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August 9-22,2013 Volume 4, Issue no. 16 PUBLISHER Eric Ladd
editorial MANAGING EDITOR Emily Stifler senior editor Joseph T. O'Connor staff writer/distribution director Tyler Allen associate editor Maria Wyllie editorial assistants Matt Hudson, Lauren Rieschel, Hayden Zelson
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Finley and her brother Grayson Timon on their summer vacation in Big Sky and Yellowstone. Photos courtesy of Josh Timon
Best summer vacation I already know what to write about for my best summer vacation story when I start school again. Montana! Montana! Montana! I went on a road trip with my brother and my dad to visit some amazing places and do even more amazing things! We drove many hours to get to Big Sky, but it was worth it because we climbed up poles, balanced and swung from ropes on the Big Sky Resort ropes course. It was crazy! I loved it! We also hiked to Ousel Falls, rode horses at Lone Mountain Ranch and rafted the Gallatin River with Papa Nick from Geyser Whitewater. I haven’t ever done that before, and it was scary but super fun. The whole reason we were in Montana was for the PBR (Professional Bull Riders event). I didn’t know what that was when we were shopping for a cowboy hat in Denver, but Dad kept telling me it was going to be something like we’ve never done before. He was right!
We met Wiley Peterson, a bull rider who showed us the gear and up above the chutes. The best part for me was a dance contest in the middle of the arena with Flint Rasmussen. He is an awesome rodeo clown. I loved being outdoors with all those cowboys. The music was great too, and so was the food we ate. I can’t stop thinking about the curry chicken salad my dad let me try at some Moose place and the chips with dill sauce at Bugaboo Café. I feel so lucky my Dad drove us up there to do this! I can’t wait to bring Mom next year. Oh, did I mention Ol’ Faithful? Smelly but, WOW! See you next year – Finley, age 8 Denver, Colo.
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Annual Pancake Breakfast Sunday, September 1, 2013 7:30am to 12:30pm The Big Sky Firefighters will be serving a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, September 1, 2013. The breakfast will be served from 7:30am to 12:30pm at Fire Station #1 located at 650 Rainbow Trout Run in Westfork Meadows. The Big Sky Community as well as visitors are welcome to join us. This is an excellent opportunity for the entire family to have a great breakfast, meet their firefighters and see the fire trucks and equipment. If you would like additional information on the event please contact the Big Sky Fire Department at (406) 995-2100.
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Dolly rush and Duffer tice! Women in Action holds eighth annual croquet tournament
Jason Luchini (left) and Drew Coubrough (right) congratulate 2012 Croquet Tournament winner Peter Bachman. Photo by Tori Pintar
By Joseph T. O’Connor Explore Big Sky Senior Editor
BIG SKY – If you don’t need a halfbisque, are ready on your baulk-lines, regularly score an Irish peel and can peg-out, this is the time of year you’ve been waiting for. On Aug. 11, Big Sky nonprofit Women in Action is holding its eighth annual croquet tournament at the Big Sky Golf Course. From 3-7 p.m., participants will vie for a trophy and bragging rights, while supporting underserved rural families in the community. “We didn’t want a traditional fundraiser; to have a nice meal and listen to music,” said WIA Executive Director Lisa Beczkiewicz. “We knew folks in Big Sky are competitive by nature. We wanted an original idea.” That it is. Teams consist of six players tallying individual scores and the winner of each round advances to the next, according to Beczkiewicz. With three total rounds, the tournament follows traditional rules and encourages traditional attire: white dresses and light or tan khakis and shirts. And don’t forget your sporty hat. In addition to croquet – a game made famous in England after purportedly developing in Ireland around 1851 – attendees can participate in a silent auc-
tion and listen to live bluegrass. Money collected from entry fees and the silent auction will fund local health, education and social programs, said Beczkiewicz, who earned a degree in social work from Indiana University in 1993. Founded in 2005, WIA seeks to provide affordable and accessible healthcare and education programs as well as mental health and substance abuse counseling services to families in Big Sky. The group partnered in February with Bozeman nonprofit Thrive to hire an Ophir School parent liaison, Lori Swenson, who helps parents build relationships with their kids’ teachers. For her part, Beczkiewicz plans to continue WIA’s growing community involvement by attending to families’ financial needs so they can “thrive, grow and be healthy.” “If it fits in our mission statement and benefits the community, we’ll make it happen,” she said. “We are women in action.”
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A guide to croquet jargon Rush: To cause another ball to move to a position of tactical advantage. Dolly rush: An easy rush - a straight rush with the two balls less than a foot or so apart. Duffer tice: A tice positioned, usually a yard or so north, and a touch east, of Hoop 6, laid on the second turn of the game. A Duffer tice may be laid several yards from the described position. The opening is named after Duff Matthews.
Irish peel: A stroke, which attempts to peel one ball while the striker’s ball runs in the same hoop. Half-bisque: An extra shot given to another player, wherein that player cannot score. Peg-out: Occurs after a ball has scored all of its hoops, and then hits the peg. Baulk-lines: Starting lines in a croquet match.
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Local nonprofit celebrates fly fishing on Gallatin
Weekend festival raises river awareness, money for Blue Water Task Force Town Center Park on Aug. 4 for an afternoon of angling-centric activities and to pay homage to the Gallatin River. It was part of Blue Water Task Force’s Big Sky Fly Fishing Festival, which returned after a year hiatus with a full weekend of events, including the 2013 FT3 Fly Fishing Film Tour Saturday night, Aug. 3, and events and vendors on Aug. 4. Along the festival perimeter BWTF, along with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, American Rivers, Yellowstone Park Foundation and the Big Sky Noxious Weeds Committee, had educational booths set up to inform people about trout and river conservation. Following Sunday’s festivities, Buck’s T-4 Lodge hosted a fundraising dinner and live and silent auctions, as well as guest speaker Bruce Farling, executive director of Montana Trout Unlimited. “We just wanted to get involved with users on the river,” said Kristin Gardner, BWTF’s executive director. “But I can’t take all the credit.” Fly fishing guide Ennion Williams shows Chad Vitito from Minnesota how it’s done.
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BIG SKY – Under sunny skies and warm temps, fly-fishing fans big and small gathered at Big Sky
A festival committee helped plan this year’s event, she said, and included representatives from BWTF, Gallatin River Guides, East Slope Outfitters, Grizzly Outfitters and Lone Mountain Ranch. BWTF raised $10,000 in all, according to Gardner, through film and dinner ticket sales, and through the auctions.
“We were really pleased with the turnout at all of the events and we met the goals, which were to develop more awareness of BWTF and what we do. We’re already scheming lots of ways to improve upon this year’s event,” Gardner said in a later email. The Aug. 4 activities included casting clinics and competitions, fly-tying demonstrations, kids’ games and vendors. Simms, Gallatin River Guides and Grizzly Outfitters were also on hand giving product demonstrations to festival revelers from around the globe. Chad Vitito was visiting Big Sky from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. He was practicing his cast with fly-fishing guide and Montana Living – Big Sky Real Estate Associate Ennion Williams, who helped organize the festival. “It’s been an awesome five days of rafting and mountain biking,” said Vitito, who added that he’ll be teaching his kids to fly fish as soon as they’re old enough. Others were at the event supporting BWTF and enjoying the local vibe and sunshine. “We’re having a great time,” said Benjamin Bross, who was visiting Big Sky with his family from Mexico City. Each year the Brosses vacation to a different U.S. national park. This year, they’re touring Yellowstone. “We are from one of the most populated cities in the world,” Bross said. “We promised the kids that we’d show them there are places like this. The people are friendly and happy in Big Sky.”
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“Yellowstone” Vic visits Crail Ranch By Anne Marie Mistretta
century these herds numbered 20 million, and by 1889 only 551 wild bison remained.
BIG SKY – Nearly 130 years ago, “Yellowstone” Vic Smith, dispatch rider, hunter, scout, and trick shot, maintained a camp cabin nearby in the Daly Creek/Black Butte area. On Aug. 18 at 1 p.m., visit Crail Ranch Homestead Museum to “meet” the champion buffalo hunter and legendary frontiersman who guided Teddy Roosevelt.
Bring the family and your picnic lunch, and leave some time to tour the homestead. Crail Ranch Homestead Museum is located on Spotted Elk Road in Big Sky and the presentation is free and open to the public.
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Actor Arch Ellwein, who portrays many historical figures including Roosevelt and John Ordway of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, makes “Yellowstone” Vic Smith come alive, using Smith’s own words from his memoir.
Julia Barton is selling cupcakes at the Big Sky Post Office every Monday this summer to benefit the Ophir School 8th grade class trip to Washington D.C., a trip that occurs every May.
Ellwein recounts Smith’s experiences with the likes of George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull and Theodore Arch Ellwein portrays “Yellowstone” Vic, a legendary frontiersman and chamRoosevelt. Ellwein’s pion buffalo hunter. Photo courtesy of Humanities Montana Speakers Bureau performance evokes a time when the Gallatin Canyon frontier was barely penetrable and buffalo dominated the Partial funding for the Speakers Bureau program plains of eastern Montana. It’s estimated that 60 is provided by a legislative grant from Montana’s million bison roamed North America in the time Cultural Trust and from the National Endowment of Lewis and Clark, but by the mid-nineteenth for the Humanities.
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Big Sky Community Corp. Gala raises $100,000 BSCC netted close to $100,000, according to Wiese, who estimated the nonprofit raised a similar amount during last year’s gala. “It’s unprecedented for an organization to do this well, especially two years in a row,” she said.
By Joseph T. O’Connor Explore Big Sky Senior Editor Close to the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole rivers, an elk herd fords the Madison. Photo by Rick Graetz
UM bringing collaboration, eco-research to Big Sky By Joseph T. O’Connor Explore Big Sky Senior Editor
BIG SKY – On Aug. 13, a collaborative group will present more than 100 photos and discuss two of the most visited and alluring ecosystems in Montana: the Greater Yellowstone area and the Crown of the Continent. The University of Montana, together with Lone Peak High School and the Yellowstone Club Community Foundation, is holding the free program at 7 p.m. in the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in LPHS to inform students, their parents and the Big Sky community at large about the mountains, rivers, glaciers, geysers, volcanoes and wildlife that form these two wild spaces. Called, “This is … Yellowstone and the Crown of the Continent Country,” the program will outline UM’s role in both places, but focus primarily on Yellowstone. The two ecosystems see millions of visitors between them each year, their splendor worthy of this public program, says University of Montana geography professor Rick Graetz. “There’s 33 million acres only separated by 120 kilometers,” said Graetz, also a publisher, photographer and mountaineer who gives mountain geography, ecosystems and history lectures across Montana. “When I speak to audiences around the state, I emphasize that the University of Montana’s address is Missoula, but our home is every community in the state.” The program is part of UM’s Crown of the Continent and Greater Yellowstone Initiative, which aims to teach, gather and report on research
and educational opportunities related to the two ecosystems. The university has been increasing its footprint in the Greater Yellowstone, and specifically in the Big Sky and the Upper Gallatin area, according to a press release. With help from local private donations from YCCF, among others, UM recently opened an office and teaching center in Big Sky, the goal of which is to bring communitywide higher education to the area. “The most visible are lectures [where] we take science and research and put it into public speak,” Graetz said. “We also have a capstone program at the high school where kids can take college credits. We want more of that [and] want LPHS to be the school in the state that people want to come to.”
BIG SKY – The second annual Big Sky Community Corp. Gala on July 27 began with drizzle, but skies quickly cleared making way for a stunning sunset during this lively affair. The Corral catered the event and Bottom of the Barrel rocked well into the evening. “It was more than what we expected,” said BSCC Executive Director Jessie Wiese. “The fact that we sold out a week early and had a waiting list was a good sign. I think that shows it was a fun event.”
The group plans to use the money raised – including $70,000 in live auction proceeds – for local trails expansion, mapping a mountain-tomeadow trail and continued beautification efforts at the Ousel Falls and Community parks. “This years event I think went smoother [than last year’s],” Wiese said. “Bottom of the Barrel was super good and we had great auction items, both silent and live. “The best thing is that there were so many people who wanted to come. To me it shows an incredible amount of support. We’re so thankful for everyone’s donations.”
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A hallmark of the initiative, according to the release, will be a complete collection of works published on the Greater Yellowstone, the Crown of the Continent and southwest Montana, as well as documents, videos, photography and website listings, all housed at the Big Sky Community Library. With the guidance of LPHS teachers and the assistance of a UM graduate student, the collection will be available to students and the public. “It’s a really integrated program – something no one else in the state has,” Graetz said. He believes the support of the local community, including the faculty and staff at the high school, will make the initiative a success. “The thing about LPHS is they have some all-star teachers there; and also [Supt.] Jerry House,” Graetz said. “You have to have people who believe in it, [and] we have ton of support.”
