Mike Nelson, PresidentGreg Matthews, Past President

Nate Allie, Vice PresidentJared Maloney, Treasurer

Lue Ponich, Secretary

RepresentativesKendra Bruget ............................................................. CollectionsJim Foley .............. Billings Preservation Society Endowment TrustStacey Jacobs ....................... Moss Grounds & Master GardenersLora Mattox ........................................................... City of BillingsJennifer Mercer ...............................................Billings Depot, Inc.Lue Ponich .................................... Mattie’s at the Moss Gift Shop

StaffJenna Richter .................................................. Executive DirectorCal Beauregard .................................................Facilities ManagerKelsey Palmer ....................................................... Event ManagerJennifer Teichert ............................................... Event CoordinatorSue Robinson ........................................... Volunteer CoordinatorKim Bar ......................................................................AccountantMichaela Shifley ................. Rocky Mountain College Work Study Mitch Lagge ........................ Rocky Mountain College Work Study

2013 Board of Directors

Alan AnsethDiane CrossLuci Cross

Joni HarmanMike Matthew

Shari NaultDon Olsen

Brent SumnerLiz Varela

Gayle West

President’s Letter I am happy to report that the state of the Billings Preservation Society is sound! We just finished what the board labelled as “one last hard year”, putting in place systems that will ensure the financial well-being of the Society and the Moss Mansion. We expect the coming year to be a continuation of these efforts, along with the beginnings of a concerted donor development effort.

Assertive financial goals and a great business plan awaits us in the coming year. Due to the hard work of the Moss staff, our many volunteers, and because of the dedication and forward thinking of our directors, we feel more confident and enthusiastic about our future as ever!

I am pleased to report that our board has adopted plans and budgets that will continue the push of the past few years. We’ll further ensure the financial stability of the Billings Preservation Society, preserve the physical structure of the mansion, and move to encourage a larger more youthful presence in our members on our board. We think we’re going to do that by making preservation “cool”.

The Moss Mansion symbolizes the place and ideals from which we came. Throughout the past 110 years of change, the Moss has remained in a great part as it was when the doors opened in July of 1903. The Moss family helped to pave the way for Billings to become the vibrant and growing city that it is today.

Through the safeguarding of the Moss Mansion, and by attracting people to the events on the grounds, preservation of the symbols of our past will become more common, more important and hopefully much cooler!

Mike Nelson President

2013 Memberships

EndowmentRoyal Johnson

FoundersAlan and Suzanne BresslerPat Morledge

BenefactorJoy and Gene CulverRalph and Tancy SpenceLarry and Shelley Van Atta

PatronShirley FisherSteve and Bronwyn HammondAl and Connye HartmanRandy and Debbie RegerJoseph S. SampleTom and Ruth ToweBrock and Kathy WhittenbergerRonald and Amy Yates

SeniorsLinda BuckinghamDorothy McLaughlinElizabeth MeliusPatti MillerShari NaultArlene PriestManya L. White

PreservationistDr. Hewes and Susan AgnewNate and Janna AllieAlan D. and Sandi AnsethBill and Nancy BoyerRockwood BrownDon and Marilyn CastlemanRichard John CiceroDr. Patrick and Mrs. Carla CobbTed and Diane CrossDon and Marilyn FlobergCindy Walter and Jim FoleyAngus and Marjorie FultonJim and Peggy GoodDarLyn HarrisRita HeizerDavid and Judy JohnsonDave and Elaine KinnardLawrence and Karen KleeKen and Barb KosovichSharon LincolnKay Foster and Mike MathewGreg and Missie MatthewsRod and Vicki MichaelEileen OrserOssie Abrams and David OrserJon and Kathy PierceEmil and Lue PonichRinnie RuizSteve and Kathie ShanderaStephen Haraden and Linda ShelhamerEmma Jean StevensonJack and DeeDee ThomasJim and Linda ThompsonBob and Gail WallerJock and Gayle West

