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Highlights from the Teton County Commission Candidate Forum held at The Teton County Library on October 20, ahead of election day on November 8th.

Part Two of opening statements from candidates for the Teton County School District Board of Directors forum, held at the Teton County Library Forum on October 19th.

Tune in every Friday from 2-3pm for Massey & Grahams take on this week in sports!

The Wyoming Snow & Avalanche Workshop is happening on Saturday, Oct. 29th from 8am - 5pm feat. presentations and panels about snow safety and decision making in the backcountry. We talked with Matt Hansen, a writer for Powder Magazine, and professional athlete Crystal Wright about the way snow safety is portrayed by the media.

Michael J. Ruffatto, a developer awarded a grant by the US Dept. of Energy to research ways to help our coal production less harmful to the environment, has pleaded guilty to using "the stimulus grant as his personal piggy bank, indulging himself with luxury cars, jewelry, oriental carpets, and foreign travel". We talked with journalist Rone Tempest from Wyofile about the case and the larger forces at work.

Rone Tempest is a longtime LA Times correspondent, lecturer at UC Berkeley School of Journalism, and Co-founder of Wyofile.

Ever get overwhelmed by the sheer number of stimulating arts and cultural events in Jackson Hole. It's a great problem to have and dailywonder.org hopes to make it easier for you to curate the perfect lineup.

We sat down with Director/Actor/Educator Allison Waltrous and Juliard alumni Creed Garnick, an actor native to the Jackson Hole. Waltrous will direct two performances of Christopher Durang's play "Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike" for Off Square in the Black Box Theater on October 28th and 29th. Garnick plays the role of Spike.

We discussed modernizing classic themes, the path to acting as a career, the magic of storytelling through theater, and what it's like to re-inhabit the role of Spike two years after he performed it on Broadway.

Womentum is an organization that aims to empower and connect women as leaders within the community. We spoke with Caryn Flanagan about the mission, their mentoring program, the cultural forces that can inhibit women from meeting their full potential, and their Women in Leadership Luncheon taking place next Thursday, November 3rd.

We spoke with Kevin Krasnow, Faculty and Research Specialist at the Teton Science Schools, about a talk he gave titled "Douglas Fir: Fire History and Dynamics in Jackson Hole." His research delves into the accuracy of historical records of fire, how trees hold scarring and evidence of fire, the importance of Douglas Fir to our ecosystems, and how they might act to buffer the effects of increased wildfires due to rising temperatures. He spoke as part of the monthly meeting hosted by the Teton Chapter of the Wyoming Native Plant Society at the Teton County Library.

Teton Habitat for Humanity DIGS present the 2016 HalloWine Bowling Ball at Hole Bowl. An organized wine tasting will take place from 7-8PM. Costumes are highly encouraged with prizes for: Best in Show, Scariest, Best Couple, Best Group, and Best Creative Theme. KHOL will be providing live music and MC for the evening. All proceeds go towards Teton Habitat’s mission to build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.