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A tent by the lake TWO YEARS AGO MY HUSBAND AND I PACKED UP OUR TRUCK AND HEADED NORTH FOR THE WEEKEND. We found a picture perfect spot beside Lake Mary Ronan in the Flathead Valley and rushed the dogs down to the beach. The sand was warm and the water was cool.

With a good push from my husband I was several yards out on a raft with our littlest dog bobbing on my lap as the gentle waves moved us closer and further from shore.

It was heavenly bliss.

The cover image, provided by our featured artist Adrienne Langer, made me pull this memory like a file from the drawer. There's something about an open flame, not knowing what time it is, and a tent that billows with the cool summer breeze.

It's a good-for-the-soul type of adventure, even if you're not much of a camper. I encourage you to do it anyway. Pack the book you've been meaning to read, line up your s'more materials, and don't keep track of how many you've eaten.

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I'd like to think of this issue as the perfect summer game plan: artist inspiration, a

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reliable baby sitter for when you need an adult-only trip, a place to book your next

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rafting expedition, and a reminder of how to prevent wildfires from taking over our

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JULY 2020

FEATURES 10 The Visual Story of our Montana An Interview with Adrienne Langer: Local Illustrator & Designer.

14 A Burning Idea What we can learn through wildfire awareness.

18 Nanny Goals Big Sky Nanny is a trusted place to find reliable childcare.

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24 Go with the Flow Hughes River Expeditions offers the ultimate river experience.

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The Visual Story of our Montana AN INTERVIEW WITH ADRIENNE LANGER: LOCAL ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGNER

ARTICLE SUSIE WALL | PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED BY MONTANA

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IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO A MADE FAIR

school there where I studied illustration. I

ON INSTAGRAM YOU REFER TO

OR

NOTEWORTHY

freelanced while being a full-time waitress

YOURSELF AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND

PAPER & PRESS YOU’RE PROBABLY

for many years. I eventually started to do

DESIGNER. HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE

FAMILIAR

THESE TWO MEDIUMS?

STOPPED WITH

INTO

ARTIST

commission work including house portraits

ADRIENNE LANGER. The images on her

MISSOULA

for people in the row homes area. That was

I find illustration work is expressing your

posters, greeting cards, and stickers cele-

a good foot-in-the-door for a lot of projects

voice and telling a story. A lot of my work is

brate the Montana scene from a float down

down the road. I was fortunate to make good

heavily influenced by living in Montana so I

the river, Western Meadowlarks singing

money and get a lot of work under my belt.

do a lot of things like camping and fishing and

among blooming Bitterroots, or a cozy cabin in the mountains. Scrolling through her work

spending time in the outdoors. I really feel like WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO MISSOULA?

on AdrienneLanger.com will lend you a new

In 2013 my husband, then boyfriend,

perspective on your favorite local scenes, and

Daniel Belski, convinced me that moving

you may even need one for yourself.

to Missoula would be a good idea. He

that’s where my heart is. As far as design work, I do a lot of hand lettering and type layout. That really goes into what I do at Noteworthy.

was going to go to graduate school here.

TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR ROLE AT

ADRIENNE, TELL ME ABOUT

We thought, “We’re both in the restaurant

NOTEWORTHY PAPER & PRESS.

YOUR ARTISTIC BACKGROUND.

industry and can live anywhere so let’s just

I’m from Philadelphia and went to art

give it a chance.”

After about seven months of us living in Missoula, I got a job at Noteworthy so I’ve CONTINUED >

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ARTIST’S PALETTE (CONTINUED)

ETSY & INSTAGRAM: ADRIENNE LANGER

been with them for six years. My full-time job is to help design, create,

Montana I’m just able to experience all things like floating on the

and plan their line of greeting cards. I also help design our wholesale

Smith River, camping, fishing, and hiking. I feel lucky every time we

catalog and I photograph all the products to appear online. Myself

go outside. There’s so much inspiration I feel like my creative juices

and one of the owners, Taylor Valliant, do the illustration work and

are always flowing.

lettering. I wear a lot of hats there. I have been able to create a job for myself in a really great work environment.

