JACKSON HOLE

 

Keep on top of comprehensive plan updates at:     www.jacksontetonplan.com

 

Jackson Police and the Teton County Sheriffs Department are teaming up to try to round up wanted persons in the community. They’ve established a web page listing active arrest warrants. Generally, it displays folks who, for whatever reason, haven’t filled their obligation to appear in court.   In addition, Crimestoppers has agreed to offer up to a $50 reward for information leading to people on the list.    Call the PD at (307) 733 2331….or check the “active warrants” link at www.jacksonholepolice.com

 

On April 20, 2009 the Town of Jackson launched a program to help provide residents some relief from the high cost of prescription drugs. Since its inception, residents have used the card to fill 152 prescriptions with an average savings of 17%. Free prescription drug discount cards are available to city residents through a program sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC). 

Any Jackson resident can use these discount cards, with no restrictions based on the resident’s age, income level, or existing health coverage. The NLC prescription discount card can be used when purchasing prescription drugs at Smith’s, Albertsons and K-Mart pharmacies as well as at more than 59,000 participating retail pharmacies across the country.

Cards are available at Town Hall, the Senior Center and the Teton County Library at no cost to city residents.  City residents can call toll-free 1-888-620-1749 or visit www.caremark.com/nlc for assistance with the program.

 

The Wyoming Business Council’s Agribusiness Division is now accepting photos for its 3rd Annual Ag Photo Contest.

Amateurs and professionals alike may submit photos to the Agribusiness Division until Sept. 1, 2010. 

Photos must be ag related and taken in Wyoming, and may be of crops; livestock and farm animals; ag recreation and activities; or scenic agriculture.  Contestants may submit multiple photos to the contest.

Contest prizes include: $300 for the grand prize, $150 for 1st place adult, $75 for 2nd place adult, and $50 for 1st place youth. 

To participate, photographers must return a signed application and release to the Agribusiness Division with each unmatted, unframed 8x10-inch original photograph, as well as a digital file (of at least 300 dpi in jpeg or tiff format) or a 35mm slide. 

The application may be obtained online at http://wyomingbusiness.org/ag/agribusiness.aspx or by contacting Terri Barr at terri.barr@wybusiness.org or 307.777.2807.

 

As part of Wyoming’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree 2010 project, the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Bobbi Barrasso, and the Wyoming Arts Council is sponsoring a statewide artists’ competition to select an official painting of a Wyoming Christmas Tree for the national Capitol Christmas Tree Project.  The winning art piece will be presented to the Chief of the Forest Service in December 2010.

United States Senator John Barrasso’s wife, Bobbi Brown Barrasso, is sponsoring this year’s Capitol Christmas Tree art contest.  Her challenge to Wyoming artists?  Use your artistic talents and imagination to create your vision of a 65-foot Wyoming tree destined for the nation’s Capitol.  Consider the project theme, “Wyoming- Forever West” as you develop your piece, and adhere to the following criteria:  
       Any medium may be used:  including but not limited to: acrylics, oil, watercolor, textile, metals, photography, stained glass, etc.
   

   Finished product should be 25-35 inches high & 20-30 inches wide
 

   Finished piece may be framed or unframed, but must be designed to hang on a wall.  
       A high resolution photo of the finished piece submitted on or before the deadline of September 2, 2010
   
To learn more about the 2010 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree project, visit the website:  www.capitolchristmastree2010.org .

To learn more about the artistic competition and to acknowledge your interest in the competition, please contact or call Kristi Wallin at 307-772-2451.

 

The community recycling site at Hoback Junction has been moved across Highway 89 to the north side of Fire Station #3 at Hoback Junction. The recycling bins have been relocated to allow for a staging area for road and bridge construction equipment. Improvements to US Highway 89/US Highway 26 in the Snake River Canyon have already begun, and will continue with the reconstruction of Hoback Junction. The Hoback Junction project includes a new bridge, retaining wall, landslide stabilization, roundabout, roadway, pathways, and park and ride, and is scheduled for completion in October of 2012.

 

 

A Collaboration with Off Square Theatre Company and
The Art Association of Jackson Hole Grades K – 35 day camp / Monday –Friday, 9am – 3pm  $245 ($190, members)
Sign up through the Art Association 307.733.6379
Students will have the opportunity to delve into both visual and performing arts in creating their own group performance art piece set in medieval times, with a twist!  Find inspiration within the art and architecture of medieval times from knights and castles to unicorns and dragons.  Create your own live art from your one-of-a-kind, far-fetched stories.  Come with an adventurous attitude and a royal willingness to get dirty!  Friends and family are all welcome to the final performance on Friday!

