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Snow Report
Editorial: Frack, wild horses
Them On Us
Q&A: Estela Torres
News Briefs
Backbeat
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Calendar
Music Box: The Chosen Music
CD Reviews
Alice in Wonderland
Garhart’s view of life
Dine Out
Crumbs: Trio’s burger ‘n fries
This & That
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Living Well: Dharma thought
Freewill Astrology
Flipside
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L.A. Times Sunday Crossword
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FRACK ATTACK
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Cut the frack
U.S. Representative Jared Polis’ (D-Colo.) comments on hydraulic fracturing (cover story, page
11), while making an important distinction between
the practice of fracking and a method that employs
harmful chemicals, betray a widespread, though
general distrust of the oil and gas industry.
Polis said, “The problem is not natural gas or
even hydraulic fracturing itself. The problem is
that dangerous chemicals are being injected into
the earth.”
The subtext of this sentence implies that someone or “people” argue that natural gas, itself, is the
problem. Jake Nichols’ cover story, alone, provides
enough reason for people to distrust oil-and-gas –
for example, refusal to disclose chemicals in their
mixtures for the purpose of identifying (or eliminating) sources of illness because, they say, they’re
concerned about other companies discovering their
proprietary chemical blends.
A spokesperson in the story says that fracking detractors are acting emotionally, that the science
doesn’t add up, despite evidence of similar prob-
lems in distant regions that have fracking operations in common. No doubt, much of the reason the
science doesn’t add up is that companies have only
recently started divulging their mixes.
In my view, the burden of proof is on oil-and-gas.
They must demonstrate that fracking is safe. I know
a lot of money is at stake, but people get emotional
over money, perhaps as much as they do about the
impositions and charges of unethical behavior at
certain corporations. Nonetheless, lack of evidence
that fracking and the chemicals involved are dangerous – which there doesn’t seem to be a lack of –
is not evidence that it’s safe.
All fracking activities in Wyoming should be
halted for further study that comprises all available data (i.e. rat out the chemicals, Haliburton et.
al.) and errors only on the side of health and
safety. I don’t care if it’s done on a state level as
U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) would have it,
or on a federal level, but Wyoming has also
demonstrated inaction on contentious land-use
issues, such as wolves. JHW
Need more info on wild horses
In other land-use news: as solution to the BLM’s claims of wild
horse overpopulation, the federal
government proposes having mustangs and burros shipped to the
Midwest, where pastures are supposedly more abundant, according
to the Casper Star-Tribune.
Wyoming has about 4,500 of the
animals, compared to a BLM goal of
up to 3,700, according to the report.
In Defense of Animals, a nonprofit, filed a lawsuit on Nov. 23 to
Snow
halt Nevada’s BLM from shipping
out more than 2,500 animals, arguing that doing so would violate the
1971 Wild Free Roaming Horse and
Burro Act, recently strengthened by
the U.S. House, now being debated
in the Senate.
The act calls the animals “living
symbols of the historic and pioneer
spirit of the West,” which “shall be
protected from capture, branding,
harassment, or death.”
Though moving the animals is
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certainly better than slaughtering
them and less expensive than contraception, reports that the BLM exaggerates the population to make
its point in favor of ranchers who
feel burdened by these animals are
disconcerting. I’m also concerned
by In Defense of Animals’ claim
that herding the animals, often by
helicopter, injures and kills the animals. A multi-state taskforce involving, but not led by, the BLM should
look into the issue further. JHW
Buy local. No doubt most of you have heard this line on the radio
or read it on one of the posted ads around town. For many living in
Jackson, buying local means buying at the thrift shops or not buying
anything at all because many of these same businesses are hiring from
elsewhere bringing J-1 visa holders in from South America and Eastern
Europe. That’s not counting the 1,500 or so people working here from
elsewhere with no visas at all or the ones who have overstayed their
visas. Three years ago, that wouldn’t have been that big of a problem,
but now with unemployment at record levels in the county, it is unconscionable that the supermarkets and ski resorts are allowed to hire foreign workers when so many longtime locals are desperately hurting
and our social services are being overwhelmed. United States citizens
do not have an advocacy group like Latino Resources that that doles
out its services solely on the basis of race. No, we American citizens
white, black, Asian, Hispanic and native are treated equally with the
same total disregard by our elected officials.
Where is our courageous congressional delegation on this issue?
Out to lunch as usual, of course. They’re using their time to fight the
good fight, making sure the uninsured 45,000 Americans who die from
lack of health insurance will not get the same kind of socialistic health
care they receive. Oh, I’m sure deep down in their greedy little hearts
they’d like to do something for Wyoming’s unemployed workers but
there’s just no money in it. If there was, the unemployment lobby
would be the biggest lobby in Washington and then you bet Enzi, Barrasso and Lummis would take notice.
– Mike Craig, Jackson
What is rural?
I am designing a new sign to replace the “Howdy Partner” sign at the
top of the pass: “Greetings Brothers And Sisters, The Forward Vista Is
Jackson Hole, The New Eclectic West, Founded 2010.”
Some of the planning commissioners do not know or understand the
definition of “rural character”. The term “rural character” was deleted
from the new comprehensive plan draft because – what does that
mean? They are not sure. Does it mean broken down cabins, trailer
houses, farm equipment sprawl, washing machines in the front yard?
My washing machine would be in the front yard but the damned thing
freezes in the winter. One planning commissioner commented “leave
it out; the only good it does is to satisfy the public.” Oops! I hope that
was a joke, son.
The Town and the County planning commissioners rarely agree on
anything. Is it the country mouse and the city mouse scenario? I don’t
think so. This is a matter of the “Mr. Right “syndrome. I am somewhat
of an expert on this, since my husband has suffered from the affliction
all of his life.
Not to worry. It sounds like the elected officials are going to take
care of things. They want to take the FLUP (future land use plan) and
map out what they want and don’t want. Then they will hand it back to
the planning commission. The planning commission will then have an
unusually clear version of what the elected officials are going to approve anyway. My take is that the elected officials will be advising the
advisory group.
Where does our time and money go?
– Cindy Hill Stone, South of Town
Email your letters to [email protected].
More snow, please
Last week after making several good turns down the gut of Glory Bowl, I found myself, with skis
on, climbing down a tree over a rock outcropping. The skier-made, goat track from the good turns
to the road was marginal at best, but once off the track conditions quickly diminished to challenging
moves from one snow patch to the next. The hideous track out ensured I would wait until the next
storm to return, and it narrowed my Christmas Wish list to one thing: SNOW.
Local alpine bowls, mainly on north and east aspects, hold 25 to 50 inches of old snow deposited
by the autumn’s precipitation and wind. Snow crystal growth depends on temperature gradient,
pore space between grains and temperatures. A large temperature gradient within the snowpack
(critical TG is 10 degrees Celsius per meter), causes snow grains to become faceted or angular. This
weaker crystal growth is common in a continental or a shallow snowpack.
The Tetons’ upper elevation, intermountain snowpack settled due to wind loading, varying temperatures, and time. Currently cold temperatures create a large TG; therefore facets are growing
within the snowpack. Reports of good, powder skiing on Fossil Mountain and Mount Hunt loses its
allure with the few thousand feet of frozen-dirt walking between me and the snow.
Ski areas gun to cover their lower mountains with white strips. Local skiers crowd the white
strips, carving turns and getting in shape for this winter. As for me, I am just asking Santa for some
snow, please, and nothing else. JHW
– Lisa Van Sciver
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‘Roy, Wyo.,’ not in Wyo.
By Jake Nichols
What a difference a day makes. Jackson man Stephen
Westmoreland, 40, killed a grizzly bear in Ditch Creek on
Sept. 19. Three days later, Glen Fortsch, from Iowa, also
killed a griz while on a six-day elk hunt trip with Swift
Creek Outfitters. Both men claimed they killed the bear in
defense of their lives after the bear made threatening gestures. So why is Fortsch’s case a federal offense?
Westmoreland faces state charges of taking a grizzly
bear without a license. On Sept. 21, the grizzly was relisted
on the federal endangered species list, making Fortsch’s
charge more serious. Roy Brown, a special agent with the
U.S. Department of the Interior, investigated the incident.
The findings were handed over to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming, who could hand
the 48-year-old a fine of up to $25,000 fine and/or six
months in prison.
The story appeared in the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
last weekend.
Hollywood disses Wyoming again
“Did You Hear About The Morgans?” They came to
Wyoming but never unpacked their bags. The upcoming
film features Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant as a
feuding Manhattan couple
who witness a murder and
are relocated to small
town Wyoming as part of
the Witness Relocation
Program.
The fictitious town of
Ray, Wyo. might look a little southwestern for
Wyoming to astute movie- The Morgans move to Wyo.
goers. That’s because Columbia Pictures opted to shoot in
New Mexico instead of the Cowboy State. Wyoming is still
considered too cost-prohibitive while the New Mexico
Film Office was boasting about the 25 days of filming
around the towns of Roy, Pecos, Santa Fe, Galisteo and Los
Alamos last May and June. The production hired about 75
local crew members and 1,000 extras.
Of course, considering the previous news items, bringing Bart the Bear into Wyoming for filming could have
been considered dangerous for the famous grizzled actor.
Speaking of grizzled actors, yes, Sam Elliott plays a
Wyoming sheriff.
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‘Bearly’ a difference
God has not forsaken AM radio
A brand new AM radio station hit the airwaves in Jack-
son, Wyo. on Dec. 2. Listeners can now hear bible teaching, along with Christian news and information on the
award-winning Bott Radio Network (BRN) at 1450 AM, 24
hours a day.
The Bott Radio Network launched in 1962. It broadcasts on 82 stations across the United States from California to Tennessee, with a focus on the heart of America.
This is the only Bott station in Wyoming.
BRN Executive Vice President Rich Bott noted, “We are
excited about expanding our coverage to Jackson Hole,
Wyoming. This new radio station at 1450 AM will help listeners grow in their faith and keep informed with a Biblical worldview.”
Tiger not out of the Woods yet
Tiger Woods’ fall from grace is news everywhere but
the Jackson Hole angle is the famed golfer’s digs at 3
Creek. In one scenario, posed by a certain ski magazine,
Mrs. Tiger (Elin Nordegren) walks away with $300 million, including the house in Jackson Hole. After all,
Nordegren is a Swedish ski babe.
Another tabloid gossiper suggested the couple may
beat a hasty retreat from the media frenzy by visiting
their 3 Creek mansion. JHW
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NEWS BRIEFS
By Ben Cannon
CHRISTIE KORIAKIN
Public can review library plans
Estela Torres’ second day as the executive director of the Latino Resource Center.
Q&A: Estela Torres
New Latino center director on barriers, assimilation.
The public will have two opportunities next week to review
three design concepts for a Teton County library addition.
At the library from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday,
the public can attend forums where three concepts will be unveiled.
The designs were shaped by more than 900 public comments on library improvements and an expansion, according to library director
Deb Adams.
The public forums will explore options for library building design,
entrances, parking and outdoor spaces. Representatives from Gilday
and Humphries/Poli Architects will discuss potential building systems and sustainable practices.
Adams encourages the public’s continual input.
“I feel it’s critical to continue to hear from the community during
the design process because the library belongs to all of us,” she said.
A single design may be available for review by mid-January, according to a press release. More about the planned 11,000-square
foot addition can be found at www.TCLib.org/addition.
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complain about it that much if
they have a job.
Estela Torres recently took
over as executive director of the
Latino Resource Center, becoming only the second person in
that community leadership role.
The founding director, Carmina
Oaks, retired earlier this year.
With the most recent statistics
indicating that Latinos may now
account for as much as 20 percent of Teton County’s total population, Torres will have her
hands full continuing the LRC’s
mission to help integrate Latinos
into the Jackson Hole community.
Jackson Hole Weekly: What is
your vision for the Latino Resource Center?
Estela Torres: I just want to
get a good feel. I just want to
work on what’s here right now;
expand our existing collaborations and then go from there.
The [Latino] population is
going to be huge. The projections by 2050 are for the Latino
population not to be a minority
anymore, but to be the majority
in the United States. So the more
you can enhance the cultural aspect of Latinos into the community, the community is going to
be better off. I would just love
for everyone to embrace that.
JHW: Have you seen big
changes in the local Latino population since you first arrived in
Jackson Hole?
ET: I came out in 1981. When I
came out there were very few
Latinos, maybe five. You could
count them on one hand. But
then in the ‘90s, the Latino population exploded.
JHW: Do the Latinos here
struggle with the differences in
culture and weather?
ET: I think basically, they just
want a job. It’s hard and its different, with the snow and the
cold, but they are not going to
But those are some of the
things we try to help with.
Tonight I said we should talk
about the chain law on the
pass, because a lot of people
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“I think people are
aware, but we want to
work on that.”
