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Capturing the Authentic with Eric Schmidt
By Jessica Bayramian Byerly
March 2015
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g he art mal(s) inics. With an established reputation and an impressive portfolio spanning over 20 years, Eric Schmidt takes the accolades and awards sprinkled throughout his career in casual stride.
was during this time that Schmidt was able to develop his first body of work, while simultaneously acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to start working with agencies nationwide.
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Schmidt has spent the majority of his career working in advertising for corporate clients across the country, a professional world that is now in a state of flux as ease and power of shooting, capturing the majestic prospective clients turn toward stock photography, wilderness of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, tracing CGI and motion. Now, commissions inevitably launch to the steps of his first inspiration with a Pentax K1000 Schmidt headfirst into exciting and challenging new in his hands. Schmidt vividly remembers the film he realms of creativity, arenas he is both willing to shot and processed that first summer while working explore and adroitly capable of so doing, and doing in Yosemite: he found well. Schmidt recently spans himself speechless upon The Montana State University Extension Service is an completed six television discovering a collectionADA/EO/AA/Veteran’s Preference Employer and Provider spots of for Billings Clinic, ons. of decidedly "awful" Educational Outreach. his directorial debut, and pictures. "It was a wakeeeded. MSU Extension encourages persons with disabilities to has incorporated CGI and a up call and my first realparticipate in its programs and activities. If you anticipatemerging of motion and stills lesson," remarks Schmidt needing any type of special accommodations or have for a range of recent clients. with a knowing smile. questions about the physical access provided, "It takes a lot more thanPlease call Gallatin County Extension/4-H at 406-388-3213 Digital in photography, while a pretty scene to createadvance of your participation or visit. exponentially expanding the a beautiful photograph." realm of possibility, has also So, Schmidt put in the undeniably and conclusively work. He honed his skills, changed the landscape of obtained a BFA from the the craft and profile of the Art Center College of craftsmen. Schmidt recalls Design and worked as a with a laugh that Photoshop camera assistant for several was first required for Art well-known commercial Center students during his photographers. "These final semester in college. guys were busy shooting But that predominantly the kinds of campaigns “old school” training, the that I wanted to shoot, hours reviewing contact so you can imagine how formative these years were (Continued on page 2) for me professionally." It
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Art Opening Reception: Kara Tripp
Friday, March 6th, 6 PM Atrium Gallery Come join us for the opening reception for Kara Tripp’s exhibit in the Atrium Gallery at the Bozeman Public Library. Tripp is a Bozeman, Montana native and winner of the 2014 Sweet Pea Poster Contest. She works with oils and paints with a palette knife, adding a contemporary twist to her work. Her paintings are joyful renderings of the landscapes, animals and farm scenes at the heart of Montana’s roots. In 2014, she opened Tripp Studio at the Emerson Center in Bozeman, MT. Her work is represented in galleries and in Montana, Arizona and Vermont.
Friday Forum
Friday, March 13th, Noon The March Friday Forum will feature Bonnie Sachatello-Sawyer speaking on “The Changing Face of Bozeman: How community needs are changing and how they are being met.” Bonnie is the Founder and Executive Director of Hopa Mountain, a local non-profit organization that invests in rural and tribal citizen leaders – both adults and youth – who are working to improve education, ecological health and economic development. Hopa Mountain recently hosted a Human Rights Day conversation at the Bozeman Public Library featuring human rights issues from varied perspectives, including prison issues and the right to a clean environment. Friday Forum is presented by Wonderlust and co-sponsored by the Bozeman Library Foundation. Please bring your brown bag lunch and your curiosity. For more information, please contact Paula Beswick, 582-2426 or director@bozemanlibraryfoundation.org.
Yoga for All
Tuesdays, 11 – 11:45 AM and 12 – 12:45 PM Large Community Room Yoga for all abilities continues throughout March. The morning class is taught by accomplished yoga instructor Karen Averitt and the noon class by local mom and yoga instructor Jen DuCharme. The weekly classes are for moms, dads or caregivers who like to bring their baby or babies or for anyone in the community who wishes to attend. The morning class tends to have more kids (following Books & Babies) but all are welcome to
either class. Please bring your own mat. Call Paula at 582-2426 for more information.
