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SoFtball iS back!

Big Sky
Exploring life and land from the heart of the Yellowstone Region
backcountry:
beehive basin
Local nominations for
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F.S. seeks
comment on
North Fork
proposal
Photo by Ryan Day Thompson
March 22-April 4, 2013
Volume 4 // Issue #6
Governor visits Ophir,
performing arts center
Weekend Getaway:
Philipsburg/Discovery
Softball is back!
Half Moon sold, Gallatin Riverside
Grill to open early summer
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Skiing through history at Moonlight and Big Sky:
Freeride World Qualifer meets Dirtbag Day
2011 big sky
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Skiing through history at
Moonlight and Big Sky:
Freeride World Qualifer
meets Dirtbag Day
Business of the Year
March 22-April 4, 2013
Volume 4, Issue no. 6
I stood on the Headwaters
Ridge, filming as Kyle
Taylor skied within a few
feet of me, stomped an air
into Third Fork and tore
the daylights out of the
top half of the 1,000-foot
chute below.
PUBLISHER
Eric Ladd
editorial
MANAGING EDITOR
Emily Stifler
EDITOR
Joseph T. O'Connor
Taylor, a competitor in
the Freeride World Tour
Qualifier at Moonlight
Basin on March 15, is a
Bridger skier and won last Dirtbag King Jed Donnelly
year’s inaugural event. A
fall lower in his run kept him from the podium this
year, but fellow Bridger skier, Randy Evans, hucked
a massive back flip on his finals run, landing in third
place. Another Bozemanite, Sasha Dingle, skied her
way to the women’s podium, with an aggressive finals
run and a second place finish.
staff writer/distribution director
Tyler Allen
Editorial assistant
Maria Wyllie
creative
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Mike Martins
VIDEO director
Brian Niles
I’ve called Moonlight my home mountain for eight
winters, and watching these guys and gals – both locals
and visitors – ski such impressive lines here gets me
amped.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Kelsey Dzintars
videographer/photographer
Chris Davis
The last competitor through the finish line, I hiked up
the ridge, and helped the FWT crew tear down their
tent and banners by the start gate.
SALES and operations
COO & SENIOR EDITOR
Megan Paulson
“We love Moonlight,” said the starter, Rick Wroblewski, whose official title for the tour is ‘Ninja’.
“This is one of the best venues we have.”
Operations director
Katie Morrison
CONTRIBUTors
I checked my watch – 1:48 p.m. I hiked back along the
ridge and watched as my friends and colleagues, Joe
O’Connor and Tyler Allen (dressed up as T.J. Burke
Jamie Balke, Alexandra Bombach, Evelyn Boswell, Buscrat,
Jake Campos, Mike Coil, Maren Dunn, Sean Forbes, Sara
Groves, Philip Kedrowski, Niles Jeran, Ian Maddus, Garrett
Muson, Brandon Niles, Emily O'Connor, Kipp Proctor,
Eric Schulz, Amy R. Sisk, Deborah Courson Smith, Katie
Smith, Kene Sperry, Pat Straub, Ryan Day Thompson, PJ
Wirchansky
Photo by Kene Sperry
and Dexter Rutecki of Aspen Extreme) ski in the Dirtbag Day Powder 8’s. Way to go, boys!
Fired up, I took a lap down the Headwaters with
Moonlight patroller Taylor Woodward, then looped
around to Big Sky Resort, rode the Triple, and checked
out the wild scene in the Bowl – In its 34th year, the
spirit of celebration was alive and well at Dirtbag Day.
T.J., Dexter and I rallied back to Moonlight to catch the
FWT awards ceremony (see story on page 49).
On our way, we ran into Karen Lum, Director of Marketing for Moonlight.
“It’s a great opportunity [for Moonlight],” she said of
hosting the FWT. “It’s the strongest thing we do all
season, from a [public relations] standpoint… I think
their staff and our team really have synergy. We love
having them here.”
– Emily Stifler
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Local News...9
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Getaway...17
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Engineer's Corner...29
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Terrific kids of Big Sky School District
Students honored for tolerance in Feburary
BIG SKY – Big Sky School District honored four students for their tolerance this
February as part of its Student of the Month/Terrific Kids of the Month program.
Teachers choose two ‘terrific kids’ from kindergarten through fifth grades, and
two ‘students of the month’ in middle and high school, recognizing them based
on a different theme every month.
Terrific Kid of the Month (K-2):
Vera Grabow is fair and objective in
her interaction with other students.
She is patient and kind and welcomes
information and interactions from
her peers with an open mind. Vera's
behavior is a wonderful example of
tolerance.
Terrific Kid of the Month
(grade 3-5):
Carly Wilson demonstrates tolerance
in all she does. She is supportive of all
her peers and their differences, and
she strives to ensure that all students
achieve success in their learning and
general day-to-day life, both in school
and outside the classroom. A natural
leader, Carly is the first to address
issues of inequality. If someone is
being treated unfairly, she quickly
rushes in to help find a peaceful resolution so all parties feel happy with
the outcome. Thank you, Carly, for
teaching us all about being tolerant!
An announcement is made over the intercom, and the students are called into
the office to be congratulated. In addition, the K-5 honorees are rewarded with a
burger from the Corral and the middle and high school students chosen get pizza
from Blue Moon Bakery.
Read the teachers’ praises for those honored below.
Ophir Middle School Student of
the Month:
If you’re looking for a friendly, outgoing, funny, tolerant person, then
look no further than Rhett Leuzinger.
His desire to accept everyone for who
they are hasn’t gone unnoticed by
his teachers, and for that reason he
is student of the month for Ophir
Middle School.
Lone Peak High School Student of
the Month:
Janie Izzo is a kind and accepting
person who always wears a smile. She
easily makes friends with everyone
because of her pleasant and positive
attitude. Janie always looks for the
best in everyone and resists saying
things that might hurt others' feelings. Tolerance is a desirable quality
and one that Janie possesses.
Psst – 33rd annual Ophir School Pie Auction is April 6
OPHIR SCHOOL COUNCIL
Pull out your flapper gear and gangster suits and get
ready for a roaring good time.
The Ophir/Lone Peak High School Pie Auction, the
school district’s largest fundraiser of the year, will take
place Saturday, April 6 at Buck’s T-4.
This year’s theme is “Montana Prohibition and the
roaring ‘20s,” and the event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a
silent auction and music from a live jazz trio. In keeping with the Prohibition theme, there will be sliders,
pasties and pies baked by everyone from families to the
finest pastry chefs around.
Buck’s will be transformed into a speakeasy for the
evening, and you’ll need a secret password to get in,
though admission is free. There will be a cash bar.
Live auction items up for bid include a $10,000
wedding photography package from Eye in the Sky
Photography, VIP tickets to the Professional Bull Riders event in August, and four VIP box-seat tickets to
a Seattle Seahawks game. Also up for grabs are movie
tickets, restaurant gift certificates and delicacies from
local bakeries and coffee shops.
Skiing enthusiasts can bid on alpine and Nordic gear,
a pass to Lone Mountain Ranch, and wellness items
including yoga classes, and massages.
Another highlight is the children’s art auction. Each
Kene Sperry, with Eye in the Sky Photography, donated a wedding photo package to the Pie Auction this
year, which includes wedding day and rehearsal coverage, an assistant, digital negatives and a fine art
album. Photo by Kene Sperry
year, Ophir and LPHS students create memorable
works that hang in the hallways of lucky bidders.
Students are currently selling raffle tickets. Prizes include a summer date night with concert tickets; dinner
and lodging at Big Sky Resort; a Hungry Moose gift
card; a Visa debit card from American Bank and a gas
card from Conoco.
Proceeds from the auction will go to Ophir and LPHS
programs such as library enhancements, artist/author/
musician visits, Expedition Yellowstone, a Washington
D.C. trip, music programs, classroom supplements
and graduation.
To donate to the pie auction or volunteer, contact
OSC/PTO president Lesli Colis at [email protected].
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March 22-April 4, 2013 5
Letter:
Maintain existing easements in the North Fork
We all learned from the Forest Service
public meeting on March 14, regarding a proposed new trail system in the
North Fork.
So who gets clipped? The moderately
fit and physically less capable: children,
handicapped, wounded veterans and
the elderly. No longer would they be
able to drive to higher elevations and
enjoy the majesty of this high-country
environment, which they can do now
with the existing public easement.
Adjacent landowners felt excluded
from two previous proposals to
abandon federally held easements
even though all legal requirements for
notifying them and soliciting public
comments were satisfied.
Dasha Bough and Bella Butler earned a gold ribbon at the Montana State
Science Fair competition in Missoula with a statistical study on the correlation
between the introduction of synthetic proteins and artificial growth hormones
and the increase in food allergies in the U.S. Kolya Bough and Max Butler also
received a gold ribbon in Missoula, having proved that flat bridge design is
superior in bridge design strength.
Ophir students represent in
Butte, Missoula science fairs
Ophir School students won first place in the Small Schools Division at the Regional
Science Fair in Butte on March 7, and a number of students moved on to the state
competition at the University of Montana in Missoula on March 18 and 19.
University of Montana Science Fair Awards State Competition:
Kodi Boersma and Reece Bell: Gold ribbon and Grand Team Award – sixth
grade physical science second Place
Kolya Bough and Max Butler: Gold ribbon
Dasha Bough and Bella Butler: Gold ribbon
Katie Middleton: Gold ribbon
Carter Johnsen and Julia Barton: Gold ribbon
Ellie Quackenbush and Saylor Tatom: Gold ribbon
Jackson Wade: Silver ribbon
Louisa Locker and Chloe Beardsley: Silver ribbon
Ethan Schumacher and Harry Schreiner: Silver ribbon
Holden Samuels and Jackson Raden: Silver ribbon
Solae Swenson: Bronze ribbon
These landowners again encouraged
the Forest Service to consider abandoning the existing easement on FR 166B
and offering non-motorized trails on
their land as a tradeoff. Through this
offer, and with the support and input of
the Gallatin Valley Land Trust and the
Big Sky Community Corp., the Forest
Service capitulated.
Why the GVLT and BSCC? Because
both are all about trails and conservation easements, as am I. The proposal
before the public is being sold as exactly
that: more non-motorized trails and
conservation easements.
Conservation easements benefit us all,
but for landowners, they’re even more
of a boon, in that they allow tax avoidance, which customarily and financially
helps developers sell their land. Nonmotorized trails versus motorized is a
great benefit to them also.
It appears to me that these landowners want to trade the easements to our
Forest Service land for access restrictions to us and their opportunity for tax
loopholes. I am impressed with their
strategy. I wonder how impressed Eagle
Mount, Wounded Warriors and AARP
would be, or why they weren’t tapped
to participate in the drafting of this
third attempt to abandon our easements
in what could be perceived by these
landowners and mountain bikers, of
which I am one, as a fair exchange.
Which is the least restrictive alternative, as set out in The Americans with
Disabilities Act?
Email Lisa Stoeffler at lstoeffler@
fs.fed.us to express your opinion about
keeping our easements as they have
been for decades.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas W. Stetzner, Big Sky
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Letter:
Firefighter housing advice
I'm from Minnesota, so it is presumptuous for me to offer advice on Big Sky
housing. But I think Big Sky should do
a high-priority-model project for the fire
department employees. Have the three
ski resorts in Big Sky buy land near the
fire station and resell the lots to fire department employees at prices that reflect
their salaries.
Get local banks involved in the financing of this plan. If there is a fire at the
Yellowstone Club, who will be the first
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OBITUARY: Mary Lou Countryman
Bozeman woman remembered as passionate, smart
Mary Lou Countryman of Bozeman passed away March 13 at age
of 89. She was born Feb. 29, 1924
in Deer Lodge to Ralph and Caroline (Leibach) Ross.
Countryman graduated a year early
as class Valedictorian from Powell County High School in Deer
Lodge; she went on to receive a
Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Montana. While there,
she met the love of her life, Scott
Adams Pfohl, whom she married
shortly thereafter. They were happily married until his passing in
1963 and had two children, Carolyn Byrd (Pfohl) Erickson and Ross
Scott Adams Pfohl.
After graduation, Countryman
worked as a teacher both in Deer
Lodge and Missoula. Always curious and interested, she continued
her education and eventually
earned a Nutrition minor, a Paralegal minor, and became certified
in gemology. Countryman was a
Kappa Kappa Gamma, a member
of the Philanthropic Education
niece Mary Lou Weiner of Idaho,
and three nephews.
Organization and was
an active member
and lay reader for
St. James Episcopal
Church. She volunteered more than
1,000 hours at the
Museum of the Rockies where she served
as a docent.
The family would like to thank
Cottonwood Case Management,
Paige Taylor, Darcy Saunders and
staff for their support and guidance, the staff at Highgate Chalet,
and Maria and Ambros Locker of
Big Sky, for their friendship and
assistance.
A loyal Montana
State University
Bobcat football fan
and a supporter of
the arts, Countryman
regularly attended
the opera, symphony
and Broadway shows.
She had a passion
for decorating, golf,
bridge, skiing, nutrition, holistic/organic
living, and above all,
her faith.
Memorials may be made in Mary
Lou Countryman’s name to: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America,
322 8th Ave, 7th Floor, New York,
NY 1001 (alzfdn.org), the Bozeman Symphony, 1001 W. Oak St.,
Suite 201, Bozeman, MT 59715
(bozemansymphony.org) or P.E.O.
Star Scholarship, c/o P.E.O. International Headquarters, 3700 Grand
Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312.
Countryman was preceded in death
by her parents, her daughter Carolyn Erickson and brother Richard
“Dick” Ross. She is survived by
her son Ross Pfohl and Lesli Colis
of Big Sky, son-in-law Bruce and
Gail Erickson of Bozeman, two
grandchildren Tyler Erickson of
Bozeman, Taylor (Erickson) and
Jeremy Wortman of Bozeman, sister Marjorie Beck of Deer Lodge,
Condolences and memories may
be shared with the family at
dahlcares.com or directed to Ross
Pfohl, P.O. Box 161250, Big Sky,
MT 59716.
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The 2013 Peace Forum is April 1
BIG SKY – All Saints in Big Sky and
the Rotary are hosting an evening of
conversation based on the topic of
peace.
“[As Lutherans and Episcopalians],
we are called to be peacemakers in
all times and places,” said Reverend
Darius Larsen, All Saints pastor and
priest. Churches, Larsen said, are
tasked with being “a community
of peace,” citing the World Peace
Prayer:
Lead me from death to life, from falsehood
to truth. Lead me from despair to hope,
from fear to trust. Lead me from hate to
love, from war to peace. Let peace fill our
hearts, our world and our universe.
For the Rotary, “the advancement of
international understanding, goodwill, and peace is [a cornerstone],”
said Dr. Jeff Strickler, the President
of the Rotary Club of Big Sky.
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Rotary is active in more than 200
countries, working to foster world
understanding and peace.