- Estela Torres
are not aware of that. And
parking restrictions at night.
So those are the kind of things
that we want to make sure that
the Latinos know too
JHW: What are the main issues
facing the Latino population in
Jackson Hole and how does the
center address these problems?
ET: Probably the number one
issue is immigration. Because
once the visa expires, then they
need to go home. And that doesn’t always happen. People are
afraid that they are going to be
deported. That’s living in fear
and that’s hard.
There are also language and
cultural barriers. There are just a
number of documents that need
to be translated if you are not a
citizen. We translate documents
here. We have monthly forums.
We have a representative from a
bank who is going to come to explain checking accounts and
everything you need to know in
the banking world.
We try to disseminate information that a person from another country might not
necessarily know because it
might be done differently in
their country.
JHW: What is your view on the
current immigration policy in
the U.S.? Is that something that
is in your mind as the director
here?
ET: Not as the director, because right now I just want to
provide the services that Latinos
need right here. But my personal
view is that it seems like the
problem was heightened after
9/11. But Latinos are the labor
force. There is a large number,
but if they can find work, to me,
that means that the Americans
don’t want that work. I think we
ought to come to some sort of
amicable solution, so that they
are not illegal.
JHW: Do you see discrimination toward Latinos here?
ET: Sometimes I will read
things in the paper, like letters to
the editor. I think there is a little
bit of that, not that much
though. To me, this community
has embraced the Latino community.
JHW: Is there any outreach to
try to get the community to understand and empathize with
Latinos?
ET: We do as much as we can
to try to inform the public. I
think people are aware, but we
want to work on that. And with
the Latino population growing, I
think it would behoove everyone
to learn a little bit more, to
broaden horizons.
JHW: Do you think Latinos feel
like an integrated part of the
community? Or do you think
there are two distinct groups?
ET:I think as far as trying to
follow the laws and learning the
language, people are trying, but
it takes a while. I know that English as a Second Language
classes are full. This is a new
generation here so it’s going to
take a while to get people fully
integrated. As long as we can all
live respectfully and civilly, I
think we can live within our own
groups. JHW
Teton County Library
attempted to out mode
itself for at least one
valley resident last Friday, when it raffled off
an Amazon Kindle at
the annual benefit
thrown by the library’s
foundation.
Otherwise, the library attracted its usual
band of enthusiastic
supporters, reaching
capacity at around 400
people, for what has
become one of the
biggest parties of the
year in Jackson – all
provided by Four SeaPatrons at the library party.
sons Resort at no cost
to the library.
The result: around $100,000 earned for the library through
ticket sales and other fundraising efforts associated with the
party. That’s about a fifth to a quarter of it’s annual budget for
programs such as literary workshops, children’s programs, Latino
outreach services and the Page to the Podium author series,
which brought nature writer Barry Lopez to the Center for the
Arts for free, the night before the benefit, for another full house.
Lopez also attended the benefit.
After party guests loosened up on drinks and food (including
sushi, roast beef and snow crab) included in the $100 ticket,
many gravitated to the dance floor for tunes by Pam Drews Phillip
Quartet.
One attendee remarked that not only did some people “come
out of the woodwork” for the event, but that people who tend to
be about-town showed up looking more dapper than was previously
thought possible.
Mike Rubenstein won the book-killer. – MI
KRISTIN KING
By Christie Koriakin
All the Wookies, meanwhile,
are in Boulder
As if Jackson Hole didn’t already have enough claim to the original Star Wars trilogy, what with the actor who played Han Solo a
longtime resident, a local young artist has joined forces with another passenger aboard the Millennium Falcon.
Ryan Haworth, of Victor, has created a stylized portrait of
Princess Leia that is being featured on the “official” Web site of actress Carrie Fisher, who played Leia.
Silver emulsion prints of the original oil-on-canvas painting can be
purchased for $50 (unsigned, 16 inches by 20 inches) or $200 (signed by
Fisher, 18 inches by 24 inches).The prints are available just in time for
the holidays, should you have any Star Wars aficionados on your shopping list. Visit www.carriefisher.com. JHW
Tension flares at Center
Show postponement sparked tenant’s ire.
By Ben Cannon
The postponement of a party
to show some new artwork inside the Center for the Arts, last
week, has caused one young organization’s leader to allege
that his side was treated unfairly
and possibly held to a different
standard.
Teton Artlab volunteers were
informed just days before the
“Wallpaper 2” opening, scheduled for Dec. 4, that there could
be no alcohol at the event. Director Travis Walker and others
scrambled last minute to call off
the opening, which they had advertised through fliers, word-ofmouth and with a paid email
blast. They had also purchased a
catering permit to serve alcohol,
good only that day.
The liability insurance, Walker
was told, would not cover an
event with alcohol for that day.
He knew that even if his group
did not provide the coolers
stocked full of Pabst Blue Ribbon
as usual, some attendees would
probably bring their own alcohol. After all, Artlab openings
have become a monthly party inside the Center since the group
moved in last March.
“We were threatened with
eviction if there was any alcohol,” Walker said, explaining he
was approached by the Center’s
facilities manager.
The “Wallpaper 2” exhibit,
which has since been rescheduled for Friday, features 40
The Art Association’s
liability insurance
with alchohol
had lapsed.
artists, making it the biggest Art
Lab show to date.
A postponement of one week
may not seem like a big deal, but
Walker said he operates on a minuscule budget of about $22,000,
and spending a few hundred dollars to promote an event is a significant expense. Walker said he
feels like the part of an ongoing
struggle between him and the
Center, as well as Artlab’s parent
group, the Art Association, under
whose insurance Artlab events
are protected from liability.
“It’s frustrating,” he said. “I
feel like I can’t talk to them.”
Art Association director Karen
Stewart, who has announced she
will soon retire from the organization, said the sudden kibosh
on booze was the result of her
learning that the Art Association’s liability insurance with alcohol had recently lapsed.
“It was just a complete misunderstanding on my end and his
[Walker’s] end,” Stewart said. “It
was an unfortunate misunderstanding and all around a lot of
knee-jerking and anger.”
Stewart said she hoped to
meet with Walker this week, and
that she believed that the situation can be avoided in the future.
Facilities manager Doug Henderson said the building, which
is owned by the Town and Teton
County, but leased to the Center
for the Arts organization, is subject to the same regulations as
other public facilities.
“My job is to look at the onein-a-million chance that something could have happened,”
Henderson said. He added, “I
love their program. I think
they’re energetic.”
The Center for the Arts has
been without an executive director since Steve Schultz left the organization in August. JHW
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10 December 9 - 15, 2009
A
merica runs on gas. And sometimes
from it.
Natural gas is the cleanest of the fossil fuels. Used primarily to heat homes and make electricity, it emits 23percent less carbon dioxide than oil. Gas is the country’s
second-largest domestic energy resource, after coal. It’s
clean, cheap and abundant – estimates are there are half
a million gas wells in 32 states already tapped into
enough pockets of gas to power America at its 2008 rate
of consumption for some 90 years.
But there’s a catch. You can’t drink gas.
The techniques used by powerful oil and gas companies to extract these fossil fuels from deep underground
might be responsible for contaminating groundwater in
drilling regions. The elephant in the well is the undisclosed chemical fluids used in hydro-fracturing.
The industry hides behind federal protection, granted
by the George W. Bush administration energy policy, and
a multi-tiered structure of independent contractors designed to deflect blame. Major oil giants like Chesapeake
or Shell or Chevron rely on service companies like Halliburton, BJ Services, and Schlumberger to do the actual
drilling. Those companies, in turn, hire firms such as EnCana, Questar, and Devon to put the boots on the
ground. By the time a roughneck pushes the wrong button and flushes gallons of benzene, a chemical believed
to cause aplastic anemia and leukemia, into the aquifer,
the suits at the top of the ladder are well-shielded,
legally.
Hydraulic fracturing – also known as ‘fracking’ or
‘frac’ing’ – is a process of extracting oil or gas trapped in
the tiny bubbles of tight sands commonly called ‘shale,’
by use of fluids under high pressure. The exact ingredients of the fluid are shrouded in mystery; closely protected trade secrets.
“Halliburton’s proprietary fluids are the result of years
of extensive research, development testing,” said Diana
Gabriel, a company spokeswoman. “We have gone to
great lengths to ensure that we are able to protect the
fruits of the company’s research.”
Industry reps maintain that the drilling fluids are
mostly made up of water and sand, which acts as a proppant – holding a crack open long enough to extract the
gas or oil. Officials insist that when chemicals are used,
they are just a tiny fraction of the overall mix, and releasing specific details would only frighten and confuse the
public, and would come at great expense to the industry’s competitive business.
Chesapeake Energy, the nation’s largest gas driller,
also stated proprietary concerns when asked by New
York State regulators to disclose the chemicals in its
drilling brew.
When New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) finally passed legislation forcing service
companies to reveal the list of chemicals they use or
cease drilling, they were shocked at the number: 260
chemicals.
Of the 300 or so compounds the Bureau of Land Management suspects are being used by drillers in the Wind
River Range and Pinedale Anticline, 65 are listed as hazardous by feds, including benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. Many of the rest are unstudied and
unregulated.
Even more alarming, up to two-thirds of the fluids are
never recovered through ‘flowback’ and remain underground … somewhere, according to Halliburton’s own
records.
Nestled gas, the mother of invention
Pulling natural gas out of sandstone has been a breeze
for mineral extraction companies thanks to the porosity
and permeability of the loose rock. Until recently, big gas
ignored finer-grained geological formations like the Marcellus Shale (New York-Pennsylvania), Barnett Shale
(Texas), and other mineral plays in Wyoming including
COURTESY PAT’S DRIVELINE
What the frack?
Directional drilling pads like this one reduce oil and gas mining footprints above ground, but questions remain as to what happens deep underground when fuels are extracted under high pressure.
those in the Powder River Basin and Pinedale Anticline,
deeming them too expensive to drill.
How to free up this trapped gas vexed the industry’s
top geologists for years. In 1969, a 43-kiloton nuclear explosion was detonated in a well drilled into the Williams
Fork Formation near Rulison, Colorado, in an attempt to
rupture the rock and get at the Piceance Basin gas deep
underground. The gas came out all right, but it was too
radioactive to use commercially. The area is still too ‘hot’
for habitation.
By the late 1990s, when the price of natural gas skyrocketed, the impossible became possible. Building off
an idea they pioneered in 1949, Halliburton hit the
mother lode. The idea was simple: Pump a water-based
fluid into hydrocarbon reservoirs until the pressure literally obliterated subterranean rock, creating fissures
which could conduct the gas to the surface faster and
freer.
Halliburton had been fracturing rock for decades but it
wasn’t until some innovative drillers working the Bakken
Shale of North Dakota decided to turn the drill bit sideways that suddenly gasmen had the ability to tap previously unreachable energy.
Horizontal drilling allows operators to remain in the
‘sweet spot’ of a play longer, according to Dr. Marc
Bustin, widely-regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on unconventional gas and oil. It also gave oil
and gas companies the ability to reach underneath unsuspecting landowners who did not secure the mineral
rights to their property.
Fracking of some kind is now used in about 90 percent
of all wells drilled in the United States (more than one
million). It allows oil and gas extractors to drill less wells,
but recover more dinosaur juice.
More than 150 residents at Hoback Ranches, at the
northern end of the Wyoming Range called the Hoback
Rim are almost uniformly against Plains Exploration’s
plans to tap into the natural resources underneath their
homes. Plains Exploration had hoped to drill 136 wells
on 17 well pads but stiff opposition has the development
stalled for now.
Spiraling property values are one thing – oil derricks
make poor next-door neighbors – but some landowners
are finding themselves on the fault line of a stirring,
sharp debate over fracking and its potential to contaminate water supplies. Allegations of compromised drinking water, suddenly sterile livestock, wildlife die-offs,
even exploding houses, have a single common denominator: gas wells nearby.
Trouble bubbling under
On April 30, 2001 Ballard Petroleum blew out a well at
their G33 pad in Dry Hollow in Western Colorado. Larry
and Laura Amos could see the derrick from their kitchen
window. On that day, 82,000 gallons of frack fluid were
injected at 3,600 pounds of pressure. The Amoses’ drinking water well suddenly popped its top and began belching muddy water.
“The fracturing created, or opened, a hydro-geological
connection between our water well and the gas well,
sending the cap of our water well flying and blowing our
water into the air,” Larry Amos said. “Immediately our
water turned gray, had a horrible smell, and bubbled like
7-Up. Tests of our water showed 14 milligrams per liter of
methane. That’s almost as much methane that water will
hold at our elevation.”
State inspectors did not test fracking fluids because
they had no idea what to test for. As for the methane, the
Amos’ were told that methane occurs naturally and is
harmless. Inspectors warned them, however, to keep the
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windows open and vent the basement,
just in case.