 

REGISTRATION:
Register online at www.offsquare.org, or by calling 307.733.3021, or in person at Off Square’s offices in the Center for the Arts at 265 S. Cache.  Classes require a 50% payment at time of registration.  A 90% refund is given to withdrawals two weeks prior to class start date, after which point no credits or refunds please.  All classes will be taught by Off Square’s professional theatre staff plus special guest summer instructors!

SCHOLARSHIPS:
Scholarships are available for all programs.  Off Square obtains grants and contributions to make its educational programs accessible to all.  For scholarship information, call 307.733.3021.  Early registration is encouraged and recommended for scholarship students.

Camps and classes will meet in the Off Square Studio, in the Center for the Arts, 265 S. Cache. (NOTE:  Kings, Queens and Castles Performance Art Camp will meet in the Art Associations’s Multi Purpose Studio in the Center for the Arts at 240 S. Glenwood.)

 

 

The Bridger-Teton National Forest will sell firewood permits for private use beginning May 15, 2010. Firewood permits are a service offered by the U.S. Forest Service and cost five dollars per cord with a minimum purchase of twenty dollars. Individual households may purchase up to ten cords per year for personal use.  The permit holder must be present while gathering firewood and must sign the permit when purchasing.  Permits may also be obtained online at this website, www.fs.fed.us/r4/btnf and mailed into the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

 

Summer hours for the Teton County Trash Transfer Station will begin on Monday, May 24.  Summer hours are 8:00 a.m. – 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.  All vehicles must be unloaded and processed by 3 p.m.  The transfer station will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. throughout the summer.  All vehicles must be unloaded and processed by 1 p.m. on Saturdays.

For more information, please call the Trash Transfer Station at 733-7172 or Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling at 733-7678.

 

Each year, Grand Teton National Park sponsors a program for visiting
American Indian artists at the Colter Bay Visitor Center and Indian Arts
Museum. For the past 35 years, artists from diverse tribes have
demonstrated their traditional and contemporary art forms, providing
visitors an opportunity to gain a greater appreciation for, and
understanding of American Indian art and culture.

Artists participating in the program represent tribes from across the
United States. Among the art forms demonstrated are painting, weaving,
pottery, beadwork, and musical instruments. Guest artists exhibit daily,
Monday through Sunday, from approximately 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the lower
level of the Colter Bay Indian Arts Museum. Artists also offer their
finished items for purchase.

 

Selections of Grand Teton National Park’s fine art collection, previously
on exhibit at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, will be
temporarily on loan to the National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) for the
next several months. In a continuing partnership with the NMWA, the artwork
will be displayed in the Museum’s Wapiti Gallery while the Discovery Center
is under construction to add an auditorium.

 

Off Square Theatre Company invites you to support our Non-Profit Lobby Partners  during the month of July.   In rotating repertoire are Petticoat Rules, a show written by Mary Murfitt and Jackson’s own, Pam Phillips and Always... Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley Productions, Inc.

 

Non-Profit Lobby Partners will be set up in the Center for the Arts lobby showcasing their organizations!

 

July 30 St. John's Institute of Cognitive Health

July 31 InterConnections 21

 

Petticoat Rules:

July 8, 9, 14, 18, 20, 22, 24, 28, or 30

 

Always Patsy Cline:

July 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, or 31

 

Center for the Arts

307-733-4900

www.offsquare.org

 

8 PM evenings

No shows on Mondays

 

Tickets on sale NOW

$25 Adults, $20 Seniors/Students, $15 Children (11 & under)

 

 

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
David Attenborough's entertaining romp through the world of monkeys has a serious side—for when we look at monkeys we can see ourselves. Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

 

Featured Night Events (July 28-August 1)
PIG WRESTLING: Wednesday, July 28 at 7:00pm
FIGURE "8" RACES: Thursday, July 29 at 7:00pm
CONCERT WITH PAT GREEN AND MANDATORY AIR: Friday, July 30 at 8:00pm
RODEO: Saturday, July 31 at 8:00pm
DEMOLITION DERBY: Sunday, August 1 at 6:00pm

Click here for more information about the Teton County Fair.

 

Wednesday, August 4
Green Drinks JH at the People's Market across from the Rec Center. Contact: April Hankey, Projects & Operations Manger, april@jacksonholechamber.com.

Thursday, August 5
Business Over Breakfast - Special SPET Tax Edition at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. RSVP to Casey Stout, Executive Assistant, casey@jacksonholechamber.com.

