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Big Sky, LONE PEAK LOOKOUT Montana A new kind of race Former MSU track star takes off running for seat on county commission By David Madison knew long-time legislator Duane to unseat Commissioner Steve [email protected] Ankney and his uncle is Sherm White, who has deep ties to the Anderson, a sawmill owner and local GOP establishment. allatin County Commission former veteran lawmaker from It’s an establishment that’s Gcandidate Scott MacFarlane Deer Lodge. become dysfunctional from knows how to run, though he’s “I have some family members MacFarlane’s point of view, never run for county-wide office who’ve been in politics, but who was motivated to run after until now. Back in Colstrip, they’ve always been on the witnessing fall out from what where his prowess on the track other end of the spectrum that I he describes as the county An impressive run earned him a scholarship to personally am,” said MacFarlane, commission’s faulty relationships Montana State University, he a Democrat, who came to MSU and missed opportunities with The final District 11C tournament game in Churchill for to compete in decathlon, but local city governments, the U.S. the Lady Big Horns began with the team huddling up and ended up becoming a high Forest Service and developers in cheering “Fight! Fight! Fight!” It ended with a second- jumping specialist. Big Sky. place trophy. His first leap into politics MacFarlane watched with came four years ago when he disappointment in November (L to R) Ivy Hicks, Brooke Botha, Jayleen Cole, Sara joined the Monforton School as the county commission Wilson, Emma Flach, KP Hoffman, Solae Swenson and Board of Trustees, which he shot down the proposed Reilly Germain. planned to be the beginning Powder Light subdivision, of something bigger: “I always which included much-needed Read more on pages 4 and 5 about the team’s gritty knew I wanted to get more into workforce housing for Big performance and upcoming trip to the Western Class C Gallatin County politics.” Sky. Divisionals in Hamilton on Feb. 22. Now MacFarlane is in a race “It’s the uncertainty of not PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON knowing if you’re going to meet Scott MacFarlane requirements,” said MacFarlane, PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT MACFARLANE MacFarlane | 2 35 tram laps in one day Does Big Sky have surplus water? Local ski tuner sets new record Water and sewer board turns attention to supply By David Madison [email protected] “He used to water the rocks. Now he just has rocks.” —Big Sky Water and Sewer District Board Member Brian Wheeler describing how alentine’s Day began as just another Vaggressive ski day for 50-year-old one of his neighbors made the water-wise switch to xeriscaping. Butte native Rob Leipheimer. Clouds continued to move in and visibility at the top of Big Sky Resort was more pea By David Madison also sells to construction trucks, DuCuennois, the Yellowstone soup than blue bird, so there was hardly [email protected] which fill up at a fire hydrant Club’s vice president of a wait in the tram line. on Little Coyote Road. But now, development. When asked By 1 p.m., Leipheimer had skied a ecent debate over the future given all the current scrutiny for his take on the discussion couple dozen tram laps, dropping across Rof water in Big Sky has of local supply and options for about the sale of surplus water, the Yeti Traverse into First Gullies and focused largely on disposal— disposing of effluent, Cronin DuCuennois said, “Just read then down Cron’s. including the controversial wondered if the district might the agreement. That’s my “It may be a bit monotonous to do option of discharging treated reconsider when and how it sells re s p on s e .” the same run over and over, but it’s the water into the Gallatin River. surplus water. Back in 2001, District fastest way to get back to the tram,” But during the Feb. 20 monthly Later, in a phone interview, General Manager Ron Edwards explained Leipheimer, who realized board meeting of the Big Sky Cronin emphasized that when it called the agreement “an he was on course to beat his personal Water and Sewer District, comes to the Yellowstone Club, important event in the history record of 27 tram laps and had a shot Board President Packy Cronin “I’m not trying to turn their of Big Sky,” in part because it at beating the current record of 31 laps raised the issue of water supply water off. I’m trying to put a fire allowed the district to dispose done during regular ski hours. and whether or not the district under everyone.” of millions of gallons of effluent “I reached 24 and it was only 1 should reconsider how it Seated next to Cronin during through irrigation. o’clock and I had two more hours. It measures and sells “surplus” the recent board meeting was was like, ‘Oh, I’m going to break my water. fellow Board Member Mike Water | 13 personal record,” said Leipheimer, who’s “We need to start looking known by the nicknames Switchie or at how to define surplus water. Switch. “I continued to keep going. It What is surplus water? I think CONTENTS was not planned. It was just kind of we should do a little review of Lady Big Horns’ tourney run continues...... 4-5 organic. It started out as five laps in an Record setter: Rob “Switch” Leipheimer pictured here while what surplus water really means Varsity boys’ end season...... 5 hour. Then there was a period where pulling off 35 tram laps on two cups of coffee. His new record so we know what we’re doing The master field hockey player among us...... 7 there was a two-car wait. But every is for laps done during regular ski hours—9:30 a.m. to 3 here,” said Cronin. “Think Cape Get involved with Special Olympics...... 8 other lap was a hot lap so other than p.m. Switch said another local lap-obsessed skier—Stuart Town, South Africa. You get one Crossword...... 10 that waiting period, I was always on my Butterworth—“Did like 47.” But that was with more time and bucket for the day. We better get Snowpack round up...... 10 same tram car.” no interruptions from the general public, said Switch. that balance right.” Real estate market study...... 11 That means Switch was skiing off PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB LEIPHEIMER The district currently sells water to the Yellowstone Club Why not run for school board?...... 11x Tram Laps | 7 as part of a 2001 agreement. It

