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Volume 4 // Issue #21
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A glance into the life
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Okkervil
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From the dark side:
Former Moonlight employees
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COVER: Erik “Sizzle” Reinhold, of Gallatin Gateway, hikes out the 6-by-6 bull he shot near the Continental Divide
in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, on opening day of bow season this year. BELOW: Glassing for big
bulls. Find more hunting stories, news, essays, photos and recipes starting on page 26. PHOTOS BY EMILY WOLFE
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Anticipating the hunt
At dusk they surrounded us.
A squealing chorus of elk, mewing, chuckling and
bugling, flooded through the trees 30 yards upwind
from us.
It was Sept. 6, and the following morning began
opening day for elk/deer archery, and the guys – my
husband and our two friends – were so excited they
looked like they might burst.
Practically wading in elk droppings, we sneaked
up a small rise to get a glimpse of the herd. As we
crouched behind a tree, we saw 100 elk scattered
throughout a draw just south of us, their dun-colored bodies not quite camouflaged into the hillsides.
Back down at our packs, we sat in silence as the
animals fed toward us. The wind shifted, and a big
bull barked in alarm, likely having caught our scent.
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I lay down in the grass and listened to the cows and
calves calling to each other, squeaking like door
hinges.
The 10,500-foot peaks at the head of the drainage
turned pink in the alpenglow. The evening breeze
was white noise in the fir boughs above our heads,
mixing with the creek’s rush a quarter mile away.
Empty seedpods hung crooked on dry lupines, but
the grass was green from recent rains. The next
morning, Erik Reinhold shot the bull he’s hiking
out in the image on the cover.
In this issue are the stories of Montanans like Reinhold who love exploring new country, respect wild
places and animals, and find connection with their
loved ones through this rich pastime.
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Section 1: News
Community..................................5
Local News...................................8
Regional.....................................11
Montana....................................12
Business.......................................13
Section 2: Life, Land & Culture
Sports..........................................17
OutlawNews..............................21
Calendar...............................23
Fun..............................................25
Hunting.......................................26
Classifieds...................................30
Back40........................................31
Bull Market..................................32
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From the dark side:
Former Moonlight
employees hired at
Big Sky Resort
Kym Rapier:
A glance into
the life of a
philanthropist
Letters
Two excellent candidates
A call for cost-effective housing
Hans Williamson and Ginna Hermann
deserve your vote for the Resort Tax
Board.
Hello friends and community of Big Sky,
Long gone are the days when the Yellowstone Club, its members and management, were not a part of our Big Sky
community. The Y.C. is now an integral
part of Big Sky through those of its
members who live here year round. Its
charitable arm, the Yellowstone Club
Foundation has supported our Big Sky
community; the fire and emergency
services of the Y.C. and Big Sky work
together. Hans, the club’s vice president
and general manager, Yellowstone
Club continues that tradition by his
candidacy. He brings wide and varied
experience to the job.
Ginna Hermann has served four years
on the Resort Tax Board. I have been
the chair of the board for two years
and a member for eight years, and have
seen Ginna’s enthusiasm, intelligence
and good judgment in action. In addition, Ginna has been active in the Arts
Council and other community efforts
for years.
Both Hans and Ginna will be excellent
members of the Big Sky RTB.
Les Loble, Big Sky
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A local developer and I are working
on creating a neighborhood of 50
reasonably priced houses centrally
located in Big Sky. These homes,
ranging in size from 1,200-3,200
square feet, would be built on 40-by100-foot lots with two-car garages
and the option of having an apartment over the garage. The lots would
share spaces for vehicle access and
trash removal.
These houses would range from two
bedrooms with 1 ½ baths, to four
bedrooms with 3 ½ baths. There
would be four house-types, each
with two possible design aesthetics, ‘mountain rustic’ and ‘mountain
modern’. There would be approximately six exterior paint schemes to
choose from, and various exterior
materials, from stain-grade Hardiplank to wood siding. The idea is
that it would blend seamlessly with
the current neighborhood.
The developer is funded, and we’ve
started the design process, but things
have slowed due to the landowner
considering a condo development
instead of these single-family homes.
Although condos do have their place,
it is my belief as an architect and
community member, that Big Sky
workers and residents greatly desire
to purchase their own reasonably
priced, freestanding homes with their
own yard and garage.
This town needs to grow from within
and take ownership of its future. For that
to happen, home ownership is critical for
the working community.
The area’s Affordable Housing Committee has chosen an organization to perform
a housing study in Big Sky. However this
opportunity needs momentum now, if we
want to make owning your own home
here a reality.
Let your voices be heard.
We are asking potential homebuyers to
write letters to this newspaper outlining
their specific interest in owning a freestanding home and not a condominium.
Email letters to
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Thanks for your interest. The more
letters we get the stronger the message
will be.
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Preserving A W O R K O F art
TA K E S A professional
Emily O’Connor, Project Coordinator at Big Sky Community Corp., marks a proposed trail alignment south of Town Center. BSCC hopes to begin trail construction in spring 2014.
Medical Clinic of Big Sky offers
discounted flu shots
BIG SKY – With the changing fall foliage comes a less favorable season, and
one you should be no less prepared for:
flu season.
Influenza season generally runs from
October-May and peaks mid-winter.
Dr. Jeffery Daniels of the Medical
Clinic of Big Sky says it’s time for your
flu shot.
Daniels is offering discounted shots
to those who might otherwise forgo
the treatment.
Flu vaccination prices have gone up
in recent years and can cost as much
as $50, but the Big Sky clinic is offering them for around $25, Daniels
said. “We’ll offer the cheapest price
possible.”
“Last year we had a terrible flu season,”
Dr. Daniels said. “Probably the worst
I’ve ever seen. We’re encouraging
people to get vaccinated now.”
The Center for Disease Control recommends that everyone age 6 months
and older get vaccinated. The shots
are approximately 60 percent effective, according to the CDC.
Daniels’ clinic in Town Center currently has flu shots available until
supplies run out. In the past, local
nonprofit Women In Action paid for
the vaccinations for those without
health insurance coverage. This year
WIA is not covering these costs, but
The Medical Clinic of Big Sky is open
Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. until the ski resort opens ona
Thanksgiving Day. After that, the
Town Center clinic is open the same
hours on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. – JTO
Obituary
Jada Danelle Krusniak
Big Sky resident Jada Danelle Krusniak unexpectedly passed away on Sunday,
Oct. 6. A memorial service to celebrate her life was held at the Heart of the Valley Animal Shelter’s dog park on Oct. 12. Attendees brought their dogs, stories
and memories of Jada and her beloved dog, Rosie.
In lieu of flowers Jada’s family wishes to have donations sent to the Heart of
the Valley (in memory of Jada Danelle Krusniak), 1549 E. Cameron Bridge Rd.,
Bozeman, MT 59718; 406-388-9399.
