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🌱 Patch AM: How a $42,500 cut is reshaping Bozeman’s Verge Theater
And check out 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic on the Bozeman Patch calendar
Greetings Bozeman! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $42,500 cut is reshaping Bozeman's Verge Theater
- What foster youth housing changes were discussed on MSU's Bozeman campus?
- Bozeman community mourns 21-year-old found dead near Granite Peak.
Also on today's calendar: 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.
- Sunday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Bozeman's Verge Theater loses $42,500 in federal funding cuts, lays off its only staff member (kbzk.com) — Verge Theater in Bozeman has lost $42,500 in National Endowment for the Arts funding, forcing the nonprofit to lay off its only staff member and scale back access-focused programs. The company is now relying on community support and donations to rebuild, keep innovative productions going, and revive scholarships, pay-what-you-wish tickets, and its jail theater program at the Gallatin County Detention Center. 
2. HUD Secretary, Montana Leaders discuss housing access for young adults leaving foster care (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — State and federal leaders gathered at Montana State University in Bozeman to discuss housing support for young adults aging out of foster care, highlighting the Foster Youth to Independence voucher program. Officials reviewed how 40 vouchers are already helping youth in Montana cities and explored ways to expand access statewide, while former foster youth shared how rental assistance and financial education have stabilized their lives.
3. 21-year-old Bozeman man found dead after search near Granite Peak (nbcmontana.com) — A 21-year-old Bozeman man was found dead near Granite Peak after a multi-agency search that began when he was reported overdue on August 24. Authorities say he appears to have died from a fall, and Park County officials are handling the coroner's investigation while offering condolences to his family and friends.
4. Bozeman man, 23, killed in Gallatin Canyon crash (bozemandailychronicle.com) — A 23-year-old Bozeman man, Samuel Hale, died early Friday after his pickup left U.S. Highway 191 in Gallatin Canyon and hit a tree near Portal Creek. Investigators suspect speed and note he wasn't wearing a seatbelt, though drugs and alcohol aren't believed factors. He was pronounced dead at Bozeman Health Big Sky Medical Center, and authorities offered condolences to his family and friends.
5. ATF director visits Montana, tours firearms manufacturers across the state (nbcmontana.com) — Bozeman was one of several Montana stops for ATF Director Robert Cekada as he toured firearms manufacturers to better understand the state's gun industry. His weeklong visit focused on seeing how local companies operate, interact with federal regulators, and adopt new manufacturing technology.
📸 Around Bozeman
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bozeman
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- First Day of School Grades: 1-8
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718 - Welcome Back Social
LaMotte Elementary Bozeman, MT 59715
4:00 pm - Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
9:00 am - First Day of School 1st-8th
LaMotte 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59715 - 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 - 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 - 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic →
Helena Walking Mall, Helena
4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 4
Friday September 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- First Day of School Grades: 1-8
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718 - Kindergarten Orientation (A-K)
Anderson 7-8 Bozeman, MT 59718
9:00 am - 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
Tuesday September 1
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- UPDATE - TEEMU IS FOUND!
He is safe at home Lost orange tabby. Neutered male. About 14 lbs 10 years old Georgia Marie Lane in Baxter Square Microchipped. À bit frightened… (Nextdoor Breeze Lane) - Love trees?
Don't miss our last Public Engagement Meeting for the Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP) update! Come share your thoughts with us on Monday, August… (Nextdoor )
- Cost Plus, Inc. - World Market posted a job opening for Assistant Manager: Freight Flow in Bozeman. Apply here.
- Gibson Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Level Sander in Bozeman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bozeman here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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