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TV votes for planning
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Ladies score in Sun Valley
Cubin won’t run
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E-wonks ponder implications
Broncs big day
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JHHS wins state title
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Film on adaptive shredders
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Home Sweet Homemade
Music Goods
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Live music and other fun
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The man in the corner
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LAST WEEK, briefly
Teton Valley election
mandates smart growth
Grand Expectations?
Call us.
Teton County, Idaho, Commissioners
Larry Young and Alice Stevenson prevailed
against a recall vote last Tuesday and
retained their seats, suggesting voters in the
rapidly growing communities on the west
side of the Tetons want tighter reins on development and more progressive planning.
Young and Stevenson retained their offices
in Nov. 6 elections with a near 60 percent
majority of the vote. While some – including
Nolan Boyle, the director of the conservative
land rights watchdog group Teton Valley
Alliance that spearheaded the movement to
ouster the two – have denied the special election pitted the old guard against the new,
Boyle has pointed out that Young and
Stevenson, though not the first Democratic
commissioners, are arguably among the
more liberal electives the fleetingly agrarian
valley has seen. And the result of the Nov. 6
vote appears to be a mandate for planning
strategies many old-timers have resisted.
The success of the Democrats was due in
part to the efforts of Tetons for Tomorrow,
a new political group founded specifically
to combat the recall. Tetons for Tomorrow
Director Zahan Billimoria said the group
has grown to around 350 paid members
since it was founded in early summer.
“The undeniable conclusion is that both
our commissioners have a stronger mandate
than ever to make sure Teton County [Idaho]
grows in a responsible way,” Billamoria said.
Valley Advocates for Responsible
Development, the valley’s more established
watchdog, has publicly supported the planning ideologies of Young and Stevenson,
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but due to its nonprofit status it could not
get involved in political campaigns. When
contacted after last Tuesday’s election,
Sandy Mason, a VARD spokesman,
responded with relief but diplomacy,
endorsing issues but not people.
“VARD was happy to see the voter turnout
and the results of the recall, because once
again it showed that the major issue in Teton
County is to give the commissioners the
tools to manage the unprecedented growth,”
Mason said. “Now we can tune out the background noise and focus on the issue at hand.”
Young and others have said they are
ready to move beyond a divide.
“The voters said that they support
responsible growth and don’t like the
power struggle,” Young said. “I’m glad the
recall is behind us. I think the community
can pull together and heal.”
Boyle did not return a message left for
him last week.
The special election came at a time
when the overburdened, cash-strapped
county has 90 subdivision applications
coming through the planning office.
Clarion Associates, a planning consultant
firm, recently arrived in Teton Valley and
has drafted an audit of a planned unit
development ordinance, which Young has
said is at the “frontline of the land use battle.” Also, the county recently established
a Housing Authority Board, whose job it
will be to begin to figure out incentives
and perhaps eventually exactions for
developers to provide affordable housing
in Teton Valley housing market on a
steady incline.
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All eyes on ’Ghee
SHOT OF THE WEEK
With 29 inches of unpacked natural powder resting on the
mid-mountain slopes of Grand Targhee, the Alta, Wyo., resort
Photo by Eric Balog
is poised to open soon – perhaps as soon as this Friday.
Although it is hard to predict how much more natural
snow would be needed to open the mountain by the end
of the week, Resort Spokeswoman Susie BarnettBushong, estimated it would take 15 to 18 more inches,
adding, “It will depend on where it falls on the mountain.”
Grand Targhee has limited snowmaking capabilities and
relies on natural snow. The resort will open as soon as it has
enough snow to groom out a base with a snowcat, which
Barnett-Bushong hopes will happen by Friday. Last year the
resort opened the Shoshone and Magic Carpet beginner lifts
the Monday before Thanksgiving and opened the rest of the
mountain as conditions permitted.
Although heavy wet snow was falling on and off at the
resort
on
Tuesday,
the
forecast
on
www.Wunderground.com (Jim Woodmencey of
Both winter and skiers returned to Teton Pass this weekend.
MountainWeather.com is still on vacation) for Alta
Saturday night's storm followed by still conditions left a blanshows only party cloudy skies on Wednesday and
ket of fresh snow and surface hoar.
Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, the chances of snow
were 40 and 20 percent respectively.
To find out if Grand Targhee will in fact open by Friday, call ultimate luxury and sophistication,” said Denice Harris, AAA
their snow phone at (307) 353-2300 or toll free (800) 827-4433. spokeswoman. “The physical attributes of these properties are
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Or visit www.GrandTarghee.com.
— Sam Petri guests consistently exceed expectations of even the most refined
traveler. To achieve and maintain this level of service is an amazFour Seasons gets
ing accomplishment, and AAA is pleased to honor this establishFive Diamonds
ment as a Five Diamond Award recipient.”
The Four Seasons Resort in Teton Village will be officially
Of 60,000 rated lodges and restaurants throughout the United
bestowed with the American Automobile Association’s coveted States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, just 100 hotels and
Five Diamond status today. This is the second year the valley’s 60 restaurants earned Five Diamond status this year.
Four Seasons has earned the award, and it is the only Wyoming
Harris noted that Teton County’s surplus of Four Diamond estabbusiness to be so honored.
lishments was also an “amazing achievement.” She said, “Only
Several other lodges and restaurants will receive only slightly- establishments that meet the extensive quality criteria required to
less prestigious AAA Four Diamond Awards: The Rusty Parrot become AAA Approved receive a AAA Four Diamond rating.”
Lodge and Spa, Jenny Lake Lodge, Snake River Lodge and Spa,
The awards will be presented to each recipient during a
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The snow that fell in late October has now
either melted away or settled into a crust on
north-facing aspects above 9,000 feet. With
the new snowfall, this leaves the backcountry
user with two possible scenarios when heading out into avalanche terrain.
New snow on top of bare slopes means a
clean slate for the snow pack. That’s a good
thing. However, new November snow on the
old October crust layer could be problematic
depending on how well the new snow bonds
to the crust. According to Avalanche Center
Director Bob Comey, temperature is a key
deciding factor.
Last Saturday was warm when the snow
began to fall up high. The surface of the old
crust was warm as was the new snow, providing a chance for a good bond between layers.
“That scenario is pretty good,” Comey said.
Still, at press time it was raining in the valley and snowing up high. The storm was not
over and it was unknown if the new snow was
bonding well to the existing crust layer.
“Be aware of that crust surface and try to
get info on how well it’s bonded,” said Comey.
Ironically, the best places to ski right now are
also the most dangerous: high-elevation,
north-facing slopes that still have the original
crust layer as a base. But Comey urges skiers
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the taxes of single people who make $150,000 or more a year
and married couples who make $200,000 or more a year, it’s
an attack on working people, but when they want to expand a
federal program that would allow some states to provide free
health insurance to families that make up to $80,000 a year,
it’s a give-away to the wealthy. I’m a little confused by that.
But, no, actually, I’m not. I recognize it for exactly what it
is: politicians – in the case of the former accusation, U.S. Rep.
Barbara Cubin in a speech to Wyoming Republicans in Casper
last weekend, and, in the case of the latter, all of Wyoming’s
Congressional delegation in regards to why they voted against
the State Children’s Health Insurance Program bills last
month – spinning the facts, manipulating the truth.
Am I disappointed? Yes. Am I surprised? No. That’s what
politicians do. And I can almost forgive them. When the heat
is on and the issues are complex and important, the shades of
grey just get in the way of making a simple yes or no decision.
Here’s another example:
Have you heard about how Hillary Clinton’s campaign has
been accused of setting up canned questions to be asked by
college students in Iowa? The “pundits” on the networks say it
just goes to show how manipulative the Democratic frontrun-
LETTERS
Reminder to Sen. Barrasso
[This letter was edited for length. — Eds.]
Yesterday, I looked out my window and
saw a stag walking along the perimeter of
our property, a grouse scurrying through the
sage, and a bald eagle posted as sentry in
the corner tree. This bucolic scene is common for north valley residents, due to our
close proximity to Grand Teton National
Park. As adjacent landowners, we take our
responsibilities to preserve and protect the
park seriously, and work to minimize our
impact on the natural environment.
Not all our neighbors seem to recognize
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their potential impacts on park land. I’m
speaking about the neighbor directly to
the east – the Jackson Hole Airport. This
community has debated the appropriateness of an airport within Grand Teton
National Park for years and repeatedly
rejected requests for an extended runway.
After reading the Nov. 7 edition of the
Jackson Hole News and Guide, I was disappointed to learn that Sen. John
Barrasso appears to be considering the
merits of runway extension.
In the late 1980s, a vigorous community
debate ensued over whether or not the run-
way was safe. Proponents of runway expansion have tried to raise concerns over safety, pointing to the possibility of aircraft
overruns. But the community knew then,
as we still know now, that this debate is
over economics, not safety. A longer runway can support larger jets, bringing in
more people, luggage and a greater economic return for the aircraft industry and
valley businesses. Let’s call a spade a spade
and stop attempting to cloak this argument
under the false guise of safety concerns.
At that time, a solution was reached to
construct safety buffers at the end of the runsee LETTERS page 5
ON THE COVER
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ner is. I agree it’s not particularly honest, nor is it very smart,
since it seems to have easily made it out into the public, but
also can’t help but believe that such manipulation is par for
the course, part of the game, pandemic in politics. Was the
crime “manipulating” the public? Or was it getting caught?
And how is such manipulation any different from controlling the candidate’s “image,” which seems to be the criterion
by which voters judge candidates, rather than anything they
actually have to say (or, at least, the criterion candidates
believe voters judge them by). What do we call an Ivy League
candidate who attempts to pull of some folksy charm while
campaigning in the sticks? Some certainly may call that disingenuous and pandering, but others may say he or she is trying
to speaking their language.
And anyway, you’ve got to ask yourself how did we get here
in the first place? Like the rest of this ugly, awkward middle
school dance that is the presidential election cycle, the answer
has got to be; “Because on some level it’s what the voting public wants.” We want simplicity. We want to hear what we
already know (or think we know). We don’t like being left with
a piece of the puzzle that doesn’t fit in anywhere. So go ahead,
manipulate us, please, just don’t spoil the illusion by getting
caught.
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DEREK DILUZIO
November 12, 2007
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LETTERS
from page 4
way. To date, there have been no overruns
beyond these safety areas. The conclusion:
They are doing the job. If we were to now go
back and extend the runway, it would only
recreate the safety dilemma by allowing the
industry to bring in larger jets that will utilize
the full length of the longer runway, whereby
negating any real safety gains and recreating
the same “unsafe” situation.
We must remember that the reason this airport cannot enjoy the same freedom to
expand as other commercial airports is due
to its location within Grand Teton National
Park. In fact, it is the only airport in the
entire country allowed to operate in a national park. For this reason, the Jackson Hole
Airport Board is obligated to operate the
facility so as to not damage or impair park
resources. We are looking to Sen. Barrasso to
ensure that this questionable grandfathered
use is reined in to protect our cherished park.
— Karla Pendexter, Jackson
TMR one big ugly pig
Vice President Dick Cheney a few years
ago quipped, “As we say in Wyoming, you
can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a
pig.” This colorful phase comes to mind
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gigantic up-zone proposal.
I have lived in Jackson for nearly 30
years. I am pro-private property rights,
pro-affordable housing and pro-smart
growth. Yet, I have come to the conclusion this is a fatally flawed project.
The property is currently zoned rural, a designation assigned under the Comprehensive
Plan. With density bonuses, the current zoning entitles a developer to build 49 homes.
This developer is asking for a 10-fold density
increase of 500 homes on 288 acres.
Up-zones are typically granted only when
considerable, demonstrable community
benefits are shown. What are the benefits?
If you support affordable housing, analysis
shows this project actually increases affordable housing deficits by not providing sufficient affordable housing for the estimated
1,300 people it will house.
On Oct. 9, the county commissioners
required that the minimum affordable
housing requirement on new residential
developments be moved from 15 percent
to 25 percent, a number viewed as a temporary solution until officials can address
the minimum 40 percent recommended.
So what has the Teton Meadows developer done? Strategically, he rushed his
application in one month before the
see LETTERS page 11
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On “Ohio Rep utters
the ‘I’ word”:
■ Bravo! to Dennis Kucinich and the
other members of Congress who have
the wherewithal to stand up to the
Bush/Cheney machine.
■ Did you read other articles on this?
o The Dems are the ones who shut it
down because no one except a few
Dems really want to hold an actual
debate on the Senate floor. Great for
sound bites, but lacking any reality.
■ It is sad that issues which could benefit from genuine debate on a national
level, e.g. Cheney’s impeachment, get
mired in the muck of Kucinich’s cult of
personality, combined with cynical parliamentary stunts.
■ This administation is the most corrupt, morally bankrupt and incompetent
one ever in the history of this country.
■ Do you remember the Clinton years
of corruption? I won’t say Bush is not,
but the pot (smoker) and the kettle are
both black. If anyone but the extreme
left of the Dem party wanted this to
happen, it would have. The fact that its
being pushed aside by the Dem leadership shows that there is a lack of solid
proof and what they do have is not
enough to even debate.
■ Just check out the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence’s latest findings. Lack of proof is not why the
Democratic leadership tried to kill
Dennis the Menace.
■ Have you looked at the extreme left
on that committee? Feinstien and
Feingold? Holy crap! The findings out
of it are suspect to say the least ... If
they had proof, it would be used.
■ Koo-koo-nuts, Con-yours, Bawney
Fwank and the rest of the FAR FAR
WAY left say, “blah, blah, blah,” AGAIN
... Most corrupt? Horse feathers!
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crap. ... Ya’ll come back from the dark
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WILD LIVES
by Brooke Williams
The dying art of slowness
How is it that, when looking at a familiar bookcase with
four shelves and hundreds of books, there is one book that
stands out? And how is it that this particular book seems
so apt for this particular time in my life, in our lives?
In the past 10 days, I’ve been to Chicago for a humanities festival, back to Salt Lake City for one night, to the
Bay Area for five days of meetings and fundraising, and
then, last night, back in my truck for a five-hour drive to
Castle Valley, Utah, near Moab, to deal with issues with
a home we own there. If I work fast and then drive hard,
I can be back in Jackson Hole tomorrow night in time for
dinner with friends.
Work fast. Drive hard.
In Utah, on my way through the office to the closet
where the broken water pump is, I stop in front of the
bookcase. “Slowness,” by Milan Kundera, seems to be lit
up in neon. I pull the book from the shelf and open it to
an underlined passage: “Why has the pleasure of slowness disappeared?” As I read this, my own breath slows
along with my heart rate. I sense the desert sun through
the window and note the instant that light turns to heat
on the outside of my thigh. Kundera goes on:
“Where have they gone, the amblers of yesteryear?
Where have they gone, those loafing heroes of folk song,
those vagabonds who roam from one mill to another and
bed down under the stars? Have they vanished along with
footpaths, with grasslands and clearings, with nature?”
This passage stops me. I take it personally. Thinking back
over my time at The Murie Center, most of it wondering
about conservation and exploring
Is nature
new ways to think about wildness.
disappearing
I realize how little “ambling” and
“loafing” I’ve done lately. These
because we
questions come to me: Have the
don’t amble
amblers, loafers, and vagabonds
and loaf
disappeared because the grassenough?
lands and clearings have disappeared, because nature has disappeared? Or is nature disappearing
because we, especially those of us
who make a living protecting it,
don’t amble and loaf enough?
Kundera equates speed to forgetting. For him, slowness is tied
to memory. If ambling and loafing
create slowness, and slowness is
“directly proportional to the intensity of memory,” then
how does memory contribute to minimizing the disappearance of nature?
These questions enter my body.
Kundera cites the example of a man walking down the
street suddenly struck by the need to remember. He slows
his pace in order to make the recollection. I think of cellular memory, of maps in the cells of monarch butterflies
whose survival depends on their ability to find their way to
Mexico even though they’ve never been there. Perhaps our
cellular memory has the same task: keeping our species
alive. Perhaps slowness is the best way to tap into it.
It is just after noon and I am three hours behind schedule.
I am happy. I am in the desert I love. Castleton Tower
appears as a red flame. I move my chair to stay in the warm
late-autumn sun. There isn’t a whisper of breeze and I can
hear only three sounds: the trill of a goldfinch foraging for
the last rabbit brush seeds, the wings of a passing raven slicing the air, and a buzzing wasp. I take a few breaths that are
so new and deep that they hurt my ribs: It’s been a while, too
long from this solitary space of stillness. If our work at the
Murie Center focuses on innovation in conservation – on
discovering new ideas about how to save this planet – slowness just may be the mechanism. This will require loafing
and ambling, staring out the window, listening to the wind,
following tracks in the snow. These will be new rules for all
of us who work at The Murie Ranch. I’ll write them up for
the employee manual. Tomorrow. Today, I’ll sit here and
imagine Olaus and Ade Murie sitting here with me.
