Gallatin Valley Life and Health 2017

LIFE& HEALTH Gallatin Valley

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Since 1986 Bozeman Health’s mission has been to improve community health and quality of life. It’s our pleasure to care for you, and we’re proud to be a vital part of the health and economies of Southwest Montana. In addition to providing essential services to keep our community’s workforce healthy and productive, Bozeman Health provides well-paying jobs, purchases significant quantities of supplies and services, and is fundamental to supporting the region’s quality of life.

According to a 2015 economic impact study by Prospera, Southwest Montana’s economy would lose more than 3,000 jobs and nearly $150 million in personal income if Bozeman Health didn’t exist. For every $1 in revenue, it is recirculated roughly 1.72 times within our local economies before it moving out to the rest of the state. Our 2015-2016 investments in Big Sky Medical Center, Belgrade Clinic, and Medical Office Building 5 alone injected of $73.42 million to the regional economy and supported 452 jobs in Gallatin, Park, and Madison counties. As a non-profit, we reinvest in our community through facilities, technology, and services to keep up with community growth and expectations, and the evolving healthcare industry.

We know that succeeding in the current environment requires careful study and planning. Our strategy focuses on care transformation across the continuum of care to continue the shift to value-based payment, consumerism as a driver to adapt to a retail-based healthcare orientation, and care integration that leverages relationships with partners to deliver the right service at the right time. Within that strategic framework, we anticipate an operating model that prioritizes care experience for patients and families, caregivers and providers; care excellence, through evidence-based care, topdecile clinical outcomes, and safety; and care performance, centered on stewardship, efficiency and innovation.

Fortunately, we already have in place a key element necessary to achieve our goals: our intelligent, capable, optimistic,

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and service-oriented employees. Bozeman Health has undergone massive change in the past 18 months, with the implementation of a new electronic medical record system, shift in leadership, construction of new care facilities, and growing threats from competitors. Through it all, our care team has consistently delivered high-quality, compassionate care. Healthcare is a 24/7 business and the foundation upon which successful employees, businesses, and communities flourish.

Bozeman Health’s dedication to Southwest Montana goes beyond treatment of disease and episodic care. We are proud to partner with Montana State University through the WWAMI medical and nursing education programs to help to prepare a strong workforce for the future of Montana, including our rural communities. Our partnerships and collaborations with agencies and organizations outside the healthcare sector, deliberate involvement of the community in health decision-making, and use of evidence-based strategies to engage with communities, optimizes the health and quality of life of all people who work, live, and play in the communities we serve.

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Top 10 Reasons

Free Play ROCKS! Today, more than ever, parents are raising families who are always on the go. Days are filled with music lessons, sporting events, and after school activities that take up much of a child’s time. It is easy to overlook the advantages of free, unstructured play for our kids and the proven benefits it has on performance in other areas so we recommend this list of the top 10 reasons free play ROCKS! In other words, set aside time throughout the week for kids to play outside, go to the park, or simply be left to their own imagination without toys and adult influence. This can have major benefits socially, emotionally, and physically.

Sensory Enrichment: Free play enhances sensory experiences and helps build processing skills. Interaction without structure stimulates kid’s hearing, touch, vision, and the ability to “feel” all of these systems working together.

This also helps children with self-control. As they test their different sensory experiences, they begin to find activities that work best to alert or calm their bodies.

Risk Taking: Unstructured, free play, gives children the opportunity to take risks. This not only allows them to find their limits, but also encourages problem solving skills, and confidence.

Motor Planning Skills: The ability to come up with, organize, and carry out steps to achieve a task on their own is an area of control that a child learns with more opportunities and varied environments. Figuring out how to climb a boulder, negotiating a new playground, or crossing a stream are all opportunities for a child to develop their motor planning skills.

School Performance: When children are able to burn energy outside the classroom, they are less likely to seek sensory experiences in the classroom, or are more certain of ways to control excitement levels while in school. Research has also shown that the more often children engage in free play, the higher their abilities to will be to plan, focus, remember and juggle multiple tasks.

Physical Development: Free play allows for children to continually develop their coordination, balance, and flexibility. When on their own in open spaces, kids will take opportunities to run, jump, and climb, therefore building their muscles, hearts and lungs. They are also gaining core strength—back and tummy muscles—as they move around

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upright instead of sitting in front of a screen. Every chance that a child has to move rather than sit stationary in front of a screen is essential for healthy growth and development.

Movement causes their bodies and minds to become fatigued, in a good way, which will encourage good sleeping habits—for them and you!

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Cognitive Development: The well-known games of Red Light—Green Light, Simon Says, and Follow the Leader, are all simple games with rules—the highest level of cognitive play. Taking turns in games is critical for success in all aspects of life.

Leadership Skills: Free play enhances skills in decisionmaking, learning to work in groups, sharing, negotiating, and discovering what is personally enjoyable. Children learn to become more verbal and express themselves to others.

Healthy Habits: More time for free play means more time for children to remain active and less sedentary. Kids will learn how to stay physical even when not provided with constant structure of gym class or a specific sport. Staying active in childhood improves the likelihood that a child will develop a more active and healthy lifestyle into adulthood.

Visual Perceptual Skills: Free play means less screen time and less time focusing on a narrow field of vision. When engaged in play, the visual field expands exponentially because peripheral vision is being used constantly, providing more opportunity for the vision cells to be developed.

Kids Being Kids: Outdoor environments fulfill children’s basic needs for freedom, adventure, experimentation, risk-taking, and just being children. Think of your child discovering a cocoon—where can that take their imagination? The simple wonders of nature are amazing and ever-changing!

Enjoy spending time outside this summer, and share your photos with us on social media using the hashtag #outdoorhealthylife.

Carly, Christa, and Kim are pediatric therapists at Bozeman Health Pediatric Therapies Clinic.

Carly Valentine, MOT, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist Christa Drab, MS CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist Kimberlee Raynovich, MSPT. PCS, Physical Therapist

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handling, inside and outside security, the personnel employees of individual entities.” Over the years, the airport has grown from 30,000 to 430,000 passengers annually and now employs five hundred people.

Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport

by Corinne Richardson

There is a renaissance taking place in southwest Montana. It’s a wellkept secret amongst those who live and vacation here, and Gallatin Field Airport is at the heart of it. Gallatin Field, recently renamed Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), has undergone a huge transformation—one that has doubled its size, introduced a customs office, and posited it to become the busiest airport in Montana.

There is much to admire about the airport: its light and spacious design abounding in historical and regional references. A combination of local materials, wood, metal and fieldstone, paired with expansive mountain views, gives a sense of Big Sky Country’s spaciousness.

Canada geese and sandhill cranes suspended in the high vaulted ceiling, an impressive bronze grizzly greeting visitors as they deplane, and a live video of Old Faithful streaming into a deep blue sky all exemplify what Montana is famous for: distinctive natural beauty.

Behind the expansion is a man who is passionate about airports.

“I love the airline industry, but I have a passion for this airport,” says Brian Sprenger, Airport Director. “I’m a huge supporter of our community, which I define as West Yellowstone to Bozeman.”

Sprenger’s love for airports is in his blood. His mother was a flight attendant and his father worked for Frontier Airlines in Denver before taking a position at Gallatin Field as station manager. When he was five, Sprenger saw the first Boeing 747 fly into Denver and he was enthralled for life. Sprenger has almost thirty years of airport experience, twenty-eight at Gallatin Field. In 1983, he got his start at Gallatin Field cleaning airliners and began working for Northwest Airlines in 1985 as a Customer Service Agent. He moved to Kalispell, 8 GALLATIN VALLEY LIFE 2017

then Minneapolis where he gained station management experience and managed education programs.

In 1999, Sprenger was offered the job of Assistant Airport Director at Gallatin Field. “I feel it’s a privilege to live here in Bozeman. I get both to do the work I love and be where I want to live,” he says.

In the thirteen years since his return, Sprenger has lived through a lot of change. He remembers when it was unusual to have more than one airliner on the ground at Gallatin Field, when boarding was via movable steps to the aircraft, and baggage claim were nonexistent. “It was a very intimate, exciting process,” Sprenger says.

Now, especially around busy holidays such as President’s day, there are as many as 70 commercial and corporate jets flying in and out of BZN per day. To put that in perspective, when including general aviation, that’s seven to eight planes an hour, or one plane every three minutes.

As he speaks, an Airbus A320 fills his office window, pulls up to the gate, and I can’t help but feel the same sense of excitement heard in Sprenger’s voice. We watch the jet’s arrival and the sudden action around it—the field crew directing the plane, carts darting to and from the aircraft, the appearance and disappearance of luggage, the slow whir of the engine shutting down. I stare out, mystified by all the moving parts and turn back to Sprenger, and ask, “How do you operate an airport?”

Sprenger laughs in his shy, quiet manner. “We provide the facility, the terminal from which everyone can operate— concessions, garbage

Sprenger attributes a large part of the airport’s growth to Big Sky. “What Big Sky means to Bozeman is not always evident,” he says.

BZN’s current nonstop flights from Atlanta and New York became possible because of Big Sky’s marketing. The initial investment of Chrystler and Northwest Airlines in the Chet Huntley days really launched the airport, and Boyne continued marketing that investment, Sprenger notes. “Big Sky Resort, the Yellowstone Club, Moonlight Basin, and the Club at Spanish Peaks took Gallatin Field from a one-season business to two,” Sprenger says. However, Sprenger is quick to point out that Bozeman is also crucial to Big Sky. The four pillars that give BZN strength and sustainability are the Bozeman community population base, Yellowstone National Park, Big Sky, and Montana State University.

The airport expansion came at a challenging economic time. “In 2008-09 we were deciding whether to do the terminal expansion project. When the bottom fell out we were down some in numbers, but we stayed the course and committed to the design process until we had to make a final decision,” Sprenger says. “It was risky to move forward, but we were seeing indications that traffic wasn’t going to drop and we thought the project would boost the local economy,” he adds. The expansion is already paying off. A video shot at 5 a.m. one recent morning shows every gate occupied by a plane.

Sprenger has accomplished a lot during his tenure as Airport Director, an appointment conferred upon him in 2009. In addition to the terminal expansion and new customs office, BZN, in conjunction with the FAA , has over the past fifteen years adopted new procedures that have reduced delays by 90%, added a $1.5 million dollar radar display, a control tower, and additional private air traffic control employees. BZN has also applied to privatize the airport screening process. One significant change was a modification to the airplane approach pattern. Sprenger points at a photo pinned to his bulletin board in which six planes are backed up on the runway, a delay caused by inclement weather but exacerbated by the airport’s approach control design. It practically took an act of congress to implement the change, but Sprenger worked tirelessly with the FAA

and Montana Senators to expedite the airport’s departure process and thereby reduce delays.

Because Gallatin Field has grown more quickly than the FAA predicted, the airport has had to become proactive in making improvements and has used their own resources to make upgrades.

Sprenger credits his predecessor, Ted Mathis, for having left Gallatin Field in a good financial position that allowed the airport to afford these improvements.

As for the new customs service at BZN, introduced in conjunction with the Yellowstone Club and Signature Flight Support in July, Sprenger says, “we’ve not even begun touching on what customs can do for us beyond servicing private jets.” For example, having a customs office at BZN allows hunters to take their weapons overseas, benefits any airline coming in to service Mexico, and offers international airlines the ability to bring in a charter flight to Yellowstone National Park. International cargo can now be cleared at BZN. “It will be interesting to see how customs service develops,” Sprenger says. “The market will determine the growth direction.”

One of the highlights in Sprenger’s career in airport management happened on September 11, 2001. While airports across the country were shut down, Gallatin Field remained open. FEMA directors, convening in Big Sky for a conference, were shuttled back to work by military flights from BZN. But Sprenger admits that Airforce One landing at Gallatin Field was among his top memorable experiences, and the photograph in his office is impressive. Sprenger watched Airforce One’s descent from the control tower in a severe thunderstorm. “For me, it satisfied a lifelong dream of seeing a Boeing 747 flying into Bozeman.”

As for future airport plans, Sprenger admits that it’s an ever-evolving industry, but on his wish list is expanded service, especially to Texas, and he hopes the airport can keep its competitive edge by remaining the lowest cost airport in Montana on a per-mile basis. “We’ve accomplished a lot in a few years,” Sprenger says, “and now it’s time to make sure the changes are leveraged to the fullest. We need to focus on improving the consistency of good service from the time a passenger parks to the time they board.” In the meantime, you can expect that Sprenger will be posting the next problem to tackle on his bulletin board—and then churning out solutions.