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MacFarlane from 1 He has a particular interest workers by the thousands up in affordable housing, because here serving us, making our food echoing complaints voiced by before becoming a helicopter and tucking in our bed sheets. Powder Light’s developer. “I pilot and taking his current That’s a symptom of a lot of see the commission just saying, position as facilities director what’s wrong nowadays and the ‘Go away and come back with for Belgrade Public Schools, gap in rich and poor and it’s all something better.’” MacFarlane worked for five years on display up in Big Sky.” That’s not good enough, as a liftie at Bridger Bowl. Also heating up right now in insisted MacFarlane, who “So I know the resort Big Sky is the public comment assesses the public approval mentality and how little the period for the Custer-Gallatin process for developers like resort people are paid,” said National Forest plan revisions, this: “It’s the same engineering MacFarlane. “And I know about and the county commission firms. It’s the same players. the wall people are coming up recently submitted a letter There’s more opportunities to against trying to get affordable that missed the mark, said do something to help each other housing. Even getting past MacFarlane. out .” preliminary plat review, just “A letter of that tone does not Take the Montana getting a plan they can start accurately represent the voice Department of Transportation working on and focusing on of Gallatin County residents (MDT), said MacFarlane, “It’s those things that make it a and certainly makes our county one of those groups that is so community for those people who look like we do not prioritize detached and kind of nebulously are full-time residents and don’t conservation,” said MacFarlane large that it’s hard to get to just come and go. Those are the in response to the commission’s MacFarlane and his wife Jen are avid trail runners. They’re pictured here in the Middle Cottonwood anybody. It’s hard to talk to a things that deserve energy from stated position on the forest plan drainage of the Bridger Range. PHOTO COURTESY OF SCOTT MACFARLANE person who can tell you exactly the public.” and potential designation of the what to do. And that uncertainty What about the attitude Gallatin River as wild and scenic. costs people money and it costs among some in Big Sky who “I can assure everyone that I appointed to the county’s capital in question I would attend MSU, commissioner only comes people time. And we don’t have say, “Why do we have to provide would not have approved the improvements committee in even as I was being recruited by around every six years. time. That’s the thing that got me affordable housing? Nobody content of that letter.” September 2017, “And I was other universities. The next six years of growth motivated. So much is going to offered me housing when I MacFarlane continued: “I a little discouraged by how I have always looked up to are destined to be extremely happen around here. We don’t moved here.” see great benefit to rivers in our relationships are not maintained our community leaders, and pivotal for our county; I must have time.” “That’s just a cop out. It is county and state attaining federal respectfully. County planning understood public service would take this opportunity now! This In other words, MacFarlane such a cop out,” said MacFarlane. protections. The letter attempts overrides everybody else’s ability be part of my life’s path. is an ideal period of planning believes the county commission “That whole, ‘Nobody did it for to claim that wild and scenic to plan. So I decided the best and growth to prepare for the can do more to get MDT me’ and ‘This is supposed to be river designations negatively way I could be an advocate for 2. Talk about why you decided long-range future of Gallatin proactively involved in all the exclusive… what makes Big Sky impact private property owners, the business owners I know and to run for the board of trustees County. growth happening in Belgrade, awesome is its exclusivity.’ But we and constrain the Forest Service’s the developers I know and the of the Monforton School and I will be 38 when I am Bozeman and Big Sky. still want to have low-cost resort management of the resource. school officials I know—you can how that’s prepared you for elected, which means 44 at We don’t see that happening help all those people as a county further public service. the end of this term and the on other wild and scenic rivers. commissioner. I think I could Deciding to be a trustee possibility of 50 at the end of the “Uncertainty costs people money and it costs This year, there was strong do really well bridge building for our community’s students next. That is an ideal window people time. And we don’t have time. That’s the bipartisan support in Congress and maintaining relationships. was an easy decision to in life to be totally invested and thing that got me motivated. So much is going for designating East Rosebud I’ve always thought that was make. Monforton was our incentivized to make decisions Creek in Carbon County as a something I was pretty good family’s school of choice in that will benefit our community to happen around here.” wild and scenic waterway. My at. I’m good at getting people the whole region. We knew over 30-40 years. —Gallatin County Commission candidate wife Jen was a BLM river ranger together and listening to their this school district was facing for three years in Fort Benton issues and being respectful— enormous growth challenges 4. The current county Scott MacFarlane on the wild and scenic stretch partnership.” that would only intensify. I was commissioners appear to of the Missouri. We cherish that Here are 10 questions resolved it was my responsibility agree that funding a new law piece of Montana as well as the posed to MacFarlane and to help our neighbors keep and justice center is a top rivers of Gallatin County, and I his responses. In the coming Monforton the ideal school priority. Do you agree and think we have an obligation to weeks, the Lookout will also district in the face of extreme how would you approach this advocate for their protection.” run a similar profile and Q&A growth. The challenges and issue differently than your MacFarlane’s wife was a with MacFarlane’s opponent, decisions our county school opponent? scholarship distance runner Commissioner White. districts are negotiating mirror I do agree that updating and for the University of Montana those of Gallatin County at expanding the county’s law and and his three kids are serious 1. When you enrolled at large. justice facility is a top priority. distance runners now. 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Post season continues for Lady Horns LPHS takes second in Churchill he Lady Big Horns are team that entered the finals There is some stuff we Theaded to Divisionals in undefeated in play against should have done better. But Hamilton, where they face every other team at the we beat two good teams to Twin Bridges. LPHS advances, tournament. play against a really good thanks to inspiring play from Manhattan Christian High t e am .” Jayleen Cole, Emma Flach, KP School in Churchill is a great Now it’s on to Hamilton, Hoffman and other standouts. tournament host. There’s a where Cole hopes her three- Against Gardiner in the home team volunteer mascot point dominance returns. opening game of the District in a full-body eagle suit and LPHS will need it, along 11C tournament—in which a magnificent concessions with rebounding from the Horns took second—Cole stand with a generously plated Swenson, inside post play sank five three-pointers. baked potato dinner special. from Hoffman, slashing to the Combined with Flach’s This is the land of plenty, basket from Flach, and lots of quickness and Hoffman’s especially when it comes to hustle from Botha, Wilson, confidence in the paint, Cole’s Class C players over six feet Hicks, Reilly Germain and poise from behind the arc tall. Ruth Blodgett. made it look like LPHS was Manhattan Christian likes in control of the game from to pack three of its tallest —DM start to finish—even when players down on the baseline Gardiner tied it up at the end to create an effective zone of the third period. defense. It then dispatches That’s when LPHS received the guards to smother three- a game-changing boost pointer attempts by shooters Right and inset. Senior Jayleen from the bench. Sara Wilson like Cole. Cole led the way during key outsmarted the Lady Bruin This strategy worked for moments of the District 11C defense, springing free and MCHS in the final game, tournament. hitting an easy bucket to take causing LPHS three-specialist PHOTOS BY DAVID MADISON the Horns ahead 29-27. Cole to go just 2 of 17 from Then in the final period, behind the arc. sophomore Brooke Botha Everyone in the near commandingly blocked a shot capacity crowd knew the in the paint, which seemed Lady Big Horns were the to shift the momentum of the underdog. That’s why the game in the final minutes. Ivy crowd went wild, when in Hicks snatched a clutch steal the first half of the district and Solae Swenson continued final, the Horns outplayed the to own the backboard, pulling Eagles, consistently hitting down 16 rebounds. free throws and applying Up in the stands, the voice tenacious defense. of super fan Linda Cole could At the end of the first be heard throughout the half against MCHS, Cole cut tournament, shouting, “Box the Eagle lead to just five out! Box out!” by hitting three foul shots. LPHS players listened, Big Horn fans kept this in making the most of mind when in the second rebounding and good foul half, Manhattan Christian shooting to help push them pulled away, winning easily past Gardiner 43-36, and then 53-37. Shields Valley in the second After posing for photos round 46-42. with the second-place district That placed Lone Peak tournament trophy, Cole said, Below and inset. In the first district game against Gardiner, KP Hoffman in the final game against “I’m happy, this is my first dominated the inside, which helped prepare her for Manhattan Manhattan Christian, a year making it to Divisionals. Christian’s tall and talented squad. PHOTOS BY DAVID MADISON LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 5 February 22, 2018