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Passing the baton
I attended the Wyoming Republican These same pundits were positive that
Central Committee meeting on Saturday in President George H. W. Bush was too
Casper, a politically informative meeting with weak and unpopular to ever get elected
president, and were wrong. Finally, the
State Chairman Fred Parady at the helm.
It started with perfunctory business, but Washington pundits believed that
tension grew rapidly as we awaited the President Ronald Reagan would cause
morning speakers. U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi World War III and would destroy our
spoke first. Then came our newest U.S. economy while doing it, and they were defSenator, John Barrasso who, with great initely wrong.
Rep. Cubin spoke in glowing terms
excitement, announced that he and long
about the future of America
time sweetheart and fiancée,
and the Republican Party. She
Bobbi Brown, had set a wedRep. Cubin
spoke about Democrats
ding date – Jan. 1, 2008. Smiles
spoke in
spending so much time voting
and applause from well wishers
glowing terms
to surrender to Al-Qaeda and
filled the room, but it seemed
about the
investigating the president
clear that the real attention,
that they had no time for
what everyone was waiting for,
future of
America. She pointed out
was the final speaker of the
America and
that even Nancy Pelosi recentmorning: U.S. Representative
the Republican
ly told the nation that she disBarbara Cubin.
Party.
approved
of
the
very
The Casper Star Tribune’s
Congress that she leads. “If
morning headline practically
the Speaker of the House says
screamed, “Cubin won’t run
her party is doing a bad job,
again; Congresswoman plans
how can you argue with that?”
announcement
today
in
In a final jab at the press,
Casper.” It was obvious there
and particularly the Casper
had been a leak. Information
like this is never released to the media in Star News, Rep. Cubin announced that
advance. The question on everyone’s she would run again – just as soon as the
mind this late fall morning was, is the cast comes off her foot. You could have
information correct? The audience was heard a pin drop. Her timing was perfect.
on pins and needles awaiting the out- The audience erupted with cheers and
come. The press and news media had laughter. Of course, later in the speech she
arrived in droves to cover the much- announced that she would not stand for
anticipated speech. Finally, Rep. Cubin, reelection in 2008 and that her 14 years of
broken foot in a cast, hobbled on crutch- service in Congress would come to an end
es to the podium. She seemed small of in January 2009.
As the crowd swelled around her to wish
stature as she took her place, but she
totally captivated everyone in the room. her well, I could not help but think about
There were no side conversations, no all that she had accomplished in those 14
distractions – all eyes and ears were years. In 1994, she became the first
woman to be elected to federal office from
focused on the Congresswoman.
Rep. Cubin initially spoke about the Wyoming. Rep. Cubin, is only the second
political pundits in Washington, D.C., official to win seven Wyoming statewide
who have painted a dire picture for elections. She introduced the law that
Republicans in the presidential election of repays Wyoming over $435 million owed
2008. She pointed out how often they under the Abandoned Mine Land prohave been wrong in the past. She pointed gram. An additional $1.6 billion will be
out that they had predicted a John Kerry paid by the government to Wyoming over
landslide in 2004, and were wrong. She the next 15 years. She sponsored and supsaid that the pundits had predicted a ported countless acts of legislation that
Democrat takeover of the House of have benefited the people of this state,
Representatives in every election since and she is a true patriot who has travelled
1996, and were wrong. They predicted to Iraq to see first-hand the damage creatthat the Republican Party could never win ed and cultivated by the jihadists.
Representative Cubin, God speed and
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Representatives in 1994, and were wrong. best wishes for a wonderful retirement.
Joe Schloss is a former Special Agent for the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, political
activist, Teton County GOP chairman, and member of the Wyo. GOP Central Committee.
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November 14, 2007
Understanding the forecast: part 2
What is it normally like in
Jackson this week?
In essence, a weather forecast is a statement of uncertainty. The words the forecaster chooses to describe the
probability of precipitation are a direct reflection of
his/her confidence that the precipitation might or might
not occur.
Probability of precipitation describes the likelihood that
measurable precipitation (0.01 inches of rain or melted
snow) will occur at any given point within the forecast
area. In our case, that area is basically all of Jackson Hole.
Some forecasters will use a percentage to describe
probability. Others will use a descriptive term. Here is how
those “uncertain” terms and the percentages line up:
“Slight Chance”: 10 to 20 percent probability of occurrence
“Chance”: 30 to 50 percent probability of occurrence
“Likely or Possible”: 60 to 70 percent probability of occurrence.
If no ”uncertain” term is used, then
the probability is 80 to 100 percent.
AVERAGE
HIGH
AVERAGE
LOW
38°F
16°F
Normal November
Precipitation:
1.44 inches
Normal November
Snowfall:
9.5 inches
What it can be like in
Jackson this week:
RECORD
HIGH
RECORD
LOW
62°F
-27°F
Nov. 14, 1999
Nov. 16, 1955
Wettest November ever:
4.24 inches (1988)
Snowiest November ever:
40 inches (1985)
Information provided by meteorologist Jim Woodmencey
www.mountainweather.com at the base of the Tetons
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by Karin McQuillan
Clear-eyed in China: one visitor’s impressions
A working man in Shanghai, a sad-eyed 40-something
named Mr. Wang (name changed for his protection), told
us the greatest thrill of his life was a chance to take a
Chinese tour to “the United States.” It was a U.S. possession, the Marianas Islands, where he rushed to be photographed under the American flag. He spent the whole
first night awake, watching TV.
“You can criticize things!” he exclaimed, his eyes shining. “In America, people can complain. Chinese people
don’t complain. There is no point. Nothing will be done.
People just work hard. They are numb. Numb.”
Few tourists get to the point of having this kind of honest conversation with a single Chinese person during
their whirlwind tours. They gape at the exotic sights of
lovely old temples, exchange wordless smiles with friendly people, express awe at the economic juggernaut and
dismay at the pollution, and return home, full of superficial impressions. It doesn’t have to be this way.
China’s explosive, and some say predatory, economic
growth looms large over the 21st century. Their horrific
air pollution blows to our West Coast. They sell long-range
missiles to Iran and support Sudan’s genocide, threaten
Taiwan and Japan with war. And that’s just the beginning
of their flexing of their economic and military might.
China is too important to treat as an exotic destination.
I just returned from a trip to China with an old friend,
doing the classic tourist sites, but we were determined to
also get to talk to real people. Through a friend of a
friend living in China, we managed to get introductions.
This is a key to Chinese culture: guanxi, connections. We
had private dinners with English-speaking individuals in
several cities, and instead of a tour, we had private guides,
which meant we spent from three to five days with one
person, often out of earshot of possible informers. We
had also prepared for our three-week trip by reading more
than a dozen books on China, from history to business to
contemporary accounts and memoirs, so we were able to
formulate meaningful questions. We talked with party
hacks, reformers, intellectuals, working people, ChineseAmerican businessmen, and even an 83-year-old ChineseAmerican refugee back on a visit to relatives.
Mr. Wang, despite his expressed admiration for
American free speech, constantly referred to “Chairman
Mao.” After a few days, I said to him, “Some people say
that Chairman Mao was 70 percent good and 30 percent
bad. What do you think?” Thel Communist Party policy on
Mao admits the Cultural Revolution was a mistake (the 30
percent bad), but teaches that all else was good. The Great
Leap Forward, Mao’s communist economic program of the
1950s, which resulted in 40 million peasants starving to
death, is not taught in the schools, and is a forbidden topic.
This is Mr. Wang’s exact reply: “I remember the
Cultural Revolution. I was 9 years old. I remember the
sound of bullets. I remember hiding with my mother in a
field. At school, they taught us Chairman Mao was great.
Chairman Mao read a lot of history. The emperors killed
a lot of people. Chairman Mao read too much history.”
Asking people what they
thought of Mao turned out to be
We heard an
an interesting window into their
almost
attitudes towards Communism
universal
and reform. The one person from
mantra that
a non-Han Chinese minority ethnic group we spoke to – from
China needs
inner Mongolia – told us, “Some
stability for
people say Mao was great. Other
economic
people say he destroyed a lot of
growth and
things. Some people hate him.
Some people say he was crazy.”
that only the
More depressing was that the
Communists
20-year-olds were the least likely
can deliver
to be critical of authoritarian rule.
this.
We heard an almost universal
mantra that China needs stability
for economic growth and that only the Communists can
deliver this.
The most Westernized and seemingly liberal man we
spoke with said he joined the Party to reform it from within, but that it was hopeless. “The Communist Party is a cancer on society,” he said. “Our system is not exactly fascist –
it’s what you’d call ‘state capitalism.’” He described universal corruption and cronyism. The government has created
breathing room by letting people talk more freely, as long as
they don’t put criticisms into print.
Yet when we walked with him in a ritzy renovated
neighborhood, where Mao and his cohorts once met to
organize the CCP, he waved his arm with pride at the
Western cafes that could have been in Paris and
exclaimed, “Some people think it’s good Tiananmen
failed. Look what we’ve done in 10 years.” Three thousand skyscrapers were put up in Shanghai – lost in a miasma of pollution – and the city exploded to 20 million people. A middle-class and class of multi-millionaires sprung
up overnight. “We could only create Shanghai so fast with
authoritarian rule,” he said. “The government doesn’t
have to wait for planning or safety rules. They want a project done and the residents are kicked out in weeks. We
couldn’t have accomplished this with democracy.
Democracy makes a mess – look at the U.S.”
Pride in China’s economic miracle then gave place to
fear that the wealth generated by the export trade and foreign investment was being sucked into booming real
estate and stock speculation. As any economist will tell
you, bubbles burst. Our host continued, “Ten years ago I
predicted political reform. Nothing happened. Now I predict revolution. There are 120 million peasants working
in the factories. They are unregistered [illegal] and
exploited. There is no land for them to go back to. There
is no unemployment insurance, no health coverage, no
pensions. If the economy slows, and they are thrown out
of work, the government will topple.”
What will arise in its place? A courageous free press
advocate we spoke with in another city pessimistically predicted a return to Communism as more likely than democratic reforms (which he didn’t want himself). “Populists
will promise people a job, a house and health care for
everyone. They won’t call it Communism. It sounds good.”
A lot of poor people miss Communism, one son of a
peasant explained to us. At least they was no pollution,
people weren’t working 12 hour days, seven days a week,
in factories, and almost everyone was the same, so there
was less bitterness about the unfairness of the elite’s
monopoly on a decent life.
The final word belongs to the last young person we
spoke with, a gallery assistant in Hong Kong. He was in
high school when Honk Kong reverted from British to
Communist rule 10 years ago. I gestured at a huge pop art
portrait of Mao they were selling, and asked what Hong
Kong people thought when they saw the image.
“Old people have no time for Mao, but my generation
thinks he was great. He was like an emperor.”
“But the emperors were bad men,” I challenged him.
“Yes, they all killed a lot of people, but they were great.”
“Do you know how many people Mao killed?” I asked
(most mainland Chinese don’t know).
He thought a moment. “Sixty million.” He saw our surprised faces. “Listen,” he told us with a friendly smile,
“America has the best system. But it is not for China. We
have 1.2 billion people. We need stability. We need a
strong leader. Mao was a great man, like Hitler or Stalin.
Stability is very important.”
Karin McQuillan is a retired psychotherapist, author and Peace Corps Volunteer.
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impending emergency action was taken,
and before the comprehensive plan moves
toward the likely outcome of an affordable
housing exaction of 40 percent. This project,
as delivered, has only 15 percent affordable
housing as required by the old zoning. It will
leave the valley with a net new affordable housing deficit of at least 125 additional homes.
The developer, recognizing the impending
regulation, came up with a new term –
“hybrid affordable” – and promised to
donate an additional 10 percent of the lots so
the housing agencies could build the affordable housing. What a clever way to transfer a
$5,000,000 burden to the taxpayers by turning in their application a few weeks early.
The most misrepresented part of the
project are the “homestead ownership”
lots, a full 75 percent of the Teton
Meadows development. These are simply
free-market lots with a lot of lipstick.
“Deed-restricted” does not mean affordable. It simply means you are restricted to
selling your home to other employees in
the valley. That is what already transpires
de facto in Cottonwood Park, Rafter J and
Melody Ranch, and has done nothing to
control resale pricing of homes.
In his department’s peer review in October,
Town of Jackson Interim Planning Director
Jeff Noffsinger said: “The ‘homestead units’
appear to revert to market units upon a twoyear occupation. This gives occupants an
incentive to sell the units after this period,
thereby precipitating the decline of attainable
housing. Given the unpredictable (or unsettlingly predictable) nature of these units over
the long-term, it is inappropriate that they
should represent 75 percent of the project.”
The developer refuses to deliver initial
pricing to evaluate if the lots, even on the initial offering, will be close to attainable.
A project asking for a 10-times density
bonus, that is four-times the density of
adjoining 33 percent affordable Melody
Ranch, and that will make the developer considerable profit needs to deliver considerably
better then 15 percent affordable housing,
much better then the 25 percent new emergency ordinance, and even better then the
new recommended minimum of 40 percent
affordable units.
Five hundred homes on 288 acres, with
1,264 people five to six miles from town services on land currently zoned rural, is not smart
growth. A project that only deepens the affordable housing situation, while burdening the
county with all the impacts and infrastructure
costs of growth, is ill-advised.
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still
a pig.
— Rich Bloom, Melody Ranch
New Thinking
“The dogmas of the past are inadequate
to the stormy present. The situation is
piled high with difficulty, and we must rise
with the occasion. As our case is anew, so
we must think anew and act anew.” When
President Lincoln said those words, he was
dealing with much more serious troubles
and divisions than we have now in Teton
County.
No doubt about it, our “case is anew” as
we deal with explosive growth. So where
can we benefit by new thinking and new
ways of acting?
We’ve been forced into new thinking
about solid waste. We’re making a transition from burying waste to learning how to
transfer and recycle it. Planning is under
way for a new courthouse. We’ll be learning plenty as we develop the county’s first
Capital Improvements Plan. The CIP will
identify, prioritize, and study ways to fund
new infrastructure, and new thinking will
be required to implement it.
With a land use policy, new thinking
should start by picturing what this valley
will look like 50 years from now and what
legacy we want to leave behind. Then we
should ask whether the land-use decisions
we’re making are consistent with this legacy. This is the question that underlies the
work on the PUD ordinance.
Are we thinking realistically about our
resources and assets? The new investment and
growth we depend on is coming from people
who value our natural resources and quality of
life. They don’t want suburban sprawl, and
they know it can be avoided by good planning.
Smart growth attracts smart money – unmanaged, runaway growth drives it away.
We’ve always been proud to be a working
class community, but now middle class
working people can’t buy a home here. The
newly established Housing Authority has
been charged with applying new thinking
to this problem.
The amount of construction and development activity in the County has increased
dramatically. We have to take a new look at
whether county staffing and administrative
structure is adequate to deal with it.
Finally, I would suggest that the most
important thing to “think anew” about is
how we pull together as a community to
work on these challenges. The recall election was an exercise in how NOT to do it,
but it’s behind us. Now we need to focus
our energy on what lies ahead, thinking and
acting anew.
— Larry Young, Teton County, Idaho,
Commissioner
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Roger McKean didn’t even know what a
bighorn sheep was when he squeezed the
trigger on his .243 rifle and killed one
near Dubois. He left the carcass after
removing the head. He later took a mule
deer out of season and is also wanted for
killing two antelope on the
Wind River Reservation.
After McKean’s hunting
partner ratted him out for
a reduced charge, McKean
drove back to Wyoming
from Tennessee, where he
lives, and made his initial
appearance. No one has
Sun Valley’s
seen him since.
“He was cooperative and
mostly forthright and would confirm information that we knew,” said Scott Browning,
a wildlife investigator for Wyoming Game
and Fish. “He was going to get time [in
jail] and I think he’s freaked out about that
and that’s one of the reasons he didn’t
come back.”
McKean faces a maximum of $13,850 in
fines, $19,000 in restitution for the two animals, 54 months in jail and loss of his hunting privileges for up to 30 years. Thanks to
the Wildlife Violator Pact, McKean has no
safe refuge in Tennessee either.
The stor y appeared in the Knoxville
News .