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Architect bayliss ward takes cues from bozeman’s history to modernize its future

by Skip Anderson

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Long before Bayless Ward became one of southwest Montana’s most influential architects and board member

on the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, he was a small-town kid in rural Indiana, racing motorcycles and, later, driving fast cars.

“I was born in Lubbock, Texas, and lived in Carmel, Ind., until I was 21,” Ward said. “When I grew up there, it was a little farm town. Now it’s blossomed into the place to be.”

Rather than diving into college upon graduating from high school, Ward pursued his then-passion to drive fast — a budding need for speed.

“I laid out for almost four years after high school. I worked, and drag-raced. We did some street racing and went to the quarter-mile drag strips, also,” Ward said, who strongly preferred Chevys to Fords. “My favorite car was a 1966 Chevy II. It was a fast car, especially at that time. Then I had a ’68 Camaro and a ’70 Nova.”

Although racing never materialized as a career option, he immersed himself into the culture, rubbing elbows with those who eventually would make careers of driving intensely fast and arrow-straight, including eventual racing legend Bob Glidden.

“I was a mechanic and I drag raced,” Ward said. “I was a jack of all trades and a master of none, as they say.”

That is, until he found a passion that surpassed racing. When Ward was 21, he began his pursuit of architecture.

“By that time, I had settled upon going to architectural school,” Ward said. “Some of my parents’ friends were architects in

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Indiana, and they told me Montana State University had one

across the country to see Keaton’s high-flying, dirt-bike

Bayliss Architects, based in Bozeman but works throughout

of the best schools out there.”

competitions.

the Western region of the U.S., develops large-scale

He enrolled and headed to Bozeman. By today’s career path,

“These events are held inside major venues, such as Ford

commercial/office projects, medical facilities, classroom

which typically calls aspiring architects to complete two years

Field and the infield of Daytona Speedway,” he said. “We go

facilities, and large custom residential homes. Architectural

of graduate school after earning and undergraduate degree,

to a lot of major cities, and it reminds me of how awesome

Record and other respected publications have featured

the MSU program was unorthodox.

Bozeman is. The weather here is awesome: The winters are

its work within their pages. Bayliss Architects, which also

“It was kind of odd, when I went to school here,” Ward said.

fantastic for skiing, And I don’t think there’s a better place in

does project planning and construction management, has

“It was a five-year program that covered the core curriculum

the summer than Montana, with

and graduate work — it was intense, with little time for a

the hiking and biking around

social life. MSU eventually went to undergraduate/graduate-

here. It’s nice. Plus, there are a

school model. They’ve stretched it out; what we did in five

lot of very genuine people here.”

years, today’s students now do in six.”

But, alas, he said, the secret is

After graduation, Ward settled in Bozeman, launched his

out, as evidenced by new-home

career, married Stacey Chabot and brought two children

construction hat continues to sprout up around the valley.

the Berg Law Firm. The latter is also on the National Registry

into the world — Sierra Ward, now 26, lives in San Antonio,

“Bozeman has been discovered since I first moved out here

of Historic Places.

Texas, and Keaton, 21, who inherited his father’s penchant

way back when,” said Ward, who is also president of the

“Historic architecture is a way for people today to experience

for adrenalin.

Montana State Board of Architects & Landscape Architects.

the craftsmanship and attention to detail that our forebears

“Keaton is a professional Supercross and Motocross rider,

“It’s a beautiful place. But, it’s expensive to build here, which

utilized in projects long ago,” Ward said. “Today, this seems

which are very difficult, and highly technical, sports,” Ward

is the only part of this job I don’t like. We pay for the beauty

to be utilized less and less with the costs rising and attention

said. “These kids are phenomenal athletes. It’s not like the old

and the limited amount of resources we have here. I really

to detail taking the backseat to the bottom line of a project. I

days when they were giant partiers, it’s truly amazing what

shouldn’t’ complain, since, if people weren’t coming, the only

feel that architects today must lead the way in educating the

these athletes do.”

work we, as architects, would have would be renovations and

clients on the importance of preserving this historic structures

Nowadays, Ward and Stacey spend their weekends traveling

add-ons.”

so we will always have these examples to pass on to the next

received multiple Historic Preservation Awards

“architects today must lead the way in educating the clients on the importance of preserving these historic structures.”

for Excellence, including a renovation of John Bozeman’s Bistro on Main Street, a high-profile

above: Blackwood Barn

Top left: Trooper Trail Residence

Middle left: Great Horn Residence

residence on Willson, and the beautiful two-

Bottom Left:

story brick-and-mortar corner masterpiece on

Grey Drake Residence

Main Street — a former bank that now houses

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‘Lipstick on a Pig’ Part of the challenge of designing structures that will affect the

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The most original part of Head West isn’t even on the main floor. Past the register is a special stairway that takes you down into an expanse of fabulous vintage and consignment pieces that have been hand selected from all over the country. Whatever you’re looking for, this little locally owned Bozeman boutique seems to have something for everyone!

aesthetic of an area, especially ones as notably gorgeous as the Gallatin Valley, is working with the surroundings. Fighting it, Ward said, is a common mistake. And sometimes, especially when it’s a renovation of an existing structure, that means steering a building that may have been a misguided from the start toward contemporary tastes, which is generally more complex, sophisticated even, than in years past. There was a time when people built largely to suit their own personal tastes or bowing exclusively in effort to satisfy particular pragmatic needs, veering from the vision only enough to

“Architects need to be mindful of the impact of what they design, both inside and out.

You can’t put lipstick on a pig.”

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“It’s difficult to make a simple architectural structure interesting,” Ward said. “It really boils down the level of

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and how do they pull it off—or did they?”

When pressed for a specific structure to criticize, Ward diplomatically points to a building 1,600 miles due east.

“We were in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Detroit,” he said. “It’s an older building, and it’s horrible. The scale of it is just all wrong, and you almost have to turn sideways when you walk into its rooms; it’s actually unsettling to experience space that way. And, even if it’s on a subconscious level, it’s hard to be oblivious to your surroundings when you walk into space.

Architects need to be mindful of the impact of what they design, both inside and out. You can’t put lipstick on a pig.”

Ward and his colleagues approach their work as looking

“Some of the best compliments we’ve had are when people

for ways to blending into, and even enhance, the scenery —

say, ‘We didn’t know you did an expansion,’ ” Ward said.

“There was an old bungalow on Willson Avenue that I‘ve

“You’re taking people’s dreams and making them reality.”

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done four renovations to, and you can’t tell. That, to me is a winner. It looks like it’s a winner. The scale, the proportions are carried throughout. It blends right in.”

Ward says it takes passion, and personal investment in the

especially in a region famous for it’s natural splendor.

community, to deliver on those standards.

“Architects need to be very, very sympathetic to the public

“I love architecture, I really do,” he said. “I love the fact that

when developing projects, because the building and the

you’re taking people’s dreams and making them a reality.

public are both going to be here for a long time,” Ward said.

And you listen to everybody’s ideas and concepts. And

“I am always mindful, concerned even, with a visual impact

every piece of ground is different, so it allows you to let your

my is going to have on a community.”

imagination go while you’re meeting their needs. When the

Other times, he said, blending into the surroundings has

client is happy, it’s a win/win for everybody.”

nothing to do with nature.

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An Introduction to the

Bozeman Bozeman Clinic Clinic

Bozeman Clinic AnAn Introduction Introduction toto the the

The Bozeman Clinic

The The Bozeman Bozeman Clinic Clinic

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by Dr. Gabor Gabor Benda Benda

We, at the Bozeman Clinic, would like to introduce you to our practice. We are seven physicians – all board certified in Family Medicine – with the goal of providing our We at Wethe atwith Bozeman the Bozeman Clinic Clinic would would like like to introduce to introduce you you to our to our practice. practice.

We every are We 7are Family 7 Family patients compassionate, comprehensive healthcare through stage of life. As an Physicians, Physicians, all practice, board all board certified certified in Family in Family Medicine.

Our goalgoal is toisour provide to provide our our patients patients independent we are able toMedicine. focus onOur caring for patients, unencumbered by withwith compassionate, compassionate, comprehensive comprehensive health health carecare through every every stage stage of find life. of life.

We are Weour an areclinic an any corporate restrictions or requirements.

Wethrough think you will that is small independent independent practice, practice, and and therefore therefore we are we able are able to focus to focus on caring onenvironment. caring for our for our patients, patients, enough to provide you with a personable and friendly unencumbered unencumbered by any by any corporate corporate restrictions restrictions or requirements. or requirements.

We think We think you you will will findfind thatthat our our clinic clinic is small is small enough enough to provide to provide you you withwith a personable a personable and and friendly friendly environment. environment.

Since we are a primary care practice, we are prepared to meet nearly all of your healthcare needs, from health maintenance to diagnosing and treating a broad scope of Since Since we are we aare primary a primary carecare practice, practice, we are we prepared are prepared to meet to meet nearly nearly all ofallyour of your health health carecare conditions.

If ahealth situation arises that requires specialty care, wescope will be your advocates, needs, needs, fromfrom health maintenance maintenance to diagnosing to diagnosing and and treating treating a broad a broad scope of conditions. of conditions. arranging any necessary consultations with specialists and coordinating your care along If a situation If a situation arises arises thatthat requires requires specialty specialty care care or consultation, or consultation, we will we will be your be your advocate, advocate, the way.

We are eager to provide this care for all stages of life, including expectant and and arrange arrange the consultation the consultation withwith the best the best person person or institute or institute for you, for you, and and thenthen continually continually mothers, newborns, children and adults.

Bozeman Clinic provides a full range of services be available be available to coordinate to coordinate youryour care.care.

We are We eager are eager to provide to provide this this carecare for all forstages all stages of life, of life, including, but not limited to: beginning beginning withwith newborns, newborns, children, children, expectant expectant mothers, mothers, and and for adults. for adults.

Please Please referrefer to a to a partial partial list of listthe of services the services we provide: we provide:

•

Obstetrical care;

•

Dermatological evaluation and skin lesion removal (when necessary).

• Obstetrical • • Obstetrical carecare care; Pediatric • Pediatric • • Pediatric carecare Adult preventative care; • Adult • • Adult preventative preventative carefor careacute illnesses and injuries and lacerations Urgent care • Urgent • Urgent carecare for acute for acute illnesses illnesses and and injuries, injuries, lacerations, lacerations, withwith X-Ray X-Ray available available in the in office the office

(with X-Ray available in the office); • Workman’s • Workman’s Compensations Compensations claims claims and and injuries injuries • Workman’s Compensation claims and injuries; • Screening • Screening Colonoscopies Colonoscopies Screening colonoscopies; • Upper • • Upper Endoscopies Endoscopies Upper endoscopies; • Vasectomies • • Vasectomies Vasectomies; • • FAA • FAA Flight Flight Physicals Physicals • FAA flight physicals; • D.O.T. • D.O.T. Physicals Physicals DOT physicals; • Proctology • • Proctology • Dermatological • • Dermatological evaluation evaluation skinskin lesion lesion removal removal when when necessary necessary Proctology; and and and We are We one are one of only of only a few a few primary primary carecare practices practices whowho will will continue continue to care to care for our for our patients patients in the in the hospital.

This means means that that eveneven during during the challenges the challenges anofacute an acute illness, illness, you willfor will have have We arehospital. one of This only a few primary care practices thatofwill continue toyou care our your your primary primary physician physician help help you you through through it, and it, and to be to able be able to coordinate to coordinate whatever whatever specialty specialty patients in the hospital. This means that even during the challenges of an acute illness, expertise expertise maymay be required. be required.

you will have your primary physician to help you through it and to coordinate whatever specialty expertise may be required.

In summary, In summary, we are we eager are eager to have to have you you consider consider one one of our of our physicians physicians at the at Bozeman the Bozeman Clinic Clinic to betoyour be your primary primary physician, physician, where where we can we can be your be your home home basebase for all foryour all your health health carecare In summary, we to have you consider one ofand our physicians Bozeman needs. needs.

OurOur clinic clinic isare the iseager oldest the oldest established established clinic clinic in Bozeman, in Bozeman, and our our desire desire is toisat serve tothe serve you you Clinic to be your primary physician, to make the Clinic your home base for all your in a in caring a caring and and compassionate compassionate wayway for many for many years years to come. to come.

healthcare needs. Our clinic is the oldest established clinic in Bozeman and our desire is to serve you in a caring and compassionate way for many years to come.