Ballard denied any responsibility
while their field rep provided the
Amoses’ with bottled water for a while.
They said the fracking had taken place
nearly a mile underground, far below
the 225-foot water well, and there was
no chance the fluids could have travelled that far up.
Yet Geoffrey Thyne, a geologist at the
Colorado School of Mines in Golden,
who studied the incident for the
County, said, “Water wells just don’t do
that unless you apply pressure to the
bottom.”
Two years later, Larry’s wife Laura
came down with a very rare condition Drill pad in the Wyoming Range
of a tumor in her adrenal gland. She
begged EnCana, who bought out Balgroundwater, where it seeped out of the cliff. Nearby in
lard, for the ingredients of the fracking chemicals to help
Rock Springs, a rancher was hospitalized after he drank
her in her diagnosis. For months, the company denied 2well water out of his own tap. Tests showed benzene in
BE, a highly toxic and common fracturing fluid, had been his water, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation
used. Amos’ lawyers eventually obtained documents
Commission cited four gas operators, not knowing which
from EnCana showing that 2-BE had, in fact, been used
one was responsible for the spill.
in at least one adjacent well.
As many as 22,000 fish and mussels were found dead
The couple has since clammed up after a reported
last September along 43 miles of Dunkard Creek, a
multi-million settlement from EnCana in 2006.
Monongahela River tributary. West Virginia DEP said the
Another Colorado family is living in fear that their
kill was a result of “saline conditions from natural rehouse could burst into flames at any time. Aimee
source extraction from nearby coalbed methane operaEllsworth of Hudson can routinely ignite her bathroom
tions.”
sink water, fire leaping from the faucet, because natural
“Troubling incidents have occurred around the coungas from nearby wells has seeped into her groundwater
try where people became ill after fracking operations
supply.
began in their communities,” said U.S. Congressman
In the past year, more and more complaints have Envi- Maurice Hinchey (D-NY).
ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspectors jumping.
Hinchey, with Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), and fellow Reps.
“We’ve kind of reached the tipping point,” said one
Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Jared Polis (D-CO), is coDenver-based field inspector. “The impacts are there.”
sponsoring the FRAC Act – Fracturing Responsibility and
In December 2007, a house in Bainbridge, Ohio exAwareness of Chemicals Act – which would amend the
ploded in a fiery ball. Investigators discovered that the
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) of 1974.
neighborhood’s tap water contained so much methane
“Some chemicals that are known to have been used in
that the house ignited. The resulting study concluded
fracking include diesel fuel, benzene, industrial solvents
that pressure caused by hydraulic fracturing pushed the
and other carcinogens and endocrine disrupters,”
gas, which is found naturally thousands of feet below,
Hinchey said.
through a system of cracks into the groundwater aquifer.
In February a frozen 200-foot waterfall was discovered
It’s called the ‘Halliburton Loophole’
on the side of a massive cliff near Parachute, Colo. Ac“The former chairman, CEO of Halliburton, Dick Chcording to the State, 1.6 million gallons of fracturing flueney, within a few months of coming into office as Vice
ids had leaked from a waste pit and been transported by
President, was pressuring the administrator of EPA,
WYOMING ENERGY NEWS
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Christine Todd Whitman, to exempt hydraulic fracking
from the Safe Drinking Water Act regulation,” said former EPA employee Wes Wilson on a recent talk show.
Whitman confirmed this in a 2007 interview, in which
she said that Cheney’s insistence on easing pollution
controls led to her resignation in 2003. But not before
she caved to Cheney’s demands.
The 2001 Energy Policy granted fracking a free pass on
SDWA.
“That pretty much closed the door,” said Greg Oberley,
an EPA groundwater specialist working in the western
drilling states. “So we absolutely do not look at fracking
under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It’s not done.”
The Democratic-controlled Congress thinks it’s time
for a reversal. Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry Waxman (D-CA) said, “The regulatory loophole for hydraulic fracturing puts public
health at risk and isn’t justified. The current exemption
for the oil and gas industry means that we can’t even get
the information necessary to evaluate the health threats
from these practices.”
Don’t ask, don’t tell
In August 2008, a Colorado ER nurse Cathy Behr nearly
died after treating a wildcatter who had been splashed in
fracking fluid at a BP natural gas rig. Behr treated the
man while the hospital went into Hazmat lockdown. A
few days later, Behr lay in critical condition, poisoned by
chemicals and facing multiple-organ failure.
Her doctors searched for details that could save their
patient. The irritant was a drill stimulation fluid called
ZetaFlow, but the only information the rig workers provided was the standard issue Material Safety Data Sheet,
a complex form required by OSHA. Halliburton listed the
chemicals as proprietary, well within their federal rights
of non-disclosure.
When further pressed, Halliburton threatened to pick
up its toys and leave the state. The company’s attorneys
warned that if they left they would take some $29 billion
in future gas-related tax and royalty revenue with them
over the next decade.
Behr’s doctor eventually learned, weeks later, what
ZetaFlow was made of, but was sworn to secrecy by the
manufacturer and couldn’t even share the information
with his patient.
“It is irresponsible to stand by while innocent people
are getting sick because of an industry exemption that
Dick Cheney snuck in to our nation’s energy policy,” Rep.
Polis said. “The problem is not natural gas or even hydraulic fracturing itself. The problem is that dangerous
chemicals are being injected into the earth, polluting our
water sources, without any oversight whatsoever.”
GRAPHIC BY AL CRANBERG
Wyo. plays key role in national debate
How fracking works. Experts say drilling is so deep underground, groundwater should not be affected.
12 December 9 - 15, 2009
Still, with cases growing nationwide, irrefutable evidence was hard to come by. Until Wyoming rancher
Louis Meeks poured himself a glass of tainted water.
As early as summer of 2007, the Pavillion rancher had
been telling anyone he knew that his water tasted bad.
Meeks said many of his neighbors also admitted to experiencing “strange and random symptoms,” including
loss of taste and smell, since EnCana started drilling in
their area. Meeks turned over a 100-signature petition to
the Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. A
meeting was convened in Casper and Meeks was basically dismissed.
A year later, Meeks problems worsened.
“My water well has been contaminated, and I believe
it’s because EnCana drilled and fracked gas wells close to
my well,” Meeks said in a press release.
Doug Hock, spokesman for EnCana Oil and Gas told
the Casper Star-Tribune in July 2008 that his company
appreciates that people around Pavillion are concerned,
but the sciences doesn’t support their claims.
“We understand their concerns and we’ve worked with
independent laboratories to analyze this in conjunction
with government agencies,” Hock said. “At this point, the
independent scientifically collected data shows no hydrocarbon contamination.”
When Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
was unable to pinpoint any hydrocarbon pollution, the
feds stepped in. A study was ordered, which is being con-
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the national debate over the role of natural gas and its safe extraction
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“Everybody’s in agreement that the well is messed up. It’s bad
quality water,” said DEQ district supervisor Mark Thiesse. “I’m suspecting it’s the oil and gas activities, but I don’t know that yet for
sure.”
While more than 1,000 other cases of contamination have been
documented by courts and state and local governments in Colorado,
New Mexico, Alabama, Ohio and Pennsylvania, it’s another Wyoming
case that might prove groundbreaking.
Last July, a hydrologist sunk sampler pipe 300 feet down a waterwell in Sublette County and pulled up a goo of brown oily water with
a foul smell. Tests showed it contained benzene in a concentration
1,500 times the level safe for humans.
The contamination in Sublette County is significant because it is
the first to be documented by a federal agency, the BLM, who has the
right to pull leases on the more than 6,000 horizontal wells in the
county.
However, in September, the BLM approved plans for 4,400 new
wells in Sublette County, despite the unresolved water issues. Tests
showed contamination in 88 of the 220 potable water wells examined. According to industry watchdog ProPublica, when researchers
returned to take more samples, they couldn’t even open the wells;
monitors showed they contained so much flammable gas that they
were likely to explode.
Close to home
For now, state and local authorities are being forced to draw up
hasty legislation to mitigate fracking’s potential risks. Out of concern
that Teton County health workers might be exposed to unknown
chemicals used in fracking, commissioners passed a resolution last
week urging the adoption of the Frac Act. Many of the workers injured in neighboring Sublette County gas fields are often taken to St.
John’s Medical Center in Jackson.
“The Board of County Commissioners expresses its deepest concern about the lack of information about the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing in Sublette County, in particular its potential to
harm the health and safety of Teton County Health Workers,” the resolution states.
Petroleum Association of Wyoming President Bruce Hinchey
called the bill just another ploy to make things more expensive for
the U.S. oil and gas industry.
“It’s definitely coming from a bunch of environmental wackos that
are pushing this,” Hinchey said.
The bill is currently under review by a 13-person committee (Senate
Committee on Environment and Public Works), which includes
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso. The former doctor has already publicly
stated he does not support the legislation.
“Hydraulic fracturing has been a safe and effective way to develop
our domestic oil and gas reserves for decades. The state of Wyoming
effectively regulates oil and gas exploration activities, including hydraulic fracturing,” Barrasso said in statement for press.
Sen. Enzi said he is waiting on additional studies before determining the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.
Rep. Cynthia Lummis preferred to leave matters in the state’s hands,
opting for less federal government.
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Now a resident of Santa Fe, N.M., she paints any number of barnyard and wild animals. She loves
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ART
Teton Artlab’s Wallpaper 2 show was cancelled last week due to
complications at the Center for the Arts (see story, page 9). But with
things sorted out for this weekend, art-lovers still get a chance to
see the latest work by Artlab’s cast of resident and deviant (at least
one of them, anyway) artists, such as Stephen Glass, Rachel Kunkle
Hartz, Benjamin Carlson and Aaron Wallis.
The show is Artlab’s biggest to date, and prints are for sale.
Wallpaper opens, 6 p.m., Friday, at Teton Artlab inside the Center
for the Arts. 699-0836.
Forecast for Jackson Hole
THURSDAY
THEATER
Nearly 2010, Jackson Community Theater will perform Michael
Norman Mann’s Cumberland Blues, a depression-era piece about
the coal-mining town of Cumberland, M.D., set to the music of
Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia, considered by many to be the principal songwriters of the Grateful Dead.
But before that can happen, the local troupe of amateurs and aficionados needs a few performers to fill in its cast. The show, to be
directed by Cynthia Huyffer with Justin Smith as musical director,
calls for five men and three women to take lead roles, and several
chorus members.
Cumberland Blues audtions, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., today and Dec. 14,
in the Center for the Arts’ annex. [email protected]. 690-2386.
Wick and Dash are ready to go
home. The two 10-year-old labs
are very active, able to behave
when alone, they’re meds are upto-date and PAWS of Jackson Hole
will pick up their adoption fees at
its adoption event this weekend.
“They are very sweet,” said
Dash is ready!
PAWS director Amy Romaine.
“They sit for treats. They’re great
family pets, and if you take one of them, you can also go home knowing
that you’re doing a good thing.”
Wick and Dash, and up to 80 dogs, puppies, kittens and cats (even a
few rats) will come from Jackson/Teton County Animal Shelter, Animal
Humane Association of Star Valley and Targhee Humane Association.
Anyone who wants to help, but can’t bring a pet home, can instead
bring a toy for the pet toy drive. And if someone wants to gift an animal,
but he’s not sure which pet to get, he can buy a gift certificate to cover
the adoption costs and let his giftee choose the pet at a later time.
Free treats, hot cocoa and live holiday music by the Jackson Hole
Chorale will take place in the heated tent. Even Santa Claus and his elves
will be there.
PAWS Home for the Holidays & Toys for Tails is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, in Albertson’s parking lot. 734-2441.
WEDNESDAY
Get ready for a rare treat when former members of old-time string band
Reeltime Travelers—Thomas Sneed and
Roy Andrade—join Ben Winship to pass
around guitars, banjos, mandolins,
tenor guitars, octave mandolins, fiddles
and human voices on Tuesday. Both obsessed with chasing the roots of traditional music, Sneed and Andrade met in
the late 90s while working at the Center
for Appalachian Studies in Johnson City,
Tennessee. Before splitting in 2005, The
Reeltime Travelers went on to play the
Grand Ole Opry and score music with
producer T-Bone Burnett for the film
Cold Mountain.
An evening of obscure old-time songs,
lyrical instrumentals, foot stomping ballads and twists of tongue, 7 p.m.,Tuesday
at Alpine Wines in Driggs. Free. Wines by
the glass, cheese plates and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. 208-354-9463. – AD
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c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice
Ride the FREE Town Shuttle or the $3 routes
between Jackson and Teton village
Schedule & fare information can be found at www.startbus.com, at each stop, at hotel front desks and on the buses. Questions? 733-4521
MUSIC
■ Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., at
Southside Pizza and Pub. Hosted by
Peter “Chanman” Chandler. Free.
