The Jackson Hole Guide from Jackson, Wyoming • 13

Wednesday, March 20, 2002 Jackson Hole Guide, AI3 Sniffin promotes campaign with 250,000 newsletters GEJOHIISOn CONSTRUCTION COMFWJY DDDDil Gubernatorial candidate hires Jackson Hole Guide pressroom to print newspaper-style campaign material. By Thomas Dewell Jackson Hole Guide candidate Bill the executive branch as a chief executive," Sniffin said. "I know how to hire outstanding people. I know how to motivate them. I know how to treat my employees so they treat their customers in the best way possible." Sniffin said that in his career he has reported and written about government from the local to the state level.

He's attended school board and town council meetings. "I think that's ideal training for somebody who is working in the public sector," Sniffin said. Sniffin said he realizes that former Wyoming House of Representatives Speaker Eli Bebout is in the lead in for the Republican nomination for governor. "There's no question Gubernatorial Sniffin announced plans Friday to distribute 250,000 eight-page newspaper-style newsletters that were printed on the Jackson Hole Guide presses. "The people of Wyoming will have no doubt about who I am and what I represent after reading our newsletter," Sniffin said after vis- Construction will soon begin at St.

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that Eli is the front-runner," Sniffin said. "I'm just getting started. I will run a very aggressive campaign." This winter, Sniffin has been traveling the state, talking to people and learning about their issues. "That's typical of me to go find out as much information as I can and rang uuicie onices lor a press check. The newsletter will be distributed statewide through Wyoming newspapers, Sniffin said.

Readers can find the newsletter in this edition of the Guide. Sniffin, 56, is a retired newspaper publisher from Lander and is running as a Republican for the gov inr-A Bill Sniffin ernor's In a press release, he said his web site, www.bill-forgovernor.com, has been getting 6,000 hits per week. "During my career, I have been a very public figure," Sniffin said. "I have shared my family and professional experiences and ideas through editorials and personal columns printed in my newspapers. I plan to continue the tradition of openness during my campaign and after I am elected governor." Sniffin has had a long-term connection with Jackson Hole.

He was chairman of the Wyoming Travel Commission in 1993 and served four years on the Jackson Hole Visitors Council. Currently, his company publishes Wyoming Visitor Magazines, which include coverage of Jackson Hole. In his career, Sniffin has run 20 newspapers, which has helped him understand business, he said. He wants to bring his business expertise to state government and its nearly then act on that information," Sniffin said. Sniffin said the paramount issue in Wyoming is the economy.

Along with his business experience, Sniffin said he will bring his many years of experience working on economic development to the table. He said that Wyoming needs to "add value" to the minerals being extracted within state borders. An example of the concept would entail Wyoming businesses operating power plants to create electricity and ship it to states in the West that need power. Sniffin said he is not in favor of a state income tax under any circumstances. The state must, however, reexamine its current tax structure.

"I'm still studying the whole tax structure of Wyoming," Sniffin said. Overall, Sniffin said he has strong ties to Jackson Hole. "I have a real kinship with Jackson Hole," Sniffin said. "I know a lot of people here. I love coming to Jackson Hole.

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Key issues that will be addressed include trail planning, public education, visitor responsibility and user conflicts. Other topics include: winter trail grooming, dogs on trails, wildlife protection and resource protection. Information on current and future projects in the area will be available. For more, information, call Heather Cosby at 733-8337 or Linda Merigliano at 739-5428. Compiled by Deanna Dorr Game and Fish sets hunting seasons The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to attend a series of open houses to learn about new dates and quotas for this fall's hunting seasons.

Open houses will be held at the town hall in Thayne on March 26 and in the Pinedale library on March 27. Both meetings will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The formal season-setting session will be in Jackson at the Snow King Resort on April 2 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Early plans call for a deer season similar to last year, with some limited hunting of both antlered and antlerless deer in some areas. The elk season will vary, with more emphasis on antlerless elk in Grand Teton National Park and on antlered elk in the Gros Ventre drainage. The moose season is expected to be more conservative, as is the big horn sheep season in hunt area 7. The meetings will also provide information on i LIST $99.95 95 $59, PI WWW.K1V0IJES.COM.