Your Valley Citizen
Spelling champ headed to D.C.
March 03, 2010
Tom Bates monopolized the second annual spelling bee event last Thursday. ...(more)
Building community from Teton Valley to Cambodia
February 24, 2010
His Excellency Mao Vuthy, Personal Advisor to Samdech Ponthea Chakrei Heng Sam Rin, Chairman of the National Assembly was there. So was Alta’s Pat Butts. ...(more)
More than a pair of skis
February 17, 2010
It’s Friday afternoon and students skim along the snow at the sledding hill at the BYU facility at Badger Creek.
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Finding purpose overseas
February 10, 2010
As the headlines fade from the limelight, as headlines often do after the rush of news, the passion and desire to reach out beyond the borders of home has, in the this case, continued to burn more brightly. ...(more)
Wherever you wander, wherever you roam
February 03, 2010
As you head east up Ski Hill road and cross just over the state line into Wyoming, there sits a quaint little pink chalet adorned with a whimsical balcony and shutters of hearts. ...(more)
Horse Power
January 27, 2010
Richard McGrath sat in his dorm room unsure if he was going to be able to ever leave it. The fear, remorse, and depression were confronted by a knock at the door and an old cowboy. ...(more)
Harnessing horsepower
January 20, 2010
From NASCAR to ski racing, it’s as much about suspension as it is about your engine. Technological advances bring greater performance to all aspects of the adrenaline junkie each year. But without traction, there is no action. ...(more)
Dropping a different knee at St. Francis
January 13, 2010
Chris Roberts had always longed to head back to the mountains, to the west and (sometimes) to that wind. ...(more)
Hands on experience
January 06, 2010
The founder and orthopedic trailblazer at High Peaks Physical Therapy, Judy Baumgardner, has created more than a business through her healing reputation built on intense study, practice and careful care of Teton Valley residents. ...(more)
The last supper
December 30, 2009
If you’ve ever been to the Lost Horizon Dinner Club, there’s no need to explain. If you haven’t, well, it’s pretty hard to understand the gravity of Chuck and Shigeko Irwin calling it quits after 33 years. ...(more)
Santa gets a break this season
December 23, 2009
NORTH POLE- Due to the global recession this year, Baby New Year will double this season as Santa Claus.
Idaho gets national spotlight in Reno
December 16, 2009
All bets were off when Tavner Wilson, a junior at Teton High School, stepped to the start line last week in Reno. ...(more)
Sewing family tradition
December 09, 2009
Annie Weisman had always been of the opinion that “art was sissy.” ...(more)
Teaching by example
December 02, 2009
Nikko Judo Academy is not run strictly like a school. It’s not a military boot camp or police academy either, though somehow it’s a slice of all three, with some Y.MC.A. thrown in for good measure. ...(more)
Handing over the reins
November 25, 2009
It was revealed this week that Dark Horse is being taken over not by the bank, but by the attorney. ...(more)
Alta student carves out her future
November 18, 2009
For graduating senior Kelly Mackenzie, she is realizing a dream come true that started with her parents, Dana and Debra, who recognized their daughter’s drive and who now watch her as some of her goals become reality through their support. ...(more)
Ready to roll
November 11, 2009
When outgoing Driggs Mayor Lou Christensen came home to Driggs in 1992, he had been given five years to live after finishing chemotherapy in California for the aggressive T-cell Lymphoma that ended up taking one of his legs. ...(more)
Finding a home in this mountain valley
November 04, 2009
It was a busy day for Teton Valley’s newest family last Friday. There were new classrooms to try on, and schedules not yet refined. ...(more)
Historical Society honors local author
October 28, 2009
Local author and historian Earle Layser was honored by the Wyoming State Historical Society this month for his first book, I Always Did Like Horses and Women: Enoch Cal Carrington’s Life Story. ...(more)
Newfound respect
October 21, 2009
When ivories adorn Riley Raube as part of a necklace or a bracelet, they will remind the young lady of her fi rst harvest and of an unforgettable adventure with her father. ...(more)
Part of the bigger picture
October 14, 2009
Sometimes it’s important to take a step back in order to appreciate the entire forest as well as its individual trees. ...(more)
To Yellowstone and back again
October 07, 2009
For Physician Assistant Lis Gammelin, a few months spent working and exploring in Yellowstone National Park was just the right prescription she needed to come back to Teton Valley Health Care refreshed and renewed. ...(more)
Beard honored for military service
September 30, 2009
Sam Beard was 22 years old in 1942. He was working at the family sawmill in South Leigh Canyon and had just started dating Ella Kaufman when the country was on the cusp of the second World War. ...(more)
The heart of Steele
September 23, 2009
In an age when quiet and gentle characteristics may seem to suggest meek and timid qualities, Sabra Steele defines strength and influence through study and thoughtful consideration. ...(more)
Cooperative cradle
September 16, 2009
With their two sons, Sam and Eli, and daughter named Margaret, Sue and Jim Berkenfield have collaborated on three heirs. ...(more)
Finding everyone's passion for music
September 09, 2009
I was the student in school who, in order to pass music class, would spend my hours in the library. ...(more)
"You just keep going..."