“One of Rotary’s goal is to engage
and inspire Rotarians and community
leaders to become involved in Peace
Through Service,” Strickler said.
He and Larsen feel the Peace Forum
will do just that.
Peace Forum presenters
Dr. Larry Rasmussen
Dr. Rasmussen will discuss planetary health as
a major concern for any human peace. Dr Larry
Rasmussen is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor
Emeritus of Social Ethics, was professor at Union
Theological Seminary from 1986 – 2004, and
taught at Wesley Theological Seminary and St.
Olaf College.
Asked to comment on the topic he plans to address, Rasmussen cited the rabbinical letter of the
American Jewish community entitled “Wonder
and Restraint:"
We are obliged to seek peace and pursue it – to oppose easy recourse to military violence, outside of legitimate self-defense, not only for its destruction of human life
and health, but also for its shattering impact on nature and natural resources.
Vice Admiral (retired)
Rodney P. Rempt
“The war on terror is about freedom,” says Admiral
Rempt, a Vietnam veteran who retired in 2007 after
41 years of active duty in the Navy.
During his time at sea, Rempt commanded three
different ships, including a missile boat and a cruiser.
He also worked for many years on weapons systems
development, including defense against ballistic
missiles. More recently he served as President of
the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., and then
as Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Md.
Bill Warnock
Mr. Warnock was the country director for World
Vision in Jerusalem/West Bank/Gaza from 19861996 and Bosnia-Herzegovina 1996-2000. He will
discuss peace from the perspective of the Holy
Land and the Balkans.
“We in the West all too often think that they have
been killing each other for centuries,” he said.
“That, however, does not really summarize the
situation accurately. The reality is not so easily
dismissed, so as to excuse our non-involvement, as
I learned during my time living in those places.”
Warnock has degrees from Colorado University and from the School of International Affairs at Columbia University, and has worked providing relief, reconstruction
and community development in conflict and post-conflict situations and advocacy
promoting a just peace for both the Palestinians and the Israelis. He is also a parttime consultant to the US Army on peacekeeping operations and civil-military
affairs.
The April 1 Peace Forum will take place at the Big Sky Chapel, starting at 7 p.m. It is
free and open to the public.
BLUE WATER TASK FORCE
Big Sky students are selling flowers
for Mother’s Day to raise funds for a
new stormwater conservation garden
the Blue Water Task Force plans to
build in front of Ophir School.
The first annual Mother’s Day Flower
Sale will run through April 1 and is
being organized by BWTF, a local
nonprofit that works to enhance and
protect the health of the Gallatin
River watershed.
The community demonstration
stormwater garden will beautify the
western side of the entrance road
Over 3 decades
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Forest Service open house addresses North Fork trail proposal
Public comment period closes March 29
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“We’re at the mercy of everyone
else,” Maria said. “If the easement’s
gone, they could gate the road.”
Stoeffler says landowners would
need to establish a road association
to replace the Forest Service easement on 166B to allow landowners
lower on the road, like the Lockers,
to have continued access. The Forest Service would continue to have
administrative access on the road
under the agreement.
“There has been a lot of interest in
connection with the Lone Mountain Ranch trails,” Stoeffler said.
“People want to make sure [the trail
system] remains whole.”
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open house, though, was the future
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The Forest Service sent a letter,
dated Feb. 26, to Big Sky residents
outlining the proposal, asking for
public comment and announcing the open house. The turnout
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FR 166B is currently open to the
public for motorized use in the
summer. The proposed easement
agreement would close that access in favor of a trail dedicated
to non-motorized use, allowing
only landowner and Forest Service
vehicles on the road.
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The conference table and walls were
covered by giant maps depicting
the Forest’s proposal to exchange
easements with private landowners to allow for construction of a
new 6.8-mile trail adjacent to Forest
Road 166B. The project would also
entail a relocation of 166B to bypass
a private residence.
“I think it’s a
good proposal,”
said Rumsey
Young of Big
Sky Hikers,
who attended
the meeting.
“It takes into
account the
practicality of
how the land
gets used …
hiking, biking
and skiing. Forest Service land
should be used
by the public,
and I don’t really care about
limiting motorized use.”
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and North Fork Area Trails
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BIG SKY – More than 40 community members packed the small
conference room at First Security
Bank on March 14 to attend an open
house hosted by the U.S. Forest
Service Bozeman Ranger District
concerning the future of public access in the North Fork drainage.
was larger than
expected, said
Lisa Stoeffler,
USFS District
Ranger in Bozeman.
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Long time Big Sky resident Eric Ossorio lives in the area and accesses
his house via the east loop of FR
166B, below where the new trailhead would be. He would like the
Forest Service to extend the comment period, giving the public an
opportunity to walk the property in
question after the snow melts and
decide if it’s a desirable trade.
“The [Lone Mountain Ranch] trail
system needs to be a discussion that
the community should have,” he
said after the meeting.
“A lot of the easements are [currently] for the ranch, not the
public,” said Jessie Wiese, director
of the Big Sky Community Corp.,
which supports parks, trails and
recreation in Big Sky. She added
that a ski pass is required to use the
trails. “This easement would be
written to the public.” Wiese said
she thinks the public has had ample
time to learn about the proposal.
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Although the new trail would be
closed to motorized use during the
summer, LMR would be allowed to
groom it for winter Nordic skiing.
Wiese encouraged people to contact BSCC with questions about
the proposal.
“I think it’s a net gain for the
ranch,” said Denise Wade, LMR
Nordic and Trails Director, of the
proposed trade. “It’s really the big
hole this is filling [in the LMR
trail system].”
LMR is also negotiating an easement on another piece of its trail
system higher in the drainage to
ensure continued ski access. Currently, the ranch has a license to
use part of the Summit Trail, and a
verbal agreement with a landowner
for the other section of that trail
in exchange for the easement LMR
holds on 166B, Wade said.
These types of cooperative processes between the public and
private landowners could set the
stage for future landowners granting access through their private
property, Wade added.
But the work is not over yet.
“Lands work is onerous,” said
Stoeffler of the Forest Service.
“There’s a lot of work ahead of us
and we need to get a basic agreement first.”
Feedback on the proposal can be
submitted in writing until March 29
to 3710 Fallon St. Suite C, Bozeman, MT 59718 or electronically
to fs-comments-northern-gallatin@
fs.fed.us (include “FR166B comments” in the subject line).
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Spring hunter education classes
set for Gallatin County
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
•
BOZEMAN – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is holding two sets of
hunter education classes in Gallatin
County this April.
Because Montana’s program follows
the International Hunter Education
Association standards, the Montana
hunter education certificate is recognized and honored in all of North
America. Classes are a minimum of
12 hours long. To become certified,
students must attend every session,
one field day, and pass a final exam.
Bozeman:
•
April 8-12 at Chief Joseph Middle
School from 7-9 p.m.
•
April 13 at the Logan Range
Follow your
Bliss
Students can either register
online at fwp.mt.gov from March
8 - April 5 or in person on March
27 from 7-9 p.m. at the FWP
regional office in Bozeman
Manhattan:
•
April 15-16, 19, 22-23 & 26 at
the Logan Range from 7-9 p.m.
•
April 27 field day
•
Registration is required on April
2 at the Logan Range Club House
from 6-7:30 p.m.
Students must be at least 11-yearsold to receive certification; those
under 18 must have parental consent.
Visit the FWP Hunter Education page at
fwp.mt.gov/education/hunter for more
information.
Big Sky housing survey available
As part of an effort to assess the availability and future of housing in Big Sky, the
Northern Rocky Mountain Economic Development District is helping the Big Sky
Chamber of Commerce measure the economic impact of having employees living
and/or working in Big Sky, versus commute from elsewhere.
The chamber is asking community members to participate in a short survey and share
it with as many local employers and employees as possible. The survey is meant to
help gather data about housing availability and costs, providing the chamber with
baseline information to report during the next housing meeting at the Big Sky Chapel
on March 27. To fill out the survey, visit research.net/s/bigsky.
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Firefighting policy flip-flop
at Forest Service
Montana Ski Areas Association
meets in Big Sky April 4
Deborah Courson Smith
By Tyler Allen
HELENA – For decades, the U.S. Forest Service let small fires in remote areas burn naturally in recognition that fire was part of the natural landscape
– and that by letting some fires burn, future large fires could be prevented.
Last year, however, every fire was battled unless granted special status.
BIG SKY – The Montana Ski Areas Association will hold its spring meeting at Big Sky
Resort Thursday, April 4, a chance for the
state’s 16 ski areas to exchange ideas about
operations and share marketing resources.
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That's been recognized as part of the reason the Forest Service spent more
than $1 billion fighting fires in 2012.
Now, the agency is taking the "fight all fires" directive off the books.
Timothy Inglesbee, executive director of Firefighters United for Safety,
Ethics and Ecology, said it means flexibility in making decisions this
season.
"Our response to fire has to be tailored to the conditions of the fire and our
goals for the piece of ground it's burning on," he said.
The forest official who required all fires be suppressed in 2012 had a goal of
keeping all fires small.
“We have such a variety of ski areas [in
Montana],” said Nick Polumbus, MSAA
president and Director of Sales and Marketing at Whitefish Mountain Resort. “It’s
a friendly group and we want to help one
another.”
The spring meeting moves locations every
year, Polumbus said. “Big Sky is a good
location for a bunch of our areas, it has a
good facility, and we like to go somewhere
we can ski around.”
Inglesbee said the blanket policy of "fighting all fires" last year meant more
than $425,000 was spent attacking a lightning-caused fire in the Bob
Marshall Wilderness Area only one-tenth of an acre in size. Those kinds of
fires previously had been allowed to burn – and will again this year.
The semi-annual meetings are an opportunity for members to hear from industry
professionals including the Forest Service –
many areas operate on public lands – insurance carriers and snow cat manufacturers.
"[This] enables fire managers to use fire to benefit the ecosystem," he said,
"especially those ecosystems that depend on or require wildfire to maintain
their ecological health and integrity."
It’s also a chance for the large resorts to learn
from the smaller operators in the state, said
Mike Unruh, Big Sky’s Mountain Manager.
Forest Service chief Tom Tidwell issued the decision on the policy
shift for the upcoming fire season.
“Everyone has similar challenges due to
economics,” Unruh said. “We find some
really ingenious solutions that come from
smaller areas – like long-term employees
wearing multiple hats – that have tons of
creative ingenuity to solve problems.”
There is a lot of commonality among resorts
around the state in how guest experiences
can be improved, from trail building to terrain parks, to improving guest services and
safety, he said.
The MSAA has worked with the Montana
Office of Tourism to promote skiing in the
state for more than 20 years, and since 2002
the organizations have partnered on the “Go
With a Pro” program, said Katy Peterson,
Chief of Marketing for the MTOT. The program offers discounted lift tickets, rentals
and lessons to introduce people to the sport.
The Office of Tourism also hosts the web
presence for the MSAA at skimt.com, so
the association can dedicate those funds
for advertising. “It offers a much bigger pie
[for MSAA] by working with the Office of
Tourism,” Peterson said.
“Having the state behind the sport … is
a big win for all the ski areas,” said Greg
Pack, General Manager of Moonlight Basin
Resort. “It’s nice to speak collectively ...
other states like Colorado lead with one
voice, and Montana is just starting to get in
on that.”
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Ladd, PBR nominated for 2013 Montana Tourism Awards
and the country in 2012, and had
an estimated impact in excess of
$900,000. The success of the event
has prompted organizers to expand
it to two nights in 2013, July 31
and Aug. 1.
By emily stifler
big sky weekly managing editor
BIG SKY – A powerhouse for
Montana tourism, Big Sky is up
again this year for two state tourism
awards.
“It’s been amazing to see it grow
from almost an incredulous idea
when we first had the meeting, and
now we’re up to two days,” said
organizer Jim Murphy. “It’s pretty
exciting to see.”
Among the 16 nominations submitted for the 2013 Montana Tourism
Awards were Eric Ladd, CEO of the
Big Sky-based marketing and media
firm Outlaw Partners (publisher of
this newspaper), and the Big Sky
Professional Bull Riders event, now
in its third year.
The Montana Office of Tourism’s
annual awards recognize people and
organizations committed to enhancing the tourism and hospitality
industry in Montana, according to
MTOT communications manager
Sarah Lawlor.
“Nominated by their peers, the
award recipients are outstanding
examples of professionals who,
by virtue of their vision, resolve
and resourcefulness, are a credit to
Montana's tourism and hospitality
industry,” Lawlor said.
The nomination letter for Ladd
described his efforts “to use his
passion for our amazing state to
promote it on an international scale
through big thinking and a proactive approach,” noting that he has
been “instrumental in Big Sky’s
park and trail efforts, major events
including the Big Sky PBR, and in
supporting efforts to conserve Yellowstone National Park.”
Ladd, who moved to Montana from
Colorado in 1999, says he feels
“blessed with opportunities given
to me by this state and community,” and humbled by the nomination.
“We live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and I
strongly believe it's our responsibil-
Eric Ladd, center, with the Outlaw Partners crew and Outlaw ambassador Beau
Hill at the 2012 Big Sky PBR Photo by Jake Campos
ity to help grow and preserve this
amazing place. It's a priority in our
business to give back to the community and help further responsible
growth.”
as well as Outlaw’s award-winning
publications (the Weekly, Mountain
Outlaw and explorebigsky.com),
and strategic work with marketing
clients.
Before founding Outlaw Partners in
One such client, the Yellowstone
2008, he spent a decade selling real
Park Foundation, also sent a letestate at the Yellowstone Club and
ter of support to MTOT for Ladd’s
also served
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ilton described Ladd as “a dynamic,
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creative, and innovative community
director Karen Bates Kress. “Eric’s
and business leader… Eric is generspirit of philanthropy runs through
ous [with] his time, expertise and
all the work that he accomplishes in
philanthropy.”
promoting the Yellowstone region.”
Hamilton noted Ladd’s work with
the effort to bring the Montana
Cowboy Hall of Fame to Big Sky,
his continued support of the BSCC,
The Big Sky Professional Bull Riders event, nominated for Event of
the Year, drew more than 3,000
people from around the region
Locals and visitors have begun
planning their summers with the
PBR dates in mind, Murphy said.
“Whether that’s existing residents coming here with guests and
friends and family, or new people
who read about it online… that all
adds to the economic benefit of Big
Sky.”
The PBR Touring Pro Division
commentators have called the Big
Sky event “the most beautiful
outdoor venue on the entire PBR
circuit.” The 2012 event received a
MTOT Special Event Grant.
“If anything, it proves Big Sky has
the enthusiasm and the capacity,”
Murphy said, giving credit to Yellowstone Club principal owner Sam
Byrne “for stepping up the first
year when we didn't know if it was
going to be a success or a failure.
Sometimes you just gotta give it a
try, right?”
Murphy imagines other events
could build off the success of the
PBR. “It’s so beautiful here in the
summer.”