WHAT PRODUCTS DO YOU CREATE AND SELL? For my own business, I mainly sell art prints or posters, stickers,

YOUR ART HAS A VERY RECOGNIZABLE STYLE.

and some greeting cards around the holidays. It’s important to me to

HOW DID THAT DEVELOP?

have my work be accessible to anybody and that’s why I like to sell

When I was in art school I felt like it was really important to have a

reproductions of the work because it’s not as easy to sell an original

defined voice and style but the work I was doing back then was very

painting versus someone buying my print for $15 to put it in their

flat with lots of flat shapes next to each other. When I started working

home and enjoy it. I think art should be accessible to anybody.

on the house portraits I started mixing marker in with my painted work and I found a lot more freedom in creating texture and dimension and

DO YOU THINK OF MISSOULA AS A GOOD PLACE FOR

layers of colors. It really opened up to what is now my current style,

CREATIVE PEOPLE?

which is a mix of four different kinds of marker and acrylic paint and I work on water color paper which creates a nice texture.

It definitely is. After I started doing the Made Fair and working at Noteworthy I really met a lot of people in the creative community. The community here, as far as people that support the arts,

WHERE DO YOU FIND INSPIRATION? It’s really about where I live and what I’m experiencing. I used to paint more architecture when I lived in the city but living in 12

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RENOVATE & REFINE

A Burning Idea WHAT WE CAN LEARN THROUGH WILDFIRE AWARENESS

ARTICLE SHELBY HUMPHREYS PHOTOGRAPHY OPEN LENS BY PAMELA

WHEN A TRAIL OF SMOKE RISES FROM FOREST PINES ABOVE MISSOULA, WORRY IGNITES. Questions and concerns needle out like a larch in spring. Are they doing a controlled burn? Is it a wildfire? Will those houses be safe? Most residents know about creating defensible spaces around homes to keep property safe. Now, thanks to a cadre of officials working across agency jurisdictions, Missoula homeowners have even quicker, less expensive options.

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“Fire doesn’t know boundaries,” said Jennifer

limbs on conifers. When a fire catches, trees frequently burn from the

Hensiek, Missoula District Ranger of the Lolo

ground up. Removing limbs up a ways makes the trees much safer,” said

National Forest. “So, we’re part of the National

Maxwell. This year, Eric and his wife continue to adapt their property.

Wildland Fire Cohesive Strategy. It covers all

“We’re extending our safety in the few, critical feet nearest our buildings

entities with wildland fire responsibilities. There

by installing, on our own, a curving surround of river stone and boulders. We

are three circles: the Forest Service maintains

have grass and mulch islands outside the immediate noncombustible sur-

resilient landscapes, homeowners form fire-

round but we can leave these as is. We don’t have to give up our aesthetic at

adapted communities, and local agencies coor-

all and we’re discovering we feel proud of our new bit of creativity,” said Eric.

dinate emergency response.”

Ranger Jennifer understands the importance of fire-tolerant yet

Maxwell Rebholz connects Missoula home-

attractive spaces.

owners with local agencies. As the Missoula

“Those beautiful view-sheds we enjoy, the open space, and recreation

County Wildfire Preparedness Coordinator,

we can access are all part of living with resilient landscapes. This whole

he understands how everyone has a role in

place evolved with the regularity of fire. It’s important for us to learn how to

wildfire risk management.

adapt and thrive with it,” she said.

“The

Missoula

County

Fire

Protection

Later this year, Missoula residents can join the Forest Service and other

Association (MCFPA), the Department of Natural

agencies in planning, researching, and implementing proposed projects.

Resources (DNRC), and the Forest Service (USFS)

Wildfire Adapted Missoula (WAM) will launch a new website to connect

are all involved in mitigating risk.” said Maxwell.

the public with officials. For now, Maxwell offers recommendations for

In fact, almost every home in Missoula is vulnerable to wildfire.

“The only place without risk is Southgate Mall,” Maxwell revealed. “That’s because it’s not

where to go for more information.

“Wildfirerisk.org is a good place to start. You can also look up NFPA.org (National Fire Protection Association). Then, call your local fire department or visit dnrc.mt.gov to see if your property is eligible for resources.”

only flames that are most damaging. Embers

After his positive experience, Eric encourages others to make that first call.

pose a significant threat, as well. A fire creates

“The people who come for a site visit are collaborative. They don’t want

its own wind patterns, and embers can float up

to ask you to do the impossible and they don’t need to. It’s a game of risk-

and travel up to a mile and a half from the fire.

level and improving your home’s chances. You don’t have to make your

Pretty much every home in Missoula is within

home into a fireproof bunker.”

that range,” he said. “When the Black Mountain fire broke out near O’Brien Creek, embers landed on Reserve Street.”

