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From the Editor’s Desk
OPINION by MATTHEW IRWIN
You may be offended by the contents of this week’s cover
story on exotic dancing, but not only do we think it was well writ-
ten and entertaining, but also that, in some small way, it opens
doors on the extended culture of Jackson Hole. That one has to
drive to Alpine to see a stripper, to begin with, speaks volumes.
In parts of Southern California, the term “sex worker” is pre-
ferred to “prostitute.” In progressive regions around the country,
people advocate for legalizing the
world’s oldest profession to protect and
recognize these workers, among other
reasons. In the West, we have a nostal-
gic affection for brothels past, even if we
like to pretend that maybe something
else went on in those rooms upstairs.
But . . . we are not talking about pros-
titution. Even if strip clubs and prostitu-
tion have been known to go together,
we’re not talking prostitution. What we’re talking about is
America’s unhealthy and unrealistic relationship with sex.
Some younger Jackson residents might argue that a Saturday
night at 43 North demonstrates they are not so “prude,” but that
young folks need to get so drunk to pursue their desires only
proves my point.
Alcohol grants permission from oneself as well as from per-
ceived social mores. Americans are conditioned to feel guilty
about sex, especially about enjoying sex – I was raised Lutheran
and Catholic, so guilt and moral instruction comprised the first
couple decades of my life.
However, you might say that the DIY spirit of the West survives
in the decision to seek this permission. Not ideal, as the poten-
tial then increases for deeper sensations of guilt, and alcoholism.
That folks attending the Men of Steel and Bare Necessities
nights at the Bull Moose Saloon asked not to be identified in free-
lance writer Micheline Auger’s story (Adults Only, page 9) is not
a surprise. They were pragmatic, acting out of self-preservation.
Even less surprising is that Bare Necessities hid behind com-
pany policy to shield its dancers from interviews. They don’t want
to be recognized back in Idaho Falls.
Hang the human form in a museum, and it’s to be admired, but
otherwise, it’s dirty and wrong. If we appreciate only the skill of
the artist and not the subject of his work, then I’d say we also
have some soul-searching to do about art, as well. I sadly think
that former Attorney General John Ashcroft, when he tried to
cover the Spirit of Justice’s breast, was one of the few people to
understand there can be no separation between our attitudes
toward sex and our practices.
Of course, my stance would be that the more we stigmatize
and mystify sex the more unhealthy and possibly deviant our atti-
tudes toward it will be. Do we find it surprising that some of the
loudest guardians of moral behavior turn out to ignore their own
decrees – Jim Bakker, Larry Craig, Eliot Spitzer?
Auger’s story is not about these issues. It’s about going to a
couple of “dancer nights” at the Bull Moose with some friends,
male and female – all of them enjoying themselves.
If you suspect you’ll be offended, then don’t read it.
If we are really concerned that these women and men are
being exploited, then why not take more steps to protect them
rather than shame them? PJH
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The weather is about to break
into the warm and sunny days of
early summer, and that means it’s
time to spend some quality time
with your two-wheeled, human-
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It also means it’s time to shift
gears from the Snowpack report to
the Singletrack column here in
Planet JH.
Every other week I’ll bring you
some inspirational words of wis-
dom to complement your summer
of two-wheeled adventures. Or, at
the very least I’ll give you some
helpful bike beta. Since the dirt is
still resting under a blanket of
snow, consider some road miles to
start off the season.
Of course, a recreational road
ride is always great, but how bout
riding your bike to work? Or to the
grocery store? The secret to a suc-
cessful start to the commuter sea-
son is gear. Seriously, I‘m not just
trying to sell you more stuff. If you
don’t have rain gear, a way to carry
stuff, good tires, a comfortable
seat and a lock, you probably
won’t commute by bike regularly.
Maybe a bike set aside just for
commuting is the answer. Saturday
is the annual Bike Swap next to the
Brew Pub, and is a great way to
find that commuter bike you’ve
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TRACK
Predatory lending
Data from the Wyoming Department of
Audit, Division of banking shows that pay-
day lending operations in Wyoming
increased from 43 in 2000 to 90 in 2008.
During the same period, the amount of
money loaned by WY payday loan opera-
tions more than tripled from $25,682,256
to $79,435,350.
The payday lending marketing plan
depends on trapped borrowers who take out
multiple loans. At Cash America’s annual
meeting in 2007, CEO Dan Feehan said,
“The theory in the (payday) business is
you’ve got to get that customer in, work to
turn him into a repetitive customer, because
that’s really where the probability is.”
In fact, ninety percent of repeat payday
loans are made shortly after a pervious loan
was paid off. Trapped borrowers generate
ninety percent of payday lending business,
taking out five or more loans per year. Over
60 percent of loans go to borrowers with 21
or more loans per year, and 24 percent of
loans go to borrowers with 21 or more loans
annually. The average annual APR for a
payday loan in Wyoming is 521%!
The Wyoming Department of Audit has
expressed concern about payday lending.
In June 2006, an official from the
Division of Banking expressed concern
about payday lending in a memo obtained
by the Wyoming Children’s Action
Alliance. The official wrote, “This office
is concerned about the rising levels of the
amounts being financed in post-dated
check lending. It appears that some post-
dated check loans are close to becoming
installment loans and not the single pay-
ment post-dated loans as they are intend-
ed. This would result in excess finance
charges being assessed to consumers…”
The payday lending industry targets low-
income neighborhoods, the elderly,
women, and minorities. An industry
newsletter describes the customer base as
being over 60 percent women. Chronic
borrowing often has had a devastating
impact on ordinary low and middle-income
people and their families. In the United
States, the typical payday borrower pays
back $793 for an initial short-term cash
loan of $325. In 2005, US citizens paid
$4.2 billion dollars in excessive fees to pay-
day lenders, $10 million in Wyoming.
In 2006, Congress enacted the Military
Lending Act, putting a 36 percent inclu-
sive rate cap to protect active duty Service
members and their families from outra-
geously expensive credit. The Wyoming
Children’s Action Alliance supports S.
500/ H.R. 1608: Protecting Consumers
from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act.
Introduced by Sen. Durbin (D-IL), and
Representative Speier (D-NY), this bill
would extend current protections against
predatory lending for service members and
their families to cover all consumers. The
bill would cap interest rates at 36 percent
on all consumer loans including payday
loans, refund anticipation loans (RALs),
credit cards, overdraft loans, car title
loans, and mortgages. This bill would
require that all fees and finance charges be
included in the new usury rate calculation
and would require all lending to conform
to the rate limit, thus eliminating the many
loopholes in current state and federal
law. However, this federal law would not
preempt stricter state laws. This bill is sup-
ported by various national groups, includ-
ing the Consumer Federation of American,
the National Consumer Law Center, the
Center for Responsible Lending, USPIRG,
and the Consumers Union.
The Wyoming Children’s Action
Alliance does not support H.R 1214,
introduced by Rep. Louis Gutierrez (D-IL-
District 4). Moving swiftly through the
House Financial Services Committee with
little opposition, the bill would effectively
legitimize predatory lending by capping
interest rates at 391 percent. H.R. 1214
provides no real consumer protections but
allows Congressional Leaders to say they
acted against the industry. Gutierrez was
once a champion for a 36% rate cap but
has since received political contributions
from the industry. Congressional
approval of triple-digit lending will under-
mine current reform efforts in many states
around the country.
Twelve million Americans are caught in a
cycle of 400% interest payday lending debt
every year. A 36 percent interest rate cap
like the one proposed in the Durbin/Speier,
is the only measure that has successfully
reformed payday lending in 15 states.
Borrowers who fall prey to predatory
lending practices often cannot afford to
repay the loans, ending up in foreclosure,
bankruptcy, or other financial hardship.
This has a negative impact on family eco-
nomic security and drains assets out of the
local economy.
– Marc Homer, Wyoming Children’s
Action Alliance
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EDITORIAL
CARTOON
by Nathan Bennett
– Scott Fitzgerald

BEST OF THE BLOG
EXCERPTS FROM WWW.PLANETJH.COM
READER COMMENTS
On “Tin foil blues”
■ Uh oh, Bob, you’re talking
like a true conservative and not a
member of todays GOP. For two
columns in a row, you’ve gone
against your party with ideas like
keeping government out of the
bedroom, fiscal restraint, and
corporate (as well as govern-
ment) transparency and account-
ability. Watch your step or you’ll
be following in Arlen Specter and
Joe the Plumber’s footsteps and
running away from Dick Cheney!
On news brief “Oil, gas
prices drop”
■ RE: “He said the K-12
school systems will likely feel the
impact at about the same time as
the counties, starting in late
2010”....The District is set to
waste 3-5mil on a new stadium
while accepting just under 1 mil
in stimulus funds. I won’t feel
sorry for ‘em one bit when it
comes time to tighten the belt.
Cut out sports and all the extra
curricular trophy programs—
save millions. This is one of the
most spoiled school districts in
the nation. Kids have plenty of
other activities to keep them
active in Jackson. PJH
Poll
■ Will this summer be enough
of a boon to Jackson’s econo-
my?
Yes (74) 48%
No (79) 52%
Total votes: 153
Let’s see sources
[A copy of the following letter was addressed
to the Jackson’s planning directors. – ed.]
Two weeks ago I hand delivered a letter
asking for access to “all of the input” to
the Comp Plan Update. It was an “official
request made in the spirit of openness and
full disclosure.” So far there has been no
response from either of you. This is disap-
pointing as there is apparently much infor-
mation available.
Jeff was quoted in the April 29
News&Guide as saying “information gath-
ered by the planning team … was received
from a variety of sources” and that “it was
important for us to talk to other experts.”
Fair enough, what was said and who said it?
Because the draft Plan differs so drasti-
cally from the public surveys and com-
ment, folks want to know, if you didn’t fol-
low the public’s input then whose input
did you follow?
This letter is a renewal of our “official
request” made two weeks ago. We are sim-
ply asking for access we are entitled to
under the Wyoming Public Records Act.
We look forward to regaining the trans-
parency now missing form the Comp Plan
Update process.
– Louis Wang, Jackson
Concerning toleration
In our present day era of sensitive toler-
ation, an air of intoleration appears to be
paradoxically present. It is within atmos-
pheres such as these in histories past that
have been the harbingers of the decline
and fall of empires and societies.