FamilyDonald and Judy AllenBill and Jean BradfordTom and Carol BradfordRoy and Kim BrownSteve and Lucinda ButlerJim and Josie ChalmersWilliam and Vickie CoffeeJohn and Shirley CollinsShane and Gina ColtonJim and Virginia CourtFrank and Kathy CrossBill and Colette DaviesBob and Shari DaytonWalter and Carol DegnanIda DegraffenreidDennis and Jennifer DeppmeierJames and Cynthia FinchHarry and Mary GottwalsPhillip and Barbara GriffinSteve and Joni HarmanBob and Linda HarrisRay and Agnes HavigRandy and Stacey JacobsDan and Susan JurovichGaye KaiserDr. David and Mrs. Marilyn KleinBob McClure and Pam LoweLarry and Joyce MayerDonald and Robyn McCabePatty NelsonJudy Povilaitis and Mike NelsonJohn and Vida PollingJack and Patricia RehbergJoe and Judy RichFranklin and Peggy RobbieSig and Bev Ross

2013 MembershipsDennis and Deanna RudolphCurt and Sue SchelleMike and Chris SchmechelRebecca W. ShepardBob and Sandy ShortRichard SimsMark and Teri SmithPaul Matt and Penny StrongJim and Joyce TollefsonChuck and Joan TooleyPatti S. TownsendRichard and Patricia Vettell-BeckerJim and Kerry VincentEd and Pat WestPaul and Betty WhitingTom and Peg WickliffeBryan and Mamie WilsonJohn and Cynthia WoodsFrank and Dodie Zweifel

IndividualGreg and Thora AldrichAlsa PhotographyKim BarTamara BauerKathy BostonKendra K. BrugetMarion CainKris CarpenterJoe ChenowethJudy CiglerLevi CookDebra CourtLuci CrossJulie Dial

Sherri EastmanAnn EvansKaren FergusonJohn and Pat FooteDonna M. ForbesMartha GodwinVirginia GreenDonna GroeplerMarilyn HaddenhorstRandy HaferAnn HaferBetty HanstromPete and Dottie HilgerCathy HollowayJan JahrKathleen S. JelleAdonna KimmelSusan KingL.M. Minich and Denise KingEthel KnissMary Ann KostkasAnne LambrechtWendy LaneMarilynn LaugheryBartie LebsockAndrea H. LongSusan LovelyPaulette MallowLowene McNeeseJoan MichaelSheri MoffetDiane NoddingsJune PierceJane RegerHarriet SalleeMike and Barbara SampleSarah SchweitzerKimberly Shelton

Nancy ShepardMrs. Dean G. ShultisCindy Lou SmithDon and Susan SommerfieldNelta TaylorLinda TraverGretchen WagnerPhoebe Knapp WarrenVirginia WicksBetty A. WolffChuck and Julie WymanSandra T. WymanPat YoungRichard Zimmerman

VolunteerSharon AdlerAndrea AyersDorothy CloepfilRuth B. DrummondGeri DunbarDorothy Anne GrayLea KoernerTed and Diane KylanderBrian LongeneckerJoyce PlatzkowDorothy PodollDoug and Paula PoehlsJohn and Laura RossKatherine SnappJanice SoftEnid StubeFern Vonderheide

Special EventsHeritage Home Tour

Chair: Shari Nault

The 2013 Heritage Home Tour featured fve incredible homes located on Highland Park Drive, Poly Drive, Virginia Lane, and North 32nd Street. A little rain never hurt anybody and it certainly didn’t stop us from having a phenomenal turnout. Many thanks are due to the sponsors and volunteers who helped us raise $15,272.

SpringFestChair: Stacey Jacobs

Committee Leaders:

Spring Fest is held on the Moss grounds the first Saturday of every June and is the perfect way to welcome warmer weather and kick off the summer fun. A juried event, Spring Fest features artists from Montana and Wyoming displaying creative high-quality arts and crafts. It’s a day full of live music, children’s activi-ties, artist demonstrations, entertainment and food. This year we had over 4,000 visitors attending and we raised $20,963.