Throughout Missoula County, 58% of populated areas are vulnerable to wildfire from indirect sources, like embers, according to wildfirerisk.org. Maxwell explained why.

“When a vulnerable home ignites, that ignition has the potential to carry the fire to a neighboring structure and throughout the community. It can cause structure-to-structure ignitions that are separate from the wildfire itself,” Maxwell said. To protect homes, he recommends a strategy called “home hardening.”

“There’s simple things a homeowner can do.

You can lay down concrete pavers. Even something as easy as putting screens over vents to block embers can make a difference,” he added.

Eric Mendelson worked with Maxwell and was surprised to learn that treating his property didn’t require sacrificing attractive landscapes.

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nanny goals BIG SKY NANNY IS A TRUSTED PLACE TO FIND RELIABLE CHILDCARE ARTICLE AMANDA KRIEG PHOTOGRAPHY OPEN LENS

BY PAMELA

MEETING SUSANNE TORPEY FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. I was nervous, anxious, and somewhat skeptical. I had read and re-read her online profile a hundred times before asking her to meet over coffee.

No, this wasn’t a dating site. It was a nanny service and I was desperate to find somebody that could help me care for my then 12-month-old. I had no family here in Montana, no friends that could refer somebody, and up to that point I had been my daughter’s only caregiver. I needed help but how could I trust a complete stranger?

Fast forward to today and Susanne is still very much a part of my family. She has cared for both my daughters, she has traveled with us and she has even worked in our family business. I have the most precious collection of gifts that she helped the girls create for me over the years—gifts that preserve their various ages and phases. She is kind, caring and somehow always knows just what is needed. She is, without a doubt, the first person I trust my kids with. So I guess you can say meeting for coffee really worked out.

Was it a huge risk to trust a website with my child? Was I worried about inviting an unknown person into my home? Working with an agency is more comfortable than you might imagine. Today, Susanne is making that process even more comfortable through her own Big Sky Nanny placement agency.

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She knew early on that she wanted to work with children in some capacity. After earning her degree in Early Childhood Education, Susanne accepted a nanny position that was meant to be a temporary job until she could decide how to use that degree.

Instead, she found her purpose. She loved the close bond that she was able to form with not only the children I cared for, but the family as a whole. She felt appreciated and loved and ended up being part of the families she worked for. In the past 18 years, she has worked with a total of five families (one of which she still nannies for 13 years later).

Since taking her first position in 2002 she has learned a lot and she’s applying that to the benefit of both Missoula families and nannies.

Susanne said, “My number one goal is to take the time to listen and learn what each family needs and expects out of a nanny or babysitter and to get to know each nanny we work with as much as I can so I can make the family/nanny match as strong as possible.”

Susanne recalls working with the placement agency years ago.

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NANNY GOALS (CONTINUED)

“I appreciated the time the owner spent learning about me and finding a family that was a good match,” said Susanne. While it’s important to satisfy a family’s needs, it’s equally important to satisfy a nanny’s. “My experience working as a nanny has taught me how important a strong relationship is between a family and their nanny. They need to have the same parenting beliefs and philosophies, similar lifestyles, and communicate well together.”

Big Sky Nanny accomplishes this mission through an extensive application, interview, and pre-screening process on both the caregivers’ and the families’ parts. This process includes background checks and required CPR & First Aid certifications for nannies as well. They have been so successful in their process and placements that Susanne has recently hired a full-time employee to assist with the operations.

Susanne also recognizes that not every family is looking for a full-time nanny.

Some, like me, may simply want consistent care a couple of afternoons a week.

Some are not even looking for a nanny, they are looking for the occasional babysitter. In fact, Big Sky Nanny has recently expanded its babysitting services to include the rare night out, hotel and vacation sitters, summer sitters, event supervision, and more. Families simply create a membership profile on BSN’s website, choose a package that meets their needs, review sitters’ profiles, and then click to schedule dates and times.

“This service offers busy Missoula families an extremely easy and efficient way to find quality babysitters they can feel comfortable working with,” said Susanne. Our sitters are not only experienced and qualified to meet each family’s needs, but they are trained to go above and beyond the family’s expectations to provide superior service.”

Susanne’s Big Sky Nanny is truly all about peace of mind, for families and nannies.

She wants the process of trusting your children with a new sitter to be easy and comfortable. She wants nannies and sitters to develop bonds with their families that will last a lifetime and for that match to be more than an online profile.

“This service offers busy Missoula families an extremely easy and efficient way to find quality babysitters they can feel comfortable working with.”

