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  • Alluvion Health "Rural Road Show"

    Ray Castellanos, Courier Reporter|Jun 15, 2023

    Alluvion Health brought its new Mobile Medical Clinic for its inaugural event called the "Rural Road Show" Tuesday in front of the Cascade Senior/Community Center. The clinic is a cutting-edge medical clinic on wheels which will be offering a wide range of family care services, including primary care, pediatrics, preventative care and screenings, acute and chronic care, treatment for common illnesses and minor injuries, and dental screenings. They will be in Cascade the 2nd Tuesday of each...

  • Summer XCELL Program

    Brooke Hanson|Jun 15, 2023

    The Summer XCELL Program is in full swing as we are finishing up our second week! This will be my fourth summer working within the program and I can confidently say this summer has been one of our greatest turn out of kids! We have been averaging about 50-60 kids so far and I have been amazed at the amount of kids showing up. It's amazing to see how two incredible communities come together to benefit the students in these summer months. The workers we have with the program this summer are so... Full story

  • Stormy Weather

    Ray Castellanos, Courier Reporter|Jun 15, 2023

    Heavy rains hit Cascade Thursday afternoon, causing minor flooding on the north end of town. All afternoon the storm had been forming over the Adel Mountains, dark looming clouds threatening with deep rumbling thunder. Then, the rain came sweeping down in torrents, making driving difficult, windshield wipers being ineffective against the rain falling in sheets, and people caught outside scrambling for shelter. Except for the flooding, however, there was no major damage. Weather alerts later...

  • Libraries

    Edward Martin|Jun 15, 2023

    Sometimes it seems as if humanity lurches from disaster to disaster with brief periods of enlightenment in between. As we look back through history we learn about the so-called great conquerors. We hold up as persons of note men like Alexander, Genghis Khan, Attila, on and on. We build statues to these “great” men. Somehow the fact that their fame rests on the slaughter of untold millions of people who were just going about their lives before being butchered to serve the megalomania of a con...

  • Obituary: Robert Loague

    Schnider Funeral Home|Jun 15, 2023

    Robert "Bobby" W. Loague passed away on May 27, 2023, at Benefis Peace Hospice in Great Falls, MT. Bob was born on January 26, 1936, in Memphis, TN, the son of Jack and Lillian Loague. His father helped him develop a love of cars, as well as taught him how to be a great truck driver. He felt he had learned from the best. Bob's first car was a 1934 Ford Coupe. In Bob's early years, he drove truck in several states. For one of Bob's earliest trucking jobs, he would transport two loads a day,...

  • Reality Check

    Norm Miller, Montana Christian College|Jun 15, 2023

    “As a dog returns to his own vomit, a fool repeats his folly,” Prov. 26:11. Well, if that’s not a slap in the face! A significant portion of the Bible is just that. Like a rude awakening, this Proverb jolts the senses and the soul. Whereas so many devotionals are low-calorie spiritual food that specialize in sugary warm fuzzies (which are likely the most popular, too), there are times when a devotional thought needs to shake me by the shoulders and turn my head around. Whether the distraction is money, lust, food, drunkenness (alcohol or drugs...

  • Getting There

    Oswald Chambers|Jun 15, 2023

    They said to Him, "Rabbi…where are You staying?" He said to them, "Come and see." —John 1:38-39 Where our self-interest sleeps and the real interest is awakened. “They…remained with Him that day….” That is about all some of us ever do. We stay with Him a short time, only to wake up to our own realities of life. Our self-interest rises up and our abiding with Him is past. Yet there is no circumstance of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. “You are Simon….You shall be called Cephas” (John 1:42). God writes our new name only on those places in...

  • Beautifying Cascade

    Ray Castellanos, Courier Reporter|Jun 15, 2023

    Met up with Co-President of the Dearborn Garden Club ,Carol Brady, Sunday afternoon as she was working on Joe's Trail, this year's "President's Project" that she has undertaken with Co-President, Charlene Moug. The recent rains have made it difficult for the club to work steadily on their beautifying projects around town, so Carol was taking advantage of great weather Sunday. In fact, she was still at it that evening, as I spotted her doing her thing at the Railroad Park! Check out their...

  • History Of Juneteenth

    JUNETEENTH.Com|Jun 15, 2023

    Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union tro...

  • Baseball and Softball Champions

    Pam Marquis|Jun 15, 2023

    Terrier Minor League won the championship in Choteau at the end of season tournament. They are coached by Tyler and Cheyenne Bartlett. The girls softball team went undefeated this season and also went undefeated during the year end tournament. They wee coached by Chayleen Person...

  • Chestnut Valley 4H Meeting

    Nichole Pieper|Jun 15, 2023

    On Saturday the 15th, the Chestnut Valley 4H Club adjourned. When everyone was there we talked about how much money we made at the Cinco de Mayo dance. We ended up with a little over $700. We finished with our after-action review moving into state fair business. We discussed how many people and who would be doing the shifts for the State Fair ice cream booth. We then talked about doing a petting zoo for the younger kids. We talked about a pool fundraiser for Cascade. We had no Treasurer's report because our treasurer Lane McKamey was out. We...

