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Chip Collins was hiking up Taylor Mountain on a late August 2016 day when winds whipped up a remote wildfire on the west shore of Jackson Lake that had been burning for weeks. Even though he was 35 miles away, Grand Teton National Park’s longtime fire management officer could sense that something was going on. The skies had been smoky from some Idaho wildfires, but on this day the landscape around him seemed especially smoke-shrouded. “You’re fairly sheltered as you’re walki...

Thirstys gets top nod in staff review of participants Written By: Sam Fosness | Nick Sabato | 9:00 am, Jan. 16, 2021 × Shown here are a table full of chicken wings from restaurants that competed in Mitchells 2021 Wingapalooza. (Sam Fosness / Republic) The verdict is in: COVID-19 cannot stop Wingapalooza. Typically, Wingapalooza is a one-day extravaganza at the Corn Palace. When the pandemic hit in March, the event was postponed and eventually r...