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ARTICLE JILL MH TABER PHOTOGRAPHY INSPIRED BY MONTANA

the flow IT ALL BEGAN WITH THE BOY SCOUTS.

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Colin Hughes, vice president and operations manager of Hughes River Expeditions (HRE), tells the story of his family’s business—one that spans back to his father’s scouting days.

Jerry Hughes learned the art of whitewater rafting from Elwood Masoner, a whitewater pioneer.

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“Elwood was taking Scouts rafting before people were really doing that at all,” Colin explained. “In college, my dad got a job as a guide. He had the skill set that a lot of people didn’t have at that time.”

Jerry and his wife, Carole, founded HRE in 1976.

HRE guides groups on the Selway and Salmon rivers in Idaho with a season beginning in June and running through October.

Colin grew up on the river, learning the ropes of rafting and the family business at a young age.

“After six days being immersed on a river trip, you can really change your mindset,” Colin

“I grew up in in a small town of 300 people,” Colin

explained. “You might not turn into a thrill seeker

said. “It was huge for me as a kid to be around such

but you’ll maybe realize you set too stringent of

diverse groups of people on the river. That melting

boundaries on yourself.”

pot is one of the biggest advantages of these trips.”

HRE trips are popular with families as well as corpo-

While rafting runs in his blood, Jerry and Carole

rate groups, suitable for a gamut of rafting experience.

told Colin he’d need to go to college before he could consider taking over the business.

“Rafting doesn’t register for some people to do but I rarely see people regret taking these trips,” Colin

“I went to school, trying to find if something else

said. “We have families who’ve been on 30-plus trips

would call out my name,” Colin explained. “But I

with us. We watch kids grow up. It’s really amazing

found I was shaping everything I did to be able to

to build personal, meaningful relationships with peo-

guide trips in the summer.”

ple we wouldn’t have met otherwise.”

“The river teaches valuable, organic lessons. You can reconnect with the natural part of being human when you’re on the water.”

The rafting business called loudest and Colin made his way back to HRE.

Colin hopes that the summer of 2020 will prop up local tourism, in light of COVID-19 and the

“I love this business and the family culture. It

subsequent cancellation of overseas travel for

becomes such a staple in your life, not only with

families and businesses alike. A river trip, he says,

our own crew but with other guides and companies

might be the perfect fit. HRE will offer fly fishing

within the industry,” Colin said.

and whitewater rafting trips on western Montana

Most HRE trips are six-day, all-inclusive trips on the river, ranging from a more mellow trip down the

favorites including the Albertson Gorge of the Clark Fork River in 2020.

Middle Fork of the Salmon to the Class Four rapids

“The river teaches valuable, organic lessons. You

of the Selway River. Colin said there’s an HRE trip

can reconnect with the natural part of being human

for everyone, from age five to 85.

when you’re on the water,” Colin explained. “It’s one of the few vacations that’s primitive enough to have limited cell phone service.”

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CULINARY CREATIONS

beat the summer heat ARTICLE NICOLETTE MARTIN

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P E AC H Y K E E N . + Combine simply peach juice

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

DEAR SUMMER READER CATCHING UP ON MUST-READ TITLES ARTICLE CHELSEA LYN AGRO NO SUMMER IS COMPLETE WITHOUT HAVING FINISHED A GOOD (I MEAN REALLY GOOD) BOOK. There’s something delicious about cracking the stiff spine for the first time and catching ourselves laughing, crying, or finding our deep truths through the flip of a page. Here are a few must-reads to beat the heat with this summer:

Untamed

Normal People

by Glennon Doyle

by Sally Rooney

In her most revealing and powerful book yet, the beloved activist, speaker, and author of the bestselling sensations Love Warrior and Carry On, Warrior explores the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet the expectations of the world, and start trusting the voice deep within us. Glennon was finally hearing her own voice—the voice that had been silenced by decades of cultural conditioning, numbing addictions, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl Glennon had been before the world told her who to be. She vowed to never again abandon herself. She decided to build a life of her own—one based on her individual desire, intuition, and imagination. She would reclaim her true, untamed self.

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At school Connell and Marianne pretend not to know each other. He’s popular and well-adjusted, star of the school soccer team while she is lonely, proud, and intensely private. But when Connell comes to pick his mother up from her housekeeping job at Marianne’s house, a strange and indelible connection grows between the two teenagers - one they are determined to conceal.

A year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years in college, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. Then, as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.

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