My point in this preamble is in refer-
ence to Carrie Prejean, a female college
student who was selected as a runner-up in
the recent Miss U.S.A. pageant and was
unfairly lambasted simply for standing her
ground on the issue of a particular ques-
tion from a particular judge. This is anoth-
er obvious proof of the absurd inanity dis-
played and upheld in the institution of
beauty pageant competitions. These are
events where female contestants are
degradingly exploited and fabricated into
a fantasy form of what the ideal woman
should be.
This is all performed while profiteering
organizers set the rules and standards
based upon the popular norm. In the
event that a vulnerable participant rows
upstream against the accepted current,
this being the modern day pseudo-toler-
ance, and voices her individual convic-
tions of belief only when inquired upon,
she is ridiculed and rejected by the estab-
lished pageantry.
I may hold my own opinion in regard to
the question in question that was posed to
Miss Prejean, but I stand in full support
of her upholding her individual right to
respond as she personally saw fit. Then
again, I am not of the female gender and
therefore ineligible from any form of com-
peting in such a daft and meaningless
event.
– Patrik Troiani, Jackson
No time
Let’s not take time to smell the roses.
We don’t have that luxury. What we have
is a team of educated planners (they might
be Eastern educated), a consulting group
that wants to get their final installment,
and a valley that is back to work come
Memorial Day.
We make hay when the sun shines. It
really doesn’t matter what your job is, dur-
ing the summer months, life is busier.
When I’m sitting on top of “Cream Puff”
it is hard for me to fathom that we would
destroy anything as beautiful as this valley.
Teton Village is a place I hardly recog-
nize. (The village was my mother’s
babysitter) I don’t think there is anything
we can do to save it. They have a tremen-
dous amount of commercial space that
has already been approved, just waiting for
the moneyman to give the nod. This is
commercial space that will create jobs
that we don’t have people for.
If we would add up all of the jobs creat-
ed by Teton Village (I don’t have my talli-
er on me) I wonder if Teton Village hous-
es 65 percent of its employees. Of course
not, I’d bet 10 percent and that’s an uned-
ucated guess. Now, hold that thought and
move the housing to the Aspens and
Wilson. Bingo Bongo. Do you see what I
see? Whoa, Mr. Green Jeans we have
made a discovery.
It doesn’t take redneck genius here or a
Bolshevik mentality to get the just of
things. Money is money no matter how
you fold it.
If you don’t know what in the hell I am
talking about, call me or stop me on the
street.
After Memorial Day you might have to
catch me on the trail.
Don’t let down your guard. Leave a mes-
sage or send an email to our government.
We’re about to get screwed in a big way.
And they want us to smile about it.
– Cindy Hill Stone, South of Town
Same Development Path
In reviewing the draft of the new Comp
Plan, it is obvious that its authors have
caved in to the interests of those who
stand to profit most, economically, by the
continued growth and sell-off of Jackson
Hole. This document fails to retard the
same development path we have experi-
enced the last few decades.
LETTERS continued
see LETTERS page 10

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each with a beating heart,
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The baby’s heart
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between day 18
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The baby shown is 8 weeks old (after fertilization).
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Multiple surveys and neighborhood
meetings notwithstanding, the concerned
citizen with little or nothing to gain mon-
etarily cannot begin to compete with the
desires of those who control the land in
Teton County – whether it be by inheri-
tance, purchase or option. Landowners
have effectively partnered with our real
estate agencies, to advertise and invite
the world to own a piece of our valley. As
a result, tourism has been replaced by
growth and development as the primary
economic engine of the valley.
Real estate, finance, (often our own
banks), architects, attorneys, right down
to our planning departments, planning
commissions and often our elected repre-
sentatives are complicit in this effort –
and successful. None of these interests
enjoy the words “low growth” or “no
growth” in their vocabularies. What
started out as an effort to limit our
growth in favor of wildlife and open
space has failed. I was foolish to think I
could help make some difference.
– Larry Kummer,
Save Historic Jackson Hole
Preserve wildlife
I don’t envy the task ahead of you, but
you’ve just got to get this one right. No
mulligans, no second chances, no Federal
bailouts.
The recently released draft for the new
Comp Plan seems distinctly out of synch
with the overwhelming sentiment in our
community. First of all, further growth
may be inevitable but full build-out need
not be. Preservation of wildlife and scenic
open spaces will, above all else, insure
high quality of life for our citizens and
highly valued experiences for our visitors.
South Park serves as the southern gateway
to Jackson Hole, and simply must be put
back at the top of the list of protected
areas, as was so clearly stated in the 1994
plan that has served us well up to now. To
refuse to restore this invaluable resource
as a protected legacy would be incompre-
hensible.
On the matter of work-force housing,
I’m reminded of the adage about finding
oneself in a deep hole and recognizing
that the shovel in your hand is helping to
dig it. STOP DIGGING! Let’s take care of
the people who already live and work here
through innovative solutions that don’t
depend on increasing the development
footprint that already scars so much of
our precious land. Incentives for purchase
and re-development or rehabilitation of
existing neighborhoods, particularly those
close to town with existing infrastructure
and services, simply seems to be the obvi-
ous direction to take. Adding more com-
mercial space and de novo projects is the
equivalent of digging our collective hole
even deeper.
Forget about contrived growth strate-
gies and focus solely on these two issues:
Natural resources (wildlife, open space)
and Workforce housing (existing families
employed by existing businesses). Doing
so will greatly improve the chances that
the final outcome yielded by your actions
will be one we can be proud of leaving for
the next generation and beyond. If those
two priorities drive all your decisions,
our growth will take its proper course
into the future. Do the right thing for all
the right reasons that drew all of us to
call this special place our home. Get this
one right.
– Blane Woodfin, South Park
LETTERS continued

The Buzz
At a glance:
NEWS BRIEFS
Alt weeklies under fire
In an attempt to expose “extremist
groups” in the U.S., the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) released
the report “Domestic Extremism
Lexicon” in March. Included in their
list of threats were alternative
newsweeklies. Just hours after the
report’s release, however, sweeping
criticism, including that of FOX News,
prompted its recall.
“Alternative media” was defined by
DHS as “a term used to describe var-
ious information sources that provide
a forum for interpretations of events
and issues that differ radically from
those presented in mass media prod-
ucts and outlets.”
New brews
Grand Teton Brewing Company
recently announced plans for the
release of their seasonal brews – Lost
Continent Double IPA, boasting an 8.0
percent ABV and Black Cauldron
Imperial Stout.
Lost Continent Double IPA – made
with “an astonishing three pounds of
hops per barrel” will be available from
May until Sept. The Black Cauldron
Imperial Stout will whet whistles
beginning Oct. 1 through March
2010.
Accepting applications
Jackson Hole Farmer’s Market is
accepting applications from local
nonprofits for the summer season
until June 2. Nonprofits will be select-
ed to spend Saturday mornings at the
Market, where they can inform
patrons about their efforts in the com-
munity. At the end of the season,
each organization will receive a share
of the Market’s profits.
New right-hand at JHMR
After what some valley dwellers
noted as a quieter winter season for
tourism, Jackson Hole Mountain
Resort announced the hire of Chief
Marketing Officer Chip Carey to work
“under the direction of JHMR
President, Jerry Blann,” according to
a recent press release.
Carey has worked at Sugarloaf in
Maine, the Canyons Resort in Park
City, Utah and the American Skiing
Company. PJH
by Robyn Vincent
by Henry Sweets
Try to ask the question “what impacts has development had on
wildlife in Teton County,” and no one can give you a straight answer.
As Jonathan Schecter, founder of the Charture Institute and an
organizer of Sustaining Jackson Hole pointed out, “we have no way
of measuring the environment.”
And though the Comprehensive Plan update draft has a “statement
of ideal” that says maintaining viable populations of native species is
the community’s first priority, Schecter said no Town or County body
watches how growth actually does affect wildlife.
“We have opinions but … in the history of county and town we have
never taken a tangible step toward creating baseline data in a system-
atic way” that tabulates the impacts of development on wildlife,
Schecter said. To do so would require an ongoing, comprehensive
series of studies that could take decades to complete.
It is just one example of the gap that now stands between wildlife
science and planning. A solution to which could make or break the
success of the Comprehensive Plan, Schecter said.
After receiving a letter from Sustaining Jackson Hole recommend-
ing so, planners put language in the Comp Plan draft that would cre-
ate an “environmental commission,” a group of scientists to track
local governments’ efforts to protect wildlife.
It is now envisioned as a volunteer group of scientists that would
recommend a series of biological studies that could generate usable
data about community growth’s effects on wildlife, which county
planner Jeff Daugherty called “the umbrella mission” of the group. It
would also act as a consultant on specific projects, which he called
its “in-the-trenches mission.”
As a planner, Daugherty said he is often put in a situation where
he must interpret language from Wyoming Game and Fish that does-
n’t mesh with language surrounding government documents and
development applications, he said.
“Game and Fish speaks one language, and Teton County Land
Development Regulations (LDR) speak another,” he said.
The gap was evident this Monday, Daugherty said, when a request
by St. John’s Hospital to remove a portion of their property, near the
Horsethief subdivision, from the Natural Resources Overlay (NRO)
was denied by planning commissioners, who felt they didn’t have
enough information to, in good conscience, move the line.
The property lies within the NRO where a certain density tool –
the controversial Planned Use Development-Affordable Housing –
cannot be used. The hospital wanted to use the PUD-AH, and denser
affordable housing could be built there.
An email sent to the planning department from Game and Fish
said that, yes, there was a migration corridor in that area, but it was
unclear how much that corridor was actually being used, since it had
already been fragmented decades ago by the development of the
Rafter J and Melody Ranch neighborhoods.
The NRO protects “crucial” migration corridors, but Game and
Fish talked about a “fragmented” corridor that was still in use. Was
the corridor crucial? How crucial? Those are answers that Daugherty
said would have been helpful, answers a new “environmental commis-
sion” could have provided.
As the Comp Plan moves forward, it will be up to Town and
County elected officials and planning commissioners to decide if
they want the environmental commission, and how much they will
fund its studies.
For now, its exact nature is amorphous, but the commission will be
fleshed out in coming months as planning commissioners and elect-
ed officials work on a final draft for the plan, Daugherty said. PJH
by Matthew Irwin
Recreation users and providers ranked
healthcare and employment as more impor-
tant to quality-of-life than “recreation oppor-
tunities” on a survey released Monday by
state officials.