734-0866.
■ Jackson Hole Jazz Foundation,
7 to 9 p.m., rehearsal at the Center
for the Arts. Big Band. Free. 6990102.
■ Anne and Pete Sibley, 8 p.m.,
at Dornan’s in Moose. Folk, bluegrass. 733-2415. $15 at Valley
Bookstore or Dornan’s.
■ The Miller Sisters, 3 p.m., in
the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Folk, rock. Grandtarghee.com.
ART
■ Life Drawing Open Studio,
6:30 p.m., Art Association Painting
Studio, 3rd floor of the Center for
the Arts, 240 S Glenwood Open
Studio Life Drawing: 6:30 p.m. $20
drop-in. 733-6379.
THEATER
★ Auditions for Cumberland
Blues, 6 to 9 p.m., Center Annex
(metal building south of the Center
for the Arts on S. Glenwood St.)
[email protected].
LITERATURE
■ From the Back of the Stacks, 3
p.m., KHOL 89.1. Listen for library
workers, Rebecca and Marisa, as
they discuss literary topics the first
Wednesday of every month KHOL
89.1 FM. This month the ladies will
be traveling around the world with
writing icons Paul Theroux and John
Steinbeck. 733-2164 ext.256.
SPORTS & RECREATION
■ Recreation Center Schedule
Spinning class, 7 a.m. Toddler gym
recreation center; 8:30 a.m. Toddler
swim; 8:30 a.m. Water aerobics; 9
a.m. Toddler Club; 10 a.m. Circuit
fitness class; 12:10 p.m. Yoga-lates
class; Senior Snowshoe Workshop
Grand Teton Natl. Park 1 p.m. Contract Bridge Club,1:15 p.m.;
Stingray’s swim practice recreation
center 5:30 p.m.; Yoga class 6:45
p.m.; Open gym basketball, 6:30
p.m. 739-9025.
■ Kids Club afterschool program
at Jackson Elementary school, 3 to
6 p.m. Colter Club activity at Jackson Elementary 3:30 to 5 p.m.
OUTDOORS
■ Sierra Club Hike Rosie Ridge
Join the Sierra club on a cross-country ski to Rosie Ridge. 4 to 8 miles
round trip with a beginner/easy terrain. 734-0441
CLASSES & LECTURES
■ Library Classes, Internet Search
Tips and Tricks, 8:30 a.m. Intro to
Excel, 10 a.m. 733-2164.
COMMUNITY
■ Habitat DIGS Happy Hour, 5 to
7 p.m., Snake River Brew Pub, Bring
a friend and both be entered to win
Habitat swag! 734-0828 or
[email protected].
Thursday 12.10
MUSIC
■ Farris Miller Smith, 7 to 10
p.m., at Q Roadhouse on MooseWilson Road. Folk. Free. 739-0700.
DANCE
■ Dancers’ Workshop Thursday
Classes at the Center for the Arts.
Zumba Fitness, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.;
Family Tae Kwon Do, 6:15 to 7:30
p.m.; Cardio Hip Hop and Breakdancing, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.,; Zumba
Toning 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. 733-6398.
KIDS & FAMILIES
■ Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m. at
the TC Library. Kids ages 4 to 7 are
invited to join librarians for Storytime featuring a different theme
See CALENDAR page 16
15
Music
CALENDAR
Friday 12.11
MUSIC
■ Friday Night Jazz 6:30 to 9:30
p.m., at Warbirds Cafe in Driggs.
With vocalist Juliane Kowski and pianist Keith Phillips. 208-354-2550.
Free.
■ Jazz Night 7 to 10 p.m., in The
Granary at Spring Creek Ranch atop
East Gros Ventre Butte. 733-8833.
Free.
■ Bob Greenspan & The Monkey
Wrench Gang 7:30 to 11 p.m., at
the Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort
Hotel. Blues. Worthotel.com or 7332190. Free.
■ Bob Stevens 9 p.m., at the Virginian Saloon. From Snoop Dogg to
George Strait. 739-9891. Free.
ART
★ Exhibit opening - Martin
Garhart, Valerie Seaberg, Miga Rossetti, 5:30 to 8 p.m., Art Association
Theater Gallery, Center for the Arts.
733-6379.
■ Art Opening - Kids Only! 5:30
to 7:30 p.m., Art Association Lobby
Gallery, in the Center for the Arts,
240 S. Glenwood The exhibition
Kids Only! (and their teachers) will
open with a reception. Come by
and see art made by students in Art
Association Kids classes, plus artwork made by their teachers. 7336379 [email protected].
■ Portrait Drawing, 6:30 to
mignight, Art Association Painting
Studio, 3rd floor of the Center for
the Arts, 240 S Glenwood
■ Open Studio Portrait Drawing:
6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Art Association.
Painting Studio Models will be present, easels are available for use.
Bring your own paper and drawing
materials. $20 Drop-In. 733-6379.
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COURTESY PHOTOS
each week with related tales and
activities. 733-2164.
■ Toddler Time, 10:05 to 10:25
a.m. at the Teton County Library.
Toddler Time for children ages 3
and younger features books, songs,
finger plays and flannel board acts.
733-2164 ext. 103.
SPORTS & RECREATION
■ Recreation Center Schedule,
Wake up water aerobics, 6 a.m.;
Boot Camp, 7 a.m.; Swim lessons 8
a.m.; Toddler gym 8:30 a.m.; Toddler swim, 8:30 a.m.; Athletic Academy for toddlers, 8:30 a.m.; Lunch
hour basketball, noon; Spinning
class, 12:10 p.m.; Middle School
swim team practice 3:30 p.m.-no
lanes avail. Parks & Rec Board meeting Town of Jackson Chambers 5
p.m. start Holiday Centerpiece class
meeting room 5:30 p.m.; Stingray’s
swim practice 5:30 p.m., 2 lanes
avail. Open gym soccer, 6:30 p.m.
739-9025.
■ Kids Club afterschool program, 3 to 6 p.m., Jackson Elementary school. Colter Club activity,
3:30 to 5 p.m., Jackson Elementary.
COMMUNITY
■ Mixer, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.,
Mountain Trails Gallery, 150 N. Center St. Please join the Jackson Hole
Chamber of Commerce and the
Howdy Pardners at Mountain Trails
Gallery for a Chamber Mixer! Take
the opportunity to learn about the
ambassador arm of the Jackson Hole
Chamber of Commerce while viewing Mountain Trails’ fine collection.
[email protected].
■ Chamber Choir Auditions, 6:30
to 8:30 p.m., In the Music Wing at
the Center for the Arts. Open to all
voice types. Men Wanted: Tenor,
Baritone and Bass voices needed!
Women Wanted: New Women’s
Choir is expanding. 801-865-3171
or [email protected].
Frank, Judd, Schwab, Jerry, Shaul and Ruby
Regardless of background or religion
By Aaron Davis
Countless pieces of music
have been composed over the
centuries to compliment organized religion. Arguably, music has
kept religion remarkably visible
in our culture, regardless of a
person’s denomination or preference in genre. Individuals, synagogues, temples and churches
use art and music to shape the
vitality of their spiritual lives.
The Chabad Jewish Center of
Jackson Hole, together with a
dedicated committee of seven
local Jews, will launch its inaugural Jackson Hole Jewish Music
Festival (JHJMF) over three days
this weekend—the first of its
kind in Wyoming and complementing Chanukah (observed
Dec. 11 to 19 this year).
“Regardless of background or
religion, the JHJMF is truly going
to be a fun, fascinating and joyous celebration of music in the
shadow of the Tetons,” said
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Rabbi Zalman Mendelsohn, Executive Director of Chabad Jewish Center.
From Biblical to modern times
and from such contrasting parts
of the world as Poland, Yemen,
Uzbekistan, Russia, Morocco,
Romania and Cuba, cultural Jewish music has been evolving for
more than a thousand years.
JHJMF will showcase exotic genres Klezmer, Sephardic, Yiddish,
Israeli, Middle Eastern and
Sephardic, combined with Jewish jazz, rock ‘n’ roll and even
bluegrass.
Saturday through Monday will
feature world renowned Ruby
Harris Band with a couple appearances by local singer-songwriter Judd Grossman,
performing the various instrumental pieces from around the
world. Harris’s band also features Jerry Sokolov (trumpet),
Ephraim Schwab (bass), Frank
Caruso (piano) and Shaul Gotkin
(drums). The band just returned
Stop by
The Liquor Store
for the COLDEST
BEER in town
from a coast-to-coast tour that included stops in all five New York
City boroughs, topped with a soldout concert on Times Square.
Harris, a violinist, is considered “one of the Fathers of Jewish Rock, ” a title earned as
frontman of the first Klezmer Revival band. He was also apart of
Sun Records Rhythm Section
Rockabilly Legends (Elvis’s
backup band), and has per7 p.m., Saturday
ALPENHOF LODGE BISTRO
Klezmer, Yiddish Theater Music,
and classic Jewish rock ‘n’ roll
JHW
5 p.m., Sunday
ALPENHOF LODGE BISTRO
Israeli, Middle Eastern, Sephardic,
5 p.m., Monday
FOUR SEASONS RESORT
JACKSON HOLE - ballroom
Jewish jazz, folk, blues, bluegrass,
formed in concert with legends
George Clinton, Buddy Miles
and members of Jefferson Airplane and Grateful Dead.
Through broad support from
the community, all concerts are
free. There is limited space for
each show and online registration will give ticket holders priority over walk-ins.
“Our online and phone reservations for the three nights of
cultural Jewish music have been
coming in nonstop and we are
expecting a good showing for all
three nights,” Mendelsohn said.
JHJMF, this weekend in Teton
Villlage. Parking is free in the lot
adjacent to the Alpenhof Lodge
after 3 p.m. Shuttles from the
Alpenhof lot to the Four Seasons
are available on Monday, every
10 minutes from 4:30 to 5:10
p.m. A rate of $150/night will be
offered at Four Seasons Resort.
Register for tickets at JHJMF.org.
HOMETOWN
friendly people
… or join
us in the
Saloon
for DAILY
drink
specials
HAPPY HOUR
Mon-Fri 4-7pm
733-2792 750 W. Broadway
CD REVIEWS
CALENDAR
Self itled
The Fame Monster
Beware
JASON MOLINA
AND WILL JOHNSON
LADY GAGA
BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY
★★★★★
★★★★★
★★★★★
Usually the topic of controversy and revulsion, Lady Gaga is as much a vocalist as
she is a performer. Those who saw her
jaw-dropping performance at the AMA’s a
few weeks ago know that her stage presence and voice pack one hell of a punch.
And with these eight new tracks to compliment 2008’s The Fame, Gaga has less and
less to prove to the haters.
“Bad Romance” is the golden single, with
infectious beats and raw rah-rahs, but Lady
Gaga truly shines in “Speechless,” her belting, beautifully-sung ballad that is so left
field from what people expect out of this
Pop Queen. “Telephone,” featuring Beyonce, is soon becoming the dance track of
the season, pounding out a beat that’s impossible to sit still to.
Ultimately, Gaga’s release feels like a Europop mix-tape – disjointed, but attractive.
She’s becoming the performer for our generation, a Madonna of the 21st Century,
geared up to shock, prepped to wow.
Will Oldham’s boyish melancholy vocals aren’t
as wobbly, the production more full, and the writing achingly beautiful on Beware. The Louisville,
Kentucky native’s prolificacy is remarkable, be it
erratic. Though Wikipedia lists this as his 17th studio release since 1993, cult followers of the mysterious singer-songwriter claim he’s put out
around 100 recordings.
I’ve come to appreciate his inconsistent vocal
pitch, while others suffer from lack of melodic definition and appropriate key choice. Released in
March, Beware is the product of care and planning,
not an impulsive studio session.
Fiddle and pedal steel emotionalize many of the
13 tracks, which contain plenty of thought-provoking lines …
“I know everyone knows the trouble I have
seen / That’s the thing about trouble, you can love
everyone as the eyes and ears to be where I have
been.”
According to Paste, he will release a vinyl and
digital-only album called Funtime Comedown on
Dec. 15 under the name Bonny Billy and The
Picket Line.
Since 2003 or so, Jason Molina (Songs: “Ohia”) has
been touring with a revolving cast of musicians as
Magnolia Electric Co. Will Johnson has made recent
appearances with the Monsters of Folk (Conor
Oberst, M. Ward, Jim James).
Not unlike their indie-folk brethren, and possibly to
a greater extent the hipster-art movement, who have
found new material and personal satisfaction in collaboration, Molina and Johnson have created a “side project” to rival their existing works. Also like their
brethren, however, the accomplishment of the album
doesn’t soar to the popularity of the group effort itself.
