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Cascade's Splash-A-Roo Pool fundraiser was held Saturday, July 20, at Atkinson Pool Park, featuring so many fun events throughout the day for the whole family to enjoy! Many games were added and a larger 3 & under play area, making it a memorable event for the kids in our community. The scheduled events included: 8am - Color run 10am - Youth Triathlon 12pm - Food trucks and Farmers Market 12pm Car Show 12pm - Carnival, with a Water slide & Dunk tank 3pm - Carnival Ends, pool opens **Water slide...
A day after she appeared before a congressional committee, angering the committee for failing to answer specific questions about the investigation, calling the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, for which she took full responsibility, Secret Service Director, Kimberly Cheatle, has resigned. Update: Home Land Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed Ronald L. Rowe, Jr. as acting Secretary Service Director. Previously the dep...
Isn't it great to celebrate freedom in America the old traditional way? While we hear about what's happening in other parts of the country - riots and demonstrations, and people denigrating our flag and shouting "death to America", on the 4th of July even - here in Cascade, as well as in other small towns across the country, we gathered with friends and family to enjoy fireworks, barbecues, and baseball games and to pause to appreciate the freedoms we cherish and the many blessings we've receive...
Yard Sale/Garage Sale: a sale of used household or personal articles (such as furniture, tools, or clothing) held on the seller's own premises. The long-anticipated 40-Mile Yard Sale that is becoming an annual favorite, finally arrived this Friday, along with an unexpected cool and wet front that threatened to put a damper on things. But these are hearty Montanans, and what's a little weather?! The 3-day event again featured garage sales from Wolf Creek to Ulm and places in between; and the...
Reminiscent of the 1987 movie, "The Untouchables", starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert DeNiro, there was a caravan of what looked like 30 or 40 vintage cars from the 1920s that rolled in through town in Cascade, and then on to the Recreation Road. This reporter tried to catch up with the "trail boss" to get some information, but was unable to catch up with the man; those cars were really "moving"! Instead, I followed them all the way up to Hardy Creek where I stopped to take some...
History was made Friday evening as the Northern C all conference players from Districts 6C and 7C met at Cascade High School's North Gym for the FIRST-EVER Northern C Divisional All-Star Volleyball Showcase Game! The event was organized by Cascade coach, Liz Edmundson. Coached by Belt's Christine Gondeiro, District 6C team consisted of Cascade's Sophia Mortag and Braedyn Johnson, Belt's Danika Lords, Augusta's Hattie Orem and Abigail Barrett, Simms' Kylie Harrison and Grace Johnson, Great Falls...
The Great Falls Public Library hosted its Summer Library Bash on Saturday afternoon at the Library Park. Musical entertainment was provided by Clint Reimann and tables were set up throughout the park from such departments as Friends of the Library, the Great Falls Genealogy Society, Self-Help Law Clinic, Many Rivers Whole Health, Rural Dynamics, the Alzheimer's Association, Great Falls Emergency Services, and the Book Mobile, giving the community the opportunity to learn more about their...
"No more pencils; no more books; no more teachers' dirty looks. Out for summer. Out 'til fall. We might not come back at all!" - Alice Cooper, "School's Out" Well, we all know that's not true. A couple of weeks into their summer break and they're going to miss the classroom and their friends. And their teachers! Yeah, they'll miss those teachers' "dirty looks", and they'll realize that they really were looks of love; looks which brought their daydreaming back into the lesson; looks that taught...
Always a treat to watch is the Kindergarten Graduation, not only because they'll amaze you with how much they've learned in one year, but also because they run the entire program! Kindergarten teachers Sharon Stevens and Alexis Culp did an outstanding job in preparing these kids for first grade. Kids that one imagines were probably unmanageable on that first day of school back in August (we all know what kind of kids we dropped on the laps of these unsuspecting teachers that first day), they've...
Friends, school staff, and former co-workers got together Friday morning to bid farewell to a beloved lady who had been a fixture at Cascade Public Schools for the last 35 years. Karen Matteson, libraian and former teacher, who has made an impact in the lives of almost every child who has passed through the hallways of this school, will at last take that well-deserved retirement, to begin a new chapter in her life. Presented with a rocking chair, signed by the staff, Karen has plans to travel...
With the Square Butte as a backdrop and the warm sun shining down from the big Montana sky. folks gathered at the Hillside Cemetery to commemorate Memorial Day. It was a beautiful day, as even the wind cooperated. Cascade Veterans from different wars were in attendance, as they met to honor those who never came home, who made the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of us could enjoy the freedoms that many, nowadays, unfortunately, take for granted, or are clueless. What a world we live in!...
Mr. Jeff Skogley stepped out to his front porch at precisely 3:00 p.m. Monday afternoon, along with thousands of other Americans, as they joined in a nationwide salute to remember fallen service member with TAPS ACROSS AMERICA....