The change in priorities since the last sur-
vey in 2003, a state official said, is in accord
with political trends and economic concerns.
Rising costs of healthcare and lack of jobs,
as well as recent publicity on these issues,
contributed to healthcare jumping from No.
4 in 2003 to No. 1 in 2008, said Todd
Thibodeau, a planning and grants manager at
Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic
Sites and Trails, which prepared the plan.
Employment ranks No. 2.
Otherwise, the survey, included as part of
Wyoming’s 2009 Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan, changed little.
“Agencies tended to be more focused on
facilities, while user groups focused on get-
ting out and recreating,” Thibodeau said.
The survey showed that both groups think
additional facilities at recreation areas are
the greatest need, followed by trails and
green space, then maintenance and money.
In 2003, recreation centers, aquatic facili-
ties, trails and greenways and outdoor fields
topped the list.
When asked how important public parks
and public recreation areas are to them, 93.7
percent of survey respondents checked “very
important,” down from 94.3.
SCORP is largely based on a half-year sur-
vey of outdoor recreation users and
providers, and must be completed every five
years by states vying for federal conservation
and recreation funds. Plan officials also con-
sulted a number of state agencies, including
Wyoming Game and Fish.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund
and Recreation Trails Program, both federal
grant programs on which Wyoming recre-
ation areas depend, Thibodeau said, are the
impetus for sticking to the update schedule.
However, he also said that because the
state does not have a master plan for all
its parks and recreation areas, the docu-
ment provides a guide for counties and
private organizations to run operations,
protect areas and work with users.
Recreation areas include horseshoe pits,
tennis courts and basketball courts, for exam-
ple, as well as camping areas and trails, even
rodeo grounds. PJH
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Competitive eats
Hell’s Kitchen it wasn’t, but a local version
of the Food Network’s cook-off show Iron
Chef took place last weekend as part of the
Food Show in Jackson. Five teams, two
hours and a bag full of mystery ingredients
put area chefs to the test.
Chef Tanya Alexander from Forage Bistro
and Lounge won first prize. Second place
went to The Wort’s Gus Baker. Both Idaho
Falls’ TV news stations covered the event.
JHHS scholar
The nation’s best and brightest high
school graduates were announced by the
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
last week. The selection of 141 outstanding
high school seniors as the 2009 Presidential
Scholars included one scholar from the
Jackson Hole High School: Garnet
Henderson.
Following a tradition established in 1983,
each recipient is allowed to invite his or her
most influential teacher to receive a Teacher
Recognition Award at a ceremony in
Washington, DC. Henderson chose Evie
Lewis.
We read the scoop in Oregon’s Salem
News.
Hunting greats
“A nimrod can’t help but be better at his
craft just by watching him at work.” That’s
Hart Wixom, who writes The Great
Outdoors column for the Desert Valley Times
(St. George, Utah), talking about our
favorite local hunter Gap Puchi. Wixom was
trying to convince his readers that even expe-
rienced sportsmen could gain valuable tips
by hiring hunting guides like Puchi.
Snake waters
April showers bring … full reservoirs. One
month after Idaho mountain snowpacks tra-
ditionally peak, hydrologists and irrigators
say April storms helped reinforce a good
water year in many areas along the Idaho-
Wyoming border.
The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) said
Idaho irrigators depending on the Snake still
have plenty of unthawed snow in Wyoming
to draw from – as much as 117 percent of the
normal snowpack.
Mike Beus is the water operations manager
for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper
Snake River Field Office. He said to expect
the Snake River to drop more over the next
couple of weeks as irrigation demand contin-
ues to grow and Reclamation cuts back its
flood-control releases - most notably from
Palisades Reservoir. The bureau also plans a
public meeting on May 14 in Jackson, Wyo.,
to talk about reservoir operations.
Gettin gnar-bar
The Ski Channel, where winter sports
never melt, dished out their annual list of the
country’s best runs called the “Gnarly 99.”
According to the cable network, “Some of
these puppies are famous, and some of them
can make you famous.”
Corbet’s Couloir at JHMR ranked second.
Ski Channel called it a “funnel-like chute
almost anyone can ski – after you get
through the first 25 feet or so. Do-it-yourself
ski porn.” They also called Rendezvous Bowl
“nearly orgasmic.” Peaked Mountain (Grand
Targhee) and Alta Zero (JHMR) also made
the grade.
Our favorite was seeing Glory get its due.
“Number 71, Glory Bowl: It’s not a ski area
per se, but it may as well be. Locals who
can’t afford the JHMR pass get their jones
with a 40-minute hike to unlimited powder.”
UW prof dissapears
Inside Higher Ed was among the many
news outlets reporting that Craig Arnold, an
award-winning poet and professor at the
University of Wyoming, is believed to have
died on a Japanese island.
Arnold was researching volcanoes in
Japan when he disappeared. He set off on a
hike on April 27 and never returned, prompt-
ing extensive search efforts. After Japanese
authorities called off search efforts, a U.S.
team was assembled and flown to the island.
That search group reported that Arnold
appeared to have fallen from a cliff from
which there would have been no possibility
of survival. PJH
Them
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Food, reclamation and gnarly runs
JACKSON HOLE
IN THE NEWS
by JAKE NICHOLS
COURTESYSKICHANNEL

Story and photos by
Micheline Auger
Where have you been all my life Chico, Neo, Brazil and last, but certainly not
least, Mr. A.J. Steel!
Mr. Steel is the manager of Hollywood’s Men of Steel who appeared at
Alpine’s infamous Bull Moose Saloon last month.
The first time he looked at me, his intensity made me spill my drink, while
reaching for my tape recorder. His expression was unmistakable. Something
along the lines of “What the *!%#& do you want?”
“Yo baby, I’m a reporter and I’m gonna make you famous...”I said.
“You can’t talk to the other dancers, but you can talk to me,” Mr. Steel said
as he led me backstage to watch them warm up.
He’s been dancing for 20 years, ever since winning a Chippendale’s com-
petition against 500 other guys. “It was pretty amazing,” he said.
For the last 15 years, he’s been touring and choreographing his troupe, in
addition to performing his own shows.
“I dance about four nights a week, on top of all the choreography I do. I’m
an entertainer. It’s all about you guys. Without you, we’re nothing.”
I’ve been waiting so long to hear those words.
Why gone so long?
The last time the Bull Moose had “dancer guys” was five years ago.
“We did it about three or four times, but then the interest died down,” said
owner, Jim Blittersdorf. “The girls said they would rather have the girl dancers
so I‘ve been focusing on that. Thirty percent of our audience on girl night is
women, so it’s pretty popular.”
I’ll be taking you to girl night, called Bare Essentials, as well.
But first, the time has finally come for the men. The ladies want to see the
dancer guys, and it’s a packed house full of lusty ladies armed with fistfuls of
dollars and an appetite for alcohol and well … I’ll leave the rest to your imag-
ination.
Or not: one good ol’ gal from Idaho Falls said, “I like a nice, hard smooth
behind and I expect to be able to see, feel and, hell, I’ll even smell it, if he’s
cute enough.” Some women drove more than 100 miles to see the gyrating
maneuvering of men with pecs bigger than the peaks of the Grand and guns
more powerful than those west of the Mississippi during hunting season (OK, I
might be exaggerating).
“I love the daddy types,” says one woman from Jackson. She’s here for her
friend’s bachelorette party. “We came here a couple months ago to see the
girls dancing but they were snowed out, so I ended up on the stripper pole and
nearly broke my butt,” she said. “You’re not going to use our names are you?”
Stripping in Jackson
Everyone I talked to agreed that if someone were to open a strip club in
Jackson, she would make a killing, and yet, we have not one.
“I’m not sure why Jackson doesn’t have one,” said Blittersdorf. “They’d prob-
ably make your life so difficult, you wouldn’t want to deal with it.”
The Bull Moose’s problems with the city of Alpine are notorious (“The Bastard
Son of Alpine, Wyo.,” Planet JH, May 9, 2007) and Blittersdorf’s civil lawsuit
against the Town of Alpine for reparations is currently before the 10th Court of
Appeals after being thrown out of federal court by Judge Brimmer.
“It was bizarre,” Blittersdorf said. “He basically said I should have known bet-
ter, that I had no right to expect protection in a place like Alpine, and I was
like what if I was a black man moving into an all-white community?”
“Good luck,” said Jackson Police Chief, Dan Zivcovich when I asked him
about opening a strip club in the Hole. “Businesses are regulated, and there
are ordinances against sexually explicit acts,” which would include nude
dancing under a city ordinance which prohibits “the uncovering of human
genitals, buttocks, pubic area and female human breast.”
As for the Bull Moose? “We were grandfathered in,” Blittersdorf said.
It’s a love fest
“I love the ladies of Wyoming,” said Mr. Steel. “They really seem to appreci-
ate what we’re doing, and they’re not too aggressive. They don’t grab or
scratch us. They’re respectful and fun.”
The Men of Steel’s combination involves choreographed dancing, role-play,
such as good cop/bad cop (or actually just bad cop/bad cop), and then dur-
ing breaks, they move around the crowd to give more individualized attention.
Once everyone is nicely warmed up, they set up $10 and $20 “hot” seats on
stage. Within no time, all six chairs are filled with eagerly awaiting ladies whose
treat is a gentle or not so gentle lap dance, depending on the dancer and the
woman.
“I know how far I can take it. If the girl is more aggressive, I’ll go there with
her, but if she looks tentative, then I’ll back off. You have to know how to read
the situation. And if you don’t know what a woman wants, you have no busi-
ness being out there,” said Mr. Steel.
The Bare Necessities
And come they do - or don’t, as the case may be – the following night at
the Bull Moose featured the ladies of Bare Necessities, “Idaho’s premiere adult
entertainment company.”
see ADULTS ONLY page 10
DIRTY DANCING AT THE
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“Usually, it’s much more crowded,” said Blittersdorf,
who estimates that they typically attract 100 folks on
exotic dancing night. “I don’t know if it’s because we
had the dancer guys last night or what.” The Bull Moose
sold 161 tickets for the previous night’s Men of Steel.
Blittersdorf introduced me to gatekeeper Matt who
manages the Bare Necessities. He promptly told me,
“You can’t talk to the girls. It’s against company policy.
