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One of Time magazine’s
most “influential people in
the world” will deliver the
keynote address at Senator
Jon Tester’s next Small Business
Opportunity Workshop,
which is March 26
in Bozeman. U.S. Deputy
Agriculture Secretary Kathleen
Merrigan will discuss
economic opportunities in
farming and ranching, as
well as accessing capital and
foreign markets.
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one of the ‘most
influential people in the
world’ tokeynote Tester’s
next jobs workshop
deputy secretary of agriculture to
address march 26 small business
opportunity Workshop in bozeman
“As I keep up my fight for
Montana jobs, it’s critical
to have the nation’s leaders
hear directly from folks on
the ground and to open up
every available resource
for Montana’s farmers and
ranchers,” said Tester, the U.S. Senate’s
only farmer.
Merrigan is a former teacher and manager
of the Know Your Farmer, Know
Your Food effort, which highlights
the connection between farmers and
consumers and supports local food
systems to boost economic opportunities
in rural America.
Over the past two years, over a thousand
of Montana small business owners
and entrepreneurs have attended
Tester’s workshops in Great Falls,
Bozeman, Kalispell and Missoula.
The Bozeman workshop will be at
Montana State University, 8 a.m. - 1
p.m. The event is free and open to the
public. RSVP at
tester.senate.gov/workshop.
Moonlight Basin
extending winter season
By April every year, Moonlight’s Headwaters are in prime shape. Chokes of the
chutes are filled in. The aprons are fat. The wetter spring snow sticks to the rocks
and makes for hero conditions. The sun is finally shining on the north-facing
cirque, but the mountain is about to shut down.
Not this year. In keeping with the theme of Montana’s ski areas for spring 2011,
Moonlight Basin is extended operations for the winter ski season by two weekends.
The last official day of operation at Moonlight Basin was April 10, however
now the resort will reopen on April 16, 17, 23 and 24 (weekends only, weather
dependent). Big Sky will be open those days, and Bridger Bowl also extended its
season further into April.
Moonlight’s ticketing, rentals, retail shops and dining will operate in a limited
capacity, and all lifts with the exception of the Lone Tree, Pony and Derringer
will run. Guests who purchase a 2011/12 season pass (pass sale starts March 19)
can also ski and ride the remainder of this season.
“Mother Nature has been very generous … throughout the 2010/11 season, and
we’re thrilled to offer extended skiing and riding as a thank you to our visitors,”
said Moonlight’s General Manager, Greg Pack.
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Educator workshops are a new addition
this year. From 9 a.m. to noon,
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Swishes for Wishes
Help Chi Omega Sorority
and Montana State University
basketball players make
a slam-dunk for children
with life-threatening medical
conditions by attending
Swishes for Wishes 3-on-3
basketball tournament
on March 27. The annual
event, being held to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Montana, will
take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MSU’s Shroyer Gym in Bozeman. Team signups
are available at swishes4wishes.webs.com.
Big Sky/Bozeman Financial
advisor ranked among top
in Montana
Financial Advisor Scott L. Brown was recently recognized among the top advisors
in Montana by Barron’s magazine, on the “America’s top 1000 Advisors: Stateby-State”
list published in the Februrary 21 edition. Brown has residences in Big
Sky and Bozeman and has been with Merrill Lynch more than five years.
To achieve this ranking, advisors must have a minimum of seven years’ financial
services experience and have been employed at their current firm for at least one
year. Determining measures include: client balances, return on assets, client
satisfaction/retention, compliance records, and community contribution.
astronomy day
A day of astronomy-related events
for kids, adults and teachers will be
held in Bozeman on Saturday, April
2, including a presentation by astronaut
Richard Arnold, who flew to the
International Space Station as part of
NASA’s Teacher in Space program.
Public events take place at the Museum
of the Rockies from 1-4 p.m., and
an evening telescope viewing session
is scheduled for 7:30-10 p.m.,
weather permitting. All Astronomy
Day 2011 activities are free.
At 1:10 p.m., astronaut Richard
Arnold will speak about his 2009
mission aboard the space shuttle
Discovery, with an autograph session
to follow. NASA Solar System
Ambassador Shirley Green will
present “Pluto and New Horizons”
at 3 p.m. At 4 p.m., Robert Leamon,
a Living with a Star Discipline
Scientist, will present about NASA’s
Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Kids’ activities include face painting,
sun catchers, star finders and
solar system jewelry. Telescopes
will be set up for
solar observing, and
exhibits in the main
lobby will feature
activities, information
and give-aways from
NASA missions and MSU
researchers.
grade 4-12 educators can learn about
lunar and meteorite samples stored
at the NASA Johnson Space Center
and become certified to bring these
samples into their classrooms. The
workshop is led by NASA education
specialist Tony Leavitt. “Ice in the
Solar System” takes place noon -1
p.m. Designed for teachers of grades
K-12, it is led by NASA Solar System
Educator Shirley Greene. CE
Units are available and pre-registration
is required.
Astronomy Day is sponsored by
the Museum of the Rockies, Montana
Space Grant Consortium and
its Space Public Outreach Team
(SPOT), Project WET Foundation,
Southwest Montana Astronomical
Society, and MSU’s Astrobiology
Biogeocatalysis Research Center,
Department of Education, Extended
University, Solar Physics Research
Group and SPIE.
eu.montana.edu/astronomyday
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