The Montana Department of Tourism has been awarding Tourism
Person of the Year awards since
1989 and has added other categories throughout the years. These
include Tourism Community of the
Year, Tourism Event of the Year and
Tourism Partnership of the Year.
Montana Historical Society seeks
Heritage Keepers Award nominees
The Montana Historical Society
Board of Trustees is seeking nominations for those who best exemplify dedication and commitment to
preserving and educating Montanans
about their history and heritage.
The Trustees will select one person
or group from western Montana and
one from eastern Montana for the
annual Heritage Keepers Awards, to
be presented at the Montana History
Conference Sept. 19-21. This year’s
conference, themed "Boom & Bust!
Extracting the Past," will be at the
MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney.
Eligible nominees can be a person or
group that has demonstrated com-
mitment to a significant Montana
history goal, resulting in projects that
contribute to knowledge or education. Criteria includes how well a
nominee's project enhances, promotes
and encourages interest within its
particular area, such as historic building preservation, research, historical
literature, fine art history and reenactments. Nominees should be committed beyond work requirements.
Nomination forms must be submitted
by April 1 and are available at montanahistoricalsociety.org. For specific
questions, call MHS Development
and Marketing Officer Susan Near at
(406) 444-4713 or email at
[email protected].
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2013-2014
Entering September 2013
Children must be five years of age on or before 9/10/13
in order to register for 13-14 Kindergarten.
Wednesday, April 3, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
In the Ophir School Conference Room
You must bring with you to Ophir:
• your child’s birth certificate
• your child’s immunization record
• your proof of residency in the Big
Sky School District (i.e. copy of tax
bill, rental agreement, needs to have
physical address)
Please call Mrs. LaDawn at
995-4281, ext. 200, with any
questions.
No appointment necessary.
You may bring your child with
you if you would like to.
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Big Sky Weekly
2013 Montana Legislative roundup – week 10
By Amy R. Sisk
University of Montana
Community News Service
HELENA – After four years of
pay freezes, state employees are
still waiting to hear whether they
will receive an across-the-board 5
percent raise over each of the next
two years.
Roughly two dozen people supported House Bill 13 at a January
hearing before the House Appropriations Committee. That measure
finally surfaced for a vote on March
13 when Rep. Steve Gibson, R-East
Helena, made the motion.
But he was the only Republican
who joined Democrats on the GOPcontrolled committee. The measure
failed, but that didn’t stop the bill’s
sponsor, Rep. Kathy Swanson, DAnaconda, from trying to revive it
on the House floor the next day.
“I have visited with a single mother
of three who sobbed in despair
wondering if she should start looking to move, to disrupt her children
and try to find work out of Montana,” she told House members.
Swanson tried to blast the bill out
of committee and onto the floor,
a procedural move that requires a
supermajority. But Republicans said
they weren’t ready to vote. Many,
including the Republican chairman
of the Appropriations Committee,
Rep. Duane Ankney of Colstrip, argued that the “freeze” didn’t apply
to all state workers.
Ankney said the state paid out more
than $18 million in raises over the
past four years to certain state employees, and it’s taking time to find
out who received that money.
“It’s ridiculous when we can give
that much money to some employees, and some employees don’t get
anything,” Ankney said.
Lawmakers considered several other
big-ticket items during the week
of March 11, including possible
solutions to the expected shortages
in state pension funds, the session’s
main budget bill, and the governor’s
plan to reform Montana’s campaign
finance laws.
Here’s a look at some of the highlights from week 10 at the Legislature:
Pensions
Several competing plans to fix
Montana’s pension system are making their way through the session.
During week 10, the panel tasked
with solving the 30-year, $4 billion
pension shortfall gave up trying to
agree on one solution and advanced
three different plans for the Legislature’s consideration.
Under the current plan, retired
state workers receive monthly
pensions based on a formula that accounts for their salary and duration
of government work.
One proposal, House Bill 338,
comes from a Republican. It would
change state pensions from a
defined benefit to a defined contribution system for new employees.
Employees would participate in a
system similar to a 401(k) plan, providing them with a retirement payout based on the amount contributed throughout their career and
investment gains or losses. The bill
would use money from coal severance tax revenue and state treasury
to settle the system’s shortfall.
The Democratic governor’s proposal, House Bill 454, would pay off
liabilities in the Public Employee
Retirement System with money
from natural resource development
while maintaining a defined benefit
system. Employers and employees
would both increase their contribution rates by 1 percent.
A second Democratic proposal,
House Bill 377, focuses on the
Teachers’ Retirement System.
It would make up the deficit by
increasing the employee contribution rate to existing defined benefit
plans by 1 percent. It would also
draw upon state land revenues and
school district reserves.
Family planning funding
The battle over funding family
planning services is heating up as
the House Appropriations Committee approved a $9 billion, two-year
state budget in March that cuts
federal Title X money that went to
community clinics.
Citing concerns over those funds
going to clinics like Planned Parenthood that perform abortions, all but
two Republicans voted against an
amendment to restore that money.
A subcommittee had previously
cut the $4.6 million provision from
House Bill 2.
Clinics use Title X money to offer
contraceptives and cancer screenings to low-income Montanans.
Under federal law, the money cannot be spent on abortions, although
some Republicans have questioned
whether health care providers follow that rule.
Rep. Kimberly Dudik, D-Missoula,
said clinics keep scrupulous records
to show that the Title X money is
not being used for abortions.
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acquire, preserve and maintain land, parks, trails and easements.
Blast motions
In addition to the state employee
pay plan bill, Democrats tried
unsuccessfully during week 10 of
the session to revive – or “blast”
out – three measures bottled up in
GOP-controlled committees.
House Democrats attempted to
blast out bills that would direct
money toward out-of-school food
programs for children, combat cyber bullying and require all boarding schools to obtain state licenses.
The House Judiciary Committee’s decision to table the boarding
school bill in February prompted
a CNN crew to visit the Capitol to
produce a story for Anderson Cooper
360. The controversy stemmed
largely from allegations of violence
against students at an unlicensed
religious boarding school in St.
Ignatius.
Democrats argued that a 2007 law
created a loophole allowing religious boarding schools to operate
without government oversight.
That opened the door for abuse,
they said.
Democrats planned to propose the
amendment again when the budget
comes to the House floor during
the week of March 18, Dudik said.
Republicans who spoke against the
effort to revive the bill said there
are numerous success stories from
those institutions. They questioned
whether more government regulation would improve the schools.
Campaign finance
Suicide prevention
Lawmakers are considering the
Democratic governor’s bipartisan effort to combat “dark money,” those
anonymous campaign contributions
often blamed for negative attack ads
during the 2012 election.
Montana has one of the highest
suicide rates in the country, and
a legislator from Conrad wants
to explore ways to prevent those
tragedies.
Gov. Steve Bullock and Republican
Sen. Jim Peterson of Buffalo have
dubbed Senate Bill 375 the Transparency, Reporting and Accountability in Campaign and Elections
(TRACE Act).
The Crail Ranch Homestead Museum
supported the bill’s aim to eliminate dark money groups, but they
opposed increasing the amount
individuals can give to candidates
and the total candidates can accept
from all PACs.
The proposal would require political action committees and political
party committees to disclose all
contributions, and also raise current donation limits and prohibit
contributions from corporations or
unions.
The measure has its critics. Officials from Common Cause Montana
and last fall’s I-166 campaign to
ban corporate campaign spending
The House approved Republican
Rep. Rob Cook’s measure last week
to establish a five-person team to
review the causes of suicide and
make recommendations on ways to
prevent future deaths. House Bill
583 includes a one-time $97,000
appropriation from the state treasury to fund the review team’s
activities.
The bill now goes to the Senate and
must receive the governor’s signature before the review team can
start work.
Reporter Amy Sisk can be reached
at [email protected]. Follow
@amyrsisk on Twitter for the latest
from the Capitol.
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Section 2:
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Volume 4 // Issue No. 6
Philipsburg and Discovery Ski Area
By JOSEPH T. O'CONNOR
big sky weekly editor
3:16 p.m…. We pulled into Philipsburg and parked at Friday Night
Pizza, adjacent to the laundromat, and
stepped into the tiny restaurant.
Owner Dennis Cox stood behind the
counter, Christmas lights flashing as
he explained how he grew up in Rochester, N.Y. and moved to Philipsburg
with his wife Sherry “S.B.” in 2004.
He missed the pie at home and opened
Friday Night Pizza in 2007.
“There used to be a shop like this in
every neighborhood,” said Cox, who
recently retired from his job as a state
mental health worker.
Friday Night Pizza is a slice of Philipsburg, an old railroad depot originally
named Camp Creek a few minutes
from the silver mining ghost town
of Granite. When the value of silver
plummeted during the Panic of 1893,
all 5,000 of Granite’s residents left
overnight, plates still on tables. Yet
out of the ashes, Philipsburg, population 850, is growing.
A 45-minute-drive northwest from
Anaconda, and three hours from Big
Sky, this mountain-town gem is a
must-visit in Montana. Charming
restaurants and hotels line the main
street, and locals welcome visitors
with open arms, directing them to the
ice rink, theater or nearby Discovery
Ski Area.
Ex-sheriff Steve Immenschuh, who
moved to Philipsburg in 1963, toured
my wife Emily and me around, talking
history and letting me navigate the
Zamboni on the town’s NHL-regulation-sized rink.
“Philipsburg is 100 percent smalltown Old West,” Immenschuh said.
“People [here] still smile and wave
and talk on the street. I’ve traveled
all over, and I’ve never found a better
place to live.”
A sign you've reached a good place Photo by Joseph T. O'Connor
Where to Stay
Editor’s pick: The Broadway Hotel
Originally constructed in 1890, the completely restored Broadway Hotel offers some of the finest accommodations around.
Choose between one of nine themed rooms, from the Discovery
Room (ski-themed, complete with a dry sauna); the Crosscut
Room (with wall-mounted two-man saws, this room pays tribute
to Montana’s rich logging history); and the Britannia Suite (dedicated to owner Sue Mays’ British heritage, it boasts books, maps,
posters and a sitting room), among others.
Wake in the morning to a continental breakfast prepared by Mays
herself, and in the evening kick back by the fireplace with a book
from her expansive library. This place is an absolute delight.
broadwaymontana.com
Relax in the Broadway Hotel's "Discovery Room" after a day ripping at Disco. Photo by Emily O'Connor
Traveler’s pick:
Fairmont Hot Springs Resort
Don’t miss Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, about 45 miles
southeast of Philipsburg. Fed by 155-degree hot springs, it
offers two Olympic-sized indoor/outdoor pools with a monster
water slide, and also two mineral soaking pools. The resort has
153 rooms, some of which can accommodate up to eight guests.
Get a ski and stay package with Discovery Ski Area, and relax
after a day on the hill with a Swedish massage before a Halibut
Parmesan dinner at the Mile High Dining Room.
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A great place to stay while you're on the road, Fairmont offers top notch soaks for weary bones.
Photo courtesy of fairmont hot springs resort
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where to eat: lunch
BBQ masters serve up the goods at Up N' Smokin' Photo by Emily o'connor
Tristan Adie digs deep Photo by Joseph T. O'Connor
Editor’s pick: Up N’ Smokin’ BBQ House
Local’s pick: Doe Brothers Restaurant and
Soda Fountain
Serving up mouthwatering pulled pork, brisket, tri-tip and baby back ribs, this
is the classic barbeque joint you might find in Memphis. Owner Brett Schreyer
opened the spot on Main Street last October, and has entered his food in competitions from Tennessee to Mesquite, Nev., where he finished in the top 10 of 48
teams. Up N’ Smokin’ is on Broadway Street, a few doors down from the Broadway Hotel.
When was the last time you ordered a malted shake from an old fashioned soda
fountain? Doe Brothers brings you back in time, with décor from the ‘50s adorning the walls and waitress Mandy Nelson whipping up a mean root beer float. For
a special Montana treat, try the buffalo meatloaf or a huckleberry phosphate.
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where to eat: dinner
Girls night out at the Silver Mill Photo by Joseph T. O'Connor
Dennis Cox explains the importance of a good pie Photo by Emily O'Connor
Editor’s pick: The Silver Mill Restaurant and
Saloon
Local’s pick: Friday Night Pizza
The Silver Mill has it. Incredible food, that is. Start with the fried meatballs,
move to the Silver Mill Wedge salad and then tackle the “King of Steaks,” a meltin-your-mouth16-ounce, charbroiled rib-eye served with a savory au jus. Top it
off with a glass from the incredible wine selection, and chat with the locals.
“We use the freshest ingredients, and everything is cooked-to-order,” said Silver
Mill co-owner Claudette Dringle, who teamed up with her husband Tim and
Philipsburg Mayor Anne Fillmore to buy the Silver Mill last May.
Don’t be surprised if the mayor waits on your table. silvermillrestaurant.com
Dennis Cox liked to make pies and dreamed of one day opening his own pizza
shop. Also, he says, “There was no good pie in Montana.” So after his Fridays as
a state mental health worker, Cox opened Friday Night Pizza from 4-9 p.m. in a
remodeled apartment next to the laundromat, which he also runs. His operation
is simple: on pieces of paper, he’s written times – every 10 minutes – that people
can call in and order.
“If someone calls and asks if I can make them a pie at 6:30, I look at my sheets,”
Cox says. “I may have to tell them the earliest I can get to them is 7:20. Most
people take it.”
Friday Night Pizza is now open Thursday through Saturday. Try the Crowd
Pleaser, stacked with mozzarella, Italian sausage, Kalamata olives, Gorgonzola
and jalapeno “sparks.” fridaynightpizza.net
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to do's
a.m. In the morning, grab a cup of joe
and one of Beatriz Pitcher’s famous,
award-winning chocolate chip cookies in the cafeteria. Her kitchen staff
bakes 37,000 of these cookies a year.
p.m. Grab a beer and sit on the wideopen sunny deck to watch skiers make
their way down Lum’s Run or Northern
Lights.
The worldly lodge at Discovery Ski Area Photo by Emily O'Connor
Ski Disco.
Overlooking Georgetown Lake and Philipsburg, 18 miles away, Discovery Ski Area offers terrain as diverse
as the people who ski there. While owner Peter “Pitch” Pitcher markets the hill to families (the magic carpet
is free for kids and 45 percent of the terrain is beginner or intermediate), Disco’s backside touts 55 percent
advanced or expert terrain, with steeps and trees on par with the best in the country. Cruise 1.5-mile-long
Winning Ridge and soak up views of the Mission and Swan ranges, or set your edges in the Fingers’ steep
chutes. skidiscovery.com
Ciche Pitcher, Disco's Vice President and resident shredder, rips the Fingers. Photo by Joseph T. O'connor
Get your skate on.
In downtown Philipsburg, stop by the NHL-sized community
ice rink. Ice time and skate rentals are free; jump in on an original game of “burling” with the locals, a combination of bowling, curling and shuffleboard.