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Former MSU Student and Professor explore new options for local food in Bozeman By Krysti Shallenberger Explore Big Sky Contributor
BOZEMAN – Dylan Strike suffered from the same problem gripping most college freshman: what to do with his future. Then he attended a lecture about agroecology that changed his life plan. An 18-year old at Montana State University at the time, Strike started school undeclared, and although he’d never tried growing food – except toiling in his grandparents’ herb and vegetable garden in Minnesota for two weeks every summer – he chose agro-ecology after the lecture. After trying out the fledging sustainable food and biosystems program at MSU, Strike chose to go the farming route, especially after a stint at the university project Towne’s Harvest Garden. Out of the program appeared his short video “Bozeman Eats,” created with his classmate Sam Atkins. “The motivation was to show was what’s going on the Gallatin Valley,” Strike said. The initial three-month long class project turned into a year-long endeavor. Strike and Atkins applied for grants to complete their film and finished the final project last winter to well-received reviews from the local community and their professors. “There is no connection between people and their food,” Strike said, explaining his drive to produce the video.
Half a century ago, Montanans grew more than 70 percent of their food, according a report by the food policy coalition, Grow Montana. Now only 10 percent of food is produced in the state, the number slowly decreasing with agriculture practices. Strike blames the increasing reliance on corporategrown food instead of buying from local farmers as a primary cause behind the agriculture decline. “It’s really concentrated, and not everyone is involved,” Strike said. His former professor and current boss Dean Williamson at Three Hearts Garden said Bozeman’s local food system is “plateauing” because the process of purchasing land is so difficult.
The local food demand in Bozeman picked up in the last five years, said Alison Harmon, associate professor in Health and Human Development and a founder of the university’s sustainable agriculture program. However, the number of Bozeman residents buying local food at the farmer’s market and the interest in local food doesn’t match, Harmon said. Williamson concurs: “We have limited supply for population size, but not enough demand to scale up supply. We’re trying to convince people that part of local food is growing what comes naturally,” he said, noting that also means buying in season.
“Right now the market value does not take into account anything but commercial development,” Williamson said.
He understands the short growing season in Bozeman means CSAs – or Community-Supported Agriculture – can only deliver certain vegetables in a specific season. One week the boxes might be filled with beets and kale, the next, lettuce and tomatoes. But ultimately it’s what can grow in Montana’s short, dry summers, Williamson said.
Williamson was a board member with the Bozeman Community Food Co-op when he noticed the disparity between his knowledge of food and interacting with those who grow it.
Bozeman farmers face the same struggles as other farmers across the nation, he added. The weather, the climate, and the financial issues are always a part of farming.
He searched for land, and finally purchased four acres a year later, starting Three Hearts. Now four years later, Williamson apprentices students like Strike from MSU’s sustainable food and biosystems program.
But, Williamson and Harmon say, consumers have the power to change local food.
“The only way I could understand food production is to start growing it myself,” Williamson said.
“[You’ve] got to be willing to pick up the produce and process it in the kitchen, and we have a public lazy with food,” Harmon said. “It’s important that we establish this alternative network.”
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Snake Fire starts near south entrance of Park; southwest Montana fires smoldering By Tyler Allen
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National Park, discovered Monday afternoon, Aug. 5, was burning 190 acres at press time, Wednesday, Aug. 7. The lightning-caused fire is located about three miles east of the park’s South Entrance along the boundary with the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Twenty-five personnel, one helicopter and one wildland engine were assigned to the only reported fire burning in the park. Yellowstone has experienced a slightly less active fire season to date this year, said YNP Spokesman Al Nash. Closures to trails and backcountry campsites, as well as the most recent updates on fire activity can be found at: inciweb. org/incident/3600/. The 625-acre Emigrant Fire, burning south of Emigrant Peak in Paradise Valley, was 5 percent contained with 30 personnel at press time. On July 29 there were 122 firefighters on the blaze, but without weather condi-
tions amenable to burning operations, many of those personnel were released July 31. Those resources will be ordered back if weather cooperates, said GNF Fire Information and Education Specialist Karen Tuscano. “The fire’s staying put,” Tuscano said. “[It’s] cleaning up a lot of that dead and down material. We’re okay with that.” The Emigrant Fire is located between Gold Prize Creek and the North Fork of Sixmile Creek and was likely started by lightning on Wednesday, July 17. The lightning-caused Moose Meadow Fire, 18 miles southwest of Philipsburg, Mont., is primarily in mop-up status. The 3,500-acre wildfire began July 25, is 70 percent contained and there were 260 firefighters on the incident at press time. Favorable weather conditions allowed a reduction of personnel from 313 on Aug. 6, while air support was continuing to shuttle firefighters to inaccessible areas of the fire.
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Pictured clockwise from left: Adrian “Angus” Conner, Sharon Needles and Amber Saxon of Hell’s Belles, world famous all-female AC/DC tribute band. The Outlaw Partners arranged a tour of Yellowstone for members of the band the day before their wild performance at the Big Sky PBR, July 31. “It was life changing,” Conner said of the tour, given by Randy Hall of Yellowstone Luxury Tours, a division of Vacation Big Sky. vacationbigsky.com PHOTO BY RANDY HALL
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST Smokey Bear is celebrating his 69th birthday this week! In 1944 the first fire prevention poster with Smokey Bear started a successful Wildland Fire Prevention Campaign. Smokey’s message to be safe in the woods is as critical today as it was when it began. Recent rain showers and cooler night temperatures have slowed our passage into a busier fire season, but Smokey still appreciates knowing you are continuing to drown your campfire until it is cool to the touch, and thinking about what you can do around your property to live safer in a wildland fire environment.
YPF wins $25,000 Explore Fund grant BOZEMAN – The Yellowstone Park Foundation will now be able to invite even more teens from across the country to experience the life-changing wonders of Yellowstone. Early in July, YPF asked supporters to vote on the Explore Fund’s Facebook page for Park Journeys once a day for the next 30 days, and to ask friends and family with Facebook accounts to vote, as well. The competition from the other 10 organizations for the $25,000 grant awards was fierce, but YPF fans pulled through. Park Journeys offers urban and rural youth from across the U.S. the op-
portunity to travel to Yellowstone for a five-day experience that inspires stewardship, nurtures leadership and encourages academic potential among youth whose opportunities in nature have been limited. Sponsored by The North Face, the grants aim “to inspire and enable the next generation of explorers by funding nonprofit organizations that are working to reconnect children with nature,” according to its website. This grant marks YPF’s first attempt at entering a social media campaign.
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Consultant recommends Bozeman Deaconess to committee; Committee votes for Billings Clinic By Joseph T. O’Connor Explore Big Sky Senior Editor
BIG SKY – At the final public meeting to determine which of two entities would build a critical access hospital in Big Sky, the consultant for Big Sky West Yellowstone Healthcare Direction Committee (BWHDC) advised the group to choose Bozeman Deaconess Health Services. In a 15-13 vote, the committee voted in favor of the alternative entity, Billings Clinic, a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network. Howard Gershon, the private consultant hired by the 29-member BWHDC to investigate the feasibility studies conducted by both BDHS and Billings Clinic, presented a slide show aimed at explaining his decision. Gershon categorized the comparisons and contrasts into categories, and by his standards Bozeman “won,” 5-4. “The process is good, but details need to be clarified,” Gershon said. “It’ll bring out the best of whatever the end result is, hopefully.” Both proposals are similar in facility size, staffing and scope. Major
differences lie in funding and in the approach to West Yellowstone, a community with six members on the BWHDC, and one that feels it needs expanded healthcare opportunities just as badly as Big Sky, according to Bruce McPherson. Many residents of West have spoken up in previous meetings, expressing their concerns over current treatment in their town.
“He had his own rating system,” Scholz said. “I believe the people sitting there [on the committee] had their own systems.”
“There are 10,000 people a day in West during the summer,” said McPherson, a consultant to the West Yellowstone Medical Board, which has been in operation for six years. “We want a good relationship with Bozeman, but they never really focused on us. We have no leverage and Big Sky does.”
“I guess it felt close,” said Billings Clinic CEO Dr. Nicholas Wolter. “We both put strong proposals together. If this is where the community wants to go, we would form a 501(c)3 board and get going.”
Bozeman Deaconess plans to foot the initial bill for a critical access hospital in Big Sky while increasing staff in the existing West facility; Billings Clinic is asking for a $5 million investment from the Big Sky community, and plans to accommodate an expanded West health care center. Mike Scholz, who sits on the committee and is also a member of Big Sky’s Resort Tax Board, said that while the committee hired Gershon to complete the evaluation, the consultant did not necessarily represent BWHDC.
A silence in Buck’s Montana Room followed committee member Jack Eakman’s announcement that the vote favored Billings. A question on many lips: What happens next?
Bozeman Deaconess CEO Kevin Pitzer agreed that both parties brought their best to the table, and hopes to build a BDHS facility as planned. “This was a great process,” Pitzer said. “It showed the relative strengths of both proposals. Our aim remains to move forward working with Big Sky and West Yellowstone. The next step is to bid the project and secure bond financing.” Community members in attendance were unsure of what might happen next.
Hugh Long, a Big Sky/New Orleans man with a Ph.D. in corporate economics, specializes in health care finance. He talked after the meeting with Taylor Middleton, general manager of Big Sky Resort. “This was an important question to ask,” Middleton said. “We have two incredible medical organizations trying to build a hospital in Big Sky. But I think tonight’s message from the professionals and the committee was ambiguous.” Long felt the competition was healthy. It shows Big Sky will get the best health care facility it can, he said. “Whatever gets done will not be the same [plan] as was initially in the proposals.” So who decides what happens next? “I do not know,” Long said. While both BDHS and Billings Clinic feel strongly about the next stage in this tug-of-war over a critical access hospital in Big Sky, somehow, someone must decide who will treat the area. As he was leaving Buck’s, Wolter said, “I just told Kevin [Pitzer], ‘We have to talk. We can’t build two.’”
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Office of Public Instruction releases federal NCLB report Looks toward state-based accountability system Explore Big Sky Staff Writer
HELENA – Montana Supt. of Public Instruction Denise Juneau in an Aug. 2 press release described the No Child Left Behind Act as a “broken system that has been overdue for reauthorization by Congress for six years.” The release detailed the state’s efforts to comply with the federal act, put into law in 2001, and also introduced “an accountability system” to give families and communities a complete picture of the educational experience and results of their local public school. “It’s time for us to work together as Montanans to decide which measures will help us truly analyze the quality of public education in our state and use those measures to develop a new, state-based accountability system,” Juneau said. She suggested additional measures to be considered when analyzing the state system: •
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In the 2011 Nation’s Report Card, Montana eighth graders scored No. 1 in reading and No. 2 in math. Montana fourth graders were No. 8 in math, and No. 6 in reading. In the latest science report card, Montana eighth graders shared the highest score in the nation with three other states; Montana fourth graders ranked second. During the 2011-2012 school year, the Montana high school graduation rate increased from 82.2 to 83.9 percent, compared to the national rate of 78.2 percent. Montana students consistently outpace the national average on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, according to the Office of Public Instruction.
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Knievel lives on at Butte festival story and photos By Matt Hudson
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BUTTE – Beneath a large carnival tent, a white-bearded man twisted the throttle of his Harley-Davidson SX 250, making a high-speed horizontal ascent along the inside of a 14foot vertical cylinder. The entire structure wavered under his centrifugal force. Ignoring the law of gravity, the man and his stripped down motorcycle flew only a few feet below open-faced onlookers. His expression was one normally seen on a leisured Sunday driver, not someone riding a 270-pound machine sideways on a wall 10 times a day.
Knievel, who was born in Butte in October 1938, was America’s foremost motorcycle stuntman during the 1960s and 1970s. Evel Knievel Days was the brainchild of Knievel and his friends, according to festival executive director Chad Harrington. Now in its 12th year, it is one of Butte’s signature events. “This doesn’t happen in every town,” Harrington said. “Butte’s rocking during Evel Days.”
“I’ve been very fortunate. I’ve seen some very bad crashes,” said the rider, “Wahl E.” Walker, a 30-year veteran of the Wall of Death Motorcycle Thrillshow. “The woman who taught me how to ride broke her back. It was a 14-hour operation to fix her. She still rode for another 10 years.”
