JESSICA L. FLAMMANG

Journalist | Editor

Victor, Idaho

JOURNALIST | EDITOR

JESSICA L. FLAMMANG

Journalist | Editor

Victor, Idaho

JOURNALIST | EDITOR

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A Life of Service
In 1973, Chuck Fidroeff’s military plane was spiraling toward the ground in a nosedive. Flying over Vietnam from Thailand, the EC-47’s engine failed and the plane crashed, killing two passengers. Fidroeff was one of the seven lucky survivors. Twelve years in the Air Force had earned him the handle “Double-O-Chuck.”.
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Serving up the South
Alabama natives Chaney and Don Alan Hankins created StillWest together, and their story takes the form of an unlikely love story. High school classmates who had lost touch, they connected more than two decades later online when Chaney lived in Nashville, Tennessee. “I sent him a friend request on Facebook,” Chaney says.
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A Counterculture Hub
“We created a living room atmosphere in S.U.B.A. with relaxing, ambient music so the community could gather and stay for a while,” owner Suzi Woodward says. “I wanted it to be funky, but relaxed enough that a kid with a mohawk could feel as much at home as his unpierced, non-tattooed parents.”. S.U.B.A., an acronym for Sub-Urban Body Adornment, once enjoyed a rotating circle of visiting tattoo artists, including Amy Dowell (a.k.a The Painted Lady); Milo Alfring from Colorado; and Christian Buckingham from Las Vegas, a two-time finalist on the popular television series “Ink Master.”.
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Engineering the Future
Even when Schreiber studied civil engineering at the University of Connecticut, he had the slopes on his mind. “All I ever talked about was skiing,” he says. “I wanted to ski in the Rockies before getting a real engineering job back East, and I moved to Golden, Colorado, for the winter.”. Schreiber first worked as a volunteer ski host for a season pass at the resort, assisting guests when they got off the lift at the top and answering their questions.
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Embracing Adventure
Sitting on a mountaintop in the Italian Dolomites alongside world-renowned photographer Chris Figenshau, waiting for the late Teton Gravity Research athlete Erik Roner to ski-base jump from a 1,000-foot cliff, may be an unusual way to start a business.
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Avian Innovator
“One night I spent the entire night out trying to capture a great gray owl,” he says. “But I believe the more challenging the work, the more rewarding it is.”. Bedrosian is a nationwide leader in raptor research, including tracking, transmitter attachment, and trapping. In 2015, he began working at Teton Raptor Center to advance the nonprofit’s research program.
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Global Vision From the Mat
LOCAL YOGA TEACHER'S INFLUENCE SPANS OCEANS Jessica L. Flammang Local yoga enthusiasts, aspiring yoga teachers, women in India, and even USSA Ski and Snowboard teams have all reaped the benefits of one local yoga master, global activiist and international studies teacher: Daysha Hampton.
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Where Craft Meets Creativity
HOKE’S JEWELRY BLENDS NATURE AND FASHION WORDS Jessica L. Flammang IMAGES David Bowers and Carrie Patterson Viewers of the hit ABC television show ”Nashville” can see a flash of local designer Padgett Hoke’s work when actress Clare Bowen dons one of her iconic antler necklaces as she portrays singer and songwriter Scarlett O’Connor on the show. But Hoke, an energetic, vivacious Jackson native, finds the inspiration for her pieces far from television studios.
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Meet Local Artist, Timeless Regionalist Wendell Field
From his yurt in Kelly, Wyoming, local artist Wendell Field savors the morning view of clouds moving, light shifting and smoke rising from cabin chimneys scattered against the imposing Teton range. Splitting, stacking and cutting wood for his stove in cold Wyoming winters and planting, composting, and harvesting his garden in summer is a lifestyle he appreciates, and depicts in his regionalist, contemporary art.
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Helping Hands
Originally hailing from Woodbury, Tennessee, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Hawkins now serves as Teton Valley Community Resource Center’s executive director. Hawkins’ dreams of moving out West finally came true when her husband found a job as a field engineer for Silver Star Communications in Teton Valley, Idaho.
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The Legacy Continues
When former Olympian Karen Eaton started skiing with The Jackson Hole Ski Club in the mid-1950s, Jackson’s population was just 2,000 and only one paved road ran through town. A single chairlift climbed the right side of Snow King Mountain, which was the club’s training ground, until Eaton was a teenager and the mountain installed a double lift in the early 1960s.
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Living the Dream
Just before he moved to Jackson Hole in the winter of 1994-1995, Rick Wilson came home to find his mountain bike lodged in the doorway, still lock to the cast iron stove. His Nederland, Colorado, cabin had been ransacked. Thieves had taken his skis, motorcycle helmet, stereo, and leather jackets.
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Spreading the Love
“The homeless people I met there touched my heart,” she says. “They had a certain type of courage, kindness, and authenticity. I wanted to ensure they were treated with respect.”. These early lessons inspired a passion project that now helps communities across the nation. Launched by Fialka in Jackson four years ago, Spread the Love Commission is a grassroots outreach program turned nonprofit organization that touches the lives of people who are homeless and displaced.
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Dance Party
Brian James, or “Cutter,” as he is affectionately known, is a master turntablist, blending house music, mid-tempo, breakbeats, and hip-hop. Living in West Palm Beach, Florida, for a while, he was poised to enter the world of professional golf, but turned to music instead. “I got into breakbeat sound in clubs in Florida,” he says.
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Living on the Wild Side
Bowen splits his time between the Tetons and Alaska, and serves as a mentor to those seeking the caving experience. “I like when people ask me to take them caving,” Bowen says. “Caving empowers me. There is an unmistakable energy deep underground.”. Bowen and his caving partners have traversed from Wind Cave to Ice Cave in Teton Valley, Idaho’s Darby Canyon.
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Wild Child
He was looking for work when one of his friends asked, “Wouldn’t it be nice to sit by a pool all day?”. Niro took it to heart, and became the pool manager at Sundance Tennis and Swim Club in 2008, where he has worked for a decade. “I get 100 days in board shorts,” he says. Originally from Milford, Massachusetts, Niro spent his formative years frequenting Cape Cod.
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JESSICA L. FLAMMANG

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As a young girl growing up, the alias R.J. Shayne decorated my endless poems and stories about the world, my hopes, aspirations and nature. My mother and I wove fantastical tales about munchkins who lived in the forest, and wrote them down on thick, yellow pads of legal paper. Although that girlish fetish wore off, my love for the written word has only grown stronger.

In my professional work, I have chosen to put pen to page to address controversial social issues through immersion journalism, and profile influential individuals and their crafts to showcase their activism.

When I am not interviewing amazing people for stories and splicing words for thought-provoking copy, I am feeding my adventure fanatic side. I love rafting rivers to see what is around the next bend, climbing mountains to snowboard and run down them, running aspen-laden trails and contorting my body into creative yoga poses for strength and balance. I am also an avid traveler, heart-based activist and serious nature lover.

Idaho Press Club 2020: 3rd Place for Specialty Colunms: Out and About