THURSDAY lonepeaklookout.com JulyNovember 19, 2018 1, 2018 FREE Volume 1, Issue 3348 BigBig Sky, Sky, LONELONE PEAKPEAK LOOKOUTLOOKOUT MontanaMontana Election 2018 PREVIEW Strong showing by Your ballot decoded LPHS volleyball A breakdown for Big Sky voters in Madison and Gallatin Counties Montana’s U.S. Senate race has hit $60 million and shattered a state record as conservative groups funded by wealthy donors saturate the airwaves with ads attacking Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and seek to capitalize on President Donald Trump’s feud with the lawmaker.” Republicans point out Tester is a darling of outside donors, with Rosendale far behind Tester in receiving direct campaign contributions—$5 million versus almost $20 million for Tester. Not everything pointed out recently by Where will the Nov. 6 election take us? Libertarian congressional candidate Elinor Swanson is pictured the Republican National here. Learn more about her and others vying for the chance to represent, serve and glide Big Sky into Committee has been the future. PHOTO COURTESY THE CAMPAIGN accurate and helpful. Amid all the over-sized postcards BY DAVID MADISON capturing Rep. Greg Gianforte’s assault and voter guides from [email protected] on a news reporter. advocacy groups, a Montana mailer Like an attempted wrestling reversal, arrived recently from the RNC. isinformation continues ads supporting Gianforte slam his As reported by news outlets across to crowd the airwaves as challenger Kathleen Williams, falsely the state, the RNC mailer contained false television commercials and accusing her of being anti-gun. Then information that ballots post-marked the onlineD advertising spew out the last of there’s the “Maryland Matt” drumbeat day before Election Day will be accepted the venomous messaging efforts before of negative content, including an image up to 10 days after Nov. 6. Election Day on Nov. 6. depicting Auditor Matt Rosendale— This is incorrect. The deadline for all Ruth Blodgett (left) and Kodi Boersma held down the back line Some unfortunate highlights from who’s trying to unseat Sen.Tester—as a ballots is 8 p.m. on Election Day. during District 11 C tournament play Oct. 24-26 at Manhattan the current round of last-minute freakish half-man, half-crab monster. Inside, we’ve attempted to decode Christian High School. Both players delivered key return shots as the smear tactics includes a Sen. Jon Tester What’s behind the tsunami ballots for Big Sky voters on both sides Big Horns advanced to face the top talent on display in Churchill. lookalike using stage makeup to coverup of tediously predictable political of the county line. alleged political missteps. In another advertising? The Associated Press Check it out on pages A6 - A9 More on page A2 spot, there are samples of the audio reported this week, “Spending on PHOTO BY DAVID MADISON Poll finds uncertainty among Prior planning Montana voters about initiatives Big Sky Fire Department to pursue new poll of associate professor of numbers showed Republican Montana voters political science, led a incumbent Greg Gianforte updated master plan conducted jointly team of four MSU political leading Democratic by MontanaA State University challenger Kathleen Williams BY JOLENE PALMER to address as we are just now addressed the need for updated political scientists and the by 7 points. (Another [email protected] implementing some of the fire stations and adding more Montana Television Network “About one-fifth University of Montana recommendations of the 2015 firefighters, as well as for the found a high degree of of Montana voters poll cited by the Williams hen the last Master Plan, and now we FEMA grant the department uncertainty among potential campaign showed her in a Big Sky Fire need to adjust our goals due received to support additional voters about three ballot are uncertain dead heat with Gianforte.) Department to the all of the changes in the staffing. measures in the state’s Nov. 6 The poll also included MasterW Plan was completed at community,” said Farhat. It’s not just the recent growth election. how they will questions about Initiatives the end of 2015, consultants That’s not to say the plan of the community, but the scope The poll’s lead analyst vote on all three 185 and 186 and the renewal from Emergency Services wasn’t useful. The 2015 report of the projects being planned said that large numbers of of the 6-mill levy. Consulting, International was the basis of the BSFD’s by local developers that are uncommitted voters usually of the initiatives “Across all three ballot looked at the next decade, successful 2017 request for results in support for the on the upcoming initiatives, there is a high predicting steep growth for Big a mill levy increase, which Prior planning | A3 status quo, which could be level of ‘I don’t knows,’ Sky. The consultants