The People, places and things that make Big Sky an amazing place to live, work and recreate
By Sara Sipe EBS CONTRIBUTOR
On the evening of Dec. 24, longtime Big Sky locals Mary Goodson and myself delivered homemade cookies to various businesses, to wish workers a Merry Christmas. We spent three days baking and packing about 50 individual boxes and plates of holiday treats including cutout cookies, Mexican wedding cakes, rice cereal treats, two kinds of fudge and chocolate-covered peanut butter balls.
“At the end of the day, Big Sky is a resort town and most people work on the holidays,” Goodson said when asked why they do it. “I am semi-retired and Sara no longer works for a business that operates during the Christmas holiday. We just want people that do work on the holidays to know we appreciate them.”
We visited the Big Sky Fire Department, Lone Peak Cannabis Co., BYWOM, Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center, Roxy’s Market, Java Joint, The Rocks Tasking Room and Liquor Store, the Big Sky Resort store, a Gallatin County Sheriff and Riverhouse BBQ & Events, with plans to finish up deliveries to more workers on Christmas day. We even ran into Santa along the way!
We’ve been baking and delivering cookies during holidays for years. This year we decided to really go all out. In addition to our friends and families that we typically bake for at Christmas, we decided this year to try and bring a little joy to some of the folks that work over the holidays. It feels really good to bring a smile to people’s faces, to spread a little holiday cheer.
Big Sky Community Spotlight is a short column that is meant to shine a light on those in Big Sky doing important work. Whether it be a profession, hobby or volunteer work, Big Sky is home to interesting people that do interesting things and as our community grows, it is important to stay connected to our neighbors and local businesses. This is more easily done if we know more about one another. We hope you enjoy getting to know your neighbors!