Motorcycles of all types lined the hilly uptown streets, but the clear majority were A rider from the 1 Wheel Revolution show revs his modified Harley-Davidsons Harley-Davidson Sportster into a high wheelie. – the brand of metal beasts from landscape during Evel Knievel Days, Milwaukee that a three-day celebration of danger and were Knievel’s bike of choice. And they The Wall was one of many spectamotorcycles named for Silver Bow were on display during the ceremocles situated along 10 square blocks County’s most notorious native. nial caravan ride on Friday evening: of the distinctive uptown Butte Sportsters, Road Kings, Dynas, Softails, old shovelheads and choppers rumbled down Broadway Street through a human corridor, the deafening, chugging cacophony of v-twin engines the rally cry of the people riding them.
It was a fitting scene to honor Knievel. Gruesome injury seemed to lurk around every corner. Live music acts performed on two stages, including the Dueling Pianos traveling roadshow, which is equal parts exhibition and musicianship, and country headliner Tracy Lawrence. As night fell on the scene, beer tent lines grew and police officers patrolled the area in small packs, but serious disturbances were rare. It seemed the aversion to personal safety was limited to the select group of stunt performers. “We have a great working relationship with the city,” Harrington said. “We also have a great relationship with the police department. We work really hard to make sure the public is safe.” In a city known for its rough appeal and blue-collar inhabitants, it’s no surprise that Butte is proud to call Knievel one of its own. It’s commonly referred to as Butte, America, as though there is no other place like it in the nation. From large posters hanging from uptown’s historic buildings, the late Knievel looked down upon the city whose character helped shape his own wild tendencies. Harrington said Knievel loved attending the festival before his death in 2007.
Other shows at the festival also paid tribute to Knievel’s reckless style. Riders from the Billingsbased motorcycle stunt show, 1 Wheel Revolution, performed feats of balance, maintaining steep wheelies on heavy, souped-up Harleys and leaving their trademark lattice of burned rubber on the street. Freestyle motocross riders flew high above Tightrope walker Rick Wallenda walks high above historic uptown buildBroadway Street in uptown Butte. When asked what ings. Throughout the he was thinking about up on the rope, he said, “Staying upright.” festival, professional and amateur races were held on a motocross racetrack dug into a hillside. “Butte’s best asset is its people,” HarTightrope walker Rick Wallenda rington said. “There are some great crossed two city blocks on a rope high people in the city.” above the street, unharnessed and shouting as he walked among roofThough Knievel’s record jump of 14 tops. Greyhound busses was surpassed in 1999, he still holds the world record for “Steady the rope!” he yelled to the the most bones broken in a lifetime. Acpeople clutching security riggings cording the Guinness World Records, below. Wallenda said later that the he had 433 bone fractures by the end path was longer than average, but not of 1975. his longest.
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BOZEMAN – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the Montana Department of Livestock are seeking public comment on a draft environmental assessment reviewing the potential for bison to occupy public lands adjacent to Yellowstone National Park year-round. The draft EA evaluates several options, or “alternatives,” allowing increased tolerance of bison in the Hebgen and Gardiner basins. It also includes a “No Action” alternative, which would result in no changes to current bison tolerance zones defined by the Interagency Bison Management Plan. Prompting for the environment assessment came in part from the Citizens Working Group on
Yellowstone Bison, which formally recommended expanded tolerance for bison to the IBMP partners, citing a shortage of habitat for bison given current populations in Yellowstone. The alternative widest in geographic scope (Alternative B) would allow for bison to roam year-round in portions of the Gallatin National Forest near West Yellowstone north through the Taylor Fork drainage, and for bull bison to use areas north of Yellowstone National Park’s boundary in the Gardiner Basin year-round. Other alternatives focus on smaller geographic areas on Yellowstone’s western boundary or focus solely on the Gardiner Basin. The draft EA will be available for public comment through 5 p.m. on Aug. 13. Comments can be emailed to yearroundbison-ea@mt.gov.
FWP seeks comment on proposed wildlife salvage rule HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to carry out a new law that allows salvaging of antelope, deer, elk or moose killed in collisions with cars, trucks and other motor vehicles. The rule offers a framework for permits for the public to legally possess roadkilled animals. Under the proposed rule, a person who wants to salvage an
antelope, deer, elk or moose killed on the highway must present the animal to a peace officer or at an FWP office to obtain a possession permit. Comments are being accepted through Aug. 23. For more information and to comment online, visit fwp.mt.gov and click “Salvage Permit Rule Proposal Notice.”
Nursing, digital marketing, gerontology included BOZEMAN – Montana State University is developing three new online programs covering nursing, digital marketing and gerontology, as well as seven individual courses. MSU faculty suggested the programs in response to a university-wide push to expand distance-learning offerings, according to Provost Martha Potvin. Funding will support development of the new doctor of nursing practice degree approved by the Board of Regents last September. Students are being admitted and will begin coursework this fall. The goal of this practicefocused program is to educate practitioners who will provide expert primary care and lead the improvement and transformation of health care, particularly in Montana’s rural areas. MSU is also offering a new online 15-credit certificate in digital marketing. Many Montana businesses have expanded sales and success through digital marketing, and this certificate will help businesspeople learn to use Internet markets to extend their reach to national or global markets. Two of the five required courses have already been taught online and the full program is projected to be in place by spring 2014. A new 18-credit undergraduate certificate in gerontology is being developed to meet the needs of both on-campus and distance students. This program will provide an opportunity for health and human development majors on campus, working health professionals and family caregivers to foster the knowledge and skills needed to meet the needs of an aging population. Coursework will cover physical activity, nutrition, caregiving, economics and other related areas. This was the first time funding has been available to support development of individual online courses. Seven courses will be offered in engineering, education, Spanish, economics and math. Find more information at montana.edu/online.
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Belgrade dealership celebrates 10 years Ressler is community focused
A salesman at Ressler of Belgrade helps a customer. The first car dealership in town, it’s celebrating its 10-year anniversary this August with a barbecue. Photo courtesy of Ressler Motors
By Emily Wolfe
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BELGRADE – The first car dealership in Belgrade is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this August, and its crew is firing up the barbecue and has invited the mayor and Montana State University Bobcats football coach Rob Ash to speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“Belgrade has grown over those 10 years, and we’ve seen more car dealerships come in since,” Nelson said. “It’s certainly helped grow the auto business, which is good for Belgrade residents.” Nelson also pointed to the dealership’s community involvement, supporting local sports teams and nonprofits, from MSU teams, to Belgrade youth baseball and football teams. Ressler Motors, the dealership’s Bozeman-based parent company, is committed to this kind of work, says Ressler Marketing Coordinator Brittany Sneed. “We try to give more to the community than we spend on any one form of media,” Sneed said. “We like to keep our dollars spent locally and support local business… If we do something in the interest of the people who live and work in the communities we operate in, somehow it’s going to get back to us.”
Marketing Coordinator Brittany Sneed shows off thank you cards, awards and photos in the Bozeman dealership. Ressler supports local and sports teams and nonprofits, the MSU library and Bobcats, the Can the Griz Food Drive, and the Gallatin Valley Food Bank, among many causes. Photo by Emily Wolfe
Ressler of Belgrade, which deals in used cars, has brought new business to town, says mayor Russell Nelson, who has been in office since 2003.
In addition to sponsoring the MSU Bobcats, Sneed says, Ressler also supports the university library.
“Investing in that library is going to increase the value of education [there], bring more business
here, and result in having more highly educated individuals working and servicing this community. That trickles down and benefits local [businesses].” Ressler is also the main sponsor for the Can the Griz Food Drive and a supporter of the Gallatin Valley Food Bank fundraiser, said Sneed, who shopped for and wrapped more than 120 presents for foster children at Youth Dynamics over the holidays last year. Ressler tries to help nonprofits whenever possible, she said, be it through sponsorships, in-kind donations, manpower or helping raise awareness. In total, Ressler employs nearly 150 people, with five at the Belgrade dealership. That lot typically sells 50-60 cars a month, said Belgrade manager Russell Stump. While many used dealerships purchase vehicles at auctions, Ressler of Belgrade sells mostly trade-ins from its Toyota and Chevy stores in Bozeman, Stump said. Demand for used cars is high, Sneed said, but growth is slow because supply is inadequate, nationwide. Even so, Stump says, for Ressler’s Belgrade lot, “It should be a record year, if things continue the way they’re going.” Ressler Motors of Belgrade will host a barbecue open to the public on Aug. 17, from noon to 5 p.m., in celebration of its first decade in business. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at noon. The dealership is located at 512 West Main Street in Belgrade.
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Bozeman jeweler is a force of nature By Emily wolfe
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BOZEMAN – Babs Noelle closed her jewelry shop in Denver when the Russian Mafia held her up at gunpoint.
Trained first as a biochemical engineer at Rice University in her home city of Houston, Texas, Noelle has a graduate gemologist diploma through the Gemological Institute of America, and she learned jewelry design through a seven-year program at the prestigious Goldschmiedeschule in Pforzheim, Germany. She has earned many awards for her designs, including first place in the Jewelry Division of the 2011 American Art Awards, second in the 1991 DeBeers Diamonds Today, and the Visionary Award in the 17th International Pearl Design competition in 1989. Her style is cultivated, classic and a little wild. A dedicated philanthropist, Noelle gives 51 percent of the profits from one of her lines, Adam’s Rib to the Yellowstone Park Foundation. She has cast these elegant gold, platinum and silver pieces from baculum of red fox, coyote, beaver, gray wolf and grizzly. The bone found in most male animal reproductive parts, baculum are long, slender and organically shaped. In the rural south, Noelle says, men use raccoon baculum as a good luck charm while hunting – for animals or a mate.
With 57 other designers, Alara carries a range of styles including designer pieces from New York, Zurich and Rome; Babs Noelle and her dog Chica in front of Alara Noelle’s downheirloom-quality diamonds and gems town Bozeman jewelry store Alara. Photo by Emily Wolfe set by Livingston, Mont.-based jeweler Elichai Fowler; and contemporary work “They all but cleaned me out,” she recalls of the late from Mexico City designer Mauricio Serrano. 2003 robbery. “When I bent over to get something that the guy with the gun was demanding, he hit Noelle’s technical expertise and industry experience me in the back of the head with his gun. It made my allow her to charge top dollar for her custom pieces knees go out, and I hit the front of my head on the and work with such high-end designers, but her door of the vault, which made me go out cold.” magnetic personality is what draws people to her and to Alara. Deciding it was time for a change, Noelle, 50, and her husband JT Theobald moved to the Paradise The tall, animated blond looks 10 years younger Valley in July 2004. Two weeks later, Noelle opened than she is, in dark rimmed glasses and a highAlara in a little storefront on the southeast corner of waisted dress. She greets the Fed Ex worker by Main Street and Willson. name, and jumps up to talk with the locksmith when he walks in. Classy, edgy and hip, the downtown Bozeman shop carries items from $25 to $30,000 and is now The store manager, Rebekah Marshall, moved a staple for men on Valentine’s Day and Christmas; from Alabama last September to work at Alara. Bozeman brides; and for “anyone looking to celebrate something in themselves or in someone else,” “I feel blessed to be excited about going to work Noelle says. every day,” Marshall said. “[We have] an atmosphere where people come in, enjoy themselves, and [don’t] feel pressured. It’s fun and upbeat.” Noelle offers profit sharing to her employees to encourage teamwork. Noelle commissioned the 18-carat gold pieces shown here from Lithuanian jeweler Alex Sepkus, who currently lives in New York. The blue stones are Yogo sapphires, and the brown stone is a four-carat brown diamond with red optical phenomenon. “As you move the ring, it flashes red,” Noelle said. “It’s very unusual.” Photo courtesy of Babs Noelle
“That way everyone’s equally important,” she said. “Otherwise, how do you incentiv-
Noelle designs and creates her “Bubble Necklaces” with Montana sapphires and sterling silver, and hangs them on an adjustable length of silk cord. “They are madly popular in the store,” she said, “a good piece that goes from day to evening.” Photo courtesy of Babs Noelle
ize the person that’s better at straightening up the back room? That ultimately helps sales.” Chica, Noelle’s 5-year-old goldendoodle, welcomes customers to the shop, watching over as her owner works 60- to 100-hour weeks between the shop, a studio on Four Corners, and her nonprofit, Women Who Wine. “I love retail,” Noelle says. “I love jewelry design. I love marketing. I happen to be doing something I really, really love. “For the most part, people come in here with awesome intentions...That’s what makes jewelry so much different than fine art. Fine art can hang on a wall – it’s beauty in its own right. These things aren’t truly pretty until they’re on a human being. They celebrate the human form.”