Below and inset. Junior Solae Swenson’s aggressive rebounding helped secure two wins and kept Lone Peak in the game against a dominant Manhattan Christian. Feb. 17 PHOTOS BY DAVID MADISON MANHATTAN CHRISTIAN 53 LPHS 37 LPHS KP Hoffman 16 Jayleen Cole 10 Solae Swenson 7 Sara Wilson 4 MCHS Kelsey Heidema 22 Alex Veltkamp 15 Jill Frye 14 Kelcie Hill 2

Above and inset. Emma Flach showed off her extreme quickness and athleticism during the district tourney. So it was a big blow when Flach fouled out early in the final. She and the rest of the Lady Horns return to play on Feb. 22 in the Class C Western Divisionals at 5 p.m. in the Hamilton High School Gym vs. Twin Bridges. PHOTOS BY DAVID MADISON

Varsity boys end season WHITE SULPHUR WEST SPRINGS: 70 YELLOWSTONE: LONE PEAK: 50 77 White Sulphur strikes again LONE PEAK: 60 he Hornets of White 45 percent of its shots. “There’s big money “You never question that kid’s LPHS TSulphur Springs Afterwards, Wade’s parents involved for the top three effort. Works his butt off and LPHS remain the Big Horns’ most Dan and Denise waited for places,” said Dan Wade, he’s fun to have around.” Cole March 11 confounding nemesis—a Jackson to emerge from the explaining how his son In the aftermath of the Kolya Bough 10 Frankie Starz 15 team Lone Peak always played locker room one last time. needed to perform well in a disappointing loss to White Jackson Wade 10 close, but could never put “It’s just a bummer,” said round of testing at Linfield Sulphur, Coach Barth Kolya Bough 14 away. Denise. “We didn’t play as in order to secure his reflected on his first season Milosz Shipman 6 Brayden Vaile 7 In their third match up well as I thought we could scholarship. at the helm, saying, “It was Frankie Starz 6 Ethan Schumacher this year, LPHS faced WSS in have played. The last time we When Jackson emerged fun. It was great. The kids Austin Samuels 5 6 the first round of the recent played them, we played really from the locker room, were awesome. It was fun Brayden Vaile 2 Austin Samuels 6 District 11C tournament in well. Today, we just couldn’t he sized up the looming to get back into basketball Churchill, where the Horns buy a basket.” academic challenge at personally. I love this sport. A Liam Germain 6 again kept it close before the Jackson played four Linfield, saying, “It’s a lot lot of highlights this year. We White Sulphur Cole March 4 Hornets ran away with it at years of varsity basketball of pressure. But I’m looking beat Ennis, that was a great Springs Nick Brester 2 the end, winning 70-50. at Lone Peak, and now he forward to a fresh start, highlight for us. Played some White Sulphur double- has his sights on Linfield exploring something else, great games. Won some tough teamed senior big man College in McMinnville, starting something new.” ones. Lost some tough ones. It Will Syverson 26 West Jackson Wade, holding him Ore., where he hopes to Jackson also hopes to was a heck of a ride.” Duncan MacDonald 13 Yellowstone to 10 points before he fouled major in environmental play baseball for Linfield, Lone Peak went on to Dawson Clayton 12 out of what would be his science. The loss to White whose coach recruited him lose in the consolation game Jake Galt 8 Nathan Morse 20 final game as a Big Horn. The Sulphur put Lone Peak into while Jackson played for the against West Yellowstone Isaac Collins 2 Hornet defense was equally a consolation game for third Bozeman Bucks. 77-60 and finished the season Danny Sullivan 15 effective on the normally place on Saturday, Feb. 17, but If it works out for Jackson with a total record of 8-11, Nate Ogle 4 Tim Finney 13 prolific Frankie Starz, who Jackson had to miss that game at Linfield, he’ll arrive on according to maxpreps. Lawrence Metzger 3 Martin Grube 10 managed to score only 6. because he was scheduled campus next fall with a com. Shane Ogle 2 Sammy Coffin 9 Lone Peak shot a paltry 34 to be on campus at Linfield ringing endorsement from Mac Hauck 6 percent for the game, while competing for an academic Lone Peak Head Coach Austin —DM White Sulphur put in nearly scholarship. Barth, who said of Jackson: EJ Jackson 4

