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And just like that summer vacation is over! Every year, summer break seems to get shorter and shorter. I remember when school would not begin until after Labor Day, but last Wednesday saw the familiar yellow and black school buses, filled with sleepy students, drop them off at their home-away-from home, for another fun-filled year of learning and reconnecting with friends that some hadn’t seen in the last few months. Actually, if students were honest, they would confess that they were really b...
Zuckertütenfest: Sugar Cone Festival Last week the Götze family celebrated Zuckertütenfest, as one of their daughters, Haila, was going to be entering the first grade. Zuckertütenfest, or Sugar Cone Festival, is a German tradition, a celebration for the transition of children from kindergarten to primary school. In Germany, kindergarten is basically for teaching kids social skills, learning to be a part of a group and such. They do learn a bit of the ABCs and math, but they don’t have to sit d...
There is a growing race around the world to develop advanced Artificial Intelligence. The United States has an early advantage but China is pouring resources into their efforts and other countries are working on their version. The Arab states with their vast oil derived financial resources are involved. A.I. is beginning to return value for the billions that have been invested. There are promising advances in medical and scientific field. It isn’t public knowledge but there is no doubt a huge p...
I have been meaning to write an update after VBS season and camp. Also to get thank you’s out for the wonderful financial support many have provided for camp. A newsletter, etc. That was all on my list of things to do this week. However, on Tuesday am our beloved son Jesse passed on to the next life, in glory I might add. He died early in the day, laying on his bed apparently getting ready for work, trying to get his new phone working. Nothing suspicious, etc. Who knows what happened, God k...
Helena, Montana, August 19, 2024 – A grant opportunity to expand access to mental health services for Indigenous communities in Montana is open now until November 1, 2024. The Montana Mental Health Access Fund, managed by the Montana Community Foundation (MCF), supports innovative initiatives aimed at improving mental health and well-being on Reservations in Montana. This includes leveraging technology and other resources to deliver mental health services to even the most remote areas and populations. “Montana faces one of the highest sui...
The 19th Annual Craig Caddis Festival and BBQ Cook-Off in support of the Craig Volunteer Fire Department was held this past Saturday. Festivities began at 3:00, with temperatures in the mid-80s, as vendors were ready to show off their wares, and the town was filled with the aroma of BBQ! It seemed as though the town tripled in size as folks from all the surrounding areas came down for what has become a popular yearly event that’s on everyone’s calendar. The Craig Volunteer Fire Department sta...
The Cascade Farmers Market seems to be really catching on! In addition to new vendors, last Friday’s Market boasted a Car and Tractor Show that featured some muscle cars, some beautiful old classics that had people “oohing and aahing”, as well as a 1944 Ford tractor. Music was provided by Haeli Allen, and the long line inside the Wedsworth Hall was the “fault” of Cascade-Romero’s delicious food plates! The weather was beautiful, and with the vendors providing a larger variety of goods, the...
Sun disappeared and reappeared; the moon shows up sooner and goes to bed later and so will we, as times are changing. We are officially announcing the close of summer and the beginning of fall, or actually, the entry into our winter hours. Wedsworth library is changing to winter hours on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. We will be closed Labor Day September 2nd. Hours for winter are: Monday 9-1; 2-6, Tuesday 9-1; 3-5, Wednesday – Friday 2-5. Does it seem like summer went by way too fast? But please remember you can’t enjoy the Library soon if you...
On July 17, 2024, Martin Moore (son of Craig Moore) was sworn into the North Dakota Bar by Brigadier General George Smawley (R.) at the Army Court of Criminal Appeals in Fort Belvoir, VA. As of August 2, 2024, Martin Moore (Judge Advocate) is now an active member of the North Dakota Bar. Most recently, he completed the Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course at The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center & School, located in Charlottesville, VA. As a member of the Army Judge Advocate General’s Cor...
My email gives a ding. The subject line reads “Placement needed”. Already my mind is going through the different families I have on my caseload. The number of them who can take in a child at that moment is low and as I read through the email it quickly gets lower. Many of the foster families on my caseload simply don’t have the capacity, be it physically or emotionally, to take on another child. Those I have to offer are only able to do a short-term placement. They’re meant for the emergencies. The calls coming in the in the middle of the nig...
Remember the Green? It was all available if you just had enough of the green. Those little paper books filled with the valuable green stamps. "S&H” symbolized the Sperry & Hutchinson Co, which Thomas Sperry and Shelley Byron Hutchinson established in 1896. S&H Green Stamps became the most popular trading stamps across the United States. They were found in many households from the 1930s to the 1980s, but it was during the 1960s and ’70s that these stamps reached their peak. The S&H stamp story began in 1896. Salesman Tomas Sperry noted that a s...
