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Fourth- and fifth-grade students from Cascade Elementary School enjoyed a fun day of skiing Friday with fresh snow at Showdown Ski Area, 67 miles southeast of Great Falls. Since Cascade operates a four-day school week, the school offers ski trips to students as an extracurricular field trip. One parent said her daughter was so excited she jumped out of bed at 6 a.m. Friday, ready to go skiing. The trips are coordinated by PE Teacher Sonja Mazeira. Both fourth-grade teacher Kourtney Holten and...
Recently, the Belt High School FFA Agricultural sales team traveled to Cascade MT. The reason for this trip was for students Kate and Mac Hedstrom, Parker Osterman, and Vannie Urick to attend a sales contest to see how they are placing across the district. They were chaperoned by Advisor Lauren Simons to this contest. During a sales contest, students must sell a different agricultural related products each year. This year the students are selling welders. This contest consisted of an individual and group event and a written exam. The written ex...
Ready, Aim, FIRE! There will be an organizational meeting of the Belt Clay Target Team in preparation for the squad's second year of competitive shooting. The first meeting will be January 30th at 6:30 p.m. at the Belt School (Mr. Reynolds' room). There are lots of great reasons to consider joining, so check it out: - Scholarship opportunities - Be part of a unique and growing sport - Minimal travel costs - Everyone plays...no cuts - A lifetime sport - Make friends - Be part of a team -...
We’ve all heard ‘em. We’ve all said a lot of them, but do you know the meaning behind ‘em or what the difference is between a proverb and idiom? What is the difference between a proverb and an idiom? A proverb is a short, popular piece of advice or an observation that is generally held to be true. Examples of proverbs that give advice: Don’t count your chickens before they’ve hatched. Never bite the hand that feeds you. Examples of proverbs that are observations: Rome was not built in a day. A penny saved is a penny earned. Often, these popular...
This year, 58 years after the death of Walt Disney, The original design of Mickey Mouse as well as the rest of the Steamboat Willie cartoon has entered the public domain. Mickey Mouse was first introduced in the cartoon "Steamboat Willie" In November of 1928 and since then has brought the Disney brand great success. Steamboat Willie is an animated short film Directed by Walt Disney and is notable for being the one of the first fully sound synchronized cartoons. This may not be the Mickey Mouse...
Good day fellow Ulmites. How is everyone surviving? We survived the negative 40 real temps, we survived all the sickness that was going around (and still is) we survived the crazy weather that stranded some in Lincoln and Missoula. Now we are loving this warmer weather, but we still have people struggling with winter animal babies. They come in the worst weather so this is a nice reprieve for a while. I hope everyone is well and getting out in the sunshine when we have it to soak in all the...
The season's first winter storm this week brought the coldest weather since late 2022. This blast of bitter cold arctic air surged across the northern Rockies and northern Plains, driving all the way south into Texas and other Southern states. While it may have paralyzed most of the country, it was mostly business as usual in our neck of the woods. Our area had minimal snowfall and our usual high winds, but, except for the cancellation of some athletic events, it was hunker down or bundle up....
Friends of the Black & Gold is proud to award Wedsworth Hall in Cascade a $2,000 Micro-Grant. Funds for this grant were raised at the past Black & Gold Ball and Auction. "The goal for this grant is to purchase and install a professional PA system in Wedsworth Hall." says Kendra McEwen, former Town Hall Assistant. "The Hall is used for a number of events throughout the year including weddings, private parties, community events, public meetings and so much more. An adequate sound system is...
Our water system is currently experiencing an odor with an unknown cause. A new well source was placed into production and we believe that to be the culprit. We immediately shut down this new source. As we investigate the issue, there may still be some of that water in the system causing odor issues. This Health Advisory is precautionary as we continue to investigate. Although we are proactively trying to reduce consumer impacts by flushing water, the extreme cold has hindered our efforts. As the temperatures increase this week, we will...
The Cascade Zoning Committee held their first meeting of the year on Wednesday, January 3, at the town hall. Several topics were covered: Regulation of commercial use of short-term rentals (AirBNB, VRBO, etc.) This topic was discussed due to concerns about happenings related to short-term rentals in other states. Reviewing possible changes to residential and multi-family housing zones. Any changes were agreed to be tabled until any issues were resolved. Adjustment of a property boundary. This...
Have you ever you wanted to give back to your community or do something bigger than yourself. Consider becoming a team member of your local QRU – Quick Response Unit (Team). The upcoming EMR/EMS class is starting February 6, 2024, and will continue every Tuesday and Thursday until the end of March (for EMR) and through the end of May for EMT. The training is *free for interested potential QRU members, purchase of book is required. Cascade County EMR/EMT Training Schedule 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Cascade Methodist Church (Education Room) 303 Cen...