L to R) Head Coach Austin Barth and Assistant Coach John Hannahs watch the season wind down in Churchill as the Big Horns fail to advance. The tournament marked the end of the high school hoops road for seniors Jackson Wade, Liam Germain and Ethan Schumacher. PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 6 February 22, 2018

LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 7 February 22, 2018 MORE SPORTS For the love of the game Olive B’s server Melissa Emery to compete in

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By JOLENE PALMER Emery will be the only could make it to a practice in “I just love playing,” she The upcoming trip to Spain between Bozeman and Big Sky, [email protected] competitor hailing from Philadelphia, and she helped continued when asked why is on Emery’s mind, but she’s there has to be field hockey Montana on any of the five with the flight home from she stays involved in a sport also thinking locally. She players out here.” hen Melissa Emery women’s squads, which is Australia two years ago. so obscure to Big Sky and recently noticed Jackson Hole This spring Emery hopes Wrelocated from Maine often the case at the many “A lot of the community has Montana. “It’s definitely my has a field hockey team. to reach out to the community to Big Sky 11 years ago, she tournaments she’s participated been super supportive. It’s a favorite thing to do, even “And then we started to gauge interest in fielding a didn’t leave her field hockey in. While playing during a really tight community,” Emery though I am here. It’s just really talking around here. I was like, team and also to possibly bring gear behind. Despite a general masters event at Harvard said. nice having this opportunity ‘Wait a minute, if Jackson Hole the sport to the Big Sky School lack of field hockey enthusiasts University last year, Emery Emery was introduced to to train and travel. And it’s gets enough people to play, District. in the area, her passion for the overheard a spectator in the the sport while attending high the people I’ve met. The field sport remained. stands say, “‘Oh! Someone came school in Maine. Outside of hockey community is pretty “Everything is travel,” Emery here from Montana!’” the east coast, field hockey amazing. And, it’s been great said about the challenge of “It was like I really did is largely unknown, but back going to other countries.” staying competitive in the sport. something, and it was kind of there it’s a big deal. She soon She even went to Cape “But I can do individual stick funny. I thought, they’re talking realized the sport was for her Town, South Africa, for 12 work. And getting in shape here about me,” Emery recalled. and continued competing days last spring to play: “I is the easy thing, because then I All that travel from Montana during college at the University never would have gone there. It go to sea level and feel like my is expensive and out-of-pocket, of Southern Maine. wouldn’t have been a trip that I lungs are so happy.” so Emery’s friend started a Go Clearly, the end of school would have planned.” Tryouts for the Women’s Fund Me site for supporters to did not mean the end of her During the winter and Masters Field Hockey team help Emery get to tryouts and field hockey career. Following summer seasons between trips took place in Oakland in competitions—searchable on university, she attended her and matches, work at Olive B’s June, 2017. After making the the site as Melissa’s World Cup first field hockey camp and keeps her busy while allowing initial squad, Emery continued Fund. It came in handy when coached the sport at her time for the sport. Her work the required training and she competed in the World Cup high school as well as several routine also allows Emery to competitions by traveling to in Australia two years ago, and colleges on the east coast. share her love for field hockey Philadelphia, Boston, Las Vegas, she’s just now beginning her Emery specializes as a with customers. Florida and Phoenix. All that travel plans for the competition defensive sweeper or center “Most people, when I talk hard work and travel paid off— in Terrassa, Spain. back, running up and down about it, always come back Emery found out last week she Local support has been the field. She compares the with, ‘So how’s lacrosse?’” was accepted as one of the 18 key to her success. One of sport to soccer, except with chuckled Emery. “So, they Melissa Emery’s passion for field hockey followed her to Big Sky, where women on the 0-45 team, and Emery’s regular diners at Olive sticks. remember I do something— racing in the Rut and snowshoeing the Mountain to Meadow Trail will travel to Spain to compete B’s Big Sky Bistro donated her “It’s awesome, it’s so much they just can’t picture field keeps her in shape. This summer she’ll compete in her second Masters PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER this July. frequent flyer miles so Emery fun,” Emery said. hockey as a sport out here.” World Cup.

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It’s all about the smiles Winter Special Olympics Coordinator Sean Fitzgerald looks forward to the upcoming Big Sky Games

hen asked why he volunteers, Big Sky Area Winter Games Coordinator Sean WFitzgerald is quick to note it’s never been about gaining recognition. “I don’t think any volunteer ever does it for the glamour of it, or otherwise,” said Fitzgerald. “Me personally, it’s just great to see all the smiles, the competitors and especially the awards ceremony at the end.” This is Fitzgerald’s sixth year coordinating for the Montana Winter Special Olympics and his eighth year with the program. His journey into volunteering began when he started working at RightNow Technologies in Bozeman. The company provided 40 hours of paid time off to go out and give back to the community. “It was such an awesome opportunity—a really cool way to get involved,” Fitzgerald said, admitting he didn’t take advantage of the program until he was asked during his first performance review about where he was volunteering. “I was like, ‘Uhhh…’” Fitzpatrick said, laughing at the memory. Volunteer fate intervened and about a week later Eagle Mount reached out looking for ski volunteers at Bridger, “And I knew right away that’s what I was supposed to be d oi n g .” He was later invited by a coworker to get involved with the Special Olympics, and he did just that, eventually stepping up as coordinator for the Big Sky Area Winter Games. The games are back this year and will take place at the Madison Village base area on Monday, Feb. 26. In a normal year, 65 to 70 athletes from the Big Sky area compete. But this year, Fitzgerald said, Special Olympics made the difficult decision to cancel the state games in Whitefish. So now, even more Montana athletes are coming to Big Sky. Thirty or so Butte-area competitors will attend the Big Sky games, making this the biggest Special Why volunteer for the Special Olympics? “It just makes you feel good,” said Sean Fitzgerald with the Big Olympics event here to date with more than 100 competitors. Sky Area Winter Games. Fitzgerald is thankful this year also has seen a boost in volunteer turnout at about PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER 125 people. Volunteers are still needed for Feb. 26 – anyone interested is encouraged to VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: sign up at www.somt.org/volunteer. The community is also invited to come watch and cheer on the racers in the downhill, cross-country and snowshoe races. Big Sky Resort General Manager Taylor Middleton will open the games at 9 a.m., and the awards and closing ceremony takes place at 3 p.m. “The opening and awards ceremonies are just fantastic,” Fitzgerald said. “The hugs, Montana Owned and Operated the smiles, all of those things just really kind of bring it home as to why we’re on this planet. It’s those opportunities, those moments in life are so few and far between, with 2017 Recipient of the social media and everyone complaining about everything, this is really a true break… it MSU Family Owned Business Award just makes you feel good.” Dedicated to our customers and our community since 1947 1700 Lone Mountain Trail | 406-995-7111 —JP EQUAL HOUSING Member FDIC americanbankmontana.com LENDER

