________________________________________________________________________ An E-City Beat reader sent us this video which was posted on Facebook last week after President Trumps visit to Great Falls. It shows the very long lines waiting to get in to the Four Seasons venue for the Presidents speech. This confirms that the interest in and support for the Trump rally…
________________________________________________________________________ Fire Sprinkler Follow-up In my previous article, “Fire Sprinklers at Great Falls High School”, I posed the following question; Why has the school district ignored the urging of City of Great Falls building officials and the Great Falls Fire Rescue Department to include a fire sprinkler system in the plans for the…
________________________________________________________________________ Local readers continue to send us screenshots and reactions to Presidents Trumps recent visit to Great Falls. Some of the comments are positive and in support of the President while others are downright vile and vicious in their hatefulness. Here’s an example of both from the Tribunes own Facebook page: What we…
________________________________________________________________________ We’ve received several emails and screenshots of some local reaction to President Trumps visit to Great Falls on Thursday. This first one is particularly relevant because it is Great Falls City Commissioner Mary Moe’s post about some Montana Catholic priests who attended the rally. Uhmmm, just out of curiosity, how would Mary Moe…
________________________________________________________________________ E-City Beat would like to extend a big, hearty “WELCOME TO GREAT FALLS!” to the President and Commander in Chief of our Armed Forces. We’re not only proud to welcome President Trump, we’re excited and grateful that he has chosen our town for a Montana rally. Just consider the thousands and thousands of…
______________________________________________________________________ School District says ‘No’ to fire sprinkler system at Great Falls High School. Why has the school district ignored the urging of City of Great Falls building officials and the Great Falls Fire Rescue Department to include a fire sprinkler system in the plans for the historic portion of Great…
________________________________________________________________________ In a letter to City of Great Falls Planning and Community Development Deputy Director Tom Micuda, John Boughton, National Register Coordinator for the State Historic Preservation Office of the Montana Historical Society said, “We sincerely hope that the proposed addition to Great Falls High School is done in a manner that respects the…
________________________________________________________________________ Yesterday a couple of sentences from an article by Phil Faccenda in E-City Beat caught my eye (“City Of Great Falls Caves To School District”): “One has to understand the ‘special’ relationship between the City Commission and the Great Falls Public School District. In many respects, I think the school district has more…
________________________________________________________________________ More trees to be destroyed at Great Falls High Just when you thought the City of Great Falls was prepared to do the right thing and tell the school district that no more City trees would be sacrificed for the misguided alterations at Great Falls High, the City lifted the Stop Order…
________________________________________________________________________ Lacey says sidewalks are too expensive. During Monday’s public hearing by the City’s Board of Zoning Adjustments, Great Falls Public Schools Superintendent Tammy Lacey explained that the school district would like to eliminate the required sidewalk along 14th Street Northwest at CMR High School because she would “rather spend bond money on educational…