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Livingston woman teaches children in Fiji over summer

Over 6,300 miles from Montana, a Livingston woman headed to Fiji over the summer to teacher eight weeks, learning what it was like to live on another side of the world.

Lindzi Printz, 20, who graduated from Park High School just a few short years ago, was looking for a way to go somewhere while she took a year off of school at Montana State University.

Printz said she had never really spent anytime outside of the country so she was looking for some new experiences. However, she said she didn’t want to travel just for the sake of traveling, she wanted to help people.

‘Soup’ continues tradition of giving

L-Town Soup awarded the Livingston-Park County Library with money to build up a tool selection and now it is back again to grant another person’s wish on Thursday.

L-Town Soup is a crowd-sourcing event where six people or represented organizations put together a presentation to show a unique project that needs extra funding in the area. Earlier this year, it was the library that received the most votes for putting together a library of tools for people to rent.  

Twine project to protect Park County birds

After three years of work, the Gardiner FFA twine project is finally coming to fruition thanks to two grants.

The twine project began after an area photographer alerted the club that several birds of prey, specifically ospreys had twine in their nests, posing a potential safety hazard for the animals because the twine is often composed of plastics.

There were suggestions for a twine disposal and even the FFA club in Bozeman had special twine disposal units.

Leap of Faith: Bolshoi dancer teaches in town

Nikita Kusurgashev, from one of the most prestigious ballet programs in the world, will be teaching at the Yellowstone Ballet Company for the 2017-18 season.

Kusurgashev began attending the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow at age 10. At the time, the academy accepted only 36 students out of about 500 children who tried out, according to Yellowstone Ballet Company Artistic Director  Kathleen Rakela.

Kusurgashev was one of the three boys in the program, and the only one to be a soloist.

‘A River Runs Through It’ celebrates 25 year anniversary

Over 25 years ago, “A River Runs Through It” premiered, impacting several Livingston residents even today.

The Livingston Depot will be showing the film during the Movies on the Lawn series on Thursday along with guest speakers and an exhibit showing props and photos from the cast several years ago.

Local woman saves 50 horses set for slaughter

A Livingston area woman along with others bought dozens of horses set for slaughter last fall, and now all but two have been adopted.

Michelle Donaldson, who lives right outside of Livingston, said she saw in the Flathead Beacon that many horses were being taken to kill pens where they would be eventually slaughtered and sold for meat, because their owners were no longer able to take care of them and the animals were never adopted.

Donaldson saw one Appaloosa in particular that she really wanted to save.

Spotlight Calendar Aug. 3 to 9

THURSDAY
• Livingston HOOT, Downtown Livingston, 4 p.m.-10 p.m.
• Holler N’ Pine (bluegrass), Follow Yer’ Nose BBQ, 5:30 p.m.
• Trivia, Mint Bar, 7 p.m.
• Darryl Worley (country), Music Ranch Montana, 7:30 p.m.
• Ghost Town Blues (blues), Murray Bar, 8 p.m.

Livingston’s past race relations explored in annual cemetery event

An African-American and a former mayor who was also a Klu Klux Klan member will be represented during this year’s Park County Cemetery Walk on Saturday.

Livingston historian Jack Luther will be playing Lewis Terwilliger. Terwilliger was a Park High School Principal for several years, a mayor for over three years and a Grand Wizard for the KKK of Montana.

International Fly Fishing Fair comes back to Livingston, adds Fish Fest

The International Fly Fishing Fair is coming to Livingston for the second year in a row next week, with the new Fish Fest featuring live music and even more activities.

Fly Fishers International has been putting on the fair for the last 53 years in cities across the country featuring workshops, river tours, and a litany of fish-related activities will now add to a two-day music and food festival to the mix.

Local student finds success at MT Youth Challenge

Embracing a structured schedule and a leadership role, a Livingston student succeeded during the Montana Youth Challenge, claiming many awards and prizes.

Twice a year, multiple Park County and other Montana students head to the MYC campus in Dillon to learn about discipline, leadership and possible future prospects in a quasi-military environment.

Zade Swanson, of Livingston, was one of the students who completed the most recent session of the 22-week course, taking with him more than just experience — he got 10 of the 11 possible honors given by the organization.