This event would not be possible without the volunteers who manage each booth and an army of helpers to set everything up. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work and enthusiasm which helps make SpringFest a success year after year.

Presenting Sponsor - Kibler & KirchRestoration Sponsors - Fisher Construction, Inc. Moulton BellinghamSponsors -

Downton Abbey Event

Billings Nursery & LandscapingBrucoGainan’s Northern HotelPayne Financial GroupThe FieldhouseWest Law Firm

Pam NelsonNancy SmithLowene McNeese Nelta TaylorLeister NeeleyDonna GroeplerKathy JamesNancy Rigg Susan SchwiddeNicki Maier

Debbie CourtCherie Caverly Deb MatternHeather KaiserSherry MooreVicki Michael Val HinkleVirginia WicksBronwyn Hammond Rita Solem

Janet Stevenson Lue PonichJared MaloneyBrent SumnerLennis RyanAshley Harada Amanda LambottKyle NearyJoan McNally

Special EventsParty for Preservation

Chairs: Jim Foley and Mike Nelson

Committee Leaders: Duncan Peete, Lue Ponich, Jenna Richter

The Party for Preservation is a joint fun-draiser between the Billings Preservation Society Board and Billings Preservation Society Endowment Trust and is held on the Moss grounds in early September. This year, guests were treated to live mu-sic from Ed, Pete, and Dennis and en-joyed food prepared by Thomas Nelson Catering. Drinks and laughs were served with every meal as our 2013 celebrity waiters competed for tips. This year’s winner was none other than Livin’ Large Larry. The 2nd annual Party for Preserva-tion was a huge success and generated $71,739. This is going to be a tradition that gets bigger and better

each year.

We would like to give a special thanks to our celebrity waiters. Their bold and exciting performances greatly enhanced the evening and culminated in a huge fundraising success. We couldn’t have done it without them!

Celebrity Waiters:

Party for Preservation Sponsors & Supporters:First Interstate Bank

Foley GroupGallery Interiors

Montague’s JewelryNorthern Hotel

NorthWestern Energy

O2 ArchitectsPayne West Insurance

Sysco

Rick Burt ..............................NorthWestern EnergyLuci Cross ................... A-Line Drafting and DesignColin Dow .......................... St. Vincent HealthcareJeff Ewalt ..........................................Zoo MontanaSpencer Frederick ..........................Stockman BankMayor Tom HanelLane Huffman ........................Langlas & AssociatesBill Kennedy ....................... County CommissionerDiane Kylander ..................................Comedienne and Billings Studio Theatre

Ben Ripley ...... MT Restaurant & Retail Association Mark Lanctot ................................................SyscoBen Ripley ...... MT Restaurant & Retail AssociationShawn Samuelson ............Mountain West BenefitsCorby Skinner .................................. Writer’s VoiceChef Eric Stenberg ......................... Northern HotelJim Walker ...................................Western SecurityKeri Wilson ........... Billings Chamber of Commerce“Livin’ Large” Larry Wilson ............. Newstalk 95.5Sharon Weatherwax-Ripley .................Easter Seals

Special Events

2013 Halloween SeasonChair: Nate Allie

Twilight Tour “Set Designer” and Script Writers: Cal Beauregard and Joedi Johnson

This year’s Circus of Terror, housed on the Moss Mansion grounds, did not disappoint! Guests brave enough to enter traveled through a maze of spooky circus attractions where they encountered sideshow spectacles, mischievous carnies, a gigantic spider web and killer clowns. Conceived, designed, organized, and staffed by volunteers, the Circus of Terror was a hit for all who dared visit the Moss. Thank you to many volunteers from Billings Senior High School, Central High School, and Skyview High School who dressed up each night to deliver thrills and chills!