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Big Sky School District Superintendent
Our 2013-14 school year is off to a great start. We’ve increased enrollment
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Giving should be contagious
Rapiers organize ski swap, continue philanthropy in Big Sky
By Emily Wolfe
Explore Big Sky Managing Editor
BIG SKY – Kym Rapier and her assistant Kris Tinnin sat
together at Choppers on the afternoon of Oct. 8, dialing
out the last minute details of a ski swap they organized for
the community.
Just back from a week filming with ABC’s
Secret Millionaire – during which Kym and
her husband Dr. George Rapier donated
more than $1 million of their personal savings to the town of Oakridge, Ore. – Kym’s
long, wavy blond hair streamed down her
back as she swung her bare feet off the bar
stool.
“Giving has to be contagious,” she said.
Since moving to Big Sky full time from San
Antonio, Texas, in 2011, the Rapiers have
given more than $5 million to local groups,
said Kym, 44.
Skis lined the stage behind the two women,
and clothes for kids and adults were neatly
folded in the game room. Kym’s orange
Lamborghini was parked outside.
After the Rapiers donated ski passes to all
of the students at Lone Peak High School
for the second year in a row – at a cost of
$24,000 this year – Kym wanted to help
families get into winter gear and clothes, as
well. The idea to underwrite the exchange
was Tinnin’s, Kym said.
George, 60, practiced as an internist until founding
WellMed Medical Management in 1990. He is now
chairman and CEO of the company, which provides
primary care for 80,000 seniors in four states.
Kym previously owned and sold health clubs, among
other businesses, she said, also running her charity,
Kym’s Kids of San Antonio, a scholarship program
“At [that] point Kym wrote me a check for $100,000,”
MacFadyen recalls. The largest single gift BYEP has
received since its founding in 2001, it was “transformational, with respect to making a larger impact and
allowing us to serve more kids, and go deeper with
them,” he said.
“Kym really goes after a unique part of our society, and
has made pretty impressive impacts,” said
Yellowstone Club Community Foundation
Executive Director Casey Schwartz, who
partnered with Kym last year on several
projects. “[The Rapiers] have been incredibly generous, and we’re really lucky to have
them as part of the community.”
The couple drew national attention with
their appearance on Secret Millionaire’s season finale Sept. 8.
The episode sent them to beautiful but
depressed Oakridge, Ore., population 3,200,
where they spent a week living in an RV,
with $71.03 in spending money – equivalent
to the local food stamp award for a family of
two. Disguised as a physician’s assistant and
a former health instructor, the Rapiers got to
know local community members.
They met an unemployed mother who
volunteers to fundraise for local high school
students, a PA who is the town’s only
healthcare provider, and a former superintendent who started a food backpack program
for school kids similar to the one in Big Sky.
They joined the understaffed firehouse for
a volunteer training session, cut firewood
with the booster club and had dinner with
a single mom and her kids.
With gift cards from local businesses and
gear donations from Big Sky Resort, Grizzly
Outfitters, Gallatin Alpine Sports and priKym Rapier (left) and Kris Tinnin at the ski swap they organized at Choppers this fall. Afvate individuals, the raffle raised $100,000,
ter Kym and her husband George donated ski passes to all LPHS students, they wanted
Kym said. She hopes to use the proceeds to
to help families with winter gear and clothes. Everything at the exchange was free.
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expand the Big Sky Community Food Bank
prepared meals program, specifically the
“Every aspect of this town is hurting,” Kym
backpack program that sends kids with food
said on the show. “It was very emotional.”
insecurity home from school with a discreet bag of food
that engages youth through volunteerism and school
on Fridays.
At the week’s end, they admitted their “white lie,”
performance.
telling their new friends they had, in fact, come to
“Kym’s a visionary,” said Diane Bartzick, who has worked
donate money where it was needed. In all, the RapiThe couple founded The Blake, Kymberly and George
with Kym through the food bank. “She is the type that
ers gave more than $1.3 million to kids for college,
Rapier Charitable Trust in 2006, in honor of George’s
sees a need, gets down and dirty, and does the work that’s
the booster club, the medical clinic, the fire departlate son Blake. Every year since, they’ve donated more
needed.”
ment and others.
than $1 million annually to nonprofits including
youth initiatives, animal shelters, and programs for
Bartzick helped the school coordinate a clothing drive in
“We think it’s our responsibility to give it back,”
seniors and children. Kym is executor of the trust, acthe past, and “with this ski swap, Kym has accelerated it
George said on the show. “It really has been a humcording to the Rapier Family Foundation website, and
10,000 times more powerful.”
bling experience for us, to see how well they love
she and George determine recipients together.
each other and take care of each other.”
Choppers owner Monte Johnsen donated the food and
Setting up for the ski swap, Kym, who stands 5’10”,
drinks that night, cooking up more than 200 corndogs,
Calling it one of the best experiences of her
said she plans to create something like Kym’s Kids here
and 20 pounds each of chicken tenders and sloppy Joes.
life, Kym said Big Sky can learn something from
in Montana.
Oakridge: “Everyone needs to work together.”
“A lot of [the donations were] really good useable cloth“It makes me feel good,” she said. “Everybody should
ing – I would say 75 percent was excellent stuff,” Johnsen
give back if they can.”
said, estimating the event drew more than 300 people
over the course of the night.
What’s next for the Rapiers?
In Montana – on top of the ski pass donations – the
Rapiers have given to the Big Sky Community Corp.,
Perhaps the giving bug is going around.
Kym plans to meet with representatives from
Heart of the Valley animal shelter, Morningstar
some of Montana’s Indian reservations, she
Learning Center, Bridger Ski Foundation, Big Sky Ski
said, help start a therapeutic horseback riding
Education Foundation, Thrive, the Yellowstone Club
program in Bozeman, and support the Ophir
Community Foundation and Big Sky Youth EmpowerThe Rapiers first visited Big Sky four years ago, when a
School eighth grade trip to Washington D.C.
ment.
business partner recommended they take a ski vacation
here, Kym recalls. “We came here, and I cried when we
And both Rapiers are planning to go to space
BYEP executive director Pete MacFadyen visited the
left. We came back the next week and bought a house, and
this year, with Virgin Galactic, an airline that
Rapiers in Big Sky last October to thank them for a
I ran from the plane, because I didn’t want to go back to
offers suborbital spaceflights.
$25,000 gift donated during the 2012 spring fundTexas.
raiser. MacFadyen told the Rapiers that his organiza“I’m an adventure person!” she says.
tion – which works with at-risk, high school-aged
“I love it – the weather, the people, everything,” Kym
youth – used the money as a challenge to its donor
said.
base, effectively doubling it.
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Local fire department adds five to its ranks
By Joseph T. O’Connor
Explore Big Sky Senior Editor
BIG SKY – Big Sky can put its fire and emergency
care worries to rest.
