On Wednesday the Cascade County City-County Board of Health voted to keep the mask mandate and mandatory 10:00 PM closing time for bars and restaurants in effect in Cascade County regardless of whether newly seated Governor Greg Gianforte eases the COVID-19 statewide restrictions in the coming days or weeks. Read the Order here. The action…
As I suggested in a previous article, by all measure the new Indoor Recreation and Aquatics Facility should be developed at Lions Park. Lions Park is centrally located, has suitable soils conditions, affords access to hotels and restaurants, is a six-minute drive from MAFB and is of sufficient size while still leaving ample buffers for…
If you are asking why the site selection for the new proposed Indoor Recreation and Aquatics Facility looks like a train wreck waiting to happen, you are not alone. If you have been a resident of Great Falls for even a few years, you probably are aware of the soils issues on the east end…
IMPORTANT! It has come to my attention that there is a misconception among Cascade County residents that since the county commissioners voted to oppose the National Heritage Area, it is a dead in the water. I’ve gotten quite a few messages and phone calls from folks who believe that but nothing could be further from…
Here are a few Great Falls City Commission updates and answers to questions and comments I’ve received from folks recently. COVID-19 City County Health Officer Trisha Gardiner provided an update at Tuesday’s city commission meeting and there’s some good news: the numbers in Cascade County are heading in the right direction over the past week…
I suspect that those who are in favor of doing away with the Electoral College haven’t really thought it through. Come on, man! If we abolish the Electoral College where will future generations of electricians go to learn how to fix our wiring? All kidding aside, today state electors in all 50 states and the…
It may be time to pull the plug on the new Great Falls aquatics and recreation center. At the December 1 Great Falls City Commission meeting, City Manager Greg Doyon gave an update on the design progress of the proposed facility. Mr. Doyon emphasized that fiscal sustainability and addressing the well-known soils deficiencies of the…
Tuesday afternoon Cascade County Commissioners voted 2-1 to oppose the proposed establishment of the Big Sky Country National Heritage Area. The lone vote to support the NHA was from Commissioner Jane Weber. Weber, also the chair of the BSCNHA Inc Board of Directors, has been criticized for failing to recuse herself from deliberating on and…
You want to be able to safely spend time with your family and friends this holiday season, but you also want to be able to do so without putting any pressure on your budget. After all, we’re all worried about our health and finances these days. Luckily, there are a couple of ways you can…
Editors note: the following is a press release from Montanans Opposing Big Sky Country National Heritage Area. News Release For Immediate Release: Contact: December 2, 2020 Rae GrulkowskiMontanans Opposing Big Sky Country National Heritage Arearae@3rivers.net406.788.3204 Montanans Says NO to BSCNHA! Great Falls, Cascade County, MT – On December 2, 2020, the thirteenth organization submitted their…