Back by popular demand, the Moss Mansion opened its doors for special Twilight Tours. Guests experienced the mansion in the darkness of night…shadows, flickering lights, creaky steps and all…while guides (and ghosts!) related stories of fear through the years. Combined, these two popular events raised a record breaking Halloween total of $17,055!

Library Summer Reading ProgramCheck Presentation fromClark Marten Photography

Special Events

2013 Holiday SeasonTalented staff and volunteers from a variety of organizations worked their magic to transform the Moss into a Fairytale Christmas. For their holiday spirit, creativity, and so much more, we are extremely grateful!

Thanks also to our amazing team of elves, aka Moss Mansion volunteers, who hosted over 2,200 tour guests, supported fundraising events, and added much merriment to the season!

Congratulations to the Winners:Billings Family YMCA, winner of the 2013 People’s Choice AwardEagle Mount, winner of the Best Theme Interpretation Award

2013 Christmas Tree Decorators:

Candlelight ToursTaking a Candlelight Tour at the Moss is a unique and wonderful way to spend a December evening! This year guests were welcomed by friendly volunteers and enjoyed a guided tour of the Moss Mansion and a night-time view of twinkling Christmas trees in every room. Following the tour, guests were invited to relax in the Music Room with drinks, dessert (our delicious sipping chocolate sold in the Gift Shop), and live music. Thank you to the many musicians who filled the

halls with merriment and provided a memorable experience for all.

A Christmas to Remember ................................. “Catch the Gingerbread Man for Christmas”Billings Family YMCA ......“Beauty and the Beast”Boy Scouts Pack 318 .................“Shrek the Halls”Catholic Home School .. “The Gingerbread Man”Community Day Care ................. “Wizard of Oz”Geri Dunbar .... “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”Eagle Mount ..........................“Heaven’s Garden” from H.C. Anderson’s “The Angel”Girl Scouts ....................“Little Red Riding Hood”

Moss Mansion Volunteers ................ “Cinderella”Northern Hotel .................... “A Holiday Garden”Rimrock Foundation ...........“Once Upon a Time”Special K Ranch .............“A Woodland Fairytale”Thumb R Green Garden Club “The Little Tin Soldier”United Blood Services ........... “A Disney Princess Christmas”Yellowstone AIDS Project ....“The Emperor’s New Clothes”Zoo Montana ............. “Legend of the Guardians”

Holiday SeasonMusical Entertainment

Women at the WellSweet Adeline’s

Cathy & Gayle Violin DuetsCon Spiritu

Shawn Rasch & Men’s Quartet

Other Activities

Memorial Day

Concert in the Music Room

BuildingGift Shop

Wall

2013 Summer Exhibit

July Tea Party

Volunteer Training

Preservation News

Society Endowment BoardJim Foley, Chair

Joy CulverGreg MatthewsMike MathewDuncan Peete

Lue PonichRuth Towe

Mike Nelson

Endowment Trust AccountBeginning Account Value:

January 1, 2013 $405,690.99Deposits $15,700.00Withdrawals $15,630.96Taxable Income $18,219.16Change in Asset Value $31,293.42

Ending Account Value:

December 31, 2013 $455,272.61

Endowment SupportersSheila Christopherson

Debbie CourtGene and Joy Culver

James and Berte HeathMary Ann Kostkas

James and Judy McNallyLue Ponich

Susan SchwiddeJody Ellis SmithDonna SweeneyCarlene Taubert

Ruth ToweGail WallerAmy Wells

2013 Billings Preservation Society Endowment Trust

First floor hardwood,refinished January 2014

Moss Mansion Volunteers in PreservationChristi ArnoldTeresa and Russ BessetteCheryl BlaquiereKathy BostonKallie BradleyLinda BrodersonKendra BrugetAlicia BrynerCarol & Bill CallahanEllen CarlsonCherie CaverlyPamm ConderCharlotte CortezJim CourtTerah CronkTianna Cronk

