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Leah Veress Chronicle

“A real win for the community”: Bozeman approves Bikefill park plan

Bozeman City Commissioners approved the master plan for a community bike park at their April 7 meeting. The 66-acre Bikefill will be constructed between Snowfill Recreation Area and the Bozeman Solid Waste Division offices and composting facilities in northeast Bozeman. “I was really happy to see so much support

Park County commissioners now oppose proposed Paradise Valley gravel pit

LIVINGSTON — Park County Commissioners voted unanimously to sign an opposition letter to a proposed gravel pit on state trust land about one mile north of Emigrant. The meeting drew about three dozen community members, six of whom expressed support for the letter during public comment. Commenters included state Rep. Scott

Out with a splash: Big Sky celebrates end of winter season with Pond Skim

BIG SKY — Anticipation mounted in the Big Sky Bowl as hundreds of skiers and snowboarders waited for the first Pond Skim contestant to drop in. As music bumped from the DJ tent, 100 contestants lined up downhill from the Powder Seeker lift, eager to celebrate the end of the winter

'70 going on 45': Rick Ladzinski reflects on five decades of 'flying around' on cold smoke

'70 going on 45': Rick Ladzinski reflects on five decades of 'flying around' on cold smoke

The late evening sun peeked through the small windows of the Haufbrau, mingling with the pink and green glow of neon beer signs to cast a soft glow on sticker-covered walls and the wooden bar. Rick Ladzinski stepped out of his Subaru and walked quietly through the bar door,

Reforming recovery: PERC leader urges ESA update as rare bipartisan consensus emerges in Senate hearing

Brian Yablonski, the CEO of Bozeman-based conservation group Property and Environment Research Center, served as the majority witness in a March Senate hearing on ways to update the Endangered Species Act. The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife hearing marked an increasingly rare moment

Weed warriors: Groups focus on stopping spread of invasive plants in county

Megan Hoyer, who is dressed in a grey hat covered in plant stems and flowers and a white coat featuring “early detection, rapid response” and “weed warrior” patches, looked out over a crowd of nearly three dozen community members at the Gallatin Valley Fairgrounds. “Emergency alert, emergency alert. Aliens have

The Streamline 'lifeline': In 20th year, Gallatin Valley’s zero-fare transit plans its next decade

If you spend enough time in Bozeman, you’re almost guaranteed to see a yellow Eldorado Streamline bus pass by. The 11-vehicle fleet has been providing the Gallatin Valley with reliable, zero-fare transportation for nearly two decades. As the time ticks down to its 20th-anniversary date Aug.