<strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> July 15, 2011 Volume 2, Issue 13 CEO, PUBLISHER & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Eric Ladd COO & SENIOR EDITOR Megan Paulson CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mike Martins MANAGING EDITOR Emily Stifler GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kelsey Dzintars EDITOR Abbie Digel EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Taylor Anderson SALES DIRECTOR Frank Jordan DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Danielle Chamberlain VIDEOGRAPHER Brian Niles OUTLAW-AT-LARGE Hunter Rothwell INTERN Kaela Schommer CONTRIBUTORS Kimberlie Barrett, Dan Benson, Victoria Bentley, Pat Branting, Eileen Connors, Jamie Daugaard, Felicia Ennis, Kari Fields, Dave Granger, Erin Groth, Kim Ibes, Gervaise Purcell, Krista Mach, Derek Meyer, Steve Michaud, Brandon Niles, Deb Couson Smith, Gregg Treinish, Ennion Williams edItorIal PolIcy Outlaw Partners LLC is the sole owner of the <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly. No part of this publication may be reprinted without written permission from the publisher. The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly reserves the right to edit all submitted material for content, corrections or length. Printed material reflects the opinion of the author and is not necessarily the opinion of Outlaw Partners or the editors of this publication. No advertisements, columns, letters to the editor or other information will be published that contain discrimination based on sex, age, race, religion, creed, nationality, sexual preference, or are in bad taste. PaPer dIstrIbutIon Distributed every other Friday in towns across Southwest Montana, including <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>, Bozeman, West Yellowstone, Three Forks , Ennis, Dillon, Gardiner and Livingston. facebook.com/explorebigsky explorebigsky letter to the eDitor ParaMeters correctIons The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly runs corrections to This is a platform for readers to express errors we’ve printed. Please report them views and share ways they would like to emily@theoutlawpartners.com to effect change. The Weekly will run letters, positive or negative, of 250 outlaW Partners & tHe bIG sKy WeeKly words or less that are respectful, ethical, P.O. Box 160250 state accurate facts and figures, and are <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>, MT 59716 proofread for grammar and content. We explorebigsky.com reserve the right to edit letters. Please (406) 995-2055 include: first and last name, address, media@theoutlawpartners.com phone number and title. Send letters to emily@theoutlawpartners.com. © 2011 The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly Unauthorized reproduction prohibited 2 July 15, 2011 explorebigsky.com Community…4 letters...5 big sky…7 local news...9 regional…10 Montana…13 youth...18 Family pathways...19 sports...20 big sky weekly on the Cover: Mariah peters from bakery of love in Gallatin Gateway displays one of their pies at the Gallatin valley Farmer’s Market new outlaw in town The Outlaw Partners would like to welcome Frank Jordan, their new sales director, to their team. Born in Germany and raised in Atlanta, GA, Jordan studied Business at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. Jordan recently moved to Bozeman from Asheville, N. C. with his wife Kari and their son, Luke. With over 13 years of business, sales, and marketing experience, Jordan is excited to be part of Outlaw’s team. Fluent in German, an avid skier/ snowboarder, kayaker, fisherman, mountain biker and cook, Jordan will be out in the field forming client relationships and in-house assisting with Outlaw’s publications, media and marketing operations. “Frank brings us some great experience, especially in the arena of sales, marketing, acting and Class V kayaking,” said Eric Ladd, CEO of Outlaw Partners. Before Outlaw, Jordan was a Sales Manager at a BMW dealership in North Carolina, and also assisted his wife Kari with her acupuncture business. Drop him a line at frank@ theoutlawpartners.com or (406) 599-8345 theoutlawpartners.com outlaw partners’ new team member, Frank Jordan table of contents architecture...21 business directory...22 events...25 Classifieds...26 events...25 reel review...28 Fun...29 back 40...31 special section: <strong>health</strong> & <strong>wellness</strong>...33
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