< PreviousStop in for the “Sounds of the Season” DAR Meeting, Dec. 7 Each year, the local Jacob Ferree chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosts a special holiday-themed event for their December meeting. This year, on Dec. 7, they’ll be meeting at 11 a.m. After a social hour and ornament exchange, there will be a special presentation on the history of Christmas carols. The luncheon takes place at the Walter Brannon Community Center at the Sewickley Valley YMCA. RSVP by Nov. 30 to Ruth Pickett at (724) 538-4623 or email rpickett12351@ embarqmail.com. Have a question? Contact Melissa Moore at melissamdar@gmail.com. Catch this Christmas concert in Oakdale, Dec. 7 The Trinity Jazz Orchestra will be performing in a free concert at The Rock Youth and Family Center in downtown Oakdale on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. The show, which takes place on Pearl Harbor Day, will honor veterans and celebrate Christmas. Visit The Rock online at rockyouthandfamilycenter.com. Concerts and shows PHOTO BY MICHAEL HOLL; WWW.HOLLPHOTOGRAPHY.COM Enjoy a Christmas symphony, Dec. 8, 3 p.m. The West Hills Symphonic Band is made up of professional and amateur musicians of all ages who play because they love music. Concerts are always free to attend and usually feature band arrangements of classical tunes. The band’s last concert of the year is a holiday-themed show that takes place Dec. 8 at 3 p.m. at West Allegheny High School. Entitled “Holiday Cheer,” this concert will feature traditional Christmas carols, Hanukkah favorites, memorable melodies from great television specials and a salute to the Vienna Symphony’s annual New Year’s Eve concert. Stay up to date at www.whsb.org. Moon Area School District Concerts Fifth Grade Winter Concert Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Seventh Grade Winter Instrumental/ Choral Nov. 26, 7 p.m. Eighth Grade Choral Concert Dec. 5, 7 p.m. High School Winter Choral Concert Dec. 6, 7 p.m. Eighth Grade Winter Instrumental Concert Dec. 10, 7 p.m. McCormick/Brooks Winter Concert Dec. 11, 6:30 p.m. Sixth Grade Winter Instrumental/ Choral Dec. 12, 7 p.m. High School Winter Orchestra Concert Dec. 16, 7 p.m. High School Winter Band Concert Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m. Combined Elementary Concert Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. Attention Seniors! Check out this trip to Ogleby, Dec. 10 Kick off the holidays with a deluxe motor coach trip to Ogleby Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia. See the life-sized nativity and then shop at some specialty shops. A buffet dinner will be served at the Wilson Lodge followed by The Ron Retzer Trio Christmas Show. A guided tour of the famous Festival of Lights follows. Bus departs 2:30 p.m. and returns approximately 10 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person. Register by Nov. 26. For seniors only. 30 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2019Head to Carnegie for “The Nutcracker” in December The Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall opened in 1901 and, alongside concerts featuring world-class performers, it also puts on a couple of shows featuring local performers each year. Its performance of “The Nutcracker” is an annual holiday tradition that started 44 years ago. This year’s show will feature over 60 dancers, many of them area students, ranging from age 5 to adult. Performances will be held over two weekends starting Dec. 13 and ending Dec. 22. Performances take place at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Matinee performances take place at 2 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for seniors and children. Purchase tickets at the door. For more, call (412) 279-8887 or visit www.carnegieperformingartscenter.com. Don’t miss this local concert from a world-renowned opera singer, Nov. 24 Head down to the Coraopolis United Methodist Church in downtown Coraopolis on Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. and hear internationally-known opera mezzo-soprano Marianna Cornetti. The Pittsburgh native will be returning home for this special benefit concert after performing at major opera houses across the globe, including in Milan, Florence, Vienna, Munich, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Munich, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York City. Cornetti started her journey 30 years ago when she appeared with the Pittsburgh Opera in the role of Erste Magd in Strauss’ “Elektra.” “I want to celebrate by giving back to the places that gave me my start, and that was the many churches and their communities all around Southwestern Pennsylvania,” said Cornetti, who started singing in church at the age of 12. “Then Sings My Soul” is a benefit concert that Marianne and pianist Bryan Sable will be presenting at several Pennsylvania churches this year in honor of Cornetti’s 30th anniversary of her professional career. The Nov. 24 concert will benefit the Coraopolis Community Development Foundation’s food bank and pantry. This sacred concert will feature