The Historic Preservation Office’s 2022 Christmas Ornament is now available and commemorates Gibson Park. The park has been a part of the city since 1883. Business Bites: Barges on the river; Loading Zone closing; car wash proposed for former Ryan’s Cash and Carry; Nourish kitchen moving; Signature Med Spa open; bakery opens; fitness equipment installed in Gibson Park; Jazz Night
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Neighborhood Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 14 in the Civic Center Gibson Room. Agenda items include committee reports, library master plan, and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC7, including boundaries and contact information, is here. Monthly agendas are posted on the Neighborhood Council meeting calendar at least 48 hours prior the scheduled meeting. In Great Falls, there are nine neighborhood
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The annual Veterans Day ceremony is 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Centene Stadium due to the cold weather. The ceremony will be broadcast on Facebook live and 89.9FM KGPR Great Falls Public Radio. This year’s speaker is World War II veteran Durl Gibbs. Gibbs was born in 1925 in Idaho and enlisted in the U.S. Army after graduating from high
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The Children’s Museum of Montana is in discussions with Cascade County about the possible use of the Stray Moose property in the Black Eagle area on the former smelter site. Museum leadership met with Cascade County Commissioners and county staff during a Nov. 9 meeting to discuss the issues and questions related to the potential use of the property that
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County Commissioners approved a $54,500 contract to Sletten Construction during their Nov. 9 meeting for repairs to the Truly Bridge. The bridge was recently closed for failing a Montana Department of Transportation inspection, according to county public works. Public works hired TD&H for professional services to identify the needed fixes and jointly determined Sletten could perform the repairs, according to
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County Commissioners unanimously approved a $32,000 contract to United Materials for a repair to Fox Farm Road. The county public works department found damages to Fox Farm Road, near Comanche Trail Road, that were caused by a local contractor attempting to bore underneath the road, according to Les Payne, public works director. Since it’s a highly traveled road, public works
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Cascade County officials are considering an update to the community decay ordinance. County Commissioners heard the proposed amendment on first reading during their Nov. 9 meeting and will conduct a public hearing and vote during their Nov. 22 meeting. If approved, it would prompt a 30-day protest period before the ordinance change goes into effect. The change is being proposed
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Updated 5 a.m. Nov. 9 Polls closed at 8 p.m. At the third round of ballot counts at 3:39 a.m., 29,210 ballots have been counted and preliminary results are below. There are still roughly a 100 ballots to be counted, including military ballots, provisional ballots and those lacking a signature or with a signature that doesn’t match the one on
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The Downtown Chicks, a committee of the Downtown Great Falls Association, in recognition of Veterans Day, is hosting Military Appreciation Days in downtown Great Falls. Active duty, retired military, veterans, and their family members, are encouraged to look for this flyer posted in windows throughout stores and restaurants downtown Nov. 10-12. The following local establishments have confirmed these specials: Belles
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It’s Election Day and here’s what you need to know in Cascade County. Polls are open until 8 p.m. at Exhibition Hall at Montana Expo Park. The Cascade County Elections Office issued 35,400 ballots and as of Nov. 4, 19,021 ballots had been returned, according to Lynn Deroche, elections supervisor. Ballots can be dropped off at Exhibition Hall and 325
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