The November 5, 2019 city election was certified yesterday, November 18, by the Cascade County Board of Canvassers. Here are the official final result vote totals for the office of Great Falls city commissioner, with Rick Tryon and Tracy Houck winning the two contested seats: Rick Tryon – 5048 Tracy Houck – 4831 Bruce Pollington…
_______________________________________________________________________ This cartoon was forwarded to E-City Beat anonymously. The obscenity notwithstanding, I think it’s quite funny and decided to publish it. Consider it an introduction to a new regular feature we are launching – Comedy & Satire On E-City Beat. If you are a budding cartoonist or satirist, send us your…
_______________________________________________________________________ There’s an idea floating around about the possibility of combining holidays or making one universal holiday. The latter has something to do with the notion that it’s unfair that Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ but not Buddha, Mohammed, Mother Gaia, the Universe, the Great Spirit, Satan, some goats, rocks and…
_______________________________________________________________________ The U.S. House of Representatives will hold the first two impeachment inquiry public hearings this week. Wednesday, Nov. 13, George Kent, a deputy assistant Secretary of State and Bill Taylor, a former ambassador and the top US diplomat in Ukraine are scheduled to testify. Friday, Nov.15, it will be former US…
First of all, I want to extend a big “Thanks” to each and every local voter who trusted me to represent our grassroots movement for change for a greater Great Falls. We did it. I didn’t have my own agenda during the campaign, I don’t have one now, and I won’t carry one in with me…
E-City Beat recently submitted three questions to each of the six Great Falls city commission candidates and published the responses from the four who answered our request. Tracy Houck and Jasmine Taylor did not respond. We thought it would be helpful to post each question one at a time and include each of the candidates…
E-City Beat recently submitted three questions to each of the six Great Falls city commission candidates and published the responses from the four who answered our request. Tracy Houck and Jasmine Taylor did not respond. We thought it would be helpful to post each question one at a time and include each of the candidates…
_______________________________________________________________________ E-City Beat recently submitted three questions to each of the six Great Falls city commission candidates and published the responses from the four who answered our request. Tracy Houck and Jasmine Taylor did not respond. We thought it would be helpful to post each question one at a time and…
In an October 20, 2019 comment section posted on a public Facebook page, Great Falls city commissioner Tracy Houck accused E-City Beat of publishing untrue “stuff” about her involvement in the City’s recent Community Development Block Grant, CDBG, funding debacle. “I read the stuff a local blog writes about me and it’s not true.” Though…
_______________________________________________________________________ Following is some helpful (we hope) information concerning the Great Falls Municipal Election on November 5. This election is by mail ballot. Voter registration for mail ballots closed October 7 and 28,000 ballots were mailed out to registered Great Falls voters on Monday, October 21. There is a late registration by walk-in…