favorites such as “Deep River,” “It Is Well With My Soul,” “Every Time I Feel The Spirit,” and the famous setting of “The Lord’s Prayer,” by Albert Malotte. The concert will be a mixture of traditional settings and some of Sable and Cornetti’s own arrangements. “It’s like pure electricity,” said Sable. “The air in the room is suddenly sucked out and replaced by a divine presence that you can’t really define. It’s life giving, life sustaining and, most importantly, life changing.” Admission for this concert will be a suggested donation of $20 but no one will be turned away. Additional offerings will also be accepted to benefit the CCDF. “It would bring me so much joy to see a huge offering go towards the general fund of the CCDF. This concert is right before the holiday season, and to know that we are helping so many Coraopolis families at this time of year would mean so much to me,” said Sable. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www. coraopolisumc.org. For more on Cornetti, visit www.mariannecornetti.com. Marianna Cornetti Bryan Sable Download this rockin’ holiday tribute to Pittsburgh Chip & The Charge Ups, a band that’s the product of father- daughter singing duo Chip and Maleena Dominick of Moon Township, released a special rockin’ holiday tribute to Pittsburgh at the beginning of November. The track, “Black and Gold Christmas,” is available for download from all major music outlets. In it, the band drops quintessential Pittsburgh references, from pierogies, to chairs in parking spots, to Mister Rogers. The track features guest vocalists Liz Berlin of Rusted Root, Doug Carnahan of After The Fall, Jen Craven of A Common Crown and gospel vocalist Char Fields. Sales of Black and Gold Christmas t-shirts that went on sale alongside the release of the track benefit the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. Pick one up at www.thechargeups.com/store. November/December 2019 • www.awmagazine.com • 31Toy Drives Want to give back this holiday season? Then while you’re out shopping,consider picking up a toy for a child in need. Here are two local toy collection efforts that are helping to make children’s holidays a little brighter. Kennedy Police Department Toy Drive Drop off new and unwrapped presents at the Kennedy Township Police Department on Forest Grove Road by Dec. 16. Donations will benefit Presents for Police, and gifts will go to children at the Children’s Institute, Sunrise House and Children’s Hospital. Call (412) 331-2408 with questions. SNPJ Lodge 106 Toys for Tots Drive Drop off new and unwrapped toys at the SNPJ Lodge 106 clubroom or home offices across the driveway during regular business hours. Benefits U.S. Marine Corps. Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. www.snpjimperialpa.com Lincoln Avenue Arts offers an eclectic selection of handmade creations from area artists. Local Shopping Want a unique holiday gift? Then check out these venues for crafts and other offerings from local artisans. Moon Township Garden Club’s Greens and Things Sale, Dec. 7 This annual event at Robin Hill Park in Moon Township is organized by the Moon Township Garden Club and benefits the club’s various philanthropic efforts. Garden club members will be on hand at the carriage house and in the mansion selling hand- made seasonal treasures, including swags, centerpieces, wreaths and more from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. After you check a few things off your list, saunter over and take a tour of historic Coventry Log Cabin. The Old Moon Township Historical Society will be welcoming visitors throughout the day. Moon Township Garden Club members raise money for the club’s philanthropic efforts by selling centerpieces, wreaths, swags and more at their annual Greens and Things Sale. Lincoln Avenue Arts Head over to McDonald this holiday season and check out Lincoln Avenue Arts at 110 West Lincoln Avenue. This artist-run store offers unique, handmade creations crafted by local artisans. Profits from sales go right back to the artists who crafted them. Wares include artwork, stained glass, jewelry, clothing, accessories and much more. The shop is open Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. They’ll also be open during McDonald’s Light-Up night on Nov. 27 from 6-7 p.m. During the month of December, they’re offering 10 percent off purchases of $25 or more and special deals for return visitors. Check out Lincoln Avenue Arts on Facebook for more information. Imperial VFD Holiday Extravaganza Craft Show, Nov. 30 Take a break from the shopping centers on Black Friday weekend and drive over to Imperial, where the Imperial VFD will be hosting an array of vendors and crafters in its massive fire hall. The Imperial VFD is located at 111 Pine Street in Imperial. The show takes place on Saturday, the day after Black Friday, and runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kinsey Vintage Market, Nov. 22-23 The Kinsey Vintage market takes place in the old Kinsey Electric Warehouse in Oakdale. With hanging lights and a steam punk vibe, the venue has become a