Treat yourself.
The Sweet Palace, owned by Shirley Beck and Dale Siegford,
sells a cornucopia of candy. The self-proclaimed biggest candy
store west of the Mississippi, it makes 72 different flavors of
saltwater taffy, 50 types of fudge and 20 varieties of caramel.
sweetpalace.com
Next door is the Sapphire Gallery, a jewelry store also owned by
Beck and Siegford. Buy a $25 bag of local gravel from the Rock
Creek deposit, where the gallery has a claim, watch Cheryl Nienhuis wash it in a sieve, then pick through the gravel to find beautiful sapphires of all colors. After collecting your booty, Siegford
will fire the gems, heating them to 3,000 degrees F to purify and
enhance their color. sapphiregallery.com
The Sweet Palace, in all its glory Photo by Joseph T. O'connor
Whet your whistle: Philipsburg
Brewing Company
Just beneath your room at the Broadway Hotel, the Philipsburg
Brewing Company offers pints of incredible beer. Originally
a bank during the silver rush, the brewery opened its doors
here in August 2012, importing head brewer Mike Elliott from
Portland, Ore.
Since Philipsburg has no open container law, you can grab a
brew to go and walk down Broadway Street to grab some BBQ.
Head back to the brewery on Saturday nights for live music.
(406) 859-BREW
Shirley Beck and Dale Siegford strike a pose at the Sapphire Gallery Photo by Joseph T. O'connor
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Dolphins make big splash in NFL free agency
touchdowns for the Steelers. Now
entering his fifth season, he’ll bring
much needed big play ability to a
Dolphins offense that’s been sorely
lacking speed for much of the past
decade.
By Brandon Niles
Big sky weekly sports columnist
The frenzy that follows the official
start of the league year every March
has NFL fans repeatedly hitting “refresh” on their browsers, waiting
to find out which free agents their
teams have signed. This information now comes out quicker than
ever, as social media like Twitter
has changed the game for fans. The
popularity of the NFL has grown
exponentially, making off-season
activities such as the start of free
agency or the NFL draft large media
events.
The Miami Dolphins signed former
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike
Wallace, one of the most prized free
agents available this year.
This year free agency and the start
of the league year began at 4pm EST
on Tuesday, March 12, and immediately the Internet was swirling with
transactions and rumors about some
of the league’s top players.
While many of the signings in the
moments and days that followed
were notable, perhaps the most
decisive move occurred within 30
minutes of the new league year.
The Miami Dolphins signed former
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
Mike Wallace, one of the most
prized free agents available this
year.
Wallace, only 26 years old, is one
of the fastest players in football.
Between 2010 and 2011 he posted
more than 2,400 total yards on
132 receptions, and scored 18
touchdowns. Despite a down year
in 2012, Wallace still scored eight
The Dolphins have been lauded
for the move, and Wallace should
help the development of second
year quarterback Ryan Tannehill,
who showed promise in his rookie
season and has the arm strength
to make use of Wallace’s blazing
speed. However, the move has also
been criticized. The biggest risk
in signing Wallace comes down to
money. The Dolphins made him the
third highest paid receiver in the
NFL, guaranteeing him $27 million
in a five-year, $60 million deal. If
Wallace doesn’t pan out, Miami
will be hampered by this contract
going forward.
The Dolphins also signed two new
linebackers, former Ravens standout Dannell Ellerbe and former
Raider Phillip Wheeler. On the surface, these contracts appear large as
well, but a closer look at the deals
shows that most of the hit to the
salary cap will occur in 2014, making both contracts reasonable over
the course of the next five years.
The Dolphins should also be able to
improve their salary cap situation
by signing franchised defensive
tackle Randy Starks to a more capfriendly long-term deal.
The Dolphins certainly made a risky
move by spending so much money in
the early days of free agency, and these
three moves likely won’t be the end of
their shopping spree. However, there
is a difference between these moves
and the signings made by perennial big
spenders like the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles. While
the Redskins and Eagles have generally signed older, veteran players, the
Dolphins have invested in players just
entering their primes.
The amount of money involved may
be risky, but Dolphins fans should be
excited about a youth movement in
Miami. Risky or not, if there’s anyone
worth overpaying, it’s a young wide
receiver with supersonic speed and
nose for the end zone.
Brandon Niles has done online freelance
writing about the NFL since 2007. His
articles range from NFL news to teamspecific commentary. With a Masters in
Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina Greensboro,
Niles is also an avid Miami Dolphins
fan, which has led to his becoming an
avid Scotch whisky fan over the past
decade.
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YSL champs
Photos by Mike Coil
Big Sky and Bridger ski team racers brought their
“A” games to the Youth Ski League Championships, March 15-17 at Big Sky Resort. The event set
a Northern Division record, with a turnout of 225
young racers.
While the season is finished for 12 and under,
several under-14 racers have qualified for a Tri-Divisional race next weekend in Sun Valley. They are:
BSSEF: Alexa Coyle, Valerie Hetherington, Madison Winters, Mackenzie Winters, Kuka Holder, Joe
Olson and Wesley Robbins. Alternates: Maci St.
Cyr, Heidi Wills and Kyle Wills.
BSF: Megan Petitt, Erin Petitt, Ella Delger, Libby
O’Donnell, Larissa Saarel, Sam Saarel and Jacob
Drake.
Girls GS
1 Petitt, Erin - 1:26.78 (’99)
2 Petitt, Megan - 1:27.44 (’99)
3 Holder, Kuka - 1:31.90 (’00)
6 Delger, Ella - 1:33.87 (’00)
7 Winters, Mackenzie - 1:35.60 (’00)
8 Szabo, Anna - 1:35.75 (’99)
9 Wills, Heidi - 1:36.18 (’99)
10 Winters, Madison - 1:36.79 (’00)
11 Severn-Eriksson, Annika - 1:38.49 (’02)
12 Asbell, Riley - 1:38.52 (’01)
13 Linkenbach, Annika - 1:39.69 (’00)
14 Boersma, Kodi - 1:39.84 (’01)
17 St Cyr, Maci - 1:40.40 (’00)
18 Smith, Natalie - 1:40.70 (’00)
22 Becker, Riley Belle - 1:42.07 (’01)
23 Hetherington, Valerie - 1:42.22 (’99)
24 Cawley, Grace - 1:44.02 (’00)
25 Delger, Ashlynn - 1:44.29 (’02)
Girls U12 Slalom Winners
Boys GS
5 Drake, Jacob - 1:30.47 (’99)
10 Boone, Trafton - 1:36.27 (’02)
12 Wills, Kyle - 1:36.46 (’99)
13 Saarel, Sam - 1:37.25 (’99)
20 Kirchmayr, Luke - 1:40.47 (’04)
Girls U10 Slalom Winners
Riley Becker
Franci St Cyr
Rhett Warga
Luke Kirchmayr
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Bozeman Barracudas win short-course State Championships
Local swimmers finish big
Raley Warga
Reid Warga
Mia Gutierez
Big Sky has three swimmers on the Bozeman Barracuda swim team, and each
has made a splash this season.
placing in the top six in his other events. Additionally, he finished in second
place in two of his three relays.
Raley Warga competed in the B-C Championships at the end of February,
finishing in the top eight in six events and ribboning in another.
Mia Gutierez also swam in seven events at the State Championships. She
finished fourth in the 10 and under 100-yard butterfly, and placing in the
top 10 in six others. Gutierez also swam in two relays, finishing first and
qualifying for Northwest Regional Championships in Seattle March 22-24.
Reid Warga swam in seven short-course State Championship events in Butte
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HELENA – The message has been preached for years: Early cancer detection
can improve outcomes. But cancer screenings have declined during the past
10 years, according to the American Cancer Society.
ACA spokesman Chuck Reed says expense may be one reason. A mammogram can cost several hundred dollars if a person doesn't have health insurance in Montana, although low-cost and free screenings are available to those
with low incomes.
Another reason? Reed believes there's confusion about timing, because "People aren't sure when to go in and get that first screening.” He suggests visiting the American Cancer Society website for screening recommendations.
Another reason for the drop may be that people fear bad news, Reed says, but
early detection usually means a better chance of successful treatment. There's
no evidence that the missed screenings are upping cancer death rates, he says;
in fact, they've been going down.
"We can help people if they just follow the advice we give, so if they do indeed find cancer, we find it at an early stage. I'm more concerned about what's
going to happen down the road as far as finding cancers at more advanced
stages."
ACA general guidelines: a first mammogram at age 40, a first colonoscopy at age
50, Pap tests at least every three years, depending on health status, and prostate
cancer screenings should be discussed with a doctor at age 50. Other recommendations on when to get early cancer screenings are online at cancer.org.
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Old friends close deal on Half Moon
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill to open early summer
By Joseph T. O’Connor
“We’re bringing back the
flank steak sandwich and the
burgers,” Wisniewski said.
“We’ll have a well-rounded
grill menu where [customers
can] go several times a week,
rather than an expensive
restaurant where [they’d] go
once a month.”
Big Sky Weekly Editor
BIG SKY – Say goodbye to the Half Moon
Saloon on Hwy. 191, and hello to the
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill. The Half Moon
closed for business last August, and the
building has been an empty shell until
earlier this month.
On March 13, two familiar faces finalized
a deal on the property, located three miles
south of the Big Sky turnoff. They plan to
open the new eatery in early summer – but
only after the structure, built in 1974, gets
a facelift.
The property currently has
a 2,000-square-foot deck
that overlooks the Porcupine
Game Range and the Gallatin
River.
“That property is one of the
most spectacular properties in
Big Sky,” said Ryan Kulesza,
New owners Greg “Carnie” Lisk and Kyle Wisniewski Photo by Kelsey Dzintars
an L & K Real Estate broker
close to the sales process.
The new owners plan to make necessary upgrades
He says Lisk and Wisniewski are right for the job.
to the building, Lisk said, installing a new roof and
“They’re young and hungry and [have] seen both
windows, and putting in a new well. They hope the
Lisk and Wisniewski are equal partners in the new
good and bad.”
changes will attract Yellowstone traffic as well as
venture, with Wisnieswski as head chef and Lisk
locals.
behind the bar. They worked on the purchase for
“Greg and I love this place,” Wisniewski said.
about six months, according to Wisniewski, also the
“We’ve agreed that this is going to be our lives and
“Our goal is to shoot for a family-friendly establishHalf Moon’s former general manager.
we want to let the rest of Big Sky enjoy [the restaument with reasonable prices,” said Wisniewski,
rant] and the great views.”
who’s lived in Big Sky for 13 years.
“The fun-loving team is back together,” said Lisk,
a 10-year local who was bar manager at the Half
“The fact that we got it together and it’s ours? It’s
As for food, the grill plans to offer barbeque as well
Moon for eight years. “We’ll bring it back better
like finding two unicorns in the same place.”
as some old favorites.
than it ever was.”
Former Half Moon employees Greg “Carnie” Lisk and Kyle Wisniewski teamed up
to purchase the 3-acre riverfront property
from Jim and Cariline Dyer, who ran the
Half Moon Saloon for nine years.
Carney joins Microbion
Board of Directors
Brings experience and leadership to
support growing biotech’s company
BOZEMAN – On Wednesday,
March 20, Microbion Corp. announced the appointment of Jared
Carney to its Board of Directors.
Carney brings a deep knowledge
of revenue-accelerating programs,
innovations in philanthropy, partnerships and sustainable business
development strategies.
Prior to founding Lightdale LLC, a
management advisory firm serving
clients around the globe, in June
2012, Carney was the Chief Strategy Officer at the Milken Institute
for nearly nine years. His leadership
was instrumental in creating innovative programs and partnerships
with philanthropists, government
leaders, CEOs and leading thinkers
to further the goals of job creation,
advancing medical research and
capital access.
“There are few individuals who
understand the full spectrum of
accelerating development as well
as Jared Carney,” said Dr. Brett
Baker, Founder and CEO of Microbion. “We will immediately look
to his knowledge and experience as
we roll out Microbion’s platform
technology and continue to expand
our relationship with industry
partners.”
Carney also spearheaded the annual
Global Conference (the world's largest gathering of capital markets) and
established the Global Capital Markets Advisory Council, a group of
investors with $14 trillion in assets
under management who share ideas
about market and policy trends. He
also was instrumental in establishing
the Milken Institute Asia Center in
Singapore. “I am inspired by Microbion’s vision
in developing a safe, new, and environmentally responsible approach
to products designed to overcome
antibiotic resistant infections, and
microbial biofilms in both health
and industry,” Carney said.
Based in Bozeman, Microbion Corp.
develops products that address the
issue of microbial control, particularly with respect to antibiotic resistant bacteria and microbial biofilms.
The company’s focus includes the
development of a new class of antiinfective drugs, one of the few that
has been discovered over the last 30
years.
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AVENUE WEST PHASE
Residential development opportunity –
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• 23 residential entitlements
• 2 triplex foundations installed
• Site plan for finishing development
• Utilities installed into site (as-built
utility plans included)
• All SFE’s included
9,757 sq. ft - Contract Pending
Block 5 Lot D1
Finished condo
• 3 bedroom/2.5 bath
• 1,854 sq.ft.
• Custom interior finishes
• Located in Town Center and within
walking distance to shops, restaurants
and parks
Completed commercial space for sale
with established tenants
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Within the amazing Big Sky Town
Center core
Two story commercial building
with established tenants
Frontage on Hwy 64 (Lone
Mountain Trail)
$292,500
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Unit/Pricing
102: $537,662 – 1,595 sq/ft
103: $394,410 – 1,170 sq/ft
104: $405,924 – 1,204 sq/ft
201: $489,465 – 1,452 sq/ft
202: $325,596 - 966sq/ft
203: $365,760 - 1,085sq/ft
(Last unit available for lease)
205: $369,509 - 1,096sq/ft
Commercial Development Opportunity
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Cottonwood Crossing Unit 9
$350,000
Block 5 Lot B1
BUILDING
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Adjacent to movie-theater and
restaurant
0.14 acres - 5,913sq.ft.
84.47’ (street front) by 70’ (depth)
Including 4,500 sq.ft. of commercial
entitlements
SFE’s included
Parking lot paved, illuminated
Utilities to lot
Town Center Avenue location
Block 5 Lot E1
$405,000
Commercial Development Opportunity
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0.14 acres - 5,913 sq. ft.
84.47’ (street front) by 70’ (depth)
Including 5,000 sq. ft. of commercial
entitlements
Including 4 residential entitlements
for 2nd level units
SFE’s included
Parking lot paved, illuminated
Utilities to lot
Town Center Avenue location
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Tuff Spas are sturdy enough to withstand Big Sky winters and curious wildlife.
Nordic Hot Tubs introduce new
weather and animal resistant hot tub
By Maria Wyllie
Big Sky Weekly Editorial Assistant
BIG SKY – Nordic Hot Tubs owner
Dale Palmer likes to keep it local.
