January is National Mentoring Month:
Successful, Long-term Mentoring Helps the Entire Community
Longstanding studies show long-term, one-to-one, volunteer mentoring works. As we mark National Mentoring Month this January, Big Brothers Big Sisters of…
We’ve all seen the creek flowing outside the high school, but have we ever thought about the fact that it is an actual creek, which was once home to fish and is a tributary to the East Gallatin? Mandeville Creek is a spring fed creek that has…
Tea, camellia sinensis, has been in use for thousands of years in Asia, and from the beginning it has always been associated with healing and good health. A popular Chinese myth attributes the discovery of tea to Shen Nong, the legendary Emperor of…
During Michael Hickey’s two decades of Bozeman living, he’s experienced a lot of outdoor adventures. Now he is capturing his love of exploration in a series of children’s books.
Hickey’s first effort, titled “Mike on a Bike in a Forest”…
Alexa Calio, owner of Refuge Building, knows consumers are concerned with saving money. While people are convinced of the health benefits of using green products, they hesitate because they’re afraid it’s unaffordable. She wants to…
On November 28th, the Bozeman City Commission decided to ban the use of hand-held electronic devices by drivers of motor vehicles. Mayor Jeff Krauss was the only opposing vote to the measure. The passage of the law means that starting January 17th…
The Alternative Wellness Epicurean:
Potions and Lotions and Herbs, Oh My!
Ok, I’ll admit it; I’m skeptical about herbs. They kind of make me nervous. They look weird and they sometimes smell weird. I’m not really sure how to buy them or how to…
Ever since credit cards first appeared on the scene back in the early 1960’s what merchants are legally allowed to charge, and what they are not allowed, has constantly changed.
On May 22, 2009, President Obama signed the Credit Card Act of 2009…
You’d be surprised where some of the largest companies in the world started their businesses. Companies including Microsoft and Hewlett Packard bootstrapped and started out of their homes. So have many of the successful companies based in Bozeman…
For underwater borrowers, or those homeowners that owe more than their home is worth, there was some potentially good news lately. What is being called HARP 2.0, or the Home Affordable Refinance Program, is a set of changes that is being made to the…
