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In today's newsletter:

• How will Bozeman's new phone-blocking app change high school life?
• Police detail what happened before a Bozeman bystander was stabbed Sunday
• Planning a Bozeman trip while seven months pregnant—too risky or doable?

Also on today's calendar: 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 80 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun with showers around, temps: high: 75, low: 50.
• Thursday: A couple of morning t-showers, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Bozeman School District requires app to limit phone use in high schools (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Bozeman high schoolers who bring phones to school now must install The Commons app, which blocks social media and web browsing inside school geofences while still allowing calls and texts. District leaders say the change updates an existing no-phone policy, aiming to reduce classroom distractions while keeping parents connected, though at least one Bozeman parent has raised privacy questions.
   

2. Bozeman police make arrest after early morning crash, stabbing (explorebigsky.com) — Bozeman police arrested a man after an early Sunday rollover crash near Savannah Street and Davis Lane, where a bystander was stabbed while trying to detain the fleeing driver. The victim was treated at Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital and is expected to survive, while the suspect now faces felony assault and DUI charges as detectives continue seeking additional information from the public.
   

3. Traveling at 29-30 weeks (whattoexpect.com) — A first-time mom from Michigan describes plans to fly into Bozeman for a family vacation while 29–30 weeks pregnant, weighing her discomfort and fatigue against her husband's eagerness to go. She notes they'll be just 10 minutes from a Bozeman hospital and will rent their own car so they can move at a slower pace than the rest of the group.
   

4. Daily fishing restrictions lifted for several southwestern Montana rivers (mt.gov) — Anglers around Bozeman should know that daily "hoot-owl" fishing restrictions have been lifted on the Gallatin, Jefferson, Ruby, and Shields rivers as water temperatures cool. Some limits remain on stretches of the Madison, Beaverhead, and Big Hole, and state biologists still urge careful fish handling and water conservation to protect local trout fisheries.
   

📸 Around Bozeman

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 11
• 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic →
  Helena Walking Mall, Helena
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 2
• Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  9:00 am
Thursday September 3
• YAA 6th Grade Fieldtrip-8:40 Depart-Bus assigned
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
• First Day of School 1st-8th
  LaMotte 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59715
• Kindergarten Orientation (M-Z)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• First Day of School - Kindergarten
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
• Rockhaven 6th Grade Fieldtrip -Depart 8:30 Bus assigned
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  8:30 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day - NO SCHOOL
  LaMotte 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59715
Tuesday September 8
• First Day of School - Kindergarten
  LaMotte 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59715

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 2
• Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  9:00 am
Thursday September 3
• YAA 6th Grade Fieldtrip-8:40 Depart-Bus assigned
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
• Kindergarten Orientation (M-Z)
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
  9:00 am
Friday September 4
• First Day of School - Kindergarten
  Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hey everyone, I'm Will and I am new here!
  I work in business automation and love nature, hiking, and exploring. Happy to become part of this community! (Nextdoor Oak Meadows)
• I am still looking for a yorkie or yorkiepoo, 4-5 lbs, he will be my baby, not a show dog.
  If you know any breeder around here or within a 5 hr drive can you please send me their number. I just want a happy healthy puppy to love every day… (Nextdoor Tschache Ln)

• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Bozeman. Apply here.
• Montana State University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor – Instruction and Open Strategies Librarian in Bozeman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bozeman here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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