Art Lecture
Tuesday, March 24th, 7 PM Large Community Room Ryan Rickert, founder of Clean Slate Group, will talk about the artistic renderings of the electrical and traffic boxes found throughout the Gallatin Valley and as part of Gallatin Art Crossing’s A.R.T. Project. The goal of A.R.T. is to add vibrant public art to the streetscape and decrease the instances of graffiti, poster, and sticker vandalism on traffic control boxes. Once applied with art, rather than attracting vandalism the boxes will be functional pieces of public art that contribute significantly to the vitality and attractiveness of the downtown streetscape. Ryan will talk about the company and how his vision has enhanced downtown and the Library property. The free lecture series is co-sponsored by the Bozeman Library Foundation who shares the goal of the Gallatin Art Crossing to display public art and encourage community involvement and interaction with the art, for the benefit of the public. To learn more, contact Paula at 5822426.
Call For Artists
The Bozeman Public Library encourages local artists to submit proposals to exhibit in the Library’s Atrium Gallery. The goal is to showcase both traditional and innovative contemporary art forms, with each exhibit on display for one to three months. The Library is committed to exhibits that will expand the public’s appreciation of art, as well as reflect the diversity of the community. Selections are chosen by the Library Art Committee, consisting of local artists, community members, and staff from the Library and Library Foundation. Submissions for 2015 are now being accepted and are due on APRIL 30. Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered. To learn more, please see the exhibit proposal guidelines at http://www.bozemanlibrary.org/about/art.php, or contact Paula Beswick, Library Foundation Director at 582-2426 or director@ bozemanlibraryfoundation.org.
ERIC SCHMIDT predominantly “old school” training, the hours reviewing contact sheets with a loupe and burning and dodging in the darkroom to perfect a single black-and-white image, has irrevocably informed his product and colored his approach. He is a fine artist, taking the time and making the plans to finesse beauty from the unexpected and capture the remarkable in the split second between its transient birth and death. “I’m glad I have the grind of making a print under my belt, the process of creating something special, of taking the time,” remarks Schmidt. Just as he has witnessed and adapted to the transformation of his craft, so has Schmidt begun a metamorphosis of his own, back to the beginning, to
continued from page 1 the child that wanted to shoot beautiful pictures and the young man that learned just that. ___________________
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EARTH’S TREASURES SHOWCASES ORGANIC ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD EARTH’S TREASURES SHOWCASES ORGANIC ART FROM AROUND THE WORLD
The natural world is a wellspring of artistry, architecture and aesthetic The natural world is a wellspring of design. From the rocks to the creatures artistry, architecture and aesthetic that wander and flutter, nature provides design. From the rocks to the creatures some of the most intriguing and exciting that wander and flutter, nature provides interior design elements and home some of the most intriguing and exciting accents imaginable. Earth’s Treasures, interior design elements and home “Bozeman’s Lil Museum and Mining quarried, the local artisans begin their craft, shaping sturdy, yet decidedly accents imaginable. Earth’s Treasures, Store,” showcases natural wonders from delicate, wine goblets, champagne flutes, platters, plates and bowls. “Bozeman’s Lil Museum and Mining quarried, the local artisans begin their craft, shaping sturdy, yet decidedly around the world. Store,” showcases natural wonders from delicate, wine goblets, champagne flutes, platters, plates and bowls. Although paintings are the most common way to decorate a wall, nature provides around the world. Indonesia’s climate and ground minerals a myriad of more fascinating choices. Artists have learned how to collect Although paintings are the most common way to decorate a wall, nature provides have transformed their ancient wood into butterflies after their natural death, spread their wings and decoratively frame Indonesia’s climate and ground minerals a myriad of more fascinating choices. Artists have learned how to collect lively, multihued petrified wood that can them for colorful, varied and unique displays. Insects most often considered have transformed their ancient wood into butterflies after their natural death, spread their wings and decoratively frame belively, used as end tables, pedestals or seating pests could actually become treasured works of art. Having framed bugs multihued petrified wood that can them for colorful, varied