Geri DunbarTeresa FirthDorothy Ann GrayMathew GoodrichCathy HollowayJoedi JohnsonLinda JohnsonEthel KnissMary KrollEllen KuntzTed and Diane KylanderMitch LaggeRich LaggeJody LampAllanda LattinRietta Malsom

Katarina ManhartMarlene McCaveJoan MichaelPatti MillerSheri MoffitGrace NelsonJill PalmerMackenzie PalmerLue PonichCheryl ProphetBetty RadatzSue E. RobinsonKathleen SedgwickNancy ShapardMichaela ShifleySandy ShortStephanie Snapp

Janice SoftRobin StetznerRebeca StrongEnid StubeKaren TookerAlicia TorgersonRuth ToweMorgan TussWanda VerBeckSiobhan WarmerXela WarmerKaren WegnerIsabella WhitworthPaloma WhitworthSophia WhitworthVirginia WicksPat Young

Gift Shop VolunteersLue Ponich, ChairDebbie CourtEthel Kniss

Joan MichaelMarion Cain

Pamm CondorPat YoungSheri Moffet

Museum Archives & CollectionsAmanda MooreBrittany Vitovich

Karen WegnerKendra Bruget

Levi CookPatti Miller

Computer Expert Extraordinaire Amy Cantrell

Master GardenersStacey Jacobs, ChairLori AndersonPam BeforeTeresa Bessette Mary Ellen Capser Luanne EnghDoreen Gates

Vi HillsSharon Hogan Joanie Kalberg Sheri KischBarb Kosovich Pat Laufmann

Kathy Manders Joan McNally Judy Miller Roberta Olson Denise PriceMelissa Rehm

Susan RickettSteve Shandera Sharon Simon Chris Smith Carolyn Swenson Ruth ToweDiane Whalen

2013 Honorees

Joy Culver

Joy Culver’s quiet confidence and financial acumen have been a cornerstone in the mission of the Billings Preservation Society since its beginning and even before it became an official entity. Working with several local architects who shared an interest in the preservation of historic buildings, Joy drafted the financial “package” that made possible the acquisition and saving of the Moss Mansion. Joy served several terms as President of the new BPS Board and, with characteristic modesty, remembers the “people of Billings” who joined in the hard work of fundraising, meeting with politicians, writing newspaper articles, lobbying the State and the City of Billings, and all that was necessary to acquire and preserve this community treasure. Joy organized Preservation Workshops to educate property owners regarding the tax benefits in preserving historic buildings. Now serving as a Trustee of the BPS Endowment, Joy’s generosity and wisdom continue to be an asset to our organization

A diminutive dynamo in the form of Dee Dee Thomas first joined the Billings Preservation Society Board of Directors in 1994, serving as its President two years later and then as a Trustee of its Endowment. Throughout her tenure and for many years afterward, Dee Dee’s spar-kling personality and infectious energy led projects and fundraising to new levels of success in preserving the Moss Mansion and its grounds for future generations. Dee Dee’s crowning achievement was co-chair-ing the successful drive to fund a two year long project: Jack Thomas provided faithful and willing support to Dee Dee’s Moss Mansion projects, from set-up and take-down for the seemingly endless number of fundraisers, to providing his considerable legal expertise on a variety of issues, including a complicated property dispute that tem-porarily halted the construction of the Visitor Pavilion. Since the Thomas

home is located near the Moss Mansion, Jack and Dee Dee agreed to be on the call list for Kenco Security—and Jack was known to have made a number of trips to the Moss in the middle of the night! In later years, Jack served in an official capacity on the BPS Board of Directors Executive Committee. The wonderful twinkle in his eye and his warm demeanor have made his friendship with the Moss of inestimable value.