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SomeSome of theofmost the most important important people people in a town in a town are itsare its The The father father and two and sons two sons continued continued to practice to practice together, together, Some of the most important people in a town are its The father and two sons continued to practice physicians, physicians, and doctors and doctors havehave beenbeen calling calling Montana Montana homehomeoftenoften dressing dressing in a suit in a and suit tie andtotiemake to make house house calls calls or or physicians, and doctors have been calling Montana together, often dressing in a suit and tie to make sincesince its earliest its earliest days.days.

FromFrom working working at military at military outposts outposts deliver deliver babies babies in theinmiddle the middle of theofnight. the night.

In fact, In fact, Dr. Dr. home since its earliest days. From working at house calls or deliver babies in the middle of the to running to running modern modern hospitals, hospitals, medical medical professionals professionals touchtouchHeetderks Heetderks mixed mixed manymany of hisofown his own medicines medicines for patients for patients military outposts to running modern hospitals, night. In fact, Dr. Heetderks mixed many of his everyevery part part of theofregion’ the region’ s history. s history.

OneOne of theoflongest the longest usingusing meticulous meticulous notesnotes he kept he kept in a in a medical professionals touch every part of the own medicines for patients, using meticulous notes continually continually operated operated medical medical providers providers is theisBozeman the Bozeman smallsmall notebook. notebook.

SuchSuch was awas doctor’ a doctor’ s s region’s history. One of the longest continually he kept in a small notebook. Such was a doctor’s Clinic, Clinic, which which has called has called Bozeman Bozeman homehome sincesince the the life on lifethe onfrontier. the frontier. operated medical providers is the Bozeman life on the frontier. beginning beginning of theof1930s. the 1930s.

Clinic, which has called Bozeman home since the The The family family continued continued to practice to practice together together untiluntil 1969,1969, beginning of the 1930s.

The family continued to practice together until Dr. Bernard Dr. Bernard Heetderks Heetderks started started the Heetderks the Heetderks Clinic Clinic in in whenwhen the eldest the eldest Dr. Heetderks Dr. Heetderks passed passed awayaway at ageat74. age 74.

1969, when the eldest Dr. Heetderks passed away at Bozeman Bozeman in 1930 in 1930 after after taking taking over over Dr. Clem Dr. Clem Seerley’ Seerley’ s s His sons His sons continued continued to grow to grow and modernize and modernize the practice the practice Dr. Bernard Heetderks started the Heetderks Clinic age 74. His sons continued to grow and modernize local local practice. practice.

Dr. Heetderks Dr. Heetderks trained trained in medicine in medicine in in through through the years, the years, offering offering a broad a broad range range of medical of medical in Bozeman in 1930 after taking over Dr. Clem the practice through the years, offering a broad Chicago before before heading heading tooffserve to serve his country his country in France in Francerange care care andof surgical andmedical surgical procedures. procedures.

Seerley’sChicago local practice.

Dr.offHeetderks trained care and surgical procedures. during during World World War War I. Following I. Following the war, the war, he worked he worked for the for the in medicine in Chicago, before heading off to Northern Pacific Railroad Railroad hospital, hospital, treating treating the workers the Writing Writing about about the the Clinic the Clinic in thein1980s, thethe 1980s, the doctors the doctors noted noted serve hisNorthern country in Pacific France during World War I. workers Writing about Clinic in 1980s, the doctors laying laying the tracks the he tracks toworked to that that Thethat The Bozeman Bozeman Clinic Clinic “offered “offered quality quality diagnostic diagnostic and and Following the war, for the Northern noted The Bozeman Clinic “offered quality connect connect the country. the country. treatment treatment facilities facilities including including a clinical a clinical laboratory, laboratory, with with Pacific Railroad hospital, treating the workers diagnostic and treatment facilities including a registered registered laboratory laboratory personnel; personnel; a radiology a radiology department department laying the tracks to connect the country. clinical laboratory, with registered laboratory In 1936, In 1936, Dr. Roland Dr. Roland G Scherer G Scherer joined joined his brother-in-law his brother-in-law personnel; withwith hospital hospital grade grade diagnostic diagnostic x-ray x-ray equipment equipment including including a radiology department with hospital at the atHeetderks the Heetderks Clinic following following his work his work for the forMayo the Mayo grade [an] [an] image image intensifier intensifier under under the direction the direction of registered of registered[an] Following his work forClinic the Mayo Clinic, Dr. diagnostic x-ray equipment including Clinic.

Clinic.

The The doctors doctors practiced practiced together together for two for decades two decades x-ray x-ray technicians. technicians. ” ” Roland G. Scherer joined his brother-in-law at the image intensifier under the direction of registered until until Dr. Scherer Dr.inScherer departed departed 1955. in 1955.practiced Heetderks Clinic 1936.

Theindoctors x-ray technicians.”

Dr. De Dr.retired De retired in 1987 in 1987 and left andthe leftclinic the clinic in theinhands the hands of of together for two decades, until Dr. Scherer departed By then, By then, Dr. Heetderks’ Dr. Heetderks’ son, son, John, John, had finished had finished medical medical his brother. his brother.

Dr. John Dr. John continued continued the practice the practice until until 1995, 1995, in 1955.

Dr. De retired in 1987 and left the clinic inbytheby school school and was and ready was ready to join to his joinfather his father at theatclinic. the clinic.

Dr. Dr. hands which which time the the number of physicians of physicians grown had grown andthe they and they of time hisnumber brother.

Dr. Johnhad continued had previously had previously served in theinNavy the before before studying studying practice werewere readyready to take to1995, take the reins. theby reins.

Dr.which Gabor Dr. Gabor Benda Benda joined joined the the of By then,John Dr.John Heetderks’ son,served John, hadNavy finished until time the number Montana at Montana State University University andjoin the andUniversity the of atof clinicclinic in 1989 in 1989 and and joined was joined

by Drs. by Drs. David David McLaughlin, McLaughlin, medical at school andState was ready to hisUniversity father physicians hadwas grown and they were ready to take Minnesota, Minnesota, where where he earned he earned his Doctor his Doctor of Medicine of Medicine Larry Larry Sonnenberg Sonnenberg and Leonard and Leonard Ramsey Ramsey before before the clinic. Dr. John had previously served in the the reins. Dr. Gabor Benda joined the clinic in 1989 degree degree in 1954. in 1954.

Following his education, hisState education, Dr. John Dr. John decided decidedand Dr. John Dr. John retired. retired.by Drs. David McLaughlin, Larry Navy before studying at Following Montana University was joined to join to his joinfather hisof father back back in Bozeman. in Bozeman.

Though Though remained it remained Sonnenberg and Leonard Ramsey before Dr. John and the University Minnesota, where heitearned a family a family business, business, they they renamed renamed clinic the clinic The The Bozeman Bozeman retired.

Today, Today, the clinic the clinic has expanded has expanded to seven to seven physicians physicians his Doctor of Medicine degree in the 1954.

Following Clinic, Clinic, cementing cementing its connection its connection with with the town. the town. specializing specializing in the in full the spectrum full spectrum of medical of medical care care for the for the his education, Dr. John decided to join his father whole whole family. family.

The The clinichas clinic hasexpanded added has added Drs.Drs. Heather Wheeler, Wheeler, back in Bozeman. Though it remained a family Today, the clinic to Heather seven physicians Soon thereafter thereafter in 1957, in 1957, another another son, son, Dr. Albert Dr. Albert De De Steven Steven Roberts Roberts and Christine and full Christine Mitchell Mitchell to provide provide a a business,Soon they renamed the clinic The Bozeman specializing in the spectrum oftomedical Heetderks Heetderks –its known –connection known as Dr.asDe Dr.–De united – united with with his family his family care unique unique breadth breadth of individualized of individualized under under the banner the banner Clinic, cementing with the town. for the whole family.care Thecare clinic has added at theatclinic. the clinic.

Dr. De Dr.also De studied also studied at Montana at Montana StateState and and Drs. of a single ofHeather a single practice. practice.

The The Bozeman Bozeman Clinic Clinic offersoffers everything everything Wheeler, Steven Roberts and the University the University of Minnesota. of another Minnesota.

Heson, went He went on toAlbert onearn to earn his his Christine fromfrom pregnancy pregnancy care care to minor minor surgical surgical procedures, Soon thereafter in 1957, Dr. Mitchell toto provide aprocedures, unique breadth of Bachelor Bachelor Science of Science andDr. M.D. andDe M.D. from from Stanford Stanford University University continuing continuing the clinic’ the care clinic’ s longsunder long tradition tradition of De Heetderks – ofknown as – united with his individualized theof banner of a single family atinthe practice.

The Bozeman offers everything 1954. inclinic.

1954. Dr. De also studied at Montana offering offering compassionate compassionate care care to Clinic thetoBozeman the Bozeman community. community.

State and the University of Minnesota. He went from pregnancy care to minor surgical procedures, on to earn his Bachelor of Science and M.D. from continuing the clinic’s long tradition of offering Stanford University in 1954. compassionate care to the Bozeman community.

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biology.

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biology.

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biology.

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First Place: Micha rott second Place: Valerie Chai – Fayetteville, ny third Place: olivia rose langan – Bozeman, Mt

Sweet Pea Festival aUGUST 4-6, 2017

2017 Poster Contest Winner First Place: Micha Rott Second Place: Valerie Chai – Fayetteville, NY Third Place: Olivia Rose Langan – Bozeman, MT Growing up in Nebraska, Micah Holle Rott always had a great love for art and animals—especially rabbits. There are many drawings from as young as 4 years old that have bunnies baking, etc.

She either wanted to be a veterinarian or an artist and college chemistry confirmed what she already knew in her heart. While her family resided in Lincoln, Nebraska, her father had a dream of a place he referred to as “God’s Country”—Montana. They made many vacation trips to Bozeman, where her parents picked out property for “some day.”

After she graduated from college and set out to conquer the world in graphic design Micah focused her sites on Bozeman but fell in love and married Jeremy Rott, a Kansas man, and settled there, while her parents, Larry and Rachel Holle, moved to Bozeman permanently. Today, Micah works as a freelance graphic designer and has three children, Silas-15 and twins Corinne and Jonas-12. She still loves animals and illustrating and dreams of one day setting aside time for a children’s book. They visit her parents in Bozeman often to be where her son Silas has referred to as “the most perfect place.”

professional artist working in the Detroit area.

Kelly has worked as an artist and designer for over 20 years in a variety of disciplines including illustration, art direction, desktop production artist, mixed media art, watercolor and jewelry design. Her current passion is watercolor and mixed media focusing on flowers, birds and fish. Her art is characterized by soft colors and fluid lines.

She has exhibited her art work in group exhibitions including Small Wonders, An Exhibition of Tiny Art – Hamtramck, MI; 2014 Unbound Project – Michigan Abolitionish Project and the Recycled Art Show – Lake Orion Art Center in which she won Best Wearable Recycled Art 1st place and Best Use of Recycled Material 3rd place (2014) and Best in theme 2nd place (2017). She is the 2016 recipient of the First place award from the Gilroy Garlic Festival Poster Competition.

Most compassionate care for women at every stage of life Our mission is to provide you with compassionate, comprehensive women’s health services from adolescence, the reproductive years, pregnancy and through menopause.

Our physicians and providers specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions ranging from routine gynecology and obstetric care to infertility treatments and minimally invasive surgery. We also offer midwifery services along with nutrition and diabetic counseling.

We are committed to serving your physical and emotional Growing up in Nebraska, Micah Holle Rott always had a great love for art and animals—especially needs in a personal and supportive environment. rabbits. There are many drawings from as young as 4 years old that have bunnies baking, etc.

She either Owner of Etsy Shop aSplashofGray Kelly sells original paintings, prints and pendantsconfirmed made from mini prints of her wanted to be a veterinarian or an artist and college chemistry what she already knew in her work. heart. While her family resided in Lincoln, Nebraska, her father had a dream of a place he referred to as Kelly received a BFA with a graphic design emphasis from "God's Country"—Montana. They made many vacation trips toin 1991.

Bozeman, where her parents picked out Grand Valley State University She is currently an Art Director in Farmington Hills, property for "some day."

Michigan.

When asked about her creative process, Micah says she brainstorms, sketches some options until she likes what she sees and then, “COLOR,” beams Micah, “It’s foundational, so I spend some time creating a color scheme before I execute a design.” “Winning the Sweet Pea Festival poster contest, is such a high honor. I’ve been following this festival for over 20 years,” says Micah, “I feel I’m in the company of some wonderful artists.” Micah will be in town for the festival and hopes to sign posters on August 4th, 5th and 6th.

