CONTRIBUTORS AND
Staff PUBLISHERS Bill Muhlenfeld and Anthea George
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Valerie Harms
valerie@distinctlymontana.com
ART DIRECTOR AND DESIGNER Robert Rath
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Ellen Baumler Kay Bjork
Michael D. Faw Valerie Harms Greg Keeler
Martin J. Kidston Phil Knight
Bill Muhlenfeld Will Muhlenfeld Sue Reynolds Ken Robison Kathryn Socie Jessica Solberg Paul Vang
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Ellen Baumler Ashley Martin Bias Denver Bryan
Jeremie Hollman Phil Knight
Whitney Buttelman Patrick Cook Sage DuBois Dave Erickson Todd Goodrich Kent Hanawalt Mike Henderson
PRINT MANAGEMENT Pam Koehler, Koehler + Co.
WEB SITE Bill Edmonson, Thermal Creative
Maggie Mateskon Carol Polich Sue Reynolds Donnie Sexton Cali Sparing Larry Stanley James Westwater
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WHAT ABOUT MONTANA DOGS?
National estimates put the number of dogs in Montana at 150,000, though, judging from our own friends and neighbors we suspect that number is much, much higher. Montana dogs are a large, busy pack, given all the jobs we catalogued. Did we leave any out? Let us know at info@distinctlymontana.com.
DISTINCTLY MONTANA • AUTUMN 2011