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Ashley Valentini is an energetic force in Big Sky – and determined to combat the “Big Sky brain drain.” 

Nicole Miller stays busy – and not just because she has three kids and works for Big Sky School District. 

She spent Monday night decorating the hallways of Lone Peak High School with other moms for Homecoming week, is a regular at the scorekeeping table for volleyball games and is on the list to help with football games. 

70-80,000 people descend upon the desert in remote Nevada for just over one week each year. Called a social experiment, an entire functioning city is constructed – 

Acra and Chris Samuels are set to celebrate their 25thwedding anniversary and 12thyear together in Big Sky – something that seemed nearly impossible during much of 2016. 

 Acra began to have pains and digestive issues in early 2016 and finally ended-up in the emergency room in Bozeman in the latter part of March.  

Two separate grizzly bear attacks resulted in three injured hunters on the west side of the Gravelly Mountain range on Monday according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. It is unclear whether one or more bears were involved. FWP is asking hunters to leave the area, and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is closing Cottonwood Road.

With the help of community planning firm Logan Simpson, Big Sky residents have the opportunity to help shape the future of Big Sky by visiting www.OurBigSkyMT.com. 

On Friday, Sept. 13, friends and coworkers of Nic Wellenstein gathered at The Corral for a good old fashioned retirement party. After nearly 19 years with the Big Sky County Water and Sewer District (BSCWSD) and decades in the community, he is regarded as the unofficial mayor of Big Sky. 

Yellowstone grizzly bears are stocking up on food supplies and preparing to enter the next stage of life, which means they may be more visible. Bears consume a wide variety of sustenance throughout the year including army cutworm moths, whitebark pine nuts (WBP), ungulates and cutthroat trout.