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THURSDAYTHURSDAY lonepeaklookout.com NovemberJuly 19, 201829, 2018 FREEFREE VolumeVolume 1, Issue1, Issue 52 33 BigBig Sky, Sky, LONELONE PEAKPEAK LOOKOUTLOOKOUT MontanaMontana First chair of the season! Teach here, live here Workforce housing effort continues at Big Sky School District via talks with Habitat for Humanity BY JOLENE PALMER [email protected] hile the Big Sky School District has been successful in recruiting new instructors to its growing schools, it’s still subject to the sameW issues most Big Sky businesses eventually face— including employee burnout when the commute to and from Bozeman rears its head, often due to the lack of affordable housing options in Big Sky. BSSD Superintendent Dustin Shipman sees the affordable housing issue as a serious challenge for his district, noting that teacher retention is a priority and that he too often sees staff forced to embark on the On opening day at Big Sky Resort, Lookout contributor Mike Coil positioned himself atop the Swift Current Chairlift and captured unsustainable Bozeman commute. Or, if his instructors this shot of the first non-employees to be deposited on the slopes this ski season. Cheers to them and others who got after it on Nov. do find Big Sky rental housing, they’re sometimes stuck 22 and are still charging hard, taking advantage of superb early season conditions. dealing with numerous roommates. “We know sooner or later they are going to be tired of More on page B10 living like they are still in college,” Shipman said of his teachers in a recent email to the Lookout. “We also have a lot of cases when housing situations change over the course of a month (a landlord selling a rental the teacher is in) and this causes a lot of stress for the educator.” This housing dilemma has been a topic of discussion Evicted because of at monthly BSSD school board meetings, where an affordable housing committee was formed earlier this year. The committee, comprised of trustees Loren Bough, Scott Hammond and Stacy Ossorio, along with Shipman, who you are? has been studying ways to remedy the issue, and at the most recent board meeting Shipman seemed pleased to announce that the effort is moving forward at a swift pace. Local billboard raises this and other questions As part of the housing committee’s initial investigation it was determined that the district was within HOA about gender identity and the law guidelines to build employee housing on the school campus property. Additionally, meetings with a real estate lawyer proved hopeful as it seems permitting would be BY KEELY LARSON Michael O’Reilly said relatively easy as the district, a government entity, is this picture, “Captures exempt from county zoning regulations. A fleeting billboard just before the the essence of how I feel Land availability and building permits covered, the gas stations as you enter Four Corners about gender.” A recent next question the committee asked was, exactly how does made an appearance for a stint recently billboard near Four Corners one build affordable Big Sky housing? That’s where talks that was eye-catching because of its raised questions about with Habitat for Humanity come into play. The committee starkness. Commuters on Highway discrimination against recently met Habitat for Humanity of Gallatin Valley 191 were confronted with plain black members of the local LGBTQ Executive Director Dave Magistrelli, who came back to text on a white background—nothing community. the board with preliminary info on what could potentially extraordinary in presentation—but it PHOTO BY MIKAEL be accomplished. aimed to give people pause. BELAND OF LOTUS Magistrelli attended the Nov. 12 board meeting, The text stated: “Imagine being EFFECTS expressing his pleasure in potentially working with the evicted because of who you are.” At the district, noting that this is somewhat new territory for bottom of the billboard, though difficult Habitat in Montana. to see if just cruising by, the words “Beyond I Do” were visible. Teach here, Live here | A3 Turns out, the Beyond I Do campaign works to raise awareness about discrimination experienced by the LGBTQ community, even after CONTENTS the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage on June 25, 2015. Grizzlies near my skin track .......................................................A3 According to the website beyondido. Gear up for the Christmas Stroll ................................................A6 org, 28 states provide no legal protection New fundraiser at Gallatin River Task Force .............................A8 for employment, housing, or public Dave Pecunies moves into Town Center ...................................B1 A gusher of work around wastewater begins ...........................B2 Blotter: Abandon bus! ...............................................................B11 Evicted? | A2 Big Sky Living: Talk on tourism industry .................................B12 50 CLIFF MANOR LANE $1,695,000 GALLATIN RIVER FRONTAGE 4 BED | 4.5 BATH 5212 SQ FT | 1.55 ACRES LTDRealEstate.com 406.995.2800 LTDRealEstate liveTHEDREAM. LONE PEAK LOOKOUT A2 November 29, 2018 Evicted? from A1 accommodations in regards to. Gender identity is defined to sexual orientation or as, “a person’s deeply-felt gender identity, and three inner sense of being male, states provide incomplete female, or something else in- protection. between,” or the inner feelings Sexual orientation, from a person may have about the website, is described as, what label they do or do not “loosely defined as a person’s identify with. pattern of romantic or sexual Montana is one of the “The Ad Council has partnered with the Gill Foundation to launch a national campaign to raise awareness about the discrimination LGBTQ people face across the country.