Distinctly Montana Magazine

N ews NonProfit ICES, a foreign exchange student program offers remarkable opportunities for cultural exchange. Host families are needed in Mon- tana to host students representing over 20 countries for an academic school year (10 months) or one semester (5 months). Visit ICES at www.icesusa.org for more information. Your openness will touch many lives and help young people face the challenges of becoming tomorrow's leaders. Museum of the Rockies presents its exhibition of the Living History Farm, opening Saturday, May 25, and closing Sunday September 1. Visitors can experience the daily life of a Montana homesteading family as costumed interpreters cook over a wood-burning stove, tend the Heirloom Gardens, and forge iron in the blacksmith shop. The Living History Farm highlights an original 1890s homestead house built by the Tinsley family of Willow Creek, Montana. For more information visit museumoftherockies.org or call 406-994-2652. martha johnson martha johnson Martha Johnson, Broker | Owner (406) 580.5891 cell | (406) 995.6333 office martha@bigskyrealestate.com The Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) is accepting the first 1,000 registrations for its inaugural Cycle Greater Yellowstone, a weeklong bike tour set for Aug. 18-24. The spectacular ride begins in West Yellowstone and concludes with an out-and-back climb of the Beartooth Pass from Red Lodge. The goals are to provide a world-class adventure and to build lasting and meaningful relationships between GYC, the cyclists, and local communities. GYC (www.greateryellowstone.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting one of the last great largely intact ecosystems on the planet. Contact: www.cyclegreateryellowstone.com or Jeff Welsch, 406-600-9042. Want to find out if you've got what it takes to operate big construction equipment? Mark your calendar for Eagle Mount's Digger Days, Saturday August 24th from 9am to 4pm at the Cook/Lehrkind Gravel Pit in Bozeman. Pariticpants can sit in the cab and operate the controls of nearly 40 pieces of the biggest, baddest construction equipment around. Admission is $5 for kids and adults. All proceeds benefit Eagle Mount's therapeutic recreational programs. Contact 406-586-1781 or visit www.eaglemount.org. The third annual Classical Music Festival in Big Sky takes place August 9-11, and features three nights of free, world-class music in a beautiful outdoor setting. This year's performers include the Cassatt String Quartet, the Florestan Trio, and the Big Sky Festival Orchestra.The festival is part of a summer-long free concert series presented by the nonprofit Arts Council of Big Sky, which has been bringing music to the mountains since 1989. www.bigskyarts.org w w w. d i s t i n c t ly mo nt a na .co m INTEGRITY. SERVICE. PROFESSIONALISM. Exceptional Title and Escrow Services "I use Montana Title for all my real estate transactions. Nobody does it better!" Bozeman Office 1925 N. 22nd Ave., # 102 • Bozeman, MT 59718 Office: 406.587.7702 Fax: 406.587.2891 www.montanatitle.com 89

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