■
Political handicappers CQ Today
brought up some interesting points about
Barbara Cubin’s recent decision to not
seek re-election. According to CQ,
Democratic challenger Gary Trauner’s
ability to make the 2006 race a close call
was due more to “the dissatisfaction many
Republicans felt personally toward Cubin”
and her approach to her job which “some
critics found abrasive.”
With Cubin out of the picture and 62
percent of the state’s voters registered
Republican, CQ cites the advantage
swings to the right. In addition, rumors
continue to circulate that State Rep Colin
Simpson will be the likely GOP candidate.
CQ changed their rating for Wyoming’s
House Representative race from “No
Clear Favorite” to “Leans Republican.”
■
Jackson Hole’s women’s hockey teams
fared well at the fifth annual Women’s
Harvest Classic tournament at Boise’s Ice
World. The Idaho Mountain Express and
Guide reported their Sun Valley girls were
all but manhandled throughout the tournament by Jackson squads.
The same newspaper also said Sun
Valley enjoyed “Lost and Found,” the latest film offering from
Jackson
Hole’s
Teton
Gravity Research. The sick
flick screened at Apple’s
Bar & Grill in Warm
Springs and was wellattended because it featured
Hailey’s Lynsey Dyer along
with some of the world’s
Lynsey Dyer
top sliders and riders.
■
Jackson’s fastest chick on snow,
Olympian Resi Stiegler, has been making
international news with a fourth place finish at the first Audi FIS Alpine World Cup
slalom of the season. “I’ve never seen so
much snow,” Stiegler told reporters after
finishing her best run in a blizzard.
■
“There is no other person in the country
who is so singularly responsible for the
preservation of these aircraft,” said Gary
Lewi of the American Airpower Museum
in Farmingdale, N.Y. “He saved the aircraft for another generation, but he also
used them to pay tribute to those who flew
them.”
“He” is David Tallichet, 84. The WWII
pilot flew 22 missions over Europe in a B17 bomber. After the war, Tallichet went
into the restaurant business and collected
warplanes. Tallichet owned as many as
120 planes and is recognized worldwide as
a major force in the preservation of aero
warfare antiques. Tallichet’s obituary
appeared in the LA Times over the weekend. His daughter, Catherine Ann, lives in
Jackson Hole.
■
Them On Us editors will read anything.
The guest list for the Nov. 6 social dinner
at the White House in honor of French
President Nicolas Sarkozy included
Jackson Hole Banker Dick Scarlett and his
wife. The listing read: “Dick Scarlett III,
president and CEO of United Bancorp of
Wyoming, and Maggie Scarlett (wife).”
Don’t ask us how we got a hold of it.
Terra Nova
Historic Rockefeller
family retreat now
open to the public
by Sam Petri
photos by Derek DiLuzio
THERE WAS NO RIBBON CUTTING
ceremony. No photo op, no speeches,
and not a single commemorative plaque
exchanged hands.
Last Tuesday, 1106 acres of land
southeast of Phelps Lake in Grand
Teton National Park, valued at $160 million, were officially transferred to the
park by the Rockefeller family. For a
piece of land this extraordinary, speeches and plaques would have been a trifle.
The property was the last GTNP
inholding owned by the Rockefellers,
whose patriarch, John D. Rockefeller,
was largely responsible for the park we
all enjoy. The donation is not only in line
with the family’s commitment to conservation and historical preservation, but
also was the swan song to their Grand
Teton National Park legacy.
Meghan Dewalt and Brittany Belisle admire the new public view across Phelps Lake.
see TERRA NOVA page 14
from TERRA NOVA page 13
The transfer of the land became official when Interior Secretary Dirk
Kempthorne signed conveyance documents in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6. It
shall henceforth be known as the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, in honor
of the man who envisioned it, and includes a new, environmentally sound,
7,000-square-foot LSR Preserve Center, designed by Carney Architects.
Laurance S. Rockefeller passed away in 2004 at the age of 94.
But given the weight of the gift, what it means for GTNP and its visitors, it is
surprising how much of the process has been nearly silent. The Department of
the Interior website, which posts updates on the secretary’s activities, does
not mention Kempthorne signing the land conveyance document in
Washington, D.C., something anyone would have been proud to do. Calls to
Kempthorne’s deputy press secretary, Chris Paolino, regarding the signing
went unreturned, as did calls to Clay James, the liaison for the Rockefeller fam-
Lake Creek cuts through the new LSR Preserve, offering the relaxing white noise of
rushing water and adding to the variety of habitats found on the former inholding.
ily on this project, who was out of the country at the time of the land transfer,
according to GTNP spokesperson Jackie Skaggs. Only a press release sent by
GTNP to the local media officially announced the conveyance that has been six
years in the making.
All the hoopla that could have happened last Tuesday took place six years ago,
on May 26, 2001, when Laurance S. Rockefeller publicly announced his intent to
donate the land to the American people. Vice President Dick Cheney along with
the then-Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton accepted the transfer of land during a ceremony on the property, then called JY Ranch, a private Rockefeller-
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The JY Ranch was once owned by Lewis Joy, who founded it in1906 and operated it, perhaps as Jackson Hole’s very first dude ranch, until 1932. In that year,
John D. Rockefeller bought it and more than 30,000 acres more with the intent
of transferring it to the federal government for a national park. Although John D.
did turn most of the land into a national park, he kept 3,106 acres of the original
JY Ranch as a family retreat. The property included about 30 buildings that dotted the southeastern shore of Phelps Lake. Eventually Laurance S. inherited the
JY Ranch from his father, and in the 1990s he gradually donated 2,000 of its
3,106 acres to GTNP. Laurance’s vision was finally completed last week when
the final 1106 acres officially became part of the park.
Between the 2001 announcement and the 2007 paperwork, the family has directed and paid for work to return the land to near-pristine condition. The 30 or so JY
The new preserve opened overnight, on Nov. 6, complete with bridges, benches
and plenty of signage pointing the way to Phelps Lake and back.
Ranch buildings have been moved. Half of them will become employee housing in
the Beaver Creek area of the park; the other half were moved just outside the
park to another nearby Rockefeller property. Standing at the site of the old JY
Ranch, it is impossible for the untrained eye to detect where they once stood.
The lack of ceremony this past Tuesday has less to do with the 2001 acceptance of the land and more to do with Laurance S. Rockefeller not wanting to
make a spectacle of the donation in the first place. As Skaggs said, the
Rockefeller Associates, who have been managing the estate, requested a “low
key soft opening” and added that the family wanted the “land to speak for itself.”
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The timing of Kempthorne’s signing of
the legal conveyance document would
suggest a purposefully understated
opening: On Nov. 1, the Moose-Wilson
road leading to the LSR Preserve
closed for the season to automobiles.
The low-key opening also is consistent with the feel Rockefeller wanted
the Preserve to have – a relaxing setting in which to contemplate the natural beauty of the world. An intersection of diverse habitats, from sagebrush meadows, forests and wetlands,
to lakes and creeks, the Preserve
offers an unparalleled wildlife-rich
environment. The Preserve Center is
dominated by a cozy lodge-like reading room, with comfy chairs, a large
fireplace and shelves lined with
books, a serene place to read, study,
and ponder nature and our place in it.
Though the Moose-Wilson Road,
which provides access to the
Preserve’s 50-car parking lot, is
closed to vehicles for the winter, the
curious can still drive to Moose, head
south on the Moose-Wilson Road and
park at the Death Canyon turnoff, and
walk or bike an easy half-mile to the
new LSR Preserve Center. From
there, they can explore the new eightmile network of “naturalistic” trails
completed by Northwest Woodland
Land Services Inc. of Boring, Ore.,
which also built 18 single-log milledbenches, two road crossings, rock
steps and a few handicapped accessible crushed-stone trails.
Two main trails lead to Phelps Lake
from the Preserve Center: the
Woodland Trail (a moderate nine
tenths of a mile) and Lake Creek Trail
(a moderate mile and a half). Both
connect to the longer, peripheral
Boulder Ridge Trail (a moderate to
strenuous mile and
seventh tenths) and
Aspen Ridge Trail (a
moderate to strenuous two and a half
miles). You also can
circumnavigate Phelps
Lake via the sevenmile Phelps Lake Trail
Loop. No matter how
you look at it, access
to Phelps Lake just
got easier.
Right now the new
Preserve Center building is not open to the
public, as the interior
is still being finished.
However, take a look
inside the windows
and
the
building
appears to be almost
ready. Skaggs said
construction on the
interior will halt for the
winter. Come spring,
construction
will
resume and the center
The Rockefeller family hopes the new LSR Preserve Center will earn LEED platinum certification
will open as soon as
for its extensive use of sustainable materials and energy efficiency.
it’s ready in the spring
or summer of 2008. As of press time, such as photovoltaic solar panels as the building opens.
Laurance S. Rockefeller intended
an official opening date for the build- well as geothermal wells to reduce
ing had not been set.
For now, the need for external energy con- the preserve to be a place for people
observing from the outside and enjoy- sumption. Carney Architects used of all ages and abilities to get outside
ing the trails is as good as it gets. shredded blue jeans and soy bean- and interact with nature on a personal level. He believed profound experiThis being the quiet off-season, the based spray to insulate the building.
Interior finishes contain no volatile ences, like those that can be had on
getting is good – no one is out there.
Carney Architects have taken organic compounds (VOC), and the the LSR Preserve, can teach the
remarkable steps in the design and Forest Stewardship Council, an value of our environment to others
construction of the Preserve Center organization dedicated to sustainable who will then become stewards of
in hopes of earning the highest level forestry, certified all of the construc- the land. If you are looking for an
of Leadership in Energy and tion timber. Carney Architects hopes afternoon of adventure, go experiEnvironmental Design (LEED) certifi- such design features will add up to ence a place you’ve never been, like
cation. For example, the center relies LEED Platinum Certification, however, the new LSR Preserve. It’s only 20
greatly on alternative energy sources that status will be determined after minutes away.
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County Commissioners shoot down Osprey Creek
by Ben Cannon
Teton County Commissioners rejected Jamie MacKay’s
controversial Osprey Creek subdivision proposal, voting
against the measure by a margin of 4-1 on Tuesday.
The vote was the end result of months of talks between
the county and landowner MacKay, represented by Pierson
Land Works. MacKay was aiming to build an Affordable
Housing Planned Unit Development (AH-PUD) off the
Village Road. For that designation, which carries a considerable density bonus for a private development to build-out
at least 50 percent affordable housing, MacKay had scaled
down his proposal to 74 units on the 14.97-acre former
KOA campground, with 60 percent of those deed-controlled
– 36 affordable, two employee units and six free-market
units set aside for valley workers.
Throughout the process, valley residents, particularly those
who live near the West Bank location, have voiced concerns
about wildlife, traffic and character impacts to the area. On
Tuesday, the tenor of some comments took on a threatening
tone, with some opponents suggesting legal and political repercussions if commissioners approved the proposal.
“I think there are a lot of potential benefits if we give it
time,” said Wilson resident Jim Roscoe, adding, “It might
eliminate a costly suit against the county if we give it time.”
Many who opposed Osprey Creek pointed to the
Comprehensive Plan, created in 1994, as a document to
stymie a would-be project that raises the red flags that
Osprey Creek does. Others, several of them identifying
themselves as small business owners, had less to say about
the comp plan or character impacts and more about the
needs for attainable housing to sustain a working class.
Katelyn Stewart, who said she was born and raised in
Jackson, explained she could not afford to live here if she
had not lucked out in a lottery to purchase one of the
affordable homes in the Millward development adjacent the
Osprey Creek site.
Following the close of a lengthy public comment period
in which most argued against the development,
Commissioner Ben Ellis set the tone for the board’s move
to strike down the application. Ellis said the applicant
failed to prove the project was suitable for the surrounding
neighborhoods based on the county’s land development
regulations and Comprehensive Plan.
“I do not find that this area supports this kind of density,” Ellis
said. He called the subdivision, at that density, “a form of suburban sprawl with environmental and cumulative impacts.” Ellis
also said he might have supported the project had the density
been closer to 40 units, not the 74 sought by the applicant.
Commissioner Bill Paddleford, who cast the lone vote in
favor of the proposal, said his support was rooted in his
belief that Teton County needs affordable housing to sus-
tain a healthy community and families.
“We’re at a crossroads here – this is a crux,” Paddleford
said, retelling an anecdote that when he arrived in Jackson
Hole as a young, trained man, he was put at the bottom of a
waiting list for a fire department that now struggles to find
help. He told those who spoke, often passionately, against
Osprey Creek: “I empathize with you, but in the back of my
mind I keep saying, ‘If not here, where? If not now, when?’”
Though the motion to approve failed, and it appears
there are few options available to MacKay short of starting
from scratch, there seemed to be one consensus among the
board: the recognition that affordable housing is indeed
something the board wants to pursue more aggressively.
“As a community we have issues we need to face,” said Board
Chairman Andy Schwartz. “We’re going to have to be very
careful, because every neighborhood in the community, for one
reason or another, is being removed from the discussion.”
He noted only the Town of Jackson and the Porter Estate
just south of town seemed free from the palpable opposition to density seen along the Village Road, and around the
Seherr-Thoss property, where a 500-unit development with
a bold idea to create below-market local housing is under
the initial stages of county review.
MacKay was not at Tuesday’s meeting due to a family
emergency, Jamie Walter, a Pierson Land Works representative said.
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The posting public sounds off
on Cubin retirement
by Grace Hammond
There was instantaneous response.
Wyoming Rep. Barbara Cubin’s plans to
retire after seven terms leaked the night
before her Saturday morning press conference. The public turned out in droves to discuss it – on the internet. Grandmothers,
cowboys, self-declared pundits and individuals of diverse political stripes weighed in on
blogs, commented on newspaper articles
online and furiously posted to message
boards. Here’s the scuttlebutt, as can only be
displayed by passionate Americans free to
post in relative anonymity.
While this survey yielded a wide diversity
of opinions about the implications of her
move, Cubin’s retirement was met with a
unanimous sense on both sides of “It’s
about time.”
Over at the Casper Star-Tribune’s site, a
poster under the handle “Phil” commented
on an article: “This is the best decision
Barbra [sic] could have made, and opening
up the seat for other republican contenders
almost ensures that the seat will remain in
GOP control. Now who will step up to the
plate? Perhaps Colin Simpson?”
Other posters on the site were dismayed at
Cubin’s parting shots at Trauner, which
were: “We cannot let Gary Trauner win. He
is wrong for Wyoming, wrong for America,
and I know we won’t let him win.”
A poster called “Willie” wrote, “This
party [versus] party mentality needs to be
reversed. … Having the nerve to individually attack her opponent shows a lack of both
respect, and understanding. … I can only
hope that [Cubin] did not act in
Washington as she has spoken here in
Wyoming. Shame …”
A Wyomingite by the handle of
“anti4wheeler” reacted to Cubin’s retirement with glee and a dollop of derision
toward Jackson. “Great news! Now that a
different Republican is going to run we don’t
have to worry about that nutball from
Jackson. … All of my somewhat confused fellow Republicans who voted for Trauner will
come back to their senses and remind the
nation (and those Laramie/Jackson Dems)
that Wyoming belongs to the REPUBLICANS.”
At Daily KOS, “Wyo Wrangler” commented on a blog post: “I think many
Republicans in the state were voting against
Cubin in the last election. Wyoming is a
state where the GOP has a 60%-40% advan-
tage in voter registration. …The question to
Wyoming Republicans becomes what kind
of change do you want? Trauner has to make
that case better than the Republican candidate and that’s just going to be harder given
the voter registration advantage that
Republicans have.”
Another poster, “Tybalt,” argued that “losing the power of the incumbent has to favor
Gary Trauner, one of my favorite 2006 candidates.”
“Kainah” responded: “Cubin would have
easily been Trauner’s best opponent. But
this means there will almost certainly be a
pretty bruising primary battle for the
[Republicans] and that has often left them
weakened in the past. … I did talk to Gary
[Trauner] about this possibility at [Yearly
KOS] and he certainly went into this race
knowing it was very possible she’d retire. So
let’s not get disheartened yet. Gary is a pretty remarkable guy.”
Posters at national and state sites alike
noted that Cubin’s retirement was one of
many among what one home-pundit called
“rubberstamping Bush lackeys,” stating that,
“So far, 16 House Republicans have
announced their retirements, compared with
only four Democrats.” In that sense, argued
some commenters, Cubin’s retirement might
benefit the Democratic Party nationally – if
not at the state level – because the GOP will
have to put time and money into the battle in
Wyoming as well as so many other states.
