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DELIGHT YOUR SENSES AT THE VILLAGE COMMONS IN TETON VILLAGE!

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ALIVE@FIVE FREE PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILYat the Village Commons from 5pm – 5:45pmevery week through August

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MONDAYS Theatrical Mondays with the Jackson Hole Playhouse The cast of the Jackson Hole Playhouse performs at Teton Village with a teaser performance of “The Ballad of Cat Ballou.”

TUESDAYS Wildlife Tuesdays with Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools An engaging and interactive educational presentation on the wildlife and ecology of Jackson Hole by a Wildlife Expeditions Biologist of the Teton Science School. www.wildlifeexpeditions.org

WEDNESDAYS Western Wednesdays with Snake River Ranch Meet a real cowboy from Snake River Ranch and learn about ranching and cattle in Wyoming. Roping demonstrations and cowboy talks.

THURSDAYS Raptor Thursdays with Teton Raptor Center Come see live hawks, falcons, eagles, and owls as you learn about their unique adaptations which make them the unparalleled hunters of the sky. See birds of prey at arm’s length and flying free overhead. www.tetonraptorcenter.org (In case of inclement weather the birds will be displayed and discussed under a canopy but will not take flight)

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3 Introduction to the Valley

4 Calendar of events

6 Restaurant guide

9 Teton Valley map

10 Teton Valley history

14 Monthly Adventure

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Welcometo teton Valley,an area filled with adventure, beautiful

landscapes and friendly faces. The Valley offers a broad range of year-round activities

for visitors. Some of the many great attractions you’ll find on your visit here: fly

fishing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, camping, art walks, music and of course, amazing local food. With award winning

golf courses and a backdrop so breath taking you’ll be gasping for air, you’ll realize why so

many people return year after year.

As a local resident, I welcome you to our community and invite you to discover the

many great things Teton Valley has to offer.

Sincerely,Scott Anderson

Teton

Valley, Idaho

Cover art byLYDIA BY KATHLEEN

HANSONKathleen Hanson grew up in Montana and settled in the Teton Valley with her

husband in 2007. Kathleen and her sister Meghan are the owners of Hanson

Illustration, focusing on technical/architectural drawings, flora

and fauna, magazine illustrations, logos and greeting cards. Kathleen can also be found at Grand Teton Brewing creating labels and packaging for the brewery’s

latest brew. To see more work by Kathleen, visit hansonillustration.com.

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July 30-Aug. 4Teton County Fair The Fair has something for everyone in the family—4-H shows, car show, pet show, Figure 8 racing and food. Teton County Fairgrounds, Driggs.

Wednesday, Aug. 1Driggs Digs Plein Air Festival Quick Draws, Driggs City Center, noon-3 p.m.Original N’Awlins Jazz Orchestra at Grand Teton Music Fest, Teton Village, Wyo. Get more info at gtmf.org

Thursday, Aug. 2Music on Main 6 p.m. at Victor City Park with Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys. Driggs Digs Plein Air Festival Quick Draws at Music on Main, Victor, 5:30–8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 3First Friday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., downtown Driggs.

First Friday Dance at Alpine Wines, Driggs—featuring the popular Teresa Bollermann and Bob Greenspan, 8 p.m.

The 4th Annual Pierre’s Hole 50/100 Endurance Mountain Bike races. Visit grandtarghee.com.

First Peek Gala–Artists’ reception, Awards and Art Sale, Driggs City Center, 5:30–8 p.m.Meagan Tubbs and the Shady People at the

Mangy Moose, Teton Village, Wyo.

Jason Isbell the 400 Unit at the Pink Garter Theatre, Jackson, Wyo.

Aug. 3-5New York City Ballet Moves Dancers’ Work-shop with New York City Ballet Moves re-turns to Jackson, Wyo.

Saturday, Aug. 4Brandon Taylor & the Tennants a Mississippi based rock band hits the stage at the Knotty Pine in Victor.

Live music by Tom Georges at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 6:30 p.m.

Painting Exhibition, People’s Choice Award and Silent Auction, Driggs City Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Future Birds return to Jackson to perform at the Pink Garter Theater, Jackson, Wyo.

Sunday, Aug. 5First Sunday at the National Museum of Wildlife Art. Starts at 10 a.m. Jackson, Wyo.

The Silent Comedy per-forms in Teton Village, Wyo. at the Concerts on the Commons.

Tuesday, Aug. 7Hot Club of Cowtown have grown to be the most globe-trotting, hardest-swinging West-ern swing trio on the planet at the Center for

the Arts, Jackson, Wyo.

Wednesday, Aug. 8Live music with Danielle French at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 7:30 p.m.

