Volume 59 | No. 2 | Summer 2016 Billings, Montana

Inside:A Chat with the Foundation President

A Message from the Interim CEO

Congratulations Class of 2016

Billings Optimists Clubs

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atalia Ramos-Carpenter knew the feeling of loneliness well, starting as a young child. Her

parents were teenagers, and her father struggled with mental health and drugs. Natalia felt and experienced their growing pains, and it affected her social growth.

“I lived with my grandparents quite a bit because my mom moved around a lot and my dad was in and out of prison,” she said. “I was a really sensitive child.”

Natalia could often be found alone on the playground, which led to a sense of loneliness and boredom and caused her to act out. These destructive behaviors resulted in a bad reputation for beating up other children, and ultimately her expulsion from school in second grade. So severe were her mental health issues that, as a teenager, she went to the Billings Clinic Psychiatric Center 13 times, causing her to regularly miss school.

“I had no credits at all my freshman year because of being hospitalized.”

She often ran away from home, using marijuana and hallucinogens.

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“It was like impulsive behavior,” she said. “I had no feelings at all when I did it. I was always so numb. I would honestly do whatever I wanted.” It was at this point that Natalia’s mom, Jennifer, knew she needed help.

“It was a really hard time, seeing her constantly failing in everything academically (and) socially,” Jennifer said. “She was struggling with everything.”

2 Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation

A CHAT WITH FOUNDATION PRESIDENT KURT ALME

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Yellowstone Donors Answer the Call to Help Curb Summer Hunger!We can all agree that summer days should be spent enjoying carefree activities and not worrying about a hungry tummy. Thank you, YBGR Foundation donors, for helping prevent children from going hungry this summer. Your generous donations will provide food options to fill the various YBGR food pantries located across Montana throughout the summer. Now, more than 550 children will have access to healthy food options that they otherwise might not have. Thank you for keeping the children in your hearts as they learn and grow. Your contributions are ensuring that they have a happier and healthier summer.

eniors 70½ or older can give some or all of the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) from their IRA this year to Yellowstone Boys and Girls

Ranch Foundation and exclude the distribution from income. In fact, a qualifying gift can be made from an IRA up to $100,000.

Most seniors take the standard deduction on their income tax returns and do not itemize. Since they do not itemize their deductions, they do not receive any tax benefit for their charitable gifts. By giving from their IRA, Seniors do not have to include the distribution in their income,

which provides the same tax benefit as deducting the contribution.

By not including their IRA in income, Seniors may also have less of their Social Security payments taxed

and may have lower Medicare Part B premiums.

Beginning this year, Congress has made the IRA “Charitable Rollover” permanent, so each year seniors can receive tax

benefits by making distributions from their IRA.

Yellowstone Foundation is a qualifying charity to receive IRA distributions.

Seniors Save Taxes with an IRA Charitable Rollover

This information is provided for educational purposes and should not be used as a basis for legal or tax advice. Interested seniors should seek out and rely upon the advice of their own legal and tax advisors.

Please give us a call for information for you and your IRA administrator about how to make a simple Charitable Rollover.

It’s an easy, tax-wise way to help troubled kids!

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ellowstone prides itself on a rich educational foundation for its youth. On any given school day

at the Ranch, about 100 desks are filled in our classrooms at Yellowstone Academy. These students consist of youth in residential care, as well as day school students from surrounding communities who need our support. Youth who struggle socially, emotionally, and behaviorally are welcomed by staff committed to building relationships and reinforcing the strengths of each student.

Our purpose at YA is to provide excellence in education through trusting, positive, and supportive relationships. With a teacher-to-student ratio of one-to-five, Yellowstone Academy students learn in a unique educational setting. We offer vocational programming, art and music classes, and a full range of academic services to assist special education students.

Yellowstone Academy is a fully accredited K-12 program through AdvancED Accreditation and an accredited K-8 elementary district through Montana’s Office of Public Instruction. This uniqueness allows the Academy to employ highly qualified, content area, high school teachers, and a team of certified practical and fine arts educators.

