Distinctly Montana Magazine

w w w . d i s t i n c t l y m o n t a n a . c o m 9 406.577.2585// www.blacksmithitalian.com Reservations: www.exploretok.com/blacksmithitalian >>> Located across S 3rd from the Museum of the Rockies <<< Hand Crafted Italian Dining Voted # 1 Italian Restaurant in Bozeman! A GALLERY OF MONTANA ECCENTRICS PAGE 46 BRIAN D'AMBROSIO is the author of more than 10 books and his articles have been published in local, regional, and national publications. D'Ambrosio's favorite journalistic topics or subjects: history, music, architecture, vernacular artists, boxing, photography, forgotten inventors, and obscure American poets and authors. Also a private investigator, he may be reached at dambrosiobrian@hotmail.com SIMPLE PRACTICES PAGE 57 KRISTY LeRAY lives in Montana with her sweet dog, Rosie. She is a romantic at heart and loves art, poetry, and reading. She enjoys spending time at her lakeside cabin, admiring the beauty of mother nature, and pursuing spiritual enlightenment. Kristy loves rocks and has quite a collection of heart-shaped stones. AN OLD BROKE MONTANA RANCHER PAGE 76 GARY SHELTON was born in Lewistown in 1951 and has been a rancher, a railroader, a biker, a teacher, a hippie, and a cowboy. Now he's trying his hand at writing in the earnest hope that he'll make enough at it to make a down payment on an RV. Hell, scratch that. Enough to buy the whole RV. THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S CENTER PAGE 88 MALLORY ADAMSKI is Diné (Navajo Nation) and the Director of Communications and Advancement for the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center. She is Bitter Water Clan, born for the Near to the Water Clan, and was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. She lives and works on the unceded territory of the Kumeyaay Nation, also known as San Diego, California. ROSEBUD COUNTY PAGE 91 A native Montanan, BRYAN SPELLMAN has lived all over the state, and now lives in the foothills of the Cab- inet Mountains. A graduate of UC Berkeley, he is now retired from a career centered in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Montana. In retire- ment, he spends his time on weaving, photogra- phy, travel, writing, and, yes, geocaching. WILD WEST WORDS PAGE 92 CHRYSTI "THE WORDSMITH" SMITH was born some decades ago in Poplar, where she misspent her youth riding horses and motorcycles. Putting those things behind her as adult, she turned toward studies in archeology/anthropology at MSU, where she also accidentally discovered radio broadcasting. She has been producing "Chrysti the Wordsmith" at MSU's radio facility, KGLT-FM, since 1990. ...and so much more! We feel confident that these safeguards have kept and will continue to keep our members safe. Start building your immune system now at the Ridge Athletic Club! New electrostatic foggers for disinfecting New ionization units for all HVAC ducts that remove particulates in the air, including COVID-19 New "Health Guard" position to ensure equipment is sanitized regularly Double the amount of sanitation stations and hand sanitizers New traffic flow to help with social distancing Every other piece of cardio equipment is off-line to ensure guest safety 4181 Fallon St., Bozeman • (406) 586-1737 111 E. Mendenhall St., Bozeman • (406) 586-0077 ridgeathletic.com Want to know why working out at the Ridge is a good idea? Because your health and safety is our #1 priority. Here are some of the things we've done to keep you safe: CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Renee Carlson Elaine Huang Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez Steven Winslow

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