weren’t good news for a renewal of election ballot.” ranging around 18-22 wrong, but that growth, and the 6-mill levy to fund public percent,” Parker said. “That’s the demand for the emergency CONTENTS higher education. important when it comes to services that coincide, happened But it may not be as scientists that conducted the voting for an initiative that much quicker than the report Goodbye and thanks on-call firefighters ....................................... A3 positive for Montana ballot poll of Montanans’ voting will change the law. When forecast—a full seven years Ballots through the eyes of Big Sky .............................................. A6 Initiative 185, which would preferences for the upcoming voters don’t know at this earlier, as BSFD Chief William LPHS students dive into compost ................................................. B1 raise taxes on tobacco election. point, they often will vote for Farhat explained at the Meet Tinsel the cat ......................................................................... B2 products to expand Medicaid It showed Democrat Jon the status quo. The ‘I don’t department’s monthly board Crossword ....................................................................................... B3 in the state, or I-186, which Tester leads Republican knows’ often become nos.” meeting in October. Obit: William B. Davis ..................................................................... B4 seeks to protect water from Matt Rosendale by 3 points. Initiative 185 “It's reflective of the Lots of letters to the editor ............................................................. B6 acid mine drainage. In the poll results for the explosive growth in Big Sky Blotter: Curse of a cursing neighbor ............................................. B9 David Parker, MSU state’s congressional race, the Poll finds uncertainty | A2 and it has been a challenge 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 A10 November 1, 2018 Community Corner a focus on the good stuff An apple a day Big Sky joins in on Montana Crunch Time Drivers passing by the Big Sky School District athletic field on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. would have been hard-pressed not to do a double-take. That’s because all 370 or so BSSD students and most of their teachers, K-12, were seated in the bleachers at once. It wasn’t to watch a sport- ing event. Or even catch some rays. No, the entire school district was outside eating apples. The event was part of a statewide campaign known as Montana A future ski throne. PHOTO COURTESY BIG SKY RESORT Crunch Time, which celebrated Food Day and National Farm to School Month by inviting Montana students to crunch into locally and regionally grown apples. The idea caught the eye of BSSD’s Wellness Have a seat Committee, which, thanks to an apple donation by the Moonlight Community Foundation, made it happen in Big Sky. The first four of 64 total chairs destined for the state-of-the-art Ramcharger 8 lift were delivered to Big Sky Resort last week. Each —JP eight-seater chair is 15 feet wide, 13 feet tall and weighs over a ton. That’s roughly the weight of four adult grizzly bears, in case you were measuring in omnivorous mountain animals. The 4.19-foot deep bubbles on each chair will protect lift-riders from the elements, and heated seats, individual footrests and headrests round out the lift experience. Oh, and the custom luxury seats endured quite the trip to get to Big Sky—originating from over 5,000 miles away at Doppelmeyer’s seat producing facility, Gassner Stahlbbau in Austria. Ramcharger 8 will start turning in December 2018. The lift formerly known as Ramcharger was relocated this summer to replace Shedhorn, now Shedhorn 4, and will also open this December. —JP Bonus bingo Following it’s last normal bingo night on Oct. 23, Big Sky’s American Not bad, eh? Ophir Elementary kindergarteners James Wilson, Ethan Singer and Cedar Legion Post 99 will offer an extra dose of bingo at the Gallatin River- Ford enjoy a crisp Montana-grown apple as part of Montana Crunch Time held across the house Grill, Tues. Nov. 13 starting around 6:15 p.m. state at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24. PHOTO BY JOLENE PALMER This is a community appreciation round of bingo, with “larger than normal payouts,” reports Post 99, adding, “We will be drawing a win- ning ticket for our queen-sized quilt raffle so get your tickets soon. The American Legion Post 99 appreciates everyone who has participated in An invite to cele- our bingo sessions this fall. We will start our spring sessions after the brate Veteran’s ski season.” —Jack Hudspeth Day at the Big Sky Do you swear? School District “I do solemnly swear that I will support, protect and defend the Con- stitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Mon- Veterans Day this year is Sunday Nov.