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Breaking News:

Montana is fighting Big Government too.  Montana Realtors are helping the fight to stop transfer tax. Billings Gazette: Realtors would prohibit real estate transfer taxes.   12/15/09

Moonlight Bankruptcy: is it Yellowstone Club, or is it Tamarack? 11-22-09  Read the comments for there is almost more information in the comment section as in the article.

Moonlight Basin files for bankruptcy 11/18/09

Read letter from Lee Poole at Big Sky Blog
New West Article 11/19/09: Moonlight Basin Files for Bankruptcy Protection
Bozeman Daily Chronicle 11/19/09:  Moonlight Basin files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 

Local Newspapers:

Big Sky Weekly
Lone Peak Lookout
New West  New West seems to get the inside track.  Good blog to get reaction to stories.

Regional:

Bozeman Gazette

Articles:

Link to: Lee Poole's update on Moonlight Basin foreclosure.  November 2006
High-flying Big Sky humbled by bankruptcy, lawsuits  November 7th 2009
- link contributed by viewer.

Forbes

I liked this article about the value of ranch properties.
Big Sky Buys | Story
Forbes Magazine dated August 24, 2009
The Rocky Mountain ranch market has come down a peg. Some nice properties are changing hands.

Millionaire Breakups | Story
May 12, 2009 The drama and stakes are high when the ultra wealthy head to divorce court.

J Bar L Ranch, Centennial Valley, Montana | Story
August 22, 2009 Forbes Magazine dated August 21, 2009
The rewards of the roundup

Hi-Ho, Nell | Story
Forbes Magazine dated September 15, 2008
Hop a horse to get where Yellowstone's 1.7 million other visitors cannot.

North America's Top 10 Trout-Fishing Towns | Story
August 19, 2009  The best fishing is open to the public and easy to access.


Wall Street Journal

09/08/09 Oh, Mexico
Owning a resort in Mexico isn?t supposed to be stressful. But instead of spending his days sipping cerveza and relaxing on la playa, Timothy Blixseth faces a lawsuit over his Mexican beach front getaway.

11/04/09 Montana Farmers Fear A Buffett 'Dictatorship'
Few states have more at stake in Warren Buffett's acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe than Montana. The company owns 90% of the state's tracks, which are the primarily means for Montana farmers and coal miners to ship their goods...  Deals Blog

10/30/09 Big Sky Showdown: Russia Inc. vs. USA Inc.
Politicians like to cast issues in black and white. But there is an interesting wrinkle in the political spat over General Motors' plans to sever ties with a precious-metals supplier based in Montana. Deals Blog

08/14/09 Obama's Montana To-Do List: Discuss Health Care, Go Fly Fishing
President Barack Obama will fulfill one of his lesser known campaign promises this weekend during his stay in Montana: He's going fly-fishing.


Golf Magazine:

Spanish Peak Review


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