The Academy employs a full-time school psychologist/

special education director and a full-time school counselor to assist youth. Along with a principal and a superintendent, the administrative team assures that all special education and regular education rules and regulations are met. In addition, our day school classrooms are staffed with a certified special education teacher, a highly qualified paraprofessional, a therapist, and a behavior specialist. This team of four works with eight to ten youth in a collaborative setting.

Both the day school and the residential program run on a trimester schedule, with summer school as part of the required program. We offer year-round education for our youth so they have every opportunity to be prepared as productive, well-educated citizens when they leave our hands. That’s our job here at Yellowstone. Our mission is to prepare our youth for productive lives, and that’s exactly what we’re doing through our educational programming.

A MESSAGE FROM INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KEVIN MILLER

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Yellowstone Academy Prepares Students for a Bright Future

Vertex Consulting Group donated iPads for our students, helping them stay up-to-date with the latest technological advances in their education.

Kevin Miller helps a Yellowstone Academy

student with a coloring project.

Kevin Miller enjoyed observing students practice wood shop skills in class.

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Graduation is a day to be celebrated at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.

The 2016 graduating class enjoyed a beautiful celebration in the newly remodeled Franklin and Merle Robbie Chapel. The challenges, obstacles and difficult journey to finish high school, for a moment, fade into the background of each senior’s life. There is a sense of triumph as each young person crosses the stage to accept his or her hard- earned diploma.

Hats off to the graduating class of 2016! May you follow your dreams and take with you the skills you have learned at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.

How YA/YBGR has changed me: “I used to not think about college and came here and now I’m thinking about college. I’ve got my mind set on college. I’ve made some good friends here, too.”

Favorite staff member: Mr. Sipes – “We have a good connection. We can relate on a lot of things.”

Next steps: He will attend Northwest College in Powell, WY for welding and technology.

Since 1957, Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch has been committed to improving the lives of troubled youth through hands-on learning and involvement with agriculture. YBGR’s Calf Donation/Homes for Heifers Program offers a unique way for ranchers to contribute to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. Timeless values live on at Yellowstone through agriculture traditions that embody hard work, love of the land, and respect of animals.

Matt & Kristi Abbas

Steve & Val AkinNathan & Jenny

AndersonChad & Trista

ArmstrongLanell AshleyJerry BakerJohn BaldwinLeRoy BallardNate Baltrusch

Land & Cattle Co.

Bill BarberJoe & Maggie

BarrettJohn & Wendy

BartelBrendan & Kim

BeattyMatt BeeryRussell & Kathy

BergJack BlankenshipCraig & Beth

BlevinsSid BoeBud & Carol BoycePete BradleyWallace BradleyJoe BroesderCooney Brothers

RanchRulon BuhlerJim ButcherDoug CahillNick Campbell,

ZoetisChris CareyTom Carey, Sr.Tom Carey, Jr.Glennie RanchRon Carlstrom

A special thanks to all the donors listed below whose generosity supports the vo-ag program.

Janet ChristensenGary ClarkTom ColganKay CollinsLeon CoonMark CooperRod & Lorri

CoulterJohn DarkJack DaviesMark DaviesBill & Sherri

DemersBrett DeschampsMark & Carma

DevriesMark DiehlRick DiehlJock DoggettBill & Betsy

DonaldJohn & Gail

DoolingKendall DupuisDean DuttonTim & Tori DwyerRick EdmunsonBrad Eik, Ft.

KeoghKeith & Marie

EngleJon & Terri EversJed Evjene,

American Fork Ranch

Laurie FaberMarvin Feddes

& SonsNeil & Judy

TurnbullDave FowlerLance & Sunshine

FroelichTerry Frost

Ed & Bev Fryer, Castle Mountain Ranch

Gordon GalarneauDanny GaliBill GaltGene GarberGreg GardnerBill GarrisonJim GarrisonTim & Marie

GarrisonGlenn GayMarlin GeierMitch GoeddelJohn GrandeRichard & Karen

GrayBob & Betty

Gray, Sr.Lorents GrosfieldPaul & Sharon

GuenzlerJohn HagenbarthJake & Jessica

HuhnGeorge & Dee

Hammond Jr.George & Jo

Hammond Sr.Eric HansenRoss HansenPat HatterRoger & Caen

HibbsJames HigginsTom HillFred HirschyHeidi HirschyRodney HofeldtJohn HoldenJack & Bev