Brasil Guitar Duo tours internationally and has released numer-ous critically-acclaimed recordings and is ready to perform at the Walk Festival Hall in Jackson Hole, Wyo.

The Features are a psy-chedelic rock outfit that plays fresh, off-kilter pop. Go to jacksonhole-livemusic.com

Aug. 7-105th Annual Bluegrass Music Camp. For info go to grandtarghee.com.

Thursday, Aug. 9 Music on Main with Carrie Rodriguez, 6 p.m. at Victor City Park. Random Canyon Growlers is a Teton based bluegrass outfit that hits the stage at Knotty Pine, Victor.The Brian Jordan Band jams to his own brand of rock infused groove music at the Mangy Moose, Teton Village, Wyo.

Thursday, Aug. 9-1939 Steps is a hilarious adaptation of the Alfred Hitchcock film that had Off Square audiences raving and back now by popular demand, Jack-son, Wyo.

Saturday, Aug. 11Live music with Bob Greenspan and Teresa Bollermann, Alpine Wines, Driggs, 6:30 p.m.Red Bull Final Descent An endurance downhill mountain bike event at Jackson Hole Mtn. Resort.15th Annual Big Hole Duathalon is a race

to mountain bike 10 or 20 miles and run 6 miles. Located at the South Horseshoe Can-yon Trailhead, Driggs. Contact Peaked Sports for more info. (208) 354-2354.Horse Feathers are per-forming a free show at the Pink Garter Theater in Jackson, Wyo. Visit pinkgartertheatre.com for more info.

Aug. 10-1225th Annual Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival. For info go to grandtarghee.com.

Sunday, Aug. 12SEE-I of Thievery Corporation performs at the Concerts on the Commons, Teton Vil-lage, Wyo.

Tuesday, Aug. 14Kenny Loggins, a mas-sively successful and accomplished solo artist and sonic pioneer in the smooth jazz genre is performing at the Center for the Arts, Jackson, Wyo.

Wednesday, Aug. 15Live music with Mon-tana Skies at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 7:30 p.m.

The 5 Browns brings an exciting new twist on classical music. Performing at the Walk Festival Hall, Teton Village, Wyo.

7 Walkers is led by former Grateful Dead’s drummer and is per-forming at the Pink Garter Theatre, Jack-son, Wyo.

Thursday, Aug. 16Music on Main in 6

p.m. at Victor City Park with Young Dubliners. Free Art Gallery Walk in downtown Jackson, Wyo. starting at 5 p.m.Great American Taxi, all-star project of jam and bluegrass brethren perform at the Knotty Pine, Victor.

Friday, Aug. 17Terra: Textile, presented by Teton Artlab’s Calde-ra Festival, will include a multi-dimensional fashion event and a live runway show in Jack-son, Wyo. Jonah Wisneski guitar-ist / singer / composer plays the Mangy Moose at 9 p.m., Teton Village, Wyo.

Fri. & Sat, Aug. 17-18Jackson Hole Art Fair is a gathering of 170 inter-national, national and local artists, live music, food and more. Starts at 10 a.m. at the Miller Park, Jackson, Wyo.The Grand Teton Relay is a 12- or 6-person running relay covering 180 mile that finishes in Teton Village. Race begins at 6 a.m. Go to grandtetonrelay.com.

Saturday, Aug. 18TVTAP Trail Work Day Volunteers meet at the Forest Service in Driggs, 9 a.m. The day will culminate with a Thank You party, at Peaked Sports in Driggs with Beer Provided by Snake River Brewing

Live music by Shauna Crandall and Al Russo at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 6:30 p.m.

Andrew Bird and Sha-ron Van Etten is pre-

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Huckleberry picking is a competitive sport. Favorite patches are kept secret. It’s a race to see who can collect the

most and a constant test to know when they are just right for picking. In the west, the wild huckleberry is prized among all other berries.

I didn’t even like berries all that much before encountering the huckleberry, but now I have this need to forage around in the forest, staining my fingers and breaking my back. Maybe it’s because they are a bit erratic and are resistant to domestication. It feels like a prize more than anything else and I like knowing that two months from now I’ll still have some in my freezer while the snow has started to cover up all the plants.

People are protective over a patch they’ve claimed, even if it’s a common spot with high traffic. While picking last week a lady yelled at nearly every car that seemed to slow down on Ski Hill Road near Grand Targhee. Surely she didn’t think she was the only one privy to the site. But other people surprise you. This weekend, after hiking around and not finding a sweet spot, a couple biked by and said there were huckleberries everywhere just 700 yards up the trail. The cynical side of me thought he was probably joking and just wanted us out

of his spot we were currently picking. But we ventured up the road and it was the biggest, most consistent swath of berry bushes I’ve come across in the past few summers. We could have had 20 people picking and not even done much damage.

