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Dustin Bleizeffer from the non-profit, online news source Wyofile joined us from Cheyenne where he just finished covering Wyoming Legislature's budget session. He gave us the takeaways from the session, a sense for both parties' reactions, and an update on a proposal to give school administrators access to students' phones in Wyoming.

We talk with Wyofile every Tuesday at 12noon on 89.1 KHOL.

Teton Pass Ambassador Jay Pistono calls us every Tuesday and Thursday from the top of Teton Pass for an update on conditions and happenings in the backcountry. Catch it live on air at 10:30am.

Senior Avian Educator Becky Collier joined us from the Teton Raptor Center, a non-profit dedicated to helping birds of prey through education, conservation and rehabilitation. We talked about why the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is a unique place to study owls, their most "ninja" adaptations, and why Becky spends her time working with birds of prey and educating the public.

There is an event on Tuesday, March 8th called "An Evening with Owls" at the Teton County Library at 6pm featuring the three resident owls from the center.

San Fermin (pronounced FUR-MEEN) is an 8-piece baroque pop band out of Brooklyn that has opened for the likes of Alt-J, The Arctic Monkeys, The National, and St. Vincent. We talked with Ellis Ludwig-Leone, who started the project as a solo endeavor on his computer after studying music composition at Yale. He had no idea it would grow into a full, touring band with two acclaimed albums under their belts.

San Fermin will play along with The Foreign Resort at our KHOL Membership Drive Party at the Pink Garter Theater on March 23rd. Supporting community radio with a donation gets your name on the list for the show. Call us at 307-733-5465 to donate and get on the list!

Mark Jenkins and 5 other athletes were sent by the North Face and National Geographic to summit Hkakabo Razi, said to be the tallest peak in Myanmar. They encountered countless setbacks and challenges in their quest to measure its exact altitude. We talked about what it was like to see the summit and turn back, why it's worth continuing a sport that brings you to the edge of death, his writing process, and why growing up in Wyoming had an influence on his path to becoming a mountaineer.

Mark will speak on Sunday March 6th at the National Museum of Wildlife Art at 5:30pm during a presentation made possible by the University of Wyoming's Center for Global Studies, the Wyoming Humanities Council, and Interconnections 21.

Mary Poppins - February 26 & 27 – Center for the Arts

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances. Off Square Theater Company's production features 67 of the community’s talented youth dancing, singing, acting, and flying around on stage.

The Seventh Fire is a film that follows Rob Brown, a former Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation. In it, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community.

We spoke with Rob Brown and Executive Producer Lonnie Anderson about the film as well as Jeremy Pague from the InterTribal Winter Sports Summit happening here in Jackson. The film will play as the closing event for the Summit on Saturday, February 27th at 7pm in the Pink Garter Theater.

Youth Services Librarian Mary Flamino talked to us about helping kids use media safely and responsibly. When should kids start using technology? For how long should they be allowed to use it? How can parents monitor their children's online activity while instilling trust in their child? We delved into these questions and more.

Mary will be giving a workshop on the topic at the Teton County Library on Thursday, February 25th at 6pm.

Dustin Bleizeffer from the non-profit, online news source Wyofile called in from Cheyenne where he's observing the Wyoming Legislative Budget Session. We talked about the latest updates on budget matters as well as a state land transfer affecting Grand Teton National Park.

Teton Pass Ambassador Jay Pistono calls us every Tuesday and Thursday from the top of Teton Pass to give an update on conditions and happenings.