  • Dearborn Garden Club News

    Marjorie Pribyl, Dearborn Garden Club|Jun 15, 2023

    Our club has been busy cleaning and planting our planters around town as well as planting our 911 Garden and the flower bed at the Wedsworth Park. We also cleaned up the areas and planted many new perennials and stained the tables and benches. A water drip system will be installed there as well as a new metal roof over the picnic area. We hope you enjoy them when you visit the Trail Head area or the park. We also cleaned our section of the highway on the Missouri Inn exit. It looks so nice and...

  • Send Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks your best fishing photo and art

    Montana FWP|Jun 15, 2023

    HELENA – Going fishing soon? Don’t forget your camera. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wants to feature your fun on the next fishing regulations booklet. Winners will see their work on the front and back cover of the 2024 fishing regulation booklet. Think beyond the brag board. We’re looking for unique or unusual photos, perhaps a state record fish or a fish never previously seen on the cover. Help FWP show what diverse fish can be found in Montana. Photo contest: - Photo must be vertical (port...

  • Montana State Offers Free Citizen Science Kits to Youth Organizations

    MSU News Service|Jun 15, 2023

    BOZEMAN — The Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University, a STEM outreach center housed in the Department of Education, is offering free citizen science kits to 10 Montana programs that serve middle school students. Applications are due Friday, June 23, and kits will be sent to successful applicants immediately afterward. Programs are asked to use the materials by Sept. 30 and fill out a short post-program survey. Each kit includes a video tutorial, instructor's guide and physical materials to complete two citizen science p...

  • The Few Make It Difficult

    Nancy Royan, Librarian, Wedsworth Memorial Library|Jun 15, 2023

    Over the past year patrons have taken severe advantage of your library’s policies. New patrons have signed up for a Wedsworth Library card and destroyed the faith Library staff has developed in their patrons over the years concerning overdue and lost items. Indifferent, ignoring, and lack of response to communication attempts to recall and reclaim library materials has ruffled the feathers of library staff. As a result of patrons’ irresponsible attitudes towards library policies, library policies will be changed and enforced. As of July 1, 202...

  • Wild Wild West

    Nancy Royan, Librarian, Wedsworth Memorial Library|Jun 15, 2023

    The Wild West is comin to Town!! Annie Oakley will be aridin into town to livin things up and share a fascinating part of American history. We’ll be a whoopin and a hollerin here at the Library. Not only will you witness the most famous woman sharpshooter but a few historic figures who crossed her path, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Chief Sitting Bull and famous newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst might just be makin their appearance too. Annie Oakley is the subject of a living presentation by Cheryl Heser of Forsyth. After teaching E...

  • Superintendent Arntzen to Host Monthly Parental Updates on Education Legislation

    Montana Office of Public Instruction|Jun 15, 2023

    HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen will host monthly virtual discussions focusing on education legislation passed during the 68th legislative session. The discussions are open to parents, families, teachers, school leaders, and legislators. The theme of these discussions is Local Accountability: How Recent Legislation Affects Families, Students, and Communities. All discussions will take place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM via Zoom and will be moderated by the Office of Public Instruction’s Chief Legal Counsel. “Local accountability can only be achie...

  • FWP seeking public comment on two draft environmental assessments

    Montana FWP|Jun 15, 2023

    HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a goldfish removal project and a parking access project. For more information, including how to submit comments, click on the link provided or visit fwp.mt.gov/public-notices. Goldfish removal near Big Sandy draft environmental assessment FWP proposes to remove the illegally introduced goldfish population from the affected pond near the town of Big Sandy. FWP would use the piscicide rotenone to eliminate distribution of the i...

  • Wild Montana & the Montana Wildlife Federation file suit to prevent Governor's attempt to end-run Legislature's constitutional prerogative to override veto

    Niki Zupanic, Upper Seven Law - Deputy Director & Staff Attorney|Jun 15, 2023

    HELENA, MONTANA - Wild Montana and the Montana Wildlife Federation filed suit today to compel Governor Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to comply with their obligations under the Montana Constitution and allow the Montana Legislature the opportunity to override the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 442 (“SB 442”). On May 1, 2023, the Legislature passed SB 442—an overwhelmingly bipartisan, politically popular measure that directs recreational marijuana tax revenues to conservation and recreation programs, local infrast... Full story

  • Superintendent Arntzen Reopens Applications for Stronger Connections Grant to all Districts

    Montana Office of Public Instruction|Jun 15, 2023

    HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen has decided to reopen applications for the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) based on the remaining funds and the needs of Montana school districts. Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of June 2022, the Montana Office of Public Instruction was awarded $4.8 million in additional funding for Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Funds are awarded through a competitive subgrant application process. “Prioritizing the needs of our Montana schools are recognized through this grant,... Full story