And if I see you taking pictures, I’m gonna smash your
camera.”
“Really?” I asked. Gosh, A.J. was much more accom-
modating.
“Well, I won’t smash it, but I’ll take it away.”
With a low attendance, the vibe was subdued, to say
the least. My friends and I ordered drinks, and picked
out a table in front of the stage.
“You want to take one of those round tables,” one
gentleman offered. “That’s where the action is.”
“What are you looking forward to tonight?” I asked a
guy new to exotic dancing night.
“The ladies,” he answered.
“And do you have a preference in type?”
“No.”
“Do you think you’ll get a lap dance?”
“I don’t know. “
Tunnel vision
Studies have shown that there are no gender differ-
ences between men and women when it comes to
multitasking, but my informal research shows that
women have no problem cat-calling men, downing a
drink and waving a dollar bill in the air, all while talking
to me.
Dr. Christina Williams, the chair of the psychology
department at Duke University, has done studies with
rats, where the male rats have exhibited more “tunnel
vision” than female rats, and I would say that tunnel-
vision was in full-effect this evening at the Bull Moose
Saloon. But to be fair, these guys didn’t come here to
talk.
Hoping I’d have better luck with another table, I
approached a young couple. The woman initially did-
n’t want to talk to me because she was afraid she
would get fired from her job if anyone found out she
was there.
“Oh yeah,” said Blittersdorf. “We had one girl who
was driving a bus for a school district, and cocktailing
here on the weekends. When they found out she was
working here, she got fired.”
After I promised to not reveal her identity, “Laura”
said that she and her boyfriend had been going to strip
clubs since the beginning of their relationship.
“It’s more interesting than going to a bar and just
drinking,” the boyfriend said. “Laura” agreed.
You can look, but you can’t …
Manager Matt came out on stage and gave a simi-
lar speech to the one that Mr. Steel gave the previous
night. Inspiring, but brief: “No touching.”
And with that, out came the ladies of Idaho. Before
I could whip out my Washingtons, Felony was climbing
on to our table. Personally, as a woman, it should be no
surprise that I like a little foreplay which, in this case,
would have been some choreographed dancing simi-
lar to the night before, but no, these ladies like to get
down to business. Dressed in a bustier and g-string,
Felony quickly became the favorite at our table.
“Look at her stilettos” said my man-friend. “They’re
made of dice. It’s a subtle indication that she’s a play-
er. I like that.”
Personally, I was impressed by her convincing sex-
face and how strong, yet flexible, she was. My friend
and I discussed whether she did Pilates or yoga. For
those of you in yoga, she began in a shoulder-stand,
which descended into a variation of “plow pose”
which involved Felony’s legs tightly wrapped around
my friend’s neck.
“As in any service profession,” my man-friend contin-
ued, “you have to look like you like what you’re doing.
She looks like she likes what she’s doing.”
Abbot, the DJ, was spinning a seductive mix of death
metal that had been given to him by manager Matt, a
contrast to the Guns ‘N Roses and dance music from
the night before.
“There’s no comparison,” Abbot said, when I asked
him about the two different nights. “Women never get
to have this treat. They really let loose.”
Letting loose was not what it was about tonight, at
least not to the extent that it was the night before. “It’s
kind of intense,” one man commented who preferred
the girl-next-door charm of Kyra. “It’s not like you can
let yourself get carried away.”
And it’s true. Behind every successful exotic dancer is
a creepy looking bouncer. So hands off, sort of.
Company policy
“All the girls here are nice girls. They’re like sisters or
friends to me,” said Blittersdorf. “Some of them are
going to school, and don’t want their real names to be
used. They want their privacy.”
Since I wasn’t interested in blowing anyone’s identity,
I thought I’d call the Bare Necessities office to ask for a
brief and harmless interview with one of the dancers.
Something along the lines of “When did you start danc-
ing? What do you think of Wyoming men? How do you
get your skin so soft? Pilates or yoga?”
Again, I was told company policy. When I explained
that I had interviewed A.J. Steel the night before, I was
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told, “The Men of Steel are a touring
company that go state to state, so it’s
different for them. These are local girls,
and it has always been our policy not to
give interviews. You went down there
and saw what the girls do. I don’t see
why there’s any need to talk to them.”
I’m gonna assume they exfoliate daily,
do both Pilates and yoga and love inter-
pretive dancing.
Like going to the beach
Most of the women I spoke with were
surprised when I told them about the
apparent lack of demand for dancer
guys.
“They should have as many nights with
men as they have with women,” said
Janette from Idaho Falls. “Nowadays a
lot of women go to the men one, but you
don’t see men going to the men one.”
“Have you gone to ladies night?” I
said.
“Oh yeah, I like tits.”
“Do you have a preference?”
“Oh yeah,” Janette says, “I like big
ones.”
“I mean a preference in the nights.”
“Oh no, I like them both.”
It’s not that Blittersdorf hasn’t tried to
bring more men in for the Men of Steel.
“In the past, I encouraged guys to
come, especially later on in the night,
but most of them don’t really want to see
guys walking around with thongs on. But
you know, you go to any beach, and
you see pretty much what you’re gonna
see here.”
One Alpine lassie agreed: “Guys
should come on these nights, even if it
was toward the end, because the girls
are all hot and bothered.”
There are a few fellas in the audience,
enough to count on one hand, and
except for the random guy sitting at the
bar (with his back to the stage), most of
them were with their wives or girlfriends.
“They wanted us to come,” said one
hubbie. “We live right up the hill, so it’s
easy. We don’t have to drive or get a
room. We can just walk home.”
“Do you go with your wives on exotic
dancing night?” I said.
“No, they come with us.” PJH
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at the Bull Moose Saloon in Alpine, Wyo..
The Men of Steel will be appearing some-
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Music
■ Karaoke, 9 p.m., at the Virginian Saloon.
No Cover. 739-9891.
■ Live in the Hole features Steven King,
6:30 to 7 p.m., on Jackson Hole Community
Radio, KHOL 89.1 FM. jhcr.org.
Art
■ Senior Art Project, 10:30 a.m., in the rec
center meeting room. Recycled Art: Cake
Plates. $4 includes supplies. 739-9025.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Wednesday Classes
at the Center for the Arts. Pilates, 8:30 to
9:30 a.m.;Power Jivamukti Yoga, 12 to 1:15
p.m.; Beginning Pilates, 5:15 to 6:15 p.m.;
Beginning Ballet, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.; Belly
Dance, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. 733-6398.
Sports & Recreation
■ Water Aerobics, 9 to 10 a.m., at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
■ Total Body/Circuit fitness class, 11 a.m.
to noon, at the Rec Center. 733-9025.
■ Aqualogix fitness class, 5:30 to 6:30
p.m., at the Rec Center. 733-9025.
■ Spin Class, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
■ Kayak open pool, 6 to 9 p.m., at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
■ Open Gym, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Rec Center.
733-9025.
Community
■ Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m., call for location info. 734-
0828 or lauren@tetonhabitat.org.
■ Senior Fitness & Brunch, 9 to 11 a.m., at
the Rec Center. 733-9025.
Thursday 14
Music
■ Vert One spins tunes, 10 p.m., at Town
Square Tavern. No Cover.
■ Open Mike Night, 10 p.m., at the Knotty
Pine in Victor. No Cover. 208-787-2866.
Theater
★ Riot Act Annual Series of Shorts, 8 p.m.,
in Dance Studio 1 at the Center for the Arts.
Four plays, all by local women. $15 adults
and $12 per student/senior.
riotactinc@earthlink.net, 307-203-9067.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Thursday Classes at
the Center for the Arts. Cardio Kickboxing,
by Matthew Irwin
All year long, the junior repertoire
company of Dancers’ Workshop pre-
pares for its annual show of new dances
and new choreographers.
Most of the girls have been dancing
since they could stand.
After years of dance class, the girls
join the company at the age of 12. They
learn form and method, dance with their
peers and learn from their predecessors.
They advance, stop thinking and feel the
moves. They form their own styles –
mostly modern – and eventually, choreo-
graph their own dances for the show,
this year called Transpose.
Boys are also permitted to join, but no
one remembers one that ever did.
Watching the girls rehearse last week-
end in DW Studio One, I felt clumsy and
slow. No doubt, I felt old and unathletic.
I also felt a certain satisfaction in the
compassion and intelligence with which
the girls delt with each other. Something
I rarely experienced playing competative
sports around the same age.
The themes they conjure might be
expected of teenage girls, full of relation-
ships and the need for self-respect. But
these are also the issues in their lives,
so they confront them seriously. The
moves need not only flow together, but
also bring to life the ideas.
For Garnet Henderson, 18, her tenure
with the company is nearly over. Next
year, she’ll be a freshman at Columbia
University, studying dance and literature.
Her piece, “Contact/Impact,” will be
the third new dance she choreographed,
with four girls performing, and she
believes that her style is really starting to
come through.
The girls in her piece, among the oldest
and most advanced in the company, she
said, picked up the movements easily, so
she’s spent most of her time with them
focusing on delivering her message.
“Contact/Impact,” is an exploration of
human touch, actual and metaphorical,
she said.
The girls of Transpose designed the
whole show from production to market-
ing. Nine of them will debut new dances
they choreographed, each about 5 min-
utes, along with works by DW instruc-
tors. The newest chorographers will
present collaborative pieces.
Morgan Lunsford, 16, choreographed
“Broken Lines” with a classmate, which
she said has had a number of advan-
tages and challenges. The sophomore
said that having someone to work with
made it easier to step into a leadership
role with girls she was used to goofing
off with, and the collaboration forced her
to compromise when they had distinct
ways they wanted to explore the piece.
Broken lines is about decisions, she
said – about making and choosing sac-
rifices to achieve something or to align
with a certain group of friends. The per-
formance uses six girls, including a jun-
ior and senior, who Lunsford said were
helpful and understanding.
I played soccer in high school, badly,
so I also joined the rowing team, a par-
ticularly collaborative sport.
Whereas rowing required us to be in
sync with a single motion, the girls of the
junior rep company perform a kind of
jazz in which they expand and meander
off a base rhythm. The metaphors for life
are obvious; likewise, the lessons of col-
laboration and individuality. PJH
Transpose takes place 7:30 p.m., Friday
in Dance Studio One. $12 adults, $7 stu-
dents. 733-6398. info@dwjh.org.