At the end of September, the Big Sky Fire Department extended provisional employment offers to five EMT firefighter candidates vying for
positions with the department.
best paramedics and firefighters around.”
Chief Bill Farhat expects the four-week training will be
a strong team-building supplement to the new hires’
already advanced levels of emergency training.
appropriate number of firefighters,” he said. “We
have all manner of emergencies we respond to on
a regular basis – fires, car accidents… We’re here
for everything, not just ambulance use.”
“[Bakke and LeBlanc] have [worked] in fire stations
for multiple years,” Farhat said. “Both come well
trained, and it’s exciting
for us to have some [new
faces] in our group.”
As in much of the country, the hiring process in
Big Sky was highly competitive, with 83 applicants. The rigorous
5-month process began
in June, when applicants
took the mandatory Montana Firefighter Consortium test.
“I [knew] this was what
I wanted to do, and to
do it here in Big Sky is incredible. They’re some
of the best paramedics
and firefighters around.”
Three locals and two out of state firefighters will
don the Big Sky Fire uniform beginning Monday,
Oct. 21, when they officially start the department’s training academy. They include Michael
Bakke from Bellingham, Wash. and Michael LeBlanc from Vail, Colo., who will fall in line alongside Big Sky locals Mitch Hamel, John Foster and
Dennis Rush.
The hirings were supported by a $485,000
mill levy approved by
voters last May. The
levy increased Big Sky
homeowners’ taxes from
$22 to $33.04 per $1,000
of their home’s taxable
value.
Rush started volunteering with the department
in 2010 then left the next year for Denver. He
returned to Big Sky in October 2012 and plugged
back into the system, earning his EMT and other
training requirements. Hamel and Foster have
volunteered since 2010, each of them spending as
much time as they could spare over that span.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration nationally requires at least four first
responders on an incident at any given time.
In the past, the department has been forced
to operate with two to three firefighters on
scene.
“We were keeping up with learning and training as
much as possible, soaking in all the information the
career guys were willing to give away,” Hamel said.
“I [knew] this was what I wanted to do, and to do it
here in Big Sky is incredible. They’re some of the
Farhat says his new employees will fill a
significant need in Big Sky – one that exists
even with Bozeman Deaconess building a
medical facility on Lone Mountain Trail.
“A new hospital does not negate the need for an
“We had to screen
through them, and 23
were rejected right
away,” Farhat said,
emphasizing that negative background checks
and mistakes on the written application led to the
cuts.
After more than a year talking with the community and planning to expand, the expansion gives
the chief a marked sense of relief.
“[This] makes it easier for me to sleep at night,”
he said. “The fire service in general is a laborintensive environment, and there’s nothing worse
than not being able to respond to emergencies
effectively.”
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The first grade classes with Game Warden Adam Pankratz in front of a bear
trap. Photo by Stephanie Kissell
By Ophir School’s first grade
teachers and students
The first grade classes have been studying bears in science since school began.
We’ve learned the scientific skills of
categorizing and classifying, taking notes
and observation. We studied unique
characteristics of polar bears, black bears
and grizzlies, and took a field trip to the
Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in
West Yellowstone in late September.
ground, far out on a branch. (Hazel)
•
Lock food in the back of your truck.
(Frieda)
•
You can put your food in a bearproof container if you’re on the
river. (Haley)
•
If you’re fishing and you skin your
fish with a jack knife, the bears
could easily smell it (Wats). Keep
the fish guts far away from your
tent. Throw them in the water.
(Aubrey)
For our final science lesson, we invited
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Adam Pankratz to come and speak to
us about being bear aware. Encouraged
by Warden Pankratz’s public service,
we wanted to let our community know
what we’ve learned. We hope you enjoy
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bear aware household.
•
If you’re hunting, you should
always put the deer in the back of
your truck and bring it home into
the garage. (Jack)
•
Stay with your group when you’re
hiking. (Jillian) Sing songs and be
loud. (Chloe)
•
Remind your parents to bring bear
spray. (Arlo)
To be bear aware at home:
•
Don’t go near bear traps. (Marley) It
could close and hurt you really bad.
(Jayden) There’s a bear nearby. (Teal)
•
Keep your grill clean. (Joe)
•
Don’t keep your garbage out at
night. Take it out in the morning.
(Henry)
•
Pick up apples from the apple tree.
(Brandt)
•
Make sure you don’t leave the windows open in your car. (Sadie) Don’t
leave food in your car. (Grady)
What happens if I see a bear?
•
Never scream or run from a bear.
(Addy) Just back away. (Dean)
•
If one is charging at you, kneel
down and cover your head. (Wren)
•
Take the cap off of your bear spray
and point it in the bear’s face. (Ryder)
Make a big wall (with the bear
spray). (Garin)
•
Don’t walk toward the bear. Stay far
away from it. (Maya)
•
To be bear aware in the woods:
•
Hang your food so the bears don’t
get it. (Alice) It needs to be 100
yards from your tent. (Finn) It
needs to be high up from the
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science students to MSU
By Sepp Jannotta
schools in Montana with Looney, his custom
programmable robot, as his sidekick to give
presentations aimed at inspiring students to
pursue computer science degrees.
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BOZEMAN – RightNow Technologies founder
Greg Gianforte has pledged to give Montana State
University more than $200,000 over three years
to initiate three programs to recruit students
into computer science and help meet the state’s
demand for high-tech workers.
•
The gift from the Gianforte Family Foundation
comes on the heels of the Montana Economic Development Summit in Butte in September, during
which Gianforte said there is demand for at least
400 computer science jobs per year in Montana
with starting salaries of $45,000-$85,000.
“We have an opportunity to have a very vibrant
high-tech industry that creates good-paying jobs
for our kids,” Gianforte said. “But right now we
just don’t have enough students graduating with
the computer science degrees to fill those jobs.”
Beginning with Gianforte’s gift of $80,400 for the
first year, the MSU Computer Science Department will pursue three initiatives to help recruit
more high school students into the ranks of
degree-seeking computer scientists:
•
Looking to interest students in computer
science, Hunter Lloyd, teaching professor
and robotics specialist, will make 50 presentations per year at high schools and junior high
•
“Our goal is simple – to produce more high-techready graduates,” Gunnink said.
Both Gunnink and Paxton said the Computer Science Department is also taking a number of steps
to boost the success rate of those who choose a
computer science major, notably the upcoming
opening of a state-of-the-art, active-learning
computer lab.
John Paxton, professor and department head
of MSU’s Computer Science Department, will
offer an introductory college course, “The Joy
and Beauty of Computing,” to Bozeman High
School students as a dual-enrollment course
through Gallatin College MSU for college
credit. Paxton will then hand the course over
to a BHS teacher in future years and offer the
curriculum statewide for other interested high
schools.
Lloyd will develop a one-week course on
computational thinking and robotics for MSU’s
Master of Science in Science Education program, to train junior high and high school
science and math teachers in ways that can bring
computer science into the classroom.