Women Who Wine In 2007, Babs Noelle started Women Who Wine, a 501(c)3 that meets monthly at a member’s home or place of employment or business. Everyone brings a bottle of wine and $10. Half the money goes to the hostess for food, and half goes to a nonprofit of her choice. The nonprofit gets a chance to explain its mission that evening and what kind of help it needs. Meetings range from 30-60 women, Noelle says, and “basically we just all have a good time.” In 2012, the group raised $12,000 for area nonprofits. “It’s about getting more bodies involved in what is a pretty rich philanthropic environment we have here,” Noelle said. To get involved, contact Women Who Wine Bozeman through Facebook.
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Hungry Moose opens on the mountain BIG SKY – Long time local Big Sky business, the Hungry Moose Market and Deli, opened a second space on the mountain on July 26. After a three-month demolition and renovation, the approximately 2,000-squarefoot space in the Mountain Mall at the base of Big Sky Resort is completely remodeled. Owners Mark and Jackie Robin have already hired six part-time new employees, Jackie said, and they are accepting applications and interviewing for additional deli staff. “The feedback has been great,” she said, noting that the store has been busy with mountain and Moonlight Basin area homeowners taking advantage of the convenience offered by a local market. The best selling item, she said, “might be all drinks including bottled water and beer… [There has] been a run on s’more supplies, also ice cream, lunchmeats and a decent amount of wine. As one of our staff members said when I asked him, ‘everything!’” The Hungry Moose has been in business in Big Sky since 1994 and at its original location in the Town Center since 2005. The mountain store will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. – E.W.
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jury during these plays, and there have been several clock changes made to speed up the game. Additionally, defenses will have a wider variety of coverage schemes to choose from, rather than strictly playing man coverage. The top players at each position will still be selected through voting by fans, coaches and players. However, unlike years past, the players will be placed on their respective Pro Bowl team by draft, rather than the usual AFC-NFC conference split. Two legends of the game (Deion Sanders and Barry Sanders for 2014) will join a pair of fantasy football winners in selecting the Pro Bowl rosters for game day. The draft will be televised on Jan. 22 and the game will be played Jan. 26.
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The NFL Pro Bowl, professional football’s All-Star game equivalent, will get a reboot next year after several seasons of scrutiny due to plummeting ratings and general lack of fan interest. The 2012 game was widely criticized for the players not trying during the game, fans do not regularly watch the contest, and the lack of popularity has threatened its very existence under Commissioner Roger Goodell. This year, the league threw the first punch at the much-maligned Pro Bowl. The league and the NFL Players Association came to an agreement in recent weeks that will not only change the way the game is played, but will dramatically alter the selection process. The game will no longer have kickoffs or return specialists, due to the high probability of in-
This change might help bring fans in, but I’m concerned about the integrity of the selection process. Will the original selection process remain intact? If so, I might be on board. However, if this is a shift toward fan voting being an even more important factor in selecting the players, then I’m fully against it. The NBA has proven that fan voting is not a fair method for selecting All-Star players, with the selection of an injured Yao Ming to the All-Star game several years ago. The selection process hasn’t been the problem. The problem has been the lack of interest in the game, which is understandable. Why would the players want to injure themselves in a meaningless game? The solution is to either make the Pro Bowl a game
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Bozeman to host inaugural North American Ice Climbing Championships By Emily Wolfe
These will be small, exclusive clinics with some of the top athletes on the tower in town on Friday, Josephson said.
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BOZEMAN – Ice climbing in southwest Montana is about to hit the world stage, as the 17th Annual Arc’teryx Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival is set to host the inaugural Open North American Championships Dec. 13-15.
“We get all these great athletes, well-known guides and instructors that come to Bozeman for the festival – this will be another opportunity for people to engage with them.”
The only ice climbing competition in North America sanctioned by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA), the championships will boost the Bozeman ice fest to a new level, said Festival Director Joe Josephson. Since its inception in 1996 – where Josephson was keynote speaker in front of a crowd of 50 and approximately 12 people attended the climbing clinics in Hyalite Canyon – the Bozeman festival has grown immensely. Josephson expects a cumulative attendance of at least 3,000 people this year, between on-ice clinics, slide shows, the competition, and the farmers market-style “Urban Base Camp” in downtown Bozeman. “As the first festival of the ice season and one of the biggest, we are excited about what we believe will become the ‘Daytona 500’ of the ice circuit,” he said. The Bozeman competition is an expansion of the “wildly successful”
Whit Magro was the first athlete to reach the top of the 2012 Bozeman Ice Breaker tower. Photo by Claudia Lopez
‘Ice Breaker’ comp held during the 2102 Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival, Josephson said. It will be held on an artificial structure built outside the Emerson Cultural Center in downtown Bozeman, similar to last year but likely taller.
“Having a ‘sanctioned’ comp on their calendar in North America is critical for the UIAA, as they are going to make an application to the International Olympic Committee in 2014 for future inclusion in the Winter Olympics.”
Bozeman alpinist Conrad Anker, who has been working to bring a World Cup caliber competition to American soil, is the competition director.
Ice climbing is already planned as a cultural demonstration at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and UIAA Ice Climbing President Urs Stoecker said in a press release that this is “going to be an important year in the development of ice climbing.”
The championships will also be a boon to the UIAA, Josephson said.
Other 2014 UIAA events are set for Korea, Romania, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Ufa, Russia.
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In Bozeman, the difficulty championship will be on Dec. 14, with preliminaries during the day and the final at night, Josephson said. The speed climbing will be during the day on Dec. 15, on specially made 40-foot vertical ice walls. He expects 30 athletes to compete. The two-day Urban Base Camp will include local and industry vendors, in-town climbing gear demos on an “ice boulder” – where anyone can try ice gear and play around on ice near the ground – and masters clinics, which are new this year.
Among those athletes coming this year will be German climber Ines Papert and Scotsman Dave McLeod. Papert is a three-time World Champion and the first woman to climb M11 (a rating for exceptionally difficult “mixed” rock and ice climbing). McLeod has authored the world’s hardest traditional rock and mixed climbs including the unrepeated Echo Wall on Ben Nevis, in Scotland. Both are scheduled to give an evening presentation at the festival. The Arc’teryx Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival is dedicated to promoting and protecting access to the world-class ice climbing of Hyalite Canyon.
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Operated by Friends of Hyalite, the Arc’teryx Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival celebrates the traditional history of ice climbing while embracing the modern trends in mixed climbing. Only 30 minutes from Bozeman and home to the longest season of accessible ice in America, Hyalite Canyon provides the on-ice venue for the festival’s full-day clinics, Dec. 12-15. The clinics are limited to 260 participants, due to Forest Service regulations, and registration opens Oct. 1. Friends of Hyalite is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) dedicated to maintaining access to and stewardship of Hyalite Canyon.
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BIG SKY – The American Motorcycle Association is hosting its first ever off-road national championships at Big Sky Resort this year, Aug. 24-25. Previously known as the Big Sky XC, the AMA/ KENDA Big Sky Off-Road National Championships Presented by Klim will showcase competitors from across the country and continent, ranging from 4-year-olds to X Games athletes. The feature event starts at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Professional and expert racers, including GNCC FMF/KTM riders Charlie Mullins and Grant Baylor, will compete on a grueling endurance race on one of the country’s most talkedabout courses designed by Big Sky locals Jamey Kabisch and Joe Miller. “Pro and expert racers will experience a range of challenges during the three-plus hour event”, Kabisch said. “It’s rocky and narrow in spots, steep and technical in others, with a mix of high speed access roads to add variety.” The riders must be mentally prepared, Miller says. “Most of the top professionals come into the race with years of experience and know what to expect from a course like the one in Big Sky. Every race day, they try to have a consistent regimen from the morning to the starting line to keep a constant on such a crazy day.”
Am/Pro Yamaha racer Jordan Ashburn of Cookville, Tennessee, navigates Big Sky XC’s infamous rock garden. Photo by Jesse Ziegler
Racers in the pro division will compete for a share of the $10,000 cash purse and national attention. The event has typically drawn about 350 racers, but that number could fluctuate as a result of the new prestige that the championship carries, Miller said.
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Miller called it an event for “active spectators,” encouraging people to hike to key points on the course to watch the racers pass. If hiking is not your cup of tea, the Swift Current Ski Lift will be open for an overhead view of the race. Additional race information is available at bigskyxc.com.
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BOZEMAN – Eagle Mount Bozeman on July 24 received a $12,000 Quality of Life grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. The nonprofit agency plans to use the grant to purchase and install a SureHands Lift system, designed to allow individuals with spinal cord injuries and mobility challenges to participate in the therapeutic horsemanship program. “The purchase and installation of the SureHands Lift system represents a huge enhancement to the Therapeutic Horsemanship Program and caps off the renovation project of the indoor arena and barn, which will allow us to offer therapeutic horsemanship year round,” explained Program Director Maggee Harrison. “The Reeve Foundation has helped us put the finishing touch on this project and we are profoundly grateful.”
BOZEMAN – Many of the products used in households every day have a mysterious side when it comes to exactly what chemicals are in them. Montana Sen. Max Baucus sits on a Senate committee pondering how to make sure those chemicals aren’t harmful, and weeding out the ones that are.
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The laws affecting chemicals haven’t been revamped since 1976, and there are thousands more chemicals used in products today that aren’t screened, according to Chantel Schieffer, a Bozeman mom and member of Montana Conservation Voters Education Fund. “I am hopeful that Congress can find a path forward to help protect my family from exposure to known carcinogens in everyday products,” Schieffer said. The Chemical Safety Improvement Act was the focus of a hearing last week. It was intro-
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Outside Magazine names Outlaw one of America’s best places to work Ranked No. 40 in 2013 By Emily Wolfe
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BIG SKY – Work-life balance, access to the outdoors and giving back are some of the key factors that went into Outside Magazine’s sixth annual “Best Places to Work” list.
This story draws the largest reader numbers of any annual OutsideOnline story, Krogh said, noting that it had a million and a half page views in a single day this year.
Explore Big Sky publisher Outlaw Partners was ranked No. 40 out of 100 for 2013, noted in the Aug. 1 outsideonline.com feature for offering employees access to ski passes, outdoor gear, weekly yoga sessions at Santosha Wellness Center and gym passes at Big Sky Health and Fitness. “Between powder days and dog walks, staff members go on all-expense paid weekend getaways, with homework to write about their experience for Outlaw’s publications,” the story boasted. It also noted Outlaw’s donations to the Big Sky Community Corp., a local nonprofit that acquires, promotes and maintains parks and trails.
“It’s one of those programs that our readers really respond to. It’s a perennial quest to find the perfect job that allows you to feel rewarded in your work and have your own free time and recreational life… It touches a nerve with our readers.” And, he says, the editors have fun doing it. No one has jumped ship – yet.
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The list was compiled with help from Photo by Tyler Busby the Outdoor Industry Association and the That means you sometimes work more than 9-5, but it third-party Best Companies Group. The also means there is flexibility and you can go skiing on selection process identified more than 200 nonprofit a powder day.” and for-profit organizations with at least 15 employees in a U.S. office. Six others from the top 100 were in Montana: Adventure Life, Ecology Project International, Mercury CSC, “We set up this company to capture and convey the Seeley Lake Elementary School, River Design Group lifestyles we lead daily,” said Outlaw CEO Eric Ladd. and ZaneRay Group. “You can do the same level and quality of business in Big Sky that you can do anywhere – in New York In fact, the majority of those featured are in the Rocky City or San Francisco. The big difference is that on our Mountain West. lunch breaks we don’t walk down to Starbuck’s, we go for a ride or walk down to a 30-foot waterfall.” “Residents of those states really value a work-life balance,” Krogh said. “People who live out West have acBest Companies Group facilitated confidential employcess to the outdoors, and they want that in their lives, ee-satisfaction surveys and employer questionnaires so companies are forced to work with that.” assessing benefits, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives and community outOutlaw came in above industry giants like NOLS, reach, and then ranked the companies using Outside’s Patagonia and Aspen Skiing Co., something Krogh parameters. attributed to its size. “Obviously it’s still work, you still have to come in,” “The companies our readers are interested in and the said Associate Editor Ryan Krogh, who coordinates ones we’re looking to highlight are smaller companies the feature for Outside. “But one of the things that was that don’t have the money to offer big salaries, but can fairly consistent was that these aren’t exactly 9-5 jobs.
“We’ve all thought about it – it’s the constant joke – we get this list every year, and we see some of the benefits these companies are offering. It’s like, ‘man, I want to work there.’”
