Cindy Budge

Watch: The Newspaper Ad from 1993 that Started it All

Do you like the OUTDOORS? Have you ever wanted to SAVE LIVES? Would you like to SERVE YOUR COMMUNITY?

And so read the little square ad placed on page B6 of the Jackson Hole Guide on February 3, 1993, launching the effort to build Teton County's first organized volunteer Search & Rescue team.

More than 100 people applied after seeing that ad, which led to the original 30 volunteers for Teton County Search & Rescue. Of those original 30, three members continue to serve: Mike Estes, Mike Moyer, and Tim Ciocarlan. We are all indebted to their incredible service.

"From my earliest years on the team and up through the present, what I treasure most about the team is the honor and privilege of doing hard things with good people; deploying into tough rescue settings to help people on their worst days alongside some of the very finest people I have ever worked with." — Mike Moyer, SR #10

Help us support this proud legacy by donating to TCSAR Foundation during Old Bill’s, the most important fundraiser of the year for TCSAR volunteers.