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Kristin Riley was sworn in Monday morning at Town Hall, being appointed to replace Bob Oliver, Ward 1 Councilor. Mrs. Riley is a retired pet groomer of 20 years. She and her husband moved to Montana from Arizona with their 3 girls in 2017. They bought a house here in Cascade in 2018. She manages their building project and side business of RV rentals, always finding a way to stay busy. "After spending 3 years remodeling it, we started building a new house here in the spring of 2022. We purchased...
For the first time in three years in-person hunter education has resumed in Cascade. Seventeen students, ranging from 10 to 15 years of age, successfully completed this year's class by passing both a written test and practical field exam. Students participated in classroom learning for 2 and a half hours after school Monday through Friday where they learned the safe and proper handling of firearms including loading and unloading, crossing a fence while carrying a firearm, and the safe loading...
Every political season people suggest we ought to institute some other political system, usually they say we should have a parliamentary system. Yes, parliamentary systems do have some advantages but also some drawbacks. We only have to look at the United Kingdom, Israel, or India to see where problems lie. No one, unless they’re hopelessly biased, would ever call Boris Johnson, Netanyahu, or Modi as being good national leaders. They were, and are, highly polarizing power seekers who believe i...
HELENA – Superintendent Arntzen is encouraging Montana parents to discuss the dangers of vaping with their children. According to the national results of the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Montana and Louisiana tied for the second-highest prevalence of current e-cigarette use among high school students. The use of e-cigarettes among high school students around the country shows: • West Virginia has the highest prevalence of use at 27.5% • Montana and Lousiana have the second-highest prevalence of use at 25.5% • Montana high school seniors...
“Sully” is one of my favorite movies. It recounts USAirways flight 1549 that ditched into New York’s Hudson River January 2009 after colliding with a flock of Canada geese that essentially destroyed both jet engines and rendered the Airbus A320 powerless. If you can watch that movie and not be moved, then you just aren’t movable. The calm and courage that avoided catastrophe and kept 155 souls alive clearly demonstrate the confluence of God-given abilities coupled with a compassion for the preservation of life, specifically, others’ lives. Ha...
Blake Leardini of Ulm and a member of Troop 1004, Great Falls, became an Eagle Scout on July 7th, 2023. Eagle Scout is the highest rank achievement attainable in the Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts of America) program. Since the award's inception in 1912 only 4 percent of scouts have earned this rank. Earning the Eagle Scout rank carries with it a special significance. It signifies that a scout has fulfilled requirements in the areas of character development, citizenship training and personal fitness,...
The Badger High School football team traveled to Drummond to take on the Flint Creek Titans last Friday, September29th. Flint Creek came out fast returning the opening kick deep into Badger territory. They quickly scored and tacked on a two point conversion to create an early badger deficit of 8-0. After a strong Badger drive stalled out giving the ball back to Flint Creek, the Badger defense held putting the offense back on the field. Down 8-0 on the road, the Badgers put together another long...
Cascade, MT (10/1/2023) – Friends of the Black & Gold is proud to award the Cascade Badger Cubs Volleyball program a $1,911 Micro-Grant. Funds for this grant were raised at the past Black & Gold Ball and Auction. "Badger Cubs Volleyball is a program designed to teach the youth of Cascade and surrounding areas the skills needed to succeed in volleyball as they move into the Junior High and High School Volleyball programs. Fundamentals and keys that are used at these levels will be taught in h...
The Jr. Hi. Lady Badgers hosted Centerville for some volleyball Saturday afternoon. Both, the A and B teams show a lot of promise thanks to good coaching from Head Coach, Savannah Collins and Assistant Coach, Amanda Brown....
Welcome to October where we have no idea how to dress! I am loving the cooler weather at night, but the mornings are already rough on me. We have October birthdays to get wished on: Valerie Fowler started us out on the 1st; Trent Leardini, 2nd; Greg Gould, 4th; John Olson, 7th; Andrew Gould and Brandon Gould, 8th; Mary Collins, Ron Stevenson and Walt Roberts, 9th; Keegan Hawn, 10th; Zach Henrie, 11th; Amber Gould, Jennifer Schlotter and Ryan Bogden, 15th; Mike Schubert and Robert Hicks, 18th;...
The Ulm Volunteer Firefighters would like to thank everone who attended our annual Pancake Supper. The Firefighters along with the great help from all of our home town 4-H kids served over 400 meals, both at the fire hall and home deliveries. Donations were very good with over $17,600. dollars raised. This money will be put to good use very shortly, as we will be breaking ground on Phase 2 of the fire hall build. Phase 2 is a 50 by 50 foot meeting room that will be used for firefighter training, meetings and other community activities. Again a...
June 22nd, 2022 was a major day for Belt native Jeff Fleming. On this day Fleming was appointed bishop of eastern Montana diocese. Fleming is now one of the only 441 Bishops in the United States and one of the two in Montana. Bishop Fleming spent almost all his formative years in Belt and is excited to have the opportunity to be working around his hometown, as Belt is in his diocese. Bishop Fleming talked about growing up in Belt and his college education. "I started thinking about a vocation...
Geography is one of the most important things when navi-gating through life. It plays a huge role in day-to-day life and in certain topics in school. Understanding where an event happened in history class can really sculpt children's grasp on the topic. Even subjects like literature and politics are shaped by the geography in which they occur. Learning about countries, capitals, states, and oceans is a great way for students to learn about the Earth. It has been proven that more students...
Once again Wedsworth Library has a AAA treatment program for Bookaholics. The first step is admitting it. The second step is to keep right on reading. You might be a Bookaholic If: When trouble strikes, you head to a book sale. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down on you. You might be a Bookaholic If: When you are Cold, you buy a book. You’ll still be cold but you’ll have books! The picture window in your wallet displays your library card instead of your driver's license. You...
HELENA – Montana’s two-day, youth-only deer hunt is coming up Oct. 19 and 20, and general deer season opens Oct. 21. Now is a good time to consider signing up for the Apprentice Hunter Program. The apprentice hunter program allows people ages 10 and older to hunt as apprentices with a mentor for two seasons without completing a Hunter Education course. Fish, Wildlife & Parks highly recommends that interested people visit the website at fwp.mt.gov and read the packet on the Apprentice Hunter Pro...
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has recently received questions on Montana’s Stream Access Law and how it is applied across the state. For landowners and recreationists alike, it’s important to know about the law and understand how it applies to private land and water-based recreation. “The public has a right to enjoy water-based recreation on rivers and streams in Montana below the high-water mark,” said FWP Director Dustin Temple. “The public also has the right to access rivers and...
