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