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Raph Graybill says he stands for freedom, wants to reduce property taxes, increase public school funding, and preserve access to public lands. A Democrat, Graybill is running as Lieutenant Governor with Ryan Busse at the head of the ticket. A Great Falls native and Yale Law School graduate, he explained some of their policy positions during a recent visit to the Cascade Courier. They face an uphill climb against incumbent Gov. Greg Gianforte and Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras in the Nov. 5 election,...
Americans will soon lose their freedom unless people of faith stand against evil sweeping the nation, according to best-selling author Eric Metaxas. This prophetic warning was given at the Foothills Community Christian School annual Spring Banquet at the Heritage Inn on April 2. "Wickedness has increased," Metaxas told the 600-plus audience. "God is asking: 'Now will you stand up?'" "God is calling us to arise in this hour" to join Him in this battle of good vs. evil, Metaxas said. "Will you sta...
Karen Matteson will soon walk out of the Cascade School library for the last time, closing out 36 years as a school employee. She and her husband first moved to Cascade in 1987. She began teaching elementary school when Jim Donovan was high school principal, Bruce Allen was elementary principal, and John Dallum was superintendent. She worked in the elementary school for 25 years before becoming the K-12 librarian. "The best part about working in a K-12 school has been watching the students grow...
"It's time to send Donald Trump back to DC." This message was first spoken by Gov. Greg Gianforte, then repeated often Saturday at the annual Cascade County Lincoln/Reagan Dinner at the Heritage Inn. Gianforte is serving his first term as Montana governor, and is seeking re-election to that office. The general election will be in nine months, on Nov. 5, 2024. He highlighted several of his administration's accomplishments during his first three years in office: • Banned TikTok in Montana, b...
Mrs. Mary Corder's fifth-grade class made a visit to the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls last week. They were split into two groups of 12 students each and were given a personal tour through the museum, including Russell's home and log cabin studio on Fourth Avenue North. Mark Nelsen drove the bus and Angie Hastings helped chaperone....
Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Cascade Elementary School enjoyed a fun day of skiing Friday with fresh snow at Showdown Ski Area, 67 miles southeast of Great Falls. Since Cascade operates a four-day school week, the school offers ski trips to students as an extracurricular field trip. One parent said her daughter was so excited she jumped out of bed at 6 a.m. Friday, ready to go skiing. The trips are coordinated by PE Teacher Sonja Mazeira. Both fourth-grade teacher Kourtney Holten and...
MISSOULA – What was expected to be a close game between two top-five teams wasn't even close. Griz stomped the Cats 37-7 in Saturday's Cat-Griz game was a lopsided contest, giving the Montana Grizzlies sole possession of the Big Sky trophy for the first time since 2009. A record crowd of 27,178 attended the game. In the last four years, Montana has a 27-2 record on their home field. The Grizzlies consumed almost 6 minutes after the opening kickoff, methodically marching down the field and s...
Should Cascade allow short-term home rentals? That question sparked a spirited discussion at the Oct. 19 Town Council meeting. Sherri Clinger read a letter to the council, explaining that the sale of their 5,200-square-foot home is being hindered because town ordinances prohibit short-term rental of a single-family residence. She said she has had four potential buyers in the last four months back off when they discover Cascade prohibits short-term rentals. "This has been extremely...