Horner

Tom & Alan Hougen

Bub HowardLisa Cowan

HuestisSteve HughesBlake HuntleyBill HuntsmanThomas IrigoinDick IversonChris JessCraig JensenEarl JensenMarlin JohnstonKG RanchSteve KingRandy KirkLee KirkpatrickKevin & Dana

KirschElroy KittlesonKenneth KochTalbot & Tracy

KochEric & Marlo

Leachman, Leachman Angus

Jack LenoirBill LewisSharon LewisRay LindsethAndy LongTim LytleZeb LytleDon

MarchesseaultDarrin MarshAllen MartinellKen & Gina

McAlpinLennie McDonald

Fred & Doreen McMurray

Peter MeikeMike MeuliWiley MicksBryant & Tiffany

MikklesonJustin & Mila

MillsMontana Real

Ranch Horse LLC

Tom & Trink Morse

Steve MorstadBill MosierCarl & Kathy

MossMark

MuhlenbruchColin MurnionMurray Brothers

PartnershipPhil & Lucie

MurphyJack & Jillian

MuschellBryan MussardIs & Kristin NoelckCarl OdegardTed OdleAndy O’HairRon Olfert

Ken OlsonBob PashaTrey Patterson,

Padlock RanchDean PetersonHarold PetersonRussell PetersonJoe & Susan

PhilipiRick & Karen

PlaggemeyerChuck PlymaleLonnie ReakaufGeorge ReichBailey RemmichJim RidgewayRandall RidgewayDavid RipleyMark RobinsonDave RoenDale RosaaenNewell RosaaenMark Rose,

Mountain Sky Guest Ranch

Don & Tanna RossRich RothWally SalesRoger SaylorGrant SchillingerJohn & Annette

Schipf

Goz SegarsNathan

ShackelfordBob SillsKenny SimonsenRandall SmithDiana SnappClint & Teresa

SohrJosh SoulsbyJoAnne SouthBrad StahlTim StahlJim Stampfel,

Pine Coulee Angus

Dean StanchfieldMary StepplerAustin Stoltzfus,

Mission Creek Ranch

Bryan StrohKlint Swanson,

Shipwheel Cattle Co.

Jon SuntkenTom TashMike ThoenyClyde ThompsonMike TillemanTim Todd, Green

Mountain Angus

Jerry TownsendDean TreptowMike & Karen

Trotter & SonsLoren TuckerTom TumaDavid VairaLee VanDykeRick VanDykeTom VerschootJason Vietor,

Rocking Chair Ranch

David & June Voldseth

Vance VoldsethKirby WalbornRay WeaverDuane WeibleWestern Montana

Stockgrowers Association

Jaime WhitemanJerry WhitemanRobert WhitemanBrett WinderlSteve WoodJay WrightGaylon ZohnerZoetis, Nick

Campbell

For more information about contributing a

calf, or to inquire about YBGR’s other

farm programs, please contact Gary Adams

at 406-855-5230.

HOMES FOR HEIFERS

CALF ROUNDUP

DONATION PROGRAM

Michael’s* start in life wasn’t ideal. His 16-year-old mother knew she couldn’t provide for him, so she gave him up for adoption. That’s when Michael’s new parents found him, trying desperately to make up for his rough beginning.

“I was a spoiled little brat. I wanted everything and I got everything I wanted,” he said. “As I got older, money got tighter. Stuff I wanted couldn’t be bought. I guess that’s kind of why I started not listening.”

That’s when the problems arose.

“I was running away. I was doing any drug I could get my hands on,” he said. “(I was) constantly at my girlfriend’s house. I didn’t listen to anyone at all.”

Michael and his girlfriend used methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana.

“(My parents tried to) stop me and save me, but I didn’t want to listen because I was so focused on my next fix.”

Although Michael knew he was on the wrong path, he couldn’t stop his destructive decisions. One day he was punching the wall, and his father tried to stop him. That’s when Michael kicked his father in the face.

“I was high on meth,” Michael said. “I felt so bad, and I still feel bad about it. I was tearing the family apart.”