fashionable attraction for local artisans offering their wares. The market, though, is only open a handful of times per year and the first- ever Kinsey Holiday Vintage Market will take place Nov. 22, 5-8 p.m., and Nov. 23, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. There will be over 50 vendors, food trucks and a winery. The market takes place indoors but is not heated, so dress accordingly. It’s located at 7237 Noblestown Road in Oakdale. Bring a non-perishable food item for a $1 admission for the West Allegheny Food Pantry. Visit kinseyevents.com for more. 32 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2019 Here’s a bit of trivia for you: who was the first woman chosen as a vice presidential candidate? How about the first Italian American? Give up? The answer to both is Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, who became the first woman and Italian American to run for vice president when former vice president Walter Mondale selected her as his running mate. Mondale, of course, ran against incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush. At the time, Mondale was well aware that he would need something major to bring attention to his candidacy and selecting Ferraro was part of his strategy. Now, do you know what happened to Ferraro following that election? How about all those other vice presidential nominees who never got the chance to sit in the second highest office in the land? Can you name the former vice presidential candidate who virtually disappeared from sight before being resurrected by a major company in their national advertising campaign? The answer to those questions and more are given in a new book by Moon Township resident Rick Vaccarelli. “They Never Had a Chance to Spit” tells the stories behind the vice presidents who never were and explores what happened to them following their failed election campaigns. For more, and to download the book, visit neverhadachancetospit.com. The book is also available from amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com. Gift idea: A book on vice presidential history from a local author Wrap your presents at Moon Public Library, Dec. 4 If you’re on the ball and have your Christmas shopping done by Dec. 4, then head to the Moon Township Public Library from 6-8 p.m. Bring along your unwrapped presents to the Sky Room and enjoy listening to Christmas music while munching on cookies and sipping warm drinks. Call (412) 269-0334 with questions or visit moonlibrary.org. Moon Parks and Rec. Fitness Classes Offset some of the damage done by all that unhealthy food over the holidays by checking out these fitness classes offered by Moon Parks and Rec. Visit moonparks.org for more. Pilates, ages 15+, Wednesdays, Nov. 20-Dec. 18, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Robin Hill, $37.50/residents, $42.50/non-residents per six weeks (registration required), $10 drop-in. Pound, ages 15+, Tuesdays through Dec. 17, 6:30-7:15 p.m., Moon Township Municipal Building, $10 drop-in. Yoga: Basics and More, ages 15+, Tuesdays through Nov. 26, Nov. 5 class at Robin Hill, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Moon Township Municipal Building, $12 drop-in. Senior Workout with Linda Francis, Wednesdays through Dec. 18, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Moon Township Municipal Building Auditorium, drop-in $4. FREE Download Get all these events right on your smartphone with our app November/December 2019 • www.awmagazine.com • 33 For this column in the past, I’ve written about fun holiday recipes, a number of which have been modified to be less work. This column, however, will deal with a somewhat more labor-intensive creation that is nothing less than extravagant yet befitting of the season. The croquembouche is essentially a tree of cream puffs filled with pastry cream, whipped cream, or ice cream, glued together with sugar caramel covered in caramel threads, marshmallow fluff, cookie ornaments or sprinkles. It is a bit difficult, but the results are rewarding and you can involve the kids when it comes to the fun decorating part at the end. If you’ve made cream puffs, caramel, toffee, custard or curds, you’re already familiar with the bulk of the work needed to create croquembouche. If you are a novice, I highly recommend looking at a few videos. The most difficult part is dipping the filled puffs in the hot liquid caramel and not getting burned. Let ’ s make an edible tree for Christmas Let’s get started, but first things first: • Make sure your work area is completely prepared, with a hot pad for the pot of caramel, the platter you will build the tree on and a large bowl of ice water for any accidental burns. Plan ahead so there aren’t any distractions. The kids can help at the end with the decorating but making the cream puffs is for adults only. Remember, do not put your finger in your mouth if you happen to get hot caramel on it. Plunge it into ice immediately. I usually wear a double layer of well-fitting food prep gloves. This prevents direct contact with the skin. Preheat oven to 425 Prep Time: 4+ hours Cooking time: 1 ½ hours Pâte à Choux ½ cup whole milk 6 T unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 T granulated sugar ½ t kosher salt 1 cup all-purpose flour 5 large eggs, room temperature 1 large egg Pastry Cream 2 cups whole milk 4 T unsalted butter, cut into pieces ½ t kosher salt 1 t vanilla 5 large egg yolks ½ cup granulated sugar 4 T cornstarch Caramel and Assembly 2½ cups granulated sugar 2 T light corn syrup ½ cup water Powdered sugar (for dusting) Special Equipment Two pastry bags ½”-diameter pastry tip Pâte à Choux 1. Preheat oven to 425˚. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Heat milk, butter, granulated sugar, salt and ½ cup water in a medium saucepan over medium, stirring to melt butter. 3. As soon as butter is melted, add flour all at once and carefully stir with a wooden spoon to incorporate, then stir vigorously to form a single ball of dough. Continue stirring, slapping dough against sides of saucepan until dough leaves a thick film on bottom of pan and pulls away from sides (about 3 minutes). You are cooking the flour and drying out the dough. 4. Transfer to the bowl of a mixer or place in bowl if using hand mixer and rest 3 minutes. 5. Mix 5 eggs into dough, one at a time, making sure to completely incorporate each egg before adding the next. 6. The final texture should be smooth, glossy and stretchy. When you touch it and pull back your finger, the dough should form a small peak. If it does not, add a T of the reserved egg, mix well and test again. 7. Fit a pastry bag (or Ziplock freezer bag-sturdier than regular if you do not have a pastry bag) with a ½” round tip. The hole should be the size of a pea. 8. Spoon dough into bag. Pipe dough straight down until you have a 1½” round about 2” high (you can trace circles on the back of the parchment for extra accuracy). Repeat 2” apart using remaining dough. 9. Beat remaining egg in a small bowl until no streaks remain and lightly brush tops of dough. Bake 15 minutes, then lower heat to 350˚. Continue to bake until puffs are deep golden brown all over and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, 10-15 minutes. Split one open and check to ensure the inside of the puffs are dry and not doughy. If very wet, bake for another 10-15 minutes. 10. Cool on wire rack. While still warm, poke a hole in the bottom of each puff with the ½” round tip to allow steam to escape and not make the inside of the puff wet. Notes: • The puffs need to be the same size to facilitate building, so pipe as evenly as possible so they may be stacked to build the tree. • Dough can be made a day ahead and placed in a pastry bag in the fridge. • Puffs can be baked 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. • Reheat at 350° for 5 minutes to crisp. Puffs are easier to fill when firm. Pastry Cream 1. Place milk, butter and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. 2. Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until very pale and light, about 3 minutes. Add cornstarch, incorporated. 3. Whisking constantly, drizzle ¼ cup hot milk mixture to egg mixture. Repeat with another ¼ cup. This is to temper the eggs and not scramble them by adding directly to the hot milk. While whisking slowly, add the egg mixture back into the hot milk. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly until mixture is thick and holds whisk marks, about 2 minutes. 4. Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl. 5. Add vanilla and any additional flavors, such as chocolate, maple, etc. 6. Cover with plastic, pressing directly onto surface. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours. 7. Fit pastry bag with a clean ½” tip and fill bag with chilled pastry cream. 8. Gently pipe in pastry cream to fill. Puffs will begin to get soggy as soon as they are filled, so wait for a couple of hours before serving to add pastry cream and finish. Notes: • Pastry cream can be made 3 days ahead. Transfer to pastry bag and chill. BY BARB KLEYMAN 34 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2019Decorating Notes • Make decorations ahead of time, such as small, cut-out sugar cookies, colored dragees or small candies. You may dip the edge of a cookie in the caramel and place on the tree before you thread it with sugar. • You may also heat up marshmallow cream in the microwave until liquid and drizzle over the tree for snow. • Sift powdered sugar over the top. • Croquembouche can be assembled 8 hours ahead. Chill until ready to serve if you have space. Caramel and Assembly 1. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and trace an 8” circle on parchment. Turn it over. This is your guide. 2. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Heat sugar, corn syrup and ½ cup water gradually to a boil in a medium saucepan. Boil, brushing down sides with a damp pastry brush** (do not stir) until caramel turns a light amber color. Set bottom of saucepan in ice water to stop the cooking and allow the caramel to start to thicken. Caramel is too thin if it drips too much. 3. Carefully dip tops of filled puffs in caramel and place caramel, side up, on an unlined rimmed baking sheet. Let sit until caramel is set. (If caramel becomes too hard before all puffs are dipped, reheat over medium-low to loosen.) 