and unique displays. Insects most often considered around theasfireplace. Cutpedestals and polished in your is become like a secret weapon: unexpected, yet captivating. be used end tables, or seating pestsdesign couldarsenal actually treasured works of art. Having framed bugs tops accentuate the striking wood grain, Some bugs are chosen for their natural colors, like purple-winged or around the fireplace. Cut and polished in your design arsenal is like a secret weapon: unexpected, yetlocusts captivating. while sides of the left grain, turquoise other chosen for their size or unique topsthe accentuate the stumps strikingare wood Some beetles, bugs arewhile chosen forbugs theirare natural colors, like large purple-winged locusts or unadorned and rustic. Placing a beveledfeatures, such as the giant stick bug with spines or rhinoceros beetle. while the sides of the stumps are left turquoise beetles, while other bugs are chosen for their large size or unique edge, rectangular piece ofPlacing glass on top unadorned and rustic. a beveledfeatures, such as the giant stick bug with spines or rhinoceros beetle. ofedge, two matching stumps creates a beautifully refined coffee table. The logs are Framed leaves, giant amethyst geodes, fossilized fish on slabs, carved stone rectangular piece of glass on top also cut into thick slabs, creating impressive wall hangings that become the focal pedestals andleaves, display ammonites also number among the interior design of two matching stumps creates a beautifully refined coffee table. The logs are Framed giant amethyst geodes, fossilized fishmany on slabs, carved stone point any room. petrified wood impressive sink, however, truly an interior designer’s and artistic options availablealso at Earth’s Treasures. alsoofcut into thickAslabs, creating wallishangings that become the focal elements pedestals and display ammonites number among the many interior design dream. sinkroom. sidesAare untouched and a bowl is polished outanofinterior the top;designer’s a point The of any petrified wood sink, however, is truly elements and artistic options available at Earth’s Treasures. custom faucet completes the one-of-a-kind utilitarian piece of art. Located at 25 North Willson Ave, just off Main Street, Earth’s Treasures is open dream. The sink sides are untouched and a bowl is polished out of the top; a Monday through from 9:30 PM. For more information custom faucet completes the one-of-a-kind utilitarian piece of art. Located at 25Saturday, North Willson Ave,AM justto off5:30 Main Street, Earth’s Treasures is open Pakistan and Mexico have beautifully colorful onyx, a stone that shows the layers on any products, services or monthly web specials, please visit Monday through Saturday, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. For more information ofPakistan formation in Mexico a swirling of green, red, yellow and white. Oncethat the stone ormonthly call (406)web 586-3451. and have beautifully colorful onyx, a stone showsisthe layerswww.EarthsTreasuresMT.com on any products, services or specials, please visit of formation in a swirling of green, red, yellow and white. Once the stone is www.EarthsTreasuresMT.com or call (406) 586-3451.
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16 East Main Street • Bozeman, Montana 59715 • 406.586.3281 • www.f11photo.com F-11 Photographic Supplies is pleased to provide the following groups, classes and events throughout March. Please join us for any or all of these exciting educational opportunities. For further information, call (406) 586-3281, visit www.f11photo.com or stop by the store at 16 East Main in downtown Bozeman and pick up a free class brochure. Classes and Events Pre-registration is required for all F-11 classes and some events. Classes and events are generally held at F-11, at 16 East Main in downtown Bozeman. Get the details on all our events when you visit online at www.f11photo.com and sign up for our newsletter. Nikon Digital Cameras Tuesday though Thursday, March 17th – 19th, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Fee: $149.99 Your Nikon digital camera makes it simple to take great images. Learn how at this class instructed by Briana Bell. Get a handle on your camera's basic layout – what button does what, what's in the menus, what you see when you look through the viewfinder. Learn about exposure modes and white balance, along with how to choose the appropriate file type and size for your images. Bell will explain aperture and shutter speed and how they work together, histograms and metadata and she'll answer your questions. After the lecture portion of the class, it's time for fun: we’ll head out for a shoot to try out all of the new things we've learned. Go home with inspiration and knowledge to truly enjoy your Nikon camera. Get to know your iPad Tuesday & Wednesday, March 24th & 25th, 5:30 – 7:30 PM Fee: $69.99 Love your iPad? Love it even more when F-11 iPad guru Briana Bell walks you through useful features, settings and helpful hints that are available on and for your iPad. Whether you already have an iPad or are still thinking about getting one, take advantage of this fun and informative session to get better acquainted with what you and your iPad can achieve together. Individual Tutoring: Achieve more from your Apple Computer and iPad