Servicing the products they sell, Palmer
and his crew are very attentive to how
hot tubs should be cared for in an area
with extreme temperatures like Big
Sky. Also, charismatic megafauna.
“Being local, we are a little more responsive to local needs and not national
trends,” Palmer said.
Palmer is introducing a new line of
products, called Tuff Spas, which are
sturdy enough to withstand Big Sky
winters and curious wildlife. With
covers made of an advanced polyethylene material, the new tubs are capable
of holding over 300 pounds, enabling
them to easily handle heavy snow
loads.
Standard hot tub covers are made of
Styrofoam covered with vinyl and are
susceptible to damage from the likes of
ravens and bears. Palmer said such covers typically need replacing every two
years, but the new Tuff Spas will last.
Although they have fewer bells and
whistles than some other tubs, Tuff
Spa products need far less attention
than models with extra, more technical
features. Designed to reduce electrical
usage by trapping heat, they are also
energy efficient, making them attractive to absentee owners.
Since Palmer acquired the business in
2001, he has improved the company’s
showroom and said he’s tried to set the
business up to better serve locals.
“It’s more of a natural evolution than
anything,” Palmer said, referring to the
increased demand for hot tubs as the
community grows.
Also a member of the Big Sky Rotary
Club, Palmer helped the Rotary raise
money to build the climbing boulder in
the Community Park. Nordic donated
a hot tub, which brought in $5,000 and
helped kick start the project, Palmer
said.
Nordic also sponsors the Big Sky Community Corp.’s Parks and Trails Gala
fundraiser and the Professional Bull
Riding event.
Nordic Hot Tubs is located on Gallatin
Gateway, just south of the Exxon. For more
information, visit bigskyhottubs.com or
call the office at (406) 995-4892.
Big Sky Resort marketing
team wins advertising awards
BIG SKY – The marketing team at
Big Sky Resort was awarded three
American Advertising Awards, or
"ADDYs," by the Montana chapter
of the American Advertising Federation. The awards were presented in
Great Falls in late February.
Big Sky Resort Multimedia Coordinator Chris Kamman won first place
in the Digital Media category for his
video previewing the 2012-2013
winter season, which he filmed and
edited. The same video was later
awarded ‘Best in Show.’
“Chris’s passion and efforts in sharing the Big Sky skiing experience
resonate in all his work,” said Big
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Big Sky Weekly
Montana Sanitation in Subdivision Act
By Philip Kedrowski
Redleaf Consulting
In 1961, the 37th Montana Legislature determined
that citizens’ health and safety was endangered by
drainage from cesspools, septic tanks, privies, water
closets and other sources of polluting matter seeping into drinking water supplies.
Due to this concern, the first Health Department
law regarding subdivisions was enacted. This law
evolved into the “Sanitation in Subdivision Act
(MCA 17-4),” of 1973. On May 1st, 1975 the definition of a subdivision subject to review under this
act was defined as: A division of land which creates
one (1) or more parcels of less than 20 acres.
This law imposes a sanitary restriction on all lots
smaller than 20 acres in Montana. An abbreviated
definition of sanitary restriction is: a prohibition of
any building requiring facilities for water supply or
the disposition of sewage or solid waste. To remove
this restriction and allow construction, the Montana Department of Environmental Quality must
approve both the subdivision and proposed infrastructure.
Lot 34 Sanitation Plan Sheet Courtesy of Redleaf Consulting
This approval constitutes a Release of Sanitary Restriction (commonly called RSR) and stipulates that
locations for drinking water supplies and wastewater treatment systems have appropriate setbacks in
order to protect public and environmental health.
Most subdivisions in the Big Sky area have achieved
RSR. However many property buyers/owners don’t
know their septic drain field and domestic water
well locations are pre-determined. As a result, prop-
erty owners have mistakenly constructed homes
where their drain field should be or installed drain
fields where wells should be. When this occurs, an
engineer must submit a Sanitation Act Approval rewrite to the MDEQ that shows the new site layout
still meets environmental and health code requirements.
Although some site layouts are changed due to a
lack of understanding, property owners also change
the site layout for other reasons. Two common
reasons include moving the house for a better view
and changing the layout for better driveway access.
These can also be achieved through the rewrite process. The rewrite must be reviewed and approved
prior to any construction on site.
Philip Kedrowski, PE, LEED-AP, is owner/engineer
of Redleaf Consulting, PLLC. Redleaf is the only
engineering company based in Big Sky.
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How the Weekly comes to be
By emily stifler
The Big Sky Weekly is an ever-evolving beast.
That’s the nature of news, after all – it happens,
whether you’re looking or not. At the Weekly, we
just happen to be looking.
But how does it all come together?
In an ideal world, we’ve planned the stories on
a shared Google Document months in advance,
knowing what’s happening in this corner of
the world before it occurs – our ears are to the
ground, and tips come in daily from concerned
citizens, business leaders, freelance writers/photographers and press releases.
As we research, interview, write, photograph
and edit these pieces, our goal is to have the best,
most accurate information.
Sticking to proper word-count and to our due
dates is imperative: If my feature story is late, for
example, it will throw off my co-editors, who
may be working on a breaking news piece. The
designer will be waiting for it, as well, and might
have to shuffle other pieces around if the planned
word count is off. This is the same for advertising
deadlines.
Assuming everything is in on time, each story is
reviewed by two to three editors, and then sent
to our page designer via the Internet program,
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dining
Section 3:
life, land and culture
Andiamo: A feast for the eyes and mouth
Photos by Kene Sperry
By maria wyllie
big sky weekly editorial assistant
BIG SKY – Andiamo, an Italian restaurant located in the
Big Sky Mountain Village, serves delicious food in an
atmosphere inspired by Italy and Spain.
At first glance, the décor may seem odd for an on-mountain establishment; however, once you learn about some
of the details – namely lithographs and line drawings
from Pablo Picasso – it becomes more interesting.
Two line drawings from the Spanish master hang in the
women’s bathroom, and a limited edition lithograph
decorates the men’s. According to the manager, Sava
Mathou, the line drawings may be originals. Antique wooden doors from a Spanish mission open into
a private dining room, and two reproductions of old bar
chairs await customers in the restaurant’s entryway, their
spherical backs creating an echo, which allowed businessmen in the old West to sit across from one another and
clearly hear each other whispering. Other small intricacies – chairs upholstered with blue, purple, red and spotted fur, and custom Italian-style lamps – clinch the deal.
After receiving the full tour, I sat down to enjoy some
après beer and gourmet pizza with the girls. The pizza
menu had an endless list of toppings, and we opted for
a goat cheese and pepperoni, as well as one with mozzarella, mushrooms and prosciutto.
Thin crust and mouth-watering flavor make Andiamo a
great option for après skiers craving pizza, but not wanting the typical grease-soaked slice of pepperoni to go.
And, rather than filling up on bread, it’s light enough to
still leave you with room for dinner. Don’t miss the wine
list.
Open at 3:30 p.m. on weekdays, as well as lunch on
Saturdays and Sundays, Andiamo is a fun, tasty option if
you’re looking for an après or dinner spot on the hill.
"Thin crust and mouthwatering flavor make Andiamo a great option for
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Team Human connects people on a grand scale
By maria wyllie
big sky weekly editorial assistant
Gannon and Selvaggio recently joined forces with
local musician Kent Johnson to create the “Face
to Face, Up Close and Personal” music tour. They
spent 40 days on the road, traveling in the Team Human van from Portland, Ore., to Key West, Florida,
playing music and spreading the word about Team
Human.
BIG SKY – Team Human has few limitations. The
organization has sent kids to tour a Washington
apple orchard, built bamboo bikes in Portugal, and
run a nationwide music tour. The idea: invite people
all over the world to participate and connect with
each another.
Selvaggio, whose music career is based mostly in
Portland, said the tour was an avenue to help generate conversation about what it means to be human.
For two years running, Team Human has brought
school groups to Hidden Ciders apple orchard near
Spokane, Wash. There, kids learn where their food
comes from and what Team Human represents.
“Although it’s a simple question, we’ve found that
a lot of people have a hard time talking about it,”
he said. “By creating spaces and events in a fun, safe
way, we are helping bring people together in a positive environment where they can share ideas.”
“Because it is a human movement, it has to be
that broad,” said co-founder Pat “Kuru” Gannon,
referring to the unusually wide scope of projects
the group supports. “We are mainly working with
people who are looking to connect on a grander
scale.”
Team Human was born in 2008, when a group of
eight individuals with a shared passion for traveling and connecting met while working as ski and
snowboard instructors at Moonlight Basin. While
many of the original founders are still involved, the
organization is now spearheaded by musician Rob
“Big Water” Selvaggio and Gannon, a pro skier and
founder of Moonlight Basin’s freeride program.
“It grew and grew to the point where me and Big
Water said we need to do something bigger and
promote it as more of a movement,” Gannon said.
“It was really resonating with people.”
Currently working toward nonprofit status, Team
Human aims to generate a global conversation about
Scotty Williams, another skier who works part-time
at Moonlight Basin, has watched Team Human grow
over the past few years.
Team Human co-founder Pat "Kuru" Gannon, also
pictured on the cover, is full of stoke at Moonlight Basin.
Photo by Ryan Day Thompson
what it means to be human, and about coming
together to create positive change. Gannon is open
to all project ideas, as long as they support the Team
Human cause.
In one example, a war veteran who fought in Somalia and suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder
builds toys as a way of giving back, and Team Human sends them to children in Africa. Called Team
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“Team Human in Big Sky shows how we should ski
the mountain, because treating people right on the
mountain is treating people right in life,” Williams
said.
Gannon hopes Team Human will help people adopt
a more global perspective, even if they haven’t had
the opportunity to experience different cultures.
“By joining Team Human, you are broadening your
perspective,” Gannon said. “It’s about engaging and
participating in the world that affects you.”
Mill Levy Community Meeting Dates: Monday, March 25 at 9am, 12pm, 6pm & Thursday, March 28 at 9am, 12pm, 6pm
Meetings are held at Big Sky Fire Dept, Station #1
Important Impact of the Proposed 2013 Mill Levy
area serviced
Mutual aid
assistance
Minimum
response needs
Minimal mutual aid assistance
is available due to location
Emergency Medical Services
Low priority incidents
yellowstone club
20+
Big Sky & Hwy
191 from Lava
Lake turnoff –
Yellowstone
National Park
boundary
increasing
call volume
2011
2012
2 people gone 3+ hrs
minutes away
High priority incidents
all others
45+
+7%/yr
+13.6%/yr
June & July +88%
August +54.7%
September +50%
EMS accounts for 70% of
all responses
3 people gone 3+ hrs
minutes away
Fire incidents
automobile accidents
Structure: 4 people required by OSHA,
Min. 2-3 people to treat each patient,
plus 4-6 for extrication, fire suppression &
traffic direction
14+ per NFPA standards (if water is avail,
more needed if no water)
Wildland: 8+ people needed
Current BSFD capabilities 2-3 on duty 24 hrs/day, 18 volunteers (Currently available approximately 6% of time)
M ill
Levy
Goal
Cost
tax increase
10.362 mills on
taxable value
$450k/
Increase available career
personnel to minimally
safe number =
4
the equation
amount paid
Taxable Value x 10.3632 /
1000 = Amount of New Tax
70% of property taxes paid
by non-resident owners
V x 10.3632/1000 = tax
annually
What does this cost me? Even with proposed increase, Big Sky residents
still pay far less than majority of the county for value of properties protected.
Estimated Monthly Tax
current mill levy comparison
(based on state market value of residential property)
40.79
40.08
39.17
38.88
38.29
22.82
14.97
8.89
Amsterdam
Willow Creek
Sourdough
Bridger
Big Sky
Three Forks
Sedan
Questions or more information?
Contact Big Sky Fire Department,
406-995-2100, www.bigskyfire.org,
wfarhat@bigskyfire.org
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49.25
$12.67/mo
Story Mill
$1,000,000
51.56
$10.14/mo
Hebgen Basin
$800,000
54.5
$7.60/mo
Central Valley Fire
$600,000
68.95
$5.07/mo
Manhattan
$400,000
120.79
$2.53/mo
Gallatin River Ranch
$200,000
Note - The Sourdough
Fire District just added
23.71 mills for the next
15 years to build a
$2.9 million fire station
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Arts Council hosting first ever fundraising gala
‘Crawfish and Cornbread’
Arts Council of Big Sky
“Heading into our 25th year, we're listening to
the desires of our community by expanding our
programming to include more disciplines of the
arts,” Jamison said. “This inaugural fundraiser
is an example of the direction we're headed.”
BIG SKY – The Arts Council of Big Sky
is hosting “Crawfish and Cornbread,” its
first ever fundraising gala, on Saturday,
March 30 from 5-10 p.m. at the new
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center.
At 7:30 p.m., jazz singer Eden Atwood, along
with the Bridger Mountain Big Band, will take
the stage to perform two sets.
Sponsored by Bozeman Audi and Buck’s
T-4 Lodge, the gala is a celebration
of Cajun culture and the city of New
Orleans. Event highlights include an art
auction, live music, Cajun-style cuisine
and a raffle prize drawing of a trip for
two to the 2013 New Orleans Jazz and
Heritage Festival, May 3-6.
The evening will begin with a quick
draw “finish” session where well-known
artists Tom Gilleon, Todd Connor, Tom
English, Shirley Wempner, Laurie Stevens and Tom Thorton will be painting
and framing their work on stage. The
artwork will be auctioned off later in the
evening.
Atwood, who has performed all over the world
and been featured on NPR's Piano Jazz, currently lives in Missoula.
The Bozeman-based Bridger Mountain Big
Band is a 17-piece group with five saxophones,
four trombones, four trumpets and a four-piece
rhythm section with bass, piano, guitar and
drums.
Jazz singer Eden Atwood will perform with the Bridger Mountain Big
Band at the ACBS fundraising gala. Photo courtesy of Eden Atwood
“The quick draw portion of the evening
is a first for the Arts Council,” said Arts Council President Tallie Jamison. “Both of our local
art galleries have worked together to make this
happen, and we're thrilled to have six top Montana artists participating in what will become an
annual event.”
Following the auction, Jamison and WMPAC
Executive Director John Zirkle will give a short
talk about how the theater came to be and what
can be expected in the future.
“We’re excited to showcase this amazing new
venue in Big Sky with a fun, new event that features wonderful visual art and great jazz music,”
said ACBS Executive Director Brian Hurlbut.
“This will be a tremendous night for the Arts in
our community, and someone will be walking
away with a trip to New Orleans.”
Tickets can be purchased by phone at (406) 9952742, or in person at the new Bozeman Audi Big
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Warren Miller Performing Arts Center ribbon cutting
By emily stifler
“[Big Sky] is a community where anything is
possible,” Loren Bough
said.
