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aboard one of my horses on a mountain trail. I love letting them stretch into a trot

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or gallop, floating above them as they navigate the terrain effortlessly. I think this

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exercise is a place of peace for them, too.

It's no secret that our springtime was littered with the word isolation. It was emotionally and physically taxing, especially for those of us who brought snacking to a whole new level. But somewhere in those days, I continuously reminded myself that there was a recent time in my life when I craved that feeling of being alone, yet together with nature.

The feature story, A Man and His Mustangs on page 22, is ironic because our editorial team landed on this story long before any virus came to town. We, as Montanans, embrace the idea of getting outdoors and embarking on a journey that often times is very isolating. So it brings me great joy to share his story with you. I hope it reinvigorates your sense of wonder and encourages you to re-imagine the word isolation.

It was well over a year ago that I attended a Mustang Matt clinic in Hamilton. I loaded up my wild mustang and went through a two-day clinic where Matt taught each participant how to hone their communication skills with horses, how to really

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better ourselves as communicators in the world. It isn't uncommon for me to take

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note of my mustang's ears or eyes or the way he stands, so calm and ready for a task

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that may be entirely new to him. Now, having gone through something so foreign

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such as a pandemic, I have a much deeper sense of admiration for how stoic my

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mustang has been through our training. Throughout those days of uncertainty, I was not always calm, curious, and wise like he always is.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2020

FEATURES 12 A (Musical) Note About Summer On stage with Missoula City Band.

16 When Mind & Body Align Missoula Movement and Mindset offers a personalized approach to health and wellness.

22 A Man & His Mustangs An interview with horse trainer and packer Mustang Matt.

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30 Website Wisdom Local entrepreneur shares his story of tips and tricks in the business world.

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DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

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Good Times

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Around Town

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Back Stage

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Local Limelight

22 Travel Destination 30 Inspired By 34 Trend Setter 38 Parting Thoughts

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BACK STAGE

A (Musical) Note About Summer BEFORE

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AMERICAN TOWNS HAD THEIR CITY BANDS.

blankets billow onto grass, musicians tune up under the

Amateur musicians kept their suits starched and

band shell and scan the crowd for devoted regulars or

instruments shined for any event that might require a

curious passersby.

little fanfare. Missoula was no exception.

The Missoula City Band formed in 1865, and today—155 years later—it keeps time with the leadership of Gary Gillett. Originally Director of the Bitterroot Community Band, Gary moved to Missoula in 1987 to head up Big Sky High School’s music department.

“I loved teaching,” Gary said. “That was a great way to almost make a living,” he joked in his characteristic, slapstick style. Five years later, in 1993, Gary accepted an invitation to lead the city band. The previous directorship lasted almost fifty years, so his entrance brought a fresh face to the players and the program.

“We catch people by surprise when they’re walking by the park,” Gary said. “People bring their friends and family. The vast majority are folks who come year after year,” he added.

Gary’s thoughtful crafting of each summer’s program has attracted a faithful following of musicians.

“The band is open to all music makers,” he explained.

“People who want to play just want to play. Give them an opportunity and watch out!” he said.

Gary’s enthusiasm for good music and a good time comes through in the wide variety of numbers the band performs.

“I make sure it’s a balanced program,” Gary said. “I choose music that appeals to the audience but is challenging for the

Missoulians may recognize Gary Gillett as the Grand

musicians, too. There’s usually two or three marches, an over-

Poohbah of the Missoula City Band’s open-air Concert

ture, and always a classical transcription. We play songs with

in the Park summer program. Each Wednesday evening,

lyrics—something novel and unique for a soloist to perform.

audiences gather at Bonner Park as sixty to seventy

I try not to be boring with it,” he said.

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With Gary at the mic, boring is the last thing people expect.

Known for his sense of humor, Gary often takes advantage of surprise opportunities.

“We started, three or four buddies and me, as a way to promote

“When Mount Sentinel started on fire, we were setting up

Tuba Christmas. It’s devolved into its own experience,” he said.

for the concert in the park,” he recalled. “The audience faced

“When we go through the doors of The Rhino, the place explodes!”

their lawn chairs sideways, so they could watch the fire while we

In 2018, Gary published a book titled, The Missoula City Band;

played. I decided to play a trick. I asked the tuba players to set

Stories in Time. His historical research still yields material for

their instruments off tune to a concert F. It sounded just like a

summer programs.

slurry bomber going over with its prop motors. Everyone started

“Last year, we performed a song that hadn’t been played in

looking up. I got to the microphone and said, ‘What are you all

Missoula in 100 years. So, every year now, we do a historical

looking at? That’s us playing up here!’”

piece,” said Gary.