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Cassie Belzer, CNM, MSN, Tyler Bradford, MD Brooke Cadwell, CNM , MSN, Front row: Fanee Freeman, MD, Samuel Sillitti, MD Jennifer Yarger, MD, Stacy Shomento, MD Amy Korten, MD, Shelby Haugan, MD, William Peters, MD Not pictured: Christene McDonnell, PA and Katie Sonnek, RD,LN

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Kid’s T-shirt winner: Lain Reddinger Lain Reddinger is an 11 year old 6th grader at Chief Joseph Middle School. She loves to do all the preforming arts, including dance, singing, violin, and art. In July she will be attending the prestigious Royal Winnipeg Ballet School for 4 weeks. Lain also like to bake, cook, and read books. Lain has been coming to Sweet Pea Festival since she was a baby and is exited to use her award money on her dance camp.

After she graduated from college and set out to conquer the world in graphic design Micah focused her sites on Bozeman but fell in love and married Jeremy Rott, a Kansas man, and settled there, while her parents, Larry and Rachel Holle, moved to Bozeman permanently.

Today, Micah works as freelance graphic designer andthishas three children, Silas-15 and twins Corinne Sweet Pea Festival 2017aT-shirt Contest You can purchase commemorative poster beginning in Winner early July at select outlets, of the Sweet Festival and Jonas-12.

She still loves animals and illustrating andpre-sale dreams onePea day setting aside time for a office and at the Sweet Pea Festival August 4-6th. For more First Place: information please visit: children's book.Kelly TheyWojayla-Gray visit her parents in Bozeman often tohttp://sweetpeafestival.org/buybe where her son Silas has referred to as Born and raised in Michigan, Kelly Wojdyla-Gray is a wristands-and-merchandise/. "the most perfect place."

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oral for every body oralhealth health for everyfor body Oral Health Every Body

As you make healthier choices for yourself and your practices to createwhole-body an innovative, whole-body approach to oral As you make healthier choices for yourself and your familyfamily to create an innovative, approach to oral health As you make healthier choices for yourself and your family to create an innovative, whole-body approach to oralunderstanding health – cutting out processed foods high in sugar and partially healthand overall wellness.

Based on a biological – cutting out processed foods high in sugar and partially and overall wellness. Based on a biological understanding of – cutting out processed foods high in sugar and partially and overall wellness.

Based on a biological understanding ofand hydrogenated oils; buying locally grown, sustainable, and ofhow an optimally healthy mouth looks, feels, functions hydrogenated oils; buying locally grown, sustainable, and organic how an optimally healthy mouth looks, feels, functions and hydrogenated oils; buying locally grown, sustainable, and organic how an optimally healthy mouth looks, feels, functions and organic produce; and ditching white bread for whole grains or interacts with the rest of the body, integrative dentistry focuses produce; and ditching white bread for whole grains or gluten interacts with the rest of the body, integrative dentistry focuses ditching white whole grains or gluten interacts withmaterials the rest of body, integrative dentistry –thought have you thought aboutfor the mouth you’re putting on biocompatible on biocompatible materials and their influence on thefocuses immune freegluten –produce; havefree youand about the bread mouth you’re putting those andthetheir influence on the immune free – have you thought about the mouth you’re putting those on biocompatible materials and their influence on the immune those foods into?

Is your mouth really as system, nutritional support for maintaining foods into? Is your mouth really as healthy as you system, nutritional support for foods yourunknowingly mouth asyou healthy as you nutritional support for oral healthy ascould youIsthink it is, orreally couldbe oralsystem, and physiological health, focal think it is, orinto? you putting maintaining oral and physiological think it is, or could you unknowingly be putting maintaining oral and physiological unknowingly be putting your health at risk? infection and toxin elimination from the your health at risk? You’ve heard plenty about the health, focal oral infection and toxin your health at risk?

You’ve heard plenty about the health, focal oral infection and You’ve heard plenty about the importance whole body, and the direct influence of the importance of daily flossing and brushing along elimination from the whole body, toxin importance of daily flossing and brushing along elimination from the whole body, of daily flossing and brushing along with three dimensional relationships between the with regular dental visits to help keep your teeth and the direct influence of the threewith regular dental visits to help keep your teeth and the direct influence of the threeregular dental visits to help keep your teeth teeth, bones, muscles, joints, airway, neck healthy. But good oral health is a gateway to much dimensional relationships between the healthy.

Butgood good oralof health gateway tois much between the healthy. oral health isisaagateway and dimensional spine therelationships entire body. more, and a But growing body scientific evidenceto teeth, bones,and muscles, joints, airway, more, and a growing body of scientific evidence is teeth, bones, muscles, joints, much more, and a growing body of scientific proving that dental health predicts and reflects your neck and spine and the entire body.airway, proving that dental health predicts and reflects your neckdisease and spine and the entire body. evidence is proving that dental health Dental is preventable and, in most general health. generaland health. predicts reflects your general health. cases, reversible, if the fundamental causes Dental disease is preventable and, Dental disease is preventable and, of disease are addressed with a wholeThe Mouth–Body Connection in most cases, reversible, if the The Mouth–Body Connection in most cases,–reversible, if the Mouth–Body Connection person approach body, mind and spirit.

TheThe mouth is seen as a window into the body, and fundamental causes of disease are The mouth is seen as a window into the body, and fundamental causes of disease areand The mouth is seen as a window into the Integrative dentistry is conservative a healthy body starts with a healthy mouth. Your addressed with a whole-person a healthy body starts with a healthy mouth.

Your addressed with a whole-person body, and a healthy body starts with a the aim is to be minimally invasive, yet mouth and its related structures provide two of the most basic approach – body, mind and spirit. Integrative dentistry is mouth and its related structures provide two of the most basic approach – body, mind and spirit.

Integrative dentistry is healthy mouth.

Your mouth and its related structures provide appropriately active.

This allows patients to choose lasting, functions absolutely necessary for life: breathing and eating. conservative and the aim is to be minimally invasive, yet functions absolutely for life: breathing and aeating. conservative andThis the functionally aim is to be minimally invasive, two of the most basic necessary functions absolutely necessary for life: appropriately biocompatible and sustainable treatment A disease-free and biologically functional mouth that lasts active. allows patients to choose lasting, yetsolutions A disease-free and biologically functional mouth that lasts a appropriately active.

This allows patients to choose lasting, breathing and eating.

A disease-free and biologically functional to restore optimal health.

Once health is returned, effective and lifetime is essential for a healthy diet and sustained wellness, biocompatible and functionally sustainable treatment solutions lifetime is essential for a healthy diet and sustained wellness, biocompatible and functionally sustainable treatment mouth that lasts a lifetime is essential for a healthy diet and practical preventive strategies can then be individually lasting natural beauty, comfort and vitality. to restore optimal health. Once health is returned, effective solutions and designed lasting natural beauty, comfort andbeauty, vitality.comfort and vitality. practical totorestore optimal health.

Once health is returned, effective sustained wellness, lasting natural support oral health for life. preventive strategies can then be individually designed and practical strategies can then be individually designed The latest medical research strongly suggests that many general to support oral preventive health for life.

The latest medical research strongly suggests that to support oral health for life.

The latest medical research strongly suggests that many general Treat the Whole Person health problems share common links to the diseases found in health problems share common links to the diseases in health problems share common links to the diseases found Every person is biologically unique, and integrative dentistry the mouth and require an integrative approach to care. Dental Treat the Whole Person the mouth and require an integrative approach to care.

Treat the Whole Person the mouth and require an integrative approach to care.

Dental requires a personalized, comprehensive approach with a doctorproblems like tooth decay, root canal infections, gum disease, Every person is biologically unique, and integrative dentistry problems like tooth decay, root canal infections, gum Every person is biologically unique, and integrative dentistry problems like tooth decay, root canal infections, gum disease, patient partnership working towards fundamental mutual goals. toxic dental materials, TMJ and sleep apnea have been linked requires a personalized, comprehensive approach with a doctortoxic dental materials, TMJ and sleep apnea have requires a personalized, comprehensive approach with a doctortoxic dental materials, TMJ and sleep apnea have been linked to numerous chronic health issues ranging from diabetes, patient partnership working towards fundamental mutual goals. to numerous chronic health issues ranging from diabetes, patient partnership working towards fundamental mutual to numerous chronic health issues ranging from diabetes, Being an integrative dentist personifies the true meaning of the heart and lung disease and stroke to pregnancy complications, Being an integrative dentist personifies the true meaning of the goals. heart and lung disease and stroke to pregnancy complications, Being an integrative dentist personifies the true meaning of the heart and lung disease and stroke to pregnancy complications, word “doctor” as a teacher, and our goal is to help our patients neurodegenerative diseases, impaired neurocognitive function word “doctor” as a teacher, and our goal is to help our patients neurodegenerative diseases, impaired–neurocognitive neurocognitive word “doctor” as a teacher, andofour goal is towellness. help ourpatient patients essentially become students health and Every andneurodegenerative even cancer. Take itdiseases, to heart, impaired literally a healthy mouthfunction will essentially become students of health and wellness.

Every and even cancer.

Take it to heart, literally – a healthy will essentially become students of health and wellness.

Every patient and even cancer.

Take it to heart, literally – a healthy mouth patient deserves the right to learn how to optimize their oral not only increase your quality of life, but also your longevity. deserves the right to learn how to optimize their oral health, make onlyincrease increaseyour yourquality qualityofoflife, life,but but also also your your longevity. wise and deserves the right to learn how to optimize their oral health, make notnotonly health, make wise and informed choices about treatment informed choices about treatment options and prevent options wise and informed choices about treatment options and prevent and prevent dental disease altogether. dental disease altogether.

What is Integrative Dentistry?

What is Integrative Dentistry? dental disease altogether.

What isdentistry Integrative Dentistry?

Integrative is a progressively unique approach to dental Integrative dentistry is a progressively unique approach dental Integrative dentistry is a progressively unique approach to Optimal education, commitment and diligence.

Optimal health health requiresrequires education, commitment and diligence. care that is worth chewing on. In medicine, doctors and patients care that is worth chewing on.

In medicine, doctors Optimal health requires education, commitment and care that is worth chewing on.

In medicine, doctors and patients We believe it is more about the daily lifestyle decisions We believe it is more about the daily lifestyle decisions diligence. alike are embracing a holistic philosophy designed to treat the alike are embracing a holistic philosophy designed the We is more about theis daily decisions alike are embracing a holistic philosophy designed to treat ourbelieve patients make than donelifestyle while are at our our patients makeitthan what iswhat done while they arethey at our person, not just the disease. Integrative dentistry bridges the person, not just the disease.

Integrative dentistry bridges our patients make than what is done while they are our by person, not just the disease.

Integrative dentistry bridges the dental office.

Our priority is getting to know each patient dental office. Our priority is getting to know each patientatby gap between medicine and dentistry. Recognizing the intimate gap between medicine and dentistry.

Recognizing dental office.

Our priority is getting to know each patient by gap between medicine and dentistry.

Recognizing the intimate understanding their attitudes towards dentistry, past understanding their attitudes towards dentistry, past dental dental connections between dental health and systemic health allows connections between dental health and systemic health understanding their attitudes towards dentistry, past dental connections between dental health and systemic health allows experiences and desires regarding future prevention and experiences and desires regarding future prevention interdisciplinary care to be tailored to specifically address the interdisciplinary caretotobe betailored tailored to specifically address the and treatment. experiences interdisciplinary specifically treatment. and desires regarding future prevention underlying causes of care disease, rather thanto just treating address and treatment. underlying causes of disease, rather than just treating the underlying causes of disease, rather than just treating the the symptoms. the symptoms. symptoms.

Our in integrative dentistry to not only our patients Our goal ingoal integrative dentistry is to notisonly help ourhelp patients Our goal in integrative dentistry is to not only help our keep their teeth healthy, functional, and beautiful for life, to but to Integrative dentistry is about more than just your teeth and gums; keep their teeth healthy, functional, and beautiful for life, butpatients keep their teeth healthy, functional, and beautiful for life, to Integrative dentistry is about more than just your teeth gums; Integrative dentistry is about more than just your teeth and also help them develop healthy habits that will support lifelong also help them develop healthy habits that will support lifelongbut it couples modern dentistry’s most comprehensive treatments, also help them develop healthy habits that will support lifelong it couples modern dentistry’s most comprehensive treatments, gums; it couples modern dentistry’s most comprehensive wellness and vibrant longevity.

