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We sat down with the Vice Mayor, Hailey Morton Levinson, for one of our regular updates on local government.

On Sunday April 17th, the Cathedral Voices Chamber choir hosted their Spring concert, celebrating the close of an exciting season. It featured some of the music they performed during a residency at Carnegie Hall this Winter.

April is National Poetry Month and on Monday April 18th at 6pm at the Teton County Library, nine local poets will share original work. The event is called "Starting with Little Things" as inspired by the William Stafford poem. We talked with long-time local writers Susan Marsh and Connie Weineke about why they write, what they write about, and what good/bad poems have in common. They even shared a preview of their work.

The ladies from Teton County Victims Services joined us to talk about the services they offer, what types of obstacles victims of crime face, and more. There is a panel discussion in honor of National Victims Rights Week Thursday, April 14th at 5:30 pm at the Teton County Library featuring local judges, attorneys, police officers, and more.

Saturday April 16th from 8:30am-10:30am, Whole Grocer will host "Pancakes for Pathways". There will be, well, PANCAKES as well as a raffle and other activities. All proceeds will benefit Friends of Pathways and their summer initiatives, which include the new Skyline Ridge trail, a youth trail crew program, and more!

The Jackson Hole Juggernauts are a Women's Roller Derby League. Two of the skaters, Tammy Gunn and Rhonda Gauntlet, joined us for some insight on the sport. They have their first bout of the season on Saturday April 16th at 7pm at the Snow King Sports/Events Center.

This Summer marks the 55th season of the Grand Teton Music Festival. Andrew Todd, the Executive Director, stopped by to give us a preview of all that's in store. We talked about some of the major highlights coming our way, what it's like to find housing for 200 musicians, whether Mozart in the Jungle is accurate, and more.

Weekly Wyofile Update: The publisher of the Pinedale Roundup filed suit against Sublette County and its board of county commissioners after they moved legal advertising to the Sublette Trader shopper. The legal battle challenges Wyoming's definition of legal newspapers and puts months of commissioners' decisions in jeopardy should the county lose, experts say.

Becky Collier, the Senior Avian Educator at the Teton Raptor Center, joined us to talk about the cultural narrative surrounding owls. We asked her what owls represent to different groups of people, how cultural meaning influences the way owls are treated, and why it's important to respect their place in the ecosystem. She also gave us an update on the 34-year-old Bald Eagle they are caring for, the 3rd oldest ever recorded in the U.S.

EVENT INFO:

Owls - A Cultural Narrative

Tuesday, April 12th at 6pm at the Teton County Library

What are the challenges to gardening in mountain climates? How are gardens an expression of one's style? Why garden? These are some of the questions we asked Master Gardener Al Young. She's giving classes in both Driggs and Jackson this Spring for those interested in learning more.

She'll offer a class every Thursday through May 12th at 6pm at the Valley of the Tetons Library in Driggs and will teach a class at the Teton County Rec. Center in Jackson on May 27th at 6pm.