BIG SKY – None other than Warren
Miller himself cut the ribbon at Big
Sky's new performing arts center, at a
March 12 evening event. The completion of the facility, named for the ski
movie icon, has been two years in the
making and cost $1.94 million.
He and Zirkle both
spoke about the future,
asking the community
to get involved by sharing ideas, taking part in
performances, volunteering or donating.
"I don't think there's very many facilities like this anywhere in America,"
said Miller in an interview before the
ceremony. "With the touch of a button,
you can turn every light bulb in here
blue, red, green, yellow. It's as high
tech a place as you'll ever find. I’m
proud to be part of that."
Miller, too, spoke of
the collaborative effort.
“I think Big Sky is in
a space all by itself. A
facility like this will
attract a lot of performBuilt in the old Lone Peak High School
ers that a high school
gym, the process of dialing in the cenfacility would not [norter’s acoustics was an “amazing feat,”
Warren Miller and Friends of Big Sky Education President Loren Bough Photo by Kene Sperry
mally attract]… The
said WMPAC Artistic Director John
fact that a small town
Zirkle.
He also noted that the lighting system is entirely
like this has ponied up the money to do it... everybody
LED, and the sound system has a state-of-the-art
here starts pulling together, and then you’ve got a lot
“Everything is measured so the listening experience
digital
signal
processor.
“We
can
do
anything
you
can
of weight on the rope [pulling this] thing into reality. It
is optimized for every seat in the house,” Zirkle said.
imagine with the sound.”
doesn’t get any better.”
The audience – which overflowed the 280-seat
theater – heard this first hand during a piano performance of one of Chopin’s Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat
minor, Op. 31, by local musician Klaudia Kosiak.
“You can hear every note that Klaudia played on the
piano, all the subtleties – that's what you look for in a
performing arts center,” Zirkle said.
On stage, Zirkle recognized several of the major
players integral to the creation of WMPAC: Friends
of Big Sky Education president Loren Bough and his
wife Jill, FOBSE secretary and former school superintendent Anne Marie Mistretta, and current superintendent Jerry House.
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The Big Sky Community Theater will perform at
WMPAC on Friday, March 29, followed by the Arts
Council of Big Sky fundraiser, “Crawfish and Cornbread,” on March 30.
Governor tours WMPAC
On March 15, a few days after the
WMPAC ribbon cutting ceremony,
Gov. Steve Bullock stopped by to
tour the facility and meet with students, teachers and school staff.
The Governor visited Mrs. Rust's
second grade classroom, where, in
honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, he
advised them on the perfect leprechaun trap. He also visited with Mr.
Harder's fourth grade class, where
he learned about their upcoming
trip to Yellowstone.
Bullock finished with a tour of the
WMPAC and addressed the assembled faculty with an update on the
2013 legislative session. There, he
fielded questions about education
and tourism.
“It’s so great to see the community
come together and support this and
make it a reality,” Bullock said of
the arts center.
Friends of Big Sky Education President Loren Bough was instrumental
in bringing the Governor to the
school.
“Gov. Bullock has shown real
leadership on Montana education
issues,” Bough said. “We believe
the Big Sky School District, as the
fastest-growing district in the state,
will lead innovation in the small
schools space.”
Bough pointed out students’ use
of onsite and distance learning
to pursue courses in six different
languages, operation of tech labs
for both lower and upper grades, as
well as capstone projects and community service requirements for
high school students.
“These features tie the community
and businesses closer to the students,” he said.
From Bullock’s perspective, it’s
important to know “what the statewide leaders in education are doing,” said Montana Department of
Commerce Director Meg O’Leary,
formerly of Big Sky Resort. “He
hadn’t seen the new high school,
so [he] knew that would be productive.” Education initiatives are a top
priority for Bullock, who has three
young children.
Bullock earlier that day toured
LygoCyte Pharmaceuticals in
Bozeman, learning more about the
Japanese-owned biotech company
that’s working on a possible vaccine
for Norovirus.
Bullock, who is a skier, held his
all-cabinet retreat in Big Sky earlier
this year. – E.S.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22
BSSEF Master’s Nationals
Big Sky Resort, 10 a.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
BSSEF Master’s Nationals
Big Sky Resort, 10 a.m.
Tom Marino
Choppers, 5-7 p.m.
Schizold Johnny
Choppers, 9 p.m.
DJ Tiny and DJ Rampage
Broken Spoke, 10 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 24
Self Defense with Nick Armitage
Santosha, 5-6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Movie Night: Ice Age: The Meltdown
Moonlight Lodge, 6 p.m.
Creative Writing Forum
Santosha, 7:30 – 9 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Brass Flask
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
"The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center , 7p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at East Slope
Outdoors.
10 Foot Tall & 80 Proof
Choppers, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Headwaters Spring Runoff – Jr. Freeride
Moonlight Basin
ACBS Crawfish & Cornbread Fundraiser
Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, 5-10
p.m.
Easter Vigil
St. Joseph’s, 8 p.m.
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Easter Sunrise Service
Swift Current, 7 a.m.
Easter Egg Hunt
Moonlight Basin, 10:30 a.m.
Big Sky Christian Fellowship
St. Joseph’s, 11 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 1
Easter Sunrise Service
Swift Current, 7 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
Movie Night: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Moonlight Lodge, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4
Bernie Worrell
Buck’s T -4, 8 p.m.
Bozeman
FRIDAY, MARCH 22
TEDx Bozeman: “Dreamers Who Do”
The Commons, 8 a.m.
4th Emerson Soup N’ Bowl
Emerson Cultural Center, 6 p.m.
West Coast Swing
Montana Movement Arts Center, 6 p.m.
Karaoke
The Legion, 8 p.m.
Urinetown
Verge Theatre, 8 p.m.
Pulse
Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 10 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
The Prince Frog
The Verge Theatre, 2 p.m.
The Funk Meltdown
VAST Gallery, 5 p.m.
The Makem and Spain Brothers
Ellen Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Urinetown
Tuesdays:
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Filling Station, 8 p.m.
Filming Highlights of Yellowstone 2012
Gardiner Track Education Center, 7 p.m.
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Kitchen Dwellers
The Legion, 9 p.m.
The Mike Devine Project
Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
Pre-school open gym, LPHS gym, 8:459:45 a.m. (Feb. 17 – April 15)
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SUNDAY, MARCH 24
Montana Rose
Chico Hot Springs, 9 p.m.
Guided Snowshoe Hike at Moonlight,
10 a.m. (Dec. 18 – April 9)
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Pub Trivia at Whiskey Jack’s, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Wednesdays:
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Bozeman Brewing Company, 2 p.m.
Jerry Joseph & The Jack Mormons
Peach Street Studios, 3 p.m.
MONDAY, MARCH 25
Bridger Creek Boys
Colonel Black’s, 6 p.m.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26
The Physics of Jazz
Reynolds Recital Hall, 11 a.m.
Sizzling Salsa
Montana Movement Arts Center, 8 p.m.
Deb and The Tall Boys
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(Feb. 20 – April 10)
Ten Foot Tall & 80 Proof
Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
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(Feb 27 – June 1.)
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Montana Rose
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Rob Irizarry Lecture
Procrastinator Theater, 6:15 p.m.
Honky Tonk Heroes
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Open Mic Night
Café Zydeco, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Après Ski Music at the Headwaters Grille
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Kelly Roberti Jazz
Plonk, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Chamber of Commerce: Business After
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Charlie Parr
Peach Street Studios, 5:30 p.m.
Indian Cooking Class
Bridger Kulinary Centre, 6:30 p.m.
Tracy Morgan: Excuse My French
University Theater, 7 p.m.
Angels in the Architecture
Reynolds Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Charlie Parr
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
Pinky and the Floyd
Willson Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Urinetown
David Dalla G hip-hop
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Winter Farmer’s Market
Emerson Cultural Center, 9 a.m.
Dinosaur Egg Hunt
Museum of the Rockies, 10 a.m.
Resistance is Fertile: Parade
Co-op Flying C, 11:45 a.m.
The Prince Frog
Community Dance Contest
MSU Sub Ballrooms, 7 p.m.
Urinetown
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Molly Brown, 7:30 p.m.
Shark Sandwich
Toki Wright, Kristoff Krane, Carnage
MONDAY, APRIL 1
Bridger Creek Boys
Colonel Black’s, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
Langhorne Slim
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Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 9:30 p.m.
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Gardiner Community Church, 2-6 p.m.
Speakeasy-Sultry Blues
Bridger Creek Boys
SATURDAY, MARCH 31
Honky Tonk Heroes
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320 Guest Sleigh Rides (nightly)
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Find out what tunes we’re bumping! In “Powder Playlist,” Big Sky
Weekly staff and guests suggest a soundtrack for a day on the mountain,
and guests have a chance to share what they listen to when they shred.
Keep in mind, it’s important to be aware of your surroundings while skiing, and listening to music too loudly can be dangerous.
Guest picks
By Charlotte Sullivan
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While visiting Jackson for the St. Patty’s
Day festivities, I decided to check out
what they’ve been listening to down in
the Hole. Local Charlotte Sullivan broke
her ankle and has been out for most of
the season, but she always has a playlist
ready to go. Whether she’s doing physical therapy exercises, cruising around
town or getting ready to go out, the rap
songs below put her in a good mood
and get her pumped up.
Weather conditions typically dictate my track
selection when creating a playlist. Powder
days call for some Eminem, Beastie Boys, and
Rage Against The Machine - artists who help
me really get after it and ski more aggressively.
On sunny, spring days, I prefer listening to mellower tunes with more instrumentals. The tracks
below are good options when you’re
just messing around on the groomers.
1.
“Caribou Lou,” Tech N9e
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2.
“Feel Me Flow,” Naughty By Nature
“Third Stone from the Sun/If You Love
Me Like You Say,” Gary Clark Jr.
3.
“Lodi Dodi,” Snoop Dog & Nancy
Fletcher
2.
“Buena,” Morphine
3.
“Prodigal Son,” Steel Pulse
4.
“Thug Mentality,” Bone Thugs
4.
“Blind To You,” Collie Buddz
5.
“Hypnotize,” Notorious B.I.G.
5.
“User Me,” Walter Wolfman Washington
6.
“The Humpty Dance,” Digital Underground
6.
“Compared to What,” John Legend &
The Roots
7.
“Ice Ice Baby,” Vanilla Ice
7.
“When the Levee Breaks,” Led Zeppelin
8.
“Push It,” Salt-n-Pepa
8.
“Mother,” Pink Floyd
9.
“Who Am I (What’s My Name)?”
Snoop Dog
9.
“Don’t Mess With Mr. T.,” Stanley Turrentine
10. “My First Song,” Jay-Z
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No Quit Chase
In his freshman year of high school, Chase
joined choir. But his voice was high-pitched and
squeaky, and as much as he tried, he couldn’t
keep a tune, so Chase decided to quit.
“You can’t quit now!” they all yelled at the boat.
“Now we’ll never make it back to land.”
Just then Molly lost her balance and fell into the
ocean. She couldn’t swim and began to sink down
into the deep ocean. Then sharks started coming.
The classmates all screamed and panicked. They
didn’t know what to do.
“You can’t quit now,” the music teacher said.
“We’ve practiced all year, and we’re getting ready
for the big performance. We need everybody.”
Chase dove in the water and swam deep down after Molly. Because he had tried to blow a tune in
the trumpet for a year his lungs had grown large.
He was able to hold his breath to swim down and
grab Molly’s hand.
The choir had its big performance. Chase’s voice
was high pitched and squeaky, but he didn’t quit.
As a sophomore, Chase joined the debate team.
He was nervous and scared to talk to a group of
people, so Chase decided to quit the team.
“You can’t quit now,” the teacher said. “We’ve
practiced all year, and we’re getting ready for the
big debate. We need everybody.”
The team had its big debate. Chase spoke so softly
that nobody could hear him, but he didn’t quit.
In his junior year Chase decided to join the band
and play the trumpet. He puffed and puffed, but
couldn’t get a tune to come out of the trumpet.
Chase decided to quit band.
“You can’t quit now,” the teacher said. “We’ve
practiced all year, and we’re getting ready for the
big performance. We need everybody.”
The band had its big performance. Chase had a red
face and puffy cheeks as he huffed through the
trumpet, and only the sound of air came out, but
he didn’t quit.
In his senior year, Chase decided to join the football team. As much as he tried, he couldn’t catch
or throw the ball, and all the other football players were much bigger than him. Chase decided to
quit the team.
“You can’t quit now,” the coach said. “We’ve
played all season, and we’re getting ready for the
big game. We need everybody.”
The football team had its big game. All Chase
could do was dodge all the big football players
and try not to get squashed, but he didn’t quit.
At the end of the school year Chase’s graduating
senior class went on a deep sea fishing trip. When
the boat was far out at sea, the motor started
smoking, then quit. All the classmates were
scared.
As he began towing Molly up to the surface, he
saw the sharks coming after them. Because of
his football experience, he was able to dodge the
sharks. Chase and Molly made it to the surface.
Because of his experience in the choir Chase sang
a high-pitched squeaky tune, which called the
dolphins. They shooed off the sharks.
The teammates cheered and pulled them both out
of the water. With his experience on the debate
team, Chase convinced the dolphins to pull the
boat to shore.
Everyone knew they could depend on Chase,
because he never quits. Molly thought Chase was
very talented and brave. She fell in love with him.
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column: wanderer at Rest
S.O.S., Martha Stewart
With spring approaching, I find myself again
faced with imminent failure. In my fertile imagination, an appreciation of the natural world
should correspond with a green thumb. But in
reality, my record with horticulture is mixed, at
best.
When I moved into my apartment, which features
a second-story exposed patio, I figured it would
be simple to transform it into a bountiful garden
where I could host dinner parties. How wrong
I was. Because it was already July, I went to the
hardware store and purchased established plants.
Hopped up on the excitement of a new place, I
didn’t bother with research.
ing” situation on my porch. I spent last summer
watering pots of dirt.
Although I didn’t give up on the seeds until the
bitter end, eventually I had to go plant shopping
again. Enter my dad, from whom I inherited this
gray thumb. He was in town for a visit, and we
went shopping for flowers. The result was a beautiful pre-potted mix of orange, yellow and red
blooms. These plants actually did well – as did
the chives my dad brought from home in Illinois.
Clearly, significant research should take place
before I inflict my good intentions on any more
outdoor plants. Fingers crossed, and eyes toward
the gardening section of the library.
Jamie Balke moved to Bozeman in the fall of 2009.
Since then, she has spent considerable time making
local gardeners feel accomplished by comparison.
My mom was in town to help me move, and we
picked some bright flowers as well as a tomato
plant intended to grow on patios. The flowers fared well, especially in comparison to the
doomed tomato. You see, my west-facing porch is
cool in the mornings, but broils in the afternoon
until the sun sets. I watched with horror as the
plant I hoped to nurture into a healthful existence
fried in these blazing conditions. Watching its
prolonged demise, I felt like a jerk.