Crops, calves and machinery can trigger significant ordinary income when sold. The good news is that these assets may be contributed outright to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation or used to fund a Charitable Remainder Trust and avoid or defer the tax.

Land can trigger significant capital gain when sold. Land may also be contributed to a Charitable Remainder Trust to bypass the gain, generate a

large charitable income tax deduction and provide the donor with payments for life.

How Yellowstone’s Farm and Ranch Program Saved

a Troubled Young Man

Crops, Calves & Machinery

Land

Michael spent time at two treatment facilities before arriving on the campus of Yellowstone.

“Every time I got tired of a place, I would just try to do something so crazy, so stupid that they wouldn’t want me there,” he said. “But they made me stick it out, and this place wouldn’t let me leave. They didn’t send me away. And that’s when I started shaping up, honestly, because I knew they wouldn’t give up on me.”

Soon, Michael was helping Yellowstone’s farm and ranch director, Gary Adams.

“He taught me how to brand and tag. I wanted to do it by myself right away, but he wanted it done right. It took a year before I could brand on my own.”

But his time with Gary wasn’t just about working with cattle.

“He’s also taught me some life lessons. He’s said a lot of wise things,” Michael said. “He pulls me aside after we’re done working, and we talk for a little bit, whether it be about God or just how good we did.”

Michael started to become a leader on campus. He mentored younger residents and worked several jobs. He participated in individual, group, and family therapy sessions. After a year and a half at Yellowstone, he feels ready to return home.

“I’m going to tackle my brother when I first see him and give my mom a big hug; my dad, too.”

But he said the lessons he has learned at the Ranch will guide him. And he won’t forget that Yellowstone saved him when he couldn’t save himself.

*Name changed to protect client’s confidentiality

For more information, please contact Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation

2050 Overland Avenue | Billings, Montana 59102 1-800-879-0850 | www.yellowstonefoundation.org

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How YA/YBGR has changed me: “I was just always angry when I got here, but since coming here, I’ve just been a much happier person.”

Favorite memory at YA/YBGR: “Mr. Eckroth and I went out with some kids at the lodge rock hunting, looking at Native American artifacts. That was one of the favorite trips I’ve ever taken.”

Next steps: He will work on his CDL so he can become a truck driver. He will continue participating in rodeos.

About YA/YBGR: “Anybody’s welcome.”

Favorite memory at YA/YBGR: “The first time I met Lisa Frazier. She explained to me openly what I needed to do to change things. Then she brought on Jake and Emmy.”

Next steps: She will work fulltime at a veterinary center with plans of becoming a veterinarian technician.

Yellowstone Academy Provides a Second Chance for Youth to SucceedContinued from page 1

At rock bottom and eager to find help for her daughter, Jennifer enrolled Natalia in YBGR’s case management, school based services, home based services, and therapeutic youth mentor programs. During this timeframe, she was diagnosed with Bipolar, major depressive, anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders.

At age 16, she moved to the Ranch’s psychiatric residential treatment facility on campus. There, she began attending Yellowstone Academy where she connected with caring teachers who were equipped to handle her mental health needs.

“Ms. Preston was like my grandma. (She) and Ms. Baldry broke me out of my shell, (and) Ms. Kirkegard. They all kind of broke my shell open.”

She met regularly with a therapist at the Ranch.

“I used to plug my ears in therapy when I didn’t want to hear what my mom had to say,” she said. “They started taking visits away, so slowly I stopped plugging my ears.”

Natalia began meeting her treatment goals and successfully discharged after six months at the Ranch.

It was a time of complete transformation for Natalia. But then she began having trouble at public school, where the harassment and bullying were unbearable.

“This girl made some comments (like), ‘Go kill yourself’, in front of the whole, entire class. I like cried and cried for days.”

Having a history of suicidal thoughts, she and her family decided Yellowstone Academy would be a better fit for her. Natalia and her mom both credit Yellowstone Academy with giving her a new direction on life.

“She literally caught up two grade levels while at YA,” Jennifer said. “It enabled her to be able to thrive and learn more. She excelled way beyond what we expected. Here she is, graduating on time. The entire experience from the beginning to her graduating is just a huge blessing.”

Now, Natalia works at a veterinarian center, a job she obtained through YBGR’s supported employment program. She is considering becoming a veterinarian technician. And she couldn’t be more excited about her newfound path.