Indeed, we see oral health as wellness and vibrant longevity. Indeed, we see oral health as advanced techniques and state-of-the-art technologies with the wellness and vibrant longevity.

Indeed, wefeel seebest oralcan health advanced techniques and state-of-the-art with the the foundation techniques and state-of-the-art technologies the foundation for overall wellness. we bestashelp for overall wellness.

We feelWe we can help besttreatments,advanced scientifically-based holistic principles andtechnologies clinical practices bestthebest scientifically-based holisticholistic principles and clinical the for overall wellness. we can best with scientifically-based principles and practices clinical ourfoundation patients achieve optimal healthWe byfeel integrating our help expertise

“The mouth is is “The mouth seen as aaswindow seen a window intointo thethe body, body, andand a healthy a healthy body starts with a a body starts with healthy mouth.“ healthy mouth.“

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with like-minded and by other allied health professionals.Integrative problems withisyour mouth, such as cracked, worn, broken or our patients achievephysicians optimal health integrating our expertise dentistry designed to proactively help you choose our patients achieve health by integrating our dentistry designed toyou proactively help you Together, as part of youroptimal healthcare team, we believe weexpertise can missing teeth, a bad bite or crooked teeth, bleeding orchoose receding with likeminded physicians and other allied health professionals. healthIntegrative and not just leave itisto chance.

If have ongoing health and not just leave it to chance.

If you have ongoing with likeminded physicians and other allied health professionals. be muchasmore at helpingteam, cure we andbelieve preventwe“lifestyle” problems gums, pain, headaches, sleepworn, and snoring, Together, part effective of your healthcare withjaw your mouth, such as poor cracked, broken oror if you’re problems mouth, as there cracked, orat stake as part of your team, believe we diseases. simply yoursuch smile, mayworn, bereceding a broken lot more can beTogether, much more effective at healthcare helping cure and we prevent missing teeth, unhappy awith bad your bitewith or crooked teeth, bleeding or can be much more effective at helping cure and prevent missing teeth, a bad bite or crooked teeth, bleeding or receding just your oral health!

It’s never too late or oriftoo early to be “lifestyle” diseases. gums, than jaw pain, headaches, poor sleep and snoring, you’re gums, jaw pain, headaches, anda snoring, diseases.

Are“lifestyle” You Ready for a Change? healthy. simply unhappy with your smile, poor theresleep may be lot more or at if you’re unhappy with your It’s smile, there lot more at For You over 20 years,for integrative dentistry has been our specialty. stake simply Are Ready a Change? than just your oral health! never toomay latebe or atoo Are You Ready for a Change? stake than just your oral health!

It’s never too late too step, and Weover provide all ofintegrative the services of a general dentist – preventive early toChoosing a dentist that is right for you is just theorfirst For 20 years, dentistry has been our specialty. be healthy.

For over 20 years, integrative dentistry has been our specialty. early to be healthy. care, dentalallhygiene, aesthetic cosmetic dentistry, fillings and it should be a careful investigative process. Remember, only you We provide of the services of aand general dentist – preventive We provide allemphasis of the services of a general dentistfillings – preventive crowns – with an on dentistry.

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With integrative dental care, you andand your crowns – training with an hygiene, emphasis on biological dentistry.dentistry, Our advanced it should a careful investigative process. only you crowns – with an emphasis on biological dentistry.

Our advanced it should be a careful investigative process.

Remember, only of all ages some the most sophisticated dental carepatients found in can decide family canhealthy enjoy you the benefits of –extraordinary oral health, you for life! clinical training andofstate-of-the-art technologies offers how want to be don’t settle for dentistry training state-of-the-art offersinpatientsthat sells can you decide howWith healthy you want to becare, – don’t for dentistry Montana. ofsouthwest all clinical ages some of theand most sophisticatedtechnologies dental care found short. integrative dental yousettle and your of allMontana. ages some of the most sophisticated dental care found in familythat you dental andlife! yourof Drs. Todd and AmyWith Kinney graduated from theyou University southwest cansells enjoy theshort. benefits ofintegrative extraordinary oralcare, health, for southwest Montana. family can enjoy the benefits of extraordinary oral health, Many of our services are not commonly available from a family Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in 1995 for andlife! dentist, including for adults and children; TMJ, established their Bozeman private care health-centered Many of our servicesorthodontics are not commonly available from a family Drs. Todd and Amy Kinney graduated from the University of Nebraska practice Many of our services not commonly available from a familyMedical Drs. Todd and Amyoffice Kinneywas graduated from the of Nebraska headache and sleep apneaare treatments; complex reconstructive inCenter 1997.

Their recognized as University Montana’s College of Dentistry in 1995 and established their first Center dentist, including orthodontics for adults and children; TMJ, Medical Center College of Dentistry in 1995 and established their dentist, including orthodontics for adults and children; TMJ, dentistryand andsleep dental implants, smilecomplex rejuvenation and full-mouth Bozeman forprivate Dental Medicine in 2010 and both doctors care health-centered practice in 1997.

Their have office completed headache apnea treatments; reconstructive Bozeman private care health-centered practice in 1997.

Their office headache and sleep apnea treatments; complex reconstructive reconstruction, periodontics and oral surgery; 3D imaging;was recognized trainingaswith OBI Foundation forDental Bioesthetic Montana’s first Center for MedicineDentistry, in 2010 dentistry and dental implants, smile rejuvenation anddigital full-mouth was recognized as Montana’s first Center for Dental Medicine in 2010 dentistry and dental implants, smile rejuvenation and full-mouth laser dentistryperiodontics and medicaland ozone; and mercury-free, International, the Schuster Center for Foundation Professional doctors have completed training with OBI for Development, reconstruction, oral surgery; 3D digital mercury imaging; safeand both and both doctors have completed training with OBI Foundation for reconstruction, periodontics and oral surgery; 3D digital imaging; dentistry.

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Center for Advanced Biologic Orthodontics, safeofquality dentistry. desire iswith to help theproviding people we serve achieve Clinical highest andOur precision uncompromising compassion Dentistry and Drs. Kinney are membersDentistry ofthe theWorld Academy Laser Institute, and the American College of Integrative the goal optimal, lifelong oral health by dentistry Clinical Laser Institute, and the American College of Integrative Dentistry the goal of optimal, lifelong oral health by providing dentistry of Bioesthetic Dentistry, International Academy of Biological and Medicine.

Drs. Kinney are members of the Academy of Bioesthetic ofand thecare. highest quality and precision with uncompromising and Medicine.

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We also Albrecht is a member of the Veterinary Arthroscopy GVH as well. host student and veterinary technician Arthrology Advancement society, or VA3, making student Arthrology Advancement society, or VA3, making• Rehabilitation services –Jen Hill, CCRP, provides studentshost from acrossveterinarians the country. and veterinary technician him a recognized world leader in veterinary • Rehabilitation services –Jen Hill, CCRP, provides rehabilitation services, including laser therapy, students from across the country. him a recognized world leader in veterinary arthroscopy. rehabilitation including laser therapy, In addition, GVH donates more than $20,000 therapeutic ultrasound,services, e-stim and customized arthroscopy. ultrasound,the e-stim customized at-home therapeutic exercises. Sometimes, best and course of donates than $20,000 annuallyIntoaddition, help petsGVH that can’t helpmore themselves.

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• Acupuncture – Dr. Sara Hann, DVM, CVA, is using doesn’t fitmight all when it comes tohobbles the yourand pet’s care. One size following shelters: • Heart the of the Valley (Bozeman), • Acupuncture – Dr. Sara Hann,care DVM, CVA, is using doesn’t fit all when it comes to the your pet’s care. acupuncture to provide complimentary to treat • Heart of the Valley (Bozeman), • Stafford Animal Shelter (Livingston), • Digital radiography (X-rays) and digital dental acupuncture to provide complimentary care to treat arthritis, lameness, postoperative pain, nerve injury, Animal Society Shelter (Livingston), • Lewis •&Stafford Clark Humane (Helena), • Digital radiography (X-rays) and digital dental radiography – This technology and our level of lameness, postoperative pain, nerve injury, back and arthritis, muscle pain, GI problems, lick granulomas, • Lewis Clark Humane Society (Helena), • Chelsea Bailey&Butte, radiography – This technology and our level of expertise allow us to better diagnose and treat your backgeneral and muscle pain, GI problems, lick granulomas, allergies and wellness.

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Adventure for Every Season

West Yellowstone, Montana courtesy of the west yellowstone chamber of commerce

The town of West Yellowstone, sitting at an elevation of 6,666 feet, just outside of the West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is a year-round destination.

Nestled among majestic mountain peaks, and surrounded by natural scenic wonders, the town is rich in history and activities.

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SPRING Spring is a time of change and renewal in West Yellowstone. From mid-March to mid-April, the west entrance to Yellowstone opens to people-powered vehicles only. These “cycle-only” days allow bikers to see the first splashes of color as green sedges and bright yellow monkey-flowers emerge amidst dwindling snow banks.

Bison trudge along the roads and elk feed along the rivers.

May brings bison calves and bison jams on the roadways.

Bison begin calving in mid-April and by May you can start to see hundreds of bright reddish-brown calves among the bison herds. The bison gather in traditional “nursery” areas such as Fountain Flats just north of Old Faithful or in areas along rivers such as Lamar and Hayden Valleys.

Spring is the best time for bear sightings as grizzly and black bears make their way down from higher elevations to the meadows and rivers. Where else but Yellowstone can you have a ring-side seat to witness the sheer strength of a bear tearing apart a rotten tree stump or carcass? And, 38 GALLATIN VALLEY LIFE 2017

then just a few miles later, watch as a sow gently noses her wayward cubs across a busy road with everyone stopped for the first “bear jam” of the season?

SUMMER When it comes to summertime activities the West Yellowstone area is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise.

The long summer days provide visitors unlimited access to explore and play in the splendor of the high country.

You can fish blue ribbon trout streams, hike in pristine wilderness, experience real western horseback riding, go whitewater rafting or mountain bike on hundreds of miles of single track and forest service roads.

In addition to regal Yellowstone National Park right next door with its famous geysers, wildlife and waterfalls, there’s adventure to be found just to the West. Hebgen Lake, with its miles and miles of shoreline offers camping, boating, canoeing and the best still water fishing in Montana. Or, take an afternoon and learn to kayak on this clear mountain lake surrounded by beautiful mountains.

Just beyond is Earthquake Lake, formed the night in 1959 that a 7.5 quake rocked the Madison Valley and a mountain fell.

With summer comes a choice of activities; weekly Wild

West Yellowstone Rodeo, the Yellowstone Historic Museum Center, daily Yellowstone Ranger talks, and other programs just for kids like the Junior Smokejumper’s Program.

Don’t miss a genuine small town 4th of July, where anyone can be in the parade, listen to live music, enjoy barbecues at the City Park, and end the day with an incredible fireworks display set against a backdrop of mountains.

For the authentic Western experiences try a horseback trail ride at sunset through the mountains, or sit back and take a horse-drawn carriage ride to a tasty cook-out. Either way, the experience and the views will take your breath away.

FALL Fall brings spectacular scenery and the annual elk mating season where huge bull elk battle for their harems with eerie echoing bugles across wide valleys. Cooler fall temperatures create spectacular photo opportunities at Old Faithful and other geysers in Yellowstone Park.

It’s the best time of the year for mountain biking, road cycling, hiking, and photography in Yellowstone and the surrounding National Forests.

Spawning runs of big brown and battling rainbow trout migrate from Hebgen Lake up the Madison, Gallatin, and Firehole Rivers. This makes West Yellowstone the prime fishing destination each fall, earning the title as one of the “Top 10 Trout Towns in America” by Forbes Magazine.

Even a rainy fall day is fun with a visit to the Grizzly

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& Wolf Discovery Center. Meet the two wolf packs or different resident grizzly bears, observe the raptors, talk to a naturalist, and check out the “Keeper Kids Program.”

Next door the movie, “Yellowstone,” plays daily at the Yellowstone Giant Screen Theater with a six story movie screen.

Late fall features the annual West Yellowstone Old Faithful Cycle Tour. This roundtrip cycle ride circles through Yellowstone National Park from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back. With feed stations along the way and a snag wagon to grab a lift if you get tired, it is the perfect family cycling event. Or, join the Yellowstone Rendezvous Trail Race – a half-marathon that takes place entirely on groomed forest service trails.