Outlaw, a fully integrated marketing, consulting, video production and media firm based in Big Sky, was founded in 2009 and has grown quickly. It now serves more than 400 clients and also owns and publishes Explore Big Sky andMountain Outlaw magazine. After the 2012 announcement, when Outlaw ranked No. 83, the firm saw an uptick in job inquiries; this year it’s already received dozens of calls and resumes since the list was published, said COO Megan Paulson. Readers might also notice that Outlaw is one of a number of creative agencies on the list. “Creative people are in short supply, and they demand more when it comes to their careers,” Krogh said. “It’s an industry that rewards employees for working hard, and they want to play hard as well.” The full list of the top performing small, medium and large companies is published online at outsideonline.com/bestplacestowork.
Seattle toasts to Mountain Outlaw expansion in the Pacific Northwest EXPLORE BIG SKY STAFF WRITER
SEATTLE – On July 31, wine enthusiasts and Washington business leaders raised their glasses to “Art from Earth,” an article in the summer 2013 issue of Mountain Outlaw magazine. The story depicts both the natural beauty of a vineyard in bloom and the myriad sounds, smells and tastes experienced during a morning walkthrough of Seattle’s Pike Place Market.
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The Tasting Room-Seattle, the small business featured in the story, played host to the event. Located at 1924 Post Alley in the heart of Pike Place, the tasting room is a collaborative effort between several Washington wineries.
Hayden Zelson, a rising junior from Choate Rosemary Hall, joined the Explore Big Sky staff as an editorial assistant for the month of August. Zelson has written for several of his school newspapers, including The News at Choate. He is excited to gain experience with a real newspaper during his time with the EBS team.
“[The article] shows our individuality and our passion,” said John Bell of Willis Hall Winery. Each of the four winemakers interviewed for the story – Bell, Paul Beveridge of Wilridge Winery, Don Corson of Camaraderie Cellars and Timothy Narby of Nota Bene Cellars – distribute the magazine.
A part time Big Sky resident, Zelson has been visiting the area since 2005 and spends the remainder of his time in Wallingford, Conn. He loves to hike with his dog Rocco and is a self-proclaimed expert on movies, willing to watch anytime.
Representatives from U.S. Travel, Patagonia, Sturtevant’s Ski Mart, JointBase Lewis-McChord (JBLM) Morale, Welfare and Recreation and Buffalo Trace Distillery also attended the event.
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MADISON COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND MADISON COUNTY PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING The Madison County Local Emergency Planning Committee and Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 5:00 pm in the Commissioner Meeting Room of the Broadway Annex, 205 N Broadway, Virginia City, Montana. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comment on the proposed Madison County, Montana Community Wildfire Protection Plan. Written comments should be received by 3:00 p.m. on August 26, 2013, and may be sent to the Madison County Planning Board by: Mail to P.O. Box 278, Virginia City, Montana, 59755; Fax to (406) 8435229; or E-mail to planb@madison.mt.gov. Oral or written comments may also be given at the public hearing. The Community Wildfire Protection Plan is available for review at: • Madison County Courthouse (100 W. Wallace Virginia City); • Madison County Planning Office, (205 N. Broadway, Virginia City); • Madison County Department of Emergency Management, (7 Placer Loop, Virginia City); • Madison Valley Public Library, (210 E. Main Street, Ennis);
PUBLIC NOTICE DIRECTOR ELECTIONS An election for two (2) board of directors positions for the Big Sky County Water & Sewer District No. 363 Board of Directors will be held on November 5, 2013. Petitions for nomination for the election are available at the Gallatin County Election Department, Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 W. Main St Room 210, Bozeman, Montana; and at the District office at 561 Little Coyote Road, Big Sky, MT, 59716. Petitions will be accepted by the Gallatin County Election Department until the filing deadline no later than 5:00 PM, Thursday, August 22, 2013. Candidates must be a resident, or owner of real property within the District. For more information please contact the Big Sky County Water & Sewer District, 561 Little Coyote Road, Big Sky, MT, 59716, 406-9952660; or the Gallatin County Election Department, Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 W. Main St., Room 210, Bozeman MT, 59715, 406-582-3060.
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Amazon launches new online fine art marketplace Big Sky gallery one of at least 100 purveyors By Emily Wolfe
lery. Amazon will take a 5-15 percent commission based on an artwork’s sale price.
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BIG SKY – Retail giant Amazon is jumping into fine art sales, and a local Big Sky gallery is part of what could be a game changer for the industry – if it succeeds.
Mathews and other industry professionals think lower priced pieces on Amazon will sell successfully but aren’t sure about the high-ticket works.
“It’s going to be interesting to see how this goes,” said Colin Mathews, who with his wife Paula moved Creighton Block Gallery to the Big Sky Town Center from Virginia City in 2010. Creighton Block is one of more than 150 galleries and dealers tapped to be part of Amazon Art (amazon.com/ art), which launched Aug. 6 and gives customers direct access to more than 40,000 works of fine art. The site has works from more than 4,500 artists, making it one of the largest online collections of original and limited edition artwork for purchase directly from galleries and dealers. Amazon Art is working with galleries of varying sizes from across the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands and Canada. Others included in the venture are Paddle8 in New York, Holden Luntz in Miami, McLoughlin Gallery and Modernbook in San Francisco, and Catherine Person Gallery in Seattle.
Tom Gilleon’s “Cold Blue,” (40x40, $44,000), an original hanging in Creighton Block’s Town Center gallery, is also available for purchase through Amazon.
“Having a spot in the lineup is like having a taxi medallion in New York City,” Mathews said. “Potentially,
more than $1 million worth of Western art available on amazon.com, Mathews said.
Creighton Block Gallery in Big Sky has been tapped to be part of Amazon’s new online art marketplace, among 150 other galleries. The image pictured here, Kevin Schwarting’s “Dream Woman”(16x24, $600) is a limited edition print offered by Creighton Block online.
I could go recruit any artist who wants to be in their system.” Creighton Block has three gallery spaces in the Big Sky Town Center – two in the Marketplace Building, and one in the RJS Tower – and it will have
Customers can also find unique works of art including photographs from Clifford Ross starting at $200, popular fine art like Andy Warhol’s “Sachiko” for $45,000, historic artwork from Claude Monet including, “L’Enfant a la tasse, portrait de Jean Monet” for $1.45 million, and pieces from iconic artists such as Norman Rockwell’s “Willie Gillis: Package from Home” for $4.85 million.
The new store provides images and detailed information about each piece, allowing customers to learn about the work of art, the artist, the provenance and exhibition history, and browse additional artworks from the artist or gallery. An advanced search tool has filters such as subject, style, color, size, price and gal-
“The gate-keepers of the art world have long dismissed online sales,” wrote Robert Frank in a July 2 article for The Daily Beast. “No one will pay millions for a painting they can’t see in person, they have long said… But [this] could accelerate a sweeping shift – already underway at the auction houses and some galleries – where the art market is shifting from exclusive galleries and auction rooms to the online screen.”
Already, Mathews says, there has been a substantial move in the Western art world from exclusive galleries to auctions. He pointed out the Jackson Hole, Coeur D’Alene and Scottsdale auctions – “three of the five major Western art actions” – are less than a decade old. While the rise of these auctions has hurt the gallery business to a degree, Mathews believes it’s provided liquidity in the art market, making it easier for high-end galleries to close a sale. “[Clients] know if they get tired of a piece or change their home, the auctions are outlets to resell paintings, so it’s good for the art business overall.” Second only to Wal-Mart in worldwide retail sales, according to Forbes, Amazon had $61 billion in online revenue for 2012. Founded as an online bookstore in 1995, Amazon is now a Fortune 500 company that also sells movies, music, wine, electronics, home and garden supplies, toys, apparel, jewelry, health and beauty items, tools, groceries and cars, among other things. Mathews plans to conduct his shipping with Big Sky Business Service. “It’s going to be exciting finding out whether people in Germany want to buy Western art,” he said. “The Germans are crazy about cowboys and the old American West.”
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Highway zen at the Ditch Café story and photos By Lauren Rieschel
easily forgotten was the painting of Buddha and Marilyn Monroe in a troutmotif convertible, which is strangely mesmerizing.
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Few establishments are capable of both being situated right on Highway 191 and maintaining any kind of atmosphere, but The Ditch Café makes it look effortless.
With a convenient location and its own distinctive character, the Ditch is canine friendly and has another thing everyone can love – free wifi. All in all, The Ditch Café far exceeds the expectation given by its moniker.
Established in 2009 by Steve and Mary Osman, The Ditch Café in Four Corners chiefly offers up standard coffee-shop fare of sandwiches, salads and coffee, along with friendly service. The indoor dining area is housed in an old-fashioned wood building, but in favorable weather, the cafe’s main attraction is outside. The gentle burbling of a small creek (actually an exceedingly well-groomed irrigation ditch) borders the outdoor eating area and masks noise from the highway. Clusters of wrought-iron chairs and tables are scattered throughout the shade of cottonwood trees, perfect for a morning coffee date or a leisurely lunch.
Customers relax outside by the creek
Although sandwiches are served at lunch, regular customers recommend the all-day breakfast menu, as well as the crêpes. Thinking that crêpes aren’t typical fare in Bozeman, I ordered a “tooti fruity” crêpe and hoped for the best. Although perhaps a bit thicker than the original, that crêpe was nevertheless appetizing. Vanilla
yogurt added some tartness to the fresh strawberries and chocolate sauce – what’s not to like? A glass of just-brewed iced tea made a good pairing as I sat and admired the tranquil surroundings. Glancing at the interior decoration reveals that Steve Osman is an artist as well as a proprietor. Hanging on the walls, his acrylics feature a self-described “cowboy zen” theme, quirky pieces that fuse east-west art. A creation not
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Willie Waldman Experience headlines at Choppers Aug. 13 By Hayden Zelson
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BIG SKY – The Willie Waldman Experience will take the stage Aug. 13 at 9 p.m. at Choppers Grub ‘N Pub in Big Sky Town Center. Waldman has long been a top-ranked back-up trumpeter in the music world, playing with big names like rap artists Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, and Grammy winning bass player Rob Wasserman. Recently, Waldman moved away from creating background music, taking instead the mantle of producing original work with his band the Willie Waldman Experience. He has played many musical genres over the years, and is now billing himself as an alternative rocker. Waldman is joined by veteran turntablist DJ Logic, who has been active for more than 20 years in Brooklyn, and Brian Jordan, a singer-songwriter from Southern California who has shared the stage with James Brown, the Dave Matthews Band and the Allman Brothers Band. Tickets are available in advance at Choppers Grub ‘N Pub and at the door.
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Doig releases Sweet Thunder One of the most celebrated contemporary authors in the American West, Ivan Doig, has released his 16th book, a historical novel set in historic Butte, Mont., in 1919. In Sweet Thunder, protagonist Morrie Morgan – who Doig introduced in his 2006 book, The Whistling Season and returned to in 2011’s Work Song – finds himself as the chief editorialist for the Thunder, the upstart newspaper brave enough to challenge the ruthless Anaconda Company and its stranglehold on the copper boomtown. Set against the backdrop of the old-fashioned newsroom, the historical fiction is a world of corporate intimidation, union politics, gangsters and bootlegging – a Gilded Age tale filled with suspense and intrigue. “When a voice as pleasurable as [Doig’s] evokes a lost era, somehow it doesn’t seem so lost after all,” wrote The Washington Post “Book World” reviewer. Doig is a third-generation Montanan whose works have been inspired by the Rocky Mountain landscape he grew up in. His work has been highly praised and awarded, and his previous book, The Bartender’s Tale, landed
Doig on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time. The book received exceptional reviews and several nominations for “Bestof-2012,” including aWashington Post pick for Best Fiction and a Booklist Editor’s Choice. Doig’s simple, readable and imaginative writing portrays realistic characters and relationships set against the backdrop of the beautiful Montana landscape.
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Oxeye daisy is a perennial, resembling Shasta daisy, that’s common in meadows, roadsides and along trails in Big Sky and the Gallatin Canyon. This aggressive invader can form dense stands that displaces native plants. Because of the plant’s beauty and showiness, conscientious management is often neglected. Unfortunately, some of Montana’s state listed noxious weeds are still offered for sale in wildflower seed mixes. Be on the lookout when purchasing seeds for your garden or landscaping. More photos & information @ www.bigskyweeds.org.
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Big Sky Festival Orchestra w/Maestro Peter Bay Town Center Stage, 6 p.m.
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Willie Waldman Project feat. DJ Logic & Brian Jordan Choppers, 9:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 15
Music in the Mountains: Mountain Standard Time Town Center Park, 7 p.m. Crop Dusters Choppers, 9:30 p.m. Electric Mountain Broken Spoke, 10 p.m. DJ Night El Patron, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
Brass Flask Broken Spoke, 10 p.m.
