Big Sandy holds weekend skate jam

The Hi-Line's most famous non-political son, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, returned to his hometown of Big Sandy this weekend to hang out with old friends and help out a pet project of his, Big Sandy's skate park.

Ament was one of a few dozen skate park supporters gathered Saturday afternoon for a barbecue fundraiser to expand on the park he built in 2010.

"I had plans to hook up with some friends in Portland, and Jack Thornton called and said they were going to have a little fundraising jam here, " Ament said. "So I called my friend Pete and a couple other guys … and we decided to come over....