The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls recently won a prestigious award from the Governor's Office for Tourism. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service, the 25,000 square-foot facility includes a permanent exhibit hall, 158-seat theater, an education room for hands-on curriculum-based activities, and a retail store. A news release announcing the award explained: "Consistently ranked on Trip Advisor as the number one place to visit in Great Falls, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center welcomes approximately 50,000 visitors annually from all parts of the globe. The facility offers ..read more

This weekend, the Electric City Dirt Riders will host rounds one and two of the Central Montana Motocross Series. The Electric City Dirt Riders is a nonprofit motocross club, so all of the proceeds from memberships and events go back into the club, such as helping pay for improvements to the track and, recently, adding more space for spectators. They offer a variety of memberships where members can come to the tracks and ride anytime, and hold spectator events that bring in revenue for the club. Sean Williams, President of the Electric City Dirt Riders, explains, We're anticipating, hopefully ..read more

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Job Service Great Falls, United Way, and the Great Falls Development Alliance, hosted a hiring fair and career exploration at the Great Falls Civic Center on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. This is the first time that we've partnered with the United Way, Great Falls Development Alliance and Job Service to do this as a partnership, said Katherine Archibald, business development director for the chamber. We really want to collaborate our community together and do this more often, so going forward we're going to do it for years to come, but ..read more

New abstract art classes are available at Hopper & Ro Paint and Design in Great Falls. I think the paint store was the inspiration because you always end up with extra paint. I thought, what can I do with all this paint? So I just started playing with it and it turned into this business explained Rachel Campbell, owner of Hopper and Ro Paint and Design. "Pour your art out" is different from other art classes in the area since you dont use paint brushes. You literally pour the paint on to either a 12x12 canvas or a tile trivet of the same size. Rachel explains that the magic happens when yo ..read more

The Fly Project will be premiering two short films about fly fishing adventures at the Magpie in Great Falls on Wednesday, April 24th, at 7pm. The Fly Project is part of House of Fly, which started in 2015 as a passion project, with team members building fly rods in a shed. Now, at their various House of Fly locations, they sell fly fishing equipment like reels and fly boxes. The Fly Project content manager Jay DArpini started creating YouTube videos and vlogs for House of Fly in 2020, but says these most recent films he created have more of a feature film feel and that these films are a littl ..read more

In the video above, Ryan Gamboa reports on some of the challenges faced in recent weeks by the Cascade County Elections Office. Boil Water Advisory for Havre Vandals hit East Helena schools Belgrade murder suspect in court Obituary: Bonnie Bonahoom Peretti ..read more

On Wednesday the Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Job Service Great Falls, United Way of Cascade County, and Great Falls Development Alliance for the Hiring Fair and Career Exploration event. The event will run from 11:00 A.M.-6:00 P.M. at the Mansfield Convention Center in the Great Falls Civic Center (2 Park Drive South). Admission is free, with more than 70 employers on-site and ready to hire. The event is a great way to connect with employers in the area, explore career opportunities, and network with industry experts. Jobs for all levels of experience and education ..read more

Helena native Sean Ableys play, "The End of the World (With Prom to Follow)" takes the stage at the Bill Williamson Hall Auditorium at C.M. Russell High School this week. The play, directed by Chris Evans, has been described as a cross between Lord of the Flies and The Twilight Zone. The production imagines a world where all but the CMR student body suddenly vanishes. The play examines mortality, friendship, and ethics with a bit of comedy thrown in. The cast and crew has been rehearsing for the play since early March. Boil Water Advisory for Havre Vandals hit East Helena schools Belgrade murd ..read more

The Great Falls Animal Shelter is set to host its annual 'Barking Lot' event, which combines a yard-sale type of fundraiser with an adoptable animal showcase. Dallas Miller of the shelter explained, There's a multitude of things happening. We have our 'new to us' sale, which is - we get so many donations from the community and they don't directly meet our needs all the time. So what we do is we opt into selling them and then that money that we make from that directly comes back into the shelter. As an added incentive, anyone who completes an adoption application during the Barking Lot event wi ..read more

The U.S. Forest Service will be conducting a controlled burn around Benton Lake on Tuesday, April 23, 2023. They will be burning more than 300 acres at the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Residents will likely see large plumes of smoke. Covering 12,383 acres (19 square miles), the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge is about 12 miles north of Great Falls. Despite its name, Benton Lake is actually a 6,000-acre shallow wetland created by the last continental glacier thousands of years ago ..read more