneys, artists and educators grilled students on their practical knowledge of the constitution, from what rights are protected by the Bill of Rights to the what challenges the Constitution faces in the 21st century.

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Judges and students broke into small teams to tackle these in-depth, college-level questions about America’s founding document. “Every question is the duplicit nature of government,” Rooks said. For instance, “The court has struggled to find a neutral course between the two Religion Clauses, both of which are cast in absolute terms and either of which, if expanded to a logical extreme, would tend to clash with the other,” one question reads. “Why has the court continued to struggle to find a neutral course?” The quality of the answers floored Spence Law Firm partner and contest judge Emily Rankin. The topic she judged was how the Virginia Declaration of Rights shaped the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Students surprised her by going further, citing gay marriage, gun rights and marijuana law to show the 238-year-old document’s relevance today. “It’s extremely important that they understand not only our history but the importance of the Constitution,” Rankin said. “What struck me was the depth of their understanding. They weren’t speaking in generalities; they were really immersed in the details of the Constitution.” This detail motivates and engages high school students, Rooks said. One student always avoided politics because she said talking about politically charged issues does not solve the problems. “I found it beneficial to do these politics in an educated environment,” senior Kyra Halls said. “It lessened my disgust at how these discussions typically proceed because people were able to talk about it in such an efficient manner.” At the end of the day 40 students in two teams were selected to represent Jackson on Dec. 8 in the statewide

competition in Casper. The goal, Rooks said, is to send one of those teams to a final round in January in Cheyenne and, he hopes, April’s national finals in Fairfax, Virginia. Since the founding of We The People in 1987 more than 30 million students nationwide have participated in the competition, and the promotion of civic engagement has prepared them to become engaged citizens. “I learned more in a few weeks about government than I had in my entire life before,” senior Aiden Ulrich said. “I feel as if I am more prepared and hungry to learn more about our government.”

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Chronic wasting disease has been detected in at least six new deer and elk hunting areas monitored by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department during a six-month span. The degenerative neurological disease’s progression westward this year turned deer hunt units 123, 160, 84, 36 and 97 and elk hunt unit 108 into CWD “endemic” areas. Game and Fish chief game warden Brian Nesvik said Tuesday that the disease’s geographic expansion this year is in line with the norm. “This year I wouldn’t characterize it as being out of the ordinary,” Nesvik said. “We typically have a few hunt areas we have new positive tests from.” Game and Fish does not necessarily use the number of new CWD-positive hunt areas as a barometer of the spread of the disease, he said. Lloyd Dorsey, a veteran Jackson Hole conservationist, had a different take on the spread of the always-fatal disease in 2014. “I think it is remarkable to have that many new hunt areas [test positive], particularly as the disease inexorably moves north and west,” Dorsey said. “The message is clearly that the disease is moving north and west.” The leading edge of the ungulate malady has progressed to much of the Bighorn and Wind River basins and

is reaching turf between Rawlins and Green River, he said. “It appears that the experts are correct in predicting that Teton County and Sublette County will get chronic wasting disease from either around the Wind River Range or across the Continental Divide,” Dorsey said. Togwotee and Union passes, he said, are two likely locations that could serve as bridges into Jackson Hole. Chronic wasting disease has never been detected in northwest Wyoming’s fed elk herds. Dorsey and other conservationists have long speculated that the disease could devastate populations of animals that congregate and concentrate on the feedgrounds. Game and Fish’s most intensive CWD monitoring is focused on the fringes of the disease, including in the Bighorn Basin and places such as Teton County and Pinedale, Nesvik said. Limited testing is still done for research purposes — and because of inquisitive hunters — in eastern portions of the state where CWD has persisted for decades, Game and Fish spokesman Renny MacKay said. When CWD moves into a new area, prevalence rates are usually low, Nesvik said. “Really the only places in the state where we’ve seen high prevalence levels is the Laramie Range,” he said. “That’s been consistently high.” Armed with new research that’s emerged and a better understanding of how the disease works, Game and Fish officials are revising Wyoming’s chronic wasting disease management plan, Nesvik said. “We’re continuing to really prioritize vaccine research,” he said. “We certainly haven’t found any silver bullet.”

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secure area and remote.” A descendent of world-famous bears Continued from 2A 399 and 610, 760 wandered more than wrote in her email. 40 miles north through the Absaroka In the weeks following grizzly 760’s Range and ended up along the Clark’s death, photographers and wildlife lov- Fork of the Yellowstone River. The ers around the world have pried for bruin pulled a hunter’s deer out of a answers. Some have vocally specu- tree, reportedly charged a vehicle and lated that the grizzly’s relocation and was captured and euthanized with a death were nefarious in nature, plot- lethal injection Oct. 27. ted by wildlife managers for unknown A trickle of questions posted onreasons. line about the bear’s death morphed Game and Fish large carnivore into full-fledged activism and, of late, manager Dan Thompson shot down activity surrounding 760’s death has the suggestion Tuesday. gone ballistic. “There’s no advantage to us setting A petition circulating, “Justice for up an animal for failure,” Thompson Bear #760: Young Grizzly Killed By said. “Everything we do is for the Wyoming Game and Fish...We Want long-term viability of the bear and for Answers!” listed more than 46,000 human-safety reasons.” signatures from around the world “This is all part of our job, and this through Tuesday night. is where our expertise and experience Cindy Campbell, founder of a Facecomes into play,” he said. book memorial page devoted to the State officials mulled the possibil- grizzly, is now looking into formally ity of releasing grizzly 760 somewhere organizing. nearby away “In the last from the Aspens, week we have had but opted to go completely unbea different direclievable numbers tion because of and we want to the bear’s track keep a hold of the record, Thompthing,” Campbell son said. said Tuesday. In 2013, after “We don’t want to hanging out in implode.” – Cindy Campbell the Lizard Creek The park’s disFounder of bear 760 facebook page regarded request Campground, the young grizzly was to Game and Fish moved not far makes the story away down Flagg of 760 “even sadRanch Road. der than it was,” “It didn’t work,” Thompson said. “It Campbell said. came right back. “Did they [park officials] go to bat “This time, once we caught it, based for the bear or was that a passing sugon what we knew, we wanted to move gestion?” she asked. it further away,” he said. “We moved Jackson Hole-based wildlife phoit there due to the distance from the tographer Tom Mangelsen gave kudos original capture site and the nature of to Teton park officials for attempting why it was captured and relocated — to keep grizzly 760 around Jackson habituation by people.” Hole. The relocation site, Five Mile “I respect the park for trying to keep Meadows, is about 5 miles from the him local, and certainly wish they had east entrance of Yellowstone park and put more pressure on the Game and among the most remote sites in the Fish to do that,” Mangelsen said. ecosystem accessible by road, Thomp“Their [Game and Fish] going son said. over the park’s request is pretty un“It’s an area that we have relocated conscionable,” he said. “Obviously it bears to before,” he said. “It’s a very was a tragic decision.”

“Did they go to bat for the bear or was that a passing suggestion?”

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September of 2014 marked 50 years since President Johnson signed the Land and Water Conservation Fund into law. This landmark legislation established a dedicated and permanent funding source for the conservation of America’s natural, historic, cultural and recreation landmarks. Based on a simple, elegant idea, the fund uses revenues from the sale of one natural resource owned by the American public — offshore oil and gas — to support the conservation of another precious resource, our land and water. These dollars are intended to conserve national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests and national wildlife refuges, to provide matching grants for state and local parks and to make sure public access is available for hunters and anglers. Over the years Wyoming’s public lands have benefited immensely from investment by the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Among others, Grand Teton National Park, the North Platte River Special Recreation Management Area, and many local communities like Cheyenne and Laramie have all received LWCF funds. The 50th anniversary is cause for celebration, and a chance to look back at the Land and Water Conservation Fund’s long list of achievements over the past 50 years. But it is also an opportunity to point out that LWCF’s authorizing legislation expires in September of 2015, less than a year from today. I urge our congressional delegation to fight for reauthorization of this important funding source, which doesn’t cost the American taxpayer a dime, so that it is available to future generations of Wyomingites.

I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude to the wonderful people in the town of Jackson, the mayor and Town Council and the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board, for having hosted the Shift Summit and festival last month. In particular I would like to commend Christian Beckwith for his vision and tireless efforts to bring people from across the continent together in Jackson to share their experience and visions for sustainable communities. I attended the summit to speak about some of the work that we are doing in Canmore, Alberta — a small tourism-based community in the Canadian Rockies — to address the many challenges associated to living and working in a fragile mountain environment. We are experiencing many of the same issues and concerns that are shared by other towns in environments of major significance across the continent. What I took away from the summit was a wealth of information, ideas and contacts to help with our own work toward a balanced sustainability — environmental, economic and social. I left Jackson with a great respect for the dedication shown by scores of individuals, organizations and municipal governments across North America who are working to address the many challenges we have. More importantly for myself, I left with confidence that by working collectively we can find success in addressing the very real challenges that we all have in our own communities, in our regions and across the continent. The bonus was having an opportunity to see your beautiful valley and experience firsthand the warm hospitality of the people who call Jackson Hole and Wyoming their home.

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near Kelly last week drew flak from many, both online and in the streets. Wharff fears the incident gave hunting a black eye. In the end two spike bulls were illegally killed. One hunter was cited for shooting a spike and for firing more than once at a running herd, and four others were ticketed for shooting from a roadway. No hunters were cited for driving about 100 elk out of a closed area, which photographer Tom Mangelsen said he witnessed. Investigating rangers could not substantiate that incident, park officials said. Grand Teton officials said Tuesday that the Nov. 19 herd shooting incident was not an indication of typical hunter behavior in the park. “This year I think we’ve had 129 harvested elk inside the national park, and the vast majority [of hunters] did it as we would expect based on the conditions of the permit,” Chief Ranger Michael Nash said. The park’s hunt, called a “reduction program,” was mandated by 1950 legislation that created Grand Teton National Park. Hunting, the legislation says, shall be permitted when “it is found necessary for the purpose of proper management and protection of the elk.” The activity, a unique one for a national park, is reviewed each year and jointly administered and managed by the National Park Service and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. In recent years the park hunt has been scaled back significantly, park spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs said.

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From 3,000 permits to 650 “As recently as the mid-1990s there were as many as 3,000 permits that were authorized,” Skaggs said Tuesday. “The last few years we’ve whittled that down to 650 authorized permits.” A bull elk hunt was also phased out in recent years. Park hunters are subject to morestringent regulations than elsewhere in the Equality State. They must carry bear spray and use nonlead ammunition, and they are restricted to carrying seven rounds. “This is one of the most highly managed hunts that you’ll find in the state of Wyoming,” Skaggs said. A group of Jackson Hole wildlife photographers in the valley think that the changes haven’t gone far

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enough. In late October residents Tim Mayo and Kent Nelson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., that seeks to stop not only Teton park’s hunt but also the practice of feeding elk on public land in Northwest Wyoming. The claim targets at the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Interior Department. It argues that the park hunt violates Grand Teton’s enabling legislation, the Park Service’s foundational 1916 Organic Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act. The park’s hunt would be better off, Wharff said, if there were expanding opportunities in the backcountry, away from roads. “I think the fact that they have limited access ... it means that you can’t get away from the public eye too well, which means you have to do those things in full view of people,” he said.

Not everyone uses roads Using roads, Nash said, is part of a mixed bag of techniques used by the park’s hunters. “I think we see a myriad of participants in the Elk Reduction Program, and not everybody uses roads specifically,” he said. Blacktail Butte and the park’s east boundary, Nash said, are two places hunters regularly go that are off the beaten path. Early in his career as a guide, Wharff said, he was in charge of a private ranch’s late-season cow-calf hunt — similar to Grand Teton National Park’s elk reduction program. Problems with inexperienced clientele were rampant, things got “ugly” and too often elk were showing up later in winter with “legs shot off.” Wharff said he fixed the problem by screening his clients. “I implemented a qualification process,” he said. “I required all my hunters to go down to the rifle range, and they had to demonstrate some level of proficiency. “I ended up getting [those problems] to where they went away,” Wharff said. Mangelsen called a screening process a good idea but said it wouldn’t go far enough. “The park is not a place to have a hunt, period,” the photographer said. “It’s not 1950 anymore. There are lot more tourists than in the ’50s — it’s almost 70 years later. “They should do away with the whole thing,” he said.

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have an argument” in their favor. Jenkins recently purchased his Continued from cover home in Jackson, separate from the a workforce housing unit. one Baer bought nearby. Housing The difference between the two is Authority administrators agreed that workforce housing residences to let Jenkins stay at Baer’s Teton have no cap on what tenants may Village home until renovations are earn. The units are meant simply to complete on Jenkins’ new home. ensure that Teton County workers But another problem surfaced live in Teton County. when Baer chose to sell his Teton The 2012 Jackson/Teton County Village home. Comprehensive Plan defines workHe’d put as much as $60,000 force housing as “local market and worth of renovations into the home deed-restricted housing occupied by but hadn’t sought approval from the people working locally who would Housing Authority, Baer said. The otherwise commute from outside new buyer didn’t want to pay for the community.” those improvements. Baer and Jenkins say they’ve Housing Authority rules state heard people in social settings ques- that tenants may improve their tion why Baer owns a Housing Au- homes largely as they please but thority unit when he appears not to that they can’t be reimbursed for need low-cost housing. the improvements unless they were But according approved by the to the compreagency. hensive plan’s The Housing stated objectives, Authority has Baer said, the been lax on that home served its point in the past, exact purpose. Stoker said. “To me, from So long as my perspective, the improvethe Housing Auments increase thority, one of its the home’s funcgoals is to help tionality, she people get es– Stacy Stoker said, homeowntablished in the Teton county housing authority ers have been community so able to turn in Music by Karin Ralph and Amy Robinson they can get into receipts for their A $10 donation inscribes your loved one’s name in our Book of Honor. the regular housing market, and expenditures and get up to 10 perthat is what it did for me,” he said. cent of the home’s original purchase All gifts are tax deductible and will benefit St. John’s Hospice. Baer bought the home after he price back once the home sells, she and Jenkins moved their business, said. Please mail donations to: WRJ Design Associates, from Victor, That was the tenor of an arrangeSt. John’s Hospice, PO Box 428, Jackson, WY 83001 Idaho, to Jackson in 2012. ment Baer reached with former Call 739-7467 for more information. Authority Director ChrisQuestions about other homes Housing tine Walker, who before leaving Baer recently purchased another wrote a letter giving credit to Baer home elsewhere in town. It’s about a for $20,000 of the work he put into block from where Jenkins bought a the home. home not long ago. The home’s new buyer balked at Jenkins’ ownership of that and paying that additional amount, beother properties also raised ques- cause the work hadn’t been preapSt. John’s Medical Center 625 E. Broadway 739-7465 www.tetonhospital.org/hospice tions, which were brought to the 285526 proved, Stoker said. Housing Authority’s attention by an To get out from beneath the shadanonymous complaint in 2013. Housing Authority rules forbid ow of impropriety, Baer said, he homeowners from owning other res- simply gave away the work. “What I was told was that as long idences within 150 miles of Jackson as I kept the receipts ... it’d be evalHole. While Jenkins doesn’t have an uated at [the time of sale], which ownership stake in Baer’s home, I was completely fine with,” Baer he was alleged to live with Baer a said. “It’s going to end up ... because majority of the time, according to of the way this seems to be turning out with people, I’m leaving it all Housing Authority documents. If that were the case — if Jenkins behind. lived with Baer for more than 30 consecutive days — then he would ‘I’m taking a huge hit’ have to qualify with the Housing “I’m taking a huge hit, personAuthority as an occupant. ally,” Baer said. That wasn’t the case, Baer said. “My goal was never to take advanJenkins owns another house in tage of the system,” he said. “In my Victor, where he and Baer often case the goal was always to use this stayed, Baer said. Jenkins also as a stepping-stone. We’ve put a treProtect wildlife – don’t poach the powder! Protect wildlife – don’t poach travels “extensively,” Baer said. mendous amount of time, resources Please stay out of these places that are closed to protect wildlife: Please stay out of these places that are clo Help bighorn sheep survive Help bP Baer and Jenkins live in a situa- and money into the community, and Don’t Poach the Powder Don’t Poach the Winter wildlife closures Win tion similar to that of many couples that’s my goal as a business owner.” are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in eff in Jackson Hole, Jenkins said. Stoker said Baer worked in good “Klaus and I have had separate faith to meet the terms of his conresidences,” he said. “Like many tract with the Housing Authority couples in workforce housing ... once the issues were brought to him. where boyfriends and girlfriends “The Housing Authority and live apart. Until the point when Klaus were able to come to a resoluyou get married you’re two single N tion pretty easily,” she said. “Klaus Protect wildlife – don’t poach the powder! Protect wildlife – don’tN poach the powder! people.” Please stay out of these places that are closed to protect wildlife: Please stay out of these places that are closed to protect wildlife: Don’t Poach the Powder was pretty easy to work with, and I Don’t Poach Help bighorn sheep survive Help bighorn sheep survive Don’t Poach the Powder Don’tPoach Poach the Powder Don’t the Powder Don’t Poachthe theP Given that fact, Baer said, it Winter wildlife closures Wint don’t believe he had any malicious Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures seemed appropriate that restrictions are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in effe are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in effect December 1 - April 30 intentions.” applying to him and his workforce Baer’s Teton Village house is unhousing wouldn’t apply to Jenkins. der contract, he said, and he is wait“I was fully aware of that [30-day rule],” Baer said, “and I thought I ing for the sale to close. Despite grumblings from some was fully within that boundary.” quarters Baer said he’s grateful to He may have been, said Stacy Stoker, the Housing Authority’s in- the county for the opportunity toN N relocate his business and his resiterim director. Don’t Poach the Powder Don’t Poach Don’t Poach the Powder Don’t Poachthe thePowder Powder to settle Jenkins “never stayed there more dence to where he hopes Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures Winter wildlife closures are in effect December 1 - April 30 are in effect December 1 - April 30 than 30 days,” Stoker said, “but down. are in effect December 1 - April 30 Cold temperatures, and deep snow are what winter are inextreme effect December 1 -terrain, April 30 The business is flourishing, Baer that’s not the intent. The intent is recreationalists live for, yet these same elements make it really hard for that you can’t stay for 28 days and said, and the housing issue seems to wildlife to survive our long harsh winters. Give wildlife a brake. have been resolved. then leave for three days. “But I have to say, the way the “I’ve never been happier in my restrictions are written, they would life,” he said.

“Klaus was pretty easy to work with, and I don’t believe he had any malicious intentions.”

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Winter is the most stressful time of the year for wildlife. Deep snow, scarce food and cold temperatures make energy conservation key for winter survival. When we disturb wildlife, we force them to spend energy avoiding us, which can result in their death.

GROS VENTRE WILDERNESS: No motorized travel allowed at any time

We have many places to recreate, but elk, deer, moose and bighorn sheep rely on the hillsides near town to survive the winter.

Please respect wildlife and their habitat. Stay out of posted winter wildlife closure areas. Know the location of these closed areas before entering the Forest and Grand Teton National Park, and watch for posted closure signs. Get a free map from any Forest Service office or the visitor center on North Cache, or download the Don’t Poach the Powder brochure at www.jhalliance.org.

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Guitar business in harmony with the Hole Musicians and teachers sing the praises of Melody Creek Guitars in South Park. By John R. Moses Jackson is a musical mecca, but it’s located in a sometimes harsh climate. When musicians flock to such a remote location they need to know there’s a place where the tools of their trade can be fixed or replaced. Two longtime visitors turned fulltime residents decided last year to fill that need. The founders thought Melody Creek Guitars might be a sleepy little operation, but their reality was much more hectic from day one. There hadn’t been a full-service music store in Jackson for about a decade. Even on a recent sleepy Saturday, as November snow fell and pre-Thanksgiving shoppers filled the grocery stores, the business was jumping with clients. The owners say they’ve had a great first year running a business that was kind of an unexpected venture. “Even when we got here we weren’t planning on opening a retail store,” co-owner Karen Langenberg said. Jack Hoagland and Langenberg celebrated their first year in business Nov. 18. They grew to occupy two storefronts in a small business plaza not too far from Highway 89 on South Park Loop. Amateur string aficionados and seasoned artists alike are increasingly counting on Jackson’s newest music business to keep things in repair, buy new instruments and sell their old ones. Before the store opened things were also tougher for music teachers, who still stock reeds and other supplies for their band members but now know there’s a reliable local supplier. “There’s times when you run out of things, or students need things over the weekend,” said Pete Closson, band instructor at Jackson Hole High School. Closson said he appreciated the way the owners reached out to local music teachers and asked them what kinds of things, like reeds and drumsticks, they should keep in stock.

Relocating for the lifestyle Hoagland had plans to move his electric guitar business, Hoagland Custom, into his garage and continue a thriving online guitar-making enterprise. But one day the pair of Midwest transplants with long histories of visiting the Hole fortuitously found themselves downtown shopping in Stio, where the mountain clothing business’ owner convinced them musicians needed and would support a music store. “So we listened to Steve Sullivan and opened a retail store,” Hoagland said. Sullivan said he has “tons of

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friends who buy from them,” but his only involvement — other than as a customer — was to reinforce to the couple that day what a pain it was to travel to Idaho for musical supplies. Sullivan said he figured a retail business would work here. “So many people play here.” Last Thursday, Hoagland was working on a mandolin a local musician was putting up for sale in Melody Creek’s consignment shop a couple doors down from the main shop. Frets were treated with a hydrating lemon oil and the body cleaned as Hoagland and Langenberg told of their reasons for coming to Wyoming. Meanwhile, the store dog, a golden retriever pup named Fretz, was contentedly chewing on the square paper wrapping from a mandolin string. Langenberg said her first visit here was in 1970. She has owned property here for 15 years. By last year she’d had enough of a successful and rewarding 25-year career in the heavily regulated world of pharmaceutical marketing. “I’m an adventurous try-newthings kind of person,” she said Langenberg said she was ready to get to Jackson any way she could and “dragged Jack along.” Hoagland, aside from his custom guitar business, ran a music store, Hoagland Brothers Custom Guitar Shoppe, in Pickerington, Ohio. “My old shop in Ohio was the only

global warming Continued from cover

“Anytime I breathe the idea that I might disagree with greenhouse gas theory, I’m immediately castigated as a denier under the current political situation we’re in,” he said. “Unfortunately, because the scientists are under attack, they’ve circled the wagons. Even though I’m a scientist, I’m not someone they know in great detail because most of my science was in earthquakes and volcanoes and geophysics and those things.” Unlike many climate change skeptics, Ward readily acknowledges that the Earth has warmed unnaturally fast. The geophysicist also has no ties to fossil fuel industries, and he does not possess

do-it-yourself guitar shop in the country,” he said. There he had room for an extra workbench and lots of parts for those who wanted a hands-on experience. Here, he said, he makes the custom orders himself, and there’s no space for that do-it-yourself bench. “We have a lot of walk-in traffic,” he said. After a year of selling guitars, installing custom pickups and building custom instruments Hoagland and Langenberg say they have gotten to know a lot of local musicians, and have even helped some meet each other. Last summer they threw a party at their house, a mixer for local musicians. Next year they’re considering a parking lot party. “We’re both ‘people people,’” Langenberg said.

More than guitars They sell several types of electric, acoustic, electric and resonator guitars, as well as banjos and mandolins. Guitar and mandolin kits are there for those who want to build their own. The store also has harmonicas. A website lists some of the parts they carry: electric guitar necks, bodies, pickguards, hardware and electronics. They’ll work on a guitar, sell parts to construct a new guitar or build it for a client. They also carry strings, drumheads and other essentials for acoustic and electric

the typical combative fanaticism of those who run headlong into modern climate change science. In his field, geophysics, Ward is accomplished. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University, has edited academic journals and once headed the USGS’s National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. The foundations of climate change science are agreed upon nearly unanimously by academics, and have been built upon for decades. The theory holds that man-made additions to the concentration of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere have created a greenhouse effect by trapping more energy than would otherwise remain. Ward contends that the faults of climate change science begin with the fundamental understandings of how radiation travels through the atmosphere.

instruments. Ukuleles are also part of the mix. Once thought unlikely to succeed, that small cousin to the guitar is gaining increased popularity as performers essentially turn an underappreciated musical Edsel into a raging Ferrari. That specialty instrument is gaining increased popularity due to the music of Hawaii’s Jake Shimabukuro and others, Langenberg said. Shimabukuro is credited with reclaiming the instrument and repurposing it into delivering jazz, rock and beautiful Hawaiian traditional favorites. Diving right into community events, Melody Creek Guitars has volunteered to build a $2,000 custom guitar for the next Fireman’s Ball. They’re thinking about a bright red model. This year, at the last minute, they thought of donating a guitar set complete with amps for the Marshall Tucker Band to sign and auction. The $500 guitar (with a case and extras) sold for $2,600. Whether planning a party or donating to a good cause, Langenberg and Hoagland like to get involved. “I can’t imagine being in business and not being part of the community,” Hoagland said. To find them call 307-201-1700, go online to MelodyCreekGuitars.com, email info@melodycreekguitars.com or visit the store at 1010 South Park Loop, No. 5.

“To this day, if you ask physicists how light travels in the atmosphere or in space, it travels as waves or as photons,” he said. “All of the radiation codes used to calculate the models about climate change assume that energy travels through the atmosphere as waves. “All of the basic assumptions that are used in the radiation codes are simply wrong,” he said. “There is nobody in the scientific literature who I can find anywhere since Angstrom in 1900 who has questioned the physics of greenhouse gases.” Consequently, Ward said, ozone depletion is believed to have little effect on global temperature and greenhouse gases are thought to have a huge effect. See geologist on 23A

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If photons were a fiction and light didn’t travel as waves, however, the relationship would be flipped around, he said. “The ozone layer, more than 12 miles up in the atmosphere, is formed and destroyed constantly by very high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the sun,” reads a press release Ward distributed. “When ozone is reduced (depleted), more of this sun-burning, cancer-causing radiation reaches Earth, cooling the ozone layer and warming Earth.”

“Anybody in climate science today who knows of me and my theory would dismiss it out of hand ...” – Peter Ward, Ph.D. Geophysicist

“This ultraviolet energy is 48 times hotter, 48 times more energetic than infrared radiation absorbed by greenhouse gases,” his news release said. Wholly convinced of his theories, Ward has spent countless hours trying to understand how ozone depletion plays into the temperature of the planet. “I’m being run out of my office by papers,” he said. Ward said he’s absorbed more than 10,000 relevant academic studies. Ward recently packaged his beliefs into an hourlong YouTube video that debuted a week ago, along with a new website, OzoneDepletionTheory.info. The video is available online at bit.ly/1uUKqqf. The professionally edited video has been viewed just 127 times through Tuesday afternoon, and Ward is admittedly frustrated with his lack of reach so far. In his effort to spread word of the ozone depletion theory, Ward has sought to be published in peerreviewed academic journals. It’s been a fruitless ef-

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Peter Ward, Ph.D., in the home office of his Jackson residence, surrounded by thousands of documents he’s used as reference for his theory that global warming was caused not by greenhouse gases, but by the depletion of the Earth’s ozone layer. “My reputation on climate change is not based on what I’ve said. It’s based on the fact that I disagree with greenhouse gas theory.”

fort to date, and he’s been shot down by Nature, the Journal of Atmospheric Science and others. “Anybody in climate science today who knows of me and knows of my theory, would dismiss it out of hand — that’s the problem,” Ward said. “Obviously what I need is for some respected people to say, ‘Here, this is something that needs to be looked at.’” One advocate the retired geophysicist has on his side is Bert Raynes, the veteran naturalist who Ward called among his closest advisors. Raynes said he’s cheering Ward on. “Peter thinks he has a fresh insight into the mechanism [of climate change], and that by concentrating on CO2 we’re wasting time and money

in trying to find some alleviation of the problem,” Raynes said. “I don’t fully understand every nuance of his various theories, but he’s got some pretty compelling evidence and he’s got guts to present it too, I’ll tell you.” As for why Ward’s theories have struggled to gain traction, Raynes said it’s like any other paradigm shift in scientific theory and belief. Acceptance of change comes slow, he said. “I think historically speaking that’s the way it goes with new ideas, even the ones that turn out to be right,” Raynes said. “The establishment doesn’t want to hear about it. “If his theory is confirmed,” he said, “he will have done a great deed.”

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Vicky O’Donaghue looks for anything salvageable inside the charred frame of her Subaru Forester on Friday in the parking lot of Bell Fitness, where she was exercising Thursday when a gas explosion at AmeriGas set fire to about a dozen vehicles and several buildings.

Propane blast investigation is still not complete Big propane truck was leaking, but what sparked explosions, fire remains unknown. By Emma Breysse

uestions remained unanswered Tuesday about what caused a propane leak to ignite into a blaze that destroyed at least one south Jackson business and damaged others last week. The investigation into the cause of the Nov. 20 explosion and fire was continuing at press time, and authorities do not anticipate it will be complete until next week.

“The communications I have received are that it won’t be until the later part of this week at the earliest that those details will be fully fleshed out and ready for release,” Teton County spokeswoman Charlotte Reynolds said. “There are a lot of things that it’s too early to know.” Authorities know that the fire began at the AmeriGas facility on Gregory Lane when a large truck sprung a leak after it arrived to refill the underground tanks, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay said. What remains unknown is how that leak turned into an explosion. No one was killed. A few patrons of Bell Fitness suffered scratches and bruises after escaping the flames through a window.

Related details, such as the full dollar amount of the damage or its full extent are still being gathered, Reynolds said. The explosion occurred at around 12:45 p.m. and almost immediately ignited a fire with a large black smoke cloud that was visible from around the valley as it drifted north into Grand Teton National Park. Several businesses were damaged or destroyed in the flames and several more evacuated as emergency crews fought to control the blaze before it caused larger explosions. Bell Fitness suffered significant damage from the fire. At least a dozen vehicles were burned past the point of usefulness, with everything from See propane on 30A

AmeriGas explosions, fire, evacuation timeline Note: The following timeline was created by the News&Guide staff and presented online at JHNewsAndGuide.com as the incident unfolded, and amended for this edition to include Friday’s events. — Eds. 1:04 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20 • Witnesses reported seeing explosions and a “huge ball of fire” by Smith’s Food and Drug at about 12:45 p.m. • A column of thick, black smoke was visible above southwest Jackson. • Law enforcement officials advised people to stay away as traffic slowed on Broadway and emergency vehicles rushed to the scene. 1:11 p.m. • The AmeriGas building in southwest Jackson exploded

before 1 p.m., setting fire to the adjacent gym, Bell Fitness, an eyewitness told the News&Guide. • Gregory Lane was blocked by police near the blaze site and traffic was diverted as gas canisters were heard to explode in the AmeriGas yard. A bright column of flame, possibly from a natural gas main, flickered in the towering smoke plume. • Some vehicles in the Bell Fitness parking lot were on fire. • Students at Jackson Hole High School were being held at the school. 1:26 p.m. • Multiple explosions at the AmeriGas building behind Smith’s led to an evacuation order from Teton County Emergency Management for the area: Smith’s, Bell Fitness and the

Flat Creek Business Center. Residents of the business center include Sweet Peas day care and Jackson Hole Community School. • All students in Colter Elementary School, Jackson Hole High School and Jackson Hole Middle School were in lockdown, Teton County School District Superintendent Pam Shea reported. • Students from Sweet Peas and Teton Literacy Center were evacuated to Colter’s gym. 2:01 p.m. • A witness said the explosions and fire at AmeriGas in Jackson were caused by a leak in a large delivery truck full of propane coming to fill the underground tanks. Bell Fitness employee Scott Edwards gave the News&Guide a harrowing See timeline on 31A

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No people were injured or killed in the explosion and fire that destroyed a Jackson propane business, but several Jacksonites are grieving and recovering nonetheless. As the fire spread to nearby businesses, Jackson residents lost cars, businesses and other possession. Others remain grateful to their neighbors and friends who stepped in to avert potential tragedy. The owners of three dogs who lived in the Eagle Village condominiums in the Smith’s Food and Drug parking lot were reunited with their furry friends thanks to DogJax, a boarding and day care kennel south of town. Owner Thomas Mikkelson remembers receiving a distress call from an employee who was working in Teton Village when she received a report of the explosion. The woman lives in Eagle Village and has two dogs, but couldn’t stop work to try to talk her way past the evacuation order for her building to rescue them. “It’s not something we had planned for, but it turned out we had our van

and we had our facility and we were able to help,” he said. “We got her dogs and then the homeowners’ association asked if we could look for other dogs in the building and get them out.” The blaze, which ignited at around 12:45 p.m. Thursday, never spread as far as the condos, but Mikkelson said he likely will be on duty for future fires that threaten residential areas. The Teton County Sheriff’s Office now has DogJax on its list of resources for emergencies. Others with valued things in the area were not so lucky. The Hole Food Rescue, and its executive director and founder, Ali Dunford, are functioning without a major resource this week after Dunford’s car “Robert” was destroyed while parked outside Bell Fitness. Dunford was taking a class at the gym when the blast happened. She heard several members of the group complaining about a gas smell. Then employees from the front of the gym called to them to get out, and she heard a loud noise she now realizes was a propane leak igniting. “I looked out the windows and looked at the front door, and it was all engulfed in flames,” she said. “All I could see was flames.” Personal trainer Scott Edwards broke a window in the gym’s day care area to get everyone out, and Dunford See explosiON on 32A

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This map shows the location of AmeriGas, neighboring businesses and several schools in the Gregory Lane business park and nearby areas.

Schools had planned, were ready for blowup By Emma Breysse When a propane truck sprang a leak that turned into an explosion and fire Thursday, it was a day that local school officials had known might come. AmeriGas, where the explosion occurred, and nearby Suburban Propane are within a mile of three public schools, one private school and two preschools. Both businesses and all the schools are within an area zoned as commercial, according to town zoning maps, meaning there is no reason all of the facilities cannot legally be there. But while students were affected by the blaze, none were ever in immediate danger, Fire Marshal Kathy Clay said. Teton County School District No. 1 has long been aware of the possibility that a mishap at one of the businesses could pose a problem for schools, Superintendent Pam Shea said Tuesday. “Over the years we have done tabletop exercises and held drills for this sort of incident,” Shea said. “We’ve known that something like this could be something we’d have to deal with.” That the schools and the industrial businesses coexist close to one another is something that seems to have been taken for granted for decades. Shea, town representatives and AmeriGas executives couldn’t remember when exactly the various decisions that led to the situation were made, though Jackson Hole High School has been in that area at least since the 1980s, when it was at the current location of Colter Elementary School. During the past decade it hasn’t been much of an issue. Teton County Emergency Management issues alerts during any gas leaks or evacuation situations, but has issued none for either AmeriGas or Suburban Propane. In the past five years there have been gas or propane leaks in Teton Village, near the Snow King ball park and in the industrial park area south of town, but none near any of the schools, according to Emergency Management alerts. During Thursday’s explosion and resulting fire, Shea said the district’s response was based on plans developed during exercises with Emergency Management or adapted from procedures for other kinds of emergencies.

Students were told to stay inside their school buildings, as nearly every way out of the area would have required students to pass closer to the scene of the explosion than they already were, Shea said. Colter Elementary School, which is located roughly 0.2 miles from the scene, served as the sheltering point for students from Jackson Hole Community School, Teton Literacy Center and Sweet Peas Daycare, all of which operate out of space in the Flat Creek Business Center. The closest of those locations to the fire See schools on 32A

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tires to headlights melted by the heat. Gym owner Becky Tucker did not answer calls regarding the future of the business, but all of her employees and customers made it out with no major injuries. Those in the building at the time of the blaze were allowed to return Friday and Saturday for any undamaged possessions. The AmeriGas building was gutted by the blaze. The company, which has its headquarters in Pennsylvania, intends to rebuild the business in the same location, though there is not yet a schedule for when that will happen, spokes-

woman Kate Strickel said Tuesday. AmeriGas has a temporary office at 240 W. Pearl Ave., Strickel said. Its phone number is unchanged. “We would like to thank our loyal customers for their care and concern and are happy to announce that we are still open for business and excited to continue to serve all their propane needs,” she said in an email. “There will be no disruption to our customers’ propane service. They should get in touch with us if they have questions or if we can be of assistance in any way.”

“There’s a lot of things that it’s too early to know.” – Charlotte Reynolds teton county spokeswoman

The two AmeriGas employees who were on the scene of the explosion also got away uninjured. As far as the company has been informed, there is no evidence that human error on the part of either person caused the explosion, Strickel said. AmeriGas is working with Clay and her team to determine the cause of the explosion, she said. The fire was out within hours Thursday, but the full investigation could not begin until emergency crews secured the scene. Reports of a second gas leak Friday led authorities to conduct a full “flaring” operation to rid the area of propane remaining in tanks damaged by the previous day’s fire. For much of Friday morning crews conducted controlled burning to use that excess gas. That closed the block of High School Road nearest to the scene. Personal trainer Scott Edwards used a chair to break the window and helped those inside to safety. Witnesses to the early moments of the leak report a sudden sequence of events beginning with a slight fog that could be mistaken for a car with exhaust trouble. The fog quickly spread and turned into a wall of fire. The Jackson Hole Fire/EMS website states that the full investigation report is scheduled for release Dec. 1. The site also directs anyone with claims related to the fire to contact Chris Thomas of Sedgwick Claims at 856-742-0278.

On behalf of our wounded warriors, Honoring Our Veterans would like to thank everyone who contributed to us through Old Bill’s Fun Run and throughout the year. Special thanks goes to:

AJ DeRosa American Legion Post 43 Archery Unlimited, LLC Art Association Bar BC Ranch Bill Resor Blue Collar Restaurant Group Bob Woods Bob’s Quads and Action Sports Bruce “Crash” Defibaugh Center for the Arts Chance Abel Charlie Petersen Chris Brylinski Coco King Creekside Market and Deli Dan Dugan and the Jackson Hole Gun Club Dave Hansen Whitewater and Snake River Park Whitewater-Bud Chatham Deb VanderVelde Dee Luton Elbridge and Evelyn Stuart Foundation Elk Country Inn Evans Construction Company First Interstate Bank Fish the Fly- Jason “JB” Balogh Four Seasons Resort

Fran and Clint Peterson Frank Zuppo Fred W. and Carol D. Lyons Grand Teton National Park: Mike Nicklas, Terry Roper Grant and Jane Golliher and Diamond Cross Ranch Hampton Inn Helen and Dave Bishop Hertz Rent A Car Intermountain Roofing, Inc. Jack Garrow Jackson Hole Fishing Adventures-Jason Budd Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Jackson Hole Resort Lodging Jackson Hole Rodeo Jackson Hole Rotary Breakfast Club Jackson Hole Therapeutic Riding Association Jackson Hole Wildlife Safaris Jackson Land and Cattle, LLC Jackson Whole Grocer Jay Pistono JD High Country Outfitters Jeff Currier Jeff Wogman Jim Walter John and Brandon King John Branca

John Simms Jonesy Julies and Erika Muschaweck Kevin Coughlan Kurt Henry Liz Lockhart Marty and Raylene Scholtens Matt’s Jackson Hole Custom Meats Morrison Simms Mountain Property Management Mountain Resort Services Nancy and William Pettus Nancy LaValle National Museum of Wildlife Art Neal Kiehne Pape Ranch Paul Rice Randy and Dory Smith Reel Deal Anglers - Rhett Bain and Jim O’Conner Rendezvous River Sports, Jackson Hole Kayak and Canoe School-Aaron Pruzan Richard Fields Richard H. and Mary M. Vaughan Donor Advised Fund of the Community Foundation Richard Spencer Richard Sugden Rick Howe

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account of the explosion. Edwards said the delivery truck driver busted through the front doors of the gym. “He comes running into the front desk ‘You’ve gotta get everybody out of here,’” Edwards said. “You couldn’t see outside the door because of the cloud from propane. It looked like a dense fog.” After the blast, Edwards used a chair to break out a window and began helping people out. • Jackson Hole Fire/EMS officials had no information at this point about whether anyone was injured or killed. 1:30 p.m. • Superintendent Pam Shea said classes were continuing at Teton County School District schools. Jackson Hole Community School students were gathered in the gym at Colter. “We’re in a stay-put situation,” Shea said. 1:38 p.m. • At least one 10,000-gallon tank at the AmeriGas building was thought to be in range of the fire and have the potential to destroy Smith’s if it exploded, law enforcement officials at the scene said. 1:59 p.m. • Despite a nearby fire and explosions, Teton County School District officials asked parents to stick to a normal end-of-school routine today. “We are requesting parents to pick up children at [the] normal release time and buses will run at [the] normal time at [the] end of the day,” Superintendent Shea said. All children from the Jackson Hole Community School were safe and accounted for, Principal Max Roach said. 2:11 p.m. • Area schools would shelter in place until 3 p.m. dismissal, Shea said. Parents were advised to not try to reach schools because roads in the area are closed. 2:17 p.m. • The latest reports from Incident Commander Kathy Clay were that the AmeriGas fire was significantly diminished, but the blaze was not yet out. • Authorities repeated requests that parents of children at nearby schools not try to pick up their kids, as several parents had attempted to do so. The schools were safe, Teton County spokeswoman Charlotte Reynolds said. There were no reports of injuries from the blast at the time, but a final determination would not be made until emergency personnel can inspect the scene, Reynolds said. 2:33 p.m. • Officials were going to let parents through South Park Loop to pick up kids, but were still debating. 3:15 p.m. • Elementary school bus routes were to start at 3:15 p.m. Parents who pick their kids up from Colter were told to do so at 3:30 p.m. • Jackson Hole Community School students were to be released at 3:30 p.m. from Colter. Jackson Hole High School was to release students at the normal time, 3:55 p.m. • People picking up students were told to use South Park Loop Road to access High School Road. 6 p.m. • All evacuation orders were lifted, but residents of Eagle Village Townhomes were asked not to enter their homes until Lower Valley Energy restored natural gas service to them, which was estimated to be around 7 p.m. • Smith’s reopened to the public, but traffic on High School Road was still restricted well after 6 p.m. • All businesses in the area except for Bell Fitness and AmeriGas were cleared to be open Friday, Nov. 21, as usual. Friday, Nov. 21 • Remaining propane tanks on the AmeriGas site were “flared” Friday morning to clear them of any remaining gas. High School Road was shut down between Gregory Lane and the highway during those operations. • Officials announced that the large AmeriGas storage tank they feared might ignite and destroy the nearby shopping plaza was deep underground and unaffected by the heat from the blaze.

