Valley Voices

Skiers and snowboarders graced the slopes of Grand Targhee Resort with pride flags flying and rainbow accessories joyously displayed in a
celebration of Pride Ski Day last March.

The talent also isn’t lacking, of course, but it doesn’t have plentiful open mics and studio spaces where artists can organically meet and perform. Tom Toxby and Paul Monk want to change that.

And while our recycling bins can only take us so far in the quest for greener living, it’s in the space between industrial waste reduction and milling your own soap that Teton Valley Community Recycling (TVCR) has created accessible and real means to pursue greener pastures, even as you race between soccer practice drop-offs and dentist appointments.

What hasn’t been readily available, however, is access to public swim lessons and aquatic programming. Teton Valley Aquatics is changing that.

On a cold, blustery day, the snow is flying outside. Meanwhile, roughly two dozen kids and adults are warm and cozy inside the Valley of the Tetons Library Makerspace in Driggs, engrossed in their activities.

There isn’t typically much activity in the predawn hours at Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport. But on any given day, from early spring until the snow flies, you might catch a glimpse of a brightly painted blue plane taking flight on a unique mission: rescuing dogs across the Southwest.

I loved the program! It let us get dirty while we were learning,” recalls Teton High School senior Luke Brinker, about his third-grade garden program at Tetonia Elementary.