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🌱 Patch AM: What Joe’s Parkway’s closure means for a changing Bozeman neighborhood
Happening soon: 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic on the Bozeman Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- What Joe's Parkway's closure means for a changing Bozeman neighborhood
- How Bozeman's Main Street and Cannery District are rapidly transforming
- How to get your child into Bozeman's 30-year-old KidsLink care program
Also on today's calendar: 6th Annual Helena Septemberfest: Gulch Goes Galactic and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the tree say when Spring arrived? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-shower, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
- Saturday: A stray afternoon t-shower, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
- Sunday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 68 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Joe's Parkway to close after 57 years in Bozeman (kbzk.com) — Joe's Parkway, a beloved Bozeman family-owned market operating since 1969, is preparing to close and is currently under contract to be sold for $2.2 million. Owners say rising challenges and Bozeman's changes pushed the decision, though a prospective MSU-alum buyer hopes to keep a neighborhood market alive under a new name after Joe's closes in October. 
2. New York Times – 36 Hours in Bozeman, Montana (matr.net) — If you're looking to rediscover Bozeman, this travel piece highlights how the once-sleepy mountain town has become a booming small city with redeveloped districts, upscale condos, and nationally recognized restaurants and galleries. It emphasizes Main Street, the Cannery District, and Indigenous-inspired art that together define Bozeman's modern, fast-changing character.
3. KidsLink Program celebrates 30 years of school care (nbcmontana.com) — Families in Bozeman can now enroll for Greater Gallatin United Way's KidsLink program, which is celebrating 30 years of before- and after-school care. The program offers homework help, STEM and creative activities, and social-emotional support, with tuition assistance available so cost doesn't keep kids from participating. Organizers urge parents to sign up early because many locations fill quickly.
4. 21-year-old Bozeman hiker found dead in Park County (bozemandailychronicle.com) — A 21-year-old hiker from Bozeman was found dead this morning after a multi-day, multi-agency search spanning three Montana counties. Authorities say he apparently died from a fall, and an autopsy and coroner's investigation in Park County will determine the final cause while officials extend condolences to his family and friends.
5. Glenn Close Shares Sweet Video with Fans from Montana Homestead (inspiremore.com) — From her family home in Bozeman, Glenn Close shared a calm, heartfelt video reassuring fans she's doing well after a difficult week marked by the deaths of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. Her simple sunset message from Montana brought comfort to many grieving fans online.
📸 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
- Free film premiere of "Rewritten" covering local athlete Jeff Garmire's record setting hike on the Appalachian Trail.
Q&A with Jeff after the screening! Group run at 7pm followed by the premier of the film at 8pm more details at https://partiful.com/e… (Nextdoor Cooper Park) - Finding Peace and quiet -in nature
Greetings neighbors! I wanted to find out if there are any such places where someone can get away to for a few hours a few times a week? Just need… (Nextdoor Stucky Gooch Hill & South)
- Delta Air Lines, Inc. posted a job opening for Ticket/Gate Agent (Customer Service Agent) - BZN in Bozeman. Apply here.
- Montana State University-Bozeman posted a job opening for Front Desk Services Coordinator 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: What a re-leaf! (Thank you Flo G. for sending it in!)
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