Memories like that give Missoula’s City Band its lasting appeal,

This summer, starting on June 17 at 8 p.m., the Missoula City

while the band shell at Bonner Park provides a permanent stage.

Band’s Concert in the Park program will once again connect our

“It helps to have a dedicated structure in a city park. That’s a

community with music and song. Before each show, look for

huge advantage,” Gary said. He credits the support of the City of

Gary to weave through the garden of blankets and lawn chairs to

Missoula. Combined with private donations, city funds keep the

chat with neighbors. He’d be happy to shake your hand or offer a

program thriving.

wave. For him, that’s part of the old-time charm of these events.

Outside of the summer months, Gary stays busy performing with several bands indoors. Tuba Christmas at Southgate Mall is

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a holiday favorite. After the show, the performance moves downtown for a tuba Santa pub crawl.

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“It takes the future a while to get to Missoula. We can embrace that,” Gary said. “Every town ought to have a city band.”

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WHEN MIND & B O DY ALIGN

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JOSH NORDWICK PLAYED FOOTBALL. He also practiced meditation. But it wasn’t until several years post-high school that his worlds of strength training and mindfulness came together—a combination that moved him to found Missoula Movement and Mindset.

“At first, there wasn’t a correlation between lifting weights and mindset,” Josh explained. “But as time went on, they blended together and bridged the gap.”

Josh spent years traveling the northwestern United States, building a career out of personal training, yoga-based teaching, and wellness podcasts. He made his way back to Missoula and started Missoula Movement and Mindset in May of 2019.

“We work off the four pillars of movement, mindset, nutrition, and accountability,” Josh said. “Through those pillars, we help people deal with life transitions.”

The Missoula Movement and Mindset team works with clients who desire a customized approach to their health and wellness.

“The really common factor is people who’ve tried everything else and those approaches haven’t worked,” Josh said. “They come to us wanting a different approach.”

At Missoula Movement and Mindset, new clients complete an in-depth intake questionnaire and assessment that helps Josh and his team of coaches develop personalized plans.

“We get really in depth with a person’s goals,” Josh said. “We help them find their intrinsic motivation.”

Josh pointed out that unlike traditional gyms or fitness programs that tell a person what to do, the coaches at Missoula Movement and Mindset focus on an individual’s goals and how the coach can help a client achieve those goals, providing accountability check-ins

MISSOULA MOVEMENT AND MINDSET OFFERS A PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS

along the way.

The spring of 2020 ushered in many societal changes—some temporary and some long-term. Josh said he made the decision to close the Missoula Movement and Mindset studio temporarily before COVID-19 regulations were placed, moving all classes and coaching to the studio’s app.

While Missoula Movement and Mindset offers a hybrid approach to fitness (in-person classes and access to workouts through the app are available) the premise remains the same: build a plan based on needs and goals and be held accountable for working toward those goals.

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LOCAL LIMELIGHT (CONTINUED) “People are busy. Whenever something is more efficient, it can be a game changer,” Josh explained. “Our model works because it’s based in commitment, investment, and relationship. You’ll build a relationship with someone who is invested in your health. And that grows commitment.”

Josh implements the use of a steel mace, an ancient Hindu martial arts tool, to build strength and confidence with clients.

“Something lights up when people use the mace,” Josh said. “They feel empowered physically and that leaks over into other areas of their lives. We’re able to increase movement intelligence with the mace, increasing consistency and willpower not only with their physical strength but with mental strength as well.”

Membership rates at Missoula Movement and Mindset depend on need and level of accountability. Josh often offers 21-day transformation challenges to give potential clients a taste for the program and style.

“It’s a different way. If you’ve tried the conventional approaches and haven’t been able to make long-term change, we’re here to help,” Josh said. “We are helping people make lifestyle transformations that are sustainable, long-term.”

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ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN AGRO | PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED BY MONTANA

a man & his mustangs AN INTERVIEW WITH HORSE TRAINER AND PACKER MUSTANG MATT AMID A WORLD PANDEMIC, THERE

Matt’s horses are ready for a job, packing

IS NORMALCY. At least that’s the case at

in particular. So, let’s see what goes into

Mustang Matt’s (aka Matt Bischof’s) ranch

such an isolated experience.

at the base of the Bitterroot Mountains.

