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Neighbors Helping Neighbors – January 5th
Neighbors helping neighbors is a local listing where you can find ways of assisting others in your local community. By working with local non-profit organizations, we can reach out to people in need safely and help insure people’s needs are met. Great Falls Gazette is committed to helping local organizations to help the less fortunate…
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State Trails Advisory Committee Meets January 3rd
The State Trails Advisory Committee (STAC) will meet from 12 to 3 p.m. this Friday in Helena. The meeting will serve as orientation for new members and to review guidelines for the Recreational Trails Program and Montana Trails Stewardship Program guidelines and timeline for the 2025 application review process. The STAC advises Montana Fish, Wildlife…
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Gazette: Name Your Price Advertising Moving Out of Pilot Program, Now a Full-time Reality
The Name Your Price Ad program is being extended. That’s right, it is now a standard offering like our great Display ads. There is a couple of small changes. There is now a minimum price for non-profit organizations, at slightly less than the general price. The organization MUST be 501(c)3 or Churces that meet the…
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Gazette: Updates on Our Press and Some Process Changes
As many of you know, we’ve experienced some issues with the color part of our press. Basically two of the colors (Red and Blue) have had failures. While we were repairing the latest failure, we found what was causing the problem. While this is repairable, we are unsure how to obtain the part. Our expert…
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Ways You Can Help the Gazette Continue to Grow and Become Even Better
As most subscribers and even casual readers have noticed, we’ve had some issues since the weekend before Christmas. We’re going to address those issues in a bit in this article. However, since the first issue, we have been asked: “How can I help the Gazette grow and become better?” This little piece is all about…
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Utilities Department Office Closure on Thursday, January 9, 2025
The City of Great Falls Utilities Department is typically closed the first Thursday of the month until 10:15 am for a staff meeting and departmental training. For January 2025, the meeting and training schedule has been modified. Rather than closing on Thursday, January 2, 2025, the day after a holiday, the staff meeting and departmental…
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Gazette Announces Changes to Pricing
When we started our newspaper back in 2022, we had hoped to keep our price as reasonable as possible. While our costs have increased by over 30% in the past year, and 10% the year before that. Paper, toner, and other supplies (wearing parts on the press, staples, etc.) After a year and a half,…
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors – December 29th
Neighbors helping neighbors is a local listing where you can find ways of assisting others in your local community. By working with local non-profit organizations, we can reach out to people in need safely and help insure people’s needs are met. Great Falls Gazette is committed to helping local organizations to help the less fortunate…
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Great Falls Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Jay Jarrett Retires
Great Falls Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Jay Jarrett worked his last shift on December 26th and will officially retire on December 27th. Battalion Chief Jay Jarrett served 24 years and made invaluable contributions to both the department and the community. Author Karen McIlwain
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Benefis Program to Give Away Free Ski Helmets
The Benefis Emergency Department’s Trauma Injury Prevention Program will return to Showdown Montana on Saturday, Jan. 4, to give away free ski helmets to children and adults. Team members help with fittings, and the giveaway is made possible by Benefis Foundation donors. The first 100 people at the event will also get a free lift…