“ The campaign recently ran a billboard near Four Corners.” attraction to people of the 28 states that does not fully opposite sex or gender, the protect LGBTQ citizens in same sex or gender, or more employment, housing or than one sex or gender,” or public accommodations. simply the outward choices Bozeman, along with Butte, people make concerning those Whitefish, Helena and they are or are not attracted Missoula do have local Left: About the billboard spotted recently near Four Corners, Ellyn Fisher, SVP of public relations and social media at the Ad Council, said, “It’s great to see our campaign’s message in a place that will encourage people in Montana to learn more about what’s happening to their LGBTQ friends and neighbors.” PHOTO BY KEELY LARSON Right: From housing to healthcare—the issues raised by recent billboard campaign speaking up for the rights of Montana’s LGBTQ community. PHOTO BY DONNA HOSMER ordinances prohibiting from discrimination in provides protection against negative is nothing I can’t discrimination based on housing, employment, or discrimination in adoption. h an d l e .” sexual orientation or gender services… This is a non- In regards to health and safety O’Reilly described his identityBig Sky, in these regards. This political, non-partisan laws, there is no law regarding sense that the transgender is displayedMontana by signs at local campaign, as is every sexual orientation or gender community is discriminated LONELONE PEAK PEAK LOOKOUT LOOKOUT businesses announcing there campaign at the Ad Council,” identity that protects against against and their stories need is, “no hate in our state,” or Fisher explained. discrimination in private to be heard in order to help that everyone is welcome at The location of the Four health insurance. LGBTQ people understand the issues this establishment. Corners billboard was mostly youth have no law regarding they are dealing with. Established in 1982 Beyond I Do uses data and chosen at random, said sexual orientation or gender O’Reilly has practiced the BIG SKY, MONTANA materials from the Movement Fisher. Another billboard identity that covers anti- aerial dance arts since he was Advancement Project (MAP) near Helena currently reads, bullying. 12-years-old and has been Publishers: Susanne Hill & Erin Leonard to supplement its website “Imagine being denied “Montana is one of the teaching now for five years. Advertising/Sales Rep.: Cori Koenig, and provide viewers with a healthcare because of who 31 states that currently lacks “I was obsessed with the [email protected], 406.579.6877 plethora of information about you love.” statewide protections for circus from a very young age Editor: David Madison, [email protected] where in the country LGBTQ “All ad space for Ad LGBTQ people, even though and climbed everything. So Reporter: Jolene Palmer, [email protected] people face discrimination— Council campaigns is more than 24,000 Montanans aerial silks were a very natural Designer: Erin Leonard what that discrimination completely donated, and openly identify as LGBTQ,” passion that I feel is strongly looks like, and even contains the organization as a whole continued Fisher. a part of who I am. Dancing Photographer/Columnist: Mike Coil personal stories from couples receives more than $1 billion Michael O’Reilly, a in the air is my favorite thing Editorial Intern: Keely Larson in states around the country. in donated media per year. Montessori teacher, an to do,” he said, adding, “It’s Ellyn Fisher, SVP of The way this works for instructor at Mountain confusing to me that so public relations and social billboards specifically is that Air Dance, and frequent many who vehemently spout Editorial Policy media at the Ad Council, companies who run out-of- participant in various patriotic ideology of freedom 500 Words and other guest editorials are intended to home advertising donate burlesque and drag shows and liberty seek to limit that acquaint our readers with different viewpoints on matters of described what MAP does public importance. Guest editorials and letters to the editor and mentioned the partners available billboard space to in Bozeman, said he felt for others they don’t agree reflect the opinion of the writers and do not necessarily working toward the goal Ad Council ads—as such, we grateful for the acceptance with.

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