Bozeman, MT

Bozeman Montana's decommissioned National Guard Armory, 24 W. Mendenhall Street, MLS 181074, a unique structure, located in Bozeman’s prime downtown business district, is one block north of Main Street, and is being offered for sale at $1,200,000.

Dedicated just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Bozeman Armory, built in 1941 and one of only six original Montana armories, is one of Bozeman's main connections to World War II, just ask any Bozeman old-timer...

One of 50 Bozeman structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Bozeman's historic wartime-era landmark of the 163 Infantry Regiment, with 18" thick concrete walls, was designed in classic 1920s art-deco style by famed Bozeman architect Fred Willson.

In recent years, the Armory has sat forlorn and empty on Bozeman, Montana's 24 West Mendenhall Street, 59715. In 2003, the state of Montana sold the Armory to the city of Bozeman, which then sold it for $815,000 to a developer who had grand plans for the structure's lot: razing the Armory and building a 90,000 square foot, eco-friendly, residential, office, and retail building; the new structure was even slated to have an earth-covered roof. But the economy faltered and locals bemoaned its loss, so plans to raze the old and raise the new were scrapped.

Bozeman's Armory has three primary levels, approximately 29,000 square feet and sits on approximately 19,000 square feet of one of the prime Bozeman downtown commercial lots. Downtown, on Mendenhall Street, close to the corner of Willson, there is a Bozeman city parking lot east of the Armory and even more parking lots about one block from the site.

181074 Bozeman Commercial Real Estate Listing Legal Description: Tracys 1st Amendment Bozeman NE4 S7 2S6E E1.25' Lot 16 Block A Lots 17-20BLK A and W24.5' Lot 21 Block A Plat C-1

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Yet another award this week, Best Winter City, #3 Bozeman Montana, according to Livability's "Top Ten Winter Cities" Bozeman

According to Patrick Coleman, CEO of the Winter Cities Institute, "Bozeman, Montana is a winter city that makes a good effort to enhance winter living."

In the winter, Bozemanites enjoy skate and classic skiing on the area's many groomed trails; downhill skiing and snowboarding at some of North America's finest ski areas (Bridger Bowl, Big Sky Resort, Moonlight Basin); world-class ice climbing in Hyalite Canyon; snowmobiling on Montana State and US Federal lands; ice skating and hockey playing on Bozeman's many skating rinks; winter Biathalon events.

Coming Sports Attractions in Bozeman MT in 2012 include: Montana State University, in conjunction with Bozeman's Bridger Bowl, will host the NCAA Men’s and Women’s Skiing Championships, March 2012; Tour de Bozeman Stage Bicycle Race in July; The Ridge Run in August; Bozeman Ice Climbing Festival in December.

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Baby Formula Collection

For the last four years there has been a program in the
Bozeman area for collecting formula during this time of
the year to distribute to families who have infants in
need. Most of us know that formula is terribly
expensive, but invaluable to babes who have mothers
that cannot nurse for one reason or another.

This program was brought to us by Kama Werner who
had heard about another new mother that watered
down the formula to make it stretch, only to have her
infant hospitalized for malnutrition. After hearing this heart wrenching story, she started the Baby Formula Food Bank Drive that runs from Thanksgiving to December 22^nd in the Gallatin Valley.

Please don’t let the formula aisle overwhelm you, just pick a can and deliver it to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank or to Altitude Gallery at 134 E. Main, Bozeman, MT.

This article appeared on the ABC News website about Bozeman based builder Anders Lewendal. Lewendal is a former economist turned builder who set out to construct a home in Bozeman with only materials made in the USA.

Made in America: A Blueprint for Creating Jobs
Story by David Muir and Ben Forer

In Bozeman, Mont., Anders Lewendal is hard at work building a home he hopes will be a blueprint for creating jobs in America.

Lewendal, an economist turned builder, is constructing a house made entirely from U.S.-made products. Everything from the nails, screws and bolts, to the steel, staples and bathtub is made in the United States.

"Every piece here is made in America," he said.