At New West, “Marion” posted to the site
that she was “grateful” for Cubin’s retirement, and she believed there are “plenty of
good conscientious Repubs in this state for
us to choose from.”
At Politico.com, “Stone621” speculated
on a message board that “The Wyoming seat
will probably stay repub, but you never know
till you try. Just ask Jon Tester.”
“Taskmaster” replied to this post,
“Wyoming is still an amazingly one-party
Republican state. The comparison to Tester
is not really accurate because Montana,
despite its reputation, always kept sending at
least one Democrat to Congress. If Cubin
had any kind of electoral strength, she would
have been appointed to the Senate upon
Craig Thomas’ death.”
At the Wyoming-Tribune Eagle online,
“Wyoming Cowboy” wrote, “Like most in
Wyoming, we are glad to see her go.” A
poster called “Carol H.” responded, echoing
the sentiment of most Democrats, “Too bad
Trauner didn’t beat her last time.”
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GOING GREEN
by Nancy Taylor, Green Building Consultant
Greenbuild 2008
A small cadre of designers, consultants and architects from Jackson Hole
ventured to Chicago last week to attend
the eighth annual Greenbuild conference and expo sponsored by the
United States Green Building Council
(USGBC). Twenty-five thousand people
attended, confirming a quickly growing
interest in green building.
The conference opened with a talk
by Bill Clinton who spoke about the
Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI). In partnership with cities, mayors, banks and
utility companies around the world, CCI
is working to reduce the impact that
buildings have on the environment.
Clinton spoke of the opportunity to
revitalize our economy with renewable
energy jobs. The Clinton Foundation
is also involved in greening schools.
The annual energy savings from one
green school provides enough funding for two new teachers, 250 new
computers or 5,000 new textbooks.
Clinton said he would like to see
every K-12 school green by the end
of this generation of students.
Ed Mazria, architect of the 2030
Challenge, spoke about the need to
switch from coal-fired energy to renewable energy. He said 650,000 BTUs of
energy from the sun falls on the typical
roof in Seattle in a year. It takes roughly 42,000 BTUs of energy to power the
average home for a year. California,
which enacted Title 24 to mandate
energy conservation and renewable
energy, has kept its carbon emissions
level. The rest of the country’s emissions are climbing at an alarming rate.
Several speakers mentioned that it
is not a matter of “if” our low-lying
cities will flood, but “when” and by
how much. The global warming statistics released at this conference
were staggering, and the solutions
offered were heartening. Efficiency
first, the technology is there to run
our homes and businesses in a much
more efficient way. Let’s use it!
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All aluminum cans recycled at
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in Kentucky where they are recycled into
new aluminum cans. Last year, JCR
recycled 1.7 million aluminum cans!
Americans throw away enough aluminum to rebuild our
entire commercial fleet of airplanes every three months.
-Environmental Defense Fund
Recycling just one aluminum can saves enough energy
to operate a television for three hours.
-Eco-Cycle, Boulder, Colorado
Call 733-SORT or visit
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2) Corner of Willow and Deloney
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Summer – Jackson Elementary on Willow
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3) In Teton Village in the upper parking lot
4) Hoback Junction across from the Hoback
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Broncs hold line against Buffalo, take state title
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Blane Woodfin breaks free from one last tackle on his way toward the
first touchdown in the state championship game Saturday.
scoring the touchdown that would probably have taken the championship from the
home team. But the Broncs didn’t let up.
Strong strategic defensive plays kept the
Bison from entering their zone, if only by
inches, and the final score remained 10-6.
The crowd of 5,000 went wild.
“We talked in that last time out,” said
Head Coach Bill Wiley, swarmed by
media moments after the win.
“‘Gentlemen, the only thing that separates
you from the state title is two feet.’ And it
came down to two inches, and these guys
got it done.”
Wiley was then raised on the shoulders
of the team in the middle of the field. He
held
the
Wyoming
4-A
State
Championship trophy above his head and
shouted, “Yeah, baby!”
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Coach Bill Wiley triumphantly holds
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Broncs’ victory.
ANDREW WYATT
An hour before the Wyoming 4-A State Championship
Game, “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns ’N’ Roses blared
inside the Jackson Broncos’ locker room. Then “Enter
Sandman” by Metallica. As the metal blasted, the team
sat fully suited up and ready to go, staring straight ahead
into nothing with an expressionless intensity. The ritual
was apparent and the unity was palpable. Then the music
cut out.
“Our heart is so big that no one can penetrate it. You
understand?” shouted Assistant Couch James Howell.
“Yes, sir!”
“How are we going to play?”
“Hard!”
“Hard!”
“Hard!”
“Let’s go kick their ass. Let’s go.”
Then the Broncs took to the field to begin the type of
game that no one on the team had ever experienced, the
type of game Jackson Hole’s football program hadn’t won
since 1986. Like heat waves rising off a radiator, passion
wafted off the players and into the stands. From the
beginning, there was no letting up. Everyone knew that.
Bronc Senior Quarterback Blane Woodfin stoked the
home stadium when he ran the ball for an 80-yard touchdown, the first in the game, giving Jackson a 7-0 lead in
the first quarter. Then with two seconds left in the half,
sophomore Sean McDonald kicked a 40-yard field goal to
give Jackson a 10-0 lead.
But the Buffalo Bison didn’t go out with out a fight.
With 9:49 left in the game, Buffalo Senior Jared
Anderson scored a touchdown on a pass from Junior QB
Tyler Gibbs. The Broncs blocked the Bisons’ field goal
attempt, making the score 10-6, Jackson, with less than
10 minutes left in the season. And then the real excitement began.
In the final minutes of the game, the Broncs proved to
be more powerful than the Bison, even after the nail-biter
in which Gibbs ran the ball almost completely down the
field to Jackson’s 6-yard line with 2:12 remaining, nearly
ANDREW WYATT
by Sam Petri
Jake Vosika gets a celebratory lift from fans and teammates.
Jackson Hole Community Band
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Arts, Events and Entertainment Wednesday14
Music
■ Jackson Hole Jazz Foundation rehearses 7-9 p.m.
every Wednesday at the Center for the Arts. 690-8526.
■ Karaoke starts at 9 p.m. every Wednesday at the
Virginian Saloon, 750 W. Broadway. 739-9891. No cover.
■ Reggae Night with Victor Ragamuffin starts at 9:30
p.m. at the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. 733-4407. No
cover.
JHMR screens a different type of ski flick
By Ben Cannon
A movie playing one night next week
will bring the classic, mountain town
motif of a ski film premiere, but this
one is unusual because it features a
group of often unsung, commonly misunderstood snow riders, making for an
experience that should hearten, uplift,
and stoke some inspirational fires.
“Heroes of the Slopes,” a documentary-meets-sports-action-film
about disabled skiers and snowboarders, will screen to the public at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday in the Jackson Hole
High School auditorium.
“Heroes” was made by Marc
Romero, a one-legged skier who raced
on the U.S. disabled team through the
mid-’90s. After feeling for too long the
feats of adaptive skiers and snowboarders had gone unnoticed, he
decided to make a movie.
The film features about a dozen
athletes, among them two young people who grew up in Jackson Hole
who, like many, have taken advantage of the wondrous confluence of
snow and gravity.
One segment features Jesse Horn,
an adept snowboarder who was born
without legs. Horn, a recent college
graduate, did not let his physical limits
keep him from getting onto a snowboard at a young age. Like sit-skiers,
who are connected to their equipment
through a form fitting plastic bucket,
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Horn plants his torso in a connective
artifice mounted on his snowboard.
Calling himself the “original knuckledragger,” Horn glides his uphill hand
along the snow as he turns. Watching
the young man – who was elected president of his senior class at Colorado
College – ride a snowboard with all the
nonchalance of any early 20-something
is inspiring.
Kira Brazinski, a sophomore at
Jackson Hole High School, is also featured in the film. Brazinski was born
with one fully formed leg but has proceeded through her young life to disregard any limiting notions associated
with the fact. She rock climbs, skillfully
rides horses and has been on the swim
team – not to mention has a committed
focus on academics. Under the instruction of Kurt Henry, director of Teton
Adaptive Sports, Brazinski learned to
ski with outriggers she wears on each
arm, which helps compensate for a
missing leg.
Much of “Heroes” was filmed during
the winter of ’05-’06. It has and is continuing to garner a fine reception for
itself and, no small achievement, was
recently picked-up by a number of
major PBS affiliates around the country
that will debut it during the holidays
and through the New Year.
The film aims to shed light on common misconceptions of adaptive riders.
A major theme in the film, and something you may hear from many disabled
Art
■ Life Drawing Open Studio 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the
Borshell Drawing Studio at the Center for the Arts, 265 S.
Glenwood St. Art Association membership required.
$15 drop-in. 733-6379.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Wednesday classes: Pilates Mat
Class, all levels, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Beginning Adult Ballet,
9:30-10:45 a.m.; Beginning Adult Barre 12:15-1:15
p.m.; Power Yoga 12:15-1:15 p.m.; Belly Dance, 6:307:45 p.m.; Adult Jazz, 7-8 p.m. $16 drop-in. 733-6398.
Good Eats
■ Wine Maker’s Dinner starts at 6 p.m. at the North
Grille, eight miles north of town. Meet Kent Rosenblum
of Rosenblum Cellars at this five-course dinner and
wine pairing. $75 per person. 733-7788.
Radio
■ American Public Media’s “Performance Today” broadYou couldn’t do this on TWO legs.
skiers and boarders, is that the mountain is, in many ways, the level playing
field not seen in many avenues of life
for the disabled.
“How integrated [adaptive riders] are
with able-bodied people is not always
captured,” Romero said.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which
Romero has praised for the accessibility of its future tram, is a co-sponsor of
the premiere. Admission is $10 and
some proceeds will benefit Teton
Adaptive Sports. Prizes will be raffled,
and Romero, on a campaign to raise
helmet awareness, will show the film to
high school students earlier in the day.
casts a performance by cellist Lynn Harrell and the
Grand Teton Festival Orchestra from the GTMF’s
2007 summer season. Hear it on Wyoming Public
Radio, 90.3 FM in Jackson Hole. Also check local listings or visit www.PerformanceToday.org.
Kids & Families
■ Toddler Club gathers 8:30-noon at the Recreation
Center. Toddler Club runs till noon Tuesday and
Thursday and to 1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday. 739-9025.
Sports & Recreation
■ Senior Fitness and Brunch 9-11 a.m. at the Rec
Center. 739-9025.
Classes & Lectures
■ ABE/GED classes 5-8 p.m. every Monday and
Wednesday at the Center for the Arts, Room 305.
Review sessions for students who want to work on
basic writing, composition and grammar skills, and
who are interested in testing for the GED placement
tests. Drop-ins welcome. Free. 733-7425.
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■ Necklace Design jewelry class 6-8 p.m. at Beads and
Needs, 250 W. Pearl Ave. 739-9025.
Mind, Body & Spirit
■ Senior Lunch Outing to Teton Pines departs 11:15 a.m.
from the Rec Center. 739-9025.
■ Pre-natal yoga 4-5:15 p.m. at the Teton Yoga Shala in the
Aspens. Yang style Tai Chi for beginners meets at 7:30
p.m. Drop-in $15. 690-4201 or 413-1130.
Community
■ Habitat for Humanity welcomes volunteers on Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday. Meet the Chilly Challenge by
building homes this winter for those in need and be
entered into their new sweepstakes. 734-0828.
■ Bingo starts at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Elks
Lodge, 270 W. Broadway. 733-1713.
■ Friends of the Library meet 12-1:30 p.m. for a luncheon at
the Ordway Auditorium. The Friends invite all library volunteers and anyone interested in volunteering to a general
meeting and performance by local cowboy poet Andy
Heffron. Bring a friend and win a prize! 733-1582. Free.
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Music
■ Country rock with Larry McKenzie starts at 9 p.m.
sic work, replete with sword-fighting, continues on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 17.
Prices vary with performance day. 733-4900 or
www.OffSquare.org.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Thursday classes: Power Yoga, 6:15-
every Thursday and Friday at the Bull Moose Saloon in
Alpine, Wyo. No cover. (877) 498-7993.
■ Open mic night starts at 10 p.m. every Thursday at the
Knotty Pine in Victor, Idaho. (208) 787-2866.
■ The Jackson 6 play Dixieland music at 10 p.m. every
Thursday at 43 North, at the south end of Cache Street.
No cover. 733-0043.
■ Teton County and Star Valley middle school string students come together for Stringfest 2007, culminating in a
concert at 7:30 p.m. at Walk Festival Hall in Teton Village.
Free. 733-1128.
■ The Jackson Hole Community Band rehearses 7 p.m. every
Thursday at the Center for the Arts. 413-1560.
a.m. in the Ordway Auditorium for children 3 and under
each Thursday. Also offered twice on Tuesdays. Free.
733-2164 ext. 103.
■ Kids Club after school program 3-6 p.m. at Jackson and
Colter elementary schools. 733-5056.
Theater
■ Off Square Theatre Company presents “Romeo and Juliet”
Sports & Recreation
■ Yoga 9-10:15 a.m. at the Recreation Center. Hit the mats
at 7 p.m. at the Center Theater, 250 S. Cache St. The clas-
for some body and soul stimulation. 739-9025.
7:30 p.m.; Beginning Adult Tap, 7:15-8:15 p.m.; Adult HipHop 6:15-7:30 p.m.; Mommy & Me 10:30-11 a.m.; Boys’
Class 4:15-5:15 p.m. All classes at the Center for the Arts,
265 S. Glenwood. $16 drop-in. 733-6398.
Kids & Families
■ The Teton County Library hosts Toddler Time 10:05-10:25
■ Start the day right with Wake-up Water Aerobics 6:057:05 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the Rec Center.
739-9025.
■ Lunch hour basketball noon-2 p.m. every Tuesday and
Thursday at the Rec Center. 739-9025.
Community
■ Senior Shopping trip to Idaho Falls departs at 8 a.m. from
the Rec Center and returns by 5 p.m. Register by noon
Nov. 14 at the recreation center. 739-9025. $13.
■ Citizen rally against the Iraq War 6:30-7 p.m. every
Thursday on the Town Square. Join forces with other citizens to protest the war. Email [email protected].
■ The Jackson Hole Historical Society and Museum hosts its
annual Holiday Potluck at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center,
830 E. Hansen. Bring a dish to share. 733-9605.
■ Suicide Survivor Support Group, for community members
who have lost a friend or family member to suicide, meets
6-7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month in the
Eagle Classroom of St. John’s Medical Center. Access via east
door adjacent to the emergency entrance. 733-2046.
Outlying
■ The Teton Arts Council hosts African dance and drumming
every Thursday. (208) 354-4278
■ Life Drawing Sessions 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Sulli Studios in
Driggs, Idaho. Drop-ins welcome. $10 per sessions (208)
354-4278.
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Music
■ Country rock with Larry McKenzie starts at 9 p.m.
every Thursday and Friday at the Bull Moose Saloon in
Alpine, Wyo. No cover. (877) 498-7993.
■ Pianist Pam Drews Phillips, bassist Mike Rossi and drummer Ed Domer play Jazz Night 7-10 p.m. each Friday in
the Granary at Spring Creek Ranch atop East Gros Ventre
Butte. No cover. 733-8833.
■ The Coyote Brothers play rock ‘n’ roll 7:30-11 p.m. at
the Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel, a half a block off the
Town Square on West Broadway. No cover. 733-2190.
■ Orville’s Christian Coffeehouse at 285 W. Pearl St. hosts an
evening of Christian music, poetry and stories about God 8-10 p.m.
every Friday. Show up and make joyful noise. 733-3165.
■ Kenny Bradberry plays country-rock at 9 p.m. at the
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, on the west side of the Town
Square. 733-2207.
■ Open mic night returns to the Greenback Stage at the
Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel, a half block west of the
Town Square on Broadway. Acoustic musicians sign up
beginning at 6:30 p.m., music starts at 7:30 p.m. No
cover. 733-2190.
■ Bob Stevens plays solo starting at 9 p.m. at the Virginian
Saloon, 750 W. Broadway. No cover. 739-9891.
■ The Knotty Pine in Victor, Idaho, hosts its 12 annual KickOff to the Ski Season Party with TGR screening its newest
flick, “Lost and Found,” at 9 p.m. outside and Rock Nutz
playing raging rock at 10 p.m. inside. $5 at the door.
(208) 787-2866.
■ Big Phatty plays modern and classic rock starting at 10
p.m. at 43 North, at the south end of Cache Street. No
cover. 733-0043.