4. Take the 12 largest puffs for the bottom layer of your croquembouche. Wear gloves. Working quickly, dip the side of 1 puff into caramel (you want just enough caramel to allow you to “glue” puffs together) and stick hot caramel, side down, onto parchment just inside the 8” circle; the top of the puff should be facing out. Dip another puff in caramel on the side in two places (at 9 o’clock and 6 o’clock) and position on parchment so that 1 spot of hot caramel will adhere to the side of the first puff and the other spot is on the parchment (again, top of puff should be facing out). Using the circle as your guide, repeat with remaining 10 puffs to complete your bottom layer. 5. Take 11 puffs to make the second layer (you may not need all of them) and use caramel to stick them together on top of the first layer. Use the same process as the first layer. Try to anchor puffs in the spaces in between the bottom puffs (this will make the croquembouche more sturdy) 6. Continue to build croquembouche, making slightly smaller circles for each layer and reheating caramel, as needed. Finish tower with a single puff. You should have about 8 layers total. You may start with fewer puffs for the first round, 8 or 10. Make a smaller tree and save the remaining filled puffs for profiteroles (see note.) 7. Once assembled, caramel may need to be reheated. Proceed as in step 2. 8. Dip fork in caramel and you should see a thin strand form. Quickly circle over and around croquembouche, letting caramel fall where it may. Repeat until lots of airy threads cover the tree. Let caramel cool to harden. **An alternate easy way to remove sugar crystals: • After the sugar dissolves and is boiling, cover pan with a tight fitting lid for one minute. When you remove the lid, the steam will have condensed and rinsed down the sides. • Be sure to be very, very careful while working with hot sugar. The burn is a nasty one. This dessert is a labor of love. The guests will be amazed and will love breaking off a puff and biting into the crunchy dough with the soft sweet pastry cream. You will love the happy faces. So, this holiday season, make a few easy recipes but take your time to make this astounding, delicious dessert. It will be worth it in the end. Have a happy, healthy holiday season, from my family to yours! Enjoy! November/December 2019 • www.awmagazine.com • 35BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK Bryce Canyon National Park is just an hour and a half from the previous stop on the trip, Zion. Years ago, our family took a whirlwind tour of nine national parks in the West over a three-week period. Included in that trip was a stop at Bryce. Imagine our amazement when we gazed from the overlook down onto layers and layers and rows upon rows of towering stone in every color of red imaginable rising from the ground and reaching up into a deep blue sky. Wrapped among them are walking paths and hiking routes. These rock formations are fondly referred to at “hoodoos” and Bryce is home to the largest collection of such formations in the world. Bryce’s landscape is further enhanced by a web of “fins” and natural bridges that weave among these towering red spires. Unique to the park is the bristlecone pine, the oldest trees in the world. Some of them are as old as 5,000 years old! During our trip there, the most magical moments were when we gazed out onto the landscape in the evening under a deep dark sky of stars. The sky enveloped the landscape, creating a scene of theatrical proportions that was beyond imagination. RIGHT: Bryce Canyon National Park is known for the rock formations known as “hoodoos.” BELOW: Stargazing is a must during a visit to Bryce. National Parks of America Tour with Pat Jennette Five Parks in the American West Aug. 8-20, 2020 Free Information Session: Jan. 14, 6 PM Robinson Township Public Library 1000 Church Hill Rd, 15205 gateway.gocollette.com/link/985315 travel@awmagazine.com Editor’s Note: Allegheny West Magazine is teaming up with Collette to offer a unique opportunity to readers. Next August, Collette will be leading a trip to some of the country’s premier national parks out west with this magazine’s publisher emeritus, Pat Jennette. Now a seasoned traveler, Pat has made it her mission since she retired in 2013 to visit all of the country’s national parks. In our last edition, Pat wrote about the first five stops on the trip. This column picks up where the second left off: In my last article, I outlined the first segment of the upcoming tour I’ll be taking part in next August. The first of the stops on the trip will include Scottsdale, Sedona, Lake Powell, and Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks. The tour starts on Aug. 8 in Scottsdale, Arizona and ends on Aug. 20 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Imagine taking the opportunity to see so much of our beautiful country on a tour