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Support Groups Cancer Support Group for Caregivers Thursday, December 4 3-4 pm Eagle Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 6195

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Bring a friend/supporter and get helpful tips about managing diabetes. Tuesday, December 9 1-2:15 pm Bison Classroom, St. John’s Medical Center For more information, call 307 739 7678

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The Affordable Care Act and You Tuesday, December 2 6:30-7:30 pm Teton County Library For more information, call 307 739 7466

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New babies and their families are invited to join us for fun, education, and camaraderie. Wednesday, December 10 1-2:15 pm Jackson Hole Children’s Museum For more information, call 307 739 6175

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and her friend got a ride back to her house, where they celebrated being alive, she said. Patrons of Bell were allowed back into the area Saturday to retrieve any of their possessions that remained undamaged. “I was kind of delusional I guess, because I really thought my car would probably be all right,” she said. Her car was inherited from her grandfather and was “kind of a family heirloom in a way,” Dunford said. It was destroyed, along with nearly 300 pounds of rescued food in the back. Along with its personal value, Dunford’s car functioned as a way to transport food “rescued” from grocery stores. When the stores are intending to throw out expired but edible food, Dunford and her volunteers transport it to organizations that serve the needy, including the Jackson Cupboard and

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the Good Samaritan Mission. “For myself, personally, I don’t really need a car at all,” she said. “But when you factor in the rescues, especially in the winter, I’m in that car almost every day.” Since the car was old and well-used, Dunford doesn’t expect to get enough from insurance to afford another vehicle, so she set up a GoFundMe page in the hopes that family, friends and community members will contribute to “Robert’s” replacement. The account, which can be found at GoFundMe.com/hllx4c, had a little more than $2,500 in donations at press time from a list of donors that included board members of the food cupboard, Jackson Mayor-elect Sara Flitner, Wyoming Rep. Ruth Ann Petroff and a class of students from Kelly Elementary School. Longtime valley resident Mike Mahoney also lost a car, but no amount of donations can replace it. Mahoney’s garage door business, Mahoney Garage Door, was located right next to the AmeriGas blaze. Along with the business itself, Mahoney lost a motorcycle to the blaze, and, worst of all, a 1948 Studebaker he’d restored to working order. “I lost everything I had in there, but the Studebaker is the only thing I can’t replace,” he said. “That car had been in Teton County since it was sold and I wanted to preserve the history. I put my heart and soul into restoring it.” Sold at a Studebaker dealership that used to be on the current site of Dairy Queen, the car changed owners several times, but was always driven on Teton County roads. Since restoring it Mahoney has driven it in valley parades as the pride of his vintage car “fleet.” “It’s pretty depressing, but I’m more grateful than anything,” he said. “My son and I were there at the business not 45 minutes before and we could very well have died if we weren’t there and gone before it happened.” As for his business, Mahoney said that he’s not a quitter. He plans to rebuild and move forward and find a way to keep operating, and he doesn’t ask for anyone’s help. “I’m not a person who likes to put his hands out,” he said. “I guess I’m too proud. But to know that the community is behind me and supporting me is what is helping me get through this.”

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is Teton Literacy, which is mere feet away. Of those locations only Sweet Peas had made prior arrangements with the district to evacuate to school property, Shea said. “We use the shelter in place concept usually in the event of a lockdown,” she said. “We had discussed with the owners of Sweet Peas to use Colter if they needed to evacuate, but of course, we would use whichever facility was the safest. I think as we debrief from this incident, we’ll be able to refine our plans in light of what happened.” The lessons learned may well be used again. Representatives of AmeriGas said the firm intends to rebuild in the same place. Though the company is aware that there are several schools nearby, there are no plans to look for a location further from the schools, AmeriGas spokeswoman Kate Strickel said. “Our AmeriGas facility in Jackson Hole complies with all local, state, and federal requirements,” Strickel wrote in an email. “We work closely with all public safety code officials, and have no plans to move our permanent location.” The land is owned by Martin Family LLC, a company registered to Merrill J. Martin of Jackson. In a letter published in the Tuesday edition of the Jackson Hole Daily, the family expressed sympathy to those affected, as well as gratitude to emergency responders.

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School district employs Gifts of the Earth FRIDAY SPECIAL!•• new notification system ••10%BLACK off By Jason Suder As the resorts collect more snow, so do the roads. Teton County School District No. 1 reminded parents that the district has direct means of communication established to let parents know when the schools are closed. Using the electronic communication and automated phone messaging system Nixle, parents are contacted directly in the event of an emergency or school closure. G e n e r a l l y, school will be postponed due to weather when large amounts of snow or black ice are present on roads. Superintendent Pam Shea said with the recent AmeriGas explosion and fire — and ahead of winter’s inclement weather — now is a good time to reiterate the district’s commitment to ongoing communication with parents by releasing a communique outlining emergency protocols. “Teton County School District No. 1 is committed to ensuring that students, staff members, parents, the media and the community have accurate,

consistent and timely information in the event of an emergency or school closure,” the press release reads. Postponements will move in twohour blocks later than regular start times. If weather worsens later in the day, schools might shutter doors three hours earlier than regular departure time. Any change in regular operation will be announced on the Internet and to local media outlets. Through National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration monitoring, schools closures will be determined by 6 a.m. on the day of an alert, with emergency information posted in bold red lettering on the district website. District administrators wanted to ensure that mass messaging does not replace schools contacting parents directly when a situation involves a specific child. Coincidentally, the steps taken to inform parents of harsh conditions and school closures were the same avenues the district used to communicate child safety alerts during the Nov. 20 AmeriGas explosion. The Nixle system and future-use winter advisory warning outlets were given their first use that day.

Generally, school will be postponed due to weather when large amounts of snow or black ice are present on roads.

Wyo. unemployment rates are below national average By John R. Moses Unemployment rates in Wyoming are a little higher than at this point last year, but joblessness in all counties remains lower than the national average, a state report said. The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services said in the release that “the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady from September to October at 4.7 percent.” The state’s unemployment rate was up slightly from its October 2013 level of 4.5 percent, but it was much lower than the current 5.8 percent national unemployment rate. Teton County led the state at 5.2 percent, up from 3.2 percent, with Lincoln County up from 4.5 percent to 5.2 percent and Park County up from 3.9 percent to 4.5 percent. Total non-farm employment rose 1.6 percent from 294,700 in October 2013 to 299,400 in October 2014, a gain of 4,700 jobs. “October and April unemployment are tricky for Teton County,” Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce CEO Jeff Golightly said via email Tuesday. “Many seasonal jobs end, which leads to increased unemployment. This is anecdotal but in slower years less seasonal workers are hired, so fewer claims are filed for the offseason months.” Most counties, including those with a lot of seasonal jobs, followed the usual seasonal trends, the report said. Seasonally adjusted employment of Wyoming residents increased slightly, rising by an estimated 394 individuals (0.1 percent) from September to

October, the release said. From October 2013 to October 2014, unemployment rates fell in 13 counties, rose slightly in eight counties and were unchanged in two counties, the release said.

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We want to express our sincere understanding and empathy to all those who sustained loss in the tragic Ameri-Gas fire on November 20th.

Judge: Renew Blue’s concealed gun permit Order overrules state Division of Criminal Investigation decision on Blue’s application.

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A Jackson doctor will be allowed to carry a concealed firearm once again after a judge overruled state officials. The Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation must renew Dr. Brent Blue’s concealed carry permit in spite of its initial rejection of his renewal application, 9th District Judge Marvin Tyler, of Sublette County, ruled last week. Tyler, who took over the case after Teton County judge Timothy Day recused himself, issued an order Nov. 13 stating that the department erred when it denied both Blue’s application to continue carrying a concealed firearm and his appeal of that denial. The ruling remands the case to the criminal investigation division with orders to reconsider in light of Tyler’s full judgment. The order also

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states explicitly that to comply with Tyler’s judgment the division must renew Blue’s concealed carry permit. The full judgment was not available at press time, and Tyler’s reasoning was not included in his order. Blue filed an appeal of the division’s denial in April, roughly a month after Director Steve Woodson also turned down Blue’s request that he reconsider. In his appeal Blue called the decisions “arbitrary and capricious.” He has held a concealed carry permit for more than 10 years, all of which were issued under WoodBlue son’s predecessor. Woodson took over the job recently and decided to implement a policy of consulting law enforcement officials in an applicant’s area before renewing a concealed carry permit. Officials already were consulted before issuing a new permit.

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Weichman and former Sheriff Bob Zimmer recommended that Woodson approve Blue’s permit renewal. Woodson acted on Whalen’s recommendation and denied the renewal. Blue argued to the court that because the 1999 incident had not affected his permit status in the years since it occurred and he has committed no relevant crimes since, it was a violation of his Second Amendment rights to deny it now. Blue successfully completed his probation sentence and was allowed to retain the three handguns law enforcement confiscated during the case. Blue runs the Emerg-A-Care medical clinic on West Broadway. In November he was elected county coroner.

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■■ Snowbank meets face: A 24-year-old Breckenridge, Colorado, man’s phone GPS couldn’t save him from running afoul of both a snowbank and the officers who watched it happen. Police patrolling in the downtown area noticed the man walking on the side of the street rather than on the sidewalk but initially decided to leave him alone, since they weren’t sure whether the sidewalk was clear after a recent snowstorm. The man staggered slightly as though he might be drunk, but officers again decided to continue, given the snow in the street. Shortly afterward, they looked in the rearview mirror and saw the man fall face first into a snowbank. The man told them he was trying to find his way back to a friend’s house, but wasn’t totally sure where it was. Officers noticed the man had his phone out and appeared to be trying to use its map function. The man had no cab fare and asked officers for a ride. After three times repeating the same details, the officers arrested the man on a charge of public intoxication. A portable breath test showed the man’s blood alcohol content was 0.21. ■■ Super classy: A 55-year-old Victor, Idaho, man served as proof Sunday that you do not have to be a classy person to be at an upscale restaurant. Police received a call from a downtown Jackson restaurant about an unruly patron. When they arrived, staff noted the man was refusing to leave. Officers noted the man was mumbling to himself and he had only one of his shoes on. While officers spoke with the staff, the man managed to get his other shoe on and stumbled outside. Police followed and asked to speak with him. When they asked for his ID, the man threw his wallet into the street, causing its contents to scatter. He seemed

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Wyoming’s rodeo queen, a longtime Jackson resident, is heading to Vegas to vie for Miss Rodeo America title, 3B.

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Skinny Skis shop manager Ryan Hayes waxes and tunes a pair of cross-country skis Sunday at the store in downtown Jackson. Hayes said late fall is one of the busiest times at the shop as customers need bindings mounted on new skis or have their current setups tuned up for the winter.

Readying for winter

Humans squirrel away food, chop wood, prep skis. By Frances Moody

quirrels stockpile food. Birds fly south. Bears hibernate. When the snow falls and temperatures drop, Mother Nature’s creatures know they must prepare for the cold, dark days of winter. In Jackson snow is on the ground and the roads are slick. And like the squirrel, bird and bear, valley residents have been busy planning for the cold. Some people have butchered and packaged meat, while others have chopped firewood to heat their houses. From cleaning chimneys to knitting scarves, there are several activities Jackson residents have on their winter preparation checklist. “It’s ritualistic,” Paul Huser said. “It’s naturalistic. Squirrels are going to store up all kinds of things all summer long. It’s the same thing with humans. We are stocking things up to survive the winter here.” Huser, who has lived in Jackson his whole

life, stocks up with elk meat. In September he hunted, harvested and processed an elk. After cutting the animal in quarters and hanging it in his garage, which kept the meat cool, Huser butchered his own elk. In addition to storing and packaging steaks and other choice cuts, he made elk sausage and jerky. While meat is available at the grocery store, Huser said he hunts because it decreases the valley’s carbon footprint. Another reason to go out and shoot game is to know where the food you eat comes from, he said. “Anybody who eats meat should be able to go through the process of taking the life of what he is going to eat,” Huser said. “I think far too many Americans are disconnected from their food source.” Making sure food is shelved in the fridge is one component to winter survival. Confirming a safe and warm shelter is another. Leigh Chrisinger, who runs Jackson Hole Property Management, said each building she manages requires winter maintenance. This year she made sure the chimneys were swept and sprinkler systems were winterized. She put away outdoor furniture and had firewood delivered. See Winter on 10B

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Star Valley resident re- son Hole. marked that on Thursday she An estimated 100-plus pronghorn was pleased to see a half-doz- were spotted gathered on Grand en mountain goats as she entered Teton’s Antelope Flats around the Snake River canyon just north Blacktail Butte just after a wintry of Alpine. The goats were down to storm hit the Hole and left enough and on the highway. snow in the mountains to make It’s not that unusual to see moun- travel treacherous. Pronghorn are tain goats on the rocky cliffs there at small, only around 3 feet at the a few times during a year, although shoulder. a November occurrence somehow This antelope herd has dispersed, surprised. Mountain it appears. Some pronggoats are likely to be nohorn, perhaps 50, were ticed: A hairy white mamseen up Cache Creek, mal, rear-pointing short suggesting they were tryhorns, bearded. Goats are ing to find a way out that about 6 feet in length, 3 way. Some pronghorn are 1/2 feet at the shoulder, seen on the National Elk and can climb or descend Refuge. Perhaps you’ve impressively steep exposeen some you didn’t exsures. Impressive to most pect? humans, anyhow. And There’s some specuall with an expression of lation that pronghorn, Bert Raynes calm and gentleness. Atresponding to warmer tractive, and cute. winters of late, are “trying” to forgo It’s a treat to see mountain goats the rigors of migration and winter from a vehicle. One doesn’t have to in Jackson Hole instead. Could be, be a high-country hiker or climber. I suppose. In that case we have an Got me thinking of all the grazing opportunity to witness. and browsing animals called ungu• lates or ruminants that residents of A recent item in the Jackson Hole and visitors to the Jackson Hole re- Daily mentioned that the migrations gion can often see. of pronghorn, mule deer, moose, elk Elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, and bighorn sheep in Wyoming have moose, pronghorn, bison, bighorn been identified and plotted by the sheep, mountain goats. Eight spe- University of Wyoming and the Unicies. Not to forget horses, cattle, lla- versity of Oregon. Pronghorn, 125 mas, mules. And an occasional over- miles. Mule deer, 150 miles total. zealous vegan. Haven’t got the other routes, at At the moment it is of interest to present. keep an eye out for pronghorn re• maining — or trapped by snow — Field Notes: Not much gets the in the Hole. Grand Teton National attention of man and beast like a Park and Jackson Hole are the sudden onslaught of enough snow to northern terminus of the pronghorn cover the landscape to a noticeable migration in North America. Some depth. Winter seems to have be125 miles through Wyoming from gun. Homeowners can forget those the Red Desert. Known as the Path remaining outdoor chores and hope of the Pronghorn, it has been only against a thaw for many months. recently recognized — by people, On Friday, Frances Clark was that is. alerted to an immature goshawk by In not so olden days pronghorn agitated ravens and magpies; Skywent right through what is now line Ranch. Rough-legged hawks called the Y intersection of Broad- are coming into the Hole. So too way and Highway 22. Going west at are swan families to Flat Creek the that junction (which is now an X), a National Elk Refuge (Chuck Herz). vehicle sprints up and over a hardly Gray-crowned rosy finch numbers noticeable bump in the roadway; are building up, as are evening this has the name “Antelope Pass.” grosbeak numbers. Vance and Ann Even says so on a brass plaque situ- Carruth welcomed several pine ated along the east side of the inter- grosbeaks. section. Some 40 to 50 pronghorn were The plaque, mounted on a good- spotted on the Putt-putt Trail up size rock, can be accessed only on along Cache Creek on Nov. 19. Deer foot. No place to pull over or park. and moose are beginning to show up One must use the commercially in town, on highways and roads. Try provided parking, especially the to stay alert. Pony Express Motel parking lot. • The plaque isn’t all that accessible. Tomorrow, Thursday, will be You may never have noticed it. In a Thanksgiving Day. Give thanks if modern vehicle you won’t notice the you’re an American. Sure, lots of conPass, either. cerns, many conflicts and upsetting No antelope have been known to challenges, but what other flag would traverse Antelope Pass since the you want to pledge allegiance to? early 1900s. The Path of the ProngHappy to you all. horn runs up the Gros Ventre over Bert Raynes©2014 to Green River and south. However, this year a rather large number of Bert Raynes writes weekly on pronghorn may have waited too long whatever suits his fancy with a dash to start their journey and will have of news on nature and its many to try to survive this winter in Jack- ways.

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JACKSON HOLE NEWS&GUIDE, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 3B

Miss Rodeo Wyoming Desiree Bridges waves to onlookers in May as she rides through downtown Jackson during the Old West Days parade.

Chasing the crown

Wyoming rodeo queen vies for national title next week in Las Vegas. By Jason Suder

very year state rodeo queens from across the country pull into Las Vegas with trucks and horse trailers for their chance to be crowned the face of America’s oldest sport at the Miss Rodeo America pageant. Each woman comes off a year of touring rodeos and Western events across the country, racking up countless miles and shaking innumerable hands. They carry flags into stadiums and add grace to the roughneck sport. In the 60-year history of Miss Rodeo America, Wyoming has earned the crown and the title of “first lady of rodeo” only four times. This year, with Jackson’s own Desiree Bridges representing the Cowboy State, Wyoming is poised to bring back the crown for the first time since Michele Mackey won in 1994. On Thanksgiving, rather than sitting around a fire enjoying turkey with her mother and stepdad, Bridges will load six tote bags, 10 dresses and 20 boxes of boots into her horse trailer and head south to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. She will compete in the pageant from Sunday until the coronation on Dec. 6. If she wins Bridges will take off on a 100,000-mile tour to more than 100 rodeos across the country and world as the female face of rodeo. “I will be in hat and crown every single day,” she said. As for the competition, she’s not nervous; she’s ready. “I’m going to be nervous at coro-

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Bridges rides in the arena at the new Puzzleface Ranch on Highway 390. When she competes in the Miss Rodeo America competition, beginning Monday in Las Vegas, horsemanship is one of the skills she will be ranked on. Judges will ask her to get on a horse she’s never ridden to see how she handles it.

nation, I’m not going to lie,” Bridges said. “That’s 10-plus years of tears and sweat and money ending up at this coronation.” For seven grueling days, from 4 a.m. until she lies down at 11 p.m., Bridges will undergo trials and face gritty challenges. It’s a mental game, she said: “They work you.” Queens are ranked on their horsemanship, their personality and their wits. First off, judges will throw Bridges on a horse she’s never ridden and see how she handles it. She’ll be judged on control, execution of maneuvers, presentation and comfort. “I feel like I can get on everything and ride,” Bridges said. Then she will be interviewed on

her knowledge of rodeo, the pageant and current events. She won’t finish until she recites a series of speeches she and her mother have prepared. At a going-away party at El Abuelito last week Bridges took the opportunity to display her grasp of outlaw poetry while among friends and family. The gold and jade crown of Miss Rodeo Wyoming sat back on a custom Bailey cowboy hat as Bridges’ emerald eyes darted around the crowd at the Mexican restaurant and her cherry lips turned up in a smile. “Dead last in chomping at the bit, but Wyoming is a hard act to follow,” she began in appreciation of the chaps that have been scarred and beat from her days on the range and the 15,000 See CROWN on 4B

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his Thanksgiving I will be Sears Fine Foods to eat Silver Dolenjoying an organic turkey lar pancakes, because in a strange cooked just so in my oldest way dining at Sears reminds me of son’s and new wife’s oven in the Smitty’s in Idaho Falls, which is heart of San Francisco. I am plan- somehow a comfort when I am in ning to be a good guest with a meat the heart of hustle and bustle. thermometer secretly rolled into a But the truth is, what I really pair of Thorlo hiking socks inside want to do during my San Franmy luggage just in case. cisco visit is track down I didn’t pack a rollPine Street and stand ing pin because I think outside the onetime we are having fancy pies home of Minnie Yerdon from renowned Bay City Frothingham. bakeries, for which I am My Frothingham obvery thankful. Pie baksession recently began ing is not my strongest when I stumbled upon a suit, but I could rally if personal account of Robpressed. ert Frothingham’s 1930 I did pack my espresso walrus hunt undertaken pot, my frother and my when he was 65 years Doreen Tome favorite Italian roast old. beans because frankly I The retired onetime am crazy. A fact that I will try to reporter and advertising executive keep hidden throughout the trip. had embarked on a 10,000-mile I plan to keep a low profile this Alaskan cruise on the U.S. Coast Thanksgiving. Guard cutter Northland. Frothing“Do you think we should have ham was an insatiable traveler, adNona’s deep-fried cauliflower or venturer and big game hunter for your Brussels sprouts with the 25 years. crumbled bacon?” my hosts will ask On a particular hunt from the me. deck of the Northland near Barrow, “Whatever you think is best,” I the adventurer’s umiak was lowwill say and mean it. After all these ered from the davit as Frothingham years of preparing Thanksgiving and his native guides dropped the dinner I am looking forward to ship’s ladder. Frothingham brought passing the baton. his paddle, rifle, spear and stereo“What would you like to do while scopic camera with a viewfinder on you’re here?” my son will ask. the side. “Fishing? Do you want to go to The umiak stayed on the right Half Moon bay and go out for cod? side of the wind, a fact I will try to Should we go to the symphony? stay cognizant of should I find myThe Christmas lighting of Union self in some unwieldy vessel in the Square?” San Francisco bay hauling in a crab Well yes, I have always wanted trap. to visit Half Moon Bay, and I’d love Frothingham’s umiak headed to to have some fresh ling, rock cod the nearest ice floe that contained and starry flounder. I adore the the biggest bounty of meat. The symphony, ballet and opera. Should hunters moved silently as phanI attend the lighting of Union toms on the nearly ripple-less surSquare I would like to go to nearby face of the sea. Frothingham was

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given the honor of the first shot. He was successful. As previously arranged he gave the meat from the 2,500-pound walrus to the Eskimos and had the walrus head sent home to his wife, Minnie. I bet when that big planked box arrived at the Frothingham estate, Topside, in upstate New York, Minnie said to the delivery men, “Just bring it down to the basement.” Minnie’s husband spent another seven years piling up the trophies. At age 72 Robert Frothingham died of heart failure at his winter home in San Francisco. Over a period of years Minnie donated each and every trophy — Eskimo ivory, snow leopard from the Himalayas and the head of Old Plowshares, a widely known moose from the Canadian province of New Brunswick — to the local museum. The widow Frothingham went on to lead a full life in San Francisco for 20 years, limiting her time with stuffed creatures, I suspect, to one turkey stuffed at Thanksgiving. On her 90th birthday in December 1954 Minnie stated that she did not have any illusions about the burden of many active years. “They pile up. I feel quite older than on my 80th. Ninety is a long pull. It helps to have a genuine liking for people and to feel the warm love and friendship they return.” Minnie was a lovely woman. I have an inkling that after my family consumes a delicious and festive holiday meal someone will ask, “Should we go for a walk?” “What a good idea,” I’ll say. “Let’s walk over to Pine Street. There’s a house of a very intriguing woman I’ve been longing to see.” Doreen Tome sends her best regards to all her readers this Thanksgiving holiday.

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miles she’s racked in the last year as Wyoming’s reigning queen. “They might not be so new and fancy anymore,” she said, “but every mark paints a picture of the people places and things that will forever live in this cowgirl’s heart.” It’s hard to tell that Bridges was not born with her boots on. Since she was 11 years old, one year after her mother moved the family from Santa Maria, California, Bridges has been in the saddle. She started with horseback riding lessons in town, and then she began spending winters in Thermopolis with her horse, Cheyenne, a gift from her stepfather. Soon she was cutting, barrel racing and, by the time she hit 15, queening. Initially crowned Miss Teton County Fair and Rodeo in 2010, Bridges went on to compete in the Miss Rodeo Wyoming pageant but fell short. She tried again the next two years but met the same fate. She took a year off to earn her agriculture business degree from the University of Wyoming. Finally, in 2013, representing the Puzzleface Ranch Rodeo, Bridges climbed from Teton County queen to Miss Rodeo Wyoming and became the sport’s ambassador in the state. The competition in Las Vegas will be held behind closed doors at the MGM Grand, accessible only to ticketholders. Anxious spectators will either have to buck up and make it to the desert or wait until the coronation to see their favorites. The coronation can be streamed live at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 6 at ProRodeoLive.com. At the end Bridges may be awarded $25,000 in scholarships and a $30,000 crown that works as her ticket into rodeos around the world. Or she may be sent home, her queening career finally over. Robin Leach, famed entertainment reporter and former host of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” ranks Bridges in the top five, along with the women from Arizona, Oklahoma, Utah and Texas, but her appeal extends beyond rodeo. A true Jackson girl, Bridges is equal parts cowgirl and outdoor adventurer. As a Jackson Hole High School student she raced downhill on alpine skis and

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Desiree Bridges gets farewell hugs last week from friends Jordan Lutz and Jordan Davis at El Abuelito. Supporters held a dinner at the Mexican restaurant for Bridges, who as Miss Rodeo Wyoming will compete in Las Vegas to become Miss Rodeo America. The coronation will be Dec. 6.

has the ACL reconstruction scars to prove it. “I was a speed girl,” she said. “Faster than the flyby at Cheyenne [Frontier Days].” But every scar makes her more human than Rodeo Barbie. After she gave her speeches at El Abuelito, two young hockey players walked up to wish her good luck in Las Vegas. She greeted them with a smile and fell easily into conversation about their rough-and-tumble

sport, but her gaze hardened and her lips pursed when the boys began to question the importance of school. With every ounce of maternity the 24-yearold could muster, she reminded them of their priorities. “You’re a student athlete,” she told them. “What comes first? Student!” Her smile quickly returned and with a hug she sent the boys on their way.

JACKSON HOLE NEWS&GUIDE, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 5B

LOOKING BACK

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Andy Tankersley is surrounded by his seventh-grade life science class students at Jackson Hole Middle School.

Moments of a lifetime, for a lifetime Teacher puts climbing past to work for students’ futures.

suming his work with Exum Mountain Guides in Grand Teton National Park. There he met several guides who worked in the valley’s schools who became role models and mentors. When By Emma Breysse one, George Gardner, was killed in an For many years Andy Tankersley accident on the Grand Teton, it prothought his road led only one way — vided a “spark” and sent Tankersley back to school to get his teaching destraight up. The native of Golden, Colorado, gree. “I thought maybe if I got enough learned to climb at age 12 with his brother, a rope they saved up to buy experience, I could come back to work together and a guidebook for “expert” here in Jackson Hole,” he said. “It just advice. “I got a degree in geology, but happened a bit sooner than I thought I didn’t really do anything with it,” he it would.” Now Tankersley, 36, teaches sevsaid. “All I wanted to do was be in the mountains climbing.” enth-grade life science at Jackson There seemed to be no reason he Hole Middle School, where he is uscouldn’t do just that. ing his own love of the outdoors to Traveling throughout the country bring his students outside the classand the world climbing, guiding and room and outside the box as much as doing a bit of skiing in the winters, possible. Tankersley was living the Peter Pan Along with more traditional projects dream of the mountain lifestyle. and lab activities, Tankersley’s students Then, seven years partner with Trout Unlimago, his road through the ited, “adopting” a trout and mountains intersected following it through its life cycle using monthly classwith a freeway in Seattle room activities to learn and took his life in a new Andy about cold-water fisheries direction. Tankersley and trout biology. The night he returned He’s also started a midto the states from a spring dle school climbing and spent working in the Indian Himalayan Region, he was in a car outdoors club, where he hopes to show accident that sent him to the hospital kids that climbing can be fun and via helicopter. When he came out the show them some of the opportunities other side, he had no spleen, a frac- that come with living where they do. tured pelvis and a host of other small- Tankersley is also partnering with er injuries that had doctors uncertain the American Avalanche Institute to he would walk again. While he did design an age-appropriate avalanche recover his mobility, Tankersley said curriculum for middle school students. “These kids, 12- to 14-year-olds, if there is nothing like a wheelchair to slow a person down long enough to taught right, they will get these concepts just as well as adults,” he said. think. “I realized everything that I did, “What’s more, a lot of them are at that I had ever done, involved us- the age where they’re starting to go ing my body,” he said. “I’d always outside the gates at the Village, but made my living that way. So I started they’re not necessarily thinking about thinking, if I can’t go back to that, it in terms of needing those skills.” The curriculum stays away from what makes sense?” The thought of teaching first oc- the PowerPoint presentations that can get even adults squirming in their curred to him then. Once back on his feet, Tankers- seats. Instead it uses activities like ley felt he had “something to prove” making terrain boards they can maand took off to check some trips and nipulate to show different conditions jobs off his bucket list, including re- to teach kids the kind of avalanche

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awareness that could save their lives one day. During this process Tankersley is learning how to adjust his years of guiding experience to the classroom. “It’s unusual in a way,” he said. “I’ve definitely spent more of my life in the mountains than in the classroom, and figuring out the things that translate has been an incredible experience.”

“I’ve definitely spent more of my life in the mountains than in the classroom, and figuring out the things that translate has been an incredible experience.” – Andy Tankersley Middle school science teacher

Make no mistake, Tankersley is still a big climber, with most of his summer break spent working with Exum. A few moments, like his volunteer trip helping members of the Jackson Hole High School climbing club up the Grand Teton in September, hark back to the classroom, but in most ways his lifelong climbing addiction is alive and well. For now, that’s more or less Tankersley’s life, he said. Between climbing as much as he can and navigating the demanding schedule of a teacher, particularly one who advises extracurricular activities, he said he feels like all his time is accounted for. However, he said, both arenas are ones in which he feels satisfied every day and hopes to keep climbing higher. “In the mountains you’re with people at the moment of a lifetime, the high point,” he said. “They’re always enthusiastic. With kids like this it’s a much more cumulative thing. You’re not witnessing the major life moment, but it ends up meaning more in the end.”

Grand Teton National Park planned to extend elk hunting season in some areas in order to harvest an additional 500 to 600 animals that had not begun to migrate. … Donald MacLeod, owner of Granite Creek Ranch, blamed sonic booms for the previous winter’s mass avalanches. “Daily sonic booms can trigger these slopes when they are vulnerable, and they don’t have a chance to stabilize like they would normally if undisturbed,” he said. … From the Ritz Hotel in London, John Love sent the Jackson Hole Guide a clipping from the London Daily Express about a wolf that escaped from a Scarborough zoo and was at first mistaken for a dog. “Apparently Jackson Hole people are not the only ones who have difficulty distinguishing between wolves and dogs,” he wrote. It was a reference to a wolflike animal shot by a hunter in the Snake River Canyon in mid-October. An area resident thought it might have been his dog. The hunter, Larry Pastor, was waiting for the carcass to be identified. . . . The Jackson Hole Ski Club hosted its annual two-day Ski Swap at Snow King. The first day was the biggest, with 500 people attending. Among the swap customers was Ron Villenueve, a Driggs, Idaho, resident who installed the lifts at Teton Village. He was buying gear for his three kids so they could start skiing when the lifts opened at Grand Targhee Resort, where he was a lift manager.

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The trial in the biggest civil suit in Teton County history was delayed, most likely for a year, by a Wyoming Supreme Court decision to review District Court records in the case. In the malpractice suit Michael and Rebecca Kobos claimed negligence on the part of five doctors led to their son being crippled. … The Jackson Town Council voted unanimously to appoint insurance agent and high school football coach Jim Rooks as municipal court judge. He was to succeed his father-in-law, Bob Stewart, who’d held the post since 1978. … A $250,000 IBM Systems 3 computer donated to Teton County School District sat unused. It required its own room to house the processor, which was the size of a two-chest freezer, and it had to be air-conditioned. That cost money. Plus, IBM no longer made the computer and the punch cards it used, so the district had doubts whether students could apply the skills they learned on the computer. … Somerset Wyoming Properties moved a step closer to acquiring the Wort Hotel when the Town Council amended the industrial revenue bonds that financed reconstruction of the property in 1981. Among other things the amendments reduced interest on the bonds from 13.5 percent to 8.75 percent.

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Harry Teague Architects planned to submit a preliminary master plan application for the Community Center for the Arts to the town and county within four months. … Teton Steakhouse prepared to host its annual free Thanksgiving dinner. The previous year, 350 people came. … The Wolf Justice League decried the use of salt licks to draw elk from Yellowstone National Park onto national forest land where hunters could legally shoot them. The organization said elk carcasses would attract grizzlies to areas frequented by hunters. But Wyoming Game and Fish called it a “non-issue,” saying salt-baiting wasn’t a crime. … With four shots Mike Bartsch, of Casper, killed a bison on Shadow Mountain. He was one of 16 hunters who took advantage of the lifting of the ban on bison hunting on the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

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Cytomegalovirus can be bad news for fetuses M any of us have had a cytomeg- types of antibodies to CMV. Their alovirus infection but prob- presence indicates a recent infection ably didn’t even know it. or a past exposure to the virus. If Cytomegalovirus is a DNA virus women contract CMV shortly before that causes nonspecific symptoms or during pregnancy the virus can be such as headaches, lowtransmitted to the fetus grade fever, muscle aches via infection of the placenand runny nose. Most of ta. It can also be given to us who have had the via newborn by contact with rus contracted it when we maternal body fluids or were children, and, other through breast milk. than getting rest and supThe virus is transmitportive care, we just went ted more readily to feabout the job of being a tuses later in pregnancy, kid. But in a developing but early infections can fetus a CMV infection can often be the most severe. be a completely different The virus can affect the Maura Lofaro scenario. fetal brain, causing calciFor our patients who fications, distortion of norare in human or veterinary medical mal brain structures and dilation of fields or who work with children we the ventricles. The gastrointestinal offer a series of tests for infections tract can show an enlarged liver and that may be detrimental to the fetus. changes in the intestine. Fetuses inThe acronym for this panel of tests fected with CMV may have abnormal is TORCH, and the C stands for cy- collections of fluid in the chest cavity tomegalovirus. The test looks for two or in the abdomen, and their placen-

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tas become enlarged. The placental changes ultimately contribute to restricting the growth of the fetus, especially the head. Samples of amniotic fluid can be removed and tested for presence of CMV. Pregnant women usually receive frequent ultrasounds when they test positive for CMV to assess the fetus for growth problems or changes in the brain and abdomen. Up to 20 percent of babies born to a mother with CMV infection or reactivation in pregnancy will show signs of infection at birth. Long-term effects can include severe neurological problems and sometimes the death of the infant. Antiviral medications have been given to women with CMV infection but have not been found to improve the infants’ outcomes. There is no vaccine for CMV at this point, but investigational medications are being studied. Fortunately, many women have al-

ready had CMV by their reproductive years, with fewer than 5 percent of pregnant women having a CMV infection around pregnancy. The majority of infants do not show evidence of infection and fare well, with few or no problems. The greatest protective factor to the fetus is to have a mother who already has had past exposure, but most women do not know that part of their medical history. There are no recommendations to test all pregnant women for antibodies to CMV, so the standard handwashing and disinfecting techniques apply, especially to women who are in close contact with children. Women who wish to know more about CMV in pregnancy should discuss their questions and concerns with their medical providers. Dr. Maura Lofaro is part of a team of doctors who write on women’s health for the News&Guide.

People Three of Yellowstone National Park’s managers have recently taken other assignments with the National Park Service. Yellowstone’s superintendent, a top management assistant in charge of winter use and the park’s lead scientist have all departed the park, according to YellowstoneGate.com. Superintendent Dan Wenk accepted a temporary position earlier this month to serve as interim president of the National Park Foundation. Wenk will lead the Washington, D.C.-based organization while its board looks for a new president following the departure of Neil Mulholland, who served in the top post for five years. Deputy Superintendent Steve Iobst, who will serve as acting superintendent in Wenk’s absence, said at a Nov. 11 public meeting in Cody that National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis recruited Wenk to fill in as interim president for the foundation, the official charity for the America’s national parks. Wenk is expected to return to Yellowstone as superintendent as soon as the foundation’s board selects a new permanent president in early 2015. Wade Vagias, a Yellowstone management assistant who played a key role in crafting the park’s

High School, Davidson College and the University of Sheffield-Britain, Stirn created a formula to predict where villages are likely to be, based on factors such as altitude and the presence of whitebark pine, a tree that produces large quantities of fatty nuts. • Climb Wyoming, a nonprofit that trains and places single mothers in careers that support their families, has hired Sarah Brown Mathews as statewide director of development. Mathews will take on the role currently held by Jackson resident Sue Mason, who will transition to a new leadership role for Climb as statewide director of major giving. “Due to decreases in our federal funding, private fundraising has become more integral to our sustainability, and we now have two strong leaders at the helm of our development efforts,” said Dr. Ray Fleming Dinneen, Climb founder and executive director. To date the program has helped more than 1,700 Wyoming families reach self-sufficiency, including dozens trained at the office in Jackson. For information visit ClimbWyoming.org.

latest winter-use plan, has accepted a temporary post as interim superintendent for Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Vagias helped develop the “transportation events” concept that will govern how snowmobiles and snow coaches move through the park each day. He is expected to resume his duties in Yellowstone by February. David Hallac, Yellowstone’s lead scientist, has accepted a permanent assignment as superintendent of Cape Hatteras National Seashore and the Outer Banks Group in North Carolina. Hallac has spent three years as division chief of the Yellowstone Center for Resources. Hallac and his wife, Robin, and their four children will move to the Cape Hatteras area to start his new assignment in early January. • Jackson Hole Historical Society employee and archaeologist Matt Stirn was featured in a recent issue of USA Today for his expeditions into the Tetons and Wind Rivers. Stirn and other researchers will report on 13 prehistoric villages recently found in the Wind River Range in The Journal of Archaeological Science. A Jackson Hole native, graduate of Jackson Hole

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El Nino not the only factor in big snow years T wo weeks ago in this column prediction was a bit premature from I dissected the long-range out- the long-range forecasters in charge looks from the Farmer’s Alma- of that stuff, since we have yet to nac and the Climate Prediction Cen- see even a weak El Nino developing ter. In a nutshell they portended a in the equatorial Pacific. warmer-than-normal winter and El Nino is the warm phase of were somewhat undecidwhat is referred to as the ed on how wet or snowy El Nino Southern Oscilwe would be. lation. El Nino condiWell, if the “winter” tions occur when sea suris a little warmer and a face temperatures in the little less snowy than this equatorial Pacific Ocean second half of November are warmer than normal. has been, that will be just La Nina is the cold phase. fine, especially considerNo Nino, or the “neutral” ing the prewinter cold phase, is when sea sursnap and dumpage we reface temps are closer to ceived over the past two normal. weeks. It felt and looks The current state of more like January than the southern oscillation Jim Woodmencey November out there to — according to the latest me. report issued by the Climate PredicWhat I didn’t get to in the last tion Center this past week — shows column was what’s up with the El that the southern oscillation is still Nino. And if you are so inclined, go stuck in neutral. But the forecast all the way back to the Jackson Hole for this winter is for at least a weak News&Guide at the end of last May El Nino to develop. and read what I said about the hype that came out back then. I wrote One prediction: weak El Nino In the words of the prediction about the predicted “Super El Nino” that was going to develop over the center: “A weak El Nino event is summer and last through this win- probable. The chance of El Nino deter. “Bigger than the biggest El velopment is only about 60 percent, Nino ever in 1997-98” was how one with a 40 percent chance for a conforecaster described it. tinuation of ENSO-neutral condiLet’s talk a little about that, and tions through the winter.” some other climate indicators, in El Nino Southern Oscillation neuthis week’s winter prediction break- tral conditions are what we had last down. fall and winter, and that turned out Turns out that the Super El Nino to be an OK snow season in the end,

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right? So, can we naturally assume that this winter should be similar? El Nino Southern Oscillation is just one of the phenomena that the Climate Prediction Center uses to make its long-range predictions. During any one of the ENSO phases there are usually some signature effects on weather patterns, mainly during the northern hemisphere winter. Typically during El Ninos, California and the southwest United States are wetter than normal, and the Northwest U.S. and northern Rockies are drier. The inverse can be said about a La Nina: The northwest U.S. is wetter, and California and the Southwest have a drier winter. But not in all cases.

No one indicator says it all A host of other indicators are monitored and studied, including the Madden-Julian Oscillation, the Pacific North American Tele-connection, the North Atlantic Oscillation, the Arctic Oscillation and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, to namedrop a few. Most of these have to do with ocean temperature patterns or large-scale pressure differences, which fluctuate on weekly, monthly yearly or 20- to 30-year cycles. In meteorology it is always risky to put all your eggs in one basket and base your forecast on that alone. There are so many confounding variables in the atmosphere to consider, and at any one time there can be myriad combinations of the

above-mentioned oscillating oceanic weather patterns occurring. Therefore, basing a long-range forecast on just one of these phenomena, or one computer model or one Farmer’s Almanac, is good only if that forecast is telling you what you exactly want to hear. That is, “cold and snowy.” Reality is, it is very difficult to say how big one winter will be compared with another, mainly because the connections between these different phenomena are not at all clear-cut. Which probably leaves us all more confused than when we started. My advice, in regard to El Nino and La Nina is to take what the media is trumpeting with a grain of salt, because there is more to it than just the El Nino Southern Oscillation situation. I am still trying to sort out which combinations of things are most important to the weather patterns in the Pacific during the winter, and which combo plate of weather phenomena seems to direct the most snowfall to Jackson Hole. When I have that figured out I will shout it from the highest mountaintop. Right before I drop in to get those face shots. Jim Woodmencey is the chief meteorologist at MountainWeather.com and has been forecasting the weather in Jackson Hole and the Teton Mountains for more than 20 years.