While I’m no pro, I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade along the way.

Two hands are better than one. Now I wear a jug hung around my neck. It’s much faster and more efficient than carrying around a zip lock bag.

Carry bear spray. You’re competing with the animals for a food source and the way this year has gone, the grizzlies seem to be winning.

Know what you’re looking for. Other berries and often-similar looking ones grow close by. Go with someone who knows what they are or do research before hand.

Use the right tools. Sturdy boots and long pants and sleeves are ideal. Bushes seem to grow on steeper slopes and often not near any kind of trail. You’ll get scratched up and encounter lots of moths and spider webs.

Pack a peanut butter sandwich and a cooler. I learned this one just recently, few things taste as good after a long day picking than a peanut butter sandwich with freshly picked huckleberries and a cold beer.

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Naturalist leads huckleberry hunt at Grand TargheeKen Levy / TVN Staff

Brigid Sinram, Grand Targhee Resort naturalist, led a group of eager huckleberry hunters Saturday into the beginner ski areas of the mountain to hunt for the tiny berries.

The hunt was part of the resort’s first Huckleberry Festival, which it hopes to expand in ensuing years.

The berries can be found between the Blackfoot and Sacajawea areas, although the fruit is still green and small in the latter area.

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Chef Nacho Orduno and Buddy Love prepare huckle-berry milkshakes at Targhee Saturday for the inaugural Huckleberry Festival.

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sented by Teton Artlab’s Cal-dera Festival are performing at Center Park in Jackson, Wyo.

Sunday, Aug. 19Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars performs at the Concerts on the Commons, Teton Village, Wyo.

Monday, Aug. 20Buddy Guy returns to the Center for the Arts stage for a performance you won’t soon forget in Jackson, Wyo.

Wednesday, Aug. 22Live music with Buehl Heslin at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 25Teton Huckleberry Festival and celebration at Grand Targhee. See grandtarghee.com.

Live music with Alexis Pappas at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 26Robert Randolph & the Family Band is a multicultural Ameri-can funk and soul band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph. Info at jacksonhole-livemusic.com

Wednesday, Aug. 29Ziggy Marley is performing at the Center for the Arts on his Wild and Free Tour in Jackson, Wyo.

Live music with Bev Charette at Alpine Wines, Driggs, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 30Friends of the Teton River Full Moon Float. Call FTR for sign-up and info, (208) 354-3871.

Friday, Aug. 31Make your own wine blend at Alpine Wines, Driggs

ONGOINGTeton Valley Farmers Market every Friday from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Driggs City Center.Teton Valley Rodeo every Fri-day night, 8 p.m. June 22-Aug. 17 excluding July 6 and Aug. 3 at the Teton County Fair-grounds, Driggs

Local Yocals Art Classes:Friday Kids Morning Com-edy Club. Ages 6-16. Kids produce their own comedy skit. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Per-formance at 1 p.m. July 6 - Aug. 17. Snacks, lunch and supplies included. Thursday Morning Kids Young Rembrandts Ages 3-6. Kids explore the world through a variety of art proj-ects. 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Snacks, lunch and supplies included. Kids Art Party Mondays Ages 6-16. Group setting of

young artists with individu-alized instruction. All snacks and supplies included. Spray Paint and Airbrush Art Wednesdays Ages 9-16. Kids explore “art with air.” 3:30-5:30 p.m. until Aug. 22. Snacks and supplies included. Kids Jewelry Making Thurs-days 3:30-5:30 p.m. Snacks and supplies included. Adult Saturday Morning Oil Painting Adult group setting.Individualized instruction for beginner to advanced. 10 a.m. - noon. All supplies included.Tuesday Ladies Night Oil Painting Enjoy a night out in the company of other creative women all learning at their own pace. 7-9 p.m. From beginner to advanced. All supplies included.Saturday Adult Jewelry Making Make high-quality earrings, necklaces, brace-lets and more. 2-4 p.m. All supplies and instruction included.

Contact Teri McLaren at 208-270-0833 or go to tetonvalleylocalart.com for more information.

Teton Arts Council ceramics open studio and art classes, visit tetonartscouncil.com for more information.

Fit and balance class every Monday and Thursday from 9-10 a.m. at the Driggs Senior Citizen Center.

Teton Valley Museum summer hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Appoint-ments made be made for group tours, Driggs at (208) 354- 6000.

The Stagecoach Band per-forms every Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Stagecoach Bar, Wilson, Wyo.

Jackson Hole Rodeo every Wednesday and Friday night at 7 p.m., Jackson, Wyo.

