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Composed of women of Montana and dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the invaluable contribution made by women toward the development of Montana, the Montana Cowgirls Association met for its 64th Annual Convention this past Saturday, Jan. 20th, at the Holiday Inn, 400 10th Ave. So. in Great Falls. The Association records for posterity the biographies of individuals so that they will not be forgotten with the passing of time, recording and keeping alive the code of honor of the Old West, and...
The Badgers have made it halfway through the season and this past week was our first to rematch with teams we've already faced once on the schedule. Friday night the Badger JV started off the weekend with a rematch against Big Sandy's JV squad. The boys jumped all over the Pioneers and led 26-3 at the end of the 1st quarter. For the 2nd consecutive game, the JV squad won each quarter with the final tally being 70-29. Every single Badger scored. Lane Ethridge led the scoring with 12 followed by...
A friend and I were discussing the difficulty all of us have growing up in learning to ask for help. Especially, when we’re young we don’t like to admit we don’t know things and need someone to give us a hand. My friend recounted a time when he was about nine years old watching his stepfather, who was about forty, attempt to iron plastic curtains. At nine he already knew that was a wildly illogical thing to do. Needless to say, they didn’t have curtains over that window when he was done. W...
It’s easy to believe that success or popularity equals “manhood”. But do not be deceived! The God who created you and knows you intimately, looks beneath the surface into the recesses of the heart, and what really matters is what he sees in there. Lose that perspective and begin to live your life with the ideals of the world, guided by your own selfish desires, and fall short of what God has planned for your life. On the other hand, live life with an undying deep desire to understand the heart of God and to walk in the wisdom of His Word and y...
Joe attends church dutifully, even volunteering as an usher once in a while. Joe’s wife, Christy, has been praying faithfully for her husband since she became a believer a couple years ago. They have two children together – six year old Collin and his three year old brother, “Little Joey”. Joe believes in God and agrees with his wife that going to church is something that they should do in order to set a good example for the kids. Besides, they have a lot of fun activities for the kids in “Children’s Church” and they even have a free kid’s ca...
Here are the results of the Ted Kato Memorial Wrestling Tournament in Thompson Falls 1st Place Match - O. Grimes over I. Munski Major Decision 11-2 1st Place Match - G. Schrenk over C. Standley Decision 7-5 E. Kennerson over A. Tweet Fall 1:11 - Champion Cons. Semi results I. Edmundson over J. Zalewski Fall 2:46 J. Holman over C. Crowell Fall 2:54 C. Grow over H. McGregor Fall 4:08 Cons Round 3 G. Reynolds over T. Standley Fall 4:19 C. Ferris over B. Lewis Fall 2:41 C. Becker over A. Nelson...
The Badgers ended a two-game homestand with a 1-1 record. In the first game it was a matchup between the #1 seed in 10C (Cascade) and the number #1 seed in 9C(Big Sandy) It was a close game the whole way. The Badgers were within 4 with a couple of minutes to go but ended up losing 55-43. A hustling Badger team got 23 offensive rebounds and outrebounded a much taller Big Sandy team 43-33. Mackenzie Hauk led the team with 11 offensive rebounds. As a team, the Badgers also had 13 assists and 10...
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...
Recently, the Belt High School FFA Agricultural sales team traveled to Cascade MT. The reason for this trip was for students Kate and Mac Hedstrom, Parker Osterman, and Vannie Urick to attend a sales contest to see how they are placing across the district. They were chaperoned by Advisor Lauren Simons to this contest. During a sales contest, students must sell a different agricultural related products each year. This year the students are selling welders. This contest consisted of an individual and group event and a written exam. The written ex...
Ready, Aim, FIRE! There will be an organizational meeting of the Belt Clay Target Team in preparation for the squad's second year of competitive shooting. The first meeting will be January 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the Belt School (Mr. Reynolds' room). There are lots of great reasons to consider joining, so check it out: - Scholarship opportunities - Be part of a unique and growing sport - Minimal travel costs - Everyone plays...no cuts - A lifetime sport - Make friends - Be part of a team -...
We’ve all heard ‘em. We’ve all said a lot of them, but do you know the meaning behind ‘em or what the difference is between a proverb and idiom? What is the difference between a proverb and an idiom? A proverb is a short, popular piece of advice or an observation that is generally held to be true. Examples of proverbs that give advice: Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched. Never bite the hand that feeds you. Examples of proverbs that are observations: Rome was not built in a day. A penny saved is a penny earned. Often, these popular...
The Great Falls Electric professional basketball team, new members of The Basketball League (TBL), are looking for prospective families or individuals to host team players coming to Great Falls for the inaugural 2023-24 The Basketball League season. The Electric recruit talented basketball players that have great potential to play professionally in the United States and internationally. The players sharpen their skills in hopes of landing on a National Basketball Association (NBA) team or NBA G League (developmental league). In order to play he...
This year, 58 years after the death of Walt Disney, The original design of Mickey Mouse as well as the rest of the Steamboat Willie cartoon has entered the public domain. Mickey Mouse was first introduced in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie" In November of 1928 and since then has brought the Disney brand great success. Steamboat Willie is an animated short film Directed by Walt Disney and is notable for being the one of the first fully sound synchronized cartoons. This may not be the Mickey Mouse...
Good day fellow Ulmites. How is everyone surviving? We survived the negative 40 real temps, we survived all the sickness that was going around (and still is) we survived the crazy weather that stranded some in Lincoln and Missoula. Now we are loving this warmer weather, but we still have people struggling with winter animal babies. They come in the worst weather so this is a nice reprieve for a while. I hope everyone is well and getting out in the sunshine when we have it to soak in all the...
