In last week’s column I wrote about a barn quilt that is assumed to be the first barn quilt in Teton County. If you don’t know its designer, Diana Karns Brown, read on.
The barn quilt, assumed to be the first in Teton County, is called the “Wyoming Star Block.”
The Snake River between Jackson and Wilson runs swift.
On Sunday we will celebrate the special women who are mothers. In honor of the occasion I asked the children of four Jackson Hole women to tell us about their moms, who are admired and loved in our community.
I recently combed through seven years of Circling the Square columns, about 350 of them. I came up with these short stories in hopes of brightening your day.
Social distancing makes gathering new news difficult, so I dug these tidbits from a 50-year-old edition of the Jackson Hole Guide. Let’s hark back to April 1970, shall we?
Since I am in lockdown mode I haven’t been “Circling the Square.” But through the internet I have been in touch with some of my senior friends to see what they are up to.
Teton Barber Shop is a classic old-time, small-town barber shop.
The section of Interstate 80 that runs through Wyoming has been closed 56 times since Oct. 1 due to inclement weather. Winter driving in our state is treacherous to say the least.
A few weeks ago I circled the square to ask locals how they felt about the proposed helicopter tours that may be coming to our area.
It has been eight years since I carried my dog Maddie Ann into the veterinarian clinic.
It began when this 76-year-old woman received a letter from her Discover credit card company dated Oct. 8, 2019.
The Valentine’s Day column is a favorite to write. I love hearing how meetings and courtships turned into lifelong relationships.
The Valentine’s Day column is a favorite to write. I love hearing how meetings and courtships turned into lifelong relationships.
In honor of Jackson Hole’s earlier times, I have compiled a few historical tidbits.
Jackson Town Council member Jonathan Schechter previously wrote a column in this newspaper called Corpus Callosum. In one of his columns I remember him saying there was no solution to the housing problem in Jackson Hole.
Two summers ago I wrote about a harrowing incident in the summer of ’69 near Wilson. Dr. Martin Payne and his wife, Emmalyn, were murdered by their son, Russell.
This week Jacksonites reflect on the biggest stories of 2019, the ones that had the greatest impact on them personally.
Standing on snowy boardwalks, I asked several people their favorite memory of 2019 and what new memory they would like to create in 2020.
I asked those who grew up in Jackson Hole to share their favorite Christmas memories.
“It was in January 1910 that I, a girl of 21, came to Jackson Hole. That year was one of heavy snows."
As he does each year in this column, Jackson Hole native Byron Tomingas shared memories of some earlier times in our valley.
Rena Guest, born in 1929, remembers every detail of growing up in the Tyrol Mountains in northern Italy.
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