Tuesday, October 07, 2003

More news that arrived too late for The Outpost:

A Bozeman man was awarded a car every three years for the rest of his life in a ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Billings.
According to a news release, Robert Young was named America's Greatest Hometown Hero in a competition sponsored by Volvo Cars of North America. Mr. Young was to be presented with the keys to a 2004 Volvo XC90 SUV at Underriner Motors in Billings. He also will receive $60,000 in grants.
Mr. Young, 42, is executive director of Red Feather Development Group, which attempts to work within native cultural traditions to improve housing on Indian reservations. Among other projects, Mr. Young has entered a partnership with the University of Washington and Penn State University to design a model home that is three times more energy efficient than a typical home. Red Feather also has been involved with a project designed by four students on the Crow Indian Reservation to build homes out of straw bales.
Mr. Young is a native of Seattle, where he founded Red Feather. He moved the offices to Bozeman in May.
Celebrity judges - including Hank Aaron, Bill Bradley, Paul Newman and Caroline Kennedy - selected Mr. Young from more than 2,000 nominations, the news release said.
For more on the awards, go to www.volvoforlifeawards.com. For more on Red Feather, go to www.redfeather.org.

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