September 02, 2009
Everyone should have the opportunity to sit on a five-gallon bucket next to a grain field and listen to Doris Moss share memories while she picks raspberries. ...(more)
Volunteering in her veins
August 26, 2009
Kathy Stillman is content in her garden, working a colorful pattern of fl ora in her back yard under the back drop of perfect late summer afternoon, Tetons looming in the background and homemade sun tea sweating on the picnic table. ...(more)
From the reins to reigning queen
August 19, 2009
Our own cowgirl Erin Heffron from Alta has gone up and up and up! Last Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas she was crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming, competing along with eight other girls from the state. ...(more)
Dewey Decimal Diva
August 12, 2009
There’s a sign thoughtfully placed in the front of the bookmobile in Alta, right in the spot where it tells you the ultimate destination of the bus and its passenger. ...(more)
From Sin City to School Resource Officer
August 05, 2009
Aleisha Jorgensen may be the newest and the youngest member of the Teton County Sheriff’s Offi ce, but what the 21-year-old deputy lacks in years she makes up for in experience after serving as a paramedic in Las Vegas, Nev., for two years. ...(more)
Not willing to settle until it’s sustainable
July 29, 2009
When you enjoy the highest degree of productivity from the lowest number of resources, that’s just good business; it’s also called sustainability, a recent buzzword in both public and private sectors. ...(more)
Humanity is 100 proof at 18,000 feet
July 22, 2009
There were three deaths at Everest Base Camp. Teton Valley Health Care doctor Eric Johnson was almost one of them. ...(more)
Up on Table Mountain
July 15, 2009
It was six years in the making that a lifetime of careful observation has threaded together a personal testimony and appreciation for the natural world that Kelley Coburn offers in his fi rst written work of art. ...(more)
Building his own reputation
July 08, 2009
With 37 days left before the start of a school year, new Teton County School Superintendent Monte Woolstenhulme isn’t wasting any time. ...(more)
Zen and the art of bamboo rod building
June 17, 2009
Jim Berkenfield doesn't stalk rainbows and cutthroat trout on the Teton with a pipe between his teeth and a wicker creel slung over his shoulder, but he is admittedly old school in many manners of his angling. A Peerless or a classic Hardy Perfect ...(more)
On top of the world
June 03, 2009
Mountain top experiences are described in the oldest of texts documenting the thrill, satisfaction and sometimes life changing experiences that can happen in the thin air. For a group of Teton Valley residents, walking off the world's ...(more)
Out of the mountains, into the fields
May 27, 2009
Anyone wearing knee high waders, rolled over dark blue wranglers, must know something about water. With a widebrim cowboy hat, polarized sunglasses and a toothpick to satisfy, John Letham has been a lifetime water sage. His appearance might strike a ...(more)
Three to address graduating class of 2009
May 20, 2009
There are a few lines written in senior Michael Warburton's notebook. He's sitting in Teton High School English teacher Diane Green's class. The last bell has already rung and the hallways are dark with splashes of spring streaming through ...(more)