Brett Gunnink, dean of MSU’s College of Engineering, said MSU’s initiatives would be an important
complement to Gianforte’s own efforts to spur interest in computer science through the codemontana.
org project. Codemontana.org offers all Montana
high school students the ability to learn computer
programming while competing for prizes through a
self-paced, online course developed specifically for
high school students.
“In the long run,” Gunnink said, “we are confident that, along with a continued expansion of
our high-tech economy, we’ll see our partnerships with industry strengthen and MSU will
be a leader in educating Montanans to fill those
jobs.”
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A special heartfelt thank you goes out to:
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Former Moonlight employees cross over to Big Sky
CrossHarbor and Boyne close on Moonlight Basin purchase
By Emily Wolfe Explore Big Sky Managing Editor
BIG SKY – A number of former
Moonlight Basin employees are
emerging from the dark side of Lone
Mountain, having been hired by
Boyne Resorts as part of the Oct. 1
merger of Moonlight and Big Sky
Resort.
“Pretty much the whole patrol is
coming back,” Dixon said, referring
to both his own patrollers, as well as
former Moonlighters. “We’re excited
about having them here. They’re
good patrolmen, and they’re a great
asset.”
The number of professional ski patrollers will
be in the up“I will definitely miss
per 80s this
[Moonlight] and the day
year, maybe
to day interactions with
even 90,
some of the team members Dixon said,
and there will
… but I’m excited that so
be approximany do have positions with mately 100
the resort, and we’ll still work volunteers.
Boyne
employees
are discouraged from
speaking with
the press
about the
integration
until official
comment
together in some capacity.”
“We are going
has been
through a lot
released, but
of interviewing at this point, there
Big Sky Resort Human Resources
will be some upper level patrolmen
Director Dax Schieffer was able to
in upper level positions. If they were
discuss a few points with Explore Big
supervisors [at Moonlight], they were
Sky regarding hiring for the winter
supervisors for a reason. There’s no
2013/2014 season.
sense in not keeping that talent.”
“People are the key to any successful
business or enterprise, and when it
Brad Carpenter, former snow safety
comes to the successful integration
director at Moonlight, and Taylor
of Moonlight Basin and Big Sky
Woodward, a Moonlight forecaster,
Resort, the focus was on hiring the
are already on staff working alongvast majority of existing positions,”
side Big Sky’s snow safety team. Both
Schieffer said. Among the priorities
men have been hired as forecasters for
was to “make the transition as smooth
this season, and are helping integrate
as possible, so as not to disrupt the
Moonlight’s avalanche program into
hard work everyone is doing preparBig Sky’s.
ing for winter.”
“There’s a ton to learn on my side of
The resort will hire more than 1,400
things,” Carpenter said, “everything
employees this winter and has
from how their snowpack differs
already received over 4,000 applicafrom ours, to the nuts and bolts of
[avalanche control] routes.”
tions, Schieffer said. One of the new employees, Michelle
Frederick, worked in marketing and
events at Moonlight for nine years
and moved over to Big Sky’s marketing department on Oct. 1.
“So far, so good,” Frederick said. “The
team is awesome and friendly, and
has been very welcoming and helpful
in terms of getting settled and up to
speed on information on this side of
the mountain.”
Although her new position in promotions and events is similar to the one
she held at Moonlight, Frederick
noted the marketing team is much
larger than Moonlight’s was.
“I will definitely miss [Moonlight]
and the day to day interactions with
some of the team members … but
I’m excited that so many do have
positions with the resort, and we’ll
still work together in some capacity.”
On mountain, the ski patrol is in
the middle of its hiring process,
according to patrol director Bob
Dixon.
But he’s feeling positive about the
switch, as well.
“I have absolutely zero complains.
The people are great. I’ve known
them before, [and although] we
haven’t worked directly together, in
some ways we had.”
In snow sports, Big Sky’s Mountain
Sports Manager Christine Baker says
things will also stay similar going
into this year, with around 157 instructors based out of the Mountain
Village school and 70 in the Madison
Base Area school.
Taking a cue from Moonlight’s successful snow sports programs, the
local youth programs will expand
this year, Baker said, with ski groups
running all weekend on both sides,
and seven days a week at the Madison
base area.
As with ski patrol, everyone has to
reapply – both former Moonlight instructors, as well as Big Sky veterans.
“For the most part, we’re hoping to
have all of their folks come back,” she
said.
Not everyone will be back, however,
including some high-level Moonlight employees and various department directors.
partners will make more information
available to the public, said Sheila
Chapman, Big Sky Resort’s Public
Relations Manager.
The Oct. 1 closing of CrossHarbor
Partners, LLC and Boyne Resorts
Moonlight Basin purchase was a
quiet affair. The partnership did not
announce the finalized deal until
Oct. 8, when the resort’s communications department posted the news
at bigskyresort.com/media-andpress/press-releases.
“They’re taking the time right now
and working a ton to get everything
squared away, so they have the
answers,” she said. “They want to get
the whole story out to everybody on
their vision and where they want to
go with this resort, and that information is coming.”
Combined with the trails at The
Club at Spanish Peaks – which the
same partnership purchased from
bankruptcy on July 19 – the transaction made the resort legitimately
the largest in the U.S., acreage-wise,
at 5,750 contiguous acres.
As the merger is finalized, the
Sam Byrne, principal owner of CrossHarbor, and Steven Kircher, President of Boyne’s Eastern operations,
plan to meet with the media in early
November, Chapman said.
Skiing at Big Sky this year
Big Sky Resort will open the terrain around its Mountain Village, weather
permitting, on Nov. 28, 2013. It plans to open the Madison and Moonlight
acreage on Dec. 7.
Many of Moonlight’s annual events are likely to continue this year, most
notably the Turkey for a Ticket, which will occur Dec. 13.
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Sept. 7 Away @Augusta
Sept. 13 Away @ Lincoln
Sept. 21 Away @ Camas County
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Oct. 4
Away @Alberton**
W(LPHS 42, Augusta 0)
L (Lincoln 64, LPHS 58, 2 OT)
W (LPHS 42, Camas County
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Away @ Hot Springs**
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Nov. 2 TBD 1st Round State Playoffs
Nov. 9 TBD 2nd Round State Playoffs
Nov. 16 TBD Semi-Finals State Playoffs
Nov. 23 TBD State Championship Game
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Sept. 7
vs. Twin Bridges
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Sept. 13
vs. Lima
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Sept. 13
vs. Lima
Loss 1-3
Sept. 20
vs. Sheridan
Win 3-0
Sept. 20
vs. Sheridan
Win 3-1
Sept. 27
vs. Gardiner
Loss 3-0
Oct. 4
vs. Ennis
Loss 3-0
Oct. 10
vs. Harrison
Loss 3-0
Oct. 11
vs. Manhattan Christian
Loss 3-0
Oct. 16
West Yellowstone** Spirit Night
5/6:30 p.m.
