Not surprisingly, reaction from the community to Teton School District 401’s proposal to abandon the Redskins mascot has been passionate and mixed. Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme says for the time being the proposal will be put on hold until the school board next meets July 8th and the public can offer its input. Woolstenhulme says … Continue Reading
Teton High School in Driggs is looking for a new mascot. During the school district’s recent school board meeting, Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme announced that he was directing the school to replace the Redskins with an image that is more politically correct. He says he will ask the high school administration to … Continue Reading
The price of a gallon of gasoline nationally is falling while the average price in Wyoming is on the rise. According to AAA Auto Club’s Fuel Gauge Report, the national average has dropped from $3.659 last week to $3.619 this week. Wyoming meanwhile has climbed to an average of … Continue Reading
The giving period for the 6th Annual Tin Cup Challenge in Teton Valley, Idaho officially opened last week and donations will be accepted through July 29. 44 Teton Valley nonprofit organizations are participating in this year’s Tin Cup Challenge. Community Foundation of Teton Valley’s Executive Director Kim Trotter 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
Caribou-Targhee National Forest has announced that all campgrounds in the Teton Basin and Palisades Ranger Districts are open in time for Memorial Day, as are most other campgrounds around the forest. However, they ask that recreationists be conscious of … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s U.S. Senator John Barrasso, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, is praising the Senate for their passage of the bipartisan Water Resources Development Act by a vote of 83 to 14. Barrasso says the legislation will … Continue Reading
Teton County, Idaho Sheriff Tony Liford was honored at the Idaho Highway Safety Summit last Wednesday in Coeur d’alene with an award for Excellence in Traffic Safety from the Idaho Transportation Department. Liford has … Continue Reading
With the summer travel months only weeks away, Wyoming remains one of 10 states nationally with gasoline prices lower than $3.36 per gallon, according to the Fuel Gauge report from AAA Auto Club. Prices in the surrounding Rocky Mountain States have climbed in the past week despite the national trend moving downward. AAA says … Continue Reading
The Boston Athletic Association lists 23 residents of Wyoming as participants in this year’s ill-fated marathon, including nine from the Jackson Hole area. Fortunately, the times that each passed specific checkpoints in the race indicate that none were caught in the horrific bomb blasts that left at least three dead and more than 130 injured. No runners were listed from nearby Teton Valley, Idaho. The race was … Continue Reading
