Here we go again, a weekly news wrap-up on events and happenings around Jackson Hole. We skim the papers, blogs and local sources for what’s happened and will happen and then wrap it together in a short video.
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Yet another installment of our weekly news roundup, when we give you snippets of news that you might have missed this week. We comb through the two local weekly papers, as well as the regional blogs, websites and other information sources to bring you stories that might not have caught your eye but are interesting nonetheless.
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The heated blogging about Stephen Koch’s firing from Exum Mountain Guides has reached a national audience. Last week after The Associated Press picked up the story from the Jackson Hole News and Guide, Outside magazine’s online version posted a retelling of the story on their blog, and readers weighed in.
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“Swift, Silent.Deep. The story of the Jackson Hole Air Force” is not your typical ski film. It has the stunts and cliff jumps and powder shot that keep ski addicts buying tickets. But the documentary-type movie is about a ski culture that has thrived underground in Jackson Hole for several decades, helping to shape the current state of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the face of extreme skiing as we know it.
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Jackson Hole businesses are adjusting to the recession in surprising ways. Instead of lowering prices, business owners say they are looking for creative ways to add value to the services and products they already provide. Instead of holding mass layoffs, they are examining ways of retaining the best employees and making them feel invested in the businesses success. And instead of burying their heads in the sand and giving up, some business leaders say they are pushing for more transparency in the workplace by keeping their employees up to date on the current climate’s affect on sales. Shop owners are sharing their books with their sales associates, so they have a better understanding of what’s really going on.
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So, what’s the news this week? President Obama has signed the economic stimulus package, but no word yet on how much the Cowboy State or Teton County will benefit.
We discuss this issue and other news items such as the latest stats on Teton County’s influenza season and a sad farewell to a Yellowstone favorite in this week’s round up of local newspapers, websites and blogs.
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A short discussion on the finer points of this week’s Jackson Hole News & Guide and Planet Jackson Hole.
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Who has time to sort through the papers each day?
We did. And we’re giving you a brief synopsis of what caught our eyes.
Check it out as we talk about the news.
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Don’t listen to people who give market forecasts.
That’s the advice Paul O’Brien, a local economist, gave to a larger-than-expected Rotary Club luncheon at Snow King on Tuesday. O’Brien had been billed as the event’s top speaker, who would give his thoughts on investing during these uncertain economic times.
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Teton County has not been immune to the recession, despite the notion that we live in an isolated economy.
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The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort promises that the new tram opening on Dec. 20 will be an “unrivaled skiing experience,” and die hard skiers and snowboarders are breathless with anticipation about the return of the modernized Jackson Hole icon.
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The Jackson Town Council this week passed the first reading of a proposed ordinance allowing overnight parking in the new, downtown parking garage. We reported the issue a few days ago. See the story with a video interview with Jackson Police Chief Dan Zivkovich.
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The Jackson Town Council has sent developers of a proposed four-story lodge and commercial building across from Miller Park back to the drawing board, and for the moment, Les Jones is relieved.
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JACKSON, Wyo. – The once-controversial downtown Jackson parking garage could soon become a haven for bar hoppers’ vehicles if the Town Council approves a proposed ordinance allowing overnight parking there.
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Rumors that Grand Targhee would try and open a week early started circulating this week after the resort reported having a base of 23 inches. Storms this week dumped some 9 inches on the Alta hill, sparking the idea of letting skiers and snowboarders have an early crack at the resort’s season.
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