The Hootenanny Weekly open mic showcase every Monday at 6 p.m. at Dornan’s Chuck-

Teton County Idaho Fair

Tri-Steer team roping

Pierre’s Hole 50/100 Mile bike race

Friends of the Teton River Full Moon Float

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wagon, Jackson Hole, Wyo.

Teton Trail Runners is Jackson Hole’s trail running club for runners of all abilities and meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m., teton-trailrunners.com.

The Peoples Market in Jackson brings fresh produce, prepared foods, cheese, beer, live music and more every Wednesday at 4 p.m. at the Redeemer Lutheran Church / Rec Center, Jackson, Wyo.


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Branding IronGrand Targhee Resort,

Alta307-353-2300 x1368

TheBread Basket 2182 N. Main, Victor

208-787-0120

Cocoa GroveOpen 7-7, 7 days/week

180 S. Main, Driggs208-354-2899

Sunny Side CafeVictor

208-787-YUMM

Tony’s Pizza& Pasta

364 N. Main, Driggs208-354-8829

Barrels & BinsCommunity Market

36 S. Main, DriggsOpen daily (even Sunday)

9am-7pm208-354-2307

Trap BarGrand Targhee Resort,

Alta307-353-2300

Basin BurgerIn the Exxon Station

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Photos courtesy Teton Valley Museum

E. Beesley, who was a noted fiddler in the valley, and Charles Carr, a local carpenter, built a two story building at the corner of Little and Main for a dance hall at this time. As an inducement for him to build on the town site, the land was donated to him. A dance hall operated in the top story and the bottom level was used for business. This is currently the Key Bank building.

Harry Scott and his team ready to make the trip from Victor to Jackson with loaded freight and mail. This photo was taken approximately in 1921.

Playing poker in the sunshine in the front of the Vic-tor Saloon. The exact date is not known, but maybe around 1915. Pictured, left to right: back row, ?, Bill Stratton, Billy Strahm, Ben Jones, Charlie Costello, Mose Coyle. Seated: Albert Stratton, Lou Berger and Lum Nickerson.

First hardware store in Driggs.


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A casual & fun course with some wild hazards!

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Mill Creek is a terrific “quick fix” ride on its own, or a fun beginning and end to

a day on the Grand Targhee trails. The trail takes you through some beautiful aspen forest intermit-tently giving you glimpses of the Grand Teton and surrounding mountains. The climb is enough to get you your daily workout, and the downhill is so worthy that folks with long-travel downhill steeds routinely shuttle it.

Beginning at the second Teton Canyon parking lot 0.5 miles off Ski Hill Road, head up the signed singletrack that leaves from the northern side of the lot. The first quarter mile of this uphill is the hardest—there are a few challeng-ing rocky sections and it’s a bit of a lungbuster right out of the start-ing gate. Once you’re through this initial section, however, the climb continues at a slightly mellower grade. After two miles of riding and 800 feet of elevation gain, the Cold Springs Trail heads off to your left. This trail takes you out to Ski Hill Road and can be an excel-lent way to add mileage to your ride. If you’re continuing on Mill Creek, go straight for another mile until you reach an old gate. This is a great stopping point for a short (under one hour) up-and-down

ride. If you continue on, you’ll be on a steep and loose two-track gravel road shortly after the gate. It climbs 0.9 miles to the top of Lightning Ridge at Grand Targhee Resort, another good turnaround point. To continue to the ski resort’s base area, go up and over the small knob to your west and continue to the next saddle. From here you’ll pick up a new section of singletrack that continues 2.5 miles to the resort base. From there, go out to Rick’s Basin, ride the lifts, or have a beer at the Trap Bar. Just remember you will need to do some climbing up to go back down! Regardless of where you turn around on this ride, you’ll have a blast on your way down. There are really very few obstacles (maybe a few cows), and the trail gets ridden frequently enough that it is typically quite buff. Watch out for and yield to uphill riders, hikers, and horses, and enjoy yourself!

Access: From the traffic light in Driggs, head seven miles east on Ski Hill Road. Not long after pass-ing through Alta, Wyo., you’ll see a sign marked “Teton Canyon” on your right; take this turn and drive 0.5 miles to the “winter parking lot” which has a kiosk and creek access. Park here.

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Mill CreekDistance ............ 10 miles out to Grand Targhee and back to Teton

Canyon; shorter rides possible

Elevation gain .. 1,500 feet to the base area at Grand Targhee

Time .................. 1-2 hours, depending on your turnaround spot

Workout factor .. 5

Skill factor ........ 4

Fun factor ......... 8—a lot of bang for your buck!



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