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Top Stories of 2016 January 6 - 19, 2017 Volume 8 // Issue #1 Top Stories of 2016 Big Sky Fire Department seeks funding for new station, personnel New breakfast joint opens in Big Sky 'The Winter's Tale' debuts at WMPAC Business profile: BYWOM #explorebigsky explorebigsky explorebigsky @explorebigsky ON THE COVER: Fresh snow blankets Big Sky Town Center in the final week of December 2016, bringing powder-filled days to cap off the year that was. See our special section with Explore Big Sky’s top stories of 2016. PHOTO BY KEVIN NOBLE Jan. 6 – Jan. 19, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 8, Issue No. 1 Owned and published in Big Sky, Montana Section 1: News PUBLISHER Eric Ladd Opinion.............................................................................5 EDITORIAL Outlaw News.................................................................10 EDITOR / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEDIA Joseph T. O’Connor Local...............................................................................12 SENIOR EDITOR / DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Montana.........................................................................15 Tyler Allen Section 2: Environment, Business & Health ASSOCIATE EDITOR Amanda Eggert Big Sky Fire Department seeks Environment..................................................................17 CREATIVE funding for new station, personnel SENIOR DESIGNER Taylor-Ann Smith Sports.............................................................................23 Business........................................................................25 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Breakfast joint Carie Birkmeier Health.............................................................................27 VIDEO DIRECTOR opens in Big Sky Wes Overvold Dining.............................................................................31 VIDEO EDITOR Ryan Weaver Section 3: Inside Yellowstone, Outdoors & Fun SALES AND OPERATIONS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Megan Paulson Inside Yellowstone.......................................................33 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING Outdoors........................................................................34 E.J. Daws EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE Fun...................................................................................45 AND ADMINISTRATION 'The Winter's Tale' debuts at WMPAC Alexis Deaton Section 4: Events & Entertainment & Back 40 MEDIA AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Ersin Ozer Events & Entertainment.............................................49 SPECIAL SECTION: MARKETING COORDINATOR Amy Delgrande Back 40.........................................................................64 Top stories of 2016 DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Doug Hare CONTRIBUTORS Alan Bublitz, Anne Cantrell, Nicole Campbell, Jackie Rainford Corcoran, Jeannie Counce, Jeff Daniels, Dan Egan, Alan Feldman, Gillian Flaccus, Sarah Gianelli, Jeff Gunn, David Johnson, Becky Kean, Ted Kooser, Tom Kuglin, Phuong Le, Derek Lennon, Matt Ludin, Scott Mechura, Chelsi Moy, Brandon Niles, Kevin Noble, Steven Poole, Patrick Straub, Jerry Taylor, Matt Volz, Jennie White, Cody Whitmer, Jessianne Wright, Todd Wilkinson, Ciara Wolfe EDITORIAL POLICY Outlaw Partners, LLC is the sole owner of Explore Big Sky. EBS reserves the right to edit all submitted material. Printed material reflects the opinion of the author and is not neces- sarily the opinion of Outlaw Partners or its editors. EBS will not publish anything discriminatory or in bad taste. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor allow EBS readers to express views and share how they would like to effect change. These are not Thank You notes. Letters should be 250 words or less, respectful, ethical, accurate, and proofread for grammar and content. We reserve the right to edit letters, and will not publish individual grievances about spe- cific businesses or letters that are abusive, malicious or potentially libelous. Include: full name, address, phone number and title. Submit to [email protected] ADVERTISING DEADLINE For the Jan. 20, 2017 issue: OPENING SHOT Jan. 11, 2017 Snowmobilers Lee Arnold, Sean Mattick and Adam Arnold ride in the Taylor Fork south of Big Sky, in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in April 2016. 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Offered fully furnished for $2,899,000 Spanish Peaks membership available. YELLOWSTONE PRESERVE The Yellowstone Preserve is a 1,580 acre collection of eight mountain ranches located in Big Sky, Montana and is situated between the restricted enclaves of The Yellowstone Club, the Spanish Peaks Mountain Club and the Gallatin Preserve. This unique Collection of spectacular ranches is approximately 40 minutes south of Bozeman, Montana and only 45 minutes from Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park. 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Any unauthorized reproduction is expressly prohibited. 4 Jan. 6 - 19, 2017 Explore Big Sky EBS STAFF Gallatin County now capable Montana Legislature starts 65th 4 rehabilitated raptors find of Wireless Emergency Alerts session, budget battle looms permanent home GALLATIN MEDIA CENTER BY MATT VOLZ MONTANA RAPTOR CONSERVATION CENTER ASSOCIATED PRESS Gallatin County is now one of only a handful The Montana Raptor Conservation Center is set to of counties in Montana that can generate Wire- HELENA (AP) – Just before the Montana Legislature transfer four rehabilitated, but not yet releasable less Emergency Alerts during an emergency. gaveled in its 2017 session Jan. 2, Democratic Gov. Steve birds of prey to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Cen- Bullock looked to ease the tension building over a loom- ter in West Yellowstone during the week of Jan. 9. These alerts allow officials to send emergency messages ing budget battle by calling on the two parties to work to any cell phone in a defined area, without the need for together for the state’s best interests. The raptors—two great horned owls, a short-eared cell phones being registered or downloading an app. This owl, and a peregrine falcon—will be on display at operates in the same way as AMBER Alerts where the Bullock used his second inaugural address in the packed the Discovery Center and may become part of the phones will display an emergency message. state Capitol’s rotunda to appeal to the Republican legis- center’s education program. lators in the audience to rise above partisan rancor as the session begins. “Now we can reach out to visitors, as well as residents The two male great horned owls came to MRCC as who have not registered in the Community Notification nestlings—one
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