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Hip Hop, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. 733-6398.
Literature
■ TC Library Book Sale, 4 to 9 p.m., at the
TC Library. Rows of gently used best sellers,
biographies, novels, thrillers, classics, art
books, children’s literature and more for $1
and under. 733-2614.
Sports & Recreation
■ Wake up water aerobics, 6:15 to 7:15
a.m., at the Rec Center. 733-9025.
■ Aqualogix fitness class, 9 to 10 a.m., at
■ Lunch hour basketball, noon to 2 p.m., at
■ Spin Class, 12:10 to 12:50 p.m., at the
Rec Center. 733-9025.
■ Yoga Class, 4 to 5 p.m., at the Rec Center.
733-9025.
■ Yoga Class, 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
Community
■ Chamber Mixer - Habitat ReStore, 5:30
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the ReStore, 854 West
Broadway in Grand Teton Plaza. mo@jack-
sonholechamber.com.
Friday 15
Music
■ Friday Night Jazz, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at
Warbirds Cafe in Driggs. With vocalist Juliane
Kowski, pianist Keith Phillips and Al Klagge
on bass. No Cover. 208-354-2550.
■ Cathedral Voices Concert, 7 p.m., At
Redeemer Lutheran Church, 275 North
Willow Street. Nine-voice woman’s chamber
choir. 734-8550 or mcampb@bresnan.net.
■ Jazz Night, 7 to 10 p.m., in the Granary at
Spring Creek Ranch. With Leroy Plock on
piano, Bill Plummer on bass, Mike Calabrese
on drums. No cover.
■ Dark Cheddar, 7:30 to 11 p.m., in the
Silver Dollar Bar at the Wort Hotel. Rock,
country, reggae. No cover. worthotel.com or
733-2190.
★ Monkey Wrench Gang, 10 p.m., at 43
North. Blues, rock. Cover TBA. 733-0043.
Art
■ Jewelry Trunk Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at
the Muse gallery, 62 S. Glenwood street.
Featuring new spring collections by local
designers Sue Fleming and Arcy Hawks.
733-0555 or jhmusegallery.com
Theater
Four plays, all by local women. $15 adults
and $12 per student/senior.
riotactinc@earthlink.net, 307-203-9067.
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. 733-6398.
★ New Dances/New Choreographers
Performance, 7:30 p.m., in the Center
Theater. A performance completely designed
by Jackson students. $12 for adults, $7 for
students. 733-4900, 733-6398 or
www.DWJH.org.
Literature
■ TC Library Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., at the TC Library. Rows of gently used
best sellers, biographies, novels, thrillers,
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Schedule & fare information can be found at www.startbus.com, at each stop, at hotel front desks and on the buses. Questions? 733-4521
Hop on the Ride the FREE Town Shuttle
or the $3 routes between
Jackson and Teton village
Five-year-olds to adults take the Center Theater stage and show friends, family and the welcomed
public what they have learned throughout the year in their dance classes. This end-of-the-year recital
shows the dedication and devotion Dancers’ Workshop students give to to their art. DWJH.org.
Dancers’ Workshop presents
may 216:30PMTICKETS $5
all seats
New Dances/New Choreographers
Dancers’ Workshop presents
all programs,
artists and dates
subject to change
tickets
Center Box Office 265 S. Cache Street
by phone 307.733.4900
online www.jhcenterforthearts.org
THURSDAY
Students find this innovative performance to be one of the most rewarding of the
year because of their high level of involvement in every aspect of the production –
from producing and marketing, to choreographing and dancing. DWJH.org.
may 15
Progress Performance
Jackson Community Band presents
2:00PM
20th Anniversary Concert
Jackson's Community Band celebrates its 20th year with a special concert featuring
alumni (including Sue Bybee, Craig Carpenter, Don Cushman, A.J. DeRosa, Denise Harrell,
Tom and Nancy Ninnemann, Jennifer Stauth and Jerry Tapp) and a number of tunes
from its very first program (Nov. 18, 1989). JHCB.org
may 17
SUNDAY
FREE
center theater
FRIDAY
7:30PMTICKETS $12/$7
adults/students
Call Center
for the Arts
Box Office
307.733.4900
offsquare.org
Season
Sponsor
WHEN: MAY 17 & 18, 7:30 PM
WHERE: BLACK BOX STUDIO
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WHAT: AN EVENING OF
SCENES AND SONGS
PRICES: GENERAL SEATING,
SUGGESTED DONATION AT THE DOOR $5 ADULTS,
$3 STUDENTS
CALL OFF SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY OR VISIT
WWW.OFFSQUARE.ORG FOR MORE INFO.
See GALAXY CALENDAR page 14

Broadway at Glenwood • 733.2190
www.worthotel.com
LIVE MUSIC
7:30 - 11:30pm
May 15-16
DARK
CHEDDAR
May 19
Bluegrass Tuesday
ONE TON PIG
GALAXY CALENDARFROM PAGE 13
classics, art books, children’s literature and
more for $1 and under. 733-2614.
Kids & Families
■ Family Swim, Movie and Pizza Night, 5
p.m., to 8:30 p.m. at the Rec center. Register
at the recreation center by noon May 14. $28
per family of four or less, $7 per additional
person. 739-9025.
Sports & Recreation
■ Water Aerobics, 9 to 10 a.m., at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
■ Spin Class, 7 to 8 a.m., at the Rec Center.
733-9025.
■ Taekwondo class, 4 to 6 p.m., at the Rec
Center. 733-9025.
Saturday 16
Music
■ DJ Thunder and Just Kenny, 10 p.m., at
43 North. Cover TBA. 733-0043.
■ Dark Cheddar, 7:30 to 11 p.m., in the
Silver Dollar Bar at the Wort Hotel. Rock,
country, reggae. No cover. worthotel.com or
733-2190.
Art
■ Jewelry Trunk Show, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at
the Muse gallery, 62 S. Glenwood street.
Featuring new spring collections by local
designers Sue Fleming and Arcy Hawks. 733-
0555 or jhmusegallery.com.
Theater
Four plays, all by local women playwrights .
$15 adults and $12 per student/senior. rio-
tactinc@earthlink.net, 307-203-9067.
Literature
■ TC Library Book Sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
at the TC Library. Rows of gently used best
sellers, biographies, novels, thrillers, classics,
art books, children’s literature and more for
$1 and under. 733-2614.
Kids & Families
■ Fly in to Discover Birds, 2 to 5 p.m., at the
Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor
Center. Hands-on projects, film and bird walk.
The event is in a series of family-centered
programs. 734-9378. lori_iverson@fws.gov.
Outdoors
★ Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Banquet, 5 p.m., at Bar J Chuckwagon. The
Jackson Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk
Foundation holds its annual big game ban-
quet. 739-0951. ccolliga@gmail.com.
■ Bike Swap, 10 a.m., at Fitzgerald’s
Bicycles. 734-6886.
Community
■ Garage Sale & Clean-Up Day, 8:30 a.m. to
2 p.m., 185 East 25 North in Driggs, ID. To
benefit Targhee Animal Shelter. targheeani-
malshelter.org.
■ ReStore Grand Reopening, 10 a.m. to 6
p.m., at the ReStore, 854 West Broadway, in
the Grand Teton Plaza. Ceremony at 10 a.m.,
remodeling advice from experts from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m., furniture rehab workshop at 2 p.m.,
and music by Steam Powered Airplane and
Snake River Brewing Beer at 4 p.m. 734-
0828, or lara@tetonhabitat.org.
★ Bras for a Cause, 6 to 10 p.m., at the Town
Square Tavern. Soroptimist International of
Jackson’s fourth annual party and live auc-
tion for women’s health. 690-3614 or
a.schuler@bresnan.net.
Sunday 17
Music
■ Stage Coach Band, 6 to 10 p.m., at the
Stagecoach Bar in Wilson. Old-time country,
folk, Western. No cover. 733-4407.
★ Jackson Hole Community Band, 2 p.m. in
the Center Theater. Celebrating 20 years as a
band. jhcb.org. No cover.
Good Eats
★ High Noon Chili Cook-Off noon on the
Town Square. $5 will buy you a spoon.
Musical entertainment by the Cowboy
Jubilee. 733-8888 or jxndrill@aol.com.
Film
★ Four Day Film Course Begins at the White
Buffalo Club. With Brian Rose, Professor,
Media Studies Program, Fordham College at
Lincoln Center, New York City. $999.
info@internationalfilmacademy.com.
Literature
■ TC Library Book Sale, 1 to 3 p.m., at the
TC Library. Rows of gently used best sellers,
biographies, novels, thrillers, classics, art
books, children’s literature and more for $1
and under. 733-2614.
Monday 18
Music
■ Open Mike Night, 6 p.m., at Elevated
Grounds Coffee in Westbank Center. No
Cover. 734-1343.
■ Jackson Hole Hootenanny, 6 p.m., at
Dornan’s in Moose. Musicians may sign-up
DORNAN’S
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Open daily 11:30am-3pm; Sat & Sun 11:30am-5pm
OVER 1,600 VARIETIES AVAILABLE
Open Daily 10am-6pm; Bar 10am-6pm
Pizza & Pasta Co.
Wine Shoppe & Spur Bar
Open Daily 8am-6pm
Trading Post Grocery
Open Saturday & Sunday 10am-5pm
Gift Shop
LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE SNAKE RIVER
WITH TETON VIEWS
Spur Cabins
DORNAN’S
For upcoming events
check out our website
WWW.DORNANS.COM
307-733-2415
Moose, WY
12 miles north of Jackson
Hootenanny
Mondays • 6:30pm
FREE
Hoot in the Hole
DVDs available
Chuckwagon
reopens June 13
Adventure Sports
NOW OPEN!
365 W. Broadway • 307-733-0365
Now serving breakfast & lunch 8:00am - 3:00pm

CD REVIEWS
around 5:30. No cover. 733-2415.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Monday Classes at
the Center for the Arts. Pilates, 8:30 a.m.;
Beginning Pilates, 5:15 p.m.; Intermediate
Ballet, 6:15 p.m.; Flamenco, 6:15 p.m. 733-
6398.
Kids & Families
■ Young at Art, 10:30 a.m., at the National
Museum of Wildlife Art. Art classes for tod-
dlers ages five and under, accompanied by
their caregiver. 732-5435.
