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August 16 - 29, 2019 Volume 10 // Issue #17 Bode Miller lands in Big Sky Tsering’s Fund Wyoming temporarily bans Cyanide ‘bombs’ PBR makes recycling impact Grizzlies: protected, for now TABLE OF CONTENTS OPINION.....................................................................5 HEALTH.....................................................................30 OP NEWS....................................................................6 SPORTS.....................................................................33 LOCAL..........................................................................8 BUSINESS.................................................................42 MONTANA................................................................14 DINING.....................................................................44 ENVIRONMENT.........................................................17 FUN...........................................................................47 OUTDOORS..............................................................23 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT........................................49 August 16 - 29, 2019 Volume 10, Issue No. 17 Bode Miller lands in Big Sky Owned and published in Big Sky, Montana The most decorated American male skier of all time, a veritable living legend of the sport known for 33 pushing the limits of what was thought possible on a pair of skis, plants roots in Big Sky. PUBLISHER Eric Ladd | [email protected] EDITORIAL Tsering’s Fund EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, VP MEDIA With a mission to end cycles of poverty and the trafficking of young women and girls in Nepal Joseph T. O’Connor | [email protected] 58 through education, Tsering’s Fund is set to premiere a 13-minute documentary “Namaste Ramila” in LOCAL EDITOR Big Sky. Bay Stephens | [email protected] DIGITAL EDITOR, STAFF WRITER Wyoming temporarily bans Cyanide ‘bombs’ Michael Somerby | [email protected] Wildlife Services, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, regularly deploys “M-44s,” lethal 17 cyanide bombs, to clear wildlife that disrupts farms and ranches, often killing pets and untargeted SPORTS EDITOR / DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Doug Hare | [email protected] species as collateral damage. With increases of awareness, citizens are fighting back with policy. ENVIRONMENTAL & OUTDOORS EDITOR Jessianne Castle | [email protected] PBR makes recycling impact EDITORIAL ASSISTANT This past July’s Big Sky PBR, considered by those in the sport as some of the best bull riding in Bella Butler | [email protected] 6 decades, also grabbed waste management by the horns, diverting some 1,800 pounds of recycling from landfill, nixing single-use plastic bottles, and accumulating an impressive 37 pounds of trash. CREATIVE LEAD DESIGNER | Marisa Specht DESIGN INTERN | Michaela Nestelberger Grizzlies: protected, for now At the end of July, the federal government officially relisted the region’s dominant predator, the SENIOR VIDEO EDITOR 19 grizzly bear, back on the endangered species list. But with a fresh appeal from the U.S. Fish and Ryan Weaver Wildlife Service and joint resolutions from Montana and Wyoming legislatures requesting the U.S. LEAD VIDEOGRAPHER Congress delist the animals looming large, their long-term protection remains unclear. Jennings Barmore SALES AND OPERATIONS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Megan Paulson | [email protected] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING EJ Daws | [email protected] MEDIA AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Ersin Ozer | [email protected] MEDIA SALES ASSOCIATE Sam Brooks | [email protected] CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Blythe Beaubien | [email protected] EVENTS AND DISTRIBUTION ASSISTANT Sam Orazem CONTRIBUTORS Traffic backed up for miles along U.S. Highway 191 on Aug. 14, the first day of the Montana Department of Transportation’s scheduled Linda Arnold, Carie Birkmeier, Alex- Gallatin Guardrail Project which seeks to replace 11 miles of aging guardrail infrastructure. Original estimates provided by MDT alerted is Bonogofsky, Wallace Casper, Matt commuters to 15 minutes of expected delays, but EBS was inundated by reports of commutes extended by several hours, hobbling Elsaesser, Jack Garder, Holly Hill, Anna businesses and attractions on both sides of the canyon. As of press time, MDT was assessing the project with its contractor and plans to Husted, Kris Inman, Stephanie Lynn, offer fresh solutions. Read more on page 8. Chris Macdonald, Sara Marino, Scott Mechura, Dave Pecunies, Patrick Straub, EDITORIAL POLICIES Sophie Tsairis, Matt Volz, Mark Wehr- man, Christine Gianas Weinheimer, Todd EDITORIAL POLICY LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ADVERTISING DEADLINE Wilkinson Outlaw Partners, LLC is the sole owner of Letters to the editor allow EBS readers to For the August 30, 2019 issue: Explore Big Sky. EBS reserves the right to edit express views and share how they would like to August 21, 2019 all submitted material. Printed material reflects effect change. These are not Thank You notes. the opinion of the author and is not necessarily Letters should be 250 words or less, respectful, CORRECTIONS ON THE COVER: the opinion of Outlaw Partners or its editors. ethical, accurate, and proofread for grammar Please report errors to [email protected]. 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