Oct. 19
White Sulphur Springs** Senior Parent Day
5/6:30 p.m.
Oct. 26
@ West Yellowstone**
5/6:30 p.m.
Oct. 30Nov. 2
@ Manhattan Christian
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Nov. 7-9
@Butte MAC Western Divisional Tournament
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Nov. 14-16
@ TBD - State Volleyball Championships
TBA
Dec. 3
WMPAC Volleyball Awards night
6:30 p.m.
High School volleyball standings
Win
Loss
Points
MCHS
9
1
7.5
Gardiner
8
0
7
Ennis
7
1
6
Shields Valley
7
4
6
Harrison
7
4
6
Twin Bridges
5
6
4
Lima
5
6
2.5
White Sulphur Springs
4
4
2.5
Lone Peak
2
8
1
West Yellowstone
2
10
1
Sheridan
0
11
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Pirates give hope to all fans
this season became a symbol of the quintessential
underdog. While those in big markets know
what it’s like to root for a winner, there are fans
everywhere who must endure disappointment
every season. It wasn’t just Pirates fans who felt this
loss, it was all of us.
If the Pirates could have made it to the World
Series, then certainly another underdog team could
as well, right? Surely my team can make it if the
Pirates, after a 21-year playoff drought, could turn
things around.
By Brandon Niles
Alas, the season is over for the Pirates, and fans
have begun the annual ritual of rationalizing
disappointment and justifying optimism. But the
Pirates have a lot to celebrate, as a young team
with lots of talent in the bullpen and solid hitters.
Alvarez took a huge step this year after four
inconsistent seasons, and Andrew McCutchen
maintained his All-Star play, batting over .300 for
the second straight year.
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Game five of the National League Division Series:
Pittsburg Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals, bottom of
the sixth inning. Young Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole has
pitched a good game thus far, despite allowing an early
two-run homer. Cole is relieved by Justin Wilson,
who gives up three hits and a run on a Jon Jay single,
putting the Pirates down 3-0. Things don’t look good
for everyone’s favorite Cinderella team of 2013.
For a fleeting moment – in the top of the seventh –
when the Pirates scored on a two-out single from Pedro
Alvarez, it seemed like they could pull off an unlikely
comeback. But just two innings later, the Cardinals
had extended the lead to 6-1 and Alvarez was up again
– with two outs and runners on first and second.
Cardinals’ pitcher Adam Wainwright struck out
Alvarez and put the nail in the coffin on an improbable
Pedro Alvarez stepped up for the Pirates this year.
Photo by Keith Allison
Pirates’ season. Wainwright pitched a complete game,
giving up only one run. When things got tense in the
eighth and ninth innings, he only allowed a combined
three singles, and struck out the final batter to seal a
Cardinals victory and a trip to face the LA Dodgers in
the National League Championship Series.
As Alvarez left the plate, the collective air of
sports fans seemed to leave with him. The Pirates
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From those who know the pain of rooting for
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With the series tied at two games apiece, we got to
imagine for a moment what it’s like for a baseball
team from a small city with a small bankroll to make
it all the way.
The Pirates have the talent to return next year, and
until then, fans can cherish this season, and begin
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Know where you’ve been to know where you’re going
Using vintage film techniques in modern video editing
By Joe Paulet
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When I started my education in the film industry, I
was fortunate to have access to a piece of technology
that’s unusual in today’s world of video production:
film. I’m not referring to the term we so often throw
around to encompass all
things video, I’m speaking
of actual 16mm Kodak film
stock.
While filming and projecting have a fairly consistent history, editing has evolved leaps and bounds
even during my filmmaking tenure.
Editing film was a much more tactile process than
editing digitally in today’s video world. As recently
as 10 years ago, filmmakers would project a work-
Today’s editing suites give filmmakers the ability
to edit in a non-destructive way, saving time and
effort. Your original media is never in jeopardy of
harm or decay, your tools and timeline are always at
your fingertips, and if you make a mistake the magic
of the undo button is only a click away.
At the time I was in school,
in 2000, it was fairly commonplace for a film student
to shoot on real film, but
today an aspiring videographer may never shoot a
single old school frame.
While I take pride in keeping up on the latest video
technology, my experience
with shooting, editing and
projecting film gave me
an understanding of the
industry’s golden days.
Nearly every term and
standard today stems from
the old world of film. For
example, the term 24P
refers to 24 frames per second. We still shoot at this
speed on modern video
cameras when applicable,
but why?
This vintage 8 mm film camera, circa 1949, sits on Joe Paulet’s camera shelf. Similar models were used to film Audrey Hepburn poolside and by Abraham Zapruder to document the moment John F. Kennedy was assassinated. PHOTO BY JOE PAULET
When film was in its
infancy, the industry was
in contention over the desired frame rate at which to
shoot. You may even remember seeing family films
on Super 8, which shoots and projects at 18 frames
per second. You may also remember the strange,
jumpy way it seemed to play back. To accurately
portray smooth motion, our eyes need at least 24
frames every second to have persistence of vision
– the term referring to the eye’s ability to retain
enough information to fill in the gaps between
frames, rendering what we perceive as fluid, realtime motion. print of what they had shot (as opposed to handling
original negatives), take notes on where they wanted to make cuts, and eventually proceed to cutting
apart the film and literally taping it back together.
This working edit would then go to a negative cutter – if
you were working on a well-funded production – which
cut the original footage shot according to the notes. This
type of editing process was known as linear editing.
The industry now uses “non-linear editing,” in
modern editing software, pertaining to a nondestructive form of filmmaking.
My experience with traditional editing techniques now gives me an appreciation and
understanding of where contemporary filmmaking is heading.
Outlaw Partners’ video producer Joe Paulet has
sat through Lawrence of Arabia no less than 10
times. Contact the Outlaw Partners at media@
theoutlawpartners.com or (406) 995-2055 for all
your film and video needs.
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Friday, Oct. 18 – Thursday, Oct. 31
*If your event falls between Nov. 1 and
Nov. 14, please submit it by Friday, Oct. 25
BIG SKY
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
Bozeman Bridal Tour
Gallatin Valley, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Susanna Sonnenberg Reading
Country Bookshelf, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Live Music
Ousel and Spur, 9-11 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 21
Beth Kennedy Ceramic Workshop
Beth Kennedy Studio, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
40 Days ‘til Ski Season 40 oz. Party
40 oz. drink specials and ski movies
Lone Peak Cinema, 10:30 p.m.
Bridger Creek Boys
Colonel Black’s, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
Nature & Culture: Changing Perspectives
of the Natural World
Ophir School, 4:30-6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
Learn About Meditation talk w/Angela
Marie Patnode
Santosha Wellness Center, 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
Live Music
Ousel and Spur, 9-11 p.m.
