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I’m 30, female, easy-going, very few posessions. I have no pets. I need a room to rent/share in Big Sky. Any tips would be greatly appreciated! hlshook1 @ hotmail.com
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I created 2 new Flickr groups (I should have done it a few weeks ago but it will do for next year): Montana State University and University of Montana. Go add your photos!

From a comment left by Wayne Monroe on an earlier entry:

There are strong, very strong rumors around Butte today (Monday) that Bobby Hauck is out as the Griz coach….Have you heard anything ..????

My husband and I have decided to move to the Bozeman area. Currently we live in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are just fed up with the traffic, outrageous housing prices, bad schools, and sheer materialism. We both enjoy the outdoors tremendously. My husband grew up flyfishing and at one point had a small fly shop in Northern California and guided. He is also a 3rd generation bricklayer and incredibly talented. I am a stay at home mom of 3 year old twins and a 4 year old. We’ve talked to a couple of contractors and they say he shouldn’t have any trouble finding work. I was just wondering if I could get a little feedback about how people might respond to us “Californians” and whatever general information or advice anyone would be willing to tell us about the area.. I’m new to this blog thing I hope that wasn’t too much info.
Thanks so much!
Kellid

OK, fellow Big Sky Bloggers – how much snow did you receive in your area this weekend? Here in Great Falls, I think we’re at about one foot, with drifts up to two feet. Leave a comment, or trackback to this entry, to tell us how things are looking in your neighborhood. You can also check out the many Montana webcams to see what it looks like around the state! PS – if you’re going to be driving today, be sure to check the current road conditions – be safe!

Michel from Baltimore is moving to Montana and is looking for some help finding a job – can anyone offer advice or such?

This is a long shot, but I am moving to Big Sky Montana in about a month. I currently work in a coffee shop in Baltimore MD and would like to work in a coffee shop in Big Sky. I am quite good at what I do, with customers frequently making a point of letting me know that I made one of the best drinks they’ve ever had. At home I use a Rancilio Silvia espresso machine- one of the more bare bones machines that really requires knowledge to pull a good shot. I am having quite a bit of trouble finding a coffee shop to work at outside of the resorts. I would prefer to work at an independently owned coffee shop with people wo know and value excellent coffee. I know coffee shops exist in Bozeman but the drive is rather dangerous. If anyone can suggest a coffee shop in Big Sky I would really appreciate it. Thanks for any help you can offer.

Take a look at the weather forecast for the cities and towns around Montana – looks like the near Spring-like weather we’ve been enjoying will begin to change on Friday night, with most areas (finally!) getting some decent snow and our first real sub-freezing temperatures.

Thanksgiving In Montana, 2005: anything particular that you are thankful for on this day? Here’s the results of a Google image search for “thanksgiving montana” to give you some inspiration.

AKA the “Big Sky Bloggies!” The polls have closed, the ballots counted, and there are no hanging chads. A hearty thanks to Wulfgar for organizing this herd of bloggy cats – and a sincere THANK YOU to everyone who voted the Big Sky Blog as the Best Montana Community Website! The full list of winners is over at Wulfgar’s place, along with vote totals and commentary from Wulfgar – congratulations to everyone, winners and nominees. Pretty safe to say that we all enjoyed finding some new-to-us-blogs, and perhaps were able to see other blogs in a slightly different light. Wulfgar, thanks again for strengthening the Montana blogging community! The winners in each category are listed right here…

What’s the best place to live? According to this analysis, Montana has 3 communities in the Top 331…heh. Climate, cost-of-living, crime, culture, and other factors were all thrown together to come up with the rankings, apparently. Fine by me that we don’t rank higher – we don’t want to be over-run! Here are the 3 cities in Montana that placed: #96 – Missoula; #106 – Billings; #212 – Great Falls