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All Together Now Seas your Summer Reading opportunity. Wedsworth Library likes to do things a bit differently here. Instead of several programs to take up a bit of your time, we are offering a chance to fill up your whole summer and catch the reading bug! The library is offering a bag full of goodies. These bags are filled full of fun stuff, a book, and various crafts to help ease those empty hours that happen from time to time during the summer. Why is summer reading at the library important? Children who participated in their public...
HELENA – Starting today, hunters can sign up for leftover licenses and permits that were not distributed by the drawing through MyFWP on the FWP website. The resulting Surplus License List will be randomized with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time. To be placed on the Surplus License List, resident and nonresident hunters can sign up through the MyFWP portal. This process requires hunters to keep their email a...
Alluvion Health brought its new Mobile Medical Clinic for its inaugural event called the "Rural Road Show" Tuesday in front of the Cascade Senior/Community Center. The clinic is a cutting-edge medical clinic on wheels which will be offering a wide range of family care services, including primary care, pediatrics, preventative care and screenings, acute and chronic care, treatment for common illnesses and minor injuries, and dental screenings. They will be in Cascade the 2nd Tuesday of each...
The Summer XCELL Program is in full swing as we are finishing up our second week! This will be my fourth summer working within the program and I can confidently say this summer has been one of our greatest turn out of kids! We have been averaging about 50-60 kids so far and I have been amazed at the amount of kids showing up. It's amazing to see how two incredible communities come together to benefit the students in these summer months. The workers we have with the program this summer are so... Full story
Heavy rains hit Cascade Thursday afternoon, causing minor flooding on the north end of town. All afternoon the storm had been forming over the Adel Mountains, dark looming clouds threatening with deep rumbling thunder. Then, the rain came sweeping down in torrents, making driving difficult, windshield wipers being ineffective against the rain falling in sheets, and people caught outside scrambling for shelter. Except for the flooding, however, there was no major damage. Weather alerts later...
Met up with Co-President of the Dearborn Garden Club ,Carol Brady, Sunday afternoon as she was working on Joe's Trail, this year's "President's Project" that she has undertaken with Co-President, Charlene Moug. The recent rains have made it difficult for the club to work steadily on their beautifying projects around town, so Carol was taking advantage of great weather Sunday. In fact, she was still at it that evening, as I spotted her doing her thing at the Railroad Park! Check out their...
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union tro...
On Saturday the 15th, the Chestnut Valley 4H Club adjourned. When everyone was there we talked about how much money we made at the Cinco de Mayo dance. We ended up with a little over $700. We finished with our after-action review moving into state fair business. We discussed how many people and who would be doing the shifts for the State Fair ice cream booth. We then talked about doing a petting zoo for the younger kids. We talked about a pool fundraiser for Cascade. We had no Treasurer's report because our treasurer Lane McKamey was out. We...
Our club has been busy cleaning and planting our planters around town as well as planting our 911 Garden and the flower bed at the Wedsworth Park. We also cleaned up the areas and planted many new perennials and stained the tables and benches. A water drip system will be installed there as well as a new metal roof over the picnic area. We hope you enjoy them when you visit the Trail Head area or the park. We also cleaned our section of the highway on the Missouri Inn exit. It looks so nice and...
HELENA – Going fishing soon? Don’t forget your camera. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks wants to feature your fun on the next fishing regulations booklet. Winners will see their work on the front and back cover of the 2024 fishing regulation booklet. Think beyond the brag board. We’re looking for unique or unusual photos, perhaps a state record fish or a fish never previously seen on the cover. Help FWP show what diverse fish can be found in Montana. Photo contest: - Photo must be vertical (port...
BOZEMAN — The Science Math Resource Center at Montana State University, a STEM outreach center housed in the Department of Education, is offering free citizen science kits to 10 Montana programs that serve middle school students. Applications are due Friday, June 23, and kits will be sent to successful applicants immediately afterward. Programs are asked to use the materials by Sept. 30 and fill out a short post-program survey. Each kit includes a video tutorial, instructor's guide and physical materials to complete two citizen science p...
Over the past year patrons have taken severe advantage of your library’s policies. New patrons have signed up for a Wedsworth Library card and destroyed the faith Library staff has developed in their patrons over the years concerning overdue and lost items. Indifferent, ignoring, and lack of response to communication attempts to recall and reclaim library materials has ruffled the feathers of library staff. As a result of patrons’ irresponsible attitudes towards library policies, library policies will be changed and enforced. As of July 1, 202...
The Wild West is comin to Town!! Annie Oakley will be aridin into town to livin things up and share a fascinating part of American history. We’ll be a whoopin and a hollerin here at the Library. Not only will you witness the most famous woman sharpshooter but a few historic figures who crossed her path, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Chief Sitting Bull and famous newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst might just be makin their appearance too. Annie Oakley is the subject of a living presentation by Cheryl Heser of Forsyth. After teaching E...