By appointment, during regular store hours F-11 offers one-on-one tutoring. Our Apple pros are ready to help you learn the basics of the Apple op-erating system or help you explore the powerful software that comes on every Apple computer. Whatever you want to learn, we’ve got the help you need. Call 406.586.3281 to learn more, set up a session or purchase a gift certificate. Imaging Groups The Bozeman Photoshop Users Group (BPUG) and Glass House Photography Group each have their own newsletters that update members on activities. Subscribe at www.f11photo.com. Meetings are held at F-11 at 16 East Main in Downtown Bozeman. Pre-registration is not required. Bozeman Photoshop Users Group: Integrating Mobile Apps Into Your Photo Editing Workflow Tuesday, March 10th, 5:45 – 7 PM Fee: $5 If you're interested in how mobile apps can be integrated into your photo editing workflow, the March Bozeman Photoshop Users Group meeting is for you. Learn about the new Adobe Ink, Slide Creative Cloud Pen and Digital Ruler from F-11’s lab manager Leah DeLange. Leah will introduce you to several apps that work with these. Next, Briana Bell will demo she uses mobile editing in her photographic workflow and how she has integrated Lightroom Mobile into that flow. The two presentations make great lead-ins for the more in-depth Lightroom and Lightroom mobile demo scheduled for this summer. Glass House Photography Group Monday, March 30th, 5:45 – 7 PM Fee: $5 Learn how to capture the true character of your dog in photographs. Join F11 Photographic Supplies and the Glass House Photography Group when they host Doug Loneman of Loneman Photography. Loneman will discuss his portrait photography experience and the use of classic portrait lighting and composition to shoot dog and animal photos. Get tips and tricks to photograph with studio lights or on location in natural lighting. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are invited to participate in an in-store shoot that is sure to be furry fun. Contact Angela at angela@f11photo.com with questions. ________________________________________________________________
Square Prints: Both Retro and Edgy Though square photographs seem hip and new, they are a big part of our photographic legacy. Cameras like the Kodak Brownie, the classic Rolleiflex and the iconic Hasselblad all shot squares. Eventually, 35mm rectangular format prints became the standard. Nowadays, many cameras, your iPhone and iPad will capture square photos and hundreds of apps can help you edit a rectangular image to a square. As you edit, you’ll notice that you pare down to the simple essence of the image. Think about this: what’s the nature of a square? Stability. Balance. Squares have four equal sides and four right angles. It’s simple to superimpose a circle right inside. And that’s part of what makes square photos cool. They invite your eyes to move in a circle within the frame of the photograph. With a landscape or portrait orientation image your eyes move up or down or side to side. Squares anchor your attention into the image at hand.
When composing a square photo, keep things simple. Picture the where and how of the square before you start taking photographs. Frame interesting leading lines, shapes, colors and textures. For a smaller object, try placing it in the top or bottom of the image. Because square images are, in essence, minimalistic, they can be especially evocative in black-and-white or with a vintage look. F-11 Photographic Supplies’ designer Brooke Welch takes square photos because she posts to Instagram. She edits in the evening and recommends Instagram’s Aden, Amaro and X-Pro II features. She prefers a vintage look for her photos. Welch prints her squares and bundles them up until she can make time to put them in a square frame or photo album. For the albums, she says she adds description by writing on and inserting a white square but that a lot of apps allow you to add text to an image. F-11 Photo staff member Katie Efstathiou silkscreens her square images BIG – like 40 x 40 inches big. What she likes is that when she views her square landscapes, she feels like she is in the image. She also likes to stitch images together. Rectangles “stitched” together become . . . a square. So, go square. Capture simple details of your environment – indoors and out – things you usually overlook. Celebrate Montana’s spring awakening. Make one or more square photos a day. Edit. Print. Have fun.