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Wednesday, Nov. 26 At the rec center: boot camp, 7 a.m.; water fitness, 9 a.m.; Jazzercise, noon; total fitness, noon; yoga, 6 p.m. Classes are $8. TetonParksAndRec. org. At the senior center: Leslie’s Fitness, 9 and 10:30 a.m.; tai chi, 10 a.m.; blood pressure check, 11:30  a.m.; bingo, 12:45  p.m.; contract bridge (reservations required), 1 p.m. Fitness classes $2 seniors, $7 others. SeniorCenterJH.org. DW fitness and dance classes: Pilates mat with Lindsey, 8:30 a.m.; Zumba with John, 8:30 a.m.; Booty Barre with Kate, 5:30 p.m.; intermediate modern, 6:30 p.m. 10 classes for $100, $16 drop-in. DWJH.org. Tai chi and qigong class, 9-10 a.m. at Wyoming Karate Club. $12. WyKarate.com/tai-chi-qigong. Ninos del Mundo, 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Jackson Hole Children’s Museum. Spanish-language immersion program for kids age 3 and older. JHChildrensMuseum.org. Zumba with Tammy, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Teton Sports Club (the Aspens). TammyB.Zumba.com. Figure Drawing, 6-9 p.m. at Art Association. Live model $10. ArtAssociation.org. PRICE CHAMBERS / NEWS&GUIDE

AKC’s “Canine Good Citizen” program, 6-7 p.m. at CWC Jackson. A two-part, six-session program that stresses responsible pet ownership. $150. Jackson.CWC.edu. Boot Camp, 6:30-7:30 p.m. today and Monday, 8 a.m. Saturday at White Buffalo Club. $14 per class or $100 for 10 classes. WhiteBuffaloClub. com. Bingo, 7-8 p.m. at Elks Lodge. Food available. Open to the public. Proceeds go to scholarship funds. Elks.org. Jazz musicians wanted, 7-9 p.m. at Center for the Arts’ big music room. Rehearsals every Wednesday. Information: 200-9834. Free. JFJH.org. Healthy Backs Yoga, 7:15-8:15 p.m. at Teton Yoga Shala in the Aspens. $10-$19. TetonYoga. com/yoga-classes. Oneness Deeksha Meditation, 7:30-8:45 p.m. at Akasha Yoga. Includes yogic chanting and chakra exercise. Free. OnenessJacksonHole.com.

Thursday, Nov. 27 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot Race, 7:15 a.m. Meet at the rec center. 5-k course for walkers and runners. Walkers start at 8:45 a.m. and runners at 9:15 a.m. Race day registration is available at 7:15 a.m. $25-$35. TetonParksAndRec.org. Community Thanksgiving feast, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Elks Lodge No. 1713. Free meal for the lonely, hungry or hurting. 733-1713. Great Thanksgiving Banquet, 5:30 p.m. at Good Samaritan Mission. Food for those in need. Free. 733-3165.

Friday, Nov. 28 Turkey Shoot, 2-4:30 p.m. at Jackson Hole Gun Club. TetonShooters.org. Stargazing at Stilson, 7-9 p.m. at Stilson parking lot. Gaze at planets, stars, planetary nebulae, galaxies and more. Free. WyomingStarGazing.org.

Saturday, Nov. 29 DW fitness and dance classes: Zumba with

Stacy Wells and Anne Even work to cross each other on the high ropes at Teton Science Schools ropes course. A group of students from Central Wyoming College spent Wednesday conquering various challenges on the high lines.

Tammy, 9 a.m.; Pilates mat with Holly, 9 a.m. 10 classes for $100, $16 drop-in. DWJH.org. Zumba Fitness, 10-11 a.m. at the rec center. $8. TetonParksAndRec.org. Intro to Horsemanship Mini-Camp, noon3:30 p.m. at Heritage Arena. Introduce your children to horses. $85. HarmoniousHorses.com.

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At the senior center: Spanish, 10 a.m.; yoga, 10:30  a.m.; Wii bowling, 11  a.m.; pinochle, 12:45 p.m.; Pilates, 4 p.m.; Zumba, 5:30 p.m. Fitness classes: $2 seniors, $7 others. SeniorCenterJH.org.

Plaster mold pouring, 6-9 p.m. at the Art Association. Learn to use the association’s plaster mold collection. Free. ArtAssociation.org.

Monday, Dec. 1

DW fitness and dance classes: Zumba with Tammy, 8:30 a.m.; ballet workout with Olga, 9:30 a.m.; MELT Method with Stacey, 12:10 p.m. 10 classes for $100, $16 drop-in. DWJH.org.

Women’s Bible Study, 4:30 p.m. at Our Lady’s Hall. Increase knowledge and appreciation for Scripture. Free. OLMCatholic.org.

Toddler Time, 10:05-11 a.m. at Teton County Library. Ages 3 and younger. Twenty-minute story time. TCLib.org.

DW fitness and dance classes: Pilates mat with Kate, 8:30 a.m.; Zumba with John, 9:30 a.m.; Booty Barre with Stacey, 5:30 p.m.; teen/adult ballet with Dawn, 6:30 p.m.; tango practice, 6:30 p.m.; intermediate East Coast swing, 7:30 p.m. 10 classes for a $100, $16 drop-in. DWJH.org.

Tai chi and qigong class, noon at Wyoming Karate Club. $12. WyKarate.com/tai-chi-qigong.

At the rec center: Boot Camp, 7 a.m.; Jazzercise, 9 a.m.; water fitness, 9 a.m; total fitness, noon; yoga, 6 p.m. Classes are $8. TetonParksAndRec. org. At the senior center: Leslie’s Fitness, 9 and 10:30 a.m.; line dancing, 10:30 a.m.; Bible study, 12:45 p.m.; needle crafts, 1 p.m.; duplicate bridge, 5:15 p.m. Fitness classes: $2 seniors, $7 others. SeniorCenterJH.org. Course on 20th Century women’s poetry, 6-8 p.m. at CWC Jackson. $50. Jackson.CWC.edu. Beginning Throwing, 6-9  p.m. at the Art Association. Five-week course teaches how to use a potter’s wheel. $150. ArtAssociation.org. Painter’s Workshop, 6-9  p.m. at the Art Association. Learn to paint. $35, $25 for members. ArtAssociation.org.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 At the rec center: Morning Fitness, 7 a.m. water fitness, 9 a.m.; yoga, 4:15 p.m.; Jazzercise, 5:30 p.m.; ski fitness, 5:30 p.m. Classes are $8.

Daniela Botur’s Crystal Sound Bowl Experience, noon-1 p.m. at Intencions. A relaxing and rejuvenating crystal sound bowl meditation with aromatherapy and floral essences. $10 donation appreciated. Intencions.com. ”Your Living Compass: Living Well in Thought, Word and Deed,” noon-1 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Wellness retreat. Free. RSVP: margaret@stjohnsjackson.org. Make one-of-a-kind gifts and cards, 1-8 p.m. at the Art Association. Learn how to cut blocks to use to print images on scarves, T-shirts and cards. $35. ArtAssociation.org. Learn to Skate, 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Snow King Sports and Event Center. Ice skating lessons for all ages and ability levels. SkatingClubOfJH.com. Zumba with Tammy, 5:10-6:15 p.m. at First Baptist Church. $5. TammyB.Zumba.com. Take Off Pounds Sensibly 5:30-6:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church preschool room. Lose the weight and keep it off. Free. TOPS.org. Therapeutic Tuesday, 6-7:15 p.m. at Teton Yoga Shala. $12-$19. TetonYoga.com. Oneness Deeksha Meditation, 6-7 p.m. at Spirit Bookstore. Includes yogic chanting and chakra

Adult Karate class, 6:30-8 p.m. at Wyoming Karate Club. Two-class trial includes a uniform. $29. WyKarate.com. Snowflake Sangha, 6:30-8 p.m. at St John Episcopal Church. Meditate in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh each Tuesday. No experience required. TetonSangha.com/sshome.htm. Jazz musicians wanted, 7-9 p.m. at Center for the Arts’ big music room. Rehearsal changed to Tuesday this week. Contact: 2009834. Free. JFJH.org.

Ongoing/Upcoming Introduction to mountain weather, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 3 at CWC Jackson. Jim Woodmency gives meteorology tips and explains weather map reading. $85. Jackson. CWC.edu Jackson Hole Wildlife Symposium: Toward a Resilient Future, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4 at Teton Science Schools. A discussion on the challenges facing wildlife and the environment. TetonScience.org.zzz Theology Uncorked: Fellowship for Mothers, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Hayden’s Post. For mothers to laugh, share stories and seek advice. StJohnsJackson.org.

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This is a selection of events happening this week. For a full listing or to submit an event log onto JHNewsAndGuide.com/Calendar. The deadline is noon on Mondays. Those with questions may call 733-2047.

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Ecowatch Winter closures approaching There’s less than a week left to access a lot of the public land surrounding Jackson Hole, as winter closures to protect wildlife will begin to take effect Monday. Northern portions of the National Elk Refuge Road and Curtis Canyon and Flat Creek roads close that day, as do large swaths of the BridgerTeton National Forest. On the forest a closure area stretches from Josie’s Ridge on the north end to the hillsides above Game Creek on the south end. The area, off limits through April 30, includes K-C Trail, Wilson Canyon and Horsethief Canyon. Some access in Leeks Canyon is also closed. A separate Bridger-Teton closure area that runs north of the Cache Creek drainage into the Gros Ventre Wilderness includes most of Crystal Butte. Dogs are required to be on a leash on the first sections of the Game Creek and Putt-Putt trails adjacent to the designated wildlife winter range. In Grand Teton National Park closures start along the Snake and Buffalo Fork river bottoms. The Snake and surrounding riparian area is closed beginning at Moran and south to Moose. The Buffalo Fork and nearby lands are closed in their entirety inside the park. In the Tetons a chunk of closed wildlife winter range includes Mount Hunt, western portions of Open Canyon and Prospectors Mountain. The area runs from Granite Canyon on the south to Death Canyon on the north. The top of nearby Static Peak is also closed. Over Teton Pass on the CaribouTarghee National Forest a strip of designated U.S. Forest Service winter range directly east of both Victor and Driggs, Idaho, is already closed.

Anticline, Jonah to meet The Pinedale Anticline Project Office and Jonah Interagency Office boards of directors will meet Dec. 4 at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department headquarters building in Cheyenne. The Pinedale Anticline Project Office board will meet at 8  a.m. to review 2014 projects, discuss project funding for 2015, get updated wildlife reports and discuss the 2013-14 greater sagegrouse report’s conclusions and proposed mitigation actions. The two gas fields are among the largest in the U.S. and are the closest large energy developments to Jackson Hole.

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Closures of public lands surrounding Jackson Hole are set to go into effect Monday to protect wintering wildlife.

Both boards will review staffing and budgets and receive activity updates from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Game and Fish, the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management. All Anticline and Jonah field board meetings are open to the public. For information call Eric Decker at 307-367-5386.

Parks plan fee increases Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks have proposed separate entrance fees at the two parks, as well as other changes to their entrance fee structures. If the proposal is adopted, a motorist who passes from Grand Teton into Yellowstone next summer will be on the hook for $50 instead of the $25 charged today. A stand-alone visit to either Grand Teton or Yellowstone will cost $30, an increase of $5 over today’s rate. Season passes for the two parks will also be separated. If approved, the changes will take effect May 1. For a full breakdown of the proposed changes read a Jackson Hole Daily article online at Bit.

ly/1uB6xCB. Comments are being accepted on the parks’ proposals through Dec. 5. They can be mailed to Superintendent, Grand Teton National Park, P.O. Box 170, Moose, WY 83012, or submitted online at ParkPlanning. nps.gov/GRTEchangestofees. Comments sent to Yellowstone must be submitted by mail or in person. They should be brought to the park’s administration building in Mammoth Hot Springs or mailed to Management Assistant Office, Attn: Entrance Fee Proposal, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190.

DEQ to talk Upper Green ozone The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality will host a public open house in Pinedale on Dec. 9 to discuss the upcoming winter ozone season. Because of natural gas drilling operations in the Upper Green River basin, ozone levels in Sublette County at times climb to near those common in major metropolitan areas. The open house will provide multiple stations to answer questions and exchange information. Topics include

monitoring, forecasting, ozone contingency plans and the rulemaking process for the proposed Upper Green River Basin existing source regulations. Industry representatives will be present to answer individual questions. The meeting will be held at Sublette County Library, located on South Tyler Avenue. It goes from 6 to 8 p.m.

Game and Fish fee proposal The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is asking for the public to comment on proposed regulations for the fees assessed by the state to view certain records. Game and Fish proposes that people who ask to see a list of individuals who have obtained hunter licenses pay for the labor to compile and mail the list. The fee is now determined by a complex formula. Game and Fish officials say the proposed system should reduce the cost of viewing public records. The agency is taking written comments on the proposal through Dec. 29. To view the current regulations setting fees go to SOSwy.state.wy.us/ Rules/RULES/5206.pdf.

Valley Breeze Supper Club buys dictionaries The Jackson Hole Rotary Supper Club began distributing dictionaries to all valley third-graders on Nov. 19 at Colter Elementary School. Dictionary deliveries to kids in Alta, Kelly, Moran, Wilson and Journeys schools are continuing this week. Most of the 290 Scholastic Children’s Dictionaries were given to the students at Colter, where teachers will work with the children to develop the skills to use the large, colorful books illustrated with more than 1,000 photographs. Rotary clubs throughout the world believe very strongly in supporting youth, especially literacy, said Helen Bishop, dictionary project chairwoman. The Rotary Supper Club meets at 5:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Wort Hotel, and visitors or new members are welcome. RSVP or get information from any club member. Club president John “Tote” Turner can be reached at 690-9452 or jturner@mwfbi.com.

Red kettles need ringers The volunteer signup period is underway for the Salvation Army’s annual red kettle fundraiser that in 2013 raised about $25,000 for those in need. People wearing red Salvation Army aprons ring a handbell from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That means shifts begin Nov. 28 and 29 and continue through Dec.

19 and 20. Pairs of ringers will be stationed next to red kettles outside Albertsons, Smith’s Food and Drug, Kmart and Jackson Whole Grocer. The money that is collected goes into a fund administrated by a local board of the Salvation Army. It distributes the money “mostly through Community Resource Center, the Good Samaritan Mission and the hospital,” said Steve Kallin, Rotary Club of Jackson Hole volunteer coordinator for the fundraiser. Somewhere between 200 and 300 people helped out by ringing a bell last year, Kallin said. Anyone can offer time to the endeavor and sign up via the Rotary website, RotaryJacksonHole.com.

Fish fundraiser aids women The Women’s Health Care Fund of St. John’s Hospital Foundation was one of several local cancer charities to receive a contribution from the 2014 Stripping for a Cure event. At this year’s annual two-day fundraiser, more than 70 women gathered on the South Fork of the Snake River for fishing, a silent auction, raffle and festive dinners. Following the event, the philanthropic group presented a check for $26,500 to the foundation. “Many of the donors have faced cancer themselves,” foundation president John Goettler said. They “have a true sense of the support that’s necessary to get through a health issue like that.”

The donation will help the Women’s Health Care Fund continue to provide support to women who need preventive health services but cannot afford them; who need support for travel to medical treatments in Idaho Falls or Salt Lake City; or who are in active treatment and need supplemental funds for items like child care, groceries and medicine. For information visit StJohnsHospitalFoundation.org/womenshealth.

Host families needed The ASSE Student Exchange Program is seeking host families for high school boys and girls for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years. The students are 15 to 18 years old. They are usually conversant in English, bright, curious and eager to learn about this country. Host families provide room, board and guidance for a teenager living thousands of miles from home. Couples, single parents and families with and without children in the home are encouraged to apply. ASSE students are fully insured, provide their own spending money and expect to bear their share of household responsibilities, as well as be included in normal family activities and lifestyles. Host families can choose their student from a variety of backgrounds, nationalities, personal interests, age, sex and interests. For information call Kristy Welfl at 690-4643 or visit ASSE.com.

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Will Will Soltau Soltau cuts cuts wood wood with with aa chain chain saw saw in in the the driveway driveway of of his his east east Jackson Jackson home home in in early early November. November. Many Many valley valley residents residents use use wood-burning wood-burning stoves stoves for for heat heat and and therefore therefore must must spend spend several several hours hours cutting, cutting, splitting splitting and and stacking stacking it. it.

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Swapping out your summer tread for snow tires can give you a big advantage when the roads are nasty. Big O Tires and other local retailers can help you buy the right set for your car.

Chrisinger said she also made sure repairs from summer damages were made. While Chrisenger worked to keep the properties she manages in pristine condition, Chad Kreft found an economically sustainable way to heat his home. Kreft and his friend Will Soltau chopped down a tree for firewood. In addition to decreasing his gas bill, Kreft also chops wood because he enjoys outdoor activities. “It’s cost-effective to get your own wood,” he said. “People have been doing it forever. It embraces our inner humanity.” Taking after the bear and opting to hibernate inside a woodstove-heated house would be a go-to adaption, but people have to work. Getting to and from the office can be dangerous, which is why several valley residents purchase snow tires for their vehicles. After the season’s first storm, Big O Tires was, and still is, swamped with customers. “We open the doors at 7 a.m.,” said Mark DaBell, manager at Big O. “By 7:20 a.m., we have between 60 and 100 cars to put snow tires on.” To avoid the wintertime rush, DaBell suggests people think ahead and buy snow tires in mid- to late October. He also said people should check their car’s coolant, get the oil changed and test the battery. Snowfall signifies shorter and colder days, but it also makes way for winter hobbies such as skiing and knitting. Before hitting the slopes, it’s a good idea to have your skis tuned and waxed. Phil Leeds, owner of Skinny Skis, advises

people to check their bindings and look at the bases of their skis. For cross-country skis, Leeds suggests getting the tips and tails hot-waxed. For downhill and backcountry skis, check the bases and edges, he said. He also recommends taking downhill skis to a shop for a tuneup. In addition to ski maintenance, Leeds said people should clean their ski boots. “If the boots were used in the springtime, and if there is any residual dirt or mud from spring skiing, brush them off and clean them up,” Leeds said. Mary Schmitt enjoys cross-country skiing, but she also knits. Because it gets dark at an early hour, she finds herself spending a lot of time inside in the winter. “I cook more in the winter,” she said. “I knit more in the winter. I can’t be outside. It’s dark and it’s cold. Also the need is there. I need a sweater to keep warm.” While Schmitt goes through her winter checklist, she said the most difficult part of the season is letting go of the summer. Her favorite warm-weather activity is horseback riding. For Schmitt, going on the last outside horseback ride is a delicate dance. There has to be the right amount of snow. “Sometimes we try to not let go of summer,” she said. “I ride. There is a time when you have to give in and say, ‘Winter’s here.’ From now on, I am going to have to ride in the arena. Preparing for winter can be inconvenient, but it is part of the price people pay for living in Jackson Hole.

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SUPPORT CALENDAR WEDNESDAY

Open meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous welcome anyone; closed meetings are only for people with a desire to stop drinking. All Jackson meetings are held in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. An open meeting is held at 7 a.m. and noon Wednesdays, with a closed women’s meeting at 5:30 p.m. Open groups also are held at 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center in Wilson and at Morning Star Baptist Church in Alpine. 733-5322. Best Beginnings for Healthy Families prenatal group, 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 460 E. Pearl Ave. Are you pregnant and looking for ways to have a healthy pregnancy and infant? Free. Register: 733-6401. Bereavement support group meets at noon every other Wednesday in the St. John’s Medical Center chapel. Group size limited. RSVP required: 739-7467. Cancer support group meets at 3:30 p.m. every other Wednesday in the St. John’s Medical Center chapel. 739-6195. Al-Anon Family Group meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday, noon Friday, Monday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, at the corner of Kelly and Glenwood. A women’s meeting hapens at noon on Thursdays. 7333706.

THURSDAY

Memory Loss Support Group, noon-1 p.m. on second Thursday of each month at St. John’s Institute for Cognitive Health (in Smith’s Plaza). Facilitated by St. John’s Institute for Cognitive Health, group intended for those suffering from persistent memory problems, their family members and caregivers. Led by Carol Taylor and Lisa Larson-Hoyt. Cognitive. TetonHospital.org. Cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, families are invited to meet, 3-4 p.m. on first and third Thursday of each month in Eagle classroom of St. John’s Medical Center. Cancer survivor and nurse Carol Poole and social worker Sharon Walls facilitate. 739-6195. Alcoholics Anonymous holds an open meeting at 7 a.m., closed meetings at noon and 8 p.m., and a men’s closed meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. A Spanish-speaking group meets at 5 p.m. in Suite 11 of the Centennial Building. The new Primary Purpose Group is held at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at Shepherd of the Mountain Lutheran Church. An open group meets at 7:30 p.m. at 30 E. Wallace St. in Driggs, Idaho. 733-5322.

FRIDAY

Celebrate Recovery program meets at 6:15 p.m. at the Chapel at River Crossing in Rafter J. This Christ-centered 12-step program is for any hurt, hang-up, habit or addiction. Food, fellowship, child care. 208-390-9242. Alcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at 7 a.m., noon and 8 p.m. in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. A meeting in Spanish is set for 6 p.m. A Primary Purpose Group meets at noon at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. The Victor Valley Group meets at noon at 30 E. Wallace St. in Driggs, Idaho, and at 7:30 p.m. at Alta Episcopal Church. A group meets at 8 p.m. at Old Wilson Schoolhouse Community Center and one at Star Valley United Church in Thayne. 733-5322. Al-Anon Works meets at noon, First Bap tist Church, Kelly and Glenwood. 733-3706.

SATURDAY

Alcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at noon and 8 p.m. in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. A meeting in Spanish is set for 1:30 p.m. A Primary Purpose Group for beginners meets at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. The Victor Valley Group meets at 7:30 p.m. at Victor (Idaho) City Hall and at 7:30 p.m. at Alta Episcopal Church. A Great Fact Young People’s Group meets at 7:30 a.m.; call 203-9360 for directions. 733-5322.

SUNDAY

Alcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at noon and 8 p.m. in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. A meeting in Spanish is set for 1:30 p.m. A group meets at 7 p.m. at Star Valley United Church in Thayne. A Great Fact Young People’s Group meets at 7:30 a.m.; call 203-9360 for directions. 733-5322.

Obituaries MONDAY

Alcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at 7 a.m. and noon in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. An open women’s group is set for 5:30 p.m. A closed group meets at 8 p.m. A meeting in Spanish is set for 1:30 p.m. The new Primary Purpose Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. A group meets at 7 p.m. at Star Valley United Church in Thayne. A Great Fact Young People’s Group meets at 7:30 a.m.; call 2039360 for directions. 733-5322. Al-Anon Works meets at noon, First Bap tist Church, Kelly and Glenwood. 733-3706. Choices & Changes supports women helping women to make choices on the road to healthy relationships. The group is professionally facilitated, safe, confidential. Meetings are at 7 p.m. Mondays in a private office in Jackson. Choices & Changes is sponsored by Community Safety Network. In English and Spanish, child care and dinner provided. Visit CommunitySafetyNetwork.org or call 733-3711. Childbirth classes meet at 6 p.m. Mondays in the basement of St. John’s Medical Center. Registration required for each six-week session. Bootcamp classes are held on Saturdays. See schedule of sessions at TetonHospital.org or contact cbe@ tetonhospital.org.

TUESDAY

Alcoholics Anonymous holds open meetings at 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the basement of Browse N’ Buy. A closed meeting is set for noon. A group meets at noon in Driggs, Idaho, at 30 E. Wallace St. 733-5322. Crohn’s support group meets 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. once a month in the Owl Room at St. John’s Medical Center, in the basement below the emergency room. For information, call Carol at 739-7410. Jackson Hole Serenity Group — Sex Addicts Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. in the Owl Room at St. John’s Medical Center, in the basement below the emergency room. Fellowship of men recovering from addictive sexual behavior. For information, call 4137578. Centering Prayer according to the tradition of Thomas Keating, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church. For anyone seeking spiritual growth through meditation. 733-2603.

Chapdelaine, 57, was loving husband, father A funeral Mass for longtime valley resident Daniel Gerard Chapdelaine was held Monday at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. Chapdelaine died Nov. 18 at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was 57. His family provided the following. Dan was the first of eight children born to Donald and Mary Geraldine Chapdelaine on Jun. 13, 1957 in Eagan, Minnesota. In 1981, he came to Jackson Hole, where he worked at Teton Village Sports, JB Mechanical and the Red Rock Ranch, where he met his wife, Beth. In 1987, Dan founded Arrow Plumbing, and he worked as a plumbing contractor for the rest of his life. Dan was an avid skier; he loved hunting and fishing. Those who knew him can attest to his devotion to being a loving husband and father.

Dan Chapdelaine

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Dan is survived by his wife, Beth, sons Gordon and Wyatt, parents Donald and Mary Geraldine, seven brother and sisters, aunts and uncles, and numerous nieces and nephews. Dan was deeply loved by all and he will be missed.

Hayes, 70, dies Jackson resident Joseph Wilson Hayes died Nov. 12 in Jackson. He was 70. Valley Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Condolences to his family may be sent via ValleyMortuaryJackson.com.

ONGOING

Memory Loss and Care Partners support group meets monthly at the St. John’s Institute for Cognitive Health, inside Urgent Care in Smith’s Plaza. Led by Carol Taylor and Lisa Larson-Hoyt. Open to all. Participants don’t have to RSVP. Call for dates and times: 739-7434. Veterans who need any assistance are welcome to call Lori McGee at the Wyoming Veterans Commission, 307-438-2101. Family caregiver support group meets at 2 p.m. the second Friday and 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Senior Center of Jackson Hole. Confidential. RVSP to 733-7300. Western Wyoming Family Planning offers low- to no-cost medical services and advice. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 1490 Gregory Lane No. 2. 732-1694. Jackson Hole Perinatal Advocacy Project offers a weekly group for new parents experiencing postpartum anxiety and mood disorders. Bring lunch. Babies welcome. Details: 690-0484 or JHPostPartum.org. Care and Share Group for new and breast-feeding mothers meets intermittently at St. John’s Medical Center. Call Janet, 7397572. PFLAG — Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — meets 7 to 8:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Info: Mark Houser, 733-8349 or JacksonPFLAG@yahoo.com. Call Curran-Seeley Foundation at 733-3908 for relapse prevention, violence prevention (English and Spanish), substance abuse assessments, adolescent education/ prevention, adult education/prevention and state-certified driving while intoxicated education. Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous meets weekly. Email slaajh@gmail.com for time, site. Good Samaritan Mission, 285 W. Pearl Ave. 733-3165. Daily Bible studies at 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

You’re holding history in your hands. Did you know that the events of 100 years ago can still be found in Wyoming’s newspapers? Or that the lifespan of an average web page is, at best, 100 days? Newspapers like the one you’re reading have a centuries-old tradition of preserving history for generations. They are a permanent record unmatched by any other medium. It’s the same with public notices. Records of what public officials did — as recorded by their own hand — going back to Wyoming’s days as a territory, can still be found in the pages of old newspapers. Bids, zoning changes, ordinances — hundreds of notices that let us monitor what our government is doing with our resources. Our history is too important to trust to anything temporary. Keep the records of your government in the most permanent medium available — newspapers. It’s your history. Keep it safe.

Reflecting the unique character of Jackson Hole.

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Desire to learn is what matters in dance class S ometimes we have the desire to try crossed. After he learned what he besomething new, but shyness and in- lieved are the secrets of dance he wrote securities keep us from taking the a book, “Every Man’s Survival Guide to plunge. It happened to me recently. Ballroom Dancing.” He says he is still The Senior Center of Jackson Hole not a great dancer. (All of us students newsletter said a Stagecoach Partner disagree with that). He took his first Dancing 101 class was startdance class in 1984 and says ing. The newsletter said he may hold the record for you could learn the basics the most beginners classes of swing, polka, waltz and ever taken. country two-step. The classSkippy Blair, who is credes were for beginners, and ited with naming the “West no partner was necessary. Coast swing” and who is in “This is something that I the Swing Hall of Fame, really want to do,” I thought. was Jim’s dance instructor, The night of the first and he earned his teaching class I made up at least five certificate from her. He calls excuses why I couldn’t go. her a dance genius. She Finally I mustered the courhelped him write his book. age to go but decided to just At 90, Skippy still teaches. Connie Owen watch. Sitting on the sideMostly Jim writes about lines has never been my style. I danced dance. Teaching is research for his writthat night and keep going back for more. ing. He gets to see what works and what We were welcomed by instructor doesn’t, where people struggle and how Jim Joseph, who volunteers his time. they learn to move their bodies. I asked him why he wants to teach us Two things must happen when learnolder ladies to dance. He said we are a ing to dance. First, dancers must conjoy to teach. Age, gender and class size nect with the music ... hear the beat and don’t matter. He said we want to learn, the sets of eight. Second, they must conand that is all that matters. nect to the dance rhythm, the pattern Jim first moved to the valley in 1991. of weight changes. It is not where to He came from California with two part- step but when to step. That’s most imners to open a restaurant, Sugarfoot portant. You can go to Jim’s web page, Cafe, where Lotus is now. He left at the IHateToDance.com, for information on end of the 1990s and returned in 2010. his teaching technique. Jim jokes that he was the guy at In 2012, for the first Dancing With parties in the shadows with his arms the Jackson Hole Stars fundraiser for

Circling the Square

the Children’s Learning Center, Jim partnered with Karen Terra. Karen had not danced since she was 16. Because of Jim, she said, it turned out to be a great experience. He taught her the basics of rhythm and was always thoughtful. “Fabulous teacher” is how she described him. On his blog Jim wrote that you can tell more about a person by dancing with him or her for three minutes than by having a three-minute conversation. While dancing with him I got flustered and lost my step. He told me to close my eyes and relax. He felt my uneasiness but was never judgmental. • Jackson Hole native Joan Nelson Pea was my neighbor when I first moved to Jackson. A good neighbor, I might add. Delivered in 1939 by Dr. Lawton, she graduated from JacksonWilson High School in 1957. She played the alto saxophone in the school band. She also played in a dance band, mostly for functions at the Elks Club. Joan’s grandparents, Harry and Pauline Hein, moved to Jackson from the town of Superior in 1932. They opened a butcher shop, Jackson Market, on Broadway. It was one of many small businesses in the vicinity of what is today JD High Country Outfitters. Joan’s mom, Olga, graduated from high school here and worked for the telephone company. Joan’s dad, John Nelson, came to

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Jackson with the Civilian Conservation Corps camps around 1936. He had been a reporter for the Los Angeles Times before the Depression. He was in charge of purchasing for the camps and so met Harry Hein at the meat market. Then he met Olga. After John and Olga married, Harry taught John the meat-cutting business. They moved the market to Mercill’s Mercantile, later expanding Jackson Market into a grocery store and moving to the building across from the Flame Motel (now the Wort parking lot) The store finally expanded and was located where Orvis is now at the fiveway traffic light. Joan is a medical technologist, now called clinical laboratory scientist. It has been 51 years since she graduated from Regis University in Denver. She did her internship at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake. Her career has taken her to California, Japan, Hawaii and Jackson Hole. She works at St. John’s Medical Center. Joan enjoys helping her sister, Pauline Polkinghorne, deliver meals to the elderly homebound. In her spare time, you will find her hiking, walking the dog, kayaking, taking an aerobics class or doing yard work. Joan is a perfect example of how aging is done gracefully. Happy Thanksgiving, Jackson Hole! Email your Circling the Square information to Connie Owen at connie_ owen@msn.com or call 734-9512.

The New York Times No. 1123

BY Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

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55 Suffix with land or sea 57 “Outside the Lines” broadcaster 61 Stickers? 62 Like audiences for R-rated films 64 D.C. transport 65 It may be open at a bar 66 Photographers who stalk future lieutenants? 71 Sunset shade 72 One getting a licking, informally? 74 The Pequod, e.g. 75 Poverty relief organization 77 Support for a proposal? 78 Animal that may carry its baby on its back 79 Wireless? 82 Subsist 84 Desktop machine made of malleable metal? 88 Eddie ___, “Leave It to Beaver” boy 92 Like some restrictions 93 Blast furnace input 94 Thurman of “The Producers” 95 Turkey’s place, in large part 97 Snowbelt city 98 Groused

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101 Provides some idea of an object’s size? 106 Communicate with the server, perhaps 107 Oscar nominee for “Silkwood” 108 Feed supplier 112 Wind up 113 Lassie’s affliction after failing to rescue Timmy? 118 C.P.A.’s study 119 1965 Johnny Mathis album of Latin American music 120 Turn while seated 121 “Into the Wild” star Hirsch 122 ___ mining 123 Gender-neutral pronoun 124 Excommunication provocation 125 “It’s a pity” Down 1 Age of Aquarius hairstyle 2 Student’s burden 3 Bad choice on first down 4 Retirement period 5 Possessor? 6 Medieval battle weapon 7 Dashboard abbr. 8 Kia model 9 Go astray 10 “That’s amazing!” 11 Moves obliquely 12 Last name in horror 13 Doctrine 14 George Eliot, but not Marilyn Manson 15 Chinese company whose 2014 I.P.O. was the world’s largest in history 16 Retail clerk’s accessory 17 Glare 19 “You’ll be ___!” 24 Some Veterans Day honorees, for short 25 Pentagon Papers subject, for short 29 Babe in the woods 31 Lead one to believe 32 Plane, e.g. 33 “Cubist” Rubik 34 Dinero unit 35 Not just see

36 Hybrid animal 37 South American capital 38 Arm of the sea 43 Was in session 44 Amenity in a G.M. vehicle 45 What some dreams and themes do 47 First Nations tribe 49 What doesn’t come full circle? 50 Hear again 51 “Bugsy Malone” star Scott 52 ___ avis 56 Candy from Austria 58 Briggs & ___ (engine maker) 59 Tinseltown event 60 Drift off

62 Nyasaland, today 63 Parody 64 Problem of mistaken identity 65 Reformer from the time of D.D.E. to L.B.J. 67 Tommy Lasorda’s jersey number 68 Require balm, say 69 Reacted to a shock, maybe 70 Streak 73 Boon for an investigative journalist 76 A.C.C. school 78 Five-time Jockey Club Gold Cup winner 79 Farm name ender

80 Unforthcoming 81 Reputation, informally 83 Have an encore presentation of 85 Abound 86 To be, to Balzac 87 Drops out of the sky 88 Played along with 89 “A poem in our eyes,” per Emerson 90 Little pitcher’s place 91 $5 picture 96 Jessica Simpson’s sister 98 No longer standing tall? 99 In readiness

100 Bronchial woe 102 Singer ___ Marie 103 First of 50: Abbr. 104 Source of the word “galore” 105 2006 World Cup winner 109 Work hard 110 “___ and Basie!” (1963 jazz album) 111 Jim Beam and Wild Turkey 113 Gentle bird call 114 Palindromic animal 115 Once-high station? 116 “Paradise Lost” figure 117 Media exec Moonves

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NOVEMBER 26th, 2014 TETON COUNTY NOTICES Teton County Board of Commissioners • AGENDAS • Teton County Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Notice Commissioners Chambers - 200 S Willow Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 9:00 a.m. Meeting agenda available at: http://www.tetonwyo.org/bcc/ meeting/county-commissioners-regular-meeting/5640/ Meeting streaming is available from website. Publish: 11/26/14 • OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS • OFFICIAL SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TETON COUNTY, WY The Teton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 10, 2014 in the Commissioners Chambers located at 200 S. Willow in Jackson. The meeting was called to order at 9:04 a.m. Commission present: Hank Phibbs, Melissa Turley, and Ben Ellis. Barbara Allen and Paul Vogelheim were absent. ADOPT AGENDA Melissa Turley moved to adopt the published agenda with the Executive Session occurring today after the Aspens Commercial Master Plan workshop. Ben Ellis seconded and the motion passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENT none ACTION ITEMS: 1. Consideration of Payment of County Vouchers Melissa Turley moved to approve the November 3, 2014 vouchers in the amount of $1,121,682.71. Ben Ellis seconded and the motion passed unanimously. DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1. Matters from Commissioners The weekly calendars were reviewed. Melissa Turley provided an update on the NACo conference and would have more information next week. Ben Ellis provided updates from Energy Conservation Works meetings. Hank Phibbs updated the Board on fee increases at Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. 2. Matters for Discussion / Updates The meeting agenda for the November 12, 2014 was reviewed for updates. Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman spoke in length to the Settlement Agreement on the November 12, 2014 meeting agenda. Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman and Grantwriter Charlotte Reynolds spoke to the revenue recapture rate for the Grand Targhee Resort grant application with the Wyoming Business Council. From Administration, Deanna Harger spoke to organizing new commissioner orientation. HR Manager Julianne Fries requested that December 15 be set aside for County Commissioners Administrator interviews, Delta Dental pricing, the HRIS system, and the HR assistant. Interim County Planning Director Tyler Sinclair spoke to the December 9 special Joint Information Meeting. Fire Chief Willy Watsabaugh presented the idea of pursuing an emergency responders’ rehabilitation vehicle. County Engineer Sean O’Malley provided a WYDOT update on the Teton Pass truck arrestors. The Board identified proposed items for the November 12, 2014 consent agenda. Interim County Planning Director Tyler Sinclair spoke to the draft Housing Assessment Report IT Director Eve Lynes gave an update on the RFP process for media streaming the Board’s meetings and proposed an informal bid process for services and have the County install the equipment. This item was tabled so Ms. Lynes and Mr. McLaurin could discuss further. EXECUTIVE SESSION At 10:30 a.m. Ben Ellis moved to convene an executive session pursuant to Wyoming Statute §16-4-405(a)(vii) which authorizes a governing body to hold executive sessions, not open to the public, to consider the purchase of real estate when the publicity regarding the consideration would cause a likelihood of an increase in price, and pursuant to Wyoming Statute §164-405(a)(ii) to consider a personnel matter. Melissa Turley seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Commission present: Hank Phibbs, Melissa Turley, and Ben Ellis. Barbara Allen and Paul Vogelheim were absent. Others present: Bob McLaurin, Erin Weisman, Brett McPeak, and Sandy Birdyshaw Brett McPeak left the meeting at 11:16 a.m. Julianne Fries joined the meeting at 11:19 a.m. At 11:33 a.m. Melissa Turley moved to adjourn from executive session, was seconded by Ben Ellis and the motion passed unanimously. Melissa Turley moved to approve and submit an offer as described in executive session and authorize Chair to sign. Ben Ellis seconded and the motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT Ben Ellis moved to adjourn, Melissa Turley seconded and the

motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 11:34 a.m. Respectfully submitted: spb TETON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Hank Phibbs, Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Sherry L. Daigle, County Clerk 11-10-14 Warrant List: Ace Hardware 1,509.61 / Advanced Glass & Trim Llc 235.00 Lani K Matthews 219.00 / Alder Environmental Llc 7,361.44 Alota Sand & Gravel, Inc. 23,803.56 / Alan’s Welding 434.87 / Andrew Fleck 52.50 Andy Zimmerman 18.66 / Arnold Machinery Company 1,213.46 Aspen Automotive/Napa 818.14 / Big O Tires 482.85 Biota Research & Consulting, Inc. 3,533.90 / Bonneville Blue Print 250.00 Boundtree Medical 929.09 / Brian Schilling 221.83 Cannon Builders, Inc. 140,018.47 / Cdw Government, Inc. 1,585.38 Century Link 66.66 / Charter Communications 50.00 / Chuck Parquet 308.90 Clarion Associates, Llc 1,000.00 / Conrad And Bischoff, Inc. 1,216.14 Connie Burke 35.78 / Curran-Seeley Foundation 4,785.95 / Dave Gustafson 52.50 Delta Dental 16,701.10 / Demco Inc. 41.97 / Dean’s Pest Control Llc 240.00 Department Of Workforce Services 26,922.67 / Elivate 112.32 Electrical Wholesale Supply Co,Inc. 144.57 / Emsar 307.40 Entenmann-Rovin Co. 689.70 / Erik V. Hansen 500.00 E.R. Office Express Inc. 3,537.94 / Eugene N Gosselin 210.00 Evans Construction,Inc. 438.02 / Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. #3003 726.63 Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. 413,892.00 / Yellow Iron Excavating Llc 102,034.36 Flower Girl Gardening Llc 586.00 / Forte Payment Systems Inc. 94.00 Friends Of Pathways 2,890.00 / Galls/Quartermaster 108.94 / Gabe Klamer 42.85 Global Star Usa 53.00 / Good Samaritan Mission 60.00 / Grainger 1,517.79 Greenwood Mapping,Inc 3,447.00 / Grubbs Painting Llc 710.00 Heather Overholser 78.35 / High Country Linen Supply Llc 132.50 Hunt Construction, Inc. 6,492.50 / Idaho Supreme Court 125.00 Infinity Software Inc. 400.00 / Jackson Lumber 845.92 Jackson Paint & Glass, Inc. 12.81 / Jd Construction Inc. 1,243.49 Jh Hist.Society And Museum 21,265.42 / Jackson Hole Security Llc 600.00 Jorgensen Associates Pc 17,029.69 / Johnson, Roberts & Associates 17.00 John Tobey 384.14 / Keil Enterprises 250.00 / Layne Lash 508.75 Long Building Technologies, Inc. 6,327.26 / Lower Valley Energy 1,310.55 Lower Valley Energy 2,758.44 / Matthew Bender & Co.,Inc. 112.43 Mandy Hadden 43.50 / Meghan M. Balough 990.00 / Meridian Engineering P.C. 747.50 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. 1,703.26 / Mike Dukart 47.71 Municipal Emergency Services 2,685.51 / Myring & Associates Inc. 582.67 National Business Systems Inc. 428.84 / Nelson Engineering Company 7,594.20 Ninety-Eight Electric, Inc. 1,580.66 / Office Depot 244.85 / Petty Cash 138.55 Planet Jackson Hole 648.00 / Hal Johnson Jr-Professional Express 825.12 Purchase Advantage Card 30.31 / Quill Corporation 169.26 R&D Sweeping & Asphalt Maint Lc 6,692.70 / Reis Environmental Inc. 480.00 Rendezvous River Sports 20,704.50 / Recreation Supply Company 232.98 Ricoh Usa, Inc. 135.03 / River Rock Services Llc 200.00 Rocky Mountain Boiler Inc. 9,080.00 / Stan Bonham Company Inc. 157.41 Robert E. Gilliam Jr. 489.67 / Sandy Birdyshaw 100.00 Sanofi Pasteur Inc. 642.17 / Sherry L.Daigle 118.16 Silver Star Communications 2,427.82 / Smith Electric Inc. 425.91 Snake River Chapter Icbo 75.00 / Spring Creek Animal Hospital 216.79 S & S Worldwide, Inc. 225.39 / Staples Credit Plan 61.98 St. John’s Medical Center 199.75 / Stephen Weichman 2,637.01 Sunrise Environmental Scientific 265.13 / Teton County 4-H Council 550.00 Teton County Library 5,500.00 / Teton County Library 200.00 Teton Co. Sheriff Dept. 1,237.20 / Teton County Treasurer 102,483.76 Teton Fence Co. 425.00 / Teton Fire Protection District 1,513.38 Terra Firma Organics, Inc. 58,050.54 / Teton Media Works Inc. 15,461.15 Teton Media Works Inc. 70.00 / Teton Rental Center 1,392.60 Teton Research Institute 5,500.00 / Teton Trash Removal Inc. 1,749.85 Total Funds By Hasler 6,000.00 / Town Of Jackson 54.85 Wy Dept Of Workforce Services 5,711.90 / United Parcel Service 32.51 Vaughn Distributing 285.74 / Visa 15,969.29 / Waxie Sanitary Supply 368.88 West Bank Sanitation 643.81 / White Glove Professional Clng Inc. 385.00 Wilson Hardware 282.38 / Wilderness & Mountain Medicine Pc 250.00 Witmer Public Safety Group 1,407.53 / William R. Smith M.D. 1,500.00 Wyoming Retirement System 62.50 / Wyoming Retirement System 837.50 Wyomig Wireless 59.99 / Xerox Corporation 3,563.81 Publish: 11/26/14 OFFICIAL SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, TETON COUNTY, WY The Teton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 12, 2014 in the Commissioners Chambers located at 200 S. Willow in Jackson. The meeting was called to order at 9:24 a.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. ROLL CALL County Commissioners: Hank Phibbs Chair, Barbara Allen, and Paul Vogelheim. Ben Ellis was absent. Melissa Turley joined the meeting at 9:28 a.m. MINUTES Paul Vogelheim moved to approve the minutes of County Commissioner meetings dated 10/20/14, 10/21/14, 10/27/14, and 11/3/14. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Paul Vogelheim moved to adopt today’s published agenda with the following changes: To Add: MFS 0 (as the first item) - A Resolution of Appreciation for the Teton County Clerk