WINTER With an average of 153” of snow every year and 184 days of sun, West Yellowstone has earned its place on the list of “11 Coolest Winter Places in America” (Budget Travel) and one of the “Top Ten Winter Towns” by National Geographic Traveler. It is continuously voted one of the top snowmobile destinations.

Outside the park there are millions of acres of public lands for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers to explore.

Explore over 400 hundred miles of groomed snowmobile trails by West Yellowstone and the State of Idaho in the surrounding National Forests.

Over 50km of groomed Nordic ski trails start from town.

The Rendezvous Ski Trail system offers a groomed 35KM trail, usually groomed daily and available from November through April. The Boundary Ski Trail (pet-friendly) and Yellowstone Park’s Riverside Trail also start from West Yellowstone.

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NORDIC SKI With over 50km of groomed ski trails and hundred more throughout the National Forests, West Yellowstone is a Nordic skier’s playground. Many Nordic events are hosted throughout the season as well including biathlons, Yellowstone Ski Festival each Thanksgiving and Rendezvous Race the first weekend of March. (skirunbikemt.com) 40 GALLATIN VALLEY LIFE 2017

ICE FISHING Ice fishing is more than just a way to fill the days between the closing of one open water fishing season and the opening of the next. It is a chance to breathe the cold, clean winter air; to spend quiet time outdoors with family and friends, and to relax and collect one’s thoughts. And if competing is your thing, West Yellowstone hosts a national Ice Fishing Tournament on Hebgen Lake, just north of town in January. The weekend is filled with seminars, a kid’s workshop and the fishing competition itself. (westyellowstoneicefishing.com)

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West Yellowstone tour companies offer over the snow daylong tours into Yellowstone via snowmobile or snowcoach.

Tours begin on December 15th and end on March 15th each winter, weather dependent. Snowmobile tours include all the equipment and clothing that you will need for a day in the park.

SLED DOGS There’s something about experiencing West Yellowstone’s winter landscapes from the perspective of a dog sled that cannot be matched. Local teams are waiting to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with you. You can also join us throughout the winter for several exciting races, where mushers and their teams travel over the trails surrounding West Yellowstone, racing against the clock to see whose team comes out on top. (wysleddograces.com)

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If you’re fortunate enough to experience Yellowstone in the winter, you’re in for a rare treat. The snow covered landscape, frozen waterfalls and frosted trees when, contrasted with geysers and other geothermal features, create a surreal winterscape. If you’re lucky enough to venture into the backcountry, you will encounter a quiet calm that for some is a transcendental experience.

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Form & Function Gallatin Plastic Surgery Those who live in Bozeman (or much of the Mountain West for that matter) are no strangers to the difficulty of finding a doctor who fits their personal needs and standards. While the services offered in Bozeman have greatly expanded in scope over recent years, those seeking a qualified, board-certified plastic surgeon have often had settle for a practice which is not the best fit for their needs, or sacrifice their time along with the potential for follow-ups by traveling to their preferred doctor.

When searching for a plastic surgeon, it’s important to find the doctor who meets your criteria. Experience with a given procedure, accessibility, and boardcertification should never be compromised in exchange for proximity. Knowing the importance of having the option to see a qualified surgeon, and recognizing the need present in the Gallatin Valley, in June of 2016 Dr. Jarred McDaniel moved his practice from Billings to Bozeman, opening Gallatin Plastic Surgery. Since its inception, Gallatin Plastic Surgery has catered to the needs of Bozemanites seeking the skills of a plastic surgeon, both for reconstructive procedures such as mitigating the appearance of past injuries, and for ascetic procedures, enhancing patients’ natural beauty.

While many believe that certification by the American Board of Plastic Surgery is mandatory, the reality exist

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that a plethora of surgeons offering cosmetic services are not board-certified by ABPS, nor are they legally required to be. When choosing a practice, it is pivotal to ensure that your procedure will be carried out by a board-certified plastic surgeon such as Dr. Jarred McDaniel; this ensures that they have undergone one of the most rigorous board certification processes in existence. Every plastic surgeon who is certified has completed 6-8 years of surgical training after finishing medical school, 1-2 years of ethical practice after that training, and a challenging written and oral exam.

The rigor of ABPS board-certification can be partly attributed to the wide array of procedures present in plastic surgery. Dr. Jarred McDaniel regularly performs a wide variety of procedures; from those most indemand such as face lifts, body contouring, and breast augmentation, to more specialized ones which suit a range of scenarios. While Gallatin Plastic Surgery can meet the needs of many patients, Dr. Jarred McDaniel ensures that each patient receives the specialized attention they deserve. As a husband, father of three, hiker, and avid woodworker, Dr. Jarred McDaniel loves spending time with his fellow Bozemanites. Many new patients are surprised to discover that Gallatin Plastic Surgery offers more personalized care and availability for questions both before and after surgery, than any doctor they have seen in the past.

As the premier plastic surgery practice in Bozeman, Dr. Jarred McDaniel at Gallatin Plastic Surgery offers board-certified expertise and personalized care. To see if Gallatin Plastic Surgery is the right fit for you, visit their website to see a full list of services offered, or call (406) 577-2346 to find the answer to any questions you have about the practice or procedures offered.

Excellence. Integrity. Compassion.

Jarred McDaniel, M.D. Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Pleased to serve Bozeman and the greater Gallatin Valley Breast Reconstruction Breast Augmentation Abdominoplasty Facelift Brachioplasty Blepharoplasty Body Contouring And more!

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on the local scene. But, if you’re honest, you’ve probably grown a bit jaded about the whole “5-Star” system that leaves you wondering if the newest Teenage Mutant Ninja movie really should have received 4.1 stars. (Spoiler alert: nope.) So, how do you arm yourself to up your chances of a lovely, if short of divine, cup of coffee?

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Coffee is not just Coffee How to Better Enjoy Your Next Cup

By Tom Gibson, Owner of Cafe M

As you sign your electronic signature on the LED screen on the hip/cool/all-too-white cash register at the local coffee shop, you can’t help but look the barista in the eye and silently ask, “But is this really going to taste good?”

Catching your eye and understanding all of your thoughts and trepidation, the barista looks back and calmly, confidently and almost imperceptibly nods, “Yes. Yes, it will.”

It’s a moment that happens tens of thousands of times each day across the country. The trust we place in the

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barista across the counter is a moment of faith, longing, and vulnerability. We really want a good cup of coffee.

We really “need” a good cup of coffee. And we really wish we’d happen upon a great cup. If you’re hanging at your oft-frequented local shop, you likely have a good gauge on their coffee. You’ve been served enough cups to know if and when they’re good and what they’re really good at. When you’re traveling, it’s a different story completely. You’re at the mercy of the town you’re in and its limited choices. You can use Google, Yelp, Trip Advisor, and any number of apps that will shed some light

4. Look for Single Origin Coffees -- “Single origin” in the coffee world refers to coffee that comes from the same farm, washing station, or local collective of farms. Coffee is like wine -- where it is grown largely determines its

1. Go Small or Go Home -- Don’t go to any chain that has more than several shops in the state/country/world. Seriously.

Coffee takes a whole bunch of attention to detail -- from careful sourcing and delicate roasting to finicky preparation by an experienced and invested barista. Every lot of coffee is different and reacts differently to roasting and brewing. Even coffee from the same farm, perhaps aged slightly longer by happenstance, will brew up differently and most often inconsistently. Individual shops with professional baristas who’ve been trained by knowledgeable owners/ managers are indispensable. The reality of larger coffee chains is that they are necessarily rigid in their approach to many of the most important factors that lead to great coffee. Many chains rely heavily on blends off coffees to ensure a consistent Andreas Just, freeimages.com (and consistently mediocre) flavor profile.

Moreover, the bigger the business, the greater the shareholders. The more focus on profits, the quality and latent flavor characteristics. For decades, the coffee industry sloppily mixed coffees from neighboring less money goes to great green (un-roasted) coffee beans.

Smaller, independently owned shops can be hit and miss farms, regions, and countries. Coffee was blended together and resulted in a smorgasbord of flavors and (usually obvious through online reviews), but they’re characteristics that no roaster could disentangle. Within likely to have their eye closer to what matters if they’ve the last ten to fifteen years, growers and distributors have survived for a few years. Look for a local shop with good online reviews and start there. become much more sensitive to keeping individual lots of coffee separated. Now, a lovely, bright, pomegranate2. Look for Shiny Equipment -- On the surface, that like sweet coffee from a farm on a western slope in sounds only like the surface -- it sounds superficial. the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia is bagged as such.

However, shiny equipment means that the staff is taking And 500 miles away, an equally lovely but less acidic, care of their equipment. In other words, they probably blueberry-sweet coffee from the Harrar region of Ethiopia care. (Alternative theory, they are all suffering OCD is bagged and labeled. A thoughtful roaster can carefully patients in apprenticeship rehab. Even that bodes well, bring out the best of each distinct coffee and allow the though!) barista to present a coffee that is uniquely sweet and balanced, as crisp as it is clear.

3. Spy some Latte Art -- Latte art is the finishing touch of a crafted espresso and milk drink (aka the “latte”).

5. Note the Brew Times -- Most shops do “batch brews” Good latte art takes practice and a lot of it. If you see -- a brew of coffee that is large enough to handle multiple, baristas throwing down beautiful latte art on their drinks, if not many, cups of coffee. Larger batch brews can they (again) care. And that care usually translates to how result in some of the finest cups of coffee you can find. carefully they also brew their coffee or pull their espresso.

Increased amounts of coffee grinds used, stable water temperatures via larger volumes of water, and highly

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specific and accurately repeated brew parameters (via an expensive batch brewer) can produce high quality coffee again and again. Ahh, but there’s always a down side. Batch brewers allow shops and baristas to be lazy.

Baristas can brew it and forget it. And four hour later ... well, you don’t want that cup of coffee. Look for brew times on the coffee airpots or ask the barista when she brewed that last batch. If she doesn’t know, that’s not good. Coffee is best right after it’s brewed and degrades progressively as it sits.

6. Quiz the Barista -- A good barista can talk the talk.

Ask the barista about coffee sourcing or roast level or ... just make it up! Honestly, you can quickly ascertain if the barista actually knows much about his product.

Sometimes a newer barista can be still learning the ropes and not have a good answer. That’s fine. If you find a whole staff worth of “Uh, I don’t knows,” well then … you are now in the know. And you should say “no” and maybe “thanks.”

7. Cream and Sugar -- Otherwise known as the enemies of good coffee, cream and sugar have been hiding bad coffee for longer than you’ve been alive. Honestly.

Folger’s, Maxwell House, and many other household

brands have been drowned in cream and sugar for decades. And for good reason. However, a truly good cup of coffee doesn’t need additional sweetening or cream to cut through the bitter aftertaste. Coffee can and should taste great. And before you say, “Well, not to my palate.”

Give yourself and your palate a chance. If you can find a good, reliable source for high quality coffee, drink it black. Let it cool a bit. Take a sip. And try it again. And then come back the next day and try it again. You’ll be amazed how quickly your palate will develop and begin to taste the sweetness inherent in really good coffee and the subtleties that can only be appreciated if they’re left unencumbered by the blunt effects of sugar and cream.

8. Experiment -- Really good coffee is great hot. It’s great iced. It’s great pulled as espresso and served with milk. It’s lovely as nitro coffee (infused with nitrogen like Guinness). Good habits make life simply livable, but we all fall into drinking and eating habits that get boring.

If you normally drink drip coffee, order an Americano.

If you’re a latte lover, try a pour over or straight black coffee. The more you challenge your assumptions and palate, the more rewarding you’ll find your (likely near) daily habit. Enjoy your coffee. Really enjoy your coffee.

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Modern vein treatments utilize minimally invasive techniques to close or remove poorly functioning veins.

These procedures are safely done in the office using local anesthesia and generally take less than 60 minutes.

Discomfort afterwards is minimal and most people resume normal activities the day of treatment. Larger surgeries which were common years ago, such as vein stripping, have become obsolete with today’s modern vein treatments.

Whether one decides to have a varicose vein evaluation or procedure there are ways to help maintain healthy legs. Regular use of compression stockings and exercise are the most important. Although varicose veins are not a condition that can be technically ‘cured’ those who can follow through with these measures and treatment, if needed, give themselves an advantage to avoid future varicose veins problems.

