The Big Sky Owners Association distributed its autumn newsletter last week, and residents immediately noticed the document appeared to have been printed on two different printers. One side advertised a wine-tasting fundraiser for the new community arts center, featuring a silent auction with a private helicopter tour of the Spanish Peaks. The other side listed a potluck at the fire station with a sign-up sheet for casseroles and a reminder to bring your own folding chair.

“I brought my famous green bean casserole to the potluck,” said Marlene Haskins, who bought her condo in 1998 when the resort still had a T-bar on Lone Peak. “Nobody from the wine tasting showed up. More for us, I suppose.”

The association president, Derek Vandeventer, who moved to Moonlight Basin in 2021, explained the format was intentional. “We’re trying to serve a diverse community with varied interests. The newsletter reflects that diversity.” He added that the helicopter tour auction item was donated by a Yellowstone Club member who wished to remain anonymous, which is how all Yellowstone Club members wish to remain.

The fire station potluck ran out of folding chairs by 6:15 p.m. The wine tasting, held at a private residence on Andesite Road, ran out of the 2018 Cabernet by 7:30 p.m. Both events raised approximately the same amount for the arts center, which has not yet broken ground.

Residents reported seeing the same people at both events, though no one admitted it. The newsletter’s back page featured a single calendar with two columns labeled “Community Events” and “Community Events (Alternate).” Both columns listed the same emergency preparedness workshop on October 12.

The workshop will be held at the Big Sky Chapel. There is only one chapel.