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Regional transportation system subject of Wednesday meeting

The Yellowstone Business Partnership will outline five foundations of a proposed regional transportation system at a public discussion set for the Wingate Inn in Bozeman on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The public is encouraged to find out more on how an integrated network of transportation services could meet the needs of commuters, seniors, persons with special needs, youth and tourists in a carbon-constrained world.

This meeting is the fourth in a series of tri-state roundtables. Public and private transportation providers from Idaho, Montana and Wyoming have been meeting since December 2005 to draft a plausible “Concept of Operations” plan to better link the region and to secure future funding. Alternative governing structures being discussed include a regional planning organization (government model) and a nonprofit service cooperative similar to the electric cooperatives that successfully operate utilities in all three states.

To RSVP for the regional transportation roundtable and the $12 lunch buffet, go to http://www.yellowstonebusiness.org/transportation/11-12-rsvp/.

Author, scientist to present ‘Life as Energy’ lecture Tuesday

Livingston author and scientist Eric Schneider will speak on “Life as Energy” at a free public lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Emerson Center for Arts and Culture.

Schneider’s lecture is based on his book, “Into the Cool,” which author Tim Cahill describes as unraveling the “intricacies of cosmology, meteorology, chemistry, ecology and even the mysteries of human aging in an unexpected but accessible and entertaining manner. It’s all very simple. It’s all very complex.”

By analyzing energy and its flow — whether in non-living systems like tornadoes or complex old-growth forest ecosystems — Schneider studies why we are here and where we are going, with forays into evolution, economics, ecology and even life’s origins.

The lecture, sponsored by Montana State University, is part of a free community lecture series sponsored by MSU’s Thermal Biology Institute and the NASA-funded MSU Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center.

Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

For more information, visit www.abrc.montana.edu/cls or call 994-7039.

Brawl of the Wild blood drive Wednesday and Thursday

The “Brawl of the Wild” is a challenge between Montana State University and University of Montana to see which school can collect the most donated blood. Fans, students, alumni and the community are encouraged “to show their true Bobcat pride” and give blood on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 12-13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in SUB Ballroom A.

The Red Cross mascot, “Billy the Blood Drop,” and “Champ,” the MSU mascot, will be at the drive at noon Wednesday. For appointments, call the Red Cross at 587-2790.

Arch pipe installation

set for South 19th

The latest development in the South 19th Avenue project is installation of a 36-inch concrete arch pipe near the intersection of South 20th Avenue and College Street to reroute East Catron Creek.

Josh Walter, spokesperson for the Knife River Mountain Region office in Belgrade, said this work will also help facilitate installation of the 60-inch concrete pipe, which is going in alongside South 19th.

Crews hope to get the 60-inch concrete pipe installed at least as far as West Koch Street by the end of the week, Walter said.

West Olive St. between South 18th Avenue and South 19th Avenue remains closed.

The plan is to continue work through the end of December, as weather allows.

For more information, visit www.19thbozeman.com or call Steve Baeth or Josh Walter at (406) 388-6832, ext. 0.

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