The long-awaited day for the Class of '24 finally came this past Sunday at the North Gym as this year's seniors said a final good-bye to Cascade Public Schools, to begin a new chapter in their lives. Five of these seniors had spent their entire school life here, Badgers since kindergarten! But they will all take with them fond memories and values that can only be learned at a small town school. One wonders, however, what goes on in the seniors' minds as they sit there on the stage, the focus of...
The last time we saw Mrs. Culp's kindergarteners, they were sitting on the small hill in the elementary playground, intently looking up at the sky, with their special glasses, with the hope of possibly getting a glimpse of what was supposed to be the event of the year, a total solar eclipse. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate that day to the disappointment of, not only them, but the rest of us in Cascade. The sun disappearing is not really an unusual event. Solar eclipses happen more...
The Montana Law Enforcement Torch-Run (LETR) for Special Olympics came through town Friday afternoon. Escorted by the Cascade County Sheriff Department, the group, led by the torch bearer, with about 15 Special Olympian athletes and volunteers, walked south down 1st Street and entered I-15, heading toward the canyon. "The mission of LETR is to raise funds and awareness of the Special Olympics Movement worldwide. Special Olympics is a program that daily reaffirms our beliefs that with hope, love...
Once again, characters from the past were brought back to life at Cascade Public Schools this past Thursday, giving everyone a unique history lesson. Fourth graders from Kourtney Holten's class, and Amanda Brown's high schoolers researched their characters and dressed up in period costumes to give their characters authenticity as they brought them to life. There were so many characters and, unfortunately, not enough time to visit with all of them. Maybe next time this Wax Museum could be...
It was a beautiful day for baseball Thursday, as Cascade teams played a scrimmage game in front of family and friends. Known as “America’s favorite pastime”, baseball is not just a game; it’s more than that. Baseball teaches our youth life lessons that will help them throughout their lives. First, there’s patriotism. It was beautiful to watch these kids start out their game by showing respect for country as they removed their caps and stood at attention for the National Anthem. This is a cruc...
The Little Lambs Day Care got another tree Saturday afternoon. The Town of Cascade’s Glen Howendobler brought them a young huckleberry sapling and got a little help planting it from some of the munchkins!...
The Town Council met Friday evening at Wedsworth Hall in front of a sparse crowd to interview and appoint two men who would complete the terms of retiring Mayor, Murry Moore, and retiring Councilman Robert 'Skip' Reising. Vying for the position of Mayor were Wes Seabolt and Nick Ethridge, while the position of Ward 2 Councilman was being sought by Douglas Scott Clinger and Brian Martinez. The applicants were interviewed in open session in front of those in attendance, as they answered questions...
Val Fowler was honored in appreciation for her service to Cascade Schools during Tuesday night's School Board meeting. Pictured with Val is School Board President, John Rumney....
The Zoning Committee met last Wednesday to work on recommendations for short-term rentals to present to the Town Council. Craig Moore presented the Committee with eleven recommendations that he researched from the City of Bozeman as reference for consideration and discussion, the hope being that the Committee could "tweek" them to apply to Cascade. The recommendations are as follow: 1. Short-term rentals (STRs) are defined as AirBnB, VRBO, or similar online booking platforms that includes State...
"If we don't get any kids (lifeguards) soon, we won't be able to open the pool." With that, the issue of hiring lifeguards for the summer was introduced. It seems that the town is not seeing any interest from students in applying for the lifeguard positions for the summer season. The town is needing at least 4 lifeguards, but hoping for 6. Applications have been made available at the school and outside the school. Applicants would have to consider paying the certification fee, and that is one...
Tim DeRoche, amateur historian from Ulm, Montana, was the featured speaker at the Wedsworth Library last Wednesday evening, April 10. Mr. DeRoche spoke on the Civil War, the Confederate Side. The presentation featured Confederate uniforms, caps, and weapons used in the War. Among the interesting stories he related was the surprising fact that we had a lot of Confederate simpathizers here in Montana. He explained that when the Confederacy lost the war, the people lost everything - land, crops,...
The much anticipated event of the week was the spectacle of a total solar eclipse that was to sweep across North America Monday, traversing 15 states, from Texas to Maine, and although Montana was not in the path of totality, excitement still filled the air, especially in the elementary classes of Cascade Public Schools. The early morning looked promising, with lots of sun, as students in these classes learned about eclipses and about safety in watching them. According to reports, the eclipse...
Great turnout at the Sacred Heart Women's Craft Show at Wedsworth Hall Saturday. Local ladies, as well as some from the surrounding communities brought their quality wares, transforming the Hall into a colorful mall, with something for everyone. The chili wasn't bad either....
