🌱 Patch AM: How Streamline’s new late-night and south Bozeman routes affect you

Hi Bozeman! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Streamline's new late-night and south Bozeman routes affect you
• How McIlhattan's long closure will change your drive to Snowfill Dog Park
• Can the Bozeman Hawks turn experience into another state title run?

Also on today's calendar: Montana Custom Knifemakers Show and 8 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Brandy S.!

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 54 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 49.
• Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'Vital for our valley:' Streamline celebrates 20 years in service, reinstates late-night route (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Bozeman riders can expect Streamline's late-night bus service to return around Halloween, running until 2:25 a.m. and expanding routes to key city spots and Belgrade. A new long‑range transit plan also targets south Bozeman, the airport, Bridger Canyon trailheads, and major services like Billings Clinic and Gallatin Valley Food Bank, aiming to ease traffic and improve access.
   

• Bozeman's McIlhattan Road closes for Bikefill bicycle park construction project (kbzk.com) — McIlhattan Road in Bozeman will close Monday from near St. Andrews Drive to Valley View Veterinary Hospital through early November for construction of the new Bikefill bicycle park. Drivers heading to Snowfill Dog Park will need to detour via Manley Road while crews realign, pave, and add stormwater upgrades and guardrails, creating a 66-acre regional bike park with five miles of trails.
   

• Bozeman Hawks eager to make noise in 2026 (nbcmontana.com) — Bozeman High's Hawks kick off their football season next Friday night, chasing their first state title since 2023 with a veteran lineup led by returning quarterback Van Shockley. Coaches and seniors say they're focused on preparation, resilience, and team culture as they open at home against Missoula Hellgate at 7 p.m. on August 28.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bozeman

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Saturday August 22
• Montana Custom Knifemakers Show →
  Wildrye Distilling, 111 E Oak St, Bozeman
  2:00 pm
Monday August 24
• OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Great Basin Emergency Training - Andrew 9-5 Library
  Anderson 7-8 Anderson Main Campus-RM-Library (45) [Google Meet Kit]
  9:15 am
• OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  4:00 pm
• 2026/2027 Fall Sports Meeting →
  Monforton 6-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  5:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Qigong →
  Lindley Park: The Hollows - across from the Library.
  12:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Anderson School "Popsicle Pop In"
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School Grades: 1-8
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
• Welcome Back Social
  LaMotte Elementary Bozeman, MT 59715
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  9:00 am
Friday September 11
• 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic →
  Helena Walking Mall, Helena
  4:00 pm

🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• OPEN GYM VOLLEYBALL - GRADES: 5-8TH
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  4:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Great Basin Emergency Training - Andrew 9-5 Library
  Anderson 7-8 Anderson Main Campus-RM-Library (45) [Google Meet Kit]
  9:15 am
Thursday August 27
• Anderson School "Popsicle Pop In"
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  1:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• First Day of School Grades: 1-8
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stray dog wandered by our front door just now.
  Male, 40 lb, two different colored eyes. Shaggy white with a beard and big ears. No collar. On 4th ave near Koch. (Nextdoor Cooper Park)
• Solved - Turtle has a home 🥰
  Is this your cat? He has been frequenting our house but today was the first day I could get close. Seems healthy but no collar so wondering if trying… (Nextdoor Oak Spring Park)

• Macy's, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Merchandising Support Associate, Bozeman Gallatin Valley - Flex in Bozeman. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Bozeman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bozeman here.

🗞 Nearby News

Belgrade

• Springhill Couple Protects 138 Acres North of Belgrade (bozemandailychronicle.com)
• Belgrade Summer Nights ends third season with growing crowds (bozemandailychronicle.com)
• 'Is it ok to like a killer?': Belgrade author finds fiction from firefighting with inmates (idahostatejournal.com)

Manhattan

• Manhattan Christian looking to bounce back from winless season (bozemandailychronicle.com)

Ok Bozeman! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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