“Yellowstone Vic” as portrayed by Arch Ellwein Crail Ranch Homestead Museum, 1-3 p.m. Quick Draw w/Ott Jones (clay sculpture demonstration) 320 Ranch, 5-8 p.m. Music in the Mountains: Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express Town Center Park, 7 p.m.
DJ Tiny and DJ Rampage El Patron, 10 p.m.
bozeman FRIDAY, AUG. 9
16th Annual Garden & Home Tour Selected homes around Bozeman, 4-8 p.m. Free Friday Night Children’s Museum, 5-8 p.m. Art Walk Downtown Bozeman, 6-8 p.m.
Lone Peak Revenge: Cross-Country Mountain Biking BSR Mountain Village, 10 a.m. Trail Ride and Cookout Cedar Mountain Corrals, 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUG. 18
Lone Peak Revenge: Downhill Mountain Biking BSR Mountain Village, 11 a.m.
Ten Foot Tall & 80 Proof Pine Creek Café, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
Bluebelly Junction Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
Adult Beginner Paddleboard Class Bozeman Swim Center, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Railroad Earth The Emerson, 8 p.m. Luke Dowler Hofbrau, 6 p.m.
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SUNDAY, AUG. 11 All Day Swap Meet at Wilsall Dance Hall Vegan Pot Luck celebrating Hulk Hogan’s birthday Library Community Room, 4:30 p.m. Grant Sabin Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
Polecat Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 9 p.m.
Wild West Yellowstone Rodeo 175 Oldroyd Rd., 8 p.m. (Aug. 6-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-31)
TUESDAY, AUG. 13 Rebekah Pulley Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 10
FRIDAY, AUG. 9
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14 Farmers Market Special: Plein Air Art Day Music by Eric Wink Miles Park, 4:30 p.m. Calista Singley Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
Summer Shovin' Roller Derby Bout Gallatin County Fairgrounds, 8 p.m.
Images of America Book Signing Yellowstone Historic Center Museum, 4-7 p.m. (and Sat.) Cats Melvin Wild West Pizza, 8 p.m.
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SATURDAY, AUG. 10
16th Annual Garden & Home Tour Selected homes around Bozeman, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. ERA Agents of Hope Carnival Bogert Park, 1-5 p.m.
Smoking Waters Mountain Man Rendevous Old Airport, 9 a.m. (thru Sun.)
THURSDAY, AUG. 15 Take Me Home: The Music of John Denver 7:30 p.m.
Pints with Purpose Bridger Brewing, 5-8 p.m.
Music in the Park IV Pioneer Park, 7-10 p.m.
Bus Driver Tour Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14
Skyfoot Wild West Pizza, 8 p.m.
Ben Bullington Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUG. 11
FRIDAY, AUG. 16 Pig Roast Music Ranch Montana, 4 p.m.
Lunch on the Lawn w/Tyler James Brigade Emerson Cultural Center, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Dirty Wars The Emerson, 7:30 p.m.
Free Fly-Casting Clinic Jacklin’s Fly Shop, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14
Susan Gibson Peach Street Studios, 8 p.m.
DJ Night Wild West Pizza, 10:30 p.m.
High School Johnny & The Bonnie Situation The Filling Station, 9 p.m.
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Music on Main: Polyrythmics Downtown Bozeman, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
Heebs Fundraising BBQ Heebs Main Street Grocery, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. End of Summer Celebration Bozeman Public Library, 3-5 p.m. GOOD GRAVY! w/The Kitchen Dwellers American Legion Club, 9 p.m. Mountain Standard Time w/The Strung Out Girls The Filling Station, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
Drag The River, Tom Cook Band & Battle Stations The Filling Station, 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, AUG. 18 Tennis Tournament Big Sky Community Park, (thru Mon.)
Lunch on the Lawn w/The Gettin’ Up Early The Emerson, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
The Midnight Ghost Train The Filling Station, 9 p.m.
Roster McCabe Zebra Cocktail Lounge, 11 p.m.
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DJ Night Broken Spoke, 10 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
12 p.m. - DJ Wookie 1 p.m. - Muffin Bandits 2 p.m. - Hyphedelic 3 p.m. – Big Sky Band 4 p.m. – Jake Gilmore 5 p.m. – Here to Play 7 p.m. – Kitchen Dwellers 9 p.m. – DJ Ampathy 10 p.m. – Sim Bitti (main stage), One Leaf Clover (in the bar) 11 p.m. – Joe Bugz and Holly O Molly fire set 12 a.m. – Roster McCabe
Singer/songwriter Devorah, who’s written a song about U.S. war veterans called, “Wounded Warriors…Never Be Forgotten,” will be performing the tune live on the main stage Saturday night.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
Hip-Hop Fest The Filling Station, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
Rockin’ the Rivers Music Festival in Cardwell, Mont. Aug. 9-11, will electrify fans with rock legends Warrant, Rick Springfield and Jackyl. But on Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m., they’ll hear a different sound.
MONDAY, AUG. 19
GROOVIN’ ON THE GALLATIN The Cinnamon Lodge 7 p.m. - Brian Derham 8 p.m. - Cure for the Common 11 p.m. - DJ Mankiisi 2 a.m. – MOTH
Devorah to perform fundraising song live at Rockin’ the Rivers fest
Cruisin’ on Main Annual Car Show Downtown Bozeman, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Knit Night Send It Home, 7-9 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
Crazy Dayz Downtown West Yellowstone (thru Sun.) Kennedy and the Assassins Wild West Pizza, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
Charley Pride Music Ranch Montana, 7:30 p.m. The Kenton Oma Variety Show w/Pete Huttlinger Music Ranch Montana, 7:30 p.m. Bus Driver Tour Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m. SATURDAY, AUG. 17 3rd Annual Poker Ride Lazy AM Ranch, 9 a.m.
Trout Cook-off & Sailboat Regatta Kirkwood Resort & Marinia, 9 a.m.
Wrangler Team Roping Park County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. (and Sun.)
SUNDAY, AUG. 18
Free Fly-Casting Clinic Jacklin’s Fly Shop, 7:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21
DJ Night Wild West Pizza, 10:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, AUG. 22
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Day on the Green Bozeman Public Library, 4-7 p.m. SBD, Buddy Jackson, & Burn Burn Burn The Filling Station, 8 p.m.
Jeanne Jolly Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
MONDAY, AUG. 19
Skyfoot Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21
SATURDAY, AUG. 10 Montana Grizzly Encounters 2nd Annual Gala Fundraiser 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Catapalooza MSU, 9 a m. (thru Fri.)
Speakeasy Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m.
Cycle Greater Yellowstone Tour Yellowstone Ecosystem (thru Aug. 24) Jeanne Jolly Wild West Pizza, 8 p.m.
FRIDAY, AUG. 9 A Military History of Park County exhibit and reception Yellowstone Gateway Museum, 4-7 p.m.
Monday Night Miles Trail Series East Gallatin Recreation Area,
Larry Curtis & The New Lost Highway Band Music Ranch Montana, 4:30 p.m.
Jam Session & Potluck Senior Center, 1-5 p.m.
5th Annual Cemetery Walk Mountain View Cemetery, 1 p.m. Gardiner Brewfest Arch Park, 3 p.m. – dark Boozehounds Pine Creek Café, 7 p.m. Windy Hill Murray Bar, 9:30 p.m. SUNDAY, AUG. 18 “Bark in the Park” Fundraiser for Stafford Animal Shelter Miles Park, 12-5 p.m. Windy Hill Murray Bar, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 Farmers Market Special: Community Health Day Music by Prairie Wind Jammers Miles Park, 4:30 p.m. Matt Arthur & The Brat Murray Bar, 9 p.m. THURSDAY, AUG. 22 Strangeways Murray Bar, 9 p.m.
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Survivor: Montana edition By Deborah Courson Smith
Even someone going on a day hike should take a survival kit, Jarnevic says. Some of the items to include: fire starters, parachute cord, waterpurification tablets, energy bars, cable saw, first aid kit, whistle, flashlight and cell phone.
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HELENA – A Montana survival skills expert says you do not need to be an expert to survive. Michael Jarnevic is an Army Special Forces medic who says TV reality shows have been misleading people when it comes to survival situations, situations that can happen quickly not far from Montana’s cities and towns.
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BOZEMAN – Fish, Wildlife and Parks imposed a full closure to fishing on July 31 on the Lower Big Hole River, from Notch Bottom Fishing Access Site (southeast of Glen) to the mouth, until conditions improve. Water flows have continued to drop on this stretch of the Big Hole already under daily restrictions, which limited fishing to the morning hours.
Jarnevic has found that getting lost is the most common survival situation. Other instances include darkness, weather and an injury or illness. He said health issues are worst-case scenarios.
Jarnevic’s insights: The first priorities are shelter, warmth and fire, followed by finding water and signaling for help. But what do most people do first? He said he’s found that they waste time and energy focused on food.
“It doesn’t have to be that far into the backcountry to have something really go south fast,” he said. “Say, for instance, you’re out hiking alone and you take a fall and you break your leg. And suddenly, immediately, you’re in a survival situation.”
“Human beings can live upwards of two months without food,” he said. “It admittedly would not be a pleasant experience, but you could do it. But you could die within hours from hypothermia or lack of water, and so those need to be your priorities.”
Jarnevic recently taught a class in the Welcome Creek Wilderness for the Montana Chapter of the Sierra Club, and plans to teach another one later this year.
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Along with continued high temperatures, flows on the Lower Big Hole have dropped below 100 cfs – the point at which the Big Hole Drought Management Plan calls for a full fishing closure. Biologists will continue to monitor the conditions on the Big Hole and all southwest Montana rivers. It may be necessary to implement further restrictions and closures as the summer progresses. Outfitters and anglers can stay up to date on all emergency angling restrictions by going to the FWP home page at fwp.mt.gov and selecting Drought & Fire under the Hot Topics heading.
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Bicycles, carabiners and a close encounter on Mount Cowen Story and photos by Chris Bangs Human Powered Mountaineers
Gale force winds threatened to topple my wife Justene and I as we rode our bicycles over Bozeman pass into Livingston. Our plan was to make a completely humanpowered ascent of the spectacular Northeast Ridge on 11,206-foot Mount Cowen, the highest peak in the Absaroka Range. Earlier that day, at home in Bozeman, we packed our bike trailers full of ropes, harnesses, climbing equipment and camping gear. This would be our first attempt at climbing Cowen, so we had a pregame checklist to make sure we had everything we would need for a five-day trip. Our trailers were loaded down with 60 pounds each. Once we reached Livingston and its notorious winds, the idea of riding toward Paradise Valley became unappealing. So instead of turning right at the highway junction, we rode into town for a break at the city park. Four hours later, with evening approaching, we didn’t have much choice. It was time to ride. During our rest the wind had shifted, and we rode laughing and hollering down the highway, the wind at our backs. On this 60-mile ride, Livingston was about halfway between our home and the trailhead up East Mill Creek Road. From there, a ninemile hike leads to the base of the mountain at Elbow Lake. Cowen is one of the most famous mountains in southwest Montana; its sheer granite walls and snow-filled couloirs have a daunting reputation. Hiking in, we were blown away by the rugged beauty of the wild and pristine landscape. We crossed
Two climbers near the base of the 1,200-foot Northeast Ridge, a 5.6 rock climb that tops out on Mount Cowen. At 11,206 feet, Cowen is the highest peak in the Absarokas.
crystal-clear streams, and I drank from springs without filtering the water. Songbirds followed us up switchbacks, the scent of elk filled the air, and bear scat littered the trail. By the time we hit the lake, our senses were bubbling over. ‘Absaroka’ is the Native American word for ‘crow,’ and as we got deeper into the wilderness I imagined the connection to the
land that these brave people once had. That connection is one of the things I’ve tried to create in my life by traveling and climbing under my own power. It’s my way of greeting the mountains on even terms and showing respect to this rugged wilderness.
complex series of subsidiary peaks built upon itself, the mountain is guarded by moats, dangerous boulder fields and hidden notches like secret pathways, all of which create a formidable defense to climbers trying to reach the summit.
THE CLIMB Mount Cowen is no ordinary mountain, and simply reaching the base of the route is serious. With a
From Elbow Lake, we started hiking at 5 a.m. Our approach took us north, almost completely around the mountain. Halfway there, we
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gained a ridgeline east of the peak, where we had to descend a section of the Icefield Couloir into a separate drainage. There, we downclimbed into a terrifying place – a moat between the icefield and the mountain. After hours of scrambling around and sketching out, we made it to the base of the route. The Northeast Ridge rose 1,200 vertical feet above us like a magical pathway to the sky.
point where the only passage was a three–inch-wide ledge we had to tiptoe across. Climbing behind me, Justene neared the ledge. I knew this section would be difficult for her, so I held the rope
was talking to someone else, but there was nobody else around.
happened, and as Justene got closer she yelled to me in excitement.