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Postal Annex: Bozeman’s Business Service Center A modern “personal assistant” with a knack for customized care, the Postal Annex is Bozeman’s premier one-stop retail shipping and business service center. Since December 1, 2014, Postal Annex Bozeman has been providing shipping, printing, copy, fax and notary public services; private mailbox rentals; office and packaging supplies; and so much more to satisfied customers throughout the Gallatin Valley.
With a background in organizational development and program management, Baer first found himself in the retail packing and shipping industry seven years ago in Portland, where he weathered the recession while working at a UPS store. After a stint managing another UPS store in San Diego, Baer and his then fiancé moved to Bozeman to start a family and open their business.
“We’re directly comparable to the likes of FedEx (Kinkos) and UPS, but we offer the added advantage of allowing customers to compare all major shippers at one time and make an educated decision about the best option,” remarks Owner Karl Baer. “And that’s just the shipping. We can also help people scan and save documentation digitally – and shred the originals – which is especially helpful during
tax season.” The private secure mailboxes on site are another added benefit. In a time of rampant identity theft, the locked indoor boxes provide for safe and secure receipt of mail and shipments in a well-lit, comfortable environment.
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DIVISIVE Take a closer look at the war that separated our nation in
Liberty On the Border: A Civil War Exhibit. Now Open! Liberty on the Border presents new insights into the events leading up to the war, the war years, and the “politics of memory” that have occurred from post-war to modern day. The exhibit looks closely at the physical border that separated slave states from free states, particularly Ohio from Kentucky, and explores the wide spectrum of attitudes of the people in those areas. Because of its strong focus on non-military events as well as the war itself, the exhibit puts the causes, effects, and meaning of the war into more personal terms. A traveling exhibit organized by the Cincinnati Museum Center. Sponsored by: Bozeman Masonic Lodge #18 Gallatin Masonic Lodge #6
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Tickets to each film are $8/General and $7/ Students & Seniors, and are available online and in-store at Cactus Records, and in the Emerson lobby one hour before the film. Doors open at 7 PM. Enjoy a no-host social with drinks and pizzetta in the lobby from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. Visit www.bozemanfilmsociety.org for previews and upcoming films schedule— and Keep 'Em Flickering!
Cotillard shines in this 95-minute French (English subtitles), PG-13 rated film written and directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardennes. With Two Days One Night, the fraternal filmmaking duo has made a powerful statement on community solidarity, delivering a film that is simple on the surface but alive with compassion and wisdom.
Two Days One Night Thursday, March 12th, 7:30 PM The Emerson’s Crawford Theater
A Most Violent Year Thursday, March 26th, 7:30 PM The Emerson’s Crawford Theater
In an Academy Award-nominated performance, Marion Cotillard stars as Sandra, a Belgian woman suffering from depression. Just released from the hospital, she learns she has lost her job. The only way she can regain her factory position is to convince her co-workers to sacrifice their much-needed yearly bonuses. Over one weekend, Sandra must confront each co-worker to win votes before time runs out.
An immigrant and his family strive to maintain their burgeoning business while contending with urban violence and corruption during a particularly harsh New York City winter in 1981. Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac star in this urban drama from writer/producer/director J.C. Chandor. Rated R, the film runs two hours.
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Rescuing versus Empowering Rescuing is different from Empowering. Rescuing assumes that victims of domestic violence are unable to help themselves, and puts us in a position of trying to do everything for them. Rescuing includes: • Pushing forward while the victim pulls back, • Feeling that you’re doing all the work, • Irritability, • Making all the suggestions regarding options, and • Making numerous phone calls for a victim, especially if they have not asked for that help. Stepping into the role of a rescuer creates a power dynamic with the victim that threatens to recreate the power dynamic in the abusive relationship the victim is attempting to escape. Additionally, rescuing is physically and emotionally exhausting. People cannot be saved – they have to save themselves. Acting as a rescuer is guaranteed to end in disappointment. Empowering assumes that victims of domestic violence have the ability to help themselves. We place ourselves in a position to provide the support victims need to improve their own situation. Empowering includes: • Validating the victims thoughts and feelings; • Providing the victim information, but allowing them to make their own decisions; • Not taking victim decisions personally; and • Supporting decisions you may not agree with. Empowerment theory, the cornerstone of the anti-violence movement, states that to end abuse and injustice, oppressed people must reclaim their power by acknowledging and acting upon the rights and responsibilities: • Self-determination, • Asking for help, • Access to information necessary to make choices, • Ability to take action in accordance with choices made, and • Ability to accept consequences arising from choices made. Remember, HAVEN can help! If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, you can always call our 24/7 crisis line at 406.586.4111 or visit us at havenmt.org.