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen will host monthly virtual discussions focusing on education legislation passed during the 68th legislative session. The discussions are open to parents, families, teachers, school leaders, and legislators. The theme of these discussions is Local Accountability: How Recent Legislation Affects Families, Students, and Communities. All discussions will take place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM via Zoom and will be moderated by the Office of Public Instruction’s Chief Legal Counsel. “Local accountability can only be achie...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a goldfish removal project and a parking access project. For more information, including how to submit comments, click on the link provided or visit fwp.mt.gov/public-notices. Goldfish removal near Big Sandy draft environmental assessment FWP proposes to remove the illegally introduced goldfish population from the affected pond near the town of Big Sandy. FWP would use the piscicide rotenone to eliminate distribution of the i...
HELENA, MONTANA - Wild Montana and the Montana Wildlife Federation filed suit today to compel Governor Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to comply with their obligations under the Montana Constitution and allow the Montana Legislature the opportunity to override the Governor’s veto of Senate Bill 442 (“SB 442”). On May 1, 2023, the Legislature passed SB 442—an overwhelmingly bipartisan, politically popular measure that directs recreational marijuana tax revenues to conservation and recreation programs, local infrast... Full story
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen has decided to reopen applications for the Stronger Connections Grant (SCG) based on the remaining funds and the needs of Montana school districts. Through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of June 2022, the Montana Office of Public Instruction was awarded $4.8 million in additional funding for Title IV, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Funds are awarded through a competitive subgrant application process. “Prioritizing the needs of our Montana schools are recognized through this grant,... Full story
Cascade teen, Carla Wright, will be performing at the Grandstreet Theatre, in Helena, for the production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr. Auditions were held March 20th and the kids have been practicing every week since April 3rd, with practices every week day for the past couple of weeks. Carla was cast as both Lord Scrumptious as well as a Vulgarian. The production runs from June 2nd through June 10th and tickets can be purchased on the Grandstreet Theatre website https://grandstreettheatre.com...
Reading The Cascade Courier really pays off! Over the past 2 years The Cascade Courier ran ads for an opportunity that was available through Fort Peck Community College. FPCC, located in Poplar, MT, was offering prospective students a unique opportunity to earn their Associates degree. The opportunity included free tuition, books, laptops. Local residents, Jeb Boettger and Sarah Boettger, worked hard via distance learning and each earned their 2 year degrees. Congratulations to Jeb and Sarah!...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is again accepting applications for its Habitat Conservation Lease Program. A habitat conservation lease is a voluntary, incentive-based agreement between FWP and private landowners in which the landowner commits to specific land management practices that protect priority wildlife habitat. In turn, FWP pays landowners a one-time per-acre fee for the lease. These agreements will have a term length of 30 and 40 years. As it has for decades, FWP is still p...
Over 2,400 years ago a Greek writer named Herodotus collected and reported eye-witness accounts of battles and other past events. He then analyzed their causes and effects. This essentially marked him as the world’s first true historian. Herodotus journeyed across Greece and the Mediterranean collecting all kinds of info, such as local customs and culture. In 440 BC, Herodotus ‘published’ his work by reading aloud to spectators at the Olympic Games. He called this work ‘Histories’ which means ‘inquiry’ in ancient Greek. His work tells us a lo...
BOZEMAN - Sara Young packed a bag of essentials, gathered her kids, and fled her home to a refuge: an old, green house that blended in with the neighborhood in this southwestern Montana city. Nothing about the house identified it as a domestic violence shelter - it was hidden in plain sight. Young wasn't allowed to give anyone the address. The secrecy made her feel safe. But her roommate, a young mom, struggled to care for her baby without her family there to help. Some residents couldn't get...
A Helena district court judge on Tuesday barred the state from enforcing five new abortion restrictions while litigation over their constitutionality continues. The order from the bench came at the end of a three-and-a-half-hour court proceeding featuring Montana abortion providers, medical witnesses and state agency representatives. Attorneys representing Planned Parenthood of Montana, Blue Mountain Clinic and All Families Healthcare argued that the laws and rules curbing abortion procedures, r...
GREAT FALLS – Families can kick off their summer of outdoor activities by attending the Great Falls Family Fishing Day event scheduled for Saturday June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon, at Wadsworth Pond Park in Great Falls. The event is typically the largest fishing clinic in the state and features a series of short educational stations on fish identification, knot tying, casting, and fly tying, followed by open fishing for all who attend. Youth who take part and complete all education stations are e...
We have received a number of new audio books, so if you are traveling this summer, stop on by to hear the best book in the library. Remember you also have access to Montanalibrary2Go e-books. All you need is your library card number. If you find that you can no longer access your MTLIbrary2Go account because the patron number does not work, please contact the Library. Under Montana State Library Standards we are required to delete patrons who have not checked out items in our Library for three years. As we are charged a fee for every patron in...
