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puBlisher's noTe
2014: The year of The monTana Woman
romanTic anTics
here's To you! pre-Wedding celeBraTions
Top of her game
hadley ferguson
by Erika Fredrickson
five Tips
for achieving inner Wisdom
dari rasa's singing BoWls
by Cynthia Logan
gal-livanTing around monTana
spiriTual cenTers
chasing afTer her dreams
misT y upham, Bl ackfeeT acTress
By Brian D'Ambrosio
gWen peTersen:
coWgirl poeT, rancher,
& all-around clever WriTer
By Lori Grannis
Women aT Work
sheil a kirkpaTrick-massar
monTana mad-haTTer
by Rebecca Ballotta
Women aT Work
femmes of filmmaking
by Lauri Olsen
five Things you should knoW
moTo cross racing
by Lacey Middlestead
The BiTe
crafTing fruiT and Wine cider
by Kelsey Sather
irresisTiBle... monTana sT yle
parTing shoT
by Ellen Kuntz
contents
on The cover
parTing shoT
Helena photog-
rapher
donnie
sexTon has been
with the Montana
Office of Tourism
for 23 years. Her
unquenchable
passion for photography and travel has
shaped her life. She loves exploring
Montana, yet the Far East is among her
favorite destinations.
Distinctly Montana Gal is owned by
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On the cover, molly amBrogi
at Makoshika State Park.
ellen kunTz was
born under a full
moon, and raised
in her imagination.
Ellen's motto in life
is, "If I shocked my
mother, then I know
I did a good job."