Jason Molina and Will Johnson relies on appearances
by folk up-and-comers, such as Sarah Jaffe. Solemn,
often haunting and painful, the album is held up by
Molina’s falsetto moans, carried by sparse instrumentation and occasionally lifted by soft harmonies.
The live experience of Molina and Johnson would
be something to remember, I’m sure, and this album
would be at best a record of that experience, of
hearing typically solo (lonesome) performers find
communion with each other.
– Andrew Munz
– Matthew Irwin
– Aaron Davis
Ben Winship’s bluegrass ensemble, Kane’s River, will reunite
for a string of holiday shows. The
band also includes John Lowell
(guitar), Julie Elkins (banjo),
David Thompson (bass), and
Jason Thomas (fiddle)—representing the core quartet that
founded the band in 1994 (originally named Deep River) in Montana. Impeccable instrumental
prowess in a contemporary bluegrass format that spans folk,
blues, Celtic and jazz, Kane’s
River has released two albums—
self-titled in 2000 and Same River
Twice in 2003. Before heading
north for a couple of shows, they
will perform at 8 p.m. on Dec. 16
at Dornan’s in Moose. Advance
tickets are available at Valley
Bookstore and Dornan’s. Dinner
THE
GOODS
will be available pre-show, 5:30 to
7 p.m. 733-2415, ext. 200.
■
Urban legend has it that Jimi
Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, and
Eric Clapton allegedly insisted
that Phil Keaggy was the best guitarist in the world. Why is that important? He returns to town for
the second year in a row to perform solo acoustic. Each year
from 1998 to 2001, Keaggy has
dominated the Instrumental
Record category at the Gospel
Music Association’s Dove Awards,
and for three consecutive years
Guitar Player Magazine
readers voted him one of
the top fingerstyle guitarists. Phil Keaggy will
debut new tunes from his
Christmas project, Welcome
Inn, at 7 p.m. on Sunday at
River Crossing in Rafter J.
Tickets are $30 for Gold Circle, $20 general admission,
and $15 for students. 6907443.
The Outskirts
■
Holy three-part harmony!
The Outskirts busted out of the
gates just last spring, armed with
an original repertoire of Venus-inspired folk-rock. Veterans of both
the music and theater stages, the
core trio includes Michelle Bevier
(guitar, mandolin, djembe, vocals), Susan Jones (keys, guitar,
vocals) and Molly Moon Thorn
(bass, guitar, vocals). The ladies
will expand to their Mars-styled
five-piece that consists of Teton
Valley’s Greg Creamer (guitar)
and David Bundy (drums) for
their upcoming show, 8 to 10:30
p.m., Saturday, at Cutty’s. Admission is $5 at the door. – AD
LIVE MUSIC 7:30 - 11:00pm
December 11-12
BOB GREENSPAN &
the MONKEY WRENCH GANG
December 15
Bluegrass Tuesday
307.733.2190
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DANCE
■ Dancers’ Workshop Friday
Classes at the Center for the Arts.
Pilates, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.; Ballet
Workout, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. 7336398.
★ Alice in Wonderland, 7:30
p.m., Center For The Arts. This holiday season Dancers’ Workshop will
present the childhood classic Alice
in Wonderland, featuring the Junior
Repertory Company and students of
Dancers’ Workshop School. Special
guest appearances will feature
faces from the Jackson community
and members of Contemporary
Dance Wyoming. $23/ $15 students. 733-4900.
SPORTS & RECREATION
Administrative Office is Closed;
Spinning class, 7 to 8 a.m.; Water
aerobics, 8 to 9 a.m.; Toddler gym,
8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Toddler Club,
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Stroller Strides
fit4baby, 10:30 a.m. to noon;
Aqualogix class, noon to 1 p.m.; Pilates class, 12:10 to 1 p.m.; Middle
School swim team practice, 3:30 to
5:30 p.m., no lanes avail. Taekwondo class, 4 to 6 p.m. Stingray’s
swim practice, 5:30 to 7 p.m., 2
lanes avail. Open gym soccer, 6:30
to 8 p.m. 739-9025.
■ Kids Club afterschool program, 3. to 6 p.m., Jackson Elementary school.
COMMUNITY
■ Shabbat service with Al Zuckerman 6 p.m., St. John’s Episcopal
church, small chapel The Jackson
Hole Jewish Community hosts a
Shabbat service with Al Zuckerman,
Josh Kleyman and Chazzan Judd
Grossman.Oneg to follow. www.jhjewishcommunity.org.
■ Winter Festival, 5 to 9 p.m.,
Teton Middle School. Enjoy a night
off from cooking and warm up with
some cocoa from our hot cocoa
bar. Photos with Santa, raffles,
game booths and prizes will provide entertainment. Local crafters
and vendors will be selling their
wares- Don’t miss this exciting
fundraising event to benefit our
middle school. (208) 787-7872,
[email protected].
Saturday 12.12
MUSIC
■ Tram Jam, 10 a.m., at the base
of Bridger Gondola at Jackson Hole
Mountain Resort. Ski bum music.
Free.
■ Pianist Pam Drews Phillips, 7
to 10 p.m., in the Granary at Spring
Creek Ranch atop East Gros Ventre
Butte. Free. 733-8833.
■ Bob Greenspan & The Monkey
Wrench Gang, 7:30 to 11 p.m., at
the Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort
Hotel. Blues. Free. Worthotel.com or
733-2190.
■ Bob Stevens 9 p.m., at the Virginian Saloon. From Snoop Dogg to
George Strait. 739-9891. Free.
■ Judd Grossman 4 to 8 p.m., in
the Four Seasons Lobby Lounge.
Folk, rock. 732-5000.
★ Jackson Hole Jewish Music
Festival 7 p.m., at the Alpenhof
Lodge Bistro in Teton Village. Featuring Ruby Harris Band and performing Klezmer, Yiddish Theater
Music, vintage and classic Jewish
Rock n’ Roll. Judd Grossman goes
on at 9 p.m. Free. Advance tickets
available at JHJMF.org.
★ The Outskirts, 8 p.m., at
Cutty’s. Folk-rock. 732-0001. $5.
■ Moulton Jess, 10 p.m., at the
Knotty Pine in Victor. Country. 208See CALENDAR page 18
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787-2866. Cover TBD.
DANCE
■ Dancers Workshop Classes at
the Center for the Arts. Intermediate
Pilates, 9 a.m.; Zumba Fitness, 9
a.m. 733-6398.
■ Alice in Wonderland, 7:30
p.m., Center For The Arts. $23/ $15
students. 733-4900.
SPORTS & RECREATION
Swim lessons 10 a.m. to noon; 15
Anniversary Celebration noon to 8
p.m.; Open gym, noon to 8 p.m.;
Open swim, noon to 8 pm. 7399025.
MIND, BODY & SPIRIT
■ Wellness Bodywork Clinic, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., Attuned Healing
Massage & Bodywork - 430 S. Jackson St., Upstairs. Receive 30-minute
Lymph Drainage Therapy and Reiki
sessions every second Saturday of
the month. $30. 690-5308.
www.attunedhealing.com.
COMMUNITY
■ Chamber Choir Auditions, 2 to
4 p.m., In the Music Wing at the
Center for the Arts. Open to all
voice types. Men Wanted: Tenor,
Baritone and Bass voices needed!
Women Wanted: New Women’s
Choir is expanding. 801-865-3171
or [email protected].
HOLIDAYS
■ Wilson Christmas Bazaar, 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., 1520 Fish Creek Rd.,
Wilson. Fresh shipment of beautiful
rugs Natural Pet Beds, handpainted
cashmere and silk shawls and mufflers. Teenage Rotary Fundraiser Unique items to support a library in
Nepal. 733-4124.
■ Winter Solstice Celebration &
Art Show, 10 a.m., 1825 Buckwheat Condo in the Aspens. Turn
right in front of the Westside Store;
continue thru parking lot to the first
set of condos. Look for the prayer
flags! A holiday art show featuring
batik, photography, glasswork, jewelry, wreaths, prayer flags, watercolor, painting, polaroid transfers,
and more. [email protected].
Sunday 12.13
MUSIC
■ Stage Coach Band, 6 to 10
p.m., at the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. Old-time country, folk, Western. Free. 733-4407.
■ Judd Grossman 4 to 8 p.m., in
the Four Seasons Lobby Lounge.
Folk, rock. 732-5000.
★ Jackson Hole Jewish Music
Festival 5 p.m., at the Alpenhof
Lodge in Teton Village. Featuring
Ruby Harris Band performing Israeli,
Middle Eastern, Sephardic, vintage
and classic Jewish Rock n’ Roll.
Free. Tickets available at JHJMF.org.
■ Jackson Community Chorale
7 p.m., in the Center Theater. Performing “The Messiah.” Also featuring The Jackson Hole Symphony and
Jackson Hole Brass Quintet. 7332252. Free, donations accepted.
★ Phil Keaggy, 7 p.m., at River
Crossing in Rafter J. Gospel,
acoustic. $30 for Gold Circle,
$20/$15 students. ChristmasAtRiverCrossing.com. 6907443.
FILM
■ Sunday Funday Film Series:
Nerdcore Rising, 1 p.m., at Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary.
Showtimes: 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6
p.m., 8:30 p.m., Nerdcore Rising investigates the newest wave of hiphop, nerdcore,as it follows the
godfather of the genre, MC
Frontalot, on his first national tour.
$6. 970-420-7762.
HOLIDAYS
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ZAC ROSSER
CALENDAR
Ruby Jones (left) as Alice rehearses with Michaela Ellingson, playing the White Rabbit.
A new look at Alice
By Ben Cannon
Last week, not long after President Obama announced he
would soon send another 30,000
troops to Afghanistan, Babs Case
was busy daubing paint swirls
onto stage costumes.
Case was so engrossed in
preparation for the upcoming
Dancers’ Workshop holiday
show that she barely noticed the
national brouhaha over an escalating war. But for the artistic director of the local dance
company, the task at hand involved getting ready to premiere
Alice in Wonderland, the enduring fairytale about the importance of a strong imagination.
Alice, which premieres Friday
night and will run over the next
two weekends, is an original DW
production that combines Lewis
Caroll’s two famous children’s
stories – Alice in Wonderland and
Through the Looking Glass.
Various retellings over the
Altamira Fine Art Gallery
172 Center St. 739-4700
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
30 Center Street, 733-1115
Ciao Gallery
766 S. Glenwood., 733-7833
years – Disney’s 1951 animated
version, for example– have taken
characters and scenes from each
story and fit them into a single
narrative.
“I think Alice is pretty multilayered,” Case said.
The story is timelessly rele-
Case said audiences
should not count on an
Alice that is full of the
safe and usual.
vant, Case noted, because children must learn about
imagination as healthy means of
escape, and adults often need to
be reminded.
“I see her bored with this very
safe, Victorian world,” she said.
“But the journey can be very
frightening. Parts are delightful.
And when it’s all over, she’s a
changed person.”
ART
GALLERIES
Diehl Gallery
155 W. Broadway, 733-0905
DiTomasso Galleries
Fay Gallery
Teton Village Road, 739-1006
Fighting Bear Antiques
375 S. Cache, 733-2669
Full Circle Gallery
335 N. Glenwood, 733-0070
Galleries West Fine Art
70 S. Glenwood, 733-4412
Gros Ventre Gallery
Heriz Rug Co.
120 W. Pearl, 733-3388
Horizon Fine Art
Case and DW staff spent
months choreographing Alice,
which features a cast of nearly
150 dancers and actors. Actor
and playwright Bob Berky
helped direct cast members to
express their individual roles.
Alice will be played by eighthgrader Ruby Jones, a young talent for whom her instructors
have high hopes.
Although traditionally Alice is
but the tender age of seven, she
has often been portrayed by actresses and dancers who gave
the character a teenager quality.
Jones, however, has the right
combination as a young dancer
with maturing talent.
“Ruby has an innocence we
thought was required to play
Alice,” said Erin Roy, coordinator
of DW’s Junior Repertory Company, whose members play a
large role in the production. In
addition to an alternating cast of
130 junior dancers ages seven
through high school seniors, 18
165 N. Center, 739-1540
Images of Nature
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
JH Muse Gallery
62 S. Glenwood, 733-0555
Legacy Gallery
Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary
130 S. Jackson Street, 734-0649
Mountain Trails Gallery
National Museum of Wildlife Art
3 miles north of Jackson, 733-5771
Oswald Gallery
165 N. Center Street, 734-8100
RARE Fine Art Gallery
485 W. Broadway, 733-8726
adults, including experienced
professional dancers and actors
who are new to dancing, round
out the ensemble cast.
Kate Kosharek, a DW teacher
and member of Contemporary
Dance Wyoming, arranged an
eclectic score for the production.
