live auction guide - explore big sky · aruba, st.maarten, paris or fiji, the choice is yours!...
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Welcome to the B S C C Pa r k S a n d T r a i l S G a l a !
Evening Schedule6:00 Cocktails and Silent auction
7:00 dinner
8:00 BSCC update
8:15 live auction
9:00 dancing to the music of BlueJack
The Big Sky Community Corporation (BSCC) is non-profit created in 1998 to promote, acquire, preserve, and maintain land, parks, trails and easements for the use of the people of the Big Sky Community and the general public.
The BSCC’s team of dedicated staff, volunteers, and partners work collaboratively to improve access to natural areas and recreation opportunities in the Big Sky area.
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A weeks stay.... anywhere in the world!
Aruba, St.Maarten, Paris or Fiji, the choice is yours! Fulfill your longtime travel dreams or just get out and explore the world. Interval International puts you in control and lets you choose your dream location from any continent to spend 7 perfect days. 1 bedroom condo, valid through July 1, 2013
Generously donated by Barb Rooney and Big Sky Resort/Boyne
Value- $5000
Trip a r o u n d T h e World
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Directly from the desk of Jack Nicklaus this bidder will enjoy an autographed 1988 copy of Golf Magazine and photo collage. In addition, this bidder will be awarded a golf and stay package at Pronghorn Golf Course. Pronghorn Golf Course is located in Bend, OR and is rated as one of the finest golf course communities in the country with a course designed by Jack Nicklaus himself! The golf & stay package includes 2 nights lodging for 4 people and 4 tee times.
Generously donated by: Sotheby’s Bend OR and Jack Nicklaus
Value - $5000
Pronghorn:l e G e n da ry G o l f e r … l e G e n da ry G o l f
Photo by brian niles
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An all inclusive 4 day cat ski trip for two people at the famed Baldface Ski Lodge in Nelson, BC. Guests will fly via helicopter from Nelson, British Columbia to the mountain lodge in the Selkirk Mountains for a 4 day trip. Winning bidder will spend days riding powder and evenings enjoying gourmet meals, wood-fired sauna and the company of old and new friends. The trip is January 14 to 17, 2013 and is with the crew from Outlaw Partners, who has full buyout of the lodge!
Generously donated by: Eric Ladd and Baldface lodge
Value - $5000
Baldface Snowcat Vacation
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Enjoy Villa Paradiso, an exquisite 4 bedroom private home, recently built and located on the tranquil eastern coast of Bali, in the village known as Amed. It sits just a few hundred meters from the beach and has stunning views of both the ocean and the lush river valley and mountains beyond that you will enjoy from your private swimming pool. Can accommodate 8 people – family or group of friends.
Generously donated by: Rob and Stacy Mattraw and Outlaw Partners
Value - $5000
Bali : a w e e k ’ S S Tay i n Pa r a d i S e
Also included:
• Round trip airport transportation to and from Villa Paradiso(airfare not included)
• Daily breakfast for up to eight people at the Bar Pazzo
• Complimentary bottled water
• One full body massage for up to eight people at the beautiful day Spa next door.
• One dinner for up to eight people at Bar Pazzo.
• Daily housekeeping service
• One diving or snorkeling excursions accompanied by a master diver, for up to eight people.
Photo by mike martins
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You and 3 of your friends will enjoy accommodations at the 3 bedroom Franklin Street guest house in Fort Benton, MT. Trip includes a gourmet dinner upon your arrival to town followed by 3 day access to some of the best private upland bird hunting in the country!
Generously donated by: Jill and Loren Bough
Value - $3500
Pheasant HuntP r i vaT e a C C e S S
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Enjoy a week stay at Casa San Marco - beautifully restored 4 bedroom home located in the 3,000 year old Tuscan hill town of Cortona. Along with incredible physical beauty and views of the valley and lake Trasimeno below, Cortona offers an array of fine restaurants and shops. The town also boasts two museums and numerous churches and historical sights. It truly is a magical place to explore! Casa San Marco occupies the top two floors of a former 16th century palazzo and overlooks the stunning church of San Francesco, along with the beautiful valley below.
Casa San Marco sleeps 8-10 people. Picture yourself enjoying magnificent views while watching the sunset with a glass of local wine.
Generously donated by: Rob and Stacy Mattraw and Outlaw Partners
Value - $4000
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casa san marco
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What better way to enjoy the wonderful foods prepared by private chef Ryan LaFoley than with great wines from the Bough wine cellar?
Ten lucky dinner guests can sit back and relax as wave after wave of savory delights arepresented...and your glass seems to have no bottom to it....
Bozeman based Chef Ryan LaFoley will prepare a spectacular meal of your choice. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Ryan is a graduate of the New England Culinary Institute and a past intern at The Rusty Parrot’s Wild Sage restaurant in Jackson Hole, WY. Ryan’s memorable meals have been thoroughly enjoyed by many satisfied diners in Big Sky...each course is carefully prepared and arranged so that the meal unfolds delivering familiar plates with surprisingly delightful and distinctive flavor nuances that transform the dish into a work of art.
Generously donated by: Ryan LaFoley and Jill and Loren Bough
Value - $3500
Gourmet dinner w i T h Ryan LaFoley
A Bolo styled lariat with 2 jumbo baroque teardrop Tahitian Pearls on leather. 18kt gold caps and 18kt gold slide with diamonds.Designed and handmade by jewelry designer, Shelly Bermont.
Generously donated by: Shelly Bermont
Value - $4200
Big Pearls f o r T h e Big Sky girl!
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You and 9 friends will be welcomed with cocktails and canapes while enjoying a private tour of Tom Gerrard’s Classic Car Collection. This famous collection of 1950’s and 1960’s American convertibles is widely regarded as one of the top privately owned collections in the country. Following the tour you will enjoy a gourmet dinner and fine wine at Tom’s beautiful home prepared by his private chef in Big Sky, MT. This event will take place on August 8th, 2012.
Generously donated by: William “Tom” Gerrard
Value - $4000
Classic car tour a n d gourmet dinner
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A RARE opportunity for a long weekend in Yellowstone Paradise for 2 people: September 8-11, 2012.
Golden light, shimmering aspen, abundant wildlife and quiet streams are all part of Yellowstone’s magic in autumn. There are few areas of the Park as spectacular in the fall as the serpentine Slough Creek and its fabled meadows. Just beyond the third meadow and the Park boundary lays a remarkable privately owned refuge in the wilderness - Silver Tip Ranch. Silver Tip was purchased in the early 1920’s by a New York banker and has served as a private and exclusive retreat for invited guests only for nearly 90 years. Spend days fishing Slough Creek with the region’s best guides or ride the trails with experienced wranglers or explore hiking trails in this spectacular setting. After aday of invigorating activity, or reading and relaxation at the lodge, you will betreated to a hearty home cooked dinner, lively conversation and presentations byYellowstone National Park experts.
Silver Tip Ranch
You will reach this classic western lodge by horse-drawn wagon, or by hikingthrough eleven miles of a remote and pristine area of Yellowstone National Park.You’ll arrive at the ranch and stay in an elegant rustic room, enjoy a well-appointedgreat room with imposing stone fireplace, and a large sitting area and library.Hearty breakfasts and sumptuous dinners are served family style in the dining room. Lunch is served on the screened in porch, or provided as part of a picnic if a guest has chosen a day-long ride or fishing expedition.
Generously donated by: Yellowstone Park Foundation
Value - $10,000
photo courtesy of ypf
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SponSorSSToa Managementoutlaw Partnerslone Peak Brewerynordic hot Tubslohss ConstructionStacy and eric ossorio
executive directorJessie neal
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