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The homecoming tradition originated in 1910 at Illinois University when students urged the school’s council of administration to sanction an annual homecoming holiday that would allow students to come closer together and build enthusiasm for the teams. Belt School once again brought back homecoming beginning September 9th, the start of a busy week of festivities consisting of a total of six main events. One exciting event for the high school Huskies will be voting for High School royalty. Grades nine through twelve will each nominate two s...
Great Falls, Sept 5th, 2024 — The Newberry is excited to bring 3 amazing comedy shows to Great Falls! Coming up on Saturday November 9th is the iconic Paula Poundstone. Iconic comedian Paula is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, and is a regular panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me. Paula Poundstone at The New...
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation is accepting grant applications for the 2024 “Meals for Backpacks” program, which supports schools, food banks, and service organizations that provide weekend meal programs for Montana school children. “It is 65 hours from the time school is dismissed on Friday afternoon until the bell rings on Monday morning,” the Foundation says on its website. “Often, children in Montana go hungry on the weekends. It is estimated that one in six Montana children live in homes that struggle to keep food on the table.” O...
Fire departments from Cascade and Ulm responded to a fire south of Cascade last Wednesday. Lightning is the suspected cause....
The Annual Little Shell Veteran's and Elder's Pow Wow was held this past Saturday and Sunday at the Little Shell Pow Wow Arbor, Mount Royal/Hill 57 in Great Falls. During the Grand Entry, the participants entered the dance arena dressed in full regalia, dancing along with dignitaries and elders. Representing unique heritrage, these dancers entered dressed in every color imaginable. In memory of their ancestors, they danced in harmony with the heartbeat of the drum. At the head of the Grand...
The 2024 Speed C Tailgate Kickoff Cornhole Tournament took place this past weekend and what a day to get together and kick off the football season! A slightly overcast day with temps in the low 80s made for the perfect setting to throw bags and support the football team at their annual fundraiser. The community showed up to eat pulled pork and chicken prepared by the talented Armondo Romero along with all the fixings. There were drawings, a highly competitive dessert auction, a raffle, and of...
Friday's Farmers Market was interrupted by a "Severe Thunderstorm Warning," sending all vendors scurrying inside the Wedsworth Hall for cover. The emergency alert came in at 5:15 from the National Weather Service, warning that destructive winds of 80 mph were possible, and asking people to take shelter in a sturdy building. The storm caused the power to go out throughout the town. But that did not deter those who had committed to having the Farmers Market, come what may! Vendors started posting...
Greetings and welcome back for the 2024-2025 school year. First off, I would like to recognize the efforts of our maintenance staff over the summer. Staff and students returned to a refreshed, clean, and organized school environment. The maintenance staff took on many large responsibilities as a number of changes occurred inside the building, room assignments changed, and a lot of technology was updated. Our staff consisted of our full-time crew, plus a couple of individuals from our teaching...
8/22/24 - Dear Parents and Community Members, Due to situations out of our control, the building was put on hold due to a disturbance in the hallway during class time at the end of the day. Because of our obligations to uphold FERPA laws, we can not give additional details regarding the situation. As a precautionary measure we held students in the classroom to help alleviate a potential for increased escalation. Student safety is our utmost priority and we reacted in a manner to ensure all students were safe. The school and grounds are safe....
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...
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...
The road was dusty on the way to the Chestnut Valley Arena for the 10th Annual Cascade Pro Rodeo. The beautiful mountains in the backdrop were enveloped in a haze of smoke from surrounding fires. The parking area was filling up, and the stands were packed! Fans had been so looking forward to this, the highlight of the summer! After all, this is Montana, cowboy country,and this was rodeo! Wanting to "look" the part and fit in a little, I left my tennis shoes at home and dug up some old boots. I f...
The sleepy little town of Cascade came alive this weekend, bustling with activities as it hosted the 10th Annual Cascade Pro Rodeo. Festivities began Friday evening with the Farmers Market's "Rodeo Weekend". The Market saw more vendors and more people, due to nicer weather and the rodeo being in town. This week, the Market featured the C. M. Russell Museum as the Guest Gallery. Cascade-Romero was the featured "food truck" located inside the Wedsworth Hall, offering chicken and fajita plates,...
Volunteer fire departments from Cascade, Ulm, Craig and the Dearborn responded to a fire at the Tower Rock Monday morning, towing chains creating sparks suspected of being the cause....
I hope this message finds you well and the new school year is off to a great start for you and your families. I am writing to inform you of a change affecting our afterschool offerings. Regrettably, the XCELL afterschool program will no longer be available beginning the new calendar year, following the conclusion of the first semester of the 2024-2025 school year. The XCELL program has been a resource for our community, offering academic support, snacks, and childcare services for students after school until they were able to be picked up at...
Hundreds gathered at Central Park Great Falls Fairgrounds Monday for a Celebration of Life, honoring Cascade's Montana Cowboy Hall of Famer, Myrle Allon Gollaher who passed away this past June. Godspeed my friend. You will be missed!...
Following stops in Libby, Thompson Falls, and Charlo on Monday, and Augusta and Great Falls on Tuesday, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy kicked off Wednesday by meeting with Montanans in Choteau at the Wagon Wheel Bar and Grill, before bringing his campaign message to Cascade, where he was warmly greeted by an enthusiastic, overflowing crowd at the Cascade Fire House. He was introduced by House District 23 Representative, Eric Tilleman. A former Navy SEAL, Tim Sheehy deployed to Iraq,...
It was a “scorcher” last Friday, with the heat index hovering around 100, but that didn’t stop Cascadians from braving the oppressive heat and venturing out to support the debut of Cascade’s First Farmers Market! Boasting over a dozen vendors, including fresh produce, tacos, ice cream and more, the event turned out to be a great time to come out and mingle with neighbors, meet new friends, listen to live music, and check out all that Cascade vendors had to offer. Vendors for Cascade’s Farmers M...
A new business has opened in Cascade to showcase the beauty of Montana’s rivers to tourists as well as locals. Prairie Mountain River Adventures opened on June 1st, and is based in Cascade. The owner and local resident, Ken Speidel, was previously employed by Montana River Outfitters as a scenic guide for many years. After nearly 50 years in business, the owner of Montana River Outfitters decided to retire, and with the closure of the business, options in the region for scenic guided raft t...
With the rodeo right around the corner, Baxter Black defines the true character of the Rodeo Cowboy. There's a hundred years of history and a hundred before that All gathered in the thinkin' goin' on beneath his hat And back behind his eyeballs and pumpin' through his veins Is the ghost of every cowboy that ever held the reins Every coil in his lasso's been thrown a million times His quiet concentration's been distilled through ancient minds It's evolution workin' when the silver scratches hide And a ghostly cowboy chorus fills his head and...
