Kelvin Walker landed in Big Sky two years ago. It was the 5th of July when he turned in his notice in his dad’s shop in Mobile, Alabama. His friend Clay Bates had gotten him a job at the Yellowstone Club.
Angela Enriquez has carved out a life for herself in Big Sky far different from the one from which she escaped. She says that many people are running from something when they land in the area. As for her, she was getting away from an abusive relationship.
Sergeant Daniel “Dan” Haydon, Gallatin County Sheriff ’s Office, Canyon Section is clearly and admittedly uncomfortable talking about himself.
To meet Lyle Qualls was to love him. Strangers were never strangers for long. His wry wit made him a beloved member of the cowboy/ranching community and he wrote cowboy poetry for over three decades. He lived well – boldly and kindly, with a mischievous grin and a joke always on the tip of his tongue.
The relationship between Chris De Ville and Emily Dearborn started from a kind of slow burn. But at the very beginning it would have been more as if someone dumped a dozen buckets of water on a bonfire. After their initial introduction any future spark should have been impossible.
Art “Arthur,” “King Arthur,” “Ol’ Art,” “The Dude” was mostly unwilling to move from the couch the day after his retirement. His new owner, dog musher Nate Harvin describes him as an aggressive cuddler and said not only is he unwilling to move, but he also typically takes over the entire couch.
Lone Peak High School Big Horns Varsity Girls Basketball Coach Taylor Cummings reflects on her life and realizes how much basketball has shaped her. From nearly the time she was old enough to walk, the game has always been there.
Love stories begin in all kinds of places and from friendships and chance encounters. In the case of Josh Treasure, general manager of Roxy’s Market, his work led to the love of his life.
Hannah Johansen has an ethereal quality; like she stepped from this world into another and returned with enhanced wisdom and kindness – which actually is accurate. There is a gentleness to her founded in the respect of others’ journeys, and much of that was crafted from the gauntlet life presented her from an early age.
Big Sky Fire Department (BSFD) Deputy Fire Chief Dustin Tetrault said with a laugh that Alicia Fischer, BSFD’s administrative officer, often describes his two daughters as “feral”. Ages five and six, he calls them imaginative, wild and free. “They’re little strong independent women already,” he said.