Thursday, August 12 from 5:30-7:30pm
Chamber Mixer with Hilton Homewood Suites. Contact: Julee Goslin, 307.739.0808 or julee.goslin@hilton.com.

Wednesday, August 25-Friday, August 27
Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute with Doug Hall in Casper. Presented through partnership between Manufacturing-Works, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Business Council, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. Details: www.innovationengineering.info/wyoming

 

 

 

9:00AM – 4:00PM · FREE!
Museum admission is free to area locals thanks to the generous sponsorship of Wells Fargo.

Karl Bodmer LIVE!

1:00 – 4:00PM Gallery performance repeats each hour
Museum Galleries · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Come meet one of the first European artists to explore and sketch the American Frontier! Join actor Jeffrey Bratz as he shares the life, adventures, and art of Swiss artist Karl Bodmer.

 

Sunday, August 1 & Tuesday, August 3

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
This is the heart-warming story of an unconventional herd and one woman's determination to save them. 48 minutes. Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

 

10:30 – 11:15AM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Art classes for toddlers ages five and under, accompanied by their caregiver. focusing on the simple art concepts of color, shape, texture and line. Call 307-732-5435 for more information.
Generously sponsored by Charles Engelhard Foundation, First Interstate Bank and The Thanksgiving Foundation.

 

 

by Edward Albee

 Time:  7 PM

Location: The Black Box, Center for the Arts, 265 S. Cache St.

 Directed by John J. Hanlon.

 The Goat, winner of the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play, is "challenging and outrageously funny.   

♦Not recommended for young audiences. 

The performance will be followed by a talk back with the cast and director.

 For information:  307-733-3021

 

 

2:00 – 3:00PM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.

Participants will explore the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Activities are designed for school aged children.

Generously sponsored by Town Square Inns.

 

ADDIE’S BENEFIT BOUTIQUE
Join the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and St. John’s Foundation for a shopping extravaganza that supports the health of the valley’s people and ecosystem. This exclusive collection of vendors from around the country offers gorgeous jewelry, fine antiques, unique home décor, linens, gifts, gourmet foods, and men’s, women’s and children’s clothing.   Addie’s Benefit Boutique takes place August 4^th thru the 6^th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis. 

 

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
This is the heart-warming story of an unconventional herd and one woman's determination to save them. 48 minutes.

Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

 

Jackson Hole Trout Unlimited is holding its Annual Conservation Celebration on Saturday, August 7th at The Murie Center in Moose, WY.  Join TU for cocktails at 5:30 followed by dinner and live music.  There will be silent and live auction items including a Clacka Craft drift boat and fly fishing trips to Patagonia and New Zealand.  Tickets are $50 and available at all fly fishing shops or online at www.jhtroutunlimited.org .  For more information call 733.6991.

 

 

1:00 – 4:00PM · Gallery performance repeats each hour
Museum Galleries · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Come meet one of the first European artists to explore and sketch the American Frontier! Join actor Jeffrey Bratz as he shares the life, adventures, and art of Swiss artist Karl Bodmer.

 

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
Darwin has shown that we are not set apart from the natural world, and do not have dominion over it. We are subject to its laws and processes, as are all other animals on Earth to which, indeed, we are related. 59 minutes. Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

 

10:30 – 11:15AM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Art classes for toddlers ages five and under, accompanied by their caregiver. Generously sponsored by Charles Engelhard Foundation, First Interstate Bank and The Thanksgiving Foundation.

Former Jackson resident and award-winning environmental journalist Craig Welch will share an excerpt from his new book, Shell Games. His well-received work about environmental poaching is best described by reviews like this one from Bill McKibben: “Forget CSI – this is the real deal, tracking down the greediest kinds of criminals as they plunder the planet’s future.” Snacks and beverages provided.

Time:  5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Location:  Alliance conference room, 685 S. Cache in Jackson

Cost:  Free

 

12:05PM ·  Museum Galleries · FREE for members or with Museum admission.

Travel back to 1832 with artist Karl Bodmer and Prince Maximilian zu Weid as they explore and document the wildlife and people of the Missouri River Valley. Generously sponsored by Lisa & David Carlin.

 

Family Fundays: Lion & Lamb

2:00 – 3:00PM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Participants will explore the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Activities are designed for school aged children.

Generously sponsored by Town Square Inns.