“YBGR gave me second chances to do what’s right,” Natalia said. “I was able to change around who I used to be into something more positive and healthy.”

Once a lonely, little girl, YBGR has helped Natalia grow into a strong, young woman

with a promising future.

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OPTIMIST CLUBS’ STEADY INVOLVEMENT MAKES A LASTING IMPACT

ellowstone is fortunate to receive donations of clothing and shoes, year round, for

YBGR’s kids. The steady supply of donations created a need for volunteers to help sort and organize the clothing rooms located in Fortin Lodge. Thankfully, the Billings Optimist Clubs stepped in to make this happen.

“It’s a little different project than what we’ve done before,” said Roger Gravgaard, a 10-year member of the Heights Business Optimist Club. “So that’s kind of cool.”

Gravgaard rallied members of the Heights Business Optimist Club, the Big Sky Optimist Club, and the Magic City Optimist Club to spend a couple of hours each month cleaning and sorting the clothing rooms at Yellowstone.

“I think everybody has really enjoyed the time out there,” Gravgaard said. “It’s been a really good experience.”

YBGR is grateful for the dedication of this volunteer organization. Their consistency and hard work keeps the clothing rooms in shipshape for the youth of Yellowstone, who often arrive with very little clothing of their own.

Happy birthday to YBGR’s amazing pup, Jake! He turned 12 years old at the beginning of March, and the staff and children helped him celebrate with a “doggie biscuit” cake! Jake is one of two therapy dogs at YBGR. He positively connects with youth in the best of times and during the darkest of times. The staff and children are so grateful for the joy and comfort he provides.

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EVA FLEHARTY Ron Ahlgren

ED FLINK Lois & Russ James

BERTHA FREDRICKSON Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

JANE FULLTON Joyce Street

WILLIAM E. GARDNER Abby Couch

GARY GENTY Tom & Darlene Tefertiller

JIM GERARD Dick & Alice Humble

SHEENA GLENNIE Kurt & Sandra Alme John & Pat Eastman

PAT GOGGINS Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch Frank & Dodie Zweifel

RUTH GOINS R.E. Miller & Sons

CARLA ANN GOSMAN Goz & Pat Segars

JOHN GUENTHNER Marge Rufus

LYNDON RAY HAAGENSON Hugh & Connie Meyer

DARYL HAIDER Delores Kautzmann

EDWARD HALE Wilma Santoyo

RAY HALL Dr. Doug & Peggy Safley

DORIS HANKS Joanne Beery

TIM HARDMAN Randy, Marsha & Nathan Wiley

NATALIE HENDRICKS Mary Ellen Olmstead

JOSIE HILLMAN-BLUMER Larry & Meg Christiansen

BRETT HUBER Charlene McFarland

ED HYBNER Lloyd & Fern Wolery

DELORES IRVINE Delbert & Alice Schweigert

LEVI & MYRTLE JAMES Wilma Santoyo

NORMAN JAMES Wilma Santoyo

LEONARD JOHNSON Lee & Helen Harris

MARY JOHNSTON Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

LARRY KRONE Joanne Nelson

DENNIS KUNTZ & BERTHA FREDRICKSON Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

CLEM LAMBRECHT The Family of Charles Lambrecht

ERNEST “BUTCH” LAUFFER Jim & Darleen Powers

BETTY JEAN LEE Dennis Houtzel, South Boulder Angus Ranch

MARION LUCAS Gary & Holly Adams

CALDA LUNDE June Seelye

MARY LYON Betsy Douglas

HENRY & VELEDA MALUNAT Kevin Krumdieck

ANNA MARTIN Wilma Santoyo

DAN MARTIN Dick & Alice Humble

RODNEY MCCABE John & Linda Sorensen

JOANNA MCCREA Laurie Perrodin

NORMA MILLER Wilma Santoyo

BURL MINER Jerry & Laura Kinsella

MABEL MORICE Wilma Santoyo

ROBERT B. NAYLOR Gene & Sally Gligorea

DEB NIELSEN Larry & Joan Sundheim

CHASE NORDQUIST Beverly Johnston

BERNARD “BEN” NORHEIM Kraig & Renella Hansen Hebbelman Flying Service Tom & Carol Hoffman Kermit & YoYo Johnson Debbie & Mike Newman Audrey Parnell Gary Parnell Larry Parnell JoAnne Willman