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Snow on the brain By JOLENE PALMER had fallen over a five-day period. The resort’s base stood at 106”. [email protected] Onthesnow.com tracks resort base depths around the country, and CURRENT RESORT SNOWPACK TOTALS for the Rocky Mountain region, Whitefish Mountain tops the charts Checking in with GNFAC with a 64” lower mountain and 143” upper mountain base depth. Whitefish: 143” Park City, Utah: 56” Big Sky got blanketed over the past week, and while it’s deep out Big Sky was fifth on the list. Montana and its resorts dominate the Big Sky: 106” Breckenridge, Colo.: 50” there, the good news is the slopes around us are mostly stable and open chart, while Colorado and some Utah resorts report less-than-stellar Jackson Hole, Wyo.: 104” Vail, Colo.: 45” for backcountry business. conditions. The large weekend storm came in with wind, which pushed all the The Colorado Springs Independent recently reported on the fresh snow and left behind formidable cornices on ridgelines. Doug scarcity of snow there, painting this picture: “Many locals can count A skier in Hyalite observed these dry loose avalanches in steep terrain Chabot and Alex Marienthal of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche the times they’ve scraped their windshield on one hand, and for a on Feb. 16. Although not as dangerous as slab avalanches, sluffs can Center rode out to Buck Ridge on Feb. 18, encountering “super-sized” disturbingly long stretch, Pikes Peak presided over this city minus its catch and carry skiers or riders into rocks and trees. Sluffs can also act cornices, but zero signs of avalanches or instability—the snowpack snowy white cap.” as triggers for larger slab avalanches. below the 16” of new accumulation was stable. PHOTO COURTESY OF B VANDENBOS Nonetheless, GNFAC is advising backcountry enthusiasts to steer clear of those monster cornices, wind slabs and fresh drifts. On non-wind loaded slopes, dry, loose avalanches (see photo) are a possibility.

Deep snowpack = good spring runoff? The skiing has been great this winter, but a healthy snowpack means much more than good turns. The Montana Natural Resource Conservation Service closely monitors the state’s snowpack since that snow ultimately fuels the spring river runoff, and these levels help to predict fire danger in the warm months. The most recent NRCS report states that while this winter’s snowfall, measured since October, isn’t record-breaking, it’s certainly above normal. Percentage wise, the best snowpack in the state as of the beginning of February is found in the Upper Clark Fork (140 percent of normal), Missouri Mainstem near Helena (148 percent), Upper Yellowstone (148 percent) and Gallatin River basins (129 percent). All of this amounts to good news for water users in the state, but a healthy dose of caution is still warranted. “Getting complacent or bragging about snowpack at the beginning of February would be like bragging about leading Daytona halfway through the race,” Lucas Zukiewicz, NRCS water supply specialist for Montana, wrote in the report. “It doesn’t matter where you are halfway through it. It matters where you’re at when it wraps up.” Snowpack typically peaks across the state during April or May, depending on which region in the state you’re in. The coming months are critical for water supply, and in many basins east of the divide, March, April and May typically provide significant precipitation.

Looking elsewhere On Monday, Jan. 1, Big Sky Resort reported more than 32” of snow

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It’s still a sellers’ market in Big Sky, and according to a recent Sales up, inventory down in Big Sky’s report, many sellers aren’t motivated to part with their properties. 2017 real estate market PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON

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Treat fellow employees and home- g A vehicle was blocking homeowner pants that did not belong to her. owners with dignity and respect and uphold all company standards, policies, access to Lava Lake Trailhead at 4 p.m. Feb. 16: A deputy spoke with a woman and procedures. Confidence speaking with clients and outstanding work g A woman who happened to be in her ethic. Excellent customer service and writing skills, luxury client experiences vehicle stuck in the ditch in Big Sky regarding ski pants that needed to be a must. g called deputies just before 6 a.m. to No one was injured in a one-vehicle returned. She said she would bring them rollover on Gallatin Road at 5:50 p.m. to the sheriff’s office. Essential Duties and Responsibilities report that her ex-husband said he was • Ensure consistent superior service and quality of going to “rob her house” and she wanted housekeeping and laundry. g to know if she could press charges. It A truck driver pulled over and partially • The ability to clean various types of areas and units of was determined the woman had already blocking Highway 191 just north of the different sizes in a timely and efficient manner. entrance to Big Sky at 7:20 p.m. told a Teenage skier air- • Self-motivated and able to accomplish goals under filed a complaint earlier in the month for minimal supervision at times. the same issue. deputy he was waiting out a road closure lifted from Beehive on Highway 20 in Idaho. He was told to Experience: Two years or more in luxury, high-end housing or hospitality. move along and warned for stopping on g A mother reported that her daughter Premium industry wages paid based on experience. a highway and obstructing traffic. Basin had been in an accident and that the A 19-year-old man from Bozeman Minimum lifting requirement: 50lbs other motorist involved was calling and required backcountry rescue on Monday, Must have a reliable car to drive to Big Sky g A California woman accidentally left Background check will be completed emailing them because they were not Feb. 19 after skiing off a jump in Beehive her purse at the Conoco. Will report to the Executive Housekeeper and Scheduler satisfied with the amount of money the Basin, then landing on his head. His Send resume to: [email protected] insurance company was willing to pay. friend, the reporting party, called 911 g A possibly intoxicated man kept A deputy contacted the other party from his cellphone at 2:15 p.m. stating coming up to the back porch of a Juniper involved and verified they would no the man was unconscious for 30 Berry residence at 10 p.m. A deputy longer be contacting the mother and seconds to one minute. When the skier responded, but the man was gone. daughter. came to, he was confused and at times combative towards his friends—two g A snowboard was reported stolen from indicators of a serious head injury. A the bottom of the Ramcharger Lift. medical helicopter from Air Idaho and PUBLIC NOTICES a backcountry rescue helicopter from g After being stopped for obstructing the the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search flow of traffic on Gallatin Road at 7:50 and Rescue team were launched along p.m., a motorist was cited for being in with a ground team from Big Sky. The possession of dangerous drugs. They medical helicopter was able to land had a medical marijuana card, but it near the skier, so the rescue helicopter NOTICE OF ANNUAL come before the membership. expired Jan. 20, 2018. was not needed. He was transported MEMBERSHIP MEETING The following members The 65th Annual Meeting of 3 have been nominated by to the Big Sky Medical Center.Sheriff Rivers Telephone Cooperative, the Nominating Committee, Brian Gootkin would like to remind February 16, 2018 Inc. will be held on Monday, pursuant to the bylaws, to backcountry skiers to use caution when March 19, 2018, in the Fairfield stand for election to the Board in the backcountry. Tell people where you Community Hall, Fairfield,of Trustees: from the Carter/ g A deputy attempted to update a fraud Mechanical carnage on Highway 191: are going and when to expect you back. Montana. Highwood/Great Falls area victim on the status of her investigation. Passerby Mae Madison of Bozeman Enjoy the backcountry with other people A buffet dinner will be served – Logan P. Good; and, the snapped this photo of the response to a when possible, and carry a means of from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Choteau/Dupuyer/Pendroy/ g A man told deputies he is being five-vehicle crash just south of Moose communication with you. Registration will begin at 11:00 Valier area – Diane M. Gollehon. harassed by his girlfriend through a.m. and the meeting will be Each nominee will have the electronic communication. Creek Campground on Feb. 17. called to order at 1:00 p.m. opportunity to give a three- Please note new times. minute speech. Additional g A man wondering where to apply for Capital credit checks will be nominations for trustees may be a concealed carry permit was informed February 18, 2018 distributed at the registration made as per the bylaws. tables. We make every effort to Door prizes will be awarded Agency Insurance.qxp_Layout 1 11/14/17 12:03 PM Page 1 protect your privacy; therefore, during the afternoon. The BLOTTER IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: checks will only be given to the Business Office in Fairfield will actual member(s) named on the be closed the day of the Annual account. Meeting from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 An absentee ballot is enclosed. p.m. for walk-in traffic, but will This should only be completed still be taking phone calls and FOR ALL of YOUR and mailed in the enclosed trouble reports. envelope for those individuals Please mark the date on your that do NOT plan to attend calendar and plan to attend. If INSURANCE NEEDS the meeting. If you choose to you are unable to attend and HOME | AUTO | FARM/RANCH | HEALTH | LIFE | RENTERS | MOTORCYCLE/BOAT/RV attend the Annual Meeting, you want to watch via the Internet, will need to cast your vote in log onto www.3rivers.net and person. follow the link to the annual The business agenda includes meeting. election of two trustees, an audit Logan P. Good Offices in big sky and ennis | insuringthe406.com | Call (406) 993-9242 report by Moss Adams, LLP, Secretary report by the President, report (Published Feb. 22, Mar. 1, 2018 by the CEO/General Manager, 3Rivers) and other business that may MNXLP LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 13 February 22, 2018