MFS 12 - Consideration of an Appointment of a Part-Time Magistrate Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Paul Vogelheim moved to add the following items to a Consent Agenda: MATTERS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF: 3. Consideration of a $100k Homeland Security Grant for Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Region 8 Regional Emergency Response Team (RERT 8) 4. Consideration of a $20k Homeland Security Grant for Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Region 8 Regional Emergency Response Team (RERT 8) - Bomb Team 5. Consideration of a Contract for Re-carpeting Stations 6 & 7 with Quality Flooring of Jackson Hole 6. Consideration of Right-of-Way & Utility Certificate for the 2014-15 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant 7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Nordic Grooming Grant Application for 2015-2016 9. Consideration of Purchasing a Removable Truck Body Insert for Parks & Recreation 10. Consideration of Purchasing Archery Equipment for Parks & Recreation Programs Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Melissa Turley joined the meeting at 9:28 a.m. CONSENT AGENDA Melissa Turley moved to approve the items on the Consent Agenda with the motions included in their staff reports. MATTERS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF: 3. Consideration of a $100k Homeland Security Grant for Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Region 8 Regional Emergency Response Team (RERT 8) To approve the 2014 Grant Award from Homeland Security to Teton County for the Regional Emergency Response Team. 4. Consideration of a $20k Homeland Security Grant for Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Region 8 Regional Emergency Response Team (RERT 8) - Bomb Team To approve the 2014 Grant Award from Homeland Security to Teton County for the Regional Emergency Response Bomb Team. 5. Consideration of a Contract for Re-carpeting Stations 6 & 7 with Quality Flooring of Jackson Hole To approve the recommended vendor, Quality Flooring of Jackson Hole for the replacement of carpet in the Stations 6 and 7 in the amount not to exceed $ 14,092.36. 6. Consideration of Right-of-Way & Utility Certificate for the 2014-15 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Grant To approve and authorize the Board of Teton County Commissioner’s Chairperson to sign the Congestion and Air Quality Improvement Program Right-of-Way and Utility Clearance Certificate. 7. Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Nordic Grooming Grant Application for 2015-2016 To approve submittal of a grant application to the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Recreational Trails Program in the amount of $28,073.60. RESOLUTION Authorizing Submission of an Application To the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources for a grant to support Winter Trail Grooming. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Teton County desires to participate in the Recreational Trails Grant Program to assist in financing this project; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Teton County recognizes the need for the project; and WHEREAS, the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources requires that certain criteria be met and to the best of our knowledge, this application meets those criteria; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners for Teton County plans to match the requested $28,073 by $7,018. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners for Teton County, that a grant application in the amount of $28,073 be approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Steve Ashworth is hereby designated as the authorized representative of Teton County to act on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners on all matters relating to this grant application. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 12th day of November, 2014. 9. Consideration of Purchasing a Removable Truck Body Insert for Parks & Recreation To approve the purchase of a Fleetwest Load’n’Go Sportsman 8’ removable truck body in the amount of $9,414.50. 10. Consideration of Purchasing Archery Equipment for Parks & Recreation Programs To approve the purchase of archery equipment through the National Archery in the Schools Program in the amount of $5,159.00. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously to approve all items on the consent agenda. DIRECT CORRESPONDENCE 1. Arnold Byrd and Sharon Shopper 10/20/2014 email regarding snow removal and road maintenance of South Leigh Canyon Road 2. David Ellerstein 10/16/2014 email regarding River Management Use Report 3. Stephen Price 10/16/2014 email regarding Spring Gulch Road intersection 4. Deidre Witsen, Bridger Teton National Forest 10/17/2014 email regarding scoping on reauthorization of a road right-ofway across Forest land to Harmening private property owners 5. Marian Ruzicka 10/17/2014 email regarding development by Scott Shepherd

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• Public Notices • 6. Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance 10/17/2014 email regarding LDR Restructure and Administrative Procedures update 7. Carol Kaminski 10/20/2014 email regarding South Park boat ramp 8. Leah Corrigan on behalf of Grand Targhee Resort 10/21/2014 email regarding Grand Targhee Resort Grant Proposal Economic Impact Study 9. Stephen Price 10/21/2014 email regarding Spring Gulch Road intersection / slip lane 10. Peter Moyer 10/22/2014 email regarding Shooting Star short term rentals 11. Betty Albright 10/23/2014 letter regarding Spring Gulch Road intersection and Shooting Star’s short term rental proposal 12. Patricia Farouche, Atlas Tower 10/23/2014 email regarding cell tower lease 13. Armond Acri, Save Historic Jackson Hole 10/23/2014 email regarding comments submitted to DEQ by Save Historic Jackson Hole on the Seherr-Thoss gravel operation 14. Matthew Mead, Office of the Governor 10/24/2014 email regarding National Elk Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan 15. Ruckelshaus Institute 10/27/2014 letter regarding Public Opinion on Natural Resource Conservation in Wyoming 16. Bridger Teton National Forest 10/27/2014 email regarding open comment period on the continuation of the Alkali Creek 17. Greg Falk 10/27/2014 email regarding Snake River plan from Wilson to South Park 18. Dawn Webster 10/28/2014 email regarding Snake River Management Plan 19. Mary Lucidi, ISO 10/28/2014 letter regarding building code effectiveness grading schedule results 20. Peter Moyer 10/29/2014 email regarding developing Snake River areas as theme parks 21. Peter and Susan Ordway 10/31/2014 email regarding request to reinstate Fire Station 6 to 24/7 service 22. Judy Horton, Wyoming Downs 11/4/2014 letter regarding Wyoming Pari-Mutuel Commission Information Packet 23. Judge Jim Radda, Ninth Judicial District Court 11/5/2014 letter regarding appointment of Alex Freeburg as Part Time Magistrate PUBLIC COMMENT none MATTERS FROM COMMISSION AND STAFF 0. Resolution of Appreciation for the Teton County Clerk and Staff Hank Phibbs read the resolution into the record: RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION. A Resolution Honoring and Thanking the Teton County Clerk, Deputy Clerks and all Elections Staff for their dedication and service to the voters and to the country’s democratic process. WHEREAS, the 2014 Election staff supported 8,096 voters starting on Thursday, July 10th Primary absentee voting through Election Day on Tuesday, November 4th; and WHEREAS, 11 full time Elections staff were joined by 65 Elections judges and provided the community with important voter information, services and support; WHEREAS, approximately 350 new voters registered to vote and 2,670 people voted absentee during the Election period; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, on behalf of the residents of Teton County, Wyoming, the Board of County Commissioners does hereby recognize and express appreciation to The Teton County Elections staff for their tireless efforts in serving the citizens of Teton County. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 12th DAY OF November, 2014 BY THE TETON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. Paul Vogelheim moved to approve the Resolution of Appreciation as presented. Melissa Turley seconded. Teton County Clerk Sherry Daigle accepted the resolution and made comment. The motion passed unanimously. 1. Consideration of Microsoft Office Software Upgrade, postponed from 10/21/14 Steve Cline of the County IT Department presented for approval of the purchase of Microsoft Office software licenses. County Treasurer Donna Baur spoke to business operations between the State and County offices and the need of acquiring the proper tools to do the job. Barbara Allen moved to approve the purchase of Microsoft Office 365 G3 subscription plan at a cost of $187.20 per user per year or $32,572.80 per year, to upgrade County productivity suite software to meet criteria established to meet the needs of County agencies. Melissa Turley seconded and the motion passed unanimously. 2. Consideration of a Resolution Approving Distribution of Revenues for Teton County, State of Wyoming 2014 Specific Purpose Excise Tax Propositions Imposed Tax Rate of One Percent (1%) Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman presented this resolution for consideration. County Treasurer Donna Baur spoke to the distribution of SPET funds. RESOLUTION APPROVING DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES FOR TETON COUNTY, STATE OF WYOMING 2014 SPECIFIC PURPOSE EXCISE TAX PROPOSITIONS IMPOSED TAX RATE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) WHEREAS, Wyoming Statutes §39-15-201(a)(iii) authorizes a county to impose an excise tax not to exceed two percent (2%) (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the Specific Purpose Excise Tax) upon retail sales of tangible personal property, admissions and services made within the county, the revenue from which excise tax shall be used in a specified amount for a specific purpose authorized by the qualified electors; said specific purposes not to include ordinary operations of local government except those operations related to a specific project; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Teton County, Wyoming with the approval of the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, placed upon the ballot certain projects, of which the qualified electors of Teton County approved certain projects during a special election held on August 19, 2014, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Wyoming Statutes §39-15-211(b) (ii), the revenue collected is to be distributed by the Teton County Treasurer to the sponsoring entities, and WHEREAS, in order to provide an orderly and efficient distribution of the revenue collected, the County Treasurer, with the approval and acknowledgement of the Teton County Board of County Commissioners has promulgated a distribution schedule to accommodate the different fund flow issues of each sponsoring entity; and

WHEREAS, a majority of the qualified electors of Teton County on August 19, 2014, voted to impose the Specific Purpose Excise Tax for the following projects as well as the specific amount approved, of: South Park Loop Pathway from 3 Creek to Melody Ranch $3,500,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring land and/or easements, the relocation and replacement of any impacted utilities, and for the cost of planning, engineering, and construction of a pathway and associated amenities from 3 Creek Ranch to Melody Ranch along South Park Loop Road. Any excess funds, including any unused contingency funds, shall be placed into a designated account, the principal and interest of which shall be used for operations and maintenance of this specific pathway. (This project is sponsored by Teton County.) Master Plan Downtown storm water collection and conveyance system Improvements $250,000.00 for the purpose of planning, design, and engineering downtown district master plan for the collection and discharge of storm water into Cache Creek storm water conveyance system. (This project is sponsored by the Town of Jackson.) Complete Streets, Sidewalks, Utilities, and Storm Water Improvements $2,250,000.00 for the purpose of planning, design, engineering and/or construction of complete street improvements on Gregory Lane, Snow King Avenue/Maple Way/Scott Lane and East Broadway Avenue/Center Street. Also this funding would be used for rights-of-way property acquisitions along the Gregory Lane corridor and for pedestrian/sidewalk improvements along Gregory Lane, Snow King Avenue / Maple Way / Scott Lane and East Broadway Avenue/Center Street. (These projects are sponsored by the Town of Jackson.) North Cache Pedestrian Streetscape Improvements $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of planning, design, engineering and/or construction of complete street pedestrian improvements on North Cache to complete the missing link between the existing improved streetscape and the North 89 pathway completed in 2011. The area included in this project is the final 1200 feet of the east side of North Cache that remains inhospitable for biking and walking. (This project is sponsored by the Town of Jackson.) Fire/EMS Station Improvements $2,500,000.00 for the purpose of planning, designing, and engineering of Jackson Fire Station 1, Hoback Fire Station 3, Wilson Fire Station 2, and Moran Fire Station 4; and for remodel and construction of Jackson Fire Station 1. Any excess funds, including any unused contingency funds, shall be placed into a designated account, the principal and interest of which shall be used for operations and maintenance of these specific Fire Stations. (This project is sponsored by Teton County.) WHEREAS, Attachment A appended hereto, shows the proposed distribution schedule proposed by the County Treasurer; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Teton County, Wyoming, that: (A) The Teton County Treasurer shall distribute the Specific Purpose Excise tax revenue received from the State Treasurer to the sponsoring entities named above in accordance with Attachment A, the 2014 Estimated Distribution Schedule, attached to this resolution and made a part hereof. Distribution shall occur on a monthly basis by the last day of each calendar month in which the tax is received, until each project has received its respective total allocated dollar amount as set forth in said schedule. (B) Each sponsoring entity receiving revenues from the specific purpose excise tax shall: (1) Maintain its accounting records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; (2) Establish separate interest bearing ledger accounts into which the revenues will be deposited; a. Deposit and record all tax receipts within the appropriate ledger account; b. Retain and record interest earned on each account; c. At the end of each fiscal year, prepare and forward to the governing bodies a report on each account showing a reconciliation of all tax receipts and the amount of interest earned thereon, and a reconciliation showing all expenditures from the account or fund, grouped by major categories or classifications. (3) Each sponsoring entity, upon receipt of said revenues, shall cause to be made an annual audit of the financial transaction of each account or activity. The audit shall be conducted by the independent auditor in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as promulgated by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in their guidelines for audits, or, the audit report shall conform to generally accepted a county principles as proved within Wyoming Statutes §16-4-121(c). Copies of the audit report shall be filed with the governing bodies and shall be open to inspection by any interested person during regular business hours. The governing bodies shall monitor and examine each audit to determine if any deficiencies exist and, if necessary, require the entities to take appropriate corrective action. (4) Should any part or provision of this resolution ever be judicially determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the remaining parts and provisions hereof, the intention being that each part or provision of this resolution is severable. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of Teton County, held the 12th day of November, 2014. Paul Vogelheim moved to approve the 2014 SPET Distribution Schedule Resolution. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. 8. Consideration of Contract Extensions for Pathway Plowing Parks and Recreation Director Steve Ashworth presented two contracts for snow removal on Westbank pathways and Eastbank pathways. Pathways Coordinator Brian Schilling spoke to the differing needs of different trails. Melissa Turley moved to approve extending the snow removal contract with Yellow Iron Excavation for the Westbank pathways specified in the staff report for winter 2014-15 and request and require the Chair to sign. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed 3-1 with Paul Vogelheim opposed. Melissa Turley to approve extending the snow removal contract with Fish Creek Excavation for the Eastbank pathways specified in the staff report for winter 2014-15 and request and require the Chair to sign. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed 3-1 with Paul Vogelheim opposed. 11. Consideration of a Settlement Agreement regarding the

Appeal of Zoning Compliance Verification for Ditch Creek LLC, filed with the Board of County Commissioners, State of Wyoming, County of Teton - Sally Stevens, Brooke and Mackenzie Walles, Steven Poole and Carol Bain, Contestants vs. Teton County Planning Director, Contestee, Docket No. 14-0002 Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman proposed a Settlement Agreement in the Appeal of Zoning Compliance Verification for Ditch Creek. Jim Roscoe, property owner, voiced appreciation to county staff for helping with the settlement. Melissa Turley moved to approve the Settlement Agreement regarding the Appeal of Zoning Compliance Verification for Ditch Creek LLC, Docket No. 14-0002. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. 12. Consideration of an Appointment of a Part-Time Magistrate Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman presented this request to appointment Alex Freeburg as a part-time magistrate on behalf of Judge Radda. The Board questioned who were the other part-time magistrates and Mr. Freeburg’s background. Paul Vogelheim moved to continue this item to November 18, 2014. Barbara Allen seconded and the motion passed unanimously. MATTERS FROM PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 1. Consideration of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Order for: a) DEV2014-0009; CUP2014-0005; VAR2014-0007 Powder River Development Services, LLC b) DEV2014-0011; CUP2014-0006 - RAGE Development, LLC Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman presented. Melissa Turley moved to approve Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Order in the matter of DEV20140009; CUP2014-0005; and VAR2014-0007. Paul Vogelheim seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Deputy County Attorney Erin Weisman presented. Melissa Turley moved to approve Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Order for DEV2014-0011 and CUP2014-0006. Paul Vogelheim seconded and the motion passed unanimously. EXECUTIVE SESSION Not convened. ADJOURNMENT Paul Vogelheim moved to adjourn, Melissa Turley seconded and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:41 a.m. Respectfully submitted: spb TETON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS /s/ Hank Phibbs, Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Sherry L. Daigle, County Clerk Publish: 11/26/14 • PUBLIC NOTICE • NOTICE OF PUBLIC REVIEW TETON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING Tuesday, December 16, 2014 Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Teton County Board of County Commissioners for the purpose of considering the applications listed below as authorized by the Wyoming State Statutes, Sections 18-5201 through 18-5-203, et. seq. The Public Hearing will be held in the Commissioners Meeting Room of the Teton County Administration Building at 200 S. Willow in Jackson, Wyoming on Tuesday, December 16, 2014, in their regular meeting which begins at 09:00 AM. Information regarding the applications listed below may be obtained from the Teton County Planning and Development Department, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., telephone 307-7333959. 1. Applicant: TETON COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR Permit No.: AMD2014-0003 Request: Adopt a resolution or amend the text of the Land Development Regulations, pursuant to Section 5150, Amendments to the Text of These Land Development Regulations or the Official Zoning District Map, to extend or make permanent the freeze on the use of the Planned Residential Development (PRD) tool. The ability to utilize Section 2320 (Section 7.1.2 in the restructured LDRs), Planned Residential Development would be suspended by the proposal. Utilization of other sections of the Land Development Regulations will only be suspended in conjunction with use of Section 2320. Location: Applies countywide 2. Applicant: CRYSTAL SPRINGS RANCH INC. Permit No.: AMD2014-0004; PUD2014-0005 Request: Amend the text of the Teton Village Area Two Resort PUD Master Plan, pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 8.2.13.D.1, PUD Amendment of the Teton County Land Development Regulations, and amend Section 4.3.4.D.1, Lodging Area Two of the Teton County Land Development Regulations, pursuant to Section 8.7.1, LDR Text Amendment of the Teton County Land Development Regulations, to permit all free market condominiums and townhouse units (68 total units) in the Teton Village Expansion PUD to be utilized for short-term rental. Location: Teton Village Area Two as described in Section 2550.D.12.c.(13) of the Teton County Land Development Regulations. Publish: 11/26/14

TETON COUNTY DIVISION OFFICES • REQUEST FOR BIDS • Teton County / Jackson Parks and Recreation FORMAL BID REQUEST Invitations for formal bids are being accepted for the purchase and delivery of a new small cargo van and a new mid-size pickup truck.

16B - JACKSON HOLE NEWS&GUIDE, Wednesday, November 26, 2014

• Public Notices • Notice is hereby given that the Teton County / Jackson Parks and Recreation Department will receive formal sealed bids prior to 2:00 P.M. M.S.T on Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at the Old Teton County Library, 320 S. King St., PO Box 811, Jackson, Wyoming, 83001. The vehicle bids shall be awarded individually for each vehicle. Specifications are available electronically by calling the Park Planner, Matt Kissel at 307-732-8582 or by e-mail at mkissel@ tetonwyo.org. Publish: 11/26, 12/03/14 • PUBLIC NOTICE • NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL PAYMENT TO CONTRACTOR PATH 22 WEST PROJECT TETON COUNTY, WY Pursuant to W.S. 16-6-116, notice is hereby given that Teton County, WY (OWNER) has accepted the work as completed according to the plans, specifications, and rules set forth in the Contract dated August 8, 2013, between the OWNER and Evans Construction (CONTRACTOR), and that the CONTRACTOR is entitled to Final Settlement thereof. Notice is further given that on December 24, 2014, said date being the forty - first (41st) day after the first publication of this Notice, OWNER will pay to said CONTRACTOR the full amount due under the Contract. If any individual, company, organization, or other entity has any outstanding financial claim against the CONTRACTOR concerning Final Settlement of this Contract, the party should contact Gabe Klamer / Teton County Engineering Department at gklamer@tetonwyo.org or 307.732.8581 prior to December 24, 2014. Publish: 11/26/14 • CONTINUED PUBLICATIONS • NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A GOLF CLUB LIQUOR LICENSE, BAR & GRILL LIQUOR LICENSE, WINERY PERMIT and MICROBREWERY Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2014, all applicants named below filed an application for renewal of the Respective Licenses or Permit in the office of the Clerk of the County of Teton for the following described place: GOLF CLUB: 3 CREEK RANCH GOLF CLUB – 3 Creek Ranch Golf Club, Lot 131 of 3 Creek Ranch Subdivision, PUD Zoning; SNAKE RIVER SPORTING CLUB – SRS Club, LLC, Lot 63, Parcel 22-38-16-08-4-01-063, 14485 Sporting Club Rd; BAR & GRILL LIQUOR LICENSE: TETON THAI JACKSON – S & S Johnson Enterprises Inc., Lot 1, Bld A, Plat 1280, Village Core First Filing; WINERY PERMIT: JACKSON HOLE WINERY – Jackson Hole Winery LLC, Lot 3B Dairy Subdivision; MICROBREWERY: ROADHOUSE BREWING CO – The Roadhouse Brewery LLC, SW1/4 NW1/4 SEC 13, T41N, R117W and protests, if any, against the renewal and issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 9:00 am on the 2nd day of December, 2014, in the County Commissioners Chambers in the Teton County Administration Building, 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, WY Publish 11/19, 11/26/14 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RETAIL MALT BEVERAGE PERMIT Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2014, all applicants named below filed an application for renewal of a County Retail Malt Beverage Permit in the office of the Clerk of the County of Teton for the following described place: ASPENS MARKET – Shopco Enterprises, LLC, Lot 126 The Aspens Third Filing Plat No. 617, Teton County, WY CAFETERIA – Targhee Acquisition LLC, Pt Sections 1, 12 & 13, T44N, R117W, and Sects 7 & 8, T44N, R117W; COLTER BAY CONVENIENCE STORE – Colter Bay Convenience Store LLC, at the intersection of Hwy 287 & Colter Bay Village Road, Grand Teton National Park; COLTER BAY GENERAL STORE – Colter Bay General Store LLC; Colter Bay Village, Grand Teton National Park; FIRESIDE RESORT – Fireside Resort, Inc., Pt. NW1/4NW1/4, Sec 13, T41N, R117W; HATCHET RESORT – David W. Meyers, Pt. N1/2NE1/4 (Lot 1), Sec 36, T45N, R113W; HUNGRY JACK’S GENERAL STORE – Hungry Jack’s General Store, Inc., Pt. NE1/4SW1/4, Sec 22, T41N, R117W; JACKSON HOLE GOLF & TENNIS CLUB – JHGT Snack Shack LLC, Pt. SE1/4, Sec 34, T42N, R116W, Between 9th & 10th Hole;

MARINA AT COLTER BAY – Colter Bay Marina, LLC, Colter Bay Marina, Grand Teton National Park;

JENNY LAKE LODGE – Jenny Lake Lodge Inc., Grand Teton National Park;

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN LODGE – Signal Mountain Beverage LLC, Signal Mountain Lodge, Jackson Lake East Shore, Grand Teton National Park;

LEEKS’S MARINA RESTAURANT – Leek’s Marina Beverage LLC, Grand Teton National Park;

SNAKE RIVER PARK – Camp On Inc, 12 Miles south of Jackson on Highway 89, Core Commercial; SNORKELS – BV Acquisition LLC, Pt. Sec 1, 12 & 13 T44N, R118W, & Secs 7 & 8, T44N, R117W; TARGHEE VILLAGE GOLF COURSE – Alta Golf Association LLC, SW1/4NE1/4 Sec 32, T44N, R118W, Agricultural/ Residential; TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE CONVENIENCE STORE – Aramark Sports & Entertainment Services LLC; S1/2, Sec 32, T45N, R111W; WILSON GAS – Wilson Properties III LLC, Pt. E1/2SW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4 Sec 22, T41N, R117W; and protests, if any, against the renewal and issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 9:00 am on the 2nd day of December, 2014, in the County Commissioners Chambers in the Teton County Administration Building, 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, WY Publish: 11/19, 11/26/14 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RESORT LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2014, all applicants named below filed an application for renewal of a Resort Liquor License in the office of the Clerk of the County of Teton for the following described place: ALPENHOF LODGE – Alpenhof Lodge Inc., Lot 2 of the First Filing and Lot 22 of the 12th Filing of the JH Ski Corporation; AMANGANI, SPRING CREEK RANCH & THE GRANARY – Spring Creek Resort LLC: Lots 1-10, 13 & 14 The Amangani, Plat 942, Lot 3 Spring Creek Ranch, Plat 501, & Lots 1-5 Spring Creek Ranch Core Plat 1044; DEAD MAN’S BAR – Signal Mountain Lodge, LLC: Grand Teton National Park; FOUR SEASONS RESORT JACKSON HOLE – DTRS Jackson Hole LLC, Lot 217 JH Ski Corp 20th Filing; HOTEL TERRA – Terra Property Management Company, LLC, units 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605 & 606 Terra Condominiums; INN AT JACKSON HOLE – Molokai Hospitality, LLC, Lots 10 & 11, JH Ski Corp First Filing; JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT – Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Corporation; NICK WILSON’S COWBOY CAFÉ – Lot 20A, JH Ski Corp., First Filing Amended CASPER RESTAURANT – Casper Chairlift Food Service Facility Rendezvous Mt CORBETT’S CABIN – Top of Tram, Food Service Facility, Rendezvous Mt BRIDGER RESTAURANT – Top of Bridger Gondola THE MENS SHOP – 3285 W. Village Drive #3 CAFÉ 6311 – Bridger Center, Lower Level JOHN COLTER’S RANCH HOUSE RESTAURANT – Colter Bay Corporation, Pt. SE1/4 of Sect 34, T46N, R115W & Pt. NE1/4 Sect 3, T45N, R115W; SNAKE RIVER LODGE & SPA – Snake River Lodge Hotel Investors LLC, Lot 1 JH Ski Corp First Filing, Lots 214 & 215 JH Ski Corp 19th Filing Re-plat and Condo Plats 1018, 1019 & 1043; TETON CLUB JACKSON HOLE – Raintree Resorts Management Company, LLC, Lot 199 JH Ski Corp 16th Filing; TETON MOUNTAIN LODGE – Teton Mountain Lodge Property Management Co., LLC, - Lots 12, 13, & 14 JH Ski Corp First Filing TRAP BAR/BRANDING IRON – Grand Targhee Acquisition LLC, Pt. Sects 1, 12 & 13, T44N, R118W, & Pt. Sects 7 & 8, T44N, R117W and protests, if any, against the renewal and issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 9:00 am on the 2nd day of December, 2014, in the County Commissioners Chambers in the Teton County Administration Building, 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, WY Publish: 11/19, 11/26/14 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2014, all applicants named below filed an application for renewal of a Restaurant Liquor License in the office of the Clerk of the County of Teton for the following described place: CHUCKWAGON RESTAURANT – Tricia Smith Dornan, N1/2, lot 12, Sect 25, T43N, R116W; ELEVATED GROUNDS COFFEEHOUSE, Elevated Grounds Coffeehouse, Inc.; Lot 3 Teton Pines Commercial

JOHN COLTER CAFÉ COURT – Colter Bay Café Court LLC, Pt. SE1/4, Sec 34, T46N, R115W, and the NE1/4 Sec 3, T45N, R115W;

GOOSEWING/MOUNTAIN HIGH ADVENTURES – Two Bears Inc., Sect 34, T42N, R112W, Grandfathered Guest Ranch Zoning;

KELLY ON THE GROS VENTRE – Pax Et Bonum LLC, Lots 3 & 4, Blk 1, Kent Addition to the Townsite of Kelly;

HEART SIX GUEST RANCH – Heart Six Ranch LLC, Pt SW1/4NE1/4 and lots 1 & 2 Sect 21, T45N, R113W;

LOST CREEK RANCH – Lost Creek Ranch Inc., NE1/4,N1/2 NE1/4, Sect 36, T43N, R115W; NORA’S FISH CREEK INN – Nora’s Fish Creek Inn, Inc., Lots 8 & 9, Blk 1, Ward Addition; THE NORTH GRILLE – Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club, Inc., Clubhouse on Blk 1, 2nd Filing, JH Golf & Tennis Club Estates; RED ROCK RANCH – RRR Ltd, LLC, SE 1/4 SE 1/4 OF Section 21, Township 42, Range 113, Teton County, WY RISING SAGE CAFÉ – Rising Sage Café Services, Inc., SE1/4SE1/4, Sect 10, T41N, R116W; SPOTTED HORSE RANCH – Spotted Horse Ranch, Inc., SE1/4NE1/4, Sect 32, T39N, R116W; TURPIN MEADOW RANCH – TMR, LLC – Parcel 22-45-1223-2-00-001 BTNF Teton County, WY TETON FRESH – Tram Club, LLC, Teton Club, Unit 1, Plat 995 & Final Development Plan Dev 1999-0009; TRIANGLE X RANCH – Triangle X Ranch, Portions of Sect 18, 19 & 20, T44N, R114W, Bld #691; WHETSTONE GRILL – Moran Mountain Resorts, LLC, Pt N1/2NE1/4 (Lot 1) Sect 35, T45N, R113W. and protests, if any, against the renewal and issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 9:00 am on the 2nd day of December, 2014, in the County Commissioners Chambers in the Teton County Administration Building, 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, WY Publish: 11/19, 11/26/14 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF A RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of October, 2014, all applicants named below filed an application for renewal of a Retail Liquor License in the office of the Clerk of the County of Teton for the following described place: BLUE HERON LOUNGE – Jackson Lake Lodge Corporation, Pt. SE1/4, Sec 8, T45N, R114W CALICO – Hole Food & Entertainment, Inc., Lot 2, Sect 14, T41N, R117W; CAMP CREEK RESTAURANT AND BAR – Camp Creek Restaurant and Bar, LLC, Pt SE1/4NW1/4, Sect 32, T39N, R115W; CUTTY’S – Fine Spotted Cutthroat Inc., Pt SW1/4NE1/4, Sect 32, T41N, R116W; FLAGG RANCH RESORT – Flagg Ranch Company, Pt Sect 21, T48N, R115W, Un-surveyed; GENERAL STORE – Targhee Ski Acquisition LLC, Pt Sects 1, 12 & 13, T44N, R118W & Sects 7 & 8 T44N, R117W; GRAND TETON PARK RV RESORT – Grand Teton Park, LLC, Pt E1/2SE1/4, Sec 27, T45N, R113W; HOBACK MARKET – Hoback Stores Inc., Lots 1, 2, & 3, Blk 1, and Lots 1, & 2, Blk 2, Rogers Point, Auto Urban Industrial; IL VILLAGGIO OSTERIA – Il Villaggio Osteria, LLC, Lot 202 Village Road, Jackson Hole Ski Corp Addition,17th Filing JACKSON HOLE GENERAL STORE – Tram Station LLC, Lot 201, JHSC 17th Filing; JEDEDIAH’S AT THE AIRPORT – Jedediah’s Corp., JH Airport Terminal Building 8 miles north of Jackson in Grand Teton National Park; MANGY MOOSE SALOON – Left Bank Investments LTD, Lot 204, JH Ski Corp First Filing; MILL IRON RANCH – Chancy & Kim Wheeldon, Pt NE1/4, Sect 13, T39N, R116W; PUB PLACE CENTER – Teton Assets LLC, Pt NE1/4NE1/4, Sect 20, T40N, R116W; Q – BBQ 5 LLC, SW1/4NW1/4 Sect 13, T41N, R117W; SHOOTING STAR – Crystal Springs Ranch, Inc., Pt Lot 4, Sect 24, Pt NE1/4, SE1/4, E1/2, W1/2, Sect 25, T42N, R117W; SPUR RANCH BAR – Moose Enterprises Inc., N1/2 of Lot 12, Sect 25, T43N, R116W; STAGECOACH BAR – Stagecoach Bar, Inc., Pt NW1/4SW1/4, Sect 22, T41N, R117W; STIEGLERS RESTAURANT – Stieglers Inc., Lot 134, The Aspens 4th Filing; TETON PINES COUNTRY CLUB – Teton Pines Country Club; Lots 1, 2, 3, 7 & 13, Jackson Hole Racquet Club Resort & Lot 2, Jackson Hole Racquet Club Resort Commercial Area 3rd; TETON VILLAGE BOTTLE SHOP – North Second Street Inc., Lot 18, JH Ski Corp, Commercial zoning; TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE – Aramark Togwotee LLC, S1/2 Sect 32, T45N, R111W, Commercial Zoning;

JACKSON HOLE NEWS&GUIDE, Wednesday, November 26, 2014 - 17B

• Public Notices • WESTSIDE WINE & SPIRITS – Kilmer & Co., Inc., Lot 126 Aspens 3rd Filing, Commercial Building #1 and protests, if any, against the renewal and issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 9:00 am on the 2nd day of December, 2014, in the County Commissioners Chambers in the Teton County Administration Building, 200 S. Willow St., Jackson, WY Publish: 11/19, 11/26/14

TOWN OF JACKSON NOTICES • OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS • TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS NOVEMBER 17, 2014 JACKSON, WYOMING The Jackson Town Council met in regular session in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall at 150 East Pearl at 6:09 P.M. Upon roll call the following were found to be present: MAYOR: Mark Barron COUNCIL: Bob Lenz, Jim Stanford, Hailey Morton Levinson, and Don Frank STAFF: Audrey Cohen-Davis, Roxanne DeVries Robinson, Larry Pardee, Olivia Goodale, Carl Pelletier, Lea Colasuonno, Lindsay Kissel, Kent Meredith, Cole Nethercott, Michael Wackerly, and Tyler Sinclair Mayor Barron called for a moment of silence honoring Ralph Sternberg and announced that Town offices will be closed on November 27 and 28, 2014 in observance of Thanksgiving, that there will be a Special Joint Information Meeting on December 9, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. for an ITP Presentation, and there will be a special meeting with the Planning Commission on December 16, 2014 at 3:00 P.M. for District 2 LDR. Reconsideration of P14-063 and P14-065. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Mayor Barron to reconsider the vote on approval of Item P14-063 to allow an amendment to the Town of Jackson Official Zoning District Map to rezone a property from NC-MHP (Neighborhood Conservation-Mobile Home Park) to UR (Urban Residential), addressed as 135 W. Kelly Avenue, subject to the departmental reviews attached to the staff report. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Mayor Barron to reconsider the vote on approval of Item P14-065 to allow an amendment to the Town of Jackson Official Zoning District Map to rezone a property from BC (Business Conservation) to UR (Urban Residential), addressed as 80 E. Karns Avenue, subject to the departmental reviews attached to the staff report. Roxanne Robinson made staff comment. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to postpone the votes on the motions to reconsider Item P14-063 and Item P14-065 to the December 1, 2014 regular evening meeting. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. November 3, 3014 Regular Evening Meeting Minutes. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to approve the November 3rd meeting minutes as amended to reflect the actions taken by Council tonight and to reflect that Bob Lenz voted against the motion regarding Acceptance of CMAR for Budge Landslide Mitigation. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Consent Calendar. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to approve the consent calendar as presented with the exception of Items C, D, E, G, H, and J listed on the agenda. The consent calendar included Items 1-6 below with the following motions: 1. To approve the minutes of the November 10, 2014 special Town Council meeting as presented. 2. To approve the disbursements as presented. Carquest $139.91, Jackson Hole Chamber $17.00, Ace Hardware $999.16, Allred Tree Service $1500.00, Thyssen Krupp Elevator $252.69, Evans Construction $104182.92m Hach Chemical $312.09, High Country Linen $912.46, Interstate Battery $116.95, Jackson Hole Cycle & Saw $38.74, Jackson Lumber $28.80, Jackson Hole News & Guide $3869.66, Jorgensen Associates $102079.18, Lower Valley Energy $13652.28, Nelson Engineering $55775.40, Ryan Cleaners $684.55, St John’s Hospital $686.50, Steam Store Rocky Mountain $1124.30, Nor Mont Equipment $269.24, Napa $968.48, Teton Motors $588.57, Russell Industries $370.36, Antler Motel $92.00, Wyoming Law Enforcement $1822.08, Charlier Associates $10501.00, White Glove Cleaning $1220.00, Electrical Wholesale $271.31, Hunt Construction $8601.12, Gemplers $481.30, Teton Integrated $61.40, Freedom Mailing $2906.64, Macy’s Service $9149.29, Teton Fence Company $879.00, Upper Case Printing $218.90, Jackson Hole Grocer $68.14, Energy Laboratories $636.50, Wytrans $440.00, Teton County Sanitary Landfill $193.40, Teton County Clerk $2900.00, Spring Creek Animal Hospital $1147.94, Blue Spruce Cleaners $254.01, HD Supply $1320.53, Trans-alarm $135.00, Desert Mountain Corp $6750.14, Division of Victim Services $276.00, Tim Peterschmidt $100.00, Ultramax $1200.00, State of Wyoming $565.48, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort $12564.00, Hirschfield $6500.00, Westwood Curtis $176399.85, Yellow Iron Excavation $650.00, LDA Inc $51.56, Creative Energies $1125.00, Teton Trash Removal $280.00, MCI Fleet Support $193.71, Staples $59.98, Center for the Arts $340.00, Smith Electric $62.00, James Bristol $410.00, Intermountain Sweeper $770.22, ER Office Express $14207.35, UPS $16.93, Amsoil $12424.50, James Campbell $100.00, Home Health for Pets $317.00, Advantage Fire & Safety $368.00, Utah Safety Council $14.48, Sweetwater Restaurant $40.00, Wheeler Electric $617.15, Teton County Jail $1584.00, Owen PC Construction $102520.21, Flowmark $134.53, Ross Concrete $1620.00, Teton Animal Hospital $90.00, Respond First Aid $59.89, Gillig $150.00, St John’s Audiology $100.00, Grand Targhee $529.00, Colt Morehead Snap On $119.45, Commercial Tire $15736.15, Fire Services of Idaho $469.00, Sherwin Williams $16009.45, Depatco $9816.42, FHD Fowler $332.36, 3T Products $490.46, Fish Creek Excavation $10070.98, Chris Rorke $862.50, Carter Animal Hospital $141.75, Silver Creek Supply $23.21, Porter’s Office Supply $60.03, Bob Schupman $80.00, Logical Landscaping $4947.00, Class C Solutions $141.03, Uline $1479.01, Carrie Geraci $1925.64, Schow’s Truck Center $1503.08, Fleetpride $511.90, Silverstar $351.45, Kent Meredith $100.19, Poco $26216.40, Best Best & Kreiger $1822.50, Wesco Distribution