completely planned by someone else, including transportation, meals and lodging. Having been on a Collette tour several years ago when we traveled to Australia and Fiji, I can attest to how convenient it was to have everything planned out and to have each day organized and led by experienced guides. If you missed the first information session about this trip, we’re hosting another Jan. 14 at the Robinson Township Library at 6 p.m. We hope you’ll join us! This article will provide you with some insight into the next stops on this trip. We hope you’ll join us! 36 • Allegheny West Magazine • November/December 2019Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Jackson Hole is known for the town square flanked with arches made form elk antlers and the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. SALT LAKE CITY When we stayed in Salt Lake City, we had the good fortune to hear a recording of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir during a rehearsal, accompanied by the famous organ of the same name. However, visitors can hear them rehearse live once a week, usually on Thursday evenings, and it’s free to the public. Our visit there also included stops at Temple Square and the Tabernacle. On this trip, we’ll tour Salt Lake City, including the Great Salt Lake, the state capitol and the residential district. You’ll also see the six-spired granite Salt Lake Temple and the domed Tabernacle. The latter is home to the famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and the great Tabernacle organ. With two nights in Salt Lake City, there will be flexible time to visit sites on your own. A 75-minute walking tour is available, with opportunities to stop at various locations. These include the 10-acre Temple Square; the Family History Library, featuring the world’s largest genealogical library; Assembly Hall, an historic chapel designed with biblical symbolism; the LDS Conference Center, the largest theater- style auditorium in the world; and the historic Hotel Utah, which is one of the finest in the West from long ago. If you’d like to see more without going far, just stay near Temple Square. This three-block area features historic stops, dining, gardens and museums. In fact, Utah’s own travel website notes that many of the city’s highlights are easily accessible within the Temple Square area. JACKSON HOLE This town has a distinct cowboy vibe coupled with an endless array of outdoor adventures. Jackson Hole is the “go to” spot for travelers and outdoor enthusiasts. It’s situated on the border of Idaho under the towering Grand Tetons Mountain Range. When we stopped in Jackson Hole, we discovered a town with a western atmosphere in full force. Anchored by the famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar (it’s been featured in several movies) and flanked by arches made from hundreds of elk antlers, the town is immediately welcoming to visitors. Old-time stagecoaches wait to transport you throughout town. Watch the nightly, free shootout reenactments, or shop and dine at the Square, where dozens of storefronts on the boardwalk offer plenty for the visitor to indulge or engage in for a day or evening. We parked and walked the Square when we were there, then treated ourselves to what was noted at that time as the best pizza in Jackson Hole. Those who enjoy the outdoors will find dozens of companies to help you plan an adventure. Hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rafting and horseback riding opportunities are plentiful. Go on a guided tour, rent a motorcycle or a bicycle, or take a chairlift ride in a gondola to view the valley below. The day ends with an authentic chuck wagon dinner and cowboy entertainment! Pat Jennette is founder and now publisher emeritus of Allegheny West Magazine. A former North Fayette Township resident, she and her husband became full-time RVers upon retiring with the goal to visit every national park. They are members/supporters of the National Park Foundation, National Parks Travelers Club, and the National Parks Conservation Association. Pat has presented programs on the national parks at local libraries and at RV parks around the United States. Their goal is to visit all 61 national parks, which are part of the 419 total national park sites that cover all 50 states as well as American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These include national monuments, seashores, historic sites and others. BELOW: The John Moulton Barn below the Teton Range. ABOVE: Salt Lake City sits on the salt flats of the Great Salt Lake and is home to the Mormon Church, known for its choir. The city offers many restaurants, gardens and museums to visit. November/December 2019 • www.awmagazine.com • 37This Space JUST $52! Marketplace Ads CouponsOur Advertisers Your community businesses are the reason for the publication of Allegheny West Magazine. Please support these businesses. Their support allows us to mail this magazine, free, into the households of Moon Area School District as a community service. 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