Lewendal is convinced that if every builder bought just 5 percent more U.S.-made materials, they would create 220,000 jobs. The Boston Consulting Group agrees, confirming that Lewendal's numbers add up.

In all, the U.S.-made house is being built with more than 120 products from more than 33 states. But builders do acknowledge that using American products can be more expensive.

A box of nails is $5 more than those made in China and steel is $146 more a bundle. Even though certain goods are more expensive, in total, the cost of the house is nearly identical, given that other U.S.-made products are cheaper. The all-American home, which is not yet finished, is running only 1 to 2 percent more than a foreign-sourced house.

ABC News

Anders Lewendal, an economist turned builder, is constructing a house made entirely from U.S.-made products.

Here is the list of products Lewendal is using to build the made-in-America house.

While some items might be more expensive, the difference in quality is often noticeable. The nails produced by Maze Nails of Peru, Ill., are made using high-carbon steel and a double coat of zinc. The result is that they are stronger, rust proof and jam the nail gun less.

"[We're] one of the last makers of nails in this country," company president Roelif Loveland said.

About 90 percent of nails come from China and, Loveland said, if he could double sales, he could add 25 more jobs.

Many other U.S. companies said the same thing. If Lewendal's idea catches on, they could hire, too. From Gorilla Tape of Cincinnati to a Sherwin-Williams plant in Georgia and a Moen plant in Pennsylvania, companies around the country say if builders bought more American products, it would put people back to work.

ABC News sent Lewendal's list to builders across the country and some responsed immediately.

Contractor Tarek Saad said he started ordering Maze Nails, an architect in Miami said she'll start buying the U.S.-made items that are priced the same as the foreign ones, and Paul Minnis, a remodeler from Michigan, doubled Lewendal's request.

"If 5 percent will make a difference," he wrote, "I am going to try for 10 percent or more American-made products."

The Warming Center shelter for the Bozeman area’s homeless has opened for the season, though it has yet to raise enough money to stay open all winter.

The no-frills Warming Center opened the day after Thanksgiving, five weeks earlier than last year. It is again located in an old office building on the west side of the Gallatin County Fairgrounds, but this winter it has several improvements.

Instead of outhouses, it has an indoor toilet. It has added bunk beds, thanks to donated lumber from Simkins-Hallain Lumber Co. and volunteer labor, so that the maximum number of people it can accommodate has increased from 18 to 24. In addition to cards and a few games for entertainment, it now has a small donated TV that can pick up a few local stations.

Kim Wattam, who worked at the Warming Center last winter during its inaugural season, has been hired as center coordinator. Two people also have been hired as lead workers.

In its first weekend, the Warming Center sheltered seven people.

The plan is to have at least two people on duty every night and to fill one slot with volunteers as much as possible to keep costs down, Gray said. Last winter, college students who volunteered at the shelter used the time to study.

The Greater Gallatin Homeless Action Coalition—a group of local nonprofits including HRDC, United Way, Family Promise and Salvation Army – launched the Warming Center last January for the first time.

It’s intended to offer homeless people a bare-bones place to stay that’s safe and warm, especially when cold weather hits, so that no one freezes to death in Bozeman. This is the only large city in Montana that doesn’t have a permanent homeless shelter.

The center serves no food. It is only open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Clients can go to the Salvation Army weekdays for free breakfasts.

The Warming Center opened for the first time last January. In the three months it was open, it served 70 individuals and offered 950 overnight stays. Local residents donated $39,000 to cover all operating costs.

To stay open for four months this winter, Wattam said the Warming Center will need to raise an estimated $52,000, less if volunteers work some of the nightly shifts. So far, the community has committed $17,000.

The weekend before Thanksgiving, groups of volunteers raised more than $2,000 by standing on street corners holding up signs, as some of the local homeless do. Wattam called it the “first annual flying signs fundraiser.”

Sixteen people, or 23 percent, managed to find both jobs and permanent housing after staying at the Warming Center.

What the Warming Center needs most right now is volunteers and donations, Gray said. Training for volunteers is held every Tuesday at 8 p.m.

In addition, the center could use more pillows and blankets, Wattam said.

Story Courtesy of Bozeman Daily Chronicle