With this questionable experience under my belt,
the next year I thought, ‘Why not try starting
some seeds?’
Because I’m not very good at this, I potted desert
flower seeds, as well as a plant by a friend for its
name, Love Lies Bleeding, which appealed to my
twisted sense of humor. Unfortunately, due to
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Dr. Dunn explains whooping cough (pertussis)
By Maren Dunn, D.O.
adolescents and adults, this period
can last 2-3 months. Finally, within
two more weeks, the symptoms
subside.
Big Sky Weekly Health Writer
Is whooping cough going around
the community?
Eric, Big Sky
If the illness is recognized, antibiotics are prescribed. However,
neither natural infection nor vaccination offers life-long immunity,
so following vaccination schedules
is critical. The childhood vaccine
is called DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus
and acellular pertussis) and is given
at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months of age,
and at 4 and 11 years of age. An
infant less than 2 months old is at
high risk of pertussis infection and
death.
Cold symptoms run rampant in the
wintertime, and this year has been no
exception – especially when it comes
to the contagious cough running
around Big Sky.
Since 2004, there has been a frightening resurgence of pertussis, or
whooping cough in the U.S., and
2010 tallied the most cases in more
than 50 years, with 27,550 nationwide. We’re still experiencing what
the Centers for Disease Control has
called “the worst whooping cough
epidemic in 50 years,” though case
numbers are dropping due to increased vaccination rates.
Whooping cough is a highly contagious upper respiratory illness
caused by Bordetella pertussis. In the
pre-vaccine era, children under 10
predominantly contracted the illness,
stricken with prolonged cough and
Dr. Dunn examining patients - she recommends seeing your medical provider
if you suffer from a cough for longer than a week or show typical symptoms of
whooping cough. Photo by Kene Sperry
one or more of the classic symptoms:
a “whoop” noise between coughs,
severe coughing fits, and cough followed by vomiting.
It can be hard to know if a community is experiencing a pertussis
outbreak, because affected individuals tend not to seek treatment during
the first stage – confirmation of the
illness, done through lab testing,
is only reliable during the first 2-4
weeks. This is also the time period
when medicine can actually shorten
the course of the illness. Unfortunately, most cases go undetected.
If treated after two weeks, antibiotics
may not shorten the illness but are
likely to decrease the spread of the
bacteria. Most infected individuals
clear the illness within 3-4 weeks
without treatment.
Since the 1990s, pertussis has
affected mostly adolescents and
adults, due largely to waning immunity. While their symptoms
can be less severe than in children,
these age groups can carry the illness to children and infants who are
at higher risk of severe illness and
death. Once infected, the typical
incubation period is 7-10 days. This
is much longer than the common
cold, where incubation takes about
three days.
Infections have three phases of illness. In the first stage, which lasts
1-2 weeks, runny nose, malaise and
mild cough are common; high fever
is atypical. Other early symptoms
include excessive eye watering or
redness.
The hallmark symptom occurs
during the second stage, which
starts around week two: severe,
forceful coughs during exhalation,
followed by a vigorous inhalation
that sounds like a “whoop.” Often a
person will have paroxysms, or fits
of these distinctive coughs.
Since their airways are smaller,
the whooping noise is more pronounced in young children, who
may also stop breathing between
coughing spells. This can be alarming, since the paroxysms can cause
a person to vomit or pass out. In
To help protect this population,
doctors recommend all pregnant
women have a booster during their
third trimester and repeat vaccination for every pregnancy. A pregnant mother passes on antibodies to
the unborn child, offering protection until the child receives the
first vaccine.
Since immunity wanes years after
vaccination, it’s necessary for adults
to get boosters, as well. The adult
vaccine is called Tdap (tetanus,
diphtheria and acellular pertussis).
Tdap is now routinely given at least
once after age 18. If you are unsure
if your recent tetanus booster was
a Tdap, get the Tdap vaccination immediately. This will help maintain
immunity and reduce the possibility of passing the illness to a child.
See your medical provider if you
suffer from a cough for longer than
a week or show typical symptoms
of whooping cough. If you’ll be
spending time with a new baby,
help protect it from pertussis by
getting your vaccine.
Dr. Dunn’s writing appears regularly
in the Health section of the Big Sky
Weekly.
Maren Dunn, D.O., is owner of
Gallatin Family Medicine, a medical
clinic in the Big Sky Meadow Village. Gallatin Family Medical offers
reduced cost and free mammogram
screening. Have a question? Email her at
[email protected].
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Moonlight hosts Subaru Freeride Series
Qualifier for the 2014 Freeride World Tour
Andrew Rumph: Hang time in "Hell's Half Acre"
Photo by joseph t. o'connor
“The venue [at Moonlight] is amazing. It’s probably the coolest four-star venue this season, and
the people in Montana have such a great attitude... [The tour] is such a solid community and
it pushes my limits as a skier. I get to challenge
myself to find a line that links up well for myself
and the judges – a line that’s fun.”
- Competitor Hazel Birnbaum, South Lake Tahoe
Going huge in the "Tetris Piece" Photo by Eric schulz
Spectators at the finish line Photo by Eric Schulz
By Joseph T. O’Connor
and Emily Stifler
Big Sky Weekly Editors
Women winners: Katrina Devore, Hadley Hammer and Sasha Dingle Photo by Brian niles
shrugged aside. Big air and top-end speed dominated
as skiers put their fate on finely tuned edges and a
will to win.
Inside the athlete tent, Mark Chapman of Colorado
Springs was buckling his boots.
“Moonlight is a really strong venue, probably one
of the heaviest ones in the U.S. because of the steepness, the continuousness and the amount of rock,”
said Daryn Edmunds, a writer for Unofficial Networks and an 11-year veteran of the tour. “There
isn’t a place on the Day 1 venue where you can fall
and not get tomahawked into rocks. There’s no safe
zone anywhere.”
“It’s a little bare, but the snow was pretty soft
yesterday. As long as I choose a line wisely, I should
be good,” said the 25-year-old. In this comp last
year, Chapman missed qualifying for the Freeskiing
World Tour by two spots.
But high stakes situations like this bring people
together, and the competitors are one big family.
The fear can grip them, the terrain and conditions
intimidate, but after each run, they shout support
and wait to hug each other at the finish line.
It’s a fine line in these qualifiers: athletes travel
on their own dime and compete with some of the
world’s best skiers in a high speed, high risk venue,
vying for a chance at stardom – and, in this event,
prize money totaling $10,000.
MEN
First place: Patty Baskins, Vail, Colo.
Second place: Christian “Little C” Boucher, Whistler, B.C.
Third place: Randy Evans, Bridger Bowl, Mont.
MOONLIGHT BASIN – At 8:07 a.m. on March 15,
clouds shrouded the 1,500-foot-vertical Headwaters
cirque. The air was warm, but a cool breeze would
keep conditions in the venue hard and unforgiving
on this first day of competition.
The athletes delivered.
During the two days of the Freeride World Tour
Qualifier on March 15 and 16, conditions were
WOMEN
First place: Hadley Hammer, Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Second place: Sasha Dingle, Bozeman, Mont.
Third place: Katrina Devore, Aspen, Colo.
FWT judging
As explained by Joe Turner, a judge at Moonlight
With the combination of the Freeride World Tour
and the Freeskiing World Tour this year, the point
system has changed to a 100-point scale. Leaving
the starting gate, every competitor has 50 points;
from there, it’s up to them to either maintain or
build upon that.
The way they can do that is through five different
criteria:
Line score
Fluidity
Technique
Control
Air and style
Time
If you just ski straight down without hitting any
features, you get a 50. If you ski down and hesitate, you lose points. If you hit a cliff, rock band or
another feature, you gain points. If you stop atop
a cliff or don’t land cleanly, you lose points.
The judges try to award using as much terrain and
as many features on the mountain as possible, but
doing it within your abilities in a smart way, being
smooth and aggressive, not skiing out of control.
Don't scare the judges – if you do, you’re going to
be docked points.
We want to see people who can utilize the mountain from top to bottom as effortlessly as possible,
using as many features as possible.
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Moonlight Basin
story and photo
by niles jeran
mlb snow reporter
For Moonlight, March brought
deep snow, major events and loads
of fun. Most notably, we hosted
the Freeride World Qualifier. It was
the first stop of the Subaru Freeride
Series and thanks to clear skies and
good, chalky snow, was an amazing
contest.
If you made it out to Stillwater
Bowl, you were sure to be enter-
tained by some of the best freeskiers
in the world charging down some
of the steepest inbounds terrain in
North America. From hucking cliffs
into narrow chutes, to pointing
Hell’s Half Acre, the athletes were
going huge.
If you couldn’t make it to this year’s
FWQ event and feel like you missed
out – don’t worry! Moonlight Basin’s
eighth annual Headwaters Spring
Runoff is on two separate days this
year – juniors on March 30 and
adults on April 6.
Watch as some of
our best local skiers
and snowboarders
throw down on our
home terrain.
The season is almost
over, but expect
some epic late season
conditions as storms
continue to roll in.
For more information
on events, snowpack
or anything else, visit
moonlightbasin.com.
You only have a
couple more weeks
to get your turns in.
Make Moonlight
your mountain!
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Griffin Stahl of Fargo, N.D., shows his skills on the course on Chet's Knob, where
ski school races are held every Thursday. Photo by Kelsey Dzintars
Big Sky Resort
by kipp proctor
bsr media relations and
community manager
Mid-March gave us a brief glimpse
of spring before winter returned
in full force, reminding us that ski
season is definitely not on its way
out. With temperatures in the high
30s to low 40s, skiers and boarders took full advantage of the soft,
spring snow.
Then, beginning late on the evening
of March 16, winter returned in a
big way, depositing five to seven
inches of snow on the lower mountain with even larger totals on the
peak.
And we’re in luck: There’s more
snow and cool, winter temps in the
forecast. Whether you’re looking
to ski the steeps off Lone Peak or
seeking out the long bump runs on
Andesite, there is definitely fun to
be had out on the mountain.
Now it’s time to start planning your
Pond Skim outfit! That’s right, Big
Sky’s Pond Skim is just around the
corner on Saturday, April 13. While
the pond’s design will be kept under
wraps until the day of, it’s going to
be another one that’s sure to please!
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Lone Mountain Ranch
By Bob Foster
lmr general manager
Shopping:
An adventure of epic proportion...
Souvenirs, clothing, artwork, boots,
Pandora jewelry, home decor,
outdoor gear and so much more!
Turn out the lights, the party’s over.
This will be the last word from
Lone Mountain Ranch before we
close our trails on March 31, ending
our 35th year of cross-country skiing in Big Sky. We’d like to end the
season with some parting words and
a thank you to the community.
As a way of thanking Big Sky, we
will be offering residents a free day
of skiing on Saturday, March 30.
The day will end with our famous
all you can eat outdoor BBQ on our
dining room veranda from 1-4 p.m
and live music by Blue Bird Sky
from 2-4 p.m.
A big shout-out goes to Big Sky for
supporting our Glide and Gorge
event! More than 100 people participated, and we raised $500 for
the Ophir School Council.
This picture of a bighorn ram
should remind us how fortunate we
are to experience the daily diversity of wildlife. To a large extent,
our economy depends upon these
encounters that most visitors don’t
get to experience in their hometowns. Stop. Look. Enjoy.
And remember: Snow doesn’t
disappear, it just changes to give
fishermen and rafters some enjoyment for six months.
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Beehive Basin: A road less traveled
By Sean Forbes
Big Sky Weekly Contributor
I’ve got nothing against chairlifts.
Actually, I like them – especially
when they stop on the top of something like Lone Mountain.
That said, some days I skip that
left-hand turn to Big Sky and hang
a right before Moonlight Basin.
After passing the first few houses
though, sometimes I wonder where
I’m going, and in a Frostian moment pondering the possibilities
of two roads diverging in a forest,
I wonder if I’ve made the right
choice.
Even then, and assuming I could
also avoid pinballing my way
down the last steep hill toward the
Beehive Basin Trailhead, the skiing
would probably still be worth it.
Aside from the irony of marking
the miles into the wilderness by
passing houses – and thanking
those homeowners for the easement
across their property that allows
this access – there is nothing else
about my sweat-inducing, breathheaving trudge that can be described with poetry. Although, the
gently undulating, pine-cloaked
hills are an interesting contradiction, since this is quite literally
someone’s backyard.
For the entire approach, the ragged
alpine ridgeline wrapping round
the basin appears as a stony crown,
Beehive Peak the prize jewel. The
view, as well as the skiing, only
gets grander with the elevation
gain.
The last time I took this road less
traveled, my choose-your-ownstyle adventure led to the top of
one of the nearer rock-lined chutes
on the eastern wall of the vale. As
the pine forest thinned, the occasional stalwart angling against the
steepness, the final push uphill
didn’t take much longer than the
average lift ride – though the pain
that burns at random through my
legs and lungs reminded me of the
advantages of the cabled chairs.
With climbing skins stowed and
sun streaming down, the untouched snow between the trees
and bony ribs of rock dropping
away beneath my ski tips was the
blank canvas of powder every skier
dreams of. And at that moment, on
that day, that look was not deceiving.
Of course the first run was amazing, but it’s the second – out here
anyway – that gets me. There is always another fresh line, and never a
reason to follow anyone else.
Pat Gannon carving the road less traveled. Photo by Ryan Day Thompson
Dropping in again and picking up
speed, wending wide turns through
a maze of tiny trees, powder billowed up my shins over my knees,
washing against my chest and over
my shoulders. A couple of the
pockets I dipped into were deep
enough for me to disappear completely.
This is everything I want in pristine powder turns.
Nearer the bottom, when I came
into a roller carrying too much
speed and couldn’t see the backside, time seemed to stop.
In that weightless moment of
peaceful flight, the whole ordeal
of slinking around on sticks, going
up and down made the most sense.
For that quick span, I had no other
earthly concern but skiing. It didn’t
matter if I sunk my tips, double
ejected and landed like a lawn dart a
few body lengths down the mountain or stuck it like a champ.
When my skis finally touched
down, I found that the extra
cushion of untracked snow hid my
wallowing on the landing, and that
made all the difference.
Sean Forbes is a freelance writer
based in Bozeman, where chasing
stories only occasionally gets in the
way of playing in the mountains.
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Feeding wildlife: harmful for
animals and humans
Northern Yellowstone elk
population down 6 percent
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
NORTHERN YELLOWSTONE
COOPERATIVE WILDLIFE WORKING
GROUP
BOZEMAN – After a number of
recent cases where people have fed
wild animals in Park and Gallatin
counties, wardens are reminding the
public that feeding wildlife is against
the law.
Although people may have good intentions, providing food to wildlife
can result in injury or death to the
animals or to people feeding them.
Wardens stress that even innocent
bystanders can be victims of this
unlawful act.
