The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has proposed to ban motorized watercraft on sections of the Snake River. The proposal would prohibit personal conveyances such as jet skis from Moose to West Table, and all other motorized watercraft from Moose to the South Park Bridge. The Jackson Hole Alliance has issued a statement … Continue Reading
This weekend marks the official beginning of Jackson Hole’s summer tourist season. As such, life will change slightly for local residents with the influx of hundreds of thousands of visitors. Sergeant Cole Nethercott of the Jackson Police Department says … Continue Reading
Southern Teton Area Rapid Transit officials have announced that START Bus service between Jackson and Star Valley will be limited for Memorial Day. Only one bus each way will run on the holiday, leaving Etna at 6:35 am and returning at 4:50 pm. START will be running its full service summer schedule on all other routes. Meanwhile, the summer schedule begins tomorrow.
Over the years, Memorial Day has come to represent a lot of things: the beginning of the summer tourist season, the first major summer holiday for outdoor recreation, a major event for auto racing…but we need to never forget the true purpose of the national holiday. That, of course, is to … Continue Reading
The Wyoming Business Council members have recommended to pay for infrastructure improvements at Snow King Mountain, and to help build a greenhouse in downtown Jackson. Mayor Mark Barron who was on hand for the Business Council meeting yesterday in Thermopolis, says … Continue Reading
National Boy Scouts of America Thursday approved a resolution to remove the restriction denying membership to youth on the basis of sexual orientation alone. The vote endorsed the resolution which also emphasized that Scouting is a youth program, and any sexual conduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of Scouting age is contrary to the virtues of Scouting. A change to the current membership policy for adult leaders was not under consideration and so the original policy for adults remains in place. Grand Teton Council Chief Scout Executive Clarke Farrer says the newly passed policy … Continue Reading
AAA Auto Club yesterday projected that there will be nearly one-percent fewer travelers going 50 miles or more away from home for the long holiday weekend ahead. The Mountain Region meanwhile is predicted to see a 0.6% decline in travel this Memorial Day from the 2012 level. AAA President and CEO Robert Darbelnet blames … Continue Reading
This is Bear Awareness Week, and as we have been hearing, grizzly bears in this area have been very much in evidence. Erin Edge with Defenders of Wildlife says with the success of grizzly recovery, bears are now in areas where they haven’t been for decades, so it means … Continue Reading
Planning on biking some of the popular trails now that that season has finally arrived? Friends of Pathways has come out with a statement urging dirt bike riders not to ride through mud or muddy spots as they head out to enjoy the spring weather. The organization points out that, … Continue Reading
Teton County last month led the state in the level of joblessness according to the monthly report by the state department of employment. Statistics indicate that 8.9% of the valley’s residents were idled for the month – however the report points out that it is normal for … Continue Reading