Theater
■ Off Square Theatre Company presents “Romeo and Juliet”
at 7 p.m. at the Center Theater, 250 S. Cache St. The classic work, replete with sword-fighting, continues on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights through Nov. 17.
Prices vary with performance day. 733-4900 or
www.OffSquare.org.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Friday classes: Pilates Mat Class, all
levels, 8:30-9:30 a.m.; Ballet workout, 9:30-10:30 a.m.;
Youth Ballroom, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; African Drum 6-7:15 p.m.;
Adult Ballroom 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Adult African, 7:30-8:45
p.m. 733-6398. All classes in the Cetner for the Arts, 265
S. Glenwood. $16 drop-in. 733-6398.
Kids & Families
is the title of this year’s pARTners’ conference Nov. 16-17
at the Center for the Arts. Conference includes a Friday
evening performance, “The Natives are Restless,” by
actress Deneen Frazier Bowen and Saturday workshops on
Digital Poetry, Flash Animation, Podcasting and Claymation.
$40 or free for teachers and pARTners artists. 733-2565.
■ “Get Your Game On” 7-9 p.m. at the Ordway Auditorium.
Teens and ’tweens in grades 6 to 12 enjoy a night of
games. Dinner provided. 733-2164 ext. 103. Free.
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Sports & Recreation
■ Grand Targhee Resort opens for the 2007-08 winter sea-
Music
■ The Coyote Brothers play rock ’n’ roll 7:30-11 p.m. at the
son (800) TARGHEE or www.grandtarghee.com.
Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel, a half a block off the
■ Kenny Bradberry plays rocking country at 9 p.m. at the
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, on the west side of the Town
Square. 733-2207.
■ Pam Phillips plays piano and sings 6:30-9:30 p.m. in
The Granary at Spring Creek Ranch atop East Gros Ventre
Butte. No cover. 733-8833.
■ Dark Cheddar plays rock at 10 p.m. at 43 North, at the
Mind, Body & Spirit
■ Teton Sangha sits in silent meditation 6-6:45 p.m. at
Zendler Chiropractic, 215 Scott Lane. Email [email protected].
Community
■ Writers’ Group meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the conference
room at the Center for the Arts, 265 S. Glenwood. Bring
pieces to share with the group. Free. Everyone welcome.
■ “Connecting with Digital Natives: The Arts and Technology”
see Galaxy Calendar page 22
GALAXYCALENDAR continues
south end of Cache Street. No cover. 733-0043.
■ Bob Stevens plays solo at 9 p.m. at the Virginian Saloon,
750 W. Broadway. No cover. 739-9891.
■ Shepherd of the Mountains Lutheran Church, at 750
Seneca Lane, welcomes handbell soloist Jim Dahlgren for
its Thanksgiving Worship Service at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving
potluck dinner follows. Free. 733-4382.
Outdoors
■ The Sierra Club leads a morning cross country ski to Signal
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Mountain. Six easy to moderate miles. Call 690-7161 or
email [email protected].
Art
■ Fred Kingwill teaches Intermediate Watercolor 6-9 p.m.
Community
■ The 67th annual Fireman’s Ball starts at 7 p.m. at the
each Monday through Dec. 10 at the Art Association.
$200 or $175 with Art Association membership. 7336379.
■ Jeffry Kaphan teaches Intermediate Silversmithing 6:30-9
p.m. each Monday through Dec. 17 at the Art Association.
For a beginners with some experience and intermediate
students. $150 or $125 for Art Association members.
733-6379.
from Galaxy Calendar page 21
Snow King Center. Drinks, dinner, dancing to live music by
Boondocks, silent and live auctions and a great grand
prize raffle. Tickets are on sale now: $20 each or $30 for
two. 413-2849.
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Music
■ The Jackson Hole Community Band performs its annual Fall
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Pilates Mat Class meets 8:30-9:30
Cal McKitrick signs posters 1-5 p.m. at National Museum of
Wildlife Art. 732-5435.
a.m. at the Center for the Arts. $16 drop-in. 733-6398.
■ The National Museum of Wildlife Art offers Young at Art
10:30-11:15 a.m. every Monday for toddlers ages 5 and
under accompanied by their caregiver. Children learn
about art and animals by looking at works in the museum galleries and doing fun hands-on activities. Free for
members, $12 per adult for non-members. 732-5435.
Film
■ The National Museum of Wildlife Art’s Sunday Film Series
Sports & Recreation
■ Co-Ed Broomball meeting 7-8 p.m. at the Rec Center.
Concert at 3 p.m. in the Center Theater, 250 S. Cache St.,
with Dennis Reese conducing. A reception will be held
after the concert. Free. Visit www.JHCB.org.
■ The Legendary Stage Coach Band plays 6-10 p.m. at the
Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. No cover. 733-4407.
Art
■ Wildlife photographer and crime scene investigator
continues at 2 p.m. with “The Magic of Wetlands.” Free for
members or with admission. 733-5771.
Community
739-9025.
Classes & Lectures
■ ABE/GED classes 5-8 p.m. every Monday and
DORNAN’S
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Wednesday at the Center for the Arts, Room 305. Review
sessions for students who want to work on basic writing,
composition and grammar skills, and who are interested
in testing for the GED placement tests. Drop-ins welcome. Free. 733-7425.
Community
■ Teton County Environmental Health and Water Lab offers
drinking water tests for bacteria 8 a.m.-5 p.m. every
Monday and Tuesday. Call for location or pick-up. $12.
732-8490.
■ Duplicate Bridge Club 5:15-8:45 p.m. every Monday at
the meeting room of the Rec Center. Bring a partner. $3.
733-6773.
■ The Teton County Library sells its surplus office and computer equipment by silent auction 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the
Ordway Auditorium. Successful bidders must pick up their
items 3-5 p.m. the same day. Nonprofits with a tax ID
number may select items that were not bid on 3-5 p.m.
and must remove them at that time. Free. 733-2164 ext.
121.
Outlying
■ The National Tour of the Broadway show “The
Producers” comes to Idaho Falls. Curtain time is 8 p.m. at
the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium. Mel Brooks’ uproarious
and irreverent stage production comes complete with
catchy music, hysteria and dancing Nazis! $38 and $29.
(208) 522-0471.
7 p.m. Behind the West Side Store in the Aspens. $15 dropin. 690-4201.
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Classes & Lectures
■ Learn to make a Black Forest cake at Chef’s Club,
Music
offered by Home Sweet Homemade 5:30-8 p.m. at the
Old Pub Restaurant, 4125 S. Hwy. 89. Learn to prepare
recipes and bring home a dessert for six. $69 per person. 733-7425.
• The Jackson Symphony Orchestra rehearses 7-9 p.m.
every Tuesday in the Center of the Arts. 413-0458.
• Cowboy Logic plays classic country 7:30-11 p.m. at the
Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel, a half a block off the
Sports & Recreation
■ Teton Yoga Shala offers Ski Fitness and Stretch Yoga 5:30-
Health & Fitness
■ The Teton Free Clinic is open 5:30-7:45 p.m. in Dr.
Tuesday in Dance Studio 4 at the Center for the Arts, 265 S.
Glenwood. All levels encouraged to join. $5 drop-in or
$15 for four classes. 203-9067.
Richard Sugden’s office in the St. John’s complex. New
patients must provide photo ID, copy of rent or utility bill
and copy of last pay stub to be eligible. Must live or work
in Teton County, be uninsured and meet income requirements. 739-7492.
Kids & Families
■ Toddler Swim 10-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.
Community
■ Teton County Environmental Health and Water Lab offers
739-9025.
■ Little Rollers Tumbling Class gets spinning 2:15-3:15
p.m. each Tuesday in the Rec Center. 739-9025.
drinking water tests for bacteria 8 a.m.-5 p.m. every
Monday and Tuesday. Call for location or pick-up. $12.
732-8490.
—Compiled by Grace Hammond and Aaron Davis
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PETE’S GRAND BAR AND GRILL Come for
the Food and Brew, stay for the view.
Featuring fresh and tasty Grand American
Cuisine, including our Grand Steaks, handmade House Burgers, Grilled Chicken,
Grand Salmon and Trout, fresh veggies,
sweet potato fries, Grand Chicken Fingers,
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Relax on our DECK overlooking the Valley
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43 NORTH Serving dinner seven nights a
week at the base of Snow King. Happy hour
specials begin at 5 p.m. Cozy pub atmosphere and great selection of whiskies. Live
music four nights a week. 645 S. Cache,
733-0043.
Asian & Sushi
THE BLUE LION A Jackson Hole favorite.
Offering the finest in creative cuisine. Join
us in the charming atmosphere of a refurbished older home. Ask a local about our
rack of lamb. Also serving fresh fish, elk,
poultry, steaks and vegetarian entreés. Open
nightly at 6:00 p.m. Join us for our off-season
special: 20% off your entire bill all night with
coupon (see page 32) Reservations recommended. 160 N. Millward, 733-3912.
BON APPE THAI Lunch served from 11
a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner starting at 5 p.m.
Closed for lunch on Sundays. Take-Out and
Delivery Available. Walk-ins welcome.
Reservations recommended. Across from
the old post office. 245 Pearl, 734-0245.
KOSHU WINE BAR Koshu serves an everchanging menu of contemporary pan-Asian
cuisine, delicious cocktails and a variety of
wines by the glass. The Jackson Hole Wine
Company is just outside our door with hundreds of great wines from which to choose.
Open nightly at 6 p.m. 733-5283.
SHOGUN SUSHI Serving lunch and dinner
7 days a week. Mon - Fri 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.
or later. Sat - Sun 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. or later.
Take out or Delivery. 265 W. Broadway, 7339168.
NIKAI Jackson Hole’s favorite sushi bar
offers the finest delicacies from both land
and sea. Featuring innovative sushi & sashimi as well as a creative asian inspired grill
menu. Full service bar specializes in tropical cocktails & offers unique fine sake &
wine lists. 225 N. Cache. Reservations recommended, 734-6490.
THAI ME UP Authentic Thai dishes including coconut chicken lemongrass soup,
drunken noodle and coconut milk curries.
Full bar and children’s menu. 75 E. Pearl,
parking behind restaurant. Serving Lunch,
Mon. - Fri. 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Dinner,
5:30 p.m. - close, Mon. - Sat. Closed
Sundays. Take-out available, 733-0005.
Closed on Sunday and Monday
HAPPY HOUR
2 for 1 drinks
5:30-6:30 p.m.
and
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
BURKE’S Sample our superior steaks,
chops, and innovative fish, game and fowl
dishes in this historic renovated building.
Reservations recommended; smoke-free
atmosphere. Closed until 12/6/07.
DORNAN’S PIZZA & PASTA CO. Gourmet
pizzas, homemade soups, pasta, sandwiches
and salads. Enjoy a relaxing lunch while sitting
along the Snake River enjoying the fabulous
view of the Tetons. 12 miles north of Jackson
in Grand Teton National Park at Moose,
Wyoming, 733-2415.
THE GRANARY Overlooking the magnificent
Teton Range, offers a casual yet elegant
atmosphere. Specialties include elk, Rocky
Mountain trout and fresh seafood flown in
from Hawaii. Award-winning wine list. Nightly
happy hour specials from 4-7 p.m. Jazz Night
is on Fridays from 7-10 p.m. and Pam Drews
Phillips plays on Saturdays from 6:30-9:30
p.m. An unforgettable dining experience
equaled only by the view. Serving Breakfast,
lunch & dinner 7 days a week. Reservations
suggested. Spring Creek Ranch, 732-8112.
HORSE CREEK STATION Wyoming’s finest
smokehouse BBQ. Nightly specials:
Tuesdays - Taco nite; Wednesdays Spaghetti nite; and Thursdays - full rack of
ribs at half-rack price. Dinner starting at
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265 S. Millward
Q ROADHOUSE BARBEQUE From the people that brought you Rendezvous Bistro,
“Q”, on Teton Village Road, serves up a
variety of Roadhouse fare. Menu items
include; Blackened Catfish, Shrimp
Jambalaya, a variety of fresh salads, Turkey
Meatloaf, Organic “Chicken Fried” Chicken,
Steaks, BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork & Beef
Brisket. Extensive wine list and full bar
available. Open Nightly 5:30pm. Closed
Tuesdays. Call for reservations. 739-0700.
RENDEZVOUS BISTRO The Bistro offers
something for everyone including salads,
sandwiches & daily plate specials. Our Raw
Bar features oysters on the half shell, tuna
tartare and oyster shooters. Appetizers
include mussels, gnocchi, grilled octopus,
steak tartare and more. The entree selection
ranges from traditional bistro Fish & Chips,
Meatloaf, Veal Marsala & Coq au Vin to many
other selections including fresh seasonal
seafood, pasta & steaks. Open Tuesday Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended but walk-ins are always welcome.
Located at 380 S. Hwy 89 / Broadway right
next to Albertson’s, 739-1100.
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Delicious breakfasts from homemade
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Corned Beef Hash and Eggs! Our extensive
lunch and dinner menus offer a variety of
BBQ and in-house smoked meats. Juicy
burgers and lunch specials. Locals, don't
forget your discount! Open 7 days a week
from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 455 N. Cache, across
from the visitors center. Kids’ menu and full
bar available, 733-2492.
SNAKE RIVER BREWERY & RESTAURANT
America’s most award-winning microbrewery is serving lunch and dinner. Enjoy the
atmosphere while dining on delicious woodfired pizzas, pastas, sandwiches, soups, sal-
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ads and desserts. Happy Hour from 4-6 with
$1 giant soft pretzels, $2.50 pints and $3
nachos. So stop by the Brew Pub to get the
freshest beer in the valley, right from the
source. Free WiFi. Open 11:30 a.m. - midnight. 265 S. Millward. 739-2337.
SNAKE RIVER GRILL We are approaching
our 15th anniversary! A local’s favorite.
Whether you stop by for a pizza and beer, or
enjoy our celebrated menu of American and
International fare and our huge wine list, you
will be pleased by Jackson’s most beautiful
restaurant and as stated in The Wine
Spectator, the “best!” in town! Open nightly
at 5:30 p.m. On the Town Square, 733-0557.
STIEGLER’S AUSTRIAN RESTAURANT &
COPPER BAR Since 1983, host Peter
Stiegler has offered guests classically prepared Austrian and Continental favorites
served in the cozy ambience of an alpine
home. Serving dinner Wednesday-Sunday,
5-9:30 p.m. At the Aspens on Teton Village
Road, 733-1071.
SWEETWATER RESTAURANT Satisfying
locals for lunch and dinner for nearly 30
years with deliciously affordable comfort
food. Award winning wine list. Lunch 11:30
a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Corner of King & Pearl, 733-3553.
TRIO An American Bistro started by three
chefs with innovative flair! Seasonal and
weekly specials. One block off the town
square. Dinner nightly at 5:30 p.m. 45 S.
Glenwood, 734-8038. www.bistrotrio.com.
Coffee House/Internet Cafe
HARD DRIVE CAFE Internet Access: our
computers or yours. Organic espressos.
Soup, salad, panini, wraps, philly cheesesteak. Open Mon - Sat 5:45 am - 10 pm,
see Dining Guide page 26
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detailed party planning services.
We provide the valley with quality cuisine in the comfort
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Intimate coursed meals, wine pairing, cocktail parties or easy
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JACKSON HOLE ROASTERS prides itself
on procuring, roasting and serving the
finest coffee in the world, including
organic, fair trade, bird-friendly, and so
on! Located just off the historic town
square in Jackson, Wyoming, we roast
on the premises and ship worldwide.
When you come to our shop be sure to
try a cup made from The Clover, our
new one-cup brewing system designed
to give you the freshest, best tasting
coffee possible. Open M-F 7:00a.m. to
6:00p.m. Saturdays 9:00a.m. to whenever we feel like closing. 165 E. Broadway
(307) 690-8065.
PEARL STREET BAGELS Open daily 6:30
a.m. - 6 p.m. Two locations to serve you. In
Jackson 145 W. Pearl, 739-1218. In Wilson
on Ida Lane, 739-1261.
Mexican
EL ABUELITO Authentic Mexican Cuisine.
Home of the original Jumbo Margarita.
Featuring a full bar with a large selection of
Mexican beers. Open 7 days a week from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m. 385 W. Broadway, 733-1207.
