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Jackson Hole elected officials are unanimous in giving the Jackson/Teton County Housing Department initial approval to spend roughly $13 million on housing projects and programs in the next fiscal year.

3:32 Frank Olson was born in 1910 to Olaf and Anna Olson in the town of Hurley.  He was an exceptional student and graduated from Hurley High School in 1927.  He went on to the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he distinguished himself as an honors student in the study of agriculture.  He briefly worked as a substitute teacher in Hurley but returned to Madison and earned a Ph.D. in bacteriology in 1938.  It was in Madison that he entered the R.O.T.C. and earned a commission in the ar...

And, with a slate of contracts approved Tuesday, the project should once again be chugging along. Parks and Rec Director Steve Ashworth told the County Commission that he thought his department “did a much better job” of “reaching out to many of the stakeholders” this time around. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners agreed. The elected officials unanimously approved the three contracts Ashworth brought to them Tuesday. Those documents put a climbing gym consultant...

The SPET-funded Rec Center expansion may move forward again with changes that could address some concerns that halted the process roughly a year ago. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners, which approved a stay on the renovation in July, is set to consider three contracts for the project Tuesday morning. If approved, they would hire a climbing gym consultant, a local construction manager at-risk, and an owner’s representative — an outside group that ensures projects finish on...

There’s been ample speculation of an unprecedented wave of tourists soon to break over Jackson Hole. So, local economist and Jackson Town Councilor Jonathan Schechter wants to get everyone together to talk about it. “The reason I want to do this right now is because, like everybody else, I think this summer is going to be crazy,” Schechter said. “Three months from now everybody, their brother and their dog are going to be burned out, because there were a lot of people, too f...

The SPET-funded Rec Center expansion may move forward again with changes that could address some concerns that halted the process roughly a year ago. The Teton County Board of County Commissioners, which approved a stay on the renovation in July, is set to consider three contracts for the project Tuesday morning. If approved, they would hire a climbing gym consultant, a local construction manager at-risk, and an owner’s representative — an outside group that ensures projects finish on...

Article content When I married and moved to Vancouver many moons ago, we were sustained in part through those first months by the recipes and food memories I had brought from home. Now that we’re in lockdown again, I’ve been going back through old cookbooks and thinking about favourite recipes from those days. One of the best decisions I made when I moved here was to attend Diane Clement’s cooking classes at her home in Richmond. An Olympic athlete in track and field, as was her husband, ...

Posted April 25, 2021 Born in Toronto, chef and food personality Jordan Andino began his foray into the culinary world at the age of nine. After moving to Manhattan Beach, California, he traded in his surfboard to work in fine-dining kitchens with his father, and later attended Cornell Universitys School of Hotel Administration. Andino has gained experience working at acclaimed restaurants including The French Laundry and Spago. A few years ago, the chef opened the laid back Filipino eat...

United Way of Crookston presents annual awards in virtual fashion Times Report Crookston Times     Once again virtually, the United Way of Crookston Board is recognizing the “outstanding community members who helped us make the 2020 fundraising campaign a success,” outgoing Board Chair Jacqueline Cournia says.     “In a very difficult year, the needs of the community are greater than ever and the United Way is very proud to announce that under the leadership of Executive Director ...

Article content Tired of the pandemic? Who isn’t! But we’ve the perfect, sweet antidote: The Big Bake, on Food Network Canada, now in its second season. This is a big, bold, larger-than-life baking competition series that brings three professional teams together for a $10,000 grand prize for best cake creation ever. Each episode sees the teams – all colourfully attired – given five hours to compete against each other to create huge cakes, based on specific themes. The end results are, ...