The National Museum of the American Indian, Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, in Washington. In its official grand opening, the National Mall will host a six-day "First Americans Festival," featuring craft demonstrations, food and performances by more than 300 dancers, singers, and storytellers.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
A portrait of Marine Pfc. Clarence Phelps, top right, done by his father, John R. Phelps, pictured, is one of the 1,327 "Faces of the Fallen" , a portrait art show of Americans killed in Iraq and Afghanistan at the Women's War Memorial , Tuesday, March 22, 2005, in Arlington, Va.(AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
Kristen is working on her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Saint Louis University and is originally from Alaska. She was paralyzed in a sledding accident when she was 17 and strives to live life to the fullest.
Bonnie Brown Koeln, 69, is pictured with her cat, Missy, in her Jackson home. Koeln, who is retired, has started writing her own obituary. All her life she has been teased about being organized. Koeln has marked her address book to show which people should have a copy of her obituary mailed to them. (Bradly J. Boner/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., makes remarks at Georgetown University, in this April 7, 2004 file photo, in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)
This photo, believed to have been taken sometime between 1920 and 1940, shows people playing roulette at an establishment in Cody. Historian Phil Roberts, who went to high school in Cody, said the community celebrated its birthday every year on Feb. 23 with all kinds of gambling, calling it 'Wolfville.' Photo courtesy of American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Bill Briggs entertains the audience Saturday night, playing the Autoharp and yodelling. (Leine Stikkel, Star-Tribune correspondent)
Jackson senior Kelsey Bancroft heads the ball in the second half against Buffalo during the 3A Girls State Soccer Championship Saturday morning in Sheridan. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Buffalo sophomore Kaitlyn Armstrong drives the ball down the field during the second half against Jackson Saturday morning in Sheridan. (Tim Kupsick, Star-Tribune)
Mark Gocke, Star-Tribune correspondent Jackson and the surrounding area is a skiers paradise.
Jeff Vanuga of Dubois kicks up a tele-turn at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in late March. The ski resort recorded more than 600 inches of snow at one of its measuring stations this winter. Their last day of skiing for the year was Sunday. Photo by MARK GOCKE, Star-Tribune correspondent.
Working upon a bridge platform they built, workers prepare to thread the last of the new tram's cables at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort on Monday. Photo by Leine Stikkel
Emily Brumsted dances with fire on the roof of a parking structure in Jackson recently. While some people bring home souvenirs from their travels, Brumsted has brought fire dancing to her hometown. The Jackson Hole High School graduate first saw the art while on a beach in Thailand and learned the techniques while living in a jungle hut in Maui. (Price Chambers, Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)
Andy Moffett, 49, trains for the 11th World Winter Transplant Games in the Jackson Hole Town Downhill race at Snow King Resort in March. The recipient of a liver and a kidney, Moffett hopes to promote organ donation through participation in World and U.S. Transplant Games. Photo courtesy Neal Henderson, Reaction Photo.
Cody Allen, chef de cuisine at The Wort Hotel in Jackson, stirs in ingredients for a batch of gingerbread dough recently. Allen made about 175 pounds of dough that was later baked into cookie parts for gingerbread houses. (Bradly J. Boner, Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP)
A young visitor to Yellowstone National Park gets an up-close view of a bison in Hayden Valley last month. (Mark Gocke/Star-Tribune)
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