Tuesday 19
Music
■ Open Mike Night, 7:30 p.m., at Rock
Rabbit in Pinedale. No Cover. rockrabbit.com
or 307-367-2485.
■ DJ Thunder and Just Kenny, 10 p.m., at
43 North. Cover TBA. 733-0043.
■ One Ton Pig, 7:30 to 11 p.m., at the Silver
Dollar Bar in the Wort Hotel. Folk rock. No
cover. myspace.com/onetonpig.
Dance
■ Dancers’ Workshop Tuesday Classes at
the Center for the Arts. Cardio Kickboxing,
8:30 a.m.; Power Yoga, 8:30 a.m.; Ballet
Workout, 9:30 a.m.; Dance Fitness, 5:15 p.m.;
Tae Kwon Do, 6:15 p.m.; Inter. Modern, 6:30
p.m.; Capoeira, 7:30 p.m. 733-6398.
Sports & Recreation
■ Introduction to Bike Racing, noon, in the
Rec center Meeting Room. Join professional
mountain bike rider, Amanda Carey for a
lunch hour discussion of bike racing tips.
739-9025. Free.
Outdoors
■ The Benefits of Native Landscaping, 6:30
p.m., in the Rec center Meeting Room. Taught
by Landscape Architect and TCJP & RD Park
Planner, Steve Ashworth. $8. 739-9025.
Community
Global Warming in Greater Yellowstone,
7:30 p.m., at the Jackson Campus of the
Teton Science Schools. info@jhalliance.org or
733-9417.
Ongoing
■ Spanish Class Registration, 1 to 7 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, until May 21 at
Teton Literacy Program. 1715 High School
Rd, Flat Creek Business Center. Classes run
May 26 - Aug. 5. 733-9242.
★ Mountain Man Rendezvous and Traders’
Row, May 17 - 26, Teton Country
Fairgrounds. Traders’ Row, Candy Cannon,
Bow & Arrow Competition, Hawk & Knife
Competition, and Atlatal Competition. See
http://elkfest.org/events.htm#rendezvous for
more info.
Upcoming
■ 21st Annual Wine Fest 5 p.m., May 22 at
Snow King. Featuring over 400 wines from
around the world. Tickets are $30 in advance
and $35 at the door. Rotarywinefest.com.
■ Starting Here, Starting Now, June 4 -
13. Off Square Theatre Company announces
the opening of the hit Off-Broadway musical
revue. www.offsquare.org.
Compiled by Aaron Davis and Henry Sweets. Email
events@planetjh.com or upload an event online, at
www.planetjh.com.
Coward
Nels Cline
4 out of 5
With their reputation for noodling alone in their bed-
room with their long necks and their electronic gadgets,
some guitarists can be easily dismissed as musical mas-
turbators. That seems OK with Nels Cline, the Wilco rock-
er who doubles as one of music’s most frank and candid
jazz experimenters.
On his 2009 one-man show of a disc, Coward, Cline turns the trope into a sort of
extended joke with “Onan (Suite),” a po-mo, sci-fi soundtrack named after a seed-
caster of biblical proportions.
That suggests something about Cline’s puckish, punkish sense of humor, though
only one aspect of his character revealed by this visit to the studio. Cline also comes
across as a thoughtful intellect on such curious works as “Rod Poole’s Gradual
Ascent to Heaven;” as a searcher with wide-ranging interests, as on “Prayer Wheel”
and “Thurston County.” And, yes, a knob-twisting futzer, as on “Epiphyllum” and
“Cymbidium,” the ambient, vaguely Eastern-influenced works that bookend the set.
But he also has a tender side, one describing an emotional landscape that is dis-
tinctly American. Not the twisted America of Bill Frisell, nor the precious vistas of Pat
Metheny, but an America of beautiful loneliness and delicious longing. While most evi-
dent on “The Divine Homegirl” and even “The Androgyne,” this poignancy seeps
through at interesting times, like droplets of maturity condensing on the forehead of a
teenager gripped in whatever torrid passion.
– Rich Anderson
Flat Planet
The Flat Earth Ensemble
4 out of 5
In the post-modern 21st century, just about everything
– from architecture to zydeco – has been hybridized.
Some may bemoan the loss of purity, aching for the good-
old days when black was black and white was white, and
doing what they can to preserve traditions. Others
embrace the new possibilities, finding joy in the multitude
of shades.
Count Fareed Haque in the latter camp. Well-known for his role in the fusion-jam
group Garaj Mahal, the guitarist also has a number of other projects, including The
Flat Earth Ensemble. On its recent Owl Records release, Flat Planet, the group offers
cool relief to the glut of electro-jam-jazz by deftly adding Punjabi folk idioms from
northwest India and Pakistan to the mix.
Adding sitar and tabla to jazzy riffing isn’t anything new – like the rest of Western
Civilization, jazz got turned on to the Indian thing back in the ’60s – but Haque and
his gang manage something fresh, exotic and genuinely interesting. Traditional instru-
ments serve a much more integral role than mere garnish, and musicians come across
as accomplished practitioners of this distinctive art form. If reedman David Hartsman
is not schooled in traditional Indian flute playing, he sure pulls it off anyway.
These authentic sounds are laid down over deep and irresistible grooves that avoid
clichés and also retain some air and space, as opposed to the impenetrable tangle
of so many jams. Mad beats, atypical rhythms, exotic timbres on top of funk and
Boogaloo grooves – works for me!
– Rich Anderson
I heard it Today
Mr. Lif
5 out of 5
Mr. Lif begins his newest effort with a jolting truth: though
a “friendlier” face sleeps in the White House, our political
infrastructure remains grossly flawed; the wrath of past
presidents even more pronounced.
The Philly emcee’s potent voice reverberates with intro-
spective lyrics, stories that tackle “the war of the common
man:” Americans homeless from mortgage company greed, victims of police brutality,
media sensationalism, the swelling war of classism and more.
In a time when his hip-hop peers have tied up and gagged much of their lyrical feroc-
ity, Lif has returned with his most socially relevant album to date.
But despite contentious issues looming at the forefront of I heard it Today, the dread-
locked wordsmith has managed, along with an army of hip-hop combatants that guest-
spot the work, to create criticism sans preaching. And with the help of a different pro-
ducer assigned to almost every track, the album seamlessly floats through 70s funk,
sci-fi synths and boom bap bass lines sprinkled with revelations.
– Robyn Vincent

Outside for the summerInspired by a 1913 photo of a local
band on a horse-drawn wagon, local
musicians Don Cushman and Tom
Ninnemann took up the challenge of
forming the Jackson Hole
Community Band 20 years ago. The
all-volunteer band has had members
ranging in age from 14 to 81, with
backgrounds spanning doctors to ski
bums. Among the current member-
ship are nine who have been in the
band from the beginning: Sue Bybee
(clarinet), Craig Carpenter (trumpet),
Don Cushman (baritone/past con-
ductor), A.J. DeRosa (saxophone),
Denise Harrell (percussion),
Jennifer Stauth (French horn) Jerry
Tapp (French horn), Nancy
Ninnemann (flute) and Tom
Ninnemann (tuba). The band is cur-
rently conducted by Jason Fritts.
The JH Community Band will cele-
brate two decades with a special con-
cert featuring alumni members at 2
p.m. on Sunday in the Center Theater.
The event is free.
Guitarist-vocalist Bob Greenspan,
bassist Andy Calder, and drummer
Andy Peterson make up the classic
blues-rock trio, The Monkey Wrench
Gang. Chicago-born Greenspan
formed his first band with none other
than guitar great Mike Bloomfield
(Columbia recording artist who
recorded with Bob Dylan, Paul
Butterfield and more). Calder and
Peterson have been locking in the
backbeat together for over a decade.
Catch the Monkey Wrench Gang at
10 p.m. on Friday at 43 North. Call
733-0043 for more information.
■
Led by songwriter-guitarist-key-
boardist Pete Muldoon, groove-ori-
ented Dark Cheddar will make your
mouth water with a night of Stones-
esque acoustic rockers, reggae
hops and train beat tunes. Normally
a larger ensemble, this show will be
simplified to an off-season quartet.
They will deliver the party 7:30 to 11
p.m. on Friday and Saturday in the
Silver Dollar at the Wort Hotel. No
Cover. PJH
MUSICBOXAaron Davis
THEGOODS
Growing up in Kentucky, I had numer-
ous outdoor amphitheatres within a
three-hour drive. While grateful for the
outdoor fests at Grand Targhee and
Music on Main, outdoor amphitheatres
are nostalgic for me — the tailgating, the
interesting mix of concertgoers, two full
sets of music spanning day and night,
and the road trip itself. Salt Lake City
(four hours) and the Denver area (eight
hours) have posted some incredibly
attractive summer lineups, so it’s worth
sharing some of the highlights.
SLC’s free Twilight Concert Series
has not been fully announced, but the
organizers must have peeked at my iPod
before booking these great acts — Bon
Iver/Jenny Lewis (July 9), The Black
Keys (July 16), M. Ward (July 23), and
Sonic Youth (July 30). The shows start
at 7 p.m. outside at the Gallivan Center.
Also in the heart of SLC is quite pos-
sibly the coolest amphitheatre in the
country second to Red Rocks—The
University of Utah’s Red Butte Gardens.
The 100 acres of botanical gardens and
hiking trails is a bonus to the intimate
concert environment. A peak into their
lineup includes Neko Case (May 31),
Femi Kuti with Bela Fleck (June 14),
Smokey Robinson (June 19), David
Byrne (June 21), Death Cab for Cutie
with Andrew Bird and Ra Ra Riot (July
13), The Avett Brothers (August 25),
and Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal
(September 1). For a full lineup and tick-
et prices, check redbuttegardens.org.
Denver’s Botanic Gardens offers a
similar concert experience, and its
summer lineup differs from the others.
Leftover Salmon will reunite May 25,
followed by Lucinda Williams (June 3),
Joe Cocker (June 9), Joan Baez (July
16), Toots & The Maytals (August 11),
and Bob Weir & RatDog (August 31).
Surf to botanicgardens.org for the
complete lineup.