Live Trivia
Bacchus Pub, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22
Storytime w/Cindy
Country Bookshelf, 9:30 a.m.
Book Club
Country Bookshelf, 7-8 p.m.
Sense of Place
Professional Modern Dance Concert
The Emerson, 7:30 p.m.
Hemlock & 16 Penny
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Nature & Culture: Changing Perspectives
of the Natural World
Ophir School, 4:30-6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
John Floridis CD Release Party
Bridger Brewing, 5:30 p.m.
Bingo
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill, 6:30 p.m.
Wenonah Hauter Reading
Country Bookshelf, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Bottom of the Barrell
Gallatin Riverhouse Grill, 9:30 p.m.
Sizzling Salsa
MAC, 8 p.m.
DJ Tiny
Choppers, 10 p.m.
Riot Act
Broken Spoke, 10 p.m.
BOZEMAN
FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Surplus Sale
Heritage Christian School, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
2013 Chamberlin Showcase
Main St. Arts & Entertainment Complex,
6 p.m. – 1 a.m. (and Sat.)
Mummy Dearest
The Verge, 8 p.m. (and Sat.)
Heaven and Hell Party
Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 8 p.m.
Wandering Wild & Maxwell Hughes of The
Lumineers
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Montana Mashup MMXIII Homebrewing
Competition
Bridger Brewing, 8 a.m.
Michael Menert
Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 10 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Alyson Hagy Reading
Country Bookshelf, 7 p.m.
BFF Presents: Fruitville Station
The Emerson, 7:30 p.m.
Trivia w/Missy O’Malley
Colonel Black’s, 9 p.m.
Live DJ
Pour House, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
MSU Parent’s Weekend Downtown
Discovery
Downtown Bozeman, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Hopa Mountain Fall Retreat:
A Circle of Trust Workshop
B Bar Ranch, (thru Sat.)
15th Annual Powderblast
The Emerson, 6:30 p.m.
Murder Mystery Party
Country Bookshelf, 7-8 p.m.
Mummy Dearest
The Verge, 8 p.m. (and Sat.)
Yellowstone Alpaca Breeders;
2013 Rendezvous
Northern Rocky Mountain Alpacas, 10
a.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
MSU vs. UC Davis
Bobcat Stadium, 2 p.m.
Octoberfest: Beer, Brats and Brewery Follies
Rockin’ TJ Ranch, 5 p.m.
Silly Moose Improv.
The Verge, 2 p.m.
Family Contra Dance
Eagles Lodge, 5 p.m.
10th Annual Spooktacular Costume Ball
Baxter Hotel, 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Contra Dance
Eagles Lodge, 7:30 p.m.
Tom Catmull’s Radio Static
Peach Street Studios, 8 p.m.
Warren Miller’s Ticket to Ride
The Emerson, 8 p.m.
Solid Gold Party w/Golden Grenade &
David Dalla G
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
Tales From Ghost Town
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 27
Moon Shadows
Willson Auditorium, 2:30 p.m.
Learn about meditation Angela Marie Patnode will give a free one-hour talk at Santosha Wellness Center on Oct. 23 entitled “Leave Stress Behind: Learn about the life
changing practice of meditation.” Patnode is a transformational coach,
empowerment expert and 12-year student of Buddhism.
The Eastern practice of meditation began 2,700 years ago, Patnode says.
It came to the U.S. in the 1960s, and is now an almost mainstream practice
today. Also known as mindfulness, meditation generally allows practitioners
to calm their minds, relieve stress and live from a more “centered” place.
Its benefits include reduced stress, anxiety, and depression, a feeling of a
sense of purpose, better sleep, a feeling of fulfillment in life, clarity, peace,
and joy, as well as less reactivity to life’s unwanted situations, Patnode says.
During her talk, Patnode will cover the benefits of meditation, comfort
while sitting, three steps to meditation, and how to start your own practice.
The event will begin at 7:30 p.m., and is free and open to the public. To
register, call (406) 993-2510 or visit santoshabigsky.com.
Ian Frye on piano
Bridger Brewing, 5:30 p.m.
PurpleLight Montana Nat’l Vigil for Hope
The Emerson, 5:30 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 28
Bridger Creek Boys
Colonel Black’s, 7 p.m.
Live Trivia
Bacchus Pub, 8 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 29
Storytime w/Cindy
Country Bookshelf, 9:30 a.m.
Okkervil River & Matthew E. White
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
Little Jane
Bridger Brewing, 5:30 p.m.
Greensky Bluegrass w/Fruition
MSU SOB Barn, 6:30 p.m.
Sizzling Salsa
MAC, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Halloween Party
Ages 0-6
Beall Park Recreation Center, 10 a.m.
Downtown Trick or Treat
Downtown Bozeman, 3-6 p.m.
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FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Big Brothers Big Sisters “The Big Party”
The Depot,
StrangeWays
Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Really, Really Free Market
Civic Center, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Wandering Wild
Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
Flickertail Hollow
Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 20
Jacob Green
Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 21
PHS Concert
Ranger Rec Plex, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Holiday Lights Fundraiser
OctoBeerFest
The Office Lounge, 6 p.m.
StrangeWays
Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
Halloween Trick or Treat Walk
Gallatin Valley Mall, 5 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 25
Park Electric Annual Dinner Meeting
Fairgrounds, 12-1 p.m.
Anderson School Haunted House
Lights on: 5:30-7 p.m. Lights off: 7-10 p.m.
Little Red School House (thru Nov. 2)
Soup to end the Silence
Fundraiser for Tri County Network
Shane Center Ballroom, 6-9 p.m.
Pinky & the Floyd
Rocky Mountain Rug Gallery, 8 p.m.
Prairie Wind Jammers
Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
Cure for the Common Halloween Party
Filling Station, 9 p.m.
The Old Soles
Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
WEST YELLOWSTONE
SATURDAY, OCT. 19
Beer Fest in West
Holiday Inn, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
DJ Night
Wild West Pizza, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 24
Knit Knight
Send It Home, 7-9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 30
DJ Night
Wild West Pizza, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 26
Bad Neighbor
Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 31
Harvest Festival
Fairgrounds, 6-8 p.m.
Costume Bluegrass Jam w/Pete & Rachel
Feigley
Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
StrangeWays
Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
Okkervil River flows through the Filling Station Oct. 29
BOZEMAN – Okkervil River on Tuesday, Oct. 29 makes a stop at the Filling
Station in Bozeman, Mont. during its
coast-to-coast tour.
The Austin-based indie rock band is
touring in support of their seventh
album, The Silver Gymnasium, released
Sept. 3. The concept album takes place
in 1986 in the small town of Meriden,
N.H., where front man Will Sheff
grew up.
Sheff likens the spirit of The Silver
Gymnasium to “an action figure you
found in the woods,” he said in a
press release. “New Hampshire is the
woods, the ‘80s is the action figure,
but neither of them is interesting to
me on their own; it’s the way they
go together.” That overlap between
the ordinary and the otherworldly
resonates throughout the eleven new
songs.