WAVA LEE O’CONNOR Joanne Beery

JEAN ODENBACH Delbert & Alice Kay Schweigert

ALTON OLSON Joanne Beery Janet & Gordon Fry Johnnie & Beverly Johnston Walt & Joann Senner

FOREST “FROSTY” BAKER Northwest Farm Credit Services of Dillon

RICHARD “DICK” BAKER Loren & Janice Soft

SANDRA BAKER Virgil & Elizabeth Alme

ART BALES Joe Schultz

GRANDMA BALL Wilma Santoyo

DICK BARRON Joyce Street

MARDEAN BARTLESON Mary Olmstead

PATRICE BECKER Bee & Maria Burton

KEVIN BEEBE Wilma Santoyo

DOROTHY BERGH Joanne Beery

STEVE BISHOP Wilma Santoyo

EARL BLOEDEL Larry & Joan Sundheim

DIXIE BOLAND Robert “Scotty” & Loretta Pearce

LEONARD BUBAK Larry & Joan Sundheim

PEARL BURTON Florence Eike

KEITH CASTERLINE Joanne Beery

WADE CHAMBERLAIN Bob & Janice Boyles

KATHRINE CHAPMAN Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

FLORENCE CLARK Wilma Santoyo

JANE CLARK Hugh & Connie Meyer

JOHN COZZENS Betty & Joni Cozzens

DUANE DENNY Tom & Becky Miller

GERRY DEVLIN Jim Barnes

NATALIE DIETRICH David & Heather Ohs

EVELYNE ENEY Dick & Alice Humble

EARLIN ENGEN Joanne Beery

LAWRENCE FABER Jerry & Laura Kinsella

VERNA FAIRLEE Larry & Meg Christiansen

JUSTIN FIELD Jim & Darleen Powers

HARRY OLSON Jerry & Laura Kinsella

WILLIAM BRADSHAW PATRICK Joe & Betty Schultz

GERTRUDE PEDERSEN Wilma Santoyo

DONNA PERSON Mike & Jo Jakupcak

DON & PEGGY PETERSEN Ron Ahlgren

PEGGY L. PETERSEN Florence Eike & Family

GENEVA POPE Wilma Santoyo

MARVIN PRESSER Robert & Iris Fromdahl

VERN PRILL Janice Larson

JACK RASMUSSEN Joanne Beery

FLOYD RAY Dick & Alice Humble

FLOYD & VIRGINIA RAY Mary Ellen Olmstead

MIKE & LEONA RETTINGER Bob & Sandy Venneman

JUDY RICKMAN Bill & Shirley Downs Lynnette Downs

JOHN ROBERTS Jerry & Laura Kinsella

EUNICE ROGERS Ester Stromberg

LYNETTE ROMSOS Rob, Sheila & Ashley Chouinard

MARGUERITE RUFFATTO Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

RAY SALOIS Dick & Alice Humble

EVELYN SCHENK June Austin-Butler Don & Dollee Stanaway

RON SCHERRY Sheila Chouinard

DENNIS D. SCHMIDT Delores Kautzmann

HENRY “RED” SCHMIDT, JR. Gladys Henry Marcel & Marion Templin

GEORGE E. SCHWIN Wilma Santoyo

GEORGE & LOMA SCHWIN Wilma Santoyo

DONNA SITZ-ARTHUN Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch

ARLENE SIVERTSON Lynnette Downs

ED SMITH Joanne Beery

HAROLD SORENSEN Tom & Rosemary Christiansen

DAN STEIN George Keniv

JEROME STEYEE Alf & Nina Steyee

IRENE STINGLEY Lynn & Nancy Perey

ELLA MAE STOLEN Johnnie & Beverly Johnston

ROBERT “BOB” STRUTZ Florence Eike & Family Lynn & Nancy Perey

SHORTY IRENE STUART Luella Welsh

MRS. SUBERG Joseph & Judy Gusick

JAMES ROBERT SUTTON 21 SOP - Phillip Verroco 50 Space Commuinication Squadron Lee Buffington Jahnna Bythewood Mr. & Mrs. Duane Carlson Arnold, Dianne, and Alyssa Gazarian Jack Mauldin Bill & Judy Olson Paul & Sandra Perkin Gordon & Carol Pirrie Charlene Rygg (In memory of classmate & sweet friend) Jim & Candace Soligan Dorothy Weaver Ed Whalen (Charlie 16)