THE MERRY PIGLETS Voted Best Salsa in
Jackson! Jackson’s oldest and most rockin’
Mexican restaurant. Choose from over 10
salsas and sauces, Tex-Mex plates, including enchiladas, rellenos, mesquite-grilled
fajitas, salads, wraps and fire-roasted chick-
PICA’S Fresh and colorful Mexican cuisine
made to order. Great homemade chips and
salsas and dangerous margs. Ask about our
party platters and catering. Visit our Wilson
location at the Stagecoach Bar, 734-4457.
OFF
SEASON
SPECIAL
Take-out
BACKCOUNTRY PROVISIONS Jackson’s
newest deli! Serving up the finest imported
and domestic meats and cheeses. 50 W.
Deloney Street, 734-9420.
Q ROADHOUSE BARBEQUE From the people that brought you Rendezvous Bistro,
“Q”, on Teton Village Road, serves up a
variety of Roadhouse fare. Menu items
include; Blackened Catfish, Shrimp
Jambalaya, a variety of fresh salads, Turkey
Meatloaf, Organic “Chicken Fried” Chicken,
Steaks, BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork & Beef
Brisket. Extensive wine list and full bar
available. Open Nightly 5:30pm. Call for
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FOODNEWS
Home Sweet Homemade now
offering dinners to take out
By Ben Cannon
Carl Mason began learning to cook
when, at the age of 12, he tired of eating
at the Dairy Queen where his mother
often took him.
This did not mean Mason would scorn
his central Texas upbringing. At the helm
of Home Sweet Homemade, a venture he
founded along with The Refuge - a job
training program for high school students
- Mason is now steering his food service
company to become a fully operating
restaurant. He hopes it will not only feed
families and a lunch and dinner crowd,
but also will fund the instructive program
he founded and will continue.
Recently relocated next to Pete’s Grand
Bar & Grill (4125 S. US Hwy. 89), Home
Sweet Homemade currently operates as
a take-out service. On a recent visit, the
smoky smells of white bean and ham
soup wafted from a simmering pot. From
the kitchen, flaky peach turnovers the
size of calzones came piping hot from the
oven. A small team prepared for the following day’s lunch and readied some
dishes for dinner, based on a dinner
menu that will expand once the dining
room opens shortly after Thanksgiving.
“This is a hearty, home-style food,” said
Mason, leaning over the wood and glass
counters filled with breads and pastries.
“Everything is from scratch here – there’s
nothing from a can or a box.”
Home Sweet Homemade first made its
name with the cookies and brownies it
has supplied wholesale to local markets
over the last few years. Before, the
kitchen’s eclectic mix of students, volunteers (including chefs from Amangani and
the Granary) and staff focused strictly on
baked goods. Now it resembles a plate
lunch spot in the South like the catererstyle cafes found in old white houses
turned restaurants. The menu will change
monthly and will offer a variety of salads,
soups, sandwiches, entrees and
desserts, with many recipes gourmet reinterpreting classic, family-style foods,
like herb roasted chicken with mashed
potatoes and cream gravy, sweet pea and
artichoke lasagna, polenta soufflé with
mushroom cream sauce. All for well
under $10.
For a Thanksgiving dinner, Home Sweet
Homemade will offer a set dinner and
appetizer take-out options. One includes
a lemon herb-roasted turkey, sage and
honey cornbread dressing, sweet potato
biscuits, and apple butter pumpkin pie.
Mason recently opened a to-go counter
in the Powderhorn Mall (970 W.
Broadway) that will offer both baked
goods and hot foods as Home Sweet
Homemade settles into its expansion.
Contact Mason at Home Sweet
Homemade at 734-1568.
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Aaron Davis and Richard Anderson
With members ranging in age from their
teens to their 80s, the Jackson Hole
Community Band is all about community service. The 30-plus-member ensemble plays its annual Fall Concert, one of
a handful of free concerts offered
throughout the year, at 3 p.m. on Sunday
at the Center for the Arts.
On the program are “America, the
Beautiful,” an arrangement of Dvorak’s Jackson Hole Community Band
“Slavonic Dances,” “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy
Anderson and a half dozen others. A complete program and a list of band members
can be found online at www.JHCB.org. Call the Center at 734-8956 for more details.
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The Knotty Pine’s 12th annual Kick-Off to Ski Season Party is on Friday. Teton
Gravity Research gets revelers in the spirit with a screening of their new ski film
“Lost and Found” at 9 p.m. outside the downtown Victor, Idaho, bar. After a ritualistic Burning of the Ski, hard rockin’ Teton Valley trio Rock Nutz will take over around
10 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door. For more, call the Knotty at (208) 787-2866.
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As you probably were aware, the Jackson Hole Hootenanny, the valley’s mostly
THEGOODS
weekly all-acoustic open stage, is on break for the off-season. When it resumes, on
Dec. 10, it will be back at Dornan’s in Moose, where the venerable mini folk-fest got
started in ’93 or so.
Back in the early years, the Hoot attracted a handful of local folk, blues, bluegrass and country singers and songwriters and their diehard fans. It didn’t take
long, however, for the Monday night tradition to become so popular that Dornan’s,
with a seating capacity of maybe 100, just couldn’t accommodate it. A decade
ago, the Hoot found a new home in the Lodge Room at Snow King Center, where
it has continued to thrive, grow and, in recent years, welcome such acoustic luminaries as the Reeltime Travelers, Beth McIntosh, Ben Winship, Phil Round, Anne
and Pete Sibley and many others.
Still, there was always something about Dornan’s, especially at winter: the isolation, the intimacy, the great sound. Many a star has been wowed by the tiny stage
and appreciative audience of listeners there. The JH Hootenanny resumes Dec. 10
with a featured set by Peter “Chanman” Chandler and continues at Dornan’s
through March 2008. Call Dornan’s at 733-2415, ext. 200.
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Open Mic Night returns to the Greenback Stage in the Silver Dollar Bar, in the
Wort Hotel, for one night, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Acoustic musicians are
invited to play three songs. Sign-up starts at 6:30. As usual, there’s no cover. Call
the bar at 733-2190.
OTHERFUNSTUFF
Making musicians
It’s commonly held that teenagers are
incapable of appreciating classical
music. Barbara Scowcroft will tell you
otherwise. For the past seven falls, the
veteran violinist of the Grand Teton
Music Festival has traveled to Jackson
Hole and Star Valley to work with seventh- and eighth-grade string students.
Three days of intensive work culminates
in a public performance.
“What is really beautiful for me is
when young musicians get it,” she said
from her home in Salt Lake City.
Audiences will have a chance to witness such ah-ha moments when
StringFest 2007 brings up to 40 young
musicians to Walk Hall at 7:30 p.m. on
Thursday. Admission is free and all are
welcome. Call 733-3050 ext. 109 for
more details about StringFest and other
GTMF outreach projects.
Great ball of fire
It used to be you came to their ball
and they’d come to your fire.
Nowadays, the Jackson Fire/EMS
department will come to whatever
emergency they’re called to, and you,
of course, are welcome to party at
their annual ball.
The 67th annual Fireman’s Ball
starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Snow
King Center. In addition to live music
by local folks Boondocks, with guest
mando man Ben Winship, there’ll be
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drinks, dinner, silent auctions and the
usual awesome grand raffle prize: a
Polaris 600RMK with a custom painted-hood. Tickets are $20 per person,
$30 for two and available from any
member of the department. Call 4132849 for other details.
Arts partner
with technology
These days, there are two types of
people: “digital natives,” those born in
the computer age and thus navigate
the electronic universe like an eagle
working a thermal, and the rest of us
old farts.
This Friday and Saturday, pARTners,
the valley nonprofit that helps teachers
use the arts to teach their curriculum,
hosts its annual fall conference,
“ Connecting with Digital Natives:
The Arts & Technology .” The conference will host a performance by
Wilson resident and educator Deneen
Frazier Bowen called “The Natives Are
Restless.”
Admission to the 7 p.m. performance
on Friday at the National Museum of
Wildlife Art is free (though donations
will be welcomed) and open to all.
Tuition for the two-day conference is
$40 or free for teachers and partners
members. For more information, call
733-2565 or email [email protected]. For more on Bowen,
visit www.ActWith.com.
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ARTBEAT
Kate Balog
Woodhouse documents life at Brew Pub; Center,
Miso Hungry, Ciao, PSB hang new shows
Artist Tom Woodhouse opened his
show Thursday night at the Brew Pub
with a small group of friends and a few
pitchers of beer. The party could have
been much larger, but it was barely
publicized. Marketing himself does not
rank high on Woodhouse’s list of priorities. In fact, at this point in his life, that
list has one entry: produce art.
Woodhouse is often described as
that guy at the Brew Pub who sketches on coasters. It’s interesting for
many to see the end result of his
voyeuristic pursuit hanging on the
walls. The patrons and servers he
draws are an essential part of his current study of “the energy created by
people, their interactions and movement,” which he eventually captures in
acrylic on canvas.
He first sketches scenes in pen and
ink on coasters or in small books. He
later transforms the best ones into
larger paintings. The challenge for him
has been retaining the spontaneity of
the scene, which he feared was lost
from the translation of the gesture
drawing onto a larger canvas, in paint,
in another studio. After a few years of
practice, he says, “I feel that I’ve finally succeeded in bringing time and
place together.”
He does not think about what he is
drawing. He reacts to the scene in front
of him – sometimes outstretched,
reaching arms and hand and sometimes breasts. Why the occasional
abstract breast image? “Have you ever
gone out here at night? They are out
there. I draw what is in front of me. The
work is honest.”
His subject matter at the moment is
the same as it was in college, but the
practice and experience show a transcendence of style. Figures are much
less detailed than before; they are now
elongated with abstract faces. His
palette has become darker and more
muted, partly because he has switched
from neon ink dye-based paint to earthtoned mineral-based paint. He also
experiments with size, painting murals
and coasters. Once he feels there is
nothing more to learn from this cycle,
he plans to return to woodcut prints for
a while.
Before
this
current cycle,
Woodhouse
painted abstract
landscapes with
rich
color
blocks and his
trademark crop
circle “donuts.”
He used to paint
in
oils,
but
switched
to
acrylics. “The
two are completely different,
certainly
in
terms of color. I
had to re-learn
how to paint with
acrylics.”
Woodhouse
grew
up
in
Michigan in a
large, close-knit
family,
threw
pots in high
Tom Woodhouse hangs out, hangs art at the Brew Pub.
school,
and
a t t e n d e d
Kendall School of Design as a print- for art’s sake, not for commissions and
making major. He spent summers in portraits, whose risks paved the way
Jackson Hole since 1982 and finally for future artists by giving them permismoved here to work at Wilderness sion to experiment. At the moment, his
Ventures, a travel program for teens in work is not accepted by the Jackson
the summer. He moved here perma- old guard. It has too much energy and
youthfulness and perhaps reminds
nently in 1990.
A few years ago, he stopped teach- them of graffiti. Right now, he only
ing at the Center for the Arts and the shows at Teton Art Lab – and the Brew
Wildlife Museum and systematically lib- Pub. He will not change his art for
erated himself from all responsibilities more acceptance, but he will change
so he could focus entirely on his art. his prices. The smaller pieces at his
Now, he spends most of his day in his show are listed under $200, far less
studio and leaves only to eat and to than their value, but he does have to
sketch. A studio at Center of the Arts pay his rent, after all.
See his work at The Snake River
prevents him from slipping into total
isolation. Other artists drop by often to Brew Pub, 265 S. Millard, and look out
for the man in the corner who just
discuss and critique his work.
“I have enough confidence in my might be sketching you.
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ability, and I’ve been doing this for so
In the next week, four artists’ receplong that I can edit the criticism.
Some people like it and some don’t. tions are scheduled in the area.
On Thursday, Miso Hungry, at 165
That’s fine.”
His style is influenced by American N. Main St. in Driggs, Idaho, will presmodernists, Picasso and Basquiat. He ent Sarah Lott. Lott graduated from St.
credits the renegades who created art Lawrence University with a degree in
see ART BEAT page 30
Art Galleries
Artspace Gallery/Art Association
240 S. Glenwood ■ 733-6379
A Horse of a Different Color
60 E. Broadway ■ 734-9603
A Touch of Class
10 W. Broadway ■ 733-3168
Astoria Fine Art
35 E. Deloney ■ 733-4016
Buffalo Trail Gallery
98 Center Street ■ 734-6904
Brookover Gallery
125 N. Cache Street ■ 732-3988
Caswell Gallery & Sculpture Garden
145 E. Broadway ■ 734-2660
Cayuse Western Americana
255 N. Glenwood ■ 739-1940
Center Street Gallery
Craft Gallery
50 King Street ■ 734-2747
Davies Reid
On the Town Square ■ 739-1009
DiTomasso Galleries
Fay Gallery
Teton Village Road ■ 739-1006
Fighting Bear Antiques
375 S. Cache ■ 733-2669
Galleries West Fine Art
70 S. Glenwood ■ 733-4412
260 N. Cache ■ 733-4525
Gros Ventre Gallery Heriz Rug Co.
120 W. Pearl ■ 733-3388
Horizon Fine Art
165 N. Center ■ 739-1540
Images of Nature Gallery
170 N. Cache ■ 733-9752
Images West
98 E. Little Ave., Driggs ■ 208-354-3545
Jack Dennis Wyoming Gallery
Town Square ■ 733-7548
Jeff Grainger Workshop
335 N. Glenwood ■ 734-0029
Legacy Gallery
Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary
130 S. Jackson St ■ 734-0649
Meyer Milagros Gallery
Mountain Trails Gallery
Muse Gallery/Art of Framing
745 W. Broadway ■ 733-0555
National Museum of Wildlife Art
3 miles north of Jackson ■ 733-5771
Oswald Gallery
165 N. Center Street ■ 734-8100
Robert Dean Collection
172 Center ■ 733-9290
Rivertime Designs
98 E. Little Ave., Driggs ■ 208-351-2045
Schmidt’s Custom Framing
890 S. Hwy. 89 ■ 733-2306
Shadow Mountain Gallery
10 W. Broadway ■ 733-3162
Trailside Galleries
Trio Fine Art
545 N. Cache ■ 734-4444
West Lives On
74 Glenwood ■ 734-2888
Wilcox Gallery
North of town on Cache ■ 733-6450
Wild by Nature Photography
95 W. Deloney ■ 733-8877
Wild Exposures Gallery - Photography
60 E. Broadway ■ 739-1777
Wild Hands – Art for Living
70 S. Glenwood / 265 W. Pearl ■ 733-4619
from ART BEAT page 29
fine arts, anthropology and African
studies, and from the Rocky Mountain
School of Photography in Missoula.
Now she lives in Victor.
The focus for her show is the natural
world and the way one “sees” it.
“For my most recent set of black-andwhites, the apple tree in January series,
I have been inspired by my own eyesight, which is poor without my glasses,” she said.
Her poor vision inspired her to
experiment with small depth of fields
and grainy high-speed film – techniques that show how she would see
the world without the aid of her contacts. She shoots entirely with film,
and participates in the entire process,
from loading her camera to developing her film.
Lott’s control over the process has
allowed her to perfect a special technique that results in an image like a
watercolor painting. She primarily
shoots with a macro lens to create
Polaroid transfers. The transparencies
are projected onto Polaroid film
through the use of a Daylab, a
machine that acts as a miniature
enlarger. Then she uses either a wet or
dry transfer process.
Her reception will run 6-8 p.m. and
members, explores
the interaction of
disciplines
on
paper
such
as
drawing, painting,
printmaking, collage, mixed-media
and paper-based
sculpture. Twentysix works by 14
artists were selected, among them
Eliot Goss, Jennifer
Landgraf
and
Jocelyn Slack. The
winners will be
chosen this week
and labeled for the
Lago de Atitlan, Guatemala; Sarah Lott
opening.
hang through the new year. Call Miso
The Farm Security Administration
Hungry at (208) 354-8015. You can started in 1935 as part of the New Deal
also see her work at Ciao Gallery in and is famous today for the highly influVictor.
ential photography program that realisti■
cally portrayed the challenges of rural
Three shows open at Center for the poverty during the Great Depression.
Arts on Friday: “ Making a Mark: Photographers Walker Evans, Dorothea
Works on Paper ,” “ Documenting Lange, Gordon Parks, Arthur Rothstein,
America:
The
Farm
Security Marion Post Walcott and Russell Lee
Administration Photographs ” and were some of the photographers and
“ Central Wyoming Faculty Exhibit .”
writers hired to travel America to docu“Making a Mark: Works on Paper,” a ment the American farmer. The
juried competition for Art Association Information Division of the FSA was
responsible for providing educational
materials and press information to the
public between 1935 and 1944. The
Library of Congress presently houses
the collection of 160,000 photographs.
