ENNIS, MONTANA NEWS from ERA LANDMARK → ARROW REAL ESTATE

Ø MADISON VALLEY “HAPPENINGS” in MARCH & APRIL 2014

→ It is official, Arrow Real Estate is now in the big leagues.  Our new name is ERA Landmark Arrow Real Estate!  We sold our business to ERA Landmark in Bozeman.  This frees us up for more time and energy to devote to real estate and hopefully a little more play time!  We have prided ourselves on our “boutique-style” personal service and being the last independent office left.  But we now have the best of both worlds – we continue to operate as we have with a small town feeling, but will have the incredible power of the ERA brand, their international networking and extensive marketing.  We are very excited to be able to offer even more to our clients.  

→ Returning snowbirds will notice some changes in town, with a new coffee shop almost completed just north of town, the Madison Theatre renovations nearly finished, a bigger and better Pic-A-Nic Basket, and the ever-expanding McAllister Inn closer to an opening date.

→ And the big news is a new Hot Spot in Norris! By summer, the Organic Theatre should be open as a new venue for Andrew Gromiller’s band, “Organically Grown” plus Mama’s Organic Pantry, in the old Norris Schoolhouse Cafe.   

 Check them out at:  http://andrewgromiller.com/

Ø  COMING APRIL HAPPENINGS 

→ The Ennis Community Band will present a concert, “Pictures at an Exhibition,” on April 10^th  at the First Madison Valley Bank.  

→  The annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids will be sponsored by the Ennis Lion’s Club at 11:00 AM on Saturday 4/19, in the Lion’s Park.  

→ You can still ski Big Sky until April 20^th and Yellowstone Park is offering FREE entrance days on April 19^th and 20^th.  

ØMONTANA NEWS 

→ Drivers beware.  Spring = Deer.  Montana is one of the states with the highest odds of hitting a deer, with drivers in the Big Sky state having a 1-in-65 chance of hitting a deer every time they get on the roads.  Make sure if you do hit one you call 9-1-1 to report the crash as soon as possible.  You need to remove the deer from the roadway if dead.  Remember to always be on the lookout for deer, but they are most active between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m., and they almost always travel in herds.  State Farm Insurance reports that the average cost to repair a vehicle that's hit a deer is just over $3,000.  It is obviously best to avoid them. 

→ The 2014 Montana Folk Festival in Butte, Montana, July 11-13 is a “must do” item for your summer visit.  This is the Northwest’s largest FREE music festival.  Check it out at:  www.montanafolkfestival.com

Don and Toni Bowen, broker/owners of Arrow Real Estate in Ennis, Montana recently announced the
merger of their business with ERA Landmark in Bozeman. Don and Toni originally
went to work with Jess Armitage at FNI Real Estate in 1994. They eventually
purchased the business and changed the name to Arrow Real Estate in 1996. The
business will continue to operate with the same professional staff, in the same
location and with the same high level of service, but with a new name and more
client benefits.

The ERA Landmark Real Estate family includes offices in Livingston, Big Sky and
Clyde Park plus NAI Landmark, their commercial operation. The merger will give
Arrow Real Estate a larger national and international exposure through the ERA
network as well as a stronger state presence under the ERA umbrella.
The owner of ERA Landmark is Robyn Erlenbush, a well-known and respected
leader not only in Bozeman, but statewide with the Montana Association of
Realtors and nationally with the ERA Real Estate franchise. Robyn is very involved
in the Bozeman community and looks forward to her new connection with the
Madison Valley.

Arrow Real Estate’s new name will be ERA Landmark Arrow Real Estate, but they
will answer to anything – FNI, Arrow, ERA, friend….