When I arrive, his wife Kristin and son Tucker

C: Matt, tell me what are the essentials for

are out and about in the yard, Matt and one

packing. Give me a list of items that come

of this daughters, Miranda, are amid the

to mind.

lineup of horses that are tied to a hitch rail. It

M: Say you’re going in for hunting camp.

is a glossy, spring day and there is laughter

You’ve got to think about your tent, your sleep-

in the air—a shear rip from the steadiness

ing bag, cooking supplies. Basically, you need

of only my husband’s voice for the several

food, warmth, and shelter. Then you’ll think

weeks of quarantining at my own home.

of your tools, like a saw to clear trails, to cut

The horses he readies are of varied experi-

firewood, and then to get your stuff in there

ence, some of them just recently rounded up

you’ll need your pack saddles and there are

on our wild public lands. A few are veterans, like

two ways to pack: manty method or pannier

Titan, the bay gelding. They stand quietly with

method. For the manty method, you’ll put all

curiosity as Matt spins around them with ropes

of your gear onto a manty tarp and basically

and bags and flails his arms as he speaks about

make a Christmas package out of it. The other

their training. Since my arrival, his oldest daugh-

way, with panniers, is by filling soft-structured

ter Miley has joined the family in what seems

canvas bags or solid boxes item by item.

like a daily routine of being with these animals,

You need lots of rope to tie everything down

running a hand along their backs and petting

and you’ll need to be versed on the different

their muzzles. This is a day just like a thousand

hitches. There are two types of saddles for

before it—dust in the air, sweaty horses, and an

either method of packing. A decker saddle

unswerving love for getting lost in the moun-

will typically be used for manty style and then

tains of Western Montana.

there’s a sawbuck saddle for panniers. I carry

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a first-aid kit for horses and myself and I carry a gun for over-

mustang won’t do that same thing, but I’ve found that they

night trips. A lot of people will say that’s for bear protection

have this base layer of self preservation because in the

but it’s actually not. The reason I carry a pistol is in the event

wild, if they don’t have self preservation, they won’t sur-

that I need to put one of my animals down. If a horse goes

vive. Similar to a mule, most mustangs will be competent

down and breaks a leg, I certainly don’t want it to suffer. The

about where their feet are. They were raised by their moth-

final part of my essentials is the containment of my stock.

ers out on all sorts of uneven terrain they had to learn to

There’s a highline that can be tied between two trees where

navigate at such an early age. They also, as a general rule,

the horses are spread out, all tied to that one rope, and then

are easy keepers. They can survive on very little because

there are hobbles that bind the two front legs together so the

that’s what they did in the wild. They have tough feet and

horse can graze and maneuver around but still be contained,

are tough, in general.

and some people bring electric fences to section off a piece of land for free range if that’s preferred. Grain bags, senior

C: Why is having a trusted partner so important for pack-

feed, and alfalfa pellets (all weed-free) are the food options I

ing or just riding in general?

bring to ensure good energy and nutrition for my stock.

M: In the backcountry, the world is extremely unpredictable. You never know what is around the corner, whether

C: When would you typically do a trip like this?

it’s a moose, a grizzly bear, a grouse. If you can have a solid

M: Well, typically, you wouldn’t go out on New Year’s

relationship with your pack animals, it really sets you up

but I’ve done it! But in all seriousness, I got into packing

for success and also keeps everyone, including the stock

because I love to bow hunt so that’s typically in the fall.

at the safest. If the horse looks to the rider as a leader, the

I also love going out shed hunting in the spring, and the

horse is so much less likely to go into that self-preserva-

summer is great, too, for adventurous outings or clinics.

tion mode and get panicked.

C: One would typically think that a trail horse can be any

C: If someone is interested in packing or maybe just bet-

horse really but I know you think the complete opposite,

tering their horsemanship, what do you offer in terms of

that these horses need to be bullet- and bomb-proof, so

lessons or clinics or education in general?

to speak. Can you describe why you use mustangs and

M: If there’s a need, I’m going to do a clinic on it. No matter

how your training method gives you the best chances out

the clinic, I have that trust-and-respect element, which

on the trail?

is the base of my training method and really tends to the

M: First and foremost, I spend a lot of time with mules and

horsemanship side. It all stems from communicating with

I think mustangs are very similar to mules. They have lots

your horse, reading your horse to get that trust and respect

of self preservation. If we’re on the trail and we come up

at a balanced level so we can get to some work.

on a worrisome situation, I’ve dealt with some domestic horses that will panic and get to a point where they hurt

Get in touch with Matt!

themselves to get away from the threat. Not to say that a

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ARTICLE SUSIE WALL PHOTOGRAPHY OPEN LENS BY PAMELA

THE LIST OF JOE BURNICH’S PROJECTS IS AS LONG AS A MISSOULA WINTER. He is former owner of WOW! Carpet Cleaning, the current owner of Big West Marketing, founder of a local entrepreneur group, author of a how-to book on marketing for service businesses, a devoted family man, and avid hiker.

