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Residents recount historic Valley flooding. See page B1.
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County declares flood disaster area See page A7.
LDS Missionaries digitize county records See page B9.
Stroke awareness : One Man’s story
Chris Laing had a stressful Monday. “I’d have waves of fear for no reason,” he said. You probably would too if you had just survived a grizzly bear encounter the day before. Laing was hiking on the North Fork of the Teton Creek Trail in Teton Canyon on Sunday with his dog. When they got to the snowline, he turned around. His Alaskan malamute was running ahead about 20 yards in front of him when he heard light rustling in the bushes. Laing said he saw it was a bear and started running back up the steep trail while at the same time removing his
bear spray from the holster. He said he made it about 20 feet up the trail and realized the bear had caught up to him in about three lunges. He turned around and she was moving a lot faster than he could. He waited a moment to see if she would bluff. “She didn’t hesitate. She didn’t check her speed. She had no fear at all,” he said. So Laing sprayed as the bear lunged within five feet of him. He said it worked immediately and the bear rolled down hill by his dog, swiping and pawing in the air. Laing then began yelling and swatting his walking stick and rolling rocks. The bear heard him and charged again. He sprayed her a second time and the bear rolled down hill again. Laing started running down the trail and put his dog on a leash. Two baby cubs were crying at his feet and the mama grizzly blew past them and was charging Laing Bear continued on A13
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Rachael Horne TVN Staff It was a long haul for Hondo Miller and Kory Bennington as they recently finished a seven-day, 1,200 mile trip, literally hauling a 1951 Ford Woody Wagon. Equipped with the original 51 Ford flathead engine, the car had to brought in by a trailer to make it to the last stop of Hot Rod Magazine’s 2011 Power Tour. The Woody is the mascot for Laid Back, a new lifestyle apparel and accessory brand from High Range Designs, based in Victor. Laid Back Laid Back continued on A13
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Hondo Miller and Kory Bennington drove this 1951 Ford Woody Wagon in the 2011 Hot Rod Power Tour to promote the new Laid Back apparel line from High Range Desgins basedin Victor. The Woody started in Coco Beach Florida and made it through seven stops to Detroit, Mich, though some of the trip was spent hauling the wagon on a trailer.
Citizens form animal shelter board, Tin Cup still an option for potential donors Lisa Nyren TVN Staff Seven concerned citizens have formed a new board of directors for an animal shelter in Teton County. Calling itself the Teton Valley Community Animal Shelter, this group formed as a result of the Targhee Animal Shelter closing down operations late last month. The Targhee Animal Shelter technically still exists as a 501(c)3 nonprofit and has a board of directors made up of just three people, Bill and Cori Neckles and Shelley Gaylord, following the swift resignations of four other board members within a period of
two weeks. TVCAS board members are Peter Edington, president, Melanie Thomas, vice president, Rebecca Koch, treasurer and three directors: Katherine Polzin, Stephanie Suitter and Teton County Sheriff Tony Liford. At a meeting before the Board of County Commissioners Monday, Edington told the BOCC that his board intends to get a county animal shelter up and running as soon as possible. Still, Edington and his board have some big decisions ahead. First, they must decide whether to assume operation of the shelter Shelter continued on A12