September Editors Note

100 Issues of Bozeman Magazine

Angie Ripple

Welcome to the 100th issue! We are very proud of this amazing achievement and thankful to you for reading, and for our advertisers who have supported us by investing in their businesses and using the power of print to get themselves seen!To…

The Rules Committee

Jerry Schuster

One thing I’ve noticed about new town, aka Bozeman; sure are a lot of rules around here! Problem is, not everyone has to follow them. Let me explain.First, a bit of background. During my forty plus years of law practice in old town, aka Wolf…

100 Days in Bozeman

Part of the Whole

Kate Emmerich

Tuesday, September 8, will mark our 100th day since we moved to Bozeman. It also just happens to coincide with Bozeman Magazine’s 100th Anniversary issue. In an effort to try new things, and ingratiate myself with my new community, I reached…

One Book, One Bozeman

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Discovery Changes Everything

Dictionaries have several listed definitions of the word “immortal,” but one can pretty easily clump those together into three basic categories: not subject to death; remembered or celebrated through all time; and (of a…

Montana Cannabis 2015

There are currently 4 states that have legalized recreational marijuana, 23 states that allow medicinal use, and 11 additional states that have passed CBD-only laws. (CBD - Cannabidiol is one of the active cannabinoids identified in cannabis.) It…

A Reflection on Life Transitions

There is Always Ice Cream

Christine Hallenbeck Ask

I’ve always hated life transitionsAt the onset of middle school, it was fear of the adolescent mosh pit. In high school, it was fear of random clarinet testing. In college, it was fear of identity: both losing and finding myself, preferably in…

Surviving Bozeman

Letter From the Editor

Angie Ripple

Bozeman, Montana. What an amazingly interesting little place, don’t you think? Nestled neatly in the middle of nowhere with the majesty and beauty of countless mountain ranges surrounding us and the nation’s first National Park in our…