Listed below are more reasons why
feeding wildlife is against the law:
Supplemental feeding encourages
wildlife to become dependent on
food sources outside of their natural
diets.
Young animals taught to depend on
humans can fail to develop normal
foraging behavior leading to possible starvation if the artificial food
sources are removed.
Wildlife can lose their fear of humans and boldly forage for artificial
food, becoming nuisances and causing possible risks to human safety.
Wild animals fed by humans may
congregate in unnaturally high
numbers, creating the opportunity
for disease to spread.
Feeding wildlife, especially prey
species such as deer, squirrels and
rabbits, often causes a domino or
food-chain effect. For example,
increasing the number of deer in
your yard might be an invitation to a
mountain lion for a free meal.
Offenders could be charged with a
misdemeanor, which carries a maximum fine of $1,000, six months in
jail and the possible loss of hunting,
fishing and trapping privileges.
In FWP Region 3, wardens and
biologists annually receive dozens of tips about artificial feeding.
Livingston Warden Drew Scott gave
out four warnings to people feeding
deer in the past few months, and
Bozeman area wardens are currently
working on the unlawful feeding of
bighorn sheep in the Big Sky area.
Over the summer of 2012, the Ennis
warden caught and cited a man for
illegally feeding bears in the Big Sky
area.
In all of the above instances, these
individuals were putting themselves, their neighbors and wildlife
at risk. If you have information
about the unlawful feeding of wildlife, call (800) 847-6668.
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Department of Fish, Wildlife and
Parks and the National Park Service. Staff counted 3,915 elk, including
915 elk inside Yellowstone National
Park and 3,000 elk north of the
park.
These numbers were 6 percent
lower than the 2012 winter count
of 4,174. Looking back further, be-
tween the winters of 2007 and the
end of winter 2011, elk numbers
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the eddy line: fishing column
Frugal fly fishing
By Patrick Straub
Big Sky Weekly Fishing Columnist
Fly fishing’s reputation rests on
champagne tastes, but in reality, the
sport just requires a rod, reel, line,
and feathers on a hook … and an
angler and a river.
But fly fishing can be as costly as any
pastime, save perhaps flying a fleet of
Falcon jets. Often we fish within our
means, but sometimes we splurge.
I did … having just returned from
a week chasing permit fish, a distant relative of the pompano, in the
Florida Keys.
Invited to fish in the relatively prestigious March Merkin tournament,
I jumped at the opportunity. Total
price tag for the trip was more than a
year’s tuition and beer money at most
state universities. Foolish? Perhaps –
25 anglers, including me, fished for
five days and only one fishermen in
the entire field caught one permit.
One fish.
Fortunately, our waters in Big Sky are
loaded with trout, and fishing them
doesn’t require early withdrawal on
an IRA. It’s always nice to go on vacation, but sometimes, it’s even nicer to
come home.
World class fishing is right in our backyard. Pictured here is DePuy’s Spring Creek. Photo by Pat Straub
It was a high-stakes gamble I took on
a near impossible task – a permit on
the fly – but money spent on a passion is never money misspent.
As my guide and good friend, Mike
Guerin, said at the beginning of day
three: “I bet we have better odds at
catching 50 fish on the Gallatin today
than one permit in these conditions.”
At 4:50 p.m., with 10 minutes left in
the angling day, I looked over at him.
Pat Straub is the author of six books,
including The Frugal Fly Fisher,
Montana On The Fly, and the
forthcoming Everything You Always
Wanted to Know About Fly Fishing*
*but were afraid to ask. He and his
wife own Gallatin River Guides in Big
Sky.
“I bet I would have just caught number 49 on the Gallatin.” And before
he could respond, I blurted out, “but
there’s time for one permit. Just one!”
I pumped my fist into the sky.
Here are some tips to get more bang for your buck when searching for our
hungry and happy trout:
Leaky waders?
If you don’t need them for a while, fill
them with water to find the leaks, then
use your factory wader-repair kit.
Hang ‘em up
After every outing, no matter how
deep you waded, hang your waders.
Never stuff them in a bag and leave
them for longer than a few hours.
Soap and water
Rinse your gear after each day of fishing, whether in fresh or salt water,
with mild soap and water. This dramatically increases its lifespan.
Rod case
They gave you a case for reason.
Always put your rod back in your
case when not in use. Not doing so is a
recipe for a broken rod.
Domestic tranquility
Even pros don’t try to teach wives, husbands or significant others to fly fish.
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Lube
A little lube goes a long way. A few
times a season, lube all the moving parts
of your reels. Use “reel lube” made for
fly fishing reels, not WD-40 or motor
oil, which will ruin your fly line.
Write it down
Keep an angling diary to record date,
stream and section fished, weather
patterns, and the most successful fly.
Whatever else you include is up to you,
but this is a great resource and offers fun
reading in the off-season. It will also
save you money, as you’ll know what
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Cody Chamber leads charge to open
Yellowstone East Gate on time
big sky weekly staff writer
CCODY, Wyo. – Businesses in Cody, Wyo. want
their Yellowstone Park entrance gates to open on
time, even though the National Park Service has
delayed scheduled openings due to sequestration
budget cuts.
The Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with
a number of local and state partners, has been
working on a solution to open the East and/or
Northeast gates by May 3. The park currently
plans to open those gates May 17 and May 24,
respectively.
Yellowstone Supt. Dan Wenk will allow an outside entity to plow on the East Road, and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead agreed to let the Wyoming
Department of Transportation do that plowing.
However, the state will not fund this effort,
which will cost an estimated $100,000. The average per-mile plowing cost is $4,400, and this total
amount includes some contingency funds should
unforeseen circumstances like a major spring
snowstorm arise.
The Cody Chamber is working to raise the money
by April 1, and its board of directors has voted to
match all donations with money from the Chamber’s reserve account, up to $50,000.
Donors will have the option to have a pro-rated
amount refunded based on what is actually spent
on the plowing, or they can choose to have the
chamber replenish its “snowy day” fund with any
money raised but not spent.
"It will preserve our early
season business and instill
confidence in travelers
who may have considered cancelling their trip
to the Cody/Yellowstone
area. We’ll be able to
say, ‘Cody and Yellowstone National Park are
open for business!’”
“There are a number of important economic and
public relations reasons to support this,” wrote
the Cody Chamber’s executive director Scott
Balyo in an email to members.
“First, it will preserve our early season business
and instill confidence in travelers who may have
This is how Big Sky gets
into hot water.
considered cancelling their trip to the Cody/Yellowstone area. We’ll be able to say, ‘Cody and
Yellowstone National Park are open for business!’”
Last year, he noted, more than 11,000 people
traveled through the East Gate during those first
two weeks.
“Second,” Balyo wrote, “this issue has generated a significant amount of local, regional and
national press. We will be able to say that a small
community, a rural state and a national park came
together to fix a challenge created by the national
budget cuts.”
Balyo told members that although “this shouldn’t
be our problem to solve, the fact is, if we don’t
take care of it, no one else is going to.” The chamber, he noted, is only committed for one year.
In addition to the Cody Chamber of Commerce,
other groups have worked on this project including Gov. Mead’s office, WYDOT, Yellowstone
National Park staff, the Wyoming Department
of Transportation, state legislators, Cody Mayor
Nancy Brown, Park County Commissioners, Park
County Travel Council and representatives from
Xanterra and Jackson, Wyo.
Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
emerging from dens
Grizzly near Fairy Falls trailhead on March 14. Photo courtesy of Yellowstone
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Bears begin looking for food soon
after they leave their dens and are attracted to elk and bison that have died
during the winter. These carcasses are
an important food source, and bears
can react aggressively if surprised
when feeding. Yellowstone regulations require visitors to stay 100 yards from black and
grizzly bears at all times. The best
defense is to stay a safe distance from
bears and use binoculars, a telescope
or telephoto lens to get a closer look.
While firearms are allowed in the
park, discharging them violates regulations. Bear spray is a good last line
of defense, if kept handy and used
according to directions when a bear is
within 30-60 feet. Visitors are also reminded to keep
food, garbage, barbecue grills and
other attractants stored in hard-sided
vehicles or bear-proof food storage
boxes. Bear sightings should be reported to the nearest visitor center or
ranger station as soon as possible.
Updated bear safety information is
available on the Yellowstone bear
safety Web page at nps.gov/yell/
planyourvisit/bearenc.htm and in the
park newspaper distributed at all park
entrances.
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Big Sky Weekly
MSU grad leads biologists looking for wolverines in Mongolia
By Evelyn Boswell
MSU News Service
BOZEMAN – A team of wildlife biologists will soon ski 400 miles through
northern Mongolia, searching for signs of
wolverines in the rugged, frigid mountains of the Darhad region.
Headed by Gregg Treinish, founder of
the Bozeman-based nonprofit Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, the
researchers left Bozeman on March 19 and
plan to start skiing on March 26.
The biologists hope to find wolverine
tracks and collect hair, scat and urine for
DNA analysis, helping refine what little
is known about the animals’ distribution. They also plan to scout places to set
up wildlife cameras in the future, under
the direction of a longer-term wolverine
research project affiliated with MSU’s
BioRegions program.
“We know that a population of wolverines
Gregg Treinish, shown here tracking grizzly bears, will soon search for wolverines in Mongolia. Photo by Alexandria Bombach
exists in the Darhad region, but understanding the population dynamics, human
sheer willpower to push yourself forward on a
At the start of her project in 2009, Watters asked
threat levels, and the ecology of the speday-to-day
basis,”
said
team
member
Rebecca
Mongolian friends how she should interview
cies in this region will be critical as wolverines
Watters, who considers Mongolia her second
herders and hunters. They cautioned her not to
begin to feel the effects of climate change due to
home. A
researcher
with
the
Northern
Rockask directly about wolverines, “because people
diminishing suitable habitat,” the collaborators
ies Conservation Cooperative in Jackson, Wyo.,
would want me to feel welcome and would give
wrote in a project summary.
and ecological
me information that might not be true.”
research coordinator with
She devised an interview technique that first had
the BioRegions
Mongolians identify wildlife photos, and then
program, Watanswer more targeted questions.
ters has worked
The team hopes to post at least one new photo onin Mongolia
line each day during the journey, and thousands
since 2000 and
of students across Montana and the nation are
run a wolverine
expected to follow the expedition online.
research program
there since 2009.
Treinish, who graduated from MSU in 2009 with
Another chala biology degree, funded the expedition through
lenge will be
a grant from National Geographic. Honored in
interacting with
2008 as one of the society’s Adventurers of the
hunters and
Year, his research adventures have been featured
herders familiar
in the New York Times, Popular Science, Wired
with the area that
and NPR. He has traveled to five continents,
A team of wildlife biologists on skis will look for wolverines, such as this one, in Mongolia.
may not offer
hiked the 2,174-mile Appalachian Trail and
Photo by Ian Maddus
reliable informatrekked the length of the Andes, which took
tion about wolverines.
more than 22 months and covered 7,800 miles.
The expedition may also encounter wild reindeer,
wild boars and Siberian musk deer.
“The climate is extreme, the infrastructure is
relatively undeveloped, and it takes 100 percent
“The rules of Mongolian hospitality dictate that
one should always try to please one’s guest,” said
Watters, who speaks the language well and knows
the culture.
To follow the Mongolian expedition, visit
mongoliaexpedition.com.
Citizen Scientists aid in discovering new species
By Katie Smith
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation
HELENA – Citizen scientists working with Dr. Loren Bahls of the Montana Diatom Collection
have discovered two new species.
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation,
a Bozeman-based nonprofit that facilitates
partnerships between outdoor enthusiasts
and researchers, paired several hikers traveling to high alpine lakes with Dr. Bahls’ quest to
sample the single celled organisms throughout the Northwest.
Diatoms are responsible for 40 percent of
carbon fixation and oxygen production worldwide, according to Bahls. While there are
an estimated 200,000 species globally, only
24,000 have been identified. The
Northwest is the least sampled
area in the U.S.
“Samples collected by ASC volunteers from remote regions of
the Northwest have a high probability of including new species,
some of them endemic to a
single pond or lake,” Bahls said.
The new species were discovered in samples collected by
Ryan Davis and Beverly Boyton.
Dr. Bahls honored their efforts by
naming the species after them.
diatom, Stauroneis boyntoniae while hiking in the Wind River Range in Wyoming.
For Davis, finding a new diatom was the
icing on the cake.
“It gave me an excuse to visit new places,
and made me feel useful and less selfish
for wanting to get to far flung areas.”
Over the summer, ASC volunteers submitted 50 samples to Dr. Bahls. In addition to
the new species, the samples included
species not been previously documented
in North America and helped provide a
Cavinula Davisiae more complete understanding of diatoms
in North American alpine environments.
Davis’s diatom, Cavinula davisiae, was found
in a lake near Mt. Rainier. Boynton found the
Dr. Bahls’ article is approved for publication in
an upcoming issue of Phytotaxa.
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Big Sky Weekly
Montana natural heritage zoologist named Wildlife Biologist of the Year
By Sara Groves
MONTANA STATE LIBRARY
HELENA – The Montana Chapter of
the Wildlife Society has named Dr.
Bryce Maxell Wildlife Biologist of the
Year. Dr. Maxell is a senior zoologist
with the Montana Natural Heritage
Program.
The Wildlife Society's awards program
honors professional excellence, recognizes outstanding achievement, and
highlights contributions to wildlife
science and management. The Biologist of the Year Award is presented annually for significant achievements in
wildlife conservation anytime during
the preceding five years.
Since 1996, Maxell has conducted
field inventories for a variety of
animal species in Montana. Over the
last three years, his work has resulted
in 5,000 detections of 84 different species. He has also authored or
coauthored two books, a dozen peer
reviewed publications, and 30-plus
professional reports on amphibians,
reptiles, bats, small terrestrial mammals, birds, terrestrial mollusks and
fish. Maxell completed his Ph.D. in fish
and wildlife biology at the University
of Montana in 2009, where he completed statewide status assessments
and constructed predicted habitat
models for Montana's amphibian and
reptile species.
An employee of Montana Fish,
Wildlife and Parks nominated Maxell
for the award. The nomination letter
highlighted Maxell's collaboration
with state and federal agencies, private
businesses and landowners, and varying interest groups, often involving
divisive issues. The Montana Natural Heritage Program is a statutory program of the
Montana State Library operated under
contract by the University of Montana. Its staff gathers information on
Montana’s plants, animals and biological communities, making it available
to state and federal agencies, tribes,
NGOs and private consultants. "One aspect of my job is to try to better understand the distribution and
status of Montana species through
fieldwork, and I have absolutely loved
getting to better know those species
and the entire state in general," Maxell
said. The ultimate goal, he said, “is to
have a thorough knowledge of species'
distribution and status… It is a task
that will always be in process."
Bryce Maxell with Salamander Photo courtesy of Montana State library
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