The Cascade PTSA's annual gift basket silent auction is coming up soon! Baskets are made up of items brought in by the students. The class themes for their items are listed on the school website. Items are due by January 11th. Pictures and descriptions of the baskets will begin to be posted on the 'Cascade PTSA' facebook page starting Friday, January 12th. Be sure to like and follow our page so you don't miss anything! Bidding for the baskets will only be available in-person at our silent auction during the home basketball games on January...
Well, now... Here's something I bet you never knew before, and now that it is known, it is important to send it on to the more intelligent in the hope that they, too, will feel enlightened. Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the na...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Starting off our new year with some late news from December. The Ulm Pinochle Club had a great cookie exchange and games at Mary's house. It was beautiful and fun with great hospitality. Nancy and Val both had double pinochles and Nancy won high score for the night. Severin was low for the evening and we all had a festive time. We are looking forward to our January game on the 8th. Lets start out January with some birthday wishes: Penny Palm Bucher, 1st; Josh Herman, 2nd; Bill...
Reese Paulson and Ethan Triplett have made the roster for the Montana East West Shrine Game's East All-Stars, Paulson as outside linebacker, and Triplett as safety. Players for the game are nominated by their schools and coaches from across the state. The East team will be coached by Billing West's Golden Bears coach, Rob Stanton. This 77th Annual Montana East West Game will be played on Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 7:00 pm in Billings. Played since 1947, the game raises money for the orthopedic...
Imagine the Brooklyn bridge being famous because a rooster was one of the first to cross! When the Brooklyn Bridge was completed after fourteen years of construction, the first to cross was Emily Warren Roebling by carriage. She carried a live rooster as a sign of victory. So why did Emily Roebling carry a rooster across the Brooklyn Bridge? Emily considered that moment of being the first person to cross the bridge as her ‘Ruby Shoe Moment.’ She laughed as “she looked down at the white rooster in her lap. She was riding across the Brook...
Mrs. Culp's kindergarten class and Mrs. K. Allen's first graders visited the Quiet Day Manor Wednesday morning, spreading some Christmas cheer, as they sang Christmas songs and shared some Christmas hugs. You could tell by the smiles on their faces, that the residents were temporarily transported back to happy times of their own childhood....
On 12/19/23 the Cascade Government visited the Great Falls District Courthouse. The students were given a tour of the judge's chamber, records rooms, cells, and tower. Next, with the guidance of Judge Grubich, the students put on their mock trial. A woman was bitten by a dog and her rose flowers were destroyed, so she went to court against the dog owner. They did an amazing job, and Judge Grubich was fantastic and so helpful in the education he offered. After the mock trial, students went to...
Cascade, MT (12/26/2023) – Friends of the Black & Gold is proud to award the Atkinson Pool in Cascade a $2,000 Micro-Grant. Funds for this grant were raised at the past Black & Gold Ball and Auction. "The Splash-a-Roo Committee has provided funding for numerous pool improvements in recent years to make the pool safer and more appealing for all who are looking for a great place to cool off in the summer." says Jodie Campbell, Splash-a-Roo committee member. "The Friends of the Black & Gold g...
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say On a bright Cascadian Christmas Day That's the dryland greeting that we send to you From the land where pine trees sway Here we know that Christmas will be maybe a little green but mostly brown and bright The sun to shine by day, and all the stars at night Mele Kalikimaka is Cascade’s way to say Merry Christmas to you! In 1949, Mr. R. Alex Anderson was asked why there wasn’t any Hawaiian Christmas Songs? So, he answered within a few days by writing the song Mele Kalikimaka. In 1950, Bing Crosby surprised his...
This is Ruth Hultgren. She will be turning 92 years young on January 21st. For the last 10 years, this beautiful lady has been blessing our kids here in Montana by knitting mittens for the children of Cascade Schools. She is the mother of Cascade's first grade teacher, Karen Allen, and we just wanted to recognize her and honor her for the love she's poured into our community. So far, she has knitted over 200 pairs of mittens! Thank you, Mrs. Hultgren....
BOZEMAN, Montana — The Montana Farm Bureau Federation announces their ACE (Advocate. Communicate. Educate) Leadership Program class for 2024. This is the ACE Leadership Program’s seventh year of empowering Farm Bureau members to become confident and effective leaders in their local communities, for Montana agriculture and for their county Farm Bureaus. The program arms its participants to communicate industry issues and represent Farm Bureau interests at the local, state and national level. ACE successfully does this by focusing on lea...