The band formed in 1998 and has performed with such acts as the Decembrists, The New Pornographers, The
National and Lou Reed. Their sound
is synth-heavy with driving rhythms,
and relies on Sheff’s edgy voice and
poetic lyrics.
“I’m not standing on top of the mountain, screaming that my childhood was
special and everyone should pay attention to it,” Sheff said. “I am a firm believer that if you make your work very
honest and personal, then it’s going to
be meaningful to people who aren’t like
you but have feelings like yours.”
The album’s tracks reference Atari
video games, VCR machines, cassette
tapes and the films and television
shows of that era, underscoring
how pop culture shaped – and
disoriented – Sheff and his childhood friends, according to the press
release.
Although The Silver Gymnasium
is Okkervil River’s seventh studio
full-length recording, the idea for
this album has been percolating in
Sheff’s head for years. You can hear
the result of that percolation at the
Filling Station show, when they
play with special guest Matthew E.
White.
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Trick or treat
story and photo
By Jamie Balke
spider crawling up the neck), and dramatic lighting installed behind handmade
gravestones.
When we were kids, there was no question
which holiday my brother John loved most.
Each year in October, a fantastic descent
into madness began. What started as a
modest Halloween display spiraled out of
control as he competed with our neighbor
to see who could create the most terrifying
yard decorations.
It was not enough to let this display speak
for itself – in some way, my brother always
became part of the landscape. I will never
forget the day he approached me – all business – to ask if he and his friends could set up
a pulley system in my room to repeatedly drop
a fake, life-sized body out the window above
the hapless neighborhood children brave
enough to approach our house.
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Still in grade school, my brother held his
own against the adult neighbor, who had
corresponding disposable income to his
advantage. While the neighbor invested in
gruesome electronic monsters that popped
out of graves, my brother devoted countless
hours, a twisted imagination and artistic
talent to transform our yard.
The haunted graveyard John created was
so creepy that trick-or-treaters avoided our
house. The last year he set up his stage of
horror, we didn’t even hand out a full bag
of candy.
Although John’s creative self-expression
was a delightful rebellion in our idyllic suburban community, I think he was really just
seeking an excuse to use a fog machine.
The final year’s display included bats
and ghouls dangling from trees, a plastic
skeleton wrapped as a mummy covered in
spiders (including a particularly massive
Another time, we argued over who got to don
the grim reaper costume and stand real quietlike near the door as trick-or-treaters reached
for the doorbell. The goal was to wait until
after our mother distributed candy and the
kids believed they had made it through the
worst of my brother’s tricks.
John’s contagious enthusiasm for the holiday
brought our family together in strange and
wonderful ways. I miss the last-minute runs
for stage blood and faux spider webs. And I
miss watching my brother creep around on
the roof of the garage, a nightmarish masked
phantom dressed all in black.
I’m not sure what it says about me, but these
are some of my favorite childhood memories.
Jamie Balke hopes her brother will bring his
signature Halloween style to Bozeman this
year, and that he’ll let her help.
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By Maria Wyllie
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Find out what tunes we’re bumping! In “Big Sky Beats,”
Explore Big Sky’s staff and guests talk soundtracks in the
Rockies – whether you’re training for ski season or just looking
for some new driving songs, we invite you to lend an ear.
After spending a long weekend at the admission-free Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, I returned to Big Sky with a few new
favorite songs and musicians. Close to 100 different artists performed at the annual festival, drawing an estimated 750,000 people in three days.
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String Cheese Incident’s cover of Talking Heads, the medley of soundtracks below
includes much more than your typical string ensemble.
1. “Jubilation Day,” Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
2. “Stand and Deliver,” Steep Canyon Rangers
3. “Sarah Jane and the Iron Mountain Baby,” Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
4. “Honey Jar,” The Wood Brothers
5. “Stranger,” Devil Makes Three
6. “Widower’s Heart,” Trampled By Turtles
7. “Last One to Know,” The Warren Hood Band
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With a rare western Wyoming
wild bison tag in hand this September, I recruited some friends
– Dan Rice and Mario Deluca – on
an early season, self-guided hunt
on the Bridger-Teton National
Forest near Jackson, Wyo.
I had spent hours researching the
region, speaking with local wildlife officials, guides and friends
in search of the perfect bull, so on
a Friday night, after Rice arrived
from Bozeman, we set up camp
within hiking distance of some
recommended areas.
Acting on a tip from local wildlife
biologist, Ben Wise, we glassed
a herd of bison from afar. After a
short but arduous hike up and out
of the Ditch Creek drainage, we
located three large bulls grazing
on a table near the top of a ridge
line. I shot this bison with my .300 Jarret, and we spent the next seven
hours skinning, quartering and
packing out the 1,000-pound bull
with the help of the area’s ungulate specialist and local friends.
– Ryan Mallery
Minneapolis, Minn.
The team poses with the 3-4-year-old bison Mallery shot on a bench above Ditch Creek, the Teton Range in the background.
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on-the-go marking. Its four push button controls
are intuitive and easy to use, even with
gloves, but I found the joystick
took a little more practice to get
used to. The screen has multiple
brightness settings – a great feature for when I was in the dark
or in direct sunlight. However,
in some off-light situations it
was harder to see.
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SouthWest Montana’s Region 3 has more
than 40 hunting districts, each with its
own legal description. Reading these
sometimes leaves one scratching his or
her head. For example, Montana Elk Unit
310:
“…then in a northerly direction along
said divide to Eaglehead Mountain, then
in a westerly and northerly direction
along the Portal Creek-Porcupine Creek
divide…” and that’s just a small portion
of one unit.
Compared to my previous GPS,
the hunt-specific tools are a nice
bonus. But I did miss having some
of the more detailed track statistics
like average moving speed, moving
time and stopped time.
Having a good GPS can help remove this
and other confusion – making sure you stay
found, and on land legally open for hunting.
I spent my 2013 archery season test-driving Magellan’s eXplorist 350H, a hunting-specific GPS
released this fall. This unit is simple to use and is
great for both advanced and first time GPS users.
It came preloaded with all of Montana’s hunting districts (as well as other states), allowing me
to see the district boundaries and also set an on
screen or vibrating border alert when I get close to
a boundary, thus keeping me in the correct unit.
The GPS is lightweight, has fast satellite acquisition, and in my use was accurate within 17-25
feet. It also comes with 30 waypoints with
hunting-specific icons to choose from, for quick,
The 350H comes with a free one-year
subscription to DigitalGlobe satellite imagery,
which you can download to your GPS. This is
like having Google Earth at your fingertips in the
backcountry, and finding that meadow or pond
you’re looking for is much easier. Magellan also
gives you a free download for Vantage Point,
allowing you to download and upload data to and
from your GPS unit.
