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Also on today's calendar: 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. 'Heavy week': Counselors encourage checking on students following Billings mass shooting (ktvq.com) — After the recent mass shooting and house fire that killed eight Billings residents, including four children, school counselors are urging families to closely watch students' emotional health. Billings Public Schools, RiverStone Health, therapy dogs, and the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System are all being mobilized so parents, teachers, and peers can quickly connect kids with support and long-term counseling options.
2. Billings Senior parent says police are doing right thing 8 months after stabbing (ktvq.com) — Parents of Billings Senior High students are still waiting for answers eight months after a stabbing between a teacher and student, but one mother says she trusts local police and prosecutors to take the time needed. She praises School District 2's initial communication and the swift lockdown response, while acknowledging how hard it is to send kids back after such a scare, especially given her own memories of Columbine.
3. LISTEN: DARKEST HOUR Announce New Album 'Suffer Divine,' Hear Ferocious Title Track (metalinjection.net) — Metal band Darkest Hour is releasing their new album "Suffer Divine" on October 30 and will bring their tour to Pub Station in Billings on November 17. If you're into melodic death metal, you'll be able to catch them live locally as part of a short western U.S. run with Fear Factory and Brotality.
4. Billings students kick off new school year with big dreams (ktvq.com) — Billings kids returned to school this week walking a red carpet at Beartooth Elementary and sharing big dreams for their futures. Local role models from MSU Billings, Rocky Mountain College, Billings Clinic, and area veterinarians offered encouragement, showing students how their ambitions—from piloting planes to rescuing pets—can grow into real careers right here in the community.
5. Launch of Data Center Advocacy Campaign (ucc.org) — Billings residents recently helped launch a potential local chapter of Climate Hope Affiliates after a video screening at the public library drew 19 new volunteers. The group's national campaign focuses on the environmental and justice impacts of large data centers, and organizers invite people here to host similar screenings and postcard-writing events to influence federal policy.
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