For fifteen years, the public face of the Moss Mansion in the Billings community be-longed to Ruth Towe, Executive Director par excellence of the Billings Preservation Society. Ruth began her official position in 1988 and, working from a professional mu-seum assessment, developed and prioritized a checklist of restoration work. This served as a blueprint for Ruth’s indefatigable oversight and initiation of the complete restora-tion of the interior, the exterior, the conservatory, and the grounds. Since each project required funding, Ruth became legendary in her ability to find and acquire grants to allow forward progress. Her ability to share her vision with others inspired countless volunteers, many of them professionals, to join in reclaiming this crown jewel of our city. Her background in journalism and marketing served her well in making the Moss Mansion a destination for visitors. Ruth left a legacy that is epic in proportion. By the time she retired in 2003, she had completed every major project on her checklist—and a few more, including the

Visitor Pavilion and the Driveway now named in her honor. Ruth’s “ethic for preservation” extended to the restoration of the Billings Depot, serving on that board from its formation in 1996 until the restoration was completed in 2003.

DeeDee and Jack Thomas

Ruth Towe

Community Partners

Volunteer Service Award

Corporate Award

Bernie Nelson Service Award

Presented to: Kendra Bruget and Patti Miller

For their outstanding work in maintaining theMoss Mansion’s collection and archives and

sharing it with the world throughbeautifully fashioned exhibits.

Presented to: AD Creative

For infusing new life to the Moss Mansion with the introduction of newbranding, logo and website.

Presented to: Mike Nelson

Whose generosity of spirit, devotion of time, and commitment to preservationhas made a lasting and historical impact on the Moss Mansion.

Ajax FoundationCrowley Fleck

CTA Architects & EngineersFirst Interstate Bank

Montague’sMoulton Bellingham PC

NorthWestern EnergyPhillips 66

PPL MontanaStockman Bank

SyscoYellowstone Electric Company

Financials

Statements of Financial Position December 31, 2013 and 2012

Assets Checking / Savings Accounts ReceivableOther Current Assests Cash on Hand Undeposited Funds Inventory – Gift ShopTotal Current Assets

Property & Equipment Accumulated Depreciation* Buildings** Furniture and Fixtures Other AssetsTotal Assets

Liabilities & Equity Accounts Payable Payroll Liabilities Other LiabilitiesTotal Current Liabilities

Equity Unrestricted Net Assets Net IncomeTotal EquityTotal Liabilities & Equity

*Depreciation expenses for 2013 total $31,393.19.**The Moss Mansion is owned by the City of Billings (38.5%) and the State of Montana (61.5%).

Moss Mansion Room UnderwritersEide Bailly

NorthWestern Energy

201233,311.911,595.00

500.000.00

19,375.74$54,782.65

(390,597.53)863,286.69

540.00200.00

$528,211.81

2,424.254,087.73

205.00$6,716.98

530,913.7621,974.26

552,888.02$528,211.81

201335,238.14

8385.99

500.000.00

19,375.74$63,499.87

(422,160.59)863,286.69

540.00300.00

$505,465.97

3,221.766,656.28

0.00$9,878.04

520,619.83(5,402.93)

515,216.90$505,465.97

2013 in Summary

Revenues Fundraiser Revenue Donor Revenue Corporate Foundations IndividualsFacility RentalsGift Shop ContributionsGrantsMembershipTour RevenueRoom SponsorshipMiscellaneous RevenueTotal Revenue

Expenses Fundraiser Expenses Management & GeneralTotal ExpensesNet Revenue End of Year

Total140,259.12

8,215.002,500.007,672.47

30,691.005,000.005,000.006,375.00

47,124.555,100.00

201.54258,138.68

58,157.53205,384.08263,541.61$(5,402.93)

Totals include the purchase of a new event tent, event suppliesand an investment in staffing.

63 volunteers donated4,435 hours of their time to the Moss Mansion.

6,944 people visitedthe Moss Mansion in 2013, of which,

925 of them were elementarystudents on a school tour.

7,932 people attended aMoss Mansion fundraising event.

Financial Summary