She included songs by musicians
as diverse as the popular American film composer Danny Elfman, a Balkan brass band called
Boban Markovic Orchestra, and
even a rhythmic composition by
former Grateful Dead drummer
Mickey Hart.
Case said audiences should
not count on an Alice that is full
of the safe and usual. “Cute’s not
enough,” she said. JHW
Alice runs at 7:30 p.m, Fridays
and Saturdays, Dec. 11, 12 and
18 and 19, with a 1:30 p.m.
matinee each Saturday at the
Center for the Arts, 240 S. Glenwood. $23/$15 students; Matinees $18/$10 students. 733-4900.
Robert Dean Collection
180 W. Broadway, 733-9290
Rivertime Designs
98 E. Little Ave., Driggs, 208-351-2045
Schmidt’s Custom Framing
890 S. Highway 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
60 E. Broadway, 739-1777
Wild Hands
70 S. Glenwood, 265 W. Pearl
733-4619
CALENDAR
■ Wilson Christmas Bazaar 10
a.m. to 4 p.m., 1520 Fish Creek Rd.,
Wilson, WY Natural Pet Beds, handpainted cashmere & silk shawls and
mufflers. Teenage Rotary Fundraiser
- Unique items to support a library
in Nepal. 307-733-4124
■ Jackson Hole Community
Band’s Holiday, 3 p.m., Center for
the Arts. Holiday tunes and a few
beautiful pieces from classic band
composers. www.jhcb.org
Experience of the world we live in
After 20 minutes or so talking about his
paintings, Martin John Garhart and I turned
to the subject of literature. Garhart’s description of the way symbols create a narrative
poem with the primary subjects in his work
had brought to mind the “treated” pages of a
novel by artist Tom Phillips, called A Humument.
Garhart hasn’t heard it, he said, and that
could have been the end of that conversation, but then,
he asked me
The
what I have
been reading.
interconnected(Earlier, he
ness of theimages
had also inreveals the poem.
sisted that he
know something about
me before I interview him about his work.)
Turns out, we’re both reading 2666 by
Roberto Bolano and each of us had recently
read Gargoyles by Thomas Bernard.
2666, Garhart said, illustrates his point
about mirror and windows in art. The experience of “the critics” are not similar to his
own, so in that sense the books act as a window, opening possibilities. But then,
Bolano’s description of scene, his depiction
of character, mirror the world we live in,
things we recognize in ourselves.
Though Garhart has been quoted as saying
that he’s a storyteller and his work demonstrates a narrative, or at least a glimpse into a
moment of a longer narrative, he said that
his latest work is “much more about the poetry of it.”
In Garhart’s “Voices, Voices” the woman at
the focus is a physical image, something we
can experience directly through vision. Then
in the outer frame – a fish standing upright,
flowers, and the words, “voices, voices,
voices.” This frame also contains the frame
with the woman and the pattern in the wood
reflects the water at the woman’s feet, insisting on the interconnectedness of the images,
which in turn reveals the poem.
This part is intellectual, symbolic.
“[The point is] to consider these things
and how they interrelate,” Garhart said.
“They are not factual. The physical element
is held together by the self. The frame becomes the self.” JHW
Garhart will introduce his work, 5:30
p.m., Friday, at the Art Association’s ArtSpace Galleries with local artists Valerie
Seaberg and Miga Rossetti. Free. 733-6379.
Monday 12.14
COURTESY MARTIN JOHN GARHART
By Matthew Irwin
“Voices,Voices” by Martin John Garhart
MUSIC
■ Jackson Hole Hootenanny, 6
p.m., at Dornan’s in Moose. Musicians may sign-up beginning
around 5:30 to play a two-song,
ten-minute set. 733-2415. Free.
★Jackson Hole Jewish Music Festival, 5 p.m., Four Seasons Resort in
Teton Village. Ruby Harris Band and
local singer-songwriter Judd Grossman perform Jewish jazz, folk,
blues, bluegrass, vintage and classic
Jewish rock n’ roll. Free. Advance
tickets available at JHJMF.org.
ART
■ Young at Art, 10:30 a.m. to
11:15 a.m., Museum of Wildlife Art.
Cost of admission. 732-5435.
CLASSES & LECTURES
■ Library Classes: All day Exhibition, “Land. Trust. Ranching in Their
Hands”; 5:30 p.m., Library Addition
Presentation & Forum; 6 p.m., Intro
to Excel; 7:30 p.m., Basic Word Processing. 733-2164.
Tuesday 12.15
classics – including works by Tchaikovsky, Grainger and Copland – in the Center Theater. FREE! Visit www.JHCB.org
for other details.
MUSIC
■ Open Mic Night, 7:30 p.m., at
Rock Rabbit in Pinedale. Free.
rockrabbit.com or 307-367-2485.
■ Bootleg Flyer, 7:30 to 11 p.m.,
at the Silver Dollar Bar in the Wort
Hotel. Country, rock. Free. 7332190.
■ Jackson Hole Symphony Orchestra, 7 to 8:30 p.m., rehearsal
at the Center for the Arts. Free. 4130458.
ART
■ Art After Hours and Tapas
Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Museum of
Wildlife. Galleries open 5:30 p.m.
Rising Sage Café opens 7:30 p.m.
Film in Cook Auditorium Special
Feature: Jackson Hole Brass Quintet
will be playing. Attend a program
and receive a discount that night in
the Café. Reservations. 732-5438
■ Silversmithing Open Studio, 6
p.m., Art Association Multi-Purpose
Studio, in the Center for the Arts.
Studio includes soldering equipment and hand tools. Some materials available to purchase. $20
drop-in. [email protected].
733-6379.
KIDS & FAMILIES
■ Toddler Time, 10:05 to 10:25
a.m. and 10:35 to 10:55 a.m., at
the TC LIbrary. Toddler Time for children ages 3 and younger features
books, songs, finger plays and flannel board acts. 733-2164.
CLASSES & LECTURES
■ Library Classes: All day Exhibition, “Land. Trust. Ranching in Their
Hands”; 6 p.m., Crochet at Your Library; 6 p.m., Ranching 2010: A
Look at Ranching in 21st Century
Teton County. 733-2164.
Center for the Arts
– Compiled by
Kristin King & Aaron Davis
Dancers’ Workshop presents
FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS
december 11-19
TICKETS $23/$15 Matinees $18/$10
Alice in Wonderland
Join Dancers' Workshop and 140 community members of all ages for their annual Holiday Show, this year
featuring an extraordinary retelling of the tale of Alice and her enchanting journey through Wonderland.
Experience the magic of this childhood classic with creative choreography, stunning sets and whimsical
costumes. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. nightly, with two Saturday matinees at 1:30 p.m. 733-6398.
Anne & Pete Sibley
Jackson Community Theater
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m.: "Cumberland Blues" Auditions – JCT holds auditions for its February
musical, a tale of hard luck in an old mining town with songs by the Grateful Dead, in the Center Annex. Auditions
also held 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14. Email [email protected] for additional details.
Art Association
Friday, Dec. 11, 5:30 p.m.: Opening Reception – Jackson artist Valerie Seaberg and guest exhibitor Martin
John Garhart show their work in the ArtSpace Main Gallery, and Wilson painter Miga Rossetti exhibits in the
ArtSpace Theater Gallery. Show hangs through Jan. 29, 2010. 733-6379.
Jackson Hole Community Band
Sunday, Dec. 13, 3:00 p.m.: Holiday Concert – Join the all-volunteer ensemble for holiday favorites and folk
Thursday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.: Béla Fleck & The Flecktones – Fleck and his long-time bandmates – Victor
Wooten, Futureman and Jeff Coffin – help Jackson Hole celebrate the Holiday Season with their 2008 Grammy
triumph, "Jingle All The Way," in the Center Theater. $75/$60/$50. BelaFleck.com
tickets
Center Box Office 265
S. Cache Street
307.733.4900
www.jhcenterforthearts.org
by phone
online
all programs,
artists and dates
subject to change
TO HAVE YOUR EVENT INCLUDED IN THIS
CALENDAR AND ONLINE. PLEASE UPLOAD
YOUR INFO AT WWW.JHWEEKLY.COM,
EMAIL TO [email protected] OR
CALL THE JH WEEKLY OFFICE AT
307.732.0299
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BLU KITCHEN
We offer the freshest ingredients,
an open kitchen and a beautiful
outdoor deck. Small plates include caramelized eggplant with
fresh mozzarella, and grilled asparagus with olive bread crumbs.
Appetizers include luxury shrimp
and pan seared red deer with
cherries and shiitakes. Large
plates include a kobe beef strip
loin, air chilled chicken breast
with truffled mac n cheese and
our giant pastrami burger. Full
bar, sakes and tequilas. We are
open nightly at 5:30 p.m. 155 N.
Glenwood. Reservations are recomended. Walk-ins welcome.
734-1633
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.
245 Pearl, 734-0245.
KOSHU WINE BAR
Koshu serves an ever-changing
menu of contemporary pan-Asian
cuisine, delicious cocktails and a
variety of wines by the glass. The
JH Wine Company is just outside
our door. Open Wednesday - Saturday at 5:30 p.m. DJ on Thursday
nights. 733-5283.
NIKAI
Jackson Hole’s favorite sushi bar
offers the finest delicacies from
both land and sea. Featuring innovative sushi and sashimi as well as
a creative asian inspired grill
menu. Full service bar specializes
in tropical cocktails and offers
unique fine sake and wine lists.
225 N. Cache. Reservations are
recommended, 734-6490.
SUDACHI
Open through the off-season. New
Japanese cuisine. Sudachi sushi
serves the freshest fish from
around the world. Our seasonal
menu features tuna carpaccio, citrus pepper salmon, shiitake salad,
broiled black cod, kobe beef strip
loin, and sushi sushi sushi. Enjoy
specialty rolls such as our bru-ho,
kichigai, and the famous monster
roll. Full bar, fine wines and Japanese sakes. Open at 5:30 p.m.,
Tuesday - Sunday 3465 North
Pines Way, in the Aspens. Reservations 307.734.7832 or
sudachijh.com.
THAI ME UP
Authentic Thai dishes including coconut chicken lemongrass soup,
drunken noodle and coconut milk
curries. Full bar and children’s
menu. Serving Lunch Tuesday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Dinner, 5:30 p.m. - close,
Tuesday-Saturday. Limited edition
beers on tap. Take-out avail. 75 E.
Pearl. 733-0005.
Chinese
CHINATOWN
Authentic atmosphere for your
dining pleasure. Featuring over 100
entrees, including Peking, Hunan,
Szechuan and Canton cuisines.
Lunch specials daily. Full service
bar. Open 7 days. Grand Teton
Plaza, 850 W. Broadway. 7338856.
Continental
43 NORTH
Serving dinner seven nights a week
at the base of Snow King. Happy
hour begins at 5 p.m. Cozy pub at-
mosphere and great selection of
whiskies. Live music four nights a
week. 645 S. Cache, 733-0043.
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. Off season special is 20% off your entire bill all
night long. Good through Decemer
17. Reservations recommended.
160 N. Millward, 733-3912.
BURKE’S CHOP HOUSE
Sample our superior steaks, chops,
and innovative fish, game and fowl
dishes in this historic renovated
building. Reservations, smoke-free.
Open nightly from 6-10 p.m. 72 S.
Glenwood. 733-8575
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 GTNP at Moose. 733-2415.
NORA’S
If you like to eat among locals, and
if you like to eat a lot, Nora’s is the
place to hang out in Wilson. If you
visit us often, you’ll start to recognize our regulars, who discuss
world issues or gossip over coffee.
Breakfast is especially good, pancakes and huevos rancheros barely
fit on our huge plates. Dinner is
served nightly from 5:30 p.m. Wilson. 733.8288
Q ROADHOUSE
From the people that brought you
145 E. Broadway
699-3984
Open nightly 6-10 p.m.
Chef Michael Burke, Proprietor
Serving fresh,
award-winning
beer & tasty new
menu items.
733-8575
72 S. Glenwood
OPEN THRU
THE OFF-SEASON
West Bank Center
on Teton Village Rd
OFF-SEASON SPECIAL:
15% OFF total bill w/purchase of $40 or more
25% OFF total bill w/purchase of $100 or more
(Lunch & Dinner / Must present ad / Limit 16 per table)
$7 lunch
Happy Hour 4-6pm
New Style Sashimi &
Traditional Sushi
Open daily
11:30am - Midnight
Dinner Tues-Sun
5:30pm
265 S. Millward
307-739-2337
307.734.SUDA (7832)
Come try out our expanded menu!