The work in “Documenting America: The
Farm
Security
Administration
Photographs” was selected from this
collection.
And finally, Central Wyoming College
instructors from around the state will
display their work in the lobby. One big
reception for all three shows will take
place 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday at The
Center for the Arts, 264 S. Glenwood.
Call the Art Association at 733-6379 for
more details.
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Also, 6-9 p.m. on Saturday, Ciao
Gallery at 145 N. Main St. in Victor,
Idaho, presents “A Trio” with works by
Benji Pierson, Anika Youcha and
Jesse Brown. The reception with food,
wine and music will be followed at 9:30
p.m. by the “Triple Threat” party with
kegs, DJs, dancing and door prizes.
(208)787-4841.
And finally, 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday at
Pearl Street Bagels, 145 W. Pearl
Ave., Thomas Bradshaw will show his
plein air paintings. His work will go up
on Friday. 739-1218.
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Diabetes inspires contest
Inspired by Diabetes is a global campaign that asks people with diabetes,
their families and their friends to
express how diabetes has impacted
their lives and to share those stories
with others across the world.
The Inspired by Diabetes competition
seeks expressions of the challenges
and triumphs of the diabetes journey
through art, essay, poetry, photography
and music. An initiative of Lilly, the
International Diabetes Federation and
the American Diabetes Association, the
Inspired by Diabetes competition is
raising awareness of this disease.
The spirit of the competition is to bring
families and people with diabetes together to raise awareness of the global burden, and to draw
particular attention
to people who do
not
have
the
resources they need
to fight the disease.
“I grew up in a family with 23 members who lived – and died – with this
disease,” said Darlene Cain, Chair of
the
Board,
American
Diabetes
Association. “I know how every single
day with diabetes can be a new challenge. I have witnessed the ups and
downs of diabetes firsthand and have
seen the courage and strength it takes
to live with this disease.”
When you enter the contest, you will
receive two “blue circle” diabetes pins,
the global symbol for diabetes. For
each set of pins distributed, $1 will be
donated to the International Diabetes
Federation’s Life for a Child Program,
which provides diabetes care for children in developing nations.
Children and adults with diabetes,
and their family members and friends,
are encouraged to enter the contest.
Healthcare professionals are also invited to enter. The entry deadline is
January 31, 2008. To learn more about
the Inspired by Diabetes campaign
and how to enter the Creative
Expression
Competition,
visit:
www.InspiredByDiabetes.com.
St. John’s Medical Center’s diabetes
education team is a local resource that
can provide you with the tools and selfconfidence to control diabetes. For
more information about Diabetes SelfManagement Education, call Maureen
Molinari at 739-7678 or Catherine
Cullinane at 739-7620. There is also a
Type 1 Diabetes Support Group,
which meets at 6 p.m. on second
Monday of each month at the Teton
County Library.
Gift of a lifetime
By becoming more physically active,
people of all ages and physical activity
levels can expect to receive such
“gifts” as increased energy, better
health, reduced stress and depression,
improved appearance, increased selfconfidence and a greater sense of
well-being.
To enrich your health in other ways,
here are some additional tips from the
American Heart Association. They are
suggested as healthy and even timesaving, convenient replacements.
■ Jump start your day. A healthy
breakfast energizes
the brain and body.
Try
whole-wheat
toast with 100 percent fruit spread,
portable fruit like an
apple, a low-fat granola bar, 100 percent fruit juice, or low-fat yogurt.
■ Snack smart. How about a oneounce handful of almonds, low-fat cottage cheese and fruit, or calcium-rich
low-fat frozen yogurt?
■ Protein rich, plant-based foods are
not only satisfying and versatile, they’re
heart-healthy, too. Use roasted, ground
almonds as a nutritious “breading” for
seafood, poultry or lean pork, or as
“breadcrumbs” on a casserole.
■ Healthy recipe substitutions.
Enhance flavor by using olive oil and
canola oil instead of butter and rich
evaporated skim milk instead of heavy
cream. Flavorful, low-sodium broths
and good-quality herbs and spices add
flavor too. Replace salt with salt-free
seasoning blends. Try grated lemon
zest and fresh ginger for zing.
■ Get moving early in the day.
Physical activity improves fitness,
enhances energy levels and promotes
a positive state of mind.
■ Keep lean while you clean.
Tackle cleaning projects while listening to lively music. Squat and reach
a little farther when mopping, dusting
and sweeping to work different muscle groups.
■ Save money with a little old-fashioned work. Walk to a nearby store for
milk or to the post office for stamps. Do
your own chores instead of hiring help.
For more, visit www.AmericanHeart.org.
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Gold (hardest).
Answers on page 37.
11/12/07
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Cryptoquote answers on page 37
ACROSS
1 Doll
6 Its birthstone is the diamond:
Abbr.
9 “When I was __ ...”: G&S song
lyric
13 Saw wood
18 Kentucky’s Rupp __
19 Part of TNT
20 Thespian’s quest
21 Had a little horse
22 Banker’s favorite food?
25 University of California campus
26 PC linkup
27 Farmer, e.g.
28 Get a rise out of?
29 Vampire slayer’s favorite food?
34 Nutrition author Davis
36 __ de foie gras
37 Flips (through)
38 Bluish hue
39 Colorful fish
42 They multiply by dividing
45 Make a lap
46 __ del Sol
47 Greet the day
48 Golf tournament highlights
50 Discover
52 Identification of a kind
54 Cynic’s favorite food?
58 Snorkeling site
59 “Jurassic Park” actress
60 Reine’s water
61 Start
63 “It’s been __”
65 Prepare to check e-mail
69 They might dispute a strike call
71 Soap opera lover’s favorite food?
74 End
75 Principles
77 Kick with a “hang time”
78 Fire sign
80 Shrunken head?
81 White ones are harmless
83 Design detail
85 Batter’s favorite food?
87 Shrew
90 Elizabeth I was the last one
92 Lachrymose drop
93 Together, in music
94 Aspect
96
98
102
103
104
106
107
109
112
114
116
117
118
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
Kareem, once
Failing of the self-centered
Ceremonial splendor
Hardly at all
Hightails it
Solomonic
Safari schlepper
Engineer’s favorite food?
Treeless plain
Rub the wrong way?
Pathet __
Creator of Atticus and Boo
Gardener’s favorite food?
Arab bigwigs
Facilitate
Jabber
City on the Ruhr
Rasp or straw attachment
Get rid of
Old verb ending
Ice cream drinks
40
41
43
44
46
49
51
53
54
55
56
57
62
64
66
67
68
70
72
73
76
DOWN
79
1 “Silent” prez
82
2 Ocean State coll.
84
3 Driver’s aid
86
4 Pay-to-stay place
87
5 Colonel’s insignia
88
6 Like much modern music
89
7 “Piece of the Rock” company, for 91
short
95
8 Raccoon cousin
97
9 Shady spots
99
10 “Camelot” composer
100
11 Away from the wind
101
12 Pays a share of
104
13 Historic Quebec city
105
14 Sailor’s favorite food?
108
15 Salad leftover
109
16 Artist Magritte
110
17 Land west of Nod
21 User’s designations
111
23 Scoundrel
112
24 One whose work is revised
113
29 Marienbad, for one
115
30 Skye cap
119
31 Had a 32-Down
120
32 Skewered item
121
33 It’s a matter of law
122
35 Passé
123
38 Casual chats
Louisville Slugger material
“Yo!”
Puzzle involving a quote
No longer hidden
Angler’s basket
Insolence
Like Coke and Pepsi
Sticker
Wicked Witch’s home
Basis for a discrimination claim
Chinese currency
Hard to fathom
Reliable
Follower of Mary
Disney lioness
Author Dinesen
She played Julia on “Party of
Five”
Debutante’s favorite food?
Discussion addition
Cream
Sailors
It’s found under a hip joint
Rice’s department
Cook up a plan (with)
Three, so they say
Occurrence
Tokyo, formerly
Paul Bunyan, e.g.
Make a comeback
Restaurant servers
Arachnoid work
It may be opposite IX
Tax form ID
“Little Women” woman
Full of holes
Walk, as through melting snow
Mimicking behavior
Plain writing
1958-’61 Mideast partnership:
Abbr.
Pampers, with “on”
“Rawhide” costar Wooley
Not feral
Hardly thrilling
Work on a doily
Equal: Prefix
Leary tripped on it
Grassy meadow
Reply to a ques.
Dear Mexican: Is Lou Dobbs right when he says
that close to 80 hospitals in California have been
closed down because of the illegals, or is he lying?
- Cabrónes No Necesitamos
Dear CNN: Dobbs is right to a certain point, and
only in spite of his idiocy. The father of two half-wabs
spouted off his closed-hospitals claim at least three
times. On May 1, 2006, Dobbs said, “Well, just for the
record, it’s about 60 hospitals and clinics in California
have had to close [because of uninsured illegal
aliens], and in Texas. This is not a new phenomenon,
and it’s just one of the hidden costs that the national,
the mainstream news media, hide-bound by political
correctness, doesn’t want to deal with.”
Dobbs first discussed this issue in a June 8, 2005
interview with Madeleine Cosman, who had just published “Illegal Aliens and American Medicine,” in the
spring 2005 edition of the Journal of American
Physicians and Surgeons. The Southern Poverty Law
Center exposed her as little more than a resumepadding racist who once said, “Most of these bastards molest girls under 12, though some specialize
in boys, and some in nuns.” Cosman’s paper claimed
that 60 California hospitals shut down between 1993
and 2003 and that “84 California hospitals are closing their doors,” using a September 24, 2004 Los
Angeles Times article as citation for the latter stat.
Problema is, Times reporter Jia-Rui Chong never
wrote such a thing and didn’t even mention immigrants. Cosman is also the same “expert” who
claimed illegal immigrants introduced 7,000 leprosy
cases to the United States over the past three years.
And earlier this year, the pendejo stated on Lou
Dobbs Tonight, “We would never have used [Cosman]
as a source if we had known of her controversial
background” when he aired her leprous lie.
The loco-est part of this mess is that both Cosman
¡ASKAMEXICAN!
Gustavo Arellano
and Dobbs have their figures relatively right: according to the California Hospital Association (CHA), 82
hospitals folded from 1996 to 2006. But in an August
interview with New England Journal of Medicine contributing editor Susan Okie, M.D., CHA vice president
of external affairs Jan Emerson noted, “It would not
be fair to place the blame solely on undocumented
immigrants, but certainly, they are a contributing factor.” Okie’s article revealed that illegals make up
about 20 percent of the country’s residents who lack
medical insurance, and about 10 percent of the
“uncompensated care in California hospitals”—10 percent too much, sí, but hardly the invasion the nowdead Cosman and Dobbs want Americans to believe.
Got a spicy question about Mexicans? Ask the Mexican at [email protected]. Those of you who do submit questions: they will be edited for clarity, cabrones.
And include a hilarious pseudonym, por favor, or we’ll make one up for you!
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Nearly everyone in our community is affected by suicide.
Take away a woman’s right
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best achieved by using the east door adjacent to the emergency entrance. For
more information, please contact the Jackson Hole Community Counseling
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ADVICEGODDESS
Amy Alkon
Prints Charming
I’m a 20-something guy with a
hobby of taking pictures of myself
with female friends. Nobody objected
in high school, and collecting memories of girls who were kind to me
brought me comfort, since girls
rarely talk to me. Now, in the workplace, everything’s complicated.
Although some friendly female coworkers agreed to be in my photos,
someone complained, and my supervisor said I could be fired for sexual
harassment. I was depressed, and
lonelier than ever, then I discovered
volunteering. I began asking to photograph some of the female volunteers; some, near strangers, but 60
years from now, will I care? The following week, the coordinator said I
was making other volunteers uncom-
fortable. She asked me to delete the
photos, but I only pretended to
because I’d done nothing wrong - I’m
just a normal guy taking photos with
female friends. Now she says I can’t
bring my camera to future events.
How do I continue without getting in
trouble?
- Misunderstood
“I’m just a normal guy who enjoys
collecting fingernail clippings to
remember women who’ve been nice to
me. Uh, ‘scuse me, ma’am. I know you
don’t know me, but would you mind if I
took a swab of your DNA?”
Quit kidding yourself. You aren’t making friends, you’re gathering specimens.
You call this a “hobby of taking pictures,”
and refer to yourself as “just a normal
guy.” Sorry, but “normal” is going home
to a wife or girlfriend, not a picture of a
girl sitting next to you at a bus stop in
college. The problem is, women don’t
find your behavior normal, they find it
creepy. Sure, maybe they agree to be in
the picture, but probably a good many of
them picture it as a prelude to ending up
in a 55-gallon drum in your garage.
If you like being a loner, fine. Go live
with the grizzlies. Otherwise, cut the charade. Your problem isn’t that you might
get rejected but that you absolutely refuse
to be. Lock up the camera and make
yourself talk to 100 people, men and
women, and you’ll see. It’s really pretty
simple. Express interest. Ask people
about themselves, and not just if they’d
mind standing a little more to the left.
This little program is sure to start
out hard and
unfun. But, is being
blown off, or the mere prospect of it,
really so devastating that it’s less
painful to sentence yourself to 60-plus
years of creeping over photos of the
life you wish you’d had? There are
some real dorks out there who have
wives, friends, and girlfriends (some,
all at the same time). The difference
between you and them? They had the
guts to try to mouth-breathe their way
into the girls’ lives. If you’re going to
try, you’d better hop to it. Creepy at
23 can be adorably awkward, and is
probably fixable. Creepy at 43 is
probably permanent, which isn’t to
say there’s no hope for friends or girlfriends — providing you aren’t too lazy
to inflate them.
Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, No. 280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail [email protected] or visit her Web site at www.advicegoddess.com.
© 2007 AMY ALKON DIST.BY CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.
Week of November 14
© 2006 Rob Brezsny
[email protected]
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I love it when you forget
all your troubles and get lost in thoughts about your
friends’ problems. I love it when you place your entire
focus on the heat steaming from your cup of coffee or
on the sun reflecting on a puddle or on the mysterious
expression gracing the face of a stranger. In fact I love it
whenever you prove how much you love being here on
earth by taking your attention off yourself, and giving it
to everything else. The coming week will be a perfect
time to specialize in this consummate art.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hunters recently killed
a 50-ton whale off the coast of Alaska. While cutting it
apart back on shore, they found a metal projectile
lodged in its blubber from an older attack. Later
research revealed it had been manufactured around
1890. That means the whale was at least 115 years old,
and had been carrying around the projectile for over a
century. I bring this to your attention, Taurus, in the hope
that it will inspire you to meditate on your own ancient
wound. When you pass on to the next world many years
from now, I’d hate for you to still be infected with the
hurt that befell you in your youth. It’s an ideal time to
take aggressive corrective action. Heal it!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Reality is that which
when you stop believing in it, it doesn’t go away,” wrote
novelist Philip K. Dick. I urge you to apply that benchmark to your own experience in the coming week,
Gemini. You can generate a lot of creative energy by figuring out what is objectively true about your circumstances and what is merely illusion that’s propped up by
misperceptions and misunderstandings. You’ve got
tremendous power to strip away the fantasies, both positive and negative, that are preventing you from living
with 100 percent of your intelligence in the real world.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Wealthy playboy Lapo
Elkann is one of Italy’s most eligible bachelors. But he
told W magazine that if he ever decides to tie the knot,
he would choose an Israeli woman. “For them, every
day is a beautiful day,” he said. “Because when you are
in a climate of war, you take nothing for granted.” Your
next assignment, Cancerian, is not to put yourself in a
battle zone, but rather to cultivate love with the same
intense ingenuity and inexhaustible resourcefulness you
might if you were living in a battle zone.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Stories interest me more than
beliefs. I’d rather hear you regale me with tales of your
travels than listen to you recite your dogmas. Filmmaker
Ken Burns agrees with me. He’s worried about the
increasing number of people who love theories more
than stories. “We are experiencing the death of narrative,” he told the San Francisco Chronicle. “We are all so
opinionated that we don’t actually submit to narrative
anymore. That’s the essence of YouTube: Abbreviate
everything into a digestible capsule that then becomes
the conventional wisdom, which belies the experience of
art.” Your assignment, Leo, is to help reverse this souldamaging trend. Spout fewer opinions and tell more stories. Encourage others to do the same.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Dear Rob: I have eight
distinctly different voices in my head. There’s a hurt,
oddly puffed-up voice that complains about everyone
who has ever done me wrong. There’s an hysterical voice
that nags me with the thought that nothing I could ever
do or say will make any difference to anyone, so why
bother. Then there’s the still, small voice. It has more
gravity and feels more honest. It gives me useful instructions about specific things I could do to live a more meaningful life. The only trouble is, the other voices always
blabber so loud I tend to neglect the only one that’s actually helpful. Any advice? - Drowned Out.” Dear Drowned:
Set aside five minutes each morning and five minutes
before bed. Whisper “Shut up, all the rest of you!”, and
then listen reverently to the still, small voice.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Weirdness is humanity’s
way of overcoming the ever-increasing pressure to live
nine-to-five lives,” says Bob Rickard, founder of Fortean
Times, a magazine that reports on anomalous events.
