Rocky Barker blog for 2006. Tim Blixseth told me he was going to become a part of Idaho. He and his wife Edra moved into a penthouse next door to J.R. Simplot atop the Grove Hotel. He promised thousands to help then Gov. Dirk Kempthorne remodel … [Read more...]
Blixseth Articles
February 26, 2012 1 Comment
February 2, 2012 Leave a Comment
Turks & Caicos Islands wins judgment against former US billionaire Timothy Blixseth
By: DAVID McFADDEN | 02/01/12 6:37 PM David McFadden on Twitter: http://twitter.com/dmcfadden Associated Press The Turks and Caicos Islands has won a $9.29 million judgment against a former U.S. billionaire and timber magnate who founded an … [Read more...]
January 14, 2012 1 Comment
Editorial from Bozeman MT Resident Concerning Western Pacific Timber
[The editorial letter posted here was shared with StopTheSwap.net before it was posted at Idaho County Free Press. In the Idaho County Free Press, Commissioner Brandt's editorial letter was printed in full, yet this excellent editorial on the … [Read more...]
January 12, 2012
Credit Suisse In Court Over Loans To Luxury Resorts
Credit Suisse In Court Over Loans To Luxury Resorts AP|Jan. 11, 2012, 8:48 PM Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/credit-suisse-in-court-over-loans-to-luxury-resorts-2012-1#ixzz1jDS6ZKa8 BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for Credit … [Read more...]
December 24, 2011
Founders of ritzy Montana club trade accusations
By Kahrin Deines and Matthew Brown. Associated Press, April 30, 2009 The founders of the Yellowstone Club are trading blame over who is responsible for the financial collapse of the Montana haven for the rich that has fallen more than $400 million … [Read more...]
December 16, 2011
Yellowstone Club World in Involuntary Bankruptcy Liquidation
Creditors ask for deposits back, force liquidation of Yellowstone Club's world assets. By Courtney Lowery, NewWest.net, January 26, 2009 Members this week filed an involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition—liquidation—against Yellowstone World … [Read more...]
December 15, 2011
Rich Feel the Pinch at Montana Mountain Resort Owned By Tim Blixseth
Foxnews.com, November 24, 2008 BILLINGS, Mont. — An ultra-exclusive Montana resort under federal bankruptcy protection is hustling to raise cash to open for the winter season, as hundreds of creditors owed at least $399 million jockey to get … [Read more...]
December 11, 2011
Tour de France winner sues Yellowstone Club, owner, Tim Blixseth
Associated Press, Billings Gazette, June 3, 2006. BOZEMAN -- Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond is among several people suing the millionaires-only Yellowstone Club and its owner, alleging Tim Blixseth tried to buy out their investments … [Read more...]
December 8, 2011
Yellowstone Club developer to pay $1.8 million fine for alleged wetlands violations
By Patrick Davis, Lone Peak Lookout, Aug 12, 2004 http://www.lonepeaklookout.com/articles/2004/08/12/news/local_headlines/news1.txt Yellowstone Club developer Tim Blixseth has agreed to pay a $1.8 million fine in a settlement with the … [Read more...]
December 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
Yellowstone Club agrees to record fines
By SCOTT McMILLION, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, August 10, 2004 Yellowstone Mountain Club developer Tim Blixseth has agreed to pay a record-breaking penalty of $1.8 million for allegedly violating federal environmental laws at his millionaires-only … [Read more...]
December 6, 2011 1 Comment
Stop the Mega-Exchange
This article written by Brett Haverstick has appeared in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, the Idaho County FreePress, and the Lewiston Tribune. Now that we have kicked Exxon/Imperial Oil out of the Clearwater Basin, it's time to show the door to Tim … [Read more...]