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An Evening with Steve Tyrell
Thursday, March 26th, 8PM Tickets: $29 and $38, depending on location Grammy and Emmy winner Steve Tyrell and his band will be making great music on Thursday, March 26th at The Ellen Theatre. Mr. Tyrell gained critical acclaim singing “The Way You Look Tonight” in the Steve Martin movie Father of the Bride, and he’s been entertaining sold-out audiences ever since. If you are at all a fan of The Great American Songbook, you do not want to miss this concert. Seats may be reserved online at theellentheatre.com. Beer, wine and other refreshments will be available at 7 PM. For questions or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call The Ellen box office at 585-5885.
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Crisis Training In Gallatin County Recently, Gallatin County graduated 31 individuals from the 9th annual Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) academy. These graduates join the 228 previous CIT graduates from the Gallatin County training. CIT is a 40-hour, evidence-based community training that provides tools and skills to assist first responders (law enforcement officers), detention staff, mental health workers and dispatchers in engaging, assessing, and assisting individuals in crisis with mental and/or co-occurring substance disorders. This training exposes the participants to materials and experiences from trained mental health and medical professionals to better prepare them to effectively and safely work with this unique population. Additionally, participants are connected to recourses and individuals in Gallatin County dedicated to helping people suffering with mental illness, facilitating a more speedy recovery in their community by keeping them close to their friends, family and support system. This biggest impact felt by this academy is approach and dedication to those in crisis in our community. CIT creates responders who are better educated in identifying crisis and mental illness, and then helping these individuals find help instead of incarceration. This program was founded in Gallatin County by a partnership between the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office and Gallatin Mental Health Center, and has been maintained and conducted over the years through this continued partnership. Please join us in congratulating our recent graduates who have joined the CIT initiative to make Gallatin County a better place for those suffering with mental illness and their families.
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ana State University Extension Service is an AA/Veteran’s Preference Employer and Provider of nal Outreach. ension encourages persons with disabilities to e in its programs and activities. If you anticipate any type of special accommodations or have about the physical access provided, all Gallatin County Extension/4-H at 406-388-3213 in of your participation or visit.
About five years ago, several members of the Gallatin Valley Back Country Horsemen (GVBCH) held a meeting to discuss ways they might pass their packing skills on to young people, who, in turn, might appreciate this knowledge and put it to good use. Unfortunately, the art of packing horses and mules into the backcountry is becoming a lost one in this age of high-tech development and, as GVBCH member Clark Kinney summed up, “Without getting the youth involved in learning the techniques of packing, we could be faced with losing a big part of our western heritage.” So, the members of the GVBCH – who are guided by the motto “We haven’t shown our young people why we love this country yet” – set out to ensure that the backcountry packing art continues for future generations. The initial group was composed of Clark Kinney, John Mutter, Rich Inman, Mike Haugan and Larry Thomas. They soon began working with Todd Kesner, head of the MSU 4-H Department, to develop a statewide packing program for all 4-H clubs in the state. Through the local organization of Back Country Horsemen; Dale Moore, longtime packer for the Forest Service and saddle maker from Belgrade; and Bob Hoverson, author of The Packer’s Field Manual Featuring the Decker Pack Saddle with over 30 years of backcountry trail-building experience with the Forest Service, the GVBCH and Kesner were able to develop a course syllabus and a program of clinics to show 4-H students, leaders and their parents the skills of backcountry packing. Improving structure and efficiency, avid hunter and packer Greg Benjamin also fortunately connected up with the group to head up the clinics and help design the 4-H packing brochures.
