The Y Without Walls

Participation by Bozeman area families and children in Gallatin Valley YMCA (GVY) programs doubled to almost 4,000 in 2012, after almost doubling in 2011. This past year, more than 1,000 Bozeman/Belgrade-area children played on GVY’s youth…

Back Country Skiing in Montana: Tobacco Root Style

March turned into a wait-and-see month for recreation in southwest Montana. Each week was an exercise in pulling up the NOAA forecast, figuring how high the rain/snow line would rise and fall, and whether we should be packing ski gear or mountain…

A Kaleidoscope of Imagination at Kaleidoscope Youth Theater

For nearly 20 years, Stacy Hostetter has been working to shatter the notion that children’s theater can be no more than a few kids in vegetable costumes dancing to recorded music. The culmination of her efforts is Kaleidoscope Youth Theater…

When Old Isn’t Historic

Historic preservation is built on retaining older buildings which communicate our shared history. These places help us understand the events or specific people which shaped our past, as well as the architecture and construction techniques used during…

A Completely Biased Review: KGLT Radio

It’s easy for me to say good things about alternative, freeform, commercial free radio. Hearing Michael Jackson in the middle of a Monday afternoon while driving in my car makes me happy, and when it happened recently I called 994-4492…

Brotherhood, Family, and Patriotism Film Screening: Ride for Lance

A film documentary, Ride for Lance, will be screened at the American Legion in Bozeman on Thursday evening, April 11, 2013. The film captures the 12,000-mile motorcycle ride by Navy SEALs in honor of a fallen brother. The film includes stunning…

Freedom Sound Off – generates support for troops

Operation Never Forgotten (ONF) will host the first ever Freedom Sound Off on March 15 and 16 as a way of raisingfunds to bring injured veterans to Big Sky. This singing competition is free to the public and will provide a chance for winners to…

Is January Forgotten?

Here it is March already! The first day of spring is right around the corner and all those holiday festivities have long past, and so have those resolutions to be a new and better you. How did you do? Did you accomplish your goal? Did you lose that…

DREAM BIG, focus small

As an entrepreneur, I’ve found one of the toughest things to do is focus. If you are anything like me, you constantly brainstorm new business ideas and get distracted by everyday occurrences. To help increase my effectiveness each day…