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Graig and Monti Gilham; founders of CHOICE (Connecting Higher Opportunities In Community Endeavors) 501c3 Non-Profit organization hosted the 1st Annual 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament in downtown Cascade, MT on July 1, 2023. CHOICE was created to support youth amateur sports in rural areas throughout Montana, along with promoting charitable, educational and athletic purposes in a fun and competitive environment. The basketball tournament was organized by the founders and their family, with the...
From Wolf Creek, to Craig, to Cascade, to Ulm, and even to Great Falls and all points in-between, this year's 40-Mile Yard Sale proved again to be a highlight of the summer. Sizzling temperatures in the 90s did not deter people from coming out in search of treasures, from automobiles, to boats, to household items, to, you name it! Cascade Courier sales went through the roof again, as eager shoppers looking for the Yard Sale maps swept up copies from local newsstands, keeping Courier staff busy...
- National survey of parents reveals parental proficiency in 2023 slang. - Parents in Montana scored above the national average. - Interactive quiz for readers to test their own 2023 slang skills. Sometimes, just talking to anyone under 25 can feel like they are speaking a whole different language. And actually, in some cases, they are. Each generation crafts its own fabulous, quirky lingo, but these days, language evolves so fast - and if you’re the parent of a young person, what they say might just end up sounding completely alien. U...
Have you or a good friend, or a loved one, ever struggled with the question of purpose? By that I mean asking yourself, “Why do I exist?” This question has to do with purpose. The Westminster Shorter Catechism states it like this; “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever.” Many very successful people never seem to be at peace with the answer they get when pondering this question. They may be the most powerful attorney in the state of Florida, a leader of a multinational corporation, or a well-known professional athlete,...
Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips… —Isaiah 6:5 When I come into the very presence of God, I do not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense, but I suddenly realize and the focus of my attention is directed toward the concentration of sin in a particular area of my life. A person will easily say, “Oh yes, I know I am a sinner,” but when he comes into the presence of God he cannot get away with such a broad and indefinite statement. Our conviction is focused on our specific sin, and we realize, as Isaiah...
Cascade County Sheriff, Jesse Slaughter, held a town meeting at Wedsworth Hall last Tuesday to propose a plan to have a Community Resource Deputy living in Cascade. Cascade is an incorporated community. By state statute, it has to have law enforcement. If it was to have its own law enforcement, it would be a huge expense. So Cascade contracts with the Sheriff's Office, who bills the town approximately $65k a year to provide law enforcement to the city. What the Sheriff's Office is proposing is...
Cascade School has had two Breakthrough Basketball Camps with a great turnout of kids from Cascade and all over the state...
HELENA - As part of the department’s response to declining trout populations in the Jefferson Basin, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks today launched a new web portal to collect information from members of the public who see sick or dead fish. The new portal, sickfish.mt.gov, enables Montanans and visitors to our state to report a description of sick or dead fish, including details on the location. Participants are encouraged to upload a photo to assist FWP biologists. Though FWP is interested in t...
In this day of unrest and controversy, maybe we need to all take a step back and help us rethink our times and realize what our country has stood for over the years and who we are in the ups and downs of history. ‘A Little Naked Patriotism’ by Baxter Black might help put things in perspective. Baxter Black carries a powerful message. “With your permission I would like to indulge in a little naked patriotism on this week of celebrating our nation’s independence. The United States of America, during my lifetime has become a nation like none ot...
Please be aware that As of July1, 2023 new policies will be in effect regarding new patrons obtaining a library card and overdue items. The Library will be tightening up the application of their current policies regarding fines of overdue materials and lost items. As of July 1, 2023 New Patrons must submit physical verification of physical address. New Patrons must submit a copy of a driver’s license or government ID with photo. Patrons under 15 must have application signed by a parent or legal guardian and include documentation of p...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2023 – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $188 million investment through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to conserve some of the most economically and ecologically significant forestlands across the nation. The funding will support 34 projects to conserve more than 245,000 acres of working forests that are critical to rural economies in 22 states and one island territory, as part of the agency’s Forest Legacy program. $100 million of this funding comes from President Biden’s Inflati...
Since the advent of 24 hour per day, 365 days per year news cycle we’ve become accustomed to being inundated with so much news that we easily ignore news of great importance to someone else but doesn’t affect us directly. Sometimes there are problems we hear about but ignore even though the folks who know best try to alert us that it is going to get so big that it impacts everyone. Those are the problems we need to pay attention to sooner rather than later. There are 10 million refugees in the...