JOHN SWEDBERG Lee & Helen Harris June Seelye

LINDA TASA John & Linda Sorensen

JAMES TAYLOR Jerry & Laura Kinsella

BERNICE TEIGEN Joyce Street

BEN TEMPEL Dale Garrison Diane Hunt Eleanor Hunt Steve & Lynne Hunt Susan Hunt & Jon Rutschky Deb & Paul Mears Katie & Maury Patrykus Jackie & Jerry Waldfogel

CARTER THORNTON Wilma Santoyo

JOYCE TIPPIE Claudia Cope

NATHANIEL “NED” TRANEL John & Pat Eastman Pat Haffey Mark & Mary Claire Warfield

JOHN W. URBASKA Evelyn Schenk

ARDELLE VAIRA Jim & Julie Goss

JIM & BARBARA VISSER William & Shirley Downs

STEVE VRANISH ClaraEllen, SueEllyn, Jeri & Emma Anderson

DAVID WALSH Wilma Santoyo

MAURICE WALSH Wilma Santoyo

RICHARD WALSH Wilma Santoyo

BERNARD EDGER WANDERAAS Joanne Beery Bob & Janet Prongua

JACKIE WATERS Joanne Beery Walter & Joann Senner

HAROLD “GABBY” WHITE Joanne Nelson

DON WORKING Darrell & Betty Trueblood

WILBUR & ADA WRIGHT Wilma Santoyo

FRANK YAMASAKI R. Ted & Ruby Ondo

CARDWELL & DONNA YEGEN F.D. & Sarah Huckins

PETER YEGEN, III F.D. & Sarah Huckins

EMMA ANDERSON’S BIRTHDAY ClaraEllen Anderson

JERI ANDERSON’S BIRTHDAY ClaraEllen Anderson

PAT FRANZEN DeAnn Visser

MARIE HEBNES AND TIM CHUTE Nancy Hebnes

RON PAUL’S BIRTHDAY Kelli & Len Boudreaux

COLIN & CHERYL VAIRA ON THEIR WEDDING Jim & Julie Goss

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Memorial ListingsJanuary 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016A special word of thanks to all donors listed below who support Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation through their memorial gifts.

A Life Well-Lived...Well-Loved... and Well-Remembered.Now helping to offer hope and opportunity to troubled youth...

P.O. Box 80807 • Billings, MT 59108

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Official publication of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation | Editor: Heather Ohs | Managing Editor/Author: Gillette Vaira | Photography: Gillette Vaira, Megan Olszewski, and Morgan Tuss

To update your mailing address, please call Justin at 406-656-8772 or email us at updates@yellowstonefoundation.org.

Memorial gifts can also be made online at www.yellowstonefoundation.org.

Remember Us in Your Will and Leave a Lasting Legacy

By naming Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation in your will, you can guarantee that your legacy of caring for troubled and abused children will continue for generations to come.

FIXED AMOUNT: I give the sum of $ ____________ to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.

SPECIFIC PROPERTY: I give my __________________ to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.

PERCENTAGE OF REMAINDER: I give ________% of the remainder of my estate to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.

CONTINGENCY: In the event __________ does not survive me, I give _________________ to Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation.

These samples are suggestions only. Legal documents should always be prepared by your attorney.

Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation legal address is 2050 Overland Avenue, P.O. Box 80807, Billings, Montana 59108.Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible.

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Mail to: YBGR Foundation, P.O. Box 80807, Billings, MT 59108

Look for Yellowstone’s table at the Healthy by Design Gardeners’ Market at South Park in Billings.

YBGR’s youth are growing produce to sell at this event. In addition to the produce, the market also

features music from local musicians, information, and weekly kids’ activities.

The event takes place on Thursdays between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. throughout the summer

until October 6.

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