 

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
Darwin has shown that we are not set apart from the natural world, and do not have dominion over it. We are subject to its laws and processes, as are all other animals on Earth to which, indeed, we are related. 59 minutes. Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Join professional cinematographer, photographer and wildlife expert Jeff Hogan for a stunning sunrise trek up Ditch or Cottonwood Creek to observe beaver habitat. Jeff will introduce participants to the basics of wildlife photography, so bring your camera and binoculars! After a full morning of photographing, participants can even head up to Dornans for a little lunch! (not included in fee). Call (307) 733-9417 to register and receive more information on this special event!

Time:  Sunrise (about 6:30 a.m.) to noon 

Location:  Meet at Schwabachers Landing near Jackson

Cost:  $15 for Conservation Alliance members, $25 for non-members

RSVP and Contact:  Please reserve your spot for this very special event with Heather Mathews, 733-9417 or heather@jhalliance.org by Friday, August 13.

 

1:00 – 4:00PM · Gallery performance repeats each hour
Museum Galleries · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Come meet one of the first European artists to explore and sketch the American Frontier! Join actor Jeffrey Bratz as he shares the life, adventures, and art of Swiss artist Karl Bodmer.

 

2:00PM · Cook Auditorium · FREE!
This 1893 confrontation between Ernest Thompson Seton and the renegade Lobo comes alive!  We discover how together they set in motion the continuing change in American hearts and minds that would lead to the establishment of the National Park system and the Boy Scout movement. 57 minutes. Film and synopsis provided by the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

 

10:30 – 11:15AM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Art classes for toddlers ages five and under, accompanied by their caregiver. Generously sponsored by Charles Engelhard Foundation, First Interstate Bank and The Thanksgiving Foundation.

 

Ecologist Luke Bruner and Drew Reed, executive director of the Wyoming Wetlands Society, will discuss the values of wetlands and present information on several of their local programs including wetland enhancement, “problem” beaver relocation, and trumpeter swan restoration. Bring lunch; we’ll provide drinks and snacks.

Time:  noon to 1 p.m.

Location:  Alliance conference room, 685 S. Cache in Jackson

Cost:  Free

Contact:  Heather Mathews, 733-9417 or heather@jhalliance.org

2:00 – 3:00PM · Chrystie Classroom · Free for members or with Museum admission.
Participants will explore the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. Activities are designed for school aged children. Generously sponsored by Town Square Inns.

 

 

Teton Science Schools will hold its 33^rd annual Fundraising Auction Saturday. It’ll run from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the Jackson campus (7070 Coyote Canyon Road).   It’s a free community celebration with proceeds supporting programs for local kids and students across Wyoming.

 

Registration is now open for a family-friendly event to connect farmers and ranchers with sustainable and profitable practices.

Living and Working on the Land: The Building Blocks of Success will take place at the Rendezvous Center in Torrington, Wyo., Aug. 24-26.

The conference schedule includes:

Educational sessions for professional and hobby farmers and ranchers, small acreage owners, backyard gardeners and local food enthusiasts

Tours of operations where conference principles are put into action including: Meadow Maid Foods’ diversified direct sales and CSA; RoLynn Acre’s mule-footed hogs and high tunnel; and a visit to the University of Wyoming’s new Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC)

Meals and receptions featuring food from local producers

A wine tasting, dinner and tour of Wyoming’s Table Mountain Vineyards

Children’s activities

 

The conference will also feature presentations from keynote speakers:

Joel Salatin who will discuss his unique approach to farming at Polyface Farm (www.polyfacefarms.com), a successful, small-scale, pasture-based farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.  Salatin is widely known for his innovative farming techniques, particularly his development of natural, self-sufficient methods of multi-species pasture management and relationship-based food marketing;

Chuck Hassebrook of the Center for Rural Affairs (www.cfra.org) on Putting Small Farms at the Center of the Next Wave of Change in Agriculture; and

Noted rancher and author Diane Peavey who helped revitalize community awareness in agriculture with the development of Ketchum, Idaho’s, Trailing of the Sheep Festival (www.trailingofthesheep.org);

 

Conference cost is $75 for agriculture producers with some registration and room scholarships available.  Agency professionals and others are charged $150.   For more information about the conference or to register for the event online, visit the conference website at www.blocksofsuccess.org or contact Terri Barr at (307)777-2807 or terri.barr@wybusiness.org.

Ken Thomasma of the Alliance and Pete Simpson will discuss the history of cattle grazing on public lands from the perspectives of conservation and ranching in this presentation sponsored by the Wyoming Humanities Council. 

Time:  2 p.m.

Location:  Teton Science Schools Kelly Campus

Cost:  Free

Contact:  Heather Mathews, 733-9417 or heather@jhalliance.org