Business

Healing Horizons Therapeutic Massage opens doors

Published on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 3:14pm

A new massage therapist has opened her doors in the past couple of months to offer healing and some relaxation.

Healing Horizons Therapeutic Massage is owned by Anne Marie McGowan, who started her practice on the East Coast and has worked her way through the country learning different skills along the way.

“Some of the treatments someone may offer will be completely different than the way I was taught,” McGowan said at her business last week. “It’s all about finding what works for them.”

Got a lifestyle problem? Not to worry, Kristie to the Rescue

Published on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 12:46pm
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It’s not just a gardening business, its not just an organizing service and it’s not just a home care business — Kristie to the Rescue offers all of those services but much more as well.

The “lifestyle concierge” business, established by Kristie Wold, began while Wold was living in California a few years ago. While working for another company, Wold was offered a job of helping someone move for a little extra income. She soon realized the person was a bit of a hoarder, so the job became much bigger than she thought.

Crickets and worms help boost Livingston woman’s income

Published on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 3:13pm
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A local woman said she is using her interest in her lizard and her growing business savvy to boost herself out of poverty.

Six months ago, Tracey Karcher established the Livingston Bug Company to sell worms and two different sizes of crickets to bird, reptile and amphibian owners around Livingston.

Karcher said she had been nearly homeless, but the business now helps supplement her income.

New veterinarian on board at Colmey facility

Published on Tue, 11/08/2016 - 3:22pm

Colmey Veterinary Hospital recently welcomed a new veterinarian to help with the work load after two veterinarians stepped down in late spring.

Steven Chase started at the veterinary facility a few weeks ago.

Chase received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon.

New owners redesign local consignment store

Published on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 3:21pm

Bob N’ Lu’s Second Hand and Consignment recently welcomed new owners to the store.

Joe and Cassandra Weisgerber took over the store in downtown Livingston after the previous owners sold it a month ago.

Cassandra Weisgerber said the owners had asked her if she wanted it, and she ended up working at the store for two and half weeks before taking it over full time.

As the new owner, Weisgerber has changed the layout of the store to make more room for new items such as artwork, collectibles, a seasonal area and a kids’ section.

A new law office opens in Livingston

Published on Thu, 10/20/2016 - 3:20pm

A new law office opened in downtown Livingston with multiple law specialties.

The Law Office of Eric T. Oden is located at 119 1/2 W. Park St., Ste. 6.

“I’m very excited to have the opportunity to serve the community of Livingston, and to exceed every client’s expectations,” Oden said in a news release.

Oden graduated from the Southern Methodist Law School in Texas before moving to Montana. He worked in the contracts department of Oracle for the past couple years before saving enough to open his own law firm in the beginning of September, Oden said.

Truck N’ Auto expands services

Published on Tue, 10/18/2016 - 3:33pm
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Although Truck N’ Auto Customs has been around since last November, it can now do even more for a vehicle.

Stacey Adams, who originally owned TMA Detailing, now owns Truck N’ Auto Customs, a shop that has expanded to handle almost anything auto related.

“We are the only shop in Park County that does as much as we do,” Adams said of Truck N’ Auto Customs.

Mooseman: The guy with the skinny on scat

Published on Mon, 10/17/2016 - 2:33pm
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Known as the Mooseman in some circles, Timothy Wenthe started doing some dirty work by collecting moose scat and selling it as fire starters in a business called Wild Tinder.

An avid outdoorsman, Wenthe thought of the business a couple years ago while winter camping. He found that in old mountaineering lore, people could use moose poop as a fire starter if it is dipped in wax. After some experimentation, his business was born.

He officially launched the venture earlier this spring through the internet and at farmers markets.

The Mint Bar's two cents and then some

Published on Thu, 10/13/2016 - 2:41pm
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The owner of the Mint Bar and Grill is putting in more than his two cents when it comes to rebuilding the bar’s floor — 137,750 cents, to be exact. The historic watering hole gave credence to the name “The Mint” over the past month with the over $1,400 currency flooring.

Owner Merlin Moss closed the bar in early September after it was discovered there were issues with the floor installed seven years ago when he bought the business. Moss decided it was time to implement one of his more unique ideas for flooring.  

Local nonprofit group hires new director

Published on Tue, 09/27/2016 - 2:23pm

ASPEN, a local nonprofit organization, has recently hired a new executive director, Heidi Barrett.

ASPEN (Abuse Support & Prevention Education Network) provides support programs for victims of domestic or sexual abuse.