I would definitely recommend the eXplorist
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A new Montana law allows residents and
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hunting for rehabilitation. The disabled veteran or
armed forces member who receives the license will
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Give to ‘Hunters against Hunger’
Anyone purchasing a Montana hunting license can
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law allows contributions to nonprofits that process
donated wild game for food banks, according to
FWP spokesman Ron Aasheim. Hunters can donate
when purchasing or applying for a deer, elk, antelope
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Greg Brady meets Davy Crockett
By Steven Brutger
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Someone once described my brother
Ryan as a combination of Greg Brady
and Davy Crockett. An odd
pairing, yes, but in some ways it
made a lot of sense.
and was burning off the crisp morning
air. The cab warmed up, and I loosened
my scarf, my toes tingling as they regained
feeling inside my boots.
faded designer jeans, a tight white T-shirt,
sunglasses and a pink baseball cap.
After a quick hug and the usual
greetings, the three of us discussed
The contrast of Ryan’s attire with the
old Browning A-Bolt rifle almost made
me bust out laughing; I felt proud of
my brother and who he is.
Forty-five minutes later, he
was standing beside the road
with his deer, right where
he said he would be. Nary a
drop of blood was on his jeans
or T-shirt. Still warm to the
touch, we loaded the doe into
the pickup.
At age 12, Ryan was on the
pro staff for Mathews Bows
and one of the best under-18
archers in the country. As
a chubby-cheeked tween
growing up in Bozeman, his
hunting album was the envy
of any hunter who was lucky
enough to see it and made my
mother wonder what type of
child she was raising.
Possessed by some uncanny
ability I may never obtain,
my brother’s laser-like focus
permeates everything he does,
typically leading to mastery.
Later that weekend he shot a
symmetrical five-point buck –
by far the best of our season.
In college, he came out, which
didn’t really surprise anyone.
To us it didn’t make any
difference if Ryan was gay.
After graduating, he moved to
D.C. for a big job, and when
he came home on holidays we
hunted just like we always had.
A decade later, he is finishing
his Ph.D. at Princeton in Politics
with a specialty in International
Relations and Formal
Quantitative Methodologies, a
field I hardly understand. He is
recently married, and I got one
heck of a brother-in-law out of
the deal.
Therein lies the paradox.
At age 12, Ryan was on the Matthews Bows pro staff, and one of the best under-18 archers in the
After a morning hunt 10
country. PHOTO COURTESY STEVEN BRUTGER
years ago, my uncle and I were
With Ryan’s schedule, fall has
eating sandwiches in the truck
become a tough time for us to
cab, parked beside a gravel road at our
Ryan pulled up in his black Jetta with
plans for an evening hunt. Over coffee
get together. He now makes a trip out
family’s ranch in Paradise Valley. The
tinted windows, stepped out of the car in
that morning, my dad had expressed
to visit me, my wife and kids in Lander,
sun had just crept over Emigrant Peak
a desire to all meet at the lower hay
Wyo., each summer, and mostly we just
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meadows a couple hours before sunset,
which sounded fine, Ryan said. There
wasn’t need for much talk; we had all
hunted the place since long before we
were old enough to carry a rifle.
fish. The ranch sold in 2001, so we split
holidays between our respective in-laws
and our parents’ place in Bozeman. Time
and maturity have brought us closer, and
we enjoy each other’s company in a way
that was more difficult as teenagers.
Then Ryan asked if we would mind
picking him up in 45 minutes, about a
quarter mile down the road. He wanted
to shoot a whitetail doe and figured he
would have her gutted and dragged out
by then. It sounded a bit cocky, but my
uncle and I agreed.
Ryan pulled an orange vest and a .270
from the back of the Jetta, slung the
rifle over his shoulder and disappeared
through the junipers.
My uncle and I looked at each other and
shrugged. I couldn’t help but smile:
Ryan’s hunting album is currently in the
closet at our parents’ house, collecting
dust, but he says he hopes to move West
again someday and add another chapter.
Steven Brutger was raised in Paradise
Valley and now lives in Lander, Wyo.,
where he works for Trout Unlimited,
ensuring his children are afforded the
same sporting opportunities we all enjoy
today. On the side, he is half the team at
stalkingtheseam.com, a blog dedicated to
hunting, angling and family.
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By Chloe Nostrant
Explore Big Sky Contributor
At 3 a.m., it was snowing.
I was cold and tired, and so was everyone else
in camp. I just need to make it through breakfast,
and then back to bed, I thought to myself.
After three weeks working in a backcountry
hunting camp, I should have been used to the
early starts, but it was just getting harder.
We cooked everything from scratch, even the
bread. I somehow was able to make bread in a
snowstorm in a tent, but now at my house, I
can’t get the yeast to rise properly. We made
crème brûlée the last night, using a propane
torch made for lighting lanterns.
One morning, I went out to heat up the showers before the hunters returned, only to encounter a black bear at 20 feet. That night, a
pack of wolves came into the horse pasture 200
yards from our tent. As they howled under the
full moon, it was terrifying and powerful – just
from their calls, I could tell how big they were.
Chopping wood, I’ve learned, is much harder
than it looks, but I also now know that it’s kind
of a science.
The Lee Metcalf Wilderness’s valleys are deep,
and its forests lush. In my three weeks there, I
experienced more wild, untamed nature than in
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Recipe: “Sloppy Does”
By Ryan Newhouse
As hunting season progresses, and I feel ever so much
closer to bringing home a
nice plump deer or elk, I’ve
been trying to go through
my stash of canned venison
from last year. Hands-down,
my favorite dish to prepare
with canned venison stew
chunks (which fall apart
at the touch of a fork) is
“Sloppy Does.”
So, dust off a quart jar of a
previous season’s deer or elk
and be ready to eat in five
minutes. This is a great go-to
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campsite grub.
If you don’t have any canned
venison hanging around,
ground beef or venison
browned in a pan would also
work well.
Sloppy Does
Ingredients:
1/4 pound bacon, chopped in small pieces
1 quart venison stew meat
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 c red wine vinegar
1 T ground cumin
1/4 t chili powder
2 T minced garlic
1 T prepared Dijon mustard
1/2 c ketchup
14 oz can of diced or stewed tomatoes
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
In a large cast iron skillet, cook bacon pieces until crispy.
Drain a little of the grease (not too much!), and then add
chopped onions and cook over medium heat until they’re
almost clear. In a blender, add everything else except the venison and
blend until smooth. Drain some of the water from the jar of venison, and add
meat to bacon/onion mix. Heat thoroughly, until all liquids
are gone and meat just starts to look “dry.” Now add the
sauce from the blender, a little at a time, until you get the
“sloppiness” you desire and heat through. Garnish with grilled onions (optional) and serve on warm
burger buns with your favorite sides and beverage.
Sloppy does: JTO, aka the Big Sky Town Crier, introduces the audience
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