$1214.47, Francisca Marquina $25.00, Scott Schmillen $570.00, Douglass Colony Group $2250.00, Coca-Cola $40.85, Focused Energy $167430.28, Shaw Construction $78703.24, Professional Tree Care $297.00, 270 East Broadway LLC $10000.00, Feuz Construction $9461.25, Reflective Apparel Factory $1361.36, Kelci Christensen $1000.00, Exceptional Painting & Pap $1450.00, Lyon $5009.62, Phillip Delaney $1720.91, Standard & Associates $195.00, Dan Jones $300.00, Brian Bilyeu $171.07, CAST $50.00 3. To approve the temporary banner in conjunction with Our Lady of the Mountains, subject to three (3) conditions of approval listed in the staff report. 4. To approve the temporary banner in conjunction with CGA Academy, subject to three (3) conditions of approval listed in the staff report. 5. To approve the use of Town Square and the services of Town personnel and equipment for the Town Square Lighting Ceremony on Friday, November 28, 2014, subject to the conditions and restrictions listed in the staff report. 6. To approve the use of the Stage Stop Building on the Town Square pursuant to the application of the Chamber of Commerce for the Santa on the Square events from December 15-December 24, 2014, subject to the conditions and restrictions listed in the staff report. There was no public comment. Mayor Barron called for the vote on the motion to approve the consent calendar. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. October Municipal Court Report. Cole Nethercott made staff comment regarding this item. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to accept the October Municipal Court Report. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Temporary Sign Permit: Country Christmas Market Place. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Bob Lenz and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to approve four temporary banners in conjunction with Country Christmas Market Place, subject to three (3) conditions of approval listed in the staff report. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Temporary Sign Permit: Pandora’s Beads. Jim Waldrop, representing the Wort Hotel, made public comment. A motion was made by Jim Stanford and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to approve two banners located at 105 Buffalo Way in conjunction with Pandora’s Beads, subject to three (3) conditions of approval listed in the staff report. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Temporary Sign Permit: Moose Hockey. Jeff Potter made public comment regarding this item. A motion was made by Jim Stanford and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to approve the temporary banner in conjunction with Moose Hockey, subject to three (3) conditions of approval listed in the staff report. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Temporary Sign Permit: Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue. Tyler Sinclair made staff comment regarding this item. Rabbi Zalman Mendelson made public comment. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to continue this item. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Special Event: JH Live 2015 Concert Series. Shannon McCormick and Jeff Potter representing JacksonHoleLive made public comment. A motion was made by Bob Lenz and seconded by Jim Stanford to approve the special event application made by Center Management Inc. for the JacksonHoleLive 2015 Concert Series, subject to the conditions and restrictions listed in the staff report with the understanding that they will work with Parks and Rec on those days when the Peoples Market is also on the property. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Mayor Barron introduced Brandon Galbraith and Max Dunlop, Boy Scouts working towards their Citizenship and Community Badges. Public Hearing for Wyoming Business Council Grant Application for Bike Share. Roxanne Robinson made staff comment regarding this item. Mayor Barron opened the public hearing. Jack Koehler, representing Friends of Pathways, made public comment. Mayor Barron closed the public Hearing. A motion was made by Jim Stanford and seconded by Don Frank to direct staff to proceed with submittal of a grant application to the Wyoming Business Council for a Feasibility Study for a Bike Share Program. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Lot 19 of Cottonwood Park Encroachment Agreement: The applicant is requesting Town Council consideration of an Encroachment Agreement with Jackson Apartments Ltd. to allow an existing building to remain in the Town Pathway Easement. Tyler Sinclair made staff comment regarding this item. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Bob Lenz and seconded by Don Frank to approve an Encroachment Agreement between the Town of Jackson and Jackson Apartments Ltd. to allow an existing building to remain in the Town Pathway Easement, subject to final review and approval by the Town Attorney. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. P14-076: The applicant is requesting consideration of a Housing Mitigation Plan associated with a Minor Development Plan for a remodel / change of use at the Wort Hotel located at 50 N. Glenwood Street. Lindsay Kissel made staff comment regarding this item. Arne Jorgensen, representing the applicant and Hawtin Jorgensen Architects, made public comment. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to confirm the standards as set forth in Section 49560.C. Housing Mitigation Plan, Review Standards and further to approve the Housing Mitigation Plan for Item P14-076, for the Wort Hotel located at 50 N. Glenwood Street. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to read all ordinances by short title. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. ORDINANCE A AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 2 OF TOWN OF JACKSON CHARTER ORDINANCE 1-B, AND SECTION 2.02.010 OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON MUNICIPAL CODE WHICH PROVIDES FOR A TWO (2) YEAR TERM FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, WYOMING, IN REGULAR SESSION DULY ASSEMBLED THAT: There was no public comment. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to approve Ordinance A on third and final reading and to designate it Ordinance 1073. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. ORDINANCE N AN ORDINANCE REPEALING TOWN OF JACKSON ORDINANCE NO. 489 AND THE 1994 JACKSON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, APPENDIX A TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE TOWN OF JACKSON LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS DATED OCTOBER 3, 2014 AND A REVISED OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, WYOMING, IN REGULAR SESSION DULY ASSEMBLED THAT: There was no public comment. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to approve Ordinance N on third and final reading and to designate it Ordinance 1074. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. ORDINANCE O AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 1 OF TOWN OF JACKSON ORDINANCE NO. 236 (PART), AND SECTION 12.20.020(A) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON REGARDING SNOW AND ICE TO BE REMOVED FROM SIDEWALKS BY PRIVATE PERSONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, WYOMING, IN REGULAR SESSION DULY ASSEMBLED THAT: Joe Burke and Charlene Kaminski made public comment. Audrey Cohen-Davis and Roxanne Robinson made staff comment. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to approve Ordinance N on third and final reading and to designate it Ordinance 1075. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. ORDINANCE P AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 4 OF ORDINANCE NO. 853, SECTION 5 OF ORDINANCE NO. 90 AND SECTION 6.20.020 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON REGARDING LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION NOTICE PUBLICATION--PROTESTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, WYOMING, IN REGULAR SESSION DULY ASSEMBLED, THAT: There was no public comment. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to approve Ordinance P on second reading. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Resolution 14-16, A Resolution in Support of a WBC Grant Application for a Bike Share Program. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Jim Stanford and seconded by Don Frank to approve resolution 14-16, a resolution in support of submittal of a grant application to the Wyoming Business Council for a feasibility study for a bike share program. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION TO THE WYOMING BUSINESS COUNCIL UNDER THE BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAM FOR A PLANNING PROJECT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR A BIKE SHARE PROGRAM IN WHICH BICYCLES ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SHARED USE TO INDIVIDUALS ON A VERY SHORT TERM BASIS WHERE BIKES ARE OBTAINED FROM POINT “A” AND RETURNED TO POINT “B” THROUGH THE USE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS OR OTHER METHOD OF PAYMENT. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Town of Jackson desires to participate in the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program to assist in financing this project; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Town of Jackson recognizes the need for a study to determine whether a bike share program would be beneficial in the community, would be utilized in the community, would support the goals of the comprehensive plan, would be economically feasible, and to determine who the best entity is for operating such a program and to determine the various details of implementing such a program and believes this project will address those needs; and WHEREAS, the public benefit(s) of this project will be a thorough examination of the feasibility of implementing a bike share program, an implementation plan for establishing a program, identified costs for implementation and ongoing management of a program and the consideration is timely production of a fully vetted study on a bike share program with identified milestones for the study spelled out with specific target dates for completion; and WHEREAS, the specific goals and measures of success of this project are to produce a comprehensive feasibility study that provides elected officials and local non-profit organizations with the information they would need to determine whether to implement a bike share program outlining pros and cons, implementation and ongoing management costs, locations, identified methods for tracking use, long term ownership/ responsibility for the program, staff and fiscal impacts, step by step instructions for implementation and marketing, as well as whether an implemented bike share program would result in increased ridership on public transit, vehicle trip reductions, and documented use; and WHEREAS, the Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program requires that certain criteria be met, as described in the Wyoming Business Council’s Rules governing the program, and to the best of our knowledge this application meets those criteria; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the Town of Jackson plans to provide cash match to this Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program Planning project from a donation from Friends of Pathways in the amount of $6,250; and

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• Public Notices • WHEREAS, In the event of any project cost overruns, the Town of Jackson will provide funding in the amount necessary to complete the project utilizing funds donated from Friends of Pathways; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body for the Town of Jackson has considered other possible funding solutions for this project which include having Friends of Pathways fund the feasibility study on its own; and WHEREAS, the Town of Jackson is working in partnership with Friends of Pathways as well as the joint Town/County Transit Department and Pathways Coordinator and the Pathways Task Force advisory board; and WHEREAS, the Town of Jackson held a public hearing on November 17, 2014 at 6:00 P.M. to solicit testimony from citizens and gave full consideration to all comments received as well as posted the information on the Town website well in advance of the public hearing; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE TOWN OF JACKSON, that a grant application in the amount of $25,000 be submitted to the Wyoming Business Council for consideration of assistance in funding the Bike Share Program Feasibility Study. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Resolution 14-17, A Resolution Setting forth a Sidewalk Snow Removal Policy. Roxanne Robinson made staff comment regarding this item. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Jim Stanford and seconded by Bob Lenz to approve resolution 14-17 setting forth a sidewalk snow plowing policy as presented and direct staff to cost out those portions of Snow King Avenue and pieces of property that the Town owns for further Council discussion. RESOLUTION 14-17 WHEREAS, Section 1 of Town of Jackson Ordinance No. 236 (Part), Section 1 of Town of Jackson Ordinance No. 1075, and Section 12.20.020.A. of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson provides that the snow and ice removal policy of the Town of Jackson may be established and amended from time to time by resolution of the Town Council without the necessity of approving an ordinance to modify the snow removal area; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, has determined that it is in the best interest of the public to establish a policy for snow and ice removal requirements in order to provide for access and safe pedestrian travel throughout the Town of Jackson during winter months: NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, in regular session duly assembled, that: 1. The Town of Jackson will remove snow and ice from sidewalks in the downtown business area, along school routes, and routes to critical facilities specifically as shown in Exhibit “A”. 2. In all other areas of the Town of Jackson, as stated in Section 12.20.020A of the Municipal Code, every person, partnership, corporation, joint-stock company or syndicate, or other entity, which is in charge or control of any building or lot of land within the city fronting or abutting on a paved sidewalk or board sidewalk whether as tenant, owner, occupant, lessee or otherwise, shall remove and clear away, or cause to be removed and cleared away, snow and ice from so much of the sidewalk as is in front of or abuts on the building or lot of land. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Resolution 14-18, A Resolution Regarding Amendments to Schedule 14 of Section 10.04.390 of the Town of Jackson Municipal Code Pertaining to No Overnight Parking Zones. Roxanne Robinson made staff comment regarding this item. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Don Frank and seconded by Hailey Morton Levinson to approve resolution 14-18 as presented and direct staff to provide assistance with installation of the signage in the neighborhood. RESOLUTION 14-18 WHEREAS, Section 1 of Town of Jackson Ordinance No. 897, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 681, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 641, Section 1 of Ordinance No. 610, and Section 2 of Ordinance No 214 and Section 10.04.220 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson prohibits overnight parking on certain streets or portions of streets as designated in Schedule 14 of Section 10.04.390 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson; and WHEREAS Section 38 of the Town of Jackson Ordinance No. 131, Section 1 of Ordinance 610, and Section 10.04.380 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson provide that the schedules set forth in section 10.04.390 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Town Council without the necessity of approving an ordinance to modify the schedule; and WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, has determined that it is in the best interest of the public to prohibit overnight parking on Rangeview Drive and all of its side streets in the neighborhood of Cottonwood Park when signs are in place at each entrance to this neighborhood; NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved by the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, in regular session duly assembled, that: Schedule 14 of Section 10.04.390 of the Municipal Code of the Town of Jackson is amended to read as follows: SCHEDULE 14. NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ZONES (Refer to Section 10.04.220) The following shall be designated as no overnight parking zones: • Any parking lot owned, operated, leased, or maintained by the Town. • The cul-de-sac portion of East Hall Avenue where East Hall Avenue ends at Mike Yokel Park. • Rangeview Drive • Canyon Drive • Mountain View Lane • Alpine View Lane 2. All of the rest and remainder of Schedule 9 shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Matters from Mayor and Council. Hailey Morton Levinson reported on implementing electronic citations in the Police Department. Cole Nethercott made staff comment. There was a general consensus to add this item to an upcoming workshop agenda. Mayor Barron reported on adding a crosswalk on East Broadway. Cole Nethercott and Larry Pardee made staff comment. Jessica Lords made public comment. A motion

was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to approve of a crosswalk in the location as recommended by staff. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. Jim Stanford reported on the Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park entrance fee increases. There was a general consensus to add Jim Stanford’s draft letter to the next meeting agenda under matters from Mayor and Council. Jim Stanford reported on START service during large special events and holidays. Michael Wackerly and Cole Nethercott made staff comment. There was a general consensus for staff to research this item further and to add it to the December workshop agenda. Hailey Morton Levinson reported on the recent housing assessment. Tyler Sinclair made staff comment. Jim Stanford reported on the Parks and Recreation board meeting he attended, the facilities use policy review occurring at the next joint meeting with the Town, County, and School board, and the river management plan. Matters from Town Manager. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to direct the Mayor to sign the letter regarding pari mutual betting. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Don Frank to accept the Town Manager’s Report. The Town Manager’s Report contained information on the housing assessment, pari mutual betting, Colorado Association of Ski Towns (CAST) Sales Tax Comparison, November sales and lodging tax collections, and the Town Manager’s schedule. Mayor Barron called for a vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. A motion was made by Hailey Morton Levinson and seconded by Jim Stanford to adjourn the meeting. Mayor Barron called for the vote. The vote showed all in favor. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:33 P.M. Publish: 11/26/14 • PUBLIC HEARING • PUBLIC HEARING The Jackson Town Council will hold a public hearing on a request for Final Plat approval of the Green Bay Wyoming Addition to the Town of Jackson a replat of Lot 19, Burns Ferrin Subdivision NE ¼ SE ¼ Section 34, T41, R 116W, addressed as 810 Upper Cache Creek Drive. The hearing is scheduled for Monday, December 15, 2014, beginning at 6:00 P.M. at Town Hall, 150 E. Pearl Ave., Jackson, WY. For further information, please contact the Planning Dept. at 733-0440, Ext. 1302. [P14-064 Kissel] Publish: 11/26/14 • ORDINANCES • Public Notice Ordinance P, An Ordinance Amending and Reenacting Section 6.20.020 of the Town of Jackson Municipal Code Regarding Liquor License Application Notice Publication –Protests Ordinance P will be presented to the Jackson Town Council for third and final reading during the 6:00 P.M. regular evening meeting December 1, 2014 in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall located at 150 East Pearl. This Ordinance is available through the Town’s website at http://townofjackson.com/ files/1814/1469/2790/Ord_P.pdf and will be published in full following approval of third and final reading by the Jackson Town Council in accordance with Wyoming State Statute. Public comment will be accepted at the meeting and may also be submitted to the Jackson Town Council via email (electedofficials@ci.jackson.wy.us), mail (P.O. Box 1687, Jackson WY, 83001), or by submitting hard copy at the Town Hall. Jackson Town Council meetings are streamed live and available through the Town’s website at http://townofjackson.com/ government/watch-meeing/. Dated this November 21, 2014 Olivia Goodale, Town Clerk Publish: 11/26/14 • CONTINUED PUBLICATIONS • ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS TOWN OF JACKSON SEWER TREATMENT PLANT CONDUIT UPGRADES TOJ Project No. 15-08 Notice is hereby given that the Town of Jackson, Wyoming, hereinafter referred to as the “Owner” will receive sealed bids at the office of the Town Clerk, Town of Jackson, P.O. Box 1687, 150 East Pearl Avenue, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 up to but not later than 2:00 p.m. MDT on December 18, 2014 for the Town of Jackson Treatment Plant Conduit Upgrades Project. Sewer Treatment Plant Conduit Upgrades Project. Consists of the installation of approximately 1240 linear feet trench excavation, trench backfill, trench compaction, conduits, chases, raceways, earthwork, bollards, junction boxes, pulling wire, circuits, manholes and covers, concrete work, pedestals, grounding, demolition/removal and all ancillary work required to complete each Lump Sum bid item. The project is scheduled to commence on March 1, 2015 and be completed by June 30, 2015. A MANDATORY pre-bid meeting shall be conducted at the office of the Town Engineer on December 3, 2014 at 2:00 PM (MDT). This mandatory meeting shall take place at the Town’s sewer Treatment plant sight. Bidders may purchase one (1) Set of Contract Documents (includes one (1) set of Plans and one (1) Project Manual) from the offices of the Town of Jackson’s Public Works Department, located at 450 West Snow King Avenue, Jackson, Wyoming for a non-refundable deposit of $40.00. Checks shall be made out to the Town of Jackson. Questions regarding obtaining a set of the Contract Documents should be directed to Shawn P’ O’Malley PE (Town Engineer) at 307-739-4547. The envelope containing the sealed bids shall be clearly marked to indicate that it is a proposal for the above-named project and shall show the name and address of the bidder. Such proposals will be received by the Owner and will be opened and publicly read aloud at the above-stated times.

Each proposal must conform and be responsible to all pertinent Project Drawings and acknowledge receipt of all addendums to the project. All proposals must be accompanied by a Cashier’s Check, Irrevocable Letter of Credit or a Bid Bond, executed by the bidder, as Principal, and a satisfactory surety company, executed in favor of the Owner in the amount of five percent (5%) of the maximum amount of the proposals. Bid Bond shall be accompanied by a certified copy of Power of Attorney and signed or countersigned by an agent of the bonding company. The Cashier’s Check, Irrevocable Letter of Credit or Bid Bond will be retained by the Owner as liquidated damages if the successful bidder refuses or fails to enter into a contract or to furnish a Contractor’s Payment and Performance Bond, and meet the required provisions for insurance, within ten (10) days after being notified of the award of the Contract. Performance and Payment Bond or other collateral or surety acceptable to the Owner shall be furnished by the successful bidder each in the amount of one hundred and twenty five percent (125%) of the contract price. Such Performance and Payment Bonds shall be accompanied by a certified copy of Power of Attorney and shall be signed or countersigned by a Wyoming resident agent of the bonding company. Preference shall be given to Wyoming laborers and materials as required by the Wyoming Statutes 1977, Section 16-6-104. Preference shall be given to Wyoming Contractors as defined by Wyoming Contractors as defined by Wyoming Statutes 1977, Section 16-6-101, in accordance with the provisions of Section 16-6-102. Attention is also called to the provision of Section 16-6-103 with respect to subcontractors by a successful resident bidder. Attention is also called to the provisions of Wyoming Statutes, 1977, Section 16-6-201 thru 206. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any irregularities or formalities in the proposals. Publish: 11/19, 11/26, 12/03/14 LEGAL NOTICE “Request For Bid” The Town of Jackson will be accepting sealed bids for the following equipment in a current model. Bid 15-10; AWD Wagon. Each bidder must furnish a cash or surety bond per Wyoming Statutes, in the amount equal to (5) five percent of the bid. Successful bidder’s bond will be retained until faithful performance has been satisfied. Bid should be submitted to the Town Clerk’s office no later than 3:00 PM Monday, December 1st, 2014. Bids will be opened and acknowledged at 3:05 PM, in the Council Chambers of the Jackson Town Hall. For detailed specifications, please contact Olivia Goodale at 307-733-3932, or e-mail ogoodale@ci.jackson.wy.us or Eric Hiltbrunner at 307-733-3079. Dated this 10th day of November 2014. ___________________________ Larry Pardee Public Works Director Publish: 11/19, 11/26/14 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NEW RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that YOR Restaurant Group d/b/a YOR has filed an application in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, for a new Restaurant Liquor License. The date of filing, the name of the said applicant and the description of the place or premises which the applicant desires to use as the place of sale are as follows: Date: 11/14/14 Name: YOR Restaurant Group d/b/a YOR Location Address: 72 South Glenwood, Jackson WY 83001; Lots 3 and 4, Carriage House Commercial Condo, UC Zoning Dispensing Room Description: 7’x8’ Room in Center Part of Building Protest, if any there be, against the issuance of the license will be heard at the hour of 6:00 pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on the 15th day of December, 2014, before the Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall at 150 East Pearl Avenue. Dated this November 14, 2014 Olivia Goodale, Town Clerk Publish: 11/19, 11/26, 12/03, 12/10/14 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION RENEWAL The Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elk of the USA, Jackson Lodge #1713, has applied to the Town of Jackson for renewal of a license to conduct BINGO at 270 West Broadway. Protests against the renewal of this license will be heard at 6:00 pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, by the Jackson Town Council at their Regular Council Meeting on Monday, December 1, 2014. The meeting will be held at 150 East Pearl Avenue in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall. For further information, contact the Town Clerk’s Office at 733-3932. Dated this November 4, 2014 Olivia Goodale, Town Clerk Publish 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/14 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR NEW RESORT LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that the applicant whose name is set forth below filed an application for a new Resort Liquor License in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming. The date of filing, the name of the said applicant and the description of the place or premises which the applicant desires to use as the place of sale are as follows: Date: October 30, 2014 Name: Johnson Resort Properties d/b/a Rustic Inn Location Address: Main Address - 425 North Cache, Jackson WY- Parcel 22-41-16-28-4-02-001: Lots 1-3 of Block 2 and Lots 1-4 & 10-12 of Block 4 of Jones, NE1/4 SE1/4, SEC 28, TWP 41, RNG116 Vacated Street/Alley 60x150(Land Title Survey T-28I); 435 North Cache- Parcel 22-41-16-28-4-00-001: PT NE1/4 SE1/4, SEC 28, TWP 41, RNG116;); 85 Perry Street-

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• Public Notices • Parcel 22-41-16-28-4-01-002: Lot 9, Block 4, Jones; 420 North Glenwood Street- Parcels 22-41-16-28-4-01-004 and 22-4116-28-4-01-002.01: Lot 7-8 Block 4, Jones; 527 North Cache Street- Parcel 22-41-16-28-4-00-035: PT NE1/4 SE1/4, SEC 28, TWP 41, RNG116 Parcel A. Complete legal descriptions of the above descried locations are attached to the application and available in the Town Clerk’s office upon request. Dispensing Room Descriptions: 14’x45’ room in southeast corner of main building and 20’x26’ room in northwest corner of spa suites lobby. Protest, if any there be, against the issuance of the above license will be heard at the hour of 6:00 pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on the 1st day of December, 2014 before the Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall at 150 East Pearl. Dated October 30, 2014 Olivia Goodale, Town Clerk Publish 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/14 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION OF RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Notice is hereby given that the applicant whose name is set forth below filed an application for Transfer of Ownership and Location of a Retail Liquor License in the Office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming. The date of filing, the name of the said applicant and the description of the place or premises which the applicant desires to use as the place of sale are as follows: Date: October 30, 2014 Current Licensee Name and Location: Johnson Resort Properties, Inc. d/b/a Rustic Inn; 425 North Cache, Jackson WY Proposed Licensee Name: LFM Jackson, LLC d/b/a Lucky’s Market Proposed Location Address: 974 West Broadway, Jackson WY; Lots 2 & 3 of the Horn Addition, AC Zone Proposed Dispensing Room(s) Description: 21’ x 46’ room in northwest quadrant of store Protest, if any there be, against the transfer of the above license will be heard at the hour of 6:00 pm or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, on the 1st day of December, 2014 before the Town Council of the Town of Jackson, Teton County, Wyoming, in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall at 150 East Pearl. Dated October 30, 2014 Olivia Goodale, Town Clerk Publish 11/05, 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/14

GENERAL PUBLIC NOTICES • FORECLOSURES • FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and interest has occurred under the terms of a promissory note (the “Note”) dated 10/19/2007 executed and delivered by Bryan Baldwin (“Mortgagor”) to Edward Jones Mortgage, LLC and a real estate mortgage (the “Mortgage”) of the same date securing the Note, which Mortgage was executed and delivered by said Mortgagors, to Edward Jones Mortgage, LLC, and which Mortgage was recorded on 10/22/2007, as Instrument Number Rec Number 0714618, Book 681, Page 74 in the records of the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Teton County, State of Wyoming; and

WHEREAS, the mortgage was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Assignment dated: 10/19/2007 Assignment recorded: 10/22/2007 Assignment recording information: Rec Number 0714619, Book 681, Page 90 All in the records of the County clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Teton County, Wyoming. WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of sale which by reason of said default, the Mortgagee declares to have become operative, and no suit or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof, nor has any such suit or proceeding been instituted and the same discontinued; and WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertisement and sale has been served upon the record owner and the party in possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior to the commencement of this publication, and the amount due upon the Mortgage on the date of first publication of this notice of sale being the total sum of $441,265.66 which sum consists of the unpaid principal balance of $429,847.03 plus Interest accrued to the date of the first publication of this notice in the amount of $10,158.07 plus attorneys’ fees, costs expended, and accruing interest and late charges after the date of first publication of this notice of sale; WHEREAS, the property being foreclosed upon may be subject to other liens and encumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale. Any prospective purchaser should research the status of title before submitting a bid; NOW, THEREFORE Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as the Mortgagee, will have the Mortgage foreclosed as by law provided by causing the mortgaged property to be sold at public venue by the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in and for Teton County, Wyoming to the highest bidder for cash at 10 o’clock in the forenoon on 12/18/2014 at the Teton County Courthouse located at courthouse 180 South King, Jackson, WY 83001, Teton County, Wyoming, for application on the above-described amounts secured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property being described as follows, to-wit: Lot 10 of TARGHEE TOWNE CUSTOM HOME SITES, TRACT NO. 1, according to that Plat filed on April 23, 1971, as Plat No. 195 in the Office of the County Clerk of Teton County, Wyoming.

• CONTINUED PUBLICATION • Public Hearing are being held for the following projects, beginning at 8:15 am: Indian Paintbrush Water Supply Squaw Creek Water Supply When: December 4, 2014, 8:15 a.m. Where:Jackson Town Hall 150 E. Pearl St. Jackson, Wyoming The Wyoming Water Development Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comments on the Indian Paintbrush Water Supply and Squaw Creek Water Supply projects. Representatives of the Water Development Commission and the project sponsors will be present to explain the proposed project and to record comments. For further information contact: Wyoming Water Development Office 6920 Yellowtail Road Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 307/777-7626 Publish: 11/19, 11/26, 12/03/14 CHEYENNE, WYOMING NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE OF AND FINAL SETTLEMENT FOR HIGHWAY WORK Notice is hereby given that the State Transportation Commission of Wyoming has accepted as completed according to plans, specifications and rules governing the same work performed under that certain contract between the State of Wyoming, acting through said Commission, and HK Contractors, Inc. the contractor on Highway Project Number N103106 in Lincoln county, consisting of grading drainage, milling plant mix, placing crushed base & bituminous pavement surfacing, wearing course, MSE wall repair, guardrail, fencing & miscellaneous work. Contractor is entitled to final settlement therefore; that the Director of the Department of Transportation will cause said Contractor to be paid the full amount due him under said contract on December 23, 2014. Publish: 11/12, 11/19, 11/26/14

With an address of: 250 Targhee Town Road Alta, WY 834144508. Together with all improvements thereon situate and all fixtures and appurtenances thereto. ___11/21/2014_____ Date

at a regular meeting of the Teton County Commissioners at the Teton County Administration Building. Please contact the Planning Office at 733-3959 for the scheduled meeting date. The proposed subdivision contains 12 lots, 11 Residential Lots and 1 Common Area Lot; the residential lots average .029 acres per lot, the Common Area Lot is 2.21 acres. The project is located on 2.53 acres, generally described as a subdivision of Lot 17 of Wilson Park and located within Section 22, Township 41 North, Range 117 West. The site is accessed from Old School House Lane and will be named Schwabacher Meadows Publish: 11/26, 12/03/14

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Village set for ‘great’ start of new ski season Three lifts will open on Thursday; resort president is thrilled with snow base. By Clark Forster

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David Heinemann of Victor, Idaho, navigates the new snow with his son Brooks last weekend at Grand Targhee Resort, which opened to 50 total inches of snow boasting a 28-inch base. “It’s really good coverage and it’s still early in the season,” said Ken Rider, Targhee’s Director of Marketing on Saturday. Targhee was again named to the Forbes top 10 best ski resorts and Ski Magazine for Best Snow and Best Value. “It’s the perfect trifecta,” Rider said.

Storm opens Targhee Grand Targhee Resort enjoys respectable first day and expects another exceptional season. By Emma Breysse It was a wild ride, weatherwise, to open the ski season at Grand Targhee Resort as a windy winter storm visited the mountain during the weekend. With a respectable 28-inch base, the resort opened most of the main Fred’s Mountain for the first day of the season, with a line forming to catch the season’s first runs roughly an hour before first chair. A predicted storm dumped on the

resort Saturday. The wind picked up and closed the main Dreamcatcher chairlift a little before noon as fog socked in most of the terrain on the higher mountain. The Shoshone chairlift, which accesses lower beginner terrain, remained open throughout Saturday and drew those skiers and ‘boarders who opted to stay and make the most of the steadily improving snow. “It wasn’t the best day I’ve ever had out here, but it wasn’t the worst either,” said Jessie Golden, 23, of Driggs, Idaho. “When things get sorted out again, I think we’ll be really glad to have all this snow we’re getting. I know I can’t wait to get out there.” Falling short of last year’s opening day attendance record, the mountain

nevertheless filled the main parking lot by the end of the day Saturday, though several of those people left when it became clear the Dreamcatcher lift would not reopen that day. Crystal Field, 22, a recent transplant to Jackson, stayed with friends in Driggs and skied all weekend. She said the story of the weekend was not the skiing, but the weather. “We just kept watching the sky and hoping for good conditions,” she said. “While the lifts were open, even before the snow showed up, it was pretty great, but when they closed I just kept watching the snow falling, and I was just itching to get up there and try it out.” Both Field and Golden, along with See targhee on 8C

Moose rebound after 1st defeat Jackson splits weekend contests with Stingers. By Clark Forster The league favorites might finally have some competition. Moose Hockey split weekend home games when the Bozeman (Montana) Stingers dropped Jackson 4-3 Friday before Jackson rebounded to win in convincing fashion Saturday, 8-4. Jackson’s Black Diamond Hockey League foe had lost seven straight to

the Moose. But Friday’s Stinger victory creates an obstacle on Jackson’s road to the Joe Casey Cup. The Moose made a clean sweep of their three league opponents last season, winning all 12 contests including two against the Stingers. Halfway through Friday’s game Jackson knew it had a real opponent in the contest for the first league title. Bozeman held a 4-0 lead midway through the second period. Three second-period Stinger goals in a span of less than seven minutes

put the Moose in a hole it could not climb out of. Jackson scored late in the second and twice in the third but couldn’t deliver the equalizer. Nine players scored points for Jackson in the loss. Bozeman picked up where it left off Friday and went up 1-0 on Jackson on a Chase Dagastino goal. The Moose responded nine minutes later when Jackson’s Justin Thomas took a Charlie Olson pass and put the puck in the back of the Bozeman net. The score began a string of four See Moose on 6C

Rejoice. Ski season starts tomorrow. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will open the Teewinot, Apres Vous and Casper lifts on Thanksgiving as mountain staff works to prepare the rest of the skiable terrain. Marmot, Thunder and the Bridger Gondola will begin operating Saturday, resort President Jerry Blann said. “Watch out for what’s next,” Blann said. “There could be more quickly following that.” Blann said he is more than happy with the almost 80 inches of snow the mountain has received to date. He said the Aerial Tram is just a few good snowfalls away from being in operation. “We usually have to have about 50 inches on the stake,” Blann said, referring to the bottom of Rendezvous Bowl. “Right now I think we’re a little short of that, maybe 10 inches short of that.” Valley skiers have plenty to look forward to as they await the full 4,139 feet of vertical terrain. Early-season conditions are ripe thanks to a recent rush of winter to the valley. “It’s probably one of the best transitions from fall to winter I’ve seen in my 19 seasons here,” Blann said. “Two weeks ago last Sunday we were all running around in shorts and riding our bikes, and we went from there to 19 below on the mountain two days later.” The snow brought with it plunging temperatures that have allowed the resort’s $3 million in snowmaking improvements to begin to pay off. “With our increase in snowmaking capacity we were pumping 3,400 gallons a minute literally within three days of opening for snowmaking,” Blann said. “We got down a good base, and all of this natural snow has just come in and created a great base for us. We’re going to have a great opening.” The resort began making snow two weeks ago and Blann said they had almost a week straight with nonstop, continuous snowmaking. Snowmaking efforts have recently been able to concentrate on Apres Vous due to more than 40 inches the mountain has received in the past week. Forecasts are that Teton Village See JHMR on 9C

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When my Mac fails, it’s Colleen to the rescue C olleen Thompson is the mod- Jackson Hole. ern Jackson rendition of a litFrom working in chef Heinz erary contrivance utilized by Heite’s Alpenhof kitchen to being a desperate filmmakers, playwrights maid at the Hostel and waitressing and authors known as “deus ex for Jim Brooks’ China Dragon in the machina” or god from the ma- then-new Gaslight Alley, it was only chine. To exemplify, visualize John a matter of time before Colleen maWayne’s cavalry troop galloping to neuvered to a more mind-stimulatthe rescue just as your wagon train ing opportunity with technical accomes under hostile attack in Mon- countability. That evolution began with processing and printing work ument Valley. in Skip Meyer’s photo lab. In 1981 a Get the picture? Now replace the Duke charging local SBA loan allowed Colleen and partner D. J. Bassett to into your driveway with launch the Jackson Hole a more current scene feaColor Lab in Gordon Graturing a white-haired gal ham’s Scott Lane busiarriving aboard a vinness complex. I was one tage red ’89 650cc Honda of their many satisfied Hawk or less colorfully…. customers. inside a Pontiac Vibe. Colleen says she “got That’s Colleen! along” with her first Rescuing hard drives Macintosh, a 512K “Fat as well as reprograming Mac” purchased in 1985 and updating Macintosh for photo lab billing. A gizmos requires a slightPaul Bruun photography customer ly different skill set than connected with the Jacksaving wagon trains. Still, at the first sign of flaming son Hole News, recognizing her zeal arrows and cracking Winchesters for problem solving and taking gear menacing the tools that devise and apart to understand it better, sugdeliver these columns to the Jack- gested she try to help the computerson Hole News&Guide, emergency challenged News staff. Soon Colleen was also working across the street smoke signals go out to Colleen. Over at least the last 15 years and with News classified ad wranglers a progression of three Apple laptops Kathy Olson and Teresa Thomas. and an equal number of iMacs, un- During this process she ultimately der Colleen’s Jackson Hole Online rewrote their classified programs, care Bruun has never missed deliv- first in HyperCard and later in Fileering this weekly Outdoors column Maker Pro. Such performances kinand other writing obligations. To dled a Mac doctor/wellness newspasummarize, as my favorite holiday, per service that continues today. Thanksgiving, rolls around for yet Colleen’s visits to my cluttered another year, Colleen Thompson is and frozen downstairs office are a someone for whom I regularly give combination of human and equipthanks. ment updates, system service and continuing education of an operator Switching to computers constantly lagging in modernizaPrevious columns reported how tion. It is amusing when Colleen ocBruun was content being a garden casionally detects I’ve downloaded a variety Luddite pounding a type- simple system update on my own or writer keyboard rather than plung- pioneered a new computer trick or ing into the frightening computer shortcut. Disbelief is easily identifiunknown. In order to silence non- able in her voice, but such occasions stop nagging from my longtime fly- are rare. fishing industry pal and neighbor, On a Tuesday deadline Colleen Bill Klyn, I agreed to buy a comput- recovered a completed column that er. Ted Kerasote, resourceful Kelly had mysteriously evaporated from outdoorsman and successful author, my screen while I was stranded wisely urged that I pursue an Apple in DIA. Magically she patched my system: “All you are going to do is barely discernible transmissions type stories, not run spreadsheets from the Australian outback, Baja’s and do tax work!” The newspaper East Cape, cays off Belize and a dieditorial office also relied on Macs. lapidated Everglades hotel phone so Even after taking a computer antiquated that Alexander G. Bell’s class, my boxed Apple gadgetry re- initials were carved on the handset! mained in a closet, unopened until “What’s the worst thing that can Colleen convinced me to get started. happen to the average Mac user?” I This Orange County escapee whose recently asked my emergency room desire to learn how to ski landed her IT chief. in Jackson when I did, in 1973, had “Probably a hard drive failure gained my trust through several of with no backup,” Colleen replied. her endeavors in her early years in “Sometimes you can recover most

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Colleen Thompson shows her expertise as she tunes up the author’s Apple computers at the intrepid columnist’s cluttered work station.

of the data but the worst losses are usually pictures that aren’t replaceable,” she added. And that’s why all of her clients sport additional external hard drives, mirroring Karl Malden’s famous American Express proclamation: “Don’t leave home without it!” Macs are known for avoiding virus and invasive system problems, but such issues are increasing.

Softball and motorcycles “A lot of Mac problems are selfinduced. The biggest security weak point is the human link,” Colleen said. She urges users to be smart surfers and not download bad things (porn) or frequent pirated softwear. Avoid downloading those speed-up or clean-up Mac claims. Colleen’s Jackson Hole Online career expansion coincided with many additional Jackson Hole News jobs during the mid-1990s after the color lab sale in 1993. By then she was in a committed relationship with David Swift, the photographer client who had suggested she pursue additional Mac work with the News. Colleen is a fiercely competitive athlete who grew up playing all sorts of ballgames, including catching chipped golf balls her father would hit to her and a sister and brother. “You didn’t know if you’d caught it until you looked in your mitt,” she remembers. In addition to being obsessed with playing center field on a variety of local women’s league fastpitch softball teams and participating in weekly trivia contests, she and David did a lot of motorcycle touring. Her 26,000 miles on a new BMW R-1100 Road Sport

(opposed twin) earned second place in the BMW owners mileage contest. These days these “spousal equivalents” have cut down on their motorcycle miles by sharing the solitary red Honda and alternating time with their teenage son, Dyson, who thrives on computer games. His college campus visits are underway with an eye toward the study of video editing. Colleen plows the energy she focused on sports and touring into a vegetable garden where she grows items she uses for extra healthy eating. Her dedication to good eating hygiene is nearly as fierce as softball, or almost. Colleen happily refers to herself as a plumber. “I’m called when someone’s digital plumbing doesn’t work,” she said. “When I drive around Jackson and recognize how many houses I’ve been in, I’m sure that plumbers must feel the same way,” she concludes. An active roster of several hundred clients clamoring for iPhone, iPad, iMac and other Apple support as well as being a News&Guide computer watchdog cram Colleen’s week. Even when Mac woes fell her loyal absentee customers in Switzerland and France, she connects remotely to rescue their equipment. After her Thursday visit, my Macs are connecting faster and I’m anticipating a carefree winter under Colleen’s aegis. Happy Thanksgiving. Paul Bruun writes weekly on his adventures and misadventures in the great outdoors.

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SPORTS BRIEFS JH SkiMo Club created Ski mountaineers recently formed the Jackson Hole SkiMo Club to increase participation in “skimo” events, introduce people to ski mountaineering and encourage juniors and women to participate, according the club’s website, JHSkiMo.org. The club is for anyone interested in the sport. Members will meet regularly to train, practice transition techniques and learn. Meetings will be held at 7 a.m. every Monday and Tuesday and 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. All meetings will be held in the Lodge Room at Snow King Resort. For information and an event schedule visit the club’s website.

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Erika Sweigart, of Victor, Idaho, competes in the 2010 Sasquatch Snowshoe Race at Grand Targhee Resort. A new competition, the Grand Teton Snowshoe Games, will be held in March, with events on both sides of the Tetons.

Let the snowshoe games begin A new competition will be held on both sides of the Tetons in March. By Clark Forster Jackson Hole has competitions for nearly every sort of winter activity or sport. Now the Hole can add a new snowshoeing event to the list. The Grand Teton Snowshoe Games will be held March 15 to 21 on the east and west sides of the Tetons. “The Jackson area has been ranked one of the four best places in the country to snowshoe,” said Mike Weber, coordinator of the games. “When I saw that we didn’t have an event I thought, ‘Wow, we need to have one.’” Weber moved to Jackson in August. He is a correspondent for Snowshoe Magazine and wanted to bring a weeklong competitive snowshoeing festival to the Tetons.

coordinator of the grand teton snowshoe games

“The four best places to snowshoe in the U.S. are the Tetons, northern Colorado, eastern Wisconsin and Vermont,” Weber said. “We are setting out to prove in March that the Tetons are the best of the four.” Weber and the games officials have met for weeks with valley residents and the U.S. Forest Service to determine the best locations to host the games. Weber said decisions will be made by Dec. 5 on the sites and the races. “The last several weeks we’ve been kicking around a lot of ideas and trying to decide what events would be the most rewarding or enjoyable for snowshoers here in the Teton area,” Weber said. Races, demos, workshops and seminars will be held daily throughout the week. Snowshoeing is easy to learn and requires no formal training, said Weber.

Football players All-State The Wyoming Coaches Association released its 2014 class 3A All-State selections Saturday, and the Jackson Hole High School backfield was well represented. Senior tailback/linebacker Mark Ford and junior tailback/linebacker Theo Dawson were among the 40 players selected. Ford and Dawson were the offensive and defensive leaders for a Bronc team that went 8-2 on the season, the school’s best record since winning the state title in 2007. Dawson is one of just seven players on the coaches association’s list who will return to the Friday night lights in 2015. He also made the Casper Star-Tribune’s “Super 25” list of the best 25 players in the state in all classifications. Dawson and Ford were also part of Jackson’s seven 3A West AllConference selections. Joining them on the 3A West All-Conference list were Joey Caffaro, Dillon Hartranft, Brady Anderson, Keegan Bommer and Ryan Johnston.

Site features park trail info A new website puts Grand Teton National Park trail information right at hikers’ fingertips. TetonHikingTrails.com offers detailed information on more than 40 hikes. Trail descriptions, key features, pictures, maps, elevation profiles and more are featured on the site. The site is organized to make it easier for hikers to find trails that suit their preferences and abilities.

“We’re going to have all kinds of dashes, sprints and short races.” – Mike Weber

SheJumps will hold an all-women’s American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education avalanche level 1 course Dec. 3-4 and Dec. 6-7. Only six spots are open. The first two classes will be held in a classroom and the second two outside. SheJumps, an organization with the mission to increase women’s participation in outdoor activities, has partnered with the Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute for the avalanche course. The course will help participants obtain their level 1 certification. Registration costs $325. Email Carisa Barnett at carisa@ shejumps.org for information.

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Paige Murray enjoys a snowshoe softball game in 2012 at Powderhorn Park. Organizers of the Grand Teton Snowshoe Games are still putting together their list of events and locations for the March 15-21 event.

Because of the sport’s relatively easy learning curve, the games will be for all ages and abilities. However, endurance athletes will have to look elsewhere for their lung-burning competitive fix. “We’re going to have all kinds of dashes, sprints and short races,” Weber said. “Everything from 50 meters up to 2 kilometers.” Weber said typical snowshoe races are between 5 and 10 kilometers. Prizes such as snowshoe gear and even cash will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place finishers. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to participate. The games are expected to draw visitors from throughout the Rocky Mountain West. Snowshoeing is an increasingly popular sport that has even more participants than cross-country skiing. According to Snowshoe Magazine, 4.1 million Americans snowshoe compared

with the 3.3 million Americans who participate in cross-country skiing. “It’s easy, it’s very sociable and provides solitude,” Weber said of snowshoeing. “It’s a great experience to walk out into nature and be able to go much further than you could go if you were just walking,” he said. The games are sandwiched between two popular events in what looks to be another busy March for the valley. The Snow King Pond Skim is scheduled for March 14 and the main event of the three-day Rendezvous Music Festival is set for March 22. The Recreational Snowshoeing Association will manage the games. The association is focused on maximizing participation in snowshoeing as a recreational activity. Weber serves as the executive director of the association.

The Jackson Hole Youth Hockey high school teams traveled to Gillette and Cody this past weekend for tournaments hosted by the Gillette Wild and the Park County Ice Cats. The Lady Moose went 1-1 in two games against the Park County Ice Cats in Cody. Jackson took Saturday’s contest 6-5 but fell Sunday 7-3. Jackson’s Paige Asbell had five goals in the two games. including four scores in Saturday’s victory over Park County. The boys team went 1-2-1 in four games . The boys started the tournament with a 2-2 tie with Gillette on Friday, followed by a 4-3 loss to Cheyenne on Saturday. The team took down Gillette 3-1 in a rematch Saturday. Jackson’s Will Chapman, Bodi Morris and Tenzing Coburn scored in the win. The boys finished the weekend with an 8-1 loss to Casper.

