Feb. 3 - 16, 2017 Volume 8 // Issue #3 Big Sky celebrates kindness ‘Penny for Housing' moves forward Lady Big Horns' hoops team on a roll Spotlight: Big Sky Big Grass locals Plus: Winter Real Estate Guide #explorebigsky explorebigsky explorebigsky @explorebigsky ON THE COVER: Ophir Elementary and Middle School students, staff and faculty get in the spirit of “riding the wave to kindness” on Jan. 30 at the Hawaiian-themed kick-off pep rally for the five-day global anti-bullying campaign, The Great Kindness Challenge. PHOTO BY WES OVERVOLD Feb. 3 – Feb. 16, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume 8, Issue No. 3 Owned and published in Big Sky, Montana Section 1: News PUBLISHER 'Penny for Housing' Eric Ladd Opinion.............................................................................5 moves forward EDITORIAL Local...............................................................................10 MANAGING EDITOR / DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Tyler Allen Montana.........................................................................15 SENIOR EDITOR Amanda Eggert Section 2: Environment, Sports & Health CREATIVE SENIOR DESIGNER Environment..................................................................17 Taylor-Ann Smith Sports.............................................................................21 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Carie Birkmeier Health.............................................................................27 VIDEO DIRECTOR Wes Overvold Section 3: Outdoors, Gear, Fun VIDEO EDITOR Lady Big Horns' hoops team on a roll Ryan Weaver Outdoors........................................................................33 SALES AND OPERATIONS Gear................................................................................ CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Megan Paulson Fun...................................................................................47 Spotlight: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SALES AND MARKETING Back 40.........................................................................48 E.J. Daws Big Sky Big EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND Section 4: Events & Entertainment.............49 ADMINISTRATION Alexis Deaton Grass locals MEDIA AND EVENTS DIRECTOR Section 5: Real Estate Guide.......................65 Ersin Ozer + Winter Real Estate Guide MARKETING COORDINATOR Amy Delgrande DISTRIBUTION COORDINATOR Doug Hare CONTRIBUTORS Rich Addicks, Bruce Auchly, Lander Bachert, Matthew Brown, Alan Bublitz, Jackie Rainford Corcoran, Jeff Daniels, Dan Egan, Diane Gardner, Sarah Gianelli, Mead Gruver, David Johnson, Gene Johnson, Eric Knoff, Ted Kooser, Tallie Lancey, Thomas Lee, Derek Lennon, Theo Lipfert, Matt Ludin, Scott Mechura, Freddy Monares, Tori Pintar, Adrian-Mathieu Morin, Chelsi Moy, Brandon Niles, Cory Ransom, Dwaine Reider, Milosz Shipman, Michael Siebert, Marshall Swearingen, Patrick Straub, Matt Volz, Denise Wade, Jennie White, Cody Whitmer, 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 necessarily 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 specific 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 Feb. 17, 2017 issue: Feb. 8, 2017 OPENING SHOT CORRECTIONS Please report errors to [email protected] Ty Guarino sends it huge off the “Goal Post” cliff Jan. 4 at Bridger Bowl. PHOTO BY CORY RANSOM OUTLAW PARTNERS & EXPLORE BIG SKY P.O. Box 160250, Big Sky, MT 59716 (406) 995-2055 • [email protected] Do you want to see your photography in the pages of EBS? Submit a maximum of three © 2017 Explore Big Sky unauthorized reproduction prohibited images via email to [email protected] or use #explorebigsky on social media to be eligible. One photo per issue will be chosen for the opening shot. Explore Big Sky OUTLAW NEWS Feb. 3 - 16, 2017 3 News from our publisher, Outlaw Partners TEDxBigSky delivers in first year The inaugural TEDxBigSky event Jan. 28 was an undeniable success from a speaker, organizer and audience point of view. A strong thread of resilience—of not giving up— ran through an otherwise fascinatingly diverse line-up of speakers, perspectives and topics. For Ersin Ozer, Outlaw Partners Media and Events Director, TEDxBigSky license holder and master of ceremonies, the evening far exceeded his lofty expectations. “I thought it was amazing. You spend so much time envisioning something in your head and working on it for months; to see it all come to fruition is incredible,” Ozer said. “There was a moment backstage when I realized it was happening and it was going so well, and that I was standing next to one of my athlete idols [Andrew Crawford] and I’m about introduce him … it was so cool.” Ozer also enjoyed working with a committee of friends and mentors from the Big Sky community to make TEDxBigSky a reality—and that they’re already thinking about next year. Below you’ll find photos from the event and reactions from community members in From left to right: Lori Addicks, Scott Wyatt, Parisa Khosravi, Andrew Crawford, Linda Wortman, Ersin Ozer, attendance, as well as TEDxBigSky speakers Parisa Khosravi and Andrew Crawford. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi. Visit tedxbigsky.com for more information. PHOTOS BY WES OVERVOLD – Sarah Gianelli “We are living in a scary time with uncertainty, no matter of your politics. Coming to a TED talk makes you realize that there are a lot of people that are good with amazing ideas. TEDxBigSky restored my faith in humanity.” - Jerry Wortman Lukas Nelson closed out TEDxBigSky with a solo acoustic performance “It was such a wonderful experience to be in “I can’t tell you how great of an event it was, from Big Sky and feel the warm hospitality of this a speaker’s standpoint! Your team went out of your great community.” - Parisa Khosravi way to make sure that it went off without a hitch!” - Andrew Crawford “Know we thought you were terrific. As for the talks they were fantastic. You had such a great selection of speakers and topics. It really was fantastic. Lastly, many thanks to Outlaw for putting “What an awesome event you put on last night, the evening together. What congratulations! It was even better than I an amazing effort and job imagined.” - Mia Lennon well done!” - Stacy Ossorio 4 Feb. 3 - 16, 2017 Explore Big Sky EBS STAFF MSU Extended University offers WMPAC exhibits an international flavor in fundamentals of investing course February MSU NEWS SERVICE EBS STAFF BOZEMAN – Montana State University’s Extended University will offer a BIG SKY – Visitors to the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center non-credit course on the fundamentals of successful investing. will be treated to visual experiences of Russia, Iran and Tonga this month. The course meets from 6:15-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 15 through March Lone Peak 8 at MSU. Parking is free on campus after 6 p.m. High School senior Dasha The course is intended for people who want to start investing or to gain a Bough’s visual greater understanding of investments already in place. exploration of the evolution of a Russian Instructor Jason Hundhausen will teach new or inexperienced investors the princess from fundamentals of investments and offer information about the process of the czarist successfully investing in today’s marketplace. period to present, titled Participants should gain a good working understanding of the basic processes “Russia through for constructing a portfolio based on a set of goals and a financial plan; the the ages” is various methods used to select specific investments; and a strategy for currently on display putting their plan in place. at WMPAC. During her Feb. Two Iranian men enjoy a late morning cup of tea outside their friends tourist Hundhausen is an asset management specialist in Bozeman who is especially 11 opening, shop in Yazd, Iran. It’s common to see shopkeepers surrounded by friends passionate about helping novice investors. He earned a bachelor’s degree in which starts at drinking tea all through out the day. PHOTO BY TORI PINTAR mechanical engineering from MSU and a master’s from Purdue University. 5 p.m., Bough will also present two short videos of sand art animations she created His rigorous and principled approach to investing and attention to detail as part of the exhibit. replicate his engineering mindset and are key characteristics of his Bough, who plans to study art and Slavic Studies when she enrolls investment philosophy. at Harvard this fall, said through the exhibit she aims to document Russian history and its effect on the Russian soul, through the Participants may register online at eu.montana.edu/noncredit/ or embodiment of a Russian heroine. call MSU Extended University at (406) 994-6683 Bough lived in Moscow until the age of 5 and spends a month in St. Petersburg every summer, where she studies at the Imperial Art School technology director receives Boyne Academy, known for its emphasis on Classical and Russian art. “I innovation award think that combination was lethal for my personality,