MATR Newsletter – December 14, 2020
The state with the best education wins!

Ronald Reagan – The Importance of Stories

Telling a story, he made me understand, helps make your case in a way that no abstraction can: A story builds an emotional bond, and emotional bonds build trust.

TODAY!

City Club of Missoula Presents: Tell Us Something: The Power of Connection Through Storytelling – 12/14 – 11:30 on Zoom

This month’s forum is presented in partnership with Tell Us Something, a Missoula nonprofit that inspires understanding, acceptance, and empathy by hosting live events featuring storytellers from the community sharing their true personal stories from memory and without notes.

Today’s MATR Newsletter is sponsored by:

Corona Virus Information

Months later, “Bozeman Strong” keeps going strong to help Gallatin Co. businesses amid COVID-19
Nine months ago, Paul Van Lierop had an idea that brought him back to something that he loves: technology.

Come Home Montana

Montana Career Opportunity – Director of Advocacy, Chief Marketing Officer – Adventure Cycling Association
As a nonprofit organization, Adventure Cycling Association’s mission is to inspire, empower and connect people to travel by bicycle. Established in 1973 as Bikecentennial, we are the premier bicycle-travel organization in North America with more than 40 years of experience and 52,000 members. Cycling one of our routes this summer or passing through Montana? Be sure to visit our headquarters in Missoula.

Great Falls Development Authority

Great Falls Economic Development Top 10 for 12-13-20
Our Mission:
Grow and diversify the Great Falls regional economy.
Create higher wage career opportunities.
Improve market competitiveness.
Great Falls Public Library partners with GFDA and Google for free small business training – 12/17 – 11AM Online
Even though this is the first time the Great Falls Public Library is partnering with Google, Susie McIntyre, Director for GFPL, believes this workshop can be another great resource for the community.

MEDA -Montana Economic Developers Association

Ronald Reagan – The Importance of Stories
Telling a story, he made me understand, helps make your case in a way that no abstraction can: A story builds an emotional bond, and emotional bonds build trust.
Butte,Montana is going Hollywood as more filmmakers work in the Mining City
“My friend Sam Debree came up last night and he goes, ‘we need to make it so that we can impale somebody with a plow,’” said Butte artist Rob McClain.

Montana Business

A Decade of Whistling Andy in Montana
Montana’s oldest operating distillery is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with its first Bottle in Bond Whiskey and two more new spirits to come by the end of December

Developing a more Entrepreneurial Montana

A slice of home: Refugees treat Missoula with home-cooked cuisine
The program offers weekly meals for pickup cooked by a rotating team of refugee chefs and has allowed these chefs to continue to share their food in Missoula, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
TED’s holiday book list: 68 reads that will inspire you
“What books have inspired you?” We hope their recommendations will help you refresh and recharge.
MIT Enterprise Forum Northwest Beyond Reality, A Voyage into Science Fiction – 12/16 – 3-5PM MST – Online
Join award winning authors Brenda Cooper, Greg Bear, and PJ Manney as they discuss their visions of our future.

Idaho News & Events

Anne Frank Memorial in Idaho Defaced With Nazi Swastikas – Micron says racist vandalism & home protests ‘impact… our longevity’ in Idaho; Gov. Little responds
“Micron and our team members condemn all forms of violence, racism, or intimating actions in our community,” he said. “Those kinds of bad actions impact our ability to recruit and retain talent and threaten our growth, prosperity and longevity in Idaho.”

Rural Communities

What to Watch: 8 Rural Movies (and 1 Show) Recommended by Daily Yonder Readers
“The most important thing to me, especially when it comes to writing about Montana, is getting it right.

Government Technology

All Montana calls will soon need a 406 to connect
Montana contact numbers on your cell phone will likely have to be reprogrammed with the 406 in order to work.

Non-Profit News

Clark Fork Coalition 2020 Holiday Auction
Float Montana’s most rollicking rapids with up to 6 people this summer down the Clark Fork’s Alberton Gorge. You’ll encounter turquoise pools, plenty of wildlife, and exhilarating waves.

Careers

How to deal with loneliness and isolation over the holidays
This is normally a time of year to gather, reflect, and celebrate. But the advice to keep ourselves, our families, and our communities safe is to stay home. Here’s how to balance the feelings of guilt and depression that brings up.