The Great Falls Development Authority and Embark Credit Unit honor exemplary women in business annually. This year’s Fire Within Awards will be announced March 29 and nominations are currently being accepted. The Inspire Award goes to a female business owner in an established business who has made a significant personal contribution to its success, growth or expansion. “We are looking
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Snow and ice removal crews at Great Falls Public Works operate on a 24 hour schedule during the winter. They’ve been busy the last few weeks. “It usually takes a good 24 hours after a snow event to get to all our priority roads,” said Eric Boyd, city street division foreman. Boyd and the street division were kind enough to
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Another phase of West Ridge Addition is set for final approval from the City Commission during their Jan. 2 meeting. The 4.9 acre parcel is around 2nd Street Northeast and Choteau Avenue Northeast and is phase eight of the development. This phase includes 18 lots and two-unit townhomes. In August 2015, the commission approved annexation of the property and assigned
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The city has launched “Lunch with Legal” in an effort to make the city attorney’s office more accessible and to increase public understanding of its work. The first episode aired Dec. 19 and included an overview of the new series and presentations on snow removal regulations and the criminal court jurisdiction. Lunch with Legal is aired live on City 190 on the
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It’s winter in Montana so it’s no surprise that it’s cold and snowing. But since none of use are perfect and most of us are probably going to think we can outsmart Mother Nature at some point, a weekend of subzero temperatures seems like a good time to review winter survival tips. City crews on 24-hour schedule for snow and
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In response to conflict of interest issues in this year’s Community Development Block Grant funding allocations, the City Commission created en ethics committee during an October meeting. They established a committee to include three independent resident members, appointed by the commission, for not more than three consecutive three-year terms. Ethics provisions updates back on City Commission agenda The committee would work
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The Indian lunches that have been a hit at Pizazz are moving into a new space with more seating. The grand opening in Jan. 9 at Times Square for Saibeen’s Kitchen. Saibeen Acord said she’s outgrown Pizazz and the managers at Times Square reached out to her to see if she’s be interested in their upstairs space, utilizing the commercial
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No one wants to spend Christmas in the hospital and it’s especially worrying for kids who think Santa won’t be able to find them. So firefighters from Great Falls Fire Rescue and their families play Santa’s elves every Christmas Eve. This year, firefighter Kris Whitaker started the day with a visit to the pediatric ward at Benefis Health System to
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Christmas Eve for many members of the Montana Air National Guard, means an early morning at the base dining hall preparing turkeys, gravy and stuffing. This year was no different and about 45 airmen and their families volunteered throughout the morning to put 50 turkeys in the over, chop onions and celery for stuffing and stir all the lumps out
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The proposed park district will be back in the spotlight in the new year starting with a Jan. 2 work session. City Commissioners had asked for more options ahead of considering sending the question to voters on the May ballot and on Jan. 2, the new commission will get their first look at those options. Commissioners have until Feb. 20
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