If I didn’t mention Red Rocks
Amphitheatre in this grouping, it just
wouldn’t make sense. If you’ve been
there, you know how special it is, and if
not, your friends have raved about it. My
recommendations are Leonard Cohen
(June 2), John Prine/Levon Helm (June
13), David Byrne (June 20), Wilco (July
3), Phish (July 30-August 2), Reggae on
the Rocks (August 29), Bonnie Raitt/Taj
Mahal (August 30), Crosby, Stills and
Nash (September 1), and Ween
(September 6). Redrocksonline.com
holds the entire list.
■
The Center for the Arts has
announced the 2009-2010 concert sea-
son lineup. Summer kicks off with a CD
Release Concert featuring local blue-
grass-folk duo Anne and Pete Sibley
on June 3, celebrating the new release,
Coming Home. Other shows include
Robert Cray Band (June 29), a special
edition of the JH Hootenanny (July 20),
Richard Brown Orchestra (August 2),
local jazz pianists Pam Drews Phillips
and Keith Phillips (August 9), Susan
Tedeschi (August 16), the Center’s
Annual Fundraiser with Frank Sinatra
Jr. (August 29), Bela Fleck and the
Flecktones (December 17), Jackson
Hole Musician Showcase (January 22),
and California Guitar Trio (March 7).
Though tickets for national acts are
priced 20 to 50 percent more than you’d
pay at most other theaters in the coun-
try, the comfort of having them right
here in downtown Jackson is invaluable,
as is the Center Theater’s impeccable
sound and intimacy. PJH
Center for the Arts tickets are on sale
now. For additional info, surf to jhcenter-
forthearts.org or call 734-8956.
The Avett Brothers will perform at University of Utah’s Red Butte Gardens.
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Laugh, cry, cringe, ponder
Riot Act puts on four short plays this
weekend covering drinking, sex and sui-
cide. Besides being funny, they raise
interesting psychological questions that
will leave the audience talking afterwards,
over drinks or on the walk home.
The all-volunteer nonprofit theater com-
pany is excited to put on all original con-
tent – a mark of how much creative talent
exists in Jackson, Riot Act co-founder
Macey Mott said.
In “Feminism of a Soft Merlot” two
women talk over coffee and orange juice
about how men, politics and inanimate
objects relate to their dating lives. “Sotta
Voce” is a play about a middle-aged cou-
ple that has reached a boiling point in the
relationship, and a woman’s inner voice
begins to speak up (the voice is an actu-
al character in the play.) “Carl is Dead” is
a comedy about suicide. “The Last Egg,”
is an absurd comedy and a surprise.
Micheline Auger, Caryn Flanagan and
Robin Moore wrote the plays, which are
directed by Mott, Moore, Stephanie
Capps and Caryn Flanagan.
The plays will be performed at 8 p.m.,
Thursday through Saturday in Dancers’
Workshop Studio 1 at Center for the Arts.
$15 adults; $12 students.
Buy a bra, save a chest
Soroptimist raises funds and awareness
for women’s issues, and its Bras for a
Cause party has become an annual to-do
for residents of Jackson Hole.
Local women model bras decorated by
local businesses and nonprofits, which
are auctioned for charity.
The bras are all wearable art, event
organizer Anne Sculer said, though some
are decorated in wacky and creative
styles. One bra comes with tickets to a
sold-out University of Wyoming football
game with an ATM card, and another is
decorated with real turquoise.
Funds raised at the event will be split
between the St. Johns Medical Center
Women’s Healthcare Fund and the Susan
G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
A cash bar starts the event at 6 p.m.,
Saturday, at the Town Square Tavern,
with appetizers served until 7 p.m. At 7:30
p.m. a deejay kicks off the runway show
and bra bidding until about 9 p.m. Then
the party goes into the wee hours. $30.
Of Antlers and Mountain Men
J Hole would be unrecognizable to the
world without the Antler Arches on Town
Square, and we wouldn’t have those arch-
es without the annual Jackson Hole Boy
Scout Elk Antler Auction, part of the
Elkfest celebration this weekend.
Here’s the schedule; all events in Town
Square unless otherwise noted:
Saturday
7 a.m.: Antler lots open for viewing
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Great Elk Tour
9 a.m.: Kids’ Corner until 1 p.m.
– Registration for auction begins
– Jackson Hole Community Band
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Antler Auction
– Scout Expo
5 p.m.: Casino Games and Silent Auction
at Bar J Chuckwagon
7 p.m.: Big Game Banquet at Bar J
Chuckwagon. 739-0951.
Through May 25
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Mountain Man
Rendezvous and Traders Row at the Teton
County Fairgrounds.
mpottery@infowest.com.
Sunday
Noon: High Noon Chili Cook-Off.
jxndrill@aol.com.
Through May 25
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Vendors showcase
antler wares at the Teton County
Fairgrounds. jschloss1000@hotmail.com.
Four days of movies
A new four-day course for movie-
lovers will cover film techniques, classic
Hollywood cinema beginning with Howard
Hughes, Howard Hawks and John Huston,
filmmaking around the world, how film cre-
ates new readings of literature and new
directors, including the Coen Brothers.
The class begins 9 a.m., Monday, with
check-in at the White Buffalo Club, 160
West Gill Avenue. $999. www.internation-
alfilmacademy.com. PJH
From women on the stage to men in the mountains
Henry Sweets & Matthew Irwin
Dog Expert & Star of the hit
TV show Dog Whisperer
OCTOBER 9, 10 & 11, 2009
SNOW KING RESORT JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING
Keynote Speakers • Presenta ons • Exhibitors • HandsOn Hall
CESAR MILLAN
Saturday, Oct. 10, 7pm
Center for the Arts
Space will fill up fast in this year’s
Teton Wellness Festival Program, so
plan ahead and guarantee your spot.
Tickets go
on sale mid-July
Call Planet Jackson Hole to book
your space now at 732-0299.
Reservation deadline is June 24
Reserve your ad space now!
Exhibit and Handson Hall booths available. Call the Teton Wellness Ins tute at 7339355 for more info.
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
Ciao Gallery
1921 Moose-Wilson Rd., 733-7833
Davies Reid
On the Town Square, 739-1009
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 Frameworks and 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
Haworth Gallery
140 S. Main St., Victor, 413-6237
Horizon Fine Art
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
Town Square, 733-2353
Lyndsay McCandless Contemporary
130 S. Jackson Street, 734-0649
Meyer Milagros Gallery
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
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
Town Square, 733-3186
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
ARTgalleries
HENRYSWEETS
Riot Act shorts flaunt local talent.

DINING GUIDE
Asian & Sushi
BLU KITCHEN
Japanese, Spanish and Latin
influences, award-winning
design, casual elegant atmos-
phere, local chef Jarrett
Schwartz invites you to experi-
ence Blu Kitchen. Our cuisine
features “new school sashimi,”
ceviche, sustainable fish and all
natural hormone-free meats. We
feature over twenty Japanese
sakes, fine wine, agave tequilas
and a full bar. Four course $24
special every Sunday.
Traditional Sushi Tuesdays. 155
N. Glenwood. Open nightly at
5:30pm. Walk-ins welcome,
reservations 734-1633.
BON APPE THAI
Lunch 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 recom-
mended. 245 Pearl, 734-0245
KOSHU WINE BAR
Koshu serves an ever-changing
menu of contemporary pan-
Asian cuisine, delicious cock-
tails and a variety of wines by
the glass. The Jackson Hole
Wine Company is just outside
our door with hundreds of great
wines from which to choose.
Open 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 trop-
ical cocktails and offers unique
fine sake & wine lists. 225 N.
Cache. Reservations are rec-
ommended, 734-6490.
THAI ME UP
Authentic Thai dishes including
coconut chicken lemongrass
soup, drunken noodle and
coconut milk curries. Full bar
and children’s menu. 75 E.
Pearl, parking behind restau-
rant. Serving Lunch, Tue. - Fri.
11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; Dinner,
5:30 p.m. - close, Tue.-Sat.
Closed Monday and Sunday.
Take-out available, 733-0005.
Continental
43 NORTH
Serving dinner seven nights a
week at the base of Snow King.
Happy hour specials begin at 5
p.m. Cozy pub atmosphere and
great selection of whiskies. Live
music four nights a week. 645
S. Cache, 733-0043.
BURKE’S
Sample our superior steaks,
chops, and innovative fish,
game and fowl dishes in this
historic renovated building.
Reservations recommended;
smoke-free. Open nightly from
6-10 p.m. 72 S. Glenwood. 733-
8575.
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 p.m. Join us for our
off season special: 20% off your
entire bill. Reservations recom-
mended. 160 N. Millward, 733-
3912.
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,
Wyoming, 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, just 6 miles northwest
of Jackson on Hwy 22 — look
for the 15-foot trout on the roof.
If you visit us often, you’ll start
to recognize our regulars, who
discuss world issues over cof-
fee and gossip about doings in
the valley. Breakfast is especial-
ly good, when there are pan-
cakes and huevos rancheros
that barely fit on our huge
plates. Dinner is served nightly
from 5:30pm. Downtown Wilson.
733.8288
Q ROADHOUSE
From the people that brought
you Rendezvous Bistro, “Q,” on
Teton Village Road, serves up a
variety of Roadhouse fare.
Menu items include; Blackened
Catfish, Shrimp Jambalaya, a
variety of fresh salads, Turkey
Meatloaf, Organic “Chicken
Happy Hour 5-7pm nightly: 2 for 1 Drinks (In the bar)
On the
Town Square
733-3279
Lunch ~ Daily at 11:30am
Dinner ~ Nightly at 5:30pm
Billy’s Open Daily at 11:30am
20% OFF ENTIRE BILL
733-3912
160 N. Millward
• Reservations Recommended •
18% gratuity may be added to your bill prior to discount.
OFF
SEASON
SPECIAL
Good all night
Dinner starts at 6:00pm
Closed tuesdays
Offer expires June 11, 2009
Please present coupon to server when ordering.
733-0557
On the Town Square
in Jackson
OPEN AT 5:30 PM
Reopening May 14
Open for breakfast at 7:30am
Introducing Mr. Q
FULL CATERING MENU
featuring hot & cold specialties
Call & ask for Frank
for FREE delivery to your door.