LUNCH Monday - Friday 11:30am - 2:00pm
DINNER Tuesday - Saturday 5:30pm - close
(Closed for Dinner on Sunday in the off-season)
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Remodeld bar with 8 EXCLUSIVE beers on tap
75 E. Pearl at the Ranch Inn Hotel • 733-0005
Rendezvous Bistro, “Q,” on Teton
Village Road, serves up a variety of
Roadhouse fare. Menu items include; Blackened Catfish, Shrimp
Jambalaya, Turkey Meatloaf,
Steaks, BBQ Ribs, Pulled Pork &
Beef Brisket. Extensive wine list
and full bar available. Serving Two
for One entrees Oct. and Nov.
Open nightly 5:00 p.m. Happy
Hours at the bar only are 5 - 6
p.m. and 8 - 9 p.m. Reservations
739-0700.
RENDEZVOUS BISTRO
The Bistro offers something for
everyone including salads, sandwiches and 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
and Coq au Vin to many other
selections including fresh seasonal seafood, pasta & steaks.
20% OFF before 6:30 p.m.
Open nightly at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Located at 380 S. Hwy
89/Broadway. 739-1100.
SNAKE RIVER
BREWERY & RESTAURANT
America’s most award-winning
microbrewery is serving lunch
and dinner. Enjoy the atmosphere while enjoying wood-fired
pizzas, pastas, burgers, sandwiches, soups, salads and
desserts. $7 lunch menu from
11:30am-3pm. Happy Hour
deals from 4-6 now include our
tasty hot wings. The freshest
beer in the valley, right from the
source! Free WIFI. Open
11:30am - midnight. 265 S. Millward. 739-2337
SNAKE RIVER GRILL
Celebrating 15 years! 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
6:00 p.m. On the Town Square,
733-0557.
JUDD
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Coffee House
HARD DRIVE CAFE
Internet access: our computers or
yours. Organic espressos, soup,
salad, panini and wraps. Serving
Snake River Roasting Co. coffee.
Open Mon. to Fri. 5:45 a.m. to 2
p.m., Sat. and Sun. 6:30 a.m. to 2
p.m. 1110 Maple Way, 733-5282.
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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
Voted one of “Jackson Hole’s
hottest restaurants” Food and
Wine Feb. 2009. Trio is owned and
operated by local chefs with a passion for good food. Our menu features contemporary American
dishes inspired by classic bistro
cuisine. Daily specials feature wild
game, fish and meats. Enjoy a glass
of wine at the bar in front of the
wood-burning oven and watch the
chefs perform in the open kitchen.
Open for dinner nightly at 5:30
p.m. 45 S. Glenwood. For reservations call 734-8038.
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365 W. Broadway
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JACKSON HOLE ROASTERS
Procuring, roasting and serving the
finest coffee in the world, including
organic, fair trade, bird-friendly,
and so on! We roast on the premises and ship worldwide. When
you come to our shop be sure to
try a cup made from The Clover.
Open Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. Saturdays 9 a.m. to close. 165
E. Broadway, 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.
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CAFÉ PONZA
Italian Pizzeria and Cafe with gourmet pizza as well as large NY
Slices. Jackson’s only late night
eatery. Pizza, salads and homemade tiramisu and cannoli’s as well
as Illy Espresso. Glasses of wine
starting at $5. All day cash price
special: Cheese Slice and 16oz
Beer $5. Open 3 p.m. ‘til late. Pink
Garter Plaza, 50 W. Broadway, Call
734-2720 for delivery or pick-up.
OSTERIA
Highlights include Osteria’s 12-seat
wine bar, eight seat salumi bar,
house made pastas, wood-oven
fired pizzas, and paninis. The
sausage stuffed olives, fresh fish
and veal chop won’t disappoint.
Serving Two for One Entrees Oct.
& Nov. Walk ins welcome, reservations recommended 307-7394100. Dinner nightly 5:30-10.
Lunch daily 12-2:30
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, burrito’s, wraps and
fire-roasted chicken. Huge margs
in 10 flavors plus our “Big Pig
Marg,” a 32 oz original. One block
north of the square,160 N. Cache,
733-2966.
Specialty
Bread Basket
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By Ben Cannon
Man, if you thought the offseason doldrums peaked back
in November, you should try
finding the inspiration for a
food column in early December!
This place is downright dark
right now, and I’m not just talking about the fact that a heavy
curtain of night falls so
abruptly during the 5 o’clock
drive home.
But the winter solstice, now
less than two weeks away, on
Dec. 21, will bring the longest
night of the year. I look forward
to getting to the other side of
that date, when the daylight begins to grow again against the
receding night. By my shaky
calculations, there will not
again be a day as long as even
today (Dec. 9) until January 2.
You think darkness fell early
today, wait til you see next
week.
The miraculous news, of
course, is that already by the
New Year we will begin to see a
few more minutes of daylight
than any day next week. And it
only gets better from there,
until one day, at least, when it
doesn’t.
Lately, while passing through
all this darkness, I’ve noticed
my eyes are drawn into all the
glowing restaurant windows.
Many of those I recall peering
into have appeared mostly
empty and quiet. Ditto the few
restaurants I’ve actually gone
into over the last week.
In summation: It’s dark most
of the time, few are venturing
out to eat, and you already
knew about the cold part.
But the stillness is fleeting.
Over the next week or two,
some of the the valley’s hipper
restaurants will roll out their
new winter menus in time for
the crowds. Some, like Rendezvous Bistro and Blu Kitchen,
introduced new menus this
week. For now though, I can
only imagine the tasty new
ideas that await. So I’ve got that
going for me, which is nice.
But I did pop into Trio recently, where I sat at the bar
and had the excellent $15 bison
burger. It’s topped with melted
Cabot cheese and bacon. Wish I
could say I ate around the
bacon, but then I’d be lying. I
did not, however, vacuum up
all the bacon that jettisoned
onto the plate, which is sign of
restraint. My path to lower cholesterol is traveled with baby
steps.
Having ordered the burger
medium, it came out slightly
more done than I expected. But
then, I wondered if it could be
that bison – which is much
leaner (and lower in cholesterol) than beef – also dries out
more quickly. Regardless, terrific burger.
Also, one of the waffle fries
on my plate looked a little bit
like Batman. I guess it actually
looked more like the symbol for
Batman more than Batman
himself, but, no, it definitely
looked like Batman himself,
too. Sometimes the symbol for
something can become so inextricably tied to a person or idea
that we can lose sight of where
one begins and the other ends.
I am slightly more aware of this
every time someone yells “Hey,
Crumbs!” at me on the street.
As for the waffle fries, I did
not, however, choose to add
that addictive blue cheese fondue gravy, as the Trio kitchen
will do for a surcharge of $2. Seriously, those blue cheese fries
at Trio are addictive as anything
– you just can’t bring yourself
to stop and you’re willing to do
whatever it takes to get the last
of it.
The bar at Trio, with the radiating warmth of the wood-fire
stove, is a perfect spot right
now for a cozy date or casual
bite with a friend. JHW
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Rinpoche is the term used to
refer to Anam Thubten, a Buddhist scholar from Tibet. Some
people attach hierarchal meaning to the title, but he does not.
To him it is a term of endearment
that he likens to “brother” or
“sister,” the same titles used to
address monks and nuns in
Christian monasteries and convents. He says Rinpoche has the
meaning of precious in the same
way a parent refers to a child.
An accomplished Dharma
teacher and author, Rinpoche
delivers messages of transcendent hope in excellent English,
having lived in the United States
for nearly 20 years. He left Tibet
when he was 22, partly as a form
of protest against the Chinese
occupation of his country and
partly because he felt the
monastery was no longer supporting his spiritual voyage.
He lived in the monastery
from an early age, describing it
as being in a university and a
cave at the same time.
“You have to study quite intensively, but you also have to do a
lot of meditation,” he said.
Life was quite simple, and it
involved a lot of spiritual activity.
He came to the U.S. in 1992 by
way of India within a year of
leaving Tibet when he accepted
an invitation from Lama
Tarthang Tulku who he met while
both were visiting Bodhagaya, a
holy site where Buddha became
enlightened. He was asked to be
the resident lama of Odiyan, a
Buddhist retreat center in
Sonoma County, Calif.
In 2005, Rinpoche founded the
Dharmata Foundation based in
Point Richmond, Calif., and he is
the primary Dharma teacher for
the Dakini Temple there. It is
worth a visit to dharmatafounda-
An accomplished Dharma
teacher, Rinpoche
delivers messages of
transcendent hope
tion.org to listen to his teachings,
but even better is experiencing
them firsthand. This weekend
provides that opportunity, as he
will be in Jackson to give a talk
and a retreat.
I attended Rinpoche’s teachings here two years ago, and I
found them to be lighthearted,
meaningful and readily accessible – simple to grasp, but not
simplistic. His style is thoughtful,
gentle, poetic and clear. He
brought the Buddhist concepts
of opening your heart, emptying
your mind, and letting go of
everything to light in easy to understand terms for Westerners
and people of all faiths. It is not
often you meet someone with so
much presence, delight, groundedness and wisdom.
His talks are spontaneous and
the point is always one, which is
how to go beyond our limitations, the ego mind, and to recognize our true nature, which is
already enlightened, he said.
He is unusual in the Buddhist
community. “I teach in a very different way than most Tibetan
teachers,” said Rinpoche. “I try
to transcend all the spiritual
trappings. I don’t promote any
particular doctrine or sector.
“I tend to pretty much say the
same thing again and again,
which is how to awaken from this
world of dreams and not to suffer
endlessly in this nightmarishly
world of duality between self,
others, good, bad, success, failure and to awaken from that
nightmarish dreamlike hold to
the highest truth. In that awakening there is only freedom and
joy.” JHW
Rinpoche gives a public talk,7
p.m., Friday, at the Wilson Community Building. $15 donation.
Retreat is Saturday and Sunday
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WEEK OF
DECEMBER 9, 2009
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Indignation is one of the most rewarding of
emotions,” writes Theodore Dalrymple,
“as well as one that automatically gives
meaning to life . . . There is nothing like
irritation to get the juices circulating
and the mind working.” Of all the ideas
that have made me irritable and indignant in recent weeks, this one steams
me the most. I disagree so completely
that I am practically beside myself with
paralyzing rage. And as I plunge my attention further and further into his
ridiculous proposal, I feel the tension
coursing through my body. I sense my
mind becoming swampy, my perceptions distorted. There’s a good chance
that I am inducing in myself a state of
stressed-out stupidity. Please don’t follow my example, Aries. It’s possible
that sour fury could be useful to you at
other times, but right now you should
avoid it. If you want your intelligence to
work at peak efficiency in the coming
days, you’ll need long stretches of tender, lucid calm.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The evidence is incontrovertible: You have definitely acquired more power in 2009.
Whether that means you are now sitting in a corner office bossing around a
gaggle of subordinates, I don’t know.
What I do know is that you are in
greater charge of your own destiny. You
know yourself much better, and are
smarter about providing yourself with
what you need, when you need it. You
have gained access to enormous new
reserves of willpower, in part by harnessing the energy of your obsessive
tendencies. Blind fate just doesn’t have
the same control over your life as it
used to. More than ever before, you’re
making decisions based on what’s really good for you rather than on your
unconscious compulsions.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I trust
you’ve traveled all over creation in
2009 — or have at least exposed yourself to a wide range of novel sights and
sounds near your home turf. I pray that
you’ve escaped one shrunken niche,
two narrow perspectives, and three low
expectations. I’m also hoping that in
these last 12 months, you have regularly sought out pleasant jolts and
breathtaking vistas that have inspired
you to see the big picture of your unfolding destiny. If you haven’t been
doing these things with the eager
abandon you should have, please take
the next flight to the other side of the
world. Eat unfamiliar food, meet people
who are very different from you, listen
to strange music, climb a mountain,
and get your mind blown.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): So how
are you doing with your year-long resurrection project, Cancerian? Have you
been taking care of the finishing
touches these past few weeks? If not,
do so soon. It’s high time for you to officially and definitively rise from the
dead. Your wandering in the underworld is at an end. Your mourning for
broken dreams should be complete. In
January, the age of exploration will
begin; make sure your reborn spunk is
ready for action by then.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I bet your relationship life will be a source of revolutionary teachings in 2010.
Adventures in intimacy and partnership
will draw you into some highly educational fun and games. You will be invited to dramatically expand your
understanding of the nature of commitment. You will also be asked to dig
deeper to discover your real desires,
which up until now have been partially
camouflaged by more superficial longings that were grafted onto you during
the darker days of adolescence. How
should you prepare for the interesting
tests of the next 12 months? How can
you get yourself in shape to earn the
demanding gifts that will be within
reach? Now is an excellent time to start
thinking about those questions.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Whenever the tide goes out, the creek I live
next to loses a lot of its water to the
bay. It becomes a narrow trickle surrounded by stretches of mud. From a
distance the mud looks like a wet black
desert, but if you get up close you’ll see
it’s covered with tiny furrows, pits, and
bulges. This is evidence that many
small creatures live there, although
only the hungry ducks and egrets know
exactly where to look to find them. Be
like those birds, Virgo. As you survey
your version of the mud flat, ignore
anyone who tells you that it’s barren.
