Happy weekend Great Falls, here’s this week’s reading list. The Washington Post: Summer covid surge hits at least 84 countries and continues to climb Associated Press: 15 states sue to block Biden’s effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage L.A. Times: L.A. schools board will send $9 billion in school bonds to voters in November Associated Press: California governor vows to
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Soak up what’s left of summer in August with this guide from The Electric, Destination Great Falls and Visit Great Falls Montana. Catch some waves on the Missouri Get your kayaks, paddleboards, boats, etc. in the river. There’s several places to get on or off the river in kayaks and paddleboards along the banks, including West Bank Park and Oddfellows
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City Commissioners unanimously voted to award a contract during their Aug. 6 meeting to repair the Flowrider at the Electric City Water Park. Staff recommended that commissioners award a single-source contract to International Foam Pros for $128,900 to resurface the Flowrider. The Flowrider has been unusable for the past two operating seasons at the water part and the current condition
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Neighborhood Council 7 meets at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in the Gibson Room at the Civic Center. Agenda items include ice cream social planning, committee reports and neighborhood concerns. More information on NC 7, 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,
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Rob Moccasin is the city’s new neighborhood council liaison. Moccasin retired from the Great Falls Police Department on Aug. 2 and begins in his new role on Sept. 3. In the new role, Moccasin will be responsible for the management, direction and coordination of the city’s nine neighborhood councils and the Great Falls Citizen Council, or the Council of Councils.
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Vintage Sellers Vintage Sellers is moving to location. They’ll be moving from their current location next to 2J’s Fresh Market on Smelter Avenue to West Bank, near Qdoba and Five on Black. They haven’t said yet when they’re moving, but watch their page for updates. Harlos Wax and Sugar Spa Melissa Mathern is looking for a new owner or her
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In a 4-1 vote, City Commissioners approved $400,000 of tax increment financing funds toward projects in the Civic Center. Two of the projects are to update the Mansfield Theater and the other is to update the building’s elevator to continue to allow access to those with mobility limitations. The majority of the project is being funded with state funds and the
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Jeremy Carpenter, 23, has been charged with a felony count of vehicular homicide from a July 11 crash in which he was going the wrong way on Interstate 15. According to the Montana Highway Patrol report and charging documents, Carpenter was traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-15 and crashing into the front of another pickup truck traveling north
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First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park is hosting the annual mammoth hunt Aug. 10-11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Montana State Parks staff and Jim Ray, who has more than 20 years of experience, will provide the opportunity to learn about and practice with the atlatl, a 10,000-year-old weapon that predates the bow and arrow. Visitors also will have
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City Commissioners unanimously approved the sale of land to Pasta Montana during their Aug. 6 meeting. Commissioners approved a 20-year lease for 5.222 acres within Veterans’ Memorial Park to Pasta Montana in July 1996, allowing the company to build a food manufacturing plant in Great Falls. The lease included the option for Pasta Montana to purchase the property, if exercised
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