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This Independence Day, America celebrated the freedoms that we hold so dearly, freedoms that many of us nowadays take for granted. As we reflect on some of the scenes of celebration in Cascade this 4th of July week, let us be ever mindful of preserving and protecting these freedoms for our future generations. Lest we forget, we offer this excerpt as a reminder: In Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it...
You've seen him. Perhaps you've even talked with him. He's a gentle soul who walks the streets and trails around Cascade, accompanied by his faithful companion of ten years, Sage. He and Sage have a special connection, a special bond; one that began with tragedy. Ten years ago, on Oct. 11, 2013, he was in a boat with his father on the Clark Fork River near Milltown. As the two were negotiating a diversion in the river, his father flipped over and was dislodged from his boat. After floating downs...
There has been a lot of buzz about residential and commercial tax rates lately. Due to recent property tax valuations many citizens have questions and concerns. The Montana Department of Revenue has resources to help taxpayers understand the process of valuation for tax purposes, about property tax calculations and tax expenditures. Property Tax Basics The department's Property Assessment Division assesses property values throughout the state, but it is the department, legislature, local government, and schools, together, that determine the...
Scientists, philosophers, theologians, and regular folks like you and me all search for truth, for absolutes. However, science is not simply a matter of collecting facts. Science is a method of asking questions and then studying the answers to make sure they are accurate. Philosophers and theologians have systematic ways of analysis to determine the logical consistency of their Truth but they also give us ways of looking at reality in a way that makes us comfortable. We seek psychological...
Clapping. Crying, Praying. Praising. These are some of the reactions movie-goers had to “Sound of Freedom,” a film based on the true story of Tim Ballard – former US Homeland Security Special Agent – who quit his job to pursue child traffickers. “Sound of Freedom” avoids salacious and graphical overtones in telling Ballard’s story of rescuing a young girl from sex traffickers in the Colombian jungle. According to thousands of reactions on Twitter, the sobering film evokes deep sadness and desperate terror, as well as indignant anger and res...
Do not fret— it only causes harm. —Psalm 37:8 Fretting means getting ourselves “out of joint” mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, “Do not fret,” but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to “rest in the Lord” then? If this “Do not” doesn’t work there, then it will no...
The Little Lambs Day Care went to the Atkinson Pool for swimming lessons. Pool lifeguards made learning fun!...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public input on how it should move forward with developing shooting ranges throughout the state. An online survey is open now to gauge public interest in shooting ranges and public opinion on what should be included when considering the development of new shooting ranges or improvement to existing shooting ranges. This 10-minute survey will help gather detailed information to guide efforts throughout the next five to 10 years. FWP recently l...
Who are you? Or better yet – what label do you place on that person next to you? Labels. Social trends of today seem obsessed with labels. Many of us growing up didn’t really address labels. It was ‘the kids down the block’; the ‘cascade kids, (to make it relevant to this community); ‘the Simms kids’; ‘’Ulm kids’; the ‘country kids’ or to kids the ‘old people’ (which was everyone older than them). Media now appears to place labels on EVERYONE! And they have definitions. Not one to pay much attention to these labels, the definitions and labels t...
Happy July to all! It's been a super busy month already for me. How about you? We have birthdays to recognize and we have Cascade County Show and Sale info to be celebrated but I am late so... Happy Birthday to: Emilee Carpenter and Jim Spurzem, 3rd;Larry Malady and Hedda Wolfe, 6th; Heather Spurzem and Kara Emery, 8th; Judy Higgins, 9th; Tahsha Wehr and Marlo Brown, 10th; Alicia Spurzem and Scott Cordero, 11th; Mary Eklund and Kate Shipley, 12th. Becca Gerard and Lilly Emery, 14th; Blake...