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Annika Peacock of the Jackson Hole Stingrays comes to the surface Saturday after pushing off on her second lap in the 50-yard freestyle race. The Jackson Hole Stingrays swim team hosted the five-team Fall in the Hole meet at the Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center.

Stingrays show their strength Jackson swimmers conquer five-team meet at the rec center. By Clark Forster

tter dominance was on display Saturday and Sunday when the Jackson Hole Stingrays swim team won 57 out of 111 events at the team’s Fall in the Hole meet at the Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center. Five teams and 92 swimmers competed over the weekend. But five Jackson athletes, led by Brianna Clancy, stole the show. Clancy competed in the Girls 8 and Under category and won a weekendhigh nine individual races. In the process she set state records in the 25-yard freestyle, the 50 free and the 200 free. Joining Clancy with nine wins was teammate Milan Tonkin. Competing in the Boys 13-14 division, he won events in every stroke except butterfly. Victoria Clancy, Brianna’s older sister, won seven events. She competed in the Girls 9-10 division and won events in every stroke except breaststroke. Jackson’s Abbie Shockley and Isaac Zarate each recorded five individual wins for the Stingrays. Shockley competed against swimmers 17 and older. Zarate swam with the 8 and Under boys. The five swimmers combined to take first place in 35 of the 49 individual events won by the meet hosts. However, many other Jackson swimmers had winning weekends. Rylan Tepe, Ila Musclow, Hannah Dunlop, Hannah Schuller, Aylin Paredes, Annika Peacock, Sadler Smith, Vega Sanchez, Danica Tucker, Gus

Clausen, Alanna DeMuro and Mary Clancy won individual events. The Stingrays’ individual domination spilled over to the relays. Jackson won eight of the 10 team events. Swimmers from Kemmerer, Evanston, Idaho Falls and Lava Hot Springs in Idaho competed with the Stingrays in the Fall in the Hole meet. Team awards were not given, but Jackson qualified swimmers in 130 events for the state meet March 6-8 in Laramie. “I’m really excited for our first-time state qualifiers: Gus Clausen, Valeria Carrillo, Jacob Hora, Kate Ryan and Sam Vatter,” Stingrays coach Cindy O’Dwyer said. O’Dwyer said the entire team deserved credit for the wildly successful weekend. It was “really hard to pick just a few [swimmers],” she said. “I was really thrilled with everyone’s performance. They exceeded my expectations.” She was also glad, she said, “to see some of our new members doing so well. Many of them were nervous about competing and were not sure they were ready to compete. But they all left the meet happy they took part.” The Fall in the Hole is one of two home meets hosted by the Stingrays. They also host the Sweetheart Meet in February as a last chance for swimmers to qualify for March’s state meet. “It takes a multitude of people and lots of preparation to host a meet,” O’Dwyer said. “Our parents worked really hard before and during this meet. “The upside is the parents don’t have to spend time and money travelling to other towns. Kids are fresh since they get to sleep in their own beds and not spend hours in the car.”

Milan Tonkin, in the Boys 13-14 division, swims the breaststroke leg of the 200-yard individual medley. Tonkin took first with a time of 2 minutes, 30.52 seconds. In all he won nine individual races. Brianna Clancy, competing in the Girls 8 and Under division, was the only other swimmer to win that many.

Lucia Garcia and Hannah Dunlop check out their results in the 200-yard individual medley for girls 13 and older.

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Well-camouflaged teammates Claire Andrews, Mary Grace Goettler and Sarah Andrews celebrate a win in last week’s dodgeball tournament at Jackson Hole High School.

On your mark, get set, dodge(ball) Jackson Hole High School dodgeball tournament puts a twist on the childhood game. By Clark Forster

simple game of dodgeball turned into chaos Friday as high school kids dressed in costume teamed up to play a kids’ game with hardly any

rules. Head shots were not allowed, but that didn’t stop the vultures from ganging up on teammate-less opponents and putting them out of their misery. As players dropped like flies after being pelted with softball-sized foam balls, the opposing team went after the weak and lonely like wolves on injured prey. “Full-court dodgeball” was announced over the speakers by a student master of ceremonies. The announcement had the winning teams licking their chops. The depleted teams, the ones that had been pegged so many times that the majority of the players were eliminated, were soon surrounded. “Full-court dodgeball is when each team can go on either side of the court,” said sophomore Christian Iobst. “You have to have 360 vision or else you’re done.” Normal rules for dodgeball state that teams can’t cross the half-court line of the basketball court to hit an opponent. The full-court aspect sped up the games in the single elimination tournament. It also pitted one or two poor souls against a rain of fire. The winning team, often with five or six players remaining on the court, would corner outnumbered opponents and simply feast. Anywhere from six to eight balls would fly at the

Josh Dawson winds up for a foam dodgeball shot at an opponent during Friday’s tournament for the National Honor Society.

disadvantaged opponent and the game would be over before the lonely even knew they’d been hit. In rare instances full-court dodgeball would be announced before a single player was eliminated. Players had to have eyes in the backs of their heads as balls came from every direction. Nobody was safe. Even fans in the bleachers would be pelted, and no

one knew from where the next ball would take off. “It makes it a quicker game and more interesting,” Iobst said. The chaos was magnified as the big, red, basketball-size dodgeballs most people remember have been replaced. The dodgeballs used Friday were built for speed. Athletes, band members and even 90-pound girls were all capable of humming this playful weapon at speeds hovering around 60 mph. But these balls traded velocity for precision. “It’s super fun but they’re not as accurate,” Iobst said. “You’ll throw one and it’ll do a 360 barrel roll.” The foam fastballs’ inability to find their targets forced rules such as full-court play and sudden death. Sudden death was used to settle a tie score. The first team to get hit or have its ball caught by an opponent was eliminated. “It gets really intense,” said sophomore Alex Martinez. “I love the music they had because it just built it up even more.” Bon Jovi’s “Wanted Dead or Alive” played throughout the gym as players did their best to dodge, duck and dive with the hope of eventually drilling their opponents. Teams were dressed as everything from professional basketball players to soldiers. A team called “Ladies of the ’80s” even danced at the top of bleachers during games to enhance the lively display of childhood competition. Martinez’s team was decked out in plaid shirts, jean shorts and fake beards that would put the men of the television show “Duck Dynasty” to shame. “We are supposed to be rednecks but our costumes don’t show it too well,” Martinez said. “We kind of went with more of a hillbilly look.”

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Moose goals over the next nine minutes of play. Jackson’s Gerrit Hardeman and A.J. Sanders scored first-period goals before Sanders gave the Moose a 4-1 lead three minutes into the second period. Bozeman cut the Moose lead to two before Nick Dolentz and Sanders each scored to give Jackson a 6-2 lead. Third-period scores from Thomas and Jackson’s Kyle Krauss completed the blowout and gave the Moose a 5-1 overall and league record. Thomas earned league Player of the Week honors for his 6-point effort Saturday. Jackson goalie Nick Krauss picked up his fourth win of the season in net. Krauss made 25 saves on 29 Stinger shots. The Moose are now tied with the Stingers in the loss column but hold

a two-game lead over Bozeman due to a four game sweep of the Park City Pioneers to begin the season. Bozeman moved to 3-1 on the season and 1-1 in league play. The Stingers took two from the Montana State Grizzlies in its season-opening doubleheader. The two teams won’t meet again until Feb. 13 and 14. The two games will be in Bozeman and will close out the Black Diamond Hockey League regular season for the Moose. All four BDHL teams will participate in a yearend playoff tournament for the league title and the Joe Casey Cup. Seeding will be determined by regular season league standings. The Moose will next host Denver DAS in games Dec. 5 and 6 at the Snow King Sports and Events Center. Jackson has swept Denver in four games over the past two seasons.

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Moose forward A.J. Sanders looks for his teammates Friday night as the Moose take on the Bozeman Stingers.

Jackson forward Nick Dolentz makes a play for the puck as two Bozeman Stingers close in Friday night at Snow King Sports and Events Center. The Stingers won the game 4-3 but the Moose rallied on Saturday night for an 8-4 victory.

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First-year employee Jordan Brown, originally from Pennsylvania, tunes up Grand Targhee Resort’s rental fleet for its 2014-15 winter season. With $1.5 million invested this summer to improve amenities at the resort, visitors will find new rental skis and snowboards and 140 new seats at Wild Bill’s Grill.

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several others who watched the snow falling from inside the Trap Bar, mentioned high hopes for the coming weeks. Along with the snow that fell throughout the weekend, a second winter storm was in the forecast a few days off, and the resort had yet to open the Blackfoot and Sacajawea chairlifts or the terrain off Mary’s Nipple. As of press time, the base was up to 30 inches and the final two lifts had yet to open for the season, according to Targhee’s conditions found on the resort’s website.

“While the lifts were open, even before the snow showed up it was pretty great.” – Crystal Field A snowboarder glides down the lower mountain at Grand Targhee Resort on Saturday morning during the second day of skiing for the 2014-15 season.

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The skiing that did happen opening weekend was good for early-season conditions, but, as Targhee spokeswoman Jennie White warned, it’s definitely still early. Rocks and logs caught several skiers and ‘boarders who ventured into the trees at Shoshone, and runs that saw the heaviest afternoon traffic showed a few patches of dirt and rock by the end of Saturday. “Yeah, it’s early season for sure,” Nick Scott, 35, of Rexburg, Idaho, said. “But the good thing about that it’s at that time you just want to be boarding again. I’ll be pickier later on, but my main thing right now is that it’s open at all. And for all that it’s still not bad out there.”

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our 50th” anniversary, Blann said. The Teton Lift will begin at the Continued from cover South Pass Traverse and extend will receive close to 6 inches this near the top of Sheridan Ridge. The weekend in addition to the snow re- lift will provide access above the ceived last night. Moran Woods and portions of the In 2013 the mountain opened Nov. Crags. 28 with a depth of 30 inches at RenJackson Hole Mountain Resort’s dezvous Bowl. This year Rendezvous constant improvements, along with has a depth of 38 inches and count- many mountain staples, earned the ing as of Tuesday afternoon. The ski area Forbes magazine’s rankmidmountain in 2013 had a depth ing as the No. 1 ski resort in North of 23 inches on America. This is opening day. As the fourth conof Tuesday the secutive year the midmountain resort has topped depth was at 35 Forbes’ list. “It’s gratifyinches. ing for a lot of “We didn’t reasons,” Blann have near the said of the recogconditions we nition. “From my have this year,” seat it’s so imBlann said. The resort re– Jerry Blann portant that it’s a friendly place ceived 15 inches President, jh mountain resort to come. We do of snow during well because of the day on Tuesday and another foot was forecasted the entire community and the kind of real positive Western hospitality for Tuesday night. Skiers will soon get a taste of the whole community can provide. what’s to come in 2015-16, Blann That to me is very important.” Grand Targhee Resort was No. 9 said. The Kemmerer run near the Teton lift that is now under con- on Forbes’ 2015 list. The Alta resort struction will soon be groomed and opened Friday to 56 inches of snow. Snow King Mountain is set to will offer a sneak peak. “Once we get it all groomed out open Dec. 6 for the season. As of that will just whet the appetite of Tuesday the Town Hill had received people for the Teton Lift for next year, 23 inches of snow.

“From my seat it’s so important that it’s a friendly place to come.”

Jackson Hole FC takes LasVegas soccer tourney Club shines in the city of lights and celebrates a team member’s 40th. By Clark Forster The Jackson Hole FC men’s soccer team took an early November trip to Las Vegas and were some of the lucky visitors to Sin City to return home with more than they left with. A birthday and business trip ended in triumph as the team won the Over 30 Friendship Sports Veterans Day Soccer Tournament with a 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas Generals. “The competition was not as strong as we are used to, but we had a great time and added another trophy to the shelf,” said club President Yaron Levy. “However, instead of a trophy we got pint glasses.” It was 11 p.m. on the night of Nov. 6 when 11 members of the club hopped into a passenger van and made the trip south to the desert. Two more players drove down from Jackson and three players caught flights from Peru, New Hampshire

and London for the tournament. The trip was a combination 40th birthday party for a teammate and a soccer tournament. Jackson Hole FC won the three-team tournament in dominating fashion, outscoring opponents 14-4 in two days of play. More importantly, they took a step toward qualifying for the 200-plus team King’s Cup Soccer Tournament held each January in Las Vegas. The championship versus the Generals was a little tighter than the Wyoming boys hoped for, though. A 2-0 Jackson lead quickly turned into a tie game in the second half of play. Levy said things got heated and, following the Generals’ loss, one Las Vegas player even told the Jackson club “I can’t believe you guys rode your horses all the way down here to beat us.” Jackson Hole FC continues to grow after more than three decades of organized adult soccer. Levy said the goal remains the same as it was since the club’s inception: “keeping the dream alive, making new friends and having a heck of a good time.”

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MARKET WATCH By Jonathan Schechter

Jackson Hole Airport: Total Enplanements

Pie guys branch out to preserves Roots Kitchen will also offer pickles and sauces, and will stock shelves of Jackson stores. By Jason Suder

OCTOBER ENPLANEMENTS AT THE JACKSON Hole Airport totaled 14,823, an 8 percent increase from the number that enplaned in October 2013. Year to date, 295,020 people have enplaned on a commercial flight at the Jackson Hole Airport, an increase of 8 percent versus the first eight months of 2013. October was only the 22nd month in the past 24 where enplanements were greater than those in the same month in the previous year. During the past 12 months, 317,166 people have enplaned on commercial flights at the Jackson Hole Airport, an increase of 7 percent over the number enplaning during the fiscal year ending in October 2013. Source: Jackson Hole Airport

Orion Bellorado has spent the past seven years cementing his corner of the Jackson Hole Farmers Market selling the Mr. McGregor’s Garden pies that he creates. “Guys selling pies” has become a fixture at the summer market, but Bellorado’s goods are about to jump

“We basically are friends that got into business, and it’s working.” – Orion Bellorado roots kitchen and cannery

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from farm stand to grocery store. On Tuesday, jams, jellies, pickles and pasta sauces through Bellorado’s newest venture, Roots Kitchen and Cannery, became available at Pearl Street Market, Persephone Bakery and Healthy Being Juicery. “The transition was a logical shift from pies,” Bellorado said, “as canning and pie baking are two ways to prolong the life of harvested fresh OCTOBER’S RECREATIONAL VISITS TO GRAND Teton National Park totaled 148,281, a 115 percent increase from the number who visited in October 2013, when Congress’ failure to pass a budget led to the park shutting down for two weeks. Since the beginning of 2014, 2,715,615 people have paid a recreational visit to Grand Teton, up 5 percent from last year. During the fiscal year ending in October, 2,789,962 people visited Grand Teton, 5 percent more than the number visiting during the previous 12 months. Source: Grand Teton National Park Yellowstone NP: recreational Visits

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After years of selling pies, Orion Bellorado’s new business, Roots Kitchen and Cannery, is offering jams, pickles and sauces at Jackson-area stores.

goods. Both can be delicious and can help make our region more locally sustainable.” His mantra is “local and high quality.” Bellorado scouts the best berries the region has to offer. Farms in Riverton and near Bear Lake supply peaches, plums, apples

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Southern GOP will control our future I thought about this recently when considering how the Senate will look starting next year. Sixty years after LBJ became Senate majority leader, U.S. Senate representation from the states of the former Confederacy will have switched from entirely Democratic to almost entirely Republican. There are a couple of exceptions: Florida will still have one Democratic senator, and Virginia will still have two. Offsetn my last column I wrote about how, over the last 20 years ting that, however, the Republicans control both Senate seats or so, Teton County has gone from being reliably Repub- in Oklahoma and Kentucky, and have picked up one in Mislican to reliably Democratic. My sense is that a goodly souri. Sixty years ago the delegations from all three of these amount of this switch has been due to a combisemi-southern states were entirely Democratic. nation of three factors. First, our population has (Figures 2 and 3). doubled since 1990. Second, most of the “newcomTo complete the symmetry, in the coming Coners” have been drawn to Jackson Hole because of gress many of the Senate’s most senior Repubits environmental qualities. Third, those with an licans will be from the South, putting them in environmental bent feel the Democratic Party is line to lead some of that body’s most influential more in tune with their values than are the Recommittees. And, as with Lyndon Johnson, the publicans. incoming majority leader will be another SouthFrom this perspective I suspect that, over the erner — Mitch McConnell of Kentucky — with next couple of decades, many Teton County vota keen appreciation for how to use the Senate to ers will find themselves despairing over Congress’ accomplish what he and his supporters want. approach to issues they care about: funding for Or, perhaps more to the point, how to prevent public lands, environmental regulation, making the Senate from accomplishing things they don’t it easier for foreign workers to fill tourism jobs, want. For here’s the thing. The Civil Rights and addressing middle-class concerns, and the like. Jonathan Schechter Voting Rights acts were passed in 1964 and 1965. Here’s why. For over two decades before that, though, the High on my list of favorite books is “Master of the Sen- Senate’s southern Democratic bloc was able to use its power ate,” the third volume of Robert Caro’s five-part biography of to keep any meaningful civil rights legislation from being enLyndon Johnson. “Master of the Senate” covers LBJ’s 12-year acted. Whether it was because they were racists or merely career in the U.S. Senate, focusing on 1955 to 1961, when representing the views of their constituents, the members of he was arguably the most powerful majority leader in that the Southern bloc did not want Congress passing any meanbody’s history. ingful civil rights legislation. So it did not. One of the keys to LBJ’s success as majority leader was Sixty years later, the Senate’s Republicans seem primed the support he received from the senators representing the to use the same playbook. As a result, it seems fair to ask states of the former Confederacy. When LBJ became major- “What do the newly empowered Southern Republicans supity leader in 1955 every senator from every state south of the port?” Or, perhaps more to the point, “What do Southern Mason-Dixon Line was a Democrat. (Figure 1). In addition, Republicans oppose?” Because starting next year the most because many of these senators enjoyed great seniority, sev- important fact of American political life is going to be that eral led powerful committees. As a result, even though they the only legislation Congress will enact will be that which did not constitute a majority of the U.S. Senate, by voting as Southern Republicans want to enact. Ditto judges confirmed, a bloc and controlling the legislation coming out of commit- treaties ratified and the like. And, given the nature of the tees during the two decades following World War II, Southern Republican vice grip on the Southern U.S., this is going to Democrats were able to dictate all the legislation approved by be the most important fact of U.S. political life for the next See Corpus Callosum on 13C the Senate. “Research changes faster than technologies; technologies change faster than economies; economies change faster than perceptions; perceptions change faster than politics; politics change faster than laws; laws change faster than jurisprudence.” – Schechter’s Maxim

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RECREATIONAL VISITS TO YELLOWSTONE National Park in October totaled 194,804, a 310 percent increase over the number who visited in October 2013, when Congress’ failure to pass a budget led to the park shutting down for two weeks. Since the beginning of 2014, 3,483,607 people have paid a recreational visit to Yellowstone, up 10 percent from last year. During the fiscal year ending in October, Yellowstone saw a total of 3,512,154 recreational visits, a 10 percent increase in overall recreational visits from the previous fiscal year. That noted, in January 2013, Yellowstone changed its counting methodology, making it impossible to make accurate “apples-to-apples” comparisons of recreational visitation counts involving 2013. Source: Yellowstone National Park

and pumpkins for his summer preserves. Thinking about the impossibility of berries harvested in bulk through the Teton winter, Bellorado gathers the colder seasonal supplies from Strum’s Berry Farm in Corbett, Oregon.

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Business Briefs Happy holiday road trips AAA Travel projects 46.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend. That will be the highest volume for the holiday since 2007 and a 4.2 percent increase over 2013. Nearly 90 percent of travelers will be taking a road trip and enjoying the lowest Thanksgiving gas prices in five years. The national average is about $2.86 for a gallon of regular unleaded. In Wyoming, Alaska and Montana — AAA’s MountainWest region — the average prices haven’t gone that low. In Wyoming the average is $3.10 a gallon, AAA said. But “MountainWest motorists are nonetheless seeing real savings at the pump,” a press release said.

Outdoor company keen on Verde

Keen, a manufacturer of hybrid outdoor and casual shoes and accessories, chose Verde Brand Communications as its public relations and brand communications agency. Keen sells its products online and at 5,000-plus stores in more than 60 countries as well as at Keen Garage retail stores in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Verde has offices in Jackson and in Durango and Boulder, Colorado. “Verde is a natural partner for Keen as we expand our direction, product offerings and give-back programs that lead the way in defining our brand,” Keen President Steven Meineke said in a press release. In addition to promoting the Keen brand, one of the things Verde will do is offer complimentary communications training to recipients of the 2015 Keen Effect grants, a program started last year to fund projects that get people outdoors.

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couple of decades, regardless of who is president. So what might the next couple of decades hold? Well, we can start with two simple facts. First, the U.S. faces a raft of significant problems. Second, to effectively address many of them — especially those extending across state and national borders — the federal government will have to play a major role. What’s far less clear is what role the Southern Republicans will allow the federal government to play. In a politically brilliant move, for the last three election cycles Republican Senate and House candidates have run against the government and against President Obama. The tactics crushed the politically hapless Democrats, but did not address the question of what the Republicans are for. We’ll soon find out. But when the primary unifying theme of the party in charge of the government is its antipathy towards the very government it controls, it seems unlikely we’ll see much significant action on issues requiring a major governmental role. Just as, 60 years ago, there was little action on civil rights. In a variation on Schechter’s Maxim, not only do economic changes occur more quickly than political changes; so do social changes. And 50 years ago America’s civil rights situation became so dire that Congress was compelled to act. By extension, history suggests a similar dynamic will eventually kick

comes Small Business Saturday, a campaign started by American Express to encourage people to shop at small businesses. The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is a Small Business Saturday participant. To whet residents’ and visitors’ appetite for shopping at small Jackson Hole businesses the chamber has created an #shopsmall Jackson Hole Pinterest page. Among the Jackson Hole businesses featured are Stio, Made, Mountain Dandy, Skinny Skis, the Bootlegger, the Liquor Store, Wool and Whiskey and Stockton and Shirk Interior Design.

Be Great Until Late

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is asking businesses that want to participate in the 2014-15 Great Until Late shopping program to register by Dec. 3. This winter’s Great Until Late will feature a ski pass giveaway. Participating businesses will stay open until at least 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays except holidays. People who patronize participating businesses after 6 p.m. will have a chance to win a 2015-16 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Grand Pass and $500 in local gift cards.

Chocolatier touts website

Petit Secret Chocolate, a homegrown Jackson Hole business specializing in Belgian chocolates, announced that its new ecommerce site is live at PetitSecret.com. “We ship anywhere,” founder Laurance Perry said in an email.

The return of the King Pale Ale

Snow King Pale Ale was a big hit last year when Snow King Mountain and Snake River Brewing Company introduced it to

in regarding the major structural problems facing the nation today. Unfortunately, the comparison with the Senate of 60 years ago may fail in at least one crucial way. Two generations ago, excepting civil rights, Southern Democrats actually wanted the government to do things. Today, though, Southern Republicans seem opposed to having government do much of anything. If shrinking the size of government is the only thing the party’s leaders can agree on, it’s going to create quite a public policy vacuum. And that gets to the crux of the problem. Two generations ago Southern Democrats wanted to maintain a way of life whose time had long since past. At least for a while they had the power to do so. In a similar vein, today’s generation of Southern Republicans seems to want to maintain a system being overwhelmed by a flood of contemporary social, economic, and environmental realities. Like their counterparts in the 1940s and 1950s, they, too, will have the power to block major changes, at least for a while. But as with civil rights, the problems facing America today aren’t going to solve themselves, because the problems facing American today are ones which neither the private nor nonprofit sectors are well-equipped to address. Because of that, there’s a good chance that Southern Republicans’ demands for anti-government ideological purity will trump the opportunity to take any number of ob-

celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Town Hill. So much of a hit that this season they will offer a revamped version of the smooth brew with its retro label based on a vintage Snow King ski poster. Limited-edition pint glasses and T-shirts featuring the image of a skier on the King will be on sale soon at Snake River Brewing and retailers around town. A “Return of the King” celebration, with a first keg-tapping of the new Snow King Pale Ale will be held Dec. 20. Visit SnowKingMountain. com for updates.

Sustainable ski area

Jackson Hole Mountain resort ranked eighth on a list of 10 Western resorts in the “Best Sustainability” portion of Ski magazine’s Resort Guide 2015. “Massive Jackson Hole uses a lot of motor oil to keep operations running every year, but they recycle all of it, along with batteries, antifreeze and snowmelt,” according to the magazine. “The mountain is also part of the 1 Percent for the Planet network, which gives 1 percent of sales from the Deck and Couloir Restaurants to sustainability-focused organizations.” Colorado’s Telluride was No. 1 among Western resorts. In the East, Mad River Glen, Vermont, topped the list of 10.

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vious “ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” steps. And if that’s the case, you can already write our message to future generations: “Sorry about that.” So when it comes to taking meaningful steps to addressing the nation’s serious problems, it seems we’re in for a decade or two of “sitzkrieg” political paralysis. If that’s the case, what are the alternatives for people who want Graph 2

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to leave the world a better place, but no longer believe that Washington (or Cheyenne, or the town hall) shares their desire to act? I’ll explore that question in my next column. Jonathan Schechter is executive director of the Charture Institute, a think tank based in Jackson Hole. His columns are available at Charture. org. Email him at js@charture.org.

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“It’s all about selecting the right producer,” Bellorado said. Local farmers who use no pasticides are preferred, Bellorado said, but other regional family farms work just as well. The small-scale harvests of Jackson-area farmers can provide only enough berries to produce about 200 jars of preserves, another reason

Bellorado looks farther away. “We’re going to be doing thousands of jars of jams,” he said. “There has to be a consistent and well-sourced berry farm.” The first flavors for the winter retail products are blackberry Earl Grey, blueberry lavender and raspberry vanilla jams that sell for $7 a jar. Savory enthusiasts are covered by curried carrots, dill pickles, garlic beets and a classic

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for 20-30 hours per week asap. Responsibilities include answering telephone, file management, typing, copying, and other assigned tasks. Position may extend to include light bookkeeping depending on qualifications. Please submit resume and references to cindy@field-cpas.com

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To apply, please visit http://www.jacksonhole.com/ employment.html or contact Human Resources & Safety 307.739.2728. AA/EOE Employer committed to a drug free workplace Jackson Hole’s Historic Wort Hotel is seeking creative and talented individuals to join our dynamic team. Work at the iconic AAA Four-Diamond Wort Hotel and Silver Dollar Bar and Grill in the heart of downtown. Luxury hotel in downtown Jackson is looking for friendly, fun, hardworking professional people who enjoy the hospitality industry and interaction with guests. We are currently interviewing for the following position: Please email your resume to lodge@lodgeatjh.com or apply in person at 80 Scott Lane.

The Jackson Hole Community School is a small, independent, ninth to twelfth grade school that prepares students of diverse backgrounds for college and life beyond.

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The Town of Jackson is now accepting applications for the full time position of Office Manager in the Planning and Building Department. Starting salary DOQ $41,410.28 - $59,997.93. Responsibilities include assisting the public, office management, scheduling and coordination of the development review process, recording documents, conducting research, agenda and meeting preparation, preparation of legal notices and advertising requirements and related correspondence. Bachelor’s Degree in office management, business management or related field plus five (5) years of responsible general administrative secretarial or data processing work, preferably in a development or planning setting. Full Benefits. Contact: (307) 733-3932x1112, cpelletier@ci.jackson.wy.us or www.townofjackson.com. Drug Free Workplace Testing. Deadline 5:00 PM, Friday, December 5, 2014. EEO Employer.

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We are a local property management company seeking a professional, long-term relationship with a licensed and trusted expert. You should be independent and value small details and fine quality. We are not a construction management company, and we are not looking to hire an employee. What we are looking for is someone who wants to receive our calls and who wants to take on a large range of projects we have at our clients’ homes. You need to be responsible, flexible, and highly skilled in many home-project areas ranging in scope from small remodels to electrical to plumbing and more. You should be a thorough problem-solver and an exceptional communicator. In turn, for your professional skills and responsiveness, we are willing to hire you for individual projects as they arise in our business. While we cannot promise certain size projects or a set work-pace, we can promise that we have never run out of work in seven years of our steadilygrowing business. If interested, please email your resume, business license, contractor’s license, and insurance certificate to Scott.LittleBear@gmail.com.

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Spring Creek Ranch is looking for an individual who is professional, courteous and a “Can Do Attitude” to join our team as a Bellman. This candidate will proactively offer friendly advice and provide excellent customer service to guests beyond their expectations through commitment to service, pride and excellence. Qualifications: • Good driving record required • Willingness and ability to lift heavy bags • Front Desk & Customer Service experience a plus • Friendly demeanor and positive attitude • Ability to multi-task • Excellent communication skills Please send resumes to: Human Resources, Spring Creek Ranch, PO Box 4870, Jackson, WY 83001 or email: hr@springcreekranch.com

The Jackson Hole Community School is a small, independent, ninth to twelfth grade school that prepares students of diverse backgrounds for college and life beyond.

JHCS seeks teachers who believe in a young person’s potential for growth in a learning community based on integrity and accountability. This position will remain open until it is filled. Please send a cover letter and resume to Amy Fulwyler, Dean of Faculty, at afulwyler@jhcschool.org.

Hotel Terra, 3335 West Village Drive, Teton Village. EOE/M/F/H/V

Candidates who apply during the job fair will be interviewed START Bus is hiring full and part-time winter seasonal drivers starting at $15.00/hr. Winter season typically runs from late-October / earlyNovember to April 5, 2015. Typical qualifications include: Wyoming Class B Commercial Drivers License with air brake and passenger endorsement or the ability to obtain. Applicants without a CDL making the commitment for the entire winter season will receive assistance in obtaining a CDL from the Town of Jackson. Successful applicants should possess the ability to deal politely, effectively and responsibly with the public. Evening and weekend shifts available. Applications are available at www.townofjackson.com or may be picked up along with a job description at the Town Hall at 150 East Pearl in the Administration Offices (307) 7333932 or at the START office at 450 West Snow King (307) 733-4521. Applications must be submitted to the Personnel Department, Town of Jackson, P.O. Box 1687, Jackson, WY 83001 or cpelletier@townofjackson.com. Applicants must submit a copy of their current motor vehicle driving record with their application to be considered. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Position requires participation in drug and alcohol testing program. The Town of Jackson is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Server at $6.75++ Bell/Valet at $14.00++ Shift Engineer at $17.00 Night Auditor at $16.00 HR Coordinator at $16.50 Front Desk Agent at $14.50

Sales Manager Food and Beverage Manager Conference Services Manager Benefits for year-round staff members include paid time off after six months, medical/dental/ vision/Life&LTD insurance, 401(k), one complimentary meal per shift, bus passes, discounted ski passes, employee referral bonus, and more!

Applications Available at the Airport Administration Office and on the airport website www.jacksonholeairport.com Jackson Hole Airport Board is an equal opportunity employer

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Our teller staff is responsible for the day to day cash transactions of the bank. You will perform a high volume of bank functions with accuracy while demonstrating professionalism, a friendly demeanor, and willingness to assist our valued customers. This is a great entry level position for motivated individuals. This position will work a 40 hour work week and occasional Saturday shifts. Experience helpful but not required. Full Time Positions Qualify for Bank of Jackson Hole’s competitive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Flex Spending & Paid Time Off http://www.bojh.com/pdfs/ EmploymentApplication.pdf. Bank of Jackson Hole Attn.: Human Resources PO Box 7000 Jackson, WY 83002-7000 bhart@bojh.com Fax: (307) 654-9728 Bank of Jackson Hole is an Equal Opportunity Employer, a member FDIC and an Equal Housing Lender

Long Term Substitute for Math Teacher at JH High School for the anticipated dates of December 2, 2014 – March 6, 2015 Long Term Substitute for ESL Teacher at Colter Elementary School for the anticipated dates of December 15, 2014 – March 17, 2015 Long Term Substitute for Spanish Teacher at Outlying Elementary Schools for the anticipated dates of January 19, 2015 – March 27, 2015 Long Term Substitute for Special Education Teacher at JH Middle School for the anticipated dates of January 12, 2015 – April 20, 2015 Applicants for certified openings must have or be able to obtain a Teaching Certificate through the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board with an Endorsement in the subject area that they would be teaching. Substitute Custodians, on call, as needed basis, $12.88 per hour Spanish skills a plus, Wyoming Substitute Permit required, on call, as needed basis, $13.00 per hour Application information can be found on our website (www.tcsd.org) under the Employment Header in the School Recruiter Section. For those interested in Substitute Teaching - Contact Della Walsh, Personnel Specialist, 1235 Gregory Lane, P.O. Box 568, Jackson, Wyoming 83001 Phone (307) 733-2704, email dwalsh@tcsd.org TCSD #1 is an EOE

chrisknobe@gmail.com Organic Kitchen located in Victor, ID Gourmet prepared food delivery service serving the Jackson/Victor Market. Seeking a few key individuals to fill the Full Time/ Year Round Positions: HEAD CHEF EXPERIENCED PREP COOKS Minimum of 3 yrs experience. Dynamic and creative work environment Aggressive Pay/Benefits Please contact 307-264-2888 and/or forward your resume to jobs@unpro cessedkitchen.com

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Would you like to join a really fun, energetic, and exciting staff? Not only does Bank of Jackson Hole have the best employees, we also have the best customers. As a teller you will have the chance to put your best customer service skills on display!

Knobe’s RadioShack is looking for a self motivated, customer service oriented individual for full time year round employment. Experience with Computers, Electronics, and Shipping/Receiving helpful. Please stop by 810 W Broadway to fill out an application or email your resume to

PT Cashier Assistant Operations Manager- General Store Bartender- Couloir Business Administrator Busser Cashier Cook 1- Couloir Cook 3 Cook 4 Group Business Administrator Rental Technician (experience required) PT Day Janitor Pioneer Instructor/Child Care Provider Race Crew Ski Instructor Snowboard Instructor Parking Attendants Ticket and Pass Agent Great Benefits! Free Ski Pass, Food & Beverage Discounts, Retail Discounts, Paragliding Discounts and more! To apply, please visit http://www.jacksonhole.com/ employment.html or contact Human Resources & Safety 307.739.2728. AA/EOE Employer committed to a drug free workplace

Seeking dynamic team player to positively impact the Boys & Girls Club of Dubois! 30 hours/week plus benefits. Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or a minimum of three years' work experience in non-profit operations preferred, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. Demonstrated ability to organize, direct and coordinate operations as related to grants and marketing. Strong oral and written communication skills. Excellent computer/technology skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Club staff, Boardmembers, volunteers, community groups, and other related agencies. Ability to manage multiple tasks and to develop solutions to problems with limited supervision. Excellent work ethic. Ability to work with youth in a variety of settings. Valid driver's license and satisfactory background check. Complete job description can be found at www.bgc dubois.com To apply send cover letter, resume, and three reference contacts to: Boys & Girls Club of Dubois, PO Box 65 Dubois, WY 82513. Applications open immediately. Position is open until filled. BGCD is an equal opportunity employer.

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office in Sundance WY is accepting resumes for full-time Deputy Sheriffs and Detention Officers. Salary is approximately $42,000- $44,700, depending on experience and certifications. These positions include excellent benefits including health, dental, vision, life insurance and 100% paid retirement. Resumes will be accepted until positions are filled. Contact Undersheriff Tom Adams at 307-283-1225 or send resume to: Crook County Sheriff’s Office, PO Box 339, Sundance WY 82729 or email: crookco sheriff@collinscom.net

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Are you ready for an exciting opportunity working in the aviation industry? Are you interested in full benefits including health, dental, HSA, vision, 401K, profit sharing, and quarterly bonuses? Jackson Hole Aviation is now hiring fulltime positions for Customer Service Reps and Line Service Techs No experience necessary, we provide all the training. Must be willing to work. Send us your resumes to finance@jhavia tion.com or apply in person. The law firm of Mullikin, Larson & Swift LLC is accepting applications for a full-time secretary. Applicants should be detail oriented, able to multi-task, and well organized with excellent typing, computer, transcription and phone etiquette skills. Benefits include health, dental, life, and disability insurance and paid vacation. Salary dependent on qualifications and experience. Send resumes to PO Box 4099, Jackson, Wyoming 83001, or hand deliver to 155 E. Pearl St., Suite 200, Jackson, Wyoming.

The Painted Buffalo Inn is now hiring for a full time year round Front Desk Supervisor. Customer service experience preferred. Competitive pay and benefits- medical/ dental. On site Housing is available. Please apply in person at 400 W. Broadway.

The Teton County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for:

For more information please see our website at www.tetonsheriff.org. Applications may be obtained at the Sheriff’s Office or via the website and must be submitted by December 26th.

Altitude is looking for a part time sales associate. We need specific days covered. Mon-Wed 11am-6pm. starting immediately. Please apply at 48 E. Broadway for details or call 307-7334719. AMERICAN GREETINGS is looking for Retail Merchandisers in Jackson. As a member of our team, you will ensure the greeting card department is merchandised and maintained to provide customers the best selection of cards and product to celebrate life's events. Apply at: WorkatAG.com. Questions? Call 1.888.323.4192

Snow shovel operator needed, get paid to work out! Fresh air, brisk temperatures, and early mornings are some of the great perks of this job. Other equally amazing benefits are COMPANY SKI PASSES to all 3 resorts and time off when it’s not snowing! Great wages and bonuses! Get your foot in the door with a full service Property Management Company and grow with us. Call the office before it’s too late! 730-2508 Ask for Drew or John H&R Block is looking for driven individuals to fill positions for the upcoming tax season! Openings include Experienced Tax Professionals, Receptionists/Marketing Assistants, and an Office Manager. Our office is located at 990 S. Hwy. 89. Go online to http://www.hrblock.com/ careers to apply. Contact elena.ainscough@ hrblock.com for further questions. Law office seeking a part-time assistant. Candidates should be detailoriented with strong organizational skills, and proficient in Microsoft Word. Responsibilities will include answering phones, file management, drafting documents, and assisting with other office tasks. Please submit cover letter and resume to P.O. Box 1116, Jackson, WY 83001 or to: jacksonhole lawoffice@gmail.com Looking for coaches to help with Fall Open Gym series and Winter Competitive/Travel Session Coaching girls and boys in Grades 4th through 8th - November 2014 through March 2015 - 2 evenings/week. Good pay (depending on experience) and great way to pick up extra money while having fun. Call (307) 6903118 and email resume to jhybb22@gmail.com.

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2 CATS & 1 CHEF seeking a personal chef position in the Jackson, WY area, live in preferred. ExLooking for PT Jail cellent references availCook must be able to lift able. Please contact Don50lbs and pass back- na @ 702-326-7204 ground check. Call 307413-9443 for application. Open Casting Call for Commercial Shoot. Real people casting- we are looking for the following: All men & women ages: 30s 40s Children ages: 5-12 years old Casting all people! Looking for all ethnicities! Great pay for one day of shooting No previous acting or model talent needed. DATE: Monday Nov 24th TIME: 7am 8pm LOCATION: Wort hotel in the Clymer room. Call Marni with questions C) 323.363.5635 Casting Call Teton Valley Community Recycling in Teton County Idaho seeks part-time Executive Director. See www.tetonre cycling.org/employment for information. Submit resume by December 15th at 5:00 p.m. to tetonrecycling@gmail. com.

Jackson Hole Buffalo needs temp. help for 11/28 - 12/24/14 with customer service, sales, phone orders & shipping. Email resume to: info@jhbuffalomeat.com 733-4159.

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98K miles. Very clean. New all season tires plus set of studded snow tires. AT, AC, AMFM, 30mpg hwy. $2500 OBO. Call or text John 307-543-1114

3 sleds for sale. 2007 M8, 2007 M1000, 2012 M1100 Tubro Limited Snopro. Both the 2007 have new Please call top ends. The M8 is stock Esther at Jamestown Pellet Stove except for can and y pipe. Runs great. Have manual M1000 has a bunch of bolt and install instructions on mods, hp around 190. $300. Heats about 1500 M1100 Turbo Limited Sno SQFT. 690-8317 Pro has a bunch of mods, Office space for rent in around 230 hp. Make of- Powderhorn Mall. Call Remodeling an ex- fers. 307-690-7939 733-1259. tremely high dollar home, selling all black appliPrivate office w/ in office ances, all in excellent 1 block from town square. shape, High end: micro$650/mo includes all utiliwave, cooktop with pop ties, electric, cleaning & Schwinn stationery bike. up vent, dishwasher, built internet. Available now8 levels resistance, 8 proin wall oven, cost $9,000 Rent due Dec 1. 733-3800 file programs, 4 heart rate new, Will sell for $3,500 programs. Very low all, located in Jackson mileage! $200. 733-4991 Room available in West Hole (318-453-5685) Pearl Wellness. Ideal space for individual healthcare practitioners who want to be part of a wellness community. Dry Clean Firewood, Convenient downtown cut to order. Delivered location with beautiful and neatly stacked. 307light and ample parking. 450-3072. 307-438-0327 Full lease $700/month, however part-time rental is also an option for for indoor stalls open to shared space. If interAny length, Delivered & ested please stop by 120 large paddocks. Full Stacked. W. Pearl Ave, email care service $550/mo. Call THL Inc. Call Will at Spur Stables studioxjackson@gmail. com or call 734-9129. 413-4664 or 733-4572

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02 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD. Runs great, very reliable. White-ext/tan leather. 172k miles, seats 8, sunroof, tow package. All reasonable offers considered. $6800obo 307-413-2953

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Office moving sale! Multiple desks, conference table, chairs, filing cabinets, bookshelves, commercial copy machine, and more. Please contact Andi at 7335656 or email andi@ leavellcpa.com for more info. Furniture will be sold by appointment.

MOVING Sale! Push Lawnmower w/ bagger $125 obo. Couches, cozy chair, dining room set, rocking chair, office desk. Call 406-431-3207 Westin HDX Powder coat black Grille Guard. Fits 2014 toyota tundra new / ordered wrong one will deliver or pick up From dealer w/shipping $597.49 / will sell for $425.00. Steve @ 307-730-6883 or sklspec@aol.com can help with install.

77k mi, heated leather, memory seat, sunroof, parking assist, auto. start, excellent condition. $13,500 OBO. 307-220-4112

Black and Landseers, males and females, parents on site. Pet and show quality available call 208-7568477 for information. Delivery arrangeable.