Joe was born in Missoula but his father took the family to Missouri for business when Joe was young.

Family ties brought him back in 2009 when he returned with his wife and 10-month-old daughter so his grandmother would have family close by again.

But that act of familial love came at a price.

“I had absolutely nothing,” said Joe. “The economy was shaky and there was a lot of unemployment. A lot of people thought it was a risky move.”

Unable to find a job sufficient enough to support his growing family, an old friend of Dad’s stepped in to offer a solution.

Joe refers to Rick Kern as his mentor and a veteran entrepreneur. Rick has owned the Bicycle Hangar since 1980, but at one time he toyed with the idea of owning a carpet cleaning business.

Ultimately deciding not to do this himself, Rick thought it would be a good opportunity for Joe. Rick did all the research and advised Joe on how to get started. Once Joe had the equipment and the training he needed he was in business and WOW! Carpet Cleaning was off and running.

Eventually Joe had an idea to help market his company. He taught himself how to design a website and realized the importance of search engine optimization, aka SEO. The goal of SEO is to make your website appear highest on the list of results returned by a search engine in order to maximize the number of visitors to your site.

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“I got my website ranked at the top of Google and the phone

Today, Big West Marketing boasts more than 350 cli-

was literally ringing off the hook. I couldn’t keep up with all the

ents, some in Missoula and some as far away as Australia

work coming in and I was having more fun with the marketing

and the United Kingdom. The company has graduated to

side than I was with the carpet cleaning,” said Joe.

eight employees and moved out of Joe’s home to an office

Based on his success, Joe had the idea to contact other carpet cleaners around Montana and Idaho to see if they would be interested in Joe working his website magic

in the Professional Plaza building on SW Higgins.

Joe credits some of his success to his “practice what you preach” philosophy.

with their businesses. After a few people signed on, Joe

“What I found is that a lot of people do what I do as far

launched a second company in one of his home’s spare

as online marketing but they don’t really have much expe-

bedrooms, christening it Big West Marketing.

rience in the type of work that their clients are performing.

“Pretty soon I got so busy I had to decide whether I

I have the background experience in owning a service

wanted to be a carpet cleaning company or a marketing

business, which gives me insight into what these guys are

company,” said Joe. Marketing won the toss and Joe sold

actually dealing with. It’s an edge that I’ve had because

WOW! Carpet Cleaning in 2014.

they want to work with somebody that’s been there [and]

During the first few years, Big West Marketing contin-

done that,” said Joe.

CONTINUED >

ued to operate out of the lower level of Joe’s house and consisted of him and two employees. At first they specialized in web design and SEO solely for carpet cleaning businesses, but they have now branched out to other home services such as roofers and plumbers.

“ What I found is that a lot of people do what I do as far as online mar ke ting but they don’ t reall y have much experience in the t ype of work that their client s are per forming. I have the background experience in owning a ser vice business, which gives me insight into what these g u y s a r e a c t u a l l y d e a l i n g w i t h .”

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INSPIRED BY (CONTINUED)

Over the past ten years, Joe has seen a growing interest

of next month. The subject is very timely in today’s market

in entrepreneurship in Missoula. Once he caught the entre-

even though Joe started it two years ago. The Scarcity Trap

preneur bug he was passionate about sharing it with others.

for Entrepreneurs details how to thrive in business in diffi-

Three years ago, he launched an entrepreneur group dubbed

cult times.

The Missoula Mastermind. Joe calls it, “group therapy for

Despite the troubles he experienced 11 years ago when he

entrepreneurs.” The 20-member group meets virtually

returned to Missoula, Joe loves it here and feels this is a great

every week to talk about the struggles of running your own

place to do what he does.

business. This collaboration just reinforces the one piece of

“Ever since I moved back, I have just felt at home,” Joe

advice that Joe would impart to aspiring entrepreneurs: Get

said. “I don’t ever plan on leaving. I love the people here and

around other like-minded entrepreneurs and meet with them

the fact that it’s a college town. It means there is a lot of good

on a regular basis.

talent when it comes to hiring.”

You would think Joe’s schedule is full but it’s not. He has

When Joe isn’t building websites, running his own com-

also written one book and is working on a second. The

pany, working with and guiding other entrepreneurs and

Service Business Money Machine is a how-to book for ser-

writing books, you will likely find him hiking on one of the

vice-based businesses imparting marketing tips and tricks

many trails around town like Pattee Canyon, where his

and can be found on Amazon or Big West Marketing’s web-

beloved grandmother would take him exploring when he was

site. He hopes to have his second book out in the beginning

a little boy.

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