“We need craziness, it’s that simple.” I second that emotion, Libra — especially for you right now. You don’t realize how much juicy psychic material you’ve been repressing as a result of sticking to dry duty and routine. In order
to recover lost secrets from your fertile depths, you’re
going to have to specialize for now in the mysterious, the
curious, and the uncanny. It will help if you put yourself in
situations that are outside your understanding.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The sharks in German
aquariums weren’t reproducing fast enough. Their keepers hired scientists to come up with the shark equivalent
of aphrodisiacs. The most successful inducement to
love was music — especially Justin Timberlake’s “Rock
Your Body,” Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry,” and
Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.” I suggest you play tunes like
those for you and your chosen ones, Scorpio. It’s an
excellent time to coax out more of the tender, romantic
sides of your inner shark, as well as the inner shark of
anyone you’re attracted to.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In the nick of
time, a wild card will appear. It will reverse the meaning
of a series of events that seemed to be railroading you
towards an unhappy ending. What will be the nature of
that wild card? Maybe some missing evidence will trickle in, bringing the big picture into a rosier focus. Maybe
you will realize how valuable your problem has actually
been. And perhaps the wild card will be a divine intervention that shatters a mental block, thereby correcting
a misapprehension you’d been under. In any case,
Sagittarius, there will be an unexpected twist at the last
turn of the plot, and it will lead you to at least a semihappy ending.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A marathon
séance took place at the Burning Man festival last
August. Top psychics managed to channel floods of
data from dead celebrities. Among the fascinating revelations they retrieved: Princess Diana would like
Gwyneth Paltrow to play her in a movie about her life;
John Lennon would have preferred it if the Beatles’ song
“All You Need Is Love” was not used in a TV commercial
for diapers; Ronald Reagan regrets having invaded the
tiny nation of Grenada in 1983; and Nostradamus neglected to mention in his quatrains that in mid-November
of 2007, Capricorns will enter a phase when they’re likely to get a lot of useful information from what’s seemingly dead and gone and past.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): On September 13,
1759, a small contingent of British troops took less than
an hour to rout a few thousand French troops in a battle
near Quebec City. It was a turning point in the history of
North America, leading to events that ensured English
speakers would dominate the continent. I foresee a
comparable pivot just ahead for you, Aquarius.
Seemingly small events that last a short time will yield
momentous consequences. To help guarantee that they
unfold in your favor, be like the British troops were back
then: well-prepared, highly disciplined, and very lucky.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you chew coca
leaves, you get a mild buzz, comparable to coffee,
because your body metabolizes only tiny amounts of the
plant’s alkaloids. But in cocaine, which is made from
processed coca leaves, those same alkaloids are highly
concentrated. Snorting or smoking the stuff gives your
bloodstream a potent blast. Bolivia’s president Evo
Morales wants the world to know the difference
between the two. “The coca leaf is not cocaine,” he
says. He pledges to completely legalize coca in his country, citing its traditional uses as a food and medicine predating the European invasion. Is there a comparable
scenario in your life, Pisces? Something that’s bad for
you when done to excess, but good for you in its understated natural state? It’s a favorable time to commit
yourself to its healthy use.
Homework: “You know what to do and you know how to do it.” True or False? Why?
Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.
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PARKING RESTRICTIONS
From November 1st through April 15th,
between 3am & 7am, it is illegal to park
overnight on Jackson streets, including public parking lots, regardless of weather (rain
or shine, snow or bikini.) Crews begin plowing
at 3am. Parked cars on town streets make the
job of keeping roads clear of snow more difficult.
Consequently, cars left on town streets between
3am & 7am will be ticketed and towed by Jackson
police. If you’re looking for your wheels in the morning, contact the JPD at 733-1430, during normal working hours, or contact dispatch at
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• Residents should not
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WORMHOLE
What light thru yonder trailer breaks?
FLIPSIDE
Alice, my Republican lover, asked me to
take her to Off Square Theatre Company’s
production of “Romeo and Juliet.”
“I hope you don’t mind paying,” she said.
“I spent all my money at the Republicansponsored straw poll at 43 North.”
“What the hell is a straw poll?” I
asked, pissed off at being tricked yet
again into springing for tickets.
“You pay $25 at the door and they
allow you to vote. It’s a better system
than the way the government does it. I
paid $100 and voted four times. In a
true democracy, the more money, the
more times you get to vote.”
“Who got your votes?” I asked.
“Giuliani,” she said, tossing her hair
and giving me her sexiest look. “If he wins
and decides he needs wife number four,
well, let’s just say I would be available.”
Before the performance, we hung out in
the Art Center lobby. Alice drank $5 wine
out of a plastic cup and I drank $4 Snake
River Brewery beer. I took the opportunity to explain to Alice, in a typically loud
male voice, the finer points of theater,
Shakespeare and the arts in general.
In an effort to recoup the ticket
expense, I rewrote the balcony scene
from “Romeo and Juliet” and am conducting a straw poll: You can vote for my version or Shakespeare’s. Send your ballot,
along with $10 (five votes for $40, 10 for
$75) to Clyde Thornhill c/o The Planet.
Clyde: What light through yonder window breaks? Eastward like a flame?
Alice’s Macintosh perhaps, or TV
tuned to the Red Sox game?
Alas I stand beneath her balcony, my
hopes on her affection pending –
My heart grieves; I know not the
score, it’s already the ninth inning.
Our hearts beat in time together like
Malicious fate, cruel chance, callous two dogs in heat
destiny – why can’t she be mine?
Though I be parochial redneck and
Alas, I’m working class from Hog thee West Bank elite.
Island whereas she’s from the Pines.
Would’st thou surrender thy yoga
I concern not for cappuccino mocha class, thy turbo-chargéd Saab,
Drive Chevy and abide in single-wide
with me, a beer drinking slob?
Alice: Oh, Clyde, wherefore art thou,
my Clyde – refuse thy gun rack,
Forsake thy rusted trailer and I’ll
crawleth in thy sack.
Forsooth, I’ll take thee to Koshu if
thou shalt be my lover avowed
by Clyde Thornhill
Buy thee red wine and allow you to
hang out with the cool crowd.
Shall I wish I was born pauper? ’Tis
net worth that is my foe –
Or perhaps, much better yet, you
highborn with lots of dough!
By any other word would Giorgio
Beverly Hills “So You” perfume
At one hundred dollars an ounce
smell as rose’s bloom?
Oh! I adore veggie style cream
cheese and lox Hark! I eat no red meat!
Fain shall I go to Bubbas? I long for
un-toasted bagel of natural cracked
whole wheat.
I weary of sushi eating, golf playing,
at five bucks a cup
West Bank lovers
But chai tea with soy milk I’d drink’st
Impressive in their wallets, disappointif thou agree’st to shack up.
ing ’neath satin covers.
Come hither to me and hold tight, it
Oh, my heart beats hard like a maidwill be oh so sweet
en’s, a blushing girl
Like eating biscuits and gravy made
At the hope of finding a meat-eating
with extra pork meat.
man who is big, strong and virile.
If thou agree’st to be my love, my true,
Alas! I fain cannot live in Hog Island,
my only one
for I am a queen
I will troth thee my 7mm mag and
So book a room at Four Seasons and
Chevy three quarter ton!
let us have a fling!
A Redneck
Perspective
This just in: Volcano big, terrifying
Yellowstone “supervolcano” recently
upgraded to “superdupervolcano”
Geologists now say the so-called “supervolcano”
lurking beneath Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone
National Park is much more powerful and potentially
deadly than previously thought. They are urging residents within a 200-mile radius to make peace with their
Maker and kiss their asses goodbye.
In related news, Uri Deitsch, a noted valley fear-monger, recently admitted the “supervolcano” freaks him
out more than he had previously let on and wishes people in the news would quit talking about it. “Ever time
I hear a report on it, I lose sleep for a week,” he told
the Planet.
The long-range forecast
Intermittent snow throughout the winter will gradually
give way to warming temperatures followed by another
season of winterier conditions ad nauseum until the
sun expends a critical mass of its core, loses surface
tension, expands to encompass a portion of the present-day solar system, then shrinking to become a
brown dwarf. Eventually, all stars in the universe will
burn out, leaving relatively cool cinders that then will
sublimate into the vast emptiness of the void.
Art Hazen
Real Estate LLC
“We are Wyoming”
Locally Owned
SCOREBOARD
TETON VALLEY
WEEK OF 11.04.07 TO 11.10.07
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Total # of Sales:
Week’s top sale:
LL228
With a private off- road location, this site offers all the
beauty of the Tetons and Gros Ventre mountains, on a
spacious 2.55 acre Moulton Ranch parcel.
Conveniently located near the Grand Teton National
Park, and minutes from town. Horses are allowed.
$980,000 Contact: Sarah Kerr
LL229
Build your dream home on this sunny 2.55 acre
Moulton Ranch homesite, with expansive views of the
Tetons and Sleeping Indian. The lot includes phone,
electric and a seasonal stream, and is conveniently
located near the Grand Teton National Park, and
minutes from town. Horses are allowed.
SF435
CABIN at JH Golf & Tennis Club adjacent to the 6th
green with breathtaking Grand Teton and Teton
Mountain Range views. Over 1,500 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2
1/2 bath, top end finishes: rough-sawn white oak
floors, raised stone fireplace, granite kitchen counters,
GE profile appliances, custom cabinetry. $1,350,000
Contact: Timothy Mayo
Residential
Building Site
Multi-Family
Farm & Ranch
Commercial
4
$295,000
Total #
of Sales
Average
Sold Price
3
1
0
0
0
$328,333
$289,000
$0
$0
$0
Last 12 Months (11.10.06-11.09.07)
Number of Sales
Days on Market
List Price Volume Sold
Median List Price Sold
Average List Price Sold
r
809
204
$216,846,523
$214,250
$268,042
12 Months - A Year Ago (11.10.05-11.09.06)
-
LL235
PRICE REDUCTION! A magnificent investment
opportunity. 123 acres of prime property located close
to Grand Targhee Ski Area and Golf courses. With
stunning mountain views and water rights, this
beautiful parcel of land has passed through planning
phases and is ready for development. Motivated seller.
Co-listed with Pinnacle Real Estate Group.
$2,995,000 Contact: Janine Hildebrandt
TC145
Teton Village two bedroom condominium located in
the Nez Perce Units. Completely remodeled with
superb furniture package, bright new kitchen and
baths, river rock fireplace, Sundance swim and tennis
club membership just steps away, and on rental
program with one of the few gold ratings.
$930,000 Contact: Penny Gaitan
LL237
PRICE REDUCTION! Over 200 feet of Fox Creek flows
through this 3 acre secluded lot offering solitude and
privacy. Add to this mature aspens and conifers, an
open site for your new home, as well as magnificent
views of the Big Hole mountains. Located 5 miles from
Victor, this parcel is not in a subdivision, and there are
no restrictive CC&Rs.
Art Hazen
REALTOR OF THE WEEK
Jennifer has called Jackson Hole home for 32
years. She delights in sharing this area with others
and loves the challenge of finding just the right
property for each individual's needs and desires.
With nine years of real estate experience in both
Wyoming & Idaho, Jennifer has served first time
buyers, vacation home owners, investors and
permanent Jackson residents.
733.4339 or 800.227.3334 Fax 307.739.0766
766
161
$212,213,588
$201,000
$277,041
Current Inventory
Active Listings
Listing Inventory Dollars
Average List Price
Average Days on Market
1,043
$483,472,422
$463,540
197
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Jennifer Reichert
TC170
Get ready for the ski season with this recently
remodeled turnkey, second floor, southern mountain
views, 2 bedroom, 2 bath Sleeping Indian unit in Teton
Village. Only one available and currently on the short
term rental program.
Number of Sales
Days on Market
Lis Price Volume Sold
www.jhrealestate.com
*In the event the week’s Top Sale is
erroneously reported it’s listed price is used.
** Some information above is derived from the
Teton County MLS system and represents
information as submitted by all Teton County
MLS Members for Teton County, Wyoming and
is deemed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
Art Hazen Real Estate LLC advertising and
promotional ads, products, and information
are the sole property of Art Hazen Real Estate
LLC and may NOT be reproduced, copied,
and/or used in whole or part without the
prior expressed written consent of Art Hazen
Real Estate LLC.
[email protected]
Art Hazen
Real Estate LLC
“We are Wyoming”
Locally Owned
SCOREBOARD
JACKSON HOLE
WEEK OF 11.04.07 TO 11.10.07
Total # of Sales:
Week’s top sale:
LL220
Three (3) acre elevated building site on the West
Bank just a couple minute drive from Wilson, offering
an open building site for your guest home and a
wonderfully Aspen filled secluded site for your main
residence. Valley views, first sunlight of the morning,
privacy, and simply the best value on the West Bank
for the season.
$695,000 Contact: Timothy C. Mayo
SF416
One of the finest homes in Melody Ranch! Four
bedroom property featuring hickory floors, slate and
travertine tile, 2 story river rock fireplace, jetted tub,
alder cabinetry, trim, and Shaker style doors, stainless
steel appliances, bonus room, tongue and groove pine
ceilings, wired for state of the art electronics... and
that’s only the beginning!
$1,489,000 Contact: Kristin Vito
LL223
By far one of the best lots located in Star Valley
Ranches Golf Resort in Thayne, WY. ? of an acre with
seasonal stream, mature trees, views and access to
National Forest.
Residential
Building Site
Multi-Family
Farm & Ranch
Commercial
7
$15,000,000
Total #
of Sales
Average
Sold Price
10
0
0
0
0
$1,465,000
$0
$0
$0
$0
Last 12 Months (11.10.06-11.09.07)
Number of Sales
Days on Market
632
142
$897,040,195
$849,000
$1,419,367
12 Months - Year Ago (11.10.05-11.09.06)
LL238
Beautiful lot in the heart of Star Valley zoned mixed
use. Located a mile and a half north of the Town of
Thayne next to the Deer Run Inn this property is visible
from Highway 89. With this outstanding location and
mixed-use zoning the possibilities are limitless.
$345,000 Contact: Zoe Hughes
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Wanted
Applicant must have:
a sense of humor, strong work ethic, computer
skills, and a desire to be in the Real Estate
Business. Real Estate License a plus,
or company will assist qualified individual.
Art Hazen Real Estate LLC
Contact Courtney Campbell
733-4339, ext. 118
for an interview.
SF424
Spectacular JHG&T setting - head-on views of the
Grand Teton and Sleeping Indian. Original Bancroft
home fully prepped for remodel. Being sold "as is
where is."
$1,450,000 Contact: Ed Minczeski
SF433
Artistic flair distinguishes this 2 bedroom 3 bath home
from the ordinary. Unique features include designer
tile-work in kitchen and bath and a multi-use bonus
room. Unusual location in Rafter J Ranch offers
complete privacy. Very easy to see. Call today for a
showing.
$795,000 Contact: Loretta Scott
Number of Sales
Days on Market
713
146
$820,827,386
$749,000
$1,151,230
Current Inventory
Active Listings
432
Listing Inventory Dollars $1,509,072,140
Average List Price
$3,493,222
Average Days on Market
175
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Looking for that perfect
D E S T I N AT I O N R A N C H
PROPERTY? This is the one
you have been waiting for.
Buy this beautiful log home
on 80 Acres in Dubois,
Wyoming adjacent to Public
Land with Long Creek
running through the
property today. $1,200,000
Contact: Michael Bills or
Zachary Smith
*In the event the week’s Top Sale is
erroneously reported it’s listed price is used.
** Some information above is derived from the
Teton County MLS system and represents
information as submitted by all Teton County
MLS Members for Teton County, Wyoming and
is deemed to be accurate but not guaranteed.
Art Hazen Real Estate LLC advertising and
promotional ads, products, and information
are the sole property of Art Hazen Real Estate
LLC and may NOT be reproduced, copied,
and/or used in whole or part without the
prior expressed written consent of Art Hazen
Real Estate LLC.
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www.jhrealestate.com
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