Montana Vein Clinic was founded in 2007 and was the first clinic in the area dedicated to the treatment of varicose veins. Dr. Andrew Grace founded the clinic, continues to oversee its operations, and performs all the treatments. He is the only varicose vein expert in the area who is certified by the American Board of Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a diplomat of the American Board of Venous and Lymphatic Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Phlebology, the American Medical Association recognized group of physician specialists who are focused on the treatment of varicose veins and venous insufficiency.

Montana Vein Clinic is focused on serving the Gallatin Valley and surrounding counties but frequently welcomes patients from all over Montana. Learn more about varicose vein treatment at montanaveinclinic.com

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Varicose Veins

Modern Treatment for a Common Problem Varicose veins are a common medical condition and are estimated to occur in up to 25 percent of women and 15 percent of men. They are associated with age and are present in approximately half of people over age 50.

Most frequently seen in the legs and feet, they can appear at the skin surface as small networks of blue or red veins (often called spider veins) or larger veins that bulge under the skin.

Inefficient blood flow is the underlying cause for varicose veins. Healthy veins have one-way valves that encourage good blood flow out of the leg by preventing blood from being pulled backward under the effect of gravity. If the valves don’t work well blood leaks backward, pressure increases in the veins, and veins can swell and become varicose. The process can be painless but frequently causes symptoms of discomfort such as throbbing, acing, itching, burning or leg swelling. Symptoms are usually worse at the end of the day.

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Anyone can get varicose veins but the strongest risk factor is genetics. If one or both parents have varicose veins it is probable their children will develop them, too.

Pregnancy is another strong risk factor and lesser risk factors include advancing age, jobs or hobbies that require prolonged standing, and being overweight.

Untreated varicose veins slowly get worse over time.

The discomfort related to them will persist or worsen and can interfere with activities of daily living. They become larger, more numerous and increasingly uncomfortable.

Some people develop more advanced problems such as superficial blood clots, skin changes or, in severe cases, skin ulcers.

Treatment of varicose veins is beneficial for a number of reasons but the most common reasons people seek treatment of their varicose veins is for relief of symptoms.

Other common reasons are to improve leg appearance, and to keep their legs healthy in the future.

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Dee-O-Gee Small-town Small Businesses lead to Healthier Pets While most major companies are headquartered in urban hubs, here at Dee-O-Gee we appreciate the benefits that come with doing business in Small Town America. We’re not alone in this mindset. Nearly 63% of small business owners say smaller cities are better for small business, says Rocket Lawyer’s 2014 Semi-Annual Small Business Index. We also believe that pets are healthier and happier when pet owners choose to spend their pet care dollars with locally owned small businesses.

The reasons behind why small towns are such boons for small business are diverse. First-class networking, minimal regulations, and high-quality talent pools are just a few of the factors which obviously stand out. In addition, a thriving local entrepreneurial culture is a major plus. Similar to small towns, urban neighborhoods can also harbor some of these benefits, making them ideal locations for small business as well.

At Dee-O-Gee base camp in Bozeman, Montana we’ve found these benefits go a few steps past just marking your own turf though. Operating a business in a small town also offers small business owners an opportunity to get to know customers and other local businesses better, a chance to give back to the community in a bigger way, and internally fosters a business culture of growth and opportunity that empowers employees.

Small businesses are community hubs.

Since launching in 2008, Dee-O-Gee’s headquarters in Bozeman have grown into a beloved local hub for our city’s pet loving community. We’ve done this by always putting our customers first. Whether it’s offering puppy training classes or organizing events with special perks for customers by partnering with other local small businesses, we’ve always remained committed community and creating fun, unique, and enjoyable experiences for our loyal customers and their fourlegged companions. And in our case, the proof is in the kibble - earlier this year we received “Best of Bozeman” awards for Best Place for Pet Supplies and Best Pet Groomer for yet another year, titles we are humbled to accept.

Small businesses have a greater impact on their community.

Another benefit we’ve discovered at Dee-O-Gee is small businesses can be powerful tools for community building and strengthening. Through collaboration with non-profits and other local benefit groups, small business offers business owners a way to have a larger impact on their surrounding community, than they would individually. Our Bozeman Dee50 GALLATIN VALLEY LIFE 2017

O-Gee stores regularly work with local organizations to rally around community-focused causes. Events like Paw-casso, Name the Dog Park Poll, In-Store Adoption Days and the annual Dogs of Bozeman Calendar are great examples of how we’ve worked with local non-profits to support efforts to create more off-leash dog areas across town and find much-needed homes for deserving pets throughout our community.

Small businesses, when well-run and managed, create a culture unique to themselves.

Another thing we’ve learned over time at Dee-O-Gee is our employees, as well as our customers, have become an

extension of our family. We’ve been fortunate to hire some very talented staff members over the years. This has given us the opportunity to develop, mentor, and watch them grow personally and professionally. Most recently, one of our longest running employees left to pursue her dream of running her own photography business. The business culture of collaboration, community, and room to grow we strive to cultivate at Dee-O-Gee helped her get to that point and it’s a moment we’re proud to belong.

Ancestrally, our animal companions are hunters and carnivores. The dog at your feet (or, on your sofa) has evolved from the wolf, and his digestive system is virtually the same despite thousands of years of domestication. Dogs have very short intestinal tracts geared to the consumption and digestion of raw foods. The cat on your lap is a true or “obligate” carnivore (meat only diet) and is specially designed by nature to hunt small rodents and birds. Her digestive tract, as well, is intended to assimilate raw food.

In the end, we believe the benefits of small business far surpass beyond just making money or being your own boss.

It’s about making a difference, supporting each other, and having fun along the way.

Unfortunately, commercially prepared kibble has become the standard diet for most pets in our culture, often found at big box stores and warehouse membership stores.

Conscious pet owners (and, many proactive knowledgeable veterinarians) are becoming increasingly aware of the true nutritional needs of companion animals. Resultantly, they are placing more importance on getting the highest quality ingredients and carefully controlled preparation than on cost and convenience. When determining the best diet for your furry companions please remember “the fresher, the better”.

Really, how “fresh” is your pet’s food?

Maybe the most important thing about small businesses in the pet industry - they are often the best source for nutrition options that will help your furry kid THRIVE! Nutrition is the foundation of good health for our animal companions.

The best diet for your dog or cat is not unlike the best diet for you – it consists of a variety of whole foods enhanced with vitamins and minerals, enzymes and supplements (when necessary) to promote optimal health and prevent disease.

Fresh food is full of life, literally. It contains natural enzymes, probiotics, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals in their most natural state, making them more digestible and more easily assimilated. Heat is the number one enemy of nutrients in food. The fresher the food, the

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more “bioavailable” the nutrients in that food will be. The antioxidants in fruits and vegetables are more likely to be intact and digestible in raw food than in dry kibble or canned food, which are processed at high temperatures. This is also true for natural enzymes, probiotics, amino acids and vitamins and minerals in your pet’s food.

The less heat-processed the food is, the more likely that the nutrients will be preserved in their natural state by the time you feed it to your pet … and, the more digestible those nutrients will be. So even if dry kibble is a part of your pet’s diet, adding fresher foods like fresh or frozen raw food & bones, freeze-dried, or dehydrated foods can enhance the quality of his or her overall diet.

We’ve heard it said, “Your pet’s nutrition can be one of two things, either the best long-term proactive preventative medicine OR the worst slow-acting poison that your pet will

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encounter.” That’s an interesting thought to consider as we think about how to take the best care of the pets in our lives and where we spend our money (i.e. Small Business is better) to care for those furry kids we all love so much!

If these sound like things you can get behind, consider checking out our franchise opportunities available. Our pack welcomes other community-minded, pet-loving entrepreneurs that want to start their own business in the independent pet industry.

---Josh & Holly Allen are the owners of Dee-O-Gee in Bozeman, MT. At Dee-O-Gee, they have been helping Montana locals take the utmost care of their pets since 2008. Starting in 2016, Dee-O-Gee and it’s systems and model are available nationally via franchise (www.dee-o-gee.com/franchise).

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Bozeman Health Cosmetic Surgery & Medical Spa

Live, Transformed.

TUBA with Saline Implants

Trans-umbilical breast augmentation or TUBA, allows saline implants to be placed through the navel with precision using an endoscope. The procedure is done entirely subcutaneously (or just under the skin), so it does not involve the abdominal organs or muscles.

Dr. Hetherington has completed specialized training in this technique to be the only physician in Montana who performs this minimally-invasive procedure.

Most women appreciate that the TUBA surgery is less invasive than typical breast augmentation so there’s less breast trauma and risk of injury to breast tissue. This means faster recovery time and minimal scarring—something our patients truly appreciate.

TRANSAXILLARY with Gel Implants

Another option is transaxillary breast augmentation with gel implants. It too allows for minimal scarring since the incision site is hidden within the armpit,

resulting in natural looking breasts. Many patients prefer the armpit incision because it avoids scars on the breast and avoids cutting through the breast tissue when placing the breast implants underneath the muscle. The incision is small and well hidden in the depth of the armpit. Once the armpit incision heals, it is barely noticeable. With the transaxillary endoscopic breast approach, the breast implants can be placed below or above the chest (also known as the pectoralis) muscle with great precision.

Consultation

During your consultation, we’ll discuss your desired outcome for breast enhancement, or other cosmetic surgery you may be considering. Should you wish, you’ll have the opportunity to feel the different types and size of implants, and determine which filler, shape, size, and placement are best for your body type and breast size. Living transformed means living life your way.

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Live life in a way that makes you feel good, inside and out. Cosmetic surgery is a very personal and deliberate decision and one where you want to know the best possible options. Choosing minimally invasive breast enhancement to help restore symmetry (if one of your breasts is a different size than the other), to replace older implants, or for body proportion that makes you feel good, are just a few reasons women select Bozeman Health Cosmetic Surgery + Medical Spa. The blending of medicine and artistry is what attracted Dr. Hugh Hetherington to plastic surgery—

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restoring or enhancing a patient’s appearance to improve self-confidence through correcting physical and emotional wounds. Double board-certified in otolaryngology and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Hetherington has more than twenty years’ experience in caring for patients in Southwest Montana. He and his compassionate, expert team offer two options for breast augmentation: TUBA with saline implants or Transaxillary with gel implants. We encourage our patients to do their own research and together, we’ll work with you to help you determine the best option to achieve your desired results.

Hugh Hetherington, M.D., is a cosmetic surgery specialist caring for southwest Montana for more than 20 years.

Cosmetic Surgery + Medical Spa Call today to schedule a consultation.

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Living History at the

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Long before interstate highways connected Montana’s major cities, two-track roads and trails led travellers from one homestead to the next. The Living History Farm at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman tells the story of Montana’s homesteader past through the experiences and historic home of the Tinsley family of Willow Creek, Montana.

Signed by Abraham Lincoln, the 1862 Homestead Act made federal lands available to US citizens who demonstrated their ability to settle and farm on parcels of 160 acres. Between 1862 and 1934, the US government approved 1.6 million homesteads and distributed 270,000,000 acres of land, 10% of all of the land in the United States.

When the Tinsley House was built in 1889, Willow Creek was a cluster of small farms and ranches located near the Montana principal meridian, the geographical line that serves as the baseline for all property surveyed within the state.

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freight haulers and livestock drivers. The hospitality in these small towns varied greatly as did the quality of food and lodging places.

Photos courtesy of The Museum of the Rockies.

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The Importance of Pediatric Care:

Keeping Your Child Healthy Through the Years

By Dr. Courtney Handlin, Billings Clinic Acorn Pediatrics, Bozeman, MT

Establishing a relationship with a pediatrician to care for your newborn is an important first step. Most pediatric offices offer visits for expecting parents to meet a pediatrician and ask questions about the practice. The goal of newborn care is to monitor for diseases, assist with feeding, and follow growth. It is vital to ensure newborns are receiving sufficient nutritional support with professionals experienced in newborn feeding.

Toddlers to school age children need close monitoring of their growth and development. It is important for them to have regular checks to be sure they are learning appropriate skills for their age and adjusting well to the school environment.

Pediatricians also screen for common illnesses that may be challenging to recognize in this age group. This can

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include everything from developmental delay to undiagnosed heart disease.

In the older age group, including teenagers, pediatricians can help with asthma, ADHD, anxiety, depression, growth problems, vitamin D deficiency, acne and injuries. We can also offer preparatory visits for college or post-high school transition. Typically, this includes updating required vaccinations, sports physical clearance, and following up on any chronic medical issues they may have. It’s also an important time to identify any illnesses that need monitoring through the major transition into adulthood. Pediatricians can assist with transitioning medical care to an adult medical provider.