It was just us and the mountain, or at least that’s what I thought. A few minutes rolled by and she didn’t move. The rope was tight,
I couldn’t figure out what she was saying… something about a big white goat, but it didn’t make sense. We were near the summit, and it took thousands of feet of technical rock climbing to get here. There was no way a goat was up here. Right? “Oh my God!” she said, as she joined me at the top of the pitch. She explained that as she was freaking out about the stepacross move, she looked over to the other side of the ridge and there stood a big, white mountain goat staring at her from less than 10 yards away. She said the goat looked her right in the eye and filled her with confidence and courage.
Within the first 200 feet, I made a wrong turn and got us off route. Two rope-lengths later, and after much cussing, a bruised ego (mine) and a bloody knee (Justene’s), we established ourselves on the ridge proper. Going the wrong direction wasted a lot of time and tired us out mentally. Our wits were scrambled, but the thought of retracing our steps and climbing back through the moat seemed worse than continuing upward. Balancing on a small ledge, we discussed our options and decided to press on. The next pitch was a blast. The rock was solid, and the movement of our bodies bending and pulling against the mountain filled us with new energy. A little higher up, the ridge narrowed to a sharp
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In that one moment, everything became clear. Even though we weren’t to the top yet, the idea of climbing this mountain made perfect sense to all of us – the goat included.
Starting from town with 60-pount bike trailers full of ropes, harnesses, climbing equipment and camping gear, Chris Bangs and Justene Sweet made a fiveday round trip from Bozeman, up Mount Cowen.
tight to safeguard her passage. “You can do it,” I shouted. “It’s just one move. Step across to the ledge. I’ve got you.” She yelled back to me, but I couldn’t hear what she was saying, and I couldn’t see her. It sounded like she
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By Pat Straub
Summer fishing recap Photos by Greg Lewis
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Even with good felt-soled wading boots, slipping on the Gallatin occurs. This angler uses his net to hopefully land a fish….he did and without hurting himself.
Too hot to fish? Then grab your board shorts or bikini and head to the “Green Bridge” and impress the bystanders. The Gallatin is not just for fishing!
The Gallatin is home to some great guides and fly shops. Here a first-timer lands her first trout on a fly. For many anglers, fishing nymphs below an indicator is their introduction to fly fishing. Not always the most aesthetic way to fly fish, yet it can be the most productive.
Recruiting the next generation of anglers. The Gallatin is a very beginner friendly river. Home to nearly 2,000 trout per mile and a few whitefish, its fish tend to be hungry and gullible. Most anglers, even little ones like this girl are often able to find fish.
Pteronarcys californica, aka the salmon fly, is the largest river-dwelling insect in our local rivers. The nymphs are in the river year-round, but in mid-June they migrate to bankside structure and hatch. Bringing with them the biggest trout to the surface.
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Survival of the cutest? By Jamie Balke
A Google search of the question, “Do people still eat guinea pigs?” yielded a fascinating piece by Alastair Bland on NPR’s website entitled “From Pets To Plates: Why More People Are Eating Guinea Pigs.” It’s about how there seems to be a trend toward increased guinea pig consumption in the U.S., and the environmental benefits of eating guinea pigs versus other livestock.
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The other day I was outside checking the mail when I heard boisterous caterwauling from inside my apartment. Among my boyfriend Aaron’s many excellent qualities is a propensity to occasionally break into song. When I asked what might be going on, he told me “nothing.” When I pursued my line of questioning, he explained he was singing to my pet guinea pig Joey.
The story featured two pictures: one of guinea pigs on a farm, and the second of grilled guinea pigs. The article made reference to the purported tastiness of their “fingery little hands.” I advised Joey to avert his eyes, although I could not take mine off the mix of disconcerting and hilarious posted responses to the article.
“I was singing about how I plan on eating him,” he clarified.
Ethical, economical and environmental considerations aside, I find it interesting to think about animals that wind up on the dinner table versus those that are doted upon as beloved pets in our culture. The boyfriend also seems to have this topic on his mind, and in addition to his strange serenade for my pet pig, he recently mused about why we don’t eat horses. I suspect he likes to illicit a reaction from me that involves frantic arm waving.
Threatening to eat Joey is a favorite pastime for both Aaron and my brother, especially when I’m going out of town and ask one of them to pet sit. They like to remind me that guinea pigs are considered a delicacy in parts of South America, and that Joey appears as though he would be tender. Sometimes they qualify that only in a survival situation would Joey need to watch his back. Sometimes they ponder marinades. This begs the interesting question of where one draws the line between animal companion and dinner. As a vegetarian, this is dangerous territory for me, and I do so at the risk of being labeled a seditious hippie, especially in Montana where I once saw a poster at the County Fair that outlined the parts of a “beef animal.” Although I don’t eat meat, I happily prepare it for friends and family who do. That being said,
While Jamie Balke empathizes with the economic and environmental rationale behind the increase of guinea pig consumption in the United States, she draws the line at Joey. PHOTO BY JAMIE BALKE
in a sleep-deprived state, I have also been known to emphatically gesture at cows from a car, yelling things like, “Run! They’re going to eat you!”
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Find out what tunes we’re bumping! In “Big Sky Beats,” Explore Big Sky's staff and guests talk soundtracks for summer activities in the Rockies – anything from training for a marathon to floating down the river with friends. The rules of hip-hop are always
changing. Listed below are ten tracks featuring hip-hop classics from the genre’s “golden age” in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The next ck.com set of 10 includes tracks pfrom enStothe ctorO etoday. .V w w year 2000 through w Criticized in its early days for not being “real music,” hip-hop and rap have gained universal respect in recent years, as pop culture and music scholars have given recognition to the mass innovation and the proliferation of sample-heavy music derived from genres ranging from jazz to rock-n-roll. By comparing the first and second track sets, listeners can hear how the genre is constantly changing as it builds on older music to create new sounds. “The common thread is change. The best hip-hop songs aren’t blueprints – they are calls to action, reminders that you can start a revolution in three minutes. Just keep that clock radio on.” - Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson
“The Message,” Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five “Lost Ones,” Lauryn Hill “California Love,” 2Pac “Rosa Parks,” Outkast “Straight Outta Compton,” N.W.A. “Bring the Noise,” Public Enemy “Method Man,” Wu-Tang Clan “Juicy,” The Notorious B.I.G. “It’s Tricky,” Run-D.M.C. “Fight For Your Right,” Beastie Boys “U.O.E.N.O.,” Rocko “Clocks,” Kat Dahlia “See Me,” Tech N9ne (feat. Wiz Khalifa and B.o.B.) “Say That Then,” Problem, feat. Glasses Malone “Makin Papers,” Chuckie (feat. Lupe Fiasco, Too $hort & Snow Tha Product) “Can’t Hold Us,” Macklemore (feat. Ray Dalton) “Trap Back Jumpin’,” T.I. “Bin Laden,” Three 6 Mafia “King Wizard,” Kid Cudi “Crown,” Jay Z
For me, the line between pet and food is a nonissue as a vegetarian, but for my various scheming friends and family, I draw the line at Joey. Jamie Balke believes she should probably look for a different pet sitter the next time she goes out of town.
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Old Faithful Inn’s architectural tree art In July 2012, after more than 20 years of making tree art furniture from contorted lodgepole pine trees, I took a private bellhop’s tour of the upper levels of the inn’s lobby. Public access was closed in the late 1940s for safety reasons, due to the large numbers of inn visitors. Now twice a day, a group of four people can, by reservation only, accompany a bellhop to the inn’s rooftop either for the morning or evening raising or lowering of flags. Ascending to the lobby’s upper levels, we arrived at the pinnacle of the lobby’s vaulted ceiling, and arrived at the crow’s nest. From its great height in the peak of the vaulted ceiling, it overlooks all the interior architectural tree art – the lobby floor, the surrounding column-brace-beam frameworks, and the lower balconies with their interconnecting staircases, catwalks and platforms.
A view of the inn’s five levels and crow’s nest from the lobby. Photo by Jack Waller
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I’m one among a multitude of admirers of Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn.
the straight and the contorted types of the species, Pinus contorta , var., latifolia. The magnitude of Reamer’s structural and decorative uses of these trees evokes amazement, awe and a sense of architectural mystery.
Designed by architect Robert Reamer in 1903, the inn is a monumental example of rustic architecture. For well over a century, it’s been a destination for millions of visitors, and the voluminous subject matter of devoted scholars, historians, writers and photographers.
In the late 1980s, three seminal events led to my becoming a tree art furniture maker. I moved to southwest Montana to live in a lodgepole pine forest; I visited Old Faithful Inn for the first time; and I read Craig Gilborn’s Adirondack Furniture and the Rustic Tradition.
One essential element of its rustic appeal is what I call “architectural tree art,” the extensive use of lodgepole pine tree trunks both on the building’s exterior and interior. Reamer’s design, especially in the lobby, combines the shapes of both
“Tree art” and “tree art furniture” are terms I first learned from Gilborn. For the most part, they refer to the use of recognizable tree shapes in the design and construction of rustic architecture and in furniture making, respectively.
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A small, enclosed, cage-like structure, the crow’s nest epitomizes the inn’s architectural tree art. As a tree artist, I recognized the recurring motifs that I’ve identified in my own work: swan necks, tuning forks, alpenhorns, shepherd’s crooks and arches. I also saw there the mastery
of the carpenters/tree artists who executed these elaborate designs. The crow’s nest door is positioned near an exit staircase, with another door leading outside and up to the summit of the inn – a long, rectangular roof platform with panoramic views of the Old Faithful geyser basin. During the tour I realized an essential element of Reamer’s plan was to provide all guests with the experience – both physical and psychological – of elevation, procession and ascension, all culminating on the rooftop. Jack Waller’s tree art furniture is currently exhibited at Creighton Block Gallery in Big Sky. His forthcoming book is titled, Contorted Lodgepole Pines: A Poet’s Tribute. He is currently in negotiations to exhibit his work in the inn’s lobby.
Old Faithful Inn YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Architect Robert Reamer designed the Old Faithful Inn asymmetrically to reflect the chaos of nature. Built during the winter of 1903-04, the inn is a rustic log and wood-frame structure nearly 700 feet in length and seven stories high. The lobby has a 65-foot ceiling, a massive rhyolite fireplace, and railings made of contorted lodgepole pine. Wings were added in 1915 and 1927. With 327 rooms available to guests today, the inn is one of few remaining log hotels in the U.S. Its influence on American architecture, particularly park architecture, has been immeasurable.
The author sits at the gate leading to the Old Faithful Inn’s upper balcony, widow’s walk and crow’s nest. Photo by Kristin Ruppel
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The dream they call the PBR Wrapping up year three
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“It’s bulls and blood/It’s dust and mud…” – Garth Brooks BIG SKY – Had the 2013 PBR occurred in 1991, Garth Brooks would have found the inspiration for his country hit, “Rodeo” here in Big Sky. This song captures the energy of those two wild summer nights. Broadcast live around the globe on pbrnow.com, the third annual Big Sky Professional Bull Riders Touring Pro Division event sold out days before the first bull crashed out of the gate. On July 31 and Aug. 1, the vacant lots behind Big Sky Town Center’s stage swarmed with close to 5,000 locals and visitors sporting belt buckles, boots and Stetsons, here to live the dream they call the PBR. Ryan Hamilton, project manager at Big Sky Town Center, called it, “almost too good to be true." “My family and I watched the second night [online] and it was indeed epic,” Hamilton said in an email. “We huddled around the computer to check it out - we laughed, we cringed, we really enjoyed it.”
DAY ONE
The wind picked up from the southwest as fans settled into the bleachers, ordering Pabst Blue Ribbon tall boys from passing vendors. Brandon Hale’s voice ripped into the crowd:
At 5 p.m. on day one, AC/DC cover band Hell’s Belles was completing their sound check, the smells of pulled pork, falafel and burgers wafting from nearby vendor tents. Choppers, Scissorbills and Gourmet Gals, among others, were prepping for an influx of hungry PBR-goers and cowboys, and the all-female band was tuning up to rock Big Sky.
“Funny thing about wildfire …” began the voiceover by lead singer of The Dirty Shame, who would perform the second night. By the end of the intro video, fans were on their feet and announcer Brandon Bates gave the microphone to PBR CEO Jim Haworth to commence the program.
