Gates open at 9:30 a.m. again Sunday, aerial acts start around 11:30 a.m. and run through 4:30 p.m. For info on planning your visit: Airshow weekend rundown The Thunderbirds are usually the main attraction, but the Great Falls airshow also has other impressive aviators in the lineup. Jerry Conley, flies the DH-115 Vampire, the world’s first single engine jet. With a
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If you’re at the Flight Over the Falls airshow this weekend, you might notice some Thunderbird 10 t-shirts in the crowd. That’s because Thunderbird 10 is Capt. Angelina Urbina. She’s the team’s executive officer and grew up in Helena. Her dad’s side of the family is from Great Falls. Many of her friends and family members will be in the
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Planning to go to the airshow in Great Falls this weekend? Here’s some things to know. For even more info, visit the airshow website. Event schedule Friday, July 21, 5-9:30 p.m.: The Military Affairs Committee is hosting an event at Gibson Park. Free admission and families are welcome. The Air National Guard Band of the West will be playing and
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City Commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve the Great Falls budget for fiscal year 2018, which began July 1. No one spoke in favor or opposition of the budget during the public hearing. John Hubbard, who goes by Johnny Angry, spoke in opposition to the tax increase. Brad Livingston, former president of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of
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The agenda for Tuesday’s City Commission meeting includes several housing development proposal. The first is for a proposed residential duplex at the corner of 50th Street South and 3rd Avenue South. The applicant has requested a conditional use permit to allow the duplex since the property is zoned as R-3 single-family high density, but the zoning code allows for a
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Opposition to the proposed park district has reached the 20 percent mark so it may be sent to the ballot in May 2018. Commissioners must now decide if they want to send the issue to the ballot since it’s currently between the 10 percent and 50 percent thresholds. State law mandates the election to create a special purpose district must
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The Downtown Great Falls Association invites artists residing in Cascade County to submit their proposed artwork for the 34th Annual Christmas Stroll button. Submissions must be received by 2 p.m. Aug. 16. Late and incomplete submissions will not be considered. Contact information should be attached to the back of original artwork and delivered to the DGFA office at 100 1st
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The Thunderbirds landed in Great Falls on Monday and will take a few days to rest before beginning practices for this weekends Flight over the Falls airshow. The show is hosted by the Montana Air National Guard in partnership with the 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base as the Air Force and MANG celebrate their 70th anniversary this
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City Commissioners are expected to vote Tuesday on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, as well as their intent to raise property taxes. City staff are proposing that commissioners take the full allowable inflationary factor to raise property taxes by 0.59 percent. That equates to an estimated $88,793 of additional revenue for the city’s general fund. City budget proposal
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After years of trouble with the public safety software, the City of Great Falls is moving forward with a new contractor and a new interlocal agreement with Cascade County. The City Commission approved the contract for a new vendor, Zuercher Technologies, LLC, in April and Cascade County is included in the contract as an additional agency. On Tuesday, the commission
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