The art of caring for children involves knowing a child over time, understanding their family environment, and learning what each unique child needs to thrive. Pediatricians strive to prevent illness and identify any issues early. The best way to do this is with yearly visits.

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Did you know that pediatricians care for children of all ages and teenagers up to the age of 18?

It is true. We can offer more for the health of your child beyond vaccinations. In fact, it is important for the health, development, and well-being of your child to have annual visits with a pediatrician. There are many physical and emotional challenges that children face daily. They can struggle because of undiagnosed illness, social situations, or exposures that can have a major impact on their overall well-being.

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Karst continued to run the mine while running Karst Stage and the ranch up until the 1930s.

The technological and industrial advancements of the 1920s and 1930s allowed Karst’s Cold Spring Ranch to flourish. In 1922, facilities in the Gallatin Canyon had access to electricity for the first time due to the construction of a hydroelectric dam at Moose Creek; this allowed Karst’s Ranch to progressively grow; guest cabins were added to ranch, eventually totaling fifty-six on the side of the highway adjacent to the river, and at least nine cabins (possibly ten) including the larger Karst cabin in an area on the other side of the river which was referred to as Dreamland. At this time, the ranch featured a wide array of facilities to entertain guest; visitors to the ranch could enjoy top-notch food in a massive dining room or coffee in a shop at the ranch. Guest at Karst’s Ranch could escape the constraints of Prohibition in the summer or winter bar which served beverages distilled on site. Guests could dance at the ranch in a dance hall which featured an astonishing view, or swim in a heated swimming pool during the summer and ice skate in a rink during the winter. Those wanting to learn about the west could visit the ranch’s museum which held an array of pieces such as native American artifacts, minerals, bird’s nests, and antlers, along with curiosities such as human skulls with gold teeth and even a taxidermy piece of a two-headed calf. Even passerbys could enjoy amenities at the ranch such as a gas pump and a general store.

KARST STAGE The thirty years preceding the turn of the century to the 1900s had seen a plethora of developments in Montana’s industry, and a vast shift in the state’s identity. With the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, the inception of Butte copper mining in 1877, the completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad in 1883, and the state’s first hydroelectric dam in 1890, rapid development put Montana on the map, attracting an influx of people with the desire to see the state’s natural wonders and seek new economic opportunities.

Born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1875, Peter F. Karst came to the Gallatin Valley at the age of twenty-three in the hope of making a profit in the American West. In his first year in the Gallatin Valley, Karst settled in a homestead given to him by Walter Cooper, the owner of the Cooper Tie Camp, a logging camp south of Big Sky in Taylor Fork. Karst found work as a mail carrier, traveling with mail between Bozeman and Salesville, a small pioneer town which would later become Gallatin Gateway. While working as a mail carrier, Karst recognized the need for carrier services to other areas and 60 GALLATIN VALLEY LIFE 2017

decided to use the homestead which he had acquired as a down payment on a loan to buy the necessary equipment needed to begin transporting freight, mail, and loggers from Bozeman to the Cooper Tie Camp. In 1901 Karst Stage was born, making use of horse-drawn wagons and sleighs, along with dogsleds to go through the canyon on a rugged trail. Powered by horse or dog, the trip from Bozeman to Taylor fork was no easy journey; seeing the need for a point of repose along the way, Karst built a bunkhouse along the route at a halfway point near the Moose Creek.

With an entrepreneurial spirit, Karst never overlooked an opportunity arising from new circumstances. By this time, Easterners were beginning to come to the western states for tourism leading Karst to explore ways he could tap this new market. Karst decided that he could use the location of his bunkhouse, an area formerly used only for timbering, ranching and prospecting, as a place to entertain tourist with a Montana experience while they enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the Gallatin Canyon. Karst made the existing bunkhouse the

first building of what became the Karst’s Cold Spring Ranch.

As one of the first dude ranches in the west, Karst’s Cold Spring Ranch grew rapidly and by 1909 tourist at the ranch were entertained with cookouts at Ousel Falls, fish fries up the Porcupine drainage, excursions to Yellowstone National Park, and trail rides to Lava Lake and Windy Pass. At the ranch, guests could engage in a plethora of activities such as horseback riding, fishing, hiking, collecting wildflowers and rocks, and panning for gold. In 1910, the Milwaukee railroad had connected to present day Gallatin Gateway, making the area even more accessible to tourist and leading to the ranch hosting six-hundred people that year. With an expansion in the use of automobiles in 1911, a paved road running through the Gallatin Canyon was extended to West Yellowstone from Taylor Fork. Seizing the capabilities of the new road, in 1912 a Model T Ford and two Cadillacs were added to the Karst Stage fleet to carry passengers faster and in greater comfort.

Despite the time and stress associated with running the carrier service and dude ranch, Karst never missed opportunities to start new enterprises and expand his businesses. Just as Karst was starting the carrier business in 1901, he discovered asbestos about half of a mile north of the spot where the ranch would be; within four years, he had begun mining the asbestos and transporting it to Bozeman for use in commercial products.

While many people know that since 1973, Big Sky Resort has drawn thousands of visitors up the Gallatin Canyon, some may not know that people were still coming up the canyon for skiing prior to Big Sky. Using a 2,500 foot cable from his asbestos mine, Karst constructed a rope tow near the ranch on what would become Karst Hill, a small ski hill which held both downhill and slalom races. Karst later met the needs of ski jumpers by constructing a ninety-foot main ski jump along with a practice jump. The jumps a Karst Hill turned out to be so fitting that in 1938, the Bozeman Ski Club put on the Montana Ski Jumping Championships at Karst Hill. In the following two years, Karst Hill hosted the Northern Rockies Mountain Ski Association Jumping Tournament.

While World War Two caused a decline in spending and travel by the American public, the inventive nature and persistence of Karst and his wife Nellie, who would remark “American boys are not closed for the duration – neither is Karst’s Ranch,” kept the doors to the ranch open. In the winter of 1943, the ranch would host parties for Air Corps cadets every weekend; despite the struggles faced by the ranch, it still managed to serve free chicken dinners to all men in uniform.

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the apartment in Bozeman where he lived until 1966, when he died at the age of ninety. While Karst’s Ranch was eventually destroyed by a fire in 1957, rebuilt, and destroyed by a fire again in 1987, his entrepreneurial spirit lives on in Karst Stage to this day.

Just as Pete Karst always kept himself open to a wide variety of business ventures, Karst Stage currently operates motorcoach services for almost every scenario. Under the new ownership of Dan Martin, who has co-owned Karst Stage since 2012, and worked in the travel industry since 1989, Karst Stage primarily operates motor coach charters and airport shuttle services from Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport. The motorcoach operation features twenty-one busses over forty feet in length, which are available to be chartered for any use, from tours and ski outings to school trips. Just as loggers, and later tourists boarded Karst Stage run carriages and sleighs to head up the Gallatin Canyon in the early 1900s, today passengers climb aboard Karst Stage vans to travel through the canyon from the airport to Big Sky. Every year, the shuttle service carries 8,000 passengers to Big Sky, along with West Yellowstone and Gardiner.

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is need. When it became apparent that there was a strong demand in Bozeman for higher-end local luxury transportation, Karst Stage responded by adding luxury mini-coaches and SUVs to their fleet. As the area’s largest ground transportation service, Karst Stage strives to provide valuable services to the community. Currently, the busses for the West Yellowstone and Anaconda school systems, along with the busses for Bozeman HRDC’s fare-free Streamline bus service are operated by Karst Stage.

In addition to belonging to the Bozeman and Big Sky chamber of commerce, Karst Stage is nationally recognized through its membership with the International Motorcoach Group. As one of only fifty-five charter bus companies which are IMG members, those who charter busses from Karst Stage can be assured that the company has undergone IMG’s strict vetting process to ensure they are a safe and reliable company that maintains the highest Department of Transportation rating.

Ever since Peter Karst first began transporting freight, mail, and loggers from Bozeman to the Cooper Tie Camp, Karst Stage has continually improved with advancements in transportation technology, and expanded to fulfill demand.

With the possibility of expanding the Billings charter service in the future, the sky is the limit for Montana’s premier motorcoach service.

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A Century of Outdoor Pursuits in Big Sky, Montana

By Anne Marie Mistretta Reprinted with permission. This story was originally published in the Aug. 5, 2016, issue of Explore Big Sky newspaper.

Ultimately, it was the railroad that changed the face of the Gallatin Canyon forever, as Northern Pacific’s hunger for railroad tie timber spawned a widened path along the Gallatin River.

Once the railroad rumbled through Bozeman, its thirst for passengers launched a campaign to transport visitors to the newly established Yellowstone National Park. The upgraded river road served to move logs north and tourists south.

As early as 1906, ranchers along the Gallatin supplemented their finances by enticing Yellowstone visitors to extend their vacation at a “dude ranch.” Tom Michener, who ranched near the current Conoco gas station, and Sam Wilson, owner of the Buffalo Horn Ranch (now the 320 Guest Ranch), collaborated to regulate rates.

After a rigorous trip to the base of the mountains from the Big Sky Meadow (then called “Basin”), Lilian Crail and other locals hike the scree-topped peaks. But the views were worth it—as they are today.

Eugene Crail and his wife Alice pose perilously close to a smoldering geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

The park has since constructed more than 35 miles of boardwalks to preserve thermal features and protect tourists.

For $12 a week—plus $6 a week for a horse—vacationers could escape urban stress by renting a cabin and perhaps donning chaps and tackling ranch chores.

Many of the area’s current resorts opened their doors to tourists in the early 1900s. The Dew Drop Inn became the Half Way Inn in 1919 and is now Rainbow Ranch.

Lone Mountain Ranch, previously known as the B Bar K, started as a retreat in 1926.

The area’s natural resources and unique geological features lured residents and visitors alike into streams and onto trails, and they still do. The overnight pack trip into the wilderness, often the highlight of a “dude’s” vacation, remains popular today.

Whether fishing the pristine Gallatin River or hiking and riding in the remote forests, tourists could return to their families and colleagues with stories about their vacation in Montana.

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The Historic Crail Ranch Photo Archives provide a glimpse of tourism over a century ago. Today, through a 100-year lens, we find that Big Sky’s attractiveness remains much the same, and we continue to rediscover satisfaction in combining physical exertion with an invigorating environment.

Trick riding was popular in the early 1900s, introduced by Russian Cossack immigrants.

Here several friends show off their balance outside the gates of the B Bar K, which is now called Lone Mountain Ranch.

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A Crail friend gazes at the mountaintops from her horse in this 1930s photo. Modern research informs us that time spent in nature enhances our creativity and re-energizes us.

Experience Big Sky History VISIT ORIGINAL SETTLERS’ HOMESTEAD & MUSEUM Open for free guided tours, Saturdays & Sundays July through September

NEW SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR

Big Sky Meadow Village 2110 Spotted Elk Road Across from the Community Park

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Lilian Crail (center) and friends from Chicago prepare to tour Yellowstone National Park in a vintage Ford camper, outfitted with roll-up canvas sides.

By 1916, more than 35,000 visitors entered the park annually, compared to 4 million-plus in 2016. For the first 40 years after Yellowstone was designated the nation’s first national park, most visitors arrived via train and then stagecoach. In 1916, more than 1,000 automobiles traveled into the park, which lacked paved roads.

ALSO VISIT THE MUSEUM ANNEX with year ‘round exhibits in the Visitor Center at the corner of Lone Mountain Trail & US 191 A project of the Big Sky Community Corporation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit entity created in 1998 to promote, acquire, preserve and maintain land, parks, trails and easements.

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A friend of Lilian Crail visiting from Chicago casts a line into the Gallatin River below Jack Smith Bridge. Named for a homesteader who ranched along the Gallatin, this area of the stream approximately 1 mile north of Big Sky remains a popular fishing hole today.

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February 25 – September 10, 2017 Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge. Shared Wisdom

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September 23 – January 12, 2018 Memory on Glass: D. F. Barry Photographs September 23 – January 21, 2018

Memory on Glass: D. F. Barry Photographs September 23 – January 21, 2018

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Enjoy ourour Permanent Exhibits Enjoy Permanent Exhibits Siebel Dinosaur Complex

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Martins Children’s Discovery Center

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Welcome to Yellowstone Paugh Regional History Hall Country

Living History Farm (Seasonal) Paugh Regional History Hall

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