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Wildlife-vehicle collisions have become common as Gallatin Valley grows
This article is the first in a planned three-part series on wildlife-vehicle conflict. A series of grainy camera trap images show a mother whitetail deer leading her fawn to the opening of a tunnel under a busy highway. She lies down and watches patiently as her fawn tentatively steps into the tunnel’s shadow, jumping away a few times before finally deciding to cross through. What is this sheltered pathway, and why is it here? The mother deer seems to know.
Baseball: Big Horns earn first-ever playoff berth
Young team ‘ahead of schedule’ with 2024 success. It came to a four-way tie, but Lone Peak High School’s one-year-old baseball program held the tiebreaker advantage and earned a spot in the state playoffs. The Big Horns gained experience during their second-ever campaign, winning four of their...
Moonlight Community Foundation awards $400,000 in grants to 18 nonprofits with local impact
This spring, Moonlight Community Foundation awarded its annual grants to 18 Big Sky nonprofits, totaling $400,000—MCF’s largest-ever grant cycle. By category, MCF awarded $141,250 for youth education, $95,250 for conservation initiatives and $163,500 for underserved needs. Awards support programs and initiatives for youth education, conservation, and the underserved needs benefiting Big Sky, according to a May 6 press release.
Big Sky Conference Softball Championships Day 1
Miller Ranch Stadium hosted day one of the Big Sky Conference Softball Championships. And if day one is any indication of how the tournament will go, fans are in for a tremendous slate of games. Game one: Portland State vs Weber State, Neveah Smith made a great play to beat...
Multi million-dollar bond set to hit ballot in Gallatin Co.
BELGRADE, Mont. — A multi-million dollar bond will go before Gallatin County voters during Tuesday’s school elections. The Belgrade School District board passed a $60.5 million bond earlier this year that will help pay for a new elementary school and renovate the current middle school. Officials say if...
Golf: Big Horn girls win divisionals, eyes on Class B state
Sophomore Cate Leydig, last year’s individual Class C state champion, wins Class B southeast division. On Monday, the Lone Peak High School boys and girls varsity golf teams competed in the Class B southeast divisional tournament at Lake Hills Golf Course in Billings. It was Lone Peak’s first playoff tournament as a member of Montana Class B.
Resort Tax approves fact-finding study about incorporation
USPS to operate Big Sky’s post office, update on summer road work, voters to decide on county government study. On Wednesday, May 8, the Big Sky Resort Area District hosted its bi-annual Madison-Gallatin Joint County Commission Meeting, with topics including BSRAD’s selection of a vendor to complete a $329,750 study about the possible pros and cons of local government in Big Sky, including incorporation as a municipality.
Yellowstone Club hosts regional training for avalanche rescue dogs
In late March, the Yellowstone Club hosted training exercises for avalanche rescue dogs and their handlers for ski patrols and search and rescue units from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado. The session was led by John Reller, founder of Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment and a leader in K9 avalanche training,...
Big Sky Chamber and UnitedHealthcare team up to help Montana businesses control heath care costs, recruit and retain employees
Newly designed community chamber program health plan is tailored to small business employers statewide. For a small business, offering health insurance can go a long way toward recruiting and retaining quality employees. In fact, 80% of Montana’s workforce between 18 and 64 years old get their insurance through their employer. However, health care costs continue to be a challenge for small businesses. In Montana, a premium for a 40-year-old employee is $449 a month on average, and there continues to be a 16% annual increase year-over-year. It’s clear there needs to be a better option.
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