With all the parts are in place, the group was able to start hosting clinics for 4-H clubs. On January 22, 2015, the first sessions took place, which were quickly followed by the second on February 12th. An arguable success, about 50 people attended each of the sessions. The next all-day sessions – which will feature stations where students project will be consistent with 4-H goals will•have The hands-on packing experience – will begin on March 21st at of Circle L Arena on Spainand Bridge Road. When students complete all education learning lifethe skills of the clinics, they will be prepared to go on a backcountry packing trip.
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The primary focus of the program is to teach andwould efficient for recreational The state safe 4-H clubs like tomethods thank the GVBCH for putting these clinics together, because it has given them a greater appreciation for packing on horses and mules. •
the art and the fun of backcountry packing.
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gallatin veterinary hospital Leg Traps Dr. Kari Swenson, DVM, Gallatin Veterinary Hospital
Recently, I experienced a situation that would be a nightmare for all dog owners. My dog, Orion, was caught in a leg hold trap. We were hiking up Hyalite on one of the many trails that interconnect the Moser Creek trailhead/road to the Lick Creek drainage. Moser Creek road was visible just below us. The leg hold trap was less than 10 feet off the trail and baited with strips of elk meat. The young men who set the trap were still in the area. I heard them above me and they came running down as soon as Orion was trapped. Though I was upset, scared and angry that my dog was caught in a trap, I was also thankful they were there because I didn’t know how to release the trap. We were able to get Orion out of the trap with minimal damage to his hind leg. I informed them that Hyalite might not be the best place to set up a trap line, as it’s a heavily used recreational area. Orion could have been a child sledding, hiking, skiing and playing in the snow. I encourage all dog owners to educate themselves on the removal of leg hold traps and suffocating wire snares. I have gone to multiple websites to collect information on trapping regulations and how to remove a leg hold trap. Is there a reasonable way for Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the trappers to warn the public that there are traps in
the area? Dog owners could then decide whether or not to recreate in the same area. As for Orion, he’s doing fine, but I’m going to start carrying a wire-cutting tool. Please educate yourselves about traps and trapping regulations so your dog doesn’t die or sustain a life threatening injury.
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Formerly Equinox Theatre Co. • 406.587.0737 • 2304 North 7th Ave. • vergetheater.com Verge Theatre is proud to present the Avenue Q, Improv on the Verge and The Greatest Fairytale Never Told this March. Reservations are recommended and can be made online at www.vergetheater.com or by calling (406) 587-0737, ext.1. Tickets can also be purchased at Cactus Records. Verge Theatre is located at 2304 North 7th Ave, in the strip mall across from Murdoch’s.
on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together, Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Avenue Q
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Fridays and Saturdays, March 20th – April 4th, 8 PM Tickets: $12 Winner of the Tony “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The laughout-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out
Filled with gut-busting humor and a delightfully catchy score – not to mention puppets – Avenue Q is a truly unique show that has quickly become a favorite for audiences everywhere. Rated 17+.
Mondays, March 9th, 23rd and 30th, 7 PM Tickets: $5 Recover from your weekend with Improv Comedy! Once again we are offering up a Monday Night sacrifice of the most daring, death defying type of live theater there is: Improv! We call it Improv on the Verge! Improv Monday Nights begin with one of our Improv Team taking a suggestion from the audience and performing a short, comedic monologue that leads to the whole team improvising sketches built around the monologue. This is followed up by an improv performance of games and sketches by our masterful Mainstage Players. It’s a mere $5 to get in and laugh like hell at our team of SouthWest Alternative Theater (S.W.A.T.)trained Improv Players.
The Greatest Fairytale Never Told
Saturdays, March 21st – April 11th, 2 PM Tickets: $5 A brand-new, original children’s puppet show, The Greatest Fairytale Never Told is the hilarious story of a young girl who wishes on a star to live in a fairytale world, only to find her wish has come true. Now, with the help of an almost-knight, a not-so-terrible dragon, and a magician who can only do one trick, she must find a way to get back home to her mom and dad. Written by Ryan Cassavaugh and directed by Michael Garverick, this show is fun for children and adults alike.
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