733-0201
The place to hang out in Wilson
307-733-8288
SERVING LUNCH
11:30 p.m. til 2:00 p.m.Weekdays
SERVING BREAKFAST
6:30 til 11:30 a.m.Weekdays
6:30 a.m. til 2:00 p.m.Weekends
OPEN FOR DINNER
From 5:30 p.m. every evening
“All four elements were happening in equal measure - the cuisine, the wine, the service, and the overall
ambience. It taught me that dining could happen at a spiritual level.”
- Charlie Trotter

50WEST DELONEY •TOWN SQUARE • JACKSON
307-734-9420 • (F) 307-734-9430 • BackcountryProvisions.com
TRY our Soup &
1/2Sandwich Special
Serving up the finest
imported and domestic meats and cheeses
this side of the Continental Divide!
Chef Michael Burke, Proprietor
72 S. Glenwood • 733-8575
Open nightly 6-10 p.m.
Since 1969
(307) 733-2966
North of the Town Square
in Downtown Jackson
Home of the
“BIG PIG MARG”
32oz of pleasure
• Authentic Mexican dishes made from scratch
• Hot chips made fresh all day long
• Choose from 10 homemade salsas & sauces
• Voted “BEST SALSA” Splash Magazine
Fried”, Steaks, BBQ Ribs,
Pulled Pork & Beef Brisket.
Extensive wine list and full bar
available. Open Nightly 5:00pm.
Happy Hours at the bar only are
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 - 9:00
p.m. Call for reservations. 739-
0700.
RENDEZVOUS BISTRO
The Bistro offers something for
everyone including salads,
sandwiches & daily plate spe-
cials. Our Raw Bar features oys-
ters on the half shell, tuna
tartare and oyster shooters.
Appetizers include mussels,
gnocchi, grilled octopus, steak
tartare and more. The entree
selection ranges from traditional
bistro Fish & Chips, Meatloaf,
Veal Marsala & Coq au Vin to
many other selections including
fresh seasonal seafood, pasta &
steaks. Open nightly at 5:30
p.m. Reservations are recom-
mended. Located at 380 S. Hwy
89/Broadway right next to
Albertson’s, 739-1100.
SNAKE RIVER
BREWERY & RESTAURANT
America’s most award-winning
microbrewery is serving lunch
and dinner. Enjoy the atmos-
phere while dining on delicious
wood-fired pizzas, pastas, burg-
ers, sandwiches, soups, salads
and desserts. $7 lunch menu
from 11:30am-3pm. Happy Hour
deals from 4-6 now include our
tasty hot wings. Stop by the
Brew Pub to get 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.
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 contempo-
rary 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. One block off the town
square. Open for dinner nightly
at 5:30 p.m. 45 S. Glenwood.
For reservations call 734-8038.
For a complete menu visit us at
www.bistrotrio.com
.
Coffee House/Internet Cafe
HARD DRIVE CAFE
Internet Access: our computers
or yours. Organic espressos.
Soup, salad, panini, wraps,
philly cheese-steak. Serving
Snake River Roasting Company
coffee. Open Sat - Thu 5:45 am
- 3 pm, Fri 5:45 am - 10 pm.
1110 Maple Way, across from
the new post office, 733-5282.
JACKSON HOLE
ROASTERS
Procuring, roasting and serving
the finest coffee in the world,
including organic, fair trade,
bird-friendly, and so on!
Located just off the historic
town square in Jackson,
Wyoming, we roast on the prem-
ises and ship worldwide. When
you come to our shop be sure
to try a cup made from The
Clover, our new one-cup brew-
ing system designed to give you
the freshest, best tasting coffee
possible. Open M-F 7:00a.m. to
6:00p.m. Saturdays 9:00a.m. to
whenever we feel like closing.
165 E. Broadway, 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.
Italian
CAFÉ PONZA
Italian Pizzeria and Cafe with
Gourmet Pizza as well as large
NY Slices. Jackson’s only late
nite eatery. A local’s favorite no
matter what time of the day.
Pizza, Salads and home-made
Tiramisu & Cannoli’s as well as
Illy Espresso. Glasses of wine
starting at $5. All day cash
price special: Cheese Slice &
16oz Beer $5. Open every day
of the year. Off Season hours
are 11-3 for lunch and 5 to mid-
night for dinner. Pink Garter
Plaza, Back Alley, 50 W-
Broadway, Call 734-2720 for
delivery or pick-up.
OSTERIA
From the folks who brought us
the Bistro, Q, and Bistro
Catering. Highlights include
Osteria’s 12-seat wine bar,
1110 W. Broadway
ONLY
$469+tax
Get a Big 'n' Tasty®, Medium Fries and Medium Soft
Drink for only $4.69 + tax during May. Come in today
for a Hot, Tasty Deal at your Jackson Hole McDonald’s®.
Open daily 5:00am to midnight.
FREE Wi-Fi with purchase
385 W. Broadway, Jackson
Authentic Mexican Cuisine
(307) 733-1207
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 11am to 10pm
LUNCHEON COMBINATION
Monday-Friday 11am-3pm
FULL BAR
HOME OF THE ORIGINAL
JUMBO MARGARITA
LARGE SELECTION OF
MEXICAN BEERS
Abuelito’s Special
Jumbo prawns cooked with mushrooms,
sautéed in a tasty sour cream sauce
Sopa Sieta Mares
Delicious soup made with fresh fish, shrimp,
octopus, crab legs, clams and scallops
DINNER SPECIALS

eight seat salumi bar, house
made pastas, wood-oven
fired pizzas, and paninis. In
addition, the sausage
stuffed olives, fresh fish and
veal chop won’t disappoint.
Located in the new Hotel
Terra, come experience
Osteria’s outdoor seating
and extensive wine list. Walk
ins welcome, reservations
recommended 307-739-
4100. 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, wraps and fire-
roasted chicken. Huge
margs in 10 flavors.
Complimentary chips and
salsa. One block north of
the square. 160 N. Cache,
733-2966.
Try our Thai Lunch Express
from 11:00am - 2:30pm
Take-Out Available
Reservations Recommended
Walk-ins Welcome
245 W. Pearl Ave.
(across from the old Post Office)
734-0245
Authentic THAI Dinner Daily
Doors Open at 5:00pm
Located off the town square at 45 S. Glenwood
“...Voted one of Jackson Hole’s hottest
restaurants” Food and Wine February 2008.
Trio is located right off the town square in
downtown Jackson, and 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 5:30pm
For reservations 734-8038
Available for private events & catering
Bring in this coupon and receive
20% OFFentire purchase
90 E. Broadway • Jackson, WY
SE Corner of the Town Square
739-1880 (Coupon applicable with cash purchase only)
w w w . p l a n e t j h . c o m
Now serving you 7 days a week
at the JACKSON WHOLE GROCER
307.733.0450
Contact us anytime by email
at jack@holefish.com for special orders.
Wild and All Natural Seafood Sustainably Harvested in the U.S.A.
DAYBOAT SEA SCALLOPS
WILD, FRESH & 100% CHEM FREE
$14.99 per pound
DINING GUIDE continues from page 19
To be included in our dining guide, in print and online at ww.planetjh.com, call 732.0299

Valley Faces, Tastes and Places by Robyn Vincent
Resi Stiegler’s refuge
When you spend 300 days a year
bouncing from Italy to Scandinavia, a
home base is a necessity.
Olympic ski racer Resi Stiegler’s bright,
Maui-tanned face popped out of her front
door as I arrived to a wooded sanctuary
where Rendezvous Mountain ascends
above the trees.
“I made a fire for you,” she said with a
smile.
Four days back from Maui, another
place she calls home, along with Lienz,
Austria, the 23-year-old daughter of
Olympic gold-medalist skier Pepi Stiegler
chauffeured me to her kitchen when asked
about her favorite room in the house.
I followed her into a meticulously clean,
tiled cookery. To the side, was a wicker sit-
ting area, table and magazines, The
Alpinist sat on the top of the pile.
The famed Lange girl sifted through the
reads. “This is my obsession,” she said as
she pulled from the stack an issue of Bon
Appétit.
“I love to cook; I had a raclette party last
night - Swiss cheese.”
From one wooden-walled room to the
next, Resi’s trophies and awards were
arranged neatly on bookshelves. As of
late, however, injuries have slowed her
accumulation of accolades.
She recently recovered from a broken
foot, and has suffered from shattered
bones in her arm and leg.
“Wanna feel it?” Resi asked, referring to
the metal plate in her arm. I ran my fingers
over what felt like a rigid bone just
beneath the skin.
As we explored more of Resi’s digs –
the same valley crib she’s lived in since
birth – we shuffled into an airy living room.
Photos of Resi mid-race colored the
walls, her signature tiger ears poking from
her helmet. Two small, attached drums sat
on the floor, waiting for human hands to
awaken them. “I’m a big drum circle fan,”
Resi explained.
Next we hit her tidy bedroom where
Resi’s jerseys hung above her bed. I
paused at a large black and white photo
on the wall. “That’s my dad when he won
the gold medal in 1964,” she said.
After a quick stroll outside, we packed
up so Resi could honor a family obligation.
She was to pick up her dad after his morn-
ing shredding Teton Pass. PJH
Resi honors a drum-sesh request.
RANDYSHACKET
Resi’s wooded Wilson pad.
RANDYSHACKET
The Stiegler skiing legacy continues.
RANDYSHACKET
Lounging in Resi’s room.
RANDYSHACKET
TETON CRIBS
Each week we’ll walk through the doors of a different Teton Crib. While Crumbs is on fellowship in Austria,
you’ll meet a new face, or discover a fascinating quirk about a familiar one.
Bras for a CauseBras for a Cause
May 16, 2009
Town Square Tavern • 6pm • Tickets $30
Cash Bar • Fashion Show and Silent Auction
Dance to the music of DJ Charlie Shinkle
Join Us!
Proceeds to benefit St. John’s Medical Center & the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Purchase your tickets at Town Square Tavern,
Teton Barber, Farm Bureau Insurance
or call Soroptimists at 690.3614.
Join Us!
JACKSON HOLE ROASTERS
COFFEEHOUSE
FRESH ROASTED ORGANIC COFFEE
by the cup or by the pound
PASTRIES • SANDWICHES • WIRELESS ACCESS
307-699-3984 • 145 EAST BROADWAY
JUDD GROSSMAN BAND
“Not your typical wedding band.”
307-690-4935 www.juddgrossman.com
Download Judd Grossman songs from iTunes.

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