June 29, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 13 PUBLISHER Eric Ladd Publisher oF <strong>the</strong> big sky weekly 2011 big sky Chamber oF CommerCe BUSineSS of The Year COO & SENIOR EDITOR Megan Paulson CREATIVE DIRECTOR Mike Martins MANAGING EDITOR Emily Stifler GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kelsey Dzintars EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Taylor Anderson, Renae Counter DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR Danielle Chamberlain VIDEO DIRECTOR Brian Niles VIDEOGRAPHER Chris Davis ACCOUNT RELATIONS COORDINATOR Kacey Brown OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Katie Morrison WEB DEVELOPER/DESIGNER Sean Weas ConTRIBuToRs Tyler Allen, Eric Anderson, Jamie Balke, Robin Brower- Mcbride, Buscrat, Deb Courson Smith, Hea<strong>the</strong>r J. 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Please report <strong>the</strong>m to emily@<strong>the</strong>outlawpartners.com © 2012 The <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly Unauthorized reproduction prohibited 2 June 29, 2012 explorebigsky.com Photo by ersin oZer • 6,000 issues distributed across montana • online at explorebigsky.com • 3,000 + rental properties • 2,500 + big sky taxi rides • hotels and resorts throughout southwest montana • subscriptions distributed to 32 states ouTlaW PaRTneRs & The BIG sKy WeeKly P.O. Box 160250, <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong>, MT 59716 explorebigsky.com (406) 995-2055 media@<strong>the</strong>outlawpartners.com explorebigsky explorebigsky Up close with <strong>the</strong> Beartrap 2 fire Contributor Ersin Ozer took this photo on June 26 from Madison Road, just north of Norris Road. He’d been planning to go fishing at <strong>the</strong> Ennis Dam, but was stopped at a road block for <strong>the</strong> Beartrap 2 Fire, near where <strong>the</strong> Norris Road meets <strong>the</strong> Madison River. “The air was clear until right where <strong>the</strong> road meets <strong>the</strong> river,” Ozer recalls. “You could see all this crazy orange and purple smoke, and <strong>the</strong> light from <strong>the</strong> smoke was reflecting off <strong>the</strong> river, so <strong>the</strong> river had this orange-purple color to it.” Ozer didn’t feel like he was in danger, but said it was a wild experience to be that close to <strong>the</strong> fire. <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly Distribution “Especially seeing it so close to all <strong>the</strong>se homes and ranches that were right <strong>the</strong>re across <strong>the</strong> river. In <strong>the</strong> week preceding this issue of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Big</strong> <strong>Sky</strong> Weekly more than 30,000 acres caught fire in Montana. Strong winds and high temperatures caused <strong>the</strong> fires to grow quickly. Read details, and an experts view on what <strong>the</strong> upcoming fire season may look like on page 13. The Weekly staff would like to express our thanks to <strong>the</strong> firefighters for working so hard to keep our community safe and intact. 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