GE 4 burner top gas/propane range. Clean and in Excellent condition. Black $250.00 obo. Will deliver. 307-856-1835 or 307654-0283

'01Yamaha Mountainmax 600 CC Triple Cylinder, like new only 2400 miles, with '04 drive on/off trailer with new tires. $3,000.00 OBO for all. Serviced for the winter, ready to ride. 406-381-5110

Victor Office Space available. Executive Office. Lupine Ln. 2851050 sf. 307-413-6267

Western Star Post Frame Buildings. 24x32x10$6,763, 30x40x10$8,713, 36x48x12$11,842, 42x56x14$16,081. Complete material packages with instructions. Experienced and insured crews available. 1-800658-5565.

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Charming Single Family home 15 min south of Jackson. 2 bdrms, 1 bath, 1700 sq. ft., large living room. 1.5 acres bordering Nat. Forest. Car port and extra storage shed. Complete privacy. No CCR's or home owners fees. $525,000. Owned by licensed RE agents. Call 307-4135243.

Wilson & Aspens executive offices for lease. Sizes range from 150 square feet to 1100 square feet. Contact Stewart Johnson 690-3814

Vacations: Buffalo’s Historic Occidental Hotel: “Get Away Package” for 2. Suite, champagne, dinner, breakfast. Come. Stay. Enjoy. $175.00. Cross country trails, snowmobiling, skiing, ice skating, shopping, walking and hiking. 1-307684-0451

Apartments & Condos 1 bdrm / 1 bath condo in town for rent Dec 1st. 1 yr lease with option to renew. Storage unit and off-street parking. Wood floors, big windows, views of Flat Creek. Clean, bright, private. Upgraded appliances. Washer/dryer. No pets. $1300 f/l and $500 security. 307-690-4574.

Fenced yard, storage shed. Pets Neg. Available Now. $675/month. F/L/D.

FOR RENT: 2 BR/2BA fully furnished sunny condo in Teton Village. BalCommercial Studio. cony. Cable/Internet Approx. 1066 SqFt. Flat ready. Available Dec 1. Creek Business Center. Year lease, $2,600. Call $1600/mo. 733-1525. 307-413-1488. Downtown Jackson Office space. Shared conference room. New Office's from 190 sq.ft - 700 sq.ft. Avail. Jan. 2015. Starting at $500 month, (includes utilities). email: jerry@ newwestbc.com

Executive office space for rent. Convenient location just one block off the town square. Also includes covered parking. For more information please call 733-5656 or email: andi@leavell cpa.com Executive office suites. Class A+ with prime downtown location. Fully furnished, high-speed internet, cleaning, conference room, garage parking available. $9501,750. Mo-to-mo or year leases. 307-690-1523

In town 2 bdrms., 1 bath, unfurnished. Near bus route, shopping. 1year lease. Damage deposit required. No pets. No smoking.Washer/dryer. Garage. Off-street parking. Available now $1600/Mo... E-mail: powderhornproperty mgmt@gmail.com

Sunny apt. in beautiful, quiet neighborhood. 1BD/1BA. 800 SqFt. 10 min. south of town. All Wheel Drive required. NS. 6mo - 1 year lease. F/L/D. Leave full name & phone.

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Ponds Condominiums in Victor. 1 and 3 bedroom condominium units starting at $600.00 per month + utilities. Sorry no pets or smoking. 307413-6267

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in Town, W/D. Available Dec. 1st, 6 month lease. F/L/D, references required. NP/NS. E-mail abf1979@gmail.com. 699-5804 for more information. $1400.00 2bd/2ba/2car garage, W/D, off N Spring Gulch Rd. N/S,N/P, flexible lease F/D, $2500/mo. negotiable 307-730-0731

1 bedroom, 1 bath furnished condo in The Aspens, W/D, NS, NP, $1,300/month 4 bedroom, 3 bath, historic home in town, 1 car garage, newly renovated and updated, W/D, NS, Pet Negotiable, $3,800/month

Charming 3 Bedrooms + Loft, 2 full bathrooms, sunny, high ceilings, great energy, spectacular views and large deck, 5 fenced acres next to public land, log- framed high ceilings, hardwood floors & tile throughout, wood stove, clawfooted bathtub, faux-painted 3 Br/2.5 Ba. Between walls, 1-car heated gaTeton Village & Teton rage, pets great w/ apPines. $4000/mo. Call proval, DW, W/D, 9 miles 733-7049 south of Jackson, $2700 mo. + utilities. Avail. after 11/22 307-413-2275 Alpine 3 bed, 2 ba, partially furnished. Convenient Log Home. Reduced location. Large. Fabulous view. Hardwood floors. rental price. 15 min S of Jackson on 1.5 acres. Wood-burning fireplace. 1700 sqft, 2 bdrms, 1 1-year lease. Garage. Lots bath, lg living room and of closet space! Very afkitchen, extra storage, fordable! Avail 12/1, 1,300 car port. Pets ok, no 307-774-5102 smoking. Very private, borders Nat. Forest. $1775 mo. Avail now. Owned by Lic. Real Estate Agents. 307-4135243. 3bd/2bth + office, 2 car garage. $1,600/mo. F/L/D. For all of your Jackson Hole Contact Billy Esperson. news needs, read the (307) 413-2719

3 bed 3 bath home with over-sized garage & additional storage. Beautiful yard with a creek that runs through the property. W/D, Pets neg, lease neg $2600/mo. Avail now. 10 minutes South of Jackson. Call Bill 307-413-0238

House for rent 4bed, 1.5baths in downtown. $2000/mo. Available immediately. 690-1500. Price cut! Great 3 bedroom 3 bath home with additional mother-in-law quarters. Over-sized 2 car garage with lots of extra storage. W/D, pets neg. Just 10 minutes from Jackson. Lease neg. $2600/mo. avail now. Call 208-484-9216

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November 26 – December 2, 2014 • arts, entertainment and fun

Light it up Square will glow Friday as Santa comes to town. See page 14.

INSIDE Excursion: Preseason skiing is good at Snow King, page 4. Music: Winship’s ‘Brother Mule’ will play at Dornan’s, page 5. Arts: Tayloe Piggot Gallery features tugboat paintings, page 7.

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Christmas tree hunting can be easy, or work Decorated trees evoke warm feelings, smiles during the holidays. By Frances Moody

rom choosing the right evergreen to placing presents under its branches, most wintertime celebrations start and end with the Christmas tree. To some families selecting the right tree means setting the holiday spirit for December. First you must decide whether to hunt and harvest or buy your tree. Residents can purchase trees at grocery stores such as Albertsons and Smith’s, or buy the conifers at nurseries such as Twigs Garden Center. Jackson Hole Shrine Club is selling trees as a charity fundraiser. Paying for a permit to chop down a tree from Bridger-Teton National Forest is a more adventurous option. Jenny Karns, who has lived in Jackson her whole life, ventures to the forest to find her tree. She started treasure hunting for trees with her dad when she was young. Now she takes her children to search out the perfect evergreen. “The last two years my kids have been big enough and wanted to go out on an adventure,” Karns said. “We either cross-country ski or snowshoe to get a tree.” Karns and her kids usually take home a Douglas fir. “I like to get fir trees because they aren’t as prickly or pokey,” she said. The Douglas fir is one of the most common Christmas trees. It is not a true fir tree, but has many of the species’ characteristics. The conifer’s needles are soft and flat, which make it easy to carry out of the woods. The easiest way to identify the tree is by its pine cones. “The cones look like there are a bunch of mice trapped in them,” said Frances Clark, a botanist for the Wyoming Native Plant Society’s Teton Chapter. “There are these things sticking out the cone’s scales. The things look like the feet and tails of mice.” Another kind of tree in the woods

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Deanna Briggs and Tena Webb drag a tree out of the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Fall Creek in 2007 after a morning of Christmas tree hunting. Permits start at $10 to cut a tree from the forest.

around the valley is the white spruce. “The spruce tree has the classic pointy look to it,” Clark said. “It tends to have a nice smell.” Some people opt to take the pricklier evergreen home because they prefer its round shape. Other Christmas tree hunters chop down the lodgepole pine. The pine’s stout branches work best for people who hang big ornaments. Before trekking to the forest to cut down a fir, spruce or pine, people must pay for a permit. Bridger-Teton National Forest is selling permits at the Jackson Hole and Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center. For trees 12 feet and shorter, the permits cost $10. For 12 to 25 feet, they are $15.

And for trees above 25 feet, permits cost $25. After purchasing a permit, park employees give Christmas tree hunters a map and instructions. They also let people know what roads are closed. For instance, part of the road through the National Elk Refuge leading to forest lands north and east of town is closed through April 30. Mary Cernicek, public affairs officer for the Bridger-Teton Forest, said she likes to suggest places where people can find evergreens. “We encourage people to cut them out of aspen stands,” she said. “Conifers grow fast and can take out the aspens.” Some people don’t have time to head to the woods to find a tree, but there are plenty of Jackson stores selling trees.

Twigs Garden Center received a fresh shipment of evergreens on Monday. The nursery now has fir trees such as Frasers, nobles, grands and Nordmanns. “The Frasers are from North Carolina and some are from the Pacific northwest,” Twigs employee Allison Neely said. “These kind of trees hold up in the lots. When we have Douglas firs, it doesn’t work very well.” The Jackson Hole Shrine Club also has a lot full of Christmas trees, taking over a charity tradition long upheld by the Jackson Hole Jaycees. The Shriners’ lot is located across Broadway from the Virginian Lodge in the lot outside Stockton and Shirk Interior Design. All funds from the sale of the trees go to the Salt Lake Shriners Hospital for Children.

Origin of a tradition To celebrate the winter holidays, a tree was decorated and placed in the town square of Riga, Latvia, in 1510. Its placement was the first documented use of a Christmas tree. Widespread use of Christmas trees started in the 1500s in Germany, where trees were sold at markets and set up in homes. Christmas trees made their way to Britain sometime in the 1830s. The tradition became very popular in 1841, when Prince Albert (Queen Victoria’s German husband) had a Christmas tree set up in Windsor Castle. The holiday decoration’s U.S. history is a little unclear. One report claims the trees were in introduced to the U.S. by Hessian

troops during the War of Independence. Another account tells of American soldiers setting up a tree at Fort Dearborn, Illinois, in 1804. Other tree tales point to the German settlers in eastern Pennsylvania in 1747. By the 1890s Christmas ornaments were arriving from Germany and Christmas tree popularity was on the rise around the U.S. During that time Europeans used small trees (about 4 feet in height), while Americans liked trees to reach from floor to ceiling. The invention of electricity brought about Christmas lights, making it possible for Christmas trees to glow for days on end.

Caring for and watering your tree Keeping a Christmas tree in the house requires planning and maintenance. Knowing where to put your tree, how to take care of it and how to dispose of it are important factors. Before buying or chopping down an evergreen, measure the space you plan to put it. Take out your stand and measure its distance from the ground to the ceiling. When picking out a tree, measure the conifer’s width. Also think about the height of the stand, tree and Christmas tree topper. Before placing a tree in its stand, Twigs Garden Center suggests finding a spot in your house where it won’t be in the sun. ”If you are going to have the tree up for a while, put it in a shady area of the house so it doesn’t dry out,” Twigs employee Allison Neely said. “Once it’s in the stand, water it. Check kathryn holloway / news&guide

twice a day for the first four or five days, because it drinks a lot of water at first. Check daily after that.” Once the holiday season ends, it’s time to get rid of the Christmas tree. Some people use their trees for bonfires, but Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling wants people to drop off their trees at the rodeo grounds. Trees gathered there will be composted. The drop-off station will remain through January. If you miss the January deadline you can take the tree to Teton County Solid Waste and Recycling. ”Before dropping off the tree, we ask that people remove ornaments, tinsel, lighting or anything that isn’t Christmas tree,” said Mac Dukart, recycling and outreach coordinator for Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling.

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contents 4 Excursion: Bootpack up Snow King

Music 5 Winship and friends return in a pair of concerts set for Dornan’s

Wyatt Lowe to play locals appreciation party at Tavern

Arts

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9 Tugboats bob on walls at Tayloe Piggott Gallery Varied subject matter reflects eclectic painter’s life

10 Macker’s mixed-media installations net him state

fellowship and a place in a show

More Arts, Briefly: Community Sponsored Art calls for artists; auditions set for ‘Fool for Love’

More fun 6 More Events, Briefly: Explore 20th Century women’s poetry; Cooke to sign his new Joplin book; blood drive is planned; teens invited to dance party; library will host book sale

12 Film festivals highlight shorts by area residents

Winter Activities Calendar

14 Santa to mush in during lighting cermony

set for Town Square

15 Book review: Thomas Turiano’s ‘Jackson Hole

Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South’

17 The Dish: Stuffing your bird French style 18 Roeper at the Movies: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1’

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Once at the top, I walked around and took in the views from the summit. I walked around the patrol shack and checked out the Snake River Range and Teton Pass, then worked over to the wooden lookout perch next to the Sumach year in the fall I write an ar- mit Chairlift to look out over the town ticle about early-season skiing in of Jackson and the high peaks of the the area. One year I wrote about Tetons in the background. I don’t often Edelweiss, another about Targhee when summit Snow King, but each time I do it was still OK to skin up the ski trails, I’m reminded that it might boast some and another about Avalanche Bowl. of the most spectacular views of any While I’ve done each of these mountain in the area beexcept Targhee this year, cause it looks out across the I wanted to set out for a valley at the majestic snowmore convenient jaunt with capped Tetons. low consequences as far as I spent time at the vandamaging my equipment on tage point finding all the rocks and, more importanthouses I’ve lived in over the ly, my body. years and identifying variI have never considered ous landmarks. Our small Snow King a great early-seatown looks all the more son ski due to its low elevaquaint when looking down tion and typically poor covat it from 1,500 feet. erage in the early months. It Park Dunn-Morrison After taking it all in, I was also boasts a relatively steep ready to pick my way down descent, meaning gravity will drive skis the mountain as carefully as possible. deeper into the snowpack to the rocky When setting out for an early-season ski bottom. This year, however, our biggest with the coverage thin, I try to keep my storm brought plenty of snow to the expectations as low as possible, which lower elevations in addition to the man- in turn helps me to ski incredibly caumade snow. I hadn’t even considered tiously, not trying to focus on the quality this an option until I brought my puppy of the turns, but instead on reaching the to play at the base of the mountain and bottom in one piece. saw myriad skiers and snowboarders I took the Elk Trail, skier’s right skinning up Snow King. of the main lift. Here I stuck to the I double-checked with a patroller packed-out left side of the trail where at the bottom that it was OK to climb I was less likely to punch through the the mountain and ski down before the firm snow to the ground beneath. The lifts begin spinning, and he gave me snow wasn’t incredible, but hey, it’s skithe green light, so I went home to grab ing. Exhilarated from getting down the my gear. Having already gotten a good upper section of Elk unscathed, I took amount of skinning in on the south side the cat track as close to the bottom as I of the pass I decided to use the already could to ski on manmade snow packed well-trodden bootpack on the looker’s out by what appeared to be snowmoleft side of the Summit Chair lift line to biles and snowcats. Though I was skiing reach the top. on bumpy, chopped-up snow, I felt much The bootpack brought me back to the safer than in the untouched snow on the rhythm of hiking up Mount Glory, and lower part of the Elk Trail. acted as great training for doing so after Once at the bottom, relieved to have the next storm. Though it was a bit thin inflicted zero damage on my skis and toward the top, I never felt as though I body, I realized that this year Snow couldn’t get enough purchase on the fro- King is a great place to earn some prezen ground with my ski boots. The few season turns, and more importantly, get steps I had on dirt were notched over outside and get some exercise. tree roots or rocks, making it relatively easy to hike to the top — technically Park is excited to be back on skis, but easy, but my leg muscles would beg to can’t wait for some better coverage so he differ. can truly enjoy his turns.

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Brother Mule back for two nights at Dornan’s cus of talent and variety” across the northern hemisphere. From big festivals to small venues, the band has performed in Alaska, across the continental U.S. and the Shetland Islands off the Scottish coast. Oddly enough, the instrument that has carried Ben Winship on these adventures was not his first choice.

Who: Brother Mule: Ben Winship, Eric Thorin, Brian Wicklund and Mike Dowling What: Bluegrass concerts When: 8 p.m. Tuesday and Dec. 3 Where: Dornan’s Spur Bar How much: $15 By Jason Suder

rother Mule hasn’t peformed in more than two and a half years, but Ben Winship is bringing the band back together for a two-night run at Dornan’s in Moose. The string band sounds of Ben Winship on mandolin, Eric Thorin on upright bass and Brian Wicklund on fiddle haven’t been heard live since Winship decided to tour with two of his other projects. He recently returned from gigs in Germany as half of the acoustic duo Growling Old Men. For Tuesday night the old-timey string sounds that run the gamut from acoustic swing to the more obscure will play off of Dornan’s intimacy for a “more listening, less dancing” show. “It’s a really special spot because it is a great listening room,” Winship said, “good audience-band interaction.” The treat comes Dec. 3 when Grammy Award-winning guitarist Mike Dowling joins the trio onstage for a more improvisational set. “I’ve played with him a fair amount over the years,” Winship said, “but he and Brian have not. I’ve always wanted to get them on stage together.” There might be a little practicing together the day of the show, and maybe a few email exchanges about what songs they all know, but mostly it will be an improvisational jam. “We thrive on having a solid

“We thrive on having a solid framework, but improv risk-taking forces you to listen and really be in the moment.” – Ben Winship Mandolinist in brother mule

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After a long hiatus Brother Mule — Ben Winship, Eric Thorin and Brian Wicklund — will perform Tuesday and Dec. 3 at Dornan’s.

framework,” Winship said, “but improv risk-taking forces you to listen

and really be in the moment.” Brother Mule has taken its “cir-

Winship wanted to build guitars rather than play mandolin, but he was in college when bluegrass mandolin picker David Grisman’s first album came out. “I was looking for a productive way to procrastinate,” Winship said. He took a guitar-building workshop and ended up putting together the guitar’s twangier Italian cousin. “It was functional,” Winship said, and although it is not his daily msucial driver anymore, it still plays. He went on to play across Europe, in Hawaii and on a State Department tour of Ecuador, but since 1986 Winship has steadily called Victor, Idaho his home. Each show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $15 and are available at Dornan’s, Valley Bookstore and the Liquor Store.

Tavern to salute locals with party and giveaways What: Locals Appreciation Party When: 8 p.m. Friday Where: Town Square Tavern How much: Free Web: TownSquareTavern.com By Julie Butler Obtaining a free ski pass is awesome. Getting celebrated for being a local is not too shabby, either. Offering full-time residents both of the aforementioned is important to the organizers of the third annual Locals Appreciation Party. Town Square Tavern and 307 Live have teamed up with Budweiser and radio station IMIX 92.3 to throw the bash at 8 p.m. Friday. Ski passes to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Snow King Mountain will be given away along with “a ton” of other prizes, said Stephen Carter, general manager of the tavern and co-founder of 307 Live, a live entertainment promotional company in Jackson. “We started the Locals Ap-

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Teen music sensation Wyatt Lowe will perform Friday night during the Locals Party at Town Square Tavern.

preciation Party at the tavern to celebrate the end of 307’s first year,” Carter said. “Most of the shows we put on were — and are — at the tavern.” Carter told the News&Guide that the appreciation party is an opportunity for 307 Live and Town Square Tavern to show the locals how much the two businesses appreciate them. “We love our locals, and our business would not be sustainable without them,”

Carter said. “It’s a chance to take a quiet time of year and turn it into a fun night of celebration to kick off the ski season. Free season passes, snowboards, lift tickets, gift certificates and swag galore are gifts that keep on giving as the snow flies. We just want to say, ‘Thanks, and have a great winter.’” For the first party, Carter said, he and Hollis spoke about giving away seasonal ski passes, but they couldn’t

afford to buy them for both ski areas. Instead they raffled off a Snow King seasonal pass and day passes to Teton Village. “We booked a band and threw a big party, and it worked out so well that I wanted to make it bigger for the next year,” Carter said. “So the tavern bought the JHMR pass, and 307 bought the Snow King pass to raffle off. A number of businesses also threw in some gift certificates to give away.” This year will be no different. Snake River Brewing has donated what Carter calls a “bunch of swag” plus a gift certificate for a free pony keg. Other prizes include gift certificates from several business for dinners, overnight hotel stays and the like, as well as a snowboard from Budweiser. To qualify to win one of the ski passes you must stop by the tavern and fill out an entry form. Carter said about 250 people will be qualified by the day of the event to win one of the two passes. You

must be present to win. Carter has been qualifying 50 people a week for the past three weeks — pulled from the filled-out entry forms — and he posts the names of the qualifiers on the tavern’s Facebook page as well as at the tavern. “You have to be prequalified to win, but anybody can come, of course, and sometimes the people who qualify don’t wind up showing up because they go out of town for the offseason or Thanksgiving,” Carter said. “So that gives anybody who comes that night a chance to win.” Everybody who shows up at the door the night of the party who was unqualified for the passes will still receive a raffle ticket for all the other prizes. Unless, of course, the winner of a pass is announced and turns out to be MIA. In addition to raffles throughout the night, Wyatt Lowe will perform at 9 p.m., and the tavern will offer beer specials and two-for-one meals.

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More Events, Briefly Explore poetry by women Reignite your love of humanities with a poetry class being offered at Central Wyoming College in Jackson. The class will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday as well as on Dec. 8. Students will read works from mainstream and not-so-mainstream female poets of the 20th century. The first class will focus on the early century, the second on the latter half. Expect to read poetry aloud and share interpretations and explore possible connections of works. Students are encouraged to bring favorite poems to share with the class. The instructors are Meg Daly and Whitney Royster. The class costs $50. Visit Jackson.CWC.com for information.

Book Nook specials at library Teton County Library’s Friends Book Nook is featuring holiday gift specials. Starting Monday and continuing through Dec. 23, you can find a holiday gift for the book lovers in your life. Hot coffee will be served. The Book Nook is frequently restocked with used books in diverse genres.

Blood drive next week The Jackson Community Blood Drive will be held Dec. 3 from 12:30 to

Members of the community who don’t have a home, who are alone for Thanksgiving or who simply wish to partake of the traditional Turkey Day meal in a special setting can grab a free meal Thursday. The Jackson Elks are sponsoring their first free community Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Elks Lodge No. 1713. The feast includes more than 30 turkeys and eight hams, plus mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, salad and dessert. The Good Samaritan Mission’s 44th annual Great Thanksgiving Banquet begins at 5:30. Its menu will feature roast turkey, dressing and gravy, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, salads, rolls, pies, coffee, tea and soft drinks.

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Experience art from local, regional, and national artists in this exhibition space. The gallery serves the community by encouraging dialogue, collaboration, and interaction between artists from different disciplines. Each year, the Art Association offers callfor-entry opportunities, organizes group exhibitions in conjunction with our educational programming, and hosts artist talks in the space. Open Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 5pm. 240 S. Glenwood St. 307.733.6379 www.artassociation.org

ART EFFECTS FINE RUGS

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trouble. And once the sun sets behind the buttes there aren’t a lot of options in town for underage folks. Otto Weiters and Dan Sanford are providing one activity for Jackson’s younger crowd. With the help of Melody Creek Guitars they are throwing the second installment of underage rager Project Groove. The party costs $5 and is set to take place at 8 p.m.

AZADI Fine Rugs

The oldest purveyor of fine rugs in the world. Specializing in exquisite antique investment rugs, transitional and mountain modern. AZADI Fine Rugs is steeped with 224 years of tradition, authenticity and personalization. Located just east of Town Square at 140 E. Broadway, next to Trailside Galleries. Open

Monday-Sunday, 10am-6pm.(307)734-0169. Trevor Ruffner & David Stanko are at your service. Private appointments available. Additional locations in Scottsdale, Telluride, Sedona & Hawaii.

By Nature Gallery

Specializing in the finest quality fossil, mineral and meteorite specimens from around the world. We offer fossils from local Kemmerer and a fun kids corner with fossils and minerals for all ages. Jewelry, gifts, and a broad variety of petrified wood is also available. Open daily. 86 East Broadway on the Town Square. 307-200-6060. www.bynaturegallery.com

Cayuse Western Americana

Specializing in high quality cowboy and Indian antiques. Great selection of chaps, spurs, beadwork, textiles, and antique and new hitched horsehair items. Vintage buckles, early western and Native American jewelry, old photography, art, prints, and lithos are featured and historic Jackson Hole, Teton Park and Yellowstone items. Exclusive local representative for Clint Orms buckles and Susan Adams cowgirl jewelry. 3 blocks north of the Wort Hotel (across from Nani’s). 255 N. Glenwood. 307-739-1940.

Fighting Bear Antiques

Established in 1981, specializing in quality 19th and early 20th century American furniture. The gallery is nationally recognized for its authentic Mission and Thomas Molesworth furniture, early Navajo rugs, Native American beadwork and Western Americana. Located 4 blocks south of the Town Square at 375 S. Cache. Open Mon-Sat 9:00-6:00, Sun by appointment only. 307-733-2669. www.fightingbear.com.

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Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Region. www.jacksonholehistory.org for current exhibits, calendar of events and photo gallery, as well as donation, membership and volunteer opportunities. Two museums and book/gift stores at 225 N. Cache and 105 Glenwood. One admission ticket for both museums. Please call 733-2414 for seasonal hours.

KISMET Rug Gallery, LLC

Serving Jackson since 1990. Kismet is Jackson’s largest, most experienced and knowledgeable rug gallery. Choose from modern, contemporary, tribal, antique, western rugs and more. Rugs for any budget. Services include free consultation, free shipping, repair, restoration and appraisal services. Located one block off the Town Square at 150 East Broadway. Open Monday-Saturday 10am – 6pm. Look Forward to seeing you soon. 307-739-8984.

10 National Museum of Wildlife Art

Overlooking the National Elk Refuge, this architecturally stunning building houses the nation’s premier collection of fine wildlife art. With more than 5,000 items in the collection and changing exhibitions, there’s always something new to discover. Featuring Robert Bateman, Albert Bierstadt, Rosa Bonheur, William Merritt Chase, Bob Kuhn, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Carl Rungius. Children’s gallery. Museum Shop. Rising Sage Café. Open Daily. 3 miles north of town. 307-733-5771. WildlifeArt.org.

11 MANGELSEN - Images of Nature Gallery

Representing exclusively the work of acclaimed wildlife photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen. Dedicated to the preservation of Nature and the respect of wildlife, Mangelsen has traveled all over the world to bring back unique portraits of wildlife and stunning sceneries. The gallery also offers posters, books, videos and note cards featuring his work. The #1 gallery in Jackson. 170 N. Cache, 307-733-9752. www.mangelsen.com

Trailside Galleries is the collector’s first choice for fine American art, specializing in works by leading contemporary Western artists. A hallmark of excellence since 1963, the gallery actively represents the finest painters and sculptors in the United States and regularly features an impressive collection of Western, impressionist, landscape, still-life and wildlife art as well as works by deceased masters. Additionally, Trailside Galleries is home to the annual Jackson Hole Art Auction held in September. Located just east of the Town Square at 130 East Broadway. Open Monday-Sunday 10am-6:00pm. 307.733.3186. www.trailsidegalleries.com.

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At 6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Teton County Library, Jackson author John Byrne Cooke will read from his new memoir “On the Road with Janis Joplin.” He also plans to share video he shot on an 8mm movie camera during that time. Admission to the event is free. Books will be sold and can be signed. Cooke’s book describes the years he spent with Joplin. He is the only person who traveled with all three of Joplin’s bands, from 1967 until her death in 1970. Cooke experienced the 1960s within the music of the counterculture. In the folk-music boom of the early ‘60s, he was a member of the Cambridge, Mass., bluegrass band the Charles River Valley Boys, whose musical home was the legendary Club 47. Joan Baez and Bob Dylan were among his friends and contemporaries.

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As Jackson’s premier source for Western Contemporary artwork, Altamira Fine Art represents nationally acclaimed contemporary artists of the West working in a diverse range of media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, and photography. Altamira also specializes in artists from the Taos Society of Artists and the Santa Fe Art Colony, as well as the American Modernist movement. 172 Center Street, PO Box 4859, Jackson WY 83001. P. (307)739-4700 altamiraart.com

Saturday at the Pink Garter Theatre. Local drum and bass duo Head to Head will play beats while Aion, Avalon7, Cirque and the Boardroom toss gear to the crowd. DJ Carl J will open the show. The event is for 15- to 20-year-olds. Security will check IDs to keep the event underage and free of drugs and alcohol. Backpacks are not allowed, and once people leave they can’t return.

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A local’s favorite!! As one of Jackson’s most diverse galleries, Wild Hands showcases an eclectic selection of local, regional, and national art. You will find a large selection of art crafted for everyday living: painted/decorated furniture, pottery, jewelry, blown glass, clocks, mirrors, lamps, and wrought iron accessories. Whether decorating a home or looking for the perfect gift, Wild Hands is worth multiple visits! 3 blocks from Town Square, Across from the post office 265 W. Pearl Ave. Open daily. 307-733-4619. www.wildhands.com

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Tugboats find harbor at Tayloe Piggott Gallery Who: Kathryn Lynch What: ‘Tug Tug,’ an art exhibtion When: Through Dec. 14 Where: Tayloe Piggott Gallery How much: Various By Kelsey Dayton

f you settle into the space at Tayloe Piggott Gallery and look around, you’ll find yourself surrounded by tugboats. Glowing from a sophisticated use of paint, canvases of all sizes adorn the walls. “You just look around and see images recede to the back and others come to the front, and they have a certain dynamic energy in them,” said Carolyn Ripps, director of sales at the gallery. Kathryn Lynch paints what she sees. And she, living in New York City, saw tugboats. Lots of tugboats on the Hudson River. Those boats are the subject of her show “Tug Tug” hanging at Tayloe Piggott Gallery through Dec. 14. “Boats are so analogous to the passing of time,” Lynch said. “They are going somewhere, and you don’t know where. They are moody. And there is something incredibly beautiful about a boat on water.” This is Lynch’s second show with the gallery. Her work often focuses on her surroundings, which when she works in lower Manhattan include city skylines, speeding cars and taxis and boats. The show features only tugboats but in a variety of sizes, from intimate 8-by-10-inch studies to dramatic 48-by-60-inch paintings. “Her work is really characterized by light and the way she captures light and luminosity,” Ripps said. “There’s a lot of layers in it.” Lynch’s work is also identified by a strong use of color and texture. Her paint usage is sophisticated and evokes other renowned American painters who focused on everyday life, Ripps said. Lynch describes herself as a “simplest.” “I think the more simple an image, the more meaning it can carry or the more force it can carry,” she said. But she’s also a risk taker. She isn’t afraid to experiment on each canvas. There’s a lot of abstraction in her figurative work, creating a tension that invites the viewer into the scene. Her use of strong imagery makes the work relat-

Kathryn Lynch paints what she sees, and tugboats are something she’s often observed on the Hudson River in New York. “Untitled Tug,” a 22-by-30-inch oil is part of “Tug Tug,” her show at Tayloe Piggott Gallery.

able, Ripps said. “It almost pulls from childhood memories,” she said. “There’s a duality that is very sophisticated but with childlike warmth.” Lynch started painting tugboats about five years ago but has long been intrigued by boats. She started painting sailboats about 15 years ago. It’s a theme she often revisits. It never gets old. “Every blank canvas is a challenge you have to make work,” she said. “You are always starting from a new place.” Lynch discovered her affinity for painting in high school in Philadelphia. That was when she realized

that while making art her mind could slip away to another place. When she picked up her brush it was like becoming an invisible rock star to an invisible audience in her own world where there weren’t doubts or fear. As for painting the things she sees in everyday life, it’s how she’s always worked. Like a person’s written signature, she never thought or designed it. That’s just what came out. Lynch recently moved to Brooklyn. A new view means new subject matter. Instead of tugboats she watches cruise ships She’s working on painting the Queen Mary.

Varied subject matter reflects painter’s eclectic life Who: Jeromey Bell What: Art exhibit When: Through Dec. 15 Where: Pearl Street Bagels in Jackson How much: Pieces range from $100 to $950 By Kelsey Dayton Jeromey Bell is a caretaker, musician, carpenter, biologist and artist. Like his professional life, which blends interests and opportunities, his work on the walls at Pearl Street Bagels is all about variety. The show hanging through Dec. 15 features work with Japanese influences as well as pieces shaped by his summer working as a field biologist on a raptor survey. “And of course the Tetons are always inspiring,” he said. Bell’s exhibition features aspen trees and other easily identifiable local scenes. But he also has a piece — inspired by a Japanese quilt — featuring three cranes suspended in the air as though they are coming together in flight. Bell is drawn to the Japanese style of printmaking, and he likes the lyrical lines of orchard trees when pruned. He also loves the history and is often looking at old books for in-

“3 Cranes” and other paintings by Jeromey Bell can be seen until midDecember at Pearl Street Bagels in Jackson.

spiration for his next paintings. This summer’s incredible wildflowers also reinvigorated his interest in painting blossoms.

Bell tries to use a color palette featuring hues found in nature. He likes the colors created when an object or scene is caught in the light at

a certain time of day that brings out the shadows and casts it in a different shade than when it sits in direct sunlight. The exhibition is mostly new work he hasn’t shown before. Most of the 14 pieces in the show are acrylics on wood. Wood is inexpensive and holds up well to paints. While canvas is lighter, wood gives the pieces a solid feel, he said. Some of the pieces are wash paintings on brown paper. Bell uses negative space in the paintings, allowing the brown paper to become a background and giving the piece more depth than solid paint on paper would have. Some of the pieces have welded steel frames that Bell forged. Bell grew up in Ashland, Oregon, where he started painting when he was young. His artist mom encouraged his creativity. He moved to Jackson in 1996, splitting his time between Wyoming and Alaska until settling into town full time two years ago. A lot has changed in the past few years. He got married. His wife had a baby. But the influences of his work remain the same. He’s drawn to the subtleties in nature, and he finds inspiration in a variety of places. Prices start at $100 and go up to $950.

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Making metaphor from the plain stuff of life Jackson artist Thomas Macker will show his multimedia work symbolizing the Wyoming scene at the UW Art Museum. By Frances Moody Jackson artist Thomas Macker’s multimedia creations give common images metaphorical meanings. His collection of photographic tableaus, “(sign) [show] {trade},” uses street signs to signify mankind’s relationship with natural resources. It also depicts farming’s dependency on technology. And “***,” the body of work Macker is in the process of creating, includes a sculpture of six hydrofracking drill bits that form the asterisk symbol. The sculpture comments on Wyoming’s fracking regulations, or lack thereof. Earlier this year the multimedia artist submitted photos of both “(sign) [show] {trade}” and “***” for the Wyoming Arts Council’s arts fellowship. After an out-of-state jury reviewed his images and artist statement, the council announced on Nov. 17 that Macker is one of three fellowship winners this year. “We give up to three fellowships,” said Camellia El-Antably, Wyoming Arts Council’s events and visual arts specialist. “Winners are selected for the quality of craftsmanship, and the exploration and depth of work.” In addition to being featured in the council’s summer 2015 biennial exhibition, fellowship winners receive $3,000. Macker plans on using the money to finish “***.” The exhibit is about Wyoming’s gas industry. Three separate art works are symbolized

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Thomas Macker’s installation art covers themes such as farming, the environment and big industries. The multimedia artist won a Wyoming Arts Council fellowship and $3,000.

by the three asterisks. An installation-style painting represents the first asterisk. By using industrial supplies such as steel and car paint for the work, Macker is commenting on the industrial side of the Cowboy State. The second asterisk is three sculptures made of drill bits. The pieces comment on the state’s rela-

tionship to energy resources. For the third asterisk Macker is fashioning three paintings. Rather than working with oil or acrylic paint, Macker is using industrial paint that is used on oil tanks. While “***” shows Wyoming’s dependence on oil, it also demonstrates Macker’s personal connection to the state’s politics. “I have been grappling with relating my own experiences with those that are politicized in Wyoming,” Macker said. In the process of finishing “***,” Macker is also thinking about the council’s biennial exhibit, which will be at the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie in 2015. “I want it to be a happy medium between the work I submitted and my new work,” he said. “I’m really honored and excited to be a part of the group that is exhibiting.” Macker’s art will be showcased with the work of five other artists. Three of the artists grabbed the 2013 arts fellowships. The other two join Macker as 2014 winners. June Glasson, of Laramie, grabbed a 2014 fellowship. Like Macker, Glasson is a mixed-media artist. Her paintings and sculptures use cowboy imagery. Diana Baumbach also received a 2014 fellowship. Baumbach, also from Laramie, uses household items to represent the repetitive process of meditation. Her circles — made with string, fabric and beads — are metaphors for things such as tree rings and doilies. Each winner’s work reflects the wide variety of art available in Wyoming. El-Antably said showcasing the state’s artistic diversity is part of the council’s mission statement. “It shows the variety of work Wyoming artists are doing,” she said. “A lot of the time people think Wyoming artists are making only Western art.”

More Arts, Briefly Thal demonstrates, opens studio Glassblower Laurie Thal will offer many opportunities in the next month for people to observe and even try her art form. From Friday through Dec. 28, Thal will host ornament-blowing classes in which she will help people create a handblown glass orb to hang on their tree or give as a gift. Participation costs $30 per person, and there’s a minimum of four people per class. On Dec. 7 Thal will host an open studio at 3800 Linn Drive She will demonstrate her craft and sell giftsized items. For information visit ThalGlass.com or call 733-5096.

CSA Jackson Hole call for artists Community Supported Art Jackson Hole is the art world’s version of Community Supported Agriculture. Instead of shareholders taking home a selection vegetables produced by local farmers, CSA Jackson Hole buyers get a bundle of creations fashioned by Jackson artists. Nine artists made art for CSA Jackson Hole for 2014. After selling a total of 40 shares, the organization hosted three pickup parties over the summer. Now CSA Jackson Hole is selecting nine artists for 2015’s pickup events. Chosen artists will make 40 separate pieces of art and in return will receive $2,000. Those interested in making art can submit proposals to Alissa Davies at 690-4757 or csajacksonhole@ gmail.com. Proposals might include a series of screenprints, ceramic mugs, photographs, tickets to a performance, letterpress editions of a poem or short story, original paintings or other creative endeavors.

Snow sculptors needed Teton Valley Foundation staffers are planning the fourth annual Teton Valley Great Snow Fest for Jan. 23 to Feb. 1. Events include a snow sculpting exhibition, skijoring

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Thal Glass will host an open studio on Dec. 7. Pieces like this lotus bowl by Laurie Thal and Daniel Altwies will be on display and for sale. She is also offering people a chance to make their own ornaments under her guidance.

an, sno-X races and a backcountry film festival. Teams of artists to participate in the snow-sculpting event are being sought. Visit TetonValleyFoundation. org for details.

‘Fool for Love’ auditions As the title suggests, “Fool for Love” is about the destructive side of love. Written by Sam Shepard, the play takes place in the Mojave Desert Motel and depicts the relationship of high school sweethearts Mary and Eddie. Riot Act Inc. has decided to stage Shepard’s production and is holding auditions for the play on Dec. 4 and

6 in Dancers’ Workshop Studio 3. Times are 7:30 to 9 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6. Rehearsals will begin in January; performances will run Feb. 19 to 21 and Fe26 to 28. Deborah Supowit will be at the helm for this production. It will be her first full-length directing project. Shepard’s Obie Award-winning classic follows them as they struggle against themselves and the cosmos to avoid repeating the same hurtful cycles in their lives. May is hiding out at the motel when a childhood friend and old flame, Eddie, shows up. Eddie tries to convince May to come back home with him and live in the trailer on

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ALPINE SKIING Grand Targhee Resort

Lifts operate 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Tickets cost $73 adult, $51 senior (65-plus), $32 junior (6-12). Kids 5 and younger ski free with paid adult. Half-day rates start at 12:30 p.m.: $58 adult, $41 senior, $30 junior. Nordic skiing, tubing, fat biking, snowshoeing, nature walks and other activities available. 800-TARGHEE or GrandTarghee.com.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

First runs open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily starting Thursday. Early-season full-day passes start at $83 for adults online, including a $5 fee for reusable card system, or $8 more at the ticket window. Junior prices start at $47, and seniors at $61. JacksonHole.com or 733-2292.

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5 p.m. daily. Rentals, lessons, retail available. $15 day pass, $10 for seniors, $5 kids. TetonPinesCrossCountrySkiCenter.com or 7331005, ext. 145.

kids, $5 skate rentals. Open hockey practice times for all ages 10:15-11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday; $10. Freestyle skating, 3-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday; $10, all ages. Weekend ice time varies. 201-1633 or SnowKingSEC.com.

Trail Creek Nordic Center

Day passes $10. Skiing is allowed during daylight hours only; no dogs. 733-0296, JHSkiClub.org.

Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation

No rinks open yet this season. Rinks typically open in early December. 733-5056.

Grand Targhee Resort

Fifteen kilometers of Nordic trails open. Grooming happens Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. $10 adults, $6 juniors. 800-TARGHEE or GrandTarghee.com.

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Starting Dec. 16, Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation will groom about 15 miles of trails for classic and skate skiing. Schedule: Cache Creek, May Park, High School Fields on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; Game Creek on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Emily’s Pond, Path 22 Bridge and tunnel, Stilson/Wilson Centennial Path, South Park Loop and Von Gontard Pathway on Wednesdays and Fridays. Free. Updates: 7396789, press 3.

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Call 733-2664 or visit JHAvalanche.org. To report an avalanche, call 739-2607.

FAT BIKE TOURS AND RENTALS Teton Mountain Bike Tours

Guided fat bike tours in Grand Teton National Park and on the National Elk Refuge. Fat bike rentals to ride winter trails, including singletrack. TetonMtBike.com or 733-0712.

Ski and snowboard tours near Teton Pass and in Grand Teton National Park. Also overnight hut trips. 307-353-2900 or SkiTheTetons.com.

Half-day and full-day tours up Granite Creek Canyon in Bridger-Teton National Forest. 800-5547388 or JHSledDog.com.

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Winter safety courses and level I, II and III avalanche training. Climbing opportunities in the valley. 733-4979 or JHMG.com.