Behind the chute gates, bull rider Caleb “Pistol” Robinson was prepping in his own way. He sat quietly on a steel guard, rosining the glove he’d use to hang onto bulls that had other ideas. Returning to action this summer after breaking his legs in a 2012 ride, staying calm is the only option, he says. “You got a 1,600-pound bull in a steel chute,” said Robinson, 29, hailing from Burleson, Texas. “The only give is in your body. The prayer and everything – you get that stuff done before you get on his back.” The bulls, delivered from stock contractor Chad Berger Bucking Bulls in Mandan, N.D., were also calm. Smackdown chewed straw while Let ‘Er Rip stared down a pair of young fans watching through the fencing. But the storm was coming.
“I wouldn’t miss this for the world,” said Haworth, who attended the Big Sky PBR for the first time this year after catching wind of its previous successes. “When you look at this setting, it speaks for itself.” Just before intermission, storm clouds swirled around Lone Mountain, sentinel in the distance. A 20-minute rain delay ensued, stalling the event, but many fans stuck it out in rain ponchos or with umbrellas. Entertainer Flint Rasmussen kept spirits high with classic dance moves and jokes on the “beer crowd” watching from atop the Geyser Whitewater busses. On what Rasmussen called the “Merlot crowd” side – the Golden Buckle section – Gov. Steve Bullock sat with Montana Department of Commerce Director Meg O’Leary, former sales and marketing director at Big Sky Resort, joking and laughing with the fans sitting around them.
2013 Big Sky PBR results Place Contestant
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Total Points
Earnings
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Jared Farley
89.5
86.5
91
267
$13,632
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Chase Outlaw
88
87
89.5
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$7,667
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Sean Willingham
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87.5
89.5
264
$4,768.50
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Kasey Hayes
88.5
88.5
0
177
$5,984
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Jory Markiss
85
88.5
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173.5
$3,253.80
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“I tried [to ride a bull], but they got a little nervous about me raising hell,” said the first term governor and Helena native, smiling. “No, I didn’t actually do much bull riding growing up, so I’m better on this side of the fence.” Bullock, who could only attend the first night, came to support Montana tourism, he said, and the role the PBR has come to play in it. “For the million people we have [living] here, there’s 10 times that many who come visit Montana every year,” he said. “And it’s great getting to talk to people from all over that are excited about what they see here in Big Sky, something that’s nationally publicized.” By the end of the competition that night, Australian rider Jared Farley was atop the leader board, foreshadowing a showdown on the dirt for day two. Riders and bulls were worked, but the crowd sauntered out of the arena to the first licks of Hell’s Belles and jumped headlong into the blistering show of guitars and stage antics.
Entertainer Flint Rasmussen kept the crowd energy going, including holding dance contests both evenings. Photo by Tyler BUsby
DAY TWO At 5 p.m. on day two, it was clear, warm and windy. The forecast called for severe thunderstorms. The general admission line reached back to the stage where The Dirty Shame would play their Montana brand of Outlaw country for more than two hours later that evening.
“I’d rather be running against one than riding on one,” he said of the bulls. “It’s not my first rodeo – I’m from Texas.”
“He has to hit a walk-off homerun,” said announcer Bates. He did not. His bull, How We Roll, tossed Hayes a curve and threw the rider after five seconds.
Vendors again lined the perimeter around the stage selling pulled pork barbeque, cowboy hats and Tshirts. A palpable buzz filled the air.
Farley, who won just over $13,000, as well as the trophy bronze of a bull and rider called “Sky Ride,” described his final ride in a thick Aussie accent: “The bull really blew out of there and then turned back and to the left into my hand, which is what I like. The longer he went, the faster and stronger and harder he got. It’s just one of them things that, when you get a bull like that, you’re supposed to ride him and make the most out of him.”
John and Debby Zahnow of Harbor Springs, Mich. were visiting Bob Vanyo, who splits his time between Big Sky and Boca Grande, Fla. They stood in line, hat brims fluttering in the breeze. All three were still reeling from the first night.
Farley has ridden bulls since he could walk. His father and two brothers are bull riders. He says when he’s sitting in the chute he tries not to think about anything. Having ridden as much as he has, gut reaction is the only thing he depends on. And while he knows about the dangers of the sport, he’s learned to live with them.
“We stayed in the rain the whole time,” Mr. Zahnow said. “It’s unbelievable to see these young guys put their lives in their hands for eight seconds.” As the evening progressed, the wind subsided and the skies remained clear, appeasing the more than 2,500 attendees. The Golden Buckle tent, catered by the Yellowstone Club, filled quickly with YC members and celebrities.
L-R: Eric Ladd, Jim Murphy, Sam Byrne, Brandon Bates, Winner Jared Farley and PBR CEO Jim Haworth Photo by Tyler Busby
Michael Johnson, former Olympian and current world record holder in the 400-meter dash, sipped a drink with his wife and friends and talked about bull riding.
In the arena, riders were holding their own, with Casey Hayes of Liberal, Kansas, leading after the first go. But Jared Farley was on his heels. Farley rode 3-year-old bull Loco Motion for eight seconds in style, scoring the event’s only 91.5-point ride and leaving Hayes in a precarious spot.
“I look at guys jumping motorbikes over cliffs and swimming with sharks and all that sort of stuff. This is just what I know. It’s the way I was brought up.”
And Big Sky won Farley over, he said, comparing the beauty of the mountains with that of his coastal home of Kempsey in New South Wales, Australia. “This is probably the best [Touring Pro] event I’ve ever been to.”
Calcutta Have you ever tried talking like an auctioneer? It’s tough, but J.R. Scott has it down. At 6 p.m. on both evenings at the Big Sky PBR, Scott, a manager at North Dakota’s Herreid Livestock Market, took the stage in the Golden Buckle tent to sell off eight teams of five riders to lucky bidders during the Calcutta auction. Speaking fast into the mic, Scott went back and forth along with bidders in the crowded tent, as they raised their hands to indicate a bid. The money raised on each night was collected in a “pot,” and subsequently half was split between two nonprofits, while half was paid back to the top three performing groups each night, incrementally. More than $43,500 was raised in total, and the two nonprofit agencies receiving Calcutta funding – Big Sky Community Corp. and the Yellowstone Park Foundation – received more than $10,000 apiece. “Sharing the proceeds from the auction with BSCC, including us in the Yellowstone Club tent J.R. Scott conducts the Calcutta auction, with assistance from Chad Berger. Photo by Kelsey Dzintars
and having YPF staff as volunteers were all very special,” said YPF President Karen Kress.
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Farley rides his way into first place By Matt Hudson
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BIG SKY – Australian bull rider Jared Farley took home the trophy with a flawless performance at Big Sky’s Professional Bull Riders event July 31- Aug. 1. Along with being the only competitor to stay atop four bulls, he posted the only 90-point rides in a bout that featured some of the world’s top riders. Farley received a solid score of 89.5 from the judges in the first round and was later given another ride for the Bounty Bull run. His score of 91 didn’t count toward his aggregate total, but he won a handful of cash for himself and the winning ticket holder. On the second day, Farley trailed first-place rider Kasey Hayes by half a point leading into the final round of 10 riders. The top four competitors created no margin for error, scoring high in successive rides. Farley, with the second-to-last run, scored the event’s first official 91.5 ride. Hayes, on the other hand, couldn’t hang on during his final ride, dropping to fourth and leaving Farley on top at the end of a dramatic final, with a score of 267.5. Chase Outlaw finished second with an 89.5-point run in the final round, taking home $7,667. Missoula native and crowd favorite Jory Markiss came into the finals at fifth place, but was thrown from his bull before the eight-sec-
ond mark. Two impressive rides in the preliminary rounds were enough to keep him in fifth by the end. Farley, 27, took home $13,632 from Big Sky, which was a competitive stop for the PBR’s Touring Pro Division with a high percentage of rides. Nine of the first 15 riders reached eight seconds in the first round. During the closing ceremony, PBR Chairman and CEO Jim Haworth expressed his excitement. “This is the best bull riding I’ve seen in 10 years,” he said.
Bounty Bull
Two competitors were given an extra ride on a Bounty Bull after the first round of the Big Sky PBR. Great Falls native Matt Triplett made the L&K Real Estate Bounty Bull ride and won $1,000 in cash on the spot. The second Bounty Bull award was raised through a 50/50 ticket raffle. If the rider made it eight seconds, half of the money raised would go to a winning ticket holder and half would be given to the rider. Sitting in first place, Jared Farley was given a chance. He made the ride, winning $725 for himself and a lucky ticket holder. Farley also received $1,500 for successfully riding the Lone Pine Builders Bounty Bull. – M.H. Bull riderJared Farley holds the "Sky Ride" trophy sculpted by Sandy Epstein (right). Photo by Tyler busby
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Big Sky attracts PBR’s top dog By Tyler Allen
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BIG SKY – Now in its third year of production, the Big Sky Pro Bull Riders event is turning heads – including that of its top executive, PBR Chairman and CEO Jim Haworth, who attended both nights. Explore Big Sky caught up with Haworth – who took over in February 2011 – behind the chute gates on Aug. 1, and asked about his take on the first night of Big Sky’s event, the popularity of the sport domestically and worldwide, and how PBR attracts new athletes to one of the original extreme sports. “I’m going to make this a regular,” Haworth told Big Sky PBR producer (and publisher of Explore Big Sky) Eric Ladd, while preparing to film the interview. “It’s so good, there’s not much I would do to improve it – except add more seats!” Explore Big Sky: What drew you to attend the Big Sky PBR? Jim Haworth: I heard so much about this. Thinking about this event in its third year, it’s been fantastic to look at the growth it’s had. Everyone that’s been here has said, “You’ve got to come and watch this.” EBS: Most PBRs have moved to indoor venues. What do you think about our outdoor arena? JH: There’s one other event like this in Oklahoma in late August. But to me, when you look at this setting... I don’t think we have anything that compares to what we see right here. EBS: You grew up on a ranch in Oklahoma. Have you ever ridden a bull? JH: [Laughs] I’ve never ridden a bull before and have no plans of riding a bull. EBS: What is it about bull riding, and PBR specifically, that captures people?
JH: Well, I think anybody that hasn’t seen the event, they don’t understand how extreme [it] is. It’s dangerous. It’s man against beast. We have some fantastic athletes – the riders – that take on these fantastic athletes – the bulls. EBS: We’ve heard PBR referred to as NASCAR on dirt. Thoughts? JH: I think we’re better than NASCAR on dirt! You’re going to come out here, and it’s going to seem like a rock concert with the bull riding, and with the entertainment… NASCAR has their own spot, but we think we’re even better. We’re the original extreme sport. EBS: How many PBR fans are there worldwide? JH: If you look at our TV coverage, we’re in half a billion households worldwide. We’re now operating in five different countries – Canada, Australia, Brazil, the United States and Mexico. We think the sky’s the limit. We’re celebrating a very special year… our 20th. We think we’ve got at least 20 more that we can keep building this thing. EBS: How do you attract new athletes to the sport, a dangerous sport like this? JH: [Laughs] Well, you probably ought to ask these guys sitting right here to tell ya [motions to two bull riders sitting on the chute gate next to him]… We’ve got some really good young riders coming up through the organization. You got a chance to watch the mutton bustin’ here last night, most of them start that way. But we’ve got some that started when they’re 15, 16 [yearsold] getting on bulls, so we’re going to continue looking for great athletes. When you look at ‘em, they are physical specimens. They work out, and they train like professional athletes. EBS: Anything else you want to tell the PBR fans in Montana? JH: Hey, you’ve got to come see this event in [Big Sky]… If you’re anywhere that’s close, you’ve got to come and take a look at it. This event is something special, so thank you all in Montana – this is a great spot to have an event.
Big Sky PBR up for Event of the Year Big Sky’s PBR event is looking to spur a win among the 150 or so Touring Pro Division events nationwide. The top 40 bull riders – those who qualify for October’s PBR World Finals in Las Vegas – will vote before that comp to crown the top event in this category. And there’s some speculation that Big Sky has a fighting chance. “[The winning event] has to do with the bulls and rides, but also setting, the fans and peripheral activities,” said Jacey Watson, co-owner of Bozeman-based Freestone Productions, who produced the Big Sky event together with Continental Construction
and the Outlaw Partners (publisher of this newspaper). “The bulls were amazing and there were so many completed rides.” Nodding to the prevalence of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, rafting and fishing, along with the lively fans, incomparable setting, and the event’s production value, Watson believes the Big Sky PBR to be in the top two. The PBR in Decatur, Okla., put on by J.W.Hart, a former bull rider, is the other frontrunner. “In reality,” she said, “we’re up against the 150 other events, but we think these are the two most likely to win. We’ll know by mid-October.”
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On night one, Haley Hodge, 6, held on to her sheep, Sparkling Randy, longer than the rest of her competition could, earning her first place. Photo by Tyler Busby
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