MacFarlane from 2 working relationships with and strain between these an important place in our planners, commissioners groups. These organizations hearts. that Big Sky is an exclusive and others doing the each have their own charge resort community and public’s work in Big Sky and to plan for our future, 10. What’s more difficult: shouldn’t be expected to other communities around and all these plans risk Running for office or flying provide affordable housing? the county? failure without respectful logs out of the forest? Why not let the market There is certainly much collaboration, communication Hopefully the job of determine what gets built in room for improvement in and partnership. The county county commissioner doesn’t Big Sky? relationships between the commission represents carry near the physical risk Big Sky’s exclusive resort county commission and everyone in the county, of helicopter logging or flight Hours. Visit. economy is built upon an the numerous management and as such has the greatest instruction. I decided to put Sunday 1-5pm Located at the north end Monday 10am-6pm army of low-wage service groups throughout our responsibility to foster this. aside flying in favor of being of Lone Peak High School (Toddlers Storytime 10:30am) employees. This workforce county. Gallatin County around to help raise my Tuesday: 4-8pm is the base of the economy. has a small army of 9. Do you have a go-to family. It was an exhilarating Wednesday 4-8pm Announcement. If the market avoids dedicated people looking restaurant, coffee shop or profession, but I have never Closed Thursday-Saturday Come see what’s new! accommodations, there will out for our communities bar in Big Sky? regretted grounding myself. Enjoy refreshments! not be enough workforce, and environment with five The Corral has always Now that my wife and I have Public Computers Available. Tues 2/27 5:30 - 6:30 pm and small businesses, schools incorporated municipalities, been my family’s favorite gotten our three kids up and All Are Welcome and the Big Sky Medical multiple unincorporated place in Big Sky. My family running into their teenage Clinic will be the first to feel communities and additional lost one of its best friends years, it is time for me to the repercussions. This is leadership groups such as this past September with the pursue another exhilarating bigskylibrary.org evident over the last couple school boards, water boards, passing of Devon White. My challenge: Helping our county seasons. fire boards, lands boards and daughters’ first Easter egg meet and exceed the many irrigation boards. hunt was behind Devon’s challenges before it. 8. From your perspective, I am witnessing the saloon. We’ve never passed is the county commission accelerating growth in the Corral without stopping Bozeman Saddle Outlet doing enough to foster Gallatin County cause tension in, and it will continue to be BozemanSaddleOutlet.com All Major Brands ~ Best Prices ~ Saddles ~ Tack Sewer/Water from 1 action on the concerns raised limits overall production. grass. We should discourage about assessing water surpluses, The board also discussed it .” Pack Equipment ~ 200 Saddles ~ In Stock, New & Used, But the agreement does not but it did discuss how the supply the need to encourage water Edwards then suggested it along with all the Matching Tack require the district to sell surplus side of the district’s work has conservation by steering might be a good idea to show YEAR ROUND DISCOUNTS water to the Yellowstone Club, been overshadowed by all the homeowners, developers and the community what a water- 10% OFF Tack, Pads, Reins, Bits, etc. ~ 20% OFF Tack w/ purchase of said Cronin. debate over effluent disposal. landscapers away from what smart yard looks like. Saddle ~ 25% OFF Saddles ~ 30% OFF SALE CORNER Saddles & Tack “It says we sell them water as “It’s been disposal, disposal,” Wheeler described as “$60,000- “It may be useful to do a (Some Exceptions Apply) long as we have surplus water,” said Board Member Brian $70,000 landscaping packages demonstration project and Circle Y • High Horse • Tucker • Billy Cook • Dakota • Courts continued Cronin, explaining Wheeler. “And this (water on a third acre lot” that require incentivize it,” said Edwards. McCall • Pack Saddles • Pack Equipment that he thinks now is a good supply) has been sitting off to a gusher of irrigation water to At the February board time to start hard conversations the side.” maintain. meeting, there also was Gift Certificates Available 406-586-8225 (TACK) 2 Mi. South of 4 Corners about water conservation and “The Mountain Village is “Landscapers are proposing discussion about a development [email protected] 80155 Gallatin Hwy • Bozeman, MT Cid Klebenow, Manager increasing the district’s supply very close to being short of these packages and people proposed by landowner Bill Mon-Sat 10-5 • Closed Sundays WE SHIP! of fresh water any way it can, water,” added Jim Muscat, the are saying ‘yes,’” continued Fallon, who would like to including the rehabbing of old district’s water superintendent. Wheeler. “They are eating some connect lots in Aspen Groves to wells. “A lot has changed in 15 years. water. We need to encourage the water and sewer district. “We need to look at all of There’s a lot of demand. What xeriscaping.” And the board received the above. Because hey, this we had yesterday doesn’t mean Wheeler then mentioned media training from Maria is a finite resource and we’re what we’ll have tomorrow. We that a neighbor made the switch Effertz Hanson, with AE2S going to run out some day,” said would be remiss if we didn’t to low-water-use xeriscaping. Communications. The training Cronin, noting recent studies look at the big picture. But the “He used to water the rocks. was designed to prepare district and discussion about local precedent of selling water, there Now he just has rocks,” said staff and board members for water supply. “If we do nothing, are steps that have to be taken. Wheeler. increased media scrutiny as the from now until 2025, we’ll hit We need to stay ahead of the Muscat commented, “We got debate over how to handle future that wall where production is g am e .” to make it hurt if you’re going to effluent discharge continues. not keeping up with demand. There is a steady supply of be a water waster.” “We’re cooperating. We’re That’s coming quicker than we water at the Mountain Village, Wheeler chimed back in, sharing,” said Effertz Hanson. think.” said Edwards, but some has adding, “A lot of it is education. “Everything we’re doing is public The board did not take any elevated sulfur content so that We used to encourage a lot of information.” LONE PEAK LOOKOUT 14 February 22, 2018

Recent storms delivered great powder skiing, filling chairs all over the mountain, including on the Lone Moose Triple pictured here. Sunday, Feb. 18 was an epic day at Big Sky with 10 inches of new snow greeting skiers. Check out what the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has to say about current backcountry conditions on page 10. PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON

BIG SKY Presents Living

8 – 10 p.m. Trivia Night at by Logisticalone, Tek Stiile multimedia presentation. 4:30 p.m. g Milton Lone Peak Cinema and SounSiva. Artist Roxann Menasco Duo at Big Sky Join Lone Peak Cinema every Forgione also will be there, Resort’s Chet’s Bar Friday night for trivia. Teams presenting her works and Monday FEBRUARY 26 Sensing a lack of heavy metal of four compete for a chance painting live during the shows. 5:30 p.m. g Open House in your life? Look no further to win free drinks and movie A raffle of her art will follow the ALL DAY g Winter Special at the Big Sky Community than Choppers for a Friday tickets. music. Olympics Montana at Big Library: “Not Just Books night throw down with Sky Resort’s Madison Base Anymore.” 9:30 p.m. g Live music: 8:30 p.m. g Live music: Come see what’s new and Scavenger and Wizzerd. Area Krazy Karaoke at Big Sky Mike Haring at Big Sky Join Special Olympics enjoy refreshments. Resort’s Montana Jack Resort’s Carabiner Lounge Montana the Big Sky Area Winter Games. Come out 10 p.m. g Live music: Wednesday Check out a solo performance Scavenger with Wizzerd at and cheer on the athletes - FEBRUARY 28 Sunday spectators welcome. by One Leaf Clovers’ Kent Choppers Grub & Pub February 25 7:30-8:15 a.m. Volunteer 10:30 a.m. g BSCO Winter Johnson at Montana Jack. If you like vintage rock like Ski & Learn series: Tracks Black Sabbath, Elder and Sunday services at check-in at Headwaters Grill Big Sky Chapel 9-9:15 a.m. Opening and Trails with Grizzly and Wolfmother, this show is right Wolf Discovery Center at Thursday up your alley. Ceremony FEBRUARY 22 8 a.m. g St. Joseph’s of 9:45-11:30 a.m. Alpine the Hummocks Trail Big Sky - Catholic Mass downhill races Join a naturalist from the 3:30 p.m. g Live music: K. 10:30 a.m.-noon Snowshoe Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Pilz at Scissorbills Saloon Saturday 9:30 a.m. g All Saints in Center for an all-ages winter FEBRUARY 24 races on Madison Avenue Big Sky - A shared ministry 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch nature hike. Learn about 3:30 p.m. g Live music: ALL DAY g Mad Wolf Relay of the Episcopal and 1-2:30 p.m. Final alpine winter animal activity and Kent Johnson at Big Sky Lutheran (ELCA) Churches how to read animal signs. Resort’s Montana Jack at Big Sky Resort downhill and snowshoe races Help raise money for the Big 3 – 3:45 p.m. Awards and The program will begin with 11 a.m. g Big Sky g Sky Ski Education Foundation a wildlife chat, followed by 4 p.m. Live music: Christian Fellowship Closing Ceremonies at Kenny Diamond at Big Sky by participating in the Mad Headwaters Patio a 45-minute walk along the Hummocks Trail looking for Resort’s Carabiner Lounge Wolf Relay. It combines alpine Sunday services at tracks and animal activity. skiing or snowboarding, Big Sky Resort g 4 p.m. g Live music: Mike Bring questions about the 4:30 p.m. Live music: running, Nordic skiing and 1:30 p.m. g Main Chapel Yellowstone area’s raptors, Lauren & Jeff at Big Sky fat biking or snowshoeing. service: meet just below Haring at Big Sky Resort’s wolves and bears. Resort’s Chet’s Bar Starting at the top of Powder Seeker lift Carabiner Lounge Hangman’s run at Big Sky g 6 p.m. g PowerHouse: 3:30 p.m. g Live music: 7 p.m. Live music: Resort and ending at Lone 3 p.m. g Moonlight Basin Big Sky at LUXE Spirits & Diamond at Big Sky John Hannahs at Gallatin Mountain Ranch. All proceeds Chapel service: meet Sweets Resort’s Montana Jack Riverhouse Grill benefit BSSEF programs. below Six Shooter lift Come see Ophir second grade Join facilitator Lauryn Register online at www.bssef. g g Elizabeth for an evening 4:30 p.m. Live music: teacher and the assistant com/event/2018-mad-wolf 3:30 p.m. Live music: boys’ varsity basketball coach Stumpy Sundays at of networking, learning Brian and Ben at Big Sky Resort’s Chet’s Bar at LPHS perform all types 8:30 a.m. g Big Sky Scissorbills Saloon and wisdom-sharing. The of tunes while displaying PowerHouse: Montana Christian Fellowship 5:30 p.m. g Art Party at 3:30 p.m. g Live music: initiative is a series of monthly exceptional skills as a Prayer Summit LUXE Spirits and Sweets Dan Dubuque at Big Sky gatherings across the state. showman and entertainer. When was the last time you The first-ever Cocktails and Resort’s Montana Jack These events were created hit the pause button on life Canvas art party hosted 4 p.m. g Live music: Jazz and slowed down enough to to encourage mentorship 4:30-7 p.m. – g Montana by The Art Party. Come sip at Night at Big Sky Resort’s dwell upon what is of greatest and networking opportunities Artisan Showcase at champagne, and enjoy drink Carabiner Lounge importance? Join BSCF on among Montana women. Firehole Lounge in Big Sky and dessert specials while Feb. 24 for a morning of Resort Huntley Lodge you paint an Art Deco inspired prayer and worship to help A free event for all ages masterpiece! Space is limited, you take this much needed featuring local artists, Tuesday reserve your easel at https:// break. FEBRUARY 27 photographers, culinarians as www.iloveartparties.com/big- 4 p.m. g Live music: sky. $45/person. Noon g American Legion well as distillery, brewery and Oratory Contest at Big Sky winery tastings and a Greater Lauren Jackson at Big Sky School District Yellowstone ecosystem Resort’s Carabiner Lounge

3:30 p.m. g Live music: Sensing a lack of heavy metal Kent Johnson at Scissorbills Saloon in your life? Look no further than Choppers for a Friday 3:30 p.m. g Live music: night throw down with Milton Menasco at Big Sky Scavenger and Wizzerd. Resort’s Montana Jack 4:30 p.m. & 9 p.m. g Live music: Lone Mountain Trio Friday at Big Sky Resort’s Chet’s FEBRUARY 23 Bar

3:30 p.m. g Live music: 5 p.m. g Live music: Brian Dan Dubuque at Stumpf at Rainbow Ranch Scissorbills Saloon Lodge

3:30 p.m. g Live music: 7 p.m. g Live music: Diamond at Big Sky Double Barrel at Gallatin Resort’s Montana Jack Riverhouse Grill This dynamic duo will sure 4 p.m. g Live music: Mike please you. Awesome country, Haring at Big Sky Resort’s honky-tonk and red dirt music. Carabiner Lounge 8 p.m. g Live music: Tribal 7 p.m. g Live music: The Sessions at Lone Peak Sugar Daddies at Gallatin Brewery The community is invited to attend the annual Winter Special Olympics on Monday. Come out Riverhouse Grill Featuring electronic music to support your local Olympians as they compete in a variety of races, and cheer along during the awards ceremony at 3:45 p.m.