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Naturalist-led snowshoe tours for all abilities. Prices vary. 690-4453 or HoleHike.com.

Horse-drawn sleigh rides are set to begin Dec. 15. FWS.gov/refuge/national_elk_refuge.

SNOWMOBILE TRAILS Togwotee Mountain Lodge

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Starting Dec. 10, access by snowmobile, crosscountry skis, snow bike or dogsled; 20 miles round trip. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission costs $6 adults, $4 kids 2-12. 690-6323.

ICE SKATING Snow King Sports and Events Center

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deadlines This is a partial listing. The Winter Activities Calendar will grow in size as snow accumulates and outdoor fun opportunities grow. To discuss entries, call 732-7071 or email features@ jhnewsandguide.com by noon each Monday.

Adventures on film to be shown at the Rose, Pink Garter What: Locals Film Festival, Fisher Creative Film Fest When: 8 p.m. Friday for Locals Film Festival; 7 p.m. Dec. 6, Fisher Creative Film Fest Where: Locals show at the Rose, Fisher Creative at the Pink Garter Theatre How much: Locals Film Festival, free; Fisher Creative, $12 in advance or $15 at door By Julie Butler Two film festivals — featuring close to 20 ski-oriented films between them — are making their way to the Pink Garter Theatre and the Rose. The second annual Locals Film Festival, presented by Jackson companies KGB Productions and Purple Orange Brand Communications, will be held at 9 p.m. Friday in the Rose. Doors open at 8 p.m. The free film event will take place on seven large screens in the Rose and in the lobby of the Rose and the Pink Garter Theatre lobby. The Locals festival will feature more than a dozen short films made by local filmmakers. The festival was created

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Andy Tyson, of Victor, Idaho, was the trip leader on a recent Myanmar expedition that is the subject of a new documentary called “Myanmar: Bridges to Change.” The film will be screened Dec. 6 at the Pink Garter Theatre as part of the Fisher Creative Film Fest.

to provide a venue and a live audience for all the YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook edits that people — often amateurs — spend countless hours putting

together. But they “only have the ability to share it with their digital friend-scape,” said Chris Dickey, founder and principal of Purple Orange.

“The Locals Film Festival gives all this creativity and diversity a live audience, which in turn fosters incredible fun and camaraderie,”

Dickey also said. “I bet per capita nobody has as many filmmakers as Jackson,” said Sam Pope, producer and director at KGB Productions, who created the event, along with his partner Chris Kitchen and Dickey. “This festival recognizes and celebrates so much creativity and filmmaking in such a small town.” Filmmakers entered their work in several categories, and “that’s one of the brilliant aspects to the festival,” Dickey said. “Any film category is welcome so long as it was produced locally and is shorter than 10 minutes. In our minds this is what makes this film festival so special — that it’s a celebration of all the creativity and various dimensions of Jackson Hole in a short film format.” The festival is designed in such a way that attendees can socialize and watch films simultaneously because there are various seating and mingling options as well as the seven screens placed throughout the Rose and the Pink Garter lobby. See films on 13

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“Pretty much any direction you sit, stand or walk, you can see a movie playing,” Dickey said.

Fisher Film Fest Fisher Creative of Victor, Idaho, has produced two new ski documentaries — “From the Road” and “Myanmar: Bridges to Change” — that will premiere at the inaugural Fisher Creative Film Fest in the Pink Garter Theatre. The festival will begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 6. Fisher Creative founder Mark Fisher said he chose the Garter for this film festival because “it is a great venue” and he wanted to hold a local premiere. “It’s a nice, mixed space to have a good time,” he said. Both flicks have received recognition at film festivals. “Myanmar” is a finalist for the Banff Film Festival and is up for a People’s Choice Award at the Cold Smoke Video Awards in Montana. “From the Road” is a finalist for the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in Nevada City, California, and is a best documentary and best short film nominee for the 15th annual Powder Magazine Powder Awards. The first film to be shown Dec. 6 is the 23-minute “From the Road,” which Dynafit sponsored. A fall on Alaska’s Meteorite Peak in 2009 had serious consequences for Eric Henderson, former head ski guide at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and a Valdez, Alaska, heli-ski guide. He broke his neck, and the injury ended his guiding career. But in 2014 he returned to Alaska for another shot at skiing Meteorite — only this time he would climb it from the road under human power with a crew of Dynafit athletes. “The film tells the stories of his experiences before and after the accident, the changes he made in his life and how skiing Meteroite again was his redemption,” Fisher said. “Myanmar: Bridges to Change” is a 44-minute film that took 16 months to make. It is a documentary about a group of Teton Valley climbers, including Fisher, making the first accent of Gamlang Razi in Myanmar, also known as Burma. “The trip was the brainchild of Andy Tyson, of Victor, Idaho, who is also a local mountaineer,” Fisher said. “We were only the second foreign expedition to go there. It is super remote, and we had to hike 175 miles through the jungle just to get to base camp. The movie is the story of this crazy journey traveling through one of most inhospitable places in the world.” A performance by Emmy awardwinning electronic music composer Kodomo (Chris Child), who created all the music for “Myanmar,” follows the showing of the films. Kodomo also scored a lot of the music in

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Jon and Christy Troen watch the Town Square lighting ceremony with their kids, Henry, 3, and Ella, 7, last year in downtown Jackson. Hundreds are expected to gather in the town center Friday night to take part in the annual kickoff to the holiday season.

Light it up Who: Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce What: Town Square Lighting When: 5-7 p.m. Friday Where: Town Square How much: Free By Frances Moody

n Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” every Who down in Whoville stands hand in hand and sings on Christmas day. Something similar will take place in Jackson on Friday: the Town Square Lighting. From 5 to 7 p.m. the valley’s residents will gather to greet Santa Claus and watch Town Square’s antler arches light up. “It’s a great way to get the community together,” said Renee Leone, special events coordinator for Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. “The Town Square lit up is beautiful.” Planned by the Chamber of Commerce, the Town Square Lighting ceremony starts when the Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Department strings thousands of LED bulbs around the elk antler arches and Town Square’s trees. Like other communities, the town wants to embrace the holiday spirit as long as possible. Rather than holding a ceremony on Christmas Eve, the chamber organized to light the thousands of bulbs on Black Friday. “We want to do it as soon as possible,” Leone said. “We want the lon-

gest amount of Christmas joy and winter spirit.” Holiday fun isn’t complete without strings of red and green lights, but the lighting also calls for Santa. Children need time to meet Father Christmas so they can tell him what presents they plan on opening. “We will have Mayor Mark Barron out there, and we will be counting down the minutes before Santa arrives via a dog sled,” Leone said.

“We will be counting down the minutes before Santa arrives via a dogsled.” – Renee Leone special events, jackson hole chamber

After 5:30 p.m., when the lights illuminate, Kriss Kringle will take his seat at Town Square. While Santa tells kids if they have been naughty or nice, the Jackson Hole Community Band will play Christmas carols, and the Jackson Hole Chorale will sing. The ceremony will also have coffee, hot chocolate and cookies. As St. Nicholas takes gift requests and children sip on cocoa, the chamber hopes adults will get thinking

about Christmas shopping. Like the lighting of Town Square, purchasing presents at a discount is a Black Friday ritual, which is why some downtown businesses plan on staying open until a later hour the day of the ceremony. On Saturday the Chamber of Commerce will continue the party in association with American Express Travel Related Services Company for Small Business Saturday. As part of the Town Square Lighting, American Express has sent several $25 gift cards to be given away during the ceremony. The cards will be handed out Friday and are meant to be used Saturday to support small businesses. “It’s about supporting the businesses that support your community all year long,” said Rick Howe, the Chamber of Commerce’s director of visitor services. The chamber wants people to support the shops that attract tourists during the summer and that provide Western mementos to family members who visit from out of state. If people who have an American Express card shop on Saturday, the credit card company will make sure to exempt the first purchase one lucky shopper makes with his or her American Express credit card. The point is to keep Jackson’s small businesses running. “Our motto for our buy local program is keep your money where your home is or invest in your home,” Howe said.

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Book Review

Turiano’s latest exceeds our expectations ‘Jackson Hole Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South’ By Thomas Turiano Indomitus Books 407 pages hardcover; $95 By Dina Mishev

paid less for my first pair of backcountry skis than Tom Turiano’s latest tome costs. I got a pair of Tua Sumos, mint green with the now-defunct brand’s usual squiggly sperms on the top sheets, for $75 at the annual ski swap. Turiano’s guidebook, “Jackson Hole Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South” costs $95. Covering upwards of 1,000 routes in the southern Tetons, Snake Rivers, Caribous, the western Salt River Range, the southern Gros Ventre and the southeastern Winds, the book is a bargain. Please check my math, but I have that coming out to less than a dime per ski line. Provided you already own all the necessary backcountry gear, this means you can ski 100 new routes this season and it’ll cost you as much as two bacon bagel sandwiches at Pearl Street Bagels. Cracking the spine of this book, my expectations were amazingly high. Also, my biceps were ready. Including a 10-page index, Jackson Hole: South is 406 pages. The expectations weren’t set merely by the comprehensiveness of and fine writing in Turiano’s two previous books: “Teton Skiing: A History and Guide” (1995) and “Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone: A Mountaineering History and Guide” (2003 and now out-of-print with copies selling on eBay and Amazon for upwards of $400).

Praise from Bill Briggs On the inside front jacket of “Jackson Hole: South,” a blurb written by Bill Briggs, the first person to ski the Grand Teton and a member of the National Ski Hall of Fame, calls the book “a ‘Bible’ for backcountry skiers.” He goes on to write, “The extent and depth of coverage is excellent ... It is a seminal foundation.” He calls Turiano a “visionary.” So you open the front cover and are immediately promised a backcountry Bible by a visionary. Having spent the last month poring through its pages — it’s taken me that long to get through it — I

Thomas Turiano’s “Jackson Hole Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South” is a hefty tome. Not many will tote this book along into the wilds, and it’s too valuable to put at risk anyway.

feel fairly safe agreeing with Briggs. Although I’d call “Jackson Hole: South” an encyclopedia rather than a Bible. I will not call it merely a guidebook. That does Turiano’s work on it a disservice. He’s been percolating on this idea since 1995, aggressively researched it for upwards of a decade and spent several years writing it. Also, a guidebook is something I imagine carrying with me while adventuring. This 2 1/2-pound book — it is hardcover and the inside pages are a weighty stock — is not something you will ever take out skiing. (Although photocopying a page or two might not be a bad idea. Better still — save trees by snapping photos of pages, maps and descriptions with your phone for future reference.) My one problem with this book (beyond the copy editing, a bit on that later) is its photos. Turiano’s previous books have kept to blackand-white photographs, which I think are perfectly fine for reference, especially when the photos aren’t al-

“Jackson Hole Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South” even makes high-traffic areas like the south side of Teton Pass exciting with route descriptions and dozens of options.

ways of the highest quality. (I don’t expect Turiano or his ski partners to lug an SLR camera along on adventures.) Most of the photos in “Jackson Hole: South” are color. This highlights the fact they don’t come from a fabulous camera. And it does this without adding anything. I don’t get any information from a color photograph of the Dry Fork Wall that I can’t get from a black-and-white image. Back to what’s great: With history and geology mixed in with route descriptions and 500-plus photos and virtual renderings, “Jackson Hole: South” is not a resource just for backcountry skiers. Anyone interested in the history of the mountains around the valley will enjoy it. If you fall in this group, tell me you haven’t wondered how Mount Elly, on the south side of Teton Pass got its name. (Turiano explains on page 36.)

Explorer’s dream But it is winter backcountry explorers who will obsess over “Jackson Hole: South.” Turiano eases us in. Following an introduction that has an “it’s” instead of “its” in the third paragraph (maybe the book should cost $5 more and Turiano can hire a better copy editor) and sections on how to select an objective, avalanches, crossing lakes and rivers, wildlife, and snowmobiles and helicopters, Chapter 1 is Teton Pass South. Most valley backcountry skiers probably consider themselves fairly familiar with this terrain. I did. But I didn’t know there was a run called Devils Slide or Tittylympics there. Perhaps you don’t care about names, but I like knowing them. Also, I like learning the history of places. I knew Neil Rafferty had put a lift up Telemark Bowl in the 1940s, but I didn’t know Betty Woolsey and Margaret Schultz had guided Trail Creek Ranch guests skiing on Teton Pass. Many of the runs up there were named in honor of Trail Creek guests. Neither did I know there was so

much skiing off Mount Elly. I have been skiing the backcountry for 17 winters but Turiano has done something for me I never thought possible: made me excited to ski the south side of Teton Pass. If you like to explore and search out lines you might only see one other party on, the book only gets better from there. Backcountry skiers with a snowmobile will get the most from the book. In the intro section on snowmobiles, Turiano confesses, “To me, all mountains and wild areas are sacred refuges from the incessant advance of mankind and his machines.” In the next graph though, he goes on to point out that much of the terrain he writes about is accessible in one day only with the assistance of snowmobiles. Turiano uses snowmobiles to access some of the things he skis. Some might call Turiano a hypocrite. I see him as a pragmatist, especially since he repeatedly advocates a reasonable community standard for snowmobile access: self-restricting snowmobile use to unplowed roads, parking them at the unplowed summer trailheads and skinning up from there. If I had a snowmobile, I could get on board with that. I see a new Friday night routine starting in the homes of backcountry skiers around the valley. A new game. As usual, skiers will start to talk about what they might ski the following day. But instead of running down their list of usual suspects in Grand Teton National Park, they’ll randomly open “Jackson Hole: South.” Meet the game called Ski Run Roulette. It might take a few tries of randomly opening to hit a page with a route that matches the current conditions, the readers’ skills, level of energy, and their desired length of time, but with upwards of 1,000 routes, it won’t take that long. “Jackson Hole Backcountry Skier’s Guide: South” is available at SelectPeaks.com, in backcountry ski shops and Valley Bookstore.

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dining out & nightlife

JACKSON ■ Betty Rock - $10 Local Special: JH Burger, small fries & soda. 2 for 1 draft beers and $4 wine by the glass everyday 3pm-6pm! Premium Burgers-Fresh Salads-Gourmet Sandwiches. Milkshakes. Paninis. Gluten-Free Menu. Big outdoor deck. Take-out. Catering. 10:30am-9pm. 307-733-0747. 325 W. Pearl across from Twin Cinema. www.bettyrock.com. ■ BLUe LIoN - 2 for 1 entrees. Good all night! -Dine in only, one entreé per person, Lesser of two free - A Jackson Hole favorite for 36 years. Join us in the charming atmosphere of a historic older home. Serving fresh fish, elk, steaks, poultry and vegetarian specials. Ask a local about our rack of lamb. Acoustic guitar nightly. Open at 5:30pm Nightly - Closed Tuesdays Until Ski Season. 160 N. Millward. Reservations suggested 733-3912. ■ BoN APPe tHAI - cLoSeD FoR tHe oFF-SeASoN. Re-oPeNING DeceMBeR 12th. Homemade lunch & authentic Thai Dinner. All meals prepared from scratch using fresh, wholesome, seasonal ingredients. Full Espresso bar & homemade desserts. Beers & wine. Ask for weekly specialty!!! Take-out available. Across from the Old Post Office at 245 W. Pearl St. 734-0245. ■ BUNNeRy - A local favorite, The Bunnery Bakery & Restaurant serves great breakfast specialties, delicious sandwiches, homemade soups and irresistible desserts. Try Jackson’s best baked goods and pastries, made fresh daily, including original O.S.M. products. Beer, wine & Starbucks espresso bar. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and coffee break from 7am-3pm. 130 North Cache, half a block north of the Town Square. 307-733-5474. ■ cHINAtoWN - Authentic Chinese atmosphere for your dining pleasure. Featuring over 100 entrees, including Peking, Hunan, Szechuan, Canton cuisines. Luncheon specials daily. Full service bar. Open 7 days a week. Located in the Grand Teton Plaza, 850 W. Broadway. 733-8856. ■ coWBoy coFFee co. - Jackson's favorite Town Square coffee bar. Featuring locally roasted gourmet coffee and espresso, with Fair Trade/Organic certified options. Lunch sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, paninis, & pastries. Free, mega-fast WiFi. 125 N Cache. Open 6:30a-6:30p. www.cowboycoffee.com. 307733-7392. ■ cUtty'S BAR & GRILL - We are from Philly serving the food we grew up on. Known for our authentic Philly cheesesteaks served on fresh Amoroso bread, pizza (Jersey shore style), strombolis, burgers, wings & more, drink specials and friendly atmosphere. Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-6pm. Open Daily at 11:30. 1140 W. HWY 22, across the street from Albertson's at Teton Gable's Hotel. 307-201-1079. www.cuttysgrill. com. Kids welcome. ■ DoRNAN'S - Re-opening November 29! In Moose, Wyo., at the gateway to Grand Teton National Park, offering the best views in the valley! A Jackson Hole classic featuring the renown Pizza & Pasta Co. with indoor/outdoor seating, plus full bar, wine shoppe, and grocer. Easy parking. ■ eLeANoR'S - Eleanor’s has all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code. Serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. So come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal award winning wings! We are open Wed-Sun 11am-Close Mon & Tues 4pm-Close. 832 W. Broadway inside Plaza Liquors. (307) 733-7901. ■ e.LeAVeN FooD coMPANy - Reopening Dec. 1! - $5 menu is back! Serving Breakfast and lunch all day! Omelettes • French Toast • Homemade soups • Fresh Salads • Sandwiches • Homemade breads, bagels and pastries • Beer & Wine • box lunches • takeout • catering. Open 8am-3pm Daily. 175 Center St, One block off the Town Square., 733-5600. ■ eL ABUeLIto - Jackson’s family Mexican Restaurant serving Camarones diabla, Camarones al mojo de ajo, Carne Asada, Chicken Mole, Steak Rancheros Borrego Rancho, fajitas, Burritos and Enchiladas. Serving the original Mexicans Margarita made with fresh limonas and many different flavors. Bienvenidos Amigos, mi casa es su casa. Gracias. Open at 11 am for lunch and dinner at 385 West Broadway. 733-1207. ■ FULL SteAM SUBS -cLoSeDRe-oPeNING DeceMBeR 8th -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. Located just a short block north of the town square. 180 N. Center Street. (307)733-3448. ■ tHe GUN BARReL SteAk & GAMe HoUSe -Reopening Dec. 5! Jackson Hole’s legendary dining experience. Indulge in the valley’s

finest steak and game, slow-cooked over river rock mesquite grill. Sample an extensive list of bourbons and scotches. Experience the Old West with our rustic lodge atmosphere and extraordinary collection of mounts and western memorabilia. 862 W. Broadway 733-3287. ■ HAyDeN’S PoSt - cLoSeD FoR tHe oFF SeASoN. ReoPeNING Dec. 4. Enjoy our great deck overlooking the Town Hill. Located upstairs at the Snow King Hotel offering comfort food such as Bison Chili, Kettle Mac & Cheese, Stout Braised Bison Brisket and Wyoming Whiskey Chicken. 307 734-3187. ■ HoNG koNG ReStAURANt & BUFFet - The best and only Chinese buffet in town, with reasonable prices and great variety. Full lunch and dinner menu. Kids under 5 eat free! Featuring Hunan, Szechuan, Cantonese and Chinese food. Beer & wine available. Take out or delivery. Open Daily 10am-10pm in the Grand Teton Plaza at 826 W. Broadway, 307-734-8988. ■ kAZUMI SUSHI - Family owned and operated restaurant. Unique sushi rolls, fresh sashimi, nigiri, and awesome specialty items. Also available hot noodle soups, various bento boxes, beer, sake, wine. Spiciest sushi rolls in town available by request. Gluten free available. Free Wi-Fi. Open Mon-Sat at 11 am. Reservations recommended for party of 6 or more. 265 W. Broadway. (307)733-9168. ■ LIFt - The LIFT & Sky Bar is a neighborhood restaurant located at the base of Snow King mountain, just blocks from downtown. The ultimate local venue with cool decor, a great vibe, and a comfort food menu... including burgers, stews, pastas, salads and lamb shank - all with a twist. Serving lunch & dinner, plus full bar, 17 draft beers, nightly specials. Great parking. 645 S Cache 733-5438. ■ LocAL - Reopening Dec. 5th! A modern American steakhouse and bar located on Jackson's town square; Featuring classic and specialty cuts of locally ranched meats, wild game, fresh seafood and shellfish, houseground burgers, and seasonally inspired food. The perfect spot to grab lunch or drinks and dinner, all while you sit and watch the action. Open Daily 11:30am - Midnight. Closed for lunch Sundays. Happy Hour 4-6. 307-201-1717. ■ LotUS cAFÉ - 2 for 1 Dinner entrees. Dine in only Serving organic, freshly-made world cuisine while catering to all eating styles. Endless organic and natural meat, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free choices. Offering super smoothies, fresh extracted juices, espresso and tea. Full bar and house-infused botanical spirits. Sun-Wed, 8:30am-3pm. Thu-Sat, 8:30am, breakfast, lunch and dinner. 145 N. Glenwood St. 734-0882. Tetonlotuscafe.com ■ McDoNALD’S oF JAckSoN HoLe Where service, quality, cleanliness & value are a tradition. Featuring McDonald’s fine breakfasts & regular menu items. 5:30ammidnight. 1110 West Broadway at the “Y”. 733-7444. ■ NANI'S RIStoRANte & BAR - Nani's Staff is taking a break Nov 30–Dec 14. So, this is the last week of 2 for 1 entrées #DineInOrCarryOut. Come and get your Norcina fix! Delicious Italian cuisine, housemade pasta & sausage, breads & desserts. Wyoming beef, sustainable & wild-caught fish, vegan and gluten-free dishes. Bar Happy Hour 5-6pm. Walk-in or reserve a table at nanis.com or 733.3888 ■ NIkAI SUSHI - $6 Rolls are Back! Jackson’s favorite sushi bar offers the finest delicacies from both land and sea. Fresh fish flown in daily from around the world. Featuring innovative sushi & sashimi as well as a creative Asian-inspired grill menu. Full service bar offers fine sake, cocktails & wine list. Children’s menu. Open nightly at 6pm. Two blocks north of the Town Square. 225 N. Cache. Reservations recommended. 734-6490. ■ oceAN cIty cHINA BIStRo - Over 120 items. NO MSG. Featuring Cantonese, Mandarin, and Szechuan Cuisine. Beer and wine. Lunch special $5.99, Dinner special $7.99. Monday-Friday. Delivery available. Drive thru open. Open daily 11:00am-9:30pm. 340 W. Broadway, next to the Painted Buffalo Inn. 734-9768. ■ PINky G'S PIZZeRIA - Voted Best Pizza in JH-2012, 2013, and 2014 - NY Style hand tossed Pizza! Huge slices, Stromboli's & Calzones, Fresh Salads and Toppings too. Full Bar - Live Music Nightly. Lunch Special (till 4:30pm): Slice, Salad and Soda: All 3 for $7. Happy Hour from 4-6PM Sun-Thurs. Delivery and Take-Out. Open 11:00 a.m. - 2a.m. 50. W. Broadway (307) 734-PINK www.pinkygs.com. ■ PIZZA ARtISAN & PAStA - NeIGHBoRHooD ReStAURANt & BAR by Blue collar Restaurant Group 2 for 1 pizzas, dine-in only. (closed Sundays) - Serving classic pasta, fresh salads, apps and Neapolitan inspired pizza

cooked in our 2 custom stone hearth pizza ovens. Veggie and gluten free options. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00pm. Located in the 690 building on highway 89 next to Motel 6. Half mile south of Sidewinders. 734-1970. ■ tHe RUStIc INN - Re-opening mid December. Our chef's chalkboard menu changes nightly and features comfort food from around the globe, stone oven pizzas & local specialties. Eclectic wine list & full bar. Kitchen open 4pm-10pm Daily. 475 N Cache. No reservations. 733-2357. ■ SeNIoR ceNteR oF JAckSoN HoLe The place where people age 60+ gather. Serving lunch at noon Mon-Fri and occasional weekend and evening meals. Suggested contribution $4 (age 60+), $8 others. Friday Feast meals the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month are free for people age 60+. 830 E. Hansen Ave (Across from Pioneer Homestead Apts). Reservations appreciated. Call 733-7300. ■ tHe SILVeR DoLLAR GRILL - 2 for 1 entrees in the Bar or the Grill 5:30-9pm, plus Half-off premium wines by the glass. Restrictions apply. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, specializing in regional game and beef perfectly prepared. Try our American Bison Filet Mignon wrapped with Wild Boar Bacon. We are “kid friendly”—our Little Buckaroo’s menu offers healthy choices reasonably priced. One block off The Square in the historic Wort Hotel. 732-3939. ■ SNAke RIVeR BReWeRy & ReStAURANt - America’s most award-winning microbrewery. Delicious wood fired pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and desserts. $8 lunch menu from 11am-3pm. Happy Hour from 4-6. Stop by the Brew Pub to get the freshest beer in the valley, right from the source. Free WIFI. Open 11am - midnight. 265 S. Millward. www.snakeriverbrewing.com. 739-2337. ■ SWeetWAteR ReStAURANt - 2 FoR 1 DINNeR eNtReeS! Jackson's Original Cabin Restaurant serving Cowboy Comfort Food since 1976. Choose from favorites like the Baja Chicken Salad or the 16oz. Cowboy Ribeye. Lunch 11:30am - 2:30pm, and Dinner 5:30 8:30pm. Open Mon-Sat, closed Sunday. At the corner of King and Pearl, just a block off the Square. Call 733.3553 and visit our website, sweetwaterjackson.com. ■ tHAI Me UP ReStAURANt & BReWeRy - 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. Across from the Fire House. 75 E. Pearl St. 733-0005. ■ tHAI PLAte - Lunch Specials Daily includes entree and egg roll. We will introduce you to authentic Thai food in Jackson! Fresh Spring Rolls, Thai Tea, Pad Thai, Pad Kee Mao and Curries! Over 25 years experience. B.Y.O.B. Open Mon-Sat, 11am-9:30pm. Lunch 11am3pm. Closed Sundays. 135 North Cache across from the Teton Theatre. 307-734-2654. ■ tURPIN MeADoW RANcH - Freshly restored historic Turpin Meadow Ranch is the ultimate Jackson Hole culinary destination. The elegant lodge dining room and cozy bar with Teton Views is located in the heart of the Buffalo Valley. Inventive New American classics include locally sourced meat, fish and produce in clean presentation. Carefully curated nightly chefs menu locals special start at $45. Dinner and horseback ride $100. North of Jackson. 24505 Buffalo Valley Rd, Moran WY 83013. 307-543-2000. ■ WHIte BUFFALo cLUB - closed through early December - A modern steakhouse menu crafted around our selection of USDA Certified Prime Beef is paired with an extensive wine selection creating a delectable dining experience. Unique Jackson grille fares include wild game and market fresh seafood. Located at the corner of Millward and Gill, 2 blocks off the town square. Open Tues - Sat Call 307-734-4900 for reservations. ■ WHIte BUFFALo cLUB - BIRD IN HAND - Join us for classic breakfast featuring house made, locally sourced fare at Bird in Hand Café, located in the White Buffalo Club. Nosh on signature dishes; delight in our healthy options menu. Find us downtown at the corner of Millward & Gill, just 2 blocks off the town square. Open Daily 7am –10:30am. Call 307-7344900. Groups welcome. TETON VILLAGE ROAD ■ tetoN PINeS - Join us for lunch and savor the West Bank’s most delicious lunch menu. Enjoy salads, burgers, sandwiches, soups, & more! Don’t forget to make your reservation for our bountiful Thanksgiving Buffet. Christmas Party dates are also available. Visit us at www.tetonpines.com and “Like” us on Facebook! (307) 733-1005 TETON VILLAGE ■ ALPeNHoF - Serving Authentic Swiss cuisine

as well as burgers and sandwiches. The Alpenhof Bistro serves European style breakfast buffet and dinner daily. The Bistro offers traditional fondue, Wiener schnitzel, German sausages and seating in front of a roaring fire or outside on the elevated deck. Breakfast 7:30 - 9:00, Dinner 6:00 – 9:00. For more information call 733-3242. ■ FoUR SeASoNS ASceNt LoUNGe Creative menu of east meets West offerings, cozy outdoor fire tables and slope side location. Open daily for early après. Complimentary Valet. 307-732-5000. ■ SPUR ReStAURANt & BAR - Elevated mountain cuisine - simple, yet refined dishes appealing to the discerning diner. Enjoy an assortment of appetizers, share plates, soups and sandwiches. Entrees include steelhead, mouth-watering grass fed and Kobe steaks, elk and bison dishes. Chef Kevin voted best chef 6 years running! Open daily. Breakfast 7-10 am; Lunch 10:30am-5:30pm; Dinner 5:30- 9:00 pm. 307-732-6932.

■ tetoN tHAI - cLoSeD FoR tHe oFF SeASoN For over 10 years Teton Thai has been offering traditional Thai food prepared by authentic Thai cooks. A quaint 30-seat restaurant complete with a bar and full liquor license. Take-out available. Consistently voted the best Thai food and vegetarian option in the valley. 7342 Granite Loop. 307-733-0022. Driggs, Idaho Location 208-787-8424. www. tetonthai.com. ■ tHe HANDLe BAR - An American Pub by Michael Mina featuring pub food with a modern twist, extensive beer menu and whiskey play list. Seasonal Entertainment. Open Daily 11 – 11. 307-732-5156. ■ WeStBANk GRILL - A modern American Steak house inspired by indigenous flavors and local traditions. Open daily, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Complimentary valet. 307-732-5620. WILSON ■ NoRA’S FISH cReek INN - Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner nightly. Our legendary breakfast includes the valley’s best huevos rancheros. Dinner entrees include Prime Rib, Salmon, Kurobuta Pork Chops, Rainbow Trout, and Custom Cut Steaks. Offering a full bar and cozy atmosphere. Breakfast 6:3011:30am weekdays, 6:30am-1:30pm weekends. Lunch 11:30am-2pm weekdays. Dinner nightly from 5:00. Dinner reservations recommended at 733-8288. ■ StReetFooD @ tHe StAGecoAcH Streetfood @ the Stagecoach located in the famous Stagecoach bar is here to serve you some old favorites and some new classics. Stop in to try our interpretations of global street foods including authentic Mexican tacos and quesadillas, crave worthy sandwiches, hearty soups and chili. Open Tuesday thru Saturday from 11-9 and Sunday 3-9. Don’t forget our $4 happy hour from 4:30 until 6. NIGHT LIFE ■ eLeANoR'S - Eleanor’s has all the perks of fine dining, minus the dress code. Serving rich, saucy dishes in a warm and friendly setting. So come get a belly-full of our two-time gold medal award winning wings! Brunch on Sundays! We are open Wed-Sun 11am-Close Mon & Tues 4pmClose. 832 W. Broadway inside Plaza Liquors. (307) 733-7901. ■ tHe StAGecoAcH BAR - Visit the historic Stagecoach Bar in Wilson, Wyoming. Offering a traditional Western atmosphere with pool tables, darts, jukebox and full package liquor store. Hear the famous Stagecoach Band Sundays from 6-10pm. 733-4407. ■ SILVeR DoLLAR BAR - Renowned for our silver-dollar inlaid bar top (with a Buffalo Burger only slightly less famous!), we boast premiumlabel well drinks and fabulous sandwiches, salads, and appetizers. Enjoy your favorite game on our Mega screen, and Jackson’s best live music. 732-3939. MOVIES ■ JAckSoN HoLe tWIN cINeMA - Two thumbs up for this wonderful movie lover’s cinema! The enchanting lobby is filled with movie memorabilia and Hollywood nostalgia. The Twin Cinema has 6-track digital Dolby stereo sound and wide screens. On Pearl St. across from the Jackson P.O. See our display ad on pg. 2 of Stepping Out, pg. 3 of the Daily, or call 733-4939. ■ MoVIeWoRkS cINeMA 4 - Jackson’s four-plex offers luxurious seating, clean, crisp 6-channel digital stereo sound and razor sharp pictures on giant curved screens. Enjoy real buttered popcorn in the Hollywood deco lobby. Free parking! S. Hwy 89, just past the Kmart in the MovieWorks Plaza. See our display ad on pg. 2 of Stepping Out, pg. 3 of the Daily, or call 733-4939.

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Go all out on stuffing for Thankgiving feast French-style Stuffing S

ince this column comes out the day before Thanksgiving, I hope most of you already have your menu planned. But I am also 2 tablespoons unsalted butter hoping you still have room on your 2 tablespoons olive oil plates for one more item: the best 2 shallots, finely chopped stuffing ever. 1/2 cup celery, chopped Not being a pork eater I often 1/2 cup carrots, chopped have to forgo the stuffing most peo1/3 cup onions, chopped ple make. Most recipes use sausage. 1 green apple, peeled Or if you are in the South, and diced oysters, which I am also 1.5 pounds high-quality spicy not a fan of. turkey sausage (or chicken But when turkey sauapple) sage became something 1 1/2 bags Pepperidge Farm you could readily find, I cubed herb-seasoned started experimenting stuffing (about 18 ounces) with making stuffing I fi1 cup heavy cream nally could eat. And then I 1 cup good port wine fell in love with one recipe. 16-ounce jar prepared Carolyn Labbe, whose chestnuts, chopped coarsely family owns and runs the Allison Arthur 1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, Bunnery, gave Dishing chopped magazine her old-school Salt and pepper French family’s recipe for stuffing. My mom made it that year, and it Melt butter and olive oil in heavy was amazing. But I, of course, wantcast-iron pot. ed to add some ingredients when I Saute shallot, celery, carrots, onion and made it. apple until soft but not brown. Labbe’s version is simple and was Add sausage and mix well while great just as it was. I just happen to crushing apart the sausage and cooking on like to make things more complicated. medium to high heat. So I added a few extra veggies and Cook thoroughly. some chopped apple, too. It turned out Add cubed stuffing. Mix well. really great. Moisten the mixture with cream. Mix Now a version of this stuffing recipe well. has become a regular on the ThanksAdd chestnuts, and stir well. giving menu in my family. The flavor Add the port wine and flat leaf parsley, is unusual and interesting without and season with salt and pepper. being overpowering. It is moist withCook a bit more while stirring. out being too rich. Stuff in turkey or put in a separate I think stuffing that is cooked inside glass dish to bake. the turkey is extra delicious. Cooking it in the cavity allows the stuffing to soak up the flavor of the turkey while out altogether. it roasts and get extra flavoring from Two things I wouldn’t go withwhatever you season the bird with. out, however, are the chestnuts and But this stuffing version works al- the port wine. I also would keep the most just as well when cooked in a heavy cream rather than substitute casserole dish. If you want to double half and half. Why skimp on fat on a the recipe you can have enough to day like Thanksgiving? stuff the bird and also fill an extra casserole dish for a larger crowd. Allison Arthur comes from a long line Feel free to make your own adjust- of cooks. She ran a catering business ments to this recipe. Use pork sau- for a few years, and now, in addition sage if you prefer. Or leave that part to writing, cooks primarily for friends.

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Roeper at the Movies

‘Mockingjay 1’ is solid but unspectacular Movie: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1’ Times: 4:30 and 7 p.m.; running time 123 minutes Theater: Movieworks Cinema (733-4939) Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material) Roeper’s rating: H H H

ust about everyone in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” is losing it, has lost it or never really had it. Lost it as in losing loved ones, and lost it as in out of their minds. Still reeling from the Quarter Quell madness, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) is hidden away in the underground 13th District, battling PTSD, sometimes suffering from nightmares within nightmares in the dead of night. Katniss’ beloved Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), having been left behind when all hell broke loose, is now apparently the only guest on the Capitol’s official TV network, where Stanley Tucci’s insanely upbeat Caesar Flickerman prods Peeta to urge the rebels to lay down their weapons. Whatever’s going on with Peeta, the people now believe him to be a traitor to the rebellion. Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) is without makeup or wardrobe and considers herself a political refugee in the 13th. Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) is in rehab, trying to kick the sauce. As for President Snow (Donald Sutherland), he of the meticulously trimmed white beard and the obsession with white roses and oppression — well, hasn’t he been crazy from the get-go?

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Jennifer Lawrence’s grounded performance as Katniss is one of the elements that truly work in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1.”

“Mockingjay — Part 1” is a dark film on two levels: in tone and in the visuals onscreen. Most of the film takes place at night or in underground bunkers. On the rare occasions when the action takes place above ground and in the light of day, most of what we see are the human remains and the rubble in districts largely wiped out by President Snow’s forces. Lawrence owns the role of Katniss from the moment she appears onscreen, but she’s once again playing the reluctant heroine, telling everyone, from District 13 President Alma Coin (Julianne Moore) to the stillsmitten Gale Hawthorne (Liam Hemsworth) to propaganda guru Plutarch Heavensbee (the late Philip Seymour Hoffman), she never wanted to be the symbol of the revolution.

“The Hunger Games” (2012) and “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (2013) were superb adaptations of the wildly popular books by Suzanne Collins, with spot-on casting, beautiful sets and production design and firstrate special effects that did a good job of capturing some of the more fantastical elements of Collins’ imagination. We’re back in business for Chapter 3 of the film series, with the Austrian director Francis Lawrence returning from his “Catching Fire” triumph to deliver another rousing yet often bleak and downbeat film that focuses a lot more on tragedies and setbacks than applause-generating heroics. Often “Mockingjay” teeters on the shore of maudlin waters, and sometimes it gets wet. When Katniss sings a dirge titled “The Hanging Tree,”

there was a moment when I got the chills — and then it just kept going and going and going, way past the point of overkill. Also, some of the smartest characters in the franchise take a long time to wise up to some fairly obvious doings. After one major character literally and quite clearly warns the rebels, another major character proclaims, “He’s sending a warning!” Indeed. If “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” (coming to theaters in November 2015) has a running time equal to “Part 1,” that means the last entry in the trilogy will total over four hours. As was the case with the “Twilight” franchise, the reasons for splitting the adaptation of the last book seem more financial than creative. Things become repetitive. Too many semi-rousing speeches from President Coin, too many scenes of Katniss reacting to the horrors of war, too many scenes we’ve seen in other films. What works: Lawrence’s grounded performance as Katniss, who’s ever vulnerable but capable of great bravery. Great supporting work from Hoffman, Banks, Harrelson and Jeffrey Wright. Sutherland’s love-to-hatehim work as President Snow. A few beautifully choreographed sequences. A shocking moment involving Peeta. Ultimately “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1” serves as a solid if unspectacular first lap around the track of a two-lap race. We’re heading for home, and we know the best is yet to come. A Chicago Sun-Times columnist for more than 20 years, Richard Roeper reviews movies as they hit the screen.

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Diversions November 26 – December 2, 2014

Kathryn Lynch’s show at Tayloe Piggott Gallery features tugboats. This is “Boat on Blue Water,” an oil on paper measuring 22 by 30 inches.

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6 p.m. Dec. 3 and 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 4 at Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church. BloodHero.com. See page 6.

DJs Cut La Whut and Londo, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at Town Square Tavern. A pre-Thanksgiving dance party. Free.

Jazz music and swing dancing, 7-10 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel. Enjoy music by the Jazz Foundation of Jackson Hole. Contact: 200-9834 Free. JFJH.org.

Thursday, Nov. 27 Community Thanksgiving dinners, 11 a.m.3 p.m. at Elks Lodge and 5:30 p.m. at Good Samaritan Mission. Free. See page 6.

”Fool for Love” auditions, 7:30-9 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5-7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Dancers’ Workshop. Rehearsals for Sam Shepard’s play start in January. Free. RiotActInc.org. See page 8.

Friday, Nov. 28

Open mic night, 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Virginian Saloon. All local musicians welcome. Free.

Town Square Lighting, 5-7 p.m. at Town Square. Watch the lighting of the antler arches. Free. JacksonHoleChamber.com/events. See page 14.

Screen Door Porch plays, 7:30-11 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at Silver Dollar Bar. Americana, rootsrock and country-soul. 732-3939. Free. ScreenDoorPorch.com.

Jazz night with Chris Moran, Bill Plummer and Ed Domer, 7-10 p.m. at the Granary. No cover charge

Fisher Creative Film Fest, 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Pink Garter Theatre. $12 advance, $15 at the door. PinkGarter.com. See page 12.

Locals Appreciation Party with Wyatt Lowe, 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m. at Town Square Tavern. Live music. Giveaways include passes to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Snow King. See page 5.

Jeromey Bell is showing his work, including “Aspen Shadows,” at Pearl Street Bagels in Jackson through mid-December.

Locals Film Festival, 8 p.m. at the Rose. See shorts by area residents. Free. See page 12.

6-8 p.m. Monday and Dec. 8 at Central Wyoming Jackson. Class costs $50. See page 6.

Saturday, Nov. 29 WyoBass, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at Town Square Tavern. DJs Spartan and Just Kenny spin electro, house, dubstep and hits. Free. Underage dance party Project Groove, 8 p.m. at Pink Garter Theatre. For 15- to 20-yearolds. $5. See page 6.

Monday, Dec. 1 Explore 20th-century women’s poetry,

Friends Book Nook, today through Dec. 23 at Teton County Library. Find holiday gifts for book lovers. See page 6.

Tuesday, Dec. 2 Game night at the Brew Pub, 5:30 p.m. at Snake River Brewing. Darts, pingpong, giant jenga, corn hole, foosball and more. Free. SnakeRiverBrewing.com. Bluegrass band Brother Mule plays, 8 p.m. today and Dec. 3 at Dornan’s Spur Bar.

$15. See page 5.

Ongoing/Upcoming Jeromey Bell art exhibit at Pearl Street Bagels. Show hangs through Dec. 15. Pieces range from $100-$950. See page 7. ”Tug Tug” art exhibition at Tayloe Piggott Gallery. Show hangs through Dec. 14. Works by Kathryn Lynch. See page 7. Winter activities begin throughout the valley. For a full list of happenings, see page 12. Jackson Community Blood Drive, 12:30-

TubaChristmas, noon-1 p.m. Dec. 6 at National Museum of Wildlife Art. Concert honors tuba player William J. “Bill” Bell. Free. Tuba.JHCBand.org. ”The Lion in Winter,” 7-9 p.m. Dec. 6 at Center Theater at the Center for the Arts. Staged reading with music. $12. OffSquare.org.

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