Michelle McConnaha

HAMILTON – Katelyn Lester is the “poster child” for preventing over-service of alcohol at bars and restaurants. Seventeen surgeries and a medical tab that exceeds $1 million prove it. Five years after the automobile collision that almost took her life, Lester is playing an important role in a public-awareness campaign aimed at warning bartenders and […]

The awards keep pouring in for the MAPS Media Institute of Hamilton. They received two 2015 Northwest Regional High School Student Awards for Excellence from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Seattle last weekend. In the Arts and Entertainment category MAPS won for both student productions – “Darby Rodeo” and “Logger Days.”

The Montana MAPS Program’s “Darby Rodeo” and “Logger Days” films have been nominated for an Arts & Entertainment award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Northwest Chapter. The Montana Film Office made the announcement last week, boasting of the Big Sky Film Grant-supported projects and their partnership with MAPS. “We’re proud to

The Ravalli County commissioners heard a presentation by the MAPS Media Institute staff and students last week, and voted to proclaim April 16 as MAPS Day for Ravalli County. MAPS executive director Wendy Bauder and instructors Clare Ann Harff, Tim Kolberg and Christian Ackerman were joined by a teacher’s assistant and several MAPS students for

The MAPS Media Institute is offering a class to prepare students for life beyond technology. The class teaches soft skills – the essentials to business readiness. Peter Rosten is the founder and CEO of the MAPS Media Institute. “Every year, we learn more about what our students want, and this year they wanted to have

The MAPS Media Institute is participating in the Ravalli County Fair for their first time. They will have an information booth and a photo booth, where they will host fun, hands-on activities and sell costume jewelry. “MAPS staff and students will be available to share program information, answer questions and take student applications for their

The creators and executive producers of the NBC show came to the MAPS Media Institute as guest lecturers. Jim Kouf and David Greenwalt shared the intricacies of producing, writing and directing a major television show, gave tips on getting into the film and television industry, and shared insight as to how the business works. NBC’s

Peter Rosten, founder and CEO of the MAPS Media Institute, said the distribution is underway. “The governor, No Kid Hungry and MAPS are putting a lot of effort to have the video seen in as large an area as possible,” he said. “It’s a great video.” On March 21, Montana Gov. Bullock, Academy Award-winning actor