This friday, November 14th, there will be a fundraiser for Big
Sky snowboard instructor Paulie Overby. In September Paulie walked a friend
home from the bar in Bozeman.
After leaving the door he noticed three guys trying to steal his friend's
moped. During the ensuing confrontation one of them attacked him from
behind, kicking him in the head repeatedly once he was on the ground.
Every bone in Paulie's face was broken, along with a number of his teeth.
Police were on the scene in minutes and had to administer CPR. They said that
he had about 10 minutes to live if he had been alone. Paul was flown to Billings, Montana
by helicopter and stabilized. He's had two surgeries involving wiring his
jaw shut, placing eight plates in his face and lower jaw and three in each eye
socket. Amazingly he's recovering quite well. After a long stay in Billings due to the amount of head trauma he sustained (he
doesn't remember the week after his attack), Paulie's back in Bozeman. His sense of humor
is also recovering. When asked how he felt, he said "better than when I
cut the tip of my finger off the day before" (Paul works in
construction). What a week! Paul has amassed approximately $2
million dollars in hospital bills and will be out of work for another 3-4
months. This Friday's event is the "Pillage in the Village" at
the Black Bear Bar and Grill in Big Sky. There will be a bbq (6-8pm),
three ski and snowboard films (7-10pm), a raffle and a band at the
event(10pm-Close). Tickets for the event are $15 (bbq is an additional
$9). All of it going towards Paulie's hospital bills.
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