Go searching for the rich pickings.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It seems to
me that in 2009 you’ve learned to love
the fact that all the world’s a stage.
You’ve found roles that have been fun
to play, and you’ve expressed yourself
with the nuanced zeal of a skilled actor
in an elaborate theatrical production. I
have very much enjoyed seeing you reveal the full range of your inner riches.
If I were going to award Oscars to the
astrological signs, you Libras would get
the prize for “Best Performance of One’s
True Self.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “The na-
ture of the work is to prepare for a
good accident,” said filmmaker Sidney
Lummet. He was talking about the craft
of creating movies, but he could have
also been advising you on how to make
the most of the coming week. Your
task, as I see it, is to set in order everything that can be set in order. Get very
organized. Make sure you’re well-rehearsed. Be warmed up and highly
alert. That way you’ll be ready to respond with graceful intensity when
serendipitous opportunities arise within
the framework you’ve put in place.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):
One of your top accomplishments in
2009 is the way you have united parts
of yourself that had not previously been
very well connected. It seems you decided that you were tired of being split
up into fragmented sub-personalities
that had different agendas. Somehow
you managed to convince them all to
work together in a common cause.
Now I’m quite impressed with the new
spirit of cooperation that’s at work in
your depths. I predict it will lead to an
unprecedented singleness of purpose in
2010.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In his
book The Way of Transition, William
Bridges defines the “neutral zone” as
“that in-between time, after you’ve let
go of your old life and before you have
fully discovered and incorporated your
new life.” Sound familiar? Maybe the
neutral zone where you’re currently
simmering isn’t as dramatic as that —
maybe you haven’t been stripped of
every single certainty and you’re not
wandering in limbo. But I suspect you
have at least let go of one aspect of
your old familiar rhythm and have yet
to ease into the one that’ll be familiar
in the future. My advice? Don’t rush it.
Get all you can out of this unique and
educational time in the neutral zone.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In
2009, the cosmic powers-that-be have
been conspiring to get you to expand
your self-image and enlarge your understanding of your place in the world.
So I trust that in these last 12 months
you have started a business or organized a support group or reinvented your
physical appearance or begun your
masterpiece — or done something to
initiate a new phase in your long-term
cycle. If for some reason you’ve been
remiss about doing this work, I suggest
you scramble to make up for lost time.
And if you have been taking advantage
of the abundant cosmic help, it’ll soon
be time to move on to phase two: consolidation.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): To prepare for his turn to hit, a Major League
baseball player slips a doughnutshaped piece of metal over the top of
his bat, making it a few pounds heavier
than it normally is. He then takes a
number of practice swings. The theory
is that when he removes the doughnut
and strides up to home plate to actually
hit against a pitcher who’s throwing
the ball at 90 miles per hour, the bat
will feel lighter and he’ll be able to
swing faster. As you prepare for your
own equivalent of going up to bat,
Pisces, I urge you to use this as your
operative metaphor.
HOMEWORK: Send me predictions
for your life in 2010. Where are you
headed? Go to FreeWillAstrology.com;
click on “Email Rob.”
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Family bummed
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An Ohio family in Jackson
last week for a short vacation
turned their frustration at the
father they said planned a
poorly-timed getaway in the
interest of saving money.
Charles Hennigan allegedly
promised his family “the Jackson Hole ski vacation of a lifetime,” according to Debbie, his
wife. Mr. Hennigan apparently
discovered deals on lodging
and airfare used to lure visitors
during the off-season lull.
Expecting to find a winter
wonderland, the family instead
found a valley mostly barren of
snow. Most of the restaurants
Mrs. Hennigan had read about
online were closed. The Hennigans believed they were the
only guests in a hotel where
they had difficulty finding
someone to bring them clean
towels.
“This sucks,” said daughter
Amber, a 16-year-old. She said
she was not allowed to take a
trip to Lake Placid with friends.
Not every member was sullen
with the vacation.
Wilie, 11, enjoyed sitting in
the artificial snow blowing at
the base of Snow King mountain, near the family’s motel.
“This is awesome,” he said.
On the family’s final night in
Jackson Hole, Amber met
some “older boys” who drove
her around town and gave her
cigarettes.
I hate my family,” she said
the next morning at the airport. JHW
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L.A. Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle
‘TEEING OFF” BY JOON PAHK • DEC. 13, 2009
Across
1 Archie Bunker oath
5 Spice (up)
9 Refracting device
14 Fashions
19 Mercury or Saturn
20 __ fixe
21 Soprano Mitchell
22 Last Olds model
23 Sharp rock used by
early hominids?
26 One paid to make
hoops, briefly
27 Get rolling
28 __ paradoxes
29 Refinement
31 Fields of study
32 It might be given
orally
33 Choose Mounds over
Almond Joy?
35 Cavs, on scoreboards
37 Former Giants manager
39 Prone to prying
40 Rained out, e.g.: Abbr.
43 Not gun-shy?
47 Scary movie reaction
49 West wine valley
53 Like the elbow of
Rodin’s “The Thinker”?
56 “The Kitchen God’s
Wife” novelist
58 Box
59 Perfumer Chanel
60 Singer Vannelli
62 Reproductive cells
63 Vino __: dry wine
64 Capital of Pakistan’s
Punjab province
68 Earth tones
70 Anti-park service career advice?
75 Monarch’s spouse
76 1980s timekeeping
fad
77 Omnia vincit __
79 Prefix with fauna
80 Speak hoarsely
82 Briny greeting
84 Ocho minus uno
85 Wet floor?
87 According to predictions in the show
“Medium”?
92 Bald eagle relative
93 Went two ways
95 Lasso
96 “That’s right,” quaintly
97 MBA subject
99 Language that gave us
“khaki”
101 “M*A*S*H” NCO
103 What Ali did often at
the Rumble in the Jungle?
107 Teammate of LeBron
111 Ageless pitcher
Satchel
115 “Spamalot” co-creator
116 Major muddle
117 Turkish coins
118 Family auto
119 “Clear skies tonight,”
to an astronomer?
123 Wind, as a river
33 Convergence points
124 When la luna rises,
usually
34 Boondocks possessive
36 Afore
125 Falafel holder
126 Blue-green hue
38 Source of some ’60s
127 Fished using pots, per- trips
haps
40 101-Across’s subordi128 Turn out
nates: Abbr.
41 Studied in detail
129 Farm team
130 Reading material for
42 Extremely unforgiving
44 Richie’s dad, to Fonz
some?
45 African virus
46 Joltless joes?
Down
1 “Star Wars” gangster
48 Silly Putty holder
50 Amends
2 Swiss mathematician
3 Floor, in France
51 Vocalist who gave his
4 12-part belt
farewell performance at the
2006 Winter Olympics in
5 Skippy competitor
6 Napping
Turin
7 Antifreeze brand
52 Santa __: offshore
8 Ethan Frome’s sickly wife winds
54 Jackets facetiously
9 And
10 “You eediot!” speaker called bum-freezers
55 Not at all
of cartoons
57 Big name in shower11 Electrified particle
12 Scornful look
heads
13 4 Seasons hit of 1963 61 Leb. neighbor
14 Tropical fruits
65 __ pro nobis
15 Capital west of
66 Pave over
Boston, MA
67 Artist who explored
16 Reeves of “Speed”
infinity in his work
17 Upright
69 Marsh of whodunits
18 Tender spots
71 Rent
24 Shackle
72 Primary author of the
25 It’s up the coast from Mayflower Compact
Napoli
73 UFO pilots, ostensibly
30 Bloated condition?
74 More than that
75 Docket item
78 Guns
81 72, often
83 “__, verily”
84 Drink with a Real Fact
on each bottle cap
86 Some women’s mag
photos
88 Arctic seabird
89 Common office plant
90 Uneven?
91 And so forth: Abbr.
94 Like a road section
with a flagger, maybe
98 Neologized
100 Sen. McCain’s alma
mater
102 Not of the clergy
103 Frankfurt’s state
104 1935 Nobelist JoliotCurie
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Art Hazen
Real Estate LLC
“We are Wyoming”
Locally Owned
Go to www.realestatescoreboard.com to sign up & receive the Real Estate Scoreboard© by e-mail.
REAL ESTATE
SCOREBOARD©
JACKSON HOLE
WEEK OF 11.29.09 TO 12.05.09
LL273
OWL CREEK-lots from 3.4 to 8.3 acres-offering tilt your head back views of the Grand Teton,
Sleeping Indian, and Death Canyon or framed and filtered views of the same but with the privacy
of tree cover. All lots have been re-priced for the 2009 real estate market. Strong wildlife area,
secluded, and offers Snake River Access for fishing and hiking! Contact: Timothy C. Mayo
Lot 1
Lot 10
Lot 11
Lot 12
Lot 15
Lot 41
Lot 43
8.36 Acres
4.01 Acres
3.46 Acres
3.39 Acres
3.51 Acres
4.01 Acres
4.14 Acres
Listing Price $ 2,465,000
Listing Price $ 995,000
LL247
Quiet country living located just a short distance
from three golf courses. Frequented by deer and
other wildlife. A great site for a country home.
$76,500 Contact: Dena Luthi
Listing Number: LL273
Total # of sales
Week’s top sale
11
$1,600,000
Properties Currently Pending
Properties Pending Last Week
Residential
Building Site
Multi-Family
Farm & Ranch
Commercial
62
71
Total #
of Sales
Average
Sold Price
10
1
0
0
0
$710,453
$730,000
$0
$0
$0
Last 12 Months (12.05.08-12.04.09)
LL247
LL295
Quiet country living located just a short distance
from three golf courses. Frequented by deer and
other wildlife. A great site for a country home.
Owner financing available! Beautiful 10 acres of
horse property located 20 minutes from Pinedale
and 1 hour from Jackson Hole. Located in the
Green River Ranches subdivision, this property
has fabulous views of the Wind River Mountain
Range at an affordable price. $67,900
Contact: Kristin Vito
LL313
Peaceful valley views lend to the charm of this
elevated 5.1 acre lot. Abundant wildflowers, mature
bushes and Aspen add to it’s beauty. The perfect
spot to call home. $184,500 Contact: Dena Luthi
Number of Sales
Days on Market
List Price Volume Sold
Median List Price Sold
Average List Price Sold
198
189
$259,167,534
$759,000
$1,308,926
12 Months - Year Ago (12.05.07-12.04.08)
Number of Sales
Days on Market
List Price Volume Sold
Median List Price Sold
Average List Price Sold
317
156
$588,698,985
$1,050,000
$1,857,094
Current Inventory
LL317
Amazing Hillside Lot with mature trees, gives a
feel of living in the forest. A wonderful place to
get away. $269,000 Contact: Dena Luthi
SF515
Enjoy fabulous views of the Teton Range from this
recently remodeled home that sits on 3 acres of
horse property near JH Golf and Tennis Club. This
beautiful home boasts granite countertops, high-end
appliances, custom cabinetry, hardwood floors, 2
story great room, and a 2500 square foot garage.
$1,850,000 Contact: Kristin Vito
SF500
Take a look at this 4+ bedroom home with spacious
living area, eat-in kitchen, formal dining, views of
the Tetons, cathedral ceiling, study, 3 car garage,
barn/tack room, and 3 fenced acres for horses.
$1,100,000 Contact: Penny Gaitan
SF512
Teton County Attainable Category IV, adorable,
immaculate 4 bedroom, 2 bath home in Melody
Ranch bordering open space, hardwood floors,
granite tile, and a mahogany deck. Exceptional
quality at only $215.00 per square foot. Buyer
must meet Teton County Housing Authority Financial
Qualifications. $519,000 Contact: Jennifer Reichert
TC195
Affordable living at it’s best! Condo includes 3
bedrooms, 1.5 bath, open kitchen area, garbage
pick-up, driveway maintenance & ease of commute.
CC109
The Lazy J Corral RV Park has 24 RV Sites, electric
metering at each, a Laundry/Shower facility, 100KW
backup diesel generator, Snake River frontage and
room for tent camping. Also included is a 3,132
square foot caretaker home. Property is comprised
of 5 lots and 2 partial tracts with development
opportunities. $2,293,000 Contact: Sarah Kerr
Active Listings
824
Listing Inventory Dollars $2,052,031,407
Average List Price
$2,490,329
Average Days on Market
281
*In the event the week’s Top Sale is erroneously reported it’s listed price is used.
**Some information for the Real Estate Scoreboard© is derived from the Teton MLS System
and information submitted by Teton MLS
Members; information 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.
733.4339
or 800.227.3334
Fax 307.739.0766
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